tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-68009078713802847102024-03-05T01:23:12.528-08:00Jewels and Gemsmom4godhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08532693000892006200noreply@blogger.comBlogger54125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6800907871380284710.post-44802169816885420602009-03-24T20:05:00.000-07:002009-03-24T20:13:02.872-07:00ChinaWe finished our China study today. I went a little outside the box and found a few extra fun things to do....<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisvfW0wR6pZMdLjildpXbBDVEGADtIN-Jt9ozvR25Fs8jq5L4VujSrByvwmHLs1gIY_w-_33lzdj0_Kj9L06xVqOGA2UXZlKUuAkLIXhMkJtc2EGq8wdTq8d4RAjLqizs9rj1O1Rbt7L9r/s1600-h/070.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316957029793742418" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisvfW0wR6pZMdLjildpXbBDVEGADtIN-Jt9ozvR25Fs8jq5L4VujSrByvwmHLs1gIY_w-_33lzdj0_Kj9L06xVqOGA2UXZlKUuAkLIXhMkJtc2EGq8wdTq8d4RAjLqizs9rj1O1Rbt7L9r/s320/070.JPG" border="0" /></a> We painted our names in Chinese....<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqC64PSwiPg85aPOEzs19uLtG2X_qsotV1KoTxoWojm5SszHpBqfQ-44K7UuHCXiJhTsySOqB9yu2upkFKVpdtTQeoZ_Ulj4dBf2zyKSws7ndIe8od7RFQjgmpN9eRqJpf6atGli5WCB1U/s1600-h/067.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316956799609333426" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqC64PSwiPg85aPOEzs19uLtG2X_qsotV1KoTxoWojm5SszHpBqfQ-44K7UuHCXiJhTsySOqB9yu2upkFKVpdtTQeoZ_Ulj4dBf2zyKSws7ndIe8od7RFQjgmpN9eRqJpf6atGli5WCB1U/s320/067.JPG" border="0" /></a> We made Chinese lanterns and ate sweet and sour chicken and fried rice with chopsticks...<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgx0aHFtVuH-pi3GValnlEOYtoKli5lkc6w0NDt3Jyqxa2gzXBMm41Nu2Vvc38s-W_6qIFGBIpl83yAdnJn2m9BNQHcjFyI5rDZzAfJEfUPuRufGOlqGW1SOwu7zJNAAo-Qy5VmsrAGF_D/s1600-h/066.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316956624981955842" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgx0aHFtVuH-pi3GValnlEOYtoKli5lkc6w0NDt3Jyqxa2gzXBMm41Nu2Vvc38s-W_6qIFGBIpl83yAdnJn2m9BNQHcjFyI5rDZzAfJEfUPuRufGOlqGW1SOwu7zJNAAo-Qy5VmsrAGF_D/s320/066.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />which was interesting....<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-hRu8RQGgXVsMPmc9raqBndWxjuJ6nllHTXe0U0nZI9yfbtF0OYR2uN2hPPkUTJAdaev-HdYZ4OiTpqVY_nBgG0OHpsQKM4JdB32YVLnywi6mFZ8d73zZkZUrT3skLi23IGSl8vZqLrnZ/s1600-h/065.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316956476928848162" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-hRu8RQGgXVsMPmc9raqBndWxjuJ6nllHTXe0U0nZI9yfbtF0OYR2uN2hPPkUTJAdaev-HdYZ4OiTpqVY_nBgG0OHpsQKM4JdB32YVLnywi6mFZ8d73zZkZUrT3skLi23IGSl8vZqLrnZ/s320/065.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />I think China has been one of the most interesting countries that we have studied. I wish I could come up with more creative ideas on a regular basis since that sure made it more memorable and less "school". Now on to Japan.....!<br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div>mom4godhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08532693000892006200noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6800907871380284710.post-25955715834545413422009-03-19T12:01:00.001-07:002009-03-19T12:10:50.205-07:00The Day the Zoo Hit Record NumbersYes, we were crazy enough to go into the zoo when we had to park so far away you could call it hiking and the lines to get in stretched into the parking lot! These are all the pictures I got between all the people and before my camera died. This guy was in the Asian forest and since we are studying Asia, figured we needed his picture!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje8Pdr2j39BYaXmW-AP4jODcm2mYPs3V07kuil8Q_Ny4e8mWUejs_Vr2GCtHHdZpgjuqfig1lMgCqqFjGyoMKD7CE7w5eiRXmBa18QkuPSEBgY2EJogmOULVhdjOEaTBGC_tzkDtW9vQcj/s1600-h/julies+camera+052.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314976949450548754" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje8Pdr2j39BYaXmW-AP4jODcm2mYPs3V07kuil8Q_Ny4e8mWUejs_Vr2GCtHHdZpgjuqfig1lMgCqqFjGyoMKD7CE7w5eiRXmBa18QkuPSEBgY2EJogmOULVhdjOEaTBGC_tzkDtW9vQcj/s320/julies+camera+052.jpg" border="0" /></a> Beautiful, isn't he?<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFDQMlOUWDWtxrb8p5TRCswFBdtoRfepGm81xkLcl2hcIHZePVG4JAwkRSm5As6Qm-AGT1837WGQXoQdDZ32qyA6YMFqI6T0femA7kfT_9DNYamgQR4QrsjxQ76XvuETX5Zz6VHt5vCexV/s1600-h/julies+camera+048.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314976760244918610" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFDQMlOUWDWtxrb8p5TRCswFBdtoRfepGm81xkLcl2hcIHZePVG4JAwkRSm5As6Qm-AGT1837WGQXoQdDZ32qyA6YMFqI6T0femA7kfT_9DNYamgQR4QrsjxQ76XvuETX5Zz6VHt5vCexV/s320/julies+camera+048.jpg" border="0" /></a> I'm not sure if it was the crowds or what but this guy was quite active and continuously was showing us his teeth..or throat! Little kids were throwing things into his mouth!<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoBsV6otBt3k9yndGfFo-7FQ6PBUdQhS0SvO2otUgbfRf7xeT192FKR4LaF1FKn6_RzxEvcofVeIkjTgiInPupg9f91SL1QNCwaAP0TCV0Wk-i3ZeVigeDAu5_Wu9Np6L4TlimcgrDEVOI/s1600-h/julies+camera+044.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314976615707753794" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoBsV6otBt3k9yndGfFo-7FQ6PBUdQhS0SvO2otUgbfRf7xeT192FKR4LaF1FKn6_RzxEvcofVeIkjTgiInPupg9f91SL1QNCwaAP0TCV0Wk-i3ZeVigeDAu5_Wu9Np6L4TlimcgrDEVOI/s320/julies+camera+044.jpg" border="0" /></a> He would sit like that for a minute or more at a time!<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBCqAUHVTNSdAdDL3WKKPgWPU45DgVCDTIXcCTSg6X6ShGnK7jNHO39ncKnczrG0da-lJO1XLVvgn5_SW3kN6oRxQ9mfQJ2fXf_jaIVm8wmPI0_PKuKkl6DSXKG2hCv2e6YJlllsKfG1fq/s1600-h/julies+camera+040.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314976515205395154" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBCqAUHVTNSdAdDL3WKKPgWPU45DgVCDTIXcCTSg6X6ShGnK7jNHO39ncKnczrG0da-lJO1XLVvgn5_SW3kN6oRxQ9mfQJ2fXf_jaIVm8wmPI0_PKuKkl6DSXKG2hCv2e6YJlllsKfG1fq/s320/julies+camera+040.jpg" border="0" /></a> Maybe he was threatening us!<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6wYypEJselC7twxDF3xU5hb-eR0QlRavgonOrmxLvTDfsro_Zy6W2LR7cmxI9CdXgCqlibChqn9O_Nhe9hOLzbTXr95JJ8FZu3-7gTdpGvnfjgQOSaBQOWWZddWuQ6MTroF9qIeYB_Mqy/s1600-h/julies+camera+039.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314976424640395506" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6wYypEJselC7twxDF3xU5hb-eR0QlRavgonOrmxLvTDfsro_Zy6W2LR7cmxI9CdXgCqlibChqn9O_Nhe9hOLzbTXr95JJ8FZu3-7gTdpGvnfjgQOSaBQOWWZddWuQ6MTroF9qIeYB_Mqy/s320/julies+camera+039.jpg" border="0" /></a> We were wearing our green for St Patricks Day! So was everyone else at the zoo!!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkd3N3Pc6cgADg8Rt10-KM3GQ27Vqtwh_b-VHyucAwIs_32W0Hb2K2OK8olFluNck6v8DwlOvZSUKbSbIelTAnB43YsA80CsAS1s_gIMlFzTYEIO5v9cQnsOccCxjHBAcwOj50Ucxbg_f6/s1600-h/julies+camera+037.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314976308861820530" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkd3N3Pc6cgADg8Rt10-KM3GQ27Vqtwh_b-VHyucAwIs_32W0Hb2K2OK8olFluNck6v8DwlOvZSUKbSbIelTAnB43YsA80CsAS1s_gIMlFzTYEIO5v9cQnsOccCxjHBAcwOj50Ucxbg_f6/s320/julies+camera+037.jpg" border="0" /></a> We were only there for two hours before we had enough! We will wait until everyone is back in school and go again with our membership!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div></div>mom4godhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08532693000892006200noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6800907871380284710.post-11324328888201822452009-03-19T11:53:00.001-07:002009-03-19T12:01:11.911-07:00School projectsWe made stamps out of erasers to show how the people in China used them to show a scroll was officially from that person. We each dug our initials in the eraser, painted a picture and then dipped the eraser in paint to show who the artist was.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuesM699E7X8a14GLHRfy_ac9WnH_D4gStV-xy-s1KUx109OmEmCWkhem3pAY0_nHwP6ppvWTOlmf7yWxWb0tfIDQGVbIuQvuuaDNbg2899cE-hTga5A3RVr-FjpsUYK6YQvN_IyIp53Hj/s1600-h/julies+camera+001.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314974553572011394" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuesM699E7X8a14GLHRfy_ac9WnH_D4gStV-xy-s1KUx109OmEmCWkhem3pAY0_nHwP6ppvWTOlmf7yWxWb0tfIDQGVbIuQvuuaDNbg2899cE-hTga5A3RVr-FjpsUYK6YQvN_IyIp53Hj/s320/julies+camera+001.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBOC5c_1q6YuuKhMPWywGsSO4CxHaTxpKgKnYNzKZFelGs4BlGM2CfYbmsDrfQ2pMe_dEFthokxkJl88l8nRVqneXFnQm1YQu_bVexc9nkaoGpxanSnJhWy14kSdsUjAnlXr7CI_tzIMzb/s1600-h/julies+camera+002.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314974472961755602" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBOC5c_1q6YuuKhMPWywGsSO4CxHaTxpKgKnYNzKZFelGs4BlGM2CfYbmsDrfQ2pMe_dEFthokxkJl88l8nRVqneXFnQm1YQu_bVexc9nkaoGpxanSnJhWy14kSdsUjAnlXr7CI_tzIMzb/s320/julies+camera+002.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF8_20CTF35eyMogyW0_5lQErxumdkTGpDLzPDTI66P6Y_Ie5lLTvD5u6H8zuokVlqj4XKmRcNgxKsska7b-aSgWaO5z4G5TdK0ZETR9x_ie8JgOkZzJHqnppMgR0zyNMSUhgTuf78-Gzh/s1600-h/julies+camera+004.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314974368878940866" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF8_20CTF35eyMogyW0_5lQErxumdkTGpDLzPDTI66P6Y_Ie5lLTvD5u6H8zuokVlqj4XKmRcNgxKsska7b-aSgWaO5z4G5TdK0ZETR9x_ie8JgOkZzJHqnppMgR0zyNMSUhgTuf78-Gzh/s320/julies+camera+004.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />We made fortune cookies also for our tour of China. Zachary is writing down fortunes that he is making up.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy_Nvt1UFkVvn3aF2KTpsEc5Au9uWxFwM-LrRe1JGtl06dwLnbYPfLxAMeRnJAI9hl_leBsdXIIvM3XQLwTNsIOMMNOWktNdut-O34wl-5u6OhPbe0rXGi6CNIILeA4oxffOww6ZZRoYfT/s1600-h/julies+camera+059.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314974226225366242" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy_Nvt1UFkVvn3aF2KTpsEc5Au9uWxFwM-LrRe1JGtl06dwLnbYPfLxAMeRnJAI9hl_leBsdXIIvM3XQLwTNsIOMMNOWktNdut-O34wl-5u6OhPbe0rXGi6CNIILeA4oxffOww6ZZRoYfT/s320/julies+camera+059.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br />The cookies don't look exactly like they do from the restaurants but they were so good! We all made up different things to put in them.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6MM-Kqfppr7AnTjlzMdUPeweQNP0fO0yJhfAue-8Ai-UrXBaJdNnzOiiJX3w3nK8zQis22bWYtm3DfPWcv9OhQLugX_XXD6HZsD8EcBaHKOlrKzE3SoPnoWPlnLCuv2CIWJj7y-FVFq4e/s1600-h/julies+camera+062.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314974128051572610" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6MM-Kqfppr7AnTjlzMdUPeweQNP0fO0yJhfAue-8Ai-UrXBaJdNnzOiiJX3w3nK8zQis22bWYtm3DfPWcv9OhQLugX_XXD6HZsD8EcBaHKOlrKzE3SoPnoWPlnLCuv2CIWJj7y-FVFq4e/s320/julies+camera+062.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div>I put verses from Proverbs in them and Hannah typed hers up to look more authentic!<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimicbAPNLaVoIPqfZWJmHPVyujSmFgATZ9o-JMrm5CoGNK53hXfivUHRNb6zRllZ7YqeCHcMAWIf0LI0ZKSt2tI0lzw6zLsLyhifFqHjgAqfg3xvwx4wrVLo_5GjJyuHV6ZrCTrdd_fGzV/s1600-h/julies+camera+063.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314974027694269490" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimicbAPNLaVoIPqfZWJmHPVyujSmFgATZ9o-JMrm5CoGNK53hXfivUHRNb6zRllZ7YqeCHcMAWIf0LI0ZKSt2tI0lzw6zLsLyhifFqHjgAqfg3xvwx4wrVLo_5GjJyuHV6ZrCTrdd_fGzV/s320/julies+camera+063.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />China has been fun! We are going to get some chopsticks and try to eat a whole meal with them. Not sure you would want to see those pictures!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div></div>mom4godhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08532693000892006200noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6800907871380284710.post-49702751909230748432009-03-19T11:31:00.001-07:002009-03-19T11:51:49.645-07:00Spring has sprung!The seeds we planted...<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjEflaCtYJdhOtQCKltAtgU6K-zoCRQhz8kmm1TkEo1CGg1PZ8_CqjnQZns52eFzl0lCRL00MRPyVvrj4MStM6BAysmQ0J-ZtSQZb6LcNOxFmVYTq80RPrT-Ol_xmSMLhMzE_Z27-Gf809/s1600-h/julies+camera+036.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314970449116156290" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjEflaCtYJdhOtQCKltAtgU6K-zoCRQhz8kmm1TkEo1CGg1PZ8_CqjnQZns52eFzl0lCRL00MRPyVvrj4MStM6BAysmQ0J-ZtSQZb6LcNOxFmVYTq80RPrT-Ol_xmSMLhMzE_Z27-Gf809/s320/julies+camera+036.jpg" border="0" /></a> Hopefully will become food for my family...<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiauMTTOjlcnJ9PV12NrXGFCXRlSvmMJZMi0OAZoi-vrc4r_i1wlGGrAKurYBy_AzkYS9tZVrnrXx9B16seHru3XGWfIIbjANxlWceb3c65277K863ljD741BFgKk_v4dIEhio1Dtv2X5uA/s1600-h/julies+camera+032.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314970300156834290" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiauMTTOjlcnJ9PV12NrXGFCXRlSvmMJZMi0OAZoi-vrc4r_i1wlGGrAKurYBy_AzkYS9tZVrnrXx9B16seHru3XGWfIIbjANxlWceb3c65277K863ljD741BFgKk_v4dIEhio1Dtv2X5uA/s320/julies+camera+032.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />My amazing husband created cinder block gardens for me with a covering against the frost<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpchloK0TXL997Oxd2fYPkjF7wl9wpeIIOpPzR-9GhI6CGIgeokE7Q9hiN2DkKuHAxe0mDLydkbJSy0Rpm7H51r5EAo2NGaNCV9b223glUhR0u6bNrBAUVI7XVWk4kcCFVxb6P7P3ZPdVA/s1600-h/julies+camera+030.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314970180962304082" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpchloK0TXL997Oxd2fYPkjF7wl9wpeIIOpPzR-9GhI6CGIgeokE7Q9hiN2DkKuHAxe0mDLydkbJSy0Rpm7H51r5EAo2NGaNCV9b223glUhR0u6bNrBAUVI7XVWk4kcCFVxb6P7P3ZPdVA/s320/julies+camera+030.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Evaluating our hard work...<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpf4qznrUfp3KAAShfCN8TwY56YzcthBmBMn2TrWgaZVX34qsp8QDja8p2v48eGw7Qz5T0mfKqcR6TyiXZsn5EPIR321t_veGPyZVbpRUxjowRHZ3G1JDVLm2qEudxYRiFwh1ednmvGZ8C/s1600-h/julies+camera+029.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314970044429219266" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpf4qznrUfp3KAAShfCN8TwY56YzcthBmBMn2TrWgaZVX34qsp8QDja8p2v48eGw7Qz5T0mfKqcR6TyiXZsn5EPIR321t_veGPyZVbpRUxjowRHZ3G1JDVLm2qEudxYRiFwh1ednmvGZ8C/s320/julies+camera+029.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br />We got the whole family in on the work! Here's Hannah smoothing out the dirt...<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKc8sz_iDln6W2f9QkpwuyWzOaTiAAMr0T8d_L7eTUX97p1mi0_xihgr8DttRnM1aH958qZ31P1xBySekeYfTbZ6FoetxbrS93BiKB4vj5yX7svF-ms0ZhIVw2QRCp_7nJ2OzWl9bQYdcQ/s1600-h/julies+camera+026.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314969897691995026" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKc8sz_iDln6W2f9QkpwuyWzOaTiAAMr0T8d_L7eTUX97p1mi0_xihgr8DttRnM1aH958qZ31P1xBySekeYfTbZ6FoetxbrS93BiKB4vj5yX7svF-ms0ZhIVw2QRCp_7nJ2OzWl9bQYdcQ/s320/julies+camera+026.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />and Jacob shoveling dirt to go into the cinder block gardens..<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY_hjoBMfgR9lN4Un_tfACRBzOH-DQcbNg2z0JQbAbRcz37Bteel9apgB_kzcdX3pkbEHvqDT-dp5fPuWsfq9BX5HQd2hC5v1tlcg-BZb5dCvdDkzJhbnVgx97s7c7Kt97chgXIjbBB18H/s1600-h/julies+camera+025.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314969778128568962" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY_hjoBMfgR9lN4Un_tfACRBzOH-DQcbNg2z0JQbAbRcz37Bteel9apgB_kzcdX3pkbEHvqDT-dp5fPuWsfq9BX5HQd2hC5v1tlcg-BZb5dCvdDkzJhbnVgx97s7c7Kt97chgXIjbBB18H/s320/julies+camera+025.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Dad and Zachary rototilling the garden<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg103bBYV47jJCs_zLrS1MgXU7qOqTmfclJ5dxs-4i1xi8gNpB34_-k82MMQsakab4luNOd7sxY_SSqH3_SFt4IMwYNsqA-2CseYLV2YikLANRI2CcTJAYvDTrl_CF0Idb12UYIUjo7TEkt/s1600-h/julies+camera+019.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314969654873000434" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg103bBYV47jJCs_zLrS1MgXU7qOqTmfclJ5dxs-4i1xi8gNpB34_-k82MMQsakab4luNOd7sxY_SSqH3_SFt4IMwYNsqA-2CseYLV2YikLANRI2CcTJAYvDTrl_CF0Idb12UYIUjo7TEkt/s320/julies+camera+019.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />Hannah and Dad rototilling<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmTR7FHS49qM0bRa3npMwPafOjbATMzkrKPDiHjdvI0G7WoR45H5q-C8q34n2ncq1RGCC8AP99j0J3epHOcUsX3Aq5RiOMZ6lNsuk_n0WQ3Jd3doGjuKHVvBnBpOPjdfNCgCIWpl8UvMG8/s1600-h/julies+camera+017.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314969502473730514" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmTR7FHS49qM0bRa3npMwPafOjbATMzkrKPDiHjdvI0G7WoR45H5q-C8q34n2ncq1RGCC8AP99j0J3epHOcUsX3Aq5RiOMZ6lNsuk_n0WQ3Jd3doGjuKHVvBnBpOPjdfNCgCIWpl8UvMG8/s320/julies+camera+017.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Dad was left to do most of it alone...<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqrzrKSBY640pd2ZAksFdpl0tCw1fA6KDO3u3YVSD541thpmbPuELT_8Q1mS7QGQ3LPPvhHQP_2fhcwASuVQbxUSQoE7fFniVxMvDDNfF_53Evlhyphenhyphend-kn5dZaSx3kGkRdHcGLwq-DXnmBt/s1600-h/julies+camera+013.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314969416251099058" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqrzrKSBY640pd2ZAksFdpl0tCw1fA6KDO3u3YVSD541thpmbPuELT_8Q1mS7QGQ3LPPvhHQP_2fhcwASuVQbxUSQoE7fFniVxMvDDNfF_53Evlhyphenhyphend-kn5dZaSx3kGkRdHcGLwq-DXnmBt/s320/julies+camera+013.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Admiring the blooms in the backyard....<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7HWWoIMDcSC3_D_fO85f5gf_tZnTMsrQ43Py41sfyV2t_34EpDsSkbfRbYFopq4fZp1h0g2x18Z1_gZMtftBHtx90JswouzMnJni4-i9iQJ_YnKl-FKIhzNtVbJIQeFN5YdWfeW2ObFzB/s1600-h/julies+camera+014.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314969295256980722" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7HWWoIMDcSC3_D_fO85f5gf_tZnTMsrQ43Py41sfyV2t_34EpDsSkbfRbYFopq4fZp1h0g2x18Z1_gZMtftBHtx90JswouzMnJni4-i9iQJ_YnKl-FKIhzNtVbJIQeFN5YdWfeW2ObFzB/s320/julies+camera+014.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />I love spring!<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhldcRdkXg2J63HxpB3Zsw5eWJE617Qauu8QpKrestxB_UbpS2lrSpmObyz7zLSnfnzVbPOypvFEOJ-1KE9BYo2OR5GWSSMx55d6BETLatzhqjjlwznrDuxt_cESntAAisUmfB_cq0aODja/s1600-h/julies+camera+011.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314969185538930898" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhldcRdkXg2J63HxpB3Zsw5eWJE617Qauu8QpKrestxB_UbpS2lrSpmObyz7zLSnfnzVbPOypvFEOJ-1KE9BYo2OR5GWSSMx55d6BETLatzhqjjlwznrDuxt_cESntAAisUmfB_cq0aODja/s320/julies+camera+011.jpg" border="0" /></a> The roses that need trimmed badly are turning green again!<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX-Ow1zd7ywmJrSP4iLJR8Lp9YOlbytDq6Nq-3kWX3y0NfuQXbbW9jwkJhje8sROoObqncL5yNJZu8dsrWhMKS8idq1MeXEGvTs9c0JLmqbm0tv6IK7Zt8yrSFbL35uFJIDtP89zVCNQZ7/s1600-h/julies+camera+009.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314969038637423122" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX-Ow1zd7ywmJrSP4iLJR8Lp9YOlbytDq6Nq-3kWX3y0NfuQXbbW9jwkJhje8sROoObqncL5yNJZu8dsrWhMKS8idq1MeXEGvTs9c0JLmqbm0tv6IK7Zt8yrSFbL35uFJIDtP89zVCNQZ7/s320/julies+camera+009.jpg" border="0" /></a> I love when in the midst of the gray, the green just pops up with promises of new life<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_Tucp-DISYzzKdv8eiCr7zHzclyX7eKPXG_tbzQJ3Z7wtQhbaCISa15qat-5utBjOczFKYvT80sg3wIinjUT0MtKLxNSfGqQV53Ts7ReN5pg1S7kCxe4_235FXHtoIi8jWTWjIXvfy5ZW/s1600-h/julies+camera+008.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314968920678275858" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_Tucp-DISYzzKdv8eiCr7zHzclyX7eKPXG_tbzQJ3Z7wtQhbaCISa15qat-5utBjOczFKYvT80sg3wIinjUT0MtKLxNSfGqQV53Ts7ReN5pg1S7kCxe4_235FXHtoIi8jWTWjIXvfy5ZW/s320/julies+camera+008.jpg" border="0" /></a> The trees are budding<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoMpszoTtH1r-PyoLrGz5QPHWCnmHS79Wre5amYo-AIkne3tmigjj_pXQ4oVgUgNSyCHbk8eYsIVdXkZA7gA6exUNL-TlZaPTDYE3fc3LSYTKijg9xUq6fPlDd9inbRMHmZprczCqp5rKY/s1600-h/julies+camera+006.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314968788095424818" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoMpszoTtH1r-PyoLrGz5QPHWCnmHS79Wre5amYo-AIkne3tmigjj_pXQ4oVgUgNSyCHbk8eYsIVdXkZA7gA6exUNL-TlZaPTDYE3fc3LSYTKijg9xUq6fPlDd9inbRMHmZprczCqp5rKY/s320/julies+camera+006.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />I wanted to share my excitement that spring has finally arrived! It is my favorite time of the year and I'm always hopeful that the garden will produce and everything will be beautiful again! Of course this is before all the weeds begin to populate the garden and the temperatures soar to 100...! To everything there is a season...<br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>mom4godhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08532693000892006200noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6800907871380284710.post-77408774789787645732009-03-06T17:19:00.000-08:002009-03-06T20:13:55.910-08:00Romeow and DroolietThe kids have been practicing to be in a play that was put together by several homeschooled 13 years old girls. It was a different take on Romeo and Juliet that changed the story to be about cats and dogs. The play went pretty well! All the kids had a really good time and learned alot about the work that goes into producing a play. Enjoy the show!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvt3c83jcX-GOpAcRKiUToNRogu2QAJxhVN3h0g6JwA8CCKKiTjog45xeiQcEDzY1iTHItEWIjbZgxBkmslG6rY4uKPVX6oqe_ys-VPpgqhPSXRvavYgimch9JNM7kMP2Hnbz7E-iQ9Aps/s1600-h/julies+camera+015.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5310292644110200370" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvt3c83jcX-GOpAcRKiUToNRogu2QAJxhVN3h0g6JwA8CCKKiTjog45xeiQcEDzY1iTHItEWIjbZgxBkmslG6rY4uKPVX6oqe_ys-VPpgqhPSXRvavYgimch9JNM7kMP2Hnbz7E-iQ9Aps/s320/julies+camera+015.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0MA0_tS0q1aW8oQ1XpY5tjTin6j1E0wgMyDVEn3CcR52ph3hCLnpejMNzSLwXyjwupbf2SohCydfpsIZWHhRSwcPAIBSob-eJSA8jepQqtw4qAHlimNPD58sgivzzLXBCCxzCPHVd7YWN/s1600-h/julies+camera+014.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5310292572850887490" style="DISPLAY: block; 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MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJv0xTfGFvuUGern-xFwAkvn1HYj_n2w1rcOHhqR9kzM7FWuvf3k7vRnv9gfzVACRvcsar35JgRejXy7m2NWvSPfCTO2R986o9ipV1Fsc3j4skB7LdFfVGuLk2IvtRX9y0TyLrxpIWqq_h/s320/julies+camera+042.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHh0QVNrAlsPwoj2pkmK8sCn7FTxgThUMB58K7tkrTWjqSYP7zAKjD9cuqQmLxR17Xs2Reu1E5i3oAOI5zwcDnuYnI2mMhC32LJ8iXaXeHvOi2NmBD1p9OQSLZmgyhZiGET-7g41suSn5r/s1600-h/lastscan.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304984598991211010" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 260px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHh0QVNrAlsPwoj2pkmK8sCn7FTxgThUMB58K7tkrTWjqSYP7zAKjD9cuqQmLxR17Xs2Reu1E5i3oAOI5zwcDnuYnI2mMhC32LJ8iXaXeHvOi2NmBD1p9OQSLZmgyhZiGET-7g41suSn5r/s320/lastscan.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div></div></div>mom4godhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08532693000892006200noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6800907871380284710.post-71875472468255335042009-02-20T10:53:00.000-08:002009-02-20T11:40:28.235-08:00The Miracle of My SonToday is my son's 7th birthday. Seems unremarkable doesn't it? Just another birthday for another child.<br />I view all my children as miracles. We went many years thinking we would not be able to have any more after we had our first miracle. Then God answered our many desperate prayers and gave us two more kids-a girl and then a boy. We thought God was finished but God smiled and blessed us one more time with this sweet baby boy. I have to admit that when I found out I was pregnant with Jacob, I was already quite overwhelmed with the 3 kids that we had. I know I wasn't as appreciative of the gift that God had given us as I should have been. God had a plan though, as he always does. <br />When Jacob was born, the nurse thought she heard a heart murmur. She told us not to panic and reassured us with the information that lots of babies are born with murmurs and grow out of them in time. They are generally harmless. She did recommend that we keep on top of it though and even had a doctor come in to check out what she thought she heard. He was very irratated at having a nurse tell him about this since he had already checked Jacob out and gave him a clean bill of health. He assured us that he heard nothing and Jacob could go home.<br />We were not totally convinced though and when we took Jacob to his pediatrician, we told her about our concerns. After listening to his heart, she ordered an x-ray, just to be on the safe side.<br />When she returned, I saw the concern on her face. She had already made an appointment for the next day with a pediatric cardiologist. I panicked...I knew you didn't get in with that specialized of a doctor that quickly unless there was reason to panic.<br /><br />This began our journey into doctors, hospitals, surgeries and constant fear of losing our baby. <br /><br />We spent hours at the cardiologist while she did an echocardiogram. She literally didn't speak to us for most of that time as she concentrated on the images in front of her. What she saw was undiagnosable to her. She saw a shadow behind his heart that she just couldn't figure out. She also diagnosed him with Coarctation of the Aorta.<br />Jacob was life flighted to Children's Mercy Hospital that day from the cardiologist. I rode with him and prayed the whole time. I couldn't believe this was happening to us. Jacob had more tests and the doctors told us that they thought the shadow was a cyst that was growing behind his heart. They needed to remove it but first they did the surgery on the aorta to open up the blood flow to the rest of his body. He was a month old. <br /><br />Kevin and I stayed in Kansas City at the hospital with him. We missed the other 3 kids at home terribly but more than anything, we wanted Jacob to be healthy. I remember looking at him hooked up to the machine that was breathing for him and saying, "I can't wait until he is a normal, healthy 5 year old and all of this is behind us." In my mind it was still unsure if he would make it to 5. That was the first surgery. It took him quite awhile for him to become strong enough for the cyst to be removed. When the doctors finally felt he was ready, they performed the surgery. They hoped they had removed it all and scheduled Jacob to come back and have another CAT scan to make sure it had not grown back.<br />Well unfortunately, a cyst had reformed in his chest. This time it was pressing on his trachea and was in a very delicate triangle of his vital arteries. They scheduled his third surgery and this time they used a laser to burn that area. <br />Through all of this, God has been so good. I bonded with this once unappreciated blessing more than I ever thought possible. <br />We also feel like God used this situation for His purposes as He always does. If the nurse had not heard the murmur, if Jacob had not had a Coarctation of his Aorta, the cyst would have gone undiagnosed and could have cut off his air supply.<br />We still go back to Children's Mercy every other year for tests. So far there has been no more cysts. The aorta has continued to function well as he has grown. The doctors tell us there is always that chance that the aorta will need to be repaired again as he grows. There is also the chance of another cyst. Right now though, we are so thankful for each day with this child. We are thankful for every doctor that has saved his life and every kind person that prayed with us.<br /><br />Now this rambunctious child is turning seven today. We are so appreciative of his life. God has given us 4 amazing blessings but sometimes he uses a tragedy to open our eyes to the fact that they are truly blessings. Yes, Jacob can be wild and crazy. Sometimes he doesn't listen and he disobeys. And every day I thank God for it.mom4godhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08532693000892006200noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6800907871380284710.post-62616569976128642522009-01-26T17:00:00.000-08:002009-01-26T17:12:47.362-08:00I haven't blogged for awhile so instead of trying to catch up, I figured I'd just start where we are. We had quite a busy day today! Since it was a yucky, cold day and we got to stay home, I decided to fit some extra stuff in. We are going to be gone every other day this week because of one reason or another so this worked out pretty good! We made some clay dough and shaped African animals since we are studying Africa right now. Then we baked the dough and painted them. It was fun!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-_1E5YiumBVRZfSHkyOqsulq5ZYTmbyafeDhn-LwnSLyDt3rYGJ3HveK2RSzG_o8kSR09LfVi_LPHwh_xjSIKH8SJtpJeipkgnDtJTZzTpXWcpVZcouOA6pVGkz5JxWFcd3xESGYhduA8/s1600-h/julies+camera+010.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5295773057172385922" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-_1E5YiumBVRZfSHkyOqsulq5ZYTmbyafeDhn-LwnSLyDt3rYGJ3HveK2RSzG_o8kSR09LfVi_LPHwh_xjSIKH8SJtpJeipkgnDtJTZzTpXWcpVZcouOA6pVGkz5JxWFcd3xESGYhduA8/s320/julies+camera+010.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDkVUtf-NSwe7ZP_mQoXdXJ9glDV0qCAPtR7gW7N9Td-BkKpn0gmKb81ZwUj_WSTGlONDy9JLa811B6ucvIefRD8Hr9ZtDxNGm-dcnpiSBiPF0ev9beJ9EvdRWr7Ir0P-nPaETg2CTG_Nm/s1600-h/julies+camera+007.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5295772942088593826" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDkVUtf-NSwe7ZP_mQoXdXJ9glDV0qCAPtR7gW7N9Td-BkKpn0gmKb81ZwUj_WSTGlONDy9JLa811B6ucvIefRD8Hr9ZtDxNGm-dcnpiSBiPF0ev9beJ9EvdRWr7Ir0P-nPaETg2CTG_Nm/s320/julies+camera+007.jpg" border="0" /></a> Then we made face paint to imitate the paint the natives use in Africa. Though my guys really didn't go for the native look but more of the KU and Steelers look!<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMiwCP_HFRWoCk_um7ly2xogzKlcYu_yRAKe92OHv4HityrKV1cWBmTJpTTw5_3Q6fsQtspciSRR6jS5_dGDQO55cecZDpYUw639ctxGfeGEW9xUQK80sCaP0su0O_JoJNGV3kzm74ak67/s1600-h/julies+camera+006.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5295772845714390386" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMiwCP_HFRWoCk_um7ly2xogzKlcYu_yRAKe92OHv4HityrKV1cWBmTJpTTw5_3Q6fsQtspciSRR6jS5_dGDQO55cecZDpYUw639ctxGfeGEW9xUQK80sCaP0su0O_JoJNGV3kzm74ak67/s320/julies+camera+006.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRVzmdQK3FAwaX98A4hEqBuK8yCkGTe-yyNEQ6KZEalLy1xtuenXq2kLg3HYaH0VNaxNRC4y0-UEYkx03ANoGy_gmnuROlwkpHUXjt0YI5tOy2NjaOrJJt-zMQea4CTeJ3x6GjknOb9szM/s1600-h/julies+camera+005.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5295772766099535938" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRVzmdQK3FAwaX98A4hEqBuK8yCkGTe-yyNEQ6KZEalLy1xtuenXq2kLg3HYaH0VNaxNRC4y0-UEYkx03ANoGy_gmnuROlwkpHUXjt0YI5tOy2NjaOrJJt-zMQea4CTeJ3x6GjknOb9szM/s320/julies+camera+005.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVYXTRA94dl5uDAe6cHpNpCIJeQChPAwMbeenizfT-SSYneOt5O6aL5eri6HIwO7eLp-PmlPKO120GCXXqWfjt1KrdQfnVJA3Hk7q53Bu3Pn0hgLS69H0OG0eKPU87gEnLyZ4BO1_v0hli/s1600-h/julies+camera+004.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5295772671378523634" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVYXTRA94dl5uDAe6cHpNpCIJeQChPAwMbeenizfT-SSYneOt5O6aL5eri6HIwO7eLp-PmlPKO120GCXXqWfjt1KrdQfnVJA3Hk7q53Bu3Pn0hgLS69H0OG0eKPU87gEnLyZ4BO1_v0hli/s320/julies+camera+004.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div>This was the closest we got to the natives!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_4aIm57D00i4cu94nJ_on_THDjjLNxFXTig1qR_nR8f86Zc0hK5aMLy8SEcSbKnXJN0fM46cf-YL9p39o4QULl3DnGmjHNhyMxpb3un5qyKRA3BkNRFKfjl7I5Fj7nSRYnX20gOyEWJsn/s1600-h/julies+camera+001.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5295772551532658402" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_4aIm57D00i4cu94nJ_on_THDjjLNxFXTig1qR_nR8f86Zc0hK5aMLy8SEcSbKnXJN0fM46cf-YL9p39o4QULl3DnGmjHNhyMxpb3un5qyKRA3BkNRFKfjl7I5Fj7nSRYnX20gOyEWJsn/s320/julies+camera+001.jpg" border="0" /></a> We also made a mural on paper bags on the grasslands of Africa. All that on top of all the regular work for the day! I'm pretty impressed with us!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div></div>mom4godhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08532693000892006200noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6800907871380284710.post-54791457193740038112008-12-15T18:13:00.001-08:002008-12-15T18:16:54.197-08:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxte7ZEYhgQ8EWrSEVDZ5XkRXfLkjwJelE7QwOx5nD0AR8iI0eeEXc3uLkHq_dpZA-q4TQd-gnFY6g6EOfwMeqsSCB5yhaiXPdi6PhUuxiq75S_iROl7qJjKdQv_7nHCh9WvevtbR0Omns/s1600-h/julies+camera+006.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5280205514684267506" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxte7ZEYhgQ8EWrSEVDZ5XkRXfLkjwJelE7QwOx5nD0AR8iI0eeEXc3uLkHq_dpZA-q4TQd-gnFY6g6EOfwMeqsSCB5yhaiXPdi6PhUuxiq75S_iROl7qJjKdQv_7nHCh9WvevtbR0Omns/s320/julies+camera+006.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1VDmXn1Nqba84-3AtjA5JJn66IiA1QvBEqXx0A97MCzdWqepvMt8LyuklRNZr5lDlpVGY2D6g1vGccnDXv2DLzlx2XZhG58JHybj96AXbegR80LR-sk85H5aq-dG5Okqd7kKrUjrPZ13A/s1600-h/julies+camera+005.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5280205423408199042" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1VDmXn1Nqba84-3AtjA5JJn66IiA1QvBEqXx0A97MCzdWqepvMt8LyuklRNZr5lDlpVGY2D6g1vGccnDXv2DLzlx2XZhG58JHybj96AXbegR80LR-sk85H5aq-dG5Okqd7kKrUjrPZ13A/s320/julies+camera+005.jpg" border="0" /></a> "Today in the Town of David, a Savior has been born unto you. He is Christ the Lord!" Luke 2:11<br /><br /><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;color:#ff0000;">Merry Christmas everyone!!!</span></strong><br /><p><strong><span style="font-size:180%;color:#ff0000;">May God bless you all!</span></strong></p>mom4godhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08532693000892006200noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6800907871380284710.post-25773847660234482252008-11-23T06:47:00.000-08:002008-11-23T06:48:34.578-08:00Digital ScrapbookingI found a cool website for digital scrapbooking and thought I'd give it a try so forgive my silly playing around but it's fun!mom4godhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08532693000892006200noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6800907871380284710.post-30263502551469301962008-11-23T06:43:00.000-08:002008-11-23T06:47:32.891-08:00<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" bgcolor="#ffffff"><tr><td><a href="http://smilebox.com/play/4e5455314e5451794d513d3d0d0a&campaign=blog_playback_link&blogview=true" target="_blank"><img width="386" height="303" alt="Click to play Game Day" src="http://smilebox.com/snap/4e5455314e5451794d513d3d0d0a.jpg" style="border: medium none ;"/></a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="http://www.smilebox.com/?partner=commissionjunction&campaign=blog_snapshot" target="_blank"><img width="386" height="46" alt="Create your own scrapbook - Powered by Smilebox" src="http://www.smilebox.com/globalImages/blogInstructions/blogLogoSmileboxSmall.gif" style="border: medium none ;"/></a></td></tr><tr><td align="center"><a href="http://www.smilebox.com/scrapbooks" target="_blank">Make a Smilebox scrapbook</a></td></tr></table>mom4godhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08532693000892006200noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6800907871380284710.post-82745710342837218592008-11-15T12:59:00.000-08:002008-11-15T13:29:52.873-08:00Science FairWe did our first ever science fair and somehow we survived! I told Hannah that I couldn't believe we had conquered our first science fair and she said, "What do you mean? I thought this was just for fun." I guess Mom's see it differently!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7OCKGyn83sr3o1hMk7P-23jqmXEfeDfdcO6GRcyCnpw65t7gdhojSFmxjHWHH8nHkmYw1-e3rAvIhl_mSNtG3Dq1UJXQNjC860_F3fmkbzVEHgzJm8KmInlovSsOVwll-s1L_n6ZpFIJ9/s1600-h/julies+camera+024.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5268993432929020386" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7OCKGyn83sr3o1hMk7P-23jqmXEfeDfdcO6GRcyCnpw65t7gdhojSFmxjHWHH8nHkmYw1-e3rAvIhl_mSNtG3Dq1UJXQNjC860_F3fmkbzVEHgzJm8KmInlovSsOVwll-s1L_n6ZpFIJ9/s320/julies+camera+024.jpg" border="0" /></a> This is Hannah showing our homeschool group leader how to play the game she invented to go along with her Arctic display. Dakota and Kayla somehow are always ready for a picture!<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA2OBHAhizI3FwY8yJ7D4O5e68n6tb7-ANFRbGiDVGHV40on-gJn0psf-8JpY8XgEoDJjQjblWlmQbenkxMlUSNmHw-E0NUGeu1h3OhwaUe37VkRddSyhYINeVKaAqOHNPJzt9mLhmO526/s1600-h/julies+camera+038.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5268993222305233186" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA2OBHAhizI3FwY8yJ7D4O5e68n6tb7-ANFRbGiDVGHV40on-gJn0psf-8JpY8XgEoDJjQjblWlmQbenkxMlUSNmHw-E0NUGeu1h3OhwaUe37VkRddSyhYINeVKaAqOHNPJzt9mLhmO526/s320/julies+camera+038.jpg" border="0" /></a> This display was really neat and I assume the people involved had much more experience with these kinds of things! The kids all got to do hands on learning about the body.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5KD0-rxLhKLNuvKl9kV9NhjDlU39UkHZZbXrFKM-9ZR5n0eiX-z_fCJ7QsZjR3t7IR17hxvDyZsAWp0feBy50DtZue6t-QOLnz3RHPVfZkxW82bibAzEbwFxQ7jZApSbKTHRY5-FWXXvd/s1600-h/julies+camera+036.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5268993111637360626" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5KD0-rxLhKLNuvKl9kV9NhjDlU39UkHZZbXrFKM-9ZR5n0eiX-z_fCJ7QsZjR3t7IR17hxvDyZsAWp0feBy50DtZue6t-QOLnz3RHPVfZkxW82bibAzEbwFxQ7jZApSbKTHRY5-FWXXvd/s320/julies+camera+036.jpg" border="0" /></a> Hannah is showing Grandma her display. She made an igloo out of sugar cubes and frosting. It was harder than it looks!<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi241peKSs_athhZj8bNgGl2mtD2Kl95trWF1TqT_n1qcXiMISmHpzFLSoIFhP2qdHHObP5GjPb4M4Uc4KIH9c1CsyVED5xDtz5H938yR9wXe4WlQYQg0R3RDktxDMktdn6hjOaA9KwoIdY/s1600-h/julies+camera+034.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5268993005047992402" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi241peKSs_athhZj8bNgGl2mtD2Kl95trWF1TqT_n1qcXiMISmHpzFLSoIFhP2qdHHObP5GjPb4M4Uc4KIH9c1CsyVED5xDtz5H938yR9wXe4WlQYQg0R3RDktxDMktdn6hjOaA9KwoIdY/s320/julies+camera+034.jpg" border="0" /></a> This is Jacob showing Papa his display on the Rainforest biome. We had products that came from the rainforest there as well as an aquarium with the plants we grew.<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKL_RjV8cHEP60eSHVdS_B7Cyay80XpAUsSLe9zcZ105vk-B1JjIgrHKK7DINj8gfhq0ymPyPDs57DUcPI9qwMYgEpHVvJ4NS1VipsR5I-Z_WLgHGmTr9B9zjSglUYSztTwpGtPMyqOtRh/s1600-h/julies+camera+033.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5268992901469270962" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKL_RjV8cHEP60eSHVdS_B7Cyay80XpAUsSLe9zcZ105vk-B1JjIgrHKK7DINj8gfhq0ymPyPDs57DUcPI9qwMYgEpHVvJ4NS1VipsR5I-Z_WLgHGmTr9B9zjSglUYSztTwpGtPMyqOtRh/s320/julies+camera+033.jpg" border="0" /></a> The biggest fun came in the form of legos that someone brought with them for their display. All the kids enjoyed sitting between the booths and building their own creations. No it had nothing to do with the science fair itself but did they care???<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaoT1V9hqaEAYPdKpUGY_eM3wH95o7jIX78OfSGN-Pcr-ppDW0FpxlJ-Qh90LBD-W8AjNSEo6ma1T9QCXmskn4eQSMLN9j6bpP8ZzPuMcCxWe_AdQo2Fokk-CyKKncS5V8uyskvNjR20GL/s1600-h/julies+camera+032.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5268992777352690754" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaoT1V9hqaEAYPdKpUGY_eM3wH95o7jIX78OfSGN-Pcr-ppDW0FpxlJ-Qh90LBD-W8AjNSEo6ma1T9QCXmskn4eQSMLN9j6bpP8ZzPuMcCxWe_AdQo2Fokk-CyKKncS5V8uyskvNjR20GL/s320/julies+camera+032.jpg" border="0" /></a> My little saleswoman hooked quite a few kids with her game and display. She had so much fun and had so many kids interested-I am very proud of her!<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCHr-I4Dl9i2NzE5dz7vQztOpz6iyo7kGnYhqF48ADQAIKMZ3ZEzsAzDB8oMQK33LchQXdfyuTFKlbqlsP-0BQtdT44AO-urQAETYMUoac-8SDfIrt8jARZyIeNAScJpIEtvu0wnTn6KVL/s1600-h/julies+camera+021.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5268992594132070706" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCHr-I4Dl9i2NzE5dz7vQztOpz6iyo7kGnYhqF48ADQAIKMZ3ZEzsAzDB8oMQK33LchQXdfyuTFKlbqlsP-0BQtdT44AO-urQAETYMUoac-8SDfIrt8jARZyIeNAScJpIEtvu0wnTn6KVL/s320/julies+camera+021.jpg" border="0" /></a> Of course what would a science fair be without an exploding volcano??? I think it was the hit of the fair!</div><div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju-DJ5_H90R7-0oo3Moiu6SlyRn3aq9KNmJP3A7tAFqiufRO75pA2UPA1EseYDGq_OJUh2vXfcNIphVJBTdeorhAkG__4RGcEr_hjvUtOi9JF7BJr-Dl4SeRikaxnKckUcAj2DFBfD17mP/s1600-h/julies+camera+016.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5268992447626695426" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju-DJ5_H90R7-0oo3Moiu6SlyRn3aq9KNmJP3A7tAFqiufRO75pA2UPA1EseYDGq_OJUh2vXfcNIphVJBTdeorhAkG__4RGcEr_hjvUtOi9JF7BJr-Dl4SeRikaxnKckUcAj2DFBfD17mP/s320/julies+camera+016.jpg" border="0" /></a> Here's the proud Zachary in front of his display on deserts. He had a small desert complete with sand and cactus as well as a book of all his research and display. He did most of it on his own. I am very proud of him!!</div><div><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPH5ENT2oJ6btvO8iuqBSsHmX9_qHpArz94KFQ6QbBh0lq_fEWPQmOTsAfumBQkfY4sZYGYCWvbFPmr0Fzl-SCAPML16KJBptr3RbNcjM9x35zNlJ06lcvFN9mboi4ERCzhkT5ohyphenhyphenqdD_3/s1600-h/julies+camera+014.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5268992346445708034" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPH5ENT2oJ6btvO8iuqBSsHmX9_qHpArz94KFQ6QbBh0lq_fEWPQmOTsAfumBQkfY4sZYGYCWvbFPmr0Fzl-SCAPML16KJBptr3RbNcjM9x35zNlJ06lcvFN9mboi4ERCzhkT5ohyphenhyphenqdD_3/s320/julies+camera+014.jpg" border="0" /></a> This is the proud Jacob in front of his rainforest display. They were so proud of themselves!<br /></div><div><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijzvzSqyR6m2Qqf1qJ3NR9dmxsEErkmBMPsPZDiIcpr5MBQhRwx8y3gyVpDul_4pm8W6dwKs-RXGrF_UvmssHsAT6ixMJY0lN1R7G7sN3DB9gBTQpS0wHypydl7qxzJYANJVHLyp_SJv75/s1600-h/julies+camera+011.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5268992232820161154" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijzvzSqyR6m2Qqf1qJ3NR9dmxsEErkmBMPsPZDiIcpr5MBQhRwx8y3gyVpDul_4pm8W6dwKs-RXGrF_UvmssHsAT6ixMJY0lN1R7G7sN3DB9gBTQpS0wHypydl7qxzJYANJVHLyp_SJv75/s320/julies+camera+011.jpg" border="0" /></a> Hannah completed her display with a foam demo of an ice cap. She labeled all the sections of the ice. She did her science project all on her own. I honestly didn't help her much at all except for a few suggestions. She is extremely independent and I think this will serve her well!</div><div> </div><div>The kids learned so much not only about the biome that they chose to do the project on but also on each other's. I am amazed at all the knowledge they gained!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>mom4godhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08532693000892006200noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6800907871380284710.post-91380785239806133892008-11-15T09:17:00.000-08:002008-11-15T09:21:28.915-08:00This child will amaze you!<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r43yCiKlbCo">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r43yCiKlbCo</a><br /><br />You guys will get quite a kick out of this toddler!mom4godhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08532693000892006200noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6800907871380284710.post-36395448719768694322008-11-10T15:20:00.001-08:002008-11-10T15:35:51.986-08:00Hannah's Birthday Part 2Maybe I should have labeled this one, "Who says homeschoolers are lacking in socialization?!" Well we finally finished the week-long birthday celebrations for Hannah! She had so much fun! There were 12 girls that came to celebrate with her and I marvel at how well behaved every one of them were. They watched the movie "Kit Kittridge, An American Girl Story" first. Then they came upstairs and we had cake and sang Happy Birthday. Then back down to open presents which I must add she loved every one of them! Then they played hide and seek and some other games until parents came. I am so thankful that my daughter is blessed with so many amazing friends! Thanks you guys! <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqhocFnYPEz0744wOuQsBgzM5_Xkf3qvYFe9mNWxLqwTfjxOw-SOnzhjz_jNSHvQqQgzEa7157mV92TeOD6eTJaWHO4HJErAKkJ6qrXdPD4F8MKAH2KfRDKGDjVSrGj_2C_WGfsQ7VYwMX/s1600-h/julies+camera+018.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267173505362097826" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqhocFnYPEz0744wOuQsBgzM5_Xkf3qvYFe9mNWxLqwTfjxOw-SOnzhjz_jNSHvQqQgzEa7157mV92TeOD6eTJaWHO4HJErAKkJ6qrXdPD4F8MKAH2KfRDKGDjVSrGj_2C_WGfsQ7VYwMX/s320/julies+camera+018.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYHxIsNzAPwroupbNDN0K9jeSTlnmQXpo5Vgxa-mnmqeuP1PD3G-8YNyXS6ymWlzfCobKMghn8M7xA83besXzU10YtUcZbPAH_EvjcH8VypHWxSFbfMxrsmHHImVrvsRWmMNZxtd0sTNAK/s1600-h/julies+camera+014.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267173396556016706" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYHxIsNzAPwroupbNDN0K9jeSTlnmQXpo5Vgxa-mnmqeuP1PD3G-8YNyXS6ymWlzfCobKMghn8M7xA83besXzU10YtUcZbPAH_EvjcH8VypHWxSFbfMxrsmHHImVrvsRWmMNZxtd0sTNAK/s320/julies+camera+014.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvhYPk2FxV0lALoAib40RPtgJ3ZewDg1diS597LlsB4zyQH6oEAsdlZMKJp1o352m5HtopSqaGBUAQPlWPshNLj1YR6KE-hoyVCn9_G8Dk7abh0zuyiVBd403xEL1z85fgBZ5rit4GHAUF/s1600-h/julies+camera+004.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267173244926794194" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvhYPk2FxV0lALoAib40RPtgJ3ZewDg1diS597LlsB4zyQH6oEAsdlZMKJp1o352m5HtopSqaGBUAQPlWPshNLj1YR6KE-hoyVCn9_G8Dk7abh0zuyiVBd403xEL1z85fgBZ5rit4GHAUF/s320/julies+camera+004.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip-9am8TVArVIjpttzuE6s94w8FGIo-yaaRNGqaVgkihY8bCzcS6-H_SalrNwpaA-9aLzS05SykCKqlS6XYtuO74JNDOWp5wVFdGH9TZ4C3TVmGr4DxPyOyjwFLmiyirh3cmyGm64tZtVH/s1600-h/julies+camera+002.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267173150264973810" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip-9am8TVArVIjpttzuE6s94w8FGIo-yaaRNGqaVgkihY8bCzcS6-H_SalrNwpaA-9aLzS05SykCKqlS6XYtuO74JNDOWp5wVFdGH9TZ4C3TVmGr4DxPyOyjwFLmiyirh3cmyGm64tZtVH/s320/julies+camera+002.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEOPnG3S2kPm97LIB0zP9MbDTjSdSb8etzXFdznnqwUtYJ2B-FTv5nxao1iDYW_uKTxeAQuhPdb-weUfod6NhvOltpY2CNgz8SqzIDRrY3_K7tbcMfWXqiridM-xW4PzHDKAEupx4jKFhR/s1600-h/julies+camera+001.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267173059456432194" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEOPnG3S2kPm97LIB0zP9MbDTjSdSb8etzXFdznnqwUtYJ2B-FTv5nxao1iDYW_uKTxeAQuhPdb-weUfod6NhvOltpY2CNgz8SqzIDRrY3_K7tbcMfWXqiridM-xW4PzHDKAEupx4jKFhR/s320/julies+camera+001.jpg" border="0" /></a> This one is a little blurry because it was dark downstairs but I just couldn't believe how quiet 12 girls could be so I'm showing everyone the proof!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div><br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dx0dBKHo1YuQCE4xYAb2qN65DaF2EMeqJgjuin6iVPc_lLIZkRTMC7gSlliFefaGfayx5YjHQcVwmNHgeL68A' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe>mom4godhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08532693000892006200noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6800907871380284710.post-63687130782718781592008-11-07T12:38:00.000-08:002008-11-07T12:46:13.434-08:00Our egg experimentWe learned that the shape of an egg (arch) is one of the strongest and sturdiest shapes in architecture. We proved it! First we tried to crush an egg with our bare hand wrapped around it. We couldn't do it! Then we opened the small end of the egg and emptied out the insides. We tried to make them pretty even and started stacking books on top of the four eggs.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY3Qw9FlpIjuZ4a22kpOWPfjIi5qM3A2sSdJGtfxHCPGr0E_wK8AUiVITkAOChSQhd-GDrkj778Em1LnvTa-71n5_NrynmJFejf15SXKRynYj61f1ZMxOdBtvDF1FTM0yQ5HrSV9yaiA7k/s1600-h/julies+camera+007.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5266018352767376818" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY3Qw9FlpIjuZ4a22kpOWPfjIi5qM3A2sSdJGtfxHCPGr0E_wK8AUiVITkAOChSQhd-GDrkj778Em1LnvTa-71n5_NrynmJFejf15SXKRynYj61f1ZMxOdBtvDF1FTM0yQ5HrSV9yaiA7k/s320/julies+camera+007.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjraWlK05Dc78j7aZfghRRDY_3Q8UnO-0juQKc7i81TONFOyKZGQu9yuAGVW0g9T5H4nkQsFHBQrpxGYETm95TnHjgwZC4biGoS1D5kezgZy4X5HfH3MascdG_aYm2k7zSQyqjKI4whucL4/s1600-h/julies+camera+012.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5266018242149044658" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjraWlK05Dc78j7aZfghRRDY_3Q8UnO-0juQKc7i81TONFOyKZGQu9yuAGVW0g9T5H4nkQsFHBQrpxGYETm95TnHjgwZC4biGoS1D5kezgZy4X5HfH3MascdG_aYm2k7zSQyqjKI4whucL4/s320/julies+camera+012.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpzsrABQxE2K0rfSaFPWPeZ3ZCMRHpDCVRbUcbTDJMZrSqHDjN7SH_YDlxSMOisRrnHMckzi9Snf9BmHcfL317YIryRXQpjyjKvOJ3A7Muh233n0l82kkvWvdatml06fw4ItY0EFGxXAn0/s1600-h/julies+camera+013.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5266018090005101458" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpzsrABQxE2K0rfSaFPWPeZ3ZCMRHpDCVRbUcbTDJMZrSqHDjN7SH_YDlxSMOisRrnHMckzi9Snf9BmHcfL317YIryRXQpjyjKvOJ3A7Muh233n0l82kkvWvdatml06fw4ItY0EFGxXAn0/s320/julies+camera+013.jpg" border="0" /></a> We made it to 29 books. The 30th did the eggs in!<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8rymS5Uu3CfUPMVlGwNqPCCzEugar3zdCAUClWtvGiPhWcR9dsH7DfqSoGe1LvIPKOVvZUbkXmD4A87JL6pS0SEor2vMX6dVc1L0Fz4zQ_UmxOrWdlX6kASBh2JSK9mY02abA32twOMlw/s1600-h/julies+camera+014.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5266018016300786002" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8rymS5Uu3CfUPMVlGwNqPCCzEugar3zdCAUClWtvGiPhWcR9dsH7DfqSoGe1LvIPKOVvZUbkXmD4A87JL6pS0SEor2vMX6dVc1L0Fz4zQ_UmxOrWdlX6kASBh2JSK9mY02abA32twOMlw/s320/julies+camera+014.jpg" border="0" /></a> What an amazing example again of the wisdom and creativity of God! We had such a great time with this experiment!<br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div>mom4godhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08532693000892006200noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6800907871380284710.post-80738417315490977172008-11-07T12:32:00.000-08:002008-11-07T12:38:47.197-08:00The beauty of God's creationFall in our backyard is stunning and I praise God daily for His creation! How creative He is!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-kJSdS_nBq1CPUrL9vdm9J_l_gwMs8B-9D6vJ8N_d66Yf5W2bdqakL1o33t4MWU9_biatbGM4Y5BNHyWPY8cb_PmrZ9laLqHoMfaXxNzGdIOy78kagQ_-FpqNHVp7DaKqvOGKuNYRgKso/s1600-h/julies+camera+006.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5266016856458292034" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-kJSdS_nBq1CPUrL9vdm9J_l_gwMs8B-9D6vJ8N_d66Yf5W2bdqakL1o33t4MWU9_biatbGM4Y5BNHyWPY8cb_PmrZ9laLqHoMfaXxNzGdIOy78kagQ_-FpqNHVp7DaKqvOGKuNYRgKso/s320/julies+camera+006.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigC62j6DJbG4FD-AL1QX3MCexZnAAJxxkwqpIoplrx-h7D2Gh775HO0IlWNOHdkw07w1QiwOViLtRxMYMjXNqe87WiW9y6ZNGyRbWCT_evr0PC_KVo-1eRsbu_gQn8alK2PMuRLmxwFw8n/s1600-h/julies+camera+005.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5266016749786434210" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigC62j6DJbG4FD-AL1QX3MCexZnAAJxxkwqpIoplrx-h7D2Gh775HO0IlWNOHdkw07w1QiwOViLtRxMYMjXNqe87WiW9y6ZNGyRbWCT_evr0PC_KVo-1eRsbu_gQn8alK2PMuRLmxwFw8n/s320/julies+camera+005.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwjTahdW65ixjH5uDvkBA5qA5eAPaHODrXpukpuc_mKY1-2dDZiTS4_k8-Rpjnd6cyRKq50HajoB90FQej87N8J3H9Gm_AI7sh8ZQGnxAsXDr9sGklw6I9ljfIAoeEFIYvL3Mz26hMI5Ha/s1600-h/julies+camera+004.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5266016668714326786" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwjTahdW65ixjH5uDvkBA5qA5eAPaHODrXpukpuc_mKY1-2dDZiTS4_k8-Rpjnd6cyRKq50HajoB90FQej87N8J3H9Gm_AI7sh8ZQGnxAsXDr9sGklw6I9ljfIAoeEFIYvL3Mz26hMI5Ha/s320/julies+camera+004.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNvXosc_6ZVmjzIgDYLRbs5hk1ySwcEplVr34uSu0nTTtAQpwhXHH5X0sPdZrI3VjSZJd-d4XKqlpdz4KXEl6F4fYkNOGbwTZZhXa5r9gbhDeZI01Hmy_3GlFYXh-tqC0y2aXJLoGD41Rx/s1600-h/julies+camera+003.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5266016573123089506" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNvXosc_6ZVmjzIgDYLRbs5hk1ySwcEplVr34uSu0nTTtAQpwhXHH5X0sPdZrI3VjSZJd-d4XKqlpdz4KXEl6F4fYkNOGbwTZZhXa5r9gbhDeZI01Hmy_3GlFYXh-tqC0y2aXJLoGD41Rx/s320/julies+camera+003.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div>mom4godhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08532693000892006200noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6800907871380284710.post-42019013806240773812008-11-07T12:21:00.000-08:002008-11-07T12:30:41.001-08:00Letter to the president;uneditedThis is a letter that 10yo Hannah wrote after the election the other day.<br /><br />Dear Mr. President,<br /><br />I am 10 years old. I just wanted to say that me and my family didn't want you in office. But anyway, here's my message-Remember YOU have four YEARS as President, use them wisely. This country is huge and it's up to you to save it-School bond issues are not issues at all-Taxes are in your hands. Don't forget I'll be praying for you! Another thing, Taxes, If you lower them for people under a certain limit of wages, pretty soon they'll be making above that limit of wages, (with raises for better attitudes etc.) Then when taxes are raised for them, it will be harder for them. But the people who own small businesses making more than that already struggle with taxes today. Your plan might even cause them to shut down their business, creating less jobs for people. One more thing, ABORTION. Don't you understand? Didn't your mother care enough to have and take care of you? In Indonisia who got you up at 4:00 am and taught you English? Ask yourself these questions, and hopefully you'll change your mind about abortion.<br /><br />Think about it and write me back,<br /><br />Hannah<br /><br />Out of the mouths of babes.....!mom4godhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08532693000892006200noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6800907871380284710.post-60076400736532437522008-11-04T16:22:00.000-08:002008-11-04T16:39:22.798-08:00School update...I thought I would update everyone on our school projects. This is our "rainforest" since we are studying different animal habitats this year. We also went to the zoo and investigated the jungle there more closely.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWH-zfMSvkz503y5puZ74beJTgAs7fBh61FHtUk-xuMblobb1Ee4iL21TToSA_v16IHjJ1v19tTeKJh275sapEbVIyDH6dctSK4u7SbboR2BnOdlooxkblH1DxAYuNR815r2Yc9KrEDTW9/s1600-h/julies+camera+007.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5264964166370234658" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWH-zfMSvkz503y5puZ74beJTgAs7fBh61FHtUk-xuMblobb1Ee4iL21TToSA_v16IHjJ1v19tTeKJh275sapEbVIyDH6dctSK4u7SbboR2BnOdlooxkblH1DxAYuNR815r2Yc9KrEDTW9/s320/julies+camera+007.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div>This was an experiment we did to see which would grow faster, the seeds in the cup with saran wrap covering it or the seeds in the cup with nothing holding the moisture in. The one on the left had the saran wrap over it.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWlqYE-eBJXkBZ7rJxk6VJH6uRpTK9cbMbXrwk3Ayc1IZJHJ0azIIOwJ3VGmNeawF5vhZRAJkwyOrPiYzVF92KQjI5z80XSA1SZKVbMpAfDdxmixQ78aBvfQj7PC_fYZoWls-5jaiitHVx/s1600-h/julies+camera+013.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5264962962874061666" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWlqYE-eBJXkBZ7rJxk6VJH6uRpTK9cbMbXrwk3Ayc1IZJHJ0azIIOwJ3VGmNeawF5vhZRAJkwyOrPiYzVF92KQjI5z80XSA1SZKVbMpAfDdxmixQ78aBvfQj7PC_fYZoWls-5jaiitHVx/s320/julies+camera+013.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />We are studying the missionaries that inspired the movie "End of the Spear" and this plane is a replica of Nate Saint's airplane. We hung them from our school room's ceiling.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnL-ZG0uyVgyOG5AL_x4RfljKjiT7PUHgln6mpo7aAf_IOwUaLIGAGgZfGyS7FGLzfG6f7m5JeLurc9SRx90Q4qyLfXpIqC9h2pPPBMc0bIMEQrUiZEsRm4pmSkS9UDVQKnGOP88VfGNbQ/s1600-h/julies+camera+002.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5264962354039206530" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnL-ZG0uyVgyOG5AL_x4RfljKjiT7PUHgln6mpo7aAf_IOwUaLIGAGgZfGyS7FGLzfG6f7m5JeLurc9SRx90Q4qyLfXpIqC9h2pPPBMc0bIMEQrUiZEsRm4pmSkS9UDVQKnGOP88VfGNbQ/s320/julies+camera+002.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div>We made these kazoos out of straws. They were so simple to make and the kids had a ball! I had no idea that you could make straws make those sounds!</div></div></div><br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dzYDGlb35NCgjTkAvwh7u0OfOHV1sjxl4EYTxdwiOTG8SXUcEoG0yldgbLmqXIMLSCM7MSpzK-Qc0jR7YPuDg' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe>mom4godhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08532693000892006200noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6800907871380284710.post-85793629725107770972008-11-04T16:20:00.000-08:002008-11-04T16:22:19.931-08:00Jacob's toothless!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA3xeynrn7K8XeOGP86LqsZfX-ojTcrkfahHwERtqLaWMWTl4mR-E6Ku8TrvJMUIqkQfclyFh2OWKONjNKIdFxyMpJvlf2WV8ml6omxT6BEDPMK8ojnXtMCXB4HWNXJeKZ7top_ZAScAn-/s1600-h/julies+camera+028.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5264962094866870162" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA3xeynrn7K8XeOGP86LqsZfX-ojTcrkfahHwERtqLaWMWTl4mR-E6Ku8TrvJMUIqkQfclyFh2OWKONjNKIdFxyMpJvlf2WV8ml6omxT6BEDPMK8ojnXtMCXB4HWNXJeKZ7top_ZAScAn-/s320/julies+camera+028.jpg" border="0" /></a> Aint he cute?!!<br /><div></div>mom4godhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08532693000892006200noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6800907871380284710.post-59543058410919757442008-11-01T19:50:00.001-07:002008-11-01T20:15:04.412-07:00Hannah's Birthday Part OneMy little girl is turning 10! In our family we have a running joke that our kid's birthdays last for at least a week and this will be no exception. We had a party with my family tonight and then on Friday Kayla is throwing Hannah a party for her and her friends.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfL5HL6X5-dRD5coGXSStTLFyseM-k2WzzrxRpImyo8xjiFfcbv5eIM0jI0Ci9UTKNyRMm9XTiRoUsK3QzUW5dIxp3Mki33xKJMBCB58lU39_0Nuez1TO4ToKHYP2vfVR8H4sRWYdavtPv/s1600-h/julies+camera+039.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5263888590059288450" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfL5HL6X5-dRD5coGXSStTLFyseM-k2WzzrxRpImyo8xjiFfcbv5eIM0jI0Ci9UTKNyRMm9XTiRoUsK3QzUW5dIxp3Mki33xKJMBCB58lU39_0Nuez1TO4ToKHYP2vfVR8H4sRWYdavtPv/s320/julies+camera+039.jpg" border="0" /></a> Grandma and Papa got Hannah's American Girl doll Felicity some new clothes and Hannah a new dress and tights. Don't they both look beautiful!<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkXQaPrAhPoK8s6GUgfetb7fSdvuSDlyJ6N7mG9pZpeMuUzjj_fOTgkI5jyOn6pb2exoU4WXL8WaC7arhHCEW7WJHbExRMD-uerLNSRu8B-Z5v-pLyNSAdzB_zwbly1Vpqtw9pkz3JhEfa/s1600-h/julies+camera+037.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5263888462313611506" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkXQaPrAhPoK8s6GUgfetb7fSdvuSDlyJ6N7mG9pZpeMuUzjj_fOTgkI5jyOn6pb2exoU4WXL8WaC7arhHCEW7WJHbExRMD-uerLNSRu8B-Z5v-pLyNSAdzB_zwbly1Vpqtw9pkz3JhEfa/s320/julies+camera+037.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6SZQjLCyAJgYXllWiKTRxGEq_LNY8Ko6ZXUkYi_fBaMPcEdbWGsWMjmT-lU_xkD5J9cYwudYsvXgrENQnxZi7JMQ2-qzdOv_E9wzL1Fw9EnhkAdGMM8gZSSNzGG2pzJUOxmyQ69DYUwvf/s1600-h/julies+camera+034.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5263888303679756706" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6SZQjLCyAJgYXllWiKTRxGEq_LNY8Ko6ZXUkYi_fBaMPcEdbWGsWMjmT-lU_xkD5J9cYwudYsvXgrENQnxZi7JMQ2-qzdOv_E9wzL1Fw9EnhkAdGMM8gZSSNzGG2pzJUOxmyQ69DYUwvf/s320/julies+camera+034.jpg" border="0" /></a> What would a family get-together be without football?!<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7C4Vai6AaA8Z9vPfYJ__TzffzK8MqE1xh1eAWyS4EbUkIJ64PzLhtQSHXw0uIOMzvGq3qr2rswgARcwIX9vV5IoLta-ibqBCe5DR63Oz8mXm8PwyjL92JWnMk5X_P7be11mvRcTVPGCx9/s1600-h/julies+camera+033.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5263888132328675026" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7C4Vai6AaA8Z9vPfYJ__TzffzK8MqE1xh1eAWyS4EbUkIJ64PzLhtQSHXw0uIOMzvGq3qr2rswgARcwIX9vV5IoLta-ibqBCe5DR63Oz8mXm8PwyjL92JWnMk5X_P7be11mvRcTVPGCx9/s320/julies+camera+033.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />It was such a beautiful day that we spent a lot of the evening outdoors<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjatxjImToD_LZcZhJiFjX49pcbkPUICi09bJKH088Y-Bgyv1BKhIlGgueNrrZHV2gHnYacZtizr9OacV7Eo4fV2owNlv-sQo8DlWmBRst_xe3s0Q8-LKzDzXJy_CxHXavq5YcLvmzyLsrd/s1600-h/julies+camera+031.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5263888015696635458" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjatxjImToD_LZcZhJiFjX49pcbkPUICi09bJKH088Y-Bgyv1BKhIlGgueNrrZHV2gHnYacZtizr9OacV7Eo4fV2owNlv-sQo8DlWmBRst_xe3s0Q8-LKzDzXJy_CxHXavq5YcLvmzyLsrd/s320/julies+camera+031.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Grandma and Ben enjoying the fire<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4KP6CZVtJBBqHi8iEHNec22b-Bz4oKYc-CjQqL5U5FemOvVF8Zn2kFeuQ0Makt6H19w9jbYnsr41JvgYulUbG8lgH4yTbo4eIcb91b2KmIw27vJ72x7vCM8n1u0NsoKw6Knbc_b5NkgLV/s1600-h/julies+camera+029.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5263887765863017842" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4KP6CZVtJBBqHi8iEHNec22b-Bz4oKYc-CjQqL5U5FemOvVF8Zn2kFeuQ0Makt6H19w9jbYnsr41JvgYulUbG8lgH4yTbo4eIcb91b2KmIw27vJ72x7vCM8n1u0NsoKw6Knbc_b5NkgLV/s320/julies+camera+029.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />My good looking husband!<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfD94rkan4zXWLwy8a5bIIzcVALbY47luFI9aHP_Og_pMGqIl85e6uCI4AxC2vGBwi_Sfc2SG18ILWAyy6oXyu28Fwy5lkltGZ8Re34Ie4E7mSsGgkf-ZzF3HqQLRyDX1Hbvv-VCBWjOC6/s1600-h/julies+camera+030.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5263887652718708050" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfD94rkan4zXWLwy8a5bIIzcVALbY47luFI9aHP_Og_pMGqIl85e6uCI4AxC2vGBwi_Sfc2SG18ILWAyy6oXyu28Fwy5lkltGZ8Re34Ie4E7mSsGgkf-ZzF3HqQLRyDX1Hbvv-VCBWjOC6/s320/julies+camera+030.jpg" border="0" /></a> My brother and Lan<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZHChjCrOc80rfhjlEQ3UxBpHA821uqcPeDG4v-nfqBJrUvqO3edoZtetqAsnivVzKB-z-k3HEqFmK6lSzXO3lTA5xS5GhTB5zWiyTQfRrulGP-EfxaWmrI2ws1gwI1lmmAOgnopyiPmhk/s1600-h/julies+camera+027.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5263887487504175010" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZHChjCrOc80rfhjlEQ3UxBpHA821uqcPeDG4v-nfqBJrUvqO3edoZtetqAsnivVzKB-z-k3HEqFmK6lSzXO3lTA5xS5GhTB5zWiyTQfRrulGP-EfxaWmrI2ws1gwI1lmmAOgnopyiPmhk/s320/julies+camera+027.jpg" border="0" /></a>The gang eating pizza outside on the deck.<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-z5bgaMHCRlsUtnf7gn7U9Qa8qYJeh5RyC8A28pmI6SdYSBh7w0Wos0_aFts-gmT2ZFqkXDqE4plTGBAelPcf4qrnlQwQbB7PkavQ_e7uwEeRY1t0FBM6UrVjtLU0ad-ehfW5LLwOch9-/s1600-h/julies+camera+017.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5263887353171762850" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-z5bgaMHCRlsUtnf7gn7U9Qa8qYJeh5RyC8A28pmI6SdYSBh7w0Wos0_aFts-gmT2ZFqkXDqE4plTGBAelPcf4qrnlQwQbB7PkavQ_e7uwEeRY1t0FBM6UrVjtLU0ad-ehfW5LLwOch9-/s320/julies+camera+017.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />I included a video of Hannah opening her presents with a little help from Ben. Notice it doesn't even seem to phase her a bit!<br /><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dy4YsfAG0XZaPgs0TjZqF4rIHHJ6WhbH2ASbwA03C8uZ8Wqf71eg45vdqpVryGRdpVHS2aSt1jrYdwJsKBwEA' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe>mom4godhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08532693000892006200noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6800907871380284710.post-61344783291914948632008-11-01T19:39:00.000-07:002008-11-01T19:50:29.377-07:00HalloweenWe went over to Uncle Leon and Aunt Shirley's house for stew and for the beginning of our trick or treating route. We started out with Teresa, Matt and kids and somehow lost them and ended up with about 7 kids from our neighborhood and their families. The weather was so nice that the kids ended up trick or treating for hours and got a boatload of candy! Jacob was sick so I ended up leaving the crowd and took him home so we could hand out candy.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioI7ozbIiJTRQiQc0u_5rDS5rBoz_qcm2g2kZEtfzlT3fz56I8MVwi2zSj56QKdruRKle7q1UvjM5tqR35T45EbXo8OyFO0PZzf4KqO0joMs7o_2TGku_Y7lDyM1o713t97DbDBLSFWwZ_/s1600-h/julies+camera+015.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5263885480386475442" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioI7ozbIiJTRQiQc0u_5rDS5rBoz_qcm2g2kZEtfzlT3fz56I8MVwi2zSj56QKdruRKle7q1UvjM5tqR35T45EbXo8OyFO0PZzf4KqO0joMs7o_2TGku_Y7lDyM1o713t97DbDBLSFWwZ_/s320/julies+camera+015.jpg" border="0" /></a> My kids, Kayla and Dakota<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJKYCztUsrAMrhgOfgHjzQC0TzgWW7uCx3rrDRTbPw5111yNr7dqUU5DX1LPSgaL-_mJWjpfVq04mXSrFOEne-qiPZ3ym-uLsGSDsfnQ0LKgLV1rLeOmdWZDzZmFg5RZHoJyvPs9sz6duG/s1600-h/julies+camera+013.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5263885378213773266" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJKYCztUsrAMrhgOfgHjzQC0TzgWW7uCx3rrDRTbPw5111yNr7dqUU5DX1LPSgaL-_mJWjpfVq04mXSrFOEne-qiPZ3ym-uLsGSDsfnQ0LKgLV1rLeOmdWZDzZmFg5RZHoJyvPs9sz6duG/s320/julies+camera+013.jpg" border="0" /></a> Teresa and Jackson-He's so cute!<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFtq9hyphenhyphenw5tYqqIAK85IDE-cxOmUIRGKckwpbnGD3nSLCrP1Ygj-ionC5wmisRPLUqe5w9WyWfVAYYV7ktzde0KnkKVi5Opq6T2bcIpt0zI1IcmzhzV1AuEyju1OnVQ2QYQ9c5-6_IzZhnf/s1600-h/julies+camera+011.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5263885265209072098" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFtq9hyphenhyphenw5tYqqIAK85IDE-cxOmUIRGKckwpbnGD3nSLCrP1Ygj-ionC5wmisRPLUqe5w9WyWfVAYYV7ktzde0KnkKVi5Opq6T2bcIpt0zI1IcmzhzV1AuEyju1OnVQ2QYQ9c5-6_IzZhnf/s320/julies+camera+011.jpg" border="0" /></a> The whole gang including our dog, Izze who was dressed as an angel.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4QRzCagdgx-730npglf4ewqXJh7jyHIA6uQSIC-X8B-9xqERmIf3bXidDt3WxirbYfBS2A_l1MYXOqoBaRy53DbxhHHATUpWxvA6MAvs983EEHmIBDwjFMD9l326xDGqPf5j-g9huIXHY/s1600-h/julies+camera+009.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5263885110303321554" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4QRzCagdgx-730npglf4ewqXJh7jyHIA6uQSIC-X8B-9xqERmIf3bXidDt3WxirbYfBS2A_l1MYXOqoBaRy53DbxhHHATUpWxvA6MAvs983EEHmIBDwjFMD9l326xDGqPf5j-g9huIXHY/s320/julies+camera+009.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiixcjheJ4iTANt-HJowOgr_DfpZZjB7iU1VQe93S7zZWiACVhnHwTqmZQWV-yaZKZ-dUZU9KJWFcBN-Tq-tVeR8LtE_hr_nvuHwnUo8FRiexoFqeGCOoT8Sn00jiCxSuH-hKtEyUE31_uD/s1600-h/julies+camera+006.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5263884869614950690" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiixcjheJ4iTANt-HJowOgr_DfpZZjB7iU1VQe93S7zZWiACVhnHwTqmZQWV-yaZKZ-dUZU9KJWFcBN-Tq-tVeR8LtE_hr_nvuHwnUo8FRiexoFqeGCOoT8Sn00jiCxSuH-hKtEyUE31_uD/s320/julies+camera+006.jpg" border="0" /></a> My boys!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvMO_ZxSJsDbr-ygLKNYxS5CgYrvnyQ4kpYa2hK0ESr8aL5eH7kH9je8T0K9fEc_UIhNzVGTWzZUSM17LAJ1kzBD2P5JUs3_BBTw5XttAxT0-6g76YPlI3Lgyhk9lA9wohmT-uzhm7mfvY/s1600-h/julies+camera+005.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5263884728799760066" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvMO_ZxSJsDbr-ygLKNYxS5CgYrvnyQ4kpYa2hK0ESr8aL5eH7kH9je8T0K9fEc_UIhNzVGTWzZUSM17LAJ1kzBD2P5JUs3_BBTw5XttAxT0-6g76YPlI3Lgyhk9lA9wohmT-uzhm7mfvY/s320/julies+camera+005.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />We carved pumpkins after our trip to the pumpkin patch<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTBpFQBfl9eE5ygAbzp5DivU2vlKORcmZ_ds7wPAe9qXmG2eaoWJTCRMGXC5jVTR8cKQmKS8IpHZmeNYEzW2KCoUyqD3s2v1bCvm5RtS-oeib2Apqr-5lN-HNS4iRHvQTi3-1congx6Kwx/s1600-h/julies+camera+004.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5263884633829470226" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTBpFQBfl9eE5ygAbzp5DivU2vlKORcmZ_ds7wPAe9qXmG2eaoWJTCRMGXC5jVTR8cKQmKS8IpHZmeNYEzW2KCoUyqD3s2v1bCvm5RtS-oeib2Apqr-5lN-HNS4iRHvQTi3-1congx6Kwx/s320/julies+camera+004.jpg" border="0" /></a> Notice the tongue!<br /></div><div><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>mom4godhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08532693000892006200noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6800907871380284710.post-18687164740711500162008-10-28T13:52:00.001-07:002008-10-28T14:26:16.845-07:00Making Fall MemoriesWe decided to go back to Walter's Pumpkin Place again this year. I think we have all decided that it has now become a family tradition. I know there is a ton of pictures here but believe me, there were many more that I could have added! It was so hard to choose pictures that really showed how much fun we had!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0ptItXHD9DSoOByScmGJunR-4jYNNZi6AHLyy1MXeYbfKCIabJYdG9XaVC2q9nhaW2kO9fFJMk6S0FNMm0lcKj8mDVPakhtC4HxuE4q3YvHqfyqZf4niAHNWg10PL3ew0uHfQxU1MJKNP/s1600-h/julies+camera+078.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5262314309134579186" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0ptItXHD9DSoOByScmGJunR-4jYNNZi6AHLyy1MXeYbfKCIabJYdG9XaVC2q9nhaW2kO9fFJMk6S0FNMm0lcKj8mDVPakhtC4HxuE4q3YvHqfyqZf4niAHNWg10PL3ew0uHfQxU1MJKNP/s320/julies+camera+078.jpg" border="0" /></a> This is called an air pillow. Pretty cool!<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfEBjxwLwVbKAdyHviYqe9cWTBP27cSfl19PEOgtZFbwaiI2MYTi-Vln3WeZY8xqafTJ6BGhRpCwM0KeaB3e1G5r0Ym6izncMOG8vGKa9XQCMnNkjTkRsAllBxz8_YUEWFuhtMCdBcBLLT/s1600-h/julies+camera+074.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5262314158696383234" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfEBjxwLwVbKAdyHviYqe9cWTBP27cSfl19PEOgtZFbwaiI2MYTi-Vln3WeZY8xqafTJ6BGhRpCwM0KeaB3e1G5r0Ym6izncMOG8vGKa9XQCMnNkjTkRsAllBxz8_YUEWFuhtMCdBcBLLT/s320/julies+camera+074.jpg" border="0" /></a> We made it out of the corn maze...eventually!<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-Wn1fn4BwMXvtsCm3YKLgnc2xrLUo4OubrljQ9CWK6NItVfijUEhJLtoigvh926owds3XNvIXsRzp4F5-5UyqoZdiuy5eQNFYIQOSN36Z9W-ez21ObNVbx8QFomGJoMgykVUnYVygBFUM/s1600-h/julies+camera+068.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5262313968130337986" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-Wn1fn4BwMXvtsCm3YKLgnc2xrLUo4OubrljQ9CWK6NItVfijUEhJLtoigvh926owds3XNvIXsRzp4F5-5UyqoZdiuy5eQNFYIQOSN36Z9W-ez21ObNVbx8QFomGJoMgykVUnYVygBFUM/s320/julies+camera+068.jpg" border="0" /></a>No, it's not the unibomber...It's me! It was freezing outside!<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3DTumAWROBt_kDNXEW3PHvS-VhahpNfsI5r1ZgNLNjpjbf-Ag4YbuO6y0FjQlG0aLADB3D_yNZubQs6VrUow3t10CyqY5u1gJxTuLouKnhF34yi4NjyUqs8NpwhMVQzcMRYZ98Axo3oCC/s1600-h/julies+camera+066.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5262313799087746994" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3DTumAWROBt_kDNXEW3PHvS-VhahpNfsI5r1ZgNLNjpjbf-Ag4YbuO6y0FjQlG0aLADB3D_yNZubQs6VrUow3t10CyqY5u1gJxTuLouKnhF34yi4NjyUqs8NpwhMVQzcMRYZ98Axo3oCC/s320/julies+camera+066.jpg" border="0" /></a> There are multiple rope swings and I think we tried out every one!<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH62zq3scT20HKC_KlidyxG0e7uHfb7J7TMU72tmdiiwhqa0B5hZXeUoJktfrry8tQtF04_GBdZXpYjVF3GLEBD6WivRFyJ9qtztIfYVGRqvgdh7fi5UOrczhAmZJkxf2ifhVsa5X9h12y/s1600-h/julies+camera+061.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5262313585819691586" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH62zq3scT20HKC_KlidyxG0e7uHfb7J7TMU72tmdiiwhqa0B5hZXeUoJktfrry8tQtF04_GBdZXpYjVF3GLEBD6WivRFyJ9qtztIfYVGRqvgdh7fi5UOrczhAmZJkxf2ifhVsa5X9h12y/s320/julies+camera+061.jpg" border="0" /></a> Daddy and daughter swinging together<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr0B6pr4KpsmUVAnb_TWi-KZNGlF6ycPIvn5-fvNsDZ5lCLvEXLbOC1wXFHl9Gxc5s0edY47qLX_nIA-f85Z0KaL2qGPs3zbv1UtToM2Yvnunu30N6fliNKeR1IL-5vjM42juzu0jHb6oq/s1600-h/julies+camera+057.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5262313348677361890" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr0B6pr4KpsmUVAnb_TWi-KZNGlF6ycPIvn5-fvNsDZ5lCLvEXLbOC1wXFHl9Gxc5s0edY47qLX_nIA-f85Z0KaL2qGPs3zbv1UtToM2Yvnunu30N6fliNKeR1IL-5vjM42juzu0jHb6oq/s320/julies+camera+057.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />This rope swing is one my kids look forward too since it has the added danger of water!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMktZdUeDcXLx5s5pmdQkud7O8o665blYFF6gM4QOCKlcLlVeN50zR0366SvLlF3_bpaOCe676Xfvc8z7PqieSHv3xZRMa9IQkcmYJ7CBTpabeMB995MDf9VEIvQ0PDPgs02MOaB6CxCpf/s1600-h/julies+camera+058.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5262313145330093074" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMktZdUeDcXLx5s5pmdQkud7O8o665blYFF6gM4QOCKlcLlVeN50zR0366SvLlF3_bpaOCe676Xfvc8z7PqieSHv3xZRMa9IQkcmYJ7CBTpabeMB995MDf9VEIvQ0PDPgs02MOaB6CxCpf/s320/julies+camera+058.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Here's Hannah taking her turn<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkyr2muYsxj0yaJn0EEl8yxwZivU0KeAMPZMFZEq5gJwQ-xZJVWfnvgY0CQud7A7BEyi9iVHmtpGMDgjASL2wmsAN4y7TZMgbMxpgjiKpzoqZ-vY694ii2gBpnem9C6hdjMGvmC0fvzeZI/s1600-h/julies+camera+051.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5262312944091457554" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkyr2muYsxj0yaJn0EEl8yxwZivU0KeAMPZMFZEq5gJwQ-xZJVWfnvgY0CQud7A7BEyi9iVHmtpGMDgjASL2wmsAN4y7TZMgbMxpgjiKpzoqZ-vY694ii2gBpnem9C6hdjMGvmC0fvzeZI/s320/julies+camera+051.jpg" border="0" /></a> We had fun on the peddle cars. Too bad I don't have a picture of Kevin trying to peddle both of us in the same car up a hill!<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRmOS-HuIs6K_2YnK_kBKNNFado2AQB9zvqspUEtnZ1Ndas4sJle1F_zrVsd1v_iwKSReNyfhDVaqtv3cAJswPzKUU7UNfE5a1tr3ojZD4diugQdUr24oFUAoZmUS1pMfb7Soe6k2kd1gX/s1600-h/julies+camera+049.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5262312810661552418" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRmOS-HuIs6K_2YnK_kBKNNFado2AQB9zvqspUEtnZ1Ndas4sJle1F_zrVsd1v_iwKSReNyfhDVaqtv3cAJswPzKUU7UNfE5a1tr3ojZD4diugQdUr24oFUAoZmUS1pMfb7Soe6k2kd1gX/s320/julies+camera+049.jpg" border="0" /></a> Fun in the hay<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvQEqjF0z77KT9O6BvU1o818HLyoegiCdmrr7E8kILIpq7mPNjrMv4YklLaysreDy1g47IMyiYOkFUN0BchZlvbtXmaKP1IhyphenhyphenXICOSOgoXPAQegDR4OXmLG4lZKPDuyYnzJdAyY1vhRi0w/s1600-h/julies+camera+046.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5262312634651426914" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvQEqjF0z77KT9O6BvU1o818HLyoegiCdmrr7E8kILIpq7mPNjrMv4YklLaysreDy1g47IMyiYOkFUN0BchZlvbtXmaKP1IhyphenhyphenXICOSOgoXPAQegDR4OXmLG4lZKPDuyYnzJdAyY1vhRi0w/s320/julies+camera+046.jpg" border="0" /></a> This would be a corn box instead of a sand box I guess...<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnMhNyk4dzyUm80_EkapUsAeNncnRhuPb-KcAYUuXDC_VBvwtttd0h6noi546999e2v232At_0EpEt5RQ5phozAjps1X2GFm9mCXvrlEepk-C9pzBzp1xRN4PJ9waPwK9bhmMgy2J9ieIw/s1600-h/julies+camera+037.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5262312467911559314" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnMhNyk4dzyUm80_EkapUsAeNncnRhuPb-KcAYUuXDC_VBvwtttd0h6noi546999e2v232At_0EpEt5RQ5phozAjps1X2GFm9mCXvrlEepk-C9pzBzp1xRN4PJ9waPwK9bhmMgy2J9ieIw/s320/julies+camera+037.jpg" border="0" /></a> Hannah climbing the rope ladder<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDcuNAQxu9r6l7Khi0hELhn3WIcfNladNYqdEmpWYL64AYcnQPFVvnlBoH-ZdHdDTH3hyphenhyphennU1S9k4c_ddf5rkqtjK00ujYnTA_oJnwGRYPfaUuMMaRRpl1vhj-uYRa_1DeYy-4HeESKQabf/s1600-h/julies+camera+035.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5262312308275221026" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDcuNAQxu9r6l7Khi0hELhn3WIcfNladNYqdEmpWYL64AYcnQPFVvnlBoH-ZdHdDTH3hyphenhyphennU1S9k4c_ddf5rkqtjK00ujYnTA_oJnwGRYPfaUuMMaRRpl1vhj-uYRa_1DeYy-4HeESKQabf/s320/julies+camera+035.jpg" border="0" /></a> This would be the pumpkin shooter. They shot them so far that the owners joked that they may have to buy the neighbors barn now.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmV5BXL-_3nGQArqeTyeFPdoza_UchmWhlbX13gEWLq8IbZhwS9lmDBLm9-jYNTD2kZcl3lkANrmerub39r9eWUpyPnmAvvPyVoq9NZ_SyRLslxNNJTrpDyWaQAxTxtN7ye-1hCHmX7Iv8/s1600-h/julies+camera+029.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5262312105455505298" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmV5BXL-_3nGQArqeTyeFPdoza_UchmWhlbX13gEWLq8IbZhwS9lmDBLm9-jYNTD2kZcl3lkANrmerub39r9eWUpyPnmAvvPyVoq9NZ_SyRLslxNNJTrpDyWaQAxTxtN7ye-1hCHmX7Iv8/s320/julies+camera+029.jpg" border="0" /></a> The slide is also a big hit with my guys. You slide down through the hill on trash can lids.<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlLdrwqL1VltvTdTvvQnqbieqlncAUSvTXsz3GSKrcs_n2FsYtr09gXHhfv1P3mmCsgOqXKRj2s_q1M27HE7wGBYDTzWpSkBT8rVkXRVhr4AeF6k485zq4iuW8gFxeSvJErnGWH-5xPypj/s1600-h/julies+camera+027.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5262311901915854786" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlLdrwqL1VltvTdTvvQnqbieqlncAUSvTXsz3GSKrcs_n2FsYtr09gXHhfv1P3mmCsgOqXKRj2s_q1M27HE7wGBYDTzWpSkBT8rVkXRVhr4AeF6k485zq4iuW8gFxeSvJErnGWH-5xPypj/s320/julies+camera+027.jpg" border="0" /></a> Jacob is wearing Dad's coat since he forgot his and it was about 40 degrees with a stiff wind.<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8vg2H4eYzG5PofxBbNymsBXs7bfsw4ax9Dw-wi4N_-Clu5jSj3PgZEq3rNv6PclxhEOqT9vWcUSqzOrwoEhaOgBG2tCqonSCiTk8aleW0HoJtOmG9arc2hgBQffT9i1y4xv-LOTN8yUQK/s1600-h/julies+camera+026.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5262311747314311698" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8vg2H4eYzG5PofxBbNymsBXs7bfsw4ax9Dw-wi4N_-Clu5jSj3PgZEq3rNv6PclxhEOqT9vWcUSqzOrwoEhaOgBG2tCqonSCiTk8aleW0HoJtOmG9arc2hgBQffT9i1y4xv-LOTN8yUQK/s320/julies+camera+026.jpg" border="0" /></a> Zachary sliding<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1fPTcxhhONjLfmxx7cbJpwykbHyvPdgssShPFZWEZCnYOq1QqSIW5ov5vNbRqOmz4qUgf4fZ_DLHVJuUt2lhcR1PRavH5KTM55j1AIRvskw6I6sW_vQArTOJkxfprM_bsV6leu7_alB6M/s1600-h/julies+camera+030.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5262311468967879170" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1fPTcxhhONjLfmxx7cbJpwykbHyvPdgssShPFZWEZCnYOq1QqSIW5ov5vNbRqOmz4qUgf4fZ_DLHVJuUt2lhcR1PRavH5KTM55j1AIRvskw6I6sW_vQArTOJkxfprM_bsV6leu7_alB6M/s320/julies+camera+030.jpg" border="0" /></a> Yes, I took a turn too!<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEztowzOpERlze2BRmDM3zIUSf6esVDDJ38K9X2C9dHkJKLe9qHRSTNOr25R0fEBO7Nbw9zD6Xm4cBbzdbxmu-6mdHf9b1p6sbT_F14XhpF9xlI3oZEGa1RydktYSLIL00kGS-iNOxhHnX/s1600-h/julies+camera+023.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5262311156172900434" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEztowzOpERlze2BRmDM3zIUSf6esVDDJ38K9X2C9dHkJKLe9qHRSTNOr25R0fEBO7Nbw9zD6Xm4cBbzdbxmu-6mdHf9b1p6sbT_F14XhpF9xlI3oZEGa1RydktYSLIL00kGS-iNOxhHnX/s320/julies+camera+023.jpg" border="0" /></a> Oh look, another rope swing!<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8WeCI2hEWurEKdptjgx-wfvAQomwq-nQ1v5IR-4VEuDmN9EXAZg0BmF1wBoGQzWWMl1m-DGJgtY6D4m53CHWpdTXW_WxKKGO3wWPARKwTFl8k8pKybXqzxTvn13hHknLF4RMTfrnjC55N/s1600-h/julies+camera+020.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5262310815279980930" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8WeCI2hEWurEKdptjgx-wfvAQomwq-nQ1v5IR-4VEuDmN9EXAZg0BmF1wBoGQzWWMl1m-DGJgtY6D4m53CHWpdTXW_WxKKGO3wWPARKwTFl8k8pKybXqzxTvn13hHknLF4RMTfrnjC55N/s320/julies+camera+020.jpg" border="0" /></a> We had a great time! One thing I am starting to understand is how important making memories with your kids are. You know when they are little that they won't remember what you are doing so the memory is more for Mom and Dad. </div><div> </div><div> When they get older though, you realize that these memories will be with them for a lifetime. The fact that Dad took an afternoon off work to play with them and that Mom slid down a slide and that we all ended drinking hot chocolate and cider, these things may seem simple and mundane but someday I'm sure, they will say "Hey, remember when....". </div><div> </div><div> </div><div>This is what life is all about.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>mom4godhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08532693000892006200noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6800907871380284710.post-75967401364241576612008-10-20T17:23:00.000-07:002008-10-20T17:33:16.711-07:00This and ThatHere's a little of this and a little of that in our day! I got my hair cut and highlighted so on request, I am posting a picture even though I hate pics of me!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhuYqvJF0FtHUkD85_yWwvGwO9m-M2dz-K0_u4M5lLXydhjEEJgAzXcLwd2TCoBkreCem20dCivXdnTcBN-Pgba97geQt2ZilonfULJhCxJE7PDEXxdx7zcS2Mu0vkEiKUK1SlnQpYxJTb/s1600-h/julies+camera+011.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5259397116543655746" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhuYqvJF0FtHUkD85_yWwvGwO9m-M2dz-K0_u4M5lLXydhjEEJgAzXcLwd2TCoBkreCem20dCivXdnTcBN-Pgba97geQt2ZilonfULJhCxJE7PDEXxdx7zcS2Mu0vkEiKUK1SlnQpYxJTb/s320/julies+camera+011.jpg" border="0" /></a> Now when we eat dinner, we get to discuss rainforests since that is what we are studying in science and there just happens to be one on the dining room table.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBNXe_uXJtAnBoqgoAUkud5yTh9ZjFZzqfuVIdjHjDJVwasdLradw451TJ0-QtoCr1JgGMybatGdw04hflMVZ2C9SjhhgdnNR_tze7Z4KHB6WxcQvGbIQ6C3gRKFLCc9Ucqvm5yJfNAAei/s1600-h/julies+camera+007.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5259397002302066354" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBNXe_uXJtAnBoqgoAUkud5yTh9ZjFZzqfuVIdjHjDJVwasdLradw451TJ0-QtoCr1JgGMybatGdw04hflMVZ2C9SjhhgdnNR_tze7Z4KHB6WxcQvGbIQ6C3gRKFLCc9Ucqvm5yJfNAAei/s320/julies+camera+007.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />My dog was shaved by the groomer much to my shock and dismay and so we bought her a winter coat. Okay, I know what you're thinking but it was the best excuse we had! (We also bought her an angel costume for Halloween)<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV2EWL5BbY94stfPN-zt9ykG4-iTlQDhr8d9k5UT-1wcJ4f9hS1Fj4WgQIqmULAL-iPsoRGlXAYEPvjNoblvqsz_IQukRQMfNMP5xqY2vNiebkI-zZ0-mVdMFqzd-LaUt5a0mCdi4FXlWK/s1600-h/julies+camera+006.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5259396876933680418" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV2EWL5BbY94stfPN-zt9ykG4-iTlQDhr8d9k5UT-1wcJ4f9hS1Fj4WgQIqmULAL-iPsoRGlXAYEPvjNoblvqsz_IQukRQMfNMP5xqY2vNiebkI-zZ0-mVdMFqzd-LaUt5a0mCdi4FXlWK/s320/julies+camera+006.jpg" border="0" /></a> Speaking of Halloween, Jacob is always prepared! Since he was small, he has always worn costumes more as clothes than on an actual holiday. We really get our money's worth! I wish my camera's batteries had not been dead when we caught him sleeping with this whole getup on!<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimUsOqgHbQrVwn5uN1-NIeVZOD8txPnt8B2Ow4tEVNTjW5IdSAA2a9Qj4CVHzfTPlqYXmFYG0eyNcyhsVRcFdYn_JKUaQojnfbXYi1UFqfr2NxAIgJm5i9gAA-L2ktDTHyS5JtAiQhFDac/s1600-h/julies+camera+001.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5259396752291757666" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimUsOqgHbQrVwn5uN1-NIeVZOD8txPnt8B2Ow4tEVNTjW5IdSAA2a9Qj4CVHzfTPlqYXmFYG0eyNcyhsVRcFdYn_JKUaQojnfbXYi1UFqfr2NxAIgJm5i9gAA-L2ktDTHyS5JtAiQhFDac/s320/julies+camera+001.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Well that's it for today's this and that! Stay tuned for more chaotic entries!<br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div>mom4godhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08532693000892006200noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6800907871380284710.post-45193170127688934362008-10-20T08:39:00.000-07:002008-10-20T08:41:52.955-07:00You gotta see this!<a href="http://jeubfamily.com/">http://jeubfamily.com</a> is an excellent blog entry that really put together some of the differences in the candidates. It was so well done to me that I thought ya all would like to check it out! They really show a lot of what the media has seemed to hide or ignore!mom4godhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08532693000892006200noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6800907871380284710.post-41134783482295674252008-10-15T13:31:00.001-07:002008-10-15T13:49:22.318-07:00Happy Birthday, Ben!My nephew, Ben just turned 3 yesterday so our family got together to celebrate. Everything was "Cars" the movie. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8jjbFdpxWhQbPgQOdStIx6VedCX-YRflEEcgoe3-cOj2i6_IA7OjVnVKl2_1TfDqgwcYiCJIKej4TnRrrhJhvSXwfXpSrefZvYZrciIMoeHycM_YVo-iM_2Vt0SeVjElZMfuW2jrL_oR0/s1600-h/julies+camera+053.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5257483048621291970" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8jjbFdpxWhQbPgQOdStIx6VedCX-YRflEEcgoe3-cOj2i6_IA7OjVnVKl2_1TfDqgwcYiCJIKej4TnRrrhJhvSXwfXpSrefZvYZrciIMoeHycM_YVo-iM_2Vt0SeVjElZMfuW2jrL_oR0/s320/julies+camera+053.jpg" border="0" /></a> This is my sister-in-law, Lan and my mom.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiTZ2l_IKwpdKPLo0gixXHrxhEO72B0OX4XQQZoBKm-2S00IyORLlmeS9iHj6cpKYpf__oMOCsQowQLti2d6jcm-ws2VGMut9ZBbvz-_yK_Oeu1W5qF-42j0SAYR-Jswx_pwPmYnYGWQe5/s1600-h/julies+camera+036.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5257482698095777506" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiTZ2l_IKwpdKPLo0gixXHrxhEO72B0OX4XQQZoBKm-2S00IyORLlmeS9iHj6cpKYpf__oMOCsQowQLti2d6jcm-ws2VGMut9ZBbvz-_yK_Oeu1W5qF-42j0SAYR-Jswx_pwPmYnYGWQe5/s320/julies+camera+036.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Kayla, Hannah and Papa are watching the movie "Cars".<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgINcgNm-1aK0N0v3CkymuMc6p92Uzu3voea3X9bqXDC4klscBvccEV-l7xFtJzXhIinFAF-chkMiEd8pr52ZL5y9tdBkmVzn5KuuQYi9EfRT3vKeRqYG1GOzYIV5g3O6Zp89sIRIIeXHmC/s1600-h/julies+camera+038.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5257482585949191426" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgINcgNm-1aK0N0v3CkymuMc6p92Uzu3voea3X9bqXDC4klscBvccEV-l7xFtJzXhIinFAF-chkMiEd8pr52ZL5y9tdBkmVzn5KuuQYi9EfRT3vKeRqYG1GOzYIV5g3O6Zp89sIRIIeXHmC/s320/julies+camera+038.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Ben's gifts were from "Cars" too. This is a race track that my boys kind of took over even though they have one just like it at home!<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGhxcFl0doJduJD5vLtA4F5Lgalmcpu-e0i7fhXQ38ERAq4txkt7n-si0yd4XiuJpWHsfXSbFRxjDwPsDZS2mrtkHGCRLNlcNxNFX004tX4856HV9tnMuVUpbed3qsW_XSVpbNa1V-pc0_/s1600-h/julies+camera+047.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5257482370625121394" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGhxcFl0doJduJD5vLtA4F5Lgalmcpu-e0i7fhXQ38ERAq4txkt7n-si0yd4XiuJpWHsfXSbFRxjDwPsDZS2mrtkHGCRLNlcNxNFX004tX4856HV9tnMuVUpbed3qsW_XSVpbNa1V-pc0_/s320/julies+camera+047.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyNfayxRwPguXt_I3sDwDreH8yfM_UH5ESWyS3fFZ_hfsuPo8wzk5OQ-BaUIVVlY28yUfD7-LRXBXlVTcgnp7ThOC0cnX8PWpHyH1D5WqrfG523lUIZBiZWESjYfdNJ7i14U7po-jhHMwe/s1600-h/julies+camera+046.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5257482176746243698" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyNfayxRwPguXt_I3sDwDreH8yfM_UH5ESWyS3fFZ_hfsuPo8wzk5OQ-BaUIVVlY28yUfD7-LRXBXlVTcgnp7ThOC0cnX8PWpHyH1D5WqrfG523lUIZBiZWESjYfdNJ7i14U7po-jhHMwe/s320/julies+camera+046.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div>This is my brother, Chris.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFtwMbyimUU8PJac9N4PMqeauke_v63RpquzZzssoD-9nGtMoaMr9PPHlB-1B_S-aDGm_ZHS_T-Oths3HdaJ8mV4qrs8m82QhjzPtRGRMW7LQRN9HUTyQfc2zeloxhCIwwa0q4vYj2jCcf/s1600-h/julies+camera+050.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5257481804630850322" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFtwMbyimUU8PJac9N4PMqeauke_v63RpquzZzssoD-9nGtMoaMr9PPHlB-1B_S-aDGm_ZHS_T-Oths3HdaJ8mV4qrs8m82QhjzPtRGRMW7LQRN9HUTyQfc2zeloxhCIwwa0q4vYj2jCcf/s320/julies+camera+050.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />The cake was really cupcakes which made serving a lot easier for everyone!<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja7G0xx0Th-rLZFrx5Rj5k7F9eAJW0tfOADiZmgqPSagUel791f61_jIznMgKAjok2RkOxq1w3TlleMMLelFe4n6FXPSr5KtL3qOJNVNR5vOlFMM3BDHx0RUgxhVTTgcjDEM9FypdGXJYh/s1600-h/julies+camera+056.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5257481672355321570" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja7G0xx0Th-rLZFrx5Rj5k7F9eAJW0tfOADiZmgqPSagUel791f61_jIznMgKAjok2RkOxq1w3TlleMMLelFe4n6FXPSr5KtL3qOJNVNR5vOlFMM3BDHx0RUgxhVTTgcjDEM9FypdGXJYh/s320/julies+camera+056.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />He's not ornery or anything!!!<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoMwGJfdAsbkZfZnpGCkTx4IJO7xYI91zib3DM1-vpWLAHM7eotpfMDxjR2g_2Qu8MLDIAHchyphenhyphenxfBemHlhkN0hQAmb6_2XH5AgONO7s_nEbS81HmG3iaNs-JCShibygJg44UxiZEbBcTbO/s1600-h/julies+camera+034.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5257481459262275410" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoMwGJfdAsbkZfZnpGCkTx4IJO7xYI91zib3DM1-vpWLAHM7eotpfMDxjR2g_2Qu8MLDIAHchyphenhyphenxfBemHlhkN0hQAmb6_2XH5AgONO7s_nEbS81HmG3iaNs-JCShibygJg44UxiZEbBcTbO/s320/julies+camera+034.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqnoPwOQVy9WejTDr8irKq51jKESOIlC-2odCGH2x9fwJMx-qUJ2dAXZ551cH5CT4MEIqi0ygOSiUfots8SwAfHNasVgA2UVtnaDkOh4JYd0Yar0N2rsCYAUZ-9VwGIn9tQv4Pi4YwjLcI/s1600-h/julies+camera+026.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5257481327114383202" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqnoPwOQVy9WejTDr8irKq51jKESOIlC-2odCGH2x9fwJMx-qUJ2dAXZ551cH5CT4MEIqi0ygOSiUfots8SwAfHNasVgA2UVtnaDkOh4JYd0Yar0N2rsCYAUZ-9VwGIn9tQv4Pi4YwjLcI/s320/julies+camera+026.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br /><p><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dwDNhQqKOBKEqKuSt8Oa9cDGwr7g6IffChZBNSDdRHsRxosIebNmlHZITYwMmUbVtBR3cQWwKdQJFeZmvZj' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe> </p><p>We all had a great time celebrating this sweet and amazing little boy!</p>mom4godhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08532693000892006200noreply@blogger.com0