tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14854360605357189942024-03-20T18:07:20.979-04:00Carters Corner...where a little chaos collides with the comforts of home...this is the life we LOVE!!jamiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03164229317680448372noreply@blogger.comBlogger183125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1485436060535718994.post-14581900770100690072012-04-16T14:25:00.015-04:002012-04-16T14:44:44.052-04:00Happy Easter 2012<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK8aarf_U0Qf5m23HOwnRlYHv6RNKYQ9ytJzdPxLjpgtjLTrZH8el54eJWldkh6Gbg5dhJrVfRZptUrTzN5HZ1c_SGVocxLApcW1dgsGFO-CCSPpnqaA6LWM747Uf8Vc5WxgOtYeesjG7c/s1600/IMG_5315bl.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 400px; height: 267px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5732069584401858098" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK8aarf_U0Qf5m23HOwnRlYHv6RNKYQ9ytJzdPxLjpgtjLTrZH8el54eJWldkh6Gbg5dhJrVfRZptUrTzN5HZ1c_SGVocxLApcW1dgsGFO-CCSPpnqaA6LWM747Uf8Vc5WxgOtYeesjG7c/s400/IMG_5315bl.jpg" /></a><br /><div align="center">From our family of beautiful kids to yours, we hope you had a wonderful Easter!</div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center">We took this handsome <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-error">lil</span> fella to Ohio to spend time with his cousins for Easter weekend and since we had ordered them all matching outfits we took some time for a little photo session.<br />and of course he was hamming it up for the camera!</div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQCa9P3iJnXVgn0-RQ6AOUWU39boiKI5q5kQ_D8KRH95B2XSSTRsOjrbG-PwAvDCQpuFrKydwlFimPolfok_K2wFRTTrdfATXe7qFqc_3IhfTCaYImCpmGr8rdiJ7Bv1rLXoSHtIxF_Fbe/s1600/IMG_5298bl.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 400px; height: 400px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5732069363000718978" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQCa9P3iJnXVgn0-RQ6AOUWU39boiKI5q5kQ_D8KRH95B2XSSTRsOjrbG-PwAvDCQpuFrKydwlFimPolfok_K2wFRTTrdfATXe7qFqc_3IhfTCaYImCpmGr8rdiJ7Bv1rLXoSHtIxF_Fbe/s400/IMG_5298bl.jpg" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5uLOOndTQpfmb1tWg-hYDdmub2xHjw1rtz_VhQy5c2aPbOVC9p9HEHdbRPzzVC2w_zjU51chcyfYkC0a5RgTgCASPXmhkbqjJPc1i7oBIgMc0Of4-MSVeDjLSNpwD1-Pna-5k1ogkeFxD/s1600/IMG_5387bl.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 400px; height: 267px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5732069188406792194" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5uLOOndTQpfmb1tWg-hYDdmub2xHjw1rtz_VhQy5c2aPbOVC9p9HEHdbRPzzVC2w_zjU51chcyfYkC0a5RgTgCASPXmhkbqjJPc1i7oBIgMc0Of4-MSVeDjLSNpwD1-Pna-5k1ogkeFxD/s400/IMG_5387bl.jpg" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVAqgQWjjH6tAiNpP1Kh6hY36PWwAonMuwUi_w4BVO3NrQZ8vl8JJEjzVeN_hf-R2JjRLeybWowCoGBJgntdy6w3MqLvKHPevwnHXRj5C5wHJZDJUBMtf5CsjMxYQy4Tvz_JI7uCPy5BhC/s1600/IMG_5381bl.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 267px; height: 400px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5732069066130436898" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVAqgQWjjH6tAiNpP1Kh6hY36PWwAonMuwUi_w4BVO3NrQZ8vl8JJEjzVeN_hf-R2JjRLeybWowCoGBJgntdy6w3MqLvKHPevwnHXRj5C5wHJZDJUBMtf5CsjMxYQy4Tvz_JI7uCPy5BhC/s400/IMG_5381bl.jpg" /></a>my heart skips a beat<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpMNXFD1MFaNBDnqN3KluvWoN109MnyU4fV0oTAtO7E0V_lALNouO4Q3xo7Wj7z-VGIzq-c6tYA0j8p-WpoigC-utYBcUN9TPUMYUy2w9MCX5K9bORJu8HWZ8lu9kbTa58a-lPLtRJTwNw/s1600/IMG_5373bl.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 400px; height: 267px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5732068967490022002" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpMNXFD1MFaNBDnqN3KluvWoN109MnyU4fV0oTAtO7E0V_lALNouO4Q3xo7Wj7z-VGIzq-c6tYA0j8p-WpoigC-utYBcUN9TPUMYUy2w9MCX5K9bORJu8HWZ8lu9kbTa58a-lPLtRJTwNw/s400/IMG_5373bl.jpg" /></a>love these kiddos and how they were all taking a break sitting on the edge which made for a perfect little picture without even having to ask!! <br /><div>and then it was off to Imagination Station for some afternoon fun and pizza for dinner. We couldn't pass this up this urban photo opt</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5eR_HlOaVYHyJ_Nfopw4HmWFaKa1ttVEi9s8uZucU514i47ClSowc0dQFxPRa2b0w0k-pWwb16PdCS-_wlXvyMI5JxFVk12ooUjIUx5AKr9b7s7zsA4Nn6q6ivlvdjPPSsBKCKTCODLth/s1600/IMG_5436bl.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 400px; height: 267px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5732068727153620066" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5eR_HlOaVYHyJ_Nfopw4HmWFaKa1ttVEi9s8uZucU514i47ClSowc0dQFxPRa2b0w0k-pWwb16PdCS-_wlXvyMI5JxFVk12ooUjIUx5AKr9b7s7zsA4Nn6q6ivlvdjPPSsBKCKTCODLth/s400/IMG_5436bl.jpg" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOhjWLH9n4_1yFQWP0LJnt587SUV5UphiPmjm5kitaEw5R1Ev-NK47Wxg0nUnqdn5LGxijiACzqa1Z8bMv8NbYpm6Lncy0Xvtk24aHbYpGarxgkiFCt4Gydw6ecV5tmuIf6hjtALb7zBHK/s1600/IMG_5441bl.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 400px; height: 267px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5732068529055972402" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOhjWLH9n4_1yFQWP0LJnt587SUV5UphiPmjm5kitaEw5R1Ev-NK47Wxg0nUnqdn5LGxijiACzqa1Z8bMv8NbYpm6Lncy0Xvtk24aHbYpGarxgkiFCt4Gydw6ecV5tmuIf6hjtALb7zBHK/s400/IMG_5441bl.jpg" /></a>I just love 'em all!!<br /><div>And then after church on Sunday we went back to <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-error">Nawna's</span> house for brunch and of course the kids favorite...the Easter Egg Hunt!</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirNvbf4dtHLzESteOlKOQFoLFkX-QtvtUzhAcAfutT3OWEc8itKbCQse8PbwIiuhPXLCsJHPYm8GE_OqIn23UR0OeJUukMd6pmpM7b8m6uW7xYHHHjhINDqy37GFf5bNIoxnL595VOSqL8/s1600/IMG_5471.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 400px; height: 267px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5732068407162569602" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirNvbf4dtHLzESteOlKOQFoLFkX-QtvtUzhAcAfutT3OWEc8itKbCQse8PbwIiuhPXLCsJHPYm8GE_OqIn23UR0OeJUukMd6pmpM7b8m6uW7xYHHHjhINDqy37GFf5bNIoxnL595VOSqL8/s400/IMG_5471.JPG" /></a>Ready, set, go!<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrlZJRLTwFnciAbHhfp1VNAVOWBEVl9TmTnjOhA7Ge1wBBQoM9zhlV2kVFtz2iSGn7-jZFEWJ5y-PJI1v_c_XtKemG6796hTLYEHIUkXi8hBb3ahK4v1U73502gx3wYqU6dih9w21yWO0y/s1600/IMG_5486.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 267px; height: 400px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5732068072357439858" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrlZJRLTwFnciAbHhfp1VNAVOWBEVl9TmTnjOhA7Ge1wBBQoM9zhlV2kVFtz2iSGn7-jZFEWJ5y-PJI1v_c_XtKemG6796hTLYEHIUkXi8hBb3ahK4v1U73502gx3wYqU6dih9w21yWO0y/s400/IMG_5486.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6lWLS6TEiHrPkFTNLFe87esL-xQNylEJ-2lnn69Aw0YIs3OoEICaLkpDYCOvyTg-whZzBeMngzTSm2x9qUKl1MJhyphenhyphenlSysVWrfekY9rV5TpDiij1sRiaKpgs3RHK5rUu7m49cs1TmsJ8Fv/s1600/IMG_5478.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 400px; height: 267px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5732067825371206866" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6lWLS6TEiHrPkFTNLFe87esL-xQNylEJ-2lnn69Aw0YIs3OoEICaLkpDYCOvyTg-whZzBeMngzTSm2x9qUKl1MJhyphenhyphenlSysVWrfekY9rV5TpDiij1sRiaKpgs3RHK5rUu7m49cs1TmsJ8Fv/s400/IMG_5478.JPG" /></a>and then it was off to home to see if the Easter Bunny left any eggs at our own house...and of coarse, he did!<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirj8euXDQ0RIqKuvZCNH_XPV2zXVRMCqCJHYO__OFMvB1woyoDXK0Nz5If9WLiHMRxrvhubsvvK4GEYpeMXptRVwGkckAL2P0P5uZ1vJeuRmYW7COnaj6iEoytE8RlgCnA_olMLban1YOj/s1600/IMG_5496bl.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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width: 267px; height: 400px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5732066760039935842" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwRYwWu6roiS6m4p9CPyb0N8ifeFI1XPisjA1oZ3B4fxVEYvVocM8Jy7H8JWWrglW-MFaBHlMteXOMCPjFBVpEirEQb0vNhP6okEAV2xpr7S8w2WVPdAiXeJg88ucCXWlSmx3nyC1YVdDv/s400/IMG_5513.JPG" /></a></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br /></div>jamiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03164229317680448372noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1485436060535718994.post-73585377316705164602012-04-16T13:27:00.007-04:002012-04-16T13:57:51.654-04:005th Birthday* B*A*S*H*<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi31uEZnZ6vSwqYI73htauC2VX1xYl9t3pHPJpkjYJpk-bNkHTYk5Nr4u1BGx-UeR170Xz-iiW9nMgJMLSKBDv3LLJ8AbCRGdRu3EgiRHe0q1UEAr6n5RFVpHDBXB8VA5l4zZwJdbC3Fb_Y/s1600/IMG_5095bl.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 267px; height: 400px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5732055131820228466" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi31uEZnZ6vSwqYI73htauC2VX1xYl9t3pHPJpkjYJpk-bNkHTYk5Nr4u1BGx-UeR170Xz-iiW9nMgJMLSKBDv3LLJ8AbCRGdRu3EgiRHe0q1UEAr6n5RFVpHDBXB8VA5l4zZwJdbC3Fb_Y/s400/IMG_5095bl.jpg" /></a><div align="center">Turning 5 just wouldn't have been complete without an all out <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-error">camo</span>, "army-guy", birthday BASH! </div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQSg2XXFbLkHuSxkiGEqAyHG6unIWfzHKKDmWB9bmKm0D7a-dbQ50HdBzGUMdLdFylDM0h8rb4E0hkAUKuqM-MVMlxtLaAPJ_TTDWTy_6CQz5sZp4QA4HqxNd2DWuaWNYOqwsm6q7bhVN6/s1600/IMG_5052bl.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 400px; height: 267px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5732053395896786706" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQSg2XXFbLkHuSxkiGEqAyHG6unIWfzHKKDmWB9bmKm0D7a-dbQ50HdBzGUMdLdFylDM0h8rb4E0hkAUKuqM-MVMlxtLaAPJ_TTDWTy_6CQz5sZp4QA4HqxNd2DWuaWNYOqwsm6q7bhVN6/s400/IMG_5052bl.jpg" /></a>Oh, and the cake you ask, yes it was made by yours truly and my sister Holly specifically to meet all the requirements and expectations of our two little men!<br /><div><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 400px; height: 267px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5732053112050926114" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnELp-YaZ1gppGn0RWxy3QZarQ5g9lP510ZWhw9HEgHzAtuS81ZVtbwFljyFv5zgQ07X6e41iUNDFWMR_ldOQ9Af13GIdQIakyNLWX7XA_FCaRcaqanNpsR42lWonE8H2-LV-nk2WGJcVM/s400/IMG_5092bl.jpg" />and I have to admit I love the way it turned out!</div><div> </div><div>and then it was off to the backyard for the Birthday Bash <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">Boot Camp</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">obstacle</span> course. Thank goodness it was a beautiful 55 degree day in the middle of February!<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZPkx9fJjI_X2xG8PCuifuqOVyiJafZp51tlyGAshBmjWuwNLeh2vIcPD2n5L54AtKInaDq-ltpf32uw6hm3pJGXQ_LQvNyOMKsfEwiwQ3QFpsk_uLU5Cl7UmZ74JH78_hqaurkx-OHlsw/s1600/IMG_5118.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 400px; height: 267px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5732052891515526530" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZPkx9fJjI_X2xG8PCuifuqOVyiJafZp51tlyGAshBmjWuwNLeh2vIcPD2n5L54AtKInaDq-ltpf32uw6hm3pJGXQ_LQvNyOMKsfEwiwQ3QFpsk_uLU5Cl7UmZ74JH78_hqaurkx-OHlsw/s400/IMG_5118.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtpf5B_3kKZXcnMkQqS0c6arzFf7Ocfx9hWOP-JSlcXjZYUqHcGb6asfm7bId9uIJaQDiJrJiYluLm2bnXLdF2um80INQrZCgefcFucZRF4MWMLsF0KVydRi5k12iQR63AP9LZCKV27Fy6/s1600/IMG_5102.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 400px; height: 267px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5732052535200989474" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtpf5B_3kKZXcnMkQqS0c6arzFf7Ocfx9hWOP-JSlcXjZYUqHcGb6asfm7bId9uIJaQDiJrJiYluLm2bnXLdF2um80INQrZCgefcFucZRF4MWMLsF0KVydRi5k12iQR63AP9LZCKV27Fy6/s400/IMG_5102.JPG" /></a>How lucky the boys are to have a birthday so close together and so many friends to help them celebrate such a special day!<br /><div><div> </div></div></div></div></div></div>jamiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03164229317680448372noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1485436060535718994.post-29018153521931799052012-01-12T07:11:00.006-05:002012-01-18T15:44:49.808-05:00Christmas 2011<div align="center">This year to help us celebrate in our new home we decided to start a new tradition. Carter asked if we could go the the Christmas Tree Farm and pick the "most perfect tree". So just after Thanksgiving we headed to <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-error">Stonycreek</span> Farms to find our special tree. Now if you have ever read The Three Trees (which we read every year at Christmas), you will know why I had a hard time doing this, but in the end we picked out the most beautiful tree and brought it home. And it filled our living room with so much light and beauty that it brought a smile to my face every single day!</div><br /><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfLZ0eNF-Y5NPpMfQ9yuieqGRNa5Dvy2T9CbvGcMgbm-f7NSzvvRX8AeAorLnZgYozZfTmFtB92DLQUmdAbKrsACVSZDbyPK4FzRqRAodwFzBjSe-zNt9wELrZEjU39nOM1tCwMVhnFxYa/s1600/IMG_4116ed.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5696717977178990674" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfLZ0eNF-Y5NPpMfQ9yuieqGRNa5Dvy2T9CbvGcMgbm-f7NSzvvRX8AeAorLnZgYozZfTmFtB92DLQUmdAbKrsACVSZDbyPK4FzRqRAodwFzBjSe-zNt9wELrZEjU39nOM1tCwMVhnFxYa/s400/IMG_4116ed.jpg" /></a>I smile even bigger when I see this little cutie<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaLYlpADthQJevJE-3IDflhQxdP4hUawlddi6hE6dvmO6Jfnt0yaVatORrrK_CSc4vl5qxeO9isjf773rZshvG3T-akfHLg27N_PQGQC-AMo-3TWND4KZdXqOZYZgCmizLdDmcLdXJezz3/s1600/tree+1.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5696717772967913874" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaLYlpADthQJevJE-3IDflhQxdP4hUawlddi6hE6dvmO6Jfnt0yaVatORrrK_CSc4vl5qxeO9isjf773rZshvG3T-akfHLg27N_PQGQC-AMo-3TWND4KZdXqOZYZgCmizLdDmcLdXJezz3/s400/tree+1.jpg" /></a>and my heart jumps for joy at the sound of his voice!<br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig34ANDXHXxGWmGlZ8G-Sb5jkOGY32YFoMJBgygBbKAmfqFSLCS6yWemFtnHtT-FQrH2o-MYk84t1YnEvQoEDp6MFjsGQhj7n25fYa3XsahsiKjVFcyi-YYc_Wr4L0RDtwED2cFYd6uPPw/s1600/tree.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5696717698160927810" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig34ANDXHXxGWmGlZ8G-Sb5jkOGY32YFoMJBgygBbKAmfqFSLCS6yWemFtnHtT-FQrH2o-MYk84t1YnEvQoEDp6MFjsGQhj7n25fYa3XsahsiKjVFcyi-YYc_Wr4L0RDtwED2cFYd6uPPw/s400/tree.jpg" /></a><br />All hands pitched in to make the first cut and then it was all daddy and Carter from there. Aren't they the cutest little lumberjacks you have ever seen?<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjOw6w6AeJz__j3nj7z1QAiIkr0ADxRSqHG-fo2LxBOV-v8ElXkDDq8NXHuwjh5vXCUYx34tmTvVZE7KEjc_DncG3zpvNYv_isAPLgCfnA-7JYMp0HT5uaa1CmDKmrQfslAwvnYKq56SfO/s1600/tree1.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5696717576029300738" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjOw6w6AeJz__j3nj7z1QAiIkr0ADxRSqHG-fo2LxBOV-v8ElXkDDq8NXHuwjh5vXCUYx34tmTvVZE7KEjc_DncG3zpvNYv_isAPLgCfnA-7JYMp0HT5uaa1CmDKmrQfslAwvnYKq56SfO/s400/tree1.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_Q5eLTuPsC-t4v_GrwMGnpFQ9Y5VIaKfvEHWodH58DBrpDrkf2sc4bVS_9MjoA8p0V6Xirk2APguQXkAyV7j1xlVC5AwUHNFrBp9iIRSzSySqJ_9eLWLQ54z7EoWdsWa-5ZCjb0j6Sf_m/s1600/xmas2011.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5696717112240390978" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_Q5eLTuPsC-t4v_GrwMGnpFQ9Y5VIaKfvEHWodH58DBrpDrkf2sc4bVS_9MjoA8p0V6Xirk2APguQXkAyV7j1xlVC5AwUHNFrBp9iIRSzSySqJ_9eLWLQ54z7EoWdsWa-5ZCjb0j6Sf_m/s400/xmas2011.jpg" /></a> We had a wonderful Christmas full of good food, sweet treats, family, friends and everything GI Joe!<br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div><br /></div>jamiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03164229317680448372noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1485436060535718994.post-47156052175213915402011-11-18T07:39:00.009-05:002011-11-21T13:59:13.370-05:00Operation Christmas Child<div align="center">Every year, especially around the holidays, Matt and I try to find something special for Carter to do for the good of others. Whether it be donating items to the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Freecycle</span> event that our church hosts, adopting a family at Christmas, or donating food to the food banks, we just try to teach Carter to care first for those in need. This year, along with other things we are doing, Carter decided himself that he wanted to be involved in Operation Christmas Child. If you are not familiar with it, Samaritans Purse collects <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">shoeboxes</span> full of essentials and small gifts and then delivers them all around the world to <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">underprivileged</span> children and <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">orphanages</span>. And since it was his idea, we went with it and for an entire weekend that was his only thought and mission....to fill the boxes! We started with just him doing one, and then he told us that we needed to do one as well, and if we are doing three, why not do 4....so somewhere out there 4 little kids will be so happy to get a gift from us!....amongst the millions that are being donated across the country.</div><br /><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><br /><div align="center">To get things started we selected our boxes....all large enough to hold lots of goodies. Except there was one box that was really small and I told Carter "well, buddy lets find another, that is just too small" and he insisted "mom, it is perfect, it will hold lots". I opened it up and nearly started to cry because this is what we found. A shoeprint printed in the bottom and the lid had this message....Carter was right, the box was perfect for our cause!</div><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4kwdYYUd2W8qDmUrZbXMj3kj8VeobSVgLm59bC5JdZ-Kha2j-2h5abN9Wz6t-b53QUiDkhyotzbOSAACDNkZf8N6qNoQOUmz4m2eVFY-sn1jTWS7TmVNRnAMkbJauGL3swjmSgn80GGyj/s1600/IMG_3917.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5676315410005668162" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4kwdYYUd2W8qDmUrZbXMj3kj8VeobSVgLm59bC5JdZ-Kha2j-2h5abN9Wz6t-b53QUiDkhyotzbOSAACDNkZf8N6qNoQOUmz4m2eVFY-sn1jTWS7TmVNRnAMkbJauGL3swjmSgn80GGyj/s400/IMG_3917.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs9OQZ4GUb7py1UVMBzc_YyQiw-s0NyzOIKR0U9aKLhjJOhkiiPktEHiYXwpPs5y48IPb2vX_HPNj2QbsSH1o_OyWWtk3qc_zJYLQHJpsrycLYq6vNlHaGDCtvkAG7DDOsA2aIwmnxDTA_/s1600/IMG_3922.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5676315267404929506" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs9OQZ4GUb7py1UVMBzc_YyQiw-s0NyzOIKR0U9aKLhjJOhkiiPktEHiYXwpPs5y48IPb2vX_HPNj2QbsSH1o_OyWWtk3qc_zJYLQHJpsrycLYq6vNlHaGDCtvkAG7DDOsA2aIwmnxDTA_/s400/IMG_3922.JPG" border="0" /></a> although the company was clearly talking about recycled products I could not stop thinking about it's new use and the message it could send to a child in need....that indeed a shoebox just might be able to change the world, but if not the world, at least perhaps the life of a child. To recieve a gift with such a message could be the inspiration needed to keep stepping forward in the pursuit of changing their destiny. so maybe not the box itself, but the message it sends could make a difference!<br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5uxFrY5Np4WVp0QaF6gXZ7mfO8le_l07jdznZlvKs6PtGPseKQ2AOixmZbZKsz43Cn6-L5l7eS0s4a9XawY9Vv1Ldej6efaGIXK4yTP9R992Mt8F135lwQ7yykUTaXNuWk5UOV0uyxWUO/s1600/IMG_3927.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5676315099306632946" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5uxFrY5Np4WVp0QaF6gXZ7mfO8le_l07jdznZlvKs6PtGPseKQ2AOixmZbZKsz43Cn6-L5l7eS0s4a9XawY9Vv1Ldej6efaGIXK4yTP9R992Mt8F135lwQ7yykUTaXNuWk5UOV0uyxWUO/s400/IMG_3927.JPG" border="0" /></a> Carter wanted to draw a picture for the 10-14 year old girl we bought the journal for, along with other goodies!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDrI1LVbhvHL387xGeAHNRalKzSnRGV02MifHKG6pPk0H9-aXahnITVDmnVjVKv27t-hZ3-N0YAP4UgYjJBGbTTxXZPIaPRt4pDI00ky9d9tHTw_d6MTxR7vpOrOfR8-yPdT1pJ9lg3ME4/s1600/IMG_3928.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5676314978914041074" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDrI1LVbhvHL387xGeAHNRalKzSnRGV02MifHKG6pPk0H9-aXahnITVDmnVjVKv27t-hZ3-N0YAP4UgYjJBGbTTxXZPIaPRt4pDI00ky9d9tHTw_d6MTxR7vpOrOfR8-yPdT1pJ9lg3ME4/s400/IMG_3928.JPG" border="0" /></a> He loved picking things out for the 5-9 year old boy as well...legos, puzzle, matchbox car, socks, and essentials. I think the little boy will be very pleased!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIth-Sl-IyGdtF31HQLQw0SPbH6S5KhPB0AwawAnnE0rT9luqa2CAKkcMN9jrJSLMAhRxVIu8pZWutbLkBnrqT7bas6SGZkCD2y7SHWiQfSD8imon2bTjmWN4_dtp8bpcWvJ_duA4EmjYk/s1600/IMG_3929.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5676314852327315666" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIth-Sl-IyGdtF31HQLQw0SPbH6S5KhPB0AwawAnnE0rT9luqa2CAKkcMN9jrJSLMAhRxVIu8pZWutbLkBnrqT7bas6SGZkCD2y7SHWiQfSD8imon2bTjmWN4_dtp8bpcWvJ_duA4EmjYk/s400/IMG_3929.JPG" border="0" /></a>Posing with his 4 gifts before we take them to be donated.</div><br /><br /><div>Carter, your sense of compassion never ceases to amaze me. You are a kind boy with a big heart and God's love surely lives within you. May you continue to love the Lord and yourself. I promise as your mother to nurture your desire to follow Christ and become the person God has chosen you to be! With all my love, your momma<br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div><br /></div>jamiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03164229317680448372noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1485436060535718994.post-43783289616064776642011-11-18T07:28:00.007-05:002011-11-18T07:39:09.632-05:00Halloween...a month ago!<div align="center">Meet Capt Jack, who took every minute of Halloween very seriously and played the role well. From striking poses to gathering his loot, Carter really enjoyed being a pirate!</div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1IFEQyda4o4tXWsOF2AeMZJy6MG4utu0vrJoFdQm86gZNXHhU6PidRP6sMxg2LbhRX9cfGMKHH1oe8XdyReYXmXn2XHzGl44dS9ZdMESGC2mHNOpmN2UpYUtkZZGbftU9dwf6z7cOzhBB/s1600/IMG_3835.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5676313688136338354" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1IFEQyda4o4tXWsOF2AeMZJy6MG4utu0vrJoFdQm86gZNXHhU6PidRP6sMxg2LbhRX9cfGMKHH1oe8XdyReYXmXn2XHzGl44dS9ZdMESGC2mHNOpmN2UpYUtkZZGbftU9dwf6z7cOzhBB/s400/IMG_3835.JPG" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPAip2XOXfdaSrDHvqSkA8SdroS1Q6x74ALdwKZ-NTTDyIYrMB2MPn4DrECWi-JcNoQ_s-t-L8yrSvOaJuCTnt680hgZPH8kHxvN-9fDpN_fVuNLhY9zfEY9DlGZ-mYxSYwfphcxZZKM25/s1600/IMG_3845.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5676313565836071858" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPAip2XOXfdaSrDHvqSkA8SdroS1Q6x74ALdwKZ-NTTDyIYrMB2MPn4DrECWi-JcNoQ_s-t-L8yrSvOaJuCTnt680hgZPH8kHxvN-9fDpN_fVuNLhY9zfEY9DlGZ-mYxSYwfphcxZZKM25/s400/IMG_3845.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcIOmNPJ914SGBjwh1nRlpKU7nSEBxACELRb7jMeoNZEY9p2OR1v-9sKAbR7nRU2wHfySPcJ4Yk5SXC0J8NcXmgoZHSFgdCNowW_G0JT8m4oHfUibfzgCU8ter1iarUnyRow2Wz178b3pJ/s1600/IMG_3848.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5676313218254672754" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcIOmNPJ914SGBjwh1nRlpKU7nSEBxACELRb7jMeoNZEY9p2OR1v-9sKAbR7nRU2wHfySPcJ4Yk5SXC0J8NcXmgoZHSFgdCNowW_G0JT8m4oHfUibfzgCU8ter1iarUnyRow2Wz178b3pJ/s400/IMG_3848.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_t-LPYqiqyv6zRjLeCrBzPfCVDHRNqh0tyBxcWUfskQIAYk1E-0XkX_etSK6tctniWV0dyNxDWOctkuJx72vEpaNU13xOp3wiHjx3rv9D39T5JoSnl6ukgiuQIPclnlh7WQ3qddv6hQ2J/s1600/IMG_3861.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5676313002447863122" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_t-LPYqiqyv6zRjLeCrBzPfCVDHRNqh0tyBxcWUfskQIAYk1E-0XkX_etSK6tctniWV0dyNxDWOctkuJx72vEpaNU13xOp3wiHjx3rv9D39T5JoSnl6ukgiuQIPclnlh7WQ3qddv6hQ2J/s400/IMG_3861.JPG" /></a> Here is Carter with <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-error">Ceili</span> as Taylor Swift, and Keaton as Justin <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-error">Bieber</span> and our little cupcake <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-error">Kenley</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5N54DIpuyToRr8Y-RHp6t-xRPuvDZdtJpMjfIGQ6XLdIwN9j9uXsWceTgzvjiiXYgccWt_ASQFzFSy7yR1_l1Uzwc6WUgPywb309cANt9hLRcyZVhGJvgKlXrzeuZubMpjST4GoGPJaxy/s1600/IMG_3877.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5676312399384443154" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5N54DIpuyToRr8Y-RHp6t-xRPuvDZdtJpMjfIGQ6XLdIwN9j9uXsWceTgzvjiiXYgccWt_ASQFzFSy7yR1_l1Uzwc6WUgPywb309cANt9hLRcyZVhGJvgKlXrzeuZubMpjST4GoGPJaxy/s400/IMG_3877.JPG" /></a> all smiles for his bag full of loot! <br /><div></div></div></div></div><br /></div>jamiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03164229317680448372noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1485436060535718994.post-74050786484762642802011-10-24T09:23:00.001-04:002011-10-24T09:58:03.496-04:00Down on the Farms<div align="center">On Friday, Matt took a much needed and well deserved day off work to spend time with me and Carter. We started the day off at Traders Point Creamery touring the farm, hiking, and of course taking tons of pictures. We finished up with lunch at The Loft and walked out enjoying off-the-farm milkshakes...so yummy! We had clear blue skies, crisp autumn air and enough barns and farm animals to make my heart smile!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLK1Al99BX7W29WhVs_KjHU4WJtclqFxz0PnO5K-GIN-AAv21htVWH7cgVyYiSb6MaMmzCB4OT2lMFO63SnUPU41myOxjHJaaPdgCgdzRl9qCteJnGyt7xtL48twDBNQCzZt53kwuXpFgz/s1600/IMG_3400ed.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5667052451327521842" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLK1Al99BX7W29WhVs_KjHU4WJtclqFxz0PnO5K-GIN-AAv21htVWH7cgVyYiSb6MaMmzCB4OT2lMFO63SnUPU41myOxjHJaaPdgCgdzRl9qCteJnGyt7xtL48twDBNQCzZt53kwuXpFgz/s400/IMG_3400ed.jpg" /></a><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0KBoJTCKHCZzr10DzE4MR3tEVnrCaRSWVDRGy7kQ7UKF0ovl4nSSIc1A_4tFkt2ai6o8_9lplTjdRpJ3hL_O0oTo-YTicsZAWxWUtCMOS-mtH2RTTRbWJBr8jYmQQRt4mcroMMIxgD30x/s1600/farm.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5667052275668925474" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0KBoJTCKHCZzr10DzE4MR3tEVnrCaRSWVDRGy7kQ7UKF0ovl4nSSIc1A_4tFkt2ai6o8_9lplTjdRpJ3hL_O0oTo-YTicsZAWxWUtCMOS-mtH2RTTRbWJBr8jYmQQRt4mcroMMIxgD30x/s400/farm.jpg" /></a> <br /><div><br /><div><br /></div><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX5VHd8npr6dE2Q37Uueq7NMYHblC0L7dAUa1fo3UaP5s0jKSi42J-dfgoLqlF2IAVACo0X5saDFbxSx80G2VTxfGx3vlSinGAq4rYlpazmiMDxH81Jjf_1WD5DopNeXrj6_bx8vOVD_LC/s1600/farm2.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5667050068304584130" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX5VHd8npr6dE2Q37Uueq7NMYHblC0L7dAUa1fo3UaP5s0jKSi42J-dfgoLqlF2IAVACo0X5saDFbxSx80G2VTxfGx3vlSinGAq4rYlpazmiMDxH81Jjf_1WD5DopNeXrj6_bx8vOVD_LC/s400/farm2.jpg" /></a> Later that afternoon Carter donned his Capt Jack costume and we met up with family at the Indianapolis Zoo Boo. The kids loved trick-or-treating in their costumes at the zoo and seeing the animals so active was an added bonus!<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7ES7EscLFnukZFpY9WHY9sV9zr-r2wCfIV4yhLN1eQcrH1pf7fSPbUFQ4tuJE3Ewk8It1yhm1FEWOCigk7cLqVYfHuK-DrESi2XCswWeTZrfU1zBTsWdXXqeCWDs8wSLfkgNK8B6XopXP/s1600/zoo+boo.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5667049821872042594" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7ES7EscLFnukZFpY9WHY9sV9zr-r2wCfIV4yhLN1eQcrH1pf7fSPbUFQ4tuJE3Ewk8It1yhm1FEWOCigk7cLqVYfHuK-DrESi2XCswWeTZrfU1zBTsWdXXqeCWDs8wSLfkgNK8B6XopXP/s400/zoo+boo.jpg" /></a>Aren't they all just the cutest little trick-or-treaters you have ever seen?!</div><br /><div><br />And then on Sunday we took Carter to Stonycreek Farm to pick a pumpkin. All I can say is "LOVED IT!"</div><br /><div>From the oh so pretty trees to the big barns and all the animals to the hayride and pumpkin patch, this place was so much fun! I believe my favorite part was that the pumpkin patch is in the midst of their Christmas Tree farm which for me is pure bliss, joining two of my most favorite things...fall and Christmas and then you through my hubby and my son into the mix and I was in pure heaven!!<br /><br /></div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7-AmUovNkbwNSx8_fcDYzLu0pqbkkdU8FS1rrvB_JLttKPJg8unOc8M49KKhvIsoHnIIKwTx7N-tQmn9fo1CAilzKoUh_JOJvT4YQeGmPAK4izVquYu8XKaUl7EvqHZvYsT3k_Qlb8dv5/s1600/IMG_3627ed.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5667049669475790626" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7-AmUovNkbwNSx8_fcDYzLu0pqbkkdU8FS1rrvB_JLttKPJg8unOc8M49KKhvIsoHnIIKwTx7N-tQmn9fo1CAilzKoUh_JOJvT4YQeGmPAK4izVquYu8XKaUl7EvqHZvYsT3k_Qlb8dv5/s400/IMG_3627ed.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj__iiM9p-WPphKIEiUuhDwL4RHrUToifE6wAL-S6Ne-_gNP6k7g3vYIP2rBAYCIH8TaQegbmc3znmvjisRHvlSqROQ4p-R96w8HrHUvIzv7pR80PKFAcI7i_MEsLXCCo9UcO-_yIos0CVT/s1600/pumpkins2.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5667049532937175026" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj__iiM9p-WPphKIEiUuhDwL4RHrUToifE6wAL-S6Ne-_gNP6k7g3vYIP2rBAYCIH8TaQegbmc3znmvjisRHvlSqROQ4p-R96w8HrHUvIzv7pR80PKFAcI7i_MEsLXCCo9UcO-_yIos0CVT/s400/pumpkins2.jpg" /></a><br />So above, I am pretty sure that Betty is asking Bob, "so, umm, how exactly do you think we can get out of this cage". and I am pretty sure that I heard Carter answer that you have to crawl through the tractor tires, slide down the huge slide and laugh all the way home! Have I ever told you that I have a secret love for chickens.<br /><br />and a pure crush on these two...my heart skips a beat!<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrbs774dPQGnMhaDPFwTYPLsGGyky3pO456aZLFnO-sQqDAyRts_4LEiAXD6KYzwS_1_ZQ2WSgHUcl4G5hJEFOmPbA_X16seIMVkM3gc6UcHLNn1fUQP8B_1qk2QfZ5J6RWUbYuMG6lMd9/s1600/pumpkin.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5667049456060525170" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrbs774dPQGnMhaDPFwTYPLsGGyky3pO456aZLFnO-sQqDAyRts_4LEiAXD6KYzwS_1_ZQ2WSgHUcl4G5hJEFOmPbA_X16seIMVkM3gc6UcHLNn1fUQP8B_1qk2QfZ5J6RWUbYuMG6lMd9/s400/pumpkin.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div>He is just too handsome for words!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJhvnr0dH5cVI_u5TdHlVnt0g6tOXN0inhuNLQ54APLn5vGaLKsEi3NOG27enZu17aSkjEbhXRsEGloazLdswhBwy6OU92G0nw296swmrSQuZm1Qy6baf4jhyfeSq6PstBMxxhPTvY64x9/s1600/IMG_3624ed.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5667049359835770690" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJhvnr0dH5cVI_u5TdHlVnt0g6tOXN0inhuNLQ54APLn5vGaLKsEi3NOG27enZu17aSkjEbhXRsEGloazLdswhBwy6OU92G0nw296swmrSQuZm1Qy6baf4jhyfeSq6PstBMxxhPTvY64x9/s400/IMG_3624ed.jpg" /></a><br />and so is this old brick barn with red trim and rotten wood...my heart skips a beat again!<br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>jamiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03164229317680448372noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1485436060535718994.post-75129322750580399862011-10-03T08:58:00.004-04:002011-10-03T09:08:11.226-04:00Sept 6, 2011 Back to School<div align="center">So here he is on our new front porch posing for his back to school pictures. He was all smiles and all poses for his big day! And when he got to school he was excited to know that one of his teachers Mrs Parker, was actually one of my preschool teachers 27 years ago....and she is just as excited to have him! And I of course was excited that he got her and Mrs <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-error">Basch</span> because she welcomes him everyday with a smile and a hug and sometimes even a kiss. I love the fact that while he is there he is being cared for by women who really love kids and really love teaching!</div><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXG-CWqdiAkt_p9uNyRSOBu-xjLwfCr145KNJ0oNkOnWYhi7464h5Xy-6t3hsu9vctofl0BRPyV2aapXq1_vQYvFoVYXV3YZGP6SZ5gfwsilOiHELKiRm0ibCXygDAN9kqTiw7ewRJs8ZB/s1600/IMG_3023.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5659250370124482722" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXG-CWqdiAkt_p9uNyRSOBu-xjLwfCr145KNJ0oNkOnWYhi7464h5Xy-6t3hsu9vctofl0BRPyV2aapXq1_vQYvFoVYXV3YZGP6SZ5gfwsilOiHELKiRm0ibCXygDAN9kqTiw7ewRJs8ZB/s400/IMG_3023.JPG" /></a> But i really don't like how <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-error">stinkin</span>' big he is looking! I wish I could just push pause!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH-H_SdoCKhzdXBny-gynEwhJ4T65W373YPKYzhYU3nlO62Iya9knvPBPfgm6DwZYjGFcNBH2QYzYusylsNkoRdVzd4D1EJekyxH1n8OEi3Iea1_OjXoLq0EKteEeEfpliM3cCdHMzUbPG/s1600/Untitled-1.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5659250102208730754" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH-H_SdoCKhzdXBny-gynEwhJ4T65W373YPKYzhYU3nlO62Iya9knvPBPfgm6DwZYjGFcNBH2QYzYusylsNkoRdVzd4D1EJekyxH1n8OEi3Iea1_OjXoLq0EKteEeEfpliM3cCdHMzUbPG/s400/Untitled-1.jpg" /></a> Nothing says back to school like mums for the teachers and a big red school door!<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiruOqyN1_vkRPPzj1J6Ra6WJYk8B1LGDV0s9gigVAzgK-9i2EzfT3E0GcsCh-PZR0bUY0c7GcLf06_RaLw_jny0UqnaIPFJmXokwfgoDGMwkPBRK7DhiIJ5ZQM_03c2ojKDMPC7ntA5ETC/s1600/IMG_3042.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5659249943417139186" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiruOqyN1_vkRPPzj1J6Ra6WJYk8B1LGDV0s9gigVAzgK-9i2EzfT3E0GcsCh-PZR0bUY0c7GcLf06_RaLw_jny0UqnaIPFJmXokwfgoDGMwkPBRK7DhiIJ5ZQM_03c2ojKDMPC7ntA5ETC/s400/IMG_3042.JPG" /></a> </div><br /></div>jamiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03164229317680448372noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1485436060535718994.post-43782314422484578012011-10-01T08:26:00.008-04:002011-10-01T08:41:02.852-04:00Turkey Run~~ August 2011<div align="center">Matt and I have always loved to take a day and go hiking in Turkey Run State Park and we were so excited that this year Carter was able to hike over 3 miles with us all on his own. It included 3miles of hiking and over 400 stairs and 2 ladders, and the little cutie just kept putting one foot in front of the other! He was even able to scale this big boulder all on his own and waited patiently while I mustard up the nerve to climb it myself! I swear I think I get more cautious and more nervous as I age. I hate to see me when I am sixty!</div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuK-XGVTV_5Ghg4i28KIB8K_JUE4nA2MCVTkCOyb7Xpu2wkSSlJAPsvzbOhLUbz334QxPYNtHe7uWkti-PQmjGtp5I6tPXKvnzA2Fl9PcDdmBkTiRnhD8ttWkInN2DvKb4cGs6tVWjfRuV/s1600/ed.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5658499604256287266" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuK-XGVTV_5Ghg4i28KIB8K_JUE4nA2MCVTkCOyb7Xpu2wkSSlJAPsvzbOhLUbz334QxPYNtHe7uWkti-PQmjGtp5I6tPXKvnzA2Fl9PcDdmBkTiRnhD8ttWkInN2DvKb4cGs6tVWjfRuV/s400/ed.jpg" /></a> Here we all are acting silly while having so much fun! Carter and I crawled into a <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">cave</span> and acted like bears while he and daddy had a punching match at the punch bowl. Then it was off to skipping rocks...but don't skip that one it is shaped like a heart! A perfect rock for my two loves!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC3LodaIjCoibM8er9uagtxSSfDVV2UYBgAxrl8GUBJc0mWOSS0KbfalApT4ag2yBlPCRlWaJmk1GGcP2nggR7CIVeY6np9hjTjKmXrBxxAzo0MlpC92Q4sY2XEAHXKGuWY7Q3BMTp6Y5S/s1600/hiking.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5658499491226518066" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC3LodaIjCoibM8er9uagtxSSfDVV2UYBgAxrl8GUBJc0mWOSS0KbfalApT4ag2yBlPCRlWaJmk1GGcP2nggR7CIVeY6np9hjTjKmXrBxxAzo0MlpC92Q4sY2XEAHXKGuWY7Q3BMTp6Y5S/s400/hiking.jpg" /></a><br />Carter and daddy tried their hand at fishing but the fish weren't having any...no bites but lots of smiles!<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif1_7VqMXpz5YFPQajScP56JaUKE-1a6bzj9pGJze9XHudi0kpkvxhxnubd3Qx0ZwJai_IiUuE3Z-NP2NoWZdfnuw5m0frzob1LW7vlANz-U1s4xuPPz6FJuD56JCF4PiHPNuaqcUT4xNJ/s1600/fishing1.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5658499411796943522" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif1_7VqMXpz5YFPQajScP56JaUKE-1a6bzj9pGJze9XHudi0kpkvxhxnubd3Qx0ZwJai_IiUuE3Z-NP2NoWZdfnuw5m0frzob1LW7vlANz-U1s4xuPPz6FJuD56JCF4PiHPNuaqcUT4xNJ/s400/fishing1.jpg" /></a><br />And, while we were hiking we kept coming across the cutest little Amish family...<span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-error">umm</span> so they were cute but they weren't little. They had to charter a bus there was so many of them! Anyways, I desperately wanted a picture of this one little boy with his <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-error">blonde</span> bowl cut hair, blue eyes, suspenders with his shoes off resting against a wooden fence. But out of respect I just passed by making a mental note of the cutest little thing! Then after we were fishing we climbed the hill to find this....their bikes and all their clothes and them running full force into the lake! So I settled for a picture of their bikes!</div><br /><div><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioa_w2_U4uc4u5mq740iQW1HC4jGhVKcVXhFUQa6W_e8bGlNycA12q0YMCPK9bwsns8bGaPUhRA0yALMLbi7pAgivr44NPCCuJ7nhLPsuyOjMp6e1VAuOzwMU9_2I6VoeCJUF93GLVUzcH/s1600/amish.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5658499344304755186" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioa_w2_U4uc4u5mq740iQW1HC4jGhVKcVXhFUQa6W_e8bGlNycA12q0YMCPK9bwsns8bGaPUhRA0yALMLbi7pAgivr44NPCCuJ7nhLPsuyOjMp6e1VAuOzwMU9_2I6VoeCJUF93GLVUzcH/s400/amish.jpg" /></a></div></div><br /></div>jamiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03164229317680448372noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1485436060535718994.post-82317423671306705702011-08-12T17:52:00.005-04:002011-08-12T18:05:15.884-04:00To love this place<div align="center">It only took one night to love this place. We woke the very first morning feeling like we had lived here 100 years. With it's big front porch, wood floors, millions of windows, cozy fireplace, big backyard, it just feels like "us"! We have spent the summer watching little birds be hatched in our new lilac, clipping numerous roses from the beds, and planting and painting and grouting a little too! We have a few projects under our belt and a few more underway! But we are taking our time and trying to enjoy this place that is so easy for us to love!</div>
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<br />I simply cannot wait until next summer for round II !
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<br /></div>jamiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03164229317680448372noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1485436060535718994.post-73774854232991610302011-05-12T13:29:00.000-04:002011-05-13T16:35:08.796-04:00To leave this place<div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center">It is so bittersweet to leave this place. This place that we have called home for almost 9 years. This place where we were engaged and the place where we brought home our sweet baby Carter. This place where <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">Popsicle's</span> on the porch marked the first day of summer and snowmen outback always noted the very first snowfall. Where little feet were heard running through the loft and a little voice always rejoiced when we returned home from work. Where Sundays were made with country music in the living room and little <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">Monet's</span> were painted on the patio. This place, home, is such a hard thing to leave. But as I packed and cried, and cried and packed, I realized that it is not necessarily the house that made it home. It was little feet hugging tight to tree limbs. It was sitting out back talking and laughing while watching our pond. It was decorating for holidays and being together. And then I realized, it was "us" that made it home and it is "us" that I am taking with me to the next house. Us and all of our stuff that sits so nicely on the shelf. Us and all the things that we love to do on Friday nights...movies, games, popcorn and <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">ice cream</span>. It is "us" that is home. And once all of "us" was packed neatly into nearly 100 boxes the house didn't seem so much like home anymore. It seemed like a place that I had known but didn't really <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_3" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">recognize</span> any longer. A place I had loved but knew wasn't mine any longer. So to leave this place was kind of bittersweet. Yes we were leaving walls and flowers and ponds behind. But with us we are taking 9 years of memories and love and laughter and the sound of little feet heard running through the loft. This was a place where love lived and I think I will take that with me! </div><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibQtnmTKNRK17j8L8Bglk-QrIWDBlCEu7M7HSoczXkuXPB9GpLTwtM9BxcxbKRotpf4AA3uzCzecLaxnHGB6kWBLvbsJk1Zpma0HHc1ycKz2dFB3iB3vB1MDj2xGfSpL25R8yUCWq41rJA/s1600/bloghome.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5605883308048406914" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibQtnmTKNRK17j8L8Bglk-QrIWDBlCEu7M7HSoczXkuXPB9GpLTwtM9BxcxbKRotpf4AA3uzCzecLaxnHGB6kWBLvbsJk1Zpma0HHc1ycKz2dFB3iB3vB1MDj2xGfSpL25R8yUCWq41rJA/s400/bloghome.jpg" /></a> </div>jamiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03164229317680448372noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1485436060535718994.post-34118302072125573742011-04-13T20:33:00.006-04:002011-04-14T05:06:45.497-04:00Never Grow Up<div align="center">Carter, I always hope that you keep the passion to play without worry, to run through your day only concerned about when you can have your next <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">Popsicle</span>, that your imagination continues to grow as big as my aspirations for you, that you continue to love whole <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">heartedly</span>, that your sense of style always remains <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">uniquely</span> your own, that you are never too big to want to "<span id="SPELLING_ERROR_3" class="blsp-spelling-error"><span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-error">nuggle</span></span>" with your momma and that you never grow up too fast!</div><br /><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><br /><div align="center">I heard this song yesterday while you were in preschool and I must have listened to it 100 times...love love love it almost, not really, as much as I love you!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj-uL-Bly3Sxcz0qWkJwEyIF7vFsXTzZHxDuunt1q38t_cFGwRd6gk7-PRkpzWTJdkj7_87cZ-8v76uu_H8XLkPMIAMybBj65-1gUq3Yc5SNznOU52sJhIqS9dXCTSZL_qZ2bb1WgZ9Y-U/s1600/IMG_0186.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595231640344268194" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj-uL-Bly3Sxcz0qWkJwEyIF7vFsXTzZHxDuunt1q38t_cFGwRd6gk7-PRkpzWTJdkj7_87cZ-8v76uu_H8XLkPMIAMybBj65-1gUq3Yc5SNznOU52sJhIqS9dXCTSZL_qZ2bb1WgZ9Y-U/s400/IMG_0186.JPG" /></a> </div><br /><br /><div align="center">Your little hand wrapped around my finger </div><br /><br /><div align="center">and it is so quite in the world tonight</div><br /><br /><div align="center">Your little eyelids flutter 'cause you're dreaming</div><br /><br /><div align="center">so I tuck you in, turn on your favorite night light </div><br /><br /><div align="center">To you, <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_4" class="blsp-spelling-error"><span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-error">everythings</span></span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_5" class="blsp-spelling-error">funny</span> </div><br /><br /><div align="center">You got nothing to regret</div><br /><br /><div align="center">I'd give all I have, honey</div><br /><br /><div align="center">If you could stay like that </div><br /><br /><div align="center">Oh, Darling, don't you ever grow up, don't you ever grow up</div><br /><br /><div align="center">Just stay this little</div><br /><br /><div align="center">Oh, Darling, don't you ever grow up, don't you ever grow up</div><br /><br /><div align="center">It could stay this simple</div><br /><br /><p align="center"><em>~ Taylor Swift</em></p><br /><br /><div align="center"></div>jamiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03164229317680448372noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1485436060535718994.post-26036813255655472622011-03-04T09:23:00.021-05:002011-03-04T11:14:54.499-05:00A Magical 4th Birthday!<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcCAWf3fT4befNu5i7nvTl815n6QNOIPlStWdVjMDZljdBgShFxDVdC61zo3v80S5JQerL2O2fwidx-97xRrq3IItr3yvpuCETxnj1e5uJzkeNtxsprXoOcDbSzFIHHxeg5vmJGiebHwME/s1600/IMG_1243ed.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5580252273974851474" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcCAWf3fT4befNu5i7nvTl815n6QNOIPlStWdVjMDZljdBgShFxDVdC61zo3v80S5JQerL2O2fwidx-97xRrq3IItr3yvpuCETxnj1e5uJzkeNtxsprXoOcDbSzFIHHxeg5vmJGiebHwME/s400/IMG_1243ed.jpg" /></a> For Carters 4<span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-error">th</span> Birthday we <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">surprised</span> him with a trip to Disney World! So many pictures, so much sun and smiles, and so much fun!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid2xmm-tx9A0aq-YnYTpd07lXr9DjwYAnuJXEJrAq2Ri3-JtjAeF2QA8jMvgJppzGP5Vpz6Yfa2OUA5pxBdRM9xpS3u7bmlJPaVK2Fz7L1IXgA6nCOxqW7IYmIJxQarRjmc2bRX8LvqF5h/s1600/parade.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5580251861268940530" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid2xmm-tx9A0aq-YnYTpd07lXr9DjwYAnuJXEJrAq2Ri3-JtjAeF2QA8jMvgJppzGP5Vpz6Yfa2OUA5pxBdRM9xpS3u7bmlJPaVK2Fz7L1IXgA6nCOxqW7IYmIJxQarRjmc2bRX8LvqF5h/s400/parade.jpg" /></a><br />Disney's Electrical Parade is really something to be seen....so many lights and floats!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-4UeLJafg9aUmZmHbEufuH-YfjSog4qlJBa0dIkVLWbkITUt5Qvy8_b62jU_L9aEYz-gSEiy8MVR2KpUfG1__vWNKEI2UH6wmNytP_zYZOFB-LORTLJugCfrwBzZdiFDuMyu3cbfaSCb7/s1600/night+parade.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5580250261084156258" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-4UeLJafg9aUmZmHbEufuH-YfjSog4qlJBa0dIkVLWbkITUt5Qvy8_b62jU_L9aEYz-gSEiy8MVR2KpUfG1__vWNKEI2UH6wmNytP_zYZOFB-LORTLJugCfrwBzZdiFDuMyu3cbfaSCb7/s400/night+parade.jpg" /></a><br />At the Animal Kingdom we enjoyed a nice little Safari drive!<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFmGdBj89vryWm4pPQ7iTEFSCuG2QOj5cJvwHvwoB9iRdqE8YxgK5JgYy8R632mZH07dBRNd0cTAZ7WYtvJoeX17NyqDt3yBpNRff-oe1CFe22G_6PBMwzJMXMaL5-3Ot0zaBV8Xx8A7f0/s1600/Animanl+Kingdom.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5580248567119662466" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFmGdBj89vryWm4pPQ7iTEFSCuG2QOj5cJvwHvwoB9iRdqE8YxgK5JgYy8R632mZH07dBRNd0cTAZ7WYtvJoeX17NyqDt3yBpNRff-oe1CFe22G_6PBMwzJMXMaL5-3Ot0zaBV8Xx8A7f0/s400/Animanl+Kingdom.jpg" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJauPiA63HP9qWrqB9bRDnj4GCPgQK_d8J5DeEMM_f-C4eMZH6An5RFEyzUdEp31TJGY4ZC6K_bWyZrXo6nzWm-d1CUzyD5wtLOCg5n_WshyphenhyphenzQ2OXAIl09hVJX-dzmR83w4eCAh2EdzQ-S/s1600/IMG_0628ed.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5580246919109979442" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJauPiA63HP9qWrqB9bRDnj4GCPgQK_d8J5DeEMM_f-C4eMZH6An5RFEyzUdEp31TJGY4ZC6K_bWyZrXo6nzWm-d1CUzyD5wtLOCg5n_WshyphenhyphenzQ2OXAIl09hVJX-dzmR83w4eCAh2EdzQ-S/s400/IMG_0628ed.jpg" /></a><br />Then we spent the day behind the scenes at Hollywood Studios. Carter was so excited to see the car stunt show which was pretty incredible to watch. And speaking of incredible...Carter got to meet them as well!<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA5k0A02HySOe3R3fsyggnWvwsKQE733ymqiieqEw_JEimkk7p9vswyY6MtngZnOslx8-Nig0sIraX53ytN9tY3JUOKoVx5i4JX8YORd68PWzJQN7B1ulxTCeSTOjV9vvIiyw_S42mYDpf/s1600/Hollywood.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5580244862832996258" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA5k0A02HySOe3R3fsyggnWvwsKQE733ymqiieqEw_JEimkk7p9vswyY6MtngZnOslx8-Nig0sIraX53ytN9tY3JUOKoVx5i4JX8YORd68PWzJQN7B1ulxTCeSTOjV9vvIiyw_S42mYDpf/s400/Hollywood.jpg" /></a> We spent a night watching the fireworks at Epcot!<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnS434RbZpjGZFHRhYxKYSaSwdu8fugS3kj3mEK36CHHCMJMcWZDZN5WiULZM0-2-LXfD0oIBRixCIimFXhMCwvCgGeIciTgCox2i-TY2fMRllFCiGieuT4UjJSv3ScnEgUTCeaEvfJ088/s1600/IMG_0711ed.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5580243536313441138" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnS434RbZpjGZFHRhYxKYSaSwdu8fugS3kj3mEK36CHHCMJMcWZDZN5WiULZM0-2-LXfD0oIBRixCIimFXhMCwvCgGeIciTgCox2i-TY2fMRllFCiGieuT4UjJSv3ScnEgUTCeaEvfJ088/s400/IMG_0711ed.jpg" /></a><br />and celebrated Carter's 4<span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-error">th</span> birthday with dinner at the T-Rex Cafe in Downtown Disney!<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglnqClcghJ7QLldzeplL6sNiEzSDDNQT-IaNQJkZ_Fh5yt60ttYugW_XI_A1Y5eSGR3GsutjO-EY60o3g_slQ4E5ZrkTLmGOpVaY7Hu_nOQOUTahVnL64br9vC_Nbiotiu3WDAiJw-sPi7/s1600/downtwon.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5580243117931630706" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglnqClcghJ7QLldzeplL6sNiEzSDDNQT-IaNQJkZ_Fh5yt60ttYugW_XI_A1Y5eSGR3GsutjO-EY60o3g_slQ4E5ZrkTLmGOpVaY7Hu_nOQOUTahVnL64br9vC_Nbiotiu3WDAiJw-sPi7/s400/downtwon.jpg" /></a><br />Awe, to see trees in bloom was something wonderful...the promise that spring really is just around the corner, or at least 980 miles away!<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg13_QMYgmFj0TmYYnF_eLuTb4ReR1CSRpLATnfcI4ua67KJUz1ai_sxn_fLtwcCqrxdiHxLz7y63mxzP9rC0VOOMariwcH4U_goRTzEUqxzPxo7lokB7CP-hgJJHCDnCuI1XObhsI90Tro/s1600/IMG_1124ed.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5580241528741483090" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg13_QMYgmFj0TmYYnF_eLuTb4ReR1CSRpLATnfcI4ua67KJUz1ai_sxn_fLtwcCqrxdiHxLz7y63mxzP9rC0VOOMariwcH4U_goRTzEUqxzPxo7lokB7CP-hgJJHCDnCuI1XObhsI90Tro/s400/IMG_1124ed.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTQls6OxGmm6wY8OWuTolHB1sIsTNnJnOstVZ64W6BVUQdFU6UALYfT_Xorf8emYarqIqWsFn3P3UmEWuCwnaRBSNh9S8Y5VTWUnXeKS3ht9fldQeJkfrvnTGLOWK_Nf8WlDnj4hpAmsXc/s1600/IMG_1127ed.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5580240935683746530" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTQls6OxGmm6wY8OWuTolHB1sIsTNnJnOstVZ64W6BVUQdFU6UALYfT_Xorf8emYarqIqWsFn3P3UmEWuCwnaRBSNh9S8Y5VTWUnXeKS3ht9fldQeJkfrvnTGLOWK_Nf8WlDnj4hpAmsXc/s400/IMG_1127ed.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6JBE5dLcRFdZ4M_WFDZo1xXfY6UeiBwxtvl4JRmR0YqMTM5BIG_gFpE-9LzVosZ2bxDbuVSTfGGRYCAlDu4kt0nwAFOdfAxaixdM33r3MTEOdv-RAIdkRU_HzgmdiXLMIfZKmFFlP8hoz/s1600/IMG_0759ed.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5580239867948750082" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6JBE5dLcRFdZ4M_WFDZo1xXfY6UeiBwxtvl4JRmR0YqMTM5BIG_gFpE-9LzVosZ2bxDbuVSTfGGRYCAlDu4kt0nwAFOdfAxaixdM33r3MTEOdv-RAIdkRU_HzgmdiXLMIfZKmFFlP8hoz/s400/IMG_0759ed.jpg" /></a> Above, I was so excited that Carter and I were able to get this cute little picture together until I got home and realized that his eyes were completely glued on her (below)...his first Disney love Mary Poppins!<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbar09Vh0GCA5HN4TS1Yln1-zYeZTdbLmP-Zwd3L8mmuOA5IfzE8oI11FYiQKmos9-8x5rZQgprpox_1RlPNh47LMKd5RBORg4rnHHuEughEWCJ0O345-8wX96IxKipvYPOe7dMcieiP1p/s1600/mary.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5580239415053593714" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbar09Vh0GCA5HN4TS1Yln1-zYeZTdbLmP-Zwd3L8mmuOA5IfzE8oI11FYiQKmos9-8x5rZQgprpox_1RlPNh47LMKd5RBORg4rnHHuEughEWCJ0O345-8wX96IxKipvYPOe7dMcieiP1p/s400/mary.jpg" /></a>I have to admit, she is beautiful and I don't blame him one bit for wanting to stare at her and then get all bashful when it was his time to see her!<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR-m2E4Aaf3kD09jiUtu6bMaFpKLdQ3yepCxi1MTwnYUxDLakD1wMPYnaPpWDHKObyRtCOiuqLl2p0jPzFUPgauLP_RZN-TDVbpmb-QmgEt8g_6EUdoKDzaMjB4lbRKcpLPg5l5uC7bBfd/s1600/jessie.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5580238876135609538" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR-m2E4Aaf3kD09jiUtu6bMaFpKLdQ3yepCxi1MTwnYUxDLakD1wMPYnaPpWDHKObyRtCOiuqLl2p0jPzFUPgauLP_RZN-TDVbpmb-QmgEt8g_6EUdoKDzaMjB4lbRKcpLPg5l5uC7bBfd/s400/jessie.jpg" /></a> Above Carter and Woody had a little gun smoke exchange while Jessie signed his autograph book. We also were able to ride the Toy Story Mania ride which was like a big 3D arcade game...very cute and one of our faves!<br /><br />Carter took a spin on the a few of the classics....the Tea Cups and Dumbo. You just cannot visit Disney riding both of these rides!<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtcw-GshyphenhyphenztEm8A2e1OJaVJSFx6tkj9-uS-ScTrB2UsdcQzhhRFTRzAAtD-1Xhbwf_zFjqXogDNIekyOOPegqc847SB06u6x_qVkIC362xK9zrcOEKeuh7HMMf9bo3URl52kliAUCiBTQ0/s1600/dumbo.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5580237734592225250" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtcw-GshyphenhyphenztEm8A2e1OJaVJSFx6tkj9-uS-ScTrB2UsdcQzhhRFTRzAAtD-1Xhbwf_zFjqXogDNIekyOOPegqc847SB06u6x_qVkIC362xK9zrcOEKeuh7HMMf9bo3URl52kliAUCiBTQ0/s400/dumbo.jpg" /></a><br />Our little man became quite the picture poser while we were there and I took complete advantage every single time!<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPPd10SE6lEvKFr0i66KlBPSJ40clvyzqXfVB28j_XyWv6A0WH3dvZletd0FM7PaAaeDBkG2hQ5zRUBdp_2vzoiSuHbgMeC46XLzBy9W-TRuUbRWi5WI-EwSigWwtf1PW8pbyCv93pKlGC/s1600/IMG_0818.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5580236887122767090" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPPd10SE6lEvKFr0i66KlBPSJ40clvyzqXfVB28j_XyWv6A0WH3dvZletd0FM7PaAaeDBkG2hQ5zRUBdp_2vzoiSuHbgMeC46XLzBy9W-TRuUbRWi5WI-EwSigWwtf1PW8pbyCv93pKlGC/s400/IMG_0818.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgywq5IOIlGvONVHsj1UPIpwMKm2YFZwAsapFSfo566d3HZOb_1V7hTwru7LHMKmvIHBASynXTq14PyD2bkYBsHmDHvnhVkL_TsTCIS7mwYlm6ulq7cwYxVzeddsXpniO-3XDgRkjUBozet/s1600/kiss.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5580236048939883266" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgywq5IOIlGvONVHsj1UPIpwMKm2YFZwAsapFSfo566d3HZOb_1V7hTwru7LHMKmvIHBASynXTq14PyD2bkYBsHmDHvnhVkL_TsTCIS7mwYlm6ulq7cwYxVzeddsXpniO-3XDgRkjUBozet/s400/kiss.jpg" /></a><br />By the smile on his face I think he liked it even if he did say, " that was completely gross" when Minnie kissed his cheek!</div><div><br />Then it was on to something a little more masculine....PIRATES! Carter was even made an honorary pirate by Capt Jack Sparrow!<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwVf-3OJI9GlMSPIyH5hNExv1P0qeGP-8p8C_t9nnUbxRYmDFi8W9GCKBsuMO6tCL7x8rxuIY4WKMVRVNZxh6RkT6nOB2JgeKnK01GC7mQtX3ySl8OQRXuw743Q79ZcvOjkNyshyphenhyphen2WvpoE/s1600/faves.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5580232935826701378" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwVf-3OJI9GlMSPIyH5hNExv1P0qeGP-8p8C_t9nnUbxRYmDFi8W9GCKBsuMO6tCL7x8rxuIY4WKMVRVNZxh6RkT6nOB2JgeKnK01GC7mQtX3ySl8OQRXuw743Q79ZcvOjkNyshyphenhyphen2WvpoE/s400/faves.jpg" /></a>Above are a few of Carter's favorite rides in Disney, Pirates of the Caribbean, Peter Pan, <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_3" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">Aladdin's</span> Magic Carpets and Thunder Mountain!<br /><br />and of course you just cannot visit Disney as a 4 year old and not get your picture with all the characters and get their autographs too! I tried my hardest to have him stand with a princess but he insisted, "I am not a girl" so I gave in and was just happy that at least he posed with Mary Poppins since she is his favorite anyway!<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-qEfov7-UqNWeYW_ZmmAOrSJt-7hMyVItWeXt2Glg62xBRzXpN14WM1aKVOSfeHvSbc0toM11qAvPWiiO-Tn7URLjl3HfYT0V-WEgl4kpftKaItc5QDNyFaEkMNbAnZ-M7SG0f5EbW54D/s1600/characters_edited-1.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5580231995059619634" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-qEfov7-UqNWeYW_ZmmAOrSJt-7hMyVItWeXt2Glg62xBRzXpN14WM1aKVOSfeHvSbc0toM11qAvPWiiO-Tn7URLjl3HfYT0V-WEgl4kpftKaItc5QDNyFaEkMNbAnZ-M7SG0f5EbW54D/s400/characters_edited-1.jpg" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHQrGghSMDi73WhkSXgmJpoGPqVdxMdySRq_QYU8STGjC9MKT87kbcVmp7tjlXpK8hVcbxltPXcH1hmaEs7KIItDKvQKPEhHUBA3cNCCMzU2rV4zld21hPmnlXoHQYKr65gSQ5WxJJzL2e/s1600/IMG_1244ed.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5580231123609863058" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHQrGghSMDi73WhkSXgmJpoGPqVdxMdySRq_QYU8STGjC9MKT87kbcVmp7tjlXpK8hVcbxltPXcH1hmaEs7KIItDKvQKPEhHUBA3cNCCMzU2rV4zld21hPmnlXoHQYKr65gSQ5WxJJzL2e/s400/IMG_1244ed.jpg" /></a> And at the end of the trip we were "all ears" as he spent the entire 15 hour drive home recapping every single ride and event...he must have loved it!<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpavJ7mi_288q0G7TskBSelPtAM8BetnPdM8QcliYtOLKAGNsJEAAMg4WAGfKbbdPbh35Bx5QEA4EGf7jexi8TN2plowVspicEnPCRcvX8iBPCrZNlphnnuQ9fxVNfTEbsYb2hnaoe6Cv4/s1600/IMG_1246ed.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5580230715422164034" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpavJ7mi_288q0G7TskBSelPtAM8BetnPdM8QcliYtOLKAGNsJEAAMg4WAGfKbbdPbh35Bx5QEA4EGf7jexi8TN2plowVspicEnPCRcvX8iBPCrZNlphnnuQ9fxVNfTEbsYb2hnaoe6Cv4/s400/IMG_1246ed.jpg" /></a> Good-bye..until next time!<br /><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br /></div>jamiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03164229317680448372noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1485436060535718994.post-70285702679114794482011-02-22T16:59:00.005-05:002011-02-22T17:12:35.833-05:00Happy 4th Buggy Day!<div align="center">Since this time last year Carter has been asking for a "BUG" birthday party. So for his 4<span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-error">th</span> Buggy Day we went all out with big inflatable bugs, bugs on the cake, bugs to eat, bug games. You name it, we did it! </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzcf1hfZrekhF2Qf3y-QqZTKUdE8TXx-j3HFNh3xbsCuNWiyhssNrEu0BT1CwjpPrhiqR3k6fs71eBrHfkexownoBXPvhPXkuZP_9Z98G6NyDXe2QiemAjPYM32bO-TFYN6hsqRffSbULq/s1600/IMG_0464bl.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5576639060616041858" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzcf1hfZrekhF2Qf3y-QqZTKUdE8TXx-j3HFNh3xbsCuNWiyhssNrEu0BT1CwjpPrhiqR3k6fs71eBrHfkexownoBXPvhPXkuZP_9Z98G6NyDXe2QiemAjPYM32bO-TFYN6hsqRffSbULq/s400/IMG_0464bl.jpg" /></a> and his little smile made it all worth it!!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdXmGC6kn5mjZctsfeEp0ex9gwccwrp-9cvrNNkoy2Rm0NcY4MGIPVEYC6TsuGoccJz1l9bnabL9phnwoiHmCLSpXkim0pv-oPeFV1GCeo2o5wsKqB1MjF3hIT4m-dvp4Ib-gb7X6atCNz/s1600/cake.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5576638697588229042" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdXmGC6kn5mjZctsfeEp0ex9gwccwrp-9cvrNNkoy2Rm0NcY4MGIPVEYC6TsuGoccJz1l9bnabL9phnwoiHmCLSpXkim0pv-oPeFV1GCeo2o5wsKqB1MjF3hIT4m-dvp4Ib-gb7X6atCNz/s400/cake.jpg" /></a><br />Below Carter and his friends and cousins are doing the <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">Caterpillar</span> Crawl with the sleeping bugs...didn't really think this game was all that exciting but boy was I wrong. They loved it!<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKHPOEjw5zH9ICAhvY5a5pdJdhOSyTSScxdu8r0jxDLemhROxRT9ZEfEA4j6Wbs_31jAzhKq46hZzjd68063Nc22EiRyUVHa_gR4TUVtLAm0eMXR9yoqvIdEGdPsgzIVVMV6WnR8Jp-maa/s1600/kids.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5576638297165615842" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKHPOEjw5zH9ICAhvY5a5pdJdhOSyTSScxdu8r0jxDLemhROxRT9ZEfEA4j6Wbs_31jAzhKq46hZzjd68063Nc22EiRyUVHa_gR4TUVtLAm0eMXR9yoqvIdEGdPsgzIVVMV6WnR8Jp-maa/s400/kids.jpg" /></a> Make a wish and blow out your candles little man!!<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmAG7uILPyixZCyAFSxkkhYTd2jRQpr_ipKBBLhZ9WqYVvHQ74UYMmgi7PSq5o9SYegqaoVaa22sDTQoS2HX1y_lsZJChzeCZSdFZUUI0nXBeGcN95sTYZswHe-cKSyalVKpaaukyZ56Zq/s1600/IMG_0527.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5576637503172394322" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmAG7uILPyixZCyAFSxkkhYTd2jRQpr_ipKBBLhZ9WqYVvHQ74UYMmgi7PSq5o9SYegqaoVaa22sDTQoS2HX1y_lsZJChzeCZSdFZUUI0nXBeGcN95sTYZswHe-cKSyalVKpaaukyZ56Zq/s400/IMG_0527.JPG" /></a> </div></div><br /></div>jamiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03164229317680448372noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1485436060535718994.post-49485936187729056792011-02-04T07:39:00.007-05:002011-02-04T08:04:38.707-05:00Fun times<div align="center">so a few weekends ago Carter tried roller skating for the very first time!</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1wPWNEzbbfcnaQSekTww_nJkAJHTnJ8RPvnR729kLuAUGGzUeZVwKKm90jXGFxVccRP9DH2ah0jAyjnZCs_Km6Ty5pI4SInz_y73fEmja5-nCnl6pTwfhA5LpINp_DrNzIaswVRN2Bbfz/s1600/IMG_0260bl.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5569816939552510066" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1wPWNEzbbfcnaQSekTww_nJkAJHTnJ8RPvnR729kLuAUGGzUeZVwKKm90jXGFxVccRP9DH2ah0jAyjnZCs_Km6Ty5pI4SInz_y73fEmja5-nCnl6pTwfhA5LpINp_DrNzIaswVRN2Bbfz/s400/IMG_0260bl.jpg" /></a><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1PiU9PLT_GWhKlJZJPtgQe5egJG6G5kE4tDI4ZmNU6Q8LFl64pXlWlRu0WQO5KD3NHmXvmWnrJki5TDL9WOrKjv0jCKUzg09PZSXqPoKoUbKY8U9_BmleTDuwMe3hbZ3CAdANE8EXXpff/s1600/IMG_0254bl.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5569816518783357938" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1PiU9PLT_GWhKlJZJPtgQe5egJG6G5kE4tDI4ZmNU6Q8LFl64pXlWlRu0WQO5KD3NHmXvmWnrJki5TDL9WOrKjv0jCKUzg09PZSXqPoKoUbKY8U9_BmleTDuwMe3hbZ3CAdANE8EXXpff/s400/IMG_0254bl.jpg" /></a> at first it was as if he was walking on legs of jello...either clinging to the wall<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq_7dz7mFtblvFuy1uTxGaZ0_lExkp8D5YW6Bl4hfg2Xb0x4iCZN_K8P_wZs3J-Ycjp7rlV4ylJuZiTdMoAOK_A4G0jgUbbGw04Xr_yogX4ITFUWHiE4RrNGlP8tFVjg_H87_0Rpduz787/s1600/IMG_0280.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5569816165300065602" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq_7dz7mFtblvFuy1uTxGaZ0_lExkp8D5YW6Bl4hfg2Xb0x4iCZN_K8P_wZs3J-Ycjp7rlV4ylJuZiTdMoAOK_A4G0jgUbbGw04Xr_yogX4ITFUWHiE4RrNGlP8tFVjg_H87_0Rpduz787/s400/IMG_0280.JPG" /></a><br />or holding tight to daddy's leg.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnEv7d8Zld7ayK6G2FyfQtHpflSseBFlJdBCK6vvQ8fa8L3McP6BiR_Xcg-vR8WL5ZPzpILjN4XfYoIZqs3RZg_FAebTDCKi-M3ybUu8MndlVN1z_G0H5y1twJVvoUh7XRFdH6zWrigK72/s1600/IMG_0272bl.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5569815473509653394" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnEv7d8Zld7ayK6G2FyfQtHpflSseBFlJdBCK6vvQ8fa8L3McP6BiR_Xcg-vR8WL5ZPzpILjN4XfYoIZqs3RZg_FAebTDCKi-M3ybUu8MndlVN1z_G0H5y1twJVvoUh7XRFdH6zWrigK72/s400/IMG_0272bl.jpg" /></a><br />then it was on to holding hands<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlsWqYTG7-GfwtTkngfDJP6T9s-DcLLVt7qLOqRqJuJUltA5W7BGPEGMS9IWtxOQJNWtgBGb6QzSXE5ON48mxT918gFTNLRKrlB0gRuRVtdBIRrRXDsVKouHbwOV5WG_tGQHOqiy-ShhcJ/s1600/IMG_0286.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5569815086542243170" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlsWqYTG7-GfwtTkngfDJP6T9s-DcLLVt7qLOqRqJuJUltA5W7BGPEGMS9IWtxOQJNWtgBGb6QzSXE5ON48mxT918gFTNLRKrlB0gRuRVtdBIRrRXDsVKouHbwOV5WG_tGQHOqiy-ShhcJ/s400/IMG_0286.JPG" /></a>and finally on to braving it out on his own....well I mean just a few feet from me to Matt. But he was finally by he end of the hour brave enough to try it on his own and when he did fall he just got back up and tried again and when he fell again he did some funny little foot work and said, "i didn't fall, I am break dancing"! Right Carter, keep telling yourself whatever makes you feel better!<br /><br />Then the next day, we left it to the pros and went and saw Disney on Ice,Toy Story 3!<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfq0-ployNEugpOimm33rlrsFC5_iPeDuQq5WUn2KkFl_Wv8CIzjlG6EfMllAGM3joHikc3WjVRWGC3_43UoZ1GJBPQhMa1L93YQM-TYTdrDE7FWfLa16U3uvApRmRKI7VZ1jMpOSpUgq9/s1600/toy+story.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5569814150029662610" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfq0-ployNEugpOimm33rlrsFC5_iPeDuQq5WUn2KkFl_Wv8CIzjlG6EfMllAGM3joHikc3WjVRWGC3_43UoZ1GJBPQhMa1L93YQM-TYTdrDE7FWfLa16U3uvApRmRKI7VZ1jMpOSpUgq9/s400/toy+story.jpg" /></a> It was just as cute as the movie and the kiddos had a really good time being spoiled!</div></div></div></div></div>jamiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03164229317680448372noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1485436060535718994.post-77052723913466719822011-01-31T06:54:00.010-05:002011-01-31T07:18:48.787-05:00January's Promise<div align="center">We thank you January for countless days of snuggling on the couch, wearing our PJ's long into the day, movie nights with homemade popcorn and for leaving us with days that seem to be growing longer! You have held true to your promise of long nights, bitterly cold days, and blessed us with just enough snow to have a little fun!</div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsj01KZs-QFP6JkX479YAS9lEXJkM0qhHw_K5zZIlZo6ol85idm2hVRWoIsH2RI2ZVuerrKUH4MCbYktm9WO3Ij1FHVlF2j1DTDkwZhLReb-pILdrqaEOG0_XshtKs5xDpjcGSgGuWjznt/s1600/IMG_0191bl.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5568319917862715234" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsj01KZs-QFP6JkX479YAS9lEXJkM0qhHw_K5zZIlZo6ol85idm2hVRWoIsH2RI2ZVuerrKUH4MCbYktm9WO3Ij1FHVlF2j1DTDkwZhLReb-pILdrqaEOG0_XshtKs5xDpjcGSgGuWjznt/s400/IMG_0191bl.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiak_UPOJ_FrQBHGtx0CJ0bxp4fYJ_WsLmvmoCt0OVpmNCV6LZjWMSInVAl5o9KaqpaPptD1aCm93GayFyKKAZ1cZWDgHa1-db-hICveH_QKS0cya8ZxoGDEcjVLaV5KfSf-OAMiykwcDHO/s1600/IMG_0205bl.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; 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MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5568318852171070450" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq7KQE0q-kFdjXuJ2lsV-u_jVlszJdLKFGucNAobJfMREqWd_xvxQABoio0iB1zvEwSTw6YJvbWn-xc-n5cNikV389UFMIqfaYQQiCDiiKpoAzEsABTbTTvUET1P-4BWDvuCXRGTrRGaCZ/s400/IMG_0224bl.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMaL45LPHqog5KshJS28Apu2oq2MwgqH8EGeLmgsMDO0A_7Ci6PT_ubCHPXE1NaQzHPJl3ldhlxZThtHH0kHP4OxJx-wCVwnZJU5XsDdCyV8tMwSDUNahdGOjsv9otL2tg_pu9UvT331Jx/s1600/IMG_0240bl.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5568318525823363026" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMaL45LPHqog5KshJS28Apu2oq2MwgqH8EGeLmgsMDO0A_7Ci6PT_ubCHPXE1NaQzHPJl3ldhlxZThtHH0kHP4OxJx-wCVwnZJU5XsDdCyV8tMwSDUNahdGOjsv9otL2tg_pu9UvT331Jx/s400/IMG_0240bl.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiVBIBpleuwXt0OZozhyphenhyphenzAhdwlIsqx-hR6c4tzjdjH_0vcs0qJof4uERpWkx9wSMCWqyyJwsXomkpOU2m8dNb_sA3Lrgk8Yr3LIjnmW_G3SDbOQUIvTZfOS8UWsP4o8SxIIIWnxTQEsXbJ/s1600/IMG_0234bl.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5568318261536230274" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiVBIBpleuwXt0OZozhyphenhyphenzAhdwlIsqx-hR6c4tzjdjH_0vcs0qJof4uERpWkx9wSMCWqyyJwsXomkpOU2m8dNb_sA3Lrgk8Yr3LIjnmW_G3SDbOQUIvTZfOS8UWsP4o8SxIIIWnxTQEsXbJ/s400/IMG_0234bl.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyrLIshtaI0Lw1XlaHzWU0iukmaqGxoT_h5oe9SsgsZL0TSmEkI_98vGbv_DWPQbjt48yBwrA2KEXosJbeWt84FUH_hZwoymsSJ9Ri0bH1qnYIM7tyakpw4VmdaTYsyOjQfzwxbnJgzLGw/s1600/IMG_0236bl.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5568318058280761842" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyrLIshtaI0Lw1XlaHzWU0iukmaqGxoT_h5oe9SsgsZL0TSmEkI_98vGbv_DWPQbjt48yBwrA2KEXosJbeWt84FUH_hZwoymsSJ9Ri0bH1qnYIM7tyakpw4VmdaTYsyOjQfzwxbnJgzLGw/s400/IMG_0236bl.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0F6J-OObtR6UECYTzoiCATzD_zNmlwKbRB_lpODP8VMIOaBGYoXlLNVsDRlPk0xErC_JwZVjxc7xKoVqRlUY3UOq8BczJJKtx3_4wivKvbEzJk7WB6NJHOmLNqYIZQpoT9MsMDAMMy47c/s1600/IMG_0221bl.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5568317731237635698" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0F6J-OObtR6UECYTzoiCATzD_zNmlwKbRB_lpODP8VMIOaBGYoXlLNVsDRlPk0xErC_JwZVjxc7xKoVqRlUY3UOq8BczJJKtx3_4wivKvbEzJk7WB6NJHOmLNqYIZQpoT9MsMDAMMy47c/s400/IMG_0221bl.jpg" /></a> Oh my love, you make my heart smile a mile wide!!<br /><div> </div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>jamiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03164229317680448372noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1485436060535718994.post-3242292688118253292011-01-11T16:11:00.009-05:002011-01-12T07:07:14.480-05:00Full of fun<div align="center">I have to say that this was a Christmas full of family, fun, and laughter! I cannot think of a better way to celebrate Christmas than to spend it with those that we love!</div><div align="center"></div><div align="center">This year, Carter was determined to get a bow and arrow set. He asked every single person he talked to for it and he is lucky that the guy in the big red suit came through for him. It came complete with a target as well as a outdoor deer target. It's a little redneck, but if you know Carter than you will know that it suits him just fine. He is a boy that is all about John Deere's, cowboy boots, bumpy roads, and country music. So, the guitar that we bought him was just as fitting! </div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieprKTDFbOTjfcGGtd3h3TwsTo35wdFhqm6A11gDEV9IN9NjJMKTVwb81jW5p2JIbo0ltDNtqnqqNRXW4YIG3Xa5-XHCNP7sLpZl4lm6COogz44DI7jhSjxwteSNH_lHMkhgkhkIAJuQhU/s1600/xmas.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5561047646696875554" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieprKTDFbOTjfcGGtd3h3TwsTo35wdFhqm6A11gDEV9IN9NjJMKTVwb81jW5p2JIbo0ltDNtqnqqNRXW4YIG3Xa5-XHCNP7sLpZl4lm6COogz44DI7jhSjxwteSNH_lHMkhgkhkIAJuQhU/s400/xmas.jpg" /></a> We always have so much fun when we get together with family and I think the pictures below can speak for themselves. There was plenty of <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-error">lovin</span>, <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-error">laughin</span>' and little feet everywhere! and we can always count on <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-error">Uncle</span> Justin to be the goof of the family! Below he is sporting a <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_3" class="blsp-spelling-error">dickie</span>, a sweater, the Hang Over <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_4" class="blsp-spelling-error">t-shirt</span> we bought him, and his name tag! Just a tiny glimpse of the fun we have when we are together!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYyTyba8yEQXRulzAX0LLUE5EB_8jDotUpC_9WrMb82oT0ijiypId5bgxxb67Jd64hQQ8qQtRV2_mTLJsH09M33UpksuOcR-Zf3KHmnxMtDZbyilIRW0pcDunET0TKRynO8lfyyVP6ImmL/s1600/family.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5561046562401497938" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYyTyba8yEQXRulzAX0LLUE5EB_8jDotUpC_9WrMb82oT0ijiypId5bgxxb67Jd64hQQ8qQtRV2_mTLJsH09M33UpksuOcR-Zf3KHmnxMtDZbyilIRW0pcDunET0TKRynO8lfyyVP6ImmL/s400/family.jpg" /></a><br />Mom and dad thought it would be fun to get all the guys and kiddo's marshmallow guns so that we can have marshmallow wars when we go camping this summer. No campground needed here. Just a bag full of <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_5" class="blsp-spelling-error">mini's</span> and wide open spaces and war was declared!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0GoB6d70AW0fdDJeO-DFRf0lep6fzCQfrrJs2XE_xLRe9EwtPVL2RVW56wz8U-xqzkcpJnjGBi13eXiJbr2UrZRlJRkc69WPwVv5-clX9Qd0CePt0hjoNRajpG7zyiu-DTvqpsjre1Kdc/s1600/war.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5561045587063918834" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0GoB6d70AW0fdDJeO-DFRf0lep6fzCQfrrJs2XE_xLRe9EwtPVL2RVW56wz8U-xqzkcpJnjGBi13eXiJbr2UrZRlJRkc69WPwVv5-clX9Qd0CePt0hjoNRajpG7zyiu-DTvqpsjre1Kdc/s400/war.jpg" /></a><br /><br />Next up, some quality time with the <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_6" class="blsp-spelling-error">Wynberry's</span>. Uncle Travis made the big trip in from Cali and little Granny was able to break free for a few hours and join us from the nursing home. We are so blessed!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNB8w3gEMAoEBoc-GbWvgItoHA8AUmtG6telpDjMkuK11EZnso4sbnhfmT8G3yLaKedRBVZIB-O32-j6sQ7SSk62rIyiU_Kj6jjUeJo-3qk0rQWk-lj8JFLZAgjw7vO2Evr2mC-lKc10V1/s1600/love.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5561044731919077410" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNB8w3gEMAoEBoc-GbWvgItoHA8AUmtG6telpDjMkuK11EZnso4sbnhfmT8G3yLaKedRBVZIB-O32-j6sQ7SSk62rIyiU_Kj6jjUeJo-3qk0rQWk-lj8JFLZAgjw7vO2Evr2mC-lKc10V1/s400/love.jpg" /></a><br />So, years ago we bought this bunny suit for Jack as a little Christmas prank from the Christmas Story movie. Jack surprised us all when he actually wore this suit until it just could not fit any longer. The times of watching him run around the yard as a bunny are gone but the <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_7" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">legend</span> lives on now as he has passed it on to Carter!<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5nKyGuuo6UV7CYstv43Bll-MhZ4S7CzgetbSEskbWzisx5qQPB278UWLMAsuvFvDRnzNUM-GN1gRdH3-T17sC2Wq-s7FX3EgnPYHgAhFGgKZUWsOto1Z8vqkhOAppmbZQiauk-5lP_CEe/s1600/bunny.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 160px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5561040666600039202" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5nKyGuuo6UV7CYstv43Bll-MhZ4S7CzgetbSEskbWzisx5qQPB278UWLMAsuvFvDRnzNUM-GN1gRdH3-T17sC2Wq-s7FX3EgnPYHgAhFGgKZUWsOto1Z8vqkhOAppmbZQiauk-5lP_CEe/s400/bunny.jpg" /></a> can I just say, step aside Dancing With The Stars. Your show has nothing on these dance moves. By the looks of it we are all destined to be dancers!!<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRa0_KYvx6ErpqIBO0gE3b3qkwbZhSZZAs2UrifsZD_1M1wo9K5YWdbeXdhcLw4NLauPxvK6bjBTuYSQEGDIldu6rhy-bx-oGFYaAKk-UwRYUG1VY2rSRWKnWvUWd8PLjvodks2ldeL36N/s1600/dance.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5561040134775634402" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRa0_KYvx6ErpqIBO0gE3b3qkwbZhSZZAs2UrifsZD_1M1wo9K5YWdbeXdhcLw4NLauPxvK6bjBTuYSQEGDIldu6rhy-bx-oGFYaAKk-UwRYUG1VY2rSRWKnWvUWd8PLjvodks2ldeL36N/s400/dance.jpg" /></a> Well, we had a Christmas that was just as funny as these pictures and as great as the memories we created. Hope you all had a wonderful holiday!</div></div><br /></div>jamiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03164229317680448372noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1485436060535718994.post-23695309923934809502010-12-24T11:00:00.008-05:002010-12-24T11:22:22.008-05:00A few of my favorite things<div align="center">These are a few of my favorite things</div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdQlDUrKpyJq71NPoZDz2I6AgmEI3EMqdg0Hwhq7NiRFF38jNOxQsMlTIC5tIxMGqzynxNAIhHH7rr8EIonVP_U81kZLOBd9wBZyoD5e1QKhyefdIPtmLhyphenhypheng39MNNtIWnmWWHcy0BRP0o_/s1600/faves.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5554283257609612450" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdQlDUrKpyJq71NPoZDz2I6AgmEI3EMqdg0Hwhq7NiRFF38jNOxQsMlTIC5tIxMGqzynxNAIhHH7rr8EIonVP_U81kZLOBd9wBZyoD5e1QKhyefdIPtmLhyphenhypheng39MNNtIWnmWWHcy0BRP0o_/s400/faves.jpg" /></a> sitting by our Christmas tree repeatedly looking over all the ornaments that make us smile</div><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGP_9ujwf4Yq-BC1sh1UpM-rzxRviyb4qohO92Id6ACPNEbsGF52HkW0Gh-cXNrafSmp87qBigCsqcbQVbicR2tknnZhLyRrlZ-wSlopt6hGEB6HaJEtFqiHfhAmSunJn-KXNUwle0txF0/s1600/IMG_9312.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5554282163765628578" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGP_9ujwf4Yq-BC1sh1UpM-rzxRviyb4qohO92Id6ACPNEbsGF52HkW0Gh-cXNrafSmp87qBigCsqcbQVbicR2tknnZhLyRrlZ-wSlopt6hGEB6HaJEtFqiHfhAmSunJn-KXNUwle0txF0/s400/IMG_9312.JPG" /></a> grimy little fingers and not so perfect gingerbread houses<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOEBr0rZC5a41NP0y4bijjY_nFIKsh2fP-OENWyaZIciCrJWUV5DoX20eiBKlHfwpb6hyphenhyphenbOS-rFE-t5aPCITAR-OIZbzvp1xHney7KNjtgeKjYlg9I1WvfTClwW5XOJ0mO0KU56Z9sSpda/s1600/IMG_9301ed.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5554280904084298338" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOEBr0rZC5a41NP0y4bijjY_nFIKsh2fP-OENWyaZIciCrJWUV5DoX20eiBKlHfwpb6hyphenhyphenbOS-rFE-t5aPCITAR-OIZbzvp1xHney7KNjtgeKjYlg9I1WvfTClwW5XOJ0mO0KU56Z9sSpda/s400/IMG_9301ed.jpg" /></a> my sweet <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-error">lil</span> Carter playing in the snow<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvyFPukyejJX7xMtSt26EimVaymAjsvVxab6QJZ4L-IhoqHNckv3OzmOv0Rw3ZfPzmwsfB1548GOlzogUxhogoqomS0yTwK19oDdFf2xloqm6h98dV8cATOImiy79n9ILe27Ok1ITtEPcP/s1600/IMG_9276ed.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5554280512854826690" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvyFPukyejJX7xMtSt26EimVaymAjsvVxab6QJZ4L-IhoqHNckv3OzmOv0Rw3ZfPzmwsfB1548GOlzogUxhogoqomS0yTwK19oDdFf2xloqm6h98dV8cATOImiy79n9ILe27Ok1ITtEPcP/s400/IMG_9276ed.jpg" /></a><br />sipping/selling cocoa out of his <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-error">playgym</span> fort<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmj3_2cW2Mh-gwRTWJ3i5jgmWSbGXD1TJPBLAzVYCbhm8n014WiTVG9y6wKHoJNgVKO30vXrF5WRr2e6WPl9AXYQfRnhhAOfohmA41wepfrFZKyrACemwntPnIqgDgtYtSiAzYD4xx2vDq/s1600/IMG_9267ed.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5554280142371333794" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmj3_2cW2Mh-gwRTWJ3i5jgmWSbGXD1TJPBLAzVYCbhm8n014WiTVG9y6wKHoJNgVKO30vXrF5WRr2e6WPl9AXYQfRnhhAOfohmA41wepfrFZKyrACemwntPnIqgDgtYtSiAzYD4xx2vDq/s400/IMG_9267ed.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVCiyviSAuRPhSsXv-3UNP-rixZBcQk9G72qRuh-jBxsxYN_ktQuednlxim3IrpTWQM4fmi3aFngq7ruX1BL9k_aHVe5L-cc2RaIkru9gObx0wOUJ2TCtabOgVwp_ZPcEK86bxHeSbpNvn/s1600/IMG_9400ed.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5554279821042363858" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVCiyviSAuRPhSsXv-3UNP-rixZBcQk9G72qRuh-jBxsxYN_ktQuednlxim3IrpTWQM4fmi3aFngq7ruX1BL9k_aHVe5L-cc2RaIkru9gObx0wOUJ2TCtabOgVwp_ZPcEK86bxHeSbpNvn/s400/IMG_9400ed.jpg" /></a> curling up on the air mattress with my two favorite guys in the world for Christmas Movie Night and camping out by the tree!</div><div> </div><div>and celebrating this special special day with those we love!</div><div>Hope you all have a Christmas full of your favorite things!<br /></div></div></div><br /></div>jamiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03164229317680448372noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1485436060535718994.post-88575785668099483302010-12-17T06:38:00.005-05:002010-12-19T06:58:09.116-05:00Do you hear what I hear?<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdH9tXMvA8lL85iEyCN7BdcsizLKCR5Y53d9642wPgfIpwx3E99aKJPFop8E1_aOv2SN1vzykiN55EAdsKSHbfCvLe3K5BhqhCFsB4jzJ6No-75TlSGr25hveVu8QBuhLDQ03PwIV5k9J-/s1600/IMG_9223bl.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5551617682737981314" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdH9tXMvA8lL85iEyCN7BdcsizLKCR5Y53d9642wPgfIpwx3E99aKJPFop8E1_aOv2SN1vzykiN55EAdsKSHbfCvLe3K5BhqhCFsB4jzJ6No-75TlSGr25hveVu8QBuhLDQ03PwIV5k9J-/s400/IMG_9223bl.jpg" /></a><br /><div align="center">Few things in life can melt a <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-error">momma's</span> heart like watching your son parade in through church doors, take a seat up by the alter and sing at the top of his little lungs in a voice that brings tears to your eyes. (even if the girl next to him completely sang over him the entire time) Carter was so excited for his Christmas Program and once he realized that we were front row right in front of him he was all smiles and just kept waving and giving us the thumbs up! And the music, well it was 19 preschoolers all singing in their own time, and it was simply beautiful!</div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEGzghGMvizkHNBALRJ7_S9XmYjMPF2WZjCPhmIy7NsDbtsylAz5Gk5lxz-IhkB_Cyc8UvJmubJBfAbvHmT37t__3Oaf33fV5kGVlrq9A4XmM-zm0DT7p5s0B7PNjHD-OougcDwr2Aso7M/s1600/program.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5551615585108930754" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEGzghGMvizkHNBALRJ7_S9XmYjMPF2WZjCPhmIy7NsDbtsylAz5Gk5lxz-IhkB_Cyc8UvJmubJBfAbvHmT37t__3Oaf33fV5kGVlrq9A4XmM-zm0DT7p5s0B7PNjHD-OougcDwr2Aso7M/s400/program.jpg" /></a></div>jamiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03164229317680448372noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1485436060535718994.post-33471371558000062532010-12-17T06:30:00.005-05:002010-12-18T18:00:12.431-05:00Happy Happy Birthday<div align="center">to me to me to me!! </div><br /><div align="center">Wow, who knew that turning the BIG 30 would be so nice! Matt planned a very special birthday dinner for me and our entire family downtown at Harry and Izzy's. And it was absolutely wonderful! The food was ummm, amazing, the drinks were yummy and the company could not have been better. Then we all headed back to our house so the kids could play and we could all chit chat a while. I was so happy that everybody could make it to help me celebrate!</div><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKwFs6M5DiURensb6kjispm-AAsX3RySZyxZY2usIT7l9HpJh0cGjtD8FQfeI2cB-MpnENUduh91NXa-GxbHx-awFBpNeoYhguryTmSrnEn4mR4dkbo8B_u8_k4e-04McpSz9dpUmM9zQZ/s1600/bday.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5551612955446096354" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKwFs6M5DiURensb6kjispm-AAsX3RySZyxZY2usIT7l9HpJh0cGjtD8FQfeI2cB-MpnENUduh91NXa-GxbHx-awFBpNeoYhguryTmSrnEn4mR4dkbo8B_u8_k4e-04McpSz9dpUmM9zQZ/s400/bday.jpg" /></a>jamiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03164229317680448372noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1485436060535718994.post-80748876571007846132010-12-17T06:21:00.005-05:002010-12-17T06:58:17.358-05:00A visit with Santa<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhErl8Cr1Cl0RComdrJPR7UuFEmfvFlv6izNUV1G18g2benmNpIJQFESePmghNvGXEOhJ5ZDPbpRvu43YQgwYkh-Shsp-apc3_sYpaIie0mvvTBPWEDhIhDig8hBbbQChbygPRk9AlhXHxN/s1600/IMG_9125bl.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5551619249181568882" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhErl8Cr1Cl0RComdrJPR7UuFEmfvFlv6izNUV1G18g2benmNpIJQFESePmghNvGXEOhJ5ZDPbpRvu43YQgwYkh-Shsp-apc3_sYpaIie0mvvTBPWEDhIhDig8hBbbQChbygPRk9AlhXHxN/s400/IMG_9125bl.jpg" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAWqVS-VdB2qQP-naiiu0oDnBhyphenhyphenGHGAsCKj-oVbSgFwW7bldDbwuirZkTE7hWPlYKTpbjmK5byAQW7rec5xxmWsnSoHLCYnaXx4ht9mJPU6mtdiaEAWtdhWAkLoFsaqqgcP4gYVG3mDUpJ/s1600/santa.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5551611119285833170" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAWqVS-VdB2qQP-naiiu0oDnBhyphenhyphenGHGAsCKj-oVbSgFwW7bldDbwuirZkTE7hWPlYKTpbjmK5byAQW7rec5xxmWsnSoHLCYnaXx4ht9mJPU6mtdiaEAWtdhWAkLoFsaqqgcP4gYVG3mDUpJ/s400/santa.jpg" /></a> </div>jamiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03164229317680448372noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1485436060535718994.post-23051142273862472672010-12-17T05:54:00.005-05:002010-12-17T06:21:11.408-05:00Preparing our hearts and our home<div align="center">Well, by now, the lights have been hung, the tree has been lit and the feeling of Christmas is all around. This year we promised to do more, spend less, and enjoy all the moments that make us smile! </div><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz6nAiI5ks_oHqagYrnEazmTVeuGxs3DGQX4tWwUzQ2NuMa-lQ1Dh9ESFOvX3w6VwIHf76qqk9-eaAgGMdTqZ-oFZiPQtet48_Nvtc3kzPzz-c-akpLx0x7Wyq2jfJkEeSGNVHukwncSCw/s1600/tree.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5551606028391621634" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz6nAiI5ks_oHqagYrnEazmTVeuGxs3DGQX4tWwUzQ2NuMa-lQ1Dh9ESFOvX3w6VwIHf76qqk9-eaAgGMdTqZ-oFZiPQtet48_Nvtc3kzPzz-c-akpLx0x7Wyq2jfJkEeSGNVHukwncSCw/s400/tree.jpg" /></a> Above, you can see that Carter is all smiles as he decorates his very tree! It is just darling with pinks, purples, blues and lime greens and full of little sweet shop ornaments. He absolutely loves all the colored lights which differs slightly from the all white light tree in the living room. This year Carter was <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">insistent</span> that an angel be placed on top of the tree in the living room. He has been completely intrigued by the story of Christmas and feels that an angel is most fitting...he is just too smart for only being 3.</div><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlYcbQngmh9EW7FXooy_5S3_RG_Nz9UIdOT_Fzgr2I1lgyya3LlSXgA6btGzDYKf-WivWT70yEUEaZsXG8uIznMQ1N1SSdOuKZSJi2OZeGG20b8jdMvi-pmAz_pBWO3uXrjgF329uZaSj4/s1600/zoo.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5551604979605641266" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlYcbQngmh9EW7FXooy_5S3_RG_Nz9UIdOT_Fzgr2I1lgyya3LlSXgA6btGzDYKf-WivWT70yEUEaZsXG8uIznMQ1N1SSdOuKZSJi2OZeGG20b8jdMvi-pmAz_pBWO3uXrjgF329uZaSj4/s400/zoo.jpg" /></a> We love using our annual Indianapolis Zoo membership as much as possible and one of our favorite times to use it is now. The Zoo is <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">decorated</span> with millions of lights, figurines and trees. They even bring in one very special Christmas helper...a reindeer. Carter was too funny this year as he went from tree to tree and figurine to figurine posing at every one for a picture...we finally had to cut him off he was stopping so much!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3RiVql6ffUHa4iCLdTjQHGvU8vwZJWy6mch5ybrruJfIjacsCHQ0SnkLjRav9srhS2Hz4ZpsC9pm7ZfGBw_G5HU3Jc4pmq4d1E4rb71gr7iyXitdOznYlaN50cxlUZWcOIw3vExoxLb02/s1600/baking.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5551603902666219938" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3RiVql6ffUHa4iCLdTjQHGvU8vwZJWy6mch5ybrruJfIjacsCHQ0SnkLjRav9srhS2Hz4ZpsC9pm7ZfGBw_G5HU3Jc4pmq4d1E4rb71gr7iyXitdOznYlaN50cxlUZWcOIw3vExoxLb02/s400/baking.jpg" /></a>And as always we celebrate the season with a baking day at mom and dads. You should see some of the cookies...the kids did an absolutely amazing job decorating!<br /><div> </div><br /></div>jamiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03164229317680448372noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1485436060535718994.post-20510313318782424852010-11-12T15:32:00.006-05:002010-11-12T15:46:32.002-05:00When it is 72 in November<div align="center">you throw on a little sweater and you head outdoors! Today we went to the Indianapolis Zoo with Auntie Holly, Keaton and <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-error">lil</span> Miss <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-error">Kenley</span>! And although we saw tons of animals, all eating and playing and roaming around since it was nice, my very favorite part was seeing all the smiles we got out of the little guys. They were just having the time of their lives running around and being boys! </div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGIT9e6idQmfcOpV0Qd0c8SK69VD7gQZKDUBOtnvx46O2J8ID75c2sBrPelH1IhSlk5M-k4YsLK-Z9v2oJo705n_B5IRkl1Gqohp4VBOtO93JJW5UlxpYLfFm05EGfifgmWRRXuNeqSRuh/s1600/IMG_8812bl.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5538766038759488066" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGIT9e6idQmfcOpV0Qd0c8SK69VD7gQZKDUBOtnvx46O2J8ID75c2sBrPelH1IhSlk5M-k4YsLK-Z9v2oJo705n_B5IRkl1Gqohp4VBOtO93JJW5UlxpYLfFm05EGfifgmWRRXuNeqSRuh/s400/IMG_8812bl.jpg" /></a> All aboard the Indianapolis Zoo Train!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif2gImIoXV71XUM5KWWa6kgv3kWQxYPuBSxWRkGkkMMJRYGgwIYza_BjqQTX4CD42Q1Y68YkUG4uvriVdbnr-0CYsGVr0zOOM9f2aCxkREbhCpRE4io1Uyyztoj3RPssXd5wrC8DMqmjcU/s1600/IMG_8813bl.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 266px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5538765754004600034" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif2gImIoXV71XUM5KWWa6kgv3kWQxYPuBSxWRkGkkMMJRYGgwIYza_BjqQTX4CD42Q1Y68YkUG4uvriVdbnr-0CYsGVr0zOOM9f2aCxkREbhCpRE4io1Uyyztoj3RPssXd5wrC8DMqmjcU/s400/IMG_8813bl.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-b3rDc-2waV1i5Riii65rBPiQj8ZjmmfJ37FuHBp23kB53FR27PTQia6cuqE3qefPFORPPXAEmzJb3raCgVd0VyhNnBZ9DFnXZyqSxgw5iuk2mySqwehiCCP6s0NyDh5BTlh-wC4Pz436/s1600/IMG_8829bl.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5538765486437348834" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-b3rDc-2waV1i5Riii65rBPiQj8ZjmmfJ37FuHBp23kB53FR27PTQia6cuqE3qefPFORPPXAEmzJb3raCgVd0VyhNnBZ9DFnXZyqSxgw5iuk2mySqwehiCCP6s0NyDh5BTlh-wC4Pz436/s400/IMG_8829bl.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM5jdzeFqCZIn1uHl8opPcKkg_jDbdOrYjYW2lFInTOIhKSGmL97bObyVmxNKJLu4LUTNcHU1aIknsNgTdnBv-qz_A4gPGzdz54W5nZpo-0zwhv1h4Ve3rMaHeq2aOJWcIGXIi4TeH4EQq/s1600/IMG_8847bl.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5538765157113102130" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM5jdzeFqCZIn1uHl8opPcKkg_jDbdOrYjYW2lFInTOIhKSGmL97bObyVmxNKJLu4LUTNcHU1aIknsNgTdnBv-qz_A4gPGzdz54W5nZpo-0zwhv1h4Ve3rMaHeq2aOJWcIGXIi4TeH4EQq/s400/IMG_8847bl.jpg" /></a>Really, wow....I just cannot believe that he is nearly four!<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJrkptQ0zn3cOvFT8N40QzviY2PN4TYTbwCB970r-zirHKQO5Vqw9zZx2jDZ7hpSKXEo8AvxSzLpl9aOqw8wXjebbI708h8dHWS5Y5KxEl-Icuxw3JhtlycpdCfo3N4wTJOeAkkg9atOva/s1600/IMG_8856bl.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5538764783515189266" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJrkptQ0zn3cOvFT8N40QzviY2PN4TYTbwCB970r-zirHKQO5Vqw9zZx2jDZ7hpSKXEo8AvxSzLpl9aOqw8wXjebbI708h8dHWS5Y5KxEl-Icuxw3JhtlycpdCfo3N4wTJOeAkkg9atOva/s400/IMG_8856bl.jpg" /></a> <div></div></div></div></div><br /></div>jamiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03164229317680448372noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1485436060535718994.post-47906015368756165562010-11-01T08:21:00.007-04:002010-11-01T10:25:33.699-04:00Don't be a Scaredy Cat<div align="center">It is just the Cat in the Hat!!</div><div align="center">I usually try to make Carters Halloween costumes but this year when he told me that he wanted to be Cat in the Hat, I have to admit that I was immediately a little overwhelmed. So I headed out to the store to find a store bought costume only to hear Carter completely disappointed say,"No, mom. I want it to be fluffy". So with that said I headed to <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-error">JoAnns</span> in hunt of the fluffiest fabric I could fine. Then without a pattern, a little luck, and a little boy patiently waiting, I cut, and sewed, and ripped a couple seams(more than once) and sewed some more just so he could be the fluffiest Cat in the Hat. And it was cute!!</div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs8iyFt_91zY5OZk-3VS37o2nONg-VNeumNFR_Hsq80jGxRaJPXQqkz2rNxVKukADUXuyabptlyrLiDjYVnqyDcePxnxIIIZ0evdER3dBTmwzMiDcyN42u8XMMXxbaZ2WB-spS_Kz3JOaL/s1600/IMG_8715bl.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5534583056509020514" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs8iyFt_91zY5OZk-3VS37o2nONg-VNeumNFR_Hsq80jGxRaJPXQqkz2rNxVKukADUXuyabptlyrLiDjYVnqyDcePxnxIIIZ0evdER3dBTmwzMiDcyN42u8XMMXxbaZ2WB-spS_Kz3JOaL/s400/IMG_8715bl.jpg" /></a> Below we were at Auntie Holly and <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-error">Uncle</span> Justin's Halloween Party....just one week after the birth of their 3rd baby <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-error">lil</span> Miss <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_3" class="blsp-spelling-error">Kenley</span>! I cannot believe they still hosted their annual party but they did and as always it was a good time. The kids played in the leaves, ran around outside, went on a tractor wagon ride and ate more cupcakes and candy than ever!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJKnhPqPhiIXQRy3fvt8OSqFFyMo6sgJGG4-81krxTQhgk6oLELGqWZ-HT26dxLAFWPOT1teVpwyT6FJRBD44FZ_Un86tGZR5rUY7gsE-uYeCYXOLjLmFnDdjhWXbNhDQ4uVFl-AUWIMlh/s1600/party.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5534582282124235218" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJKnhPqPhiIXQRy3fvt8OSqFFyMo6sgJGG4-81krxTQhgk6oLELGqWZ-HT26dxLAFWPOT1teVpwyT6FJRBD44FZ_Un86tGZR5rUY7gsE-uYeCYXOLjLmFnDdjhWXbNhDQ4uVFl-AUWIMlh/s400/party.jpg" /></a><br />Then of course on Sunday it was off to go Trick - or- Treating....but after having his costume on 4 days in a row our little Cat in the Hat refused to paint his face for the big day! Oh well, it was still cute and he had a blast running from house to house!<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXxewL-hmSSZe2EC9XrzDzM0q6jW32GddXAt47ppLvWc7xNM75FtyOxUQXYIIj5KEqI-1-xWVYN9YenDweBtLYAHDGWuoFqmf2seAfPS65QdBsmugnP9IK3dk_tCjk-eblDjqeBDCW61is/s1600/trick+or+treat.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5534557265217365266" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXxewL-hmSSZe2EC9XrzDzM0q6jW32GddXAt47ppLvWc7xNM75FtyOxUQXYIIj5KEqI-1-xWVYN9YenDweBtLYAHDGWuoFqmf2seAfPS65QdBsmugnP9IK3dk_tCjk-eblDjqeBDCW61is/s400/trick+or+treat.jpg" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSHBHKDXOH9LE6mjbwQHKnsp-tQF506m7yJIzXETSCWjXHh1aJiEKPHmr1tDpF82hiRTvwPdRpSmUzPkrq59UIYjQei-RraFzXpYF-1GyT2fU1yCcVZXm196gc5hnJUcdnxPXjc3KvtjLa/s1600/IMG_8783.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5534556823628121282" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSHBHKDXOH9LE6mjbwQHKnsp-tQF506m7yJIzXETSCWjXHh1aJiEKPHmr1tDpF82hiRTvwPdRpSmUzPkrq59UIYjQei-RraFzXpYF-1GyT2fU1yCcVZXm196gc5hnJUcdnxPXjc3KvtjLa/s400/IMG_8783.JPG" /></a><br />Above Carter Trick-or-Treats at his favorite neighbor Brandon's house! Brandon has a dog and a few nephews that are Carters age so he just thinks that Brandon is the coolest guy ever...and it probably helps that his wife Amanda is very beautiful! </div><div><div> </div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRMFvv9MmccZM-YBidYi-MVOr280eqcbrImn25SoDz0IB2WB2Y2RjdAIVHrS-xyZkmVGiTNvkyvcM_mcbFlIbbv0MRWGe95gMeGjsi83X1H2TfS3h2q_Q8cqujIlx5mB39IZT6FCMbg4pJ/s1600/IMG_8774bl.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5534556320614832962" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRMFvv9MmccZM-YBidYi-MVOr280eqcbrImn25SoDz0IB2WB2Y2RjdAIVHrS-xyZkmVGiTNvkyvcM_mcbFlIbbv0MRWGe95gMeGjsi83X1H2TfS3h2q_Q8cqujIlx5mB39IZT6FCMbg4pJ/s400/IMG_8774bl.jpg" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtg2hhHPTVsdkPkBsMjM127aErdJ8euil8qtDbaFTyn5NInenBTm-jm6xDU8ZlmLKzc7tXuCjMXahWPgPDeogz_ekwHw47iZGmRAxPdQ45fEo4c4NgapuN75uk4RnzOViZ1EdzdNRy8096/s1600/IMG_8785bl.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5534556116990447794" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtg2hhHPTVsdkPkBsMjM127aErdJ8euil8qtDbaFTyn5NInenBTm-jm6xDU8ZlmLKzc7tXuCjMXahWPgPDeogz_ekwHw47iZGmRAxPdQ45fEo4c4NgapuN75uk4RnzOViZ1EdzdNRy8096/s400/IMG_8785bl.jpg" /></a> Our super scary pumpkins...Skeleton (<span id="SPELLING_ERROR_4" class="blsp-spelling-error">Matts</span>), smiley face (Carter) and the witch, well I am sure I do not have to tell you but yes it is mine!</div></div></div></div><br /></div>jamiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03164229317680448372noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1485436060535718994.post-10494670133246204472010-10-25T06:17:00.006-04:002010-10-25T06:41:43.743-04:00Frightless Fall Fun<div align="center">So, for years my sisters and I have gone to the Headless Horseman at Conner Prairie and now that we have kids it just makes it that much more exciting. This year we started off with a little Taco Soup to warm our bellies, spiderweb cupcakes to set the mood and goody bags for the kids! Then we all <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-error">caravaned</span> to Conner Prairie where we enjoyed watching the kids play different musical instruments, sang a little Thriller, sipped some apple cider, and as always kept a look out for the Headless Horseman as we weaved our way through the woods on a wagon ride.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR1v0O7KnEXNeHcLVxFmYnZL_HyH5crTQXE0R7AyEWqOx_n-JwklgD2jj_t6lZwHDvwRzZsaddn1SEhXqBFGimW3vh_kwACHziLZctSLCqFAYE8Y1ZCPA0gYl_PzTRzFunaCd_yugLL-Ni/s1600/horseman.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5531928687100667122" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR1v0O7KnEXNeHcLVxFmYnZL_HyH5crTQXE0R7AyEWqOx_n-JwklgD2jj_t6lZwHDvwRzZsaddn1SEhXqBFGimW3vh_kwACHziLZctSLCqFAYE8Y1ZCPA0gYl_PzTRzFunaCd_yugLL-Ni/s400/horseman.jpg" /></a><br /></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH3-z2rhOGlt-bpuGgZWxE7ECft2sQ58lu4lR5v_b1QGCYx7LIv0ObTbk7j_REEZJijZN3qAZPuDInxCkb9W6cU5i5x5ZTq_7Ko7mwRHvONwvNfIW_7Blz9nxUHCNzDoFR_toau7JYDvLw/s1600/IMG_8319bl.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 266px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5531927826111878418" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH3-z2rhOGlt-bpuGgZWxE7ECft2sQ58lu4lR5v_b1QGCYx7LIv0ObTbk7j_REEZJijZN3qAZPuDInxCkb9W6cU5i5x5ZTq_7Ko7mwRHvONwvNfIW_7Blz9nxUHCNzDoFR_toau7JYDvLw/s400/IMG_8319bl.jpg" /></a><br />Then on Saturday Auntie A invited us to the Cottage Homes Neighborhood Block Party and I cannot even begin to tell you how <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-error">stinkin</span> cute this party was. From colorful paper lanterns hanging beautifully overhead to hay and fallen leaves covering the streets to the sweetest little tea lights hanging from the trees. This party was absolutely adorable. They offered marshmallows to roast around the bonfire, had an Animal Show for the kids, and horse drawn wagon rides. There was live music, hot dogs, art vendors, and a diva of a MC that wore a few killer costumes...too funny!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNHb3ZG7m1t5Mvr-yOChknR8jVuL4tO0iOEbcGmocw9t0pmkoa3S4ZEXCShUV4eD1aOIgEdQKtNAt7k5h2TxxFqNZKfTh9iVGqTf7_rRkni2sgzK9vDGhN-_4iCLwZrF8LnEwtDxCfICK2/s1600/IMG_8376.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5531927482953301010" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNHb3ZG7m1t5Mvr-yOChknR8jVuL4tO0iOEbcGmocw9t0pmkoa3S4ZEXCShUV4eD1aOIgEdQKtNAt7k5h2TxxFqNZKfTh9iVGqTf7_rRkni2sgzK9vDGhN-_4iCLwZrF8LnEwtDxCfICK2/s400/IMG_8376.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK8G5dslGq7fd_hU5E4ETIUIPm1aoI4YpWVNAFpUoI7oIABtgR4-rGn_Hx6C3ZLgI6bOvMWM09tMel-A6hZOES8n7MU6gATwWM-9P_6LehvUJoUxeKDUrCPIEMtHGArsZHtNAud2mtRZI3/s1600/lights.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5531927053853222418" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK8G5dslGq7fd_hU5E4ETIUIPm1aoI4YpWVNAFpUoI7oIABtgR4-rGn_Hx6C3ZLgI6bOvMWM09tMel-A6hZOES8n7MU6gATwWM-9P_6LehvUJoUxeKDUrCPIEMtHGArsZHtNAud2mtRZI3/s400/lights.jpg" /></a> </div><br /></div>jamiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03164229317680448372noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1485436060535718994.post-80212247837093653362010-10-22T05:11:00.002-04:002010-10-22T05:27:49.645-04:00Carters Apple Pie<div align="center">For the past few weeks Carter has been asking me to make an Apple Pie so one day last week we set out on a mission....to make his apple pie!! First we headed to the orchard to select the freshest apples. Second we came home and possibly made the biggest mess my kitchen has seen since the time I dropped flour all over the place ruining my perfect Chicken Marsala that was simmering on the stove awaiting Matt's arrival home from a busy day at work. Anyways that is completely a different story and I think we had to end up ordering pizza. Anyways, back to the pie. But mess and all, we dove right in making our crust and cutting our apples, mixing a little of this and adding a touch of that and viola, Carters Apple Pie was absolutely delicious! </div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhheM8odmsq0dFDNQtf2kuDaNO-d9xEuWatNta7vfZiUXMFnx2u1j_auttMUWzWrGuLYk329hmbwhqTneDxM6eItFQTxX66gy0aiLP0hdoSkGfUiOFEgZ8yQNvS8W3RdFTZU2R-OnyB-mD9/s1600/apple+pie.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530797121117173650" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhheM8odmsq0dFDNQtf2kuDaNO-d9xEuWatNta7vfZiUXMFnx2u1j_auttMUWzWrGuLYk329hmbwhqTneDxM6eItFQTxX66gy0aiLP0hdoSkGfUiOFEgZ8yQNvS8W3RdFTZU2R-OnyB-mD9/s400/apple+pie.jpg" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsLgMtvarohjf2B1rr5SBnkowRrYm1DGZlzgYVvHyEEewAaQspk030mdfSfNPdh53gd9LEtCbrxcfMAd-pNW1cI8cXTnOQOAddB1hI_QHkcjLo9G2GAulyB8DgqgBlqLOK4XliOD7QvdbC/s1600/IMG_8263.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530796083622052002" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsLgMtvarohjf2B1rr5SBnkowRrYm1DGZlzgYVvHyEEewAaQspk030mdfSfNPdh53gd9LEtCbrxcfMAd-pNW1cI8cXTnOQOAddB1hI_QHkcjLo9G2GAulyB8DgqgBlqLOK4XliOD7QvdbC/s400/IMG_8263.JPG" /></a> </div>jamiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03164229317680448372noreply@blogger.com1