tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-83505234973037845932024-02-07T02:46:38.784-08:00This Family Rocks!This blog is dedicated to the goings on of the Rocks Family. Something like a never ending Christmas letter!Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger147125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8350523497303784593.post-60136291901193173852012-08-25T00:47:00.004-07:002012-08-25T00:48:16.605-07:00Tooth Fairy Pillow!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Bella has had several wiggly teeth for the past few months...she has been too scared to wiggle them out and this week we have been working on one in particular that has been very wiggly. This afternoon we were at the park having a picnic lunch and i looked over at her and her tooth was gone! She had been eating a muffin and had taken too big of a bite and spit everything out - luckily, because the tooth came out also! quick and dirty! :D<br />
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I've been meaning to make Bells a tooth fairy pillow FOR-E-VER. I saw a
little pillow similar to this one about a year ago eons before she lost
any teeth...well, nothing like a little action to get things in
motion...here is the result...enjoy the tutorial! I think it took me
like 45 minutes to complete due to all the interruptions! have fun! <br />
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Cut 3 teeth, cut the third in half and sew the zipper onto that one</div>
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You could also cut the tooth at an angle to add interest or make a sassy face...my zipper was too small to try that!</div>
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Sew all three pieces together with a gap at the top of the tooth, this is where you are going to add your stuffing. </div>
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once its stuffed, sew it shut. you may want to go around the whole tooth another time</div>
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Unzip the zipper all the way and flip the zipped side over the rest of the tooth</div>
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Put your sewing machine away! You're all done with that part! </div>
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I played around with different sized buttons for the eyes and added a bow because well, what girl doesnt want like accessories?? </div>
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we have a winner!</div>
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I added a snarky little tongue also...it works well to hold $ in place! </div>
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I found this cute note on pinterest. it fits perfectly! http://pinterest.com/pin/269582727665531688/</div>
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Well this is WAY over due but I figured I needed to document this special time in our lives at some point. Meet: Decker Rocks! Soon to be our newest addition to our family. He is due on April 23rd and wouldn't ya know it...its our 7th wedding anniversary, how crazy and fun. So far this pregnancy has been a breeze. If i could be pregnant with boys, I would probably be pregnant all the time. Apart from the fact that I'm SUPER tired all the time, I'm absolutley loving it.<br />
Its amazing how we have been able to distinguish personalities with our kids while in the womb....Bella was SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO active and really hasn't stopped since she popped out. She was literally holding her head up and looking around the second the doctor delivered her...stunned silence followed! We are hoping that since this little guy has been so snugly and mellow inside, he will be the same way once he arrives :D<br />
no matter what we are excited to have a new family member and Dan is super excited for his future Heisman winner...no pressure at all. :DUnknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8350523497303784593.post-84479963008501194542010-10-18T16:10:00.000-07:002010-10-18T16:10:00.145-07:00The World According To San Francisco<div style="text-align: center;">My friend posted this on facebook, its too funny not to share! </div><br />
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Me: So Bella, do you want a baby brother or sister someday?<br />
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Bella: *thinks for a second*...yah Mom, I want a baby brother. <br />
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Me: Are you sure you don't want a baby sister?<br />
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Bella: No, not a sister, a baby brother!<br />
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So I start cracking up and we call Dan and get his voicemail...once she realizes she is leaving a message and cant make her request to daddy for a baby brother she starts balling and runs away to her room screaming: <br />
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"DADDY, WHERE ARE MY BROTHERS AND SISTERS???!!!!"<br />
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For the record, I'm not pregnant.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8350523497303784593.post-82343314456496963062010-10-13T19:09:00.000-07:002010-10-13T19:11:58.030-07:00Not Your Mother's Book Club<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4aBL1d0G31kpGvw9SquvLT8QvxGxSox-QdLOX0F_Vnb6Mh71IGYcl2OI-jUXxC7FUvculcr6jNTnXbvh6mvoHy1E_kCt1yC_X-WcSzhdLCyTlXw4xnEGP53FAnXPTDxRq10YBeNnNvPI/s1600/NYMBC+HEADER.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="152" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4aBL1d0G31kpGvw9SquvLT8QvxGxSox-QdLOX0F_Vnb6Mh71IGYcl2OI-jUXxC7FUvculcr6jNTnXbvh6mvoHy1E_kCt1yC_X-WcSzhdLCyTlXw4xnEGP53FAnXPTDxRq10YBeNnNvPI/s320/NYMBC+HEADER.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br />
BOOK CLUB! Two years ago we tried and failed. This time we are going to try and make it work! <br />
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I am really excited to get this going and really excited about the header I created for the blog. I have been trying to find new ways to make blogs awesome and I'm really loving the learning process...I think I may even try to teach myself how to write codes. Kind of pie in the sky right now, but someday I would love to do it. <br />
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Anyone interested can check out the blog at: <a href="http://www.notyomamasbookclub.blogspot.com/">www.notyomamasbookclub.blogspot.com</a> and nominate a book for October. If you cant make it (or don't live close by) and would still like to participate, check out what we are reading and post about it on the blog. The more the merrier! We are meeting for the first time this Friday. Be there or be square.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8350523497303784593.post-89291187001540181322010-09-27T20:22:00.000-07:002010-09-27T20:22:25.967-07:00Bella Monster vs. The Bug<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1lGesb5AKNCBUQQuwY4QFCh0nYMeX8FwxFK4wN44EFILMcHfItV6_1xtZt2WZA0WHn2EymxzKbgZ8RadxT5rHmOobmIX0zD8ZOeE1aMm0ygQ6i3tRVh9yaCLlzNKg60KFxP3G_wxFhRM/s1600/affraid.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1lGesb5AKNCBUQQuwY4QFCh0nYMeX8FwxFK4wN44EFILMcHfItV6_1xtZt2WZA0WHn2EymxzKbgZ8RadxT5rHmOobmIX0zD8ZOeE1aMm0ygQ6i3tRVh9yaCLlzNKg60KFxP3G_wxFhRM/s1600/affraid.jpg" /></a></div>Bella has recently started to hate all bugs, large or small. This morning we were playing and she saw a bug, ran outside and grabbed a spade from our gardening tools and ran at the bug full blast screaming, "GET THE BUG! GET THE BUG! GET THE BUG!"...it ended up not being a bug but a piece of lint. I was cracking up and called Dan. He related a similar story to me and said that she was in the yard swinging the spade over her head for like 20 minutes without being able to pull the trigger and smash the bug. lol what a goober! :)Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8350523497303784593.post-12535200165525301082010-09-25T22:24:00.000-07:002010-09-25T22:24:39.447-07:00Meet My New Friends....Kevin & Amanda!Tonight I was blog surfing, looking for new ideas on how to spruce things up around here and I came across this AMAZING website...maybe I'm the last to know about this...then again it could be the best kept secret known to mankind.<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">www.kevinandamanda.com.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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What caught my attention was the free fonts plug. That's right. FONTS! Anyone that has witnessed my brand of crazy knows how much I LOVE FONTS. So as I'm poking around the website I discover not only do they have amazing fonts, they convert your handwriting into a font. I love it. Poking around a little more I discovered a treasure trove of amazing crafts, tips, tricks, and as they say, "everything you're into" that puts Martha Stewart and all other crafts hoities to shame. These guys are amazing. I cant wait to discover more and see what they are going to post next!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8350523497303784593.post-47506433058375980982010-09-13T18:29:00.000-07:002010-09-13T18:29:08.945-07:00New Post?? WHAT??<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZXkOyMCQaW_sdox7XRxPuc4EnMUGoyG3Tk7W-wiR2LKYFPJ4g6opo3Ti1NJYXIeWWSTJKIOM7Hf7clQuRueOdM2e_veA_3tpZY_wAeMNXOiEqKFNhDWDznLPZRhYwTlvqEYAodM6ir60/s1600/DSC02753.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZXkOyMCQaW_sdox7XRxPuc4EnMUGoyG3Tk7W-wiR2LKYFPJ4g6opo3Ti1NJYXIeWWSTJKIOM7Hf7clQuRueOdM2e_veA_3tpZY_wAeMNXOiEqKFNhDWDznLPZRhYwTlvqEYAodM6ir60/s320/DSC02753.JPG" /></a>Well, I thought I could make it a year without posting...turns out I can't procrastinate any longer. We have had quite a year. Let me start in March. Bella Turned 3 hooray! She is growing so fast and is super awesome...more on that later...lets skip to April.<br />
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After years of wrestling with the practice, Dan decided to close the doors, start fresh, and move on to another career. He is currently working for a friend of ours and going to school in preparation for med school. Holy Crap.<br />
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Honestly if you had asked me 5 years ago if we thought we would be here right now I would have laughed at you. We are really excited for the new adventure, Dan is the biggest nerd in the universe which makes him perfect for the job. The night of his first class a few months ago he came home and talked my head off like a teenage girl. I have to say, it was pretty darn cute! <br />
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So here is the process as I understand it: Dan is taking some refresher courses and prepping for the MCAT which he will take after the first of the year. He will then be able to apply to many many schools at the beginning of June and if things work out the way we hope we will know shortly thereafter where we will be landing for school in Fall of 2012. YIKES. Which means: Dan and Bella will be starting med school and kindergarten at the same time. seriously. <br />
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In the mean time, I have decided to take the fall semester off and will resume classes during the spring semester. I am taking the time to, dun dun dun finally open my etsy store. I will be posting within the next few weeks and yes, I will be emailing you all like crazy with updates. I am SO excited to get this up and running and hope to have a well oiled machine by the time Dan starts med school.<br />
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Well that's all for now, hopefully I'll stay on top of my blog! :)Unknownnoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8350523497303784593.post-3016495018745331782009-11-10T15:53:00.000-08:002009-11-10T15:53:01.289-08:00Drumroll Please!Alrighty then, as promised, here is some of my scrapbooking stuff that I have decided to part with. Its a lot harder than I thought it would be to get rid of things so I pulled some of the stamp sets I was going to post. Sorry! I believe I have more in storage somewhere that I need to pull out so I'll be posting things in phases.<br />
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Here is what I have so far:<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">My Sentiments Exactly TT205 Collage Caps Alphabet $10<br />
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How could she be? Shes 2 years old for crying out loud. The world is her oyster and boy does she know it! The most traumatizing thing for her is when she doesn't get to wear her favorite princess dress all day every day or get to live on the slide at the park. She gets over it tolerably well, she just needs to say goodbye and life is good. Closure. Good lesson to learn early in life. lol.<br /><br />With so many changes taking place in our lives and a crazy schedule to maintain, I have a tendency to get down and some days I really need to work extra hard at being happy and upbeat. Bella is such a great little motivator for me! We have such a great time together and she always seems to lift my spirits.<br /><br />The other day I was really frustrated. I had just come home from school and Bella instead of getting into the car, broke free and ran in the opposite direction towards the park. After wrestling with her we got back to the car and drove to our apartment, got the mail and were headed upstairs when I realized I had left my purse in the parking lot. I zoomed back and luckily it was there, no problems minus the fact that I had run it over, lol. We got home and Bella snuggled up on the couch and asked for a drink (a tactic she uses to prolong going down for a nap) I reluctantly gave it to her and went into the kitchen to clean up...without being prompted she said, "Thank you Mommy!" for the first time EVER. Immediately my heart melted and all of my frustrations went away.<br /><br />The next day after her nap, we were getting ready to go for a walk and after getting her shoes on and hair fixed she felt the bow on her head, turned around and gave me a big hug and said, "Oh Mommy, thank you very much!" I just wanted to sit there and cry. What a great moment!<br /><br />I am so grateful for her and the little...well, <span style="font-weight: bold;">big</span> boosts she gives me. LOVE YOU BELLA!!!!!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8350523497303784593.post-65974362928661129602009-08-31T23:51:00.000-07:002009-09-01T00:07:01.635-07:00Back To School<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlpKF3mmx50YZOWS5vsnnf11OJ8SAncnOJg_y6DcSWaYLsnODjATYKgG0P7E0Nb3W81otL2U3jbSq5VAHIx2nSXWlPnHgHtwV2iOD1YHTZDSTID1C4kXXI75pV8_KYFHtZnDXiNwM8siI/s1600-h/back+to+school.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 310px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlpKF3mmx50YZOWS5vsnnf11OJ8SAncnOJg_y6DcSWaYLsnODjATYKgG0P7E0Nb3W81otL2U3jbSq5VAHIx2nSXWlPnHgHtwV2iOD1YHTZDSTID1C4kXXI75pV8_KYFHtZnDXiNwM8siI/s320/back+to+school.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5376390080096019042" border="0" /></a><br />Yay! 2 weeks down and I'm still alive! Tomorrow kicks off week 3 for me. I am so excited to be back in school. I was TERRIFIED to go back, but I'm glad I dove back in. I really need to finish my degree!!! I am going to DVC which is a local community college and I hope to be able to transfer to one of the universities in the area within a year or so...it will probably take me a lot longer than a year to complete things since I am only going part time and art classes take up a major portion of the day, its hard to fit anything else in.<br /><br />I'm taking an Asian Art History class which I absolutely love so far. The teacher is all over the place and I'm really not a fan, but the subject matter is fantastic. I'm also taking a sculpture class which is a blast! I love being able to work with clay again, I didn't realize how much I have missed it. Tomorrow I'll pick up my first fired piece so I'll be able to post pix. We had to make a chalice so I made a Frankenstein candy dish...hey Halloween is coming up...the last thing I need is another piece of crap in my house....this will at least make a good portfolio piece that I can photograph before i trash it. I know its bad to do that but really...what am I going to do with it??<br /><br />Anyway, so glad to be back in the game. It is so nice to be able to have the time for myself and to know that I am on the road to completing a major goal. Not to mention setting a big example for my kids. I think it is really important to have an education, I am so glad that I have the opportunity to continue!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8350523497303784593.post-64683694716540609232009-08-30T21:20:00.000-07:002009-08-30T21:44:11.693-07:00Its about time!!!!!Ok I know I'm a major slacker, but I assure you we have been SUPER busy this summer....here is just a sample of what we have been up to...<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1sr0axfKZGfSUe1xsO_eKXEEgObcx47lpKwqzLHpsumM8uElu-BJ9_zjZxwIv-TgFOPNOfRnp2iNdKIx3SVizLdJ-tXUkXxrPLBIxkI91_l2oQ0XUsw1yuIf7Yw1zg6Lur34qAaW3Ceo/s1600-h/DSC00172.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1sr0axfKZGfSUe1xsO_eKXEEgObcx47lpKwqzLHpsumM8uElu-BJ9_zjZxwIv-TgFOPNOfRnp2iNdKIx3SVizLdJ-tXUkXxrPLBIxkI91_l2oQ0XUsw1yuIf7Yw1zg6Lur34qAaW3Ceo/s320/DSC00172.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375980024027465746" border="0" /></a>playdates<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgukCNroIQ5cyRX1HPKS314bxwJpCMHHhHQFKfxsRcrJzHpBdrsAZD4eZyhTashq4Q2oEqjJ9wK6pDOTa9VcSgv3YkWDpdB30BiV0EEGIqSRLS9aS2_QJw24fyx-kfcGGdoN-XnyNZmZo8/s1600-h/DSC00749.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgukCNroIQ5cyRX1HPKS314bxwJpCMHHhHQFKfxsRcrJzHpBdrsAZD4eZyhTashq4Q2oEqjJ9wK6pDOTa9VcSgv3YkWDpdB30BiV0EEGIqSRLS9aS2_QJw24fyx-kfcGGdoN-XnyNZmZo8/s320/DSC00749.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375980016882458130" border="0" /></a>pixieland with auntie kirsten and grace<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb9vI5ZAyphYMETgaaLTS4TDk99SrsLDnlOntq0n3qQHuJP5i2fx96BCqJM771ALZ3kc1uBeyUhbyr4FonUQrueANa94byhHZDdjJrcp2_fSNEYQkQKUvaGZ47aQ5HEErr6m4trOtStCE/s1600-h/DSC00280.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb9vI5ZAyphYMETgaaLTS4TDk99SrsLDnlOntq0n3qQHuJP5i2fx96BCqJM771ALZ3kc1uBeyUhbyr4FonUQrueANa94byhHZDdjJrcp2_fSNEYQkQKUvaGZ47aQ5HEErr6m4trOtStCE/s320/DSC00280.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375979998473453234" border="0" /></a>cruisin in the city<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUvK19lJ3o8hx41rZvkgMZzpmrseJYU5COMy6hTFRiG2fi9GcGCgKATDmFe3VC3OTR7OOOt85rvgYxx7cIW1BsP_yNSM_uwXECljVdOhw8H0b1Be5QlRgc-DT1lHMT6g7iR7vn5B7NRig/s1600-h/DSC00557.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUvK19lJ3o8hx41rZvkgMZzpmrseJYU5COMy6hTFRiG2fi9GcGCgKATDmFe3VC3OTR7OOOt85rvgYxx7cIW1BsP_yNSM_uwXECljVdOhw8H0b1Be5QlRgc-DT1lHMT6g7iR7vn5B7NRig/s320/DSC00557.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375979989493226002" border="0" /></a>Tilden Train with Nana and fam<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-ZaxOgxmbHNBFXZemdtfv2sbUAUHXOVcP45uPBnJB69fjczXwRpI41ZVHze4Mw7MZGMZMo0ftGHRt3RjuVHetBeszYVZ6P4KeFOKTLKnTxaoaYJa5XKc6KwMBOyUyqOG5BNbI_Vr1qAI/s1600-h/DSC00623.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-ZaxOgxmbHNBFXZemdtfv2sbUAUHXOVcP45uPBnJB69fjczXwRpI41ZVHze4Mw7MZGMZMo0ftGHRt3RjuVHetBeszYVZ6P4KeFOKTLKnTxaoaYJa5XKc6KwMBOyUyqOG5BNbI_Vr1qAI/s320/DSC00623.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375981141208203730" border="0" /></a>playing hard<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzK99K6LZRH_NKTf9V7Fyoz3hqWcsS4iGxjIrPklSbuPGyDnxogPWaUV8dANsKLKbOvc5_ibyK5XK-gi2QRPHSOOYzA85rUom7dpA5VZLYC2u66bnI-mNw2f4nme_Viv62z1wTQL8nH44/s1600-h/DSC00902.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzK99K6LZRH_NKTf9V7Fyoz3hqWcsS4iGxjIrPklSbuPGyDnxogPWaUV8dANsKLKbOvc5_ibyK5XK-gi2QRPHSOOYzA85rUom7dpA5VZLYC2u66bnI-mNw2f4nme_Viv62z1wTQL8nH44/s320/DSC00902.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375982243105282402" border="0" /></a>visiting hot spots<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieS9-v_c1tB6N8h4w4rqVsahp0XuE3ElS3ZlwPmAc3r-XA5ZJ7E1ubkETYnmVKzlIXcL-Ew8un6F3kXGlwt1xa5N7il3BnL7dIU60HRSrrBadIyGJbNpdSL3YXWNLqvGOb9UNwNFcjWH4/s1600-h/DSC00810.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieS9-v_c1tB6N8h4w4rqVsahp0XuE3ElS3ZlwPmAc3r-XA5ZJ7E1ubkETYnmVKzlIXcL-Ew8un6F3kXGlwt1xa5N7il3BnL7dIU60HRSrrBadIyGJbNpdSL3YXWNLqvGOb9UNwNFcjWH4/s320/DSC00810.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375981145565375618" border="0" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">& getting creative<br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">This fall is going to be even better. I <span style="font-weight: bold;">love</span> living in California. There is always something to do. I love that you can drive 1 hour in any direction and be in a completely different environment. It is so fun! :)<br /><br />Isabella has probably grown 4 inches this summer. What a little weed! :) Not only has she grown in height, but she is developing in so many ways. She is talking so much and has a personality that just wont quit.<br /><br />I cant wait to fill everyone in on whats happening in our lives...more tomorrow!<br /></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8350523497303784593.post-19751514483880337372009-06-03T23:07:00.000-07:002009-06-03T23:08:04.218-07:00LaundryTonight Dan and I were plowing our way through a pile of laundry and he asked me if I remembered how to fold shirts like this:<br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/8pjJ-Czqpps&hl=en&fs=1&"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/8pjJ-Czqpps&hl=en&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br />I remembered seeing this in a email fwd a few years ago and loved it. It TOTALLY works! Since Dan has about 50 t-shirts, it makes folding laundry a lot more fun :)Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8350523497303784593.post-38692965277874457852009-05-21T16:09:00.000-07:002009-11-10T15:55:57.133-08:00New DiscoveryI'm always looking for tips, ideas, how to make SAHM (stay at home mom) life better. My friend bonny had a link to this site on her blog....I'm still sitting here with my mouth open! Its amazing!!! :) So excited to dig deeper in this site!<br />
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<a border="0" href="http://tipjunkie.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://i212.photobucket.com/albums/cc10/TipJunkie/TJ150x150button.jpg" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8350523497303784593.post-60039451890498122322009-05-21T10:54:00.000-07:002009-05-21T11:22:53.538-07:00How I Love My Little Girl!This morning Bella woke up at 7am! Thank you construction workers! She usually sleeps until at least 8 or 8:30. I love that shes a sleeper. She is into everything today but not in a bad way. Total discovery mode. She keeps coming across things, studying them, "See?!" and handing it to me, "Here you go!" and then shes off!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjio4QhnoL5B2G6bb_683Tbw8mkTwLMiRNmBztvE6uTndrQePdPWkrgvnD91gFVl25T5OxX4Wo06ZznvNdinD-kKRq4bbWFyh8mzHv6PYAj0ruQtotf5GWcdg-Co6Ub74BbkdjQ_hFE-SU/s1600-h/bath+mat+baby.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjio4QhnoL5B2G6bb_683Tbw8mkTwLMiRNmBztvE6uTndrQePdPWkrgvnD91gFVl25T5OxX4Wo06ZznvNdinD-kKRq4bbWFyh8mzHv6PYAj0ruQtotf5GWcdg-Co6Ub74BbkdjQ_hFE-SU/s320/bath+mat+baby.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5338339759916518626" border="0" /></a>Last night when she was supposed to be getting in the tubby, she came out wearing nothing but a hat and her bath mat and totally strutting her stuff. Watch out <a href="http://www.zimbio.com/pictures/A9IxXVc1vEm/Heart+Truth+Red+Dress+Collection+Runway+Fall/3m0boDiemgm/Heidi+Klum">Heidi Klum</a>! This chicka is taking over the runway!<br /><br />I love this age! She is so much fun and I'm glad I can spend so much one on one time with her.<br /><br />Here are a few of my favorite things about her:<br /><br />1. How sassy she is<br />2. Her independence<br />3. Her creativity and excellent artwork<br />4. Her imagination<br />5. How kind she is to others<br />6. How flirty she is<br />7. That she LOVES to read (she makes up and tells us stories according to the pictures)<br />8. That she LOVES Buzz Lightyear and runs around the house with him saying "Buzz Lightyear to the rescue!!"<br />9. How loving and compassionate she is<br />10. That she totally plays Dan just to tease him<br />11. That she loves her family and her friends so much<br />12. Her spontaneous prayers<br />13. That she dances almost all the time<br />14. The random songs she sings<br />15. That she loves to cook<br />16. Her sense of fashion<br />17. That she pronounces yellow, "yay-yo"<br />18. When we are cleaning or moving furniture she "helps" us clean up by moving all of her toys from one location to the next, grunting when she lifts something.<br />19. That she exclaims, "OH CUTE!!!" when she tries something on or sees a cute outfit while shopping.<br />20. When she empties her dresser in protest of naps and decides to count to ten, make animal sounds or sing happy birthday for a few hours instead.<br /><br />I really could go on forever, shes the funnest little girl ever! :)Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8350523497303784593.post-2911663687592854032009-05-18T07:04:00.000-07:002009-05-18T07:20:15.447-07:00Angels & Demons part II<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh74Y1GHmYsuJ4gtj6QApA_JayIXpqUpNeCu2QF4l9gyfSnp3HBtWLpSCUo_uKik-mhKT6HHHFe0k0eJlFaSkxSLLB4Pqeh1pJMTBKx3-3P7PCd6FYAsYulPldOR2wRquciEmpxCqC66xA/s1600-h/ad2.bmp"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 216px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh74Y1GHmYsuJ4gtj6QApA_JayIXpqUpNeCu2QF4l9gyfSnp3HBtWLpSCUo_uKik-mhKT6HHHFe0k0eJlFaSkxSLLB4Pqeh1pJMTBKx3-3P7PCd6FYAsYulPldOR2wRquciEmpxCqC66xA/s320/ad2.bmp" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337167222360183314" border="0" /></a><br />I don't really know what to say about the movie except that it is pretty good. I really need to go see it again to process. I know I'm a total dork. I was so distracted the whole time. All I could think about was the book. I thought they did a really good job of not smearing the Catholic Church in this one. The changes that they made from book to movie were done well, a few things I think they should have kept in there; but I can totally see why they made the changes that they did. I don't want to spoil it for anyone that hasn't seen it, sorry for being so nondescript! Ewan McGreggor's character was great. I'm glad they chose him to play that role. Even though I knew what was going to happen, I was still surprised by him. Tom Hanks' character, Robert Langdon was WAY more sassy in this one I felt, no reservations whatsoever. By the way his hair was a great deal better in this movie. not scragely like last time! AND even though it wasn't important and didn't contribute to the plot line whatsoever, I was disappointed that Robert Langdon and Vittoria Vetra didnt have any kind of relationship with one another. Over all I think it was pretty good!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8350523497303784593.post-7082538938356444942009-05-15T16:18:00.000-07:002009-05-18T07:20:29.918-07:00Angels & Demons<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpPM4nNvgv7sObMG0VJ3a0mMt7LkVsKrhr6FHcjV49LKjPlSSuUct9PMYayGr_1VFikM4OE-4834vQzzscXIkXaLBKchsWzlOufmdbkQxYRhJaF-ilr5-2fxfARpiCPTcue7ZqN6D1o2U/s1600-h/ad.bmp"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 162px; height: 245px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpPM4nNvgv7sObMG0VJ3a0mMt7LkVsKrhr6FHcjV49LKjPlSSuUct9PMYayGr_1VFikM4OE-4834vQzzscXIkXaLBKchsWzlOufmdbkQxYRhJaF-ilr5-2fxfARpiCPTcue7ZqN6D1o2U/s320/ad.bmp" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336198367054751954" border="0" /></a><br />Today's the day! I am SO excited to see this movie. Last year I finally read the book and I couldn't put it down. If you haven't read it, I HIGHLY recommend it. I loved it even more than the DaVinci code...and I liked that book a lot! I feel that Angels and Demons is a little less controversial and blasphemous...a lot more action and suspense. All the artwork is an added bonus for me. I LOVE it all!<br /><br />We are going to see the movie tomorrow night...hopefully it is amazing and I will want to see it many more times! Ron Howard is an excellent director and I LOVE Tom Hanks. He never lets me down.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8350523497303784593.post-77148694359227907082009-05-14T00:28:00.001-07:002009-05-14T00:39:56.271-07:00Strawberry Fields Forever!<div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;">Last May we started a tradition and with Dan's parents. We went to Wattsonville and picked Strawberries! I wanted to compare to last year, but I couldn't find last years post, maybe I never posted...? (probably! oops!) Anyway, Bella remembered exactly what to do, she grabbed her bucket and immediately started picking berries, she was a little reluctant to eat them but after the first one, she couldn't stop! She started taking bites and then putting them in the bucket. That's right, swiss cheese strawberries! :)<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj96JJyNGHxaDJ8twpjYdMXVTs78JelzLd9a81b3-5t-UhZPuwcprEq-iiWKSI0OgmKLRpjYNHlDvk92T7Burm4wsyWF45Lk8Ot9KKIQ3SMAah43tmyZHlKD6Z_G-RFj4TaQXxU_RtRNUQ/s1600-h/1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj96JJyNGHxaDJ8twpjYdMXVTs78JelzLd9a81b3-5t-UhZPuwcprEq-iiWKSI0OgmKLRpjYNHlDvk92T7Burm4wsyWF45Lk8Ot9KKIQ3SMAah43tmyZHlKD6Z_G-RFj4TaQXxU_RtRNUQ/s320/1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5335579239713369586" border="0" /></a>Checking things out...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1Zmkns23djwUoG5yUe7qVgG52hwa6qP8nhIb3stped8xV-BrsAyZV19kFdkCkCz3uXre3i9_ZWvjo_AamzO5lLnQl1BsyfIK71X1BghTYK0Cms7B2u8EMdw6Qhan6rgBSgk1lRn5o8X4/s1600-h/2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1Zmkns23djwUoG5yUe7qVgG52hwa6qP8nhIb3stped8xV-BrsAyZV19kFdkCkCz3uXre3i9_ZWvjo_AamzO5lLnQl1BsyfIK71X1BghTYK0Cms7B2u8EMdw6Qhan6rgBSgk1lRn5o8X4/s320/2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5335579241469355762" border="0" /></a>If you look closely at her face, you can see she had been grazing! lol<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisdWgoQiVoSiCbOiWqWzLnuHMbSmeuriU-9VsV7rk_XUVj-BZmUu_V_n_AhbZQdb9HPP17Fzzpu3t5Y1xIIuh82gv51g_RbHMFgpV9Yu0g19anbQWNyQkLcoDe8LrozgYaKMCij5WAwzo/s1600-h/3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisdWgoQiVoSiCbOiWqWzLnuHMbSmeuriU-9VsV7rk_XUVj-BZmUu_V_n_AhbZQdb9HPP17Fzzpu3t5Y1xIIuh82gv51g_RbHMFgpV9Yu0g19anbQWNyQkLcoDe8LrozgYaKMCij5WAwzo/s320/3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5335579247793107314" border="0" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Our little monster, hard at work.<br /><br />I had planned on making jam with the berries we picked but I have no idea how and wasnt brave enough to do it without help. If anyone knows how to make jam, or even freezer jam and wants some of the finished product for helping me please let me know!!!<br /><br />We had a great time and are going back in a few weeks to get more. If you want to go with us or meet us down there let me know, a bunch of us are going together.<br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8350523497303784593.post-71277136433187648212009-05-14T00:17:00.000-07:002009-05-14T00:25:32.668-07:00Me & My Shaddow<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVmuF-YElFrIbGlNWN8jUAArpRUr6u9zmBQe-h4ljYngo2RyfZZtvDcatpzgWlT7VYEJQfGaFx2uSd_YwM-_a4JxlTVOKJtmAUCbPxLnnflA4jGvPz7wg6v7oPiwdPUHC-xtyD6QXPLEo/s1600-h/4.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVmuF-YElFrIbGlNWN8jUAArpRUr6u9zmBQe-h4ljYngo2RyfZZtvDcatpzgWlT7VYEJQfGaFx2uSd_YwM-_a4JxlTVOKJtmAUCbPxLnnflA4jGvPz7wg6v7oPiwdPUHC-xtyD6QXPLEo/s320/4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5335576793570037314" border="0" /></a>Bella recently discovered her shadow! It is really very cute! Whenever she notices, she gets really excited like she is seeing one of her friends and tries to chase it. She then squats down, waves and starts a conversation. Once she realizes everyone is looking she just says, "come on!" and she and her shadow run off and play. I love being a mom!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8350523497303784593.post-10937836762743754962009-05-13T09:40:00.001-07:002009-05-13T14:32:08.804-07:00Livingston Family Update<div style="text-align: center;">Here are some pix of Grace and her new mommy and daddy from the past week:<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL7SXzUg4MXiD87sM3Xs648_FA7WW02ExCBxbwmFzmM2U362T1EwTr5cMR8SQo_GVXrGHvuWZpGi6_aHH_Fy73c2kdDNqWxhHMJTFTVSdyxcfO9hDyyFyrJdqegs0ZcjcdFPPwYmC8GMw/s1600-h/10.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 203px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL7SXzUg4MXiD87sM3Xs648_FA7WW02ExCBxbwmFzmM2U362T1EwTr5cMR8SQo_GVXrGHvuWZpGi6_aHH_Fy73c2kdDNqWxhHMJTFTVSdyxcfO9hDyyFyrJdqegs0ZcjcdFPPwYmC8GMw/s320/10.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5335351457093615522" border="0" /></a>Together at long last!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqYRY5IxGHnpUQ9Zm-hqNnuHRCb_6Ni-fbaUOPiWmJ1s1s-aWGis_pzZoORxR6rbZKt0nuIufIgfXuXQmJ65cPSCAL7wapwv1M0bUlpTmjVSHJ1ylu0oL4RainAkNeDe-hVvIh8HR0fBg/s1600-h/11.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqYRY5IxGHnpUQ9Zm-hqNnuHRCb_6Ni-fbaUOPiWmJ1s1s-aWGis_pzZoORxR6rbZKt0nuIufIgfXuXQmJ65cPSCAL7wapwv1M0bUlpTmjVSHJ1ylu0oL4RainAkNeDe-hVvIh8HR0fBg/s320/11.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5335351216540923106" border="0" /></a>Gracie and Daddy<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKRSXU4E3rJoOT77O6lDY2KKoZV6m9tb0Q-XCNgk4d6pTOiuZQL0DX-x2xrgfSst1B411oGmRrOZToETjLX6O495A-n7oRGaeUrkBg21QSpFoEYDU83oqqhz7Ymj12_ymKqvWZXnf58fI/s1600-h/9.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKRSXU4E3rJoOT77O6lDY2KKoZV6m9tb0Q-XCNgk4d6pTOiuZQL0DX-x2xrgfSst1B411oGmRrOZToETjLX6O495A-n7oRGaeUrkBg21QSpFoEYDU83oqqhz7Ymj12_ymKqvWZXnf58fI/s320/9.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5335351213108328850" border="0" /></a>Strike a pose!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuLblFVQgPewkGz1kUTq2xc84ERAmR_NAW52kzmSNMnrHhdY5XSWm5Sj8NayZVV0yXmjEirYctvQ61hUdFj3QV37GjmIuVJSCMEN0tHKww3oPChLefRTq6tRvhX3wW38emvaFPRiKw8Yk/s1600-h/7.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuLblFVQgPewkGz1kUTq2xc84ERAmR_NAW52kzmSNMnrHhdY5XSWm5Sj8NayZVV0yXmjEirYctvQ61hUdFj3QV37GjmIuVJSCMEN0tHKww3oPChLefRTq6tRvhX3wW38emvaFPRiKw8Yk/s320/7.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5335351213784236146" border="0" /></a>Discovering that eating ziploc bags isnt too tasty!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD53pO6zlPdEXSMjbUrENGbAQfkvenG6uB0FgC6el2H0Y34YcU6Sg6RLvlhh6S6wSGbI12KYvHzgBPxPzMDm3IkieFRVlQU8XJ54Eja4ploihSURmThXdOhNiaCC6OuIJe6NF78VbbpGo/s1600-h/5.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 252px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD53pO6zlPdEXSMjbUrENGbAQfkvenG6uB0FgC6el2H0Y34YcU6Sg6RLvlhh6S6wSGbI12KYvHzgBPxPzMDm3IkieFRVlQU8XJ54Eja4ploihSURmThXdOhNiaCC6OuIJe6NF78VbbpGo/s320/5.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5335351210204490098" border="0" /></a>Gracie and her fav toy, jeffrie the giraffe!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4yhIFRenvoThZ69uPuReUfLdUouAGDxthW4vpZRvfSAYyO4Tag6RxwRmyjyN6i_slKiHwy6hwVz_Oovsh_07LdR6FA6FMaVfzUcjJNoKKo7FpzMUDj0smj-0C5GherX4Qz-Z9_knu2Sg/s1600-h/6.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4yhIFRenvoThZ69uPuReUfLdUouAGDxthW4vpZRvfSAYyO4Tag6RxwRmyjyN6i_slKiHwy6hwVz_Oovsh_07LdR6FA6FMaVfzUcjJNoKKo7FpzMUDj0smj-0C5GherX4Qz-Z9_knu2Sg/s320/6.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5335351215589928578" border="0" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Gracie and Jeffrie in tow.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPD1Tgzn94hKSMB1ZCAykPj1Fhbx01-HQzX3-F_ULEcqsEeKqsQIxxhMqQOxdc5LLZJw2SQHakISaSf16wSpSIyYxla451bOxP_T6ejfhHP2ydqyhno6IzjohgIeHdZ0wQt3URT-34FTk/s1600-h/4.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPD1Tgzn94hKSMB1ZCAykPj1Fhbx01-HQzX3-F_ULEcqsEeKqsQIxxhMqQOxdc5LLZJw2SQHakISaSf16wSpSIyYxla451bOxP_T6ejfhHP2ydqyhno6IzjohgIeHdZ0wQt3URT-34FTk/s320/4.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5335350509522055826" border="0" /></a>TUBBY TIME!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_bvrFPNftEknKbjIqRQdQ_GzWjbjREx9QArOLHxnOZcesiwj0tY9IWqou6zs5TH_u4FvR879cdvQxN_0dqLMTizm1o4fSUC8a5Oje5Hhz0yxRNfbieH39s_tbKhcsuRzwAuf9wqkrmAE/s1600-h/3.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_bvrFPNftEknKbjIqRQdQ_GzWjbjREx9QArOLHxnOZcesiwj0tY9IWqou6zs5TH_u4FvR879cdvQxN_0dqLMTizm1o4fSUC8a5Oje5Hhz0yxRNfbieH39s_tbKhcsuRzwAuf9wqkrmAE/s320/3.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5335350511647642722" border="0" /></a>Gracie and Mommy, I LOVE this picture!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy1KnHkmkBF6ycneg3Oax1RPe-w-KJFgYcnmum2ZA2LUluRLIe04o3X1nRJD4q1jVFHCuv8J2iN3GZBipNykOCiww71KRl3u9NxgEQ1y8rBbP6JqzIS5W8pq74KsNNQjP3_8a3EpWBMJk/s1600-h/15.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy1KnHkmkBF6ycneg3Oax1RPe-w-KJFgYcnmum2ZA2LUluRLIe04o3X1nRJD4q1jVFHCuv8J2iN3GZBipNykOCiww71KRl3u9NxgEQ1y8rBbP6JqzIS5W8pq74KsNNQjP3_8a3EpWBMJk/s320/15.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5335422822923264834" border="0" /></a>Look at her cute little smile!!!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbmShmXOOnjRLpbwMJk7Yp_7MRDtE07BwrLlj0JOBjI5Nr9uKgpLyBnXygMmiooc1XqI7Dxh0EDegUxNd3FbL9eeCQeeBsRXTCgE0sevFJiVWQi7UPe-WN9iDxsFN2cJjxKnv5T9k-Fj8/s1600-h/13.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbmShmXOOnjRLpbwMJk7Yp_7MRDtE07BwrLlj0JOBjI5Nr9uKgpLyBnXygMmiooc1XqI7Dxh0EDegUxNd3FbL9eeCQeeBsRXTCgE0sevFJiVWQi7UPe-WN9iDxsFN2cJjxKnv5T9k-Fj8/s320/13.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5335422826679226306" border="0" /></a>AWWWWWWWW!<br /><br />We just found out that the paperwork that was going to take about 30 days to process for Grace to come home took about 12 hours. WOO HOO! If all things fall into place Dallan & Kirsten will be coming home with Grace in a week and a half! Can you believe it?? Before they left for Africa, the adoption agency told them that they would have to go in 2 trips (utterly heartbreaking) The first trip to get things started, be presented in court, etc. and the second after 3-4 weeks when Grace's visa and other paperwork had been processed and she was clear to come to the U.S. Thankfully the people they are working with have their ducks in a row and are so helpful! Please keep them in your prayers! Hopefully everything goes off without a hitch! :) Good luck you guys! Love ya!<br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8350523497303784593.post-57245595288956921032009-05-09T09:12:00.000-07:002009-05-09T09:39:19.828-07:00Shop GirlKirsten Bella and I have been going shopping quite a bit lately to get Kirsten ready to go to Africa. We have trained Bella well! Now when we go to a store she grabs something, holds it up to her and says: "Oh CUTE!!!" Its really kind of sad. Kirsten found an awesome shop called 'Labels' (moreso for retail therapy rather than necessity) Its a second hand shop for designer clothes and bags, shoes etc. It is so awesome! It has a sort of vintage vibe which is so fun. Bella was really excited! She LOVES purses, hats and shoes so much. We took her to the back where all the clearance items were. I'd have to sign my life away for anything else in the store. Once again the pix are really bad because they are from my phone and someone just wont hold still...<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKMTop0e7bYuTCpFd3_Vfixs4FCi9yQwbk-b0kJVv0_GCzfXv7_41iJ27M9tcbhcym36FK_mD93W-DmMsEe0kb003zWPtQcVdvDITHw7ugGw_uXE7Te1FeA_daNzdLlXWRjhkwa3SkVo8/s1600-h/5.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKMTop0e7bYuTCpFd3_Vfixs4FCi9yQwbk-b0kJVv0_GCzfXv7_41iJ27M9tcbhcym36FK_mD93W-DmMsEe0kb003zWPtQcVdvDITHw7ugGw_uXE7Te1FeA_daNzdLlXWRjhkwa3SkVo8/s320/5.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333859030185191074" border="0" /></a>Drive by pose<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIfHo3_xBAIKSXc2fmDOuKtNRsE-SDg4Jm4EGVnrYnPKeC2j82xd_eXOFWIESqM6Rg7ZnJ_3Su4hFUDUeS2JSayWqecEjhw7lQIhG0vntQDZZke2kGmKDc-L51qoYRRdNaPLFFWBPjZzo/s1600-h/1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIfHo3_xBAIKSXc2fmDOuKtNRsE-SDg4Jm4EGVnrYnPKeC2j82xd_eXOFWIESqM6Rg7ZnJ_3Su4hFUDUeS2JSayWqecEjhw7lQIhG0vntQDZZke2kGmKDc-L51qoYRRdNaPLFFWBPjZzo/s320/1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333859020362590018" border="0" /></a>One of the sales ladies fell in love with bella, she picked out a bunch of purses for her to play with. This one was her fav.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB40HRf3gSNwrRjPu0XZMXxUhE-RE5z1iGUVnnnAEaj7KtLFxe-o8oMcPly9DFOzG3-XYKRmBtBklU5PjCWJMsHkqf7IehMesMvJzeqTZRvTDydZO5Ql5CXN3fi1qMj-67BlLYQVf15ik/s1600-h/2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB40HRf3gSNwrRjPu0XZMXxUhE-RE5z1iGUVnnnAEaj7KtLFxe-o8oMcPly9DFOzG3-XYKRmBtBklU5PjCWJMsHkqf7IehMesMvJzeqTZRvTDydZO5Ql5CXN3fi1qMj-67BlLYQVf15ik/s320/2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333859026756040370" border="0" /></a>Accessorizing!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyFS2p7vOV8uf8JjPWCRXnoFgUzyKUC4Lg7TNqpbr0HBMBv4TT2WF_Wr8KP_6-yPqqX6wjKCpFkWVpW4AtGtNZGJ7akTfVGTxsKvfUODC-NmSURSDqi7BbdJwGFmnOruqtODA3U1Qkqjw/s1600-h/3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyFS2p7vOV8uf8JjPWCRXnoFgUzyKUC4Lg7TNqpbr0HBMBv4TT2WF_Wr8KP_6-yPqqX6wjKCpFkWVpW4AtGtNZGJ7akTfVGTxsKvfUODC-NmSURSDqi7BbdJwGFmnOruqtODA3U1Qkqjw/s320/3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333859031133555490" border="0" /></a>Learning how to accessorize with Auntie Kirsten<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCk_0Cpzmlnr0UUFg6XR1XGA6CDgsagOuOf5FrvBYjbu3ia11MtSSAqmzTJmKjtq0U_7c-zNaN1Ggvbh7JEa4-Qef3NysM_r_uqZkM1f6_lxNcp7Ks4qB9-1EE-SPTWahe_guMNfg1qVc/s1600-h/9.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCk_0Cpzmlnr0UUFg6XR1XGA6CDgsagOuOf5FrvBYjbu3ia11MtSSAqmzTJmKjtq0U_7c-zNaN1Ggvbh7JEa4-Qef3NysM_r_uqZkM1f6_lxNcp7Ks4qB9-1EE-SPTWahe_guMNfg1qVc/s320/9.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333863662977470162" border="0" /></a>Woman on a mission, "someone get me a mirror!!!" She was totally thinking that!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAACSM28VsfGTOtPvvxp5iJZRnLStOiNZEVRKGI5cpbSstqsQoLiOOYD1cBUGCrCRERH1cid5Wn1SmLEczkWyMUf9oU4_z0EcxKG4ifiQM79PYGIXlrhdVJloWv7Ynffb7-57YFTMdbyk/s1600-h/8.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAACSM28VsfGTOtPvvxp5iJZRnLStOiNZEVRKGI5cpbSstqsQoLiOOYD1cBUGCrCRERH1cid5Wn1SmLEczkWyMUf9oU4_z0EcxKG4ifiQM79PYGIXlrhdVJloWv7Ynffb7-57YFTMdbyk/s320/8.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333863656192188914" border="0" /></a>Pretty!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5Ij-sqMrLeWVFNVtOSyNh1YNVUfyrEcHgO2xOfg3i3M5mF9YkfYa6gPwI-_5Wykkw4phN_6LuLa7kZDFIoyU4Vc_ht5HGY_ld3YTctqqvGqIpoNdVE6YfU2QS0SePYGTDpApHxcLr7Tw/s1600-h/4.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5Ij-sqMrLeWVFNVtOSyNh1YNVUfyrEcHgO2xOfg3i3M5mF9YkfYa6gPwI-_5Wykkw4phN_6LuLa7kZDFIoyU4Vc_ht5HGY_ld3YTctqqvGqIpoNdVE6YfU2QS0SePYGTDpApHxcLr7Tw/s320/4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333859037161372834" border="0" /></a>Here we are at lunch afterwards. All she would eat is: water, a piece of bread a few peas and parmesan cheese. nutritious.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnwgatfhvng6Wnpp-sDHROS9PS-GU4d3l7vFwnxgyNa5C1FSF5BF6zZ6Xzp8JyvBHZ0_UUcw3762m5ZSLPKDYw7BuYIy6FNCJxBGreyPaHznOjtxZmeoLQvE91vl7LM0oqhDhuaRJxlB0/s1600-h/7.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnwgatfhvng6Wnpp-sDHROS9PS-GU4d3l7vFwnxgyNa5C1FSF5BF6zZ6Xzp8JyvBHZ0_UUcw3762m5ZSLPKDYw7BuYIy6FNCJxBGreyPaHznOjtxZmeoLQvE91vl7LM0oqhDhuaRJxlB0/s320/7.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333859103983172066" border="0" /></a>Taking parm shots.<br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8350523497303784593.post-46202056287964508302009-05-08T18:42:00.000-07:002009-05-08T18:44:49.502-07:00The Voca PeopleI love random stuff like this, my cousin posted it...<br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/N6EYrqIn0yI&hl=en&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/N6EYrqIn0yI&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br />Its a little annoying, but totally fun.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8350523497303784593.post-61418439853905608332009-05-08T13:13:00.000-07:002009-05-08T13:31:49.244-07:003 Day Potty Training<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGI_3j0VpqsQyk9xAftYNg_8aeMm4ilhUWiQZZ7JGki0J2m1MW7cJU69O1F-rIbjYexDeLibD5tzQxf4kqq1NV8Fgm8pmFLxIkcivkOxksSXjAQBgoFYqbroFgds1IQrQ6FS1F8XxuIHg/s1600-h/potty.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 180px; height: 171px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGI_3j0VpqsQyk9xAftYNg_8aeMm4ilhUWiQZZ7JGki0J2m1MW7cJU69O1F-rIbjYexDeLibD5tzQxf4kqq1NV8Fgm8pmFLxIkcivkOxksSXjAQBgoFYqbroFgds1IQrQ6FS1F8XxuIHg/s320/potty.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333549494592190546" border="0" /></a><br />Has anyone heard of this? I stumbled upon a website for <a style="color: rgb(51, 204, 255);" href="http://www.3daypottytraining.com/?potty-training-tcbotb">3 Day Potty Training</a> this morning and while I'm totally skeptical, I'm really curious to see what she says in her <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">ebook</span>.<br /><br />I have been trying to potty train Bella for months now. She is SO hit and miss. Sometimes she is deathly afraid of the toilet, sometimes she just goes by herself, or she tells me she has to go and camps out on the toilet forever and then finds somewhere else to go to the bathroom. Accidents galore! I'm sick of my living room being a kitty litter box!<br /><br />A big part of the problem is that I haven't been as consistent as I should be, which is really bad<br /><br />I've tried the naked technique-so doesn't work! I've tried giving her fluids all day long and having her go potty every hour and that doesn't work either. My next step was to have her wear panties instead of diapers and have her feel the difference...?<br /><br />I'm at the point where I'll try anything! Any suggestions?Unknownnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8350523497303784593.post-78326455964208341992009-05-07T12:44:00.001-07:002009-05-07T12:45:38.858-07:00New Do<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUr5F2BZpkePVLFuNZsRR4phLcQyy6RoTZun-MMVY5YylSRvZVGX_OudcxVYqskyKhYVrYqaKi-VXRtUoVAsvBdIRisRBBFKLfUsEwmftpYdbDDcbKAs4MEmr_rDCcU0MBALoA7q-KrwY/s1600-h/bangs1.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 172px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUr5F2BZpkePVLFuNZsRR4phLcQyy6RoTZun-MMVY5YylSRvZVGX_OudcxVYqskyKhYVrYqaKi-VXRtUoVAsvBdIRisRBBFKLfUsEwmftpYdbDDcbKAs4MEmr_rDCcU0MBALoA7q-KrwY/s320/bangs1.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333170514467625634" border="0" /></a>Last week my cousin cut my hair and I now come with bangs! I never thought I'd do it but here I am! What do you think?Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8350523497303784593.post-11953867704634965362009-05-07T12:34:00.000-07:002009-05-07T12:44:15.700-07:00Fit To The Core Update<span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">OK</span>. So far so good. I fell off the wagon a little bit and strayed from my diet...who doesn't. I'm still working out 3-4 times a week at 5am and losing weight and inches! 2 weeks ago i weighed in and I had lost 13 pounds, which is <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">OK</span>, i lost 11 gained 5 and then lost 7 so I'm <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">OK</span> with that. Keep moving forward! The best part is the inches. I have lost 2 inches in my thighs, 1 1/2 inches in my hips and stomach and about a 1/2 inch all over the rest of my body. As a whole, not too shabby. Kirsten is doing really well too, she has lost 4 inches from her waist and 3 inches from her hips and about a 1/2 inch everywhere else. WAY TO GO!!! here is a link to their new website:<br /><br />http://f2cbootcamps.com/<br /><br />Love it!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1