tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-88060209657998604892024-03-05T14:37:12.884-08:00My Life's MiraclesThere are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as if everything is.
-Albert EinsteinMeganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16455588185946106714noreply@blogger.comBlogger62125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8806020965799860489.post-54341014432744356992008-05-17T20:51:00.000-07:002008-05-17T21:16:14.155-07:00If anyone is still reading my blogI can't believe it has been so long since I last blogged. It just has been the craziest month. My mom came to visit at the beginning of April and then I had a four day break that was completely crazy and then Drew's brother and their five children came to visit. It was tons of fun. We had seven boys under the age of nine running around. We had a blast. (I will post about this in a few days) Then we got sick, birthdays, callings, etc. etc. It just has been a little crazy but I am going to try to post a few things in the next couple of days. I have missed all my blogging friends. I hope you are still out there!! Thank you <a href="http://roomwithprettythings.blogspot.com/">Katrina</a> for the photo!<br /><p align="center"><a href="http://sweet-johnnie.tripod.com/jpgs/frazzled.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://sweet-johnnie.tripod.com/jpgs/frazzled.jpg" border="0" /></a></p>Meganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16455588185946106714noreply@blogger.com19tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8806020965799860489.post-7173631394237263752008-04-10T08:48:00.000-07:002008-04-10T08:53:40.322-07:00Crockpot reciepes<p align="center">I know summer is coming and crock pot cooking seems more for winter but I also love to use it in the summer because it doesn't heat up my house. Off the blog <a href="http://todaysdailydose.blogspot.com/2008/04/tasty-tuesday-crockpot-cooking.html">Today's Daily Dose</a> I found a bunch of incredible crock pot reciepes. Check them out <a href="http://www.cookingcache.com/cat/crockpot_recipes/default.aspx">here</a> and <a href="http://southernfood.about.com/library/crock/blcpidx.htm">here</a>. I just love the crock pot because it is simple and tastes great. </p><p align="center"><a href="http://www.chinesefooddiy.com/images/Crock-Pot2.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://www.chinesefooddiy.com/images/Crock-Pot2.jpg" border="0" /></a></p><p align="center">Do you have any great crock pot recipes to share?</p>Meganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16455588185946106714noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8806020965799860489.post-63372284575214919392008-04-07T08:09:00.000-07:002008-12-09T00:29:41.343-08:00Another Blog<div align="center">Well lately I have been on this craze to save grocery money. I have started the <a href="http://www.thegrocerygame.com/">The Grocery Game.</a> It is truly amazing. I have never gotten so excited to grocery shop each week. When I go to pay I feel like I'm in Vegas only the numbers are spinning backwards and the savings is going into my pocket!! It has been so much fun. Not only have I stayed within our buget but I have also added tons to my food storage. I have decided to start another blog about my savings adventures.<br /><br /></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center">CVS Fabulous Finds *** Kroger Bargins</div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW6tJGPCvkW6LgzEFzFYEq2c84Xr21VGxOIf0u8cLawHYQU8usP1RPsEcOD8xMbGbY8V24RhG8HJ20Zx4DKKeX7m1nqZYjankRjI_XOayYtruxOIYoop2klNJYOKsnBzcbAfZkon8gP38/s1600-h/S6301435.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5186523232744941186" style="WIDTH: 178px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 143px" height="145" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW6tJGPCvkW6LgzEFzFYEq2c84Xr21VGxOIf0u8cLawHYQU8usP1RPsEcOD8xMbGbY8V24RhG8HJ20Zx4DKKeX7m1nqZYjankRjI_XOayYtruxOIYoop2klNJYOKsnBzcbAfZkon8gP38/s200/S6301435.JPG" width="188" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyEEzFu0TXIKmr5KgBmSvHVzVi9K3je2bcJHxgcPaSvTkg-ZHvHyekKtj8jI6uifVyK9EnIpvMhK35QgbVq5erLKWJ48F82P1UUm8KaZH8hXPuuXqdhCABBq9rV6S4sFm31HYt34YZuBo/s1600-h/S6301437.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5186523228449973874" style="WIDTH: 166px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 143px" height="146" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyEEzFu0TXIKmr5KgBmSvHVzVi9K3je2bcJHxgcPaSvTkg-ZHvHyekKtj8jI6uifVyK9EnIpvMhK35QgbVq5erLKWJ48F82P1UUm8KaZH8hXPuuXqdhCABBq9rV6S4sFm31HYt34YZuBo/s200/S6301437.JPG" width="178" border="0" /></a></div><div align="center">Can you guess how much I paid for all this??</div><div align="center"><br />If you have time check out my other blog <a href="http://www.savingonepennyatatime.blogspot.com/">here.</a><br /></div><div align="center"><br />Have you found any bargins this week?</div>Meganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16455588185946106714noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8806020965799860489.post-15102171418165518802008-03-31T15:02:00.000-07:002008-03-31T15:20:45.742-07:00Launching Our newest project!!When we started the adoption process for the first time I really wanted to keep everything hush hush and then as time kept ticking away we started to spread the word more and more. I realized that we had a very positive outcome. Many family and friends were able to pass the word along. (and I always think you never know how or where that little word is going to go) So in an attempt to begin the process a little more open I wanted to share our latest creation with you. Drew and I have been spending day and night creating our new website to share with birthmothers. Our website is <a href="http://www.drewandmegan.com/">www.drewandmegan.com</a>. Please take a few minutes and check it out. Please remember this was not done by a professional (after you look at it you might think we should have had a professional do it) but we just wanted to be able to write it and create it from our heart.<br /><br /><div align="center">In honor of adoption I wanted to share this sweet poem:</div><div align="center">Not flesh of my flesh</div><div align="center">Nor bone of my bone,</div><div align="center">But still miraculously</div><div align="center">My own.</div><div align="center">Never forget</div><div align="center">For a single minute:</div><div align="center">You didn't grow under my heart</div><div align="center">But in it.<br /><span style="font-size:78%;">© Fleur Conkling Heyliger</span></div>Meganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16455588185946106714noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8806020965799860489.post-29201486745597730062008-03-23T15:02:00.001-07:002008-12-09T00:29:42.714-08:00Easter Week<div align="center">This Easter Drew and I decided to do something a little different (see my <a href="http://megmiracles.blogspot.com/2008/02/great-super-awesome-resource.html">post below</a> on a book called <a href="http://deseretbook.com/store/product?sku=4253892">Christ Centered Easter</a>.) We started on Palm Sunday (last Sunday) and did a little activity each night of the week to focus on the Savior. It has made such a difference. I truly felt the spirit. It was especially strong in our home the whole week.<br /><br /></div><div align="center"><strong>Sunday </strong>night we discussed the last week of Jesus's life and made a timeline with these pictures. I also found clip art on the computer and made a coloring book that corresponds to the pictures on the wall (my kids were able to color the pictures all week long.)<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLBcbblP99fK6p55tHomZxlJo8brqYhPeJl4lUTyVblAu814TlYgzboiFJ6U2K_VYdvniIOAMXFo6a_CBC53CJXuX_0u3XooToQb3oHJfztS39cDGvfmRWWRQb-QlVnbgZWvS9khM4W3k/s1600-h/S6301366.JPG"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFW67uPekgonWOXqIqMmT2fWkp7pNMtTgWItDcC7_-PRL4s3UN7o5y3yulLxrOpkq1H7We0whFVmvDzW5IvYaERlRDs1O_CydVJjSKlQxAklHCicvWag-CEUbF9aO20LhP4_NEouyRJak/s1600-h/S6301327.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5181062869022844210" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFW67uPekgonWOXqIqMmT2fWkp7pNMtTgWItDcC7_-PRL4s3UN7o5y3yulLxrOpkq1H7We0whFVmvDzW5IvYaERlRDs1O_CydVJjSKlQxAklHCicvWag-CEUbF9aO20LhP4_NEouyRJak/s320/S6301327.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div><div align="center"><strong>Monday </strong>night we discussed the <a href="http://www.sugardoodle.net/Easter%20Ideas/Easter%20Egg%20Lesson.shtml">Easter Story </a>( I found one similiar on <a href="http://www.sugardoodle.net/Easter%20Ideas/index.shtml">sugardoodle</a>) with little visuals in the Easter Eggs. My kids absolutely loved this activity.</div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYStHOVdPYZP1QrydqcCz2qpeP0mWktL7yHPwij_yVlTg0pTz3IlaPATeM9NWJ7cLW6d5cvu4Vv5jv2dfS7pU3FJQgkTNlBpdUgdPZ_nbQoh5vObO5ArnsXHEuW00yQrIAvo4YKsSSpTY/s1600-h/S6301328.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5181062877612778834" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYStHOVdPYZP1QrydqcCz2qpeP0mWktL7yHPwij_yVlTg0pTz3IlaPATeM9NWJ7cLW6d5cvu4Vv5jv2dfS7pU3FJQgkTNlBpdUgdPZ_nbQoh5vObO5ArnsXHEuW00yQrIAvo4YKsSSpTY/s320/S6301328.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4DERl0q92UFTONV0U4VnmVC4dHQ_L7Soa-VyhEPehaTOZy7N7Q-w8UfzTRlRF3c2DqgeKRD9sTvDPq87yTZ8N5qJexoxx8Aa_AxabW_ST0AYcmtTbrplyGWrS6mmTyLZeIt-sqgzaCpU/s1600-h/S6301329.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5181062881907746146" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4DERl0q92UFTONV0U4VnmVC4dHQ_L7Soa-VyhEPehaTOZy7N7Q-w8UfzTRlRF3c2DqgeKRD9sTvDPq87yTZ8N5qJexoxx8Aa_AxabW_ST0AYcmtTbrplyGWrS6mmTyLZeIt-sqgzaCpU/s320/S6301329.JPG" border="0" /></a><strong></strong></div><div align="center"><strong>Tuesday </strong>and <strong>Wednesday</strong> night we discussed what a parable is and discussed different parables. The first parable was called the <a href="http://www.lds.org/ldsorg/v/index.jsp?vgnextoid=2354fccf2b7db010VgnVCM1000004d82620aRCRD&locale=0&sourceId=881f94bf3938b010VgnVCM1000004d82620a____&hideNav=1">parable of the bicycle </a>(a modern day parable) and the other was the <a href="http://www.lds.org/ldsorg/v/index.jsp?vgnextoid=21bc9fbee98db010VgnVCM1000004d82620aRCRD&locale=0&sourceId=a27b8526addab010VgnVCM1000004d82620a____&hideNav=1">Ten Virgins.</a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZYD9ezT449xxfV3DsED4Act0vix6YptL6ijOXz5p9ezo68V1dTaGkA65l19Q2ACvowEDYWw_oVmaAdwsucgU3yoIrhAs50kVTSgFLZH9kBm7xZBxdNXCyqbzghoCf9ScVbgCuWMFvUwI/s1600-h/S6301325.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5181062873317811522" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZYD9ezT449xxfV3DsED4Act0vix6YptL6ijOXz5p9ezo68V1dTaGkA65l19Q2ACvowEDYWw_oVmaAdwsucgU3yoIrhAs50kVTSgFLZH9kBm7xZBxdNXCyqbzghoCf9ScVbgCuWMFvUwI/s320/S6301325.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />On <strong>Thursday</strong> we read a story called the <a href="http://www.sugardoodle.net/ADOBE/FHE_Easter.pdf">Belayer</a> (scroll down) and made these cute <a href="http://www.sugardoodle.net/Easter%20Ideas/Edible%20Tomb.shtml">edible tombs</a>. As we were reading the story I got really emotional and it was so sweet to see Derek do the same. I know that he felt the spirit. It was a touching experience for the whole family.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwt51igNHB64t2oiqXwxe9cnt-QLPMsHbgZe74Qe3jEiKNrrs-URAILFl_NWmz3AO9FRK2loxpPHUHjtXtYWFszonPbyDY5P21AuUbwbf33L1WVDkjnTdMpSSBDnpHxWExrofmkr2XuLM/s1600-h/S6301323.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5181137644403467698" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwt51igNHB64t2oiqXwxe9cnt-QLPMsHbgZe74Qe3jEiKNrrs-URAILFl_NWmz3AO9FRK2loxpPHUHjtXtYWFszonPbyDY5P21AuUbwbf33L1WVDkjnTdMpSSBDnpHxWExrofmkr2XuLM/s320/S6301323.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfxU2PM6q7NLubeFNlbp9mih6avRq1qaWPl2Me_wyNYgKokjQ2foKsvnBWPohMP5JsgCkgZwDQmlPoFu8daEUC8b30VKhjP3zrCR565eZIEOQd8JWxHRS6Gi80YjTasiYxt9XN0POnN20/s1600-h/S6301322.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5181137631518565794" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfxU2PM6q7NLubeFNlbp9mih6avRq1qaWPl2Me_wyNYgKokjQ2foKsvnBWPohMP5JsgCkgZwDQmlPoFu8daEUC8b30VKhjP3zrCR565eZIEOQd8JWxHRS6Gi80YjTasiYxt9XN0POnN20/s320/S6301322.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><div align="center"><strong>Friday</strong> we made <a href="http://www.sugardoodle.net/Easter%20Ideas/Easter%20Story%20Cookies.shtml">Easter Story Cookies</a>.<br />It is a fun activity and my boys really got the idea behind the resurrection.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwQTxXAWkJRX5wOAQZ7NQZN687uI9v1623oYEYkUY-e-scMZws0FGhNwBb_Sd8Hrzx-GEYmT6AaRoqerjc2HVEKGdnogK8wkIzz5KyDkN_1H1Hy0c5PYkjpHgxqjdQAG7nZyxXc3dC_ho/s1600-h/S6301331.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5181062890497680754" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwQTxXAWkJRX5wOAQZ7NQZN687uI9v1623oYEYkUY-e-scMZws0FGhNwBb_Sd8Hrzx-GEYmT6AaRoqerjc2HVEKGdnogK8wkIzz5KyDkN_1H1Hy0c5PYkjpHgxqjdQAG7nZyxXc3dC_ho/s320/S6301331.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div><div align="center">On <strong>Saturday</strong> night we had a Jeruselum Dinner (lentil soup, flat bread, olives, grapes, nuts, cantaloupe, grape juice, etc. )and ate things that would have been available during Christ's time(in the future we will eat on the floor and won't use utensils but for now we did a modified version) and then we watched an Easter Dream.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4GVMzIMJnwUigZnyyuAeIS424vxzAs9y21FO6Qy6VtheXOAMUW-yz1Xl6TSs_EAT7o3hncMFDpfgahywLKvloWR48ERyKMsM_gA3ZBURP-64bBbbGxe2i_HNzpNsombg6tEOwtmYRf4c/s1600-h/S6301364.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5181063393008854402" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4GVMzIMJnwUigZnyyuAeIS424vxzAs9y21FO6Qy6VtheXOAMUW-yz1Xl6TSs_EAT7o3hncMFDpfgahywLKvloWR48ERyKMsM_gA3ZBURP-64bBbbGxe2i_HNzpNsombg6tEOwtmYRf4c/s320/S6301364.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div><div align="center">This morning, <strong>Sunday</strong> before Easter Baskets we read this story called <a href="http://www.sugardoodle.net/Easter%20Ideas/Jeremys%20Egg.shtml">Jeremy's Egg</a>.<br />This week was a wonderful experience that really brought us closer to the Savior.</div><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguPwRghrOR9XSyjJnNYsT6FnZCeWYJ0Hct5yccPIbmhXkm_AyW6FbH_rD_9Umn8ZpJVbMMUYFnGScb9Ntt2o_jzGCala2MkcoBaemGOrnthjM7yS9QVrAN0m8eUYfR1_gJl9UY6TeH-kU/s1600-h/S6301404.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5181144559300814290" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguPwRghrOR9XSyjJnNYsT6FnZCeWYJ0Hct5yccPIbmhXkm_AyW6FbH_rD_9Umn8ZpJVbMMUYFnGScb9Ntt2o_jzGCala2MkcoBaemGOrnthjM7yS9QVrAN0m8eUYfR1_gJl9UY6TeH-kU/s320/S6301404.JPG" border="0" /></a></p><div align="center">After this week I think Easter has become my new favorite holiday. It was so great to incorporate some new traditions and make extra special memories for the whole family. I know next year we will do some of the same activities and create some new ones. I am excited for this new tradtion because I know the older my children get our discussion about the Savior will grow and our Easter Celebration Week will hopefully help us to continue to get to know him even better. </div>Meganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16455588185946106714noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8806020965799860489.post-34248877187513720352008-03-15T10:05:00.000-07:002008-12-09T00:29:43.045-08:00Best of Swap!<p align="center">I love swaps and I most recently participated in the Best of Swap! It was so fun. I traded with another girl <a href="http://sorensenfam.blogspot.com/">Shannon</a> from Utah. I had her and she had me. We had to send each other the Best of our City and State. I sent her some fun stuff from Tennessee like toffee from the <a href="http://www.nashvilletoffeecompany.com/">Nashville Toffee Company</a>, <a href="http://www.tntcakes.com/">Tennessee T-cakes</a> (that <a href="http://www.oprah.com/tows/slide/200605/20060516/slide_20060516_350_109.jhtml">Oprah </a>loves!), CD of country music, <a href="http://www.coltschocolates.com/">Colts chocolates</a> and few other fun items. Shannon was from Provo, Utah and sent me some really fun things like <a href="http://www.byu.edu/webapp/home/index.jsp">BYU</a> paraphernalia, Jazz pencils, <a href="http://www.templesquarehospitality.com/business/meetings/lh.html">Lion House</a> rolls, honey, fry sauce (which I love!) and green jello (which was very funny). It was a great swap. Thanks to <a href="http://allysonkristenbrandon.blogspot.com/">Kristen</a> for setting it up!</p><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgogpMNNLs4at_veFyzPGr_fKbuKjKra-ChH0PNc1scLgVszlXbcI0yFAhNkq3m5hxzlvxrYftPbSdnzwB76OwrOBq4TkyIFuaeieEhrTEaTxev3XYTDdSK3aK65zi4MyKu6Pe6AOeBc9U/s400/map2.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgogpMNNLs4at_veFyzPGr_fKbuKjKra-ChH0PNc1scLgVszlXbcI0yFAhNkq3m5hxzlvxrYftPbSdnzwB76OwrOBq4TkyIFuaeieEhrTEaTxev3XYTDdSK3aK65zi4MyKu6Pe6AOeBc9U/s400/map2.jpg" border="0" /></a></p><p align="center">This is what I sent</p><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixXbsNqJ4Z-3Hgp-XPoG8vnW-XDIZhWT5xkNwaE36hKRzTH3WWSxUJZ1uQ4ulLkSRRczkSWBrpgDHzFQnxoXfHH5v2TkBX3BIvPCHt8ecA1FlQzx7cukUU8FRBNOX16c22Nefeb8tKr2Y/s1600-h/S6301258.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5178016261457597298" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixXbsNqJ4Z-3Hgp-XPoG8vnW-XDIZhWT5xkNwaE36hKRzTH3WWSxUJZ1uQ4ulLkSRRczkSWBrpgDHzFQnxoXfHH5v2TkBX3BIvPCHt8ecA1FlQzx7cukUU8FRBNOX16c22Nefeb8tKr2Y/s320/S6301258.JPG" border="0" /></a></p><p align="center">and this is what I received. It was so much fun! I love getting packages and getting to know new people.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixXbsNqJ4Z-3Hgp-XPoG8vnW-XDIZhWT5xkNwaE36hKRzTH3WWSxUJZ1uQ4ulLkSRRczkSWBrpgDHzFQnxoXfHH5v2TkBX3BIvPCHt8ecA1FlQzx7cukUU8FRBNOX16c22Nefeb8tKr2Y/s1600-h/S6301258.JPG"></a></p><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGkUBKl643zJgATcYePxhUgEN6m6PyNT-oC2w3fe92HkxddF07YvtY9dMP0uyNDz5yyXiOUmY43xgavSO8L6liPM2xWZK2e4QjwNf7AlFwL_D-1Nefh9T37vT0Rt71_wRI75lGNR7-3dY/s1600-h/S6301305.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5178016270047531922" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGkUBKl643zJgATcYePxhUgEN6m6PyNT-oC2w3fe92HkxddF07YvtY9dMP0uyNDz5yyXiOUmY43xgavSO8L6liPM2xWZK2e4QjwNf7AlFwL_D-1Nefh9T37vT0Rt71_wRI75lGNR7-3dY/s320/S6301305.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgogpMNNLs4at_veFyzPGr_fKbuKjKra-ChH0PNc1scLgVszlXbcI0yFAhNkq3m5hxzlvxrYftPbSdnzwB76OwrOBq4TkyIFuaeieEhrTEaTxev3XYTDdSK3aK65zi4MyKu6Pe6AOeBc9U/s400/map2.jpg"></a></p><div align="center">Have you been in any fun swaps lately?</div>Meganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16455588185946106714noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8806020965799860489.post-70732642863719004962008-03-13T13:12:00.000-07:002008-12-09T00:29:43.280-08:00My Little ManI finally took Owen to get his two year old picture taken. He is very shy and didn't want to pose but finally after a little while he warmed up and we managed to get one good shot. I usually spend a bundle but since Owen wasn't cooperating I spend the fewest amount of dollars ever on pictures! New pictures just make me so happy. He sures looks like a little man and not a little baby!<br /><br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB15HT5i5r_2KodTPEwDkuycZdwuiqR6UwH3HCFQmgwHiAKimkPs1AUN32sn0bL1ZbrxjzGqICVAavdgtUY9iFzq-EB70t9Nc3Jti5uLhgGKjdJkiWcndDiEZLT_I5UvVneEIaw_laMdo/s1600-h/Owen's+2+year+old+picture.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5177321821080408930" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB15HT5i5r_2KodTPEwDkuycZdwuiqR6UwH3HCFQmgwHiAKimkPs1AUN32sn0bL1ZbrxjzGqICVAavdgtUY9iFzq-EB70t9Nc3Jti5uLhgGKjdJkiWcndDiEZLT_I5UvVneEIaw_laMdo/s400/Owen's+2+year+old+picture.jpg" border="0" /></a></p>Meganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16455588185946106714noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8806020965799860489.post-8635522912899342332008-03-10T06:26:00.000-07:002008-12-09T00:29:43.989-08:00Snowy Saturday!<p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEial-ieKLCe5OpNdUrjI28TyRGog70SeRXeK7qc62yz-_VFAALs0Fw6qKz-F9FHKCHtGq7-GOOsDG9A0HyMqkZN0D7Xmvw5hnIaFUCwqoGElObrSY6YLUh9TtOMRKf2DceK6SyTndUY3A8/s1600-h/S6301269.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5176106134882243314" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEial-ieKLCe5OpNdUrjI28TyRGog70SeRXeK7qc62yz-_VFAALs0Fw6qKz-F9FHKCHtGq7-GOOsDG9A0HyMqkZN0D7Xmvw5hnIaFUCwqoGElObrSY6YLUh9TtOMRKf2DceK6SyTndUY3A8/s200/S6301269.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY8AYN0fm6qMwriXK8kZkzKk5oUX267HAMAup1VfOmkntFtQQIh-Z9dBb4Jtm5MJAKClRVATOVNF5cPPh2SlwMFVwqJtHLX_bVWwn656VtdujK43wiiS8D8hcPSH5_j49leXTrryNMRck/s1600-h/S6301273.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5176112431304299346" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY8AYN0fm6qMwriXK8kZkzKk5oUX267HAMAup1VfOmkntFtQQIh-Z9dBb4Jtm5MJAKClRVATOVNF5cPPh2SlwMFVwqJtHLX_bVWwn656VtdujK43wiiS8D8hcPSH5_j49leXTrryNMRck/s200/S6301273.JPG" border="0" /></a></p><div align="center">This is what we woke up to on Saturday morning. We usually don't get very much snow here in Tennessee. It was really beautiful and the best part is, it only lasted one day!! The whole neighborhood came over into our backyard because there is a huge hill that is perfect for sledding. The boys had a blast! It was so fun to watch. However, I am now offically ready for Spring to come!<br /></div><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt7TlfyWHaqKZBxlpEueUajGZF950kadCEHAiAFxRFrEY0j_BhZOnr4D4_pPYRnmoBXJsAZBdbBcw1bXD_h_VxRxfRFL_TYlkjHsl5egrSlELNIpqJmdGz7JlxwU0AUZIYxvlanfMVvxk/s1600-h/S6301280.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5176107023940473618" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt7TlfyWHaqKZBxlpEueUajGZF950kadCEHAiAFxRFrEY0j_BhZOnr4D4_pPYRnmoBXJsAZBdbBcw1bXD_h_VxRxfRFL_TYlkjHsl5egrSlELNIpqJmdGz7JlxwU0AUZIYxvlanfMVvxk/s320/S6301280.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1K_WKA31hA1dmSmeHkCl4wquRZFpf3T77DQezLogkGcymzTOsn7-B60tEAEZ9MUuHW1NjEOzcDYSk4MSl7A8GnemDXInaNm5Y39kjaQujmNz1hoBvVhmbvTOQneZLJh7bE-cjJ6C6_44/s1600-h/S6301291.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5176107393307661090" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1K_WKA31hA1dmSmeHkCl4wquRZFpf3T77DQezLogkGcymzTOsn7-B60tEAEZ9MUuHW1NjEOzcDYSk4MSl7A8GnemDXInaNm5Y39kjaQujmNz1hoBvVhmbvTOQneZLJh7bE-cjJ6C6_44/s320/S6301291.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoPAntznZikpbUmhyphenhyphen28ha020LDGlDl_40Rc6bA6bGgpw2rA5lqSnfjfLSX_UEVmtteN_9-Fv8cA7ciGpSWpzIcEND7AjUirCdat3ayGdBpeiSpT4tgHe7KqdAjEcue2P5ULeNJr4GWXXw/s1600-h/S6301289.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5176111993217635138" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoPAntznZikpbUmhyphenhyphen28ha020LDGlDl_40Rc6bA6bGgpw2rA5lqSnfjfLSX_UEVmtteN_9-Fv8cA7ciGpSWpzIcEND7AjUirCdat3ayGdBpeiSpT4tgHe7KqdAjEcue2P5ULeNJr4GWXXw/s320/S6301289.JPG" border="0" /></a></p>Meganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16455588185946106714noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8806020965799860489.post-87402823569919001112008-03-07T14:46:00.000-08:002008-12-09T00:29:44.231-08:00Happy Belated Birthday Dr. Seuss!<p align="center"><a href="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51TN3QNKG2L._SS400_.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51TN3QNKG2L._SS400_.jpg" border="0" /></a></p><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCJ7kdyhGWFNkXOHPa_oKguh4MUsuFJdQVcTaBpECQA0V0IdHd3pZ8iIGyxIH2UDCcgU2Y25y-Y9x6HGFh_G9TlcoZIC8VlN3GAGk4_xmmV0U1QZQJpgn56MJipwWcOMv6_A0AAIFZIx4/s1600-h/S6301263.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5175136619029614994" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCJ7kdyhGWFNkXOHPa_oKguh4MUsuFJdQVcTaBpECQA0V0IdHd3pZ8iIGyxIH2UDCcgU2Y25y-Y9x6HGFh_G9TlcoZIC8VlN3GAGk4_xmmV0U1QZQJpgn56MJipwWcOMv6_A0AAIFZIx4/s200/S6301263.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEccQ7OWgAo7oXsM9l1QaxCMtUq_s635mOr6Q8x057ERmHu4kq9VEpDAeE8vCPyWv-gNkbm3avJ2kL_-Pk2N_XIi55sGLw4wLUjDcwGWdgGnIsObPCVsgmLWgugtOP-P3IgPmpfbg2oF4/s1600-h/S6301259.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5175140316996456882" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEccQ7OWgAo7oXsM9l1QaxCMtUq_s635mOr6Q8x057ERmHu4kq9VEpDAeE8vCPyWv-gNkbm3avJ2kL_-Pk2N_XIi55sGLw4wLUjDcwGWdgGnIsObPCVsgmLWgugtOP-P3IgPmpfbg2oF4/s200/S6301259.JPG" border="0" /></a></p><p align="center">Well March 2nd was Dr. Seuss's birthday and Derek's class has been celebrating all week with today being the pinnacle. Derek's class had a read-a-thon and they could come dressed in costume or PJs. Derek chose the costume and gave me one day notice to get it together. I think it looks pretty good, thanks to safety pins and liquid stitch (my kind of sewing!)<br /><br />What last minute projects have you been working on?</p>Meganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16455588185946106714noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8806020965799860489.post-60700861172786713682008-03-06T14:39:00.001-08:002008-12-09T00:29:44.251-08:00Exciting News!<p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFbg-qbmtn8wtUvaCGGRpcxKHNo2USmmmPxMOAhGst854AvNrmssG0UmN6bC84kgqWo0op-iTqiTyHroNMlnUlRRoMkb3pNMFMxVjZjt-rMGU-aHytTZjFPoOmvOlbDmxJcRH_dQa_4YM/s1600-h/S6301256.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5174762215698364002" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFbg-qbmtn8wtUvaCGGRpcxKHNo2USmmmPxMOAhGst854AvNrmssG0UmN6bC84kgqWo0op-iTqiTyHroNMlnUlRRoMkb3pNMFMxVjZjt-rMGU-aHytTZjFPoOmvOlbDmxJcRH_dQa_4YM/s320/S6301256.JPG" border="0" /></a></p><p align="center">Finally after six years and just a few days shy of seven months Derek lost his first tooth. We have been waiting and waiting for this day to come. It was exciting, unexpected and I am so happy it happened at home so we could share it! </p><p align="center">What exciting moments have you experienced lately?</p>Meganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16455588185946106714noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8806020965799860489.post-76800905091460191892008-02-25T14:29:00.000-08:002008-03-01T07:12:03.344-08:00Great, Super, Awesome Resource!I bought this book last year and just recently had time to read it over. It is such an amazing book full of wonderful ideas for Easter Week. I just have to pass it along to all my friends. The author ispired me with her words, "For years I felt that our family's Easter celebration was as hollow as the chocolate bunnies we devoured on Easter morning. All my life I had been told that the atonement and resurrection of Jesus Christ are the most sacred and significant events in all creation. If that is true, I reasoned, then shouldn't Easter, the commemoration of those events, be the highlight of our year?" I am definately going to incorporate some of their ideas to make Easter more meaningful at my home instead of the focus be on having Easter Egg hunts and eating Chocolate bunnies. It is full of wonderful activities and stories and scriptures to fill your spirit. There are wonderful ideas in this book that can be fun but help your children have a better understanding of Christ and the reason why we celebrate Easter. The book begins with ideas starting on Palm Sunday and going each day until Easter arrives. You can order this book <a href="http://deseretbook.com/store/product?sku=4253892">here.</a><br /><p align="center"><a href="http://images.deseretbook.com/product-images/large/425/4253892.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://images.deseretbook.com/product-images/large/425/4253892.jpg" border="0" /></a></p><div><br /><br /></div><p align="center"><a href="http://images.deseretbook.com/product-images/large/425/4253892.jpg"></a></p>Meganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16455588185946106714noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8806020965799860489.post-48115573789721844502008-02-25T06:10:00.000-08:002008-12-09T00:29:46.345-08:00My little man turns two!<p align="center">Born not from our flesh but born in our hearts, you were longed for and wanted and loved from the start, conceived from a blessing sent straight from above, our very own son at last home to love.</p><br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiff-tRYCcSV2FM8KyeWD6Xvhm6NbDYwbR7t1axBlxMROLJr1ykWVYiB9rB27zZ7ktRWDtPcERyIPLJLRW_G9qk8z32lYQhfDWacbHW3MYQ4MMTc-JPZrIW1CwmlVgI_fCEPo5o1l3vl08/s1600-h/DSCN2434.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5170181321915519906" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiff-tRYCcSV2FM8KyeWD6Xvhm6NbDYwbR7t1axBlxMROLJr1ykWVYiB9rB27zZ7ktRWDtPcERyIPLJLRW_G9qk8z32lYQhfDWacbHW3MYQ4MMTc-JPZrIW1CwmlVgI_fCEPo5o1l3vl08/s320/DSCN2434.JPG" border="0" /></a></p><br /><p align="center">All babies are special from the start and my little Owen has an extra special place in my heart. After the birth of my first son Derek I came down with a very rare condition called <a href="http://www.amothersheart.org/about_ppcm.htm"><span style="color:#ff0000;">PPCM. </span></a><span style="color:#ff0000;"><span style="color:#000000;">The doctors informed me it could be very dangerous to have another biological child. At the time being young & twenty-six, having a husband in law school, no real income, living away from family it was extremely scary, painful, and heart breaking at times. Thankfully, my heart has healed completely but it is still dangerous to have more children. However, it is true what they say that time is a great healer. I have also found that when we face what we feel to be the greatest trial or adversity, the Lord is always there to comfort us and provide a way that we never saw before. When Derek was about two we decided it was time to begin the adoption process. We knew long before then that this was going to be a wonderful opportunity & the right direction for us to go but the timing wasn't right until Derek was two (or so I thought). Two years after sumitting our paperwork we were still waiting and had many disappointing moments along the way. I decided to go back to work. I really couldn't take it anymore. I needed to preoccupy my mind & time with other things. Well, when you create one plan the lord always has something else in store for you. In November of that year I received an email that a baby boy was going to be born in California. Within days we were in contact with the birthmother and I was very nervous. As an adoptive parent you never know when they might change their mind. As the next couple of months progressed we had a feeling that this was it. Owen's birthmother was amazing and wonderful to us. She made the whole experience extremely precious. She called me almost every step of the way. She walked into the hospital and told everyone that this was Drew and Megan's baby and that we were on are way from Texas. We had some very tender moments in the hospital. I will forever be grateful to her.</span></span></p><br /><p align="center"><span style="color:#ff0000;"><span style="color:#000000;">Derek & Owen truly have been the greatest blessings and joys of my life. They alone have healed my broken heart. </span><br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJAOvM0tCZJ8TPw5IPbgWYqSQA48YLoELii9-WF98DddIuYz-F9h9-AiZYY5xHdYu3MAXojoTXNHvDHKIDUojVA3v4oIpn6m54ZCGosEn2oAPff2bFf6WojsGO-It9LQcVlyNkFR6kEX8/s1600-h/mom_owen%5B1%5D.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5170181330505454514" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJAOvM0tCZJ8TPw5IPbgWYqSQA48YLoELii9-WF98DddIuYz-F9h9-AiZYY5xHdYu3MAXojoTXNHvDHKIDUojVA3v4oIpn6m54ZCGosEn2oAPff2bFf6WojsGO-It9LQcVlyNkFR6kEX8/s320/mom_owen%5B1%5D.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPugGvbpGJnnCYxaGWu-UjZho8yQoxdVY2Wt7Avzh9DPAJ4Q22Qeg2LlCqW9f3VPNNly3v8Rhfxfr7DLqTCo5Z6Z-OWQkWWlnFFwbJtLS1ziXliNgh7wAock-r4tF8IwmzInKYV3_QJ-w/s1600-h/Family1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5170192836722840674" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPugGvbpGJnnCYxaGWu-UjZho8yQoxdVY2Wt7Avzh9DPAJ4Q22Qeg2LlCqW9f3VPNNly3v8Rhfxfr7DLqTCo5Z6Z-OWQkWWlnFFwbJtLS1ziXliNgh7wAock-r4tF8IwmzInKYV3_QJ-w/s320/Family1.JPG" border="0" /></a></p><br /><div align="center">This is when we were sealed as a family in the Salt Lake Temple.</div><br /><div align="center"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUW_F2H_QVf-TYV_ZNM9Ys5A7Fzn59Xof4VPz7WfPvkMKoHv0Owq5BU9Y5_ibi67O27PfIdNiV0RBc0KIezhMyX2RYf8qSw6RJEdSA8KofpBM0s054EH1O8Qcamo7ExVS9DdXQadL6iMk/s1600-h/100_0206.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5170181313325585298" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUW_F2H_QVf-TYV_ZNM9Ys5A7Fzn59Xof4VPz7WfPvkMKoHv0Owq5BU9Y5_ibi67O27PfIdNiV0RBc0KIezhMyX2RYf8qSw6RJEdSA8KofpBM0s054EH1O8Qcamo7ExVS9DdXQadL6iMk/s320/100_0206.jpg" border="0" /></a> </div><br /><div align="center">Owen when he turned one! </div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"><br />The two year old Thomas the Train celebration!<br /></div><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2XTvDXltT4VHJH7UK6mSZMSStw1pp3ukDHwKUDXyU6s3ez6rqAMAtnLdK2ZxV6sm5e-gKC9SxLm9gvssym7WZrJe9u5djtVsr0FhVQHX20PQw28nI2pyGg3_xKqqDt_4k3Ak-1lsVaBE/s1600-h/S6301189.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5170180308303238002" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2XTvDXltT4VHJH7UK6mSZMSStw1pp3ukDHwKUDXyU6s3ez6rqAMAtnLdK2ZxV6sm5e-gKC9SxLm9gvssym7WZrJe9u5djtVsr0FhVQHX20PQw28nI2pyGg3_xKqqDt_4k3Ak-1lsVaBE/s200/S6301189.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwq0P80Z0YU48kOQak6uvdBtanfaiJTGsQLLxKVLfXR2PX24CRd7wpaSYh67SO3XaQ7GoYGRRxjp4VycVZmIGzGrf0Tj8rRSSGHybdjDbGwBiDLpZh0FYPPK2Yy0WWhWEypdzu8sAq-L8/s1600-h/S6301186.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5170180312598205314" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwq0P80Z0YU48kOQak6uvdBtanfaiJTGsQLLxKVLfXR2PX24CRd7wpaSYh67SO3XaQ7GoYGRRxjp4VycVZmIGzGrf0Tj8rRSSGHybdjDbGwBiDLpZh0FYPPK2Yy0WWhWEypdzu8sAq-L8/s200/S6301186.JPG" border="0" /></a></p><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijg6jdcazbDwuCOckwcjd8GPSZPh4j8yJ0huTfIOlqnN7WVsBqqO6_CXNwotcs9N8Pppezks4IT-PhHMbjDHmRuIYEGLGrlCEd22QH-5tzaf1QHkj5Z3WPT11dmG0l8tI6PDuN-tXHWG8/s1600-h/S6301219.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5170183074262176738" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijg6jdcazbDwuCOckwcjd8GPSZPh4j8yJ0huTfIOlqnN7WVsBqqO6_CXNwotcs9N8Pppezks4IT-PhHMbjDHmRuIYEGLGrlCEd22QH-5tzaf1QHkj5Z3WPT11dmG0l8tI6PDuN-tXHWG8/s200/S6301219.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSzWbdi-_p3kvEAKbPyYHH3T5lWIf6u5yimv_AfiqXk4eOtIvlwBtB5jQchfl0XSr3GrF4rCBg9S8GfSvtpSryy2ZEJKnDSemk9NiPNfnwyKiifMztpI8wyjn5iJb1Rzj_kgpoyT-0eHA/s1600-h/S6301201.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5170183061377274818" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSzWbdi-_p3kvEAKbPyYHH3T5lWIf6u5yimv_AfiqXk4eOtIvlwBtB5jQchfl0XSr3GrF4rCBg9S8GfSvtpSryy2ZEJKnDSemk9NiPNfnwyKiifMztpI8wyjn5iJb1Rzj_kgpoyT-0eHA/s200/S6301201.JPG" border="0" /></a></p><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtYpGn9VlpBBEZG8m0yoyvkj4WSTp6AbtjE3e6Br_6PrWNIiPCRZMJ2BePp52RdIaAQyG37ptQRb4-wxIowgWRnnMzWUc00q3p201cBqgJOBUvFzTyywzl03wlsXgwDZKnKKSd9EDs-N4/s1600-h/S6301205.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5170183069967209426" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtYpGn9VlpBBEZG8m0yoyvkj4WSTp6AbtjE3e6Br_6PrWNIiPCRZMJ2BePp52RdIaAQyG37ptQRb4-wxIowgWRnnMzWUc00q3p201cBqgJOBUvFzTyywzl03wlsXgwDZKnKKSd9EDs-N4/s200/S6301205.JPG" border="0" /></a></p><p align="center">We opened gifts and had breakfast in the morning and celebrated in the afternoon at Chucky Cheese. Owen loves all the rides and had a great time. </p><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-RB01KnaaNqjYJJfgVt4ldfW1p43F_p1165ZBHNtpM4H_IASilqr_CLRDDOv3wJ3K_ivS7GaQN_0BsW_r09rCclvOuMQ9hDVl2gF3xI-vyfVNAMmM6VUJ27tLItDYlc05K1Bnsw9wU_g/s1600-h/S6301225.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5170183078557144050" style="WIDTH: 202px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" height="164" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-RB01KnaaNqjYJJfgVt4ldfW1p43F_p1165ZBHNtpM4H_IASilqr_CLRDDOv3wJ3K_ivS7GaQN_0BsW_r09rCclvOuMQ9hDVl2gF3xI-vyfVNAMmM6VUJ27tLItDYlc05K1Bnsw9wU_g/s200/S6301225.JPG" width="244" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8afgNzQ_-qKZDx9Cb10K8r8YOnlZtXHjVgVshx6DzscpGGaTrGr1hNjEAOIh94BiT3BZci6NdtxqaeKc-5jh8M_bJZGdC4JT9jw3jGdXq4y7JUWUQ2N1vgHiHStQ5z5sBpP_51PCzcGE/s1600-h/S6301230.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5170183091442045954" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8afgNzQ_-qKZDx9Cb10K8r8YOnlZtXHjVgVshx6DzscpGGaTrGr1hNjEAOIh94BiT3BZci6NdtxqaeKc-5jh8M_bJZGdC4JT9jw3jGdXq4y7JUWUQ2N1vgHiHStQ5z5sBpP_51PCzcGE/s200/S6301230.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5abao_Knv5hxJr-kbkoQ9IoDDxit5XAsDW01-XUDee1L-VS_hVdxPQhNPfFT8WSbEkfxjAH6AUv07ht3txN47kl-KREZTkI8TjM9fRptU2QbOcQBXeCpFLrXOlpoK7fKw4Ulo2ceKn0M/s1600-h/S6301242.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5170184113644262418" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5abao_Knv5hxJr-kbkoQ9IoDDxit5XAsDW01-XUDee1L-VS_hVdxPQhNPfFT8WSbEkfxjAH6AUv07ht3txN47kl-KREZTkI8TjM9fRptU2QbOcQBXeCpFLrXOlpoK7fKw4Ulo2ceKn0M/s200/S6301242.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br />We came home and celebrated with a Thomas cake. Owen was a very happy two year old!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE2V814kgcul643NhfW5PhSKi-CzvpLNYEJ4aveR4R9kH15JWTgnDJ9H8kiX_TxmSBkvnh2IV7fAgka0wlhus5Wv_Rz8dvp0XiPYAebA1NPrPNVXrHfkETODVKpMcTj8zM7evjYYEE61g/s1600-h/S6301247.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5170184117939229730" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE2V814kgcul643NhfW5PhSKi-CzvpLNYEJ4aveR4R9kH15JWTgnDJ9H8kiX_TxmSBkvnh2IV7fAgka0wlhus5Wv_Rz8dvp0XiPYAebA1NPrPNVXrHfkETODVKpMcTj8zM7evjYYEE61g/s200/S6301247.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs41LkjEFZp0x6s28Ol2SQiuyku97N3w6H79w1FlGnOrFMT8Pr4KN47LczKs21Q_BiE6DqIk9Vy6GsSB2420bMAieh9pbbI258PqL9Ajg2qJfxdmJCC6_cgPJvPOX6G4EXC4m_fvEPgTk/s1600-h/S6301252.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5170184122234197042" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs41LkjEFZp0x6s28Ol2SQiuyku97N3w6H79w1FlGnOrFMT8Pr4KN47LczKs21Q_BiE6DqIk9Vy6GsSB2420bMAieh9pbbI258PqL9Ajg2qJfxdmJCC6_cgPJvPOX6G4EXC4m_fvEPgTk/s200/S6301252.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhoxTCfBjMiAeBsyNV99d70cNhE05A4xbf7pyWi-ivqbaHNOs6bPrmzDk1trr8Ucv7T-GbhTf-H0zqEMD60F6tvIIZ-cWtyHboXe7vOyrOK6mVTvWcZ_qTKY8K-l9Dukrs7_zuDcyEMss/s1600-h/S6301254.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5170184130824131650" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhoxTCfBjMiAeBsyNV99d70cNhE05A4xbf7pyWi-ivqbaHNOs6bPrmzDk1trr8Ucv7T-GbhTf-H0zqEMD60F6tvIIZ-cWtyHboXe7vOyrOK6mVTvWcZ_qTKY8K-l9Dukrs7_zuDcyEMss/s200/S6301254.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div><br /><div align="center">We sure do love our little O! </div>Meganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16455588185946106714noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8806020965799860489.post-59609915737651521392008-02-22T11:41:00.000-08:002008-12-09T00:29:49.179-08:00Valentine's PartiesThis month has flown by. We have been so busy. I am glad to finally get in some blogging time. It has been a fun month mixed with parties, visitors and unfortunately a little sickness. But we are on the mend and I am back to blogging. At the beginning of the month Drew and I had a little couples Valentines Party with some friends in the ward. We invited people we knew well and some that we want to get to know better. It was a ton of fun.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEtzGvjhAJOG6ljJdP3FRZQ2YnDl98q0mDKKCh7WsxByAEE9Wscc30_bJd10A-4bxz_QzXxWxrKJ6HCPSiIpqqX1uzdLP2EqLOJv7IfVS_jnMc1jAK6MU3nvJ20kexXctOR7KLO-2Z3xg/s1600-h/S6301147.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5169893232689172770" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEtzGvjhAJOG6ljJdP3FRZQ2YnDl98q0mDKKCh7WsxByAEE9Wscc30_bJd10A-4bxz_QzXxWxrKJ6HCPSiIpqqX1uzdLP2EqLOJv7IfVS_jnMc1jAK6MU3nvJ20kexXctOR7KLO-2Z3xg/s200/S6301147.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggI0cJl4EB0Yd9LAiqqva5SPZti-3a3bMkEooHohnGeT0mIHTAdXheigM5jekeFV9ZnQP8C559Sb8Gk0_eehKzh_AwNMjZq1TXrxEIhyphenhyphenxOq1HjIxox6Jow0evKKUYdcYvkUXHEg-9PnnM/s1600-h/S6301146.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5169893224099238162" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggI0cJl4EB0Yd9LAiqqva5SPZti-3a3bMkEooHohnGeT0mIHTAdXheigM5jekeFV9ZnQP8C559Sb8Gk0_eehKzh_AwNMjZq1TXrxEIhyphenhyphenxOq1HjIxox6Jow0evKKUYdcYvkUXHEg-9PnnM/s200/S6301146.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2tJi8Gi8jQGP56WMBfxrYZf9sbcNzLuqkD0C6D6gvUwI7-VhsUI8sXghhubezHS3UoDdquqMvs0saLiaBmSLyU-0cIjwe1xXJMCTiEPqTmHXbfDPyuSLgMBevbhVKVUmCQ3YQU86a1W8/s1600-h/S6301149.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5169893241279107378" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2tJi8Gi8jQGP56WMBfxrYZf9sbcNzLuqkD0C6D6gvUwI7-VhsUI8sXghhubezHS3UoDdquqMvs0saLiaBmSLyU-0cIjwe1xXJMCTiEPqTmHXbfDPyuSLgMBevbhVKVUmCQ3YQU86a1W8/s200/S6301149.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtm1FUAKyOaJnxetFqqYwcQ5_MFziOZ6blbP3KdNB2WZCaaSni4PPjldoGteh3dN3g7iv_93eaCWNEJtVdWHUWzYyz7q4RlYJQH_er_3dWNc1yfcBDglLhGFmgQ1mnGqcaE4Uj58GdRs8/s1600-h/S6301150.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5169893245574074690" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtm1FUAKyOaJnxetFqqYwcQ5_MFziOZ6blbP3KdNB2WZCaaSni4PPjldoGteh3dN3g7iv_93eaCWNEJtVdWHUWzYyz7q4RlYJQH_er_3dWNc1yfcBDglLhGFmgQ1mnGqcaE4Uj58GdRs8/s200/S6301150.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieuw-jwupVOjji1d3Y4UwilGh3FueXEefG1_7zpwF5fDzrPK3sWRezbZH8MkQUs5-zaj0LlQ7NzALfAqtUkN2faSNtrYmhkeegx0HNglyIIuTyWZyvJ6LHCbWLz7ff2deASdIJeW8KlMg/s1600-h/S6301152.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5169893249869042002" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieuw-jwupVOjji1d3Y4UwilGh3FueXEefG1_7zpwF5fDzrPK3sWRezbZH8MkQUs5-zaj0LlQ7NzALfAqtUkN2faSNtrYmhkeegx0HNglyIIuTyWZyvJ6LHCbWLz7ff2deASdIJeW8KlMg/s200/S6301152.JPG" border="0" /></a>I spent a lot of time trying to figure out how to decorate my house and make it feel fun and festive. We served <a href="http://heatherdwhite.typepad.com/unwrapped/2007/11/blogger-lunch-a.html">Pork Tacos</a> and had a whole Mexican themed dinner and dessert. We played some fun games. I made up a game where people saw a picture of a famous couple and then had to say their names. It was so fun. The winner got a prize because I think parties are always more fun with prizes. Then we played my version of the Newlywed Game. It was great. We literally laughed for three hours straight. As party favors I made these cones and filled them with trinkets and candy.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ0xJOizFiaCLyfDXmqgp9MG71XxkFg2eMW0MoPmkXoakrtqnz6lOeZpWhFWqV89EvpX89WduaFHp3EUsZ9Q8o_eUZjObK13j7AilWnPrieompB76IhkfsuwnpxRIor3hLA17VQWt7vS8/s1600-h/S6301154.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5169895521906741602" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ0xJOizFiaCLyfDXmqgp9MG71XxkFg2eMW0MoPmkXoakrtqnz6lOeZpWhFWqV89EvpX89WduaFHp3EUsZ9Q8o_eUZjObK13j7AilWnPrieompB76IhkfsuwnpxRIor3hLA17VQWt7vS8/s320/S6301154.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL5pYNa5lw9WR6_vgAmxhNoaYdRDRGfAcKR5KhbZaBqg9Mnis_qtqPhyxST5Y7a1j89lRt08mgZBJPesny51D6KAnntXjg7QKN-kN63Wtad-myAqsGb0XC-V0wr0C1mhKPCdsVALUDT7Q/s1600-h/S6301153.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5169895706590335346" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL5pYNa5lw9WR6_vgAmxhNoaYdRDRGfAcKR5KhbZaBqg9Mnis_qtqPhyxST5Y7a1j89lRt08mgZBJPesny51D6KAnntXjg7QKN-kN63Wtad-myAqsGb0XC-V0wr0C1mhKPCdsVALUDT7Q/s320/S6301153.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVwu_J2D8uOlJM0F7y4vUgans4Tm1dMhtTarJIhwt918Nu3LYO0jnnV1AvrK-4T3yN7sVsykh7Xtg_RxFBSvfkYuTqSpBSkI8cDm2p1cyV7HbcXrPewFfi4mTnfwqNr21ysEnr_AMC5n4/s1600-h/S6301155.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5169895998648111490" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVwu_J2D8uOlJM0F7y4vUgans4Tm1dMhtTarJIhwt918Nu3LYO0jnnV1AvrK-4T3yN7sVsykh7Xtg_RxFBSvfkYuTqSpBSkI8cDm2p1cyV7HbcXrPewFfi4mTnfwqNr21ysEnr_AMC5n4/s320/S6301155.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><div><br /><div><div>These are some of our fun friends at the party!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZYdkLOEE9GZD8uX_cjXOOqIvPnz2XRAog0GxzUxUYsmnRhcX_m1vQl4YaUTKilOtoFvxvjZpqyqbnMZ6mWY5VinDEjFaU1noq-ExGMIgndlWMhVNT51qfZ8BgWal9IBuwdEDDiwvCyNs/s1600-h/S6301156.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5169896694432813458" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZYdkLOEE9GZD8uX_cjXOOqIvPnz2XRAog0GxzUxUYsmnRhcX_m1vQl4YaUTKilOtoFvxvjZpqyqbnMZ6mWY5VinDEjFaU1noq-ExGMIgndlWMhVNT51qfZ8BgWal9IBuwdEDDiwvCyNs/s200/S6301156.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAm3qtBUppPFtJDmPScteeLMXGRBYqB5v8h2CD0Q11MAqmIlTDnu6I14vTBWE3kw1IscfMKdtXH6kJbQ6eGmDopcjwVukoNiCm8xpBYGk2RM-QDHHEABkbQm-8HWeD6qm7xKAMdo5Qcvc/s1600-h/S6301160.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5169896698727780770" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAm3qtBUppPFtJDmPScteeLMXGRBYqB5v8h2CD0Q11MAqmIlTDnu6I14vTBWE3kw1IscfMKdtXH6kJbQ6eGmDopcjwVukoNiCm8xpBYGk2RM-QDHHEABkbQm-8HWeD6qm7xKAMdo5Qcvc/s200/S6301160.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyvTl5hc1uXMfKa-gHmlsa1TmjIt7ggjzZeykwxdKovxLH77qFMTPdXWD8KZO40pg1yDWjbavbzYxIc-J4MFl6r7Z23lVf1BB6p80lW85TXxoUleMGa6EGaeWPlp4JDki3O5xxohT9UQI/s1600-h/S6301162.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5169896707317715378" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyvTl5hc1uXMfKa-gHmlsa1TmjIt7ggjzZeykwxdKovxLH77qFMTPdXWD8KZO40pg1yDWjbavbzYxIc-J4MFl6r7Z23lVf1BB6p80lW85TXxoUleMGa6EGaeWPlp4JDki3O5xxohT9UQI/s200/S6301162.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><div><div><div><div>It was such a fun way to celebrate Valentine's Day. We will definately do it again! </div><div><br /></div><div>*****************************************************</div><div>The next week we had a party at school and then a little family party. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNGoLt-cSHfk3dsIxmfCgDoOXvksl4wJNdS76-aD_rzAMjhFnezQQkUI4AxOk-AnTLxVU5G6OKBAg5TvMUe2uXGkK2ba-_HLkGNjOi_SFSQyk8FceZZeqSqMlDMMi3xIPSUo7iMsKH6C0/s1600-h/S6301169.JPG"></a>Derek and his grandma, who was visiting from Utah!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfofd94uUAa4dC3zys6Ewyq5KWYwvfxdovcoUmu2IqDalPEEjtZ4aNDhhsyMexseE1BzK8GkGVb-4_yF004S_Virlow_k0_-bH1FVOhYkd8DQaINvdN_6vobJKpkZ_6_ybpiwqwmT82gM/s1600-h/S6301169.JPG"></a> </div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFB4PovfD3bRsydkdirmVym7aiMTKlrc2MtdQOq6AYftRC21c5APRPELdY17Qb6BygqckGeaxiRSbSw9Uu3kEZWvtfD-zMU3Vtb_W5l_0pNpiQUfQyTVi4FgChQ45F03S1ORK1yiChQmc/s1600-h/S6301166.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5169909837032739522" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFB4PovfD3bRsydkdirmVym7aiMTKlrc2MtdQOq6AYftRC21c5APRPELdY17Qb6BygqckGeaxiRSbSw9Uu3kEZWvtfD-zMU3Vtb_W5l_0pNpiQUfQyTVi4FgChQ45F03S1ORK1yiChQmc/s320/S6301166.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEpSjRcK0B7Tr3o5bU1BkiGKseQ5r-9UNyPI3YnZShUGG_WaHnEgIvSVIdiWBoWWIXbMvkL34a1TfVn0XPAAlHutzWcHuq8t6SNqh3q0SJOX8Qiuj7jLOTBJoo9GE-B1oFK00RfIot474/s1600-h/S6301169.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5169909845622674130" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEpSjRcK0B7Tr3o5bU1BkiGKseQ5r-9UNyPI3YnZShUGG_WaHnEgIvSVIdiWBoWWIXbMvkL34a1TfVn0XPAAlHutzWcHuq8t6SNqh3q0SJOX8Qiuj7jLOTBJoo9GE-B1oFK00RfIot474/s320/S6301169.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /></div><div></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNbFyZd7NcPW67KhyphenhyphenviGqmv1B-0GcwxVeR4Kf7UVSoqYT0cGXy-Uz_yJbYmJN2aohUFvcPT5k-uU5k1kDt9pveGT4kFQJKX1QMorfhL92gyZ-tB7bgffHh9qAN1xs7F2xx6D2qp_mLbyo/s1600-h/S6301173.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5169909849917641442" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNbFyZd7NcPW67KhyphenhyphenviGqmv1B-0GcwxVeR4Kf7UVSoqYT0cGXy-Uz_yJbYmJN2aohUFvcPT5k-uU5k1kDt9pveGT4kFQJKX1QMorfhL92gyZ-tB7bgffHh9qAN1xs7F2xx6D2qp_mLbyo/s320/S6301173.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /></div><div>They played a fun game where the kids had to take a spoonful of conversation hearts and walk to the otherside of the room and fill a heart dish. They had two teams and it was a race. If some hearts fell on the floor they had to pick them up and go back and start all over! They had a blast. It was so fun to be there with Derek and see him enjoying himself. I forgot to dress him in red I don't know what I was thinking!!<br /></div><div><br /></div><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQPaFokKiCl7cc6L8etwYt7g0QX4PnXUl76r4G9IH4ZIAqbhFp6oLmngerfgTvis4RkJ_VIUU3vCwe5GMPaVFCqQSN-MxA2BtqG8UvSNPhS9ml3HTYlVdC4xhwlWhzyB3bCmK9oVab84Y/s1600-h/S6301184.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5169899125384303122" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQPaFokKiCl7cc6L8etwYt7g0QX4PnXUl76r4G9IH4ZIAqbhFp6oLmngerfgTvis4RkJ_VIUU3vCwe5GMPaVFCqQSN-MxA2BtqG8UvSNPhS9ml3HTYlVdC4xhwlWhzyB3bCmK9oVab84Y/s200/S6301184.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL9R3Ik4ZbaZuNALppKnd-ycjVb8imFL1cl2DPQsZhyJutfQiGIiZAvMb7E6tgvnQZe9rCKmPH7VhHz-gIf-C9Gu3xyDwDeT-TM5EhHJVTKNAeq38S4q0f8XN4foASVN5B8ciDTdwKxBo/s1600-h/S6301178.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5169910051781104370" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL9R3Ik4ZbaZuNALppKnd-ycjVb8imFL1cl2DPQsZhyJutfQiGIiZAvMb7E6tgvnQZe9rCKmPH7VhHz-gIf-C9Gu3xyDwDeT-TM5EhHJVTKNAeq38S4q0f8XN4foASVN5B8ciDTdwKxBo/s200/S6301178.JPG" border="0" /></a></p><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9LWMfSmKxTyA0pizIBRM8VDAIoLYP_p1e4sCHTF1_BdZPqnzOaUoJpqJFEOBDpY1yLM1PMHFBF_xnNPRrglbdYETVVIS8n24f1kSazpkv9rt1rqaT4frTcfLjH-YNmBPqtRoOxgkcQuk/s1600-h/S6301175.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5169899078139662834" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9LWMfSmKxTyA0pizIBRM8VDAIoLYP_p1e4sCHTF1_BdZPqnzOaUoJpqJFEOBDpY1yLM1PMHFBF_xnNPRrglbdYETVVIS8n24f1kSazpkv9rt1rqaT4frTcfLjH-YNmBPqtRoOxgkcQuk/s200/S6301175.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiin7gbUpt9TXOoJXtbwfeZnIPLUYBwiAzliuajBIX5ZzFuRl-hUZgCrgMH11B1aSh4sKGo6sZtc8YSHucBjeCltWcUc217EHpptsfAC3chKLewgUKUgtNomsY1Lzgkw9sCjWk4ZFGF5Xo/s1600-h/S6301177.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5169899091024564738" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiin7gbUpt9TXOoJXtbwfeZnIPLUYBwiAzliuajBIX5ZzFuRl-hUZgCrgMH11B1aSh4sKGo6sZtc8YSHucBjeCltWcUc217EHpptsfAC3chKLewgUKUgtNomsY1Lzgkw9sCjWk4ZFGF5Xo/s200/S6301177.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBU2oFeDCDIsOvE8RtsMT5_2K24AinMe6dQTIbpoZv_4ytniNfXJOjZ15n1iWr6bgo8J1Pc-XLHAFxlUyS_Y-BiQgy69pvKuqD5HEPe9GdHGs4-r9Cn2HyzGpgV-dSvMLhdkf12CUgClc/s1600-h/S6301192.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5169915991720874754" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBU2oFeDCDIsOvE8RtsMT5_2K24AinMe6dQTIbpoZv_4ytniNfXJOjZ15n1iWr6bgo8J1Pc-XLHAFxlUyS_Y-BiQgy69pvKuqD5HEPe9GdHGs4-r9Cn2HyzGpgV-dSvMLhdkf12CUgClc/s200/S6301192.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div align="center">We had a little party with our family that night. I like to buy a little gift and candy for each person and put it by their plate. It was a lot of fun. Drew sent me these wonderful roses.</div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"><br /></div><p align="center">These are the fun gifts we made for my parents and sent them for Valentines. The boys had so much fun putting their handprints on the apron. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBu1wYsOeY74fihBkQR07yW1G01eqNPG-xNCIiOP1mcGSE8TcunID6IIMRMJcZkootUbWTyw_yTxwoJR1g8qk5RcLU9cSeASHMFdjk3nOFtjk6_WM-FFsDywRv0l8WnN7Xi9MF0b_Z9-4/s1600-h/S6301145.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5169901161198801474" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBu1wYsOeY74fihBkQR07yW1G01eqNPG-xNCIiOP1mcGSE8TcunID6IIMRMJcZkootUbWTyw_yTxwoJR1g8qk5RcLU9cSeASHMFdjk3nOFtjk6_WM-FFsDywRv0l8WnN7Xi9MF0b_Z9-4/s320/S6301145.JPG" border="0" /></a>I made a bag for my MIL and put the boys handprints on the back. It turned out really cute. </p><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXbeHdS7RWkNWc8dYonNkiRh_kVntJTHlqMkFqqIDYCgIaEgZKvSf05WQsZWK5DjgMhJNBGUnE0DHbvV25dAFsW9kC5bnnZ5g95ospLbob_OP2Wr8zCUwa_411nCkreeq41ynYqYcvbt8/s1600-h/S6301143.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5169902939315262034" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXbeHdS7RWkNWc8dYonNkiRh_kVntJTHlqMkFqqIDYCgIaEgZKvSf05WQsZWK5DjgMhJNBGUnE0DHbvV25dAFsW9kC5bnnZ5g95ospLbob_OP2Wr8zCUwa_411nCkreeq41ynYqYcvbt8/s320/S6301143.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><div><br /></div><p align="center"></p><div><br /></div><p align="center"></p><div><br /></div><p align="center"></p><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXbeHdS7RWkNWc8dYonNkiRh_kVntJTHlqMkFqqIDYCgIaEgZKvSf05WQsZWK5DjgMhJNBGUnE0DHbvV25dAFsW9kC5bnnZ5g95ospLbob_OP2Wr8zCUwa_411nCkreeq41ynYqYcvbt8/s1600-h/S6301143.JPG"></a></div><div><br /></div><p align="center"></p><div><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><br /></div><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Meganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16455588185946106714noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8806020965799860489.post-29525183078559860742008-02-02T21:03:00.000-08:002008-02-03T07:08:58.691-08:00Fun Chick Flick!Last night I got a much needed girls night out! YEAH! We went and saw <a href="http://www.27dressesthemovie.com/"><span style="color:#cc66cc;">27 Dresses</span></a><span style="color:#cc66cc;">.</span> I must say I wasn't expecting much and it turned out to be so cute and fun! Really a must see this Valentine's season. Katherine Heigel has been driving me crazy on Grey's Anatomy (before the writer's strike) so it was fun to see her in this! I also love James Marsden. It was very fun, light, and surprisingly very clean .<br /><p align="center"><a href="http://us.movies1.yimg.com/movies.yahoo.com/images/hv/photo/movie_pix/twentieth_century_fox/27_dresses/27dresses_galleryposter.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://us.movies1.yimg.com/movies.yahoo.com/images/hv/photo/movie_pix/twentieth_century_fox/27_dresses/27dresses_galleryposter.jpg" border="0" /></a></p><div><a href="http://us.movies1.yimg.com/movies.yahoo.com/images/hv/photo/movie_pix/twentieth_century_fox/27_dresses/james_marsden/dresses.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://us.movies1.yimg.com/movies.yahoo.com/images/hv/photo/movie_pix/twentieth_century_fox/27_dresses/james_marsden/dresses.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="http://us.movies1.yimg.com/movies.yahoo.com/images/hv/photo/movie_pix/twentieth_century_fox/27_dresses/katherine_heigl/dresses1.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://us.movies1.yimg.com/movies.yahoo.com/images/hv/photo/movie_pix/twentieth_century_fox/27_dresses/katherine_heigl/dresses1.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div></div>Meganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16455588185946106714noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8806020965799860489.post-38834995915727351192008-01-27T16:31:00.000-08:002008-01-27T16:38:19.137-08:00Heaven on Earth!<div align="center">I think my husband is trying to sabotage my New Year's resolution of trying to eat healthier. I found this ice cream in my freezer today and just decided to try a little bit. Delish! I have never seen it or heard of it. It is so yummy! What new grocery store finds have made it to your house?</div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> <span style="font-size:85%;">Hopefully none as sinful!</span></div><p align="center"><a href="http://www.breyers.com/assets/images/products/77567-26402_lg.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://www.breyers.com/assets/images/products/77567-26402_lg.jpg" border="0" /></a></p>Meganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16455588185946106714noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8806020965799860489.post-36810959782475302242008-01-22T18:34:00.000-08:002008-12-09T00:29:49.622-08:00Not much but we gotta make do with what we got!I have really been the worst blogger lately. Things have finally started settling down from the holidays but it takes awhile to get back in the swing of things. Does anyone else feel like the holidays zapped their energy??<br /><br />It has been so cold in Tennessee lately. I know it hasn't been Utah or Idaho cold but cold for us and I hardly ever get cold! The other night we even got snow and Derek was so excited he had to make a snowman! I'm glad he did because by mid morning the next day it was melted!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIIshDDFTUsjLtzH0QEkHSSkom_Zvdd8KSlBtWgr_F9lWFM4atPhs3_lcQVIAEZe6t6MTTgoa5w0YgHHH7mKVmDNMROstUFHYgag5Dfkwriuc6gIBs-v0UhKRaWTkcciHXS3jmSX_OcjE/s1600-h/S6301132.JPG"></a><br /> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPFX_RMr7A0dSbbovWIh7givpq6ueRXJFH5YPl4R3RevJoC2DaqKT3fMGYH0ORMeAx2RnmSHpRqacO8lsNMdDLodoZTczJcO-FpnhcO3CIMORqGll5pS6ueG6-ALI_1ZjpOoPwqUgz3M0/s1600-h/S6301131.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5158495499412670738" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPFX_RMr7A0dSbbovWIh7givpq6ueRXJFH5YPl4R3RevJoC2DaqKT3fMGYH0ORMeAx2RnmSHpRqacO8lsNMdDLodoZTczJcO-FpnhcO3CIMORqGll5pS6ueG6-ALI_1ZjpOoPwqUgz3M0/s320/S6301131.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdXThxwu0cdzBZMNGmKqcsH-KisQgYzPApftW9XdCREpudWcn2OMqlGVHXjA3E0SonJtw9vzNZtPoZAvU91EvoRiVSLEcvWOmlq0-2FlDKKG5vuHk7Wl76FVp5RxmzxnD8N7CQYZ4Z03E/s1600-h/S6301133.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5158495512297572658" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdXThxwu0cdzBZMNGmKqcsH-KisQgYzPApftW9XdCREpudWcn2OMqlGVHXjA3E0SonJtw9vzNZtPoZAvU91EvoRiVSLEcvWOmlq0-2FlDKKG5vuHk7Wl76FVp5RxmzxnD8N7CQYZ4Z03E/s320/S6301133.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Last week I got to go on another field trip with Derek to see Juno B. Jones the musical. It was interesting to say the least but the kids loved it and I was so happy to be with him. It makes me sad to think in a couple of years he probably won't even want me to come anywhere close to his school but for now he just gets so excited! This is his little friend Alex. Derek tells me she loves boy things. I guess so because she only invited Derek and one other boy to her birthday party!<br /><br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7nyuUOf_jinAUmhyoYuXt4bc0nReYedFaUBj_ev83XiYzEClwhsnZ2oatVYxj4sLy7vRZ8G36I8rmDTDRfOa5IWD7oFnAicLmeiqymPBACo151AkCEvEypBj4-yjY4PQu-EfRTJ9quMw/s1600-h/S6301136.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5158495516592539970" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7nyuUOf_jinAUmhyoYuXt4bc0nReYedFaUBj_ev83XiYzEClwhsnZ2oatVYxj4sLy7vRZ8G36I8rmDTDRfOa5IWD7oFnAicLmeiqymPBACo151AkCEvEypBj4-yjY4PQu-EfRTJ9quMw/s320/S6301136.JPG" border="0" /></a></p><p align="left">Kids say the funniest things. The other day Derek asked Drew why dads had the Priesthood and moms don't? Drew tried to give a simple explanation. He said well moms do other things. Derek thought for a minute and then said like blogging and shopping? Gotta love 'em!</p>Meganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16455588185946106714noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8806020965799860489.post-18253206728795587992008-01-14T07:39:00.000-08:002008-01-14T07:54:38.189-08:00Thanks to <a href="http://web.mac.com/rochelleht1/iWeb/Rochelle%20Tallmadge/Blog/Blog.html"><span style="color:#cc33cc;">Rochelle</span> </a>I remembered to watch <a href="http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/masterpiece/austen/index.html"><span style="color:#cc66cc;">Masterpiece Theater</span> </a>last night. They are airing the complete Jane Austen Collection. Next Sunday they will be airing <a href="http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/masterpiece/northangerabbey/index.html"><span style="color:#cc66cc;">Northanger Abbey</span></a> . This week they began with Persuasion. It was amazing. I loved it! It was so nice to watch an enjoyable romantic clean movie! Jane Austen was such an amazing author!<br /><p align="center"><a href="http://qpbs.imageg.net/graphics/product_images/pPBS3-4308992dt.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://qpbs.imageg.net/graphics/product_images/pPBS3-4308992dt.jpg" border="0" /></a></p><a href="http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/masterpiece/persuasion/homeimages/featured_hawkins.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/masterpiece/persuasion/homeimages/featured_hawkins.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><p align="center"><a href="http://qpbs.imageg.net/graphics/product_images/pPBS3-4308992dt.jpg"></a></p><a href="http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/masterpiece/persuasion/homeimages/featured_menofausten.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/masterpiece/persuasion/homeimages/featured_menofausten.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br />What shows/movies have you been watching?Meganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16455588185946106714noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8806020965799860489.post-18463555391419392342008-01-01T20:43:00.000-08:002008-01-01T17:50:56.708-08:00Happy New Year!<p align="left">Happy New Year Everyone! We had a great time last night. We went out with some friends to Texas Roadhouse. It was yummy! Everything was so crowded I couldn't believe it. Then we went and saw this amazing, funny, great movie called <a href="http://www.foxsearchlight.com/juno/"><span style="color:#ff6600;">Juno</span></a><span style="color:#ff6600;">.</span> I like to call this type of movie a dramady. I really loved it! It was so well written and acted! A rare thing for Hollywood these days! The main actress Ellen Page is amazing! She got a nomination for a Golden Globe and I sure hope she gets an Oscar nod! </p><br /><p align="center"><a href="http://www.texasroadhouse.com/images/whats_new2.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://www.texasroadhouse.com/images/whats_new2.jpg" border="0" /></a></p><p align="center"><a href="http://www.juno.biz/Juno_new_Poster.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://www.juno.biz/Juno_new_Poster.jpg" border="0" /></a></p><p align="center">What fun thing did you do to bring in the New Years?</p>Meganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16455588185946106714noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8806020965799860489.post-22828007230587926902007-12-28T19:20:00.000-08:002008-12-09T00:29:51.105-08:00Ho! Ho! Ho! Merry Christmas!I have been so far behind in my blogging. I'm trying to get caught up. Here is Christmas Eve & Christmas!<br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6yJ5LdHK_32-2FwqPwkwUrXhLbyyJdSd-oLXO0yZjsybDcIsVobeSn8IbqDGCW2Zd6lXiIwbmbq3rYo10Vkv6WsKpLu0p5OTlb0-10hyGT_IE4vV_e3zeRHLygg8pwb7HgTvNUwlCWuI/s1600-h/S6301037.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5149232744236153714" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6yJ5LdHK_32-2FwqPwkwUrXhLbyyJdSd-oLXO0yZjsybDcIsVobeSn8IbqDGCW2Zd6lXiIwbmbq3rYo10Vkv6WsKpLu0p5OTlb0-10hyGT_IE4vV_e3zeRHLygg8pwb7HgTvNUwlCWuI/s320/S6301037.JPG" border="0" /></a></p><p align="center">Our matching jammies!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3MjsQ1EaL9cLuWD4eN0_BF42kTcfRgRr4OKYvlPIl8HT8vittVsaMJjk6VGV5BEej9ErM8gfBxOjT-iquhSAfxK7I-bU27415Aa6dhNt0An2MVszMTzzXZ_o1vEjzNuJhMt_vX3SjQ4I/s1600-h/S6301037.JPG"></a> <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjErm_3n__ije3MCX8zhLNerAA6it2zkZH0CFUrL9GS8SleGnXcsLuKSpt_dhrLFgJnsyiM3oZeCEzyTX1Rd27bc_HsrpiXXM4_dKtxx9qZnIhjJ3Fxv_lTUqbqHtSj_xCzm_aC88nkro8/s1600-h/S6301032.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5149230382004140754" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjErm_3n__ije3MCX8zhLNerAA6it2zkZH0CFUrL9GS8SleGnXcsLuKSpt_dhrLFgJnsyiM3oZeCEzyTX1Rd27bc_HsrpiXXM4_dKtxx9qZnIhjJ3Fxv_lTUqbqHtSj_xCzm_aC88nkro8/s200/S6301032.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgda4Rn5eIcpoSPRrAWurzpNU12mrw3ZnIRYD2hyphenhyphenk5T-uy5CHCwcboemmGjTpbC7dO8SxgHzzc0vVr0C5Nvuep0ccd5DuzMx6VkjBK_5LzTojT5ErJb2QfhzjeIMLHFMYGDrv-qgL59zt0/s1600-h/S6301043.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5149230394889042690" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgda4Rn5eIcpoSPRrAWurzpNU12mrw3ZnIRYD2hyphenhyphenk5T-uy5CHCwcboemmGjTpbC7dO8SxgHzzc0vVr0C5Nvuep0ccd5DuzMx6VkjBK_5LzTojT5ErJb2QfhzjeIMLHFMYGDrv-qgL59zt0/s200/S6301043.JPG" border="0" /></a></p><p align="center">Putting out the reindeer food & cookies for Santa!<br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;color:#ff0000;">*Christmas Morning*</span></p><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdscMyDaCh2COkYX676LHHSF0zhOqp6TIMfV2KPhj2WMYQh7NrRGgHFzG-o_jMRwYApsLLeBbbmiK2RGxi1QSofiJfizkH14ZeUGw194-n5mQRsgRrEaUu228Vkll9EtxtDMY4m0uPGa4/s1600-h/S6301050.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5149232748531121026" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdscMyDaCh2COkYX676LHHSF0zhOqp6TIMfV2KPhj2WMYQh7NrRGgHFzG-o_jMRwYApsLLeBbbmiK2RGxi1QSofiJfizkH14ZeUGw194-n5mQRsgRrEaUu228Vkll9EtxtDMY4m0uPGa4/s320/S6301050.JPG" border="0" /></a></p><div align="center">Our new cool cars!<br /><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjyL9Unv6TdaQVZI1dNG6Y0hh1gypiyG137O7hflhWrsBzVsDcwaaiJ2JQvDs9cIWzOpruSXOlLXO1D9WQh3MHpYfZw_v04q3akekVz_n9e2stHAUpYE3xuSS5APFmXVmp2TorO0eSdGQ/s1600-h/S6301052.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5149232104286026530" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjyL9Unv6TdaQVZI1dNG6Y0hh1gypiyG137O7hflhWrsBzVsDcwaaiJ2JQvDs9cIWzOpruSXOlLXO1D9WQh3MHpYfZw_v04q3akekVz_n9e2stHAUpYE3xuSS5APFmXVmp2TorO0eSdGQ/s200/S6301052.JPG" border="0" /></a> We have the tradition of everyone receiving a new ornament for something they did that year. Derek got a little football player.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9swYn429xoREz3YGhz-amXzkvz2VJzVI_F9tQyGuS2dZQ5zfm_duLtU2HoWE-uI_k4pEFOvsWMTlHiZCcD_CNSnMhZO54nNRaq8MmNrrIvBiTBCS_CJbqsXMcoZuw5jNJJzw0CkGFOXs/s1600-h/S6301070.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5149232108580993842" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9swYn429xoREz3YGhz-amXzkvz2VJzVI_F9tQyGuS2dZQ5zfm_duLtU2HoWE-uI_k4pEFOvsWMTlHiZCcD_CNSnMhZO54nNRaq8MmNrrIvBiTBCS_CJbqsXMcoZuw5jNJJzw0CkGFOXs/s200/S6301070.JPG" border="0" /></a> After about 45 minutes Owen finally got out of the car to open some presents! It took a little while but he finally got into it!<br /><br /><br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZZZJDfd9P_7aTWPygN4FyBOcoOccK4qoH7SiAVrZHd92kcZOkPqPn6bmXKorqzSPkRTzL0DVgNjR1vmTD7xMC-mOYWy9SP_Torw1BLWTdmDZCMY4CZSxp9Rjm6uSAgHu4ZjinWg0etyQ/s1600-h/S6301058.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5149232112875961154" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZZZJDfd9P_7aTWPygN4FyBOcoOccK4qoH7SiAVrZHd92kcZOkPqPn6bmXKorqzSPkRTzL0DVgNjR1vmTD7xMC-mOYWy9SP_Torw1BLWTdmDZCMY4CZSxp9Rjm6uSAgHu4ZjinWg0etyQ/s200/S6301058.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirmpNkYNdSUAlUY0gKVC6Fe6ucQAp4R9h3vnzKw_0J0LodhwqNk6tsLkl2hIvR5mgEum9AfkmOjcWqYPukeOsweS7hg23HcpfNpP6U-367ftAc5VGyW09rcP6H2voi5_fxybjT_oqRCjc/s1600-h/S6301067.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5149232117170928466" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirmpNkYNdSUAlUY0gKVC6Fe6ucQAp4R9h3vnzKw_0J0LodhwqNk6tsLkl2hIvR5mgEum9AfkmOjcWqYPukeOsweS7hg23HcpfNpP6U-367ftAc5VGyW09rcP6H2voi5_fxybjT_oqRCjc/s200/S6301067.JPG" border="0" /></a></p><p align="center">It was a great day with many fun memeories! I hope you had a wonderful holiday too!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWuUG6v0BXBKT8ttLkxF0jy2Cuv_2Pq0i3xFCEuxUGPdRgr6PvAuZO7OiDm2xLMCHSKrW9XBqfIXAtRBqiK1ND8dxT8XNwVLXZuUUEXJdVtFwnrb3nXBewdNouctEnTZqA6UEtiR7Yv38/s1600-h/S6301106.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5149232121465895778" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWuUG6v0BXBKT8ttLkxF0jy2Cuv_2Pq0i3xFCEuxUGPdRgr6PvAuZO7OiDm2xLMCHSKrW9XBqfIXAtRBqiK1ND8dxT8XNwVLXZuUUEXJdVtFwnrb3nXBewdNouctEnTZqA6UEtiR7Yv38/s200/S6301106.JPG" border="0" /></a></p><p align="center">Derek exploring the backyard with his new wheels!</p>Meganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16455588185946106714noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8806020965799860489.post-21011226528937986892007-12-28T17:06:00.000-08:002008-12-09T00:29:52.493-08:00Gingerbread Houses!Decorating the gingerbread houses has always been a family tradition. When I was little my mom use to make her own gingerbread and cut out the pattern for houses. We would also make little gingerbread men and women. We would decorate them. It was one of my favorite family traditions. I'm so happy to carry it on with my boys. Only now I take the easy way out and buy the boxed kits at Sam's.<br /><br /><br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYqLEML-Gbc2DfY4ADieUnqs7V3Cnp8p6HMnRxuRfgwpX-hsCiK9wMvwi6sGZ6rTBqeEMKZLUbJfc8MOrVe8NikvZBiMpgPy1w2flfYobrMkWIlzHcsm8bCqgWVMP70-1dQFBgNmfJtlU/s1600-h/S6301014.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5148824765292706450" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYqLEML-Gbc2DfY4ADieUnqs7V3Cnp8p6HMnRxuRfgwpX-hsCiK9wMvwi6sGZ6rTBqeEMKZLUbJfc8MOrVe8NikvZBiMpgPy1w2flfYobrMkWIlzHcsm8bCqgWVMP70-1dQFBgNmfJtlU/s200/S6301014.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGsq1G72SStmyrxCF9Nt2rrNwnb3BQuMcK7Ip9AUie0gOZxz_eRmQJhfuVdF71kGi-Pc8hdLv-YCCPUhKqY81ITKMaCk-fqpC-8VRGIvH9TtIFzqeiTkY3n7AqNsUm2NedbIf5fJg5tBE/s1600-h/S6301020.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5148824752407804546" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGsq1G72SStmyrxCF9Nt2rrNwnb3BQuMcK7Ip9AUie0gOZxz_eRmQJhfuVdF71kGi-Pc8hdLv-YCCPUhKqY81ITKMaCk-fqpC-8VRGIvH9TtIFzqeiTkY3n7AqNsUm2NedbIf5fJg5tBE/s200/S6301020.JPG" border="0" /></a></p><br /><div align="center">They had so much fun adding (I mean eating) the decorations.<br /></div><br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAysb1hFxSxLjGJo8JR6F-b8vC7ME18mkpl0GbL3cZYsYMxa9kIzE-kberLTWBOAwg-XS5Ioj1Osm559r8Jz4yRT1MNnLct0MNTdfHBP9KdEKizT7AUYmP3PEhPMRVXJkcp14t-9YOYPg/s1600-h/S6301023.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5148824769587673762" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAysb1hFxSxLjGJo8JR6F-b8vC7ME18mkpl0GbL3cZYsYMxa9kIzE-kberLTWBOAwg-XS5Ioj1Osm559r8Jz4yRT1MNnLct0MNTdfHBP9KdEKizT7AUYmP3PEhPMRVXJkcp14t-9YOYPg/s200/S6301023.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioZvqfwJ2ae0Ow20hxjphCdQhVIXT4vMQhFBbck7UsV1sGBSWq6Whjg-zP3ztLdnd4kkTi9JRxvXAjKF8yiweXWDGqtAR59TCmb664P9dpVH7hhScf_caPFr6eDtXB9BCMDCxZB69IjvQ/s1600-h/S6301027.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5148824778177608370" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioZvqfwJ2ae0Ow20hxjphCdQhVIXT4vMQhFBbck7UsV1sGBSWq6Whjg-zP3ztLdnd4kkTi9JRxvXAjKF8yiweXWDGqtAR59TCmb664P9dpVH7hhScf_caPFr6eDtXB9BCMDCxZB69IjvQ/s200/S6301027.JPG" border="0" /></a></p><br /><div align="center">The finished project!</div><br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh2nv4soEudE__1Se5k-Za8PAopVcinsyE1hgDOsT3eAkELKoxkrz8z6Y_jpf8hzrDW8c7SbVpV3F5Y153ObVk0N_LOckf7UJlRCfbf7NZKklP9OLVHD5pFd_4KFPCbIQzAYafU4Kw4O4/s1600-h/S6301030.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5148824782472575682" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh2nv4soEudE__1Se5k-Za8PAopVcinsyE1hgDOsT3eAkELKoxkrz8z6Y_jpf8hzrDW8c7SbVpV3F5Y153ObVk0N_LOckf7UJlRCfbf7NZKklP9OLVHD5pFd_4KFPCbIQzAYafU4Kw4O4/s200/S6301030.JPG" border="0" /></a> </p>Meganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16455588185946106714noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8806020965799860489.post-63033520093324963482007-12-27T13:29:00.001-08:002008-12-09T00:29:55.984-08:00ICE ICE BABY!!The Opryland Hotel has an amazing ICE exhibit every year! This year they did How The Grinch Stole Christmas! It was so fun, amazing and cold. It was only 9 degrees the whole time. We had a couple of layers on. Every picture that you see was made out of ice (except for us, of course but we felt like ice).<br /><br /><br /><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKJmzuk5jLMhtj4Njznb85Q9FL7KBgERutXu4IYE4dsrs_AFEKEFYh93ZMlDWG5Qiz55mtztBAQNpsBgwXwmSDIP9rOfP11WvPdfm2wweWSTHK86dwTrd8MZv2uBJOiB8WdC496JN5d80/s1600-h/S6300957.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5148768904948054434" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKJmzuk5jLMhtj4Njznb85Q9FL7KBgERutXu4IYE4dsrs_AFEKEFYh93ZMlDWG5Qiz55mtztBAQNpsBgwXwmSDIP9rOfP11WvPdfm2wweWSTHK86dwTrd8MZv2uBJOiB8WdC496JN5d80/s200/S6300957.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDFiSp8XzP4Xafv4okRVI2y5U6XotVPhvZ2Y2vHiFPPILDqOe1qEOuyI7jqkeTtNMaZeclYY-AzdcgEu5b2B8ZfzjiJuAj53yuUYSLDSRK9FDYmfIlcVWXC1pTiPK4BhimM287xQpwKHY/s1600-h/S6300964.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5148768913537989042" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDFiSp8XzP4Xafv4okRVI2y5U6XotVPhvZ2Y2vHiFPPILDqOe1qEOuyI7jqkeTtNMaZeclYY-AzdcgEu5b2B8ZfzjiJuAj53yuUYSLDSRK9FDYmfIlcVWXC1pTiPK4BhimM287xQpwKHY/s200/S6300964.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsIjan1X4l6NtAeDCL7nbpxMsGzkKA71pd2Fat4suFHXMAVDru64OnE6SvXl_rwvIKVX2DofHzUtv3fnx5pVCoFJcQGcfje1yC6HV2ebeas3AiRV5eqmI317pq6kcBIOM8K5tqfic-mcI/s1600-h/S6300967.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5148768922127923650" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsIjan1X4l6NtAeDCL7nbpxMsGzkKA71pd2Fat4suFHXMAVDru64OnE6SvXl_rwvIKVX2DofHzUtv3fnx5pVCoFJcQGcfje1yC6HV2ebeas3AiRV5eqmI317pq6kcBIOM8K5tqfic-mcI/s200/S6300967.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMM2KOdee6cdDDQUC67HOtq_Vx-GkfnHVA3yMiQYdS_ukRTfOgOwL82jpdTrlOr3fW6yTjcuwwws2z3YzogOKyTMoK7AAr0Q5QrsvuBgESBw6gGpqWsJlUQpirItxDYmBMto2F55-Iguw/s1600-h/S6300969.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5148768926422890962" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMM2KOdee6cdDDQUC67HOtq_Vx-GkfnHVA3yMiQYdS_ukRTfOgOwL82jpdTrlOr3fW6yTjcuwwws2z3YzogOKyTMoK7AAr0Q5QrsvuBgESBw6gGpqWsJlUQpirItxDYmBMto2F55-Iguw/s200/S6300969.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2tInwvzHkcaWfM-TgP90F4wAiTvf8UGdXrwiFqIjpctHQ_Vny4849Goa5_v63OD2GztHtOMJt5Y4sxRSlhl2HQWkc4hUlt9RwjWlFjwz3HhxgKIUILyqERhrHbW3yJdSsic09ucUVpQE/s1600-h/S6300976.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5148768935012825570" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2tInwvzHkcaWfM-TgP90F4wAiTvf8UGdXrwiFqIjpctHQ_Vny4849Goa5_v63OD2GztHtOMJt5Y4sxRSlhl2HQWkc4hUlt9RwjWlFjwz3HhxgKIUILyqERhrHbW3yJdSsic09ucUVpQE/s200/S6300976.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br />I could not believe all the detail and the colors. It was amazing.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUWi8Y1fkgHffzo9MOzNl-wD8QmieB73Z9L1jbb1L4WvQCbAUTOzOOoXzdLV9-UJ7EHssDBn9CZ9kRTSwg7ROHZ3X2pfDshNsv7pnimwUXwSJ9Wo8meff0RLAY-a-PZMBV_pWo9Fh9Tj0/s1600-h/S6300980.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5148769733876742642" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUWi8Y1fkgHffzo9MOzNl-wD8QmieB73Z9L1jbb1L4WvQCbAUTOzOOoXzdLV9-UJ7EHssDBn9CZ9kRTSwg7ROHZ3X2pfDshNsv7pnimwUXwSJ9Wo8meff0RLAY-a-PZMBV_pWo9Fh9Tj0/s200/S6300980.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRhsevI5TB9CgaH1rgL-mRsSY4A9r162s_rsXvg1UFQ_vfIkU27TMPnzYPzidf1dVjvY1AEDAEOfFpxDsNnLR3eEKKIKlOV1uTVlduMbcXpjX08avWyGHofyg497DDvF_hOu4Tt60vqDw/s1600-h/S6300988.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5148769755351579170" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRhsevI5TB9CgaH1rgL-mRsSY4A9r162s_rsXvg1UFQ_vfIkU27TMPnzYPzidf1dVjvY1AEDAEOfFpxDsNnLR3eEKKIKlOV1uTVlduMbcXpjX08avWyGHofyg497DDvF_hOu4Tt60vqDw/s200/S6300988.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br />They even had ice slides for the boys to go down. Owen got stuck.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim-qVBy8gbzE-HmPw6F6PYG59Ksbud2I9In_177kSFMOkyWlEAZ_mvZo0s_g1uy8FjbcX2x7M6rJNDyA1n__rtE584zNwWXGys_6gE0U4xtW-DJHp2ev8zY-qZ2QGkLH7br9D7FzyuVzA/s1600-h/S6300982.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5148769742466677250" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim-qVBy8gbzE-HmPw6F6PYG59Ksbud2I9In_177kSFMOkyWlEAZ_mvZo0s_g1uy8FjbcX2x7M6rJNDyA1n__rtE584zNwWXGys_6gE0U4xtW-DJHp2ev8zY-qZ2QGkLH7br9D7FzyuVzA/s200/S6300982.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjIjmupTEnxjkwi-nu1Tqpf_rE96-3Ka9IoALbSr8XzZ8UUniqNeJiMuD8ulQOaGpCD_gG5MiaZiBnO01sorUdnduQGwmo2RObT0JyYGIucsqQWYHeGTKvSYkBxdPAer20UIpgA5DpmPY/s1600-h/S6300986.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5148769751056611858" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjIjmupTEnxjkwi-nu1Tqpf_rE96-3Ka9IoALbSr8XzZ8UUniqNeJiMuD8ulQOaGpCD_gG5MiaZiBnO01sorUdnduQGwmo2RObT0JyYGIucsqQWYHeGTKvSYkBxdPAer20UIpgA5DpmPY/s200/S6300986.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br /><div>At the end they had an amazing ice nativity. The pictures don't even do it justice. I have never seen anything like it.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJB2ogWI9-pxdfjOzOOdCpiL_W3JJ2yjP_Zm_UH5w43D0DILXLBgT41-QszvwaAe6UtiNaVkhG8mP6YDTwVCK3pPA3gzilhyphenhyphenfCfMZd-3XuoUG1nixkI7hCeKPRExDo2LQAbRKmlBZFBTk/s1600-h/S6301003.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5148769763941513778" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJB2ogWI9-pxdfjOzOOdCpiL_W3JJ2yjP_Zm_UH5w43D0DILXLBgT41-QszvwaAe6UtiNaVkhG8mP6YDTwVCK3pPA3gzilhyphenhyphenfCfMZd-3XuoUG1nixkI7hCeKPRExDo2LQAbRKmlBZFBTk/s200/S6301003.JPG" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwJtzAAS_hexHzGx52I5YFWmKCDR2A02l2lvA0_OtAKc2D8d3fYtooQz_8AMGFxZ-s0fnC93MvKeOpRcMNsNd9KYe8UV9wC6hEEiDDwSesSHHO5ExagNfhRdkb24tQuoFbSNYhia3nIbs/s1600-h/S6300992.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5148771808345946722" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwJtzAAS_hexHzGx52I5YFWmKCDR2A02l2lvA0_OtAKc2D8d3fYtooQz_8AMGFxZ-s0fnC93MvKeOpRcMNsNd9KYe8UV9wC6hEEiDDwSesSHHO5ExagNfhRdkb24tQuoFbSNYhia3nIbs/s200/S6300992.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7nwo88M2nFSl1XkxtHoPFDkSQNE6D7QwAPZ4EFJEcxJOz1BwRmvQpw-AEebJ6I37Vp4MzdpSmTpinY2i9jf0MFIy6eM6JG9nHe8eqX4Obk2Z6XYYtsuvoWRVUcLZYwRnp2gBhIrdE5mk/s1600-h/S6300993.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5148771816935881330" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7nwo88M2nFSl1XkxtHoPFDkSQNE6D7QwAPZ4EFJEcxJOz1BwRmvQpw-AEebJ6I37Vp4MzdpSmTpinY2i9jf0MFIy6eM6JG9nHe8eqX4Obk2Z6XYYtsuvoWRVUcLZYwRnp2gBhIrdE5mk/s200/S6300993.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Afterwards we warmed up with hot coco and homemade smores and this cute little shop! </div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZEet6uXCbwLnuXGKD_rbwkXQarxoSlfGpvKf9x8hVhcl5qVG9dtCzT2C8K-zlJwYsItXyH84zR3UPTFQFNILftKiNzuoVcTfD8hfHqc9HyRO67R-rvEBtyeQIXJEf0oMyA6X7m4ycrYU/s1600-h/S6301005.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5148770262157720130" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZEet6uXCbwLnuXGKD_rbwkXQarxoSlfGpvKf9x8hVhcl5qVG9dtCzT2C8K-zlJwYsItXyH84zR3UPTFQFNILftKiNzuoVcTfD8hfHqc9HyRO67R-rvEBtyeQIXJEf0oMyA6X7m4ycrYU/s200/S6301005.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvK7vLczeslK32ylRKYCLxunKlChWhmP0GPUUTWCu2JPNZ0Uh6Rq5Ciqoame1ZfmkC-5T5ZgveKEoqZmFWe6TPYTwNgv4G4FQ2oieoqwjHH0qTlgC4kb2exXVK6Db0cxeAKEWqmJd1reI/s1600-h/S6301006.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5148770275042622034" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvK7vLczeslK32ylRKYCLxunKlChWhmP0GPUUTWCu2JPNZ0Uh6Rq5Ciqoame1ZfmkC-5T5ZgveKEoqZmFWe6TPYTwNgv4G4FQ2oieoqwjHH0qTlgC4kb2exXVK6Db0cxeAKEWqmJd1reI/s200/S6301006.JPG" border="0" /></a></div></div></div>Meganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16455588185946106714noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8806020965799860489.post-81013372357602346692007-12-27T13:17:00.000-08:002008-12-09T00:29:56.820-08:00Party!I haven't blogged forever. December has just flown by! We had company, then got sick and then had all those busy December things going on. I'm going to back track a little mostly just to document the things we did this month. It wa so much fun and so busy!<br /><br /><div><div></div><div>First, we had a ward Christmas breakfast instead of the traditional Christmas dinner. It was fun and different.</div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHPScBBuNqqrYnRuCA0Vn6uTCsz5Z2FMSoF-g2hpJ4U1pYuChScYd39Xgu7AJ9fdRElwoyNmHm03-XMAdn51E_sGpbpHTdYina9hXhENxF-MHLOJp2GlSa0_s0K6zsUdNPUxt72jTu5jE/s1600-h/S6300918.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5148765881291077970" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHPScBBuNqqrYnRuCA0Vn6uTCsz5Z2FMSoF-g2hpJ4U1pYuChScYd39Xgu7AJ9fdRElwoyNmHm03-XMAdn51E_sGpbpHTdYina9hXhENxF-MHLOJp2GlSa0_s0K6zsUdNPUxt72jTu5jE/s200/S6300918.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjduMd2ynIP3qTXXlZQ7hzBaVHGEpAqQhBJWlPHT-wo9-xFN7k5_re4IOz2BKG-Kz3kt0G41rYzljrgS_KniI1n7hg2R9KHuw3yZfKXZdyq8yubN1Sk0ndN5Y6ddOul6FP5MynPqm5VzHo/s1600-h/S6300924.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5148765889881012578" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjduMd2ynIP3qTXXlZQ7hzBaVHGEpAqQhBJWlPHT-wo9-xFN7k5_re4IOz2BKG-Kz3kt0G41rYzljrgS_KniI1n7hg2R9KHuw3yZfKXZdyq8yubN1Sk0ndN5Y6ddOul6FP5MynPqm5VzHo/s200/S6300924.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8kucgNBdTwehbvlemSGsJKfJqYRPXIYey7KTJqQ1846rnNmYShY0JFiQStVjL0CzSqZgNiX71_U0FleH7F1K9RkO4IgCYXMeK44BJyuXcGGqkEd9gc7Oc4La1ylMuT8bP2-GmjQUGeaY/s1600-h/S6300927.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5148765894175979890" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8kucgNBdTwehbvlemSGsJKfJqYRPXIYey7KTJqQ1846rnNmYShY0JFiQStVjL0CzSqZgNiX71_U0FleH7F1K9RkO4IgCYXMeK44BJyuXcGGqkEd9gc7Oc4La1ylMuT8bP2-GmjQUGeaY/s200/S6300927.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><br /><div>The nursery acted out the nativity. They really didn't do much acting but they all looked really cute. Owen was a wiseman! </div><br /><div></div><div>The next week we had Derek's school party. They had different stations and the kids got to make an ornament and decoration a cookie. Then they played a game. It was so fun and Derek was so excited to have me at his party, which made me feel so happy! </div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2IW0WP7ZC98s3xaTvKG_c76OSQ8dPgt5N-p4-DKcxv04Sp8ET2qVVGGbSoxdaigFF4pyCaAwtIz91QtAWTwlSJjJFZvMcujeO0PygEqYBsQXZviNDTv2Ca5EYqHMWc2__zs5iy0kF4s0/s1600-h/S6300948.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5148766757464406402" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2IW0WP7ZC98s3xaTvKG_c76OSQ8dPgt5N-p4-DKcxv04Sp8ET2qVVGGbSoxdaigFF4pyCaAwtIz91QtAWTwlSJjJFZvMcujeO0PygEqYBsQXZviNDTv2Ca5EYqHMWc2__zs5iy0kF4s0/s200/S6300948.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqZOoeSc8M_cFZhGzUpTuvD0N_ApyVMEy5FOkOECRPL298hOPRr0f5JzNM_02eT3RETN-qSFiKkx-R2MacWQ6c-KalEUlhVEbD1iX5wuFhhGicEQbI6bxuiM71cCO2-ppghi_XYIA4Bl0/s1600-h/S6300949.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5148766770349308306" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqZOoeSc8M_cFZhGzUpTuvD0N_ApyVMEy5FOkOECRPL298hOPRr0f5JzNM_02eT3RETN-qSFiKkx-R2MacWQ6c-KalEUlhVEbD1iX5wuFhhGicEQbI6bxuiM71cCO2-ppghi_XYIA4Bl0/s200/S6300949.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><div>There is his cute teacher. She looks like she could be Derek's older sister! </div></div>Meganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16455588185946106714noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8806020965799860489.post-22643914602342010602007-12-12T18:25:00.000-08:002008-12-09T00:29:56.905-08:00Little Christmas Gift ideas<p align="center"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://www.ravenswoodporcelain.com/media/photos/containers/white_jewelry_box.JPG" border="0" /></p><div align="center"><span style="color:#006600;">I know this is long but it is an awesome tradition!</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#990000;">Gifts for the Savior</span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">Scott and Angelle Anderson, “Gifts for the Savior,” Ensign, Dec. 1997, 58–59<br /><br /></div></span><a name="2"></a><span style="font-size:78%;"></span><div align="center"></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:78%;"></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:78%;"></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:78%;"></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:78%;"></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:78%;"></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:78%;"></span></div><div align="center"></div><div align="justify"><em><span style="font-size:85%;">One December we gathered our family together for a family meeting. We asked our 11-year-old son how it would be if on his birthday the family members gave presents to everyone but him. He didn’t like that idea at all. We went on to ask if there was a holiday when we gave gifts to others but not to the person whose birthday we were celebrating. It didn’t take the children long to realize we were talking about Christmas. That year, however, we wanted to make Christmas more meaningful by giving gifts to the Savior, whose birthday we were celebrating. </span></em><em><span style="font-size:85%;">Three-year-old Laralyn headed to her room and returned carrying her favorite doll. “Daddy, could I give my dolly to Jesus?” she asked. We explained that the Savior knew of her willingness to give him her most prized possession and that he would want her to take care of the dolly for him. She was delighted and said, “I love giving gifts to Jesus!”</span></em><a name="4"></a><em><span style="font-size:85%;"> </span></em><em><span style="font-size:85%;">By now our older children had become more reflective. What could they give the Savior? We discussed what he would want. We talked about how he had paid for our sins and wanted us to give them up. We talked about how he would want us to give of ourselves through service and sharing our talents. Gifts could also include being more obedient in such areas as journal writing, scripture reading, and keeping the commandments.</span></em><a name="5"></a><em><span style="font-size:85%;"> </span></em><em><span style="font-size:85%;">We put a little white box on the fireplace mantle and asked our family members to write their gifts on slips of paper and place the slips in the box. Then we explained that on Christmas morning, before all of the other gifts were opened, we would have family prayer and then share with each other the gifts we were giving to the Savior for the coming year.</span></em><a name="6"></a><em><span style="font-size:85%;"> </span></em><span style="font-size:85%;"><em>As the years have come and gone, the tradition of the white box has helped our family focus on the real meaning of Christmas and on our love and gratitude for the Savior. </em></span><br /><br /><span style="color:#cc0000;"><span style="color:#990000;">Gift Idea for Children</span><br /></span><strong>(give out on Dec. 13th or 14th)</strong></div><strong><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0r7smH6UnZJOC-dKUJ_Lqhjgu1ZY0G9MKN6kD2AWpMd_3gklF9bHSqEPms1SZXBlCUGlD8aFzuyfCiMlARXA8UTySPBMdlIOJY1R7VfCDzHFhteAnWMiQN4HKgvDgDgYLZflg_nHUpT0/s1600-h/S6300662.JPG"><span style="font-size:78%;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5143283693392975202" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 124px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 118px" height="139" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0r7smH6UnZJOC-dKUJ_Lqhjgu1ZY0G9MKN6kD2AWpMd_3gklF9bHSqEPms1SZXBlCUGlD8aFzuyfCiMlARXA8UTySPBMdlIOJY1R7VfCDzHFhteAnWMiQN4HKgvDgDgYLZflg_nHUpT0/s200/S6300662.JPG" width="165" border="0" /></span></a><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span></strong><span style="font-size:78%;"><em>Did you know that Santa Claus chews gum everyday?</em><br /><em>And that Santa blows bubbles in his sleigh!</em><br /><em>Only twelve more days tell Christmas, it is coming fast</em><br /><em>so plan carefully to make your blubble gum last.</em><br /><em>A piece of gum everyday is all that you should chew </em><br /></span><span style="font-size:78%;"><em>and with every bubble that you blow think of my Christmas wish to you.<br /></em><span style="color:#990000;"></span><br /><br /></span><br /><div align="center"><span style="color:#990000;">Gifts for neighbors and friends</span></div><div align="left"><strong>(attach to a candle)</strong> </div><div align="left"><a href="http://www.candlewacks.com/pillar_wreath_red_small.gif"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 85px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 162px" height="276" alt="" src="http://www.candlewacks.com/pillar_wreath_red_small.gif" border="0" /></a><br /><em><span style="font-size:85%;">Light a Christmas Candle</span></em><br /><em><span style="font-size:85%;">To Remind You of the Star</span></em><br /><em><span style="font-size:85%;">That Guided Humble Shepards</span></em><br /><em><span style="font-size:85%;">And Wisemen from Afar</span></em><br /><em><span style="font-size:85%;">May it's Light Still Lead You</span></em><br /><em><span style="font-size:85%;">As You Journey on Your Way</span></em><br /><em><span style="font-size:85%;">And Bring Thoughts of our Savior</span></em><br /><em><span style="font-size:85%;">Throughout Your Christmas Day</span></em><br /></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"><strong></strong></div><div align="center"><strong></strong></div><div align="left"><span style="font-size:85%;"><strong></strong></span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-size:85%;"><strong></strong></span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-size:85%;"><strong></strong></span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-size:85%;"><strong></strong></span></div><span style="font-size:85%;"><div align="left"><br /></div><div align="left"><br /><br /><br /><strong>(attach with a bag of candy)<br /></strong>(sung to the tune of Jingle Bells)<br /></span><a href="http://www.handycandy.co.uk/images/GirlPartyBag.jpg"></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Dashing from the mall,<br />with groceries yet to buy;<br />lessons, work and housecleaning,<br />life is so crazy! Why?<br /></span><a href="http://www.handycandy.co.uk/images/GirlPartyBag.jpg"><span style="font-size:85%;"><img style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 167px; CURSOR: hand" height="141" alt="" src="http://www.handycandy.co.uk/images/GirlPartyBag.jpg" border="0" /></span></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><br />Bells on our phone ring;<br />the machine will take the call,<br />we have no time for family or friends,<br />it drives us up the wall<br /><br />How are you? How’s your life?<br />We really want to know.<br />We’d love to chat and hear the news,<br />but please don’t talk too slow.<br /><br />How are you? How’s your life?<br />We really want to know.<br />Hope you’re ready for Christmas,<br />now maybe it will snow.<br /><br />A day or two ago,<br />we thought we’d make a treat,<br />for all our special friends.<br />a Christmas gift to eat.<br /><br />Our intentions were top notch,<br />but our schedules would not budge,<br />hence, here’s this years edition,<br />of homemade Christmas fudge.<br /></span><br /><a href="http://secure.cartsvr.net/product_images/catalog22617/BananaNutMuffinMix.jpg"><span style="font-size:85%;"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://secure.cartsvr.net/product_images/catalog22617/BananaNutMuffinMix.jpg" border="0" /></span></a> <strong>(attach to a bag of muffin mix)<br /></strong><br />You're getting<br />"muffin" for<br />Christmas! </div>Meganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16455588185946106714noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8806020965799860489.post-35847122530574081482007-12-11T14:39:00.000-08:002008-12-09T00:29:58.658-08:00Let the Birthday Celebration Begin!<div align="center">As a kid I use to love birthday parties especially mine. I do have to say though getting older isn't half bad when you get a week long celebration! </div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><br />My birthday Celebration began last Monday when this cute Christmas plate arrived in the mail from my wonderful friends <a href="http://michellesboys.blogspot.com/"><span style="color:#ff9900;">Michelle</span></a> and <a href="http://www.thesemoments2.blogspot.com/"><span style="color:#ff9900;">Laura</span></a><span style="color:#ff6600;">.</span> Isn't it adorable? I just love it.<br /><br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO1el8abP6yr8CsI-aYnT-lTQtZGYOoko6_fFjWBhWFlgKV7AEyFqmJZ0UN1QCWErdIIYKfEowDMP1VuCRbcSqCoiKth4Bbvsxo-0TAyyHMbCqhY-UuqZC4rgK5ZE_L59vaXEATI4lviY/s1600-h/S6300903.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5142735406457902274" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO1el8abP6yr8CsI-aYnT-lTQtZGYOoko6_fFjWBhWFlgKV7AEyFqmJZ0UN1QCWErdIIYKfEowDMP1VuCRbcSqCoiKth4Bbvsxo-0TAyyHMbCqhY-UuqZC4rgK5ZE_L59vaXEATI4lviY/s200/S6300903.JPG" border="0" /></a></p><p align="center">Then Thursday my new friends from Tennessee took me and two other birthday girls out for a little birthday lunch at my favorite lunch spot.<br /><a href="http://www.jasonsdeli.com/themes/jasons/images/JDeliNav_01.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://www.jasonsdeli.com/themes/jasons/images/JDeliNav_01.jpg" border="0" /></a> </p><p align="center"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigiyMo8Gl6s3YNbhH2f8cMuD21tU6tyu9opcYc9_7HX4U41JuqeC_dQYf-V2ydh3hf65PkH8y-Ld5LtfGMI3ccHpy5IfM68l9NTRgYpMVeaTHXUH2YPru_iiRxPWOwFcVSjy8ie45k6cs/s1600-h/Birthday+girls.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5142736162372146386" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigiyMo8Gl6s3YNbhH2f8cMuD21tU6tyu9opcYc9_7HX4U41JuqeC_dQYf-V2ydh3hf65PkH8y-Ld5LtfGMI3ccHpy5IfM68l9NTRgYpMVeaTHXUH2YPru_iiRxPWOwFcVSjy8ie45k6cs/s200/Birthday+girls.jpg" border="0" /></a></p><p align="center">Zoe's birthday was on the 8th, mine the 9th and Christina was on the 6th.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnsfhYR2Shd-gm6GY8MdQmbk4GJuHAsiXne8z3XkKYY0TuV2DxYKWkATcSe0j5E2HiT730qM_2Ksua7bbCHjPGIyMTL3YWSuFOH1ODrAOtMXdcyYGnN0CvrCHXLnsROYBZAdYH7-Gfwzw/s1600-h/Owen+eating+ice+cream1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5142735303378687122" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnsfhYR2Shd-gm6GY8MdQmbk4GJuHAsiXne8z3XkKYY0TuV2DxYKWkATcSe0j5E2HiT730qM_2Ksua7bbCHjPGIyMTL3YWSuFOH1ODrAOtMXdcyYGnN0CvrCHXLnsROYBZAdYH7-Gfwzw/s200/Owen+eating+ice+cream1.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />I love how Owen is eating ice cream and holding a piece of lettuce.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyQ1HNexRN2GiGekMrQCEdxN9AOsZFV9Bzj70FB50DVqVyvso5OXK8QK5M2o4bM4UYQNttjPlpinHdxd5PD_3sFQ5NiGDaiuQroyvzDImF0ApXZLY_WtlSBVVscm-Q2ehtLK5Us67Knck/s1600-h/S6300892.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5142735307673654434" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyQ1HNexRN2GiGekMrQCEdxN9AOsZFV9Bzj70FB50DVqVyvso5OXK8QK5M2o4bM4UYQNttjPlpinHdxd5PD_3sFQ5NiGDaiuQroyvzDImF0ApXZLY_WtlSBVVscm-Q2ehtLK5Us67Knck/s200/S6300892.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuWraj5i39995aLF8Ru-hqXNj1OiOpr4VwjZtGBYKecG4atMv5hUVbwvAS8yHlDl-pBpn1XQR6gTzDBVcxQqM6kbAV71aK9AlNzNAnnwmxDYscKV1wwMtHPLot_FoGtox3Prpwfg7-OAU/s1600-h/S6300899.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5142735402162934962" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuWraj5i39995aLF8Ru-hqXNj1OiOpr4VwjZtGBYKecG4atMv5hUVbwvAS8yHlDl-pBpn1XQR6gTzDBVcxQqM6kbAV71aK9AlNzNAnnwmxDYscKV1wwMtHPLot_FoGtox3Prpwfg7-OAU/s200/S6300899.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /></p><p align="center">Friday my husband sent me two dozen red roses! I absolutely love getting flowers delivered!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbvfl2zUAYV6d42BWj5HptyPyhbI8yTsVlMyhLzRmvkFlI7RJHNvauB3CQD5MEVGaN3Yd6r_AYQw4qkl_9hyphenhyphenJIhuzeRhDQw3JEOAj7hCqwjuVlo383xJU7BMlepj8NSNIyOojdCQB_mlE/s1600-h/S6300904.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5142736213911753954" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbvfl2zUAYV6d42BWj5HptyPyhbI8yTsVlMyhLzRmvkFlI7RJHNvauB3CQD5MEVGaN3Yd6r_AYQw4qkl_9hyphenhyphenJIhuzeRhDQw3JEOAj7hCqwjuVlo383xJU7BMlepj8NSNIyOojdCQB_mlE/s200/S6300904.JPG" border="0" /></a></p><p align="center">Friday night one of my best friends Lauren from elementary school came for a weekend visit. She is the best! I laughed so hard the whole weekend! It was so much fun.</p><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuySIDBwXQJrvHNFWe92zJ9QMH2mRv_FvEIzv9SJQKWSpG9jCjPj1g7fYFTFTsdAoOOrifQAlfAoArtN4CGk9Y33KtWUQIoIwzAM8KdbNYmZliNtCNJSV8qEk0eK2y06WUWxhB_uo2jUg/s1600-h/S6300914.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5142736261156394258" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuySIDBwXQJrvHNFWe92zJ9QMH2mRv_FvEIzv9SJQKWSpG9jCjPj1g7fYFTFTsdAoOOrifQAlfAoArtN4CGk9Y33KtWUQIoIwzAM8KdbNYmZliNtCNJSV8qEk0eK2y06WUWxhB_uo2jUg/s200/S6300914.JPG" border="0" /></a></p><p align="center">Friday night we went to this awesome place called the <a href="http://www.bluebirdcafe.com/index.htm"><span style="color:#ff9900;">Bluebird Cafe</span> </a>in Nashville. It is a small cafe where you can listen to up and coming singer/songwriters. Many stars over the years have performed here.<br /><a href="http://www.bluebirdcafe.com/graphics/about1.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 289px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 92px" height="75" alt="" src="http://www.bluebirdcafe.com/graphics/about1.jpg" border="0" /></a></p><p align="center">Saturday we went and had a little lunch at the<span style="color:#ff9900;"> </span><a href="http://www.lovelesscafe.com/"><span style="color:#ff9900;">Loveless Cafe</span></a> another hot spot around Nashville. They had the best biscuits I have ever tasted.<br /><a href="http://www.hamsandjams.com/images/lovelessCafeOver.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://www.hamsandjams.com/images/lovelessCafeOver.jpg" border="0" /></a></p><p align="center">Saturday night Lauren wanted to see the Nashville Nightlife. Let's just say that is way out of my element. I don't drink and usually avoid these types of places. But it was so much fun and we had a great time dancing to the</p><p align="center"><a href="http://www.myspace.com/colleyjonesband"><span style="color:#ff9900;">Colley Jones Band.</span><br /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9MGobSUoPPK-ipp4ROz-9gYB_2i3evLkbHm4-S-jUZ3f49vp1EtGZpfCdZaCEGH79X0D5eSVCIjdtdj7dH5qpz2UPxIRXHVYYHq88u5FntY1aQ3lak4rM9TqZy7fYsEvHkJgqcjoAmKY/s1600-h/Lauren+and+I.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5142735290493785218" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9MGobSUoPPK-ipp4ROz-9gYB_2i3evLkbHm4-S-jUZ3f49vp1EtGZpfCdZaCEGH79X0D5eSVCIjdtdj7dH5qpz2UPxIRXHVYYHq88u5FntY1aQ3lak4rM9TqZy7fYsEvHkJgqcjoAmKY/s200/Lauren+and+I.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="http://i121.photobucket.com/albums/o222/trailerparkallstars/pparksign.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://i121.photobucket.com/albums/o222/trailerparkallstars/pparksign.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="http://i121.photobucket.com/albums/o222/trailerparkallstars/cornfest1.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://i121.photobucket.com/albums/o222/trailerparkallstars/cornfest1.jpg" border="0" /></a></p><p align="center">Sunday was my actual birthday and it was great. I went to church, took a nap, my husband cooked an amazing dinner complete with coconut cream pie. After dinner we headed to the <a href="http://www.gaylordhotels.com/gaylordopryland/"><span style="color:#ff9900;">Opryland</span></a> and got to see all the amazing Christmas lights and they had this wonderful outdoor Nativity (and you all know how much I love Nativities).<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_u1O6yUoim1wkrXw1scvHmea-h-hwhoQqHwAMe47Gm6p-_Vl704mempD0u_oKADnBX2kBRqQkDIM0o5hDClrbyF0JSFsPsbXdd-2GVLW_bUIPB6xWKtTB4btL7LES8jMIVHGZRInMrbU/s1600-h/S6300908.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5142736218206721266" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_u1O6yUoim1wkrXw1scvHmea-h-hwhoQqHwAMe47Gm6p-_Vl704mempD0u_oKADnBX2kBRqQkDIM0o5hDClrbyF0JSFsPsbXdd-2GVLW_bUIPB6xWKtTB4btL7LES8jMIVHGZRInMrbU/s200/S6300908.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjY3CHkh2MxWXQvj4fz0go833NoePxzNZ5jMKKtoO538eanlJddeF0LPz0qNqYy2XwolcGpXlu4v8ZurjrDcVMYuEIK4vAGsf2CRbVPwV-Bk3q9AF4yVmMTu6SmOGTECqvXawv1x77Mgsk/s1600-h/S6300909.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5142736256861426946" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjY3CHkh2MxWXQvj4fz0go833NoePxzNZ5jMKKtoO538eanlJddeF0LPz0qNqYy2XwolcGpXlu4v8ZurjrDcVMYuEIK4vAGsf2CRbVPwV-Bk3q9AF4yVmMTu6SmOGTECqvXawv1x77Mgsk/s200/S6300909.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Yesterday morning we made a quick stop to the <a href="http://www.hollyeats.com/PancakePantry.htm"><span style="color:#ff9900;">Pancake Pantry</span></a> and I had the best breakfast of my life. I had an amazing omelet. But I wish I had take a picture of the chocolate chip pancakes Lauren ordered they looked amazing. (and I don't even like breakfast!)<br /><a href="http://www.hollyeats.com/images/South/PancakePantry-Sign.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://www.hollyeats.com/images/South/PancakePantry-Sign.jpg" border="0" /></a></p><br /><p align="center">This weekend my hubby is taking me on a special date. I can't wait!! Getting older isn't half as bad as I thought it would be!!</p>Meganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16455588185946106714noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8806020965799860489.post-63307011441224463842007-12-06T11:44:00.000-08:002008-12-09T00:29:59.947-08:00Choo-Choo- The Polar Express Here We Come!<p align="center"><img style="WIDTH: 356px; CURSOR: hand" height="79" alt="" src="http://www.tcry.org/tcbanner.gif" border="0" /></p>This past weekend was our annual trip on the polar express. My kids love it and we have done it the past three years. I was so happy when we moved to Tennesee and found that we would be able to carry on the tradition. This year was really fun. The night before we watched the movie and everyone opened their new pajamas.<br /><p align="center"><a href="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51S71PD19JL._AA240_.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51S71PD19JL._AA240_.jpg" border="0" /></a></p><p align="center">Then the next morning we got up for the ride. We went with some friends from church and had a great time. This trip was a little different than the last one in Texas. We got to sit in the eating car and buy treats. We also stopped off in a town for about an hour and a half. The town had set up bounce houses, book walk, sit on Santa, a choir and booths. It was really cute. </p><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigEP-3dprZVyliwxolgbnga2l1PqkM0mnEmr6Dgen8p7gA5cn3psNe1v86AeVcZwW5vf4KsfvO0FPEeu0SO6tB-KxhNod0QIcHhEi9iMTdAqxWFVkwZ2u1UJ1yYxVoYen7Id3oTlrA_Nw/s1600-h/S6300824.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5140951994302682002" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigEP-3dprZVyliwxolgbnga2l1PqkM0mnEmr6Dgen8p7gA5cn3psNe1v86AeVcZwW5vf4KsfvO0FPEeu0SO6tB-KxhNod0QIcHhEi9iMTdAqxWFVkwZ2u1UJ1yYxVoYen7Id3oTlrA_Nw/s200/S6300824.JPG" border="0" /></a></p><br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5YBd8sMhRHaAsxZKG9FWDk_5JAO2Q2MIRskVInm9nxCI6JqYuKjViLwPrmn2hyphenhyphenrkms7owDHLpQ_taqOsB7IelVehNn6uITJ0-s-vhfyAd-8SMCQ1_9kq3LIHYyucIqHCr5mmLBL_i0xE/s1600-h/S6300830.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5140952002892616610" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5YBd8sMhRHaAsxZKG9FWDk_5JAO2Q2MIRskVInm9nxCI6JqYuKjViLwPrmn2hyphenhyphenrkms7owDHLpQ_taqOsB7IelVehNn6uITJ0-s-vhfyAd-8SMCQ1_9kq3LIHYyucIqHCr5mmLBL_i0xE/s200/S6300830.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNR8CCj-g4_ZVzp7MrJRWDnNFg7o0pv8JiFoUne0AtMrJggvCIwquN95Cq0HtTTxUGGp8Ex86vyPVH6ji_KLIyqzqFp60ibuWVx6f9iD7VzN-d3B_JPbLc5sl_zfoGMkv8jaO7E5TIGQM/s1600-h/S6300833.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5140952015777518514" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNR8CCj-g4_ZVzp7MrJRWDnNFg7o0pv8JiFoUne0AtMrJggvCIwquN95Cq0HtTTxUGGp8Ex86vyPVH6ji_KLIyqzqFp60ibuWVx6f9iD7VzN-d3B_JPbLc5sl_zfoGMkv8jaO7E5TIGQM/s200/S6300833.JPG" border="0" /></a></p><p align="center">The Elves greeted us as we boarded the train. Owen wasn't too excited to get up early.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheVWhJVFVpvpaeNwzZdtIEXshf8ygq_0WKB-neIz_ovqEi7layUPskqlm8Icfj45uR-sRUwiRSoVHZ1RNmhyphenhyphenena28bjDUPChUpyEI69uPjhwJd6UKWGAZGzrgtf6H7bXx11ngKtr8Jxss/s1600-h/S6300832.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5140952024367453122" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheVWhJVFVpvpaeNwzZdtIEXshf8ygq_0WKB-neIz_ovqEi7layUPskqlm8Icfj45uR-sRUwiRSoVHZ1RNmhyphenhyphenena28bjDUPChUpyEI69uPjhwJd6UKWGAZGzrgtf6H7bXx11ngKtr8Jxss/s200/S6300832.JPG" border="0" /></a></p><p align="center">Our new friends The Cluffs went with us.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYfFRPXGYkMqhFwktSeDnDYVdABBFoLkbTRnUG_utSxyD8o828chyphenhyphenkz6AsIpFqOLweu7xn2M02fCApEr54ywwDWKAl5mKTaYiMn1VmJwCTSqKgxyThAvIbe2v8amb7iJ8VJ_hZedO_88E/s1600-h/S6300845.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5140952028662420434" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYfFRPXGYkMqhFwktSeDnDYVdABBFoLkbTRnUG_utSxyD8o828chyphenhyphenkz6AsIpFqOLweu7xn2M02fCApEr54ywwDWKAl5mKTaYiMn1VmJwCTSqKgxyThAvIbe2v8amb7iJ8VJ_hZedO_88E/s200/S6300845.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVtvpi9dNTRHcJFllV46Bz7jdz8XYiykZRw9svr5dpsF9l2nrwh-M1jd1ApVk4pU9s5MYFU4wdXBtqkwdLGruDg3sQOK-h77ZorJyD7oTMRZFIP7Wc8gTCZqmJH_5liNEXWSb47aKQ9g0/s1600-h/S6300855.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5140953226958296034" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVtvpi9dNTRHcJFllV46Bz7jdz8XYiykZRw9svr5dpsF9l2nrwh-M1jd1ApVk4pU9s5MYFU4wdXBtqkwdLGruDg3sQOK-h77ZorJyD7oTMRZFIP7Wc8gTCZqmJH_5liNEXWSb47aKQ9g0/s200/S6300855.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />The train conductor read the story of the Polar Express and then they had a magician aboard the train.</p><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5JGpMmIZgBPpjuMJKES9BakrL7t8MKFymBnUqKBXSu5FUmRbPdaZ9cpJ0YlQpYEibU8IyjiDwq9en8H6BBuzI6G6N6eoDxW7KI5LR-ZN5qnJsrxFl5VfpFPueLX2wuYzQ0WBeAd4YJRU/s1600-h/S6300863.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5140953235548230642" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5JGpMmIZgBPpjuMJKES9BakrL7t8MKFymBnUqKBXSu5FUmRbPdaZ9cpJ0YlQpYEibU8IyjiDwq9en8H6BBuzI6G6N6eoDxW7KI5LR-ZN5qnJsrxFl5VfpFPueLX2wuYzQ0WBeAd4YJRU/s200/S6300863.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_1r7B4cR8KJhx0TDmlSFQGLMoSyIcUC7-JBzEE81om753N4RMy1s6ak5dJ8d_jVAj-vvSW6mcZln5K_f2wIkeBa6LwHCPIE7fbdVZDzOrCRJlRJHDzsMMP8o6tc7kkSBUPP-LLnmkxGI/s1600-h/S6300865.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5140953239843197954" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_1r7B4cR8KJhx0TDmlSFQGLMoSyIcUC7-JBzEE81om753N4RMy1s6ak5dJ8d_jVAj-vvSW6mcZln5K_f2wIkeBa6LwHCPIE7fbdVZDzOrCRJlRJHDzsMMP8o6tc7kkSBUPP-LLnmkxGI/s200/S6300865.JPG" border="0" /></a></p><p align="center">The town had a really cute activity. It was like a cake walk but instead the kids got to pick out a book.</p><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSnG-Z5Jpnj2eg_KamQKLXBHNchtNXWCzQKbL5fRyMxY353rWMFZyolpTfvDmzJ5mKUvN_jkxFXu7Uk89VuZ6VrRPpBBv0sks7HCedHah3o4p4GJX2NFck92wToudu9ay8nZYiEsOphYM/s1600-h/S6300866.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5140953244138165266" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSnG-Z5Jpnj2eg_KamQKLXBHNchtNXWCzQKbL5fRyMxY353rWMFZyolpTfvDmzJ5mKUvN_jkxFXu7Uk89VuZ6VrRPpBBv0sks7HCedHah3o4p4GJX2NFck92wToudu9ay8nZYiEsOphYM/s200/S6300866.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgovIBV8D0YFRU8Xn2eZGpPMM7j5atJEFZ7S1NJdQwJgonrYLI3aShW3L-BWntHSKSOOubUWPoMTr4s_cepUmwAFQdbgWc6qah80NGjbQnejjPZD4WD9xN_ujeGh8Anb2UgRZQa7O6s-tg/s1600-h/S6300891.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5140953248433132578" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgovIBV8D0YFRU8Xn2eZGpPMM7j5atJEFZ7S1NJdQwJgonrYLI3aShW3L-BWntHSKSOOubUWPoMTr4s_cepUmwAFQdbgWc6qah80NGjbQnejjPZD4WD9xN_ujeGh8Anb2UgRZQa7O6s-tg/s200/S6300891.JPG" border="0" /></a></p><p align="center">Two visits with Santa made the trip complete!</p><p align="center">What fun traditions do you have?</p>Meganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16455588185946106714noreply@blogger.com21