tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14199635452066456562024-02-20T10:52:24.017-08:00Holloway Familyjmhollowayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02579184891338999683noreply@blogger.comBlogger358125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1419963545206645656.post-35707665778602184252012-10-05T22:00:00.001-07:002012-10-05T22:00:33.027-07:00A much needed update!!!!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
OK, Sorry for not keeping up with this blog thing. I honestly thought that by doing one post a month I could actually keep on top of it, but apparently "I was way off."</div>
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<b>AUGUST</b></div>
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We were able to travel to Idaho to celebrate some momentous occasions. Jenna was baptized the first day we were there. It was so wonderful to be there with all of the cousins on that side of the family. What a wonderful example you are to the Holloway grand kids, Jenna.</div>
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This is Lita and Papa with all of their grandchildren. It's fun to see all the personalities in one place. </div>
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Coralee was loving Tia. I just love the smiles on both of their faces.</div>
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Kamela and Cailyn were Twinkies. Too cute!</div>
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Mark and Cassie took us all to one of their favorite sites for 4 wheeling and a cook-out. It was fun to be there in nature and enjoy each others company. Oh, and thank for taking all our kids to the cave! I really would have gone with y'all, I was just not paying attention. Sorry!</div>
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Brady and Tia were having a blast playing "Harry Potter" with the kids in the back yard. </div>
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Look at all those handsome guys. </div>
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They belong to these beauties!</div>
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Lita and Coralee loving on each other. Coralee is soaking it in!</div>
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Cailyn was pretty good on the lily pads. I was horrible, but she did great! Gavin did too. Such coordination and balance. I was impressed!</div>
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Another shot of the grand-kids with Lita and Papa, on the staircase at the Black's.</div>
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Sparklers in the back yard. Uncle Mark sure knows how to keep the kids happy. I think that at least 7 kids touched the end of the sparkler. Even after watching others get burned, they touched it. Crazy kiddos!</div>
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I LOVE the look on Bethany's face. She is so excited to be jumping with the big girls. Don't you just want to love on her.</div>
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We had such a good time. There is always craziness when family(especially a large one) gets together, but I would have it no other way. The main reason we traveled up was for Tyler and Tessa's wedding/sealing. We managed to not get any pictures(or course), but it was a beautiful day and a fantastic ending to our trip. We attending the sealing, stayed for a few pictures, but had to leave that morning to head home. So, we missed the reception. I know it was wonderful and am excited to see some pictures. </div>
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I couldn't ask for a better, more loving family to be a part of. Thank you for accepting me and always making us feel loved. We can't wait to see everyone again. </div>
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So, one day it was raining and the kids decided to "paint" the front porch with sidewalk chalk. This is apparently David's idea of the sidewalk. It was too cute though! Sure love this crazy, messy boy! </div>
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Here are our first day of school pictures. </div>
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Last year Cailyn was nervous to tears. This year was just the opposite. Confident and ready to tackle 2nd grade.</div>
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Jessica insisted that we braid her hair the night before so her hair could be "curly" for school. She was adorable. I love how Jessica never seems to be nervous. She just goes with the flow and conquers the world. Watch out Kindergarten! Jessica is on the way!</div>
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Our little beauties headed to the car for their first day of school 2012-2013.</div>
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After school pick up. I would say it was a good day. I don't think they could have been quiet if I asked them. Just chatted and talked about everything at the same time all the way home. I LOVE IT! I hope they will always want to tell me about their day. Hey, a girl can hope.</div>
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Don't you just love the toothless smile?</div>
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I won't give an update on Jason's races. If you are interested you can visit his running blog. Holloway Running. I am just going to show you a glimpse of what I see while he is out running. Do you think we dominated the swing set that morning or what?</div>
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For FHE one Monday we made ghosts. They sit over our solar lights in the front yard. The kids love them. I am actually ready to throw them away, but they trump me because they made them. It is fun to create things with the kids though. I love to see how proud they are of themselves. </div>
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My sister, Lynnae and I did a 5K in Bryan one Saturday. I was fun to run with her. I hope she keeps it up so we can do more races together. I love you, Lynnae. I am so happy that we are such good friends. </div>
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That night we took my sister-in-law, Andrea, to a restaurant for her birthday. She of course got to wear a sombrero. Isn't she too cute. I love her smile. That was an awesome day!</div>
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The next weekend was a pretty big race for Jason. It was an 8-hour race, which you can read his take on it at Holloway Running. This is what I think about that day. </div>
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#1 Jason is a good runner. It suits him well. It makes him happy and I am proud of him for all his hard work to achieve the goals he sets. I love to watch him and help him along the way. Plus, he is cute!</div>
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#2 It rained. . . ALL DAY! I didn't mind letting the kids play in the rain. I failed to bring extra clothes for them and they got cold and fussy. 8 hours is a long time to keep kids entertained, especially in the same small space. </div>
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#3 I have awesome kids. They kept coming up with new things to do to stay happy. Cailyn at one point had a push-up competition with a high school kid. I think they decided it was a draw. </div>
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David, of course, was a ninja.</div>
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Coralee was into EVERYTHING. I guess the snacks we brought weren't what she wanted because at some point she decided to start eating the mud(which was more like wet gravel). She did remarkably well considering she didn't get a nap that day(well she got a little one that morning). </div>
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Jessica didn't want pictures taken, but she is a great little cheerleader. At one point about 6 hours into the race she called out to Jason as he ran by, "Daddy, you're cool!" It was too cute and all the high school kids(the lap counters) said,"awe!" </div>
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So, this is what we saw about every 8-10 minutes: Jason running in. . . . </div>
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It was a very L.O.N.G day, but in the end I was glad we did it. We originally had plans to see people from our old Branch, but it didn't work out, so we just stayed there, ALL DAY. </div>
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#4 I will say this though, Travis and Jenny came in the night before. We all went out to eat and all stayed at the same hotel. The next morning, Travis ran with Jason for a while and Jenny, the kids and I all stayed at the hotel for the kids to keep dry(and babies to nap). It was really nice to see them and to know that they made the effort to stop in Mineral Wells on their way down to Temple. I know it was an added expense and time to their trip, but it made a HUGE difference on that day for me and I know for Jason as well. It would have been a completely unbearable day had it not been for their presence. Thank you so much for that y'all.</div>
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Coralee is 1 year old. I just can't wrap my head around it. Wow, that went fast. She is walking and has 5 teeth. Up until now she really has been more content just to watch people and not get too involved. However, her little personality is poking out. She is becoming more possessive of her toys, giggling when someone does something silly, and tries to copy the big kids. We are all loving this new Coralee. </div>
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David helped me decorate the cake and cupcakes. </div>
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We had a fun little birthday party for her on October 4th. The older kids all made sure she had a gift from them. David picked out a new toy for her.. She loves it, but so do all the other kids. So, she will have to fight for it I am sure. </div>
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Jessica made her this little mobile which is now hanging over her crib and waves every time the fan blows it. </div>
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My good friend Joyce and her kids came over as well. It was so nice to have other kids to play with and party with. And we are happy to have bath toys again. </div>
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Cailyn made Coralee a rattle and drew her many pictures. She put it in a princess bag. *I was so proud of my girls for taking the time to make gifts. They had been working on them for a couple of weeks and were so excited to give them to her. hint: One of the tricks to everyone having a good day on someone else's birthday!</div>
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She got some new clothes and LOVED the little kitten on the front of this shirt. Thank you Joe and Carol. It is perfect!</div>
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With summer beginning I knew we needed a plan to keep a regular schedule and fun activities executed. I am not usually the fun creative mommy so this took some stretching of my abilities. We decided to make a daily schedule that included chores and our fun stuff, but we also made a weekly schedule. Here is how it is laid out.</div>
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Our first Magic Monday was these "Fizzy Balloons"</div>
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We got everything ready and David of course couldn't/wouldn't wait for us to do it with him. He loved it though.<br />
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So far I haven't gotten a picture of our Tasty Tuesdays. Apparently we have enjoyed them so much they are gone before we document. We have just done some simple treats. <br />
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This year the kids gave Jason a picture of them for Father's Day. I am not a photographer, but I am very happy with how this one turned out. They sure love their Daddy!<br />
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Our lively and expressive Jessica turned 5 in June. It is sometimes hard to believe that she is already 5. She is always so fun, independent and passionate about everything. We had a friend party this year. She invited 3 friend from her class. Jason couldn't be there so I was completely relieved when one of the moms stayed to help. We had 8 kids total and there was never a dull moment. We started with popping marshmallows in the front yard.<br />
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Coralee loved this part.<br />
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Trampoline + Water + Friends = FUN!!!!!<br />
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Then we made some cornstarch goo(because this was a Magic Monday). This was sooooo easy and sooooo fun. I could play with this stuff for a LONG time. The kids liked it too! What kid doesn't like to make a big mess? (although it was easy to clean up as well)<br />
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The soda geyser of course. Jason was home by then and he did the honors of putting the mentos into the diet soda. He was grinning from ear to ear. Do men ever really grow up?<br />
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Our beautiful Jessica in the light of the flames. <br />
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We love you Jess! Happy 5th Birthday!<br />
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Later that week Cailyn had her first piano recital. She had been practicing and practicing and she performed wonderfully!<br />
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Here she is with her piano teacher in the front and all the other students who performed that night. <br />
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David is apparently so excited about our trip he decided to sleep with the suitcase. Silly boy!<br />
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We left right after Cailyn's recital for the Gropp Family Reunion. Jason couldn't go with us because of work and we were sad he couldn't join in the fun. And we did have fun!<br />
This is a view from the cabin in western Colorado.<br />
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This is the cabin. It was a bit small for all of us, but we made it work and had a great time together.<br />
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Here is Da taking some of the little ones for a little adventure walk to the creek/river.<br />
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We got to see some wildlife, both animal and plant.<br />
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Later David, Coralee and I went on a hike with Andrea, Emma, Collin, Kyle, Da, Jessica, and Maycie. <br />
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Coralee and Collin got tired, so Andrea and I had to take them back to the cabin before we actually got to see the geyser springs. However, Emma and David were troopers and walked all the way up. Apparently David was a little chatter box, telling on me all the way up the mountain. Uncle Kyle and Da found it to be hilarious. <br />
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But, our little camping trip in the mountains wore them out. Aren't they precious.<br />
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Coralee enjoying some snacks on the way home. She was LOVING it!<br />
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Julie took some amazing family pictures while we were there and I will posts those separately. Thank you Julie!<br />
Other things we did for the reunion was go to the pool(which had an awesome water slide and lazy river), have a picnic, some went to the movies, watched a movie projected on the side of the cabin while eating popcorn and chocolate, and made plans for future years. I have truly learned to love each of my siblings for their unique personalities and friendships we share. I wish we all lived closer to spend more time together. Thank you for such a wonderful time!<br />
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Our next Magic Monday was "Tie Dye Milk" This was fun too, and so simple. We did many plates of designs. <br />
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Sorry it has taken so long to get this up, but here is May 2012.</div>
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Cailyn's field day was so much fun. It was in the morning this year instead of early afternoon(thank goodness) and Cailyn loved her group of girls. </div>
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Jessica's class had some miniature horses come visit. They were sooooo adorable and very mild mannered. It was a good thing too, because they were completely surrounded by 4 and 5 year olds. </div>
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We were so proud of our sweet Cailyn. She has a little stage fright, but overcame it by participating in this year's Talent Show. She performed wonderfully. Sorry for the awful picture. I was juggling the camera and 3 other children. All the pictures were either unfocused or something was in the way. </div>
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Progress is still being made in David's room. Jason has even enlisted David's help. Hooray, give that boy something to do other than harass the females in the family.</div>
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Dad came over to visit one day and all the kids decided to get on the hammock with him. My favorite picture with him. We love you Da!!!!</div>
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Cailyn continues to run with Jason occasionally. This is a Sunday morning. I love that they have that time together. Looks like they enjoy it as well. </div>
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The girls made cakes for me at school. Beautiful job girls, I love them!</div>
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One Monday night for FHE we went to the city park for some "soccer". We had a great time. I think Cora loved it most of all. Every time Jason would start running she would belly laugh. I tried to capture it on video, but it didn't really work. </div>
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Cailyn got to do a rockwall climb at school. I got there about 10 minutes after they had finished, but she said she got almost to the top. Wahoo! </div>
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Another FHE activity was to the lake. We had a great time. The girls kept diving into the waves. The water was a little "chilly" so Jason didn't really get in much, and David didn't stay in long. However, the girls enjoyed themselves. Definitely spending more time at the lake this summer. </div>
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1st Grade Awards Ceremony. Cailyn was asked to pass out programs. She made a goal to run 50 miles this year to get on the 50 mile wall of fame. She achieved that goal with 53.5 miles. She reached her AR goals and then some, recieved the Principal's Award, and was the first in her class to "Measure Up" We are very proud of you Cailyn and are excited to see you continue to progress in the 2nd grade.</div>
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The last 2 days of school were very fun. Jessica's water day was the second to last day of school. They had many stations of water games. She was loving it. And then they dried off while coloring the sidewalk with chalk. Even Coralee got in on the fun.</div>
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Below is Jessica with her teachers, Mrs. Whitehead(on left) and Miss Shelia(on right). We love y'all.</div>
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The last day of school was planned to be a water day for Cailyn's class, but it thundered and rained so it was cancelled. They did inside games and activities instead. They still had fun, but were a little disappointed.</div>
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Below is Cailyn with her teacher, Mrs. Elder. We love you and thank you for a wonderful year!</div>
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Memorial Day we went to Waco and played in the water with Da.</div>
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April came and went all too fast. Here a few things that kept us busy last month.</div>
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With the Easter holiday so focused on bunnies and candy it is very crucial that we teach our children the importance of what Easter truly means. </div>
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I don't think it is bad to incorporate secular traditions as well though.</div>
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Please don't pay attention to the construction site behind the kids. Our addition is still in progress(and making progress I will add).</div>
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We didn't do a lot of candy, the last thing our kids need is more refined sugar in their diets. But a little bit is always fun.<br />
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We have added "Resurrection Rolls" to our list of traditions for Easter. Thank you Rachel, we love them!<br />
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Jason started his new job the second week of April. The jury is still out on whether he likes it, but he is now working in Meridian. It is the same distance as where he was before, just in the opposite direction. His schedule is slightly different and we are still getting used to it; benefits haven't kicked in yet; and he doesn't feel totally comfortable with their system yet. We are very grateful he has a job though and are constantly thinking of better possibilities. <br />
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April 14th we made a trip down to see my sister and her family. Jason was signed up for an ultra marathon not far from her and so we went with him to play with cousins. <br />
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Maycie(in the glasses) has decided she wants to be a large animal vet so we went to the Vet school open house that morning while Jason was running. We had a great time.<br />
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Lynnae was totally siked to see(and touch apparently) this cow. I can't remember now what they call it, but they use it for research. When I say siked, I mean squealing and jumping up and down excited. Too funny to watch.<br />
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The kids were funny to watch at the petting zoo too. I know this picture above is not the best, but I LOVE the look on David's face as he is looking at this alpaca.<br />
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Cailyn is a huge lover of animals. She was in Heaven with all those animals.<br />
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David getting braver as he gets older.<br />
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The kids couldn't help but touch this alpaca. It was soooo soft. At one point I turned around to see Jessica rubbing her cheek on his hip. I wasn't fast enough with the camera to catch it, but I had to giggle.<br />
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Then Maycie, Coralee, David and I headed to the race to see Jason cross the finish line. He made a post about it on his running blog. Check it out at www.hollowayrunning.blogspot.com <br />
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This is the part I can tell you. David is a 3 year old little boy. He has a NEED to touch and play with things he shouldn't. He was given some orange cones to keep him occupied because he was getting too close to the time clock with the battery attached(as you can see in the picture below). However, people constantly underestimate the damage a little boy can do. He was swinging one of those cones, which he had filled with rocks and dirt, and lost his balance. He tripped over the cords and knocked them off the battery to the time clock, which tells the runners their time as they cross the finish line. <br />
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The race director frantically went to work to fix the problem. We lucked out because that wasn't the battery to the computer that was keeping the time, just displaying it. So, it only took a little time to reconnect the battery and it was all better. However, one runner did cross the line without their time displayed. But, lucky for us. . . it was Jason. AND he said he didn't even notice. Good! But for the future races, we will keep David away from the equipment. <br />
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Jason did a great job. He ended up running 2 extra miles because of a wrong turn, but finished like a champ.<br />
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Which means, he was STINKY!<br />
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So, off to the showers he went. <br />
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And promptly fell asleep in the car. Which was why I needed Maycie to come with us. Jason was in no condition to drive home. Thanks Mayc!<br />
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We put up a tree in the kids room a long time ago. However, we just recently put the leaves on. With any luck we will keep it in conjunction with the seasons. <br />
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This spring/summer season we put our blessing on each leaf.<br />
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We have been extremely busy in May as I am sure everyone is, so our next post will be much more full.jmhollowayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02579184891338999683noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1419963545206645656.post-40552920158646938092012-05-13T19:08:00.003-07:002012-05-13T19:08:38.202-07:00Happy 10th Anniversary<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">Apparently it has been long enough since my last post that I don't understand Blogger anymore. Before I had to upload my pictures in opposite order for them to be up correct, but not anymore. So, with that said, this entire post is backwards and I am too lazy to switch it, sorry!</span></div>
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What you see here it my baby and me being reunited after a week long of not seeing each other. Not sure which one of us is more happy.</div>
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The last week of March Jason and I headed out of town(check that--country) to celebrate our 10th Anniversary. Jason surprised me with this vacation. He wanted to wait til the week of, but since I am a breast-feeding mommy, I needed to help him prepare for it. He even worked it out for his parents to come watch the kids for us. They were AWESOME! Thank you, Lita and Papa!!!!</div>
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That is my Jessica running out to greet us.</div>
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Our cruise left from Galveston and had 2 stops: Progresso and Cozumel. We told ourselves that we were going to try something out of the ordinary to eat and I think that the wierdest thing we had were frog legs. And yes, they taste like chicken. We had street tacos in Cozumel, horchata in both towns in Mexico, and bargained for merchandise. It was a great trip and are planning to do an Alaskan cruise next.</div>
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Saturday before we left for our cruise, Jason and I ran in a half marathon. We didn't really want to go an entire week without running, so we got up early and ran several days that week. It was amazing to run with such a beautiful view of the sunrise. Definitely a memorable experience. </div>
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(confession: I haven't run since then)</div>
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One of the pools and the 2 hot tubs. Our second night we decided to go sit in the hot tub and ended up sharing our testimony of the Gospel of Jesus Christ. After defending our Faith for about 30-45 minutes with a bunch of drunk people we found out that a guy in the other hot tub was LDS also and we chatted with him for a while too. </div>
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This is us passing the cruise ship on a smaller boat coming back from snorkeling in Cozumel, Mexico. If you haven't had the chance to snorkel, DO IT. It was probably our favorite part of the trip. Sooooo fun!</div>
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Our first stop was Progresso, Mexico. We decided to do an excursion to some ruins and then to Merida. We got to swim in this very refreshing cenote(pond fed by an underground river). It was a great experience.</div>
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This guy came into our bus as we were waiting to leave for the tour. He was pretty good!</div>
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I know this is 'old hat' for some of you, but it was too cool to see the towel animals waiting for us after dinner. It was always exciting coming back to our cabin to see what animal would be sitting there to greet us. We had this cute elephant, a pig, and a cat(we think).</div>
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In true Jason and Mindi style I forgot my make-up and had to buy some on the way & our car broke down on the way there. We borrowed Dad's car because we weren't sure that Jason's would get us there, well I guess we were just destined to have a break down. </div>
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We were only 10 miles out of Galveston, so luckily the cab wasn't too expensive. We were supposed to be at the dock by 2:30 and left early enough to get there by 1:00. Good for us because it always takes what seems like FOREVER for the tow trucks to get there and then we had to wait for the cab too(he got lost on the way to the mechanics garage). Jason called the cruise line and they gave us comfort that we could get there in enough time for the departure. Not that I recommend anyone purposefully be late for a cruise, but I think it turned out great because we got there in time and didn't have to wait in any lines. SCORE!</div>
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We had a great time and are happy to still be IN LOVE after 10 years of marriage and 4 kids. I love you Jason, you are an amazing husband, father, and best friend!</div>
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<br /></div>jmhollowayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02579184891338999683noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1419963545206645656.post-14991361996850215452012-04-05T16:15:00.010-07:002012-04-05T19:20:20.772-07:00March Madness<div align="center">I made the goal to take more pictures in March and I succeeded. I can assure you they are not any better, just more of them. These are slightly out of order, but here you go. </div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center">March 24th we took some bluebonnet pictures. I have to say they are not my favorite, but if we don't get out again, then at least we have these. The sun was really bright and it was hard to get good smiles because of it.</div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA5Hut4MgzgjCDzlbaNtMiAWnCU6dSkpsnyF6NkpQB6dhkI_8v6jIeWIy_zrPnRjunK-TMVQRrf3_JkySAtNPJsfvHgrTWkQf3rnYw1nVmu0HrQyQ8wIQ1A8HOvywoPBbxWkjSlD5QlJbP/s1600/DSCF1670.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5728077008394142562" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA5Hut4MgzgjCDzlbaNtMiAWnCU6dSkpsnyF6NkpQB6dhkI_8v6jIeWIy_zrPnRjunK-TMVQRrf3_JkySAtNPJsfvHgrTWkQf3rnYw1nVmu0HrQyQ8wIQ1A8HOvywoPBbxWkjSlD5QlJbP/s320/DSCF1670.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;">Coralee</span>-almost 6 months old </div><br /><div align="center">*about to sit up on her own</div><br /><div align="center">*doing baby push-ups</div><br /><div align="center">*will get on all 4s and rock</div><br /><div align="center">*loves bananas, hates green veggies</div><br /><div align="center">*is all smiles if you talk to her</div><br /><div align="center">*adores her siblings<br /></div><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj1xxC9e4uILK70HIBFze4Cq0_PFzMZWtgqNTCXqrFph9-cNl3_961u8062-DqC41CB5KYjiozpmy-bdSPC6MecZlMNJrpnRHNmQKlqWBSqA-_FU_HutHT3pW8Xhc0CtPXYZRXmIBNEmfm/s1600/DSCF1666.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5728076997912790978" style="WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj1xxC9e4uILK70HIBFze4Cq0_PFzMZWtgqNTCXqrFph9-cNl3_961u8062-DqC41CB5KYjiozpmy-bdSPC6MecZlMNJrpnRHNmQKlqWBSqA-_FU_HutHT3pW8Xhc0CtPXYZRXmIBNEmfm/s320/DSCF1666.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;">David</span>-3 years old </div><br /><div align="center">*eats his weight in corn dogs(horn dogs) every week</div><br /><div align="center">*eats non-stop from breakfast to naps, then chooses to starve until the next morning(unless dinner is corn dogs)</div><br /><div align="center">*fights "bad guys" or "strangers" everyday as either He-Man, Batman, or a ninja</div><br /><div align="center">*loves his sisters-all 3 of them</div><br /><div align="center">*sometimes think he is the boss</div><br /><div align="center">*fully potty trained<br /></div><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjur95bcejNkaem9drzQN3QjWCneWrRen92dwkO58QBASFtNR6fCI58if3PxRHxK9YEI_YaiRapA8T1cSULy45q1V8qFECzHgd8vNb1DU9Xc270VNIkeeMMjPIbljL0ARcnuOq3OU-0zsbV/s1600/DSCF1665.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5728076990185768514" style="WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjur95bcejNkaem9drzQN3QjWCneWrRen92dwkO58QBASFtNR6fCI58if3PxRHxK9YEI_YaiRapA8T1cSULy45q1V8qFECzHgd8vNb1DU9Xc270VNIkeeMMjPIbljL0ARcnuOq3OU-0zsbV/s320/DSCF1665.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:180%;">Cailyn</span>-7 years old (holding Coralee)</div><br /><div align="center">*excellent reader</div><br /><div align="center">*learns quickly</div><br /><div align="center">*enjoys running and can run 3 miles without stopping(when someone is running with her to encourage her)</div><br /><div align="center">*is very observant and wants those around her to be happy and like her(with obvious exception of siblings on occasion)</div><br /><div align="center">*is one of my best friends<br /><br /></div><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmAkrbJE-ucrRklJrSU-8CgCbtzzsamSX8p9kvs9opEx6d62uY_mPJ5drQSL2OnwyVZCuHRTV8FjPfEz4zTFKoWeGZgYZwfVTKwGAthoAEe7fGBpmiyi_uYteUyoHS01Wm1LhDJmBTYluE/s1600/DSCF1664.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5728076979584545314" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmAkrbJE-ucrRklJrSU-8CgCbtzzsamSX8p9kvs9opEx6d62uY_mPJ5drQSL2OnwyVZCuHRTV8FjPfEz4zTFKoWeGZgYZwfVTKwGAthoAEe7fGBpmiyi_uYteUyoHS01Wm1LhDJmBTYluE/s320/DSCF1664.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:180%;">Jessica</span>-4 years old</div><br /><div align="center">*is accident prone</div><br /><div align="center">*is ALL emotion(which is good & bad)</div><br /><div align="center">*has the cutest dimple I have ever seen</div><br /><div align="center">*changes into her "high heels"(old church shoes) everyday as soon as she gets home from school "because they make a sound when I walk"</div><br /><div align="center">*is best friends with David</div><br /><div align="center">*absolutely HAS to give Coralee a kiss every time she sees her</div><br /><div align="center">*has pretty bad allergies(new discovery-poor thing)</div><br /><div align="center">*still has baby fat(which I LOVE)</div><br /><div align="center">*would wear 3-4 different outfits everyday if I let her, or aren't around to stop her</div><br /><div align="center">*is a great cuddler at nap time</div><br /><div align="center">===========================================<br /></div><br /><div align="center">We got a new little walker for Coralee. She is not quite tall enough for her feet to touch the ground yet, but eventually it will be really good for her.<br /></div><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3_e9W-NF3sdoWQMKNZiInRrbM6lU8kLpBCKVwdsLSb_zJ8tCtGDqD4qq2LymP2ISt9-RPaHYVtLBhxW2onzOb_MzWvliGOH2BYsX0xuKogazBYyowvASWxW50vcv4MYFwrpaz4YIFFylG/s1600/DSCF1566.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5728075221098280722" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3_e9W-NF3sdoWQMKNZiInRrbM6lU8kLpBCKVwdsLSb_zJ8tCtGDqD4qq2LymP2ISt9-RPaHYVtLBhxW2onzOb_MzWvliGOH2BYsX0xuKogazBYyowvASWxW50vcv4MYFwrpaz4YIFFylG/s320/DSCF1566.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />She can at least watch everyone better. <br /><br /></div><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSpBXaKDeecCElHnQdSNMi60rVeoU44lK-b3bkXNhBeyvfll9MD5Ftl8vTaTFg3Wei8TvAHYbtMhD945hMdNBzA_pYdIhRjOvJImDXohSfb5Oyim-yQcJydHHxjHB1KUXQCpCpkm4vs1yF/s1600/DSCF1562.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5728075206420687938" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSpBXaKDeecCElHnQdSNMi60rVeoU44lK-b3bkXNhBeyvfll9MD5Ftl8vTaTFg3Wei8TvAHYbtMhD945hMdNBzA_pYdIhRjOvJImDXohSfb5Oyim-yQcJydHHxjHB1KUXQCpCpkm4vs1yF/s320/DSCF1562.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />And there is a lot to watch.<br /><br /></div><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTAGUJr8J8Ws6K3rY7EYMnBX39upczLFMwuW9MBPGbeMnJktk1hmj3wO1nI0lMm9b0_SH7h5Fs7ySEE9w4jpxUqp8ysPrpzirmLVbO8g3MXx0QfzztvXCNUe9fsCUGB4oD0mmEXv0F15KI/s1600/DSCF1561.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5728075154373353842" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTAGUJr8J8Ws6K3rY7EYMnBX39upczLFMwuW9MBPGbeMnJktk1hmj3wO1nI0lMm9b0_SH7h5Fs7ySEE9w4jpxUqp8ysPrpzirmLVbO8g3MXx0QfzztvXCNUe9fsCUGB4oD0mmEXv0F15KI/s320/DSCF1561.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />Coralee LOVES her daddy. She likes to play and giggle with him on mommy and daddy's bed.<br /><br /></div><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJEpul3uVb2k3j0GVGzkY8aWd2KZWFiDi30rqldgYCGjpaX5oHklf35MObyZQ2VKPa53MPCx2HO2eJn7n5PxGku_82jf0iwGCNVXEhCDavXs5QfX3Uo1KUfotkDBTFLYomvQllShrx8lBU/s1600/DSCF1575.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5728075130696388114" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJEpul3uVb2k3j0GVGzkY8aWd2KZWFiDi30rqldgYCGjpaX5oHklf35MObyZQ2VKPa53MPCx2HO2eJn7n5PxGku_82jf0iwGCNVXEhCDavXs5QfX3Uo1KUfotkDBTFLYomvQllShrx8lBU/s320/DSCF1575.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /></div><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO0CQcVlsNk9fxe2EYvVEap3nh0eusIbvQoBHZghCTzQIEyP_q4FmE8xE2F8exiIB5Y47M0EiA5OgkQw3GtPelRNW-_zjiuPjGh175SuiiiCPgNbV1ECLYE6nzFTZIpZfKt2K0nezODcM5/s1600/DSCF1578.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5728075111887562050" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO0CQcVlsNk9fxe2EYvVEap3nh0eusIbvQoBHZghCTzQIEyP_q4FmE8xE2F8exiIB5Y47M0EiA5OgkQw3GtPelRNW-_zjiuPjGh175SuiiiCPgNbV1ECLYE6nzFTZIpZfKt2K0nezODcM5/s320/DSCF1578.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />First day of Spring Break. Everyone decided to play on Mommy's bed. As you can tell Jessica got upset about something(once again) and was throwing a little Jessie fit.<br /><br /></div><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDTqwzWoM4foFuYh1kekdZniwUDPk-f3t6ot2KweWQBUtFxP5vbhHUL6iKA3KIMuNjjCpVV8WIIhpXGAo2iWT3s-OcxMbX8oC3VKjHcqXse_BDKxlSsP9m1Z4lYta80hXlJkCjkyDjjZby/s1600/DSCF1588.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5728072026184917954" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDTqwzWoM4foFuYh1kekdZniwUDPk-f3t6ot2KweWQBUtFxP5vbhHUL6iKA3KIMuNjjCpVV8WIIhpXGAo2iWT3s-OcxMbX8oC3VKjHcqXse_BDKxlSsP9m1Z4lYta80hXlJkCjkyDjjZby/s320/DSCF1588.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Isn't she gorgeous?</div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsaULWjVfT0Of85Doy5p95WIi-kF3qijh8_xDT4elSMfQ67Evaf8TK0tAFKfD8qG_AwuPQVISJ_xRDm1idRI2oci4vS23U7PAZ9Xsn30f-ncCnSvelGlvdtfI99FFn3O5lqibMRZzWgTfh/s1600/DSCF1584.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5728072016737361490" style="WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsaULWjVfT0Of85Doy5p95WIi-kF3qijh8_xDT4elSMfQ67Evaf8TK0tAFKfD8qG_AwuPQVISJ_xRDm1idRI2oci4vS23U7PAZ9Xsn30f-ncCnSvelGlvdtfI99FFn3O5lqibMRZzWgTfh/s320/DSCF1584.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Coralee loves her Cailyn!<br /><br /></div><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyDVFHm5ZHBUEJ7w220DNoHi5IuF19a4GOHGN0LQWy2s609BoRbdWWg-Q_fqWabJ11fjuZvt2D2DMWEULYJfWn8mEf0GIYFokDxDyyqCsgYjd0v4D_ubdYI5ORFqzP71PtX3B1CT6Al6jE/s1600/DSCF1581.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5728072008548026802" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyDVFHm5ZHBUEJ7w220DNoHi5IuF19a4GOHGN0LQWy2s609BoRbdWWg-Q_fqWabJ11fjuZvt2D2DMWEULYJfWn8mEf0GIYFokDxDyyqCsgYjd0v4D_ubdYI5ORFqzP71PtX3B1CT6Al6jE/s320/DSCF1581.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />I am not sure if David ever got dressed that day. <br /><br /></div><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCpXmm3vMUhNS5ZRAPmsvbpmi8T9isk1fXbOpfs5ghioG3G7ugzHJhq0e34Y-2PUUboNLizmZwbt1R_83CRxRObfAUYZtF2LfSq-fgV50RRxmAfcmRSCbQkxVfcTqyW2aqQaANSZh4FgcN/s1600/DSCF1592.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5728072003545296882" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCpXmm3vMUhNS5ZRAPmsvbpmi8T9isk1fXbOpfs5ghioG3G7ugzHJhq0e34Y-2PUUboNLizmZwbt1R_83CRxRObfAUYZtF2LfSq-fgV50RRxmAfcmRSCbQkxVfcTqyW2aqQaANSZh4FgcN/s320/DSCF1592.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Coralee practicing her sitting up.<br /><br /></div><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPmIStr7z_y54xkeGr-z45mN3TXVpAFVBUU_rT6AampQF2ldicglMfjhnkBemFybjxisYQXhdfNhO1WznAmcJ_Nzrp2OrZf4PfxKoypkEJJvz1hP9JeGfcnegTcgRvpnFqqo0R3W1Z1Af4/s1600/DSCF1596.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5728071995053907026" style="WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPmIStr7z_y54xkeGr-z45mN3TXVpAFVBUU_rT6AampQF2ldicglMfjhnkBemFybjxisYQXhdfNhO1WznAmcJ_Nzrp2OrZf4PfxKoypkEJJvz1hP9JeGfcnegTcgRvpnFqqo0R3W1Z1Af4/s320/DSCF1596.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Evidence of children at play!</div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center">===========================================<br /></div><br /><div align="center">Aunt Nae's birthday happened to be during Spring Break so we put our creative skills(aka pinterest) to work and made her some crayon art. It was so much fun.<br /></div><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp81IMCXw53EUtkjr7V3DkANafO8_ZE4rd0u7lZ2ZqidFdJF3PNkghclKO7fwaoG51Sk3gWhwUydt1INQTzxn9HSogUtXXDJ6stPvPbzEMvqV_h3O_CPQNENS6tL5rzBteVh6tb5bWnUAO/s1600/DSCF1598.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5728068632276956818" style="WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp81IMCXw53EUtkjr7V3DkANafO8_ZE4rd0u7lZ2ZqidFdJF3PNkghclKO7fwaoG51Sk3gWhwUydt1INQTzxn9HSogUtXXDJ6stPvPbzEMvqV_h3O_CPQNENS6tL5rzBteVh6tb5bWnUAO/s320/DSCF1598.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /></div><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDPXt7EqQkl1nX_kN0y_fPfEbvMyM7CgBRHxyPGmMOsGOTC1Ci7KZbCMK-q84UQaDBgjKNzngmP28cKvAICh-bQgC2K8yIT0hcSo6YMCKTjE9HLisL8IsVEqtq-hJ_1en9TI5mzLJFRLwi/s1600/DSCF1600.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5728068624816000754" style="WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDPXt7EqQkl1nX_kN0y_fPfEbvMyM7CgBRHxyPGmMOsGOTC1Ci7KZbCMK-q84UQaDBgjKNzngmP28cKvAICh-bQgC2K8yIT0hcSo6YMCKTjE9HLisL8IsVEqtq-hJ_1en9TI5mzLJFRLwi/s320/DSCF1600.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Happy Birthday Lynnae!</div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center">=============================================<br /></div><br /><div align="center">Cailyn has piano lessons and this is some activity that can be seen in her teacher's living room while we wait. At least they are getting along and not destroying her house.<br /></div><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVvWEwzv374DVZbxh3HOLRxp6M6vl7MPuSAkSCFzGSUkn_svCPTtpGMcXSljLf-aUSzxUsksYZPvSruVa0M5GP1wsCuhz1mRf7cf9ieEMZCq-NuDvyOXWbOABtJvfb8wJYIB57N43LNPAu/s1600/DSCF1604.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5728068619953242082" style="WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVvWEwzv374DVZbxh3HOLRxp6M6vl7MPuSAkSCFzGSUkn_svCPTtpGMcXSljLf-aUSzxUsksYZPvSruVa0M5GP1wsCuhz1mRf7cf9ieEMZCq-NuDvyOXWbOABtJvfb8wJYIB57N43LNPAu/s320/DSCF1604.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />After lessons we met Maycie, Keaton, and Becca on their way home from the Zoo. We ended up taking Becca home with us for a couple of days. Definitely the highlight of the week. We LOVE you, Rebecca!<br /></div><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUFruMu1PhG55Fhz11V3Jx5fxLV_JypfyOKBBHPulU8rRWeb05FjOuWYsBC0EZQJdI4Alqc1srJ7XeRyyYvGU607yLUjGRVVuAhjuzFz8g_AWqQYMbMhkoAkjoCuaXSz8EAfxVbHPuUvGU/s1600/DSCF1611.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5728068600453078418" style="WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUFruMu1PhG55Fhz11V3Jx5fxLV_JypfyOKBBHPulU8rRWeb05FjOuWYsBC0EZQJdI4Alqc1srJ7XeRyyYvGU607yLUjGRVVuAhjuzFz8g_AWqQYMbMhkoAkjoCuaXSz8EAfxVbHPuUvGU/s320/DSCF1611.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><br /><div align="center">Handsome Keaton.<br /></div><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB9Izvuab917QboO5sI53RNLtZMTCqN5KfxmUaoUwiNAJ02-XgWqOwQ5Xsi8SNATQq2FPMoSM8eP2epLiWkV2aNHhBbkIva46AhqIGGt8cpyO9_k0NvzPtvyY_puuEzZ3J62Z0QtDQ7IAK/s1600/DSCF1613.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5728068597670126690" style="WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB9Izvuab917QboO5sI53RNLtZMTCqN5KfxmUaoUwiNAJ02-XgWqOwQ5Xsi8SNATQq2FPMoSM8eP2epLiWkV2aNHhBbkIva46AhqIGGt8cpyO9_k0NvzPtvyY_puuEzZ3J62Z0QtDQ7IAK/s320/DSCF1613.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Beautiful, headstrong Maycie.<br /><br /></div><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGIQKzrcXnOF7DgVONoEZR36IxWgzd5Rcw1cEYTtSw259mtFyJUAIQzwWQY91UAuwSqAWqITgUBSolHA9OaJIArJf2nXzJRESdhvVLaOZ4a-XR8hFFT7Ho7zSop41NOkJPQQkF5FK5e9Rg/s1600/DSCF1617.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5728065430708722306" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGIQKzrcXnOF7DgVONoEZR36IxWgzd5Rcw1cEYTtSw259mtFyJUAIQzwWQY91UAuwSqAWqITgUBSolHA9OaJIArJf2nXzJRESdhvVLaOZ4a-XR8hFFT7Ho7zSop41NOkJPQQkF5FK5e9Rg/s320/DSCF1617.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Napping on the hammock at around 9 in the morning. Jessica doing all the work!</div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center">We had to pull all the beads out to make necklaces of course. They really enjoyed it and amazingly enough we still have those necklaces.<br /></div><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqPPBIptGHzY6Dggh-1lMeKXzBIbtkninmTCzzDzS29QZ5Tp6jclzm4RrlxokITMryjJL8BbbEb3Spkt0_C2-Td1_B6Mb-jPWqrXjwk_h3oxwxVOjN9gn3MBV0LERBqpPdh4MFszxO8sTj/s1600/DSCF1621.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5728065423502341650" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqPPBIptGHzY6Dggh-1lMeKXzBIbtkninmTCzzDzS29QZ5Tp6jclzm4RrlxokITMryjJL8BbbEb3Spkt0_C2-Td1_B6Mb-jPWqrXjwk_h3oxwxVOjN9gn3MBV0LERBqpPdh4MFszxO8sTj/s320/DSCF1621.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /></div><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKeJ0MfiI4B2MK6UoO1QZtdwqgPzRlBG7sQBnWcw08DYmJCbsUcEblA_qKvmJ86d_93xoc_JtTSL_efqTh4Zy-OsT4siqCF8XdIJlFVpPFRPmWFXVwH24rDyS5NLTKo6R9vb5MugLMW4gP/s1600/DSCF1622.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5728065416697170034" style="WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKeJ0MfiI4B2MK6UoO1QZtdwqgPzRlBG7sQBnWcw08DYmJCbsUcEblA_qKvmJ86d_93xoc_JtTSL_efqTh4Zy-OsT4siqCF8XdIJlFVpPFRPmWFXVwH24rDyS5NLTKo6R9vb5MugLMW4gP/s320/DSCF1622.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /></div><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxrBa_2nzq03g4EXNFrRZzhG5OAtasjQOb-yA0zeXlga4ji0Nf8C492CwoOUXx_nPAMZ1lXUK9xKfrI2_BbdZjbc-sMBAe3yGkpuR6gN9vcUw5VcFR_thelTlXLhGfA6oahK-c5ZZDtY6H/s1600/DSCF1620.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5728065400180791874" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxrBa_2nzq03g4EXNFrRZzhG5OAtasjQOb-yA0zeXlga4ji0Nf8C492CwoOUXx_nPAMZ1lXUK9xKfrI2_BbdZjbc-sMBAe3yGkpuR6gN9vcUw5VcFR_thelTlXLhGfA6oahK-c5ZZDtY6H/s320/DSCF1620.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /></div><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE5z_4ZvsZ2VjlldxThu2uDkOhpvVB2z10Ua2hyphenhyphenlxknP9fNwQasjqGC6rvQzTdOSiQjpmEdzmgY8xqgPq8WA6uw_B6VWkZSPBYCMSfp25-GvSdqJ3w9FcWvuQt3rbFJd7EqUqkwyfqBGvP/s1600/DSCF1619.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5728065396887734034" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE5z_4ZvsZ2VjlldxThu2uDkOhpvVB2z10Ua2hyphenhyphenlxknP9fNwQasjqGC6rvQzTdOSiQjpmEdzmgY8xqgPq8WA6uw_B6VWkZSPBYCMSfp25-GvSdqJ3w9FcWvuQt3rbFJd7EqUqkwyfqBGvP/s320/DSCF1619.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div><br /><div align="center"><br /></div><br /><div align="center">What would Spring Break be without a trip to the park?<br /><br /></div><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR07OodEFlZGyT2d1T4X5op8cqldR6NZxbriLxxDSKbzcwH31Mfq6clrqJVgZcNDmt0mkAsj5aH0ZINtjjBQjsm9QEHfOZh_f-gwpa1hh84qUMCHXcmyAK5WG9CofgZABPApYJNuE9BPmO/s1600/DSCF1626.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5728063919720784274" style="WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR07OodEFlZGyT2d1T4X5op8cqldR6NZxbriLxxDSKbzcwH31Mfq6clrqJVgZcNDmt0mkAsj5aH0ZINtjjBQjsm9QEHfOZh_f-gwpa1hh84qUMCHXcmyAK5WG9CofgZABPApYJNuE9BPmO/s320/DSCF1626.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /></div><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC33AkEhs6oylkH-rGHGWcdIvC4m5kJoVbcioLi_t3d79EUyUhcgQvm4KC8h1izEzaxm34GvvxoO4wZ5nhH0VnpmzBsbJWVfiDgIxASZjw3lIeMOg3r5IpcR3sIEmX0uUVrBMHdeP-PjHO/s1600/DSCF1628.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5728063905852630754" style="WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC33AkEhs6oylkH-rGHGWcdIvC4m5kJoVbcioLi_t3d79EUyUhcgQvm4KC8h1izEzaxm34GvvxoO4wZ5nhH0VnpmzBsbJWVfiDgIxASZjw3lIeMOg3r5IpcR3sIEmX0uUVrBMHdeP-PjHO/s320/DSCF1628.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /></div><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLRUMnAUwWcmm7GBjU2qcx5Y9R5TsimUKia07Uy_6cWIRef_wRQ8jovQ_G-oN-77UTlfAJIcVf8IM9f7HCOusstGDiwTOPsBsNpns5lJ4Sklh_ETT2IjHQ7kz9bPYEYq39FtKQhTRpGhCL/s1600/DSCF1629.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5728063897967569954" style="WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLRUMnAUwWcmm7GBjU2qcx5Y9R5TsimUKia07Uy_6cWIRef_wRQ8jovQ_G-oN-77UTlfAJIcVf8IM9f7HCOusstGDiwTOPsBsNpns5lJ4Sklh_ETT2IjHQ7kz9bPYEYq39FtKQhTRpGhCL/s320/DSCF1629.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /></div><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKzKxI23SelQKl2sfqM_ueh255JJwWzA63hqKvudgI2uxbdQsCPUqbwJVNb0Sed2kxd1RTOKWMoXNgm_2WP6vBPtYHWqN2zUd8C2L90tSHtYefPSTTvNKnSxobg3iBfwrqYT6kfBgbi3py/s1600/DSCF1625.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5728063887200785746" style="WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKzKxI23SelQKl2sfqM_ueh255JJwWzA63hqKvudgI2uxbdQsCPUqbwJVNb0Sed2kxd1RTOKWMoXNgm_2WP6vBPtYHWqN2zUd8C2L90tSHtYefPSTTvNKnSxobg3iBfwrqYT6kfBgbi3py/s320/DSCF1625.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br /><div align="center">We met Maycie and Keaton in Waco for them to pick up Rebecca, but first we had to spend some time at the kids museum, and meet Da for lunch.<br /><br /></div><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEideOtA5EaDTkt9YHM0c8K4MPAFhUrVzmndfX2F1eo5nS6Txkv5w5-ACWPQIxgaxp2E27Qo63dpZzWjN7sGM-xooR0LeFXjqa7ioRtfG3QXLotko7S1-0Yv68xgaFZvTSnAqr8tY1qx4y2c/s1600/DSCF1641.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5728063876199022530" style="WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEideOtA5EaDTkt9YHM0c8K4MPAFhUrVzmndfX2F1eo5nS6Txkv5w5-ACWPQIxgaxp2E27Qo63dpZzWjN7sGM-xooR0LeFXjqa7ioRtfG3QXLotko7S1-0Yv68xgaFZvTSnAqr8tY1qx4y2c/s320/DSCF1641.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />We love the water room!<br /></div><br /><div align="center"><br /></div><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEtmCw4Dk2T6xT-A9FMSxbIjPDSKB_tln8EPrH5AnbxQmj02PVII-Zeg6FJ29LhYiMobBRETzTrTaSnMGwttu7rDBLKkqDgQTCBw84MvFbJNjyo3lRduqYfKFNP6jlZlfdwZmSGjTN00tP/s1600/DSCF1639.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5728062002839392562" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEtmCw4Dk2T6xT-A9FMSxbIjPDSKB_tln8EPrH5AnbxQmj02PVII-Zeg6FJ29LhYiMobBRETzTrTaSnMGwttu7rDBLKkqDgQTCBw84MvFbJNjyo3lRduqYfKFNP6jlZlfdwZmSGjTN00tP/s320/DSCF1639.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />and the music room<br /><br /></div><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI2gcBHTuqI_QwBAXRQ2nK-sHjz1dA1lPpxOO8JLLRlsoU8INDFbHVGnt4e_GfwxqfOWayfYH-a2YtMXiUbodu6ncDtVdnlEw8t3r4_ghteCA4UuGNsQp7KK9YiVLZGrxirKIS9-EdoYWT/s1600/DSCF1657.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5728061991480103026" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI2gcBHTuqI_QwBAXRQ2nK-sHjz1dA1lPpxOO8JLLRlsoU8INDFbHVGnt4e_GfwxqfOWayfYH-a2YtMXiUbodu6ncDtVdnlEw8t3r4_ghteCA4UuGNsQp7KK9YiVLZGrxirKIS9-EdoYWT/s320/DSCF1657.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />They were having a magician do a show and Rebecca was chosen to be a helper. It was so cute to watch her shoot that gun at the apple on the other kid's head.</div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center">=========================================</div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center">Then there is the Bearathon. This year marks the 3rd year in a row we have signed up for the Bearathon. However, seeing as the race was cancelled in 2010 due to bad weather, we will count only 2011 and 2012. </div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center">Last year Jason ran an ultra trail marathon the week before, so he decided to jog with me. It was really nice to have him encouraging me through the hills. But, this year he didn't do the ultra so he wanted to run for time. I was really nervous to run it by myself, but then a good friend of mine from High School decided to "whip herself into shape" to run with me. I am so glad she did. It was really fun(well, as fun as it can be running 13.1 miles). Thank you Noelle for pushing me and chatting with me. I sure wish we lived closer so we could run together frequently. Another pleasant surprise was that another person we knew growing up was running and her mom and sister were cheering her on. So, 2 or 3 times throughout the race we had someone we know cheering us also. Thank you Marylin and Nancy, you have no idea how much your smiles and cheering helped!<br /></div><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLqGv93dbiZ5ITTFTNH7Lp7dp0PCYbD8inZiqUg2Hdhxdl-1_6N-SNYabh47FO_Cmo38ZJCxzsJy6mwIOn32x2F4yl2dlF18RFAc7jDsnmuW8gxkvVcCnRgnTDlft2cVOHcVEr2DKFZ1Ch/s1600/DSCF1659.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5728061987114827074" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLqGv93dbiZ5ITTFTNH7Lp7dp0PCYbD8inZiqUg2Hdhxdl-1_6N-SNYabh47FO_Cmo38ZJCxzsJy6mwIOn32x2F4yl2dlF18RFAc7jDsnmuW8gxkvVcCnRgnTDlft2cVOHcVEr2DKFZ1Ch/s320/DSCF1659.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Here we are in the parking garage just before the race.</div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center">Last year, I was not quite ready and almost 3 months pregnant when I ran, but his year I felt a lot more prepared and AM NOT PREGNANT so I expected to do better. I cut around 15 minutes off my overall time and didn't hurt as bad as last year. Although even now, several weeks later, I have no desire to run again. I will eventually get back out there and keep myself in shape for 5Ks and 10Ks but I don't really want to do anything bigger. I will leave that to the crazies, like my cute husband.<br /><br /></div><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj20M9JVzLl1FPFEvlJ2pFfc7OW6Xy1-1daLP46Pd0GN6M2OfV3iV1Sy4Jcy76clLQGxwAKQQQkI9TITtG5ZiIKfsOVob1k3X7e77hXlnbX_Zc-ZPBLV99vT9Yygw9qzjXqSk-ppGyOs7P3/s1600/DSCF1662.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5728061977628125986" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj20M9JVzLl1FPFEvlJ2pFfc7OW6Xy1-1daLP46Pd0GN6M2OfV3iV1Sy4Jcy76clLQGxwAKQQQkI9TITtG5ZiIKfsOVob1k3X7e77hXlnbX_Zc-ZPBLV99vT9Yygw9qzjXqSk-ppGyOs7P3/s320/DSCF1662.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Here we are hours after the race at Dad's house. That is a true smile because the race is finally O.V.E.R!!!!!</div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center">Next post is the last week of March and you will see why it gets its own post.</div>jmhollowayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02579184891338999683noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1419963545206645656.post-65525146442097784522012-03-07T19:40:00.009-08:002012-03-07T20:59:32.703-08:00February Fun!<div><br /><div><br /><div><br /><div>Alright it is almost halfway through March and I haven't gotten to February yet. Shame on me!<br /></div><br /><div>February was interesting to say the least. We have lots of Birthdays in February and lots of celebrating. Unfortunately I am not the picture taker that I should be, but I have a few and a goal to do better.</div><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div>Jason and I have not really been a big fan of Valentine's Day and so we have decided to make it a family holiday. I want to have a picture done with me and each child framed for them each year for Valentines Day and we decided that we would have a nice dinner and a dance as a family. So we got dinner ready for when Daddy would get home. Then after dinner we had a dance lesson by Daddy and then a sweet dance. I really wish I would have taken pictures of this because David was helping out by dancing with whomever didn't have a partner. It was ADORABLE watching him dance with his sisters. We also set up the strobe light and went to town doing some silly dancing. SO SO FUN! Definitely going to be a new tradition in this house. LOVED IT!<br /></div></div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2exFylVKLz1WPT50BZixmojCTlQvCGI4-ao2HXtxfUhWmgBcRmrUCw0sfWMM0V7mSeuy5Uv3_MxgJ-Gq2ppMplu5E2eaPFCqyrKGtIiSRWXg5b-LnI86TQGda-SzuVxMHZsA45biLO4yO/s1600/Feb+2012+056.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5717374385507981170" style="WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2exFylVKLz1WPT50BZixmojCTlQvCGI4-ao2HXtxfUhWmgBcRmrUCw0sfWMM0V7mSeuy5Uv3_MxgJ-Gq2ppMplu5E2eaPFCqyrKGtIiSRWXg5b-LnI86TQGda-SzuVxMHZsA45biLO4yO/s320/Feb+2012+056.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div><br /><div>My Cailyn and me!<br /></div><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9mT1B1VTfwk47f7qyV2vr8_twV2xNS-E11anKUe7QiDgwdmj7utDZMaBzR8JURCQ9dFO0dr_EpMqrPOXpHTmpvBqKqfeEITiwn-cJYYl36FvEn5hQbdIHDZJW6AvWy9AiPQLtvoi6hXNP/s1600/Feb+2012+057.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5717374368471553010" style="WIDTH: 246px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9mT1B1VTfwk47f7qyV2vr8_twV2xNS-E11anKUe7QiDgwdmj7utDZMaBzR8JURCQ9dFO0dr_EpMqrPOXpHTmpvBqKqfeEITiwn-cJYYl36FvEn5hQbdIHDZJW6AvWy9AiPQLtvoi6hXNP/s320/Feb+2012+057.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />My Jessica and me!<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ7DTpxnQuidPzWX4ArUZQiYjhtpbTDVMURWV3VVqL6TAzru6C78jQ1VCoTBfu4V_QZZk9ncfP9bCXrGP2E9_LIgLcAPf6pePQe8uhwWCFrq8Ye-DQ-5eq0_PvaAPtgvJtmoaivgEHdfN5/s1600/Feb+2012+058.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5717373690024242770" style="WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ7DTpxnQuidPzWX4ArUZQiYjhtpbTDVMURWV3VVqL6TAzru6C78jQ1VCoTBfu4V_QZZk9ncfP9bCXrGP2E9_LIgLcAPf6pePQe8uhwWCFrq8Ye-DQ-5eq0_PvaAPtgvJtmoaivgEHdfN5/s320/Feb+2012+058.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />My David and me!<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8rzpXQauSGvsxogym6JkB085d8ajmXfG8EjmNlfNUY8PrN8zC9XfMho7wqcQ5JkP-uhbgaQ2nw9oqwe3SRLcWFpEar_jKeffBFEwnrZ-LEu39nWi9SM0acr5wEFCLXMa5JkqUqI-8DZ6a/s1600/Feb+2012+059.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5717373680413474034" style="WIDTH: 234px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8rzpXQauSGvsxogym6JkB085d8ajmXfG8EjmNlfNUY8PrN8zC9XfMho7wqcQ5JkP-uhbgaQ2nw9oqwe3SRLcWFpEar_jKeffBFEwnrZ-LEu39nWi9SM0acr5wEFCLXMa5JkqUqI-8DZ6a/s320/Feb+2012+059.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />My Coralee and me!<br /></div><br /><div><br /><div>Jason, being a banker, had President's Day off and so we headed to Waco to spend the weekend. Jason ran in a trail race Saturday morning and I needed to do a long run(and better to do them with some hills since my race will have them). I ended up running about 3 miles of that in heavy rainfall. My sisters family came into town also that night and we chatted and talked, went to church together, and chatted some more. Monday was my birthday and I got to go shopping with my sister, my husband, and my son. It was honestly a GREAT birthday. Thank you Jason and Lynnae for making it a special day. </div><br /><br />The following Saturday was David's 3rd birthday. It is so hard to believe that he is 3 years old. He keeps me insanely busy, but I wouldn't trade him for the world. He really is a sweet boy. Not to mention SOOO HANDSOME! David really wanted to go to the museum for his birthday and Jason was committed to Stake Youth Conference that day(in Waco) so we stayed there again. My brother, Kyle, was there picking up his new car and Dad was caravaning with him up to a granddaughter's baby blessing, so we got to see both of them before they left the next morning. Jason got me some round cake pans for my birthday and so I made David's cake a layered batman cake. I spent some time getting it right and looking pretty good(for my first one) and then proceeded to forget it when we headed to Waco for the weekend. I was totally disgusted with myself, but watcha gunna do? I had some fun games planned for the little birthday celebration and we had a good time, even if it was just us. I did end up getting s little package of tiny cupcakes at the grocer's bakery for the night. So the pictures you see of us eating the batman cake are on Monday night for Family Home Evening. Better late than never right ?<br /></div><br /><div>I love to compare old pictures to new ones. Look how they have all grown! Amazing!</div><br /><div></div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbisEcEJlYzbtKcmJToEnfBCWJJBbIRPIl3yKOcvWS8LDtTgAl8Sw5EUDKYL51Ok7h7ry26eMeRd_D6r-utw9thaVgWzZJvSBxlp04bh4n8F0gvgElWWnYl-ucWlERNLEOdO4d1jlw587V/s1600/David+and+sisters+020.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5717380368774667442" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbisEcEJlYzbtKcmJToEnfBCWJJBbIRPIl3yKOcvWS8LDtTgAl8Sw5EUDKYL51Ok7h7ry26eMeRd_D6r-utw9thaVgWzZJvSBxlp04bh4n8F0gvgElWWnYl-ucWlERNLEOdO4d1jlw587V/s320/David+and+sisters+020.JPG" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTKeGNbGjsXjebPAEKZxxIeSUsC6wFzYyK5HtaPtjxfk4_qzj2xSrv98nYspJLkSgDRhhWDE2CWjuz-pfrnKVyiQErPqOWQwm5ZXyJYZg3aaYSxdk2H8pSrWO1MZ79_YwbXdsuOLkANIG7/s1600/Feb+2012+001.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5717373678833275266" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTKeGNbGjsXjebPAEKZxxIeSUsC6wFzYyK5HtaPtjxfk4_qzj2xSrv98nYspJLkSgDRhhWDE2CWjuz-pfrnKVyiQErPqOWQwm5ZXyJYZg3aaYSxdk2H8pSrWO1MZ79_YwbXdsuOLkANIG7/s320/Feb+2012+001.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><br /><div><br />The kids had to sit on a balloon filled with candy. Once it was popped they could eat their candy. So fun to watch, because they don't weigh enough to pop it easily so they had to do some serious bouncing.<br /><br /></div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYWsHX1x2vVUl2r1EG84N1ZTRoyFl_wb5e6XuRY2PAqqlD9zSJnIjCoFOMGIDsloRfT0oMTBoj6ia3UAYUybohQMw5XpiC28CEE84rUX9VTE8nNjRg7O25GADTqooZOio9JuzpLZHRwAqY/s1600/Feb+2012+002.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5717373674771836994" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYWsHX1x2vVUl2r1EG84N1ZTRoyFl_wb5e6XuRY2PAqqlD9zSJnIjCoFOMGIDsloRfT0oMTBoj6ia3UAYUybohQMw5XpiC28CEE84rUX9VTE8nNjRg7O25GADTqooZOio9JuzpLZHRwAqY/s320/Feb+2012+002.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Next up was the marshmallow poppers. They were so easy to make and so super fun to play with. We will be doing this again and soon. I was surprised how far we got them to go.<br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBXMS8CQYoZeQdZ03kXkrejeQP9fForwRQZt2Yq_BORuVnAjKpbsMCTXu1xWrXOCvpzLOtU6cFTQdmnsijDnZivS67cS7-22ElEsUFGXTNA-X7ptIOdK98a4SGLPkzGAhOtLex-Jl_tLen/s1600/David+and+sisters+025.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5717380371957191986" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBXMS8CQYoZeQdZ03kXkrejeQP9fForwRQZt2Yq_BORuVnAjKpbsMCTXu1xWrXOCvpzLOtU6cFTQdmnsijDnZivS67cS7-22ElEsUFGXTNA-X7ptIOdK98a4SGLPkzGAhOtLex-Jl_tLen/s320/David+and+sisters+025.JPG" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsH3QM6F_lTC6uAyUXUfx45JP6k-VNtiEk-Ok9j7tgbSCr7-Atw2fv32Paa_vnu6qNNxiVpsSvBFIeHLQA4pNoZts2kU_97zm_sp-Fy6myvI1hwKoBgvFaSr7y1aMYOXaUU7kU6sl3S9mj/s1600/Feb+2012+003.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5717373659513474674" style="WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsH3QM6F_lTC6uAyUXUfx45JP6k-VNtiEk-Ok9j7tgbSCr7-Atw2fv32Paa_vnu6qNNxiVpsSvBFIeHLQA4pNoZts2kU_97zm_sp-Fy6myvI1hwKoBgvFaSr7y1aMYOXaUU7kU6sl3S9mj/s320/Feb+2012+003.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />He grew and he grew and he grew. He grew until he was 3 years old!</div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijlN2PtRHa7ACeFznp3OyjrTvB6cehulCGzFmMb-7Oc0rkb2ob-PzBnuEAuxkm387x8ucfFkTxiqxkWyIZgWny4MYzbAsffEBVrAVfKY5Ny6bIlZ5BcTL-_J7TR93QKq1SOG-9eimBzdU6/s1600/Feb+2012+010.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5717372401004107330" style="WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijlN2PtRHa7ACeFznp3OyjrTvB6cehulCGzFmMb-7Oc0rkb2ob-PzBnuEAuxkm387x8ucfFkTxiqxkWyIZgWny4MYzbAsffEBVrAVfKY5Ny6bIlZ5BcTL-_J7TR93QKq1SOG-9eimBzdU6/s320/Feb+2012+010.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />duh nuh nuh nuh nuh nuh nuh nuh etc. BATMAN!<br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkXgqCgkV3k2Nn1tMFkeZDyJJoHG1YBlHUlSNKxi5-MIZLl1iqE3qHnymVzGhnCoEAjYkEFQRQZhztm80hMegXAd_aSqXYyHpr7z5CdjExi4e1RrnVP6IQYigNRhJJBr1JMen1h6yEgddP/s1600/SA+025.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5717380377235186706" style="WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkXgqCgkV3k2Nn1tMFkeZDyJJoHG1YBlHUlSNKxi5-MIZLl1iqE3qHnymVzGhnCoEAjYkEFQRQZhztm80hMegXAd_aSqXYyHpr7z5CdjExi4e1RrnVP6IQYigNRhJJBr1JMen1h6yEgddP/s320/SA+025.JPG" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqOK2EwH1CzpN4AoLxWlecsRgsobN2IthqXzOgA24h057_dcSvXNw3m-ij9ig2wxh3qs-lYjnwwP8_u8RSTxTOrtz27WtDAbTOvpLrvCsyeHd1mSsvcJsOXCeGHtT64R1NDgw8f04PdWT7/s1600/Feb+2012+021.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5717372397778532034" style="WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqOK2EwH1CzpN4AoLxWlecsRgsobN2IthqXzOgA24h057_dcSvXNw3m-ij9ig2wxh3qs-lYjnwwP8_u8RSTxTOrtz27WtDAbTOvpLrvCsyeHd1mSsvcJsOXCeGHtT64R1NDgw8f04PdWT7/s320/Feb+2012+021.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><br /><div><br />Cheesing! and still cheesing!</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>Lately I have really been wanting to do some sewing. I have had some mending sitting at/in the sewing table for a long while now and thought I would tackle the how-to do that. My first attempt was this cute dress for Cailyn made out of some clothes that had either holes or paint on them. What do you think?<br /></div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhydgpDf64MjU-prAj9GvkN9XOYDq_ad4ffVHve9GEqWjCUn9krlrBxujCoONMqyVhVlPNrNIzLqeI8GCF9fys1pKa4LYcLlHs-IgIGiFwRh5odmy1aLKIYyT-kEMyxngrrVjh14iMXp9sk/s1600/Feb+2012+031.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5717372390178051522" style="WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhydgpDf64MjU-prAj9GvkN9XOYDq_ad4ffVHve9GEqWjCUn9krlrBxujCoONMqyVhVlPNrNIzLqeI8GCF9fys1pKa4LYcLlHs-IgIGiFwRh5odmy1aLKIYyT-kEMyxngrrVjh14iMXp9sk/s320/Feb+2012+031.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />and lovely model too!<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKeuemYVlREECVSMD2OLVfcXlRJSssRusyLKaV2q_-l1rCO_jcJ8UQnBAwx_7qcT6SZmk6v23o_3mVII0sA7HDMDC7lvQ7T80Gr1nELgY5mEOjRJR6lQli3d0GOqlijo1nuQsixH1G2tqI/s1600/Feb+2012+032.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5717372382204447522" style="WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKeuemYVlREECVSMD2OLVfcXlRJSssRusyLKaV2q_-l1rCO_jcJ8UQnBAwx_7qcT6SZmk6v23o_3mVII0sA7HDMDC7lvQ7T80Gr1nELgY5mEOjRJR6lQli3d0GOqlijo1nuQsixH1G2tqI/s320/Feb+2012+032.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Jessica loved Cailyn's so much that she asked me to make her one. So I had to figure out what to use for hers. In the end I had to cut up some of my pajama pants that would probably still wear but they look much cuter as part of Jess' dress. Yes?</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>I have also been doing some altering of my clothes in attempt to not have to purchase new clothes. I have been pretty pleased thus far. Maybe I will take some pictures of those too.</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>We found out this month that Bank of America is closing the bank in which Jason works. So, Jason has been busy sending resumes and interviewing. He actually has another interview(3rd with same bank) this week. Please keep us in your prayers as we search for work. I feel confident that we will find something that will provide for our family, but the uncertainty is still unnerving a bit.</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>These next pictures were actually part of March, but March snuck up on me. Oh wait, that is because February is so short, even on this leap year. No wonder March seemed to "leap" at me. Anyway, I have been trying to spend more time doing what the kids want to do instead of obsessing so much about the clean house, so I had to leave the house as to not be distracted. Friday, March 2, we did just that. David and I, oh sorry, Heman and I fought the bad guys at the city park in the morning. Then we picked Jessica up and fought them some more. Then we took some naps, and picked Cailyn up and had to do some more fighting. Coralee loved being out in the sun, feeling the wind on her face, and watching the kids run to and fro. Overall it was a great day. It is fun to be carefree and only have to play for a while. </div><br /><div></div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijkcFq_BbSVyM1ZQDWv7LKR6s9DQLQr5eydB3r5WEKEhVLiYp3mFI5IK0Zmi9ILTBWj3xInr5qLkKtnww_uoRmWYaNHV3Kmdl8tKvtGeJG_a9wdiYZtEgqIzn05OP8Gdk6PZvlYWplsNBH/s1600/Feb+2012+043.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5717372372363984050" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijkcFq_BbSVyM1ZQDWv7LKR6s9DQLQr5eydB3r5WEKEhVLiYp3mFI5IK0Zmi9ILTBWj3xInr5qLkKtnww_uoRmWYaNHV3Kmdl8tKvtGeJG_a9wdiYZtEgqIzn05OP8Gdk6PZvlYWplsNBH/s320/Feb+2012+043.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Don't you just want to kiss those cheeks?<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxCpgHrt7U3xerClF8AoMG-JG6lgENXoia-utq1QTOaeoq-l-PQGPJCPOFLrd49Eq3sNMLoLBRIvR7BrrW5bEU5qX45m4VPMEpPdFusp3Y7mTFWHXFBGB1UF4KAiDSMosVhbI27XnlUOXE/s1600/Feb+2012+045.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5717370264066667186" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxCpgHrt7U3xerClF8AoMG-JG6lgENXoia-utq1QTOaeoq-l-PQGPJCPOFLrd49Eq3sNMLoLBRIvR7BrrW5bEU5qX45m4VPMEpPdFusp3Y7mTFWHXFBGB1UF4KAiDSMosVhbI27XnlUOXE/s320/Feb+2012+045.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Me and Coralee trying to keep up with David/Heman.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNzTUisHBxH1zpkCxpA5p78bfJEtiuVki7YY7E4tdjH2QByU0bUij2RLer0Mf8fGlcizfgELvxI0vkpuRJ-Ii06Y1q569bpZhB3dI8sicrKmKiybUyYmHfbf0IG1s5kLaYBqJP_KBT6qgN/s1600/Feb+2012+041.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5717370260920052898" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNzTUisHBxH1zpkCxpA5p78bfJEtiuVki7YY7E4tdjH2QByU0bUij2RLer0Mf8fGlcizfgELvxI0vkpuRJ-Ii06Y1q569bpZhB3dI8sicrKmKiybUyYmHfbf0IG1s5kLaYBqJP_KBT6qgN/s320/Feb+2012+041.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Heman going into Castle Grey skull.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizbW_0VhDlvE0AzR7em9aagYwhaJa-mYdvrJlNzwKkGGqdaRfoVmh28lHtMo38anaVb38D967c8ayrJr7u1b3b4kwOi0b3NjeZRmJgReQgOznUoQDXya5KJl77MvULezHBTN8WIsPbpEwT/s1600/Feb+2012+040.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5717370252472042114" style="WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizbW_0VhDlvE0AzR7em9aagYwhaJa-mYdvrJlNzwKkGGqdaRfoVmh28lHtMo38anaVb38D967c8ayrJr7u1b3b4kwOi0b3NjeZRmJgReQgOznUoQDXya5KJl77MvULezHBTN8WIsPbpEwT/s320/Feb+2012+040.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Prince Adam turning into Heman.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH6uTHqEdFkkTbxFS1Ppi21bGR4hIuNa8Xq1A_INhyEh1JMc1eKi6GoqwK5qgANxWDt5Y1xx-hH9x9ruKxohLw2O9xgP7U0-_Dj567ReLoWYeIzgFSBCakGNurBj6dRa_TZonTAjhclImO/s1600/Feb+2012+044.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5717370243836886258" style="WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH6uTHqEdFkkTbxFS1Ppi21bGR4hIuNa8Xq1A_INhyEh1JMc1eKi6GoqwK5qgANxWDt5Y1xx-hH9x9ruKxohLw2O9xgP7U0-_Dj567ReLoWYeIzgFSBCakGNurBj6dRa_TZonTAjhclImO/s320/Feb+2012+044.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Prince Adam!<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZIAmtdYkVsWSg7SzISLwvHDsj2w59b8ljxCzpG_Q_B9WpBPTaYJikdk4vDRmaBEokQbaeCd4ILM1iiP3Y_ilZPFGNayc-x531bGc20B7457gU4zK0xYwIjl8LPHFNnfMMESUM6msaKkkR/s1600/Feb+2012+053.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5717370232159284594" style="WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZIAmtdYkVsWSg7SzISLwvHDsj2w59b8ljxCzpG_Q_B9WpBPTaYJikdk4vDRmaBEokQbaeCd4ILM1iiP3Y_ilZPFGNayc-x531bGc20B7457gU4zK0xYwIjl8LPHFNnfMMESUM6msaKkkR/s320/Feb+2012+053.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />HEMAN and The Masters of the Universe!</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>We love all of you and hope you enjoy keeping up with our little family! Happy March!</div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>jmhollowayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02579184891338999683noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1419963545206645656.post-49402726806340864682012-01-26T12:32:00.000-08:002012-01-27T10:45:22.748-08:00January 2012<div><br /><div align="center"><br /><div><br /><div><br /><div><br /><div><br /><div><br /><div><br /><div>January is all about goals right? Well here is my blogging goal. I am going to try to do an update once a month. I have decided that I don't care if my pictures are adjusted to the best of my ability or if I even have pictures of the events. I am just going to give people an rundown of our month. So, with that said, here is the first post!</div><br /><div></div><br /><div><span style="font-size:180%;"><strong>January 2012</strong></span></div><br /><br /><div><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">Coralee</span> </strong>is growing like a weed. She will smile at anyone who talks to her and has even started laughing. Her favorite laughing buddy is Da. Seriously laughed together for at least 10 minutes straight. SOOOO fun to watch! She does baby crunches all day long and is getting really strong. She would stand on your lap all day long if you are willing to help her balance. She is being trained to use a bottle, although she doesn't care for that at all.</div><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div><strong><span style="font-size:130%;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheRvmOiPisATlpxyd7Qv2iotUnCyUorKXwuDlkFqLiECqj0dT6ucK2oAAzO_NNBmWXQpRQHAB6MDmUzMgdnrl92BFG8eqFRZmkyV1x-cs1N3lTGPM26iNlaVJLY01aV7F3-SMKOdwNGJYG/s1600/end+of+year+2011%252C+start+of+2012+329.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5702151882684369122" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheRvmOiPisATlpxyd7Qv2iotUnCyUorKXwuDlkFqLiECqj0dT6ucK2oAAzO_NNBmWXQpRQHAB6MDmUzMgdnrl92BFG8eqFRZmkyV1x-cs1N3lTGPM26iNlaVJLY01aV7F3-SMKOdwNGJYG/s320/end+of+year+2011%252C+start+of+2012+329.JPG" border="0" /></a></span></strong></div><br /><br /><div><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">David</span></strong> is my big boy. He has really progressed with his potty training. He still wears a pull-up at night(it is usually dry in the morning), but he has mastered daytime pottying. I do believe he is the most "regular" boy in the world(or is it that he is just my only boy?). I am completely fine with it as long as he uses the potty. Next step is standing to pee. His favorite toys are Batman, Woody(aka Buddy) and Buzz. He fights "bad guys" and monsters all day long, keeping the women-folk safe. He loves to be tickled and gives the best kisses around.</div><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZTPH8H0Iv0HIV1wFKhON-lGatKIHG_YlifAISElpNC0aRahaDICxj57blbrq7y1CXCNU9QXhWnv3EDCfrlT0rekb71u-y3wonkSfDwPN5h5JTLjfx4c0Aiq_ixkeq3jmDRsCI6PhXQzqR/s1600/end+of+year+2011%252C+start+of+2012+344.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5702151879335613122" style="WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZTPH8H0Iv0HIV1wFKhON-lGatKIHG_YlifAISElpNC0aRahaDICxj57blbrq7y1CXCNU9QXhWnv3EDCfrlT0rekb71u-y3wonkSfDwPN5h5JTLjfx4c0Aiq_ixkeq3jmDRsCI6PhXQzqR/s320/end+of+year+2011%252C+start+of+2012+344.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /></div><br /><br /><div><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">Jessica</span></strong> is our little sunshine. She can't help but smile when asked. She is figuring things out very well these days. She is extremely honest(even to the point of telling on herself), but is very sweet about it. She can't stand it when someone is upset or hurting. She wants to just fix it(and does most of the time) with a hug and a kiss. She is constantly singing. She sings songs she has been taught and makes them up, singing them at the top of her lungs. Occasionally I have to ask her to sing quieter or stop for a while. It's too cute. </div><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIfxbuX3z0nE1emqVCKBziOWMc2WDtwaZnxMi5bLif9ao2ZIA-H46iziqcmCYORXcp81mHyqtMC0qeHh6cWrjaVoo10YyVsHQbdwSx0TSQ5wo1zFpaibQpa8Z05nrsln3pQnNNwyKpRo0x/s1600/end+of+year+2011%252C+start+of+2012+317.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5702151891121259090" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIfxbuX3z0nE1emqVCKBziOWMc2WDtwaZnxMi5bLif9ao2ZIA-H46iziqcmCYORXcp81mHyqtMC0qeHh6cWrjaVoo10YyVsHQbdwSx0TSQ5wo1zFpaibQpa8Z05nrsln3pQnNNwyKpRo0x/s320/end+of+year+2011%252C+start+of+2012+317.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div><br /></div><br /><br /><div><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">Cailyn</span></strong> is our little achiever. She really likes to master things, and does really well most of the time. She started piano lessons in the fall, but with craziness happening with us and her piano teacher she hasn't been consistent until now. She doesn't necessarily enjoy having to sit to practice, but when she learns a song, she wants to play it for everyone she can. I LOVE to see that excitement in her eyes as she progresses. At her school each nine weeks they have an awards ceremony. At each ceremony the Principal chooses a boy and a girl from each grade to receive the Principal's Award. Cailyn was the girl chosen for the 1st grade. I couldn't have been more proud of her. We have received praises from her teacher all year and this is proof that they appreciate her behavior and hard work at school. Jason went in to work late that day so he could attend. It was a surprise to Cailyn and of course I was fighting tears the whole time. Her teacher wrote a beautiful letter to Cailyn and the Principal read it to the school with Cailyn by her side.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0_i6m9e2vEHnzVI-BGQIdzmRD2__NTyS-V_HQPAm5Hsnu44QzqgJ3pQokQkfSxTZL_UPFOExSl_7BUFxj5iluqdXs9UGYQjUF347ENcr3AYCs5d5YQwr7JrVomYzFAYrSmE2IKHcmEQby/s1600/DSCF1434.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5702147283175909634" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0_i6m9e2vEHnzVI-BGQIdzmRD2__NTyS-V_HQPAm5Hsnu44QzqgJ3pQokQkfSxTZL_UPFOExSl_7BUFxj5iluqdXs9UGYQjUF347ENcr3AYCs5d5YQwr7JrVomYzFAYrSmE2IKHcmEQby/s320/DSCF1434.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div>The letter reads:<br /></div><br /><br /><div>I am very excited to honor you with the Principal's Award for the 2nd nine weeks of the 2011-2012 school year at Whitney Elementary School. I chose you for this award because of your hard work, dedication, and awesome attitude. When I think of your name, there are many words that come to mind that help describe you.</div><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div>C is for <em>Character.</em> You have many wonderful character traits that make you the delightful student that you are.</div><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div>A if for <em>Awesome Attitude</em>. You come to school every day with a great attitude!<br /></div></div><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><div>I is for <em>Incredibly Intelligent</em>. The knowledge that you add to our classroom is exciting!<br /></div><br /><br /><div>L is for <em>Loyal</em>. I love the loyalty that you show towards your teacher, classmates, and your family, especially your new baby sister!<br /></div><br /><br /><div>Y is for <em>Yearning to Learn</em>. You come to school each day ready to learn all that you can!<br /></div><br /><br /><div>N is for <em>Never Giving Up</em>. Our motto "Can Do" is what you believe. You always do your best. Setting goals for yourself is important to you.</div><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div>I know that you will be very successful in your school career and also as an adult. I'm sure you will conquer anything you choose to do. Always keep your good character and high motivation. I am so glad to have you in my class this year and I look forward to watching you grow. Congratulations on receiving this award, you deserve it!</div><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div>Love always,</div><br /><br /><div>Mrs. Elder</div><br /><br /><div>1st grade 2011-2012<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLsNESNcKMc2vBwmkzPUT1MG13-80BVC_Dk0rXcEtkKrglTTaUFvylcNd2a_iPWMROEl_nhagpnNPSSmoRXB3U7kwNjRGO6XF9pJ0XBYK9SRx7AmbrBtbpDMcOhhpYBRs9bQMMOFDg_J54/s1600/DSCF1452.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5702147260740884370" style="WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLsNESNcKMc2vBwmkzPUT1MG13-80BVC_Dk0rXcEtkKrglTTaUFvylcNd2a_iPWMROEl_nhagpnNPSSmoRXB3U7kwNjRGO6XF9pJ0XBYK9SRx7AmbrBtbpDMcOhhpYBRs9bQMMOFDg_J54/s320/DSCF1452.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><br /><br /><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzhJVqJXOGb8kPexzrBzQhJ69TkZgcZflGzVBWqPWfnYGj2TmyDtZ7AsN_LbznsO5CdLXFkS_cl7p0H9sufM7evo7QdoWjuFefZbDjaBm1edJkcx0doda6jhws3mGdL_kWBWD0uiZkwuDZ/s1600/DSCF1437.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5702147265890444514" style="WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzhJVqJXOGb8kPexzrBzQhJ69TkZgcZflGzVBWqPWfnYGj2TmyDtZ7AsN_LbznsO5CdLXFkS_cl7p0H9sufM7evo7QdoWjuFefZbDjaBm1edJkcx0doda6jhws3mGdL_kWBWD0uiZkwuDZ/s320/DSCF1437.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><br /><br /><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho6cxMkOPrF0p93ooBdAkE40p-nMxlopYHS-Hdx8GOcUyhJRrYlsnfA9CysM9Ahy_SSdnzjCZFz7DacBuns79xQb3kaBbvQqzPRQOt0jecvasEuKEPKIqzBdogF7ankmQ_Sq68HJNNT-t1/s1600/DSCF1446.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5702147266218347778" style="WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho6cxMkOPrF0p93ooBdAkE40p-nMxlopYHS-Hdx8GOcUyhJRrYlsnfA9CysM9Ahy_SSdnzjCZFz7DacBuns79xQb3kaBbvQqzPRQOt0jecvasEuKEPKIqzBdogF7ankmQ_Sq68HJNNT-t1/s320/DSCF1446.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrIsWZThiYOjkhK6AYBQU0Vm5KlHjejqKs_Gf0LeH1mb9RYT1iBlf63ytvOhJvg6Y7RhJLd8xg4ec4TcVoA-TFBbNm8C7DvMyzQ85Ur7OxyQk1UMZKKboXaf8p2zjS_JWuDlZFbwXfnHH_/s1600/DSCF1445.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5702043985826458578" style="WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrIsWZThiYOjkhK6AYBQU0Vm5KlHjejqKs_Gf0LeH1mb9RYT1iBlf63ytvOhJvg6Y7RhJLd8xg4ec4TcVoA-TFBbNm8C7DvMyzQ85Ur7OxyQk1UMZKKboXaf8p2zjS_JWuDlZFbwXfnHH_/s320/DSCF1445.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_n2CaPHTAxGXUkAH8JoMl2M4-4rA8koL2S4yFpMN-5FgF09atgnfoIwh7-dYOxYPY-5OEzO6FCqq9UPEavUQAWDV8c7iRdfnm5QEAqh3JHzpYj5MEyrulGoTZ_DsCn86yKJfn_OqlCArf/s1600/DSCF1447.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5702043984246990210" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_n2CaPHTAxGXUkAH8JoMl2M4-4rA8koL2S4yFpMN-5FgF09atgnfoIwh7-dYOxYPY-5OEzO6FCqq9UPEavUQAWDV8c7iRdfnm5QEAqh3JHzpYj5MEyrulGoTZ_DsCn86yKJfn_OqlCArf/s320/DSCF1447.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><br /><br /><div>We love you Cailyn and are very proud of the girl you are choosing to be. Congratulations!</div><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">Jason</span></strong> has continued to follow his running cult. Oh wait, I mean Hobby<em>. Sorry</em>! He keeps that up with the running blog he writes with his brothers. Go check it out hollowayrunning.blogspot.com. I am proud of him for the hard work he puts into it. He truly enjoys it and I am glad that he has found something that makes him happy.<br /></div><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div>I, <strong><span style="font-size:130%;">Mindi</span></strong>, have been working on several goals already this year. I got some knitting needles from my sister for Christmas and have taught myself how to do it. I am obviously still learning, but I have completed a scarf for Cailyn and am almost done with Jessica's. I am probably going to learn to do washcloths next. </div><br /><br /><div>One of the most standard new year's goals for women is to lose weight and of course I fit that profile also. However, I started that before the new year began. I have lost 25 pounds since our sweet Coralee was born. I have already started to wear clothes from before that pregnancy. It is a constant struggle everyday to make healthy choices(including exercise) but it is worth it. </div><br /><br /><div>With that said, I have been doing a little running myself. Jason is my unofficial coach/motivator. He is really good at it. I have done 3 5Ks since Coralee's arrival and have made some progress with those. My most recent race was last Saturday and I set a personal record. I know that this is really nothing to be bragging about but I ran it in 27 min. 21 sec. That is 4 minutes faster than the last one I did. I was pushing myself to the point of throwing up afterwards. It made me think of my older brother, Kyle. He used to do that all the time in High School. GROSS! My next big race is in March. I will be running another half marathon. I am following a steady training plan this time. Wish me luck!</div><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCCTI7_mobWNT8enjQnIh1VYTrI6uhzMc8Y9kJf8tO7LkeXLXp1Z9oI0TPQbLDDyEf5muTmSGD-ta_AJaX9FSed8-JxGEoZBfnADg-FelQWKOJxW-Ii2FstZRRiBPlzJYjkzs4O3GXG_8p/s1600/DSCF1455.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5702043975258680338" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCCTI7_mobWNT8enjQnIh1VYTrI6uhzMc8Y9kJf8tO7LkeXLXp1Z9oI0TPQbLDDyEf5muTmSGD-ta_AJaX9FSed8-JxGEoZBfnADg-FelQWKOJxW-Ii2FstZRRiBPlzJYjkzs4O3GXG_8p/s320/DSCF1455.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJOjQATu7TeLm4QeRL16GwdnEjlcY8Lu8OWDXGj39WRk8pn1EhLKznBwVI_BBQeYikGw1_XmMoj7OoKtvAia_G3OpXBvDNuLepgsvhG5uEpYrEG4vinCvRSI9Eq8Z3ckdpYRkSH9PqBe-0/s1600/DSCF1457.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5702043951351537202" style="WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJOjQATu7TeLm4QeRL16GwdnEjlcY8Lu8OWDXGj39WRk8pn1EhLKznBwVI_BBQeYikGw1_XmMoj7OoKtvAia_G3OpXBvDNuLepgsvhG5uEpYrEG4vinCvRSI9Eq8Z3ckdpYRkSH9PqBe-0/s320/DSCF1457.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLtHkr7-QuG2mV0ygAK8GWmz-28T32jl5Bx43syUg_q_K1ABdnJfFGqFz_JhIhOJKkkvW8660H-c19zk7FGjfuyfjZ9ls2MRGgUYYsKKyjZU0HAGPppJdbCamSZH3TalraaI0m41mjQ7Q9/s1600/DSCF1461.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5702043958280144114" style="WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLtHkr7-QuG2mV0ygAK8GWmz-28T32jl5Bx43syUg_q_K1ABdnJfFGqFz_JhIhOJKkkvW8660H-c19zk7FGjfuyfjZ9ls2MRGgUYYsKKyjZU0HAGPppJdbCamSZH3TalraaI0m41mjQ7Q9/s320/DSCF1461.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><br /><br /><div>Here is Da finishing the race. I am blessed to have a father who will humor me and sign up to do races with me. Thanks Dad for your support. I love you!</div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>jmhollowayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02579184891338999683noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1419963545206645656.post-19228549558750645822011-12-06T06:58:00.001-08:002012-01-18T11:41:57.903-08:00Crazy Holloway Fall<div align="center">I can't believe that it has been so long since I last posted. I have taken pictures of our events and activities and haven't shared them, shame on me. Here are a few of the highlights.<br /></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center">On November 7th our sweet Cailyn turned 7.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0QGZPhGzUi6d_5EQamz4MTiRJmdyTZZZRUe-YS-o0YTYLgdmohde5Q0EhiN5T8hrnFPmsSpQ_ng6xiJiluc1Vc7izQCavSKqm9RXKKK6aAFWzs3A5VfyZ7k2p6wHEm4BJPOTEfCcYLJ9r/s1600/october+2011+187.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5683798303718385298" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0QGZPhGzUi6d_5EQamz4MTiRJmdyTZZZRUe-YS-o0YTYLgdmohde5Q0EhiN5T8hrnFPmsSpQ_ng6xiJiluc1Vc7izQCavSKqm9RXKKK6aAFWzs3A5VfyZ7k2p6wHEm4BJPOTEfCcYLJ9r/s320/october+2011+187.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center">We had such a weird night. We invited Da and our friends, the Westbrooks over for the little party. The Westbrooks were signed up to feed the missionaries so we fed them too.<br /></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg17TilRK_KBkropwwFNO1mMgCgYN8B3FpSXuhm31TMNqOolJK0OaADpkzxSnq0se6t6uMAXC5JGHq1C8SMOiAlRjRAxFViIRQxxAYLMEsMh9ZAehgq85na2Oe9DxLgX4yDgjqqJ9t5P4Jj/s1600/october+2011+179.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5683081330718132162" style="WIDTH: 299px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg17TilRK_KBkropwwFNO1mMgCgYN8B3FpSXuhm31TMNqOolJK0OaADpkzxSnq0se6t6uMAXC5JGHq1C8SMOiAlRjRAxFViIRQxxAYLMEsMh9ZAehgq85na2Oe9DxLgX4yDgjqqJ9t5P4Jj/s320/october+2011+179.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Well, a huge thunder/rain storm hit about an hour before the festivities were to begin. We were worried about Da traveling from Waco, but he made it just fine. We had 7 adults and 3 eating children, so we had 3 big pizzas. However, we lost power in the middle of cooking the second pizza. It didn't finish cooking. So, we ended up feeding everyone cheesy bread and one pizza. And of course a really rich cookie cake and ice-cream. It was hot, sticky and dark.<br /></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ-aTKHsrXWsnLtiPSbX0k5IYIUk-r2s9cDA_AwYY8ierl7cXBG8S-BjD5jnxCx8KMpzhPgBTlUZPmsFrec7fJthGH1Sk6uniczBdabEp7vtsnXg7mEdfKsNc5YWUSyGoH3q766msM_wRx/s1600/october+2011+192.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5683081308679496914" style="WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ-aTKHsrXWsnLtiPSbX0k5IYIUk-r2s9cDA_AwYY8ierl7cXBG8S-BjD5jnxCx8KMpzhPgBTlUZPmsFrec7fJthGH1Sk6uniczBdabEp7vtsnXg7mEdfKsNc5YWUSyGoH3q766msM_wRx/s320/october+2011+192.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />We ended up lighting scented candles because we aren't prepared for that. Between the pizza and all the different scents, it smelled interesting. I think she still had a great day though.<br /></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw5u9sySHy7RY3N0aBZQ3cIHWyp_eyDck8ufR4856TgA5ngEezn20qLdeTZ_btVJ1JAoxf-hV9tW8BL6WcXnCZ2EHwCXPpHux-CcbW3U4fTjCLPk4ZmtiAK9SciCBdiQgjlcv1IEus3ehk/s1600/october+2011+168.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5683081301448272098" style="WIDTH: 214px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw5u9sySHy7RY3N0aBZQ3cIHWyp_eyDck8ufR4856TgA5ngEezn20qLdeTZ_btVJ1JAoxf-hV9tW8BL6WcXnCZ2EHwCXPpHux-CcbW3U4fTjCLPk4ZmtiAK9SciCBdiQgjlcv1IEus3ehk/s320/october+2011+168.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Cailyn's school prefers not to have cupcakes(extremely messy) so she decided she wanted to take bon-bons. They were yummy! We made enough to take to the office staff and music, PE, and the librarian. They all raved over Cailyn's baking.<br /></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTsWGJnxRCK9TnJ0S_U0r9Fv-cm4zDOXcieqvZLe-hJ3nZww6_wmZnDnG4Q1Q4bpFTzeT7HNcn45_4duqhL7aAMiz7HUkaRu9jAX0nnbNj5bluq2VVxyqVEYy8KzvE6Vla_AJMlbr24niJ/s1600/october+2011+163.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5683081297118314754" style="WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTsWGJnxRCK9TnJ0S_U0r9Fv-cm4zDOXcieqvZLe-hJ3nZww6_wmZnDnG4Q1Q4bpFTzeT7HNcn45_4duqhL7aAMiz7HUkaRu9jAX0nnbNj5bluq2VVxyqVEYy8KzvE6Vla_AJMlbr24niJ/s320/october+2011+163.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />The first present Cailyn opened was her gift from Da. He picked this cute dress out for her and I have to say that I think she looks older in it. Very cute!<br /><br /><br /></div><br /><div align="center">Cailyn is such a sweet girl. She works very hard to learn new things. She is a people pleaser, so she is very aware of those around her and how they are feeling. She is quickly turning into one of my best friends. I love talking to her, cooking with her, and washing dishes with her. It is definitely one of the highlights of my day when I get to spend time with my darling Cailyn. </div><br /><br /><br /><div align="center">I love you sweetie!</div><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><br /><br /><div align="center">========================================================<br />Jessica update: This is all that is left from her stitches. I think it blends in really well. It does get a bit pinker when she is crying or exercising.<br /></div><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh-OmACWqfqSX8JSMBZskzAoIryLY-SAejHDWWuBxkZ_fsq0BHSbGfa_Tx92a6a15PuPhrgKzdFJY7jxzHiHuVjutp0a6eOG06-vDxVmBoHUP6_aiehz-r_9SWtzzc7o2LFKRwqkRRz5nT/s1600/october+2011+135.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5683081292606748322" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh-OmACWqfqSX8JSMBZskzAoIryLY-SAejHDWWuBxkZ_fsq0BHSbGfa_Tx92a6a15PuPhrgKzdFJY7jxzHiHuVjutp0a6eOG06-vDxVmBoHUP6_aiehz-r_9SWtzzc7o2LFKRwqkRRz5nT/s320/october+2011+135.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br />==================================================<br /><br />THANKSGIVING!</div><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYLIosiVFi9xM-ng7pmRZiA5SvoQMfWdpll_23m7VKOMYWAS5wbauQVxz8LEj_tCmBeUxThzh0FuTkEgD_QnfaAvD5KsbDfFNrVIeTNNTcu-knG-gCGFCzZfHT812MoJ5nRa78_HSpTOP8/s1600/nov-dec+2011+094.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5683055952199333378" style="WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYLIosiVFi9xM-ng7pmRZiA5SvoQMfWdpll_23m7VKOMYWAS5wbauQVxz8LEj_tCmBeUxThzh0FuTkEgD_QnfaAvD5KsbDfFNrVIeTNNTcu-knG-gCGFCzZfHT812MoJ5nRa78_HSpTOP8/s320/nov-dec+2011+094.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />We decided that since Jason had the time this year we were going to travel to spend Thanksgiving with his family in Idaho. We had a great time. As you can see, there were MANY cousins to play with so we had a hard time leaving.<br /></div><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglEtliTuIiN5j44ThqMJOyifqXt-_YLcro7kMGcze2J98tYCposjJ2ucdeGovuEodHLDcr4HaF0juvwKBptfpHSsX03boQ1m1yJwdLIIRQuUFTOi-HBImbXDfiF-UJkYf4I8regZEvrPev/s1600/nov-dec+2011+078.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5683055946857478658" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglEtliTuIiN5j44ThqMJOyifqXt-_YLcro7kMGcze2J98tYCposjJ2ucdeGovuEodHLDcr4HaF0juvwKBptfpHSsX03boQ1m1yJwdLIIRQuUFTOi-HBImbXDfiF-UJkYf4I8regZEvrPev/s320/nov-dec+2011+078.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />It was really fun because Jason's brother Brandon and his family live in Texas also and we decided to caravan up together. The best part about it was Jason's parents had no idea they were coming up with us. It was a total surprise when they walked up to the house with us. I love to actually surprise someone(when it is a good one) and see their excitement. Tears were shed and loves were given. Definitely a Thanksgiving I will never forget.<br /></div><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJVLriOZ1GgQc4b4T77JEHx1eQ3UMhfCf0xgb_YF3bjKrUXCLN73W9f6sWXeBzDwF03ybCwabrzYu7xd5c3Sgmg9TXVsVG85ePYtOKm983E7JuMeGlGvFxjTnm70zXzMTKtT37WKZqikdr/s1600/nov-dec+2011+074.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5683055934657868514" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJVLriOZ1GgQc4b4T77JEHx1eQ3UMhfCf0xgb_YF3bjKrUXCLN73W9f6sWXeBzDwF03ybCwabrzYu7xd5c3Sgmg9TXVsVG85ePYtOKm983E7JuMeGlGvFxjTnm70zXzMTKtT37WKZqikdr/s320/nov-dec+2011+074.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />We spent most of our time at Lita and Papa's house. Our girls will tell you their favorite day was the make-over day. We had all the girls over to Lita and Papa's house for make-overs while the boys played video games at Cassie and Mark's house. I am pretty sure the boys had a good time and I KNOW the girls did. It was fun to see them bouncing all over the place. Well, we also had the princesses who walked calmly and daintily through the house too. So cute!<br /></div><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJtkDm5_In6fGJV4v_dh7K5gj3JhY1gFPKvpf_PyadzVGSzQSSWfGQh3k52xfS138oRzhf35zg5gVo5_NuAARpVm_Mq7t-KA5PXu6y2iukigxD5VKd0MPHEwuYVafUZT2RVu3YVlDg4Ics/s1600/nov-dec+2011+070.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5683055932307657138" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJtkDm5_In6fGJV4v_dh7K5gj3JhY1gFPKvpf_PyadzVGSzQSSWfGQh3k52xfS138oRzhf35zg5gVo5_NuAARpVm_Mq7t-KA5PXu6y2iukigxD5VKd0MPHEwuYVafUZT2RVu3YVlDg4Ics/s320/nov-dec+2011+070.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIZ2eJkxeSJGpVOvuKVErgAPAjFCzVS3T6Cu271b2dgYrSuw9bAGYTDVbdD485WGMdkBDOmSxks8fFBgSKy-3545aMIo6P3h-lfxElID2YjGoXw9cUAiSav-dwCgG3RACbx4MH7Pdy1NfE/s1600/nov-dec+2011+073.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5683054627555908130" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIZ2eJkxeSJGpVOvuKVErgAPAjFCzVS3T6Cu271b2dgYrSuw9bAGYTDVbdD485WGMdkBDOmSxks8fFBgSKy-3545aMIo6P3h-lfxElID2YjGoXw9cUAiSav-dwCgG3RACbx4MH7Pdy1NfE/s320/nov-dec+2011+073.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG91ZE5dAAx8V3MhvaJzTEcN58w46LNiWN3jPMFRmbrtgNW7mbn4wD9KDYJEhDy5M3qk7wz-VAbpnaD6fdMLABk2w34HDcLGjI4Oh-Uy68OG3IAQNIfi_ssv41ckISLihMQyXliIzKFPTF/s1600/nov-dec+2011+062.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5683054617077986610" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG91ZE5dAAx8V3MhvaJzTEcN58w46LNiWN3jPMFRmbrtgNW7mbn4wD9KDYJEhDy5M3qk7wz-VAbpnaD6fdMLABk2w34HDcLGjI4Oh-Uy68OG3IAQNIfi_ssv41ckISLihMQyXliIzKFPTF/s320/nov-dec+2011+062.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqSmLc7Lpl1d1j7fUBnRBdfiwh4hI1Q8aBN8RVwhwE-xiiw3n2WC9TFP0aHsPUSx57qVZz5TSzLIQoJOdwPHjCA9OTVfnPLBsis47yYep7GdBtGLqA7x89YpYo_8iPUjQm5TKWa9m1ixtN/s1600/nov-dec+2011+052.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5683054612320834290" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqSmLc7Lpl1d1j7fUBnRBdfiwh4hI1Q8aBN8RVwhwE-xiiw3n2WC9TFP0aHsPUSx57qVZz5TSzLIQoJOdwPHjCA9OTVfnPLBsis47yYep7GdBtGLqA7x89YpYo_8iPUjQm5TKWa9m1ixtN/s320/nov-dec+2011+052.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5Jr1uqdTfHnJcmaWSWHI0XHn3DyLmcUHnOifjPMfyZsNGBKwVE2aG-ZqZLRRTCY38JCNbppXDfnxqfQZWj1wxMuIyqlxfuiQiMBu3gHR2iN1yVdVhcna3fHFaj_E8G1vAmWllHgq6jLAn/s1600/nov-dec+2011+050.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5683054603252367122" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5Jr1uqdTfHnJcmaWSWHI0XHn3DyLmcUHnOifjPMfyZsNGBKwVE2aG-ZqZLRRTCY38JCNbppXDfnxqfQZWj1wxMuIyqlxfuiQiMBu3gHR2iN1yVdVhcna3fHFaj_E8G1vAmWllHgq6jLAn/s320/nov-dec+2011+050.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Coralee just started smiling in response to people talking to her. I absolutely LOVE this stage.<br /></div><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYzyW3Umzr3z4yNHXhiVBA9GNZ78LQNBvA3WiODTymPan5l_GYPVac5HqD80lCwuxxLoYDvbF8UJQLAsAqI-Y8WmiC-96ajJErUMNu0of-qOPPxhEiZEarg5IDqLpallYQxcnZYVY-OX3x/s1600/nov-dec+2011+048.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5683054601123283250" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYzyW3Umzr3z4yNHXhiVBA9GNZ78LQNBvA3WiODTymPan5l_GYPVac5HqD80lCwuxxLoYDvbF8UJQLAsAqI-Y8WmiC-96ajJErUMNu0of-qOPPxhEiZEarg5IDqLpallYQxcnZYVY-OX3x/s320/nov-dec+2011+048.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div><br /><br /><br /><p>Here are a few pictures of our trip up. Cailyn was in charge of Coralee and was awesome at it. I think both girls were having a good time. However, Cailyn also loved to stay awake with Daddy and talk to him. Overall, Cailyn was our best traveler and always has been. Not only because she has had to be, but I think she genuinely enjoys it.<br /></p><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgskG1paYB1QgSqUUuMfkHxTY6pcj3KSk6aq1KdFnrxHvCxLYs9rRgCqZq3usu1NG8fxNKk6YObJjsNrqSwuwOBofB_Eh8LW3RaVcyXqRmam10BO2587_Z9xctYxGLfFKFBX4x1dkyuy66N/s1600/nov-dec+2011+046.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5683053442944184802" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgskG1paYB1QgSqUUuMfkHxTY6pcj3KSk6aq1KdFnrxHvCxLYs9rRgCqZq3usu1NG8fxNKk6YObJjsNrqSwuwOBofB_Eh8LW3RaVcyXqRmam10BO2587_Z9xctYxGLfFKFBX4x1dkyuy66N/s320/nov-dec+2011+046.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJWEh5mRkMkgfmuCyY6LThviuG3-nHw3GYdIsU_2hLkC1CdlmRhLo7cUczO1bkzpGNJwFRhLfOUplK3ud_ZJQSzos1uajT6cqTHregu39CLGHkY03qzaeXWtzDnY3Nok9yXJ5YsuSruLvw/s1600/nov-dec+2011+045.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5683053430728163954" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJWEh5mRkMkgfmuCyY6LThviuG3-nHw3GYdIsU_2hLkC1CdlmRhLo7cUczO1bkzpGNJwFRhLfOUplK3ud_ZJQSzos1uajT6cqTHregu39CLGHkY03qzaeXWtzDnY3Nok9yXJ5YsuSruLvw/s320/nov-dec+2011+045.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTruYLlxO-WQabDQN0LWN8_70_IEzMFkCGhcO9nrKDokqPdgWNLRSEbVAvvRHECspnZoDsLcEY1rurDxBumo4NDjYvPONupUT-yBenUM5TNc3SeqgANiatiaXGI6AIv6mu0OLorBM3FQ1l/s1600/nov-dec+2011+044.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5683053428667410338" style="WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTruYLlxO-WQabDQN0LWN8_70_IEzMFkCGhcO9nrKDokqPdgWNLRSEbVAvvRHECspnZoDsLcEY1rurDxBumo4NDjYvPONupUT-yBenUM5TNc3SeqgANiatiaXGI6AIv6mu0OLorBM3FQ1l/s320/nov-dec+2011+044.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5p7C9xeLONXjgVrG0Bhlzksy0oSUIN25nS8wmGOsILF-4h24ivcg09NZjDGZ8mOB7eshkzlAJsjneNPW0xwjm_vu7JpqVYhWDQp3oI5UzcYksZ6UVXlueV11j5ztFP3qIs5RqQ8DyDsqI/s1600/nov-dec+2011+043.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5683053420392820194" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5p7C9xeLONXjgVrG0Bhlzksy0oSUIN25nS8wmGOsILF-4h24ivcg09NZjDGZ8mOB7eshkzlAJsjneNPW0xwjm_vu7JpqVYhWDQp3oI5UzcYksZ6UVXlueV11j5ztFP3qIs5RqQ8DyDsqI/s320/nov-dec+2011+043.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><br /><br /><div align="center">======================================================<br /></div><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0baO8dV7s-TrpbvmoGFuw_rpNJGmPXiqA-c4vbhSEROUMZ18fmUTiFa1vikVUj32pLMvmGiKGPdTZP1f6r8D_pMnr7XmHdhyphenhyphenLSGIjnwra6t_rfVzVVB2QczI25-TcaqWl8ZR9BrCMcthG/s1600/nov-dec+2011+117.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5683053415252664130" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0baO8dV7s-TrpbvmoGFuw_rpNJGmPXiqA-c4vbhSEROUMZ18fmUTiFa1vikVUj32pLMvmGiKGPdTZP1f6r8D_pMnr7XmHdhyphenhyphenLSGIjnwra6t_rfVzVVB2QczI25-TcaqWl8ZR9BrCMcthG/s320/nov-dec+2011+117.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />A random picture of David I thought was too cute not to include.</div><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><br /><br /><div align="center">=============================================================<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLRE3PRLylYrXZmqsUYtZe-ZcnjJie8cj40uupJLZGAmdZQ7cBj2piEp7eMCoRMDx7ntQkI8ax72omBGrglWyqXbhXlCgLg4P1YJvDVb8K3v0WtaJsL3eh5Bvd_wKhLQfDbpAnMiGJXEkj/s1600/nov-dec+2011+106.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5683052073216350882" style="WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLRE3PRLylYrXZmqsUYtZe-ZcnjJie8cj40uupJLZGAmdZQ7cBj2piEp7eMCoRMDx7ntQkI8ax72omBGrglWyqXbhXlCgLg4P1YJvDVb8K3v0WtaJsL3eh5Bvd_wKhLQfDbpAnMiGJXEkj/s320/nov-dec+2011+106.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3M9Js2TODbT0_u8S9HTMuunq6ilmO9WkVoA4fKj6I_VXlZnopaReGCNg9CB-xv9gELEbkPk8M2Q1OM6Dz3QiBGf3GAfGlbUwG7I1QxxPNi2VEAAk3ozWuMKCdTtKroVmmzLNzGoZsoIor/s1600/nov-dec+2011+152.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5683052108155067474" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3M9Js2TODbT0_u8S9HTMuunq6ilmO9WkVoA4fKj6I_VXlZnopaReGCNg9CB-xv9gELEbkPk8M2Q1OM6Dz3QiBGf3GAfGlbUwG7I1QxxPNi2VEAAk3ozWuMKCdTtKroVmmzLNzGoZsoIor/s320/nov-dec+2011+152.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />We were able to put our tree up the first monday of December, but David had to go to bed early because he was being a little toot. Well, he does his own decorating throughout the day. I examine the tree to find lots of interesting things. It is pretty funny!</div><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><br /><br /><div align="center">============================================================</div><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><br /><br /><div align="center">Jason's Birthday!<br /></div><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOqZVIYbkLVPGrtc-R9aV65vvqq3Sw45PBve0TLdLcBYTdK3UeECilbsBu3fzb9TpNoq2tDoyTxiGYrl3vR4D8IzHO6RJaZ0oZS8t2-eV9fsJw-G3KObkGKsSTWFNcJrqNEHyvDkr4idhr/s1600/nov-dec+2011+135.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5683052095366135682" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOqZVIYbkLVPGrtc-R9aV65vvqq3Sw45PBve0TLdLcBYTdK3UeECilbsBu3fzb9TpNoq2tDoyTxiGYrl3vR4D8IzHO6RJaZ0oZS8t2-eV9fsJw-G3KObkGKsSTWFNcJrqNEHyvDkr4idhr/s320/nov-dec+2011+135.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Jason is really hard to shop for, but he is even harder to surprise(or hide things from him). It was especially hard this year because he was home with me. I still think that he had a good day, but he is really nonchalant about it. Sometimes it drives me crazy that he is not more excited about it, but whatcha gunna do?<br /></div><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrBXFFXvlc2UFZev-Nm52eydrMuBp6nraqMZbqEzPPMGv5KPpZYK6aiXlQdaBxWwq1MraDJE1YaOyFMI049s8K1tlCRM8-0kKdDW9rPoIUCcdpmQEeqyaRWgtciM_8oXPGRf4yoXURoCVU/s1600/nov-dec+2011+124.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5683052091189380402" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrBXFFXvlc2UFZev-Nm52eydrMuBp6nraqMZbqEzPPMGv5KPpZYK6aiXlQdaBxWwq1MraDJE1YaOyFMI049s8K1tlCRM8-0kKdDW9rPoIUCcdpmQEeqyaRWgtciM_8oXPGRf4yoXURoCVU/s320/nov-dec+2011+124.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx9Y89Vy_IjatkaDAMnvUEbqnelBlnpTZ5QxIPv0QQig_dTMY7DVPKntLAQLYsg-mTjZm04UGVNdxJNnkU7TE0Gurg8dgz1IoDZj_hAKk39jLm2wIVIvMIHnEzVxidLl4h76QKfs1HNdfu/s1600/nov-dec+2011+130.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5683052078125051474" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx9Y89Vy_IjatkaDAMnvUEbqnelBlnpTZ5QxIPv0QQig_dTMY7DVPKntLAQLYsg-mTjZm04UGVNdxJNnkU7TE0Gurg8dgz1IoDZj_hAKk39jLm2wIVIvMIHnEzVxidLl4h76QKfs1HNdfu/s320/nov-dec+2011+130.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Him acting all surprised about a gift he got himself! Still though, he really likes them.<br /></div><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7XLKzHkzZ75a5n-9dLm-YA3hFWsk_AeBc_kX-tF7ukKNNBbGhBCMRQ7UQs6sLe9elO4UgFfuG-gmy_uJxZPhGsvcppKcNgtqXQ_794PSrIVPixbgEJFXjSqUktmvygtnK5rauO8b2Dtlm/s1600/nov-dec+2011+126.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5683037752274906194" style="WIDTH: 186px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7XLKzHkzZ75a5n-9dLm-YA3hFWsk_AeBc_kX-tF7ukKNNBbGhBCMRQ7UQs6sLe9elO4UgFfuG-gmy_uJxZPhGsvcppKcNgtqXQ_794PSrIVPixbgEJFXjSqUktmvygtnK5rauO8b2Dtlm/s320/nov-dec+2011+126.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><div align="center">It was very entertaining to watch Jessica through the whole thing. </div><br /><br /><br /><div align="center">She really likes to see people celebrated.</div><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh__zhTYdPvwkmqV8O2tmEfmKSfG5jllx-c6nJBmBRG4umxWmKKIZlkUNE3dFHEPs-9rOjV0vg5QFsIoRvs3SMcQQD2AuNVJtE3PKJcSao83WBFKkAcqglyJOIgHN5vGw8YQ9xMnxwr7O4l/s1600/nov-dec+2011+132.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5683037730435801154" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh__zhTYdPvwkmqV8O2tmEfmKSfG5jllx-c6nJBmBRG4umxWmKKIZlkUNE3dFHEPs-9rOjV0vg5QFsIoRvs3SMcQQD2AuNVJtE3PKJcSao83WBFKkAcqglyJOIgHN5vGw8YQ9xMnxwr7O4l/s320/nov-dec+2011+132.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><br /><br /><div align="center">======================================================<br /></div><br /><br /><br /><div align="center">The First Annual Reindeer Run</div><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhOv7yF0hqvrx5vRuG_Pg-FCjM8EzXUO8sUTaMmwkrNcNJq4qzv7Vaaqkqf_UC3YjOf9jSqa_4txYId3dj0X_MGWel3plfnCunhdvTw56sdp3HNubPpYs3LDBY0PxrDfc6NKihBtvogxNC/s1600/nov-dec+2011+158.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5683035748394559762" style="WIDTH: 266px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhOv7yF0hqvrx5vRuG_Pg-FCjM8EzXUO8sUTaMmwkrNcNJq4qzv7Vaaqkqf_UC3YjOf9jSqa_4txYId3dj0X_MGWel3plfnCunhdvTw56sdp3HNubPpYs3LDBY0PxrDfc6NKihBtvogxNC/s320/nov-dec+2011+158.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />The Elementary School put on a Reindeer Run and Tiny Tim Trot and the Holloways ran.</div><br /><br /><br /><div align="center">The Tiny Tim Trot was a 1K and the Reindeer Run was a 5K. The girls did the Trot and were super cute. </div><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0uQZ88XIiW_o5CnfzYiXOxMqXM1iU7XgDZwYxkSR2b-KdeUzVFDSKhMO95emgHJK3UtSjVFa7GanCpcV9VuBNdsYCNeZsMqnH7G_AUBgw2LU8cZ77wBN_bEWsA3Q6x24mCEZJCSPMH_WX/s1600/nov-dec+2011+159.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5683035740311766162" style="WIDTH: 205px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0uQZ88XIiW_o5CnfzYiXOxMqXM1iU7XgDZwYxkSR2b-KdeUzVFDSKhMO95emgHJK3UtSjVFa7GanCpcV9VuBNdsYCNeZsMqnH7G_AUBgw2LU8cZ77wBN_bEWsA3Q6x24mCEZJCSPMH_WX/s320/nov-dec+2011+159.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1NV2N4cXY_mqUk0ETaZAZDx37wTQubmwywFREo0K6AZpa4ZfSlK3vKgnxDrY_OZ7Qn6HnT9ITZJlZcoMgMrBHsHZXEyI9uInMg2qg9vE3hUNSZq1mRXKc0dBHfBx6fehkQFFMOx4ceiwb/s1600/nov-dec+2011+160.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5683031620383322994" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 174px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1NV2N4cXY_mqUk0ETaZAZDx37wTQubmwywFREo0K6AZpa4ZfSlK3vKgnxDrY_OZ7Qn6HnT9ITZJlZcoMgMrBHsHZXEyI9uInMg2qg9vE3hUNSZq1mRXKc0dBHfBx6fehkQFFMOx4ceiwb/s320/nov-dec+2011+160.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvdSXRriT5f4O1gWnnGBAw8aO1Zmmw6FAr1LsRE7rDtlwMNJ_Ako1VuWCCJD-gLXgS8Jg8GAsVDAiFTYPJ_Y__48FFPliZe3DFeJ5iC21W1bbDGsUIExZsvRlZmEJrn5E3M9g0ot4XF8WZ/s1600/nov-dec+2011+162.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5683031617865836994" style="WIDTH: 238px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvdSXRriT5f4O1gWnnGBAw8aO1Zmmw6FAr1LsRE7rDtlwMNJ_Ako1VuWCCJD-gLXgS8Jg8GAsVDAiFTYPJ_Y__48FFPliZe3DFeJ5iC21W1bbDGsUIExZsvRlZmEJrn5E3M9g0ot4XF8WZ/s320/nov-dec+2011+162.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div><br /><br /><br /><div align="center">Unfortunately the PTO was doing a pancake breakfast with Santa that morning as well and I was back cooking pancakes while the girls ran, so I missed most of it. I got there just in time to see Jessica and Jason come across the finish line. This was Jessica's first official race and Cailyn ended up getting 3rd overall. We are proud of both girls and I think they had a great time!</div><br /><br /><br /><div align="center">Jason and I did the 5K. Jason finished 3rd overall as well, and I finished 3rd in my age group. I had some mixed feelings with my finish because it was my first medal, but I didn't beat my last time. It is weird to be excited and disappointed at the same time. It was a fun day.</div><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><br /><br /><div align="center">=======================================================<br /></div><br /><br /><br /><div align="center">We made our wreaths and had a fun time getting all messy. Poor David had to miss out on the fun because he didn't eat his dinner. Hopefully at some point he will learn!</div><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQagNCrMCblm1-ojQ3cHxa3P8P8g00R0M7AmQZ2RFnwcFmDVBwP3jiJl1jbDJSxOwDFjOm0bui1iUW51vbKDkmQ_-YFRNKtRdPIptrjpsWuhDoUXvllLNZZ29VYnXb83w5WMwu2i9BBl0R/s1600/nov-dec+2011+177.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5683031604428716354" style="WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQagNCrMCblm1-ojQ3cHxa3P8P8g00R0M7AmQZ2RFnwcFmDVBwP3jiJl1jbDJSxOwDFjOm0bui1iUW51vbKDkmQ_-YFRNKtRdPIptrjpsWuhDoUXvllLNZZ29VYnXb83w5WMwu2i9BBl0R/s320/nov-dec+2011+177.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center">I have had this post sitting here for at least a month. It is time to post even though there are more pictures to post and happenings to journal. I will update more often hopefully now, so be looking for more soon.</div>jmhollowayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02579184891338999683noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1419963545206645656.post-86341658143581841812011-10-12T10:12:00.000-07:002011-10-12T10:28:30.332-07:00Cora's first photo shoot!<div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiboMsOagplp_wlPHwdUV7RepyL2EBfiU2_Pc_oaZPuxoiru23MFyJYb-_S2IZVBsVpXYVIUvdhzEp4wjLSWyoQlpqM67mD-IjZqySxrn7cdRCdWncpG1WeIi7SLPEvrcvUxAUNRuByWoOD/s1600/298813_776556728864_193308990_36826682_1095857378_n.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5662658516485843826" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiboMsOagplp_wlPHwdUV7RepyL2EBfiU2_Pc_oaZPuxoiru23MFyJYb-_S2IZVBsVpXYVIUvdhzEp4wjLSWyoQlpqM67mD-IjZqySxrn7cdRCdWncpG1WeIi7SLPEvrcvUxAUNRuByWoOD/s320/298813_776556728864_193308990_36826682_1095857378_n.jpg" /></a><br /></div><br /><div align="center">On Wednesday morning, my sister-in-law came to visit us in the hospital. I am so blessed to have such wonderful in-laws. It is always nice to spend time with Rachel. She is so talented in so many ways. She doesn't consider herself to be a professional photographer, but after looking at these pictures I am sure all of you would pay her to take pictures of your family. Thank you, Rachel, for capturing some of the first moments in Coralee's life with such beauty!<br /></div><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGU2hMf9ixSulXrovHqF3uFfU-Vit4ZG1u5rXJbZzX656vKNsEXPg3SdPl7uVWWTpedUFxfrumQzkOv29PbC651fqHqUWz9JBr8uOWsb_09YPtTrhYi0fa2S9TmWBVA7SeRrP8VsuEJkv0/s1600/321139_776556783754_193308990_36826684_453044542_n.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 213px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5662656075786768546" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGU2hMf9ixSulXrovHqF3uFfU-Vit4ZG1u5rXJbZzX656vKNsEXPg3SdPl7uVWWTpedUFxfrumQzkOv29PbC651fqHqUWz9JBr8uOWsb_09YPtTrhYi0fa2S9TmWBVA7SeRrP8VsuEJkv0/s320/321139_776556783754_193308990_36826684_453044542_n.jpg" /></a> </div><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSK3RWeb8G3zST4-0o2BOFJIX_ICvB_Ky9bgw6W4n_cTBgsDnsppVLeZb5M85Bx12iGqblLy-8nRs96TQLGyak4cBU1m5cSpyIv2r15WptMxel4nC8OgdbhqtwxSpaahlGvMkKvkpTqBZA/s1600/315711_776556449424_193308990_36826670_683954125_n.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 213px; 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HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5662654818268019394" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-VjABc0kUvDVst-UZPz_fNtTAgmk3gC2B_wc5diHelCN18eRxtpM4R0OmbltJZrxzkaraJatw8z_q4vOFSFLO_1JeOLJFW7hkNviiqKlOrcQV-JcTGw36K-u6vpjN6wxqtgPMRwtG-JPW/s320/294119_776556808704_193308990_36826685_1459625442_n.jpg" /></a> </div>jmhollowayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02579184891338999683noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1419963545206645656.post-87460355891530746012011-10-12T07:33:00.000-07:002011-10-12T09:24:39.070-07:00Coralee Hope's first trip<div align="center">Not that any of you really want to know our birth story for Coralee, but for our records we are going to share it. Our due date was October 4th and so we scheduled our induction for that day. We had contractions all night the night before, so Jason and I didn't get any sleep. We were not progressing enough on our own so we waited for our appointment and went in around 5:00 am. We got the process started, received the epidural, and our Doctor came in around 8:30 and decided to break the water. It still took a couple more hours before things really got going. I started to feel pressure(and of course pain) around 10:30. The nurse had been told to inform the dr when I started to feel pressure because this was my 4th and I was going to go fast. The nurse kept checking me and I was topping off at about a 9 with an upper lip that wasn't budging. She wanted that to go away before we called the dr, but I didn't like that plan. She kept talking like it was going to be so much harder to push through that lip, I felt totally defeated before I even started. I am not sure if all women feel that "I can't do this" moment during childbirth, but I have each time. That was it for me. Tears streaming, Jason comforting, and the nurse talking about a lip standing in my way.</div><br /><div align="center">I kept feeling the need to push, but the doctor wasn't there yet. I did have to do some pushing just to relieve the pain at least a little bit for each contraction. The doctor got there and got dressed in her get-up. I told her I needed to push, she said go ahead and in 2 pushes Coralee was out. Oh sweet instant relief from pain. I heard Jason say,"Hold on, hold on, hold on." And then I saw the Doctor look at him intently while saying,"I caught her." There was never any doubt that she would, it just startled Jason that it happened so fast I guess. So, at 11:20 AM on Tuesday October 4, 2011, our sweet Coralee Hope was born. She weighed 7 pounds 11.8 ounces and was 21 1/2 inches long. She screamed and cried until Jason calmly talked to her. She loved that! </div><br /><div align="center">We have had her for a full week and are adjusting as much as possible. David is having the hardest time sharing mommy time. I am trying really hard to give him more love and time rather than punishing him. Although sometimes he needs to be shown his limits(am I right, am I right?) For the most part we all Love having baby Cora around. Welcome home Cora!</div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvwwnZACwfFAdQLMI2Ev2slnIZGb491oKGc_t8uwnXp3gNaXYim5TS3qtMTbDDB5GBmH8_3mYM5Xwzee3CutaJZIdCX3clxj2KdnLqoC4-BhRsDW7iWrVQXUdZtL9CH1WgJRRNEjrCoRRO/s1600/Coralee+is+born+062.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5662621568008545490" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvwwnZACwfFAdQLMI2Ev2slnIZGb491oKGc_t8uwnXp3gNaXYim5TS3qtMTbDDB5GBmH8_3mYM5Xwzee3CutaJZIdCX3clxj2KdnLqoC4-BhRsDW7iWrVQXUdZtL9CH1WgJRRNEjrCoRRO/s320/Coralee+is+born+062.JPG" /></a><br />This is the only before picture from the hospital. I am sure you can see why I didn't want a bunch of pictures taken of me. However, you can use this as the before picture in my weight loss journey if you would like. I will soon look a lot better.</div><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr0jinTTDDCE0dGYjdwcyL_yGdovU1wZZ6rG2-bQQ1hPeoHJEawA6zktppHHE0MBO3vx5BIwjaEdQfrbFabXH1WF6MV5GLxNbAOSl-yATujwrJDSH5dGAFmrOBZXx7wbGyGgH_ochKxrAa/s1600/Coralee+is+born+067.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5662621183516633554" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr0jinTTDDCE0dGYjdwcyL_yGdovU1wZZ6rG2-bQQ1hPeoHJEawA6zktppHHE0MBO3vx5BIwjaEdQfrbFabXH1WF6MV5GLxNbAOSl-yATujwrJDSH5dGAFmrOBZXx7wbGyGgH_ochKxrAa/s320/Coralee+is+born+067.JPG" /></a><br />This is Coralee's starting weight and will be working in the opposite direction as I will. She is already off to a good start. Eating like a champ.<br /></div><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq5A4QY3sTpKc10kPJoph8F_sIMbGyYVA7-R2sn24Fe_ByoZsurlitQ2XBNoyRvbXlku9q2DwBc-AGgj1ZvgyTYgm6JARAqrzxrcbnfKVNX2mOht0J0CsBAzU8T-gvbb4F3pLU8p0zGXWr/s1600/Coralee+is+born+069.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5662621173620696322" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq5A4QY3sTpKc10kPJoph8F_sIMbGyYVA7-R2sn24Fe_ByoZsurlitQ2XBNoyRvbXlku9q2DwBc-AGgj1ZvgyTYgm6JARAqrzxrcbnfKVNX2mOht0J0CsBAzU8T-gvbb4F3pLU8p0zGXWr/s320/Coralee+is+born+069.JPG" /></a><br />Daddy comforting her while she is experiencing the world and her new body for the first time. He is really good at that.<br /></div><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieS_cvI3qGx_NCFET4Q4gTBbyC_WxZZfLXfk1qDB65JzZWDBWJzvqHTz9NAUoSW0WFjag2UyzLpLmilJ8Z6hYHXMXv-hfPfVOm0kZFk74DvaFb5nR32O9ZBpVMfBJZVGanbMtyZVynqPj5/s1600/Coralee+is+born+073.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5662621168035935426" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieS_cvI3qGx_NCFET4Q4gTBbyC_WxZZfLXfk1qDB65JzZWDBWJzvqHTz9NAUoSW0WFjag2UyzLpLmilJ8Z6hYHXMXv-hfPfVOm0kZFk74DvaFb5nR32O9ZBpVMfBJZVGanbMtyZVynqPj5/s320/Coralee+is+born+073.JPG" /></a><br />Poor thing is not happy being without her womb.<br /></div><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU2SFN3U8qhB715ZPAr4juHmP5F8Za8BN8-gB_h5fimb-PYJo5x4gD2BJkUoCwQ0-mYISX9HPnfPKQHyUrxRaHdNOBNeoVrBuuz5ki1sVvJVLYKQa28Z7QiRingYYa9CPtzplhpFIouBRs/s1600/Coralee+is+born+077.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5662621167427831586" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU2SFN3U8qhB715ZPAr4juHmP5F8Za8BN8-gB_h5fimb-PYJo5x4gD2BJkUoCwQ0-mYISX9HPnfPKQHyUrxRaHdNOBNeoVrBuuz5ki1sVvJVLYKQa28Z7QiRingYYa9CPtzplhpFIouBRs/s320/Coralee+is+born+077.JPG" /></a><br />Her first bath. The only part she liked was the head massage.</div><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqwVUbwsigCRwHsw3ZWbWKvXtQzCI52t2dOU2bLQ0LolE1NmF6uCkH0u1ii1YfOXLAdydWce2YRqHungyqGeFjBqvEtzvPuHxpJfK48t_VVjXV18iHRLjreU2j51qua5L7Qe-5rJhL9Ul9/s1600/Coralee+is+born+079.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5662621162745499922" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqwVUbwsigCRwHsw3ZWbWKvXtQzCI52t2dOU2bLQ0LolE1NmF6uCkH0u1ii1YfOXLAdydWce2YRqHungyqGeFjBqvEtzvPuHxpJfK48t_VVjXV18iHRLjreU2j51qua5L7Qe-5rJhL9Ul9/s320/Coralee+is+born+079.JPG" /></a><br />Clean and holding Daddy's hand. It doesn't get much better than that.<br /></div><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWR8N8icgLZj7waDFfB0BHALBisism4WMgYl4rJ-kNoiAZ8lTpg92crT96tbWaXVQWbtm6MHxy92Ipyg6KIJnWKcItTdDQSV3rHd12_du8R8pIrCeosSKM7dHqYamnrZPTy4yeBZK-8cKy/s1600/Coralee+is+born+084.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 207px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5662619724962853810" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWR8N8icgLZj7waDFfB0BHALBisism4WMgYl4rJ-kNoiAZ8lTpg92crT96tbWaXVQWbtm6MHxy92Ipyg6KIJnWKcItTdDQSV3rHd12_du8R8pIrCeosSKM7dHqYamnrZPTy4yeBZK-8cKy/s320/Coralee+is+born+084.JPG" /></a><br />I am not sure what happened to this picture. I doesn't look like this on my camera or in my pictures file. But, this is my David and me. <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgebHQN7x-yjrmbw3lcGUxUHPhRdlPzEN5pENg8Pp-gvvw7dXIpNdTVDQ8h-XvkR6sxl6FEwhP2cPb9Zyh6AvfSFjvzx93YsE9glHOL_vlvWcnvR5dEPgpbuds3zZhDa9-eK-XipzxKTWxK/s1600/Coralee+is+born+081.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5662619722328951874" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgebHQN7x-yjrmbw3lcGUxUHPhRdlPzEN5pENg8Pp-gvvw7dXIpNdTVDQ8h-XvkR6sxl6FEwhP2cPb9Zyh6AvfSFjvzx93YsE9glHOL_vlvWcnvR5dEPgpbuds3zZhDa9-eK-XipzxKTWxK/s320/Coralee+is+born+081.JPG" /></a><br />Da was awesome to watch David for us the day of Coralee's arrival. They had a good time playing in the mud and then shopping for new shoes. Good times all around. We were happy to see them when they came to meet baby Cora.<br /></div><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ6HXCtqvTy5kDPyYX6J7ZWmQUFvtWiZr6zp-01Ar5TiNZ6WZUMgRox5rbaZcHdPqAlafyRtk9PaQE3qgmNigNRPJJbXfCIlTVVFoAQTzltKo7Are3n5dptI7kvmD8zHfTP_xnSM4NnZOP/s1600/Coralee+is+born+085.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5662619705780308594" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ6HXCtqvTy5kDPyYX6J7ZWmQUFvtWiZr6zp-01Ar5TiNZ6WZUMgRox5rbaZcHdPqAlafyRtk9PaQE3qgmNigNRPJJbXfCIlTVVFoAQTzltKo7Are3n5dptI7kvmD8zHfTP_xnSM4NnZOP/s320/Coralee+is+born+085.JPG" /></a><br />Swaddled babies are too cute. <br /></div><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCimhPeNrvsOsQZ03c9LDJQJKBKcio4jwIR7hUywlLc6UiXgkmtQWtkoW3p4jmSF-0IONGKpkHSieq7WeZTKSNFeciMt-_0tvST1ClzOUUkL3SctSgBqkfNxHj7wgg36CfEXYthO6DSEHk/s1600/Coralee+is+born+089.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5662619698977744194" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCimhPeNrvsOsQZ03c9LDJQJKBKcio4jwIR7hUywlLc6UiXgkmtQWtkoW3p4jmSF-0IONGKpkHSieq7WeZTKSNFeciMt-_0tvST1ClzOUUkL3SctSgBqkfNxHj7wgg36CfEXYthO6DSEHk/s320/Coralee+is+born+089.JPG" /></a><br />Getting all dressed to go home.<br /></div><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAzKoYUZDmC5VN8uPkDVMCQH_oFAHn02KRzKq81RxV7hGzFcJn0qXYWuMBXZPsGXkmbWflCZmUHf-mR3S7P58WxW9r3S2jA5Z8-4gUDoW6760dzkb0baPUsszZiqnEnTtP8S6k7EZMx7NI/s1600/Coralee+is+born+090.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5662619692681477554" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAzKoYUZDmC5VN8uPkDVMCQH_oFAHn02KRzKq81RxV7hGzFcJn0qXYWuMBXZPsGXkmbWflCZmUHf-mR3S7P58WxW9r3S2jA5Z8-4gUDoW6760dzkb0baPUsszZiqnEnTtP8S6k7EZMx7NI/s320/Coralee+is+born+090.JPG" /></a><br />Sweet baby feet. Yes, I put socks on her before we left.</div><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2WBI7T8BFolkTng-EQqWNA1R36YgSAJQciFWwpHHCmfmcBa5dfhoLdVryG_gV_YbA-jl8NxoMVCe8jQnSqoLsC7-vAEU2J5cFiQBnKzRsSunZJ4GCFcmBHgxuKVKR5TYISPey6MXNgm4C/s1600/Coralee+is+born+093.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5662618562594448946" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2WBI7T8BFolkTng-EQqWNA1R36YgSAJQciFWwpHHCmfmcBa5dfhoLdVryG_gV_YbA-jl8NxoMVCe8jQnSqoLsC7-vAEU2J5cFiQBnKzRsSunZJ4GCFcmBHgxuKVKR5TYISPey6MXNgm4C/s320/Coralee+is+born+093.JPG" /></a><br />Kisses from big brother David. He does this every time he walks by her(if we let him).<br /></div><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjepcfkrwydmjkz1nCMFrH39G_oFgMoe5S54p0urT2zLmle8qTgSud570lafBWL8Tw9ErcNnui9AKwRRKGnBVnmMuNqp9kdasRnjnB9LmoBrqPauS0P_56FEozMyTznJMyDAb_OUeynbx1i/s1600/Coralee+is+born+097.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5662618538665379986" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjepcfkrwydmjkz1nCMFrH39G_oFgMoe5S54p0urT2zLmle8qTgSud570lafBWL8Tw9ErcNnui9AKwRRKGnBVnmMuNqp9kdasRnjnB9LmoBrqPauS0P_56FEozMyTznJMyDAb_OUeynbx1i/s320/Coralee+is+born+097.JPG" /></a><br />Napping at home. Doesn't she look so peaceful?<br /></div><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKxw7FmBxEkSktJDumnmyzU8HcXAR_i5fPdWq7e0jSPxruVEWfWUETc663Wds9oUInBIrQQaHKgQG-FamaVwiuVEuOgg6qi6yvhuwV0J3tOTG-5bKxkUKYr8ex-Wn8EUMnNvmua44KxRzB/s1600/Coralee+is+born+100.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5662618529550759362" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKxw7FmBxEkSktJDumnmyzU8HcXAR_i5fPdWq7e0jSPxruVEWfWUETc663Wds9oUInBIrQQaHKgQG-FamaVwiuVEuOgg6qi6yvhuwV0J3tOTG-5bKxkUKYr8ex-Wn8EUMnNvmua44KxRzB/s320/Coralee+is+born+100.JPG" /></a><br />I am overly irritated about these pictures being ruined. I LOVE this one. I love this new little one. My heart gets all fluttery when I see this man and his gentleness and love he shows to his children. I am humbled that I am blessed to have him for eternity. I LOVE YOU JASON!<br /></div><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgePlQWXD6wz5PRbIrRwkfragLyGmB2Na1KZPNYSEf0TDDY9SzylApRKc0MxCPQ8FQCZ_TNm-11ShiET3q0oYW2KpnOPfzc6UC5Cc_IAL04kX97y1S_Rm6k4h64yih2wxfJgj4JEsN5USB/s1600/Coralee+is+born+105.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5662618523896362882" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgePlQWXD6wz5PRbIrRwkfragLyGmB2Na1KZPNYSEf0TDDY9SzylApRKc0MxCPQ8FQCZ_TNm-11ShiET3q0oYW2KpnOPfzc6UC5Cc_IAL04kX97y1S_Rm6k4h64yih2wxfJgj4JEsN5USB/s320/Coralee+is+born+105.JPG" /></a><br />The girls stayed at a friend's house Tuesday and Wednesday. They didn't meet Coralee until Wednesday afternoon when we got home from the hospital. They were anxious to hold her and kiss on her. So, after a bath we let the girls have a turn. They were in Heaven. </div><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqkoHNKFR_50obKPPfkF3she-ZctbpR5frhAcusMw4jaiS531je0Ozs8M9is6cCQLKrF8YUFpxZNkuQTBcVFCN6bO_gO2tlxJ0Jzs1oEm-INOS5EvKx41C3veqVKiJfwX20cfhW-2X7cqo/s1600/Coralee+is+born+110.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5662618518994879282" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqkoHNKFR_50obKPPfkF3she-ZctbpR5frhAcusMw4jaiS531je0Ozs8M9is6cCQLKrF8YUFpxZNkuQTBcVFCN6bO_gO2tlxJ0Jzs1oEm-INOS5EvKx41C3veqVKiJfwX20cfhW-2X7cqo/s320/Coralee+is+born+110.JPG" /></a><br />Jessica couldn't stop smiling with Cora in her arms. Well, until Cora started to squirm and then she got nervous. She is already getting better each time she gets a "turn" with Cora.<br /></div><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBWxkz7n9NYULwSQB1mZ304A85zLXpF0pRgWU7Ofje_FuJXW4sGX049DHv4pLjyqNWaG8IJVoohfeElv8rvdcJtxoLXwDqkbz_KW2XGVH0fpOOc1A6YZK8HpuB9okW17A0I0-ezC_TKNEL/s1600/Coralee+is+born+116.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5662616062819228418" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBWxkz7n9NYULwSQB1mZ304A85zLXpF0pRgWU7Ofje_FuJXW4sGX049DHv4pLjyqNWaG8IJVoohfeElv8rvdcJtxoLXwDqkbz_KW2XGVH0fpOOc1A6YZK8HpuB9okW17A0I0-ezC_TKNEL/s320/Coralee+is+born+116.JPG" /></a><br />We were able to visit with Lynnae and her kids on Saturday. She got the girls new skirts. They look like tutus and the girls LOVE them. They prance around like princesses/ballerinas. Twirling and twirling and twirling!<br /></div><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxGMG_GgWODwLvEdGZcBiunEqdErnptMjeE-x5KpTW9uJD36fNyjDUMRVLIaWNrNxi69hSBzqWtbDGWXYckEJYuAFKruNzWWrfoTUfK4KBuANX-TRgy8gqiNtht8TR0vDOwlRmYtd9eZSI/s1600/Coralee+is+born+123.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 217px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5662616038588920386" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxGMG_GgWODwLvEdGZcBiunEqdErnptMjeE-x5KpTW9uJD36fNyjDUMRVLIaWNrNxi69hSBzqWtbDGWXYckEJYuAFKruNzWWrfoTUfK4KBuANX-TRgy8gqiNtht8TR0vDOwlRmYtd9eZSI/s320/Coralee+is+born+123.JPG" /></a></div><br /><div align="center"><br /></div><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4UUqbrwTcNnGeXkn1IcCTgorwybSNZoA5xy3osvO-MnxkYADZUV6rpGHf5UeiPH9COo60mpurB4bVgo9oVS218LNXw1Vol0StwF0EoJy-e8OIAyxo5Xedtz7hjr69gG_TKI9ZCnPSnfnb/s1600/Coralee+is+born+126.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5662616039361957490" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4UUqbrwTcNnGeXkn1IcCTgorwybSNZoA5xy3osvO-MnxkYADZUV6rpGHf5UeiPH9COo60mpurB4bVgo9oVS218LNXw1Vol0StwF0EoJy-e8OIAyxo5Xedtz7hjr69gG_TKI9ZCnPSnfnb/s320/Coralee+is+born+126.JPG" /></a><br />She also got David a Batman pajama set with a cape, but we managed to leave the cape at Dad's house so we used his old batman footed pj's for this picture. We will take his picture later in that one. <br />Thank you Aunt Nae for the perfect clothes. Now we just have to have that fight every morning about whether we can wear it to school again today. </div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center">We love and appreciate all of you who have helped to welcome our little bundle into our family. We couldn't have done it without you. Thank you!</div>jmhollowayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02579184891338999683noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1419963545206645656.post-10440876471915167612011-10-12T06:24:00.000-07:002011-10-12T07:33:39.062-07:00Random happenings<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6oXhNOWK5-eSDIUw1U3knjMK92QvlmBDAsPRvlWmrHxG5tZTzNK8j5e_hjycjXJ04AsZvFdMfvxZsI05-DowyKxvanbllWftECWFiQgB14YctzaWpkG7A8vkvKZ9MclWBqmTPfT-8oaPm/s1600/Coralee+is+born+062.JPG"></a></div><br /><div align="center">These pictures are all from before the arrival of baby #4. I hope you enjoy.</div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhywdccIcUZ5jZejIBRAG8K3niRkwDmW21Dw_tDQccyljpjv3khnD90fF4GC_ueeTYUe2y1lUXt5c-BHiqrVXINQSeK9PxRtV2WuG4Ykn-m0cbUMpsRh3uTsotxFTgbC50r-SJeWNz40Vjo/s1600/Coralee+is+born+061.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5662599090606885250" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhywdccIcUZ5jZejIBRAG8K3niRkwDmW21Dw_tDQccyljpjv3khnD90fF4GC_ueeTYUe2y1lUXt5c-BHiqrVXINQSeK9PxRtV2WuG4Ykn-m0cbUMpsRh3uTsotxFTgbC50r-SJeWNz40Vjo/s320/Coralee+is+born+061.JPG" /></a><br />I love this picture because it shows each of their personalities. David confident in his handsomeness. Jessica whipping out her dimple. Cailyn pulling out her sweetest pose. I just want to squeeze each of them.<br /></div><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjykNFTgCXAIzzPcRs6F6ag2gUKudPfVfIWYjHSwdKD82FMlDmphFrNQ-fKzqBo-8QwQaJCv2pymNWNYl08wyTz1Bh0EJl-H8yR8VWHb8cNSnOWp-SP8L5oe9Rw_vJsKLuiey-u_oSUNkup/s1600/Coralee+is+born+007.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5662599089108232898" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjykNFTgCXAIzzPcRs6F6ag2gUKudPfVfIWYjHSwdKD82FMlDmphFrNQ-fKzqBo-8QwQaJCv2pymNWNYl08wyTz1Bh0EJl-H8yR8VWHb8cNSnOWp-SP8L5oe9Rw_vJsKLuiey-u_oSUNkup/s320/Coralee+is+born+007.JPG" /></a><br />These 2 are inseparable.<br /></div><br /><div align="center">++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++<br /></div><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5b6F4sShia45_qDwOscnbO9T86ASZh0kzO8A_4YOeTylnGhRzQD_AAKdUXnS9i-x1IMIhorNdYbv_fAklCA-knsMC7XGRFqjQyu51bQyLsW6q_S2qnOTHB1pKZaY1iaMEM0iPNlqzwGKS/s1600/Coralee+is+born+001.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 248px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5662599076404601250" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5b6F4sShia45_qDwOscnbO9T86ASZh0kzO8A_4YOeTylnGhRzQD_AAKdUXnS9i-x1IMIhorNdYbv_fAklCA-knsMC7XGRFqjQyu51bQyLsW6q_S2qnOTHB1pKZaY1iaMEM0iPNlqzwGKS/s320/Coralee+is+born+001.JPG" /></a><br />My Cailyn and me about(or fixin' to-if you will) to head out on a date. We went to watch a children's musical at our local theatre. I am glad that she is already learning to appreciate stage performances.<br /></div><br /><div align="center">+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++<br /></div><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG_IHjXLw6phA8RG64719XKle3o3Jotn5BOIK7bAfRlUgm6Ch9xPHjp0fqC5FqwBPS_qmbhebiBnA6Q1lGZG5E2l-DVCp_iD7DAUevLYYBLvm85HHPwAYpOlKXxA2ndtZRibOCz0IotUj9/s1600/Coralee+is+born+013.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 266px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5662599071232081378" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG_IHjXLw6phA8RG64719XKle3o3Jotn5BOIK7bAfRlUgm6Ch9xPHjp0fqC5FqwBPS_qmbhebiBnA6Q1lGZG5E2l-DVCp_iD7DAUevLYYBLvm85HHPwAYpOlKXxA2ndtZRibOCz0IotUj9/s320/Coralee+is+born+013.JPG" /></a><br />We had the opportunity to meet Ronald McDonald at our nearest McDonald's.<br /><br /></div><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisli2IJBlkYxGcJTW1F-KECc0VRoZe4VGnkfcd2XwWnG99jVh1PzsF3sRj59NIcbgcrxhRjViL_mStxKSz_BYZUPgBLYesJxP8pTToIQxICzLfczI_AdOMxr6QWwknDZgz4sS40y8eZDJ_/s1600/Coralee+is+born+014.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5662598360238470034" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisli2IJBlkYxGcJTW1F-KECc0VRoZe4VGnkfcd2XwWnG99jVh1PzsF3sRj59NIcbgcrxhRjViL_mStxKSz_BYZUPgBLYesJxP8pTToIQxICzLfczI_AdOMxr6QWwknDZgz4sS40y8eZDJ_/s320/Coralee+is+born+014.JPG" /></a><br />As you can tell, we all had a good time. <br /><br /></div><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpGaD_JC4mWaJzPCV5lbEvv9uOG9bHZvhoyR0l8HP8I64zZeeJBsdZWmPrdZFluOYabUXKcwtI9wtamltFYo-Jwr_noFTOcuIHV-9rEZ9a1TXB6OT-YkBXfEEgHB_Y4_nHg1A-FmwfTKYx/s1600/Coralee+is+born+015.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 294px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5662598353029855314" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpGaD_JC4mWaJzPCV5lbEvv9uOG9bHZvhoyR0l8HP8I64zZeeJBsdZWmPrdZFluOYabUXKcwtI9wtamltFYo-Jwr_noFTOcuIHV-9rEZ9a1TXB6OT-YkBXfEEgHB_Y4_nHg1A-FmwfTKYx/s320/Coralee+is+born+015.JPG" /></a><br />David was more than willing to share his ice cream cone.</div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center">++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++<br /></div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center">Our Branch threw us a baby shower. We received lots of necessities. Apparently we gave all our baby girl clothes away and we were in need of newborn things. <br />They took care of us, thank you, thank you, thank you!</div><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi56J6eGDOWDMz43eQ-Zj3GBRd85ErxDdBezE5b-t9euCjufNGn4JgMXYLmccRjxldMSvTtGMre7aWSpMdIY9HL-39P0fIE1nkiPVAmVEKTVdUp3-O7rDKQGoNaTO5ejaM6TP9F1hvMrCyL/s1600/Coralee+is+born+039.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5662598350454340450" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi56J6eGDOWDMz43eQ-Zj3GBRd85ErxDdBezE5b-t9euCjufNGn4JgMXYLmccRjxldMSvTtGMre7aWSpMdIY9HL-39P0fIE1nkiPVAmVEKTVdUp3-O7rDKQGoNaTO5ejaM6TP9F1hvMrCyL/s320/Coralee+is+born+039.JPG" /></a><br />A sister in the Branch made this little mommy and baby monster for us. Too cute!<br /><br /></div><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirj1E85rFZ9z_Y5RiE7UVTA_H2sW_Jm1VPNvuIF2Mmce7BX-GrzO6JzOQmNFueWtJ83ovYrw7_0RA3lPyC_Za1HQbHegtA70OfeRZPEySrJ8kcyTJnB776E5ICnEuLkIgMhl7-ICX78SEK/s1600/Coralee+is+born+042.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5662598334946191458" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirj1E85rFZ9z_Y5RiE7UVTA_H2sW_Jm1VPNvuIF2Mmce7BX-GrzO6JzOQmNFueWtJ83ovYrw7_0RA3lPyC_Za1HQbHegtA70OfeRZPEySrJ8kcyTJnB776E5ICnEuLkIgMhl7-ICX78SEK/s320/Coralee+is+born+042.JPG" /></a><br />Another hand made item. Many talented people in our Branch.<br /><br /></div><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuflvnxB8f-exCARgdK7_bhj2tre0OqW9CUdJgW77nd_i1iNrgGx8Lg_4B3j_iJC5s3EVt6DDK_FSEqSK_HHKMKbcq9ST0Zrg-QRdwmbpuPOWTIAcC_LbjIQTHajjJfLcLyoasuAKv2dkg/s1600/Coralee+is+born+040.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5662598333839794802" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuflvnxB8f-exCARgdK7_bhj2tre0OqW9CUdJgW77nd_i1iNrgGx8Lg_4B3j_iJC5s3EVt6DDK_FSEqSK_HHKMKbcq9ST0Zrg-QRdwmbpuPOWTIAcC_LbjIQTHajjJfLcLyoasuAKv2dkg/s320/Coralee+is+born+040.JPG" /></a><br />I had to put this picture in because Cailyn was fanning me while I opened gifts. I was the only one that was hot, go figure.<br /><br />_______________________________________________</div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center">The next day we went to McGregor to cheer on our Branch President and his wife for their first 5K race. They both ran faster than they thought they would. <br /></div><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXkUvT7tKT9Mdufvc35R2owqxxSNsqtEdF6N1411FBm7gfEBcqiMhveR_Vw7Fa2byiZowy0nDOY22GbtFrS89ohjeMpHDob73tFPN6OrrzjAHM7tA9GY5Ro2wN0DG3DqGICgmteS5ZWUK2/s1600/Coralee+is+born+043.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5662597335522023170" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXkUvT7tKT9Mdufvc35R2owqxxSNsqtEdF6N1411FBm7gfEBcqiMhveR_Vw7Fa2byiZowy0nDOY22GbtFrS89ohjeMpHDob73tFPN6OrrzjAHM7tA9GY5Ro2wN0DG3DqGICgmteS5ZWUK2/s320/Coralee+is+born+043.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /></div><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivUnphMb92ZSom8F62AkbOp9-WFje_Ur4VBPH30Hy-ya7K_0y68vZaxarq1ZVO2xhUEw9w4-klcgJS74LvqJMlAdcjW8GRQ6yijj_P1bvfB49ThGPsFxMYUAp1dfoTURhKnh_HI045gdTQ/s1600/Coralee+is+born+048.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 272px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5662597332102534706" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivUnphMb92ZSom8F62AkbOp9-WFje_Ur4VBPH30Hy-ya7K_0y68vZaxarq1ZVO2xhUEw9w4-klcgJS74LvqJMlAdcjW8GRQ6yijj_P1bvfB49ThGPsFxMYUAp1dfoTURhKnh_HI045gdTQ/s320/Coralee+is+born+048.JPG" /></a><br />Jason volunteered and was in charge of recording their numbers as they crossed the finish line. Isn't he cute?<br /></div><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNA3TSJyn5o6z-ScYo2EBXv2M1TYiNMJJgl0V5Y7M-m83D2unQYF8r9N775qu7J5bHi9Fh6KTfzNwY4sRGbzEXOkUcCV8VcjA2hMMUSE5t_ZI70UiH82wwxt9l5eR0FPF96U6rMQ-YeL4i/s1600/Coralee+is+born+044.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 258px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5662597324754696706" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNA3TSJyn5o6z-ScYo2EBXv2M1TYiNMJJgl0V5Y7M-m83D2unQYF8r9N775qu7J5bHi9Fh6KTfzNwY4sRGbzEXOkUcCV8VcjA2hMMUSE5t_ZI70UiH82wwxt9l5eR0FPF96U6rMQ-YeL4i/s320/Coralee+is+born+044.JPG" /></a><br />The real question though is, Aren't these beauties adorable?<br /><br /></div><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfn2YXmeV_05KqD2upBvcM0Gq0NE4cTWYg3VRCxEaCe2w6BZ21eRgbLe8ZVVS9jX8OVJPnMHl6Oz-VicN-SoRxuPk3XS0SouA2Uz8ybPKemzaVtBLm91gXsUWRMO_yPPk4EeWMs_b2Cguj/s1600/Coralee+is+born+047.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 315px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5662597315062266210" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfn2YXmeV_05KqD2upBvcM0Gq0NE4cTWYg3VRCxEaCe2w6BZ21eRgbLe8ZVVS9jX8OVJPnMHl6Oz-VicN-SoRxuPk3XS0SouA2Uz8ybPKemzaVtBLm91gXsUWRMO_yPPk4EeWMs_b2Cguj/s320/Coralee+is+born+047.JPG" /></a><br />I turned around and saw this happening. I don't think I could have sweeter kids.<br /></div><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRJ6D4Qu5MwjIaAtq4h0ymHmvGEGqwm9lg40g6n2O-l5aQPWD62ob0eEdnQghyphenhyphenn41nuzcyznjBmDylUdYDYDFufLqk0RwPY8BpFlmTyqO7e1-Mq6ou6KH9OxxXiUKclL7B1bsG1u3ksOdl/s1600/Coralee+is+born+056.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5662597311907239666" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRJ6D4Qu5MwjIaAtq4h0ymHmvGEGqwm9lg40g6n2O-l5aQPWD62ob0eEdnQghyphenhyphenn41nuzcyznjBmDylUdYDYDFufLqk0RwPY8BpFlmTyqO7e1-Mq6ou6KH9OxxXiUKclL7B1bsG1u3ksOdl/s320/Coralee+is+born+056.JPG" /></a><br />Of course playing in the dirt was the funnest part of being at the race. Nothing like getting dirty.</div><br /><div align="center"></div>jmhollowayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02579184891338999683noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1419963545206645656.post-9237815162338760312011-09-04T18:42:00.000-07:002011-09-04T19:11:59.480-07:00Six<div align="center">Saturday we went to visit my sister. All of us went to the pool and spent a fun filled 2 hours before we had to make a special trip to the ER with our little Jessica. We were all out of the water with towels on getting ready to leave when I noticed Jessica wandering around by the other side of the pool. I called to have her come back. She followed instructions the first time(yeah!), however she decided to go up the stairs and over a bridge to get to us. On her way back down the metal stairs she fell. I personally didn't witness the fall, but apparently it was somewhere between 7 and 10 steps up and she rolled feet over head and back around to land head first on several steps before the pavement broke her fall. Being quite clumsy myself and a bit out of balance at the moment, Jason put David down and ran after her. My sister, the nurse, looked at it and knew instantly that she would need stitches. She made a few calls and found out which of the 2 hospitals in town was least busy and (after signing some paperwork at the pool) Jason, Lynnae, Jessica and I headed off to the ER. Dad, Cory and Andrea took charge of the other children. Thank you so much for your help!!!
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<br /><p align="center">We made sure that she didn't go to sleep on the way. She was a champ. We were given a bag of ice at the pool and when Jason put it on her brow he asked her if it was cold. She said, "yes, really cold. Cold as Ice." That got us all laughing. She is too cute.</p>
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<br />Here is the cut before she was stitched up.
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<br />Just after the doctor finished putting in 6 stitches. The numbing process was the hardest. I thought I could be strong, however, when Jessica starting crying/whimpering I lost it. I made sure I was standing somewhere that she couldn't see me(because I was afraid I might cry), so once again Daddy had to be the hero. Thanks for always being strong for our kids, babe. As soon as that was over, she was great. No crying, just a few tense moments. We had people comment that they were impressed they could not hear her even in the next room. </div>
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<br />Jessica is always good for a smile. 'Almost' under any circumstances.
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<br />Jessica thanking the Dr. for the good sewing work. He was really nice. He has 2 small children and has done MANY stitch jobs(including both of his children). His wife is pregnant with twins right now, he was very personable and made the ER trip as pleasant as could be. Thank you!</div>
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<br /><div align="center">side note: I do think it will be interesting hearing people's reaction when we tell them that our 4-year-old is all bruised up because she "fell down the stairs". I surely hope that we don't get any CPS calls on us. </div>jmhollowayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02579184891338999683noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1419963545206645656.post-56114382182346246252011-09-02T07:12:00.000-07:002011-09-02T07:39:04.361-07:00First day of school<div align="center">I can't believe I have 2 kids in school. The first day was exciting, to say the least. </div>
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<br />Here are our little cuties just before we got in the car. Jason was able to go in late that day so we could all go. As you can probably tell by the look on Cailyn's face, she was a bit nervous. She was trying to fake a smile and that was the best she could do. By the time we got to school she was in full tears. Poor thing, she was so nervous. We stopped to talk to the principal on the way in. She was great. She gave Cailyn a hug and even came to her class later to check on her. Have I mentioned that I REALLY like this principal?</div>
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<br />Cailyn is such a good student. She is always loved by her teachers and we are excited to see the progress she makes this year in the first grade.
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<br />Jessica was the first to be ready for school. She was bouncing around all morning anxiously awaiting the time to leave. Too cute. Had NO fear going into class and Mommy and Daddy leaving her there.
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<br />David and I pick Jess up around 11:00. She was frantically looking for Mommy. It didn't take long to locate us.
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<br />Then. . .BIG dimply smile! (this happens EVERY day, I absolutely love it)
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<br />We go back a little after 3:00 to get Cailyn. She had calmed down enough to have a good first day. She was happy to find out that her best friend from last year is in her class again this year. I think that helped too.
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<br />They had a Pirate first day. With treasure hunts and everything. Her smile is genuine this time. I love you, Cailyn!
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<br /><div align="center">We are still getting used to the schedule, but will settle in shortly I am sure. David and I are having a good time together. The first day however, about 10 minutes after we got home he asked,"where are my sisters?" I told him they were in school. To that he replied, "Let's go get them." It was too cute.</div>
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<br /><div align="center">He is busy working on learning his shapes, colors, and potty training. He has done really well with all 3 things thus far(the third thing being the most frustrating of course). Soon we are going to add his ABCs and recognizing his numbers. He already counts really well, so we will just go from there. </div>
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<br /><div align="center">In between his "school" and potty breaks we are using swords to kill dragons and bad guys. David of course always gets them. He is such a little Hero! We are becoming best buds. That is until baby Cora gets here. Then we will have to adjust some more. I am not sure he will want THAT sister around. We'll see.</div>jmhollowayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02579184891338999683noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1419963545206645656.post-63517471208544077392011-09-02T06:28:00.000-07:002011-09-02T07:12:03.726-07:00Anniversary & singing debut<div align="center">On August 8th Jason and I celebrated out 9th anniversary. It is hard to believe that it has been 9 years. I am eternally blessed to have him. I never knew how amazing love can be, but it truly is. We work so well together, mostly he just puts up with me enough to make me unbelievably happy. I hope that I do the same for him. We have had 9 incredible years and are excited for many many more. I love you Jason!</div>
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<br /><div align="center">Jason had a couple days off that week so we decided to go to Sea World. It was REALLY HOT, but so much FUN!</div>
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<br />They have some really big Spray parks for the kids. We spent a lot of time there.</div>
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<br />The kids never tired of the water.
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<br />In case you can't tell, that is our sweet Jessica being doused by that water.
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<br />There was about 2 inches of water sitting there and Jess loved to just lay down in it. It was funny to watch other kids stop and look to make sure she was alright.
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<br />David was apparently thirsty too.
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<br />He was also very attached to me and Jason. He didn't spend as much time in the water as the girls. By the end of the second day, he had warmed up to it. Of course it was just before we left. There were some kiddie carnival rides also and he LOVED to ride the carousel over and over and over again. So, Jason and I took turns taking him over there.
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<br />We also really enjoyed watching the shows. Our favorite is definitely the Azul show. It had the animals doing lots of tricks, but it also has synchronized swimmers, divers, and even some exotic birds.
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<br />And the trainers get to swim with the animals.
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<br />Cailyn's favorite part is the bird lady. She was amazing. She would wrap herself up in those red cloths, drop, climb back up and do it another way. It was incredible to watch.
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<br />Overall, it was a great way to celebrate our Anniversary. Kids and all. Very layed back and fun. Happy Anniversary, Jason.</div>
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<br /><div align="center">Since I am the Choir Director for our Branch I was able to put together a song featuring my little beauties. The girls sang the opening section of "Where Love Is" and the choir sang the rest. It was so precious. Jason had a deal going that they would get $10 if they made me cry. Amazingly enough, I didn't this time. </div>
<br /><div align="center">They had just gotten their hair cut and also some matching dresses for the occasion. Everyone loved it, including the girls. Jessica is fearless in front of a crowd which really helped Cailyn to muscle through her fright. They were perfect. I sure do love these girls, how could you not?</div>
<br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfZOW7ljIfEa89WLvphKqVrEQOfHa4DxYX6LP2ToA-v8HGthSKqaAukh-FoaoenVblD1uUrlShttTQ_JqsIhBcInVxUP4lHymq6NrDkKF0uRHzbSQv7BNJHI5lvJZAJm_6PZ0tU-KSx_QD/s1600/Sea+World%252C+girls+singing+debut+052.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5647755970054018210" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfZOW7ljIfEa89WLvphKqVrEQOfHa4DxYX6LP2ToA-v8HGthSKqaAukh-FoaoenVblD1uUrlShttTQ_JqsIhBcInVxUP4lHymq6NrDkKF0uRHzbSQv7BNJHI5lvJZAJm_6PZ0tU-KSx_QD/s320/Sea+World%252C+girls+singing+debut+052.JPG" /></a> </div>jmhollowayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02579184891338999683noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1419963545206645656.post-64320466001980592772011-08-07T17:21:00.000-07:002011-08-07T18:02:32.892-07:00Sunday cookies with a twist!<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEJA5KxthR57m_kw2sNQrAMyGnKuJLJSRdu3bDbYvH53LO-EEMQsUPW5ToaeJnmA-nAdgnRdBtBgb4HRBLGTXyNsul5Cyx4Q__FhGm1ph-tLy1rcvVGaulMupW10UfjNXha7Bfs-HFT7Gh/s1600/dashboard+cookies+017.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5638275461475468162" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEJA5KxthR57m_kw2sNQrAMyGnKuJLJSRdu3bDbYvH53LO-EEMQsUPW5ToaeJnmA-nAdgnRdBtBgb4HRBLGTXyNsul5Cyx4Q__FhGm1ph-tLy1rcvVGaulMupW10UfjNXha7Bfs-HFT7Gh/s320/dashboard+cookies+017.JPG" /></a> </div><br /><div align="center">As I have said before, Sundays are a day of popcorn and cookies. This Sunday we decided to try something different. Since it has been so ridiculously HOT here in Texas we decided to try our hand at "Dashboard Cookies." <br /></div><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKnn_YZ2w2wQxBuEiRlbZPRANVHF0tll29aiYodzrTPHR4INgIrQPJ9sUjvqkgj5K2drI8533jXXkXbnyrVr2GM1Me6ZgnZ2dH4QZ3qVBvwWYmzDA_ZmesYXOh_8idhPf82ZrYpSEloetZ/s1600/dashboard+cookies+001.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 233px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5638275455705941746" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKnn_YZ2w2wQxBuEiRlbZPRANVHF0tll29aiYodzrTPHR4INgIrQPJ9sUjvqkgj5K2drI8533jXXkXbnyrVr2GM1Me6ZgnZ2dH4QZ3qVBvwWYmzDA_ZmesYXOh_8idhPf82ZrYpSEloetZ/s320/dashboard+cookies+001.JPG" /></a><br />Jason made cookie dough yesterday and we put some in the car to cook during church. Apparently it takes more than 3 hours to cook chocolate chip cookies on the dashboard of your car. So, we carried them home and waited some more.<br /></div><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiudNzf20TKxZlu6Ji26u4XxD3pWimKH8oPoogi-9FTCYER6m6QaerMNKaJQYx6WsUs67PzzzeXsGhoJcuo958PZV61QJfksZjwCvSgAP8NMe9ie-GCMg_KWtHU-yTn7KIqvV661Ly_MzsU/s1600/dashboard+cookies+002.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 196px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5638275449557341074" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiudNzf20TKxZlu6Ji26u4XxD3pWimKH8oPoogi-9FTCYER6m6QaerMNKaJQYx6WsUs67PzzzeXsGhoJcuo958PZV61QJfksZjwCvSgAP8NMe9ie-GCMg_KWtHU-yTn7KIqvV661Ly_MzsU/s320/dashboard+cookies+002.JPG" /></a><br />We made sure that they were in the sun the entire time. (Really hard I know)<br /></div><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPKMSwraOTsDTGUQaCpDz8mR8CtWiWcyZEBjhd5wKkEMf6OFl8nIb_7phqlD8vVOkVO2R73fVvgd1lov5x9cDGXETdLEpf2HQj5glRN3GZjtd2CL5coCax7QvRFx962MF_f4M25lqpRfwW/s1600/dashboard+cookies+004.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5638275447020964658" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPKMSwraOTsDTGUQaCpDz8mR8CtWiWcyZEBjhd5wKkEMf6OFl8nIb_7phqlD8vVOkVO2R73fVvgd1lov5x9cDGXETdLEpf2HQj5glRN3GZjtd2CL5coCax7QvRFx962MF_f4M25lqpRfwW/s320/dashboard+cookies+004.JPG" /></a><br />Cooking. . .<br /></div><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-FDOmsZ1T_hfTdLtfbUKGd6uONKxDkGSczPXOGrzhr5YQ2l0BfcjTUpIanDgAVPRUdCUdVIU5E-veVNyiw8O77rUecOedyklc6KhAFUT5gIaHxCuQZpE5Mp91uaix6-t-vYJDTqLS4bMq/s1600/dashboard+cookies+008.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5638275444539811570" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-FDOmsZ1T_hfTdLtfbUKGd6uONKxDkGSczPXOGrzhr5YQ2l0BfcjTUpIanDgAVPRUdCUdVIU5E-veVNyiw8O77rUecOedyklc6KhAFUT5gIaHxCuQZpE5Mp91uaix6-t-vYJDTqLS4bMq/s320/dashboard+cookies+008.JPG" /></a><br />and Cooking. . .<br /></div><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglBAxoITyhGLbTLH_S42ewz95GuCsrZTy7nlo7o4Kb9yWgBdwOZkJ8aCWaYu4URdAITx_r3doFqDa0wU9ACbOgl4A-IlZTt9HqXpnDjNRv5fz1S76rpHcV2nRCUNO7BnoAmL340JT8fV2b/s1600/dashboard+cookies+009.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5638274714038109778" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglBAxoITyhGLbTLH_S42ewz95GuCsrZTy7nlo7o4Kb9yWgBdwOZkJ8aCWaYu4URdAITx_r3doFqDa0wU9ACbOgl4A-IlZTt9HqXpnDjNRv5fz1S76rpHcV2nRCUNO7BnoAmL340JT8fV2b/s320/dashboard+cookies+009.JPG" /></a><br />and Cooking. . .<br /></div><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhumqELpOm6ncChkoen2L43g1WkkffLFaAI65hUQ7Fse-KdHRcG3ufSCi2Crh5FJXRySjhM7hLB6oF20Ez7MamzVLO-WMpTUcVay6YPgLvMtTKaI-nXyO7Bjhj70VG7Nytn6OPKLh6rDX6V/s1600/dashboard+cookies+010.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5638274708356708770" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhumqELpOm6ncChkoen2L43g1WkkffLFaAI65hUQ7Fse-KdHRcG3ufSCi2Crh5FJXRySjhM7hLB6oF20Ez7MamzVLO-WMpTUcVay6YPgLvMtTKaI-nXyO7Bjhj70VG7Nytn6OPKLh6rDX6V/s320/dashboard+cookies+010.JPG" /></a><br />Almost Done.<br /></div><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5gjHbpxAV8SWKp44Z5Qj2kc_ZY9TrOXjUGdQn3MEIq9c9YFH18u033Ohs8fknlx450QK9ShfbLQz6wMKQY_AXOeZlhhxWWsjLSutgDqSdynV-iuaev0FPP3vv-BWbVBd3bbIYhpGonvPh/s1600/dashboard+cookies+013.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5638274702963820706" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5gjHbpxAV8SWKp44Z5Qj2kc_ZY9TrOXjUGdQn3MEIq9c9YFH18u033Ohs8fknlx450QK9ShfbLQz6wMKQY_AXOeZlhhxWWsjLSutgDqSdynV-iuaev0FPP3vv-BWbVBd3bbIYhpGonvPh/s320/dashboard+cookies+013.JPG" /></a><br />FINALLY! </div><br /><div align="center">*note: still a need for an oven mitt. Yup, it is that HOT!<br /></div><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5dr6pt5SRcMXF6E5e5pe6Iulc6J9hh-dVPqz04xLLsJqqAYBJupo6xAJ1NwEHdqFwRVaUj0NQ_4eY6brfuUlYDKZfWNK9lGYB93tvCqoxJTOMfPNS2LJTbl6KEEbU6T2Kl2eQ1I8UsnJN/s1600/dashboard+cookies+014.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 238px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5638274698647732322" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5dr6pt5SRcMXF6E5e5pe6Iulc6J9hh-dVPqz04xLLsJqqAYBJupo6xAJ1NwEHdqFwRVaUj0NQ_4eY6brfuUlYDKZfWNK9lGYB93tvCqoxJTOMfPNS2LJTbl6KEEbU6T2Kl2eQ1I8UsnJN/s320/dashboard+cookies+014.JPG" /></a><br /><br /></div><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZCClwFL6aWI5AiDJ4gOOoCfxHQLSy1Ed4DUDVoHNvWqPTx4ru4MzHDiKrdy5ZM5D6ob8P9iCsimI3KTuOgCM8cFTmpR8wC24f0QvoQwn40CM8d8p4MfgsvSgoVk1eyQT_KUzHb6dGvEVf/s1600/dashboard+cookies+016.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 234px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5638274697395990466" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZCClwFL6aWI5AiDJ4gOOoCfxHQLSy1Ed4DUDVoHNvWqPTx4ru4MzHDiKrdy5ZM5D6ob8P9iCsimI3KTuOgCM8cFTmpR8wC24f0QvoQwn40CM8d8p4MfgsvSgoVk1eyQT_KUzHb6dGvEVf/s320/dashboard+cookies+016.JPG" /></a><br />I guess there is no need to heat up our house when the Lord will cook them in our car. We just have to be patient. They were a bit different, but just as good!<br /><br />Jenny, here is the recipe we use. We didn't change it in any way.</div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="left"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">Jason's Chocolate Chip cookies</span></strong></div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="left">3/4 cup brown sugar</div><br /><div align="left">3/4 cup white sugar</div><br /><div align="left">1 cube butter(if refrigerated, microwave for 13 seconds)</div><br /><div align="left">1/2 cup shortening</div><br /><div align="left">1 egg</div><br /><div align="left">vanilla(we don't measure this, but 1 tsp would work)<br />2 1/4 cups flour</div><br /><div align="left">1 tsp baking soda</div><br /><div align="left">chocolate chips(we use milk and semi-sweet if we have it)</div><br /><div align="left"></div><br /><div align="left">put in the dash of your car for 4 hours(if the weather is cooking)</div><br /><div align="left">OR </div><br /><div align="left">cook at 375 degrees for 8-10 minutes</div><br /><div align="left"></div><br /><div align="left">Now it is your turn, share your recipe with us. The more cookie recipes we have the better. I am pregnant!</div>jmhollowayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02579184891338999683noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1419963545206645656.post-89203010545756734782011-08-04T19:53:00.000-07:002011-08-04T20:13:56.650-07:00Family Water Fun<div align="center">Tonight we headed over to our Branch President's community pool for some family swimming and a picnic. We had so much fun, the time flew by. Cailyn is getting better and better at swimming, and Jessica and David are becoming more brave. I just love to watch kids playing in the water. Too Cute!</div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpp7k2OtkWYu6-tSpCKRWuqpyqWgrzbqweZAYcO9PFYHUdcFpYr4W86KHWyyRcxDXdNGV7Ks5BGTKm1hB30x4shi2m_Mu8o1YfcLuUV0xF8zthfIsQLjWAosqwO_AKAU46FufQnqP27mm8/s1600/picnic+at+white+bluff+017.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5637201665196407890" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpp7k2OtkWYu6-tSpCKRWuqpyqWgrzbqweZAYcO9PFYHUdcFpYr4W86KHWyyRcxDXdNGV7Ks5BGTKm1hB30x4shi2m_Mu8o1YfcLuUV0xF8zthfIsQLjWAosqwO_AKAU46FufQnqP27mm8/s320/picnic+at+white+bluff+017.JPG" /></a><br /></div><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnAtFyMrxwOQE32XvYLvsOVoIvKTTEHNul_cscDlcZt5tLq8ARq0B22tOWxVSFqe_AboWoEsFseiN-LR1OQByca_fPXqLp1CmRbBXd0u_abCTSa3Hg72gQqk-cViGsE0FNBuo4L7RQn-Vq/s1600/picnic+at+white+bluff+010.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 194px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5637201660566718290" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnAtFyMrxwOQE32XvYLvsOVoIvKTTEHNul_cscDlcZt5tLq8ARq0B22tOWxVSFqe_AboWoEsFseiN-LR1OQByca_fPXqLp1CmRbBXd0u_abCTSa3Hg72gQqk-cViGsE0FNBuo4L7RQn-Vq/s320/picnic+at+white+bluff+010.JPG" /></a><br /></div><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4aK83XgFbgKS5LNcWL95TStkrpHQ7qTb8cuxH637pApnuZAmENUBWzIEpebDOVsq1cHgNPeV05HArV47ZMIr_fGlWpVoXi1uZKASTaoBy2r5dQRQLiQhgFFNN3cala2ar-qTohxdi4PJP/s1600/picnic+at+white+bluff+011.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 303px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5637201661670581778" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4aK83XgFbgKS5LNcWL95TStkrpHQ7qTb8cuxH637pApnuZAmENUBWzIEpebDOVsq1cHgNPeV05HArV47ZMIr_fGlWpVoXi1uZKASTaoBy2r5dQRQLiQhgFFNN3cala2ar-qTohxdi4PJP/s320/picnic+at+white+bluff+011.JPG" /></a><br /><br /></div><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMLFVM_uhtN0HfNiq41LuF3tPcuZ_MzebSfE0zCXFjUfHafUvpZfZ-kyxJ5JseOr1x7pABOP1JVzLt39gywABZJ2GR6z1nGLCmzk8EeSEGhquTBpRgHdG5I34vdhwW7XK6a7yrE45oHJcm/s1600/picnic+at+white+bluff+025.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 270px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5637201657069385906" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMLFVM_uhtN0HfNiq41LuF3tPcuZ_MzebSfE0zCXFjUfHafUvpZfZ-kyxJ5JseOr1x7pABOP1JVzLt39gywABZJ2GR6z1nGLCmzk8EeSEGhquTBpRgHdG5I34vdhwW7XK6a7yrE45oHJcm/s320/picnic+at+white+bluff+025.JPG" /></a><br />I had Jason take some pictures of me to prove I was there, but at 7 months pregnant I really don't think there should be many pictures taken of me in a swimsuit.<br /></div><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOKkIqEoso-jF8I3Fuhyk6P9BLdaTChSsKtG7ZztKNOQLi8yMu41uwehr_rTBjN8w2V10UlzWgid682AYhrFud8c9tf1U6k-t2aLWfdFvf1-wtPLQtNZjZPZfJBzwyGTjkdjVP0N_PBQl7/s1600/picnic+at+white+bluff+013.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 226px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5637201652941635890" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOKkIqEoso-jF8I3Fuhyk6P9BLdaTChSsKtG7ZztKNOQLi8yMu41uwehr_rTBjN8w2V10UlzWgid682AYhrFud8c9tf1U6k-t2aLWfdFvf1-wtPLQtNZjZPZfJBzwyGTjkdjVP0N_PBQl7/s320/picnic+at+white+bluff+013.JPG" /></a><br />Me and my kiddos.<br /></div><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrqbHWFOcBBVEV7ZSEXfuHf28O_ZPpclrLV-dopov8XySoNtyeEdvUEImv-zrEo4HQd15TUeogKnsYw5GQwa-FHU0YzkbiQejDJgpkaSXRCWsgX1EUvjXiLuz9tjNGzAf1TZqiC2sCnn9F/s1600/picnic+at+white+bluff+020.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5637200800738243922" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrqbHWFOcBBVEV7ZSEXfuHf28O_ZPpclrLV-dopov8XySoNtyeEdvUEImv-zrEo4HQd15TUeogKnsYw5GQwa-FHU0YzkbiQejDJgpkaSXRCWsgX1EUvjXiLuz9tjNGzAf1TZqiC2sCnn9F/s320/picnic+at+white+bluff+020.JPG" /></a><br />Jess was having a blast "diving" into the water and gliding to the other side.<br /><br /></div><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeCKoqgQp-V0_drY8Akvv6IPHIciNyVlTzMA-NlIqNsbYZegLwHwQa7HQ7DCr39FZWAc1lvQiHnx47sl00wXShD1mlLm3aJhzko1iBQNv2i-vaSQKgTFk3vdi-KIvAjsrL-l8LLlRsLjBT/s1600/picnic+at+white+bluff+018.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 208px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5637200795855936722" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeCKoqgQp-V0_drY8Akvv6IPHIciNyVlTzMA-NlIqNsbYZegLwHwQa7HQ7DCr39FZWAc1lvQiHnx47sl00wXShD1mlLm3aJhzko1iBQNv2i-vaSQKgTFk3vdi-KIvAjsrL-l8LLlRsLjBT/s320/picnic+at+white+bluff+018.JPG" /></a><br />David says, "Take THAT!"<br /><br /></div><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz2NxBwstrw5eZCCE_uQOcuNIvFlg1FHP_iQ4IMkXE5ljijLPlhsqDNUU1GcIg6m_Qi6cRycatKZz6sB4WvdktVnTjviWtZ04ScCNhRCqfF5NUmCU3RjeFEwtTMRdszzvgh4WcOeTmjoyg/s1600/picnic+at+white+bluff+022.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5637200786771243650" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz2NxBwstrw5eZCCE_uQOcuNIvFlg1FHP_iQ4IMkXE5ljijLPlhsqDNUU1GcIg6m_Qi6cRycatKZz6sB4WvdktVnTjviWtZ04ScCNhRCqfF5NUmCU3RjeFEwtTMRdszzvgh4WcOeTmjoyg/s320/picnic+at+white+bluff+022.JPG" /></a><br />Cailyn says,"and THAT!"<br /><br /></div><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjemWSbs8IeX2CpCQu5fr29T8EpGVvyeXY4uLg9luB5CstZJXGeYzVhbs5kD-4W054zKHlsoMZPGSui4rQHlJq3Oxh7N1SybOUlm-IHZ3S1yWC80gq80WDmMvGV79Ng2Fh_rmMb_rsfwmu/s1600/picnic+at+white+bluff+001.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 222px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5637200779214813714" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjemWSbs8IeX2CpCQu5fr29T8EpGVvyeXY4uLg9luB5CstZJXGeYzVhbs5kD-4W054zKHlsoMZPGSui4rQHlJq3Oxh7N1SybOUlm-IHZ3S1yWC80gq80WDmMvGV79Ng2Fh_rmMb_rsfwmu/s320/picnic+at+white+bluff+001.JPG" /></a><br />Daddy took care of the situation.<br /><br /></div><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimsEE58TUGPpHqtid1lI7eciUqx_d4F9BpUz1hanaEUolLllNwfrWJucUdT-0ybDwLp1tAFaN5rVrAetzmY-TdcCertovVddkcjWwqH56dG-NHfHsTdinXVp7Ybs9Oy1xSB74umRVPZDUr/s1600/picnic+at+white+bluff+003.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5637200775114472738" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimsEE58TUGPpHqtid1lI7eciUqx_d4F9BpUz1hanaEUolLllNwfrWJucUdT-0ybDwLp1tAFaN5rVrAetzmY-TdcCertovVddkcjWwqH56dG-NHfHsTdinXVp7Ybs9Oy1xSB74umRVPZDUr/s320/picnic+at+white+bluff+003.JPG" /></a><br />Really though, Cailyn and Jason were so fun to watch. They had so much fun playing and wrestling in the water. There can never be too much Daddy Time.<br /></div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center">We would have stayed until the sun went down(or someone kicked us out), but David pooed in his swim diaper. GROSS! Poo is always gross but somehow particularly nasty when in a swim diaper. Anyway, he got us home at a relatively decent time tonight. A blessing in disguise.</div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center">We had a wonderful time. Family time is the greatest!</div>jmhollowayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02579184891338999683noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1419963545206645656.post-82591168784323109062011-08-04T14:40:00.000-07:002011-08-04T15:06:17.017-07:00Library Craft Time<div align="center">We had a busy day today. I had a Dr. appointment in Waco, so we headed off a few minutes after Jason left for work. I had a great appointment, then took the kids to a spray park in Waco. We stayed there for about 45 minutes before I felt like I was about to melt. We met Dad for lunch, went to HEB for some great produce, then headed to Hillsboro for Library time. I just want to say that I LOVE summer library programs. Our local Library finished their program several weeks ago and so we travel up the road to Hillsboro to attend theirs. The only complaint is that it is scheduled for 2:00 in the afternoon and that is smack-dab in the middle of David's regular nap time. So we have to do some serious planning to make it worth it. </div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBWqvCchdhiHklGpiUra_vQCu3knDfoCBVIlQcD5583XtZgzeLAVYs7p65HBgSowivWKUVWX3PfPaLBjXzr2_qZ7SDhpPr1by-7ydpMy1nxI3J4TgAl8lM5twoYOGWcAvO1FqMEMNXg49T/s1600/Hillsboro+Library+001.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 194px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5637121308467256514" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBWqvCchdhiHklGpiUra_vQCu3knDfoCBVIlQcD5583XtZgzeLAVYs7p65HBgSowivWKUVWX3PfPaLBjXzr2_qZ7SDhpPr1by-7ydpMy1nxI3J4TgAl8lM5twoYOGWcAvO1FqMEMNXg49T/s320/Hillsboro+Library+001.JPG" /></a><br />We started with paper mosaic.</div><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimqjHfMjpqkz37tKJEUCRhxLFjsItkyi1lMn07oFSudNbZhlk6_d9KM2V8L1g0q1aNIGUJU89Idt9mgbVbwD3lYK6eGY3F4VJYCF3MGEIqPDIEJe3Eb4wWu6MWqPC-EgOkSrOw5UNZJcsV/s1600/Hillsboro+Library+009.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5637121304887026114" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimqjHfMjpqkz37tKJEUCRhxLFjsItkyi1lMn07oFSudNbZhlk6_d9KM2V8L1g0q1aNIGUJU89Idt9mgbVbwD3lYK6eGY3F4VJYCF3MGEIqPDIEJe3Eb4wWu6MWqPC-EgOkSrOw5UNZJcsV/s320/Hillsboro+Library+009.JPG" /></a><br />Then David's attention was wavering.<br /><br /></div><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxGh46z36BzkT2THnPs7rSyWqeg4iGRZ3lO4YYJEaqYXXwnqQKLSQxz4Tvl0dAu45uQ53VFmUnQ5JNyt02Ota2XwgFYDxMWEL6LNEgK40PigAWFh8ZFbGxWMN1LwByTWBICVZZxWV7HYmU/s1600/Hillsboro+Library+011.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5637121300014908530" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxGh46z36BzkT2THnPs7rSyWqeg4iGRZ3lO4YYJEaqYXXwnqQKLSQxz4Tvl0dAu45uQ53VFmUnQ5JNyt02Ota2XwgFYDxMWEL6LNEgK40PigAWFh8ZFbGxWMN1LwByTWBICVZZxWV7HYmU/s320/Hillsboro+Library+011.JPG" /></a><br />It is a good thing this kid is cute. He had several sweet ladies at his beck and call.<br /></div><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghZxW9h3iukqtbhOHsKX1kO0rGovHkUHmILQeTOcbYQLgpTExMJeHcOcsNEqdSy-p6FgoLgkZV-ArWELkQzZijeU61PA9In1ZKTRPg8ceHdNU7h2REGhJ-OdQQJ3y4GFDlRRZeoigtfJMi/s1600/Hillsboro+Library+004.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 194px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5637120727119339186" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghZxW9h3iukqtbhOHsKX1kO0rGovHkUHmILQeTOcbYQLgpTExMJeHcOcsNEqdSy-p6FgoLgkZV-ArWELkQzZijeU61PA9In1ZKTRPg8ceHdNU7h2REGhJ-OdQQJ3y4GFDlRRZeoigtfJMi/s320/Hillsboro+Library+004.JPG" /></a><br />Jessica LOVED the mosaic art. She was concentrated pretty hard on this for at least 30 minutes.<br /></div><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQCujahdWhEabGM0Bt0WL4KMRx8UhizTGde4HLSQlTGaDeRYgujXy1001SrJ5VsNJoF-O2U6X33ST1zD4IiS5Ljexx0PZDGoWUL61-jpTtSkpj3zIUBqKKoVZ8mO6WgV5OHkQD3hphdcrD/s1600/Hillsboro+Library+007.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5637120722740014834" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQCujahdWhEabGM0Bt0WL4KMRx8UhizTGde4HLSQlTGaDeRYgujXy1001SrJ5VsNJoF-O2U6X33ST1zD4IiS5Ljexx0PZDGoWUL61-jpTtSkpj3zIUBqKKoVZ8mO6WgV5OHkQD3hphdcrD/s320/Hillsboro+Library+007.JPG" /></a><br />Cailyn wanted to try a little of everything. . . .on the same page. So creative!</div><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwgqVmANR1U71K9yDPlIj0aYLJIzB49SFRj3fvmppXd3raYl7iWFyD1OSdcf5X_O05NobFVb-z3agzlLYNGP56Zbc8m4aM-OChuDRKLf01hLxv8bAzM_xxF63wb80OUbyPv1RlyCIr8tX9/s1600/Hillsboro+Library+013.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 194px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5637120719013401170" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwgqVmANR1U71K9yDPlIj0aYLJIzB49SFRj3fvmppXd3raYl7iWFyD1OSdcf5X_O05NobFVb-z3agzlLYNGP56Zbc8m4aM-OChuDRKLf01hLxv8bAzM_xxF63wb80OUbyPv1RlyCIr8tX9/s320/Hillsboro+Library+013.JPG" /></a><br />Straw art was fun for a while.<br /></div><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifGL8GXs9LUymi-gtFod_aBdI88pbYNfQnUh9Z1sP_Xu1ZwSj25KrhgWkQE1y2-4rsj5nmYbgAZGHnFjpwD9JO0hTSzgr8VjZcUKv1e_slbmSZT3t6XfclKQyNyAR9423GQwUoEM_IVjV5/s1600/Hillsboro+Library+015.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5637120715950583122" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifGL8GXs9LUymi-gtFod_aBdI88pbYNfQnUh9Z1sP_Xu1ZwSj25KrhgWkQE1y2-4rsj5nmYbgAZGHnFjpwD9JO0hTSzgr8VjZcUKv1e_slbmSZT3t6XfclKQyNyAR9423GQwUoEM_IVjV5/s320/Hillsboro+Library+015.JPG" /></a><br />Then it turned into finger/hand art.</div><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihn-G7DETrM5UNpLBLGKGPLi6y4z1SqmZnCSthm2Dvd03-R2xcXYfGP4d-6C7-P5ByojxXegCwI4G59klo4eSxB4Y8hBEuOKg5KyvTPKiPZGKewEEY7itRxraKUG1gCQhDkpeViiY_n0wh/s1600/Hillsboro+Library+016.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 194px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5637120711259931890" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihn-G7DETrM5UNpLBLGKGPLi6y4z1SqmZnCSthm2Dvd03-R2xcXYfGP4d-6C7-P5ByojxXegCwI4G59klo4eSxB4Y8hBEuOKg5KyvTPKiPZGKewEEY7itRxraKUG1gCQhDkpeViiY_n0wh/s320/Hillsboro+Library+016.JPG" /></a><br />Cailyn doesn't like to get as messy as my Jessie.<br /></div><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVN5GL_i5f5HtA9ZZTQ9K92_RDqUu2Snc4D86Zz-OW1h41h9IqgTnseMokWszY-OkmKy1GNtn_vMpuen8DUDJIqGw-icGoxB6cr-El8igrKIBOwABBoc05grg1b7WwFv9JnuyPM6E9Phag/s1600/Hillsboro+Library+017.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 288px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5637119834872487474" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVN5GL_i5f5HtA9ZZTQ9K92_RDqUu2Snc4D86Zz-OW1h41h9IqgTnseMokWszY-OkmKy1GNtn_vMpuen8DUDJIqGw-icGoxB6cr-El8igrKIBOwABBoc05grg1b7WwFv9JnuyPM6E9Phag/s320/Hillsboro+Library+017.JPG" /></a><br />However, they both LOVED being a bit different than the other children.</div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center">OUR FINISHED PRODUCTS:</div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGND7dUp9RUtwkRWKJhZMrPPtZuLNGaVy_TZMIeH8sHJ83Dc-o-uzCHt0FthUPJB6MIcspzJi3-Is6TXoprQzkdg7Vb1gaKqN54fGycx0UE-_E_npo63IDp0SQaH_-1dV2iQzy4NzeP2pv/s1600/Hillsboro+Library+003.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 292px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5637119832452913362" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGND7dUp9RUtwkRWKJhZMrPPtZuLNGaVy_TZMIeH8sHJ83Dc-o-uzCHt0FthUPJB6MIcspzJi3-Is6TXoprQzkdg7Vb1gaKqN54fGycx0UE-_E_npo63IDp0SQaH_-1dV2iQzy4NzeP2pv/s320/Hillsboro+Library+003.JPG" /></a><br />David's fish</div><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTTz8g0z2HOB2lQpBkxsg7l1A6ttXW8BDRtRTxB_20NdHxGFyEXd0uiBIZsQWikmXhDcDisMm2LEhfTOY19PJCaXvVvyxVfCRtvwqIcsHDWcJ7mvaTWOFzR7Cg9B52FWbA5sWOqG951Cb4/s1600/Hillsboro+Library+012.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 237px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5637119825575209650" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTTz8g0z2HOB2lQpBkxsg7l1A6ttXW8BDRtRTxB_20NdHxGFyEXd0uiBIZsQWikmXhDcDisMm2LEhfTOY19PJCaXvVvyxVfCRtvwqIcsHDWcJ7mvaTWOFzR7Cg9B52FWbA5sWOqG951Cb4/s320/Hillsboro+Library+012.JPG" /></a><br />Jessica's Butterfly and Bird<br /></div><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5f6MOAXim3MsdUZsK95ADKua1UWLUpJwKoIcbLD5MpiKXEdjWEb8WAMiFy2Ji6vBvPN9L_WOTR7kDM4HKE4A_eJwn_F35MN9nNLtMTnnf716Yj0AJBKwh2kpPCFPZYqQi3ZUvggkBF_sN/s1600/Cailyn%2527s+art+001.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 235px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5637119821089850402" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5f6MOAXim3MsdUZsK95ADKua1UWLUpJwKoIcbLD5MpiKXEdjWEb8WAMiFy2Ji6vBvPN9L_WOTR7kDM4HKE4A_eJwn_F35MN9nNLtMTnnf716Yj0AJBKwh2kpPCFPZYqQi3ZUvggkBF_sN/s320/Cailyn%2527s+art+001.JPG" /></a><br />Cailyn's Butterfly</div><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9WV1iCnOCGw6p5xp1mQ6BQGDnphNlrc8QUHfo36SfXbG2zttv-LTejZYZt21ACeoJT8x8xjo8o7SmodwmXAKbhqv2L-spBsQp7FP8E5F_wJ0eibsKiLjnuVscXHuzj4VApz0QfAkTSsGy/s1600/Cailyn%2527s+art+002.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 224px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5637119812077375826" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9WV1iCnOCGw6p5xp1mQ6BQGDnphNlrc8QUHfo36SfXbG2zttv-LTejZYZt21ACeoJT8x8xjo8o7SmodwmXAKbhqv2L-spBsQp7FP8E5F_wJ0eibsKiLjnuVscXHuzj4VApz0QfAkTSsGy/s320/Cailyn%2527s+art+002.JPG" /></a><br />and her Peace Sign(she LOVES peace signs)<br /><br />Our next destination: a dinner picnic at the pool.</div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center">*note: we would already be there, but we are waiting for my insane husband to finish running in this 110 degree temperature. </div><br /><div align="center">Can we say CRAZY!!!!!</div>jmhollowayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02579184891338999683noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1419963545206645656.post-59584361173311931862011-07-29T21:40:00.000-07:002011-07-30T18:07:50.749-07:00Reflections of a MotherI have never had a hard time sleeping(well, extremely rare anyway). However, tonight I was in bed staring at the ceiling. So, instead of just lying there, I decided to come unload some thoughts on blogger. Be warned, it is going to be random and sporadic.<br /><br />I am not sure if there is a set time for people to be kind about a lost loved one, but if there is then it is apparently over for how some people talk about my mother around me. Let me just say that I am probably reading into some of them more than is there, but it still stings.<br /><br />As a teacher I learned that no matter how many ways, or how hard I try to teach someone something, they are not ever going to learn it if THEY don't want to or try. I would always become frustrated, but in the end I always thought "Well, that is their loss" But this lesson is harder to accept as a parent. My kids are very young and I have not experienced this so much with them yet, but I watched my parents struggle with this with my siblings and me. I would see the frustration, disappointment, and heartache in their eyes. I felt that as I would do something that was contrary to their teachings and examples. I fear this as a parent, but know that some lessons are better learned through experience rather than words. It won't make it any easier to watch their mistakes. I only hope and pray that I can teach them what they need to know to make good decisions and how to return when they don't. I hope they will always know that I love them dearly and always will.<br /><br />With that said, I want everyone to know that regardless of how I turned out, I was taught with love through scripture, prayer, and example. I have not learned all the lessons my parents have taught me yet, but am truly doing my best to make them proud of who I am.<br /><br /><br />We fed the missionaries dinner the other night and one of them asked us to think of someone who has influenced us in our lives. Then he wanted us to think of what we could do to show/tell them that we appreciate them. My thoughts turned first to my mother. She was/is a remarkable person. The only thing that I can really do to show her my gratitude now is to live the way she taught me to live. That got me thinking of the MANY things she tried to instill in me.<br /><br />So, here is a list of only SOME of the things that she taught(remember that I am still trying to learn them).<br /><br /><ul><br /><li><br /><div align="left">Marriage is important and can be extremely happy when you give it your all.</div></li><br /><li><br /><div align="left">Anything you want to know or how to do, you can learn </div></li><br /><li><br /><div align="left">Callings are not only to be accepted, but magnified(and enjoyed)</div></li><br /><li><br /><div align="left">How to work</div></li><br /><li><br /><div align="left">A clean house is happier</div></li><br /><li><br /><div align="left">Dinner around the table with your family should happen every night</div></li><br /><li><br /><div align="left">Our talents are to be developed and enjoyed</div></li><br /><li><br /><div align="left">The Gospel of Jesus Christ is true</div></li><br /><li><br /><div align="left">There is always something more to be learned, you never know everything about something</div></li><br /><li><br /><div align="left">Love the sinner, Hate the sin</div></li><br /><li><br /><div align="left">Parenting is largely a guessing game, but is also a battle of wills(you will conquer if you are following God's will)</div></li><br /><li><br /><div align="left">The Atonement is for each of us</div></li><br /><li><br /><div align="left">We should make decisions that will help us get to the Temple</div></li><br /><li><br /><div align="left">If all I ever do is my absolute best, then it will be enough.</div></li><br /><li><br /><div align="left">Families can be together forever</div></li></ul><br /><p align="left">I know that my mother knew these things because I saw her live it everyday. I am not trying to say that my mother was perfect. She wasn't. There were things about her that drove me crazy, but when I think of the things she was striving to do to be a good example-I am impressed. </p><br /><p align="left">I am impressed that my parents loved and cared for my grandmother(even through difficult years for her) for many many years. That alone showed patience, but rearing 5 children in the same house with her, and keeping a loving relationship with each other and her, is nothing short of a miracle. </p><br /><p align="left">I am impressed that they were able to decide together how they were going to rear us and they banded together to do that even with criticism from family who thought they knew better. Their example of a happy marriage and unconditional love for one another is impressive. Their ability to work through disagreements was seemingly effortless(I have learned that it is harder than it appeared, but possible and worth it). </p><br /><p align="left">I watched both parents serve in time demanding callings while rearing 5 children and it seemed to me that they were always excited and happy to serve. </p><br /><p align="left">I watched them give and take with "traditional" chores around the house. </p><br /><p align="left">I watched as they both worked tirelessly to help those in need and take them in their hearts. </p><br /><p align="left">I watched my mother do what was necessary to care for my father's mother when no one else wanted to do the difficult tasks.</p><br /><p align="left">Etc. etc. etc.</p><br /><p align="left">One of the things that I am trying to learn that my mother seemed to always do well is to not let people make her feel less important or loved. Everyone has strengths and weaknesses and we are to help each other, not tear each other down. Mom seemed to know the proper time to verbally stand up for herself and when to just let it roll off her back. Anyone who knows me, knows that I am an extremely emotional person. I am pretty much a textbook hormonal female. I try to be level-headed when I am insulted or when someone I care about is insulted, but I have not had as much successes with that as I would like. However, I am doing my best to overcome this personality fault, and trust me when I say that I do a pretty good job of beating myself up. I really don't need much help in that department. So, when you have something critical to say, please keep it constructive and in a loving way.</p><br /><p align="left">I have had some experiences this past month of people implying or just plain saying that I wasn't taught something they thought I should have been taught by my parents. I am here to tell you that it wasn't from lack of trying. Being a parent is difficult and I am learning this more and more as my children get older. However, if all I do is my best then it will be enough. AND I feel that my parents did their best(and still are). </p><br /><p align="left">I truly believe that we are families before we come to this earth and we are paired to each other because we are the ones to best help each other reach our potential if we work our hardest. I KNOW that my parents were the best parents I could ask for because they are mine and they are exactly what I needed. I KNOW that my children are in my family because I can offer what they need to progress in this life and they can help me in my journey as well. I KNOW that Jason was meant for me because only he can put up with my emotional swings and accept me for who I am while helping me to become a better me. </p><br /><p align="left">I KNOW that my Heavenly Father loves me and is blessing me each and every day. I KNOW that my Savior Jesus Christ suffered for my sins, pains, sicknesses, and heartache. I KNOW that through the Atonement I can return to my Heavenly home, and be with my family forever. I KNOW that if I make good decisions that I will be reunited with my mother. And I hope that she will tell me that she is proud of me and the woman I have become. I am grateful for my family and the happiness they bring into my life. </p>jmhollowayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02579184891338999683noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1419963545206645656.post-33063815673333279802011-07-29T15:59:00.000-07:002011-07-29T16:17:03.735-07:00Swimming Fun!<div align="center">Seeing that we have had 26 days in a row of 100+ temperatures, we needed to get into some water. Our Branch President lives in a community that has 4 different pools, so we called and asked if we could come swimming. They couldn't swim with us, but we had a great time. Thank you for allowing us to get out of the house in the only way we could enjoy it. . . in water.</div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn9M_a03T3MwJFaeNozZIJl0ySAAMli85uOi2qMynOG33IdHEyQd3oAQllMLT3WPcKzocCO8X7XfVjfjKitO7ODlXqZQxwJCh8pkKbhNF9HBc7T-vIjz08DzHOd-w95vF_5pv2Y4nTibSQ/s1600/White+Bluff+pool+011.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5634914048321585442" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn9M_a03T3MwJFaeNozZIJl0ySAAMli85uOi2qMynOG33IdHEyQd3oAQllMLT3WPcKzocCO8X7XfVjfjKitO7ODlXqZQxwJCh8pkKbhNF9HBc7T-vIjz08DzHOd-w95vF_5pv2Y4nTibSQ/s400/White+Bluff+pool+011.JPG" /></a><br />Our little "fish" <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-error">Cailyn</span>.</div><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAAFwKh18I_Bw57MVuurndvcX6db4ddb6sQqOcahNeDxJjZ_0bDRxvotFOsgIMjV3xVO0jnI-HBAd5Nie5mCGV-cOVW8q_F5mF08ETpapNUqePjssZtsTdc-gITsRysc9V6hCZBXtONe6L/s1600/White+Bluff+pool+002.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 213px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5634914040811338354" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAAFwKh18I_Bw57MVuurndvcX6db4ddb6sQqOcahNeDxJjZ_0bDRxvotFOsgIMjV3xVO0jnI-HBAd5Nie5mCGV-cOVW8q_F5mF08ETpapNUqePjssZtsTdc-gITsRysc9V6hCZBXtONe6L/s400/White+Bluff+pool+002.JPG" /></a><br /></div><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlNcyM4hilObII5zk6FKn_IAU6RETFJSNlmeGGt5OoymBUnbR6hin1Ll82Lojgq-u8VO5GhXlZXTOz41kjunqV6HPlfZ2-Sf57bIkjky0W9I00oQaCDZHsnDFJVXYruvMdtSzwAxO4f3XX/s1600/White+Bluff+pool+009.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 341px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5634914039399726018" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlNcyM4hilObII5zk6FKn_IAU6RETFJSNlmeGGt5OoymBUnbR6hin1Ll82Lojgq-u8VO5GhXlZXTOz41kjunqV6HPlfZ2-Sf57bIkjky0W9I00oQaCDZHsnDFJVXYruvMdtSzwAxO4f3XX/s400/White+Bluff+pool+009.JPG" /></a><br />I can't believe this girl. After an entire "winter" without swimming, she just jumped right in and started swimming as if there was no break at all. I am continually impressed with this girl.</div><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyYEo0D_2NuLjVEVrA2yfDzXQkqNvNW8dkcFmniyk4mzvBVbFWz6dWa089iwXArZoW2qhstOGfIo8Dd6QDDQe8K3M6aWiNW0du_Gt1AW6a2dt7KNdIW5UxkZfJKfpPsRxnF2lyPI03nINZ/s1600/White+Bluff+pool+004.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 289px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5634913671561928098" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyYEo0D_2NuLjVEVrA2yfDzXQkqNvNW8dkcFmniyk4mzvBVbFWz6dWa089iwXArZoW2qhstOGfIo8Dd6QDDQe8K3M6aWiNW0du_Gt1AW6a2dt7KNdIW5UxkZfJKfpPsRxnF2lyPI03nINZ/s400/White+Bluff+pool+004.JPG" /></a><br />Do you think he is enjoying himself?</div><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTn-y-vgizmLJT7Sic-uvDP3yesTFJBROsViuC1aZssYjDMBkAQa54A9M-GEjO4WFUpyHwM9NOQ6GIdDRBWKhhVMysQdoaSA3UogK2vJYsB6lrWRNfN4HCDO436c1Bwvh9I4tUC3wLvZls/s1600/White+Bluff+pool+003.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5634913665241598178" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTn-y-vgizmLJT7Sic-uvDP3yesTFJBROsViuC1aZssYjDMBkAQa54A9M-GEjO4WFUpyHwM9NOQ6GIdDRBWKhhVMysQdoaSA3UogK2vJYsB6lrWRNfN4HCDO436c1Bwvh9I4tUC3wLvZls/s400/White+Bluff+pool+003.JPG" /></a><br />There was a kiddie pool with an awesome fountain in it. Jessica and David LOVED it and didn't want to leave. However, they kept leaning over the side of the water falls scaring me each time.</div><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_-tJYGG1GhIvj_GYGqjlP6Rmd61U4pIoWkVrTJgUh_0CYfc3pS7neYV_M2QyEfj4tq5OrRk8ZpzhobAx-1v8l2otwP553H0hAh_G8-s4H_csPUHeIbr8tiCM_k79Rgm9ZeqcEtGPQHxeO/s1600/White+Bluff+pool+006.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 318px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5634913658905498626" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_-tJYGG1GhIvj_GYGqjlP6Rmd61U4pIoWkVrTJgUh_0CYfc3pS7neYV_M2QyEfj4tq5OrRk8ZpzhobAx-1v8l2otwP553H0hAh_G8-s4H_csPUHeIbr8tiCM_k79Rgm9ZeqcEtGPQHxeO/s400/White+Bluff+pool+006.JPG" /></a><br />Just <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-error">Chillin</span>'</div><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBh_YlgQb-h_LKmMz51a3ren1tZFGESpyA758_L-bAMFUECMuu9Wl96C9UYMBcc_DG64Z-eLyaTO3iIPtqcJ55-FGuHjfojwRxdoqIrpY8PcJeS0kXKIKgq48Nguc5wDImYVmAIiNZDR1X/s1600/White+Bluff+pool+014.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 242px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5634913655629896546" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBh_YlgQb-h_LKmMz51a3ren1tZFGESpyA758_L-bAMFUECMuu9Wl96C9UYMBcc_DG64Z-eLyaTO3iIPtqcJ55-FGuHjfojwRxdoqIrpY8PcJeS0kXKIKgq48Nguc5wDImYVmAIiNZDR1X/s400/White+Bluff+pool+014.JPG" /></a><br /></div><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS3C50TJJu4B65Da3imMiV-TD4GVNh0eB7XGAYaQ29Z-siTMMqlxBuYGlW6zkYLTa-GRAaQtFM5uGFb1mWZb8W2bY1kmR7iBQpsDmqx5Xq8OdQzCKLPwIDjHYYTAvxlifbvs6_rxPdzCEv/s1600/White+Bluff+pool+013.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5634913653958956642" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS3C50TJJu4B65Da3imMiV-TD4GVNh0eB7XGAYaQ29Z-siTMMqlxBuYGlW6zkYLTa-GRAaQtFM5uGFb1mWZb8W2bY1kmR7iBQpsDmqx5Xq8OdQzCKLPwIDjHYYTAvxlifbvs6_rxPdzCEv/s400/White+Bluff+pool+013.JPG" /></a><br />We had a great time, and will have to go again. . .SOON!</div>jmhollowayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02579184891338999683noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1419963545206645656.post-37467364798266544752011-07-22T14:46:00.000-07:002011-07-22T15:00:28.864-07:00Granola<div align="center">After looking at the store for granola, I have decided that it would be to our wallets interest to make our own granola. I tried it today and have to say that this is going to become a standard treat around here. It was too easy!</div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1bsySuqhbVhnYP8musKSQl-Nb9NSv186Ni0h0EWoBsCF65iBCi_PRMsFLdPiBLaiUdDCNjolGR_aWZ-JZcoB4oyZatwSrUE_rRnuLdfMI0xsoLesrSozxMeaTFhqBUoMMcJwwi47vYZ8W/s1600/granola+002.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 242px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632296743426885202" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1bsySuqhbVhnYP8musKSQl-Nb9NSv186Ni0h0EWoBsCF65iBCi_PRMsFLdPiBLaiUdDCNjolGR_aWZ-JZcoB4oyZatwSrUE_rRnuLdfMI0xsoLesrSozxMeaTFhqBUoMMcJwwi47vYZ8W/s400/granola+002.JPG" /></a> </div><br /><div align="center">I found a recipe on-line, and I think that it can be modified to your own taste. I tried it following the recipe first(almonds excepted because I didn't have it in the cupboard). Next I will try maple syrup instead of honey just to see if we like it. <br /></div><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdmVBueVu5KC41XpACklWadJRw2v-SdfSluHI0q8XVxlPlvcsCMNeXEZeEveh2SiCTYEk5JZUNAKNISlIYRenExDOXTlSR6n7aRyb3cVhyxdlrja0L57EQM-VPf-9JZE4m6b8SBL0hu_Kd/s1600/granola+001.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632296712427146194" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdmVBueVu5KC41XpACklWadJRw2v-SdfSluHI0q8XVxlPlvcsCMNeXEZeEveh2SiCTYEk5JZUNAKNISlIYRenExDOXTlSR6n7aRyb3cVhyxdlrja0L57EQM-VPf-9JZE4m6b8SBL0hu_Kd/s400/granola+001.JPG" /></a> </div><br /><div align="center">Here is the recipe I used:</div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center">Granola</div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center">4 cups old-fashioned oats</div><br /><div align="center">1 1/2 cup sliced almonds</div><br /><div align="center">1/2 cup packed brown sugar</div><br /><div align="center">1/2 teaspoon salt</div><br /><div align="center">1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon</div><br /><div align="center">1/4 cup vegetable oil</div><br /><div align="center">1/4 cup honey</div><br /><div align="center">1 teaspoon vanilla</div><br /><div align="center">1 1/2 cup raisins</div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center">1. mix oats, almonds, brown sugar, salt and cinnamon in bowl</div><br /><div align="center">2. warm oil and honey in saucepan, whisk in vanilla</div><br /><div align="center">3. carefully pour liquid over oat mixture. Stir with a wooden spoon, finish mixing by hand</div><br /><div align="center">4. spread granola in 15 x 10 baking pan</div><br /><div align="center">5. bake 40 minutes at 300 degrees, stirring every 10 minutes</div><br /><div align="center">6. allow to cool completely before adding dried fruit.</div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center">*note: store in airtight container at room temperature for 1 week, or in freezer for up to 3 months. <br /><br /><br /></div><br /><div align="center">It makes about 7 cups. I put in some freeze-dried strawberries from my food storage along with the raisins. It came out crunchy and yummilicious. If you like granola, try it. You'll be glad you did. THEN you can try different things in it and find your favorite combination. I am pretty pumped about this one.</div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center">Next: homemade yogurt(to go with our granola of course)</div>jmhollowayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02579184891338999683noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1419963545206645656.post-84406292434534132352011-07-18T07:00:00.000-07:002011-07-18T07:08:53.831-07:00Honey Whole Wheat BreadIngredients:<br /><br />2 envelopes yeast<br />4 cups water<br />1/2 cup butter, softened<br />1/4 cup molasses<br />1/2 cup honey<br />2 tsp. salt<br />6 cups whole wheat flour<br />4 cups white flour<br /><br />Directions:<br /><br />1. dissolve yeast in warm water<br />2. combine butter, molasses, honey, and salt<br />3. add yeast mixture, gradually add flours(just enough flour for dough to leave sides of bowl and is easy to handle)<br />4. knead on floured surface until smooth<br />5. put dough in buttered bowl, let rise until it has doubled in size<br />6. punch down, let rise a few minutes<br />7. divide into 4 parts, shape into loaves<br />8. place in greased pans, let rise an hour<br />9. bake at 375 degrees for 35-40 minutes<br /><br />*note-the bread is done when it is lightly browned on top and when tapped it sounds hollow.<br /><br />WW info- each loaf is 39 points plus<br /><br />We LOVE this bread. It does take some time, but it is well worth it. Try it, you will be glad you did.jmhollowayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02579184891338999683noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1419963545206645656.post-69486256632982650652011-07-17T14:08:00.000-07:002011-07-17T14:23:42.282-07:00Bread<div align="center">I have made the decision to make bread instead of buying it from now on. So, I have been trying to find THE recipe that works for my family the best. I have tried 2 so far and wouldn't you know it, it is the more time consuming recipe that everyone likes better(including me). I guess I am alright with it because the one we like makes 4 loaves instead of only 2. We have already breezed through about 2 1/2 loaves this week. I have been pretty happy with it though because ALL the kids have been finishing their sandwiches(even David). </div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center">So, if you have a recipe that you like/swear by please share. Keep in mind I don't have a mixer strong enough to handle it OR a bread machine, so it will all be done by hand. </div><br /><div align="center">*note: I really like making it by hand. The process is therapeutic.</div><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizSJ-HDS__l8e_ku7VUB7NKdicYlJ4CH5E2uL9cHBqBFFWCh2LyMoTzPz40BzQZrU7eMczWpkESkgkm2ZTVA_PWiC7DonBeKLWgb9tVVfr92187TJ-3YJ3NkaVUnIxsSYumP_WkImMYHKk/s1600/bread+making%252C+trampoline%252C+kid+decorators+024.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630431786836265362" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizSJ-HDS__l8e_ku7VUB7NKdicYlJ4CH5E2uL9cHBqBFFWCh2LyMoTzPz40BzQZrU7eMczWpkESkgkm2ZTVA_PWiC7DonBeKLWgb9tVVfr92187TJ-3YJ3NkaVUnIxsSYumP_WkImMYHKk/s400/bread+making%252C+trampoline%252C+kid+decorators+024.JPG" /></a><br /></div><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWiNGhq8nGMEa9EclSiOJJb0xCbngUj7-KNYHeBdjjFIM7pGyQXRFG84L2QZIc-mkenLPMx4avatI39ZGKd5jwRD97xd61RvvKYOOpGeV5OQTRIxFOUC0pfcTkiBVsXi5gxbuKUY-X6SfZ/s1600/bread+making%252C+trampoline%252C+kid+decorators+029.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 291px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630431778616086210" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWiNGhq8nGMEa9EclSiOJJb0xCbngUj7-KNYHeBdjjFIM7pGyQXRFG84L2QZIc-mkenLPMx4avatI39ZGKd5jwRD97xd61RvvKYOOpGeV5OQTRIxFOUC0pfcTkiBVsXi5gxbuKUY-X6SfZ/s400/bread+making%252C+trampoline%252C+kid+decorators+029.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /></div><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFuqIaBRiFyoqCiXn7hn8CtIgE-bgfT0IDeNID3Zfd7xKbSeNgy_hcV1aAl7rY6Ev-vAIuytOB6YeMgM_Ot0F_XkgnR-r5MnjvQvnSA6x89uxuy4alY01Kv68oEawY0C7djYvYUWPoIAb0/s1600/bread+making%252C+trampoline%252C+kid+decorators+030.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 242px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630431774988189122" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFuqIaBRiFyoqCiXn7hn8CtIgE-bgfT0IDeNID3Zfd7xKbSeNgy_hcV1aAl7rY6Ev-vAIuytOB6YeMgM_Ot0F_XkgnR-r5MnjvQvnSA6x89uxuy4alY01Kv68oEawY0C7djYvYUWPoIAb0/s400/bread+making%252C+trampoline%252C+kid+decorators+030.JPG" /></a><br />These pictures are of the Honey Wheat bread that we all enjoy. The girls helped me make it and are pretty proud of themselves(as they should be). It was fun!</div>jmhollowayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02579184891338999683noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1419963545206645656.post-58342610599861668462011-07-16T16:32:00.000-07:002011-07-17T06:13:11.058-07:00Summer fun at the Holloways<div align="center">I walked into the kids room the other day and found the baby toy box was emptied and the babies were all "dolled" up. We have been talking baby a lot around here and I think the girls are ready for another girl to dress up and play with. What do you think? </div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaMQJdNggj9T0Hh3qa9VPWV3ySuJ_SDeNjW3_fifyJZ5FxkDEHFGZxIxhft0Aec6E6CpsUAZZp97XeYP91KoK4tRiiCAi7CWxoXoHZuysArws1VKT6XvUEfkynhBAaAaeMwvmL4CuVxQ_Z/s1600/bread+making%252C+trampoline%252C+kid+decorators+002.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 237px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630098142454657874" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaMQJdNggj9T0Hh3qa9VPWV3ySuJ_SDeNjW3_fifyJZ5FxkDEHFGZxIxhft0Aec6E6CpsUAZZp97XeYP91KoK4tRiiCAi7CWxoXoHZuysArws1VKT6XvUEfkynhBAaAaeMwvmL4CuVxQ_Z/s320/bread+making%252C+trampoline%252C+kid+decorators+002.JPG" /></a><br /><br />Several days this week the kids have wanted to play in the sprinkler. Not really a big shock because it is so ridiculously hot outside. However, the request is made around 8:00 in the morning. So, these pictures were 8:30 or 9:00 in the morning. Welcome to Texas summers!<br /></div><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYBJrgY5elmHN9zf0O8F5X9VbOEfj8qsfh0WjG3s-5PshFxLay77Bzq7S6u8Eo7BjIAu5lKPW3OLt1bOl4qkpC2PhYzvx3mRfYJVe2zyHyqM5ADOmqGWuC2H72bcdY2X78rMzCIkX8sTJf/s1600/bread+making%252C+trampoline%252C+kid+decorators+019.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 254px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630098140269233362" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYBJrgY5elmHN9zf0O8F5X9VbOEfj8qsfh0WjG3s-5PshFxLay77Bzq7S6u8Eo7BjIAu5lKPW3OLt1bOl4qkpC2PhYzvx3mRfYJVe2zyHyqM5ADOmqGWuC2H72bcdY2X78rMzCIkX8sTJf/s320/bread+making%252C+trampoline%252C+kid+decorators+019.JPG" /></a><br /></div><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNdrnM5BJGNRJCO6aAn0MCLHeF1nSKH-8N8QAlu7g_4su2Do7_YSAbpt-2RbUf1VjHD4PTIzBarnqrZf8F0BQDNuSjCuJvzf9gDLKM6oxdZbD-p8N61RcUauPPbqbbj5UvPd4JcNVvb5C_/s1600/bread+making%252C+trampoline%252C+kid+decorators+013+%25282%2529.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 227px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630098133144673986" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNdrnM5BJGNRJCO6aAn0MCLHeF1nSKH-8N8QAlu7g_4su2Do7_YSAbpt-2RbUf1VjHD4PTIzBarnqrZf8F0BQDNuSjCuJvzf9gDLKM6oxdZbD-p8N61RcUauPPbqbbj5UvPd4JcNVvb5C_/s320/bread+making%252C+trampoline%252C+kid+decorators+013+%25282%2529.jpg" /></a><br /></div><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgav63CQV2GSJWHVuKqzmaOA6Tf0eAzqmQNb62NWTouBBx3hK9MTE8jnasFIMkK39jzyPv2_AZV58V52aR4KXjNtjAdofr7OYpWgz1iFoeDtmqzsYZCzoSt85_3CW4t3KIJnqu738BHxLu-/s1600/bread+making%252C+trampoline%252C+kid+decorators+018.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630098126529153474" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgav63CQV2GSJWHVuKqzmaOA6Tf0eAzqmQNb62NWTouBBx3hK9MTE8jnasFIMkK39jzyPv2_AZV58V52aR4KXjNtjAdofr7OYpWgz1iFoeDtmqzsYZCzoSt85_3CW4t3KIJnqu738BHxLu-/s320/bread+making%252C+trampoline%252C+kid+decorators+018.JPG" /></a><br /></div><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrziLs9a-mZ2lsEI4IMvELYBrdNq3p-XnDU23LM-xMb_3cek9e9HVCLUzvPslTrDL8lAtQCUZPfU__0r-ecYQ_-1Ov94B7YlAGiO5NbESlEp0xDDL9ALzKS8kyUcX0LkinAIZrqPdkAlyy/s1600/bread+making%252C+trampoline%252C+kid+decorators+011.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630098119688171874" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrziLs9a-mZ2lsEI4IMvELYBrdNq3p-XnDU23LM-xMb_3cek9e9HVCLUzvPslTrDL8lAtQCUZPfU__0r-ecYQ_-1Ov94B7YlAGiO5NbESlEp0xDDL9ALzKS8kyUcX0LkinAIZrqPdkAlyy/s320/bread+making%252C+trampoline%252C+kid+decorators+011.JPG" /></a><br /></div>jmhollowayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02579184891338999683noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1419963545206645656.post-54152979272819120762011-07-10T17:19:00.000-07:002011-07-16T15:23:08.337-07:00Sunday evening treats<div align="center">Growing up, Jason's family AND my family had popcorn with a family movie. We have carried that tradition on in our house as well. Another thing that isn't quite as frequent, but just as much a part of Sundays for us is making cookies. We only do one batch so it doesn't last long. I mean a couple of days at the most. I like this tradition a great deal because it has become something that Jason does with the kids. They love to help put everything in and of course taste it in the process. </div><br /><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhibMkluObAPDOogudOnb8iNSyNAqeCWo7oWv3Zy2U14FeDl-4mTfClcsjGPUMFPZ3H1TfG2Fpom8UGjp6vFt77kA9qxrSinQ_JFqUlImDkroGsqUL12rfpW7BrvctEpogJf-mMPeBUaeyA/s1600/garden%252C+cookie+making+021.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5627883803576257138" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhibMkluObAPDOogudOnb8iNSyNAqeCWo7oWv3Zy2U14FeDl-4mTfClcsjGPUMFPZ3H1TfG2Fpom8UGjp6vFt77kA9qxrSinQ_JFqUlImDkroGsqUL12rfpW7BrvctEpogJf-mMPeBUaeyA/s320/garden%252C+cookie+making+021.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj51vGiWbaIIRUfHeH_f3tdH3emqVmxp0kpxthH9sgWv728WmIrE8guUXfaRQweVsrE2alhtTLvJzNd9Ko4K8dpeLfK-TdHpyiXyikPx_yohBmOX6kVpUHuBalub1LkVHJ82b_q-Tp4AR9h/s1600/garden%252C+cookie+making+024.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5627883801333111330" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj51vGiWbaIIRUfHeH_f3tdH3emqVmxp0kpxthH9sgWv728WmIrE8guUXfaRQweVsrE2alhtTLvJzNd9Ko4K8dpeLfK-TdHpyiXyikPx_yohBmOX6kVpUHuBalub1LkVHJ82b_q-Tp4AR9h/s320/garden%252C+cookie+making+024.JPG" /></a><br /><br /></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrbxvGsrITB81PZi-PLgGtQJ7yB2p_m6xPJ9RXx3QXpXC3G2qwLIn6xX0I5PStLPr5a43gVgf6aycPz9hUE2SfrmQtlfg_teYWzoDkq4boCDUK92P9pHCTo2rVrd7xyESx8wvzmIDIBlj0/s1600/garden%252C+cookie+making+022.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5627883797233841570" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrbxvGsrITB81PZi-PLgGtQJ7yB2p_m6xPJ9RXx3QXpXC3G2qwLIn6xX0I5PStLPr5a43gVgf6aycPz9hUE2SfrmQtlfg_teYWzoDkq4boCDUK92P9pHCTo2rVrd7xyESx8wvzmIDIBlj0/s320/garden%252C+cookie+making+022.JPG" /></a><br /><br /></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSYjkGIh2GUMTpXOt6pX-EnTaLYd4SrAsUUB9z4o5lQlj0Dtr2N90H3vIMCWLeKtQU_1F2Iogpxtiglrry0AkK-u3XMCi15k5oOPj3EVlKp_UqhzphH_dR3c8FER1phbC-swKyN0nMLXMT/s1600/garden%252C+cookie+making+023.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5627883791836419234" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSYjkGIh2GUMTpXOt6pX-EnTaLYd4SrAsUUB9z4o5lQlj0Dtr2N90H3vIMCWLeKtQU_1F2Iogpxtiglrry0AkK-u3XMCi15k5oOPj3EVlKp_UqhzphH_dR3c8FER1phbC-swKyN0nMLXMT/s320/garden%252C+cookie+making+023.JPG" /></a><br />David was running around TRYING to be patient for the cookies to be done.<br /><br /></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgz5Glgyy9XW0PzsA0bjFWX8e3SXFuzp6leGosxVyGroce1rCsvPyMJv5YFVTDEVGEtfFfHVT3iIWe5byAil0mKevvIfS-cf2QOXmUdcTed89f4xS1bFt_K1Z4V6rWRvn7-o2ShOqe_DeU/s1600/sunday+popcorn+and+cookies+004.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 245px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5627883786428649954" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgz5Glgyy9XW0PzsA0bjFWX8e3SXFuzp6leGosxVyGroce1rCsvPyMJv5YFVTDEVGEtfFfHVT3iIWe5byAil0mKevvIfS-cf2QOXmUdcTed89f4xS1bFt_K1Z4V6rWRvn7-o2ShOqe_DeU/s320/sunday+popcorn+and+cookies+004.JPG" /></a><br />Now that everything is ready we can sit down and watch a movie, while partaking in the yummy treats.</div><br /><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><br /><div align="center">Ingredients for a Happy Sunday!</div>jmhollowayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02579184891338999683noreply@blogger.com1