tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37183386488395421992024-03-12T19:07:32.766-07:00Ballard BountyMichellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07952825753519465634noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3718338648839542199.post-42760126439556005392008-12-30T12:58:00.000-08:002008-12-30T13:06:24.617-08:00Winter time...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_HKmOE-3-Hlz10thw0DcAP9wJLpr80U-0bSizE4W0o72-0mSKIFIil7dqDI7HYA2l-V_i2wEmhqP5bS8jVKZ81atlAZXvfSDNVvgMMpkbytRrsJ2JlPwXAyaGr7zUnIqWx8R1MZZgptM/s1600-h/IMG_1490.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_HKmOE-3-Hlz10thw0DcAP9wJLpr80U-0bSizE4W0o72-0mSKIFIil7dqDI7HYA2l-V_i2wEmhqP5bS8jVKZ81atlAZXvfSDNVvgMMpkbytRrsJ2JlPwXAyaGr7zUnIqWx8R1MZZgptM/s200/IMG_1490.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5285692248220800930" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnPE5mpSfrkR2M_WcF8pqr2GHuEPZRoag_0H-hTF8hM3weg8L5LXgFfdTKsAwYubVCMoV-WqV4KLLII0mF8qHHHpk0BKact3MWjfINvjkUAgvi9ERcT5q7ux7GfYxaaSm-bvxrf7jH1vM/s1600-h/IMG_1485.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnPE5mpSfrkR2M_WcF8pqr2GHuEPZRoag_0H-hTF8hM3weg8L5LXgFfdTKsAwYubVCMoV-WqV4KLLII0mF8qHHHpk0BKact3MWjfINvjkUAgvi9ERcT5q7ux7GfYxaaSm-bvxrf7jH1vM/s200/IMG_1485.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5285692129366980770" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJfEQryUHN54Mx7QsHryZwCQIZGVMZI84w5AF9aYf4QFrzIL2L7Gy5RFc6cT3G2zLC3SYYf6KlGoCpMrqqvkVUQMOs5zILUXQDMe768er8E2fmbtrSp9Uc7HbAx1Q867fxKaWLqWKXLJk/s1600-h/IMG_1480.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJfEQryUHN54Mx7QsHryZwCQIZGVMZI84w5AF9aYf4QFrzIL2L7Gy5RFc6cT3G2zLC3SYYf6KlGoCpMrqqvkVUQMOs5zILUXQDMe768er8E2fmbtrSp9Uc7HbAx1Q867fxKaWLqWKXLJk/s200/IMG_1480.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5285692007075187218" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjijjm1x9HtpVjvEaplKV2jMyiho7j0EJKJHcPNdht2KYyeEcCZz91kcaiGqKL1M1LLzRTJXpnm-rSzmwcTSVRNRRVjn7Ai1qTpvHnWRD_7-PJQPDuK9KMPKIYuIGneqNnUiLsq0DnJbYM/s1600-h/IMG_1475.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjijjm1x9HtpVjvEaplKV2jMyiho7j0EJKJHcPNdht2KYyeEcCZz91kcaiGqKL1M1LLzRTJXpnm-rSzmwcTSVRNRRVjn7Ai1qTpvHnWRD_7-PJQPDuK9KMPKIYuIGneqNnUiLsq0DnJbYM/s200/IMG_1475.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5285691883766424066" border="0" /></a><br />I'm home on Christmas break and it is so great! Some changes have taken place in our lives the last few months....I went back to work, Todd's grandma (Lu) passed away, and Todd was laid off of his job almost 8 years and started a new job. I say this only to say that the Lord has provided for us and things, although difficult, seem to make sense. We are grateful for each other and for our loving families. I hope that all of you have been able to do the same. Here are a few pictures of our Christmas!Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07952825753519465634noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3718338648839542199.post-2713038029470542442008-11-02T08:09:00.000-08:002008-11-02T08:30:21.395-08:00Ainsley's Birthday!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiTVQO5gArU606swAwRmZAZDZ8wmy96maI7MKhR6X5Hc_t7xkqgesAo3ygv5eQq8FqIfEzRC4Kwee_AY0J8Rn6C0SFgdaTEt-Y3kNKOeheKwpvw3tQgdNq49XCQr3qC_Wgmss8gcTHDWw/s1600-h/IMG_1448.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiTVQO5gArU606swAwRmZAZDZ8wmy96maI7MKhR6X5Hc_t7xkqgesAo3ygv5eQq8FqIfEzRC4Kwee_AY0J8Rn6C0SFgdaTEt-Y3kNKOeheKwpvw3tQgdNq49XCQr3qC_Wgmss8gcTHDWw/s200/IMG_1448.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5264095228170792146" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc4vIvkbea0fCkhYwvGjCme8oDmDdSE50jJmsgDBFYJgBg4qyAcGFnaGolH3E7ZvY0l_qh2YpOJc3DIjUvdrIS5IvWEdq0xf2GKSVF_sQ7qIXhmd8GN6BLRjkrqPCIDyYPwQMx2BgVfRA/s1600-h/IMG_1446.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 387px; height: 280px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc4vIvkbea0fCkhYwvGjCme8oDmDdSE50jJmsgDBFYJgBg4qyAcGFnaGolH3E7ZvY0l_qh2YpOJc3DIjUvdrIS5IvWEdq0xf2GKSVF_sQ7qIXhmd8GN6BLRjkrqPCIDyYPwQMx2BgVfRA/s400/IMG_1446.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5264094614187800658" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:100%;">We had a quiet birthday this year for Ainsley's 4th birthday. It ended up just being us and the grandparents (except Dad & Jill, but they'll be up here for Alise's :o) I think that Ainsley had a great birthday even though we ended up celebrating it late due to volleyball season! </span><span style="font-size:100%;">Ainsley got a bunch of new clothes </span><span style="font-size:100%;">which she needed desperately!</span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLzI_PHchKDGxQSKbgyqOuA8Okb-DEVJwIH3SWU7SJzQifqAZ4P_f14-FKCDkIIfYv1KQ8CtILkq0HpEOJqYjNvkWyTGjKMm9E9UPPmQEatKPCH90xaDjPWM34hoDYAhWhD-S9Z-JOLIA/s1600-h/IMG_1447.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 167px; height: 124px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLzI_PHchKDGxQSKbgyqOuA8Okb-DEVJwIH3SWU7SJzQifqAZ4P_f14-FKCDkIIfYv1KQ8CtILkq0HpEOJqYjNvkWyTGjKMm9E9UPPmQEatKPCH90xaDjPWM34hoDYAhWhD-S9Z-JOLIA/s200/IMG_1447.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5264094124686116354" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfPvUCL8uq2aQdX-64eSTZdcWbOBB_hLyW21JQ_FHd7d7cgM8l51Ey1KbSoWPPzNDMZh0omoqixORVgyaf57kUjdO7pLeRKNB_BKFxa9byT-xUr8Ipy4oObkoFSGwJjlW5t9MX9Vz-Mf4/s1600-h/IMG_1444.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 199px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfPvUCL8uq2aQdX-64eSTZdcWbOBB_hLyW21JQ_FHd7d7cgM8l51Ey1KbSoWPPzNDMZh0omoqixORVgyaf57kUjdO7pLeRKNB_BKFxa9byT-xUr8Ipy4oObkoFSGwJjlW5t9MX9Vz-Mf4/s200/IMG_1444.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5264094292647170626" border="0" /></a>Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07952825753519465634noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3718338648839542199.post-28251491913529597462008-10-26T16:32:00.000-07:002008-10-26T16:45:09.160-07:00I'm here!Ok, so it's been awhile! I started back to work this fall teaching physical education and coaching the JV volleyball team at PACT Charter School in Ramsey. I know, I took on way too much! The volleyball season just ended, so I now feel like a new woman :o)Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07952825753519465634noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3718338648839542199.post-47639517103519677102008-07-11T12:29:00.000-07:002008-07-11T12:40:29.225-07:00Build a deck anyone?<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1VTrcbUHBT8AVJeEVpoUnasWN6u7wTOFpsG3Oo05Uox6rhInRaUlQSXCQ3t6yZlK5lPkELxJzH4zeMOMIINb69gWoXOi6cHycMSLvWqli8yAhn8Y81LjXdxsp1HCJ47PpaYu42Ya8Wvo/s1600-h/IMG_1403.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5221843173148891250" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1VTrcbUHBT8AVJeEVpoUnasWN6u7wTOFpsG3Oo05Uox6rhInRaUlQSXCQ3t6yZlK5lPkELxJzH4zeMOMIINb69gWoXOi6cHycMSLvWqli8yAhn8Y81LjXdxsp1HCJ47PpaYu42Ya8Wvo/s200/IMG_1403.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpk295Ty9yWu05nZqWQDknmq11RjZXXUqAt77B6VJwExEJ68qTvC2YvIsU_zePcfa0QfPGTgJdvQHyT92e0ppwJRhTr_3ccEk81C-abyGL3NTl3-DYyvGkUE80FlR9ZSbeSEIieD5AVbs/s1600-h/IMG_1392.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5221842818191840482" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpk295Ty9yWu05nZqWQDknmq11RjZXXUqAt77B6VJwExEJ68qTvC2YvIsU_zePcfa0QfPGTgJdvQHyT92e0ppwJRhTr_3ccEk81C-abyGL3NTl3-DYyvGkUE80FlR9ZSbeSEIieD5AVbs/s200/IMG_1392.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPG8OYmzmnBMrJg0v7DdubXZRgM1R3yO8EQ4uirIp4YG8uV0DjUB4uf8zAq8Ja8fsh8R-GY_3qqbhDkZJq1foqUJF4HmMxx_rdjKBJ83nBLpy8WBuc1NfxQtPJtVBBqiVNHf_7UgHQ7tw/s1600-h/IMG_1405.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5221842131033406946" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPG8OYmzmnBMrJg0v7DdubXZRgM1R3yO8EQ4uirIp4YG8uV0DjUB4uf8zAq8Ja8fsh8R-GY_3qqbhDkZJq1foqUJF4HmMxx_rdjKBJ83nBLpy8WBuc1NfxQtPJtVBBqiVNHf_7UgHQ7tw/s200/IMG_1405.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQwjqmeHzR0_19zU67WgoIkKDfZAi0iEdIkuzgEaAD3TxtGJZXfOxkBkSAPGJC0npw-O-lKeta10Cg7LDPQoty8Y94hyQIaJHvkY2uCoMeDog46s9FhdRW3sX_Zw_JC2iHiuqPow4l3Cs/s1600-h/IMG_1400.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5221841815424068866" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQwjqmeHzR0_19zU67WgoIkKDfZAi0iEdIkuzgEaAD3TxtGJZXfOxkBkSAPGJC0npw-O-lKeta10Cg7LDPQoty8Y94hyQIaJHvkY2uCoMeDog46s9FhdRW3sX_Zw_JC2iHiuqPow4l3Cs/s200/IMG_1400.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRW5z4PTyFdRbG9GUa4b48k19rRRqrMaqc-VYsJ7prPH9sEj_qVMhNWQvcnZxUu_8jarJAx8I6vX5MmSHfEXomSP8iL-sO2EVFs-gCOLKm3MZAYxa-JY_5GWGJJEdOULqSQWtSQCD9g8Y/s1600-h/IMG_1398.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5221841651476127874" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRW5z4PTyFdRbG9GUa4b48k19rRRqrMaqc-VYsJ7prPH9sEj_qVMhNWQvcnZxUu_8jarJAx8I6vX5MmSHfEXomSP8iL-sO2EVFs-gCOLKm3MZAYxa-JY_5GWGJJEdOULqSQWtSQCD9g8Y/s200/IMG_1398.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ8soTH8ROMdKmGEEiWy2kcV6JtGBkdorxy8bQbmMA12wXgnNS7S7iYCE2GxTNNqYXQR1Y3GIc3TDKKEOF1cudyjQsipgOSrHZDW_cFkEQXunRzqghDPDXi-FPjz5rCo9Sc1DrcqvRgak/s1600-h/IMG_1393.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5221841455031935282" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ8soTH8ROMdKmGEEiWy2kcV6JtGBkdorxy8bQbmMA12wXgnNS7S7iYCE2GxTNNqYXQR1Y3GIc3TDKKEOF1cudyjQsipgOSrHZDW_cFkEQXunRzqghDPDXi-FPjz5rCo9Sc1DrcqvRgak/s200/IMG_1393.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><div>OK, so we went down to Illinois last weekend to help build a deck for Todd's cousin Jason and Renee. I had a bet going that there was no way that they'd finish the deck in 2 days, but to my suprise they did! It is beautiful! </div><br /><div>It was great to be able to spend time with everyone. The kids had a blast together! It was hard to leave! We're going to make a HUGE effort to make more trips down to Illinois.</div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><p></p><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><p></p><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><p></p></div></div></div></div></div>Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07952825753519465634noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3718338648839542199.post-44453365693566744712008-06-20T11:15:00.000-07:002008-06-20T11:41:54.904-07:00Reunion<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3gU9nK4UWNnTFjJrxh1GIbQ0onOCHAe-R_cm944Z5oBj5d9Ew-lYLmUrWboTkYyvHpiReMyd9ogx5GERVs2SavB3qsC9J4IBfklfn1Bc0Ywu5mByxUVcZw5_IuXmDXqU22Hap7Ht5p3U/s1600-h/DSC_6023_(2)%5B1%5D.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5214032270645961042" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3gU9nK4UWNnTFjJrxh1GIbQ0onOCHAe-R_cm944Z5oBj5d9Ew-lYLmUrWboTkYyvHpiReMyd9ogx5GERVs2SavB3qsC9J4IBfklfn1Bc0Ywu5mByxUVcZw5_IuXmDXqU22Hap7Ht5p3U/s320/DSC_6023_(2)%5B1%5D.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio1rPi4ad0CD0tUKrBM2QMNmJkiyPwMK7p-k5WRyWsO29YEEKV3iFjy2czZIoBph8IgHV9mvLZ4bdpWdp99c9y1yadc4oxhhnE7gTbH0Gvt28Fccc4aFKUT0UBDLmUINNFdARbXoJEVVk/s1600-h/DSC_6023_(2)%5B1%5D.JPG"></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHYC_SwW9svvVF86P9FrvedllMuZWB0QXuiD6BzBZ_X3_vwBcKFkyW4AmlfW1g2ZUSU-0EUQS1UQOXX7i6lccVPeKmp9F5JozvOc_yHwLLDi7BHcOmhWHXeOthQtQQ26LO6NqQZEySKJM/s1600-h/DSC_6033_(2)%5B1%5D.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5214031822277676498" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHYC_SwW9svvVF86P9FrvedllMuZWB0QXuiD6BzBZ_X3_vwBcKFkyW4AmlfW1g2ZUSU-0EUQS1UQOXX7i6lccVPeKmp9F5JozvOc_yHwLLDi7BHcOmhWHXeOthQtQQ26LO6NqQZEySKJM/s400/DSC_6033_(2)%5B1%5D.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div></div><br /><div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipkljnn7RWciIjSOroMel7Qr4s-sK2yeT9AgivlnL2CQvebhXDqlCn1A_Im0yWJHJfT2gNBa6rIqhzy2n4te2ywLdqAthkKgBFHP-_JjA9dEWrb6EabLFHwv7eO3ojvJzrK6llwqHl6tM/s1600-h/DSC_6058_(2)%5B1%5D.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5214031527458523106" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipkljnn7RWciIjSOroMel7Qr4s-sK2yeT9AgivlnL2CQvebhXDqlCn1A_Im0yWJHJfT2gNBa6rIqhzy2n4te2ywLdqAthkKgBFHP-_JjA9dEWrb6EabLFHwv7eO3ojvJzrK6llwqHl6tM/s320/DSC_6058_(2)%5B1%5D.JPG" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW29rYas0rtYE40HDVg3CPw1qTiExz2LJ_GjVsPmyueTTOyavJ9LStfSRwctnR-DpUDxbWoFAWGXiiV6F3y8MRQktoysSZnXBHbgvTDts-rBE1Ad9fTZIuA5oDI5E-N8mzMfpt4W5vu28/s1600-h/class_of_93%5B1%5D.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5214034723612582770" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW29rYas0rtYE40HDVg3CPw1qTiExz2LJ_GjVsPmyueTTOyavJ9LStfSRwctnR-DpUDxbWoFAWGXiiV6F3y8MRQktoysSZnXBHbgvTDts-rBE1Ad9fTZIuA5oDI5E-N8mzMfpt4W5vu28/s400/class_of_93%5B1%5D.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /></div><br /><div><br /></div><br /><div><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPnms7ei_hyphenhyphenpEVLzxu43dxWUFcjPPqepLvGgaX2QvjhzPmx-GSREyanCM75UvhCK1mStlCuOmCZgIBO2vWZ2BAKstJKoTpYrRaPCPMfGBMiGp3k6ViAL9YUETeFRyP6nN3m2gk52VohSw/s1600-h/DSC_6010_(2)%5B1%5D.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5214031086127227666" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPnms7ei_hyphenhyphenpEVLzxu43dxWUFcjPPqepLvGgaX2QvjhzPmx-GSREyanCM75UvhCK1mStlCuOmCZgIBO2vWZ2BAKstJKoTpYrRaPCPMfGBMiGp3k6ViAL9YUETeFRyP6nN3m2gk52VohSw/s320/DSC_6010_(2)%5B1%5D.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><div></div><div></div><div>The reunion itself was great! There were a few mishaps with the caterer, but overall it was a great time. It was so much fun to see classmates again. I ended up with a great friendship....Amanda Lunetta and I became great friends out of all of our planning! OK, so I went and left my camera at home! Ben Douma did the honors and took a ton of pictures at both events of the reunion. Thank you, Ben! Above is a picture of the Class of 1993 (no our class wasn't that small....just those who were at the dinner), Ben Douma, Kevin O'Brien, and myself, Mandy and I, Ainsley and Jeremy, and a family picture. </div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07952825753519465634noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3718338648839542199.post-26179230047778337942008-05-02T14:03:00.000-07:002008-05-02T14:11:09.777-07:00Illinois<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkFcznzxlEG7TaNI90-D6oczxdMhGEqxxdBVVMrOuk55LibF66H1uWFq2vCYkBeoBxY3mf2SrkyoITP6SYc9vuJOYjH1kCwloHwqU0kRowy9DRsOSE7wiiikqnwrJsSo127uBzuC5A-dc/s1600-h/P1010214.JPG"></a><br /><div><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSO545ok5UVEYFA-AofNtHkkpXTSktQNyg2ZT3rP4zn5B3TslHbJ9pdtIB0Hh0sHMmXrG1jSZ7yvxnV5xTVu-mweBy1JRJlVI7UQdlMkNUPm93dVIIBvSH_fsSxQ-Kg6qFTxl5ofQOSNc/s1600-h/family.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5195889595617609890" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSO545ok5UVEYFA-AofNtHkkpXTSktQNyg2ZT3rP4zn5B3TslHbJ9pdtIB0Hh0sHMmXrG1jSZ7yvxnV5xTVu-mweBy1JRJlVI7UQdlMkNUPm93dVIIBvSH_fsSxQ-Kg6qFTxl5ofQOSNc/s320/family.JPG" border="0" /></a>Even though it was a tough time losing Amy, we were able to spend a lot of time with family. Aunt Lisa took a nice family picture for us. Since some family members have requested that I post more pictures of Todd and I, here you go!</div></div></div>Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07952825753519465634noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3718338648839542199.post-15329171413241699462008-04-24T04:44:00.000-07:002008-04-24T05:49:54.289-07:00Amy is home with Jesus<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVyVManssPn0otx1co4Mwd3_dyf6Yk6UWhE9x7wP82sE_20xAgRleXdno6KNVVcAuH17Uh49dKAqk4VHEyPs17pIZ5OdzH-nBDw7iPdF-Llkiuy_LhUJOhlR-UkuF6Xh8usHvW44hMwbU/s1600-h/IMG_1313.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5192778643430934674" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVyVManssPn0otx1co4Mwd3_dyf6Yk6UWhE9x7wP82sE_20xAgRleXdno6KNVVcAuH17Uh49dKAqk4VHEyPs17pIZ5OdzH-nBDw7iPdF-Llkiuy_LhUJOhlR-UkuF6Xh8usHvW44hMwbU/s200/IMG_1313.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR0HGFNXqeO1gm1dDlF1G989608a0iKADSwS5za7fN1_5rwzju1M43IdlS3z8SNzBghyn4a9bMQiW14ZmF5ISUyISNCQ5Xx-4DByXzLt7X-CQtlwZ3wjo-P-UO9xnfMeKoNo4mB5tLU4c/s1600-h/Amy+%26+Ainsley.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5192778115149957250" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR0HGFNXqeO1gm1dDlF1G989608a0iKADSwS5za7fN1_5rwzju1M43IdlS3z8SNzBghyn4a9bMQiW14ZmF5ISUyISNCQ5Xx-4DByXzLt7X-CQtlwZ3wjo-P-UO9xnfMeKoNo4mB5tLU4c/s200/Amy+%26+Ainsley.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYWniWlpkn7wgDkxtGtlAllmpsFS2jCFNhwOAdvltsDTOKa5aJDj8TpfBE23gOE-25DGA1qwm0aGe6Wg-2oxPld3jPrrDLSiQwNx5Wp4qK3kETfhEXfVbgnwE1aUr4KdpbKZS6diwhPfY/s1600-h/IMG_1197.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5192777870336821362" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYWniWlpkn7wgDkxtGtlAllmpsFS2jCFNhwOAdvltsDTOKa5aJDj8TpfBE23gOE-25DGA1qwm0aGe6Wg-2oxPld3jPrrDLSiQwNx5Wp4qK3kETfhEXfVbgnwE1aUr4KdpbKZS6diwhPfY/s200/IMG_1197.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMy9Y33nshzq8WmuXrZFxjAdKDwxg6TCbmPOXDBVnybu6yY2tTQV4VeHS6DqVq-z3YmDxl1-OxQiD-LjJyqXFcMl-GLghfqezJtM1OP4WGuK53NkvXnEwFMXt0L48t9cYQ-DX9fkd1Qac/s1600-h/IMG_1196.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5192777741487802466" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMy9Y33nshzq8WmuXrZFxjAdKDwxg6TCbmPOXDBVnybu6yY2tTQV4VeHS6DqVq-z3YmDxl1-OxQiD-LjJyqXFcMl-GLghfqezJtM1OP4WGuK53NkvXnEwFMXt0L48t9cYQ-DX9fkd1Qac/s200/IMG_1196.jpg" border="0" /></a> Amy passed away yesterday, Wednesday 4/23, after being brought to the hospital by ambulance the previous morning. She was having difficulty breathing. Her breathing continued to worsen until she passed away. She had a long battle with cancer, and is now in peace. She will be so missed. We love her dearly.<br /><br /><br /><br /><div>Her services will be held at <em>Meadow Creek Church</em> on Saturday 4/26. There will be a viewing at 10 a.m. and her service at 11 a.m. Amy will be buried in Illinois on Monday.</div></div></div></div>Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07952825753519465634noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3718338648839542199.post-18991526719995691732008-03-24T07:09:00.000-07:002008-03-24T07:12:16.098-07:00Easter!Our church held their first anual Easter Egg Hunt! Todd took the girls and they had a great time. Here's a few pictures :o)<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvDfe3Z4oW2Mhp8jsj17Bq6NwwZiKrZf16q_9yD43edqk25tjkYEsxxS3Za8IBFkyM0KiRht1rjcAGE8TWQ44FofTc8Ily3iFOja6c0uYnCW6IssC-b7RkQll3zFFj7j8J9C_PjWV8AqQ/s1600-h/IMG_1329.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5181310612479748610" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvDfe3Z4oW2Mhp8jsj17Bq6NwwZiKrZf16q_9yD43edqk25tjkYEsxxS3Za8IBFkyM0KiRht1rjcAGE8TWQ44FofTc8Ily3iFOja6c0uYnCW6IssC-b7RkQll3zFFj7j8J9C_PjWV8AqQ/s200/IMG_1329.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzmvkur0uOpphz-neGGH4Xr7LuuUPCdz7a3TvNCcTdTTlyeQo_IZ6IxAmhEu4wP2VrFjf92Wxxm9L8zpgWNmTmdjFuaz80C-u3bZVgW-SoL6dvyX4JOcO8pz85_wNWKbuvdJ5EqdnD7Ls/s1600-h/IMG_1337.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5181310410616285682" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzmvkur0uOpphz-neGGH4Xr7LuuUPCdz7a3TvNCcTdTTlyeQo_IZ6IxAmhEu4wP2VrFjf92Wxxm9L8zpgWNmTmdjFuaz80C-u3bZVgW-SoL6dvyX4JOcO8pz85_wNWKbuvdJ5EqdnD7Ls/s200/IMG_1337.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwmTP1btw-EAputHAI3U2jwRRvfTwr3XleBJqeDKZrPm-pO8MtL-0UvqqvKXWP0t1tGR-MEg9SQmNGwPnRt2oe0QTNLhg3vyWigNlhJXbtB0gd-R1kZsyKCMuLSGHYg0x43XRiyvvetkI/s1600-h/IMG_1335.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5181310260292430306" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwmTP1btw-EAputHAI3U2jwRRvfTwr3XleBJqeDKZrPm-pO8MtL-0UvqqvKXWP0t1tGR-MEg9SQmNGwPnRt2oe0QTNLhg3vyWigNlhJXbtB0gd-R1kZsyKCMuLSGHYg0x43XRiyvvetkI/s200/IMG_1335.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div>Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07952825753519465634noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3718338648839542199.post-30949882486425484532008-03-12T14:39:00.000-07:002008-03-12T14:47:20.435-07:00Birthdays!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb3qS_e61BUDPUAeSQJl2wZTg8lTAM6rKlv_jjuRBKKxczeXsAPRF8z936owSBuRCYYdf9QBnI2GLEIgVB6_XyOiRLm1RxlQry45e4sE2yaWppRvIE9NW_ByF0IUBoa8ENpCYTdhueBR4/s1600-h/IMG_1316.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5176974978412948338" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb3qS_e61BUDPUAeSQJl2wZTg8lTAM6rKlv_jjuRBKKxczeXsAPRF8z936owSBuRCYYdf9QBnI2GLEIgVB6_XyOiRLm1RxlQry45e4sE2yaWppRvIE9NW_ByF0IUBoa8ENpCYTdhueBR4/s200/IMG_1316.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha9sOfQoSWMu-41GrQqr-ttV7GSXR9wK5jM9GV8tH9FDj_Uq5KZw65cC1Vh3Pq8HgonuHbQDRzRVYx87p9iDSka_vGUHOnoRzWYN6kCrG3Yg3Ddu2dIvdRgFMjkkNjfCFkRHfQXxwuZ-w/s1600-h/IMG_1315.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5176974862448831330" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha9sOfQoSWMu-41GrQqr-ttV7GSXR9wK5jM9GV8tH9FDj_Uq5KZw65cC1Vh3Pq8HgonuHbQDRzRVYx87p9iDSka_vGUHOnoRzWYN6kCrG3Yg3Ddu2dIvdRgFMjkkNjfCFkRHfQXxwuZ-w/s200/IMG_1315.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBwglEON-w4k4dMonOtgNYn_mgC18yEQNN6m8geo1bKziwT0YBhFa2ZbI5NQ5Ljz6njLikSiL-nvuJU1cPMvGQfLmIivN21Hr91P3bkog7Z0ZMlWMx5uI8K5gMxMwcQd99IYeq864Ys4s/s1600-h/IMG_1313.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5176974746484714322" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBwglEON-w4k4dMonOtgNYn_mgC18yEQNN6m8geo1bKziwT0YBhFa2ZbI5NQ5Ljz6njLikSiL-nvuJU1cPMvGQfLmIivN21Hr91P3bkog7Z0ZMlWMx5uI8K5gMxMwcQd99IYeq864Ys4s/s200/IMG_1313.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div>We celebrated both Amy and Gummy's birthdays a few weeks ago. Better late than never, right?! Here's a few pictures!</div></div></div>Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07952825753519465634noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3718338648839542199.post-4775133673583802962008-03-12T14:03:00.001-07:002008-03-12T14:18:39.815-07:00Transportation Museum<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA_pABwwK04u2TW0kDMYMZ7GFfzQOeYhbB-8lc-nSolUzBinpMTl-hwbVg25MX8HtlS-uwuAKAZSjQ5VFtNGVwJQKAm1TXul_5OSgWgsPNAKu7V9kvv-0WkmGZxUQjcyq0rWCmWOIFnVw/s1600-h/IMG_1321.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5176967303306390338" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA_pABwwK04u2TW0kDMYMZ7GFfzQOeYhbB-8lc-nSolUzBinpMTl-hwbVg25MX8HtlS-uwuAKAZSjQ5VFtNGVwJQKAm1TXul_5OSgWgsPNAKu7V9kvv-0WkmGZxUQjcyq0rWCmWOIFnVw/s200/IMG_1321.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9A-2VZbdnedeac0zvzhnbgUw0OojkqZu8zctkHGAsd4HBEu33Yqyyg2dDzMtBUCFtMB6reNZdsSrfb1yxzexaoQF4TpOgVnO8aRfzq0_4x6E99-mYapK5MTsgmJHD-lMlmIcBxgC59B4/s1600-h/IMG_1322.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5176966968298941234" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9A-2VZbdnedeac0zvzhnbgUw0OojkqZu8zctkHGAsd4HBEu33Yqyyg2dDzMtBUCFtMB6reNZdsSrfb1yxzexaoQF4TpOgVnO8aRfzq0_4x6E99-mYapK5MTsgmJHD-lMlmIcBxgC59B4/s200/IMG_1322.jpg" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis8t77_y2NVUXirewJoZ88Nv2JvTzITLmjSe1zRzaW4fa8g5TGUEmHsc24rFavThytqmiPMqGEwzTOphdjFUYySi2-QIw8LTtyzQWiX6eORYmcnAAv1CO0ekj4OtXF6y2imZ6GkYv_S7A/s1600-h/IMG_1320.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5176966809385151266" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis8t77_y2NVUXirewJoZ88Nv2JvTzITLmjSe1zRzaW4fa8g5TGUEmHsc24rFavThytqmiPMqGEwzTOphdjFUYySi2-QIw8LTtyzQWiX6eORYmcnAAv1CO0ekj4OtXF6y2imZ6GkYv_S7A/s200/IMG_1320.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><div>Ok, I know that it's been a long time since I've added anything.....I started my masters through Liberty Univ., and pretty much all of my "extra" time is being used to study. </div><br /><br /><br /><div></div><div>Today we went to the transportation museum in St. Paul, and the girls had a great time! They had old train cars that you can walk into and explore, and tables set up with Thomas the Tank Engine for the kids to play with. It was fun! Here's a few pictures of the girls :o)</div><br /><br /><div></div></div></div>Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07952825753519465634noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3718338648839542199.post-56182673250000023982007-12-31T12:29:00.001-08:002007-12-31T12:48:00.580-08:00Christmas!!!<div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit7QLCnX7Z1PodafF7ajOURsH9iabaYTpMHYTDiroyW1D2-KAMVa3SDMo0qI5yzHciDvHtcYyEMOvTZUnd6xulex7gYytlEJDa6s-kg0q1INBprHXggjj1ybMFwdOzHOpzA_pmDlrB3Wg/s1600-h/IMG_1295.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5150240213441013666" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit7QLCnX7Z1PodafF7ajOURsH9iabaYTpMHYTDiroyW1D2-KAMVa3SDMo0qI5yzHciDvHtcYyEMOvTZUnd6xulex7gYytlEJDa6s-kg0q1INBprHXggjj1ybMFwdOzHOpzA_pmDlrB3Wg/s200/IMG_1295.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div>Mimi came to visit us on Christmas Day! She stayed with us for the rest of the week. We love having her here :o)<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieN9Sfsd4FqFWfe0LxbNoEndz13rnYaqIuBS6jGhCs9Mlp6kAaNE910xTalJxVJDbUcK13q13_iKbXOlRMitbx7OWF5sKd_sfZjAe8G6Z4V1BSf4vrW_pTUA87s-LuMS0Jo5RGTvECIPo/s1600-h/IMG_1292.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5150241368787216306" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieN9Sfsd4FqFWfe0LxbNoEndz13rnYaqIuBS6jGhCs9Mlp6kAaNE910xTalJxVJDbUcK13q13_iKbXOlRMitbx7OWF5sKd_sfZjAe8G6Z4V1BSf4vrW_pTUA87s-LuMS0Jo5RGTvECIPo/s200/IMG_1292.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwTP7jNujpylBkITxh-bAWXRNPVRNeCQPt8GVFa8iNaw7fLwSjIFoVsfri_LMJgeXxtKis-mUMmgeJUBgxw3riXadg9H1JPsov5tCkxeHB-Ab71ZurNpu0DxbDUBynIgqikABPXOqt2xE/s1600-h/IMG_1281.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5150240028757419922" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwTP7jNujpylBkITxh-bAWXRNPVRNeCQPt8GVFa8iNaw7fLwSjIFoVsfri_LMJgeXxtKis-mUMmgeJUBgxw3riXadg9H1JPsov5tCkxeHB-Ab71ZurNpu0DxbDUBynIgqikABPXOqt2xE/s200/IMG_1281.jpg" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRghhBAoKArJoYVejvEBTMuDE_KeYf0B8Gifdc3QojFlMRHMHtHn8MmWtzPP6XSWiApft5hAA7UoD_Gjq3s3KFBl3txzuCkKQldTOBcXw6No-NsBX_lv6ghELRycve95KtEt3BYguyVKk/s1600-h/IMG_1291.jpg"></a>We had Christmas breakfast at our house this year! We had both sides of the family here (I think that makes 10 people :o)<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRghhBAoKArJoYVejvEBTMuDE_KeYf0B8Gifdc3QojFlMRHMHtHn8MmWtzPP6XSWiApft5hAA7UoD_Gjq3s3KFBl3txzuCkKQldTOBcXw6No-NsBX_lv6ghELRycve95KtEt3BYguyVKk/s1600-h/IMG_1291.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5150239689455003522" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRghhBAoKArJoYVejvEBTMuDE_KeYf0B8Gifdc3QojFlMRHMHtHn8MmWtzPP6XSWiApft5hAA7UoD_Gjq3s3KFBl3txzuCkKQldTOBcXw6No-NsBX_lv6ghELRycve95KtEt3BYguyVKk/s200/IMG_1291.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><br /><div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOfpbtDbtA7u-nI8AFh_coPpsnUbMvepUmgqSs5b3tC6CEO6pXt913LE-BqYqJ7xFyNusqHNJWTgNenuDQbQgFd__xuaHQjM28W2mZR7mC26_zXliymspZ4TqCxGwLt2aC5kg51F531Tw/s1600-h/IMG_1288.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5150239113929385810" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOfpbtDbtA7u-nI8AFh_coPpsnUbMvepUmgqSs5b3tC6CEO6pXt913LE-BqYqJ7xFyNusqHNJWTgNenuDQbQgFd__xuaHQjM28W2mZR7mC26_zXliymspZ4TqCxGwLt2aC5kg51F531Tw/s200/IMG_1288.jpg" border="0" /></a> The kids we're a lot of fun this year. All Ainsley wanted to do was open more presents, and Alise was a wild woman climbing on everything. It was fun!</div></div></div></div></div></div>Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07952825753519465634noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3718338648839542199.post-28707310301943140972007-12-18T12:21:00.000-08:002007-12-18T12:25:19.241-08:00Christmas Dresses!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijyNguaUDO0tEuyNm_boZTrLmcDZyRQ1puQYzYID5M-yrDbojEE20WwXQmJTrldMMRquIoX1Mvz5pRW86Ljsl-NgVzbH9gcSEeadoPSw5x_Ux-3p_ctlcqIy_sejDhqKnvb4yJ0hMHnKQ/s1600-h/IMG_1280.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5145411596458485554" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijyNguaUDO0tEuyNm_boZTrLmcDZyRQ1puQYzYID5M-yrDbojEE20WwXQmJTrldMMRquIoX1Mvz5pRW86Ljsl-NgVzbH9gcSEeadoPSw5x_Ux-3p_ctlcqIy_sejDhqKnvb4yJ0hMHnKQ/s200/IMG_1280.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk1clZdDQ4moyAkzF8PYrwKTLf6GiZn63tcQ3HqrrSMw5GNiLx6NwMA9TBAyCMDZoHa7j1vVf0jVuBqcKtgrpW-293-nwAxAjOJGYR3Bw96jtYT-t7WQuP31pyrZK3gkOtR5sLPdkg4ZA/s1600-h/IMG_1279.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5145411463314499362" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk1clZdDQ4moyAkzF8PYrwKTLf6GiZn63tcQ3HqrrSMw5GNiLx6NwMA9TBAyCMDZoHa7j1vVf0jVuBqcKtgrpW-293-nwAxAjOJGYR3Bw96jtYT-t7WQuP31pyrZK3gkOtR5sLPdkg4ZA/s200/IMG_1279.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMBaHN5SXmb0ZeHXdNvUYGQdmGNZ2SFnzfG9OJVF3pxNlXqRxG7AZsTNbs4UyYSMSc0BtO4mnnCHo4PEYEqeO_uEnpDBkD59iasqzSXwxxlRKDz-KBeK1uqUPwL0QVaZKYgndmQ-7n4j4/s1600-h/IMG_1278.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5145411330170513170" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMBaHN5SXmb0ZeHXdNvUYGQdmGNZ2SFnzfG9OJVF3pxNlXqRxG7AZsTNbs4UyYSMSc0BtO4mnnCHo4PEYEqeO_uEnpDBkD59iasqzSXwxxlRKDz-KBeK1uqUPwL0QVaZKYgndmQ-7n4j4/s200/IMG_1278.jpg" border="0" /></a> Todd's grandparents sent the girls matching Christmas dresses this year, so here's a few pictures of them in their new dresses :o)</div></div>Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07952825753519465634noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3718338648839542199.post-92078652120409263312007-12-18T12:11:00.000-08:002007-12-18T12:27:01.240-08:00More Dance!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwrURSTtv1Ec1kS_Hz7MUbFO6hJJlzmwa7Bb9UAdJNu21s66tqp1sLDhBa254rtvbq6pnW7w_P2Bhzq6Aw7kyew7G47CpwvbVppNzsyp4OYdBQ5tuUWkhZUw60DF0udXMEbM467hewuB8/s1600-h/IMG_1273.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5145409805457123058" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwrURSTtv1Ec1kS_Hz7MUbFO6hJJlzmwa7Bb9UAdJNu21s66tqp1sLDhBa254rtvbq6pnW7w_P2Bhzq6Aw7kyew7G47CpwvbVppNzsyp4OYdBQ5tuUWkhZUw60DF0udXMEbM467hewuB8/s200/IMG_1273.jpg" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjptf421rh2orxOH9S4IDMpBE81Vu2SURUg8ScgenlsANljspIBf9LJkzUhdy0wwk4iPrPJ22yB7fLSCNFjzYPNoaq6Vzxtqv0EWmHZqDVikjRkE35xuvabYK-Bwg39iKj7SHjXTGkqAU/s1600-h/IMG_1276.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5145410067450128130" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjptf421rh2orxOH9S4IDMpBE81Vu2SURUg8ScgenlsANljspIBf9LJkzUhdy0wwk4iPrPJ22yB7fLSCNFjzYPNoaq6Vzxtqv0EWmHZqDVikjRkE35xuvabYK-Bwg39iKj7SHjXTGkqAU/s200/IMG_1276.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWYqw0_KaQdQLQkLd7mdIVccvk0LQtxOX_ltGHqMtO3Z0wIwpCl36mfIps7OrTHm8JfV8wtroTdy5tFDIsAQFE5728gZJYBjvUmq8F0Mq-EcnFXJ426cYi8Ms6-FKrIZLNdl0umn0AGe8/s1600-h/IMG_1265.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5145409590708758242" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWYqw0_KaQdQLQkLd7mdIVccvk0LQtxOX_ltGHqMtO3Z0wIwpCl36mfIps7OrTHm8JfV8wtroTdy5tFDIsAQFE5728gZJYBjvUmq8F0Mq-EcnFXJ426cYi8Ms6-FKrIZLNdl0umn0AGe8/s200/IMG_1265.jpg" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgprsbCI41odNvu6KmqumtXoeqnCbMeuUdnoCvMDFp1IgTTPmDZyoKgrkc_92OsmEK6cp15Pm5x6lihb8RC8MkVEQfASS2uZRuevgNGHy1zMJDagx1y7d8MuZKBilFbsoXaObbWDIZU9Po/s1600-h/IMG_1258.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5145409457564772050" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgprsbCI41odNvu6KmqumtXoeqnCbMeuUdnoCvMDFp1IgTTPmDZyoKgrkc_92OsmEK6cp15Pm5x6lihb8RC8MkVEQfASS2uZRuevgNGHy1zMJDagx1y7d8MuZKBilFbsoXaObbWDIZU9Po/s200/IMG_1258.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div>I must say that community ed. dance was sooo much better than going to the dance studio. Ainsley loved her class! She actually got to be a 3 yr old, and her teacher was awesome. Here's a few pictures of her last day. As you can see, it was all I could do to keep <em>Alise</em> from joining her sister :o)</div></div>Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07952825753519465634noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3718338648839542199.post-17311000155392966142007-11-24T14:13:00.001-08:002007-11-24T14:23:37.619-08:00Thanksgiving<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwYp5e1B7Wz6BKXQU3YpyFPzrYc0HpXn0FfwfIIstE7NqAhhigrgDPQrlFKrLshQcAv1O_DgaRp7ahiVOj-YkV0ohWYSFUmexTnNZcD170vX62TLLBBJSJooKmjzB62yRICQvgs2VeUgQ/s1600-h/IMG_1220.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5136534055663558226" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwYp5e1B7Wz6BKXQU3YpyFPzrYc0HpXn0FfwfIIstE7NqAhhigrgDPQrlFKrLshQcAv1O_DgaRp7ahiVOj-YkV0ohWYSFUmexTnNZcD170vX62TLLBBJSJooKmjzB62yRICQvgs2VeUgQ/s200/IMG_1220.jpg" border="0" /></a> We celebrated Thanksgiving at Todd's parents house this year. Todd's aunt Karen and uncle Mark came up this year to join us. It's always nice to see them! We have so much to be thankful for! <br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBD2hfcj4Bw8UFfXGIrwfFxpZOqpBoBY7OAMFBh79VNMWFP-EdYrsaNB6O3FCBiMrPjCxo0Sai1ws1J24sJZZ-ECSE5YEl89h05YRax2VbhlnFJxNIKUqhrZPFvVXQjVZwyAIKm_LP1t0/s1600-h/IMG_1226.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5136533763605782082" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBD2hfcj4Bw8UFfXGIrwfFxpZOqpBoBY7OAMFBh79VNMWFP-EdYrsaNB6O3FCBiMrPjCxo0Sai1ws1J24sJZZ-ECSE5YEl89h05YRax2VbhlnFJxNIKUqhrZPFvVXQjVZwyAIKm_LP1t0/s200/IMG_1226.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJFnMKVfdNL0c3KGcM9rfimHHIH8GaHK6xHGv1OoKEORdu3c8VPXZ1WW95HwaAVJxb9C1VJzcftGE65p2gAtGxzN3AjdGRGQO3NkmscM_r0Md0qVREBC79Uka2gnqLrI28VYyHpVg_icw/s1600-h/IMG_1223.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5136533634756763186" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJFnMKVfdNL0c3KGcM9rfimHHIH8GaHK6xHGv1OoKEORdu3c8VPXZ1WW95HwaAVJxb9C1VJzcftGE65p2gAtGxzN3AjdGRGQO3NkmscM_r0Md0qVREBC79Uka2gnqLrI28VYyHpVg_icw/s200/IMG_1223.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div> </div></div></div>Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07952825753519465634noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3718338648839542199.post-43796877954649841552007-11-24T14:05:00.000-08:002007-11-24T14:55:15.897-08:00Happy Birthday Alise!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHV2UZkGTZD00lPsTKXRj1TLuY2s9fjLqBMmZA70WHLwKXAfJv2AlgzWXprWBF2UHjB9wJE7Ea4mglN5WXY8UJ_As8-hA445V0-9kFlcA0f8GKwa3A-nnLb1N_1FLtTCYdO_diCqOd_U8/s1600-h/IMG_1235.jpg"></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWxAN7EOEvEEPh8kmO2aNXB4sf1_84Ql2zQkrzg5e6XcGwO6dKYPOB5XhPx7giuF0EWkXPCf94p5u8-S392vdBoqSqy5sfPVyme0ZuLU6EhqHelZvojgS5mH1N5TvX_2f3ZuWtwNxVLBU/s1600-h/IMG_1229.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5136540480934633058" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWxAN7EOEvEEPh8kmO2aNXB4sf1_84Ql2zQkrzg5e6XcGwO6dKYPOB5XhPx7giuF0EWkXPCf94p5u8-S392vdBoqSqy5sfPVyme0ZuLU6EhqHelZvojgS5mH1N5TvX_2f3ZuWtwNxVLBU/s320/IMG_1229.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div>We can't believe that our baby is one (well, almost)!!!<br /><br /><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5136541417237503602" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaQ4-ANYMIiH-G8g26J2smp4tuxDca7jzijfDZRREXXQleIqhExhlDPJT9LAd8u37-yBkX87aRWSLsIQ5YUDnBx-WXD60J1KZg5MR7PdGNW7pZh4QsffdcTvRzuW8rGH6QG3gdNaNvVUI/s200/IMG_1230.jpg" border="0" /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhClbhCb0jkapNDyipdL9k9ej5f91jLC_XM8FZ4MGxvmwC6xjUbUjC0qUOB2t1rXBVuyFAUFzT6iHOeJAKIoaBEeCwdewYbQX1qmzuIVzUzwLGtprjB6d22kmQ58CIRw3fbu_x4jKRsSVo/s1600-h/IMG_1234.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5136532320496770578" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhClbhCb0jkapNDyipdL9k9ej5f91jLC_XM8FZ4MGxvmwC6xjUbUjC0qUOB2t1rXBVuyFAUFzT6iHOeJAKIoaBEeCwdewYbQX1qmzuIVzUzwLGtprjB6d22kmQ58CIRw3fbu_x4jKRsSVo/s200/IMG_1234.jpg" border="0" /></a> As you can see, Alise enjoyed her birthday cake! Sh<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKN9S-W_XU7S2mZCxvKLqVO19gVqnAmUR_b1bVCHtLVow_1ZPv1JsNMl9fTxWyqkLY6qmCTh-U1d1erQQFqBUimTIzEs1DhiFnoMotnD58-lcZGDJCuvM7Sx-8pvAvB8KuhridlZIOUgc/s1600-h/IMG_1235.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5136532453640756770" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKN9S-W_XU7S2mZCxvKLqVO19gVqnAmUR_b1bVCHtLVow_1ZPv1JsNMl9fTxWyqkLY6qmCTh-U1d1erQQFqBUimTIzEs1DhiFnoMotnD58-lcZGDJCuvM7Sx-8pvAvB8KuhridlZIOUgc/s200/IMG_1235.jpg" border="0" /></a>e was a little hesitant at first, but it really didn't take her long before she dove right in :o)<br /><br /><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmjxKSSNU6mZw18pOLhr_ZBhS1YhsozUvmYSu3LDeDiQCJ-xJ68iKTBN94fd0kLyqBQ_pV6PtF4YgOlJxOPwfIrPmsQ_pksGEqR0VuxpAhTFBbtGNECM3Hb3aAsqBT4mOKcelmUJelvQk/s1600-h/IMG_1229.jpg"></a></div></div></div>Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07952825753519465634noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3718338648839542199.post-76568754664922551272007-11-02T06:23:00.000-07:002007-11-02T06:38:14.480-07:00Halloween!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimZ9IERoIPu2L-owA-1aC10KV7A5PIkPwO0h8wHkI9Ld207rKOHw5YbiS7zLOyB5qXkYBC1Y-oLGbwcXSHFhyphenhyphenUW_P9JjYP3OlAaYWm8eUjjitMQocodzcYuWg5y0OVuRSVsHof0LdtaNo/s1600-h/IMG_1195.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5128235994555460018" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimZ9IERoIPu2L-owA-1aC10KV7A5PIkPwO0h8wHkI9Ld207rKOHw5YbiS7zLOyB5qXkYBC1Y-oLGbwcXSHFhyphenhyphenUW_P9JjYP3OlAaYWm8eUjjitMQocodzcYuWg5y0OVuRSVsHof0LdtaNo/s320/IMG_1195.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5IFdKFbmqDfMxHyJKJ_u5nBNo0DR1F-hdXPSeupKgfMZwMGbVNC5tKyN4703ACzLK9TTV2wLSVAzxooeK0gZ4tiR9HUCRMmbj7QdoMzs4uLWlTtoTmlj3itV-asYhrsT5WnlPrRCQrmk/s1600-h/IMG_1194.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5128235805576898978" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5IFdKFbmqDfMxHyJKJ_u5nBNo0DR1F-hdXPSeupKgfMZwMGbVNC5tKyN4703ACzLK9TTV2wLSVAzxooeK0gZ4tiR9HUCRMmbj7QdoMzs4uLWlTtoTmlj3itV-asYhrsT5WnlPrRCQrmk/s200/IMG_1194.jpg" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:lucida grande;">As you can see, Ainsley was tinkerbell and Alise was a caterpillar!</span><br /><br /><div><br /><div><span style="font-family:lucida grande;">Ainsley had a lot of fun dressing up this year! She's been talking about her costume for a <strong>very</strong> long time. Alise did a great job <em>wearing</em> her costume... she didn't make a fuss at all :o)</span></div><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjassPYtu6eVn-iUEwKEuJP-NQ7CWO1GWdIZTGbhjxertc-jlQhH-uCcCMt-mv0PEzc8LybLl3r6qEeqmSmPaXhrVP4tu76ejnLXCvrISqb5rRNC9X-wb7B9h4qz4mJ14OJI0ylOb3dIXk/s1600-h/IMG_1195.jpg"></a></div></div></div>Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07952825753519465634noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3718338648839542199.post-36984224492588395432007-10-21T12:01:00.000-07:002007-10-21T12:48:48.990-07:00Pumpkin Patch!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi601IcOp-tNzIV9H6oZDSBKE_JLlO7MKYM2EZT7hyphenhyphen9m7aR3tZj20cQvlB7w4AbrrLjjoFaszkmmImiBaXJ-5lFu7qr3zTE5Nhj_V7HvNIWLl4FUQiEKSrh3nN8ddJaWHtPzaAJd7ZVlYM/s1600-h/IMG_1156.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5123876136615649314" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi601IcOp-tNzIV9H6oZDSBKE_JLlO7MKYM2EZT7hyphenhyphen9m7aR3tZj20cQvlB7w4AbrrLjjoFaszkmmImiBaXJ-5lFu7qr3zTE5Nhj_V7HvNIWLl4FUQiEKSrh3nN8ddJaWHtPzaAJd7ZVlYM/s200/IMG_1156.jpg" border="0" /></a> We went to the pumpkin patch today! There's a family farm, close to our house, that has both animals and a pumpkin patch.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwy0ZmXnIWxgo1DnJcRvdXOCV-nbAl-Oph06J2V8D3vsJ73Hmj-n3FT5kySM95usCkfjfKJCz_q2pyG3qrRUseeT_9B8ZuHN-99DDNaTvDTQUTzGRUB0CS3sAamzgjkyp5NrqhfxuG_Jo/s1600-h/IMG_1160.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5123874379974025234" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwy0ZmXnIWxgo1DnJcRvdXOCV-nbAl-Oph06J2V8D3vsJ73Hmj-n3FT5kySM95usCkfjfKJCz_q2pyG3qrRUseeT_9B8ZuHN-99DDNaTvDTQUTzGRUB0CS3sAamzgjkyp5NrqhfxuG_Jo/s200/IMG_1160.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ4ErZ0rbPMJFmKs3JgNQcQHF4JVsOq-swJ14k4UDOL49WA8vT7V3qvJ79U0RGWRcwx92nOV-lJ_cRR_0pdeXl6l2NADyD0UlBWS5WkkdAUOCTWQCrJlTJioS0NGzIRr66MHsml0t-CNs/s1600-h/IMG_1160.jpg"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPUBrMFJGhxHyohRwoeSnU43EvKK8sTB16nFzgkBDgBeo95pemEORi0g7k_rAJ97XwhUcyO3Fmkob0ap-f0TmXPoHrXpbJL7g0p5BVcBLLDPtwjw_ooN_Y3wNlzmVwstlEq4eM52pPNZ0/s1600-h/IMG_1168.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5123873374951677938" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPUBrMFJGhxHyohRwoeSnU43EvKK8sTB16nFzgkBDgBeo95pemEORi0g7k_rAJ97XwhUcyO3Fmkob0ap-f0TmXPoHrXpbJL7g0p5BVcBLLDPtwjw_ooN_Y3wNlzmVwstlEq4eM52pPNZ0/s200/IMG_1168.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><div></div><div></div><div>Ainsley had so much fun! She did a great job pulling the wagon of pumpkins around. Alise really had no idea what was going on...poor kid!<br /></div><br /><div></div>Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07952825753519465634noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3718338648839542199.post-88866252934339453132007-10-20T08:05:00.000-07:002007-10-20T08:18:56.472-07:00Fall is here!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg3k8RQfKAAA1qqptEU2VauNvZcfi3qH5fkBh1Gd3hxxhfdKva2Xwu8cFqIuwVwDBXRrV_K_OWW0NrxUUgK_5PTJlnUHN9drfj5mW1imgA6h-Zm44JS-qQyOeMSEFlrhztehQFj5CH31U/s1600-h/IMG_1153.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5123437362756689810" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg3k8RQfKAAA1qqptEU2VauNvZcfi3qH5fkBh1Gd3hxxhfdKva2Xwu8cFqIuwVwDBXRrV_K_OWW0NrxUUgK_5PTJlnUHN9drfj5mW1imgA6h-Zm44JS-qQyOeMSEFlrhztehQFj5CH31U/s200/IMG_1153.jpg" border="0" /></a> Here are a few pictures that Ainsley and I took yesterday.....fall is definitely here! It's so pretty. I just keep having to tell myself to enjoy it and not to think about the bitter cold months ahead!<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6yYZWxnof7URDBG3ipNegcFDKOBL7HCYDSER2gUVnrBTTSxvP_9eHADQCQp5_I4wdly1FBUIOadVhU0b8USdoHUhhqgcbs2ujcNhJ1TgS-JqM6dJut7WCqQVwqRZQcdDLDFWnaLtBBBQ/s1600-h/IMG_1154.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5123437092173750146" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6yYZWxnof7URDBG3ipNegcFDKOBL7HCYDSER2gUVnrBTTSxvP_9eHADQCQp5_I4wdly1FBUIOadVhU0b8USdoHUhhqgcbs2ujcNhJ1TgS-JqM6dJut7WCqQVwqRZQcdDLDFWnaLtBBBQ/s200/IMG_1154.jpg" border="0" /></a> </div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqi1RAN-nMpbgMv-9gEWNRdmwar5qWFSkxNDmHaUznuIfCAvQvck3Jgf5eCwKceFDwKb6lXo3FfRKpDpgSqAlmdd2bCLNucED4roHUOB6GWW6PH-IazODh6xOo76J_SHKMCaRg1oPx91Q/s1600-h/IMG_1155.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5123435640474804050" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqi1RAN-nMpbgMv-9gEWNRdmwar5qWFSkxNDmHaUznuIfCAvQvck3Jgf5eCwKceFDwKb6lXo3FfRKpDpgSqAlmdd2bCLNucED4roHUOB6GWW6PH-IazODh6xOo76J_SHKMCaRg1oPx91Q/s200/IMG_1155.jpg" border="0" /></a>What a girly girl I have! She <em>always </em>has her "baby" and a purse with her. That she doesn't get from me. But...she is very much a perfectionist...that I'm afraid she does get from me!<br /><br /></div><div></div>Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07952825753519465634noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3718338648839542199.post-18022803420972253552007-10-17T18:44:00.000-07:002007-10-17T18:53:30.504-07:00Alise!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf2jJKydGtmodqQDXyNfslV3buZMhvqWNTqjXxNbu8Te9Zyit9TlDCpC8s9skEW0uwxndkcsD9eBs0vpei4_0h0mnatnouGwFncuJuArbRzN9smKbbU3JNWx_lpzCgNsme0RNbUVUruFw/s1600-h/Alise+dells.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5122487870041595698" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf2jJKydGtmodqQDXyNfslV3buZMhvqWNTqjXxNbu8Te9Zyit9TlDCpC8s9skEW0uwxndkcsD9eBs0vpei4_0h0mnatnouGwFncuJuArbRzN9smKbbU3JNWx_lpzCgNsme0RNbUVUruFw/s200/Alise+dells.jpg" border="0" /></a> Alise is a very busy girl! She most definitely takes after her dad :o) Here's a few pictures of our life with Alise!<br /><div><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1b4Txwha_hZX9JgO82judKlOTCYLLxYjFtso8CzASahDyaru46_Fne3CcYSPRI6Sv8_imvoJ5jzrMpcFNXWoCPp3wxTMYtKEib4Fb2RTN3m6SfSgDCA_8CURXkHRKMnerb99_x8hC0Ww/s1600-h/IMG_1083.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5122487371825389330" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1b4Txwha_hZX9JgO82judKlOTCYLLxYjFtso8CzASahDyaru46_Fne3CcYSPRI6Sv8_imvoJ5jzrMpcFNXWoCPp3wxTMYtKEib4Fb2RTN3m6SfSgDCA_8CURXkHRKMnerb99_x8hC0Ww/s200/IMG_1083.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br />As you can see Alise keeps us on our toes, but she also brings a lot of joy to our house!<br /><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5122487586573754146" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGXo3hewb4O3lgHUUR55e58aFw1-yBTcxLPTL0A0oV80IZIXYApKCrvpgURBIii3-tFlUSFtxCd0SH6XDaWvZUXuHNv7ldkWLZhFpDDs1f69SQ1HIa32grZ12mYL_Vv7RLSjtQs6SryFc/s200/Wild+Alise.jpg" border="0" /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho83bLNNx0Ng76Pn2VSggeWNnS7uSTBj1sAcmSlVVPcN5t0NFk1gJbNApPyvOGJiEZaEGExptxNttzmCCbEi5QatbM99xjXr31H_7Yfcp_YlqInJ98nhaspqQbF9mqZGyoorWwl167EHM/s1600-h/IMG_1088.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5122487191436762882" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho83bLNNx0Ng76Pn2VSggeWNnS7uSTBj1sAcmSlVVPcN5t0NFk1gJbNApPyvOGJiEZaEGExptxNttzmCCbEi5QatbM99xjXr31H_7Yfcp_YlqInJ98nhaspqQbF9mqZGyoorWwl167EHM/s200/IMG_1088.jpg" border="0" /></a> </div><div>It's really hard to believe that she'll be 1 year old in just over a month! Where does the time go???<br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div></div><div><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div></div></div></div>Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07952825753519465634noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3718338648839542199.post-80415862299021226172007-10-17T17:11:00.001-07:002007-10-17T17:15:43.002-07:00Dancing Queen<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie-Y28vNAGhv6UH-HhlHX3vv_aaMR1U8aKtMsi3xZe561tq6NhnBovH0_YkxtrM2kVMsgiBgntn8mGNfPfyoXas-eQMAWqlPFcyn2fX1RuYWWGvatgz1x_ZWy7f9x9qh9F_xb0toKCmqE/s1600-h/IMG_1100.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5122463672195849874" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie-Y28vNAGhv6UH-HhlHX3vv_aaMR1U8aKtMsi3xZe561tq6NhnBovH0_YkxtrM2kVMsgiBgntn8mGNfPfyoXas-eQMAWqlPFcyn2fX1RuYWWGvatgz1x_ZWy7f9x9qh9F_xb0toKCmqE/s200/IMG_1100.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhz_fGsQw3Q9b46oq8CKJJA1yQRDV4PYiqjmkQKuByFr4ySzVwdJllWHezuHUcYV3lXRpCS3CrjvG7axt9GCKga0ZzT9pW8kQANANkSVis6eOvDM4RCaoby-QW0j74VvziejwkSz7oYQE/s1600-h/IMG_1098.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5122463569116634754" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhz_fGsQw3Q9b46oq8CKJJA1yQRDV4PYiqjmkQKuByFr4ySzVwdJllWHezuHUcYV3lXRpCS3CrjvG7axt9GCKga0ZzT9pW8kQANANkSVis6eOvDM4RCaoby-QW0j74VvziejwkSz7oYQE/s200/IMG_1098.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgviyv7WL4tystCIRL3PKo7VJ1BJOMupCImTIQURLMBE8eUXKCyku3wFe0oaybJbMVAIumP67zylmeCDmejibonyN1fyVwg8hEA813zyN3sTzkORHCJIe6DFccfoPIEWbAL1MPyqUC1IAc/s1600-h/IMG_1097.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5122463435972648562" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgviyv7WL4tystCIRL3PKo7VJ1BJOMupCImTIQURLMBE8eUXKCyku3wFe0oaybJbMVAIumP67zylmeCDmejibonyN1fyVwg8hEA813zyN3sTzkORHCJIe6DFccfoPIEWbAL1MPyqUC1IAc/s200/IMG_1097.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div>This year we started Ainsley is dance class. She absolutely loved it, but unfortunately the class was cancelled since there wasn't enough dancers signed up for the class. She did get to go for a month! We did sign her up for a "Tiny Tot" dance class through community ed. It starts in November.</div></div></div>Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07952825753519465634noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3718338648839542199.post-78250095662863890682007-10-17T17:06:00.000-07:002007-10-17T17:10:38.028-07:00Todd's Boat!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7OXHtuVNXgqnUW6p1lCeRqK7NuhyphenhypheneXXx-YED4TbTp847kGx-rE-Co1z-x3Q2pEygWKVMPP0TrEneM6rAvODNsnFTg1J0m2jG_gZqoHaZdYQbxbsS7Akn5WNHfG1TVb8YY0bfzKO-6Q0w/s1600-h/IMG_1102.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5122462413770432098" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7OXHtuVNXgqnUW6p1lCeRqK7NuhyphenhypheneXXx-YED4TbTp847kGx-rE-Co1z-x3Q2pEygWKVMPP0TrEneM6rAvODNsnFTg1J0m2jG_gZqoHaZdYQbxbsS7Akn5WNHfG1TVb8YY0bfzKO-6Q0w/s200/IMG_1102.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div>Todd has been <strong><em>busily</em></strong> working on designing a hydroplane! He literally started it from scratch. It's amazing the things that he knows how to do. As of now, he's just about ready to paint the boat, so soon he'll be able to launch it! It does work....I have witnessed it :o)</div>Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07952825753519465634noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3718338648839542199.post-19985764332979114642007-10-17T16:47:00.000-07:002007-10-17T18:42:10.882-07:00Ainsley's 3rd birthday!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrYjfhWSw2LTL9EeU4aAEQkKJcD1Y9CEoxDTnrYIYIkzmYa56bcgx7iY-eMvbalGlXR-S2CFaxhhaYzE3DMOJ5LFviD7CusPBCO6Yz7gM69XBGp4QSB8cXmJUdZS-eh6qqEJAPLoKQLgA/s1600-h/IMG_1124.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5122480413978369778" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrYjfhWSw2LTL9EeU4aAEQkKJcD1Y9CEoxDTnrYIYIkzmYa56bcgx7iY-eMvbalGlXR-S2CFaxhhaYzE3DMOJ5LFviD7CusPBCO6Yz7gM69XBGp4QSB8cXmJUdZS-eh6qqEJAPLoKQLgA/s200/IMG_1124.jpg" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY-jveNWj9LWyORDvVJTkA2Scfr-XFkgR6kLkKnfyNK-tFNvVh3KjxJtZUIEvTEGtZGXTTROiBIzetttLWEsmb89LsObKNm040tJdPXFu-9LRqGCikLyloUsC665irFEH3dRQT6e8nqOE/s1600-h/IMG_1047.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5122467769594650322" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY-jveNWj9LWyORDvVJTkA2Scfr-XFkgR6kLkKnfyNK-tFNvVh3KjxJtZUIEvTEGtZGXTTROiBIzetttLWEsmb89LsObKNm040tJdPXFu-9LRqGCikLyloUsC665irFEH3dRQT6e8nqOE/s200/IMG_1047.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />We ventured out and had Ainsley's 3rd birthday party at McDonald's this year! She had a great time! Her FF (BFF) Kaisha was there along with her "boyfriend" Wesley and a few other friends. It's hard to believe that she's 3!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5122466030132895394" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsU_n3oKloEUlf40FgCs-5jn8xG0kmLPr7135NC9spJaGwCAQjP-05kuTJdyO3DNs7sl8tvXZr6QNXsEeyf_SajuSINnXNEe1p7We1Ptn9MqbqnosyC31iqHPjQDeDMcZUg1W8MKKlLdA/s200/IMG_1134.jpg" border="0" />A few months ago, Ainsley and I made a birthday card to submitt to the TV channel <em>Sprout</em>. They choose a few birthday cards for each day to show on TV. Ainsley's wasn't one that was picked, but her name did appear on the "Sunny Side-Up Show" that day!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjep0Zg6wyqZwv_5c3Itn6QQbB52AElY_xwRAoVrlCmZh18x_Dd05giU5USKf1EcTGOfk0G6W171uZmtZZMjQDB7MnO331YfHojdWAmNSfVmBxwObrcPfDfu9DQhwwEO83UJPoFb2BMwds/s1600-h/IMG_1047.jpg"></a><br /><br />We also had Ainsley a cake, at home, on her actual birthday (10/10). We took her out to dinner, and when we asked her where she wanted to go she said to "chinese food." Translation: she wanted to go to the chinese buffet where she could eat jello and cottage cheese. Kids!Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07952825753519465634noreply@blogger.com0