tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-60366038978878414782024-03-12T18:49:32.852-07:00Sparkle in SeattleKimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14279017131160574209noreply@blogger.comBlogger110125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6036603897887841478.post-90181045786630772612011-05-02T22:19:00.000-07:002011-05-02T22:49:27.251-07:00Disneyland on a Monday Afternoon<div><div style="text-align: center;">One of the benefits of Ryan going to school here in Southern California this year has been that she gets out of school each Monday at 1:15. We have been able a few times to leave right after school to spend a few hours at Disneyland. It only takes us 45 minutes to get there and usually the crowds are pretty light. We spend a few hours wandering around and riding rides, then it's time to head home (because a certain 6, almost 7, year old has school tomorrow!)</div><div style="text-align: center;">Today was one of those Mondays! I was extremely tired from the weekend, but since I had promised them we could go, I loaded things up and away we went. I even took my camera this time! We had such a nice day. It was WARM out, but that just made rides like Pirates of the Caribbean even better!! I never thought the day would come that I would go to Disneyland by myself with 3 little girls and not think it was a big deal. I definitely have my system down and each time it gets easier!</div></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq5mC2pATGslhi9GQYBk2EDfza-_medt83WLu9eLmKIz4bw_uiZZd8yMOv_nKCy3dqfAQbmP4hx8c-9Pn0vsVafzs2Pmy76VW1YpCf0tIQHqOxXMABOhGSX0TZoW7_dXwnxXu3L6aGxPDc/s1600/DSC_4794.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq5mC2pATGslhi9GQYBk2EDfza-_medt83WLu9eLmKIz4bw_uiZZd8yMOv_nKCy3dqfAQbmP4hx8c-9Pn0vsVafzs2Pmy76VW1YpCf0tIQHqOxXMABOhGSX0TZoW7_dXwnxXu3L6aGxPDc/s320/DSC_4794.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5602360322394525394" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6NRiEqToiQiREwJ8ZONzSKkqT2V5dePdnwCxEbdeEPKavE-asHSFQhySfSbL4Imb_VanfUa1sCWmpC6jO20LilHUUuRhswB41LWAtiuKUCX46XodtZ0JWFnwvnh3oNVovnWhPRK7_3vYl/s1600/DSC_4791.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6NRiEqToiQiREwJ8ZONzSKkqT2V5dePdnwCxEbdeEPKavE-asHSFQhySfSbL4Imb_VanfUa1sCWmpC6jO20LilHUUuRhswB41LWAtiuKUCX46XodtZ0JWFnwvnh3oNVovnWhPRK7_3vYl/s320/DSC_4791.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5602360318356820770" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">My girls love the tea cups! Sophie wanted to turn that wheel SO bad, she just couldn't figure out how to reach far enough without falling over!!</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9EusbuVOXEEThVGxniUWgg08Og0UW1MC-ZaPm-DnSSHmXwA6_e4HWsanY3md8hGPv4tzcGGNm5fMFvqXZqcefoLcBybODsQYA0TkeqSqQxiIJsEunQZC3ndedsK1lwliKMDFhktMqpZEn/s1600/DSC_4789.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9EusbuVOXEEThVGxniUWgg08Og0UW1MC-ZaPm-DnSSHmXwA6_e4HWsanY3md8hGPv4tzcGGNm5fMFvqXZqcefoLcBybODsQYA0TkeqSqQxiIJsEunQZC3ndedsK1lwliKMDFhktMqpZEn/s320/DSC_4789.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5602360312965530386" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">My girls favorite ride is Storybook Land. I let Ryan take a few pictures here.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFxT1WYWD_bfgxfb9euhLV-c2Z5dqhKqoVIXfFyRg0QhelwrSOfi443Kfa4n8Lg0hAhX2RDII12h7VdQQJTM60jME5R8jOFoU79GdYoY8DQaRZO6ybLZIqxhg-ZqLZRT34fmhyqDTG8SzC/s1600/DSC_4783.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFxT1WYWD_bfgxfb9euhLV-c2Z5dqhKqoVIXfFyRg0QhelwrSOfi443Kfa4n8Lg0hAhX2RDII12h7VdQQJTM60jME5R8jOFoU79GdYoY8DQaRZO6ybLZIqxhg-ZqLZRT34fmhyqDTG8SzC/s320/DSC_4783.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5602360305755066050" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlZ-6u0KLm-jxrUKjFsj0uATgRovLAxoyS5qtbk8CDVvm9-fZgPXiRVYIkCDAZ_hIFo2xjgGDKW9cxak0UGkrM5C7BkEIemcwLuhyphenhyphenJYbjbcgTvGCWDcoOKgKV3oituZ_hxuVen5-T3QSVn/s1600/DSC_4780.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlZ-6u0KLm-jxrUKjFsj0uATgRovLAxoyS5qtbk8CDVvm9-fZgPXiRVYIkCDAZ_hIFo2xjgGDKW9cxak0UGkrM5C7BkEIemcwLuhyphenhyphenJYbjbcgTvGCWDcoOKgKV3oituZ_hxuVen5-T3QSVn/s320/DSC_4780.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5602360300767036866" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNvOmQA_c0hhmdu05kIPAFdaOhfYQExbFL9L3W2uYl3AJfsN8J1FJ9sSIP48eLApXhc6duqQaP6XFYu7yiuCj2TlFo7HuNrQxJHoDb4C8JeVMG02Xba9E-aip1BKzpmWybba7uO6AHl2NR/s1600/DSC_4764.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNvOmQA_c0hhmdu05kIPAFdaOhfYQExbFL9L3W2uYl3AJfsN8J1FJ9sSIP48eLApXhc6duqQaP6XFYu7yiuCj2TlFo7HuNrQxJHoDb4C8JeVMG02Xba9E-aip1BKzpmWybba7uO6AHl2NR/s320/DSC_4764.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5602357761900650034" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Do all kids love carousels? My girls LOVE going on carousels. I even sit on a horse with Sophie and she is happy as can be to hold on to that pole!</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhewB08bwrmaSklGPGLm7th9ACirvsT4IlTW47_xRC029F56qFOXwOkhYRBbq1D9jqr4H0kIR9b1D6RBPwZl8RAFc67PCQcYAlTVW8PW-zADY1Bt6kXiIsbw8AHVCgpo-iOBJB7wlNhMNc5/s1600/DSC_4771.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhewB08bwrmaSklGPGLm7th9ACirvsT4IlTW47_xRC029F56qFOXwOkhYRBbq1D9jqr4H0kIR9b1D6RBPwZl8RAFc67PCQcYAlTVW8PW-zADY1Bt6kXiIsbw8AHVCgpo-iOBJB7wlNhMNc5/s320/DSC_4771.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5602357755881325202" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikN9q2cQLmncbShvesX60xwbRaG74c17JtFgmYHrHAnuqEd-_xIlFE2JdChW16M7ID2br_bHByK81xxpqzoMejD0UOSOUO29bTeyYij2xyb3IAkXRC-DBrkKFZUdGF0KB7ovfGcY_Wr1V3/s1600/DSC_4755.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikN9q2cQLmncbShvesX60xwbRaG74c17JtFgmYHrHAnuqEd-_xIlFE2JdChW16M7ID2br_bHByK81xxpqzoMejD0UOSOUO29bTeyYij2xyb3IAkXRC-DBrkKFZUdGF0KB7ovfGcY_Wr1V3/s320/DSC_4755.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5602357749871343026" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">We went to the petting zoo this time. Sophie hung out in the stroller!</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5P7Pz6FmjaYxUAyeRmbNUErpNE1Jo0pu49FMmCyEu3mlATvWKF-zTzZXz3yqMPBYok5-I0pbfe9qBm9sYhwgeFjDAh1l2BadWIln6Wh3PUZ4MuuYfdmGKrE1PjztWBK5V_tm0XDcNdRMM/s1600/DSC_4753.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5P7Pz6FmjaYxUAyeRmbNUErpNE1Jo0pu49FMmCyEu3mlATvWKF-zTzZXz3yqMPBYok5-I0pbfe9qBm9sYhwgeFjDAh1l2BadWIln6Wh3PUZ4MuuYfdmGKrE1PjztWBK5V_tm0XDcNdRMM/s320/DSC_4753.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5602357745612702050" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Peyton made sure to give equal petting time to each goat!</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe0LNZvmoSeKrGKyKN23t3IwJB8tHYv8fT-4Cij6fMf6TZCU8t3iFGDA8dniJw_HP858Nd5tmUjAEgglpugbBKiuq5pMCqahkJZZfp3-ciefbl7twPxYh3hg4XlUEJ8mVG55g9zuLCvV1T/s1600/DSC_4743.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe0LNZvmoSeKrGKyKN23t3IwJB8tHYv8fT-4Cij6fMf6TZCU8t3iFGDA8dniJw_HP858Nd5tmUjAEgglpugbBKiuq5pMCqahkJZZfp3-ciefbl7twPxYh3hg4XlUEJ8mVG55g9zuLCvV1T/s320/DSC_4743.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5602357734575835154" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">I know most of this is boring to everyone but my Mom, but I'm trying to be better about taking pictures of my kids. I'm HORRIBLE at it and someday my kids are going to wonder why there are no pictures!</div>Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14279017131160574209noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6036603897887841478.post-6803562257196338812011-04-29T22:26:00.001-07:002011-04-29T22:47:18.933-07:00Happy Number 7!!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzIPgTryvyvjWXsUcGqT7yG-bRzkK-FDfnIMtXYylPT4tmufIlTbHNTNxR4lWIwpSCdvQYLHVwah4BXB6J_ScncsFqTb8m218QKrTyefrTQte3XFzEb9qmpbMGxXyfURiL69224XQWWCKZ/s1600/DSC_4740.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzIPgTryvyvjWXsUcGqT7yG-bRzkK-FDfnIMtXYylPT4tmufIlTbHNTNxR4lWIwpSCdvQYLHVwah4BXB6J_ScncsFqTb8m218QKrTyefrTQte3XFzEb9qmpbMGxXyfURiL69224XQWWCKZ/s320/DSC_4740.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5601247683015618274" /></a><div><div style="text-align: center; ">My "little" girl is turning 7 next week so we had a party tonight to celebrate! She chose to have a "movie" night here in the theater room at our apartment complex. We figured we needed to take advantage of some of the amenities we have here while we can. </div></div><div><br /></div><div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimOzu6jBWU-ma4D8O7ORZ76wwKExwihlIA-bIfnjxJS93IpdRbs6lT8BJW2jpFILIfFU322rmIw5GB8B_kRAbWwnEQ7tzpYEtWrQNHovW2s9nP1O0rvzf_pkqkSsMEs8IkkYKwAhMjSuyz/s320/DSC_4687.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5601247404862329202" /></div><div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCH3BXL24RcEXhrPJlbMgyouDHZBx2yws2wK5Exe0sP_D4YglwcVfUCIk8vqWZdHMk52yd5L25nxXQtl5b2SbvHYnv743-ZKcWqR_pj8t7B1KHnbOEmiZ6Y6gqNSw-9jl98sMKzJgJ_ZtU/s320/DSC_4688.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5601247411694008706" /></div><div><div style="text-align: center; ">She invited lots of her new friends here in California and all of them came, including her 1st grade teacher! We ended up with 21 kids and lots of parents!!! We had pizza, chocolate popcorn, salad, strawberries (fresh from the field today!), candy, and cupcakes! The kids watched "Despicable Me", but in all honesty they only lasted for about 30 minutes of the movie. </div><div style="text-align: center; "><br /></div></div><div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8HptQzPIwK2iH9jpDUHW5uRbPKuqocS7IjChcw1lICF_LE5pnzVz6tDHB3TahH1CyXjDO4iGmyt4c6XP3lLiK6PIvYRXvhZo4b6MXapSgDusnbr01-1NRvkGTqF92SKbUqcRnvjOBQdB6/s320/DSC_4693.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5601247418729656898" /></div><div><div style="text-align: center; ">They then entertained themselves by doing shadow puppets on the movie screen and playing "ring around the rosies". Each time they would try to sing louder and jump to "fall down" harder! It was REALLY loud!! </div></div><div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkdyP1PP6CPsvqEz_FUowKvPC4JQcjAIGeXGYCQxFqEi4lMAJQ9AUVILkyPnXlhfvZNY1X2fIiaxPnR6lj2-HYrCHW0YkgX7aC5gSKsrTlPUMjjT5EhE5bVkXa2d4RCiX4DZ883tQtcldn/s320/DSC_4707.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5601247422246482098" /></div><div><div style="text-align: center; ">Ryan's friends gave her so many wonderful gifts. She says her favorite was the "Squeakies", I'm still not sure what they are! </div></div><div><br /></div><div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyPZxjzSZ2RNfv8VQfk2-RG5Ub5lHEKdnyPFBzpfw79Zz5Ocd4t3IqPM7oSrHeyYVZ-PmgPk4Oqr7E-6akCOGNaENmE3Iw7RNsGSPJEA0hN6XJ3-mZFBnIk9bnSvk4Erzy4fwMT_DvuRod/s320/DSC_4681.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5601247398506652114" /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHuhpfcL6lBAwQ1hExmuK3ExtinOdi5Grvca5iNHg23zNnUbiqarT5vYUOlyR9dtuT3ItbgY4ZQmXAq7zyNX7-2h9VqwdXyvAjKCubuiNLyaPYY9i-Sm75bR_65exFsZrkSpIExeVAbFiQ/s1600/DSC_4738.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="text-align: left;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHuhpfcL6lBAwQ1hExmuK3ExtinOdi5Grvca5iNHg23zNnUbiqarT5vYUOlyR9dtuT3ItbgY4ZQmXAq7zyNX7-2h9VqwdXyvAjKCubuiNLyaPYY9i-Sm75bR_65exFsZrkSpIExeVAbFiQ/s320/DSC_4738.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5601247674445011762" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">We then sang happy birthday and had cupcakes, which were super yummy if I do say so myself!!! It was such a fun night and I really appreciated all the wonderful friends that came to celebrate Ryan. This is the complete opposite of when we moved here and she was so lonely and crying to go home. Now I watch her with all her sweet friends and know it's going to be so hard when it's time to leave. That is something I'm not looking forward too. What a fun night!!!</div></div>Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14279017131160574209noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6036603897887841478.post-61040085439326561942011-04-28T22:51:00.000-07:002011-04-28T23:05:18.115-07:001st Grade!<img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB5efEN1pstNosISFNa3sBrQGAbKeuxsJElNjIs91krhS1Wv_xjcSMWllT0R1KZeAgjH2Hxvo9V19QQajDpR2Nqc9-yDp1vbaeNb99ToGxk6SAgxY8Fp2cLY-pcWTYJVZBQsuJJZlaGPdM/s320/DSC_4670.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5600882008017040962" /><div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5RZTWbpLNv51aEqYLPESXDrzoXB5yVl56D3I3tid2teUsomZk9IWKnl4pMNS_ksIKTaR0ajK9pDXR4dF69u-dhtjSBz6FuTzv6HC9otVuazwfRXgpE_08viat7-TWt1LquX1uQqGwhfcQ/s320/DSC_4668.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5600882002764699346" /></div><div>My very "big" little girl had her 1st grade program tonight. I have been watching Ryan so much lately and realizing what a "big" girl she is becoming. Her performance was so sweet and fun to watch. The program was called "How Does Your Garden Grow?" They sang the cutest songs and did the cutest actions. She really enjoyed preparing for this and learning all her songs. She was so proud of herself and I couldn't have been prouder. </div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXOGYmidKgbpfKgnWOkxxJeSrDKuFLJ7bkCDC9lEi2L2NK5ryapWFupuXpR4_sFLiyyke8ugC6xdY3Ur499EYdNI0bxoDoN4O_cc4jQ3fwHL-y_IwzsN4lL3SxqyJxNv9I9pAmwmLtoWto/s1600/DSC_4676.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="text-align: left;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXOGYmidKgbpfKgnWOkxxJeSrDKuFLJ7bkCDC9lEi2L2NK5ryapWFupuXpR4_sFLiyyke8ugC6xdY3Ur499EYdNI0bxoDoN4O_cc4jQ3fwHL-y_IwzsN4lL3SxqyJxNv9I9pAmwmLtoWto/s320/DSC_4676.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5600882013859874594" /></a><div style="text-align: left;">I have seen Ryan make such amazing progress this year both emotionally and academically. Her teacher, Miss Paddock, has been such a great influence on her. I am so very greatful that Ryan has had the opportunities she has had this year!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /></div>Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14279017131160574209noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6036603897887841478.post-90558408575728966422011-01-28T21:55:00.001-08:002011-01-28T21:58:50.280-08:00My American Girls!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhkIUZPKjXkf9Z50q_hsMblmBj0CUw2DOLKi_Ot6pMN99qQpECSmCpomfgA1D26Lph56-CyirdFaJnP86wRajnCGjxqy8swdvg7xFKCg8l7Q8QuXuSjqOSuMKp47vj7S-aS0pSyRUXMkWy/s1600/DSC_4085.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhkIUZPKjXkf9Z50q_hsMblmBj0CUw2DOLKi_Ot6pMN99qQpECSmCpomfgA1D26Lph56-CyirdFaJnP86wRajnCGjxqy8swdvg7xFKCg8l7Q8QuXuSjqOSuMKp47vj7S-aS0pSyRUXMkWy/s320/DSC_4085.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5567483108083761170" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">After months and months of promises, we were finally able to take our girls to American Girl! After searching the whole store for the perfect doll, they BOTH settled on Laynie, the 2010 doll. Heaven forbid we be different.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14279017131160574209noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6036603897887841478.post-69644344101892756762011-01-28T21:12:00.000-08:002011-01-28T22:01:22.020-08:00Sophie's Blessing<img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 251px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGVi_serupTjKGrgdHR8tovytU6jl_gee11Kg_ncGrT5hyphenhyphen_ujzLmZRJMF1r-8jM4tt6edO9lE3A0RYgLeL8qEctB1tpMYMRmvdpIoEuaDNW2vDYYxlArNcx1K2ISAs9gmlxWzwVl1rd_Y7/s320/11x14+sophie+02.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5567476971742099474" /><div style="text-align: center;">While we were in Arizona for Christmas, we had the opportunity for Troy to give Sophie a name and a blessing. This was such a sweet experience because were were able to have so many loved ones with us. Three of my siblings and their families were there, Troy's sister, Mary and her family, my parents, Troy's parents and our good friends J and Shannon who happened to be in town from Vegas. For both Ryan and Peyton we were only able to have both sets of parents and a few close friends, so this was a new experience!</div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6qaoMhSvuZksXZldx7eqHcB7XFhQU-6pFStoObBMvCeRnvK3OOqO6hIPICdyTrlkMSPRzumAz_C6KqpDcg70cQ4hKkPsCQM_ofIv7NSH3ENuRekvwy7bQQ4L5HjdaE2HhRTsWDJD6XbZ9/s320/DSC_4215.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5567479619408427106" /><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw0FqQY32exnKpuqmY7JX6kF2OPedt_orjEIp3i-qBKqrdsHnItJ0wsAiLN9exM2zbfLGYaPH-buI7DOyJxCYZDx4B6aGzON2jQ7bqYcSkvb5-1M-mkBiEfjAFZvKLG5RUfbClF2nQJ0-z/s320/DSC_4259.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5567479626452228610" /><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_7PSBMrwOUa0R_tmzvMAt-p9LnbtH70P_WhDRC3LHF9hmunlaL4zyFQrlca2cj4GXnyTNOmnnEnepy8sOsjGIf4qbsLaB9mnNeBwJwteDsZCfV8F-jpQCjOALM4S9nu1oI5z_xAQDL7uW/s320/DSC_4204.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5567479612061721378" /><div style="text-align: center;">Our family of 5! And this was on December 26th (not really missing Seattle)!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 251px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUckogtQe4nhnOuC9a53PpURMzyD3Gmgh-DcpRi39lRxzu-X6qqC-lt6OHILQ4EC-pvW4V5q3IXYRgddpfUM2mGEdf3uK3076RfRxWmhLLccVQ23j-h3huTMFVMDXmGVL6DuSNG9gTD2rw/s320/11x14+sophie+05.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5567477482969756338" /><div style="text-align: center;">Even though Sophie was a little older than Ryan and Peyton were at their blessings, she was still able to wear the same dress, that was my niece's dress. It is so sweet that my sister and I were able to have our blessed in the same dress!</div><div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieOpFwPG_u82BOPfzp2MJrsEUgnOwy6-meyi1yRtW9M3gdD6figSt6mQR4vwKnx_9Rc_SP2auIiccHZvS51n08REv0Q6KK2ID8HXhm_Gcs1ZeN7_5F40to4BnhWxfjjeHxf1mLQ1sE3w1n/s320/DSC_4225.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5567476957960190162" /><div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrrMnJc2Yd34YybyVTNlE0DNz88vpmMhj2NXiZOzWaMDn2iOrHaklt7tsAO04qU1kWTfEyER3WkKGVwrv8EuRLC8CE2lrggCs6ZG-_lJe2Q8GEBf-ioFeoDWc82O6shZXGwIl4yNyGnEv0/s320/DSC_4213.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5567476948911903762" /><div style="text-align: center;">Such wonderful men who are great examples to our girls!</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-6nuHWMRqJ0NO6yvF6izR0h1aEWCWfR1pwk6I1rY_QSGjmjZx-2wudldhvHfwssWCl3om133y2Zedzu18G8s8sTl2Nrr-C26MBF-BwY1i-2yblZwh8ld43qtZ6PXm-EZhnDt7mu79FzHe/s1600/DSC_4235.JPG"></a></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-6nuHWMRqJ0NO6yvF6izR0h1aEWCWfR1pwk6I1rY_QSGjmjZx-2wudldhvHfwssWCl3om133y2Zedzu18G8s8sTl2Nrr-C26MBF-BwY1i-2yblZwh8ld43qtZ6PXm-EZhnDt7mu79FzHe/s1600/DSC_4235.JPG"><img style="text-align: left;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-6nuHWMRqJ0NO6yvF6izR0h1aEWCWfR1pwk6I1rY_QSGjmjZx-2wudldhvHfwssWCl3om133y2Zedzu18G8s8sTl2Nrr-C26MBF-BwY1i-2yblZwh8ld43qtZ6PXm-EZhnDt7mu79FzHe/s320/DSC_4235.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5567476959477353698" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpquSRJKWxCBBTChns3PpQa8sqsFyCEgTq3v3MEIVSFbwsVuDCVqbcSzDVF3_yb5OwWnEDcUdqBzCz7gj6mttm9ndgJEEAYnK9nB_wZSvKPBdu9J-TFI7WgzOZyMhCmHitAJVKVttfVa1R/s1600/DSC_4207.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpquSRJKWxCBBTChns3PpQa8sqsFyCEgTq3v3MEIVSFbwsVuDCVqbcSzDVF3_yb5OwWnEDcUdqBzCz7gj6mttm9ndgJEEAYnK9nB_wZSvKPBdu9J-TFI7WgzOZyMhCmHitAJVKVttfVa1R/s320/DSC_4207.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5567476945762384514" /></a></div></div>Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14279017131160574209noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6036603897887841478.post-48375736803819245492010-11-03T21:00:00.000-07:002010-11-03T21:59:51.327-07:00Our New Arrival<img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 253px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0HOZW6Kh2m7-lSe2MAsfg5eFK4GUY3n1Zo3l1mhXpEMg_1phyai_r9xJda_uEDvjjkf1AhjIAi47D445RKySZQVyp87UaoabB0i1ccwjPAIJBPwR9IPV2X_pr2Am6ZkeXgGAL5upR4NQv/s320/057.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535553073779019602" /><div style="text-align: center;">Little Miss Sophie FINALLY decided to enter this world on September 12th! My due date was the 9th, but for months I had been telling everyone that there was no way I was going to make it to my due date. This baby was coming early, I was sure of it. Peyton was six days early, so surely Sophie would be even earlier. Man was I WRONG! My mom arrived on the 8th and Troy had been home for over a week, but nothing was happening. We went downtown Seattle on the 11th and went to the market and had dinner. I walked up and down those stupid hills two days past my due date.</div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSR2EdBiQ61YWSSUjdbeW-MJTM5ripG-FBgKwBSWGaHXyaNN2_6UAuplDrZ18ju_uU_0N22UEgCrh4KQaxuR8FBCtvAElzus_lnSnM0w9HsjTE0oQlLgw75IsG9FNbUQKS409kok-2LN1P/s320/DSC_3949.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535548214937567602" /><div style="text-align: center;">Finally at 3am I was woken up by my water breaking. This was a strange surprise as my water has never broken with my other girls. Troy and I arrived at the hospital at 4am and as the nurse was checking me, we discovered that due to "stress" Sophie had pooped already. So apparently we were going to have to pay attention to that. I was dilated to a 4 and got settled into my room, got an epidural and began the wait. Lucky for me, my doctor was on call that day. Things progressed fairly quickly from a 4 to a 6, but then things stopped. I probably sat at a 6 for over 6 hours. They moved me around a bit, but each time I laid on my right side, Sophie wouldn't do well. By this time, it was 2pm and nothing was happening. I was still having contractions, but they were pretty weak. My doctor was concerned that her cord must be hung up on something and determined that she was not going to come out naturally. Dr. Channell decided that Sophie was going to arrive via c-section. I wasn't happy about this, but I was obviously going to do whatever was the safest for my little girl and myself.</div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpNXhoMdQE3w7k6Kd57r0XG-61TDVcJa9swVvsbCaQ418H9WuVP0CXKG8TD2B6lGJqoEYoq28GExIAlwLEOl46ilwJ-Rirt0ukNH7vSIMumoTx67WdJpZ2ubqntxyE45Ae34dlEpJtxWEa/s320/DSC_3952.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535548216607991970" /><div style="text-align: center;">Once a c-section was decided, things moved very quickly. I was prepped and wheeled off to the OR and Troy was busy sending texts to let my family know what was happening. Troy's not one for blood so he stayed up behind the curtain with me. Sophie arrived and was perfect. As Dr. Channell was pulling her out, she even commented on how chubby she was! </div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLYesZOLSuB_tnX2iM9WIAjXlAkmRE0-mUnPcaofl82mDSqytlFah0VEX2xE3_4ZraURPCP6JXzFF9wAZ65hGt4-j6SL6zq-gU4f7Oy1lGYCOEw_6iXOmMIwDO0Rp6TSqSxdE14SLtR_Dj/s320/DSC_3945.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535548203879957090" /><div style="text-align: center;">She weighed in at 9 lbs. 14 oz. and 21" long. I knew she was going to be big, but I was not expecting a 10 lb. baby. She was almost a pound bigger than Peyton! They cleaned her up, sewed me up and then I was able to see my beautiful baby girl. While laying there, the anesthesiologist said to me, "and now they're putting your uterus back inside your tummy". Seriously??? I don't think I needed to know that it was outside my tummy! I did remember to ask Dr. Channell what Sophie's cord was hung up on and apparently it was her neck. I am very grateful to an amazing doctor who acted on the best interest of me and my baby. However, I don't know why people choose to have c-sections voluntarily because I have never felt such horrible pain in all my life. The next morning they made me get up and walk to the bathroom, HORRIBLE PAIN! The girls were so excited to come see their new little sister and it was so fun to see their excitement and immediate love for her.</div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9G2X_5UMJDi_61qd1FRE9abLIFihdtgwWRc1psFChAx4tsKHWH3ZXRuy7EnKM4Qw7WH7gEmZmYc98_KgnIiTkbEXJSDyAd-Ysjf_WjumAaIqkIHpLJUbt2glejNMOOMJuasd1FCKJphJW/s320/DSC_3992.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535550425025201874" /><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOMnuoF1c1jf7gcoTSM7Usdem5YGMBH8q9FAAPKzNjHd0wHhf0cIUIQ7FiGh1ATOAfb3JUFYOasxRzMOf4zZqfKZokTNnWv6SqvVvZk414NR9gSwDEIGNa8J1_U-YVloN6KC2zZ2Y0dlHK/s320/DSC_3973.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535550416702341746" /><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirDGw7ARiM7_L260_LKdYTqZFsycCzkPii3BRLwlIt2x70PTHXNquLd4kCAjcPYpIIhNv2SqSF-zJypCMBmoZu-_7hfMzes_jrUAY75wOd5CQvUyXQMmMIgzVhf93Noy5a74pGVXBWBRwk/s320/DSC_3971.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535548230219724610" /><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzKO4bWiaU5j1CVc2LdC1S7HW7kUMG8mxNhAOVHrhHjHXR9DM8WCm-UP2hqetOqkjdFnlWxePMFf8hW-tO6KRkMEAnGKH80nyv-LY_E9moCGJ6RSQUn2XjYubGIjPUesxIpbLp7DCITnXK/s320/DSC_3967.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535548228221119346" /><div style="text-align: center;">Because I'd had the blood clot back in June, there was concern that I could develop more having had surgery so my doctor started me on blood thinners that night. By late morning on Monday, I was having a lot of pain in my leg. One of my veins was completely inflamed and bright red. I had been telling my nurses (all four of them) throughout the day that my leg hurt and each one just kept saying, yea, varicose veins, Sorry! Really people?? So finally that night, I had Troy go find out which doctor was working. Luckily the doctor arrived right away and knew that I had developed blood clots. I had another ultrasound done on my leg and I hadn't just developed blood clots, the ENTIRE vein was clotted, from my hip down to my knee. Good thing they had started me on the blood thinners the night before. So now I not only had the pain from my surgery, my leg hurt so bad too. Plus the privilege of giving myself shots in my stomach twice a day for a couple months!</div><div style="text-align: center;">This was definitely a new experience for me. I had planned to bounce back from having Sophie very quickly as I had with Peyton. This definitely made me slow down. I spent most of the first couple of weeks sitting on the couch or my bed. At least I was able to have a lot of cuddle time with my baby thanks to my Mom for taking over things with my other girls. I never once had to worry about them and was able to get the rest I needed. It took a good two weeks until I really felt mostly normal.</div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivw_x7p6U_tcChwq486mzA-KQj3kXOcHJoXnhJM-25STpHNZP6aHhBRoMdiW6dA8FB_cs0_-UTAhzGt1rO1-xn053fLJQr5_R_racYFiczsizme2AgeCKdlXnG1XC_7iarNd6BItS-DMI8/s320/DSC_4016.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535550437414644946" /><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX0XS7eN20PFTNqhJpTAoOYePYGmaptvoAU_A7akWN2vtJVTo60Z_jhoDVV5uTW3kf4mJRafCU9aSxz2IsBISxy5fnDUjYm6S7T3T7g2LxNecJRIz88hV8tPSx2NPFm51d-kXXxBs8srgs/s320/DSC_4014.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535550428161663234" /><div style="text-align: center;">The pain finally receded in both my stomach and leg and the girls and I were able to get on with life and get things back to some sort of routine. Even through all the complications, I wouldn't trade it for the world, we absolutely LOVE our little Sophie!!</div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjPBIkzeHicuvLfrK4fvkUeZAkszlhyphenhyphenNCNId7KbOkVrh7vtlfRCRbkrxLVWyqeUYRDZNb_DY5TqszduvZn4sFVog-wRqosJCNOfznFX2PcI4ql39PLpg_U43xnW8NT1LcT5-nyU5q4JtAD/s320/088BW.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535553077662169874" /><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzzuLUPGjHm9CH9yAw7Od1D4Ig9WFPYgxq6d3gpn7E-nWdKU6-WCoESR8bP7KHEMBzi2G2oRfNe43hzihRSaPjccgiqx7RJTpVN5sAxfP0WY0G2cpc_J3ukiontk8BwrUhh_hiTqOl8STL/s320/150.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535551083929963490" />Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14279017131160574209noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6036603897887841478.post-42900650080237279432010-11-02T22:39:00.002-07:002010-11-02T22:58:46.415-07:00Halloween 2010<div style="text-align: center;">We had a fabulous time for Halloween this year. We took the girls to the church party on Friday night, carved pumpkins on Saturday night and did a bit of trick-or-treating around our little neighborhood Sunday night. It was a fun weekend with lots of family time, which was desperately needed!!</div><div style="text-align: center;">We had the beautiful princesses "Belle" and "Cinderella".</div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDDXO_zhXPfmEo2GUoKece9MKWljg7LEIaNUCyv7ZIvFL4y4ijtrEJgBjA99J2fZU5eg0rT-ZQtpXDdM5WIv-1TcpvHgEUQAEixoPU9YvtCnq9uZM09hp5ViIrregXiNd4sDo9vEMBo9dg/s320/DSC_4030.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535198336460060626" /><div style="text-align: center;">And, our sweet little witch.</div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJH2f7NUu0dszBG34sYB3m6q9QBjk5HZdFna27ThJlZ8kap-JhEfUn3U7hCXyl-LOMRTOIumWYEE1QjjDZSWwb21g4ArRL5xaqCtRO-9M0e6wS9Akp4tE4P0cRRwdKzOjN_bmy7X14NPkj/s320/DSC_4034.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535198339557572418" /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14279017131160574209noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6036603897887841478.post-76707235269413463102010-09-01T23:00:00.000-07:002010-11-02T23:03:09.328-07:001st day of 1st Grade!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQLiXyBkhtEBy_XaTb69sg3eVAVmXh41EJfggNDqqTDwqdVUtkuGCUn3CELRTgPVJd5vFBdu04nW_MxPM3_IBH0WdDKzWMuCKuPJ34sxU-pOC5ZUhHdJXrQe62Mq1jan95Y5zzrXoaZTCt/s1600/DSC_3937.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQLiXyBkhtEBy_XaTb69sg3eVAVmXh41EJfggNDqqTDwqdVUtkuGCUn3CELRTgPVJd5vFBdu04nW_MxPM3_IBH0WdDKzWMuCKuPJ34sxU-pOC5ZUhHdJXrQe62Mq1jan95Y5zzrXoaZTCt/s320/DSC_3937.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535199875355182194" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">My little 1st grader started school on September 1st. She was so excited and couldn't wait for school to start. She has been having such a great year and learning tons!!</div>Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14279017131160574209noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6036603897887841478.post-67431415804508596372010-08-31T23:04:00.000-07:002010-11-02T23:13:08.457-07:00Little Fish<img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7LczHoP9hiCFf7Q2Bio0sUlt-Zv_Xz7nGJXyLR3kZQ-wr9I3XXENJRU7IUeF5nJs95HEsrsBcz8ZO9hHW1EkltDXu1GQDmqMSDY0_0z5UHAC2Jyuqmq4Q3lpcY6EgUJXI1PMDuHdO026f/s320/DSC_3909.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535202002037529586" /><div style="text-align: center;">Since I wasn't allowed to travel this summer, I decided to put the girls in swim lessons. They LOVE swimming and have become quite good, especially at diving.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1T9zIUZvjniImpunDyMQRAM8ST1OYpEGAsZXe9JK8N5mnL3ptlqmY2ZUzw_RmYzcCoW-IUu_LTlcUyGrkzG6rnQZj-LWFDJSqhIyf9i6Ac_XgBH4sVEcCYoeOW0nIlLxaXbIAun-9daGj/s320/DSC_3910.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535202017189111586" /><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8C2GDx1vgmOv6VcLg2aqsnBJYQrHknULBQezKlkkrdu6R_F_FYo7xIXlqujvP1WTD40xQB3BHam6gjpn8Fkj85UAa-gKParvvSIPFTduFzkujKHPlWiAQJelT9hQNjpE6sAjr6XrvJJbg/s320/DSC_3918.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535202023391736562" /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14279017131160574209noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6036603897887841478.post-71680387038962515992010-07-07T23:15:00.000-07:002010-11-02T23:28:45.789-07:00Number 3!<img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf7xQ7j23IyXfUhgwjdfZDgZEZkMkOL-859E-mDLEz10QMgpNYR3-9tOeiB_4gooZ3ZcjmmvOTQFy2sRGXTylsd4tOpyPIw9bh1lMlWjcrJqNeulWgg6SXrSrAoqJnc9lvskrIyHRXW_Y0/s320/DSC_3855.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535205924684469986" /><div style="text-align: center;">Peyton turned 3 the day after we returned from vacation so we threw together a quick birthday with a couple of her little friends (one of which declined having her picture taken). We met at Build-a-Bear and then headed to McDonald's for lunch. </div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeh9KTd6WJdElAIlXqdrT-VjXG8Lsth2We-TosgErqSmwC_tkyQj2Q334tCqpthz27furT8HkwTWRCAD7KfrPPYMzOIbQ9br60Q_uUeploJMjFCc0oFZcUeuqh8oGGuDEGq_xxYA-WbN9r/s320/DSC_3871.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535205919029112546" /><div style="text-align: center;">Afterwards, we dropped by our favorite cupcake place, Trophy Cupcakes.</div><div><br /></div><div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlMPHRGhZ1D84QHGgxmxGFODI33ohAr29s3hS8FyCcIiE8F5BWZPPK3BWn6N4xz8QQpUzxL_jPhZ2jWQ6CZiL0NpT77UXdyABOlF1be5TlkTrVBZAk_wdP2L1KivVz1KIpJJMMP4fGSE1_/s320/DSC_3879.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535205931316197378" /><div style="text-align: center;">On our way home I texted our good friends, Scott and Cristie, and asked if I provided the pizza and cake would they let us come play at the lake. They happily agreed. During lunch, Peyton exclaimed, "this is the best birthday EVER!" It turned out to be a fantastic day, even if most of it was planned as we went along!</div></div>Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14279017131160574209noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6036603897887841478.post-15636447409117100552010-07-06T23:30:00.000-07:002010-11-02T23:58:21.359-07:00Key West<img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitUkytkc1JRHKXcjRu7GipI4y8Klr0k0lGo_cS1S5AX33drUBqnCTPAgWX2Xi7Gfzg-K9rqklfPvMO5dpSFagCpoq3DRYq39rewVmEtgITd5toZVGblkOFYMWrNyF10DCYVXtRpRxM0UMG/s320/DSC_3809.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535209064723606034" /><div style="text-align: center;">When we lived in Maryland, we had great friends in our ward. This spring one of those friends invited Jac and I to Key West. How could we say no??? My brother and sister-in-law very generously offered to watch the girls while I was gone. The girls and I flew down to Sacramento where I did a quick drop off of the girls and then hopped on another plane to begin my adventure. I flew from Seattle to Sacramento to Dallas to Miami where I met up with Jac at 1:30am. We stayed the night in Miami and after a fabulous brunch at Icebox Cafe (home of the famous Bomb cake featured on Oprah) we took the drive down to Key West. We met up with Jan and Jodi and had a fabulous relaxing week. Other than hanging at the pool and eating, we didn't do much. Unfortunately I developed a blood clot and so the relaxing part was doctors orders anyways! I spent a day going from urgent care to getting an ultrasound on</div><div style="text-align: center;">my leg to talking on the phone to doctors all day. It was LOTS of fun! Luckily I was going to be able to fly home. We walked Duvall street went to the Hemingway House, but other than that, LOTS of pool time! </div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCEetMZprk9iz7KpkuxouBuzIcWuSEL5K8muzAXcZA0Qzw7nIqlsxu2ZDCKeTkR7COjTS2FK6JZF7soAJgjJVqmsZqBK-J66QlIR_M7P21F3I0_iFA8Ur3RY0RkBP03WGSk6DDZ_qJ1Ffc/s320/DSC_3812.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535209074829986194" /><div style="text-align: center;">Jodi left and Jan's husband, Ray, arrived at the end of the week. We had a great night out on our last night at a beautiful restaurant overlooking the ocean. </div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIj92NL_VG5QqPC9OcJer_5tJa2SwesD0gF-qrwRSU2KvHNZfEPlsHeIvH23mUdR82iU7xJHs4sJrGVZffDgT8Xk-XWf1ZBgubg4N609J7fIQSdWX0XJuMxMe6iHRBLta83LNU9oSwaBeI/s320/DSC_3833.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535209077370563842" /><div style="text-align: center;">Jac and I started our journey home driving the three hours from Key West to Miami. Once we got to Miami, we headed back to Icebox Cafe for lunch/dinner before heading to the airport. After arriving at the airport Jac easily got checked in, but when I tried (and our first connection was together) the computers wouldn't let me check in. It turns out the delay of our first connection had me missing my second connection to Sacramento. After rearranging flights over and over again, I finally got on a plane from Miami to Minneapolis to Salt Lake City, staying overnight (thanks Jac!) and then finally arriving in Sacramento the next morning, the 4th of July. My brother picked me up and after church we had a great time setting of fireworks in the street. After another relaxing day, the girls and I finally headed home. And that was the end of my travels for the summer thanks to the blood clot!!</div>Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14279017131160574209noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6036603897887841478.post-18189162779715374542010-06-22T16:47:00.001-07:002010-06-22T16:54:29.074-07:00Giveaway!Hi all!<div>I know I never update my blog and someday I might get around to updating it on my super crazy (actually totally boring) life. But for today I wanted to let you know about a giveaway my sister is doing over on her <a href="http://www.lexikatedesigns.com/blog/">blog</a>, www.lexikatedesigns.com/blog. She's offering a $50 gift certificate for her hair clips!! The rules are simple, just share this giveaway with your friends either on your blog, twitter of facebook and comment back to her with a link to your posting!!</div>Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14279017131160574209noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6036603897887841478.post-21176743194849783752010-04-15T09:46:00.001-07:002010-04-15T09:54:13.576-07:00My new toy!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://a248.e.akamai.net/7/248/2041/1683/store.apple.com/Catalog/US/Images/macbook/img/product-white-hero.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 539px; height: 168px;" src="http://a248.e.akamai.net/7/248/2041/1683/store.apple.com/Catalog/US/Images/macbook/img/product-white-hero.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><div>Troy very graciously let me buy this so I am back to the land of the living computers!!!! (as soon as I figure out how to use it!!)</div><div><div><br /></div><div>Oh, and PS, for those who haven't heard, we're expecting baby girl #3 in September.</div></div>Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14279017131160574209noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6036603897887841478.post-7144070434818655792009-12-18T22:18:00.000-08:002009-12-18T22:37:42.739-08:00Christmas Dance Recital - Part 2<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGy2OD3aHhhCP0sZbOu7qDRR-JeHN8_mUWxxgfhD7ogUqrOLF46GJRSkOp65KCT0FWI_rDSQ5Tb0NPDxTmVsB1d3DaAm-IMaFzsAnMzVsPRPXNpgBeeOZj8gnBFLXI8tF7RV9M49yh-pQ5/s1600-h/DSC_3362.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGy2OD3aHhhCP0sZbOu7qDRR-JeHN8_mUWxxgfhD7ogUqrOLF46GJRSkOp65KCT0FWI_rDSQ5Tb0NPDxTmVsB1d3DaAm-IMaFzsAnMzVsPRPXNpgBeeOZj8gnBFLXI8tF7RV9M49yh-pQ5/s320/DSC_3362.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5416831899065317106" border="0" /></a>Tonight was Show 2 for Ryan's Christmas Dance Recital.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1haILWiv3eYkJ9hx5z1NIMuo6KIwaryQJUDIs9rwlgTc2Df1VYDIY_6-BPhjmujV3ha_78eq_heWz3RuFQO3NJ3cPgvr8QU0rrw5we6GJdBcxeTE9KAY31hYOsXW3qbfCSYkgQT5j1fg_/s1600-h/DSC_3387.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1haILWiv3eYkJ9hx5z1NIMuo6KIwaryQJUDIs9rwlgTc2Df1VYDIY_6-BPhjmujV3ha_78eq_heWz3RuFQO3NJ3cPgvr8QU0rrw5we6GJdBcxeTE9KAY31hYOsXW3qbfCSYkgQT5j1fg_/s320/DSC_3387.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5416831907331748418" border="0" /></a>Once again, it went great and she was cute as always!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSzgAxRvH6bGKjVrZjDG5TTkmyre7FDJ-QBnROelbg7NZ8vhLT7V8oMr9ysIFItOSldjs2QeHKL3MlrTRAgFAjV2abE96sj6w7EJRulIDrMNrdXCK__a0-uhfTJ9tqywhGLIMuxe9ASCyd/s1600-h/DSC_3408.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSzgAxRvH6bGKjVrZjDG5TTkmyre7FDJ-QBnROelbg7NZ8vhLT7V8oMr9ysIFItOSldjs2QeHKL3MlrTRAgFAjV2abE96sj6w7EJRulIDrMNrdXCK__a0-uhfTJ9tqywhGLIMuxe9ASCyd/s320/DSC_3408.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5416831912561953650" border="0" /></a>For this number she did a routine to the song, "You're a Mean One, Mr. Grinch".<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgSoMVFigrFL98xCV5EHNVaKFHx5PzkpelnNZ8sKVr3V53JBL1I7M_e1EA4KERwOnpj273eNTSekz5QgMfpVsG9mK-oebWG4MUtrSkbSYBPYZiq75Ccyo7nb3I3wUvJm4A_Fkg0AOxyMKp/s1600-h/DSC_3415.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgSoMVFigrFL98xCV5EHNVaKFHx5PzkpelnNZ8sKVr3V53JBL1I7M_e1EA4KERwOnpj273eNTSekz5QgMfpVsG9mK-oebWG4MUtrSkbSYBPYZiq75Ccyo7nb3I3wUvJm4A_Fkg0AOxyMKp/s320/DSC_3415.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5416832099281087106" border="0" /></a>The Grinch was dancing around on the stage with them so Ryan seemed to be a little distracted by the big, green, hairy, thing dancing around!!!<br /></div><br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dz1QaXXn_K8DlHJjDzmm5zr3zSoWPW8mymcYYufQWVjH3NERanRkatCShLIRQ92hvBYEnnFZYBaQl6XA3w8fA' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe>Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14279017131160574209noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6036603897887841478.post-50036162306890976892009-12-17T22:13:00.000-08:002009-12-17T22:29:45.882-08:00Christmas Dance Recital - Part 1<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi01WCsV99woDYuMnP8pYzixeVlltQA7NbB7X0qEW5MQqDlveqoqV5sA0-fzmyqC2ZVvi9fvGEp0oMWq9__IGIO-tsDTzqAlcdHSf_sBtGyb7rWrdi_WmoNkxrbpRUBTJ78CmA5LfNAuCx9/s1600-h/DSC_3356.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi01WCsV99woDYuMnP8pYzixeVlltQA7NbB7X0qEW5MQqDlveqoqV5sA0-fzmyqC2ZVvi9fvGEp0oMWq9__IGIO-tsDTzqAlcdHSf_sBtGyb7rWrdi_WmoNkxrbpRUBTJ78CmA5LfNAuCx9/s320/DSC_3356.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5416459150871797042" border="0" /></a>Tonight, Ryan had Show 1 for her Christmas dance recital. <br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYCy-CbIPiE545S33MuxhjsV-IYofx0ePxeQ-MLDAbzCrrsEMUMic_NfhBHjDDo9AG1SOD73uog2haZyGi0fdnIKoGBdC_Uz7R_ESbM0iOtUq_2YgQwS1udyaB2he7x-gqYNlgo4-Vpk62/s1600-h/DSC_3341.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYCy-CbIPiE545S33MuxhjsV-IYofx0ePxeQ-MLDAbzCrrsEMUMic_NfhBHjDDo9AG1SOD73uog2haZyGi0fdnIKoGBdC_Uz7R_ESbM0iOtUq_2YgQwS1udyaB2he7x-gqYNlgo4-Vpk62/s320/DSC_3341.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5416458820390770914" border="0" /></a>It went great and she was so CUTE!!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgafCqXV6nj5Dm8we_7Pm9wyyqrr-BQkf8Hm_sS0W7tMi3zKaw37Ct6qB7AosnZ750dvihVXmAaEaa8c6cqhyphenhyphenTrWi1Zm_7kjQpURNz3lst-0SjPANsaqnPhqm2vFrOtQcT7dZktTfdo1AFX/s1600-h/DSC_3332.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgafCqXV6nj5Dm8we_7Pm9wyyqrr-BQkf8Hm_sS0W7tMi3zKaw37Ct6qB7AosnZ750dvihVXmAaEaa8c6cqhyphenhyphenTrWi1Zm_7kjQpURNz3lst-0SjPANsaqnPhqm2vFrOtQcT7dZktTfdo1AFX/s320/DSC_3332.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5416458816439594514" border="0" /></a>It went great and she was so CUTE!!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2q1KfiN5d20lGg_J4oFTuvU4v-uJtYdqpgqgu3AHi1ASC7ZEDhg6lSGYMhvVg9-9BEZKkBCg4oVuvvQAeAWd6xidUGzljlnL-w5nNZUDMtkd5AtoFNMcqXUoB8GmMncWL7skRDFDrmrgd/s1600-h/DSC_3328.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2q1KfiN5d20lGg_J4oFTuvU4v-uJtYdqpgqgu3AHi1ASC7ZEDhg6lSGYMhvVg9-9BEZKkBCg4oVuvvQAeAWd6xidUGzljlnL-w5nNZUDMtkd5AtoFNMcqXUoB8GmMncWL7skRDFDrmrgd/s320/DSC_3328.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5416458806601211410" border="0" /></a>She had a great time and did not stop talking about the show the whole way home.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirXgTH7BuFSyIIF9Vj3drDGSqpGYjaQEWOXFR7bz3o8MZpJbbqvd7ulKw9k8P-KVxI8qm6ee90s9aWbzqYVxWjAfYryUqdj-klt3G3IACiHLHUqNPlJIYhm_er9RhBM5xUWa1hkgBmRsTt/s1600-h/DSC_3344.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirXgTH7BuFSyIIF9Vj3drDGSqpGYjaQEWOXFR7bz3o8MZpJbbqvd7ulKw9k8P-KVxI8qm6ee90s9aWbzqYVxWjAfYryUqdj-klt3G3IACiHLHUqNPlJIYhm_er9RhBM5xUWa1hkgBmRsTt/s320/DSC_3344.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5416459142920230226" border="0" /></a> She kept telling everyone we passed she was in a dance recital (good explanation for all the makeup)! She can't wait to go back again tomorrow for her jazz number with the Grinch!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dzejiyny8mwD8c5ZugwUHZ6kCTacuZeEfpK43iGnARABEhM2-OrCVPuxyJWE1tEMEdcDnh--pIQSAFgcK33-A' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">P.S. I'll apologize now for the video, I was taking video and pictures at the same time all by myself!!! It's mostly for my mom though!!!<br /></div>Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14279017131160574209noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6036603897887841478.post-31567221024906520692009-12-16T12:00:00.000-08:002009-12-16T13:31:28.376-08:00The Story of My Cruise Through Pictures!<div style="text-align: center;">My good friend Kristen won a cruise on the radio. Unfortunately for her husband, but fortunately for me, he couldn't go with her. I happily accepted her invitation and we set of on quite the adventure. We were on Royal Carribean's brand new ship, Oasis of the Seas. This is the world's largest cruise ship and it did not dissapoint!!!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyCkxJeedTmRvahSan0lYpLtXlxKxagRbOgD058gHA3MiQHuS0EijvfJqW9JjzaeWh0CD8xkimWEhJAipCdA7a2y045fJFixRSYHGy16Z9uDAK78kHryUG167fYgQbajvZSh250n_fLM0Q/s1600-h/DSC_3019.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyCkxJeedTmRvahSan0lYpLtXlxKxagRbOgD058gHA3MiQHuS0EijvfJqW9JjzaeWh0CD8xkimWEhJAipCdA7a2y045fJFixRSYHGy16Z9uDAK78kHryUG167fYgQbajvZSh250n_fLM0Q/s320/DSC_3019.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415675122003136098" border="0" /></a>I REALLY wish I'd gotten a picture of this ship next to a regular cruise ship, but I never had the vantage point. <br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3MFpgqJWx7RzeA7e5JaVGxbLDtVCLa3bpIGH_UGBmlSPWLn3Liij5kvXBnAWzZ-OQUgM-r7yKTcef1_gOpEyFDpz0n8ZlmLVV25Ia6MvHq8DNSjqpONVc0HSdmT4lO0ndCrwYyiOnGTS6/s1600-h/DSC_3020.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3MFpgqJWx7RzeA7e5JaVGxbLDtVCLa3bpIGH_UGBmlSPWLn3Liij5kvXBnAWzZ-OQUgM-r7yKTcef1_gOpEyFDpz0n8ZlmLVV25Ia6MvHq8DNSjqpONVc0HSdmT4lO0ndCrwYyiOnGTS6/s320/DSC_3020.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415675131734102338" border="0" /></a>Deck 8 was "Central Park". This had tons of live plants, beautiful seating, a Coach store, specialty restaurants (you had to pay $75/person extra in one!), an art gallery, and strolling musicians!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaCO0DpeHAsyCCrtLQ_1FiVlR6g8gGNQW-4Gfmz7g-U2L2WLPOhIDMQGf1g8STCSM-eYsZSNI7a8zyZezI3Gh3LY_N_Yxiy3IE-nF9LkcbxErzy-VbAdT0gAupxC81URE0nlXAYHTEPA1z/s1600-h/DSC_3077.JPG"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span></span><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaCO0DpeHAsyCCrtLQ_1FiVlR6g8gGNQW-4Gfmz7g-U2L2WLPOhIDMQGf1g8STCSM-eYsZSNI7a8zyZezI3Gh3LY_N_Yxiy3IE-nF9LkcbxErzy-VbAdT0gAupxC81URE0nlXAYHTEPA1z/s320/DSC_3077.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415677342223126386" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhokU49ZabVHOnF-JWmMFo2GeT_cIaEiYhzTCwg-cXMsgCyX8364ipuy7K3vnqE1FQzpKnJMjp3BHfcDPZ3_mXjvGctg462vXVmp4deaM4YAUeju6m2nPQNk3eSTy9od7bJGIdyeshXlYpO/s1600-h/DSC_3026.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhokU49ZabVHOnF-JWmMFo2GeT_cIaEiYhzTCwg-cXMsgCyX8364ipuy7K3vnqE1FQzpKnJMjp3BHfcDPZ3_mXjvGctg462vXVmp4deaM4YAUeju6m2nPQNk3eSTy9od7bJGIdyeshXlYpO/s320/DSC_3026.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415675138505823714" border="0" /></a>On the back of the boat were two extremely tall rock climbing walls and an outdoor amphitheater overlooking a diving pool where they put on a show.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikQRtQpoM2nsjcCWCaSO8irp0Kifl_9R1UrTUpVYjYBfwee4pu6n7VCYNd93cF87dRVP_WLz_efz_jCqmTGSBjkJP_DrsRtgAJhyphenhyphenHZojSfDhsXM_W4M_2M-0jGzZNrdBpqoRXqqooXOirM/s1600-h/DSC_3033.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikQRtQpoM2nsjcCWCaSO8irp0Kifl_9R1UrTUpVYjYBfwee4pu6n7VCYNd93cF87dRVP_WLz_efz_jCqmTGSBjkJP_DrsRtgAJhyphenhyphenHZojSfDhsXM_W4M_2M-0jGzZNrdBpqoRXqqooXOirM/s320/DSC_3033.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415675575610610130" border="0" /></a>On the front of the boat was an adult lounge, pool, "healthy" restaurant area. These chairs were so comfy and after a red eye flight getting there, it didn't take long for this to happen!!!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjcfrXS3QQYvG7EHtPMsmcLIhIpSR0uK3lgn5D1MadUgIIMS6RyZShAskwjTBMa4TfL75JhJEE2utqqL8KjTqLBfW_aNVOvqcaSPchMpjpwJvPMJV7BBccheabW9-8g3PSF6a9vbm9a-zx/s1600-h/DSC_3035.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjcfrXS3QQYvG7EHtPMsmcLIhIpSR0uK3lgn5D1MadUgIIMS6RyZShAskwjTBMa4TfL75JhJEE2utqqL8KjTqLBfW_aNVOvqcaSPchMpjpwJvPMJV7BBccheabW9-8g3PSF6a9vbm9a-zx/s320/DSC_3035.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415675583825524482" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfsDWElZZ2idz-AlNbMQQSZc7lAnIK-dN0iragUx6wKIOX_ceP8MrcLeX5-YBnb3pzhsVGDxCw1fcmwzjmDFJe4Hu9DUzOruzjybTa-0M5I9f9taRpeG9y21xnOKY5lKsZ3G8QTexSi1nB/s1600-h/DSC_3108.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfsDWElZZ2idz-AlNbMQQSZc7lAnIK-dN0iragUx6wKIOX_ceP8MrcLeX5-YBnb3pzhsVGDxCw1fcmwzjmDFJe4Hu9DUzOruzjybTa-0M5I9f9taRpeG9y21xnOKY5lKsZ3G8QTexSi1nB/s320/DSC_3108.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415677862788542018" border="0" /></a>There was a "floating" bar that went up and down from deck 5 to deck 8.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXok8lJomCFwjWNqZa7J5jm9ILYTonwPuGZYEpW5C1KQ3I_Seo0Ft5anEBmU3tvlR4k_OQYjb7Y2ijnqbsss5u2w529ETp06xfK79r9-PzWBshChCUe58pDLxQ1PSlkx1a8JTmwhDRykkO/s1600-h/DSC_3110.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXok8lJomCFwjWNqZa7J5jm9ILYTonwPuGZYEpW5C1KQ3I_Seo0Ft5anEBmU3tvlR4k_OQYjb7Y2ijnqbsss5u2w529ETp06xfK79r9-PzWBshChCUe58pDLxQ1PSlkx1a8JTmwhDRykkO/s320/DSC_3110.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415677870964488194" border="0" /></a>A cupcake store on board! What's not to love? I LOVE cupcakes!!!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1SVCMdCiI-lJFhMa2AkixnDgdmMhn0hAa0HMevdvQwGzP2KUrLOKkk2-sDob9Y0foxieyuxxZfgOT-wWvUU3SkLfgUGxNX2kI-KgZUJ5Bb6tjl2f8dIOEHXMUn4yHspfW6-n60poFV4C5/s1600-h/DSC_3038.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1SVCMdCiI-lJFhMa2AkixnDgdmMhn0hAa0HMevdvQwGzP2KUrLOKkk2-sDob9Y0foxieyuxxZfgOT-wWvUU3SkLfgUGxNX2kI-KgZUJ5Bb6tjl2f8dIOEHXMUn4yHspfW6-n60poFV4C5/s320/DSC_3038.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415675591909098610" border="0" /></a>The contest Kristen won included VIP passes to a concert with Rihanna onboard the first night. We were able to sit in the second row center. I didn't know much about Rihanna, but she put on a fabulous concert!!! <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlKyRNeB8YIdtYBKRoN0LLY50Ltd-p3FwZtfyF-zx8qbWPsoR-WuSWs6dZLIDCmQ_GxAHBnwTEEAnzdOyWfSGSMnN4l89oXFQnpepkLnQKzFnujx8LVir-x03KO0sray3UMVKNlvJjhUMX/s1600-h/DSC_3039.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlKyRNeB8YIdtYBKRoN0LLY50Ltd-p3FwZtfyF-zx8qbWPsoR-WuSWs6dZLIDCmQ_GxAHBnwTEEAnzdOyWfSGSMnN4l89oXFQnpepkLnQKzFnujx8LVir-x03KO0sray3UMVKNlvJjhUMX/s320/DSC_3039.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415676726619253778" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj94VOjiLH2ZWxGuTnonmGkOnzgd19tgQOH0nXM1UQe-I-2r4PbDfi4da1m_Ut4TfpXp4eqr5fWKXhJ2EUEtpaS7LdWpYUbjWs3I3aDTZpS4xORFbxIeUrplf_tDC3OCjpQ7bGvI-qEvuHC/s1600-h/DSC_3048.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj94VOjiLH2ZWxGuTnonmGkOnzgd19tgQOH0nXM1UQe-I-2r4PbDfi4da1m_Ut4TfpXp4eqr5fWKXhJ2EUEtpaS7LdWpYUbjWs3I3aDTZpS4xORFbxIeUrplf_tDC3OCjpQ7bGvI-qEvuHC/s320/DSC_3048.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415676738045196850" border="0" /></a>Unfortunately it was only 20 minutes long!!!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIn_TecGm8IC7SzvspuSfNoLrPLysAfflXH52WC5TPQpL0NOID47aC7Nz1L6cj5cjuvzZULk3k4bMkvmZbhUpSc7cs-Gfn9DDVgOKOTUbqj-XFe3-X2YnLqwVMoIEECPOGeTzsMD3UW38l/s1600-h/DSC_3073.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIn_TecGm8IC7SzvspuSfNoLrPLysAfflXH52WC5TPQpL0NOID47aC7Nz1L6cj5cjuvzZULk3k4bMkvmZbhUpSc7cs-Gfn9DDVgOKOTUbqj-XFe3-X2YnLqwVMoIEECPOGeTzsMD3UW38l/s320/DSC_3073.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415676739320124434" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNcwwYRCY3cQLttS659WTw0xAuLLxqSAccr55KHIQ3uJuStj3EmHCCJ7vTpYeSzwPEKqVjpgvs_HVJ2IMnvukJYHu-e5sdha4oA1WUxSntMq52V2Tbf0vU90loU0r5u9adXkEOeL6s5ERi/s1600-h/DSC_3075.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNcwwYRCY3cQLttS659WTw0xAuLLxqSAccr55KHIQ3uJuStj3EmHCCJ7vTpYeSzwPEKqVjpgvs_HVJ2IMnvukJYHu-e5sdha4oA1WUxSntMq52V2Tbf0vU90loU0r5u9adXkEOeL6s5ERi/s320/DSC_3075.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415677333598453442" border="0" /></a>Friday morning Good Morning America was filming and they asked all the guests on board to hang out in different areas. Unfortunately it was REALLY early in the morning, but we got to see a BEAUTIFUL sunrise!!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKof4rv69CWOcnDoOWv_1Qz3-Gi_SZM56HKNLYcBj0kG1qbd7ZaIfESmRRM9IdBKWb0SAB7R5XHoGV3jyja2EiysSQK9N1AigzcnAUmtJYwCtbZQljraTU8mtoRBHA22ZpceRX8svhmjj0/s1600-h/DSC_3094.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKof4rv69CWOcnDoOWv_1Qz3-Gi_SZM56HKNLYcBj0kG1qbd7ZaIfESmRRM9IdBKWb0SAB7R5XHoGV3jyja2EiysSQK9N1AigzcnAUmtJYwCtbZQljraTU8mtoRBHA22ZpceRX8svhmjj0/s320/DSC_3094.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415677351104181906" border="0" /></a>Sam Champion and Melissa Rycroft from GMA.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinWV55MtFCDnlc6KpFNF4DBCUvpztFJthERv64mwANO5GVWmkLoCvLIuHz7r5qJIPtQnyhxQ_jPuwM4PyOBSgwGPs4yJzBZZgdQUWTO1jzIzfiC_gL1aIakaUl9yQr8uV8cg1NPmD2YvFr/s1600-h/DSC_3105.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinWV55MtFCDnlc6KpFNF4DBCUvpztFJthERv64mwANO5GVWmkLoCvLIuHz7r5qJIPtQnyhxQ_jPuwM4PyOBSgwGPs4yJzBZZgdQUWTO1jzIzfiC_gL1aIakaUl9yQr8uV8cg1NPmD2YvFr/s320/DSC_3105.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415677854507238578" border="0" /></a>Apparently "real men" wear rhinestones!!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG-D0_pDMTDee7rQltN1PZIGzRU0BVCnhyphenhyphenvN5V5LxlO_CaUDDnn-9BMuK0K1B75p_ev5DXaTLt51FbfvJoQ8R-HtYYBw3qCMxaQch4o5HyyMzzN7DdWBLHB9gIu9NsLMoZfmZ__CtZ6XKo/s1600-h/DSC_3121.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG-D0_pDMTDee7rQltN1PZIGzRU0BVCnhyphenhyphenvN5V5LxlO_CaUDDnn-9BMuK0K1B75p_ev5DXaTLt51FbfvJoQ8R-HtYYBw3qCMxaQch4o5HyyMzzN7DdWBLHB9gIu9NsLMoZfmZ__CtZ6XKo/s320/DSC_3121.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415678400739943746" border="0" /></a>The full size carousel on the Boardwalk (deck 6)! <br />We got a private ride since no one else was out!!!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSzNfXHhjD8dro0LcKNuTnSlE3-yppU0CLuCXuWCb9lJwuLUrlRKZN0PssU3-VIXu_E4_u7u8D1fFUjLoqnrWwqWv2ciftx7TaEQqIJGrZs4yVbP24HUqBNafPbgzij8t5iIV7Z4wQE6f9/s1600-h/DSC_3119.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSzNfXHhjD8dro0LcKNuTnSlE3-yppU0CLuCXuWCb9lJwuLUrlRKZN0PssU3-VIXu_E4_u7u8D1fFUjLoqnrWwqWv2ciftx7TaEQqIJGrZs4yVbP24HUqBNafPbgzij8t5iIV7Z4wQE6f9/s320/DSC_3119.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415678394900985682" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNnMKCOq_7RQ7hMZN5BoUMhAkMEQwCWhg92o2VRMqmavkvzBtKa413Am8BcPLmhM6NlTNgJyxauNBGQcPoIX_8pBBBmHnF1jtIafT6BIjDYU7Q_Mr_Y5pkdhFC7nY0ktbypU6-oE_JGiB6/s1600-h/DSC_3123.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNnMKCOq_7RQ7hMZN5BoUMhAkMEQwCWhg92o2VRMqmavkvzBtKa413Am8BcPLmhM6NlTNgJyxauNBGQcPoIX_8pBBBmHnF1jtIafT6BIjDYU7Q_Mr_Y5pkdhFC7nY0ktbypU6-oE_JGiB6/s320/DSC_3123.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415678405734825986" border="0" /></a>The second night we went to a concert by "Mosaic". These guys sing everything acapela. There was NO music accompanying them but they are able to make their voices sound like EVERYTHING. AMAZING!!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtS9lVHuwcdr_-Nx60evj9V-fqSmLnH2395_GRc4IoOcpLpm8JjJlRu61umKJgLuacAuUqlHOf_U7T8qVyPtZsQ_8pSXCSlLIHITe_91DPMt7X8mqBBhqKqLmW5HdcMJad10vVTGotE3vk/s1600-h/DSC_3135.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtS9lVHuwcdr_-Nx60evj9V-fqSmLnH2395_GRc4IoOcpLpm8JjJlRu61umKJgLuacAuUqlHOf_U7T8qVyPtZsQ_8pSXCSlLIHITe_91DPMt7X8mqBBhqKqLmW5HdcMJad10vVTGotE3vk/s320/DSC_3135.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415680794498681810" border="0" /></a>Kristen LOVES Coach!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiauPrtVBTTd5A81OeexpN5oE9EZnVmv2zCN5fbULiYSR7qOoPpizdJT_r5s0Wg-8j-9QcPhOz5chbMNOalxm3s-1361FEXCJymB0uh9XZhsu8xBxBSfLlioo3O5OBl5g5B00U5skRLZ73t/s1600-h/DSC_3138.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaOFkryOjAZyiZ51gd8Er-bR8J_1xNXbJcGdaeNAVKAdTbt5EmqfPlzwvUwsTgwSv07FUl9dHsBxZaPM72ISiXuc30aaAUOvUQpXDJJhJrLfcmzg0EzCOC3DlqbN0vtrA7T8RiXmima2R6/s320/DSC_3151.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415681516729636562" border="0" /></a>They were doing face painting on Saturday and Kristen and I convinced this man to do Spiderman on his face!!!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-Ra5JGstcSwSRQCF61Wg2IwB7ssRLLh9rg_3BV4sbDXfiYs3atUBu09ZJdAz1xQhjvR-YmYalccoU5Tk6_Gac__ziXrqsqhV_VBepFEt5TMXfutcaVskd8yI_98znnLxXeuwLnCddRuZ_/s1600-h/DSC_3153.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-Ra5JGstcSwSRQCF61Wg2IwB7ssRLLh9rg_3BV4sbDXfiYs3atUBu09ZJdAz1xQhjvR-YmYalccoU5Tk6_Gac__ziXrqsqhV_VBepFEt5TMXfutcaVskd8yI_98znnLxXeuwLnCddRuZ_/s320/DSC_3153.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415681525371046978" border="0" /></a>Our "artist" beautified us, Kristen as a cat and me with my "fairy" paint!!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDWpyayFSUGU2Ag__leAfTvP-6QUv1l9UXiQ-pX8TG2SoIajQrf64vVSmXGQXuXbtrLkEYNBWy1oNv88R7oHhVumdOTqRAA9YY1bcRrINpg05C4uXgIYAq5lNqAcEhtEqLRtqZIrcBhQZf/s1600-h/DSC_3157.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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The story of Thumbelina was all drawn by this artist in sand. Very cool.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKpUxyUoh4xDvw2WGw3FxjX09xJ79T9LeaWJw7XYD6wtx9waQUPmmmR0ZJ1Sprz48M1jeJRTpiIlLunFlmpoGD2-N7-VBnIvIBMtBgXTzvLHablG7FSVPl94FaU4tASopI4Hdq9nHoCDOX/s1600-h/DSC_3195.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKpUxyUoh4xDvw2WGw3FxjX09xJ79T9LeaWJw7XYD6wtx9waQUPmmmR0ZJ1Sprz48M1jeJRTpiIlLunFlmpoGD2-N7-VBnIvIBMtBgXTzvLHablG7FSVPl94FaU4tASopI4Hdq9nHoCDOX/s320/DSC_3195.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415682226156124450" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-MAfr8MoaJ-qZgs2Ny4BumkGkIXdUN4wkVoYsGUHV-PpgTIKKBqwam1U2AygivnBk1G29G7OuRFOCv65oSbaW9JHS5-3l6T81T73s4hd3HWghLqo2Qz7n-JtvmvVblIoFhEk7S623HfNX/s1600-h/DSC_3197.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-MAfr8MoaJ-qZgs2Ny4BumkGkIXdUN4wkVoYsGUHV-PpgTIKKBqwam1U2AygivnBk1G29G7OuRFOCv65oSbaW9JHS5-3l6T81T73s4hd3HWghLqo2Qz7n-JtvmvVblIoFhEk7S623HfNX/s320/DSC_3197.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415682231696328402" border="0" /></a>We met a few of the other radio contest winners. These are our friends David and Jasmyn. We went to a comedy show that was VERY entertaining! Jasmyn also won Modern Bride of the year and is on the cover of their magazine. It's been a good year for her!!! And they live in Phoenix!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmeAzcjlnCQwwkA1a5D9ksD6p3VZwWRtI10ClIbVrACdPLYOz19Kb5jwHzI4EQOrOTrxQ8L5n-Vz6TD8lIPArUdZnEvsGpZ3JuodOM3huV0al-6Ghc_wh8JZogmCPUUQ-gRkMD_RAnHNmP/s1600-h/DSC_3201.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmeAzcjlnCQwwkA1a5D9ksD6p3VZwWRtI10ClIbVrACdPLYOz19Kb5jwHzI4EQOrOTrxQ8L5n-Vz6TD8lIPArUdZnEvsGpZ3JuodOM3huV0al-6Ghc_wh8JZogmCPUUQ-gRkMD_RAnHNmP/s320/DSC_3201.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415682766831655138" border="0" /></a>Saturday night they had an Elton John impersonator. Very entertaining concert, I'm just not a GREAT fan of Elton John!!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghu_gkq77wsNuxiv9zrY_M1gU9JiAaSLLzqcMRiZ6DrXYBdowz5Nq_jBL9HTBhjWM9L-bCqkGg8DJ7QAdWOdyO5O-bv21cOG7GJC7xO_iJ2TPYT3ZRFN5prLttAc6rvySj8ILL7F-2jJwj/s1600-h/DSC_3206.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghu_gkq77wsNuxiv9zrY_M1gU9JiAaSLLzqcMRiZ6DrXYBdowz5Nq_jBL9HTBhjWM9L-bCqkGg8DJ7QAdWOdyO5O-bv21cOG7GJC7xO_iJ2TPYT3ZRFN5prLttAc6rvySj8ILL7F-2jJwj/s320/DSC_3206.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415682776434252626" border="0" /></a>Our new friend Tony, another winner from the Seattle area!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSVZUAxhwLneRiJK6pK3YPLHlKIJcCzQSEqcrXFMju54BefoXObJvAy0FwDXgQLJLDGb94rQ7l5jNL8FkAWOXlcpn_umi5M4NR5tS_kdwWg2XcRgB4hz4wdM-vNY07-DVlXA0qIoGiENI5/s1600-h/DSC_3211.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSVZUAxhwLneRiJK6pK3YPLHlKIJcCzQSEqcrXFMju54BefoXObJvAy0FwDXgQLJLDGb94rQ7l5jNL8FkAWOXlcpn_umi5M4NR5tS_kdwWg2XcRgB4hz4wdM-vNY07-DVlXA0qIoGiENI5/s320/DSC_3211.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415682807764965730" border="0" /></a>Late Saturday night they had a 70s disco party, complete with the "Village People"!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgekgr5Pt5QRHP73ALovsoNN0hYyjX4spjMqhp5xE5aqCrL2l9lw70APn1UC6LC6IpgqAWW4Fzu7ZAGgnuvKh57KvCeI8vBhPGlrFUD6pId-oCA4HN7aS9rkFdeyij7uwUAsxn4iJHR3K52/s1600-h/DSC_3217.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgekgr5Pt5QRHP73ALovsoNN0hYyjX4spjMqhp5xE5aqCrL2l9lw70APn1UC6LC6IpgqAWW4Fzu7ZAGgnuvKh57KvCeI8vBhPGlrFUD6pId-oCA4HN7aS9rkFdeyij7uwUAsxn4iJHR3K52/s320/DSC_3217.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415683181402300722" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvs9OwVwqR9pxp7X5SijZ4n5XGeiHk1MVKkwtY4z3YjIkWlzZzmYfyH_jkOp-A2EVlkV3WQAVncc-vRFsKOT6Xfyt0AEXF_1jn0Lbo5obV7xNZqXjbCr4rlFTwpXiF6EFhPtQF1XpD1H3F/s1600-h/DSC_3224.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvs9OwVwqR9pxp7X5SijZ4n5XGeiHk1MVKkwtY4z3YjIkWlzZzmYfyH_jkOp-A2EVlkV3WQAVncc-vRFsKOT6Xfyt0AEXF_1jn0Lbo5obV7xNZqXjbCr4rlFTwpXiF6EFhPtQF1XpD1H3F/s320/DSC_3224.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415683184952576514" border="0" /></a>Seriously a FABULOUS adventure!!!<br /></div>Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14279017131160574209noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6036603897887841478.post-30146420477429390462009-12-15T20:41:00.001-08:002009-12-15T20:55:11.794-08:00Two and a Half Years Later....<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsOoA50dJeYWaUA6D5aaYgvP9HaZZ5jdVm8e9Z1swttI6Rwt_-7d4TyBylQ5Jr1XXVNoY8YZ9mi0HYhymZ9JZyX6C4fjFBEyC0rDf0_MsZuSKB_R0GGWkjKe3yvzg2g_jUJpXN2aAkDUhi/s1600-h/Picture+342.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsOoA50dJeYWaUA6D5aaYgvP9HaZZ5jdVm8e9Z1swttI6Rwt_-7d4TyBylQ5Jr1XXVNoY8YZ9mi0HYhymZ9JZyX6C4fjFBEyC0rDf0_MsZuSKB_R0GGWkjKe3yvzg2g_jUJpXN2aAkDUhi/s320/Picture+342.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415691223659546482" border="0" /></a>The day after our "sweet" Peyton was born, <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgeinzm4qNxnWfzZD_xqfWGXPuPuNRSeFnF7Nc29DSofbht-WnSgdWfhJg0eTl0Ei__t1XRoNvvyT4HbNIgVdBX7A6tnYlqMfPHQkWmOOf2qiz5k_eLaaDaRixeoZnaQXBsi6zaXBOQVXR/s1600-h/Boeing.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgeinzm4qNxnWfzZD_xqfWGXPuPuNRSeFnF7Nc29DSofbht-WnSgdWfhJg0eTl0Ei__t1XRoNvvyT4HbNIgVdBX7A6tnYlqMfPHQkWmOOf2qiz5k_eLaaDaRixeoZnaQXBsi6zaXBOQVXR/s320/Boeing.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415691964941377202" border="0" /></a>the 787 was "rolled" out.<br /><br />Two and a half years later, we have this...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsh7h0OjVW0HFwSOc_lrxrqxP973_Wlo4fkh4VlAEwWLi9aNmXcW5XexiNZIniffIzoA9-vGbC56yvxizgODNFgzOLTULlAl0vlZ1vurRTvFndiyIr_vo-SQ7ama8ldVOelYvnGIZnScne/s1600-h/DSC_3308.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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We had a dinner for all the adults in our ward and I was in charge! Me being the control freak that I am decided I'd prepare all the food myself and then had it off to people to cook. On the menu was Cherry and Blue Cheese Salad, Cranberry Chicken, Mashed Potato Casserole, Homemade Rolls, Slushy Punch and Chocolate Fountain for dessert. Some fabulous ladies in my ward volunteered to come set/decorate a table and host their table. We served the food family style, which helped because nobody had to stand in line for a buffet! I spent four days running around like crazy and alternating from being totally under control to having slight panic attacks. Everything turned out beautifully and the food was really good, if I do say so myself (I had never made the chicken, potatoes, or punch before!!). <br />Our program was excellent! We had two beautiful musical numbers, Janelle sang beautifully for us and Laura played a lovely song on the piano. The Johnson's gave us a short talk on "The Spirit of Christmas". Kelly shared an absolutely sweet story while her husband shared different ways that we can bring the Spirit of Christmas into our homes. The night was just what I wanted. I think it is the perfect kick off to the Holiday Season for me because now I can start to focus on Christmas in our home! <br />Thanks to all my wonderful friends who very graciously helped me in every way possible!<br />I'm horrible and completely forgot my camera to take any pictures, but I'll share the recipes so hopefully that will make up for it. Enjoy!!!<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Punch</span><br />3 oz. package jello, any flavor<br />1 cup <span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1259972717_0">boiling water</span><br />3 cups cold water<br />1 large can pineapple juice<br />1 cup sugar<br />1 tsp. almond extract<br />1/2 cup lemon juice<br />Sprite<br /><br />Place jello and sugar in gallon size ziploc bag. Add boiling water. Mix until disolved. Add the cold water, pineapple juice, almond extract and lemon juice. Mix to combine. Place in freezer. Every few hours mush the bag so it will remain slushy and not an ice block! Place in punch bowl and add sprite. <br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Mashed Potato Casserole</span><br />8-10 potatoes<br />Salt/pepper<br />8 oz. <span style="border-bottom: 1px dashed rgb(0, 102, 204); background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 0%; cursor: pointer; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;" class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1259972717_1">cream cheese</span><br />1 cup <span style="border-bottom: 1px dashed rgb(0, 102, 204); cursor: pointer;" class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1259972717_2">sour cream</span><br /><br />Boil potatoes until soft, mash with <span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1259972717_3">salt and pepper</span> to taste. Mix in cream cheese and sour cream. Place in 9x13 pan and dot with butter. Bake at 350 for <span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1259972717_4">20 minutes</span>. Can be made ahead and either frozen or placed in the refrigerator. Serves 10-12 people.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Cranberry Chicken</span><br />1/2 cup flour<br />1/2 tsp. salt<br />1/4 tsp. pepper<br />4-6 chicken breasts<br />1/4 cup butter<br />1 heaping cup whole cranberries<br />1 <span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1259972717_5">cup orange juice</span><br /><span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1259972717_6">1/2 cup brown sugar</span><br />1 Tbs. red wine vinegar<br />dash nutmeg<br /><br />Combine flour, salt and pepper. Dip chicken in flour mixture. Melt butter in skillet. Brown chicken 4 minutes per side. <br />Boil cranberries in orange juice until the berries pop. Add the rest of the ingredients and mix until dissolved.<br />Spray a 9x13 pan and add chicken. Pour sauce over chicken. Cover with foil and bake at 350 for 30-35 minutes. Uncover for the last 10 minutes.Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14279017131160574209noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6036603897887841478.post-61586201457020323722009-09-24T15:00:00.000-07:002009-09-24T15:27:48.731-07:00My Friend<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://profile.ak.fbcdn.net/v222/268/92/n1438136611_7522.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 192px;" src="http://profile.ak.fbcdn.net/v222/268/92/n1438136611_7522.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>This is my beautiful friend Ida. Today she has lost her battle with cancer. Ida and I became friends shortly after I moved to the Seattle area. We were called to be on a committee together at church and because of this, we got to know each other. I have never been so greatful for a church calling.<br />When Ryan started attending Sunbeams (the youngest Sunday School class), Ida was her teacher. I know she made an impact on Ryan that has helped to develop her knowledge of the gospel. Ryan has known that Ida has been sick and yesterday she asked when Ida would be well enough to come home from the hospital. I told her that unfortunately, that wasn't going to happen. She asked if Ida had to go live in Heaven now and I said yes. My poor five year old started to cry. A minute later she asked when we would see her again. Me, being in a rush and not thinking in an eternal sense, I said we wouldn't. Her quick response was, Mom, what about the resurrection? I know it is truly from the examples of primary teachers, like Ida, that my daughter has a knowledge that we will all be ressurected after we pass from this life. <br />Ida was an amazing example to me. While serving on the activities committee together, Ida helped with EVERYTHING. No matter what she was asked to do, she did it without question. She was quick with new ideas and ways to make things better. She truly went above and beyond. Ida had a beautiful knowledge of the gospel and was strong and determined in her beliefs and standards. Earlier this year Ida was called to be an adult Sunday School teacher. I truly enjoyed attending her classes and learning from her as Ryan did. <br />A few weeks ago I was given the opportunity to sit and chat with Ida during an afternoon. We talked about so many things. I will treasure that ninety minutes that we spent together. There are so many things I will miss about Ida. I will miss the silly faces we gave each other, the many laughs we shared, the long conversations had after meetings. However, I know that she is truly in a better place. I hope to have learned from her and find a way to treasure my friendships even more. Life changes so quickly and people move in and out of our lives so often, but my spirit has been truly touched through my friendship with Ida. <br /></div>Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14279017131160574209noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6036603897887841478.post-80894777179712299422009-09-23T13:15:00.000-07:002009-09-23T13:26:33.100-07:00Spontaneity!!<div style="text-align: center;">Apparently Jac didn't have any plans for Labor Day, so on Friday afternoon I got a text from her saying she should come to Seattle for the weekend. Of course I couldn't say no, so I quickly hopped online, found her a flight, booked the ticket and three hours later she was on a plane headed our way!! Lucky her, she had a bag packed for the weekend at her mom's house. Totally spontaneous!!!<br />We all picked her up and headed to Naan & Curry for some yummy Indian dinner. The girls weren't crazy about the food, so after their dinner of rice, we stopped by DQ on the way home for some blizzards. <br />Troy of course had to work on Saturday, so we headed down town to do our loop: Anthropologie, Nordstrom, Sephora, Chocolate Box. Shopping and food, what's not to love?<br /></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTs2PlXsImckmViLMWlsshysvNIX8X0U0BHJW_KUp0OceT9v7NC_ReIZlLgrW3kpwwkmFx96y0bIC0ibPxa8mMTBc1vJxVWIJJ9KC-m-tpm4dJY2hiTOkNTSI3u_MfWjsJrdL4ERYqkMIb/s1600-h/DSC03722.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 300px; display: block; height: 400px;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380333029648180162" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTs2PlXsImckmViLMWlsshysvNIX8X0U0BHJW_KUp0OceT9v7NC_ReIZlLgrW3kpwwkmFx96y0bIC0ibPxa8mMTBc1vJxVWIJJ9KC-m-tpm4dJY2hiTOkNTSI3u_MfWjsJrdL4ERYqkMIb/s400/DSC03722.JPG" border="0" /></a> Wig and Jac love to try on the Anthro headbands!<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZOM6RwlM3iCrhfTGuqkKkY2wPGZi6A_11xMUy_uoHunJAG_NTAQx50sh4-PrzpVLVOvOwhRXXYJ7RTwq_PioW72cMatjAiNnKfVA6jR6ewPEj1uJ26AxMIlfPZYdIOmfXTxMLp5b8DBfu/s1600-h/DSC03724.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px; display: block; height: 300px;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380333020739001730" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZOM6RwlM3iCrhfTGuqkKkY2wPGZi6A_11xMUy_uoHunJAG_NTAQx50sh4-PrzpVLVOvOwhRXXYJ7RTwq_PioW72cMatjAiNnKfVA6jR6ewPEj1uJ26AxMIlfPZYdIOmfXTxMLp5b8DBfu/s400/DSC03724.JPG" border="0" /></a>And, if the big one does it, the little one does too... Hope Wig doesn't decide to jump off a cliff or Peyt is going to follow!<br /></div><br /><br /><div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_bX7Wuc-3H4CwcHzLCiHvX60GjCERlFosqxjS-EhQpxlL_nz9QIyHD0b3zuRHE0xdcQgx7_JKGsOw18Q6vIzrX3xrDXvVU3ZmfWhAg8nhCXjnNUcD3RQQcvvtd85LrS40IORgmMPEiFh9/s1600-h/DSC03726.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px; display: block; height: 332px;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380333011901496258" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_bX7Wuc-3H4CwcHzLCiHvX60GjCERlFosqxjS-EhQpxlL_nz9QIyHD0b3zuRHE0xdcQgx7_JKGsOw18Q6vIzrX3xrDXvVU3ZmfWhAg8nhCXjnNUcD3RQQcvvtd85LrS40IORgmMPEiFh9/s400/DSC03726.JPG" border="0" /></a> Lunch at Nordstrom, which we haven't had together since Maryland! Nothing beats our first Nordstrom lunch. It was the beginning of a CRAZY friendship and it's always a special place for us to go. <br /></div><br /><br /><div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYCpPQ7znxvsFZcgEzIQw7p0Vc-Z6_h8wr0jujwS8VhwclVjJunfy-qz7hoLgDRStVqWiBAhDMlmexIH-aHk1bSpLPZYGRWxsjTn-n2Q6G4L1kMBJ23odn2QCBrjapxmUKSStx9iTGFbX8/s1600-h/DSC03728.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px; display: block; height: 300px;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380333001465243442" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYCpPQ7znxvsFZcgEzIQw7p0Vc-Z6_h8wr0jujwS8VhwclVjJunfy-qz7hoLgDRStVqWiBAhDMlmexIH-aHk1bSpLPZYGRWxsjTn-n2Q6G4L1kMBJ23odn2QCBrjapxmUKSStx9iTGFbX8/s400/DSC03728.JPG" border="0" /></a>Wow, I look AWFUL!<br /></div><br /><div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq33udZRExa41ynN1o2gHcnSlJe4aHyw54v_-MtXkPKXF36oKv4IrcELG1s4B0AEL4w1-uAI1lbPnOb2MYyAEHp43f9vWl09zHjBBEDe-L99JdWxPlSIO2HIDh7ZoaBZVB_Zhpbkff7epK/s1600-h/DSC03731.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px; display: block; height: 356px;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380332990966309650" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq33udZRExa41ynN1o2gHcnSlJe4aHyw54v_-MtXkPKXF36oKv4IrcELG1s4B0AEL4w1-uAI1lbPnOb2MYyAEHp43f9vWl09zHjBBEDe-L99JdWxPlSIO2HIDh7ZoaBZVB_Zhpbkff7epK/s400/DSC03731.JPG" border="0" /></a> Reading 'Where the Sidewalk Ends' poetry; Jac gave the book to Wig for Christmas, so it's always their thing to snuggle up and read their favorites. Jac's favs - 'Boa Constrictor' & 'Crocodile's Toothache' and Ryan's favs - 'Sarah Cynthia Silvia Stout Would Not Take the Garbage Out' and 'Unicorn'.<br /></div><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIxZZuaTKalXZFc6elgMiDHnWcadca31bca9k_bfGtz3HCLwHSX56BICHExQHKiBU55G50YGHCRZfOwj3ABRP489wtQNAX7X0XuR6XzDFgXSh7v1Rzt3Fs5QJ-jySnr-3vYp0TIzUh-5oN/s1600-h/DSC03732.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px; display: block; height: 347px;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380332584449635026" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIxZZuaTKalXZFc6elgMiDHnWcadca31bca9k_bfGtz3HCLwHSX56BICHExQHKiBU55G50YGHCRZfOwj3ABRP489wtQNAX7X0XuR6XzDFgXSh7v1Rzt3Fs5QJ-jySnr-3vYp0TIzUh-5oN/s400/DSC03732.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOQdTgMzEinACL-Izj0B8PvqTj-9u2ARmzAPNbETVtw5DCeZ6evVFWkylfqhJ3G8boDyk2zZkCPS5Mhr3ZyEfF3GN7YAu59crcJ1s-J_Mibwf6gITuUomFrdbVsCQ1u-85D54WWUL2zg4W/s1600-h/DSC03734.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px; display: block; height: 290px;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380332574821680962" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOQdTgMzEinACL-Izj0B8PvqTj-9u2ARmzAPNbETVtw5DCeZ6evVFWkylfqhJ3G8boDyk2zZkCPS5Mhr3ZyEfF3GN7YAu59crcJ1s-J_Mibwf6gITuUomFrdbVsCQ1u-85D54WWUL2zg4W/s400/DSC03734.JPG" border="0" /></a>We all crawled in bed to give Troy love. He was trying to watch tv, but we wanted him to play with us instead! He was probably watching 'My Antonio', really bad reality tv anyway.<br /></div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4Bqva19cmcRpU9PunNhcggGxT60a4IkFhr_Ris8UiJR1febhyrIae-eJiAHCJ7515vgWzqOFhjNYfcl9S28y6NciBo-dpOUluTR0VdiMUaxcbdWFX861bMZ4UmxI-TULMsCOZCG1gJciB/s1600-h/DSC03741.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px; display: block; height: 269px;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380332570318305714" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4Bqva19cmcRpU9PunNhcggGxT60a4IkFhr_Ris8UiJR1febhyrIae-eJiAHCJ7515vgWzqOFhjNYfcl9S28y6NciBo-dpOUluTR0VdiMUaxcbdWFX861bMZ4UmxI-TULMsCOZCG1gJciB/s400/DSC03741.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqrhLbnuAlNebt2xg626zOFndDPT-1bRu3SEalNERQyMYC5bWXy6iIT3iUpWaZHZAiWtYPzJCy1lfw419JJBx9IWP5974_HZ0svHyqtJ1zDnoIIpOduXJfYtxjMwZ5iWsdIYrUHKdQRFPT/s1600-h/DSC03744.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 325px; display: block; height: 400px;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380332561767698306" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqrhLbnuAlNebt2xg626zOFndDPT-1bRu3SEalNERQyMYC5bWXy6iIT3iUpWaZHZAiWtYPzJCy1lfw419JJBx9IWP5974_HZ0svHyqtJ1zDnoIIpOduXJfYtxjMwZ5iWsdIYrUHKdQRFPT/s400/DSC03744.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><br /><div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPgTogzvt08xY5_xQwp6zspBi81N8YjOxGVdx2NppygrPn5L0yOKXqyhvzOwdHKDLb1A0OvWx529CHqPgKq4DdszpK_TzFkVdXcrBHGh2jkzXhrB0J0Gcxyi2LmKoWzFoiwF_bn6NRixxz/s1600-h/DSC03745.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px; display: block; height: 200px;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380332552459228866" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPgTogzvt08xY5_xQwp6zspBi81N8YjOxGVdx2NppygrPn5L0yOKXqyhvzOwdHKDLb1A0OvWx529CHqPgKq4DdszpK_TzFkVdXcrBHGh2jkzXhrB0J0Gcxyi2LmKoWzFoiwF_bn6NRixxz/s400/DSC03745.JPG" border="0" /></a> Wig... followed by Peyton of course... wanted Jac to paint her nails in her special order. Of course whatever Wig wants from Jac, Wig gets! Isn't is gorgeous?!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">We're so glad Jac came. Nothing beats just hanging out and relaxing with good friends on a spontaneous weekend!!</div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14279017131160574209noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6036603897887841478.post-3181857672518075142009-09-15T21:54:00.000-07:002009-09-15T22:05:12.269-07:001st Day of Kindergarten... Finally!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgehfUCF-rPMspRix-HE6ohQJffPNFSiu5J0c2Fjc2m2_kSuWXjjoVIMUGmX3RjeSQbzpg08sVvQY4YdXZmdgPB9Pbo7FblWQIXX4acHQdweB2jAvkV1OBUSZw0J4e3Q2ZZP2TxLFCvYvhE/s1600-h/Picture+685.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgehfUCF-rPMspRix-HE6ohQJffPNFSiu5J0c2Fjc2m2_kSuWXjjoVIMUGmX3RjeSQbzpg08sVvQY4YdXZmdgPB9Pbo7FblWQIXX4acHQdweB2jAvkV1OBUSZw0J4e3Q2ZZP2TxLFCvYvhE/s320/Picture+685.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381924628152116546" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Ryan had her first day of Kindergarten today! After two weeks of the teachers being on strike, they finally came to a resolution yesterday morning and the classes started today. Ryan woke this morning with a great big smile on her face and quickly had her bed made and her clothes on! Troy was able to work from home this morning so he could go with us to take Ryan to school. We walked her over, found her class and she was so happy to jump right in with her class. She had such a fun day and is so excited to go back tomorrow and 'everyday'!<br /><span style="font-size:78%;">(I did have to explain to her that she doesn't have to go on Saturday or Sunday.)</span><br /></div>Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14279017131160574209noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6036603897887841478.post-7358055785785427812009-09-13T21:20:00.000-07:002009-09-13T21:48:55.643-07:00A Portland Wedding<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1cKKSi5r35kcBVsqRnuXGKIVrZRM_RF1YL3ocdNC78xvl7spU29-cm8RUVdKWyPn-xkI6ntxPO16LLW2TICGVM0XP_V9v2vtaO_pldRKooRfYEGGg6rhl5Pkq4OcvAZkSPZvAhvQfFBp2/s1600-h/DSC_2858.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1cKKSi5r35kcBVsqRnuXGKIVrZRM_RF1YL3ocdNC78xvl7spU29-cm8RUVdKWyPn-xkI6ntxPO16LLW2TICGVM0XP_V9v2vtaO_pldRKooRfYEGGg6rhl5Pkq4OcvAZkSPZvAhvQfFBp2/s320/DSC_2858.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381178949919054578" border="0" /></a>We journeyed down to Portland yesterday to attend the wedding of one of Troy's co-workers, Phil and his bride, Tianna. The wedding was at 3:30pm and we were set to arrive in the Portland area around 2:15. At about 1:45, I decided I should probably start getting my makeup on. Unfortunately, I then discovered I had left my makeup on the bathroom counter back at home. I quickly got on my phone and started calling the Nordstrom's along our path to see if I could get an appointment to get my makeup done. I finally got an appointment at 2:30 at Washington Square in Portland. Since I was going to be tied up getting my makeup done, Troy was in charge of rushing to Macy's for a gift (I figured I'd have a half hour to get this done until I realized I would now be spending that half hour being made presentable!). Troy wasn't thrilled with this idea, so I got on the phone to Macy's at Washington Square. The girl who answered was extremely helpful. She pulled up the registry, picked out a gift in my price range, let me pay over the phone, and had it gift wrapped. All Troy had to do was go to gift wrap and pick it up. Seriously, what did people do before cell phones and GPS? After my makeup was done and the gift was secured, Troy brought all of our clothes in to Nordstrom and we tied up the family restroom to change. We then quickly booked it out of the mall. Too bad we didn't have more time, it looked like a really nice mall!!!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeKqXOSaA0dxCrhk_2ihk0CW_IbF1sihf3tfpPdWhvO77Kw1Nnm7owWhrS2zwFuwqjELT8e-u1_xobI_ucB3-GqqOet6LRVc5Id7x57ytatx33ZV0jRkdGd_FZ7iIIakbQ_FaJx9NZuh8K/s1600-h/DSC_2823.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeKqXOSaA0dxCrhk_2ihk0CW_IbF1sihf3tfpPdWhvO77Kw1Nnm7owWhrS2zwFuwqjELT8e-u1_xobI_ucB3-GqqOet6LRVc5Id7x57ytatx33ZV0jRkdGd_FZ7iIIakbQ_FaJx9NZuh8K/s320/DSC_2823.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381180126643130114" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2nwWSdXo_GzhtxZ9wjTLx6rjFC1GN356OnGXJUtbVAXBG1YQY2Hd4AKcEGf0JbEHLFisdFJ3ATZYvnO7CBeTUkSN7GxG4T4rifvaRte9Z_ukB0YKLxpPtjDFSVuWP2gNmEPaJ5S6H3wQ_/s1600-h/DSC_2835.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2nwWSdXo_GzhtxZ9wjTLx6rjFC1GN356OnGXJUtbVAXBG1YQY2Hd4AKcEGf0JbEHLFisdFJ3ATZYvnO7CBeTUkSN7GxG4T4rifvaRte9Z_ukB0YKLxpPtjDFSVuWP2gNmEPaJ5S6H3wQ_/s320/DSC_2835.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381179691031704802" border="0" /></a>Unfortunately we were running late now. The wedding was set to start at 3:30 and we arrived at 3:50. Lucky for us, as most weddings they didn't start the ceremony until about 4:00 so we were just in time. It was an absolutely gorgeous day, unfortunately, we were sitting out in the sun with no shade and it was over 90 degrees. Not terrible, but for everyone dressed in suits and wedding attire, we were melting. The ceremony was overlooking the vineyard. Everything was beautiful, the flowers, dresses and especially the surroundings. The wedding was at <a href="http://www.blogger.com/www.gardenvineyards.com">Garden Vineyards</a> and it is amazing. After the ceremony there was a cocktail hour with some appetizers. Everyone ran for the shade and drinks to stay cool. <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqdbx9dXMaj0aI1HsmValwS0QQcphJnSom3Oa2yZ_Vo8kGz34Xkq3WZ6DlfX5Eo_9hx9-aUBcAjeZK9ANSTppYFE6v0HTU4N0DYrxlBap2SOtuPNxnbUv52iIpvtq7MYMcMfb7lo8taNLi/s1600-h/DSC_2837.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqdbx9dXMaj0aI1HsmValwS0QQcphJnSom3Oa2yZ_Vo8kGz34Xkq3WZ6DlfX5Eo_9hx9-aUBcAjeZK9ANSTppYFE6v0HTU4N0DYrxlBap2SOtuPNxnbUv52iIpvtq7MYMcMfb7lo8taNLi/s320/DSC_2837.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381179549033633922" border="0" /></a>We later had dinner, which was very yummy, some toasts and speaches by family, and finally cake. Most of you know I only eat sugar on Sunday, that rule was broken yesterday. They had four kinds of wedding cake and I LOVE cake. Between Troy and I, we tried them all!!! <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4WR1NKpfYeqVIyl3aAYQLs3IiNpzglVrMji-auejmko2HiLDlU2nMRJzt8WQuXElrj1wg2FxC1Co_b9o845Lb2G96fLRx7gQAWkZoL6iUHv61pmAMojBBobp3pH2n6nHGgNQBfzpEHaRD/s1600-h/DSC_2825.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4WR1NKpfYeqVIyl3aAYQLs3IiNpzglVrMji-auejmko2HiLDlU2nMRJzt8WQuXElrj1wg2FxC1Co_b9o845Lb2G96fLRx7gQAWkZoL6iUHv61pmAMojBBobp3pH2n6nHGgNQBfzpEHaRD/s320/DSC_2825.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381180006601744514" border="0" /></a>There was dancing, which was the favorite part of the night for Ryan and Peyton. Peyton would dance for a while and then come back because she was thirsty. Then she'd put her finger up and say, "Mommy I dance", and off she'd go again. <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy2qSFZUOXT4v66GfnaJffL3j85mFxCjBN_7MJe-CN35ehSD6HarHMqb5xmspsBMpYIPhA3QAtHRDo7iZlytEwSEAEvWcz4I5dlte7zMn_aPhqNVC8CveJgt4YGTogLKm8uiqUmoAyXsVD/s1600-h/DSC_2846.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy2qSFZUOXT4v66GfnaJffL3j85mFxCjBN_7MJe-CN35ehSD6HarHMqb5xmspsBMpYIPhA3QAtHRDo7iZlytEwSEAEvWcz4I5dlte7zMn_aPhqNVC8CveJgt4YGTogLKm8uiqUmoAyXsVD/s320/DSC_2846.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381179250340793842" border="0" /></a>This went on all night! Ryan made a little "boyfriend" named Cameron and the two of them danced all night as well. <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6nzNT_A0kuf39Sll0u0U03SQmgy26OlGbBFX6fg479mneX66h6PNWIcjhDWJnkCwXLkf4FOJA4vLnta6LpCTQSY8gYcCVY2CAz2GLHrd3YtK2DKlgJjn91_mKZeclc9Csq35-aTWnmQUc/s1600-h/DSC_2857.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6nzNT_A0kuf39Sll0u0U03SQmgy26OlGbBFX6fg479mneX66h6PNWIcjhDWJnkCwXLkf4FOJA4vLnta6LpCTQSY8gYcCVY2CAz2GLHrd3YtK2DKlgJjn91_mKZeclc9Csq35-aTWnmQUc/s320/DSC_2857.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381179110939966258" border="0" /></a>It was a beautiful night and we were glad we were able to make the trip down.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Since it was late, we grabbed a hotel nearby and crashed. In the morning, we headed out, but stopped downtown Portland at Voodoo Donuts for some CRAZY donuts. <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicYZAIBXMjWhSsigbISgxncIOXcZJ-VKIWXH7kZ3OZfgBZGiimcSRbg4CEoWkGht3Mh6PCQzQEuK7uaGfdsX8_3pW3Wu2gCR51kwake1hwo5opokMEEhOWbJWH70Egd2Wo_QNGMZZ_63Tx/s1600-h/DSC_2879.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicYZAIBXMjWhSsigbISgxncIOXcZJ-VKIWXH7kZ3OZfgBZGiimcSRbg4CEoWkGht3Mh6PCQzQEuK7uaGfdsX8_3pW3Wu2gCR51kwake1hwo5opokMEEhOWbJWH70Egd2Wo_QNGMZZ_63Tx/s320/DSC_2879.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381178695509098386" border="0" /></a>I don't love donuts, but these were DELICIOUS! Peyton had a donut with sprinkles. Ryan had something like cotton candy with blue frosting, blue sprinkles, and pink sprinkles. I had a donut with chocolate icing, oreos, and peanut butter. Troy's was a heart attack waiting to happen peach fritter with the biggest pile of cream cheese frosting. Seriously, they were all so good I was wishing I'd had another.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF8aP4_ghY4yZvBtsFGZn8oMXPyguAccHRNksqraGw2kJ1l635sJTEvjFCl18c7HatLQEvHVUbwWgEBVC4QhdZkjZ-XAITeZgelPR91DRSWuPYPD_Xe7PdE0mqGRjYjKxVNLT0Qzwqi_vt/s1600-h/DSC_2880.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF8aP4_ghY4yZvBtsFGZn8oMXPyguAccHRNksqraGw2kJ1l635sJTEvjFCl18c7HatLQEvHVUbwWgEBVC4QhdZkjZ-XAITeZgelPR91DRSWuPYPD_Xe7PdE0mqGRjYjKxVNLT0Qzwqi_vt/s320/DSC_2880.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381178587656896322" border="0" /></a>It was a quick trip but a lot of fun! Hopefully we can go back to Portland and spend a little time sometime soon.<br /></div>Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14279017131160574209noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6036603897887841478.post-7253035119161527442009-09-10T14:54:00.000-07:002009-09-10T15:09:45.829-07:00When I Grow Up...<div style="text-align: center;">Back at Ryan's preschool graduation, her teacher asked her what she wanted to be when she grew up. Her response was a soccer player. Everyone knows how much this shocked me, considering my daughter has NEVER played soccer. Because of this, we've decided to encourage her in her "dreams" and signed her up for soccer with her best friend Kennedy. Her first practice was last night and she LOVED it! She ran up and down the field, tripped over her cleats, kicked the ball around, and just had a blast. <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6X-oBSX_UHON_D-p7AFv6pwTYEYVZ1pTAIXFPZRWZR25_wnbuBsrvuO8kK8UraFVqom7aDU2NI7Hzw4AAhDSeCyAd_nhYE2J0bj7mMcbC3Mxbp_Pr6Z_YCWQN5bSv0pM1WXU35qWGDjA/s400/10.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6X-oBSX_UHON_D-p7AFv6pwTYEYVZ1pTAIXFPZRWZR25_wnbuBsrvuO8kK8UraFVqom7aDU2NI7Hzw4AAhDSeCyAd_nhYE2J0bj7mMcbC3Mxbp_Pr6Z_YCWQN5bSv0pM1WXU35qWGDjA/s400/10.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a></div><span style="font-size:78%;"></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:78%;">(thanks for the pic Sarah)</span><br /></div>Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14279017131160574209noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6036603897887841478.post-73677243720566973762009-08-29T21:29:00.000-07:002009-08-29T21:50:12.716-07:00Family Pics<div style="text-align: center;">We had some family pictures taken the day before we left for Montana.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Here are a few of my favorites, which do you think I should have printed?<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjDu-9h7-tVX3cwmpHAQT6I1e0dn1uKOhlFchB4cbf0c6fYPOnXkVVk1sE4TtxO2CadgE9_wDFC9Helfh44LLIrVqHTuz4g-xmzeyQJMYtlL-_ue4AcENRQUXgRxMfBYP16ac_f401plsE/s1600-h/DSC_5841.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjDu-9h7-tVX3cwmpHAQT6I1e0dn1uKOhlFchB4cbf0c6fYPOnXkVVk1sE4TtxO2CadgE9_wDFC9Helfh44LLIrVqHTuz4g-xmzeyQJMYtlL-_ue4AcENRQUXgRxMfBYP16ac_f401plsE/s320/DSC_5841.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375612210475790754" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj9api64_bOiO8R_rrBQk30rGc0Ujcsuy10kc7pdD-bE1u7N6uVQ-vfLbAjQDlFDRPV664sgQ5rta5_NxL1Tvv6IHpk3kHNvtvE_xWgNQ5kWrS3I9oDv4POzNYV5HOwYS0F-BlNvmFZjb1/s1600-h/TYL_9924.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj9api64_bOiO8R_rrBQk30rGc0Ujcsuy10kc7pdD-bE1u7N6uVQ-vfLbAjQDlFDRPV664sgQ5rta5_NxL1Tvv6IHpk3kHNvtvE_xWgNQ5kWrS3I9oDv4POzNYV5HOwYS0F-BlNvmFZjb1/s320/TYL_9924.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375612636240704530" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb9_kHsXQ0OkrvgX9k7A3jSIZkP_iLWCzrKsxPzRoXutmOsG1_cyo5F7Pak_w6FauqlxQEab5ZD4T9797-og-lKQ-Kxi0m9gsJo6cq0OT8sz7g4TW0OOyKlVZyN37erWhW1P6UHb-tcJb2/s1600-h/DSC_5801.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5rpJ0ZP4Ik0dkN0dQN7iC25Uy2X3CpFkzmx3T-hbqAVNueqw6N6MU0qv6JmFNhsoP7INi0q_cLf8UQX2jTw9cjsmoL-zOVwCOD01INhXoLitfThfKdBCPn_idGs-bBR-dIfxoRvnCCdcP/s320/DSC_5588.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375611129431107970" border="0" /></a>Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14279017131160574209noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6036603897887841478.post-75654091017589140852009-08-24T00:59:00.000-07:002009-08-24T01:30:45.657-07:00Life's a Beach<div style="text-align: center;">I know you are all missing my vacation updates, so here goes!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Since we didn't have transportation to church, we started the day out by making candy leis here at the resort. <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib87N1JEQ6LEIiN6EaDkriHjor6DxguEQ-vs0hFIdBq5TA6FvT692fcBTXWhmU2n_hGSORUDMmhKuWoY8ZlYtl9LmD8erQEBn4i2BfwaI4_-So16tUJYw369keIQNbxPj7AhA3lPs3Qxyu/s1600-h/Picture+644.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib87N1JEQ6LEIiN6EaDkriHjor6DxguEQ-vs0hFIdBq5TA6FvT692fcBTXWhmU2n_hGSORUDMmhKuWoY8ZlYtl9LmD8erQEBn4i2BfwaI4_-So16tUJYw369keIQNbxPj7AhA3lPs3Qxyu/s320/Picture+644.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373440678050668802" border="0" /></a>After our nice candy breakfast, we headed out to the beach. We just went out in front of the hotel and plopped ourselves down in the sand. The girls had fun playing in the sand and Troy and I read a bit. After a while, we coaxed Peyton out into the water for a little fun. She even willingly got onto the boogie board. Unfortunately she was sent tumbling in the waves after catching one a little too big for her! Too bad I didn't get a picture of that. It took a lot of convincing, but slowly I was able to get Ryan out into the water with the promise of just jumping in the waves with Mommy. Then we got her to lay on her boogie board so I could just pull her around. Not long later, she was cruising, catching every wave she could. I went back up to the sand and played with Peyt for a bit and Ryan made friends with another little girl down the way. When we decided to leave the beach, Ryan started complaining that she still wanted to "catch some waves". Ah, my surfer chick!</div><div style="text-align: center;">Everyone was hungry so I went about making sandwiches for lunch. Peyton wanted PB&J and while she was eating that I gave here a slice of cheese, next thing you know, she's opened her PB&J and put the cheese in it and put it back together. GROSS. <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbH3e1O9uTUirrQKygbsjJ2urJeqASijBurr5J55P3EHAnd5sDDvKCXYJCnPipxX89O25qkh_j_3r4bNzSVz8AJT8jkJFr_muFfHr2dUO6SrsVXf4SM7qx12BkLKolBUC2gAal8S737O7p/s1600-h/Picture+646.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbH3e1O9uTUirrQKygbsjJ2urJeqASijBurr5J55P3EHAnd5sDDvKCXYJCnPipxX89O25qkh_j_3r4bNzSVz8AJT8jkJFr_muFfHr2dUO6SrsVXf4SM7qx12BkLKolBUC2gAal8S737O7p/s320/Picture+646.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373441526583620834" border="0" /></a> She did eat the WHOLE thing.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">We then decided to take a break from the sun so we headed on the bus to Lahaina to wander Front Street. We had some fun wandering in and out of some art galleries. While we were in one particular gallery we love, Peter Lik, Peyton decided she didn't need to wear her dress or shoes anymore. It didn't matter what I did, she would not put her dress back on. <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4zOzy93v6GvoLV5p2p16meh_-DInjCmCFiXwlMGhx1HDdriaol6k-7q8Fg_rGwp4zM5dF7Nu1wKPK-Wb80DWAncdXwCjtaMcsdoyHTk29uzlSS6wXpOQNicZ5medrx9o8jr9lQC6nn72z/s1600-h/Picture+650.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4zOzy93v6GvoLV5p2p16meh_-DInjCmCFiXwlMGhx1HDdriaol6k-7q8Fg_rGwp4zM5dF7Nu1wKPK-Wb80DWAncdXwCjtaMcsdoyHTk29uzlSS6wXpOQNicZ5medrx9o8jr9lQC6nn72z/s320/Picture+650.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373442943380275058" border="0" /></a>She at least had a cute flower in her hair!! <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKDyLgZOB1rYhPHl58SbIxXrvnQSPkJUc5S-senk7zxAwtdRdjWum1mDJfpbapOblWZVP6603pDtGvgs8NLjEU_fqZOoS-5eh6WSX6a4GncFvvjwAErv9zaNnHIXX5hKX7Wxons7__Ots8/s1600-h/Picture+652.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKDyLgZOB1rYhPHl58SbIxXrvnQSPkJUc5S-senk7zxAwtdRdjWum1mDJfpbapOblWZVP6603pDtGvgs8NLjEU_fqZOoS-5eh6WSX6a4GncFvvjwAErv9zaNnHIXX5hKX7Wxons7__Ots8/s320/Picture+652.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373443645229765426" border="0" /></a>It also showed how clean the beautiful wood floors were!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">After we had all the fun we could on Front Street, we headed back on the bus over to Aloha Mixed Plate for some yummy Hawaiian food. This is our way of having Kalua Pork without having to go to a luau! We discovered this last year and it was one of our favorite restaurants.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKGDh5XhyRSdnJjYEsnBo8F3-NhU2CmpBFcPMkiVtusKBcKid2J1JUJU6YDNsMcHml5IrlCCWVwqCHPYdOdxk_cO6q3c7cOgRCUIcJvUKY1_roQGm13MHfhAZC64d-NVhf6_9oDWjY3IH6/s1600-h/Picture+677.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKGDh5XhyRSdnJjYEsnBo8F3-NhU2CmpBFcPMkiVtusKBcKid2J1JUJU6YDNsMcHml5IrlCCWVwqCHPYdOdxk_cO6q3c7cOgRCUIcJvUKY1_roQGm13MHfhAZC64d-NVhf6_9oDWjY3IH6/s320/Picture+677.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373444502512409538" border="0" /></a> The food is cheap and good and it's next door to the Old Lahaina Luau, so you can enjoy some good music!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Another fun day!<br /></div>Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14279017131160574209noreply@blogger.com1