tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-86051842024-03-13T13:54:52.973-06:00the butlersdavidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00213742329448076543noreply@blogger.comBlogger277125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8605184.post-46543445112230162672011-09-12T21:14:00.006-06:002011-09-12T21:30:06.237-06:00eat your heart out...emma<div style="text-align: left;">emma practically issued a full on challenge that I wouldn't post these pictures.</div><div><span class="Apple-style-span">I don't want to.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span">I couldn't find the camera cord.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span">I am tired.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span">But I am still doing it out of spite. So there!</span></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">the test.</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Which soft serve ice cream is mo' bettah? </div><div style="text-align: center;">Contestants:</div><div style="text-align: center;">Maceys or Sonic</div><div><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-jswJ_lr5KBo/Tm7LyHeRKuI/AAAAAAAAChE/3jln-gtUxIs/s400/August%2B2011%2B047.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5651678644256451298" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px; " /></div><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-R-cUOTSGa9c/Tm7Lf-6MNUI/AAAAAAAACg8/S3NI4i-nWt0/s400/August%2B2011%2B041.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5651678332720002370" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-On8qIalS5ok/Tm7MdwNLvYI/AAAAAAAAChM/_Uiv2Z6FwVM/s400/August%2B2011%2B042.jpg" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-RrLeQhqnZEU/Tm7Md--WFAI/AAAAAAAAChU/80kfctu_Jsg/s400/August%2B2011%2B044.jpg" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">the results: Maceys. Hands down.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Now we enjoy...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Z8z_qlwVOP8/Tm7N9Tkr0DI/AAAAAAAAChc/kc9wwnWWNnE/s400/August%2B2011%2B045_2.jpg" /></div>davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00213742329448076543noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8605184.post-26825167297769153002011-05-12T13:35:00.000-06:002011-05-13T14:20:12.822-06:00photography class assignment: favorite picture<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>so i'm a bit behind in my class, but i'm still determined to post all of the assignments...<div>this assignment however, is our last so i'll have to do a little catch up later. we're supposed to link up our favorite photo...i had lots to choose from, not because they are excellent photos but because i've just had a lot of fun trying to work my camera.</div><div><br /></div><div>here's one of my favs:</div><br /><div>jane loves bunnies and she LOVES her bunny hat so it was perfect that easter morning was just cool enough for her to wear it to the easter egg hunt. </div><div><br /><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ppmWB6GMKbI/Tcw5IBdWMyI/AAAAAAAACf8/oERaZJhHhgk/s400/photo%2Bclass%2Bday%2B4%2B059.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5605918446162686754" /></div>davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00213742329448076543noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8605184.post-88907101505641840302011-04-21T14:24:00.003-06:002011-04-21T14:29:14.525-06:00photography class assignment #6: LOUD<div style="text-align: center;">this assignment is still in the works...i have so many LOUD moments or things i could take a picture of...this is a picture of elle at lunch time. meal times are always LOUD at our house. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-PHVc8aODgWo/TbCS86gzLpI/AAAAAAAACfw/wck80f13jcg/s1600/photo%2Bclass%2Bday%2B3%2B013.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-PHVc8aODgWo/TbCS86gzLpI/AAAAAAAACfw/wck80f13jcg/s400/photo%2Bclass%2Bday%2B3%2B013.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5598135912018161298" /></a>davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00213742329448076543noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8605184.post-56300282052544899172011-04-21T14:13:00.003-06:002011-04-21T14:22:38.070-06:00photography class assignment #5: QUIET<div style="text-align: center;">the only time my house is <b>ever</b> quiet is when everyone is asleep...i tried to sneak into rooms before they woke up. no such luck with this one being asleep, but she was just waking up and was very quiet... didn't move at all!</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-VuHhIY76zVw/TbCQKk6AZ3I/AAAAAAAACfo/pslhg1OhlZI/s1600/photo%2Bclass%2Bday%2B3%2B006.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-VuHhIY76zVw/TbCQKk6AZ3I/AAAAAAAACfo/pslhg1OhlZI/s400/photo%2Bclass%2Bday%2B3%2B006.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5598132848201590642" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">i was shocked that i was able to take a picture of jack sleeping. he is usually wide awake if he hears anyone breath. but we had been up late the night before and he just snoozed away as i tried to get pictures from different angles. it was fun playing with the different settings - still pretty dark in the bedrooms so i was using an iso of 1600. but i do like the light shining in the window behind jack. oh the joys of sleep - too bad kids don't ever realize how great sleeping in can be until it's too late.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-iQUyAvnGeoY/TbCQKJEonhI/AAAAAAAACfg/JJx5HkgXy80/s1600/photo%2Bclass%2Bday%2B3%2B003.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-iQUyAvnGeoY/TbCQKJEonhI/AAAAAAAACfg/JJx5HkgXy80/s400/photo%2Bclass%2Bday%2B3%2B003.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5598132840729976338" /></a><br /></div>davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00213742329448076543noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8605184.post-58991299063847375302011-04-21T14:01:00.002-06:002011-04-21T14:12:50.002-06:00photography class assignment #4: OUT<div>this assignment took us OUTside...i tried forever to find a perfect day when the kids were all clean and dressed in nice clothes, hair done, completely cooperative...but the opportunity never seemed to surface so alas, here are the little raggamuffins playing OUTside. i was using an iso of about 100 or 200 - it was pretty cloudy. f 5.6 and around 1/640. </div><div><br /></div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-eCxciNlV4G0/TbCNvlZv9GI/AAAAAAAACfY/ABf0M95ZB_Q/s1600/photo%2Bclass%2Bday%2B3%2B030.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-eCxciNlV4G0/TbCNvlZv9GI/AAAAAAAACfY/ABf0M95ZB_Q/s400/photo%2Bclass%2Bday%2B3%2B030.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5598130185455006818" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">jane in her princess dress with her hair in a ponytail <i>because sleeping beauty always has her hair in a ponytail</i>, hmmm... jane's hair is obviously not meant for ponytails.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-4-FQzdCQPOw/TbCNvRyfQ6I/AAAAAAAACfQ/PMbTgw2oqEs/s1600/photo%2Bclass%2Bday%2B3%2B026.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-4-FQzdCQPOw/TbCNvRyfQ6I/AAAAAAAACfQ/PMbTgw2oqEs/s400/photo%2Bclass%2Bday%2B3%2B026.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5598130180190061474" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">elle being her cute self...</div>davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00213742329448076543noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8605184.post-77878502794999034242011-04-21T10:29:00.006-06:002011-04-21T13:53:37.197-06:00little miss elle turned 1<div>ok so while i'm waiting for the sun to come out to finish a few more photos for my class...i'll throw a few pictures in from elle's birthday party. i know this is over a month late, but THANK YOU to all who came. i really can not believe she is so old! we almost celebrated in the bathroom just for fun... :) </div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">for dessert - cookies and milk</div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-vM4DdMU1UYg/TbBkta0E4GI/AAAAAAAACfI/1BvRR0LgD6U/s1600/Picture%2B873.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-vM4DdMU1UYg/TbBkta0E4GI/AAAAAAAACfI/1BvRR0LgD6U/s400/Picture%2B873.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5598085068276162658" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">for games - guess the amount of candy in the jars and guess elle's age (in months)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-2MOSJUxNgFs/TbBcjQFFY_I/AAAAAAAACeI/TIIEBWT6GG0/s400/Picture%2B872.jpg" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">some of the guests... we were lucky to have grammy and papa and g and pompom in town</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-kMpwtaCNwsc/TbBePbnXO8I/AAAAAAAACeo/c7up8M42_tc/s400/Picture%2B878.jpg" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ucqoK4AD1IE/TbBcjp2QeFI/AAAAAAAACeQ/90_29BdC4qk/s400/Picture%2B874.jpg" /></div><div style="text-align: center; "><br /></div><div style="text-align: center; ">elle and her birthday cake...</div><div style="text-align: center; "><br /></div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-_PDaQ5HeHtE/TbBeQFCsXcI/AAAAAAAACfA/LeIhTAUBKnA/s1600/Picture%2B915.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-8OxVJUT03iw/TbBePghtI0I/AAAAAAAACew/QLMCs7loyIo/s400/Picture%2B898.jpg" /></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">elle and her birthday cake without the fondant elephants - much better :)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-_PDaQ5HeHtE/TbBeQFCsXcI/AAAAAAAACfA/LeIhTAUBKnA/s1600/Picture%2B915.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: 400px; height: 267px; " src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-_PDaQ5HeHtE/TbBeQFCsXcI/AAAAAAAACfA/LeIhTAUBKnA/s400/Picture%2B915.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5598077967145917890" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">elle and the family</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/--BN4PMZRKzI/TbBeP0kHyAI/AAAAAAAACe4/OTFNavoexGw/s1600/Picture%2B912.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/--BN4PMZRKzI/TbBeP0kHyAI/AAAAAAAACe4/OTFNavoexGw/s400/Picture%2B912.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5598077962722723842" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><u><br /></u></span></div></div>davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00213742329448076543noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8605184.post-11898060736921538652011-04-10T15:21:00.003-06:002011-04-10T15:37:11.790-06:00photography class assignment #3: IN<div>So this next assignment's theme was IN....i had a hard time deciding what to take a picture of so i just walked around the house taking random pics of anything. this first picture is funny because the sippy cup on the floor is not IN focus but the blanket in the background does seem to be IN focus. i didn't know i could do that! ha, ha...i need to practice!</div><div><br /></div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-wdOEHbLf4B4/TaIgIJBLBhI/AAAAAAAACd4/F7TPM7qJSS0/s1600/photo%2Bclass%2Bday%2B2%2B001.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-wdOEHbLf4B4/TaIgIJBLBhI/AAAAAAAACd4/F7TPM7qJSS0/s400/photo%2Bclass%2Bday%2B2%2B001.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5594069011379455506" /></a>and of course the next photo wins because it is a picture of an IN-n-out hat. works, right? I tried to keep the IN in focus, but i obviously got more of the palm trees :) This one was hard for me to find the good balance point. i think i had to make my shutter speed really fast for some reason. and the back ground is totally black. i really need to practice these INside photos some more!<br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-c4XUYjDd4II/TaIgHjPaqwI/AAAAAAAACdw/SKDi9lEaQL8/s1600/photo%2Bclass%2Bday%2B2%2B041.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-c4XUYjDd4II/TaIgHjPaqwI/AAAAAAAACdw/SKDi9lEaQL8/s400/photo%2Bclass%2Bday%2B2%2B041.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5594069001238653698" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">iso400 f4.5 1/800</div>davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00213742329448076543noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8605184.post-61305523181621970802011-04-10T15:08:00.003-06:002011-04-10T15:20:46.210-06:00photography class assignment #2: NEW<div>Our second assignment for the photography class was NEW... sooooooo i decide to take pictures of the NEW additions to my bedroom.</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Jane:</div><div>i know this picture isn't the greatest - i actually thought it would turn out really blurry, but since i'm still in learning mode, i thought i'd post it anyway. </div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-kP-XxL-m5s0/TaIcupc-WoI/AAAAAAAACdo/3YIvMHpkIdo/s1600/photo%2Bclass%2Bday%2B2%2B018.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-kP-XxL-m5s0/TaIcupc-WoI/AAAAAAAACdo/3YIvMHpkIdo/s400/photo%2Bclass%2Bday%2B2%2B018.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5594065274874518146" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Jane's books and friends:</div><div><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-dc2BAK5ZoFY/TaIcuZgdA5I/AAAAAAAACdg/Qxm5CByczTk/s1600/photo%2Bclass%2Bday%2B2%2B012.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-dc2BAK5ZoFY/TaIcuZgdA5I/AAAAAAAACdg/Qxm5CByczTk/s400/photo%2Bclass%2Bday%2B2%2B012.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5594065270594143122" /></a>again, i completely forgot to write down what settings i used. i need to remember next time!</div><div><br /></div><div>i'm thinking since it was a cloudy/snowy day outside and my bedroom doesn't have the best light, I probably used something like this:</div><div><br /></div><div>iso 800</div><div>f 5.6</div><div>1/something (?)</div>davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00213742329448076543noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8605184.post-6380000489189703602011-04-07T15:07:00.005-06:002011-04-07T18:03:37.030-06:00photography class assignment #1: OLD<div>(i know...shocking to see a post from the butlers... ha, ha. if anyone still reads this. )<div><br /></div><div>So last christmas, I won a nice camera. <span class="Apple-style-span" >(awesome, huh!?!) </span>BUT i honestly have no idea how to work it -- so i decided to sign up for a free online photography class that a <a href="http://bethvphotography.blogspot.com/">fabulous lady</a> is teaching. As part of the class, we have assignments and today's theme: OLD. So here are my very first photographs:</div></div><div><br /></div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-UFCVA7rzcxE/TZ4sDEmuNBI/AAAAAAAACdE/eWWChXmPtQI/s1600/photo%2Bclass%2Bday%2B1%2B092.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-UFCVA7rzcxE/TZ4sDEmuNBI/AAAAAAAACdE/eWWChXmPtQI/s400/photo%2Bclass%2Bday%2B1%2B092.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5592956218528117778" /></a><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-NymIijPZKlU/TZ4sCsGcm6I/AAAAAAAACc8/gCX6TC2jsvw/s1600/photo%2Bclass%2Bday%2B1%2B087.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-NymIijPZKlU/TZ4sCsGcm6I/AAAAAAAACc8/gCX6TC2jsvw/s400/photo%2Bclass%2Bday%2B1%2B087.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5592956211950295970" /></a><br /><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" >DON'T JUDGE!</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" >i don't remember any of the setting i used...still learning what they even do/mean!</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" >i think something like: </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" ><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" >iso 400 (or maybe 800)</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" >f 5.6</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" >1/60</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" ><br /></span></div><div>hopefully i'll be learning a lot more over the next 30 days (and probably blogging a bit more too.)</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00213742329448076543noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8605184.post-37437961329747830572010-12-14T23:36:00.005-07:002010-12-15T13:04:22.532-07:00christmas with the sorensens<div style="text-align: center;">christmas party at julie and dereks beau-ti-ful casa.</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Y6BOJvQZzZU/TQhjjqO50pI/AAAAAAAACcY/p-SEOISVvE4/s1600/picture%2B137.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Y6BOJvQZzZU/TQhjjqO50pI/AAAAAAAACcY/p-SEOISVvE4/s400/picture%2B137.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5550796005017506450" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">fun, fun night with a lot of people...including the ghost of christmas present apparently.</div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Y6BOJvQZzZU/TQhjjqO50pI/AAAAAAAACcY/p-SEOISVvE4/s1600/picture%2B137.jpg"></a><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Y6BOJvQZzZU/TQhiuXwyrPI/AAAAAAAACcI/_NnRLBeo5Rw/s400/picture%2B142.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5550795089526303986" /><div style="text-align: center;">every family was in charge of a talent or song. christian spontaneously jumped up to provide ours. for a moment, i thought we might have a child prodigy. turns out he is just brave. and cute.</div></div><div><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Y6BOJvQZzZU/TQhitw66VoI/AAAAAAAACcA/i-s231-xv3I/s400/picture%2B144.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5550795079099766402" /><div style="text-align: center;">12 days. local kine. tutu runs this show, ya.</div></div><div><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Y6BOJvQZzZU/TQhitrr3qII/AAAAAAAACb4/YdX8tsnaAPo/s400/picture%2B145.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5550795077694498946" /><div style="text-align: center;">cody's talents are so envious.</div></div><div><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Y6BOJvQZzZU/TQhitAt3sJI/AAAAAAAACbw/B_x2hT6HFbQ/s400/picture%2B147.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5550795066160165010" /><div style="text-align: center;">so are kims'</div></div><div><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Y6BOJvQZzZU/TQhiswW_SYI/AAAAAAAACbo/HmpPnULhlVM/s400/picture%2B148.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5550795061769226626" /><div style="text-align: center;">42 chocolate covered almonds: $3</div></div><div style="text-align: center;">Christian's face as he ran up after winning: you know.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Christian's real guess: 42 hundred.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Jenny guessing for him: permissable.</div><div><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Y6BOJvQZzZU/TQhjjYGf8rI/AAAAAAAACcQ/7YEeYmX3TVY/s400/picture%2B140.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5550796000150418098" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00213742329448076543noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8605184.post-26663079756141704542010-12-11T15:35:00.002-07:002010-12-11T15:46:49.840-07:00live nativity<div style="text-align: center;">i haven't quite mastered the art of taking pictures using a "inside of a barn lighting,"</div><div style="text-align: center;">so in the words of our boys: " you get what you get and you don't throw a fit!"</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">blurry picture--a very-excited-to-see-lambs Jane </div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Y6BOJvQZzZU/TQP9hGNXfAI/AAAAAAAACbY/aRD3emWkzok/s1600/Picture%2B065.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Y6BOJvQZzZU/TQP9hGNXfAI/AAAAAAAACbY/aRD3emWkzok/s400/Picture%2B065.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5549557910894771202" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">blurry jack. one of 5 chillin camels</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Y6BOJvQZzZU/TQP9g1QRFxI/AAAAAAAACbQ/ObAUQigU4b0/s1600/Picture%2B057.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Y6BOJvQZzZU/TQP9g1QRFxI/AAAAAAAACbQ/ObAUQigU4b0/s400/Picture%2B057.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5549557906343532306" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">some family in alpine hosted a live nativity at their home last weekend. i am sure you went because the line was 100s and 100s of people long. i thought they were waiting for the indiana jones ride at disney land. there were barn animals, bethlehem residents, singing "angels," roman soldiers, and a very reverent and sweet scene with the holy family.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">if you know them...tell them thank you, thank you, thank you.</div>davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00213742329448076543noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8605184.post-3465807081210988522010-12-08T19:34:00.002-07:002010-12-08T20:24:47.439-07:00looking a lot like christmas<img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Y6BOJvQZzZU/TQBBRd5jdzI/AAAAAAAACag/gGVKRUHPGJU/s400/Picture%2B052.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5548506509260060466" /><div style="text-align: center;">i just love our tree! </div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Y6BOJvQZzZU/TQBBSmPRxOI/AAAAAAAACa4/GGm9qFQ6X9c/s1600/Picture%2B002.jpg"></a><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Y6BOJvQZzZU/TQBBSmPRxOI/AAAAAAAACa4/GGm9qFQ6X9c/s1600/Picture%2B002.jpg"><img style="text-align: left;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px; " src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Y6BOJvQZzZU/TQBBSmPRxOI/AAAAAAAACa4/GGm9qFQ6X9c/s400/Picture%2B002.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5548506528678528226" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">the advent countdown...it is conditional upon non naughtiness--we haven't had many treats this year...</div><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Y6BOJvQZzZU/TQBBRyyGhcI/AAAAAAAACao/TWR718UajZ4/s400/Picture%2B053.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5548506514865948098" /><div style="text-align: center;">our first batch of mistletoe...cool, huh?</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Y6BOJvQZzZU/TQBBSRW8EkI/AAAAAAAACaw/xMoNrTWZ1T0/s1600/Picture%2B054.jpg"></a></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Y6BOJvQZzZU/TQBBSRW8EkI/AAAAAAAACaw/xMoNrTWZ1T0/s1600/Picture%2B054.jpg"><img style="text-align: left;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px; " src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Y6BOJvQZzZU/TQBBSRW8EkI/AAAAAAAACaw/xMoNrTWZ1T0/s400/Picture%2B054.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5548506523073516098" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">our new guest under the mistletoe...jane loves loves loves her.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div>davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00213742329448076543noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8605184.post-30547290134603474622010-12-08T01:37:00.001-07:002010-12-08T01:37:45.490-07:00mahalo.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Y6BOJvQZzZU/TP9DzbhVemI/AAAAAAAACaQ/HIjBuXZPO9U/s1600/ph.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 215px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Y6BOJvQZzZU/TP9DzbhVemI/AAAAAAAACaQ/HIjBuXZPO9U/s400/ph.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5548227816783706722" /></a>davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00213742329448076543noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8605184.post-45421805417814972322010-12-04T22:06:00.004-07:002010-12-04T22:21:46.691-07:00oh tanenbaum<div style="text-align: center;">whoever invented christmas trees was a genius! we love having one in our house--I wish I could leave it up all year without people judging me. I wish blogs had smells--for this post only.</div><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Y6BOJvQZzZU/TPsfnoZXvXI/AAAAAAAACZ4/r9nRAtCBVm8/s400/Picture%2B045.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5547062131756088690" /><div style="text-align: center;">who besides the grinch doesn't just love this moment i caught?</div><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Y6BOJvQZzZU/TPsfn3yaRsI/AAAAAAAACaA/xzPVOhaeigk/s400/Picture%2B041.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5547062135887644354" /><div style="text-align: center;">i love that boy.</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Y6BOJvQZzZU/TPsf5YER9jI/AAAAAAAACaI/NUNpNqWnin0/s1600/Picture%2B046.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Y6BOJvQZzZU/TPsf5YER9jI/AAAAAAAACaI/NUNpNqWnin0/s400/Picture%2B046.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5547062436610307634" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">we haven't quite mastered the art of ornament spacing. That is a 200 level course.</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Y6BOJvQZzZU/TPsfJH3a-II/AAAAAAAACZw/vhzotTa_NU8/s1600/Picture%2B044.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Y6BOJvQZzZU/TPsfJH3a-II/AAAAAAAACZw/vhzotTa_NU8/s400/Picture%2B044.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5547061607627683970" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">hi jack.</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Y6BOJvQZzZU/TPsfIkyYaHI/AAAAAAAACZo/pP6DGk_cTj4/s1600/Picture%2B043.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Y6BOJvQZzZU/TPsfIkyYaHI/AAAAAAAACZo/pP6DGk_cTj4/s400/Picture%2B043.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5547061598211303538" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">isn't jenny cute?</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Y6BOJvQZzZU/TPsfIbMQ8PI/AAAAAAAACZg/mZfbrCXp-nA/s1600/Picture%2B047.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Y6BOJvQZzZU/TPsfIbMQ8PI/AAAAAAAACZg/mZfbrCXp-nA/s400/Picture%2B047.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5547061595635511538" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">jack wants to decorate for 8 nights. (he has religion confusion.)</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Y6BOJvQZzZU/TPsfH_NTOLI/AAAAAAAACZY/skp6dR0s8Rc/s1600/Picture%2B049.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Y6BOJvQZzZU/TPsfH_NTOLI/AAAAAAAACZY/skp6dR0s8Rc/s400/Picture%2B049.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5547061588123662514" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">oh...a funny face shot? I thought you said gag yourself. silly me.</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Y6BOJvQZzZU/TPsfHtOXB0I/AAAAAAAACZQ/caoDCj1pKI8/s1600/Picture%2B042.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Y6BOJvQZzZU/TPsfHtOXB0I/AAAAAAAACZQ/caoDCj1pKI8/s400/Picture%2B042.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5547061583296268098" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">soon it will be christmas day...</div>davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00213742329448076543noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8605184.post-31476417575164560892010-12-04T21:45:00.005-07:002010-12-04T22:06:48.135-07:00surprise!<div style="text-align: left;">Back again.</div><div>Did you miss us?</div><div><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Y6BOJvQZzZU/TPsaDl19NBI/AAAAAAAACYo/hhpp4ARiHIk/s400/Picture%2B009.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5547056015037248530" /><div style="text-align: center;">the christmas lights at temple square.</div><div style="text-align: center;">not too crowded. not too cold. </div><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Y6BOJvQZzZU/TPsaDf13AfI/AAAAAAAACYg/g3odAjks_ZM/s400/Picture%2B005.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5547056013426229746" /><div style="text-align: center;">the ladies...</div><div style="text-align: center;">p.s. haven't figured out the new camera yet--thats why the temple is floating in jenny's head (or maybe she is just that spiritual)</div><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Y6BOJvQZzZU/TPsaEV0O45I/AAAAAAAACY4/LRIZVBBOeDo/s400/Picture%2B014.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5547056027914920850" /><div style="text-align: center;">cold enough to stop for some hot choc. jackson is sporting his new shades...no comment.</div><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Y6BOJvQZzZU/TPsaEO2tT4I/AAAAAAAACYw/3kwfxmtsnpY/s400/Picture%2B013.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5547056026046254978" /><div style="text-align: center;">jane wanted a picture by the pink trees. she is embracing the no-look. jenny is sporting the fabulous look.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Y6BOJvQZzZU/TPscBeej7QI/AAAAAAAACZA/TNoqDxIhwio/s400/Picture%2B028.jpg" /></div><div style="text-align: center;">jane sure stole this shot! (Marty!! If you got that you win 1000 points)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Y6BOJvQZzZU/TPscB42k7sI/AAAAAAAACZI/vMwHjbfsxjg/s400/Picture%2B027.jpg" /></div><div style="text-align: center;">cheers!</div></div>davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00213742329448076543noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8605184.post-32192632216124799042010-11-24T18:58:00.002-07:002010-11-24T19:03:13.678-07:00Mama’s Holiday Wish List Meme<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; "><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 20px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 10pt; 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">Mama’s Holiday Wish List Meme</strong></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 20px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 10pt; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; color: rgb(79, 58, 39); line-height: 18px; "><strong style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; 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border-color: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">http://bit.ly/tmwishlist</a>) <strong style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; color: rgb(149, 164, 86); border-style: initial; border-color: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">and </strong><strong style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; color: rgb(149, 164, 86); border-style: initial; border-color: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><a href="http://bit.ly/gamestop10" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; 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background-repeat: initial initial; "> (link to:</strong><a href="http://bit.ly/gamestop10" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; color: rgb(242, 123, 33); text-decoration: none; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">http://bit.ly/gamestop10</a>) <strong style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; color: rgb(149, 164, 86); border-style: initial; border-color: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">are giving away a sleighful of gifts this holiday season and to enter I’m sharing this meme with you.</strong></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 20px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 10pt; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; color: rgb(79, 58, 39); line-height: 18px; "><strong style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; color: rgb(149, 164, 86); border-style: initial; border-color: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "></strong></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 20px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 10pt; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; color: rgb(79, 58, 39); line-height: 18px; "><strong style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; 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What is your holiday wish for your family? A healthy and happy year!</strong></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 20px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 10pt; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; color: rgb(79, 58, 39); line-height: 18px; "><strong style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; color: rgb(149, 164, 86); border-style: initial; border-color: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">2. What is your Christmas morning tradition? New pajamas, picture on the stairs, Santa time! :)</strong></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 20px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 10pt; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; color: rgb(79, 58, 39); line-height: 18px; "><strong style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; color: rgb(149, 164, 86); border-style: initial; border-color: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">3. If you could ask Santa for one, completely decadent wish for yourself, what would it be? iPad :)</strong></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 20px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 10pt; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; color: rgb(79, 58, 39); line-height: 18px; "><strong style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; color: rgb(149, 164, 86); border-style: initial; border-color: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">4. How do you make the holidays special without spending any money? Focus on a study of Christ's life.</strong></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 20px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 10pt; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; color: rgb(79, 58, 39); line-height: 18px; "><strong style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; color: rgb(149, 164, 86); border-style: initial; border-color: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">5. What games did you play with your family growing up? A lot of trampoline games.</strong></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 20px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 10pt; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; color: rgb(79, 58, 39); line-height: 18px; "><strong style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; color: rgb(149, 164, 86); border-style: initial; border-color: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">6. What holiday tradition have you carried on from your own childhood? Reading the Nativity story.</strong></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 20px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 10pt; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; line-height: 18px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; border-style: initial; border-color: initial;"><strong style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; "></strong></span><span class="Apple-style-span" ><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(79, 58, 39); font-weight: normal; line-height: 16px; "></span></b></span></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 20px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 10pt; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; color: rgb(79, 58, 39); line-height: 18px; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><span class="Apple-style-span" ><b><strong style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; color: rgb(149, 164, 86); border-style: initial; border-color: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">7. Where would you go for a Christmas-away-from-home trip? Hawaii!!</strong></b></span></p></span><p></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 20px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 10pt; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; color: rgb(79, 58, 39); line-height: 18px; "><strong style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; color: rgb(149, 164, 86); border-style: initial; border-color: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">8. Check out <a href="http://bit.ly/gamestop10" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; color: rgb(242, 123, 33); text-decoration: none; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">GameStop</a></strong><strong style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; color: rgb(149, 164, 86); border-style: initial; border-color: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "> (link to: </strong><a href="http://bit.ly/gamestop10" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; color: rgb(242, 123, 33); text-decoration: none; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">http://bit.ly/gamestop10</a><strong style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; color: rgb(149, 164, 86); border-style: initial; border-color: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">) and tell us, what are the three top items on your GameStop Wish List this year? Xbox accesories, Wii Lego Games, another Nintendo DS--two boys :)</strong></p>davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00213742329448076543noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8605184.post-2595277518768880932010-09-01T20:50:00.002-06:002010-11-08T22:46:51.319-07:00So it begins. Jacks first day of school!<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Y6BOJvQZzZU/TH8Q55uas3I/AAAAAAAACYM/EmA8NLFisDo/s1600/IMG00547-715902.jpeg"><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Y6BOJvQZzZU/TH8Q55uas3I/AAAAAAAACYM/EmA8NLFisDo/s320/IMG00547-715902.jpeg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5512143055858873202" /></a></p><div style="text-align: -webkit-auto;"><br /></div>davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00213742329448076543noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8605184.post-36919827992774600112010-08-28T15:01:00.001-06:002010-08-28T15:01:19.273-06:00IMG00021.jpg<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Y6BOJvQZzZU/THl5H3mGmsI/AAAAAAAACYE/H6DYFX4Imgo/s1600/IMG00021-779274.jpeg"><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Y6BOJvQZzZU/THl5H3mGmsI/AAAAAAAACYE/H6DYFX4Imgo/s320/IMG00021-779274.jpeg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5510568795154324162" /></a></p>Christians new lightsaber.davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00213742329448076543noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8605184.post-80699075031403200202010-08-28T14:50:00.001-06:002010-08-28T14:50:57.454-06:00Testing it outdavidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00213742329448076543noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8605184.post-78940870956166680732010-04-04T19:16:00.004-06:002010-04-04T19:27:19.142-06:00happy easter<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Y6BOJvQZzZU/S7k7F2VURRI/AAAAAAAACVI/QqhM3mMPAz8/s1600/P4040019.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Y6BOJvQZzZU/S7k7F2VURRI/AAAAAAAACVI/QqhM3mMPAz8/s400/P4040019.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456457395206374674" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Y6BOJvQZzZU/S7k7EuA5wfI/AAAAAAAACVA/BSdjMhD1Lqo/s1600/P4040011.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Y6BOJvQZzZU/S7k7EuA5wfI/AAAAAAAACVA/BSdjMhD1Lqo/s400/P4040011.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456457375793398258" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">dying eggs</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Y6BOJvQZzZU/S7k7EP1iGnI/AAAAAAAACU4/NM6jLzsMfIg/s1600/P4040014.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Y6BOJvQZzZU/S7k7EP1iGnI/AAAAAAAACU4/NM6jLzsMfIg/s400/P4040014.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456457367692647026" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">in themes the boys are obsessed with</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Y6BOJvQZzZU/S7k6dZx_OhI/AAAAAAAACUw/duRKcPKMR8I/s1600/P4040012.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Y6BOJvQZzZU/S7k6dZx_OhI/AAAAAAAACUw/duRKcPKMR8I/s400/P4040012.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456456700347234834" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Y6BOJvQZzZU/S7k6c3sp_RI/AAAAAAAACUo/r68mvSuh-2I/s1600/P4040015.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Y6BOJvQZzZU/S7k6c3sp_RI/AAAAAAAACUo/r68mvSuh-2I/s400/P4040015.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456456691198065938" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">easter table art</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Y6BOJvQZzZU/S7k6cd96GxI/AAAAAAAACUg/mQGG8xiutC0/s1600/P4040016.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Y6BOJvQZzZU/S7k6cd96GxI/AAAAAAAACUg/mQGG8xiutC0/s400/P4040016.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456456684291103506" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">jane dies whenever she sees this picture...i have posted it as a solution to future meltdowns</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Y6BOJvQZzZU/S7k6bg80TXI/AAAAAAAACUY/jEfPKPoG-CU/s1600/P4040024.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Y6BOJvQZzZU/S7k6bg80TXI/AAAAAAAACUY/jEfPKPoG-CU/s400/P4040024.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456456667911966066" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">fish and honeycomb :)</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Y6BOJvQZzZU/S7k6a0msheI/AAAAAAAACUQ/e3IAo5gZSTM/s1600/P4040026.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Y6BOJvQZzZU/S7k6a0msheI/AAAAAAAACUQ/e3IAo5gZSTM/s400/P4040026.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456456656008021474" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">hope everyone had a great easter weekend.</div>davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00213742329448076543noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8605184.post-57654955044351998242010-03-28T14:03:00.004-06:002010-03-28T14:11:52.927-06:00fun fun<div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia; ">everybody is so nice to you when you have a baby...</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">people have come out of the woodwork to be helpful.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">thank you, thank you.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">we got this super cool gift from one of our neighbors:</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Y6BOJvQZzZU/S6-2h7VC9SI/AAAAAAAACT4/T6w5BeqVL1k/s400/P3280067.JPG" /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">she owns a company called <a href="http://www.totalclasscreative.com">totalclasscreative</a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">she sells fabulous crafty, felty things</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">they are all adhesive-backed-easy-do-it-yourself projects</div><div style="text-align: center;">that i am happy to be on the receiving end of :)</div></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Y6BOJvQZzZU/S6-2ip1EtwI/AAAAAAAACUI/g7H4nMlp3jk/s1600/P3280069.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Y6BOJvQZzZU/S6-2ip1EtwI/AAAAAAAACUI/g7H4nMlp3jk/s400/P3280069.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5453778380229228290" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Y6BOJvQZzZU/S6-2iOfHLYI/AAAAAAAACUA/AhBxsAZLMcc/s1600/P3280068.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Y6BOJvQZzZU/S6-2iOfHLYI/AAAAAAAACUA/AhBxsAZLMcc/s400/P3280068.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5453778372889357698" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">i am impressed by people's good ideas. can you tell?</div><div style="text-align: center;">other than that...life moves on.</div><div style="text-align: center;">march was crazy.</div>davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00213742329448076543noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8605184.post-85001590850830665552010-03-10T21:04:00.008-07:002010-03-10T22:01:46.742-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Y6BOJvQZzZU/S5huuXVY8WI/AAAAAAAACTw/keXVX2jJvqE/s1600-h/name+tag.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Y6BOJvQZzZU/S5huuXVY8WI/AAAAAAAACTw/keXVX2jJvqE/s400/name+tag.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447225492121383266" /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; "></span></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; font-family:Verdana;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:130%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" font-weight: normal;font-size:16px;">The girl's name </span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Y6BOJvQZzZU/S5huuXVY8WI/AAAAAAAACTw/keXVX2jJvqE/s1600-h/name+tag.jpg"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;">Elle</span></a></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Y6BOJvQZzZU/S5huuXVY8WI/AAAAAAAACTw/keXVX2jJvqE/s1600-h/name+tag.jpg"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"> </span></a></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Y6BOJvQZzZU/S5huuXVY8WI/AAAAAAAACTw/keXVX2jJvqE/s1600-h/name+tag.jpg"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;">\e(l)-</span></a></span></i></span><i><a href="http://www.thinkbabynames.com/ending/0/le"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;">le</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">\ </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">is a variant of </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><b>Elaine</b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> (Greek</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">), E</span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">lizabeth</span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> (Hebrew</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">), </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">and <b>Helen</b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">(Greek</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">)</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">the meaning of Elle is (among other things)</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">; <b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">God</span></b></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">'s promise</span></b><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">; God </span></b><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">is my oath</span></b><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">;</span></b></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); "><i>to us-- her entrance and existence bring life to this meaning.</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:Verdana;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;"><b><br /></b></span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><i><b>el</b>--in Hebrew--is the part in Biblical names that means God--</i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><i><b></b>we were particularly interested in the given names of some of history's prominent angels.</i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><i><br /></i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><i>Micha<b>el</b></i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><i>Gabri<b>el</b></i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><i>Rapha<b>el</b></i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><i><b><br /></b></i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><i>the name of Isra<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">el </span></b>has central significance as well</i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><i><b><br /></b></i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><i><b>elle (or "L") </b>reminds us of Elle's grammy<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">,</span> L</b>isa<b> El</b>aine--(a variant of, and included letters)--</i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:Verdana;"><i>we want her to have the spiritual courage of her grammy--her passion for life, craving for adventure, memories and undying commitment to God and family</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><i><b><br /></b></i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><i><b>Patricia</b> is her great-grandmother's name</i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><i><b>Patricia</b> means-- of noble birth.</i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><i>we want her to have her great grandmother's perfect blend of tenderness and tenacity-- sensitivity, sacrifice and sass</i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><i><br /></i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><i>both of her namesakes are bold, believing and beloved spiritual pioneers. Their lives and choices have changed the course of their family and are still causing ripples--we wish this for elle.</i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><i><br /></i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">We fell in love with a lot of the significance of her name. We also think it is simple and elegant, some words "grammy" used to describe Jenny when she met her. It sounds cute coupled with Jane and darling on its own.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><i><br /></i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:Verdana;">I wish everyone could feel what we felt the night <b>elle</b> was born. Picking her name was particularly difficult for us--the naming of a tender mercy. There is something special and everything miraculous about each baby's birth-- but particularly this one--for us.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:Verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:Verdana;"><i>special names for a special girl...</i></span></div>davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00213742329448076543noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8605184.post-34049094693520958322010-03-09T12:58:00.007-07:002010-03-09T13:19:03.376-07:00introducing...<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">ms. elle patricia</span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Y6BOJvQZzZU/S5aqs9KG2lI/AAAAAAAACTo/p4IHaWHGLio/s1600-h/P3080045b.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 296px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Y6BOJvQZzZU/S5aqs9KG2lI/AAAAAAAACTo/p4IHaWHGLio/s400/P3080045b.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5446728488659114578" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Y6BOJvQZzZU/S5aqdm5DdiI/AAAAAAAACTg/F4FHoRFKYmE/s1600-h/P3090055b.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 276px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Y6BOJvQZzZU/S5aqdm5DdiI/AAAAAAAACTg/F4FHoRFKYmE/s400/P3090055b.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5446728224983971362" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">isn't she perfect?</div><div style="text-align: center;">welcome home...again :)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">p.s. sometimes i wish you could see her through my eyes-- and then other times i am glad that i'm the only one...if my eyes were cameras, though, you would see even cuter pictures of this little girl.</div>davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00213742329448076543noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8605184.post-63155797138664937382010-03-08T15:27:00.004-07:002010-03-08T16:22:20.404-07:00welcome home little girl<div> <u>Characters</u></div><div>doctor: david</div><div>hard worker: jenny</div><div>arriving too early: baby</div><div>arriving too late: paramedics</div><div>semi-helpful on the phone: 911 lady</div><div>shocked arrival before paramedics: mom</div><div>umbilical cord clamp: nike shoelace</div><div><br /></div><div> <u>Scene 1</u></div><div><i> at christy's house</i></div><div>jenny: i am having contractions</div><div>all the girls: (giddy with stopwatches) ya!</div><div>david: dang...i wanted it during school.</div><div><br /></div><div> <u> Scene 2</u></div><div> <i>at home...on the bed</i></div><div>jenny: (having contractions) i wonder when we should go in...</div><div>david: should i page the midwife?</div><div>jenny: sure</div><div>midwife: how are you?</div><div>jenny: good...i think it will be tonight.</div><div>midwife: great, well why don't you get in a hot tub and relax.</div><div><br /></div><div> <u>Scene 3</u></div><div> <i>in our bathroom, 20 minutes later</i></div><div>jenny: I feel nauseous </div><div>david: ok, I will call my mom to come be with the kids</div><div>kids: zzzzzzzzz</div><div>jenny: ok, good.</div><div>david: (calls mom and midwife)</div><div>jenny: ....</div><div>david: ok, lets go.</div><div>jenny: we are not going anywhere.</div><div>david: yes we are..come on.</div><div>jenny: i need to sit. i need to push.</div><div>david: jenny--do...not...push</div><div>(david dials 9-1-1)</div><div>semi-helpful 911 lady: 911, what's your emergency?</div><div>david: hi--my wife is in labor at home and we are having the baby.</div><div>911: what is your address?</div><div>jenny: david, i just caught the head.</div><div><i>(david then catches baby's body and pulls her out)</i></div><div>david: ma'am, i am holding my baby...in my arms...in my bathroom--in-credible.</div><div>911: is she breathing? how is mom?</div><div>baby: crying (the only of our 4 to cry at birth).</div><div>mom: (totally fine facial expression as if she delivers babies at home all the time).</div><div>david: they are both fabulous.</div><div>kids: zzzzzzz</div><div><br /></div><div> <u>Scene 4</u></div><div><i>enter mom--cue crying</i></div><div><i>enter police--cue semi awkwardness</i></div><div><i>enter 52 paramedics-- cue "grateful we don't have to deliver a baby" feelings</i></div><div><i>enter awesome neighbors</i></div><div><i>exit jenny and baby in ambulance</i></div><div><i>exit david following behind-- wondering what our ambulance coverage is... (just kidding, kinda)</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><u><br /></u></div><div style="text-align: center;"><u>Scene 4</u></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>at the hospital--with a new healthy baby, an amazing momma, and 3 ecstatic siblings</i></div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Y6BOJvQZzZU/S5V_JvNgHjI/AAAAAAAACTU/KOLeSUXsQIg/s1600-h/P3080034b.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 340px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Y6BOJvQZzZU/S5V_JvNgHjI/AAAAAAAACTU/KOLeSUXsQIg/s400/P3080034b.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5446399129643130418" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Y6BOJvQZzZU/S5V_JCiBaKI/AAAAAAAACTM/yqE3btGeFKs/s1600-h/P3070029b.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 318px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Y6BOJvQZzZU/S5V_JCiBaKI/AAAAAAAACTM/yqE3btGeFKs/s400/P3070029b.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5446399117649602722" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Y6BOJvQZzZU/S5V_IiVocZI/AAAAAAAACTE/Eh5CK0_uUBc/s1600-h/P3070025b.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 367px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Y6BOJvQZzZU/S5V_IiVocZI/AAAAAAAACTE/Eh5CK0_uUBc/s400/P3070025b.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5446399109007700370" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Y6BOJvQZzZU/S5V_IIjT0LI/AAAAAAAACS8/7mNnW35cKE0/s1600-h/P3070021b.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 394px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Y6BOJvQZzZU/S5V_IIjT0LI/AAAAAAAACS8/7mNnW35cKE0/s400/P3070021b.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5446399102085746866" /></a><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Y6BOJvQZzZU/S5V_HmccZzI/AAAAAAAACS0/txYBO0hjHNg/s1600-h/P3070018b.jpg"><img style="text-align: left;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 382px; height: 400px; " src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Y6BOJvQZzZU/S5V_HmccZzI/AAAAAAAACS0/txYBO0hjHNg/s400/P3070018b.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5446399092930144050" /></a></div>davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00213742329448076543noreply@blogger.com21tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8605184.post-23118480093891676912010-03-02T22:04:00.002-07:002010-03-02T22:08:15.204-07:00no signs...jenny says I have too much anxiety about the birth of this babe.<div>I kinda agree.</div><div>I don't have much more to write b/c she is standing here pressuring me not to write anything else...but i have to get this out of my system.</div><div><br /></div><div>this is how i always feel a week before the due date...its like waiting for christmas without knowing when christmas is.</div><div><br /></div><div>jenny says this is a good analogy--except for the fact that it is not hard to open christmas presents.</div><div><br /></div><div>*sigh*</div><div>alright...</div>davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00213742329448076543noreply@blogger.com0