tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10054285221961393392024-03-13T03:34:47.233-05:00Trying to go Slowwith 3 darling kids!Brookehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15873504779143659961noreply@blogger.comBlogger125125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1005428522196139339.post-60073394116262390342012-01-06T15:53:00.002-06:002012-01-06T16:39:26.919-06:00A Sad, Sad, Toothless Day.What a beautiful afternoon it was. I thought I would be "the best mom EVER" again and take the kids to the park to ride bikes after Carli got off the bus. We weren't going to stay long. Reese was at home just down for her nap. <br />
I visited with my friend Jennifer for a few minutes, and then we started rounding up the kids to head home. Nate went one way, and Carli started off the other. Before I could ask her to stop and come the same way as Nate, she was down. She took the corner so fast and so sharp. (Almost like a speed skater in the Olympics) I saw it happen, and I knew it wasn't going to be good. <br />
As I ran over and saw the amount of blood, I knew I needed help. I yelled at Jennifer, and the neighbor across the street said she could help. So she ran over and Jennifer went to find Nate (oblivious, and still heading home). We somehow managed to get Carli across the street and into the bathroom to wash up. I had no idea where she had hit and where all the blood was coming from. It was her mouth. We didn't need stitches, and I wasn't sure what all had happened in her mouth but knew we would need to at least head out to my moms for her expert nursing opinion. (and Dr. Couch is 3 minutes from her house)<br />
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Jennifer helped me round up the kids and get all our stuff back home. Brave Carli had calmed down quite a bit (she even wanted Ava to come in to see her room!) I loaded up PJs, bottles, silkies, drinks and headed out the door. Chad was calling the dentist, so they knew we were on our way. <br />
Carli was terrified of what was about to come. She didn't want them to touch, poke or hardly look her way. She heard me tell my mom we would have to see the dentist and she said, "nope. Im not going. No, no no no No! It was such a Carli thing to say, I couldn't help but smile. I had mom bring Mr. Mark for back up, in case we needed to drag her in the door kicking and screaming. <br />
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It was a long afternoon at the dentist. The first challenge was getting an X-ray, the next challenge, getting a bigger X-ray. And the most dramatic one...letting the dentist feel inside her mouth to make sure there wasn't anything else going on, broken or chipped.<br />
Her tooth was definitely gone. For now there was nothing to do but wait and let it heal. The next concern was her teeth next to it. They had been shoved back up her gums, and there was no way of telling if they would come back down or even be viable once they did. <br />
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Who knew, that if I had the tooth with me, there was a chance they could reinsert it back into her mouth. But only if I had rinsed it, kept it in milk and been there within 2hrs. Crazy. It wasn't even on my radar to look and find a tooth. I wasn't even sure what had happened, and because I was worried about the closing time of the dental office, I didn't drive back by the park on my way there. **Ohh but on the way home we did...and I found it. Sitting right by the drops of blood. It was huge. Root and All. I was shocked. Chad suggested I let Carli put it back under her pillow for the tooth fairy to come again. Thinking that was a great idea, I told Carli when I got back in the car. Her face dropped. It hit her. Her tooth was gone, and it wasn't going to grow back. She knows you only have 2 teeth, and this was her 2nd set. She was so sad. I felt awful. And we had been in such good spirits until this point. My poor baby was as she said, "broken". <br />
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I tried to talk Carli into staying home from School. Just to have a day at home, relax, read books, watch movies, eat ice cream, anything. But she would not do it. She wanted to go to school. It was going to be Friday and she was going to buy a smensil (Yup, a smelly pencil). I tried everything I could to convince<br />
her to let her friend buy it, to buy one next week, to go in late, to come home at lunch. But she was fine, and she was going. So I said peace out! :) When I went up to lunch to check on her, she had already told her class all about it and was not happy I didn't bring her tooth to show everyone. What a crazy girl. <br />
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Ms. Janette(my good friend and kids preschool teacher) has me hooked on canning. There is just something about a pantry full of food that I just love. It has been great to spend a girls nights together at the excuse of doing something so productive. I have learned a ton. Its been well worth the late hours, messy house, and crazy kids. </div>
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Pineapple, salsa, peaches, mango salsa, tomatoes, orange marmalade, apple pie filling, roasted bell peppers, marinara sauce, roasted tomatillo salsa, pears, BBQ sauce, and probably a few others that Im forgetting about. </div>
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We have ended up having so many join our little canning group, we have had to can mass amounts. 180 to be exact on the apple pie filling. But who wouldn't want 50 jars of that in their closet? :)</div>
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For the summer, we put Carli in ice skating lessons at the mall! I thought it was something that I could somehow manage with 3 other kids in tow. We did it! Not for very long, but we did. The kids loved watching her and she thought she was a pro by the end of the summer. She even moved up to a bigger class because she was doing so well. </div>
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Our sweet baby girl arrived today!! We went in at 7am to be induced and only had the slight complication that she turned sunny side up. Not a nice way for either of us to deliver. The worst part was the suction had to be used to help get her out. Im not sure any of us have seen such a sad little cone head. The nurses quickly put a darling "bow hat" on her, and it made everything all better. :)</div>
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Reese Allene Combs</span></b></div>
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">May 4th 2011</span></b></div>
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">6lbs 6oz</span></b></div>
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">19 1/2 inches</span></b></div>
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Just as beautiful as they come. We just cant get enough of her. </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Angie of course got her all comfy and settled in for a little snooze. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Grandma. Loving every minute of this tiny girl. Says she looks just like Me! </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Carli just had to wear the dress that they have mating of. She cant wait for her to get big enough so they can be twinners! :)</td></tr>
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Brookehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15873504779143659961noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1005428522196139339.post-80104029457192392942011-04-30T19:54:00.000-05:002012-01-06T19:56:57.059-06:00Swimming in the Cold!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Ohh to be a kid again. The water was so cold, but the kids just couldn't wait another day. It was time to hop in the cold pool. They only lasted a few minutes, got out, had popsicles and were done. And loved every minute of it. </div>
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<br />Brookehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15873504779143659961noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1005428522196139339.post-86030254572652064682011-03-26T17:39:00.000-05:002011-04-12T18:11:46.938-05:00Thank You ISR<div style="text-align: left;">For the kids birthdays we post pictures of them all over the fridge. They love talking about all of them and seeing when they were babies. Kyle didn't really "get it". He thought most of the pictures were of Nate. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">We had a picture at the bottom of the fridge of Kyle floating last year in his ISR class. Getting ready to go back for his refresher course he loved to talk about him floating. As the weather has been getting nicer, the kids have been playing outside much more. I keep the door open and an eye and ear on them, but admit I don't sit out there 100% of the time. They know not to touch the water and for the most part do a good job of following that rule.</div><div><div><br /></div><div>Well this day, Carli got in trouble for one reason or another, so I brought her in for a time out. As we were waiting for the timer to beep (5 minutes) I heard water splashing. Of course I ran outside to find Kyle "trying" to float in the deep end. Without thinking, I jumped in and got him out of the water. Nate was sitting on the waterfall just watching. He told me he was floating, and didn't seem to be at all concerned for his safety.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div>Immediately after getting out of the water I was so grateful for the ISR lessons he had taken the previous year, but as the night when on my mind stayed in the worst place. I couldn't keep it together. The thought of him struggling in the water made me sick, the idea of Nate not being at all concerned bothered me a ton. Why wasn't he worried for his brother? How could I really let my kids play outside without me? I had to have Chad give me a blessing to ease my mind. </div><div><br /></div><div>I had already set up for Kyle to start his refresher course a week later, but that night called to get him started on Monday. So after 4 weeks of M-F, 10 minute lessons, I have the best floater in the world!!! Im positive he could float for 5+ minutes at a time. He did so great in his lessons. I can now say I am much more relaxed and ready to start our summer of swimming. </div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>These pics are only after 9 lessons. </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Head flip into the water backward.</div><div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 299px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-AHQTntwZmN0/TaTZ8FQttHI/AAAAAAAAA_o/D2pCNCF0pVw/s400/IMG_0852.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5594836263328658546" /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Coming up getting ready to float.</div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 299px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-xUePz-Qv55I/TaTZ75QUwTI/AAAAAAAAA_g/hAtRQ1F-b-s/s400/IMG_0853.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5594836260105797938" /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Floating! :)</div><div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 299px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-RC5gd3hw9KQ/TaTZ7tVSg9I/AAAAAAAAA_Y/56cWMSzD6o4/s400/IMG_0855.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5594836256905397202" /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Thank you! Thank you ISR. We will see you next year with baby Reese. </div></div>Brookehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15873504779143659961noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1005428522196139339.post-58498356176560171282011-03-12T17:30:00.000-06:002011-04-12T17:39:05.882-05:00Happy Bday Kyle Dude!<div style="text-align: center;">I can't believe this dude is 2 already! I think he is the craziest kid yet, and he knows it. We had a fun time celebrating and riding his new tricycle at the park. </div><div><br /></div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-IK65sgM2rbk/TaTTw8dpIHI/AAAAAAAAA_Q/8VIeFIqFN5U/s1600/IMG_0813.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 299px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-IK65sgM2rbk/TaTTw8dpIHI/AAAAAAAAA_Q/8VIeFIqFN5U/s400/IMG_0813.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5594829474918637682" /></a><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-lSe7--SBuuk/TaTTwnAbG_I/AAAAAAAAA_I/iDXNIX6L5mU/s1600/IMG_2279.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: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-lSe7--SBuuk/TaTTwnAbG_I/AAAAAAAAA_I/iDXNIX6L5mU/s400/IMG_2279.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5594829469158939634" /></a><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-flRMInTrD3U/TaTTwtvo3ZI/AAAAAAAAA_A/gueRtinU6fo/s1600/IMG_2299.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/-flRMInTrD3U/TaTTwtvo3ZI/AAAAAAAAA_A/gueRtinU6fo/s400/IMG_2299.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5594829470967586194" /></a><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-PRnwp2kz-lI/TaTTwZNjUeI/AAAAAAAAA-4/8hpQK3U2YgM/s1600/IMG_2322.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/-PRnwp2kz-lI/TaTTwZNjUeI/AAAAAAAAA-4/8hpQK3U2YgM/s400/IMG_2322.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5594829465455907298" /></a>Brookehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15873504779143659961noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1005428522196139339.post-7064381974060189882011-02-22T17:20:00.001-06:002011-04-12T17:30:24.962-05:00Sick & Freezing<div style="text-align: center;">What a crazy month is has been! Sick kids, freezing cold weather and a lot of missed preschool. We are ready for March. </div><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-X-C-ZQoVxg8/TaTQuh8hk8I/AAAAAAAAA-w/yDxov6sjT_E/s1600/IMG_0657.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 299px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-X-C-ZQoVxg8/TaTQuh8hk8I/AAAAAAAAA-w/yDxov6sjT_E/s400/IMG_0657.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5594826134905787330" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Poor Carli got the worst of it. She was sick twice with the flu. Despite sleeping on the couch almost every night for a week straight she milked every minute of the attention. </div><div><br /></div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-n011FFPMZWE/TaTQuQL5mlI/AAAAAAAAA-o/1JR7ST70c_I/s1600/IMG_0680.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 299px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-n011FFPMZWE/TaTQuQL5mlI/AAAAAAAAA-o/1JR7ST70c_I/s400/IMG_0680.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5594826130138438226" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">We all loved looking at the snow, but were too sick to enjoy much of it. It didn't help that underneath all that snow was a thick sheet of ice. We were home bound for a week. Thankfully Chad was home to run to the store if needed and take us out for "donuts" in the mall parking lot! Nate was in heaven!!</div>Brookehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15873504779143659961noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1005428522196139339.post-72883556451976710852011-01-08T17:31:00.002-06:002011-03-08T17:47:51.499-06:00Christmas 2010<iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dx63nzz8lsHTdkesZ0LfKUp0h6CNElAmTCbEHTkw5ekVx1ugLBTprPfGKOUkd9Pn_TapL0DeKM3WlLpLuJulA' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe>Brookehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15873504779143659961noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1005428522196139339.post-48885056958608883632010-12-17T20:47:00.003-06:002011-04-13T20:55:28.037-05:00It's A Girl!<div style="text-align: center;">We are thrilled to announce that we are expecting a baby girl the beginning of May!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I couldn't be more excited, but I think Carli may have us all beat! She was beyond ecstatic when the ultrasound tech told us it was a girl. "I was right! I was right! I just knew it! I'm so excited!" Chad and I had little tears of joy already knowing that we would be having a girl.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Baby Reese!</div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 299px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-d6DajkQIQ8A/TaZThltaNpI/AAAAAAAAA_4/_gjJKUYVqtw/s400/IMG_0450.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595251423577781906" />Brookehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15873504779143659961noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1005428522196139339.post-62009675832518280302010-11-25T09:03:00.003-06:002010-11-25T09:11:21.257-06:00The Pledge of Allegiance<div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dyFC1NAsW53pzXWDhy9R7P9oLEWd5Sc5UOdNKXgTsm1Ce4ILwr9cNpS3JD6ETd9CnIrySEX4CUxfhHdDeB_WA' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Kyle of course, thinks he is just as big as the rest of them! So cute. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Thanks Ms. Janette! Carli and Nate LOVE preschool!!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Brookehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15873504779143659961noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1005428522196139339.post-61158249321931674702010-11-17T08:57:00.001-06:002010-11-25T09:01:37.388-06:00Really?<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Cue5TL7rmPQ/TO56QY0Z3OI/AAAAAAAAA-Y/jsDQ-I2rz-0/s1600/IMG_0314.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 298px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Cue5TL7rmPQ/TO56QY0Z3OI/AAAAAAAAA-Y/jsDQ-I2rz-0/s400/IMG_0314.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5543502613298404578" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">I'm</span> not sure where we got this girl!!</div>Brookehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15873504779143659961noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1005428522196139339.post-40301157689869680572010-11-02T08:45:00.001-05:002010-11-25T08:56:56.410-06:00We're Off to See the Wizard!!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Cue5TL7rmPQ/TO540KFkLAI/AAAAAAAAA-Q/0BTQ1oZoOEo/s1600/IMG_0271.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 298px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Cue5TL7rmPQ/TO540KFkLAI/AAAAAAAAA-Q/0BTQ1oZoOEo/s400/IMG_0271.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5543501028795886594" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Carli and Nate have been on a huge Wizard of Oz kick! They have watched the movie a million times, know all the words to all the songs and sing them all day long. So...it was only fitting we made them costumes for Halloween.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">My mom helped make Carlis Dorthy costume, and I found Nate and Kyle a Tin Man and Lion costumes on craigslist. Im not sure why, but Kyle was terrified of his Lion costume and wouldnt have ANYTHING to do with it. Carli and Nate; lived in theirs for the whole week! :)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">We had a great week celebrating and dressing up. (The best part (for mom) was, "selling" our candy to the dentist and getting to spend their dollars at the dollar store!!)</div><div><br /></div><div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 298px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Cue5TL7rmPQ/TO54z3KNI7I/AAAAAAAAA-I/aZAYAIr2gE4/s400/IMG_0288.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5543501023715074994" /></div><div><br /></div>Brookehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15873504779143659961noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1005428522196139339.post-3456070469239322862010-10-11T20:39:00.001-05:002010-11-25T08:45:17.004-06:00Faker Baker<div style="text-align: center;">We stayed a few nights at my parents while they were out of town this past week. One night, Kyle decided he was not going to go to bed, and needed to have a little stay up. It had been a rough day with no naps, plenty of falls, and a possible ear infection. We let him "milk it" with a heat pad. I think he felt much better after that! :)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 298px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Cue5TL7rmPQ/TO52KaZrZ-I/AAAAAAAAA-A/8w1foCgbHbQ/s400/IMG_0234.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5543498112597452770" />Brookehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15873504779143659961noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1005428522196139339.post-85935324519283062172010-09-30T21:51:00.003-05:002010-09-30T21:59:29.498-05:002 Teeth in 1 Week...Crazy<div style="text-align: center;">Our Carli girl is loosing her teeth as fast as she got them.</div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Cue5TL7rmPQ/TKVNmfsjTJI/AAAAAAAAA94/uTWICTkytuA/s1600/IMG_0141.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 298px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Cue5TL7rmPQ/TKVNmfsjTJI/AAAAAAAAA94/uTWICTkytuA/s400/IMG_0141.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5522905841778510994" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Sept 22nd</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Cue5TL7rmPQ/TKVNl754ZLI/AAAAAAAAA9w/yjJP9abixp0/s1600/IMG_0188.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 298px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Cue5TL7rmPQ/TKVNl754ZLI/AAAAAAAAA9w/yjJP9abixp0/s400/IMG_0188.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5522905832170742962" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Sept. 30th</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I can't believe she is getting so big. </div>Brookehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15873504779143659961noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1005428522196139339.post-38146344168100391222010-09-20T20:23:00.000-05:002010-09-22T21:06:48.122-05:00More Sugars!<div style="text-align: left;">I was asked to make 300 Square Monogram sugar cookies for Chelsea and Spencer's wedding. I was very excited and <b>very</b> nervous to make such a huge amount. After all, I am very new at this. </div><div style="text-align: left;">It took Monday and Tuesday to make 12 double batched of sugar dough, baking 12 cookies at a time (I have massive pans, regular ones only hold 6!). Wednesday I made and colored 3 large batches of Green royal icing, and 2 large batches of Black. I would have saved myself some stress and time had I just made one more of each! Thursday, I got busy! With the help of Megan and Emily we got almost all of the cookies outlined and flooded with green. Then it was a matter of the finishing touches, which I was left on my own to complete. Boy was I nervous. By Saturday I was ready to start bagging. I sat in front of the TV, watched movies and talked on the phone with Chad while bagging and tying all of them up, completing my project by Sunday night! </div><div style="text-align: left;">It was such a huge process. Very happy to have had the experience, and hope to have some more orders in the future. </div><div style="text-align: left;">Thanks Chelsea and Spencer for letting me be apart of your special day. :) </div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Cue5TL7rmPQ/TJqtVwMq5MI/AAAAAAAAA9g/M32gIe7KIB0/s1600/IMG_0001.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 298px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Cue5TL7rmPQ/TJqtVwMq5MI/AAAAAAAAA9g/M32gIe7KIB0/s400/IMG_0001.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5519914882522866882" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Most were tied up with black ribbon, but I ran out after 100 yards, and of course didn't get pictures of that one!</div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 298px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Cue5TL7rmPQ/TJqtU0MPn1I/AAAAAAAAA9I/6IblO8BTse8/s400/IMG_0124.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5519914866414952274" /><div style="text-align: center;">The freezer. Piled high and deep!</div><div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Cue5TL7rmPQ/TJqtUZL8PwI/AAAAAAAAA9A/ZLFvQ4VAR2o/s400/IMG_0052.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5519914859165925122" /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Believe it or not, after making over 300 Squares, I wasn't tired of cookies. I had left over dough and black icing. What better way to use it up than spider web cookies, just in time for Halloween! Don't you just LOVE?</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Cue5TL7rmPQ/TJqtVsRLVJI/AAAAAAAAA9Y/vu6Z6jM8xno/s1600/IMG_0057.JPG"></a></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Cue5TL7rmPQ/TJqtVsRLVJI/AAAAAAAAA9Y/vu6Z6jM8xno/s1600/IMG_0057.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: 299px; " src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Cue5TL7rmPQ/TJqtVsRLVJI/AAAAAAAAA9Y/vu6Z6jM8xno/s400/IMG_0057.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5519914881468028050" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Cue5TL7rmPQ/TJqtVDogn7I/AAAAAAAAA9Q/gmoI2EIkzWk/s1600/IMG_0058.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 298px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Cue5TL7rmPQ/TJqtVDogn7I/AAAAAAAAA9Q/gmoI2EIkzWk/s400/IMG_0058.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5519914870560038834" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Im going to make some more cookies this week, so stay tuned for more pics! I feel like Im getting a little better. :) </div>Brookehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15873504779143659961noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1005428522196139339.post-7682192422778457782010-09-11T23:22:00.006-05:002010-09-12T00:00:59.277-05:00I'm a "Soccer Mom"!<div style="text-align: center;">Not sure about all this "Soccer Mom" stuff, but I do have to admit it was pretty great watching Carli score 3 goals in her first game. Thats not to say I wasn't proud of Nate too, but he didn't do a lot during his game! :)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Excited and ready to play.</div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 298px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Cue5TL7rmPQ/TIxYVlD_FRI/AAAAAAAAA8g/lip8v97h9oA/s400/IMG_0009.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5515880771371341074" /><br /><div><div style="text-align: center;">At least he wasnt the only one not sure what was going on.</div><div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 298px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Cue5TL7rmPQ/TIxYThlaTVI/AAAAAAAAA8I/x5LnxtzDtpc/s400/IMG_0011.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5515880736078056786" /><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: center;">Yup, someone took the ball away. Devastating. </div><div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 298px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Cue5TL7rmPQ/TIxYUdD0e-I/AAAAAAAAA8Q/5AVRYKb9VZY/s400/IMG_0023.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5515880752043293666" /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: center;">Ready for some fun. </div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 298px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Cue5TL7rmPQ/TIxYU8cQxhI/AAAAAAAAA8Y/qIid9f3jCRk/s400/IMG_0025.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5515880760467310098" /><br /><div><div style="text-align: center;">At first, we thought this was a jungle gym!</div><div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 298px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Cue5TL7rmPQ/TIxYWcEtokI/AAAAAAAAA8o/qQSbeTzdH78/s400/IMG_0033.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5515880786138341954" /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Then we remembered...</div><div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 298px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Cue5TL7rmPQ/TIxcERQoOWI/AAAAAAAAA8w/YdUUJahoIH8/s400/IMG_0030.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5515884872044394850" /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: center;">Playing like a Pro!</div><div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 298px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Cue5TL7rmPQ/TIxcFWVDLGI/AAAAAAAAA84/TWcKTYotFeI/s400/IMG_0044.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5515884890584984674" /><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div></div></div></div></div><div style="text-align: center;">I hope I can survive the season. Practices 2 times a week, 2 games every Saturday with a horrible parking situation, having to carry chairs and push a stroller through the grass and up and down hills, all by myself. Hopefully family with will want to come watch (help during) the games!!</div>Brookehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15873504779143659961noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1005428522196139339.post-761561665991669972010-08-14T11:48:00.003-05:002010-08-14T12:03:59.672-05:00Sugar's!This is what my sister and I have been up too all summer! Decorating fancy sugar cookies. I spent about a month blog hopping, watching videos, and learning about all of the best recommended products. I went out, bought everything I needed and got straight to work. We have had a blast! From start to finish it takes at least a full day to make these beauties, and that does not including drying time, before bagging them up individually! If we don't screw anything up too bad, they are well worth the time! :) <div>We didn't know we would be so into it, or we would have been taking better pics along the way. </div><div><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;">Our first! Bridal Shower Cookies</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Cue5TL7rmPQ/TGbJj35fE6I/AAAAAAAAA74/b_ApVYwfgH0/s1600/IMG_0507.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Cue5TL7rmPQ/TGbJj35fE6I/AAAAAAAAA74/b_ApVYwfgH0/s400/IMG_0507.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5505309212644676514" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Fathers Day Grandpas!</div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Cue5TL7rmPQ/TGbJjWu_yqI/AAAAAAAAA7o/MkH-JV_V1zE/s400/IMG_0505.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5505309203742313122" /><div style="text-align: center;">Bridal Shower</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Cue5TL7rmPQ/TGbJjnD9EFI/AAAAAAAAA7w/5rT_Rx0sA0E/s1600/IMG_0519.JPG"></a></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Cue5TL7rmPQ/TGbJjnD9EFI/AAAAAAAAA7w/5rT_Rx0sA0E/s1600/IMG_0519.JPG"><img style="text-align: left;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px; " src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Cue5TL7rmPQ/TGbJjnD9EFI/AAAAAAAAA7w/5rT_Rx0sA0E/s400/IMG_0519.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5505309208125182034" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Can you really get much cutter than this?</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Cue5TL7rmPQ/TGbJjEN1UDI/AAAAAAAAA7g/33OepGGzME4/s1600/IMG_0518.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Cue5TL7rmPQ/TGbJjEN1UDI/AAAAAAAAA7g/33OepGGzME4/s400/IMG_0518.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5505309198771376178" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Monogram Baby Shower Cookies. </div><div style="text-align: center;">(We now have baby cookie cutters!!)</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Cue5TL7rmPQ/TGbJiwa2BMI/AAAAAAAAA7Y/CYhX_03_c7g/s1600/IMG_0567.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Cue5TL7rmPQ/TGbJiwa2BMI/AAAAAAAAA7Y/CYhX_03_c7g/s400/IMG_0567.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5505309193457239234" /></a><br /></div>Brookehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15873504779143659961noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1005428522196139339.post-79751834368733884882010-08-11T16:56:00.001-05:002010-08-11T16:57:53.968-05:00I'm a cheat!I haven't blogged all summer, but I have been catching up! So read on, there are lots of new post. (I change the dates, so they are all in order!)Brookehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15873504779143659961noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1005428522196139339.post-27475504347362718592010-08-02T08:43:00.000-05:002010-08-11T16:56:22.308-05:00Visit to Omaha!<div>Since Chad has spent most (all of) the summer out of town working, I thought now would be a great time to attempt a road trip to Omaha to visit the Uncks! I knew I wouldn't be able to do it on my own, so I took my little brother Mark along for some extra help!</div><div><br /></div><div>The drive out went great! The kids watched a few shows, colored a ton, and ate plenty of junk food. Mapquest said 10 hours...and we made it there in 10 hours. How great is that? We stopped 3-4 times, only for potty breaks and gas. I had planned on stopping and letting the kids play at a play place, but we passed one and never found another. They were sad for a minute!</div><div><br /></div><div>We had plenty to keep us busy for the week (if 6 kids wasn't busy enough). Here are a few pictures. </div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><b>Pizza Machine!</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">Rides, tokens, tickets, prizes, pizza, slurpees, ice cream, nachos, & tacos! How fun is that for 6 kids? They loved it!!</div><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/_Cue5TL7rmPQ/TGKqF1LmocI/AAAAAAAAA6o/K-Mcw0p9yk0/s400/IMG_1915.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504148711751983554" /><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/_Cue5TL7rmPQ/TGKqFepiDrI/AAAAAAAAA6g/1iZ6aaGr__w/s400/IMG_1928.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504148705703497394" /><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/_Cue5TL7rmPQ/TGKqEUnWPAI/AAAAAAAAA6Y/gZantvV64rM/s400/IMG_1919.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504148685830110210" /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><b>The Slide!</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">2 Big slides in downtown Omaha. Not sure how many times they went down, but they all loved it. Wax paper made you go faster!!</div><div><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/_Cue5TL7rmPQ/TGKqDcQ2hfI/AAAAAAAAA6Q/DT4SOzSzeB8/s400/IMG_1941.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504148670703371762" /><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Cue5TL7rmPQ/TGKqC8CyG2I/AAAAAAAAA6I/rzGgWfkjwWM/s400/IMG_1958.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504148662054427490" /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><b>The Zoo!</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">Our favorite part of the trip. First was the butterfly garden. Carli thought she was living a "Fancy Nancy" dream. </div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Cue5TL7rmPQ/TGKsHww8O1I/AAAAAAAAA7Q/DzaSBszLElk/s1600/IMG_1960.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/_Cue5TL7rmPQ/TGKsHww8O1I/AAAAAAAAA7Q/DzaSBszLElk/s400/IMG_1960.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504150943949405010" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">My kids could have spent hours in the aquarium! Amazing. </div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Cue5TL7rmPQ/TGKsHI2C6YI/AAAAAAAAA7I/k-UnP1CDd9k/s1600/IMG_1984.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Cue5TL7rmPQ/TGKsHI2C6YI/AAAAAAAAA7I/k-UnP1CDd9k/s400/IMG_1984.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504150933233396098" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Cue5TL7rmPQ/TGKsG2boMJI/AAAAAAAAA7A/WRMBu_V_iSc/s1600/IMG_1981.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/_Cue5TL7rmPQ/TGKsG2boMJI/AAAAAAAAA7A/WRMBu_V_iSc/s400/IMG_1981.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504150928290754706" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Gorillas! This was fabulous. As we were getting ready to move onto the next animals, the gorillas and orangoutangs starting 'singing' a little song to us. We all loved watching them puff up their necks! Very entertaining! :) (too bad we dont have pictures of the actual animal.)</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Cue5TL7rmPQ/TGKsGTdbKlI/AAAAAAAAA64/jn7oFQcnswE/s1600/IMG_1995.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Cue5TL7rmPQ/TGKsGTdbKlI/AAAAAAAAA64/jn7oFQcnswE/s400/IMG_1995.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504150918903048786" /></a><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Cue5TL7rmPQ/TGKsFlh64xI/AAAAAAAAA6w/sVdZ_k2hySw/s1600/IMG_2027.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: 300px; " src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Cue5TL7rmPQ/TGKsFlh64xI/AAAAAAAAA6w/sVdZ_k2hySw/s400/IMG_2027.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504150906573873938" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Thanks <a href="http://sbunck.blogspot.com/">Uncks</a> for a great week we will never forget! </div>Brookehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15873504779143659961noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1005428522196139339.post-25791691202910625022010-07-18T11:38:00.000-05:002010-08-07T13:14:19.766-05:00Happy 3rd Birthday Nate Dawg!<div style="text-align: center;">What a great day for the birthday boy. I think 3 is my favorite birthday for the kids. They actually have some sort of idea what is going on, and a genuinely excited about everything, and talk about it for days! :) </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">We started the day with presents, singing and cinnamon roll 'cake'.</div><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/_Cue5TL7rmPQ/TF2NKwhobhI/AAAAAAAAA4g/eKov6rIh9RY/s400/IMG_1834.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5502709535680785938" /><div style="text-align: center;"><div><div style="text-align: center; "><br /></div><div style="text-align: center; ">Shirtless, because he is ready to swim and use that super soaker in the pool!!</div></div><div style="text-align: center; ">Don't they look fabulous?</div><div><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/_Cue5TL7rmPQ/TF2NJUpPxLI/AAAAAAAAA4I/rEmG5KFc3Tg/s400/IMG_1861.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5502709511016662194" /></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><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/_Cue5TL7rmPQ/TF2NJ1gMhwI/AAAAAAAAA4Q/6APz-WEGwNg/s400/IMG_1853.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5502709519837071106" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I stole this idea from the Jensens. The kids have LOVED seeing pictures of themselves since they were little. The idea now, is to put them all in a book, and then only have pictures from the past year on our fridge for the next bday. </div><div><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/_Cue5TL7rmPQ/TF2NKXhYjNI/AAAAAAAAA4Y/8dfF805Z40w/s400/IMG_1838.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5502709528968858834" /></div><div><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;">What a cool dude. He loves his new bike. Too bad for now, its too hot to even ride it. </div></div><div><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/_Cue5TL7rmPQ/TF2NI0FxnLI/AAAAAAAAA4A/qtveLtWCd_Q/s400/IMG_1867.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5502709502277950642" /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Cue5TL7rmPQ/TF2da5DXEHI/AAAAAAAAA5I/Po071qNUvmA/s1600/IMG_1874.JPG"></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">Toy Story 3 Party!</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The wanna be Rex Cake!</div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Cue5TL7rmPQ/TF2da5DXEHI/AAAAAAAAA5I/Po071qNUvmA/s1600/IMG_1874.JPG"><img style="text-align: left;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px; " src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Cue5TL7rmPQ/TF2da5DXEHI/AAAAAAAAA5I/Po071qNUvmA/s400/IMG_1874.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5502727405033689202" /></a><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;">All the girls! Trying to wait patiently for cake & ice cream. </div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Cue5TL7rmPQ/TF2daddkS8I/AAAAAAAAA5A/ChfN6M_zdes/s1600/IMG_1880.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/_Cue5TL7rmPQ/TF2daddkS8I/AAAAAAAAA5A/ChfN6M_zdes/s400/IMG_1880.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5502727397627415490" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Opening presents! He got tons of fun Toy Story things. :)</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Cue5TL7rmPQ/TF2dZ69fsPI/AAAAAAAAA44/wmU133IArJk/s1600/IMG_1892.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/_Cue5TL7rmPQ/TF2dZ69fsPI/AAAAAAAAA44/wmU133IArJk/s400/IMG_1892.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5502727388366090482" /></a><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/_Cue5TL7rmPQ/TF2dZc7f-WI/AAAAAAAAA4w/H1hzWV_AmBQ/s400/IMG_1901.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5502727380304656738" /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Cue5TL7rmPQ/TF2dY2FBT2I/AAAAAAAAA4o/GSS4PLtdFgA/s1600/IMG_1905.JPG"></a></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Cue5TL7rmPQ/TF2dY2FBT2I/AAAAAAAAA4o/GSS4PLtdFgA/s1600/IMG_1905.JPG"><img style="text-align: left;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px; " src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Cue5TL7rmPQ/TF2dY2FBT2I/AAAAAAAAA4o/GSS4PLtdFgA/s400/IMG_1905.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5502727369875607394" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">What a fantastic day. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;"><b>"oo-n-finity an beyond!"</b></span></div>Brookehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15873504779143659961noreply@blogger.com0