tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-66733516209938020582024-03-14T00:58:05.144-07:00THE RICHARDSONSKristinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15267576640170103936noreply@blogger.comBlogger49125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6673351620993802058.post-63231199887828875442009-08-11T10:44:00.000-07:002009-08-11T10:46:55.207-07:00The Princess Protection ProgramHere's my first contribution to the "family" blog. Since Kristin suggested I contribute, here you go. Remember babe, "for better or worse."<br /><br />Last night during FHE we played the Disney Scene It game. We didn't really play the game, we just watched random scenes on the DVD. During one of the bits, Alex proposed the name of the Disney flick was: "The Princess Protection Program."<br /><br />I thought it was pretty funny and didn't want to forget it. Alex -- you're a funny fellow. We're so glad you're in our family. It's also been nice to see you stepping up lately as the big brother: playing with the young 'uns and letting them crawl on you, etc. You're the man, my little Jedi!<br /><br />Love, Dad.BDRichardsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03763738782902606513noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6673351620993802058.post-38353781132890264362009-06-26T11:04:00.000-07:002009-08-11T11:11:13.258-07:00Home from AlaskaWhen me & Kristin got back from our trip to Alaska, something happened I didn't expect. I wanted to write it down so I don't forget about it. We (at least I) wasn't sure I missed the kids all that much. Some alone time for mom & dad was just what we needed. It really was a lot of fun. But when we pulled up into the driveway the kids ran out to meet us. It was kind of weird seeing them. They seemed bigger than when we left, and I almost didn't recognize them. Alex hugged me and I almost outright cried because my heart jumped to see him. I heard Halie, but what she was saying hadn't registered for a minute. She said, "Hi, Daddy," in the cutest softest, most hopeful voice I'd ever heard. That really almost got me started. It was so cute! When I picked her up (I do this with all the kids) I asked her who I loved and she said "Hay Bare." Didn't want to forget that. I remember Hannah jumped into my arms, and Josh was a little trepidatious but smiled big when I picked him up. We sure have a great family, and I love all you guys. Love, Dad.BDRichardsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03763738782902606513noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6673351620993802058.post-49055697847267857162009-06-14T21:47:00.001-07:002009-06-28T22:30:48.514-07:00Hannah Banana turns 5Hooray, we made it to 5! A few years ago, I could constantly be heard saying, "If I can just keep her alive til she's 5, we're gonna be ok". The reason for this being of course, that Hannah is an absolutely exhausting child! Exhausting because she is busy, busy, busy, and into everything, and needs constant entertainment. However this is also a wonderful thing, because she is so smart, so talented, so creative, so artistic, so energetic, and so beautiful, that she just blows me away!<br /><br />My friends are always asking me how I have so much energy to take my kids everywhere. The truth be told, I keep us all going, going, going, because of Hannah. The rest of us are just totally benefitting from her busy personality. I'm happy to report that Hannah at 5, is the most delightful and entertaining child I have ever known. Still busy, still drama, drama, drama, still into everything, but now she is able to regulate herself, and keep it coming in moderation, so I can actually keep up. We are becoming great shopping buddies, and we have long chats about her future dreams, while painting our toenails. I love it! I've always said that boys are easier than girls, but the girls are so much fun, and I am absolutely <em><strong>loving</strong></em> mine.<br /> <br /><em><strong>My sassy birthday girl</strong></em><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_ZtfvP6pQZjPO-gK3Noq5PaFxg75Ny82yOls9vbU5wyzVBW_bNDiA15NPkdZc-Yf4_kRB9U1WPow3vDcJHW4MDFyi0sENq6h7lPdML-rhEPZNZILV-Q5LOF9CXZikeE3qRNV8Gv2k_xHl/s1600-h/100_7789.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_ZtfvP6pQZjPO-gK3Noq5PaFxg75Ny82yOls9vbU5wyzVBW_bNDiA15NPkdZc-Yf4_kRB9U1WPow3vDcJHW4MDFyi0sENq6h7lPdML-rhEPZNZILV-Q5LOF9CXZikeE3qRNV8Gv2k_xHl/s400/100_7789.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348489484488423666" /></a><br />Bruce stopped by the party for a few rounds of Hullabaloo<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwNRGvfc34qVioUOLQiQqfN_d_8ryDKIeoOcQj1zjuMz4I7IoyFuUbY1l6LO2M072j27N2BnAtNbShhfxJwa0gxX8xsJyB4cdoiCtC2QyFjywXOagqmTPwqUTqbtqlfV9Lues1E8wriCGI/s1600-h/100_7788.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 319px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwNRGvfc34qVioUOLQiQqfN_d_8ryDKIeoOcQj1zjuMz4I7IoyFuUbY1l6LO2M072j27N2BnAtNbShhfxJwa0gxX8xsJyB4cdoiCtC2QyFjywXOagqmTPwqUTqbtqlfV9Lues1E8wriCGI/s400/100_7788.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348489477162409410" /></a><br />We made ribbon flip flops, and did some fancy pedicures<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPB_mifXQkgQ2JJDMqrP0HqWr8Ity74mkIWee9plE9kR1T7gIXSCNdLnOk22tAAiam4qGwfoq7-wjtBuXvWK4HqCrJHndKaA-pBsnYgUtl67XZIvCOcsWZhB59kjV7XaoqGMvbNrvlxDJH/s1600-h/100_7790.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPB_mifXQkgQ2JJDMqrP0HqWr8Ity74mkIWee9plE9kR1T7gIXSCNdLnOk22tAAiam4qGwfoq7-wjtBuXvWK4HqCrJHndKaA-pBsnYgUtl67XZIvCOcsWZhB59kjV7XaoqGMvbNrvlxDJH/s400/100_7790.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348489490394809714" /></a><br />Had a super fun treasure hunt, where the kids had to do something funny, like cluck like a chicken, or blow Hannah five kisses, or hop on one foot to the next clue.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5edVgB9NtWGWUUA0LWKSF9dUa2NLRkXn53ZNdYa3vqoyQOJmL9EdDxsTrQLmQr8QrzZ3MxQEn6Jf46ESkIM69Xq4C_Csi1AHfS4iSApcE37QfTJ9gxGwl2qQNfKTethtfTbmx5jwpJW_e/s1600-h/100_7797.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5edVgB9NtWGWUUA0LWKSF9dUa2NLRkXn53ZNdYa3vqoyQOJmL9EdDxsTrQLmQr8QrzZ3MxQEn6Jf46ESkIM69Xq4C_Csi1AHfS4iSApcE37QfTJ9gxGwl2qQNfKTethtfTbmx5jwpJW_e/s400/100_7797.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348489967201552674" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOLW2U1GGOvWK2AMxAUGE8mlGcHPCeITQ6DaKrF640XXG-p6iMQcZbe03AcSlXYqRhpn-uHFUeBlmqfGBEFU4CmIMsY0CYV8E6dtUylviufCgGbbnebMToslXFSLrfS0YYmVRCUUP8SBka/s1600-h/100_7795.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 321px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOLW2U1GGOvWK2AMxAUGE8mlGcHPCeITQ6DaKrF640XXG-p6iMQcZbe03AcSlXYqRhpn-uHFUeBlmqfGBEFU4CmIMsY0CYV8E6dtUylviufCgGbbnebMToslXFSLrfS0YYmVRCUUP8SBka/s400/100_7795.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348489963417608786" /></a><br />We had lots of yummy party food, and decorated cupcakes<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbSAGBG9RTyu1zEp1v9bPV-O_vq4YbG1OTNdpFurLZWTM0qNNHFwznujah4dTcqv2E79Ut2N_kcCD_0L6Hg2FnH8u-xlUrMOROtGAMBCCVmF2qXUTv7l03lBVcMsLtbKvp5ioCaVGLq6mz/s1600-h/100_7794.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbSAGBG9RTyu1zEp1v9bPV-O_vq4YbG1OTNdpFurLZWTM0qNNHFwznujah4dTcqv2E79Ut2N_kcCD_0L6Hg2FnH8u-xlUrMOROtGAMBCCVmF2qXUTv7l03lBVcMsLtbKvp5ioCaVGLq6mz/s400/100_7794.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348489501073213394" /></a><br />And then we all watched the birthday girl open her fun presents.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVLHbV6k0B6eX63v2Khdygo8Nq21-6kWFAzpxSUBBjATmv0dMbRYaeihkk6vD7WlE6NHBGU6wwsq6fj6STJQo39N9Cwc1-pSethutEB3-e-Uk5wciBJxHwZyBlkd7TCLSo4Eg6Jt0GrkVu/s1600-h/100_7803.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVLHbV6k0B6eX63v2Khdygo8Nq21-6kWFAzpxSUBBjATmv0dMbRYaeihkk6vD7WlE6NHBGU6wwsq6fj6STJQo39N9Cwc1-pSethutEB3-e-Uk5wciBJxHwZyBlkd7TCLSo4Eg6Jt0GrkVu/s400/100_7803.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348489984370420258" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-bHnTZ45qlGxs0Mg24czt14CITqODi5iH522FcH5h5HlkfbY9D2IMY3aZLqspvODcwJUGr1Zchyphenhyphen72iLvclDhsMNszkbLQAp07sczJA0CY-zy4U32Se1iBrD6CjO7n9zlIfalRHzVf2D58/s1600-h/100_7801.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 321px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-bHnTZ45qlGxs0Mg24czt14CITqODi5iH522FcH5h5HlkfbY9D2IMY3aZLqspvODcwJUGr1Zchyphenhyphen72iLvclDhsMNszkbLQAp07sczJA0CY-zy4U32Se1iBrD6CjO7n9zlIfalRHzVf2D58/s400/100_7801.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348489977839027538" /></a><br />Hannah, I love you so much! Thank you for coming into my life, for breaking me out of my shell, for challenging me everyday, for bringing so many new people into my life, for showing me the fun side of life, and for just being the <em><strong>AMAZING</strong></em> you, that you are. I find myself watching you all the time, and am in constant awe that you are my daughter. I feel so blessed to have you in my life. I just hope I can always keep up. :) I am so excited to see all the wonderful things you will bring to this world, and to all those you come in contact with. You have a very special, unique, and dynamic spirit, and are capable of such great things.<br /><br /><em><strong>Happy Birthday </strong></em>my darling girl. I love you like the stars!Kristinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15267576640170103936noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6673351620993802058.post-26049213660956652492009-06-11T15:19:00.000-07:002009-06-14T21:46:40.161-07:00Let the SUMMER FUN beginSchool is out, and so for our first day of summer fun, we headed to This is the Place park, and we had a fabulous time!!<br /><br />Bear got some help from a good lookin cowboy<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjChLINneicauvqQRMxPGiF1m3tEC4XLZURfiuIk-aOBJqy9FbYcqa1VNwv9cJDp94FkvG8woMiq9XVlnC7B5qbKcm_qgojczpZFWegJP1iJXPA_KZxEj1JuLidOEGJbrKlkjh0aBvg-IV_/s1600-h/100_7784.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjChLINneicauvqQRMxPGiF1m3tEC4XLZURfiuIk-aOBJqy9FbYcqa1VNwv9cJDp94FkvG8woMiq9XVlnC7B5qbKcm_qgojczpZFWegJP1iJXPA_KZxEj1JuLidOEGJbrKlkjh0aBvg-IV_/s400/100_7784.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5346199169967861730" /></a><br />Hannah was awesome at the potato sack races<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqCopFhaeNtBFcQlbMxXhqd3LU_5rfv79FjtHhHG__gQR8gzTenGQGrC23inffHk95QEziPN-Vq3tt2gnH1ybSbaEEiVvSSr__MVaAv-E_CmAo9n435KuGKFhiuk313glWLhYULfqZWxql/s1600-h/100_7783.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqCopFhaeNtBFcQlbMxXhqd3LU_5rfv79FjtHhHG__gQR8gzTenGQGrC23inffHk95QEziPN-Vq3tt2gnH1ybSbaEEiVvSSr__MVaAv-E_CmAo9n435KuGKFhiuk313glWLhYULfqZWxql/s400/100_7783.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5346199162306054786" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifw8u-4jgb4Twqwfg2wBrlllLwjOMfoKUrDDsb3QxqBQ0ya6VaFj4qtFQDd2N8DEMghGV9aDRtUhJwpquj90tjMC-7fPCCHXCk_UzfY8gPvAjgRk-ROMDWnNgVf5xRXB24vahekaTI9DEu/s1600-h/100_7782.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifw8u-4jgb4Twqwfg2wBrlllLwjOMfoKUrDDsb3QxqBQ0ya6VaFj4qtFQDd2N8DEMghGV9aDRtUhJwpquj90tjMC-7fPCCHXCk_UzfY8gPvAjgRk-ROMDWnNgVf5xRXB24vahekaTI9DEu/s400/100_7782.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5346199161151696898" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgop9xCTn_5WE-NFf0uUII1TadEt6umRkuqXiwr5Ox25eyHc9hbFOrO5-7DUKE-_B0G_1lYwfdLFDx21GgGK_auDhevRzdZhnG4aG809BG6Q4X-qhrv8RYJpcEin_eZgih-KU-HbtV1aHBV/s1600-h/100_7779.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgop9xCTn_5WE-NFf0uUII1TadEt6umRkuqXiwr5Ox25eyHc9hbFOrO5-7DUKE-_B0G_1lYwfdLFDx21GgGK_auDhevRzdZhnG4aG809BG6Q4X-qhrv8RYJpcEin_eZgih-KU-HbtV1aHBV/s400/100_7779.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5346199156042485954" /></a><br />As usual, Alex just needed a few sticks and a little water, and he was happy<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFOR5jKJihzXd0o2xzp0zV0TjfHOfA5AdOaACairvbElnkZW7qqpYbr9vLmnrVim30NOvqOYhnqALZxKu2UbCJo9AAIVQuMu7ro1T3E7GcMKSJVN63aj0YM8NWU35zOA6HYWhhuchSbXow/s1600-h/100_7776.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFOR5jKJihzXd0o2xzp0zV0TjfHOfA5AdOaACairvbElnkZW7qqpYbr9vLmnrVim30NOvqOYhnqALZxKu2UbCJo9AAIVQuMu7ro1T3E7GcMKSJVN63aj0YM8NWU35zOA6HYWhhuchSbXow/s400/100_7776.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5346198817982768802" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3Q228W5SRi2Vct3vPEydLMkBjmgheFfE0RkhHvCnau8u_IqvYAsUm3QmnJrjM1_4xzLhJXn5Y4hUR9afz3a_F0lCB7HNK74bMyMlJXvNuJETgW2hoMe7mxRQhvvIx49PYe2ScZP-dGVwv/s1600-h/100_7774.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3Q228W5SRi2Vct3vPEydLMkBjmgheFfE0RkhHvCnau8u_IqvYAsUm3QmnJrjM1_4xzLhJXn5Y4hUR9afz3a_F0lCB7HNK74bMyMlJXvNuJETgW2hoMe7mxRQhvvIx49PYe2ScZP-dGVwv/s400/100_7774.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5346198807064123666" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOOS6R58gn0MD1tYSQx9P1eiM7BEiIrflhO_4-x75sYf4s2GIesQE697X3ZmzM81iYthXEweM3lc1lZ5KjXRVtmamS_pt3DYmMz27qlR6BZVFGql_SN-5IqKLG0eTimNyXp-rZWThDLrXh/s1600-h/100_7771.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOOS6R58gn0MD1tYSQx9P1eiM7BEiIrflhO_4-x75sYf4s2GIesQE697X3ZmzM81iYthXEweM3lc1lZ5KjXRVtmamS_pt3DYmMz27qlR6BZVFGql_SN-5IqKLG0eTimNyXp-rZWThDLrXh/s400/100_7771.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5346198805383098514" /></a><br />Josh loved all the train rides<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihZjn4lBUe5xufD_aXRNnisDs1av2qUzvW6YPuijbcSzY8Mxr8xG18lyNnS51zOwN9kQcLSmri9GdnhxWwPLdjsX6ZN14oNIZV_7cp_cp12WWAfBWFkrtoztIjwS8kdIAIZQ6AONpWajXB/s1600-h/100_7769.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihZjn4lBUe5xufD_aXRNnisDs1av2qUzvW6YPuijbcSzY8Mxr8xG18lyNnS51zOwN9kQcLSmri9GdnhxWwPLdjsX6ZN14oNIZV_7cp_cp12WWAfBWFkrtoztIjwS8kdIAIZQ6AONpWajXB/s400/100_7769.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5346198798801980402" /></a><br />And I <em><strong>LOVED</strong></em>, spending the day with my kids. So happy to have them all home for the summer.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8U9gpcPNXgdbZc5rWt05JaA4J3GT76wums3ty_54jOXTDUOBAp2Q__zUzaJVqGsA7W3aF57lMMk_Nf2_N2qe6up4gspCsakTiwwIcWaXAZxonw9YilW-AZJWUEQWx67VVTbmQlw73O0xD/s1600-h/100_7768.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8U9gpcPNXgdbZc5rWt05JaA4J3GT76wums3ty_54jOXTDUOBAp2Q__zUzaJVqGsA7W3aF57lMMk_Nf2_N2qe6up4gspCsakTiwwIcWaXAZxonw9YilW-AZJWUEQWx67VVTbmQlw73O0xD/s400/100_7768.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5346198791316226338" /></a>Kristinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15267576640170103936noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6673351620993802058.post-87632105643484850402009-06-10T18:49:00.000-07:002009-06-10T21:49:12.908-07:00Hannah & EmmaLast week Hannah & Emma had their dance recital. They were so cute, and sooo much better than last year. This is their second semester with Dance Crew, they love it, and we loved watching them! <br /><br /><A href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1St3ieAsZK6ufpVK0g1W8nlh8D1QOTfijwOThbjvBQ0q3-ANF9jkUv8jUStPR0zF-J6y64RXJ1RZg1N8czYGEsuVqdORny9-Ye2HyAdIksYgkUg7FbPg0dyWbKwGEdnb5uePAEJ3LhM7_/s1600-h/100_7764.jpg"><IMG id=BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345889100601733538 style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 319px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1St3ieAsZK6ufpVK0g1W8nlh8D1QOTfijwOThbjvBQ0q3-ANF9jkUv8jUStPR0zF-J6y64RXJ1RZg1N8czYGEsuVqdORny9-Ye2HyAdIksYgkUg7FbPg0dyWbKwGEdnb5uePAEJ3LhM7_/s400/100_7764.jpg" border=0></A> <br /><em><strong>BEST FRIENDS</strong></em><br /><A href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-GnRokDJ4WAmk8X42h0DrOTL_q9PINxIs8hEnlVbtlzVQVNdq8R0osHW9FmDE95lwiQrYdwbwK_RqTPsyc286348QkO9B76KMxdr-zrXiKT0XWatt7GG7QGmJ6KeRoS-K8VXPXD8F-F3q/s1600-h/100_7763.jpg"><IMG id=BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345889098126105682 style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 266px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-GnRokDJ4WAmk8X42h0DrOTL_q9PINxIs8hEnlVbtlzVQVNdq8R0osHW9FmDE95lwiQrYdwbwK_RqTPsyc286348QkO9B76KMxdr-zrXiKT0XWatt7GG7QGmJ6KeRoS-K8VXPXD8F-F3q/s400/100_7763.jpg" border=0></A><br /><OBJECT class=BLOG_video_class id=BLOG_video-366a9755ad68eef5 height=266 width=320 contentId="366a9755ad68eef5"></OBJECT>Kristinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15267576640170103936noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6673351620993802058.post-37221718572376921412009-05-31T08:28:00.000-07:002009-06-13T21:58:36.825-07:00Roadtrip IDAHOIt's Friday morning of the Memorial Day weekend, Bruce has the day off, and we have no plans at 8am. By 9:30am we are on the road, with no plans except to head towards Idaho, and stop wherever, and whenever we want. <br /><br />First stop: <EM><STRONG>Lava Hot Springs</STRONG></EM>, and they don't call them <EM><STRONG>HOT</STRONG></EM> for nothing.<br /><br /><A href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX0ne-clRduaLWliq6d55Mxov1W4lM0nUZEHE-y2zdCPm9eKc8-hmAT46veOP5t0B49e7tMWr9f0JlRIJKwauEmO3yOEJMnXa5MmTJuOXG6emAHiktiG_Bj5lOLILrhO6dsF-5thv1ssPw/s1600-h/100_7589.jpg"><IMG style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id=BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345880715825639330 border=0 alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX0ne-clRduaLWliq6d55Mxov1W4lM0nUZEHE-y2zdCPm9eKc8-hmAT46veOP5t0B49e7tMWr9f0JlRIJKwauEmO3yOEJMnXa5MmTJuOXG6emAHiktiG_Bj5lOLILrhO6dsF-5thv1ssPw/s400/100_7589.jpg"></A> <br />The pools were between 104' and 112'. A little too hot for the kids to truly enjoy, but they still had fun soaking their feet, and splashing around in them.<br /> <br /><A href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzgQQh_q3JiKuGPlJp5rW4OHxCsYeNNKvips997kWUSe3sZZxsl2TCO_lKI4UHoqUDe52ksUfk3E1UX5FTWFEeKTBocl88XJNMozSTRLslQR04GUn3g_y_COCb2eKEEf7SjzKTx1FRzmYH/s1600-h/100_7591.jpg"><IMG style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id=BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345880709312935346 border=0 alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzgQQh_q3JiKuGPlJp5rW4OHxCsYeNNKvips997kWUSe3sZZxsl2TCO_lKI4UHoqUDe52ksUfk3E1UX5FTWFEeKTBocl88XJNMozSTRLslQR04GUn3g_y_COCb2eKEEf7SjzKTx1FRzmYH/s400/100_7591.jpg"></A> <br />And the popsicles were devine!<br /> <br /><A href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnWRusD_7vODy5i604D9Nvc31kY1iolUcFFX6wQnsIYCfuylPFszwptMRQfQVHTpGm9GrDy-bN4Gzyxs8tKFeLEtATMIKzT14ODfxT_itDxapYnsIaSmF_bqXH4Ix50xV_nnpbmmFnHUEp/s1600-h/100_7601.jpg"><IMG style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 266px; CURSOR: hand" id=BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345880708366351554 border=0 alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnWRusD_7vODy5i604D9Nvc31kY1iolUcFFX6wQnsIYCfuylPFszwptMRQfQVHTpGm9GrDy-bN4Gzyxs8tKFeLEtATMIKzT14ODfxT_itDxapYnsIaSmF_bqXH4Ix50xV_nnpbmmFnHUEp/s400/100_7601.jpg"></A> <br />That night we found a nice hotel in Pocatello, and swam the night away. <br /><br /><A href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7YhdwtnviIFeuAfKxl15kPp3vs4dTvnK0hLryYcoye-V4WslWcuYlxorc42SG6vBW6BZgVCxk2jy_wYvuibYnR9gPnUgTSgw4rlpfDUHko-JnVhFPt0dkifMLQXq5bM7kT5jeDErVz9ln/s1600-h/100_7608.jpg"><IMG style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id=BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345847337572619970 border=0 alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7YhdwtnviIFeuAfKxl15kPp3vs4dTvnK0hLryYcoye-V4WslWcuYlxorc42SG6vBW6BZgVCxk2jy_wYvuibYnR9gPnUgTSgw4rlpfDUHko-JnVhFPt0dkifMLQXq5bM7kT5jeDErVz9ln/s400/100_7608.jpg"></A> <A href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7g66WzMWR8yoIE9dwPvSAqXTVxZKY2PprTZ8Edp3ofnG7rO_t3zLUTC-A6QvLzok2ihejcDShFXD9ZiZpMz4f7iQGICMEFfav_Q7PQ12HdjW2E2609gsMluesFQxbwOGNjtI9nYDf1VEh/s1600-h/100_7609.jpg"><IMG style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id=BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345847335070720850 border=0 alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7g66WzMWR8yoIE9dwPvSAqXTVxZKY2PprTZ8Edp3ofnG7rO_t3zLUTC-A6QvLzok2ihejcDShFXD9ZiZpMz4f7iQGICMEFfav_Q7PQ12HdjW2E2609gsMluesFQxbwOGNjtI9nYDf1VEh/s400/100_7609.jpg"></A> <A href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg753CfGu2mhsjgTsmktF8ktCQN8XtbesT2lZ-ULy9W_Dsp00yMuftzeuQtBATvLhMqo-ZlLKhVuO34SxmnZI2n6IDGePgyMpe7klBZ5ADJ6nRDZ1Q-st1ebCJ9EM9_HzvZL5wFTS7E8LLY/s1600-h/100_7612.jpg"><IMG style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id=BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345847330638549730 border=0 alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg753CfGu2mhsjgTsmktF8ktCQN8XtbesT2lZ-ULy9W_Dsp00yMuftzeuQtBATvLhMqo-ZlLKhVuO34SxmnZI2n6IDGePgyMpe7klBZ5ADJ6nRDZ1Q-st1ebCJ9EM9_HzvZL5wFTS7E8LLY/s400/100_7612.jpg"></A> <br />Day 2: We loaded up the van and headed in the direction of Rexburg. We were happily driving along, when we saw a sign that said Potato Museum next exit. So, since we were in the land of the POTATO, we had to stop.<br /><br /><A href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH1kHM5Ukgsuvf4QtrNdP9iVWxlVYVH9HjLhaKLtlHDOOdtYdTMCqQ-2uO-ECd2q-e6RzGQQwKsR4F3e_M39j21JC9UJ8ZONhT_v8PFGz-lXCY_N6ab_Me_c45elyastqgg54dcasPHRYF/s1600-h/100_7620.jpg"><IMG style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id=BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345847320435336738 border=0 alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH1kHM5Ukgsuvf4QtrNdP9iVWxlVYVH9HjLhaKLtlHDOOdtYdTMCqQ-2uO-ECd2q-e6RzGQQwKsR4F3e_M39j21JC9UJ8ZONhT_v8PFGz-lXCY_N6ab_Me_c45elyastqgg54dcasPHRYF/s400/100_7620.jpg"></A> <br />We saw the World's largest Pringle <br /><A href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhtzvS4pq9zOMbUDdhC1YfqNB4vXIfO6OcCyJQmqvKJ0aLQErYS79T2-ewEpbimSNC455zpzGEXq9xDWiHxqBtUrTYKWU4TM416iTLil8folmuGBcsEA1SeSU8Ow9Vg_6WK0sbJ5wKJ_II/s1600-h/100_7622.jpg"><IMG style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id=BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342014174806628658 border=0 alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhtzvS4pq9zOMbUDdhC1YfqNB4vXIfO6OcCyJQmqvKJ0aLQErYS79T2-ewEpbimSNC455zpzGEXq9xDWiHxqBtUrTYKWU4TM416iTLil8folmuGBcsEA1SeSU8Ow9Vg_6WK0sbJ5wKJ_II/s400/100_7622.jpg"></A> <br />An entire wall of Potato mashers <br /><A href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPgSaafrQ1NGFoN9Rq1mG031fT08ZxTufOppzc3aUUSMX_5ZAinPY8bZak5DBeI3Fy2adMHRKYN5axHmOda4RDrmB2E9MmgvFBuEBqpQXH_uik4AR5y9_QoQkG_syaMnt7moYSk86QMDa6/s1600-h/100_7623.jpg"><IMG style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 319px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id=BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342014169353455570 border=0 alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPgSaafrQ1NGFoN9Rq1mG031fT08ZxTufOppzc3aUUSMX_5ZAinPY8bZak5DBeI3Fy2adMHRKYN5axHmOda4RDrmB2E9MmgvFBuEBqpQXH_uik4AR5y9_QoQkG_syaMnt7moYSk86QMDa6/s400/100_7623.jpg"></A><br />some old Potato farming equipment <br /><A href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVFhI6L9tNdQZd32PL_KfjDl0qPESggOO3236bfpr2XyfBC8UUuVprp16cbVd2aWIAiZhqKCf62ZxYf8M2n7K274_uhywAlUuiDaAS67EY3mUux1Z1tb56La9gclc7zo93gveS0EaaCsjw/s1600-h/100_7627.jpg"><IMG style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 266px; CURSOR: hand" id=BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342014163141656034 border=0 alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVFhI6L9tNdQZd32PL_KfjDl0qPESggOO3236bfpr2XyfBC8UUuVprp16cbVd2aWIAiZhqKCf62ZxYf8M2n7K274_uhywAlUuiDaAS67EY3mUux1Z1tb56La9gclc7zo93gveS0EaaCsjw/s400/100_7627.jpg"></A> <br />And a fun old train with bunnies running around under it. <br /><A href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQYC1FGYrPjfbm40mSPidsjfXm-mK8OA6VkyKndzyUD5otTRVrAWbfiAIPAjqV2W8Pjg14CrzkhfusGn7vwG6NQtnH4yIhcJGx3RkHw-ln9XfYTAwKO31AfYBbaEvQfLl0Sk_JKcc-kt7_/s1600-h/100_7614.jpg"><IMG style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 266px; CURSOR: hand" id=BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345847324502587426 border=0 alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQYC1FGYrPjfbm40mSPidsjfXm-mK8OA6VkyKndzyUD5otTRVrAWbfiAIPAjqV2W8Pjg14CrzkhfusGn7vwG6NQtnH4yIhcJGx3RkHw-ln9XfYTAwKO31AfYBbaEvQfLl0Sk_JKcc-kt7_/s400/100_7614.jpg"></A> <br />The next thing we came across was a sign that the traveling TITANIC exhibit was at the Museum of Idaho, so we decided to go there. It was a really cool exhibit, with photos, movies, artifacts from the sunken ship, and lots of interesting stories of the people who were on the boat. As you enter they give each person a card with the name and other info, of a person who was on the Titanic. At the end of the exhibit there is a wall that tells you wether your person lived or died. We had 4 of our 6 people die. They also had a huge piece of an "Iceberg" at the end, that the kids could feel, so they could see how cold it was. The kids were really into it, and we all had a great time. Unfortunately the museum didn't allow photos, so this is as good as it gets. <br /><br /><A href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4cN0AhpJmy47wicLN6s0JCJpLd6d88y7zA3v2IcOrZamw8dKhKpQMI-Gz_UW4mtA5g2xQFEKJosR3TrbicQDDsspwUGpQrMeFPVsH1f7-oWigiVadEX5idfGnSsvonmw6rr5IvkkZ_UEG/s1600-h/100_7631.jpg"><IMG style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 266px; CURSOR: hand" id=BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5346164284628050930 border=0 alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4cN0AhpJmy47wicLN6s0JCJpLd6d88y7zA3v2IcOrZamw8dKhKpQMI-Gz_UW4mtA5g2xQFEKJosR3TrbicQDDsspwUGpQrMeFPVsH1f7-oWigiVadEX5idfGnSsvonmw6rr5IvkkZ_UEG/s400/100_7631.jpg"></A> <br />Our next stop was in Rexburg to hit <EM><STRONG>Bear World</STRONG></EM>.<br /><br /><A href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR4lQVF68V-43DlMxzjxhFJCJ27CkGD0vZVoMhyphenhyphenXS5qTbt6LNYRH-UtkYEx0cNUCE-KB1rYr_8a1ugrCdmPz0vbfYrXu3ozstPBp6AXIk6JL0Oxob3J8XTgNW5PrQpVQhVRYDeM_qGMTLO/s1600-h/100_7634.jpg"><IMG style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; 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MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id=BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342013662633854818 border=0 alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOW_IbQzpWwUvGfFlTq6_W8OQmhgdr4DCiQpQSkAuPkxZl0dkDqInTu8PhndIduqbitHvkbfEshTQed1j9EPtreQSm6cWNju532xRTbXLbAReNWb7E19QMkf-qf9MqAzDsY3o5JM4DL7xv/s400/100_7648.jpg"></A> <br />So many, so, that at one time our car was surrounded by bears, with one pushing on our bumper, which totally freaked out Alex. <br /><br /><A href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpF57FR2b2l1XydiOrjtp_AaFdRw4cyM0k8au-lHrDE1vHh1IwlvdvEIDwOAqXIVoiUdlbL9XK-u-KjqnVBl6Hb-G4fRw8LLB5Mk5FwpS084jzm-iClm8q4wdO3BzEIFG1bLROHXxBnkx0/s1600-h/100_7657.jpg"><IMG style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id=BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342013659078385426 border=0 alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpF57FR2b2l1XydiOrjtp_AaFdRw4cyM0k8au-lHrDE1vHh1IwlvdvEIDwOAqXIVoiUdlbL9XK-u-KjqnVBl6Hb-G4fRw8LLB5Mk5FwpS084jzm-iClm8q4wdO3BzEIFG1bLROHXxBnkx0/s400/100_7657.jpg"></A> <br />The baby bears were ADORABLE <br /><br /><A href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimvgeVcDe0-hgsewV6kUkrxqJAGI9KOLIxDOiYWzlTYZgqBvgNu9mSDsElLz8RRnnZZGK6SuoI8HHxsLZ9mLBpaDPzo-hrShta0SfliocgJYS0uqe7bMc2QbWxilTXR9uFO1RcQHy7vZiF/s1600-h/100_7663.jpg"><IMG style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id=BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342013650496040114 border=0 alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimvgeVcDe0-hgsewV6kUkrxqJAGI9KOLIxDOiYWzlTYZgqBvgNu9mSDsElLz8RRnnZZGK6SuoI8HHxsLZ9mLBpaDPzo-hrShta0SfliocgJYS0uqe7bMc2QbWxilTXR9uFO1RcQHy7vZiF/s400/100_7663.jpg"></A><br />Especially these ones.<br /><A href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ8HW0DRNsoRQrS7qUlawufWsFTtc0QWVLtVnmspkhWLkjYs7QsAJV0GAvPcgYCEpyWUxFJuWrKlJte_jja3t6uFAl2SV8sWTJpKNELXK2_t2MjBVgCuk5HN_DdPfFi8gi5vflXd0yP1BP/s1600-h/100_7667.jpg"><IMG style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id=BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342013036867382386 border=0 alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ8HW0DRNsoRQrS7qUlawufWsFTtc0QWVLtVnmspkhWLkjYs7QsAJV0GAvPcgYCEpyWUxFJuWrKlJte_jja3t6uFAl2SV8sWTJpKNELXK2_t2MjBVgCuk5HN_DdPfFi8gi5vflXd0yP1BP/s400/100_7667.jpg"></A> <br />Then we walked through the petting zoo, and fed all of these<br /><br /><A href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYwfnDorl7XyyElgbhuFCv9W0dp5E1r9Mki9Jg7DWb1LMi2GwlkF4L9M5WSmueYLID7pDRxQ37TlyDZ6iQzCnrZ9GVspSf5jLYavjoEfeYMYAnABW1vQY0hQVNywWtEyaCjudrRTCDy4dj/s1600-h/100_7681.jpg"><IMG style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; 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We had a great time walking along all the trails, enjoying the scenery, seeing the animals, and taking in the hot springs. <br /><br /><A href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6UEwZUPAyL5bPBWNmv-K_igYPv9mnk0hjHek7_dP51sP33mXQkzRs5pT28Pxjki6pufZpAChyphenhyphenI2wdhF3wonYEEtufTEs1cjAnWwSvjYJoq30JXGE3m7m0zqGWcnnQLeryPhiDctu5yvOX/s1600-h/100_7727.jpg"><IMG style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id=BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342011624141873074 border=0 alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6UEwZUPAyL5bPBWNmv-K_igYPv9mnk0hjHek7_dP51sP33mXQkzRs5pT28Pxjki6pufZpAChyphenhyphenI2wdhF3wonYEEtufTEs1cjAnWwSvjYJoq30JXGE3m7m0zqGWcnnQLeryPhiDctu5yvOX/s400/100_7727.jpg"></A> <A href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnnJJh_EhuX8BFkpZolBozs_aGcO_SbzlKmQsqgI4joO1Vo3cpvjL8EK8nLYCcNOayxEHjIaW4r1BhkvdK7F3ZtfNlK4A-gHPqp7dwqao1Gmij5wMC3cPoFIABPagJesMI9Y-mePxWSQ26/s1600-h/100_7728.jpg"><IMG style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id=BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342011616248492402 border=0 alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnnJJh_EhuX8BFkpZolBozs_aGcO_SbzlKmQsqgI4joO1Vo3cpvjL8EK8nLYCcNOayxEHjIaW4r1BhkvdK7F3ZtfNlK4A-gHPqp7dwqao1Gmij5wMC3cPoFIABPagJesMI9Y-mePxWSQ26/s400/100_7728.jpg"></A> <br />Bear kept stopping at every sign, to point out the letters and tell us what they were.<br /><br /><A href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRXGAa5w3EmY2-8_uDBwNoE7zi8WB-ucfTyL1y6XNHUPaKLM6It2NdwpLh3KWjvJPRS_TFu3xxCzSicDq42SyheIaaaYaHrW6xaaQRvY2euzTNrTnNYmM-WgqnTp2ZTXN8jhPX0PIfPIG3/s1600-h/100_7731.jpg"><IMG style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id=BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342011613675653474 border=0 alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRXGAa5w3EmY2-8_uDBwNoE7zi8WB-ucfTyL1y6XNHUPaKLM6It2NdwpLh3KWjvJPRS_TFu3xxCzSicDq42SyheIaaaYaHrW6xaaQRvY2euzTNrTnNYmM-WgqnTp2ZTXN8jhPX0PIfPIG3/s400/100_7731.jpg"></A> <A href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs3BdK6Lr266EeRwOv06-Zh52uC6wC0zGxECdM5v_VmbBe8nhPBl24ktn1YaSUHO0UyNLoy-hiAlmkZHfdtHqb7RKdrfRW1BUWoAzDSHCb4zoInd-9XreXY9Sf94VYZHI4mClVtB3A54cx/s1600-h/100_7733.jpg"><IMG style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id=BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342011604133678562 border=0 alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs3BdK6Lr266EeRwOv06-Zh52uC6wC0zGxECdM5v_VmbBe8nhPBl24ktn1YaSUHO0UyNLoy-hiAlmkZHfdtHqb7RKdrfRW1BUWoAzDSHCb4zoInd-9XreXY9Sf94VYZHI4mClVtB3A54cx/s400/100_7733.jpg"></A> <A href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1N-5DthoS-Z8FrSQ3yPxPefxWo6CtqPeo9yRQGP4Z4o1ouJfyg-ubSOkbGfbLsDP_4GlZT1pksR0zQSPPLwNIsu3pL0g31Ysd9ToIoYE8oEbrHfelNwOaHbB8tcIQd2v9X2yHyBN_E80p/s1600-h/100_7735.jpg"><IMG style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id=BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342011602065359634 border=0 alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1N-5DthoS-Z8FrSQ3yPxPefxWo6CtqPeo9yRQGP4Z4o1ouJfyg-ubSOkbGfbLsDP_4GlZT1pksR0zQSPPLwNIsu3pL0g31Ysd9ToIoYE8oEbrHfelNwOaHbB8tcIQd2v9X2yHyBN_E80p/s400/100_7735.jpg"></A> <br />This is the happy bunch waiting for Old Faithful, which is not as faithful as it used to be. <br /><br /><A href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkMyWqCW8EvCjDeCo_QKi0Mz5CZahqrSDSmVVNTlfxICf9_DOAf_7kLxGQ-JCB9G7y5_Kq4KamypKt1tEMnw4GDhb5kFJhVxk0elZ9ni58E_9UoOTmJ3TpgMOvjEu9SXFJBK-gZm_nn2dL/s1600-h/100_7738.jpg"><IMG style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id=BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342011080159784770 border=0 alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkMyWqCW8EvCjDeCo_QKi0Mz5CZahqrSDSmVVNTlfxICf9_DOAf_7kLxGQ-JCB9G7y5_Kq4KamypKt1tEMnw4GDhb5kFJhVxk0elZ9ni58E_9UoOTmJ3TpgMOvjEu9SXFJBK-gZm_nn2dL/s400/100_7738.jpg"></A> <br />And this is them 20 minutes later, still waiting, and get soaking wet in the rain.<br /><br /><A href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1T6miEy6DC-vFijILzC25MMZVx3Jc_awGBsiKXB-pmNJPJZu5RilaZt_MR6oAjPXql4XdFYaborj12sj9BlwIMj6W78CjP956BNiLQKDZ19TktfP-bKBlimKd-_dAR5SdLwUuxIU0UcX0/s1600-h/100_7740.jpg"><IMG style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id=BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342011077458003314 border=0 alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1T6miEy6DC-vFijILzC25MMZVx3Jc_awGBsiKXB-pmNJPJZu5RilaZt_MR6oAjPXql4XdFYaborj12sj9BlwIMj6W78CjP956BNiLQKDZ19TktfP-bKBlimKd-_dAR5SdLwUuxIU0UcX0/s400/100_7740.jpg"></A> <br />But when she finally blew, it was worth the wait.<br /><br /><A href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAVzWOWK0-Px6AwBD6-lqSAxptkpR4ufmhdMmf4pzzgCkmWBxjV7QINWljTmWwvWHqcPgO8Mt2VlVflK42W15edab6ziK8v8pcigifR2QT2CCqyGClDpuA0G-RlRU6Jw-SPNS9-ucJkQXz/s1600-h/100_7744.jpg"><IMG style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id=BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342011073847505970 border=0 alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAVzWOWK0-Px6AwBD6-lqSAxptkpR4ufmhdMmf4pzzgCkmWBxjV7QINWljTmWwvWHqcPgO8Mt2VlVflK42W15edab6ziK8v8pcigifR2QT2CCqyGClDpuA0G-RlRU6Jw-SPNS9-ucJkQXz/s400/100_7744.jpg"></A> <br />After a fun day, we headed back to Rexburg, found a hotel, and swam and swam and swam. The next morning we headed over to take a walk around the Rexburg Temple. It was beautiful, and we were able to have some spiritual time with our kids. I love, that my kids love to go see the Temples.<br /><br /><A href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC3lPIa5CuuNVPqYq1niJNPXnJamYgHXb6wEeX-CUgqLErgDB_9iBMNN_3s6uaCLqdU4m2HJ0rQfkDV8mnN40iIbVKPj0w6iaBMQHBLwKaYol2z1WPzIDX1GMQPQSmTQ0wJD_YbVTgW4KD/s1600-h/100_7750.jpg"><IMG style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 319px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id=BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342011058806470642 border=0 alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC3lPIa5CuuNVPqYq1niJNPXnJamYgHXb6wEeX-CUgqLErgDB_9iBMNN_3s6uaCLqdU4m2HJ0rQfkDV8mnN40iIbVKPj0w6iaBMQHBLwKaYol2z1WPzIDX1GMQPQSmTQ0wJD_YbVTgW4KD/s400/100_7750.jpg"></A> <br />And then we headed home, after a most EXCELLENT adventure through Idaho. We had a blast, but we were all feeling just like Bear in this picture. Totally Exhausted!<br /><br /><A href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOWNQbiD3BuFTdN1MK8dLcZVY2iccL95MBDVApBZmbOMFmmv_XudsPSpAPQ3sVtqFM9Xh2iaEszAW7Aa4lZs6ZK5slvglUdxGg7ZGcQSeauab618ywFcgmePsR1QIW56F7VU7VPQK8ZbL5/s1600-h/100_7746.jpg"><IMG style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id=BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342011066935945874 border=0 alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOWNQbiD3BuFTdN1MK8dLcZVY2iccL95MBDVApBZmbOMFmmv_XudsPSpAPQ3sVtqFM9Xh2iaEszAW7Aa4lZs6ZK5slvglUdxGg7ZGcQSeauab618ywFcgmePsR1QIW56F7VU7VPQK8ZbL5/s400/100_7746.jpg"></A> <br /><em><strong>YAY VACATION!!!</strong></em>Kristinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15267576640170103936noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6673351620993802058.post-1383301166678219092009-05-11T20:00:00.001-07:002009-05-15T09:36:55.276-07:00PassportsBruce and I got our first ever Passports in the mail today. Hooray, we will actually be able to go on our cruise to Alaska next month. Yes, we are going away for a week, and leaving the kids at home. It's been a long time coming, and I can't wait to have 7 days of no whining kids. I will miss them, yes, but I'm sure Bruce will whine a little, just to keep them all fresh in my mind. Alaska here we come!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOxlwMvAUjpXtgX0pUNwUQwJgAL9D4dRqd9zL_fInkPRx3sxou_JE406Isn_CIuOk-9k8YgPn6oidK1iVZsnorMCG10lkZGlEh7bjXvUFS6nDyM2me8BN4PuDC68cqZmBqrwBlZMbcKxiA/s1600-h/100_7584.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOxlwMvAUjpXtgX0pUNwUQwJgAL9D4dRqd9zL_fInkPRx3sxou_JE406Isn_CIuOk-9k8YgPn6oidK1iVZsnorMCG10lkZGlEh7bjXvUFS6nDyM2me8BN4PuDC68cqZmBqrwBlZMbcKxiA/s400/100_7584.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334768337431787538" /></a>Kristinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15267576640170103936noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6673351620993802058.post-43334437044744063562009-05-11T19:50:00.000-07:002009-05-18T22:32:27.311-07:00BFF'sA few weeks ago we were priveleged to have Bruce's best friend, his wife Audrey, and their sweet baby Mariana, come to stay with us for ten days. Bruce and Jay have been friends since Bruce was 5 years old, and if there is any one person in this world that I have to be jealous of, it's Jay. Bruce and Jay talk every day, sometimes multiple times a day. They are as gay as two heterosexual males could possibly be, and so alike, it's scary!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeYJs2meqVP-y-Wlufq1F0jrZBkPwf5wbA39urHYiD6EBXf6y1EKVSYW1f2dmJAQGqa3hzER4sCkS4ghQgK7hSTdB7wHfPDcK1m8Y4SIQYKJq8RUpkzDgzxqtaryPiMBcayitBKdHBzpzW/s1600-h/100_7574.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 319px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeYJs2meqVP-y-Wlufq1F0jrZBkPwf5wbA39urHYiD6EBXf6y1EKVSYW1f2dmJAQGqa3hzER4sCkS4ghQgK7hSTdB7wHfPDcK1m8Y4SIQYKJq8RUpkzDgzxqtaryPiMBcayitBKdHBzpzW/s400/100_7574.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334765216095157458" /></a><br />Jay & Audrey have 6 boys, and then were blessed with this sweet little girl. Bear is not a fan of babies, and usually wants nothing to do with them, but she loved Mariana. Just couldn't get enough of her.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidrFy4p0979wd-yW-hbhNzYLAr5s7tGLVM8O_yHqHUqYKCgpnHQvoMbIwLNA4Nuof2-DFA_Bzi_CzmJA3fwgjdRPC1AGnrICrv8GNH5lgqQtJfpmkvSOfNFX2vEN-9pDwTMUE5jUmK7935/s1600-h/100_7559.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 319px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidrFy4p0979wd-yW-hbhNzYLAr5s7tGLVM8O_yHqHUqYKCgpnHQvoMbIwLNA4Nuof2-DFA_Bzi_CzmJA3fwgjdRPC1AGnrICrv8GNH5lgqQtJfpmkvSOfNFX2vEN-9pDwTMUE5jUmK7935/s400/100_7559.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334765223392678002" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj30caxClqpTZw22_RIISZQWUJib4zZhz2nAXlDSCJO9criDmIwepdjm_wbT2wGDY3YsR607sL92ftjh6pMG009V1dWVXckDisJKGKr7re94c6EsizHrCYaZjh3LIMAfvxzEzpvLnVwkMju/s1600-h/100_7557.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj30caxClqpTZw22_RIISZQWUJib4zZhz2nAXlDSCJO9criDmIwepdjm_wbT2wGDY3YsR607sL92ftjh6pMG009V1dWVXckDisJKGKr7re94c6EsizHrCYaZjh3LIMAfvxzEzpvLnVwkMju/s400/100_7557.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334765207637950242" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgehsUgxhd3fgwPWZJ1qqsa8v0WV98xmiCsMPYq9aL2c4Mr_HPjm7-Lze2_rPPEEmS2TMAJxZe7BM3GkLGe5v0S5d7kql13xHzOU4ko6BSpYqzXEEbeIbHRbsl2ZNgbEDLlO_lVDIkDaDx-/s1600-h/100_7553.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgehsUgxhd3fgwPWZJ1qqsa8v0WV98xmiCsMPYq9aL2c4Mr_HPjm7-Lze2_rPPEEmS2TMAJxZe7BM3GkLGe5v0S5d7kql13xHzOU4ko6BSpYqzXEEbeIbHRbsl2ZNgbEDLlO_lVDIkDaDx-/s400/100_7553.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334765207651784098" /></a><br />Hope we see you guys again soon. Love you!!!!Kristinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15267576640170103936noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6673351620993802058.post-87989136754002011762009-05-11T19:41:00.001-07:002009-05-15T10:33:16.654-07:00Mother's Day 2009I think that this has been my best Mother's Day ever! Beyond the nice family dinner here at our house with all my family, the cute presents, and "I love you's" from the kids, and all that Bruce always does for me, there was just the quiet underlying <em><strong>PEACE</strong></em>, of knowing that my children are all here, and our family is complete. If I could of picked the perfect family for me, I would of picked exactly what I have now, 4 kids, 2 boys, 2 girls. And to now have that, leaves me very content, and feeling very blessed. <br /><br />My loves, eating their Meatball subs on Mother's Day<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4aCFeGkZvlbo82qZVsukiFghjr2YA3OEcmgCTwVdpr20nyTtcSkmyBiJ-vyWo1mSI-aKjBVpWLS-8E6WScrd8EZpZvur4nhD21JyZQiMakF5Og3nmRKPBZcO_Rw3DV_clR8S6gJDSO3pu/s1600-h/100_7575.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4aCFeGkZvlbo82qZVsukiFghjr2YA3OEcmgCTwVdpr20nyTtcSkmyBiJ-vyWo1mSI-aKjBVpWLS-8E6WScrd8EZpZvur4nhD21JyZQiMakF5Og3nmRKPBZcO_Rw3DV_clR8S6gJDSO3pu/s400/100_7575.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334764138328444322" /></a><br />For Mother's Day this year I decided that I wanted to set some goals for myself, in hopes of becoming an even better mother for my kids. So here they are:<br /><br />1) Hold and love each child every day, for as long as they will let me. The younger kids this happens automatically with, but as they get older I'm noticing that they climb on me a little less, so I'm going to encourage it a little more.<br /><br />2) Be better at dating each child. I realized that this past year I made more time to date friends than I did my kids one on one. We had lots of dates, but need even more. I love to spend time with each child without the others. That's when you really get to know your kids, and their individual personalities blossom, when they are the only ones around.<br /><br />This a picture of me that Hannah drew for Mother's Day. She always draws me with an afro, and I think that is just BEAUTIFUL! I love it!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikqcHK09RHiOtTyvq1atfAKT1NbjB1i8P6V76PvE5UHPOsYafY5dtElXF9RJIKdV-fH7MaPagfIZkJAA6MOQpbF90Y8EqRx-9OI8pkM14NC92GP2RqAuCT2xzfdxOnqI1azW_8DSIa45Hd/s1600-h/100_7578.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikqcHK09RHiOtTyvq1atfAKT1NbjB1i8P6V76PvE5UHPOsYafY5dtElXF9RJIKdV-fH7MaPagfIZkJAA6MOQpbF90Y8EqRx-9OI8pkM14NC92GP2RqAuCT2xzfdxOnqI1azW_8DSIa45Hd/s400/100_7578.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334763244369629202" /></a><br />3) Stop yelling!! We printed out signs for family home evening, had the kids color them, and taped one on the wall in each room. They have only been up since Monday, and have already made a huge difference.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3fz7tZdpi0tDyh7HDnpSiaG9IOx4JIy1vjUlIaxHclU4gDNkdEgf7uG4L3g2rWWAUt5Yu8jtYmSGpVX1aK5YM2DY-TN0EBs6oaxiVg0k1qoIifJRJ0jKhCoUuXWz6nwPjtvBaeWeRCTtA/s1600-h/100_7581.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3fz7tZdpi0tDyh7HDnpSiaG9IOx4JIy1vjUlIaxHclU4gDNkdEgf7uG4L3g2rWWAUt5Yu8jtYmSGpVX1aK5YM2DY-TN0EBs6oaxiVg0k1qoIifJRJ0jKhCoUuXWz6nwPjtvBaeWeRCTtA/s400/100_7581.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334763248961533266" /></a><br />4) Try to bring the Gospel into our home even more, by making it a happy, clean, and loving place to be. We do a pretty good job of this already (as is evidenced by the million kids hanging out here everyday), but there is always room for improvement.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkakWgUDL_ucz5OTMzue75AkohqquYIzbkIeVn8z_lTY1M-xFj1WYlJEXcCPeq4nEkq26I1olNTQVzzjSDbGi-dCVapzRV4-Y2AjO5f90q634bEqLxYyMXU-FDKnN9wciza-DY1HhgOrzq/s1600-h/Kids+2008+05+034.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 264px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkakWgUDL_ucz5OTMzue75AkohqquYIzbkIeVn8z_lTY1M-xFj1WYlJEXcCPeq4nEkq26I1olNTQVzzjSDbGi-dCVapzRV4-Y2AjO5f90q634bEqLxYyMXU-FDKnN9wciza-DY1HhgOrzq/s400/Kids+2008+05+034.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334763233948979778" /></a><br />Bruce, Alex, Hannah, Joshua, & Bear.........I love you to <em><strong>Infinity and Beyond</strong></em>! Thanks for teaching me how to be a mom, and for loving me through all my crazy moments!Kristinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15267576640170103936noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6673351620993802058.post-80814531588911445912009-04-05T17:52:00.001-07:002009-04-15T23:18:25.143-07:00Happy Birthday Bear!I can't believe that my baby is 2, and that I really have no babies anymore. However I have to say that if you're going to end on any kid, Bear is the one to do it on. She is AMAZING, BEAUTIFUL, FUNNY, LOVEABLE, and a complete JOY! She is a very bright light in our family, and her smile is the best ever!<br /><br />Beautiful Bear<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiCoH1nlv3HiaARxpzxZ6Ffv9sjedxDwZSdJpkHZfa8wUy4B3xAdqAR6Ac54iityB2MXChtxK3ykLbMeQq8ReUPAELnlallr4RfWsXOoiLxkKTmv6T8xM_VhVyM-Xq6G1n1dlOzw86UoM6/s1600-h/100_7497.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 321px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiCoH1nlv3HiaARxpzxZ6Ffv9sjedxDwZSdJpkHZfa8wUy4B3xAdqAR6Ac54iityB2MXChtxK3ykLbMeQq8ReUPAELnlallr4RfWsXOoiLxkKTmv6T8xM_VhVyM-Xq6G1n1dlOzw86UoM6/s400/100_7497.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5322062645159247426" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyZC_s53ZsT0isZEQFtW-w5xgH2C1kDcjYvwJl0bEW8RVejR8HLniHoM8-Frl8ko3zp_ZNwbhZt2Pwy9aXDNzeQ3qNdbjXclXRNaenNq6YhZfR8Q4RnLqiRoiywPq6x_JjkM6yy5WKSH-E/s1600-h/100_7491.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 228px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyZC_s53ZsT0isZEQFtW-w5xgH2C1kDcjYvwJl0bEW8RVejR8HLniHoM8-Frl8ko3zp_ZNwbhZt2Pwy9aXDNzeQ3qNdbjXclXRNaenNq6YhZfR8Q4RnLqiRoiywPq6x_JjkM6yy5WKSH-E/s400/100_7491.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5322062640898024802" /></a><br />Birthday ice cream, Mmmmmmm!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0IVkol8_YOf9EpcbxOttVfaSYk7XXprVf3hccdj16BxHnSkouMqbrNfCM0v7EH-trYN84JExV6P91YTwHPTvnMbBx07U_rzxvGJVAGQZ0kpZPv44qaSKgqKzWEFJ3_nqn7vycP0QTL4kz/s1600-h/100_7460.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0IVkol8_YOf9EpcbxOttVfaSYk7XXprVf3hccdj16BxHnSkouMqbrNfCM0v7EH-trYN84JExV6P91YTwHPTvnMbBx07U_rzxvGJVAGQZ0kpZPv44qaSKgqKzWEFJ3_nqn7vycP0QTL4kz/s400/100_7460.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5322061762468601506" /></a><br />Bear loves dogs, and Ruger is her favorite. One of her very first words was puppy, and she sleeps with a stuffed puppy every night.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRzkMkgBUfHOXo2lOAnyy8Juex2sTtUGFObCiDWmXipvFgE86CSO8hyphenhyphenHg8qoupMnYg_RRhSvNYJASkqG0NJ_aLyYLM0zRQgc06q2h-DlqrZv4wgr1Vioa5EzqtqQGJYtPYdm2DmQBWxhxp/s1600-h/100_7454.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRzkMkgBUfHOXo2lOAnyy8Juex2sTtUGFObCiDWmXipvFgE86CSO8hyphenhyphenHg8qoupMnYg_RRhSvNYJASkqG0NJ_aLyYLM0zRQgc06q2h-DlqrZv4wgr1Vioa5EzqtqQGJYtPYdm2DmQBWxhxp/s400/100_7454.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5322061758913615682" /></a><br />My loves, my life.........<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbywDYYh6Tk9UZaLIdCf36d6JPK1p26DwEOIVNg2ykUhSpV8xLGnCVCzggGtAkW4DW1zFLSBV2jj6HYHoUkq6vcXgxRdR-wwRO3mlOvVxsP8gtfT-3tPFzZOFFINR_fjHrAnKxA1x9izg3/s1600-h/100_7449.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbywDYYh6Tk9UZaLIdCf36d6JPK1p26DwEOIVNg2ykUhSpV8xLGnCVCzggGtAkW4DW1zFLSBV2jj6HYHoUkq6vcXgxRdR-wwRO3mlOvVxsP8gtfT-3tPFzZOFFINR_fjHrAnKxA1x9izg3/s400/100_7449.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5322061757030537778" /></a><br />Bear is most definately a DADDY's GIRL!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTcjLTFzcyfZ_B6YxwCBCizHnODXFk7DGNTltxSyDshzcqVyGqNXkaSTmsG5r_bsdU2fSEFm9pa6mJcx2XXCi4O_nvZAQMOmF6RgIx7z_QEjueDWaipqQZSTvoKGrHY8n_Gafd4_2HkHUI/s1600-h/100_7162.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTcjLTFzcyfZ_B6YxwCBCizHnODXFk7DGNTltxSyDshzcqVyGqNXkaSTmsG5r_bsdU2fSEFm9pa6mJcx2XXCi4O_nvZAQMOmF6RgIx7z_QEjueDWaipqQZSTvoKGrHY8n_Gafd4_2HkHUI/s400/100_7162.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5322061747892498402" /></a><br />A smile to die for, and just look at those eyes! <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm7RrkVbA09J1xM43xnjPw5WsLklaQz1BaTGEGh2RnvG9hXwnmkYV47ty9vVxsE3tMwfsfkxpROVIIKBnNYkPRX5U15Q9y4vkk51wq1wcWmwABFvWxfS1wAqBNfzB5gfSayJVm3Z-Pf1B4/s1600-h/100_7158.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm7RrkVbA09J1xM43xnjPw5WsLklaQz1BaTGEGh2RnvG9hXwnmkYV47ty9vVxsE3tMwfsfkxpROVIIKBnNYkPRX5U15Q9y4vkk51wq1wcWmwABFvWxfS1wAqBNfzB5gfSayJVm3Z-Pf1B4/s400/100_7158.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5322061748265464850" /></a><br />Bear,<br /><br />I just love you! I had to start with that, because it's true, you are just soooo loveable! Everyone loves you! From the minute you were placed in my arms I knew that we would be good friends. You have been the easiest baby, and even though you are getting your girly drama going on at 2, you're still so easy going, and I love that about you. I think that of all the kids, you are the most like your father. You are laid back, funny, always hungry, a bit chubby, calm, very likeable, peaceful, and just perfect! <br /><br />Your siblings are all crazy about you, and to them you can do no wrong. It is so funny to watch as they all fight amongst themselves, and don't like each other to touch them or their stuff. But all three of them think you are just so cute, even when you are in trouble, and ruining something of theirs. They let you get away with murder. We are all very smitten with you. <br /><br />We spent your birthday at Grandma Babycakes house eating Hoo-Hash for breakfast, and then took you and your siblings for ice cream and to the park, so you could run around and roll down the big hills. <br /><br />Your favorite things at 2:<br /><br />Foods: Yogurt, oranges, cheese, smoothies, fries, mac & cheese, pears, cereal, and bread<br />Toys: Barbies, balls, Little People, coloring books<br />Animal: Dogs, dogs, and more dogs. (but you love all animals, more so than any of your siblings)<br />Places: Nursery, playgroup, zoo, children's museum, Walmart, Grandma's<br />Phrases: "A drink a water", "Where daddy go", "mama go bye bye", "Yeesh", "La you too", "my puppy, my puppy", "my paper, my paper", "tank you mommy".<br />Songs: "Honey Honey" (from Mama Mia), I am a child of God, Itsy Bitsy Spider, ABC song<br /><br />Bear, You are my SUNSHINE! I love to see your sweet smile in the morning as you climb in my blanket. I am so happy that you are my baby, and that I get to be your mother. I love your spunky personality, and your sense of humor. You are so sweet, and I am loving watching as you learn and grow into such a fun little person. I love you tons! Happy birthday my Baby Bear!<br /><br />Oh and by the way, we call you Bear, because from the time you were just a tiny baby you would moan like a Bear the whole time you ate. You were so noisy, and if you really liked what you were eating the moaning got really loud. It was very amusing for the rest of us.Kristinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15267576640170103936noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6673351620993802058.post-89855638793188635642009-03-22T19:55:00.001-07:002009-04-02T12:56:35.925-07:00Hannah's "Crazy Hair"People are always asking me how long the girls hair is when it's not braided. But because of the nature of the fro, we rarely wear our hair free around here. So here's a few shots of Hannah in all her Afro glory. Hannah calls it her "crazy" hair, I call it "Stunningly beautiful."<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfI_G0ODmy070u2aPyDAu9J3jUrhUr41AGzFibOUdla78bjPQGNtM8heXb_4b-JlgPNTDMTKGOSAqoba7AguNyyqGHdXsybathv2pjFTCqwXp5e6q_PSsbhSHpNIqi-KA9ZLteVCEIeThu/s1600-h/100_7422.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 319px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfI_G0ODmy070u2aPyDAu9J3jUrhUr41AGzFibOUdla78bjPQGNtM8heXb_4b-JlgPNTDMTKGOSAqoba7AguNyyqGHdXsybathv2pjFTCqwXp5e6q_PSsbhSHpNIqi-KA9ZLteVCEIeThu/s400/100_7422.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316211908927988786" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxVeyMVibFaqswZKr-JSuEXy3Lkiek2O0zXmADPU1zcQbHxX9EkrcFRTgAK3dPpDf_0xRDRBDWtQ93c30mDxA4YaVDwstDpYtV0tkxYTg3ICnJqfUU2cVVF6MMxXPIETbAx7xb3FzcnAGf/s1600-h/100_7418.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxVeyMVibFaqswZKr-JSuEXy3Lkiek2O0zXmADPU1zcQbHxX9EkrcFRTgAK3dPpDf_0xRDRBDWtQ93c30mDxA4YaVDwstDpYtV0tkxYTg3ICnJqfUU2cVVF6MMxXPIETbAx7xb3FzcnAGf/s400/100_7418.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316211898974528418" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieo7P7DGMe-2MDzYpuqSa7aHFyzQc77ILEWrARP8mphBx2BtBDfxQEFr091yayRycwXs8iiw1ZLAU5i2u_L63h96a-0ahQjDRbGUR6O6dNPiFNodP9aoVi65Lwwsd2Nyig1lCYEtwB_uzr/s1600-h/100_7419.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieo7P7DGMe-2MDzYpuqSa7aHFyzQc77ILEWrARP8mphBx2BtBDfxQEFr091yayRycwXs8iiw1ZLAU5i2u_L63h96a-0ahQjDRbGUR6O6dNPiFNodP9aoVi65Lwwsd2Nyig1lCYEtwB_uzr/s400/100_7419.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316211894791002578" /></a><br /><br />And for all my friends who have their own curly beauty's at home, don't worry, I got it all braided up, before it took over the house.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1ikJN9TPYzxrYRnsGCFf9M-YfrIsPRVMr2sC45WJZ2oAoMBmipuOEqoN-CaydHNUUZNntYwIbwK5i0ml841zkjK4R1IwJXxdbRQOBxCULWbhAxtiye-xfoQ9tdbUe4FM8Zhv0jL-fCcbs/s1600-h/100_7409.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1ikJN9TPYzxrYRnsGCFf9M-YfrIsPRVMr2sC45WJZ2oAoMBmipuOEqoN-CaydHNUUZNntYwIbwK5i0ml841zkjK4R1IwJXxdbRQOBxCULWbhAxtiye-xfoQ9tdbUe4FM8Zhv0jL-fCcbs/s400/100_7409.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316211886887808642" /></a>Kristinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15267576640170103936noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6673351620993802058.post-84175647073133051412009-03-20T20:46:00.001-07:002009-04-02T13:15:20.019-07:00Pinewood DerbyTonight was Alex's first Pinewood Derby for Scouts. He and Bruce had a good time building and decorating the car together. Unfortunately, his aerodynamics were off a bit, so his car only did so-so in the races. He won about half the time, which was good enough for him. The best part for me was watching Alex, be such a great sport, as he wished every competitor "good luck", and told them he "hoped they would win", and then said "great job" afterwards. He's such a wonderful little person!<br /><br />Father & Son<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9h9k7HFUnawu-3BVO4d6Dk4qgEdJh9X-Qqivb6fxggkQgZCBdX7odLBd70a1YMgpZjhqYh9I0Jk4kEUvuQIbdzRViqFe50cCDZQ7q9JDu7stHB3n3rs9PxFGQpaxIbAOYjunf5xGLVvEX/s1600-h/100_7402.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9h9k7HFUnawu-3BVO4d6Dk4qgEdJh9X-Qqivb6fxggkQgZCBdX7odLBd70a1YMgpZjhqYh9I0Jk4kEUvuQIbdzRViqFe50cCDZQ7q9JDu7stHB3n3rs9PxFGQpaxIbAOYjunf5xGLVvEX/s400/100_7402.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5315483072171659506" /></a><br />Alex with a goofy grin<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMdpqWRqxKp3Ao4BzT_u63a8fNE62Cy1oXIlMtiKpvXy3zrNDX07MFGDSp9FelVfkrGmLJxPff3b3VOFBiaBs4JVZNvVGOZ00KduNN_FBZpP-Z_czSKWKEJrLbpC42IvdhO8hbUJVBLIxu/s1600-h/100_7396.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMdpqWRqxKp3Ao4BzT_u63a8fNE62Cy1oXIlMtiKpvXy3zrNDX07MFGDSp9FelVfkrGmLJxPff3b3VOFBiaBs4JVZNvVGOZ00KduNN_FBZpP-Z_czSKWKEJrLbpC42IvdhO8hbUJVBLIxu/s400/100_7396.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5315483070934586994" /></a><br /><br />They had expedition racing afterwards, so Bruce brought three of his cars, from when he was a Scout, for the little kids to race. Joshua was really excited that his car won 3rd place, and he got a ribbon, which he took to bed with him that night, and carried around for several days afterwards.<br /><br />Josh and his ribbon<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlw6NImJZ-FE-aw4m64wDXnSsmKP-RVdhzqCmWgwBDPLmI4YfHJrS3ewkA74siexSh11cXpvOd9X1e8zmA469DuMSsU6PDZZYUMmcOwcIll4SyFiXm7C7W_OP-sCuJvsrFnl6_whhyphenhyphenDeYf/s1600-h/100_7416.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlw6NImJZ-FE-aw4m64wDXnSsmKP-RVdhzqCmWgwBDPLmI4YfHJrS3ewkA74siexSh11cXpvOd9X1e8zmA469DuMSsU6PDZZYUMmcOwcIll4SyFiXm7C7W_OP-sCuJvsrFnl6_whhyphenhyphenDeYf/s400/100_7416.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5315483244597423650" /></a><br /><br />Bear getting direction from Dad.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKucin4b4maonRmrSXSUGqM7F6t3-gz7NzNCCEtUB4yE5Y4IS6l_PWZuP76mGf_s3Ng-uC5qIV6Y-U8BV8KdmJpIr2OmzREp4a3pJ9AwkgBzTF9HBBgNbbtLtBjjsi2WiVoVkw7mvuJQbA/s1600-h/100_7405.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 319px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKucin4b4maonRmrSXSUGqM7F6t3-gz7NzNCCEtUB4yE5Y4IS6l_PWZuP76mGf_s3Ng-uC5qIV6Y-U8BV8KdmJpIr2OmzREp4a3pJ9AwkgBzTF9HBBgNbbtLtBjjsi2WiVoVkw7mvuJQbA/s400/100_7405.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5315483076639051634" /></a><br /><br />Hannah practicing her "Car Model" pose<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDIqFyg9rpU8CQfsBphkEj4ggw8USFtM1Q4z9tIp7Qb5kUBiS8q6wSVH3xM4X5yzZ-VOUcBNlKHoRhNqTvD_fXpaqmuxMEiA6rLAw7xW5Wo4QOE39iFgEJbY0pPdS-9ZzND4JjRhudH8wC/s1600-h/100_7417.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDIqFyg9rpU8CQfsBphkEj4ggw8USFtM1Q4z9tIp7Qb5kUBiS8q6wSVH3xM4X5yzZ-VOUcBNlKHoRhNqTvD_fXpaqmuxMEiA6rLAw7xW5Wo4QOE39iFgEJbY0pPdS-9ZzND4JjRhudH8wC/s400/100_7417.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5315483251714897250" /></a><br /><br />My kids and their cars. What a CUTE bunch!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiZkDWzG32BScwBWNmDNznJrhmVTskah2Bmwu9l8S6BqpXGTXL6ceVtwQemufRB0SzeIIUj_qCzdvdtManKEySl6cmFI0-RagtbPr68NP8p_Px38iLPIPDvfSD70o5o1mA2YW2WpwCU45s/s1600-h/100_7415.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiZkDWzG32BScwBWNmDNznJrhmVTskah2Bmwu9l8S6BqpXGTXL6ceVtwQemufRB0SzeIIUj_qCzdvdtManKEySl6cmFI0-RagtbPr68NP8p_Px38iLPIPDvfSD70o5o1mA2YW2WpwCU45s/s400/100_7415.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5315483089037319602" /></a>Kristinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15267576640170103936noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6673351620993802058.post-71756784853769371042009-02-23T09:48:00.000-08:002009-02-26T20:47:02.584-08:00Last minute ROADTRIPBruce was headed down to Laverkin (yes it's a real place) for the weekend, to play with his BFF J, and at the very last minute, the rest of us decided to tag along. We had no plans because of the last minuteness, but still managed to have alot of fun. The phrase of the weekend was "YAY VACATION", which we randomly screamed throughout the weekend of "forced family fun". It goes along with "Yay yardwork", "Yay chores", and "Yay church", which can be heard coming out of any of our mouths on a daily basis at home.<br /><br />I swear no matter where we go, the kids are far more excited about sleeping in a hotel than anything else we do. Bruce and I are not as excited about sleeping in the same room with the "Others", as we like to call them,(it's a LOST thing).<br /><br />Bruce, being mauled by "the Others"<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyC8KQI3MOo9BoRCoRC0Qxb_FioGsIWbI4Llhp6qBy2VAZ1O0dQZEKiy3qGqbBtANL50ON22TjkgfQOQlcFV0cLtOVo6M-3DhXzm88X6bRkWJqXldlCKXMLPx93pI78K62r8FjDSvt3HJZ/s1600-h/100_7257.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyC8KQI3MOo9BoRCoRC0Qxb_FioGsIWbI4Llhp6qBy2VAZ1O0dQZEKiy3qGqbBtANL50ON22TjkgfQOQlcFV0cLtOVo6M-3DhXzm88X6bRkWJqXldlCKXMLPx93pI78K62r8FjDSvt3HJZ/s400/100_7257.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5306055474077363650" /></a><br />This is the best and only picture of me (compliments of Hannah), from the whole weekend. Guess who takes the pictures in our family?<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDIGEfFeP_WmqEhthDVXPHcin88qLzHhAQH9uyxi8mchbOPBnlbQtlMBdhFSE7y8x-4M_QF2jzH6BZ8dKjyP7hUzDPwHaHJYiB0IxC2QAK8eisEIDr6xfJcLo6xTV3bwf4Bvy8czQQk5jP/s1600-h/100_7260.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 321px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDIGEfFeP_WmqEhthDVXPHcin88qLzHhAQH9uyxi8mchbOPBnlbQtlMBdhFSE7y8x-4M_QF2jzH6BZ8dKjyP7hUzDPwHaHJYiB0IxC2QAK8eisEIDr6xfJcLo6xTV3bwf4Bvy8czQQk5jP/s400/100_7260.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5306055230360876594" /></a><br />Friday night we had dinner with Bruce's BFF J & family, after which I left Bruce there to play video games all night in his underwear, and I took the kids back to the hotel for bed.<br />Saturday we decided to hit a Rec center in Washington for some swimming. If the hotel is the top of the kid's fun list, swimming is definitely #2. We had a GREAT time, and swam half the day away. I even took my fat butt down the slide a few times. It was exhilarating, but not pretty (notice there are no pictures), and somewhat painful for me and anyone having to watch me. :)<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVZEVUbYGl8Cbc_nKQApyhGsfjE5I7eSTP9Ttf4Fr8ZjQN7uFn97U7xiC8E8cjRyUAF4Y9joZ2aqav572uhWWO7MsMBH1J9FKzSG3chJvA4IaTHAZoPrRaQ1jvySqvpHxRegmMmPBbBch9/s1600-h/100_7267.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVZEVUbYGl8Cbc_nKQApyhGsfjE5I7eSTP9Ttf4Fr8ZjQN7uFn97U7xiC8E8cjRyUAF4Y9joZ2aqav572uhWWO7MsMBH1J9FKzSG3chJvA4IaTHAZoPrRaQ1jvySqvpHxRegmMmPBbBch9/s400/100_7267.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5306055223649129074" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj1qL6EakdXMKYIvXTqdobZx16RiYGqvBh1nKYUb6iH6e4Ne3cLSS9jlEJLK6Yt796QxvR1674Vzu985KmPqVcxuIr3qlDxg_E2wbAx-s5jWv_16NMzyuN3MGVKCl9YrySx0JrOYrSzfdJ/s1600-h/100_7272.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 321px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj1qL6EakdXMKYIvXTqdobZx16RiYGqvBh1nKYUb6iH6e4Ne3cLSS9jlEJLK6Yt796QxvR1674Vzu985KmPqVcxuIr3qlDxg_E2wbAx-s5jWv_16NMzyuN3MGVKCl9YrySx0JrOYrSzfdJ/s400/100_7272.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5306055217752671858" /></a><br />I love that Josh & Bear kept holding hands when they were floating on their backs.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbko_gN_hFzF0tEr17JSlObfWyP4yaI-pFsHLqevIfldZ2xQrxBEg61lMy6M5-QUSAzSuNn-vt3ulMO0ozua-USEGmbTvmg5BDF_82Aus0XpbAfr_UFMniCu3iFlz3QnD3Zl5z2pcW8fX3/s1600-h/100_7278.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbko_gN_hFzF0tEr17JSlObfWyP4yaI-pFsHLqevIfldZ2xQrxBEg61lMy6M5-QUSAzSuNn-vt3ulMO0ozua-USEGmbTvmg5BDF_82Aus0XpbAfr_UFMniCu3iFlz3QnD3Zl5z2pcW8fX3/s400/100_7278.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5306054429089870402" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht1OzodgEvTPvXZZ1GQiK05ho0M7oTHvOBzZnqsgMBrmrOVETBgSerg-jsoZc69yNWPg7CrxfOkYlhQRgeyKMQxIFEq8Va4q3SIo2vTX2ggYn7TouuaZbiJOigsvYdD9g6zuLodQEUDRm1/s1600-h/100_7281.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht1OzodgEvTPvXZZ1GQiK05ho0M7oTHvOBzZnqsgMBrmrOVETBgSerg-jsoZc69yNWPg7CrxfOkYlhQRgeyKMQxIFEq8Va4q3SIo2vTX2ggYn7TouuaZbiJOigsvYdD9g6zuLodQEUDRm1/s400/100_7281.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5306054423455750370" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhJUrVzySsHXZE9lI03rr6TtTOwDjrSA9a92C5LT2x49tOm-Sn3lfwJtUw7U221idc0S10BuqCADFR36LJwzLjusvarNaRX59rgUZQZ9wxe6uT6Bzs92bUEMnqusJLn6LX-1LAflldbPx8/s1600-h/100_7283.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhJUrVzySsHXZE9lI03rr6TtTOwDjrSA9a92C5LT2x49tOm-Sn3lfwJtUw7U221idc0S10BuqCADFR36LJwzLjusvarNaRX59rgUZQZ9wxe6uT6Bzs92bUEMnqusJLn6LX-1LAflldbPx8/s400/100_7283.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5306054420402994626" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEWcJhcKAjVD4UBxR-17DVBYN3FDx8upZP4VQ1FH9o9SGXbOJclK9kxLkUFtVHtLGJyXdhkgdt5Xc-aH94vEPEMVwUbdlMjC5nZkFJKvz_j0hxWJg4ez7JiIxoJvnSwqS9PZWBnr7FQ0yQ/s1600-h/100_7286.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEWcJhcKAjVD4UBxR-17DVBYN3FDx8upZP4VQ1FH9o9SGXbOJclK9kxLkUFtVHtLGJyXdhkgdt5Xc-aH94vEPEMVwUbdlMjC5nZkFJKvz_j0hxWJg4ez7JiIxoJvnSwqS9PZWBnr7FQ0yQ/s400/100_7286.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5306054413726061154" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCDP4LhR1UQcV_KrPhTtwsYDGF2BuXKa-tcAcnHYLaJSpCGyX5updfddNbeWHEt3M97tlCBdRylRVTWcSyq7-vtbJCHcDqMbK9TRPKWLqP2tK8fi_2381Q1qIQ7h_FGc_tyLvfvb8Uhf11/s1600-h/100_7292.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCDP4LhR1UQcV_KrPhTtwsYDGF2BuXKa-tcAcnHYLaJSpCGyX5updfddNbeWHEt3M97tlCBdRylRVTWcSyq7-vtbJCHcDqMbK9TRPKWLqP2tK8fi_2381Q1qIQ7h_FGc_tyLvfvb8Uhf11/s400/100_7292.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5306054412685257042" /></a><br />After swimming we had mandatory naps for everyone, and then Bruce stayed at the hotel with J, and I took the kids to the Olive Garden in St. George, to meet up with my cousin Ed, his wife Aimee, & their son Edison. We had a fun, somewhat civilized dinner, and then decided to go miniature golfing. Josh & Bear were really funny, and hit each other more than they hit their balls. Bear wouldn't even put her ball down. She carried it through the whole course and just used her club to hit other balls and the people who belonged to them. We were golfing outside in the dark, and Josh kept yelling into the lights, "can you hear me now". Someone watches too much TV.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggEa3bwHTkFoLfW-riUt6BiHWaW4OYhI3oBcrt5atR-Jicz8o4iffUc1G1FZlz5AcO6WTgKP-fZk1-JncWnZvkh7O8hyphenhyphenDhTSzNQWTv0fZv1vDUt_be2ijMydKgxri88fHNDwkVAF0eLN4j/s1600-h/100_7306.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggEa3bwHTkFoLfW-riUt6BiHWaW4OYhI3oBcrt5atR-Jicz8o4iffUc1G1FZlz5AcO6WTgKP-fZk1-JncWnZvkh7O8hyphenhyphenDhTSzNQWTv0fZv1vDUt_be2ijMydKgxri88fHNDwkVAF0eLN4j/s400/100_7306.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5306053659909057794" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwLBAS44k0dEL7tAUEoLhlTDQ0YGgMvEbRDTe-jrqjItZxNKLCM9KoKLb1qyash6k6KZ_tlA102p8HRcb0PM6K8w2okYxxG4EfQ9FZ6tGPGomr5RT9lK6oD3L3Qw0xhCqrUQS1ElKQGGBR/s1600-h/100_7307.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwLBAS44k0dEL7tAUEoLhlTDQ0YGgMvEbRDTe-jrqjItZxNKLCM9KoKLb1qyash6k6KZ_tlA102p8HRcb0PM6K8w2okYxxG4EfQ9FZ6tGPGomr5RT9lK6oD3L3Qw0xhCqrUQS1ElKQGGBR/s400/100_7307.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5306053653157466722" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix7IcgLoP3ToGzaGvwcP5-Xn4Q1LYfL1zK1rgdzQLJrP6f9-1LB9dD3LAZFfbUj2bsrGfnaGUkScJabIcUFzwUnHGOqttygeQrk8-EwzAZr8TCjC7KIxLGgtOrvr6mkv7nn7MOHl5jFle-/s1600-h/100_7308.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix7IcgLoP3ToGzaGvwcP5-Xn4Q1LYfL1zK1rgdzQLJrP6f9-1LB9dD3LAZFfbUj2bsrGfnaGUkScJabIcUFzwUnHGOqttygeQrk8-EwzAZr8TCjC7KIxLGgtOrvr6mkv7nn7MOHl5jFle-/s400/100_7308.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5306053655159449330" /></a><br />I love how Hannah is always posing in all her pictures. Can you say <em><strong>SUPERMODEL</strong></em>, with the looks, the body, & the attitude.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaaqaqpv0Tk9NQZvzX-2G4xs-E26dESZswLT20jmKR6G-9OAaLVJN4-I0gwcbgcwVSM5hlIUzqv7hmUvNoQzGd5P8U2Uoo56a78zRdpCuHH3y7FXWcEbAjB9Y-HI5d4yHIY8cnnDuRdj95/s1600-h/100_7310.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaaqaqpv0Tk9NQZvzX-2G4xs-E26dESZswLT20jmKR6G-9OAaLVJN4-I0gwcbgcwVSM5hlIUzqv7hmUvNoQzGd5P8U2Uoo56a78zRdpCuHH3y7FXWcEbAjB9Y-HI5d4yHIY8cnnDuRdj95/s400/100_7310.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5306053651555631954" /></a><br />Aimee, Edison, & Ed<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHXKkoiqwNT0dU5KjcUMzRNkaQeARmxj-h78DWnec9A0DH2l55EjObUKGx3Hb4qRMf9LGBetyNnyZJehdYmpeJ2yJvOIX1_vWldgJpwMOomLadKsDMBUL7wqUgPrEjIgx30Nuvy7pAHu7L/s1600-h/100_7311.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHXKkoiqwNT0dU5KjcUMzRNkaQeARmxj-h78DWnec9A0DH2l55EjObUKGx3Hb4qRMf9LGBetyNnyZJehdYmpeJ2yJvOIX1_vWldgJpwMOomLadKsDMBUL7wqUgPrEjIgx30Nuvy7pAHu7L/s400/100_7311.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5306053644693454434" /></a><br />The next day we decided to head over to Zion's, with a few stops on the way. Our first stop was at a gas station, where Bruce entertained us all with this striking pose. Yep that's his <em><strong>SEXY</strong></em> nipple, shoved up against the window. Our poor kids, scarred for life!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFs_FaN-4K6M3wkjZCmlKXvlzqe3-6lSSf4KGMfqypWNjRxIirQ-eY3NiYZ-rKeDUknqxzW3e6tZQj3Z6Bd6Jb4JGEF-ksE_fde9AyEM_zbaYrprR28zLiQjxmuJN2j-J39y9T4gHv1hwW/s1600-h/100_7314.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFs_FaN-4K6M3wkjZCmlKXvlzqe3-6lSSf4KGMfqypWNjRxIirQ-eY3NiYZ-rKeDUknqxzW3e6tZQj3Z6Bd6Jb4JGEF-ksE_fde9AyEM_zbaYrprR28zLiQjxmuJN2j-J39y9T4gHv1hwW/s400/100_7314.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5306053021761018466" /></a><br />We made a side trip to hit an old Ghost town called Grafton. They had a really cool old cemetary that had Indians burried in it. The graves had mounded dirt, which made them look a little too fresh, but the kids thought it was neat.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN2j0JU-5b73tr0XDFwgXBLv8skNZY9v1i-jM9X2g2fsIiW9tRP3sZeFa27E9o24uP_fJzWZgf8B8INKQYuRASSV4meVtkEBhUJTqSG7NoRW_wOZ9vGUGQIWKe6CYqdnhHEG-fHQYgxul8/s1600-h/100_7318.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN2j0JU-5b73tr0XDFwgXBLv8skNZY9v1i-jM9X2g2fsIiW9tRP3sZeFa27E9o24uP_fJzWZgf8B8INKQYuRASSV4meVtkEBhUJTqSG7NoRW_wOZ9vGUGQIWKe6CYqdnhHEG-fHQYgxul8/s400/100_7318.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5306053017734976834" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-qh0F7YyTGMLf2seNYkk3pSPUk60MS9EUdIPZ4afgAI7_vpDSuONbT8MtEOoqO_RmLYJDDur87RfGoybjT8Eb_TaX5AObGYHOuxg9D9TO2XLjY3wkVCte1rPFJ1WGuhfQl-NoEZhfQfxW/s1600-h/100_7315.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-qh0F7YyTGMLf2seNYkk3pSPUk60MS9EUdIPZ4afgAI7_vpDSuONbT8MtEOoqO_RmLYJDDur87RfGoybjT8Eb_TaX5AObGYHOuxg9D9TO2XLjY3wkVCte1rPFJ1WGuhfQl-NoEZhfQfxW/s400/100_7315.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5306053012938792978" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqShxQIlZgpQTobSQYzjWoWMgjizy0fOnIBX_NnluniBhnKD4mJAuDZnYCe1dxHlANlqW87f4MQarAXfXwuI7irdZJVDQo7dqNk4utOV3UdelIeNMM5HZVYgU35FBxypmAVLtJ4WD5Vg42/s1600-h/100_7319.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqShxQIlZgpQTobSQYzjWoWMgjizy0fOnIBX_NnluniBhnKD4mJAuDZnYCe1dxHlANlqW87f4MQarAXfXwuI7irdZJVDQo7dqNk4utOV3UdelIeNMM5HZVYgU35FBxypmAVLtJ4WD5Vg42/s400/100_7319.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5306053010007076738" /></a><br />And then we drove through Zion's which was beautiful , and headed on home. The battery on my camera died shortly into Zion's, but here's a few shots.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidXj-hnTBLorx446US7Gm_YoyOGv9uJ17UXmfflgkwgTyOx994yEvhQbf_k0xwFN57QInxN_bfls0ZbeSpkDcDnx-NtXxfmbaYsKrn1CAKixDr0jIJnJcApSO1jnr2aYdgc5O_R9_NUHhv/s1600-h/100_7321.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidXj-hnTBLorx446US7Gm_YoyOGv9uJ17UXmfflgkwgTyOx994yEvhQbf_k0xwFN57QInxN_bfls0ZbeSpkDcDnx-NtXxfmbaYsKrn1CAKixDr0jIJnJcApSO1jnr2aYdgc5O_R9_NUHhv/s400/100_7321.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5306053009510071682" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghGBCa5ml4bwqilKZfUXA0Tt0g3DxJ0286b5SINTPb790PwKxPsoTZtXSkQbEXEWak_KszddI7XjmnWmGpmrpI7M80EtRgSToJbZr9p4CuDkh-XGZuTzMFa8SFvGKT98rPlFqJSn_0jpmP/s1600-h/100_7326.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 321px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghGBCa5ml4bwqilKZfUXA0Tt0g3DxJ0286b5SINTPb790PwKxPsoTZtXSkQbEXEWak_KszddI7XjmnWmGpmrpI7M80EtRgSToJbZr9p4CuDkh-XGZuTzMFa8SFvGKT98rPlFqJSn_0jpmP/s400/100_7326.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5306052297489719858" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMVzN5VkEJVhoKj5P9nk6H-qqIqskAtYxf5VCVSJWiDz6-IWy1-iwClFTUF0KGpj0bFGobwX2I0ywUhOq6u8h9SGZhuV3C2zg_gAY8mpIsgFsi5EUsWR0fhwfyFFgUrXtMTuJ3u6KWSDN2/s1600-h/100_7324.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMVzN5VkEJVhoKj5P9nk6H-qqIqskAtYxf5VCVSJWiDz6-IWy1-iwClFTUF0KGpj0bFGobwX2I0ywUhOq6u8h9SGZhuV3C2zg_gAY8mpIsgFsi5EUsWR0fhwfyFFgUrXtMTuJ3u6KWSDN2/s400/100_7324.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5306052290941576114" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbjg2VPwrqn58l1bT4Hf2iDcckh7ZTN7sWL-lx0513HjeWCnINwmFmKZHoTSgv_HTJ0ysjiyS6LwySYAw30m_HA0_bfoiLtppztDKsApIXncE9R40BcaLJjiYbWaV0W7nSCGY9rM9mMjO6/s1600-h/100_7325.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbjg2VPwrqn58l1bT4Hf2iDcckh7ZTN7sWL-lx0513HjeWCnINwmFmKZHoTSgv_HTJ0ysjiyS6LwySYAw30m_HA0_bfoiLtppztDKsApIXncE9R40BcaLJjiYbWaV0W7nSCGY9rM9mMjO6/s400/100_7325.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5306052287995087458" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5GF7WI6DPLNcT5s57f8VlyoVXfqESmBVEJjrnT-fZq4iMGQqNznnkljP7UdhMNMIhPZ6or6miJbU-4WFXh0UWpWIjXIYmqbcITjs4m__t0I-mzPrqUWj_YaG5X7zAqYVcDYrWXMJJSpOJ/s1600-h/100_7327.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5GF7WI6DPLNcT5s57f8VlyoVXfqESmBVEJjrnT-fZq4iMGQqNznnkljP7UdhMNMIhPZ6or6miJbU-4WFXh0UWpWIjXIYmqbcITjs4m__t0I-mzPrqUWj_YaG5X7zAqYVcDYrWXMJJSpOJ/s400/100_7327.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5306052279794138786" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrWmWG9VwTw-wRwT6J7raG7SB47MVhFI5ZxcJXu4N5kNFjBMgI8C_lo0sfcOXbtdA5g1wJHgi4MjsLuY79cmyjfex5w-PNxcRSrpwEo4L00J7wXvDRG4Y_8UDSHb-WqRyCVncZi1f0f7bX/s1600-h/100_7328.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrWmWG9VwTw-wRwT6J7raG7SB47MVhFI5ZxcJXu4N5kNFjBMgI8C_lo0sfcOXbtdA5g1wJHgi4MjsLuY79cmyjfex5w-PNxcRSrpwEo4L00J7wXvDRG4Y_8UDSHb-WqRyCVncZi1f0f7bX/s400/100_7328.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5306052275830376722" /></a><br />Fun, fun, weekend, with my favorite people in the whole world. Nothing like last minute "forced family fun". Good times................Kristinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15267576640170103936noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6673351620993802058.post-27691012148579250182009-02-08T19:11:00.000-08:002009-02-15T11:24:17.354-08:00Forever RichardsonToday, our <em><strong>Forever Family</strong></em> grew a little larger, as Joshua was sealed to us in the Bountiful Temple. We had a really wonderful day, which began with a family prayer, and singing "I Love to see the Temple" (which is Joshua's favorite primary song), in the car, on the way to the Temple.<br /><br />Happy kids going to the Temple.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg1WVAnG46pjgQusxBRW9i5Y39mPZOYMKuIeuyBMQXDIsUjesP7tZhLYI-3t0fUIExUBT_sMsMQOpTRSSQhZikL-lGmT40d-G3rj8FHqvrcMqRyfDmW443seFteBknQEnr-IZGEAFzKY1Q/s1600-h/100_7078.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 285px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg1WVAnG46pjgQusxBRW9i5Y39mPZOYMKuIeuyBMQXDIsUjesP7tZhLYI-3t0fUIExUBT_sMsMQOpTRSSQhZikL-lGmT40d-G3rj8FHqvrcMqRyfDmW443seFteBknQEnr-IZGEAFzKY1Q/s400/100_7078.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5300840242434805746" /></a><br />Sitting in the sealing room was a really emotional experience for me. Not only was I overcome with love for all of our family and friends, and the anticipation of seeing all the kids in white, but I was very overcome with love from my Heavenly Father. There have been many times in my life when I have felt very close to my heavenly home, and being there in the Temple, surrounded by my loved ones, was one of those times.<br /><br />When the kids came in dressed in their whites, I was a mess. I love these four kids so much, and I am so grateful for them, and for the joy and privelege I have of being their mom. They are each so unique, with such strong spirits, and so much fun to have around. I am so grateful for all the little miracles that have transpired to bring each of them into our family. I love you guys so much! And I love, love, love, love, being your mom!<br /><br />Joshua<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQinmUrwBvzMbrl5UsN9jaCzMhHGsPBUJYfWb1r98Av-M2JOCWPkmUVal4n8dnss3fo8yIFGKfTZgaOKKQ1Hfp5OZ37xcVuLxVcQg3MlSvTFzsgHzrtCcjni909za3Ad3ynVJQADiR20yx/s1600-h/IMG_7550.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQinmUrwBvzMbrl5UsN9jaCzMhHGsPBUJYfWb1r98Av-M2JOCWPkmUVal4n8dnss3fo8yIFGKfTZgaOKKQ1Hfp5OZ37xcVuLxVcQg3MlSvTFzsgHzrtCcjni909za3Ad3ynVJQADiR20yx/s400/IMG_7550.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5301051565732406322" /></a><br />While we were knealing at the altar, Joshua was all smiles, and said some really cute things: <br /><br />"Mom, you're like a Princess" (he was loving my veil)<br />"Mom, I really like my white tie"<br />"Mom, are you so, so, happy"? (he was unsure with all my blubbering)<br /><br />After the sealing we all stood and looked into the mirror at our eternal family, and he said "We are all happy". And we were, all so happy, and it all felt very right, like it was supposed to be. As we greeted our family & friends, Josh kept his arms locked tightly around my neck, and he must of kissed me and told me he loved me a hundred times in that short time. He was also doling out the kisses to everyone else. Such a sweet boy!<br /><br />We had a perfect day, and the only sad part was knowing that this would probably be our last time having a child sealed to us. We are feeling very blessed, and so happy with our family, and we feel like we may be done with kids for this earthly life. Our family feels perfect and complete, but I'm not going to say that we wouldn't be happy to add a few more, so we'll just have to see what the future holds. I still wake up most days, and think "Wow, we have four kids", how did that happen? We feel so blessed, and the fact that they are all absolutely "Perfect" for our family, is truly a miracle. <br /><br />I feel a little sorry for people who don't "get" to go through the amazing experience that is adoption. It really gives you the opportunity to witness our Heavenly Father's love for all of his children, as he helps them to find their earthly homes. So many miracles, and blessings, and spiritual confirmations happen during the journey. And all the people involved are touched in very significant and Testimony building ways. You get several, very real, glimpses into our vast, Eternal Family, and the fact that we are all brother's and sisters, sent here to love and help each other, and that we are all loved equally by our Heavenly Father. How grateful I am for the blessings of the Temple, and for the forever family we are creating.<br /><br />The boys<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvsDFVGJAyaAgksf4oTRuBixBU5VSjBQP_IxVvLhICD3yxOkvvS82aRp_4B6tRA3L5X2y84OzEqWcuaZu0TSDRtvP6qA856AN_8plN-YE3dfNGztSjcHzdYedOCW3rpMd81bnAn1WphvdP/s1600-h/IMG_7596.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvsDFVGJAyaAgksf4oTRuBixBU5VSjBQP_IxVvLhICD3yxOkvvS82aRp_4B6tRA3L5X2y84OzEqWcuaZu0TSDRtvP6qA856AN_8plN-YE3dfNGztSjcHzdYedOCW3rpMd81bnAn1WphvdP/s400/IMG_7596.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5301051578187377250" /></a><br />Right after this picture was taken, Joshua grabbed my face and said "Mom, I just love you, and you're my mom". He is so stinkin cute!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8dO5nU-diG1hsRZ7nrQcZj34p0k7PSexHNP_SiAuqtVotvdtEC_Dgz_iack71VKuOlnxBiMXKdazLa45CQ52o8ZHDVl4IniwrytD7KuXRYVCb_1xZaRDEmGm3bgFfisrx08FXsrzoXMJ-/s1600-h/IMG_7563.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8dO5nU-diG1hsRZ7nrQcZj34p0k7PSexHNP_SiAuqtVotvdtEC_Dgz_iack71VKuOlnxBiMXKdazLa45CQ52o8ZHDVl4IniwrytD7KuXRYVCb_1xZaRDEmGm3bgFfisrx08FXsrzoXMJ-/s400/IMG_7563.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5301051573561470386" /></a><br />Dancing Bear<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8QjXsVxoIMWg3RQTxiUmn25bq1yySDYwKd_72qBV2ttk9SR5OVh9HluAWAqm0va0qFErtXY18aauMDevWKT_tQoLr0mQWxGkLlKE6BB6Pa42xMMJc5IAY1kUlSzyHKJWg2RLROut9_MFM/s1600-h/100_7140.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8QjXsVxoIMWg3RQTxiUmn25bq1yySDYwKd_72qBV2ttk9SR5OVh9HluAWAqm0va0qFErtXY18aauMDevWKT_tQoLr0mQWxGkLlKE6BB6Pa42xMMJc5IAY1kUlSzyHKJWg2RLROut9_MFM/s400/100_7140.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5300907336004814258" /></a><br />Hannah<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqbr4yaRlePe7c0EeI_0VwV77be28Su54P4EkVjP1Tx61SxsfOjgizv_HeD7TdlaJv2JP8Rq7QlHQIujpv0uXqscTkdef4OPYB6nQAxMuAAoVg28B_z_SJi_wkWeXDB_q-3PcVBm4tpvR6/s1600-h/IMG_7582.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqbr4yaRlePe7c0EeI_0VwV77be28Su54P4EkVjP1Tx61SxsfOjgizv_HeD7TdlaJv2JP8Rq7QlHQIujpv0uXqscTkdef4OPYB6nQAxMuAAoVg28B_z_SJi_wkWeXDB_q-3PcVBm4tpvR6/s400/IMG_7582.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5300633293647413874" /></a><br />Temple doors<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEJ5cGwZfxmxi6XlkGFBA09GAe6fY1ij5mA-xS4dEg8q0Gw9pXXqCfziaWWUwCqVaHj6g-7fmOV1G-XcPf-a-UWz2ox46QQvVVVXna_ms-SiuaZHbAuD8j7xMXT1iq0JBlHhVPZFnFRpcH/s1600-h/7507+EDIT.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEJ5cGwZfxmxi6XlkGFBA09GAe6fY1ij5mA-xS4dEg8q0Gw9pXXqCfziaWWUwCqVaHj6g-7fmOV1G-XcPf-a-UWz2ox46QQvVVVXna_ms-SiuaZHbAuD8j7xMXT1iq0JBlHhVPZFnFRpcH/s400/7507+EDIT.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5300633288757841922" /></a><br />"We are a Happy Family"<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcFZpYUoWXN2m18wYW5kNKKx1jQF4jZdReamTe8Rr4creDxyyW4l2vBck47_iP_MTlOTf2TpMqUuj28uuA39BD4qnnXTtoqHi8VNsgRBfaiwRyn8aW8h4PFZgdNq4IcFc7akl1K9N9HRqr/s1600-h/7471+EDIT2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcFZpYUoWXN2m18wYW5kNKKx1jQF4jZdReamTe8Rr4creDxyyW4l2vBck47_iP_MTlOTf2TpMqUuj28uuA39BD4qnnXTtoqHi8VNsgRBfaiwRyn8aW8h4PFZgdNq4IcFc7akl1K9N9HRqr/s400/7471+EDIT2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5300631893083338370" /></a><br />Hannah, catching some <em><strong>AIR</strong></em><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihSVgiFlkk0r05McNs0iQBybZYwMnF4BwRkHBgPTezI-XMBASUuF7Jc6rBk1dkl3MjTuWw0YrQjCxPI-uEQykOeQYZnwdlfA91XMlQCNXDBm_upNvV7fjfQ3tZU2xJuAEHTgtg5UPfzywM/s1600-h/100_7147.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihSVgiFlkk0r05McNs0iQBybZYwMnF4BwRkHBgPTezI-XMBASUuF7Jc6rBk1dkl3MjTuWw0YrQjCxPI-uEQykOeQYZnwdlfA91XMlQCNXDBm_upNvV7fjfQ3tZU2xJuAEHTgtg5UPfzywM/s400/100_7147.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5300840261402779170" /></a><br /><em><strong>Forever Family</strong></em><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNMAzfa177pW60zZA_jNIh8shYff-th7AvqzwAtpE11nL5soN2LZKuN_0HikGzQMq76Eo-iHLWh9wnRlc8pV40uGX_qFPp53ay1UR8MCeHCRLpgxuM1BfuvXkZj1wtHd0tiNeD9EmhWlaL/s1600-h/7386+EDIT.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNMAzfa177pW60zZA_jNIh8shYff-th7AvqzwAtpE11nL5soN2LZKuN_0HikGzQMq76Eo-iHLWh9wnRlc8pV40uGX_qFPp53ay1UR8MCeHCRLpgxuM1BfuvXkZj1wtHd0tiNeD9EmhWlaL/s400/7386+EDIT.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5300631889433978802" /></a><br />Blowing kisses<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJJnJaHMNeWjEGtMKdbg8eoAB_K30t89alztexlo6bkJReW8o9tIKe-di06arOiULHWJYXdUzAcQxlh2SUjbDI5mY-7xHtnE2vGTGIk2S_nMimlm6Lv-ReS70Zdz9HJmoTFgNehyiwVL7n/s1600-h/7513+EDIT.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJJnJaHMNeWjEGtMKdbg8eoAB_K30t89alztexlo6bkJReW8o9tIKe-di06arOiULHWJYXdUzAcQxlh2SUjbDI5mY-7xHtnE2vGTGIk2S_nMimlm6Lv-ReS70Zdz9HJmoTFgNehyiwVL7n/s400/7513+EDIT.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5300631889310428290" /></a><br />We are so grateful to all of our family & friends who were with us on this special day. Thanks for being there for us and for all the love and support. We love you all!!!Kristinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15267576640170103936noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6673351620993802058.post-84763733906313526182009-01-30T10:59:00.000-08:002009-01-30T11:06:31.998-08:00GIRLS in CURLSHannah has been asking for curly hair for quite some time, so I finally got brave enough to do it. I love the way it looks on them.<br /><br />Pretty girls!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUjTxN4x2rFvMhatJPOAsomkUkeUm2kqVrv-RwqYstrPhwLUg6ucbF29__FCQhJ1BJgNvl6O2zArKcntV7v22WSP4ojj7ouUSQWX_Zr0SzxGGN5OfxKL-Pk97jkcGjKFmfZONxFqCXAyDw/s1600-h/100_7054.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUjTxN4x2rFvMhatJPOAsomkUkeUm2kqVrv-RwqYstrPhwLUg6ucbF29__FCQhJ1BJgNvl6O2zArKcntV7v22WSP4ojj7ouUSQWX_Zr0SzxGGN5OfxKL-Pk97jkcGjKFmfZONxFqCXAyDw/s400/100_7054.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5297164001293100322" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtaLeMV5AQqN-Qs3BM_OXnpgSJXKXPgToZIQNgRxTBDNfIdE8WIPWIkppDoHEt6xFzjTBnXhp-f6vDdxQBsT-z_4BmM7qd4cnuFKEyMU_7aw5ao_jFlpvlmv2hu_nw0GwIM8R9C8VIIDK8/s1600-h/100_7059.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 321px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtaLeMV5AQqN-Qs3BM_OXnpgSJXKXPgToZIQNgRxTBDNfIdE8WIPWIkppDoHEt6xFzjTBnXhp-f6vDdxQBsT-z_4BmM7qd4cnuFKEyMU_7aw5ao_jFlpvlmv2hu_nw0GwIM8R9C8VIIDK8/s400/100_7059.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5297163993830332802" /></a><br />LOVE, LOVE, LOVE, this girl!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjsUp5qE4z-shW0Bjl3Dp8_RLwA0yM4DKZEFYU-Al83l9jU5X3T8ydtFEQ3c3jHoJOi8z02jJsqcd2ieyD9HDumHFjVx4DaF9AppkZO5bag2OXJttJm381bPC4NlkvLZocAHj7ExXwXFcM/s1600-h/100_7062.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjsUp5qE4z-shW0Bjl3Dp8_RLwA0yM4DKZEFYU-Al83l9jU5X3T8ydtFEQ3c3jHoJOi8z02jJsqcd2ieyD9HDumHFjVx4DaF9AppkZO5bag2OXJttJm381bPC4NlkvLZocAHj7ExXwXFcM/s400/100_7062.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5297163991978333346" /></a><br />And, how could you not LOVE this one????<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmt74BFm4gw99Z538NRk5cQg3mj4pDdnrwXXbqQZQJGMD7k0IjkkRbsGUnqBslUxeG94wVL_Wa2iElmPO_dZZQ8Gud7FAogAzp14k8nEvGEZCw5xq7mCk1BRiaU-Xe3eKMsPvLLirFwPor/s1600-h/100_7068.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 321px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmt74BFm4gw99Z538NRk5cQg3mj4pDdnrwXXbqQZQJGMD7k0IjkkRbsGUnqBslUxeG94wVL_Wa2iElmPO_dZZQ8Gud7FAogAzp14k8nEvGEZCw5xq7mCk1BRiaU-Xe3eKMsPvLLirFwPor/s400/100_7068.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5297163984038930402" /></a>Kristinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15267576640170103936noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6673351620993802058.post-65270931989295294712009-01-23T14:25:00.000-08:002009-01-23T23:07:12.927-08:00It's a done deal!Today was Joshua's big day in court. It's been a long crazy year, but every minute of it has been worth the end result. We are crazy in love with Joshua, and he is a perfect fit for our family.<br /><br />All dressed up for the big day.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHkHczG8hnNkLJO-q3X1sR7XB3PQFXJVqxgyOjsJl7wxjhvR2ZZCbujo8OzSoC9aiab6-QaVW35TBMHbI5_bEkX-YGgp3TBp8_gJjcEmShDVyvQVOAVysqlebCRsT7nUJOA9iEJ3YbzIgY/s1600-h/100_6973.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHkHczG8hnNkLJO-q3X1sR7XB3PQFXJVqxgyOjsJl7wxjhvR2ZZCbujo8OzSoC9aiab6-QaVW35TBMHbI5_bEkX-YGgp3TBp8_gJjcEmShDVyvQVOAVysqlebCRsT7nUJOA9iEJ3YbzIgY/s400/100_6973.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5294630632982706946" /></a><br />Joshua with my mom (aka Grandma Babycakes)<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0SdWdiw-U7X_PowACzIbAGCc_zRXGSzn1bpA-nizvfjlYZlDG2bQN3nTGzYOj_SliNPr9aQsq8Sxx3qz18ZE1reC1jxx2udDEO2aY3uUarvltgv3vXYRGHXY44Nud64pkSmsusv2Hg-uX/s1600-h/100_6979.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0SdWdiw-U7X_PowACzIbAGCc_zRXGSzn1bpA-nizvfjlYZlDG2bQN3nTGzYOj_SliNPr9aQsq8Sxx3qz18ZE1reC1jxx2udDEO2aY3uUarvltgv3vXYRGHXY44Nud64pkSmsusv2Hg-uX/s400/100_6979.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5294630633343871394" /></a><br />Judge McCully is <em><strong>AWESOME</strong></em>!! She was with us through the whole foster care journey, and finalized for us today. She is very sweet and soft spoken, but if she is not happy with you, trust me, you will hear about it. Her bailiff gave Joshua a sticker, that he promptly put on his stomach, and then pulled it off and stuck it to his forehead.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBCr5oIxRxHaMu6W7Gb-Yx9Ne6zkW-nHMyKaCpwj3Z0Ggxs2GO7ZoACmSeJOA6P3jAHsUmZzjsn6ztkbtH6OCTyNdK9MhfFlcI5u2EvKrXjDdFI397KnTGQbHEB5EooWsWZCFlkPaIzMh_/s1600-h/100_6982.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBCr5oIxRxHaMu6W7Gb-Yx9Ne6zkW-nHMyKaCpwj3Z0Ggxs2GO7ZoACmSeJOA6P3jAHsUmZzjsn6ztkbtH6OCTyNdK9MhfFlcI5u2EvKrXjDdFI397KnTGQbHEB5EooWsWZCFlkPaIzMh_/s400/100_6982.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5294630346791012514" /></a><br />She put Joshua up on her lap and let him scribble on his own adoption decree. So cool!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBpd2MaZzvIyGwgSuRNsBJ1mtg_kgmpHXfWaBOvqBPFm5sVdOjvvFHQKhw4XQnB9pDEZM6DyCczE1VuILhyphenhyphenDaKr0HFA07rWV0R_kKjqqPQGIR8lZL4__EPJzLRJkGniR8ORQYhdtQyIAwa/s1600-h/100_6983.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 319px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBpd2MaZzvIyGwgSuRNsBJ1mtg_kgmpHXfWaBOvqBPFm5sVdOjvvFHQKhw4XQnB9pDEZM6DyCczE1VuILhyphenhyphenDaKr0HFA07rWV0R_kKjqqPQGIR8lZL4__EPJzLRJkGniR8ORQYhdtQyIAwa/s400/100_6983.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5294630342558178162" /></a><br />And then she let him slam the gavel on her desk, to officially close his case.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqp_D9fLtMn5j6BScbH3GpCrrQl7DCLTc0hlKBVrTpUFPCLshpIQ-p5VD2QvUxaHYZcUYUs9noMG64wlRJkIRKBDp190i_beBdiMkNqnt0Wn9T8R2ne_tc8Bvmciwy-9NZ7iGhUzh4qc67/s1600-h/100_6984.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqp_D9fLtMn5j6BScbH3GpCrrQl7DCLTc0hlKBVrTpUFPCLshpIQ-p5VD2QvUxaHYZcUYUs9noMG64wlRJkIRKBDp190i_beBdiMkNqnt0Wn9T8R2ne_tc8Bvmciwy-9NZ7iGhUzh4qc67/s400/100_6984.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5294630342328903490" /></a><br />Joshua with his Mom & Dad, holding the Dolphin he got from the Judge.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSzFmXCUUelylTOnOgjlL9-wVpDUjlvRgVfYX-0rxCrxq9xWCL6hoPCqhzSwoauK8yQe7bfWA087I-qU3aadceQ1G_X4VkMDDWOjQyHegdoZw9DE7apuCcxRYkalONVMuGIeyQ1t2Ds_wJ/s1600-h/100_6995.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSzFmXCUUelylTOnOgjlL9-wVpDUjlvRgVfYX-0rxCrxq9xWCL6hoPCqhzSwoauK8yQe7bfWA087I-qU3aadceQ1G_X4VkMDDWOjQyHegdoZw9DE7apuCcxRYkalONVMuGIeyQ1t2Ds_wJ/s400/100_6995.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5294630332574369474" /></a><br />The new, & very much improved <em><strong>Richardson family</strong></em><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMFsXKVvv26hOICXGUeOJKnVHtchHNOjfRn8EqGOJt2JPQw9Mr8lDo0oaU0tV6k_A_eh2I0R_KsGha17ZXEsDe3FmGEesNCXAdEJAV1zToxUlVL-6l_mPPsIyX3oCQjBxncJs-YhVD3lOs/s1600-h/100_6996.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMFsXKVvv26hOICXGUeOJKnVHtchHNOjfRn8EqGOJt2JPQw9Mr8lDo0oaU0tV6k_A_eh2I0R_KsGha17ZXEsDe3FmGEesNCXAdEJAV1zToxUlVL-6l_mPPsIyX3oCQjBxncJs-YhVD3lOs/s400/100_6996.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5294630324600959314" /></a><br />A few weeks ago I told Joshua that I loved him and that I was so happy he was my son. He responded with, "I'm not your son, I'm your moon". How cute is that?<br /><br />When I say "I love you Joshua", he will reply with "I love you too hotdog" or "I love you to ketchup", or "I love you to hamburger" etc.<br /><br />The other day Joshua asked me if I was happy. I said yes, and he said "You are happy, I make you happy". Joshua you have made all of us very, very happy!!!<br /><br />Happy adoption day Joshua! We love you soo much, French fries!!!!Kristinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15267576640170103936noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6673351620993802058.post-51435248185433365862009-01-11T18:42:00.000-08:002009-01-11T22:13:06.552-08:00Things that make me SMILE<EM><STRONG>Princess</STRONG></EM>, pizza, peaches, pudding, pretzel, popcorn, pears, pink punch, picnic, parties, for Pre-school. <br /><br />Emma, Hannah & Allie<br /><A href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHcInSwrQwoP_JkCSaLrv6AbCwKKsJHC5y8dZWRwWIptTTbyrwY0vKf80LoDZTVj0jheqdBqdaoSt3f_d09mDP3RgpbhyphenhyphenR7dQXSThyRk4ljJojZNlVCck_NY3VrU7fBrDBhLA2wetSaiP8/s1600-h/100_6963.jpg"><IMG id=BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5290234800193470498 style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHcInSwrQwoP_JkCSaLrv6AbCwKKsJHC5y8dZWRwWIptTTbyrwY0vKf80LoDZTVj0jheqdBqdaoSt3f_d09mDP3RgpbhyphenhyphenR7dQXSThyRk4ljJojZNlVCck_NY3VrU7fBrDBhLA2wetSaiP8/s400/100_6963.jpg" border=0></A><br />Just for the record, we do own a "Knight in shining armor" costume, that Joshua could of worn. But, Joshua wanted to be a "Princess" like everyone else, and he has been wanting to get into this Hannah Montana costume, ever since Hanna Banana, got it for Christmas.<br /><A href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_kB-U02-0mSY/SPqwg52ko3I/AAAAAAAAApE/pybnUuni6oM/s1600-h/100_6957.jpg"><IMG id=BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5290234791632085874 style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 266px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTkXy3zfV2zkcOQpz7Vbcg4bD1LjNlqN9xDxkFoiHEEknlLYytV6K_b0_xYGVAJ5fm5S6eKy4gR3zQS4L49J6uzLMXP5i29JjY3sOjyTGECXQIZzCjisJW9tVltRf234qcwT1vWqPDdifu/s400/100_6957.jpg" border=0></A> Playing with Balloons <A href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXM6AnK1R8kLmV5DM9lq8qQhsyw4yfKLwFSa3TBzWeqpSXsgZb53kFf0RNZ2-kxK3owcTcTJqwHRLJGOAYmbLMKXESZCGNSn0w8RD9VALTymQpsVptPXNzRRiF60pl05RopqGCu3BSa-lx/s1600-h/100_6960.jpg"><IMG id=BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5290232918788727058 style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 319px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXM6AnK1R8kLmV5DM9lq8qQhsyw4yfKLwFSa3TBzWeqpSXsgZb53kFf0RNZ2-kxK3owcTcTJqwHRLJGOAYmbLMKXESZCGNSn0w8RD9VALTymQpsVptPXNzRRiF60pl05RopqGCu3BSa-lx/s400/100_6960.jpg" border=0></A> <br />A "BIG" sister who gives her siblings piggyback rides all morning so I can get the laundry done.<br /><A href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNQH83qpUp7x_8ns8S3H29HmDUrtVt_6G86eWnvdKqpFcAqpfee9uvuelQVwxNqjNHRUJ-Fw4EMYeqa8ZCFSSGQdtexha68r91fOQDcRy7Yv3KI5b7iP_zDkhjwbnfPdZuEYeLDvCDZGLn/s1600-h/100_6954.jpg"><IMG id=BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5290232900376114962 style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNQH83qpUp7x_8ns8S3H29HmDUrtVt_6G86eWnvdKqpFcAqpfee9uvuelQVwxNqjNHRUJ-Fw4EMYeqa8ZCFSSGQdtexha68r91fOQDcRy7Yv3KI5b7iP_zDkhjwbnfPdZuEYeLDvCDZGLn/s400/100_6954.jpg" border=0></A> <A href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaGUhGZjZvOWJubh_Uv87FSMcsCaqsdUp1LTyg0MrsWKjYs0zv0NrkGucn23Xg5HzNGPst8OdpsFxxiDppGqivc6UVzVukr-F_YOeWglJdOJKhGxg2OdIUvL-Ns_MNB3d0cKA9qL4ujj2B/s1600-h/100_6952.jpg"><IMG id=BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5290232893289875682 style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaGUhGZjZvOWJubh_Uv87FSMcsCaqsdUp1LTyg0MrsWKjYs0zv0NrkGucn23Xg5HzNGPst8OdpsFxxiDppGqivc6UVzVukr-F_YOeWglJdOJKhGxg2OdIUvL-Ns_MNB3d0cKA9qL4ujj2B/s400/100_6952.jpg" border=0></A><br />And the cutest three year old in the whole world, singing his ABC's.<br /><OBJECT class=BLOG_video_class id=BLOG_video-6e31ce3913a6683e height=266 width=320 contentId="6e31ce3913a6683e"></OBJECT>Kristinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15267576640170103936noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6673351620993802058.post-34640178877107503282009-01-03T15:11:00.000-08:002009-01-03T15:26:51.145-08:00What a "REAL MAN" does with his Saturday morningsBruce, with his Bear, & the hair basket.......<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjox-H2gK_H6lXvngRdMKpBluxzhY_zS40Z-cAzeGVPv5fTSBs515q5peeRo6A3OA7uVNMWR-1gl5st5VZnECbg0_yJnLjqB13F-4ltzfLa6eJkzaLH91rf_zH6gyP-Ad7at9xHa4xzE4DY/s1600-h/100_6938.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjox-H2gK_H6lXvngRdMKpBluxzhY_zS40Z-cAzeGVPv5fTSBs515q5peeRo6A3OA7uVNMWR-1gl5st5VZnECbg0_yJnLjqB13F-4ltzfLa6eJkzaLH91rf_zH6gyP-Ad7at9xHa4xzE4DY/s400/100_6938.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287209910302163042" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcHSD_ZpLttdGjpSO0ydeTepvVFFqfpfszVA_xMWTK22fwntIcaOqpV9MRVL-X1EAYIBHgGwlSUgNFcoheSfuSLPTPiO6A7yTWXJfskYKLf3PstuKDzQHBfKYnXfJqioRZEzsJ3MixGd49/s1600-h/100_6941.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 319px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcHSD_ZpLttdGjpSO0ydeTepvVFFqfpfszVA_xMWTK22fwntIcaOqpV9MRVL-X1EAYIBHgGwlSUgNFcoheSfuSLPTPiO6A7yTWXJfskYKLf3PstuKDzQHBfKYnXfJqioRZEzsJ3MixGd49/s400/100_6941.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287209914081787650" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji76-uzqAPAajhMOKiPi5RLU3ZFDLMNG-cmKyMhHH-wvXP6AOf0U_6lYcA0V7-6mvvmp7Hm_ICbc0t7RK1_P5J63Jl7ig0oHdM3wRlueL_oD7F5qkNhEGgxgwxUYWpRFLxl1d_19R6DwVq/s1600-h/100_6947.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 319px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji76-uzqAPAajhMOKiPi5RLU3ZFDLMNG-cmKyMhHH-wvXP6AOf0U_6lYcA0V7-6mvvmp7Hm_ICbc0t7RK1_P5J63Jl7ig0oHdM3wRlueL_oD7F5qkNhEGgxgwxUYWpRFLxl1d_19R6DwVq/s400/100_6947.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287209925891934290" /></a><br />and, I LOVE him for it!!!!!!Kristinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15267576640170103936noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6673351620993802058.post-36213370579126091042009-01-03T14:42:00.000-08:002009-01-03T15:25:21.603-08:00Oops, I did it again!!And the award for <em><strong>"The Clumsiest Kid of 2008"</strong></em> goes to........., drumroll please........., <em><strong>Alex Richardson</strong></em>!! For managing to break an arm 3 times in 5 months, and every time have it cooincide with a major event.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjm47sejnlV9_8d9jdRZ4JkHGB3_sZ_WupG6q8kQItI3cCXUFhwZdVBMSQhvpi0ZhPuERXGMPcJCTRPqc_yMZvwRTs4I5QSRUikTHOff3GyUnIaUn28t0fuUSuYjfLtCWP0AyfLFfzcO03r/s1600-h/100_6949.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjm47sejnlV9_8d9jdRZ4JkHGB3_sZ_WupG6q8kQItI3cCXUFhwZdVBMSQhvpi0ZhPuERXGMPcJCTRPqc_yMZvwRTs4I5QSRUikTHOff3GyUnIaUn28t0fuUSuYjfLtCWP0AyfLFfzcO03r/s400/100_6949.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287202599935211762" /></a><br />The first break happened the day after his eighth birthday and on the day of his first Scout camp. The Second break happened the night before we left for our family vacation to the Grand Canyon, and a week before his Baptism. And #3 happened on New Year's Eve, shortly before he was scheduled to go to bed, thus allowing for him to stay up to ring in the New Year, with his dad, in the ER. <br /><br />Luckily, (if there is luck involved) he actually reboke the original break from Scout camp. All the way through both bones again. How did he accomplish such an amazing feat???? In his own words, "I was just walking, and then it broke",(Try taking a kid to the ER with that explanation). I made Bruce do it. I wasn't about to spend the night in the slammer with all the New Year's eve drunks. :)<br /><br />Apparently there was some tripping over ones own feet, and falling involved (we're all a bit shaky on the real story). But the good news is that after you break 3 bones on 3 seperate occasions, you get a "FREE" Iron Man toy, from the ER docs. Ya, that makes it all worth it!<br /> <br />You have no manner of Luck Alex, but we love you anyway. Alex's goal for 2009, "to not break anything"! I'll drink to that!<br /><br />Happy Freakin New Year!!!!!!!!Kristinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15267576640170103936noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6673351620993802058.post-10031887542675759742008-12-27T12:09:00.000-08:002008-12-27T23:56:05.422-08:00We wish you a Mer (oops, no, wait, watch out, I'm gonna puke!!)Our Christmas celebrations started off great, with a fun filled night at Grandma & Grandpa Babycakes with the whole Hughes clan. We ate, we played, we opened lots of presents, and the kids were all happy and very excited. Joshua was especially excited, and asked no less than 100 times, if it was time to open presents yet. He was very happy to get his CARS racetrack from Jake, and he carefully guarded it all night long.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcyAtRFe6iRMUktYpPamNX-iDM3gJKz9RoBFl2jdR1MJhaD4RupyFlpx7SP6czrhQQV3cyShWpWbcVme12YZVXy4jO5fmS1ypoh3BzvTMcda6aMc4FV4eEINBqD03jYIV5LeHPPIWK4MkY/s1600-h/100_6837.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcyAtRFe6iRMUktYpPamNX-iDM3gJKz9RoBFl2jdR1MJhaD4RupyFlpx7SP6czrhQQV3cyShWpWbcVme12YZVXy4jO5fmS1ypoh3BzvTMcda6aMc4FV4eEINBqD03jYIV5LeHPPIWK4MkY/s400/100_6837.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5284570433750067554" /></a><br />Bear, lovin on her new baby<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMQsJyq60yBoFpGvCSXqq0DWQR1y-KKc1KPbrUi_KUCDVJxPD7zk4BAhdWIVopRLJBWjDKleCzaz2z83TIhMNFf1wXhlXEmyuDapD-kJ0EYp3EISEzos3rc5iWiidZwq9CV4EXeUzV_NkT/s1600-h/100_6815.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMQsJyq60yBoFpGvCSXqq0DWQR1y-KKc1KPbrUi_KUCDVJxPD7zk4BAhdWIVopRLJBWjDKleCzaz2z83TIhMNFf1wXhlXEmyuDapD-kJ0EYp3EISEzos3rc5iWiidZwq9CV4EXeUzV_NkT/s400/100_6815.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5284569047876406114" /></a><br />Alex in Star Wars heaven<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipB_ioa_U116HUXR8R1RG2vq5PS6gXSIktqaCI3j7yjBC40TaszMGBVgNwDSGTThtyHEGNScpzlwXxZz_oZbanjfe8BUBpK2Yfx4_HNI2-1RV9ZljgqX-iC4_WcbW0KbJanEhocoRHCufq/s1600-h/100_6800.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 321px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipB_ioa_U116HUXR8R1RG2vq5PS6gXSIktqaCI3j7yjBC40TaszMGBVgNwDSGTThtyHEGNScpzlwXxZz_oZbanjfe8BUBpK2Yfx4_HNI2-1RV9ZljgqX-iC4_WcbW0KbJanEhocoRHCufq/s400/100_6800.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5284569031767074370" /></a><br />Hannah Montana<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge5FTb7QEuLe0-Yww_LYqu6xtX5AzXASqoXQq4uODaXe5NVz5QiFAaab1122BsNBxQVyjdQoVeYu6TYA6kTSXaH_iEtubg7DSrcBacbiKRGcFzTIskVVxZ4arlDAz7oFiBUh8l3SXKbgDS/s1600-h/100_6780.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 265px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge5FTb7QEuLe0-Yww_LYqu6xtX5AzXASqoXQq4uODaXe5NVz5QiFAaab1122BsNBxQVyjdQoVeYu6TYA6kTSXaH_iEtubg7DSrcBacbiKRGcFzTIskVVxZ4arlDAz7oFiBUh8l3SXKbgDS/s400/100_6780.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5284569029682323250" /></a><br />A very Happy Bear<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRoWeY-CMtQj7maJqEoKltO_h2TnR6v3C70iMpjvOl54-B55WXVCfkIc5VG8pOxf4Q157MjClqZxJfN0b5rCj2Af6vS2salBA44fhtLHNIbw6yY9rsB4M7WqBMgSE-dUVIZtW64OkSjAdY/s1600-h/100_6746.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRoWeY-CMtQj7maJqEoKltO_h2TnR6v3C70iMpjvOl54-B55WXVCfkIc5VG8pOxf4Q157MjClqZxJfN0b5rCj2Af6vS2salBA44fhtLHNIbw6yY9rsB4M7WqBMgSE-dUVIZtW64OkSjAdY/s400/100_6746.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5284569025496170178" /></a><br />Bruce making love to the camera.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-ucywoVfVHdW9hV_AeoeEJ5NqwMA9qCdAD5KYQS4jATh32LzR4LWem5xwZ3DfUuZ2Qgk-VL4QVNePWBpajFhnC_dEzmq_hzXX0VElo2ln9r32-Jb5KmzkKQT__udNIFCcSLHiCjEssp38/s1600-h/100_6856.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-ucywoVfVHdW9hV_AeoeEJ5NqwMA9qCdAD5KYQS4jATh32LzR4LWem5xwZ3DfUuZ2Qgk-VL4QVNePWBpajFhnC_dEzmq_hzXX0VElo2ln9r32-Jb5KmzkKQT__udNIFCcSLHiCjEssp38/s400/100_6856.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5284570453053173330" /></a><br />And a little holiday nose picking, just for fun! (and unfortunately the gross doesn't end here)<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvMLd9jjRRf-Cqs2DveXzxDLe8AdUqLVesBeGUXu7-xteD3kijpSnEGByLJVu8Fr57QZQI7NVdEoqVSuOkDOdc9ewpIx9IyCjs6zA5l66qKYG42NlJ7xgAO47oSGPYmQKnXHHN1FMth49U/s1600-h/100_6836.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 319px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvMLd9jjRRf-Cqs2DveXzxDLe8AdUqLVesBeGUXu7-xteD3kijpSnEGByLJVu8Fr57QZQI7NVdEoqVSuOkDOdc9ewpIx9IyCjs6zA5l66qKYG42NlJ7xgAO47oSGPYmQKnXHHN1FMth49U/s400/100_6836.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5284570425754819218" /></a><br />After the fun party at Grandma's, we headed home, got everyone all tucked snug in their beds, and layed out the Santa gifts. Keep in mind that no one had showed even the slightest hint of any illness up until this point.<br /><br />Santa gifts<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy90novK532Ub-4QvU8xUmdg_WCl82wEE4TwKHb3qt5x9tHQcyZ-1oqBEhi86eRSW3tIkpxS69zD__svzo7rIMShGDc3ZC2H6sS8UqmVbgSrks4uMyQNUuxP2zeUR5bTx_w3hTpUMco_N-/s1600-h/100_6850.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy90novK532Ub-4QvU8xUmdg_WCl82wEE4TwKHb3qt5x9tHQcyZ-1oqBEhi86eRSW3tIkpxS69zD__svzo7rIMShGDc3ZC2H6sS8UqmVbgSrks4uMyQNUuxP2zeUR5bTx_w3hTpUMco_N-/s400/100_6850.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5284570442389989474" /></a><br />Let me start this paragraph by stating that when 5 of the 6 people in your house have the badooks, 2 bathrooms are just not enough!! It all began at 3am when Alex sauntered into our room moaning and saying he didn't feel too well. Within 10 minutes he was in the bathroom barfing his guts out. 2 hours later, Joshua was crying because he had puked all over his new Diego pillow, and his PJ's. Shortly after that, I went in to get Bear up, and let's just say, it hit me as soon as I opened the door. Bear had puked all over her crib, and leaned over the side to puke into and all over the toy box at the side of her crib. She then continued to sleep and roll around in it, so as to get the maximum amount of it into her hair. It was <em><strong>FABULOUS</strong></em>!!!!<br /><br />So instead of tearing into Santa gifts, we spent the morning bathing kids, and pulling chunks out of bedding, before it hit the washer. We didn't even start to open presents until 10am, and by then Bruce had started having tummy troubles (which have had him homesteading the Jon for 3 days). I know, I know, we have no secrets here. At least Bruce doesn't. :) But none the less, we managed to fake our way through present opening, even though Joshua was continuing to puke every 5-10 minutes, and looked near death all morning. The poor kid could barely keep his head up, and continued to be sick the whole day.<br /><br />Bear was very happy to get her own Basketball. She is obsessed with Bruce's and will hold it, and talk to it for hours.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSsKfoN7ObbDuHM9BRE-Gkm9ILn7m4WtbZ_bi3Nf34d-LwbiZYJW7f6oqW3-AJ6STRyf9BVwWxWtB1vkNqxkqG5Vy9GN5VKEOExJew7jRNpY1V0-YWA5zNaNpkHg_9nc_IsmmdnvyvrF3C/s1600-h/100_6894.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSsKfoN7ObbDuHM9BRE-Gkm9ILn7m4WtbZ_bi3Nf34d-LwbiZYJW7f6oqW3-AJ6STRyf9BVwWxWtB1vkNqxkqG5Vy9GN5VKEOExJew7jRNpY1V0-YWA5zNaNpkHg_9nc_IsmmdnvyvrF3C/s400/100_6894.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5284572692809304098" /></a><br />Bruce & Alex were excited to see their RC helicopters. Too bad they were not as easy to fly as the box said they would be. But cool anyway.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmvDgGyJVDKhK_QKjsKrQ1-uu9rGOsIxLBV0F2tZtC9HywwLLxZL6DmYimiHk0E7nwtVksAOiI2wIfmS0tembuQACwaulrDht7dy06zuBTNz4u_cTGP11oslXT7L0TnSv4iFAoIszdA-T6/s1600-h/100_6888.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmvDgGyJVDKhK_QKjsKrQ1-uu9rGOsIxLBV0F2tZtC9HywwLLxZL6DmYimiHk0E7nwtVksAOiI2wIfmS0tembuQACwaulrDht7dy06zuBTNz4u_cTGP11oslXT7L0TnSv4iFAoIszdA-T6/s400/100_6888.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5284571176810760354" /></a><br />Hannah got lots of games this year, Connect four, Disney Yahtzee, & High School musical dance, to name a few.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuu729zi3euFPWuy0NRdT9xghW_Fu-4K4Ta5_98fpGc23PbLdEl8ihNtdfxGNtoPskj1UWTUMLC9QWw2dbh8M85dmm-W1J1JH4hq42RY3rt_Vnko0GAB3sMpV0qr-emjpAy8FE8FYOo7M7/s1600-h/100_6883.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuu729zi3euFPWuy0NRdT9xghW_Fu-4K4Ta5_98fpGc23PbLdEl8ihNtdfxGNtoPskj1UWTUMLC9QWw2dbh8M85dmm-W1J1JH4hq42RY3rt_Vnko0GAB3sMpV0qr-emjpAy8FE8FYOo7M7/s400/100_6883.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5284571170668619378" /></a><br />Joshua looking <strong><em>GREEN</em></strong>, but putting on a happy face for the camera.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9H1lN_NLaB3COb-WGGemaIO19yrLVfwVuwx_zN2eSgXqLKzQ20AP7kyQm1cHJbKmczfjndZKfH3jK1gmOaF7TXgsyQ7l-EMRUooTTveGXv-8Hjq_Jheh4ObYIVFAcBwfdCGa3iptME1X4/s1600-h/100_6878.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 319px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9H1lN_NLaB3COb-WGGemaIO19yrLVfwVuwx_zN2eSgXqLKzQ20AP7kyQm1cHJbKmczfjndZKfH3jK1gmOaF7TXgsyQ7l-EMRUooTTveGXv-8Hjq_Jheh4ObYIVFAcBwfdCGa3iptME1X4/s400/100_6878.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5284571169588370466" /></a><br />Love this picture of Bear, feeding her baby.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhqDxwDAMVZExoEEqpp4NXep53ZMvIY_ak-x7A6_3WqlKPSh1mjeI-YbEpiHRF0HJ4zmIauli_Kk1NPwwraC4Y_7vIuIWAmZpeWJKEz5_RpTGIHfiWvtDPiTwPRSzlmDAOFcI4ciXO2eTq/s1600-h/100_6874.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhqDxwDAMVZExoEEqpp4NXep53ZMvIY_ak-x7A6_3WqlKPSh1mjeI-YbEpiHRF0HJ4zmIauli_Kk1NPwwraC4Y_7vIuIWAmZpeWJKEz5_RpTGIHfiWvtDPiTwPRSzlmDAOFcI4ciXO2eTq/s400/100_6874.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5284571161647900722" /></a><br />New Scooters for Alex & Hannah<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq-A01ca1RnV_lntTLwr1V5etoNIeSzFsiElsWfk6FJpHV6oeI_I9C4OMX0_4Tk4E4DnW7TRzvBaqtYnfoC60K3XWpYTrdMHkxwIWutKKsnXW9nSq0SLJf42ThTk8x1VRK29v7hbywCHGU/s1600-h/100_6871.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq-A01ca1RnV_lntTLwr1V5etoNIeSzFsiElsWfk6FJpHV6oeI_I9C4OMX0_4Tk4E4DnW7TRzvBaqtYnfoC60K3XWpYTrdMHkxwIWutKKsnXW9nSq0SLJf42ThTk8x1VRK29v7hbywCHGU/s400/100_6871.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5284571153660831602" /></a><br />The CHAOS of present opening<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKA8jggidObdeclU9osuZoCV_7ZYXg91adPjqrgaqr0urY3gvSc3N58OXPQWRadIVZkIdmLe8oNhnCe787qyj61Dt2qIz3O53L_LdVzl7kBKqcrgKFXn2HO5_ATpozA_8ieuBCmtOVaNNa/s1600-h/100_6897.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKA8jggidObdeclU9osuZoCV_7ZYXg91adPjqrgaqr0urY3gvSc3N58OXPQWRadIVZkIdmLe8oNhnCe787qyj61Dt2qIz3O53L_LdVzl7kBKqcrgKFXn2HO5_ATpozA_8ieuBCmtOVaNNa/s400/100_6897.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5284731177887232018" /></a><br />Happy, albeit sick kids, posing with their Christmas loot.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF0pFfL-VmSi_KlPVILuNyqrcS6YLak13Qo2MkuMqSNVd6Cu7n6s23uDuHyC8WZO_w3ma1Vz85S3sw-hW0ySPVXZZwHJjTA26iMRMwSo-nwsyz20Wk2cKlpQjQSGSIZhKRMxWC9qlIHHGV/s1600-h/100_6911.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF0pFfL-VmSi_KlPVILuNyqrcS6YLak13Qo2MkuMqSNVd6Cu7n6s23uDuHyC8WZO_w3ma1Vz85S3sw-hW0ySPVXZZwHJjTA26iMRMwSo-nwsyz20Wk2cKlpQjQSGSIZhKRMxWC9qlIHHGV/s400/100_6911.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5284572705598322034" /></a><br />The really great part of my Christmas story is that I was hosting lunch for Bruce's family that day. We warned them that there had been some puking (but we were'nt as elaborate in the details as we probably should of been) but they chose to take their chances and come anyway (a choice that Bruce's dad is regretting today, as he has taken to his deathbed, thanks to us), sorry Sam. I was really glad they all came and we (meaning everyone other than Bruce & Joshua, who were getting worse by the minute) had a good visit, ate some good food, and opened some fun presents.<br /><br />Bruce with his "Hot glow of electric sex" lamp<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-VRtRTCrYvejHgPkJLG6va9ENWbEaT-Pu5uAbecC2sa9VwgoFsldb8pIcyAypuZadJXa19leJ2RlAakN0X1GenLgZVOD1rO-3TizkX-Mqe2kQ-csxVqE_YmV3UO6ySMMKLnr-wp6aJ861/s1600-h/100_6928.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-VRtRTCrYvejHgPkJLG6va9ENWbEaT-Pu5uAbecC2sa9VwgoFsldb8pIcyAypuZadJXa19leJ2RlAakN0X1GenLgZVOD1rO-3TizkX-Mqe2kQ-csxVqE_YmV3UO6ySMMKLnr-wp6aJ861/s400/100_6928.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5284735017163885314" /></a><br />Bruce, Karen, Jeni, & Sam<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCyAJJ3DLAV3ARZ8rVtCgu-pPH8vlOnMOD71NvsYQe7FvbWS3jlm9L9YSko7JLWOepuZSs6I4ulL0QtV7Ujy1hXLBppF9HjeE9zBFpyn8fJvwqUSNbB3q31byekTZhwBCdqT_XHlmJNMcz/s1600-h/100_6914.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCyAJJ3DLAV3ARZ8rVtCgu-pPH8vlOnMOD71NvsYQe7FvbWS3jlm9L9YSko7JLWOepuZSs6I4ulL0QtV7Ujy1hXLBppF9HjeE9zBFpyn8fJvwqUSNbB3q31byekTZhwBCdqT_XHlmJNMcz/s400/100_6914.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5284736219747152114" /></a><br />Within an hour of the family leaving, I was in the bathroom puking my guts out, as Bear cheered me on, by saying, "oooh momma, yucky, bye bye, ooooohhhh". Later that night Hannah was complaining of a hurt tummy, but she was able to hold it together, unlike the rest of us. What we really wanted to be doing all day was lying around moaning in our blankets. And that is exactly what we did for the rest of the day.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7tuFCM0cu-FVekdSB9NgXhNjCaTIeg8ZHsdL4jBYByQ-zd6gLRqAnqrmxFd5Idv7_d-fq9QU251StH_ReflUIlYKHjuMJySHw_4a_DeQ74ixMjzSkQ4072a2gzn4HXjuz1hvMWju7rHC9/s1600-h/100_6920.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7tuFCM0cu-FVekdSB9NgXhNjCaTIeg8ZHsdL4jBYByQ-zd6gLRqAnqrmxFd5Idv7_d-fq9QU251StH_ReflUIlYKHjuMJySHw_4a_DeQ74ixMjzSkQ4072a2gzn4HXjuz1hvMWju7rHC9/s400/100_6920.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5284572716064654562" /></a><br /><em><strong>Merry Freakin Christmas!!! </strong></em><br /><br />Luckily we kept ourselves quarrantined all day Friday, and the kids played hard like it was Christmas morning. The Badooks went, as quickly as it came, except for Bruce. But he was well enough to accompany me to see BodyWorlds on Friday night, which was way gross, but really cool, all at the same time. And today we had lunch with the whole Gines family at Chuck-a-Rama, and I'm happy to report that everyone has kept it down thus far. :)<br /><br />Things that made this Christmas Season memorable, other than the puking of course:<br /><br />The Fairly Odd Parents Christmas (the kids love this cartoon, and we have watched the Christmas episode, laughing the whole time, at least 50 times, per their request). <br /><br />Changing all the Christmas carols to somehow include the word "Hotdog" in them somewhere. Not sure who started this (probably Hannah), but Joshua has kept it going. We wish you a Merry hotdog, etc, etc.<br /><br />Watching Bear scream at Santa, & listening to Joshua tell us all month how Santa is "really scary".<br /><br />Watching the kids excitedly open all the Christmas cards from our family & friends.<br /><br />Discussing Boobies with Hannah everday, and trying to explain to her that they don't really come from the Northpole.<br /><br />Spending time with Family & Friends.<br /><br />FHE's focusing on the SaviorKristinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15267576640170103936noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6673351620993802058.post-68821391951933677662008-12-16T11:06:00.000-08:002008-12-16T11:51:14.516-08:00Latest Christmas FUN!Thursday, Bruce and I headed out with my mom and Brent for dinner and to see the Mo-tab's Christmas concert. The concert was magical, and we had great weather for strolling through the lights afterwards. <br /><br />Friday, my friend Lauri and I braved the cold, and headed to the Zoo Lights! Bruce had a meeting and couldn't go, and I was so happy to have Lauri and her girls along to help keep track of the kids. In the daylight I'm good with four kids, but in the dark it's a whole nother thing to keep track of them. But I'm happy to report that no one was lost, or misplaced, and we all had a great time. And the Zoo lights were totally worth the 45 minutes it took me to get everyone pottied, booted, coated, mittened, hatted, and snacked so that we could go. :)<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhVHRXB5mbze2pVi7ozT8oWqdjE2VW-OCWQtYBamkC0XKxdkYtags3AzyD1hUJrcOJasHfDKmBfu3NhEhQDMbdJcy6-5s-_kGdiYxPa04CNwBEbHnt69DvTxEzkT5QkWZtPOHlB1Dxkfmk/s1600-h/100_6678.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhVHRXB5mbze2pVi7ozT8oWqdjE2VW-OCWQtYBamkC0XKxdkYtags3AzyD1hUJrcOJasHfDKmBfu3NhEhQDMbdJcy6-5s-_kGdiYxPa04CNwBEbHnt69DvTxEzkT5QkWZtPOHlB1Dxkfmk/s400/100_6678.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5280470905945418850" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4cfc8AU3fk3ShaNW-nq1F_C5W1W85UVucPvw2tgnXBAorLleJLbrCoDH9BwnHzTS4CaWj2bcmyjwiNWNNDmH6tb5TTAdTwNC5KdY87Rgzg0bNqzXRM6i1i40eTbCrWmxer4p99i4C3_Jd/s1600-h/100_6686.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4cfc8AU3fk3ShaNW-nq1F_C5W1W85UVucPvw2tgnXBAorLleJLbrCoDH9BwnHzTS4CaWj2bcmyjwiNWNNDmH6tb5TTAdTwNC5KdY87Rgzg0bNqzXRM6i1i40eTbCrWmxer4p99i4C3_Jd/s400/100_6686.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5280470897445502034" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjloSQe6C1a01GcRBZdKVMaqh9XQRqpcncJjjT63Qsy9ylFSkr1MO_RNXE2mCviw7mh4-kGDCv2WI1ztdLp_lwdVCWxmZQJ2l-dg7oyqimiJMQXxzABc-VqS-KQupTe4ar_x-GpVaUDDBnp/s1600-h/100_6687.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjloSQe6C1a01GcRBZdKVMaqh9XQRqpcncJjjT63Qsy9ylFSkr1MO_RNXE2mCviw7mh4-kGDCv2WI1ztdLp_lwdVCWxmZQJ2l-dg7oyqimiJMQXxzABc-VqS-KQupTe4ar_x-GpVaUDDBnp/s400/100_6687.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5280470886617746978" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCqPm9NN51di9xrStX-6qUIwvNUna2s0JgoydX-yGSr_B57eeyFAhkr9uAy9Dn6n-bUjoAV3aoL8igPBAyxS2bva6OW71qIP6GkrQ5V0g74_c5OzhuO_Hi3qJfTrXc9BAXAhBMuw6rNeeh/s1600-h/100_6688.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCqPm9NN51di9xrStX-6qUIwvNUna2s0JgoydX-yGSr_B57eeyFAhkr9uAy9Dn6n-bUjoAV3aoL8igPBAyxS2bva6OW71qIP6GkrQ5V0g74_c5OzhuO_Hi3qJfTrXc9BAXAhBMuw6rNeeh/s400/100_6688.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5280470877486763714" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaVmq34GaKEpsE5Bnzz229CCQWq6QLh5YbXcu5few15d1Tq22aBLsHslmltYMD8lb07RMurLoNEAFgKIQUwh6cCD-sQ4TnSKOIV0adk5Lm49DtYz-mH0GM0hdmiN34hAyWL6CzK9vaM9sK/s1600-h/100_6691.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaVmq34GaKEpsE5Bnzz229CCQWq6QLh5YbXcu5few15d1Tq22aBLsHslmltYMD8lb07RMurLoNEAFgKIQUwh6cCD-sQ4TnSKOIV0adk5Lm49DtYz-mH0GM0hdmiN34hAyWL6CzK9vaM9sK/s400/100_6691.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5280470356513966738" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3SRVNw27s2R3f4o6xJGkqPm2D_AgcVV0U_hQs1vIYtLd5ZVO2XSnIMP-pv8nd5E_aWO3VA0EtFqEMQKLUi4F9r1uYiH-0tBsO6dNxtU9Nj7zzhHDJl2b2KuqWEYhb-CbWYLU3OKZVUkrq/s1600-h/100_6694.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3SRVNw27s2R3f4o6xJGkqPm2D_AgcVV0U_hQs1vIYtLd5ZVO2XSnIMP-pv8nd5E_aWO3VA0EtFqEMQKLUi4F9r1uYiH-0tBsO6dNxtU9Nj7zzhHDJl2b2KuqWEYhb-CbWYLU3OKZVUkrq/s400/100_6694.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5280470348939195042" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgREAEzcUQGplFD7_VCwdqqzdXmqV8x7jL2LhcwX3-q-TnjfO_KAOHfVHNtQckdxwpzMvz3Hj2zR-6McksqSK2BVOWAZdaNb-2OgyJmRsFpQOrGCARoF9d9I7TSJzcL0yl0wIReph-YPRet/s1600-h/100_6701.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgREAEzcUQGplFD7_VCwdqqzdXmqV8x7jL2LhcwX3-q-TnjfO_KAOHfVHNtQckdxwpzMvz3Hj2zR-6McksqSK2BVOWAZdaNb-2OgyJmRsFpQOrGCARoF9d9I7TSJzcL0yl0wIReph-YPRet/s400/100_6701.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5280470340608376274" /></a><br />Saturday we got our first "real" (meaning the snow actually stuck around for more than a few hours) snow storm. And all I can say is, happiness is having a kid who is old enough to shovel the snow, and young enough to still enjoy doing it.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUq-3R-xAuIzObudUYq-NNCTBJ9Wdhkyg82a00cKJln_xYBD1jQu-T7v5dM57nu5_40dv0Nltc6HK9jxZlYbTrPGRYAkVSSepcUd6x3A-NUf8Z-ba4hpEjpMz21cfji-ljwyT-h02IhWd4/s1600-h/100_6706.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUq-3R-xAuIzObudUYq-NNCTBJ9Wdhkyg82a00cKJln_xYBD1jQu-T7v5dM57nu5_40dv0Nltc6HK9jxZlYbTrPGRYAkVSSepcUd6x3A-NUf8Z-ba4hpEjpMz21cfji-ljwyT-h02IhWd4/s400/100_6706.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5280470315157480146" /></a><br />And yesterday I spent 2 hours addressing and stamping 114 Christmas cards. It was a huge pain in the butt, but it is one our traditions, that is totally for me, and that I am not willing to let go of, as long as I can afford the postage. I love to get Christmas cards. They just make me happy!<br /><br />Christmas Card picture 2008 (this is the best of about 40 pictures taken over the last 2 weeks. It was pretty much the only one where all four kids were looking ahead, with their hands down, eyes open, tongues in, and faces booger free.)<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghfvAAyVViuX-t4VhSdVQ9mFgEwkx4RPHRo1iD1x_629Mi01Q0sbQODGTxcuGv-h9sEzC0eHgQtDcLeuMq5BadMMzc1XFHlYF8dE5hioVKxBYhIgy1sJH4_9d9INjHE4Df8R5L3fKG3uEO/s1600-h/100_6713_EDIT001.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghfvAAyVViuX-t4VhSdVQ9mFgEwkx4RPHRo1iD1x_629Mi01Q0sbQODGTxcuGv-h9sEzC0eHgQtDcLeuMq5BadMMzc1XFHlYF8dE5hioVKxBYhIgy1sJH4_9d9INjHE4Df8R5L3fKG3uEO/s400/100_6713_EDIT001.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5280470306343522834" /></a><br /><strong><em>HAPPY HOLIDAYS!!!</em></strong>Kristinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15267576640170103936noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6673351620993802058.post-90024273235642193632008-12-12T07:34:00.000-08:002008-12-12T07:55:53.826-08:00Snow = Gingerbread housesOn Monday it <em><strong>SNOWED</strong></em> for the first time in <em><strong>FOREVER</strong></em>, and the kids were so excited that they watched it out the front door for almost an hour.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDL2v22VdREP9kz4xiB-BBXEXQH0PjTVFRTHVgJtu-IFFsf3UUZ-sf8mLXXkBPwltxUAt5pmf6R78wC6CIrBANAdcTvxLI3wy-JUEjKC5UW8e84kIN8K3NvTZy2Kdggh8j3kht_LCgSZhF/s1600-h/100_6666.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDL2v22VdREP9kz4xiB-BBXEXQH0PjTVFRTHVgJtu-IFFsf3UUZ-sf8mLXXkBPwltxUAt5pmf6R78wC6CIrBANAdcTvxLI3wy-JUEjKC5UW8e84kIN8K3NvTZy2Kdggh8j3kht_LCgSZhF/s400/100_6666.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5278930585047753826" /></a><br /><br />And then, since it was too cold to hit the Zoo lights, we dove into the Gingerbread house for FHE. The kids had so much fun, especially Josh & Halie, who put more candy in their mouths than on the house. It was pretty chaotic having four kids working on one house, but they did a great job! Note to self: Next year buy two<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxW_L0QfhQ4aDF1ekvKq4mw_pSBnZ4mn3a8ifNhu1saXRx7cj4Fh4cKzC5PJHrWFpO8DixffOgIKR6B5bhdGf39rDgXoEX2o1QE8M3GcGIUiMBI5PBtseLmwxEoTPojhlhKRBwEx6GfngX/s1600-h/100_6669.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxW_L0QfhQ4aDF1ekvKq4mw_pSBnZ4mn3a8ifNhu1saXRx7cj4Fh4cKzC5PJHrWFpO8DixffOgIKR6B5bhdGf39rDgXoEX2o1QE8M3GcGIUiMBI5PBtseLmwxEoTPojhlhKRBwEx6GfngX/s400/100_6669.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5278930577336387682" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvyhMnAJoSoKngUSdNWIxgLxe4uPaffu3Gxn4CY_vnPm-xFdEuzWACw7GvoeD2Lm3KalP5iVY3tjCvnbFEi2ZheWEFhqtzG5nbG9ExnUvTpQQ3yBT-9nJk5lGxUh_CR7fpbEbOZ0HZImd6/s1600-h/100_6671.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 285px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvyhMnAJoSoKngUSdNWIxgLxe4uPaffu3Gxn4CY_vnPm-xFdEuzWACw7GvoeD2Lm3KalP5iVY3tjCvnbFEi2ZheWEFhqtzG5nbG9ExnUvTpQQ3yBT-9nJk5lGxUh_CR7fpbEbOZ0HZImd6/s400/100_6671.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5278930564523321618" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKgtM7nSwTCv-CbUQCnozhay6RC4Ji8VlGArLPhogS3JowE3Jz-O5Gp75A4uv7rCuFyDuR4BUCGndNPLYpm7n7X7cmMjL_QKPKGS4r-gAAKzecCSYQu-xiUMpose75Fk_YussFZOjNCo5w/s1600-h/100_6673.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKgtM7nSwTCv-CbUQCnozhay6RC4Ji8VlGArLPhogS3JowE3Jz-O5Gp75A4uv7rCuFyDuR4BUCGndNPLYpm7n7X7cmMjL_QKPKGS4r-gAAKzecCSYQu-xiUMpose75Fk_YussFZOjNCo5w/s400/100_6673.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5278930557845435170" /></a><br />Every year I buy one of those pre-fab Gingerbread houses from Costco. I love them! It makes everything so easy, and fun, and there is absolutely no cooking or talent required. A perfect match for this bunch! <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkJbXAq30eaLSGb_CcGeI45Sr6gQDkDspdEDtiXDtgmERpqXA7wcqKF15MHkLbOzoL0ouqho1KILnt9WHYuF0lCUpJr_IzTetc8V63Vzzah5j0tydbSTOqBEOjZC5qYbDFuShRoDKMMbcU/s1600-h/100_6675.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkJbXAq30eaLSGb_CcGeI45Sr6gQDkDspdEDtiXDtgmERpqXA7wcqKF15MHkLbOzoL0ouqho1KILnt9WHYuF0lCUpJr_IzTetc8V63Vzzah5j0tydbSTOqBEOjZC5qYbDFuShRoDKMMbcU/s400/100_6675.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5278930552161873138" /></a>Kristinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15267576640170103936noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6673351620993802058.post-58626521993862822442008-12-09T20:48:00.000-08:002008-12-09T23:00:03.272-08:00Christmas FestivitiesWe have been a busy bunch! Here is what we have been doing......... <br /><br />Wednesday Dec. 3, We went to the Festival of trees. We had a great time, right up until the point where I lost Bear. I have never lost a kid before, so this was a new kind of panic for me. I was there with several of my friends, and so I have to admit that I was not watching the kids as well as I should of, while I yapped with my buddies. <br /><br />So here's the deal. We had been looking at a Mechanical Santa, & Joshua was really into him, so when we all carried over to the next couple rows, I looked back to see Joshua still standing at the Santa. So I send Hannah over to get him, and I wait with the stroller. Hannah grabs Josh by the shirt, he screams bloody murder, everyone looks to see why he is screaming, and I have to go over to get him to stop screaming like a maniac.<br /><br />We all get calmed down and begin walking down the next aisle at a liesurely pace, and I am busy pushing the stroller, checking out the trees, and giving Joshua a dissaproving mama glare all the way down the row, which is pretty long and took us at least 5 minutes to stroll down. All of a sudden I look down and realize that there is no baby in my stroller. I had been pushing it happily along this whole time, and Bear wasn't even in it. She had escaped during the screaming incident, and I, being the GREAT mother that I am, had not even noticed. And to make matters worse, it's not like Bear is a lightweight. She weighs a good solid 30 lbs., so you would think that I would of noticed the absent weight in the stroller. <br /><br />Luckily when I ran back down the aisle like a crazy woman, a nice old couple had come across Bear, and were just standing over her, while yelling, "Did anyone lose a baby, is this anyone's baby". I was so glad that they had just kept her there, and not taken her to security or somewhere that would of taken longer to find her. I am such a loser!!! And to lose Bear, who is my best behaved kid. What was I thinking? Now if it had been one of the other ones, I would of still gone back for them, but their wouldn't of been nearly the panic, and I would of taken my time. Just kidding!!! HAHA!!! <br /><br />Josh, Aja, Ashton, & Hannah, at The Festival of Trees <br /><A href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3Sem28mCdEBWe6qCYnJFyQmUm4qj_7cdsgaW_3Fv1V_eukpquEEusn8dYPUqaHbg7A1zG9r6vlt6Fhls0cB3eJFsqu1HZWpMguei9nrkNYvzy7CfKNAu4YnkCrN2h7ZdnWdH74cfiWh4g/s1600-h/100_6528.jpg"><IMG id=BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5278034491132642498 style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3Sem28mCdEBWe6qCYnJFyQmUm4qj_7cdsgaW_3Fv1V_eukpquEEusn8dYPUqaHbg7A1zG9r6vlt6Fhls0cB3eJFsqu1HZWpMguei9nrkNYvzy7CfKNAu4YnkCrN2h7ZdnWdH74cfiWh4g/s400/100_6528.jpg" border=0></A> <br /><br />Thursday, I took my pre-schoolers on a field trip to the Church History Museum. I totally expected them to be ready to leave 30 minutes into it, but they had a GREAT time, and were so sad to leave, 3 hours later. They loved the kids rooms, where they each found a baby to take care of. We spent an hour in just that room, singing to our babies, and feeding our babies, and bathing our babies. It was really cute! <br /><br />Emma & Hannah being "Angels"<br /> <A href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdSaBLDTPbK7cARD8gLaTQnH7rWQT1S41iFNgdOIr0i3qIBBOyGDdTmb-6FMKVk_MtfcINOzZPO00cE_iyMTzzPd64UBY9PIwRgqoZzAKemxyGcYUnK8tXE805ZFLhmS8OSEFwB3_wiAYs/s1600-h/100_6555.jpg"><IMG id=BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5278034517523965074 style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 266px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdSaBLDTPbK7cARD8gLaTQnH7rWQT1S41iFNgdOIr0i3qIBBOyGDdTmb-6FMKVk_MtfcINOzZPO00cE_iyMTzzPd64UBY9PIwRgqoZzAKemxyGcYUnK8tXE805ZFLhmS8OSEFwB3_wiAYs/s400/100_6555.jpg" border=0></A> <br />Everyone taking care of their Babies. Joshua picked up this brown baby, and said it was his "Baby Haybear". He sang all the songs he knows to his baby, while he fed her and rocked her. So cute! <br /><A href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9V9ExEbAnuBv_ftHBDhxqpAAVdtrUkjsNSLU_v-JxLvUNB8ub8Uuu1hE0QNRX-VY0nEzpKFycnaGjhE41aEkeCzBDHloqLEh8EwN_XMnRsN2AcVDdEGDyCGQLu-bB366E0jH-LfgxtWZj/s1600-h/100_6554.jpg"><IMG id=BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5278034507870953138 style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9V9ExEbAnuBv_ftHBDhxqpAAVdtrUkjsNSLU_v-JxLvUNB8ub8Uuu1hE0QNRX-VY0nEzpKFycnaGjhE41aEkeCzBDHloqLEh8EwN_XMnRsN2AcVDdEGDyCGQLu-bB366E0jH-LfgxtWZj/s400/100_6554.jpg" border=0></A> <br />Josh, Hannah, Bear, Emma, & Allie <A href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFXvhsPkOxyJKK_GPl4Ilmx8tnVaitzEi4Jeh5QL2c4zPIehwM2iCrjqkl5F2O-YX0t6YNf_Pg74hth5u4iV0oQdYUwup-_jm6nZnzfy1mlzSqU7Ksm19UpFeo5VO9aqKQhDJbpyilUleA/s1600-h/100_6545.jpg"><IMG id=BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5278034496002718850 style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFXvhsPkOxyJKK_GPl4Ilmx8tnVaitzEi4Jeh5QL2c4zPIehwM2iCrjqkl5F2O-YX0t6YNf_Pg74hth5u4iV0oQdYUwup-_jm6nZnzfy1mlzSqU7Ksm19UpFeo5VO9aqKQhDJbpyilUleA/s400/100_6545.jpg" border=0></A> <br /><br />Friday December 5th, I turned 38!!!! Special thanks to all my friends and family, who sang Happy Birthday to my answering machine all day, while I was out to lunch with my parents, the light parade with Bruce & the kids, and a late night dinner, with Liz & Cindy. It was a <strong><em>GREAT</em></strong> birthday, and I don't feel a day over 37. :) <br /><br />Light Parade <A href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQBEFkz2JmG-wRlYYY2izkbfvPRa3gS8eUEpR8Jh0w1NVO93F7dvTLcOemxA3Z1wWlkayMr35uzXzx-CHG3vzPhDYbFf6k4EYELHWwvp9tBErpyhbMFO6i9x4V5SXzMaBPU8WGexAK90cH/s1600-h/100_6593.jpg"><IMG id=BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5278040035167020402 style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQBEFkz2JmG-wRlYYY2izkbfvPRa3gS8eUEpR8Jh0w1NVO93F7dvTLcOemxA3Z1wWlkayMr35uzXzx-CHG3vzPhDYbFf6k4EYELHWwvp9tBErpyhbMFO6i9x4V5SXzMaBPU8WGexAK90cH/s400/100_6593.jpg" border=0></A> <br />Freezing Family <br /><A href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBYRc28poW9LrZR3NhHgtquKwljhkerBpqS7STjXpcgxJRwSytPBRVT_Ywi6HS9vGrucWQDS-RL5lMxVn8id220aQiQj4pOgm-XyB7FyhnoP5qmzD3ozvL8a0R8vL7tjO9NmFn8zFDqinN/s1600-h/100_6595.jpg"><IMG id=BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5278040029497671154 style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBYRc28poW9LrZR3NhHgtquKwljhkerBpqS7STjXpcgxJRwSytPBRVT_Ywi6HS9vGrucWQDS-RL5lMxVn8id220aQiQj4pOgm-XyB7FyhnoP5qmzD3ozvL8a0R8vL7tjO9NmFn8zFDqinN/s400/100_6595.jpg" border=0></A><br />My very own "Spider Monkey" <br /><A href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO1sQVylQSz9e4GQGzjLaE9iDDipZeQtVgEq80SwjB5Mibg6xYm_kR7Ai_n72o7SQELahyphenhyphenZBzXG-Qp6cqy4P_QAKJPDhMmXuwZF4ioYP4oaMyQCH8-cNyhMTNIN3YX0pcyk_4d-UdJv54b/s1600-h/100_6583.jpg"><IMG id=BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5278040020174420594 style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO1sQVylQSz9e4GQGzjLaE9iDDipZeQtVgEq80SwjB5Mibg6xYm_kR7Ai_n72o7SQELahyphenhyphenZBzXG-Qp6cqy4P_QAKJPDhMmXuwZF4ioYP4oaMyQCH8-cNyhMTNIN3YX0pcyk_4d-UdJv54b/s400/100_6583.jpg" border=0></A> <br />What I look like at 38. Hey at least I still have all my teeth, for now.<br /><A href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh46hPmjFsBe-Doz3-tRZOjQasDJc1Cn2oy_52mVdm3Gj3F6hpgs9Zd1cSGN2FfBDbGW_8VbGYG3_SOv0M5KXCvAS4aoIHVqx5WqCLYeUJgzy01GAE4DkhjePv0JBnEfKzzedzXHB9Hq2S1/s1600-h/100_6575.jpg"><IMG id=BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5278040018736778706 style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 321px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh46hPmjFsBe-Doz3-tRZOjQasDJc1Cn2oy_52mVdm3Gj3F6hpgs9Zd1cSGN2FfBDbGW_8VbGYG3_SOv0M5KXCvAS4aoIHVqx5WqCLYeUJgzy01GAE4DkhjePv0JBnEfKzzedzXHB9Hq2S1/s400/100_6575.jpg" border=0></A> <br /><br />Saturday December 6th, we started the day off with our ward Christmas Breakfast, and a picture with Santa. When I asked Hannah what she was going to ask for, she said, "Big boobies like yours, so I can rub lotion on them". (Don't you love that?)Sooooo, while I was flattered that she thinks I have big boobies, I told her it would be better if she just asked for Barbies. And, luckily, she went for it. <br /><A href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtae1aNAp3YQhMXFuKaP1gfxxKCMjAiJ243G_22-NmQDSK-m4BJfAFbeQfE6Fy5bro-jry55ObJO06tSi4QDl6MAImkyIHuIxd8f2CFElNl7KCwU3f9rUSGb3fVo5v94yHHfuKYIRSINqu/s1600-h/100_6602.jpg"><IMG id=BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5278040039063201954 style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtae1aNAp3YQhMXFuKaP1gfxxKCMjAiJ243G_22-NmQDSK-m4BJfAFbeQfE6Fy5bro-jry55ObJO06tSi4QDl6MAImkyIHuIxd8f2CFElNl7KCwU3f9rUSGb3fVo5v94yHHfuKYIRSINqu/s400/100_6602.jpg" border=0></A><br />Alex, asked for Star Wars stuff, Big Surprise! <br /><A href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXBF8fPVMYr0YD_zy_lX8tQt6HQ3eaOLBpQMB-tEqia8qpVOWBLhfO0LmcyhbhzADJ4IRSYwoC9oB4pbI93k0XzRwilZlwWqQTG4SgyNNWWfFq5ckMawtHHSQB_vAino_GKzJOE5vl9cLu/s1600-h/100_6605.jpg"><IMG id=BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5278043465140899410 style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXBF8fPVMYr0YD_zy_lX8tQt6HQ3eaOLBpQMB-tEqia8qpVOWBLhfO0LmcyhbhzADJ4IRSYwoC9oB4pbI93k0XzRwilZlwWqQTG4SgyNNWWfFq5ckMawtHHSQB_vAino_GKzJOE5vl9cLu/s400/100_6605.jpg" border=0></A> <br />I'm not sure what Bruce asked for? But I bet Santa was glad when he got off his lap. <A href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzRWZUV0okByCnZrXb-U1KeZMcR6XDAbmQusCgFSgEt8HPexR-u0pVUPLwUWgZSHhIBtcrNQYTFoQ2rb0cltHlOlKFXiODTyPCZ4aycLPa4fanm6Kj584N2G72yZ3WD3ACDwCsjbWLwsHx/s1600-h/100_6606.jpg"><IMG id=BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5278043460652193810 style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 266px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzRWZUV0okByCnZrXb-U1KeZMcR6XDAbmQusCgFSgEt8HPexR-u0pVUPLwUWgZSHhIBtcrNQYTFoQ2rb0cltHlOlKFXiODTyPCZ4aycLPa4fanm6Kj584N2G72yZ3WD3ACDwCsjbWLwsHx/s400/100_6606.jpg" border=0></A> <br />Josh was scared of Santa, and had been telling us all week that Santa was mean. We told him he would get candy if he sat on his lap, and so that's what he asked for, Candy. <br /><A href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAMp2rvFgWRgZPIs1qm72VzPobWRPtZy8XcbMYDvOeIfpkgrHIL2COqHyomNMrEIxQUyLPUUmy58eNLZtk6jmDVuDNxPxDzYkMzPO7EauVw8DkpUEYOemAXROXUA5vViThAAB91am4f9xu/s1600-h/100_6608.jpg"><IMG id=BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5278043457231544178 style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAMp2rvFgWRgZPIs1qm72VzPobWRPtZy8XcbMYDvOeIfpkgrHIL2COqHyomNMrEIxQUyLPUUmy58eNLZtk6jmDVuDNxPxDzYkMzPO7EauVw8DkpUEYOemAXROXUA5vViThAAB91am4f9xu/s400/100_6608.jpg" border=0></A> <br />And then there was the Bear, and since video speaks (or should I say screams) louder than pictures, please ENJOY!!!<br /><OBJECT class=BLOG_video_class id=BLOG_video-f6e05ca1674b5270 height=266 width=320 contentId="f6e05ca1674b5270"></OBJECT><br /><br />We ended the day by stopping by the Genesis Christmas party, where we frollicked with friends, and the kids ran around until they were tired. So far a very Merry Christmas!!Kristinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15267576640170103936noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6673351620993802058.post-16993186130278774722008-12-01T21:30:00.000-08:002008-12-01T21:44:04.067-08:00Christmas has come to our houseI <strong><em>LOVE</em></strong> Christmas! The shopping is underway, Bruce put up the lights, (even though he hates to, and is deathly afraid of heights, love ya babe), and tonight all six of us decorated the tree. The kids actually did most of it, and I was really surprised by how well they did. We have lots of fun plans and are looking forward to a great Holiday Season.<br /><br />Our house<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8DDCmbiG2qcAKZzsWWyWjRn4xebacQZJLVPVT34A4ct6e2nLRIaZgVhv-iogycgkXG7i1GS0zpH2gqAlRQz4XON0iybSFJbOpj6_8FYtYuTiR5d_WDd-UtOcdbjjQSvMALsYRYYf1Dn3X/s1600-h/100_6525.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8DDCmbiG2qcAKZzsWWyWjRn4xebacQZJLVPVT34A4ct6e2nLRIaZgVhv-iogycgkXG7i1GS0zpH2gqAlRQz4XON0iybSFJbOpj6_8FYtYuTiR5d_WDd-UtOcdbjjQSvMALsYRYYf1Dn3X/s400/100_6525.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5275062807482128354" /></a><br />Bruce and the kids decorating the tree<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUrb_u-4qB339cuZ9DB7w10K4ciTxQpn6iILpiiGval00xNauCRTG4LG-Bni6xvSfyN59kvRueMHWtKDQ054EREVmxoLjZ-cNSaNK15lXDGL7-mRD3DITgs-uUzrtNyol1QjWhW0KMNe_B/s1600-h/100_6514.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 319px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUrb_u-4qB339cuZ9DB7w10K4ciTxQpn6iILpiiGval00xNauCRTG4LG-Bni6xvSfyN59kvRueMHWtKDQ054EREVmxoLjZ-cNSaNK15lXDGL7-mRD3DITgs-uUzrtNyol1QjWhW0KMNe_B/s400/100_6514.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5275062816067465138" /></a><br />Good grief, they are CUTE!!!!!!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE1I9cQOuW-5jlcylzFSLesMRIUi6hU0Ph09p7K-VM9jQWul3A8e92ijqRGneZOmqggFCAL2CPAaEpvIX6xnXF9baKMRmhpVIfsI7W_deiXbAM9_eUkTMAUZ9DBrR2g-dTkCX9wIqNHkFJ/s1600-h/100_6522.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE1I9cQOuW-5jlcylzFSLesMRIUi6hU0Ph09p7K-VM9jQWul3A8e92ijqRGneZOmqggFCAL2CPAaEpvIX6xnXF9baKMRmhpVIfsI7W_deiXbAM9_eUkTMAUZ9DBrR2g-dTkCX9wIqNHkFJ/s400/100_6522.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5275062817038991010" /></a>Kristinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15267576640170103936noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6673351620993802058.post-39669210886369168662008-11-29T23:24:00.000-08:002008-11-30T00:25:31.234-08:00ThankfulThis year I meant to be as ambitious as some of my blogging friends and write everyday about something I was thankful for, but today I am thankful to say that my life has been too busy to have the time to blog. I am thankful because of the time spent with these people who I have been busy with, family, friends, and my adorable kids.<br /><br />I'm so grateful for parents who took care of all my needs as a child, and who still are there for me if I need them. We didn't have much, but we never wanted for anything, and I've always known They would do anything for me. <br /><br />I am grateful for a home ward (and especially YW's leaders) that took me under their wings and taught me the Gospel. These people made a huge impact on my life and set me on a course that has stayed with me today, and has greatly impacted the person I am, and the one I want to become.<br /><br />I am thankful for my Bubba. <em><strong>YOU</strong></em> are everything!!!!! My best good friend, my lover, my life!<br /><br />I am grateful for the four woman who brought my children into this world. I love you all!!<br /><br />I am so grateful for my sweet babies. Boogala, Sugar-butt baby, Bear, & Gump, I love you like the stars.<br /><br />My lunch friends, playgroup friends, walking friends, old friends, new friends, best friends, I love you all. What would I do without you?<br /><br />My three brothers, my partners in crime, the pains in my butt, the holes in my bedroom door. You guys rock! Who needs a sister when they can be stuck with you redneck hillbilly's forever? <br /><br />A warm house, food to eat, sufficiant for our needs, and even a little for our wants.<br /><br />A free country where ANYONE can be whatever they dream of being.<br /><br />A cat who doesn't run away, even though she is the most neglected person in our family. We love you Xena!<br /><br />I'm so thankful that we are all healthy.<br /><br />To my extended family, you are all crazy and wierd, and I love you for it.<br /><br />And so much more to be thankful for............ <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUSojZml0l68chyphenhyphenlv4yHSEmvIsWjXaio9Dd_e0KQQiigA0XsQVcHv9Tmv6Hc_fsLhkpezoI1ex52O8mogXLBYQlJO7JNDGbnqeM_Rn8WWApvzbbRTBa5H39ad58c1X4MxqBK0fUK1nGqZ7/s1600-h/100_6501.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUSojZml0l68chyphenhyphenlv4yHSEmvIsWjXaio9Dd_e0KQQiigA0XsQVcHv9Tmv6Hc_fsLhkpezoI1ex52O8mogXLBYQlJO7JNDGbnqeM_Rn8WWApvzbbRTBa5H39ad58c1X4MxqBK0fUK1nGqZ7/s400/100_6501.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5274363518426872706" /></a><br /><br />I am living an enchanted life, and have been very blessed. I am so grateful to my Heavenly Father for providing the way, the truth, and the life, that I am living. It is my hope and goal to someday be worthy of it all. <br /><br />Happy Thanksgiving!Kristinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15267576640170103936noreply@blogger.com0