tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18283547204749847402024-03-13T15:45:30.943-05:00The MotalsMy heart is like a singing bird.
Christina G. RossettiAnjiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15098948286679646001noreply@blogger.comBlogger174125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1828354720474984740.post-46148928706102675192012-06-26T22:09:00.003-05:002012-06-26T22:09:39.031-05:00Family, Rockstars, and Stitches<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
I don't know where April, May, and now June have gone!!! Here are a few of the highlights of June :)</div>
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Precious Charlie and Lela</div>
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Emma LOVES her Mia!!!</div>
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Charlie and his Daddy, Davin</div>
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Emma went to a Party like a Rockstar birthday party. Kiddos were encouraged to dress up as a rockstar. I got Em all dolled up in a black t-shirt with a pink princess skull, pink tutu with pink leggins and put some streamers in her hair. When we got there, there was a box of dress up clothes---Emma much preferred Rapunzel and a mermaid over being a rockstar :) She still had fun on the stage!!!</div>
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Getting her rockstar make up...</div>
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We had scheduled family pictures (my parents, sister and her family, my grandma, and us) on Father's Day. We got to my parents' house at 4:30...my photographer friend got there around 4:40...by 4:45 we were headed to the ER bc Emma had cut her foot on the backdoor. My parents' door had a little metal piece that hung down from the door---it was built in from their alarm system--and Em's foot was in the wrong place at the wrong time the metal piece sliced her foot. Trav knew right away that stitches were needed. He and I headed to the ER in Georgetown. I told him I would drive...hmmmmm, this proved to be a bad choice. About 3 minutes from the hospital, I started seeing spots and my ears started ringing. I told Trav that I was going to pass out and that I needed to pull over. Mind you, I had yet to see her foot OR any blood. My mind was racing and I was only imagining what was hiding underneath the towel that Trav pressed to Emma's foot. Trav tried to encourage me to keep going, but I knew that it was unsafe for me to keep driving. I pulled over, eyes closed, sweat drenching my clothing and scalp. Trav hopped out of the the passenger side, Em in his arms and told me to scoot over. He drove the rest of the way to the ER with Em in his lap :( When we got to the ER, I stayed in the car to collect myself and told Trav I would meet him in there. When I had cooled down a bit and felt like I was no longer on the verge of passing out, I headed in to the ER. I found Trav and Em in an exam room. The doctor had already tied a gauze on her foot and I assumed that she was already done...nope. The doctor then started talking about how everything seemed "intact" and that he was labeling her a category 3 injury and that should bump her up a bit. I did not like the word "intact"---was that questionable when we walked in??? and I had no idea where the class 3 fell on the urgency scale. Needless to say, the room got a little bit hot again, the sweat and lights started and the doctor turned his attention to me instead of to sweet Emma. I got the good ole wet rag and instructions to put my head between my knees. I decided then and there that I would NOT be going to be ok when Emma got stitches and that I should let Trav continue to do a great job taking care of Em. My sister came to keep my company and my mom went to keep Trav and Em company---my mom does much better than me in medical situations. Trav and Em waited from 4:50ish to 10 pm in the ER before she got stitched...goodness!!! It was a LONG night!!!</div>
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Em ended up getting some internal stitches and then 8 external stitches. The stitches were different than I had ever seen. They went under the skin and looked more like the hem of a piece of clothing. She will definitely have a deep scar by her toes for a while...a little reminder of a VERY interesting Father's Day!!! Trav definitely stepped up to the plate and showed off his amazing Daddy skills that day!!!</div>Anjiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15098948286679646001noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1828354720474984740.post-73362754258516061562012-04-09T01:02:00.000-05:002012-04-09T01:02:21.788-05:00Easter 2012<div style="text-align: center;">
We went to Trav's parents' house in Moulton to celebrate Easter with them on Saturday. The Easter Bunny found Em in Moulton and hid some eggs. She had a wonderful time finding her hidden treasures. </div>
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Sunday morning, she got up to find that the Easter Bunny had also visited our house. After digging through her Easter basket, she ran out into the backyard to do some egg huntin'.<br />
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This picture makes me laugh b/c she is stretching pretty far to get to the next rock in our flower beds. There was definitely an easier way to get the hidden eggs!!!</div>
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Ah-ha...gotcha!</div>
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Chocolate for breakfast...</div>
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Sweet, sweet, girl!!!</div>
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We headed to Georgetown to eat lunch with my family. I am going to give fair warning right now...I took A LOT of pictures. The weather was gorgeous and I guess I was feeling motivated :) </div>
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Goin' on a butterfly hunt...they caught one :)</div>
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Hungry guy!</div>
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Gigi and Dad</div>
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Goodness...more chocolate???</div>
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The evening ended with a friendly game of soccer...Daddies vs. Daughters. I am pretty certain that the Daughters won :)</div>Anjiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15098948286679646001noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1828354720474984740.post-6276817178154193232012-04-08T23:50:00.003-05:002012-04-08T23:50:57.993-05:00Hungry Little Caterpillars<div align="center" class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Do you remember this guy? Emma's new pet fish, Lahlo.</div>
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When we got home from the rodeo, Travis and Emma spent time getting Lahlo's home ready for him. </div>
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All set, now all we need to do is add a fish.</div>
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Emma trying to catch Lahlo. I was holding my breath, hoping that she would not squish him.</div>
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Home at last :)</div>
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Emma needed to get a closer look. </div>Anjiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15098948286679646001noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1828354720474984740.post-73200274889332094882012-04-08T23:21:00.001-05:002012-04-08T23:23:05.701-05:00Rodeo 2012<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
We invited Mia, Camie, and Charlie to go to the Rodeo with us over Spring Break. We had a great time!!!</div>
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Headed to the fair!!!</div>
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Gettin' sleepy!!!</div>
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Travis had 1 ticket left--not enough to ride another ride and Trav did not want to spend any more money to get more tickets. So...he decided to spend the ticket to try and win a fish...only he did it KNOWING that he would he would not likely get a fish. He was wrong.</div>
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Now Emma is the proud owner of a new goldfish.</div>
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Meet Lahlo...where does she come up with these names????</div>Anjiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15098948286679646001noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1828354720474984740.post-30842773748430220302012-04-08T22:49:00.001-05:002012-04-08T22:49:40.813-05:00Spring Break Play Date with Landry We set up a play date for Landry and Emma over Spring Break. We started out at a toy store that had some bubble fun scheduled. They had kids creating bubble art with colored bubble solution. <br />
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After the bubble fun, we decided to head over to the new All Abilities Park in Round Rock. It is fantastic and the kiddos AND Krista and I had a great time! We will definitely be going back!!!</div>
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Emma found this pink unicorn. She no longer wanted to play with anything else. </div>
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<strong><u>My new running gear:</u></strong> <br />
1) GPS app on my phone that has helped me track my time/mile and map my running route...which I LOVE.<br />
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2) Nike Running skirts...I think they are FANTASTIC and cute!!! Bonus: I got them on sale for $16 vs. their normal $45 price tag :) and no more shorts riding up during the run!!! <br />
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1) MUST expell all urine from bladder before going on a run!!! 2 miles from my house I had the AWFUL feeling that if I kept running, I <strike>may</strike> most certainly would wet myself. I decided to call Trav to come get me. Not my proudest moment! He told me, "Patton, you can't swim out into the middle of the ocean without being able to swim back!" My friend pointed out that you can pee in the ocean without people noticing! Very true! He did come get me and did not give me TOO much grief :)<br />
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2) I LOVE running to the Jack Johnson Pandora station!!! I tried all sorts of up beat, hip hoppy, rap-like music, but Jack (and similar artists) make me happy...when I am happy, I think I am in a better place to push myself.<br />
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3) I am amazed about how quickly my body has adapted to this running thing!!! 2 months ago I was struggling with running for 45 seconds with 90 second walk (repeated for 20 minutes) and now I can run for 35 minutes straight and be happy afterwards. Can't wait to see where I end up!<br />
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The three of us decided to make our way to Zilker Park for the 84th annual Kite Festival. We thought Emma would love seeing all of the different kites and the weather was GORGEOUS!!! </div>
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Emma got to make her very own kite. You can tell she was thrilled!!!</div>
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She had to move through the various stations where the supports were added, the strings where added, and finally...</div>
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Travis doing a little kite coaching.</div>
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Emma's kite joined the rest of the kites in the beautiful, blue sky.</div>
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Great fun had by all!!! </div>Anjiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15098948286679646001noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1828354720474984740.post-39234591050852011322012-02-11T22:49:00.005-06:002012-02-11T23:15:19.829-06:00Mommy Daughter Dinner<div align="center">Camie and I took the girls out for a mommy daughter dinner at Chez Zee. They got all dolled up and for their special date!!!<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-hiN4qIljdbo/TzdIUsJ9KzI/AAAAAAAADWo/mBVypTKKVtY/s1600/February%2B11%252C%2B2012%2B295.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5708110573002894130" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-hiN4qIljdbo/TzdIUsJ9KzI/AAAAAAAADWo/mBVypTKKVtY/s320/February%2B11%252C%2B2012%2B295.JPG" /></a> Emma waiting patiently for Camie and Mia to get there.<br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-dLNy3drbbog/TzdIUOcn_oI/AAAAAAAADWc/KC-vHjCb4vI/s1600/February%2B11%252C%2B2012%2B310.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5708110565028134530" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-dLNy3drbbog/TzdIUOcn_oI/AAAAAAAADWc/KC-vHjCb4vI/s320/February%2B11%252C%2B2012%2B310.JPG" /></a> The girls scoping out the desserts!!!<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-iRtx7-5nLdA/TzdHvEjpIwI/AAAAAAAADWQ/ioBye1a_KIg/s1600/February%2B11%252C%2B2012%2B324.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5708109926718055170" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-iRtx7-5nLdA/TzdHvEjpIwI/AAAAAAAADWQ/ioBye1a_KIg/s320/February%2B11%252C%2B2012%2B324.JPG" /></a> They thought the piano player was pretty great.<br /><br /><div><br /><br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-iyD-smnr-tk/TzdGa3vIMgI/AAAAAAAADV4/v5p26TPpR2w/s1600/February%2B11%252C%2B2012%2B327.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5708108480167555586" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-iyD-smnr-tk/TzdGa3vIMgI/AAAAAAAADV4/v5p26TPpR2w/s320/February%2B11%252C%2B2012%2B327.JPG" /></a> They restaurant was all decked out in whimsical hearts and strings of red and white lights. Lots of eye candy for sure!<br /><br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-EyvLcghc-jg/TzdGakWJiMI/AAAAAAAADVs/czb-8mK_SP8/s1600/February%2B11%252C%2B2012%2B330.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5708108474962512066" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-EyvLcghc-jg/TzdGakWJiMI/AAAAAAAADVs/czb-8mK_SP8/s320/February%2B11%252C%2B2012%2B330.JPG" /></a> Emma got brownie bites for dessert. She even was kind enough to save a few to bring home for her daddy to enjoy!<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-TtmSOzmKL0o/TzdFclJkkpI/AAAAAAAADVg/mgUJ01yOvSk/s1600/February%2B11%252C%2B2012%2B331.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5708107410026304146" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-TtmSOzmKL0o/TzdFclJkkpI/AAAAAAAADVg/mgUJ01yOvSk/s320/February%2B11%252C%2B2012%2B331.JPG" /></a> Our dates for the evening :)<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-SAy1Ed7eCFA/TzdFcP2hxzI/AAAAAAAADVU/aeaG-h1Icls/s1600/February%2B11%252C%2B2012%2B353.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5708107404309284658" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-SAy1Ed7eCFA/TzdFcP2hxzI/AAAAAAAADVU/aeaG-h1Icls/s320/February%2B11%252C%2B2012%2B353.JPG" /></a> I had the best time with my precious girl!!! We should go on special mommy daughter dates more often!!! Thanks for a wonderful evening, Emma!!! Notice the necklace and bracelete that she made with Landry earlier today. She was sooooo proud of her "jewels"!!!</div></div></div></div></div></div><br /></div>Anjiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15098948286679646001noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1828354720474984740.post-15845525736830347822012-02-11T22:16:00.008-06:002012-02-11T22:49:14.587-06:00Will you be my Valentine???<div align="center">Emma had a sweet Valentine's play date with sweet Landry. <a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-MHGtSPQs9fk/TzdCbAabzGI/AAAAAAAADVI/1d3jSoCx4d8/s1600/February%2B11%252C%2B2012%2B124.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5708104084450167906" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-MHGtSPQs9fk/TzdCbAabzGI/AAAAAAAADVI/1d3jSoCx4d8/s320/February%2B11%252C%2B2012%2B124.JPG" /></a> Landry served up yummy strawberry milk.<br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-j9CJPSue_CE/TzdCaq_W59I/AAAAAAAADU8/wrNx9wZAt1s/s1600/February%2B11%252C%2B2012%2B133.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5708104078699456466" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-j9CJPSue_CE/TzdCaq_W59I/AAAAAAAADU8/wrNx9wZAt1s/s320/February%2B11%252C%2B2012%2B133.JPG" /></a> They made valentine's cards and necklaces.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-sECe6Ys8k98/TzdCD7_tsvI/AAAAAAAADUw/QyOBtvk22TE/s1600/February%2B11%252C%2B2012%2B148.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5708103688127361778" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-sECe6Ys8k98/TzdCD7_tsvI/AAAAAAAADUw/QyOBtvk22TE/s320/February%2B11%252C%2B2012%2B148.JPG" /></a> They decorated cookies.</div><br /><div><br /><br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-0eAs3cR0xno/TzdCDXD7ZYI/AAAAAAAADUk/ljIcsRl8vjg/s1600/February%2B11%252C%2B2012%2B172.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5708103678212924802" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-0eAs3cR0xno/TzdCDXD7ZYI/AAAAAAAADUk/ljIcsRl8vjg/s320/February%2B11%252C%2B2012%2B172.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Vs2LpKVMfjs/TzdBKlBYNUI/AAAAAAAADUY/o2hi08CjFkY/s1600/February%2B11%252C%2B2012%2B182.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5708102702707782978" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Vs2LpKVMfjs/TzdBKlBYNUI/AAAAAAAADUY/o2hi08CjFkY/s320/February%2B11%252C%2B2012%2B182.JPG" /></a>Notice the frosting in the hair. No surface was safe with these two :)<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-VP-EP4IfeZc/Tzc_ZuQ4mWI/AAAAAAAADUM/4OtvvbqrSHc/s1600/February%2B11%252C%2B2012%2B158.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5708100763863521634" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-VP-EP4IfeZc/Tzc_ZuQ4mWI/AAAAAAAADUM/4OtvvbqrSHc/s320/February%2B11%252C%2B2012%2B158.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-j3eAXlOhtg4/Tzc_ZEpPoRI/AAAAAAAADUA/gxm-sgtlXOA/s1600/February%2B11%252C%2B2012%2B228.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5708100752691405074" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-j3eAXlOhtg4/Tzc_ZEpPoRI/AAAAAAAADUA/gxm-sgtlXOA/s320/February%2B11%252C%2B2012%2B228.JPG" /></a> After cookie decorating, Krista (Landry's Mama) made heart shaped peanut butter and jelly sandwiches. Real food was much needed after the kids started coming down off their sugar high :)<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-91gRn__psRE/Tzc_Y1GtuJI/AAAAAAAADT0/ABZTMqgSx4g/s1600/February%2B11%252C%2B2012%2B259.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5708100748520044690" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-91gRn__psRE/Tzc_Y1GtuJI/AAAAAAAADT0/ABZTMqgSx4g/s320/February%2B11%252C%2B2012%2B259.JPG" /></a>Landry waiting for Emma in his loft for a quick story time before we headed home for nap.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-dxm3gXvB81g/Tzc-O2zq1OI/AAAAAAAADTo/cTIiYpSeFek/s1600/February%2B11%252C%2B2012%2B270.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5708099477666714850" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-dxm3gXvB81g/Tzc-O2zq1OI/AAAAAAAADTo/cTIiYpSeFek/s320/February%2B11%252C%2B2012%2B270.JPG" /></a> Buddies :)<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-SI3V0GmihUM/Tzc-OVofYFI/AAAAAAAADTc/tIBkoFuaS7Y/s1600/February%2B11%252C%2B2012%2B283.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5708099468761456722" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-SI3V0GmihUM/Tzc-OVofYFI/AAAAAAAADTc/tIBkoFuaS7Y/s320/February%2B11%252C%2B2012%2B283.JPG" /></a> Emma enjoyed the Valentine's Day stories that Mrs. Krista read!!!<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-rqN5f9UIuf8/Tzc-N_nS3ZI/AAAAAAAADTQ/xZA1VtJlR2E/s1600/February%2B11%252C%2B2012%2B286.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5708099462850862482" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-rqN5f9UIuf8/Tzc-N_nS3ZI/AAAAAAAADTQ/xZA1VtJlR2E/s320/February%2B11%252C%2B2012%2B286.JPG" /></a>Thanks for having us over, Krista and Landry!!! We had a wonderful time!!!</div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br /></div>Anjiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15098948286679646001noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1828354720474984740.post-20879407555233617232012-02-11T21:57:00.006-06:002012-02-11T22:15:07.365-06:00Happy Birthday, Kiara!!!<div align="center">Emma's friend, Kiara, had her birthday party at Capitol Gymnastics. The kiddos loved playing on all of the equipment!!! We had a lot of fun!!!<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-QWgwmRXr89U/Tzc7W1WVPII/AAAAAAAADTE/FbKn0JepB-c/s1600/February%2B11%252C%2B2012%2B074.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5708096316179299458" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-QWgwmRXr89U/Tzc7W1WVPII/AAAAAAAADTE/FbKn0JepB-c/s320/February%2B11%252C%2B2012%2B074.JPG" /></a> Notice the slightly upturned hands. She looks like a natural. She came home and was doing the same thing down the hallway, following the tiles.<br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/--wxCyRXFiKw/Tzc7WaqDxII/AAAAAAAADS4/cMtU1RiuGI4/s1600/February%2B11%252C%2B2012%2B077.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5708096309014283394" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/--wxCyRXFiKw/Tzc7WaqDxII/AAAAAAAADS4/cMtU1RiuGI4/s320/February%2B11%252C%2B2012%2B077.JPG" /></a> The trampoline runway.<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-TdpaoiryZXY/Tzc7V6m1BwI/AAAAAAAADSs/FicADdCrE9A/s1600/February%2B11%252C%2B2012%2B082.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5708096300410799874" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-TdpaoiryZXY/Tzc7V6m1BwI/AAAAAAAADSs/FicADdCrE9A/s320/February%2B11%252C%2B2012%2B082.JPG" /></a> rope swing<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Se-mB4H_qMg/Tzc6rJ-wjoI/AAAAAAAADSg/OZB9Bxpc5d8/s1600/February%2B11%252C%2B2012%2B084.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5708095565803327106" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Se-mB4H_qMg/Tzc6rJ-wjoI/AAAAAAAADSg/OZB9Bxpc5d8/s320/February%2B11%252C%2B2012%2B084.JPG" /></a> Rowan, Emma and Quinney<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-qFNyO2u-J1M/Tzc6qgnkjVI/AAAAAAAADSU/35fnYFjK2_c/s1600/February%2B11%252C%2B2012%2B085.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5708095554700217682" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-qFNyO2u-J1M/Tzc6qgnkjVI/AAAAAAAADSU/35fnYFjK2_c/s320/February%2B11%252C%2B2012%2B085.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-m6bln35RWhw/Tzc6NBB1Z_I/AAAAAAAADSI/yZbBSCtPNZw/s1600/February%2B11%252C%2B2012%2B088.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5708095048004233202" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-m6bln35RWhw/Tzc6NBB1Z_I/AAAAAAAADSI/yZbBSCtPNZw/s320/February%2B11%252C%2B2012%2B088.JPG" /></a> Trampoline<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-OSebG-_eae8/Tzc6Ml8-yBI/AAAAAAAADR8/6dA_o-OO5CI/s1600/February%2B11%252C%2B2012%2B099.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5708095040736118802" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-OSebG-_eae8/Tzc6Ml8-yBI/AAAAAAAADR8/6dA_o-OO5CI/s320/February%2B11%252C%2B2012%2B099.JPG" /></a> The foam pit was the biggest hit of all!!!</div><br /><div><br /><br /><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-UkvtVFGkJFM/Tzc5ibKUPgI/AAAAAAAADRw/ba1Di3LkyBU/s1600/February%2B11%252C%2B2012%2B104.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5708094316284755458" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-UkvtVFGkJFM/Tzc5ibKUPgI/AAAAAAAADRw/ba1Di3LkyBU/s320/February%2B11%252C%2B2012%2B104.JPG" /></a> CANNONBALL!!!!!<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-becTrZ-50bk/Tzc5iKl3DqI/AAAAAAAADRk/zRjwyzbIA3c/s1600/February%2B11%252C%2B2012%2B111.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5708094311836880546" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-becTrZ-50bk/Tzc5iKl3DqI/AAAAAAAADRk/zRjwyzbIA3c/s320/February%2B11%252C%2B2012%2B111.JPG" /></a> Thanks for including us in your birthday celebration, Kiara!!!</div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br /></div>Anjiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15098948286679646001noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1828354720474984740.post-40836610874142746882012-02-11T21:44:00.008-06:002012-02-12T11:13:44.529-06:00Found Photos<div align="center">These were some pictures that were on my memory card that needed to be uploaded. <a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-gGfe01wJ3rY/Tzc20vo-III/AAAAAAAADRY/EVs4dzkhjkY/s1600/February%2B11%252C%2B2012%2B026.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5708091332484800642" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-gGfe01wJ3rY/Tzc20vo-III/AAAAAAAADRY/EVs4dzkhjkY/s320/February%2B11%252C%2B2012%2B026.JPG" /></a> I LOVE Emma's expression in this picture. It was taken on New Year's Eve and she had one of those extra long sparklers. She was waving it around in a circular motion and apparently was pretty amazed at what she saw :)</div><br /><div align="center"><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-NX6fLkysB38/Tzc20a7TWkI/AAAAAAAADRM/e9VSTKc9WoU/s1600/February%2B11%252C%2B2012%2B049.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5708091326924544578" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-NX6fLkysB38/Tzc20a7TWkI/AAAAAAAADRM/e9VSTKc9WoU/s320/February%2B11%252C%2B2012%2B049.JPG" /></a> After Thanksgiving, I got a new camera (canon t3i) and my friend met up with Emma and I to give me a little tutorial on how to shoot in manually. I took these 3 pictures of Emma in manual mode after a quick lesson in aperture and shutter speed :) I thought they turned out pretty good for my first attempt!<br /><br /><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-EvA-PqmIXRo/Tzc2cCSdJiI/AAAAAAAADRA/eIIreIRqREc/s1600/February%2B11%252C%2B2012%2B053.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5708090907993908770" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-EvA-PqmIXRo/Tzc2cCSdJiI/AAAAAAAADRA/eIIreIRqREc/s320/February%2B11%252C%2B2012%2B053.JPG" /></a> This picture reminds me of a school photo :) They always have a backdrop and some sort of prop.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-pxYwDol2BVI/Tzc2FI07DYI/AAAAAAAADQ0/nknC5cFyKd4/s1600/February%2B11%252C%2B2012%2B060.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5708090514612096386" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-pxYwDol2BVI/Tzc2FI07DYI/AAAAAAAADQ0/nknC5cFyKd4/s320/February%2B11%252C%2B2012%2B060.JPG" /></a></div></div><br /></div>Anjiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15098948286679646001noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1828354720474984740.post-90974644738292724732012-02-02T20:30:00.003-06:002012-02-02T23:42:01.186-06:00Finding my Inner Runner...<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/--C9OBQv1nBw/TytJaURGnWI/AAAAAAAADQU/uHHengG-gl4/s1600/runner.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 259px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 194px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5704734069460737378" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/--C9OBQv1nBw/TytJaURGnWI/AAAAAAAADQU/uHHengG-gl4/s320/runner.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br />Over the Christmas break, I ate my fair share (and then some) of sweet goodness which prompted me to take action in 2012. Yes, I...like millions of others... made a New Year's resolution to work out. Running seemed to be the quickest and cheapest way to work out for me. We live in a very runner friendly neighborhood with many hike and bike trails...one of which is out our back gate. There were no excuses and I felt myself wanting to become one of THEM.<br /><br />I have always watched runners from afar and admired them as they gracefully passed by. My history with running has not really been a successful one. In my mind, I have always envisioned myself as a gazelle...in reality, it is as if I was wearing cement blocks on my feet. After about 1 minute of running I would quit with my lungs and legs on fire. I have not really run since high school and even then, it was primarily sprints. I dreaded anything longer than a 200 yard dash!<br /><br />Last spring, I purchased the Couch to 5k app and didn't do anything but read the workouts until now. The C25K is a 8 week running program that focuses on time intervals rather than distance intervals. It seemed to put running in manageable chunks that I felt I could handle. I loved that I could listen to Pandora and a woman's voice would break through telling me to "run now" and then tell me to "walk now". All I had to do was keep moving forward and change speeds according to her directives. Simple enough :)<br /><br />Week 1 seemed easy on paper...<br />5 minute warm up<br />45 second run<br />90 second walk<br />repeat for a total of 20 minutes<br />5 minute cool down<br /><br />I thought it would be a piece of cake...I could absolutely run 45 second intervals with a walk break in between. Let me just tell you, I had a hard time with the 45 seconds and wondered how in the world I was going to be able to run for 30 minutes without stopping. I forced myself to keep going, rain or shine...cold or COLDER, and pushed though week after week. I had some really tough days, but after every session I felt extremely proud and continued to gain confidence and strength as a runner. I started to look forward to running, trying to see if I could get farther on the trail than I did the time before. I love that I have started passing the same people running and that we greet each other with a quick nod or a brief smile...we are all in this together and I now feel like I am part of their club.<br /><br />I am now finishing up with week 6 and Saturday I will run for 20 minutes nonstop. This is a HUGE accomplishment for me! I no longer have burning legs and lungs when I run, I embrace the challenge of each new level, and I just might look more like a gazelle instead of an uncoordinated gorilla :)<br /><br />I will keep you posted and let you know when I reach my goal of running 30 minutes nonstop...hopefully 2 weeks from now :)Anjiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15098948286679646001noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1828354720474984740.post-69201796875159192982011-12-30T22:38:00.010-06:002011-12-30T23:06:49.567-06:00Christmas #3 with the PattonsWe had Christmas with my family on December 27th. It was a lot of fun to have everybody together and to watch the kiddos play! <a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-o4Lv_ovHN0U/Tv6Vd5SQiZI/AAAAAAAADPM/Wd77blompRY/s1600/December%2B30%252C%2B2011%2B004.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5692151319869032850" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-o4Lv_ovHN0U/Tv6Vd5SQiZI/AAAAAAAADPM/Wd77blompRY/s320/December%2B30%252C%2B2011%2B004.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-woUC7W1NKa4/Tv6VdmzUZsI/AAAAAAAADPA/CUltWsSCxWQ/s1600/December%2B30%252C%2B2011%2B010.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5692151314907424450" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-woUC7W1NKa4/Tv6VdmzUZsI/AAAAAAAADPA/CUltWsSCxWQ/s320/December%2B30%252C%2B2011%2B010.JPG" /></a> Charlie is one lucky guy to be loved by two sweet, sweet girls!!!</div><br /><div align="center"><br /><br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-C7OiJ0BNopI/Tv6VAfg40zI/AAAAAAAADO0/F9zkOzCy0G0/s1600/December%2B30%252C%2B2011%2B012.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5692150814734865202" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-C7OiJ0BNopI/Tv6VAfg40zI/AAAAAAAADO0/F9zkOzCy0G0/s320/December%2B30%252C%2B2011%2B012.JPG" /></a>Gigi and Charlie<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-CBzAoihz10k/Tv6VAAA_5II/AAAAAAAADOo/PNQ4iHtHUEM/s1600/December%2B30%252C%2B2011%2B014.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5692150806279611522" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-CBzAoihz10k/Tv6VAAA_5II/AAAAAAAADOo/PNQ4iHtHUEM/s320/December%2B30%252C%2B2011%2B014.JPG" /></a> Emma and Mia put on a puppet show.<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-5eGzJWUhnBQ/Tv6Uo6W7kkI/AAAAAAAADOc/Emqk0BvMTg8/s1600/December%2B30%252C%2B2011%2B018.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5692150409623999042" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-5eGzJWUhnBQ/Tv6Uo6W7kkI/AAAAAAAADOc/Emqk0BvMTg8/s320/December%2B30%252C%2B2011%2B018.JPG" /></a> Lela and Charlie...he sure was getting lots of loving on the 27th!!!<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-I89VDaTuvdY/Tv6Uomc7jaI/AAAAAAAADOQ/rDuDaPbViSY/s1600/December%2B30%252C%2B2011%2B025.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5692150404280454562" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-I89VDaTuvdY/Tv6Uomc7jaI/AAAAAAAADOQ/rDuDaPbViSY/s320/December%2B30%252C%2B2011%2B025.JPG" /></a> This Christmas tree is covered with so many childhood ornaments...many of which are made by Camie and I. It is fun to look at the ornaments and reminisce.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-y4ZYpdLaJb0/Tv6USvTKQaI/AAAAAAAADOE/m-vFbyIgfuY/s1600/December%2B30%252C%2B2011%2B030.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5692150028698272162" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-y4ZYpdLaJb0/Tv6USvTKQaI/AAAAAAAADOE/m-vFbyIgfuY/s320/December%2B30%252C%2B2011%2B030.JPG" /></a> Emma was wearing the same outfit that Mia had worn 3 years earlier. I had requested a similar pose of Mia when she wore it to show off her "bear bottom" tights. Emma was happy to show off her bear, also :)<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-sxfQ2PO5IIo/Tv6USZ4JyUI/AAAAAAAADN4/ssFripV2wms/s1600/December%2B30%252C%2B2011%2B036.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5692150022947850562" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-sxfQ2PO5IIo/Tv6USZ4JyUI/AAAAAAAADN4/ssFripV2wms/s320/December%2B30%252C%2B2011%2B036.JPG" /></a>Mia got a Fur Real Pet kitten.<br /><br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-IrpfXPW8ePc/Tv6T0SrDHYI/AAAAAAAADNs/V6KuPuarDb8/s1600/December%2B30%252C%2B2011%2B064.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5692149505617763714" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-IrpfXPW8ePc/Tv6T0SrDHYI/AAAAAAAADNs/V6KuPuarDb8/s320/December%2B30%252C%2B2011%2B064.JPG" /></a> Emma got the puppy. He is a lot of fun!<br /><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-HPdY4FPj7H0/Tv6TVVlGEQI/AAAAAAAADNU/Dm_82FLIY2s/s1600/December%2B30%252C%2B2011%2B058.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5692148973822152962" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-HPdY4FPj7H0/Tv6TVVlGEQI/AAAAAAAADNU/Dm_82FLIY2s/s320/December%2B30%252C%2B2011%2B058.JPG" /></a> Emma also got a sweet baby doll...which she named Flowerly. Where do they come up with this suff????<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-yLRWfve2o5s/Tv6TVM42riI/AAAAAAAADNI/7s2apzbtte8/s1600/December%2B30%252C%2B2011%2B069.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5692148971489111586" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-yLRWfve2o5s/Tv6TVM42riI/AAAAAAAADNI/7s2apzbtte8/s320/December%2B30%252C%2B2011%2B069.JPG" /></a> Chef Emma...Thanks, Gigi!!!<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ljqfTGWsV9U/Tv6S3wg1OXI/AAAAAAAADM8/KwDdzNwOYwg/s1600/December%2B30%252C%2B2011%2B074.JPG"></a><br /><br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-VvAu-EFuSBo/Tv6S3jJ23nI/AAAAAAAADMw/s4f0JNILXII/s1600/December%2B30%252C%2B2011%2B077.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5692148462069931634" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-VvAu-EFuSBo/Tv6S3jJ23nI/AAAAAAAADMw/s4f0JNILXII/s320/December%2B30%252C%2B2011%2B077.JPG" /></a> Cam and Charlie...more lovin' :)<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-FZax4_hrwdc/Tv6ScTRAuUI/AAAAAAAADMk/UewR7tpPAog/s1600/December%2B30%252C%2B2011%2B080.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5692147993948502338" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-FZax4_hrwdc/Tv6ScTRAuUI/AAAAAAAADMk/UewR7tpPAog/s320/December%2B30%252C%2B2011%2B080.JPG" /></a> Kung Fu craziness in front of the Christmas Tree :)<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-lttROjA0gcY/Tv6ScGC3VXI/AAAAAAAADMY/TGDt8Bcu-Tw/s1600/December%2B30%252C%2B2011%2B082.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5692147990399505778" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-lttROjA0gcY/Tv6ScGC3VXI/AAAAAAAADMY/TGDt8Bcu-Tw/s320/December%2B30%252C%2B2011%2B082.JPG" /></a> Ah....that's better! What a great picture of these girls! </div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Anjiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15098948286679646001noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1828354720474984740.post-7528878559262832652011-12-30T22:13:00.007-06:002011-12-30T22:37:58.544-06:00Christmas Morning 2011<div align="center">There was a lot of excitement Christmas morning!!! </div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center">Emma found a note that Santa had left her thanking her for the milk and cookies.<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/--Ul2xWuv4Kg/Tv6PpEel-qI/AAAAAAAADMM/2Db45RaFMF4/s1600/December%2B25%252C%2B2011%2B131.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5692144914782354082" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/--Ul2xWuv4Kg/Tv6PpEel-qI/AAAAAAAADMM/2Db45RaFMF4/s320/December%2B25%252C%2B2011%2B131.JPG" /></a> This is what Em found on her bedroom door. Santa wanted to make sure that Emma did not sneak out while he was delivering gifts. Emma decided that she could crawl under the "gate".<br /><br /><div>Silly Santa!<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-uhVjqBejTJo/Tv6PLkAKjbI/AAAAAAAADL0/GNrUkmkjHGU/s1600/December%2B25%252C%2B2011%2B140.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5692144407848586674" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-uhVjqBejTJo/Tv6PLkAKjbI/AAAAAAAADL0/GNrUkmkjHGU/s320/December%2B25%252C%2B2011%2B140.JPG" /></a> Her reaction to seeing the bike and teddy bear was priceless!!!<br /><br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-cg2CI8yi-BQ/Tv6PLWXLxrI/AAAAAAAADLo/bJdF1wLt1M0/s1600/December%2B25%252C%2B2011%2B148.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5692144404187039410" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-cg2CI8yi-BQ/Tv6PLWXLxrI/AAAAAAAADLo/bJdF1wLt1M0/s320/December%2B25%252C%2B2011%2B148.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-HNuQB5Tmp5Y/Tv6On1S9_zI/AAAAAAAADLc/h7OUxADRI_0/s1600/December%2B25%252C%2B2011%2B149.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5692143794015567666" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-HNuQB5Tmp5Y/Tv6On1S9_zI/AAAAAAAADLc/h7OUxADRI_0/s320/December%2B25%252C%2B2011%2B149.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-t-ZudjZcD9w/Tv6OneRDYjI/AAAAAAAADLQ/YV-V12Q7I64/s1600/December%2B25%252C%2B2011%2B152.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5692143787833516594" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-t-ZudjZcD9w/Tv6OneRDYjI/AAAAAAAADLQ/YV-V12Q7I64/s320/December%2B25%252C%2B2011%2B152.JPG" /></a>We waited until my parents got here to eat breakfast and open the rest of Emma's gifts. She was very patient!<br /><br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-IE7YZ8C9oPw/Tv6N_21G3sI/AAAAAAAADLE/iBVouAbGxZI/s1600/December%2B25%252C%2B2011%2B185.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5692143107232423618" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-IE7YZ8C9oPw/Tv6N_21G3sI/AAAAAAAADLE/iBVouAbGxZI/s320/December%2B25%252C%2B2011%2B185.JPG" /></a> Look at that face upon seeing Snow White, one of the Disney princess dolls.<br /><br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-KBdkb6UyXbc/Tv6N_oBbiuI/AAAAAAAADK4/bxrBOh2h2No/s1600/December%2B25%252C%2B2011%2B211.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5692143103257578210" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-KBdkb6UyXbc/Tv6N_oBbiuI/AAAAAAAADK4/bxrBOh2h2No/s320/December%2B25%252C%2B2011%2B211.JPG" /></a> She ended up getting Tiana (from Princess and the Frog) and Snow White for Christmas. Ariel invited them over for a tea party :)<br /><br /><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-vYiAC7cllqc/Tv6NEehB01I/AAAAAAAADKs/q5c5hphdUhA/s1600/December%2B25%252C%2B2011%2B004.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5692142087093474130" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-vYiAC7cllqc/Tv6NEehB01I/AAAAAAAADKs/q5c5hphdUhA/s320/December%2B25%252C%2B2011%2B004.JPG" /></a> Bodhi had the best seat in the house...toasty warm in front of the fire.<br /><br /><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-m_fYAaE1SjY/Tv6NEDH_f-I/AAAAAAAADKg/hAVv-JFvQlM/s1600/December%2B25%252C%2B2011%2B008.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5692142079740706786" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-m_fYAaE1SjY/Tv6NEDH_f-I/AAAAAAAADKg/hAVv-JFvQlM/s320/December%2B25%252C%2B2011%2B008.JPG" /></a> We hope you had a VERY Merry Christmas with your family and friends!!!</div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br /></div>Anjiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15098948286679646001noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1828354720474984740.post-48700290136500385322011-12-30T21:27:00.012-06:002011-12-30T22:13:05.516-06:00Prepping for Santa's Visit<div align="center">We had so much fun this year prepping for Santa's visit! I will give fair warning now...this post is full of pictures :)</div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center">We waited until Christmas Eve to make cookies...just in time for Santa!<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-3swvSrYDbpw/Tv6IJLUUEtI/AAAAAAAADKU/3xJRuOPGpxg/s1600/Christmas%2BEve%2B2011%2B029.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5692136670281077458" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-3swvSrYDbpw/Tv6IJLUUEtI/AAAAAAAADKU/3xJRuOPGpxg/s320/Christmas%2BEve%2B2011%2B029.JPG" /></a><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-_CWN_e0fSbc/Tv6II1KP1JI/AAAAAAAADKI/h2bFrQoFsbc/s1600/Christmas%2BEve%2B2011%2B062.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5692136664333276306" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-_CWN_e0fSbc/Tv6II1KP1JI/AAAAAAAADKI/h2bFrQoFsbc/s320/Christmas%2BEve%2B2011%2B062.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-MHGbb6NzljM/Tv6Hp5mi46I/AAAAAAAADJ8/6TDkQN6tltc/s1600/Christmas%2BEve%2B2011%2B092.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5692136132949762978" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-MHGbb6NzljM/Tv6Hp5mi46I/AAAAAAAADJ8/6TDkQN6tltc/s320/Christmas%2BEve%2B2011%2B092.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-DcmpxgzmN6Y/Tv6HphU78OI/AAAAAAAADJw/1269d1Xfg4g/s1600/Christmas%2BEve%2B2011%2B103.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5692136126433456354" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-DcmpxgzmN6Y/Tv6HphU78OI/AAAAAAAADJw/1269d1Xfg4g/s320/Christmas%2BEve%2B2011%2B103.JPG" /></a> We waited until after Emma's nap to decorate the cookies...hence the naked child :) <br /><br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-4RF8GridtsQ/Tv6HJV4k_eI/AAAAAAAADJo/oPNPc3hLWVE/s1600/Christmas%2BEve%2B2011%2B121.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5692135573605907938" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-4RF8GridtsQ/Tv6HJV4k_eI/AAAAAAAADJo/oPNPc3hLWVE/s320/Christmas%2BEve%2B2011%2B121.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div><br /><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-G0tHF1nUBug/Tv6GtQLJX6I/AAAAAAAADJM/SVEV1eSJ9Ag/s1600/Christmas%2BEve%2B2011%2B144.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5692135091036839842" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-G0tHF1nUBug/Tv6GtQLJX6I/AAAAAAAADJM/SVEV1eSJ9Ag/s320/Christmas%2BEve%2B2011%2B144.JPG" /></a>Emma enjoying her freshly decorated cookie.</div><br /><div></div><br /><div><br />We also decided to do a tour of lights on Christmas Eve. It was a rainy, COLD night, but Emma still loved looking at the lights and pointing out all the things that we should do to our house.<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-wXbS4pxlJ7E/Tv6GtBoEJ_I/AAAAAAAADJA/7T1FNvN8tIo/s1600/December%2B25%252C%2B2011%2B018.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5692135087131600882" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-wXbS4pxlJ7E/Tv6GtBoEJ_I/AAAAAAAADJA/7T1FNvN8tIo/s320/December%2B25%252C%2B2011%2B018.JPG" /></a> Just liked the way it turned out! This street has lights draped over the streed and most houses are pretty festively decorated. Always a fun treat during Christmas!</div><br /><div><br /><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-liobZXNElnI/Tv6GK9j40hI/AAAAAAAADI0/4xO3WZGyqhE/s1600/December%2B25%252C%2B2011%2B020.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5692134501924786706" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-liobZXNElnI/Tv6GK9j40hI/AAAAAAAADI0/4xO3WZGyqhE/s320/December%2B25%252C%2B2011%2B020.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-3qvYuHQduKI/Tv6GKgCg1BI/AAAAAAAADIo/9k4NlQVXDxs/s1600/December%2B25%252C%2B2011%2B039.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5692134494000174098" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-3qvYuHQduKI/Tv6GKgCg1BI/AAAAAAAADIo/9k4NlQVXDxs/s320/December%2B25%252C%2B2011%2B039.JPG" /></a> Our view from our rain dropped windows.<br /><br /><br />After we got home, it was time to put on the Christmas jammies and get ready for bed. Such an exciting night!!!<br /><br /><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-HmoxpLyFxOM/Tv6FxNb7W-I/AAAAAAAADIc/TRHpjvLaiHc/s1600/December%2B25%252C%2B2011%2B088.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5692134059509767138" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-HmoxpLyFxOM/Tv6FxNb7W-I/AAAAAAAADIc/TRHpjvLaiHc/s320/December%2B25%252C%2B2011%2B088.JPG" /></a> Annual Christmas Eve picture in front of the tree.<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-auYO1lkFlqI/Tv6FwqOIDRI/AAAAAAAADIQ/-h_VFoYoxV8/s1600/December%2B25%252C%2B2011%2B070.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5692134050056637714" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-auYO1lkFlqI/Tv6FwqOIDRI/AAAAAAAADIQ/-h_VFoYoxV8/s320/December%2B25%252C%2B2011%2B070.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div><br /><div><br /><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-9cN08aMGqY4/Tv6FFUwKZwI/AAAAAAAADH4/SPmT-ollxU8/s1600/December%2B25%252C%2B2011%2B077.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5692133305559443202" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-9cN08aMGqY4/Tv6FFUwKZwI/AAAAAAAADH4/SPmT-ollxU8/s320/December%2B25%252C%2B2011%2B077.JPG" /></a> Getting the cookies and milk ready for the Big Guy!<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-e_n_uo5nzbg/Tv6D34KH9MI/AAAAAAAADHs/b4nFlX3dilI/s1600/December%2B25%252C%2B2011%2B096.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5692131975033779394" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-e_n_uo5nzbg/Tv6D34KH9MI/AAAAAAAADHs/b4nFlX3dilI/s320/December%2B25%252C%2B2011%2B096.JPG" /></a> Travis and I set out her Santa requests...a bike and a teddy bear. Our Santa gifts stay unwrapped...thank goodness!!!<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-cTNKCdiGnBc/Tv6D3jayKgI/AAAAAAAADHg/AQGMukNuRu0/s1600/December%2B25%252C%2B2011%2B106.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5692131969466509826" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-cTNKCdiGnBc/Tv6D3jayKgI/AAAAAAAADHg/AQGMukNuRu0/s320/December%2B25%252C%2B2011%2B106.JPG" /></a> Looks like Santa is enjoying his cookies and milk!!! :)<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-VdeYnHMhojU/Tv6DaZe3tbI/AAAAAAAADHU/23kbrJeaS_k/s1600/December%2B25%252C%2B2011%2B125.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5692131468583089586" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-VdeYnHMhojU/Tv6DaZe3tbI/AAAAAAAADHU/23kbrJeaS_k/s320/December%2B25%252C%2B2011%2B125.JPG" /></a>Since it was rainy, we decided to put muddy footprints by the fireplace this year. Trav had a great time walking out in the mud and stamping his boots on the tile!<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-vfGOKJE_RQs/Tv6DZx7oouI/AAAAAAAADHI/QGnJ-oC8BFQ/s1600/December%2B25%252C%2B2011%2B126.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5692131457966318306" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-vfGOKJE_RQs/Tv6DZx7oouI/AAAAAAAADHI/QGnJ-oC8BFQ/s320/December%2B25%252C%2B2011%2B126.JPG" /></a> Convincing???</div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br /></div>Anjiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15098948286679646001noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1828354720474984740.post-82969031659928202472011-12-30T21:14:00.004-06:002011-12-30T21:27:02.016-06:00M Cubed<div align="center">Emma and I took a quick trip to Houston to visit with Mike, Molly, and Makenzie Mauldin. We last saw Mike and Molly this summer when little Miss Makenzie was still in her mama's belly. Emma and I were thrilled to meet Makenzie and I was excited to catch up with dear friends! Thanks for being such wonderful hosts, Mike and Molly!<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Cp4_nr_Ps78/Tv5_bxr7A-I/AAAAAAAADG8/pJnLceGTojk/s1600/Christmas%2BEve%2B2011%2B010.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5692127094213641186" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Cp4_nr_Ps78/Tv5_bxr7A-I/AAAAAAAADG8/pJnLceGTojk/s320/Christmas%2BEve%2B2011%2B010.JPG" /></a> Emma really enjoyed playing with Makenzie. <a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Nr85YndEW3U/Tv5_bj9TcaI/AAAAAAAADGw/m_WN8xR8IRw/s1600/Christmas%2BEve%2B2011%2B017.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5692127090528448930" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Nr85YndEW3U/Tv5_bj9TcaI/AAAAAAAADGw/m_WN8xR8IRw/s320/Christmas%2BEve%2B2011%2B017.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-E07XMoLwNTo/Tv5--Qq47RI/AAAAAAAADGk/sUnr4meSOcs/s1600/Christmas%2BEve%2B2011%2B021.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5692126587134733586" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-E07XMoLwNTo/Tv5--Qq47RI/AAAAAAAADGk/sUnr4meSOcs/s320/Christmas%2BEve%2B2011%2B021.JPG" /></a> Look at those lips! She is such a sweet girl!!!<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-A9cU4Oed-_Q/Tv5-93lyEOI/AAAAAAAADGY/MKxBpYbnzvo/s1600/Christmas%2BEve%2B2011%2B025.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5692126580402426082" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-A9cU4Oed-_Q/Tv5-93lyEOI/AAAAAAAADGY/MKxBpYbnzvo/s320/Christmas%2BEve%2B2011%2B025.JPG" /></a> Cheese!<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-2_KiizTLef0/Tv5-9l491BI/AAAAAAAADGM/vXIwJ7DpiXM/s1600/Christmas%2BEve%2B2011%2B027.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5692126575651050514" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-2_KiizTLef0/Tv5-9l491BI/AAAAAAAADGM/vXIwJ7DpiXM/s320/Christmas%2BEve%2B2011%2B027.JPG" /></a></div></div></div><br /></div><br /><p align="center">Can't wait until our next visit!!! </p>Anjiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15098948286679646001noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1828354720474984740.post-15790052364811183922011-12-30T21:08:00.003-06:002011-12-30T21:14:09.355-06:00Christmas Card 2011<div align="center"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-CBJRSazljhA/Tv59ygVMDPI/AAAAAAAADGA/AXvsI3sjFdg/s1600/winter%2B2011%2B006.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5692125285668621554" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-CBJRSazljhA/Tv59ygVMDPI/AAAAAAAADGA/AXvsI3sjFdg/s320/winter%2B2011%2B006.JPG" /></a> Christmas Tree 2011<br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-hvBBQlPs204/Tv59yZtHnvI/AAAAAAAADF0/m5AlYxxovVs/s1600/DSC_0064-1.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 212px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5692125283889946354" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-hvBBQlPs204/Tv59yZtHnvI/AAAAAAAADF0/m5AlYxxovVs/s320/DSC_0064-1.JPG" /></a> Christmas Card 2011<br /><br /><div></div><br /></div>Anjiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15098948286679646001noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1828354720474984740.post-10693600051706647052011-12-30T20:46:00.005-06:002011-12-30T21:07:50.004-06:00Christmas #1 with the Motals<div align="center">We had a wonderful time at Trav's parents' house for our 1st Christmas celebration. <a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-BLv_m1IYbRc/Tv56YPmBWnI/AAAAAAAADFo/aPZAi71w870/s1600/winter%2B2011%2B058.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5692121535964338802" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-BLv_m1IYbRc/Tv56YPmBWnI/AAAAAAAADFo/aPZAi71w870/s320/winter%2B2011%2B058.JPG" /></a> Emma LOVES flashlights and was soooooo lucky to get 3 flashlights and a light stick from her grandparents! What a perfect gift for our little girl!<br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-aFa-YgTDocE/Tv56X2pa2LI/AAAAAAAADFc/DGg7ES3WWQs/s1600/winter%2B2011%2B070.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5692121529267706034" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-aFa-YgTDocE/Tv56X2pa2LI/AAAAAAAADFc/DGg7ES3WWQs/s320/winter%2B2011%2B070.JPG" /></a> Grandma and Emma looking at the giant look and find book.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-DMa_toU8lGs/Tv557zdnp6I/AAAAAAAADFQ/c6a8mJEkmoM/s1600/winter%2B2011%2B080.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5692121047376570274" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-DMa_toU8lGs/Tv557zdnp6I/AAAAAAAADFQ/c6a8mJEkmoM/s320/winter%2B2011%2B080.JPG" /></a> Emma hammering away on her toolbox :)<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-XA0yAA6PNi4/Tv557l15BoI/AAAAAAAADFE/85h2zgJ7kTc/s1600/winter%2B2011%2B085.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5692121043720275586" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-XA0yAA6PNi4/Tv557l15BoI/AAAAAAAADFE/85h2zgJ7kTc/s320/winter%2B2011%2B085.JPG" /></a> Trav giving Emma a tool lesson :)</div><br /><div><br /><br /><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-sCHiNdNiRv4/Tv557UOZ1MI/AAAAAAAADE4/Etu_y_BF5ac/s1600/winter%2B2011%2B087.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5692121038991250626" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-sCHiNdNiRv4/Tv557UOZ1MI/AAAAAAAADE4/Etu_y_BF5ac/s320/winter%2B2011%2B087.JPG" /></a> It was a BEAUTIFUL day! Emma enjoyed playing outside on the swing set.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-jV7xP_jrzck/Tv55FAiOpWI/AAAAAAAADEs/PHWjWaMb_8s/s1600/winter%2B2011%2B124.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5692120105992758626" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-jV7xP_jrzck/Tv55FAiOpWI/AAAAAAAADEs/PHWjWaMb_8s/s320/winter%2B2011%2B124.JPG" /></a> Riding on the tractor with Grandpa.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ufTy6Y1YUkQ/Tv55EO2gxBI/AAAAAAAADEg/24ur-QsuN54/s1600/winter%2B2011%2B132.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5692120092656059410" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ufTy6Y1YUkQ/Tv55EO2gxBI/AAAAAAAADEg/24ur-QsuN54/s320/winter%2B2011%2B132.JPG" /></a> Having a great time!<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-yQQkS4YG0QQ/Tv55DyiowYI/AAAAAAAADEU/twpNqlW136M/s1600/winter%2B2011%2B145.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5692120085056504194" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-yQQkS4YG0QQ/Tv55DyiowYI/AAAAAAAADEU/twpNqlW136M/s320/winter%2B2011%2B145.JPG" /></a> Emma and her Daddy</div><br /><div><br /><div><br /><br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-xFlJVAK8ifc/Tv54X1O5JmI/AAAAAAAADD4/ZPNBL_pKkPU/s1600/winter%2B2011%2B148.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5692119329864754786" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-xFlJVAK8ifc/Tv54X1O5JmI/AAAAAAAADD4/ZPNBL_pKkPU/s320/winter%2B2011%2B148.JPG" /></a> The Motals</div><br /><div>Grandpa, Emma, Travis, Grandma and Uncle Brad</div><br /><div><br /></div><br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-4vYZVw9Gfwc/Tv54Xh4mymI/AAAAAAAADDw/_S0XFjM_WCE/s1600/winter%2B2011%2B150.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5692119324671003234" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-4vYZVw9Gfwc/Tv54Xh4mymI/AAAAAAAADDw/_S0XFjM_WCE/s320/winter%2B2011%2B150.JPG" /></a></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br /></div><br /><p align="center">Merry Christmas, Y'all!!!</p>Anjiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15098948286679646001noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1828354720474984740.post-41290843923815215522011-12-30T20:16:00.004-06:002011-12-30T20:46:27.974-06:00ROES Staff Party<div align="center">We hosted Trav's school for their annual staff holiday party. We loved having everybody over...what a way to kick off the holiday season!!!</div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center">One of the highlights of the party was a copy machine pinata. Apparently, River Oaks had a REALLY old copier that was a nightmare to work with and they finally got a new copier before the holidays. Inspired by the movie Office Space, Travis and a couple other teachers decided to have a copy machine bashing session. It was amazing how excited these teachers got about hitting this pinata. I was surprised that there were not any accidents!!!</div><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-zLp7lI1xGgU/Tv50Gwr71pI/AAAAAAAADDk/X9K8_UjGVxc/s1600/winter%2B2011%2B008.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5692114638540101266" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-zLp7lI1xGgU/Tv50Gwr71pI/AAAAAAAADDk/X9K8_UjGVxc/s320/winter%2B2011%2B008.JPG" /></a>I am pretty sure that Andrew had the best technique!!! Great shot!<br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-9LWC5WR6aU4/Tv50GicqHEI/AAAAAAAADDY/UzeQUpDU51c/s1600/winter%2B2011%2B019.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5692114634717928514" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-9LWC5WR6aU4/Tv50GicqHEI/AAAAAAAADDY/UzeQUpDU51c/s320/winter%2B2011%2B019.JPG" /></a>Diana is such a sweet, kind lady...but she sure let the pinata have it!<br /><br /><br /><div><img class="gl_photo" border="0" alt="Add Image" src="http://www.blogger.com/img/blank.gif" /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-G5EzLjdZj5s/Tv5zGcMLTWI/AAAAAAAADC0/SHkIArlgA14/s1600/winter%2B2011%2B022.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5692113533526560098" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-G5EzLjdZj5s/Tv5zGcMLTWI/AAAAAAAADC0/SHkIArlgA14/s320/winter%2B2011%2B022.JPG" /></a> Andrew, Trav and Nathan with the beat up copy machine. They were very proud of how it all played out! <br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Mzr-4KYm-Zk/Tv5zGDJ1iLI/AAAAAAAADCo/YWe-miiNvtk/s1600/winter%2B2011%2B040.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5692113526805858482" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Mzr-4KYm-Zk/Tv5zGDJ1iLI/AAAAAAAADCo/YWe-miiNvtk/s320/winter%2B2011%2B040.JPG" /></a> There was a white elephant gift exchange. When I asked Trav what I should get, he said that he was told the gifts should be "ridiculous". I must say that the staff did not disappoint. We have since found several of these gifts hidden in closets around our house...the gifts that keep on giving :) </div></div><br /></div>Anjiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15098948286679646001noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1828354720474984740.post-41523231568096256682011-12-30T19:59:00.003-06:002011-12-30T20:15:50.514-06:00Visiting with Friends<div align="center">My good friends, Ab and Jamie came over to have dinner and catch up a bit. It is always so much fun to get together with these girls (and their families). I cannot believe we have been friends for this long!!! Ab and I have known each other since middle school (20+ years????) and Jamie and I have been friends since elementary school (yowzers...you do the math :) Our lives have changed a lot since our elementary, middle, and high school days...but, I still love having these ladies in my life!!!<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-JTnO9f30BaQ/Tv5tFhW_oaI/AAAAAAAADCc/qSfzTRQT2E8/s1600/winter%2B2011%2B053.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5692106920664474018" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-JTnO9f30BaQ/Tv5tFhW_oaI/AAAAAAAADCc/qSfzTRQT2E8/s320/winter%2B2011%2B053.JPG" /></a> Jamie and I...Ab had already left for the night. Little did we know, but Ab was holding on to quite a secret that night. She will be welcoming her second baby in June!!! Next time, we will make sure we get the whole clan :)</div><br /><div align="center"><br /></div><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-WoG_bJK1iRg/Tv5tFGBv9dI/AAAAAAAADCQ/fhMkwLr7Zcg/s1600/winter%2B2011%2B042.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5692106913327609298" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-WoG_bJK1iRg/Tv5tFGBv9dI/AAAAAAAADCQ/fhMkwLr7Zcg/s320/winter%2B2011%2B042.JPG" /></a></div><br /><p align="center">Jamie's precious girls, Ella and Zadie with Emma. The girls love getting together and playing!!! Oh...and the long lost sister, Rapunzel :)</p>Anjiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15098948286679646001noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1828354720474984740.post-16347558963981808202011-12-30T19:44:00.005-06:002011-12-30T19:59:03.471-06:00Fall Folliage...I LOVE it!!!<div align="center">Our backyard had many trees that make me look forward to fall!!! Ahhhhh...soooooo lovely, but it is sooooo short lived :( Until next year...<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-kHytQTjK9BE/Tv5rme4Qj6I/AAAAAAAADCE/hK6c6-W1mGg/s1600/winter%2B2011%2B070.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5692105287911116706" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-kHytQTjK9BE/Tv5rme4Qj6I/AAAAAAAADCE/hK6c6-W1mGg/s320/winter%2B2011%2B070.JPG" /></a><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-HJtDiG2xeqY/Tv5rmNwYq7I/AAAAAAAADB4/3ZNQ-Gv1F6A/s1600/winter%2B2011%2B067.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5692105283314690994" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-HJtDiG2xeqY/Tv5rmNwYq7I/AAAAAAAADB4/3ZNQ-Gv1F6A/s320/winter%2B2011%2B067.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-hLnn5SHyZ_0/Tv5rC_HDkOI/AAAAAAAADBs/XMmO7jZXIz4/s1600/winter%2B2011%2B058.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5692104678087823586" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-hLnn5SHyZ_0/Tv5rC_HDkOI/AAAAAAAADBs/XMmO7jZXIz4/s320/winter%2B2011%2B058.JPG" /></a></div><br /></div>Anjiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15098948286679646001noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1828354720474984740.post-76014267747131726292011-12-01T21:22:00.005-06:002011-12-01T21:56:25.594-06:00Santa Claus is Coming to Town<div align="center">Emma wrote a letter to Santa this year. She copied his name, drew the picture of the teddy bear she wants, wrote her letter, and signed her name. I am surprised that all she wants is a teddy bear. She has been asking for a teddy bear from Santa for weeks. That's easy :) <a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-fJbt0dhV74Y/TthJoqX9k-I/AAAAAAAADBg/NaxvEg1jGxE/s1600/Letter%2Bto%2BSanta%2B2011%2B003.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5681371892846269410" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-fJbt0dhV74Y/TthJoqX9k-I/AAAAAAAADBg/NaxvEg1jGxE/s320/Letter%2Bto%2BSanta%2B2011%2B003.JPG" /></a><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-WmXYqfsWIZ8/TthHGN8NxpI/AAAAAAAADBU/R30glBnBkKE/s1600/IMG_0037.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5681369102074889874" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-WmXYqfsWIZ8/TthHGN8NxpI/AAAAAAAADBU/R30glBnBkKE/s320/IMG_0037.JPG" /></a>Santa reading Em's letter.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-yXSZwDtF0Ss/TthHFMj66eI/AAAAAAAADBI/443Ft2CYJiU/s1600/IMG_0038.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5681369084524685794" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-yXSZwDtF0Ss/TthHFMj66eI/AAAAAAAADBI/443Ft2CYJiU/s320/IMG_0038.JPG" /></a>I thought it would be cute to have Emma take her Santa pic in her footie pjs.<br /><br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-QXxsCbmgBhU/TthHFBlOsjI/AAAAAAAADA4/PUEBMyEBfcw/s1600/IMG_0039.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5681369081577386546" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-QXxsCbmgBhU/TthHFBlOsjI/AAAAAAAADA4/PUEBMyEBfcw/s320/IMG_0039.JPG" /></a> Asking her standard Santa questions...she seemed a bit awestruck!<br /><br /><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-JVKCftcz2Kc/TthHE_1tEgI/AAAAAAAADAw/GoIY4sC3g5Y/s1600/IMG_0041.JPG"></a><br /><br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-SLimDbre2zc/TthGGbfZiXI/AAAAAAAADAk/ltXXITbo3FM/s1600/IMG_0069.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5681368006200494450" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-SLimDbre2zc/TthGGbfZiXI/AAAAAAAADAk/ltXXITbo3FM/s320/IMG_0069.JPG" /></a>After Santa, we decided to ride the train around the mall. Emma thought it was GREAT!!! <br /><br /><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-xxRhKPzQnSQ/TthGGFUxxSI/AAAAAAAADAY/wYxzFTB55jc/s1600/IMG_0072.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5681368000250365218" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-xxRhKPzQnSQ/TthGGFUxxSI/AAAAAAAADAY/wYxzFTB55jc/s320/IMG_0072.JPG" /></a> Standing in front of the train in her jammies...it was our own mini Polar Express. We ended the night with Chick-Fil-A and a cookie. It was a lot of fun to watch Emma take it all in. This is going to be a wonderful Christmas!!!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-yWT9op6Ot4I/TthGFTDeLzI/AAAAAAAADAQ/fKIKSS2R2Cc/s1600/IMG_0077.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5681367986756005682" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-yWT9op6Ot4I/TthGFTDeLzI/AAAAAAAADAQ/fKIKSS2R2Cc/s320/IMG_0077.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-0HXdnDZyBM4/TthGFHmtTjI/AAAAAAAADAA/qF1MT0z6IwA/s1600/IMG_0085.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5681367983682571826" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-0HXdnDZyBM4/TthGFHmtTjI/AAAAAAAADAA/qF1MT0z6IwA/s320/IMG_0085.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br /></div>Anjiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15098948286679646001noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1828354720474984740.post-29837728000550480292011-12-01T21:05:00.005-06:002011-12-01T21:22:27.555-06:00On the Hunt for the Perfect Tree<div align="center">We went to the Elgin Tree Farm again this year to look for the perfect tree. We knew we hunted and hunted and had a hard time finding a tree that was 8+feet tall. So, we decided that we would cut a small tree for our dining room and then we would go get a taller tree at a christmas tree lot. We ended up finding a BEAUTIFUL tree and had a great time decorating it that night.<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-CCtO7LDL7n8/TthClLw1JRI/AAAAAAAAC_0/rhnW_6Diso8/s1600/IMG_0029.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5681364136508073234" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-CCtO7LDL7n8/TthClLw1JRI/AAAAAAAAC_0/rhnW_6Diso8/s320/IMG_0029.JPG" /></a> Emma and Travis hauling away the mini tree :)<br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Q1bx359FSMw/TthCk6CUGWI/AAAAAAAAC_o/hZNoLma20f8/s1600/IMG_0024.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5681364131749566818" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Q1bx359FSMw/TthCk6CUGWI/AAAAAAAAC_o/hZNoLma20f8/s320/IMG_0024.JPG" /></a> Emma and Travis standing next to the tree that Trav picked to cut down.<br /><br /><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-GznIRUPdT2s/TthB7JVxGsI/AAAAAAAAC_c/fa_Mo-GJo_Y/s1600/IMG_0026.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5681363414303185602" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-GznIRUPdT2s/TthB7JVxGsI/AAAAAAAAC_c/fa_Mo-GJo_Y/s320/IMG_0026.JPG" /></a> Hmmmmm....I wonder what she is thinking????<br /><br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ClcyVSAtvDM/TthB6aKOOII/AAAAAAAAC_Q/fbgwI6kzGWE/s1600/IMG_0019.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5681363401638295682" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ClcyVSAtvDM/TthB6aKOOII/AAAAAAAAC_Q/fbgwI6kzGWE/s320/IMG_0019.JPG" /></a> Sooooo sweet!!!<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-gJbtxZhyZjw/TthB6On0u_I/AAAAAAAAC_E/A-9dh0GdmqU/s1600/IMG_0016.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5681363398541229042" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-gJbtxZhyZjw/TthB6On0u_I/AAAAAAAAC_E/A-9dh0GdmqU/s320/IMG_0016.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div></div><br /><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-jOYCqpR0-oU/TthB5idXtTI/AAAAAAAAC-4/QAphSKcqVYc/s1600/IMG_0015.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5681363386686223666" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-jOYCqpR0-oU/TthB5idXtTI/AAAAAAAAC-4/QAphSKcqVYc/s320/IMG_0015.JPG" /></a></div></div></div><br /></div><br /><p align="center">Emma thought THIS was the perfect tree for us :) I told her I would take her picture with it, but we were going to leave it there for everybody to enjoy :)</p>Anjiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15098948286679646001noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1828354720474984740.post-85426323640683932152011-11-26T20:14:00.002-06:002011-11-26T20:24:52.077-06:00ThanksgivingI took ZERO pictures to document Thanksgiving 2011 :( Trav and I hosted both sides of our families again this year. We loved having everyone over and enjoyed chatting over good wine and good food! <br /><br /><br /><div align="center">So...while I did not take any pictures, I do have a funny story to tell.</div><br /><br /><div align="center">Picture this sweet girl.</div><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-AtKz5IRkkAg/TtGdPsxDgMI/AAAAAAAAC48/ltfV3KFCQuY/s1600/DSC_0210.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 212px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5679493498131415234" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-AtKz5IRkkAg/TtGdPsxDgMI/AAAAAAAAC48/ltfV3KFCQuY/s320/DSC_0210.JPG" /></a> Add a piece of carrot...up her nose.</div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center">YES...Emma wanted to show Mia a carrot nose and proceeded to shove a piece of glazed carrot up her nose. She told Trav (as we were eating) that she had a carrot up her nose. We did not believe her and thought she was just being silly. Trav took her to the bathroom to blow her nose and to humor her and low and behold...he walked out with a carrot wrapped in a kleenex. Thank goodness it was not too big and was able to be removed by a quick blow :) Who said nothing good happens at the kids' table????</div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center">Hope everybody had a LOVELY Thanksgiving with family and friends!!!</div>Anjiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15098948286679646001noreply@blogger.com0