tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-83819211185961489032024-03-07T14:44:56.287-08:00Highheels and Hiccups - welcome!bekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12836304384122233497noreply@blogger.comBlogger209125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8381921118596148903.post-30561820069219069342010-04-12T20:16:00.001-07:002010-04-12T20:25:06.483-07:00Knott's Berry Farm<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitmWhKZxvBo4b2-rqA-NODTLmdSDiNm88e8voniIdvlB53Oer7vmt88GA0yc7icsgyhxL3ZI0gbvZ4l7NWLAE69SYWNcMxEyc1ahprkDV_azGmdpd1FKech4j1-wIxZndpT4EtNe20nNa9/s1600/DSC01941.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitmWhKZxvBo4b2-rqA-NODTLmdSDiNm88e8voniIdvlB53Oer7vmt88GA0yc7icsgyhxL3ZI0gbvZ4l7NWLAE69SYWNcMxEyc1ahprkDV_azGmdpd1FKech4j1-wIxZndpT4EtNe20nNa9/s320/DSC01941.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5459457762094350594" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP5dBjnHmbdiMvuCt0CU2r6-8z6TtGqbdQP7tbFcpjZBU15Tx8sn9ZwRLMvcn2sAZ5UeZQrIyMTEY-N2pso2Ue72yJzvoL4RFH5ErwOYAeaygWP8Yec9aVhuHUnN_qtMwzV19tmToqy8rc/s1600/DSC01938.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP5dBjnHmbdiMvuCt0CU2r6-8z6TtGqbdQP7tbFcpjZBU15Tx8sn9ZwRLMvcn2sAZ5UeZQrIyMTEY-N2pso2Ue72yJzvoL4RFH5ErwOYAeaygWP8Yec9aVhuHUnN_qtMwzV19tmToqy8rc/s320/DSC01938.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5459457753864945122" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLmtHruDUrHIbpd-mZQIlgKZvYe-qELW6qIrWjyOi0Ekd9eCQeRfVS99z-5wwX15-Bkb3LrTGKVtAImpY4JsR8LEbdWdAgw40nNSBND2uQkCTFV5V8MW7it_D_5bwoF5-0Bqm0-G3cqvzd/s1600/DSC01933.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLmtHruDUrHIbpd-mZQIlgKZvYe-qELW6qIrWjyOi0Ekd9eCQeRfVS99z-5wwX15-Bkb3LrTGKVtAImpY4JsR8LEbdWdAgw40nNSBND2uQkCTFV5V8MW7it_D_5bwoF5-0Bqm0-G3cqvzd/s320/DSC01933.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5459457745134217890" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWuIYH_gAoJI1R6EuJ15siWJ0ng1b4HXIaC0ZXZc6mb_EBZB0ahwQyNCEt7ArfsHX8BnmeHXKNG_42fUs9R13XqM1aGrcnyoWrERFFHKXnBhU3w0nXEBY61PLBM9w4A76oqNhXLJekqQ4X/s1600/DSC01931.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWuIYH_gAoJI1R6EuJ15siWJ0ng1b4HXIaC0ZXZc6mb_EBZB0ahwQyNCEt7ArfsHX8BnmeHXKNG_42fUs9R13XqM1aGrcnyoWrERFFHKXnBhU3w0nXEBY61PLBM9w4A76oqNhXLJekqQ4X/s320/DSC01931.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5459457735338398514" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiig13UtitbuGwVf5D3hyMrRtMOOXSNDmVRFqJ2AliGes8uNbjTd_WFJK6-NYaa4mJ7elIKCTpqGUgt3dyIBBZioo_PzK6DblsW35gtZ4Uav3ILQ5bFzpfp_JISvWDAU_gv67jhL8ppcjV5/s1600/DSC01929.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiig13UtitbuGwVf5D3hyMrRtMOOXSNDmVRFqJ2AliGes8uNbjTd_WFJK6-NYaa4mJ7elIKCTpqGUgt3dyIBBZioo_PzK6DblsW35gtZ4Uav3ILQ5bFzpfp_JISvWDAU_gv67jhL8ppcjV5/s320/DSC01929.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5459457721665577666" /></a><br />My parents bought our family season passes to Knott's Berry Farm and we are having a blast taking the girls. They are at that magical age where I am getting such a kick out of watching them experience all these new things (rides) for the first time. C isn't quite ready to take the step of having her photo taken with Snoopy but she was able to manage a high five...maybe next time she'll build up the courage...and G is quite the little dare devil on some of these rides, they get my stomach, and we're just talking Camp Snoopy ;-)bekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12836304384122233497noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8381921118596148903.post-1145618203868845882010-01-12T15:25:00.001-08:002010-01-12T16:00:12.803-08:00Happy New Year!!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYvEQdo7XE053N7fwwMWsjdLnju20bnabbaah_0rlyYLbXUl1bJV6zk6IVa4kGluhyphenhyphenBusKO-UAYoeTEKIH9_Gv-il-C1ZSZ5qB4bwWUiaasvrhydtTg2FnfGZ_4Y_SkOU1kisLrSw3OCve/s1600-h/family.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 294px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYvEQdo7XE053N7fwwMWsjdLnju20bnabbaah_0rlyYLbXUl1bJV6zk6IVa4kGluhyphenhyphenBusKO-UAYoeTEKIH9_Gv-il-C1ZSZ5qB4bwWUiaasvrhydtTg2FnfGZ_4Y_SkOU1kisLrSw3OCve/s320/family.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5426007438590952130" /></a><br /><br />This new year we continue to praise Him who all blessings flow. Psalm 33:20-22 " we wait in hope for the Lord; he is our help and our shield in him our hearts rejoice, for we trust in his holy name. May your unfailing love rest upon us, O Lord, even as we put our hope in you." We are still waiting for the courts to begin the adoption process for our girls. We are still waiting for some prayers to be answered. We are still... Praising Him for who he is and all that he has done. We praise with the assurance that our sins are forgiven by the Lords love, mercy and grace. We praise even when we do not feel like rejoicing because we have hope, peace and faith in Him. We continue to strive to live as Jesus lived and love as Jesus loves. Last year brought trials and victories and we have seen enough to know that there are answered prayers waiting to happen just around the corner! We pray that all who visit this blog know the same peace as we do. May this year be full of peace that passes understanding for us and all of you.<br />God Blessbekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12836304384122233497noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8381921118596148903.post-48502931129444293432009-10-05T15:52:00.000-07:002009-10-05T16:06:18.058-07:00Gigi's 3rd Birthday<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc-ARRWjXKLzeAmlrtbpr-bFUdUI7nXRcK0fiY_5BPaZ6w4SuuzUdk855BzetYWTupdLiNLEqqk_OAwU_-x8dSPdw2bZ5n4ry_XY-DJwsuGcf6h3qefV5QAFY4UK6dezkQC-2sUvn0nkzu/s1600-h/DSC01291.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc-ARRWjXKLzeAmlrtbpr-bFUdUI7nXRcK0fiY_5BPaZ6w4SuuzUdk855BzetYWTupdLiNLEqqk_OAwU_-x8dSPdw2bZ5n4ry_XY-DJwsuGcf6h3qefV5QAFY4UK6dezkQC-2sUvn0nkzu/s320/DSC01291.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5389255098102204834" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPzgmfvUmZthSNZ98sLAmPfFiza-akIl1S3-rW9Q0QylDCODd6C-E2kQuPvJv2XSKasUtToDfBtAc9NCAoQd7UiZgA3iuGZ-mx7cBQ9LFcGO549GmrAfxoQKisvMEegkLOUYv6V6gUbbpz/s1600-h/DSC01244.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPzgmfvUmZthSNZ98sLAmPfFiza-akIl1S3-rW9Q0QylDCODd6C-E2kQuPvJv2XSKasUtToDfBtAc9NCAoQd7UiZgA3iuGZ-mx7cBQ9LFcGO549GmrAfxoQKisvMEegkLOUYv6V6gUbbpz/s320/DSC01244.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5389255092376523922" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUZLJw_WgDnr_hDFd8eQpmg8otAFkwr0y9aevfgKRae6qEyEyevsgedBX2A0n5zC3B9W31WILFvZuZREPQ2e1HYMWN5g025pMeWLbFJgLicrXn9jZxMiOyUL3wB_8C8V-XMxKOVLmqksgu/s1600-h/DSC01240.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUZLJw_WgDnr_hDFd8eQpmg8otAFkwr0y9aevfgKRae6qEyEyevsgedBX2A0n5zC3B9W31WILFvZuZREPQ2e1HYMWN5g025pMeWLbFJgLicrXn9jZxMiOyUL3wB_8C8V-XMxKOVLmqksgu/s320/DSC01240.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5389255082719837202" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIo450W9MYeVuXjpFJqnhHKc-RPyWTej9fR0XCnNd2zQAC0npDW7NAbvxlKGFFbG2282X8sK3VySvxtlb4n8yGIbi0f4zO5RE0hX8OWgOA1eq05uqEDYhOs6Y6x39hmnoBGvxSEKJQT5M8/s1600-h/DSC01238.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIo450W9MYeVuXjpFJqnhHKc-RPyWTej9fR0XCnNd2zQAC0npDW7NAbvxlKGFFbG2282X8sK3VySvxtlb4n8yGIbi0f4zO5RE0hX8OWgOA1eq05uqEDYhOs6Y6x39hmnoBGvxSEKJQT5M8/s320/DSC01238.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5389255071103321922" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJiSiK8qpCxj-3o4MVe6tPAFGcyi4bKIem6N_citgmobKbBiLgvHVqE8qXd3hnDnjcq7s4Vz9frf32Mz4K-2gSjNQZyazLXIlJxj3FhyphenhyphenqKc3OwyeNWgyo2POEFjmnGUmMDQjmVBGA7I_Pw/s1600-h/DSC01236.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJiSiK8qpCxj-3o4MVe6tPAFGcyi4bKIem6N_citgmobKbBiLgvHVqE8qXd3hnDnjcq7s4Vz9frf32Mz4K-2gSjNQZyazLXIlJxj3FhyphenhyphenqKc3OwyeNWgyo2POEFjmnGUmMDQjmVBGA7I_Pw/s320/DSC01236.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5389255062294795682" /></a><br />I can hardly believe that we have celebrated Gigi's birthday two times already! (She's three but we had her before she turned two). Boy time flies. It was so fun having all our friends/family hang out at the house celebrating her special day! She was in heaven being the center of attention in her cupcake dress, custom made by Grandma. Traci was the master mind behind the adorable cupcake theme making a happy birthday banner and "cupcake" party favors and our incredible neighbor, Auntie Dee Dee made the mini cupcakes and special huge Cupcake cake for her birthday. What an amazing outpouring of love this little girls was showered with for her special day.bekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12836304384122233497noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8381921118596148903.post-35023327606862821642009-06-22T10:48:00.000-07:002009-06-22T10:58:49.238-07:00Happy Father's Day<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvPJYiqdSkg0z5KZUhleCsuR-iON2s_QTKqGCAlpQg1l9QoTRYDcYMAMjnsd2FzgCwlmaHu16Vni_9BMvKysxZy00z912G2fp9ncSxznxachMGLP1jnTLC3WxSiNbfBkXDQgh2XQtaXc2_/s1600-h/DSC00860.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/AVvXsEgvPJYiqdSkg0z5KZUhleCsuR-iON2s_QTKqGCAlpQg1l9QoTRYDcYMAMjnsd2FzgCwlmaHu16Vni_9BMvKysxZy00z912G2fp9ncSxznxachMGLP1jnTLC3WxSiNbfBkXDQgh2XQtaXc2_/s400/DSC00860.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350212745156867890" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4XSqLuwRYlKlreeJ183IXW-t-pDFwC9HQDkDVC0oLyr_pACWLjcPcOclpukql-PQkeeFy1W_TMIWuImkyssKUZVNfr1mBgquoDnmxO8ASm-jVRM3FnRqCX7eNYXsEDOc4QrBN1qK36m4M/s1600-h/DSC00863.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/AVvXsEg4XSqLuwRYlKlreeJ183IXW-t-pDFwC9HQDkDVC0oLyr_pACWLjcPcOclpukql-PQkeeFy1W_TMIWuImkyssKUZVNfr1mBgquoDnmxO8ASm-jVRM3FnRqCX7eNYXsEDOc4QrBN1qK36m4M/s400/DSC00863.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350212743053430770" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsJ-jvrxzXXfAt_fQ0ytsQ884oTFxgQb8XjJUsaAvykb1GHUdDVGCAFl9O-cx16g7nt0GJzHwnxvn17_sZMEfFpgbzaLmYFzqSG0d0NvSRQjgj2TgH2WXCIA3LMF1Tr21AT2LTuksCAWON/s1600-h/DSC00867.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/AVvXsEhsJ-jvrxzXXfAt_fQ0ytsQ884oTFxgQb8XjJUsaAvykb1GHUdDVGCAFl9O-cx16g7nt0GJzHwnxvn17_sZMEfFpgbzaLmYFzqSG0d0NvSRQjgj2TgH2WXCIA3LMF1Tr21AT2LTuksCAWON/s400/DSC00867.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350212738020329698" /></a><br />Like any good holiday we were booked to the gills with places to be...I was a part of drama at church for the first two morning services. I managed to sneek over to Heritage to get Greg a gigantic cinamon roll which he requested for breakfast. We then headed over to his parents to wish his papa a happy father's day...how did I manage not to get a picture of him?? That was cut short by having to be back at church. We quickly stopped at my folks to give dad a hug & kiss (we celebrated with him on sat) Greg had to run sound and I was on praise team. Halogen had a bbq afterwards so that's where we had dinner. Came back home and literally crashed into bed. I'm not sure how relaxing Father's day was for Greg but he gets to really celebrate it next week mon - a full day of golf - kid free.bekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12836304384122233497noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8381921118596148903.post-72525862496790667912009-05-22T23:16:00.000-07:002009-05-22T23:28:28.802-07:00Dirty Dancing<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzz37teMqy4YUa0DKFQ8vEMLYHrp1MbqKBx4qQINAPHLBuFouKAdoX3YRBL5k1G9ojfkaB6tqCZZ8bfdtKed48hkZg6fXIYqSIHArA0PZAOGZv7N-uS_5G-mgzMflcGlPKLVWIZDEwGktf/s1600-h/DSC00827.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/AVvXsEjzz37teMqy4YUa0DKFQ8vEMLYHrp1MbqKBx4qQINAPHLBuFouKAdoX3YRBL5k1G9ojfkaB6tqCZZ8bfdtKed48hkZg6fXIYqSIHArA0PZAOGZv7N-uS_5G-mgzMflcGlPKLVWIZDEwGktf/s400/DSC00827.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5338901824201283298" /></a><br /><br />Me, Lola & Dee Dee<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPrpShhzk2mc9nFBgeIMuP1icIPw7E9sTE_rW6AhjHJBAgnRz-ucTGY8Za13EYZaXvpZI_5_oZmf9dgTBXZFn8HfeQON0dovWpHcau0cGRyRosp5tOy1qYG0ABrnySPuGBXZYK7h1gnGKG/s1600-h/DSC00823.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/AVvXsEgPrpShhzk2mc9nFBgeIMuP1icIPw7E9sTE_rW6AhjHJBAgnRz-ucTGY8Za13EYZaXvpZI_5_oZmf9dgTBXZFn8HfeQON0dovWpHcau0cGRyRosp5tOy1qYG0ABrnySPuGBXZYK7h1gnGKG/s400/DSC00823.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5338901819450498578" /></a><br /><br />Me & Dee Dee inside the pantages (trying to get a shot of the set behind us)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYaVkB-TL-U4DZoC9tDeRBCBHj237cS5hgLHq4xMA7XTckJPtCLEAODSa2N5ulehHP02q-SUwg2QT8SUQSQCaN6-iub02ZJd3uGe6AAd937_BnMENHqYm6zwWI7OFIHqvvP8oWhmYOh-8N/s1600-h/DSC00822.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/AVvXsEhYaVkB-TL-U4DZoC9tDeRBCBHj237cS5hgLHq4xMA7XTckJPtCLEAODSa2N5ulehHP02q-SUwg2QT8SUQSQCaN6-iub02ZJd3uGe6AAd937_BnMENHqYm6zwWI7OFIHqvvP8oWhmYOh-8N/s400/DSC00822.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5338901816276355714" /></a><br />I was an honorary family member on Sun with the Bonfield girls. <br /><br /> My neighbor Dee Dee invited me to go along with her family members for a girls afternoon out to the theater and dinner. We saw Dirty Dancing at the Pantages and had dinner at Tony Romas all compliments of her sweet mama Lola. <br /><br />We had a blast...the dancing was amazing and the set was like none I had seen before, it used a lot of techology for the backdrop - I don't want to say too much lest I spoil it for some of you that might be going to see it. <br /><br /> It's always fun to have a girls day out!bekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12836304384122233497noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8381921118596148903.post-84187835657757699542009-05-20T10:03:00.000-07:002009-05-20T10:29:37.306-07:00Cotillion End of the year Party 2009The amazing menu (my entree of choice - yeah, that would be the lobster!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmmyXVpAd9orJZluW-DFye3SDN-PCgO5uuXdTWDyz9yAntJ7m0AGbqsJdUEF-fGwAp_71WVJw7whotc9_3nJFiGlQVxxAmOtqnvtWOeDoM-0BAjx-YWZLF7Jnai0DapcNhTJz5Nbb4qfCL/s1600-h/DSC00814.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/AVvXsEjmmyXVpAd9orJZluW-DFye3SDN-PCgO5uuXdTWDyz9yAntJ7m0AGbqsJdUEF-fGwAp_71WVJw7whotc9_3nJFiGlQVxxAmOtqnvtWOeDoM-0BAjx-YWZLF7Jnai0DapcNhTJz5Nbb4qfCL/s400/DSC00814.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337956771126019218" /></a><br /><br />A cohort in crime - Christie & me<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEintIXSmI6sHLtbzpWpoaphkCsEcMS40uX_bMYFlIBlvvUCLoLKfbHO22uEFcTAF4N_n_zcqW2DTWVnM_l_ljh_G00VzCcCi8fRxAK9qq27GhsUP8yEb2aBCjUa0p6WtsOMSIUJC2TPSGw8/s1600-h/DSC00821.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/AVvXsEintIXSmI6sHLtbzpWpoaphkCsEcMS40uX_bMYFlIBlvvUCLoLKfbHO22uEFcTAF4N_n_zcqW2DTWVnM_l_ljh_G00VzCcCi8fRxAK9qq27GhsUP8yEb2aBCjUa0p6WtsOMSIUJC2TPSGw8/s400/DSC00821.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337956763303876034" /></a><br /><br />hmmm...what could this be??<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9Kx61UorWQEDNJbwEkgXtYAyP62dBtt6R68Ixy4uvTvt21lemTkeIVwoWlsn8Zlf8Q-vnIbIFjIjmrRyPH2_YnnMs7s8iJI8aVcm-QoTLc207qR4n7PvI-LF1WzEvrEeTusWcT2zyMBag/s1600-h/DSC00818.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/AVvXsEi9Kx61UorWQEDNJbwEkgXtYAyP62dBtt6R68Ixy4uvTvt21lemTkeIVwoWlsn8Zlf8Q-vnIbIFjIjmrRyPH2_YnnMs7s8iJI8aVcm-QoTLc207qR4n7PvI-LF1WzEvrEeTusWcT2zyMBag/s400/DSC00818.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337956756128760242" /></a><br /><br />I've flipped for the Flip<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9LiqZubV3hwVh3foGRwDbEW_VRfj7vYl-xvfZ90FN7gz_h0w8o5eXW7aCcrdioz7qogN3BFodOaz8u8aAfjJp8wYQirZc7lkJvFQCGULhCqsz_jgZ7xPNUjX-Iqv_HgL6J2hEcZFWIISr/s1600-h/DSC00819.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/AVvXsEh9LiqZubV3hwVh3foGRwDbEW_VRfj7vYl-xvfZ90FN7gz_h0w8o5eXW7aCcrdioz7qogN3BFodOaz8u8aAfjJp8wYQirZc7lkJvFQCGULhCqsz_jgZ7xPNUjX-Iqv_HgL6J2hEcZFWIISr/s400/DSC00819.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337956753786533954" /></a><br /><br />The girls- Nicole, Rebekah, Gena & Christie<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNiJffVWd51GPxpNcF4n51zecIGffY_BdZwR-C8bTSj-n7EbHnqHrICli6jHQYibcMbAr_KSzBGJgrJV7ikbBFfRpcpd0KTSLLIhdc6ZsNk4iI9KhzJtZjzBg6Oop2xiP4b4tqU-_YuY9o/s1600-h/DSC00802.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/AVvXsEjNiJffVWd51GPxpNcF4n51zecIGffY_BdZwR-C8bTSj-n7EbHnqHrICli6jHQYibcMbAr_KSzBGJgrJV7ikbBFfRpcpd0KTSLLIhdc6ZsNk4iI9KhzJtZjzBg6Oop2xiP4b4tqU-_YuY9o/s400/DSC00802.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337956743131752386" /></a><br />Yup...it's another post on our Cotillion party...seems like I just did this for last year. <br />Boy time flies. Once again, I overindulged with amazing food, <br /><br /> Ah, my yearly fix of Lobster! <br /><br />The staff is like little kids at Christmas guessing what goody could possibly be in those red polka dotted bags....<br /><br />drum roll....<br /><br />Flip video cameras!!! <br /><br /> I was so excited because I've been wanting to do more video of the girls but our camera isn't the easiest access and I'm always out of tape or battery or whatever. With the Flip it's all digital, I can upload it to my laptop, edit, add music, it's amazing. So thank you to the Martines for always making the dinner so memorable and the working experience so enjoyable!bekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12836304384122233497noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8381921118596148903.post-6725125644121004052009-05-16T14:17:00.000-07:002009-05-16T14:27:21.558-07:00Foster Family Fun Day!The faith based community in Long Beach put together an amazing event for foster familes and prospective families with booths, food and lots of activities for the kiddos. Gennary had a blast from cotton candy & sno cones to getting her nails painted in the "princess for a day" booth. A big thank you to all the volunteers who spent time out of their sat to celebrate these amazing children and their foster families! <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv49zy2a8GSlr4pHQr7C6YPOLWeYyJcd3jjbhGag_FhAE0szLl_ca_bqvkBvBjgfzq1YHTisCGe4eRI2kajkeRGi9Ek10M4KXIHcgaIx9ytEuzw2DarotXCIoc3EKjZzM33HjSHbzJH0BS/s1600-h/DSC00798.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/AVvXsEhv49zy2a8GSlr4pHQr7C6YPOLWeYyJcd3jjbhGag_FhAE0szLl_ca_bqvkBvBjgfzq1YHTisCGe4eRI2kajkeRGi9Ek10M4KXIHcgaIx9ytEuzw2DarotXCIoc3EKjZzM33HjSHbzJH0BS/s400/DSC00798.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336536116941415042" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD5CTLxW69UAQ7_c_rm3ihlpoMAR_62jlKcUV_4pqTNY9s20VRpq12Io8towQAZnpKojH_yJgijJD7DFYmZf5pkRacwFluXFpoerbolKgCLFqY9lUrB1zwA7Usip5NFsXkuoYBrfGjmyQW/s1600-h/DSC00799.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/AVvXsEgD5CTLxW69UAQ7_c_rm3ihlpoMAR_62jlKcUV_4pqTNY9s20VRpq12Io8towQAZnpKojH_yJgijJD7DFYmZf5pkRacwFluXFpoerbolKgCLFqY9lUrB1zwA7Usip5NFsXkuoYBrfGjmyQW/s400/DSC00799.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336536108457673570" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFNjPlSNvKKKlOWKE0JlI_ryRt4uETLY-keyzs_ELVuSJIjqDvG2P1iAeDKv6TjQkc-nmOI-pR-KIZLmLzcVcg7SN-p4XAszvYIT6YKOHIHn9kpXp_9JT1HNlzTMNmnC5UZsDnsoUWdBp2/s1600-h/DSC00794.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/AVvXsEgFNjPlSNvKKKlOWKE0JlI_ryRt4uETLY-keyzs_ELVuSJIjqDvG2P1iAeDKv6TjQkc-nmOI-pR-KIZLmLzcVcg7SN-p4XAszvYIT6YKOHIHn9kpXp_9JT1HNlzTMNmnC5UZsDnsoUWdBp2/s400/DSC00794.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336536102409274050" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3gcict0wvz_nSQWO9IKzs528yldNdfcvTlXs6JQ_MsGgi0Y6YHNQo2W69oZGkiTYZr4qRgjIzuoTBh6NxW9V7lUNzBdwnrZ27_ELqJiRD1MOQcQ00s2WH8XznT3GdLTUJ-tzJtERnjbVl/s1600-h/DSC00787.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/AVvXsEh3gcict0wvz_nSQWO9IKzs528yldNdfcvTlXs6JQ_MsGgi0Y6YHNQo2W69oZGkiTYZr4qRgjIzuoTBh6NxW9V7lUNzBdwnrZ27_ELqJiRD1MOQcQ00s2WH8XznT3GdLTUJ-tzJtERnjbVl/s400/DSC00787.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336536095393406610" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPPigReNBHYdAbatcUviMpNaIBoSECq3h3n6nmif4Cbg4Hko8kxT56xA6eczNhsQgxtNTPQkD5_gNXbf52s6whFQaic13nyTkpPRXtDaXMdY9Ic4vYAoLiKdGYr_B7prXul-_X59Vz1M3R/s1600-h/DSC00785.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/AVvXsEhPPigReNBHYdAbatcUviMpNaIBoSECq3h3n6nmif4Cbg4Hko8kxT56xA6eczNhsQgxtNTPQkD5_gNXbf52s6whFQaic13nyTkpPRXtDaXMdY9Ic4vYAoLiKdGYr_B7prXul-_X59Vz1M3R/s400/DSC00785.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336536087215679602" /></a>bekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12836304384122233497noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8381921118596148903.post-88621367813965882942009-05-16T14:04:00.000-07:002009-05-16T14:16:39.208-07:00Free Methodist Conference OrdinationIzzy & Audrey w/ Audrey's grandparents<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCCjXVqpY3IzZNX2BmSO7Iw6VBNmgz8aLVIbVkoggiV_WyODvlOCoJwoSLxw1fmTzl2NjZ2NI9v3G7m1onA-NHNVcu0Qa74BDxDXeufq3TLg8Gdo4JdzVBB5JApZ44bCi5K_xJlFO2ALSI/s1600-h/DSC00782.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/AVvXsEhCCjXVqpY3IzZNX2BmSO7Iw6VBNmgz8aLVIbVkoggiV_WyODvlOCoJwoSLxw1fmTzl2NjZ2NI9v3G7m1onA-NHNVcu0Qa74BDxDXeufq3TLg8Gdo4JdzVBB5JApZ44bCi5K_xJlFO2ALSI/s400/DSC00782.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336532852380483922" /></a><br /><br />I am proud of my honey!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqOPgXMh977mr9uoaZubgLvTgli2CaOcma0-gOUCuIyF3U5wJJHD4NelFlJ1HaunKRe6i8p_hmi33NpEvvJjGweUhk1p_U2GdFBeHPzQ8uZuJdO5SrO7AZUzs_yr-YtDH4olb-rcvW26E9/s1600-h/DSC00783.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/AVvXsEgqOPgXMh977mr9uoaZubgLvTgli2CaOcma0-gOUCuIyF3U5wJJHD4NelFlJ1HaunKRe6i8p_hmi33NpEvvJjGweUhk1p_U2GdFBeHPzQ8uZuJdO5SrO7AZUzs_yr-YtDH4olb-rcvW26E9/s400/DSC00783.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336532847362028610" /></a><br /><br />Audrey & me<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhokZCC8HtTbMA9rXsZMBoWFuXjYMMpEMhSQ7F5xW_cv_ISkOA163FMROTbwfVXunnaTgpdH59LhSlQ6DQYIz0heWDyKxWy43bmMepm0tk3oCLSCh4aATqeBBKLmsWLZyWVPSjm9bnrw_WW/s1600-h/DSC00781.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/AVvXsEhokZCC8HtTbMA9rXsZMBoWFuXjYMMpEMhSQ7F5xW_cv_ISkOA163FMROTbwfVXunnaTgpdH59LhSlQ6DQYIz0heWDyKxWy43bmMepm0tk3oCLSCh4aATqeBBKLmsWLZyWVPSjm9bnrw_WW/s400/DSC00781.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336532840957248738" /></a><br /><br />Jervaun & me (Jervaun was a former Mrs. CA - she actually crowned me and she happens to be a missionary to Ethiopia with her family, what a small world!)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifcD6zPw8T-YVQ9mEyoTFF4AUMj1XnC8_S_km4k0MUPJmmXwG-vDIJO85SKTNXNTfz1Qv7NcN02zYsnzVror9mKYiQcjsUzGKXeYLtqMzAWdNQ9oPYKI1Qtu1PBrm-4cL_jf_gg1xnnYUm/s1600-h/DSC00776.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/AVvXsEifcD6zPw8T-YVQ9mEyoTFF4AUMj1XnC8_S_km4k0MUPJmmXwG-vDIJO85SKTNXNTfz1Qv7NcN02zYsnzVror9mKYiQcjsUzGKXeYLtqMzAWdNQ9oPYKI1Qtu1PBrm-4cL_jf_gg1xnnYUm/s400/DSC00776.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336532839844471474" /></a><br /><br />Carlos (our worship leader), Sandy (children's ministry), Fern & Greg<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJhbWPyCxlbEUCs1NrNIBOjStskwPwCX4BLakbZEN6Vuldr_qPE3bPWnQb-PdRNrRlY1vUh8nQgu1fQvfM_2g5-2sXc1xe4_Gm4-xrqshJoWUmZhRNioZSHDv_UM1ow07Te4gxDCVHG_7g/s1600-h/DSC00775.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/AVvXsEhJhbWPyCxlbEUCs1NrNIBOjStskwPwCX4BLakbZEN6Vuldr_qPE3bPWnQb-PdRNrRlY1vUh8nQgu1fQvfM_2g5-2sXc1xe4_Gm4-xrqshJoWUmZhRNioZSHDv_UM1ow07Te4gxDCVHG_7g/s400/DSC00775.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336532834711589490" /></a><br />Greg and I took the girls to stay with his sis in Menifee this week for Greg to attend the annual FM conference. Izzy (our pastor) was being ordained and Greg was recieving his "official" certificate as a LMC (Licensed Ministerial Candidate) They had a wonderful service for the ordination and we are so proud of Izzy for the amazing amount of work he's put into getting this far.bekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12836304384122233497noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8381921118596148903.post-13037556042981022742009-05-16T13:47:00.000-07:002009-05-16T14:01:40.179-07:00Mother's Day 2009Me and my girlies<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi27qjlS3rofKq7bypDIfX0ieFAMqTUz6VtMJsA1XI3hxQwhtlrz0g57606D0TKZzE734BX0uwwknIjSmJYpSmA8luTrb_ACptdd_98H5MpxgpQ06CBr7dXH4rT4JYSD1YJtwEZOHB5ln_P/s1600-h/DSC00759.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/AVvXsEi27qjlS3rofKq7bypDIfX0ieFAMqTUz6VtMJsA1XI3hxQwhtlrz0g57606D0TKZzE734BX0uwwknIjSmJYpSmA8luTrb_ACptdd_98H5MpxgpQ06CBr7dXH4rT4JYSD1YJtwEZOHB5ln_P/s400/DSC00759.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336528996211825378" /></a><br /><br />Celebrating my Mom<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE7pLXcUl03yiK0317iGKvnt2PFERCFhhAcfREEUVNYM2rRVTaAikHZpz0ybuomFEq1Zn2WErQNSbfgRH9sH75tFOGSBmQpV147cTiU8v6f_dykuTLkErpmAzYbYTnBi3UDvTCLViL_7Me/s1600-h/DSC00773.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/AVvXsEiE7pLXcUl03yiK0317iGKvnt2PFERCFhhAcfREEUVNYM2rRVTaAikHZpz0ybuomFEq1Zn2WErQNSbfgRH9sH75tFOGSBmQpV147cTiU8v6f_dykuTLkErpmAzYbYTnBi3UDvTCLViL_7Me/s400/DSC00773.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336528994749563266" /></a><br /><br />Celebrating Greg's Mom<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUOI_1lPKaJtVKSFJWtKeD8Q-RtAmDzjR_WV_h3DviqG9SiVJdLmEnHiga70Khr9L95i_FZY8aeoH8mkyBI0Wwnw0aYtkpAOLz694YE07sXNB-i3xBvUxiW8yp2P5T6bmtqcoKmOn8UOO2/s1600-h/DSC00762.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/AVvXsEiUOI_1lPKaJtVKSFJWtKeD8Q-RtAmDzjR_WV_h3DviqG9SiVJdLmEnHiga70Khr9L95i_FZY8aeoH8mkyBI0Wwnw0aYtkpAOLz694YE07sXNB-i3xBvUxiW8yp2P5T6bmtqcoKmOn8UOO2/s400/DSC00762.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336528990230547106" /></a><br /><br />I love my stepping stone!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG-0dacRHuiHZEuJYOhleay2UlEUoX50_podgcwIuT6p5nrIR1okes4bmWMewNoIL5aqLf-Y5MMkHL761x_EuLj1qC-q5gbl9wBIi-6JooSMmBwApy10t4Bx8aF7H1jT1hP5SjnENj6aD4/s1600-h/DSC00764.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/AVvXsEiG-0dacRHuiHZEuJYOhleay2UlEUoX50_podgcwIuT6p5nrIR1okes4bmWMewNoIL5aqLf-Y5MMkHL761x_EuLj1qC-q5gbl9wBIi-6JooSMmBwApy10t4Bx8aF7H1jT1hP5SjnENj6aD4/s400/DSC00764.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336528986565303298" /></a><br /><br />Two precious handprints that made me a mommy!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnmi_-RVxPUBF0RdedOKIDBQsStPV58XEpUIfNpq58oxKg9fR6qjKiiFSB8AaViXZTDwfKRHaqWauSPAHa5hgIKXKMRzFhK0HZ2rpIRE958gOG6n5tu8DZP9RjlRiBvWgrGxm-yQGuffhF/s1600-h/DSC00761.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/AVvXsEhnmi_-RVxPUBF0RdedOKIDBQsStPV58XEpUIfNpq58oxKg9fR6qjKiiFSB8AaViXZTDwfKRHaqWauSPAHa5hgIKXKMRzFhK0HZ2rpIRE958gOG6n5tu8DZP9RjlRiBvWgrGxm-yQGuffhF/s400/DSC00761.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336528981556958530" /></a><br />I cannot believe that I have officially celebrated my second mother's day! What an amazing journey this has been. Greg was the mastermind behind my day of pampering as the girls are just a tad too small to even understand what mother's day is about...all in time right? Not only did I get time for myself to do "whatever" (which doesn't happen all that often) he completely cleaned the house for me and had the girls make me a special stepping stone for my garden with their handprints. That was the sweetest thing b/c Greg knows how sentimental I am. We had the chance to BBQ with his family, did a pit stop at mine and then enjoy the evening at Halogen (our church) for a special mothers day service. All in all - a wonderful day! Happy Mother's day to all you special women out there who provide love and nurturing to others whether those "others" came from your belly or your heart you are true heroes!bekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12836304384122233497noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8381921118596148903.post-29671164549305999992009-05-08T23:34:00.000-07:002009-05-08T23:45:29.558-07:00World Figure Skating Championships<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUyo5OnSSx6aYTD_flrXktpUDjygCyX-8JOxF-J7h-MM4bpn3sc9fFdZ32Gnbb_c9h0LtBTVekQ-V3pTM34e9obhnzHgK5SKY0Jsvfef5CBBxZlvrW35bhcSqieuA2gC4MrMhyphenhyphenCZmod28q/s1600-h/DSC00545.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/AVvXsEgUyo5OnSSx6aYTD_flrXktpUDjygCyX-8JOxF-J7h-MM4bpn3sc9fFdZ32Gnbb_c9h0LtBTVekQ-V3pTM34e9obhnzHgK5SKY0Jsvfef5CBBxZlvrW35bhcSqieuA2gC4MrMhyphenhyphenCZmod28q/s400/DSC00545.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333711428042021970" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqkv4qaoVCXIXHLRCnt5nTB-AY-l3JkjRRLUleBZa4LU17_egdw9TqS26ozX_vEYwj3tYTvxD1xXfj8hBA9yXE8C72poFFR4hqA9VVa8AXnJFPyH36eS7hunYz6E9TqpXe-2kZiBWkwpHj/s1600-h/DSC00558.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/AVvXsEiqkv4qaoVCXIXHLRCnt5nTB-AY-l3JkjRRLUleBZa4LU17_egdw9TqS26ozX_vEYwj3tYTvxD1xXfj8hBA9yXE8C72poFFR4hqA9VVa8AXnJFPyH36eS7hunYz6E9TqpXe-2kZiBWkwpHj/s400/DSC00558.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333711425197845714" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio07Wwyhx4Rnp-nZXyL4u0dKeY16OU6mNzy6ApJsc_lSCr9lwt5qIRNBffETdWvL5cPAjQw_hl1HtjRIY2MQWllfnvAZL6abcYCVsuDHT1FQ5iYml04MyGGIony1Pcds6fpotchzSw4Eb2/s1600-h/DSC00542.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/AVvXsEio07Wwyhx4Rnp-nZXyL4u0dKeY16OU6mNzy6ApJsc_lSCr9lwt5qIRNBffETdWvL5cPAjQw_hl1HtjRIY2MQWllfnvAZL6abcYCVsuDHT1FQ5iYml04MyGGIony1Pcds6fpotchzSw4Eb2/s400/DSC00542.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333711421511620546" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd0tbKiE-OxtnjP_-MLuba-PRUSENklFTYbFUcM3HCNgzk3AjEeXW_5DhgrKT50zqQSOZj_VvN8BQulgb9C65drNRuhmHhHYkmPvQtoepLZo08G0qCVN_xgf8ADjL4rVva82uy5DneNldD/s1600-h/DSC00537.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/AVvXsEhd0tbKiE-OxtnjP_-MLuba-PRUSENklFTYbFUcM3HCNgzk3AjEeXW_5DhgrKT50zqQSOZj_VvN8BQulgb9C65drNRuhmHhHYkmPvQtoepLZo08G0qCVN_xgf8ADjL4rVva82uy5DneNldD/s400/DSC00537.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333711412125396914" /></a><br />Last month Greg took me to the Staples center to watch the World Figure Skating Champions Exhibition. This was actually my Valentines day present from him. Most people don't know that I spent many many years as a figure skater myself and had hopes (like every little kid in these types of sports) to go to the Olympics. Obviously, that never happened but my love for the sport hasn't died. So, for Greg to sit through an entire afternoon of skating was truly a gift of love for me...and when all was said and done I think he had a greater appreciation for the sport. It is definitely more impressive in person than t.v.bekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12836304384122233497noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8381921118596148903.post-9963297302103663862009-04-17T09:15:00.000-07:002009-04-17T09:22:36.829-07:00My Fair Lady<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIP46CXomVlYQVeD6OaauFXL2iGUIgLyIDZQvgwdDXB79a-JJXFfnkXt18Ymd0JYkL5fQE3RpdDhdOY_zBPnhhgFA2cb8getkOGh9zCsVyJzD9JucjulIMatbh5Uwe3lEznpFgHJZt6rEj/s1600-h/DSC00694.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/AVvXsEgIP46CXomVlYQVeD6OaauFXL2iGUIgLyIDZQvgwdDXB79a-JJXFfnkXt18Ymd0JYkL5fQE3RpdDhdOY_zBPnhhgFA2cb8getkOGh9zCsVyJzD9JucjulIMatbh5Uwe3lEznpFgHJZt6rEj/s400/DSC00694.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325696419215028610" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKtK9sYMZfwehAXwOcZinFRIhERoMgzmyAovldanX9xxYnfwAInx4G3yCWy6AMaLd5HlyhG8A_nSdVaZccFe3Xkps9wF2i96gCBsMM3Cyh-rUFASCGReDtPKkGjYfE8J2zCuqCo6w_0RME/s1600-h/DSC00691.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/AVvXsEhKtK9sYMZfwehAXwOcZinFRIhERoMgzmyAovldanX9xxYnfwAInx4G3yCWy6AMaLd5HlyhG8A_nSdVaZccFe3Xkps9wF2i96gCBsMM3Cyh-rUFASCGReDtPKkGjYfE8J2zCuqCo6w_0RME/s400/DSC00691.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325696417646917490" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZdGf_f9NooYHlS833xszHKpuSGEPkCX8jWm3iTQdiT_LPHdTXvge3L1Q-De2hUO1O7jkuwB64hSDvegAz5C6y9RVrc7YjhwlSFv3Jg20BkCB0PZQ7sILgWMAEojnODgqYDpPOxNnDvw41/s1600-h/DSC00689.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/AVvXsEiZdGf_f9NooYHlS833xszHKpuSGEPkCX8jWm3iTQdiT_LPHdTXvge3L1Q-De2hUO1O7jkuwB64hSDvegAz5C6y9RVrc7YjhwlSFv3Jg20BkCB0PZQ7sILgWMAEojnODgqYDpPOxNnDvw41/s400/DSC00689.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325696413713177090" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLnE_WLH91N-HjPAPTuRmp2imaBy1RpJO3DQXRtTiDUvC6g1dGcYAR2jedB9InONJO4G7dnka4b1ODy5jLqhA6T1jmMG88uJiz8jm_iI8WKFNfuxJEZHm9olszE96eBwmcCBLs3HVk7aU_/s1600-h/DSC00688.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/AVvXsEjLnE_WLH91N-HjPAPTuRmp2imaBy1RpJO3DQXRtTiDUvC6g1dGcYAR2jedB9InONJO4G7dnka4b1ODy5jLqhA6T1jmMG88uJiz8jm_iI8WKFNfuxJEZHm9olszE96eBwmcCBLs3HVk7aU_/s400/DSC00688.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325696407623035410" /></a><br />Last night Greg and I were treated to dinner and a show at the Curtain Call Theater with my parents. They love to treat us to something for special celebrations so this was our anniversary present from them. Good food and a great show with a night free of kiddos - now that's a treat!bekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12836304384122233497noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8381921118596148903.post-33822322633041443252009-04-16T09:36:00.000-07:002009-04-17T09:46:47.478-07:00Fist visit to the Dentist"Hey, this place is pretty cool!"<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVb_Dcv1LqshJ8JztozJ6XHSNmGq6fFr2FnlBv8NMdZ9dwz5sBlorkeN74imhzW8TzrNL_n8pAiKPr3UeWO2-0ut71Mr_-sav5tPg4WGi7wV1HUhyphenhyphen58j0DyrbLB10ZVgz5vXfJAryvvG0w/s1600-h/DSC00531.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/AVvXsEiVb_Dcv1LqshJ8JztozJ6XHSNmGq6fFr2FnlBv8NMdZ9dwz5sBlorkeN74imhzW8TzrNL_n8pAiKPr3UeWO2-0ut71Mr_-sav5tPg4WGi7wV1HUhyphenhyphen58j0DyrbLB10ZVgz5vXfJAryvvG0w/s400/DSC00531.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325701688671082114" /></a><br />This isn't my idea of a good time<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI7XphOJmxObOx_3QHn0Si3oy0PuAAdRJnyn7KvDLGJvuKyS6DzvSe_zpa_DrfrwneX8_mBnSrnUv3W5jDwTgV4jmJX0FBOSQHbdt6r0Mk2qF5VeUh-np9w3evFQKz9W70Eg04ZUNLVo2Q/s1600-h/DSC00535.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/AVvXsEgI7XphOJmxObOx_3QHn0Si3oy0PuAAdRJnyn7KvDLGJvuKyS6DzvSe_zpa_DrfrwneX8_mBnSrnUv3W5jDwTgV4jmJX0FBOSQHbdt6r0Mk2qF5VeUh-np9w3evFQKz9W70Eg04ZUNLVo2Q/s400/DSC00535.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325701683524507298" /></a><br />Daddy daughter xrays<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo3dQhrDWCybemKZvULEa-bluUVmzDxTL8AZL_1icbWq319zfDpRt4s1TXjwcclZDxVrpfqQOBtRPYVqhQaUxVUoXQVnGIZ46sCM06c3fira5I9nk2j5WGvRPvwyLG7xM0_FzYD53iUQgZ/s1600-h/DSC00532.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/AVvXsEjo3dQhrDWCybemKZvULEa-bluUVmzDxTL8AZL_1icbWq319zfDpRt4s1TXjwcclZDxVrpfqQOBtRPYVqhQaUxVUoXQVnGIZ46sCM06c3fira5I9nk2j5WGvRPvwyLG7xM0_FzYD53iUQgZ/s400/DSC00532.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325701673846929554" /></a><br /><br />You know how you feel about the Dentist as an adult so you can imagine wondering how two little girls are going to react to their first dental visit.<br /><br />Well, it went great!<br /><br />G was so good she even let the dentist take x-rays, something he said not many 2 year olds let him do.<br /><br />While she loved him checking out her teeth, C wasn't so sure it was a good idea..but she made it through.<br /><br />So the verdict of our visit -<br /><br />One big cavaity that G's going to need filled,, ugh! <br /><br />At least visit number one was successful. Here's to sedations and cavities filled at visit two...to be continued.bekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12836304384122233497noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8381921118596148903.post-84539171991392631232009-04-16T09:23:00.000-07:002009-04-17T09:35:19.022-07:00She's One!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis7s-8rmygmzMCWP5vp5FtwGyTEqi8u3WUanC-U-3Z_lDFi-bn7ewFn52c9pBXdG9v7Nb_VmToZzZCry_Awt0nKdvIX3h4s8o69SVIXbOonohCNKOal8y2FGBzeEfJsl4SjtihPbzMaarD/s1600-h/DSC00091.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/AVvXsEis7s-8rmygmzMCWP5vp5FtwGyTEqi8u3WUanC-U-3Z_lDFi-bn7ewFn52c9pBXdG9v7Nb_VmToZzZCry_Awt0nKdvIX3h4s8o69SVIXbOonohCNKOal8y2FGBzeEfJsl4SjtihPbzMaarD/s400/DSC00091.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325698707503642994" /></a><br />Grandma made special cupcakes for her very first Breakfast birthday party.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpz2zln7kx-Z3Li5XaNazW_CU4gPd9qCYz4iuk1nWP_z7o0YgaNM1sBs61yFTwMQ5U0ZcmvnTv-_LaSydGgfU-h08Ymzfh_qj9Gh0fGnX9QPbM7muegS-BOaSHQAZSKSxog31WAzG8P1xC/s1600-h/DSC00370.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/AVvXsEjpz2zln7kx-Z3Li5XaNazW_CU4gPd9qCYz4iuk1nWP_z7o0YgaNM1sBs61yFTwMQ5U0ZcmvnTv-_LaSydGgfU-h08Ymzfh_qj9Gh0fGnX9QPbM7muegS-BOaSHQAZSKSxog31WAzG8P1xC/s400/DSC00370.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325698703488114418" /></a><br /><br />It's hard to believe that a year ago Greg and I brought home a beautiful tiny little baby girl straight from the hospital. We had no clue how long we would be the parents to this precious little one but we committed to love her as our own no matter how long we would be graced with her presence. Here we are one year later, with a spirited, loving little girl who brings us so much joy. Happy Birthday Baby!bekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12836304384122233497noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8381921118596148903.post-49007608715226056202009-03-03T14:36:00.000-08:002009-03-03T14:41:24.891-08:00So I stink at blogging<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGnSjZAfvLGHH7AfdmYU0glFBkxEAzlDWzuQAeg1fI7t4QLmYyR1qIah5fJMiqrBadOe9bkiC3o0AKpS7SM0t6qYtOoLmeyqpgE0gYqTilWOK_bOoF0AHYVrovAWETlHwcE8zXFTdLGsJ7/s1600-h/spa_001.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/AVvXsEhGnSjZAfvLGHH7AfdmYU0glFBkxEAzlDWzuQAeg1fI7t4QLmYyR1qIah5fJMiqrBadOe9bkiC3o0AKpS7SM0t6qYtOoLmeyqpgE0gYqTilWOK_bOoF0AHYVrovAWETlHwcE8zXFTdLGsJ7/s400/spa_001.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5309095307647007938" /></a><br />My girlfriend Traci, who only has the world's cutest blog and is just good like that (ps she designed my header) sent me a harsh note that it's march and I still have "meeting Santa" as my "latest" blog. So here's to you Traci...I updated my blog. And I'm stealing our spa picture....<br /><br />We were able to steal away for a few hours, thanks to our dear hubbies taking care of the kids to get a little pampering from Burke Williams. All I can say is yum.bekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12836304384122233497noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8381921118596148903.post-67429300824744409902009-01-05T17:18:00.000-08:002009-01-05T17:49:59.103-08:00Meeting SantaSo, the first time G met Santa, let's just say it was not a good first impression. Since then I had two weeks to pump her up on everything Santa before our Foster Family Agency Christmas party where Santa was to make a debut. <br /><br />We made ornaments, ate food, talked with other foster families and then the big moment arrived...Santa...all the kids sat out front and waited for their turn to sit on Santa's lap. The younger ones went first...which meant G didn't get to see how it was supposed to be done. So, I sat her down and as they say a picture speaks a thousand words....<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Sheer panic</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhadjscGf4a4r-LV5P3famAbuJnACUGwI_m-g9DfMLVwmdKrEC_irJdtlkBxYQVyMCEi0i5zmHMgTPgp0U_9jlSLKuh2g0qBB8pCbuMow91n_9mAw1ew64WZYCYxX6-qi9Fc-N3K2EZuKZe/s1600-h/new+pictures+170.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/AVvXsEhadjscGf4a4r-LV5P3famAbuJnACUGwI_m-g9DfMLVwmdKrEC_irJdtlkBxYQVyMCEi0i5zmHMgTPgp0U_9jlSLKuh2g0qBB8pCbuMow91n_9mAw1ew64WZYCYxX6-qi9Fc-N3K2EZuKZe/s400/new+pictures+170.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287984939296289266" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">He has gifts???</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgahP86qplk3PJ7sgqit5VboDk0ugRe_NfVQCEAQaVTTfua_moU2K_uwnbq2Pf2ez5N97a5RCz7UCDtFNWAchc-1n_o_uW4EG7a5BMGofjbeSGOH0RGLe11D4sChkzfyci3l7aqCmyASkc9/s1600-h/new+pictures+171.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/AVvXsEgahP86qplk3PJ7sgqit5VboDk0ugRe_NfVQCEAQaVTTfua_moU2K_uwnbq2Pf2ez5N97a5RCz7UCDtFNWAchc-1n_o_uW4EG7a5BMGofjbeSGOH0RGLe11D4sChkzfyci3l7aqCmyASkc9/s400/new+pictures+171.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287990041252937586" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Hey this isn't so bad...</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkzL4-0erj8E8Sy9gOYDBQ-Dcakcypsm-jd1gZk5RvCjYWNapyqq0xMxaYEwqQ7eyg004-QbQgrR2YiGnRYazXQb-EeZGN_ewpNXpXCasuOZMmR10WXotXqNGZFEo2MWA4QR0osof7x9dS/s1600-h/new+pictures+172.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/AVvXsEhkzL4-0erj8E8Sy9gOYDBQ-Dcakcypsm-jd1gZk5RvCjYWNapyqq0xMxaYEwqQ7eyg004-QbQgrR2YiGnRYazXQb-EeZGN_ewpNXpXCasuOZMmR10WXotXqNGZFEo2MWA4QR0osof7x9dS/s400/new+pictures+172.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287990980942091922" /></a><br /><br />Little C was just oblivious to the whole thing...hey where are my socks mom???<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTAQKTO8utWa3QYZ23e1TyWWClzfLwySlxAz8hv7WsqslVI4FR1vGYTEJ5Kxrzh8PqvG2Ipwa2QevG1Dw3SsRInHk7cHcx0cdos95YEln7mIxBYBAB-Fkyo3D6HKZo-aO2LffruNpIF84J/s1600-h/new+pictures+168.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/AVvXsEgTAQKTO8utWa3QYZ23e1TyWWClzfLwySlxAz8hv7WsqslVI4FR1vGYTEJ5Kxrzh8PqvG2Ipwa2QevG1Dw3SsRInHk7cHcx0cdos95YEln7mIxBYBAB-Fkyo3D6HKZo-aO2LffruNpIF84J/s400/new+pictures+168.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287991866549315698" /></a>bekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12836304384122233497noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8381921118596148903.post-12119370324249217202009-01-05T17:02:00.000-08:002009-01-05T17:05:44.391-08:00Birthday FreebiesI often check out other blogs for deals and freebies and a good one I recently came across has access to all the different freebies one can get on their birthday or just for signing up to their e-clubs. Many of them are for restaurants etc...so it's worth checking out. With the economy these days we could all use a freebie here and there. Enjoy! (click below)<br /><a href="http://freebies4mom.blogspot.com/2009/01/birthday-freebies-january-update.html">Freebies 4 Mom: Birthday Freebies *January Update*</a>bekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12836304384122233497noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8381921118596148903.post-73641767526909853242009-01-05T16:16:00.000-08:002009-01-05T16:34:36.984-08:00Cruisin through Naples<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhobsWVp7ju7XG4klaa7JJYCZvjtah3Zsco4fOjh6CzPuDiLDTEtSsJ-4rbYXbeiIgUOS469gzSebeFQlDFULeZQK1uHW1rJ4jaru-S1mUtGVWDXNG3Oli_6xaFG8c691IoYXtpJ_7MtO2g/s1600-h/new+pictures+164.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/AVvXsEhobsWVp7ju7XG4klaa7JJYCZvjtah3Zsco4fOjh6CzPuDiLDTEtSsJ-4rbYXbeiIgUOS469gzSebeFQlDFULeZQK1uHW1rJ4jaru-S1mUtGVWDXNG3Oli_6xaFG8c691IoYXtpJ_7MtO2g/s400/new+pictures+164.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287971348516991250" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHBaOWNlHF0xd85UkFeqfqtF9JSNHJ2E2yRqmVJnyJHqzm0Sx0kbmRwKrn66OLCnuLQ5HvHOvQ5LY3Im-Uy6uKdkBFfrjRnE_Jgg7NXDHSEE1e00WpTdLAVc0C0lWD0g3GRCqLcKldSCpY/s1600-h/new+pictures+161.JPG"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyIPrEgpVuYc2zBISZDHzT_KJlvoD2oMQvItbQHsgWmjQiW2inntwbBGjUsVi328Illo7WHlG1_sU35YcDOUaVbYrfSyZGHsyqZn7mT_qYxY6zd9tOxvo1OBQqWx0nayOqeKBD03mNeOrW/s400/new+pictures+158.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287969964869240914" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpYI-djimTgcFo9YAWbwhV-VB7xJVwlnp2T7bVc7HeMC1CbIn6Vn3Mm7sgu77skbcDEOQa9CkRGm9htUGKbd2j2nbNANO0Mv8NZTxPG9N4YyLrUs8YosfRCvAV7UzQhotBvs3ieyrr0c-Q/s1600-h/new+pictures+157.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/AVvXsEgpYI-djimTgcFo9YAWbwhV-VB7xJVwlnp2T7bVc7HeMC1CbIn6Vn3Mm7sgu77skbcDEOQa9CkRGm9htUGKbd2j2nbNANO0Mv8NZTxPG9N4YyLrUs8YosfRCvAV7UzQhotBvs3ieyrr0c-Q/s400/new+pictures+157.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287969962059804818" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxIsogsOBx7C_LJtys0pzyheO4l1G3eDSJBJoh5tzC1bUj_iJPFzg_s95FNBAB4-MYvQJ86wxslm9f4DBawTkYfXYp-fTEBITzNUyGo3PaP_3DR89Jy0CNj2301TJ8rg2mgC3AYgAIGwB9/s1600-h/new+pictures+149.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/AVvXsEjxIsogsOBx7C_LJtys0pzyheO4l1G3eDSJBJoh5tzC1bUj_iJPFzg_s95FNBAB4-MYvQJ86wxslm9f4DBawTkYfXYp-fTEBITzNUyGo3PaP_3DR89Jy0CNj2301TJ8rg2mgC3AYgAIGwB9/s400/new+pictures+149.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287969954731362290" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjU3hUeii9G4wwYRQ94RiZRz4ViGHKXOzXJn89Hlv9eWxntMfWx1DGkRIp6XmY1g9RjDQNHqo5ZJ_lYHKk-19LUym1L13xiZWHl9Lv21M_BD7VoloBzaUxgPWvQWgDdGCnHFul591j1bw_/s1600-h/new+pictures+148.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/AVvXsEgjU3hUeii9G4wwYRQ94RiZRz4ViGHKXOzXJn89Hlv9eWxntMfWx1DGkRIp6XmY1g9RjDQNHqo5ZJ_lYHKk-19LUym1L13xiZWHl9Lv21M_BD7VoloBzaUxgPWvQWgDdGCnHFul591j1bw_/s400/new+pictures+148.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287969947891745010" /></a><br />There's an area in Long Beach called Naples that goes off the hook every year with homes that decorate up the hilt. We spent the evening with our friends Meredith & Horacio and their little guy walking the canals and enjoying the festive atmosphere.bekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12836304384122233497noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8381921118596148903.post-38077627204665351922009-01-05T16:12:00.000-08:002009-01-05T16:15:55.391-08:00Rugrats<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxXmVDdmn6X0bHXE3kRAozPNKdxhUKdsWxWlLWozME3bRYHn4YAaeSPSY-Y8gOQRhsHFLBVVl9bvNJkGcvLWRHMkRync_x240Y1SXuh_611oBW3nzOXMtSAUIE1F4yo9KpbeOqnZmWZbN0/s1600-h/new+pictures+146.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/AVvXsEgxXmVDdmn6X0bHXE3kRAozPNKdxhUKdsWxWlLWozME3bRYHn4YAaeSPSY-Y8gOQRhsHFLBVVl9bvNJkGcvLWRHMkRync_x240Y1SXuh_611oBW3nzOXMtSAUIE1F4yo9KpbeOqnZmWZbN0/s400/new+pictures+146.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287967481721272898" /></a><br />My sister came down with all her chillin's to see us for the holidays...I love seeing all my little nieces & nephews...and they absolutely adore Greg...as you can see.bekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12836304384122233497noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8381921118596148903.post-28429066146233722692009-01-03T12:12:00.000-08:002009-01-05T16:08:44.003-08:00Time to deck the Halls<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG8XGStJaVJKUy7WFCXrXJU0QhUt_r4z3HPcwb-Cxc8SUeLS1KaRqlF6EnEYxgBFb3AgwA-2V_aTwYVbenjCsqfR8ntuQ8TLCnzvcCPbANrxDA30Dd1SwpS2pvNC7xwt1D67eE674mKN6Y/s1600-h/Hanging(5)"><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/AVvXsEgG8XGStJaVJKUy7WFCXrXJU0QhUt_r4z3HPcwb-Cxc8SUeLS1KaRqlF6EnEYxgBFb3AgwA-2V_aTwYVbenjCsqfR8ntuQ8TLCnzvcCPbANrxDA30Dd1SwpS2pvNC7xwt1D67eE674mKN6Y/s400/Hanging(5)" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287965941958071170" /></a><br /><br /><br />The day after thanksgiving I was so excited to put up the lights because this year we have a little one that I knew would be excited to see them. Greg pulled out the numerous Christmas boxes stashed away in the garage and G and I made sugar cookies and hot chocolate with tiny marshmallows. We pumped some Christmas tunes and watched as Daddy Greg decked the house. Did I mention...I absolutely love Christmas!!bekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12836304384122233497noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8381921118596148903.post-37363885302919742522009-01-03T11:57:00.000-08:002009-01-03T12:02:55.493-08:00Halogen Thanksgiving<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQVaXtU04RerD770drPEdH-GUQoAZm9eT8chRtlckievcXqcmi25n99b2znZc65_oHimLhF1pZNfLmrIRmuHtFKBUtR4KhvgJQMXVMuu0vHnpeOJfC_ay0DTv8uwJTQi8sOzp9BWTuwOkn/s1600-h/Halogen"><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/AVvXsEiQVaXtU04RerD770drPEdH-GUQoAZm9eT8chRtlckievcXqcmi25n99b2znZc65_oHimLhF1pZNfLmrIRmuHtFKBUtR4KhvgJQMXVMuu0vHnpeOJfC_ay0DTv8uwJTQi8sOzp9BWTuwOkn/s400/Halogen" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287160248631466322" /></a><br />This year the Sun. after thanksgiving our church <a href="http://www.livehalogen.org">Halogen</a> decided to do a different kind of service. We decided to have an all church Thanksgiving dinner, which was really fun to sample everyone's different side dishes, and share what we were thankful for. It also happened to be the first Sun. of Advent and Izzy (our pastor) asked Greg and I to do the advent reading on HOPE. I love the fact our church is such a tight community, it truly feels like family.bekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12836304384122233497noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8381921118596148903.post-65663679137160892192009-01-02T18:00:00.000-08:002009-01-02T18:04:14.475-08:00Thanksgiving 2008<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6w0m3qQDyyH-oJQ31cni2n0gnXkyKc4O6RJoJWigQZZiRvfJMNLgbeICrBW7YJ7RVcTyeRSQenAKl59TaRfJIOPoArGRelgn0Xg3UYVreUKZO8Nr94QM24KH_3hJPxYKtwMyo-3pff96I/s1600-h/thanksgiving(2)"><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/AVvXsEg6w0m3qQDyyH-oJQ31cni2n0gnXkyKc4O6RJoJWigQZZiRvfJMNLgbeICrBW7YJ7RVcTyeRSQenAKl59TaRfJIOPoArGRelgn0Xg3UYVreUKZO8Nr94QM24KH_3hJPxYKtwMyo-3pff96I/s400/thanksgiving(2)" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286881877369938930" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGUp9pCguNmOdag6_uEGpdXp5kcEaDHGpqeDTmcOYlkP3wrZmLocKFFGWKA8y2XrvczlfoZnjt230v1mlMk87DqOChfZ4QMzX64K6GgalkneVbY9dhvBvag6mN0NuCN5zhXGV9AT0spFz6/s1600-h/thanksgiving"><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/AVvXsEhGUp9pCguNmOdag6_uEGpdXp5kcEaDHGpqeDTmcOYlkP3wrZmLocKFFGWKA8y2XrvczlfoZnjt230v1mlMk87DqOChfZ4QMzX64K6GgalkneVbY9dhvBvag6mN0NuCN5zhXGV9AT0spFz6/s400/thanksgiving" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286881868239966242" /></a><br />Thanksgiving was spent at Greg's sister's home in Menifee. We enjoyed relaxing the entire day at their home indulging in good food and family time. Denise, Greg's sister, had us each go around the table and say what we were thankful for each person. While it took a bit o' time, it was very worthwhile...it was a day that will not be soon forgotten.bekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12836304384122233497noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8381921118596148903.post-87610510873615022642008-12-07T09:52:00.000-08:002008-12-30T10:12:32.090-08:00Mamma Mia<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjMm6lHL484ywNnfdjmj8o5Kp66gwrDEvSsIca1ABm92I4yAruFbtC3g8ccr6QtntrOjwd5BAxwY0_OAT_LcS167hwHHYkAnHLGuIPrxA52UbaCs9v6t10Yl4bAc0KU2pkWNXwcGt4A01C/s1600-h/new+pictures+067.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/AVvXsEhjMm6lHL484ywNnfdjmj8o5Kp66gwrDEvSsIca1ABm92I4yAruFbtC3g8ccr6QtntrOjwd5BAxwY0_OAT_LcS167hwHHYkAnHLGuIPrxA52UbaCs9v6t10Yl4bAc0KU2pkWNXwcGt4A01C/s400/new+pictures+067.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5285646857463561730" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoeK3Ebym1BCXtkj-d4BAWzHz60bBKpY7659-Pn5JTackJvy9PX_pzabwZ1d_tenmPj7GbbJUuPg0UDJrF6Kxg2GLrF0Caz7MYv98yV0RuSWVoOB9LFvs2kMWdmdpIkQ6edWEBL51rdRoh/s1600-h/new+pictures+053.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/AVvXsEhoeK3Ebym1BCXtkj-d4BAWzHz60bBKpY7659-Pn5JTackJvy9PX_pzabwZ1d_tenmPj7GbbJUuPg0UDJrF6Kxg2GLrF0Caz7MYv98yV0RuSWVoOB9LFvs2kMWdmdpIkQ6edWEBL51rdRoh/s400/new+pictures+053.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5285646847551621842" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGQ-QImiBRJ4FX1R_JmAKlIXY4_ukKE5R9pg_JCy6mS_DJmOzmCABQyzlK5rdpdiVCsq8EqYgLw9BnYHhSLxAc_6DmbspDW_fRbGQnB1bG1NjjGNeXCGYt1bkXK776YPfMeVOrmpzUcEMx/s1600-h/new+pictures+052.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/AVvXsEjGQ-QImiBRJ4FX1R_JmAKlIXY4_ukKE5R9pg_JCy6mS_DJmOzmCABQyzlK5rdpdiVCsq8EqYgLw9BnYHhSLxAc_6DmbspDW_fRbGQnB1bG1NjjGNeXCGYt1bkXK776YPfMeVOrmpzUcEMx/s400/new+pictures+052.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5285646844148807666" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRpXZSvcbmrWV6Bm9IsaoYSnv0m318BqUkxZ6bOO-rgZ9SgXRgxr3Ydj1iJ33qOALNkr7eM7NJUiOnStcnxzJ1i0pOM7RzLD5ozfwJyh2ZCjoDhsgXaS50obhzNR74E_rJMuDRnH9pcKpr/s1600-h/new+pictures+050.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/AVvXsEjRpXZSvcbmrWV6Bm9IsaoYSnv0m318BqUkxZ6bOO-rgZ9SgXRgxr3Ydj1iJ33qOALNkr7eM7NJUiOnStcnxzJ1i0pOM7RzLD5ozfwJyh2ZCjoDhsgXaS50obhzNR74E_rJMuDRnH9pcKpr/s400/new+pictures+050.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5285646839181120914" /></a><br />So we recovered from our June road trip with the girls and felt we were ready to venture off on another adventure not too far away...Vegas. Izzy & Audrey took the trek with us and we packed up for a mere 5 hour drive (which turned more into 8 hours when you have two little squirmies riding in the back seat). My dear friend Judy (aka Mrs. Nevada Intl) made arrangements for us to all see Mamma Mia and not only that, hooked us up with the most amazing suite ever at the Palazzo - the newest addition to the Venetian. Our room was absolutely spectacular...if any of you have experienced the Venetian, the rooms are actually suites with a step down living room area. Greg was in heaven with 3 flat screen t.v's (one in the bathroom too!) <br /><br />Judy's daughter's graciously offered to babysit the girls while the 6 of us decked ourselves out for an evening out. Mamma Mia was super fun. Gotta love the music of ABBA. Afterwards we indulged in the best ice cream cake, compliments of Judy, at her house and had a good time catching up. <br /><br />The next day, Greg and I took the girls to MGM to see the lions. "G" just loves lions so that was a complete hit not to mention all the lights and activity in and of itself.<br /><br />On the ride home we stopped in a small town called Etiwanda - love this place, fabulous shopping and sooo cute. Anyway, they already had a Christmas village, tree and Santa's workshop so I figured this would be a great time to introduce G to Santa. My fun plan backfired as she literally ran out of Santa's workshop screaming <br />"No Santa, scary Santa, Bye Bye". I'm quite sure adults within the mile could hear her. I guess it would be rather strange to have your parents sit you on the lap of a complete stranger dressed in a big red suit with a huge white beard. Someday she'll appreciate it ;-)bekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12836304384122233497noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8381921118596148903.post-62162623896570040532008-12-03T14:15:00.000-08:002008-12-03T14:24:33.642-08:00Day 15 -18 of ThanksDay 15 - <span style="font-weight:bold;">Fireplaces</span>: We've finally been getting chilly enough weather to warrant putting a log in the fireplace. I absolutely love the fact our home has a fireplace and every year I await the time when we can start it up. I'm thankful for the coziness and warmth of our fireplace.<br /><br />Day 16 - <span style="font-weight:bold;">Babysitters</span>: This year we've learned how grateful we are to have babysitters ;-) Actually, our babysitters our needed out of necessity so Greg and I can go to work and not so much for fun (meaning getting a sitter for a date night...at least we're not to that point yet) Greg took so much time off when the girls first arrived that he's playing catch up with work and since we both work the same evening shift it has been a blessing to have dear friends and family willing to watch the girls. A huge thank you to those of you who have helped us out tremendously this year!!!!<br /><br />Day 18 - <span style="font-weight:bold;">My wardrobe</span>: If you've been around me lately you've probably heard me complain that I can't stand my current wardrobe and want to re haul the items I have. How blessed am I that I can even make a comment like that. During this time of reflection, I am reminding myself to be grateful for what I have. To so many others, they'd love my wardrobe {as a friend of mine reminded me}...so I am grateful for what I have and not what I "want".bekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12836304384122233497noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8381921118596148903.post-2289008072967698612008-11-28T15:16:00.000-08:002008-12-03T14:13:58.643-08:00Day 10 through 14 of ThanksOk ok, so I stink at keeping up on my blog, what can I say...so I'm compiling all my missed days so I can be up to speed for once on my "Day's of Thanksgiving" posts.<br /><br />So here goes...the abridged version that is...<br /><br />Day 10 - <span style="font-weight:bold;">Fall leaves</span> So unfortunately being in So. Cal we don't have the splendor of the leaf colors like other states. But, every now and again there are certain trees that understand the need to change color and allow us So Calians to experience the seasonal change. <br /><br />Day 11 - <span style="font-weight:bold;">Freebies</span> - So those of you close to me know that I am a crazy couponer and always in search of the best bargain out there. Well, free seems to be the best I can do and I love that CVS, Walgreens, & Rite Aid are continuously throwing free things my way. I'm grateful for those extra freebie blessings.<br /><br />Day 12 - <span style="font-weight:bold;">Hand Me Downs</span> Both my sister and my sister in law have blessed us with an abundance of the cutest clothes ever from their kids. I felt like a kid at Christmas going through one cute out fit after the next!!Thank you sis's for sharing the love!<br /><br />Day 13-<span style="font-weight:bold;">My new camera</span> Yes, it's true, we've finally purchased a new camera. And thanks to my sis in law who hooked us up, we were able to get an even better one for a steal. I'm so excited to getting back to posting pics instead of having to do all this writing on my blog ;-) j/k<br /><br />Day 14- <span style="font-weight:bold;">Foster Family Agency - Koinonia</span> I am so grateful for an agency like <a href="http://www.kfh.org">Koinonia</a> that provides us with the support we need as foster parents. They have been a blessing to us this year with both sets of girls and have brought us the biggest blessing this year - our daughters.bekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12836304384122233497noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8381921118596148903.post-7301037356760756492008-11-20T09:47:00.000-08:002008-11-20T09:55:39.037-08:00Day 9 and 10 of thanks<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcg0LWzV3R_IlV6rQL0U5uxxAmbuEBx6WmxoMJbyKTZ6P_fZUHLcXGiQXjwVd_xMW7ypPqduYDcIYAv8LyQgyNSElBf_R3PIJnQc_fw7kDZFaa3-F0fudnFg8trKld2XWsmWfRR_nMgd1D/s1600-h/sneeze.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 310px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcg0LWzV3R_IlV6rQL0U5uxxAmbuEBx6WmxoMJbyKTZ6P_fZUHLcXGiQXjwVd_xMW7ypPqduYDcIYAv8LyQgyNSElBf_R3PIJnQc_fw7kDZFaa3-F0fudnFg8trKld2XWsmWfRR_nMgd1D/s400/sneeze.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5270799571467347474" /></a><br />9:<span style="font-weight:bold;">Health</span><br />We made it this far {since all our other crazy episodes with the girls several months ago} with no colds, flus, fevers or any other type of sickness...up until last night. I realize how grateful I am for health when this morning I awoke dead tired after being woken up, oh, I don't know, 5 times last night, with crying, coughing, sneezing and runny noses {from both girls}. <br /><br />10: I'm grateful for all my free Rite aid cold remedies from last month b/c they're sure coming in handy ;-)bekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12836304384122233497noreply@blogger.com1