tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-58813915410910257852024-03-19T03:51:19.345-07:00yellow whistlea collection of lifemygirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02570493658309434401noreply@blogger.comBlogger162125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5881391541091025785.post-70506214034808310332012-11-19T10:09:00.000-08:002012-11-19T10:09:14.527-08:00shutterfly: grady's birth annoucement<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: large;">i know it's been a long while since i have been here. three months to be exact. i can't guarantee if i will be back again soon, but for right now i am going to post this link for grady's birth annoucement. yes, i know it's been three months since his birth and i am just getting around to his annoucement, but what can i say... he's the third kiddo. not that he is not just as important as the others, but there's days i am lucky to get a shower and remember to brush my teeth. (this is not a lie). so here's to good hopes that i will be back again soon and start this little blog of mine up again.</span><br />
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</a>mygirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02570493658309434401noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5881391541091025785.post-7920984497809515572012-08-23T17:56:00.002-07:002012-08-23T17:56:47.225-07:00little brother... 2 week bliss<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: large;">a little over a week ago i decided to have the mister take some impromptu pregnancy photos of me. i haven't religiously been documenting this pregnancy like i did with my others. with the other two i did weekly photos of myself as i got bigger and bigger. that was fun and i loved doing it, but in reality this time around weekly pictures were always an after thought. knowing that this is probably the last time i would be pregnant, i thought i would try to get a least one decent picture of me so this kid (and me ) for that matter would have proof that he truly does belong to this crazy family of ours. here's how it went and a few of my favorites...</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: large;">out of the 87 pictures the mister snapped i found these few that i like the best. it was kind of hard to be serious because, (a) i don't like having my picture taken and (b) the mister kept being silly and saying things like "roar like a tiger" and what not. he's so weird. i'm telling you grady is (has) entered one crazy family. </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">i can't even tell you how much i love being the mother to these three. they are the best thing that has ever happened to me. i can't imagine life without them. sleepless nights and all, i would never change a thing about it. i look forward to meeting our new little grady boy and loving on him just as much as i do my other two. happy mother's day to all of the mamas out there. i hope all of you have a very blessed and special mother's day.</span> </span></div>mygirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02570493658309434401noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5881391541091025785.post-87146435199291866912012-05-04T21:08:00.001-07:002012-05-04T21:15:57.339-07:00confessions on the blog - what goes on here during the week<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />mygirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02570493658309434401noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5881391541091025785.post-65654416154749531032012-04-26T23:04:00.000-07:002012-04-26T23:04:57.244-07:00confessions on the blog - i'm freaking out!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: large;">i love him to pieces. he's the funniest little thing around, but he's a pistol. this face he is making above, that's the face he does when he doesn't want you to see him. he thinks if he closes his eyes he's invisible to the world.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: large;">he's cute alright and he knows it. so, what's the problem? why am i freaking out?</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: large;">and that smile or else. well, i don't know what else. but, you get it right? wouldn't you be freaking out? because i am freaking out! or maybe i'm just a freak who is tired, sleep deprived and totally hormonal and making a big deal out of nothing. i guess we will find out in 16 weeks. oh my gosh, 16 weeks! see, i'm freaking out.</span></div>mygirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02570493658309434401noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5881391541091025785.post-44746181980088885722012-04-18T12:29:00.007-07:002012-04-18T13:43:18.341-07:00confessions on the blog: sharing a room<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:130%;">why is this part of confessions on the blog, you ask? well, i have to confess that i had/have three rooms in my home that were/are an utter mess. we recently decided, kiddo's and all that they would go from separate bedrooms to sharing a bedroom. i'm really excited about it. this is not the first time they are sharing a room, so they are used to it. when we first move into <a href="http://yellowhistle.blogspot.com/2010/12/our-new-home.html">our home </a>about a year and half ago, we were so overwhelmed with all of the space we had (we went from a one bedroom apartment to a three bedroom house) that we just naturally spread ourselves out into our own rooms. now that we have been here for awhile and have been able to settle in we have some better ideas for our a space. not to mention we have another little one joining the family in a bit, so we got to get it together. so, we moved the kids in together a month or two ago (here's the confession part) and i just finally got their room organized and put together this past weekend. there are a few finishing touches i want to do, but for now i'm just glad it's in order and not such a mess. take a look...</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:130%;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:130%;">there's no theme to this room. it's just all stuff that we use, like or need and colors that make us feel happy.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:130%;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:130%;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ5uLr1BKh2I08O2yQklojuirVH7o4cQVlubNX7gtXro31C7EE_l9snV0injkZNT-fu1ESlW1mRrt2S17I7LzPNQZVk087I3-zxxU-8He8K68CC3eIQEXnioJzPlCS3mm30jgIyT_k8yim/s1600/IMG_5047.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ5uLr1BKh2I08O2yQklojuirVH7o4cQVlubNX7gtXro31C7EE_l9snV0injkZNT-fu1ESlW1mRrt2S17I7LzPNQZVk087I3-zxxU-8He8K68CC3eIQEXnioJzPlCS3mm30jgIyT_k8yim/s400/IMG_5047.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5732829195708815538" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px; " /></a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms'; font-size: large; ">come on in</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:130%;"><br /></span></div><div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:130%;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjXboqDW4dHtjHDSavunTrZqDxngX4M1dwZRLKeIAEAdnM9L78_w9xc06Vj_EJY0t0FlfVMomFfVsLJC6sZReWnRhLRr8_abKYmOUEgMmOdymizWElQC-xx520SPkUeDix4DPT5sFX-2Uu/s1600/IMG_5040.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjXboqDW4dHtjHDSavunTrZqDxngX4M1dwZRLKeIAEAdnM9L78_w9xc06Vj_EJY0t0FlfVMomFfVsLJC6sZReWnRhLRr8_abKYmOUEgMmOdymizWElQC-xx520SPkUeDix4DPT5sFX-2Uu/s400/IMG_5040.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5732828867629521522" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px; " /></a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms'; font-size: large; ">this is the bookshelf that the mister made about 8 or so years ago. i still use it and i still love it, color and all. 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margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px; " /></span></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:130%;">which, you can see he likes to do.</span></div></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:130%;"><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:130%;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf-HaODSXxTJxhHqTO_ODONnEndrhn53VhE_zQn1SvnuN3SR8tBtB7Es4ktGDA6sl8wFrEzXQCJqiNgbeC0dhaEiVsiJJL_f3CvksI3ekAFhGqSBspMlV9Q9bgQkxNByR679boPQO-rjPC/s1600/IMG_5042.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf-HaODSXxTJxhHqTO_ODONnEndrhn53VhE_zQn1SvnuN3SR8tBtB7Es4ktGDA6sl8wFrEzXQCJqiNgbeC0dhaEiVsiJJL_f3CvksI3ekAFhGqSBspMlV9Q9bgQkxNByR679boPQO-rjPC/s400/IMG_5042.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5732829182601009330" style="text-align: center;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px; " /></a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms'; font-size: large; ">along that same wall we hung the kiddo's guitars and garrett's hot wheel tracks. i think i want to hang some pictures that the mister and garrett took while they were playing hot wheels one day above the tracks, but it's on of the things i'm undecided on. (see below for some of the pics i'm considering).</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:130%;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:130%;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI7mLihXgYWuxwb9BG7UUp26g2vlKT6eU7cCzOYpwEX-n9jLiFkKmScYxG1z7pdM1l09gsMhl4o-s3HYenKDFLRAmctO4d3fNxqztIlUztV2apfrWlz_BaI4Xo6UcTY59pkxwd6dGcMvqo/s1600/IMG_5045.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI7mLihXgYWuxwb9BG7UUp26g2vlKT6eU7cCzOYpwEX-n9jLiFkKmScYxG1z7pdM1l09gsMhl4o-s3HYenKDFLRAmctO4d3fNxqztIlUztV2apfrWlz_BaI4Xo6UcTY59pkxwd6dGcMvqo/s400/IMG_5045.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5732828881349429122" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px; " /></a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms'; font-size: large; ">the one and only new item we purchased for this room was the ikea bunk bed and painted it this aqua blue color. (i don't remember the actual paint color name. if you really must know leave a comment and i will hall my lazy booty out to the garage and find out for you). avery is the top bunk, of course. still need some finishing touches up there, but again just not sure what as of yet. same thing with garrett's bunk space on the bottom.</span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:130%;"><br /></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:130%;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwS0QqKyi-QnVGEoU9Yfl71M47MNHcjiFb0BJgCLw_T4IME3edHKjpG2kt1Jmj4qYSdi6X_7jPNsy-uX1SQoyxX8Zzcothd-kLuHAyk4NFeO1cRjNyotHefUNocj21DL85C3bejY2Ab4Wm/s1600/IMG_5035.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwS0QqKyi-QnVGEoU9Yfl71M47MNHcjiFb0BJgCLw_T4IME3edHKjpG2kt1Jmj4qYSdi6X_7jPNsy-uX1SQoyxX8Zzcothd-kLuHAyk4NFeO1cRjNyotHefUNocj21DL85C3bejY2Ab4Wm/s400/IMG_5035.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5732828874791461698" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px; " /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:130%;">storage cubbies for a few of their toys and belongings, but most of their toys were moved into the play room, which is the next mess to clean up and organize. the mister made the chalkboard for me just on a whim when i found this frame we used at <a href="http://mygirlavery.blogspot.com/2011/11/my-girls-7th-birthday-lalaloopsy-style.html">avery's birthday party</a> in the garage. i thought it was a nice finishing touch for the space. i love that he's so handy and has random stuff on hand for when i come up with my ideas. plywood, chalkboard paint, old frame, done. i have a chalkboard. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:130%;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:130%;">that's their room for now. i am sure we will add somethings or change somethings in the future, but it's good for now. i just realized i didn't photograph their closet, which is where we have another low bookshelf that we use for their clothes. it's nice because they are able to get and put away there clothes themselves. it's really nothing special, but just in case you were wondering. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:130%;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:130%;">the mister's and garebear's hot wheel photos</span></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVUXHnw55LM_JkTDnVKwspVl49PLjsljITcgY4xDE_jol0pIuqf_j2dO0iJIqinWgv_dL4K3ONfhCw6wBxiYNSP9BoLUuaDLr0rIRCNw1UUxr6tbfK9kIoXid4GY3CAN6SDzkMGZxDGKDx/s1600/IMG_3138.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVUXHnw55LM_JkTDnVKwspVl49PLjsljITcgY4xDE_jol0pIuqf_j2dO0iJIqinWgv_dL4K3ONfhCw6wBxiYNSP9BoLUuaDLr0rIRCNw1UUxr6tbfK9kIoXid4GY3CAN6SDzkMGZxDGKDx/s400/IMG_3138.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5732841523358089842" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px; " /></a><br /><a 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border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5732841175494508402" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px; " /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div><br /></div>mygirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02570493658309434401noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5881391541091025785.post-73112360369685046762012-04-11T19:15:00.013-07:002012-04-11T20:37:00.609-07:00confessions on the blog - where have i been? and there's a baby on the way<div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:verdana;font-size:large;">yes, i know it has been a real long time since <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">i've</span> been to this little space of mine. i have to say that part of my absence was intentional, but part of it was just whats happens when life goes on. towards the end of last year i started to question my intentions with this blog. why was i here? what was or am i trying to get across on this little space? should it be something more than what it is? these were just some of the questions that were going through my mind. it got to a point where i started to feel like it was taking up way to much time and that every event of my life i was thinking of how i could blog about it. i also was spending way too much time checking out other blogs and feeling like my blog was inadequate. which, is probably why all of those questions kept coming into my head. so, i decided to take a break from it all. i thought i would be away for maybe a month at the most, but then i started feeling not so great, tired and just had a lack of energy. well, come to find out the reason for all of the above was, there's a little munchkin growing in my tummy that wasn't planned, but is certainly very welcomed. i did make it back here to blog about our new little addition which, you can read about <a href="http://yellowhistle.blogspot.com/2012/01/weve-been-keeping-secret.html">here</a>. i thought then that i would try to make it a point to get back to this space more regularly, but again those questions just kept popping into my head. why am i here? blah, blah, blah, blah. so, here we are three months later from my last post and i feel like i finally know why i am here. yeah, that's a good feeling, right?</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;">when i first started this blog it was my intention to document the life of our family. our memories, the things we build together, make together and do together in our everyday life. and really that's all i want this blog to be. i have realized that i have missed the last few months of not blogging our memories, the things that make us who we are and the things we like to do. so, i am back, here to do what i started out to do. and i am excited! i don't know if i will be here everyday or even every week, but i will try to and the best thing is that i want to be. </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;">so, since i have missed so much of our memories i have decided to start this little series on this little space of mine called, confessions on the blog. because i have to confess i have neglected this here, little space of mine and a lot of our precious memories.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;">******************************</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:verdana;font-size:large;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:verdana;font-size:large;">as you already know there's a baby on the way into our home, due august 14 <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">ish</span>. we were totally not expecting it, but we are super excited about it. this will be our third, precious baby. we have our girl and we have our boy, so gender really wasn't an issue with this one. <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">yah</span>, right! i have to say that before we found out what we were having, i was totally hoping for another girl. everyone knows how fun it is to dress a girl, and then the whole thought of the having to go through the <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">wiener</span> thing (circumcision) with a boy just totally freaks me out, and in all honesty my girl is way easier than my little fella, and sisters are the best, right? so, i was voting for a girl all the way. not to mention the fact that when we found out our little fella was in fact a fella, i balled (i mean like sobbed) my eyes out in the ultra sound room like as if the technician had just told me our baby had three heads. i so did not what to have that experience again, so i thought about just not finding out. after all it's our third. we have everything we need for a girl. we have everything we need for a boy. why find out? were set. <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">ummm</span>....no the mister wasn't going for it. "we don't have a name for either one. like nothing is coming to our minds. we need to find out. i have to find out.", he said. so we did. we found out and here's how it went, the gender reveal...</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy5Y6YuQKrbLBLLDFMnH8ZjC94O1306bAZP5jOhP7rwVroooqB_sEvACbFUCrUojg_036DiCh_PIzAR025HuNncxAzvPP62wQ4kITW1eyKOmNTOIjifkhmaSorQJJuD32aMThy2lkxlC6D/s1600/IMG_4580.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy5Y6YuQKrbLBLLDFMnH8ZjC94O1306bAZP5jOhP7rwVroooqB_sEvACbFUCrUojg_036DiCh_PIzAR025HuNncxAzvPP62wQ4kITW1eyKOmNTOIjifkhmaSorQJJuD32aMThy2lkxlC6D/s400/IMG_4580.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5730346129354420866" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px; " /></a>i made cupcakes. i used <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">betty</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">crocker's</span> fun-<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">da</span>-middles. the frosting is in the middle just like a hostess cupcake, so i was able to dye the frosting according to our gender color and keep it a secret until everyone bit into them.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuO3I9oyDJspvZ_E-jekt7U6yno0krQxDs0JXwST6fFKZsMTMO8FoQatp2SScZBrw8WRq3nADLdhoRDdRx3e8SdnWPsYT-ODjT7TVxpROqFm7zit-qgG7eXfCLJwVuey6Cqaq2H7LdqPrS/s1600/IMG_4572.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuO3I9oyDJspvZ_E-jekt7U6yno0krQxDs0JXwST6fFKZsMTMO8FoQatp2SScZBrw8WRq3nADLdhoRDdRx3e8SdnWPsYT-ODjT7TVxpROqFm7zit-qgG7eXfCLJwVuey6Cqaq2H7LdqPrS/s400/IMG_4572.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5730346119826898770" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px; " /></a>as our guest arrived they took a guess at what they thought the gender would be.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiTdineJfZI3ZvFGjr40XU7rY5nkWwp8pHytgQV7wL1_BnlXK6nbSDk39nVazTSgqoVZJzrm0J2E_AIdcSxl5UKG0A9sJF_ulLb_ZfybflCSAt44DtpU3EitnMZ7Fb-4V4iSyIlGRlJYMY/s1600/IMG_4576.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiTdineJfZI3ZvFGjr40XU7rY5nkWwp8pHytgQV7wL1_BnlXK6nbSDk39nVazTSgqoVZJzrm0J2E_AIdcSxl5UKG0A9sJF_ulLb_ZfybflCSAt44DtpU3EitnMZ7Fb-4V4iSyIlGRlJYMY/s400/IMG_4576.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5730346112961194738" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px; " /></a><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">hmmm</span>.... will it be a girl? (please, please, please be a girl) that was <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9">avery's</span> thought.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk9g4qEksmR4cgBSEjUb7U_egrb0OM2ESz_oYDw-zJyoRf0eErbH5H5UHDQE-gxqOKYKLvQD5vzqfHUm6l1VnY5Bu_Z44059OtGAcZd7IBVehLAy3jcQGFWGBGVopUfj2VM6NMt7Uci0BD/s1600/IMG_4575.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk9g4qEksmR4cgBSEjUb7U_egrb0OM2ESz_oYDw-zJyoRf0eErbH5H5UHDQE-gxqOKYKLvQD5vzqfHUm6l1VnY5Bu_Z44059OtGAcZd7IBVehLAy3jcQGFWGBGVopUfj2VM6NMt7Uci0BD/s400/IMG_4575.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5730345762544812866" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px; " /></a>or a boy?</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5lEGh-fBwkaFu7Iai_tepR3JhypWnF8V9_-ZEAuvrnjJiy6L1SEGsoSvYETanVjsyVrTnoBI-DTre1K60oGOPi3Hhn95Wm9t28KkIG_w-ZJItgYxGj3TncplOxWiXjgFuQe737cSrl5j5/s1600/IMG_4578.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5lEGh-fBwkaFu7Iai_tepR3JhypWnF8V9_-ZEAuvrnjJiy6L1SEGsoSvYETanVjsyVrTnoBI-DTre1K60oGOPi3Hhn95Wm9t28KkIG_w-ZJItgYxGj3TncplOxWiXjgFuQe737cSrl5j5/s400/IMG_4578.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5730345758696639330" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px; " /></a>my girl decorated this table outside to add to the festivities</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFdBy0Wh-u0x4hgJDxq1QVc2_7FaeVRcx1wnWe42HTeVg5M8Egylda3qFCy51cB7Ywrmgf311T2lm2NpgFozxD8TUWp_CtIanWvzfkqQ5FXvJEhAWPv4sdjx9DD1nfdGhTUg3idN2v2_eH/s1600/IMG_4588.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFdBy0Wh-u0x4hgJDxq1QVc2_7FaeVRcx1wnWe42HTeVg5M8Egylda3qFCy51cB7Ywrmgf311T2lm2NpgFozxD8TUWp_CtIanWvzfkqQ5FXvJEhAWPv4sdjx9DD1nfdGhTUg3idN2v2_eH/s400/IMG_4588.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5730345735697589554" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px; " /></a>the final score before the reveal. boy - 4, girl - 3.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXXuv-h-NoCGxF52bO5MbLdB1U7nmnpLlTUalNh84T7wdllSor8rnVbix5Kp4rFbhPM-V9vfNGMwFeEO9suM6dgFmy6E_CpQYD3Ha-TKoevtD8PD2H0aa4aYbOlwSwLQ4K-CrjSZkiBN6G/s1600/IMG_4590.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXXuv-h-NoCGxF52bO5MbLdB1U7nmnpLlTUalNh84T7wdllSor8rnVbix5Kp4rFbhPM-V9vfNGMwFeEO9suM6dgFmy6E_CpQYD3Ha-TKoevtD8PD2H0aa4aYbOlwSwLQ4K-CrjSZkiBN6G/s400/IMG_4590.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5730345396482055346" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px; " /></a>we said, "on your marks, get set, go!" </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSra7YnbpCaGv0dQjrHlzfw9XN9mbcDrvB2Cnh7vy60HcznaG_hNCmEWUAJALUzVIQzDkTWfRqFaJrhM2Y5gPsEB29yb66-pT2YgU0Pn8pmsjvKbbilAI9Np5MCwMi8CNuwLT7byKVjt_Z/s1600/IMG_4593.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSra7YnbpCaGv0dQjrHlzfw9XN9mbcDrvB2Cnh7vy60HcznaG_hNCmEWUAJALUzVIQzDkTWfRqFaJrhM2Y5gPsEB29yb66-pT2YgU0Pn8pmsjvKbbilAI9Np5MCwMi8CNuwLT7byKVjt_Z/s400/IMG_4593.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5730345376295633634" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px; " /></a>and the gender was revealed.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd9pLW4KxGdQ_cE-GD0o1oplkXgsGuM6bco7GN-1b8RmWLDVIs9GxmhjCvpVscwS31XVm-kmpuku1EpZCDKZbokMA8DBV0vEnki7K8KdhJbHDhI3se3kS8VxSg5MnwU8W1NOf62QNkD6tJ/s1600/IMG_4601.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd9pLW4KxGdQ_cE-GD0o1oplkXgsGuM6bco7GN-1b8RmWLDVIs9GxmhjCvpVscwS31XVm-kmpuku1EpZCDKZbokMA8DBV0vEnki7K8KdhJbHDhI3se3kS8VxSg5MnwU8W1NOf62QNkD6tJ/s400/IMG_4601.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5730345368918950610" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px; " /></a>it took my mom a couple of bites to finally figure out,</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_njxHv3yLIK6tobu8fy7bJ_UR6nq9FRn_Pbp_y2lzv8tYktVyZdcoL6cflVH_T3VZnwZDuy0yRCQDnuFGEMVqw2PKBlLs2Cau_o-UmX6dxkMEMCAmaORzvGLjW86UPTDFLcibNhmVXzo0/s1600/IMG_4603.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_njxHv3yLIK6tobu8fy7bJ_UR6nq9FRn_Pbp_y2lzv8tYktVyZdcoL6cflVH_T3VZnwZDuy0yRCQDnuFGEMVqw2PKBlLs2Cau_o-UmX6dxkMEMCAmaORzvGLjW86UPTDFLcibNhmVXzo0/s400/IMG_4603.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5730345043815576786" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px; " /></a>she finally realized,it's another boy! someone wasn't to happy about it. can you tell?</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpJWf73naap7Ck2eIx1bVaJQY2_kk-5nQUEM6vPzkXrHicl5sPTCsju6WIZiWbQzVAnvNqTeQjF48Vt7RAGVaCu_pYxZKMrcvx3vOlY8gOO0_f1MW48VaPVj5phgGNlP1IIrHSb5cCAT3G/s1600/IMG_4604.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpJWf73naap7Ck2eIx1bVaJQY2_kk-5nQUEM6vPzkXrHicl5sPTCsju6WIZiWbQzVAnvNqTeQjF48Vt7RAGVaCu_pYxZKMrcvx3vOlY8gOO0_f1MW48VaPVj5phgGNlP1IIrHSb5cCAT3G/s400/IMG_4604.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5730345032792537858" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px; " /></a>this little fella on the left really didn't care either way. he just liked to lick the frosting.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipznGO8InIV1TcyIQiKVtWRuFKtJT0SfTULf1mNBykFa_FdU13S_Bj7QvCEqpHZyGJShMe4bpTiOjlnm71qUG9A2yawOzlqFz4UPHa9jfZJX51cor13JSr4kmmFbZVlZ0zm8559RVLaJYp/s1600/IMG_4635.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipznGO8InIV1TcyIQiKVtWRuFKtJT0SfTULf1mNBykFa_FdU13S_Bj7QvCEqpHZyGJShMe4bpTiOjlnm71qUG9A2yawOzlqFz4UPHa9jfZJX51cor13JSr4kmmFbZVlZ0zm8559RVLaJYp/s400/IMG_4635.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5730345025867114562" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px; " /></a></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;">so, there you have it. it's a boy and even though i too, was rooting for a girl, i truly can't wait to meet our precious baby boy, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_10">grady</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_11">everett</span>.</span></div>mygirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02570493658309434401noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5881391541091025785.post-68684282115192070312012-01-19T17:16:00.000-08:002012-01-19T20:03:03.231-08:00we've been keeping a secret<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBfBHgL4_sliPI-0xCNux7Xikmk383Bn5B5ExHyreL6mnGus2AOv3h8vTxEGiijm_13G386BjQQ9Cv0wG9KgnnVx_IhDetl5HaSgNuVIy4ejglybSPqpC3nhQ-_OQvpuk1r7McmpEeZ4cv/s1600/baby+beck+%25233.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:130%;">yes, we've been keeping a secret and no, it's not that this space has been completely neglected. i think that has been very evident. even though i have lots of blog able events from december i just haven't had the chance to catch up and get around to it. i may still do it though, we'll see. but, back to the secret. it's a good one and might just surprise you as much as it did us. so, here it goes. if you caught me sporting maternity jeans this past week, it's not because i ate too much garbage over the holiday break and can't fit into my real jeans, it's because we're expecting baby #3 and i can't fit into my real jeans. that's right baby #3! who will be making an appearance sometime in august. surprised? we were! but, we are also very excited and my girl is beside herself. of course, she is hoping for a baby sister, but only time will tell. so that's it. that's our secret and i am really only telling you now because i can't suck my tummy in anymore and i'm only 10 weeks. i guess that's the way it works with the third. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:130%;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:130%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; font-family:Georgia, serif;font-size:16px;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBfBHgL4_sliPI-0xCNux7Xikmk383Bn5B5ExHyreL6mnGus2AOv3h8vTxEGiijm_13G386BjQQ9Cv0wG9KgnnVx_IhDetl5HaSgNuVIy4ejglybSPqpC3nhQ-_OQvpuk1r7McmpEeZ4cv/s400/baby+beck+%25233.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5699522935664683426" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 299px; " /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:130%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; font-family:Georgia, serif;font-size:16px;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:130%;">here's our little peanut 2 weeks ago and since then he/she has doubled in size, has fingers with finger nails, toes and has tiny peach fuzz over his/her skin.</span></div>mygirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02570493658309434401noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5881391541091025785.post-67490316886965991182011-12-08T17:06:00.000-08:002011-12-08T20:07:43.961-08:00quick and EASY advent calendar<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:130%;">what's up with the holiday season? are you feeling like there just isn't enough time in the day, week, or month? man oh man, i am. and then to top it off it's the end of the year already. what? well, we are pretty busy over here with my girl being in the nutcracker, so we are just starting to get our decorate on. the tree is up, the stockings are hung and today we added an advent calendar to our decor. i have always loved the idea of having an advent calendar. i dreamed of making <a href="http://www.landofnod.com/calendars/holiday-decor/here-comes-santa-claus-calendar/f7677">this one</a> for this year, but i saw it like at the end of november. of course, i could just buy it (not really, it's sold out), but that's no fun i want to make it. there just wasn't enough time this year, so i just bought the chocolate calendar at trader joe's that we buy every year at Christmas. but, then my clever little friend maria made<a href="http://costaland.blogspot.com/2011/12/last-minutebut-super-cute-advent.html"> this</a> and i thought i could so make this today and i did. i know it's not from the beginning of the month, but that's ok. who says you have to start the first day of december? not me. you even have time yourself to make one of these for your home right now. you should. grab some envelopes, stamps, markers, crayons, whatever you have and get to work. it was super easy, take a look...</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:130%;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:130%;"><br /></span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWkrqefZrfJAgX08tSFOI0QBgzsk6xTJvirxKV_oGWcZroYBVqjks-YRRuzlh47OP4QOZfHkxIHbGVkCcDP2v7d1sFWaLELHytK-12OwMEroMd00AqFNzdEkzN4LXeGeKCLcfCwzlt6YlL/s1600/IMG_4162.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:130%;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 262px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWkrqefZrfJAgX08tSFOI0QBgzsk6xTJvirxKV_oGWcZroYBVqjks-YRRuzlh47OP4QOZfHkxIHbGVkCcDP2v7d1sFWaLELHytK-12OwMEroMd00AqFNzdEkzN4LXeGeKCLcfCwzlt6YlL/s400/IMG_4162.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5683929409641982338" /></span></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:130%;">i stamped each envelope with something Christmas related </span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:130%;"><br /></span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizUxTnfCKpGTFXQIcYkJYvbppMsEnPdYQbaQ-UzQDzAIIOdfWudAvcuXumC7tGckzFKniVJjC02lPi_y-TNyMGcG8dkNFIcrixqo-kBsTPZHVYdUCHrpo9PDaY3B_GG7_y27r4RwC1VwFe/s1600/IMG_4164.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:130%;"><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/AVvXsEizUxTnfCKpGTFXQIcYkJYvbppMsEnPdYQbaQ-UzQDzAIIOdfWudAvcuXumC7tGckzFKniVJjC02lPi_y-TNyMGcG8dkNFIcrixqo-kBsTPZHVYdUCHrpo9PDaY3B_GG7_y27r4RwC1VwFe/s400/IMG_4164.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5683929400955978178" /></span></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:130%;">and the number of days left until Christmas</span></div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:130%;"><br /></span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIXr9ArZNDo62QM9SjP0TSt2di_yeVNv5AxUvpsZi3XEIVGGDcWUAHoL3Cbpg-Qe6oACEb15nWuBPcHlf-F3mmzffAMwT_kpbAn97Ox-v91L6a0Y-XcfEeTOvl9EVjyutn232BrqQxKiON/s1600/IMG_4166.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:130%;"><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/AVvXsEiIXr9ArZNDo62QM9SjP0TSt2di_yeVNv5AxUvpsZi3XEIVGGDcWUAHoL3Cbpg-Qe6oACEb15nWuBPcHlf-F3mmzffAMwT_kpbAn97Ox-v91L6a0Y-XcfEeTOvl9EVjyutn232BrqQxKiON/s400/IMG_4166.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5683929395643708386" /></span></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:130%;">then i wrote on index cards one specific thing to do for that day. (see below for ideas)</span></div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:130%;"><br /></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:130%;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_qLfSSw1fX4aD-2MgUxJLhhB1FSdkpJEOFozDxbzbsfY4NgE-XFKs9F59ipQ35EWAdpJZXWGgGo9FiG_8MEKEtpYm3L2aLdY8Xd_giFDiM4GUe1G-HntVM7umEnlHQOFNBHVsGQo-JMcb/s1600/IMG_4165.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_qLfSSw1fX4aD-2MgUxJLhhB1FSdkpJEOFozDxbzbsfY4NgE-XFKs9F59ipQ35EWAdpJZXWGgGo9FiG_8MEKEtpYm3L2aLdY8Xd_giFDiM4GUe1G-HntVM7umEnlHQOFNBHVsGQo-JMcb/s400/IMG_4165.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5683929110729967378" /></a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms'; font-size: large; "> i took some thick green yarn, pinned it to the wall and </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms'; font-size: large; ">used tiny clothes pins to hang the envelopes</span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:130%;color:#0000ee;"><br /></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:130%;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2j9x6f2g0X7sUjwqpTCcgoQy3pswXEhEZfVhEPpSLwIZ34kg7GDA_hECXtOVVX-pqepQHoHyZMkmceTTrVtTztD_UmN8Dbk6mx2lUQ1eQo7uxmYyUoRwx2DhHLFau7MnQN8i4SP2amz8t/s400/IMG_4168.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5683929100108346546" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px; " /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:130%;">my girl was eager to open her first envelope. it said, "decorate".</span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:130%;"><br /></span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2scD1nNv-AUB6r0NLbjRpc91SITelcQpwq_dZ6rkuCAHpNWkV7l1qOkIrkVYENY3gBSVTMtEVWgurfXkxL_h_73OxeDCFYUexbHtzmONUej4sWVq50CyfTb-154nHrl6IK9PejkoACpvX/s1600/IMG_4170.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:130%;"><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/AVvXsEi2scD1nNv-AUB6r0NLbjRpc91SITelcQpwq_dZ6rkuCAHpNWkV7l1qOkIrkVYENY3gBSVTMtEVWgurfXkxL_h_73OxeDCFYUexbHtzmONUej4sWVq50CyfTb-154nHrl6IK9PejkoACpvX/s400/IMG_4170.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5683929104627933666" /></span></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:130%;">we decided that we would put up a pom-pom each day to replace the envelope she opened and make a garland as we go along. </span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:130%;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:130%;">that's it! i didn't have to purchase a thing. i had all this stuff on hand from other projects, passed Christmas', you name it. it was completely free, which is totally my style right now. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:130%;">hope you all are enjoying the season and getting some craft on as well. merry Christmas!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:130%;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:130%;">what i wrote for the inside of the envelopes:</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:130%;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:130%;">*decorate</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:130%;">*draw a picture of santa</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:130%;">*give someone a hug and wish them a merry Christmas</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:130%;">*spread some Christmas cheer</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:130%;">*help someone in need</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:130%;">*explain why we celebrate Christmas</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:130%;">*put on some Christmas music and dance</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:130%;">*draw a picture of the nativity</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:130%;">*make a yummy treat</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:130%;">*read a Christmas book</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:130%;">*watch your favorite Christmas movie</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:130%;">*bake cookies</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:130%;">*be nice</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:130%;">*sing a Christmas carol</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:130%;">*enjoy hot cocoa by the fire</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:130%;">*bake a birthday cake for Jesus</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:130%;">*get ready to open pres</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:130%;">ents</span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2j9x6f2g0X7sUjwqpTCcgoQy3pswXEhEZfVhEPpSLwIZ34kg7GDA_hECXtOVVX-pqepQHoHyZMkmceTTrVtTztD_UmN8Dbk6mx2lUQ1eQo7uxmYyUoRwx2DhHLFau7MnQN8i4SP2amz8t/s1600/IMG_4168.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a></div>mygirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02570493658309434401noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5881391541091025785.post-52202567264635216142011-11-30T20:00:00.000-08:002011-11-30T20:35:47.851-08:00gare + heidi: a photo sequence<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:large;">i am completely convinced that every party needs a photo booth or an area to take pictures of friends and family. we recently did this for my girl's 7th birthday party and i am pretty sure it will now be a tradition for every party we have. we captured some of our most precious friends and some memorable moments. if you want to view some of the fun you can go <a href="http://mygirlavery.blogspot.com/2011/11/photo-booth-fun-averys-7th-birthday.html">here</a>, but for now i have to share the session i caught between these two cuties. of course, you know my little fella, but this cute little miss is his dear friend heidi. these two are truly buds. they ask for play dates with each other and they always play really well together. heidi's older sister is friends with avery and the two big kids have actually planned a wedding for these two littles. hmmmm.... i don't know if it will ever actually happen, but these photo's would definitely be a hit at there wedding. maybe someday...</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:130%;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:130%;"><br /></span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYZAd8fxXL16dvOkv4WcjvHv2ID9m-dNqObqeCtN7Zh1nC9-l00Io6GZEdrDqlkNTJ03TvVUXpSjdDIDj3TMAh-iAWr3Q461ia6U4meKjsP1M8N8LrEPu1rGURGiZ2m0xBPX_F3K0Bh0Bb/s1600/IMG_3839.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:130%;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" 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src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2zZ7NgC8Ig-ZbHr1_0TIe3udoOI0ah0qz2SQGR2q-vgGaoX-e-NhCu42XWH0t6140QogkBVZL0mitXE_MkqS8lXZVYNHG4whWhQi_Nj-STGkghMf8eFLfCHVECWqmCgPV3ZWlFv3sEyRp/s400/IMG_3856.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5680990832789967746" /></span></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:130%;"><br /></span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7Ag69zDqFXFc7x4VAbj6207JCmoxiJKAPTFstTcZNS7duOKoGe6djZHhewcs9DOVo3FRdPAIw1s7M3D8BJr53LBu4xX6zXy18ATImVgfqBy_xvSXN1bVs99Qq1J7d-ZpgmZwS4Mtdvvho/s1600/IMG_3863.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:130%;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7Ag69zDqFXFc7x4VAbj6207JCmoxiJKAPTFstTcZNS7duOKoGe6djZHhewcs9DOVo3FRdPAIw1s7M3D8BJr53LBu4xX6zXy18ATImVgfqBy_xvSXN1bVs99Qq1J7d-ZpgmZwS4Mtdvvho/s400/IMG_3863.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5680990831177379602" /></span></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:130%;">i love everything about these photo's and will cherish them forever even if these two don't get married. but, it would sure be fun if they did. check back i</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:130%;">n 20 years.</span></div>mygirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02570493658309434401noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5881391541091025785.post-81954847101041065592011-11-23T21:16:00.001-08:002011-11-23T22:13:56.263-08:00easy fall garland and thanksgiving decortations<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:130%;">ok, so i kinda fibbed about being back around here. i really thought i was going to be able to carve out some more time for this little space i love and miss so much, but truthfully...my kiddo's are working me. and when i say kiddo's i really mean my little fella because he's a handful. whew! my girl never through me for loop like this little guy. he's just on all the time. so i've been busy friends. i know we all are busy, but those two littles are my priority and i've really been trying to keep that straight. i'm working on bed times and routines over here so i can have some free time to do this. we'll see. keep your fingers crossed for me. anyway, i've been really wanting to do <a href="http://picnicsinthepark.blogspot.com/2011/11/thanksgiving-week-how-to-make-waxed.html">this project</a> for the last few weeks, but again just haven't had the time. i had good intentions though. we collected leaves when we went on <a href="http://lillyandthebrothers.blogspot.com/2011/11/temescal-canyon-perfect-fall-hike.html">this amazing hike</a>. i even scoured the market for the right kind of wax, but it's not there (i think they have it at ace hardware). but, with avery rehearsing for the nutcracker and running on a few business errands with the mister we just couldn't get to it. however, today i got the leaves out and some yarn and decided to make a garland anyway without the wax. it was super easy. it took approximately 10-15 mins to tie all the leaves on and hang it up. it looks pretty good too. take a look...</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:130%;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:130%;"><br /></span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRGtotpKWDIS2cpotp-7AYD-nujCk9TIdqAASSmC6-HZK1bMGfBdCSWigTQ4RHGqgIvGFJ1qrhqkPXLnB0xCOpU-LWQzDMzx0hPZ1fsvtBHcEJM3xjCVlZc3hLOb3lRjMTgCqaKR0Koya3/s1600/IMG_4111.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:130%;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRGtotpKWDIS2cpotp-7AYD-nujCk9TIdqAASSmC6-HZK1bMGfBdCSWigTQ4RHGqgIvGFJ1qrhqkPXLnB0xCOpU-LWQzDMzx0hPZ1fsvtBHcEJM3xjCVlZc3hLOb3lRjMTgCqaKR0Koya3/s400/IMG_4111.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5678427673363216194" /></span></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:130%;">the leaves hang so nicely in their natural state.</span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:130%;"><br /></span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI0x9xFQLHxwBTiF0syvLu8fxp1Had-sgBa4PgeBYkt9NZGIZFZKMBjViEK1Mn06TWkgKGDtY2BDLxp8p9-QGFTXxa4uH77DTamY1MmFfdHp2USv2iFuBXPagxtlUeko57ZAV-R68Kkmbl/s1600/IMG_4109.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:130%;"><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/AVvXsEhI0x9xFQLHxwBTiF0syvLu8fxp1Had-sgBa4PgeBYkt9NZGIZFZKMBjViEK1Mn06TWkgKGDtY2BDLxp8p9-QGFTXxa4uH77DTamY1MmFfdHp2USv2iFuBXPagxtlUeko57ZAV-R68Kkmbl/s400/IMG_4109.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5678427671864550530" /></span></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:130%;">there's really no "wow" factor to this garland, but it's just a nice statement that fall has fallen.</span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:130%;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:130%;"><br /></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:130%;">i also did some decorating inside. a few weeks back i saw these cute thanksgiving candles at the gift shop in our library.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:130%;"><br /></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:130%;"><a 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id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5678427248429572018" /></a></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:130%;"><br /></span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtEycejrDYENMJ6ZP0ZgqcIKnZgKNviQ3UsLsV2TLkE56cw4cSRY-a_GCFjz0eqSzzWEZ1rbdEYKk-d7puiD9QFRbVWwUmBWlEqTcF0_g7f0nWHxPplETMH8zEhM30BfwhYQ7YqOFe9GDt/s1600/IMG_4106.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:130%;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtEycejrDYENMJ6ZP0ZgqcIKnZgKNviQ3UsLsV2TLkE56cw4cSRY-a_GCFjz0eqSzzWEZ1rbdEYKk-d7puiD9QFRbVWwUmBWlEqTcF0_g7f0nWHxPplETMH8zEhM30BfwhYQ7YqOFe9GDt/s400/IMG_4106.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5678427249981659490" /></span></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:130%;">i fell in love with them and wanted them really bad. i just couldn't justify the purchase. which they only cost $12 a pair, but still i didn't really need them. until last week when i started thinking about a centerpiece for my thanksgiving table ( i'm hosting this year). of course, i had to go to the library immediately to get them. mind you this was last thursday. i had a feeling i was too late. when i walked in the store they had changed all the displays to christmas. my heart sank because i am obsessive (in a non-clincal way) and i needed them and nothing else would suffice. then i walked to the back of the store and saw the two pilgrims. yes! i snatched them up so quick it was probably faster than lightning. but, no indians. that's ok, i thought. maybe i could get them next year. no.... because i am obsessive i went online (i think i am secretly in love with my iphone) to see if i could find the indians. yes! i found them. ahhhh bummer, they're sold out. shoot. oh well. next year. uh, no. i searched online until midnight until i found a <a href="http://www.blueribbongeneralstore.net/6507/Thanksgiving+Candles-Indian.html">store</a> that had them in stock. see, i told you i am obsessive. but really, you can't have the pilgrims without the indians. isn't that what thanksgiving is all about?</span></div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:130%;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:130%;" ><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEvXQSTqzx0CwpUF-qXMyAxlR9JtNCD5gOMu7S1DbgXHw7UtwcXxyd9TiXd1MLd5StRj6xQ82urf1sIF0_3y8UkBYeCjYkjdIHMuTzFYH1eYUwzoM6pCZwadRCqyE4HkRxOUcGimgrJB27/s400/IMG_4104.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5678427254878729938" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px; " /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:130%;">and here they stand together as my centerpiece for thanksgiving 2011 (and many more to come)</span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:130%;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:130%;">since we are on the subject of thanksgiving have you read the thanksgiving proclamation by abraham lincoln? <a href="http://showcase.netins.net/web/creative/lincoln/speeches/thanks.htm">it's amazing you can go here to read it.</a> it's beautiful.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:130%;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:130%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">happy thanksgiving friends. i am truly thankful for each and every one of you and hope your day is filled with love and happin</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:130%;">ess.</span></div>mygirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02570493658309434401noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5881391541091025785.post-50156012448721171312011-11-16T04:04:00.000-08:002011-11-16T06:27:59.030-08:00my girl's 7th birthday: "crumb's sugar shack"<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_9CzKGQqaj548D1vKbVFEWQkwNzo2D-_e4rd7TDdv7mimElHlkdIstgjT3mJRE_e4qCqQ-09kOhL6Bz4TbLI-n4bW-7_FwKL04epNq3f_AXoSNwuB87Nw7rMEO0jeNa6oBLSA2dP-8hx9/s1600/IMG_3842.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:130%;">well hello! i haven't been here in awhile and i have to say i have missed it. you know how it is this time of year. busy, busy, busy and it seems as though the last few weeks have just been one thing after the other for us. actually my computer has been broken (my camera too). both are still not fixed, but we finally figured out a way to make it work for now. phew! i've been a little lost without the computer (and my camera too), but i am back for now. so, onto my real post...</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:130%;"><br /></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:130%;">**********************************************************************************</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:130%;">last month we celebrated my girl avery's 7th birthday. we did it lalaloopsy style and it turned out really cute. <a href="http://mygirlavery.blogspot.com/2011/11/my-girls-7th-birthday-lalaloopsy-style.html">you can check it out here for more details</a>. one of my favorite parts was "crumb sugar cookies' sugar shack". that's what we named it, but it was actually a vintage armoire that we used for all of the sweet birthday treats. take a look...</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:130%;"><br /></span></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-FGLE-jOGTQpdD5ojmI1mB0_KgegpcB87lwd4RCM_GI-PfQoYnbdAXMg9qyFAou8pKnQt73TLrAagPTm7SBBY5nGxxoH8_kg_UpgnGmCb1-Y85QYEjJ4Ke3xWwUFYLkpqHNLT7la9BPau/s1600/IMG_3553.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:130%;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-FGLE-jOGTQpdD5ojmI1mB0_KgegpcB87lwd4RCM_GI-PfQoYnbdAXMg9qyFAou8pKnQt73TLrAagPTm7SBBY5nGxxoH8_kg_UpgnGmCb1-Y85QYEjJ4Ke3xWwUFYLkpqHNLT7la9BPau/s400/IMG_3553.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5675590272995011970" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px; " /></span></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:130%;">i lined the back and shelves with material. each one being different.</span></div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:130%;"><br /></span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXLNIfVU1K6cIcvgN0qMQiQu-_4WHHafb2CXhQ7oGTvXITQiZJKaiTFVR2q5E_8QgjkJLRuqVzcvAWb9xTiJ28rFJG9jGv4xyvz1DJvF7isu_2PdK9f_zdvDb6-RdAdzxHdrvgjEepbyUA/s1600/IMG_3554.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:130%;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXLNIfVU1K6cIcvgN0qMQiQu-_4WHHafb2CXhQ7oGTvXITQiZJKaiTFVR2q5E_8QgjkJLRuqVzcvAWb9xTiJ28rFJG9jGv4xyvz1DJvF7isu_2PdK9f_zdvDb6-RdAdzxHdrvgjEepbyUA/s400/IMG_3554.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5675590103158713538" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px; " /></span></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:130%;"> two days before the party </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:large;">i scored</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:large;"> with these frames from the salvation army. they were $2.19 each and i knew that with a quick coat of spray paint they would work perfectly for the "sugar shack".</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:large;"><br /></span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhij2Rq7RCmAlDPUlrTgCZKyMn4lvFQIAnidXUfrQOxw7dygRZVq2dR9-vAYfJ3oY_-rJfYd4w_uk0qaC8_C37jz6b_OVA7u0568zDebV1xlXO38CMUvq9SBvQaLyMlYc0MV-2RIT1NhbhB/s1600/IMG_3555.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:130%;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhij2Rq7RCmAlDPUlrTgCZKyMn4lvFQIAnidXUfrQOxw7dygRZVq2dR9-vAYfJ3oY_-rJfYd4w_uk0qaC8_C37jz6b_OVA7u0568zDebV1xlXO38CMUvq9SBvQaLyMlYc0MV-2RIT1NhbhB/s400/IMG_3555.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5675590099524517858" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px; " /></span></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:130%;">i printed the word enjoy for one and cookies+candies+cake=sweet for the other on white card stock, then hot glued them to a piece of felt and attached the frame. </span></div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:130%;"><br /></span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBOeqY6VXQSHqK_K3q_SA9Prb6mT9fSV49bz_8hVdUq-mRFk0ZTTQy9HCSOOTxWrghipkLW0ps1QGYtS17NA-C2o0R6fq7fSYqabJdw7UBSOEg9prJYvBGZSmj3D3J2MB8pav5m6Tr_6CC/s1600/IMG_3591.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:130%;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBOeqY6VXQSHqK_K3q_SA9Prb6mT9fSV49bz_8hVdUq-mRFk0ZTTQy9HCSOOTxWrghipkLW0ps1QGYtS17NA-C2o0R6fq7fSYqabJdw7UBSOEg9prJYvBGZSmj3D3J2MB8pav5m6Tr_6CC/s400/IMG_3591.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5675590089506665746" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px; " /></span></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:130%;">we gave each treat a lalaloopsy name, which added to the fun of all of it.</span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:130%;">sugar cookies for crumb sugar cookie.</span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:130%;"><br /></span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVO0bAe0e6g-ppPcQnj-JV8TeImTg7_mhobgVzCfD3B6GP2FRmT4MZdE53wIrs9WrZH-Cz1plNLP5Nm44luvd0mBdRuGWqwd6C_JfOJvtXx96SRAGgDs3dWTrBnlwCpluE3hLUpBKytPNl/s1600/IMG_3590.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:130%;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVO0bAe0e6g-ppPcQnj-JV8TeImTg7_mhobgVzCfD3B6GP2FRmT4MZdE53wIrs9WrZH-Cz1plNLP5Nm44luvd0mBdRuGWqwd6C_JfOJvtXx96SRAGgDs3dWTrBnlwCpluE3hLUpBKytPNl/s400/IMG_3590.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5675589809233376498" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px; " /></span></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:130%;">licorice ropes for lady stillwaiting.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:130%;"><br /></span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAqgRlda6fx6jb1L5hFivonwDPyawyBo1v-5xwCz5iKT_YahoA8pU3RwyydVlbogJzGGjwgXxChm9Bzg1gX2cjnv9saRgGdxupbu9LqlWsC9lpZTqMbxOseZvXqlrl6SJHd8KQdZNN_b1n/s1600/IMG_3589.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:130%;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAqgRlda6fx6jb1L5hFivonwDPyawyBo1v-5xwCz5iKT_YahoA8pU3RwyydVlbogJzGGjwgXxChm9Bzg1gX2cjnv9saRgGdxupbu9LqlWsC9lpZTqMbxOseZvXqlrl6SJHd8KQdZNN_b1n/s400/IMG_3589.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5675589806154395826" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px; " /></span></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:130%;">banana muffins for sir battlescarred.</span></div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:130%;"><br /></span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRvxRTulQH7v6nU4rDRZUlUwCKoG_CaYPg9iE3QBhMwB_4tnC21oQl_k03ARTLCDbRQ3RX6ZBsdJXusv6s5_Mgio9k2mseTeN3FxBoz0oJb8UsE1Qp3CeTSR8HDKmy0as2Z5PL83I2Haos/s1600/IMG_3592.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:130%;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRvxRTulQH7v6nU4rDRZUlUwCKoG_CaYPg9iE3QBhMwB_4tnC21oQl_k03ARTLCDbRQ3RX6ZBsdJXusv6s5_Mgio9k2mseTeN3FxBoz0oJb8UsE1Qp3CeTSR8HDKmy0as2Z5PL83I2Haos/s400/IMG_3592.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5675589797953406818" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px; " /></span></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:130%;">chocolate chip cookies for pillow feather bed. (i had milk too in cute vintage milk bottles, but i forgot to put them out. oh well, it was still cute).</span></div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:130%;"><br /></span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglJ7hyHAzfVo_R6PtuqDB387hvimwxTm_mFOBxM7yM9kTNspJjyp1_1I_RftPRzfrYdDAwRDEll5W8Gajzt-ysabs-BAb_iwPDgdT7ygCBKUYD3iMVGjyMxiJUOh9n848kEX6iSlMz9Ov2/s1600/IMG_3588.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:130%;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglJ7hyHAzfVo_R6PtuqDB387hvimwxTm_mFOBxM7yM9kTNspJjyp1_1I_RftPRzfrYdDAwRDEll5W8Gajzt-ysabs-BAb_iwPDgdT7ygCBKUYD3iMVGjyMxiJUOh9n848kEX6iSlMz9Ov2/s400/IMG_3588.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5675589486747295714" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px; " /></span></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:130%;">nutter butters for peanut big top.</span></div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:130%;"><br /></span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiRXbxPscPYdsEmD3D1Q3ReQIgUu6uQg9VuuWFtdEiL7UoKsgSAuTh4IO5MPBeCLSzpunyGJHbGsJXAFQHCK6diqcRqeDDJMmBmU-79JmgwAtu-Nu8Un-Rho6kwXmAs8kxf5JOZvYRkvSU/s1600/IMG_3587.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:130%;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiRXbxPscPYdsEmD3D1Q3ReQIgUu6uQg9VuuWFtdEiL7UoKsgSAuTh4IO5MPBeCLSzpunyGJHbGsJXAFQHCK6diqcRqeDDJMmBmU-79JmgwAtu-Nu8Un-Rho6kwXmAs8kxf5JOZvYRkvSU/s400/IMG_3587.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5675589480042924322" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px; " /></span></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:130%;">pixie stix for misty mysterious.</span></div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:130%;"><br /></span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1yUYEPmXBCwu9XpiabWxiT4C_w4f8j6LcSKhYsJP83G89v5B26KhHqTowF_1g_pvczEbDd5d7sMzL_wJZ8sWA5Ekdw7QxbcBOC_XyIzmUSGERZGBVrGDNwAjbj-IxLmyKydhIwRFGmXfV/s1600/IMG_3586.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:130%;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1yUYEPmXBCwu9XpiabWxiT4C_w4f8j6LcSKhYsJP83G89v5B26KhHqTowF_1g_pvczEbDd5d7sMzL_wJZ8sWA5Ekdw7QxbcBOC_XyIzmUSGERZGBVrGDNwAjbj-IxLmyKydhIwRFGmXfV/s400/IMG_3586.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5675589474607446018" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px; " /></span></a></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:130%;">and popcorn for pepper pots and pans. i made the bags myself instead of buying the special popcorn bags. i already had these red bags from another party and just made popcorn tags on my computer. super easy and i saved a few pennies too.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:130%;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:130%;">i also had lollipops for blossom flowerpot and dots for dot starlight which you can see<a href="http://mygirlavery.blogspot.com/2011/11/my-girls-7th-birthday-lalaloopsy-style.html"> here</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:130%;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:130%;">my girl let me use some of her big <a href="http://lalaloopsy.com/">lalaloopsy dolls </a>to decorate with, so i placed a few in the cabinet, but you really can't see them. there was a slim shelf under the bottom shelf that was perfect to put plates, napkins and take home b</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:130%;">ags in.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:130%;"> the whole party turned out super cute, so if you haven't already clicked over to take a look, click <a href="http://mygirlavery.blogspot.com/2011/11/my-girls-7th-birthday-lalaloopsy-style.html">here</a> to do so now.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:130%;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:130%;">i have a few more favorite things about this party like these two in the photo booth so check back again. i plan on being here.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_9CzKGQqaj548D1vKbVFEWQkwNzo2D-_e4rd7TDdv7mimElHlkdIstgjT3mJRE_e4qCqQ-09kOhL6Bz4TbLI-n4bW-7_FwKL04epNq3f_AXoSNwuB87Nw7rMEO0jeNa6oBLSA2dP-8hx9/s400/IMG_3842.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5675598249386301490" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px; " /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:130%;">and yes, we had a photo booth and yes it was super cute and fun!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:130%;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:130%;">p.s. if you would like to see my inspiration for this party click <a href="http://pinterest.com/mygirl/avery-s-lalaloopsy-party/">here</a>.</span></div>mygirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02570493658309434401noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5881391541091025785.post-56545641323186587162011-10-31T19:30:00.000-07:002011-10-31T23:02:42.059-07:00trick or treat<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:130%;">trick or treat already? it's seems like it was just the beginning of october. we have lots of celebrations in october so it's seems like time flies. as you know we celebrated our anniversary </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:130%;">(<a href="http://yellowhistle.blogspot.com/2011/10/11-years-ago-tomorrow.html">here</a>,<a href="http://yellowhistle.blogspot.com/2011/10/on-this-day.html"> here</a> and<a href="http://yellowhistle.blogspot.com/2011/10/11-years-and-counting.html"> here</a>) and my girl <a href="http://mygirlavery.blogspot.com/2011/10/cake-cake-more-cake.html">turned 7</a>, </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:130%;">so with all of her celebrations and her party prep (i'll be posting</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:130%;"> about that next), </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:large;">i almost forgot about halloween. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:large;">not really because we've been putting together costumes along the way, so i knew it was coming, just wasn't ready for it to be here so soon. anyway enough rambling about time and where it has gone because it's here and my girl is trick or treating as we speak. the little fella fell asleep so he's with me while i pass out candy and for the first time we have trick or treaters! take a look at our first halloween in our new home. oh and have i told you? i love it here!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:130%;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:130%;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:130%;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:130%;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:130%;"><br /></span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMKdMCyk1GT9ajeJ5p51s9RMlbOF3gIEEf6XLC9o8-LizCr76YzmMJ_V_KhQm1I5-78CxIFbogY3U8jY7_jkGF8-cgQS9OkpgXoJRAmlD-U-aSU0md8G3Yg4VF69iNcxdtVr1608EzBem6/s1600/IMG_3924.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:130%;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMKdMCyk1GT9ajeJ5p51s9RMlbOF3gIEEf6XLC9o8-LizCr76YzmMJ_V_KhQm1I5-78CxIFbogY3U8jY7_jkGF8-cgQS9OkpgXoJRAmlD-U-aSU0md8G3Yg4VF69iNcxdtVr1608EzBem6/s400/IMG_3924.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5669851303605178610" /></span></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:130%;">pumpkin carving earlier today.</span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:130%;"><br /></span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZekFGUG875AuGUC3CDaqvmuSpVn-xqRJP1zFalYeEDXy9Yv5RMkZlAgcMcyWF9P32ctCZ7P6MU7vAA5rDoKpG8flkuoweiW8cMERq-oHfjlcSVFcx-EYnKxQIuphEoRsA25BCxh2D1QoY/s1600/IMG_3928.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:130%;"><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/AVvXsEhZekFGUG875AuGUC3CDaqvmuSpVn-xqRJP1zFalYeEDXy9Yv5RMkZlAgcMcyWF9P32ctCZ7P6MU7vAA5rDoKpG8flkuoweiW8cMERq-oHfjlcSVFcx-EYnKxQIuphEoRsA25BCxh2D1QoY/s400/IMG_3928.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5669851294516002754" /></span></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:130%;">one of our pumpkins had pinkish colored seeds. we determined it must mean it's a girl.</span></div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:130%;"><br /></span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7daiGDpjfp8QmIg42KxmgAKW4IXr6vflp7KfXNlsr6FQrfQdYCnnNvErDW3Z9gKvZR08EeNAEwFqFDw8PW4FXNWXpBAOPy-5zhkCLZ1wP2iaLEtX7iMHAHHXQ-107HGmKzbNurke_twlp/s1600/IMG_3929.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:130%;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7daiGDpjfp8QmIg42KxmgAKW4IXr6vflp7KfXNlsr6FQrfQdYCnnNvErDW3Z9gKvZR08EeNAEwFqFDw8PW4FXNWXpBAOPy-5zhkCLZ1wP2iaLEtX7iMHAHHXQ-107HGmKzbNurke_twlp/s400/IMG_3929.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5669851068650489842" /></span></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:130%;">my girl designed and carved her pumpkin.</span></div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:130%;"><br /></span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjujeXe9mlPdo2zT-QUibG5oI9UJOYo093vtdH7YbML6R9UXR_o2h9F51T5pmOjehs1OWpRoGn1I-ETCdkgRPG0vqyI77XrCF2EPqiC8i0NQTQCexJ9tfdkmhMm1sbVjV7bT3EfczucFeHy/s1600/IMG_3932.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:130%;"><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/AVvXsEjujeXe9mlPdo2zT-QUibG5oI9UJOYo093vtdH7YbML6R9UXR_o2h9F51T5pmOjehs1OWpRoGn1I-ETCdkgRPG0vqyI77XrCF2EPqiC8i0NQTQCexJ9tfdkmhMm1sbVjV7bT3EfczucFeHy/s400/IMG_3932.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5669851060226584770" /></span></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:130%;">the little fella's pumpkin. he made a wave. he always makes a wave when he draws.</span></div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:130%;"><br /></span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO9-cjwqvdqvVjYepjDRZWxCEJ_3LvcSSJrtOb0IyPi-E2HWYptHZRz-rAOTW9AxJn0OEKgu8_PbM3mMIyfTRuyj5pnXJo1DFrLa1wC1Anxstn6VkEZlWOlXmyri2j_WC6LOh6uiTwzsGA/s1600/IMG_3942.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:130%;"><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/AVvXsEjO9-cjwqvdqvVjYepjDRZWxCEJ_3LvcSSJrtOb0IyPi-E2HWYptHZRz-rAOTW9AxJn0OEKgu8_PbM3mMIyfTRuyj5pnXJo1DFrLa1wC1Anxstn6VkEZlWOlXmyri2j_WC6LOh6uiTwzsGA/s400/IMG_3942.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5669851055985640354" /></span></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:130%;">i wanted the kiddo's to pose with their pumpkins. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:130%;">for some reason garrett wanted to pose like this.</span></div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:130%;"><br /></span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNxVsa5pZ2zpbPzQO4_mVlRYJP50vvCZw7178QtEsQRV3vWqBBv-4MiZw7tMOEFRBaMUekX6sJ61yhvoV7bS8sYrhAld-bOIzp30LDmBpDN99eVcXawjPXffbeLyqTzFyBZOafpelmv2lI/s1600/IMG_3947.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:130%;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 298px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNxVsa5pZ2zpbPzQO4_mVlRYJP50vvCZw7178QtEsQRV3vWqBBv-4MiZw7tMOEFRBaMUekX6sJ61yhvoV7bS8sYrhAld-bOIzp30LDmBpDN99eVcXawjPXffbeLyqTzFyBZOafpelmv2lI/s400/IMG_3947.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5669850668091457890" /></span></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:130%;">avery in costume and scoping out the neighborhood for fellow trick or treaters.</span></div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:130%;"><br /></span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEHV3BAj0f49aP-2TIUvAC8-Nz0Jxp-iwy4YrEDyivgUyHBXQm23I83pgZEwPfDySeIKfMgXPITqTPNxdrHhyXN6U2mixshuumUlZ_S7eEw29HywVvc41evBWRG-gWbvDzEUu2oKG5Ucb6/s1600/IMG_3949.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:130%;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 284px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEHV3BAj0f49aP-2TIUvAC8-Nz0Jxp-iwy4YrEDyivgUyHBXQm23I83pgZEwPfDySeIKfMgXPITqTPNxdrHhyXN6U2mixshuumUlZ_S7eEw29HywVvc41evBWRG-gWbvDzEUu2oKG5Ucb6/s400/IMG_3949.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5669850663900404514" /></span></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:130%;">she got her candy bucket, but no shoes.</span></div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:130%;"><br /></span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLT1V5Ui0aesdhNS8_UzKl8MVv4Ab-OOG0S0ZMsMfQCLEHFtWr2BXJMxoc_WNKChaXnFbD_yQ9x4lxgNUm1XZ3J1tpMzi5wi4ekeMpKVvK8QKdMhuvCMMoszBirXOSor4Poi390bjjd_Kw/s1600/IMG_3961.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:130%;"><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/AVvXsEjLT1V5Ui0aesdhNS8_UzKl8MVv4Ab-OOG0S0ZMsMfQCLEHFtWr2BXJMxoc_WNKChaXnFbD_yQ9x4lxgNUm1XZ3J1tpMzi5wi4ekeMpKVvK8QKdMhuvCMMoszBirXOSor4Poi390bjjd_Kw/s400/IMG_3961.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5669850656153321186" /></span></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:130%;">the little fella was just barely hanging on, so while we waited for our friends to come over we cuddled on the couch. that's when you know who fell asleep.</span></div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:130%;"><br /></span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDMl586Jl_xjzhd-Qv3T-iv8_Uyfomv-1m-RnyNwjaBybWdseAMTuhGw-MoSrKN8qE2L7CjP2-WYJabRiaBNMgV6pzSLQ_2CZV0YsFvXCz5jqnIszmZgsPygt08JXwroMjsAMIk73Rt_PY/s1600/IMG_3984.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:130%;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDMl586Jl_xjzhd-Qv3T-iv8_Uyfomv-1m-RnyNwjaBybWdseAMTuhGw-MoSrKN8qE2L7CjP2-WYJabRiaBNMgV6pzSLQ_2CZV0YsFvXCz5jqnIszmZgsPygt08JXwroMjsAMIk73Rt_PY/s400/IMG_3984.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5669849744118240018" /></span></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:130%;">sleep won't stop this <a href="http://www.toysrus.com/product/index.jsp?productId=4102323">lalaloopsy</a> from trick or treating.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:130%;"> she was raring to go.</span></div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:130%;"><br /></span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEgDc1z-tvCKj97Wra1BruiQv5nb6KPzvaGfhWz9NEzKGzxFlXJmtsDgm9xSFnjYLa0fNBDWDq7tQ4UjQ2pA4pzYsQS8Hs5mwodoR-db_FFP6wlWyFbhvFtEeTunSRRowZ6B7Py5AdpoLV/s1600/IMG_3983.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:130%;"><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/AVvXsEgEgDc1z-tvCKj97Wra1BruiQv5nb6KPzvaGfhWz9NEzKGzxFlXJmtsDgm9xSFnjYLa0fNBDWDq7tQ4UjQ2pA4pzYsQS8Hs5mwodoR-db_FFP6wlWyFbhvFtEeTunSRRowZ6B7Py5AdpoLV/s400/IMG_3983.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5669849739356091890" /></span></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:130%;">happy hallowee</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:130%;">n friends!</span></div></div>mygirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02570493658309434401noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5881391541091025785.post-65807795458297788502011-10-26T23:49:00.000-07:002011-10-27T00:36:12.175-07:00living by the seaside<div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiPDnFgqB1eNkTy9LzO-QILjJACnHE3v-n4G5K6yrcnMPvoowI0UAI0zmJ8z4TZZIa0taFIFD-_qr-mu1UULxE21ckzmpYAu-ekWZEYecQ1BSPbvxXAou43-xeS712g6DVaDq3enrcse4z/s1600/313441_2355037228793_1036075617_2658303_1389935347_n.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:130%;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiPDnFgqB1eNkTy9LzO-QILjJACnHE3v-n4G5K6yrcnMPvoowI0UAI0zmJ8z4TZZIa0taFIFD-_qr-mu1UULxE21ckzmpYAu-ekWZEYecQ1BSPbvxXAou43-xeS712g6DVaDq3enrcse4z/s400/313441_2355037228793_1036075617_2658303_1389935347_n.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5668065574580303042" /></span></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:130%;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:130%;">there's joys to living by the sea, like the way my friend so beautifully talks about <a href="http://lillyandthebrothers.blogspot.com/2011/10/day-at-tidepools-in-which-we-save-shark.html">here</a>. and then there are not so joyous times, like the way my husband experienced <a href="http://www.ninelightssurfboards.com/surfboard-blog/no-bueno-update/">here</a>. and though his story is from last year, it has happened again today. through experience brings knowledge, so a quick trip to the doctor for some antibiotics and a stop at the <a href="http://www.daytrippen.com/crystal-cove-beachcomber-shake-shack.htm">shake shack</a> on the way home make living by the seaside not so bad.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:130%;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:130%;">p.s. don't tell our kiddo's we went to the <a href="http://www.daytrippen.com/crystal-cove-beachcomber-shake-shack.htm">shake shack</a> without them. they won't let us live it down ;</span>)</div>mygirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02570493658309434401noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5881391541091025785.post-9277687044727466182011-10-24T20:52:00.000-07:002011-10-24T21:46:39.159-07:0011 years and counting<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:130%;">if you know me then you know <a href="http://yellowhistle.blogspot.com/2011/08/photo-booth.html">i love taking photo booth pictures</a> and will do so any chance i am given. i have been doing this ever since i can remember. it has become an <a href="http://yellowhistle.blogspot.com/2011/07/oc-fair-is-here.html">annual family tradition</a> for me and the mister and now our 2 kiddo's to do this every year when we go to the fair. since the mister and i just <a href="http://http//yellowhistle.blogspot.com/2011/10/on-this-day.html">celebrated</a> 11 years of <a href="http://yellowhistle.blogspot.com/2011/10/11-years-ago-tomorrow.html">marriage</a> we got to looking back at our beginning. i thought i would share them with you here today.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:130%;"><br /></span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimn_n9kxdKN8b9q5BsbsnFIgC_d0evRR5QiZX-j8Lzr8YtBFuoEoRiIcp5gwKq2klqTUQp7boLFSGHZAFjnHqaUgxxXHAQ79iR8lXOZtlQvGlkivA8L8MQvxpQgfjkBRyltTv1Mag_eEEC/s1600/Scan+1.jpeg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:130%;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 82px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimn_n9kxdKN8b9q5BsbsnFIgC_d0evRR5QiZX-j8Lzr8YtBFuoEoRiIcp5gwKq2klqTUQp7boLFSGHZAFjnHqaUgxxXHAQ79iR8lXOZtlQvGlkivA8L8MQvxpQgfjkBRyltTv1Mag_eEEC/s400/Scan+1.jpeg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5667273486149857122" /></span></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:130%;">2000</span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:130%;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg59eZzXx06gZRiKbz0YadGClOnyy7Wf3kQP6vTlCSB-qiR7oqSuDo4xP0Dtn8R4Vm1DXhMc7GMctD85noXcOFM1q8V8VVEuzF92sIJP2PUszk-xbJC8nO2Hvl5oBlf-gJHD_alEUhm-QDc/s1600/2001.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 79px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg59eZzXx06gZRiKbz0YadGClOnyy7Wf3kQP6vTlCSB-qiR7oqSuDo4xP0Dtn8R4Vm1DXhMc7GMctD85noXcOFM1q8V8VVEuzF92sIJP2PUszk-xbJC8nO2Hvl5oBlf-gJHD_alEUhm-QDc/s400/2001.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5667273483079338434" /></a></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:130%;">2001</span></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuxlnoSyTISP2ZjgsS4cGSsydZP2CibHY8y4okrg1FnksrEmGLXmqMqMBxrteT0C1dkuaOcXJN4HkBPeT9Lr_hW-PwlwpYEMmZkhmnRZnxSdjdi39i0dyTBS8Bm__u1sXApnwhAIlxXDo/s1600/2003.jpeg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:130%;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 86px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuxlnoSyTISP2ZjgsS4cGSsydZP2CibHY8y4okrg1FnksrEmGLXmqMqMBxrteT0C1dkuaOcXJN4HkBPeT9Lr_hW-PwlwpYEMmZkhmnRZnxSdjdi39i0dyTBS8Bm__u1sXApnwhAIlxXDo/s400/2003.jpeg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5667273215987125842" /></span></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:130%;">2003</span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT5KarXhvvjUojDr_f3Gw2lBj6_LoKI4E0V47hZJBuaLqnTijYlOn2YxDuoLrWhGdPYR8fVswvQjUbRk8K3Tw0lZIIwoVFmNZacOlSCxUVlzNxNcj7HZyl-VMI5roXRQCnHsjW7s9uM0E/s1600/2004.jpeg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:130%;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 81px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT5KarXhvvjUojDr_f3Gw2lBj6_LoKI4E0V47hZJBuaLqnTijYlOn2YxDuoLrWhGdPYR8fVswvQjUbRk8K3Tw0lZIIwoVFmNZacOlSCxUVlzNxNcj7HZyl-VMI5roXRQCnHsjW7s9uM0E/s400/2004.jpeg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5667273206278047330" /></span></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:130%;">2004</span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt__4RPGx6bBdyX5XidWHXEnioZtEXiLIc6SrlS5hB0Y20ktTjPdnbfza-NpFiQILioRK_V0d4YA1K1Mdug6G067frOgMgjcRyy2tujTGFEBJdKul_XoUY6ylAIfdfZzQ_qMk6D4g8blk/s1600/2005.jpeg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:130%;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 80px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt__4RPGx6bBdyX5XidWHXEnioZtEXiLIc6SrlS5hB0Y20ktTjPdnbfza-NpFiQILioRK_V0d4YA1K1Mdug6G067frOgMgjcRyy2tujTGFEBJdKul_XoUY6ylAIfdfZzQ_qMk6D4g8blk/s400/2005.jpeg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5667273208515666882" /></span></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:130%;">2005</span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnyJ4qOdd7vvyDIYz_6tGtxNdp_FkHNTH0PZkflmQtASEqqVpS0GExCZ20x-ieHiX5NYfHriW_rW-Gl0iETN6j5xv2xFJWi73khd5DXvnAcBKMeStpNc4fPHQXu0wQdGN9yHxfw63QGZY/s1600/2006.jpeg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:130%;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 84px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnyJ4qOdd7vvyDIYz_6tGtxNdp_FkHNTH0PZkflmQtASEqqVpS0GExCZ20x-ieHiX5NYfHriW_rW-Gl0iETN6j5xv2xFJWi73khd5DXvnAcBKMeStpNc4fPHQXu0wQdGN9yHxfw63QGZY/s400/2006.jpeg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5667273028439342578" /></span></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:130%;">2006</span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu4SPVj0ajQmhAg15Uxckzb2l2b5J_s6ZZXc1bWLS3bnmh-q9S7Qub1bjWHxm8Benyn8HXIHuRmp4ubVcZo_M9gMfR7vi54OmXlVhzrk-BR25b87um3dV3LlkwfDUmE5yy0p3JoC0OybA/s1600/2007.jpeg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:130%;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 84px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu4SPVj0ajQmhAg15Uxckzb2l2b5J_s6ZZXc1bWLS3bnmh-q9S7Qub1bjWHxm8Benyn8HXIHuRmp4ubVcZo_M9gMfR7vi54OmXlVhzrk-BR25b87um3dV3LlkwfDUmE5yy0p3JoC0OybA/s400/2007.jpeg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5667273016579005650" /></span></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:130%;">2007</span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZmCJYqT32NS2vEXg4UZsLfR6zUHp2sKKBtq6hT47AkgLsBZv-JSYPx_YT5nU1kL8fYsN4k5CbvVXPKLA7BuIQQPAjt0lIWhGHxK5McmPQGUvBKPF3vXX2zq7kD_WQkaRnBv89zVUgWWk/s1600/2008.jpeg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:130%;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 85px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZmCJYqT32NS2vEXg4UZsLfR6zUHp2sKKBtq6hT47AkgLsBZv-JSYPx_YT5nU1kL8fYsN4k5CbvVXPKLA7BuIQQPAjt0lIWhGHxK5McmPQGUvBKPF3vXX2zq7kD_WQkaRnBv89zVUgWWk/s400/2008.jpeg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5667273014553784882" /></span></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:130%;">2008</span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDqdibp49y-Vz-EJvVZ5jH_kbV36IRtT7v4iiZ9sqYbkqSScJiDrUlokH9hBbAsbmJg95NflAR-YdDx-4o9Nzpf2mmJeV6rbugnpwuwfDJe3htbU33ow5b61gm1zLpOL_yQwTuBqrao6o/s1600/2009.jpeg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:130%;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 82px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDqdibp49y-Vz-EJvVZ5jH_kbV36IRtT7v4iiZ9sqYbkqSScJiDrUlokH9hBbAsbmJg95NflAR-YdDx-4o9Nzpf2mmJeV6rbugnpwuwfDJe3htbU33ow5b61gm1zLpOL_yQwTuBqrao6o/s400/2009.jpeg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5667272798854450018" /></span></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:130%;">2009</span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5dc39FxjMa0hm0Gc9v9c4UUiwGCbm6hkL2McCRobSuclC4JPnOWYp_tMgu4_go964Imk7uQ1naFbDWATgJKlYxHwOlEJ-ShXLSVFhcJYuUuFfNVeMZBSswpyWgnW38ieofkMHqjlChfA/s1600/2010.jpeg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:130%;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 85px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5dc39FxjMa0hm0Gc9v9c4UUiwGCbm6hkL2McCRobSuclC4JPnOWYp_tMgu4_go964Imk7uQ1naFbDWATgJKlYxHwOlEJ-ShXLSVFhcJYuUuFfNVeMZBSswpyWgnW38ieofkMHqjlChfA/s400/2010.jpeg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5667272798921985378" /></span></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:130%;">2010</span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN3CTgl57rBhLRTA1WjiiHmgBeKYgCTOrfZ1EYr81VGzGXDUqQtkcLBXd216x2pcnEVcBRRHGUgvYRdJAxypXiUylHLO63hV4jXsRFlG8fcGpzWz-p_lQQuIWZqAErES2WCwKU9YpvxkI/s1600/2011.jpeg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:130%;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 76px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN3CTgl57rBhLRTA1WjiiHmgBeKYgCTOrfZ1EYr81VGzGXDUqQtkcLBXd216x2pcnEVcBRRHGUgvYRdJAxypXiUylHLO63hV4jXsRFlG8fcGpzWz-p_lQQuIWZqAErES2WCwKU9YpvxkI/s400/2011.jpeg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5667272795260870002" /></span></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:130%;">2011</span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:130%;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:130%;">* if you noticed we are missing 2002 you're right. that's because we were traveling europe that summer and missed the fair. i'm pretty sure it would've looked pretty similar to 2003. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:130%;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:130%;">** also, we just realized this year that we had not taken a photo booth pic by ourselves since 2004 ( i was preggo with my girl avery) so, we decided this was the year to take back our photo booth pics. (well, at least one of them. after all this is the only <a href="http://yellowhistle.blogspot.com/2011/08/photo-booth.html">family photo session</a> we do a year)</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:130%;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:130%;">*** hope you enjoyed seeing us through t</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:130%;">he years :)</span></div>mygirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02570493658309434401noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5881391541091025785.post-70738378212079979212011-10-21T09:55:00.000-07:002011-10-21T10:01:53.059-07:00on this day<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:130%;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:130%;">we ate cake</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:130%;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:130%;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO7yzhw2C9NMrga69MaoSrZp9KPcMiSdChL8Pbq-qMP-rqatY8AnKdXCKBobvmWYSXKDRjuGXkclZlWgDEfNPt7itvBdmBafoPsL54MJsHVSYvi0Ruo7vGiEciGO2dCWjo2Wwx1Hwl1Po/s400/IMG133.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5665990446266212562" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 305px; " /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:130%;"><br /></span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2o0V1VSHn_rIXy7XcWSbA9ARbTmBkg1a85NJTSPINbq2GGm7zxKQoQpRwHiYUEiygGFZY6w9hqYEmCaC9FLJnwLZVqJQkgthsrfbwPCKAKcfUiIMMtni-fwZwHQ9KD07UWFCrBq92ajE/s1600/IMG132.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:130%;color:#000000;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 352px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2o0V1VSHn_rIXy7XcWSbA9ARbTmBkg1a85NJTSPINbq2GGm7zxKQoQpRwHiYUEiygGFZY6w9hqYEmCaC9FLJnwLZVqJQkgthsrfbwPCKAKcfUiIMMtni-fwZwHQ9KD07UWFCrBq92ajE/s400/IMG132.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5665990458857204482" /></span></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:130%;"><br /></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:130%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO7yzhw2C9NMrga69MaoSrZp9KPcMiSdChL8Pbq-qMP-rqatY8AnKdXCKBobvmWYSXKDRjuGXkclZlWgDEfNPt7itvBdmBafoPsL54MJsHVSYvi0Ruo7vGiEciGO2dCWjo2Wwx1Hwl1Po/s1600/IMG133.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4BSFYYHoRKLTxFzM399ZIxyrblUtwjTw3pyPgLfRjvSSBsYu6ifGx6NE_Arbc2WB3UpdTSdIgFIpW-jDsC69EyPvCnrncqZkNtv5mIXOciSWuU6Zk76spD0GqgSqiRb7KynWVjst3wn8/s1600/IMG134.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 372px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4BSFYYHoRKLTxFzM399ZIxyrblUtwjTw3pyPgLfRjvSSBsYu6ifGx6NE_Arbc2WB3UpdTSdIgFIpW-jDsC69EyPvCnrncqZkNtv5mIXOciSWuU6Zk76spD0GqgSqiRb7KynWVjst3wn8/s400/IMG134.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5665990442227817938" /></a></span></span><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms'; font-size: large; ">as husband and wife</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:130%;">11 years ago today</span></div></div>mygirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02570493658309434401noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5881391541091025785.post-83165736188959889942011-10-20T21:28:00.000-07:002011-10-20T23:20:50.402-07:0011 years ago tomorrow<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:130%;">once upon a time</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:130%;"><br /></span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVwpYr_HkNnZPx6aKlzIBn6a8cBzKeA4QWwSXLsrn1jqN7HiEu-Hb5vFld6lmGPRIU3pYIv-wq9cTvGKGdq7PDeuYREGKHK5G5mz_Uks_4r5xqepuJ44HgY6gvaym_KNOO82kxOxalEJk/s1600/IMG071.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:130%;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 280px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVwpYr_HkNnZPx6aKlzIBn6a8cBzKeA4QWwSXLsrn1jqN7HiEu-Hb5vFld6lmGPRIU3pYIv-wq9cTvGKGdq7PDeuYREGKHK5G5mz_Uks_4r5xqepuJ44HgY6gvaym_KNOO82kxOxalEJk/s400/IMG071.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5665823546366389026" /></span></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:130%;">i walked down this aisle lined with pumpkins</span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:130%;"><br /></span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirE4FGrSFOBHr51dChrqShu_FjGKHgDQnIBu8PxLMfhYTRlhk3IVrwXB7n-7NOQq4vWnNGxQIpcDpupWLeAj_B5I133KQzTIj4NaSF8Qgf5F5NEFnuAZwQ6NPLsopF-2OrivYNqJeBiwM/s1600/IMG092.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:130%;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 281px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirE4FGrSFOBHr51dChrqShu_FjGKHgDQnIBu8PxLMfhYTRlhk3IVrwXB7n-7NOQq4vWnNGxQIpcDpupWLeAj_B5I133KQzTIj4NaSF8Qgf5F5NEFnuAZwQ6NPLsopF-2OrivYNqJeBiwM/s400/IMG092.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5665823409568797490" /></span></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:130%;">to meet this boy</span></div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:130%;"><br /></span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_KE5f9eRxDweA_1H3wGvjxHwiip7YsqNPjy6HvN7SW6GKUiA_WNav-ELFA3mglTX_Ihfh3ynhwvPnpBpXa24GhuyBNPjxZ9DCKw1OowhWiLIdB5JxH1bdJENjV5YAa-LFlRtWeNahF-w/s1600/IMG095.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:130%;"><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/AVvXsEi_KE5f9eRxDweA_1H3wGvjxHwiip7YsqNPjy6HvN7SW6GKUiA_WNav-ELFA3mglTX_Ihfh3ynhwvPnpBpXa24GhuyBNPjxZ9DCKw1OowhWiLIdB5JxH1bdJENjV5YAa-LFlRtWeNahF-w/s400/IMG095.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5665823402828044434" /></span></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:130%;">we said, "i do"</span></div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:130%;"><br /></span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilWlBNEJET5XAJ2wxx8lJOPNtI-rhZBIcnt-1zpuQk14qoMslFlmZR43m4S1AnoLp-ELFvhvaSpUjVxsYdbr-atnKcqgcVfYDQjP-F6UFUOaYGp2uDhhx9Xdrp5Uua2pwSE9Run7gKupw/s1600/IMG099.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:130%;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 264px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilWlBNEJET5XAJ2wxx8lJOPNtI-rhZBIcnt-1zpuQk14qoMslFlmZR43m4S1AnoLp-ELFvhvaSpUjVxsYdbr-atnKcqgcVfYDQjP-F6UFUOaYGp2uDhhx9Xdrp5Uua2pwSE9Run7gKupw/s400/IMG099.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5665823395672367634" /></span></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:130%;">we kissed</span></div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:130%;"><br /></span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_eUMcTVzlD9pcFL7_zL0tWwCx_nRcmAQFh1wTSMI2hbV8qonw-BIkMynzP7hko6vyCOC6WhO5obQIsAjEOsXHqBoKwBZ5oQTqDgW6PaK_KPopzd71BMhROwvhE3IgZAIeM_EJBJ-3ZQg/s1600/IMG102.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:130%;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 280px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_eUMcTVzlD9pcFL7_zL0tWwCx_nRcmAQFh1wTSMI2hbV8qonw-BIkMynzP7hko6vyCOC6WhO5obQIsAjEOsXHqBoKwBZ5oQTqDgW6PaK_KPopzd71BMhROwvhE3IgZAIeM_EJBJ-3ZQg/s400/IMG102.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5665822910343319810" /></span></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:130%;">we became husband and wife</span></div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:130%;"><br /></span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnppEGthrmHS43I5N4eAZblTUpQVJ1qWgG3Q07O4fMqLsZIJbMM-X306sP8sL5M3S8cvI_erAlZszP79Szaavy2-r48dBIiJmThXdxlrSVdRi2s26ePBHsjXUBVRK3zaRTvhbO1lXg6oE/s1600/IMG103.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:130%;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 263px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnppEGthrmHS43I5N4eAZblTUpQVJ1qWgG3Q07O4fMqLsZIJbMM-X306sP8sL5M3S8cvI_erAlZszP79Szaavy2-r48dBIiJmThXdxlrSVdRi2s26ePBHsjXUBVRK3zaRTvhbO1lXg6oE/s400/IMG103.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5665822458784117874" /></span></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:130%;">to live happily ever after</span></div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:130%;"><br /></span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqzGO2bRQ_KZzDay7xZG2BiykiU4l1fCf6YFWlMKlYGnX_08CC4i1zDqOo4FQAYRdc6_bvLGQpElx_1CYCJo0ocgNERFdGfcw4OcAhqYvkxbESJJhgEXO3WgYoKn1VOKAd_JUYd_YY-v8/s1600/IMG150.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:130%;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 282px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqzGO2bRQ_KZzDay7xZG2BiykiU4l1fCf6YFWlMKlYGnX_08CC4i1zDqOo4FQAYRdc6_bvLGQpElx_1CYCJo0ocgNERFdGfcw4OcAhqYvkxbESJJhgEXO3WgYoKn1VOKAd_JUYd_YY-v8/s400/IMG150.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5665822454493683330" /></span></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:130%;">forever</span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:130%;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:130%;">happy anniversary to my one and only, the love of my life, my mister.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:130%;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:85%;">to read how our story began click <a href="http://yellowhistle.blogspot.com/2010/10/10-years-ago-today.html">here</a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:130%;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" letter-spacing: 3px; text-transform: uppercase;font-size:11px;"><b><br /></b></span></span><div class="date-posts"></div></div>mygirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02570493658309434401noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5881391541091025785.post-63999242896410384622011-10-18T00:53:00.000-07:002011-10-18T01:16:41.279-07:00you're hired!<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:130%;">i think most of you know that my mister has his own<a href="http://www.ninelightssurfboards.com/"> business</a> making surfboards and other surfing related items. recently, he has been busy making some fins for a local surf shop. he needed some covers for them which meant he needed someone who had a sewing machine and someone who knew how to sew. that's where i come in. i was hired to sew up 6 fin sleeves for 6 fins made by the mister. take a look...</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:130%;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:130%;"><br /></span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_iW5aCduyM3sa2_REWbgEvFXV4qoSqDG9q802oXLVMrZ5G0x7BqkeeEktZq8msjav9fMD0hAvzbTkoak1GoDevD4KxPYXZLcmrrJOrE_ZNM4vCxs2-03O-_it8SmEw5qctO6ZH9dSJok/s1600/IMG_2948.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:130%;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_iW5aCduyM3sa2_REWbgEvFXV4qoSqDG9q802oXLVMrZ5G0x7BqkeeEktZq8msjav9fMD0hAvzbTkoak1GoDevD4KxPYXZLcmrrJOrE_ZNM4vCxs2-03O-_it8SmEw5qctO6ZH9dSJok/s400/IMG_2948.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5664738131310741650" /></span></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:130%;">freshly made redwood fin</span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:130%;"><br /></span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyL4_7vXGbHKvjPEL6_fzeP4r3mVZCjjpJlciQRoyrjqdZGWoR1pNNmB8foJ8rD5ind-3oyoS3Tb_rdF441RfnOq8Ri6yvIdCoKc8ch6B8bNB6-omJM9odL8ojZnKKa4lM44DEp18oAEY/s1600/IMG_2964.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:130%;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyL4_7vXGbHKvjPEL6_fzeP4r3mVZCjjpJlciQRoyrjqdZGWoR1pNNmB8foJ8rD5ind-3oyoS3Tb_rdF441RfnOq8Ri6yvIdCoKc8ch6B8bNB6-omJM9odL8ojZnKKa4lM44DEp18oAEY/s400/IMG_2964.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5664738130041232050" /></span></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:130%;">working on the "sunny d"</span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:130%;"><br /></span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkY9HJgryrXE3F-3OUzHVfI1IB6bLnM73nTcJTu-vly8QIBw1l3TNa9JUUV8jfv5g1c_-BH7kc5E9TcY6PDlaBGibjPROb6vdeAoGb4CPrEtEUppwgsF9j5DL405um7g6LYR5eg5xIECg/s1600/IMG_3295.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:130%;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkY9HJgryrXE3F-3OUzHVfI1IB6bLnM73nTcJTu-vly8QIBw1l3TNa9JUUV8jfv5g1c_-BH7kc5E9TcY6PDlaBGibjPROb6vdeAoGb4CPrEtEUppwgsF9j5DL405um7g6LYR5eg5xIECg/s400/IMG_3295.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5664737900511349410" /></span></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:130%;">sewing up the first sleeve</span></div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:130%;"><br /></span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTDKvGuDp13ZfrmbHc0hRNvvUITDNVhtN0dcfutjoMhMhdY6xzXwdedy4l68b0RucjOO6mAq8tgI3zuMCfl62HLOG43LX53ZeMvEefX0_qcBUI8o622ghVkMEHqROecH7vNOO1i7gkvzk/s1600/315966_1555697230447_1775725877_760042_1376249055_n.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:130%;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 238px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTDKvGuDp13ZfrmbHc0hRNvvUITDNVhtN0dcfutjoMhMhdY6xzXwdedy4l68b0RucjOO6mAq8tgI3zuMCfl62HLOG43LX53ZeMvEefX0_qcBUI8o622ghVkMEHqROecH7vNOO1i7gkvzk/s400/315966_1555697230447_1775725877_760042_1376249055_n.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5664737895751253698" /></span></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:130%;">the final batch</span></div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:130%;"><br /></span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0LC102E58ExXC4bKio2eLmUbM8Oe83tt3R4i2Q6pBLj73iBmR7KNIVwWRNBm6WlLpqlLYEEy0bCWp0LcjVYw1z3svc0eCtCr5jkfpvXhEJnPTvQee4tiorkDyKYbGNdD9-PlnRGwrOV8/s1600/315025_1555695070393_1775725877_760041_961607679_n.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:130%;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 298px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0LC102E58ExXC4bKio2eLmUbM8Oe83tt3R4i2Q6pBLj73iBmR7KNIVwWRNBm6WlLpqlLYEEy0bCWp0LcjVYw1z3svc0eCtCr5jkfpvXhEJnPTvQee4tiorkDyKYbGNdD9-PlnRGwrOV8/s400/315025_1555695070393_1775725877_760041_961607679_n.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5664737897809653810" /></span></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:130%;">and their new <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">ou</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:130%;"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">tfits.</span></span></div></div></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>mygirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02570493658309434401noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5881391541091025785.post-68459129413793283352011-10-10T15:13:00.000-07:002011-10-10T23:36:53.869-07:00our message nook<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:130%;"><a href="http://yellowhistle.blogspot.com/2011/10/sneak-peek.html">sneak peek</a> no more, i am here to reveal our weekend project. as you know we rent this<a href="http://yellowhistle.blogspot.com/2010/12/our-new-home.html"> house</a> and so what we can do to it is limited. like painting the kitchen cabinets or a full kitchen remodel for that matter is out of the picture right now. but, every once in awhile i come up with a great idea that makes the renting stage of this house a little more bearable. for instance, our message nook. any chance i can get to cover up these brown cabinets, i'm gonna take it. this is where the mister and i make a good team. i get the ideas and he makes them happen for me. here's what we did...</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:130%;"><br /></span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuIuAfvilG74s5CuW-Cz7eSvFwq8o0rV9ZwVFRxo9i6m2XmK3RCRSqQ6GROxAiQtPKLLdjKhjXHI51jsCEtjwJz1Oe9zcuCGv-upVfaw5zAfg4vUdcaSNXUWYI6_BCw1uFn9KWE__267E/s1600/IMG_3278.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:130%;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuIuAfvilG74s5CuW-Cz7eSvFwq8o0rV9ZwVFRxo9i6m2XmK3RCRSqQ6GROxAiQtPKLLdjKhjXHI51jsCEtjwJz1Oe9zcuCGv-upVfaw5zAfg4vUdcaSNXUWYI6_BCw1uFn9KWE__267E/s400/IMG_3278.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5662103547732968722" /></span></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:130%;">we decided to make the side of the pantry a chalkboard wall. the mister measured, searched the pile of scrap wood on the side of our house, cut, and painted a piece of board with pea pod green chalkboard paint. he then nailed it to the side of the pantry. i felt it needed something more, so we took this <a href="http://yellowhistle.blogspot.com/2011/10/my-secret-is-out.html">thrift store piece,</a> painted it yellow and used it as a border. i think it gives it just what it needed. but, then we needed something to balance it out on the bottom and to hold the chalk. the mister went back out to the pile of scrap wood on the side of the house and whipped up a little box to add below. again, i think it gives it just what it needed. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:130%;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:130%;"> </span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7ab_zt2RxeqTBn1V1UL1tZixVzWBvpO8goTUkDAcLxXy_95J33NohoNJjb8HKRd_Dl_XjUemnKwGVTcELb9s86TzrMO_4_bIAymbhadQE9ueixHKkazDEp810g_hq9U19_cAF40xoSiY/s1600/IMG_3275.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:130%;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7ab_zt2RxeqTBn1V1UL1tZixVzWBvpO8goTUkDAcLxXy_95J33NohoNJjb8HKRd_Dl_XjUemnKwGVTcELb9s86TzrMO_4_bIAymbhadQE9ueixHKkazDEp810g_hq9U19_cAF40xoSiY/s400/IMG_3275.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5662102661512358002" /></span></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:130%;">we got rid of the ugly black cordless phone that was just sitting on the desk and replaced it with this super cool, new <a href="http://www.google.com/products/catalog?client=safari&rls=en&oe=UTF-8&q=red+cortelco+phone&um=1&ie=UTF-8&tbm=shop&cid=2758515592932320233&sa=X&ei=AeKTTv_FKJCPigLg7KH2BA&ved=0CGEQ8wIwAw#ps-sellers">red telephone from corelco</a>. i love it! of course, i would've preferred yellow, but it wasn't an option and i searched, but couldn't bring myself to pay $120 for an old phone. so, the red one is fine and it fit the budget at $28. i just recently started collecting random plates for a<a href="http://pinterest.com/pin/273796905/"> plate wall</a> and since i don't have many this little wall was perfect for them. i think they all compliment the red phone. i don't know about you, but i have to have a place to hang my keys or i will lose them. i'm not even joking. you can ask my friend sarah. i would go to her house almost everyday, for probably 5 years and everyday i would lose my keys. i'm horrible when it comes to keys (and sunglasses, and cell phones). so, this little key hanger that we spray painted yellow is a sanity saver for me.</span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:130%;"><br /></span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRW8zZtUYE_0uip0OoA0Kg1-z6WxSxx62ZrP9s-GdFePeDiOSmyz-95Njb1dsd3ZaL7jpIpFEeOBeoeX-kDbJwwa-y320CdXn4WHyn5UFslUWd5TpSmJNXdKekKh1ZRdLVaPQpfkPMLcM/s1600/IMG_3273.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:130%;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRW8zZtUYE_0uip0OoA0Kg1-z6WxSxx62ZrP9s-GdFePeDiOSmyz-95Njb1dsd3ZaL7jpIpFEeOBeoeX-kDbJwwa-y320CdXn4WHyn5UFslUWd5TpSmJNXdKekKh1ZRdLVaPQpfkPMLcM/s400/IMG_3273.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5662102655556424098" /></span></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:130%;">the little miss is slightly more obsessed with the red phone than i am. she's been writing phone numbers on the chalkboard wall and then making her phone calls. only to my mom though. so far she has called her to ask her if she wants to be a pumpkin for halloween, to tell her what <a href="http://www.lalaloopsy.com/">lalaloopsy</a> she wants for her birthday (omg, she's gonna be 7 in less than a week), and again to see if she needs help making a pumpkin costume. not to mention a couple of prank calls to her here and there as well. i can only imagine what her teenage years are going to bring. holy moly, i'm not looking forward to those phone call days, but hey, least we will have this cool message nook to write down all of her messages right? right.</span></div></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:130%;"><br /></span></div><div><br /></div>mygirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02570493658309434401noreply@blogger.com2