tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-39257144972132048802024-02-07T20:52:48.218-08:00Catching up with the CooksKellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14997467760508439599noreply@blogger.comBlogger34125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3925714497213204880.post-44692879119620065462010-03-14T13:40:00.000-07:002010-03-14T13:50:15.100-07:00Spring is nearFinally, temps have started to get comfortable again! Its been yucky with rain for the last week, but the girls can't wait to get outside and play (mud and all). Melissa actually said to me the other day, "mommy, its okay if we get muddy" - right after I mopped the entire house! Leave it to kids to find a way to make clean, dirty!<br /><br />Marian is potty trained (with the exception of nights) and we are awaiting the easter bunny to bring her a "big girl" bed, and Melissa a bunk bed - they will be so excited! Melissa loves singing in the car now - she knows most of her songs on the kid cd, and Marian is starting to pick up on it too - she gets about 1/2 way through the alphabet and then skips to the end. Its progress! Marian's all time favorite song is "if you're happy and you know it"!<br /><br />Randy has been really busy with work - which is a nice change of scenary from last year for everyone. He's really glad to be working on the project he has right now, and is glad to see all of their hard work being set into motion. Of course, he's been busy at home too. Now that the weather is warming up we have already begun discussing all the outdoor stuff we want to do. It should be a very busy spring/summer for our yard!<br /><br />I'm finishing up my last two months of school!!!! I'm so excited! I graduate on May 17th, and then have to officially jump into the real world. Job searching has been slow but steady, and we are hopeful I will find something by the time I graduate. In the meantime I am focusing on finishing my classes and preparing for my next round of cakes that I'm going to make. My parents have asked me to make my sisters graduation cake/cupcakes. Pictures of that will be posted in May. But I'm very excited for it - its going to be very Kelsey! I'm also going to be making cakes for my dad's 50th birthday, which happens to coincide with Kelsey's graduation weekend! So the last week of May will be very busy for me. But I can't wait to start doing cakes again!<br /><br />Hopefully more to come soon...Kellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14997467760508439599noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3925714497213204880.post-35099460179239060502010-01-21T16:20:00.000-08:002010-01-21T16:57:58.489-08:00LONG TIME, NO SEE (OR WRITE!)Okay - So I apologize for it taking 6 months to get things "together" enough to continue updating everyone on our family!<br /><br />As you can imagine, We've been busy!<br /><br />Last July, I began working nearly fulltime at Family Video - an opening presented itself for more hours and I wanted to start the girls at day care and get them adjusted before my school resumed in August - thus became crazy life as we've known it! <br /><br />Melissa and Marian began going to a small daycare in July. There are about a dozen kids total, all in one room together and Melissa and Marian get to play together all day! They love it! During the summer they had the opportunity to go swimming with the other kids each week. They also got weekly visits from the book mobile, which Melissa thought was the coolest thing ever! But even better, was Randy's response of "What's the book mobile?" I about died, since book mobile was a regularity for us growing up in Kokomo! Now that its cold out its a little bit harder for them to get outside and swing and run around with their friends, but Sandy keeps the kids plenty busy inside with educational activities. Since Melissa and Marian started in July, they have slowly been making their way through numbers, colors, shapes, and letter. Melissa is now able to write her name all on her own and Marian knows her colors and some letters! And the biggest news for Marian - potty training! <br /><br />Two weeks ago, after numerous accidents, I became completely fed up with changing diapers as if Marian were a newborn - yes, everytime a little bit of pee came out, Marian was wanting her diaper changed. So I looked at Marian and told her I was done...she was going to have to prove she was a big girl if she wanted to be treated like one. Apparently she understood because I stuck her in her new underwear Santa brought and she was dry all day! She has continued to do really well only having a handful of accidents in the last 2 weeks. She's even starting to wake up dry and use the potty in the morning! Since then she has been rewarded with trips to the movie store, candy, books, and even going to the movie theaters (Her first time!)! Her next big reward will be moving into a big girl bed (twin size) just like her big sister (whom she absolutely idolizes!).<br /><br />Randy is still working at LML, and things are finally starting to pick up. Thank goodness! Randy was going nuts not beeing busy! Although, sometimes you have to be careful what you wish for. He's been assigned to a project with one of the other guys in the office that is expected to last well into March. However, the 4am alarm isn't his favorite part of the day. Fortunately for me I've learned to completely ignore our alarm system so I don't even budge...however, when its really time for me to wake up and Randy's not around, I tend to be forced into rushing myself to get ready!!!! <br /><br />As I mentioned ealier, in July I began working nearly 40 hours a week. Incredibly busy! I think we all learned a greater appreciation for me being a stay at home mom! Dinner, cleaning, and free time became nearly non-existent for about a month! We've adjusted, but its been rough on the kids. When classes resumed in late August, I decreased my work weeks down to 25 to 30 hours a week, in addition to my 14 credit hours of classes I was taking. Last Fall was extremely exhausting, many days consisting of classes from 8 to 4, followed by work from 5 to 11, then starting over the next day. It was especially rough on the girls not knowing why they didn't get to see mommy all the time. <br /><br />I'm still working at Family Video, trying for 25 to 30 hours, but am also working an internship at TestAmerica (an environmental testing facility) in Valparaiso, IN 8 hours a week. Combined with 9 credit hours at school, I'm just as busy as ever. Fortunately, a lot of my school work is online this semester so there's more time to spend with the girls. I will be graduating in May and can't wait!!!!!<br /><br />Santa was a very big deal this year - but that will have to wait a few more days, as will new pictures.<br /><br />Hope this will suffice for the time being!Kellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14997467760508439599noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3925714497213204880.post-63190833206060863342009-07-01T06:57:00.000-07:002009-07-01T07:09:38.236-07:00Curious GeorgeSpencer is one of our Couisn's from Randy's side - His parents are theming his first birthday party with Curious George. I was so excited to have the opportunity to do something super detailed. The cakes took about three hours total to make - from mixing the cake mix from scratch to the final icing decoration (icing made from scratch too). So all in all, not as much time as I was expecting considering this is the first Character cake I have made! The little one with the banana on it is Spencer's smash cake!<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb0a1GTEyvaXbX8RYjcukMcz7J_pdac7_T_pE8ERVjsZybfXhFFG-JjGXm2SmZBw8ggid_5YcLi1wlETpCn87xIvoPhj0ORDZEcQv7xcrAIE-gnL64UbExeR1a4gqhaogPLEhogVMJ6zs/s1600-h/Picture+003.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353491379973365586" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb0a1GTEyvaXbX8RYjcukMcz7J_pdac7_T_pE8ERVjsZybfXhFFG-JjGXm2SmZBw8ggid_5YcLi1wlETpCn87xIvoPhj0ORDZEcQv7xcrAIE-gnL64UbExeR1a4gqhaogPLEhogVMJ6zs/s320/Picture+003.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4JMXACGzXe4bxYLb2THbZMulXUZ9HcpcfBUINsK3SxtCP97nCt1t91IXEAuYk-GvZjqGoWsgwVPVVA0AHXkrVwLPpi1IGVI0t4UGmvKmFNqIaVO_77Hctv6MTu_UuxJ2_SWokzA5ugxw/s1600-h/Picture+002.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353491369428964770" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4JMXACGzXe4bxYLb2THbZMulXUZ9HcpcfBUINsK3SxtCP97nCt1t91IXEAuYk-GvZjqGoWsgwVPVVA0AHXkrVwLPpi1IGVI0t4UGmvKmFNqIaVO_77Hctv6MTu_UuxJ2_SWokzA5ugxw/s320/Picture+002.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div></div></div>Kellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14997467760508439599noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3925714497213204880.post-16600121042510183882009-06-03T10:45:00.000-07:002009-06-03T11:15:45.574-07:00The Easter Egg huntI think this is probably the first Easter Egg Hunt Melissa will really remember. If I can figure out how to copy our DVD of it onto the computer I will upload part of the Easter Egg hunt, but for now, Pictures will have to do.<br /><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343160895632105810" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI5f3hNdmklOfqZ3QkVF20UC4VJE1Uf7Bvb5P2AWw7-UlCQeYc37rH9SwUNoCedPT-9H8u-0vl87iyNfb4Lm8KnhWImcoa1Tk9S9d05iczXM2KgVtc_DDe9ZONm7QK06gDfAaZbeZPu7c/s320/Picture+033.jpg" /></div><div> </div><div align="center">Melissa, So excited about what the Easter Bunny left in her Easter Basket</div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343160891100899522" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUXYMKOs7m4spj0KjHJfXKSpxvjEgYa9f3MB81rw6cQ4tluULx1gbaQUSIxj14iCibR3VWetMiXGvtSppileY_FG-WDqZWa7Tf90y2gTi9gzTEnzP4DYt4DbG2BkMewe3N4rOTlImU3RQ/s320/Picture+034.jpg" /></div><div> </div><div align="center">Marian's not really sure what to grab first, Chocolate bunny that I have to open, or random jelly beans....she went for the jelly beans!</div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div> </div><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343160882860265634" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG_jYw834FKG2g-ezpblqfU3jlQBJVS64AxCbk6MzvWLtV33vV_Sy_DEgZ8sSsdY_fgR8jbdJYMeOZIEHBgRbQPVFlpBgzY9TDb6xhGFN8pqcfu0P6bzAeGCA5EOybdrO1UaShSj57gb8/s320/Picture+031.jpg" /></div><div> </div><div align="center">Showing Grandma what we got in our Easter Eggs.</div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343160878854740194" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht47GPXanDUvBescMp9nMlPaMU8FdshjexnggxMFEVp87OwvUAa8WaMTyfH4oHd8p3-u_yEBlCjCANiwtCQ-cefkGM-pouXSnKSuy9HMcQAsjBgPTWq8BWzameQXZuQqWfHoU9sPeF-3o/s320/Picture+030.jpg" /></div><div> </div><div align="center">Melissa is having a very serious Easter Egg conversation with Grandma.<br /><br /></div><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikOTYT678W_2KhSH6jBeg0MtgR-jPVa53-z1EBYte0nakdCtyS6zRN7fNu4_uaFUXhG0QN2xvQxvef0h_G8TAfmYCDAr6GWPxICEMhkynDsDaoSmo-Ib9zD06WIUg8WfoA_xNQTMKpOwg/s1600-h/Picture+029.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343160875413926098" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikOTYT678W_2KhSH6jBeg0MtgR-jPVa53-z1EBYte0nakdCtyS6zRN7fNu4_uaFUXhG0QN2xvQxvef0h_G8TAfmYCDAr6GWPxICEMhkynDsDaoSmo-Ib9zD06WIUg8WfoA_xNQTMKpOwg/s320/Picture+029.jpg" /></a></div></div><br /><p align="center">Marian was opening and eating from her Easter Eggs as fast as she was finding them.</p>Kellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14997467760508439599noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3925714497213204880.post-39866608773796722822009-06-03T10:20:00.000-07:002009-06-03T10:44:49.391-07:00Fingerpaints!Grandma and Papa Griffin gave Melissa fingerpaints for Easter. That day of course they had to start using them before they opened anything else!!!<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigbLv4ebATXcC77DOlc7LQ03FQz6KINckutssIbLv5qcx_8CRSn2JTiNsQdhQl4luTeA1dA0S0zHxofZpD8p7_tIYw-I2k69eGliAqaS4J1Eyq8LBt2mRwe9YiwxHtGEm09KQyX2nzM4I/s1600-h/Picture+015.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343157768964410066" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigbLv4ebATXcC77DOlc7LQ03FQz6KINckutssIbLv5qcx_8CRSn2JTiNsQdhQl4luTeA1dA0S0zHxofZpD8p7_tIYw-I2k69eGliAqaS4J1Eyq8LBt2mRwe9YiwxHtGEm09KQyX2nzM4I/s320/Picture+015.jpg" /></a><br /><div align="center">Naked is the best way to finger paint - and the cleanest!</div><div align="center"> </div><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitKR7aM8UeAQYpeu8YqQ4MFp0iAgstfw4NykPo6zTDG0U2rkDe-sEJYqYyp1DTTxl8SycPxM6R1d-CCIex04Fl0axUxJz8KvzZf9QLu8wlssqOX-qnENT53B_FDkd8XurUi-_LiyQzCSs/s1600-h/Picture+018.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343157762901134610" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitKR7aM8UeAQYpeu8YqQ4MFp0iAgstfw4NykPo6zTDG0U2rkDe-sEJYqYyp1DTTxl8SycPxM6R1d-CCIex04Fl0axUxJz8KvzZf9QLu8wlssqOX-qnENT53B_FDkd8XurUi-_LiyQzCSs/s320/Picture+018.jpg" /></a><br /><div align="center">Believe it or not, Marian was really good at finger painting :) </div><div align="center">Shel also liked trying to eat it....</div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"><br /> </div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRsEwHYDGdWFDxJstbaE21-KvVNZ7lkR6t8vsyGr5ihY0ggb9OWIDYjiEuRC9hWdkjDWhVYYoRjUT4J-AZDavGQZa3xhKwtusaG1Gig6sLXlwAXG3rDimOh3ycBwk4g0x6vNF61FtwOG0/s1600-h/Picture+022.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343156658565681410" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRsEwHYDGdWFDxJstbaE21-KvVNZ7lkR6t8vsyGr5ihY0ggb9OWIDYjiEuRC9hWdkjDWhVYYoRjUT4J-AZDavGQZa3xhKwtusaG1Gig6sLXlwAXG3rDimOh3ycBwk4g0x6vNF61FtwOG0/s320/Picture+022.jpg" /></a><br />Melissa getting help from Grandma.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcT4j__0DL5jhdFAuXjsMXFcuZxQcOlDibTjlCfkAs9tp1AHdrLKTJIb5y2ZUMc8oxpoF-jHqKxefIHuJVd1jlYo3sYLWQkPGih7ICRG0UguX2cQsoyWitk3_iqQ5LOZtYMwD4N3yPaPE/s1600-h/Picture+019.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343156652865413746" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcT4j__0DL5jhdFAuXjsMXFcuZxQcOlDibTjlCfkAs9tp1AHdrLKTJIb5y2ZUMc8oxpoF-jHqKxefIHuJVd1jlYo3sYLWQkPGih7ICRG0UguX2cQsoyWitk3_iqQ5LOZtYMwD4N3yPaPE/s320/Picture+019.jpg" /></a><br />Look Marian can spell! Well, maybe daddy gave her a little bit of help!<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3BX5voxdPOjQv2fCYdNxKdofTzFYjuawCjKYvxwlvki7yW4ghxFXKaOz9oNWvftD4Z3t1w1QYyAWq4Ejr32O4yf-P3msJrxBdT1MFpmskLRuXFtcqkRCkPAAHgGei6lcBLgrW-wZL-J0/s1600-h/Picture+025.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343156647343176034" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3BX5voxdPOjQv2fCYdNxKdofTzFYjuawCjKYvxwlvki7yW4ghxFXKaOz9oNWvftD4Z3t1w1QYyAWq4Ejr32O4yf-P3msJrxBdT1MFpmskLRuXFtcqkRCkPAAHgGei6lcBLgrW-wZL-J0/s320/Picture+025.jpg" /></a><br />Melissa loves painting!!<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiamkz_p2SXeW3NTpvb16cvKFYS5wKmUz4QVXIYV4eZ4uYzl3HKbXC1vHb4AsUQQ7G9B0O9LqSz4TNa90BY2uyD2-homC91qnxHqGH1cCd9uRctIYi3x_gKvsEWozgefB8TRYb8YCR4aFw/s1600-h/Picture+037.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343156643925756578" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiamkz_p2SXeW3NTpvb16cvKFYS5wKmUz4QVXIYV4eZ4uYzl3HKbXC1vHb4AsUQQ7G9B0O9LqSz4TNa90BY2uyD2-homC91qnxHqGH1cCd9uRctIYi3x_gKvsEWozgefB8TRYb8YCR4aFw/s320/Picture+037.jpg" /></a><br />Melissa's finished artwork.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0HLmaVGQI5HR3MSZYC6Z4ApksEnAuEIMMxP7zvTPWZI8DP9yo5YpjrIaaqGUp1fNT9DSEs2qDj3v-vDZ1f1XugVqNRh819qRociD055EWPRIRb2b7hrLy6VgJLP-BjFK3atBt7SYHfhQ/s1600-h/Picture+038.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343156639929138370" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0HLmaVGQI5HR3MSZYC6Z4ApksEnAuEIMMxP7zvTPWZI8DP9yo5YpjrIaaqGUp1fNT9DSEs2qDj3v-vDZ1f1XugVqNRh819qRociD055EWPRIRb2b7hrLy6VgJLP-BjFK3atBt7SYHfhQ/s320/Picture+038.jpg" /></a><br />Marian's finished artwork!</div></div></div><br /></div>Kellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14997467760508439599noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3925714497213204880.post-26124722224464618812009-06-03T10:10:00.000-07:002009-06-03T10:20:26.284-07:00CakesFor my birthday, Kathy got me a cake decorating set. After a lot of practice on cookies and cupcakes at home (which I think Randy was slightly upset for all the desert stuff he was having to eat :) ) I finally had an opportunity to make a cake for an Easter Celebration at the Cook's house. It turned out pretty cute, kind of like an Easter basket on the sides sitting in grass.<br /><br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343151451099574530" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiasEQijj0ROkew0LQP30n-NiM9Wh16ymSQFhYB13ZacpRukFHCm4vr2FP6JsRZuDfSOBaiFWOaTCqYwXzYI7Slb4N-t0tkwOo3Rg2912F8n58_nQwAdZfg5dLaBx0KQwzj4RaEOa6xMCw/s320/Picture+044.jpg" /><br /><br /><br />I got my second opportunity to make a cake for my sister Kadra's bridal shower. This one I made using fondant...which is hard and easy at the same time. It takes so long to roll out but getting the cake smooth is so much easier! I used a cookie cutter to cut out the daisy shapes in different colors and then just applied them to the white fondant. Turned out so cute!<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnDUfsXD0PpVjDxXwmjPBPpFcRTnh9BEzUjJCL7dNDNp3FgrTqYueY0UxjgvqsImJ192-kVVp6V15wDGt0r5pxyGSxvmHwmU-6O8u-kuhMlXR_qhsl3_gOV-_BWsgKHClCkzt-eGEgLsM/s1600-h/Picture+080.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343151459593476914" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnDUfsXD0PpVjDxXwmjPBPpFcRTnh9BEzUjJCL7dNDNp3FgrTqYueY0UxjgvqsImJ192-kVVp6V15wDGt0r5pxyGSxvmHwmU-6O8u-kuhMlXR_qhsl3_gOV-_BWsgKHClCkzt-eGEgLsM/s320/Picture+080.jpg" /></a>Kellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14997467760508439599noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3925714497213204880.post-7912089805202086802009-06-03T09:54:00.001-07:002009-06-03T10:10:26.150-07:00Fort La Play Porte<div align="justify">This is the coolest "fort" I have ever seen. We went to the park to have a picnic lunch with our friends Jenny and Nora, and then afterwards let the kids play on this amazing play ground.</div><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGX1mNIV0QV1w5lzAApbE88gjAVt9lUJB4l2JY8nDm2HioeDfqcEIWCesI1nWAqvg50_wi1w0G0EWn4pAvhHcHHFXTc1zaC35Ksl1GjDwmFasIXVUVAOyRJg95eTyy1KjdpZ36SUVQAWc/s1600-h/Picture+064.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343148344188967602" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGX1mNIV0QV1w5lzAApbE88gjAVt9lUJB4l2JY8nDm2HioeDfqcEIWCesI1nWAqvg50_wi1w0G0EWn4pAvhHcHHFXTc1zaC35Ksl1GjDwmFasIXVUVAOyRJg95eTyy1KjdpZ36SUVQAWc/s320/Picture+064.jpg" /></a><br /><div align="center">Melissa getting ready to go down the super fast slide.</div><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8trmBDQkK2bBVFgGOCrG9EfUmv0W_-xTI2kWosDoYxkUKTHJZ8EFRvoHdXuPEITpP6xEuPm22nLX4HiGohKyRcYAB4vBjE1WgbEwL6fZIVBih4ktVyum9rpWrDYCTdS_JZBZtIrRp1SA/s1600-h/Picture+063.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343148337426273250" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8trmBDQkK2bBVFgGOCrG9EfUmv0W_-xTI2kWosDoYxkUKTHJZ8EFRvoHdXuPEITpP6xEuPm22nLX4HiGohKyRcYAB4vBjE1WgbEwL6fZIVBih4ktVyum9rpWrDYCTdS_JZBZtIrRp1SA/s320/Picture+063.jpg" /></a> Marian playing peek-a-boo one of many times.<br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjISCKd2eIZetXOY04uvQ7ioQ69nQvnG9sAzTKk7c3aHHvz2CI7pqHX7O6VW0wFbwFOI5g6XTXdIemj9193COURCDULAGLXLCBmWFyV9MDO7dG_7STfp3SmKtcLXexhUz-b6P2CcfNbC3I/s1600-h/Picture+062.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343147714715253906" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjISCKd2eIZetXOY04uvQ7ioQ69nQvnG9sAzTKk7c3aHHvz2CI7pqHX7O6VW0wFbwFOI5g6XTXdIemj9193COURCDULAGLXLCBmWFyV9MDO7dG_7STfp3SmKtcLXexhUz-b6P2CcfNbC3I/s320/Picture+062.jpg" /></a><br />Nora was getting tired....we had to much fun and it was pretty hot that day.<br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj33DlGc6mnje3RMNGQ-cwkRl3sJa7wfcOIFqZnv3sIYpQ7e3AXHNRRCaNUzTD2PQvwhoef81r5fa1qeUGmtCVJ_-BPHzpytkP_rdgTwzNusYcRHt-z2Zq0pdp4FeLp0mTxVn7tLsM1AFo/s1600-h/Picture+061.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343147710804676386" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj33DlGc6mnje3RMNGQ-cwkRl3sJa7wfcOIFqZnv3sIYpQ7e3AXHNRRCaNUzTD2PQvwhoef81r5fa1qeUGmtCVJ_-BPHzpytkP_rdgTwzNusYcRHt-z2Zq0pdp4FeLp0mTxVn7tLsM1AFo/s320/Picture+061.jpg" /></a><br />Marian running away from me...yes, I was on the play fort...</div><div align="center">it was the only way I could keep an eye on Marian.<br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBPO53LKUBxKGi0MSDksnJfK0bShQOhi1-OyZIbY0SGL4nImlvosK_DQhkW4OpbE4RuBmfcTbBykoEPHLXGD9uNAqRqhB1XR1hRktQmJS_IAIbTyolUkOEV-cwjeiTRSf45-9RDVXQHoQ/s1600-h/Picture+060.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343147706013321922" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBPO53LKUBxKGi0MSDksnJfK0bShQOhi1-OyZIbY0SGL4nImlvosK_DQhkW4OpbE4RuBmfcTbBykoEPHLXGD9uNAqRqhB1XR1hRktQmJS_IAIbTyolUkOEV-cwjeiTRSf45-9RDVXQHoQ/s320/Picture+060.jpg" /></a><br />All three girls in one spot....I think this is the only time that happened!!!<br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK8S0jeTlp2Jvbxn_0Da8gQ57qS7c8bfKSt3bGwQR0AGRXQi1bBxI5QTto2mwbYK8TXfhjvyTJvcCM7CoYr9IxeqtUho-ienqg_U-NM94wMZ1L7Nnb3ZWzajKfCPwLamO2x-2qQfGIgzk/s1600-h/Picture+059.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343147698923875938" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK8S0jeTlp2Jvbxn_0Da8gQ57qS7c8bfKSt3bGwQR0AGRXQi1bBxI5QTto2mwbYK8TXfhjvyTJvcCM7CoYr9IxeqtUho-ienqg_U-NM94wMZ1L7Nnb3ZWzajKfCPwLamO2x-2qQfGIgzk/s320/Picture+059.jpg" /></a><br />Melissa loves the tire swing.<br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglr96vUCnOSiRpesytIjx_oV9t5jPz366GFTMAkZbpf_QNy6cWKx0h4Gsi97Zj_C5gKWBFeff0fhHrz-b1RJuhSqek4Q-wJW8lxR-7HnqhcKQa0bBWo2Sj1ecJlnxcOP8fNq3eQJvaWYs/s1600-h/Picture+058.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343147691965233266" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglr96vUCnOSiRpesytIjx_oV9t5jPz366GFTMAkZbpf_QNy6cWKx0h4Gsi97Zj_C5gKWBFeff0fhHrz-b1RJuhSqek4Q-wJW8lxR-7HnqhcKQa0bBWo2Sj1ecJlnxcOP8fNq3eQJvaWYs/s320/Picture+058.jpg" /></a><br />Marian and Nora walking off on their own...so stinking cute!!!!</div></div></div></div></div></div>Kellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14997467760508439599noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3925714497213204880.post-5089328454095174902009-04-14T10:12:00.000-07:002009-04-14T10:20:59.657-07:00I should have known then!So my dad copied some pictures for me from his computer this past weekend. This one is Marian with her Papa Grape, as Melissa calls him (Papa Great - my Papa). I should have known at 2 months of age that Marian was going to be my sneaky kid! Look at that sly sneaky grin she has with those hands together almost like she was rubbing them together thinking of something bad to get into!!!!<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqalF5lgGesXkkqlztNfKHfxgIOSZnXSV0y5npM3mVThOjT-LrTkOKh3OYVNbr3uCnUiQnJlk8N4LAoe_ossjD2h2Z762PoBJk0aNrx07_-gSNjZpUhAkJyaGeJ8yNVHW0ZydMB0x5UGU/s1600-h/PB240573.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324596645072871522" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqalF5lgGesXkkqlztNfKHfxgIOSZnXSV0y5npM3mVThOjT-LrTkOKh3OYVNbr3uCnUiQnJlk8N4LAoe_ossjD2h2Z762PoBJk0aNrx07_-gSNjZpUhAkJyaGeJ8yNVHW0ZydMB0x5UGU/s320/PB240573.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div>Kellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14997467760508439599noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3925714497213204880.post-91550494745311262212009-04-07T09:48:00.001-07:002009-04-07T09:49:27.222-07:00YEAH!!!!!Marian just pee'd in the potty all by herself!!!!!!! (Well, I told her to go sit on it, but I wasn't anywhere near when she did it!) Maybe running around naked is the key?<br /><br />All I can say is YEAH!!!!!!!!Kellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14997467760508439599noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3925714497213204880.post-28130673178610343662009-04-07T08:53:00.000-07:002009-04-07T09:16:17.569-07:00Potty Training: Part 1So this is hilarious! We have slowly started introducing Marian to the potty. For a while now she has been telling us when to change her diaper - usually within seconds of peeing or pooping it. Everytime we change her (mostly me since I'm home all day with her), we've been asking her if she wants to sit on the potty. And of course its always the "Ehh" answer, which we've come to understand as yes. So these first two are from the other day after a diaper change. <br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEHc4WYT_odrNWI4F7iF77zaNQRtoGBv1UGBU4CzJ0N1hLsY9bIMRMmZBzTC5I2bx1DbPHw3NvOVMwMYo21qon849e0iJjnFTBKs0pS8q3So-JAqgUVoP8vuO4aVO9p20-rbOq85-PVmU/s1600-h/Easter+Eggs+and+Potty+time+004.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5321980144519755666" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEHc4WYT_odrNWI4F7iF77zaNQRtoGBv1UGBU4CzJ0N1hLsY9bIMRMmZBzTC5I2bx1DbPHw3NvOVMwMYo21qon849e0iJjnFTBKs0pS8q3So-JAqgUVoP8vuO4aVO9p20-rbOq85-PVmU/s320/Easter+Eggs+and+Potty+time+004.jpg" border="0" /></a>Trying to get her pants down far enough, apparantly they had to be pretty much off for her to be comfortable!<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaJpvNN_4O57N_6c7dT5BNy14IS0UnW2PC1bTW2XlGNU3Gsu0zX7Ke2CnFZxcJj8jxIcv5R2srf6djwulV2qjG-0AQhIXLDXRaW3LbQ2klM-R4GCBJRvhjvl4jwjtVmB2O1v4gEYrPb20/s1600-h/Easter+Eggs+and+Potty+time+003.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5321980144750214258" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaJpvNN_4O57N_6c7dT5BNy14IS0UnW2PC1bTW2XlGNU3Gsu0zX7Ke2CnFZxcJj8jxIcv5R2srf6djwulV2qjG-0AQhIXLDXRaW3LbQ2klM-R4GCBJRvhjvl4jwjtVmB2O1v4gEYrPb20/s320/Easter+Eggs+and+Potty+time+003.jpg" border="0" /></a> Kind of a scary "CHEESE" face! But excited none the less to be sitting on the potty!</div><div> </div><div> </div><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUGCoqo6yBMkF_tj9nGrVkWmT6nZrFl1fEC-VuHTYul2f-_cDDPDG7GGgN2zp6EvF6AoJX7DxQ6HhDKATLz-r0M-gb9UP1Ca4PSGpf8FovBFYzv-oHVjDSaoylnrJ7o9eJESyvNlsSp-E/s1600-h/Easter+Eggs+and+Potty+time+024.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5321980138050873394" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUGCoqo6yBMkF_tj9nGrVkWmT6nZrFl1fEC-VuHTYul2f-_cDDPDG7GGgN2zp6EvF6AoJX7DxQ6HhDKATLz-r0M-gb9UP1Ca4PSGpf8FovBFYzv-oHVjDSaoylnrJ7o9eJESyvNlsSp-E/s320/Easter+Eggs+and+Potty+time+024.jpg" border="0" /></a>This one is my favorite. Let me preface this with the fact that she wanted nothing to do with her diaper all morning today (Yes, she's completely naked as I type this). I asked if she wanted to sit on the potty, and that turned into her not wanting to put her diaper back on and me taking her clothes off, so in the event of the looming accident, we only pee on the floor and not the clothes too! And I see pee as a hopeful, wishful thinking accident...trying to avoid the word with the o's in it!<br />Anyways, this is one of the many things she's done today while naked. I love the fact that you can see part of her crack!<br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div>Kellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14997467760508439599noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3925714497213204880.post-62763879459958952022009-04-06T07:06:00.000-07:002009-04-06T07:08:54.024-07:00The things they sayThis morning I woke up to Melissa saying this....<br /><br />"Let's go right here where mommy can't see us...come on Marian"<br /><br />When I got out of bed, they were sitting on the middle landing of the stairs, in the dark, eating what was left of the lifesaver gummies they found in the diaper bag. So stinking cute I just had to let them eat the gummies with their breakfast!Kellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14997467760508439599noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3925714497213204880.post-23085609318581063982009-03-31T11:02:00.001-07:002009-03-31T11:34:48.893-07:00I LOVE DECORATING!For my birthday I received a cake decorating set. I. AM. IN. LOVE. This is what I practiced for Easter. I had so much fun!!! (not sure why the butterfly's are sideways, but tilt your head to the right to see those the right way!)<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv3b_7dwtkVsGeDMDHicQRNIqpJv2D0bfkh7Ntg9s-S8G2Cb6lMYC8D_kyu8CKhGTsK0akVOHOvuBceXeMQ81_Yph0Mwwz8-wCkBWDZvFYqBAbKU9LtPwzZ672hDani6hX-xuJgNdPCkQ/s1600-h/March+2009+064.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319420688428029890" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv3b_7dwtkVsGeDMDHicQRNIqpJv2D0bfkh7Ntg9s-S8G2Cb6lMYC8D_kyu8CKhGTsK0akVOHOvuBceXeMQ81_Yph0Mwwz8-wCkBWDZvFYqBAbKU9LtPwzZ672hDani6hX-xuJgNdPCkQ/s320/March+2009+064.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhadF6npUdwbcf1hBj06qbYc4-HhU3hjrIpO169zgqmB0WuXdkm3TYlNbj_nneF-RvgR78xu1A8KQ3zQUiH7Cr61gCA3dsUt-aXvkMyGgbcWR4e0aGhR6GUdvRzDmxtFhtliL2Sgkaz8mo/s1600-h/March+2009+065.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319420681213423266" style="DISPLAY: block; 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MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjikIysAK04mf6I4VAL8TH-mkX5WY3pyQkUvItuKYdn_wG8BechUNYc0my6jPwJM0iYUuQybypN4sYny1ZC49zfOdJVoa_-u1XxKn7WjZ1kQMnxMq7vXwCNcqACahvayB0h-cLhiPjCXw/s320/March+2009+068.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXzxXEwVPgFeFLa7LXBibtGGrnN7445-HPGy871kiRXxCTKSWVDgTxtC9lqXotivLyRZTEo6MJWX9RO_2vvCRIwgjpONjPzTlrFb9fLMX6ebtHwerABhHXL9CymTAF74WqrkaS3Tw2GMk/s1600-h/March+2009+070.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319415573286212626" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 316px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXzxXEwVPgFeFLa7LXBibtGGrnN7445-HPGy871kiRXxCTKSWVDgTxtC9lqXotivLyRZTEo6MJWX9RO_2vvCRIwgjpONjPzTlrFb9fLMX6ebtHwerABhHXL9CymTAF74WqrkaS3Tw2GMk/s320/March+2009+070.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBTmqurl4-GI4cmXBQJQORy0RjWTHGh9R3b0oee5fj4yzqu4xiYwGYKqVO8Qvxvqh3TlF9dzAnT3_IwFQB6TPVWfwm6ivZTqd7pUZLPe0qlac3kWE_H1g8OfJnmX-zw-NrygxAHYejDt8/s1600-h/March+2009+071.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319415565688448338" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBTmqurl4-GI4cmXBQJQORy0RjWTHGh9R3b0oee5fj4yzqu4xiYwGYKqVO8Qvxvqh3TlF9dzAnT3_IwFQB6TPVWfwm6ivZTqd7pUZLPe0qlac3kWE_H1g8OfJnmX-zw-NrygxAHYejDt8/s320/March+2009+071.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div> </div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQhdgoVJm-Mz_acpCl9tPKdwn-tc0Ve208iIQcwUzQusrloZAD9qxzasws7QJhlb_ZWuB9YOOeF-PHDnA_QkLAWJG29LWh9NuLmObAL8qPUhntAJ61egY7UHMYfp9XYToy-UWQrae8V9o/s1600-h/March+2009+072.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319415564812166290" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQhdgoVJm-Mz_acpCl9tPKdwn-tc0Ve208iIQcwUzQusrloZAD9qxzasws7QJhlb_ZWuB9YOOeF-PHDnA_QkLAWJG29LWh9NuLmObAL8qPUhntAJ61egY7UHMYfp9XYToy-UWQrae8V9o/s320/March+2009+072.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy_x9CAMKp4NPmDLoXUm6g8-mn5DvqyWs8RnaBn32q9RU3N3OxJewuxQLOYv1mBQpun13SHG3lvJbjrpgifUP_45JeJ_WghCVg05XZ4826r5CK0W_6fvm3hbHJml0FblwtEUGafIa8nGY/s1600-h/March+2009+075.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319415560986198050" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy_x9CAMKp4NPmDLoXUm6g8-mn5DvqyWs8RnaBn32q9RU3N3OxJewuxQLOYv1mBQpun13SHG3lvJbjrpgifUP_45JeJ_WghCVg05XZ4826r5CK0W_6fvm3hbHJml0FblwtEUGafIa8nGY/s320/March+2009+075.jpg" border="0" /></a></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Kellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14997467760508439599noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3925714497213204880.post-86845961882981937852009-03-24T10:27:00.000-07:002009-03-24T10:46:31.968-07:00Stickers, Glue, Easter Eggs OH MY!<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinA7PaYKKDgeZyizSmhE2j6ydEcc0tHngPssTMxx-Jtpy4qVb98dKFpPZp2Ml1lcFBRbgn-FyXWGZSMAEdThkCnp3JQ0ZGCiJWMod3wtNXKTuoEca2nO9BZiK4c291Al41ELjtguLdRjo/s1600-h/March+2009+057.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316809711142905794" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinA7PaYKKDgeZyizSmhE2j6ydEcc0tHngPssTMxx-Jtpy4qVb98dKFpPZp2Ml1lcFBRbgn-FyXWGZSMAEdThkCnp3JQ0ZGCiJWMod3wtNXKTuoEca2nO9BZiK4c291Al41ELjtguLdRjo/s320/March+2009+057.jpg" border="0" /></a>Making our first Easter Decoration of the season <div align="center"></div><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqpw6AFCnPSruy40OMU7joY5olzCJRRxihvbCt5UQa2AEklVJekTFA4Bz3iZOgmnEFFP4nUIRE6k3GcOwzGMBtlap5JvzLyRJMccw6zHGO_FZoEecfIeeq2ynal7WhuLYPZWFmPaZGOS8/s1600-h/March+2009+058.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316809709633269202" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqpw6AFCnPSruy40OMU7joY5olzCJRRxihvbCt5UQa2AEklVJekTFA4Bz3iZOgmnEFFP4nUIRE6k3GcOwzGMBtlap5JvzLyRJMccw6zHGO_FZoEecfIeeq2ynal7WhuLYPZWFmPaZGOS8/s320/March+2009+058.jpg" border="0" /></a> <div align="center">Marian had more fun playing with the bucket of stickers than she did decorating her Easter Egg<br /><br /></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiAeatKqwFAa7gw9tJmYlCBt3ESUsLnbRcXRgOpVJsp6m5W12jwNtHTJb7Knxaa2ObZuqbMxi5HLzRsUrT1abKJJFLK_NS6njT-gRfIe_fUItW-8gvFBy_1cmiG4Z5KocS3TEGswsCvoc/s1600-h/March+2009+059.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316808946849707618" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiAeatKqwFAa7gw9tJmYlCBt3ESUsLnbRcXRgOpVJsp6m5W12jwNtHTJb7Knxaa2ObZuqbMxi5HLzRsUrT1abKJJFLK_NS6njT-gRfIe_fUItW-8gvFBy_1cmiG4Z5KocS3TEGswsCvoc/s320/March+2009+059.jpg" border="0" /></a>Melissa coloring her orange easter egg with an orange crayon! </div><div align="center"><br /> </div><div align="center"><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSk9pYaCD0J7_O-JwsE4B3drwh7vZi-T-tCzhZaKuOcb2UiCDJhZld0k5a-re4oOu7QHbnUv0hWKh_3MROdkfKDp3QOvk8_WHhAwynGd_MvBwcj_BMMMDl6SStlniA5E0-8sck6dRIudE/s1600-h/March+2009+060.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316808944981086482" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSk9pYaCD0J7_O-JwsE4B3drwh7vZi-T-tCzhZaKuOcb2UiCDJhZld0k5a-re4oOu7QHbnUv0hWKh_3MROdkfKDp3QOvk8_WHhAwynGd_MvBwcj_BMMMDl6SStlniA5E0-8sck6dRIudE/s320/March+2009+060.jpg" border="0" /></a> All of our Easter Eggs displayed on our French Doors - totally perfect window panes for Easter Eggs!<br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifqgMxFvriCYUwZ73Cn05XhBjQhqwP3DXALvOhpHDKA8H2VpoqYT1xIYAHDfK9z-oP6Nj7KKv0EwQssXDn5BJYIbWYSSFANkzaDL595LzUOqgNoL2j944bceTuGU8NBhSkJcp9mqoCw8I/s1600-h/March+2009+061.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316808934918636194" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifqgMxFvriCYUwZ73Cn05XhBjQhqwP3DXALvOhpHDKA8H2VpoqYT1xIYAHDfK9z-oP6Nj7KKv0EwQssXDn5BJYIbWYSSFANkzaDL595LzUOqgNoL2j944bceTuGU8NBhSkJcp9mqoCw8I/s320/March+2009+061.jpg" border="0" /></a>Melissa proudly showing off her Disney Easter Egg<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8p_7IrwWyw3YKp6zeMXOFwlIMY2oGcIaXJN3PNhyphenhyphenSIDfeV7gy0qpsRWwjAL0QG78Qxos1KdFlerNgtPE7ryAf8NSG8CfoBGheus6yNaU_Jgds9q84XAWggC5fp7b8u1PAIocdjlU7hrw/s1600-h/March+2009+063.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316808927491673586" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8p_7IrwWyw3YKp6zeMXOFwlIMY2oGcIaXJN3PNhyphenhyphenSIDfeV7gy0qpsRWwjAL0QG78Qxos1KdFlerNgtPE7ryAf8NSG8CfoBGheus6yNaU_Jgds9q84XAWggC5fp7b8u1PAIocdjlU7hrw/s320/March+2009+063.jpg" border="0" /></a> Here Marian is not happy about me making her stand next to her Easter Egg<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBShUmXsx5ANy_P5gLEGSyA5zTrqbvT8A8YF8DWnzxo8pQYql8Ksc5M914-NbgFUrBdIjjemKvZNG-4qcbkdA6uaJFSePcisyQfj0lqSTB8N5idgs1tHbhkjeg8WcrWY2fBxLyrjrz89k/s1600-h/March+2009+062.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316808923788893794" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBShUmXsx5ANy_P5gLEGSyA5zTrqbvT8A8YF8DWnzxo8pQYql8Ksc5M914-NbgFUrBdIjjemKvZNG-4qcbkdA6uaJFSePcisyQfj0lqSTB8N5idgs1tHbhkjeg8WcrWY2fBxLyrjrz89k/s320/March+2009+062.jpg" border="0" /></a> Marian's Alphabet Easter Egg (which she's already try to tear apart at the top!)</div></div></div></div>Kellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14997467760508439599noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3925714497213204880.post-71283338011331129472009-03-23T13:32:00.000-07:002009-03-23T13:46:06.520-07:00Marian updateMarian is a big girl! <br /><br />Today Marian had her 18month check up. She finally reached the 20 lb mark, weighing in this morning at 20lb 12 oz!!!! YEAH!!! We never thought she would get here! She is also 32 in tall - off the charts and growing strong!<br /><br /><br />The first week in March, Marian had her first hair cut given by Aunt Kadra. It took a lot of people to get her attention so Aunt Kadra didn't hurt her with the shears! She didn't really like it very much, especially when Kadra went to cut her bangs! <br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVVNhMtrlAdWtkGqubxzvf69SOfybUU2GnERxtg_XiQY10va-hEoJ5Pvtm7IbL1wGN5aGGt1O4P4amB66y4CU5wdrl8TkGtWG54xK8uJvrrv-okVRTvJNDWylGIoVxkfBMcEyV45zfkT0/s1600-h/March+2009+033.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316485360714476754" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVVNhMtrlAdWtkGqubxzvf69SOfybUU2GnERxtg_XiQY10va-hEoJ5Pvtm7IbL1wGN5aGGt1O4P4amB66y4CU5wdrl8TkGtWG54xK8uJvrrv-okVRTvJNDWylGIoVxkfBMcEyV45zfkT0/s320/March+2009+033.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyLeaD2IiwCJpAXPYVNYq04tF4dvntm6XtSVkbW39MN5wuPGnTqOr25i1CAHT1L0aO7ilpjMZEHRJaO7CJ2gEZlwQ6Sm1HKZbtfN9_mI8FcWP4cgK-U30HLkGaDdmQ_wlaxYvbsVxWw20/s1600-h/March+2009+040.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316485356605133858" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyLeaD2IiwCJpAXPYVNYq04tF4dvntm6XtSVkbW39MN5wuPGnTqOr25i1CAHT1L0aO7ilpjMZEHRJaO7CJ2gEZlwQ6Sm1HKZbtfN9_mI8FcWP4cgK-U30HLkGaDdmQ_wlaxYvbsVxWw20/s320/March+2009+040.jpg" border="0" /></a></div><div> </div><div><br /></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316485400276677282" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGtkum8Qu330Ph2Y6Kva-M6dPoShjBXWQPOeD9Gg-b1iKKiu-ZeVtFWFb4iBEOslfS3mrPyySA2MtyNKWQJDaqPjML_7tfluwIsuZUNgqNr5rGsDEx6CqvOleZKBbOn6j0B9oXg2HQISo/s320/March+2009+043.jpg" border="0" /><br /><br />Marian also took another step to being a big big girl (as Melissa likes to call herself!) - she moved into her big girl bed this weekend. As you can see, moments after it was put together she was in love! So far so good, we've had lots of luck with her staying in bed and not getting out and roaming around! I give it a week before we're waking up in the middle of the night to music and toys being bounced around!<br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgPqrI4CLRn4_EPDqtBKZPX-zvp3XBtkUvAyrd4U5mD1ezy5fE5Gj19PQD7aeZABkdqhcUxgkVxi9n5jptMXLPV5jUFVfw1V0Jv-YCPmkOCBba4O0R1bQ_A951TlYADAZwwktBa9ELBzo/s1600-h/March+2009+054.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316485347327683282" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgPqrI4CLRn4_EPDqtBKZPX-zvp3XBtkUvAyrd4U5mD1ezy5fE5Gj19PQD7aeZABkdqhcUxgkVxi9n5jptMXLPV5jUFVfw1V0Jv-YCPmkOCBba4O0R1bQ_A951TlYADAZwwktBa9ELBzo/s320/March+2009+054.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div>Kellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14997467760508439599noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3925714497213204880.post-38288507999710394832009-03-23T13:21:00.001-07:002009-03-23T13:32:49.512-07:00Making CupcakesMelissa decided I was going to have cupcakes to celebrate my birthday in February. No, I did not have the choice of making something else!!! We made vanilla cupcakes with chocolate icing, and then topped them off with different candy bar pieces. Melissa and Marian decorated their own, then ate the candy and icing off the tops and were done! They enjoyed them!<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPLStJGx42TUF_rB0ErQGDpJJPUzifzvA84XLk36nGEep_cJkImERe0S6J2-jE76hZjGAj-Vp0w4gTXEme53sZS2peaoXbGVfZCV0WrWODZzgJ3TfNvRTzXf_UhVKE_FwthEmVvmvjOvU/s1600-h/March+2009+014.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316483072498360946" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPLStJGx42TUF_rB0ErQGDpJJPUzifzvA84XLk36nGEep_cJkImERe0S6J2-jE76hZjGAj-Vp0w4gTXEme53sZS2peaoXbGVfZCV0WrWODZzgJ3TfNvRTzXf_UhVKE_FwthEmVvmvjOvU/s320/March+2009+014.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdfdHwjCWNjprcIO4ygvtO1VHVfhpA8ZAjcv8tdhSp2_OGu9H4e0wM9XR31tJG6yu6FKbeLjoUzcJwlyY3ZaaMvqIy-isCP6ZVvs4P6Ic26MhBm-CVdAar7mNitbh_U1ln0yctINHlghE/s1600-h/March+2009+009.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316483060532632290" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdfdHwjCWNjprcIO4ygvtO1VHVfhpA8ZAjcv8tdhSp2_OGu9H4e0wM9XR31tJG6yu6FKbeLjoUzcJwlyY3ZaaMvqIy-isCP6ZVvs4P6Ic26MhBm-CVdAar7mNitbh_U1ln0yctINHlghE/s320/March+2009+009.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhILP4UV-UmFR88RMrzeMGW_dcH7v0_RGD0KwlLK-RRM9XqzQB0IFT7SnrIl6apbNmrjAr3ndWNwit6eGDZaqwpL3tGs24HHQ8DEv8uN2HvvbSRjQUNMWZbL7L12f6CRAUbQZZaWKJIyc0/s1600-h/March+2009+010.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316483047489525202" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhILP4UV-UmFR88RMrzeMGW_dcH7v0_RGD0KwlLK-RRM9XqzQB0IFT7SnrIl6apbNmrjAr3ndWNwit6eGDZaqwpL3tGs24HHQ8DEv8uN2HvvbSRjQUNMWZbL7L12f6CRAUbQZZaWKJIyc0/s320/March+2009+010.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdK7A0dspOKDvsbASQVb9q_AyPSZM-qwxHbKU3VC957EBHX6s1-wDfFaAzmHvh5hH7oUUayGf8eP1HuuU9N5EfqsN14KuiALkQkEvPXfpUY9lKv8_UOb3dC4wltUZjb55MHZsgBcB_nXU/s1600-h/March+2009+011.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316483039344686722" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdK7A0dspOKDvsbASQVb9q_AyPSZM-qwxHbKU3VC957EBHX6s1-wDfFaAzmHvh5hH7oUUayGf8eP1HuuU9N5EfqsN14KuiALkQkEvPXfpUY9lKv8_UOb3dC4wltUZjb55MHZsgBcB_nXU/s320/March+2009+011.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVLRncLowkyge6mgHz0FFkVQwCx67joxaG2NoNgYR-vFGpvw9njGy_x2KY5J939W2XNY3nlnKzRD58OeWA4ZhgnZISDcO8J9OQD6-wmLXvEL4zOsmpaZpPJKNG05cj1FNlVes-OfiMyHw/s1600-h/March+2009+013.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316483026943164482" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVLRncLowkyge6mgHz0FFkVQwCx67joxaG2NoNgYR-vFGpvw9njGy_x2KY5J939W2XNY3nlnKzRD58OeWA4ZhgnZISDcO8J9OQD6-wmLXvEL4zOsmpaZpPJKNG05cj1FNlVes-OfiMyHw/s320/March+2009+013.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div>Kellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14997467760508439599noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3925714497213204880.post-63482197725617173852009-03-17T10:41:00.000-07:002009-03-17T10:45:56.093-07:00Spring is nearToday has been absolutely gorgeous! The girls and I went on a long walk this morning - one hour! The dog was pretty happy about it too! Although, in retrospect - I think he was walking us. Picture a dog on a 5ft leash, with me behind him (the full 5ft plus an out stretched arm!), and the girls being pulled in a wagon behind me! Definitely was the dog taking us for a walk!<br /><br />I can't wait for a it be nice like this all the time!!! We'll be getting our porch swing out soon, which I know means a lot more time outside!!! Hopefully this spring I'll be able to plan out my flower garden and get started on that this year. I know how much Melissa likes digging in the dirt, I can only imagine Marian's reaction! <br /><br />Many pictures to come soon!Kellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14997467760508439599noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3925714497213204880.post-41961213682706949242009-03-10T10:19:00.000-07:002009-03-10T10:20:43.592-07:00Potty timeMarian ran to the potty and wanted to sit on it. As I was taking her diaper off she started pooping (gross) - but super exciting that she's recognizing the feeling!!!!! YEAH!!! Potty training here we come!Kellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14997467760508439599noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3925714497213204880.post-43029618276464831362009-03-09T09:29:00.001-07:002009-03-09T09:32:15.679-07:00Things to Make You SmileMy mom reminded me of this one.<br /><br />Last week we were visiting my parents and sisters for a few days. Thursday morning when Aunt Kadra (Kegwa as Melissa says) woke up, this is what Melissa said....<br /><br />"Kegwa, your hair looks widiculous!"Kellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14997467760508439599noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3925714497213204880.post-76899202714181864342009-02-26T09:25:00.000-08:002009-02-26T09:29:00.748-08:00Things to make you smileI'm going to start adding short posts ("things to make you smile") every so often of phrases that Melissa says. Some of the things she says are hilarious, and others make Randy and I realize how special and sweet she is. Here's the phrase for today<br /><br />Preface - I was asking Melissa what she and Marian did with Daddy last night. She said they watched the Little Mermaid....at the end (with Ursula) she was scared...<br /><br />Phrase - "Daddy watched the movie with me and he protected me."<br /><br />AHHH!!! So stinking sweet - and she has no idea!!!Kellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14997467760508439599noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3925714497213204880.post-51736209140121366682009-02-24T05:11:00.000-08:002009-02-24T05:19:37.523-08:00Family VideoThis past week has been a whirlwind for me....<br /><br />Last Wednesday Family Video held open interviews from 3 to 6 pm. Since I've been looking for a part time job, Randy and I decided I should go to the interviews and see what happens. Can I just say that I HATE open interviews! It was chaos and there were over 30 people there when I got there. I ended up waiting for over an hour before being interviewed. But the wait paid off and they wanted to bring me back in for some testing....I know, I was thinking "Testing? Are you serious?". But apparently they were....and let me just say this test wasn't a walk in the park - it reminded me of a mini SAT!!! Well, I took the test this past Sunday and passed. I then had to have a final interview with the district manager (a lot of stuff for a job!) yesterday at 1pm. At 1:20 they hired me and asked if I could come in at 4 pm!!! Aftering finding a quick sitter for the kids, I started my new job with Family Video less than 3 hours after being hired!!! Talk about a crazy day! I'm just glad the job search is over. Everyone seems really great there and I really hope its as great as I think it will be. <br /><br />Randy's excited b/c I get 1/2 off on rentals and we get to see pre-street movies for free (all the movies that don't hit the shelves until the next week)....for those of you who know Randy well, he's on cloud 9 right now! I think it will take some adjustment for the girls...they are used to me putting them to bed and with me working evenings that could be limited. It might even take some adjustment for me not being able to put them to bed!!! I'm excited about my new opportunity though, so everything should be great!Kellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14997467760508439599noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3925714497213204880.post-86613330899604954902009-02-18T09:32:00.000-08:002009-02-18T09:48:42.232-08:00Cars have bad timingSo I can just say that cars are not so nice.<br /><br />Monday night (10:30) we remembered we needed to take the movies back to the movie store (after we already went to bed). I volunteered to take them back. I went to start the trailblazer and it wouldn't start. So I took Randy's car instead, returned the movies, and came home. I told Randy the car wouldn't start and he said he would look at in the morning before leaving for work...the battery was probably just struggling b/c of the cold.<br /><br />Well, the car still wouldn't start, so I checked it later that day, and still...nothing. When Randy got home from work we tried jumping it - and after about 20 minutes finally got it to start up. He took it over to advanced auto to check the battery only to find out that he can't restart the car and the battery is definitely a dud....<br /><br />So that was a nice $100 fix we weren't expecting....<br /><br />But it gets worse...<br /><br />I took the TB in for an oil change this morning and found out the next time we get the oil changed we'll also need to get the transmission fluid changed - $149!!!<br /><br />As if things weren't already bad......Kellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14997467760508439599noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3925714497213204880.post-55897096839868226312009-02-17T05:28:00.000-08:002009-02-17T05:41:05.319-08:00For my stalker :) ....JK - My new bangsOkay....so one day I got seriously tired of my over grown bangs - they were about twice as long as they should have been (down past my chin). So remember how my sister cut Melissa's bangs I totally started hacking away. I think I did a pretty good job!<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVDHWhADDRxOMY9eegh6UIa142u1tRJWOZHa1TVN3T1PXvmdWTaqZdeA6rDKWh7D9PGVHO9dQSy689z2Zxlm-WaeWxX1kjpgumVfMU9sk-Fsdx088NFvnXNj6AsvJxhcqABJYcFkBUKRY/s1600-h/Download+February+17+2009+012.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303760152120890578" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVDHWhADDRxOMY9eegh6UIa142u1tRJWOZHa1TVN3T1PXvmdWTaqZdeA6rDKWh7D9PGVHO9dQSy689z2Zxlm-WaeWxX1kjpgumVfMU9sk-Fsdx088NFvnXNj6AsvJxhcqABJYcFkBUKRY/s320/Download+February+17+2009+012.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div>Kellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14997467760508439599noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3925714497213204880.post-957960233162944672009-02-16T05:47:00.001-08:002009-02-16T07:09:51.192-08:00Happy Valentine's DayMelissa Loves Crafts. So this year, to let her have fun with crafts, and keep her entertained (and from whining :) ) we did valentine's cards for her grandparents. She was so proud of them! I found most of these ideas at <a href="http://dltk-kids.com/">http://dltk-kids.com/</a> but we also enjoy using <a href="http://crafts.kaboose.com/">http://crafts.kaboose.com/</a> . Here's pictures of her proud projects - each piece of the animal was made by a heart (except the frog legs :) ).<br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyEtYWybQTQGxgDUy2oQ4oBpt2LeL4bxgZILEhx8UipLzY8ReaevN5-1hr3SxuoivueBHQNeSWyKtFnl1yaOKCIR3qL1VcpJB6O5iezMG7B60iuq0eBAIiFgsayVNr16lerCU8S1BL6SE/s1600-h/Download+February+9+2009+009.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303410872318747634" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyEtYWybQTQGxgDUy2oQ4oBpt2LeL4bxgZILEhx8UipLzY8ReaevN5-1hr3SxuoivueBHQNeSWyKtFnl1yaOKCIR3qL1VcpJB6O5iezMG7B60iuq0eBAIiFgsayVNr16lerCU8S1BL6SE/s320/Download+February+9+2009+009.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjucJVMBByAQnsAxFLEycShH1RUNfjt9Ztwik08EPf6Pya0DH3U_Xs1tXr9j2GI486-rwyBT0e-K-L3ZBTSXCxcOIQdR7D7xpZnu9dRZHb4vTDxlzEguEETOuOAyHICFeIOCDV56q_-u_s/s1600-h/Download+February+9+2009+001.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303410858969663938" style="DISPLAY: block; 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A lot has happened since my last post. We got dumped on with snow again earlier this week...although the foot we got was nothing compared to the 2 feet Valpo got just west of us. Fortunately we had an amazing "heat wave" this weekend, landing temps in the upper 40's, lower 50's. Almost all of the snow is gone - we can finally see grass again, and our driveway!</div><div align="justify"> </div><div align="justify">While stuck inside from the freezing temps and mounds of snow, Randy and I took it upon ourselves to do some "spring cleaning" in the basement. This should have happened a long time ago, but at least we finally got around to it. We've spent the last 2 weeks cleaning up the basement trying to get it organized. Randy spent an entire day tacking up wires and cords that were never properly secured, we sorted through boxes we still hadn't unpacked and things we didn't know what to do with, filled in some cracks with crack filler, and got the floor cleared of all boxes. There's really quite a bit of space down there when there's not empty boxes sitting on the floor!<br /></div><div align="justify">When it was all done, we decided to turn it into a playroom for the kids. A long time goal of ours, we didn't think it would be possible for a few more months. But ultimately we were able to move all the kids toys from their room and the family room down to their newly made "playroom". I'm in heaven!!! Here's a few photo's of it all.</div><div> </div><div> </div><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5300881093688328706" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBm0Ld1LwTkcRtuohd_cT7maMzTHWn93ozFoVBoypbsDotQSMfOK4ib5S50Omgjxx68CoumlJiPNNS7UTYoLV8X_LvhuWywvbFmE-PelUMDtlKr9ndbSr0XYCf6R86nxHzhCQr6Z_aTNY/s320/Download+February+9+2009+066.jpg" border="0" /></div><div> </div><div> </div><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5300881089185276754" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1g6dz0b56E87UjNQ6NgaxVzxW4Eqhyphenhyphen8wwMIYdygirzt5aL0hf0OJiRK0iEHjlPMu-hHB7pcBxaxXdqlLi3G-VPZ_2aVPLBq5RrZ36vw2WqO4BJ_JdVQGcL2erA1krH51_eBQi7CKYBpo/s320/Download+February+9+2009+064.jpg" border="0" /></div><div> </div><div> </div><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5300881075595892434" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOTZRTPPQmKtDNblqi49dOjGYNSAEzFbE3IEI9A-6gFBu_x-BsAdvY22hJqdlhMUTvG6WpxJR_a_rGJFKH9TmUxb-3cLJEehSc15GLMI976PRyDZgqpBrP5dBd0RnhLw2_r2OIOIvcR1c/s320/Download+February+9+2009+063.jpg" border="0" /></div><div> </div><div> </div><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5300881064627185794" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQS2hgvxwODhd3V8Oqr55DBQh4SaZgX5-bLPJB1450X_8y7uCogDbCvmvGNH-vjciMAf-CwMslWhRKOD6JizlcpI6yKhwQ3my8hquNHCV0TWg9drPyzMfYgCB1OnDy-FNajx-g7fAj8vs/s320/Download+February+9+2009+062.jpg" border="0" /></div><div> </div><div> </div><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5300881057181091170" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgszogV3heQ4TnJ4Fv4eZDbO7aPiVNEweQhIFX9eMI3M2-f6bCJLXWleebPfblfOeE4J74ClhQC1eWULawzSnOvPgYsn0aJOGw0yJY5U1HRCKSj4kbX0RfUu8TQSTKCF31RfD1vCJvBJ7s/s320/Download+February+9+2009+065.jpg" border="0" /></div>Kellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14997467760508439599noreply@blogger.com2