tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-283037642024-03-21T05:17:47.702-05:00Life's Simple PleasuresThe Mayshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18328191254748431714noreply@blogger.comBlogger49125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28303764.post-63991786895713588712010-07-25T17:26:00.001-05:002010-07-25T17:29:11.623-05:00Big Sister<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2n5kEey4xRcBsZOvcMI3qYYDKecrwMDXLVnFaKfcr_lC4_iZ-BwQO2YYrsmHKTs9husgNdlei2ZQp5qbn9cB8hVe99zztrOtoQWdqR27BaUow2GWhdMA0WTy9N1VxdwwCRotD/s1600/IMG_0852_edited-3.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 293px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2n5kEey4xRcBsZOvcMI3qYYDKecrwMDXLVnFaKfcr_lC4_iZ-BwQO2YYrsmHKTs9husgNdlei2ZQp5qbn9cB8hVe99zztrOtoQWdqR27BaUow2GWhdMA0WTy9N1VxdwwCRotD/s320/IMG_0852_edited-3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497974261388688866" border="0" /></a>The Mayshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18328191254748431714noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28303764.post-30622977846374948142009-12-07T21:35:00.011-06:002009-12-07T22:26:21.574-06:00Thanksgiving VacationAfter <a href="http://www.firstdallas.org/article/celebrate-the-season/">Celebrate the Season</a> on the Friday before Thanksgiving, we headed west for a short vacation. Our friends, the <a href="http://thefarells.blogspot.com/">Farells</a>, have a house in Cloudcroft, New Mexico. We joined them and the <a href="http://stewart-stories.blogspot.com/">Stewarts</a> for a few days in the mountains.<br /><br />The guys played golf. Here's Les fishing for golf balls.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_9JxfR5jSfdot8IK7kSN1xG19ixOU9pn-VNVddTJETn1T9yxoBZjHHYAf77NFjj65tJCG9wIIoqWBmjpMihhskjEfhjzAF4Z_d5icLulqGEWOONUJuvBzPPsu_jb5eYOILexu/s1600-h/IMG_2876.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_9JxfR5jSfdot8IK7kSN1xG19ixOU9pn-VNVddTJETn1T9yxoBZjHHYAf77NFjj65tJCG9wIIoqWBmjpMihhskjEfhjzAF4Z_d5icLulqGEWOONUJuvBzPPsu_jb5eYOILexu/s320/IMG_2876.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412711132063003330" border="0" /></a><br /><br />The girls went shopping. Mackenzie loves to shop - can't you tell?<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAQGoymvaW1afnAdSvyvlLdvcvOtJbhN24oOUkpUQq0nF491sZs9WNELWt6nB-8Znqtua67-I_g1mTuJwt23Da9jLVrAumfRzb-RkChs4MOROEOijdwkweLKLlplvEmatCQzJ6/s1600-h/IMG_2868_edited-1.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAQGoymvaW1afnAdSvyvlLdvcvOtJbhN24oOUkpUQq0nF491sZs9WNELWt6nB-8Znqtua67-I_g1mTuJwt23Da9jLVrAumfRzb-RkChs4MOROEOijdwkweLKLlplvEmatCQzJ6/s320/IMG_2868_edited-1.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412712148700227618" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq2ZPTCFqz6appdg1sN0poQACSqzhMJsRrv_N7pO4-aaakiFH6yIRrH1ZUNjE4zj5P3qhbdW7bz3LbXtB8G9fKh0pjrlNOIbuL45Mdo9OTMYieDpWGSCc-orpI9zbFojFA64tt/s1600-h/IMG_2896.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq2ZPTCFqz6appdg1sN0poQACSqzhMJsRrv_N7pO4-aaakiFH6yIRrH1ZUNjE4zj5P3qhbdW7bz3LbXtB8G9fKh0pjrlNOIbuL45Mdo9OTMYieDpWGSCc-orpI9zbFojFA64tt/s320/IMG_2896.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412712734264877570" border="0" /></a><br /><br />The kids played.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwNShQYvjHIrD3XTgQ49QB6hdm3_uuqmUqq6l-VLo6dfdOmjwvO8eE_ub0tPHVtCxbMVyPMY3dN4oGPygb-iGEGSoM-9I0sku82gmdAILlB8-TeD0kK03GAZptBDIbJ4457VPC/s1600-h/IMG_2924_edited-1.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwNShQYvjHIrD3XTgQ49QB6hdm3_uuqmUqq6l-VLo6dfdOmjwvO8eE_ub0tPHVtCxbMVyPMY3dN4oGPygb-iGEGSoM-9I0sku82gmdAILlB8-TeD0kK03GAZptBDIbJ4457VPC/s320/IMG_2924_edited-1.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412713212824999874" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6hGM061doMOMfe-1FXp39vYlP-b2YYFEjMTfUO3NPsWjSOtBAsRLE2iPWYVHKLiWH3du8P8dksXki6XuK7AYPUAfB8f1C8s57RP5H0vl04vaoRdJt0Q9FN_6w1kbCjP6P9aSj/s1600-h/IMG_2889.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6hGM061doMOMfe-1FXp39vYlP-b2YYFEjMTfUO3NPsWjSOtBAsRLE2iPWYVHKLiWH3du8P8dksXki6XuK7AYPUAfB8f1C8s57RP5H0vl04vaoRdJt0Q9FN_6w1kbCjP6P9aSj/s320/IMG_2889.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412712958457827874" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJJ8My_JjSvwrhOvgw2vd7yoBkgS-U2-OcxvXw39FTnpl6f_Ci5ZjJD6YWYkoi7B29cL7xAw9kSJyR1YwjcZE0Iu7JTpaDRC5Zv8wqwd-ALS93bzOk7imNIEmVcpVK7clyzGku/s1600-h/IMG_2900_edited-1.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJJ8My_JjSvwrhOvgw2vd7yoBkgS-U2-OcxvXw39FTnpl6f_Ci5ZjJD6YWYkoi7B29cL7xAw9kSJyR1YwjcZE0Iu7JTpaDRC5Zv8wqwd-ALS93bzOk7imNIEmVcpVK7clyzGku/s320/IMG_2900_edited-1.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412712735777021762" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdZu5o_CW6-majfHIe05xTxnitcIhbyjSxCxWMLbYcqzCaOlhEADVvfJnCHuOu_MY-h_qtZgqfoFT0TCr7F1Kgy9-08vBVKntMZjW76nvp-OUb87iLOLP9B4-LHSiniXr1ssNZ/s1600-h/IMG_2942.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdZu5o_CW6-majfHIe05xTxnitcIhbyjSxCxWMLbYcqzCaOlhEADVvfJnCHuOu_MY-h_qtZgqfoFT0TCr7F1Kgy9-08vBVKntMZjW76nvp-OUb87iLOLP9B4-LHSiniXr1ssNZ/s320/IMG_2942.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412714029366427698" border="0" /></a><br /><br />We went hiking. Let me just say that when the sign with the trail description says 2.5 miles, it really means 2.5 miles. It. was. cold. (and exhausting!) but the views were amazing!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaPiEcbrOq-99Ccy6INCUc-GCYij5ackP-IR_xZDdL_JmK_GM07TwsgLbH8aG-awllCTK5M2N3znS_WZpvWLxJ_ONSAzuweTxzD_gaBbEFx0d3t-8xHxkzNaM2auebYhZrnVV1/s1600-h/IMG_2970.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaPiEcbrOq-99Ccy6INCUc-GCYij5ackP-IR_xZDdL_JmK_GM07TwsgLbH8aG-awllCTK5M2N3znS_WZpvWLxJ_ONSAzuweTxzD_gaBbEFx0d3t-8xHxkzNaM2auebYhZrnVV1/s320/IMG_2970.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412714458974824562" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_KJ8vmJW3AqfZldJHgo0gRKhFXpAN3FifnOYvAsbYmTQfjCrkokN8A1ynOuPc3nQ06gBliEyOqmTUR3OXsok3ezr_e_5BkDlzbQKoIy29bMK9eUNx04Ox_8-A7n5cazqHI0bA/s1600-h/IMG_2983_edited-1.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_KJ8vmJW3AqfZldJHgo0gRKhFXpAN3FifnOYvAsbYmTQfjCrkokN8A1ynOuPc3nQ06gBliEyOqmTUR3OXsok3ezr_e_5BkDlzbQKoIy29bMK9eUNx04Ox_8-A7n5cazqHI0bA/s320/IMG_2983_edited-1.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412714686623636770" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSK2Pi2iWaBUrCHkMzn-7UGuWSL5BNX0p9pjHeAA349t0YOwnM-4tCXHXmxoRyI1T16eF7S_xWNphmmHZwBRRda8x-S5X_AEYI_w6__7yMXeSKXCxuDrKMzFGHKtDQ6PgkLmcN/s1600-h/IMG_3004_edited-1.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSK2Pi2iWaBUrCHkMzn-7UGuWSL5BNX0p9pjHeAA349t0YOwnM-4tCXHXmxoRyI1T16eF7S_xWNphmmHZwBRRda8x-S5X_AEYI_w6__7yMXeSKXCxuDrKMzFGHKtDQ6PgkLmcN/s320/IMG_3004_edited-1.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412715086272337570" border="0" /></a><br /><br />We also enjoyed staying up late playing games after the kids went to bed. It was so much fun to spend time laughing and talking with each other. Thanks, Farells for inviting us - we had a blast!The Mayshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18328191254748431714noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28303764.post-547989820849977992009-11-13T06:50:00.003-06:002009-11-13T06:58:11.763-06:00<div style="text-align: center;">Thank<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLGMc78k8FYopAUEfZAihqA1vkSXPHvRI7OQY_KnruS2Aol8JEWFpfCSNIWUUUn-qCh8P2C5_pCxdmiEjGF0aYf4Oxuc7B80s96MOfgFX_g-OAPobzaR-LZnlZyF2XJlNVoRWc/s1600-h/IMG_2808.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLGMc78k8FYopAUEfZAihqA1vkSXPHvRI7OQY_KnruS2Aol8JEWFpfCSNIWUUUn-qCh8P2C5_pCxdmiEjGF0aYf4Oxuc7B80s96MOfgFX_g-OAPobzaR-LZnlZyF2XJlNVoRWc/s320/IMG_2808.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5403571044483765090" border="0" /></a><br /><br />goodness<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsjwa1PmaZwOyXYVasCayJeKIr3a1qkajj8t2SBbNFMrphIe7GyBkGFox6QDPludmkvDAoSiS3z6k0B9lfLzX3UqjUxqDV9wfCMiwG_W82EOvXGbKKoQf46BufBw3tz-61qH3h/s1600-h/IMG_2811.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsjwa1PmaZwOyXYVasCayJeKIr3a1qkajj8t2SBbNFMrphIe7GyBkGFox6QDPludmkvDAoSiS3z6k0B9lfLzX3UqjUxqDV9wfCMiwG_W82EOvXGbKKoQf46BufBw3tz-61qH3h/s320/IMG_2811.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5403570777342126802" border="0" /></a><br /><br />it's<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9rUHxtjvqxV4S-DPKfMFN78eV7u0wfmxaPOGwNX_n0XQ9M5vov51G0mZjSw447aoHNIDi_xOAk7t1AlS0Vm-nLXuPDuOOK5hPCJUMsWKRJldxXGtmy3EaIOaS0FPiNpoV8l8m/s1600-h/IMG_2833_edited-1.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9rUHxtjvqxV4S-DPKfMFN78eV7u0wfmxaPOGwNX_n0XQ9M5vov51G0mZjSw447aoHNIDi_xOAk7t1AlS0Vm-nLXuPDuOOK5hPCJUMsWKRJldxXGtmy3EaIOaS0FPiNpoV8l8m/s320/IMG_2833_edited-1.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5403570527777096802" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Friday!!!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmgytphoKzy7Lj8VL9dy7U94Fo7-meqdycEnNz5kIqm-GHoBV8XwMh5yzApHPWZq3fc_7vmSXhGO01UasHDZWRP9-dtZJ-d5dNxFxruzFfejHC0GHGwJ6osFpoWxkm_Z1tDO1o/s1600-h/IMG_2838_edited-1.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmgytphoKzy7Lj8VL9dy7U94Fo7-meqdycEnNz5kIqm-GHoBV8XwMh5yzApHPWZq3fc_7vmSXhGO01UasHDZWRP9-dtZJ-d5dNxFxruzFfejHC0GHGwJ6osFpoWxkm_Z1tDO1o/s320/IMG_2838_edited-1.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5403570525474440194" border="0" /></a><br /></div>The Mayshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18328191254748431714noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28303764.post-27029098416511289832009-11-02T06:55:00.005-06:002009-11-02T07:12:21.290-06:00Visit from the Grandparents<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOOqMtIWFMBINyEl-4-PCxWWhFj3iZfgh-g2m7VjM73zM2zyPS1YZaoyvJJqG-GD2_yRgCS4HomCkAod9p9B49qm6qVyLhw5CrMJSu-fXAYKR6Zp_5ud8rb-M1jefKMAsCRBjM/s1600-h/IMG_2086_edited-1.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOOqMtIWFMBINyEl-4-PCxWWhFj3iZfgh-g2m7VjM73zM2zyPS1YZaoyvJJqG-GD2_yRgCS4HomCkAod9p9B49qm6qVyLhw5CrMJSu-fXAYKR6Zp_5ud8rb-M1jefKMAsCRBjM/s320/IMG_2086_edited-1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399489867523825506" border="0" /></a><br />Sitting up (sorta)!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoP2cstzm4KTm5M2RRX_m-qgiaLpuJ6tdqam1YpYArEh32-UjJs1HptoEd3afZnPbQiMT7j1KP1z0ZqFQJtYW7oduS3Re4SKPf48UBRRHuO740yPHWNg0Mmck6Zxzq8x51f_6g/s1600-h/IMG_2088_edited-1.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoP2cstzm4KTm5M2RRX_m-qgiaLpuJ6tdqam1YpYArEh32-UjJs1HptoEd3afZnPbQiMT7j1KP1z0ZqFQJtYW7oduS3Re4SKPf48UBRRHuO740yPHWNg0Mmck6Zxzq8x51f_6g/s320/IMG_2088_edited-1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399492430799116770" border="0" /></a><br />Grammy & Mackenzie<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2L1nKmzvzyMItf8ri9a7eIb_SUCy_TQbDyUVbB16gkJvU9gcbOrsKwfzIjxOgLdE-JRnfHCWbibOfrOFU7W6eIZx2c_r26CPMg_BF_CQFBwhYzZDh1m1F_5Et9H-b4OAsjTe8/s1600-h/IMG_2102_edited-1.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2L1nKmzvzyMItf8ri9a7eIb_SUCy_TQbDyUVbB16gkJvU9gcbOrsKwfzIjxOgLdE-JRnfHCWbibOfrOFU7W6eIZx2c_r26CPMg_BF_CQFBwhYzZDh1m1F_5Et9H-b4OAsjTe8/s320/IMG_2102_edited-1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399491512712993746" border="0" /></a><br />Playing dress-up.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJkNkXtDtrqSGXmv9x7-r0kc6UgKxc9hkNHIjrexnud6j8Y_mtCXpl3RHL1btCIh1qE-FZXax7WU-v5F7T2arUb1IHlhJtt_7CBWNvJiwLBK5CfgjewDE1bmBWizpRlqXZw3f_/s1600-h/IMG_2129_edited-1.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJkNkXtDtrqSGXmv9x7-r0kc6UgKxc9hkNHIjrexnud6j8Y_mtCXpl3RHL1btCIh1qE-FZXax7WU-v5F7T2arUb1IHlhJtt_7CBWNvJiwLBK5CfgjewDE1bmBWizpRlqXZw3f_/s320/IMG_2129_edited-1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399490600339011298" border="0" /></a><br />More dress-up.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6JLIiRUMkPwV6ffb-NA6sNkwo4MVYA59iOV-PS4jBrTi50Epj5B6HNXmTB5Nr0dZikMnKBkzNsUwYWRD6eFFiIygLQ_Wpwcf4yPzxQaRl1I1bMG2ivfudZkksHsW-FZjvztGs/s1600-h/IMG_2134_edited-1.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6JLIiRUMkPwV6ffb-NA6sNkwo4MVYA59iOV-PS4jBrTi50Epj5B6HNXmTB5Nr0dZikMnKBkzNsUwYWRD6eFFiIygLQ_Wpwcf4yPzxQaRl1I1bMG2ivfudZkksHsW-FZjvztGs/s320/IMG_2134_edited-1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399490174003319394" border="0" /></a><br />Cheesin' with Daddy.The Mayshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18328191254748431714noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28303764.post-33090121638791198692009-10-25T21:53:00.005-05:002009-10-26T06:37:32.305-05:00Weekend in reviewWell, we finally had a weekend where we didn't have anything going on... no traveling, no out-of-town guests, no social events of any kind. Not that we haven't enjoyed being "on the go" these past few weekends, but it was time for a break. After a low-key <a href="http://stevenandashley.blogspot.com/2009/10/dinner-with-friends.html">dinner</a> with friends on Friday night, we hung around the house on Saturday and then ran some errands just to get out for a few hours. Sunday we went to church and listened to the guest speaker, Kirk Cameron. He has an awesome testimony. It was neat to see him go from an '80's teenage heartthrob to a Christian father of six kids under the age of twelve! After church we did some yard work and M hung out in her stroller. She eventually fell asleep holding onto Bunny. I hope your weekend was just as relaxing!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPCyaIwvP-0HMeowshIZwDcIXs0cp3_alQNzGwp5sZgrvUs8n0V5YMLNFgG32PYfLaMNcCdsai4i9iAMrOhciixT5qirI166Lla9SZYBxDBYkfwvR-cuXVnowgP_PdjBxBjfnP/s1600-h/IMG_2764_edited-1+copy.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPCyaIwvP-0HMeowshIZwDcIXs0cp3_alQNzGwp5sZgrvUs8n0V5YMLNFgG32PYfLaMNcCdsai4i9iAMrOhciixT5qirI166Lla9SZYBxDBYkfwvR-cuXVnowgP_PdjBxBjfnP/s320/IMG_2764_edited-1+copy.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396738538616516834" border="0" /></a><br />Posing for a rare shot with Mom.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhedXXvm0nMp2IDD2a2AJysGVydMSj6I0blyfwbmfWWa8-3FWgkkCE45CUl1QK8zPp-sI-8BZEcCqRekAgRsfrtNzup3DN2oBM8HLmpb2v1CksVLN37a9WX_DHkeRlM1PBMuPKP/s1600-h/IMG_2729_edited-1.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhedXXvm0nMp2IDD2a2AJysGVydMSj6I0blyfwbmfWWa8-3FWgkkCE45CUl1QK8zPp-sI-8BZEcCqRekAgRsfrtNzup3DN2oBM8HLmpb2v1CksVLN37a9WX_DHkeRlM1PBMuPKP/s320/IMG_2729_edited-1.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396738532650684594" border="0" /></a><br />Looking stylish in her red and animal print combo.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTJTZKTp-I7KQgiZToXZVtq83XXd_TI1X7U3Rh1474_1hqjDTxc88C5H02hfkFXAhlXIacOEwAMAJ4QyHJNRZjAr1bQ23BwcEBs01CNadJzbHJrWJfPDfHgse_knLeNlQK3ajR/s1600-h/IMG_2783_edited-1.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTJTZKTp-I7KQgiZToXZVtq83XXd_TI1X7U3Rh1474_1hqjDTxc88C5H02hfkFXAhlXIacOEwAMAJ4QyHJNRZjAr1bQ23BwcEBs01CNadJzbHJrWJfPDfHgse_knLeNlQK3ajR/s320/IMG_2783_edited-1.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396738520267527778" border="0" /></a><br />Little fashionista all ready for church. Her daddy thought she looked like a painter (he wasn't a fan of the beret). <a href="http://annieandjeremy.blogspot.com/">Annie </a>thought she was like a cute little cupcake. I'm not sure what she looked like but I know she was precious, and got lots of attention at church :-)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4l9fvvhyAzNSB6hvR4eya9x0f8oeDiwBZz5fubaODnSon5gt1LGNHOXiI6H8rif6df7gziCjIupNBdq__TCmUFI3EIxnr-MNMnvP79Tp0Jd9M1XuobG0BiO7t8QJpUN6RiV9_/s1600-h/IMG_2787.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4l9fvvhyAzNSB6hvR4eya9x0f8oeDiwBZz5fubaODnSon5gt1LGNHOXiI6H8rif6df7gziCjIupNBdq__TCmUFI3EIxnr-MNMnvP79Tp0Jd9M1XuobG0BiO7t8QJpUN6RiV9_/s320/IMG_2787.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396738529621029282" border="0" /></a><br />Hanging out with Mom & Dad on the patio.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqeXaX5dB9dnHAjw76ZAQWwqGBTA2R4IqgArwwnenWU4RyZEHkFRY8YQC1sKRGCSEnoW4bFYJSQ1MyQ65s914mQAtk6XL_X2wrbfCsjYfHN4nwK2KhtC0tleZ1jr_yymAj61zE/s1600-h/IMG_2789.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqeXaX5dB9dnHAjw76ZAQWwqGBTA2R4IqgArwwnenWU4RyZEHkFRY8YQC1sKRGCSEnoW4bFYJSQ1MyQ65s914mQAtk6XL_X2wrbfCsjYfHN4nwK2KhtC0tleZ1jr_yymAj61zE/s320/IMG_2789.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396738531904486578" border="0" /></a><br />Too tired to stay awake any longer - taking a nap with Bunny.The Mayshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18328191254748431714noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28303764.post-63030668637472378592009-10-24T20:16:00.005-05:002009-10-25T06:32:41.013-05:00Baby DedicationWe dedicated our little girl to the Lord at <a href="http://firstdallas.org/">church</a> last Sunday. It was such a special occasion, and we enjoyed being able to celebrate it with our family.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdXRwD1e-R8Py2sRu-_mVj9yPium7nkzyycshdn_14Lx8kMKxDdfULamQOWnoMouxia13cx0LJ9PzhCXdPIumPBuZyr0XWOr-JkEYbek4kq79xyTaPovwxcJ1tcJ33mAJYybFx/s1600-h/Top.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 210px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdXRwD1e-R8Py2sRu-_mVj9yPium7nkzyycshdn_14Lx8kMKxDdfULamQOWnoMouxia13cx0LJ9PzhCXdPIumPBuZyr0XWOr-JkEYbek4kq79xyTaPovwxcJ1tcJ33mAJYybFx/s320/Top.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396356516631569842" border="0" /></a><br />The church gave us this card - I love that it has the meaning of her name.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1O6x0sEsKzVRTYvOps-90EWzmhXvLRNzA33D7iEJawW4nse-u3IE46DD2YDcYJbhlUtawvmFM1hhafi7CzpI6teT2ltPQOekWbA9CbddWeJQG-E1mhSQnOaN-XEcj4VqfIGAC/s1600-h/IMG_2662_edited-1.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1O6x0sEsKzVRTYvOps-90EWzmhXvLRNzA33D7iEJawW4nse-u3IE46DD2YDcYJbhlUtawvmFM1hhafi7CzpI6teT2ltPQOekWbA9CbddWeJQG-E1mhSQnOaN-XEcj4VqfIGAC/s320/IMG_2662_edited-1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396344329893922050" border="0" /></a><br />Grandpa & Daddy with Mackenzie before church<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji92qWINauyAbAampNfjZFvHlYj2U-BesdudJf1aMhWU6JEm6WnIYUY3_tE0pEMpJmjT1ECqiR65wBxfvR1LSg_hqAfL9mX2SAP-MhG7j351tGhjpDiemcR6M9rxaqafFV_ymU/s1600-h/IMG_2020.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji92qWINauyAbAampNfjZFvHlYj2U-BesdudJf1aMhWU6JEm6WnIYUY3_tE0pEMpJmjT1ECqiR65wBxfvR1LSg_hqAfL9mX2SAP-MhG7j351tGhjpDiemcR6M9rxaqafFV_ymU/s320/IMG_2020.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396344348261461970" border="0" /></a><br />Looking cool with her shades while hanging out with Gigi.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9MgIf12OvZQMkfdYEugwW7FtIv5LnWpRaREWbdBi55anrbGI8huQd6qFDx_S7A3jHZI0ydxIZmeUe7pGafBJdzR6kX8CzOcmS_46AgQwqtPnSj9_NQBEbngxBTGPlwUW-6PdD/s1600-h/IMG_2004.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9MgIf12OvZQMkfdYEugwW7FtIv5LnWpRaREWbdBi55anrbGI8huQd6qFDx_S7A3jHZI0ydxIZmeUe7pGafBJdzR6kX8CzOcmS_46AgQwqtPnSj9_NQBEbngxBTGPlwUW-6PdD/s320/IMG_2004.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396498715461485890" border="0" /></a><br />Posing with Aunt Kimberly.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK40C5J9afbZC-g62FCyi7KpwOFJvR2e6W7hHAqMr7spBR2VOpi6aaf18RFATNcLj1Q7T-4n_nbYD5UYBb0GEFVJn34U_j2AEb40lV9BLZ5OiigtQcxE1d1fzT2js5ohjxYr2g/s1600-h/IMG_2027.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK40C5J9afbZC-g62FCyi7KpwOFJvR2e6W7hHAqMr7spBR2VOpi6aaf18RFATNcLj1Q7T-4n_nbYD5UYBb0GEFVJn34U_j2AEb40lV9BLZ5OiigtQcxE1d1fzT2js5ohjxYr2g/s320/IMG_2027.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396344343319495570" border="0" /></a><br />Stylin' in her new "mink" coat.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYQzACcG3gHYGh5K8nrRHZlZrOWjqzxlltrstWHxiJ284DbLYEKlNY7-LAtFEVkHJvyhpso31wv65P0r4XqOwAYf96-StNggoc-8GZP885IGW5L-H9IsBVI4xSusqYZdnRHOX2/s1600-h/IMG_2672_edited-1.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYQzACcG3gHYGh5K8nrRHZlZrOWjqzxlltrstWHxiJ284DbLYEKlNY7-LAtFEVkHJvyhpso31wv65P0r4XqOwAYf96-StNggoc-8GZP885IGW5L-H9IsBVI4xSusqYZdnRHOX2/s320/IMG_2672_edited-1.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396344332956149970" border="0" /></a><br />Granddad with his two girls.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0K29b9LvRPpi3acLaljyL8Q-AvP22Q14wUs5q1ZEla1-VXktMT89N5CU_0NEGOZKyMoNUM2_7fjthGcx9PEI7f59PeW4SZ5bUs59iN85RS15mD7Odf4l36Fe_BCHauYch2iSK/s1600-h/IMG_1996_edited-2.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0K29b9LvRPpi3acLaljyL8Q-AvP22Q14wUs5q1ZEla1-VXktMT89N5CU_0NEGOZKyMoNUM2_7fjthGcx9PEI7f59PeW4SZ5bUs59iN85RS15mD7Odf4l36Fe_BCHauYch2iSK/s320/IMG_1996_edited-2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396349969538841154" border="0" /></a><br />Uncle Matt & Aunt Kimberly came up on Saturday to hang out.The Mayshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18328191254748431714noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28303764.post-33294823401812702712009-10-24T10:23:00.005-05:002009-10-24T11:39:52.146-05:00Dinner with friendsLast night we had dinner with our good friends the Tolivers. We went to a fun neighborhood <a href="http://www.picassospizza.com/">Italian restaurant</a>, and Mackenzie slept through a good portion of the meal so that we could eat and visit. She looked pretty cute in her new outfit, and you know I couldn't pass up a good photo opportunity!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh45esAy16VOWpfjpTcqIC410WgG1UnC0XqLNJOvrRl4Rqf_YZBJ6g5hCAsVt_25gRpJ3NHOp8jdDnibsjLj3L1oQ4sg-kdj_O4iCaT4HAjFBgXI9pOGU5AKFJgsgwtrnPzUgBE/s1600-h/IMG_2708_edited-2.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh45esAy16VOWpfjpTcqIC410WgG1UnC0XqLNJOvrRl4Rqf_YZBJ6g5hCAsVt_25gRpJ3NHOp8jdDnibsjLj3L1oQ4sg-kdj_O4iCaT4HAjFBgXI9pOGU5AKFJgsgwtrnPzUgBE/s320/IMG_2708_edited-2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396195357168039730" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjenWpn1oZzevWJ39GyIATyxmrW-wpDoA55PYcyDbwQr1cFfpdkjRSHuSSZJi1smylnCDXYhC__hncLME6Nf25Ws9KEhszyS9U65R2bmdKISJm4uJqkHHM-g6P3Z67pbrk6gSmZ/s1600-h/IMG_2702_edited-1.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; 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width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJZtoRsPfwzkiStAindFDX26NwbZq462qEzu8qL2o5-V0hi4VVnxqqunRGc0sdu9tnhbDUz0xSPH0KsDhWlXLbE_Qkjv7UNB5UtocNbP6wBSJ-amMlc6OyoCM2xbGY1BIVL3gm/s320/IMG_2713_edited-2.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396195367309610882" border="0" /></a>The Mayshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18328191254748431714noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28303764.post-12990906546949078342009-10-19T21:38:00.004-05:002009-10-19T22:15:03.099-05:00Sweet Girl<div style="text-align: left;">For you created my inmost being;<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYQdvyKMpA9s1AsvLgju4PTX3mkrC4D9jyiC97_NdrZQNvIEvYQ1qAQc__hRwcV9oaYTjrEz_Jk9EgZEEd3-NhZfbg9qNy1WsPZtpT1ntCBuc62_XJrtY5qgP-o0pzGLN25CsR/s1600-h/IMG_2559_edited-1.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYQdvyKMpA9s1AsvLgju4PTX3mkrC4D9jyiC97_NdrZQNvIEvYQ1qAQc__hRwcV9oaYTjrEz_Jk9EgZEEd3-NhZfbg9qNy1WsPZtpT1ntCBuc62_XJrtY5qgP-o0pzGLN25CsR/s320/IMG_2559_edited-1.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394508928013316210" border="0" /></a><br /></div>you knit me together in my mother's womb.<br /><div style="text-align: left;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsKXwJquE9KqeIdS684iOkrgWhRdvf4_v7woDe36z3NQZCahDnwbcWfvEogRXAHfES1bzDrPiOSxkMKXnfOSxAMScAD7koZz0DQzOjXCepjjmzABRevI00uaYse-vK8WOra50s/s1600-h/IMG_2567_edited-1.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 180px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsKXwJquE9KqeIdS684iOkrgWhRdvf4_v7woDe36z3NQZCahDnwbcWfvEogRXAHfES1bzDrPiOSxkMKXnfOSxAMScAD7koZz0DQzOjXCepjjmzABRevI00uaYse-vK8WOra50s/s320/IMG_2567_edited-1.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394508944500545826" border="0" /></a><br /></div>I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made;<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpJsldxqfd1r9RrxpNi54AUgb-5uZr_fOsvy8uDqvMG5L2NOqjPAjG2UDXWzQeO3D7WcEN7FcmMHy19v023Ck1BimoVWxQGdZwhF9wn0PJ9_6drAOevJFj4MWhGazxtX47aRo6/s1600-h/IMG_2550_edited-1.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpJsldxqfd1r9RrxpNi54AUgb-5uZr_fOsvy8uDqvMG5L2NOqjPAjG2UDXWzQeO3D7WcEN7FcmMHy19v023Ck1BimoVWxQGdZwhF9wn0PJ9_6drAOevJFj4MWhGazxtX47aRo6/s320/IMG_2550_edited-1.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394508923597176626" border="0" /></a><br />your works are wonderful,<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGzsB0aN2IYjBqWpgKlZB7uTRwERfJB8VdwGodILL8jaMT5GPiZslm9STLT38EWf2I08RVETQ1xfY1uFgQbNDe15zZ0itKcslGzBZcZ88MUTsJvK2Ro9Sl1_G_zmLZWwFSvOQv/s1600-h/IMG_2566_edited-1.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 180px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGzsB0aN2IYjBqWpgKlZB7uTRwERfJB8VdwGodILL8jaMT5GPiZslm9STLT38EWf2I08RVETQ1xfY1uFgQbNDe15zZ0itKcslGzBZcZ88MUTsJvK2Ro9Sl1_G_zmLZWwFSvOQv/s320/IMG_2566_edited-1.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394508934124841362" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsKXwJquE9KqeIdS684iOkrgWhRdvf4_v7woDe36z3NQZCahDnwbcWfvEogRXAHfES1bzDrPiOSxkMKXnfOSxAMScAD7koZz0DQzOjXCepjjmzABRevI00uaYse-vK8WOra50s/s1600-h/IMG_2567_edited-1.JPG"> </a><br />I know that full well.<br />Psalm 139:13-14The Mayshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18328191254748431714noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28303764.post-81514136637747902752009-10-13T22:04:00.005-05:002009-10-13T22:49:45.781-05:00Doing big girl stuff!We've been busy around here... I suppose "busy" is a relative term, and it's probably way overused, but I'll go ahead and use it here because, after all, it's my blog, and I can write whatever I want :-) Due to aforementioned "busyness", I've been a blog slacker, so I wanted to go ahead and post some pictures of how we've been spending our time. Our weeks have been filled with - both Steven and I have been putting in extra hours. We've done a lot of traveling on the weekends. (I'll be posting Lubbock pictures later) During all of that, Mackenzie has been doing a bunch of big girl stuff. I can't believe how fast she's growing! <br /><br />She's holding her head up really well:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGyt2e-ZB-kGXkqICrL2RMQktU9yg8pb3UdnIZpLAg23uT8GmoOC8HWmaPQS1-bDibLFsz5_bMzCvSLh_R_M2J_oCBo5PtguxEL0mAsmiBgac8nWHStyQWblvhHiiZKdbqg-NZ/s1600-h/IMG_2534_edited-1.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGyt2e-ZB-kGXkqICrL2RMQktU9yg8pb3UdnIZpLAg23uT8GmoOC8HWmaPQS1-bDibLFsz5_bMzCvSLh_R_M2J_oCBo5PtguxEL0mAsmiBgac8nWHStyQWblvhHiiZKdbqg-NZ/s320/IMG_2534_edited-1.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5392289393903780818" border="0" /></a><br />She's started eating stage 1 baby foods:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTubObicWTDzkQa6jR5_Pi34DPUjioqfCoWHPcIMxs1yNsvDPPwuf0tIbBbflT_c9zuxyI586Tt3VNs3MnA96GaGE9Io7TJr_R7Mmo51WIVaoxfLOsLKvAoBfz-KH9SOsKo363/s1600-h/IMG_2578_edited-1.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTubObicWTDzkQa6jR5_Pi34DPUjioqfCoWHPcIMxs1yNsvDPPwuf0tIbBbflT_c9zuxyI586Tt3VNs3MnA96GaGE9Io7TJr_R7Mmo51WIVaoxfLOsLKvAoBfz-KH9SOsKo363/s320/IMG_2578_edited-1.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5392289846516419298" border="0" /></a><br />And LOVES them:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdMMHZceaLaCQ3wv9pQYLBgPiVAYxVXOCyMPV4nF09elALA42dxNDxjO34bAt1DnruNbiR3e0sFHONiNSUI82xAu5uB6JSUcp_XFA5nGNgoZePh9gaht94cYgafuHaYJ7q9dgZ/s1600-h/IMG_2582_edited-1.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdMMHZceaLaCQ3wv9pQYLBgPiVAYxVXOCyMPV4nF09elALA42dxNDxjO34bAt1DnruNbiR3e0sFHONiNSUI82xAu5uB6JSUcp_XFA5nGNgoZePh9gaht94cYgafuHaYJ7q9dgZ/s320/IMG_2582_edited-1.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5392291085458676962" border="0" /></a><br />Notice how she's trying to grab the spoon:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuMEyExGf6pqd-jF6zB_1iOmRSSp2iYa8OKeUunAe5mvjoRmzQtiHF5pSHy_OEb9R08Sc34V4fdMtq5s0vCP7xomurdRcP_iCIpl3bQoWJumDq1SNiTo801rUnhm0Mf1chaKVz/s1600-h/IMG_2580_edited-1.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuMEyExGf6pqd-jF6zB_1iOmRSSp2iYa8OKeUunAe5mvjoRmzQtiHF5pSHy_OEb9R08Sc34V4fdMtq5s0vCP7xomurdRcP_iCIpl3bQoWJumDq1SNiTo801rUnhm0Mf1chaKVz/s320/IMG_2580_edited-1.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5392291078371429538" border="0" /></a>The Mayshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18328191254748431714noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28303764.post-56100351135119964472009-09-18T07:07:00.005-05:002009-09-18T07:25:21.087-05:00Good Morning, Sunshine!Good morning, good morning, good morning,<br />It's time to rise and shine.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSSjKitBqRQ7vJ5flhDwCSGtA9oWlZ9dN_hSQXMluPazB2bdiSebbqFkSUGQoamsC3tEXqLYjg4GsGyFNnnlN0noB6KVl6MCny9RK4NIwr6GW1caI_jjvzcWBqv9YX0GMFgH8n/s1600-h/IMG_2504.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSSjKitBqRQ7vJ5flhDwCSGtA9oWlZ9dN_hSQXMluPazB2bdiSebbqFkSUGQoamsC3tEXqLYjg4GsGyFNnnlN0noB6KVl6MCny9RK4NIwr6GW1caI_jjvzcWBqv9YX0GMFgH8n/s320/IMG_2504.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382778817838095090" border="0" /></a><br />Good morning, good morning, good morning,<br />I hope you're feeling fine.<span style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOG7l85UknjV5B6ES2EcEqp-da_Vr7EDPM9LUJ9Q3xpul3fkoKKjYZM7DpooyvGrqO9kNvYO3EXTy-WVyRnRV1bq_maOdmAZncpFJN3H6iwaVhuPxDNcnCLmFHePLYxMvjkqmd/s1600-h/IMG_2505.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOG7l85UknjV5B6ES2EcEqp-da_Vr7EDPM9LUJ9Q3xpul3fkoKKjYZM7DpooyvGrqO9kNvYO3EXTy-WVyRnRV1bq_maOdmAZncpFJN3H6iwaVhuPxDNcnCLmFHePLYxMvjkqmd/s320/IMG_2505.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382778823897243874" border="0" /></a><br />Come on and get up, Get out of bed,<br />You've got to get up you sleepy-head,<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf_ufq75ilFXtPEhHKijGOjP5YOtSujoOWO0nykzJUnthzTXECOFV8XpHu1I0oCRprCDLMbw46v05aQu5an7fyKU9t7MLfmpmBGOn6gClpVIuKGL0b7du7Reeeh6BOOPF67GUM/s1600-h/IMG_2508.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf_ufq75ilFXtPEhHKijGOjP5YOtSujoOWO0nykzJUnthzTXECOFV8XpHu1I0oCRprCDLMbw46v05aQu5an7fyKU9t7MLfmpmBGOn6gClpVIuKGL0b7du7Reeeh6BOOPF67GUM/s320/IMG_2508.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382778831533768450" border="0" /></a><br />The day is dawning just for you,<br />And all your dreams are coming true<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO3WoBObhx_Vn65OL2DtpPZBXsVqYswbLphIUJTKpm5H2VERk40B37SprNp7jSQr_AcoFvOUbe5qbaojJ2d1flZUGMtFnkVNhzwmVa4KYLfzu8y0y_Mf_zVVP2Eivb5WFB3QNB/s1600-h/IMG_2522.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO3WoBObhx_Vn65OL2DtpPZBXsVqYswbLphIUJTKpm5H2VERk40B37SprNp7jSQr_AcoFvOUbe5qbaojJ2d1flZUGMtFnkVNhzwmVa4KYLfzu8y0y_Mf_zVVP2Eivb5WFB3QNB/s320/IMG_2522.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382778845526510770" border="0" /></a><br />Doodle-la-doo, doodle-la-doo, doodle-la-doo<br />Good morning, good morning, good morning,<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrZ-qdDMB8hmZrNJhW8NmxX-HeJCm9bn3YKKQGUg9ovHqI71Qy2HRxRs-mf3bmArYt7bGMebZyZ6UPbCRF8Bt_wEZreqi8MGbNyM2JN_aJ3lMWhl9BOlvWA5vBC4iRDmolc42l/s1600-h/IMG_2519.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrZ-qdDMB8hmZrNJhW8NmxX-HeJCm9bn3YKKQGUg9ovHqI71Qy2HRxRs-mf3bmArYt7bGMebZyZ6UPbCRF8Bt_wEZreqi8MGbNyM2JN_aJ3lMWhl9BOlvWA5vBC4iRDmolc42l/s320/IMG_2519.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382779534035457762" border="0" /></a><br />It's time to rise and shine!<br /><br />My mom used to sing this to us to wake us up in the morning. I'm sure it was better received this morning than when Mackenzie becomes a teenager. I'll have to post pics in a few years so you all can compare. Happy Friday, friends!The Mayshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18328191254748431714noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28303764.post-45135983133366189732009-09-16T21:34:00.005-05:002009-09-16T22:10:24.338-05:00You're always 17 in your hometown...We went to Sweetwater last weekend for Steven's 10 year high school reunion. I can't believe it's been 10 years. Steven and I started dating during the spring semester of his senior year, so I already knew most of his classmates. It was interesting to see how some had changed. (and how some hadn't changed at all!) Unfortunately, the weather wasn't very good for the Homecoming football game. It was rainy, so we only went for a little while. Mackenzie was really cute in the red dress her Grammy made for her. I even bought her some red patent shoes to match. The guys braved the weather on Saturday for a round of golf. Susan came over and spent the afternoon with us. Saturday night we went to the reunion at the country club. Sunday we went to church and visited with Kerri and Annie. M was really good all weekend - I can't believe how much she's growing. She'll be 3 when we go back for my 10 year reunion. Kinda crazy to think about! Here are a few pictures:<br /><img src="file:///C:/DOCUME%7E1/MAYFAM%7E1/LOCALS%7E1/Temp/moz-screenshot.png" alt="" /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqw1sQBlSbYA4JST_T-716p6AzpoagGofHbpHewtovnqlr5T63mWfIYpcJdVnXgY5__pgTgDDIQUEM-1wHjljzeaCAayCy4TzI8Kr-OpMWfx-GycMMh7Oat1HG9ic1xcXQXWcF/s1600-h/IMG_2420_edited-1.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqw1sQBlSbYA4JST_T-716p6AzpoagGofHbpHewtovnqlr5T63mWfIYpcJdVnXgY5__pgTgDDIQUEM-1wHjljzeaCAayCy4TzI8Kr-OpMWfx-GycMMh7Oat1HG9ic1xcXQXWcF/s320/IMG_2420_edited-1.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382265997500420018" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicOOC7hmNopQD_1ylsXyXaGRn7viI_k0B-DWkE2yGCzoVkP0lQZjz9rYzME2oN6pYCZ8cx5CxlynRhPldqNXOm-g-COcwI3PNmcHeU9YbTSUVqIoGmkFWEuCl8tjYS-Ct7F5C9/s1600-h/IMG_2457_edited-1.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 222px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicOOC7hmNopQD_1ylsXyXaGRn7viI_k0B-DWkE2yGCzoVkP0lQZjz9rYzME2oN6pYCZ8cx5CxlynRhPldqNXOm-g-COcwI3PNmcHeU9YbTSUVqIoGmkFWEuCl8tjYS-Ct7F5C9/s320/IMG_2457_edited-1.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382265988753751682" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwKnfQKZJqmuQz0mHULiWJM4KvvetX5S6-c02Vte-K3njzMyDaYqQsgciEwp38kEw6X7-eeAF-NVuE3FU4rgCUWr5D1cXf1PEIFBjzuIcl8ULUbhSegV38pys7j8KBUz3nHyM7/s1600-h/IMG_2455_edited-1.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 250px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwKnfQKZJqmuQz0mHULiWJM4KvvetX5S6-c02Vte-K3njzMyDaYqQsgciEwp38kEw6X7-eeAF-NVuE3FU4rgCUWr5D1cXf1PEIFBjzuIcl8ULUbhSegV38pys7j8KBUz3nHyM7/s320/IMG_2455_edited-1.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382265978985497986" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnyR756fST6ri8onBP71GqgOVVftVLbHGmk-BbqWdiNyXklPVcnAG2AGw6e3wtIue2T8q5gPpiHx46eIitdpJCC5RS1CSAUqNNW5x7kDuAYW4WwyKzCiPcQJmY7MAQHF8hBLpk/s1600-h/IMG_2463_edited-1.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnyR756fST6ri8onBP71GqgOVVftVLbHGmk-BbqWdiNyXklPVcnAG2AGw6e3wtIue2T8q5gPpiHx46eIitdpJCC5RS1CSAUqNNW5x7kDuAYW4WwyKzCiPcQJmY7MAQHF8hBLpk/s320/IMG_2463_edited-1.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382266009848193986" border="0" /></a>The Mayshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18328191254748431714noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28303764.post-76519783008576455262009-09-16T20:46:00.004-05:002009-09-16T21:27:36.212-05:00Labor Day WeekendHere are some pictures from Labor Day weekend. We didn't do much - just hung around the house on Saturday, made a quick trip to Fairfield to visit my family, and then ran some errands on Monday. We enjoyed having an extra day off!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg03MRbPBQ3MIEsxLXeldqvGVN0n0XNH9MS4-m2SijuV3R7WDiNcqc1iRHCOFnPzADuGbf5awGUYDdGPM3Vpq5FMYhbq6CSmnIo1LeGQFFnKYDd9d_P-P1GYGKh5xsg7H_d9lHG/s1600-h/IMG_2296.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 180px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg03MRbPBQ3MIEsxLXeldqvGVN0n0XNH9MS4-m2SijuV3R7WDiNcqc1iRHCOFnPzADuGbf5awGUYDdGPM3Vpq5FMYhbq6CSmnIo1LeGQFFnKYDd9d_P-P1GYGKh5xsg7H_d9lHG/s320/IMG_2296.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382256677215901410" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxdQqdP7ZgtuOjLwZmoM7nU9l01QSI7finHlTz52ppDWAyw03r6YBWO2syBoRr6jhWwFV0Wzf_3m21FrIc47QGPkV0AxbIG3-Ha1piE4pnTHXtOMFYntNlOu8bDQ770GL7I_gC/s1600-h/IMG_2323_edited-1.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 250px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxdQqdP7ZgtuOjLwZmoM7nU9l01QSI7finHlTz52ppDWAyw03r6YBWO2syBoRr6jhWwFV0Wzf_3m21FrIc47QGPkV0AxbIG3-Ha1piE4pnTHXtOMFYntNlOu8bDQ770GL7I_gC/s320/IMG_2323_edited-1.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382256680798942530" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmbwLxRbYL2UbaudBIH0Vw4QFfpu4ppwbRTb8MI4NSR72cYV6zbWd9-7QIOo_Ffk4X-XsPURjAKVw7bYpmh4TmqxLwKiGUUF2asCB9W00xAu36LuaHnxT6PkH1OGM6d-C5ms76/s1600-h/IMG_2268_edited-1.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 206px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmbwLxRbYL2UbaudBIH0Vw4QFfpu4ppwbRTb8MI4NSR72cYV6zbWd9-7QIOo_Ffk4X-XsPURjAKVw7bYpmh4TmqxLwKiGUUF2asCB9W00xAu36LuaHnxT6PkH1OGM6d-C5ms76/s320/IMG_2268_edited-1.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382256692525165090" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDjx_kWjgwey_EkFwfeyXDfNxzeTZBCaYntQdUaKYerQnXTBjbxUCOMOzTvleTMsk1pxb2IJOUrQzM7bKUQt65Um8ZDtAv7AOPIdR4H7mh5bjE_sh63RNDluUYS5wUpq_ivcIb/s1600-h/IMG_2396_edited-1.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 304px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDjx_kWjgwey_EkFwfeyXDfNxzeTZBCaYntQdUaKYerQnXTBjbxUCOMOzTvleTMsk1pxb2IJOUrQzM7bKUQt65Um8ZDtAv7AOPIdR4H7mh5bjE_sh63RNDluUYS5wUpq_ivcIb/s320/IMG_2396_edited-1.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382256697269153602" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguEZDgqemSXOMkT2g7cj5znafORrAyhiWDYL5iKWeScJ6rQ87G-bwlqHo27IMimN4p64ZZ2cPwdrZzv2o3F-gf_vCqglot_QCYGPzOyBxuzvHQvvcyJEOm8yj7AnmF_kmOOH7L/s1600-h/IMG_2391_edited-1.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 242px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguEZDgqemSXOMkT2g7cj5znafORrAyhiWDYL5iKWeScJ6rQ87G-bwlqHo27IMimN4p64ZZ2cPwdrZzv2o3F-gf_vCqglot_QCYGPzOyBxuzvHQvvcyJEOm8yj7AnmF_kmOOH7L/s320/IMG_2391_edited-1.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382256707345762130" border="0" /></a>The Mayshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18328191254748431714noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28303764.post-19003377930508919392009-09-04T19:31:00.006-05:002009-09-04T19:57:50.491-05:00PicturesHere are some pictures from a few weekends ago. Mark and Kimberly (Steven's brother & sister) came up to visit. As I mentioned <a href="http://stevenandashley.blogspot.com/2009/08/back-to-work.html">here</a> earlier, our computer had died, so Mark was able to rebuild it over the weekend. Kristen came over for dinner Saturday night, and for some reason, she was the only one to pose for a picture. Well, the only one to pose besides Mackenzie - she poses on a daily basis ;-) <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfp2W8IKTH5WO6MqSwd7HVH3SvBBOc31FQ-s1dMoKgpTuGdoVcs_lHfQfHgBe49i4ZUadEdYZEnsyzBnnpxWJ1g7QF4TC3Rs3T4vhmCQsDsj8hkYcj77KXp33BZ1V0hvEO4jfv/s1600-h/IMG_1714_edited-1.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfp2W8IKTH5WO6MqSwd7HVH3SvBBOc31FQ-s1dMoKgpTuGdoVcs_lHfQfHgBe49i4ZUadEdYZEnsyzBnnpxWJ1g7QF4TC3Rs3T4vhmCQsDsj8hkYcj77KXp33BZ1V0hvEO4jfv/s320/IMG_1714_edited-1.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5377777306813096434" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfYn6q2sP6T3I11uV5nb5vC04xVTPA4w9TzVjrKPmE2OaAuLqvqnjlPKI_yj9bxL2uyiPNtcUfDGzZNu9Ybx6hwh_p1nlwAbublBoGvmH0E6uxATPp43kF1bzYQdiKvD3GCN78/s1600-h/IMG_1733_edited-1.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfYn6q2sP6T3I11uV5nb5vC04xVTPA4w9TzVjrKPmE2OaAuLqvqnjlPKI_yj9bxL2uyiPNtcUfDGzZNu9Ybx6hwh_p1nlwAbublBoGvmH0E6uxATPp43kF1bzYQdiKvD3GCN78/s320/IMG_1733_edited-1.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5377776666046310306" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAK2PXe6IKiptRReetODVxbqoMENBP2YiG8wMdH7IMdO6rnvRjJx5e0XTH5SKJ6pmPw5Y9iuw6fhWo0_uwe041-pS-HR4gi6emF0js_91mH4okUkL9ZKfo-_Ll5vO411HIiQmr/s1600-h/IMG_1793.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 180px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAK2PXe6IKiptRReetODVxbqoMENBP2YiG8wMdH7IMdO6rnvRjJx5e0XTH5SKJ6pmPw5Y9iuw6fhWo0_uwe041-pS-HR4gi6emF0js_91mH4okUkL9ZKfo-_Ll5vO411HIiQmr/s320/IMG_1793.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5377775014589545010" border="0" /></a>The Mayshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18328191254748431714noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28303764.post-59022606192981203652009-09-03T19:58:00.004-05:002009-09-03T21:28:06.381-05:00Wanna get away?Have you ever seen those Southwest Airlines commercials where someone does something really embarrassing, and then the tag line is "Wanna get away..."? I love the one where the two guys are playing a baseball game on the Wii, and the guy that's never played before chunks the Wii remote at the other guy's plasma TV, causing it to come crashing to the floor.<br />I had one (or several) of those moments yesterday morning. When I'm dropping Mackenzie off at daycare, I usually park in the garage. There are a few places on the street where you can parallel park, but they're almost always taken. Yesterday there was one available, so I decided to take it. Someone was behind me, so I didn't feel like I could follow the parallel parking rules (pull even with the car in front of the spot, back into the space, etc). It looked like I should be able to just pull into it with little effort - wrong... I pulled in, backed up, and begin repeating this process over and over. By this time, Mackenzie had started to cry, so that wasn't helping my concentration. I could see the security guard watching me (he was trying to act like he wasn't, but I know he was), and I was beginning to get frustrated. Finally, I decided it was good enough, even though I wasn't straight and was barely out of the flow of traffic. I got M out along with all of her gear for the day and proceeded to the door where I had to stop to show my badge to the security guard. Of course, I couldn't find it and had to put down everything to go through all of our stuff. The security guard waited patiently while all the other Moms and Dads showed their badges and filed past me. Finally I found it and took her upstairs. I got her settled in and and was ready to head back to the car. I should also mention that on Tuesday I had minor toenail surgery, so I wasn't walking very well at this point (so I probably shouldn't have put on those heels yet). As I was coming down the stairs and walking out the door, I missed the step down and started falling. Guess who caught me? Yep... the security guard. I was beyond embarrassed. I muttered, "Thank you" and hurried to my car. As I was getting ready to leave, I saw the security guard standing by my car to help guide me as I backed up to give myself enough room to pull out of the spot. I suppose he thought I might need a little help. I really wanted to disappear. <br />Of course none of this fazed Little Bit... good thing she's not old enough to be embarrassed by her mother!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgns3e_rmVfjUaOxSGmUD-MwYMYrZNV4iNB7llYsQi7gyF6CqXr6ULK_gSQvgccaRzzdGOW9g2AgU13J4a8TL8utY4bYWukj1nxzjyMWACL4eKr9py4IBMK-lbqsqEp1K-RHRt6/s1600-h/IMG_2198_edited-1.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgns3e_rmVfjUaOxSGmUD-MwYMYrZNV4iNB7llYsQi7gyF6CqXr6ULK_gSQvgccaRzzdGOW9g2AgU13J4a8TL8utY4bYWukj1nxzjyMWACL4eKr9py4IBMK-lbqsqEp1K-RHRt6/s320/IMG_2198_edited-1.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5377416209180945874" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Dear God,<br />Thank you for the kindness shown me by the security guard yesterday morning. However, if it's not too much trouble, perhaps you could find him a different job so that I never have to face him again! I would be forever grateful.<br />AmenThe Mayshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18328191254748431714noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28303764.post-72802585003349611902009-09-01T22:11:00.006-05:002009-09-02T06:54:28.800-05:00Sound AdviceWhat do you do when it's 11pm, and your baby would rather "play" than sleep?<br /><br />Get out the video camera, of course!<br /><br />I apologize to the readers who were looking for something witty or inspiring - this is one of those posts that only the grandparents will be excited about.<br /><br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dzvybOPgCmUjHEsJzEoXMgJQMSUHNocfIckNdoig99L-T9lGss41r9as-ZShCIusqhJE8vuqvFtdHo' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><br /><br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dyFP5IXa7SFK_SsTAJ6XRmowX6SJ8inPicrC3KSF4yqLQso3z4ZGEUcp5Jqfxu9oa2IOHrib7j3jfs' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe>The Mayshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18328191254748431714noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28303764.post-20415566219118858172009-08-30T15:50:00.005-05:002009-08-30T16:38:02.321-05:00The week in reviewHere are some pictures from this past week. Nothing exciting to report, but the grandparents are requesting new pictures.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitmYdEUaEdhvtRi93HqTrI7UMMuByb2-PBjxTQASTAHx5pgUtn1vsPOfBX3XRrUcdyiGEzNa7s1oZWzWR7xJRiwzwBIJFzXfOhOoFAg8x4hlWfylNRXC4nv1-aqs-7zis2a_A5/s1600-h/IMG_1810_edited-1.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitmYdEUaEdhvtRi93HqTrI7UMMuByb2-PBjxTQASTAHx5pgUtn1vsPOfBX3XRrUcdyiGEzNa7s1oZWzWR7xJRiwzwBIJFzXfOhOoFAg8x4hlWfylNRXC4nv1-aqs-7zis2a_A5/s320/IMG_1810_edited-1.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375873163446498626" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixkr4oLQ-sRPv9hxFVL1q90cUnyhtpoLAPWVMoe2NHabAMO6HgNBV0oreVTxydVeGraMjhJVM3I6NNZFSaIRV9Xub3i7irPOaxEfGPehMBh-ctyMovfVtllJ8p4eewTPy8m27q/s1600-h/IMG_1884_edited-1.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; 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width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_gxrn81VCp4Jo1tQ9mWmaClZ-ZqPGi461FrIdH7YGKmvvKdqh0y_JALVmZwZ8mIN9lkAr7Si7KkdPRZi1uAYZEVJd02nmIJ_Wm-njugNt3lukg0ISvJ-1vjR4KoyCyah8y6sL/s320/IMG_2158.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375874030937444386" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuLeLYOLTvdS5Mnobm13Z174mYy-sNWPzwCtXweN6sYqIhndbPBVUSPv1qlpJBY7J23ZLP6mFW76lz8imuoyuUHquvbLPE8tciRvShn56CX98IucgUPTiMnYgg7_4h6_imGe4u/s1600-h/IMG_1911_edited-1.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuLeLYOLTvdS5Mnobm13Z174mYy-sNWPzwCtXweN6sYqIhndbPBVUSPv1qlpJBY7J23ZLP6mFW76lz8imuoyuUHquvbLPE8tciRvShn56CX98IucgUPTiMnYgg7_4h6_imGe4u/s320/IMG_1911_edited-1.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375873177708518546" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM2Rh9-y_OuREqzLQV5uP7fal9gc6zEZr5htOPZXiKjP4XkzvsYu74vHOW9UpisbQiJV77HIIPaLZlVlckik68x8UtOs4WFPwEUVaOemDnSBo6ITge2a_aUNSWcAwBG8JGdLWL/s1600-h/IMG_2161.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM2Rh9-y_OuREqzLQV5uP7fal9gc6zEZr5htOPZXiKjP4XkzvsYu74vHOW9UpisbQiJV77HIIPaLZlVlckik68x8UtOs4WFPwEUVaOemDnSBo6ITge2a_aUNSWcAwBG8JGdLWL/s320/IMG_2161.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375873186709035026" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGTJSiTmofMJVDOK505JhhrkAg8Y-PlG4ZUWCPM0gVzOgL2XI-LfFlrF6oI3krvDslKu4HqJ_DrA0rbe-HpJc6BHo3-DCGIdsJeQynL9ghzX1jItMBtOLowFan7LjyKHDx8Czw/s1600-h/IMG_2104.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGTJSiTmofMJVDOK505JhhrkAg8Y-PlG4ZUWCPM0gVzOgL2XI-LfFlrF6oI3krvDslKu4HqJ_DrA0rbe-HpJc6BHo3-DCGIdsJeQynL9ghzX1jItMBtOLowFan7LjyKHDx8Czw/s320/IMG_2104.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375874019032416322" border="0" /></a>The Mayshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18328191254748431714noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28303764.post-51614612784262114192009-08-29T15:27:00.004-05:002009-08-29T15:51:05.260-05:00A perfect Saturday...Begins with a visit from the cutie next door,<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLefAG3ubVtBNPotvguTsSaGVSa9AUlwg-_KJwj8RYfJJBW3_N6eTKNXBXtkelQIaPRMkPBCDXVT7hhAxSbWIespduPo3L79jwfsxTxDL-bSkvoNpR_xIGCCwb3MtBkKvkzKDZ/s1600-h/IMG_1939_edited-1.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLefAG3ubVtBNPotvguTsSaGVSa9AUlwg-_KJwj8RYfJJBW3_N6eTKNXBXtkelQIaPRMkPBCDXVT7hhAxSbWIespduPo3L79jwfsxTxDL-bSkvoNpR_xIGCCwb3MtBkKvkzKDZ/s320/IMG_1939_edited-1.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375487476598648930" border="0" /></a><br /><br />continues with a bath after breakfast,<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvJ9PfxQH_ovtEb7QHWINv80uJCIubCgOP3A7iMostYckh01hXt-1yN7KQYfqwveD2-Q38ECnCPu9f_pB8IVCobCxTb3dwh8QU7ES3yW6w4WG-bePeblCQv9mUzC0bAD1noYYz/s1600-h/IMG_1981_edited-1.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvJ9PfxQH_ovtEb7QHWINv80uJCIubCgOP3A7iMostYckh01hXt-1yN7KQYfqwveD2-Q38ECnCPu9f_pB8IVCobCxTb3dwh8QU7ES3yW6w4WG-bePeblCQv9mUzC0bAD1noYYz/s320/IMG_1981_edited-1.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375487489367209042" border="0" /></a><br /><br />and then involves getting all dressed up.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxit9iRY_SHXrVmzq-hCOMKuoRs2WbHt1ZaAJnSsOllrDWPprUJ47_Gbje8QfnbZ-oLjBUve6gV65MB-En1ZPdsf_n-TKWQpKjaTy_PiKHkifGR9tDnfKSbCKR_FaR0BcA2n8B/s1600-h/IMG_1994_edited-2.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxit9iRY_SHXrVmzq-hCOMKuoRs2WbHt1ZaAJnSsOllrDWPprUJ47_Gbje8QfnbZ-oLjBUve6gV65MB-En1ZPdsf_n-TKWQpKjaTy_PiKHkifGR9tDnfKSbCKR_FaR0BcA2n8B/s320/IMG_1994_edited-2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375487504006164882" border="0" /></a><br /><br />But the best part about a perfect Saturday...<br />is having no place to go.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOgS_UGqYV-5ByeCXl5FwAtn6jySJ-q21znrblWkQyyOYovPioZLjfjCtNT2NwTzEbLhq2ZQ41vX14wilxKn8IjSOf4cE4oc77JiXeGpMSN8Qa_1pKUHBPBTxoXEPfzfr0z_Mg/s1600-h/IMG_2032_edited-1.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOgS_UGqYV-5ByeCXl5FwAtn6jySJ-q21znrblWkQyyOYovPioZLjfjCtNT2NwTzEbLhq2ZQ41vX14wilxKn8IjSOf4cE4oc77JiXeGpMSN8Qa_1pKUHBPBTxoXEPfzfr0z_Mg/s320/IMG_2032_edited-1.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375487508295398978" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Happy Saturday, friends!The Mayshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18328191254748431714noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28303764.post-55875171778052686742009-08-27T20:17:00.005-05:002009-08-27T20:57:02.001-05:00First Day of DaycareWe've enrolled Mackenzie in the daycare at our church. It's located downtown, so it's convenient to my office. Plus, we know some of the people that work there, so it's somewhat comforting to know that she's with people we trust. I say it's comforting now, but it didn't really seem that way when we dropped her off the first day. Mackenzie had been dreading it all weekend.<br /><br />(see her eyes - don't they look scared?)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8QNy69YQv9FEd5RZfHo7PLmXR8jk0sk3EtD6PTQcLwu9eLAgj-pJNq7wbRcd_ze3HSYfn0cmL-TMiIMBzXm8PsnHoAIMCd7emOA59Y-jaWTEyIHG7aFp7rBpVtzk44_un4xLh/s1600-h/IMG_1684.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8QNy69YQv9FEd5RZfHo7PLmXR8jk0sk3EtD6PTQcLwu9eLAgj-pJNq7wbRcd_ze3HSYfn0cmL-TMiIMBzXm8PsnHoAIMCd7emOA59Y-jaWTEyIHG7aFp7rBpVtzk44_un4xLh/s320/IMG_1684.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374819696532221106" border="0" /></a><br /><br />We had a long talk, and I assured her that the ladies at daycare were nice and would take good care of her. I told her that Mommy was going to work, but that she would only be a few blocks away. I also told her that I'd come visit her at lunch some days. Even though we'd talked about all these things over the weekend, she was still pretty sad when Monday morning came.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzHu-dUn9e35lJ9ucuoTQluAaTOFeCsuq0BsufmjaHrS2Vusa-kiXjNgnBlaLPRh7-VWctyHeaupCvUdgBWOV0ZO8OZ5VEAmgYYgvCB9sFdtIZvUA5Uh9GlkS0Gi1KIfb_FqDO/s1600-h/IMG_1693.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzHu-dUn9e35lJ9ucuoTQluAaTOFeCsuq0BsufmjaHrS2Vusa-kiXjNgnBlaLPRh7-VWctyHeaupCvUdgBWOV0ZO8OZ5VEAmgYYgvCB9sFdtIZvUA5Uh9GlkS0Gi1KIfb_FqDO/s320/IMG_1693.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374823812234486082" border="0" /></a><br /><br />But....she...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5Eby76l-Sajjmb4XXAlaC9D6b3nZnua9YOVS_jMObmM0MaRCGTFU6lQouZlCMLDUhbKV7QvsVZJUyUI4y8bVsTKT2iaJd4klLtyp6FX1zBHG5do9cXtv3-2z8UmGRAf_RNjad/s1600-h/IMG_1699.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5Eby76l-Sajjmb4XXAlaC9D6b3nZnua9YOVS_jMObmM0MaRCGTFU6lQouZlCMLDUhbKV7QvsVZJUyUI4y8bVsTKT2iaJd4klLtyp6FX1zBHG5do9cXtv3-2z8UmGRAf_RNjad/s320/IMG_1699.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374819679905165330" border="0" /></a><br /><br />got<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw0HRnLS2liUZIveHmVngWmjVAvX9IZJCiE25H8IEx4ql7B7jn6BN7zPxYR3L-1OFeiHp5s_oyAl-KnnNEBQxVripAeN4SlGgMMzKcMKPtLK2V2csMpzMOLOAkUOZgr-7PqUI0/s1600-h/IMG_1690.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw0HRnLS2liUZIveHmVngWmjVAvX9IZJCiE25H8IEx4ql7B7jn6BN7zPxYR3L-1OFeiHp5s_oyAl-KnnNEBQxVripAeN4SlGgMMzKcMKPtLK2V2csMpzMOLOAkUOZgr-7PqUI0/s320/IMG_1690.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374819676724945378" border="0" /></a><br /><br />over<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8-eUpZ_wzUyCNtA7IkFBQKXg3Nw6QCwikVUc17P-EFiFLy9_jrxgPdn8nk0mHFAl1QVp6YE3dGXtuEwQPL2ZVsDZ1WIhgmPt9U6NWQdJP1MQ0IPvhrTmI1EEeHx6oWxgw9WnD/s1600-h/IMG_1700.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8-eUpZ_wzUyCNtA7IkFBQKXg3Nw6QCwikVUc17P-EFiFLy9_jrxgPdn8nk0mHFAl1QVp6YE3dGXtuEwQPL2ZVsDZ1WIhgmPt9U6NWQdJP1MQ0IPvhrTmI1EEeHx6oWxgw9WnD/s320/IMG_1700.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374819687321102530" border="0" /></a><br /><br />it.<br /><br />Hmm... she could at least have acted like she was going to miss me!The Mayshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18328191254748431714noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28303764.post-46637444499462338622009-08-25T21:23:00.003-05:002009-08-25T22:18:36.836-05:00Back to WorkI started back to work on August 3rd. My mom came up to keep Mackenzie since she couldn't start at daycare until the 17th. She kept a log of M's activities, including feedings, diaper changes, and whatever other little things that go on during a 9 week old's day. I had planned a post where I would list out what was going on with Mackenzie and me at various hours throughout the day. Unfortunately, the log my mom was keeping on our computer wasn't saved, and then our computer crashed (more about that later). Needless to say, no log, and now, no energy to fully discuss the events of a day that's 3 weeks past. In general, M's day was pretty ordinary - I don't think she even noticed I was gone! The high points of my day included:<br /><ul><li>Using jumper cables to get my car started that morning</li><li>Realizing on the way to work that I left some nursing mom supplies at home</li><li>Stopping at Target to pickup supplies (needed 2 items... purchased 5 items; only 1 of the needed items was among the 5 purchased)</li><li>Arriving at work to find my desk had no electricity</li><li>Setting up a temporary workspace in the conference room and deciding that it surely must be almost time to go home (it was only 11am)<br /></li></ul>There were a few other hiccups during the afternoon, but let it suffice to say I was happy to see this sweet girl that evening.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbr_9X7UN2x8WUgs2tqmP86W9uSWdeuPyL3W9Tt3sHKYSKcap1O5b066ZkLLJf7ol0Wo52RmgU1ZF61QUdwKQmlCVTQ0FhRe9opc9R5-l-4NYRTrLRSpu2QiJkfUXbHyYfztCE/s1600-h/IMG_1657.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 180px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbr_9X7UN2x8WUgs2tqmP86W9uSWdeuPyL3W9Tt3sHKYSKcap1O5b066ZkLLJf7ol0Wo52RmgU1ZF61QUdwKQmlCVTQ0FhRe9opc9R5-l-4NYRTrLRSpu2QiJkfUXbHyYfztCE/s320/IMG_1657.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374104803758164658" border="0" /></a><br />Note: Picture taken on Sunday (8/16/09). First day back to work was not captured on film for posterity (probably a good thing).The Mayshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18328191254748431714noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28303764.post-10987766435183537012009-08-24T21:22:00.007-05:002009-08-24T22:04:21.067-05:00Feeling CraftyI'm the queen of unfinished projects. I have a terrible habit of starting multiple projects instead of finishing one before moving on to the next. A good indication of how long I've been working on something is the number of times I have to put it away for the cleaning lady to come. She comes every two weeks. I had to move Mackenzie's in-process bedding off the dining room table many, many times. I think I moved these letters twice. They're finally hanging on the wall, and I think they turned out pretty cute!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2lvJU9_VAMZNye5u8ZpUVWfWqcpu0_eWMPnDHKlFS7lm45uyt8rcVXroSKFrC6mNBRV-9adbApZzyGnMV3CY8RmmWIZUzkJ5bxQ2N8R5T-AqwwyyD57EZe4kcb3gjlrvd4xmh/s1600-h/IMG_1026.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2lvJU9_VAMZNye5u8ZpUVWfWqcpu0_eWMPnDHKlFS7lm45uyt8rcVXroSKFrC6mNBRV-9adbApZzyGnMV3CY8RmmWIZUzkJ5bxQ2N8R5T-AqwwyyD57EZe4kcb3gjlrvd4xmh/s320/IMG_1026.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373727578917074562" border="0" /></a><br />Currently my project list includes:<br /><ul><li>Staining some wooden ledges for M's room</li><li>Finishing a quilt for the twin bed in her room</li><li>Adding embellishments to her curtains</li><li>Sewing a fabric topper for her little round side table</li></ul>Unfortunately, these items have taken a backseat since I started back to work. I told myself I wouldn't start anything new until I finished them. After all, I need another project like I need a hole in my head....<br />And then, today I saw this:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVvFZt5czeUA4Yi65tuDD5sifRS0xFkLNLukdf0yLbSZ8Hz182p-t86UvSJnxRnoTzACAv-y1AqcFhrlCn1AXvvoc6YNKDG7bzgmkL6c3sjZqzaUDMU1nuHNR5b2zNSc5udBhl/s1600-h/Crochet+Lamb.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 260px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVvFZt5czeUA4Yi65tuDD5sifRS0xFkLNLukdf0yLbSZ8Hz182p-t86UvSJnxRnoTzACAv-y1AqcFhrlCn1AXvvoc6YNKDG7bzgmkL6c3sjZqzaUDMU1nuHNR5b2zNSc5udBhl/s320/Crochet+Lamb.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373729641585488610" border="0" /></a><br />Isn't it precious? Can't you just see this little cutie wearing it this winter?<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb1C_Xv5Pa4topCNTx4BmKWeGawFDTKkKruDF-2RrqAa_YQRNg4IeLKvkIRPyum56VmwrHfARC7kBB427-z4YErHTE9qZs41GjvPXRjlh6I4oOsfYUG9OrvWK3Q84OuBCZ8hTy/s1600-h/IMG_1796.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb1C_Xv5Pa4topCNTx4BmKWeGawFDTKkKruDF-2RrqAa_YQRNg4IeLKvkIRPyum56VmwrHfARC7kBB427-z4YErHTE9qZs41GjvPXRjlh6I4oOsfYUG9OrvWK3Q84OuBCZ8hTy/s320/IMG_1796.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373730814097348946" border="0" /></a><br />Nevermind the fact that I've never crocheted before. How hard can it be, right? I'll keep you posted on the progress. The cleaning lady comes Thursday. Maybe I should wait until Friday to get started. It'll be one less thing to pick up :-)The Mayshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18328191254748431714noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28303764.post-1973608317183110662009-08-23T21:14:00.006-05:002009-08-23T21:44:11.424-05:00Fun in the SunOur friends, Brian and Meghan, have a family lakehouse at Cedar Creek that they have graciously allowed us to enjoy several times over the past few years. A group of our friends from Sunday School all met out there and grilled burgers, swam, went out on the boat, and enjoyed the sunshine and good company. Our little munchkin was the only kid, so she definitely got lots of attention. <br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">And with a face like this, can you really blame them?!?<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi174Fe5UqyLwJ6J9H38GH9SSSFUSUJOCnvJUsbC9ujp-MuMcLsDhtzc6sghoRFIHHOQc2TYq_4XD6SVutoa-jeTu3tvfZrwrWn7llSgSFgTfypIWLaq1JVmTWiorw1xmbq-BTE/s1600-h/IMG_1591.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi174Fe5UqyLwJ6J9H38GH9SSSFUSUJOCnvJUsbC9ujp-MuMcLsDhtzc6sghoRFIHHOQc2TYq_4XD6SVutoa-jeTu3tvfZrwrWn7llSgSFgTfypIWLaq1JVmTWiorw1xmbq-BTE/s320/IMG_1591.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373349048400754786" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Looking cool in her shades while getting ready for the lake.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqcUPRh-vr7ZMp9nLpJywp0OIujdbNykcCm58dZynoy4LNkDbVmKNrXQOipQAs1oIewBpK2363r5A98ILZShGBzz70w330OMYyQEqObZ2NkPhtRWzosi3kl9VFH-lasaZCCsLf/s1600-h/IMG_1607.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 180px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqcUPRh-vr7ZMp9nLpJywp0OIujdbNykcCm58dZynoy4LNkDbVmKNrXQOipQAs1oIewBpK2363r5A98ILZShGBzz70w330OMYyQEqObZ2NkPhtRWzosi3kl9VFH-lasaZCCsLf/s320/IMG_1607.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373349055944042018" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Boys enjoying the sun.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF2y_uKGTR7CMWPBnSY7FESgOd21Ea4Xhq99Qh3d9MI3eE64kKGnTieRWF7Vww441IINUGzgh0f8nRyGUlXkDwHchRylNknh4kCDzhMZuyF8vDb8sajggaqLsQBBPpzjjw2HCC/s1600-h/IMG_1648.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF2y_uKGTR7CMWPBnSY7FESgOd21Ea4Xhq99Qh3d9MI3eE64kKGnTieRWF7Vww441IINUGzgh0f8nRyGUlXkDwHchRylNknh4kCDzhMZuyF8vDb8sajggaqLsQBBPpzjjw2HCC/s320/IMG_1648.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373351296240443346" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Getting ready to play.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWTlG3B6Ss-1GGaPcoUPZJGax1GhD05UwNITxhpVgpn2jaWORXMUhbEkRk69zVM7ryuwp02c4K8WwONptHREgfLwcZrJ1Eo7qDfAGSH3EKw6u7lkXRIwETZDFt_pv70sm6p9aR/s1600-h/IMG_1615.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWTlG3B6Ss-1GGaPcoUPZJGax1GhD05UwNITxhpVgpn2jaWORXMUhbEkRk69zVM7ryuwp02c4K8WwONptHREgfLwcZrJ1Eo7qDfAGSH3EKw6u7lkXRIwETZDFt_pv70sm6p9aR/s320/IMG_1615.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373351289896145570" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Cooling off on the porch.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghGCgHjOFFDD5EwG1eWbC6zn4ZH0CkS90FW0N3ENkMs1ubNGW0UHXxHx0ic1MlX9h4Vv24xcPLV-WT3H7tlHl82npvuCgW4VemPV-hwm0VvlwTAId_5TdQrWnhiNi072328HV7/s1600-h/IMG_1635.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 180px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghGCgHjOFFDD5EwG1eWbC6zn4ZH0CkS90FW0N3ENkMs1ubNGW0UHXxHx0ic1MlX9h4Vv24xcPLV-WT3H7tlHl82npvuCgW4VemPV-hwm0VvlwTAId_5TdQrWnhiNi072328HV7/s320/IMG_1635.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373351309426476050" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Such a fun day!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyrPc8Yexrvh_5hqT72luICGR85ybXoCqtf0ioBRnlR6sDs4K_OpT6UM0QlasQHWXGML-tvCzn-clrT7qD_D9NWTM2H2WP4LMo1lfNbhegfqh3aSMlUnrpp0d7sLumYA7YNJ1G/s1600-h/IMG_1644.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyrPc8Yexrvh_5hqT72luICGR85ybXoCqtf0ioBRnlR6sDs4K_OpT6UM0QlasQHWXGML-tvCzn-clrT7qD_D9NWTM2H2WP4LMo1lfNbhegfqh3aSMlUnrpp0d7sLumYA7YNJ1G/s320/IMG_1644.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373351304362776770" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div>The Mayshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18328191254748431714noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28303764.post-81662991961020844402009-08-23T18:44:00.000-05:002009-08-23T21:06:04.460-05:00Weekend in the Country<div style="text-align: left;">Playin' in the sand,<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq72tjDl_HacdT9xxXOLOchWZmAyeicAbyBMoIfYq911wchB-M4PzfOUbXbM8OTIhW3gJYhfmES3B8Gn6KfgZ03EFmiRLYGkaq7D275BLcGuHJpzUqlUstGDIhHIaVfqCTgw-u/s1600-h/IMG_1527.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq72tjDl_HacdT9xxXOLOchWZmAyeicAbyBMoIfYq911wchB-M4PzfOUbXbM8OTIhW3gJYhfmES3B8Gn6KfgZ03EFmiRLYGkaq7D275BLcGuHJpzUqlUstGDIhHIaVfqCTgw-u/s320/IMG_1527.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373339706054956914" border="0" /></a><br /><br />shootin' clay pigeons,<br /><div style="text-align: right;"><div style="text-align: left;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQmMgpIiMQtbXd2COf8lQ1mXhc0RJkOPUQaDQPlxoqKqGPzgyjNvchHe5ppB6Fm8jNJ43mqopYIYwT60fAAN2e2xXaEIEcKJtmEGvbn8nHevLhzeLyZAwfzfAxN1a33AymjhMv/s1600-h/IMG_1543.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQmMgpIiMQtbXd2COf8lQ1mXhc0RJkOPUQaDQPlxoqKqGPzgyjNvchHe5ppB6Fm8jNJ43mqopYIYwT60fAAN2e2xXaEIEcKJtmEGvbn8nHevLhzeLyZAwfzfAxN1a33AymjhMv/s320/IMG_1543.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373339721695283666" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br /></div>stylin' in the cowboy hat and swimsuit,<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpjA_uKNyEuK0mBQD-LS24mOv3DSAm7ySLtS8Ll2rK8ulrVp9hkMZhPGR9TImOgwW09clGd3kbXvndtyRUjrAOw1V6C9CJmbRhB7kjLbG6oGlxAUFVFoGTl9Jy1etXwrLCSsMV/s1600-h/IMG_1545.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpjA_uKNyEuK0mBQD-LS24mOv3DSAm7ySLtS8Ll2rK8ulrVp9hkMZhPGR9TImOgwW09clGd3kbXvndtyRUjrAOw1V6C9CJmbRhB7kjLbG6oGlxAUFVFoGTl9Jy1etXwrLCSsMV/s320/IMG_1545.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373339711534569282" border="0" /></a><br /><br />chillin' with family & friends,<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja7QdzYlDHGN1NihlBDhz6e61m3WAk_g-wTRyyjX8OLAnP2iKD8k1kQVLa3uxPqLAL9-Ws_LnR78NHLmhtqnbQ1muBBsDODfM8sYF7r4BcFADzGz1hJSekGDryvSNAPKJQKzvS/s1600-h/IMG_1551.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja7QdzYlDHGN1NihlBDhz6e61m3WAk_g-wTRyyjX8OLAnP2iKD8k1kQVLa3uxPqLAL9-Ws_LnR78NHLmhtqnbQ1muBBsDODfM8sYF7r4BcFADzGz1hJSekGDryvSNAPKJQKzvS/s320/IMG_1551.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373339732614474402" border="0" /></a><br /><br />and fryin' some fish for dinner<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLIZ_1fFRIs-T7RdXBk9pCbsOExgMuOltM2epq7DUECvWURutUCslmEJAmIYp4ZD_pJLtyO-Ba_hN3q21zdxU4uL0LA7OkxoYnhuvkCYHmhptDJPNn96IL5J8yhllX5uw5VRwh/s1600-h/IMG_1549.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLIZ_1fFRIs-T7RdXBk9pCbsOExgMuOltM2epq7DUECvWURutUCslmEJAmIYp4ZD_pJLtyO-Ba_hN3q21zdxU4uL0LA7OkxoYnhuvkCYHmhptDJPNn96IL5J8yhllX5uw5VRwh/s320/IMG_1549.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373339725138984642" border="0" /></a><br /><br />makes for a fun-filled weekend<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0yq6aUGrfUpPvXqx7tA-2mS_2-bykzGtl1YSRHUW2mt4UBy7YODcvuFFBlUiI4OhMA53UVtgfFBmgDp8MEGnglGnYhK_G0u9CXZ81oj2Wx9PSaIjDRNwNmJM0DieDqm8yBTxo/s1600-h/IMG_1557.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0yq6aUGrfUpPvXqx7tA-2mS_2-bykzGtl1YSRHUW2mt4UBy7YODcvuFFBlUiI4OhMA53UVtgfFBmgDp8MEGnglGnYhK_G0u9CXZ81oj2Wx9PSaIjDRNwNmJM0DieDqm8yBTxo/s320/IMG_1557.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373343997038067042" border="0" /></a><br /><br />and one tired baby girl!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqQoyTB4nP5u-n9VznosHzP4yOxGHkAo4ZE2OdkeTv7ZiMGcmg-hbj0MlTOwqrYiSafoFbLdpdQAaYaGajONS4_y02sONURkDIxPgpIgCN8c9QEOykWEvstn9oKNchOS951Syh/s1600-h/IMG_1552.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqQoyTB4nP5u-n9VznosHzP4yOxGHkAo4ZE2OdkeTv7ZiMGcmg-hbj0MlTOwqrYiSafoFbLdpdQAaYaGajONS4_y02sONURkDIxPgpIgCN8c9QEOykWEvstn9oKNchOS951Syh/s320/IMG_1552.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373339939409382114" border="0" /></a>The Mayshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18328191254748431714noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28303764.post-27279162400973276982009-08-20T09:06:00.003-05:002009-08-20T13:01:13.279-05:00Thanks, Stephanie!Our good friend, <a href="http://peanutpoage.blogspot.com/">Stephanie Poage</a>, took some really great pictures of Mackenzie while we were at the lake on Saturday. She's really talented, and of course, the subject matter was perfect, though I'm probably biased! I especially love the way Mackenzie's eyes look.<br /><embed style="WIDTH: 426px; HEIGHT: 320px" name="flashticker" align="middle" src="http://widget-09.slide.com/widgets/slideticker.swf" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" quality="high" scale="noscale" salign="l" wmode="transparent" flashvars="cy=lt&il=1&channel=144115188096444937&site=widget-09.slide.com"></embed> <div style="WIDTH: 426px; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><a href="http://www.slide.com/pivot?cy=lt&at=un&id=144115188096444937&map=1" target="_blank"><img src="http://widget-09.slide.com/p1/144115188096444937/lt_t024_v000_s0un_f00/images/xslide1.gif" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://www.slide.com/pivot?cy=lt&at=un&id=144115188096444937&map=2" target="_blank"><img src="http://widget-09.slide.com/p2/144115188096444937/lt_t024_v000_s0un_f00/images/xslide2.gif" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://www.slide.com/pivot?cy=lt&at=un&id=144115188096444937&map=F" target="_blank"><img src="http://widget-09.slide.com/p4/144115188096444937/lt_t024_v000_s0un_f00/images/xslide42.gif" border="0" /></a></div>The Mayshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18328191254748431714noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28303764.post-87069545992335256342009-08-09T22:05:00.003-05:002009-08-09T22:31:09.042-05:00Family TiesAfter we left Kerrville, we traveled up the road to Fredericksburg where Steven's family reunion was being held. We spent the weekend talking and laughing, shopping and eating, and, of course, doting on Mackenzie, the newest member of the May Family. That's why we continue getting together each year - to reminisce about old times (remember the year Aunt So-and-So wore that funny dress or remember the year our kids almost got us kicked out of the hotel?) and to remember those who are no longer with us while embracing new life as the family continues to grow. I'm so thankful that my daughter has such wonderful roots!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipF3oYr-D0sserBcgePL1nhcFKxDzPrcWEGKCbzeJAqlXNZ7MxAAinsiK0xNFo72PMvhgn8R8_jPW4EPgSD_9X_FZ2nFLpU9ZQ3vn6ltTm7DAh3XTI2ufIreP7a14kM5CqWxYl/s1600-h/IMG_1410.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipF3oYr-D0sserBcgePL1nhcFKxDzPrcWEGKCbzeJAqlXNZ7MxAAinsiK0xNFo72PMvhgn8R8_jPW4EPgSD_9X_FZ2nFLpU9ZQ3vn6ltTm7DAh3XTI2ufIreP7a14kM5CqWxYl/s320/IMG_1410.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368166407093222946" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8AiAqdbaNvNRUX9PbYVOQ5VfG9o8KvKPow0c8gdH0C5UjrDMNuHN9EeIvjy1k9BGLRmZ-qWcAproG6hiuaj2687H8ezZxY-0tRryuA4K8cvN_poMsD9rDmHBvrbnGRjRZOMF8/s1600-h/IMG_1490.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; 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width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvrTdPfbpktykLX9Y86F5Fa-ba7Jy09QCaXuXUUr4mKrwlZEb0aKdrcVztACqJ5VIyBgdWzTs8eTlfBhWF8jnL6VC_Bu2fegHq4E4okQcAYgMbQaLK-dn6gZhYgUh_Wi_73eFj/s320/IMG_1407.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368161666412437266" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Kenny Chesney paid homage to this Creedence Clearwater Revival classic several years ago with a line in one of his songs that talks about rolling on the river with Creedence. The song was played on the radio frequently, and one day my younger brother (who shall remain nameless to save him from embarassment) was singing along and we hear him say "rolling on the river with Creducks." We started laughing and tell him that's not how the song goes. He immediately gets defensive so we asked him what Creducks meant. And guess what he said.... drumroll, please... "it's the plural of Creduck, duh!" Of course, why didn't we think of that? Ha - these are the types of intelligent conversations we have on our family vacations :-)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs9nAUGHCcqiAVFohyphenhyphenLxMEVuc_LOGvcIxDJnq2xA9cgYYarlVqSwSGJct_RvhNSb4ZPu9b71WgPvmI4yEkC_KtvklarOCxaH0_-ZztfYk9Pzw7hcGu-tTczjjeGv9GUow7cbo1/s1600-h/IMG_1384.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs9nAUGHCcqiAVFohyphenhyphenLxMEVuc_LOGvcIxDJnq2xA9cgYYarlVqSwSGJct_RvhNSb4ZPu9b71WgPvmI4yEkC_KtvklarOCxaH0_-ZztfYk9Pzw7hcGu-tTczjjeGv9GUow7cbo1/s320/IMG_1384.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368161662462551282" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Well, this year we didn't run into any Creducks, but we did head to the river - the Guadalupe to be exact. We stayed in a really fun <a href="http://www.vrbo.com/172547">house</a> with a floating dock, a rope swing, canoes, and a great deck. My parents joined us, along with Daniel and Nathan, and my Grandmother.<br /><br />We went swimming,<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEighUWDdSTW1bnTjKNziOnHoDW69XF7Ock3-E-4XezMpPgP6HKclXB4biQEQ3f8PkHUts1ioQoXwfaBsbgSNcFqrfeFpeZtoDOyzi4NACrdUPHpYgjGZ3Y1hGgpwfpdzJ-gcqUK/s1600-h/IMG_1268.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEighUWDdSTW1bnTjKNziOnHoDW69XF7Ock3-E-4XezMpPgP6HKclXB4biQEQ3f8PkHUts1ioQoXwfaBsbgSNcFqrfeFpeZtoDOyzi4NACrdUPHpYgjGZ3Y1hGgpwfpdzJ-gcqUK/s320/IMG_1268.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368156183796909362" border="0" /></a><br /><br />worked puzzles,<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbmtlU__7p-in0B1mHKJwZvLoEJjV_w34slUc0723VprjN5f-vtMbDWZQ4qCZreXHE66ydreDbZuhslowYhwyRK7I8qzB5dLWZNYXMK2fqAvP-MG_DW5rbommsGfMme0W-RE0z/s1600-h/IMG_1281.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbmtlU__7p-in0B1mHKJwZvLoEJjV_w34slUc0723VprjN5f-vtMbDWZQ4qCZreXHE66ydreDbZuhslowYhwyRK7I8qzB5dLWZNYXMK2fqAvP-MG_DW5rbommsGfMme0W-RE0z/s320/IMG_1281.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368158173258127442" border="0" /></a><br /><br />cuddled with Mackenzie,<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYYCIXfbzEfCirQLvanIat9v7AupSs86eDfWauzuWXxSwSLXtWM6sFpSnP1N3gOp2CWeET2x_c_airdepQDIpa-9UKW7VZszGhlnzCM5knYwpQxUMI33LdPKLoATzLvoeqBtdE/s1600-h/IMG_1260.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYYCIXfbzEfCirQLvanIat9v7AupSs86eDfWauzuWXxSwSLXtWM6sFpSnP1N3gOp2CWeET2x_c_airdepQDIpa-9UKW7VZszGhlnzCM5knYwpQxUMI33LdPKLoATzLvoeqBtdE/s320/IMG_1260.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368155050843935186" border="0" /></a><br /><br />visited <a href="http://www.luckenbachtexas.com/">Luckenbach</a>,<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1KImL8YWY_z5AaV4dlAIGn56oLYgzeBrWQragNPmfEcesYho6ra-5Vj3U3wuUzNeDStFCu7gVXKU5K3SZDXtGty9NLbe8dn8bqz-Onz89CxwjJuhwV4wyrtK1Qwe9vORrFNXA/s1600-h/IMG_1337.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; 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width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir9ihAVbSHdyVubPndcSUXN8j8PWESKxQIZtmec3SZi3sIqz7HtV5Xs1paprnq683ebY80X3G6pj3aM1afAmbOnpJ1HiuBuIM-t9QhBaoHtWkVcl19IFOI3SATOMqU5Fduadhu/s320/IMG_1331.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368158178053873970" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqG6JNcr35jpavwhnTvyR4J2iMLjtkWSN9sNk-G5gWXyee7vXv_mn6lkiKEMUUsvtsGraSAHuuwJIvu2W-4i_ldoMd9tj4IJVGZk4aKvxW6C8iaAxzqVx5CdcrSdvqXTBXe8gB/s1600-h/IMG_1347.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqG6JNcr35jpavwhnTvyR4J2iMLjtkWSN9sNk-G5gWXyee7vXv_mn6lkiKEMUUsvtsGraSAHuuwJIvu2W-4i_ldoMd9tj4IJVGZk4aKvxW6C8iaAxzqVx5CdcrSdvqXTBXe8gB/s320/IMG_1347.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368158185926776082" border="0" /></a><br /><br />toured <a href="http://www.cascadecaverns.com">Cascade Caverns</a>,<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhrknM4IWpRGnuC8qTzeHdC1mYOYtXWrpRzDZXd3XZ24DEA9V0IyOrEx-pBkRQgLo_icInOLW9pYHoWyUMQrtS_NuYhJcNlnYkWKUgGXKyeUZF5uiojURE4pwwHotKLn9-NGhB/s1600-h/IMG_1356.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhrknM4IWpRGnuC8qTzeHdC1mYOYtXWrpRzDZXd3XZ24DEA9V0IyOrEx-pBkRQgLo_icInOLW9pYHoWyUMQrtS_NuYhJcNlnYkWKUgGXKyeUZF5uiojURE4pwwHotKLn9-NGhB/s320/IMG_1356.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368160487292795314" border="0" /></a><br /><br />and got soaked in the process.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUpf7jofmuTGrmHksOWO6Wh7l4YpxK_BTEIWquxWVFMYqMcKrNc1b4Oey2BNwrrav0TSS16iluwJGZ96A7_17fK6W8OVGDFKsV3AJK_ZsvEdIS5Eo-mSP0LhPSJBViB6QjnJAw/s1600-h/IMG_1368.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUpf7jofmuTGrmHksOWO6Wh7l4YpxK_BTEIWquxWVFMYqMcKrNc1b4Oey2BNwrrav0TSS16iluwJGZ96A7_17fK6W8OVGDFKsV3AJK_ZsvEdIS5Eo-mSP0LhPSJBViB6QjnJAw/s320/IMG_1368.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368160492992698866" border="0" /></a><br /><br />We had a wonderful time and are already thinking about next year!The Mayshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18328191254748431714noreply@blogger.com0