tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-77014831400626813302024-03-05T19:10:08.959-06:00Claire & KateMy Sweet GirlsJillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11976173938303844083noreply@blogger.comBlogger41125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7701483140062681330.post-45171101032941145242011-04-25T20:44:00.005-05:002011-04-25T21:01:07.288-05:00Happy Easter!We had a great Easter weekend! It started out with a playdate on Friday with Mom's friend Gail, her daughter Joni, and her little one Kady. The girls loved showing Kady, who just turned one, how the big girls play! Saturday we had a great visit with Grandma Mimi, Aunt Sarah, and Uncle Bryan. And then Sunday was church and lunch with Granna and Grandad. Doesn't get much better than all that!<br /><br />Dyeing Easter eggs<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7L0ik4LoUU5iwcZqFuFWYbzjVVSh_E1WIZIuKew-a_4kbTU2EfMxSFJjiBZQsLnVtLRFCkD_k87Pf4ctE4gVCg10pM4COE6uKZ0DRCq7VpE0iJ0FRXx3_dzzGWgLkcAxE7RhHhm_sk-I/s1600/DSC_0330.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7L0ik4LoUU5iwcZqFuFWYbzjVVSh_E1WIZIuKew-a_4kbTU2EfMxSFJjiBZQsLnVtLRFCkD_k87Pf4ctE4gVCg10pM4COE6uKZ0DRCq7VpE0iJ0FRXx3_dzzGWgLkcAxE7RhHhm_sk-I/s320/DSC_0330.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5599705305485857474" /></a><br />The Bunny came!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXgZxcmEktX4A3ghd7ZuhWNN44MF9ckRnKJQc2W7O26JT3Tl6oOOuYGTyh9bzICPQy_vbUx6t6hK-dV7Sa6IWqsn5pzSJVgJDB_A4c-Hx7G_8lT_R5G5u8A2w6PRJGSNM2b7qIvmbOLYM/s1600/DSC_0369.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; 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cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgugVp5yjAjWH5NFwzWRuni-oY8hqP3xPQzLHzKMZfN0bYU3RJIZFFuUzBSV3iXVrKNPoxwvvmj7I7qWdKB3D6J0r6FSvuhWsGkIJ_dQocYU-I9ndd4Nm-W8Z1CQoNfkhouA1B0gdCI_Ck/s320/DSC_0428.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5599703959654405826" /></a>Jillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11976173938303844083noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7701483140062681330.post-51699129437591189732011-04-21T20:16:00.005-05:002011-04-21T20:50:12.142-05:00Let's Hunt Some Eggs!The girls are ready for Easter and have been hunting some eggs this week! They had a hunt on Sunday after church and today was their school Easter egg hunt. I definitely got a kick out of the "style" of hunting in the girls' classes... they couldn't have been more opposite. Kate's class was like egg hunting in slow motion, with the teachers yelling "pick up the eggs", "put them in your basket", "no, we can't eat the candy." Claire's class lined up and when the teacher yelled "go", the eggs disappeared is seconds. Those kids were professionals!<br /><br />A funny little Kate moment from this week to share:<br />Kate is NOT a morning person and is usually a bit of a grump when she first gets up. She is definitely her mother's child! Tommy was trying to entertain her (or probably distract her) while he was getting her dressed and was having her make animal sounds. "What does the cow say?... Moo", "What does the cat say?... Meow", "What does the dog say?... Ruff", and then he snuck in "What does Kate say?" Without missing a beat, she said "Thank you!" At least the good manners are beginning to stick! :)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6Kra7u_WrIm7Q64GuDrZeF_dRGZti7Ir66H2zuxcFELOHwxLjfVSoKbZn4sXfUBgXWXEcH3yR9GhMAqkc2WyAMvz4xOpnXDn3AL61grdpFP5yZPDHaLEVqlkKfmha3mJieO4U_Pzk-K8/s1600/IMG_1817.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6Kra7u_WrIm7Q64GuDrZeF_dRGZti7Ir66H2zuxcFELOHwxLjfVSoKbZn4sXfUBgXWXEcH3yR9GhMAqkc2WyAMvz4xOpnXDn3AL61grdpFP5yZPDHaLEVqlkKfmha3mJieO4U_Pzk-K8/s320/IMG_1817.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5598218069967642722" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8ACoOJfepvcM2oxBaBHX4ppFeZ1vGLFcTya2LdZkeepZeEe5FK2aO4xCA3yOeQmp5d3Jxg4d1WU68t55VrliXUj9FGc9YwEBZY4SsH7rRFAvAaSrxG2Db6jCcj_HzPOLrzRWDj7P6g4s/s1600/IMG_1821.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; 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I had to snap their picture before we left the house so that I could share. When she got to school, Claire asked her friend Emily where her Aggie skirt was. She just couldn't believe that Emily didn't have any "Aggie clothes" to wear!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWaOZ8JgYsXdLBzmy4yZgsTG1zoztOPLyQFlJVcgQ5nb-a4T4_1h9tMbTfDwMimtfkdK75kodzBU9-EfJaTVM6omlQTQHO2vZCIN39G9m5UQXcXPAqeao4DT70Gwl2kSw1FohQCbm_3Ss/s1600/DSC_0263.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWaOZ8JgYsXdLBzmy4yZgsTG1zoztOPLyQFlJVcgQ5nb-a4T4_1h9tMbTfDwMimtfkdK75kodzBU9-EfJaTVM6omlQTQHO2vZCIN39G9m5UQXcXPAqeao4DT70Gwl2kSw1FohQCbm_3Ss/s320/DSC_0263.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5596351903152900786" /></a>Jillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11976173938303844083noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7701483140062681330.post-56808843327346490292011-04-12T17:20:00.004-05:002011-04-12T20:16:04.545-05:00When I Grow Up, I Want to Be....Today was "dress like what you want to be when you grow up day" at school. Lately, Claire says she wants to be a "Sugary Chef" (A.K.A Pastry Chef) which made for a very easy dress-up outfit. And I have to say, she looked absolutely precious and got lots of compliments at school! Baking is definitely not my forte, so if it all works out, maybe Claire can teach me a thing or two! <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9SBl3KzuW5IFdbp2KHt-iHAYRV7d2pE0-VjWjM1NjFNxinSBDc2jFlYGSaKZW1E2qNxfvIQFJKpOyDf6RiEMEHBft65Ju9ERs8C2TbTCGxlQfRWGWXKm41v4Arlyp1UsDp83kZNOhAGI/s1600/DSC_0247.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9SBl3KzuW5IFdbp2KHt-iHAYRV7d2pE0-VjWjM1NjFNxinSBDc2jFlYGSaKZW1E2qNxfvIQFJKpOyDf6RiEMEHBft65Ju9ERs8C2TbTCGxlQfRWGWXKm41v4Arlyp1UsDp83kZNOhAGI/s320/DSC_0247.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5594869503009757506" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhERYXK_sIyGWezSiEp8gJnUPiIfAkQGsAtD47PXyCFWvoqSahHK1YJWeNuSvovDTFJBadenoREPQq8POnNN4TkBqx9MAcnXuMyHqNDbOaM33tk-memuFRF5A5sIGStw0dM66PPNYYqcPE/s1600/DSC_0245.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhERYXK_sIyGWezSiEp8gJnUPiIfAkQGsAtD47PXyCFWvoqSahHK1YJWeNuSvovDTFJBadenoREPQq8POnNN4TkBqx9MAcnXuMyHqNDbOaM33tk-memuFRF5A5sIGStw0dM66PPNYYqcPE/s320/DSC_0245.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5594869504992667010" /></a><br /><br />And little sister looked pretty cute today herself! <br />Guess she wants to be like her sister when she grows up... she wore one of Claire's old outfits!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvjtTNao64d662VtLzu_R6ahSao1a1i1c9WRDhePgQONn-NWpEMgHx2lsOxal9oMSXoziElLXGeeiOusAXBfEhyEVvEVEgLSV9lR3IdInPPGR3nUSm5JpGOC6utvQKxOvMlkFMIGfgeGA/s1600/DSC_0253.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvjtTNao64d662VtLzu_R6ahSao1a1i1c9WRDhePgQONn-NWpEMgHx2lsOxal9oMSXoziElLXGeeiOusAXBfEhyEVvEVEgLSV9lR3IdInPPGR3nUSm5JpGOC6utvQKxOvMlkFMIGfgeGA/s320/DSC_0253.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5594870535145182626" /></a>Jillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11976173938303844083noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7701483140062681330.post-10068286826177397252011-03-31T21:45:00.005-05:002011-03-31T22:22:24.380-05:00Spring is Here!We've put away the sweaty pants (as Claire calls them) and pulled out the shorts and flip-flops! After what seemed like a very long and challenging couple of months, we're all healthy, happy, and home to stay. We've been trying to take full advantage of the beautiful weather and family time has meant hitting the farmers markets, trying out new recipes and grilling outdoors, playing in the back yard, and hitting up the patios at our favorite restaurants (if the girls get their way... sushi). Let's hope the heat holds off and we can enjoy this for a while!<br /><br />Quick health update - - I finished up 7 weeks of antibiotics and was told by the cardiac surgeon last week that I do NOT need surgery at this time. After 10 days of mentally preparing myself for open heart surgery (based on the recommendation of my cardiologist), this news came as a huge relief!! We are officially in "watch and wait" mode and I go back in 4 months for follow-up and more tests to see how everything looks. I'm feeling great and am glad to be finally getting back to "normal." Disney Dream here we come (May 2011)!<br /><br />Going to the rodeo to see Sugarland<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqTKjoX8q8ml1qdX5JNfhoNDvDeGcKjvDLuzLo2OIGXhxMIne1flehglzfNIaqZJUEUTbL0qU_sY0odIAZZjwvti5pg9T0KW7oXoFYNSrf_5jPDgzy3TIMlVvYKSPUGkr304Lvu6DRvwc/s1600/DSC_0193.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqTKjoX8q8ml1qdX5JNfhoNDvDeGcKjvDLuzLo2OIGXhxMIne1flehglzfNIaqZJUEUTbL0qU_sY0odIAZZjwvti5pg9T0KW7oXoFYNSrf_5jPDgzy3TIMlVvYKSPUGkr304Lvu6DRvwc/s320/DSC_0193.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5590448242319795538" /></a><br />Bubbles with Grandma Mimi<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYPf8FgOCN4yvHvDHPPb-_o7fjrgyuJCYWfsffOok6MHEXuyRG7HlhTam5QM_cVxRPhUbdcAgyYWAFutBtpTjnz8HiD6olDZmmjiJvnP3ssX-Xr1WjBFFDCn0G4S04Lvqh7C7k6SBagCg/s1600/DSC_0231.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYPf8FgOCN4yvHvDHPPb-_o7fjrgyuJCYWfsffOok6MHEXuyRG7HlhTam5QM_cVxRPhUbdcAgyYWAFutBtpTjnz8HiD6olDZmmjiJvnP3ssX-Xr1WjBFFDCn0G4S04Lvqh7C7k6SBagCg/s320/DSC_0231.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5590447808427843442" /></a><br />Big girl on the slide!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIKZ4w8bogT8ZrIINtievm_4uaRw2GVU4XhVpjTKU175iAUzy2vjWHSmg720chitJqc3W9VU_AXqeizOljkSUZgRa3TsJYXucuyEYW-fvm3nhI2dhBYWWvwhsz1Y83x3IIkvhyphenhyphenZR-86qc/s1600/DSC_0240.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIKZ4w8bogT8ZrIINtievm_4uaRw2GVU4XhVpjTKU175iAUzy2vjWHSmg720chitJqc3W9VU_AXqeizOljkSUZgRa3TsJYXucuyEYW-fvm3nhI2dhBYWWvwhsz1Y83x3IIkvhyphenhyphenZR-86qc/s320/DSC_0240.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5590448237958425874" /></a><br />Claire's new bike!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQCP4xXN0erqOw6_hUsNRVc3stzcdaDRnafJm0Rw7YpNoTiDd4dTpnsX1HZ9TZpwhgtmC7u1EmyugN7XOh23AmuSRvdwufxLXnSIvSCP2H0sPlrl61zKN33CA-vtbfAEbSMLGyvfdt_rE/s1600/DSCN1946.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQCP4xXN0erqOw6_hUsNRVc3stzcdaDRnafJm0Rw7YpNoTiDd4dTpnsX1HZ9TZpwhgtmC7u1EmyugN7XOh23AmuSRvdwufxLXnSIvSCP2H0sPlrl61zKN33CA-vtbfAEbSMLGyvfdt_rE/s320/DSCN1946.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5590447790267175730" /></a><br />Watering Granna's flowers<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqQln5-zajQTaeXtV0z0ASBWnySF-BYGkxBTSUYUJMF0FhCL4sMW9WShdBeXpi2hfrIcoYRrkkwtSXqeYZtd_z1gquxcbzAxHSrsA3ydMroCIWs4HegWiGy_WDGvSBHjJbWBSV-Ya9Cro/s1600/DSCN1966.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqQln5-zajQTaeXtV0z0ASBWnySF-BYGkxBTSUYUJMF0FhCL4sMW9WShdBeXpi2hfrIcoYRrkkwtSXqeYZtd_z1gquxcbzAxHSrsA3ydMroCIWs4HegWiGy_WDGvSBHjJbWBSV-Ya9Cro/s320/DSCN1966.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5590448977508858706" /></a>Jillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11976173938303844083noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7701483140062681330.post-20738691178009344412011-02-15T08:18:00.003-06:002011-02-15T12:28:24.383-06:00A Very Interesting MonthTo say the least, the last month has been a very interesting one. Despite my best efforts to act like I've felt "normal" and to continue doing all of the things that need to be done (work, school, weekend activities, etc.), I've been certain that I must be fighting off some type of infection. Fever, chills, muscle aches, cough, and just feeling crummy overall... for over a month. Multiple trips to the doctor/ER and various tests (bloodwork, x-ray, CT scan, spinal tap) all had resulted in a diagnosis of "unspecified virus." After another week of near constant fever, I went back to the doctor again and she decided it was time to get an infectious disease specialist involved. I was admitted to the hospital last Thursday (2/10) and learned that I had bacteria in my bloodstream and that this bacteria likes to infect the valves of the heart. Two different echocardiograms confirmed that I have an infection of my mitral valve (endocarditis) and that the infection has created a small hole in the valve. I have been on two different antibiotics which seem to be doing the trick (fever and cough are gone and energy is coming back). They are supposed to be putting in a PICC line tomorrow (2/16) which will allow me to be able to administer my own IV antibiotics for the next 3 weeks and most importantly, will mean that I can GO HOME! Now that I'm on the medication, I'm actually feeling better than I have in a month. In about 3 or 4 weeks (after I finish my antibiotics), the cardiologist will take another look at my heart and determine if the valve will need to be repaired or whether I can just be monitored (without surgery) going forward. The doctors are hopeful that the infection has responded well and that I will not need surgery. <br /><br />But enough about me... <br /><br />The girls are doing great. Thanks to Granna, Grandad, and Aunt Lindsey, Claire has been able to keep up her busy social schedule! Lindsey was able to pinch hit for me this weekend and took Claire to see "Madagascar Live" at the Hobby Center (I had bought tickets to take her for Valentine's Day). Mom took her to a birthday party on Sunday and then make sure that the girls were prepared for their Valentine's parties at school yesterday, so they haven't missed a beat through all of this! I thought I'd share some of the pictures that they took for me over the last few days.<br /><br />Claire at "Madagascar Live"<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8E6y_O-kOvfDgYI3ohXJoHXBx4oCjAlx6hB0fCJYH_bqIkhb15ucl9pdjuD6ehMLLWnrZ9ycLh5HzRdQqCNEV79AbCZFUZVV7nkIWYFJKZ9euAhRsy9KxlpmAzYbFTtmTu9v37R74O7c/s1600/IMG_2456.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8E6y_O-kOvfDgYI3ohXJoHXBx4oCjAlx6hB0fCJYH_bqIkhb15ucl9pdjuD6ehMLLWnrZ9ycLh5HzRdQqCNEV79AbCZFUZVV7nkIWYFJKZ9euAhRsy9KxlpmAzYbFTtmTu9v37R74O7c/s320/IMG_2456.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5573979537746233714" /></a><br />Aunt Lindsey & Claire<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirapGtUfTj9i6VnlRc8w3dNW0lkX1V8U2DDdeiH3Ruc9JeLWvUImFixi01VGwIU3h2EVpoM7xNfE0H-v7RUg1Ulf9WK-DZuz8tx5Dja9S0mmVR2RVR1uihePRGWkkDUZVVk1mOkZsx8x4/s1600/IMG_2457.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirapGtUfTj9i6VnlRc8w3dNW0lkX1V8U2DDdeiH3Ruc9JeLWvUImFixi01VGwIU3h2EVpoM7xNfE0H-v7RUg1Ulf9WK-DZuz8tx5Dja9S0mmVR2RVR1uihePRGWkkDUZVVk1mOkZsx8x4/s320/IMG_2457.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5573979530157878722" /></a><br />Ready for the birthday party<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPnY47_I72m_o9XZct4aG9vqv2WVVIQYqJ4lYGDY8_bu8Iwlu-9EPwRlc8PgmzD0tSCFEClspwmekwwAdkMsOQweiPaZ5w2M3jbjFxkFeZ9G5R6gRp4-z0HGiqLtygg0tVSBS22nIrywc/s1600/DSCN1867.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPnY47_I72m_o9XZct4aG9vqv2WVVIQYqJ4lYGDY8_bu8Iwlu-9EPwRlc8PgmzD0tSCFEClspwmekwwAdkMsOQweiPaZ5w2M3jbjFxkFeZ9G5R6gRp4-z0HGiqLtygg0tVSBS22nIrywc/s320/DSCN1867.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5573979528064789522" /></a><br />Kate at her first school Valentine's Day party<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNOnvUfYsvNJ_mYV8IFeaDlL6awckTleULWrIuzBMGBDeMI9c1W4wQQf_8ya1dQaLNK7onmEHrtrx1rwPirS734oVZQ3ebIwrypQyr_xAZwVTNaN1soEn9rSU_JDgO3SXrZjCPG1GxQbQ/s1600/DSCN1871.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNOnvUfYsvNJ_mYV8IFeaDlL6awckTleULWrIuzBMGBDeMI9c1W4wQQf_8ya1dQaLNK7onmEHrtrx1rwPirS734oVZQ3ebIwrypQyr_xAZwVTNaN1soEn9rSU_JDgO3SXrZjCPG1GxQbQ/s320/DSCN1871.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5573979525788204034" /></a><br />Claire loves cupcakes!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1SdWaW80TSMlUFPw51GzoM2v2zFc53KoV8VRTCrQBmtUxo6nF5xphvkWDe7AjJFknMElBrUfH1n51MAUzquMnGEkvPtxil7IL0n_jNtUcaaG17ronRHnrEKEUIEH5m_mVkah2-qgAk9A/s1600/DSCN1891.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1SdWaW80TSMlUFPw51GzoM2v2zFc53KoV8VRTCrQBmtUxo6nF5xphvkWDe7AjJFknMElBrUfH1n51MAUzquMnGEkvPtxil7IL0n_jNtUcaaG17ronRHnrEKEUIEH5m_mVkah2-qgAk9A/s320/DSCN1891.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5573979523587098114" /></a>Jillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11976173938303844083noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7701483140062681330.post-46330139516078761722011-01-31T20:24:00.003-06:002011-01-31T20:42:50.044-06:00Claire's First SleepoverClaire had her first sleepover at a friend's house this weekend... Emily's house, of course! The girls have been asking for a while now to spend the night at each other's houses. We decided that it would probably be best for Claire, being the more adventurous one, to be the first to stay away from home. As we expected, she didn't miss us a bit and wasn't even ready to come home the next morning. Sounds like they had a great time... pizza, paperdolls, manicures, movies & popcorn, and then donuts for breakfast to top it off! <br /><br />My other "big girl" moved from the Toddler class to Early Preschool class at school today. In similar fashion to her big sister, the transition was pretty much a non-event for Kate. Although she's definitely the littlest one in the class, she walks right in like she owns the place!<br /><br />Claire & Emily - Best Friends!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOJ55bt6vSjonC-yDPqQmR5fb4HeT8gJFb-rM9kexL5mG1gG0qIK6UH-i688kn1533IsYXOm5_50ALPGiy6Z-3IqRa0C3t6bsAeBJJCsJNIvt3XKnpdSs-0DVDHwSE9_VjGVdPPgdhD6A/s1600/DSC_0363.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOJ55bt6vSjonC-yDPqQmR5fb4HeT8gJFb-rM9kexL5mG1gG0qIK6UH-i688kn1533IsYXOm5_50ALPGiy6Z-3IqRa0C3t6bsAeBJJCsJNIvt3XKnpdSs-0DVDHwSE9_VjGVdPPgdhD6A/s320/DSC_0363.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5568544689749623682" /></a><br />Playing with paperdolls<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXTdqjhBC51rNe5YwLiHC8v2HDqb0mTUQ4sYg-b6-X4QfL_rOHZ_OynHuit8jQXRUiZSnO5zH2mNO35prkYGlNNS9y4DdlImLh4UuzbVPsZlDkVt1xuE_ufTzgjnPzwP-79yFfD95ZzFM/s1600/DSC_0373.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXTdqjhBC51rNe5YwLiHC8v2HDqb0mTUQ4sYg-b6-X4QfL_rOHZ_OynHuit8jQXRUiZSnO5zH2mNO35prkYGlNNS9y4DdlImLh4UuzbVPsZlDkVt1xuE_ufTzgjnPzwP-79yFfD95ZzFM/s320/DSC_0373.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5568544684893984114" /></a><br />Ms. Christine painted their nails<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx7m0Role5e06TyQTZy_volO5iF9TivnMDy9feRu6YdMLGj-8ugfmO-Ljz1OMOPCfGaAEqetaXhYYPa7OSL3LJcsUciS-z4xyx-8xd0sWh_DJGg5k32JHAe5jwthStlQ2W1D6SPJGKXi0/s1600/DSC_0370.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx7m0Role5e06TyQTZy_volO5iF9TivnMDy9feRu6YdMLGj-8ugfmO-Ljz1OMOPCfGaAEqetaXhYYPa7OSL3LJcsUciS-z4xyx-8xd0sWh_DJGg5k32JHAe5jwthStlQ2W1D6SPJGKXi0/s320/DSC_0370.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5568544680170004114" /></a><br />Popcorn & Movies before bedtime<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcI1A-aUwYe5uyh_ABsYhBQCClyGeu-VfP-x5FG_1DehfdP7tJYtwWSsJGgPJ_8VWtYckEroZMFBuv-sP_5w7NFkijEmcu3T4kqsS-HTYQ84XZztvwtX3i_4JRym6CiL9Cv11VjIy4zII/s1600/DSC_0382.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcI1A-aUwYe5uyh_ABsYhBQCClyGeu-VfP-x5FG_1DehfdP7tJYtwWSsJGgPJ_8VWtYckEroZMFBuv-sP_5w7NFkijEmcu3T4kqsS-HTYQ84XZztvwtX3i_4JRym6CiL9Cv11VjIy4zII/s320/DSC_0382.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5568544676833854386" /></a>Jillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11976173938303844083noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7701483140062681330.post-6280015218989707652011-01-20T20:34:00.008-06:002011-01-20T21:12:50.739-06:00Christmas Catch-UpWe're 20 days into the new year, but I guess it's never too late to post a few Christmas pictures. As we all know, I tend to be two steps behind when it comes to the whole blogging thing. But as they always say... better late than never! <br /><br />Ready for church on Christmas Eve<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB1JzttZCrUKkVD9GzSLHSHKT2bA2bqYsfwPbwJMLBHluwQ8icHhJneFew-gWtGYxpA8bvvh6NZtzi9XptgCeVYFmlJ75LyUBv1WpJbL8j-09txu7lVuLdipDcvKGSxXBNF-ZIgOZLoO8/s1600/DSC_0055+%25281%2529.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB1JzttZCrUKkVD9GzSLHSHKT2bA2bqYsfwPbwJMLBHluwQ8icHhJneFew-gWtGYxpA8bvvh6NZtzi9XptgCeVYFmlJ75LyUBv1WpJbL8j-09txu7lVuLdipDcvKGSxXBNF-ZIgOZLoO8/s320/DSC_0055+%25281%2529.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5564469585680144306" /></a><br />Kate got a bruise on her head just in time for Christmas<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigyjxmN-PKQUG61twYnPIxp4Yvfn1cme-vCZhlkI_TfMnm6yYKlo7TWfBumPDe8bdjPLSX7bx-C_rDmN4SvOBGUyV78_u6L16gMds44JXgcXczklGtntcdVR0plB1O-2avKy5M6md__CA/s1600/DSC_0052.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigyjxmN-PKQUG61twYnPIxp4Yvfn1cme-vCZhlkI_TfMnm6yYKlo7TWfBumPDe8bdjPLSX7bx-C_rDmN4SvOBGUyV78_u6L16gMds44JXgcXczklGtntcdVR0plB1O-2avKy5M6md__CA/s320/DSC_0052.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5564469589350969682" /></a><br />Cookies for Santa<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyruPJ9aXcpdmZcjkfl1mM5gVPNOBweaVJXCy5N13Sixz6YGEg9SopfAEzml2mgOKQzPMhGGNPTAE8MeS44ujemdccLZ7SzN_c2XumaTPGdcyGDpEWlda6-eBQq_53MDFgAeBGghkDQFk/s1600/DSC_0078.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyruPJ9aXcpdmZcjkfl1mM5gVPNOBweaVJXCy5N13Sixz6YGEg9SopfAEzml2mgOKQzPMhGGNPTAE8MeS44ujemdccLZ7SzN_c2XumaTPGdcyGDpEWlda6-eBQq_53MDFgAeBGghkDQFk/s320/DSC_0078.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5564470441873165730" /></a><br />Baking cookies in their new kitchen<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNlAjtVo4pY8nrG1NiYnW75iIn2jeR-e97SoO9PEsSCt_owBq9ae7Kz-xFmAhA3rJPNDSrjjEC6KqL698uFSoswYh8knXpY3KmylkcglkNhWSEyuFtfM73x1Wl7bVoOc9fntdOui39c9g/s1600/DSC_0096.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNlAjtVo4pY8nrG1NiYnW75iIn2jeR-e97SoO9PEsSCt_owBq9ae7Kz-xFmAhA3rJPNDSrjjEC6KqL698uFSoswYh8knXpY3KmylkcglkNhWSEyuFtfM73x1Wl7bVoOc9fntdOui39c9g/s320/DSC_0096.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5564468924329646594" /></a><br />More Santa presents!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLEZgN3VvlmSDFF9Jk7pj6NldEQIOt8VRuCg6hVO9Xg2Afw-QwpvLVXrvvFEzeG7WA7QqVjeqKElm8bTeOvdytUo-EMrpMDCIzQGz0vaiGmwVmAtX_vKgMB3pW3vCTgsyV4WBY6-2-S2s/s1600/DSC_0090.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLEZgN3VvlmSDFF9Jk7pj6NldEQIOt8VRuCg6hVO9Xg2Afw-QwpvLVXrvvFEzeG7WA7QqVjeqKElm8bTeOvdytUo-EMrpMDCIzQGz0vaiGmwVmAtX_vKgMB3pW3vCTgsyV4WBY6-2-S2s/s320/DSC_0090.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5564468918750166386" /></a><br />Making little sister beautiful!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNTn21yhJLMZoUYLvoJJpQg2yfixVjybuN-41mug6meaP-WGWZBDe8Qa3LZOEQD4O9iMVTj4IxhG1VX5hvLqm7mwYO-MJYCNapqEM74dQIopqeZiqGiG_ZHh-fRUVyEyNti8HBBn6BJ0A/s1600/DSC_0103.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNTn21yhJLMZoUYLvoJJpQg2yfixVjybuN-41mug6meaP-WGWZBDe8Qa3LZOEQD4O9iMVTj4IxhG1VX5hvLqm7mwYO-MJYCNapqEM74dQIopqeZiqGiG_ZHh-fRUVyEyNti8HBBn6BJ0A/s320/DSC_0103.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5564468343959325794" /></a><br />Fancy new tent from Aunt Lindsey & Uncle Greg<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYYAVShMrTRgP3-zTnTSvJXHYlZhz4LWFWqJKXeJn57Bqa_hnspV57g0O9p4rj7ktRpQGiQCreZey_kQHU5Gwe5fwwVxKrl7OrU1O_B_4sTEVhtdGW-fEgVNpa7IGQpk3PXFJdKvlO_sc/s1600/DSC_0132.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYYAVShMrTRgP3-zTnTSvJXHYlZhz4LWFWqJKXeJn57Bqa_hnspV57g0O9p4rj7ktRpQGiQCreZey_kQHU5Gwe5fwwVxKrl7OrU1O_B_4sTEVhtdGW-fEgVNpa7IGQpk3PXFJdKvlO_sc/s320/DSC_0132.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5564468336198747314" /></a><br />Watch out Carrie Underwood<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR2P1WTT52nOuDBnHNOm-SiDVgPo2fsD69WS0rVF4RgJu3WMp6FKrH0LuW8hm-LGHd93sIExiyzqT2FJE4JN41CimffcjZwK3HE7bRBCqBF-lCytSAiURsoyQZq6El19T76ZncM53RSto/s1600/DSC_0138.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR2P1WTT52nOuDBnHNOm-SiDVgPo2fsD69WS0rVF4RgJu3WMp6FKrH0LuW8hm-LGHd93sIExiyzqT2FJE4JN41CimffcjZwK3HE7bRBCqBF-lCytSAiURsoyQZq6El19T76ZncM53RSto/s320/DSC_0138.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5564468334717070674" /></a><br />Or maybe the next Taylor Swift!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj68juL3cNXUtuKCUgPQKs6RJiWj4WNwQtZUuFeb3ICXQxivir1ylcAFJcu0yYTF4EUeIaa4RwBNoqRSbHs2RqvTbeJK-OUpepkK5NJPrtt30ekxU37WeSbUJu4zQEFWPKgLk1NMkrC-jg/s1600/DSC_0152.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj68juL3cNXUtuKCUgPQKs6RJiWj4WNwQtZUuFeb3ICXQxivir1ylcAFJcu0yYTF4EUeIaa4RwBNoqRSbHs2RqvTbeJK-OUpepkK5NJPrtt30ekxU37WeSbUJu4zQEFWPKgLk1NMkrC-jg/s320/DSC_0152.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5564471494227228482" /></a><br />Happy New Year!!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHjYWSE-qcOLDY-i839QmMGIj5w89SO3ViFB57Mpko75s1nrSTPuuYVX6pKIuCl2nyp2t1d7cFSw5fQdxssvNmqzxFrfI7kq9ChYHUnylqbLd9a6fSKAo9KA49cj2QxobrVirCAADT-0I/s1600/DSC_0163.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHjYWSE-qcOLDY-i839QmMGIj5w89SO3ViFB57Mpko75s1nrSTPuuYVX6pKIuCl2nyp2t1d7cFSw5fQdxssvNmqzxFrfI7kq9ChYHUnylqbLd9a6fSKAo9KA49cj2QxobrVirCAADT-0I/s320/DSC_0163.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5564468321828102962" /></a>Jillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11976173938303844083noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7701483140062681330.post-89810948328843410372010-12-22T17:38:00.004-06:002010-12-22T20:59:52.198-06:00Very Happy Holidays!Happy holidays everyone! Lots of fun things have happened since my last post and, of course, there are plenty of pictures waiting to be shared. In November, we had a "super great" trip (as Claire would say) to Winter Park for Thanksgiving! The girls enjoyed the snow... although Claire much preferred tubing and snowmobiling to the hard work involved with skiing! So far this month, we've celebrated Christmas with Grandma Mimi, Aunt Sarah, and Uncle Bryan, Claire took a ride on the Polar Express with Granna and Grandad, and we went to a party last weekend where Santa made a special appearance! This week, the girls and I have taken it easy around the house, catching up on the little things that never seem to make it to the top of the priority list (e.g. cleaning out closets, organizing pictures, etc). I really look forward to these two weeks of vacation at the holidays to sleep late (7 a.m. is late at our house), hang out with the family, and get ready for Christmas! <br /><br />Wishing everyone the joy and peace that this blessed season brings!<br /><br />Grandad and the snow bunny<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihZfxk2bpScjvS3z7OnAYpcWguivfwFCn6z7dg8KwJdX0KKItegqcptRiCY7tPF2r43FcxRugenG4FZ-glwzCFDzjD0WJfTgVLH5UWsi4onVHo1Um6Wu9XgCKGQyTuCY0_Rl6dEB066TU/s1600/IMG_0668.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihZfxk2bpScjvS3z7OnAYpcWguivfwFCn6z7dg8KwJdX0KKItegqcptRiCY7tPF2r43FcxRugenG4FZ-glwzCFDzjD0WJfTgVLH5UWsi4onVHo1Um6Wu9XgCKGQyTuCY0_Rl6dEB066TU/s320/IMG_0668.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553704901128060594" /></a><br />Claire & Aunt Lin ready to hit the slopes!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmFq_LuX6X7Jz3PXiQr2gr8AVOx2X1lX2qZ6hfCSK61TnlSvthCBNI9fchUx8rFcrpbGOGdk-bPtpLTL9XrK23HGg27RyEyowEgRwkR0UrCbWfTshpDb5ssV9kON6PaYrQqSDfFtPhxbU/s1600/IMG_2123.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmFq_LuX6X7Jz3PXiQr2gr8AVOx2X1lX2qZ6hfCSK61TnlSvthCBNI9fchUx8rFcrpbGOGdk-bPtpLTL9XrK23HGg27RyEyowEgRwkR0UrCbWfTshpDb5ssV9kON6PaYrQqSDfFtPhxbU/s320/IMG_2123.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553704896674505490" /></a><br />Emily & Claire at their school Christmas party<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGGnAvgTLqkoSt6HxH_Ovh2ostKqmFf3oDjrLHCkUCla2OWjDehCabM0Z50uINLriFLZJhIRMIxHLZDJ6CnnnQmWdewn8ReJw05eUG-gwSlvdm_bunNeiR5NvjsKUdpuRqq3amW16gZFU/s1600/IMG_0795.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGGnAvgTLqkoSt6HxH_Ovh2ostKqmFf3oDjrLHCkUCla2OWjDehCabM0Z50uINLriFLZJhIRMIxHLZDJ6CnnnQmWdewn8ReJw05eUG-gwSlvdm_bunNeiR5NvjsKUdpuRqq3amW16gZFU/s320/IMG_0795.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553704891995232882" /></a><br />Playing the new Leapfrog Explorer that Grandma Mimi gave her<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY1ZX1qin9o-A9rleCQCYJ6tesOoaS12kcE3_aEuma0MWHkNZxkuCazm-ik6T9HXResLs0aYO9mKAuvKuddfhBLOfBVMfjixpNwVWqXo6L3Qn9vt_NBWjWYK5bJ0PE0gByY8jfkUEbDn4/s1600/IMG_1721.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY1ZX1qin9o-A9rleCQCYJ6tesOoaS12kcE3_aEuma0MWHkNZxkuCazm-ik6T9HXResLs0aYO9mKAuvKuddfhBLOfBVMfjixpNwVWqXo6L3Qn9vt_NBWjWYK5bJ0PE0gByY8jfkUEbDn4/s320/IMG_1721.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553704881497948418" /></a><br />Claire & Aunt Sarah<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigPqDWRf9VnYIK8UcYodSXAZdGcvliSi80o4xtA0DDbA4lwZkmLtdB4lu7T8R3JosKpvYHbUM1IcTzxo04TxDyLARh3Gwk0AVDzLKydYSocyE2WAsNzk38EKxBviE5lrkNsHqig-1XGYw/s1600/IMG_1732.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigPqDWRf9VnYIK8UcYodSXAZdGcvliSi80o4xtA0DDbA4lwZkmLtdB4lu7T8R3JosKpvYHbUM1IcTzxo04TxDyLARh3Gwk0AVDzLKydYSocyE2WAsNzk38EKxBviE5lrkNsHqig-1XGYw/s320/IMG_1732.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553704876346982866" /></a><br />Headed to the Polar Express<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNEMyVGGDQzAvQV6Hsz4DUkFfCHLvdag-aNmUEpy5lmVvMhFq9YmaqGqhU1LwNnC7LasXktiQM34k4e1d3o77Oe69FpYLOX-iOR8OtPPjPPn3rm7-AB0AU2toTbWTCdpwRgerGXo4tzoM/s1600/IMG_1741.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNEMyVGGDQzAvQV6Hsz4DUkFfCHLvdag-aNmUEpy5lmVvMhFq9YmaqGqhU1LwNnC7LasXktiQM34k4e1d3o77Oe69FpYLOX-iOR8OtPPjPPn3rm7-AB0AU2toTbWTCdpwRgerGXo4tzoM/s320/IMG_1741.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553703944436993026" /></a><br />Claire's Christmas Dance<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5Usj_bRb-4i9ZVl3IeCZ28_az_Who4RMnJvK8VKT7PGFh7lT9wcVVj2U6y7a4YkfaFQ3NVTtWI1gMAn9UseMfnRHPNZLGjC1g3JsUbrcrmAN-kCE5KFIFYcPcefuVONSS4I3ZHTzPXY0/s1600/IMG_1754.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5Usj_bRb-4i9ZVl3IeCZ28_az_Who4RMnJvK8VKT7PGFh7lT9wcVVj2U6y7a4YkfaFQ3NVTtWI1gMAn9UseMfnRHPNZLGjC1g3JsUbrcrmAN-kCE5KFIFYcPcefuVONSS4I3ZHTzPXY0/s320/IMG_1754.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553703938382494418" /></a><br />A serious conversation with Santa<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDDd4PkMkrTcR2EVuhhShwD852X9788A-feSllqyIOCr8fHKOGIsUlo0QuxibnE__MA4oCudjDHyXrO1i3fB1fbY0ZHnFhnU_lZUDe859Ftnkkg2kJ3h3D8en4QhhzZJQzf4VNJ-uI8NE/s1600/IMG_1765.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDDd4PkMkrTcR2EVuhhShwD852X9788A-feSllqyIOCr8fHKOGIsUlo0QuxibnE__MA4oCudjDHyXrO1i3fB1fbY0ZHnFhnU_lZUDe859Ftnkkg2kJ3h3D8en4QhhzZJQzf4VNJ-uI8NE/s320/IMG_1765.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553703935726552866" /></a><br />Just us girls!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvdJSEjvyMW5_T1T5AjYuANvAh4VBS3FTWlHR51ge8550GRKXlIl_eJmH8ncculZ1acKydhL7BRTKSzQFBtTfBa8QgebuoPynUtei8V3vBuo3g6e3gNIZjitcRV-ork1deL0EPrqH3frk/s1600/IMG_1770.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvdJSEjvyMW5_T1T5AjYuANvAh4VBS3FTWlHR51ge8550GRKXlIl_eJmH8ncculZ1acKydhL7BRTKSzQFBtTfBa8QgebuoPynUtei8V3vBuo3g6e3gNIZjitcRV-ork1deL0EPrqH3frk/s320/IMG_1770.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553703929243600562" /></a><br />Kate and her new friend Carson playing "Ring Around the Rosie"<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisWZE62748HYCrI5bUWlLL4xmTSqIeem9GDuDtSUlgE_FK91dMSf7zG0o4fVSpfM-VaxWMKOivU-8g0r2XB1DBHOliumtBDQuFrjr_YNoO8UJHGSU6sn-bsGZtDuJwm0ue0P3vaTn4pEY/s1600/IMG_1779.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisWZE62748HYCrI5bUWlLL4xmTSqIeem9GDuDtSUlgE_FK91dMSf7zG0o4fVSpfM-VaxWMKOivU-8g0r2XB1DBHOliumtBDQuFrjr_YNoO8UJHGSU6sn-bsGZtDuJwm0ue0P3vaTn4pEY/s320/IMG_1779.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553703927969858082" /></a>Jillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11976173938303844083noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7701483140062681330.post-54117161340702507322010-10-17T19:07:00.005-05:002010-10-17T20:05:06.878-05:00Buenos Noches from Argentina!It may take going all the way to Argentina to get the "me" time necessary to update my blog... but nonetheless, I'm finally able to share a few pictures of the fun we've been having this month! I'm in Buenos Aires this week on a business trip. Have to admit that I'm enjoying the few moments of quiet (which are rare in my world) and the nice long nap that I had this afternoon, but thankful for iChat which allows me to blow kisses to my girls and tell them goodnight from afar! I'm proud (although a bit embarrassed) to say that I finally finished the book that I started on my last business trip back in April and am already 77 pages into a new book ("Eat, Pray, Love"... a good one so far). Not sure that I'm ready for the neighborhood book club yet, but it's definitely progress!<br /><br />October has been a busy and fun month at our house! Claire went to her first real concert to see Carrie Underwood (a b-day gift from Aunt Lindsey). She had such a great time and is still constantly talking about it and singing Carrie songs! We managed to make an annual stop by the local pumpkin patch and Claire has a costume party and other Halloween festivities lined up for the next couple of weekends. She found the "perfect" costume this year... she is going to be a bride! It's no surprise that she's had weddings on the brain this year, so when she saw the wedding dress costume... she was in love! It's got a hoop in the bottom to make it stand out, long veil and all. And sweet Kate is going to be a butterfly! It may look familiar since it happens to be the same costume that Claire wore when she was that age, but it's so cute and comfy that I just had to use it again. Plus, I enjoy having pictures of them wearing the same things at the same age. It's fun to see how much they do or don't look alike (and then generally DO)!<br /><br />Ready to see Carrie!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGBlIZYgeFFSS9O1XpOhMeoq2hVro2ri0VBQSfFV2dNrpEl5GqloHH_32AFl6eabn-Y6OBPA9cmw3VIW41U49IN6E-fZSPoEpZmuuccKzgBqGHGFrxBI5JT2AIGW4k4L9mGOZTJRNhFQs/s1600/IMG_1515.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGBlIZYgeFFSS9O1XpOhMeoq2hVro2ri0VBQSfFV2dNrpEl5GqloHH_32AFl6eabn-Y6OBPA9cmw3VIW41U49IN6E-fZSPoEpZmuuccKzgBqGHGFrxBI5JT2AIGW4k4L9mGOZTJRNhFQs/s320/IMG_1515.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529184006513829202" /></a><br />What happened to my little baby girl?<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTwsJuLVP8Dl-4ewkPmWR4P3D9XVg1yW-u5RC1QGiotKcjkZsez9WUJk8qrkAIjUHjs1BkbC9-W8T7UuIBJydrLQ_fFECIbMuKlgI5tK-H1uBINSWMEOqxOQP3cEqgcst6rHxcsEvSf2o/s1600/IMG_1526.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTwsJuLVP8Dl-4ewkPmWR4P3D9XVg1yW-u5RC1QGiotKcjkZsez9WUJk8qrkAIjUHjs1BkbC9-W8T7UuIBJydrLQ_fFECIbMuKlgI5tK-H1uBINSWMEOqxOQP3cEqgcst6rHxcsEvSf2o/s320/IMG_1526.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529183818176549138" /></a><br />Loved the binoculars<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQpRbJ4SnGj-flawnA0pXPt-c7_1axIH_v3MGURcx056derZ5ssZmWe8LvTDRDcep-sSEjmXpJrED_LzznUrvlmPmeh-lVyY_vemxovp8lDvHvb1ZFQS6oRZLmH0WauNPSlOxwZPqVlYY/s1600/IMG_1530.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQpRbJ4SnGj-flawnA0pXPt-c7_1axIH_v3MGURcx056derZ5ssZmWe8LvTDRDcep-sSEjmXpJrED_LzznUrvlmPmeh-lVyY_vemxovp8lDvHvb1ZFQS6oRZLmH0WauNPSlOxwZPqVlYY/s320/IMG_1530.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529183812782685842" /></a><br />Pumpkin patch!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggk23liT4VhCq4zgBYRxnLlfEZhQBCqBGuWKTqENGPaEcqbz9qAxDkxFLnU0TFtvL8NKL4Bh3uAdDIfhg04t29oA-0WDOwCJTSB-iDL9Ee256xrARbalQoQJ8-nmBGjLSMicOYxtn4MSM/s1600/IMG_1544.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggk23liT4VhCq4zgBYRxnLlfEZhQBCqBGuWKTqENGPaEcqbz9qAxDkxFLnU0TFtvL8NKL4Bh3uAdDIfhg04t29oA-0WDOwCJTSB-iDL9Ee256xrARbalQoQJ8-nmBGjLSMicOYxtn4MSM/s320/IMG_1544.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529183815357298034" /></a><br />Little pumpkin's growing up too<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk8dPllowoD5zcIF97INln2jHRApvKm7aO3QGgmbm1E0CM2xKGW4gjmlruZHVCl82n32R-dJPJ62XbSBelWj9zC_jaxDug5E6HqyEl_GOXPR9t56Sm2UXG9daAr8GMcb8RMSb_EZe4FEc/s1600/IMG_1551.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk8dPllowoD5zcIF97INln2jHRApvKm7aO3QGgmbm1E0CM2xKGW4gjmlruZHVCl82n32R-dJPJ62XbSBelWj9zC_jaxDug5E6HqyEl_GOXPR9t56Sm2UXG9daAr8GMcb8RMSb_EZe4FEc/s320/IMG_1551.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529183810323205810" /></a><br />And this one thinks she's ready for the runway!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfwfKj_aw8xv-CT6EqSFjg81S5vrrJthRCWdRg6h8zpXjmjVrllH5X5G0ZWnyq8ToPAkrYPDnjNOSO9uv8RfrizeBU1OViF7qFbNvB_NBhOsx0vbhiBB9ChPILNn4zLs2E5KyYT6I5KtM/s1600/IMG_1560.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfwfKj_aw8xv-CT6EqSFjg81S5vrrJthRCWdRg6h8zpXjmjVrllH5X5G0ZWnyq8ToPAkrYPDnjNOSO9uv8RfrizeBU1OViF7qFbNvB_NBhOsx0vbhiBB9ChPILNn4zLs2E5KyYT6I5KtM/s320/IMG_1560.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529183801592279490" /></a>Jillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11976173938303844083noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7701483140062681330.post-2321676034225931042010-09-12T21:13:00.005-05:002010-09-12T21:40:32.052-05:00Claire's Fairy PartyIt's been a "magical" birthday weekend filled with all the things that every four year old fairy needs! We had eight little girls dressed in fairy wings and tutus and we made butterflies, beaded bracelets, and magic fairy wands! The girls had butterfly cupcakes and Claire had lots of fairy gifts to open (who knew there was so much fairy stuff out there)! Claire even insisted that we put on one of her new Barbie movies after we finished with cake and presents. It was ultra girlie and super fun! Can't wait to start planning the next one!<br /><br />Ready for the party!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYxbaqMJ9CPW7NTnTdq6wk5jGaxMpjT-1EMib3v3q6FAlRlMEuTKZVtjEYEL0V6b0v1e-yQC9VWkcU2pmhqu8ZE3k7sm1Qkr-NNNtceZnVOLevL93GhUHGRDlcU36z-nLr0SZ9uL0f1FE/s1600/IMG_1442-Edit-Edit.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 234px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYxbaqMJ9CPW7NTnTdq6wk5jGaxMpjT-1EMib3v3q6FAlRlMEuTKZVtjEYEL0V6b0v1e-yQC9VWkcU2pmhqu8ZE3k7sm1Qkr-NNNtceZnVOLevL93GhUHGRDlcU36z-nLr0SZ9uL0f1FE/s320/IMG_1442-Edit-Edit.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5516220173210355602" /></a><br />The Birthday Fairy<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM5rHL_2Ok87AFiAKbDP4GINGydEKBLv8r81Ukknp12BLljgoovb301IfvzOel44jiNs0NVenuVkAtkgfvJzFkWf3MyEKFCSRdrryJghS38TnwOPdoC5DhlorE2eRUkr8nbwyg5ydBJY4/s1600/IMG_1426.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM5rHL_2Ok87AFiAKbDP4GINGydEKBLv8r81Ukknp12BLljgoovb301IfvzOel44jiNs0NVenuVkAtkgfvJzFkWf3MyEKFCSRdrryJghS38TnwOPdoC5DhlorE2eRUkr8nbwyg5ydBJY4/s320/IMG_1426.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5516219462926619746" /></a><br />Rear view!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd96xKcqHT8dUpwUOX6q5Bo_Be4eRfkJayXzQ5bRgec0yPgmow7UkqVOcvCQz1vm2Jj9ebMW16ObtpLw6uzZYEgOt8PxaCP2dAUsQOqY9Gc7yyHndpTK3tMJ9F9EaYAnPegElQDzHkbqs/s1600/IMG_1424.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd96xKcqHT8dUpwUOX6q5Bo_Be4eRfkJayXzQ5bRgec0yPgmow7UkqVOcvCQz1vm2Jj9ebMW16ObtpLw6uzZYEgOt8PxaCP2dAUsQOqY9Gc7yyHndpTK3tMJ9F9EaYAnPegElQDzHkbqs/s320/IMG_1424.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5516219457229213282" /></a><br />Checking out her fancy cake<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioznxIX2fRaJG7iCa6UV5it84f7Yg0ZNJ7I7og8qKgMUW-GK2pvHwLzrGnXpQc0ActPgPRUoT0dT2jwM8yJiGoxWuLrF90BOeuBqbs9aoX7c7EvP2zUzWdZbr3VjvgeN3s8-0OL0vC3RA/s1600/IMG_1410.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioznxIX2fRaJG7iCa6UV5it84f7Yg0ZNJ7I7og8qKgMUW-GK2pvHwLzrGnXpQc0ActPgPRUoT0dT2jwM8yJiGoxWuLrF90BOeuBqbs9aoX7c7EvP2zUzWdZbr3VjvgeN3s8-0OL0vC3RA/s320/IMG_1410.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5516219429705819074" /></a><br />Pin the Wings on the Fairy<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbYr0yebzMorfkFJ-4g7ty7YW0hP_WFEBgBirPvEFG1SKwVNZaZfbwqClVJewRVIfuGVgynYW3b6zDdJEYLoXln4TCXzmD-eGTTRgp7wYsE55s4PKiC81fn4gCAK2M-p49JDkwZbrwDGk/s1600/IMG_1914.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbYr0yebzMorfkFJ-4g7ty7YW0hP_WFEBgBirPvEFG1SKwVNZaZfbwqClVJewRVIfuGVgynYW3b6zDdJEYLoXln4TCXzmD-eGTTRgp7wYsE55s4PKiC81fn4gCAK2M-p49JDkwZbrwDGk/s320/IMG_1914.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5516219422125123458" /></a><br />The birthday girl making her bracelet<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinCjtYpvskdtcUV0k-9cU86OP8vN705dCb6NCA7r9HfquLA_EUdZfbaYrw-Nd1kDaJFOcMEYRUwGDRLq7Q501XJ83-Pc8JbDbCB3SrYMAy_rxOrrSmzqKdSvC1zo-NPbLdJglG8GGcZkk/s1600/IMG_0520.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinCjtYpvskdtcUV0k-9cU86OP8vN705dCb6NCA7r9HfquLA_EUdZfbaYrw-Nd1kDaJFOcMEYRUwGDRLq7Q501XJ83-Pc8JbDbCB3SrYMAy_rxOrrSmzqKdSvC1zo-NPbLdJglG8GGcZkk/s320/IMG_0520.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5516219414693969922" /></a><br />Happy Birthday!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTj1XoBivHNKOUCswGBD3CpGkZOXRK5svR8FNWWbz0EJMY92z_oHE090TgwDcllQLyxtXopvoCjMZ-YUi2UgFne2A0JRHD62KdXKMxuOwv9uGAJs67UbQEMvxD872OurOt9PGWwVOSt6E/s1600/IMG_0560.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTj1XoBivHNKOUCswGBD3CpGkZOXRK5svR8FNWWbz0EJMY92z_oHE090TgwDcllQLyxtXopvoCjMZ-YUi2UgFne2A0JRHD62KdXKMxuOwv9uGAJs67UbQEMvxD872OurOt9PGWwVOSt6E/s320/IMG_0560.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5516218758281306786" /></a><br />Make a wish...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4CG43_D2oR0xtNomVlu3QLVhGEuwu4-3RVGpUNmqhveCPWhy4cDuWcfgO4zBIdlTlIxV8urHuA_eca_6mG-KK8x9tp19CgQvReRwAY5xJkU-3nACfcUKPAKjxSHHDGA016WIWEny3YKc/s1600/IMG_1926.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4CG43_D2oR0xtNomVlu3QLVhGEuwu4-3RVGpUNmqhveCPWhy4cDuWcfgO4zBIdlTlIxV8urHuA_eca_6mG-KK8x9tp19CgQvReRwAY5xJkU-3nACfcUKPAKjxSHHDGA016WIWEny3YKc/s320/IMG_1926.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5516218681724292722" /></a><br />Barbie movie (the quietest those girls were all day!)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSZW8e4udCuULEara9wYN1Kik7xPRs7MLfzYov0J1p24F5Y01NlPqTcr7QRkzhjAACWLFzHVhJyJxCUTpTPh0Lq5FVNqauM5FMa_mY83emgQpyI08hiWzZffd1b9WPh-00zU1ppiTiLeI/s1600/IMG_1478.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSZW8e4udCuULEara9wYN1Kik7xPRs7MLfzYov0J1p24F5Y01NlPqTcr7QRkzhjAACWLFzHVhJyJxCUTpTPh0Lq5FVNqauM5FMa_mY83emgQpyI08hiWzZffd1b9WPh-00zU1ppiTiLeI/s320/IMG_1478.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5516218633931226194" /></a><br />Her new Barbie Escalade from Granna & Grandad<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM5xFgVpTnh9BxRZL8Bn0tGTxgVk6sDBWMvlTc5IqRZ-1gm5F41vee5o2yuQK4mW1NvvqYiceATj3C_C7YZHphuutCPZr_bEfVEHB0APqH0CYQ38LsVGBZuTa1-7_QNX8rgRzG7jAXf7g/s1600/IMG_1486.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM5xFgVpTnh9BxRZL8Bn0tGTxgVk6sDBWMvlTc5IqRZ-1gm5F41vee5o2yuQK4mW1NvvqYiceATj3C_C7YZHphuutCPZr_bEfVEHB0APqH0CYQ38LsVGBZuTa1-7_QNX8rgRzG7jAXf7g/s320/IMG_1486.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5516218632520823506" /></a><br />Even Kate got to ride!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvQSXWz026XHqk2U6uii-AmWKq34pHaTiL9yCS4IkMyqCid5C6-TDm5pNJu7bL31qaApadOIRZPRIRNWMdgLg5ymnSixw4t6Xo-3u9FY3Y5oQt6BRPImLKVF1EOQ21SEYw2hkxch8yGyk/s1600/IMG_1494-Edit.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvQSXWz026XHqk2U6uii-AmWKq34pHaTiL9yCS4IkMyqCid5C6-TDm5pNJu7bL31qaApadOIRZPRIRNWMdgLg5ymnSixw4t6Xo-3u9FY3Y5oQt6BRPImLKVF1EOQ21SEYw2hkxch8yGyk/s320/IMG_1494-Edit.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5516218606844301666" /></a>Jillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11976173938303844083noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7701483140062681330.post-84343430377670049472010-09-09T21:23:00.003-05:002010-09-09T21:34:20.470-05:00Happy 4th Birthday Claire!Happy Birthday Claire! My baby is officially 4 today... although she's been telling everyone that she's "almost 4" for a while now when people ask how old she is. The first thing that she said this morning when her eyes popped open was "am I four now?" She had a great day at school today, a quick trip to the dentist, and then a birthday dinner at Rudy's BBQ (one of her faves). When Grandad got there tonight she asked "where is the birthday cake?" When he responded with "what cake?", she said "Grandad, I had a birthday cake at my dinner at Rudy's when I turned 3... remember?" That child doesn't forget a thing! And today was only the beginning of her birthday celebration. Tomorrow we're having cookies to celebrate with her friends at school (since she had a dentist appointment during snack time today) and then Saturday is the big fairy party! More to come...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzB15PS1PLpPP1CaadwKi7ZFIeUdjczpe4DVo3gOSwUlXGX1IAzGZYmKTbLRBDYpgcoiWJBERqhskE8u0XqsQfOYqvxrwsj9zXrUKO9YvUCtqd3zKXBSO1IGYv-5rNQc1O3BF697CiVqo/s1600/IMG_1390.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzB15PS1PLpPP1CaadwKi7ZFIeUdjczpe4DVo3gOSwUlXGX1IAzGZYmKTbLRBDYpgcoiWJBERqhskE8u0XqsQfOYqvxrwsj9zXrUKO9YvUCtqd3zKXBSO1IGYv-5rNQc1O3BF697CiVqo/s320/IMG_1390.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5515106561316008802" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaa0SleYnyNi5OwwwFiK983EQU6K2pW0K8GvTZ4qf76ST5It8R3d7zem2J0FPonCCkG4MFPX49k95QwSddtqCmOjz6cH2b6sgZfVZ-UsQsQR3R_3NV8bXq7iWHcCtegE9OYblvforlVFk/s1600/IMG_1392.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaa0SleYnyNi5OwwwFiK983EQU6K2pW0K8GvTZ4qf76ST5It8R3d7zem2J0FPonCCkG4MFPX49k95QwSddtqCmOjz6cH2b6sgZfVZ-UsQsQR3R_3NV8bXq7iWHcCtegE9OYblvforlVFk/s320/IMG_1392.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5515106555831642514" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsNw3gykD1QT3MUqfcRY3pbAIX6-VGlvmxtnfQYFdRHuiOmbHaSfG0mY_AL5NTEzK1Vb1QpG7BotaUcIfYcHCShgUWrFgSLuopzss0yZ8lXjBZiFfaYZHtFcxngwXYd7o2moXXjaT5ifs/s1600/IMG_1393.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsNw3gykD1QT3MUqfcRY3pbAIX6-VGlvmxtnfQYFdRHuiOmbHaSfG0mY_AL5NTEzK1Vb1QpG7BotaUcIfYcHCShgUWrFgSLuopzss0yZ8lXjBZiFfaYZHtFcxngwXYd7o2moXXjaT5ifs/s320/IMG_1393.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5515106543764646530" /></a>Jillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11976173938303844083noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7701483140062681330.post-42045331855344086552010-09-04T22:34:00.007-05:002010-09-04T22:55:40.235-05:00Party Prep!We're in the final countdown to Claire's 4th birthday and her fairy party! I don't know who's more excited about it all this year... I'm loving the theme and we've both really gotten into it. All this party planning has given me and Claire a lot of "projects" to do together. Makes for great girl-time and I wouldn't trade those moments for the world! Tonight we made meringue cookies. They're the "forgotten" kind (leave them in the oven all night), so I'm not sure how they taste but they sure look cute. And if Claire licking the bowl clean is any indication, then they ought to be great! <br /><br />Sneak peek!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipJF9N8NMKOQvBnGIZKFJ1hMOI7g1D8jfhvc4dxYervArrK8RzhxdEcEhZHZm3vJWa2mtOtK3vrezeVrII4WwdTnYwgaqLHV3gSvQJ8r2j582e3lR6kynq_Hct6vkIGxVvhCiF6ldWAVo/s1600/IMG_1380.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipJF9N8NMKOQvBnGIZKFJ1hMOI7g1D8jfhvc4dxYervArrK8RzhxdEcEhZHZm3vJWa2mtOtK3vrezeVrII4WwdTnYwgaqLHV3gSvQJ8r2j582e3lR6kynq_Hct6vkIGxVvhCiF6ldWAVo/s320/IMG_1380.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5513271701459754930" /></a><br />The girls' craft bags are ready to go! <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3EUwrgWAQKAS8xFkkoUTKeaOEU2aAv2BUSYLEtyWMXW0e1oSHmZa9U3dm7Z_xXDqXPdd2YK7g9Z8gL-BwQekRHKMVYJzwbTMyibAf4c8iQcsEPqgWpZZCWkMzaGjEMFSTDVogC_knFrM/s1600/IMG_1375.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3EUwrgWAQKAS8xFkkoUTKeaOEU2aAv2BUSYLEtyWMXW0e1oSHmZa9U3dm7Z_xXDqXPdd2YK7g9Z8gL-BwQekRHKMVYJzwbTMyibAf4c8iQcsEPqgWpZZCWkMzaGjEMFSTDVogC_knFrM/s320/IMG_1375.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5513272130896361682" /></a><br /><br />And no post is complete with a pic of the girls. Here's one I snapped of my dancing queens!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9Thcf3JN_etN25DGLduoIyjAPyHWJvxczcYtD5YLG41AWp_S9T7YEhIIh_8zIko0GCFVFs1KywvbVRfoI5IJJc7_OXeRLhu6-PZnjCulIDHdc74bf7FfhwxXKYWqP_J_0f_kYp5h5hS4/s1600/IMG_1365.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9Thcf3JN_etN25DGLduoIyjAPyHWJvxczcYtD5YLG41AWp_S9T7YEhIIh_8zIko0GCFVFs1KywvbVRfoI5IJJc7_OXeRLhu6-PZnjCulIDHdc74bf7FfhwxXKYWqP_J_0f_kYp5h5hS4/s320/IMG_1365.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5513272718536210578" /></a>Jillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11976173938303844083noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7701483140062681330.post-23350973743789596812010-08-23T21:21:00.005-05:002010-08-23T21:46:45.410-05:00Claire's First Day of Pre-KToday was Claire's first day of Pre-K. Although she only moved down the hall, it was a huge step in her little world and she was SO excited. She is now in PPK (as she calls it) or Private Pre-Kindergarten. She has to wear uniforms to school which makes it extra special. She is officially a big girl and I couldn't be a more proud mom! I know she's going to have a super year!<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQKxcfIIMlENxyU7SF7tnOpcX_ts4_KHuohZ8GHzZQLTzLWFGls-YRnizBfTHECwz7Hy5-mldxwXIoeujMj-1UxlyxYYhDuDrNbhSfefklRQPRuNZGli1MlArgSqwH659DgTuYh8PHmgM/s1600/IMG_1355.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQKxcfIIMlENxyU7SF7tnOpcX_ts4_KHuohZ8GHzZQLTzLWFGls-YRnizBfTHECwz7Hy5-mldxwXIoeujMj-1UxlyxYYhDuDrNbhSfefklRQPRuNZGli1MlArgSqwH659DgTuYh8PHmgM/s320/IMG_1355.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5508800959726458962" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh43bAgQHvmliq4vQH0fQJ15x0pHVjt9zw-ucrZd4-MNVDBbkwDdZ2oUSfS2YSepZikfp9YDsc_n8PErBNaLU-Qsgll1bO35swQ5Ofoh7MQyUm7usAgGNGOFeCvkkRWkS2Zd5LFE3YYL7U/s1600/IMG_1353.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh43bAgQHvmliq4vQH0fQJ15x0pHVjt9zw-ucrZd4-MNVDBbkwDdZ2oUSfS2YSepZikfp9YDsc_n8PErBNaLU-Qsgll1bO35swQ5Ofoh7MQyUm7usAgGNGOFeCvkkRWkS2Zd5LFE3YYL7U/s320/IMG_1353.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5508800656243493890" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX73ye_qJ_tXAiONObzLVQcwXjkWY_zD5tvDvh9y7NfAcsqX3Zs7I5TuPT22BIoyhqI-CP_qpduusBmDAO7FiDyo6STL6bRIXDCgwKw53tTBRqUq0JBWUL-NiBQwvKjT4sevxHIHUmkIY/s1600/IMG_1355.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ND3ba9wdVKM/THMwri2p1pI/AAAAAAAAAZs/v5zfqzrKdkQ<br />/s320/IMG_1355.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5508800293852796562" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrEfp926AI6wB2KpGVtdQUH-4t2nueqS5FOWZuEIwgIDdXN7w5vTeiwt7GOFMdlM7AG4ZH4RRV8t9gdLJZhfWNU7ZHpdKdK7USY9Qw8RC0ctgcnEBUIHFiriHLVWZ1triZ0dWz6HvU9Ek/s1600/IMG_1360.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrEfp926AI6wB2KpGVtdQUH-4t2nueqS5FOWZuEIwgIDdXN7w5vTeiwt7GOFMdlM7AG4ZH4RRV8t9gdLJZhfWNU7ZHpdKdK7USY9Qw8RC0ctgcnEBUIHFiriHLVWZ1triZ0dWz6HvU9Ek/s320/IMG_1360.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5508800286395089042" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQPYyJbT_9evi_4fS5-Hk4GA7bqf6B2b6P8QDzdHWeyLhQnuXv_T4fb2vJ1SD881Z2t4Uai8ChHFjuz1K3xE6HAq5PG1gun7M0HtmtEAt80l-nMkt28OYlvjHIT6TmLe8nv3TzJY9uRvs/s1600/IMG_1361.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQPYyJbT_9evi_4fS5-Hk4GA7bqf6B2b6P8QDzdHWeyLhQnuXv_T4fb2vJ1SD881Z2t4Uai8ChHFjuz1K3xE6HAq5PG1gun7M0HtmtEAt80l-nMkt28OYlvjHIT6TmLe8nv3TzJY9uRvs/s320/IMG_1361.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5508800279851900786" /></a><br /><br />First day of dance this year... and now she gets to take TAP! She's so excited!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjME2JFprqn8SUUWjggvhl4dRXIXfvL5mQfqha5xHUSTtfbPIuhVZjzcveIr-vFbZQd3zsIKzKQGmj-hwr3XT8tPKJ0bZ8zSjsUwygy8DyRzUjUBNY9vZct6EbnJ1Sj9DIWvpbFjCYAGCQ/s1600/IMG_1350.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjME2JFprqn8SUUWjggvhl4dRXIXfvL5mQfqha5xHUSTtfbPIuhVZjzcveIr-vFbZQd3zsIKzKQGmj-hwr3XT8tPKJ0bZ8zSjsUwygy8DyRzUjUBNY9vZct6EbnJ1Sj9DIWvpbFjCYAGCQ/s320/IMG_1350.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5508800269049795650" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRxo_3x0YKPM-AGUQam2wZNSpnJQuK_3tb65iU7cN8uVfXu9OTggaTL0zuVImIHFjvsuHhQUOsbAJvsO3-WgnNHagVQIt23zu4lnDZJx668LX8jCn_jw3pDiO6SHSViQBn2zud6twADto/s1600/IMG_1348.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRxo_3x0YKPM-AGUQam2wZNSpnJQuK_3tb65iU7cN8uVfXu9OTggaTL0zuVImIHFjvsuHhQUOsbAJvsO3-WgnNHagVQIt23zu4lnDZJx668LX8jCn_jw3pDiO6SHSViQBn2zud6twADto/s320/IMG_1348.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5508800260636714194" /></a>Jillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11976173938303844083noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7701483140062681330.post-26269070360708620462010-08-23T20:54:00.003-05:002010-08-23T21:21:23.821-05:00End of Summer FunJust a quick post to share a few pics from our trip to the Hyatt Lost Pines resort. It was the perfect place for our family "mini-vacation" and there was plenty to keep the girls busy... riding the waterslide and floating the lazy river, face painting, making s'mores, late night movies on the lawn. And all of us big kids had a pretty great time too! Will definitely be going back!<br /><br />The Scillians at Lost Pines<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyo6r3i0jSx6yjsK-X0k7mWTX_uZNVhyLHA-1bdbA4bKguvEPsFo9ZiymtECYpZbAJWfSrlBZePX9x0R0kocFKdOC9qaW8t1eqvW56H2-P06fRiH0ClTVZRz2qjwEBtsmsBtFcGbA9SQo/s1600/IMG_1332.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyo6r3i0jSx6yjsK-X0k7mWTX_uZNVhyLHA-1bdbA4bKguvEPsFo9ZiymtECYpZbAJWfSrlBZePX9x0R0kocFKdOC9qaW8t1eqvW56H2-P06fRiH0ClTVZRz2qjwEBtsmsBtFcGbA9SQo/s320/IMG_1332.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5508791068079609522" /></a><br />On the porch with Granna & Grandad<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijCTJJw8UmJsF5LRnil2o4LCqSXjHQnRwwtmygsgNThQ__n3qKgwnrsVsts4t7GsUrHJX59W1i-uX1W05LHS4TeE9ZH6x2at7WoGstvjG0gUT0AxKBLPnuWt_AEV0Iw8kmySSxiWvIXLA/s1600/IMG_1315.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijCTJJw8UmJsF5LRnil2o4LCqSXjHQnRwwtmygsgNThQ__n3qKgwnrsVsts4t7GsUrHJX59W1i-uX1W05LHS4TeE9ZH6x2at7WoGstvjG0gUT0AxKBLPnuWt_AEV0Iw8kmySSxiWvIXLA/s320/IMG_1315.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5508791058531974162" /></a><br />They even had a chocolate fountain at dinner!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq3KZcfT0b9pjqU_ktmS4xHCmHQGoUQvk6IeOOZE6IcsXnNOQIbnTRUIUrmIwxxmG4D-rli6v4ODrtwgcC6Tx2xnbgQt-z5f7Olg9hDvrrr3ysn1OKzbhYGd61CPIdYRDMSHNge0uL7PI/s1600/IMG_1305.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq3KZcfT0b9pjqU_ktmS4xHCmHQGoUQvk6IeOOZE6IcsXnNOQIbnTRUIUrmIwxxmG4D-rli6v4ODrtwgcC6Tx2xnbgQt-z5f7Olg9hDvrrr3ysn1OKzbhYGd61CPIdYRDMSHNge0uL7PI/s320/IMG_1305.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5508791048613933618" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIXpeUAWshzv1nOH8zmvA-Z1mraLMMQNc7QS1vKQnCnm50ODGIJw-ZS3z2eO88V8A-wfABgPz7qIApjF5gdf6eF4lXRe9puELFiEX4MK-NsMrDwKdh0vmfEdcKWBza7272pv2C2OUKDIg/s1600/IMG_1299.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIXpeUAWshzv1nOH8zmvA-Z1mraLMMQNc7QS1vKQnCnm50ODGIJw-ZS3z2eO88V8A-wfABgPz7qIApjF5gdf6eF4lXRe9puELFiEX4MK-NsMrDwKdh0vmfEdcKWBza7272pv2C2OUKDIg/s320/IMG_1299.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5508791041178165170" /></a><br /><br />And back at home... caught one of the sweetest moments ever! I love this picture!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6USW-UZgwgt94XEhXm3Y9CZOyF3G08GEiNYq8yxIPT32Dlujv1FyZwUZkXHW8Ee7a93xeEWiWonrO-H14iAOhFgwyyEfIeIQso3wK01pH0HMZKhUlFBXyHQPARP9omy9tn-pi35b6XeM/s1600/IMG_1288.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6USW-UZgwgt94XEhXm3Y9CZOyF3G08GEiNYq8yxIPT32Dlujv1FyZwUZkXHW8Ee7a93xeEWiWonrO-H14iAOhFgwyyEfIeIQso3wK01pH0HMZKhUlFBXyHQPARP9omy9tn-pi35b6XeM/s320/IMG_1288.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5508791033045073010" /></a>Jillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11976173938303844083noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7701483140062681330.post-40294781000705694422010-07-23T22:19:00.006-05:002010-07-23T22:58:46.883-05:00Where Has The Summer Gone?I'm a confident woman... I can be honest with myself. I am the world's WORST blogger! In this age of social media, I enjoy having the ability to keep up with friends and family (and maybe even a few complete strangers, I admit) just by logging on to my computer. The problem is that I can't keep up! I can't keep up with reading all that interests me and I sure can't keep up with posting about my own life. My intentions are good, but once I get behind it's tough to catch up. So here I go again!<br /><br />We're already heading into the last week of July and it seems like we were just getting ready to celebrate Kate's first birthday and kicking off the summer. We've definitely managed to stay busy and the girls have had a great time this summer. After the birthday party and Claire's first dance recital, we started right into swim lessons and gymnastics, vacation bible school, plenty of parties on the weekends, and trying to get as much pool time as possible. And there's plenty more planned for the remainder of the summer... weekend mini-vacation to Lost Pines, girls' weekend in Vegas (just for me!), and Claire's birthday will be here before we know it! <br /><br />I'd sure hate to over-promise and under-deliver, but my "mid year" resolution is to do a MUCH better job at keeping up my end of the deal in the on-line world. Wish me luck! In the meantime, here are a few pics of the girls from this summer...<br /><br />The Birthday Girl<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNBDcGJhtTJBBG7pZNuYC8O0_bt7DdUTGrq994O85yY9nhd9htxYIGSyIilqqpqJfYyZ13vtsRzjwol6cxFuEBfuCNYqlO7uyRCMVo_ZCGDbkZheI_5nrr802u-HQpNMhwE76JfsVP7RM/s1600/Kate+2+Original-29.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNBDcGJhtTJBBG7pZNuYC8O0_bt7DdUTGrq994O85yY9nhd9htxYIGSyIilqqpqJfYyZ13vtsRzjwol6cxFuEBfuCNYqlO7uyRCMVo_ZCGDbkZheI_5nrr802u-HQpNMhwE76JfsVP7RM/s320/Kate+2+Original-29.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497315609913299266" /></a><br />Little doll!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioK4sTCWNTsHRWXWmegx7S-yi8endAkIT1V1XVp5ln9mW8dllg4DoG9-C7v-h5p6OdfhZs41_xtUA5SSjXSeLgxhz6T-eyVfy0i1hEt8qg2ZBtG950PFOuGAvnjsfwcm6ThsRJZXQ5LL0/s1600/Kate+2+Original-24.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioK4sTCWNTsHRWXWmegx7S-yi8endAkIT1V1XVp5ln9mW8dllg4DoG9-C7v-h5p6OdfhZs41_xtUA5SSjXSeLgxhz6T-eyVfy0i1hEt8qg2ZBtG950PFOuGAvnjsfwcm6ThsRJZXQ5LL0/s320/Kate+2+Original-24.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497316176422364754" /></a><br />Every girls needs at least one costume change on her birthday!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjswcJQnaZJ03A28ynLU8zj1H08qAZsUjCHYL6xjPQc1oE2lIk0ni-YCqosozTWNyi-oz6o91kP8qxZop6SM5b8oWWT5Lkp6hbsqkdD3NH0HaxLjAG8hNtADZuGWwMBQy6FJwZ1-OufTTE/s1600/Kate+2+Original-50.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjswcJQnaZJ03A28ynLU8zj1H08qAZsUjCHYL6xjPQc1oE2lIk0ni-YCqosozTWNyi-oz6o91kP8qxZop6SM5b8oWWT5Lkp6hbsqkdD3NH0HaxLjAG8hNtADZuGWwMBQy6FJwZ1-OufTTE/s320/Kate+2+Original-50.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497315617946719650" /></a><br />Claire's first dance recital<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqL0l01u9LL8LDyPYwY-B1XyfravQLsN-sUj1jm_dBT1dvd8kZQI7L41xB1KTQBf1suZbhIA932hAvSUeLytSviN8amgAOVJOh7bPzGaagtVd2JC4yEaAgHabfJCNYvK2tGxhyrMfkHGk/s1600/Kate+2+Original-2.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqL0l01u9LL8LDyPYwY-B1XyfravQLsN-sUj1jm_dBT1dvd8kZQI7L41xB1KTQBf1suZbhIA932hAvSUeLytSviN8amgAOVJOh7bPzGaagtVd2JC4yEaAgHabfJCNYvK2tGxhyrMfkHGk/s320/Kate+2+Original-2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497314984135017586" /></a><br />Easter Parade (her dance)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgskWaiBtcQTfSW9rIuzWvKL0tVT-4Ge7kTQAcDkiYwwznr3m3uVw8zl4KQph7WQrncYait19Hxn5qEqR7nmwo7Zqd9I0B6aYMfY3gNPMZ7v5Xjuc-H6EnmqcQEdUEZzGgL85ogHQHgNvY/s1600/Kate+2+Original-3.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgskWaiBtcQTfSW9rIuzWvKL0tVT-4Ge7kTQAcDkiYwwznr3m3uVw8zl4KQph7WQrncYait19Hxn5qEqR7nmwo7Zqd9I0B6aYMfY3gNPMZ7v5Xjuc-H6EnmqcQEdUEZzGgL85ogHQHgNvY/s320/Kate+2+Original-3.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497314981251085154" /></a><br />Kate on her actual birthday<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUghkB0Muv1IzJxn4GVcvXAFrn7CFuqHrbB8HW3rk1pZyjMvvXUHR3VXultvpFPdYCLXS6cGPZ_iaJNc3s_hFPYyQROSS-7gMJ93-3rMo0Psap8Sw5QVw04OHn2OnSsqOD8QAbMEjX47U/s1600/IMG_1154.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUghkB0Muv1IzJxn4GVcvXAFrn7CFuqHrbB8HW3rk1pZyjMvvXUHR3VXultvpFPdYCLXS6cGPZ_iaJNc3s_hFPYyQROSS-7gMJ93-3rMo0Psap8Sw5QVw04OHn2OnSsqOD8QAbMEjX47U/s320/IMG_1154.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497314966787143954" /></a><br />All about the bikini!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi92NP0YII0wmVhFXK10GoMpiSKH4aokbVE0563yy-FiTj_U7mHzk375Dk4sdvgLc4PjPYa4Z_-A2jiHRqQ-JtAX8B04Ce6D0BsNSMewmNqN_L9bWHX0ZDGB4-3g8Kr02kuF4qX4NIQQXM/s1600/IMG_1184.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi92NP0YII0wmVhFXK10GoMpiSKH4aokbVE0563yy-FiTj_U7mHzk375Dk4sdvgLc4PjPYa4Z_-A2jiHRqQ-JtAX8B04Ce6D0BsNSMewmNqN_L9bWHX0ZDGB4-3g8Kr02kuF4qX4NIQQXM/s320/IMG_1184.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497314962638811218" /></a><br />Ready for the pool on the 4th!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJz61_gr6cI3NDb7MTKy6Pewbh95GVGMVDoUxu5mEz3jC1fY5KDnXzFKeR20xLR80zT-FbVVYtmOMtQtK6YSb2P62hJIvwnzv6INOUDonZcENfBlHviN7atnjv1x8-D1Bs6zcdr6yOEiY/s1600/IMG_1226.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJz61_gr6cI3NDb7MTKy6Pewbh95GVGMVDoUxu5mEz3jC1fY5KDnXzFKeR20xLR80zT-FbVVYtmOMtQtK6YSb2P62hJIvwnzv6INOUDonZcENfBlHviN7atnjv1x8-D1Bs6zcdr6yOEiY/s320/IMG_1226.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497314959413901522" /></a>Jillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11976173938303844083noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7701483140062681330.post-85225233670004908912010-05-09T21:55:00.006-05:002010-05-09T22:39:47.388-05:00Happy Mother's DayA very Happy Mother's Day to my amazing Mom, my sweet Mother-in-law, my great mommy friends, and all of the other mothers who inspire me every day! <br /><br />We've been getting outside and enjoying the springtime weather lately and that has meant a few weekend road trips. A couple weeks ago, we made our annual trek over to Round Top to see the bluebonnets and eat at Royer's. It was a little late in the season to see many big patches of bluebonnets, but we were able to get a couple good pictures and eat our piece of pie (gotta love Royer's!). This weekend, the girls and I went with Granna and Grandad to the Bayou Wildlife Park. I have to say that I didn't quite know what to expect (I've lived in Houston all my life and had never heard of it before), but we all had a great time! Kate wasn't so sure about it all at first, but she warmed up to the animals after the initial shock of a big elk peering into her car window. Claire was her usual daring self (except around the ostriches with their big eyes) and was feeding llamas and riding horses before it was all over! When Kate gets a little bigger, we'll definitely have to go back.<br /><br />I'm officially into birthday party planning mode... my baby will be 1 in less than a month! I have to admit that I'm a little obsessed with it right now. I think it's something about having a party at home. Every detail is important! It will be a big weekend with both Kate's party and Claire's first dance recital. I'd expect a few pictures to be taken over those two days! :)<br /><br />Here are some pics from the past few weeks...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJNd_wwUREWH-XRAEb5xLk1xgBUSiQPVeWzsgrGjX_uxAglTXB1GuhyphenhyphenjZed0VLcVzcWlc05YaHPABNLOS3yDl-w8xC9D-phnVeAKKQxxaqdRS_lcx77ku-gfhbd3Y4c9-rqRDgPvqSfyM/s1600/IMG_0801.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJNd_wwUREWH-XRAEb5xLk1xgBUSiQPVeWzsgrGjX_uxAglTXB1GuhyphenhyphenjZed0VLcVzcWlc05YaHPABNLOS3yDl-w8xC9D-phnVeAKKQxxaqdRS_lcx77ku-gfhbd3Y4c9-rqRDgPvqSfyM/s320/IMG_0801.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5469477434951841426" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjubei12Zn6daj1Eruzjk-HY7eVFpRw-033YkDLqJvGxb5Bah8GyWasmikFCDbtAU-dexQ35TmrO4vrKQWv5vGMn5oGBHfj1Gc0o8zsA_mvnJLmhHh6svDz4UmJedHgEonpwoYNxZcpP2Y/s1600/IMG_0805.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; 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I know there are a few of you who will probably open this up only expecting to see... "Life as we know it." I know you'll be surprised (probably shocked) to see that I've finally posted some new pictures!!<br /><br />I've been in Fairfax, VA (near D.C.) since last Thursday and Tommy and the girls have been holding the fort down at home. I'm here essentially by myself so, besides a lot of time in the office, I have no excuses not to get my blog updated while I'm here. And the great news is that I found out I'm coming home tomorrow (I was supposed to be here all week) and my "me time" is about to be over, so I better get after it. And what else is there to do when you're sitting in a hotel lounge surrounded by a bunch of middle-aged men in shirt and ties watching ESPN... why look at pictures of your kids, of course! As much as I hate to admit it, this little trip has been almost refreshing... although I have missed the girls terribly. I'm embarrassed to admit how long it's been since I've ready a real book (other than an pregnancy book or parenting magazine) and I'm proud to say that I'm well on my way to finishing one! It's been almost 4 years since I've spent more than a few hours by myself, so it's probably good for me. And thank goodness for iChat (like Skype)... Claire and I have been able to see each other and talk almost every night. I just hope that Kate remembers who I am and is excited to see her Mommy too! <br /><br />So, enough about me and my travels... on to the pictures!<br /><br />Claire at the Rodeo!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYRg1iJNEY_glDb9OzYnCSybaxumqVUsLhuC6n-4FM6Zln4mYLqlivOK3YdpGJXMfwLk32eejl-3v1DeYeWPdAeFjfEaYDUWqLEtiMIzPJeJn707M_Vp2X4-Gdirn4_KpumxfBj6z574k/s1600/IMG_0570.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYRg1iJNEY_glDb9OzYnCSybaxumqVUsLhuC6n-4FM6Zln4mYLqlivOK3YdpGJXMfwLk32eejl-3v1DeYeWPdAeFjfEaYDUWqLEtiMIzPJeJn707M_Vp2X4-Gdirn4_KpumxfBj6z574k/s320/IMG_0570.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462378630475020466" /></a><br />We were voted "Family of the Month" at the girls' school!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNkLsuZDO02L1ESQkZn5CtQsUTDdajzlkLxlStcbYvoBwjZpUsFYg3Y_b_SMvdEQlRzqv2DtlnjY8PlcIBbKTqOXVxNMwmxFucmg_V5SA0XkGjMn8Aae2nqnm7iWQ3BG1ZzW9qHGqvvxg/s1600/IMG_0653.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNkLsuZDO02L1ESQkZn5CtQsUTDdajzlkLxlStcbYvoBwjZpUsFYg3Y_b_SMvdEQlRzqv2DtlnjY8PlcIBbKTqOXVxNMwmxFucmg_V5SA0XkGjMn8Aae2nqnm7iWQ3BG1ZzW9qHGqvvxg/s320/IMG_0653.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462376930735183202" /></a><br />Kate loves to swing!!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs_baajSXUVt5YdIAkBLDPKWXeUUco7aLD64Gd5Vxcf31hmrW2rS8ilWnEvJqr9DI-5oSRDWxZTi6zf6HvEcnGMD8w6nCoIqz0DgWWYthUqxaw3ZjHTHbEkF9VKqu_q7peqtY53JGU70M/s1600/IMG_0654.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs_baajSXUVt5YdIAkBLDPKWXeUUco7aLD64Gd5Vxcf31hmrW2rS8ilWnEvJqr9DI-5oSRDWxZTi6zf6HvEcnGMD8w6nCoIqz0DgWWYthUqxaw3ZjHTHbEkF9VKqu_q7peqtY53JGU70M/s320/IMG_0654.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462376934113444674" /></a><br />Yes, she still has those cheeks!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWxPlNnSu7z0EjRuNfshCT5VZECf1d-Q6KQuHJTYe1pK61oF26OXwbG81BkUL5Czi7pcd7tJJEj_NmQiLnBJzp7yc5jHX1w3D3ok0phkUQf0fPN07-wj5npeeV9TILz6F26p8jl0hLGoo/s1600/IMG_0668.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWxPlNnSu7z0EjRuNfshCT5VZECf1d-Q6KQuHJTYe1pK61oF26OXwbG81BkUL5Czi7pcd7tJJEj_NmQiLnBJzp7yc5jHX1w3D3ok0phkUQf0fPN07-wj5npeeV9TILz6F26p8jl0hLGoo/s320/IMG_0668.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462379429212623954" /></a><br />Easter egg hunting<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUxj8v_PALTZi448vSxCVf21IHXmKFilv62TfRefm8moiIjcR4joPpLGDOGKl5d0cf-jy96pLSe2YiXnAv7UgyODqyRedXn7vD4GmQ4VdBf_nSlW2o1OGSHvIvPwKQRv9w2zf8aQx40PI/s1600/IMG_0695.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUxj8v_PALTZi448vSxCVf21IHXmKFilv62TfRefm8moiIjcR4joPpLGDOGKl5d0cf-jy96pLSe2YiXnAv7UgyODqyRedXn7vD4GmQ4VdBf_nSlW2o1OGSHvIvPwKQRv9w2zf8aQx40PI/s320/IMG_0695.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462379993720047474" /></a><br />Not a big fan of the Easter Bunny<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEtKh7SWIQfiBwlqdT8Ht0a7PBFkDE3Mw5i89udjtF_6uB3Hh5k4gl3yJpzs9-bTy61RJBDvZmYlUBgV0do20Vy2z3geee_KX_M3oChUgeEu_gte2St7PIZc2LMkKHtXMkfBV1A_Qo0no/s1600/IMG_0694.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEtKh7SWIQfiBwlqdT8Ht0a7PBFkDE3Mw5i89udjtF_6uB3Hh5k4gl3yJpzs9-bTy61RJBDvZmYlUBgV0do20Vy2z3geee_KX_M3oChUgeEu_gte2St7PIZc2LMkKHtXMkfBV1A_Qo0no/s320/IMG_0694.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462380168485035602" /></a><br />Easter Sunday<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjug624eOExKhi9iGpe2YU_nG6dfRKNJWChRb2xzRWmw4xsDpqZiaIuUggEsziIMykItzksD0yVkK0ZEeDM2RW-Zhw7WuPnDuS4xk3ivIHtKxrMcwmUm1IE-2pWQHuVQOzFr5yZMTN7mz8/s1600/IMG_0705.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjug624eOExKhi9iGpe2YU_nG6dfRKNJWChRb2xzRWmw4xsDpqZiaIuUggEsziIMykItzksD0yVkK0ZEeDM2RW-Zhw7WuPnDuS4xk3ivIHtKxrMcwmUm1IE-2pWQHuVQOzFr5yZMTN7mz8/s320/IMG_0705.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462380424170149778" /></a>Jillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11976173938303844083noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7701483140062681330.post-32009298326640530542010-02-23T15:31:00.003-06:002010-02-23T15:46:33.873-06:00Life as we know it...will never be the same. I now have TWO girls who are on the move... Kate started crawling last night! She just looks at us with that "look what I can do now" grin on her face. And to prove it, she completely skipped her first nap today (other than a couple minutes in the car) because she was too busy sitting up in her crib, pulling up on her knees, and trying to look over the side... more new tricks. Looks like time to drop the crib mattress!<br /><br />Here are a couple pics of Kate in action!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibDm_SE5yWdjiFpzKTf8NlJR3UvcygEIz4fwswTayqneboo0224rOE9IdQRXf7us-CejhZeYSyZnjcTP3Bra7kLF6A4O_Z4NEu6E5X2od7et28eWXikmSQg429TfOaNGBXvTMuUytDEQ8/s1600-h/IMG_0516.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibDm_SE5yWdjiFpzKTf8NlJR3UvcygEIz4fwswTayqneboo0224rOE9IdQRXf7us-CejhZeYSyZnjcTP3Bra7kLF6A4O_Z4NEu6E5X2od7et28eWXikmSQg429TfOaNGBXvTMuUytDEQ8/s320/IMG_0516.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5441557505342704082" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6gQaXOC8j6-KkLAMtahld9wJPhhzKV_swk1mmWEDFZqbfBNJClsMmaDWwdOoqeoX6LSdK_x3Jjp6sJOfEwkWdgkmCBbCjtnqnqQANEpcyWYD_A_lsi_gRKUHvRaiaD2R08Sed3e2S1RM/s1600-h/IMG_0523.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6gQaXOC8j6-KkLAMtahld9wJPhhzKV_swk1mmWEDFZqbfBNJClsMmaDWwdOoqeoX6LSdK_x3Jjp6sJOfEwkWdgkmCBbCjtnqnqQANEpcyWYD_A_lsi_gRKUHvRaiaD2R08Sed3e2S1RM/s320/IMG_0523.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5441557501654322722" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYi0786dDkubynRmZbVLwreqqlRULQrifEgB0pzHhLjfAiedIq8CO73QX-yo8Df6t7BpoQw3_rvUE5Llo2UD9AE_dj6VG0MC3Kt7qAVF9pOK8mv4Ysup6RZHiMbIdPQOCTd-jXeJbd5qk/s1600-h/IMG_0518.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYi0786dDkubynRmZbVLwreqqlRULQrifEgB0pzHhLjfAiedIq8CO73QX-yo8Df6t7BpoQw3_rvUE5Llo2UD9AE_dj6VG0MC3Kt7qAVF9pOK8mv4Ysup6RZHiMbIdPQOCTd-jXeJbd5qk/s320/IMG_0518.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5441557493737134898" /></a><br /><br />And have to include one of big sister too -- Actually two fancy girls... Claire & Emily<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfCLqI3yQvIUBWRIuEBhLNMjlOtO4ZtXRe0TZvCoJCAiI7FOnLaAh9IDiWdjfbegj-v1vBGeWWJbjO5EX3KB3lTqR0vfQECkKMCaDfzFNbaeWQiGPiEVhJhs4PHHmiJOkQ6fdga8_ggA0/s1600-h/IMG_0511.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfCLqI3yQvIUBWRIuEBhLNMjlOtO4ZtXRe0TZvCoJCAiI7FOnLaAh9IDiWdjfbegj-v1vBGeWWJbjO5EX3KB3lTqR0vfQECkKMCaDfzFNbaeWQiGPiEVhJhs4PHHmiJOkQ6fdga8_ggA0/s320/IMG_0511.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5441557486510371378" /></a>Jillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11976173938303844083noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7701483140062681330.post-37265138261622646942010-02-17T21:44:00.003-06:002010-02-17T22:16:07.663-06:00February Fun!Thought I'd share a few pics of my two little Valentines! They are both having a great month and we're all gearing up for some exciting new changes around the corner. Claire is about to move up to the Preschool II class at school... which is a very big deal if you ask her! She'll be back in the class with her Father, Grandmother, and (most importantly) her Brother, so her "play family" will be back together again. Her big thing at school these days is to play "family" with all of her friends and the roles seem to be pretty well defined. Although lately since most of her friends moved up to the Preschool II class last month (she's the youngest out of her buddies at school), Claire has recently deemed herself to be the "Mother" and has chosen two of the new kids in the class to be her "little babies." You know you're ready to move up to the next class when you're calling the kids in class your "little babies." :)<br /><br />Another big (or maybe HUGE) change around the corner is my return to work on March 1. Returning to work always comes with mixed emotions, but I think we're all prepared and just about ready. My plan is to work 4 "shorter" days a week... getting home in time to pick the girls up when they wake up from their naps each day. The change will be no big deal for Claire at all, but will probably be an adjustment for Kate. I think she'll do just fine though and I feel SO much better knowing that she will have a great teacher... the same one that Claire when she was that age and we loved her!<br /><br />Claire at her Valentine's party at school<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUJ66B_NIdwCzXJXrEogGKluvAQibSoumYilS2DMQORwDCaM8sroUuf2ZuwqvN3CsBNbunK2q-ug2_k8NLElrDn66asnPC9jfTeZA9dxmKT2rQDHuf539Gqsf_TbFl0L1Dea6q1-flQ3M/s1600-h/IMG_0483.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUJ66B_NIdwCzXJXrEogGKluvAQibSoumYilS2DMQORwDCaM8sroUuf2ZuwqvN3CsBNbunK2q-ug2_k8NLElrDn66asnPC9jfTeZA9dxmKT2rQDHuf539Gqsf_TbFl0L1Dea6q1-flQ3M/s320/IMG_0483.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5439431166666327842" /></a><br />Claire and her friend Sydney... glad Claire chose the white cupcake instead of pink!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOm4Nj2DpUwmXGjk63r5uc8LfqV-kHQbLf4BFXo4pwg0AWVzfsHFNBiEPJCUWg79U88osQmGB05EpdaCzSM0AexKcAzoPmnhIHfBRi5VSLqTWfuUJ1fbtX1bGKxRfr3T8MzLcdCN993xg/s1600-h/IMG_0486.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOm4Nj2DpUwmXGjk63r5uc8LfqV-kHQbLf4BFXo4pwg0AWVzfsHFNBiEPJCUWg79U88osQmGB05EpdaCzSM0AexKcAzoPmnhIHfBRi5VSLqTWfuUJ1fbtX1bGKxRfr3T8MzLcdCN993xg/s320/IMG_0486.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5439431159667897170" /></a><br />My Valentines!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFOlvwnSoNIXqFWnP_40rVqx3i7utT742psJlAd8zVU8pUdsQe6qrIcr9hcnXUXstUXiLU4AwcN67GKeEilIwVnUpKncEupChW8yyhm55DUPypjDXQ9kpOYpROrVmZEWZIn4MljwxpaLg/s1600-h/IMG_0487.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFOlvwnSoNIXqFWnP_40rVqx3i7utT742psJlAd8zVU8pUdsQe6qrIcr9hcnXUXstUXiLU4AwcN67GKeEilIwVnUpKncEupChW8yyhm55DUPypjDXQ9kpOYpROrVmZEWZIn4MljwxpaLg/s320/IMG_0487.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5439431159003086162" /></a><br />Claire<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9V740cqk3edYKNP49ad7vhSC53TzmKGtxveRawSmYWx0p34X3Yd_65CYn9Rq_2L0gty4UWKDywUY3D8gbj6UnGBosYBT5HWRbIIHLWrOqrScVQYeChOpdcagSVxKkOXaYGAN5d5QrvJg/s1600-h/IMG_0497.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9V740cqk3edYKNP49ad7vhSC53TzmKGtxveRawSmYWx0p34X3Yd_65CYn9Rq_2L0gty4UWKDywUY3D8gbj6UnGBosYBT5HWRbIIHLWrOqrScVQYeChOpdcagSVxKkOXaYGAN5d5QrvJg/s320/IMG_0497.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5439431154902111282" /></a><br />Kate ready to crawl<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCuORo6Cbgn8GVMgdcWis5Rpr1Mh3QYcAkKee4P6ziRxLYXZvi7CkuYdxEEdFSPeTScd8wpMgX2PQAIgcdRW8pwlHulF205bDUeAIDN0M6PyHCn6mcgKuaIwY_1Zy8cVvTkdOcz7oMyn0/s1600-h/IMG_0502.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCuORo6Cbgn8GVMgdcWis5Rpr1Mh3QYcAkKee4P6ziRxLYXZvi7CkuYdxEEdFSPeTScd8wpMgX2PQAIgcdRW8pwlHulF205bDUeAIDN0M6PyHCn6mcgKuaIwY_1Zy8cVvTkdOcz7oMyn0/s320/IMG_0502.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5439431148938510050" /></a>Jillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11976173938303844083noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7701483140062681330.post-17679851859835122582010-02-02T14:50:00.009-06:002010-02-02T15:31:49.745-06:00A Long Overdue UpdateJanuary was a GREAT month! Lindsey and Greg finally are married and I celebrated the passing of another year... or better yet, the beginning of a brand new one (my 34th)! The wedding was perfect and Claire has been "getting married" almost daily ever since. We all have to walk down the aisle arm in arm, kiss the bride, eat cake, and DANCE. Needless to say, Claire had quite a time at the wedding and it has made quite an impact on her. I can't wait to see the video... I have a feeling she got her fair share of "air time"!<br /><br />Kate is doing great as well and is still the sweetest little baby around! Despite her brief little "mommy phase", she has turned out to have the best disposition and is such a happy baby. She wants so badly to crawl right now (to keep up with sister, I'm sure) and is awfully close. I'm not sure that I'm ready to have 2 girls all over the house yet. I'm not having any more, so I need at least one of them to stay a baby forever!<br /><br />Here are a few of my favorite pictures from the past month... <br /><br />Getting pampered before the wedding (Claire's first pedicure!)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDbeH5lfgwI4mikO53CL7wjMi2zU8x0-xkBkw6d4exPxPPGE3ZoMyKXzSZXSYTBTGFKgkZijiZOueRgMOzT7YneC5BUrzeGBF94RVJsjJ04U7c00_YCyjOz_ZnIMpkuPgaLD7z04yhraY/s1600-h/IMG_0330.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDbeH5lfgwI4mikO53CL7wjMi2zU8x0-xkBkw6d4exPxPPGE3ZoMyKXzSZXSYTBTGFKgkZijiZOueRgMOzT7YneC5BUrzeGBF94RVJsjJ04U7c00_YCyjOz_ZnIMpkuPgaLD7z04yhraY/s320/IMG_0330.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5433758415532106402" /></a><br /><br />Me and my beautiful sis!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyg6T3zG8_CJjkvcwp2KRSZbHXkLZI8iyqEKI-RjD6UqWKmc03gUp-jg3CPpKNxGutt5PwDCRWuHzzi15qy1I16TiWLmMOgLZc7pDDMFMMN10kVRgqyUyWrei2W0FkFvI6x2rkf1Y7VtQ/s1600-h/22255_1340982083800_1208624724_31022444_7047287_n%5B1%5D.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyg6T3zG8_CJjkvcwp2KRSZbHXkLZI8iyqEKI-RjD6UqWKmc03gUp-jg3CPpKNxGutt5PwDCRWuHzzi15qy1I16TiWLmMOgLZc7pDDMFMMN10kVRgqyUyWrei2W0FkFvI6x2rkf1Y7VtQ/s320/22255_1340982083800_1208624724_31022444_7047287_n%5B1%5D.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5433759317302017042" /></a><br /><br />Proud flower girl<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixyNs7uHaesskVbv380R2zYhjbc45ODplIQ_BJKmGYZXAp-75ATg632BY3L8Zc9SYmpspwiIlHdWM01lQWlzWyWbRJzDFzcxzymv8C8f__lnHtM91koogbvMnWUQm9x9K5f87Y2BoJDo8/s1600-h/IMG_0916.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixyNs7uHaesskVbv380R2zYhjbc45ODplIQ_BJKmGYZXAp-75ATg632BY3L8Zc9SYmpspwiIlHdWM01lQWlzWyWbRJzDFzcxzymv8C8f__lnHtM91koogbvMnWUQm9x9K5f87Y2BoJDo8/s320/IMG_0916.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5433760385807165010" /></a><br /><br />Claire's favorite spot... the dance floor!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQWu6XkbLkcZKFe1pBO5U23u2wFlMFvW24Wqofe-bGEpEypWlLFO4oDTswNqp2Mms6UO0pCZUuNRuNdyrEcftXucWRBnPO0rbePCKAQoOSn5QvCuOz0mGxa2FDZEYYjtswvIICQdSRfKo/s1600-h/IMG_1206.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQWu6XkbLkcZKFe1pBO5U23u2wFlMFvW24Wqofe-bGEpEypWlLFO4oDTswNqp2Mms6UO0pCZUuNRuNdyrEcftXucWRBnPO0rbePCKAQoOSn5QvCuOz0mGxa2FDZEYYjtswvIICQdSRfKo/s320/IMG_1206.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5433760048354343250" /></a><br /><br />My sister did this to me. Just wait until I get a little bigger!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisoezqmklcu33IrXMGd9fJju8q9ADT6YxNaIBIbzM91uz6FcSQDV0SAyLgaZBrCL9sh2gnbqUxts5PbEngrMyVZPwrjqQzpLvMiGsSCcB4GEr3yHHvaySbb0lvdFbjnG-XM2sF-RC052Q/s1600-h/IMG_0375.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisoezqmklcu33IrXMGd9fJju8q9ADT6YxNaIBIbzM91uz6FcSQDV0SAyLgaZBrCL9sh2gnbqUxts5PbEngrMyVZPwrjqQzpLvMiGsSCcB4GEr3yHHvaySbb0lvdFbjnG-XM2sF-RC052Q/s320/IMG_0375.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5433756186488608690" /></a><br /><br />Claire reading the Bible to Prissy (and I'm pretty sure she was listening!)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC6DBhe4sEUgldY1Qv7qs7XkHy9dw20Kf9pI1kPwOFNIDVOCDZWBHcKJayrtjGMi1s5lluXaawAl8SWQxwCA7ewBlGpJ_4lO6BRRuZUdUHyvsbF2pxBZNy7793F-5cNy-twBM3ynRJOVI/s1600-h/IMG_1257%5B1%5D"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC6DBhe4sEUgldY1Qv7qs7XkHy9dw20Kf9pI1kPwOFNIDVOCDZWBHcKJayrtjGMi1s5lluXaawAl8SWQxwCA7ewBlGpJ_4lO6BRRuZUdUHyvsbF2pxBZNy7793F-5cNy-twBM3ynRJOVI/s320/IMG_1257%5B1%5D" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5433756172127008562" /></a><br /><br />Swinging at the park<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlUwOkkoA9I7XnFlo4Ejw09_FZGnwCvT__av3G0TOv9J16nCN_U-K0mLM18gH8gOBpKC-nSDqYLd6AgisKiL89OruskeHt_MlfCME3Kf5QoCqYSOmgAP7kpNkrNpTpLzCBjFfzxi0dBH0/s1600-h/IMG_0362.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlUwOkkoA9I7XnFlo4Ejw09_FZGnwCvT__av3G0TOv9J16nCN_U-K0mLM18gH8gOBpKC-nSDqYLd6AgisKiL89OruskeHt_MlfCME3Kf5QoCqYSOmgAP7kpNkrNpTpLzCBjFfzxi0dBH0/s320/IMG_0362.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5433756160811950338" /></a><br /><br />Happy baby<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7cAd6CMdCi7bfuXfEwhFC6IZigqX5oPqWCRWQFtGoilDOumCePxYcuC1yJ9pRESJd-qcIfGEJXnWMSV5knr3sgut-JonPHhTnXOeXOT0ECUb7VioFXHTqvOKzsYxZwJ3sxn0Ff86MGVQ/s1600-h/IMG_0360.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7cAd6CMdCi7bfuXfEwhFC6IZigqX5oPqWCRWQFtGoilDOumCePxYcuC1yJ9pRESJd-qcIfGEJXnWMSV5knr3sgut-JonPHhTnXOeXOT0ECUb7VioFXHTqvOKzsYxZwJ3sxn0Ff86MGVQ/s320/IMG_0360.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5433756157935045074" /></a><br /><br />Your next American Idol!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrf05CjQSc0BgpQs0nSKyFXHkk7HXlUksmdd0q1W2XiPxPkMfaAiByKX44ToKitW98XcBVtQOnm1YOvLKSuVN8K-CgezRjAmnUg5IBDuY5V56_Ey7NY2WwmNTsAgtSyZ4cWJD-PuX9PbY/s1600-h/IMG_0402.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrf05CjQSc0BgpQs0nSKyFXHkk7HXlUksmdd0q1W2XiPxPkMfaAiByKX44ToKitW98XcBVtQOnm1YOvLKSuVN8K-CgezRjAmnUg5IBDuY5V56_Ey7NY2WwmNTsAgtSyZ4cWJD-PuX9PbY/s320/IMG_0402.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5433758825751571890" /></a>Jillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11976173938303844083noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7701483140062681330.post-15911443773868407782009-12-26T15:35:00.009-06:002009-12-26T16:09:29.733-06:00A Very Merry Christmas!Hard to believe Christmas has already come and gone, but Claire and Kate had a really great time and opened more presents than should even be allowed. Between Granna and Grandad, Aunt Lindsey and Uncle Greg, and Uncle Howard... they made Santa look like a slouch! We are so blessed to have wonderful family and friends who all do so much for our girls!<br /><br />Ready for church on Christmas Eve<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_i00KuCcRXWjqbAYDJlk5LWT9xqJHfQHjt4ZXU7_41UAm-4visQGf_sKRd3XpHFJWjuHUiOehk23RaUFFoTjmY3DNMswZjknJqeRuY1GbT9tEO_0zl4clp6pGWiLfPxziIDf2yH8ZSwI/s1600-h/IMG_0249.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_i00KuCcRXWjqbAYDJlk5LWT9xqJHfQHjt4ZXU7_41UAm-4visQGf_sKRd3XpHFJWjuHUiOehk23RaUFFoTjmY3DNMswZjknJqeRuY1GbT9tEO_0zl4clp6pGWiLfPxziIDf2yH8ZSwI/s320/IMG_0249.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5419665311423405042" /></a><br />Family pic<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaqa2-8rYwODcu8ALgT57_iR35uSJEyljadQ79unTlplLUnFAPlx0iOAzorOO5jYy8VUH-P4HtXql6V181pBbRtbLyvJnJn6auOUYNqyyPTB_atllPhPUrls_UUFnotIwQhf9zdWXGuMM/s1600-h/IMG_0266.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaqa2-8rYwODcu8ALgT57_iR35uSJEyljadQ79unTlplLUnFAPlx0iOAzorOO5jYy8VUH-P4HtXql6V181pBbRtbLyvJnJn6auOUYNqyyPTB_atllPhPUrls_UUFnotIwQhf9zdWXGuMM/s320/IMG_0266.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5419665304807001890" /></a><br />Kate loved the bows!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghSPgtVHLPCnHVUhQu76M6lym8DuW7lDFXrMOf_SCIdzTFae267WLQghRGOKFXiAj89KH60J63g1a97qss6r4PamF0FuxvzILcSps8kJAoerdH_kfVZwA8dGeJWG0uUEwTdv1AjeSTRDk/s1600-h/IMG_0257.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghSPgtVHLPCnHVUhQu76M6lym8DuW7lDFXrMOf_SCIdzTFae267WLQghRGOKFXiAj89KH60J63g1a97qss6r4PamF0FuxvzILcSps8kJAoerdH_kfVZwA8dGeJWG0uUEwTdv1AjeSTRDk/s320/IMG_0257.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5419667263069045762" /></a><br />Baking cookies for Santa<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK2Locc6pnlpckOxj2LfHmplmBRaCbWhSXKmbiLeZhWGSutE897gZFLTDTWufjR46HLbwB4JP5ZNYN1hj7FwqJK2fZ1lBeQSVKGqoldcrXrJM1WSEx8N0iE6ATvGfVUbR9ZDnud9hzqGo/s1600-h/IMG_0272.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK2Locc6pnlpckOxj2LfHmplmBRaCbWhSXKmbiLeZhWGSutE897gZFLTDTWufjR46HLbwB4JP5ZNYN1hj7FwqJK2fZ1lBeQSVKGqoldcrXrJM1WSEx8N0iE6ATvGfVUbR9ZDnud9hzqGo/s320/IMG_0272.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5419666021544937842" /></a><br />Opening Santa presents on Christmas morning<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizUro8DV1N2nL5DKpJwVdr-KeYP1q2-IOAxi4II23M1maTA3u63Oh2C5SEMvpSrNOSUCmpPBr5wr_aKtyNFziQ4uytnv6PpnwNSGEV7jTrYb0Y6Vza3kHNwB2puIsKaSxbBi8f1-IB9Vc/s1600-h/IMG_0280.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizUro8DV1N2nL5DKpJwVdr-KeYP1q2-IOAxi4II23M1maTA3u63Oh2C5SEMvpSrNOSUCmpPBr5wr_aKtyNFziQ4uytnv6PpnwNSGEV7jTrYb0Y6Vza3kHNwB2puIsKaSxbBi8f1-IB9Vc/s320/IMG_0280.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5419667267677116562" /></a><br />Claire "needed" Barbies... and she got plenty!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEist1Rtza1X_qftDg2bPdAd96hc8yfne8b5DPGonCb5aqGcYO1SgHK71L_ZMdzj_yFzxdeEy15qCdzluj10m0-Ad_qLIenoC4TeoycLwVkKlOSHwpjhVPp1_hLlrGReXjalp25UM-PXfTA/s1600-h/IMG_0288.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEist1Rtza1X_qftDg2bPdAd96hc8yfne8b5DPGonCb5aqGcYO1SgHK71L_ZMdzj_yFzxdeEy15qCdzluj10m0-Ad_qLIenoC4TeoycLwVkKlOSHwpjhVPp1_hLlrGReXjalp25UM-PXfTA/s320/IMG_0288.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5419664892607725666" /></a><br />"If you think I'm cute, you should see my Uncle" (from Uncle Howard) :)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx3aQe3JsWIBkNo_kfoGKfKTVJN3R_1c1irV4q_2DEsVe5DKAubboNGgWehryicbSP3ete0weUL4oidfdiJGQIw6Yei1tgMOWh56w3Xi9Vcgbexwmo3XIKTmO4Hgc8i1ubY-1Ui-rwrog/s1600-h/IMG_0297.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx3aQe3JsWIBkNo_kfoGKfKTVJN3R_1c1irV4q_2DEsVe5DKAubboNGgWehryicbSP3ete0weUL4oidfdiJGQIw6Yei1tgMOWh56w3Xi9Vcgbexwmo3XIKTmO4Hgc8i1ubY-1Ui-rwrog/s320/IMG_0297.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5419664886961365090" /></a><br />Claire was really proud of her presents!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjljdKH1dMQ_y-s5sZM8iHMhVnYh9B_EtECBlIV9UUFjMiIzJ-0N-7KZ8HQ1Inj-ZBnQaXmUjYfFxmTjVRkS-pY_od4Dj24jqrlfGauKXQpbfBYAyZPixXiQETUSnx0_vYia4cICfGI1hA/s1600-h/IMG_0310.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjljdKH1dMQ_y-s5sZM8iHMhVnYh9B_EtECBlIV9UUFjMiIzJ-0N-7KZ8HQ1Inj-ZBnQaXmUjYfFxmTjVRkS-pY_od4Dj24jqrlfGauKXQpbfBYAyZPixXiQETUSnx0_vYia4cICfGI1hA/s320/IMG_0310.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5419664890732493698" /></a><br />Mommy's favorite present this year!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG8HOeYI1vHbxYg1Bm0dhQjZ8AhxcjulnDAIb3hj5ZujcenXwbZ3S3OUbwdz_HjiHBxNtZKwKlM0QE-JfKF6P7uXZ-88jNPsmruUtcuiO_lNgKfxVsbsU-MwXBYmDTX8MhSoyYzBvS6Yo/s1600-h/IMG_0314.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG8HOeYI1vHbxYg1Bm0dhQjZ8AhxcjulnDAIb3hj5ZujcenXwbZ3S3OUbwdz_HjiHBxNtZKwKlM0QE-JfKF6P7uXZ-88jNPsmruUtcuiO_lNgKfxVsbsU-MwXBYmDTX8MhSoyYzBvS6Yo/s320/IMG_0314.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5419664878430468018" /></a><br />Christmas Day 6:15 p.m... and yes, that's a leopard swimsuit under that sweater!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYYUDS5t3eFEkia1MjfWUnJ-CZv9YM98fsAZIVy1CVvu2g-QQ3S5dWXKe09A2haEaJCgyZtjml_VlONMNnV-jfeibY_Lx66RSVXcxdBnQG5zXqJytJ7aygnW0jyw9ekDA8QG89jElqyes/s1600-h/IMG_0316.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYYUDS5t3eFEkia1MjfWUnJ-CZv9YM98fsAZIVy1CVvu2g-QQ3S5dWXKe09A2haEaJCgyZtjml_VlONMNnV-jfeibY_Lx66RSVXcxdBnQG5zXqJytJ7aygnW0jyw9ekDA8QG89jElqyes/s320/IMG_0316.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5419664874497068914" /></a>Jillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11976173938303844083noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7701483140062681330.post-724794533733798982009-12-21T21:36:00.004-06:002009-12-21T21:59:38.019-06:00Happy Holidays!Our holiday season is off to a great start! Thought I'd take a minute to share a few pictures of the girls getting into the Christmas spirit!<br /><br />The girls loved Santa this year!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFdkfEYIONQeXCvt4oMfQV7_slSt3tes6OBdkao-rqIudd9McoyF-agxsMJyTVQG0OmZo7aelnYeIehLaB-H0MDbLQsJkkWw95xoYOjXBJ6nvcWxDtvTGMbmKjTDhvrihVGFLiQT5vKn4/s1600-h/scan0002.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 228px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFdkfEYIONQeXCvt4oMfQV7_slSt3tes6OBdkao-rqIudd9McoyF-agxsMJyTVQG0OmZo7aelnYeIehLaB-H0MDbLQsJkkWw95xoYOjXBJ6nvcWxDtvTGMbmKjTDhvrihVGFLiQT5vKn4/s320/scan0002.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417903996650050450" /></a><br />Claire at her preschool Christmas party<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwt_R76SMGrZxTIVgNMqklNt1T4Cs5oK7Ybi-cveUhaxaQKktJKZbCruYmsxTZY59EttA_s7vCJl1Gn_WUsxlP4zASrI7qbYX41U-1wHjvLahpZ3tA_V1URmWRBbXK7RyGcUCIg98r2hc/s1600-h/IMG_0155.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwt_R76SMGrZxTIVgNMqklNt1T4Cs5oK7Ybi-cveUhaxaQKktJKZbCruYmsxTZY59EttA_s7vCJl1Gn_WUsxlP4zASrI7qbYX41U-1wHjvLahpZ3tA_V1URmWRBbXK7RyGcUCIg98r2hc/s320/IMG_0155.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417903989397009682" /></a><br />After her "Rudolph" dance at ballet<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQAybcdxTnwSaeEDwTMkuAIy5EuQI8XgFEgmLCdFN_VSDRBazkhfaRBrc7XmceZUbKORH766GJfzTlagEcmB2MWRCeKTvkFrCSDRahq-R8iZK4X_fdGArtybkgLzglp-FzjQAXVRqlCjE/s1600-h/IMG_0169.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQAybcdxTnwSaeEDwTMkuAIy5EuQI8XgFEgmLCdFN_VSDRBazkhfaRBrc7XmceZUbKORH766GJfzTlagEcmB2MWRCeKTvkFrCSDRahq-R8iZK4X_fdGArtybkgLzglp-FzjQAXVRqlCjE/s320/IMG_0169.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417903517754412802" /></a><br />We had a great visit with Aunt Sarah & Uncle Bryan and Grandma Mimi<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaVCpgD-fJqljZYf-opZT7t_dti58d6pqkOTK7RtLK4h5i_N0HnGgqRpF2uRDzuBsSxqkpNXnyZONDlmOM1G5BHN42sP-uoSGKapBVfEv4NYuJJXG_Z_Owyy66fGAL92-qtyUK5rrAFNY/s1600-h/IMG_0196.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaVCpgD-fJqljZYf-opZT7t_dti58d6pqkOTK7RtLK4h5i_N0HnGgqRpF2uRDzuBsSxqkpNXnyZONDlmOM1G5BHN42sP-uoSGKapBVfEv4NYuJJXG_Z_Owyy66fGAL92-qtyUK5rrAFNY/s320/IMG_0196.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417903514348381186" /></a><br />All smiles in her new highchair!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQFSOytRVGGp1ZI_TBYXjAGnQKzF9EJiwHTjwL09GABGNR6XbqWdKQTi3P4Lpum7oYNhWjtqlyblwurvuw9bkr7WUhYAP2hBuVNncM6Wcd7VpkJgGKpuLAHa550-qgMzDecNvjwug1Di0/s1600-h/IMG_0185.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQFSOytRVGGp1ZI_TBYXjAGnQKzF9EJiwHTjwL09GABGNR6XbqWdKQTi3P4Lpum7oYNhWjtqlyblwurvuw9bkr7WUhYAP2hBuVNncM6Wcd7VpkJgGKpuLAHa550-qgMzDecNvjwug1Di0/s320/IMG_0185.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417903515815849906" /></a><br />Kate's first biter biscuit - BEFORE<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1YJ_nH4rAHgaZvW45Mcav5HfPxQ6aLKp4OTmakPw0-DFzhQHmTDGS1MkSb2Tu8VhHMAM3OBN5_jmkugiQ3EqbN-zschmGIvyvAHq8nDQ8TzWai8CdG3Hz6KOSV9QvJRKFJAkSUR_m4Mw/s1600-h/IMG_0216.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1YJ_nH4rAHgaZvW45Mcav5HfPxQ6aLKp4OTmakPw0-DFzhQHmTDGS1MkSb2Tu8VhHMAM3OBN5_jmkugiQ3EqbN-zschmGIvyvAHq8nDQ8TzWai8CdG3Hz6KOSV9QvJRKFJAkSUR_m4Mw/s320/IMG_0216.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417903510612273698" /></a><br />Kate's first biter biscuit - AFTER :)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5V_6QkClrSEqR5qMCjJYwZbEsldm7X76NKG5bzX7a3iJWSCHr4e01ICywKoKBR_rcm6vP1SBo9U0DfZb7IYZMVrPjEUxoFrYF0_f5JImarJYqFHqkEgVner5wt49rET-qymTNyzWFqxg/s1600-h/IMG_0235.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5V_6QkClrSEqR5qMCjJYwZbEsldm7X76NKG5bzX7a3iJWSCHr4e01ICywKoKBR_rcm6vP1SBo9U0DfZb7IYZMVrPjEUxoFrYF0_f5JImarJYqFHqkEgVner5wt49rET-qymTNyzWFqxg/s320/IMG_0235.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417903506696257474" /></a>Jillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11976173938303844083noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7701483140062681330.post-14090588333591470452009-12-13T20:36:00.010-06:002009-12-13T21:08:47.224-06:00Time Flies When You're Having FunI guess it really is like they say... time flies when you're having fun! My last blog posting was Nov. 8 and it really just seems like yesterday. A lot has been going on in the past month (as I'm sure it has for everyone). Bridal showers, a quick trip to Aunt Sarah & Uncle Bryan's house in Dallas for Thanksgiving, a bachelorette party, and getting ready for Christmas and Lindsey's wedding! Kate is now 6 months old and sitting up by herself like a big girl. I think she enjoys being able to sit and be eye-to-eye (almost) with her sister! Claire has been playing "wedding" quite a bit lately, so I think she's getting pretty excited about the big event. She's doing her best to stay on the "good list" these days, so we'll see if Santa agrees come next week! :)<br /><br />My ballerina after her "Turkey Wobble" dance<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg86jOTtmsperAp8kKz76TivlW3r9yLEF8jYgjecRAv2OqsUfgkUsWloq6dsRqVQoiy4LLMdKkhfyk8QPt2mSthIH_qbRl0s29XRfO_M6Crq3ekLG9auW5S8V-vOiy3Hq6SC-3h-Ae5ZOs/s1600-h/IMG_0051.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg86jOTtmsperAp8kKz76TivlW3r9yLEF8jYgjecRAv2OqsUfgkUsWloq6dsRqVQoiy4LLMdKkhfyk8QPt2mSthIH_qbRl0s29XRfO_M6Crq3ekLG9auW5S8V-vOiy3Hq6SC-3h-Ae5ZOs/s320/IMG_0051.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414922077511641186" /></a><br /><br />The girls playing together on a lazy day at home<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTwrtZcDgUc2see4eQm5td6_nOZpmli2JYHG2UIrWRXcQKdXGXabc8BdYDXK5VA9mC2EWSCe4IYHVn7cYv6OT3-RTT0rdpHGW3Ezmd8h3SH9x2xcjAfqd2p0hVvjsb2OKl-tSE7_wTg5o/s1600-h/IMG_0122.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTwrtZcDgUc2see4eQm5td6_nOZpmli2JYHG2UIrWRXcQKdXGXabc8BdYDXK5VA9mC2EWSCe4IYHVn7cYv6OT3-RTT0rdpHGW3Ezmd8h3SH9x2xcjAfqd2p0hVvjsb2OKl-tSE7_wTg5o/s320/IMG_0122.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414922072187056402" /></a><br /><br />Kate sitting all by herself!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU5Nne3w7Lfpm_j_ZKznShMoUpfhSQDfQyBu4nw2cCCBoGE04u9u9aR-NQ47-w6psL8L7ZdXqXjrEfQ5niRnw7bUPBBKjFPLkyyzd8uG58UM3pZ6fTOzekTt2Zkqnb7NHriSkvq8XsF4o/s1600-h/IMG_0121.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU5Nne3w7Lfpm_j_ZKznShMoUpfhSQDfQyBu4nw2cCCBoGE04u9u9aR-NQ47-w6psL8L7ZdXqXjrEfQ5niRnw7bUPBBKjFPLkyyzd8uG58UM3pZ6fTOzekTt2Zkqnb7NHriSkvq8XsF4o/s320/IMG_0121.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414921365135102066" /></a><br /><br />All dressed and ready for church... and Christmas!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7vVoFCQEsHyB1EpI-ecYdb37TQXpmS_-DqW2955YT5-GPIWxppafF3ysgh10lHc9egGdh90hyphenhyphenOUzhbXKHnOdLifck2kN7pgUiyPtuafHsFQ-uXQfgRvzOTcK2bTYDSxwVUDspOA-wG7o/s1600-h/IMG_0125.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7vVoFCQEsHyB1EpI-ecYdb37TQXpmS_-DqW2955YT5-GPIWxppafF3ysgh10lHc9egGdh90hyphenhyphenOUzhbXKHnOdLifck2kN7pgUiyPtuafHsFQ-uXQfgRvzOTcK2bTYDSxwVUDspOA-wG7o/s320/IMG_0125.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414921358283178130" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDkb-R3_SQ7gGQZrLUHxWtSWEa4bkrB_z3xvQ7CpsIeZA56JEnQf-xyWDIIxCrPVt2wsYvgu_fIwJdHk3kciRjHEMGDqqazOzwNZqnTYBOKuKa48g9lF5HicAhNBf8yBYs2xtzevPzPE8/s1600-h/IMG_0133.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDkb-R3_SQ7gGQZrLUHxWtSWEa4bkrB_z3xvQ7CpsIeZA56JEnQf-xyWDIIxCrPVt2wsYvgu_fIwJdHk3kciRjHEMGDqqazOzwNZqnTYBOKuKa48g9lF5HicAhNBf8yBYs2xtzevPzPE8/s320/IMG_0133.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414921351444846146" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWTBLbmA8dUrR4s_XZtSx3PaxMUXelEp38i6fWy9GF1Ya5LFQqblF8N82kZKs_rxP9RgRkyGHUfEBkyAGQObUAE9GnzOpQXoAapZbblnoKA8eNxWsB4sRkFYwmaXCDQSUHla3VXhe_WE4/s1600-h/IMG_0135.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWTBLbmA8dUrR4s_XZtSx3PaxMUXelEp38i6fWy9GF1Ya5LFQqblF8N82kZKs_rxP9RgRkyGHUfEBkyAGQObUAE9GnzOpQXoAapZbblnoKA8eNxWsB4sRkFYwmaXCDQSUHla3VXhe_WE4/s320/IMG_0135.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414921344691933842" /></a>Jillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11976173938303844083noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7701483140062681330.post-87152360084856138242009-11-08T20:43:00.006-06:002009-11-08T21:02:57.072-06:00Little GirlsNo matter what we do these days, it seems like we always end up with a house full of little girls! We are blessed that so many of our friends have little ones like we do and that Claire and Kate always have plenty of playmates. Tonight, our friends Goran and Victoria stopped by on their way back into Houston from Dallas and the kids had a great time playing. They have two girls as well... Sasha is 3 and Mila is almost 2. They were dressed like princesses, playing with Barbies, and watching Cinderella! And you could tell that poor little Kate wanted so badly to be right there in the mix! <br /><br />Sasha & Claire (A.K.A. Cinderella & Belle)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSlaXx7G9ot32kdt0PATPTh6NMdTFDvdesOsejCGYI2peKnNvCp3rq9BTE5zRktZ6iRQFMrhhrYJi1YJA9E2ohkBb2Cb6s-ZYFQkDh2vEPPFGOdPgfSjfFvnKY2ZFUUTZ-vRjjXxGSXvc/s1600-h/IMG_0028.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSlaXx7G9ot32kdt0PATPTh6NMdTFDvdesOsejCGYI2peKnNvCp3rq9BTE5zRktZ6iRQFMrhhrYJi1YJA9E2ohkBb2Cb6s-ZYFQkDh2vEPPFGOdPgfSjfFvnKY2ZFUUTZ-vRjjXxGSXvc/s320/IMG_0028.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5401932668379875234" /></a><br /><br />Mila<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_b8uph0eI_TeOijp5UyGAw9EjE1pgegZ2lZ3tgW_vzDkkFMgt_OThXSO3mH9HJY3cqzhu6Z9pc39SssSW7HtWbOkHvLpJ3-JNRm49xhQTMxgA-i4OI1e4Q6ynbtUfCwrqIbbRqIQoSTk/s1600-h/IMG_0025.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_b8uph0eI_TeOijp5UyGAw9EjE1pgegZ2lZ3tgW_vzDkkFMgt_OThXSO3mH9HJY3cqzhu6Z9pc39SssSW7HtWbOkHvLpJ3-JNRm49xhQTMxgA-i4OI1e4Q6ynbtUfCwrqIbbRqIQoSTk/s320/IMG_0025.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5401932568289393634" /></a><br /><br />Kate with Mr. Goran<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXVfS-mWTy_0o7ByOg-SnwWSwU5wS0E-4mxqgCngVK_O6qe3Ff5yKr4qNd_HLbWprmnyiXnpyq1Wchq8DLLo7pHvhiazcJsS4Q9HDdgPGVWJBI6tYHjcxubP71RTySKFU5CsUvTCQVGAk/s1600-h/IMG_0027.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXVfS-mWTy_0o7ByOg-SnwWSwU5wS0E-4mxqgCngVK_O6qe3Ff5yKr4qNd_HLbWprmnyiXnpyq1Wchq8DLLo7pHvhiazcJsS4Q9HDdgPGVWJBI6tYHjcxubP71RTySKFU5CsUvTCQVGAk/s320/IMG_0027.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5401932556803126002" /></a><br /><br />The girls<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK6aqlDvm2mCCkoQVngpS6crFU5XuieN-zhMMGy2Ht4MpEovwoT4FhRTFLp8p7GFxePz8imfyzGHumSYoMAO5Ts1mCrvsfYGJbJSGEStPv6p3RLyOuAchs6trZAYBcmOpeXvj9QecYLec/s1600-h/IMG_0030.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK6aqlDvm2mCCkoQVngpS6crFU5XuieN-zhMMGy2Ht4MpEovwoT4FhRTFLp8p7GFxePz8imfyzGHumSYoMAO5Ts1mCrvsfYGJbJSGEStPv6p3RLyOuAchs6trZAYBcmOpeXvj9QecYLec/s320/IMG_0030.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5401933703787091746" /></a><br /><br />My big girl sitting up on her own... she's doing pretty well!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV33MVVFgKmuXksE1xUc4f8dD8Dh8wkoBDGZSbHPeclbMVq2B-Zr2MgvLSuUSm4sbrFgSH3cEXx_vmcQcamD0pa993E0INvBP0mHAkkFLzk6xgxDi5zUPM6UPbsK7lZ4gba71p8M_uuZY/s1600-h/IMG_0023.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV33MVVFgKmuXksE1xUc4f8dD8Dh8wkoBDGZSbHPeclbMVq2B-Zr2MgvLSuUSm4sbrFgSH3cEXx_vmcQcamD0pa993E0INvBP0mHAkkFLzk6xgxDi5zUPM6UPbsK7lZ4gba71p8M_uuZY/s320/IMG_0023.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5401932548301104466" /></a> <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKa4jU43VEex9EgCXniIKs0FZXwG1XuDeUrnQQR1eSTsutXEKrk8RZ8lTXyJQZCVa7oNmzVtIU94_5JfN4xbSIj_LzTTMIDAlN_rayKnaTfPXqIQKiL8uhzRUPIcozzMoPEAX8vbLEAPQ/s1600-h/IMG_0021.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKa4jU43VEex9EgCXniIKs0FZXwG1XuDeUrnQQR1eSTsutXEKrk8RZ8lTXyJQZCVa7oNmzVtIU94_5JfN4xbSIj_LzTTMIDAlN_rayKnaTfPXqIQKiL8uhzRUPIcozzMoPEAX8vbLEAPQ/s320/IMG_0021.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5401932554366595538" /></a>Jillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11976173938303844083noreply@blogger.com0