tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38725784819133102132024-02-07T02:10:30.193-08:00Keefer CountryA snapshot of life in the Keefer home.Janelle Annhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00532166790884968489noreply@blogger.comBlogger54125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3872578481913310213.post-42683346345913086262012-07-25T13:48:00.000-07:002012-07-25T13:48:11.279-07:00Summer (June)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
I cannot believe how quickly summer is passing and that there are only a few more weeks before Ben heads to Kindergarten. I am very melancholy about this fact. I am going to miss having him home, but I know he is super excited about school (which makes me happy). We are also only eight weeks away from meeting baby number three. AHHH! How in the world did this pregnancy pass so quickly?!?!?! Anyway, if you were wondering what we have been up to around here you can check out the pics below. These are from June, and I will try to post July pics soon. :)</div>
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We have visited the zoo several times this summer. The first time </div>
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we went was with Ben's buddy Brady and his family. </div>
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Ben finally got to go fishing in June. He had been begging</div>
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forever! He really enjoyed it and is ready to go again.</div>
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We have visited Black Pine Animal Sanctuary multiple times</div>
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this summer. It is close to our house and the kids love seeing</div>
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all the exotic animals so close. Our favorite thing to do is </div>
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to head to Chain O' Lakes after a visit and have a picnic lunch.</div>
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Bob's work had a family night at the FW Tincaps, so we</div>
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went to our first game in June. The kids really enjoyed the</div>
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We made an impromptu decision to take a vacation to Florida</div>
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Although the vacation started out bumpy, it turned out</div>
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great. Tropical Storm Debbie decided to vacation in</div>
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While Debbie was wrecking her havoc, we found some</div>
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After things cleared up we took a day to visit Disney. The</div>
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Here we are visiting with Mickey and Minnie.</div>
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We also visited with several princesses. </div>
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We spent a lot of time at the beach while in Florida and even</div>
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Bob was awesome and did most of the work on our</div>
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beach days. I spent most of my time on a beach chair</div>
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On our way back from Orlando, we stopped at Dinosaur World.</div>
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There were replica dinos and the kids also got to do a </div>
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We also spent a lot of time in the pool while on vacation. </div>
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Thank you so much to Grandpa and Grandma Cormany for letting</div>
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us stay in your place! Every time we went to the pool Maggie</div>
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would ask us why there were other people in Grandma Cormany's</div>
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We hope that you are having a wonderful summer!</div>Janelle Annhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00532166790884968489noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3872578481913310213.post-7422844378024785462012-06-01T20:03:00.002-07:002012-06-01T20:03:33.342-07:00January through May<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
I apologize as I have fallen behind on the blog again. I had several months where just getting my housework done each day without falling asleep or feeling sick was difficult. Needless to say, blogging was the last thing on my priority list. Now it is time to catch up. Here are the highlights. </div>
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Here are the kids before we went to the farm show at the</div>
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Coliseum. They really enjoyed seeing all the big </div>
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This is how Ben chills while he watches Saturday </div>
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Here is Ben before heading to school on pajama and</div>
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March we celebrated Ben's fifth birthday!</div>
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Here are all of the cousins at Ben's birthday party. Maggie</div>
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Ben received a fishing pole and tackle box from Grandpa and </div>
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Ben how to use his fishing pole during the party.</div>
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My cuties!</div>
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On Ben's actual birthday we went to Chain O' Lakes for</div>
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Aren't the kids cute in their Easter outfits.</div>
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The kids have been very into dressing up lately.</div>
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wedding ever since. Congratulations to Josh and Taya.</div>Janelle Annhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00532166790884968489noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3872578481913310213.post-19250541777558612792012-03-21T13:17:00.000-07:002012-03-21T13:17:40.002-07:00Exciting News!!!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Let me start out by saying that I hope I am not announcing this too soon. I am a very cautious person by nature, and I am also a worrier. That being said, I would probably wait a few more months to let you all in on this news. However, my husband and kids do not feel the same way, so here we go. There is also the fact that it is starting to become noticeable when you see me ;). </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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That's right!!! Baby number three is on his/her way and will be here in September. I will be fourteen weeks on Friday. If you feel inclined, we would appreciate any prayers for a healthy pregnancy and healthy baby. :) Janelle Annhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00532166790884968489noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3872578481913310213.post-54827422594227781432012-02-01T13:35:00.000-08:002012-02-01T13:35:50.002-08:00Lost Pictures<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Last week while we were visiting Mom/Grandma's house, she pointed out that I had not updated my blog in a really long time. She was absolutely right. I have never been good at keeping this blog updated. You would think with as many pictures as I take that it would be a breeze, but I just have no patience when it comes to downsizing all the photos and then waiting for them all to upload. Anyway, I decided that day that I would spend some time updating. While the kids were napping I opened up my program where I view and edit my photos and saw that almost every one of my pictures from the past four years was gone!!!! My initial feeling was PANIC! I emailed Bob and asked if he knew what had happened. He called me back to say that he had noticed the missing pics several days before and had meant to ask me the same thing. He did assure me though that all of the pictures were backed up and safe...somewhere. He later found the pictures and made everything better. Thank goodness for my smart/handy husband who can fix anything! I swear he has saved us so much money in handyman, plumbing, electrical, mechanic, and tech support over the past 7.5 years. It seems that he can fix almost anything. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Anyway, here are some pics from Christmas time (only a full month late). ;) </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Just for the sake of comparison, here is their picture from last year. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Can you believe how much they have grown?! Time is just passing so quickly. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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Recently I have been feeling what I thought was "mommy guilt" because I felt like my house had to be cleaned constantly, and I had to run a certain amount of miles a week. All of the pressure I was putting on myself to have a perfect house and stay fit was taking a toll on me. I just kept feeling this nagging that I needed to slow down and play with my kids more . These are things that I have struggled with since I started having kids, so I thought that I was just over analyzing things again. Then it happened. The power went out. We had a decent sized winter storm earlier this week that started as rain and ended with over a half foot of snow. The more it snowed the more the power blinked and around midnight we lost power altogether. <br />
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We lost power for nearly 20 hours. During that time, I wasn't able to run on my treadmill, vacuum floors, wash dishes, clean bathrooms, or even take a shower. It almost felt like God threw up his hands and said, "ENOUGH!" It occurred to me that God was forcing me to slow down and spend time with my kids, because I wouldn't listen to that whisper in my heart that He had tried so many times lately. So instead of cleaning and running, I spent the entire day playing with my kids. We bundled up and went outside in the snow. I helped them make snow angels and a little snowman. I pushed Maggie on the swing and pulled both kids down the hill on the snow-tube. Then we came inside and cuddled up on the couch and spent way longer than normal reading books together. I didn't do any of the things that I normally feel have to be done each day, and it was wonderful. The house didn't fall down around me and although we ordered pizza for dinner (because the power was still out) I didn't fall out of shape either. <br />
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As we were eating pizza by candle light I remembered why we made the decision that I would stay home with the kids to begin with. It wasn't so I could keep a perfect house, or be in the best shape of my life. It was because God had blessed us with a beautiful little baby, and I didn't want to miss a second of his precious little life. I wanted to be the one to teach him his alphabet and how to say bedtime prayers. I wanted to watch him grow and change. Now I have two beautiful children and even more reasons to put the steam mop down and pay attention. Of course it is important to keep the house clean, but God keeps reminding me that my family is MUCH, MUCH more important.<br />
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Isn't it amazing what God reveals to us, even if He does have to force us to listen. After our power outage I have made a few decisions. First of all, I need to scale back my running. I don't need to be running ten miles several times a week. Especially when I am not even training for anything. I have also decided that I am going to spend less time cleaning and more time playing with my kids. My final revelation is that I will be spending significantly less time online. That's right, if you need to get a hold of me you will have to give me a ring on the telephone. I plan to check my email only once a week, and facebook will only be used to video chat with my sis who lives far away. I waste entirely too much time on this computer, and it does not help me quiet my soul and listen to what God is saying. Although it was fun, I don't want any more power outages anytime soon. <br />
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Are you listening to what God is whispering to you? Janelle Annhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00532166790884968489noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3872578481913310213.post-84066644679895789922011-11-26T14:25:00.000-08:002011-11-26T14:25:40.301-08:00Autumn<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I'm not sure how another season has nearly passed us by, but winter seems to be on the way. It is certainly time for me to catch you up on what has been happening around here. I am going to attempt to post all of my pictures in two different posts. Blogger has not been my friend lately. This is my fourth attempt at uploading pictures for the blog, and I have decided to put up as many as I can and hopefully add the rest later. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Ben played his very first season of soccer this fall. He learned a great deal and improved throughout the season. He spent a lot of his time watching and chasing after a cute little girl named Emma on his team. Hopefully next season he will be able to focus less on the girls and more on the ball but at least he had fun. :)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAS_CpCcWRssGNRb6kwYd885-yTRkgBdDrC41a2BRnu32draKcyT4oTn67edBIRag0jVEDbpYzLJGgcstF4DeTv7E2dfiUUweRzBxaNELJbVHIM8wJ79NWLfFGV8nWNMJ-ZRIC349iKf8/s1600/IMG_2936.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAS_CpCcWRssGNRb6kwYd885-yTRkgBdDrC41a2BRnu32draKcyT4oTn67edBIRag0jVEDbpYzLJGgcstF4DeTv7E2dfiUUweRzBxaNELJbVHIM8wJ79NWLfFGV8nWNMJ-ZRIC349iKf8/s320/IMG_2936.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Not only did Ben play soccer for the first time, he also started school this fall. He attends preschool at a local church three days a week for a few hours each time and LOVES it! He told me recently that it is like a fun playdate where he also gets to learn new things. I hope he always has a passion for learning! Although I miss him while he is gone, I love that he is getting used to being on a school schedule and learning to follow directions from someone other than me. I also love that he is making new buddies and having fun!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbMJ1VzRWsqS4kAL_WYKyzFs5V4lu6IMwKPgcLItCjAv0xBvIWXIJR5njsB13oB-F0zdyJJOnrNGaYgjgNvwmitq326gw1Q94I6KuIJTK5iM3c_-dogk_U9r0ME-AhItDc7ysSe748nrc/s1600/IMG_2992.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbMJ1VzRWsqS4kAL_WYKyzFs5V4lu6IMwKPgcLItCjAv0xBvIWXIJR5njsB13oB-F0zdyJJOnrNGaYgjgNvwmitq326gw1Q94I6KuIJTK5iM3c_-dogk_U9r0ME-AhItDc7ysSe748nrc/s320/IMG_2992.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This fall Ben got to attend his first field trip. I was able to go along, and it was a blast. We went to a local pumpkin farm. The kids learned about farming and pumpkins, took a hayride, watched a cider press, visited a petting zoo, and picked their own pumpkin and gourd to take home. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6hSwI_wABEQEyZ4Udclux3BD1-5ES3KwMwr84KN74h7G_hsG_nUfldxKu3OR0bWE9Y5oZAqiZ5-fkTEWBdiiQRy_3-X-2OzMXGNmFPS9rp_jRfZavysZAcCqD54HA2sNq0aWRHDHLUvc/s1600/IMG_3024.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6hSwI_wABEQEyZ4Udclux3BD1-5ES3KwMwr84KN74h7G_hsG_nUfldxKu3OR0bWE9Y5oZAqiZ5-fkTEWBdiiQRy_3-X-2OzMXGNmFPS9rp_jRfZavysZAcCqD54HA2sNq0aWRHDHLUvc/s320/IMG_3024.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We recently set up the tripod in our back yard and made an attempt at getting some family pictures. Here are my favorites. I think this is our second year of taking family pictures in the fall, which might mean that it is now a tradition. :) I am the only person in our little family who wants this to be a tradition, but I just love looking back to see how much the kids have grown and changed.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div>Janelle Annhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00532166790884968489noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3872578481913310213.post-59747887575717241332011-08-28T12:57:00.000-07:002011-08-28T14:16:20.168-07:00August<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Maybe it was because I knew that this was our last summer before Ben starts school or maybe it was because I am married to a Keefer, but for some reason we packed this summer super full of FUN! We took another vacation at the beginning of August. This trip was a little different though. We decided to go on this trip to see Uncle Tedd graduate from his basic training. About halfway through planning this trip we decided that we would also spend some time in Georgia visiting Bob's Aunt and Uncle. We had an absolutely fabulous time in both places and the kids survived more driving than any child should have to endure in a weeks time (7 states!!!). </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><strong>Uncle Tedd's Graduation</strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We started our trip with a long drive to Columbia, SC. Mom and Dad and Jess drove down together, and we drove down at a slightly slower pace behind them. Let me just say that I have never stopped at so many rest areas in my life. I suppose that is all part of trying to potty train a toddler. :) Almost the entire first day was spent driving and then we got to partake in Family Day at the base on the second day. It was an awesome experience. First of all my sister had not seen her hubby in months, so it was really sweet to see them reunite! Second, it was interesting to see all the military stuff and the show they put on was really cool. It was nice to see Tedd and hear all of his stories. Needless to say, Ben is now obsessed with anything Army. He talks about Uncle Tedd and the Army constantly. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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<strong>Georgia</strong><br />
After Uncle Tedd's graduation we left and headed to Georgia to visit Uncle Joe, Aunt Cindy, and Molly. It was nice to spend some time relaxing with them and catching up. They were wonderful hosts! Aunt Cindy fed us super yummy food, and we swam in their big pool. They took us on a tour of their town, and we had some barbecue and fried okra too. The kids also got to ride on Aunt Cindy's John Deere tractor, and she sent them home with bags of goodies. Thank you so much Aunt Cindy, Uncle Joe, and Molly for letting us stay with you and for all of your southern hospitality. <br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">On our way back home we stopped in Chattanooga, TN to go to church. After church we took a drive around to see if there was anything interesting to do and found another cool spot. There is an old train depot that is now a hotel and tourism area. We had dinner in a train car and toured the area for a few hours before we were back on the road again heading for our next hotel. The next day we woke up and headed for Cousin Will's fifth birthday party. After a bit more fun family time we headed home for good. It was a great trip but like always we were glad to be home. I have to say that I am vacationed out for a while. We will see how long that lasts. :)</div><div align="left" class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div align="left" class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIjLIRQVlwQKJGGuRwXgCvNVOf5L7ykfhNPlRxw2I95W6LAhHYI7GcdzyaT86Ggxznu8_RY7-2gwidZ2Ps-oZLg99TIR8LikmhEiWwhJtOaoA25BoauGL-ebRWqa1y3UjehDbfItgaYSA/s1600/IMG_2605.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIjLIRQVlwQKJGGuRwXgCvNVOf5L7ykfhNPlRxw2I95W6LAhHYI7GcdzyaT86Ggxznu8_RY7-2gwidZ2Ps-oZLg99TIR8LikmhEiWwhJtOaoA25BoauGL-ebRWqa1y3UjehDbfItgaYSA/s320/IMG_2605.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">She has really blossomed into a sweet and lovable girl. She loves giving hugs and playing dress up and babies. She also enjoys playing cars with her big brother and likes doing anything if he will pay attention to her. She also loves to sit and color and draw. She is a big talker and always has a lot to say. It seems that every time we are out and about, people will stop us and ask how old she is. When we tell them that she just turned two, they can't believe that her vocabulary is so large.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We asked her what kind of birthday party she wanted and she decided that she wanted a butterfly party. We decided to go with a garden party theme that had butterflies and lady bugs. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidhrvceLYZXSZ9dUQbKf1QZk8h5tGuku9Ix4iqdVP2H2JYw0umGWZTPrqkkKUnzgrutNQudpW8P7AF0XBgu_2GxRoec2xHfzarLcsTqaAS7xtKrrdW_PUXHf31iuJgts-QxhbwZKzmOsw/s1600/IMG_2108.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidhrvceLYZXSZ9dUQbKf1QZk8h5tGuku9Ix4iqdVP2H2JYw0umGWZTPrqkkKUnzgrutNQudpW8P7AF0XBgu_2GxRoec2xHfzarLcsTqaAS7xtKrrdW_PUXHf31iuJgts-QxhbwZKzmOsw/s320/IMG_2108.JPG" width="213" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Here is the birthday girl with her lady bug cake before the party.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBR_rnP_FBghmUVYqE-sEwjtom8C6okXj5sDmnMg-a_xwAwZn04pKCVmGvqdw6yi0foWFnnDhqxbI3_2DJ_q_R7qJSxb5-pXCkWjGzXUFHKUzYxQhP9z5puCHOsvL24C0bBP4DYa9bylQ/s1600/barrel+train+ride+at+Maggie%2527s+party.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="256" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBR_rnP_FBghmUVYqE-sEwjtom8C6okXj5sDmnMg-a_xwAwZn04pKCVmGvqdw6yi0foWFnnDhqxbI3_2DJ_q_R7qJSxb5-pXCkWjGzXUFHKUzYxQhP9z5puCHOsvL24C0bBP4DYa9bylQ/s320/barrel+train+ride+at+Maggie%2527s+party.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Thank you Grandpa Gaerte for bringing your super</div><div style="text-align: center;">fun barrel train to Maggie's party!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div align="center">Maggie loved her second birthday party and wants to thank</div><div align="center">all of her family that came to help her celebrate!</div>Janelle Annhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00532166790884968489noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3872578481913310213.post-62878478659793665642011-08-28T07:42:00.000-07:002011-08-28T07:42:28.513-07:00July Wrap-Up<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We wrapped up July with another fun mini trip and Ben's first trip to the dentist (finally). He was originally scheduled to go during the winter, but the big blizzard hit and we had to reschedule. Then we had to reschedule a second time because we decided to take our Michigan trip to Frankenmuth. Luckily we finally found a time that would work, and I have to say I have never seen anyone enjoy the dentist as much as Ben. I think the stickers and treats (silly bands and a new bouncy ball) helped, but he left saying that he could not wait to go back again. The dentist said that all of his teeth look great. Ben's favorite part was the strawberry fluoride treatment. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Our mini trip was originally planned as a camping trip with our friends the Blooms. However, it was decided that camping in 90+ degree weather would not be fun. The guys asked for suggestions, and we all decided that a trip to St. Joseph, MI would be fun. As most of you know, that is one of my favorite places. It has a beach, cute little shops, a farmers market, and great scenery. We hit it all and you can check out our pictures to prove it. ;) </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong>ST. JOE, MI</strong></div><div style="text-align: center;">The first day of our trip was spent at the beach and at a kid's discovery zone that is next to the beach. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2HiimEmj1UBsavFxOmyA3Eziw0_daKr7PnpAvkQo5Swokvmp9rp_YcdDSOcW5ekh8euKRS8ycDRk8PKSLl2OMEsgRUtw8Hzj7dbxtoiaBCHX_cJoGc9RlD-K2T1P6W9JQW5wDixPlsGw/s1600/IMG_2065.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2HiimEmj1UBsavFxOmyA3Eziw0_daKr7PnpAvkQo5Swokvmp9rp_YcdDSOcW5ekh8euKRS8ycDRk8PKSLl2OMEsgRUtw8Hzj7dbxtoiaBCHX_cJoGc9RlD-K2T1P6W9JQW5wDixPlsGw/s320/IMG_2065.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> My Cuties!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmM_2OdM1lWIN8N4YzjPMeNeFbrV4bbzclQv0nWkwR8WBqjA95CIUYp5w-FITVLBgM4Nje5n_PIyqpAwAdHFNu9JcXDAihlhWffgD81uIpV9KU3jmHUxe4I7nxsYMkRP6Spj_20S3Gsgc/s1600/IMG_2066.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmM_2OdM1lWIN8N4YzjPMeNeFbrV4bbzclQv0nWkwR8WBqjA95CIUYp5w-FITVLBgM4Nje5n_PIyqpAwAdHFNu9JcXDAihlhWffgD81uIpV9KU3jmHUxe4I7nxsYMkRP6Spj_20S3Gsgc/s320/IMG_2066.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Below are pictures from June and July so far. I put up some pictures of our Hilton Head vacation for those of you who don't Facebook. :) It was an awesome vacation with the Keefer family! I also included pictures from our Michigan trip. We visited Frankenmuth and Saginaw and then we visited the Huckleberry Railroad in Flint. If you have never been to these destinations, we would highly recommend it. They are just a few hours away and so much fun. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">There are also a few pictures from the Three Rivers Festival. The kids loved the parade this year and we also took them to the Ice cream Social to hear Grandpa play his tuba. We had a blast at the Children's Fest and fireworks as well. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We hope you enjoy the pictures and that you are having as much fun this summer as we are.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div align="center">We are going to miss you both so much, and we wish you</div><div align="center">the best. You are in our prayers and our thoughts and we love</div><div align="center">you both very much.</div>Janelle Annhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00532166790884968489noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3872578481913310213.post-43642334805378666052011-05-26T05:54:00.000-07:002011-05-26T05:54:51.487-07:00May<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So far May has been a very rainy month around here. That has meant two things for us. First of all we have been spending WAY too much time inside, and second we are enjoying every minute we can be outside to the fullest. Here are a few pictures of all of the fun we have been having.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div align="center">We also squeezed in a weekend camping trip to Chain O'Lakes.</div><div align="center">The kids had a blast playing at the playground, playing with </div><div align="center">Grandpa and Grandma Gaerte, taking walks, paddle boating, and </div><div align="center">celebrating with Uncle Tedd before he leaves for the Army. More pics are coming</div><div align="center">soon of Uncle Tedd's going away gathering.</div>Janelle Annhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00532166790884968489noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3872578481913310213.post-3523761606262248292011-05-25T21:03:00.000-07:002011-05-25T21:03:54.257-07:00April in Pictures<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I thought you might enjoy some new pictures of the kiddos and an update on what has been happening in Keefer Country. Here is the edited version. Enjoy!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgujaegvMqwzTc0cf68tU4RCiaDrgvaQO-3HqCEjtBer8zSlzmWQ8hsISTJdj83QvUdjLr64APp7qkU6O47Ltyqx6XBEIL59r1EoRHJHdbMD0FitUUbqKD8vsrVmPd9EW8IYVTbH8FfYXk/s1600/IMG_9853.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgujaegvMqwzTc0cf68tU4RCiaDrgvaQO-3HqCEjtBer8zSlzmWQ8hsISTJdj83QvUdjLr64APp7qkU6O47Ltyqx6XBEIL59r1EoRHJHdbMD0FitUUbqKD8vsrVmPd9EW8IYVTbH8FfYXk/s320/IMG_9853.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">We celebrated Mom's March birthday at the beginning of April. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Here she is with all her grandkids.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhEBx5CFqLZqFl0Rmyi-zptfWxSPSGIkqDiEmzH7LxSRR0N6v3cba531VBVWhOKcfKDER9uM8xBBhjALgbb-ex_VtBfAA7SCWjp_dGaUSvksWBlRdFykBfSM5Qh-LNyD2nQHVQZV27yBY/s1600/IMG_9878.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhEBx5CFqLZqFl0Rmyi-zptfWxSPSGIkqDiEmzH7LxSRR0N6v3cba531VBVWhOKcfKDER9uM8xBBhjALgbb-ex_VtBfAA7SCWjp_dGaUSvksWBlRdFykBfSM5Qh-LNyD2nQHVQZV27yBY/s320/IMG_9878.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> The kids have been spending plenty of time playing inside</div><div style="text-align: center;">with all of this rain. Notice that they are ready with their </div><div style="text-align: center;">rain boots.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo12GOKzBz3LjGa-Z6ki88ssXojo-iDEXikSDhv9JPXY6a_fBi1_OjzTItvYGvhSS0dUPcNuhKZcqKvoI6C-8PQXs22YA59LbQW5VXVUl0O5F3Daq1NC1EgtJ1GIypFdIoBsjjm9pDSKQ/s1600/IMG00031-20110411-1921.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo12GOKzBz3LjGa-Z6ki88ssXojo-iDEXikSDhv9JPXY6a_fBi1_OjzTItvYGvhSS0dUPcNuhKZcqKvoI6C-8PQXs22YA59LbQW5VXVUl0O5F3Daq1NC1EgtJ1GIypFdIoBsjjm9pDSKQ/s320/IMG00031-20110411-1921.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> On a trip to the library we spotted a real life Mater.</div><div style="text-align: center;">A father/son team from our area revamped this tow</div><div style="text-align: center;">truck to look just like Mater.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div align="center">And last but not least Ben finished his first year of Awana with</div><div align="center">his cousin (and best friend) Julia. He memorized all of his bible verses and got to</div><div align="center">celebrate at a special banquet and received a special treat.</div>Janelle Annhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00532166790884968489noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3872578481913310213.post-20806136962408063622011-04-04T19:26:00.000-07:002011-04-04T19:26:47.156-07:00Test Run<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">After my last blog post I have played with my settings a bit in an attempt to get the blog back to normal. This is just a test posting to try everything out. Below are a few pictures of the kids enjoying Poptarts. These are a real treat at our house. I don't typically let them have something like this, but it was what Ben wanted for his birthday breakfast. He picked Poptarts over pancakes, eggs, and even bacon. He has already told me that he can't wait for vacation when he can have Poptarts for breakfast again. :)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbLPLkb0gs_zIL_kR5hWo2qapljfPNsfLTsBXeer9wlpondfzULrqZnJXaSA6xPsazgeQ3ZegNLJiKeHg47bqjOBcMcadiCYlTxd_XjZ_5jvuySj6yghhTVuTYft8xEcuZXmXd7UUB8cw/s1600/IMG_9780.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" r6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbLPLkb0gs_zIL_kR5hWo2qapljfPNsfLTsBXeer9wlpondfzULrqZnJXaSA6xPsazgeQ3ZegNLJiKeHg47bqjOBcMcadiCYlTxd_XjZ_5jvuySj6yghhTVuTYft8xEcuZXmXd7UUB8cw/s320/IMG_9780.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Maggie prefers to break her food into tiny pieces before eating.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiackKrGUTBOM0NDey9jQBM2lPce0HX99K6BZ97Qb4lIoLtBZ1eGos11RhEm34Rj3Ry0UfjeaF3wXTPzc_UDOXCMhHSyCaaF_unqyAZuEzTxjw5t-o0NseKPvXo35VCXbHHccnXpOgNO4A/s1600/IMG_9781.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" r6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiackKrGUTBOM0NDey9jQBM2lPce0HX99K6BZ97Qb4lIoLtBZ1eGos11RhEm34Rj3Ry0UfjeaF3wXTPzc_UDOXCMhHSyCaaF_unqyAZuEzTxjw5t-o0NseKPvXo35VCXbHHccnXpOgNO4A/s320/IMG_9781.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div align="center">Oh the joy of pure sugar for breakfast! :)</div>Janelle Annhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00532166790884968489noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3872578481913310213.post-64058643357031739482011-03-31T03:38:00.000-07:002011-03-31T12:56:37.478-07:00January/February/MarchWell, I am not even sure how so much time has passed since I last updated our blog. I sometimes forget about the blog completely. March has been a very busy month for us with tons of birthdays and even more cake. This weekend we will celebrate Mom's birthday (Happy Birthday MOM!!!), and it will be the fifth weekend in a row that we have had cake. <br /><br />We celebrated Ben's birthday a few weeks ago, and I cannot believe that we have a four year old. If it is possible, I think our love for him grows more every single day. He is such a happy boy and a wonderful big brother. <br /><br />Here is the latest on Ben... <br /><br />He hasn't had his four year doctor check because we combine it with Maggie's wellness check to make it easier. However, I can tell you that we are at least a good eight pounds away from getting to move to a booster seat in the car. Lucky for him he is built like daddy and got the skinny gene. Academically he knows all of his basic phonics (letter sounds) and can sound out most three letter words. He is up to reading eight site word cards. He can count to 50 without any help and to 100 with a bit of help on his tens. He has memorized his days of the week and can say them in order. He knows all about three coins (penny, nickel, and dime). He can write his name and quite a few other letters. I am probably forgetting a ton of things, but that is a decent summary. He still loves to play with tractors, trains, and trucks and is particularly interested in fish and ocean animals right now. Every book that has anything to do with the ocean is currently in his stack of books to read. Ben still loves to draw and paint and play with play dough, and he is constantly wanting to do science experiments (thank you Sid the Science Kid). Ben will attend preschool in the fall at a local church preschool, and he is getting sooooo excited. I on the other hand am struggling with it, but I know it will be good for him. <br /><br />We are also waiting for spring to show her pretty face around here. We had one week that the temp was in the seventies and have been back in the thirties and forties for some time now. Almost daily Maggie stands at our back door and pounds on the glass yelling, "Outside mommy, Maggie want go outside." It was cute at first, but now I just really want spring to get here. Anyway, here are a few pics from the past few months. <br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEist1hHdxfiOMLVr-hkwGE5x1zUlcO9LzkQMw5OixD4PsCZKu3FcW2SJzK2tO0i-IkuJNTjQVKdOny6vl_cdI0vkTOQV_2iIueMFgtcJS_3nivWUJvtkwzKbfghwngIRwfj-OqZFDnykxY/s1600/IMG_9824.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5590292433443904594" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEist1hHdxfiOMLVr-hkwGE5x1zUlcO9LzkQMw5OixD4PsCZKu3FcW2SJzK2tO0i-IkuJNTjQVKdOny6vl_cdI0vkTOQV_2iIueMFgtcJS_3nivWUJvtkwzKbfghwngIRwfj-OqZFDnykxY/s320/IMG_9824.JPG" /></a> Here is our big four year old birthday boy with Grandpa and Grandma Gaerte</div><br /><div align="center">and Grandma and Grandpa Keefer. Check out his new wheels. </div><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghrdx_d0aR56ZmDClPMh61TYgDCh8zciyATHXO1zfkJ9FGTYIwKKzpwAMgqJDM7uZWAygYX3rlOLg-KMRgO_-EKw39iTjiS9VQV5F0CvSU3VOMKJKh5TqlGWfiaasaWP1o1eKKtkRdYXY/s1600/IMG_9822.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5590292429118416754" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghrdx_d0aR56ZmDClPMh61TYgDCh8zciyATHXO1zfkJ9FGTYIwKKzpwAMgqJDM7uZWAygYX3rlOLg-KMRgO_-EKw39iTjiS9VQV5F0CvSU3VOMKJKh5TqlGWfiaasaWP1o1eKKtkRdYXY/s320/IMG_9822.JPG" /></a>Enjoying some birthday cake and ice cream with Grandpa Cormany.</div><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbGX8uTV3BhIZ_10za7nelIEDhLia9iZP-YmNgq6LiDwA_tqXX7gDV7diVb50VZNEA6o-ActR8Qhy49agQN62FNuvFLrAoHDjLKG_MLBEpEN9FGSIEUG8dQUtBfLJI3CPjXJrj2yShUEU/s1600/IMG_9821.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5590290951102329570" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbGX8uTV3BhIZ_10za7nelIEDhLia9iZP-YmNgq6LiDwA_tqXX7gDV7diVb50VZNEA6o-ActR8Qhy49agQN62FNuvFLrAoHDjLKG_MLBEpEN9FGSIEUG8dQUtBfLJI3CPjXJrj2yShUEU/s320/IMG_9821.JPG" /></a>Our big boy blowing out the candles. </div><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-size:78%;">Please disregard the fact</span> <span style="font-size:78%;">that I put too many candles on the cake. </span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-size:78%;">I have already heard about it</span> <span style="font-size:78%;">from several people. Let's just say that if they </span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-size:78%;">had made all those cupcakes </span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-size:78%;">they might be scatterbrained too. </span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8OAWvIX2WYhpZLuOVdRQci85ZqHCL9BlhDbso8cr4xD9Bu49WvSlyYIqKbmSWjNMG4CevTu9rcyFiEpOeyaKd2jkntlBJZ4p2mPQvLgRJIcABk43RdrYswT31eGhu9kpH7ReVeJAdiA0/s1600/IMG_9816.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5590290943497079122" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8OAWvIX2WYhpZLuOVdRQci85ZqHCL9BlhDbso8cr4xD9Bu49WvSlyYIqKbmSWjNMG4CevTu9rcyFiEpOeyaKd2jkntlBJZ4p2mPQvLgRJIcABk43RdrYswT31eGhu9kpH7ReVeJAdiA0/s320/IMG_9816.JPG" /></a>Such a handsome birthday boy! <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij0_1zWeCpbMRVm-kfwnKQ0qUxHAKfUdjR6znOB7SvbM4LNhZPtSk_BEnSCtzUExriWjJlrrrHLo2N2ILLZ41ay7EgG6-J7is43Au45yH-J-yboQLd_YfDcnw3rsHxFvIw6o4lw4NU0qs/s1600/IMG_9809.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5590290936350808626" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij0_1zWeCpbMRVm-kfwnKQ0qUxHAKfUdjR6znOB7SvbM4LNhZPtSk_BEnSCtzUExriWjJlrrrHLo2N2ILLZ41ay7EgG6-J7is43Au45yH-J-yboQLd_YfDcnw3rsHxFvIw6o4lw4NU0qs/s320/IMG_9809.JPG" /></a>Checking out his new ride. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVrgoQFB3DaYDboSlLkdQATUbHjz6Gehjk1Y75FdXC5CdHkwdDS450ReCSWi9v4K1v4NBGIH1HUoGKeywXy_h1PoywK3IzX4GFpkqzRfZFNu-Yvq2w_lKzESkYKyhht_UUOof7kkhlgBM/s1600/IMG_9806.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5590269386363494706" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVrgoQFB3DaYDboSlLkdQATUbHjz6Gehjk1Y75FdXC5CdHkwdDS450ReCSWi9v4K1v4NBGIH1HUoGKeywXy_h1PoywK3IzX4GFpkqzRfZFNu-Yvq2w_lKzESkYKyhht_UUOof7kkhlgBM/s320/IMG_9806.JPG" /></a>Wow, what is this!!! <br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHxJpEqy9oBfba-Y8wh8FUGZp0GdAklefZ5FJGBLCoMqoJ4ow0CZ0zbWEJIPW0RHOr-zkaVSU12XtVXCopk5OjSDJzkl4xr7Djh8vOzN7E9wNPMvA_CCisVKkzHONof-gChT_RRi7T1C8/s1600/IMG_9796.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5590269381206086674" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHxJpEqy9oBfba-Y8wh8FUGZp0GdAklefZ5FJGBLCoMqoJ4ow0CZ0zbWEJIPW0RHOr-zkaVSU12XtVXCopk5OjSDJzkl4xr7Djh8vOzN7E9wNPMvA_CCisVKkzHONof-gChT_RRi7T1C8/s320/IMG_9796.JPG" /></a>Oh the excitement of birthday gifts.</div><br /><div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-7Gqdq5rzJ5OZmFl3DDnzPAhWIcZDPVzDpK-LJ3dBQ85JMRVzvHrLROlaASk7HpHFesXenP0FSlDIatK5XFG1RLz9BORIURCDRVRDsXsIlumNFU4uN8sVf05Wjn51T05CdYmtwm4lVyk/s1600/IMG_9795.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5590269375233476514" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-7Gqdq5rzJ5OZmFl3DDnzPAhWIcZDPVzDpK-LJ3dBQ85JMRVzvHrLROlaASk7HpHFesXenP0FSlDIatK5XFG1RLz9BORIURCDRVRDsXsIlumNFU4uN8sVf05Wjn51T05CdYmtwm4lVyk/s320/IMG_9795.JPG" /></a> <br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh81R5fMsM6ywFOGn1YgVKPYptIAxTVXVqwLCufmQRgivgC4wbzAlsj7J4B00l4XlwhmHDEugdtx72eHFdCGdfjLKvu81E2G9_JGgEjruza7lBcJLM8Qj640Sw1ajf1Uyf7_7nY7Xe48r0/s1600/IMG_9792.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5590068251981688274" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh81R5fMsM6ywFOGn1YgVKPYptIAxTVXVqwLCufmQRgivgC4wbzAlsj7J4B00l4XlwhmHDEugdtx72eHFdCGdfjLKvu81E2G9_JGgEjruza7lBcJLM8Qj640Sw1ajf1Uyf7_7nY7Xe48r0/s320/IMG_9792.JPG" /></a>A few preparty shots of Ben with his "Cars" cake and cupcakes. <br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqFXMS7GiTsdG8B1u5BIjJV6B5bu-ZyDhAPT-2URmq3B6A9KITLbhPg6byaN2idkm4YId07Ue6d_vnQHwlkUaBFv4pZmm3BPWvYkLIGdnaX1t4Kkj9umUHnw_GmTvuqvEE8VS3xU_BIR8/s1600/IMG_9785.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5590068246524557298" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqFXMS7GiTsdG8B1u5BIjJV6B5bu-ZyDhAPT-2URmq3B6A9KITLbhPg6byaN2idkm4YId07Ue6d_vnQHwlkUaBFv4pZmm3BPWvYkLIGdnaX1t4Kkj9umUHnw_GmTvuqvEE8VS3xU_BIR8/s320/IMG_9785.JPG" /></a> <br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfhhhmI92bdqFG9mefne_Mflh75WUmttl_zzBMGuo3PCNMPlAglH6FJDpaEJBUEIXXMECDC8HNF4dKm3s8i_X3HcpuIg8XaXgBlwyNKDlbXvOiLSmkjiCnw0QT4sfjDZhhlIcOYCE2tJ0/s1600/IMG_9783.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5590068233218312194" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfhhhmI92bdqFG9mefne_Mflh75WUmttl_zzBMGuo3PCNMPlAglH6FJDpaEJBUEIXXMECDC8HNF4dKm3s8i_X3HcpuIg8XaXgBlwyNKDlbXvOiLSmkjiCnw0QT4sfjDZhhlIcOYCE2tJ0/s320/IMG_9783.JPG" /></a>Ben got a new lizard backpack with his name on</div><br /><div>it to use for preschool next fall. </div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFea34xnHl0srz12vjaFyQNi1yIbb-MqPT7DlauNIrG8aJgSIDyEcwg5hCJDeX-2qPZVObzaNAvYoqy0W3bxfqZ1BK5me0ecQ5EujljZ3xLo-44ACAxe1EtMPjFHTBvGaTVlVz-Ij-LaQ/s1600/IMG_9782.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5589962740549666850" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFea34xnHl0srz12vjaFyQNi1yIbb-MqPT7DlauNIrG8aJgSIDyEcwg5hCJDeX-2qPZVObzaNAvYoqy0W3bxfqZ1BK5me0ecQ5EujljZ3xLo-44ACAxe1EtMPjFHTBvGaTVlVz-Ij-LaQ/s320/IMG_9782.JPG" /></a> <br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-TV1E0KduWs-x5d4pK7AVeBlUlxnHfE51k3qlvL94tEcgdAP7_5P8ssHbawKKKXPDYOIrThw7vcC3iasNEOEc78LcRwYyiQ89G9Z8u5w9UKaPdXtNXg6P0tezerUSzoRmYhU2l4Isd_k/s1600/IMG_9767.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5589962739635570738" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-TV1E0KduWs-x5d4pK7AVeBlUlxnHfE51k3qlvL94tEcgdAP7_5P8ssHbawKKKXPDYOIrThw7vcC3iasNEOEc78LcRwYyiQ89G9Z8u5w9UKaPdXtNXg6P0tezerUSzoRmYhU2l4Isd_k/s320/IMG_9767.JPG" /></a>We also celebrated Bob, Uncle Joe, and Grandma Keefer's </div><br /><div>birthdays in March. Would you ever guess that Bob and Joe</div><br /><div>are twins. :) </div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7x2L0OrQ1l4rb2Q0zKmyguhr69wG7FT98w4eXsbEzmMx_-EDpwI1ZK5bPB1SkjITA6EgeJKS5XAlRPfCvLWEk6z6FEHirilG-pj2JhO0ZBk8zsOgxEcxGOh1cjfnFR92A4fXyJT-8pCM/s1600/IMG_9757.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5589962735918788066" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7x2L0OrQ1l4rb2Q0zKmyguhr69wG7FT98w4eXsbEzmMx_-EDpwI1ZK5bPB1SkjITA6EgeJKS5XAlRPfCvLWEk6z6FEHirilG-pj2JhO0ZBk8zsOgxEcxGOh1cjfnFR92A4fXyJT-8pCM/s320/IMG_9757.JPG" /></a>Here are the kiddos on the evening of Bob's B-Day.</div><br /><div>He got a new level, and we went out to his favorite</div><br /><div>restaurant, Cebollas. </div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioqJOiRodX1CVl-fhaSYpHzQ9HSB3H6jWWR2C0e3qsnaOzcR5cEqvAhuIhWAyL-fRutpQkpZWnTbr5VbEfHa4WAr10awKF0Orm4gcj0xw-eEpUgI_KXMT04UAAyJ2xA3G7Et8qw56R5EU/s1600/IMG_9751.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5589949580366025426" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioqJOiRodX1CVl-fhaSYpHzQ9HSB3H6jWWR2C0e3qsnaOzcR5cEqvAhuIhWAyL-fRutpQkpZWnTbr5VbEfHa4WAr10awKF0Orm4gcj0xw-eEpUgI_KXMT04UAAyJ2xA3G7Et8qw56R5EU/s320/IMG_9751.JPG" /></a>Random cute shot of Ben.</div><br /><div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYlI6Ip3-57cl9FtQBvAldZr8mCwZq7VSH13BH8lx_XCbyZpNENxyWqQ6G4VuoRQv-OTTfk4bgrm6Rjd6QWsfh6khpUtqD9fpeChYRjTmCHcrGlw1A-OQCPDLe3Lakz3iBzRMMG0uNUAs/s1600/IMG_9724.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5589949572257409106" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYlI6Ip3-57cl9FtQBvAldZr8mCwZq7VSH13BH8lx_XCbyZpNENxyWqQ6G4VuoRQv-OTTfk4bgrm6Rjd6QWsfh6khpUtqD9fpeChYRjTmCHcrGlw1A-OQCPDLe3Lakz3iBzRMMG0uNUAs/s320/IMG_9724.JPG" /></a>Here are Bob and Maggie enjoying the last of the snow before it</div><br /><div>melted. I think she might be asleep in that shot. </div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr5Zd_f2kIFXDtaz7OPyQBFVq_bk0vMsczJhLMGCVwTMtWKbC7GRRZqtd-EQlx9w_NLsfaATnIqWy7BtqeLfOGVohQQIxgYqpjvascTI9sFGQrW3khd3tb7O8VfJ0j9Ko6gEJN1K20vUc/s1600/IMG_9715.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5589949567173987010" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr5Zd_f2kIFXDtaz7OPyQBFVq_bk0vMsczJhLMGCVwTMtWKbC7GRRZqtd-EQlx9w_NLsfaATnIqWy7BtqeLfOGVohQQIxgYqpjvascTI9sFGQrW3khd3tb7O8VfJ0j9Ko6gEJN1K20vUc/s320/IMG_9715.JPG" /></a>Here is Ben enjoying the last of the snow.</div><br /><div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmSe2xo6qDuyywd6TK1ckNOkCXR9Dwbo0FPV6qt0XKhQK5834PdGLDYaaip3jdee6wjDasRthheAF4NvqL_hyphenhyphenPg3ZVFqmB7D-6TvPdf5SASWsC5MmKbghVkBA6XhR8iOFN8IwgpKh8y8E/s1600/IMG_9675.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5589948419685802082" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmSe2xo6qDuyywd6TK1ckNOkCXR9Dwbo0FPV6qt0XKhQK5834PdGLDYaaip3jdee6wjDasRthheAF4NvqL_hyphenhyphenPg3ZVFqmB7D-6TvPdf5SASWsC5MmKbghVkBA6XhR8iOFN8IwgpKh8y8E/s320/IMG_9675.JPG" /></a>During February we got to spend a fun weekend </div><br /><div>in Brown County with Bob's family. This mini water park</div><br /><div>was a huge hit with the kids. </div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk6JsxDyEsOHMo-segfJQ0nkiMPAzaXXG3bWTUTFPbi4U4x8z7azlDrKD74ZruGb3eCwOi4eEhzwIAQ6GHaidgBJAtVFLgQuqXwINxu80pzV3zjz6IUERQ-A0hKJL3FQqS88r8PzW6ZhE/s1600/IMG_9676.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5589948408892452226" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk6JsxDyEsOHMo-segfJQ0nkiMPAzaXXG3bWTUTFPbi4U4x8z7azlDrKD74ZruGb3eCwOi4eEhzwIAQ6GHaidgBJAtVFLgQuqXwINxu80pzV3zjz6IUERQ-A0hKJL3FQqS88r8PzW6ZhE/s320/IMG_9676.JPG" /></a> <br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVH3TTn-4Xgmv26LsH8D-_pE8Dqd6_zQtqXdSnUIxF05vegfMmOSGzGrpCdYqSb-p7kEzizwj3bCZQkALA23eZIpY3Xcf7sJg8H_kh6UqxvDZQ9p9lU727kY1aUzuNrNra6zN30lFSaxk/s1600/IMG_9671.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5589948405880813426" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVH3TTn-4Xgmv26LsH8D-_pE8Dqd6_zQtqXdSnUIxF05vegfMmOSGzGrpCdYqSb-p7kEzizwj3bCZQkALA23eZIpY3Xcf7sJg8H_kh6UqxvDZQ9p9lU727kY1aUzuNrNra6zN30lFSaxk/s320/IMG_9671.JPG" /></a> <br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_aRft9jVq1I3HDbG17P9Xd1yZdOhbOPMX9ojvoaHC1YtWa919JTY7yMW6bcJu6XVQQ8zpTTwQH5wCdhmA0YgA8Tsy4xfy4o2NDUASUKY0iFNxxSowPOX3vuDjxgH_EyjONrkZ35sWSBc/s1600/IMG_9519.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5573378621643767010" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_aRft9jVq1I3HDbG17P9Xd1yZdOhbOPMX9ojvoaHC1YtWa919JTY7yMW6bcJu6XVQQ8zpTTwQH5wCdhmA0YgA8Tsy4xfy4o2NDUASUKY0iFNxxSowPOX3vuDjxgH_EyjONrkZ35sWSBc/s320/IMG_9519.JPG" /></a>In January Grandpa and Grandma Keefer came and spent</div><br /><div>the night at our house. The kiddos loved getting to spend so much</div><br /><div>one on one time with them. </div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDRAQq71HR0dT3T2kdpEE1kVj7YfqbI6SXB_hLOAaHEkoUH9QijrchKlFf8hp_oEVl7sMgtrzvLUbH7j98ELcoNEMdh7zinfa_hoQQ8mk7jGPzP_IcS5w4uNEdBzC7hlpOPeg_BaMURZA/s1600/IMG_9503.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5573378618032915074" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDRAQq71HR0dT3T2kdpEE1kVj7YfqbI6SXB_hLOAaHEkoUH9QijrchKlFf8hp_oEVl7sMgtrzvLUbH7j98ELcoNEMdh7zinfa_hoQQ8mk7jGPzP_IcS5w4uNEdBzC7hlpOPeg_BaMURZA/s320/IMG_9503.JPG" /></a>We also did a special Grandma breakfast with Grandma Gaerte in</div><br /><div>January. We are so spoiled that mom doesn't have to be to work until</div><br /><div>mid morning. We love it when she gets to come over. She also came over</div><br /><div>and read to the kids on Dr. Seuss birthday. </div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw4lXkx9O8mCRmC4aFHJVx9xh2eT7qtGEXFtraLEgjBEVyJOK1Cp610mX2v2YW780WPnJLUn9CQepn2zV3fqs0mHQGZI68pB1L_Kb8EUfTAaXawoo5hWu_V01XJfTO0sGsNzG89ghlNZs/s1600/IMG_9500.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5573378606958238690" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw4lXkx9O8mCRmC4aFHJVx9xh2eT7qtGEXFtraLEgjBEVyJOK1Cp610mX2v2YW780WPnJLUn9CQepn2zV3fqs0mHQGZI68pB1L_Kb8EUfTAaXawoo5hWu_V01XJfTO0sGsNzG89ghlNZs/s320/IMG_9500.JPG" /></a>Here is one more pic of the kids all bundled up</div><br /><div>and ready to play in the snow. Hopefully we won't have</div><br /><div>to put that many clothes on them again for quite a while. :) </div><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Janelle Annhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00532166790884968489noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3872578481913310213.post-50211112674722528802011-02-08T19:17:00.000-08:002011-02-08T20:28:23.672-08:00My Summer ListIt always seems to happen right around this time of year for me. The snow is piled high outside my window, I haven't seen green trees, grass, or flowers in months, it is so cold that I have to wear socks ;), and I just can't take it anymore. I start counting the days until summer. I start planning out what my garden will look like and what new flowers I want to try this year. I start to look back at old pictures of summer. Yes, I have extreme spring/summer fever, and I want the winter to end. I hear that we are supposed to reach a high temperature of 39 degrees this weekend, and I hope it melts the snow in vast quantities. While my husband is wishing for one more big snowfall so he can ride the snowmobile again, I am dreaming of sandy beaches and long days spent outside with the kids. <br /><br />I realize that some of you are thinking that I should not wish time away. It passes too quickly, I know, and my babies are growing faster than I could have ever imagined. I suppose that is why I decided to make my summer list. I am going to try my hardest to enjoy the last few weeks of winter while dreaming about how I will enjoy my summer to the fullest. So here it is, my list of things I hope to do this summer. <br /><br />1. Play outside with my kids every chance possible and enjoy every second with them to the fullest. I want to take them on picnics, camping, swimming, and lots of exploring.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEv0qya_dbjOG4k4e9q6aYzcIkp_kUvbc5UrP-ablP0CjTamNkkngK0BLaju-Rfdt_b9ngA175pNBTrSVRiYvFKaymVeYwXVhr_1kug2uF6Vj56pwO_ziEd5WR-nAtY7gKqELfPQKyXa8/s1600/IMG_7760.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5571532697739403858" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEv0qya_dbjOG4k4e9q6aYzcIkp_kUvbc5UrP-ablP0CjTamNkkngK0BLaju-Rfdt_b9ngA175pNBTrSVRiYvFKaymVeYwXVhr_1kug2uF6Vj56pwO_ziEd5WR-nAtY7gKqELfPQKyXa8/s320/IMG_7760.JPG" /></a> 2. Go to the beach. I'm hoping to take the kids on several day trips to St. Joseph where we can enjoy the sand and sun and a ride on the <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">carousel</span>. Maybe we will even get a chance to watch the sailboats.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKa0qhhyphenhyphenAiTOCIzp9EQTSI54vm5NHE47TjvDM27K7GzXiAG5qIROw8sX_K-_ANBXN8rsqADstqY7bczvgBaGJBDzqvnbrHANGYtjpwZebE4l9C6jQzRpcwWrIQo4nZcydrxPYHh9RuyEQ/s1600/michigan+trip+sailing+boats+sepia.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5571530809977922514" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKa0qhhyphenhyphenAiTOCIzp9EQTSI54vm5NHE47TjvDM27K7GzXiAG5qIROw8sX_K-_ANBXN8rsqADstqY7bczvgBaGJBDzqvnbrHANGYtjpwZebE4l9C6jQzRpcwWrIQo4nZcydrxPYHh9RuyEQ/s320/michigan+trip+sailing+boats+sepia.jpg" /></a> 3. Wake up early and enjoy the sunrise.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaLFQZPVCFkkOAVTgRE1Nsxl4ikaS3WrKYGe1wUpmYOfr99eLMaKeCY2fCMiXJoPU36bCamEBVH2RrfCO1vpgaXukHrvdkzzBlLEwtq0qUC802Uxs5ZWhd3Ijx8aibruijDXbmL1zLiVw/s1600/IMG_0798-2.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5571530801954412562" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaLFQZPVCFkkOAVTgRE1Nsxl4ikaS3WrKYGe1wUpmYOfr99eLMaKeCY2fCMiXJoPU36bCamEBVH2RrfCO1vpgaXukHrvdkzzBlLEwtq0qUC802Uxs5ZWhd3Ijx8aibruijDXbmL1zLiVw/s320/IMG_0798-2.JPG" /></a><br /><br />4. Take the time to really enjoy God's beautiful creation and take a lot of pictures. </div><div><br /></div><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDFEEgrPWj-Wd1D-PFRKB1Ato6Ea2HGw95cvR4lwzQwQpyeG3LXWyILGFUFMAr1T9Rr1VACqM6CAsErFOoV61PZKSSHj84P3ss8Cx-cVCVPT3TIMI8QfZevPEWeyVXHHWJJvZ19b22alY/s1600/hydrangea+cropped.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 256px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5571530795425271794" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDFEEgrPWj-Wd1D-PFRKB1Ato6Ea2HGw95cvR4lwzQwQpyeG3LXWyILGFUFMAr1T9Rr1VACqM6CAsErFOoV61PZKSSHj84P3ss8Cx-cVCVPT3TIMI8QfZevPEWeyVXHHWJJvZ19b22alY/s320/hydrangea+cropped.jpg" /></a><br /><br />5. Spend time watching the local farmers plant, grow, and harvest.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhap74TQ0UQ_fbOANhCa_slWTlrK6MYamfgr-ZqDN95JCOOctBJQylaVhr0S2dNtqiHwHrO8QPSKy0W4Dp4FA3IDh9AU28LH7pVoCcrcKB1g13nKo1glb8wyacfNe9QNMSb8b_8ri8h0Xk/s1600/IMG_6517.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5571527527092155042" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhap74TQ0UQ_fbOANhCa_slWTlrK6MYamfgr-ZqDN95JCOOctBJQylaVhr0S2dNtqiHwHrO8QPSKy0W4Dp4FA3IDh9AU28LH7pVoCcrcKB1g13nKo1glb8wyacfNe9QNMSb8b_8ri8h0Xk/s320/IMG_6517.JPG" /></a><br />6. Expand my garden a bit from last year and spend a lot of time in it.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_wXj3z95nTLmCXelfnC4t9XmD0ap_bKCX_r54II_q_hjDhecmSJy9jA1UoEq-Ftz8ThhBhrWlhHcJRQFRqbtdt1K0Cm5xg79lObpQ-JhNQkfUwvOU6IfxaKndBcDADWBSqyRMoMyKsSU/s1600/IMG_6635.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5571527519103962674" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_wXj3z95nTLmCXelfnC4t9XmD0ap_bKCX_r54II_q_hjDhecmSJy9jA1UoEq-Ftz8ThhBhrWlhHcJRQFRqbtdt1K0Cm5xg79lObpQ-JhNQkfUwvOU6IfxaKndBcDADWBSqyRMoMyKsSU/s320/IMG_6635.JPG" /></a><br />7. Run outside in the mornings and relish the fact that my kids are still small enough to take along in the jogging stroller, instead of wishing for the days when I used to be able to run alone.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrmTGCKyzth4eUoG_y8fofZeXXiQqodqGs0v4YQgvHToXPp3EqOM8erJlA6u7FgFQvUMCDmV-kar0N_Dvb-KywPrOI7jyw_GUzze4yjR6UZJEhhIq7_7zP7ik_ixCy99WIlPuR_oX_2fI/s1600/IMG_6535.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5571527515696007234" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrmTGCKyzth4eUoG_y8fofZeXXiQqodqGs0v4YQgvHToXPp3EqOM8erJlA6u7FgFQvUMCDmV-kar0N_Dvb-KywPrOI7jyw_GUzze4yjR6UZJEhhIq7_7zP7ik_ixCy99WIlPuR_oX_2fI/s320/IMG_6535.JPG" /></a><br /><br />8. Spend time with friends and family that I don't see often enough during the winter.</div><div> </div><div>9. Plan a weekend away with my husband to celebrate our seventh anniversary. It has been years since we have actually celebrated, and I want this to be the year that we make/take the time to get away.</div><div> </div><div>10. Have bonfires in the back yard and spend time stargazing. <br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Janelle Annhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00532166790884968489noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3872578481913310213.post-74435337001475702922011-02-04T17:57:00.000-08:002011-02-04T18:11:59.749-08:00A Few More New PicturesHere are a few more pictures from our latest little photo shoot. I just love it when I get both kids smiling and looking. I am hoping to post again soon to let you know what we have been up to during January. Until then, have a great weekend :).<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc4ulPBjlBf6NNYMUhOc_Yh-hnEJuWJuhCuqHFrRdjoIV1XMHfdCFPU2mGEcaBtEAw2zChy7owmSeGPjvXyDZ-k5aRfTOTvhYa66Su4pEYNVL1sVmbRUnk_pbyJSYPI1M8zHGdCh_3aS4/s1600/Ben+and+Maggie+laughing+sepia.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5570019807554735602" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc4ulPBjlBf6NNYMUhOc_Yh-hnEJuWJuhCuqHFrRdjoIV1XMHfdCFPU2mGEcaBtEAw2zChy7owmSeGPjvXyDZ-k5aRfTOTvhYa66Su4pEYNVL1sVmbRUnk_pbyJSYPI1M8zHGdCh_3aS4/s320/Ben+and+Maggie+laughing+sepia.jpg" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI6Pz_pXsnkArDrQGbbDVVbucFF0PD18Rpfh2N1NzEc_xKYsYYAl-90ZcQmINWnh3J0qqQgJQa2hPuliGjUkOuZfdPXTrVv-DQIjfZC15rbwakrEq4ld-AE8Le464zm9kh1xnYaJbyPO8/s1600/big+eyes+Ben+cropped.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5570019795815137106" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI6Pz_pXsnkArDrQGbbDVVbucFF0PD18Rpfh2N1NzEc_xKYsYYAl-90ZcQmINWnh3J0qqQgJQa2hPuliGjUkOuZfdPXTrVv-DQIjfZC15rbwakrEq4ld-AE8Le464zm9kh1xnYaJbyPO8/s320/big+eyes+Ben+cropped.jpg" /></a></div>Janelle Annhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00532166790884968489noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3872578481913310213.post-12168570861618941562011-02-03T19:29:00.000-08:002011-02-03T20:08:25.010-08:00Maggie is Eighteen Months<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoA5srjEK5QBEhEWk0u44qeBxSzJUgMhtYKqJ2n-wvX0XC69ixJdh8sAbOKQZMwCRDBia37mZ_Q9zI_szRZkhSiZ2RLTpva7p33jIZbO-o9JQQC6WvI6rE_LrE55zSUqzVSkyvBAIjnPM/s1600/full+shot+in+tutu+saturated.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5569674910059260738" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoA5srjEK5QBEhEWk0u44qeBxSzJUgMhtYKqJ2n-wvX0XC69ixJdh8sAbOKQZMwCRDBia37mZ_Q9zI_szRZkhSiZ2RLTpva7p33jIZbO-o9JQQC6WvI6rE_LrE55zSUqzVSkyvBAIjnPM/s320/full+shot+in+tutu+saturated.jpg" /></a> Guess who is eighteen months old already! Can you believe it? I know I can't. How has my tiny baby gotten so big already? It is almost impossible for me to believe that a year and a half has passed since we brought Maggie home. She has become quite the sweet little darling, and we LOVE her so much. </div><div align="center">She is getting so big and smart. Recently she has started to name almost all of her shapes, she knows two colors now (red and blue), she knows two of her letters (O and M), and she is talking in phrases. She isn't quite using full sentences yet, but she has started to put three and four word phrases together. It is adorable how she loves to do everything her big brother is doing. She loves taking care of and loving her babies. She also loves to pretend read.</div><div align="center">My favorite thing is that she uses her manners all the time. She says thank you, excuse me, and please. I am convinced that this must just be a girl thing, but I am loving it. Here are a few fun shots of her in her tutu. :)</div><div align="center"> <br /></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNsAc7iNJQyDC6Cr58bH57x0-UpVoj41poeIW0dFuRa02DmCEDx1nM0KZlpZGaxq5qaHgS91HpVVakDA1qdj8QiGZ1fD16r1ArSSiFsNSProAcoKhjwrTocOqXpf16ybwswhKqWV82QV0/s1600/cutie+pie+with+sunglasses+sepia.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 213px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5569672863808187202" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNsAc7iNJQyDC6Cr58bH57x0-UpVoj41poeIW0dFuRa02DmCEDx1nM0KZlpZGaxq5qaHgS91HpVVakDA1qdj8QiGZ1fD16r1ArSSiFsNSProAcoKhjwrTocOqXpf16ybwswhKqWV82QV0/s320/cutie+pie+with+sunglasses+sepia.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjblF48BpxBmfp84ZKTSekX-rgtZ3dJUCP_Dfu1-EjhPmbiknMw4RDWFF4nYuDK8WA0e6X8Yq4fPqHdbS3xRL68l6dqWjtJanEedgWeBzqxaOYoT9CVVc78rrybIaLhIJmcUtAobm3n1Eo/s1600/maggie+in+tutu+sepia.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5569672858638685442" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjblF48BpxBmfp84ZKTSekX-rgtZ3dJUCP_Dfu1-EjhPmbiknMw4RDWFF4nYuDK8WA0e6X8Yq4fPqHdbS3xRL68l6dqWjtJanEedgWeBzqxaOYoT9CVVc78rrybIaLhIJmcUtAobm3n1Eo/s320/maggie+in+tutu+sepia.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRkPQh_OQB-0nxEsdE5kjifaaSZCm6E58SaB_PBFocA73BoCagHsohSl8ORTcxXaqxOHg8WoTuzzcg0Y-n9SNMv_v4B3UfZgqmTNGPQdzQHz4BRVltXJe5EzA_1WQMMx3ZPwrme7Jc6_k/s1600/eighteen+months+sepia.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5569672850863734002" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRkPQh_OQB-0nxEsdE5kjifaaSZCm6E58SaB_PBFocA73BoCagHsohSl8ORTcxXaqxOHg8WoTuzzcg0Y-n9SNMv_v4B3UfZgqmTNGPQdzQHz4BRVltXJe5EzA_1WQMMx3ZPwrme7Jc6_k/s320/eighteen+months+sepia.jpg" /></a> </div><br /></div>Janelle Annhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00532166790884968489noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3872578481913310213.post-47413860826165430562011-01-02T18:56:00.001-08:002011-01-03T14:48:53.606-08:00Christmas CelebrationsI think that this year may have been the busiest Christmas on record for us. We had six different celebrations within a week of Christmas, as well as several gatherings with friends before Christmas. We also had Bob's sister's family stay overnight after Christmas. It was busy, but also a lot of fun. More than anything I came away from Christmas this year feeling blessed and overwhelmed by the kindness of our family and friends. Thank you to everyone for all that you did! <br /><br />I must tell you that there are a ton of pictures below, so prepare to be overwhelmed. You might also be interested to know that this is an extremely edited version of our celebrations. For some reason I didn't have my camera with me at several of our gatherings, but somehow I managed to take almost five hundred pictures in the month of December. I know, completely ridiculous!<br />Feel free to view this post in several sittings so you do not become overwhelmed :).<br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxWIQJ6yFHZwTpO5dp1MP8IPTOrXO8JqOfdOGNrcp7U67hxUvDkxnn3lCMVcZ93xquLDV2P5eiWHkbGcHRdUeORD4FDEgGQ5btrkIhYODBXpk3mbeoeqJdsZxlmbU6UozsDGTUtmfpXwg/s1600/IMG_9179.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557968938352378642" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxWIQJ6yFHZwTpO5dp1MP8IPTOrXO8JqOfdOGNrcp7U67hxUvDkxnn3lCMVcZ93xquLDV2P5eiWHkbGcHRdUeORD4FDEgGQ5btrkIhYODBXpk3mbeoeqJdsZxlmbU6UozsDGTUtmfpXwg/s320/IMG_9179.JPG" /></a> Checking out the perfect tree at Uncle Tom and Aunt Diane's.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7ipF-vhWDUSdOEnZrU5LT8YyD9EeWzxoiQbQ5NsCAuHh4B71GRCeX93IPslrOnpICN21oLc0Ua5Gc2YBwPuHFXSt6dFqKa1EOA7Cw-TW0PYVTqS8A9I4n7dhXMVtiFq8Li9G-Vi_kPXo/s1600/IMG_9211.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557967417627283010" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7ipF-vhWDUSdOEnZrU5LT8YyD9EeWzxoiQbQ5NsCAuHh4B71GRCeX93IPslrOnpICN21oLc0Ua5Gc2YBwPuHFXSt6dFqKa1EOA7Cw-TW0PYVTqS8A9I4n7dhXMVtiFq8Li9G-Vi_kPXo/s320/IMG_9211.JPG" /></a>Ben really enjoyed playing with this train under<br />Uncle Tom's tree. Cousin Michael showed him how to run<br />it, and it wasn't easy to pull him away from it.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWr5xaTpfz01u-81gdDPacUe3AstbLpSu_ZBhU4Ic3DPcSC9tiUSRNLqry13oDd_Nk2mLhCqgoJRrVsA4-UwYCxmPBm46ZOnKT1Kv60HPQ5KaTLXKXJjdmbKLGs0VT_gJ66vTm4Uz2LoQ/s1600/family+pic+with+santa.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557967414353816962" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWr5xaTpfz01u-81gdDPacUe3AstbLpSu_ZBhU4Ic3DPcSC9tiUSRNLqry13oDd_Nk2mLhCqgoJRrVsA4-UwYCxmPBm46ZOnKT1Kv60HPQ5KaTLXKXJjdmbKLGs0VT_gJ66vTm4Uz2LoQ/s320/family+pic+with+santa.jpg" /></a>Family picture with Santa. <br />Maggie does NOT like Santa.<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLNDfhIBvYq_mC__Lgv2G4oJ5jbFtk5ASDHyeeA-GftGPX_O8K3ihEKl-TmQAmV_eKNLHFyPkwV3R-Fqi_RJCt9pZ6RLWuq9v_8awA3zxwZf4X-lCARqdPXRyaNkF6Sm_1m6GX75nGEcE/s1600/IMG_9225.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557967409349681826" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLNDfhIBvYq_mC__Lgv2G4oJ5jbFtk5ASDHyeeA-GftGPX_O8K3ihEKl-TmQAmV_eKNLHFyPkwV3R-Fqi_RJCt9pZ6RLWuq9v_8awA3zxwZf4X-lCARqdPXRyaNkF6Sm_1m6GX75nGEcE/s320/IMG_9225.JPG" /></a>Ben and Maggie on Christmas morning.<br />Check out that hair!!!<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge2NElUx81hzWHqBEwxliLNeQ8vO03EezCwXmpIJh8YkymKdZ2c824GeXjyXZ12TVD-D3tNwqVUDBw-xMdYJKH8eCS4VUUNZRQlfmHVhCkwwPfl7RDFoMXf-v9NvUuv0uMeTgczwEP_QM/s1600/IMG_9259.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557965293125669186" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge2NElUx81hzWHqBEwxliLNeQ8vO03EezCwXmpIJh8YkymKdZ2c824GeXjyXZ12TVD-D3tNwqVUDBw-xMdYJKH8eCS4VUUNZRQlfmHVhCkwwPfl7RDFoMXf-v9NvUuv0uMeTgczwEP_QM/s320/IMG_9259.JPG" /></a> Maggie opening one of her favorite gifts - an Elmo.</div><div>She was sooooo excited when she saw what it was.</div><div> </div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg87-jQOCfruybxqnhVMqyeLKVVR0PipS2otkVGlAzJrWgiHfTwaQUxlm_XoZMiqFgb68FSxCCHfU-BrHDXme6Cf3nEF1Dv9O-FA44H7ZI3imAHW62HuUaHD8Q_DGbNONwEtcgKpccRVoo/s1600/IMG_9263.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557965282673720866" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg87-jQOCfruybxqnhVMqyeLKVVR0PipS2otkVGlAzJrWgiHfTwaQUxlm_XoZMiqFgb68FSxCCHfU-BrHDXme6Cf3nEF1Dv9O-FA44H7ZI3imAHW62HuUaHD8Q_DGbNONwEtcgKpccRVoo/s320/IMG_9263.JPG" /></a>Ben opening one of his many gifts at Grandma's house.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-VCeIpPNP6Tpt5BV5E7s0bU1NFn9sajWk-J3xlWrKE9ktd-1HFd5hAMkA5eaPiBtCYSzc_9znsLZGv5NdcvCw1u1XpfXxIuflqkJYPd4ZEyp3iGm8tUaobBPy_jpE6ZYZ_xyP7_TneJE/s1600/IMG_9275.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557965273056864418" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-VCeIpPNP6Tpt5BV5E7s0bU1NFn9sajWk-J3xlWrKE9ktd-1HFd5hAMkA5eaPiBtCYSzc_9znsLZGv5NdcvCw1u1XpfXxIuflqkJYPd4ZEyp3iGm8tUaobBPy_jpE6ZYZ_xyP7_TneJE/s320/IMG_9275.JPG" /></a>Aunt Jess and Uncle Tedd<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdN8udHk_d-ZZdG0f8g25xNP-MQsctGruPI_Sh8LUGy0GDVvz2S45XiYa6Fe3xmeIf9JyWNwS6sTMLgKsnGtJqyrAqz_qT61RoKqxlxM750qDTGfu9HF_i_-D00uyHzNjOlLdhWPQrr9w/s1600/justin+and+danielle+at+Christmas.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557961912685160722" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdN8udHk_d-ZZdG0f8g25xNP-MQsctGruPI_Sh8LUGy0GDVvz2S45XiYa6Fe3xmeIf9JyWNwS6sTMLgKsnGtJqyrAqz_qT61RoKqxlxM750qDTGfu9HF_i_-D00uyHzNjOlLdhWPQrr9w/s320/justin+and+danielle+at+Christmas.jpg" /></a>Uncle Justin and Aunt Danielle<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBkVC_rKfuk5GO6wVAiZp2t1l3HM8hE4umJ3TBJCnxOGDjnTVn50lnzU55QAAHPlaTXghoWfgSh7QsfwkETPK9jaVO8Ls60Vz1sTl2wGJ4rXwkx_hHpoi3L_Po_E9_OtVnztHuuELkGSQ/s1600/IMG_9293.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557961909738476050" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBkVC_rKfuk5GO6wVAiZp2t1l3HM8hE4umJ3TBJCnxOGDjnTVn50lnzU55QAAHPlaTXghoWfgSh7QsfwkETPK9jaVO8Ls60Vz1sTl2wGJ4rXwkx_hHpoi3L_Po_E9_OtVnztHuuELkGSQ/s320/IMG_9293.JPG" /></a>Mom (Grandma)<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyT5ieiD3QxxjKVbI5hKQORVocTLdEO2JPlpfYu2KZ7pLJ5Y5l2k7yl3SWw_yyR_7wcgoqvf-Uhhz9DU7Apdef7JHb5QWfFmlNgCPd8RcbqHig_VfY_djgD5R0bkcrQNtm3iVw6A6NZGU/s1600/dad+at+Christmas.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557961899414172786" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyT5ieiD3QxxjKVbI5hKQORVocTLdEO2JPlpfYu2KZ7pLJ5Y5l2k7yl3SWw_yyR_7wcgoqvf-Uhhz9DU7Apdef7JHb5QWfFmlNgCPd8RcbqHig_VfY_djgD5R0bkcrQNtm3iVw6A6NZGU/s320/dad+at+Christmas.jpg" /></a>Dad (Grandpa)<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAxBvsSMwZSddeHuDNn7K5XljY85VC1ZipGGjXaou2h5ixr6LBBnAmDuV4hsbxiyUJXm2i_gNVlux5TimRWePU_QyMizUQfgi0xKUcJE51wW7WQM16LiKpJ_bqzhoTjGOhWu2mbSEPpFQ/s1600/IMG_9265.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557959614941220626" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAxBvsSMwZSddeHuDNn7K5XljY85VC1ZipGGjXaou2h5ixr6LBBnAmDuV4hsbxiyUJXm2i_gNVlux5TimRWePU_QyMizUQfgi0xKUcJE51wW7WQM16LiKpJ_bqzhoTjGOhWu2mbSEPpFQ/s320/IMG_9265.JPG" /></a>Here are Ben and Maggie showing off their adorable</div><div>aprons that my mom made them.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsFhF6QCmdlF0amDS494CsdBDR3eqIDyuoJ8UTxPJjhCJ5NQcgavZ_Dg1_JLbhh2-FuplxlnbaiyfnOrB2-RmGo8IaTSETV_QmJbv4_CKtV-C2pZ6WqDGkrjhAeBVtR5xWqL-0Egvb7ow/s1600/maggie+in+apron.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557959608926642626" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsFhF6QCmdlF0amDS494CsdBDR3eqIDyuoJ8UTxPJjhCJ5NQcgavZ_Dg1_JLbhh2-FuplxlnbaiyfnOrB2-RmGo8IaTSETV_QmJbv4_CKtV-C2pZ6WqDGkrjhAeBVtR5xWqL-0Egvb7ow/s320/maggie+in+apron.jpg" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMcvis1qDax35J4URqdGzcU3tYQH8GX0DV2GxBNJfLQCxlQF8wIlZLGuOszSgcllNgjtVAaeJdwa6R9-6xnw9ZcV6pBp3zzC9FzPFUo8b81luvUttbbwd_Hfl1r3VBjiR26B7VKKW_1rg/s1600/tutu+girls.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557959601790427218" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMcvis1qDax35J4URqdGzcU3tYQH8GX0DV2GxBNJfLQCxlQF8wIlZLGuOszSgcllNgjtVAaeJdwa6R9-6xnw9ZcV6pBp3zzC9FzPFUo8b81luvUttbbwd_Hfl1r3VBjiR26B7VKKW_1rg/s320/tutu+girls.jpg" /></a> This year we got all of the Keefer girl cousins </div><div>matching tutus and hair bows. My friend</div><div>Stephanie makes them and they turned out </div><div>adorable!<br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhotei-pD-jyKCX0GD_N6EWFMVJ764-rWoG7oCUEpOfcvxBuZDslO05II_0nD775A2CU8tOuMx0-7hCPjz-3c5w12mnlgtjzEKIN4ontKpDqB-qAIbm-yo9-aMRaLLG0RxXjSJqqBiFe5o/s1600/keefer+grandkids.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557957249156536850" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhotei-pD-jyKCX0GD_N6EWFMVJ764-rWoG7oCUEpOfcvxBuZDslO05II_0nD775A2CU8tOuMx0-7hCPjz-3c5w12mnlgtjzEKIN4ontKpDqB-qAIbm-yo9-aMRaLLG0RxXjSJqqBiFe5o/s320/keefer+grandkids.jpg" /></a>Keefer grandkids (minus baby Julie)<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6hanylDjw8dM2D-dzhwSsTHUYmkaGa5L2v7h_mDKR4Qa-x7LEIUw74A6B1ngJJgorsaLFmQh7HunYyUlCWMgB_VGMgXjcLlEHtvEZwOZyBoA3Qs5LyeEbH_W78AdXcR-2Ror_ldE7WNo/s1600/jim+and+peggy+with+grandkids.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557957243305317442" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6hanylDjw8dM2D-dzhwSsTHUYmkaGa5L2v7h_mDKR4Qa-x7LEIUw74A6B1ngJJgorsaLFmQh7HunYyUlCWMgB_VGMgXjcLlEHtvEZwOZyBoA3Qs5LyeEbH_W78AdXcR-2Ror_ldE7WNo/s320/jim+and+peggy+with+grandkids.jpg" /></a>All the Keefer grandkids with Grandpa and Grandma</div><div>Keefer.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJnv-C2xXdOoQOaQjcUiE3u6HRVbB8HBFX0fUYtQYi4xCLMbXHG1MI51vPF3T1uBoNQhPtV2HRka2bT9p6TNFuUpDq-WcHyuWyz83jZxgfjYND3eXUOeoFkqWwjJTENSdbItK9NqIFMjU/s1600/keefer+family+Christmas+pic.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557957234035540258" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJnv-C2xXdOoQOaQjcUiE3u6HRVbB8HBFX0fUYtQYi4xCLMbXHG1MI51vPF3T1uBoNQhPtV2HRka2bT9p6TNFuUpDq-WcHyuWyz83jZxgfjYND3eXUOeoFkqWwjJTENSdbItK9NqIFMjU/s320/keefer+family+Christmas+pic.jpg" /></a>Keefer family shot<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5hqxutIpXqN-karJADNV_6w2z4oyo69bkN5LuJTEES4Dzd-SGKSS3lhDrqwBHHqMYlVO2JCGwKy3UCEwwcW2lBaERg4lUEh30SHz1y5-4nONOeom9DSxXDIci2_9TBb_WakMKQ3csqBc/s1600/IMG_9367.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557944854189809106" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5hqxutIpXqN-karJADNV_6w2z4oyo69bkN5LuJTEES4Dzd-SGKSS3lhDrqwBHHqMYlVO2JCGwKy3UCEwwcW2lBaERg4lUEh30SHz1y5-4nONOeom9DSxXDIci2_9TBb_WakMKQ3csqBc/s320/IMG_9367.JPG" /></a>Ben and Maggie with all of their goodies. Thank you </div><div>to everyone for the gifts. They made out like bandits.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh34iSrmIss01ldhXcyh6n5k6cHfwR9-D1hzQdoM3x2PdcS3mS8hiDK8jgcTb9vj2zstpxHvSPyVaX8qPEHnbbUegT_njm6i3BPQyEN4xMoaNuR86HZUzvjFwlhCu9wJbC5l2QWt_gi1AA/s1600/IMG_9375.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557944842532637394" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh34iSrmIss01ldhXcyh6n5k6cHfwR9-D1hzQdoM3x2PdcS3mS8hiDK8jgcTb9vj2zstpxHvSPyVaX8qPEHnbbUegT_njm6i3BPQyEN4xMoaNuR86HZUzvjFwlhCu9wJbC5l2QWt_gi1AA/s320/IMG_9375.JPG" /></a>Ben and Maggie with cousin's Will and Sara.</div><div>Talk about a fun pajama party!<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkfZdOYgQ-yCRHfsglI6FEWkXdOr-m5YUOBnsKpMyjxG1FzHMyreMZl9uesw_mvuvICQSg596Ahgee5lqN-0lfNSO0xI6kx9RJJzocI1adiJYW-7tYYgFe33QsIrWVNkxZQe6iYjHHBy0/s1600/pileup.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557944830752998242" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkfZdOYgQ-yCRHfsglI6FEWkXdOr-m5YUOBnsKpMyjxG1FzHMyreMZl9uesw_mvuvICQSg596Ahgee5lqN-0lfNSO0xI6kx9RJJzocI1adiJYW-7tYYgFe33QsIrWVNkxZQe6iYjHHBy0/s320/pileup.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD73zmQurkG5zdjXIk8R5iRXz2vb982OZvHalMkmqzARbAXm5i-69nJcF35UcLd1afLsRrvAXlzTkSukdGAwloDKqgpJy3Fv169qQTklzzTTzJZWG3Bn69JkxHxXhpxx8CjH2DCvcNlz4/s1600/IMG_9392.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557797355905676194" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD73zmQurkG5zdjXIk8R5iRXz2vb982OZvHalMkmqzARbAXm5i-69nJcF35UcLd1afLsRrvAXlzTkSukdGAwloDKqgpJy3Fv169qQTklzzTTzJZWG3Bn69JkxHxXhpxx8CjH2DCvcNlz4/s320/IMG_9392.JPG" /></a>Maggie and Will watching some cartoons in the morning.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj13a5z0ZKik5kVNOp_E15lo3VPdyU4PJMIMzV2KDYE__fYWYGEqqp0oE6zJqieZ5HlFpMtJNgrQXbD6_f8BSvdb3JwRoE0tSlUuUnjJVd_cWrGzH7l17VYtR0MklNB5Di0E0PyPcT2edE/s1600/IMG_9394.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557797350640717570" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj13a5z0ZKik5kVNOp_E15lo3VPdyU4PJMIMzV2KDYE__fYWYGEqqp0oE6zJqieZ5HlFpMtJNgrQXbD6_f8BSvdb3JwRoE0tSlUuUnjJVd_cWrGzH7l17VYtR0MklNB5Di0E0PyPcT2edE/s320/IMG_9394.JPG" /></a>Ben and Will had fun playing in Ben's room.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrWf3CT3YcM9pWfZpU_Ers5iRZq8e16VS009DPtJUGHwwXpBcB_3UUFfwV8aqVrGSIV57jJ6Lfbc1F2KNS1d7pNe7FsS1yeQ3ls4S2nRJA_9cBRS2Yz7CkXJ-uKNFaOq7v1y33YqcUrpE/s1600/IMG_9398.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557797342343379410" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrWf3CT3YcM9pWfZpU_Ers5iRZq8e16VS009DPtJUGHwwXpBcB_3UUFfwV8aqVrGSIV57jJ6Lfbc1F2KNS1d7pNe7FsS1yeQ3ls4S2nRJA_9cBRS2Yz7CkXJ-uKNFaOq7v1y33YqcUrpE/s320/IMG_9398.JPG" /></a>Ben and Sara in the toy room.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSbVg1stnOS6QWyX7KFV9T1ZQ28OuOJbFbJ1Rd7tt-UN4w2vZd6ExUgEJAueydRBYhDBjz7rFch_MA902lxlIxV88B2yVj1MSPvQpn5EDbT92VAsoB2jm8dAQOB3ixKEm2cHmil7Lx0Sg/s1600/IMG_9403.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557795052737501234" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSbVg1stnOS6QWyX7KFV9T1ZQ28OuOJbFbJ1Rd7tt-UN4w2vZd6ExUgEJAueydRBYhDBjz7rFch_MA902lxlIxV88B2yVj1MSPvQpn5EDbT92VAsoB2jm8dAQOB3ixKEm2cHmil7Lx0Sg/s320/IMG_9403.JPG" /></a>Uncle Nate and Bob took a ride on the snowmobile before</div><div>all of the snow melted.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDqes9wv0LNbEPZ3pO77b7gr2b1WaDgTCXVzwRa1BMENWl-8enBs84u42KHlXqgMZt0PLvttKr1MPF-gj812vUylZngzc4VZv5CxAeqt62zkjBX2SIWJci7-og15ZBROGTEhfWWjr_PqE/s1600/IMG_9412.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557795043374342786" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDqes9wv0LNbEPZ3pO77b7gr2b1WaDgTCXVzwRa1BMENWl-8enBs84u42KHlXqgMZt0PLvttKr1MPF-gj812vUylZngzc4VZv5CxAeqt62zkjBX2SIWJci7-og15ZBROGTEhfWWjr_PqE/s320/IMG_9412.JPG" /></a>Bob, Ben, and Maggie getting ready to take a ride.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSVMJ64yiCr00CL_3lXpsmjdP02K-4AwOkifwDY6tUIA3A5_vR5AJ5zwiSlXKTAWZNdqSUiZJUObIAqJprm0XxB5-pKCl6SyUPN_THrAaxcB3xma2j_zdIXkJk9MDVrcQb8XsGdZD5R5M/s1600/IMG_9415.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557795031601859634" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSVMJ64yiCr00CL_3lXpsmjdP02K-4AwOkifwDY6tUIA3A5_vR5AJ5zwiSlXKTAWZNdqSUiZJUObIAqJprm0XxB5-pKCl6SyUPN_THrAaxcB3xma2j_zdIXkJk9MDVrcQb8XsGdZD5R5M/s320/IMG_9415.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRdouZOoNiLFjmf_HooJ_C3lLYyTgrBKpV6FeA9IVHrKomiXJQaLX0sXXlSBFkzhHo704J0a8Ftjql5Bqr9CPDVx6s0gx5OgKzYwbyZSdjf93LJN_nVo_f-4jxVjgFmPvlqcbMHYWlwlE/s1600/IMG_9421.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557791333978547058" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRdouZOoNiLFjmf_HooJ_C3lLYyTgrBKpV6FeA9IVHrKomiXJQaLX0sXXlSBFkzhHo704J0a8Ftjql5Bqr9CPDVx6s0gx5OgKzYwbyZSdjf93LJN_nVo_f-4jxVjgFmPvlqcbMHYWlwlE/s320/IMG_9421.JPG" /></a>The kids got to spend a lot of quality time with Bob </div><div>while he was off work for Christmas. Here they</div><div>are playing in the snow.<br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdNFggL7tqrh_3PG_V5L9JLepTkOOn5lhyB8NJ7hAuMRriga8_FPc04-keoufkqEwy1fzF4DH5WcFfpqxM-D6VzOTD7XPKQXGvuEaRPh8ARhVof5WWnONZ1KjfwC_v_JWvk3nQU0zentY/s1600/IMG_9422.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557791326904708258" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdNFggL7tqrh_3PG_V5L9JLepTkOOn5lhyB8NJ7hAuMRriga8_FPc04-keoufkqEwy1fzF4DH5WcFfpqxM-D6VzOTD7XPKQXGvuEaRPh8ARhVof5WWnONZ1KjfwC_v_JWvk3nQU0zentY/s320/IMG_9422.JPG" /></a>Ben even got his tractor out for a little ride in the snow.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKMju7Gq441eM_VgRQ6jnqwa21qkN2ShYOjmXM_iWe-zpRtn1iMrNnKx1MsXiq8W3rLk-zbGQc_J8tPTgcud9NnMuwLjYwwj0ody7Q0H9HTviHYF287FBYrwIy4fnLFzKv4xgkiP3PXNI/s1600/IMG_9426.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557791322678525890" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKMju7Gq441eM_VgRQ6jnqwa21qkN2ShYOjmXM_iWe-zpRtn1iMrNnKx1MsXiq8W3rLk-zbGQc_J8tPTgcud9NnMuwLjYwwj0ody7Q0H9HTviHYF287FBYrwIy4fnLFzKv4xgkiP3PXNI/s320/IMG_9426.JPG" /></a>Bob took Maggie for a sled ride. </div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br /></div>Janelle Annhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00532166790884968489noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3872578481913310213.post-26758500684312281622010-11-30T18:47:00.000-08:002010-11-30T20:31:49.654-08:00Lost But Not ForgottenIt seems to be a trend lately that our blog often gets forgotten when life gets busy. I am learning that some things just have to be put on the back burner sometimes. Several years ago before I was a mommy, I had visions of perfection when I thought about motherhood. I thought that my house would be spotless, my kids perfectly mannered, I would make perfect healthy, balanced meals daily, and my hair would get cut and highlighted on a regular basis. For some silly reason I preached about how I would never let my kids watch television or eat McDonald's. I had some high hopes. Now that I am the mommy of two wonderful kids I have learned that the idea of perfection is just that, an idea. I still do my best, but I have learned that it is okay if the kids watch Sesame Street while I am running, and that chicken nuggets will not harm them. I am also learning how precious this time in our lives is and that I should spend more time with my kiddos and husband and less time trying to meet some standard I set for myself. All that being said, I have been missing from blog land for quite some time and I apologize to those of you who check in for new pictures of the kiddos. I have posted a few below to catch you up on October and November. Enjoy!<br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvOm79F6MgBBxjr9qLG9p1tg8z62pKrcEbZwkWOIn0ppAE59M0DzvH9phuO4A5TDQBd5g-OVFDpNYXrsjHS92JHkofITdDmgYoOLCGx5J8g6PMnMUaGBVYoHF-TpvZpOyyeAEO3b5ZPRk/s1600/IMG_8842.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5545557433527147474" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvOm79F6MgBBxjr9qLG9p1tg8z62pKrcEbZwkWOIn0ppAE59M0DzvH9phuO4A5TDQBd5g-OVFDpNYXrsjHS92JHkofITdDmgYoOLCGx5J8g6PMnMUaGBVYoHF-TpvZpOyyeAEO3b5ZPRk/s320/IMG_8842.JPG" /></a>Here we are at the Festival of Trees. Unfortunately we</div><div align="center">could not get Maggie to put her blankie down and Ben was </div><div align="center">not about to cooperate and smile.<br /></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNzIxVgiGszQeZFePmkgoI1xRJxGFZgw03_94mAzmnJEnxFpE8EHCQoYJmjk7HTwg8A3Cl3PaZKRxynpK5n1YrZ1zelzNTHgRewv1ueMnWoXfmlhvB4DwwF8uIdlCL01c7d4X-9FzfnxA/s1600/IMG_8833.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5545557429083626882" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNzIxVgiGszQeZFePmkgoI1xRJxGFZgw03_94mAzmnJEnxFpE8EHCQoYJmjk7HTwg8A3Cl3PaZKRxynpK5n1YrZ1zelzNTHgRewv1ueMnWoXfmlhvB4DwwF8uIdlCL01c7d4X-9FzfnxA/s320/IMG_8833.JPG" /></a>We picked out our Christmas tree at a farm near our house.</div><div align="center">We have gone to the same farm for the past three years and really</div><div align="center">like their selection. <br /></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtRfQPNyCKf_rLzHb7xHVYhN_qMOWWyao7VbUNCoTiIaEyZ4fwGNHPYXQ_qc_JTOILSvF03mPFoHazKer601WgiN3hHW3iIzuvKLP5LQlCxYD-vF6KEqDYnATCkFuuI9tN4MxbKyI3jKU/s1600/IMG_8774.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5545557407100425778" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtRfQPNyCKf_rLzHb7xHVYhN_qMOWWyao7VbUNCoTiIaEyZ4fwGNHPYXQ_qc_JTOILSvF03mPFoHazKer601WgiN3hHW3iIzuvKLP5LQlCxYD-vF6KEqDYnATCkFuuI9tN4MxbKyI3jKU/s320/IMG_8774.JPG" /></a> The kids always love it when they get to help cook.</div><div align="center">Here they are helping with some desserts for Thanksgiving.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcdbyR1JhUKmBj4yLK6HAI-ouDAKSLusw39_mFTE1yAQ6rAor2J23AZE8mZK4RcnDZWgMBbOIK4UV9orD6nO1yow0HkGVlzcARjo-ameIKkX7z6mxBTNkiqXgQ5dRB1p71ql67joxJv4k/s1600/IMG_8758.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5545555421267256370" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcdbyR1JhUKmBj4yLK6HAI-ouDAKSLusw39_mFTE1yAQ6rAor2J23AZE8mZK4RcnDZWgMBbOIK4UV9orD6nO1yow0HkGVlzcARjo-ameIKkX7z6mxBTNkiqXgQ5dRB1p71ql67joxJv4k/s320/IMG_8758.JPG" /></a> Random shot of Bob reading to the kids before bed.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPaYwlKNZROz7fy4HKrJ4vYNlJ4Hr0G3sRCOKS0I1dxqmxrXyoZFsFeARTEyHfjwTnj7_5dN9HnIrGz33dsLGgzNsQXKt6Q96qPC-_z2Iy3NvJtBZ-_s0IQ5TOad41G-NCAL21VI4069o/s1600/maggie+in+basket.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 213px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5545554726568663154" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPaYwlKNZROz7fy4HKrJ4vYNlJ4Hr0G3sRCOKS0I1dxqmxrXyoZFsFeARTEyHfjwTnj7_5dN9HnIrGz33dsLGgzNsQXKt6Q96qPC-_z2Iy3NvJtBZ-_s0IQ5TOad41G-NCAL21VI4069o/s320/maggie+in+basket.jpg" /></a>I decided to take some practice shots for the</div><div>Christmas card this year. Can you tell that my </div><div>kids are used to me taking their pictures.<br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWP_QINesgIF6BNZbWjbIrhI-LVyaZyIhHexVU1ntV_UUDQDYbYHiM2gbBrfM7PZ3jgFA3bZlgf_2iGzwwK8JSvyQkn3OXKllqwS4xzuq2Pa56_m152t4V66dqMbw0KSjAjzWQIiP-e0U/s1600/IMG_8741.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5545553901666377906" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWP_QINesgIF6BNZbWjbIrhI-LVyaZyIhHexVU1ntV_UUDQDYbYHiM2gbBrfM7PZ3jgFA3bZlgf_2iGzwwK8JSvyQkn3OXKllqwS4xzuq2Pa56_m152t4V66dqMbw0KSjAjzWQIiP-e0U/s320/IMG_8741.JPG" /></a>So handsome!<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeiu2udcISR8xWZ0GslRa0O9K_YehKRwI7BL424wRwmssRwPd-12EQYomhVolER7RAIKebdLwyeF9RpAeFyiU-8aTJmZgp9KwNIUqIts877whNg0weJTV6ufXvoycgv3jwSvEe9xpDMC4/s1600/blueberry+eyes.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 213px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5545553895950007106" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeiu2udcISR8xWZ0GslRa0O9K_YehKRwI7BL424wRwmssRwPd-12EQYomhVolER7RAIKebdLwyeF9RpAeFyiU-8aTJmZgp9KwNIUqIts877whNg0weJTV6ufXvoycgv3jwSvEe9xpDMC4/s320/blueberry+eyes.jpg" /></a>Blueberry Eyes<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWQE9-MTEODehwpUj0CV16L_H_-rAK7k-8hhL5VKU5vJ2680FvRZGGRpJ0wFLFYZ6T8cKHg56Ys7aov0RtqEXZ8QJrrrbbOzhwcuRrHGdLlvi0-c91jhL5rvFKqp6Tf6apGUDmb7M0YHE/s1600/Ben+big+smile.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 229px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5545553889405763234" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWQE9-MTEODehwpUj0CV16L_H_-rAK7k-8hhL5VKU5vJ2680FvRZGGRpJ0wFLFYZ6T8cKHg56Ys7aov0RtqEXZ8QJrrrbbOzhwcuRrHGdLlvi0-c91jhL5rvFKqp6Tf6apGUDmb7M0YHE/s320/Ben+big+smile.jpg" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb9X04YYGGzsp6sP45EqVHjaESGrqCygY4v9dRiovpTQdqvgG1mg5kzhSPCJHv2bKctFi_5Z-iH3YiibXDkUURkW6BIRHqESIh-cRd5cvcYCO6mJJPw42D6EOnPYiOt6xptj97DznIRnk/s1600/IMG_8698.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5545552635983631698" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb9X04YYGGzsp6sP45EqVHjaESGrqCygY4v9dRiovpTQdqvgG1mg5kzhSPCJHv2bKctFi_5Z-iH3YiibXDkUURkW6BIRHqESIh-cRd5cvcYCO6mJJPw42D6EOnPYiOt6xptj97DznIRnk/s320/IMG_8698.JPG" /></a>This is another random shot, but I think it is so</div><div>adorable how both kids go to the window every morning to </div><div>wave as Bob leaves for work.<br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxA0pCylZbA1ePVIfJNjTyQOY06T-AI_dxL0iLvyTL_gMYVl37E1pT8HUTW7u_D_N7uvxa6F0bOPyxlUItLbhh57IXp15FMiqEWVeGXzjHJU2lBJOrCx3kWlBJ2Mv7IN_gb4s0GJi-rPM/s1600/IMG_8664.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5545552628737553266" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxA0pCylZbA1ePVIfJNjTyQOY06T-AI_dxL0iLvyTL_gMYVl37E1pT8HUTW7u_D_N7uvxa6F0bOPyxlUItLbhh57IXp15FMiqEWVeGXzjHJU2lBJOrCx3kWlBJ2Mv7IN_gb4s0GJi-rPM/s320/IMG_8664.JPG" /></a>After trick or treating on Halloween we went to a</div><div>fire station with Grandma and Grandpa Keefer and </div><div>Uncle Tom and Aunt Diane. The kids got their faces</div><div>painted, played games, and took a hayride.<br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTsfmilLkovsGDd69xfAsJa3ePxUSs2Me5IAYfViNVcKLtC3u3PQTc3rUv45OvMp-38ITgJflCCmcXCtExKSghmtvEbdsSZXUV2Q0Jdyqz7_avpKZFRLMBlu0XAaIHFUTITepmoJoIWxM/s1600/IMG_8662.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5545552619751252498" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTsfmilLkovsGDd69xfAsJa3ePxUSs2Me5IAYfViNVcKLtC3u3PQTc3rUv45OvMp-38ITgJflCCmcXCtExKSghmtvEbdsSZXUV2Q0Jdyqz7_avpKZFRLMBlu0XAaIHFUTITepmoJoIWxM/s320/IMG_8662.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhonOyqkDqPZF2_6BBlCGiSkOZ79NsD9HiKSNQLXaiLGv_U06IwNdS2HoNCf1iZX0ZQHHbn82-xiMFVkX6JqVN9dEdGXy1RlKejWMSNQVotsd-2XDqG4PVJEfIADhw62tH9rof5aL-iaK8/s1600/IMG_8657.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5545549085555848210" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhonOyqkDqPZF2_6BBlCGiSkOZ79NsD9HiKSNQLXaiLGv_U06IwNdS2HoNCf1iZX0ZQHHbn82-xiMFVkX6JqVN9dEdGXy1RlKejWMSNQVotsd-2XDqG4PVJEfIADhw62tH9rof5aL-iaK8/s320/IMG_8657.JPG" /></a>Ben and Maggie enjoyed visiting Grandma and Grandpa</div><div>Gaerte to trick or treat.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu5GHrvpcrl8lOM-mpVRdJqJXrJs08Aa8ss27NozuNfUHrmb0RI-q7D8GEomjws_JzC1enZ4Bu_FZfIwnlBSEQapHq7JkjSl37ExxHuPSHEcc5bM2D02fhyphenhyphenGpFbsGv2aSXRYCKa0L6x8Q/s1600/IMG_8648.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5545549073704767666" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu5GHrvpcrl8lOM-mpVRdJqJXrJs08Aa8ss27NozuNfUHrmb0RI-q7D8GEomjws_JzC1enZ4Bu_FZfIwnlBSEQapHq7JkjSl37ExxHuPSHEcc5bM2D02fhyphenhyphenGpFbsGv2aSXRYCKa0L6x8Q/s320/IMG_8648.JPG" /></a> We realized right before we were ready to pull out</div><div>of the driveway to go trick or treating that we had</div><div>not taken any pictures of the kids in their costumes.</div><div>Ben was not happy that I postponed his fun. <br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVnzIxYMEkyPjwpy7-uqgLmu9Xjl06cCDZfS8wBjGrbnEsn4SFkkZTKVbfxJ6KrbrsYs3BExZxSIBPgSH5oxRBPDRIjEpNEqU0uPR6EdzpQY8FnK0k5zGNCFOt0EUiJPCT6Y1B0nAxZO0/s1600/IMG_8646.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5545549064316356450" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVnzIxYMEkyPjwpy7-uqgLmu9Xjl06cCDZfS8wBjGrbnEsn4SFkkZTKVbfxJ6KrbrsYs3BExZxSIBPgSH5oxRBPDRIjEpNEqU0uPR6EdzpQY8FnK0k5zGNCFOt0EUiJPCT6Y1B0nAxZO0/s320/IMG_8646.JPG" /></a>Here are the kids with the Jack O' Lantern that they </div><div>helped carve. Hopefully you can see them in the dark</div><div>picture.<br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsNhHLwLD-NWPF8PSVisCrc8o-75LuGtVNZcqV0mGcVK_NJ86OGpks0Pwh7qV0lHyrQaT6umEPPyf8ci6srZ03NL3xiAUlEpyneSAeYGpYqOoAPgj-8Ya9CTvolDJFgK7PTvA-RtsbCVQ/s1600/IMG_8632.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5545542549162499762" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsNhHLwLD-NWPF8PSVisCrc8o-75LuGtVNZcqV0mGcVK_NJ86OGpks0Pwh7qV0lHyrQaT6umEPPyf8ci6srZ03NL3xiAUlEpyneSAeYGpYqOoAPgj-8Ya9CTvolDJFgK7PTvA-RtsbCVQ/s320/IMG_8632.JPG" /></a>Maggie really enjoyed digging the goop out of the pumpkin.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3KUK54JYq9ml6BOcKRl7DTnTrGqzAJArUQWboUPk2FMESnwO1Y6S9YaPfYE3VOSKIWWu2dvkU0wo4TJMPthOLK3Y1rZlBmiFCj3Wxr83GuBucqcfw73RTByITCZNiI6u9d9N9mXsv6a4/s1600/IMG_8630.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5545542542069743746" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3KUK54JYq9ml6BOcKRl7DTnTrGqzAJArUQWboUPk2FMESnwO1Y6S9YaPfYE3VOSKIWWu2dvkU0wo4TJMPthOLK3Y1rZlBmiFCj3Wxr83GuBucqcfw73RTByITCZNiI6u9d9N9mXsv6a4/s320/IMG_8630.JPG" /></a>Scooping out goop.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4GoVoVz1dobBMVEoaSQwH7oqyfhDq5c-ASzG7zpHOSV-sZhus85BWA5Kh6WiWZNorNxHnCthVr-CwKnPSZeyTXR7J7nYhw8TP3DWC_7IQNw46HLsI8eJMGLxh4YFQrkYhQvPhWvEx_HI/s1600/IMG_8622.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5545542532032330386" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4GoVoVz1dobBMVEoaSQwH7oqyfhDq5c-ASzG7zpHOSV-sZhus85BWA5Kh6WiWZNorNxHnCthVr-CwKnPSZeyTXR7J7nYhw8TP3DWC_7IQNw46HLsI8eJMGLxh4YFQrkYhQvPhWvEx_HI/s320/IMG_8622.JPG" /></a>Here are the kids drawing what they think Bob should carve on</div><div>the pumpkin. </div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br /></div>Janelle Annhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00532166790884968489noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3872578481913310213.post-53884633336568424782010-10-16T10:45:00.000-07:002010-10-16T14:08:58.311-07:00While You Were Out<div align="left">Bob recently traveled to India for work and was gone for almost eight full days. Several of those days were flight days for him, but we missed him a ton. This was the longest stretch that he had ever been away from the kids. I think the longest he had been gone in the past was five or six days. We tried to stay as busy as possible while he was away to make the days pass quickly. Let me tell you that we were so happy to have him back home, and we are very thankful for the Internet and video chatting. While he was gone we went to watch cousins play soccer, went to church at Grandma and Grandpa Gaerte's church, went to the Apple Festival, went to the zoo with Aunt Jess, had a fun play date, and spent the night at Grandpa and Grandma Gaerte's house. Below are some pictures of what we did while Daddy was gone.</div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtMVR4XSAWhYZB1dYnPHq6jzFa5jGHd6LmqBVJuXKIEq8_4KI-TB6c0JHxQBF3NdXRvB18hBY7kVJS9HkwExGC6jYVUyKtvWEE03s5euOvZdjwgOfHznPxUXGxTMAYpd6FC7WKhppIuDI/s1600/IMG_8135.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5528726290768080546" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtMVR4XSAWhYZB1dYnPHq6jzFa5jGHd6LmqBVJuXKIEq8_4KI-TB6c0JHxQBF3NdXRvB18hBY7kVJS9HkwExGC6jYVUyKtvWEE03s5euOvZdjwgOfHznPxUXGxTMAYpd6FC7WKhppIuDI/s320/IMG_8135.JPG" /></a>Here are the kids before heading to church. </div><div align="center">We had time to snap some shots because we are used to being at church</div><div align="center"> in Fort Wayne almost an hour and a half earlier than we had to </div><div align="center">be at their church.<br /></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOZ5WR08XuIsdlw8xXNYSq9sNvLH89afaWw99BPwIMHYlO2VsW3cFFjpanbwOEvDK7t986kDr3Zwze3QlQe5SdQImLHro7nG4-8CovIdH9cXtkK8bNffuAJi-7TjzWdHq4pkB_ekGMVuE/s1600/IMG_8146.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5528725576762236690" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOZ5WR08XuIsdlw8xXNYSq9sNvLH89afaWw99BPwIMHYlO2VsW3cFFjpanbwOEvDK7t986kDr3Zwze3QlQe5SdQImLHro7nG4-8CovIdH9cXtkK8bNffuAJi-7TjzWdHq4pkB_ekGMVuE/s320/IMG_8146.JPG" /></a></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center">This was just a random shot of the kids in their jammies.</div><div align="center">It finally got cold enough while Bob was gone that we had to </div><div align="center">break out the warm p.j.'s.<br /></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrQqrXfE4eMWtG_k7iR6o0fKphg4YbayJvlqkqRP4-N-mftqkOczCjKPV0MUdbXRgJw0cdzqGe0DMIKQ39XrSCDgZHU3DOKn9SB07biGT3v1mwhe3WBE7_RA2Mqu2_5ub5eg2ACiEW59g/s1600/IMG_8167.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5528725567295947842" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrQqrXfE4eMWtG_k7iR6o0fKphg4YbayJvlqkqRP4-N-mftqkOczCjKPV0MUdbXRgJw0cdzqGe0DMIKQ39XrSCDgZHU3DOKn9SB07biGT3v1mwhe3WBE7_RA2Mqu2_5ub5eg2ACiEW59g/s320/IMG_8167.JPG" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKfe5OcARZB9NRagN1UVs39bvpP5fwfFF4-zRtfv9KueADrFU3KG0OizFgcNBoDf8kEw0TMdVcaRbJ88rFlEiMjxTtfRaGS2fDQ6-hCYH3tZtU3e8OMn2g-oeqU_y5ssNMKO-RfUtfdYY/s1600/IMG_8182.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5528725562901905426" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKfe5OcARZB9NRagN1UVs39bvpP5fwfFF4-zRtfv9KueADrFU3KG0OizFgcNBoDf8kEw0TMdVcaRbJ88rFlEiMjxTtfRaGS2fDQ6-hCYH3tZtU3e8OMn2g-oeqU_y5ssNMKO-RfUtfdYY/s320/IMG_8182.JPG" /></a><br /><br />We had a great time with Aunt Jess at the zoo. <br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZL1ygJ-e-t_72Mh1IMvWw_u0SUl6xeiwRuOBBKtYfw1ZaMyoWZIDCYDqW4giv3ETvsKwlfzYPMt_x5-1ruC5_uZLgKUn10mZwNZ6GA_y27BAG6cDOl_g_hTEuS0w7WQM5TpzdLxG901A/s1600/IMG_8194.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5528723499033473298" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZL1ygJ-e-t_72Mh1IMvWw_u0SUl6xeiwRuOBBKtYfw1ZaMyoWZIDCYDqW4giv3ETvsKwlfzYPMt_x5-1ruC5_uZLgKUn10mZwNZ6GA_y27BAG6cDOl_g_hTEuS0w7WQM5TpzdLxG901A/s320/IMG_8194.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhfDCNvyKvhNxN666OuXOKBx5wVXWFMljN5e40DTYa0ysxadZR4MxkpqDmnnv8oGWk7zVl_54PjTfIlhDNnE6fHbcKBq5glIMLsyePyEApDPBHkuzkYZkobbMChk9rXe0oV5AUnyO_u7E/s1600/IMG_8195.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; 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MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5528717295845031010" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtiwhdbtmcpNEIprx9IS8e1Igb-Ha6QDMzii0g-ze2uPmXrk7mbO7wp7hrxGMWZ7amisnvHc6QQS2fj1aKx_pmzzFqLPaI3OuUGcxKIAlpWTyyqfoV4fqP_FQl-4Ik7DBlik-ozhKYKwM/s320/IMG_8295.JPG" /></a></div><div> </div><div>The kids really really enjoyed staying the night at</div><div>Grandpa and Grandma's house. We got to stay up late and watch</div><div>a movie and Grandma made them pancakes for breakfast.</div><div>Ben made a point of telling me that he likes the pancakes </div><div>Grandma makes better than mine, because she doesn't put </div><div>blueberries in hers. He doesn't like it when I sneak fruit in</div><div>his pancakes. They also love playing with the toys at Grandpa and </div><div>Grandma's, and they got to pick and eat fresh raspberries from the garden.</div><div>I unfortunately didn't get Dad (Grandpa) in any pictures. He had already</div><div>left for work when I started taking pics.<br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5i_iw3h6pXvtzZOwNf8We1GmHI38GYQDb42INjGJxOF-_ZQ60fW6ketE0ZGARKjP9BYqF2xdS9-0-PHJKa-uBi92SlL0hlU-6vo6q2tPLly2QW32NCT-hjg2l-5EPWeXpOKyKJhwTxh4/s1600/IMG_8297.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5528715090390554706" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5i_iw3h6pXvtzZOwNf8We1GmHI38GYQDb42INjGJxOF-_ZQ60fW6ketE0ZGARKjP9BYqF2xdS9-0-PHJKa-uBi92SlL0hlU-6vo6q2tPLly2QW32NCT-hjg2l-5EPWeXpOKyKJhwTxh4/s320/IMG_8297.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCvITK11bsu2JhTMBMaOX7OrjfCcMYTiV3x_g9g_l_xVGW7VdQA_RNzg4Y0W2t2VUmGFijCs0EW-QLoFQ1kN8a0fOKBEI9b9Tfy5bB-oh-yOk2qMv6NQVv2SXuSamBtC6eHH249IZatek/s1600/IMG_8299.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5528715088966861170" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCvITK11bsu2JhTMBMaOX7OrjfCcMYTiV3x_g9g_l_xVGW7VdQA_RNzg4Y0W2t2VUmGFijCs0EW-QLoFQ1kN8a0fOKBEI9b9Tfy5bB-oh-yOk2qMv6NQVv2SXuSamBtC6eHH249IZatek/s320/IMG_8299.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLaaqgL_20A9cSX8QHYWOwksQDSoW_qXe7zoRmlwBI_Qwar-k9iv8aDooOVGKKn3RaoNwGcyoleLmG7kjirBWU4pUCq0qDRghvVttZ5yc4QGMSNLtR1kpvOjx2lP5IOYiIspo_HFvg9zA/s1600/IMG_8303.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5528715083950630098" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLaaqgL_20A9cSX8QHYWOwksQDSoW_qXe7zoRmlwBI_Qwar-k9iv8aDooOVGKKn3RaoNwGcyoleLmG7kjirBWU4pUCq0qDRghvVttZ5yc4QGMSNLtR1kpvOjx2lP5IOYiIspo_HFvg9zA/s320/IMG_8303.JPG" /></a></div><div> </div><div>We made our weekly trip to the library and got</div><div>some new books. Here are the kids checking out</div><div>their newest selections.<br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi1GoUquhBP9kt5XyFDAqNIAm-c_2Wdov2RS1UKhjer7Z3QTl6ZFX1qOk7JxzFDyg8KUgNljp5BIb91vVPm5NolPUZ_bxkMFY8McoWn4YhhKOzdR-Z1paRsjHI214kb5maV2e1AE6k6EM/s1600/IMG_8360.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5528713026441590914" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi1GoUquhBP9kt5XyFDAqNIAm-c_2Wdov2RS1UKhjer7Z3QTl6ZFX1qOk7JxzFDyg8KUgNljp5BIb91vVPm5NolPUZ_bxkMFY8McoWn4YhhKOzdR-Z1paRsjHI214kb5maV2e1AE6k6EM/s320/IMG_8360.JPG" /></a></div><div> </div><div>Before Bob arrived home we made some cookies for him.</div><div>We also taste tested a few. :)<br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUa5qa01e1fwioBRLhjAUAHps0cGfBmjQAxnH33_a7-NeFgwtZtqZywUDih97ghNhvvnk1S4kJ7eduaDH40lGsBl3BKRc-Eh9c1llh7xvY1AuTHfQb3Mf7ijrhe_04NSLTylpTfOcrThY/s1600/IMG_8368.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5528713020810987826" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUa5qa01e1fwioBRLhjAUAHps0cGfBmjQAxnH33_a7-NeFgwtZtqZywUDih97ghNhvvnk1S4kJ7eduaDH40lGsBl3BKRc-Eh9c1llh7xvY1AuTHfQb3Mf7ijrhe_04NSLTylpTfOcrThY/s320/IMG_8368.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSZAHhbDoBnkTxLgLhfC4ays5zVhKMRXhgJ5wpmDSs00HxMtI7uk7_rOwqeHAVQNIVWaZ_EVRTl-m7e0q41xjbtW0FLHDkucqbhozjSyr3O7d9DIUzlPsNTwSW3sQLUH2RzSCoHkcmiZY/s1600/IMG_8363.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5528713019197277282" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSZAHhbDoBnkTxLgLhfC4ays5zVhKMRXhgJ5wpmDSs00HxMtI7uk7_rOwqeHAVQNIVWaZ_EVRTl-m7e0q41xjbtW0FLHDkucqbhozjSyr3O7d9DIUzlPsNTwSW3sQLUH2RzSCoHkcmiZY/s320/IMG_8363.JPG" /></a></div><div> </div><div>Here are the kids waiting for Bob to arrive home.</div><div>We got really lucky and had a beautiful sunny day, and</div><div>the combines were out harvesting while we waited.<br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRadex1SPGD1qQkFcX7l458HNc9KnrqCpgC2utdjXgnFXfW7eiH-c7-ryBOjKiNRNEcDQi2hI3UmJnSHBb6R61BZKjCj_Fh0oqOFZWiybdjDT-m63BgFiapwuY9_cQHGKQtSMBUCj1f70/s1600/IMG_8371.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5528710857105956226" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRadex1SPGD1qQkFcX7l458HNc9KnrqCpgC2utdjXgnFXfW7eiH-c7-ryBOjKiNRNEcDQi2hI3UmJnSHBb6R61BZKjCj_Fh0oqOFZWiybdjDT-m63BgFiapwuY9_cQHGKQtSMBUCj1f70/s320/IMG_8371.JPG" /></a><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuGHXcKj805QT9oceEVAFaNVX3Heb3-wIGSDSJgrQJNDYEJuRr0RIoSMDrok0YC8HwjjKySVeJUuyT0BM7FDpHGYXRbLdG1zOAMYsERYcx4SLcWTpvdO0exK7vhCcdDml_-hZbC7THL_U/s1600/IMG_8377.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5528710848239346850" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuGHXcKj805QT9oceEVAFaNVX3Heb3-wIGSDSJgrQJNDYEJuRr0RIoSMDrok0YC8HwjjKySVeJUuyT0BM7FDpHGYXRbLdG1zOAMYsERYcx4SLcWTpvdO0exK7vhCcdDml_-hZbC7THL_U/s320/IMG_8377.JPG" /></a></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center">Daddy brought us souvenirs from India and from several</div><div align="center">airports. Maggie and I both got Indian tunic blouses. Ben got</div><div align="center">some squishy robots, a magnetic make a face, and an Indian</div><div align="center">noise making toy. Maggie also got a cute little book. I doubt you</div><div align="center">can see Ben's treasures in the picture below, but he had to have a picture</div><div align="center">of himself with his new things because Maggie and I got ours taken.<br /></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsWiuUqDuDhvZatJape6omB59zApnPicJumKDbDbPaYddZHAlux3CLL6mKIO8on65ywsAN0Tzz7pYUS2OjurTJ053OYCfNtqJT2aO9SRkJXzeRyBmQUvY7qpRjk34qJ55J7GPKSNFtadg/s1600/IMG_8421.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5528710844125088978" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsWiuUqDuDhvZatJape6omB59zApnPicJumKDbDbPaYddZHAlux3CLL6mKIO8on65ywsAN0Tzz7pYUS2OjurTJ053OYCfNtqJT2aO9SRkJXzeRyBmQUvY7qpRjk34qJ55J7GPKSNFtadg/s320/IMG_8421.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt-cmYB-IXU3vE52zQTQqmrMQc0RjsJzs8Bfhwecj6qGBYDZK7IFwM0k7_6mfcaQlugq0hWKNiEX7OPeR-SacjwJskzVetgu-FA0-jMHV0HinjDT-CSW0ePPShS2Hk3kQ7nrlR9C_TD3M/s1600/IMG_8424.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5528708696164438834" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt-cmYB-IXU3vE52zQTQqmrMQc0RjsJzs8Bfhwecj6qGBYDZK7IFwM0k7_6mfcaQlugq0hWKNiEX7OPeR-SacjwJskzVetgu-FA0-jMHV0HinjDT-CSW0ePPShS2Hk3kQ7nrlR9C_TD3M/s320/IMG_8424.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDLRiAOhXzcV7fNz3ucU3QZwOAsjvc_faiCgnKxP5ZlCGpHClmxnLUMQn9y_fPtxlsbvPWa4gc7KLBxGJZcKp8-eN4UTSowmKf9xNtTqnSOKeCmg5zEREo-uLsqldeaW7SI5Mlvy_qG9s/s1600/IMG_8426.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5528708693379039490" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDLRiAOhXzcV7fNz3ucU3QZwOAsjvc_faiCgnKxP5ZlCGpHClmxnLUMQn9y_fPtxlsbvPWa4gc7KLBxGJZcKp8-eN4UTSowmKf9xNtTqnSOKeCmg5zEREo-uLsqldeaW7SI5Mlvy_qG9s/s320/IMG_8426.JPG" /></a></div><div> </div><div>After Bob arrived home we took advantage of the beautiful weather</div><div>and went to Chain O'Lakes to play and hike. <br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwjmhD8EjPGVQEqcSRTKIHUeX_18WM8WEKUO4BFWupK5ql_L6M_azhOI6PGUZiFWsejyzkVoJCGcpqcEyAYKfEliIjZa6q8YW3U5KHsGMJLheKoAZIycDpMd_MK0GxLstjLqGdu2Guxig/s1600/IMG_8408.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; 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MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5528703938301614050" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSNgiYSzH9lptjZTktRnAPDX-P7I-atO6p7refhwx1PG61XD-pVkYR59E40MtejCbbJxEoc9pQN9qXQV9iqT9kG3se79Rwh0CiplGxuDeCvCOFt5PrUDx3TC00QR3ZNk17mhYco5Zw9jw/s320/IMG_8379.JPG" /></a></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br /></div>Janelle Annhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00532166790884968489noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3872578481913310213.post-29626212915462928552010-09-15T12:44:00.000-07:002010-09-17T12:59:53.824-07:00Changing SeasonsAround here the seasons are changing. As much as I absolutely adore summer, I have to admit that I am almost ready for fall. I won't say the same about winter, because I could almost do without that season completely. However, I am really enjoying opening the windows to the cool evening breezes, bundling up the kids for chilly morning runs, and most of all I am enjoying not sweating every time I walk outside. There are so many things that I love about fall, and I have to share a few. Here is my short list :<br /><br />All the fun fall decorations, pumpkins, harvest, seeing tractors and combines in the fields, brown corn that rustles in the breeze, bonfires, fall parties, gorgeous, colorful trees, crisp air, fresh fall fruit, cozy sweatshirts and sweaters, warm yummy fall food, hayrides, camping, and fall festivals.<br /><br />We recently took some new family photo's in our back yard and a few of them turned out fairly well (everyone was looking and smiling). Check them out below.<br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhziP6sdnKtmuKhdgvZTxiQ6rH8cHxIjClz7Qh948ISU1CoPWkTXWN-VEOXiDiruYOhzrnQbVnSZOZl8bQx0E0zvAyHW1a-XeUxjYDb_IUesnCu0DzZWv6nTKJECvlNuJVMIgt0aEURdRk/s1600/fall+pic+of+kids+four+bw.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5517953505895951282" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhziP6sdnKtmuKhdgvZTxiQ6rH8cHxIjClz7Qh948ISU1CoPWkTXWN-VEOXiDiruYOhzrnQbVnSZOZl8bQx0E0zvAyHW1a-XeUxjYDb_IUesnCu0DzZWv6nTKJECvlNuJVMIgt0aEURdRk/s320/fall+pic+of+kids+four+bw.jpg" /></a>Ben (3.5 years) Maggie (13 months)</div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQsQJNxCCmj2YpLuVsve6zbbNQLHznheD-RAgj1qhNSjYA9C-PA2MseCVAtcXSuggmu1yOBwHk2fOngrkSmy9POnUey6O96xmMUTYlUOACnzZYtTatM_LL7818VpRRzKSvnHJPSSW4cFE/s1600/fall+pic+of+kids+three+sepia.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; 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MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5517951604954275170" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuC3JmKZIZpqWZINRhj-MCTO7vm9-MR7CTval_S1slbeadRVleg_YgvAgIKnySUKQxN1R3LHdg0X4zu-ZOVfBW-gVQOFzzmSvSc1vrdbosf8ESEfEOxkRproZouSwVHevRCCevQK8BU_Q/s320/fall+family+pic+three+cropped+bronze.jpg" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYyZHAIK5j6N0e6vZGvUplXC2OBO-2VLCESfmbyhM0W4FUzVSVLDvhPXAsY3alKPd4aqW2uU8HJI9DP5zpXAAvlppr0QXHjFDOxoHLKLy9YgP83_-kQX3QTcjv5qD5SrFTenkyDjurDDI/s1600/fall+family+pic+two+cropped+warm.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5517942128478626946" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYyZHAIK5j6N0e6vZGvUplXC2OBO-2VLCESfmbyhM0W4FUzVSVLDvhPXAsY3alKPd4aqW2uU8HJI9DP5zpXAAvlppr0QXHjFDOxoHLKLy9YgP83_-kQX3QTcjv5qD5SrFTenkyDjurDDI/s320/fall+family+pic+two+cropped+warm.jpg" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_9juNoVW5sxHYwLZORaSwYD9UmIONPA84ZykqD6J-6D8CUQGwaJjXFt0OGwuT1Qk7aG_NS3xWZC6_M8tsX3Mjp0K5k4N3X729mkOzg2L-HrmQT_6I4xvyy5z53o5YrA_vbxxQ2C_bCpE/s1600/fall+family+pic+cropped+warm.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5517942116347690338" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_9juNoVW5sxHYwLZORaSwYD9UmIONPA84ZykqD6J-6D8CUQGwaJjXFt0OGwuT1Qk7aG_NS3xWZC6_M8tsX3Mjp0K5k4N3X729mkOzg2L-HrmQT_6I4xvyy5z53o5YrA_vbxxQ2C_bCpE/s320/fall+family+pic+cropped+warm.jpg" /></a><br /><div align="left"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirOnARprCNIDBg-bLg5AgRvx-XHyDkgeGkFhsYindvxyV9g3iPI3NYhcd4WYvsmCG8wIAYDcxMcOK2CoGdqeQQ3wLEtiqYzs6NQJ3WJnFItLWrtIk-3xcYio_emo1JvWfUtNTlXZgAoL0/s1600/fall+family+pic+bw+warm+cropped.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5517942101385674962" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirOnARprCNIDBg-bLg5AgRvx-XHyDkgeGkFhsYindvxyV9g3iPI3NYhcd4WYvsmCG8wIAYDcxMcOK2CoGdqeQQ3wLEtiqYzs6NQJ3WJnFItLWrtIk-3xcYio_emo1JvWfUtNTlXZgAoL0/s320/fall+family+pic+bw+warm+cropped.jpg" /></a><span style="font-size:180%;color:#ff6600;"></span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-size:180%;color:#ff6600;"></span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-size:180%;color:#ff6600;">Camping in Brown County</span></div><div align="left"><span style="color:#000000;">Over the Labor Day weekend we went camping with the Keefer's in Brown County. We had a lot of fun and the weather was beautiful. The scenery there is very pretty and there are so many spots in the park where you can look out over the treetops and see for miles. While we were there we got some hiking in, played on the campground playground, climbed the fire tower (well at least Bob and Ben did), checked out the nature center, and took an evening hayride. Ben and Maggie really enjoyed playing with their cousins. The best part may have been the food. Each family made a different meal and it was delicious! I really enjoyed only having to cook one meal all weekend! Check out our pictures below.</span></div><div align="left"><br /></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihID5ZkYJQziMcsHFjg7JZi9zNj2xtxCL9fxPIOTggFLNVYtEl3HDP-xDfENB3ijPalM0-yCFhK_zaWsa8n0H3Ez5bv_lAbeaCa6xVn36_CmJZpyCY7dd03-l6CWncVuRPOatQ08QutcI/s1600/IMG_7833.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5517940468889486946" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihID5ZkYJQziMcsHFjg7JZi9zNj2xtxCL9fxPIOTggFLNVYtEl3HDP-xDfENB3ijPalM0-yCFhK_zaWsa8n0H3Ez5bv_lAbeaCa6xVn36_CmJZpyCY7dd03-l6CWncVuRPOatQ08QutcI/s320/IMG_7833.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigHI4tus2IYDr0jxovGNkn5jqQXCyJ3HPfBvITDrlB0TnIfcpPX1xmmpWdwehvvf28FBgN91wYWO34zVkhnLP75T3U4uLBgBbEQR2h63ylV281QY6ajrIUAhkQ3m8cRncdZbUkDWQ2esM/s1600/IMG_7828.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; 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MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5517899811682016178" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsNDLdvsZHSiHGFO4qSI-nHkRq_LzxKh874EVScH4wyEb0sPoo7SpUo6PU8_GRsQISqRdyFpowxBsOQXIZaTrLsTaxVfpblqCtrUsVu72T9kWkkg71ItLYdavKihMQu_aoMFnM5iMCjlc/s320/IMG_7787.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEbCRDmKVaB-y28J05gr3hpgfoRMjFp4pqYMByIVDGpVEBLzqXhEbTPNC1NjNOktafgZkqLsiATHiw_Tw_KmhYxNrBLaN7QWMSNEDpfzSVwfG5zOiDayZGLUPKSBxm3FdeOu-KtwXzWFc/s1600/IMG_7781.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5517899801506264834" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEbCRDmKVaB-y28J05gr3hpgfoRMjFp4pqYMByIVDGpVEBLzqXhEbTPNC1NjNOktafgZkqLsiATHiw_Tw_KmhYxNrBLaN7QWMSNEDpfzSVwfG5zOiDayZGLUPKSBxm3FdeOu-KtwXzWFc/s320/IMG_7781.JPG" /></a><br /><div align="left"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPzvjd8Uu3-jB5DeohVKmrVuTJ5ZEgjVWC5bEscvaKmJYqyD6yMBh39X8tCIqXHHmn7EFTJUMyWgv6YpfkC_OmAsNQRUWGKuVgiZbBtG9CzEtdF0O22Iq9SzexRz89Wl9YAhdDbEeQJPM/s1600/IMG_7780.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5517899796233938546" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPzvjd8Uu3-jB5DeohVKmrVuTJ5ZEgjVWC5bEscvaKmJYqyD6yMBh39X8tCIqXHHmn7EFTJUMyWgv6YpfkC_OmAsNQRUWGKuVgiZbBtG9CzEtdF0O22Iq9SzexRz89Wl9YAhdDbEeQJPM/s320/IMG_7780.JPG" /></a><span style="font-size:180%;color:#3366ff;">Just Like Big Brother</span></div><div align="left"><span style="color:#000000;">Lately Maggie has been trying her hardest to imitate Ben. Everything he does, she wants to try too. Some of the times it bothers him when she takes a toy he was playing with, but I think that he enjoys it most of the time. It amazes me how much she learns from him everyday. She is becoming quite the smart little cookie, just like her big brother.</span><br /><br /></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1_ck6KQ7AkoyyRQVpYnotE8FoLULg9_lXb-FCR1Fw0pXMaJR9Iw7DYxxw06JBBfvoV75EJokZRQy-o7iNVE6eY75hr8ImdidPe_CjrS9qh-xNcu9Ajde_nn_u02jovuoK_R51vUb9Y04/s1600/IMG_7934.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5517341374211460898" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1_ck6KQ7AkoyyRQVpYnotE8FoLULg9_lXb-FCR1Fw0pXMaJR9Iw7DYxxw06JBBfvoV75EJokZRQy-o7iNVE6eY75hr8ImdidPe_CjrS9qh-xNcu9Ajde_nn_u02jovuoK_R51vUb9Y04/s320/IMG_7934.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0VAyZwaXElmnjjzw4CXZLYHYka6DD5Q418HsFzyKoUdh51S-XlsYqfYdC_1-lTqFpW68X9UYE-uJiSg08Wbps4FyEeIx_nb2FLnKskSVUNxvnzXAAW-rfz8I4h9ctDyD-McxyFJ4rhb8/s1600/IMG_7931.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; 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MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5517252033459088594" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixYrZwMhP2ZM5UPW3zUJkgzP1srQHzebCT7UbIlsAoFM3jYQYowffkNbO17MXiGE1irf94KD8Ba49kdJnU2cIdWh6Ugj21prKQJQVHczeRjj_faRND9uJjTNxwty2uhUoBT5sTYcvBYJ8/s320/IMG_7659.JPG" /></a><span style="font-size:180%;color:#33cc00;"></span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-size:180%;color:#33cc00;"></span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-size:180%;color:#33cc00;">Wedding Weekend</span></div><div align="left"><span style="color:#000000;">Recently Bob's cousin Sarah got married in Ohio. The wedding was beautiful! Sarah was the perfect glowing bride, and her new husband Sean seemed very in love. The bride and groom were also both celebrating their birthdays on their wedding day. They were so creative and had party hats for all the guests, and they had a fabulous ice cream sundae bar to go along with their wedding cake. We made a weekend of our trip to Ohio and took the kids to a fun science museum on Sunday. </span></div><div align="left"><br /></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiz-Jd2hdPamdOudS6X2wyu_fzpxM2Ch11x0HqmC5cw9VV8flBrtMPN1CCzxjKuMM4C0b3T6njPRn758RNspIwFC6gcCm3GvWBv9G8K7_byxV11ERIzL3jUkpkhbNGXI2oTmeFSTIQomM/s1600/IMG_7639.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5517252024645583330" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiz-Jd2hdPamdOudS6X2wyu_fzpxM2Ch11x0HqmC5cw9VV8flBrtMPN1CCzxjKuMM4C0b3T6njPRn758RNspIwFC6gcCm3GvWBv9G8K7_byxV11ERIzL3jUkpkhbNGXI2oTmeFSTIQomM/s320/IMG_7639.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDI6cm2YH2UMrkmM4ezhmigGUMtDqM5kGiptOPbRBpiFs3DNNTQdnmFKGDUbultaCKN5Z8LG0DqJ3w8Da3n0GRlM7LCnINYTFXO-jCbPhi6QTQgK3UsxKWcI29PYnbJ-VZP7XAw0diTUk/s1600/IMG_7626.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; 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MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5517245189796180418" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfd-z7QBT6nM6jkWX1VkTfxEdF8d96H-lS8fzVyUd3AUU3q7teHvZao_TQa7S4ZKh_s68n6nL0AQuEpuuUllcwemuINx52_ZDqNprj1iNpxmIBbz-GsQChawgGYOVtBu43mcFVTRmn0rw/s320/IMG_2481.JPG" /></a>Here is the whole gang at the kids' table.</div><div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_nxRjbgG4J1HjShQ1tXItAtbG7fdBvmCghADRS8xKZbUgiCgXALaMPjUNEgOTyKyzm6BmnSIR6h1Z2ExGo4n4Rhk7ANM7NOIrNlASJGfI6t6m5YXBlE57_iJZEj2gDPTgemGDX47vuJg/s1600/IMG_7590-1.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5517245177107478882" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_nxRjbgG4J1HjShQ1tXItAtbG7fdBvmCghADRS8xKZbUgiCgXALaMPjUNEgOTyKyzm6BmnSIR6h1Z2ExGo4n4Rhk7ANM7NOIrNlASJGfI6t6m5YXBlE57_iJZEj2gDPTgemGDX47vuJg/s320/IMG_7590-1.JPG" /></a>A rare shot of Bob and I alone.</div><div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxuzvG1427yOIif_dq071RRRD8-0eUN4exLQQfDv3kr8ftB-OZ_XUK1mWiwizFmu-Hrf8u1T6iecg_K6JT9SCjGqaGgLZrmw7SW30Vxb52WuuW2I22_xAbugmVDX09_I_1SNffFg_Pccc/s1600/IMG_7582.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5517236103408577314" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxuzvG1427yOIif_dq071RRRD8-0eUN4exLQQfDv3kr8ftB-OZ_XUK1mWiwizFmu-Hrf8u1T6iecg_K6JT9SCjGqaGgLZrmw7SW30Vxb52WuuW2I22_xAbugmVDX09_I_1SNffFg_Pccc/s320/IMG_7582.JPG" /></a>Here we are with the beautiful bride and groom.</div><div>Congratulations Sarah and Sean!</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkJgmO5Ox6RP7JIZHziu9r4gfl2cvkQqW11QUiiatbYAAvCBsxDdsAQSXYc8qdbmNwbvY2rFkZvpaG3YZHpes7mp-h90q0rwYkd6Bg9SGp5NRIrvJfgFeGAHCUvpVaXJRTIfpDGsKHofI/s1600/IMG_7577.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5517236100956785506" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkJgmO5Ox6RP7JIZHziu9r4gfl2cvkQqW11QUiiatbYAAvCBsxDdsAQSXYc8qdbmNwbvY2rFkZvpaG3YZHpes7mp-h90q0rwYkd6Bg9SGp5NRIrvJfgFeGAHCUvpVaXJRTIfpDGsKHofI/s320/IMG_7577.JPG" /></a>Ben looked so cute in his party hat.</div><div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguO8RJ7D4FGR-fs-YTnWfJIrL2Dz4RwRSBgo5F-co-2FeCfFkVfgwj0oYEkCd1mcVxTR4qgk8NjOGF2zWlNyyucLnFkXW89rqzO5ee1P4W8BdrDZdHQyfSQNKmT__sS_FsfRE9oa_EFg8/s1600/IMG_7573.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5517236092787564818" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguO8RJ7D4FGR-fs-YTnWfJIrL2Dz4RwRSBgo5F-co-2FeCfFkVfgwj0oYEkCd1mcVxTR4qgk8NjOGF2zWlNyyucLnFkXW89rqzO5ee1P4W8BdrDZdHQyfSQNKmT__sS_FsfRE9oa_EFg8/s320/IMG_7573.JPG" /></a>Father/Daughter Dance<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvUbOfMxtzNx9LfJYpkvl_jjkHMRpgna1O6CTW8JyqD28CPpFHYoRnJ4l-dq_Y7UusWqUwLSL8lxVjDsrhvuBxVH-w2WJqk70bEouIfv9r8hgYG8lM-XTFckoZRLAUE2NDIYFg93nLvyA/s1600/IMG_7570.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5517233232870339170" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvUbOfMxtzNx9LfJYpkvl_jjkHMRpgna1O6CTW8JyqD28CPpFHYoRnJ4l-dq_Y7UusWqUwLSL8lxVjDsrhvuBxVH-w2WJqk70bEouIfv9r8hgYG8lM-XTFckoZRLAUE2NDIYFg93nLvyA/s320/IMG_7570.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1ZzF8C_tPZSqjwC87p8LskpvLBU70TMkk2JmjvLfjDvt_n0YDFZicDCgp7FJrw9dOtjH7DesddIHqIohTMyPPo8vXHzsNhQpgFpQuH0LmhZQOrGJjpbOQRvNwmWIWA96BrD_-3g6QyCA/s1600/IMG_7568.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5517233227285228434" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1ZzF8C_tPZSqjwC87p8LskpvLBU70TMkk2JmjvLfjDvt_n0YDFZicDCgp7FJrw9dOtjH7DesddIHqIohTMyPPo8vXHzsNhQpgFpQuH0LmhZQOrGJjpbOQRvNwmWIWA96BrD_-3g6QyCA/s320/IMG_7568.JPG" /></a>The Happy Couple</div><div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_JF0LacC0b2F4s08PhWmxyjtAINDjw4nfva9zX0MJqCr_m_0meEaRKGHPZfDEwdtVHOjQqnNWujULa4S6e5Ca-1-URLyuuF9O1x1R9_XimGExMjGrgI8ntM7RX3kSFkuLeCG5RRAwEk4/s1600/IMG_7567.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5517233216705504482" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_JF0LacC0b2F4s08PhWmxyjtAINDjw4nfva9zX0MJqCr_m_0meEaRKGHPZfDEwdtVHOjQqnNWujULa4S6e5Ca-1-URLyuuF9O1x1R9_XimGExMjGrgI8ntM7RX3kSFkuLeCG5RRAwEk4/s320/IMG_7567.JPG" /></a>The Best Man and Molly the Maid of Honor</div><div><br /><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi72PNUO160GuBZ77xBIOHWSyxODQIHbdHbpd0w-g2f3Za5u7-lCsZLCWQ7bNNFiL9CxAwrjashzPLOGvIXwBP2TQioSn1rj-snOFQ3oH-pHxpv8Ew0RwKBlO5QGUr7cgACiNiBdq1A-p8/s1600/IMG_7542-1.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5517231094006379890" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi72PNUO160GuBZ77xBIOHWSyxODQIHbdHbpd0w-g2f3Za5u7-lCsZLCWQ7bNNFiL9CxAwrjashzPLOGvIXwBP2TQioSn1rj-snOFQ3oH-pHxpv8Ew0RwKBlO5QGUr7cgACiNiBdq1A-p8/s320/IMG_7542-1.JPG" /></a>I tried all night to get a nice family shot while we were</div><div>all dressed up and these two were the best we got. For some reason</div><div>I could not get both kids to look at the camera at the same time.<br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghHtZ0K6J9kuTOYsXemphmfjL1x4hjy7fcf49lf6nyquuFrUa1kn8iaaJRzIlGgAvXW4gjXrBBzETnimQflR_kH8vcsD0UD6eGLgT99lt4PVPiWSmtm5h8x7qrBesE4qqojVuxFvY3znM/s1600/IMG_7540.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5517231082204807266" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghHtZ0K6J9kuTOYsXemphmfjL1x4hjy7fcf49lf6nyquuFrUa1kn8iaaJRzIlGgAvXW4gjXrBBzETnimQflR_kH8vcsD0UD6eGLgT99lt4PVPiWSmtm5h8x7qrBesE4qqojVuxFvY3znM/s320/IMG_7540.JPG" /></a> <div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Janelle Annhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00532166790884968489noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3872578481913310213.post-11998612240224780492010-08-10T12:47:00.000-07:002010-08-10T18:49:34.949-07:00Maggie's Birthday PartyWe celebrated Maggie's first birthday a few weekends ago and wanted to share some pictures of all the fun. Thanks to all her cousins, grandparents, aunts, and uncles who came to help us celebrate!<br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4eH-udhEM48uaBM2hWUrbgaASBot75lyaWDHZGlOjvQ_oS4jt69JgPVhrUyiufLuPihRvZO7kN90ePbu_43rzhP1pn86kbFAtdQeCV_9YUheCBEQpIQ-e6_Nf2v-TcWrnEf8sUJSscWk/s1600/Maggie+in+B-Day+outfit.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5503928029619254098" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4eH-udhEM48uaBM2hWUrbgaASBot75lyaWDHZGlOjvQ_oS4jt69JgPVhrUyiufLuPihRvZO7kN90ePbu_43rzhP1pn86kbFAtdQeCV_9YUheCBEQpIQ-e6_Nf2v-TcWrnEf8sUJSscWk/s320/Maggie+in+B-Day+outfit.jpg" /></a>Here is the birthday girl. </div><div align="center">Doesn't she look like a cute little pixie in her green tutu?</div><div align="center"> Thanks to Grandma Gaerte for making that for us.</div><div align="center"><br /> </div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5bbh_UGVBlIl4BlasQVdNVdI6J_XSFQp_lA07U005gCNQiQq_4-lrm0mb52oUhh2Z4RXtwpI-QNdZy3HDE7IhAeKl2SRTm5BeovxwVrNI_tZKmLDxYcYywJC_Q21csvpt4T-bc3nXu4c/s1600/IMG_7096.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5503928021629582642" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5bbh_UGVBlIl4BlasQVdNVdI6J_XSFQp_lA07U005gCNQiQq_4-lrm0mb52oUhh2Z4RXtwpI-QNdZy3HDE7IhAeKl2SRTm5BeovxwVrNI_tZKmLDxYcYywJC_Q21csvpt4T-bc3nXu4c/s320/IMG_7096.JPG" /></a>All the men helped out at the grill.</div><div align="center"><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCPoOYlSr2sjH26G4RVAFIcAIKnxp15H9wXiC2dCHe_3qJ3FAIQ4qatHm2rXgdWF755gA61zKPIN5RhyphenhyphenKC_vZSPf4od9ekPEaK7XSOOahe1Z2shtEIb33cPMntA7rJbjbo0cE278UDR1I/s1600/IMG_7101.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5503928008999014386" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCPoOYlSr2sjH26G4RVAFIcAIKnxp15H9wXiC2dCHe_3qJ3FAIQ4qatHm2rXgdWF755gA61zKPIN5RhyphenhyphenKC_vZSPf4od9ekPEaK7XSOOahe1Z2shtEIb33cPMntA7rJbjbo0cE278UDR1I/s320/IMG_7101.JPG" /></a></div><div align="center"><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMC6iL2_0xBNsOWoU_h2NAWI5opyCx7GZYubPIKRrBDYdBME6nexWnU5NB_E2dU8e0qVOL77b0qaSTRHR8u31Qq-c3jC5zTd6Gag24Y_A8s5vOjf-kgxlxJ7jYHTwFaOUz17WpIpMEUPg/s1600/IMG_7103.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5503925348862520818" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMC6iL2_0xBNsOWoU_h2NAWI5opyCx7GZYubPIKRrBDYdBME6nexWnU5NB_E2dU8e0qVOL77b0qaSTRHR8u31Qq-c3jC5zTd6Gag24Y_A8s5vOjf-kgxlxJ7jYHTwFaOUz17WpIpMEUPg/s320/IMG_7103.JPG" /></a>Maggie had fun playing with cousin Sara.</div><div align="center"><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFNKMyQN1vxdagtXvw_24HgQEGUNLBOnZcBRbXUC8-Pq6nmKnSex4TeTVv9eD7W4krVOB0xTC9nv4m0ptnHhjHHEYU82Qc-gqqAjFgmtBfYQuuD4wsZqVA2BLDZOKNIQDHGzH7shBd5BM/s1600/IMG_7104.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5503925339238410050" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFNKMyQN1vxdagtXvw_24HgQEGUNLBOnZcBRbXUC8-Pq6nmKnSex4TeTVv9eD7W4krVOB0xTC9nv4m0ptnHhjHHEYU82Qc-gqqAjFgmtBfYQuuD4wsZqVA2BLDZOKNIQDHGzH7shBd5BM/s320/IMG_7104.JPG" /></a><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRZCPFwQbJf37ypDFOeikMpUuGwMbyeyWZb2W3ezDf6j08UZ64MIvNo86jeuivXyUjsZVjzsV8A7KY94PKlME9o4mxCj5GtonZwONDzk27pRu0UG8bFQ7reJdkDyQTbTG859lGUqiucMs/s1600/maggie+relaxing+at+her+party.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5503925332757186226" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRZCPFwQbJf37ypDFOeikMpUuGwMbyeyWZb2W3ezDf6j08UZ64MIvNo86jeuivXyUjsZVjzsV8A7KY94PKlME9o4mxCj5GtonZwONDzk27pRu0UG8bFQ7reJdkDyQTbTG859lGUqiucMs/s320/maggie+relaxing+at+her+party.jpg" /></a>Apparently birthday parties are just exhausting.</div><div align="center"><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiruJvK3TRbTfm1tMlWJuvXO4Qi0rxoeWfqia6tV2aynJPU3B1hRzeuksGFs5Mk0UxBgKsKsHmCphlybpQ4Y1No2tbc4ovvXi6mrzYE8H63ExmsKGUALCJZfNCGuo3U3TbpzTHFBtaGR7M/s1600/IMG_7115.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5503889730316787330" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiruJvK3TRbTfm1tMlWJuvXO4Qi0rxoeWfqia6tV2aynJPU3B1hRzeuksGFs5Mk0UxBgKsKsHmCphlybpQ4Y1No2tbc4ovvXi6mrzYE8H63ExmsKGUALCJZfNCGuo3U3TbpzTHFBtaGR7M/s320/IMG_7115.JPG" /></a>Here is a shot of everyone enjoying lunch in our basement.</div><div align="center"><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWGA1VhyOlQuJN4kmj-Z064OiYD6vcPAo4LAosEpcphpZPvHqN0QUmWcfcHtGD1YOlZ-piqsrmU3pCwFzj9b2EO-mvCzrMMrv2Da1Vu2cNEJe5oqiS-mskdR3sRKw5qxLin2_LdU7vt_w/s1600/IMG_7118.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5503889726666674882" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWGA1VhyOlQuJN4kmj-Z064OiYD6vcPAo4LAosEpcphpZPvHqN0QUmWcfcHtGD1YOlZ-piqsrmU3pCwFzj9b2EO-mvCzrMMrv2Da1Vu2cNEJe5oqiS-mskdR3sRKw5qxLin2_LdU7vt_w/s320/IMG_7118.JPG" /></a>Time for birthday cake!!!<br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj38yKB93qWlijiSq09vaQ0QxOmVOoxMEmP2J9VcihLeanNCj0MiZ5YMk-uzFq4qH-98xya-MU6ktu1IYuSOE57oOMxrTvvLb1pqzzazPOqGl4R1w4uDrTRh1weikHE4xt7ijngP71jgds/s1600/IMG_7123.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5503889716166164050" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj38yKB93qWlijiSq09vaQ0QxOmVOoxMEmP2J9VcihLeanNCj0MiZ5YMk-uzFq4qH-98xya-MU6ktu1IYuSOE57oOMxrTvvLb1pqzzazPOqGl4R1w4uDrTRh1weikHE4xt7ijngP71jgds/s320/IMG_7123.JPG" /></a>Yummy, this is pretty good.<br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiASCPrZ958E7MHnslZu1aChR8LJ2Hhi3ZIF-Ar90fZbO3V_cFWiUvnNJtmyajBB8c2qjjprDzKd_ZYaZglcmnhzMvCFMir9XBd-QtrXIwefZC4TZBXvyOWeMzST6LlB7lETd_apg1fVFc/s1600/IMG_7128.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5503885946832407650" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiASCPrZ958E7MHnslZu1aChR8LJ2Hhi3ZIF-Ar90fZbO3V_cFWiUvnNJtmyajBB8c2qjjprDzKd_ZYaZglcmnhzMvCFMir9XBd-QtrXIwefZC4TZBXvyOWeMzST6LlB7lETd_apg1fVFc/s320/IMG_7128.JPG" /></a><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKo1oPELrypQwgioWw4qiK8roEAIYnze54gicfI-1G2Tph9cXyXhYLpDwu5xl8jpH2kpA76BF5bfNZTbr3vedkmZbmN4NsmaxUAyL5wMzyhgEe4PMCoKL7nMNrKysnPU6gbxya9orL2c8/s1600/IMG_7138.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5503885940847107378" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKo1oPELrypQwgioWw4qiK8roEAIYnze54gicfI-1G2Tph9cXyXhYLpDwu5xl8jpH2kpA76BF5bfNZTbr3vedkmZbmN4NsmaxUAyL5wMzyhgEe4PMCoKL7nMNrKysnPU6gbxya9orL2c8/s320/IMG_7138.JPG" /></a>What a mess.</div><div align="center"><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwcDH9nT9IGViNTv_m_kwt64COT_Q0YG111IZqRIZVpSnJjsorGfprlO_mWiuJvA6Pwb_3hrRKFj544KzyWGOOx57UqJIhI-iqyybX3LfKEZ-fbTl2df4Kg011E6y69TtD84sZDqC_JCA/s1600/maggie's+after+cake+bath.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5503885932950913202" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwcDH9nT9IGViNTv_m_kwt64COT_Q0YG111IZqRIZVpSnJjsorGfprlO_mWiuJvA6Pwb_3hrRKFj544KzyWGOOx57UqJIhI-iqyybX3LfKEZ-fbTl2df4Kg011E6y69TtD84sZDqC_JCA/s320/maggie's+after+cake+bath.jpg" /></a>Maggie got a quick bath in the laundry room sink to wash</div><div align="center">off all the cake, and Grandma Keefer caught it on camera.</div><div align="center">Thanks Grandma.</div><div align="center"><br /> </div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjluUSWyLQlERPDdSmKZyIeCVrprU5mxnqyGnM4ObW8TNFgyzRgP0GWkijun-BrTebKodKS0OEO5xRfVEVgie-e7jZZdjV6lpTkiEp-_2re-KwTNOb3lR1wp_y9SHhDqclCZXSyK0eJ2w8/s1600/IMG_7141.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5503877459940690290" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjluUSWyLQlERPDdSmKZyIeCVrprU5mxnqyGnM4ObW8TNFgyzRgP0GWkijun-BrTebKodKS0OEO5xRfVEVgie-e7jZZdjV6lpTkiEp-_2re-KwTNOb3lR1wp_y9SHhDqclCZXSyK0eJ2w8/s320/IMG_7141.JPG" /></a>Time for presents.<br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN0-y_SuJdK66p51-CMeC-SwZvKeD1l3ApOxgk-7a2ff25i2636sHDRLX_XyRQ9pGutytCkORH8opItFMevgQCqNGf_h2pK7312hhLq0IUBQy4JkLOsBV7O0PEchV50Sdhpr1S2DlbOxE/s1600/opening+gifts.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5503877453726542370" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN0-y_SuJdK66p51-CMeC-SwZvKeD1l3ApOxgk-7a2ff25i2636sHDRLX_XyRQ9pGutytCkORH8opItFMevgQCqNGf_h2pK7312hhLq0IUBQy4JkLOsBV7O0PEchV50Sdhpr1S2DlbOxE/s320/opening+gifts.jpg" /></a><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrwA96Ec_xGxTneSy_lacQcVtg2LtXzXyZsvTco7JV6P9e6_qdHZv8_yz-mDPk4RXFc9MD0wX270b8lRTRQ46Z1WEM4mLCRbg3en0yY4fe-NyC8BHbzptKTk1mzYLOVFKWn917xV7SAq0/s1600/IMG_7151.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5503877447698766002" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrwA96Ec_xGxTneSy_lacQcVtg2LtXzXyZsvTco7JV6P9e6_qdHZv8_yz-mDPk4RXFc9MD0wX270b8lRTRQ46Z1WEM4mLCRbg3en0yY4fe-NyC8BHbzptKTk1mzYLOVFKWn917xV7SAq0/s320/IMG_7151.JPG" /></a>Thank you for all the fabulous gifts!</div><div align="center"><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjirlucDn1yuhi16zscLkN-8Ieh0LwIWBH1VSklKgGqcPQU80WJHq5iWmVZRfZCCjrvlz_I32_mde24xqBxkOT5qwUxN7EwBncRYu8kCHbFT3jAzvUn8HzPUBVKi-pFugOEk_mrSORcVxo/s1600/IMG_7162.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5503873989716675906" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjirlucDn1yuhi16zscLkN-8Ieh0LwIWBH1VSklKgGqcPQU80WJHq5iWmVZRfZCCjrvlz_I32_mde24xqBxkOT5qwUxN7EwBncRYu8kCHbFT3jAzvUn8HzPUBVKi-pFugOEk_mrSORcVxo/s320/IMG_7162.JPG" /></a>Grandpa Gaerte provided the entertainment for the kiddos.</div><div align="center">There is nothing like a barrel train ride to top off cake and gifts.<br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8xRlhAsCv8ucxQgx4Uf6UmOm5K6_woHfRs0lleuFcNSisiUY-qi1BueiR4rng5NX8K62nRK1T_vhUyCEWimrh1qSyKpsbWDuE7GINjyiRwfzj4zqMgBSzJF5pFbcKsslK7-W9X42WSCM/s1600/IMG_7165.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5503873982171572402" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8xRlhAsCv8ucxQgx4Uf6UmOm5K6_woHfRs0lleuFcNSisiUY-qi1BueiR4rng5NX8K62nRK1T_vhUyCEWimrh1qSyKpsbWDuE7GINjyiRwfzj4zqMgBSzJF5pFbcKsslK7-W9X42WSCM/s320/IMG_7165.JPG" /></a>He even made smaller barrels for the babies.<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaoSaR6gIWTMO5uNxxtdSx-Bd56Sq7Xf7-p2tTCJgSuph71Vg36KlOTrtfbWvsIDLLj8dYB9msmDKTAywzBzQb0bcPk5GYjf78UQsyRpFIuYyIxiwGg_9naGyVcQiOKtT5mcHXF3GWHoU/s1600/rocket+launch.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5503873971719872706" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaoSaR6gIWTMO5uNxxtdSx-Bd56Sq7Xf7-p2tTCJgSuph71Vg36KlOTrtfbWvsIDLLj8dYB9msmDKTAywzBzQb0bcPk5GYjf78UQsyRpFIuYyIxiwGg_9naGyVcQiOKtT5mcHXF3GWHoU/s320/rocket+launch.jpg" /></a>Bob thought that Maggie's party would be a great<br />time to shoot off some old model rockets. From the way it<br />looks everyone was quite entertained by it.<br /></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Janelle Annhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00532166790884968489noreply@blogger.com0