tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29851737890521812292024-03-18T19:44:36.392-07:00snapshotsofmommyhoodNikkihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02377923773663460315noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2985173789052181229.post-75852133080143020782010-06-15T09:37:00.000-07:002010-06-15T11:25:01.181-07:00CouponsI have been an on again, off again couponer for many years. At first I was so excited to get a "deal" that I would buy everything I could...I ended up spending money I shouldn't have, for things I didn't use. So now I only buy things I know I will use or plan to donate. Couponing can be overwhelming at first...cutting, organizing, and even the anxiety of using them....but I can tell you it is worth it. Lately I have been using coupons for non-food items like diapers, lotion, razors etc. I figure if I save money on these items, I can use the money for things I like to splurge on (grass-fed beef, organic chicken, money to do our backyard etc). There are many websites and blogs on the subject. I have found a few websites that have helped me:<br /><a href="http://www.thegrocerygame.com/">http://www.thegrocerygame.com/</a>- this is a great website to use if you are just starting out with couponing. You can try it for $1. You pick what store(s) you want to shop at and each week it has a list of items on sale or items you can use coupons with.<br /><a href="http://www.thekrazycouponlady.com/">http://www.thekrazycouponlady.com/</a>- I love the way she organizes the coupons and you can print out the sections for your binder for free on her website. She also lists what's on sale at various places each week and how to use the coupons. I read the book and I love it! (it goes into detail on how to put the binder together and look for deals on your own) You can order it on her website as well.<br /><a href="http://www.sharethe31secret.com/">http://www.sharethe31secret.com/</a>- very similar to the krazy coupon lady. I like that you can print out the "store policies" for various stores (you might need them if you run into any problems...but I have not had any...yet).<br /><br />This information has help me a lot and I am not so overwhelmed. As mom's we need all the help we can get :) I hope this information can help you as well. Below are the "deals" I got recently at Rite-Aid. They have great deals with their SCR program (Single Coupon Rebate) and coupons combined!<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZGA_yaYhkiODjYAeH3XYkJf6gOHOrre99a7EhtHTzLlqgGbBiTrc8bFBhZxbeJZEqxBh1v3TkXw1dTbXRow4AO7qjeuWXn01u3hFvhsa4_nXFBaX-fFp6hd-pTuNOKu-0Hvt47cY9pytW/s1600/birtell13-2.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5483040883734095730" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZGA_yaYhkiODjYAeH3XYkJf6gOHOrre99a7EhtHTzLlqgGbBiTrc8bFBhZxbeJZEqxBh1v3TkXw1dTbXRow4AO7qjeuWXn01u3hFvhsa4_nXFBaX-fFp6hd-pTuNOKu-0Hvt47cY9pytW/s320/birtell13-2.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div></div>Above I spent $2.55 ...that includes tax!<br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNsIpXTs-IZhxiNKqJ6TZBm2GEcMxW7QdwqkwJKUoVDOHBMwGoM-l0yJnMYXJSULIZ7u9fEffIEjhN_oiTmIB53k84-7w4CT52iCxeu_n_WsXTQure4SR8KpNgRWirAyCVFW5ZhULD9ENO/s1600/birtell13.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5483040688391671842" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNsIpXTs-IZhxiNKqJ6TZBm2GEcMxW7QdwqkwJKUoVDOHBMwGoM-l0yJnMYXJSULIZ7u9fEffIEjhN_oiTmIB53k84-7w4CT52iCxeu_n_WsXTQure4SR8KpNgRWirAyCVFW5ZhULD9ENO/s320/birtell13.jpg" /></a> Above I spent $8.90 including tax!<br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div></div></div>Nikkihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02377923773663460315noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2985173789052181229.post-69641618149355515282010-06-06T20:43:00.000-07:002010-06-06T21:11:05.113-07:00Orchard<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_tcln4VTHXX0QI4oJ8SS2tEduOIbMMMumIrqjtSmyzcDCQE47gTLI0o3lVaLIF-WssNbp6VTdY3wQTA03vfnfLIuPu0Kdyb5AHKRxTbm3kv1NHR1ecrgk6eppQhyHQbmeYEeBS9tBOmQp/s1600/20100602-DSC_2917.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5479876029995169554" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_tcln4VTHXX0QI4oJ8SS2tEduOIbMMMumIrqjtSmyzcDCQE47gTLI0o3lVaLIF-WssNbp6VTdY3wQTA03vfnfLIuPu0Kdyb5AHKRxTbm3kv1NHR1ecrgk6eppQhyHQbmeYEeBS9tBOmQp/s320/20100602-DSC_2917.jpg" /></a><br /><div> Might not look like much, but I can't tell you how excited I am that we have a mini orchard! I have had these trees since I got married (almost 7 years). They were in giant pots and I refused to plant them until I was sure we were going to stay...so this is a big step for me.</div><div> I have always wanted an orchard. I have the fondest memories of my Great-Grandma Freda's orchard (it was much bigger) As kids, my sister and cousins would run around and pick fruit off the trees...there was a sink in the middle of the orchard where we could wash our fruit. There were also a few outdoor couch gliders that we would sit on. We always left grandma's with fruit and flowers from her yard. In a small way, it's a tribute to her and I hope that my children will enjoy it as much as I did (Kaylee already does...as you can see).</div><div> <br /></div><div></div>Nikkihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02377923773663460315noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2985173789052181229.post-34203381708058285462010-05-21T09:44:00.000-07:002010-05-21T09:54:15.346-07:00New ConcreteI am so excited about concrete! Our backyard has been empty since we moved in a year ago and we finally are making progress :) It still might be a while before we finish the yard completely, but I am so happy we have started. I know...it's a lot of concrete, but I figure big yard = Big concrete...and we will save on water...right? Right now I am watching them finish the rest of the concrete :)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-vnusu8iR1kxHUJU4zR3t_Gte50-1_1Dz-wzU9QtB-dhudiJJQ5q7tPcquXhRLC3qfeWZlGlnB3bUY-1loBDJsWA-PC-MziA51dxrg3aLXg9unwveKL-ectC_GELz6bgkxjatVSuoVcfK/s1600/20100520-DSC_2768.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-vnusu8iR1kxHUJU4zR3t_Gte50-1_1Dz-wzU9QtB-dhudiJJQ5q7tPcquXhRLC3qfeWZlGlnB3bUY-1loBDJsWA-PC-MziA51dxrg3aLXg9unwveKL-ectC_GELz6bgkxjatVSuoVcfK/s320/20100520-DSC_2768.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5473766216607380930" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqsUmQhBB218aZzTCHkAuql9JdOoTxZYs8A_8xUp0dIx2u46RBD9BX-uABxWV4Epn5luy9eyletD4tQwVCSGQ_WB0ruIUbFLdCIZE1hQ4WKjrVPtN86JU4-qxodon6NTZQsREZOV0efjp0/s1600/20100520-DSC_2775.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqsUmQhBB218aZzTCHkAuql9JdOoTxZYs8A_8xUp0dIx2u46RBD9BX-uABxWV4Epn5luy9eyletD4tQwVCSGQ_WB0ruIUbFLdCIZE1hQ4WKjrVPtN86JU4-qxodon6NTZQsREZOV0efjp0/s320/20100520-DSC_2775.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5473766220611077746" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOgcgtjes7DhfbVRLiSd4tr58vixr2ByLXYbhx0-U8ydyF2I4tXLzWo2sicZpAoT42uEAH05_nj3IZcSU9dLetgETzH2y1gZRGNziR6M_kD3FmGoko8x_MqLSayMreuUlJ0yoSLz091LJX/s1600/20100520-DSC_2778.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOgcgtjes7DhfbVRLiSd4tr58vixr2ByLXYbhx0-U8ydyF2I4tXLzWo2sicZpAoT42uEAH05_nj3IZcSU9dLetgETzH2y1gZRGNziR6M_kD3FmGoko8x_MqLSayMreuUlJ0yoSLz091LJX/s320/20100520-DSC_2778.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5473766227402868658" border="0" /></a>Nikkihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02377923773663460315noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2985173789052181229.post-77147309870434719282010-03-22T13:51:00.000-07:002010-03-22T14:05:10.762-07:00SculpturesI love art!!! As a former elementary school teacher, I loved anything hands on or art based. However, I had no idea what to do with a toddler when it came to art...except for maybe paint and crayons. When Kaylee was almost two, I stumbled upon this book and I absolutely love it! It is great for toddlers, but older children will love the ideas as well. It's called First Art by MaryAnn Kohl (<a href="http://www.amazon.com/First-Art-Experiences-Toddlers-Twos/dp/0876592221/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1269291404&sr=8-1">click here</a>) The pictures below are the "sculpture in a bag" project. Kaylee and Corban loved it! So if you are needing new ideas or projects to do with your little ones, I definitely recommend this book :)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOsPyDG7lhomu0oYv22TammKcqLLoBCTPi5zhZpGe49sBVRIGCk6p_2lzKrhGkvnkAWtjRRPE0-jkp1aSxi_S3b0Kr5o3rqVsd8sS3iMlJrSb2uzZpPHno64Gu9ZfVFiMLwgiw9wDL6pnM/s1600-h/(196+of+206%29.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOsPyDG7lhomu0oYv22TammKcqLLoBCTPi5zhZpGe49sBVRIGCk6p_2lzKrhGkvnkAWtjRRPE0-jkp1aSxi_S3b0Kr5o3rqVsd8sS3iMlJrSb2uzZpPHno64Gu9ZfVFiMLwgiw9wDL6pnM/s320/(196+of+206%29.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5451566865508922402" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxKDLUj9mEsttpJH2bfqGJtbbdQ7JgwrxjQ42CpXePSY1iqVx-SzIuozyFXeBiGBeuftwd4iUB32mzb5YaXimgMeFDLyW_mO589hbygxmUdMjuSfvsJ0qdO7e8jkWI4wVDp-D0HojJGDsT/s1600-h/(198+of+206%29.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxKDLUj9mEsttpJH2bfqGJtbbdQ7JgwrxjQ42CpXePSY1iqVx-SzIuozyFXeBiGBeuftwd4iUB32mzb5YaXimgMeFDLyW_mO589hbygxmUdMjuSfvsJ0qdO7e8jkWI4wVDp-D0HojJGDsT/s320/(198+of+206%29.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5451566351333579202" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh47PTgWdEFDWQ2zRDBFYRkPDOTYj1Uz9lnJssF1AJpzWJ8pMU4YBXZETd44GGsYufAbBnpQJfNYgtrcld14bJRoN9mW5Sd-NeEgWGDd_HDpbA3QN5iK7d5Ew8v8WVhUobXYMXPCjfw0gG/s1600-h/(202+of+206%29.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh47PTgWdEFDWQ2zRDBFYRkPDOTYj1Uz9lnJssF1AJpzWJ8pMU4YBXZETd44GGsYufAbBnpQJfNYgtrcld14bJRoN9mW5Sd-NeEgWGDd_HDpbA3QN5iK7d5Ew8v8WVhUobXYMXPCjfw0gG/s320/(202+of+206%29.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5451566343515190466" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2YrEVQW5kaK7hn8HLOKqh1ELbMjyC04fb06mHlSx_YPBQhG0Yl2vnOAvGcbrLO-Zmb6S_du2_pKDnaguxwm4IgBG4919zIPJsL47uPbVV4vQqKfunhUcUhai0Yo_IOLd8P4BLe_N91XLI/s1600-h/(197+of+206%29.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2YrEVQW5kaK7hn8HLOKqh1ELbMjyC04fb06mHlSx_YPBQhG0Yl2vnOAvGcbrLO-Zmb6S_du2_pKDnaguxwm4IgBG4919zIPJsL47uPbVV4vQqKfunhUcUhai0Yo_IOLd8P4BLe_N91XLI/s320/(197+of+206%29.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5451566337482382018" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwR74_aIk9VrZOQtFE7e2jbL-XanCnOivjCj5rdIu2CEKUbWW810Q1ckXanUB2LD5JFMzpBl9WYMTxUIFV8QyfNbApMSRGFocqZ68G2Qfg96XvSG5PbMZ1sr9_Az8pRUbWigOwGkrexvAe/s1600-h/(205+of+206%29.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwR74_aIk9VrZOQtFE7e2jbL-XanCnOivjCj5rdIu2CEKUbWW810Q1ckXanUB2LD5JFMzpBl9WYMTxUIFV8QyfNbApMSRGFocqZ68G2Qfg96XvSG5PbMZ1sr9_Az8pRUbWigOwGkrexvAe/s320/(205+of+206%29.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5451566320707682258" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi03tKrz9JaRPUR18fK5HANNKArMeNW4nZ8za4BTPeN7U-lyP3BnsjGjGvzfSP_kO5WAVJ13HfrSiyC4B1WjTVlStpnRWe-oWsC-jc3mx_KklWoPxp_V2Je0EJs-UsdR-9AVvZ_qY0NuXZE/s1600-h/(206+of+206%29.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi03tKrz9JaRPUR18fK5HANNKArMeNW4nZ8za4BTPeN7U-lyP3BnsjGjGvzfSP_kO5WAVJ13HfrSiyC4B1WjTVlStpnRWe-oWsC-jc3mx_KklWoPxp_V2Je0EJs-UsdR-9AVvZ_qY0NuXZE/s320/(206+of+206%29.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5451566314259491970" border="0" /></a>Nikkihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02377923773663460315noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2985173789052181229.post-36614312783372549042010-03-06T19:40:00.001-08:002010-03-06T20:02:23.595-08:00Painting PicturesI love art!!! There is nothing better than creating something. It's even better to watch my little ones create something unique and beautiful. However, I am sure as most of you have realized...it can get messy! There are a few things that I have learned that have helped me to not be fearful of "The Mess."<br />1. Smocks- The blue things my kids are wearing...they are amazing and cheap! They can get pretty messy, but then I just take it off and wash it. I ordered mine through Rainbow Resource (<a href="http://www.rainbowresource.com/">click here</a>) but you can get them at any art supply store. I discovered Rainbow Resource when I was working with homeschooling parents...they have so much stuff...I love it.<br />2.Washable Tempera Paint- Just in case it gets somewhere I don't want it...I know it will come off.<br />3. Paper Plates- Love to use these to put paint in...so when they are finished, I throw it away...easy clean up.<br />4. High chair- My little guy is in a high chair because I know that if I let him sit with his sister or anywhere else for that matter...he will get up move around and get paint everywhere! So....this is my solution.<br /> I hope that some of my solutions will help you with messy projects :) It has been raining a lot here...so we have been doing a lot of projects lately. Here are the pictures of Kaylee and Corban making their pictures:<br /><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /><br /><br /></span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMd1zQ3XRj6Grdtr-KH6tW7z9IOg4XLjdRlqWWIinH-X26_3oCeRqm_LiypRPhjj9bZa_MVgSVqrnPt0TYE_T8LkVz-SYTJASiCIniZNSew6E0RL7MIGG0T6a3E3BUea5KepbqWnbM2CHo/s1600-h/(181+of+206%29.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMd1zQ3XRj6Grdtr-KH6tW7z9IOg4XLjdRlqWWIinH-X26_3oCeRqm_LiypRPhjj9bZa_MVgSVqrnPt0TYE_T8LkVz-SYTJASiCIniZNSew6E0RL7MIGG0T6a3E3BUea5KepbqWnbM2CHo/s320/(181+of+206%29.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5445731923663844706" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitnY7SoIQO7XziiY1MOP4BQImRz4NzJgxcDJ0MyruG19eV2MvlxG0X9G9-jDM05zmCMAxeI3fuuANiu6zNMOFvcFIfIO3qKBgAkjqHq3u_m9AKWYKdUf9ziPCfdlAHjH79Jf_QBACk5p6S/s1600-h/(185+of+206%29.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitnY7SoIQO7XziiY1MOP4BQImRz4NzJgxcDJ0MyruG19eV2MvlxG0X9G9-jDM05zmCMAxeI3fuuANiu6zNMOFvcFIfIO3qKBgAkjqHq3u_m9AKWYKdUf9ziPCfdlAHjH79Jf_QBACk5p6S/s320/(185+of+206%29.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5445731932384047426" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ8sMI07vsLZIhonH2wR0l7G6K756CotBeJAKL1waqnzQWjsSNP-MNCGA15aVNu2ojtR7_dxdf9I7fCUS_Pss0FDSbG6AEU5qRlfhxt2JnY2FzsmBpROOFHNtHXr5zznQ4rQVjbyCuZyjA/s1600-h/(180+of+206%29.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ8sMI07vsLZIhonH2wR0l7G6K756CotBeJAKL1waqnzQWjsSNP-MNCGA15aVNu2ojtR7_dxdf9I7fCUS_Pss0FDSbG6AEU5qRlfhxt2JnY2FzsmBpROOFHNtHXr5zznQ4rQVjbyCuZyjA/s320/(180+of+206%29.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5445732072391691250" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcePiBJs-qM6ByS7GojuHf5s996qJp3W2FLDTcV09B6zHNIkiRF_gcM9Be9BlAPFjZhDjCKOLlDytxuXWK0brpFcZEGWdLgtUU-YHjaPXXknzQwxVwWLohoGG-zJKAqSnO7x8RR96qE-Dk/s1600-h/(184+of+206%29.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcePiBJs-qM6ByS7GojuHf5s996qJp3W2FLDTcV09B6zHNIkiRF_gcM9Be9BlAPFjZhDjCKOLlDytxuXWK0brpFcZEGWdLgtUU-YHjaPXXknzQwxVwWLohoGG-zJKAqSnO7x8RR96qE-Dk/s320/(184+of+206%29.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5445732063667692642" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR-B1ywvM8ZhwTmLcVEXVZxDp17NGrKSYoh4o7buVkFyd6OuO1QLVxr6Byhw9343TXEu4DvsD65slZbWPSqKaiEc_dEQVCazDUY_5EQupoYItsC-EIGSJxUS5EUu1GJpWyHEtNfrNQsqMv/s1600-h/(187+of+206%29.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR-B1ywvM8ZhwTmLcVEXVZxDp17NGrKSYoh4o7buVkFyd6OuO1QLVxr6Byhw9343TXEu4DvsD65slZbWPSqKaiEc_dEQVCazDUY_5EQupoYItsC-EIGSJxUS5EUu1GJpWyHEtNfrNQsqMv/s320/(187+of+206%29.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5445732078948695746" border="0" /></a>Nikkihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02377923773663460315noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2985173789052181229.post-30984581333020432732010-02-26T13:50:00.000-08:002010-02-26T14:50:55.264-08:00LatelyI have not written anything in over two months...I am so sorry! I wonder if anyone is still out there? For those of you that are, here are my ramblings....things have been busy, sad, beautiful, new and crazy. On January 5th my little Kaylee started preschool, which brought tears to my eyes. I was so proud, happy and afraid at the same time. My thoughts were: "She will have so much fun!" followed by, "What if someone kidnaps her?" I know, totally irrational...so I had to remind myself that she will be fine and not to be a crazy mom :) She did fine and when I picked her up she was happy. However, that night I received a call that my grandma was in the emergency room. I had recived many of these calls before, and it was discouraging because she was recovering so well from her surgery in December. On my way there, I was praying, and I really felt that regardless of the outcome, somehow I would be okay. I knew she loved Jesus, I knew she had been suffering and if it was time, I could not argue with that. When I arrived, I was the first grandchild there, my grandpa was there with my dad and they told me she probably was not going to make it...they were going to work on her for 40 minutes more, but that was all they could do. Then the doctor took us in, he told us that they did their best, but her heart had worn out and that she was gone. Water was pouring from my eyes, but I was trying to stay strong for my grandpa and dad. After a few moments... I think shock sunk in because I was able to think clearly and tell my sisters what was going on. My sisters and I were able to go in and say our goodbyes...I know it may sound morbid, but it really did help....I needed to say goodbye and let her know what I always told her when I saw her...that I love her!!!<br />The next day was the worst! I woke up sobbing...the shock wore off and it all hit me. I had a hard time with the idea that I was suppose to go about my normal day when things were not normal, and not okay. I could not stop crying, even though I knew she was no longer suffering, that she was now happy and at peace...I was sad because I knew that I would not see her for the rest of my life and that my babies would not remember what a wonderful, beautiful person she was.<br />The next couple days I felt like a cloud was over my head...or that I was in a fog. I had a photo shoot with a little baby boy and for a brief few hours, I felt that fog leave...I felt good....but as soon as it was over, that feeling slowly crept back. Within a week I no longer felt that dark cloud, but it has almost been two months, and a day does not go by that I don't think of her. I know she wanted me to live a full and happy life and so that is what I am doing. I am enjoying being a mom...listening to my children laugh...dancing with my kids without reservation, and being thankful for my husband who loves me and supports me in all seasons of life. (I know sappy, but true)<br /><br /> I am planning on writing more on my blog... just the day to day stuff with photos, recipes and instructions (when applicable) ...not too much of this serious stuff. Also, I recently started my own photography company. You can check out the website at: <a href="http://www.bumpsandgigglesphotography.com">www.bumpsandgigglesphotography.com</a><br />Here is a picture of my recent photo shoot:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYt2i0U_8ZPxQdh0Os-6kaGdS8IB-WZFrY-egnk-AG6JET9tLZgWbE5p4-czufdydYhyphenhyphenxU5LmcUkzWcJgwE7X1TH1ECY9YKP-6_930OTLOkfwJhJz7XQ3EK2Vvn0hRN4r96vBJM66wEhcw/s1600-h/(99+of+300%29-Edit.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYt2i0U_8ZPxQdh0Os-6kaGdS8IB-WZFrY-egnk-AG6JET9tLZgWbE5p4-czufdydYhyphenhyphenxU5LmcUkzWcJgwE7X1TH1ECY9YKP-6_930OTLOkfwJhJz7XQ3EK2Vvn0hRN4r96vBJM66wEhcw/s320/(99+of+300%29-Edit.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5442687764580741938" border="0" /></a>Nikkihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02377923773663460315noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2985173789052181229.post-316521542238349332009-12-18T09:10:00.000-08:002009-12-18T09:50:25.912-08:00Feeling OldI have moved on to that next stage of life. I have been having a difficult time finding jeans that fit me. I normally shop in the "juniors" section, but lately all the jeans are cut really low and with running after little ones, I don't want to expose things. So, a few days ago I decided to look in the "misses" section and I found a perfect pair of jeans (that don't look like mom jeans). I was so happy to find a pair of jeans that fit well and yet so sad that I now have moved on to the "misses" section. I just keep reminding myself of what Stacy and Clinton say on "What Not to Wear" .....that you have to find clothes that fit you well, not worrying about what section or what size they are. However, I can't help but be sad..... it's a reminder that I am aging.<br /> To make matters worse, I went to the grocery store (without the kiddos) to buy rum for my homemade German Chocolate Cake. The lady did not card me!!! She asked me my age (I had to think for a minute because I have kind of lost track) and she believed me. I asked her if she wanted to see my ID and she said "No." (This was the day after the "jeans" incident) I was so sad....this is the very first time someone has not carded me. I think I am all sensitive about this age thing because my Birthday is next week. I usually don't think much about my age, but my birthday is coming so I can't help it.<br /> I will be posting more stuff soon. I just finished editing some of my pictures from the Photography workshop I went to this last weekend (It was amazing!).Nikkihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02377923773663460315noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2985173789052181229.post-77651394152483941362009-12-10T20:14:00.000-08:002009-12-10T20:57:16.452-08:00Christmas DecoratingIt has been a long tradition in this family to start decorating the day after Thanksgiving. We always start by purchasing our Christmas tree. The tree is a "BIG" deal to my husband. There are a few rules: 1) It has to be a real tree 2) The bigger the better. It's heresy to even consider a "fake" tree. It's not just my husband...his dad... brothers....everyone feels this way. Honestly, I find it endearing that he is so passionate about the tree every year. This year he had to reconsider rule #2 because we moved to a new house that does not have tall ceilings. He was a little bummed...at first...until we got home and he realized that he did not have to take out the huge latter to decorate it :)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6vmhEXDp4v_94oUe0KY-MB-d594Eahk4h8NTGbBp7z249L9wy3ijPDwpH0g1tCKF0QJKEZwhoTZmmC4RjL3yzM3ytU_L7I6JnIUtQmBmhBsfuwM5ULLLN44l4fvHaxeX35hzl5Zhw7MMa/s1600-h/DSC_0185.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6vmhEXDp4v_94oUe0KY-MB-d594Eahk4h8NTGbBp7z249L9wy3ijPDwpH0g1tCKF0QJKEZwhoTZmmC4RjL3yzM3ytU_L7I6JnIUtQmBmhBsfuwM5ULLLN44l4fvHaxeX35hzl5Zhw7MMa/s320/DSC_0185.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413831129032678386" border="0" /></a>This is what Corban did before I took the picture above:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZbsoZWE_WUDxOEgt-G4alpWVfkypxREkhMyunzpX4pyzMTTp-p5ROscJMkXAxeNVYBP3lbbGR4t7rngcDOMFmmOJzEt4jhPUMadXQFOjKbLNdBwp1k2It6htNTL3u9b_9ZFvBW6tfh7sF/s1600-h/DSC_0176.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZbsoZWE_WUDxOEgt-G4alpWVfkypxREkhMyunzpX4pyzMTTp-p5ROscJMkXAxeNVYBP3lbbGR4t7rngcDOMFmmOJzEt4jhPUMadXQFOjKbLNdBwp1k2It6htNTL3u9b_9ZFvBW6tfh7sF/s320/DSC_0176.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413832053283885010" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7eXdI3_n5fMh1wJO5XJDLh4cdHwTe8qRCiBi3hOLbaex29_WmElzOwbLvtKqLLhvM126tEvZEj4x3RDn2gjCuXMYjNSyI42WxBhgLGvIGtkbIde3vRBYdHU1mPgShlOdgR8AsZFAOzA0R/s1600-h/DSC_0177.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7eXdI3_n5fMh1wJO5XJDLh4cdHwTe8qRCiBi3hOLbaex29_WmElzOwbLvtKqLLhvM126tEvZEj4x3RDn2gjCuXMYjNSyI42WxBhgLGvIGtkbIde3vRBYdHU1mPgShlOdgR8AsZFAOzA0R/s320/DSC_0177.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413832065777953330" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyQJrEIipSB2bIb6kWFOVOSMzUCnDg3i4xyRlxMQMotO06osG1YYGaGKU0Ib600G8nuSsSt1gDR7Vqb10DXijfNATNaeH_wKrftD-X2SWf8JRozjWwlDzMJ5gV-JXSJx1F7BwtKl9YxYqc/s1600-h/DSC_0178.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyQJrEIipSB2bIb6kWFOVOSMzUCnDg3i4xyRlxMQMotO06osG1YYGaGKU0Ib600G8nuSsSt1gDR7Vqb10DXijfNATNaeH_wKrftD-X2SWf8JRozjWwlDzMJ5gV-JXSJx1F7BwtKl9YxYqc/s320/DSC_0178.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413834010017299410" border="0" /></a>Watching Daddy:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7xS31mXWGETC7dLckp7FMTlzAtyNic9zhl_aZh97Yha4SuEWbTeQgO3FQCJLJHAAehnJ7SXu3sP2BmUVPYTj2aICO45A_svDhHCnAXZk5UMlaZU2VU-PPIG4SP_Jkgyb0WjrHZCfPRaOj/s1600-h/DSC_0187.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7xS31mXWGETC7dLckp7FMTlzAtyNic9zhl_aZh97Yha4SuEWbTeQgO3FQCJLJHAAehnJ7SXu3sP2BmUVPYTj2aICO45A_svDhHCnAXZk5UMlaZU2VU-PPIG4SP_Jkgyb0WjrHZCfPRaOj/s320/DSC_0187.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413833538758757250" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOLjJGzuzXhA9nJvOCxzb3aBflVrGo78Uy1oHcJ-44wo5KSUxcuifSIv4wG08nkClGU0tAka9t6ZM5N5RiIq90cIMQkKQEosOTroEaPJJ0_ttc_VD3b8Za04kf2SDshO0LY5_KFY3ThI9T/s1600-h/DSC_0179.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOLjJGzuzXhA9nJvOCxzb3aBflVrGo78Uy1oHcJ-44wo5KSUxcuifSIv4wG08nkClGU0tAka9t6ZM5N5RiIq90cIMQkKQEosOTroEaPJJ0_ttc_VD3b8Za04kf2SDshO0LY5_KFY3ThI9T/s320/DSC_0179.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413832532119495554" border="0" /></a><br /><br />This one is probably my favorite...Corban is mesmerized by the lights: <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5VJ48MJKv0eYBFfoc0V0IIgpjauQXVluAUYAgcj51Ui6IVWEvXdXEZwsqgDRPDMvl42srf84hbk8B7-ih0eSaN9tYwXD12Dd4fsyVEyJNAs05UTTxKLkk1dvZ5vYnK1sk6yj-EgeEKP1J/s1600-h/DSC_0190.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5VJ48MJKv0eYBFfoc0V0IIgpjauQXVluAUYAgcj51Ui6IVWEvXdXEZwsqgDRPDMvl42srf84hbk8B7-ih0eSaN9tYwXD12Dd4fsyVEyJNAs05UTTxKLkk1dvZ5vYnK1sk6yj-EgeEKP1J/s320/DSC_0190.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413833552166963762" border="0" /></a>Kaylee pointing at the star:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBwLlbeD1La5vw77jWh9w54p6_1pG3fxDcLevAMFS7q9eqmaDtGIyxG7FzGz9_a70_TCViSUzInKas8KeKiD9rBuj6-aGX2UNjDhFr6LiO-Q8bzMo474oZqX4ulYF6Xidq5Y1h4xkQD4iR/s1600-h/DSC_0202.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBwLlbeD1La5vw77jWh9w54p6_1pG3fxDcLevAMFS7q9eqmaDtGIyxG7FzGz9_a70_TCViSUzInKas8KeKiD9rBuj6-aGX2UNjDhFr6LiO-Q8bzMo474oZqX4ulYF6Xidq5Y1h4xkQD4iR/s320/DSC_0202.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413833689401218258" border="0" /></a>More Christmas decorations up:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdu0HTXm07IDfIkzuAqZI2gZVOIMoBCVhpanWq7_aSs8DocAM0eChmDX9jbYE0i2CgncM-i_1CsMQ8qlqVpSMiVJO2X4IuIGqCR1izgxpNQ2XB4MGpxu-XJkfzPXMsSpGUSmIGPDSiwkS1/s1600-h/DSC_0263.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdu0HTXm07IDfIkzuAqZI2gZVOIMoBCVhpanWq7_aSs8DocAM0eChmDX9jbYE0i2CgncM-i_1CsMQ8qlqVpSMiVJO2X4IuIGqCR1izgxpNQ2XB4MGpxu-XJkfzPXMsSpGUSmIGPDSiwkS1/s320/DSC_0263.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413836206212917458" border="0" /></a><br />Later on that night....<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirX2SurXRQrftcEh9iWkjsi203ygvs3Sd85Jv97R5-tihmR470R48Ui6JX2HBUY-jPWxdLgROyDnZ2R4F_6kCKJtpepNtg3ihXZ2qkSdnROFuQgKu-mRZnt1PMLnlsvJDR3q5qIVAV0eTo/s1600-h/DSC_0212.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA5yVpS9PTq3jHCsAK3vnwzW9xD-XPvvlN2G2J21TUTThCVGl7nYDgb9yMSf_GLUIa5zZWmZ8B_8-Dks02qmr72iFb2shA9NWvSBm7Dhpnsz4OYB3O3O5Te_5WMjheXQEYBmNztaxyDC-u/s320/DSC_0226.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413836078830003106" border="0" /></a>I still have not finished shopping....there is always something to do :) I hope you all are enjoying the Christmas season :)Nikkihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02377923773663460315noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2985173789052181229.post-27588275053155441292009-11-30T13:29:00.000-08:002009-11-30T14:02:15.076-08:00Baby JillianI love babies!!! They are so precious and amazing! This is baby Jillian. I was so blessed to be able to do her mom's maternity pictures (You can see those pictures in the September archive). Here are the pictures after she finally arrived. She was only 10 days old when these were taken.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEX6oIjm5OzZKxNZfXPlHoFITjjkwwoLf2sgLHwrwROLQigOmEL177XX7jmWwnoVGxS1kdm2YSnGw8U39V8oqIAHR-M10Kof7scB4F7uFnhjn053tg0zNNDYzy4-Ns1J0YT9JIz1kQ1tG0/s1600/DSC_0071.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEX6oIjm5OzZKxNZfXPlHoFITjjkwwoLf2sgLHwrwROLQigOmEL177XX7jmWwnoVGxS1kdm2YSnGw8U39V8oqIAHR-M10Kof7scB4F7uFnhjn053tg0zNNDYzy4-Ns1J0YT9JIz1kQ1tG0/s320/DSC_0071.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5410014191325210930" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFgNQzAKlkjEtMamhG0BbeL-izvzqvYb_WiV6ab8F7ZYLIIfQGS4ucwtzoUc4oGXonudF-leLn7nGaG9aBQScQoCBKOlBo07-TpFjGfANPGpXvucSDozoFdL2-qAbMFxsumzlQE1FNL7nW/s1600/DSC_0031.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4824n5cmBHy-8ErSctoioPPVo4qWA_DKj1kN8NVfDhzTVqq-8J7yYIGTDJ-_0yL-4WS9ST5N4EXyooxt1bcP2EL8h6aQqAOm3pvQe4Jq-PRGUkXXrfCyolKlKoQay2twodhde08_N18kU/s320/DSC_0065.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5410014642635787570" border="0" /></a>The four above were some of my favorites...especially the first picture of her little foot.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCsyuj-ZD9W00ey6zcJW2GoHMbRoJvU2GVByOiN-XsB0gJpm96FnTgIjm3vHx2tR1eYCW1mgtJG3lA1vLr4V5HFu-JhyphenhyphenVkwn1ltJwcidejQYwJz_bbc4lMljZMZfHfKoNzeV7FFaatP3IR/s1600/DSC_0009.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCsyuj-ZD9W00ey6zcJW2GoHMbRoJvU2GVByOiN-XsB0gJpm96FnTgIjm3vHx2tR1eYCW1mgtJG3lA1vLr4V5HFu-JhyphenhyphenVkwn1ltJwcidejQYwJz_bbc4lMljZMZfHfKoNzeV7FFaatP3IR/s320/DSC_0009.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5410014067058532786" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHpMU899ChUqhvzjU3mEo0hSKZFVPgOUCIKUobBnbk9ggBsZoXY0sNJNMUVmCFix3PgwrQbRIo7t2WcK0UaQjy8SARZhRPMzFo7T6umomLwhq7jvAKYcAU4DGk8nkkXz399XioZQUWw8by/s1600/DSC_0020.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjukAndiqD01e5cCU4mmrjcUUBx_bZIXGh4iy6Gz-b-T0RmAmjYJzIrGzpWOIeXWhVoe5_AvzJe13JkH__nZ6cO6IHQeA3mWppa_MjV27ozMIeKUJdQq0Pp5qZhDi1kMsJqjeSbwOg-1sb_/s320/DSC_0042-2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5410013655620462194" border="0" /></a>Black and White....I love how you can get a different feel just by changing the pic to black and white.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCp8ioWIMA2ZNWBiJglL5YMK7M8iAt0RTStxYf_u2njLKXyv0vYprMYBNbNIRWg5G1urm9OfaGjNZwqudyDl0vX0imbibtxY0_2W4QP6k4AwF8wMAt-Ro0y2bdP3m8P04Sncet6fwj-zyX/s1600/DSC_0057.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCp8ioWIMA2ZNWBiJglL5YMK7M8iAt0RTStxYf_u2njLKXyv0vYprMYBNbNIRWg5G1urm9OfaGjNZwqudyDl0vX0imbibtxY0_2W4QP6k4AwF8wMAt-Ro0y2bdP3m8P04Sncet6fwj-zyX/s320/DSC_0057.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5410013644922166370" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxvv8ahTqC8fxqUPdr4ToO-z2LPwARLZO1Odt4Kg6Fsc_8CzUdmsP7EWFsMxzFNwSK23Hv-0kmzwPZQwUU-t87g7PTvIZeoF-b4D8CCvM29FiMF0q_lM877hKzdLCoIItvysxrLTlkYPTh/s1600/DSC_0049.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAtw2pXWBfMt1oA8-mL9U86B-Ix-CxyBOvzgezseg5xymyeiaSLyNOS19bbyV-OLrN3vI42dW36quhCqhRTMzPSwoVAXMqKqtLgM3xAp7Ewr9Mw1LcEzM4jSDLa-6uwriK6VSXhrzqKBP6/s320/DSC_0096.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5410012775058221138" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbcEBY1NQJawoUojBv1GmMfqh7DCKM4uQagKlcyl7xavUStOB9i0kAcYxZvnl1x5-9_W5GEVfWZ5-AAzTjlpirtbJQ66zjZUFBYvhjJe9Y8PbwWFYud3gspBSXWqC1pPkyjyJQtLSyOqLw/s1600/DSC_0046.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbcEBY1NQJawoUojBv1GmMfqh7DCKM4uQagKlcyl7xavUStOB9i0kAcYxZvnl1x5-9_W5GEVfWZ5-AAzTjlpirtbJQ66zjZUFBYvhjJe9Y8PbwWFYud3gspBSXWqC1pPkyjyJQtLSyOqLw/s320/DSC_0046.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5410012761647069218" border="0" /></a>Thanks Gina for letting me capture these precious moments :)<br />When it comes to photography, I still feel I have so much to learn....so I will be attending a baby posing workshop in a few weeks...I will be posting those pictures sometime this month.Nikkihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02377923773663460315noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2985173789052181229.post-10880205391548608062009-11-29T14:12:00.000-08:002009-11-29T14:34:59.217-08:00Thanksgiving<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKHoVjlGUI2BTwnjpD9wz0g08lkKLtCmZ_ext3FUd75xSc9OS-9M1xC9tSqN4wGGEmpIdz5yKR9kzHusp3eDvc7ag7dbE998mvPJiZBXbcu1ZkjB6jp4r5XD3XMCgnX4eAqmWEHA1aegdu/s1600/DSC_0062.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKHoVjlGUI2BTwnjpD9wz0g08lkKLtCmZ_ext3FUd75xSc9OS-9M1xC9tSqN4wGGEmpIdz5yKR9kzHusp3eDvc7ag7dbE998mvPJiZBXbcu1ZkjB6jp4r5XD3XMCgnX4eAqmWEHA1aegdu/s320/DSC_0062.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409655069682345810" border="0" /></a><br />Thanksgiving...yum, yum, yum...above is my sister Steph's first turkey.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1CPSxUb_1N2y1jJaVbXSx9yNCHL6sN17Zr-F-Wcpl9tYm4JxEH5DMZv-iE9QdgKgLFciOMYtyfZw_m50ec8Y413u6k_ZM4Q8cehlvREIjP3z9RXqxbp-rzEHvkdbvJ-uva00QplaoYl6m/s1600/DSC_0059.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1CPSxUb_1N2y1jJaVbXSx9yNCHL6sN17Zr-F-Wcpl9tYm4JxEH5DMZv-iE9QdgKgLFciOMYtyfZw_m50ec8Y413u6k_ZM4Q8cehlvREIjP3z9RXqxbp-rzEHvkdbvJ-uva00QplaoYl6m/s320/DSC_0059.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409654958995815170" border="0" /></a>Steph is trying to get my Kaylee to help out...but no luck she had other things in mind.....<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW708krsMb4_vPkIzYKICrHw701MH7NOqiBKNZz86hiA1sBoHWag6a9VNd_H7XOb0mGXEgPL36KjSOAE1SRo6uMl-0JOkvWn8uYRAY1MQV-3tda-AM5ZMeUyn1DsfQYXRXpYsDJMy04WM9/s1600/DSC_0061.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW708krsMb4_vPkIzYKICrHw701MH7NOqiBKNZz86hiA1sBoHWag6a9VNd_H7XOb0mGXEgPL36KjSOAE1SRo6uMl-0JOkvWn8uYRAY1MQV-3tda-AM5ZMeUyn1DsfQYXRXpYsDJMy04WM9/s320/DSC_0061.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409654862916258194" border="0" /></a>...like playdough<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqxH2In5Begx9GasYYdS3Gr6a-DurIw29FTmToHFTSwpk50TfTKgKrEGpwruhaIYad7zZj3tZffvxHnVzMqCxYUv5w7qpuk5Mkvbr37tdDjTsgO8U7mYbDl0tCtSCkKz2uYtVaDU6gtOG8/s1600/DSC_0068.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqxH2In5Begx9GasYYdS3Gr6a-DurIw29FTmToHFTSwpk50TfTKgKrEGpwruhaIYad7zZj3tZffvxHnVzMqCxYUv5w7qpuk5Mkvbr37tdDjTsgO8U7mYbDl0tCtSCkKz2uYtVaDU6gtOG8/s320/DSC_0068.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409654750506917890" border="0" /></a>her priceless expression<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYUKHEtYHZkf0r3UHMhr8rcs5ZhXWUB3Yntn0rDDCDrwmhRpJ4KSd0vmAUA57BWOWIdrYDYNVrh_MNnsnMN1TxWitJjQZHj0eUVsB0od0dppYBAsRV4wmiwovNcASvLc1GPwlV-sdQCe6W/s1600/DSC_0071.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYUKHEtYHZkf0r3UHMhr8rcs5ZhXWUB3Yntn0rDDCDrwmhRpJ4KSd0vmAUA57BWOWIdrYDYNVrh_MNnsnMN1TxWitJjQZHj0eUVsB0od0dppYBAsRV4wmiwovNcASvLc1GPwlV-sdQCe6W/s320/DSC_0071.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409654648310905378" border="0" /></a>playing and having fun<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-PJxpOL-A0p9Pr93wgT9iYa7ibUGCK10dJO4BSNkHjwUkHmM2evKWWeUSCQ5z2qqkC-IEJTyI2sW6IifvZCJ2b3fDFpBUKalIACaW6fyciKKAXTCZbgUF1kXHKn5ClRZz3GfYW0j4n6Ay/s1600/DSC_0074.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-PJxpOL-A0p9Pr93wgT9iYa7ibUGCK10dJO4BSNkHjwUkHmM2evKWWeUSCQ5z2qqkC-IEJTyI2sW6IifvZCJ2b3fDFpBUKalIACaW6fyciKKAXTCZbgUF1kXHKn5ClRZz3GfYW0j4n6Ay/s320/DSC_0074.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409654538343790850" border="0" /></a>My favorite picture...my husband enjoying Corban's cuddles<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlT9l1tSf-bT9pgsjk4SCeLiT1v_K8Y_0mJecLj5J3-Nz28iASAziZE6xy3lfGqKgLrqYUItDCUfq_-j5w_vvZ7MQLhUVrIc9Ey5oi-h7528v9bDqlrt8bYxQ69Jp5u8R6LTvEaLRMrbU-/s1600/DSC_0078.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlT9l1tSf-bT9pgsjk4SCeLiT1v_K8Y_0mJecLj5J3-Nz28iASAziZE6xy3lfGqKgLrqYUItDCUfq_-j5w_vvZ7MQLhUVrIc9Ey5oi-h7528v9bDqlrt8bYxQ69Jp5u8R6LTvEaLRMrbU-/s320/DSC_0078.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409654116769823746" border="0" /></a>Kaylee and Corban playing together<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbaoozFIa0bIQVtTQ03YuMxtK1Gxf-qVCaZCmxOKwxOIgQJ9XeTaj-ZJXiLylGrGWxw6xdaDenuSiat671QMiGz2dU_jMeZ1bFLUxicaPdq6rB2akdv9xZRz5s2w54_WZPYI0IhS5p3EwT/s1600/DSC_0089.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbaoozFIa0bIQVtTQ03YuMxtK1Gxf-qVCaZCmxOKwxOIgQJ9XeTaj-ZJXiLylGrGWxw6xdaDenuSiat671QMiGz2dU_jMeZ1bFLUxicaPdq6rB2akdv9xZRz5s2w54_WZPYI0IhS5p3EwT/s320/DSC_0089.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409653171303687522" border="0" /></a>My little sis Alicia and I<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr69nHzcnoU8VXQQ-VC1bt4xGVZc7IsnOF4_qcwCcAv9iYwsW10Uld8MtMMJLwdC7YtFYQmaBouIi30zGuHWTJ5eXzKB-A_vYv4tGo-VtddCjYPAgBLHyWbUuTBHitXbZel-rL8HVDVnDd/s1600/DSC_0088-2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr69nHzcnoU8VXQQ-VC1bt4xGVZc7IsnOF4_qcwCcAv9iYwsW10Uld8MtMMJLwdC7YtFYQmaBouIi30zGuHWTJ5eXzKB-A_vYv4tGo-VtddCjYPAgBLHyWbUuTBHitXbZel-rL8HVDVnDd/s320/DSC_0088-2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409653163638540194" border="0" /></a>Alicia and her boyfriend Sean<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha1ziXlS7iZIovKWX9u_BoKE1Uc13hML7MXZTXcXZkhjnxb7pFphICOMoNMblM7TJPcqt4HZ0qXTxUG1fBlDlBoxuH0RlnUb6hMwIkQSLDYQpptckPXKtH2v-kCDlpFaygvHlCkJpCMtrG/s1600/DSC_0092.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha1ziXlS7iZIovKWX9u_BoKE1Uc13hML7MXZTXcXZkhjnxb7pFphICOMoNMblM7TJPcqt4HZ0qXTxUG1fBlDlBoxuH0RlnUb6hMwIkQSLDYQpptckPXKtH2v-kCDlpFaygvHlCkJpCMtrG/s320/DSC_0092.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409653151829569874" border="0" /></a>I like this picture because it captures all three of the boys (or men)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ8A4Hu4MlZSArqr47BUYyKeIYdW3yFOJahzeNzt0bWVm40SL6G5M-Svb3ccmSPUSPB5o03_nlq-75mfMWONxj9ksypKh9qonQaShUAXtTWdqvQCFy8URLuVJoWmeg2YRIfptbZ3c8vsLp/s1600/DSC_0098.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ8A4Hu4MlZSArqr47BUYyKeIYdW3yFOJahzeNzt0bWVm40SL6G5M-Svb3ccmSPUSPB5o03_nlq-75mfMWONxj9ksypKh9qonQaShUAXtTWdqvQCFy8URLuVJoWmeg2YRIfptbZ3c8vsLp/s320/DSC_0098.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409653144120772354" border="0" /></a>Kaylee watching Uncle Brian carve the turkey<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdOjv5SUuqx3r0e8JeY3hyphenhyphenxu0roGbRo0hoDmpmNjjQ9cUy_Ceqh3s0ltC3Uw27UB7pQyw3ihRIqNdsPpNROxt_Fzx2xYDJqpflAJNPkEuSCypreE3Wn8UXh0VBrtCSrWF8aoDc6D3u0rTb/s1600/DSC_0109.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdOjv5SUuqx3r0e8JeY3hyphenhyphenxu0roGbRo0hoDmpmNjjQ9cUy_Ceqh3s0ltC3Uw27UB7pQyw3ihRIqNdsPpNROxt_Fzx2xYDJqpflAJNPkEuSCypreE3Wn8UXh0VBrtCSrWF8aoDc6D3u0rTb/s320/DSC_0109.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409653137028351202" border="0" /></a>Grandpa teaching Kaylee to use a camera<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkAlfd_9A53mkHraJrWLoA19LblgxiF8hVORXn30JobeAd1Yj9Ijb9gaV64B-Qgf7P2FEKknk2-7FLcZeMSPpwy-_Y6CA0euFWz_x7040pFI0h1aKnWQoI_4WZfKUH8aesk-T48RfaaDnh/s1600/DSC_0122.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkAlfd_9A53mkHraJrWLoA19LblgxiF8hVORXn30JobeAd1Yj9Ijb9gaV64B-Qgf7P2FEKknk2-7FLcZeMSPpwy-_Y6CA0euFWz_x7040pFI0h1aKnWQoI_4WZfKUH8aesk-T48RfaaDnh/s320/DSC_0122.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409652728989357346" border="0" /></a>Grandpa and Kaylee<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoKTeNQmsMGSCq2Kcj365GWgdu1L3ume3KkAUS3zQzLkwuF5XMUKRXDy14jq44Kc1oew_CnZV0MvemAkC3UmB3wABMFwieD75v1jP2GZ1omKJZa95yMyBbUZXy9wYPLWE7kAYbQMHwg6Dv/s1600/DSC_0128-2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoKTeNQmsMGSCq2Kcj365GWgdu1L3ume3KkAUS3zQzLkwuF5XMUKRXDy14jq44Kc1oew_CnZV0MvemAkC3UmB3wABMFwieD75v1jP2GZ1omKJZa95yMyBbUZXy9wYPLWE7kAYbQMHwg6Dv/s320/DSC_0128-2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409652718010640818" border="0" /></a>Steph and Brian<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIwNyPphImJBTHls8vcZRgS2g-aTcTEGfIFNu1Znw4yrXHQanTl6ssCIvZ_buZmFm0g4aX2iDcSJ31FV8WP8EPRL29ulJLuaTDrzcZv1jiVKpcfNL4kiEefb8wzQe9IuYB0YfYbey_kA8q/s1600/DSC_0132.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIwNyPphImJBTHls8vcZRgS2g-aTcTEGfIFNu1Znw4yrXHQanTl6ssCIvZ_buZmFm0g4aX2iDcSJ31FV8WP8EPRL29ulJLuaTDrzcZv1jiVKpcfNL4kiEefb8wzQe9IuYB0YfYbey_kA8q/s320/DSC_0132.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409652708746519666" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiJJDAi8ZPLG-ZJdarQxJLJARyLETwuVSi7EMTsjvrTgDgovKLlhsJct-vUGlO0mGlwrwqUc5p-54D0MCGK57ZwIIcGQ1hK-bV_z-YK26rGVwytak0LT6dGkWNnCg-LnUXfh6_bZqVtrwn/s1600/DSC_0136.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiJJDAi8ZPLG-ZJdarQxJLJARyLETwuVSi7EMTsjvrTgDgovKLlhsJct-vUGlO0mGlwrwqUc5p-54D0MCGK57ZwIIcGQ1hK-bV_z-YK26rGVwytak0LT6dGkWNnCg-LnUXfh6_bZqVtrwn/s320/DSC_0136.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409652700222511938" border="0" /></a>Kaylee and Aunt Steph<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguMUmdEwY7yWJewT7l5L4puoIhSdalEN2kmyLu-yVn0WY4lQmXBrhXmDdmzUih7Z2SGbOWCwEl_gBHdRclrOUFHvJ2NtcFQhuAtqEa5WLnw5rHHcQM4osBjA0SFgM8D7KfXiPonSmMJiNW/s1600/DSC_0138.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguMUmdEwY7yWJewT7l5L4puoIhSdalEN2kmyLu-yVn0WY4lQmXBrhXmDdmzUih7Z2SGbOWCwEl_gBHdRclrOUFHvJ2NtcFQhuAtqEa5WLnw5rHHcQM4osBjA0SFgM8D7KfXiPonSmMJiNW/s320/DSC_0138.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409652692164877170" border="0" /></a>My sweet Kaylee who was obsessed with this flower my dad gave her...she had it all day :)<br /><br />My sisters first Thanksgiving was great! I hope you all enjoyed your families and the holiday :)Nikkihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02377923773663460315noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2985173789052181229.post-22341062589372937222009-11-04T21:18:00.000-08:002009-11-05T13:22:20.712-08:00BubblesLast month was crazy for me. My grandma was in the hospital and under went risky surgery (She is doing better, but is still in the hospital recovering), the kids and myself were sick for the whole month of October, Corban got his helmet, and my mom moved in with us. We have been pretty house bound, but we did have some fun with bubbles :)<br /><br />I love this first picture of Kaylee...it seems to capture the goodness of childhood.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4es5ucW5cJmJNGz2lNvkcWrXXA4AfeLFqzvVXgfZPsvLaWePliw7P4Zc2o9IdEHfjQCWy13nrUwSN-o156IHeBWwtpDM1Pl4X8_ZWkoshSXfMu0wgNrnkojmcH2FtrFILWNV4DzMw3n_u/s1600-h/DSC_0171.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4es5ucW5cJmJNGz2lNvkcWrXXA4AfeLFqzvVXgfZPsvLaWePliw7P4Zc2o9IdEHfjQCWy13nrUwSN-o156IHeBWwtpDM1Pl4X8_ZWkoshSXfMu0wgNrnkojmcH2FtrFILWNV4DzMw3n_u/s320/DSC_0171.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400500785002183234" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnKtcUaWTAmYLkh4s9vsxUD8OR9o58mrXVP_ufi5Ut56HlfP99PI1bkGy4EONn66rgzZ43cDtr89t_rzgAQpV_HVX9VNhuo4qswIeJUow9OamQtgYvd5Y_K7CXqs5NcIV8mzp8ym-QcMZn/s1600-h/DSC_0170.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKlYN2YzyZHW23in72AvIFfER8wVwmNCWrs3hyphenhyphenp_BpTHpQv0zA8JWs90mwSnlXHQyPId4is_NXDK76vqyrnLhAoao2WcPdZdq_nGsjKDcw6TNXsI6R8TECoC1rjX6yRoQkaTj_bdErvYBt/s320/DSC_0169.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400500586541594210" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV2WbJ8VNyASrVjlkIUsm9ASCD0qEeYkgCKfoLw2CbS1Z3VRAQGSnWpn5An5wNlNX9_miixtsm-CgbkZZGVO3XpClNwYUywfTMd23ltCtEumNYyMN9d-gPlzHfkLTM455LgNlxDBmDiT7d/s1600-h/DSC_0163.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV2WbJ8VNyASrVjlkIUsm9ASCD0qEeYkgCKfoLw2CbS1Z3VRAQGSnWpn5An5wNlNX9_miixtsm-CgbkZZGVO3XpClNwYUywfTMd23ltCtEumNYyMN9d-gPlzHfkLTM455LgNlxDBmDiT7d/s320/DSC_0163.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400498901601645890" border="0" /></a><br />Corban is always trying to figure out how things work...I love it :)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCLnmEdfkid52uh7F_k8xAJN-QNKgj1Av7jiBC71kBo0LyDaGADzt7D5wokp_n3km2spUqOrrhKqAmewN_zNTrVi6WVOInHOf5almUGcTc6-WuNB6crkHZlYCAlrXc4fo5pS37JLh5Oon9/s1600-h/DSC_0123.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCLnmEdfkid52uh7F_k8xAJN-QNKgj1Av7jiBC71kBo0LyDaGADzt7D5wokp_n3km2spUqOrrhKqAmewN_zNTrVi6WVOInHOf5almUGcTc6-WuNB6crkHZlYCAlrXc4fo5pS37JLh5Oon9/s320/DSC_0123.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400500612076763826" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIQQ0RWJXpiGhWS5f-MsCirBcxtuRKvPBdUkd8vkvnkbc-SZjjmFqV_c71G2ZiL3Q40lmUkkC8F3UELlWMDlNuDCwHq-1LWneb235TVEm6HU9rksGAnCGubhe8EDTr1gZ8eqRli-pzxk1R/s1600-h/DSC_0164.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIQQ0RWJXpiGhWS5f-MsCirBcxtuRKvPBdUkd8vkvnkbc-SZjjmFqV_c71G2ZiL3Q40lmUkkC8F3UELlWMDlNuDCwHq-1LWneb235TVEm6HU9rksGAnCGubhe8EDTr1gZ8eqRli-pzxk1R/s320/DSC_0164.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400500588248755442" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqbsQhCbEmzEHx0nRSeVtm8IQ5403aLrH43ryOfVl6UMdb__Td9xg_zcGQxL7RaoqYVdCbK7sEWKmIoSQKo7_DyFUuOuBMOb4kPUTKECvwWIcrLLN4zIUJy3f_iC72qphmt3mpriOoiUHJ/s1600-h/DSC_0153.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqbsQhCbEmzEHx0nRSeVtm8IQ5403aLrH43ryOfVl6UMdb__Td9xg_zcGQxL7RaoqYVdCbK7sEWKmIoSQKo7_DyFUuOuBMOb4kPUTKECvwWIcrLLN4zIUJy3f_iC72qphmt3mpriOoiUHJ/s320/DSC_0153.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400500775147565170" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM0MVwacB1J8HuNB6IP8Q9wXxgh7oenhx8APrYopuUI9B21BCHQUi2xT24QcXv9q5JBxu_uSPx2YFSWfYyZf0R91wQul_tGzt6pKJ0EukHrk0Ptl38fLA71ROT59mwEu4AyWVjTFcz-y5-/s1600-h/DSC_0153.jpg"><br /></a>Nikkihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02377923773663460315noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2985173789052181229.post-53974932818796864162009-10-22T15:12:00.000-07:002009-11-05T13:22:20.712-08:00Pumpkin Patch<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijLVfmansF0j6eEjdvVXepNC9eGxHy6D05AFha1_RmF43tX0XHtTZLW3Smuv5MOK2A1G-TiN2XVYb2a_kvR-JdXt1fxIc55OtW-vdRSWxHwzPSNMu8LUUgbX6qPgyDu2AkVXt72VtyvEXr/s1600-h/DSC_0337.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijLVfmansF0j6eEjdvVXepNC9eGxHy6D05AFha1_RmF43tX0XHtTZLW3Smuv5MOK2A1G-TiN2XVYb2a_kvR-JdXt1fxIc55OtW-vdRSWxHwzPSNMu8LUUgbX6qPgyDu2AkVXt72VtyvEXr/s320/DSC_0337.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399232746333416802" border="0" /></a><br />I love the pumpkin Patch. We have been going to Peltzer Farms for the past 3 years now and it's great (<cite>www.peltzerfarms.com)</cite>. Animals, horses, pig races, corn maze and of course, pumpkins. Every year, Kaylee always picks a white pumpkin, but this year she changed things up and chose a light orange one. Corban wanted the green one (my kiddo's love the weird looking pumpkins). The good thing about little kids is that they cannot carry a big pumpkin yet...so the pumpkin patch doesn't break the bank :)<br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjULq09CEucPKN68szUstEcRcQj4SsM43TBSiCzmYJBh6XlHAgnrshRNAax8w9O2728FbnlKTg0H3AD7vpd00bmnUk0TiJ0GrwFf6Wionzx1_d9qHajAWX8XWYG3JHg3ys7SYMFoyixyxp7/s1600-h/DSC_0262.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjULq09CEucPKN68szUstEcRcQj4SsM43TBSiCzmYJBh6XlHAgnrshRNAax8w9O2728FbnlKTg0H3AD7vpd00bmnUk0TiJ0GrwFf6Wionzx1_d9qHajAWX8XWYG3JHg3ys7SYMFoyixyxp7/s320/DSC_0262.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399232343268217874" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcoYS65IBRRMgBtSGpCpAWNzUq7XXnvL3lnF6ZgOQLRIlg_f9vx6y8KZ4xbjbOoScZGyiv3HmA8bQUqcwQFFv56h-44SFrnKRSHyVglKkwopSloDHS0Rac0WgWU4DDcpguOq53ylB8Z36S/s1600-h/DSC_0266.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcoYS65IBRRMgBtSGpCpAWNzUq7XXnvL3lnF6ZgOQLRIlg_f9vx6y8KZ4xbjbOoScZGyiv3HmA8bQUqcwQFFv56h-44SFrnKRSHyVglKkwopSloDHS0Rac0WgWU4DDcpguOq53ylB8Z36S/s320/DSC_0266.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399232334266344274" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOP_-MtbODwrHxttY6N2uOUUwPTfVfgm_Q-Ft52sCjJiJnUwbZZrd9X1iP9-W8XNhLkEGRglDx7BciOXiZ235mmv11Xqlxo4q3X3_AOC9X64YXSmkZ97HTQAWXF55l2pAu9e7pFk2xW5vX/s1600-h/DSC_0312.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOP_-MtbODwrHxttY6N2uOUUwPTfVfgm_Q-Ft52sCjJiJnUwbZZrd9X1iP9-W8XNhLkEGRglDx7BciOXiZ235mmv11Xqlxo4q3X3_AOC9X64YXSmkZ97HTQAWXF55l2pAu9e7pFk2xW5vX/s320/DSC_0312.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399232056352068898" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSaAG0yo0oecXFKd4o-FYynekpXjjsr52YNMp6MYfFQztfy90qzKsPBUrhf7e72ttH5OSn9lzdUFJop2QrXkFcBqJo7kuDJpt9SqH5Quazw-63mso8_glcAq2vqJhAQ3Cnn1mtVxpVw23n/s1600-h/DSC_0304.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSaAG0yo0oecXFKd4o-FYynekpXjjsr52YNMp6MYfFQztfy90qzKsPBUrhf7e72ttH5OSn9lzdUFJop2QrXkFcBqJo7kuDJpt9SqH5Quazw-63mso8_glcAq2vqJhAQ3Cnn1mtVxpVw23n/s320/DSC_0304.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399232046133282418" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEdmB3gP0F5W8rCiGVb9eJ8BxOfmMo7Iozn2wsE701h5vqPI9i5zfLGou0YzxAoAp9oC0cSXEkRiI5y6vgj-wWftpXFE7SU7XIEUPRi_e6mtIGuZqTuRLMUbgfpYd4lZ_xYECziunm1Hv5/s1600-h/DSC_0335.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEdmB3gP0F5W8rCiGVb9eJ8BxOfmMo7Iozn2wsE701h5vqPI9i5zfLGou0YzxAoAp9oC0cSXEkRiI5y6vgj-wWftpXFE7SU7XIEUPRi_e6mtIGuZqTuRLMUbgfpYd4lZ_xYECziunm1Hv5/s320/DSC_0335.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399232035715136722" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiszvZxCIboxABKKSWa37q6pxSzy-ZPv73rLv0UIese6mDjrLUPjSVn1XOVNMLIiDuWh1booT9DkWU9zpMJYFoZpcVQ0aRrbE-I4cxYz2_jkztukvK417XFbUzAvfzo8q_eOjpSyZXxx8Oz/s1600-h/DSC_0352.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiszvZxCIboxABKKSWa37q6pxSzy-ZPv73rLv0UIese6mDjrLUPjSVn1XOVNMLIiDuWh1booT9DkWU9zpMJYFoZpcVQ0aRrbE-I4cxYz2_jkztukvK417XFbUzAvfzo8q_eOjpSyZXxx8Oz/s320/DSC_0352.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399232031576747970" border="0" /></a>P.S.- Sorry for posting so late...it's been a crazy month :)Nikkihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02377923773663460315noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2985173789052181229.post-54223373567754636212009-10-16T15:42:00.000-07:002009-11-05T13:22:20.713-08:00Apple PickingIt's that time of year. Apples, cinnamon, pumpkins, hot chocolate, apple cider, warm clothing to bundle in...except I live in California, so it's stinkin hot! However, that does not stop me from loving this time of year :) It was time to go apple picking. There is a wonderful place called Riley's Farm (www.rileysfarm.com) you can pick apples, pears, berries and more (it changes constantly, so check out their calendar). They also have a civil war reenactment (great for a homeschool fieldtrips).<br /><br />We meet up with our friends: Danny, Jeni and their kiddos. I was determined to pick apples....of course, we had to hike up a mountain with a stroller (my hubby was happy about that) but we finally got there.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhduzinkB7Sm55BJIOC-Q1huI0FRzEmjQRoux05JvUQWcl_zP_Mw26VYkqWBEgkM3n99zuTXMlyX5z0RQsSGNjKkkGAIPimXi0drc2AVodI2QmIVdRSY6DDtTPlrO435EN9zzkJ0lxQedo3/s1600-h/DSC_0323.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhduzinkB7Sm55BJIOC-Q1huI0FRzEmjQRoux05JvUQWcl_zP_Mw26VYkqWBEgkM3n99zuTXMlyX5z0RQsSGNjKkkGAIPimXi0drc2AVodI2QmIVdRSY6DDtTPlrO435EN9zzkJ0lxQedo3/s320/DSC_0323.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393335827803447106" border="0" /></a>Heat + hiking with a stroller + crowd = This look from Ryan.<br /><br />It was crazy busy because you can only pick apples on Saturday's. The kids loved picking apples and it wore them out :) Here are some more pics:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv7PFvQ1R1Fjwl1l7clZ7AX76qUcrror1M-wqtQIQgsj_aSNppW28o4CrjxG2gj0acgSAbUlCHR1fM-PhR9Ig2kyP0Mqrfg0gBejNxfoQ42uzi0n6Ryli-Y5PY0uZ6zyO1uHUC0d_UOLlE/s1600-h/DSC_0295-Edit.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv7PFvQ1R1Fjwl1l7clZ7AX76qUcrror1M-wqtQIQgsj_aSNppW28o4CrjxG2gj0acgSAbUlCHR1fM-PhR9Ig2kyP0Mqrfg0gBejNxfoQ42uzi0n6Ryli-Y5PY0uZ6zyO1uHUC0d_UOLlE/s320/DSC_0295-Edit.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393337021194001522" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJqqB6dz7o2tYm8Ng7YCpwNs1DyVEZkkeQhax9_GhkhYlbMCqGMbaYvwZelZBjT5aZqxMWzm17Of-wCA2O1LN3Je9oI0NPPqza-Zw2tDxtj5LAylPbSX53kyJwuK4cAD3NrtJdO5YqtyfW/s1600-h/DSC_0308-Edit.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYAftBkd7_jkToyuumDjKbIRwALY5gfPouOwY9sLBiriFp9bpWzWLnaqrqBJLfN4U7BM-YhZI-udKfif_eBXkc0yFgqqob5gbCEO420C03aVxtnwx9SeiFt_niNwCK2JFFc60GJLblN8XU/s320/DSC_0313.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393337053345506434" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOSnGYlyuStN5dxU65xR8gNDnMJ9SWTsWhz4fYXS52E7s0wnxvN7CkFbs8iu7Ml4rYbUZtL76y0t50LtsPcLBfqcTjApJspzpqCuYSakMfB3pZAHl0qduC9h4L2-PxCoV5hgk3Av1vRIe0/s1600-h/DSC_0319.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOSnGYlyuStN5dxU65xR8gNDnMJ9SWTsWhz4fYXS52E7s0wnxvN7CkFbs8iu7Ml4rYbUZtL76y0t50LtsPcLBfqcTjApJspzpqCuYSakMfB3pZAHl0qduC9h4L2-PxCoV5hgk3Av1vRIe0/s320/DSC_0319.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393337063186044978" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAKPL9pTdj7MUlr5nnlDiE30C3M-xnEcSsx5R05_VaNq3bmNqHPVjhFvMlRtreZDMpoGRfhyFKJx0gR5PFTD-uZApvt4AZi27i7pwl_4p-x5B_r1sT_n9gLYZtva9Oql2AspvjwGkp1fYD/s1600-h/DSC_0344.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAKPL9pTdj7MUlr5nnlDiE30C3M-xnEcSsx5R05_VaNq3bmNqHPVjhFvMlRtreZDMpoGRfhyFKJx0gR5PFTD-uZApvt4AZi27i7pwl_4p-x5B_r1sT_n9gLYZtva9Oql2AspvjwGkp1fYD/s320/DSC_0344.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393337491859557474" border="0" /></a><br />Here are some pics of Danny and Jeni's kids: Ryann and Reagan<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkdA01qx_t88p8l0Meb0j5CkF1PqXHMFu4zK0d3JNpfVZC022qcdii93MDyu0TuNr2d-mX0NLaY86PMOOteKxfCB9tXUUi_2qRAJBixhNAwa-iUm2DA7KE5ENPIcm5z6zQQ8qFaNmwtG-w/s1600-h/DSC_0325.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkdA01qx_t88p8l0Meb0j5CkF1PqXHMFu4zK0d3JNpfVZC022qcdii93MDyu0TuNr2d-mX0NLaY86PMOOteKxfCB9tXUUi_2qRAJBixhNAwa-iUm2DA7KE5ENPIcm5z6zQQ8qFaNmwtG-w/s320/DSC_0325.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393339636555691794" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmvww4PiL0P5SpE4PSwRk4rZEil2gjDA7JN4AXHQxyPEysCJyGi8qVldhJIVxmG800NWcpnKFjD9vKEpE7K7_oR5U8c1mg8kyv_SAf9f1PE59lKzVwSBdAp_2cgUiv93p2wia7JdekWq7w/s1600-h/DSC_0326.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmvww4PiL0P5SpE4PSwRk4rZEil2gjDA7JN4AXHQxyPEysCJyGi8qVldhJIVxmG800NWcpnKFjD9vKEpE7K7_oR5U8c1mg8kyv_SAf9f1PE59lKzVwSBdAp_2cgUiv93p2wia7JdekWq7w/s320/DSC_0326.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393339144119394946" border="0" /></a><br />By the way...the apples were delicious!!!!Nikkihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02377923773663460315noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2985173789052181229.post-9205144768691646212009-10-11T09:42:00.000-07:002009-11-05T13:22:20.713-08:00My GrandparentsThe past couple of days have been extremely difficult. My grandma has been in the hospital for weeks and this week she made a turn for the worse.<br /> I suppose I should back up so you can understand my relationship with my grandparents. As a young girl they have always been there...they loved spoiling their grandchildren...lets just say when it came to Christmas, they tried their best to get us everything we asked for. That's the job of grandparents right...to spoil their grandchildren? When I was in high school my parents moved our family to Lake Elsinore. My grandparents moved there as well (They lived in a different city than us), and a few months later opened a coffee shop. I started working for them to help out...it was a job. However, this "job" really brought me closer to my grandparents. We would talk constantly about life. My grandparents would tell me about their teenage years...how they met and married at 17, their experience of over 50 years of marriage, how my grandpa got into engineering, the joy of raising a family, the hardships of life. What I didn't realize at the time, is that their opinions and stories were affecting my decisions. I did not want to disappoint them. When I thought about getting a nose ring, the only thing stopping me was thinking of my grandparents reaction (not that a nose ring is bad, but their reaction would be). I worked at the coffee shop for 8 years, until I finished college. I really believe this experience not only brought me close to them, but gave me a special relationship with them .<br /> My grandma has been in the hospital for over 5 weeks. I have been visiting a lot and it seemed like things were getting better. Then suddenly things got complicated and she ended up in the ICU. When I went in the room to visit, my grandpa went in with me. You should have seen the way he looked at her...it was like she was the most beautiful creature on the planet. You could see his deep love and admiration for her...and when he spoke to her, it was like he was a giddy teenager. This horrible hardship had brought out a side of my grandpa I had not seen before. He had always loved my grandma...but this was different. I suppose the thought of loosing someone can bring to the surface our true feelings. As I left, I was relieved because the doctors said she was "stable" and she was awake and able to talk....so things looked good. The next morning my Grandpa called me again, saying that things got worse that night and that as a family, we needed to make a decision. I hung up the phone, and went to tell my husband, but instead burst into tears. He prayed for me and my Grandma...then it was time to go...but I kept stalling trying to find things to do because I didn't want to face what might be ahead. Finally, I got out of the house and headed to the hospital. When I approached the ICU, I saw my grandpa...alone. I was the first one there. I said "hi grandpa" and gave him a hug and he started sobbing. I have NEVER seen my grandpa so sad, scared and vulnerable. I was glad I could be there for him as he and my grandma had always been there for me. He collected himself a few minutes later and my other family members came. We had two options: 1) Leave things as they were and let nature take it's course 2) Do a high risk surgery to get to the source. To us there was no option really..we had to do the surgery. It was the only hope we had of her getting better. The doctors warned us that they were mostly worried about the "recovery." That we would know how things are going to go after 8 days, to see how her body responds to recovery. She was prepped and sent into surgery right away. It was about 6 hours of waiting, but she made it through :) Now we just have to wait and see.......<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibyrychU5AfY5_lK3485OAFp8Xgzhs4iY5CByYnRdmehPP1YzgFobBW4g9-J-m5kBEL68d86M2xKkWKylfrP-sWvOxTGy3qXP2iNeB4wdXtPoYjoORfxkVqwgSMV2PVyuvlnKNk1W2YXPR/s1600-h/DSC_0021.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibyrychU5AfY5_lK3485OAFp8Xgzhs4iY5CByYnRdmehPP1YzgFobBW4g9-J-m5kBEL68d86M2xKkWKylfrP-sWvOxTGy3qXP2iNeB4wdXtPoYjoORfxkVqwgSMV2PVyuvlnKNk1W2YXPR/s320/DSC_0021.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5391405929589696194" border="0" /></a>This is the most recent picture I have of gradpa, grandma and my daughter Kaylee.Nikkihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02377923773663460315noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2985173789052181229.post-17167624513559684882009-09-01T16:24:00.000-07:002009-11-05T13:22:27.999-08:00Jazz FestivalRyan and I had a night out on Sunday(a rare event with little ones). We were celebrating his dad's birthday and I got to be the "photographer." I am trying to practice as much as possible...I figure practice makes perfect...right? I don't know if it's my computer or what, but it takes FOREVER to edit photos in Adobe Lightroom and PS (photoshop). However, right now I love seeing what the different actions do and adding different layers. If you don't have PS, try free photo editing software like Picasa or Photoscape (I have tried them both and they are great!)<br /><br /><br /><br />This is one of my favorite pictures! I love when people are being casual..this is right before "posing" for pictures.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzXrXW36mYxkylrOlkrD8SBYXatIZ6mkn3oRCwcYj5puyUHlsa4N0ApcYrM2T32yDojecDtoFWvOneHlJBeCMXxMHgWz8wwPmvcCpGFajgUgprbvh7KkIr0TB3eEwf72DKpgKvaEuoHaqm/s1600-h/jazz7.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzXrXW36mYxkylrOlkrD8SBYXatIZ6mkn3oRCwcYj5puyUHlsa4N0ApcYrM2T32yDojecDtoFWvOneHlJBeCMXxMHgWz8wwPmvcCpGFajgUgprbvh7KkIr0TB3eEwf72DKpgKvaEuoHaqm/s320/jazz7.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5376658038325596386" border="0" /></a>The Shultz girls: My sisters in law and my mother in law :) If you notice on the upper left side of the picture I added a texture layer.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY-VzfVumcadEIghxK27Iy3Ich9rTMdVdybOrHZ_vm60zWdRHVKxoUoZ8xIhECkKwDiaX-DaF8wS6e8IZMGo-0GhvTU2FqgYhTqtw9CkcOUM2NTiDN4JaqJ8dklafGdR5_XdyQBEjTQdMW/s1600-h/jazz8.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY-VzfVumcadEIghxK27Iy3Ich9rTMdVdybOrHZ_vm60zWdRHVKxoUoZ8xIhECkKwDiaX-DaF8wS6e8IZMGo-0GhvTU2FqgYhTqtw9CkcOUM2NTiDN4JaqJ8dklafGdR5_XdyQBEjTQdMW/s320/jazz8.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5376655169008565154" border="0" /></a>The Shultz boys...I added a white vingette (it's how the edge of the picture is white)<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipNzSinj6aaGCV6d10y69vJnVrSbw6gXlYUGpQFWZnhM3wiQgn9OJbQlJSFggRFXwFwn09oxwjX419mYfvObrsdGX5m3w281Bl-QpuLR5vmckF4XPa-0v5xVAl3PtvoJiOoXe5_iYkbLQ6/s1600-h/DSC_0121.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipNzSinj6aaGCV6d10y69vJnVrSbw6gXlYUGpQFWZnhM3wiQgn9OJbQlJSFggRFXwFwn09oxwjX419mYfvObrsdGX5m3w281Bl-QpuLR5vmckF4XPa-0v5xVAl3PtvoJiOoXe5_iYkbLQ6/s320/DSC_0121.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5376654042002914658" border="0" /></a>Sepia type tone:<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisSepaKC7_D-0AirvP8ewORiboq3wVkXJ27QfiPT2JXq2Q0izHUygDxHQEn17NTqMkF-M-ddsduMbz68nydAmGwbhsvIlknd89tL0tXZDnpBKdCbUId9Azd_bmoxHyjqBUKdBUY5dgnpne/s1600-h/DSC_0120.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisSepaKC7_D-0AirvP8ewORiboq3wVkXJ27QfiPT2JXq2Q0izHUygDxHQEn17NTqMkF-M-ddsduMbz68nydAmGwbhsvIlknd89tL0tXZDnpBKdCbUId9Azd_bmoxHyjqBUKdBUY5dgnpne/s320/DSC_0120.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5376653893748993330" border="0" /></a><br /><br />My handsome husband and I...I boosted the color a little, but nothing could help my flat hair :(<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiWBJWwKBCFVA9nj2zeMSFc_F4WnlUtJGBuViwAUSQUTSlYNaPqDr1Rb3EBw05_C3sgDmg8H_kWQ30Wg1ARjax3sdwkqOGzwj96Q4rN_IO0eeHgrl0ZEMpeXqZ_DOjrjqv0Y_mF6QgAFUj/s1600-h/jazz3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiWBJWwKBCFVA9nj2zeMSFc_F4WnlUtJGBuViwAUSQUTSlYNaPqDr1Rb3EBw05_C3sgDmg8H_kWQ30Wg1ARjax3sdwkqOGzwj96Q4rN_IO0eeHgrl0ZEMpeXqZ_DOjrjqv0Y_mF6QgAFUj/s320/jazz3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5376656489730107106" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Amanda and Justin....I messed with the color. I love how the picture "pops":<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_0aL8DPOWFV2dQ0aZ9PiYUSOvIATGPAcFbX10Zf-e7yson4ofbu8TiqQqIJmqu8Rw9JhwCTcCMREKJD0XnLnDcGmD0RceQmkyk6CoJGwyA_Ehv6botpmPC6ZcPN5bYMfUS9SUKVrPZ2Q0/s1600-h/DSC_0112.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_0aL8DPOWFV2dQ0aZ9PiYUSOvIATGPAcFbX10Zf-e7yson4ofbu8TiqQqIJmqu8Rw9JhwCTcCMREKJD0XnLnDcGmD0RceQmkyk6CoJGwyA_Ehv6botpmPC6ZcPN5bYMfUS9SUKVrPZ2Q0/s320/DSC_0112.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5376653005356282578" border="0" /></a><br />The gate entering the vineyard:<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNRGJUphLwdQK0ots6KQs7KSt9D511AJIkVn7YSD2j-fYVRSC0-cNPFsEf4cjgauO1gFzp10RSEgLwNDROOlEq1A9u2B7eanf2eKxWBrlB3IIRqS3lCCvnP6IY9pLHLtOzwRFflM5N4-ki/s1600-h/DSC_0122-Edit.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNRGJUphLwdQK0ots6KQs7KSt9D511AJIkVn7YSD2j-fYVRSC0-cNPFsEf4cjgauO1gFzp10RSEgLwNDROOlEq1A9u2B7eanf2eKxWBrlB3IIRqS3lCCvnP6IY9pLHLtOzwRFflM5N4-ki/s320/DSC_0122-Edit.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5376656124607667010" border="0" /></a><br />The Vineyard....Before:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhErfv_fXu25S1AzMnuM4FrfR06xkkX5ZfS0H3RFWulmRcoAPkxzQ7kKDc02L6Jm1KzU08_faSIgmRb23Rwrmgk7SbT1nEGXt1_mkbq2vRUijgoA7bi-TJP0rAOGXc4-DduTnD19g0jTNo/s1600-h/DSC_0115.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhErfv_fXu25S1AzMnuM4FrfR06xkkX5ZfS0H3RFWulmRcoAPkxzQ7kKDc02L6Jm1KzU08_faSIgmRb23Rwrmgk7SbT1nEGXt1_mkbq2vRUijgoA7bi-TJP0rAOGXc4-DduTnD19g0jTNo/s320/DSC_0115.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5376655981563042802" border="0" /></a><br />After:<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD1LkBTN21ZBPiDF4oBsCcGZ_p19y6XTx-PjgH4-joEmMEbai0GJ2j6mv-Z5xqrlD0sXDSLlRn1wS9p9zeqb32Pa0jMLsCPtFEsYj-NC2J7kE0ibGEw2WiPOrOP7Jhv30HEV3Ko-Ps5f6z/s1600-h/jazz9.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD1LkBTN21ZBPiDF4oBsCcGZ_p19y6XTx-PjgH4-joEmMEbai0GJ2j6mv-Z5xqrlD0sXDSLlRn1wS9p9zeqb32Pa0jMLsCPtFEsYj-NC2J7kE0ibGEw2WiPOrOP7Jhv30HEV3Ko-Ps5f6z/s320/jazz9.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5376655799038641090" border="0" /></a>Nikkihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02377923773663460315noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2985173789052181229.post-29334006721014002322009-08-25T14:48:00.001-07:002009-11-05T13:22:20.713-08:00Lazy EveningCorban was down for the night at 6:30 p.m. (he is such a crank ball....so we have to put him down early) and we decided to hang out in the backyard...I decided this would be a great time to practice taking pics with my new lens...have I mentioned how much I LOVE my lens? :)<br />Kaylee loves sidewalk chalk...she even was using it on the dogs (missed that shot) as you can see she can make great circles :)<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6UI1OtKbHqXZj9J3nme0w0VO2i0yzAzTgaJXrXLw_lJQcYzeWEbAFQ9D9mcv6Iz5i7VHf4nIy8Qg2f3BnIjgYrXK7km7RRH5uZqIp5hqgsXOMSc7AqCBYewQthJ-5vqlvG4MyZ-JVFXQ0/s1600-h/DSC_0008.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6UI1OtKbHqXZj9J3nme0w0VO2i0yzAzTgaJXrXLw_lJQcYzeWEbAFQ9D9mcv6Iz5i7VHf4nIy8Qg2f3BnIjgYrXK7km7RRH5uZqIp5hqgsXOMSc7AqCBYewQthJ-5vqlvG4MyZ-JVFXQ0/s320/DSC_0008.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374021995985866098" border="0" /></a>Yes I know...our backyard is dead... our focus has been on the inside of the house (we just moved in, in May)...we are planning on working on it after the crazy summer heat out here...Kaylee looks like she is contemplating something...my little pony...Dora.....sidewalk chalk or not?<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjItyR-dhTJc9h_FAqcUEzWXWgIq0PikO2vAnuopyVjkrM9Vj0vZSBISH2F5JAfroC2lzKIdQIbV7z1rHMe2_C-yykEK3z1O93mb9BDzctKBSA6tLilDYZoW__CN24yrfXwDP3MRWtfwLRR/s1600-h/kaylee+2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjItyR-dhTJc9h_FAqcUEzWXWgIq0PikO2vAnuopyVjkrM9Vj0vZSBISH2F5JAfroC2lzKIdQIbV7z1rHMe2_C-yykEK3z1O93mb9BDzctKBSA6tLilDYZoW__CN24yrfXwDP3MRWtfwLRR/s320/kaylee+2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374021820195679426" border="0" /></a><br />I love how the lens focuses on the subject and blurs out the background...my husband is not one for pictures but I got him in there...well sort of... :)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv3q_xOg7WUfoij6J54IvafcFZka3y-FlXWeDeop_FFsmCOk0tQZfKnLVOx14vSAuv_BPI8C1nuH25iaHTQoH6jZaalyKf7IiOEyQDYVHOi_1sA8enaFa4XSGgbJsCs-wTdDnnaPvc1rN_/s1600-h/kaylee+4.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv3q_xOg7WUfoij6J54IvafcFZka3y-FlXWeDeop_FFsmCOk0tQZfKnLVOx14vSAuv_BPI8C1nuH25iaHTQoH6jZaalyKf7IiOEyQDYVHOi_1sA8enaFa4XSGgbJsCs-wTdDnnaPvc1rN_/s320/kaylee+4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374026635271257970" border="0" /></a>My favorite picture! I love how the light warms her face. I just smile when I look at this picture :)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg93A2eR_VyLTwpUOWOeyFo7nz8K183X4f1mOHyoY7LQSx7AL49zZdDoh7zGJzIti4XBHds1BcgD0O8pNT6VT_d09HdW7gVRt39m8cE8bnwMcJuSSahKeGA08i74W0NG4w4W011_GxQIkXG/s1600-h/kaylee+1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg93A2eR_VyLTwpUOWOeyFo7nz8K183X4f1mOHyoY7LQSx7AL49zZdDoh7zGJzIti4XBHds1BcgD0O8pNT6VT_d09HdW7gVRt39m8cE8bnwMcJuSSahKeGA08i74W0NG4w4W011_GxQIkXG/s320/kaylee+1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374021693897630946" border="0" /></a>I have been working on my photo editing skills...I'm so excited! I used "actions" on these and they turned out great. I love how you can make the picture "pop" with a little work. Here is the "before" picture without the actions:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5-Xvm1PdfX5kVc5DPjq_xqKgbleqIFXZ5yUHGaQewcfWFXGXFZftZsgxsDJpl7e-NnT2wgzlX3cPp2Bd-6hcTdoVbZ3YswfeZboU_x3f2pmR1lZ5jaeWOtZ-BuCcE1be6ECSEaKoiboR9/s1600-h/DSC_0003.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5-Xvm1PdfX5kVc5DPjq_xqKgbleqIFXZ5yUHGaQewcfWFXGXFZftZsgxsDJpl7e-NnT2wgzlX3cPp2Bd-6hcTdoVbZ3YswfeZboU_x3f2pmR1lZ5jaeWOtZ-BuCcE1be6ECSEaKoiboR9/s320/DSC_0003.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374033489627281298" border="0" /></a>Nikkihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02377923773663460315noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2985173789052181229.post-79785346107645358002009-08-05T14:04:00.000-07:002009-11-05T13:22:20.713-08:00Felt ToysI am so excited...I finished making some felt toys for my Kaylee! They are cake pans and cakes....she loves them! They go perfect with her kitchen and now she is always baking up a storm (pretend of course). It was not too hard, just time consuming...but it was worth seeing the excitement on her face. Here's some pics:<br /><br />cakes and cake pans:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuf72Kdr3Fl04Mjosei8hdWyzDKEgHB773M5Ujh9tlhRCNjplNKIj2b2lfgkPYFNsovF8GlnW8ZdOddvnuOOCzZzomD8B0tYxGrR7S-P9S3ADNjuQI29IQJ1R4SNmi0MBKj0wgbk5AZIEf/s1600-h/DSC_0061.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuf72Kdr3Fl04Mjosei8hdWyzDKEgHB773M5Ujh9tlhRCNjplNKIj2b2lfgkPYFNsovF8GlnW8ZdOddvnuOOCzZzomD8B0tYxGrR7S-P9S3ADNjuQI29IQJ1R4SNmi0MBKj0wgbk5AZIEf/s320/DSC_0061.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5366589641986434210" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0GNJlUmIE9Hk9R_GdTBMqp715DFC_AhzUxk5UvQQw2Rg5ZbUKOAz-UXtfH13UJysYLl6Z-CeQF1fTPMsd4KDe5c_ZM4Dm0U0aokLG0XDS_wgWBG5n6zwMEVDC7pxXEKBK4fr_ZJNRapyD/s1600-h/DSC_0065.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0GNJlUmIE9Hk9R_GdTBMqp715DFC_AhzUxk5UvQQw2Rg5ZbUKOAz-UXtfH13UJysYLl6Z-CeQF1fTPMsd4KDe5c_ZM4Dm0U0aokLG0XDS_wgWBG5n6zwMEVDC7pxXEKBK4fr_ZJNRapyD/s320/DSC_0065.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5366589763345721874" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQhFF8X6iYNalLW1pEbED3Tm6Qb26E71TDzW5OpV033W6u_RBEMliJmBOSxDLmwcuTNWAwhS7meSgemtJ_BmAAYZhZPJlzbhcbCEt5B5QbdUCB2xMrCiZCf9wo6JADDuPsEdLCkH-MpyOj/s1600-h/DSC_0066.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQhFF8X6iYNalLW1pEbED3Tm6Qb26E71TDzW5OpV033W6u_RBEMliJmBOSxDLmwcuTNWAwhS7meSgemtJ_BmAAYZhZPJlzbhcbCEt5B5QbdUCB2xMrCiZCf9wo6JADDuPsEdLCkH-MpyOj/s320/DSC_0066.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5366589835752228754" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0vd0nwB1Pkd7JKQdlWVO2zfRNGQG3TpCo4mveKTAC7M2QyFGNdCp6ZmgdKe2DHt005F7Lz4ieV6acCRUDrBnOrOTQnfZNWhOpVMCZmklYEwPXMHMJSFGsNPPOokuXzaiKF7rwEAMWbsnm/s1600-h/DSC_0063.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0vd0nwB1Pkd7JKQdlWVO2zfRNGQG3TpCo4mveKTAC7M2QyFGNdCp6ZmgdKe2DHt005F7Lz4ieV6acCRUDrBnOrOTQnfZNWhOpVMCZmklYEwPXMHMJSFGsNPPOokuXzaiKF7rwEAMWbsnm/s320/DSC_0063.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5366589899997263954" border="0" /></a>Nikkihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02377923773663460315noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2985173789052181229.post-24547914811451258152009-07-29T15:43:00.000-07:002009-11-05T13:22:20.713-08:00PlaydoughIt is so stinkin' hot right now! I have been trying to do other activities that don't require us to go outside...so we made playdough...well I mostly made it... because you have to make it on the stove, but Kaylee did help measure out the dry ingredients :) This recipe turned out really well. Here is the recipe, just in case you are stuck inside too:<p>1 cup flour<br />1 cup water<br />1 tablespoon oil<br />1 tablespoon powdered alum<br />1/2 cup salt<br />2 tablespoons vanilla<br />food coloring<br /></p><p>Mix all dry ingredients. Add oil and water. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly until reaching the consistency of mashed potatoes. Remove from heat and add vanilla and food coloring. Divide into balls and work in color by kneading the playdough.<br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Pictures:</p><p>Playdough on the stove:<br /></p><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyKeOM8xxohifvKvxpE9ZEPvCyqzuqYuLUrgrwA4Tp72EEcmgnYoUhiPRo6S4XVeP-PAOp3idNxkvMR9R71VirLny_9jWtaI63wOfBVEqkpTnDFPLlIYXp0WP4oTnkVvTf1WXlNoPNsbi5/s1600-h/DSC_0045.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyKeOM8xxohifvKvxpE9ZEPvCyqzuqYuLUrgrwA4Tp72EEcmgnYoUhiPRo6S4XVeP-PAOp3idNxkvMR9R71VirLny_9jWtaI63wOfBVEqkpTnDFPLlIYXp0WP4oTnkVvTf1WXlNoPNsbi5/s320/DSC_0045.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5364018074870525490" border="0" /><br /></a>I divided the play dough and kneaded in blue and purple food coloring:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTeePxL5xyaYfS6GsNv5heFTv3g0m4bFy9EwkLa5ovVZ_se_z30J6h8rz2Ae7IKpgDa_rgNrvBkugCoUyc-rwHz7H7uiF5FYlbcZ4gOa_oPtinsbFNwzMuOs_f5bLmulral5r-R0gl98n8/s1600-h/DSC_0046.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 233px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTeePxL5xyaYfS6GsNv5heFTv3g0m4bFy9EwkLa5ovVZ_se_z30J6h8rz2Ae7IKpgDa_rgNrvBkugCoUyc-rwHz7H7uiF5FYlbcZ4gOa_oPtinsbFNwzMuOs_f5bLmulral5r-R0gl98n8/s320/DSC_0046.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5364018302033538866" border="0" /></a><br />Kaylee informed me that this is a "lolly pop" she made with playdough and a spatula:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbUs2y72w3mus4G6SejzS0W4nB9Q0uXLdijyb6bx6qbLCbSD-VAmkWjVC6A-nYmtTGo34J1VhmAfeboKiv7xB1WolzOIeB01Ics_RhRBE76L50S5lK_zLw5SSkXZBVwZsTbaKlpsN9y9hZ/s1600-h/DSC_0051.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbUs2y72w3mus4G6SejzS0W4nB9Q0uXLdijyb6bx6qbLCbSD-VAmkWjVC6A-nYmtTGo34J1VhmAfeboKiv7xB1WolzOIeB01Ics_RhRBE76L50S5lK_zLw5SSkXZBVwZsTbaKlpsN9y9hZ/s320/DSC_0051.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5364018594117655682" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLZoLV_nuaLMFHB0lBZgKDB-udBl2lCwhWQcMiP8KcX9DjJbDI3B1a0xqpFXl0uUJHO3bRdQjFaVFX07xKqZkWNNnE8R8O7MYL0qERduNIrs4s1SWfoC9DDYGOlaBbqsMaAUws7_UJOT3y/s1600-h/DSC_0053-1.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLZoLV_nuaLMFHB0lBZgKDB-udBl2lCwhWQcMiP8KcX9DjJbDI3B1a0xqpFXl0uUJHO3bRdQjFaVFX07xKqZkWNNnE8R8O7MYL0qERduNIrs4s1SWfoC9DDYGOlaBbqsMaAUws7_UJOT3y/s320/DSC_0053-1.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5364018854928078402" border="0" /></a><br />Can't resist a black and white photo:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji9LyNauJ3QQA0x4r2L3GghdcNiz3EdozUFDWM8f81nwvmRbf_sK98KGASgIjxJKUGBRxNsq9c0aKQ3N-hU-8P837AJDtXHw1CXAL74tupD2YAfwbCzOtKITalrfblWBngqGk34wPoCPOb/s1600-h/DSC_0055.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji9LyNauJ3QQA0x4r2L3GghdcNiz3EdozUFDWM8f81nwvmRbf_sK98KGASgIjxJKUGBRxNsq9c0aKQ3N-hU-8P837AJDtXHw1CXAL74tupD2YAfwbCzOtKITalrfblWBngqGk34wPoCPOb/s320/DSC_0055.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5364018999748728306" border="0" /></a>My little man was getting into dog food and blocks...of course...I have to always keep my eye on this one :)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSzN_KWj2IvA2W_FsD4TVYcoT9S1zp5BXKvaPPnPaE6sD1jiCXz3LXEFzADJS3kGLMKvixRVnLKRLS1I2C16eJFIihJxT6H8y8h6Ta0sqsWX_dfewlSpsDG40MEhAMoasLb8WJWAqDdjdG/s1600-h/DSC_0057-1.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSzN_KWj2IvA2W_FsD4TVYcoT9S1zp5BXKvaPPnPaE6sD1jiCXz3LXEFzADJS3kGLMKvixRVnLKRLS1I2C16eJFIihJxT6H8y8h6Ta0sqsWX_dfewlSpsDG40MEhAMoasLb8WJWAqDdjdG/s320/DSC_0057-1.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5364019821485776962" border="0" /></a>Nikkihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02377923773663460315noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2985173789052181229.post-27236268827004125622009-07-22T16:57:00.000-07:002009-11-05T13:22:20.713-08:00Farmers MarketToday I went to the Farmer's Market in Temecula. It was HOT....as it always is in July....but I really enjoyed it. I found lots of fresh produce and some vendors even had out samples so you could taste before you buy :) Lots of Local Organic produce and the people were friendly. The Farmer's market is on Wednesday at the Promenade Mall from 9 a.m.-1:00p.m. or in Old Town Temecula 8:00 a.m.- 12:30 p.m.<br /><br />Here's some pics of a few things I bought:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj97_cam0m51mWMINo0V1oQ16SrDZ55n_skUiIOsrGbvEu55u-XXVgMCkeEGtsLFpEtlDh8I1NbM8gZzqJvApaY85pXUzooPCWQQJbnOPo6_zSgzDMq75natX9L7zT2fxbJRvWrWDbGtS1T/s1600-h/DSC_0036.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj97_cam0m51mWMINo0V1oQ16SrDZ55n_skUiIOsrGbvEu55u-XXVgMCkeEGtsLFpEtlDh8I1NbM8gZzqJvApaY85pXUzooPCWQQJbnOPo6_zSgzDMq75natX9L7zT2fxbJRvWrWDbGtS1T/s320/DSC_0036.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361441394058597378" border="0" /></a>Normally I am not a tomato fan (at least not raw tomatoes) but these are actually really good<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwTboaSeBGpMgpvPqUI3_TymPpDF0WiR1J3JF4LRO_3LNoM4GS978ARf3KVxm8RfAzZWPro66uE3Jm_M1KZb5NfGbf5ijmE7MuAZCjihwhyZkRF2OF6Bh2q2EBJjfFfvEOAJt77jpxzzfx/s1600-h/DSC_0035.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwTboaSeBGpMgpvPqUI3_TymPpDF0WiR1J3JF4LRO_3LNoM4GS978ARf3KVxm8RfAzZWPro66uE3Jm_M1KZb5NfGbf5ijmE7MuAZCjihwhyZkRF2OF6Bh2q2EBJjfFfvEOAJt77jpxzzfx/s320/DSC_0035.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361441445159241202" border="0" /></a>I can't remember what kind of onion these are, but they smell good :)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKLOhS7k8PGcYmkNMhk6MdQns9uCDwhSsPnC_xaggKuf5Q3jFwgzdMKRPyNRyW6Sb8h76l1VDgrePF5X0DGjWu2CwBZjwmmi6esIyluMuZiVf5UGZdWlmI0wBbRk_mH3bT3RpNy9lgdAJp/s1600-h/DSC_0038.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKLOhS7k8PGcYmkNMhk6MdQns9uCDwhSsPnC_xaggKuf5Q3jFwgzdMKRPyNRyW6Sb8h76l1VDgrePF5X0DGjWu2CwBZjwmmi6esIyluMuZiVf5UGZdWlmI0wBbRk_mH3bT3RpNy9lgdAJp/s320/DSC_0038.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361441503901128578" border="0" /></a>Got to love Honey Bear....I decided to go with Avocado Blossoms honey it taste sooooo good! It has a deep rich flavor...I think this might be my new favorite!Nikkihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02377923773663460315noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2985173789052181229.post-5146017701874584922009-07-21T10:02:00.000-07:002009-11-05T13:22:20.714-08:00New ToyYesterday my neighbor was nice enough to give us a slide set. Last night my husband and I set it up while the kiddos were "sleeping". I say "sleeping" because Kaylee was looking out her window wondering what we were doing...it was pretty cute!<br /><br />This morning Kaylee was so excited to see a slide set in the backyard...she started playing right away. I am so excited...it's perfect for Kaylee and Corban and it gave me time to practice taking pics with my camera :) Here they are:<br /><br />The Slide Set:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO5c14V_jDrbN3_vCFp25gkCAnVyK__ny0ZoaYSXbEl8AqIn3ZH6nkE7t1iZaGdrtHn11NdpjiIZt5sij8B4phYHAtC2TNFG2fUaeeL43cAuAr_l3FDIAKJvgbGH7q9tndm5e3mrdf8yPg/s1600-h/DSC_0083.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO5c14V_jDrbN3_vCFp25gkCAnVyK__ny0ZoaYSXbEl8AqIn3ZH6nkE7t1iZaGdrtHn11NdpjiIZt5sij8B4phYHAtC2TNFG2fUaeeL43cAuAr_l3FDIAKJvgbGH7q9tndm5e3mrdf8yPg/s320/DSC_0083.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5360961616064963554" border="0" /></a>Kaylee and Glow Worm:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtKroh7vnAnKaUewE2lCH5CFbr-J9uLbRXVs58eVqDx7D3AsStdjanjiK8PMoAUXx7P1-plTLf48WpY1kjJjtPXoI5lOW_PE0qAxsG_7F0RUq1nrNBwDsOTJrl6Y6AJdC-wz6WRatVKO6Z/s1600-h/DSC_0058.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtKroh7vnAnKaUewE2lCH5CFbr-J9uLbRXVs58eVqDx7D3AsStdjanjiK8PMoAUXx7P1-plTLf48WpY1kjJjtPXoI5lOW_PE0qAxsG_7F0RUq1nrNBwDsOTJrl6Y6AJdC-wz6WRatVKO6Z/s320/DSC_0058.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5360961956214657298" border="0" /></a>Happy Girl!:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilSHs5luo1ALAEg2ExpsznlFKEnkvTzwS8xyuUNPjgEmQgh3gXIFeL175YB-YgxtYGUCTjaIe4MD5R3A3CeSURolN_6oHGaggYdiha-rqiVUvMa9pAKlpmxrRCpe33yFkbeQcqZYCsgHsT/s1600-h/DSC_0042-3.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilSHs5luo1ALAEg2ExpsznlFKEnkvTzwS8xyuUNPjgEmQgh3gXIFeL175YB-YgxtYGUCTjaIe4MD5R3A3CeSURolN_6oHGaggYdiha-rqiVUvMa9pAKlpmxrRCpe33yFkbeQcqZYCsgHsT/s320/DSC_0042-3.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5360964824299802498" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXqsVfGzocwXLbmBrY6H87_PKUap-R9Frn9RdQ518YcQ6qRCNxNH8YtcJZhqy0clI91fJ9uSMpddpfKl3_WEu3KLZXy3A6dt34RBVmPxbE002TYJSey7e2DXBSdA2cjO615olUcIcFqTLh/s1600-h/DSC_0105-1.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXqsVfGzocwXLbmBrY6H87_PKUap-R9Frn9RdQ518YcQ6qRCNxNH8YtcJZhqy0clI91fJ9uSMpddpfKl3_WEu3KLZXy3A6dt34RBVmPxbE002TYJSey7e2DXBSdA2cjO615olUcIcFqTLh/s320/DSC_0105-1.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5360962580990681826" border="0" /></a><br />Black and White...I love just love how black and white pictures look:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs9YjFf2UU2xIqQAvm1hax5f7gGeLGEV91CYhsMv59Nv7TkN7jJ-CVCOb1sjsi2-3lP9z7-iPaxYQ7SF9CWohDLI-Ram9722WpQyS9c1r_WMq-jou9TlcyWr79PmcNdXtgGpK551a8hokw/s1600-h/DSC_0099-1.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs9YjFf2UU2xIqQAvm1hax5f7gGeLGEV91CYhsMv59Nv7TkN7jJ-CVCOb1sjsi2-3lP9z7-iPaxYQ7SF9CWohDLI-Ram9722WpQyS9c1r_WMq-jou9TlcyWr79PmcNdXtgGpK551a8hokw/s320/DSC_0099-1.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5360962278651979250" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNKSsjlaJJgx2KcQHyVy1m3i4U0SrgNfDj3UTqJzpIic9C5e44mbS-Zh8F9x21AkWFuD-tnaecSJZerNTm7DQwuEzMw4Rbh_FbOEn-_niJqkrNuJrBh5HqLBLgbeVu7MQA_4Qmyzo3q_s-/s1600-h/DSC_0115-1.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 318px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNKSsjlaJJgx2KcQHyVy1m3i4U0SrgNfDj3UTqJzpIic9C5e44mbS-Zh8F9x21AkWFuD-tnaecSJZerNTm7DQwuEzMw4Rbh_FbOEn-_niJqkrNuJrBh5HqLBLgbeVu7MQA_4Qmyzo3q_s-/s320/DSC_0115-1.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5360962374684993650" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrFgO37mPZPkL08tzczC_yCA80cE4oup5Y54qaYqLsLecgH3eml8VEZaLvoklYFfU-c_dTw5bfmNt5jBlda4uTFKIpkmqnzI9tplUqHO96p3k5ucV-OIEsr0DtBAmKRCAeuXHY_ui-qZQb/s1600-h/DSC_0109.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrFgO37mPZPkL08tzczC_yCA80cE4oup5Y54qaYqLsLecgH3eml8VEZaLvoklYFfU-c_dTw5bfmNt5jBlda4uTFKIpkmqnzI9tplUqHO96p3k5ucV-OIEsr0DtBAmKRCAeuXHY_ui-qZQb/s320/DSC_0109.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5360962445459397154" border="0" /></a>Nikkihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02377923773663460315noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2985173789052181229.post-70364476144534144542009-06-29T09:12:00.000-07:002009-06-29T09:58:16.051-07:00The GardenLast week my kids and I finally started on our garden. I wanted to plant a garden before the month of June was over because I wanted my pumpkins to be ready by Halloween. I started by watering the ground in the backyard to soften the dirt. Then I dug up the dirt and mixed it with soil and fertilizer. Then, we finally planted. I planted in two different spots in the backyard....I am trying to determine which place will be best to place a permanent garden. We ended up planting pumpkin seeds, watermelon, cantelope and yellow squash. This is the first time I have done this, so my goal is that my plants live :) Here are some pics:<br /><br />Kaylee digging with her shovel:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCB-Sqam10wrAMp5NXitUX7VeAL19HsIm2U7enppWd74AuGQBgxYA-fvLKwgASPoirc3MQWlB9N0NCTSWGcJJ9PeQQ3SyC_SNuZKxomWKG1IOjq10Nqm1nlwEJ2o9NHNDdUMd1w5A9SUEt/s1600-h/DSC_0092.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCB-Sqam10wrAMp5NXitUX7VeAL19HsIm2U7enppWd74AuGQBgxYA-fvLKwgASPoirc3MQWlB9N0NCTSWGcJJ9PeQQ3SyC_SNuZKxomWKG1IOjq10Nqm1nlwEJ2o9NHNDdUMd1w5A9SUEt/s320/DSC_0092.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352790169823580674" border="0" /></a>What's a project without a tantrum....got to love toddlerhood:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9KmE4LHgjegnZx7pKX_gBfKQLhojlc6ken9JOkMg3jLMwPM_uVNuvVzFsPTS4hTYFV3Xq62BfpttIDHfLqKngKPmBCMgduKYyWsnmX86cjD6jEwIBSPfJ9gCHEGYjD8ZTQTD3720ni31X/s1600-h/DSC_0099.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9KmE4LHgjegnZx7pKX_gBfKQLhojlc6ken9JOkMg3jLMwPM_uVNuvVzFsPTS4hTYFV3Xq62BfpttIDHfLqKngKPmBCMgduKYyWsnmX86cjD6jEwIBSPfJ9gCHEGYjD8ZTQTD3720ni31X/s320/DSC_0099.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352790705020565682" border="0" /></a><br />After the tantrum...she started watering the plants by spraying them with a spray bottle...she watered everything plant or not:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitGMrv4Eqb1gxRB2_L2ni1difWT7ucICbVixa-qmHsb_1h355tG-aIe27B9fBRXI-92WUIxfRkB3FcZrA-JVO6tq-o490wfclpDcKlvJpTeBvz2fuYPJBau6Hs8Ft5Y5F704W8p7aY3iH2/s1600-h/DSC_0127.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitGMrv4Eqb1gxRB2_L2ni1difWT7ucICbVixa-qmHsb_1h355tG-aIe27B9fBRXI-92WUIxfRkB3FcZrA-JVO6tq-o490wfclpDcKlvJpTeBvz2fuYPJBau6Hs8Ft5Y5F704W8p7aY3iH2/s320/DSC_0127.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352791395819732530" border="0" /></a>What was Corban doing? Hanging out in his Bumbo:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7qJzK-rKOZLlw6ViFbCGdoZ7s_aXzSS-KGhPLVvHrfMl8kj-ZstWzRNbn36nhKnZQt082nbUUC11ygztOEbPeHPE6rOF8-cIXsm4ohlW_cx_B9lwb6VvJ4tw4x4C7gXk4bex8O1d_bStA/s1600-h/DSC_0104.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7qJzK-rKOZLlw6ViFbCGdoZ7s_aXzSS-KGhPLVvHrfMl8kj-ZstWzRNbn36nhKnZQt082nbUUC11ygztOEbPeHPE6rOF8-cIXsm4ohlW_cx_B9lwb6VvJ4tw4x4C7gXk4bex8O1d_bStA/s320/DSC_0104.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352791781521856450" border="0" /></a>Here is the first garden...if you can call it that...it's more like dirt with a few plants:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoa9yIjUfGfQwyerzfoXKcCxwzjPk-mZ56PWcUGeSoKlbaBWk_Ua_ymzRfSDFwEENAkYHpUyQmQdeneP-Aj6a7sQVPqRJc1r_Ze7HAQf3Hf4uAtfgvibvX4E8a3zWKpQkNY6f5tjFcXDSR/s1600-h/DSC_0101.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoa9yIjUfGfQwyerzfoXKcCxwzjPk-mZ56PWcUGeSoKlbaBWk_Ua_ymzRfSDFwEENAkYHpUyQmQdeneP-Aj6a7sQVPqRJc1r_Ze7HAQf3Hf4uAtfgvibvX4E8a3zWKpQkNY6f5tjFcXDSR/s320/DSC_0101.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352792089447543954" border="0" /></a>The second Garden:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2iIGed7iCA5eTeWlmTakgSgDnQ-cFwomMEOy2-j2gO8xtkCKwEbPYpVdZf_EUSPbyR6dRDF6QGIPxYClRLTZs4mCTPgUYetn4thAdtE9MZ_vPIySjhuoa3p3RR-Tx22gOTcEinogXDZyZ/s1600-h/DSC_0109.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2iIGed7iCA5eTeWlmTakgSgDnQ-cFwomMEOy2-j2gO8xtkCKwEbPYpVdZf_EUSPbyR6dRDF6QGIPxYClRLTZs4mCTPgUYetn4thAdtE9MZ_vPIySjhuoa3p3RR-Tx22gOTcEinogXDZyZ/s320/DSC_0109.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352793149896937762" border="0" /></a>I know...it's not very professional ....but we did it! It's been a week and it is still alive, so I would say so far it's been a success :) I'll keep you posted as time goes on...hopefully it will flourish :)Nikkihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02377923773663460315noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2985173789052181229.post-71266955222354377972009-06-18T20:11:00.000-07:002009-06-25T21:34:19.603-07:00I just opened up a new Etsy shop. It's called Baby Sweet Boutique. The shop carries Swarvoski Bracelets and dresses; there is more to come :) I love making baby stuff...so exciting. Check it out!<br />www.babysweetboutique.etsy.com<br /><br />This is the 4th of July dress and bracelet:<br />This is my little princess..Kaylee!!!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisam_KYy5SwVUg_KaD2J1JH0a4tDCLNK8T213RtV37_dqybb3HsTyjgg5VDB_hIVHIFn858Jd4kDoySO9SYpnlt15qLbMXVxkCk1Fw3jC43mjT__th8KEGZ_PDlQI4Ti4p05LdF0Q0kPcz/s1600-h/DSC_0001-1.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisam_KYy5SwVUg_KaD2J1JH0a4tDCLNK8T213RtV37_dqybb3HsTyjgg5VDB_hIVHIFn858Jd4kDoySO9SYpnlt15qLbMXVxkCk1Fw3jC43mjT__th8KEGZ_PDlQI4Ti4p05LdF0Q0kPcz/s320/DSC_0001-1.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348872552515021794" border="0" /></a>Just the dress:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRgYEx1jHD4jAe9CSSMI14XWzSiLOTAiHc7p6PQoAd0WuxHgumgTGGMhgzbCN03Ujts3FRA0jDHJ1fVFkiru77tQHF5ZRPUb0LPS_wCgADzx_v7r3FFcYOWVBCZrEHl63ErygQznC971G8/s1600-h/DSC_0007.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRgYEx1jHD4jAe9CSSMI14XWzSiLOTAiHc7p6PQoAd0WuxHgumgTGGMhgzbCN03Ujts3FRA0jDHJ1fVFkiru77tQHF5ZRPUb0LPS_wCgADzx_v7r3FFcYOWVBCZrEHl63ErygQznC971G8/s320/DSC_0007.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348872854336566594" border="0" /></a>The Bracelet:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR2_4F2UnQiTqzNGF9yTplPBFk1uprll7APakmDj7jHcCuMIlu9L-qDHZok-rl-MNDbC9PlRaWAEm_o8VHRiYoCVUv9imVaT72GUOCPGQrLWAUIIM-D5EptH_HMvVMUH3ZnEvdTl7TDLFW/s1600-h/DSC_0020.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR2_4F2UnQiTqzNGF9yTplPBFk1uprll7APakmDj7jHcCuMIlu9L-qDHZok-rl-MNDbC9PlRaWAEm_o8VHRiYoCVUv9imVaT72GUOCPGQrLWAUIIM-D5EptH_HMvVMUH3ZnEvdTl7TDLFW/s320/DSC_0020.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348873031999128290" border="0" /></a>Nikkihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02377923773663460315noreply@blogger.com0