tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20619352197773534412024-02-18T23:15:03.947-06:00The Lance FamilyJennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11761958279586960765noreply@blogger.comBlogger506125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2061935219777353441.post-43306641489396803662013-08-28T14:42:00.000-05:002013-08-28T14:42:24.188-05:00July RecapI know, I know... I skipped April. My pictures are missing from that time, so I'll have to grab those from my backup disc and post later. In the meantime, here is the latest update for June and July. <br />
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This summer, Sean was old enough to go to Summer camp at our church (no more daycare). Let me tell you, this is the most A-M-A-Z-I-N-G camp! Talk about keeping the kids entertained! I was thrilled with all of the activities that they do, as I've always had a little bit of guilt (okay, a lot) about not being able to be home with the kids in the summer. They have always been in daycare - non-stop - since they were born, so I was so happy he got to do fun stuff. They went to movies, did gymnastics at I-Power, went to Skateland, the zoo, had water time, "bring your wheels (bikes" day)... you name it! He came home exhausted almost every day, but always had a blast! They had plenty of down time as well (code for "I get to play my DS!"), and also did a bible lesson every day, of which I love. <br />
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Each week, the kids would vote on an award to be given to one kiddo, who demonstrated that particular trait. Imagine my delight, when Sean came home with the "Kindness Award"! To be chosen for that out of 30 kids ages 6-12, I was so proud!!<br />
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So to celebrate, we of course had to go to TCBY (which still cracks me up since neither kid of mine actually eats ice cream)!<br />
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Later in the month, we traveled over to Peoria, to visit one of my best friend's from college/sorority, along with two other of my dear friends from the sorority. Jodi was a gracious host, and we had such a WONDERFUL visit! It was so nice to get the families/kids together to play. We even managed to get a picture of the four of us girls (me, Jodi, Jen, and Jill)!<br />
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A lot of the summer has been spent in the pool, at least for Sean and Nathan (I actually have yet to swim). They would LIVE in the pool if I would let them... especially Sean. Although I'm super impressed (and slightly terrified) with how daring Nathan is getting! Sean loves to swim and go under water without his puddle jumper. He's getting so big... sniff, sniff. Between my parents pool, and my sister's pool, the kids are SO tan!<br />
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Sean and Nick having fun<br />
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Of course, the day this picture was taken, was just about the end of the world. "Monkey" was accidentally left at aunt Laine's house. When Sean asked me to call them and make sure they had him (and were taking good care of him), Aunt Laine sent this picture to put his mind at ease. Is she not the BEST Aunt ever?!?<br />
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"Monkey" is on the left<br />
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In preparation for Pre-school, Nathan finally made the trip to the Dentist. And let me tell you, I am SO glad we waited! He was such a superstar, and I was SO proud of him! Doesn't he look SO big here?<br />
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One of the BEST parts about this summer, was the boys being old enough to get really excited about new movies coming out. Nathan couldn't wait to see Monsters University, and Sean was super stoked to see Despicable Me 2. Both were cute, but we really love Despicable Me 2 the best. ;-)<br />
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The month ended with my birthday... and what a birthday it was! Jamie surprised me, by picking up BOTH boys from camp/daycare, and bringing them in to see me at work. Imagine my surprise when I see two little bald heads coming down the hallway, each holding a rose and a card. Well, actually make the THREE bald heads. Jamie also had a card and a bouquet of roses. :-)<br />
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That weekend, one of my very best friends, Kelly, planned a little "kidnapping" event. Jamie, the boys and I, we getting ready to walk in to Buffalo Wild Wings for lunch, and the next thing I know, these crazy people started running at me, grabbed me, and threw me in a mini-van (you should have seen the look on poor Nathan's face...). Good thing Jamie knew about it, as I was a little concerned as to why he didn't come try to save me! :-)<br />
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Here's what these crazy people REALLY look like:<br />
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Jennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11761958279586960765noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2061935219777353441.post-75510310266215844052013-08-28T14:41:00.001-05:002013-08-28T14:41:52.045-05:00Happy 4th Birthday Nathan!Why is it that FOUR seems so much older to me than THREE? I mean, it's only one year. But man, my baby is <strong><u>FOUR</u></strong>. We had a wonderful time celebrating his birthday with several of his friends from school, church, and just family friends. Of course he chose to have it at the indoor playground at our church again, which was fine by me! The kids always enjoy the time there to run and play, and I love that clean up is a breeze! ;-)<br />
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My birthday boy chose a Toy Story theme, so I, and two my friends, got to work. First on the agenda was finding the perfect invitation. I knew I couldn't do one with a picture of Nathan, because I'll be darned if that child stays still long enough for me to get a picture of him that doesn't look blurred. Seriously, he never stops moving. Ever. But thanks to Etsy, I found the right one.<br />
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Next on my list, was to find the perfect goody bags, which actually ended up being buckets. Of which I failed to photograph. :-( But that's okay... my dear friend, Michelle, really outdid herself with the awesome cupcake display. Her talent never ceases to amaze me! And those I DID remember to take a picture of!<br />
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Finally, my long-time friend, <a href="http://janaysquilts.blogspot.com/">Janay</a>, who has done several different shirts for the boys the past several years, created this adorable design for this year. Isn't it wonderful (and isn't he adorable)?<br />
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All-in-all, it was a wonderful day celebrating my little guy. And judging by this smile, I think he had fun too. <br />
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Jennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11761958279586960765noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2061935219777353441.post-62455134145004243982013-07-11T17:03:00.003-05:002013-07-11T17:03:58.084-05:00Fast Track to an Update - Part 1Man, I cannot believe I haven't posted ANYTHING in 2013! As of now, I vow to do better at keeping up with my blog. I actually miss doing it (and hopefully you all miss reading it)! So let's get started!<br />
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<b>January</b><br />
Sean has wanted to enroll in gymnastics ever since he attended a party at iPower here in Champaign. We had a gift certificate to Little Gym that my parents got for him for Christmas last year, so it seemed now was the perfect time to use it! Sean had 16 weeks of balancing, tumbling, swinging, and flipping, and loved every minute of it! He couldn't wait to get back every week! I had a nice time getting to know some of the other Moms that were there, so it was fun for me too! <br />
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<b>February</b><br />
Presidents Day 2013... a day that our family will never forget. This is the day we said goodbye to our beloved Seabass after 14 years. We knew that he wasn't going to be with us forever, but I had no idea how hard it would be to lose him. We know the best decision was made, but it still breaks my heart to think that he's not part of our family any more. My heart really broke for Jamie, who got Seabass when he was only 8 weeks old. It was his best friend, his buddy. We miss him every day, and our hearts will always hold a special place, just for him. ♥ Here are beautiful flowers our veterinarian’s office sent us the next day... what an incredible gesture!<br />
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The last weekend in February, 70 of my sorority sisters met in Chicago for the weekend. Talk about a WONDERFUL weekend! People came from Georgia, Florida, and one of my besties came from Texas! I was the most excited to see Lynda and Emily (two of my best friends from college), of whom I hadn't seen in over four years! The three of us shared a room, and actually came up the night before the reunion. I can honestly not remember the last time I laughed that hard... it was so good for my heart to be with them! I was excited to see so many of the girls, but those two really made it amazing! Here are several pictures from that weekend of the three of us. As much as I love seeing these, it makes me so incredibly sad, as the fourth member of our group isn't with us. It was actually at her funeral that I saw these two beautiful ladies the last time. I miss Melissa (aka Cherry) every day, and can't wait until that day we are reunited. Miss you sweet girl!! ♥<br />
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As a working Mom, I don't often get to do many things with Sean and his class, but in February, the Mom's were invited to a special "Teddy Bear Picnic". Everyone brought in their favorite teddy bear (Moms too!), and we had a fun afternoon with crafts, teddy bear games, and cupcakes! I loved being able to spend that time with Sean in his element. Such a fun afternoon! ☺<br />
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<b>March</b><br />
The month started off doing one of our absolute FAVORITE things! Heading to St. Louis with our dear friends, Ryan and Jodi, for the Missouri Valley Conference Tournament! We missed it last year, so we were SUPER stoked we were able to join them. It is an amazing weekend of basketball, good food, beer, and of course - awesome friends!! Of course SIU <strike>never</strike> rarely makes it past the Thursday night game, but, there's always next year. The good news about them always doing so poorly... teh SIU shop at the tournament is deeply discounted! LOL<br />
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My sweet, sweet friend, Erin, invited me to join her in Bloomington, IL at the <a href="http://www.hearts-at-home.org/">Hearts at Home</a> Conference. Let me tell you, this weekend was a <b><i>game changer</i></b> for me. I learned so much about myself and my parenting style that I couldn't wait to get home to share what I had learned with my family. I know that there is no such thing as a "perfect Mom", but that doesn't mean I should stop trying! I did learn some key pointers to help me in this role of a Mommy, and I have learned to cut myself a little slack when I fall short. I'm telling you, game changer. I can't WAIT to go back next year!!<br />
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The most exciting part of March for our family, was our NEWEST ADDITION! Allow me to introduce Jax Lance. We found Jax at a humane society in Franfort, IN. Someone brought him and his brother in, after finding them abandon in a dumpster. CAN YOU IMAGINE??? Who would do such a thing?? It absolutely infuriates me, but I'll save that for another time. Seriously, this nine pound ball of fluff completely stole our hearts! We know he cannot replace Seabass, but having Jax in our family definitely makes our house feel more like our home. He has been a wonderful puppy (although he's growing up too fast!), so we definitely hit the jackpot with this one. Isn't he the cutest thing EVER?<br />
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Of course, nothing compares to our favorite dog... the Nate-dawg. ;-)<br />
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This year, we had a little visit from the sneaky little leprechauns on St. Patrick's Day. They were up to no good doing silly things to our house (drawing a green mustache on Daddy when he was "asleep", turning the toliet water green, dumping all of their stuffed animals on their bed, filling up the bathtub with green balloons, etc.), and even sent the boys on a scavenger hunt for the pot of gold when we got home from dinner! There were ten clues, but they found it!! Hopefully those sneaky little fellas come back next year... it was a blast!<br />
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Most people would think the end of March should feel like Spring. But we all know in Illinois, anything is fair game when it comes to the weather. We had about eight inches of snow in one day... and we LOVED it! We had hoped we would have a good, big snow... we just didn't expect it to be so late in the year! The boys' school was cancelled, so we spent the day playing outside. They had a BLAST! I got so many great videos from that day - I wish I could put them all on here so you could here the giggles. But these pictures will have to do!<br />
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More to come soon for April, May, and June... Stay tuned!!<br />
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Jennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11761958279586960765noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2061935219777353441.post-20146250111484674912013-01-05T10:56:00.000-06:002013-07-11T10:57:10.428-05:00There IS an ArizonaAnd we were there. And it was beautiful! <br />
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There is something about AZ that just gets me. Yes, I love the shopping. Yes the scenery is amazing. But there is something about being there that just feels like home. Something that puts me at ease. <br />
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It's been five years since we've been there, so this was Nathan's first time. Both boys were wonderful travelers, and just did remarkably well the whole trip. It's hard when you can't sleep in your own bed, and your schedule is a little up in the air. So I was really proud of how well they handled it (better than Mommy does)!<br />
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Here are <strike>a few</strike> several pictures from our trip. Hope you enjoy seeing them as much as we enjoyed being there!<br />
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Horseback riding at Kevin and Cindy's (friends that used to live in Champaign)<br />
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Lunching at a restaurant in Cave Creek, that was featured in a show on the Food Network<br />
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Lunch with a great friend, and watching her excitement as she opens her Christmas present.<br />
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Ribbon candy given to me from my sweet friend, Heather. Reminds me of my Grannie.<br />
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These sweet faces. ♥<br />
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Celebrating New Year's Eve with my love<br />
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Getting one step closer to being <b>fully</b> potty trained!<br />
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Knowing there is a place in heaven for my children<br />
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<br />Jennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11761958279586960765noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2061935219777353441.post-11851899514222059702012-12-16T12:41:00.000-06:002013-02-15T12:45:51.033-06:00Merry (early) Christmas!Since we (all 10 of us) are going to be in Arizona over Christmas, we celebrated a little early. We started the morning with just the four of us enjoying "Christmas morning" at our house. The boys looooved their gifts, but were still trying to figure out how Santa knew to come early. This is definitely getting tricky! :-)<br />
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How can this face not make you smile??<br />
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Sean showing off his new DS<br />
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Nathan showing off his new Mickey slippers<br />
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Nathan enjoying his new art station<br />
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And still enjoying in two hours later... <br />
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That night, we went over to my parents to do our Caspers/Lance/Stone Christmas. It was a wonderful evening of family, food, and of course... more presents!<br />
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Jennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11761958279586960765noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2061935219777353441.post-3776638619982397702012-12-08T17:00:00.000-06:002013-02-15T12:30:32.252-06:00Judah's Christmas ProgramDid you catch the title of this post? Judah's <b>CHRISTMAS</b> Program. Yup... we get to celebrate Christmas at our school. ♥<br />
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Sean is pretty hit or miss as to if he'll actually sing, but the older he gets, the more he is participating. He was SO handsome (see below) and did a great job! We were all so proud of him! I was pretty proud of myself for only tearing up twice during the performance too. ;-)<br />
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Sean and his "best friend" at school, Jacob. (The reason he "never ever wanted to take another peanut butter sandwich to school, because I can't sit by Jacob at lunch!)<br />
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Jennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11761958279586960765noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2061935219777353441.post-55437286966442702372012-12-06T11:58:00.000-06:002013-02-15T11:59:10.895-06:00$3What do you do when you have $3.00 buring a hole in your pocket? Why you grab your adorable kiddos, practice your silly faces, and find the nearest photo booth of course!<br />
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Jennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11761958279586960765noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2061935219777353441.post-42428662299212581022012-11-30T11:32:00.000-06:002013-02-15T11:32:58.906-06:00Happy Thanksgiving<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqqOwVfy9RTHXPTzmqtzoZTOQDD8JKASzEOHUsUf-4smzoZGsOSmsne-TgMKWQrW6u8TQ77p12hq-EEPwws-vAYxi0JCtscww_6q_8HwgkvMcQ9DxCHF3CDWj4IjBWzlQMlzUpX9N-1fE/s1600/pilgrim.jpg" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqqOwVfy9RTHXPTzmqtzoZTOQDD8JKASzEOHUsUf-4smzoZGsOSmsne-TgMKWQrW6u8TQ77p12hq-EEPwws-vAYxi0JCtscww_6q_8HwgkvMcQ9DxCHF3CDWj4IjBWzlQMlzUpX9N-1fE/s320/pilgrim.jpg" /></a><br />
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From my little pilgrim to you, Happy Thanksgiving!Jennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11761958279586960765noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2061935219777353441.post-54422609732642102112012-11-30T10:56:00.000-06:002013-02-15T11:31:47.184-06:00November... we're getting there!My husband is a good cook. <i>Really </i>good cook. And his chili? Well, it's award winning you know. Some of our friends host Monday night football gatherings each year, and once a year, will also add in a chili cook off! Last year, Jamie won first place with his chili (which he had never made before that night). I would just like to add that I found the recipe, but then he tweaked it to make it his own. Just sayin'. Anyway, this year, Jamie came in third out of twenty entries (please don't ask him about it - he was NOOOOOT happy, LOL!), which was still pretty awesome! Here is my award winner proudly displaying his trophy. :-)<br />
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November also brought the start of basketball for Sean, which he has been wanting to do for over one year. I must say, he really surprised me with how good he was at it, but much like soccer, he's not the kid that likes to "get in there and steal the ball". I'm beginning to think he might be more of an individual sport kind of kiddo (swimming, gymnastics), for now anyway. He did enjoy basketball, but was glad when the four week course was over. Here he is practing some drills. Please excuse the blurry images... it was hard to get a good shot!<br />
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One of my best friend's from college (and sorority sister, Jodi), asked if we would like to get tickets to the Polar Express with them, which was in Monticello. Although we've never watched the movie or read the book (I know, I know...), I thought this would be SO much fun! They encouraged everyone to wear their jammies, and join the fun on the hour long ride. They read the story to us, served hot chocolate and cookies, and had singing, dancing, and games. It was really fun, and a neat memory to share with the Jones.<br />
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Our attempt at a family picture. That didn't happen.<br />
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Getting sleepy...<br />
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Thanksgiving was a lot of fun this year, as my extended family got to celebrate with us. My Aunt and Uncle, Cousin Sherri (and Tom), their kids Justin (minus his beautiful wife Emily) and Melissa (and Dwayne), and of course my sister and her family. It was a typical Thanksgiving of entirely too much food, a good nap, and lots of good football. But the best - well, see for yourself. <br />
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My sister and her beautiful family<br />
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Jennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11761958279586960765noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2061935219777353441.post-87835642594684270592012-11-13T11:56:00.000-06:002013-02-15T11:57:07.384-06:00Party Time!I was fortunate enough to be able to bring some birthday treats and celebrate with Sean and his class today... what fun! I love how excited he was when I walked into the room. That will just never get old to me. :-)<br />
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For Sean's friend birthday party, he asked if he could do a swim party at the new YMCA (he is quite the little fish). The price was reasonable, and the venue was fantastic, so we invited 10 of his friends to come celebrate with us! Everyone had a wonderful time, including Aunt Wendy and Grandma Becky who came to town just for the big day! I was so thankful for my sister, who I must admit did most of the work, as I was battling a nasty case of the flu. I felt miserable, so she really stepped up and did so much. Thanks e!<br />
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I have to give a shout out to my <i>dear </i>friend Michelle (Frosted - Gourmet cupcakes by Michelle). She is <b>amazing</b>. She has done the cupcakes for a few of our events, and she never ceases to amaze me at her talent. I swear she outdoes herself each time! All I told her is that is was a Mario theme, and this masterpiece is what she came up with. <b>HOLY WOW</b> right???<br />
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And one more shout out to my incredibly talented friend, <a href="http://janaysquilts.blogspot.com/">Janay</a>, for designing yet another brilliant birthday shirt! This was a tough one, but she picked a red shirt (per Sean's request), which is Mario's shirt color, and did his "6" to look like Luigi's overalls! Seriously, just too cute!!<br />
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<img height="96" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjpNVesTipFdgmLxeq26Ff_aFdiV3M02YEnB9ngJMB0qw0quRgPd-z-ccGxkUyCPLU8dmks7jhG2_W-VzexgPGzvz9PFQgOw5T9brvNrwsS1hhBwV0o55Hn_5-7-0Vm39qYSC5b4pB3lY/s320/school+1.jpg" style="filter: alpha(opacity=30); left: 443px; opacity: 0.3; position: absolute; top: 160px;" width="72" />Jennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11761958279586960765noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2061935219777353441.post-50805419318071949252012-11-13T11:39:00.000-06:002013-02-15T11:40:04.353-06:00Guess who's SIX?Mario is really excited to wish Sean a Happy Birthday... in fact, check out what he did so that he could be the first to wish him HB in the morning?? Sneaky little fella.<br />
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I cannot BELIEVE that my baby is six. SIX. Ugh, how is that possible? I so vividly remember his birth and that sweet, <i>sweet </i>face. I remember thinking, "I'm a mom. A mom! Me." I sometimes still am in awe of this blessing God has given us. The pure joy, love, and heartache that comes with being a parent. Watching this beautiful child grow, develop, learn... it's just amazing to me. <br />
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And he's six.<br />
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Six.<br />
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I cannot believe six years have gone by. When they tell you to cherish it, because it goes by so quickly, I really didn't get it until this moment. Oh how I love you my sweet Sean, and I am so excited to celebrate your birthday today! <br />
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XOXO, <br />
Mommy<br />
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Sean had a fun start to the month, as his Kindergarten class got to take a trip to Curtis Orchard. Sean loved being able to pick out his own little pumpkin and decorate it. I wasn't able to attend this outing (silly work), but a friend sent me this picture. Are they not the cutest kids ever?<br />
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In the middle of the month, we headed over to Indy to see the Imagination Movers in Concert at Butler University. I took some pictures, but they didn't turn out well at all. The venue was <i>amazing</i>, and the boys had a good time, but I have to say it was actually a better concert here in Champaign. Still, it was a fun trip! We spent the night in Indy and had fun swimming and goofing off (I am forever indebted to the inventor of glow sticks), and spent the next day at the Children’s Museum. It was fun, but we managed to pick a day when schools were closed, so it was B-U-S-Y. Almost too much. But we managed to get a few fun pictures from the day. :-)<br />
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Later in October, Judah had it's Family Fun Day at Curtis Orchard, and I thought it might be fun to take Sean and my nephews. It was cold, but we had a great time! They had an inflatable obstacle course, inflatable slide, corn maze, and more! <br />
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Sean enjoying his apple donut<br />
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Nick is holding Sean in this picture, so he doesn't have to put his shoes back on. He's waiting his turn to go through the inflatable obstacle course. I just love this one. :-)<br />
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All that playing made us pretty hungry, so we had to make a stop a Steak-n-Shake to refuel. :-)<br />
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Sean also started working VERY hard on his writing in October. Every week, they get a phonics book sent home, and they are to write five words that begin with the sound they have been working on. Parents are to assist, but not help spell. They really want to get the kids to sound it out. I love this one in particular, because it was "E", and he thought of my sister. It kind of made me laugh though, because even though her name is Elaine, he calls her Laine. :-) Can you tell what all five words are?<br />
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Here's another one of my favorites of his, because he chose the word "snuggle". I heart him.<br />
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We of course ended the month with Halloween, of which Sean chose to be Mario, and Nathan wanted to me Mickey. I didn't get many pictures of them, as neither of them would sit still long enough! Can we say sugar?<br />
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Jamie and I were invited to our good friends, Cara and Luke, Halloween party. And well, you can see for yourself. :-)<br />
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(And you thought we didn't have a sense of humor.)<br />
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My office did a 101 Dalmation theme for our branch this year, so Melissa and I got in the spirit and joined in. Here we are all dogged out.<br />
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Whew. I think that wraps up October... now, on to November!Jennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11761958279586960765noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2061935219777353441.post-35986759775855732762012-09-30T09:43:00.000-05:002013-02-15T10:05:13.244-06:00September happeningsWell, here I ago again... needing to catch up on what all has been happening with us! Setpember was a pretty busy month. Sean started soccer which met on Tuesday nights, with games on Saturday mornings. It was kind of crazy as one day it was 95 degrees, and then Saturday, it was 40 and SUPER windy on the open field! Sean has a great time and still talks about wanting to play again, but he has a hard time understanding it's OKAY to try to take the ball away from someone. Kind of a different concept than what a child is usually taught. :-) Regardless, how cute is he?<br />
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We also celebrated Jamie's birthday in September, and had A LOT of fun doing so. Sometimes it's fun to see Jamie just get to act like a kid. Since Jamie started working and supporting himself at such a young age, I think that he sometimes just needs to let loose and be a kid. :-) And of course, having two young boys to help with that doesn't hurt. Here is Jamie enjoying his new birthday present... <br />
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We also received the kiddos school pictures back, which turned out FANTASTIC! I forgot that they were having picture day at Nathan's daycare (that was new for me), but thankfully we didn't send him in a typical daycare outfit that day! WHEW!<br />
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I'll have to find my big boy's KINDERGARTEN picture. Still hard to believe he's that old. (sniff, sniff).Jennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11761958279586960765noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2061935219777353441.post-36206912292513620572012-08-24T09:14:00.005-05:002012-08-24T09:29:10.532-05:00Scovill ZooThis Summer has been SO incredibly hot, we haven't really done much outside. But this past weekend was absolutely gorgeous. So I convinced Jamie to take the day off of work (he was working Sunday after all), and spend the day with me and the boys. We thought it would be fun to go to the zoo to take advantage of the great weather. So we packed up and headed to Decatur... our favorite zoo. :-)<br /><br />While we were there, we ran into our friend Amy, which was a nice treat! Here is Sean with his buddy Jack (Amy's son).<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNFq3InJ58yxGGzfVGfn43_fJFN9yU1zSTk-UBwlWFFKQlAcfx73udJ2wUk4diJvp0_MJ7UOceULlilOlsN0459EK8wZ3z-AngAnwKLIEsJ6rh37o4EuU6WK4La294RRcY5ftJz_jHMdw/s1600/Sean+-+Zoo.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNFq3InJ58yxGGzfVGfn43_fJFN9yU1zSTk-UBwlWFFKQlAcfx73udJ2wUk4diJvp0_MJ7UOceULlilOlsN0459EK8wZ3z-AngAnwKLIEsJ6rh37o4EuU6WK4La294RRcY5ftJz_jHMdw/s320/Sean+-+Zoo.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5780245604364582322" /></a><br /><br />Just relxin' (it's clearly a rough life)<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBnVe2APTNd4tL8GaGTYcYaWQv4-ZSGhFGcnCloqAMJ0H_6fF8fhl6QlbAnvtRiI5nZnr2qwvaj-PQoLqR-EvF7efV-r2Us5xVzZ6NkbOdkq2kkx1UjTXTBlDMQROf4JTMaEeGpJTnRBY/s1600/Nathan+-+Zoo+2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBnVe2APTNd4tL8GaGTYcYaWQv4-ZSGhFGcnCloqAMJ0H_6fF8fhl6QlbAnvtRiI5nZnr2qwvaj-PQoLqR-EvF7efV-r2Us5xVzZ6NkbOdkq2kkx1UjTXTBlDMQROf4JTMaEeGpJTnRBY/s320/Nathan+-+Zoo+2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5780246344638620482" /></a><br /><br />Nathan enjoying the train ride<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoWYaTncfgTimKZL3yG5cUmF85joWisT6TRP_Ni8MIyhUgwY0AL3eL1Ki9lgHl9q4yOrPQYL6ZrhYzeVjDKoU_65aKeB5EK3eyu9izNwagQ2tBh3frTCKj7Gsk52KtaIS5FFNDV14qfuw/s1600/Nathan+-+Zoo.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoWYaTncfgTimKZL3yG5cUmF85joWisT6TRP_Ni8MIyhUgwY0AL3eL1Ki9lgHl9q4yOrPQYL6ZrhYzeVjDKoU_65aKeB5EK3eyu9izNwagQ2tBh3frTCKj7Gsk52KtaIS5FFNDV14qfuw/s320/Nathan+-+Zoo.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5780246002979277634" /></a><br /><br />And finally, somthing I just don't see every day. *WARNING: GRAPHIC* ;-)<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8Ps20EEnIL-g0awjvDB5JjbRnwSW15gXl2m7v4kwO0R0EjEd4pgmUIWf3SsSrk-FoiQOiyqjCw2zMz8kNN5BXjDbEcrqCHQeiPe3RCvriYcYspBsM-X9_BuOTidIIpv_bUPRdCGyr6Mg/s1600/Turtles.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8Ps20EEnIL-g0awjvDB5JjbRnwSW15gXl2m7v4kwO0R0EjEd4pgmUIWf3SsSrk-FoiQOiyqjCw2zMz8kNN5BXjDbEcrqCHQeiPe3RCvriYcYspBsM-X9_BuOTidIIpv_bUPRdCGyr6Mg/s320/Turtles.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5780246564359829202" /></a>Jennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11761958279586960765noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2061935219777353441.post-27295618792538922822012-08-24T09:04:00.003-05:002012-08-24T09:14:11.201-05:00First day of KindergartenAs I write this post, we are actually one full week (and two days) into this school year. I... cannot... believe it. Sean is doing absolutely <em>great</em>, and is just loving his new class and teachers. <br /><br />It's amazing to me to see the change in him from Pre-school to Kindergarten. He just seems mo much more grown-up! The things he says, wanting to take his lunch to school (rather than hot lunch), being more responsible (he had to remind ME that we needed to put the book he checked out from the school library back in his bag), and even practicing his memory verse every night (see post to follow). And now (seven days into school), he doesn't even want you to walk him in - "I've got this." he says. It just amazes me! <br /><br />He was SO stinkin' excited for the first day of school! The night before, we were reading our bedtime/bible stories, and he just kept wiggling. I finally had to tell him to stop and calm down. His reply, "I can't stop wiggling. I'm just to excited!" How can one argue with that?<br /><br />Here's my big boy on his first day. I think his sweet smile says it all. :-)<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsXdbr3JmPxPwkV7-dv8s5CtAjo_YahzgIKyzPOC7k7_aXm2W54OHNQkUt7dTrWsUlnLsCnInNTnomsMYYl9vGrcP8IDXVLjNdEuPw7Rh_HOiCmAM2lRLAIZZdA7oLcueoYuh_UiQPkDs/s1600/Kindergarten.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsXdbr3JmPxPwkV7-dv8s5CtAjo_YahzgIKyzPOC7k7_aXm2W54OHNQkUt7dTrWsUlnLsCnInNTnomsMYYl9vGrcP8IDXVLjNdEuPw7Rh_HOiCmAM2lRLAIZZdA7oLcueoYuh_UiQPkDs/s320/Kindergarten.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5780242042025231442" /></a><br /><br />Check him out <a href="http://www.thelancefamilyblog.blogspot.com/2011/08/watch-out-world.html">here</a> on the first day of Pre-school. What a difference a year can make!Jennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11761958279586960765noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2061935219777353441.post-6025547052520316952012-08-12T09:29:00.000-05:002012-08-24T09:52:05.082-05:00OuchThis weekend, the boys and I were watching a cartoons, when I noticed this bump behind Sean's ear. He said it didn't hurt, but appeared to be a little tender to the touch.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ0NwgeTxlzASVynpJJCWDd0OT08twpUAVR7tEZcaGSqA7Y4hab-D7_E4CKQ4ADCw503aNwIsAoclP1PR6Xcqx3IS4g6GiOct13S4spDmrRN5n86ECeWoII7kQozFbbnGqeJFmUGvcGQc/s1600/Bump+1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ0NwgeTxlzASVynpJJCWDd0OT08twpUAVR7tEZcaGSqA7Y4hab-D7_E4CKQ4ADCw503aNwIsAoclP1PR6Xcqx3IS4g6GiOct13S4spDmrRN5n86ECeWoII7kQozFbbnGqeJFmUGvcGQc/s320/Bump+1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5780248698555956146" /></a><br /><br />Upon further examination of his head, I noticed he had another bump on the right side of his head as well. Mommy-freak mode was now in full swing.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYeRA5gVHaQQoKBUUUo6z9suTgoJu66nclPvz92ClMXGvd_o3q2vB1S8mT_iDi2r4ozvQ9yPf6q2ewan8jZ4VUi5BktBK3BIso2RJdJT-PfRU293cZ_Gps4DLr6MGPNo4t4be8kA8YgYQ/s1600/Bump+2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYeRA5gVHaQQoKBUUUo6z9suTgoJu66nclPvz92ClMXGvd_o3q2vB1S8mT_iDi2r4ozvQ9yPf6q2ewan8jZ4VUi5BktBK3BIso2RJdJT-PfRU293cZ_Gps4DLr6MGPNo4t4be8kA8YgYQ/s320/Bump+2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5780248914771530258" /></a><br /><br />I examined them the best I could (with a wiggly five year old), and didn't see any bite marks, thinking maybe spider bite (?), so I called the doctor. In typical Saturday doctor's office fashion, they saw no "acute" need, so they said they could get him in sometime in October. Um, no. Apparently you didn't hear me when I said my son has two lumps on his head. October is not acceptable. I hung up the phone and texted Jamie a picture of Sean's head, and we decided that we should take him in to convenient care. <br /><br />Turns out that he had a sebaceous cyst, and warm compresses and an antibiotic would do the trick. I'm SO glad we took him in, because by the afternoon, it looked like this.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq3dlU0s1cAE2CNlTEe5CKOxz3FxGUUidIuMXvGTvi-bqHXniLv9wc1PruxFfaOV9IZyBYQcVljWZo-hA0NIv1iuPRws-KJsXolMJCm0E4cztpbG4X4PtqPAJlKWXVDF-05A_2Ko4sKI0/s1600/Bump+3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq3dlU0s1cAE2CNlTEe5CKOxz3FxGUUidIuMXvGTvi-bqHXniLv9wc1PruxFfaOV9IZyBYQcVljWZo-hA0NIv1iuPRws-KJsXolMJCm0E4cztpbG4X4PtqPAJlKWXVDF-05A_2Ko4sKI0/s320/Bump+3.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5780251929275829938" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir_aLTvPRmSaf7Z3KZ0cu8HBrNFYwy_r0oYhvyb6KV54TggzFjM5lDyScjNyGwpuR_qSKHt8KQsmHAqIcTMyne63tWOjfxdur_4YGPXpXjDF_0eooX-aicIMVVejPfOB4KDvNb7q9epU0/s1600/Bump+4.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir_aLTvPRmSaf7Z3KZ0cu8HBrNFYwy_r0oYhvyb6KV54TggzFjM5lDyScjNyGwpuR_qSKHt8KQsmHAqIcTMyne63tWOjfxdur_4YGPXpXjDF_0eooX-aicIMVVejPfOB4KDvNb7q9epU0/s320/Bump+4.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5780252085941287266" /></a><br /><br />Fortunately, we are on the up swing, and are seeing major improvement already!!Jennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11761958279586960765noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2061935219777353441.post-19172534492891679912012-08-10T11:59:00.004-05:002012-08-10T12:03:16.410-05:0010 years, nine months and 121,000 milesThis week, for the first time in 10 years, nine months and 121,000+ miles, I GOT A NEW CAR!<br /><br />The Rendevous will always hold a special place in my heart. It was the car that drove me to my wedding, the car we brought both boys home in, the car that took us to many family outings.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLFJUy368nGLlxk_e96h87amLcAn5KPm7WRR2S7DVjHe4KIH4JeFFy8Qt2VlyM97CDOYZs3clnLFEwQ4jpnpxXIiIQLb6hH_FqhrhilP1pbvTkBrhbpc8BbCD1pWiIz0I-YJ5DPMgXUZ8/s1600/photo+%252858%2529.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLFJUy368nGLlxk_e96h87amLcAn5KPm7WRR2S7DVjHe4KIH4JeFFy8Qt2VlyM97CDOYZs3clnLFEwQ4jpnpxXIiIQLb6hH_FqhrhilP1pbvTkBrhbpc8BbCD1pWiIz0I-YJ5DPMgXUZ8/s320/photo+%252858%2529.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5775090828412858114" /></a><br /><br />But THIS car, this one doesn't leak power steering fluid. :-)<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiBoB-NekufqHZ-D3MsDJMlR_vQ8MvarEK76ZFHI5hnFkBUnGTSSTpCmcIvTZZxZmYcgwxZyuq1uwtyeCn4sREVN-nphAMZjPB7J1sbzGDPp3qxW5IW2694JB7QAMZz0mhqY1bsbqOLZE/s1600/photo+%252859%2529.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiBoB-NekufqHZ-D3MsDJMlR_vQ8MvarEK76ZFHI5hnFkBUnGTSSTpCmcIvTZZxZmYcgwxZyuq1uwtyeCn4sREVN-nphAMZjPB7J1sbzGDPp3qxW5IW2694JB7QAMZz0mhqY1bsbqOLZE/s320/photo+%252859%2529.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5775091082679400178" /></a>Jennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11761958279586960765noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2061935219777353441.post-12484627270699264292012-08-10T11:54:00.004-05:002012-08-10T11:59:18.240-05:00Random pictures that make me smile<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHTz_i4Mt9w4Y_yWrB2YGHZw1U9BHlo-CLONFhUhGQ0e22uT_V3SRRuo73reqLOixs9xX5WhH4sKliee8CJVIJgkEesKd3F_ILU04vZ-bvLyGolBKACXxJUPVPTkya8fOI4GqLzoP2A-0/s1600/Sean.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHTz_i4Mt9w4Y_yWrB2YGHZw1U9BHlo-CLONFhUhGQ0e22uT_V3SRRuo73reqLOixs9xX5WhH4sKliee8CJVIJgkEesKd3F_ILU04vZ-bvLyGolBKACXxJUPVPTkya8fOI4GqLzoP2A-0/s320/Sean.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5775089576942743938" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLgiLaNwv2TeGouJICgUSxzAkpAneDEWOubClqZJ3lyz0vf_A2rMfE5L3NCwe1pj4kNFn_PO07q1vhBQKJvQgmaFh6atBgvOwwiEW6DfyJQo-k7I5NmF2KJe1dtYK8v_KcEubD4TV-ZCk/s1600/nathan.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLgiLaNwv2TeGouJICgUSxzAkpAneDEWOubClqZJ3lyz0vf_A2rMfE5L3NCwe1pj4kNFn_PO07q1vhBQKJvQgmaFh6atBgvOwwiEW6DfyJQo-k7I5NmF2KJe1dtYK8v_KcEubD4TV-ZCk/s320/nathan.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5775089705223028338" /></a><br /><br />This one is totally random, but makes me giggle every time.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnsXl0LThhGhDEeMd4ewKWhPy7nqwrlSUbKK-Bukfd1eJ9xFf_0IJiIBTr-e3HuOckZSdR7b3JtQrNinl9_INtZw7cC28ZnBoZsvwiZz07RKHPyaY_ih9xERQ5YC-hqMfHXeRvW79Y5aw/s1600/photo+%252857%2529.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 224px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnsXl0LThhGhDEeMd4ewKWhPy7nqwrlSUbKK-Bukfd1eJ9xFf_0IJiIBTr-e3HuOckZSdR7b3JtQrNinl9_INtZw7cC28ZnBoZsvwiZz07RKHPyaY_ih9xERQ5YC-hqMfHXeRvW79Y5aw/s320/photo+%252857%2529.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5775090051336978658" /></a>Jennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11761958279586960765noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2061935219777353441.post-60993551460236059422012-08-10T11:44:00.006-05:002012-08-10T11:54:00.437-05:00Really?Okay, so I know you Moms out there who have children who are school age, will be shaking your heads, eyebrows raised, and muttering "Yep" under your breath. But seriously? $100 for school supplies for ONE kiddo? OUCH! And that doesn't include the backpack, lunch box, PE shoes or back to school clothes. That is LITERALLY what I paid for Sean's supplies. So much for being frugal. <br /><br />At least I still have two more years before I have to spend that much on Nathan. For now, it's a $30 check, two canisters of Clorox wipes, and a full size backpack. That I can handle. I did have to email his teacher to see if we could go with a <em>little </em>smaller backpack. <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib1Evj3VJJLDegf52jDZIo8Z7f4ijOjmFVeMvVsLo4JG67YO19FkyxFPTCT-fpFPtAvnPk9IaOgl_nSjDUx6990qZdzY7BZDTIVy-N2YpeYjiww3voUS_V0vBOQR6COok_KTJ-tzJJDy0/s1600/photo+%252851%2529.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib1Evj3VJJLDegf52jDZIo8Z7f4ijOjmFVeMvVsLo4JG67YO19FkyxFPTCT-fpFPtAvnPk9IaOgl_nSjDUx6990qZdzY7BZDTIVy-N2YpeYjiww3voUS_V0vBOQR6COok_KTJ-tzJJDy0/s320/photo+%252851%2529.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5775087949227329794" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVdp4n_Z-btjuBrMIHpMe15su-oJL6yyjgdUgwPSqCitBXGfloJIgrLlOJQ_SMfUy9vNBtTkQ66-_A2xB_CTnKx2c5XojCDAWv0_jxpOv9MwJMojY74eEhOKaNmYd93U82MdWcUuzCoM8/s1600/photo+%252850%2529.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVdp4n_Z-btjuBrMIHpMe15su-oJL6yyjgdUgwPSqCitBXGfloJIgrLlOJQ_SMfUy9vNBtTkQ66-_A2xB_CTnKx2c5XojCDAWv0_jxpOv9MwJMojY74eEhOKaNmYd93U82MdWcUuzCoM8/s320/photo+%252850%2529.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5775087947450066642" /></a><br /><br />One thing that I thought was SO cool, was the card Sean received from his two teachers for this year. It invited him to a "meet and greet", to drop off his supplies, see his room, and meet the teachers. I just thought this was the coolest thing <em>ever</em>. Gives me such a great feeling about this year!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5FGaNab7ryGo2NekT9bYM5Fv7ny3Y0UBijkb9E9AvACyix3KRWcoYkxt0ELiQQ8xfvNzMwGsleo_AmTs2AcxLA3KZx6_z6y1VEzh4QB0L0yFUhU8HD_WSyN1_56GhrBwNlFPUyGo_oZo/s1600/photo+%252853%2529.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5FGaNab7ryGo2NekT9bYM5Fv7ny3Y0UBijkb9E9AvACyix3KRWcoYkxt0ELiQQ8xfvNzMwGsleo_AmTs2AcxLA3KZx6_z6y1VEzh4QB0L0yFUhU8HD_WSyN1_56GhrBwNlFPUyGo_oZo/s320/photo+%252853%2529.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5775088684183827826" /></a>Jennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11761958279586960765noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2061935219777353441.post-23576776106875992282012-08-10T11:31:00.001-05:002012-08-10T11:35:13.399-05:00Peace<em>JOHN 11:25 NKJ <br />Jesus said to her, "I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in Me, though he may die, he shall live. </em><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGE2USOj_mjvHCR7H3ycHyOM_bT_371e1rxJXmy8KXktHIB2B2HykS7emqdDbK2Lv_mwy158bhjVTsb6W-Jv360ux-7lMQTJl3Z2IHIRRInBdDeMByaP-ecnUgrxG7FO0iOmMH5ZlFGnE/s1600/Aunt+Kelly.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGE2USOj_mjvHCR7H3ycHyOM_bT_371e1rxJXmy8KXktHIB2B2HykS7emqdDbK2Lv_mwy158bhjVTsb6W-Jv360ux-7lMQTJl3Z2IHIRRInBdDeMByaP-ecnUgrxG7FO0iOmMH5ZlFGnE/s320/Aunt+Kelly.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5775082806607159810" /></a><br /><br />On Friday, July 20, we received word that Jamie's Aunt Kelly, had passed away. Kelly had been sick for quite some time, and is truly one of the most amazing people I know. She never complained (at least to us), always had an infectious laugh, and despite waiting for a double lung transplant, always found a way to see good in things. Kelly will most definitely be missed, but we are so thankful that the Lord saw it fit to not have her suffer any longer.Jennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11761958279586960765noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2061935219777353441.post-58739853511888777522012-08-10T10:58:00.016-05:002012-08-10T11:49:42.744-05:00July Happenings...*Warning: Picture overload.*<br /><br />Ah July. My beloved birthday month. For those of you I'm NOT friends with on facebook, let me give you an explanation of why I love my birthday so much. Yes, I admit I love to be spoiled a little (okay, maybe a lot), and I love being treated extra special, but it's SO much more than that. Why wouldn't I celebrate another year full of blessings? Why wouldn't I love the fact that God gave me another year to watch my children grow, celebrate another year of marriage with my husband, celebrate another year of memories with my friends and family, for they have all made me who I am today! But I'm getting ahead of myself... let's start at the beginning of the month.<br /><br />The fourth of July was another fun day spent swimming at my parents. Like usual, it was 1,000 degrees, so the pool almost felt like bath water! It was still a nice relaxing day, and I'm always happy when Jamie doesn't have to work.<br /><br />We had a couple of days where the heat "broke" (aka, it was 90), so we tried to spend a little time outside. You know it's bad when you welcome 90+ degree heat, and even sit out on your deck to test out the new fire bowl! Speaking of, Jamie completely redid our deck in Cedar, added a food prep station, two burners, and a cool cabinet. Other than a brick oven, we have our outdoor kitchen! My favorite part, however, is the amazing fire bowl he made. It is SO much prettier in person. Come on over and check it out! <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAc5XF0L4GWEYanK2Uzw0HGrS8gNN6UhUGJE8FwuUL0AOlnGrmJMN-hFr3wLSAEc2n7nLoCiobw2-eH6wxub8jKRpNe4ZZIA-O5UinkaWWvMwYoOswAM70CsQGgQlAOH82xUw08IAdsrQ/s1600/photo+%252838%2529.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAc5XF0L4GWEYanK2Uzw0HGrS8gNN6UhUGJE8FwuUL0AOlnGrmJMN-hFr3wLSAEc2n7nLoCiobw2-eH6wxub8jKRpNe4ZZIA-O5UinkaWWvMwYoOswAM70CsQGgQlAOH82xUw08IAdsrQ/s320/photo+%252838%2529.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5775081394578234498" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSlHOFKnKGoG1d7_AbWzw8JCecJlCQu1gO-Dvw3V6KwkBEsO8w2xhi2_jEXW6qbFM-b7bkcUS0PbXuMEfMd8bIxajrfLIPo5e8x7JA0gDllIIi07ofcMmCUNM7ZOlYfbuHtiXzbCA-6Pw/s1600/photo+%252839%2529.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSlHOFKnKGoG1d7_AbWzw8JCecJlCQu1gO-Dvw3V6KwkBEsO8w2xhi2_jEXW6qbFM-b7bkcUS0PbXuMEfMd8bIxajrfLIPo5e8x7JA0gDllIIi07ofcMmCUNM7ZOlYfbuHtiXzbCA-6Pw/s320/photo+%252839%2529.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5775081732867494994" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuwiPwHtrruSkBOuTdMrs8ZSWUTjD6CJU5d7GPI1XP6dzEgBgEGh8FwF982iPVTJOoX_01Xt3Ju-UpZabiJ-vApuX0MUInSW5Cv6mVv0AIxLGEW7eRzrheM-M4SYgiyvGI1gNjJONt6pU/s1600/photo+%252840%2529.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuwiPwHtrruSkBOuTdMrs8ZSWUTjD6CJU5d7GPI1XP6dzEgBgEGh8FwF982iPVTJOoX_01Xt3Ju-UpZabiJ-vApuX0MUInSW5Cv6mVv0AIxLGEW7eRzrheM-M4SYgiyvGI1gNjJONt6pU/s320/photo+%252840%2529.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5775081885698328850" /></a><br /><br />The middle of the month was less than "happy", if you will. On July 19th, Nathan had surgery to remove his tonsils and adenoids. Fortunately, the surgery went very well, and he's doing great. However, from the point where they had us back in the recovery room as he was waking up (THIS.WAS.HORRIBLE), to the 10 days of hell as far as his sleeping, I could have done without. He was such a trooper though, and I'm so, so proud of him!<br /><br />Here he is (very early) waiting for surgery to begin. My Mom and Dad came to the SurgiCenter with us, which was wonderful. Something about your parents being there gives you that sense of calm. Plus, Nathan was ALL about Grandma and Papa. :-)<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ7w1a3w5mWMSw_nhA_JMJP9fP_G4nnitaGyVjaOjksykDnGOcrVrZsVWHvKrKNwefqe_TalqW7ZhD6x9MzL9T8UckG6yWzvDh50KliE9qFKQ1BYKeV1nzf1sdvat6zZM8a-ekIdx4hNM/s1600/pre+surgery.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ7w1a3w5mWMSw_nhA_JMJP9fP_G4nnitaGyVjaOjksykDnGOcrVrZsVWHvKrKNwefqe_TalqW7ZhD6x9MzL9T8UckG6yWzvDh50KliE9qFKQ1BYKeV1nzf1sdvat6zZM8a-ekIdx4hNM/s320/pre+surgery.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5775080120740303714" /></a><br /><br />Once we got home, he finally calmed down, and slept for a good part of the day. I loved the cuddle time, and was thrilled that he wanted something to eat when he woke up. Look at his eyes though... isn't that so pathetic?<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu0lyll-krVmRSJK-nkerQrBtgNwb8uXjDlG56ZXj1TZABB900eZxCA3OBdtIavYUMj2PGPK4ihm9qh-yAtT_XZgviN299pDGw5ZRD3-aXi8eMQH2CpXon6tqlZyz5vkhne3uHix43Pjk/s1600/photo+%252837%2529.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu0lyll-krVmRSJK-nkerQrBtgNwb8uXjDlG56ZXj1TZABB900eZxCA3OBdtIavYUMj2PGPK4ihm9qh-yAtT_XZgviN299pDGw5ZRD3-aXi8eMQH2CpXon6tqlZyz5vkhne3uHix43Pjk/s320/photo+%252837%2529.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5775080536632228178" /></a><br /><br />Get well balloons from my sweet friend, Amy, and her sons<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMxspnbbbVyhBuR2pFrQ-rB8kz1Lnh93ekkkltodZErAcjSinhDp_fMapS3GrtPwpGpqx0-hrTtOb3SDd_1deiplqdBAjOjmc22yq8KPfuipj6IDaR4KhjWoZL7l_wdsRWdK72cfByX_s/s1600/photo+%252852%2529.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMxspnbbbVyhBuR2pFrQ-rB8kz1Lnh93ekkkltodZErAcjSinhDp_fMapS3GrtPwpGpqx0-hrTtOb3SDd_1deiplqdBAjOjmc22yq8KPfuipj6IDaR4KhjWoZL7l_wdsRWdK72cfByX_s/s320/photo+%252852%2529.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5775087530215618258" /></a><br /><br />The end of the month was definitely cause for celebration. My sweet baby was finally feeling (and sleeping) better, and the Lord blessed me with another year! Of course the celebrations were many, so I'll just share a few (okay, several) of my favorite photos.<br /><br />S'mores with my family (my FAVORITE dessert)<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgct39o3E210p4H5A8NR9XF05IG-Dtz1hMSuj3PJUbis7qhVcymmNi8AhzFxPQMVmR3A2QN35GlNuNv3doGujOaofR1c2ZRY9pa9spMPKkfWFzwArMTiCuaFySelMD-uNLMA8q9b_MnnfY/s1600/smores.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgct39o3E210p4H5A8NR9XF05IG-Dtz1hMSuj3PJUbis7qhVcymmNi8AhzFxPQMVmR3A2QN35GlNuNv3doGujOaofR1c2ZRY9pa9spMPKkfWFzwArMTiCuaFySelMD-uNLMA8q9b_MnnfY/s320/smores.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5775084678282953682" /></a><br /><br />Dinner with my friends<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwoBGQpK0ecIPCiiYy0nFLQG2nhfQC97q9WNLbRow_h8w6mgzqYWlJDw30wBVT8ur0kEHSLdaI2nRJJgbGkzifEOlWjX7Nt4siiXNpykEeKtARpTQ1JjApRkqSCo7BtyYiMFGy0QPxBSY/s1600/photo+%252846%2529.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwoBGQpK0ecIPCiiYy0nFLQG2nhfQC97q9WNLbRow_h8w6mgzqYWlJDw30wBVT8ur0kEHSLdaI2nRJJgbGkzifEOlWjX7Nt4siiXNpykEeKtARpTQ1JjApRkqSCo7BtyYiMFGy0QPxBSY/s320/photo+%252846%2529.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5775085329823116338" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEXtI08R2XXiuiZD7uZXbWxf3Mk1KpbZRNHtHfrawdcux9yplUmHc4EQjGeXTTyfoT1ZeKFdrqjkIwXe5jRsIfd1WuuhtrRK0rSGuci7izGOp43gLMc7lGniTlHhH5YR05Bv7FrMRhrdg/s1600/photo+%252847%2529.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEXtI08R2XXiuiZD7uZXbWxf3Mk1KpbZRNHtHfrawdcux9yplUmHc4EQjGeXTTyfoT1ZeKFdrqjkIwXe5jRsIfd1WuuhtrRK0rSGuci7izGOp43gLMc7lGniTlHhH5YR05Bv7FrMRhrdg/s320/photo+%252847%2529.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5775085506096016834" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgflAtmG2I_Ksp9PMxp_79PWvtGIgw_UlXg9TRLYKW2-knxtPeP-FWJlxe901Opj-hz_dN4B9evrGvW2AFEoBQkE05_ivYbPUMAWrAYO-yUGrXCVmXGYCS-3YV88Dm35CqY3kmiDNQKTUw/s1600/photo+%252845%2529.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgflAtmG2I_Ksp9PMxp_79PWvtGIgw_UlXg9TRLYKW2-knxtPeP-FWJlxe901Opj-hz_dN4B9evrGvW2AFEoBQkE05_ivYbPUMAWrAYO-yUGrXCVmXGYCS-3YV88Dm35CqY3kmiDNQKTUw/s320/photo+%252845%2529.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5775085161328736194" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDYREqm0qM69ef4qD9ZGDF9AUyEVcC1zh3vJx377GRuvLe4pfkdwd9M7E_xyVLL46b7E-4Vo6lIHPOaHG-st76rQYWv5Cr2mu7ymYtMwpvRIbNRHPIDDrfUnrEPY0cgLD-LTrU6j5y4rM/s1600/photo+%252844%2529.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDYREqm0qM69ef4qD9ZGDF9AUyEVcC1zh3vJx377GRuvLe4pfkdwd9M7E_xyVLL46b7E-4Vo6lIHPOaHG-st76rQYWv5Cr2mu7ymYtMwpvRIbNRHPIDDrfUnrEPY0cgLD-LTrU6j5y4rM/s320/photo+%252844%2529.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5775085010769881858" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVtWDvTggxh24zBnL-I9RThDNTHpVthpAMDmPpXQd105PwJDLBEAzxUubabH0xxE7wL2PNG6AfoD_Z4WtRznMb8Xz6No92ueilfoq_fKPYCmcTmn7ngm_P2kH47IsbWMQy3DkXJ3Ou9Sk/s1600/photo+%252843%2529.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVtWDvTggxh24zBnL-I9RThDNTHpVthpAMDmPpXQd105PwJDLBEAzxUubabH0xxE7wL2PNG6AfoD_Z4WtRznMb8Xz6No92ueilfoq_fKPYCmcTmn7ngm_P2kH47IsbWMQy3DkXJ3Ou9Sk/s320/photo+%252843%2529.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5775084871609395378" /></a><br /><br />Me and the hubs :-)<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjvvCu_tFYyqjlFOmhPVBsbiaIc9qu5SFqnJB7T0B4awFPfSqyxxoHOgFNoqAADiVx4koNHB2Pg7fLiTJAxUBuxMQt-ViqJNwAXN0Ctds2BmZmRy5G35-2ktyoVMHM0d0yyzgs9zkPD0Q/s1600/photo+%252848%2529.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjvvCu_tFYyqjlFOmhPVBsbiaIc9qu5SFqnJB7T0B4awFPfSqyxxoHOgFNoqAADiVx4koNHB2Pg7fLiTJAxUBuxMQt-ViqJNwAXN0Ctds2BmZmRy5G35-2ktyoVMHM0d0yyzgs9zkPD0Q/s320/photo+%252848%2529.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5775085931512393970" /></a>Jennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11761958279586960765noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2061935219777353441.post-53740821301889641112012-08-10T10:37:00.007-05:002012-08-10T10:54:47.312-05:00June happenings...June was another busy month, but in a different way. Jamie was blessed with a HUGE project at a retirement complex called the Inman. He spent most of the month (including week nights, and weekends), working his tail off. He's still working there, but not quite as much now, which is nice. <br /><br />My sister and I decided that it would be nice for all of us to get away, and spend a little time together, since everyone has been working so much. So my parents, my sister and her family, and us of course, all packed up and headed to St. Louis for Father's Day weekend. It was a quick trip, but so nice to be together. Jamie and Sean went to Six Flags with Elaine, Rick, Nick, and Kyle, while Mom, Dad, Nathan and I spent the day relaxing at the amazing hotel. <br /><br />Elaine and Sean spent the day doing the smaller rides (of which he is STILL talking about). Elaine was great about sending me pictures and updates throughout the day, so that I could kind of experience what Sean was doing. It was SO hot that day, as you can tell by Sean's expression in this picture.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdHQysFby3uzR86AEOmVmEY_tCVzEgRd1thqG5Yi40NJI7ydG6gcNCi2FrIE5uUXCKw_HZIQCp2R2Yp4DWK7LHWSraYxNXAjq1AGibHWO4D33H9GeoD12x7bbYUxF0_bJMEPDWyQ86ipE/s1600/Six+flags.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdHQysFby3uzR86AEOmVmEY_tCVzEgRd1thqG5Yi40NJI7ydG6gcNCi2FrIE5uUXCKw_HZIQCp2R2Yp4DWK7LHWSraYxNXAjq1AGibHWO4D33H9GeoD12x7bbYUxF0_bJMEPDWyQ86ipE/s320/Six+flags.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5775071159092589602" /></a><br /><br />Nathan and I went on a short walk (aka, going down to the lobby and pressing the button to open the front door of the hotel 100 times). Isn't he just too cute?<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdVa-oa7GOGEtDy3oHRr12xfSoTgHEJnz3fkf1uQC-5UQLHScSILvv7F_McVD81JiqscW82dkn9koe86MY6K8C5uiYB5JUAY6gNEf4xuS4oUxMSH0Es_xmfmAm-6LI_EV2g8Z6OOVhjs0/s1600/St.+Louis.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdVa-oa7GOGEtDy3oHRr12xfSoTgHEJnz3fkf1uQC-5UQLHScSILvv7F_McVD81JiqscW82dkn9koe86MY6K8C5uiYB5JUAY6gNEf4xuS4oUxMSH0Es_xmfmAm-6LI_EV2g8Z6OOVhjs0/s320/St.+Louis.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5775072040878326482" /></a><br /><br />Here is one of my favorite pictures from the weekend. My three favorite boys. Love.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDFqV0-KsoB-UexltQqHfWcRlcjeskQTk7EZhKsztJeoFh_GFu2dpK0DGCkGs4Ea7vjL_nI33E8rCsDetaM4bJIFw9re2XRQLUZ1MzKcPpHsZwvMbyZ6-makcdWXNgrHZmk6b1iEGns1Q/s1600/photo+%252832%2529.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDFqV0-KsoB-UexltQqHfWcRlcjeskQTk7EZhKsztJeoFh_GFu2dpK0DGCkGs4Ea7vjL_nI33E8rCsDetaM4bJIFw9re2XRQLUZ1MzKcPpHsZwvMbyZ6-makcdWXNgrHZmk6b1iEGns1Q/s320/photo+%252832%2529.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5775072447799250370" /></a><br /><br />The month ended with a visit from Grandma Becky and our niece, Rebecca. It was a great visit, but too short as usual. Becky's birthday was the 26th, so we were able to actually celebrate with her this year! Since she is a big camper, we got her a Large Utility Tote that she can use to transport and store stuff to and from her camper. And of course we had to come up with some fun phrase to put on it. :-)<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCtCUTbeBWpJ_xIf4Foia82pljWa11Re2g8wenqoLDFB2JIbSM0r7moSbdTzPIcAihyphenhyphenJtNQ0DgaeLVJxqk4cpfO4HWrPF2E42ng7b8I25L-basNjdFbndxWjcPqohl12MLLLYZqpoDyQY/s1600/photo+%252835%2529.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCtCUTbeBWpJ_xIf4Foia82pljWa11Re2g8wenqoLDFB2JIbSM0r7moSbdTzPIcAihyphenhyphenJtNQ0DgaeLVJxqk4cpfO4HWrPF2E42ng7b8I25L-basNjdFbndxWjcPqohl12MLLLYZqpoDyQY/s320/photo+%252835%2529.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5775073373195444866" /></a>Jennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11761958279586960765noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2061935219777353441.post-75849457795477543082012-08-10T09:34:00.012-05:002012-08-10T10:55:09.568-05:00May happenings...May was a wonderfully, crazy busy month in the Lance household. The month always starts off with a celebration - Nathan's birthday! My baby is three. THREE. How on earth is that possible? Since he is SO into farm animals (especially cows), we did a farm animal themed birthday party. And in true "Jenn-fashion", the celebrations went on much past the 1st. :-)<br /><br />Here is a picture of his invitation, along with the goodie "bag" the kids got to take home from the party (included either a stuffed pig, cow, or duck, farm animal stickers, animal crackers, and a red bandana).<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlBzykBlMYeeaYm_WZ891uDUI9cnYkYXIEQymgQm1Mpn-XJccvZDjLfaYpIt0FTkC9rj0-BHBKfOkZ-ts4nskgyYOYcUkD1jWesLp8JhfGfGWeV3QBcsA4MZhJDe3qzoTKX52Q-X8gWWQ/s1600/photo+%25289%2529.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 229px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlBzykBlMYeeaYm_WZ891uDUI9cnYkYXIEQymgQm1Mpn-XJccvZDjLfaYpIt0FTkC9rj0-BHBKfOkZ-ts4nskgyYOYcUkD1jWesLp8JhfGfGWeV3QBcsA4MZhJDe3qzoTKX52Q-X8gWWQ/s320/photo+%25289%2529.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5775058355646880386" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-DaOweGQl-1PSIIeaGatItRPOi6uWIoP-2Y41AuwSE1Gq2_bHk1u4VVJB5NygQbS_xU4Fnd2ZsVzEfa02j2IC3M0v55iIh2uHfzeU37ghIaOj_RV9BqYbLH5vsjz6C5QCKnR9zw52A_A/s1600/bday+treats.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-DaOweGQl-1PSIIeaGatItRPOi6uWIoP-2Y41AuwSE1Gq2_bHk1u4VVJB5NygQbS_xU4Fnd2ZsVzEfa02j2IC3M0v55iIh2uHfzeU37ghIaOj_RV9BqYbLH5vsjz6C5QCKnR9zw52A_A/s320/bday+treats.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5775058416156499234" /></a><br /><br />My Birthday Boy (shirt made by my friend <a href="http://janaysquilts.blogspot.com/">Janay</a>... isn't she amazing??). Shoes found on Etsy.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFJfsptkvIEFd1225o1EtbjDbmjV9TUcznb02y8Z1ONADUyJqwYClbENrgOzq4WBzvn9QSghQDYLng632hUz1BzQvEOkHVEiTnpWpM5op5MM_L44lHqCf6O6A2a94anR8fRj_h9g3UNQo/s1600/birthday.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFJfsptkvIEFd1225o1EtbjDbmjV9TUcznb02y8Z1ONADUyJqwYClbENrgOzq4WBzvn9QSghQDYLng632hUz1BzQvEOkHVEiTnpWpM5op5MM_L44lHqCf6O6A2a94anR8fRj_h9g3UNQo/s320/birthday.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5775059714791250930" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxtM7rS0FOv3_HR47-KtT7RleKItBiuzic7ticTAYcSb89elQ5s-00s4XhJoVwvRg9ADDFk17rWAykaGuxmqyaxsOloOx6W4mhbBISjR0gs7tO3QjaRMgeZYf37mBrtaz4nCYsTNqKk8Y/s1600/photo+%25288%2529.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxtM7rS0FOv3_HR47-KtT7RleKItBiuzic7ticTAYcSb89elQ5s-00s4XhJoVwvRg9ADDFk17rWAykaGuxmqyaxsOloOx6W4mhbBISjR0gs7tO3QjaRMgeZYf37mBrtaz4nCYsTNqKk8Y/s320/photo+%25288%2529.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5775059717993049330" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzPKXGGadaNz73_f6bqgViGQdOOHwSPdHQU9bgr6gDKUqh04IP23dV4P-LygmUJCC2fzLjsi0u6JcNDz7FDRBPWrnArqoQH7wjJca-E241A8oVeAzHGHJjPZeB3iYFFpv999EMgnNqiJ4/s1600/photo+%25286%2529.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzPKXGGadaNz73_f6bqgViGQdOOHwSPdHQU9bgr6gDKUqh04IP23dV4P-LygmUJCC2fzLjsi0u6JcNDz7FDRBPWrnArqoQH7wjJca-E241A8oVeAzHGHJjPZeB3iYFFpv999EMgnNqiJ4/s320/photo+%25286%2529.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5775059727316945954" /></a><br /><br />Once we got past Nathan's birthday, it was time to wrap up Sean's first year at Judah! Hard to believe just how quickly pre-school went. And since I'm just updating this in August, I will let you know that he starts Kindergarten in FOUR DAYS! Oy vey.<br /><br />Sean had a great first year, and I am SO very sad to be leaving his teachers. But I know that God has in store for him more amazing opportunities, and more amazing teachers. Unfortunately, Sean's two best friends (Finn and Ryker) will not be with him at Judah next year. The good news is, we get to see Ryker at church, and we are friends with Finn's parents. :-) <br /><br />Best buddies (Sean, Ryker, and Finn) on the last day of school<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqFmrPhRM-o1X6oBOabS4B-xxvLLt7IczFP_lCeOskoii4Dw0Zx41O-B1RSl4qyE5odfvoIxe8AMJegXL8pokUBY901T4xG0anC3iMYzqB2JfZNdO6doX1ZYiU7PVf7TQ-ZL_FOK9Bi1k/s1600/photo+%252812%2529.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 238px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqFmrPhRM-o1X6oBOabS4B-xxvLLt7IczFP_lCeOskoii4Dw0Zx41O-B1RSl4qyE5odfvoIxe8AMJegXL8pokUBY901T4xG0anC3iMYzqB2JfZNdO6doX1ZYiU7PVf7TQ-ZL_FOK9Bi1k/s320/photo+%252812%2529.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5775065694554009042" /></a><br /><br />The middle of the month brough some crazy weather. In fact, we had one day where the tornadoes got a *little* too close for my comfort. This picture was taken near the airport.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlVwYFmZkMqnLrUwRhnlPW79ApMCPTG1iXQXKRwrYbXtUH4fmzh4CvT-QQXNmaVjqafGlGdKqr4FTrino0s5mSAfVyxBU_V7Hh4ObXaFL82y7J6DvDfW9RKbkFrsieH659_IFp-DACeH0/s1600/photo+%252811%2529.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlVwYFmZkMqnLrUwRhnlPW79ApMCPTG1iXQXKRwrYbXtUH4fmzh4CvT-QQXNmaVjqafGlGdKqr4FTrino0s5mSAfVyxBU_V7Hh4ObXaFL82y7J6DvDfW9RKbkFrsieH659_IFp-DACeH0/s320/photo+%252811%2529.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5775068462606815282" /></a><br /><br />And this is right in front of our doctor's office, on Curtis Road.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrxw45ni0O5drvxql7Gjsqz9-PJs2UUg3GrQUb9N3ILH8iFX88dP27Exr8g7u-aLFbFmLmJ6GbA8h45fRz7YoupL5nogRXU26tAB7dP069u4bLLicI5_Lm2jZq1-0Z2M9IAu29yHmGZWU/s1600/tornado.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrxw45ni0O5drvxql7Gjsqz9-PJs2UUg3GrQUb9N3ILH8iFX88dP27Exr8g7u-aLFbFmLmJ6GbA8h45fRz7YoupL5nogRXU26tAB7dP069u4bLLicI5_Lm2jZq1-0Z2M9IAu29yHmGZWU/s320/tornado.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5775068678892298162" /></a><br /><br />The end of the month brought more family time, as we celebrated our nephew, Kyle's, birthday. I cannot believe my baby nephew is now officially in the double digits! The sad part is, he doesn't like Aunt Jenny kisses like he used to. Sniff, sniff. We also spend Memorial Day at my parents pool since it was about 105 degrees, with a heat index of 1,000,000 (okay, that may be a <em>slight </em>exaggeration, but barely). Sean is completely fearless when it comes to the pool, and would swim all day, every day if we would let him. Nathan is hit or miss as to whether he likes the pool or not. Fortunately, that day was a hit. Check out my big boy!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqDZU0tnxidZq4fDmRC-nExdvPui0qtnJzjHnApK4MYfxckB1ZfOdwM7hNDQ4G7x0v46kB10ux04TDJzsK0_VfRmsV4unan4HY2NJJITCQkyPeY_jNY3-BT4k10tG6CIQUtc6I5_o9yzE/s1600/photo+%252813%2529.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 238px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqDZU0tnxidZq4fDmRC-nExdvPui0qtnJzjHnApK4MYfxckB1ZfOdwM7hNDQ4G7x0v46kB10ux04TDJzsK0_VfRmsV4unan4HY2NJJITCQkyPeY_jNY3-BT4k10tG6CIQUtc6I5_o9yzE/s320/photo+%252813%2529.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5775066924967196386" /></a><br /><br />And what better thing to do on Memorial Day, than have a Thanksgiving dinner, complete with a fried turkey and all!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicsqLKsZ3T63OyoGUHO_xZSRTQw9YNbCkfd5Gidoe2FG1qjvH6Up-wBASizRSV8qXRqaMBWfF3MP2DaSDpMZlpmnjSiCOnddcfvtSo68Z-sCyN9CIEo_wtJ-zd_kwQetCFcu8UfttesPg/s1600/Mem+day.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicsqLKsZ3T63OyoGUHO_xZSRTQw9YNbCkfd5Gidoe2FG1qjvH6Up-wBASizRSV8qXRqaMBWfF3MP2DaSDpMZlpmnjSiCOnddcfvtSo68Z-sCyN9CIEo_wtJ-zd_kwQetCFcu8UfttesPg/s320/Mem+day.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5775068091686866098" /></a>Jennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11761958279586960765noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2061935219777353441.post-54784633087083024342012-08-10T09:22:00.006-05:002012-08-10T10:55:21.218-05:00April happenings...Yes, I realize I STILL need to get caught up on everything, but now that it's AUGUST (yikes!), I'm going to do this fast...<br /><br />April was <strong>super </strong>crazy for me in regards to Thirty-one. It was my highest month of sales ever since joining last July. That was awesome, because it helped me earn a $1200 American Express travel gift card!!! We aren't sure exactly when or where we are going to use it, but we were so excited!!<br /><br />We had a lovely Easter with my family, but of course I was lame and didn't get ONE picture. :-( I did manage to snap a couple pictures of the boys dying Easter eggs, and a couple a few days later when we spent an evening mixing food coloring into water (Sean LOVED making all kinds of differnt color combinations... Nathan just liked stirring). <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0ZNLsflYNVH09yNtAQCEXmqJjtfG6IUsUtRyWQ0-GZ_iNxEKqmpqUzgXzxR8JuHxVGE8rGubLTXwmZaNTz5Pyrhm7CURcZPNvo2c8o8FkZ6wdETq9BDGWsi3vnxg6c_HS3_wPUv76EdI/s1600/Easter.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0ZNLsflYNVH09yNtAQCEXmqJjtfG6IUsUtRyWQ0-GZ_iNxEKqmpqUzgXzxR8JuHxVGE8rGubLTXwmZaNTz5Pyrhm7CURcZPNvo2c8o8FkZ6wdETq9BDGWsi3vnxg6c_HS3_wPUv76EdI/s320/Easter.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5775062716413050562" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4g0gXrnuWJNmMCRIMz9iy7_eEVkQTpVwEPFV02EWpjIjpsihjR4KgRrBfBKr6WsNVwQ34NEYnCjt-uqRwgB5ppUly6AjaEoHaUpQ16RLwXEaAvKHuKYgKFiBiCmDHMw68gSehErNSpkE/s1600/easter+2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4g0gXrnuWJNmMCRIMz9iy7_eEVkQTpVwEPFV02EWpjIjpsihjR4KgRrBfBKr6WsNVwQ34NEYnCjt-uqRwgB5ppUly6AjaEoHaUpQ16RLwXEaAvKHuKYgKFiBiCmDHMw68gSehErNSpkE/s320/easter+2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5775064005686731714" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuj5VLrxD4fw0T5EO9_7V28Dy9Tf_RWUcqqX2plkVcuf72Z-HY7U2ZQ8HVSgFurw-g1d3IB4MmA0kp2OulDXFVuREtzVfx1PqEJpBI3Skh3E1sAD4RgM5OlPvxmpabf8O_N1hPqWG-2-0/s1600/WC.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuj5VLrxD4fw0T5EO9_7V28Dy9Tf_RWUcqqX2plkVcuf72Z-HY7U2ZQ8HVSgFurw-g1d3IB4MmA0kp2OulDXFVuREtzVfx1PqEJpBI3Skh3E1sAD4RgM5OlPvxmpabf8O_N1hPqWG-2-0/s320/WC.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5775062688845868578" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzeXOXN0D993T0cOjJL2C51zQXOPFbI3jKMrVpPHG6CgGY18Qpj05RYpmf8G4PXOMx3lF9GQa7-Rmn6wbQXtxCwlnK8Jy1tes43mEIf3ViMiYT0W15iljl3q1QS5M5NXyAvFyhsWYqiZ0/s1600/photo+%252828%2529.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzeXOXN0D993T0cOjJL2C51zQXOPFbI3jKMrVpPHG6CgGY18Qpj05RYpmf8G4PXOMx3lF9GQa7-Rmn6wbQXtxCwlnK8Jy1tes43mEIf3ViMiYT0W15iljl3q1QS5M5NXyAvFyhsWYqiZ0/s320/photo+%252828%2529.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5775064473869495698" /></a><br /><br />It seems like it was a slow month for us, but I think we kept mostly busy attending my nephews baseball games (two nephews x two games per week = busy!), and with my Thirty-one business. I'm so thankful (and grateful) that I have such a supportive husband. Although this side business is helping feed my habit a little, it's helping us pay down some debt as well, and that's ALWAYS a good thing!<br /><br />Nathan and Aunt Laine at a ball game<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0eYmubspC31JWzff83fFtVp2h_UNmLr64FSLgEYaiPyJd0aviONZ7RojQCrd_-fSy5Vs9YxwsCeFIpEhuXvneDl0tCStyhVQJPShQitwPPB_TwAKQe5yBnxb-ohXZ7JsEIZ8EkUTpNBQ/s1600/photo+%252810%2529.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0eYmubspC31JWzff83fFtVp2h_UNmLr64FSLgEYaiPyJd0aviONZ7RojQCrd_-fSy5Vs9YxwsCeFIpEhuXvneDl0tCStyhVQJPShQitwPPB_TwAKQe5yBnxb-ohXZ7JsEIZ8EkUTpNBQ/s320/photo+%252810%2529.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5775061897262470242" /></a>Jennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11761958279586960765noreply@blogger.com0