tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-49522909570947784412024-03-13T23:50:54.933-07:00The Brinkmeyer FamilyWelcome to our journey with two beautiful children and one crazy black lab!!Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger243125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4952290957094778441.post-24778488513896530122012-04-21T07:03:00.005-07:002012-04-21T07:21:38.783-07:00YIKES!!<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">January 22??!! I guess this blog has been neglected...and it tells you how busy we have been! In February, we geared up to celebrate a special boy's first birthday and it was quite a success! I have so much fun planning parties and seeing the smiles on the lil' one's face took my breath away. Knowing that he is our last, makes it even more special.</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-mEXaIkIVw88/T5K_iqZBLkI/AAAAAAAABrY/JBLlr6xuUIk/s1600/0161.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-mEXaIkIVw88/T5K_iqZBLkI/AAAAAAAABrY/JBLlr6xuUIk/s400/0161.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5733855877811744322" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-vbBo9JoGbU8/T5K_kVseVhI/AAAAAAAABsI/_4497kqMnqM/s1600/339.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-vbBo9JoGbU8/T5K_kVseVhI/AAAAAAAABsI/_4497kqMnqM/s400/339.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5733855906615940626" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-W6AjXSqCD-I/T5K_jvpqMyI/AAAAAAAABr8/76fY3wQ3VBY/s1600/375.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-W6AjXSqCD-I/T5K_jvpqMyI/AAAAAAAABr8/76fY3wQ3VBY/s400/375.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5733855896403587874" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-7o0AyggrZP4/T5K_jGpQ4EI/AAAAAAAABrs/9kr3y1OB9HI/s1600/0122.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-7o0AyggrZP4/T5K_jGpQ4EI/AAAAAAAABrs/9kr3y1OB9HI/s400/0122.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5733855885396074562" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-GKn0q_14hKg/T5K_i-rPNuI/AAAAAAAABrg/Q-RTy_jU02o/s1600/0007.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-GKn0q_14hKg/T5K_i-rPNuI/AAAAAAAABrg/Q-RTy_jU02o/s400/0007.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5733855883256870626" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">In March, we stuck around here during Spring Break and didn't do much. It was nice to be around home and get little projects done! We kept busy however with a day to the Omaha Zoo, library story hour at our local library, a trip to The Children's Museum, Kid's Day at Paint Yourself Silly, and finished of the week with a picnic in the park! We also have now become proud of owners of a mini-van!! And, I can totally see how once people get one, they will never go back to a regular car or SUV. I am finding it very handy for schlepping the kids around as well as toting things to and from school everyday!</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-yKOn1iJFU38/T5LAsnCjMsI/AAAAAAAABtE/toSCnoV2svM/s1600/043.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-yKOn1iJFU38/T5LAsnCjMsI/AAAAAAAABtE/toSCnoV2svM/s400/043.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5733857148222517954" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-rqBALblrKRo/T5LAsI7DNgI/AAAAAAAABs0/PzeH63GJOc4/s1600/023.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-rqBALblrKRo/T5LAsI7DNgI/AAAAAAAABs0/PzeH63GJOc4/s400/023.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5733857140137997826" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-cp6w5Enj8Ck/T5LAr-ivFcI/AAAAAAAABss/O4mZn799XYk/s1600/017.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-cp6w5Enj8Ck/T5LAr-ivFcI/AAAAAAAABss/O4mZn799XYk/s400/017.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5733857137351660994" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ZWJvTuQ9s8E/T5LArRWDGLI/AAAAAAAABsc/4ZWzkiyZIMQ/s1600/003.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ZWJvTuQ9s8E/T5LArRWDGLI/AAAAAAAABsc/4ZWzkiyZIMQ/s400/003.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5733857125218850994" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-IuMBbDfTovE/T5LArLN6ybI/AAAAAAAABsU/KCgAZxxIH_c/s1600/004.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-IuMBbDfTovE/T5LArLN6ybI/AAAAAAAABsU/KCgAZxxIH_c/s400/004.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5733857123574139314" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Now, we are gearing up for a lil' girl's (or should I say BIG girl?) FIFTH birthday party!! At the conclusion of her flower party last year, she told Justin and I she wanted to have a Husker party...so, GO BIG RED!!! Watch for details!</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4952290957094778441.post-59256649586913782372012-01-22T11:58:00.000-08:002012-01-22T12:08:55.001-08:00Happy 11-Month Birthday<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ic_q0ALXTVM/TxxrtjVAetI/AAAAAAAABrM/JRvHqrM74wM/s1600/IMG_5753.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ic_q0ALXTVM/TxxrtjVAetI/AAAAAAAABrM/JRvHqrM74wM/s400/IMG_5753.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5700549658665843410" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-O4M2Yb8OCaU/TxxrtsynJxI/AAAAAAAABrA/wKO3dHFKyMU/s1600/IMG_5750.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-O4M2Yb8OCaU/TxxrtsynJxI/AAAAAAAABrA/wKO3dHFKyMU/s400/IMG_5750.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5700549661205931794" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">11 months ago today we welcomed her baby<span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(51, 102, 255);"> brother</span> into her life. Planning a 1-year-old's birthday party just doesn't seem possible!</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-w2BxK9pXW08/TxxqtNC9kSI/AAAAAAAABq0/fs7ncdqeYJo/s1600/004.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-w2BxK9pXW08/TxxqtNC9kSI/AAAAAAAABq0/fs7ncdqeYJo/s400/004.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5700548553172947234" border="0" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4952290957094778441.post-89048635791851875932011-12-29T08:05:00.001-08:002011-12-29T08:12:59.925-08:00Rock It Out Sista'I soooo wish I knew how to play the guitar...Santa delivered this on Christmas morning and it brings tears to my eyes to see her "playing" it and singing her little heart out! I think God has blessed her with the talent of singing! (She did mention during the CMA's when Taylor Swift was sitting on the couch playing her guitar that she "wants to grown up, sit on a couch, play a guitar, and sing to an audience"...at the rate she is going, this could happen!<br />I told Justin last night that I am seriously considering picking up one for me...the same size. The bigger ones are just too bulky for me! I have always wanted to learn how to play...do you see a future rock start in the making??!!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-T_jBQLIVZlQ/TvyQRwTN6nI/AAAAAAAABqo/5bg3kH3knRs/s1600/044.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-T_jBQLIVZlQ/TvyQRwTN6nI/AAAAAAAABqo/5bg3kH3knRs/s400/044.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5691582663787145842" border="0" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4952290957094778441.post-71907636288518445412011-12-29T07:59:00.000-08:002011-12-29T08:04:51.045-08:00Rub-A-Dub-Dub<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Kendyn has now officially grown out of the kitchen sink and into the bathtub for bath time! Santa delivered a new bath seat and now sure how long he will use it...he is more interested in playing in the water and splashing around! He reminds us so much of his big sister...the minute we used to undress her, she would make a mad-dash for the bathroom knowing it was time for </span><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255); font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">WATER</span></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">!!! Yesterday, I was doing some laundry and Kayin wanted some "swim" time in the tub...I closed the door so Kendyn wouldn't be intrigued by the water, and he just sat by the door and screamed! He wanted so badly to be in there splashing around!!</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-6-ATSFVnZIs/TvyPS6tasuI/AAAAAAAABqc/TpCyiqBTRkw/s1600/051.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-6-ATSFVnZIs/TvyPS6tasuI/AAAAAAAABqc/TpCyiqBTRkw/s400/051.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5691581584249631458" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-UqHulRHszP8/TvyPSmE3QYI/AAAAAAAABqQ/qRQf1pjwNBs/s1600/050.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-UqHulRHszP8/TvyPSmE3QYI/AAAAAAAABqQ/qRQf1pjwNBs/s400/050.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5691581578710827394" border="0" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4952290957094778441.post-30300668440181755662011-12-27T08:12:00.000-08:002011-12-27T08:30:05.180-08:00Brinkmeyer Christmas<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Here are some photos from when Justin's mom and dad were here last week. It was so nice to have them around during such a</span><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:130%;" ><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> </span>crazy time </span></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">at school! I can't imagine what we would have done without them (actually, I can...I would look like a walking zombie...Justin's holiday hours were crazy late this year!)</span></span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-8TKvT2O1jkc/TvnwwZ7yvDI/AAAAAAAABqE/MxyvTc4fCKQ/s1600/451.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-8TKvT2O1jkc/TvnwwZ7yvDI/AAAAAAAABqE/MxyvTc4fCKQ/s400/451.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5690844318545394738" border="0" /></a>Grandma & Grandpa with the kids...surprised Kendyn <span style="font-style: italic;font-size:130%;" ><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153); font-weight: bold;">sat long enough</span></span> for a picture!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ZT3HFxi_tB0/TvnwwCu4y2I/AAAAAAAABp4/OZo4ZkBuOGE/s1600/440.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ZT3HFxi_tB0/TvnwwCu4y2I/AAAAAAAABp4/OZo4ZkBuOGE/s400/440.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5690844312317250402" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Kayin with her new doll she picked out with Grandma Brinkmeyer</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-AQToGPcxrvM/TvnwvpImbiI/AAAAAAAABps/bH92quntDfI/s1600/441.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-AQToGPcxrvM/TvnwvpImbiI/AAAAAAAABps/bH92quntDfI/s400/441.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5690844305445776930" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">All these new toys and want does he want...a </span><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:180%;" ><span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;">BOX</span></span>!!!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-t7VFMDQe9JA/TvnwvIiSdZI/AAAAAAAABpg/OUe15f9oYP4/s1600/420.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-t7VFMDQe9JA/TvnwvIiSdZI/AAAAAAAABpg/OUe15f9oYP4/s400/420.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5690844296695149970" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">The kids playing in her new princess playhut</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Z-2E3HH_2qA/TvnwvAdW0UI/AAAAAAAABpU/AYRClJ-vpCE/s1600/408.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Z-2E3HH_2qA/TvnwvAdW0UI/AAAAAAAABpU/AYRClJ-vpCE/s400/408.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5690844294526980418" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">A new leotard for dance...good thing it's long sleeved! It's getting chilly!</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-46Y4lyO-ZGU/TvnvYoUII5I/AAAAAAAABpE/xSttHdQ2cy4/s1600/406.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-46Y4lyO-ZGU/TvnvYoUII5I/AAAAAAAABpE/xSttHdQ2cy4/s400/406.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5690842810577068946" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Kendyn's new rocking chair</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-zF7E9gJZkD4/TvnvYQCd77I/AAAAAAAABo8/UaUpBNKWpH0/s1600/344.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-zF7E9gJZkD4/TvnvYQCd77I/AAAAAAAABo8/UaUpBNKWpH0/s400/344.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5690842804060549042" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Baking cupcakes with Grandma</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-00tyTb9_1HA/TvnvXtxc6PI/AAAAAAAABow/nBdw4BjAOTE/s1600/341.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-00tyTb9_1HA/TvnvXtxc6PI/AAAAAAAABow/nBdw4BjAOTE/s400/341.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5690842794862373106" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Frosting</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-7rT1XNE2ZVU/TvnvXC1BKQI/AAAAAAAABok/A2WIrKJFBXQ/s1600/334.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-7rT1XNE2ZVU/TvnvXC1BKQI/AAAAAAAABok/A2WIrKJFBXQ/s400/334.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5690842783334607106" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Going for a ride on lil' airplane</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-4qACVe84JeA/TvnvWzmlOPI/AAAAAAAABoY/APPyDo4m70g/s1600/331.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-4qACVe84JeA/TvnvWzmlOPI/AAAAAAAABoY/APPyDo4m70g/s400/331.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5690842779247524082" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">The infamous Perkins breakfast...Kayin requests this every time they are here!</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4952290957094778441.post-25204548647346052642011-12-26T10:14:00.001-08:002011-12-26T11:13:55.023-08:00Brinkmeyer ChristmasI am playing catch up...so bear with me! Justin's brother and family came for their annual visit to Nebraska during Thanksgiving and we had a great time! Kayin was thrilled to have her cousins around! Here are just a few we took from that weekend.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-iStfhXV6LeY/TvjGqShST0I/AAAAAAAABoM/rEfgONy01fk/s1600/245.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-iStfhXV6LeY/TvjGqShST0I/AAAAAAAABoM/rEfgONy01fk/s400/245.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5690516559010877250" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-BS9o_YqQYG8/TvjGqL5zBYI/AAAAAAAABoA/-lGlDyLeKrE/s1600/243.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-BS9o_YqQYG8/TvjGqL5zBYI/AAAAAAAABoA/-lGlDyLeKrE/s400/243.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5690516557234636162" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-_dmMaFxvf3Y/TvjFefNQP-I/AAAAAAAABn0/jRlKaewGBVM/s1600/248.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-_dmMaFxvf3Y/TvjFefNQP-I/AAAAAAAABn0/jRlKaewGBVM/s400/248.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5690515256746459106" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-_quuwa3VL0U/TvjFeKTs5yI/AAAAAAAABnk/Mv15FILwJwg/s1600/193.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-_quuwa3VL0U/TvjFeKTs5yI/AAAAAAAABnk/Mv15FILwJwg/s400/193.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5690515251136358178" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-MaQ0rPMwfKo/TvjFd1gAWcI/AAAAAAAABnc/wCo1aJMhsLU/s1600/191.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-MaQ0rPMwfKo/TvjFd1gAWcI/AAAAAAAABnc/wCo1aJMhsLU/s400/191.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5690515245550819778" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-d8HIOmzco2k/TvjFdcEjDWI/AAAAAAAABnQ/1wjGsT1MR5k/s1600/163.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-d8HIOmzco2k/TvjFdcEjDWI/AAAAAAAABnQ/1wjGsT1MR5k/s400/163.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5690515238724767074" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-MtciuWfGEHQ/TvjFdAzxfpI/AAAAAAAABnE/uuUxdK1PzEU/s1600/162.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-MtciuWfGEHQ/TvjFdAzxfpI/AAAAAAAABnE/uuUxdK1PzEU/s400/162.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5690515231406653074" border="0" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4952290957094778441.post-87249522752097618842011-12-26T09:56:00.001-08:002011-12-26T10:03:26.313-08:00Milestone<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Last week we had family pictures (which unfortunately, I have to <span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;">sadly</span></span> report they were not that great and we rescheduled) and Kendyn had his first haircut! I was so bummed to miss this "first" but knew it needed to be done before the pictures! His hair was starting to curl in the back it was getting so long! <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">Thanks to Lori M. for a great job</span>!!</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-WHOFWJvMvZY/Tvi2bOTcgrI/AAAAAAAABm4/bAJblIPwfcY/s1600/357.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-WHOFWJvMvZY/Tvi2bOTcgrI/AAAAAAAABm4/bAJblIPwfcY/s400/357.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5690498707995001522" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-bo8t6NiLmIw/Tvi2azCJmbI/AAAAAAAABms/tMrPP_KDeSU/s1600/377.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-bo8t6NiLmIw/Tvi2azCJmbI/AAAAAAAABms/tMrPP_KDeSU/s400/377.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5690498700674701746" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-KX_NltElmRc/Tvi2aX3xkaI/AAAAAAAABmg/Wj3RNjKzpV4/s1600/370.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-KX_NltElmRc/Tvi2aX3xkaI/AAAAAAAABmg/Wj3RNjKzpV4/s400/370.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5690498693383426466" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-XuWQFv-Xs3o/Tvi2ZgrTmAI/AAAAAAAABmU/qUchJz72hNQ/s1600/366.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-XuWQFv-Xs3o/Tvi2ZgrTmAI/AAAAAAAABmU/qUchJz72hNQ/s400/366.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5690498678567180290" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-JPFjc5_-mD8/Tvi2Ze4XIhI/AAAAAAAABmI/andOpJDTJ_A/s1600/347.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-JPFjc5_-mD8/Tvi2Ze4XIhI/AAAAAAAABmI/andOpJDTJ_A/s400/347.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5690498678085067282" border="0" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4952290957094778441.post-64523666027970548852011-10-26T10:20:00.000-07:002011-10-26T10:31:18.927-07:00Update<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Well, it's been awhile again since I have posted anything, but I guess it's better late than never!</span> <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><br /><br />* I had what was supposed to be an outpatient surgery, but turned into an overnight stay at the hospital due to complications.<br /><br /></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">*Kendyn is <span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(204, 0, 0);font-family:trebuchet ms;" >CRAWLING</span> and on the go! He is pulling himself up and standing next to things...not sure, but think he will be walking by Christmas time (if not earlier)</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">* Kayin is learning more signs at school as another way to communicate with people. It's been really cute, she is showing her brother everything she is learning!</span><br /><br />* Justin's holiday hours will start soon...it doesn't seem possible that Christmas is in about 2 months!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-y-q_SXUMr-E/TqhCvb2jV7I/AAAAAAAABl8/jKIY3nOnKH4/s1600/236.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-y-q_SXUMr-E/TqhCvb2jV7I/AAAAAAAABl8/jKIY3nOnKH4/s400/236.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5667853513743620018" border="0" /></a>Kayin decided to take her tights off and wear them as a hat...this made my day! :) And put a smile on my face!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-dlAQ5FYGOB4/TqhCul8UIVI/AAAAAAAABlw/VWitJCpg7P8/s1600/235.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-dlAQ5FYGOB4/TqhCul8UIVI/AAAAAAAABlw/VWitJCpg7P8/s400/235.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5667853499272274258" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-PT6oAK6JOIQ/TqhCuHb0RwI/AAAAAAAABlk/3IM7FKREPOg/s1600/232.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-PT6oAK6JOIQ/TqhCuHb0RwI/AAAAAAAABlk/3IM7FKREPOg/s400/232.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5667853491082905346" border="0" /></a>Here is our BIG boy! He has brought so much joy to our lives and we love who he is becoming! His personality really is starting to show and we can't wait for the next chapter...learning to walk!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-7qCZAzj2fMA/TqhCt2K_H9I/AAAAAAAABlY/MlIMNYzgbSw/s1600/229.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-7qCZAzj2fMA/TqhCt2K_H9I/AAAAAAAABlY/MlIMNYzgbSw/s400/229.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5667853486448910290" border="0" /></a>This is pretty much is constant state right now...MOVING!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4952290957094778441.post-82790120490889769722011-09-13T18:22:00.001-07:002011-09-13T18:58:25.376-07:0010 On Tuesday<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: arial;">Well, I think it would be safe to say that this poor blog hasn't had any love or attention for about 6 weeks! :( So sorry about that kids, but let's just say life with two young ones at home certainly has created some obstacles! Don't get me wrong, they are totally worth it, but with the hubby's schedule and the amount of meetings that have been crammed into the first 5 weeks of school, I feel a little overwhelmed! I know all of you want recent pictures of the kids, but tonight is just not going to be it. It's 8:23 and I have yet to eat dinner and we are working on getting the lil' man asleep. Speaking of which, here are our Top 10 Happenings in the Brinkmeyer Household since last updating!</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: arial;">10. Kendyn is now on the move, and has been for about 2 weeks! He is a little scooter and kind of does a leap frog action when wanting to move. Every now and then, he will crawl, but he is finding it faster and more efficient to "hop"!!</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: arial;">9. Kayin is our lil' ballerina! She started dance the end of August and beams every time she walks onto that dance floor. We are fortunate enough to also have two of her friends from daycare there on the same night! She has caught on to the steps rather quickly!</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: arial;">8. Husker football has officially started and schlepping two children downtown to tailgate and watch the "Big Red Band" has been quite a daunting task. However, to see the smile on her face and excitement when she hears them coming down that street is priceless!</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: arial;">7. Speaking of Huskers...her theme request for her 5th birthday...HUSKERS!!! (And no, it doesn't seem possible that she will be turning 5)!!!</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: arial;">6. Kayin also started Preschool! She was accepted into the Peer Model program at Prescott for the hearing impaired program. When I tell people this, they give me quite the eye because she is far from being hard of hearing. But when I explain to them that children are recommended due to their language development and vocabulary skills, they understand how and why she is in the program. She loves school and I try not to be that "helicopter" mom always wanting to check in with her teacher! The first couple of weeks were hard, and we narrowed it down to the bus ride after school, but now, that's all she talks about!</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: arial;">5. School is underway and in FULL force! I feel like I have been in my classroom for more than a month (I have with summer school) but not with all the same kids. Last year I co-taught but this year, I thoroughly am enjoying my own room again...but it is kind of hard to get adjusted back to not having to worry about doing activities or planning without "okaying" it with someone else.</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: arial;">4. Fall is right around the corner and I CAN'T WAIT!!! I enjoy summer, but I am more than ready for cooler temperatures!</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: arial;">3-2-1. I know, I am kind of cheating here, but these last three are biggies!</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: arial;">Yesterday marked the one year anniversary where my grandmother was admitted to St. E's...on Grandparent's Day...and our lives were changed forever.</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: arial;">It was 4 days after her second amputation...I won't forget that day...Kayin, myself, my brother, and his wife headed up to Madonna to visit with Grandma and when we got there, a good family friend was there and met us in the hallway and said things weren't good...and they weren't.</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: arial;">I won't forget how she looked when we went into the room...so still and extremely jaundice. I spoke with the on-call physician at Madonna and they had made the call to send her to the ER at St. E's. I made the call to my mom and things then suddenly were a blur.</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: arial;">Luckily, I was able to find someone to come and get Kayin and I headed to the hospital with her. All I wanted to do was hold my grandmother's hand and tell her it was going to be okay. After all the family had gotten there, we periodically took turns in her temporary room in the ER.</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: arial;">The next few hours were a little hazy, and I am not sure if family headed to a hotel, home, or what....but I was in the room with her when the ER doctor said she was heading for an ultrasound, she looked at me, grabbed my hand, and wanted me to go. That was a pivotal moment for me...seeing her wince in pain and grimace during the ultrasound. The tech soon realized that I had somewhat of a medical background due to all the questions I was asking.</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: arial;">When we found out they were admitting her, my sister in law and I headed back to Madonna to gather up her cards, flowers, and few belongings she had, one of which was her security blanket. That night, my brother, my sister-in-law and I were there by her side when they moved her to her room. I remember covering her with her security blanket, leaving for home, and crying all the way. (I could type more, but I still haven't eaten and Kayin isn't in bed...I'll finish more next week and have a box of kleenex's by the computer)!</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: arial;">Kayin and I got extremely close with her during her 9 month stay at Madonna Rehabilitation Hospital fall of 2009-Early summer 2010. There wasn't a day that went by when we didn't stop and see her (how could we not, we only live about 5 blocks from there)! Of course, there were times when she would tell me that I should not have come and have our little girl out in the "that kind of weather" but deep down, I knew that she enjoyed those visits just as much as Kayin did.</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4952290957094778441.post-12307441165809810042011-08-02T19:34:00.000-07:002011-08-02T20:05:41.420-07:0010 on Tuesday<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">I am trying to get back into the routine of things, especially with school starting in about two weeks (although I feel like I have been back full time since I started teaching EdVenture on July 11th). So, here is the 10 on Tuesday for today!! Enjoy!!</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">10. My </span><span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0); font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">3 page school</span> "To-Do" list has slowly been shrinking and on Friday, it finally could fit all on <span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 0); font-weight: bold;">ONE</span></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">...yes folks, 1 page!! I can't tell you how excited I am that it has finally happened and I am feeling pretty good about it!</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">9. With that being said, I am having so much fun decorating and putting things together for my room! Last year, I co-taught (which was a good experience) but was ready to have my own room again. Although, i do feel like I am a new teacher in Kindergarten!!</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">8. On July 21nd, my brother and his wife welcomed Jack Wayne!! He is absolutely ADORABLE and we are so happy he is here (finally)!! </span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-V1jsbimLMwo/Tji1kURsKZI/AAAAAAAABko/OYXXiYQcDzY/s1600/IMG_6228.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-V1jsbimLMwo/Tji1kURsKZI/AAAAAAAABko/OYXXiYQcDzY/s400/IMG_6228.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5636454569177000338" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-oGvYRMSd8uo/Tji1kgOTOnI/AAAAAAAABkw/2tBpAox-nnM/s1600/IMG_6226.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 324px; height: 242px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-oGvYRMSd8uo/Tji1kgOTOnI/AAAAAAAABkw/2tBpAox-nnM/s400/IMG_6226.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5636454572384008818" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">7. Kendyn LOVES his exersaucer!! I was a little lenient to put him in it at first, but once he got the hang of it (and with his BIG sister's help), all he wanted to do was play with the gidgets and gadgets on there!</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-G_LA_kV5fJQ/Tji1mG5-ocI/AAAAAAAABlI/beOWO592J1g/s1600/IMG_6235.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-G_LA_kV5fJQ/Tji1mG5-ocI/AAAAAAAABlI/beOWO592J1g/s400/IMG_6235.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5636454599947624898" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">6. I don't know about anybody else, but this HEAT has got to go!! I like hot, but when you add the humidity it takes your breath away when you open a door to go anywhere! My first round of beans didn't do so well, I think we might have had fresh green beans three times and then they were done (it could have been a combo of not watering the three days I was out for the surgery and the heat). So, I planted another round this past weekend and am hoping they do well because there is nothing like fresh green beans from the garden!</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">5. Speaking of garden, my friend and I had grand plans for planting a garden and I feel like I have not helped much...between her being pregnant, me having a newborn, and this heat, we will be lucky to get everything we planted. However, I was able to make some fresh bruschetta with tomatoes and basil from the garden and it was YUMMY!! I also picked something last week when I worked in it and have NO IDEA what it is!! I am tempted to take it in to Earl May and have them help me figure out what it is...my guess is that it is some sort of squash!</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">4. This is priceless...don't you think? Kayin loves to read to her brother and he is entranced with all the books she reads him...even the princess ones!</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-yn0q6eiTc0M/Tji1lgu4MJI/AAAAAAAABlA/C0oJXjCWNlI/s1600/IMG_6233.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-yn0q6eiTc0M/Tji1lgu4MJI/AAAAAAAABlA/C0oJXjCWNlI/s400/IMG_6233.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5636454589700518034" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-9e43T1KDYZc/Tji1lPRr-dI/AAAAAAAABk4/NUqegfJcq0g/s1600/IMG_6230.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-9e43T1KDYZc/Tji1lPRr-dI/AAAAAAAABk4/NUqegfJcq0g/s400/IMG_6230.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5636454585014680018" border="0" /></a>3. I am recovering well from the surgery, but have realized that my body has gone through two major surgeries in 6 months time. I am trying to take it slow and not overdo it because Lord knows I don't want to have something like this recent ER trip happen any time soon!<br /><br />2. I get to meet the rest of my NEW BIG Kindergarteners this week at family meetings! I have been teaching EdVenture and 6 out of my 19 kiddos have been attending so I am looking forward to getting to meet the rest of them!<br /><br />1. I hope everyone is sitting down...our little BIG girl will be starting Preschool in two weeks! Kayin will be a peer model in the hearing impaired program at Prescott!!! The program seeks out one or two individuals with a high vocabulary and language development beyond most of their peers. She was recommended by the teacher last year after she had met her on different ocassions. She had asked me if I had thought about it, and really, we hadn't. Kayin's daycare provider, "M" does such a great job with the kids that she already knows all of her letters, a majority of their sounds, can count 100+, write her name, knows some two letter sight words, and is inquisitive beyond what we would have ever imagined! But, the teacher background in me knows how important it is to have some school experience prior to entering Kindergarten. Although we are excited, it means that our little girl, isn't "little" anymore!!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4952290957094778441.post-52943322771040934402011-07-22T07:21:00.000-07:002011-07-22T08:14:14.777-07:005 Months<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">What a </span><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0); font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">whirlwind</span> it has been the past week! I was hoping to upload pictures today as I am sitting in my quiet house (explanation later), but the computer is being funny. So, maybe tomorrow!! But, I will give you a the <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">scoop</span> on what's been happening at the Brinkmeyer household this past week!<br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">First and foremost, today Kendyn turned </span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0); font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">5</span> months old</span></span>...<span style="font-style: italic;font-size:180%;" ><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0); font-weight: bold;">ALREADY</span></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">!!! I know, it seems just like yesterday I was going in for our scheduled c-section and welcoming him into our lives. He has brought so much joy and laughter that having two really makes us feel "complete" (although I keep telling Justin I wouldn't mind just one more)! He really changes from day to day and he has grown up so fast! Among other things, he </span><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;">LOVES </span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">to laugh, smile, play peek-a-boo with his sister (the other day when we were coming back from Grand Island both of them got to giggling so hard tears were rolling down their faces), eat his toes, roll over, cuddle with his "lovey", and interact with anyone that comes in contact with him. One thing that he despises, which we learned</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153); font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"> real quick </span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">on our vacation, is being in his car seat. One would think that the motion of the car would put a baby in a sleep transe...nope, not him! I told my hubby that if we were going to do a long road trip again in a car we may need to look at getting a van where we can be more mobile and accessible to the kids (and I am kind of ready for a mom-van anyways)!</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">So, back to the</span><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0); font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;"> "whirlwind"</span> of the week...it all started on Friday evening (and in retrospect, if I think back, it probably has been going on for awhile just never put two and two together).<br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Friday night was our Prescott Summer Festival and about half-way through the festivities I wasn't feeling good. The past couple of weeks, any time I ate, I had a tummy ache (which I thought was either an ulcer or heartburn...oh how I was </span><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">WRONG</span>)!!! Well, Friday night came and went with the pain continuing and waking up Saturday morning, I thought I was coming down with the flu. Justin headed to work, leaving me behind with the kids. Around 10:30 I was in so much pain I could barely walk, hold Kendyn, sit, <span style="font-style: italic;font-size:130%;" ><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153); font-weight: bold;">nothing felt comfortable</span></span>.<br /><br />I broke down and called the hubby around 11:45 and told him that I needed him to come home because I thought this may cause for a trip to the ER. So, I made a call to my OB and talked with the doc on call...his thought was maybe a hernia (since exactly two years ago on our anniversary, the 16th of July, I had exploratory surgery of my abdomen and with the recent c-section, probably could be it) and suggested I head to the ER. <span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0); font-style: italic;">What??!! Again??!!</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> There must be something about July 16th that my body just does not agree with!!</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Luckily we have a great friend here who came and rescued us around 2:00 to sit with the kids while we headed there and gradually, as you would think, the pain continued to get worse and worse. I give a shout-out to the BRYAN LGH ER staff because they were wonderful and got me checked in right away, had the on-call doc come in and look and if his eyes could tell a story, pretty sure they would. He looked at Justin and verbatum asked him, "Has your wife's belly button always been this big and </span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: italic;">purplish</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">/</span><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">blue</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> looking?!" Needless to say, both of us weren't sure what to say (because it really is a body part that I don't look at because quite frankly, after having two children and two c-sections, it's kinda hard to see)! With that being said, Justin and I talked and I told him to head back to work because who knew how long it would be before things started rolling and happening (this was about 4:00).</span><br /><br />Well, after having to drink the lovely contrast liquid for a CT scan, the ER doc on-call making a phone call, I went in for <span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0); font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">emergency surgery</span></span> for an incarcerated/strangled hernia at 6:45!!! Unfortunately, Justin and the kids didn't make it to the hospital in time to see me off and give me kisses (which was probably the hardest part)! I lost it in the operating room when they told me he had just gotten there and would see me after I woke up. I asked if he could at least come back and give me a kiss....it was our anniversary, for goodness sake. But, wasn't going to happen.<br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">So, after two nights in the hospital, being scolded by the ER doc for waiting this long (I guess it could have turned out to be a ruptured hernia if I had waited any longer), no more than Ibuprofen 800 for pain meds, not being able to work at summer school for a week, my gracious coustins taking the kids in the morning so I can rest....I am home and doing well...although I do feel like I have had another c-section!</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4952290957094778441.post-64751724263237018522011-07-09T18:44:00.001-07:002011-07-09T19:44:52.172-07:00What A Week!!!<span style="font-family: trebuchet ms; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Here are some random shots from vacation. I am too tired to take the time to organize and comment on every picture tonight...fussy baby who is teething and trying to unpack are the priority right now (as well as preparing myself for teaching 4 weeks of summer school starting Monday). When I get a chance later this week, I will post more pictures with details. These are just a few of the week's events! :) Enjoy!</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-IXkhnRbRO4w/ThkRhDpS_GI/AAAAAAAABkg/-QlpTOKMWWw/s1600/IMG_6121.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-IXkhnRbRO4w/ThkRhDpS_GI/AAAAAAAABkg/-QlpTOKMWWw/s400/IMG_6121.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5627548468988017762" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-IeHxVdY95Ds/ThkRgx-yULI/AAAAAAAABkY/379OCiU9LNA/s1600/IMG_6126.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-IeHxVdY95Ds/ThkRgx-yULI/AAAAAAAABkY/379OCiU9LNA/s400/IMG_6126.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5627548464246313138" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-3UQ65SF0ayU/ThkRgYLCx9I/AAAAAAAABkQ/EDJv64k1eBs/s1600/IMG_6127.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-z5b1Jb_MVXc/ThkFVmQPjhI/AAAAAAAABiY/ON-55rtNBEc/s400/IMG_1963.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5627535077980212754" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-KzxeEPKw_tU/ThkFUvdTHpI/AAAAAAAABiI/2IPVXEOfBHo/s1600/IMG_1937.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-KzxeEPKw_tU/ThkFUvdTHpI/AAAAAAAABiI/2IPVXEOfBHo/s400/IMG_1937.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5627535063271022226" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-rCX23c0e1FI/ThkFU6ow-QI/AAAAAAAABiQ/92v5KlR7wcM/s1600/IMG_1962.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-rCX23c0e1FI/ThkFU6ow-QI/AAAAAAAABiQ/92v5KlR7wcM/s400/IMG_1962.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5627535066271906050" border="0" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4952290957094778441.post-86160674509546165922011-06-28T21:29:00.003-07:002011-06-28T22:09:46.856-07:0010 On Tuesday<span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span><h6 style="font-family: lucida grande; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:lucida grande;" class="uiStreamMessage" ft="{"type":1}"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Hopefully this post will "post" on Tuesday...it's 11:29 so I have 30 </span></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">minutes!</span></span></h6><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: bold; font-family: lucida grande;font-size:100%;" >10. This weekend Kendyn was baptized...here are some of the pictures!</span><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" style="font-family: lucida grande; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-llxm3Wrd5yQ/TgqwyTnONTI/AAAAAAAABhw/itOBQzi-jd4/s1600/IMG_1824.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-llxm3Wrd5yQ/TgqwyTnONTI/AAAAAAAABhw/itOBQzi-jd4/s400/IMG_1824.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5623501463030215986" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family: lucida grande; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">We had to wake Kendyn up a little so he knew what was going on...but right after I had woken him up, he went back to sleep!</span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" style="font-family: lucida grande; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/--ceiTIqpZ9M/Tgqwyht-mhI/AAAAAAAABh4/dTs1UeYmQ04/s1600/IMG_1825.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/--ceiTIqpZ9M/Tgqwyht-mhI/AAAAAAAABh4/dTs1UeYmQ04/s400/IMG_1825.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5623501466816649746" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" style="font-family: lucida grande; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-pEnvVEBRybc/TgqwyDBljFI/AAAAAAAABho/WsBtioo8O_U/s1600/IMG_1863.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-pEnvVEBRybc/TgqwyDBljFI/AAAAAAAABho/WsBtioo8O_U/s400/IMG_1863.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5623501458577394770" border="0" /></a></span> <span style="font-size:100%;"><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" style="font-family: lucida grande; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ChySdcAOkxE/Tgqwx6tRjHI/AAAAAAAABhg/YWj8n5lDsaw/s1600/IMG_1848.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ChySdcAOkxE/Tgqwx6tRjHI/AAAAAAAABhg/YWj8n5lDsaw/s400/IMG_1848.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5623501456344714354" border="0" /></a></span> <span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family: lucida grande; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">My grandfather was able to make the service. Oh how it has changed since Kayin was baptized 3 years ago. Both sets were able to make it...sadly, both grandmothers (Kendyn's namesakes) were watching from up above and my other grandfather is not able to be mobile as easily as he used to be.</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" style="font-family: lucida grande; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-NoNzK2AbpsU/TgqwxlXZMtI/AAAAAAAABhY/0LKFUrglHnY/s1600/IMG_1836.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-NoNzK2AbpsU/TgqwxlXZMtI/AAAAAAAABhY/0LKFUrglHnY/s400/IMG_1836.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5623501450615796434" border="0" /></a></span> <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: bold; font-family: lucida grande;font-size:100%;" ><span style="font-family: lucida grande; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Aunt Maggie givin' Kendyn some love!</span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ic8-n8FB10w/TgquIF-pqeI/AAAAAAAABhQ/5OoZWbcjI-E/s1600/IMG_1859.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ic8-n8FB10w/TgquIF-pqeI/AAAAAAAABhQ/5OoZWbcjI-E/s400/IMG_1859.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5623498538792626658" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family: lucida grande; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Nana & Papa</span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" style="font-family: lucida grande; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-0TmU_R9dqFM/Tgqyn013SAI/AAAAAAAABiA/v8qfyrq-Zxg/s1600/IMG_1865.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-0TmU_R9dqFM/Tgqyn013SAI/AAAAAAAABiA/v8qfyrq-Zxg/s400/IMG_1865.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5623503481994692610" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family: lucida grande; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> Grandma & Grandpa</span></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: bold; font-family: lucida grande;font-size:100%;" ><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-BHUQJ9YaXBA/TgquH25xgVI/AAAAAAAABhI/siHJr_-3oig/s1600/IMG_1858.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-BHUQJ9YaXBA/TgquH25xgVI/AAAAAAAABhI/siHJr_-3oig/s400/IMG_1858.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5623498534745637202" border="0" /></a>GodParents Josh and Maggie will be welcoming their little boy soon!! <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-FFv_bZMxzwg/TgquHR95f8I/AAAAAAAABhA/m56h8Vl25mo/s1600/IMG_1857.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-FFv_bZMxzwg/TgquHR95f8I/AAAAAAAABhA/m56h8Vl25mo/s400/IMG_1857.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5623498524830826434" border="0" /></a>GodParents John and Audra will be welcoming their little girl soon!! Don't you just love that smile on Kendyn?! <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-aXlGD7rO-tA/TgquG0HZZSI/AAAAAAAABg4/PTW7LnkmqOs/s1600/IMG_1844.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-aXlGD7rO-tA/TgquG0HZZSI/AAAAAAAABg4/PTW7LnkmqOs/s400/IMG_1844.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5623498516817601826" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family: lucida grande; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Our family with Pastor Sheri...it was kind of neat! We had Kayin baptized at this same church when we first moved here and a lot of the congregation commented on how much she continues to grow and how much Kendyn looks like her!</span></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: bold; font-family: lucida grande;font-size:100%;" > </span><h6 style="font-family: lucida grande; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;font-family:lucida grande;" class="uiStreamMessage" ft="{"type":1}"><span style="font-size:100%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-R4sjZ9BSVdY/TgquGvSqLTI/AAAAAAAABgw/9xF3cRfZSL4/s1600/IMG_1854.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-R4sjZ9BSVdY/TgquGvSqLTI/AAAAAAAABgw/9xF3cRfZSL4/s400/IMG_1854.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5623498515522661682" border="0" /></a></span></h6><h6 style="font-family: lucida grande; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;font-family:lucida grande;" class="uiStreamMessage" ft="{"type":1}"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: lucida grande;font-size:100%;" >Auntie Char came all the way from North Carolina!! Again, don't you just love that face?!</span><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span></h6><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: lucida grande; font-weight: bold;font-size:100%;" >9. This weekend was filled with lots of events! We started out by having a little get together for my parents' birthdays, followed by my sister-in-law's baby shower, and finishing out the weekend with Kendyn's baptism. Justin's parents were able to fly out for the event and took the kids to the hotel for awhile...Kendyn couldn't get enough of the water! He loves to swim!!</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: bold; font-family: lucida grande;font-size:100%;" > <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-MAoGd-kGVMU/TgqrTFIO0ZI/AAAAAAAABgo/xKw7H89tOvQ/s1600/IMG_1799.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-MAoGd-kGVMU/TgqrTFIO0ZI/AAAAAAAABgo/xKw7H89tOvQ/s400/IMG_1799.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5623495429008052626" border="0" /></a>8. And here is our other little waterbug swimming with Grandpa. She still is a little worried to go under the water but if she had floaties or a life jacket on, pretty sure she would want to be in the water all day and by herself (miss little independent)! <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ko1-JJyq_KM/TgqrS6p8kRI/AAAAAAAABgg/q9iWOl-69Og/s1600/IMG_1797.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ko1-JJyq_KM/TgqrS6p8kRI/AAAAAAAABgg/q9iWOl-69Og/s400/IMG_1797.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5623495426196672786" border="0" /></a>7. This sequence of pictures captures the many faces of Kendyn...one minute he can be laughing and smiling... <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-lRPTlDEQ5no/TgqrSu8DXZI/AAAAAAAABgY/rSe_lW9wFsQ/s1600/IMG_1767.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-lRPTlDEQ5no/TgqrSu8DXZI/AAAAAAAABgY/rSe_lW9wFsQ/s400/IMG_1767.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5623495423051390354" border="0" /></a>...and the next minute something has him scared and he is crying! <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-KoYfBwHxT6U/TgqrSua2qzI/AAAAAAAABgQ/VV8WmpMAUCk/s1600/IMG_1764.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-KoYfBwHxT6U/TgqrSua2qzI/AAAAAAAABgQ/VV8WmpMAUCk/s400/IMG_1764.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5623495422912146226" border="0" /></a></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: lucida grande; font-weight: bold;font-size:100%;" >6. Who can resist this little face? He turned 4 months on the 22nd of June, ALREADY, and has grown up so fast! He can roll over (has completely rolled over twice, but isn't sure he likes doing it), can pull himself up on his hands when having tummy time, eat his toes (this is a favorite of his now that he is teething), if holding your hands, can lift up his head and go from a sitting to standing position! We have a feeling he may be a fast crawler and in no time, be walking! This morning, during tummy time, he lift his bottom like he was getting ready to crawl!</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: bold; font-family: lucida grande;font-size:100%;" > <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-NAvappyxwKA/TgqrSH8sEtI/AAAAAAAABgI/1Ge1sQL1jEY/s1600/IMG_1810.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-NAvappyxwKA/TgqrSH8sEtI/AAAAAAAABgI/1Ge1sQL1jEY/s400/IMG_1810.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5623495412585075410" border="0" /></a> </span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family: lucida grande; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">5. We are ready for VACATION!!</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: lucida grande; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">4. Speaking of vacation, after summer school training last week, I will probably have to spend some time "working on school stuff"...whoever claims that teachers still get 3 months off in the summer, well, I would like to see their proof of that claim!</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: lucida grande; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">3. I am running out of things to say and it is now 12:04...</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: lucida grande; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">2. I have to take Justin to work in the morning at 7:30...</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: lucida grande; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">1. Hence, why I am going to sign off now!</span></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4952290957094778441.post-7404198856189271252011-06-13T19:18:00.000-07:002011-06-13T19:40:14.164-07:0010 on Tuesday (okay, I know it's early, but tomorrow is going to be BUSY)!I know I am a day early, but I know some of you have been requesting a new post filled with pictures. So, here is my 10 on Tuesday on Monday night! :) Tomorrow is going to be too busy to try and squeeze one in! :)<br /><br />Today we were fortunate to utilize Justin's day off and take some family pictures! I will start with the last one of the day that we took...both of the kids were at their breaking point and were done!! I am not going to put all of them up (there were about 157 to choose from) and needless to say, it was hard to narrow it down!<br /><br />10. I love that Kayin continues to hold her brother even though he clearly has had enough of the pictures!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-q7djY9N2MgE/TfbGKTilr8I/AAAAAAAABgA/BVTxnOM0yGY/s1600/0156.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-q7djY9N2MgE/TfbGKTilr8I/AAAAAAAABgA/BVTxnOM0yGY/s400/0156.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5617895465537613762" border="0" /></a>9. We love how this one turned out! Their smiles are <span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0); font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">PRICELESS</span>!!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-bqIiIUQKtGM/TfbGKPh6LiI/AAAAAAAABf4/Os6V7aL0IeE/s1600/0118.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-bqIiIUQKtGM/TfbGKPh6LiI/AAAAAAAABf4/Os6V7aL0IeE/s400/0118.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5617895464461020706" border="0" /></a>8. Again, love the smiles on both of the kids...this was obviously at the beginning of the session!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/--puBn7JXN5s/TfbGJbzpKTI/AAAAAAAABfo/6j9wk3YXdWU/s1600/0023.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/--puBn7JXN5s/TfbGJbzpKTI/AAAAAAAABfo/6j9wk3YXdWU/s400/0023.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5617895450576759090" border="0" /></a>7. Kayin has had this same smile since she was born and the sparkle in her eyes continues to glow!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-S3y5dOpnogI/TfbGJsgLz-I/AAAAAAAABfw/aehTbfF4Xyc/s1600/0034.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-S3y5dOpnogI/TfbGJsgLz-I/AAAAAAAABfw/aehTbfF4Xyc/s400/0034.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5617895455058546658" border="0" /></a>6. I think her brother is going to follow in her footsteps with his smile and sparkle!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-4aQJcoR8Ttg/TfbGJJTkzyI/AAAAAAAABfg/_-pmK88NdVo/s1600/0045.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-4aQJcoR8Ttg/TfbGJJTkzyI/AAAAAAAABfg/_-pmK88NdVo/s400/0045.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5617895445610417954" border="0" /></a>5. The kids and I spent this past weekend in Clay Center and Grand Island. Kayin had a blast playing with the neighbor "girly girls" and can't wait to go back!<br /><br />4. My new room is just about set up for the new school year. There is a possibility that I will be teaching all four weeks of summer school and I would really like to have the room completed before we leave on vacation to Chicago on the 29th. We return home on the 8th and if I teach all four weeks, we start on the 11th of July and go through the 5th of August....not much of a summer but the extra money will be nice!<br /><br />3. Did I mention <span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153); font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; font-family: trebuchet ms;">VACATION</span></span>??!! We will be heading to Chicago/Northwest Suburbs for a couple of days, then head down to Charleston (where Justin is from), and make a swoop up through the Ozarks. It will be nice to get away and visit with friends...we haven't been back since Kayin was about 18 months!<br /><br />2. The weather has not been cooperating to be outside, which is why we have no pictures of the new pool and the kids in it! Today it was a mere 67 degrees outside...a beach vacation may be on the schedule sometime soon!<br /><br />1. I got my first pink and black box in the mail yesterday! It was so exciting to open it up and put together the orders for my MaryKay clients!! I ordered some new product for myself and LOVE it!!!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4952290957094778441.post-25109684236744057652011-06-05T13:44:00.001-07:002011-06-05T13:44:38.574-07:00Change in PlaylistJust to let you know, something has happened with Playlist and if you would like to hear the music selection for the post, you need to scroll to the bottom of the page and click play! :)Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4952290957094778441.post-11964452511751164332011-06-05T13:29:00.000-07:002011-06-05T13:34:29.631-07:00BIG BOY!!!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-FHJyl3nn7DQ/Tevn0MYaZEI/AAAAAAAABfY/0SEhIncd2-Y/s1600/IMG_6053.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-FHJyl3nn7DQ/Tevn0MYaZEI/AAAAAAAABfY/0SEhIncd2-Y/s400/IMG_6053.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5614836244310287426" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-RjeoNWslUBE/Tevnz9zc9fI/AAAAAAAABfQ/6MutGn8C6O0/s1600/IMG_6055.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-RjeoNWslUBE/Tevnz9zc9fI/AAAAAAAABfQ/6MutGn8C6O0/s400/IMG_6055.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5614836240397170162" border="0" /></a>Sitting in the Bumbo chair like a big boy!!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4952290957094778441.post-18414467171307739252011-06-04T20:20:00.001-07:002011-06-04T20:39:24.019-07:00Happy Happy BirthdayWell, the date finally arrived and it was <span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153); font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">TIME TO CELEBRATE</span>!!! It has become something to think about each year around Kayin's birthday....do we celebrate on her actual birthday with friends or wait? This year, the answer was easy...we needed to wait (not only was Kendyn still pretty young, but my grandmother had just passed away and her funeral was on Good Friday). And actually, waiting is something I think we are leaning more and more towards...the timing has been perfect the last two years because I can devote my time to the party planning after school is out.<br /><br />It's hard to imagine our <span style="color: rgb(51, 255, 51);">lil' girl is 4...going on <span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: lucida grande;">20</span></span>! This last year has been such an emotional roller coaster ride -- introduced not only to heaven (twice), but also puppy heaven as well as life with a new little brother. She has grown up so much this last year and I am sure that I am repeating myself, but it's hard to imagine that she is 4 and growing up so fast!<br /><br />She had a great time and enjoyed seeing all of her friends--she has been counting down the days the last couple of weeks and today was no different. Refusing to take a nap, not wanting to eat, wanting to help decorate, insisted on making cupcakes at 6:00 in the morning...today proved to be quite a day!<br /><br />Here are some pictures from the party...ENJOY!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-e1J70v0b9Q4/Ter4cj1rrsI/AAAAAAAABfA/QUzEb3l4YeE/s1600/IMG_6049.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-e1J70v0b9Q4/Ter4cj1rrsI/AAAAAAAABfA/QUzEb3l4YeE/s400/IMG_6049.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5614573055011172034" border="0" /></a>Wouldn't be a garden/flower party without planting flowers with her friends!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-AfNAuG9trV0/Ter4cPCaVJI/AAAAAAAABe4/O6xJ_XA8F0o/s1600/IMG_6050.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-AfNAuG9trV0/Ter4cPCaVJI/AAAAAAAABe4/O6xJ_XA8F0o/s400/IMG_6050.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5614573049427416210" border="0" /></a>Some of the table decorations...I forgot to take pictures of the table with everything on it (oops)! The glass jars I had left over from a flower arrangement from something I had here at the house, put a little scrapbook paper on them with ribbon and woala...coordinating decorations! And...I couldn't resist these flowers at a local grocery store!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-n4mX4kPaH0w/Ter4bQEbrpI/AAAAAAAABeo/013_AQTG7Uw/s1600/IMG_6041.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-n4mX4kPaH0w/Ter4bQEbrpI/AAAAAAAABeo/013_AQTG7Uw/s400/IMG_6041.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5614573032524459666" border="0" /></a>She wanted to do crafts with her friends like she does at "M"s house for daycare...we had left-over foam animal critters from the last week of school (camp week) and found foam flower bookmarks at Hobby Lobby. This was a great activity and independent for little ones!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-IfmhfGc2s_o/Ter4b4CWOeI/AAAAAAAABew/DzSZTat6apA/s1600/IMG_6046.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-IfmhfGc2s_o/Ter4b4CWOeI/AAAAAAAABew/DzSZTat6apA/s400/IMG_6046.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5614573043253131746" border="0" /></a>She opted to do cupcakes this year instead of a cake...found these straws at Dollar Tree, but cut the tops and bottoms off enough to put into the cupcake for a decoration! The Dollar Tree was a friend of mine for this party! :)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-UQr_gCWSKwI/Ter4bDJz7HI/AAAAAAAABeg/zazqnRpEyks/s1600/IMG_6039.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-UQr_gCWSKwI/Ter4bDJz7HI/AAAAAAAABeg/zazqnRpEyks/s400/IMG_6039.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5614573029057358962" border="0" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4952290957094778441.post-8217796186212396332011-05-31T20:22:00.000-07:002011-05-31T20:57:58.547-07:0010 on TuesdayOkay, okay...no new pictures to post, but hopefully by the end of the week I will have some! The last two weeks have been crazy with trying to pack up my room at school and complete all the end of the year "junk"...so if you are someone who likes pictures, patience...<br /><br />10. Our district office caught on fire last night and nothing was saved. It's hard to believe that everything is gone...the technology, new math curriculum, all the artwork from students that adorned the office, personal items from staff members, the list could go on and on...<br /><br />9. I am officially in my NEW room (with a little bit of sweat and tears, I moved ALL of my stuff by myself today). Co-teaching was a good experience, but I am ready to have my own space again. I will walk in with a blank slate!<br /><br />8. It's a good thing we are going to CHICAGO this summer!! There is NO teacher store here in Lincoln and I need some supplies!! :) I wonder if Justin will let me hook up a U-Haul??!!<br /><br />7. This was the first Memorial Day with both Grandmas gone...it was a hard day on Monday.<br /><br />6. The other morning, Kendyn was fussing around his usual time of 5:30 wake-up call. I went into his room and he had both of his legs through the slats in the crib and was just talking to himself, smiling away and looking at the ceiling fan.<br /><br />5. Speaking of Kendyn, the little man had rolled himself over this morning!! Justin heard fussing and went into his room to find him on his belly!!! He has gotten quite strong in the last month or so!<br /><br />4. We are planning a lil' girl's (or should I say BIG girl's 4th birthday party for this weekend). She can't wait to celebrate with her friends and do some "gardening" crafts/activities!! I usually have my party hat on by now, but needed to get through today first! :) So, tomorrow, let the PARTY planning begin!! :)<br /><br />3. I am really looking forward to getting my MaryKay business going...it's been fun to get my first order in!!<br /><br />2. Vacation can't come soon enough...so ready to get away for awhile, however, Kendyn is NOT a good traveler!<br /><br />1. It's 11:00 and I am tired...need to catch some sleep so I can post pictures tomorrow! :)Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4952290957094778441.post-83418180956180938092011-05-10T20:09:00.000-07:002011-05-10T20:52:55.089-07:0010 on Tuesday<span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 51);">Okay, I know many of you are wondering where the pictures are, but you should be happy that I am finding the time to blog (I promise to work on adding some new pictures)! Life has been quite hectic since returning to work and trying to adjust has taken some time. So, today's 10 on Tuesday is a reflection on the last couple of weeks or returning back to work full time!</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 51);">10. We now have 2 angels in heaven watching over us. On Tuesday, April 19th, my dad's mother passed away. It's amazing how this woman had the tenacity to beat the odds every time she turned the corner. At her age, she battled several different kinds of cancer like no one ever had! She was an amazing woman and it's hard to imagine that we can't just pick up the phone and call her anymore. I had a harder time with this death, possibly because it had only been about 7 months since my other grandma had passed, or maybe it was the fact that I couldn't visit her every day like I did Grandma Betty, or maybe the fact that my dad is an only child...not sure, but it has been hard!</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 51);">I was cleaning through our cards today---and this woman didn't miss a birthday, holiday, anniversary, you name it. As I was going through them and sorting into new baby cards, holiday cards, birthday cards...I found an Easter card, from her, dated April 10th. I have a feeling she knew that Easter this year was going to be a little different. We miss you and love you Grandma Lou!!</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 51);">9. With that being said, the weekend prior to me heading back to work was kind of a blur....her funeral was on Good Friday, we celebrated Easter by attending church with my grandfather in Geneva (home of the other grandmother that passed away in September), and we celebrated our princess's fourth birthday on Easter Sunday! Looking back at the calendar, Grandma passed away exactly 8 weeks after Kendyn Lou-Douglas was born and a week before Kayin turned four. </span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 51);">8. The first week back was bittersweet...I was more than ready to have a routine and get our family back on a schedule, but yet wanted time to grieve and didn't have that opportunity.</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 51);">7. We couldn't have asked for a better sitter for Kendyn. Due to the amount of pregos and new babies at Kayin's daycare, we needed to find someone for Kendyn. Luckily, our good family friends J & A offered to help out!! I am pretty sure A is around most of the time, but every now and then I know J gets a turn! They have three amazing girls and another one on the way...she is SUPER MOM and rocks at watchin' my kid (and when Kayin gets a chance, she goes too)!! </span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 51);">6. Do you ever feel that there isn't enough time in the day to get the littlest things done? When I was home on maternity leave I felt like I accomplished soooooo much and could get everything on my "to-do" list crossed off. Now, I purposely write things I have already done on a "to-do" list so I can feel good about getting something done....even if it was accomplished before I wrote the dang list!</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 51);">5. After some hard thinking and pro/con lists, I have leapt into the world of selling MaryKay!! I attended a meeting about 4 weeks ago and honestly had no intention of signing up to be a consultant. However, after talking with my director and laying some things out on the table, I figured "Heck, what is there to lose? I LOVE make-up, enjoy seeing how happy good lookin' skin makes people feel, and getting to know some pretty amazing women, I figured...GO FOR IT!!" So, if you are ever in need of some product, let me know!</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 51);">4. This past weekend, the kids and I, okay...mostly Kayin and I, planted our pots!! And boy was it fun!! I went into Campbell's Nursery around 5:45 on Friday night...started pulling some things into my cart when I noticed I was doing what I DID NOT WANT TO DO THIS YEAR!!! Purchasing the same ole' flowers I ALWAYS do! So, I asked for some assistance and wouldn't you know, they were closing at 6:00. Well, I was bound and determined to get help from someone and luckily, "J" recommended to come back Saturday morning, EARLY (as it was Mother's Day weekend) with pictures of the pots and their dimensions. </span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 51);">Well, I did just that! Went home that night, snapped a few photos, took some measurements and returned back on Saturday morning. In about 30 minutes, we had 7 boxes loaded with flowers and plants and none of it was even remotely close to what I have planted in the past. The teacher in me, of course, took notes as to what plants/flowers went into each pot and where as well attached the identification tags to the pictures of the pots so next year, if I like what I have this year, I can be ready!! And yes, I do promise to get the pictures up soon!</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 51);">3. I still have yet to see any of the royal wedding coverage...I don't even think I have seen a picture of Kate's full wedding attire! </span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 51);">2. Last week Justin took the kids for their check-ups. Kayin has to follow up with an orthopaedic opthamologist. One of her eyes is not 20/20 vision...I wouldn't be surprised if we end up getting glasses down the road. When she was born, her right eye looked as though some of the iris had "leaked" into the pupil. I can't quite remember what the technical term is, possibly a detached iris strand? We have always had to get it checked out and Dr. R wasn't overly concerned, but wants us to keep an eye on it. Kendyn was weighing in at almost 12 pounds!! He is following his sister's path in being long and lean! He is in the 85th%ile for length...and he certainly didn't get it from me!</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 51);">1. Assessments, Assessments, Assessments.....and REPORT CARDS!!!</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4952290957094778441.post-58210353993853747272011-04-13T12:36:00.000-07:002011-04-13T13:25:09.941-07:0010 on Tuesday<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">I know it is Wednesday again before I am posting this, however we have had a few busy days...went to visit some friends in Omaha, headed to the doctor, scheduling appointments, and <span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(102, 0, 0);">spending a TON of time outside</span> (supposedly it is to <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 102);">snow </span>outside this weekend!)</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">10. Kendyn loves to be talked to and all of the 3 month developmental milestones recommended by our doctor, he is already doing. Cooing, smiling, responding back to </span><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">someone talking, lifting head and neck up during tummy time...hopefully it will continue!</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-4sxnDioiqDA/TaYBCg_lQ1I/AAAAAAAABd0/3aIN4JktqzE/s1600/IMG_1385.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-4sxnDioiqDA/TaYBCg_lQ1I/AAAAAAAABd0/3aIN4JktqzE/s400/IMG_1385.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595160729782403922" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">9. I couldn't ask for a better daddy for my two children. He not only is a great daddy but a great husband. Both his children adore him and although he wants to be done having kids, I am indifferent about this subject. :)</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Z5vqjb4ljdE/TaYBCJcdCdI/AAAAAAAABds/GaBU3WlhnJY/s1600/IMG_1407.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Z5vqjb4ljdE/TaYBCJcdCdI/AAAAAAAABds/GaBU3WlhnJY/s400/IMG_1407.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595160723461048786" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">8. Kayin and I found these...for </span><span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 102, 0);">A BUCK</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">...in the dollar bins at Target. Hoping to get them started inside and transplanted outside when this "supposed" snow is past! Nothing can beat fresh herbs from the garden!</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-gmqNHrcuw3M/TaYBB50gjVI/AAAAAAAABdk/VbosoYwosEc/s1600/IMG_5973.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-gmqNHrcuw3M/TaYBB50gjVI/AAAAAAAABdk/VbosoYwosEc/s400/IMG_5973.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595160719266975058" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">7. If you have a Sam's membership...</span><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: rgb(51, 204, 0);">GO AND PICK THESE UP</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0);">!</span>!! I usually don't promote business for a local company, however, these are DELISH!!!! And they are healthy for you!! I have been craving chips for the last couple of weeks and these hit the spot (and have much fewer calories!</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-QDde6tP3EEg/TaYBBV4f1vI/AAAAAAAABdc/X2-CrqWyriA/s1600/IMG_5974.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-QDde6tP3EEg/TaYBBV4f1vI/AAAAAAAABdc/X2-CrqWyriA/s400/IMG_5974.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595160709620029170" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">6. The Spring Game is this weekend (although it is supposed to snow) and daddy has to work. :( We will miss him, but Kayin has been looking forward to this since last Fall. She is just too young to justify spending $50+ for a ticket not knowing if she will sit through the whole game. This is the perfect opportunity for her not to only see and listen to the </span><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0); font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">Big Red Band</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">, but also to go in through those magical gates into Memorial Stadium.</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-KeKpX3VhhqA/TaYBA4rz4zI/AAAAAAAABdU/mwsciaEzEjc/s1600/IMG_5416.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-KeKpX3VhhqA/TaYBA4rz4zI/AAAAAAAABdU/mwsciaEzEjc/s400/IMG_5416.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595160701782188850" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">5. We recently went to Cracker Barrel for breakfast and I found these little gems! Perfect for place settings with dyed Easter eggs...and....they were only a BUCK!!</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-tfaPXMri2EM/TaX_O-jzbvI/AAAAAAAABdM/am0iws0Q6Wo/s1600/IMG_5969.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-tfaPXMri2EM/TaX_O-jzbvI/AAAAAAAABdM/am0iws0Q6Wo/s400/IMG_5969.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595158744854130418" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">4. Need I say more?? You wouldn't know it by this sweet, sleeping face, however....we have had some sleepless nights here at the Brinkmeyer household. Neither kiddo has been acting their normal, cheery self, so, we headed to the doctor this morning and this lil' nugget has an ear infection...<span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">BOOOOO</span>!!! Who knew that an almost 2-month old could get these?! (They must come in pairs because Kayin has one as well and we see an ENT next week to discuss repeat tube insertion). He has gained just over a pound in about 2 weeks--weighed in at 11 pounds today (he did have his clothes on, but not sure if that would make much of a differenct).</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-myj9tr7Nzk4/TaX_Oqy489I/AAAAAAAABdE/tJ1uRzP4I8o/s1600/IMG_5967.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-myj9tr7Nzk4/TaX_Oqy489I/AAAAAAAABdE/tJ1uRzP4I8o/s400/IMG_5967.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595158739548697554" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">3. For the first time this Spring, we are witnessing the blossoming of our beautiful magnolia tree in our backyard! In the past, the weather changes to 65+ temps and then suddenly, drops to a mere 25-30 degrees and without fail, kills the blossoms! However, with the weather changing, once again, rapidly this weekend, not sure how much more we will get out of the tree.</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-nchL7-ORhwc/TaX_OEK8xcI/AAAAAAAABc8/wIFFEVzhvn4/s1600/IMG_5966.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-nchL7-ORhwc/TaX_OEK8xcI/AAAAAAAABc8/wIFFEVzhvn4/s400/IMG_5966.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595158729180628418" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">2. I LOVE HER!!! Kayin and Daddy were outside and when she rushed into the living room, she entered with this "flower from the tree". I asked her why she had picked it for me and she said, "Because I love you and you are special to me. Plus, you are my mommy!"</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/--exXWcL0YpE/TaX_N5vc09I/AAAAAAAABc0/6-gjbyHt-aE/s1600/IMG_5963.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/--exXWcL0YpE/TaX_N5vc09I/AAAAAAAABc0/6-gjbyHt-aE/s400/IMG_5963.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595158726380934098" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">1. This is not a gas smile! This child LOVES to smile and coo!! Not ready to leave it in a couple of weeks when I head back to school! Oh well, my friend "A" will get to enjoy him!!!</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Bl-os_uzLOM/TaX_NcLVZAI/AAAAAAAABcs/GWxsLXXpXN0/s1600/IMG_5962.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Bl-os_uzLOM/TaX_NcLVZAI/AAAAAAAABcs/GWxsLXXpXN0/s400/IMG_5962.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595158718444823554" border="0" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4952290957094778441.post-47097771590791591032011-04-06T14:07:00.000-07:002011-04-07T10:53:51.479-07:0010 on Tuesday<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">10 on Tuesday (okay, it's really Wednesday but yesterday went way too fast)!!</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">10. I have adjusted to having two children and life is WONDERFUL!! I couldn't ask for anything more...other than to be a stay at home mom! I go back to work in two weeks and it doesn't seem possible that at that time, Kendyn will be 8-weeks and we will only have 4 weeks of school left!</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-e5lFisoSGVw/TZzaakqGNwI/AAAAAAAABcM/BRCZP_Y0mrg/s1600/IMG_1307.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-e5lFisoSGVw/TZzaakqGNwI/AAAAAAAABcM/BRCZP_Y0mrg/s400/IMG_1307.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5592584987339011842" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">9. Found this little outfit at Gap and he looks quite handsome...and like a little man!</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/--syC-zOaKF4/TZzaaGtS_QI/AAAAAAAABcE/pAj5ErWrQd0/s1600/IMG_1405.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/--syC-zOaKF4/TZzaaGtS_QI/AAAAAAAABcE/pAj5ErWrQd0/s400/IMG_1405.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5592584979299368194" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">8. Our friends came over last week for a birthday party/visit with friends from CA and "J" got Kayin hooked on getting tattoos!! The only downside is that she wants them to be permanent and fights to take a bath!</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-WhTNx3Un130/TZzaZ1GnVuI/AAAAAAAABb8/xLuOMU3nskA/s1600/IMG_1408.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-WhTNx3Un130/TZzaZ1GnVuI/AAAAAAAABb8/xLuOMU3nskA/s400/IMG_1408.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5592584974573721314" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">7. Have I mentioned that life is WONDEFUL with two children and the adjustment has been without any major problems (except for those bags under the eyes)??!!</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-_NyzX_XbES4/TZzaZe9QfdI/AAAAAAAABb0/YtbFwLaHwJ4/s1600/IMG_1357.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-_NyzX_XbES4/TZzaZe9QfdI/AAAAAAAABb0/YtbFwLaHwJ4/s400/IMG_1357.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5592584968628895186" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">6. Can't resist this sweet little head in a knitted hat we picked up the week he was born...</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-t5QX1khu1Tg/TZzaZPR6GjI/AAAAAAAABbs/pHAK2qP2eK4/s1600/IMG_1355.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-t5QX1khu1Tg/TZzaZPR6GjI/AAAAAAAABbs/pHAK2qP2eK4/s400/IMG_1355.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5592584964420540978" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">5. And can't resist this little smile and the excitement any time we go to the mall and ride the carousel!</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-PVV1xcOnqb8/TZzYyORDiVI/AAAAAAAABbk/70CTeAOaGXI/s1600/IMG_1394.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-PVV1xcOnqb8/TZzYyORDiVI/AAAAAAAABbk/70CTeAOaGXI/s400/IMG_1394.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5592583194622003538" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">5. Kendyn got his first experience dying Easter eggs!!</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-mP5S7rDVe3Q/TZzYx1AENuI/AAAAAAAABbc/jOWOeFlDGQU/s1600/IMG_5957.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-mP5S7rDVe3Q/TZzYx1AENuI/AAAAAAAABbc/jOWOeFlDGQU/s400/IMG_5957.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5592583187839858402" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-l_mGmATQPro/TZzYxHTwqlI/AAAAAAAABbU/kqV7lLh6KqQ/s1600/IMG_5954.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-l_mGmATQPro/TZzYxHTwqlI/AAAAAAAABbU/kqV7lLh6KqQ/s400/IMG_5954.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5592583175574432338" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Jcb0wjPnVbU/TZzYwh9ZO6I/AAAAAAAABbM/Uda0TgYENkc/s1600/IMG_5955.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Jcb0wjPnVbU/TZzYwh9ZO6I/AAAAAAAABbM/Uda0TgYENkc/s400/IMG_5955.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5592583165548510114" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">4. Not sure how much you can tell, but when Kayin was 6-weeks old, we ventured to Myrtle Beach and I unearthed this picture. Kendyn is a spitting image of his sister at that age. It will be interested to see how he changes...or doesn't compared to Kayin!</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-XlOz2sjOiUI/TZzYwbX3q5I/AAAAAAAABbE/4blTxX_qE3o/s1600/IMG_5948.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-XlOz2sjOiUI/TZzYwbX3q5I/AAAAAAAABbE/4blTxX_qE3o/s400/IMG_5948.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5592583163780508562" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">3. Our child has major air in his lungs...exhibit A: Kendyn in his crib (do you see the object in the lower right hand corner)</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Itbm_GUl4VY/TZzW56Of9II/AAAAAAAABa8/2qAQEsmt1xU/s1600/IMG_5940.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Itbm_GUl4VY/TZzW56Of9II/AAAAAAAABa8/2qAQEsmt1xU/s400/IMG_5940.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5592581127658271874" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Exhibit B: Kendyn's pacifier...</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-nY2U5_H38LA/TZzW5ukSXtI/AAAAAAAABa0/96bxgHY4w9U/s1600/IMG_5941.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-nY2U5_H38LA/TZzW5ukSXtI/AAAAAAAABa0/96bxgHY4w9U/s400/IMG_5941.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5592581124528430802" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Exhibit C: My pointing to the pacifier that Kendyn "shot" out of his mouth!!</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-CxKJv21JOlk/TZzW5YVVCiI/AAAAAAAABas/3u51ecPDN4Y/s1600/IMG_5942.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-CxKJv21JOlk/TZzW5YVVCiI/AAAAAAAABas/3u51ecPDN4Y/s400/IMG_5942.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5592581118560111138" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">2. Someone got ahold of the spatula when we made cupcakes last week...I hope they were good!</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-cb7Vt1JAWug/TZzW5Dry_LI/AAAAAAAABak/GvUGdcYo6fA/s1600/IMG_5939.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-cb7Vt1JAWug/TZzW5Dry_LI/AAAAAAAABak/GvUGdcYo6fA/s400/IMG_5939.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5592581113017203890" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-_-Z-iETXJK8/TZzW4nNP4oI/AAAAAAAABac/4Te5yfEhocA/s1600/IMG_5937.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-_-Z-iETXJK8/TZzW4nNP4oI/AAAAAAAABac/4Te5yfEhocA/s400/IMG_5937.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5592581105372881538" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">1. I have thoroughly enjoyed spending my maternity leave with the kids. Its amazing how fast time has flown!! It's also amazing to see the love that my children already have for each other. I am going to miss waking up to a cup of coffee having a deep conversation with Kayin and then holding my baby as we do so!</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4952290957094778441.post-58801176635802662192011-03-28T18:22:00.001-07:002011-03-28T19:05:21.982-07:00Happiness Is...<span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Happiness is...</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Realizing that we have an addition to the backseat the adds to our precious cargo. To see how Kayin smiled the day she got to FINALLY put her baby in the backseat with her was priceless.</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-0ZjiWEJr_eM/TZE5hbyQcII/AAAAAAAABaM/ZWluX1pYgII/s1600/IMG_5803.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-0ZjiWEJr_eM/TZE5hbyQcII/AAAAAAAABaM/ZWluX1pYgII/s400/IMG_5803.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5589311859100512386" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Happiness is...</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Seeing how your fast your children grow up and change...okay, really, I am not that happy about it. However, it has been a tremendous journey the day we became parents!</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-JL2fUpu8nNY/TZE5g5blx3I/AAAAAAAABZ8/TLTImqfdV8c/s1600/IMG_5935.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-JL2fUpu8nNY/TZE5g5blx3I/AAAAAAAABZ8/TLTImqfdV8c/s400/IMG_5935.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5589311849878636402" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Happiness is...</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Being pregnant and knowing that the love between you and your husband will magnify the day you welcome the little miracle you created. </span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-8kQh0NT3yAs/TZE5giWNcdI/AAAAAAAABZ0/hHnfojHjBVw/s1600/IMG_0367.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-8kQh0NT3yAs/TZE5giWNcdI/AAAAAAAABZ0/hHnfojHjBVw/s400/IMG_0367.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5589311843682054610" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Happiness is...</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Seeing the love that our parents have for their grandchildren. </span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-3_FzEpFQvW4/TZE5hjG1J3I/AAAAAAAABaU/6h3Xo0QfHEk/s1600/IMG_5820.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-3_FzEpFQvW4/TZE5hjG1J3I/AAAAAAAABaU/6h3Xo0QfHEk/s400/IMG_5820.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5589311861065852786" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-X3W2Iv0hDyM/TZE5hAEO5CI/AAAAAAAABaE/e4Mmwof4OIM/s1600/IMG_5756.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-X3W2Iv0hDyM/TZE5hAEO5CI/AAAAAAAABaE/e4Mmwof4OIM/s400/IMG_5756.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5589311851659715618" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-FXpJ4JQJFW8/TZE21QMG1TI/AAAAAAAABZs/DrkFWtNgeME/s1600/IMG_1348.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-FXpJ4JQJFW8/TZE21QMG1TI/AAAAAAAABZs/DrkFWtNgeME/s400/IMG_1348.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5589308901050209586" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-xowUnOXmj2s/TZE21G7mTkI/AAAAAAAABZk/ibCIthSlRsc/s1600/IMG_1325.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-xowUnOXmj2s/TZE21G7mTkI/AAAAAAAABZk/ibCIthSlRsc/s400/IMG_1325.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5589308898565049922" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">Happiness is...</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Need I say more??!! </span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-JkOXQh0cq3M/TZE2zyeWIfI/AAAAAAAABZM/jzCe4x32Yyg/s1600/IMG_1347.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-JkOXQh0cq3M/TZE2zyeWIfI/AAAAAAAABZM/jzCe4x32Yyg/s400/IMG_1347.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5589308875893776882" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Happiness is...</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Knowing that we have a GIRLY-GIRL on our hands (however this could get us into trouble down the road)! There isn't a day that goes by when I am putting on make-up that she doesn't want to be involved and put on her own! Her Aunt Amy, Uncle Corey, and cousins Mitchell and Graham recently gave her an early birthday present...and guess what it was??!! MAKE-UP!!! I am pretty sure the beam on her face from eye to eye tells it all! </span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-QZ9T1FrX1cE/TZE1a5ymUFI/AAAAAAAABZE/iFqWyJ7F0MA/s1600/IMG_1315.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-QZ9T1FrX1cE/TZE1a5ymUFI/AAAAAAAABZE/iFqWyJ7F0MA/s400/IMG_1315.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5589307348849414226" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Rfg2XxchqFQ/TZE1ajPm7TI/AAAAAAAABY8/N0lE44o6MxY/s1600/IMG_1318.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Rfg2XxchqFQ/TZE1ajPm7TI/AAAAAAAABY8/N0lE44o6MxY/s400/IMG_1318.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5589307342797073714" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Happiness is...</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Meeting my aunt from North Carolina for a lunch date with the kids. Whenever she is in Nebraska for a visit, it's always a must to make it a point to have a visit. She adores our children (as does my other aunt) and we are so fortunate to have them in our lives!</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-bWqfwWEHE3M/TZE1aQfyr9I/AAAAAAAABY0/jT9dLTKANPY/s1600/IMG_1358.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-bWqfwWEHE3M/TZE1aQfyr9I/AAAAAAAABY0/jT9dLTKANPY/s400/IMG_1358.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5589307337764679634" border="0" /></a><span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Happiness is...</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Letting our daughter pick her outfits out and seeing her creation...eat your heart Carson Kressly!! Let's see...today I believe it was a pair of cowgirl boots, pink heart tights, her <span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">RED</span> tutu, the brown dress, a long sleeve shirt, and she let me pick out the bow...I went for red!</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-nkS7yplQSSA/TZE1aC1LCAI/AAAAAAAABYs/CRDA4B6XA28/s1600/IMG_1353.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-nkS7yplQSSA/TZE1aC1LCAI/AAAAAAAABYs/CRDA4B6XA28/s400/IMG_1353.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5589307334096259074" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Y_V9XHoyABc/TZE1Z85bciI/AAAAAAAABYk/55_xMiRuHdc/s1600/IMG_1306.jpg"><br /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4952290957094778441.post-70128104011974879002011-03-22T13:43:00.000-07:002011-03-22T14:04:39.522-07:0010 On Tuesday<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-55i7PGDcVvE/TYkL3eDTiEI/AAAAAAAABYU/Zfr8Wj26D9w/s1600/IMG_0430.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-55i7PGDcVvE/TYkL3eDTiEI/AAAAAAAABYU/Zfr8Wj26D9w/s400/IMG_0430.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5587009860317448258" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">10. On Saturday, Nana & Papa joined my cousins, their children, and my grandfather for the Shrine Circus here in Lincoln. It was bittersweet for me...I wasn't able to go due to the lil' man, but so<span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(153, 0, 0);"> LOVED</span> seeing the smile on my lil' girl's face! </span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-aMG8YV0e2Ww/TYkL3KFU0eI/AAAAAAAABYM/bOj6PcaPOiY/s1600/IMG_0433.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-aMG8YV0e2Ww/TYkL3KFU0eI/AAAAAAAABYM/bOj6PcaPOiY/s400/IMG_0433.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5587009854957212130" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">9. Before she went, Kayin expressed how <span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 51);">SCARED</span> she was of clowns...you wouldn't be able to tell by this picture! She said when she returned home that her favorite part of the circus was, "Seeing the clowns mommy!! They were sooooo silly and made me laugh sooooo hard!"</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-9AJ8NTC-LH4/TYkL2_jiDdI/AAAAAAAABYE/s1_1dCh5OWQ/s1600/IMG_5936.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-9AJ8NTC-LH4/TYkL2_jiDdI/AAAAAAAABYE/s1_1dCh5OWQ/s400/IMG_5936.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5587009852131118546" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">8. Can you believe this lil' guy is a month old...<span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(0, 0, 102);">TODAY</span>??!! I went to bed last night thinking about how emotional I was that Monday night before our scheduled c-section. </span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-OiR2A29SOzM/TYkL2Q1LvoI/AAAAAAAABX8/0YxmH6CCqR8/s1600/IMG_5935.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-OiR2A29SOzM/TYkL2Q1LvoI/AAAAAAAABX8/0YxmH6CCqR8/s400/IMG_5935.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5587009839588687490" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-3ONFOjlgzgE/TYkL2L5i4qI/AAAAAAAABX0/bc-DA3KhG98/s1600/IMG_5931.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-3ONFOjlgzgE/TYkL2L5i4qI/AAAAAAAABX0/bc-DA3KhG98/s400/IMG_5931.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5587009838264804002" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">7. Yet another art project that I think we are going to try this summer...maybe not so elaborate as this one, but who doesn't have a clay pot laying around somewhere? This is a birdhouse and from the looks of it, we don't think it will be too difficult to put together--and how <span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0); font-style: italic;">c</span><span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 0); font-style: italic;">o</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0); font-style: italic;">l</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 102); font-style: italic;">o</span><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0); font-style: italic;">r</span><span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 204); font-style: italic;">f</span><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 51); font-style: italic;">u</span><span style="color: rgb(102, 255, 153); font-style: italic;">l</span>!</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-BofkanUjHYw/TYkLB84ZWWI/AAAAAAAABXs/TYhRcGpfW4s/s1600/IMG_5930.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-BofkanUjHYw/TYkLB84ZWWI/AAAAAAAABXs/TYhRcGpfW4s/s400/IMG_5930.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5587008940880255330" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">6. Kayin and I had a girl date today at our neighborhood library for story hour. She was a little hesitant to sit up with the "crowd of kids" but after awhile, moved on up there!!</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/--ibCktb6_6A/TYkLBYHACQI/AAAAAAAABXk/fc9FtDXpw98/s1600/IMG_5924.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/--ibCktb6_6A/TYkLBYHACQI/AAAAAAAABXk/fc9FtDXpw98/s400/IMG_5924.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5587008931009399042" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">5. Yesterday marked yet another birthday for me! I don't know who was more excited...Kayin or daddy when they found the cookie cake! Good thing they didn't put all the candles on...we could have had a fire!</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-u1uDqOQ7GdA/TYkLA5D3_tI/AAAAAAAABXc/2oCCywww7eI/s1600/IMG_5921.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-u1uDqOQ7GdA/TYkLA5D3_tI/AAAAAAAABXc/2oCCywww7eI/s400/IMG_5921.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5587008922674790098" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">4. Nothing sweeter than listening to Daddy read a story to his kiddos. </span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-OQRjfIu8y4Y/TYkLAo_AS7I/AAAAAAAABXU/PSX0Y47tvjk/s1600/IMG_5916.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-OQRjfIu8y4Y/TYkLAo_AS7I/AAAAAAAABXU/PSX0Y47tvjk/s400/IMG_5916.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5587008918359395250" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">3. Resting with Nana...pretty sure he could stay in this position all day long! He loves to <span style="font-style: italic;">SNUGGLE</span>!!</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-IUEcYwiYC3Y/TYkLALGepdI/AAAAAAAABXM/IbRVx6nmkbU/s1600/IMG_5915.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-IUEcYwiYC3Y/TYkLALGepdI/AAAAAAAABXM/IbRVx6nmkbU/s400/IMG_5915.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5587008910337680850" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">2. She falls in love with him more and more every day. It's amazing to see how protective she is of her little brother and how much she </span><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">LOVES</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> him!! Justin and I couldn't have asked for a better bigger sister for Kendyn!</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">1. I am pretty sure that these next 4 weeks that I get to stay at home and finish my maternity leave are going to FLY by!! </span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4952290957094778441.post-86752045287459374092011-03-18T16:09:00.000-07:002011-03-18T16:16:47.762-07:00Look what I can do!!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-sU7fveE4vzo/TYPm6KFI4MI/AAAAAAAABXE/IhX0NZXDQts/s1600/IMG_5907.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-sU7fveE4vzo/TYPm6KFI4MI/AAAAAAAABXE/IhX0NZXDQts/s400/IMG_5907.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5585561849682256066" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Kayin giving her little brother some lovin' after working so hard doing this:</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-z6AfA101yNg/TYPm519y-XI/AAAAAAAABW8/kkFtBbPRmck/s1600/IMG_5890.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-z6AfA101yNg/TYPm519y-XI/AAAAAAAABW8/kkFtBbPRmck/s400/IMG_5890.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5585561844282751346" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Really working hard on tummy time and building my muscles!! Not too sure about it, but watch what I can do!!</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-9bm03fv6gQk/TYPm5rFPt2I/AAAAAAAABW0/HyY8NUbASwc/s1600/IMG_5891.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-9bm03fv6gQk/TYPm5rFPt2I/AAAAAAAABW0/HyY8NUbASwc/s400/IMG_5891.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5585561841361205090" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-iownaq_Mv7U/TYPm5VHAlUI/AAAAAAAABWs/pKzp5aThyl4/s1600/IMG_5892.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-iownaq_Mv7U/TYPm5VHAlUI/AAAAAAAABWs/pKzp5aThyl4/s400/IMG_5892.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5585561835463021890" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-dAT1IkE7bHA/TYPm5MVF0aI/AAAAAAAABWk/GRg5zcrRkII/s1600/IMG_5893.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-dAT1IkE7bHA/TYPm5MVF0aI/AAAAAAAABWk/GRg5zcrRkII/s400/IMG_5893.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5585561833106166178" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">He not only did it once, but <span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 0); font-style: italic;">3 TIMES</span></span>!!!! He did some grunting to get the job done, but we were so proud of him!! His legs and arms were flailing away and we can already tell he is going to be one strong little guy!! Way to go Kendyn!!</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4952290957094778441.post-57583910232860002532011-03-12T15:48:00.000-08:002011-03-12T16:50:25.033-08:00Week 2<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Nd73qOrYnNM/TXwPcmsOsYI/AAAAAAAABWU/ZmcbAUaZR-o/s1600/IMG_5886.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Nd73qOrYnNM/TXwPcmsOsYI/AAAAAAAABWU/ZmcbAUaZR-o/s400/IMG_5886.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5583354622129385858" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Nothing sweeter than this face (and his big sisters of course)!!!</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Zb4nCcRHAYc/TXwPcbwmQKI/AAAAAAAABWM/EmwIYuYOopc/s1600/IMG_5889.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Zb4nCcRHAYc/TXwPcbwmQKI/AAAAAAAABWM/EmwIYuYOopc/s400/IMG_5889.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5583354619194917026" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Kayin found some leg warmers and decided she would turn her short sleeve into long sleeve and her shorts into pants...she is totally into dressing herself right now!</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-g3w5gJHAkqY/TXwPb493AzI/AAAAAAAABWE/UTHG5Y0EDfs/s1600/IMG_5876.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-g3w5gJHAkqY/TXwPb493AzI/AAAAAAAABWE/UTHG5Y0EDfs/s400/IMG_5876.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5583354609855300402" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">While doing our art project for Easter, Kayin decided she would add some decorations to her hands!</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-vMCwAew55o8/TXwIDK1ykcI/AAAAAAAABV8/MijSGP52wvw/s1600/IMG_5875.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-vMCwAew55o8/TXwIDK1ykcI/AAAAAAAABV8/MijSGP52wvw/s400/IMG_5875.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5583346488575168962" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Painting the Easter egg door decoration. I outlined the flowers and she filled in...she did an awesome job!!</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-zV3bep91wug/TXwICn2JI-I/AAAAAAAABV0/1GtAUHz5l-Q/s1600/IMG_5861.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-zV3bep91wug/TXwICn2JI-I/AAAAAAAABV0/1GtAUHz5l-Q/s400/IMG_5861.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5583346479181407202" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">My OB with the kids...I love how Kendyn is looking up at her taking it all in. She was wonderful and we couldn't have asked for anyone better. I have actually told Justin that this experience was completely different than with Kayin and as I was laying on the operating table, told him I was ready for another one. She leaned over the infamous blue curtain and told me, "Not quite yet, Jess!"</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-wm6ma9hAudA/TXwICFa5M_I/AAAAAAAABVs/7_vBcD7uiD4/s1600/IMG_5860.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-wm6ma9hAudA/TXwICFa5M_I/AAAAAAAABVs/7_vBcD7uiD4/s400/IMG_5860.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5583346469940311026" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Checking out the playgym.</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-NwvGUOK6uDE/TXwIB826TcI/AAAAAAAABVk/CwCyd6Wyog8/s1600/IMG_5853.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-NwvGUOK6uDE/TXwIB826TcI/AAAAAAAABVk/CwCyd6Wyog8/s400/IMG_5853.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5583346467641904578" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Kayin showing him the different animals</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-RXdBR6hk_MY/TXwIBh8rziI/AAAAAAAABVc/BcwC01Fnryg/s1600/IMG_5850.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-RXdBR6hk_MY/TXwIBh8rziI/AAAAAAAABVc/BcwC01Fnryg/s400/IMG_5850.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5583346460418362914" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">This is probably one of my favorites so far. He loves to hold onto the little charms when I feed him and he LOVES, and I mean, LOVES to snuggle!!</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0