tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33497756696486798262024-03-12T20:22:54.307-07:00The story of us...Jennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05824755803532683597noreply@blogger.comBlogger109125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3349775669648679826.post-79544189721205270582010-11-22T11:32:00.000-08:002010-11-22T11:32:16.227-08:00Silhouette Machine GiveawayCheck out grosgrain for an awesome <a href="http://grosgrainfabulous.blogspot.com/2010/11/another-silhouette-machine-giveaway.html">Silhouette Machine Giveaway</a>!!! This machine looks so cool and would make some great christmas cards and presents!Jennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05824755803532683597noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3349775669648679826.post-83474612009426170762010-01-27T07:58:00.000-08:002010-01-27T09:23:53.274-08:00Books<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPhf-nFW6FqW9xx7rgnrSSCdA8oJ7RbyB4RKnkSIg5XcrVbZoYjzptN3RvobuwCnwmm5rQHPpeZY23vOaxksQLrKr7C9lEmJJ9HbpL2jdfLRvAzjCDao8Y27r5-5kftgiHmqoI_kS10mTl/s1600-h/Home_Photo_books.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 275px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431449909397824706" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPhf-nFW6FqW9xx7rgnrSSCdA8oJ7RbyB4RKnkSIg5XcrVbZoYjzptN3RvobuwCnwmm5rQHPpeZY23vOaxksQLrKr7C9lEmJJ9HbpL2jdfLRvAzjCDao8Y27r5-5kftgiHmqoI_kS10mTl/s320/Home_Photo_books.jpg" /></a> Hello, my name is Jenn, and I am a book addict. I love reading fiction. I always have. I thank my mom who, when I was younger, used to lay in bed with me at night, before I went to sleep, and read books like The Hobbit to me. I would miss the bus to school because I was so absorbed in my reading -- and I'm still that way. I have to limit how many books I read so that I will be a good mom and wife. <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">Often</span> I will sacrifice sleep to get in some reading time (<span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">OK</span>, maybe not lately. Sleep is a precious <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">commodity</span> right now!)<br /><br />So, I've <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_3" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">recently</span> finished writing a book of my own. It is a YA <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_4" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">fantasy</span> fiction and I am probably about a week or two away from being ready to send it out to agents and publishers! I am really excited about it! Even if it never gets published (though I hope it does!) I feel such a sense of accomplishment just having done it, and it is so nice, as a mom, having a little world of my own to escape to for a little while each day! If any of you knows of any agents or publishers that I might be able to contact, please let me know!<br /><br />I am also thinking about starting a book review blog. Just my own thoughts and <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_5" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">opinions</span> about the books I read. It's just an idea right now, we'll see. And if anyone out there is writing something of their own, there is this really cool blog called <a href="http://thebookshelfmuse.blogspot.com/2010/01/mystery-followers-contest.html">The Bookshelf Muse</a>. The writer has created all these amazing descriptive <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_6" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">thesaurus</span>. You should check it out!<br /><br />Leave a comment and let me know what some of your favorite books are! I'm always looking for something new to read:)Jennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05824755803532683597noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3349775669648679826.post-2653345987591429252010-01-02T20:55:00.000-08:002010-01-02T21:11:18.970-08:00Canaan's birth<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZl2-w149l84-rhhdfaFgyNnlxSLCsIvjB-WOOX5dBsFxtyQyi_cD9odYABEhsZtdmcDxgD7KstZ54F1vp60d-RTrgMF8fmh9x6tzos8pHuZ3IqL8e8CEWU55BYu9UKUuc5Wu-Dn4LGEmt/s1600-h/DSC_0171.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 266px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422374249806520690" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZl2-w149l84-rhhdfaFgyNnlxSLCsIvjB-WOOX5dBsFxtyQyi_cD9odYABEhsZtdmcDxgD7KstZ54F1vp60d-RTrgMF8fmh9x6tzos8pHuZ3IqL8e8CEWU55BYu9UKUuc5Wu-Dn4LGEmt/s400/DSC_0171.JPG" /></a><br /><div><br /><p style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Georgia', 'serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'font-family:'Times New Roman';" >Ok, so I am FINALLY posting after months! Crazy, I know! It's been a little busy, getting used to having two kiddos! So, here it is, by popular demand, Canaan's birth story. Be forewarned, it is long!...<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Georgia', 'serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'font-family:'Times New Roman';" ><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Georgia', 'serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'font-family:'Times New Roman';" ><o:p></o:p></span></p><br /><p style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Georgia', 'serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'font-family:'Times New Roman';" >From about 30 weeks on I had pregnancy induced high blood pressure, so they decided to induce me at 40 weeks. When I went into the hospital I wasn't dilated or effaced at all. I hadn't been having any contractions. If they hadn't induced me, I'm sure this kid would have stayed in there all the way to 42 weeks, which would have been fine with me because honestly I wasn't that uncomfortable. Seriously, if it hadn't of been for the blood pressure thing and having to go to the dr. two to three times a week at the end, it would have been the world’s easiest pregnancy ever. <o:p></o:p></span></p><br /><p style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Georgia', 'serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'font-family:'Times New Roman';" ><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Georgia', 'serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'font-family:'Times New Roman';" ><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Georgia', 'serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'font-family:'Times New Roman';" >So I went in Thursday night (day 1). The hospital I went to does inductions really slowly, to make them as natural as possible, so my midwife warned me it could be a two or three day process, but I have to admit I didn't really believe her. Because I wasn't effaced or dilated, they decided to prep me with some medicine called cervadil first. I stayed overnight and had to be hooked up to the fetal monitors because of the medicine, so I was basically confined to the bed. After 12 hours, nothing had happened, so they decided to do another round of 12 hours. Needless to say I was pretty bummed out. After another 12 hours, still nothing had happened, so they were going to let me rest for the night (Friday night, day 2) and we would start with pitocen the next morning.<o:p></o:p></span></p><br /><p style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Georgia', 'serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'font-family:'Times New Roman';" ><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Georgia', 'serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'font-family:'Times New Roman';" ><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Georgia', 'serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'font-family:'Times New Roman';" >Saturday morning, they took me over to labor and delivery bright and early, and started me on a low dose of pitocen. The bad news was that I had to stay on the fetal monitors, but the good news was that they had a portable system, so I was able to get up and walk around. I wasn't stuck to the bed. <o:p></o:p></span></p><br /><p style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Georgia', 'serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'font-family:'Times New Roman';" ><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Georgia', 'serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'font-family:'Times New Roman';" ><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Georgia', 'serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'font-family:'Times New Roman';" >It was no big deal at first, mild contractions every several minutes, but by around 12:00 they were getting really close together and a lot stronger. The midwife put something in to irritate my cervix and help me dilate, and by around 2:00 I was dilated 2.5 cm. By 6:00, the nurses told me the midwife was on her way to check on me and if I wasn't at 4 cm yet they were going to stop the pitocen for the night to give my uterus a break and start again in the morning. By this time my contractions were like 1-2 minutes apart, so I was sure I was at like 6 cm or something. When she checked me, I was still at 2.5. I was so upset!<o:p></o:p></span></p><br /><p style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Georgia', 'serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'font-family:'Times New Roman';" ><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Georgia', 'serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'font-family:'Times New Roman';" ><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Georgia', 'serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'font-family:'Times New Roman';" >The next day we started again at 5am. It was similar to the previous day, but harder. I was able to get into the tub, which helped a little bit. By around 2:30 I pretty much broke down emotionally and cried off and on until 6pm. My contractions were coming like every minute, and by this time I was just done. I didn't even care if I ended up win a c-section. At the end of the day they took me off the pitocen and checked me. I was at 4cm. Totally depressing. The plan for the next day was to break my water, so one way or another he was coming out.<o:p></o:p></span></p><br /><p style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Georgia', 'serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'font-family:'Times New Roman';" ><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Georgia', 'serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'font-family:'Times New Roman';" >We started the pitocen again at around 5 on Monday. I had decided during the night that I wanted an epidural that day. I just couldn't handle going through another day like the one before. The midwife came in at 8am and broke my water. I told her I wanted an epidural and she encouraged me to wait until the contractions really started going, so that it wouldn't slow anything down. She left and the contractions started going really strong really fast. I didn't feel like I was getting any at all break between them. I couldn't sit still, all I could do was walk in laps around the room. At around 9am I told the nurse I wanted the epidural. Unfortunately there were a ton of people getting c-sections that day, so it took over an hour for the anesthesiologist to come. <o:p></o:p></span></p><br /><p style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Georgia', 'serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'font-family:'Times New Roman';" ><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Georgia', 'serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'font-family:'Times New Roman';" >I had been really nervous about the epidural. I HATE needles and I was really paranoid that it wouldn't work and then I wouldn't be mentally prepared to go the rest of the time without it, but it turned out to be no big deal and within minutes I was feeling better. I was so excited to just be able to just hang out with Filipe and my mom, watch movies and enjoy the experience. About 30 minutes after I got the epidural I started feeling light headed and nauseous. Before long I was throwing up and all I could do was lay motionless with my eyes closed. So much for just partying the rest of the time! The nurse said that some people just get sick as their labor progresses. I threw up off and on for the rest of the day. It was crazy for me because I NEVER throw up. I didn't even have any morning sickness. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Georgia', 'serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'font-family:'Times New Roman';" ></span> </p><p style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Georgia', 'serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'font-family:'Times New Roman';" >By around 7pm I was FINALLY dilated enough to push. I pushed for over two hours (and still threw up a couple times during the pushing!). Canaan was born at 9:45pm and weighed 7lbs 14oz. Shlioh wasn't supposed to visit (no one over the age of 12 was allowed on the floor because of H1N1), but we snuck her in a couple of times. We managed to be released 24 hours after he was born. I was so glad! I felt so bad for Shiloh because by this time we had been in the hospital for 5 days and she had only ever been away from us for one night at a time!<o:p></o:p></span></p><br /><p style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Georgia', 'serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'font-family:'Times New Roman';" ><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Georgia', 'serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'font-family:'Times New Roman';" >It has been a little crazy going from one to two kids. Shiloh has been amazing with him! She hasn't really had any adjustment issues and is such a sweet big sister. I told her that one day Canaan will get bigger and they will be able to play with each other, so she has been making a lot of comments about how big he is getting and that one day he'll play with her. She loves to help with him! Her favorite thing to do is pick out his diapers (they have Sesame Street characters on them).</span></p><br /><p style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Georgia', 'serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'font-family:'Times New Roman';" ><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Georgia', 'serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:85%;" ><span style="font-size:100%;">Canaan has been growing like crazy! He is now over 13 lbs! He is in the 50th percentile for height and between the 90th and 97th percentile for weight! He really is a very easy baby. He hardly cries and is smiling and cooing like crazy. We are still working on the sleeping through the night thing, but he is getting better. It has really been amazing having two kids! It's amazing how much room you have in your heart to be able to love them both so much!</span> </span></p></div>Jennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05824755803532683597noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3349775669648679826.post-22616105151684386242009-08-05T17:05:00.000-07:002009-08-05T17:13:17.729-07:00The Pod Swaddler Pattern GUEST GIVEAWAY!!!!It has been forever since i have posted! I have kind of become more of a facebooker. Crazy I know! So what has inspired me to blog after so long? This super cute swaddler...<a href="http://grosgrainfabulous.blogspot.com/2009/08/pod-swaddler-pattern-guest-giveaway.html">The Pod Swaddler Pattern GUEST GIVEAWAY!!!!.</a> You can also check it out on this website,<a href="http://while-they-sleep.blogspot.com/"> While They Sleep</a>. <br /><br />I am now 6 1/2 months along and the pregnancy has been going great so far! I am starting to feel the exhaustion a bit more, but other than that I've been doing pretty good. The little guy has been kicking a ton! We have been talking to Shiloh about it a lot, but the other day she got to feel and see him moving for the first time, and I think it has helped her understand a little bit more. She is talking about the baby in mommy's belly a lot lately, and sometimes she will just come up and put her hand on my belly to feel it. So cute! <br /><br />We are in the midst of potty training, and so far she has been doing great! I'm still not brave enough to take her out of the house without a diaper, but we are getting there! Next step, moving to a toddler bed.Jennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05824755803532683597noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3349775669648679826.post-38919231793540677122009-06-08T12:57:00.000-07:002009-06-08T13:12:39.253-07:00Boston<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345048799374131906" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi36sQHeatDbxMQ-n8_Oec2NQpgDL2MuxqLNJ1twiHN55I7_NVlgutcqZ7XXOQeFbzCIFzCCQ3fc_pECPWFMUzMQW_IIb1CqrfJqAFxyruCVJlhI-Z4ujQ9xSDgz4Y6QR1oJbuAWlt7nSUM/s320/ferry+ride+(16).JPG" />We had a great but exausting time in Boston! It was so fun getting to walk everywhere and take the metro, it almost felt like being in Europe again. We all stayed in my brothers apartment in Harvard square, so we were right in the middle of the action. I didn't realize how much being pregnant would affect me, but I was dragging as we went all over the place! Shiloh was such a trooper! She was so good, had so much fun with all the family and just took everything in stride. It was such a relief to get out of the Oklahoma heat and be back in high 60's to 70 degree weather again! Summer is not my favorite time of year! Andrew's graduation was beautiful and we were so happy that we got to be there to celebrate with him! Congrats bro!!! <img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345048792317378146" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi291yQ35ECH0aoU96XrkT9TbyNQMfOv8mYyQasKflJB1smh1BNtJw62r1k-v9E3J7-He2-S0t4XIL-07ugtgnBzyulWFs9aoWRGfn1izplEiyPwalHH3QSMqph6znrlxRnDMOAfBeSuQXz/s320/ferry+ride+(3).JPG" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345048799639869970" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWhFROMnI18Fd___VSBAthZ2SZq4veEj290mBhcdz2lC4rn_jPiD1CpkW80ypp7z8qoiiX7WfqNThTUGkoW49ugC-BSteo4na6uOpkFlS7o1QwaNjEoCEYcwOLTCseeYJQtMOHeU6kHWh3/s320/ferry+ride+(33).JPG" /><br /><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345048797811077618" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn2SBkBbLBQY52LFgR3oLU8bI8fMkREjG1iDZMBJ-1-_grZoXpIYKpmeZXTR7VBPLRa6a9JZqJ1683vzoOxchhIPo86KvoXMC208d7g4bsinwI5ucLGpIx8ZDjL8ANGn2eE76ALnbkIkyW/s320/ferry+ride+(8).JPG" /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidc8Z198AOHjMjnEkhI8f-s4hGKOCJsGl3o5-SQMpP_d1MQfNJqB-72cwYpzo3OjP9-UpId0JA6COsmTQehqOBGpL937WMlJLLdcPHZZ8OnpLcNGZDWnxbMFq6gMaGA4f6tPaea_YgK_ac/s1600-h/out+and+about+(44).JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345049011935701282" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidc8Z198AOHjMjnEkhI8f-s4hGKOCJsGl3o5-SQMpP_d1MQfNJqB-72cwYpzo3OjP9-UpId0JA6COsmTQehqOBGpL937WMlJLLdcPHZZ8OnpLcNGZDWnxbMFq6gMaGA4f6tPaea_YgK_ac/s320/out+and+about+(44).JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX9JFGyw8Ylc8JQo309mMiFUuqO5v52oO7ucLFO592sRInitCP4rv66o1IXDxh9r1IUC4-dcnMyKD00i8cFwKuA0MKDgMTW1Zh-2lSkU8Mjva0oNKsOC2JoeiEDowoRpFxkQKNOvauNE99/s1600-h/out+and+about+(39).JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345049005274172226" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX9JFGyw8Ylc8JQo309mMiFUuqO5v52oO7ucLFO592sRInitCP4rv66o1IXDxh9r1IUC4-dcnMyKD00i8cFwKuA0MKDgMTW1Zh-2lSkU8Mjva0oNKsOC2JoeiEDowoRpFxkQKNOvauNE99/s320/out+and+about+(39).JPG" /></a> <img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345049006423286738" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhia5itwkevDUEJe7dw_EHpVlNnedI46JAAmNHthiLUtdNQb0RZYYTN5w13W4WD0pvFU6gvfu2-qY5jEHv548jZwvA6Fxa4LwpTz1sBgZ1s9BvgxG9OM6vKwau-Guy83V7JSmOw6o1NFuz5/s320/out+and+about+(21).JPG" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345048793770155474" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihT8C2a3bccMBqLFe6PAR-UHp8twPtUVFg10sdkHpWIgm4aYBmhefOqhyig9XHI-lzlaokMYZjqTIL5gIwHnT7M3AU2h3f-5Ht89iuYZiuSpUTD5PI0LdMWn8m1E32CiGL5ktORImpSU95/s320/DSC_0320.JPG" /></div></div><br /><p>I have started to feel our little guy moving a lot more, and this morning Filipe even felt him kick on the outside! It is so fun to know he is growing and it is all making it feel more real to me! We are more than half way there! I think we finally made a decision about a name, but I'm not sure if we are going to put it on our blogs yet. It just feels a little weird putting it out there on the internet. We'll see.</p>Jennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05824755803532683597noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3349775669648679826.post-39702452018321261822009-05-29T06:13:00.001-07:002009-05-29T06:21:12.007-07:00New man in my lifeSo this week we had our first official ultrasound and we found out that we are having a... BOY!!!<br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggp5vxIvQTS4998XwfdbyHr7fRMetJpXmr3FnfnOFa8Abt85kuBxc0LkBfep-2_Zn91ObAn3thRhNFo6ulgV26yzwpNul5HFYpIpMhG-mVPlcta28fec5na3ZvQRIDPu3JlOQgiQoAv6hv/s1600-h/baby4a.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341233491307941346" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggp5vxIvQTS4998XwfdbyHr7fRMetJpXmr3FnfnOFa8Abt85kuBxc0LkBfep-2_Zn91ObAn3thRhNFo6ulgV26yzwpNul5HFYpIpMhG-mVPlcta28fec5na3ZvQRIDPu3JlOQgiQoAv6hv/s400/baby4a.jpg" /></a> Here is his little profile. He is puckering his lips like he's giving a kiss. So cute!<br /><br /><div align="left"><span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-error">Filipe</span> has been certain through the whole pregnancy that it was a boy. It's going to be a fun new adventure since Shiloh is such a <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-error">girly</span> girl! Mostly I am excited to finally be able to buy some things for this little guy, just in time for Boston! H&M here I come!</div><div align="left"> </div><div align="left">We are still working on the name, although we are getting a little closer. It is so much easier to focus now that we only have to come up with one name instead of two theoretical names.</div><div align="left"> </div><div align="left">We leave for Boston in the morning (at 5 am!)! Pray for a good trip!</div></div>Jennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05824755803532683597noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3349775669648679826.post-2243471050252829802009-05-19T20:10:00.000-07:002009-05-19T20:20:55.602-07:001 year ago....<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU5lfcBy0G9aLz6Nfe_FXW0NoR5wrRiLJSqjHoJuDZs2vt0nnS8_QLZr3EZ43FvOzhT5GD98BsinL69o0jSy2W8Ko45Z8zSTOhx0juDYyH1pzD7eDhQrX7eg5wLtuxI8ykkBn1RpRjmBXc/s1600-h/DSC_0040.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU5lfcBy0G9aLz6Nfe_FXW0NoR5wrRiLJSqjHoJuDZs2vt0nnS8_QLZr3EZ43FvOzhT5GD98BsinL69o0jSy2W8Ko45Z8zSTOhx0juDYyH1pzD7eDhQrX7eg5wLtuxI8ykkBn1RpRjmBXc/s400/DSC_0040.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337739752406673346" border="0" /></a><br />A year ago we were visiting Shiloh,<br />our long awaited girl,<br />for the second time,<br />but this time...<br />to be with her forever.<br /><br />It was a moment to remember,<br />knowing that the waiting was over,<br />that she would never be far,<br />but in our arms forever;<br />and knowing that that now<br />we would have all the time in the world<br />to be with her,<br />to know her,<br />and to love her.<br /><br />Today, 1 year later,<br />there are so many memories,<br />and the bond between the 3 of us is so big,<br />that its hard to believe<br />that its only been 1 year.<br />I am so in love with this little girl!<br /><br />and all I can say is<br />God is so good!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYBqv9-P0fZhq8jyQgePUjcVW2OkuHGzjo9wi7MMThZwUjmYt02LI4GNz7VN9wyuji0ZrZ4jyXrkeo1cV3NGp1hFUCfDTI3iO5SWsLfrnfEzrz7Sqe4SzIzH9HpCDUrKDy3DgO8cj0Kc_u/s1600-h/DSC_0133.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYBqv9-P0fZhq8jyQgePUjcVW2OkuHGzjo9wi7MMThZwUjmYt02LI4GNz7VN9wyuji0ZrZ4jyXrkeo1cV3NGp1hFUCfDTI3iO5SWsLfrnfEzrz7Sqe4SzIzH9HpCDUrKDy3DgO8cj0Kc_u/s400/DSC_0133.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337739760792813394" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxVwoq9B6OeABCBVg-8wBUYJZZKy8vi-5WQSJh3HR69VTkaCzKD7Q9GWsbf8-QrZL-gsCzNwCqhf7WYvIL3L45lZI8jZg_DXbAHe3Ae7WrQV5STXgnekguW8-QY1WJxVNmGVerRREwXpjS/s1600-h/DSC_0144.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxVwoq9B6OeABCBVg-8wBUYJZZKy8vi-5WQSJh3HR69VTkaCzKD7Q9GWsbf8-QrZL-gsCzNwCqhf7WYvIL3L45lZI8jZg_DXbAHe3Ae7WrQV5STXgnekguW8-QY1WJxVNmGVerRREwXpjS/s400/DSC_0144.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337739755913207666" border="0" /></a>Jennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05824755803532683597noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3349775669648679826.post-22590125818272919432009-05-15T11:28:00.000-07:002009-05-15T11:41:24.713-07:00Update<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjijKIKAu8IcjSEX_yCuxPf_4nqwMTbcVNp1JkQipk6dUuiqkR8QO2wsmA3ltV178ILnDUFQBKeAe6G0kdmsxHbmZpBnHMIG3-s9FL6CRDTypXcI5MnktBWG6N8TtfMU0A-gcMARL8VjphT/s1600-h/DSC_0020.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336119616399437074" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 266px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjijKIKAu8IcjSEX_yCuxPf_4nqwMTbcVNp1JkQipk6dUuiqkR8QO2wsmA3ltV178ILnDUFQBKeAe6G0kdmsxHbmZpBnHMIG3-s9FL6CRDTypXcI5MnktBWG6N8TtfMU0A-gcMARL8VjphT/s400/DSC_0020.JPG" border="0" /></a> Spring is in the air! Here that means that one day it will be roasting and the next day wet and cold, but we have managed to sneak in some outdoor play time. Shiloh is growing like a weed. She is so much fun right now! I am so smitten with her! Her imagination is really growing and it is so cute to see her play "house" with her baby and stuffed animals. Her favorite thing to do right now is rock all of her animals to sleep while singing to them and then she lays them all down to go "night night" in a row across the floor. She LOVES playing outside and loves rocks, birds, trees, clouds and the sky. It is so cute to see her in awe of these things that are so easy for me to take for granted sometimes.<br /><br />The pregnancy is going well. I am 17 weeks along now. I never had to deal with morning sickness, thank goodness, though I am still waiting for some of that energy to come back, like everyone says it does in the second trimester. We will hopefully be finding out if it is a boy or a girl in the next few weeks! We still don't have a name, but at this point we have kind of given up until we know the sex. It was so much easier with Shiloh, knowing we only had to come up with a girl name!<br /><br />We are headed to Boston at the end of the month to see my brother graduate from Harvard! We are looking forward to getting some time off and having some fun! If anyone has any recomendations of things to see in Boston, let me know!Jennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05824755803532683597noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3349775669648679826.post-80732005768180539112009-04-10T07:51:00.000-07:002009-04-10T08:11:57.909-07:00A special dayTwo years ago today we got to see this precious face for the first time. We had already gone through a lot of pain in our adoption process, and seeing this little girl for the first time brought us so much hope.<br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5323075805043703074" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS3mJbowDL6gxKSu4sxOfP3fX9dU-u26EXM_SQuGrqeVumX8TBUn4udUICdnIPd7LvIhpLMVc-J2Kjwu0xfoohv4qqF04KWd_uDHfXOCQmU53G4OXGocsruPcsHSo1rXphxp4zvNAhBlsE/s400/1_Shiloh_April_6.jpg" border="0" /><br /><br />One year ago today we found out that we were finally out of PGN (one of the last, long, BIG hurdles to bringing Shiloh home). I can still feel the relief and flood of emotions when I remember back to it. It was probably one of my best days ever.<br /><br />Needless to say, April 10th holds a special place in my heart! It amazes me that it was only a year ago that we were going through all of this! God has so fully healed our hearts and made us into a family that sometimes it is hard to remember the pain and the waiting, almost like I am living another life. Shiloh is so completely a part of us that it is hard to remember a time when she wasn't here.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZAvI4xD4mt4lOVfpFb6peMbzoZzBJM8krmLylIRFCRSdJsbCPl_ewMo1B_gKS-uKSvrGeYCtzMAoravSxgXteehdQWAzM5aPLL7-1iWj2qiZ2zu5W561_kkSSb6gr5Njfk_FlXCqJpIRa/s1600-h/Shiloh+2nd+B-day+Picnic+(58).JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5323076217524063922" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 266px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZAvI4xD4mt4lOVfpFb6peMbzoZzBJM8krmLylIRFCRSdJsbCPl_ewMo1B_gKS-uKSvrGeYCtzMAoravSxgXteehdQWAzM5aPLL7-1iWj2qiZ2zu5W561_kkSSb6gr5Njfk_FlXCqJpIRa/s400/Shiloh+2nd+B-day+Picnic+(58).JPG" border="0" /></a> I am so blessed and thankful that I get to see this beautiful, smiling face everyday! God has truly blessed our lives!Jennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05824755803532683597noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3349775669648679826.post-17727118223184081402009-03-30T08:23:00.000-07:002009-04-01T15:24:01.860-07:00We have a 2 year old!!!I promise, I will eventually get to putting up our Hawaii pictures, but first... Shiloh turned 2 this weekend!!! We celebrated on Saturday morning with a breakfast pajama party. All the kids came cozy in their pjs which was kind of nice because it had snowed the night before and was freezing!<br /><br />We had a great time, but one thing I have learned is that 2 year old parties are CRAZY!!! We all had fun eating, talking and opening presents, but by the time the end came, everyone was way over-stimulated.<br /><br /><div align="center">Shiloh in her pjs<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilzZREpdln-zrfbqUYz6QFN3cKN8RYfjKG-bbna4aPcBHPO8UYxyY-z37LLlFDmn2kAR-77DDHk7xJmJGzI-aPFuWGpqqrpsBq5p4jd_t6UMwaisK7dt-vBQ7wkSbAJ1RdW-9CZrCWyXhp/s1600-h/Shiloh+2nd+B-day+Morning.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319847774841428770" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 266px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilzZREpdln-zrfbqUYz6QFN3cKN8RYfjKG-bbna4aPcBHPO8UYxyY-z37LLlFDmn2kAR-77DDHk7xJmJGzI-aPFuWGpqqrpsBq5p4jd_t6UMwaisK7dt-vBQ7wkSbAJ1RdW-9CZrCWyXhp/s400/Shiloh+2nd+B-day+Morning.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319003809678187906" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 266px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTCYj-qVHobL_jJGdbOhko8k6IzOkhzf7VaLFpvUP9M_NEkzg8-6PrqwapLQPKX8LjRFQQCcUQ388F_XbNI-4CcgPqXLJI2TVNuRQ7RMuBXtaMMC4i2FaR8b0ob9axl7EpXynQJLPAA8yN/s400/Shiloh+2nd+B-day+Party+(3).JPG" border="0" /> </div><div align="center">Her cake was a towering strawberry short cake.</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2GDhnxLOClq7_9Xv8EzLIjQe5yY2upjo6lycfZUeNWgxbX_cg1K7WYp9PjVid8NcZ4M4WCr62Toyf4GY9klVNfBXj3fmF2ZIuo3wGEqUcwCNcXePuTn8OPbFogQTvbV5laAFxQwBPV6Tc/s1600-h/Shiloh+2nd+B-day+Party+(187).JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319003833851179090" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 266px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2GDhnxLOClq7_9Xv8EzLIjQe5yY2upjo6lycfZUeNWgxbX_cg1K7WYp9PjVid8NcZ4M4WCr62Toyf4GY9klVNfBXj3fmF2ZIuo3wGEqUcwCNcXePuTn8OPbFogQTvbV5laAFxQwBPV6Tc/s400/Shiloh+2nd+B-day+Party+(187).JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvHUpE3XDfSQP6sNieEXfOiPXvynMGBLg2xTiaEKrnHK_ikhlmCwsoDQ21Xa01FKPS5ViKWakBLX140hG26ermLhyphenhyphenfEiWOpnQMwaj6bKWyvdux0P8hIBzqvPnc5wrLg9lDT5jBzPdbrp1-/s1600-h/Shiloh+2nd+B-day+Party+(120).JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319003826835886738" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 266px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvHUpE3XDfSQP6sNieEXfOiPXvynMGBLg2xTiaEKrnHK_ikhlmCwsoDQ21Xa01FKPS5ViKWakBLX140hG26ermLhyphenhyphenfEiWOpnQMwaj6bKWyvdux0P8hIBzqvPnc5wrLg9lDT5jBzPdbrp1-/s400/Shiloh+2nd+B-day+Party+(120).JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjASuZQzMeFPutydX0umAa3CHLruYuP1sGelTsW-dCLVRKB1FGkHyatAQDEKD41EUpppWmdm-qGg8LIMHeQsuGmBYaqYHNPkFScOY9cMauEm_HptJAp4Popd9DRlS9U18Ekt9RZEYZli-Nt/s1600-h/Shiloh+2nd+B-day+Party+(91).JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319003823458018818" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 266px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjASuZQzMeFPutydX0umAa3CHLruYuP1sGelTsW-dCLVRKB1FGkHyatAQDEKD41EUpppWmdm-qGg8LIMHeQsuGmBYaqYHNPkFScOY9cMauEm_HptJAp4Popd9DRlS9U18Ekt9RZEYZli-Nt/s400/Shiloh+2nd+B-day+Party+(91).JPG" border="0" /></a> </div><br /><div align="center">Here is a nice, calm pic we got of all the kids in their jammies...<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjINhvOFBbOnGr0fo3rIAW1JSVU8isTIVCZJQprpDhKgZJ9AC362QNbsh1bwTtxauVTK5MW08kIjDI1ltRf_JVLValuGPhiKv5eUbM9lI-PmFKiJoT631L82YdYKP-HUzD0TMjE5LWWtE0W/s1600-h/Shiloh+2nd+B-day+Party+(209).JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319846526914336274" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 266px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjINhvOFBbOnGr0fo3rIAW1JSVU8isTIVCZJQprpDhKgZJ9AC362QNbsh1bwTtxauVTK5MW08kIjDI1ltRf_JVLValuGPhiKv5eUbM9lI-PmFKiJoT631L82YdYKP-HUzD0TMjE5LWWtE0W/s400/Shiloh+2nd+B-day+Party+(209).JPG" border="0" /></a>...although we got about 10 that looked more like this. <img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319846528702128514" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 266px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEbpGzk7TuEr53YDyXbxWOXoP6MZGlq0t6p_I-pDLET3d8hBDKG07Xx0AGbfUUTvZlbE6xPz0jmPwa1OQe3H6XDS0XPHIRL_9C_McWj4SJUfKBewtqQXddJ6USSOnv4XSNN3ofCak2ZgvC/s400/Shiloh+2nd+B-day+Party+(213).JPG" border="0" /><br /></div><br /><div>On Sunday morning we woke up to hearing Shiloh laughing and playing in the monitor. Filipe had papered her room the night before and when we walked in, she had pulled some of it down and was playing with it. She got to open some more presents in the morning and then we went to breakfast before church.<br /></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319846527835629554" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 266px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipjzWzqJKxdTj-IH7OSHFUOW6bM4Hi2sSOoxz6tP5Dw9teuXYk4is4oOoA-HQM-jz3DNK2nv3Lo27seU-epvPvSpnFqJ8tvgS9SmAUC55aR87WOCycrj_z5MmRlX2TZnohwJh7oWPrs7GD/s400/Shiloh+2nd+B-day+Morning+(14).JPG" border="0" /></div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center">After church we went to the park for a picnic lunch with the family. It was a beautiful, warm, sunny day (and it had snowed the day before. Go figure.). Shiloh had SO much fun running and playing with everyone.<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319846524451990482" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUMZfulBe_dl3kR4gabjWAs0Ey4eedH3tAUD7ehHuIksp8NoUvRugsSXqTYoqgwgXOZfZjTeTF7xz4emnLMEs7_-LUS9p69BMej0fPvWLJVRStp9dvxWIPHR0J34YPZGivp6h2uixNwmkz/s400/pic.JPG" border="0" /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUDMbvhhYPErL6cj3m6iJBm_P7FS2q0gU5lxiUjq9sALdUpfrq0Waq2OoZs_2RPra1JJuz0pj6Rnhkdt-Z_q66jlwtfPJgMU7j2nNgi4y9dMG0QTaX70BlTX0p8ProbafmtoRjNuGB31ml/s1600-h/Shiloh+2nd+B-day+Picnic+(192).JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319846950067444434" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 266px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUDMbvhhYPErL6cj3m6iJBm_P7FS2q0gU5lxiUjq9sALdUpfrq0Waq2OoZs_2RPra1JJuz0pj6Rnhkdt-Z_q66jlwtfPJgMU7j2nNgi4y9dMG0QTaX70BlTX0p8ProbafmtoRjNuGB31ml/s400/Shiloh+2nd+B-day+Picnic+(192).JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9N7vRX_aUiZotuwsrYFl_bn15hYPI1eI8BNojFrj4kp5BCu5yk0c4vYqLBdyhDVR_s7yZGYy6GNL6H5Mlfz2tyFtJ_4k5lv4-T5OKszW4044K6Ss0eP1_ZmYLUe_TeGpwqrDjkF8jvsoQ/s1600-h/Shiloh+2nd+B-day+Picnic+(168).JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319846944241921362" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 266px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9N7vRX_aUiZotuwsrYFl_bn15hYPI1eI8BNojFrj4kp5BCu5yk0c4vYqLBdyhDVR_s7yZGYy6GNL6H5Mlfz2tyFtJ_4k5lv4-T5OKszW4044K6Ss0eP1_ZmYLUe_TeGpwqrDjkF8jvsoQ/s400/Shiloh+2nd+B-day+Picnic+(168).JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikztHXoc7gDTwzbiMA3RHK0BL2CL6bWqIeIcPdwIzQXKI5vbdYNu7LcJ1gpcdxNTuyTKbdpuYt8S_yfwCHd8YBc-WGNik5aorZ6EGrNalnsk3VAXzvMkKwX_VW6iKkeNDJ4eNqMTxC4w2Y/s1600-h/Shiloh+2nd+B-day+Picnic+(154).JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319846939779319090" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 266px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikztHXoc7gDTwzbiMA3RHK0BL2CL6bWqIeIcPdwIzQXKI5vbdYNu7LcJ1gpcdxNTuyTKbdpuYt8S_yfwCHd8YBc-WGNik5aorZ6EGrNalnsk3VAXzvMkKwX_VW6iKkeNDJ4eNqMTxC4w2Y/s400/Shiloh+2nd+B-day+Picnic+(154).JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvwlfOwX4ofh8ZYR43wG0A8TyD6QdSO6kvKMpJ0EtVnzxr0cGZI9mta864jm8Q5O4QSTd9ADaM6xDWsCB7IUhHIGdt2zJvHvKoQWsbIc763ga4GGlCmTWfOv5rHb3XrQrICC6hb2wXOKat/s1600-h/Shiloh+2nd+B-day+Picnic+(151).JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319846806959185762" style="DISPLAY: block; 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MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 266px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOnrsMMCCCk-SVcPtRbOUCOdMrXVWDTP6IgMbsAPho8uLpOa6QVvpA_41A2rEgnZz3OZvREmSIYDLkWOkOumPuffDoisuyXInONtwFH8j3pNKShXhrvvf7ygSTG86YSxz_bHZeMnCzP73F/s400/Shiloh+2nd+B-day+Picnic+(7).JPG" border="0" /></a> I think her first birthday at home was a huge success. That night, after we had put her to bed, we could hear her singing "Happy birthday to you" to her animals in her crib before she fell asleep. So precious!</div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Jennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05824755803532683597noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3349775669648679826.post-34434611835704746032009-03-23T06:45:00.001-07:002009-03-23T06:55:15.645-07:00Big News!!!We are back from Hawaii! It was such a great time! I am going to post about it, but in an effort to delay having to go through all of my pictures, I thought I would share our big news...<br /><div></div><br /><div>...that I am PREGNANT!!!! </div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316381109673149138" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 318px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7Gf_BpyYCCPLmIByx_e7_GAio2un4xP1sGT63ZraBfR9K_pF6JaARnTzK2dBnd0qhSj082a5COCs0ZFQy6Dbu_D_jJuu8LTfBXVQhialDmTRxbkZx5VWt7J741UL5_tvuYe7y26VCrId8/s400/baby+copy.jpg" border="0" /><br /><div></div><br /><div>It was a COMPLETE shock, but we are really excited about it. We were just starting to look into the adoption process again, trying to find a new country to adopt from when we found out. I am about 9 weeks along. We saw the baby's heartbeat on Friday and everything looks good.</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>Keep us in our prayers that the pregnancy goes well and that God will be preparing our hearts and Shiloh's heart to become a family of four.</div>Jennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05824755803532683597noreply@blogger.com28tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3349775669648679826.post-1565061211164210442009-03-07T18:52:00.000-08:002009-03-07T19:05:43.136-08:00The Next American IdolMy daughter is a singer and a dancer. Even right now as I am writing this I can hear her singing in her crib instead of going to sleep. This week <a href="http://littlesilvestriboy.blogspot.com">TT, Malak</a>, Shiloh and I took a trip across town to see my mom. Shiloh spent the entire 20 minute ride singing at the top of her lungs. Fortunately, TT remembered her camera and captured a minute of it. So, without further ado, I give you Shiloh...<br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dxWotyltgg48OupY7aptZD_Maeedk-Q37cHFSs53t-rDZoRhP7_ClxTPHwqJNw2XPIkEmLR_HqyodQbu7sMnA' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><br /><br /><br />We are going to Hawaii this week! I will be sure to post pictures when I get back, and maybe even some news about something crazy that is going on with us. Hope you guys have a great week!!!Jennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05824755803532683597noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3349775669648679826.post-89528806944118207262009-02-24T05:23:00.001-08:002009-02-24T05:59:41.963-08:00ShilohOk, so I know I have been really bad at posting lately, but I am going to try to be better - really.<br /><br />Shiloh is growing like a weed! She is such a happy girl! She is always singing and babbling. Filipe and I are constantly marveling over her, amazed by how wonderful she is and by how much we love her!<br /><br />This girl is going to be a girly girl. Right now she is all about the clothes. She could spend hours just putting her socks on and taking them off again. Whenever she finds a stray shirt or pants, she instantly pulls them on. It's really cute.<br /><br />She is picking up new words every day. Her sentences are still mostly gibberish to Filipe and I, though that doesn't stop her from telling us all kinds of things (we just don't really understand them), but sometimes she will say something clear as day and Filipe and I will look at each other and ask "Where did she learn that?" She loves grabbing her stroller or backpack and telling us "bye bye" as she leaves the room or walks down the hall. Yesterday, she grabbed the stroller and said, "See ya." Filipe and I both cracked up. 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italicized are things I'd like to do. Those with no gusto about them are just not my gig! But as you’ll see, most things are my gig :)<br /><br />1. <strong>Started your own blog</strong><br />2. <strong>Slept under the stars</strong><br />3. <strong>Played in a band</strong><br />4. <em>Visited Hawaii - this will be bold in just two months!!!!</em><br />5. <em>Watched a meteor shower</em><br />6. <em>Given more than you can afford to charity</em><br />7. <strong>Been to Disneyland/world</strong><br />8. <strong>Climbed a mountain</strong><br />9. Held a praying mantis<br />10. Sang a solo<br />11. Bungee jumped<br />12. <strong>Visited Paris</strong><br />13. <em>Watched a lightning storm at sea</em><br />14. <strong>Taught yourself an art from scratch</strong><br />15. <strong>Adopted a child</strong><br />16. Had food poisoning<br />17. <em>Walked to the top of the Statue of Liberty</em><br />18. <strong>Grown your own vegetables</strong><br />19. <em>Seen the Mona Lisa in France</em><br />20. <em>Slept on an overnight train</em><br />21. <strong>Had a pillow fight</strong><br />22. Hitch hiked<br />23. <strong>Taken a sick day when you’re not ill</strong><br />24. <strong>Built a snow fort</strong><br />25. Held a lamb<br />26. <strong>Gone skinny dipping</strong><br />27. Run a Marathon<br />28. <em>Ridden in a gondola in Venice</em><br />29. <strong>Seen a total eclipse</strong><br />30. <strong>Watched a sunrise or sunset</strong><br />31. Hit a home run<br />32. Been on a cruise - I know, it's strange, but I really don't want to go on a cruise. I don't like<br />the idea of not being able to see land.<br />33. <em>Seen Niagara Falls in person</em><br />34. <strong>Visited the birthplace of your ancestors -</strong>some of them<br />35. <em>Seen an Amish community</em><br />36. <strong>Taught yourself a new language</strong> - I don't know if I taught myself, but I do know<br />another language<br />37. <strong>Had enough money to be truly satisfied</strong><br />38. <em>Seen the Leaning Tower of Pisa in person</em><br />39. <em>Gone rock climbing</em><br />40. <em>Seen Michelangelo’s David</em><br />41. <strong>Sung karaoke</strong><br />42. <em>Seen Old Faithful geyser erupt</em><br />43. <em>Bought a stranger a meal at a restaurant</em><br />44. <em>Visited Africa</em><br />45. <strong>Walked on a beach by moonlight</strong><br />46. Been transported in an ambulance<br />47. <strong>Had your portrait painted </strong>- I've had it drawn, if that counts<br />48. Gone deep sea fishing<br />49. <em>Seen the Sistine Chapel in person - </em>having lived in Europe, you would have thought I would<br />have done more of these things.<br />50. <em>Been to the top of the Eiffel Tower in Paris</em><br />51. <strong>Gone scuba diving or snorkeling </strong>- Snorkeling, and I NEVER want to do that again. i<br />don't think I've ever thrown up so much<br />52. <strong>Kissed in the rain</strong><br />53. <strong>Played in the mud</strong><br />54. <strong>Gone to a drive-in theater</strong><br />55. <em>Been in a movie -</em> do home movies count?<br />56. <em>Visited the Great Wall of China</em><br />57. <strong>Started a business</strong><br />58. Taken a martial arts class<br />59. <em>Visited Russia</em><br />60. <strong>Served at a soup kitchen</strong><br />61. <strong>Sold Girl Scout Cookies</strong><br />62. <em>Gone whale watching</em><br />63. <strong>Gotten flowers for no reason</strong><br />64. Donated blood, platelets or plasma<br />65. Gone sky diving<br />66. Visited a Nazi Concentration Camp<br />67. <strong>Bounced a check</strong><br />68. <em>Flown in a helicopter</em><br />69. <strong>Saved a favorite childhood toy</strong><br />70. <strong>Visited the Lincoln Memorial</strong><br />71. <strong>Eaten Caviar</strong><br />72. <strong>Pieced a quilt</strong><br />73. <em>Stood in Times Square</em><br />74. <em>Toured the Everglades</em><br />75. Been fired from a job<br />76. <em>Seen the Changing of the Guards in London</em><br />77. Broken a bone<br />78. Been on a speeding motorcycle<br />79. <strong>Seen the Grand Canyon in person</strong><br />80. <em>Published a book - </em>I'm a little closer than I was a year ago.<br />81. <em>Visited the Vatican</em><br />82. Bought a brand new car<br />83. <em>Walked in Jerusalem</em><br />84. <em>Had your picture in the newspaper</em><br />85. <strong>Read the entire Bible</strong><br />86. <strong>Visited the White House</strong><br />87. Killed and prepared an animal for eating - eww<br />88. <strong>Had chickenpox</strong><br />89. Saved someone’s life - while this isn't something I <em>want</em> to do, per say (since it would mean<br />that someone else would have to be in a life or death situation)<br />90. Sat on a jury<br />91. Met someone famous<br />92. Joined a book club<br />93. <strong>Lost a loved one</strong><br />94. <em>Had a baby</em><br />95. <em>Seen the Alamo in person</em><br />96. <em>Swam in the Great Salt Lake</em><br />97. Been involved in a law suit<br />98. <strong>Owned a cell phone</strong><br />99. Been stung by a beeJennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05824755803532683597noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3349775669648679826.post-89342807008007081732009-01-16T13:12:00.000-08:002009-01-16T13:28:35.370-08:00Best husband ever!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJje6b053J6RT3-OQEFP8Jgtlq8PZtdh6oBTL39HGrffsc-RDbaaILwVNxk-pHZacnVggbl098PwdwplxoD645nDPmb7_cmR-TwuvGGuLkVh6YvQVVbqMZQ2W9pxvsHJsLusHHa1fO0d5x/s1600-h/DSC_0030.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5292003355103457522" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 266px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJje6b053J6RT3-OQEFP8Jgtlq8PZtdh6oBTL39HGrffsc-RDbaaILwVNxk-pHZacnVggbl098PwdwplxoD645nDPmb7_cmR-TwuvGGuLkVh6YvQVVbqMZQ2W9pxvsHJsLusHHa1fO0d5x/s400/DSC_0030.JPG" border="0" /></a> I can't begin to tell you how often I feel like the luckiest girl in the world because I have Filipe for a husband! He is so caring and giving and just a really nice guy! He loves to make me happy and to play with Shiloh and make her laugh.<br /><br />Last night we watched Mamma Mia!. Well, I wanted to watch it and he agreed, without even a complaint. I had so much fun curled up next to him with a fire going in the fireplace, singing along to this cheesy movie. I wonder how many chick flicks Filipe has happily watched with me over the years, even though I am sure he would have prefered an action movie.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuZBUpA3rDERYoKoy2qwcp8eGqHpodTIv6htRyN8yjhAWNVj4vuIlczvDism1awJPE6OW7HAW8v3S8b9lVKdugV_CPEYlECp828g04SFISAjC2TqIFgoPPMSh3ADS8q6LzwAUxGlwAvPgn/s1600-h/mamma_mia.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5292002975799555634" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 220px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuZBUpA3rDERYoKoy2qwcp8eGqHpodTIv6htRyN8yjhAWNVj4vuIlczvDism1awJPE6OW7HAW8v3S8b9lVKdugV_CPEYlECp828g04SFISAjC2TqIFgoPPMSh3ADS8q6LzwAUxGlwAvPgn/s320/mamma_mia.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div>He also read Twilight with me just because he wanted to see what I loved about it so much. He only rolled his eyes a few times and afterwards went with me to see the movie.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV9fo0LyOO29JSh7NpPCtkVmUV5-yeUtLX_R0-XHB8D5Fg-i74zyqi9BxyF_un0wLX3WAR4cFjTs-VeHyuOtsbHKptOXSm8D55ByQMD3vfKauaLH3CI4Ojl80hmQ7dl60qrnls6AyzMmDG/s1600-h/twilight_book_cover-7168.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5292002974490974930" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV9fo0LyOO29JSh7NpPCtkVmUV5-yeUtLX_R0-XHB8D5Fg-i74zyqi9BxyF_un0wLX3WAR4cFjTs-VeHyuOtsbHKptOXSm8D55ByQMD3vfKauaLH3CI4Ojl80hmQ7dl60qrnls6AyzMmDG/s320/twilight_book_cover-7168.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />This week I really needed some time to myself, and when I asked him if he would mind staying with Shiloh for an hour or two while I went to Barnes and Noble to read, his responce was, "Sure. You know you can go and get time to yourself whenever you want it."</div><div> </div><div>These things are really just a few of the many sweet things he does for me and just some of the smaller reasons why I love him so much.</div><div> </div><div>Filipe, I love you honey! Thanks for being such an amazing man. I can only pray that Shiloh finds a husband as wonderful as you one day!</div><div> </div><div>For the rest of you reading this... leave a comment telling why your significant other is so wonderful.</div></div>Jennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05824755803532683597noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3349775669648679826.post-83191066481073540722009-01-01T17:23:00.000-08:002009-01-01T17:43:23.809-08:002009!!!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-9YSwTk6ru3p1JXkpthANhM5_5ybQq2ysJji8aLUY88qkeqDISvLQ-4k7zVI2ptA5V1tRtZVFyRiFdQ8yEsiIJVCxjrEe00ancLRiEl5yVpU6whhMgWWkAdQyPo-xMg9e0pXCpWfsEIzN/s1600-h/santa.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286503914926196850" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-9YSwTk6ru3p1JXkpthANhM5_5ybQq2ysJji8aLUY88qkeqDISvLQ-4k7zVI2ptA5V1tRtZVFyRiFdQ8yEsiIJVCxjrEe00ancLRiEl5yVpU6whhMgWWkAdQyPo-xMg9e0pXCpWfsEIzN/s400/santa.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div>What an amazing year it has been! All day yesterday, as I thought back to what had happened in 2008, I couldn't help but be filled with emotion at the ways we have been blessed! </div><div></div><div><br /></div><div>Being able to have Shiloh home, under our roof for the New Year was so touching. I have also been blessed with the most amazing, loving, supporting husband ever (although that is something I get every year, not just this past one.) </div><div><br /></div><div></div><div>I actually lost some weight this past year. I have struggled with my weight for many years, so it is always something I plan on when thinking about the year to come, "This year I am going to lose weight." It was really nice to reach the end of the year and know that I actually <em>did</em> lose weight this year!</div><div><br /></div><div></div><div>I also achieved something I have been wanting to do for a long, long time - I wrote a book this year. I just finished it, so I haven't started to try to get it published or anything like that, but even if it never gets published, I still feel like I have achieved a huge life goal!</div><div><br /> </div><br /><div></div><div>We have spent time with family and friends from the other side of the world and gotten to take a lot of great trips. Though 2008 started miserably, it turned out to be an incredible year!</div><div><br />I am so excited to see what God brings our way in the year to come! I am hoping to lose more weight and find someone to publish that book, I am hoping to do more traveling (Hawaii in March!!!) and spend some good time with our family! </div><div><br /><br /></div><div></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286504876756127394" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 266px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFgAEmIOF7PQBn9AALo9qyL56iM-GfTGBdKd0zXmH9-lrn2ANzJi9SiPosTxgOcMh_mjrlxBw8Rt8JgxHU8ElxDW2v-a_xGH9X7BjrjvFB00FKrtvE6PsHkqCdU5xTBQn_c2pG6ObqKOEd/s400/DSC_0124.JPG" border="0" /> <div>Happy 2009!!! May God bring so many blessings to all of your lives this year!!!</div>Jennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05824755803532683597noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3349775669648679826.post-69078425114211744302008-12-18T07:42:00.000-08:002008-12-18T08:02:44.851-08:00Brother/sister photo shoot<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA2hVTbd4g2Ki6z8-rt_nyfck7bYBJZ9XkDyo3GP_DhL0xW1OAgLNK3ZlNGZv692TYoSNL5pUA6WkwQkgHT3NmpoXGbSyMdJlSumxshs9yIAxf6jUyZpwIeYmELnIZ3GL5x4wC9tvLhk8z/s1600-h/bros1a.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5281157709467850258" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 314px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA2hVTbd4g2Ki6z8-rt_nyfck7bYBJZ9XkDyo3GP_DhL0xW1OAgLNK3ZlNGZv692TYoSNL5pUA6WkwQkgHT3NmpoXGbSyMdJlSumxshs9yIAxf6jUyZpwIeYmELnIZ3GL5x4wC9tvLhk8z/s400/bros1a.jpg" border="0" /></a> My mom and dad have this big frame for multiple pictures that has been sitting in their room for a while, empty. They had been wanting to put pictures of their kids in it, so me and my brothers decided to get all of us together for a photo shoot. Filipe and I had just bought a remote for our camera so we all trecked out to the park by our house for our own personal photo shoot. Afterwards, I tweaked them with photoshop (a program I could play on for hours). My parents LOVED them, and I am pretty proud of them myself.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaOU86HYGfxVRG_yGGrAgn_py6o4i5JFQ9SCn5kKJSpJi_kWn4dC9CQUu7NvV-CBWwlKrrmGjqAVndybaZlrz-jdlxqm8BEvswJimrHeWNjMqIJ-5u7Irp1TfcZR5l0bEC9ubErY4C8A-c/s1600-h/bros7a.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5281157679118907778" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaOU86HYGfxVRG_yGGrAgn_py6o4i5JFQ9SCn5kKJSpJi_kWn4dC9CQUu7NvV-CBWwlKrrmGjqAVndybaZlrz-jdlxqm8BEvswJimrHeWNjMqIJ-5u7Irp1TfcZR5l0bEC9ubErY4C8A-c/s400/bros7a.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR2hC78R3_Kidc77_MgdAOslXW2vt1XI0a8EraPPa9FKWulyv7Ve9kCxlXYSz0_x5rJri9I4-jzuVZMr-cqij7fkYxwyC3nkbKs9qrPg2rtZtCr9K-iPl5UJGinXAKloVzeUmMu-GUsSL7/s1600-h/bros6.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5281157640985584722" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 286px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR2hC78R3_Kidc77_MgdAOslXW2vt1XI0a8EraPPa9FKWulyv7Ve9kCxlXYSz0_x5rJri9I4-jzuVZMr-cqij7fkYxwyC3nkbKs9qrPg2rtZtCr9K-iPl5UJGinXAKloVzeUmMu-GUsSL7/s400/bros6.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7HZ1qmEHkJ5HQMaRNU3wzQzDjZczUVi34yZZ7_KHveQHn9T0Sd1CfXJaF2xa-IxWGTGu5zRje6-atnAlXFWHuP4UCmJ_lrKxzF6QGU_7MbMJeIW3yTwpJxWVH0Xf4Wt7Wf08q8eZP59kU/s1600-h/bros7b.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5281157617074686242" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 266px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7HZ1qmEHkJ5HQMaRNU3wzQzDjZczUVi34yZZ7_KHveQHn9T0Sd1CfXJaF2xa-IxWGTGu5zRje6-atnAlXFWHuP4UCmJ_lrKxzF6QGU_7MbMJeIW3yTwpJxWVH0Xf4Wt7Wf08q8eZP59kU/s400/bros7b.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><div><div><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvSo7ZjrPxeUeiuzljIt3pBRIMw68hRC3suuIPBX_oPnnPvYyWYvuS5NyU-ertp1MIPVQxMvAEnT2zzYaRQwnl1HnrDT595tm3GR33RNNDikCvWyVmKMyarCF3z-uojQxWt8o9WDObcy80/s1600-h/bros10.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5281156756808258546" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 286px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvSo7ZjrPxeUeiuzljIt3pBRIMw68hRC3suuIPBX_oPnnPvYyWYvuS5NyU-ertp1MIPVQxMvAEnT2zzYaRQwnl1HnrDT595tm3GR33RNNDikCvWyVmKMyarCF3z-uojQxWt8o9WDObcy80/s400/bros10.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5281158908728445522" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 266px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB6DtHkpEj6cmUFFrJUJfe5Brn6p0-amPCWASJHgWuz8LOcHEo9lavb3Pae7rteA_molplIzp5qovzhZ6Rcxu-0k2DtbYZfngkIv8_nIdjMS0Vdjavuab1z-pDJRn-WptnglCqzHZW27Zn/s400/bros4e.jpg" border="0" /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8IzN8CccFpovo9IrepVeUNHfhLA0OG-ge5l_qr3c-f1_3Ntc8L6KpUf3hBchXi65mRZFNWc2EELfy-Er-yLMNWdEBqQnAEnb6isKr_HN4S3SMZ_W-Is5bFupTrTKv_RTHNrOvwFhfE5Pd/s1600-h/bros8a.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5281156750457798930" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 286px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8IzN8CccFpovo9IrepVeUNHfhLA0OG-ge5l_qr3c-f1_3Ntc8L6KpUf3hBchXi65mRZFNWc2EELfy-Er-yLMNWdEBqQnAEnb6isKr_HN4S3SMZ_W-Is5bFupTrTKv_RTHNrOvwFhfE5Pd/s400/bros8a.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYuGwDTE9iIATwjFj9UlmamXi0S7MIMvzu8kQPDibk5ofPpe0bFFVnrd_iMFJTN4kN5hQTv66sqYOquYuxl5W0p1sqrIiYSYBCC50aH1a8pcsG4wgfP3qYe9xEvns0HoGBsqZ_Nu1kTWSM/s1600-h/bros9.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5281156743020279218" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 266px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYuGwDTE9iIATwjFj9UlmamXi0S7MIMvzu8kQPDibk5ofPpe0bFFVnrd_iMFJTN4kN5hQTv66sqYOquYuxl5W0p1sqrIiYSYBCC50aH1a8pcsG4wgfP3qYe9xEvns0HoGBsqZ_Nu1kTWSM/s400/bros9.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBBxhrUpM_iIucTc64XBTOXFAC-5hchtC9fWclbIvkr7H18Z-rrj0-sLO6Do2bXSflf1Oa93_rqO9NBYjd5cXrjyKbrTJaKRVlzngU0Kpdk3AKKKMg0siTf4g-2JHB9SKVZ4yvSQI1-Ey8/s1600-h/bros2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5281156728151029698" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 286px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBBxhrUpM_iIucTc64XBTOXFAC-5hchtC9fWclbIvkr7H18Z-rrj0-sLO6Do2bXSflf1Oa93_rqO9NBYjd5cXrjyKbrTJaKRVlzngU0Kpdk3AKKKMg0siTf4g-2JHB9SKVZ4yvSQI1-Ey8/s400/bros2.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCffbw8DaWtuYSovEmPxSjz4lBIN1wPjyhDNuoTU-Ew2mNjfyX8ouitz7nQsg9Z3Dtm1COoIJ31nTrQUYnYIX422ES49eHkdXY3pjrF7-hZvxVHjFgDqGdqyXL5tK1s2x_jfYiTxBsyQmS/s1600-h/bros3.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5281156705297041650" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCffbw8DaWtuYSovEmPxSjz4lBIN1wPjyhDNuoTU-Ew2mNjfyX8ouitz7nQsg9Z3Dtm1COoIJ31nTrQUYnYIX422ES49eHkdXY3pjrF7-hZvxVHjFgDqGdqyXL5tK1s2x_jfYiTxBsyQmS/s400/bros3.jpg" border="0" /></a> We also took a little trip to see Santa yesterday. I'll post the pictures soon, but i have to scan them and wasn't really feeling motivated.</div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Jennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05824755803532683597noreply@blogger.com20tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3349775669648679826.post-45032592146404921762008-12-02T14:57:00.000-08:002008-12-03T07:44:04.284-08:00Picture Post!By popular demand, I am doing a picture post. These are all really random, but we take so many pictures that it is hard to keep up sometimes.<br /><br /><br /><div align="center">This is one of my favorite outfits she had for fall!</div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5275585406943732050" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 266px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPt5tu5P44VO4GJhnGVmMknb5PTp5QwxxT_1i8lYwFt92eJIY65yde4yYC8SJ4Hn-sf4xyAOS7gHZ6Y35lokLOsaIBvJI_UfKrAWKhSXozGsFeuFhONQ460y797SJMI3_sKSDiYTQp2GFR/s400/DSC_0669.JPG" border="0" /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9N7IgLdfX9BofN_0DqjITR83RkLRZnWk9sn0oS9l7iSgZFiYNerCYQ8wj_eF3g8_2_8j7Ivi_0u85KQdjfTu59DFJzX61X3IfUIbz6HPkepBRFthQvN9hkDH_Jf-FUUTCkJ-WdPLCvmD0/s1600-h/DSC_0689.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5275587383262391970" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 266px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9N7IgLdfX9BofN_0DqjITR83RkLRZnWk9sn0oS9l7iSgZFiYNerCYQ8wj_eF3g8_2_8j7Ivi_0u85KQdjfTu59DFJzX61X3IfUIbz6HPkepBRFthQvN9hkDH_Jf-FUUTCkJ-WdPLCvmD0/s400/DSC_0689.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div align="center">Just lounging with her cousin and the bunny they fight over constantly (I really don't get why).</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5iFDep6lIhFi2d0g9wmH8-x8-smLKvCYgWuHjrtdHS9rkr4KNJIi2fssrbRpD6SCsksXPzQXXj5XrBbepKxyYTIb_8b9lU2McaWhZhwnSf_6gFTOHYIlNroLIeuZRMXzqAQDBMqaeoyc4/s1600-h/DSC_0746.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5275586493827682610" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 266px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5iFDep6lIhFi2d0g9wmH8-x8-smLKvCYgWuHjrtdHS9rkr4KNJIi2fssrbRpD6SCsksXPzQXXj5XrBbepKxyYTIb_8b9lU2McaWhZhwnSf_6gFTOHYIlNroLIeuZRMXzqAQDBMqaeoyc4/s400/DSC_0746.JPG" border="0" /></a> <div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTa4XpW2jk84fAOlKsyoFgbPApotWfbkMFa_B_DyDoaZnvLKxQideIt3L1cwb4XBzKtxjNIUApWUz5qrZZqahLQB22p-B36wPkYTkHRsyE7yn4Xm8IvK_oTjDwqvJ5zjtz-NJavmEueErt/s1600-h/DSC_0712.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5275586493017915682" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 266px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTa4XpW2jk84fAOlKsyoFgbPApotWfbkMFa_B_DyDoaZnvLKxQideIt3L1cwb4XBzKtxjNIUApWUz5qrZZqahLQB22p-B36wPkYTkHRsyE7yn4Xm8IvK_oTjDwqvJ5zjtz-NJavmEueErt/s400/DSC_0712.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiECWESs3_jzrofUBNA1tsBFkF95LPu40xH2ZXmoV_CJtNS4P4SEf2OO_quxNOkeH4MKWaSwUz3efxaa5IWNAcQx0eYrCIYE4yZVcWv5nLq8u7DGrubozcO88CGkewfeI8OzNaPyMWj8VSV/s1600-h/DSC_0032.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5275585396695798962" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 266px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiECWESs3_jzrofUBNA1tsBFkF95LPu40xH2ZXmoV_CJtNS4P4SEf2OO_quxNOkeH4MKWaSwUz3efxaa5IWNAcQx0eYrCIYE4yZVcWv5nLq8u7DGrubozcO88CGkewfeI8OzNaPyMWj8VSV/s400/DSC_0032.JPG" border="0" /></a> <div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjhPlrZRtArp-dyXUKdMkY-oAehhnc_jA82pOgVrt696ogS1tms7BHdViTgbpoX0vMBkv2_4xao_b8Lg0xJK8RnMcPGqPlNFyfwpcv2biNepb027QUBbaeYuNLD0gSHMTLaV9PiWI4jiFC/s1600-h/DSC_0005.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5275585388522964466" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 266px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjhPlrZRtArp-dyXUKdMkY-oAehhnc_jA82pOgVrt696ogS1tms7BHdViTgbpoX0vMBkv2_4xao_b8Lg0xJK8RnMcPGqPlNFyfwpcv2biNepb027QUBbaeYuNLD0gSHMTLaV9PiWI4jiFC/s400/DSC_0005.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_TRSatsAk5dRK7fEmXv2KtkPIShoFSX2Z9nSa8kJJK8KVFKrGdEru6H8KO3dkcDdpqOcTsBEKWwtq6TaOwOGBtjVAg_nHql9iDKGsUr8GHqKu6ocz3W5lhlJ_KwrC7aCLRiMsbb31iybz/s1600-h/DSC_0002.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5275585385224200466" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 266px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_TRSatsAk5dRK7fEmXv2KtkPIShoFSX2Z9nSa8kJJK8KVFKrGdEru6H8KO3dkcDdpqOcTsBEKWwtq6TaOwOGBtjVAg_nHql9iDKGsUr8GHqKu6ocz3W5lhlJ_KwrC7aCLRiMsbb31iybz/s400/DSC_0002.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Her hair is getting so long! This is her first ponytail!<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0jy8fBgaC0OnNd75xa25SzOEn2u4cRpUblXmfj1LYqrJNaa1Xe_WgRUgi5OGBymbRRTvxfwSRJiDRboU9DmYFVdD7v6us7RPtKk7UPGQ8pHmWubG-x7pYdfDQOJLpwSAXZXTjOKpnjjM3/s1600-h/DSC_0018.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5275585376040666530" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 266px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0jy8fBgaC0OnNd75xa25SzOEn2u4cRpUblXmfj1LYqrJNaa1Xe_WgRUgi5OGBymbRRTvxfwSRJiDRboU9DmYFVdD7v6us7RPtKk7UPGQ8pHmWubG-x7pYdfDQOJLpwSAXZXTjOKpnjjM3/s400/DSC_0018.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje_t3uXXAK9zvGKvJfAOkxKjZhau4n-4waLBwVQEbGlE2deys7ou3AX-NM_ue5o1Z6B7JqmschkdXlTRWrIfpq8ImHLhU3wxqen_r8pAmoog-Hhp7oj9jvzMyAyLkrG5Lc08BHwQ2p8LxQ/s1600-h/DSC_0015.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5275334011125634242" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 266px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje_t3uXXAK9zvGKvJfAOkxKjZhau4n-4waLBwVQEbGlE2deys7ou3AX-NM_ue5o1Z6B7JqmschkdXlTRWrIfpq8ImHLhU3wxqen_r8pAmoog-Hhp7oj9jvzMyAyLkrG5Lc08BHwQ2p8LxQ/s400/DSC_0015.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br />These are from Thanksgiving. I was taking a nap and she decided to join me.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2JB5AyViffWq9BenhHPLKkrlQmlnd468juWFYeEADkCo7jfj8GNbcDQyOXTKzkHkrkbeqOoXXFbwZMhlEZokCnRqNofKIPT-DgN8_sm4wKUlpoIdKmbXscop-ls_vzO90KURmPKVSREj9/s1600-h/DSC_0066.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5275334007221641506" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 266px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2JB5AyViffWq9BenhHPLKkrlQmlnd468juWFYeEADkCo7jfj8GNbcDQyOXTKzkHkrkbeqOoXXFbwZMhlEZokCnRqNofKIPT-DgN8_sm4wKUlpoIdKmbXscop-ls_vzO90KURmPKVSREj9/s400/DSC_0066.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Dinner<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1zo3lLRD55afOtkePfCoEg7vUfq3OrPhjls2i2-mQhO-Fch2wIUpI_ox88ihhM-e7TaLfgRYBlGr2f0BI2gbCYOE1veNYd4FOe-W5oqZ0yvH24Xy5s3f06nUbnScOnAWfJJCsA1kr9lei/s1600-h/DSC_0059.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5275334000772295250" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 266px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1zo3lLRD55afOtkePfCoEg7vUfq3OrPhjls2i2-mQhO-Fch2wIUpI_ox88ihhM-e7TaLfgRYBlGr2f0BI2gbCYOE1veNYd4FOe-W5oqZ0yvH24Xy5s3f06nUbnScOnAWfJJCsA1kr9lei/s400/DSC_0059.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Playing with ShaSha's glasses.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizkdUIgY9wrKOjLBwolta7iO9G-tatJ7YGPQRzABJmL9Z_DuQnTmJiV149cvV9zkMwwkZKoGwyiyWbYyP3hl5nN9rCXvgJeyxH3fpF0mE5z-9gFCOh-tXNQSG96m2NZU1g21lFA9bnPwRL/s1600-h/DSC_0035.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5275333995984021602" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 266px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizkdUIgY9wrKOjLBwolta7iO9G-tatJ7YGPQRzABJmL9Z_DuQnTmJiV149cvV9zkMwwkZKoGwyiyWbYyP3hl5nN9rCXvgJeyxH3fpF0mE5z-9gFCOh-tXNQSG96m2NZU1g21lFA9bnPwRL/s400/DSC_0035.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3mpk4cFegQ0eF_neM9hc6MkkBcjtWQ0t8_j65QC3nZsj-iUhOR1IJUuhO7cQlwgvKXZpUzJQJ76juUi68CU1k96hNOEH_9N33xo8sd8Czctwdmy7TzZ5qN1dXb5bc0kJ80l67UnrXYm7C/s1600-h/DSC_0006.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5275333989971172114" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 266px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3mpk4cFegQ0eF_neM9hc6MkkBcjtWQ0t8_j65QC3nZsj-iUhOR1IJUuhO7cQlwgvKXZpUzJQJ76juUi68CU1k96hNOEH_9N33xo8sd8Czctwdmy7TzZ5qN1dXb5bc0kJ80l67UnrXYm7C/s400/DSC_0006.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div><div>The best little gifts under the tree.<br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5275586502026595842" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 266px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7e8szl0OTk0c1L7aBL3QOpbhrvo1hBOoKgNykmFt5ulZLYcSLO4LEKY6Z0lEudrno6BqBBQg15kWbZ5PVegp4tIhXHhzsng2N011-uLaEQpiB0bY-Fzo4SN8hFqzknVoOoYrvZQPZvM0e/s400/DSC_0012.JPG" border="0" /></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br /><p>Shiloh is growing so fast! She is so much fun to be with these days! She has gotten really happy and affectionate! When I'm not in the room with her, she wanders around the house calling "Mama!" It is so sweet to my ears because it took her a while to start saying it. She loves all the christmas lights everywhere and she LOVES stuffed animals. She is jabbering all the time, but some of her words are starting to come a little clearer. Mostly we are just having fun together. I am so excited for this holiday season with her!</p><p></p>Jennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05824755803532683597noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3349775669648679826.post-34522137006959613802008-11-24T18:04:00.001-08:002008-11-24T18:09:08.809-08:00Cute baby contest!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOpounrxKqiveiFcANSCGN_RsbC2Tn8zupGQgtdqYbOSMAJ7c7OeT09tpNGEBh3KSAysbd34PKoTC9-kmFn2tpSjWhVYffRAiepUg13IYmMhKryxK9ZLTz8HWCWTdy56-aOOjNTv04FNqi/s1600-h/864_1225446247.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 265px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOpounrxKqiveiFcANSCGN_RsbC2Tn8zupGQgtdqYbOSMAJ7c7OeT09tpNGEBh3KSAysbd34PKoTC9-kmFn2tpSjWhVYffRAiepUg13IYmMhKryxK9ZLTz8HWCWTdy56-aOOjNTv04FNqi/s400/864_1225446247.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5272410472404517058" border="0" /></a>My nephew Malak is in a cutest baby contest to win a $500 shopping spree and he is one of the finalists!!!! It is down to just him and one other baby! He is way cuter than the other kid, in my opinion, so please go vote for him if you can! It's super easy, just <a href="http://www.kj103fm.com/pages/babybracket.html?_show">click here.</a><br /><br />Thanks! I'll post another blog later with some pics of Shiloh.<br /><a href="http://www.kj103fm.com/pages/babybracket.html?_show"><br /></a>Jennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05824755803532683597noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3349775669648679826.post-25646522564542186312008-11-21T19:46:00.000-08:002008-11-21T19:52:42.267-08:00Twilight lover<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLrOkQ6W04xB5kQbFW50YKUiwdBgZ8lkHPbvKp-rdsxVNQoqqklRjWtloUICqGbDrs6g1ZVbMs0P1t_mnBXYx9tninCtJHwnkw0tlW-ufU8E8h8hZThNCpo5WvoX0lEVOC-i3Z0I61fOdQ/s1600-h/twilight-movie-poster.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5271323776356901842" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 270px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLrOkQ6W04xB5kQbFW50YKUiwdBgZ8lkHPbvKp-rdsxVNQoqqklRjWtloUICqGbDrs6g1ZVbMs0P1t_mnBXYx9tninCtJHwnkw0tlW-ufU8E8h8hZThNCpo5WvoX0lEVOC-i3Z0I61fOdQ/s400/twilight-movie-poster.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div><br /><div>I am going to see <a href="http://www.blogger.com/twilightthemovie.com">this</a> movie tomorrow night!!! I am really excited! I LOVED the books and better yet we have turned it into a girls night out, so I'm going with six other friends while the kiddos stay at home with the husbands! My expectations aren't very high for the move. I know it is impossible to make it like the book, but I am just looking forward to a light, fun chick flick I can smile and sigh at. I can't wait!<br /><br />Also, <a href="http://grosgrainfabulous.blogspot.com/">this</a> is one of my new favorite blogs! I posted about her store the last time, but I could (and have) spend hours looking at all the different outfits she makes! It has actually inspired me to pull out my sewing machine and make a few things myself. In fact I am in the middle of a jacket kind of similar to what she is giving away. <a href="http://grosgrainfabulous.blogspot.com/2008/11/downtown-holiday-jacket-and-pant.html">Downtown Holiday Jacket and Pant GIVEAWAY!!!!</a> I'll post pics if I ever get it done in the middle of all my other Christmas projects!<br /><br />Only five days until Thanksgiving!!!</div>Jennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05824755803532683597noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3349775669648679826.post-66968811394706152802008-11-08T13:27:00.001-08:002008-11-08T13:33:29.769-08:00Super cute skirts<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVnMCYHrKjtqzOOh2MlxZhBlZlctn6FjtJaxsW7eIddnxngEJlfLBo7guifeBZUkOVLnDeScZdS8zt21E1vCkOuDz1U27fCCj9gN47lVfF4fDDANlQoQXzQZ4EIqjfPZgg2lhcl7REVTM_/s1600-h/red%2520trio.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5266401875414814450" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 257px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVnMCYHrKjtqzOOh2MlxZhBlZlctn6FjtJaxsW7eIddnxngEJlfLBo7guifeBZUkOVLnDeScZdS8zt21E1vCkOuDz1U27fCCj9gN47lVfF4fDDANlQoQXzQZ4EIqjfPZgg2lhcl7REVTM_/s400/red%2520trio.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div><br /><div>I noticed these skirts on another blog and thought they were so cute! One of the greatest things about them is that they are reversable, so if your child gets something on it while you are out, you just flip it around, plus it is two skirts for one price. The shirts are reversable too, so they are double lined and super warm, which would be useful if it will ever get cold around here. Where is my brisk fall weather!?</div><div> </div><div>Check them out: <a href="http://www.grosgrainstore.com/">GROSGRAINSTORE.COM</a> </div>Jennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05824755803532683597noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3349775669648679826.post-74212095993999577692008-11-01T07:26:00.000-07:002008-11-01T12:32:19.566-07:00Shiloh's "first" HalloweenI know technically this wasn't Shiloh's first Halloween, but somehow, it just feels like it. I wasn't sure what to dress her up as this year and I felt silly spending a bunch of money on a costume that at the time I wasn't even sure where she would wear it. My sis in law and I decided to go to the fabric store and spend $5 on felt and make whatever we could with it. The costume turned out amazing, and I think she will have many a felt costumes in the future!<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgImRWPdMSiK32CPRuzLK2_quQijTmyrwcFKKnJxyPhaFp7SXXDraMJWvTDEN5OWnq9yYHATYDbDc6yisKohISgQ2D7gxTzjOgSRHmD7ssTvdjI4JVRZCEdK2hYvOVwZkhp18_y9zsz1A4K/s1600-h/DSC_0507.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5263696181388329138" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 266px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgImRWPdMSiK32CPRuzLK2_quQijTmyrwcFKKnJxyPhaFp7SXXDraMJWvTDEN5OWnq9yYHATYDbDc6yisKohISgQ2D7gxTzjOgSRHmD7ssTvdjI4JVRZCEdK2hYvOVwZkhp18_y9zsz1A4K/s400/DSC_0507.JPG" border="0" /></a> <img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5263696187405049442" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 266px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEFF8ujkKt0bH8pHCFhsoV9EmBx0-FK0qDIk74Eoi10AqKrkOr-fyYrh9rLHYhmX-rLGVY9Wt_mIQMvIyE2iJZ2GmfoO31LVz57Str0a48QuQ1Ro9Y4TfENJD-WiM9HsusoXKkdef8aTaO/s400/DSC_0531.JPG" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center">Getting into character by doing a little rain dance.</div><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5263696200752922690" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 266px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFlZ2Je0Ha8hEBSiLlWcYKDoeErjh8s9lG16M2hANpJkhbz5B4yueQOJBGl7GjcRHtERKQrPVbXIRPYIybHTTA1yxWU4Mn5Z5x04RwOMQAUWMe-8UqtzGLla1P1pMEp2r_ArU69-U1pmSK/s400/DSC_0591.JPG" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center">She was having so much fun running around, she wasn't real thrilled about being picked up to take a picture.<br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5263696206853024370" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 266px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguXgEJoodf7DOaoWlTm2nrCWon9CruxtxFhlA_9QWb9bWF1Kk2k-HJArVIshzYnCIucWtmPTON6DDgsSQm20q0gQhi5WGgiMzgXZqFmDgp94sj5Nex5-BoKIweoizPjgn2EpFFpiyHS3G9/s400/DSC_0598.JPG" border="0" /><br /><br />We went to Filipe's office for a party and they had trick or treating - passing out candy at all the cubicles. Shiloh wasn't really sure what to do at first. First, when someone would give her a candy she would put it back in the bowl. Next she would give it to her cousin, Jenna. When she finally figured the whole thing out she was a girl on a mission, grabbing multiple candies from each bowl to put in her bag.<br /></div><div align="center"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5263696504257175026" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 266px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLHDe0r2YIi7LYtX7k90sycPc68deGwqJM41FN4yd1BBBnaCq-hQSkMavn14a62kk3iu2VQc5nOla7rAU_gQsNWBEcvf5kcltn57Q1mnz_1xHWP4MMnwnRfpmeBGn4jNTyakxs4T5qSWZS/s400/DSC_0502.JPG" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5263696472759974802" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 266px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_JWMJEpK3p-05TGOZndxvEwOyTWOs19UQ2S6vpovYDEIlQtkPtQrnEdylcQLA5xeHraEKGFeQBOFnlpEpVmNAzOJMCZYtaMqLcvbNMo-DaI2mzy7pDxWjgD28qSLdblfzgiwkA8qdvSC-/s400/DSC_0475.JPG" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5263696215065175666" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 266px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU9BWR1007AkcSZJoLh-OV_u4bvpdFoDpOBt3vZM5HP_eGL-jCc_AB4W7RBUHIwc9wSTDPPb0XymwZ9UXTSvVoDUEdVvXcOOul24lOT4tlNQFC1KiOhEJnSANE-EILNE3k7U8vs1T-wVyI/s400/DSC_0612.JPG" border="0" /><br /><br /><br />And here is a picture of her real first halloween. Don't you want to pinch those cheeks!<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5263700693973897074" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqtFkNivqavJixYqcpJxcUUC8leE0olYS1WA3NjeY4lq_XjnxVpmUqeUoRtbyQ5bNzVHAhfobgFn3LJot8bnX_GCvylq1DqxTBO9NYI8H9vdJr_sUYvUU9ZCUy09PmZXclPxl86dsVai-O/s400/DSC00874.JPG" border="0" /></div>Jennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05824755803532683597noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3349775669648679826.post-47304778447803781912008-10-21T11:57:00.000-07:002008-10-21T12:31:38.829-07:00Fall Fun!Ok, I hope you guys are ready for a lot of pictures! Sunday we went out to my parents house with <a href="http://littlesilvestriboy.blogspot.com/">E,T and M</a> to take some fall pics with the kids before it got too cold.<br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL-8pkBik28wLnnWLvM6ByG6mr6Gzm_4vRG8DT7tH8tllAWXUVuk_U8w58FfU36o6_bjEWi84dI3Wl2qQuwOAATlB2zSH3PkXD6S-qm3NIGEusv2iTwibrjxSlOL2IHLg4sg6HhZ3JkvBF/s1600-h/DSC_0129b.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5259689841914333538" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL-8pkBik28wLnnWLvM6ByG6mr6Gzm_4vRG8DT7tH8tllAWXUVuk_U8w58FfU36o6_bjEWi84dI3Wl2qQuwOAATlB2zSH3PkXD6S-qm3NIGEusv2iTwibrjxSlOL2IHLg4sg6HhZ3JkvBF/s400/DSC_0129b.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQZtkXAblOjOm-iDYG6FOurYjXUJ1801Ndf8osKeLTliT8NxdxAAVueDKKx4qfhLPnTt_FwdNf5D-aCmBVg9v9yNYrkczcbHkDKPHHCO4mvO0xwItIsVyrgGR3qkenHlIwOf-RP31kjKNl/s1600-h/DSC_0164.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5259689848654932354" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQZtkXAblOjOm-iDYG6FOurYjXUJ1801Ndf8osKeLTliT8NxdxAAVueDKKx4qfhLPnTt_FwdNf5D-aCmBVg9v9yNYrkczcbHkDKPHHCO4mvO0xwItIsVyrgGR3qkenHlIwOf-RP31kjKNl/s400/DSC_0164.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj33WXoxg_woMDqA8F60S3VACAZeMjaFwkmkYBQIT9nUqiYQGt4rw8XjImLNZOh1BKK6HyNAOigjhdYzXej39dj3m157EZK6Pj_BIslqNJxhfboZWv79UwG5xnb5D4MefCtGSbHxhoi6pFi/s1600-h/DSC_0175.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5259689854849590466" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj33WXoxg_woMDqA8F60S3VACAZeMjaFwkmkYBQIT9nUqiYQGt4rw8XjImLNZOh1BKK6HyNAOigjhdYzXej39dj3m157EZK6Pj_BIslqNJxhfboZWv79UwG5xnb5D4MefCtGSbHxhoi6pFi/s400/DSC_0175.JPG" border="0" /></a> Not having fun.</div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge6LAwXq_US0Bdd32hwTObzlMZVD1vW-BbtqO-gUhIZO6-tp3PS8w_jb5u2I1ln2QcYkOFdtr0SH6VuL-U6OCfjg-GFh3QGmyaof59jiViVaRK0N7DiRL21UVHFe_vOEMHjZkZ_WdSQ3jJ/s1600-h/DSC_0138.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5259689127579715938" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge6LAwXq_US0Bdd32hwTObzlMZVD1vW-BbtqO-gUhIZO6-tp3PS8w_jb5u2I1ln2QcYkOFdtr0SH6VuL-U6OCfjg-GFh3QGmyaof59jiViVaRK0N7DiRL21UVHFe_vOEMHjZkZ_WdSQ3jJ/s400/DSC_0138.JPG" border="0" /></a> Model pose.</div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9BMQCs88-gJ8LBvkv6doQyZ5Nrb9ABIIlkfddy5eEPYeknw_4DjJkouwfcoOTnkXB1KLigSBeY9H_92A9Ogd_wP3Iqi7LY-3iJOrc7qoh9G6s9u9pHmQL1UbaypqPcR0z2wBng7a55Efh/s1600-h/DSC_0458.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5259689140182720978" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9BMQCs88-gJ8LBvkv6doQyZ5Nrb9ABIIlkfddy5eEPYeknw_4DjJkouwfcoOTnkXB1KLigSBeY9H_92A9Ogd_wP3Iqi7LY-3iJOrc7qoh9G6s9u9pHmQL1UbaypqPcR0z2wBng7a55Efh/s400/DSC_0458.JPG" border="0" /></a> This was one of the last pictures. Eric was doing something and Malak was absolutely cracking up. Too cute!</div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"><br /></div><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlAzK9-YGWwv4FK9MvLBDGjSfOFdOaCVZNtipJ-JnJTpckNAoCJaULqacAJSoKU2OQiDBovOAD9UsyQI7207kQoJWzfYsFNtLDQssRrlo5jRWSf845cz8mjPIR2h53crOsONbNini_cY4x/s1600-h/DSC_0506.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5259689146760613170" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlAzK9-YGWwv4FK9MvLBDGjSfOFdOaCVZNtipJ-JnJTpckNAoCJaULqacAJSoKU2OQiDBovOAD9UsyQI7207kQoJWzfYsFNtLDQssRrlo5jRWSf845cz8mjPIR2h53crOsONbNini_cY4x/s400/DSC_0506.JPG" border="0" /></a> </p><p>After that we all met up with <a href="http://knunes.blogspot.com/">A,K,J & E</a> to go to the pumpkin patch. We went to a different one than last year, and we loved it! It was so cute! Shiloh loved seeing all the different farm animals and playing outside! She is an outdoor girl!</p><p> </p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5259689156216394514" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbmbrYhLKhKcCeivt53FBYMfQ15WYiCe1pudbhLhWSHsXnRiMoFDi9O-ET83em33W0Y6iZOfcrq1voXNEmDgP-VpjN8AChPcJDSQ5aRAirbLCgRkxmao3L1JVkE2jx0XDH9Oh1eztsSHlX/s400/DSC_0617.JPG" border="0" /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivgUddTPo4DlxP3KT0ia5sWp-CoHzpqxtp8SNzhOO700LRKs8qjSChAkrVAZGdtJzdRAuFLJfcZ8SFrz6DLIeEwJBXJUFw7V8m-WmI1cpBQ17zynVwMvZmd0K4KuP9oDevZ5ibdKCEv_2q/s1600-h/DSC_0560.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5259689167831099330" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivgUddTPo4DlxP3KT0ia5sWp-CoHzpqxtp8SNzhOO700LRKs8qjSChAkrVAZGdtJzdRAuFLJfcZ8SFrz6DLIeEwJBXJUFw7V8m-WmI1cpBQ17zynVwMvZmd0K4KuP9oDevZ5ibdKCEv_2q/s400/DSC_0560.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNIr6ujQgnVVZ_8H98mE5zH-phh4ExDQbGoBjuX1GnIRvNEDyQPT5m1NAhkj1rf3TFpwYLn4itnK0IKqtt-tm-2faiGZRqjlKa0Fv1Uo9tk53ojAJZhentqOo9qQWWrNwGvV9R9T7I24_s/s1600-h/DSC_0566.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5259687110861807794" style="DISPLAY: block; 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It was the perfect, relaxing fall evening!<br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div>Jennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05824755803532683597noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3349775669648679826.post-39210209661390356482008-10-07T17:03:00.000-07:002008-10-07T17:14:01.345-07:00Wind vs. the shopping cartTwo posts in one day. Crazy, I know, but I just had to share this crazy little thing that happened to me today.<br /><br />So this morning Shiloh was kind of driving me crazy. She is teething so basically she was following me around the house fussing for no reason, so I decided that we needed to get out of the house. We decided to go to Target.<br /><br />We got to Target, met up with Tara and Malak, hung out, bought a pair of shoes, basically had a good old time. We left and I loaded Shiloh up in the car. I have to admit that I left my shopping cart next to the front of my car rather than putting it away. The wind decided that it did not think it was cool that I was lazy and left my cart there, so as I was buckling up my seat belt the wind spun the cart 180 degrees and pushed it all the way to the cart return and pushed it in!!! It was amazing!!! I got a picture of it. My cart is not the crooked one half hazardly flung in, but the perfectly straight one pushed all the way in.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1l36lBsLB0EK1ndCc6Bw0CZRX2Bh4vxGr1UFkKnIcIj3FOBbesxa9uPTFG5pxdGQx1bkbItbrSlrHouceJrAeEtKvzl6JR8QI-Q5_KGbY7O8Xnw_Mcb3QCtVxXziMFph5zecJ6rmVrXtt/s1600-h/DSC00004.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5254567282677362482" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1l36lBsLB0EK1ndCc6Bw0CZRX2Bh4vxGr1UFkKnIcIj3FOBbesxa9uPTFG5pxdGQx1bkbItbrSlrHouceJrAeEtKvzl6JR8QI-Q5_KGbY7O8Xnw_Mcb3QCtVxXziMFph5zecJ6rmVrXtt/s400/DSC00004.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div>Jennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05824755803532683597noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3349775669648679826.post-30111548177025293082008-10-06T18:11:00.000-07:002008-10-07T09:01:40.913-07:00Chillin<div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBVdinkD9cNWDqD4JJZKIvwrE9iLBYQzpSZ12L4nNM_UmRMWW5fdv0VmkxtrnLrf2V1iDNVZUb3EfG9yRzweIZZL5sYrDkRbz7wxnkAunR3dq4pd7WMclDt-Tsa9UqKYmFdoS9jWl-Fe1J/s1600-h/DSC_0086.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5254216661325142194" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBVdinkD9cNWDqD4JJZKIvwrE9iLBYQzpSZ12L4nNM_UmRMWW5fdv0VmkxtrnLrf2V1iDNVZUb3EfG9yRzweIZZL5sYrDkRbz7wxnkAunR3dq4pd7WMclDt-Tsa9UqKYmFdoS9jWl-Fe1J/s320/DSC_0086.JPG" border="0" /></a>This past week has been really low key. We have had my sister in law, brother in law and nieces staying with us. Rather than running around all over the place we have just been hanging out around the house, watching movies at night and just relaxing. It was nice just being together.<br /><br /><br />Shiloh has been so much fun lately. She is such a little person with her own will and personality. She is really in to little spaces. In stores, if there is a low shelf that is empty or partially empty, she will crawl up on it and just sit. The other night at Kim's house she was crawling into this little cupboard, closing the door, getting out and then doing it all over again.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA1LLdBLP55RTJQP7ONCT0VIrp3EKP_uHSBQha7imsGudL2klrYRjLK9sKE8cZ70hrQghfFP5NWa43J4fQQlJH0B79D6rHmBv3X84vn8a6UN3y3TjZLMRFaGKcAhx6e80V5yyt1AWt9gI_/s1600-h/DSC_0169.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5254216665207759730" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA1LLdBLP55RTJQP7ONCT0VIrp3EKP_uHSBQha7imsGudL2klrYRjLK9sKE8cZ70hrQghfFP5NWa43J4fQQlJH0B79D6rHmBv3X84vn8a6UN3y3TjZLMRFaGKcAhx6e80V5yyt1AWt9gI_/s320/DSC_0169.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyZAoaRafh4EdHlORUPmmhBJGz5SsVQv1uq0WDkasTospSuN_Zlo889qJdtmOHQ1cp_jEqAgPlq7pEP2hQoRH89TsAWvGxf9dZbN5N26AiZArG1R5gpDRP2iF5__VAW9RW1teu_3hPIH9N/s1600-h/DSC_0369.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5254216674540358130" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyZAoaRafh4EdHlORUPmmhBJGz5SsVQv1uq0WDkasTospSuN_Zlo889qJdtmOHQ1cp_jEqAgPlq7pEP2hQoRH89TsAWvGxf9dZbN5N26AiZArG1R5gpDRP2iF5__VAW9RW1teu_3hPIH9N/s320/DSC_0369.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div>She is also in love with our dog right now. I always knew she and Bruno would be the best of friends. She loves giving him big hugs, or crawling onto his ottoman with him and hanging out. The other day I caught her feeding him one of her toy baby bottles, and then yesterday she was holding up a toy phone up to his ear. Too cute.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEpqc4WdwUQyf681raSF6pmVdIpjU-jUoxqWYjV6zBQT9x9z4M-7-c2XzQJ0is8zDsBl0-yudHQg_miqI6DJOGW5zfLFTGKaZWMi4JiPPbsAa5UQRvSFEAf9tlmlSQP3t0JHR_MCFINBjJ/s1600-h/DSC_0006.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5254215144595886210" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEpqc4WdwUQyf681raSF6pmVdIpjU-jUoxqWYjV6zBQT9x9z4M-7-c2XzQJ0is8zDsBl0-yudHQg_miqI6DJOGW5zfLFTGKaZWMi4JiPPbsAa5UQRvSFEAf9tlmlSQP3t0JHR_MCFINBjJ/s320/DSC_0006.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />This girl has always been a crazy sleeper, but I had to laugh when this was how I found her the other morning.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixh6EQvXYINNxZnSYK5OhVyW2o-7kTm526ORzNG1Roxqnq5N7lsPe-M1yWPCxGnpcYcJMlwWlRVeTkOa_0pNKOYQZdtR-i5vp1WPsqBzq3RMR2bSivDjvG2nupVPJhZCiCTneRL0aQ8f9q/s1600-h/DSC_0014.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5254215150275442658" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixh6EQvXYINNxZnSYK5OhVyW2o-7kTm526ORzNG1Roxqnq5N7lsPe-M1yWPCxGnpcYcJMlwWlRVeTkOa_0pNKOYQZdtR-i5vp1WPsqBzq3RMR2bSivDjvG2nupVPJhZCiCTneRL0aQ8f9q/s320/DSC_0014.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4OiEdFso4eNpPVuwJBbPyR-Sh384d47vO8X-ELIZxAvjCI14THrAVbSvqNVKKpYqBL0FPpVagNtJ_tJJv7HibzPFhZBcJdDS3meczXzr1EJNSF-GXDtghtvdKKTFreacqnVPtUJo2ceR7/s1600-h/DSC_0042.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5254215153507388546" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4OiEdFso4eNpPVuwJBbPyR-Sh384d47vO8X-ELIZxAvjCI14THrAVbSvqNVKKpYqBL0FPpVagNtJ_tJJv7HibzPFhZBcJdDS3meczXzr1EJNSF-GXDtghtvdKKTFreacqnVPtUJo2ceR7/s320/DSC_0042.JPG" border="0" /></a> <img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5254216671063180450" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOrgzjU0aL-3HiknOJuJgmBUHlai3m79Rtr1BpuZH_NvENB9gwBMpH_IIhfjHPdOkeVAtGrKtvbLgfy-ZjJDtZH_KZIsBtfQt43qxHYhnX1BmEM6Fryzui_fRGAzr7J_JTpqLrANue4MMp/s320/DSC_0318.JPG" border="0" /><br />It has been so good to see her with her older cousins. She follows them around the house playing with them, and they are so sweet with her! It warms my heart to watch them.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9bohy67q9wPlPjm-l0jt1sC-mFguTP9bnKWBVEldksI5mbJ_EVLS1Z9AO28e-KRInNg7DEeygcFlBp7OX1UQs9t52de9oVvFcUOPkoKmkI9J2RbqxlVtbckYHvyO_j9ry-l151DvK0N7g/s1600-h/DSC_0122.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5254215158500935218" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9bohy67q9wPlPjm-l0jt1sC-mFguTP9bnKWBVEldksI5mbJ_EVLS1Z9AO28e-KRInNg7DEeygcFlBp7OX1UQs9t52de9oVvFcUOPkoKmkI9J2RbqxlVtbckYHvyO_j9ry-l151DvK0N7g/s320/DSC_0122.JPG" border="0" /></a> <img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5254215140566678930" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2v3XOcPScF7n9QMKF48K9TUSXUzZBkaxVMjSnGkCw-bIbC9GiHmTOU0m2HbSOuQF7KoE8o4WNhXBJYRi2JUP1OLRccBUs4dyS-O9AJ1wnFdvorGEZfG4CvLv5OQ0ndDnHL16Zl4aeFTtF/s320/DSC_0139.JPG" border="0" />And this is the newest addition to the cousins. Shiloh isn't the youngest anymore. She loves looking at him. She probably thinks he is a moving baby doll. I'm sure she'll be terrorizing him in no time.<br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5254216664862769170" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6Pmgn0ECc9rTl82O5clq0wMZImItaT-AIbaf5gxiY-GwQDbrwrhdH24VXKRkD0rehlA9dhRNeaM1eB0djZpTvNtROmcGhizn9Qys16hBl2WOgaZcX4cozTiDzlDvg1RUXs-tRZ4osG56w/s320/DSC_0285.JPG" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div>Jennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05824755803532683597noreply@blogger.com4