tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6811066827971841552024-03-13T05:04:08.091-07:00Into the BlueMama Bluehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12443721743010043534noreply@blogger.comBlogger142125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-681106682797184155.post-86576243265822037612011-02-02T21:53:00.000-08:002011-02-02T22:03:20.565-08:00Lions and such<div style="text-align: center;">Do you know something amazing about children? Their love. Because you know your child loves you when you hand him something that you lovingly (yet horribly) made out of play-doh, that looks like this...<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOcGzSHEonchznB74nWRtgMcg5xGcVR4mOQvLSHnyVw_zXVd9PF9w-kCOt0k_LSVJcB9ibP0rkYRPPwzPPexqplD4hOq3i8VqMIydPLVzun4DiaF8p2o3X2m8lK4LqmULKhorqM-75zUE/s1600/DSCF2077.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOcGzSHEonchznB74nWRtgMcg5xGcVR4mOQvLSHnyVw_zXVd9PF9w-kCOt0k_LSVJcB9ibP0rkYRPPwzPPexqplD4hOq3i8VqMIydPLVzun4DiaF8p2o3X2m8lK4LqmULKhorqM-75zUE/s400/DSCF2077.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5569338065132247938" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">and he takes one wonderful look at it<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv9j8ND3p8Qnb3TTmNGvKthaPwnFnGX8NP_iPogbfHtF1V6dvQbeBhu2WLGAifTEwwLn8DDYPUtR94ZTtXT7uH8DoIii2pBl8KnwdtgVDgYEibP-oBdDttt03YtVuk-IgqoZQdL1_Ii3Y/s1600/DSCF2081.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv9j8ND3p8Qnb3TTmNGvKthaPwnFnGX8NP_iPogbfHtF1V6dvQbeBhu2WLGAifTEwwLn8DDYPUtR94ZTtXT7uH8DoIii2pBl8KnwdtgVDgYEibP-oBdDttt03YtVuk-IgqoZQdL1_Ii3Y/s400/DSCF2081.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5569338055530603682" border="0" /></a><br /><br />and squeals with joy because you made him a lion (a very sick, squished and faceless lion, but hey, who's looking?)!<br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg10kKP7hxrA9L681x_XcQ_ysF96zDCk7JBDAB5xbfXAFv5tDo8Gu-DY30qp0q9uuwVN-q7KqbZSP3pPPUDVfGgnQmGGISpcRV8HTN2MaCrPzvlNxYWnxp1i_dIOTjCz-gJLfcRCeLJHmc/s1600/DSCF2087.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg10kKP7hxrA9L681x_XcQ_ysF96zDCk7JBDAB5xbfXAFv5tDo8Gu-DY30qp0q9uuwVN-q7KqbZSP3pPPUDVfGgnQmGGISpcRV8HTN2MaCrPzvlNxYWnxp1i_dIOTjCz-gJLfcRCeLJHmc/s400/DSCF2087.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5569338050941575426" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisckqqgAh3i3GXXreWTUEJ-2HZ05kI3l5c2Bv4GAMrbQrelk9gUT_xz6ygMgdvpct0PVvuhcifjcmQDDH1Qb3U9CtJI7nSjyeYmJicxeRhVK-KlYFYcT2OF9q-ZJegwsKM4E04fMjyaxc/s1600/DSCF2090.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisckqqgAh3i3GXXreWTUEJ-2HZ05kI3l5c2Bv4GAMrbQrelk9gUT_xz6ygMgdvpct0PVvuhcifjcmQDDH1Qb3U9CtJI7nSjyeYmJicxeRhVK-KlYFYcT2OF9q-ZJegwsKM4E04fMjyaxc/s400/DSCF2090.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5569338045616843474" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXY_9FcQPNW6SNhjaXi4VxT_grquaGXxKKv3TlD4y-GrcuG0VU2xpHwTaSuubwhEPMMJfRfsxYaONC7DlBQkoIrzzKNQdxc05FQXZXAIJJ8nMEg_CPu7Ck5OlR2XoPPW44g1m8TzOti4A/s1600/DSCF2091.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXY_9FcQPNW6SNhjaXi4VxT_grquaGXxKKv3TlD4y-GrcuG0VU2xpHwTaSuubwhEPMMJfRfsxYaONC7DlBQkoIrzzKNQdxc05FQXZXAIJJ8nMEg_CPu7Ck5OlR2XoPPW44g1m8TzOti4A/s400/DSCF2091.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5569338037736751314" border="0" /></a><br />He definitely made my night!<br /></div>Mama Bluehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12443721743010043534noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-681106682797184155.post-41046695025465398322011-01-28T13:31:00.000-08:002011-01-28T13:43:01.506-08:00It's sunny in CA<div style="text-align: center;">And my camera is loving it!<br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF8PaeQO5PwvNZxecAQEIra_V7mRjvG_KuL1SEa_hv6EZfeyXgMsCkeBTzaig1TZtvW2MZQ5GNvOafdd7rFyD7wGp6FPP_45Ps8SG0c-x1LZZZBd6i7WCn9HyPhjmGFrsWG3Lh_p9yK3E/s1600/jan11+071.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 328px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF8PaeQO5PwvNZxecAQEIra_V7mRjvG_KuL1SEa_hv6EZfeyXgMsCkeBTzaig1TZtvW2MZQ5GNvOafdd7rFyD7wGp6FPP_45Ps8SG0c-x1LZZZBd6i7WCn9HyPhjmGFrsWG3Lh_p9yK3E/s400/jan11+071.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5567353004292913954" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghhuPR_H-KbFovogwyfOOI8okQAOeHe7sdFq-1CflEbG2P8RSjT4UkbbQueB7RmhNfK8qQ8D6Q3tPvWGIRi4Eox8wTofRoyoL2_lx2VmxjKGYPeVluBJBWlWCvUfBKfToEG-gEV9K_AAM/s1600/jan11+080.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghhuPR_H-KbFovogwyfOOI8okQAOeHe7sdFq-1CflEbG2P8RSjT4UkbbQueB7RmhNfK8qQ8D6Q3tPvWGIRi4Eox8wTofRoyoL2_lx2VmxjKGYPeVluBJBWlWCvUfBKfToEG-gEV9K_AAM/s400/jan11+080.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5567352997639425090" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGN3-qGGT4utzCTqr_T-brwcvpSo6WOr8dPRPuNX2TVUg2HjoeDl-6RAmyJGKVFV7571-w2e4WwbS8btRH2lzZcZzqD6HwF3Q0sds4U1w9T2iSD2RtTDAa5mL4GM4_5akYoj1zlWw-cSg/s1600/jan11+093.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGN3-qGGT4utzCTqr_T-brwcvpSo6WOr8dPRPuNX2TVUg2HjoeDl-6RAmyJGKVFV7571-w2e4WwbS8btRH2lzZcZzqD6HwF3Q0sds4U1w9T2iSD2RtTDAa5mL4GM4_5akYoj1zlWw-cSg/s400/jan11+093.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5567352992026996818" border="0" /></a><br />For Christmas the boys got a huge box full of costumes from Joseph and I, so pretty much every photo I have is of them dressed up as something other then themselves, haha. They love going out to play in our complex all dressed up.<br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO50v0h_8UgNVESf4VgGNchBZKCCPNAKC_KfRm7Ox8IcKf1RtQeoFbG-KT6anCYXeUGpFPVv4_0acambqY8JymCUtLxdC9Zn6KrvCgtTqNJkRyMPiGT6Y3ils5xPskqqzoiO08vSCm8nE/s1600/jan11+149.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 289px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO50v0h_8UgNVESf4VgGNchBZKCCPNAKC_KfRm7Ox8IcKf1RtQeoFbG-KT6anCYXeUGpFPVv4_0acambqY8JymCUtLxdC9Zn6KrvCgtTqNJkRyMPiGT6Y3ils5xPskqqzoiO08vSCm8nE/s400/jan11+149.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5567352986092284498" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">This last photo is of Emmalynn and her/our cousin Jacob, who was born two months before her.<br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv3grmM5qVlAIuw1lz3Ts7Ta-SkfkEGo1fMp9qHwOQV0v1od9OAvEzkxSX3deP66C_P_Xks5m3stSRkJiI20yisldMQu7avkK2kddCyqWXQ8tsmZwRGAXysNJ0VX44gRaCDvaeQ0QTVm4/s1600/jan11+208.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv3grmM5qVlAIuw1lz3Ts7Ta-SkfkEGo1fMp9qHwOQV0v1od9OAvEzkxSX3deP66C_P_Xks5m3stSRkJiI20yisldMQu7avkK2kddCyqWXQ8tsmZwRGAXysNJ0VX44gRaCDvaeQ0QTVm4/s400/jan11+208.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5567352983638708082" border="0" /></a>Mama Bluehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12443721743010043534noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-681106682797184155.post-80303153498556571292011-01-28T10:03:00.000-08:002011-01-28T12:49:09.244-08:00Why I wish I lived in Texas...Let me count the reasons...<br /><div style="text-align: center;">1.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Awesome new friends who, without ever meeting us, opened their home to my busy family for three days. Scoot and Kim, you rock!<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3yCQYVYuRNGv8efUygEp0iuQclnkhRpuJepmJN26TFpXHVe0_hzGyFG1aJV5HTuKjd275jFZptcTDU0p-VZ8WveS8toNfV1xnMvj4blsbuULx7b_sVu1nGtlomP3335w2mH3XQxYzhRg/s1600/jan11+054+%25283%2529.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3yCQYVYuRNGv8efUygEp0iuQclnkhRpuJepmJN26TFpXHVe0_hzGyFG1aJV5HTuKjd275jFZptcTDU0p-VZ8WveS8toNfV1xnMvj4blsbuULx7b_sVu1nGtlomP3335w2mH3XQxYzhRg/s400/jan11+054+%25283%2529.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5567335246173798514" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">2.<br />Awesome men of God, who just so happen to be some of Joseph's closest friends, despite what the look on his face says in this picture, haha.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjanzjzP6G9aqJ30DrEUQSEu3Uox7FUJoRtfpDm4r_5TKXUJumqyBLuptFfSB2wMZYRsqmSlCS3xpJizU4cTty1apai_lV8diOGT8xVPLD7JR-EvMJWaGrfF7BIGNkzVu5EIou6MGFn290/s1600/jan11+049.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjanzjzP6G9aqJ30DrEUQSEu3Uox7FUJoRtfpDm4r_5TKXUJumqyBLuptFfSB2wMZYRsqmSlCS3xpJizU4cTty1apai_lV8diOGT8xVPLD7JR-EvMJWaGrfF7BIGNkzVu5EIou6MGFn290/s400/jan11+049.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5567335247095008754" border="0" /></a><br />3.<br />The Mullins. Nuff said.<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioEkMuUKcqYALzRA565jLLsXcAWmTVb7NO7oyHXDpNlgPjR4fjzQn4M8s31OMKQkps-A-igm23mkVU9t0sUl74btlfXTRYntAQSHApSTVqo1tDd-WqGQWSKAHfvtpK5BXdH9SQTR_i2CY/s1600/jan11+021.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioEkMuUKcqYALzRA565jLLsXcAWmTVb7NO7oyHXDpNlgPjR4fjzQn4M8s31OMKQkps-A-igm23mkVU9t0sUl74btlfXTRYntAQSHApSTVqo1tDd-WqGQWSKAHfvtpK5BXdH9SQTR_i2CY/s400/jan11+021.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5567335240614777890" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">4.<br />The amazing wife half of my first ever community group leader and her growing family (does that make any since? love ya Maggie)<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkT_UZ8TqTEuru7M01UlSTAL5y61RN2yjjF7xlz87YCwZ8AtwxQipDlaFYV03FLBWRLwSa8BBEqCylQSRi5VXnYKCtM5Pbp39Feay2ExuAPdmux7v8qZvTURXwgTor-rbXlD7CYtg9CNE/s1600/jan11+005.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkT_UZ8TqTEuru7M01UlSTAL5y61RN2yjjF7xlz87YCwZ8AtwxQipDlaFYV03FLBWRLwSa8BBEqCylQSRi5VXnYKCtM5Pbp39Feay2ExuAPdmux7v8qZvTURXwgTor-rbXlD7CYtg9CNE/s400/jan11+005.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5567299602532444930" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">5.<br />One of the many new blessings brought into the world by old friends.<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhSxuknFAu9NZZIXH5z-iv0bU0hXqiMRRmBw8bXOMcoNV44_NCFFIfubBawjdoLJPKBKXZ9kCs_dSOwKiPlj_0UgtAz3noSlld-R20160tu0SL8jS0frfpZrhlPY0MvstPd3ory9NBl-w/s1600/jan11+006.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhSxuknFAu9NZZIXH5z-iv0bU0hXqiMRRmBw8bXOMcoNV44_NCFFIfubBawjdoLJPKBKXZ9kCs_dSOwKiPlj_0UgtAz3noSlld-R20160tu0SL8jS0frfpZrhlPY0MvstPd3ory9NBl-w/s400/jan11+006.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5567299593138025202" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">6.<br />The first girl born into our group of many many boys. And of course her awesome Mama<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5oaKLHnLoXYfvBk3kbJ3PUHzSrgasL_ZWIpLXTtdLILN6vAMdlZOpR56XgCFCqYzV3-_lhNjWHeFqd-APCcbBmH8ICzMS8gcvcgVzaf91rhCcAB4FnZIe63bXAwkgEalQZLKLxfu7XFU/s1600/jan11+023.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5oaKLHnLoXYfvBk3kbJ3PUHzSrgasL_ZWIpLXTtdLILN6vAMdlZOpR56XgCFCqYzV3-_lhNjWHeFqd-APCcbBmH8ICzMS8gcvcgVzaf91rhCcAB4FnZIe63bXAwkgEalQZLKLxfu7XFU/s400/jan11+023.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5567299587325132658" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">7.<br />Little Sarah. This little girl is so blessed to have the incredible woman by the name of Sarah as her Mommy.<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipYRuLVlwWcEbz_RznUNhUjH_CelMHHeYJXfQNQqlBVyLzCzunzaBVvhSzVUTcl_DmwJdUdqMY1N2B6TxDYn6gQKfkkmrhFqE0tD0fDm5r_BVodq0GMgpjpStbsQ3eW9cQvR3XWJCce84/s1600/jan11+027.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipYRuLVlwWcEbz_RznUNhUjH_CelMHHeYJXfQNQqlBVyLzCzunzaBVvhSzVUTcl_DmwJdUdqMY1N2B6TxDYn6gQKfkkmrhFqE0tD0fDm5r_BVodq0GMgpjpStbsQ3eW9cQvR3XWJCce84/s400/jan11+027.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5567299581826000802" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">8.<br />Old friends reunited. Somewhere on this computer I have a picture of these two when they were both under a year!<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1x0sUiZRm_gWa807R6kgviXgLiBL7dGog81yKrahzSmyfZUA1CbVmUcnv-hXsXNUAskefgIpvCRtH2BnJKfrWaAwiGta0xzppm6BrwTlkg0Hmpd3mQqKk2mEzwiGptT4Q3S7lgO_C97Q/s1600/jan11+029.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1x0sUiZRm_gWa807R6kgviXgLiBL7dGog81yKrahzSmyfZUA1CbVmUcnv-hXsXNUAskefgIpvCRtH2BnJKfrWaAwiGta0xzppm6BrwTlkg0Hmpd3mQqKk2mEzwiGptT4Q3S7lgO_C97Q/s400/jan11+029.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5567299580880298514" border="0" /></a><br />On our way back home after being in Kentucky for Joseph's deployment, we had the opportunity to stop in Texas and spend three absolutely amazing and much needed time with some pretty incredible friends. I have missed them all so much! Even more of a treat was getting to be apart of their Church service on Sunday. While living life together can sure be messy, it is also such a beautiful thing to see. It is awesome to see these friends that were all apart of my first community group now being pastors, elders, pastors wives and elders wives, and so many other great things. God is truly awesome!Mama Bluehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12443721743010043534noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-681106682797184155.post-70162222524865261832010-09-30T07:14:00.000-07:002010-10-01T11:12:26.252-07:00Emmy girl is five months old! She is quite the talker, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">yabbering</span> all the time, especially when her brothers are being loud (read-always). She rolls over all the time, grabs at anything in front of her ( I love seeing her little hands that are always moving suddenly get really slow and controlled as she reaches for something. She is like a magnet). She is <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">weighing</span> in at 17 pounds and 27 inches! My big beautiful girl.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI7KqPYOlYmYfegRcnmGQ_ZxeVz8d2ga1sETsTzCKZjp5Gov86-hudg7_H_WEUGJ9Aqcb6ougSWTSlyBFGWIL0qBTF4ETon7G1OVnjLqkwqmvFA0u3SYsIvywIE9FGHRsaAXbKdz7cDgA/s1600/elg18+868.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI7KqPYOlYmYfegRcnmGQ_ZxeVz8d2ga1sETsTzCKZjp5Gov86-hudg7_H_WEUGJ9Aqcb6ougSWTSlyBFGWIL0qBTF4ETon7G1OVnjLqkwqmvFA0u3SYsIvywIE9FGHRsaAXbKdz7cDgA/s400/elg18+868.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5522711020076476258" border="0" /></a>Conner drew his fist picture the other day. He really does not enjoy coloring all that much, and can not handle using more then one color at a time. Its like pulling teeth getting him to choose another, and then its always black. Sigh. So when he told me he was drawing a picture of Emmalynn the other day, I didn't think much of it. That is until I looked and actually saw person! I was so proud of him :)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3AiHmmxP_HXm0ebc21AC0TcLD9Z04BX-qp8bM8w5Odm8xKq9cpFvdRRSrKE31RiHVH-3NEaBBCNIEj126aOHxYBbJhxdDbnLK9QdXIwasf806crw2KMa21qDUqxzmmlAzBGadzKwOClA/s1600/elg18+879.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3AiHmmxP_HXm0ebc21AC0TcLD9Z04BX-qp8bM8w5Odm8xKq9cpFvdRRSrKE31RiHVH-3NEaBBCNIEj126aOHxYBbJhxdDbnLK9QdXIwasf806crw2KMa21qDUqxzmmlAzBGadzKwOClA/s400/elg18+879.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5522711011339391394" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2b1RTU3XxDosEaGxXK-w3IDxLbXb4dG3lBKBFZJXaMyHZeRC4OO0j11PbImJNw5DyYsb4ggMyNMpbAABOn5n8QIgR_8MHDFtVILbBF3TaexEVajbEyT_SCh_W6VMzLocwYBRuFp2a72k/s1600/elg21+017.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2b1RTU3XxDosEaGxXK-w3IDxLbXb4dG3lBKBFZJXaMyHZeRC4OO0j11PbImJNw5DyYsb4ggMyNMpbAABOn5n8QIgR_8MHDFtVILbBF3TaexEVajbEyT_SCh_W6VMzLocwYBRuFp2a72k/s400/elg21+017.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5522710998885034258" border="0" /></a>I got Emmy a new bath tub, and we are in love! It's a <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Princelion</span> Heart Wash Pod, basically a clear bucket with padding on the bottom. Its great because she is nice and snug in it and warm since her entire body is submerged in water. I would highly recommend it to any one with babies.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgROC3e8LhPRO2vU0UZYo23o-0GYrPkGKTjj19CBGU_JiE-IRXwnLUfZPqJl6TxUcXwqN-XvfAOVEVRhHOHFmDrH-OzrLJpGILtQ36Q5T_ePnZMMIDqODL_1cklq8vVCrg1yQmlLvgG_Qg/s1600/elg21+031.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgROC3e8LhPRO2vU0UZYo23o-0GYrPkGKTjj19CBGU_JiE-IRXwnLUfZPqJl6TxUcXwqN-XvfAOVEVRhHOHFmDrH-OzrLJpGILtQ36Q5T_ePnZMMIDqODL_1cklq8vVCrg1yQmlLvgG_Qg/s400/elg21+031.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5522710990583887458" border="0" /></a>And my sweet crazy Brooks who looks so much like his Daddy. Someday I am going to have to take a picture of a painting that Joseph's parents have of him at Conner's age. Its amazing how much both my boys look like Joseph.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQLWpAhAcfKy0mXN_iOTqJKQLqD56izz2DhTu4rIZyMFpxRgaO5S1j9GOx9V_bUIjCdFLXZZbn8vCRcTqr7C0Z1t-uoRvUJfVSgAoY4Lz3xgatLHipRsHt72IwaaNNXaqhms6xk9baRKA/s1600/elg21+016.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQLWpAhAcfKy0mXN_iOTqJKQLqD56izz2DhTu4rIZyMFpxRgaO5S1j9GOx9V_bUIjCdFLXZZbn8vCRcTqr7C0Z1t-uoRvUJfVSgAoY4Lz3xgatLHipRsHt72IwaaNNXaqhms6xk9baRKA/s400/elg21+016.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5522710979800450258" border="0" /></a>Mama Bluehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12443721743010043534noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-681106682797184155.post-57730657846697481282010-08-26T20:00:00.000-07:002010-08-26T20:13:23.626-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt0RFe2Fn_pplscDMrTauFJoQzfMCmaiAOSwxVzijtomY4mIESYnCkkjKCpFMJJ1Oc1fj-W0HOg3kPA-1QK9tFdIX-Pw-cNxh5hxtQ3dXqWuFbwjoTPTava99xCUkee2dYekBbcobvy_8/s1600/elg17+028.JPG"><img style="display: block; 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margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ4h0L5uy26rU4bh9WMxrU-V8TRgxPadxc762D4b36grKjKFBWYb7jHcWl88YsV0RBODUnUFBAGImxs6O9q3j4KtnfeR0pCzKYVS3WDVrhP66flW3g8ydgJwl1REQOM0lRniZa5MAbCfU/s400/elg13+033.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5503877075793973842" border="0" /></a>Mama Bluehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12443721743010043534noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-681106682797184155.post-75947029414016020902010-07-27T11:56:00.000-07:002010-07-27T12:03:36.291-07:00Miniscule updateHello everyone! We are all safe and sound in our new home, getting adjusted to the time change and no daddy change. I know I have been horribly bad about keeping this blog updated, but as soon as I am mentally prepared I will start blogging regularly again. For now here are some pictures of our last days with Joseph.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi804KWIhDhBsNA37XFCZhWp0SNNSreOyVRHkX3m_Dq0O2vApE8UIzVIZyxcJ1p65b8hGttIB7E7BPetLwPd4LCBxrMIt-yIYlCt5EL-qZP4VTIBwAO50kf4yYwILsmmvVuINsYyCFR0VE/s1600/conner072.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi804KWIhDhBsNA37XFCZhWp0SNNSreOyVRHkX3m_Dq0O2vApE8UIzVIZyxcJ1p65b8hGttIB7E7BPetLwPd4LCBxrMIt-yIYlCt5EL-qZP4VTIBwAO50kf4yYwILsmmvVuINsYyCFR0VE/s400/conner072.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498663283927159378" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYfxr_KHPSYFmXYXY6wwPaGP7Pb3Gmx2Hqe_JnN_wJyPBw6-ykgYuLWMdhyyF6rKJdWs2KPt5jqFttAPfPPpwYyoyOADROmdPhzGXhXCUH48Sf6Swut-GhKIukg_0_-t6vHfDMkvBv6EE/s1600/conner076.jpg"><img style="display: block; 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margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivVAaeqIxMEyuxAlUPq4vUpTYACmSpasVwfwHW2qMsqk-C5rA5oYnW_4MFZW7QtqxuIzvMJ_JSRK7ZhgV36m54Ei30tSmrkedCkeCK1xg3J8w5FojJ4SmyUGpgeta4hn57Xd0-XLoo7Dw/s400/conner071.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498663260832941570" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi32zFJEX4ZHBbx6oDlEsghnF2Q6A-XwXEU_PMIxTfOspzXRLj9BwOoVi_5tHcqggrpEHwoIjrTgHOC18ODjxpDtuMagVA21fSO8bIwruLdPz2QiE7JgR2DIk-2C9HVgDSopu70anDXYaw/s1600/conner078.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 329px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi32zFJEX4ZHBbx6oDlEsghnF2Q6A-XwXEU_PMIxTfOspzXRLj9BwOoVi_5tHcqggrpEHwoIjrTgHOC18ODjxpDtuMagVA21fSO8bIwruLdPz2QiE7JgR2DIk-2C9HVgDSopu70anDXYaw/s400/conner078.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498663247248303282" border="0" /></a>Mama Bluehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12443721743010043534noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-681106682797184155.post-55029997992606244552010-06-17T11:40:00.001-07:002010-06-17T11:43:18.430-07:00This ones for the boys<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRL7jgZJqUPiKEMmRiAE-22RSyGxhEiWaVhoagdlIr4eJKw7qjsmlPDx1h_AuxDTxHhR9OXvryOvwZZ-JsHlAzaTjE1hoFtsgVH8J3BSXlEaNGIqh6iTcSmIvF9mXXEvkmPUJUqvzvXy4/s1600/elg10+013.JPG"><img style="display: block; 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margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUe2yBK0E1zfHk1ciw8F86CK5tWcOHPaLB3htf-bfpq0VcoJsTCaI93WHfNpb9kFotbRpFT5D_8DT0_3ilrisxmUPLFXaH0kWlP3inwa6BvPWglyHJmCazJiV9Fq6xaXfbNYn32wppCaI/s400/elg10+019.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5483814743506408850" border="0" /></a>Mama Bluehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12443721743010043534noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-681106682797184155.post-16449231717937145552010-06-15T16:21:00.000-07:002010-06-15T16:26:26.051-07:00I am addictedI am so addicted to this little girl. I am also addicted to bows, especially ones that match little details in her outfits like this blue one...can you see what it matches?<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm9L0TFoZj5nuROLJCDgJgFLZaISB8XkVEP46KmjWs7q0yKagyH2MbCVJc45CRW5mlExCMEzkVOQjsa_cVTSFYCk2KJXTAOLHW4l8QCHhAFhrvMPzBIL1HQAjd0Fz1DPY8Sh-lcb0tRY0/s1600/elg9+013.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm9L0TFoZj5nuROLJCDgJgFLZaISB8XkVEP46KmjWs7q0yKagyH2MbCVJc45CRW5mlExCMEzkVOQjsa_cVTSFYCk2KJXTAOLHW4l8QCHhAFhrvMPzBIL1HQAjd0Fz1DPY8Sh-lcb0tRY0/s400/elg9+013.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5483145058171948674" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRb18z9xerBoq9aQt4UljF5H9kTFO2wPNNz1NhdsUjVVfprDUtFnJnw68pAGb2zZVh-l1JHrNnTj0tQOQkU5UxDBQM1PUKtBG6FCVPaQWYjibCW0Q_szlFengK-hQhwgBN8z75L0U0L1w/s1600/elg9+001.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRb18z9xerBoq9aQt4UljF5H9kTFO2wPNNz1NhdsUjVVfprDUtFnJnw68pAGb2zZVh-l1JHrNnTj0tQOQkU5UxDBQM1PUKtBG6FCVPaQWYjibCW0Q_szlFengK-hQhwgBN8z75L0U0L1w/s400/elg9+001.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5483145051494661938" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwZa9MKe-lEgFkcn90wnRV48S4RtnlwlaXju8fe7pjKMD-0-mpWMMF705-BSoyl_Kxb5rbp0xE4tNy0PJlscipAdBZWZWnRJ-99Qx_5bEQqh2PJqg9n8JnZieMCaFFrKbHRTSENT_P9JE/s1600/elg9+002.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwZa9MKe-lEgFkcn90wnRV48S4RtnlwlaXju8fe7pjKMD-0-mpWMMF705-BSoyl_Kxb5rbp0xE4tNy0PJlscipAdBZWZWnRJ-99Qx_5bEQqh2PJqg9n8JnZieMCaFFrKbHRTSENT_P9JE/s400/elg9+002.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5483145043240323954" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkaC50Mg9kBehjrHWl3p4-nRDtUg4RYtoNatKMeyqtcyJcdOY398Wr5EVA_-2JKPv8MNlINAJaWonVFpn8ltII0vbZck7YYP-t3_Q9mLbzGuViKrgUt60hGwq2WXSh74dHt5PFiJi5XYY/s1600/elg9+014.JPG"><br /></a>Mama Bluehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12443721743010043534noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-681106682797184155.post-11034248000035509282010-06-14T13:11:00.000-07:002010-06-14T13:57:58.170-07:00Today is Conner's second to last day of school, and then all the craziness of this years summer will begin. I am both excited and apprehensive about this new season, but figure all I can do is jump in with two feet and trust that God will carry me through as He always does. It has been busy busy here as Joseph prepares for the last of his tests, puts together his package for medical school (awesome, right?!), prepares graduations speech's, gets everything in order for our belonging's to go into storage and for us to travel cross country with three small children, and everything else that comes with heading out to sea. In all that we struggle on how to best go about this time known as the "pre-deployment blues". In a way it is nice that s0 much is going on as it gives us different events to look forward to besides the deployment. In ten days (TEN DAYS!!!) my other mom and dad (Joseph's parents) will be here to celebrate Joseph's graduation and to of course to love on us all, and we them ( I for see a certain Meme not letting a certain Papa hold Emmalynn is the hopes that she will be hers).<br /><br />Either while they are here or shortly after they leave, our house will be packed up and sent to a storage facility where it will await our return. Then for the Fourth of July weekend Emmalynn and I will be visiting my parents, while Joseph holds down the almost empty fort with the boys. Upon my return we will be hitting the road! We are hoping to get the trip done in 3 days and be in Louisville by the weekend, where we will then spend the next two weeks in bliss before sending Joseph off. Anyone exhausted yet?<br /><br />In other sad news, we had to shave the boys hair off last weekend. If I hadn't been covered in tears and hair I would have cried along with Brooksie as we got rid of his beautiful locks, but I was more concerned with the sobbing little boy in my arms. So why did we have to shave it? One nasty word...LICE.. so gross! We are not sure if Conner came home from school with it, or if they got it from the park, but regardless, it was disgusting! Because of how long Brooks' hair was we felt it would be better in the long run to just go ahead and shave it. It took an awhile for Joseph and I to not get sad every time we looked at him. But a funny thing we discovered was how much he really does look like Conner without all that hair! I know most people think they look very alike (we get asked ALL THE TIME if they are twins), but honestly while its obvious they are brother's, to us they have always just been Conner and Brooks. Well now we do double takes too, haha (not twin double takes though). So what do you think? I am hoping this will make the Louisville heat a little easier on him.<br /><br />In Emmalynn news: She is doing great! 23 and a half inches and right around 10lbs. Suddenly today she looks less like a newborn and more like an infant with her cute cheeks and pale skin. She is also a complete Daddy's girl, for the first time I was not the receiver of the first smile, nor am I the preferred calmer downer (unless she must eat of course haha). But that's ok, because he makes me smile and calms me down too, so its completely understandable.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisK_yqnoyck6lmxh658Af8WWT1f0iPUqPz8uTSkHCVVPFoCs0giGNjnctGClKt5_jHDfaXmNnRykMI22BiG3-MA_eMG3S0D40gCf9-jtyIoBssiW78CbXihz8Hrvavmf2HG9pDDdVaE00/s1600/elg8+012.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisK_yqnoyck6lmxh658Af8WWT1f0iPUqPz8uTSkHCVVPFoCs0giGNjnctGClKt5_jHDfaXmNnRykMI22BiG3-MA_eMG3S0D40gCf9-jtyIoBssiW78CbXihz8Hrvavmf2HG9pDDdVaE00/s400/elg8+012.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5482725118258375426" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaRmRRfcpj5FYJo79CiBKgElzoqX38IDlDMQ5T-k6RHteCMEBS_slD2QoozCsVGN01iAaiBOp7-z36RLl9w9OGu_BExLJp2kk_e-eS5Y6I7fzGX79zAEyhX_muDDiTjsM4UwtDDPOj9aE/s1600/elg8+019.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaRmRRfcpj5FYJo79CiBKgElzoqX38IDlDMQ5T-k6RHteCMEBS_slD2QoozCsVGN01iAaiBOp7-z36RLl9w9OGu_BExLJp2kk_e-eS5Y6I7fzGX79zAEyhX_muDDiTjsM4UwtDDPOj9aE/s400/elg8+019.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5482725074218904994" border="0" /></a>Conner is playing the guitar in his shirt (which he is still guitar obsessed)<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVjht4VzUXGp4cOCvYrOFa8LKkUfSL1yEGH5RciVqmdX8Yz3_9PNVkJnhKHIA5Gbo-6jPzFl7bFOZDdkV4mOAx5J-A7fmqj2O-Ld4pbCEiGvaKAgFYH9w4Ty64CEpv4dybEE728df9MwU/s1600/elg8+022.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVjht4VzUXGp4cOCvYrOFa8LKkUfSL1yEGH5RciVqmdX8Yz3_9PNVkJnhKHIA5Gbo-6jPzFl7bFOZDdkV4mOAx5J-A7fmqj2O-Ld4pbCEiGvaKAgFYH9w4Ty64CEpv4dybEE728df9MwU/s400/elg8+022.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5482725067891502690" border="0" /></a>Sweet Little Bear sitting on his "Pippo", one of his three loveys (its his pillow and the first thing he needs when he is sad)<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAHCd-b6A5IFNrY1cBun_4Auod6jk87IJ_xo63ybJ-NWCkhEOEVMk3JEywVRAWLAgYrVW4Q7LwDtEFu45vTX5kaQN9PHYZewMn8LbNuwvAOr6T3Q1ogPZx9biCHfEqLus-Ypb202ODHKU/s1600/elg8+048.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAHCd-b6A5IFNrY1cBun_4Auod6jk87IJ_xo63ybJ-NWCkhEOEVMk3JEywVRAWLAgYrVW4Q7LwDtEFu45vTX5kaQN9PHYZewMn8LbNuwvAOr6T3Q1ogPZx9biCHfEqLus-Ypb202ODHKU/s400/elg8+048.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5482725058818569106" border="0" /></a>Not the best of me but I am addicted to that smile<br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3fQroIdBmTTNiWwy4ywBgzAWkHUXkEFgfs2zMk0nK3jJLNjwz0vuV4Tce_rUIJBFz3XLf7HdLCoJv5NCfQCMxUSE2BXdBNeyWO5Cf6DInanfr9K9b43pzyW-p6t9m7968TS1Xcp7XD1o/s1600/elg8+074.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3fQroIdBmTTNiWwy4ywBgzAWkHUXkEFgfs2zMk0nK3jJLNjwz0vuV4Tce_rUIJBFz3XLf7HdLCoJv5NCfQCMxUSE2BXdBNeyWO5Cf6DInanfr9K9b43pzyW-p6t9m7968TS1Xcp7XD1o/s400/elg8+074.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5482725051233216722" border="0" /></a><br />Aren't you?<br /></div>Mama Bluehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12443721743010043534noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-681106682797184155.post-33810431904142065232010-06-08T14:53:00.000-07:002010-06-08T14:56:17.587-07:00Pictures<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilaCjXV2v3x5sG3O1xcmqQxqWIUUJ3RjaIsDAzh0m3kXRkGCSP8z9Pz7PjO5d0ch0R1lbBc_wqS-EME_2TMg9gG9i0r_mi0XzSbpG7gBpnNMnbmQDNKNmwz3QoihTAhiUo3k_JwU9kgz0/s1600/elg7+003.JPG"><img style="display: block; 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margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-uVIgn4I3F3xwjPjMA7N4bicFyEZhCeUXlBybDCeaNEQl8uaQM3NtqL3MpF0kwBDjI6D7ICrcXnro5iazamGK4UtaKmQe8DF4YWsT-JBFC70w4c9OOFRxT11WBQpcQOrQLw9E_sGK-Aw/s400/elg7+018.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480524691836297362" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvK4JLQ-h4oMl2GQWolbYrn8Cu-02zq7hNotU2sZUwMuP2kw90RgUOasR82e5HHIlqnnmh6kPRQQwEkfRQ48TY-xS0xx9nbKA9Olzs6lQQ4ywXaB7tmDjpcvMh2WeWM7cWE_gKsy_MuRs/s1600/elg7+038.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvK4JLQ-h4oMl2GQWolbYrn8Cu-02zq7hNotU2sZUwMuP2kw90RgUOasR82e5HHIlqnnmh6kPRQQwEkfRQ48TY-xS0xx9nbKA9Olzs6lQQ4ywXaB7tmDjpcvMh2WeWM7cWE_gKsy_MuRs/s400/elg7+038.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480524687533747250" border="0" /></a>Mama Bluehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12443721743010043534noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-681106682797184155.post-55886397028851740552010-06-01T22:27:00.001-07:002010-06-01T22:32:07.924-07:00One month old!<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI9f21IugKwjcF1b-t3alVuwv7oOI8njs6AJm0fJ_5Ipatb__3KEK6K_7IAQKvvWB14tdP3QwuXH7HPjGPLONvhRy1ZQLGC6iZbYf77uf9OAtTUccn8RXfhPM1IClHqT2CTJYgz0MJkUw/s1600/elg6021-1.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 399px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI9f21IugKwjcF1b-t3alVuwv7oOI8njs6AJm0fJ_5Ipatb__3KEK6K_7IAQKvvWB14tdP3QwuXH7HPjGPLONvhRy1ZQLGC6iZbYf77uf9OAtTUccn8RXfhPM1IClHqT2CTJYgz0MJkUw/s400/elg6021-1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5478044114754750642" border="0" /></a><br /></div>Mama Bluehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12443721743010043534noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-681106682797184155.post-37091645791085956882010-06-01T21:57:00.000-07:002010-06-01T22:15:16.711-07:00Memorial weekendMemorial weekend has never had such an impact on me as it has now that my husband is in the military and facing a deployment. It probably sounds very callous (or blond), but in all my 26 memorial weekends it honestly never occurred to me what we were really celebrating or better yet, remembering. But this weekend as I looked at my husband, the emotional-ness of it hit me like a steam engine. I am so very thankful for the men and women who make such huge sacrifices for us, and proud to be a part of the greater military family.<br /><br />So this weekend I soaked up even more time with my love as we shared our daughter with her great grandparents.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7ZZq-OUj0lNb2aridoXI8pP7HDvJwLk2qse-9T0RgPYX7E8wXBFOlgDXWwM7pfb5spew9cYlUD2YgCnPMGd49Z1IRzKpchLEB5-r0TlKqe0EGqWNtpHDGeEk77PW4FN7ZtB23SRSEALY/s1600/elg6+039.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7ZZq-OUj0lNb2aridoXI8pP7HDvJwLk2qse-9T0RgPYX7E8wXBFOlgDXWwM7pfb5spew9cYlUD2YgCnPMGd49Z1IRzKpchLEB5-r0TlKqe0EGqWNtpHDGeEk77PW4FN7ZtB23SRSEALY/s400/elg6+039.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5478036439288901666" border="0" /></a><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtZoHy-evAGl6VY3p7eGeqOREjctRgGNwmsTpkVDu4bIlGU8ZhmTVOI0sT35X4OFIo-gk4WWXqmX03sZ7YUkR79BA1CGrr0nZ7PdVz5ZnOEuIyOM0OH4Q_laFkm1WXgXAj6c6aUcHcEMc/s1600/elg6+046.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtZoHy-evAGl6VY3p7eGeqOREjctRgGNwmsTpkVDu4bIlGU8ZhmTVOI0sT35X4OFIo-gk4WWXqmX03sZ7YUkR79BA1CGrr0nZ7PdVz5ZnOEuIyOM0OH4Q_laFkm1WXgXAj6c6aUcHcEMc/s400/elg6+046.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5478036435161733058" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtSRvHUUrC1XblvZGLV-6LIH_6YH_5mU3DpZAzVZMu27FQMdpxeYEsRX8N-aInPzFTyRO14_H5LCSLov2BIDmaqL1ECPixqW4hC8OwH9vVLzBxfHO3yhqUDJf5XwXeyfgLrLkUSLx5HWY/s1600/elg6+048.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtSRvHUUrC1XblvZGLV-6LIH_6YH_5mU3DpZAzVZMu27FQMdpxeYEsRX8N-aInPzFTyRO14_H5LCSLov2BIDmaqL1ECPixqW4hC8OwH9vVLzBxfHO3yhqUDJf5XwXeyfgLrLkUSLx5HWY/s400/elg6+048.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5478036428345328594" border="0" /></a><br />I am so proud of this amazing man!<br /><br /><br />And because the boys need some blog love too...<br />all Conner wants to do when at my grandparents house is look through the binoculars,<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVPJUUVU5-DVTb9WNKCakXj1cISfMCYylBGkTgfY-U_I_Jli2p6vU_Knjyy-hssxYch1eN3uWl_tvAaw2wZZ_juLh5MPA-sn69wujaavJleqiNSOhh_m1zlXDUN-nLfnDE2-OnqPGzcDg/s1600/elg6+049.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVPJUUVU5-DVTb9WNKCakXj1cISfMCYylBGkTgfY-U_I_Jli2p6vU_Knjyy-hssxYch1eN3uWl_tvAaw2wZZ_juLh5MPA-sn69wujaavJleqiNSOhh_m1zlXDUN-nLfnDE2-OnqPGzcDg/s400/elg6+049.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5478036418674724530" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV5gZIt5bhhpE_tVDw19LpwIH2AhmVD_PPNaG7A6GyXf3uPMmHYk-acC02Dxs07CS2VcVvfMnPTlt7NgHU8vT6Bb9zumG2cEC9BrH8YFQ1Kfb3GE63aMkxWFnFP2OIyyyy09ayUrRcKBk/s1600/elg6+067.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV5gZIt5bhhpE_tVDw19LpwIH2AhmVD_PPNaG7A6GyXf3uPMmHYk-acC02Dxs07CS2VcVvfMnPTlt7NgHU8vT6Bb9zumG2cEC9BrH8YFQ1Kfb3GE63aMkxWFnFP2OIyyyy09ayUrRcKBk/s400/elg6+067.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5478036413002417346" border="0" /></a>I really need to stop writing my blog entries late at night,because for some reason I am very tired and all literary brilliance has left me :)Mama Bluehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12443721743010043534noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-681106682797184155.post-34699533226361254102010-05-25T12:09:00.000-07:002010-05-25T12:25:44.605-07:00As usual change is upon us. I am starting to become a little better at adapting to it, but it still wrings me around the neck a few times. We found out recently that Joseph will be deploying this summer, and while we knew it would happen eventually, we really hoped it wouldn't happen quite so soon. We are in an interesting time warp right now, watching each day pass by knowing it brings us closer to the dreaded departure, all while trying to hold on tight to every moment, every smile, tear and hiccup, not letting anything slip through the cracks. Its hard knowing that when he come's home Conner will be closer to five then four, Brooks closer to three and Emmalynn will be in the 9 month range. That's a lot of growing and changing! So for now we cherish the time we have and prepare for a lot of change the best way we know how.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0fjHeA30hXve7oCnT30GD6Z6MrXzvelkuA0SLKITzDbLFheEB483mT_GU-ZeNsEbj_wswyoeOc7Sg_e6dteGB8s2Jz_sLMWeRhNvD43f2uso_AXfxy4LGy-Asqho5HXV4bxaQhCnjXkI/s1600/elg5+020.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0fjHeA30hXve7oCnT30GD6Z6MrXzvelkuA0SLKITzDbLFheEB483mT_GU-ZeNsEbj_wswyoeOc7Sg_e6dteGB8s2Jz_sLMWeRhNvD43f2uso_AXfxy4LGy-Asqho5HXV4bxaQhCnjXkI/s400/elg5+020.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5475287149523112130" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKxlammpwyfBeAFfO-ttnRcRQWXXM0uda8w8gnq_oYY0aqu1eieheCMwOAkDlLc3qDMpf8P7zwrYO_L4EnTVNFocEKV1pf27pXYnDBq5smLVuRTWDWjtBu31yftqBhYah1xqAn1BFwEbY/s1600/elg5+0245.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 304px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKxlammpwyfBeAFfO-ttnRcRQWXXM0uda8w8gnq_oYY0aqu1eieheCMwOAkDlLc3qDMpf8P7zwrYO_L4EnTVNFocEKV1pf27pXYnDBq5smLVuRTWDWjtBu31yftqBhYah1xqAn1BFwEbY/s400/elg5+0245.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5475287142950390610" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVZqR2ED_hhoVsxI4lBKsEBKN4TWFOZaL5a8tnR5uS9lI6YkWNuF9mreOqviznajm4taBBrRo3OqsQlevn7c7kO-9NDrZmmX74VeJtsCtwjFVnBf_Wi77fS5yozOp5wnqyZo3Xb7Xue_Q/s1600/elg5+015.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVZqR2ED_hhoVsxI4lBKsEBKN4TWFOZaL5a8tnR5uS9lI6YkWNuF9mreOqviznajm4taBBrRo3OqsQlevn7c7kO-9NDrZmmX74VeJtsCtwjFVnBf_Wi77fS5yozOp5wnqyZo3Xb7Xue_Q/s400/elg5+015.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5475287126214751522" border="0" /></a>The last picture just cracks me up. Conner and Brooks spend most of the day taking turns holding Emmalynn, and sometimes little sister just doesn't want to be held...Mama Bluehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12443721743010043534noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-681106682797184155.post-50421982567099475082010-05-20T14:55:00.000-07:002010-05-20T15:04:04.845-07:00Two weeks<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQy6I8CXR8qO3lQuyEQ4oGfEGo9rzHTyUH1y4NnYR2KnSnDbosSyqD8y4gDZAUV20SN2obWE5ViCPScuvPalhowwHFjaP2YeVcs76t6AA5iDE1OKpOgOTi0uD9PmVoHrg9VBqf-bWobvw/s1600/elg4+041.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQy6I8CXR8qO3lQuyEQ4oGfEGo9rzHTyUH1y4NnYR2KnSnDbosSyqD8y4gDZAUV20SN2obWE5ViCPScuvPalhowwHFjaP2YeVcs76t6AA5iDE1OKpOgOTi0uD9PmVoHrg9VBqf-bWobvw/s400/elg4+041.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5473475336681394210" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj62ln6U1bnfv68MXHEHGU4axc4XClKO0xad4LkeKx2yIlIlgc64197kXU9T_67-I_UBbphFIxgVG2RrR09vOXDbxWELBe87pCdAU_P5LFqhsZIqd88iH1gU8JgYeQWEg-rFoC1sIrjBzs/s1600/elg4+030.JPG"><img style="display: block; 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margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkPqdkZQq7utMVeGoSol1pY7cmeZpZ1McGmqEqCKAZNuONS6KD-RRWLQ83EdchOK35mr5C4ouwq_przrWfSn_2ChZX9AHFiNCgv1HCn0Uq_Y0MabaVnV1OmFLPPx1AIEKEhRLMxib9kPc/s400/gcamera+241.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5473475307885388402" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjksZpn9qFbwYQjwN7UtNp-v5F3uhgmu1xyw5QL4VjtOfZW4gOJF-nn8X2Eh7qDVBZjLJ6aromhDR525z1lYTOxgKTKtWaVlrTrIQjUi7OyMrTtQFfFszBQWVk6wgefsYnhD-oaCH_cq8/s1600/elg3+008.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjksZpn9qFbwYQjwN7UtNp-v5F3uhgmu1xyw5QL4VjtOfZW4gOJF-nn8X2Eh7qDVBZjLJ6aromhDR525z1lYTOxgKTKtWaVlrTrIQjUi7OyMrTtQFfFszBQWVk6wgefsYnhD-oaCH_cq8/s400/elg3+008.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5473475290245627554" border="0" /></a>Its been busy busy busy around here!` Little girl is growing up to fast already in my opinion and of course the boys have seemed to age tremendously since her arrival :( We are all doing great and I hope to soon find the time to update more regularly, but for now I am going to try to be good about at least posting pictures!Mama Bluehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12443721743010043534noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-681106682797184155.post-80309723218863506852010-05-11T17:29:00.000-07:002010-05-11T17:33:47.810-07:00One week old<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrnnOk7XqiwBaoHehM3a2Ve-DXtHXt8EQNRmfkNuag72EEOyfhLfn198WuPr_pg_hNj6mjghB3YNsGNpe6LAtXU0Y8V76KNCAnmsooVVxMdbZjtHApuCAOnTUP6A2FMz2u59rEOwJVNiQ/s1600/elg2+012.JPG"><img style="display: block; 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margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA-RcwXvvWCjOHEVUoh2i5DrcgFAO3IyUJQLy6DIM-NR8T-JN00f98DNZCMeybvXZH1EZSLIe1znM1pa4WMxd4y9PWgsRVhdlVjQv4h6VWJTPPe6JBzUL3dVI26oGwyoSk3Ah2OrUc6aY/s400/elg2+030.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5470174774959670162" border="0" /></a><br />Words will have to come later, but we are loving our sweet new girl!Mama Bluehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12443721743010043534noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-681106682797184155.post-87062771064184140592010-05-06T15:37:00.000-07:002010-05-06T15:50:36.857-07:00Emmalynn Grace!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSGqi-nyEOvtTnzuLLIlKA7RrKdw-fM6Y-t3A4vxu6xv9cA8zN5NoWCQsRAZBjGhmO1K17bDxdPIH16QZoBjHSlMDznxaQTtrP9DSqvwJIRv0AZnvAD_te23wxQ9HNDHTusdE36lbz8XM/s1600/elg+029.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSGqi-nyEOvtTnzuLLIlKA7RrKdw-fM6Y-t3A4vxu6xv9cA8zN5NoWCQsRAZBjGhmO1K17bDxdPIH16QZoBjHSlMDznxaQTtrP9DSqvwJIRv0AZnvAD_te23wxQ9HNDHTusdE36lbz8XM/s400/elg+029.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5468292030828581474" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhezLhTFtvckHvrneWXkKV9lpkkwJWsucXffKIJVD0G-Jj8a6m0tlGE4Zl7Gbf4pSd4N5C-kdyOX9Z5R1QGJui4O54gCGO0DqSzm_FX-jWqMLuLV-_hfiJSozLbTwFdggDCAHwqCO7btBw/s1600/elg+044.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhezLhTFtvckHvrneWXkKV9lpkkwJWsucXffKIJVD0G-Jj8a6m0tlGE4Zl7Gbf4pSd4N5C-kdyOX9Z5R1QGJui4O54gCGO0DqSzm_FX-jWqMLuLV-_hfiJSozLbTwFdggDCAHwqCO7btBw/s400/elg+044.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5468292025310113090" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix5YvGBrdfMLHim3cE8CZbZys9Ak1jobWbTjVuxa0PF6sk9TYqSUFXEQKBoCd5ffToZkAlftuDjBbA5BJrVOiR8tXr95H8Uh50j9G0lR7ICy-b-_ua830OuAreOfn4JHuq6Q8I2El4TBg/s1600/elg+009.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix5YvGBrdfMLHim3cE8CZbZys9Ak1jobWbTjVuxa0PF6sk9TYqSUFXEQKBoCd5ffToZkAlftuDjBbA5BJrVOiR8tXr95H8Uh50j9G0lR7ICy-b-_ua830OuAreOfn4JHuq6Q8I2El4TBg/s400/elg+009.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5468292015746127362" border="0" /></a><br />Emmalynn Grace has arrived! She was born Tuesday night, 8 lbs 2 oz and a whopping 22 inches long. She is my first non-intervention birth (no drugs what so ever) and man was is powerful and awe inspiring! (and painful! haha) We are all incredibly smitten with her (well except Brooksie, but that takes time).Mama Bluehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12443721743010043534noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-681106682797184155.post-24874385767812932352010-03-29T21:06:00.000-07:002010-03-29T21:47:15.717-07:00Celebrating 60 years<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaY8-P0B9iv76mig4mLltiZf-mxl26W5dck3l8tt6bVlDYleLZ1NaZaqm7Ss67z3e4J6nTtUaxtS2Er2C5bRLNHr5ofdpR3wXv-QZSOOQr8Aju-jCyEgpvWMENOkmpbSk9TafFE0h_EVM/s1600/063.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaY8-P0B9iv76mig4mLltiZf-mxl26W5dck3l8tt6bVlDYleLZ1NaZaqm7Ss67z3e4J6nTtUaxtS2Er2C5bRLNHr5ofdpR3wXv-QZSOOQr8Aju-jCyEgpvWMENOkmpbSk9TafFE0h_EVM/s400/063.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454282731415096306" border="0" /></a><br /><br />This past weekend Joseph and I had the opportunity to leave the boys behind and drive up the coast to celebrate my mother's parents 60<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">th</span> wedding anniversary. It was a beautiful immediate family gathering that spoke of the many wonderful years my grandparents have spent together. It was slightly emotional celebrating this big event with out their oldest daughter Christi, but our family is growing despite its loss and there is definitely something in that to celebrate. For the past four years Joseph and I have been the sole provider of great grandchildren, but this year brings not only Emmalynn into our family. My cousin Nicole and her husband Paul just had their first son, Jacob, three weeks ago (at a whopping 4.5 pounds too!), and Christi's son Justin and his wife Rachel announced that they are expecting as well. I am so excited for all this new life to join our family!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX8YiMKa4SEgTj_eTw6ikUrA_dlU9JCCURavdLl3bUE5OPpBUsnKDGAaQTvEE3557LO1iJNuwKdJjHNRhTafJ_0-nMdfe17F89D_KjdUNV6MD2g0UvjU6BysRQ2dl2xa0Utzy7nk14AVU/s1600/075.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX8YiMKa4SEgTj_eTw6ikUrA_dlU9JCCURavdLl3bUE5OPpBUsnKDGAaQTvEE3557LO1iJNuwKdJjHNRhTafJ_0-nMdfe17F89D_KjdUNV6MD2g0UvjU6BysRQ2dl2xa0Utzy7nk14AVU/s400/075.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454274909094557938" border="0" /></a>We had such a fabulous time! We stayed in a little cottage off of the club that my grandparents have been member's of for over 30 years. It felt just like when I was younger and we would go on family vacations together, except this time I was one of the adults (hard to believe we are all adults now) and got to see parts of my family that I knew existed, yet had never been a part of. It was so much fun being a kid in this family, but being an adult has its perks as well.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7p4yeXtNS8zIH_MjpRKob6wVs_GNTNJ7gDyRY9rTbHk-BvR3O5Ia6dkiDykegzXAyU05f_Eb_x3kNPGEGllx6MaRUkkkxeqpeOkqPtogHXZ3Phq9J2As4VM5VyGhkKSx6WDE-jcQ-4MA/s1600/062-1-1.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 236px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7p4yeXtNS8zIH_MjpRKob6wVs_GNTNJ7gDyRY9rTbHk-BvR3O5Ia6dkiDykegzXAyU05f_Eb_x3kNPGEGllx6MaRUkkkxeqpeOkqPtogHXZ3Phq9J2As4VM5VyGhkKSx6WDE-jcQ-4MA/s400/062-1-1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454282331434675730" border="0" /></a>Since I am almost 34 weeks I did not get to participate with the wine enthusiast, but it was a blast to recount family memories, both hilarious and sad, and to get the opportunity to just sit with family without little ones underfoot (although I could not wait to get home to them!).<br /><br />As a side note, can anyone else see the <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">resemblance</span> I have to my mother in the last two pictures? As I get older I am looking more and more like her, which is wonderful since after 26 years, the "she's your <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">daughter</span>?!" statements were getting a little old :)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqArwR4tH6lFcw2Jb_oH6zv6KiAMJEhPwdRcExgEBRcuBQrSN2su7ZZvrXB0OxXr8-bfiRjYTYekgJF96tChJGx4nrbQ4fAIL1vFlezC_lav9wXkQ6f7N7__eeMl4EStpLgSp07s7n5sQ/s1600/004.JPG"><br /></a>Mama Bluehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12443721743010043534noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-681106682797184155.post-85537229882309330702010-03-18T21:45:00.000-07:002010-03-18T21:46:10.594-07:00A Brothers Love<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjti7NeR9sSbDua3HmL0fGvRnmrUmKdqqsOgPszYlWtoU2jA6J7enItkQ8Kq2Zcu0BW9DQGLTbkawgjzhCWAEOCHfK_G9yTnpye1vfrM0vVIX6sxkUn5QMkcuo3UHXZjKZcCvk42myQyaI/s1600-h/011-2.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjti7NeR9sSbDua3HmL0fGvRnmrUmKdqqsOgPszYlWtoU2jA6J7enItkQ8Kq2Zcu0BW9DQGLTbkawgjzhCWAEOCHfK_G9yTnpye1vfrM0vVIX6sxkUn5QMkcuo3UHXZjKZcCvk42myQyaI/s400/011-2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5450201493563518066" border="0" /></a><br />Not much needs to be said with this photo, don't you agree?<br /></div>Mama Bluehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12443721743010043534noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-681106682797184155.post-37255809501265825262010-03-17T22:22:00.000-07:002010-03-17T22:31:18.480-07:00Quick Wordless Wednesday before its Thursday<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmTVxuXNK0G1RRIbDOlASu0ZtORPG9Ao3LP4ZeiRxY2waNNf0RAfvpuWa6Pfgk8NatoiQOvZTo3h48QcLgzjiMZktDbsDB5VrGZuhhGFgO1RzfvLEobKbig1j3d72XfUBwFBD_oNdzILU/s1600-h/March+2010+973.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmTVxuXNK0G1RRIbDOlASu0ZtORPG9Ao3LP4ZeiRxY2waNNf0RAfvpuWa6Pfgk8NatoiQOvZTo3h48QcLgzjiMZktDbsDB5VrGZuhhGFgO1RzfvLEobKbig1j3d72XfUBwFBD_oNdzILU/s400/March+2010+973.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5449841179455874034" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLwPqoQ8rd40tfvgKUGVwXtQzgz7_qHaawUjeM_eq5SkYxikQ0fLFZTXCL-ovIebRGoW1QW0a9VsOXqdH9Ti3yEu8QqIVq3gDi8tMklnBqbvZ1Dt1RDgL0ou2s3PPhWS4TuYP5oz2pYgc/s1600-h/March+2010+979.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLwPqoQ8rd40tfvgKUGVwXtQzgz7_qHaawUjeM_eq5SkYxikQ0fLFZTXCL-ovIebRGoW1QW0a9VsOXqdH9Ti3yEu8QqIVq3gDi8tMklnBqbvZ1Dt1RDgL0ou2s3PPhWS4TuYP5oz2pYgc/s400/March+2010+979.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5449841171633704002" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw26vsVld4SzR_BCf_ihfQDHg02SC6wu4lzMJn9XTmuEzjx-uaqsmv0AzgDBO2mS7mHN6ovsRHxxv2OV1EjZ1NtvOjaiQD4rO-y2Zhyphenhyphen_ZusCnhjhyphenhyphenFHgmDRR50S9AxXilWJtWSpnUuJW0/s1600-h/March+2010+918.JPG"><br /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNlI3dnQ-XmX7mIH9-FtZN4AKqodPdwOkV3y689Hak7g9B-qvV1ODrrBiZ0RYgg4FjzPjwQF-pZCuTds5jGWfuauIggv7f7Y9CrFNEB6MbEER1Nui6BiLf6VadWibUEki1woOSejqr5-E/s1600-h/March+2010+923.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNlI3dnQ-XmX7mIH9-FtZN4AKqodPdwOkV3y689Hak7g9B-qvV1ODrrBiZ0RYgg4FjzPjwQF-pZCuTds5jGWfuauIggv7f7Y9CrFNEB6MbEER1Nui6BiLf6VadWibUEki1woOSejqr5-E/s400/March+2010+923.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5449841160739022770" border="0" /></a><br />Side note: I finally got some sterling silver in my hot little hands and have been having so much fun !Of course I forgot to take a picture of my most recent one before handing it over to its new owner though :sigh: (it was beautiful if I do say so myself)Mama Bluehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12443721743010043534noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-681106682797184155.post-66452323751486395502010-03-17T21:37:00.000-07:002010-03-17T21:53:24.416-07:00Season is changingDo you know what is right around the corner? (other then a new baby of course) Orders. It is finals week for Joseph, a stressful yet graceful period where God constantly reminds us of his sovereignty. Once again orders are being chosen in order of class rank (GPA), and while things were tight there for a while (read up until this afternoon), Joseph has been assured that although there is someone .6 of a point higher then him (and man does that count for a lot when your orders and future career depend on it), that he will still have first choice due to the fact that Joseph has dependents and is limited to where he can go and the other person does not. Thank you Lord for that grace and we pray that He would bless Joseph's classmate with order's of his choosing regardless. They have one last test on Friday and if Joseph is able to get a 100 and his classmate a slightly lower score, then Joseph will also get Valedictorian, something he is desperately praying for to help him get into Med School.<br />So middle of next week we should know where we are headed next and how soon! We have a list of the top three locations we would like to go, with the number one being Texas. We have a specific city we would like to be in, but trust that ultimately this is God's plan not ours (not easy though). So would you please pray for us as this week comes to an end and the new season of our lives begins? Joseph graduates from this program at the end of June, so earliest we would move would be July, just so ya know :)<br /><br />Also, thank you everyone for your liking of Emmalynn's name!Mama Bluehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12443721743010043534noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-681106682797184155.post-25487584631893055752010-03-01T21:56:00.000-08:002010-03-01T22:42:50.715-08:00A little something<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUui2SfRJvOIuDr7zJ9Kv3AZ3l8scG46tFkL6XV7TFmxTAJinMWTgu6VtnbZIGz2NyuFx343b_EtqLn7os1eG7SRWtZinSgwIbUniQBb7tCx73SQySoOFIxEoMIQ-WKpvQENJYqOxTv8I/s1600-h/30+weeks.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUui2SfRJvOIuDr7zJ9Kv3AZ3l8scG46tFkL6XV7TFmxTAJinMWTgu6VtnbZIGz2NyuFx343b_EtqLn7os1eG7SRWtZinSgwIbUniQBb7tCx73SQySoOFIxEoMIQ-WKpvQENJYqOxTv8I/s400/30+weeks.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5443912338517160898" border="0" /></a><br />I am thirty one weeks this week! Can you believe it?! Also, is it just me, or am I getting smaller? I remember being huge by this point with Brooks, but I seem to be shrinking with little miss Emmalynn. As of my last appointment, I was finally up six pounds, but I think its a possibility I am down again...not sure how my doctor is going to like that, but like I have previously said, I am not doing anything to make it come off.<br />I have been meaning to post about this for a while, but have not found the time. So tonight I am finally going to share with you all the meaning behind Emmalynn's name, but because there is a lot to it and I tend to be long winded (and its an emotional one)I am going to share the short version.<br />Last New Years my mom's oldest sister Christi Lynn passed away. She was an incredible woman and one of the reason's Joseph and I wanted to be stationed where we are. We were so excited to have the opportunity to get closer with this aunt and to get the opportunity to share our boys with her. I will admit that I was mad when she passed, it was finally our turn to be close to her and that opportunity was taken away. I still hurt that we are in her city, but with out her. When we found out I was pregnant I knew in my heart that the little life growing inside of me was a girl, and we knew we wanted to honor my aunt and family through her name, but while Christi is a wonderful name we felt it was just not right so soon after her passing. Like we were trying to replace her, not honor her. We tried out many names all with the middle name Lynn, but none of them fit. For weeks I kept coming back to the name Emmalynn, one I heard every Monday on one of my favorite TV shows (although it turns out my hearing stinks because the name on the show is Emlin not Emmalynn) I had yet to share it with Joseph because I thought it would be too out there for him. We tend to not like "made up" names and I was afraid he would put it right in that category. Turns out I was wrong. Once it was said out loud she became Emmalynn (well Emmalynn Grace). I loved that Lynn would be a constant part of her name, not just a middle name and we have always loved Emma for its classic grace. So Emmalynn she is.<br />On a fun note, a couple of weeks after announcing her name I found out that my Aunt actually insisted on being called Christi-Lynn , so it made Emmalynn's name all the more special ( and no wonder we couldn't settle on it being just a middle name).<br />So there you have it, the short winded version of her name. I am now going to crash into bed before I crash into the computer.Mama Bluehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12443721743010043534noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-681106682797184155.post-15037971538383558062010-02-23T21:37:00.000-08:002010-02-23T22:16:25.710-08:00Wonderful twosBrooksie Bear turns two tomorrow! My little talker is getting so big, its just amazing to look back at pictures from just six months ago and see how much he has grown. He is definitely leaving the "baby" stage behind and going full force into little boy.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">September '09<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgThWTZzwcRvUukEll9omA_g3O1854GIY-n9W6y6hJ20ekdERPiw1eU4zPeIvziZOE8SmH7wkGo9pLENXl8mu4b_6braaBFPLI6Y80eZ1FnNhqiQpJDp55WV1UkbNrgmi25rNIUOGRL_A8/s1600-h/309.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgThWTZzwcRvUukEll9omA_g3O1854GIY-n9W6y6hJ20ekdERPiw1eU4zPeIvziZOE8SmH7wkGo9pLENXl8mu4b_6braaBFPLI6Y80eZ1FnNhqiQpJDp55WV1UkbNrgmi25rNIUOGRL_A8/s400/309.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5441682818601231554" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">January '10<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBAYWLqB7FVgdHsGWP1lQNlbJXP_wNU2xVlX6YtPRykQDMd4OsXuvCwqFKTkx7EvTye-UdxtfJDrOfJXwD4JRKKRNRZVloJweD3bOf_HyQd_miqoLbySPr231K7dU4oypZ5tg8ZQ7MXU8/s1600-h/876.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBAYWLqB7FVgdHsGWP1lQNlbJXP_wNU2xVlX6YtPRykQDMd4OsXuvCwqFKTkx7EvTye-UdxtfJDrOfJXwD4JRKKRNRZVloJweD3bOf_HyQd_miqoLbySPr231K7dU4oypZ5tg8ZQ7MXU8/s400/876.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5441681191293193202" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJUc16MEmxZnexg7iCvYEG4Er4jHOkuzIHMg3qcugGPZl81U64IjpOJXXDjjO4d8JxEQXBQJl3v47lsD7MeJvZYxmW5R2p8feS_BvYLr64yHnH021xpcmiTpfgQOB7iG-1ho2LSFbv2Q4/s1600-h/874.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJUc16MEmxZnexg7iCvYEG4Er4jHOkuzIHMg3qcugGPZl81U64IjpOJXXDjjO4d8JxEQXBQJl3v47lsD7MeJvZYxmW5R2p8feS_BvYLr64yHnH021xpcmiTpfgQOB7iG-1ho2LSFbv2Q4/s400/874.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5441681180675293698" border="0" /></a><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-ItDz_8OglhWcLHoC2toVEI-5OqMtcGLsuPpUk9h-d3cNXGr5agPVQtYQn7Rri7e_Y2Ku8zZSNYE4G6YyN1xEEg_3RCa9hNzVbkvfT9GWiMwqgY_9vxxrY70FG0gAiKl5dz-aXWuW2UU/s1600-h/941.JPG"><br /></a>I wish pictures could really show how much hair he has, and how beautiful it really is. I love playing with his hair when he is nervous or going to bed, its an instant soother for him and I love feeling the silky locks between my fingers. He is our fearless little man and will try anything once, especially if its something Conner can do. While Conner has always taken risks, he is very calculated in how he does them, but Brooksie, he just takes a leap of faith and believes he can do it. Regardless of this difference, once they have set their minds to something they will both persevere until the task as been conquered. Like jumping off the highest stair and landing on their feet.<br />I wish I could properly share with you the amazing bond that Brooks shares with his Conner and vice versa. They have such a need for each other, and actually desire each others constant company. About three weeks ago we got the boys a twin bed to share since the toddler bed they insisted on sleeping together in was getting a little cramped and wobbly. And while this bed is considerably roomier then their old one, they still insist on sleeping on top of each other. At night if Brooks wakes up he snuggles towards his brother who promptly puts an arm around him and pulls him close. Yes I like to sit in their room and watch them sleep :)<br /><br />Happy Birthday Brooksie Bear!Mama Bluehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12443721743010043534noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-681106682797184155.post-78157172496645354562010-02-19T21:15:00.000-08:002010-02-19T21:38:36.567-08:00Happy Birthday little man!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5jerLLlyxIx3w242fU66VMzLfuxf-TpvOOyYfKBUJ2EteH90vjGy3MWYcK-GqfrMLyewNkYb0S27nPIDE5Tx-zD02ykLHH0gMgfu06OtPOVDZzD1C2yxaktjFRFXU9sJq9WjHwlBc_YY/s1600-h/927.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5jerLLlyxIx3w242fU66VMzLfuxf-TpvOOyYfKBUJ2EteH90vjGy3MWYcK-GqfrMLyewNkYb0S27nPIDE5Tx-zD02ykLHH0gMgfu06OtPOVDZzD1C2yxaktjFRFXU9sJq9WjHwlBc_YY/s400/927.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440191116883656098" border="0" /></a><br />Our "little" Optimus Prime turned four this past weekend! He is such an amazing little boy and we are so proud to call him ours! In the past year his speech has jumped by leaps and bounds. On his third birthday he was barely piecing two words together, now at four he is saying sentences! They still need translating for people who don't know him, but over all he has a lot to say regardless of if its perfectly clear or not. He loves to talk about Emmalynn and how silly she is to be pushing mommies belly button out. But his favorite thing by far to say is "I love you", I hear this from him at least every hour of every day and for some strange reason I don't think I will ever tire of it.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOSQnGhW2mJ5zgaCg1q6rIYYvD1O5Vs1rn17VbH0ufA2q4zk40awsg-I1yqP_uBB-HZBBPpeukJ4ZLaMw-hG0qOd_B3e6sAvB8AV_J_N1-JEDgPx9I8Fj7EymfP6FcRKlo8QyJvk1DVKE/s1600-h/928.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOSQnGhW2mJ5zgaCg1q6rIYYvD1O5Vs1rn17VbH0ufA2q4zk40awsg-I1yqP_uBB-HZBBPpeukJ4ZLaMw-hG0qOd_B3e6sAvB8AV_J_N1-JEDgPx9I8Fj7EymfP6FcRKlo8QyJvk1DVKE/s400/928.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440191102281355170" border="0" /></a>His birthday was a wonderful day spent putting together his new bike and then riding it as if he had been born on one. It won't be long before those training wheels are doing nothing but gathering dust in our garage :) Speaking of garages, it pains me to post these photos since I have spent the past couple days making it sparkle, but oh well, such is life.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt6QpIM9rXdMJrmdbOAYzQHejbBaqzeAlIcS_EpftfZcLRWqBtI4qtiyeANjzifk320s-Hl5SQNdd31td8Rv7s0vtvAV04raNWHQPXoOGYbCNnW6VpVIJLINZIU90fVfVUkyyGy-KEeFs/s1600-h/945.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt6QpIM9rXdMJrmdbOAYzQHejbBaqzeAlIcS_EpftfZcLRWqBtI4qtiyeANjzifk320s-Hl5SQNdd31td8Rv7s0vtvAV04raNWHQPXoOGYbCNnW6VpVIJLINZIU90fVfVUkyyGy-KEeFs/s400/945.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440191082790910754" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIONZmmJashyphenhyphenoR9OiwRYjB3FHy5TgkB5f7zoNWFrY4OxHft42brwMVmlor2G_BEAA5mOFQvr533a20gG-hyvTAFDK9-7xxb_zxYo7GvUzPZBL4R0jyYyZ9r5DnhTJPdoEnVZUumCNS9Qg/s1600-h/946.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIONZmmJashyphenhyphenoR9OiwRYjB3FHy5TgkB5f7zoNWFrY4OxHft42brwMVmlor2G_BEAA5mOFQvr533a20gG-hyvTAFDK9-7xxb_zxYo7GvUzPZBL4R0jyYyZ9r5DnhTJPdoEnVZUumCNS9Qg/s400/946.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440191075045137330" border="0" /></a>In other news, Emmalynn has become a mover and shaker much like Brooks was. She has become quite forceful with her movements, at times making my feel like I can grab a hold of a body part and hold on. This pregnancy is going very well, up until a week ago I didn't even feel pregnant (although I did look it) and now at almost 30 weeks I definitely feel pregnant! Well I will have to update some more tomorrow with some Brooksie photos included, but for now sleep is calling.Mama Bluehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12443721743010043534noreply@blogger.com1