tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11347499306325835882024-02-20T12:46:12.387-06:00Paper CowgurlAshleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03550667113679396599noreply@blogger.comBlogger37125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1134749930632583588.post-40736099532153578712014-12-10T19:49:00.000-06:002014-12-10T19:49:00.505-06:00CHRISTMAS!!!IT'S CHRISTMAS TIME!!! I absolutely LOVE Christmas time. I love decorating, I love wrapping presents, I love giving to others, I love the smells of Christmas, I love the reason for Christmas and the fact we celebrate the birthday of the best gift we could ever get, Jesus! Pretty much love everything about it. So, with that being said, I volunteered to be on our local tour of homes this year for Christmas. It raises money for our local library so it was for a good cause:) I had people ask me, are you crazy, why would you volunteer? I was so happy to do it thought it was not stressful or a task for me. Mike was not so excited when I told him I had volunteered "us" because he knew that meant work for him. My husband loves me SO much thought he was ready to get up on the roof and get the lights up right away (can you hear the sarcasm in that sentence). Really though he knows how much I love Christmas so he was not surprised I volunteered:)<br />
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So this all started in about September, so I had plenty of time to think about what we were going to do and when we would start decorating. Now I'm sure you are thinking, if I was doing a tour I would start decorating before Thanksgiving so it could all get done (because the tour was on December 5 & 6, one week after Thanksgiving). Now that would normally be a good idea but you might remember a few posts back I was telling you about the turkeys we were raising for Thanksgiving (at our house). I could not skip the fall decorations at Thanksgiving with a house full of people. Sure, they might understand but it just didn't seem right. I did however start putting up some Christmas before Thanksgiving (I am not CRAZY!) So we had a mixed decorated Thanksgiving. <br />
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So I will step back for just a moment and share a couple pictures of the DELICIOUS turkey we raised:) (He Really was great!) I'm just glad they weren't cute...made it easier to take them to process...<br />
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He was HUGE...28.4 pounds to be exact...fit in the oven but hung over the edge of the pan.</div>
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Ok, back to Christmas!!<br />
We had a pretty good turn out for the tour. Friday night those of us that were opening our houses got together and went as a group to each of our houses. There were four houses and the library on the tour. I was glad to have to opportunity to see everyone's house and see fun ideas they had while decorating (one house had a "melting snowman" in the bath tub). It was nice to be done on Friday with the house so Saturday we just relaxed and I did a couple of last minute things I just couldn't get done before the home owners came through Friday (like wrapping presents).<br />
So I will take you through a small tour in case you missed it:)<br />
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Here is the house as you drive up</div>
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This one it is still daylight but you can't see our name in the dark (and yes, my loving husband climbed a ladder...in the wind...to hand those lights up there)</div>
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The house at night (off in the distance is the chicken coop and the windmill with red lights)</div>
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This was the day the lights went up:) Austin was so excited to help, Lauren is usually up there with Mike but she was having a girls weekend at my mom's.</div>
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When you come in our backdoor (backdoor guests are the best, and that is where you pull up to the house) you are immediately in the dining room. I took this looking back at the door you enter from. I set my table because I have always wanted to be the house people walked through with the table set so cute:) Hey, we all have our things...<br />
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Here is one of the place settings...I folded the napkin in the shape of a tree on half of the plates.</div>
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The other half I had these napkins and wanted to use them. All settings got a salt cellar though (individual salts for each place, they used to use them until salt shakers became popular)<br />
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The kitchen got some garland and lights to make it festive.</div>
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As you head to the living room, my wonderful opening has lights and garland and ornaments displayed on it</div>
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Looking up at the opening</div>
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From the living room back to the dining room:) Both sides have lights.</div>
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Making your way around the living room...my little snowmen (one is Lauren's and the other Austin's)..saw it and thought it was a cute way to put presents around, each one gets a snowman on Christmas morning to open</div>
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Our mantel with the stockings patiently waiting to be filled</div>
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The Tree!! I Love Christmas trees:)</div>
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The full view of the living room and the stairs</div>
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All the years of Christmas!</div>
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We have all the Santa pictures on display every year...it is fun to see how the kids have changed and remember the years.</div>
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This is also where my nativity scene is displayed...remember the fun and remember the reason!</div>
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As you make your way around the staircase from the living room, I have my village houses on the stairs (my grandmother in Canada hand painted all of these). </div>
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You can't see them from the picture but going up the stairs on the garland are wooden ornaments and ornaments we picked up when we used to go to the Christmas tree farm and cut down our tree (until we decided that was why I was sick EVERY year at Christmas time)</div>
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Into our room...we had lights and garland on the headboard</div>
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And our bathroom...the red is wonderful for Christmas decorating:)</div>
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As you make your way up the stairs I have my Barbie tree at the top. These Barbies were all from my grandmother. Every year she would give all the grand kids an ornament, all the girls got Barbies. When it first started it was a little strange, a Barbie ornament?? But as the years went on I would look forward to my Barbie ornament. The year they stopped I have to admit was a little sad, I have 15 ornaments from the years she did these. For a couple years the Barbies have not been out because with two children their ornaments are taking over the family tree. This year however, I decided the Barbies needed to be out and they rightfully deserve their very own tree. So in a happy spot at the top of the stairs they all hang:)<br />
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Into the kids rooms, they each got their own tree (they both wanted their tree pictures instead of their whole room:)</div>
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This one is Lauren's</div>
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I can't forget the outside little touches...on my front porch is my cowboy snowman:)...you can't really tell but he had a cowboy hat on.</div>
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Out back we added some lights around with the little deer and a tree</div>
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Overall it was a lot of fun. Even Mike enjoyed visiting with all of our guests, some knew him from the feed store and some didn't realize we were "The Newman's" (funny when you know people by their first name and think you don't know them because of their last). Since we do not know a lot of people in town (being in a small town if you don't know more than half you are still unknown) it was nice to meet some new people and put some names to faces. I don't know that I would do it again next year (since they need new houses next year for people to see) but I would say I would do it again. Honestly, I would love to just have an open house for people to stop by (I am weird like that).<br />
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I hope you enjoyed my Christmas time decorations and house:)<br />
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On a little side step...everything else in life is going great! Lauren is still having fun with her show cow, who will be breed this week:) We will be cow grandparents hopefully in 9 months!!! Both the kids made the A Honor Roll for the first and second 6 weeks! This Paper Cowgirl is still living the dream well on her way to a real Cowgirl one day. We also got new additions this past weekend...<br />
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Meet Jackson:)</div>
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And his friend Cotton...Cotton is the neighbors but we each got one so they could stay friends (they came from the same place and one would have been left behind if we didn't get both) they will both live at our house.<br />
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Austin thinks they are the best thing ever...he loves to walk them everyday and take care of them.<br />
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We always have something going on and plenty to do around the house. Coming up we are looking forward to Christmas, a show at the end of December, Fort Worth Stock Show in January and Houston Livestock Show in March!! Exciting times ahead.<br />
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I hope to have something exciting to write about soon but if not in the next couple of weeks, Merry Christmas to everyone. Have a wonderful time with your family, be safe and remember why we give presents and celebrate this time of year. God gave us the greatest gift in the form of a baby long ago so we could be forgiven. <br />
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Happy Birthday Jesus!!</div>
Until next time...Ashleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03550667113679396599noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1134749930632583588.post-18624071297266136232014-10-11T16:59:00.000-05:002014-10-11T16:59:01.360-05:00Totally Hooked!!So my last post I was filling you in on our show cow. We have now been to three shows and I think I can officially say we are TOTALLY HOOKED!! The show we just finished was the Fannin County Fair Show. It was different than the other two shows we have done since we had to be there more than one day. The other two shows were what they call jackpot shows. You show up that morning and show that day, Fannin county we moved the cows to the barn on Wednesday and showed on Friday. They were on display for the fair goers and it is said they are less stressed on show day since they weren't in a trailer that morning (some cows get really stressed when they ride in a trailer). It is a lot more work because we had to be there while she was there during the day. I will fill you in on the details in a bit...first I will go back one show to Paris.<br />
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Paris was good for the girls because they got to show again before Fannin County. Since this is their first year showing each show helps them learn new things and see how others are showing and take those things and try them to improve their skills.<br />
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Lauren got first in her class</div>
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Stephanie got Reserve Breed Champion in ring 2</div>
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Overall it was a good day:)<br />
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So I know I told you a lot of what we do to get the cows ready and what the judges look for to judge but I just realized you maybe wondering the difference in the rings and classes and breeds. So a little insight for you...OK, so first off there are steers and heifers. These are two different shows...steers show with steers and heifers with heifers (breeding heifers to be exact...as a farmer you would breed these cows to continue this good gene line). Now, we know we have a breeding heifer and then from there they are broken down into breed...there are many breeds that are shown and each show has different rules on how many you have to have to show a breed. For example, if you are the only one at a show with your breed of cow, some shows say one head makes a breed and some say 5. So if you are at one with needing 5 you will be put in a group call AOB (All Other Breeds). They are also broken down to American, British and Exotic (remember I told you in the last post we needed to know she was British). Once the cow is in their Catagory and Breed there is one more break down...Class...this is by birthday. Here is the line up for Fannin County so you can see how it looks. At each show there are different numbers of rings. Each ring has a different judge so sometimes you can lose one ring but win the next because what one judge didn't like the next might. So shows with more than one ring give you different chances to win.<br />
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When you go in the ring, you first show in your class. The winner of each class then goes back in and shows against each other for breed champion, once they pick breed champion (the class the champion came from they bring the second place from that class and they get to compete for reserve) they look again and pick the reserve breed champion. If you are breed champion you then go back at the end of the group you are in and compete for British Champion (or American or Exotic). All of these the judge is judging the cow and how they look like I told you in the last post. There is also Showmanship, the kids get to chose if they want to do this one and it is by the age of the shower (JR is 8th grade and under and SR is 9-12th grade). In Showmanship the judge is actually looking at the kids, how they handle the animal, eye contact with the judge, placement of the animal, not so much at the animal at all. Now you know what I am talking about with rings and classes and breeds:)<br />
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On to Fannin County...<br />
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Leonard FFA had 6 kids showing and 7 cows (one showed a steer and a heifer) </div>
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See the Mini Hereford...she is so cute:)</div>
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So as I said, we had to take the cows on Wednesday, since the show was in Bonham (which is only about 15 minutes from the house) it wasn't too bad. I say that because we had to be over there while she was there...so we took her, feed her Wednesday night then put her and the others out in a tie out pen to sleep (and we went home). We had to be back Thursday to wash her, dry her and feed her. Since they are on display you have to be there all day to make sure to clean up after them when they go to the bathroom and make sure they look good all day and put them back out in the evening. Then Friday...SHOW DAY!!!<br />
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I will skip all the washing and drying pictures and go to showing... <br />
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Showmanship...they had so many they had to split the Jr.s into two groups...the judge then picked the top out of the two groups and brought them back in to show against each other and then he picked the winner. Lauren made it to the second time in and got 5th!! She did good:)<br />
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Lauren and Stephanie...5th and 6th in Showmanship:)</div>
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Video...(beware, it is a little shaky, Austin took it) It is Lauren winning Breed Champion!!..and Austin saying at the end...she won a big ole Purple ribbon:)<br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dxdDqZT9atq3VOd2y4ZPYoXKaCbMCZ81u9mStBAbAhrhF3I-mivUwDU4ERQxIi4olQG8cH-Gc9MVWwK5I5ytw' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div>
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She was SO HAPPY!!! We all were. Her first big win and it was at County:) She is already talking about when we go next year and when our next show is going to be. She said she knows she won't win all of them but it is all around fun.<br />
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All the kids from Leonard did really well...<br />
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Here is Lauren,Katelyn Alexander and Stephanie with their ribbons...</div>
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Here are all the kids minus Katelyn Alexander.</div>
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And our County picture...David is on the left (he is the one sponsoring us)</div>
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So, although the win was great, Lauren and all the kids had a great time getting to know each other (they are all in different grades) and showing at county. There were also a few ex-students that came and gave the kids some great tips, encouragement and help on show day which is very good for these kids. Can't wait until the next show:) Like I said...HOOKED:)<br />
<br />Ashleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03550667113679396599noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1134749930632583588.post-2537588184638562962014-09-25T20:23:00.000-05:002014-09-25T20:23:00.411-05:00Beyond the chickens...show worldSo I mentioned in my last post we were starting a new adventure with a show cow. An adventure it most definitely is...<br />
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We started this adventure in May. My boss (also my husbands boss at a different company) also owns a farm...Bear Creek Farm (busy man). He raises registered Angus and Polled Hereferd cows. He offered to sponsor Lauren and her friend Stephanie (whose Dad works at the Farm) with a couple of his calves he thought would make good show cows. I will tell you more on this later but you can not just pick a calf and make it a show cow...there are MANY factors to look at when deciding if a calf is "Show" quality. So Lauren and Stephanie are basically borrowing and caring for the cows for the year.<br />
Lauren is working with the Polled Hereford this year and Stephanie the Angus (they have different ones so they don't compete against each other at shows). Ready for some animal knowledge...Polled Hereford - It is a hornless breed which is a natural genetic mutation that was selected in a different breed in the late 1880's. An Iowa rancher capitalized on the idea of breeding Polled Herefords and started the registry with 11 naturally polled herefords (otherwise they were born with the gene that grew horns and they could physically remove them later). They originate from England (which you need to know for showing) and they are known for deep forequarters, depth and muscling, docile temperament, fast-growing calves, and good quality of beef. <br />
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Back to the adventure...Here are some pictures of the first day the girls worked with the calves. Now remember, these calves were born in a field, nursed from their moms and were weened off their Mama's like regular calves...these were not bottle babies that had always been around people. These were wild calves when we started this. We also had NO idea what we were jumping into...How hard can it be to walk a cow around a ring...we did know there was a little more to it than that but REALLY...some of this stuff just seams crazy...(you'll see).<br />
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We put the calves in the shoot so the girls could get close and start brushing. Wild animals aren't to fond of being brushed at first...they begin to realize it's kind of nice:)</div>
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Meet Scarlet...</div>
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Brushing and making friends</div>
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The first attempt at walking her...she did not want to move</div>
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So all of this started while our fences were being worked on (I mentioned all that work in the catch up post) so we could not keep her at our house in the beginning. We went to my bosses farm everyday and worked with the calf and brushed her and walked her. As the days went on, Lauren and Scarlett became more comfortable with each other and Lauren learned more how to control her. She also began to learn the basics of what she would need to do in a show ring and started working on the set up and all of that.<br />
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Dad watching on as Lauren learned how to make Scarlet do what she wanted her to do. </div>
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Austin loves helping...Scarlet was so small when we first started:)</div>
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Working on holding Scarlett's head up...not easy with a head that big</div>
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Scarlet set up like she would be for a show...</div>
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A little cattle judging knowledge so you know what and why the judges are looking for on show day...for beef criteria (which she would fall under) they are looking at the head and neck. This should be broad and sit evenly on the shoulders and the base must be in line with the spine. The head size must be in proportion with the rest of the body. The Topline (or the back of the cow) should be straight. It will have a slight bend but mostly straight (this is why we do many things to grow hair...I will tell you more later). The legs the judge will be looking at mainly the structure and for some muscle. As the judge looks at the main body and ribs, they want to see as much rib extension as possible (large chest area). They want to see the amount of muscle on the cow consistent throughout the animal from the head to the rear (Rump). They don't want to see heavy muscles in the front half and not in the rump or visa versa. They also judge the rump. They will stand directly behind the cow and they are looking for a wide rump...they should see only the rump and none of the body. They will also see if the legs are straight or point inwards or outwards. There should be A Lot of muscle on the rump. The judges will check out the cows hooves and their pasterns (the bones that run from the top of the hoof to the fetlock (kind of an ankle). They will also watch the cow walk. This is also checking their legs and their step. All of this factors together and basically tells what kind of price it could sell for and how good a beef cow it could be (just in a show ring). So as you can see...much more to show cows than just walking them around...also why you can't just grab any cow to show. They have to have the right lines and structure to start with to build on.<br />
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So once our fence got done at the house and we were ready to bring Scarlett home...Oh wait, remember the thing I said up there about some of the silly things...right...no sunlight. WHAT??!!?? No, they can not be in a field in the sun. If they are in the sun, they get hot and if they get hot they will lose their hair. Yes, I said hair...No really, the hair is VERY important. I know you thought we were talking about animals right...WRONG...we are talking about show cows here. They fall under a completely different category as we have learned. Oh, and our field we fenced for her is ALL sun...so, Scarlet needs a pen. We got this one below from Mike's work (actually a horse stall but perfect for what we need). So we got it home and with the help of the neighbor's tractor Mike and I did our first barn raising (well pen but we can think big:) ).<br />
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The wall's are up:) Notice the big tree for shade.</div>
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Well, the wall's are supposed to be wood slats that butt up against each other but we decided it would be entirely too hot to close her in. So we got cattle panels and cut them to fit. There is always a breeze at our house and we figured it would defiantly help keep her cool.<br />
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It kept the dogs in so should work for a cow...</div>
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Next was the roof...Lauren helped fill holes...(and it's RED TIN...my favorite)</div>
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So, we have a field for her (to put her out at night when there is no sun) and now we have a pen for her. So it is finally the day for Scarlet to come home!!!<br />
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Arriving in the trailer</div>
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Welcome home Scarlet!!</div>
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to the fun of show cattle. It is A LOT of work. As all the factors
above are judged there are different things to work on to better the
look of the cow. As I said, the hair. I will try to get a good picture soon of one of these
cows that is a really hairy breed (you talk about fluffy). So you want
the hair long so that it make the illusion they are bigger in spots and
straighter lines in spots...so it is a challenge to get cow hair to grow
just right. Cold water and cold air promote hair growth. So everyday
the cow is to be wet down with cold water, again, no sun and cold air. Some people that do show cattle actually have a cooler room they put their cow in. You read that right...it is an air conditioned room the cow lives in so it will grow hair. We DO NOT have a cooler room, just no sun and a fan:)<br />
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Here is Lauren wetting down the cow (only water...soap is once a week or they will get dry skin) are you beginning to notice they are a little high maintenance...</div>
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Work , work, work...Scarlet is getting bigger...</div>
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Lauren is blow drying the cow. </div>
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Oh, did I forget to mention that you blow dry the cow? Why yes, you have to blow dry the cow after she is wet down. Along with the cold water, you have to brush a lot to stimulate the hair growth and blow dry them so the hair grows the direction you want it to. And if your cow happens to have kinky hair you must blow dry it so the hair lays straight (luckily we do not have that problem).<br />
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<i>Let me interrupt our post here for a moment...in the process of all this cow "fun" our life
has gone on otherwise...in the mean time...the kids have started
school...Lauren is in 7th grade this year and Austin is in 1st...WHERE
DID THE TIME GO...as always, Austin is full of energy and always wanting
to help...good for Mom (as you will soon see) Lauren keeps us busy and
has her hands full. Along with a show cow she has to...let's just say
pamper...she is in band..plays the flute, and plays volleyball. So a cow she has to feed and walk twice a day, bathe and brush. a flute she has to practice 100 minutes a week (for a grade) and volleyball...practice at 6:30am every morning and a game on Monday nights (she has to be there for all 4 team games played) and homework. How does a girl have enough time to do all of this? Luckily we all pitch in to help. </i><br />
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<i>A typical day around our house...So mornings start around 5:30am...get up get dressed ready for school/work...take Lauren to practice...come back home, Austin and I go out and feed the cow, take her to her pen make sure she has water and hay then feed and water all the chickens and turkeys. Go to work/school...kids go home in the afternoon and do homework, Mike and I get home from work and dinner gets made (Lauren practices flute)...eat, go outside to wash, brush, dry, walk and feed the cow. Put her up for the night and do chicken/turkey duty...and when Lauren has conflicting schedules...we work it out:) Sometimes it is crazy but mostly fun! Just wanted you to know life isn't all cow...but quite a bit...</i><br />
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Back to our regularly scheduled post...So, after months of the girls hard work it was time to go to our first show...it was a Alumni FFA show and thought it would be a good one for the girls to work out their nerves and do a lot more learning...So we meet at 5am and loaded the cows and were off to our first ever show...<br />
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The cows when we first got to the show...</div>
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This was a cow across the isle from us (Lauren competed against these two...that's Lauren's cow closest) As you can see it is VERY hard work to be a cow on show day... <br />
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Lauren is in the middle...she was up against some big cows...</div>
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Sorry, that's about all the pictures I got of the first show...think my dad got more but I haven't seen them yet;) The girl's learned a lot from their first show as did we all. We needed to beef our cow up and grow more hair. Lauren had some more handling to work on and she has been daily working on them. Overall the girls did great for their first show. They both got first place in their class and Stephanie's cow won breed champion in one of the rings.</div>
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As of now, we are about two weeks out from our big county show the girls will be in and we wanted to make sure they had a little more practice. This weekend we are going to a show in Paris Texas. Now all the hard work we have done leading up to this there has still been more to do. Remember all the hair growing...well on Tuesday we had to go get her hair trimmed to even everything out. Yes, grow the hair to cut the hair. We get the news that Tuesday is trimming day...be at the school by 6:30 am to wet her and dry her so she is ready by 8am to clip. This means she has to be clean and dry (Soap bath) Monday night (Soap twice to get all the dirt out or it will tear up the clippers) and she must be fully blow dried to cut down on any dirt that might stick to the wet hair, and she needs to be wet down Tuesday morning to wash of any dust she might have picked up over night and fully dry to be clipped. If you recall in my interruption earlier...Lauren has volleyball games Monday night and practice in the mornings...Yay for parents and little brother. So after we watched Lauren play Monday night (her team won) Mike & Austin and I went home and washed and dried the cow. Next morning...everyone up early, load up the cow and off we go, Lauren to practice us to the ag barn...</div>
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It has been fun to watch Lauren learn about the handling of the cow and see her step up to the responsibility of caring for her. Learning about how to feed and what portions to feed and why to feed and all kinds of extra knowledge about cows is a big reason for Lauren doing FFA. As her parents, we hope she is learning there is more to "show day" and cows then being in the ring and winning. The daily care, responsibility and eventually reproduction of livestock is all a part of this adventure and we can't wait to learn more. It has also been fun to see the personality of the cow...she has her days that she just does not want to walk or do anything and she has her days where she gets into everything...</div>
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Here is one of her days she reminded me of a little kid letting us know without words she was NOT happy with us...She was mad we brought her in one morning and she dumped her water bucket over...she then rolled it all around her pen and as you can see rolled it through the mud and rubbed her face in it. Defiantly a bath day after that...</div>
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<br /> We are excited to continue showing and hopefully Austin will have an animal in the next couple years (he is too young right now). It is a lot of work but we enjoy the family time we get to spend outside making memories with our first show cow and all the other animals and activities around the farm.<br />
Gotta get stuff ready for the show this weekend...Good Luck to the girls and their cows:)<br />
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Animals...I figure since I have updated you on the kids and house and projects I should move on to the animals. When we first talked about moving to the country we knew we wanted enough land we could have animals (farm animals that is). We also knew it would take time to get the larger animals, we didn't just want to jump into too much at one time. We decided to start small...chickens. I had done some research on chickens and houses and thought I was all ready for them...HA! Man have I learned A LOT about chickens in the past two years. I will take you through some of my chicken adventures...and more...</div>
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Back to I was ready for chickens...so I thought...I did have a house plan. So our first big work weekend I mentioned in an earlier post, my dad & I built my chicken coop. I wanted it to be cute so it wasn't a big eye sore on the property. I think we did great!</div>
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And the back...obviously after chickens moved in</div>
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When I bought my very first round of chickens I had already decided I did not want plain ole white eggs. So I chose my chicken breeds as to their egg colors. I knew I wanted Brown eggs but I had also read about chickens that laid colored eggs. I knew I had to have some. So my first round of chickens I got 21 chicks that were 3 different breeds.</div>
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So fast forward a little...I am skipping the details about where I did a lot of the learning about chickens...we lost 8 birds to predators, I rescued 3 other ones from near death from wounds and we ate one because he was getting MEAN!! That doesn't sound good but we had decided he needed to go before he hurt someone and we weren't going to waste him. So with all that loss I was down to 11 hens and one rooster. Not getting the egg production I had expected since I wanted to sell eggs (which I do), so what did that mean...I need more chickens. Again, to the research about how to bring in chicks with one year old birds. Did you know most of the sayings about chickens are true...there really is a "Pecking Order" and as the person who deals with them everyday you have to be established in that order with your rooster so he doesn't attack you...because of the pecking order you can't just add new birds (especially babies) to your existing flock. They will literally peck them to death.</div>
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A bunch of cackling hens - they can really get going</div>
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Chickens have come home to roost - they all put themselves to bed on the roost every night!</div>
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Sorry, back on topic...with all my research the best way to bring in more is to have a separate coop for the new ones and have a joint fence. That way as the younger ones grow big enough to mix in with the original ones they get "face time" through the joint fence so they will "know" each other when you add them.</div>
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So here is my second coop "The Chicken Hospital"</div>
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I must say, my hospital has been used much more than I had even anticipated. I will give you a quick walk through of all it has been used for...</div>
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So it's original use, getting new babies. Yes, I ordered them online and they came in the mail. The post office called and told me I had to come pick them up.</div>
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It's next use was to hatch babies. I had a hen that went broody and insisted on sitting on eggs, so after trying for almost a week to make her quit I decided since I had the space I might as well see what happens...as you can see IT WORKED...(much more research on hatching babies and a new adventure with chickens) Did you know you can hold an egg up to a light a certain way and see inside as the baby is developing...it is called candling and is VERY neat! A little bit of chicken knowledge for you to take away:) I actually have now hatched two rounds of babies:)</div>
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This is from the internet but you can see the veins and the dark spot is the chick. We did this and the kids thought it was the coolest thing!</div>
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Just about the time the second set of babies was almost ready to move to the big pen, the feed store in town <a href="http://www.bearcreekstore.com/">http://www.bearcreekstore.com/</a> (happens to be owned by my boss also and where my husband is employed) got in turkeys. I had said last year I wanted to raise turkey's for Thanksgiving but wasn't ready with just getting chicks. Well, thanks to my hospital I was good to go. So I got 8 turkeys and brought them home...had to kick the second round hatched babies into the big pen, clean out the coop and tada...we had turkeys.</div>
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Well, that brings on more research and more learning...already lost 3 (only 2 1/2 months in and still researching...)...but have no fear, the store got more and needed someone to buy them (insert big cheesy smiley face here). Do you know what that means though...I have 5 turkeys that are pushing 3 months old that I can't put baby turkey's in with. Turkeys grow VERY fast. They are already bigger than all my chickens. If I put babies in there they would squash them. I had already told my husband (who loves me SO much and puts up with all my crazy chicken stuff) that I was going to want the turkeys out in a bigger pen so they could get more green stuff since we are going to eat them...</div>
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So operation build a new pen began last Friday night since I had 4 new turkeys at home already in a box...and since he convinced me to get the 4 more...</div>
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So here is their new "hut" outside so the babies could move in the hospital...</div>
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Here are the original 5 enjoying their outside...I told you they were already big. They will be SO yummy though:)</div>
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<br />To add to the chicken adventure, a visitor we have to watch out for is snakes. It's bad enough we live in the country so they are pretty much always there but with chickens you get the added Chicken Snake to watch for (they are also called rat snakes). Known for eating chicken eggs, it is pretty obvious when we have one hanging around the coop (actually think we have one now). We will go from getting 15 eggs in a day to 3...no lie that was our count the last two days. Chickens lay an egg, on average, every 27 hours (see, now you are getting more crazy chicken knowledge). That's about a egg a day so to go from 15 to 3 there is a problem... </div>
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This is my husband with the last one we killed...</div>
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So, needless to say it has been quite an eventful couple years with the
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We are starting our new adventure now with a show cow that I will tell you about next time...new research to do..oh yay;)</div>
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I will leave you with this. We did finally come up with a name for our place and a logo (since we will be getting larger animals we will need one and a brand)</div>
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Here is our Logo...our name is Wing N It. </div>
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So first off, the children...<br />
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Can you believe it!!! It is hard for me to believe and they live with me:) Lauren is going into 7th grade (third year back in public school & she had a great transition) and getting ready to be involved in MANY things. She had a great 6th grade year with straight A's, because of her hard work she was one of only 4 students in her grade that made straight A's ALL year!! She also made the BETA Club! During her 7th grade year she will be enjoying her second year of band (she played the flute last year and is wanting to try percussion this year), she will be playing volleyball for her first year and her biggest adventure is a show calf. Meet Scarlett...<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDfxFPqvZQMcIdH3Xt2TCIuzayHRvu4RkIpMPZyyZufBf_N9JoJ6hJ0noqHm8tmuVx3EBpr4xFJtCCMHrM44lz9MsmpJQMRLIrVudWTzcVCH5__AaDA3kpu8kv26L1nA8o0HHkqTjS6-k/s1600/20140519_193057.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDfxFPqvZQMcIdH3Xt2TCIuzayHRvu4RkIpMPZyyZufBf_N9JoJ6hJ0noqHm8tmuVx3EBpr4xFJtCCMHrM44lz9MsmpJQMRLIrVudWTzcVCH5__AaDA3kpu8kv26L1nA8o0HHkqTjS6-k/s1600/20140519_193057.jpg" height="320" width="180" /> </a></div>
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This is when she first started working with her. (More on this subject later)</div>
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Austin will be in FIRST grade this year. He absolutely LOVES school and is so excited for it to start again. He also had a wonderful year last year with having the highest GPA (not sure how you have one in Kindergarten) of the boys in his class. He loves to read and tries to spell everything. He is loving living in the country and is growing up so fast. He is quickly learning many "Cowboy" things and wants to be a real cowboy when he grows up (no Paper Cowboy for him). He is excited to help his sister with her cow anyway he can (he really wants to show a pig but has to be 7...almost there).</div>
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On to the house. We have done a lot of work in the past two years. We now have flower beds that go around three sides of the house, we built a deck out back and we are slowly getting grass to grow so we don't have so much mud:) Our biggest project that was just finished was clearing the front fence line of all the over growth, ripping out the old falling down fence and having a new fence with entrance put in (and a side yard fenced for the show calf). So I will go through a quick blast of pictures here to give you some visual updates.</div>
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Here is a picture of the back before..</div>
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And now with the deck.</div>
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I love all the space we have to hang out and entertain now</div>
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We will move inside now (because I am excited to show you this) and then go back out for fencing pictures. </div>
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Once we cut the sheet rock there was no turning back...</div>
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View from the kitchen to the Living Room...took us a while to decide how to frame it but once we found this old barnwood we knew it would be perfect...</div>
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View from the Living Room...we also decided to use the barnwood to make the TV wall more interesting (that is the same entertainment center pictured above...the flowers are where the saddle was) It opens up the house SO much. You may also notice the living room has been painted (thanks with help to my wonderful mom!!)<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3QKbFqSw58WBHHvKcPJUYzIBv8anWyNltNav1JHjBIFYhosTPA-8AjyETOYfkg1P1cbDsQH9HgicqJm2Ae75oWmav7boHMtyAzWWdkEhTHov1PAPmnaKKyA2RjU6QpqsZzHWTGM1rUHE/s1600/IMG_33921817792765.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3QKbFqSw58WBHHvKcPJUYzIBv8anWyNltNav1JHjBIFYhosTPA-8AjyETOYfkg1P1cbDsQH9HgicqJm2Ae75oWmav7boHMtyAzWWdkEhTHov1PAPmnaKKyA2RjU6QpqsZzHWTGM1rUHE/s1600/IMG_33921817792765.jpeg" height="180" width="320" /></a></div>
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Back outside to the fences. So those that have been to the house before know we used to have a pretty thick tree line right at the road. This offered a nice bit of privacy and some block from all the road dust. However, there was also a fence in the thick of it all which was falling down and was no good for use. We still eventually want cattle and will need a working fence for this to happen so we decided to just have it all cleared to make way for the new fence. Many people would wonder why we would take out the above listed benefits of the tree line but in the end I LOVE how clean the property looks now. We will in time plant crape myrtles and other things to add some of the privacy back but without all the crazy growth like before.</div>
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See all the thick crazy growth...</div>
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This one was as the guy was clearing the trees...</div>
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Our second entrance....<br />
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The main entrance... <br />
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A little hard to see but you get the idea<br />
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And here is the new "side yard"...we borrowed the neighbor's cows to mow and test the new fence for a couple days:)</div>
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I hope you have enjoyed this little catch up and tour around. I will write again soon because I didn't even get into the chickens (that is truly a whole nother story to tell with more chickens, another coop, hatching babies, turkeys...). I will catch you up on that and more on Scarlett next time.</div>
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Ashleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03550667113679396599noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1134749930632583588.post-89261932878463662952012-06-22T16:03:00.000-05:002012-06-22T16:03:23.678-05:00New house tourSo, I know it has been two weeks since my last post but it is better than years:) In the last two weeks...we have gotten more cleaned up outside and the chickens got their yard so they can go outside now. Always something going on around here.<br />
Last time I got you all caught up and told you we got a new house and promised a tour so here I am to show you around.<br />
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Just a remimder of what my new house looks like from the front.</div>
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It is so cute I just love to look at it:) Sometime it still feels like a dream that I live here.</div>
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So we will start this tour at the back door...what is the saying...Backdoor guests are always best...the way the driveway comes around it brings you right to the backdoor so if you come to visit this would be the way you come in.</div>
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When you walk in you come right into the dining room. I love all of my chicken decor on my blue walls. When we moved in all the walls and ceilings were the same color and this is one of two rooms I have decided paint color on. I am very happy with my choice (I better be right?)</div>
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You have now turned around and here is the kitchen. One of the things I really liked about this house was the cabinets. I was really excited when we (when I say we I mean my mom and her fitting of everything) unpacked and ALL of my dishes fit in these cabinets (in our old house I had dishes in 3 hutches). I love all of my Milk Glass and other old dishes!!</div>
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Here is a better view of the kitchen. The center piece is the bottom of one of the hutches I was using. I like it as a little island. I am going to paint it red and wax it and put a chalkboard on the back (I will write about that when I start that project)</div>
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This is a close up of the rugs I have in front of the stove and the sink. Speaking of stoves...I LOVE my gas stove. I am so happy to have gas back!!</div>
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As you leave the dining room you pass this little spot in the halway right outside my door. The table is handpainted by my mom. </div>
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And now we are in the master bedroom. Here is my vanity and Mike's "office". I love all the space we have in our room.</div>
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Turn around and here is our bed. The headboard is a design of mine out of an old door that my dad made for me. I painted it and Mike put lights up under the top. I love it!! We have old pieces up on top from Mike's grandparents house (one is a stagecoach being held up by a gunman and the other was made by his dad) The hope chest was his grandparents and the end tables are both old sewing machines (I love antiques and things with history).</div>
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Here is the other room in the house I have painted...our bathroom. I went VERY bold in here and I am so happy I did. The sink was from the previous owner but I have always wanted a vanity like this. Our only complaint is the sink is TINY to fit in that spot. We are thinking of getting a bigger bowl that would sit up higher to allow for a bigger one. Anyways, the tub is huge and it is a jacuzzi corner tub. It is very relaxing (and I am not a big bath person).</div>
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As you round the corner in the bathroom you get to the toilet and shower. The full shower (no bathtub bottom) is so nice. Mike found our towel racks and toilet paper man at a western store going out of business. I like the fact that I have never seen them before at someone elses house and you can't just go pick them up at Lowe's.</div>
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Out of our room now and around the bottom of the stairs you come to the living room. I have not decided on paint color in here yet. We are going to make a walk through from the dining room to here (will show you that wall in a minute) so I am going to wait until that is open to pick a color.</div>
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Here is the right side of the living room. I am so happy that we bought a house that already had hardwood floors and features I wanted in my forever home. It made it seem like it was almost made for us (there are definitely things I would change but some of the features are wonderful).</div>
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Here is the left side of the living room and the wall we are going to open up. To get to the kitchen from here you have to go around the bottom of the stairs, down the hall and around the corner. When I am in the kitchen cooking I am completely cut off from the living room so we will have a more open floor plan with the opening. The table you see in the left of this picture is where the TV is. There is a little inset there and our TV and stand fit perfect.</div>
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Here are the stairs (and Jessie's favorite place to sleep). The left side of this picture is the front door and behind the stairs is the hall that takes you back to our room and the dining room.</div>
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For today I will end the tour here. This is looking out my bedroom door (stairs going up at the top of the picture and the dining room and kitchen in the background). I still need to give you a tour of the upstairs (the kids floor) and the front porch (a very relaxing place to be). Right now we are working on a headboard for Lauren's room so I will wait until that is in to show you around up there.</div>
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I hope you enjoyed the tour and if you get a chance come out for a visit yourself:)<br />
Gotta go check on those chickens....<br />Ashleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03550667113679396599noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1134749930632583588.post-56265299646016973802012-06-05T17:00:00.000-05:002012-06-05T17:00:26.107-05:00Catch upWOW!!! It has been A LONG time since I have written. So many things have happened since September 2010 when I last wrote. I will do a quick catch up in this post and then really get going from today. In the past year and a half the kids have grown like weeds, we bought a boat, we sold our house and we bought a NEW house and land!! More about that later...back to the kids.<br />
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Isn't it SO CUTE!!!</div>
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So Lauren is now 10 and Austin is 4.</div>
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Lauren is finishing up her second year in the online charter school and Austin loves to work in workbooks and have his own school. We have had two great years with Texas Virtual Academy but next year Lauren is going back to public school. She will be in 5th grade and I think she is ready and I know she is VERY excited about starting in a new school. Austin will hopefully start pre-k in the fall and is so happy to go to school like Lauren. They are absolutely loving the new house.<br />
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About the new house..we first started this last summer. We put our house on the market but in 6 weeks we only had 1 showing. We were very discouraged so we took it off the market and decided we would stay a couple more years (HA!). After much discussion we decided it really was the time to sell if we wanted to get out and still get close to what we wanted for our house. So we once again got the house ready and put it back on the market the first of January. We were expecting to hopefully get and offer and move around summer time. Everyone told us to be patient and that it was really a hard time to sell. Fortunately for us, by the beginning of February we had an offer. They wanted us out by the 6th of March! Talk about moving quickly. Luckily, I had been looking at houses and we had one we really liked but it was a short sale. The issue with that was with as quick as we had to be out of our house, buying a short sale can take months which could leave us without a house if they rejected our offer. We accepted the offer on our old house and put in a bid on the new house. This began the beginning of a LONG 6 weeks. We boxed everything up and put it in storage. My parents were gracious enough to allow us to invade their house for the wait to see if we got the new house and then to go through the paperwork process. There were many days when it looked like we were not going to get the house. It was frustrating and exhausting but in the end it all worked out and now we have this beautiful new house on 10.5 acres!!! <br />
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We moved in April 6 (Good Friday) and have now been here two months. It is so nice and peaceful out here and we have so much we want to do. In our first two months we have rented a tractor to mow and clear out some land, put up a windmill, built a chicken coop and started a flower garden. <br />
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Austin liked riding the tractor</div>
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My chicken coop!! (Will write about this build later)</div>
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So, I hope you feel caught up as to what's been going on. I am going to start writing about happenings around the farm and life in the country. I will let you in on a tour of our new house, building the coop, starting the chickens and all the other adventures we have going.<br />
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It seems funny to me now...I named this blog Paper Cowgurl years ago when I was doing crafts with paper. It now seems fitting to have this as my blog name seeing as I have always been a "Paper Cowgirl". What I mean by this is I have ALWAYS wanted to live in the country and be a farm girl but have always lived in a neighborhood in a city. I would wear my boots and when I was younger would go to Uncle Nelson's farm and help him and be a "Cowgirl" for a week or so but I would always go back home to the city. Now here I am on 10.5 acres starting the real life of a farm girl. Up until now I have only been a cowgirl in my dreams (a paper cowgirl). We are starting out with chickens (21 to be exact) and eventually want goats, a pig and hopefully down the road maybe a couple of horses and cows. So I hope you will join me on our new adventure of this "Paper Cowgurl" becoming a real true country cowgirl:)<br />
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Until next time...I have chickens to check on...<br />Ashleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03550667113679396599noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1134749930632583588.post-11276992877529902622010-09-07T10:52:00.000-05:002010-09-07T10:52:21.196-05:00A boy and a TrainBeing a mom to two children is always an adventure. The fact that they are six years apart and in completely different stages of their lives and that one is a boy and the other a girl only adds to the fun. For the most part they get along pretty well with each other but they can also rub each other the wrong way. With that being said it is good for them to have their own time and be able to do what they want. This weekend Lauren spent the night with my parents (where she has all her "girls" and gets to learn many new life lessons from my Mom) and had some <a href="http://networkedblogs.com/7ztf2">new experiences</a>. <br />
While she was gone Austin and I hung out most of the day and then Mike and I took him over to see some train cars that Van Alstyne is trying to restore for a park. I love how such simple things excite my children! Austin was so excited to go see trains and that Daddy was going. When Lauren was in school Austin and I hung out all the time but he hasn't had a lot of time with Mike and I without Lauren. So yesterday was really fun for him.<br />
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As you can see he enjoyed his time running around a train and being a boy. I love the little things that make a child so happy. <br />
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Until our next adventure...Ashleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03550667113679396599noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1134749930632583588.post-46872577379239787062010-08-27T23:10:00.000-05:002010-08-27T23:10:04.783-05:00End of SummerCan you believe how fast the summer went this year? Did you have a good summer? Any vacations or big activities? We had a great summer, lots of work on our house to get ready for our big party we had. August 12 was Mike & I's 10 year anniversary so on the 14th we had friends and family over and celebrated our first 10 years. We had a really good time. Thank you to all who came and celebrated with us.<br />
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Once we got the party behind us it was time to shift focus to Lauren and school. As I mentioned in my <a href="http://papercowgurl.blogspot.com/2010/04/catch-up.html">last post</a> we made a huge decision for Lauren's schooling and she is attending an online charter school (<a href="http://www.k12.com/txva/">Texas Virtual Academy at Southwest</a>). Since this was our first week I decided to tell you how it has been. The few weeks before school started I went through all the books that were sent to us and tried to get prepared. We couldn't see the lessons before this week so I couldn't fully prepare and I felt it. We had to do an "Introduction to online learning" video for each subject before it would give us our lessons. I felt a little lost a times and pretty disorganized but it got better each day and I feel really good about the school. <br />
Lauren has done really good this week with staying on task and dealing with my craziness of not knowing which book we need and what I need to do. I have been so proud of her.<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;">When Lauren was young I did not think I would be teaching my child at home. When I say that most people think I am homeschooling but we are officially enrolled in a Texas school and have to meet all the state guidelines. Yes, I am her "learning coach" but we have a teacher for all assignments and to answer to. (We just found out our first set of assignments are due September 10.) I am excited to take this journey with her and even though it is only the first week I have really seen how much the last two years in public school have effected her learning and focus. We knew the lack of being pushed and harder lessons ware having an effect but, with little concern from the school because she was a "good" student and made straight A's we didn't know the true effect. It has been interesting to see the areas she is getting frustrated and needs work. With having to be held up to wait for slower students she doesn't know some of the review things. Great schooling when somethings haven't even been taught. With all of that said I am positive we made the right decision in pulling her from the public schools. </div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;">It has been interesting this week to see how much we have to complete each week and how much we will be dealing with our teacher and our "class". Our teacher lives in Duncanville and is basically a one room school teacher, she has more than one grade in her "class". There is a lot of contact with your teacher with class meetings and teacher conferences. I am excited to have a chance to really help Lauren excel this year. We have our first class meeting online next week and will get to meet others in our class. We have an actual meet the teacher at the beginning of September where we will have a face to face with our teacher and other leaders in our area and parents and students. We are excited to meet the people we will be dealing with this year and going on field trips with.</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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</tbody></table><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;">One of our concerns with Lauren schooling at home was Austin. Having a 2 year old running around while trying to teach a 3rd grader, could be bad news. I must say though he has done great this week. I have gathered some things here and there to work with him on ABC's, numbers, colors and other basics. The beginning of the week since I felt so lost I didn't have much time to do anything with him but today we got to sit and work with some of the flashcards I got for him. He really enjoyed doing it and it made me feel like we will be able to do this. I can work with Lauren and Austin and we will all learn. I know it is only week one (and our teacher told us it will probably take 4 weeks to settle in) but I am very confident in our decision and I know next week will feel more normal (with a little prep from me).</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;">Until next time...enjoy the end of summer weather (even though summer is over for our children).</div>Ashleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03550667113679396599noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1134749930632583588.post-52722831465711408092010-04-12T12:27:00.004-05:002010-04-12T13:24:29.707-05:00Catch Up<div><div>I know, I know...it has been WAY too long since I have blogged. There has been so much going on. I will give a quick catch up and write more on some of the big things later. </div><div><br /></div><div>My last post was just before Halloween so since then.....my youngest sister and her husband bought a house in the same city I live in, we had Thanksgiving, Christmas, started a new year, had two birthdays, my middle sister bought a house and we have redone the inside for her to move in (you can go to <a href="http://cowgurlsblessing.blogspot.com/">http://cowgurlsblessing.blogspot.com/</a> and see that project) , and we have made a big decision for our daughters schooling for next year.<br /></div><div>So I will start with the most recent, our school decision. We have had a hard time with the school Lauren has gone to the past two years. She came into the school ahead so we knew there would be an adjustment period but we are at the end of our second year and still waiting for the lessons to challenge her. We have also had issues with the teachers she has had and the lack of structure in the classrooms. After much research, prayer and discussion we have decided to enroll her in the Texas Virtual Academy. It is an online charter school. I will be taking over her teaching at home with the guidance of the school and a local teacher we will be assigned. Unlike typical homeschooling we will have lesson plans and assignments sent to us for everyday. We will have to answer to the teacher and follow all Texas guidelines. We know this will be a challenge for all of us but we are very excited to start this in the fall. We are already looking at ways to schedule my days (cleaning, laundry, etc.) into school days. Lauren was a little worried about not seeing her friends but when I told her she can still talk to them and see them and we will have fieldtrips with other students from this school in the area she was excited. We will take it one day at a time and for now we are only looking at this for one year. We will see as we go how we all adjust to this and we will decide later what we will do for 4th grade and foward.</div><div><br /></div><div>Austin is growing growing and talking up a storm. He loves to talk and be outside. Next year will be very interesting with him as I will find things for him to be learning during the school day also.<br /></div><div>We really think this will be the best thing for Lauren in the long run and I think she will really enjoy learning with more challenges. I will let you know in the future how this goes.<br /></div><div>Time to begin a new adventure!!! If anyone has done this or has helpful suggestions please send them my way.<br /></div><div>Since it has been so long, here are the most recent pictures of the kids. We took these this weekend while driving around.</div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5459316423018249250" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-2YeAdbogEe3isWeZDe0l9ZqtG_QEr6oC58EGih6xPr-aUbTBT_fEGBzth1EGb5wQ9rtHZmt_2_60Pb09UvGm2IuyyONj0t8yGHkV5jsIjlRWm-CMpZUz_-yVPds60wrcLCdjHfO6zAY/s320/DSCN2148.JPG" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5459316435801844306" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijprWA6j9Cn2HnNfHy4s_GVhQ_X1xULqWH9anyMPTw-OcyoqdlOYxGofQdkNOzJ4L4j_v2WBz3XEaUQyTP4jIQJPUvN23Eo9oue6pKk6tvg9-5iXrVuZsTuYYYKvf5LrI93qcLDj7hads/s320/DSCN2155.JPG" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5459316445346980674" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr9Q-2TJ6TsWGo7GT1mKcnfMMe0cBy7YEmjmUcdvPKA-CIuBhyDjTS84WO1avahq4l3tZck3MYaT29RhzEEGfvd18-l5l7FIyMgW6FfdyJiW9WvPBRfVZz5HP11kIVQU1seT8fCXYnZQQ/s320/S7300625.JPG" />Until next time...</div><div>Ashley<br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div>Ashleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03550667113679396599noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1134749930632583588.post-54932387165460524062009-10-26T21:28:00.004-05:002009-10-26T22:13:59.846-05:00Pumpkin FunWow!! It has been forever since I have posted anything!!<br /><br /><div><div><div><div>We have been busy, busy working at Ms. Janice's house and finishing projects for her big open house. If you would like to catch any projects we have worked on or the finished project you can read all about them on my Mom's blog <a href="http://cowgurlsblessing.blogspot.com/">http://cowgurlsblessing.blogspot.com/</a>.</div><br /><br /><div>We are getting ready for Halloween around our house. Weekend before we took the kids to the Pumpkin Patch (I will blog on this tomorrow) and this weekend we worked on our pumpkin. Austin is having SO much fun with all the decorations and holiday stuff he is starting to see. He likes to kiss the scarecrows I have up for decoration. As crazy and into everything he is I figured he would have a great time helping clean out the pumpkin. I knew Lauren would not be really excited about getting her hands all yucky but I knew she would help.</div><div> </div><div>So we cut the top off and I dug in and showed them how to get the slimy stuff out...they were both pretty grossed out.<br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3reLMuDgCMP5pnp8vSwDvMHDRIGn1ywEf6eEjTTwSkAg3rDb6QKzUyxJZzmeb5tSqPxTNes6yWkR6UjrRsba-5JClkBuCmRJFLdWvmp3eODEAI7um1AXL0_Uev-s85fd6e_c1KI8KTZc/s1600-h/S7305536.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5397102414407134418" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3reLMuDgCMP5pnp8vSwDvMHDRIGn1ywEf6eEjTTwSkAg3rDb6QKzUyxJZzmeb5tSqPxTNes6yWkR6UjrRsba-5JClkBuCmRJFLdWvmp3eODEAI7um1AXL0_Uev-s85fd6e_c1KI8KTZc/s320/S7305536.JPG" border="0" /></a> Austin thought the scoop looked fun.</div><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5397106046188333426" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_CpjLBDDQGZke9MrcxvYOKZSKrjxxgbJDXPEupzPCZsdz3VvFgGAJhigWWMFqZWmlXgWM-8Rw2rLGiqpiDrVvm4rs-Y0oJ6I97NcPhNcW7I1sPEtC040MLjQto097ZULK51ZNlHLXS8E/s320/S7305537.JPG" border="0" /></div><div>Then he thought he'd try the spoon.</div><div> </div><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5397106042454443714" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvXtGw6uM0lWwub2F7RP6ErebOBVunF4-HD32CvCnKHFtSKMguZZjC8qSqlTqroo0K6Bds_oGjD9Zn6nyCIXSuM2EXa_1E9sVYet1EOyIIVcqb66wIXvMBZoPRDHVwvXYmFTQWLWTTO84/s320/S7305539.JPG" border="0" /><br />Lauren dug in and had stuff on her hands...<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">EEEWWW</span>!!</div><div> </div><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5397106038462055090" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQnDhs8Fcpu-TpM7Oc54V6ib_3G5k9veE-HgwcAL42g1wxxhOiZ1OIoYk6FOWJjfLxyANd8SE1ePgNyfF7ZqaD5ADJJSAPnCJm2czc5hgkM1GTSnGesSKforuowBx6HnWRYh1_2Bg8YTI/s320/S7305541.JPG" border="0" /><br />They did stop for a really cute picture.....(both of them have their hands out with sticky on them.)<br /></div><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS3tZMWrhFCNDNCOXoa2N_Y1DFk-RF7qCWUMlBfmZG3Ff1ueoXrVlJoVTA1IDoyVuDLI4t6trang8nR5UZ110zTrs2pgtLUS8SkDI67eaymlePCW5jE9L5hGFor3iE6-XEYsC-KkMq3bM/s1600-h/S7305543.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5397102408042247042" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS3tZMWrhFCNDNCOXoa2N_Y1DFk-RF7qCWUMlBfmZG3Ff1ueoXrVlJoVTA1IDoyVuDLI4t6trang8nR5UZ110zTrs2pgtLUS8SkDI67eaymlePCW5jE9L5hGFor3iE6-XEYsC-KkMq3bM/s320/S7305543.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Austin was not about putting his hand in the pumpkin at all...you can see his face looking at the stuff on the floor.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXfT-aFQKrZlvCjLHMyXGcwc0N4lLKCZMMD6rlLFSXiYqCBHLMIlYZp8iINe4a5-iYvwFdKXAbwL8-Dm_x5iRnZgkJ3j5MfcxfEhFShV_iPkFpPv822_fEBrEZs4Yai094VcoYuZeF9Vc/s1600-h/S7305544.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5397102405161733458" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXfT-aFQKrZlvCjLHMyXGcwc0N4lLKCZMMD6rlLFSXiYqCBHLMIlYZp8iINe4a5-iYvwFdKXAbwL8-Dm_x5iRnZgkJ3j5MfcxfEhFShV_iPkFpPv822_fEBrEZs4Yai094VcoYuZeF9Vc/s320/S7305544.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />After a lot of convincing he finally put his hand in, we missed a picture of him pulling stuff out but with his first finger and his thumb he had one little string of stuff and said gross...it was so funny.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiV_z0YyST4GLFSx4JrnOhIdrje_pDNc0P7EFA1OXFOIiXhaA_tUxBGJTqIzNoieIcNL_K2FZHloWFQEYAchjSo4hgIDnr-wwx3RA5WuqKBWrRpSda4FecIN8Ksr-yNzo7D0ePLlIngl4/s1600-h/S7305560.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5397101899532797650" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiV_z0YyST4GLFSx4JrnOhIdrje_pDNc0P7EFA1OXFOIiXhaA_tUxBGJTqIzNoieIcNL_K2FZHloWFQEYAchjSo4hgIDnr-wwx3RA5WuqKBWrRpSda4FecIN8Ksr-yNzo7D0ePLlIngl4/s320/S7305560.JPG" border="0" /></a> Lauren was pretty grossed out the whole time.<br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5397106026961843202" 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/AVvXsEjvF6nL7B-WVb6pWd7z7HYzeS2vbqwIC1fQNi1hEYpHu8DUyoJ-xCeZJfaWb_M0tFX6Xdzsd93xm4uYJNF0QYgOagiU3VnydqWva9H7kpUqO49Dl6MhyphenhyphenVOtaMALKzl-2MbJbfUQLq_pIFw/s320/S7305547.JPG" border="0" /><br />She finally got in there and got a big hand full of stuff...both of them just crack me up!!!</div><div>BLAH!!!! - that's what Austin is saying, he was really grossed out Lauren touched it.</div><div>I was so surprised at his reaction, he is a play in the dirt pick up everything kind of boy but apparently he draws the line at pumpkin guts.<br /><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim5rpP8wBYJsJTjWrqS4qZhFM4XuuSjTbDfIkioki7fH2QUSQH5eFWpNEalnQWZHLLkpOyynuoPp84woZy81p46xhLg-EzRSOPF3ACCULtGj3BZ5cO7xmdUcyvDccEKiNui2mEjrEGFVU/s1600-h/S7305561.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5397101897900002274" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim5rpP8wBYJsJTjWrqS4qZhFM4XuuSjTbDfIkioki7fH2QUSQH5eFWpNEalnQWZHLLkpOyynuoPp84woZy81p46xhLg-EzRSOPF3ACCULtGj3BZ5cO7xmdUcyvDccEKiNui2mEjrEGFVU/s320/S7305561.JPG" border="0" /></a> After much discussion as to how we were going to decorate we decided that since <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">both the</span> kids LOVE <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Spongebob</span> we would make a <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Spongebob</span> pumpkin. So I looked up a template online and drew him on. Then the question was how well would this really work.</div><div>He looks good drawn on....<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyNBHcWkHIQoKUtJE-OtaG4wEjcJu3LK-4fNfJbNEnEcNojYe676WW80MuMT1CR76DUGOSbJoK2PqwA2Nd5mYcb7BOMOYKilOvvjWCmrhor9PKkTJnneZt0jg6pm8NC1oIXhbn7hbUsfw/s1600-h/S7305562.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5397101890069020850" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyNBHcWkHIQoKUtJE-OtaG4wEjcJu3LK-4fNfJbNEnEcNojYe676WW80MuMT1CR76DUGOSbJoK2PqwA2Nd5mYcb7BOMOYKilOvvjWCmrhor9PKkTJnneZt0jg6pm8NC1oIXhbn7hbUsfw/s320/S7305562.JPG" border="0" /></a> I finally got time to carve the pumpkin today....SUCCESS!!!</div><div>I am so happy with how it turned out!!<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgppdyqt4JjUgVZhcjIVt5P2_K3ngk927e05p1g0NYKZxaCRaIiKan8oSLDqehvhY5Gx6bz4k11x6Er8HMsfonWr2ImTxPdNeSQp-1dZ9RkP6rN3ppTHneWW29VuLRcP5JRglPfhGCKqzk/s1600-h/S7305563.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5397101885607514210" 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/AVvXsEgppdyqt4JjUgVZhcjIVt5P2_K3ngk927e05p1g0NYKZxaCRaIiKan8oSLDqehvhY5Gx6bz4k11x6Er8HMsfonWr2ImTxPdNeSQp-1dZ9RkP6rN3ppTHneWW29VuLRcP5JRglPfhGCKqzk/s320/S7305563.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br />The kids think it is SO cool to have a <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">Spongebob</span> pumpkin. We did decide to keep him inside so we can enjoy it though so if you drive by you would have to knock and come in to see him. I do believe this is the first pumpkin I have ever had that has a name.</div><div>So now Austin stands and <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">oh's</span> and <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">ah's</span> at the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">Spongebob</span> and then he goes over and kisses the scarecrow. Crazy Boy!!!<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtQ1mOAou85xEH3g2uudW250V3aTt6u8uEpG9aaQ5R0JMcW-3GuxDYJnypM8qc267MpMFojAS5Zj5o1EPpen_cTitCQ6W8BcZS5v9ozOx_YDEO3DaAH2mAIPlP_U3RDpaCj6WzvZhcotI/s1600-h/S7305568.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5397101878697311298" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtQ1mOAou85xEH3g2uudW250V3aTt6u8uEpG9aaQ5R0JMcW-3GuxDYJnypM8qc267MpMFojAS5Zj5o1EPpen_cTitCQ6W8BcZS5v9ozOx_YDEO3DaAH2mAIPlP_U3RDpaCj6WzvZhcotI/s320/S7305568.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Christmas is going to be so much fun with him this year, Lauren has already taught him what Santa says and is telling him he can't cry when they go see him.</div><div>Tomorrow I will try to post on our Pumpkin Patch trip...until tomorrow...<br /><div> </div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Ashleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03550667113679396599noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1134749930632583588.post-68179925431675217322009-07-16T14:32:00.003-05:002009-07-16T17:49:00.542-05:00Ms. Janice's backporch bedI have recently been doing some projects for my Mom's friend Mrs. Janice for her backyard and I thought I would share some of my work. She has a wonderful back deck with lots of shade and she decided to give her furniture a face lift. So I have been working hard sanding and painting patio furniture. This one though is one of my favorites from her backyard though. <br />It is an old metal baby bed with the front removed to make it like a couch. I forgot to take a picture before I began sanding but this is in process. As you can see it was blue when I started (and whatever blue it was it was on there GOOD!!!)<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgac84lUrsoAIxrIEhqrA0yK84jJK3Jar1CqIXQkwHnFAbP-31EoyLJ4wA1NpEVq7R9t28KSvxi253wyXZdI_Nurob2w_uxNAyYV2V3b3k8CQXzdRChhjqwLsHIevyOlAgeoZoUumif3jg/s1600-h/S7304799.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5359144452268739842" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgac84lUrsoAIxrIEhqrA0yK84jJK3Jar1CqIXQkwHnFAbP-31EoyLJ4wA1NpEVq7R9t28KSvxi253wyXZdI_Nurob2w_uxNAyYV2V3b3k8CQXzdRChhjqwLsHIevyOlAgeoZoUumif3jg/s320/S7304799.JPG" border="0" /></a> You can kind of see how the paint is rough from weather and age....some of the roughness was actually the metal dented and banged up over the years.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKV0DNlyQOfqo13tFhrRGU1bdbj29VCPyhYGDo19bGxIfqHkNJ4WVJ4Io_XVEbhyB0VfAv7zJSTr4vJrtmdh0vHEFktKMAoXg2ruV4jL8X9eo943PSnPbtq30ez83wwxOszZVwzgkRp1Y/s1600-h/S7304802.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5359144445045283474" 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/AVvXsEiKV0DNlyQOfqo13tFhrRGU1bdbj29VCPyhYGDo19bGxIfqHkNJ4WVJ4Io_XVEbhyB0VfAv7zJSTr4vJrtmdh0vHEFktKMAoXg2ruV4jL8X9eo943PSnPbtq30ez83wwxOszZVwzgkRp1Y/s320/S7304802.JPG" border="0" /></a> After much work and LOTS of elbow grease you can see the paint is coming off and I am happy with the result.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDJ_3cH2TDljfZEwLCMprXTajy81Std6oLwLXmtteZh48RpgXQ61oHgdhQMXX5GIhF8OL3NEL5FqtMkdR9G3s6R4ZM0nqUgGrukSzB-FXq2BKmWEY_PhcxwjAy43ZKI3F_5v4IDFUGiJA/s1600-h/S7304803.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5359144442038626706" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDJ_3cH2TDljfZEwLCMprXTajy81Std6oLwLXmtteZh48RpgXQ61oHgdhQMXX5GIhF8OL3NEL5FqtMkdR9G3s6R4ZM0nqUgGrukSzB-FXq2BKmWEY_PhcxwjAy43ZKI3F_5v4IDFUGiJA/s320/S7304803.JPG" border="0" /></a> My helper keeps touching my work and getting sanding guck on him.....Boo he says as he pokes his head through the bars.....<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsgzorv14SgIvP8k4G018QyAQFIj-6SaeqLYVZ5mwlAwe_bVc7Dvu5o9mESqedDAgWryEITQjSMKRvNO554fogv99ONYjvIH4xnn2k-pQFdi9PbL7eHklJ5KF9d1xAt5FQgYQG-4S-dSI/s1600-h/S7304806.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5359144431837153554" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsgzorv14SgIvP8k4G018QyAQFIj-6SaeqLYVZ5mwlAwe_bVc7Dvu5o9mESqedDAgWryEITQjSMKRvNO554fogv99ONYjvIH4xnn2k-pQFdi9PbL7eHklJ5KF9d1xAt5FQgYQG-4S-dSI/s320/S7304806.JPG" border="0" /></a> As I got to working lower on the bed I decided it would work much better if I could work on it as two pieces so I removed the spring part.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1_Td4T59QbBxOr1wOrWCYqb_yYaXpzzUuh0GIUfhbT_y286Fv50x-aFD4kgD_GwnjLh3crydrfCkUGJYRYUA0oXt8B4NMwBGz2HUz-3gGHWViNAb7CazTgtNYlwXl__s7K5Xvp038-3k/s1600-h/S7304807.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5359143841576714050" 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/AVvXsEj1_Td4T59QbBxOr1wOrWCYqb_yYaXpzzUuh0GIUfhbT_y286Fv50x-aFD4kgD_GwnjLh3crydrfCkUGJYRYUA0oXt8B4NMwBGz2HUz-3gGHWViNAb7CazTgtNYlwXl__s7K5Xvp038-3k/s320/S7304807.JPG" border="0" /></a> Once I removed the springs I could move the sides around to get to some hard to reach spots.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ2zHV8iA15lNeyqSScjPIM-jZV778M8_sZu5N1eDh0BuV2OIW0LeiXHj8Vvb50TqBFid-fS4VkGyAKjET2UN77piD0FQO3KX1XOOTuJ-1zh-r8mx4xd8ZuRVJnPTAYF4otcH-xU6qABA/s1600-h/S7304808.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5359143832774107122" 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/AVvXsEjJ2zHV8iA15lNeyqSScjPIM-jZV778M8_sZu5N1eDh0BuV2OIW0LeiXHj8Vvb50TqBFid-fS4VkGyAKjET2UN77piD0FQO3KX1XOOTuJ-1zh-r8mx4xd8ZuRVJnPTAYF4otcH-xU6qABA/s320/S7304808.JPG" border="0" /></a> All done sanding I began the fun part...painting....Mrs. Janice decided to do all the furniture in a rusty brown color (the same as a fan she already has hanging out there)<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhRigyCp_2Vx8zpS3VUVWJIcmDO84k9PEypq34HPQ5tSElESMgPielISEVB6U-FOOThSIQCzR04c3UEgdaytp0teGWqeIMIPIpH1TPMR3eNi4Hu0n_UEruU_VOL1zBvVUnpvfSYy6kY2E/s1600-h/S7304810.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5359143824451538706" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhRigyCp_2Vx8zpS3VUVWJIcmDO84k9PEypq34HPQ5tSElESMgPielISEVB6U-FOOThSIQCzR04c3UEgdaytp0teGWqeIMIPIpH1TPMR3eNi4Hu0n_UEruU_VOL1zBvVUnpvfSYy6kY2E/s320/S7304810.JPG" border="0" /></a> Here you can see the color better....looks good...<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgndfDwTqsSg_hZ3OijrTzTC6PHUDz188qgPpRT0F1Wp62zNjAo4XHR6sktukEToWCnKL0yehQbMNljRiAFjfkyhEWTZkfBI50GN70YvOkIep3Z9mHyw-lMIt6Lb4uHbeHiRpqEtHraLw8/s1600-h/S7304811.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5359143806411666722" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgndfDwTqsSg_hZ3OijrTzTC6PHUDz188qgPpRT0F1Wp62zNjAo4XHR6sktukEToWCnKL0yehQbMNljRiAFjfkyhEWTZkfBI50GN70YvOkIep3Z9mHyw-lMIt6Lb4uHbeHiRpqEtHraLw8/s320/S7304811.JPG" border="0" /></a> In my excitement to begin painting I didn't think everything through and the feet are sitting in the grass...I will have to move it in the morning to finish but otherwise the base coat is done.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVq9r73n_8EMeBiLtbJna6g0neNXb5oyAT7k4CPJMK_DQL9u95xMQytAMyjkxY7q2SJkgG5nn_aLWG-zHIJyjB-N8bsRufr4avBmv5xFZCORQoJpyGYj6IruZWrWnMDuvxaebJCdVJhro/s1600-h/S7304812.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5359143801174662594" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVq9r73n_8EMeBiLtbJna6g0neNXb5oyAT7k4CPJMK_DQL9u95xMQytAMyjkxY7q2SJkgG5nn_aLWG-zHIJyjB-N8bsRufr4avBmv5xFZCORQoJpyGYj6IruZWrWnMDuvxaebJCdVJhro/s320/S7304812.JPG" border="0" /></a> Once I finish painting this color I will spray Hammered metal paint on it for a texture and it will have some really cute red, white and blue pillows and a mattress that my Mom covered. I will post more pictures of the finished project next week.</div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Ashleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03550667113679396599noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1134749930632583588.post-3688979573885092562009-04-28T21:23:00.008-05:002009-04-28T23:06:44.399-05:00Camping trip day 3Day 3....Today we finally get our boat tour!!! We all got up had a good breakfast and are ready to go. Lauren is very curious as to what we will see and Austin seems not to sure.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-4S_SuvDboWQhYNMlByTN2BEE2rIVKSTQnOFiz7fuoi3c1Lfz4SSX1XizQBcZcLkp_UjSGcya-oOEaaKmqwbJZ5EuTuGPMsCOw3KB5_Zcqp_F6xOtnPV4OkYnhXxRWPItY3lFn-4WllE/s1600-h/S7303837.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329941154764696594" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-4S_SuvDboWQhYNMlByTN2BEE2rIVKSTQnOFiz7fuoi3c1Lfz4SSX1XizQBcZcLkp_UjSGcya-oOEaaKmqwbJZ5EuTuGPMsCOw3KB5_Zcqp_F6xOtnPV4OkYnhXxRWPItY3lFn-4WllE/s320/S7303837.JPG" border="0" /></a> We had a group of bikers on the boat with us (they were from all over and were all out riding together).<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXJTWWppsWoHQ0HUotQG4WQjmEwd3m4y-WQoFxusK6YLDfr1UZQCT7HPqHjtTGZETVbKt5OWO-17o1eF9M3W7O2nUml6EFZc-HNdzsH4fe5DIW02gICyYXQGlNkRFPjQpJhFzsCU7EDzw/s1600-h/S7303839.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329941151345377794" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXJTWWppsWoHQ0HUotQG4WQjmEwd3m4y-WQoFxusK6YLDfr1UZQCT7HPqHjtTGZETVbKt5OWO-17o1eF9M3W7O2nUml6EFZc-HNdzsH4fe5DIW02gICyYXQGlNkRFPjQpJhFzsCU7EDzw/s320/S7303839.JPG" border="0" /></a> The guy standing in the back is our driver and those are the other two couples on the tour with us (they were from up North were they didn't have things like this).<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipx8Ed38iIgqm_61QPBsirLYZ12AfcWFpv4oTdb9cpeQNPyAOzI-N2Wu0t4mkm5wcFtbgCy0FXgVWdAgYM75peZd2FTKtU2RyPfGwM7kiEFslyz5shCFHdG97vhou-IKCsxplp5d_OeJI/s1600-h/S7303840.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329941146665639250" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipx8Ed38iIgqm_61QPBsirLYZ12AfcWFpv4oTdb9cpeQNPyAOzI-N2Wu0t4mkm5wcFtbgCy0FXgVWdAgYM75peZd2FTKtU2RyPfGwM7kiEFslyz5shCFHdG97vhou-IKCsxplp5d_OeJI/s320/S7303840.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><div>We left from Uncertain, TX...the driver told us one theory as to how the name came to be...since most of the steamboat workers couldn't read they used playing cards to "name" the ports. They would put a card on the shipment that would tell them which port to deliver each box to...at the end of the run they would have boxes that the card had fallen off of, instead of taking them all the way back to New Orleans they would unload the "uncertain" boxes at their last stop...hence the name Uncertain, TX.</div><div> </div><div> We learned a lot of history on the tour. The steamboat captains used to travel from New Orleans to Jefferson using the lake...this was one of the only inland ports. </div><div>This building was Dick & Charlie's Tea Room...the river was the county line for Marion and Harrison county. Harrison was dry and Marion was wet so for a nickle you could ride a boat across the river to the tea room and spent the evening drinking (just save a nickle to get back across or you would have to swim the river...scary). Dick and Charlie had three rules, 1. There ain't none, 2. There never was none, 3. There ain't gonna be none. This is the last of many of these kind of establishments still standing (they are trying to save it so it doesn't fall in the river).<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnD1n2uxkb8ekMV6cmAZW5noihQKJoVJhEYos6Mq_hLxZxxWIcVfr1nT4PPNW1hdaPoXvZGVMz3tVpTfUkG6NSbGRwqGnevyvs9XLbJkIMX4lvicD2oOttoIPwJjrzMhn9UzNJb_5Sbl8/s1600-h/S7303841.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329941137820992514" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnD1n2uxkb8ekMV6cmAZW5noihQKJoVJhEYos6Mq_hLxZxxWIcVfr1nT4PPNW1hdaPoXvZGVMz3tVpTfUkG6NSbGRwqGnevyvs9XLbJkIMX4lvicD2oOttoIPwJjrzMhn9UzNJb_5Sbl8/s320/S7303841.JPG" border="0" /></a> This is the Graceful Ghost (it is the one for tours), steamboats like this traveled these waters for years.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZaKTscNfH9ZLjy11AS2kHUt1EcFmHfd0idj_2N7wG0XZhQ5sj7tpm8JoMLpd9jtRnxBjSUV5BsyulSEQz9wbVKvI7ltk3N0lshHqKDeFluRfRgwU7j6Mz4WZWkB_EHAOZpXWHWlzR_7Y/s1600-h/S7303847.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329940301473916434" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZaKTscNfH9ZLjy11AS2kHUt1EcFmHfd0idj_2N7wG0XZhQ5sj7tpm8JoMLpd9jtRnxBjSUV5BsyulSEQz9wbVKvI7ltk3N0lshHqKDeFluRfRgwU7j6Mz4WZWkB_EHAOZpXWHWlzR_7Y/s320/S7303847.JPG" border="0" /></a> Some of the trees we saw on the tour were over 150 years old.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9QZI-O3Zm7irwcpBzmGic4ztmrhMxC_4Ij0jMkghRE7bZtujBguQJ-zHw6BHAPjAggFij8zTOXBlt29snl0p8FX3fqHUZ-dyaCIFWrrpQSL2_-M6qj1w7zuvZYOM8qBwWk0kO7jkeUy8/s1600-h/S7303848.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329940299446021138" 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/AVvXsEj9QZI-O3Zm7irwcpBzmGic4ztmrhMxC_4Ij0jMkghRE7bZtujBguQJ-zHw6BHAPjAggFij8zTOXBlt29snl0p8FX3fqHUZ-dyaCIFWrrpQSL2_-M6qj1w7zuvZYOM8qBwWk0kO7jkeUy8/s320/S7303848.JPG" border="0" /></a> On some of the trees we saw these...they are for ducks. The guide told us there are some duck blinds on the lake but the only way to get one is it has to be passed down from generation to generation....you can not build a duck blind on the lake and the one's that were there were grandfathered in.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmtvscDurcE69H9-QPW2PMnfZ4NN5I_hLRCfCefshU7Ow_y29geoAVPO_Iw1LfbhLo2m00D0Vxz3so-hMNWx_nPhzZ8nRtbcWPTMd5u9b-k6UtoLPvfadajak4ter-hyFJjgImwFjPis4/s1600-h/S7303852.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329940293575450674" 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/AVvXsEhmtvscDurcE69H9-QPW2PMnfZ4NN5I_hLRCfCefshU7Ow_y29geoAVPO_Iw1LfbhLo2m00D0Vxz3so-hMNWx_nPhzZ8nRtbcWPTMd5u9b-k6UtoLPvfadajak4ter-hyFJjgImwFjPis4/s320/S7303852.JPG" border="0" /></a> We saw quite a few beaver dams along the way.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2GRJgUkb2DC2_2jmdlqUH2c4JQZTyNwspIIec5KYZyChA3h-eHJ2w-aUeUkOsJW3WVzFyWs5eTJW439pXQ8PAGqg6vbTENfwPs3SvxPqsKVwa0s7dn4S-1u20joMExdFCTQIYqC2FLNw/s1600-h/S7303855.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329940289354858162" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2GRJgUkb2DC2_2jmdlqUH2c4JQZTyNwspIIec5KYZyChA3h-eHJ2w-aUeUkOsJW3WVzFyWs5eTJW439pXQ8PAGqg6vbTENfwPs3SvxPqsKVwa0s7dn4S-1u20joMExdFCTQIYqC2FLNw/s320/S7303855.JPG" border="0" /></a> Lauren is enjoying the trip....<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKZTJj9KmIr1ay9xD21Rhz0Bm0kC80-M9TIxKyhMiOsmMVnRG151-ei7eEKDKV4lNOzxlMAJCC1YbJgWfvT3oP6FzXybjZQj3hDD1TsdCGmVyy7av9HhHMKSa_ydiDnhDHu-3zRSxtYHY/s1600-h/S7303873.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329940285459637922" 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/AVvXsEjKZTJj9KmIr1ay9xD21Rhz0Bm0kC80-M9TIxKyhMiOsmMVnRG151-ei7eEKDKV4lNOzxlMAJCC1YbJgWfvT3oP6FzXybjZQj3hDD1TsdCGmVyy7av9HhHMKSa_ydiDnhDHu-3zRSxtYHY/s320/S7303873.JPG" border="0" /></a> I was glad we had a guide for the boat ride...it was like a maze of river streets going different directions.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRNVFB9vAjZZKisLpP9lEpWPDPvayrKbpj2h3j_KF3RsaG3czANh_n_RW94Y7vhFEgQJCSW4uL2nDb63vnfoHG6E_rNVgjqDrOpt996Nb3mQ7IT_X0JaQ_OBp7gPfrotRRJVXT3t6JijE/s1600-h/S7303858.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329939268961959762" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRNVFB9vAjZZKisLpP9lEpWPDPvayrKbpj2h3j_KF3RsaG3czANh_n_RW94Y7vhFEgQJCSW4uL2nDb63vnfoHG6E_rNVgjqDrOpt996Nb3mQ7IT_X0JaQ_OBp7gPfrotRRJVXT3t6JijE/s320/S7303858.JPG" border="0" /></a> This is looking up what was called the government ditch.....the steamboat captains needed a straight path to help with the trip....because of the cost and time it was taking they asked the government to help...the government created a bail out and took over the project...by the time they completed the project the rail road had come through and instead of hundreds of steamboats on the river there were only about 5 using the ditch.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV9xff5yv2pXkidzuRoVjuagqiNMOmOro2Qfblzgn291PMlNcY3_1nR7FTLTa_JY7_XsxmqVcgmW0R3F8fjEzecYr_GJQLVD10JjUK0G_O3wuVqQ0rl8ANiWb3n_9ZurDsUhqUz7fr8Q8/s1600-h/S7303862.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329939263599936690" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV9xff5yv2pXkidzuRoVjuagqiNMOmOro2Qfblzgn291PMlNcY3_1nR7FTLTa_JY7_XsxmqVcgmW0R3F8fjEzecYr_GJQLVD10JjUK0G_O3wuVqQ0rl8ANiWb3n_9ZurDsUhqUz7fr8Q8/s320/S7303862.JPG" border="0" /></a> After the tour we had a picnic...<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjMJUaFzfL0E4Qe6L-z9e2s3xl4BLBNLt1sIJ6s3YzgvldVsmHziOb_b2i6nrfI4QADFrX45lTLh_7cTPHpnR6H4Y66FTaSzb4eEoFYc2WhOg1HZKAn-DsyRJ4n9MSXKNy5KNc5IHK9E0/s1600-h/S7303894.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329939261780457218" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjMJUaFzfL0E4Qe6L-z9e2s3xl4BLBNLt1sIJ6s3YzgvldVsmHziOb_b2i6nrfI4QADFrX45lTLh_7cTPHpnR6H4Y66FTaSzb4eEoFYc2WhOg1HZKAn-DsyRJ4n9MSXKNy5KNc5IHK9E0/s320/S7303894.JPG" border="0" /></a> HHHMMM....<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkrRIqNwtsAQ2C4s929iRBPKv_I0WUNMnzsSvtDD_CWmAWmeR2-Vw02lqsXisVURF-Xq3fyBoh0u3rpoF5cm31QTcCGPNKVhSaNip99Q04PmrPWBIpjQ-KvOq0HzAqf8fwiUurViRGExo/s1600-h/S7303895.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329939255916063170" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkrRIqNwtsAQ2C4s929iRBPKv_I0WUNMnzsSvtDD_CWmAWmeR2-Vw02lqsXisVURF-Xq3fyBoh0u3rpoF5cm31QTcCGPNKVhSaNip99Q04PmrPWBIpjQ-KvOq0HzAqf8fwiUurViRGExo/s320/S7303895.JPG" border="0" /></a> After lunch we explored some more...Lauren on her bike...<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQpYkqgztsub6ua159Sfi8O20xfBOeH4CtdDkMppf6Nuw9TYNbay6LRfNYkcoTzzUr2iXBxt0pd1ZUHPXNcvHMTyAiG-tWX5oaK00KljuA47rcW9WqqvRqwL9tWrzBNw-XVBqaQdC2x28/s1600-h/S7303911.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329939249356967922" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQpYkqgztsub6ua159Sfi8O20xfBOeH4CtdDkMppf6Nuw9TYNbay6LRfNYkcoTzzUr2iXBxt0pd1ZUHPXNcvHMTyAiG-tWX5oaK00KljuA47rcW9WqqvRqwL9tWrzBNw-XVBqaQdC2x28/s320/S7303911.JPG" border="0" /></a> The view when you look up under the trees...Lauren said it's like it snowed and the ice or snow hanging on the trees just never went away.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzvsm-z3iXowTU-DXTJ9WGqn7wg6ZTIe8tWba8fH3i50hkuruifQ1dHq0535cfrNymNnb75JtEsJwu-lnM93bXqwRlBcttFma4MKnZhmtRzwdvcSPNRqbbAtMzUBarMMOWPlSoQ-BTGJU/s1600-h/S7303903.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329937980328908674" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzvsm-z3iXowTU-DXTJ9WGqn7wg6ZTIe8tWba8fH3i50hkuruifQ1dHq0535cfrNymNnb75JtEsJwu-lnM93bXqwRlBcttFma4MKnZhmtRzwdvcSPNRqbbAtMzUBarMMOWPlSoQ-BTGJU/s320/S7303903.JPG" border="0" /></a> Don't think we will be doing this at all...scary<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUpN0C5VKQDNKi7TcZJm8_mdo5lxPWPfvF-wBqKUDanlkLNFmEe-VBNbtdLSNqAMbd93VJ8eui4Z2CkSdM-F-wfgwQNFtPD8Mk2NxKH7nKypCWbgHtb5PFZ_yjuM4nw47EvmuzuNwm1h4/s1600-h/S7303916.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329937975520045458" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUpN0C5VKQDNKi7TcZJm8_mdo5lxPWPfvF-wBqKUDanlkLNFmEe-VBNbtdLSNqAMbd93VJ8eui4Z2CkSdM-F-wfgwQNFtPD8Mk2NxKH7nKypCWbgHtb5PFZ_yjuM4nw47EvmuzuNwm1h4/s320/S7303916.JPG" border="0" /></a> We found this cool tree...of course Austin had no fear going in.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNpTxG1a9H437PTCEiPYNBvqK0zUOvElZEJyzlC96CMTI2YyWxXIh3j3nv5RgV_8Pd1e_o_GcdrTkBO4mRu61VgDHRztQoOD9I_0H-WWnb0m9QOK-9ZJlSbcPTcxc3lOW4ALp5SRnGddE/s1600-h/S7303917.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329937969208870738" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNpTxG1a9H437PTCEiPYNBvqK0zUOvElZEJyzlC96CMTI2YyWxXIh3j3nv5RgV_8Pd1e_o_GcdrTkBO4mRu61VgDHRztQoOD9I_0H-WWnb0m9QOK-9ZJlSbcPTcxc3lOW4ALp5SRnGddE/s320/S7303917.JPG" border="0" /></a> Boo...<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha-XfeG_4ALnAa0Iw8lPwxTQabckS-pHsK3pe1lRqMblCnxRnidJmW3Y0eshq3I4pWlJej0VwCXKzQp8B941E6YpRQMOvuS8-KB2QreNGuQ27O7Bv-uCaNWdrkog2XuhS-FVACnSPLroU/s1600-h/S7303920.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329937969023699730" 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/AVvXsEha-XfeG_4ALnAa0Iw8lPwxTQabckS-pHsK3pe1lRqMblCnxRnidJmW3Y0eshq3I4pWlJej0VwCXKzQp8B941E6YpRQMOvuS8-KB2QreNGuQ27O7Bv-uCaNWdrkog2XuhS-FVACnSPLroU/s320/S7303920.JPG" border="0" /></a> After a little convincing Lauren got in...<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsF4-8xx89HtaX7eaxg227pdnb_3j-qmg79I084vwuV03-WSvjVJ9Z7LtjjpTlC5JfhAw4EPzTQNcdiOm_JlfHGhR61JQChkBv3r5KfctsP6ffSGZC5OCck49iSZ1cANoje6TMOEQMWCs/s1600-h/S7303921.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329937957448387394" 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/AVvXsEgsF4-8xx89HtaX7eaxg227pdnb_3j-qmg79I084vwuV03-WSvjVJ9Z7LtjjpTlC5JfhAw4EPzTQNcdiOm_JlfHGhR61JQChkBv3r5KfctsP6ffSGZC5OCck49iSZ1cANoje6TMOEQMWCs/s320/S7303921.JPG" border="0" /></a> Silly boy...<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvd8I_8Ckp6tS8LBHmicHBcJFr8ahICDzO5zm8FOGhgTabULpQQi6qt54EfKgK6MwT5dcyL3iBaLpzJlGsqSfsz5P_t_OwtY5fTeCCTGgJVXvTpUrgRk5tYx9T9-cbGplGnKVYdM3-rfI/s1600-h/S7303927.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329936735065868002" 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/AVvXsEhvd8I_8Ckp6tS8LBHmicHBcJFr8ahICDzO5zm8FOGhgTabULpQQi6qt54EfKgK6MwT5dcyL3iBaLpzJlGsqSfsz5P_t_OwtY5fTeCCTGgJVXvTpUrgRk5tYx9T9-cbGplGnKVYdM3-rfI/s320/S7303927.JPG" border="0" /></a> Lauren thinks there are bats in the tree (the exhibit we saw had bats in the tree they sat in yesterday).<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRjHKKITqBEwmosiwYxU1eT1kNtTfnfcSxHtR-IxCOYaHJ07R-4rh2eZ_qYl5ImYwKncIMFwwE0t9IbSSlr8lZ_dR9bcIfMk4iKz8qb30qd45J14L_aSspym18JPiQuGP4-wigm1G5o6s/s1600-h/S7303930.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329936730230162274" 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/AVvXsEhRjHKKITqBEwmosiwYxU1eT1kNtTfnfcSxHtR-IxCOYaHJ07R-4rh2eZ_qYl5ImYwKncIMFwwE0t9IbSSlr8lZ_dR9bcIfMk4iKz8qb30qd45J14L_aSspym18JPiQuGP4-wigm1G5o6s/s320/S7303930.JPG" border="0" /></a> No bats...this is looking up in the tree...<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYJdDyowMDQpcAza-C1LKwXbN5MD0eeIN6QEyAxnmx8zQoWt1NfGwUUC2cLHkSOVZij9nD8jfQyZEA-50fbolkSbpVLCIhq1K92cUiBH3PerjaSEH_HOjJCPo_0PNQv-twbyO7cyEtS3w/s1600-h/S7303932.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329936724333672130" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYJdDyowMDQpcAza-C1LKwXbN5MD0eeIN6QEyAxnmx8zQoWt1NfGwUUC2cLHkSOVZij9nD8jfQyZEA-50fbolkSbpVLCIhq1K92cUiBH3PerjaSEH_HOjJCPo_0PNQv-twbyO7cyEtS3w/s320/S7303932.JPG" border="0" /></a> Lauren and her bike again. <div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcconCFPCbExao16vJxZQXW2iBS5i2QKjbowkCZ8prBrAlbJdVBhYq-w20AtsiLKNl4cPBjE3CxpIbVXhDaxOfVmE35N2uc7bO-VIH0YETMx9EAnw-DnG87RlIgPIn14xlcgaQ74cTaso/s1600-h/S7303938.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329936720435311490" 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/AVvXsEjcconCFPCbExao16vJxZQXW2iBS5i2QKjbowkCZ8prBrAlbJdVBhYq-w20AtsiLKNl4cPBjE3CxpIbVXhDaxOfVmE35N2uc7bO-VIH0YETMx9EAnw-DnG87RlIgPIn14xlcgaQ74cTaso/s320/S7303938.JPG" border="0" /></a> After much exploring...dinner time...YUM!!!<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ_b4t8FavzHOw-1hfX-i-lkLEaV_ClEUuF8uFRtGBWBrYT3cI5mY37QfJ_IqQHbgTwDl7Decyxk1yw3qRHfLtBpPndjjjzaMIWNFu6BQ5JFlURa5Y7Jxkc6Rx_LpoE0TjkByPy42RR-k/s1600-h/S7303944.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329936716782143634" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ_b4t8FavzHOw-1hfX-i-lkLEaV_ClEUuF8uFRtGBWBrYT3cI5mY37QfJ_IqQHbgTwDl7Decyxk1yw3qRHfLtBpPndjjjzaMIWNFu6BQ5JFlURa5Y7Jxkc6Rx_LpoE0TjkByPy42RR-k/s320/S7303944.JPG" border="0" /></a> Wonder what he sees......(notice the bubble wand).<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOa9SRzDSALZlHZTLNm56UEUqUIq9UmhwEciXo7ukb2ZlFUFnQaDq8myvioEWJscfOhM7o5SiiQytyCMG5rZERgdVwwySlRPy-dRrbbumfrU0U6aAP8hAAwNZ0pD7x6Z-wKPGNO_BoXXI/s1600-h/S7303947.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329934241285503170" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOa9SRzDSALZlHZTLNm56UEUqUIq9UmhwEciXo7ukb2ZlFUFnQaDq8myvioEWJscfOhM7o5SiiQytyCMG5rZERgdVwwySlRPy-dRrbbumfrU0U6aAP8hAAwNZ0pD7x6Z-wKPGNO_BoXXI/s320/S7303947.JPG" border="0" /></a> Playing...<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsUuAdxfWKl6ykWKvFwXaSh52svK4uM_2Vu23AxnqDZIfEEdL5VOGKsyEFyicnbFwz-qk7626BYKJ2_mQI6-WvgF245QsjBap3oxU61Q-sj8bbWKEXAlAtK-Sl_dOkZY4zw5Ox86B9DsQ/s1600-h/S7303950.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329934239593586450" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsUuAdxfWKl6ykWKvFwXaSh52svK4uM_2Vu23AxnqDZIfEEdL5VOGKsyEFyicnbFwz-qk7626BYKJ2_mQI6-WvgF245QsjBap3oxU61Q-sj8bbWKEXAlAtK-Sl_dOkZY4zw5Ox86B9DsQ/s320/S7303950.JPG" border="0" /></a> The trucks were much fun in the dirt...<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8wPXHQjqdfO6_3xjT_WOVE_5MyFzs2UavJMkLNk5fL3_K5tBspfdZbV2xhk9iv22rQX351dtbget2an_b3UWWWC5Dfk80oxzyJh2aDVU8izUm70c1jBRF0tU6YBzS4w7wxMWaeuKUPeI/s1600-h/S7303951.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329934235404500386" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8wPXHQjqdfO6_3xjT_WOVE_5MyFzs2UavJMkLNk5fL3_K5tBspfdZbV2xhk9iv22rQX351dtbget2an_b3UWWWC5Dfk80oxzyJh2aDVU8izUm70c1jBRF0tU6YBzS4w7wxMWaeuKUPeI/s320/S7303951.JPG" border="0" /></a> Austin is snacking on Fritos before dinner (no hiding them from him).<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQHP4pZZ7qJhz9QF-zGHFZgrc39NE5MNAYVwzDpvJBcDLa7hSTj53NBxyK9JziT4suSy2NJEHXf8w5rIkE-3h5QhjNVVRV77BVUVv9WaO8efc_-fmhgBneaTmncM_i89rCuiLYnU_fESQ/s1600-h/S7303955.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329934232380799026" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQHP4pZZ7qJhz9QF-zGHFZgrc39NE5MNAYVwzDpvJBcDLa7hSTj53NBxyK9JziT4suSy2NJEHXf8w5rIkE-3h5QhjNVVRV77BVUVv9WaO8efc_-fmhgBneaTmncM_i89rCuiLYnU_fESQ/s320/S7303955.JPG" border="0" /></a> End of the night....SMORES!!!! (It's not quite so late tonight so I could get a picture).<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiHZtk9pIGwTGPsm-LPKwuIk1t4dhoppqRtxRiSLyHJvQSd8IhSGWgIQ8qlOXH8OhimEuIj8HrFkyyx_xq8e6Ns1vjT4YS5P8GYMHcYlAMEw8PZhCYNGNngmKoRwcqMcf7KOq4Dxw48Ro/s1600-h/S7303956.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329934227108182930" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiHZtk9pIGwTGPsm-LPKwuIk1t4dhoppqRtxRiSLyHJvQSd8IhSGWgIQ8qlOXH8OhimEuIj8HrFkyyx_xq8e6Ns1vjT4YS5P8GYMHcYlAMEw8PZhCYNGNngmKoRwcqMcf7KOq4Dxw48Ro/s320/S7303956.JPG" border="0" /></a> So another adventure filled day..we have had beautiful weather an a wonderful time so far. Camping is so relaxing....more fun tomorrow.</div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Ashleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03550667113679396599noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1134749930632583588.post-69787618785335335442009-04-27T21:03:00.009-05:002009-04-27T23:15:39.481-05:00Camping trip day 2Good Morning.....<br />Day 2.....we are hoping to have a full day of adventure today....<br />Austin is already a fan of the camper, wake up and open the windows....he can see outside everywhere he looks.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDXPs7nyVJ2eDi7Ux9I6RFYBnCrquEStRj-iP5UwIIgL550VtpdlKx6tfNCPi9oON8AU4r07M_goD888AsKUpQu0v3zY-ctrb3VUHJZs-qagQkVkY6hRzFCDL_Mel2e-_ceeez0K5aHFc/s1600-h/S7303716.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329569750060644818" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDXPs7nyVJ2eDi7Ux9I6RFYBnCrquEStRj-iP5UwIIgL550VtpdlKx6tfNCPi9oON8AU4r07M_goD888AsKUpQu0v3zY-ctrb3VUHJZs-qagQkVkY6hRzFCDL_Mel2e-_ceeez0K5aHFc/s320/S7303716.JPG" border="0" /></a> Dressed and outside...how exciting.<br />BUBBLES...a word he knows well. Not that he really wants you to blow bubbles all the time but he loves to carry around the bubble wand and use it as a cane. <br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoYLYRnoz3eO87mgc02dIMq2tuBmlSS8_Og29JetQmiIcW7RTedBJqUWnPiiShqTo77XtkPZV1R6aVXWxVspWsfDHTjJdX0XM_3TsftI5PH5tzwrSy41hUF3cCxI4BQNquMSlt4n1fstk/s1600-h/S7303718.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329569547395725298" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoYLYRnoz3eO87mgc02dIMq2tuBmlSS8_Og29JetQmiIcW7RTedBJqUWnPiiShqTo77XtkPZV1R6aVXWxVspWsfDHTjJdX0XM_3TsftI5PH5tzwrSy41hUF3cCxI4BQNquMSlt4n1fstk/s320/S7303718.JPG" border="0" /></a> Dad is enjoying his morning coffee....<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrMNaC-I0wJAyCIyu_OZsO7QjPiu8kasGgfuFx-MS6xSo9JDotjNPP8BkpRLpXcaRmb-H-8FtNQHOD2JtVV6ti24xMebyA5JL0RJ-PuVk5CR2OOpCB54VsxLRTChTcxP88cNeFynWbkFs/s1600-h/S7303720.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329569544897781378" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrMNaC-I0wJAyCIyu_OZsO7QjPiu8kasGgfuFx-MS6xSo9JDotjNPP8BkpRLpXcaRmb-H-8FtNQHOD2JtVV6ti24xMebyA5JL0RJ-PuVk5CR2OOpCB54VsxLRTChTcxP88cNeFynWbkFs/s320/S7303720.JPG" border="0" /></a> All ready for a bike ride to go exploring....the first of many.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio1axhkO4qZWIeaCCTewiSMtd6ZQXtx1KvlIpUx4p5Kv7YlTRxwaG81g8Kz_ldOjshhExfHzu4YY9L-8u9AbfSDdiD_cUWshHt8XLQl9Cz3NCOdSJ58wpAcdAWDX918wBHV6HUoeP2DXs/s1600-h/S7303722.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329569538929076690" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio1axhkO4qZWIeaCCTewiSMtd6ZQXtx1KvlIpUx4p5Kv7YlTRxwaG81g8Kz_ldOjshhExfHzu4YY9L-8u9AbfSDdiD_cUWshHt8XLQl9Cz3NCOdSJ58wpAcdAWDX918wBHV6HUoeP2DXs/s320/S7303722.JPG" border="0" /></a> The lake....it is so neat to look out on a lake and see huge trees growing out of the water. <br />Many of the trees in the lake are over 100 years old. Bald Cypress trees are unlike most trees. Once the seed is planted and the tree is growing (a few feet high) the roots can be completely submerged in water and the tree will grow perfectly happy. The roots grow fairly shallow but very far out to create a super stable foundation for these georgous trees. They also shoot up these little stumps called knees.....these are not new trees they are for helping with stability. They help trap dirt and other things to help create ground around the tree. They are very slow growing trees...they grow about an inch in diameter a year...so as you see pictures of these trees you can really see the history around with the size of the tree trunks.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgtyMtsSNGVhx_HYkzFDOAEBp_sHpx8vM9Tdh6bYra2w-R0YbHWpQEmiK62aN5C1QY-N_Mi4vgFubfBd_kBuRW5a9HkQuPf9QcWJr8HbxCa181B2cGKDFiG6SXS0aDa-MXAmmIdd80skc/s1600-h/S7303723.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329569534437096978" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgtyMtsSNGVhx_HYkzFDOAEBp_sHpx8vM9Tdh6bYra2w-R0YbHWpQEmiK62aN5C1QY-N_Mi4vgFubfBd_kBuRW5a9HkQuPf9QcWJr8HbxCa181B2cGKDFiG6SXS0aDa-MXAmmIdd80skc/s320/S7303723.JPG" border="0" /></a> It is so different to look out across a lake and see these wonderful trees everywhere.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHeSIz3FPeOUMjDAU5E6J45ijJshnvuSWMZsNAfN9JgMX8UwNoCtRlBrTJ6pT7mZIGsi2-KgRu96O77mH4MauqiTNG0UUtwv-PNOeRZ7BHY687jW7dGGO2JK8foLie0DxCOgwgoXBf5-4/s1600-h/S7303724.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329569533465217218" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHeSIz3FPeOUMjDAU5E6J45ijJshnvuSWMZsNAfN9JgMX8UwNoCtRlBrTJ6pT7mZIGsi2-KgRu96O77mH4MauqiTNG0UUtwv-PNOeRZ7BHY687jW7dGGO2JK8foLie0DxCOgwgoXBf5-4/s320/S7303724.JPG" border="0" /></a> Once we were done with our bike ride we went to the front to check in and they had an exhibit with facts and pictures of animals and other things about the lake.</div><div>They had this tree replica that the kids really liked.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHdQh1X38u4J_aEwWL8fPcNdNdPM-dtF2ljS6UAa_HrNyVjv5B6bUlS-B6jKvd9HZM2mD54hJ8cMdAxj3tWdyiJHTM7L0-zfJ-Y743cD9opU4xPcwSIWJDeK0zvwENCMRoanYkOCkX55k/s1600-h/S7303729.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329568800785376690" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHdQh1X38u4J_aEwWL8fPcNdNdPM-dtF2ljS6UAa_HrNyVjv5B6bUlS-B6jKvd9HZM2mD54hJ8cMdAxj3tWdyiJHTM7L0-zfJ-Y743cD9opU4xPcwSIWJDeK0zvwENCMRoanYkOCkX55k/s320/S7303729.JPG" border="0" /></a> Lauren is touching one of the moths they had a replica of.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXN86_5pJKQYDV21fBDxE3pT1NDgwBw1tkaYR4pdYlGd-k-C3jmqCPpjM0LDg9jHRiVwkfQL5VgBPEivyMgfURGd6lXN_H-N_6P4ziwYyPymG0y7bdy1b9MuA540uPskfoaOLjlpu1pCI/s1600-h/S7303731.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329568799396086578" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXN86_5pJKQYDV21fBDxE3pT1NDgwBw1tkaYR4pdYlGd-k-C3jmqCPpjM0LDg9jHRiVwkfQL5VgBPEivyMgfURGd6lXN_H-N_6P4ziwYyPymG0y7bdy1b9MuA540uPskfoaOLjlpu1pCI/s320/S7303731.JPG" border="0" /></a> Back to camp and time for breakfast (yes it is only about 9am at this point...I told you we had busy days)<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1Y0G5m2CYmXkjf898MeyXw-Lb2Dd79DiZOuOTgoy-f_Ot_6aZGnVVick9p0dfszbM5tL4voPX8ZoN-6gGaZTxt0RhaXVZ_OWu9JJq3SiKdtIausJJGKT7RvRDcFN8Wrn3vGN27L_Ukdc/s1600-h/S7303735.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329568793330080114" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1Y0G5m2CYmXkjf898MeyXw-Lb2Dd79DiZOuOTgoy-f_Ot_6aZGnVVick9p0dfszbM5tL4voPX8ZoN-6gGaZTxt0RhaXVZ_OWu9JJq3SiKdtIausJJGKT7RvRDcFN8Wrn3vGN27L_Ukdc/s320/S7303735.JPG" border="0" /></a> After breakfast it was nap time......<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBv_0rI9AYSBs1j1nNU1G6QIE9wYGx-GrSOMfNm9cV27PKJSbGTUcLvua6_NuoVz2ZPf0ZcnAZJKo84sL7rSdbr9dczhBJdqhbt7ch-AWlHA0fZcQjykcdMm9eJJ5Ox65vVi-ye_uI49g/s1600-h/S7303741.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329568790172322322" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBv_0rI9AYSBs1j1nNU1G6QIE9wYGx-GrSOMfNm9cV27PKJSbGTUcLvua6_NuoVz2ZPf0ZcnAZJKo84sL7rSdbr9dczhBJdqhbt7ch-AWlHA0fZcQjykcdMm9eJJ5Ox65vVi-ye_uI49g/s320/S7303741.JPG" border="0" /></a> A walk down to the boat ramp to go on a boat tour...we are waiting to see if anyone else shows up (there is a minimum for the boat to go out...we were trying to beat the weekend rush though)<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhaa3X316oW99Vsj5g_Gy720paTmg7UhRpasmRCy8mUJGIvozQBjBFJqsvxx5zQq2gxt9XLXJ9zEiIKfBd6M0aHO-PY_dVf9Q0zpuEwN7XHELfRhfRNx3Pz1Ps4UkPbimH00N5159GW3E/s1600-h/S7303756.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329568782693233426" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhaa3X316oW99Vsj5g_Gy720paTmg7UhRpasmRCy8mUJGIvozQBjBFJqsvxx5zQq2gxt9XLXJ9zEiIKfBd6M0aHO-PY_dVf9Q0zpuEwN7XHELfRhfRNx3Pz1Ps4UkPbimH00N5159GW3E/s320/S7303756.JPG" border="0" /></a> A lovely look at the Spanish moss that grows on the Cypress trees...it does not hurt the trees at all, it gets all it's nutrients from the air. The indians used to use this as stuffing in their pillows and bedding. They would fill a pillow type thing and use it for a few days until the moss would become dry and brittle, then they would empty it out and get more. It is now illegal to remove the moss from the trees (this is so companies can't come and strip it all off the trees and sell it).<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipg8UpVHoIoLxgJEtFjBeMU0W-lu2FNkdkhSK7ygA_P3P_VdlvMRMM4OOfvUjq049MAIo2tffOnw9ColSZreWMWYA9o6-ODRZYnzOPGiHPAHAip6SK0PXxQrX1l0bHl3Qx4R8T6FqljKI/s1600-h/S7303764.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329568020373240674" 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/AVvXsEipg8UpVHoIoLxgJEtFjBeMU0W-lu2FNkdkhSK7ygA_P3P_VdlvMRMM4OOfvUjq049MAIo2tffOnw9ColSZreWMWYA9o6-ODRZYnzOPGiHPAHAip6SK0PXxQrX1l0bHl3Qx4R8T6FqljKI/s320/S7303764.JPG" border="0" /></a> After all the talk of our boat tour and a little waiting no one else showed up, back over to camp to figure out what's next.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9ZZRTxDnm0Ti_QTY64exdsJ9sYZ2xRfsvbraSYuVdosSeLFmI5M6LAclXlMDyzZtSJK2KkzDQ_F67fNz0W5Z4sBQvcQhUCHLdTGU8oQDUDrDpD5JDPS_2BqyAXVLwFYC4Io2mieRELOM/s1600-h/S7303767.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329568017408532306" 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/AVvXsEi9ZZRTxDnm0Ti_QTY64exdsJ9sYZ2xRfsvbraSYuVdosSeLFmI5M6LAclXlMDyzZtSJK2KkzDQ_F67fNz0W5Z4sBQvcQhUCHLdTGU8oQDUDrDpD5JDPS_2BqyAXVLwFYC4Io2mieRELOM/s320/S7303767.JPG" border="0" /></a> We decided we would go drive around an see if we could find another tour (we also needed to get some forgotten things in town).</div><div>We found a paddlewheel tour in Uncertain, TX for 11am tomorrow morning so we booked it. This is the back of the boat and looking up the river we will travel tomorrow.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1HEDDcnJ21qGW3tbjdXenwkQ0PsUWcUhgQR-KvoipgoyOXpZVFdsHYxdtbX3MU9trJ7Pme8sMKPR2DTGZ79GrgTTFVwI_SCfEqyG5zznPlMdNgS_JPH_WWF8g28aBKFWUH5qyNWH215M/s1600-h/S7303769.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329568010591259650" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1HEDDcnJ21qGW3tbjdXenwkQ0PsUWcUhgQR-KvoipgoyOXpZVFdsHYxdtbX3MU9trJ7Pme8sMKPR2DTGZ79GrgTTFVwI_SCfEqyG5zznPlMdNgS_JPH_WWF8g28aBKFWUH5qyNWH215M/s320/S7303769.JPG" border="0" /></a> While we were standing on the dock checking out the boat for tomorrow we saw this steamboat coming towards us. Go figure it is a tour boat also (we already paid for Swap Thing here)...next time. We got a video of the boat I will share later but it was so neat to hear the steamboat coming towards us.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2eDppAZfmO-V4Xb87hjUIRzB25nxJUrBAlAGQxHvjqEPOxUcnrDUaRw0ABWl9yqDqOYNBZYjL8b8JLds0JYE1dtE3_ZIG1vsW3qYSOGOOUTmC8KJ7Wsn8ya3GpIJ5pCSyFkUqaMbzgsg/s1600-h/S7303774.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329568007539873554" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2eDppAZfmO-V4Xb87hjUIRzB25nxJUrBAlAGQxHvjqEPOxUcnrDUaRw0ABWl9yqDqOYNBZYjL8b8JLds0JYE1dtE3_ZIG1vsW3qYSOGOOUTmC8KJ7Wsn8ya3GpIJ5pCSyFkUqaMbzgsg/s320/S7303774.JPG" border="0" /></a> Once we left Uncertain we went to Jefferson. Jefferson was a very cute town with a fun General Store we went into and got some ice cream (Sorry no pictures....holding Austin and ice cream and sharing without making a mess was enough).<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_MNDlHZUVQa4e9EAjXT5YgKARBc9SRJJNkCDhK1jOmdxHsuu9weyhKZ31ud2zGEXfyrcTVPudiSLQ6oxvabyLx6nAEjc61k6P3m8B49JfD3b-eI01tjmIp4ZKMfIpwrGfripAx0HzdaY/s1600-h/S7303793.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329568001336933218" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_MNDlHZUVQa4e9EAjXT5YgKARBc9SRJJNkCDhK1jOmdxHsuu9weyhKZ31ud2zGEXfyrcTVPudiSLQ6oxvabyLx6nAEjc61k6P3m8B49JfD3b-eI01tjmIp4ZKMfIpwrGfripAx0HzdaY/s320/S7303793.JPG" border="0" /></a> Once our errands were done it was back to camp.....BUBBLES.. Lauren made a big bubble.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSwKRtR7kMzEBB2gfenlfVf9rx7py73solg7gQTf7XJSc0JyyBQVrciNMavQMlZARd824V5SU_2gMj2YRGwf_p1NxkvXRuI54GeRPZrBAVFPGCrGo1R558u1iqm4peFfez2YUipsVkR4U/s1600-h/S7303799.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329567242757217538" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSwKRtR7kMzEBB2gfenlfVf9rx7py73solg7gQTf7XJSc0JyyBQVrciNMavQMlZARd824V5SU_2gMj2YRGwf_p1NxkvXRuI54GeRPZrBAVFPGCrGo1R558u1iqm4peFfez2YUipsVkR4U/s320/S7303799.JPG" border="0" /></a> The camper all set up with our lights and everything.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq5a7st_Gwi-Z3PcXidvB05TCqcGsA51ojrcqvzEYWSw-O2H8OPoqqGwAZalwUjt22XU-MMZwCjh28n1wDtP0-GJYJbbHUXfxhFnFCSPqbaRHHriRLTM3lCRx9rzcsLCd85Piu4UWQB-0/s1600-h/S7303802.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329567238778399698" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq5a7st_Gwi-Z3PcXidvB05TCqcGsA51ojrcqvzEYWSw-O2H8OPoqqGwAZalwUjt22XU-MMZwCjh28n1wDtP0-GJYJbbHUXfxhFnFCSPqbaRHHriRLTM3lCRx9rzcsLCd85Piu4UWQB-0/s320/S7303802.JPG" border="0" /></a> Lauren is waiting for dinner (hot dogs over the camp fire...then smores)<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVxVSLISM4fuMKUL447Um02GotVxhUBkZxYd2bYAxMw8kkyZlXyey3VsSQ6RyPdq1JzbWPVY37Tj9qnXqO-E8VbnGNHqHTPyKZUNgjRJMp4WZUrDsHcfZ-SHC3DAMh4lnchTOJ3bYfX7Q/s1600-h/S7303806.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329567227781009890" 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/AVvXsEjVxVSLISM4fuMKUL447Um02GotVxhUBkZxYd2bYAxMw8kkyZlXyey3VsSQ6RyPdq1JzbWPVY37Tj9qnXqO-E8VbnGNHqHTPyKZUNgjRJMp4WZUrDsHcfZ-SHC3DAMh4lnchTOJ3bYfX7Q/s320/S7303806.JPG" border="0" /></a> A stop for a quick family picture...<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXzfLrrjVBLL5Ibff_ZTewqdVpdqTzuCyND0RrQXzbiryLXRJa4TTv5BeIvFzmFK_wTKfDrNxvD_E-Hu2Oh9CTlxcMHGS-HH9NmKZK96LCzwjpu8DlvOhguFKLz5RN1NqFR8SaWemCgGQ/s1600-h/S7303811.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329567225307736546" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXzfLrrjVBLL5Ibff_ZTewqdVpdqTzuCyND0RrQXzbiryLXRJa4TTv5BeIvFzmFK_wTKfDrNxvD_E-Hu2Oh9CTlxcMHGS-HH9NmKZK96LCzwjpu8DlvOhguFKLz5RN1NqFR8SaWemCgGQ/s320/S7303811.JPG" border="0" /></a> Austin found out about dirt big time this week. As you can see he is all about being in the dirt to play....Lauren not so much. Lauren would dig in the dirt but she wasn't sitting in it. We were laughing at them.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq4zHsoKmJDUvy6lVQoYKg3tpT1Y0r7CrON4LN9imEIsIsgNZ_QVhJjG5fmIMX93yZMyqz96DCDsGe9e5yJ-XVdxpLaHdMAZ-UidztokxIQOslttq2VNg-DMK2jnq1sFEpSvZ5ise2rPM/s1600-h/S7303824.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329567220206672386" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq4zHsoKmJDUvy6lVQoYKg3tpT1Y0r7CrON4LN9imEIsIsgNZ_QVhJjG5fmIMX93yZMyqz96DCDsGe9e5yJ-XVdxpLaHdMAZ-UidztokxIQOslttq2VNg-DMK2jnq1sFEpSvZ5ise2rPM/s320/S7303824.JPG" border="0" /></a> Austin used shovels and his hands...Lauren, only shovels.... <div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyXwMI1yUM_1Xd0KShoi6uo8VLM7w3CEsrLH2DWlWXe-mAPcjWyjKNvuSjWOZyKe71H51ei8Z3NWvv4djwLgnlqGnidZQ3Jwu78Dulp-Ja5GjCKrBsTI8UMcMZRyqdNcUjdC4DkrlNEec/s1600-h/S7303825.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329566291738882338" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyXwMI1yUM_1Xd0KShoi6uo8VLM7w3CEsrLH2DWlWXe-mAPcjWyjKNvuSjWOZyKe71H51ei8Z3NWvv4djwLgnlqGnidZQ3Jwu78Dulp-Ja5GjCKrBsTI8UMcMZRyqdNcUjdC4DkrlNEec/s320/S7303825.JPG" border="0" /></a> YUCK...Austin is tasting the dirt.....<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5S7KysIGML_Tnkxf3i5mDmkoDP_U1sfjk_gPKrYCG91M-jAwwMtp9beCqerdGzoZ0zuWVTnIsglYrIAZJOopvifPDVjakZE70b33b5OkTUiK2nEi__ofs_w13QGTNFmcDS528xwTkQww/s1600-h/S7303826.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329566287598199170" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5S7KysIGML_Tnkxf3i5mDmkoDP_U1sfjk_gPKrYCG91M-jAwwMtp9beCqerdGzoZ0zuWVTnIsglYrIAZJOopvifPDVjakZE70b33b5OkTUiK2nEi__ofs_w13QGTNFmcDS528xwTkQww/s320/S7303826.JPG" border="0" /></a> No, he did not have chocolate...that's a dirt mustache.....yum, how was that dirt?<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7zF4FoR7tImmAeLr9dIrsHsLHwc_I44D5CIxYqVohaS069004huVbIoJmliPv2Y1PqKAb2GDE9ZZJ8o9jkxuQ8qHV5TLfXqam1TpR3OHwWoM18RcwMbhrLDXBfedAaqdIhPI2ViudMFU/s1600-h/S7303829.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329566285583029282" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7zF4FoR7tImmAeLr9dIrsHsLHwc_I44D5CIxYqVohaS069004huVbIoJmliPv2Y1PqKAb2GDE9ZZJ8o9jkxuQ8qHV5TLfXqam1TpR3OHwWoM18RcwMbhrLDXBfedAaqdIhPI2ViudMFU/s320/S7303829.JPG" border="0" /></a> Dinner time......<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWbLLx57pj5XwnYvRfzH5djkpGbOX8cnfPw-pTvXd0Ct7xnlz7cAiUnGo7dcFSsEWOVYtgKMTCdYpWbVFhh6YJRhHS4ChhQoCdymFdzKiKcVruHhYRZnYaHhF7N9ZjDxvnKlPpPaBThz0/s1600-h/S7303830.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329566278570097714" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWbLLx57pj5XwnYvRfzH5djkpGbOX8cnfPw-pTvXd0Ct7xnlz7cAiUnGo7dcFSsEWOVYtgKMTCdYpWbVFhh6YJRhHS4ChhQoCdymFdzKiKcVruHhYRZnYaHhF7N9ZjDxvnKlPpPaBThz0/s320/S7303830.JPG" border="0" /></a> Austin had a little trouble with the concrete pad under the picnic table. There were parts pretty level with the dirt and others had quite a lip...more than once he tripped and fell as you can see by his knees. I think tomorrow might call for pants to protect those little knees.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA64mqcepnVlc62Ywgc-IxRrLfDxhE1D4XuEQAbU8p23fKyS8gi24EYOj2uRMyt6vsX1RWIBjaDdSSVP8cRzDdpD5YxxU84yFejxhfJcKUd7IiMCGevjJzZRr2IaL_KkRsrCIkpC9g7G8/s1600-h/S7303833.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329566274342829426" 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/AVvXsEgA64mqcepnVlc62Ywgc-IxRrLfDxhE1D4XuEQAbU8p23fKyS8gi24EYOj2uRMyt6vsX1RWIBjaDdSSVP8cRzDdpD5YxxU84yFejxhfJcKUd7IiMCGevjJzZRr2IaL_KkRsrCIkpC9g7G8/s320/S7303833.JPG" border="0" /></a> So day 2 was quite eventful but there is still so much to share about the next couple days. I hope you enjoyed todays adventures and facts about the trees.</div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Ashleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03550667113679396599noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1134749930632583588.post-67683669595667397482009-04-26T20:35:00.006-05:002009-04-26T22:08:31.086-05:00Camping trip day 1This week we went on a family camping trip to Caddo Lake in Karnack, TX. Caddo Lake is the only natural made lake in the state of Texas and the largest in the South. We knew some facts about the lake before we went but we learned a lot while we were there. I will share some more as I share our trip.<br /><p> </p><p>We are here!!!!! Camp site 45...home for the next 4 days.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi54lSHXdO4hAaP_16pmQJx2TCH3gU8XLAyTxDFw_k5hzdWNFrD6RXwRWhOl1y-IkMhvdhCoRDGRd9lZyoyRg16qihXRssQR0wzugOCXLFDHeiv7UQhsD-CvXPZ48b5eocy8eXOWiIleDs/s1600-h/S7303695.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329187540060530962" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi54lSHXdO4hAaP_16pmQJx2TCH3gU8XLAyTxDFw_k5hzdWNFrD6RXwRWhOl1y-IkMhvdhCoRDGRd9lZyoyRg16qihXRssQR0wzugOCXLFDHeiv7UQhsD-CvXPZ48b5eocy8eXOWiIleDs/s320/S7303695.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />We were the first spot on our road...this was the way to the lake (and the bathroom). You take a right at the yield to the bathroom and to the left is the lake (this will be seen later....must set up camp).<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSsYSP1Zj2TvaGWw1kgugGd6TeByPyy4MTCpvhltPGKIm2GhtBJFiIXPR8iTYuY91Y7rQ_pKlj88mck5p7SG47ygvKAjBsGQR4azovkDTmVmZ6TsjCe5dA4AujXE_7BIGfVJZ-sLAsd4s/s1600-h/S7303696.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329187536292102834" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSsYSP1Zj2TvaGWw1kgugGd6TeByPyy4MTCpvhltPGKIm2GhtBJFiIXPR8iTYuY91Y7rQ_pKlj88mck5p7SG47ygvKAjBsGQR4azovkDTmVmZ6TsjCe5dA4AujXE_7BIGfVJZ-sLAsd4s/s320/S7303696.JPG" border="0" /></a> We were all ready to get out and unpack and set up.</p><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIOlPehrl_MnRvpHGhbtXsP2sCrocaGFZ5DPofulKnrbKZp-i3M3m_BX7cRr_2fr8w8UdgAARZUnzQ9N3WVv3VNAi4XdJNzOACPZXuxaCl4OoToZaIbcZLLD6UPARSMlr5NQiq5-HqtdA/s1600-h/S7303693.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329187532586236178" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIOlPehrl_MnRvpHGhbtXsP2sCrocaGFZ5DPofulKnrbKZp-i3M3m_BX7cRr_2fr8w8UdgAARZUnzQ9N3WVv3VNAi4XdJNzOACPZXuxaCl4OoToZaIbcZLLD6UPARSMlr5NQiq5-HqtdA/s320/S7303693.JPG" border="0" /></a> You have to check out the spot to make sure we know where the trailer will go...make sure nothing is in the way.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAl2FwkFsORJxhkH_rnQXKrFvzjNbuJ9Xt463DZWB7M5xpe-5ml70PZLfhoVU49rBhUMcYyz5EPzGi8krINunvLp5hSCOqrZXhOzYafoiIfcF23gKhaVW_iTWrIlIvC_8-9r6a0UyJZhI/s1600-h/S7303699.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329187524053046530" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAl2FwkFsORJxhkH_rnQXKrFvzjNbuJ9Xt463DZWB7M5xpe-5ml70PZLfhoVU49rBhUMcYyz5EPzGi8krINunvLp5hSCOqrZXhOzYafoiIfcF23gKhaVW_iTWrIlIvC_8-9r6a0UyJZhI/s320/S7303699.JPG" border="0" /></a> Bug spray was a MUST!!! The mosquitoes were huge and hungry!!<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnwbM68Ep9LCn0vzBsE1qO1XbUbST3Sfof5atM5cwEwwXNTYddACx7m0wImR8jDbBZ6WYPNP5kqP1ge3l6lmmEVoIAnB49QCYQOYuR35jaqOgr-JjAMNkP0bM6XBe1ViweAn7RDRpKmpg/s1600-h/S7303703.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329187520042170898" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnwbM68Ep9LCn0vzBsE1qO1XbUbST3Sfof5atM5cwEwwXNTYddACx7m0wImR8jDbBZ6WYPNP5kqP1ge3l6lmmEVoIAnB49QCYQOYuR35jaqOgr-JjAMNkP0bM6XBe1ViweAn7RDRpKmpg/s320/S7303703.JPG" border="0" /></a> Crank that house up!!! Good job Daddy!!!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBZJrao6B83nrqpXTZd3NhqxBMD-OdwBOoM4JUULM5fQJIiFoqCFDFXZiiTPm0_qACEoxxanrHPJ5LqB4t1Zf_mDFaw_L64zXgOf4RPoW5GlCm-erYxPTZj-nISB6oi-KeMJm0jX-9Eto/s1600-h/S7303705.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329186112059178946" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBZJrao6B83nrqpXTZd3NhqxBMD-OdwBOoM4JUULM5fQJIiFoqCFDFXZiiTPm0_qACEoxxanrHPJ5LqB4t1Zf_mDFaw_L64zXgOf4RPoW5GlCm-erYxPTZj-nISB6oi-KeMJm0jX-9Eto/s320/S7303705.JPG" border="0" /></a> Trailer's up and Mom's busy making beds and making it a home for the week.</div><div>This is Mike and I's bed.......<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfWc1MP6jjKBhpF_kbhuVPdDKWjVKhXWpC6DiXYGWx0njwU__s5yHQ481FK5KiyFtFuzrxGWf57DZZTdFDJUdpBxLqgKg_orK05PJS1dH7KvSpPdZfO14HeAM16zZ7q91GXqooTDRdQ7Y/s1600-h/S7303706.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329186108944705058" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfWc1MP6jjKBhpF_kbhuVPdDKWjVKhXWpC6DiXYGWx0njwU__s5yHQ481FK5KiyFtFuzrxGWf57DZZTdFDJUdpBxLqgKg_orK05PJS1dH7KvSpPdZfO14HeAM16zZ7q91GXqooTDRdQ7Y/s320/S7303706.JPG" border="0" /></a> This is Lauren and Austin's bed...we will see how this will work with Austin.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTn4yRGD_oRsa79c30i6fmRxquTGIGxx1foCs2WiB4xhUo5siTg4ReFGi8xESM-1hgsBfQZWEVHorks7aG8iLsf7j9iP6zCdxMpr_nt2r3OyVW6Od0u97Y5Ff5c42GyKkoTwSmtgA4Udw/s1600-h/S7303707.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329186103373405058" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTn4yRGD_oRsa79c30i6fmRxquTGIGxx1foCs2WiB4xhUo5siTg4ReFGi8xESM-1hgsBfQZWEVHorks7aG8iLsf7j9iP6zCdxMpr_nt2r3OyVW6Od0u97Y5Ff5c42GyKkoTwSmtgA4Udw/s320/S7303707.JPG" border="0" /></a> After getting everything set up we went to Marshall, TX to the Walmart and dinner at El Chico. When we came back it was time for bed and time to find out how Austin was going to be at bed time. <div>A few weeks before our trip I saw the bed gate and thought it might be good for the camper. As you can see Austin is excited about this BIG bed. He was laughing and all smiles....lets just hope he sleeps.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgisqlIB_KyeBrwJ5bOfJA_dg8w-h6Icu9gmy4DCRDeoLJRkS4OSYYaDqgS8YQGIuFUj91rqGc4zSa8NgSsPUEOSM5NSx9-HgJI1AHGsnzpKTdIF1erFaGCjF-5lrfmH3abVHNPvA5N0PM/s1600-h/S7303708.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329186100331668994" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgisqlIB_KyeBrwJ5bOfJA_dg8w-h6Icu9gmy4DCRDeoLJRkS4OSYYaDqgS8YQGIuFUj91rqGc4zSa8NgSsPUEOSM5NSx9-HgJI1AHGsnzpKTdIF1erFaGCjF-5lrfmH3abVHNPvA5N0PM/s320/S7303708.JPG" border="0" /></a> This is a good sign....he is laying down by himself.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKPFBo8spVwpPeAJpB65cI_GSaif6-he6iKb-it5Vg9YVbrVZSJC4rpIGGocFpAEYt-7a6ryyc44rK4RtjBLsGaJDzMeJKo-jxcWvhcGgGr4ig5uAp_Eo2hufXFC2BxV09b3c-dPvDx14/s1600-h/S7303711.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329186094739579042" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKPFBo8spVwpPeAJpB65cI_GSaif6-he6iKb-it5Vg9YVbrVZSJC4rpIGGocFpAEYt-7a6ryyc44rK4RtjBLsGaJDzMeJKo-jxcWvhcGgGr4ig5uAp_Eo2hufXFC2BxV09b3c-dPvDx14/s320/S7303711.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br /><p>So day one is over, camp is set up and we are ready for the adventures of the week. Not much happened today but I guarantee the next few days are packed with adventure and fun (some days maybe split into two so I can share all our fun).</p><p>For those wondering...after laying with him for a few minutes Austin fell asleep in the bed with Lauren.....how did he sleep? Rather well, about 4 am he was thirsty so I got him some milk and brought him in our bed and he slept until about 7. The bed gate was a GREAT buy...as I looked across the camper trying to get out of bed and he was at the edge of the bed leaning on the gate (he did wake up Lauren crawling over her but she wouldn't have been able to stop him from going off the edge).</p><p>So more adventure and fun facts tomorrow.<br /></p>Ashleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03550667113679396599noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1134749930632583588.post-18442350077502760402009-03-26T08:22:00.010-05:002009-03-26T12:18:49.214-05:00All BoyThis past Sunday we had dinner at my parents house and Austin showed off his "Boyness".....we spent the whole afternoon outside which assisted in his adventures. It is so funny to think back to when Lauren was this age and how she was and then look at Austin. Lauren was such a sweet, quiet, clean little girl (I guess that should be a clue...GIRL)...she wasn't in to everything, she didn't like her hands to get dirty, she was pretty quiet for the most part. Then there is Austin......LOUD, into EVERYTHING, and exploring with his hands (getting them dirty) and sometimes even his mouth.......see for yourself......<br /><br />To add to the backyard fun, Emily brought her baby Rocky and Steph and BJ brought their baby Leo. Austin has been around both dogs for a very small amount of time and he was not real sure about them......he didn't really have a choice on Sunday if he wanted to play but to get used to them. After a little bit of time he made new friends.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Here he is petting Rocky...just his size..<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8FnPURujVmeOf4rSuvva2iqf9zTj1Oi7L115X_T3Q19g2Ts272MTqx3kNe3PY2hnc0SdsXqq1IGwz4YTEWsO9Zz1ghZKfFRdcvYkU4QwrA0LkhSxiGGlNRYYpS8SzUqVEUMxXXE_mIK0/s1600-h/S7303205.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5317515548240176658" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8FnPURujVmeOf4rSuvva2iqf9zTj1Oi7L115X_T3Q19g2Ts272MTqx3kNe3PY2hnc0SdsXqq1IGwz4YTEWsO9Zz1ghZKfFRdcvYkU4QwrA0LkhSxiGGlNRYYpS8SzUqVEUMxXXE_mIK0/s320/S7303205.JPG" border="0" /></a> And here is is leaning in to give Leo an AAWWW (the noise he makes when he hugs). He still keeps a little distance from Leo....wouldn't you with a dog as big as you?<br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5317524640255812258" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 272px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5Q3erSdeq8F7fBzF9EjNttcKJ_EGXl96SV8X5iwyHEbClGBelID9LzRzrBXR3IhCM7YnBcj88DMh2kPO9R7eC9GSpAlG_1d7E8Ds869UFp-0MkJyDj-vU-MhakX2kKbeHoU1tLF384ms/s320/Puppy+hugs.jpg" border="0" />Although he made friends he would make this face whenever they ran by or came towards him<br />(gotta love that face..."there coming, they might lick me or knock me over")<br />As Austin was running around you can see Lauren was Ms. Cowgirl riding her horse with one of her "girls" Mary Lou (don't tell Emily I called Mary Lou Lauren's girl).<br /><br /><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9SWw3e-63mrzn_IQ9hlcV2aLqymN4T_Q31gLD9I7wSLmE7EOl3Pq4oVG6lMlZvFpzfH0SzuaO9rTX8dXjBfgznA-zbLRLLDF2ATKdFcicujQas4Z8V3zJogdEjlT0wWm24MF3GYaGA10/s1600-h/S7303275.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5317513867742991474" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9SWw3e-63mrzn_IQ9hlcV2aLqymN4T_Q31gLD9I7wSLmE7EOl3Pq4oVG6lMlZvFpzfH0SzuaO9rTX8dXjBfgznA-zbLRLLDF2ATKdFcicujQas4Z8V3zJogdEjlT0wWm24MF3GYaGA10/s320/S7303275.JPG" border="0" /></a> Here Lauren was using the bubble blower and Austin is trying to catch them (or eat them). <br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIHiDeg6gnjYrSiHQeGz-4Q3LJTTcCfbwsrWZij2I14_hYE_LjvqW_RyLGT50a3YBx5L7c2mgqB5FJ1oAckXYpWKQH4FDs6xsUB4Z_UVjChrFwgQ3IN4f1ZXM1ROqK-03_H5dzb80FlPE/s1600-h/S7303278.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5317513856570547490" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIHiDeg6gnjYrSiHQeGz-4Q3LJTTcCfbwsrWZij2I14_hYE_LjvqW_RyLGT50a3YBx5L7c2mgqB5FJ1oAckXYpWKQH4FDs6xsUB4Z_UVjChrFwgQ3IN4f1ZXM1ROqK-03_H5dzb80FlPE/s320/S7303278.JPG" border="0" /></a> While roaming around, he had a run in with the screen door...he had figured out how to open the door from the inside and outside.....he was going in, opened the door and made his way in but didn't keep moving when he got in so the door smacked him in the rear and pushed him forward, he was walking with the bubble gun and hit his mouth when he went down....busted his lip (blood and all) but that didn't slow him down (except the few minutes of crying and putting ice on his lip.)</div><div> </div><div>Here you can see his lip a little (right top..looking at him..and the mark on his chin)<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEina90gMLTcafu8bVSUL97ebZlD42o7fyLOdbJhubjDcRzelDIl0i7N2rsAGicd-t7i6yWF80updSrtmiPD3j0fZEo_gdmBKFTCQcTtvBhiKCizX5sfdUh5IRSfGpjaQZ6sU1Ow6FtfkqY/s1600-h/S7303284.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5317513843844207154" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEina90gMLTcafu8bVSUL97ebZlD42o7fyLOdbJhubjDcRzelDIl0i7N2rsAGicd-t7i6yWF80updSrtmiPD3j0fZEo_gdmBKFTCQcTtvBhiKCizX5sfdUh5IRSfGpjaQZ6sU1Ow6FtfkqY/s320/S7303284.JPG" border="0" /></a>Back to being a boy...he found some wood (imagine wood at Bapo's house) you can see he is going to help Bapo with the wood.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglRCqNyTcQWZrHx6df_49mA_GvjDzXXEmuM-EpmmrFop-11lLbwfFdr3kJL5Pz19PG7l-CBsbZ90GLCD3Du7KLoIzoD89AYAY7V5cHNIRWFvNdpHEptMTP4pNPVwpctKMfRQsqIi_oXGE/s1600-h/S7303286.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5317513832460854850" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglRCqNyTcQWZrHx6df_49mA_GvjDzXXEmuM-EpmmrFop-11lLbwfFdr3kJL5Pz19PG7l-CBsbZ90GLCD3Du7KLoIzoD89AYAY7V5cHNIRWFvNdpHEptMTP4pNPVwpctKMfRQsqIi_oXGE/s320/S7303286.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />I'm helping Bapo.....<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxDaV3UgiuBdLwWzNM4Uqa4Rf8pmxDgHR3gCal3enl-T0hyphenhyphenqfA6w2gHw2RxtD-qInltf-oEDq5u_Ct04SWGWCenSte61KqVCRq2TudOxCs7bFPXl_EWZnyPQG9-QTSM_BHu2knVlx_J6c/s1600-h/S7303287.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5317512260707327746" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxDaV3UgiuBdLwWzNM4Uqa4Rf8pmxDgHR3gCal3enl-T0hyphenhyphenqfA6w2gHw2RxtD-qInltf-oEDq5u_Ct04SWGWCenSte61KqVCRq2TudOxCs7bFPXl_EWZnyPQG9-QTSM_BHu2knVlx_J6c/s320/S7303287.JPG" border="0" /></a> He wanted Rocky to play with the stick but Rocky wanted to give him a kiss.....<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtCHpnviBhIBjkWZgop1jpzMEhGg7QA11gRwwCIIaOD2yxAqfq7x-G5pAfeOjkMR25NofUUl5FVs_Tijl245Y9RgodtB0hV4KP7fPEPaPnl_e5tb2f2ZReJ4vvZ__EULd1QVDqElZl1wU/s1600-h/S7303295.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5317512259217777666" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtCHpnviBhIBjkWZgop1jpzMEhGg7QA11gRwwCIIaOD2yxAqfq7x-G5pAfeOjkMR25NofUUl5FVs_Tijl245Y9RgodtB0hV4KP7fPEPaPnl_e5tb2f2ZReJ4vvZ__EULd1QVDqElZl1wU/s320/S7303295.JPG" border="0" /></a> He is so happy with the stick...</div><div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvVmxt_KPn889WtFAZvC6zlzTpDJWM8JmJ5dEXsPGfF0RPp5bH5efP9URKT5uNa9Q7Nx2eMGpqIBgPd3wCcKzQoQ8Le6iMEQIcwV5uFPwL4XR0BZK_Hz7JG8Fxc9TD-xiAaQgc5dhRfsQ/s1600-h/S7303296.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5317512249501497202" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvVmxt_KPn889WtFAZvC6zlzTpDJWM8JmJ5dEXsPGfF0RPp5bH5efP9URKT5uNa9Q7Nx2eMGpqIBgPd3wCcKzQoQ8Le6iMEQIcwV5uFPwL4XR0BZK_Hz7JG8Fxc9TD-xiAaQgc5dhRfsQ/s320/S7303296.JPG" border="0" /></a> Then he found the fire pit....Look, I can put my stick in this.....<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4olyV-vIBd-SrT8Rj_yTfoxN56rOE8DzEch3GFlVyKzuvDcFfvnDRt9yNjxUww9z9zjkR_AEtCF8qHZGPWov2blDQldlQ4RCzqi2TqOJjCZYOAPN5exodPQZ_h-4b8fFAaRN6yF5UuU0/s1600-h/S7303307.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5317512239210152946" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4olyV-vIBd-SrT8Rj_yTfoxN56rOE8DzEch3GFlVyKzuvDcFfvnDRt9yNjxUww9z9zjkR_AEtCF8qHZGPWov2blDQldlQ4RCzqi2TqOJjCZYOAPN5exodPQZ_h-4b8fFAaRN6yF5UuU0/s320/S7303307.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Why use that silly stick.....I can get my hands in there and touch it.....Swish it around<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMdI16pTfzD3sv4mPqSLqJR4LIxYPzp64OpN39bpoCM9HbGk6rxzk3cp9ErSPV0CLGQJLt3tCpbTRVJOsaNx4WQQjl4ZOzf-DI5r_83h4U3j1q1KeR9JVSu35qQ_bIhwoHzfSpjxB2GzQ/s1600-h/S7303314.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5317512228967985426" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMdI16pTfzD3sv4mPqSLqJR4LIxYPzp64OpN39bpoCM9HbGk6rxzk3cp9ErSPV0CLGQJLt3tCpbTRVJOsaNx4WQQjl4ZOzf-DI5r_83h4U3j1q1KeR9JVSu35qQ_bIhwoHzfSpjxB2GzQ/s320/S7303314.JPG" border="0" /></a> HHMMM...what is this?<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKOOVfH7xDndeOu4rGmasIFpzvPEugcbeUbm396Ynl22rtO1uEczBAWx7CNPUm1L8SoS5ZHwYWLI2iTQ0Re59Ipe-A4iOuvVDIezT7l2S0WmhlyUFotUhtiBRLwOLlGvmf9h1MFvvX_14/s1600-h/S7303317.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5317511383666354994" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKOOVfH7xDndeOu4rGmasIFpzvPEugcbeUbm396Ynl22rtO1uEczBAWx7CNPUm1L8SoS5ZHwYWLI2iTQ0Re59Ipe-A4iOuvVDIezT7l2S0WmhlyUFotUhtiBRLwOLlGvmf9h1MFvvX_14/s320/S7303317.JPG" border="0" /></a> He was having such a great time playing with the old ash and burnt pieces of wood....<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6b8D0Fc2wFCUS-_-22v5cbiumeSPhbP0gEDJu5cA-o1DepD0rlb2vC0eljsgAn2dPONIZPY_CbkW3ZDBIwqq9gvvDeghEAYw7DAEtZehIDOctdqloW7STdZnzQ2vknrMOTJsMLtCLmuc/s1600-h/S7303324.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5317511381813292194" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6b8D0Fc2wFCUS-_-22v5cbiumeSPhbP0gEDJu5cA-o1DepD0rlb2vC0eljsgAn2dPONIZPY_CbkW3ZDBIwqq9gvvDeghEAYw7DAEtZehIDOctdqloW7STdZnzQ2vknrMOTJsMLtCLmuc/s320/S7303324.JPG" border="0" /></a> Look at my hands...this is fun...<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1_DoqKUhwv4vvWLGTLVOYEeiKMmUtlNluELUUP5eTVSj0gzt_vvfKBYAJwAypD2qnM75Zb-8-z4PuzyeOIoOIebhMsNYMj5LwSNVRt7CF0q74XdjBOqyWrIHfkrZSRVoZh4dWQiRL7Uw/s1600-h/S7303327.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5317511377740432194" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1_DoqKUhwv4vvWLGTLVOYEeiKMmUtlNluELUUP5eTVSj0gzt_vvfKBYAJwAypD2qnM75Zb-8-z4PuzyeOIoOIebhMsNYMj5LwSNVRt7CF0q74XdjBOqyWrIHfkrZSRVoZh4dWQiRL7Uw/s320/S7303327.JPG" border="0" /></a> How far can I reach to get this stuff...<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdWpLTPVyd5qWD8dsjw1e3LCvrLTcdHqNn2gbArOm8E6kIPFaDQpAR7-xRWny1NwHD-gT4gQh6fd5H0JaicrqHViV5PXMZsLpzFHY-OTBcRBv5VYZEEDWrbrhGVzwpMB9Jm9K16q-4ep0/s1600-h/S7303332.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5317511371036538610" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdWpLTPVyd5qWD8dsjw1e3LCvrLTcdHqNn2gbArOm8E6kIPFaDQpAR7-xRWny1NwHD-gT4gQh6fd5H0JaicrqHViV5PXMZsLpzFHY-OTBcRBv5VYZEEDWrbrhGVzwpMB9Jm9K16q-4ep0/s320/S7303332.JPG" border="0" /></a> Then Lauren came to check out what he was doing.....As you can see, she is using the stick (she's not getting her hands dirty)<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3LbRFuHkpYQRTmi4WHI221-z0Yb-YRmXpPV_JP7R_EuDxSVM01D1hedNHnUjp52shPKvZGVZz2VGU3sR6lK_PHjyOd_h0sAVjbKb148llCzQPYrvcxaAR0oCElXrrn0ccyMFscYv1as8/s1600-h/S7303337.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5317511364399533394" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3LbRFuHkpYQRTmi4WHI221-z0Yb-YRmXpPV_JP7R_EuDxSVM01D1hedNHnUjp52shPKvZGVZz2VGU3sR6lK_PHjyOd_h0sAVjbKb148llCzQPYrvcxaAR0oCElXrrn0ccyMFscYv1as8/s320/S7303337.JPG" border="0" /></a> Look at those hands....better get some more...</div><div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1pfi0rHmwlQ6p4dFIGsZ6hjCHGiXyvEiFzcJXuNelX3xt0d1FCIE_J7PuZ2E_jC5dnVH1V4pDRi1jFTPvJNAtkGQtHpOaktbX7yQgTmd810fyfd3o9vXzEouGeUr7IQucRVoSBNq0Uq4/s1600-h/S7303338.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5317510484102404594" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1pfi0rHmwlQ6p4dFIGsZ6hjCHGiXyvEiFzcJXuNelX3xt0d1FCIE_J7PuZ2E_jC5dnVH1V4pDRi1jFTPvJNAtkGQtHpOaktbX7yQgTmd810fyfd3o9vXzEouGeUr7IQucRVoSBNq0Uq4/s320/S7303338.JPG" border="0" /></a> Lauren is still helping with her stick...<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgzJTVOQ_yfizXJFPHrrmMFuAHvCcoesyh8pTIA9IYloVgbW-VCs8FHj8_JVfpKgpyrwHbEtbRbtb5DE0jleKB2conGpvaE_JzcbK92D0Aosq-_X5DGuAWEyk-P_5yiW3bB4TvsCdsce4/s1600-h/S7303343.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5317510480768528370" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgzJTVOQ_yfizXJFPHrrmMFuAHvCcoesyh8pTIA9IYloVgbW-VCs8FHj8_JVfpKgpyrwHbEtbRbtb5DE0jleKB2conGpvaE_JzcbK92D0Aosq-_X5DGuAWEyk-P_5yiW3bB4TvsCdsce4/s320/S7303343.JPG" border="0" /></a> Austin had an itch....now there's stuff on his face...haha<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj9TampVQF4qJYXjKtt7IuGycHyY-sCclk6Kyb4xk-afkPB9g8HHSYb1IfkUaQUkGAebdsTPOPfkBp7I6xsFx2q9MsaYIoxYWQKfDdSs96vjDvOXyuxxWNsaLPXyYxMQjCifcywBYnVOA/s1600-h/S7303344.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5317510473914431106" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj9TampVQF4qJYXjKtt7IuGycHyY-sCclk6Kyb4xk-afkPB9g8HHSYb1IfkUaQUkGAebdsTPOPfkBp7I6xsFx2q9MsaYIoxYWQKfDdSs96vjDvOXyuxxWNsaLPXyYxMQjCifcywBYnVOA/s320/S7303344.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Not quick enough with the camera but here is the yuck face...Yep, he tasted it.....<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYtOMEGwK8Ue5gXiWgr4CWBtQb2z_c04wmS73M4GPXpf1JvBIpHlByAf1GYcaQz5TPD96pSqnX_tDnlCxgrmtpqvvV-Ab1PGZe-dS8_lMaSQqCdteOP3bsiKKrQlzfYggfDOYuQjVLZks/s1600-h/Dirt+on+face.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5317510471173849538" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 246px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYtOMEGwK8Ue5gXiWgr4CWBtQb2z_c04wmS73M4GPXpf1JvBIpHlByAf1GYcaQz5TPD96pSqnX_tDnlCxgrmtpqvvV-Ab1PGZe-dS8_lMaSQqCdteOP3bsiKKrQlzfYggfDOYuQjVLZks/s320/Dirt+on+face.jpg" border="0" /></a> Then he decided he would share with Steph.....Look at this big chunk Steph..</div><div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHU4z0jpvDIHbJ2428VoPqX6h4Ye-YJ1JaXDiyyKfkDhX1_SpOT151q-Pdfla3RCRcFGVXrdmJanMTkx_A1qRWg3QYyEvIhVC6GSkIG3Sp1rYNZ2qk3tq3e4LpBrrd3Zkvo1IweO-0Zcs/s1600-h/S7303358.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5317510466141869362" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHU4z0jpvDIHbJ2428VoPqX6h4Ye-YJ1JaXDiyyKfkDhX1_SpOT151q-Pdfla3RCRcFGVXrdmJanMTkx_A1qRWg3QYyEvIhVC6GSkIG3Sp1rYNZ2qk3tq3e4LpBrrd3Zkvo1IweO-0Zcs/s320/S7303358.JPG" border="0" /></a> (Wipe)...more on the face...<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiBr8ZKLay-6kUOelqRKFskE3DfXyOVWF7ZdtpsOVBFVSvqoRSCFwRTGin6dOcTGG_N1ggD33E0yI7vMxHCnWLDRYkfsJoLwPcVplT0tM0pjh1gC0sUamEhqnBa3sykF-Ne8AKWTx6EOs/s1600-h/S7303361.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5317505440423885842" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiBr8ZKLay-6kUOelqRKFskE3DfXyOVWF7ZdtpsOVBFVSvqoRSCFwRTGin6dOcTGG_N1ggD33E0yI7vMxHCnWLDRYkfsJoLwPcVplT0tM0pjh1gC0sUamEhqnBa3sykF-Ne8AKWTx6EOs/s320/S7303361.JPG" border="0" /></a>He is having so much fun...<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmrRwbSgj7ukdk82D5aOMgdUWWFF_fIwHY-celw42T34OUC02myuYsmwnrFVj_az9svOjyee7gYF7xYoiGsL_cSON5dHNyjfQO46IYm5_bpT0GMhfmDBpFhRrswcJaBe4cKgSNl6-RQpU/s1600-h/S7303362.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5317505437343341858" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmrRwbSgj7ukdk82D5aOMgdUWWFF_fIwHY-celw42T34OUC02myuYsmwnrFVj_az9svOjyee7gYF7xYoiGsL_cSON5dHNyjfQO46IYm5_bpT0GMhfmDBpFhRrswcJaBe4cKgSNl6-RQpU/s320/S7303362.JPG" border="0" /></a> This stuff needs a good look...serious inspecting here...<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhb3gjfCd2BFQ25ZJVWl5ve0qk-NgT8NPDBOwPGW_pX5_vPfIdZKJ9Akjxuhs-XYVbCBLlj6CY6gNtMXl8cL3xZod-DTWcx9L3fCyqGPPnrsSk2kV_mA2f760cCnxT9zwcvyuGCdqiD-0/s1600-h/S7303364.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5317505430611501794" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhb3gjfCd2BFQ25ZJVWl5ve0qk-NgT8NPDBOwPGW_pX5_vPfIdZKJ9Akjxuhs-XYVbCBLlj6CY6gNtMXl8cL3xZod-DTWcx9L3fCyqGPPnrsSk2kV_mA2f760cCnxT9zwcvyuGCdqiD-0/s320/S7303364.JPG" border="0" /></a> Good look at the dirt on the face...</div><div>Soon after this he wiped his face again and was getting it close to his eyes so it was time to clean up.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTKG4Ry6fEw563NmWRuYKO2Kx2OlnzH_YJn3OHS9hhv8EmRQrh850QW_66vmrLRzXqNcDjLFS480OzZD6dVmnBGhvSD3ZgqCCQHfynWRby8fNtrcw2tOsDTf04QRtgvm6zjk7t4jis8dw/s1600-h/S7303368.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5317505423121850706" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTKG4Ry6fEw563NmWRuYKO2Kx2OlnzH_YJn3OHS9hhv8EmRQrh850QW_66vmrLRzXqNcDjLFS480OzZD6dVmnBGhvSD3ZgqCCQHfynWRby8fNtrcw2tOsDTf04QRtgvm6zjk7t4jis8dw/s320/S7303368.JPG" border="0" /></a> Once clean he went to his handmade wooden tool set (Bapo made him some wooden tools I will have to write about later....they are so cool).<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk5nZYBaPcINtWY7riTfQohW9BPiPlsXnZqt2MLl044X3X6aSq-xVeB01q-GynHixrSaJqeJAt_m5kS7n7dbyjZdJ8NKyMEQC8N2vM35xt0lS-EbI4rN8vgokQWJ6KLY-TiC1GQrbY498/s1600-h/S7303375.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5317505414175946322" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk5nZYBaPcINtWY7riTfQohW9BPiPlsXnZqt2MLl044X3X6aSq-xVeB01q-GynHixrSaJqeJAt_m5kS7n7dbyjZdJ8NKyMEQC8N2vM35xt0lS-EbI4rN8vgokQWJ6KLY-TiC1GQrbY498/s320/S7303375.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div><div>So as you can see, he had quite the adventure and as I said, showed his "boyness". I know everything is going to be an adventure with this boy as he grows........we had lots of adventures with Lauren but they were much quieter and cleaner.......BOYS!!!!!</div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Ashleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03550667113679396599noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1134749930632583588.post-11025800380642371302009-03-19T19:45:00.010-05:002009-03-19T21:30:39.299-05:00A sunny day out<p>This week is Lauren's spring break. She hasn't had a great week though....Sunday evening she showed signs of not feeling well, we thought maybe some sleep would help. Monday she was still yucky and Tuesday afternoon she was miserable so I took her to the Dr. .....beginning of bronchitis. So needless to say she has not done much this week but feel bad and sleep.</p><p>Today, however, she felt better so we decided to go to Town Lake in McKinney and feed the ducks. We loaded up the wagon to try out for Austin (and the stroller just in case) got our bread and we were off.</p><p>Austin actually sat in the wagon. This was our first time to see how he would do and he liked it.</p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUhalvPq8b6_wmxhTpRcyIe9s0nr9G9GHu1aTMy9rrBJThfctq9qnX24S98VgcRhgkJlIEmIAJrR2UdBzVw50yjr1Besyn8sL9rRR9paO4Ev5y70PjXceTgjXz-0g_lMP10GqOCIsyO8Y/s1600-h/S7302994.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5315077089743826242" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUhalvPq8b6_wmxhTpRcyIe9s0nr9G9GHu1aTMy9rrBJThfctq9qnX24S98VgcRhgkJlIEmIAJrR2UdBzVw50yjr1Besyn8sL9rRR9paO4Ev5y70PjXceTgjXz-0g_lMP10GqOCIsyO8Y/s320/S7302994.JPG" border="0" /></a> Lauren found this funny looking duck sleeping behind a tree and snuck up on him.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir6xV0MH-4u9YlEDmW6g9tBYvEHzvT27xbykp7U3hqO3aYtbMNm0j39PU7aeIuNRrVZtJ4giO1pDE2AkU7EdZoEGemAgGovhQ7CVLysm0zarPtnZrBqSrpFhHGCIlXT9jJTHo_qjGcWlw/s1600-h/S7302997.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5315077081993381890" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir6xV0MH-4u9YlEDmW6g9tBYvEHzvT27xbykp7U3hqO3aYtbMNm0j39PU7aeIuNRrVZtJ4giO1pDE2AkU7EdZoEGemAgGovhQ7CVLysm0zarPtnZrBqSrpFhHGCIlXT9jJTHo_qjGcWlw/s320/S7302997.JPG" border="0" /></a> Then we found some awake and swimming. We just walked along and stopped at all the ducks trying to find some that would eat.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFAqlroz-OI0lyb7HUXjsgcNvH0gXd9pAzyat1tYe9lyOEKk9tFqTLbZpKacKp46h11-UdJoOG4YNwzf8p9fSpcSNDcVC4f6XWnfGRlFEv2_pnmzK8UdLhSz7mCDWe6H7_yeS-Fb8J3DE/s1600-h/S7302999.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5315076783491777458" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFAqlroz-OI0lyb7HUXjsgcNvH0gXd9pAzyat1tYe9lyOEKk9tFqTLbZpKacKp46h11-UdJoOG4YNwzf8p9fSpcSNDcVC4f6XWnfGRlFEv2_pnmzK8UdLhSz7mCDWe6H7_yeS-Fb8J3DE/s320/S7302999.JPG" border="0" /></a>Here was our first goose.....<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9pRRxP9Vs7nME9N2PTKU3S93Y2i76zBEXck3mdGuj1Ql-XZeWSYbPPYLb4a5xbk846mnhnH4np8RFoS9ocDYM00wd3ib13-7f_t8p7nwhXYzFgbz2ijuut6bFCshrxsLm-HO0cQHbiqo/s1600-h/S7303003.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5315076784184718466" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9pRRxP9Vs7nME9N2PTKU3S93Y2i76zBEXck3mdGuj1Ql-XZeWSYbPPYLb4a5xbk846mnhnH4np8RFoS9ocDYM00wd3ib13-7f_t8p7nwhXYzFgbz2ijuut6bFCshrxsLm-HO0cQHbiqo/s320/S7303003.JPG" border="0" /></a> Austin's not to sure...(still sitting though)<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYdFColPj1zpTIgr1qPBF-P43lnXUZSyiysJrCoVCEQZXd20XHPKsXfbMdEDl_IqCtHZN-J3ePcj3Hcc0eYNINwMegZP1ZynEQwzD29oTJvU_tgzXKJkV6T-rCDuuwnqI54gBZ-nSFFsI/s1600-h/S7303004.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5315076764619681938" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYdFColPj1zpTIgr1qPBF-P43lnXUZSyiysJrCoVCEQZXd20XHPKsXfbMdEDl_IqCtHZN-J3ePcj3Hcc0eYNINwMegZP1ZynEQwzD29oTJvU_tgzXKJkV6T-rCDuuwnqI54gBZ-nSFFsI/s320/S7303004.JPG" border="0" /></a> Who knew Geese stood on one leg like flamingos?<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf-gpTnEcppP9X20IQ02VKk2A1Cx-4XVGIJQ05jcCQh1GLow76Oehj5X7g5Ak9frg7rqMwbZLyY5a5Yo6MM7lzGzrLiiCrp8pK8nKubwJ-FsAj25a5HehAkjZR9kdjgVloeHDqKQGOecY/s1600-h/S7303008.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5315076763578718370" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf-gpTnEcppP9X20IQ02VKk2A1Cx-4XVGIJQ05jcCQh1GLow76Oehj5X7g5Ak9frg7rqMwbZLyY5a5Yo6MM7lzGzrLiiCrp8pK8nKubwJ-FsAj25a5HehAkjZR9kdjgVloeHDqKQGOecY/s320/S7303008.JPG" border="0" /></a> Austin going to see the geese.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRDgizgtjywxGEhZZVWv1sKpRRFfeY-vGTolT8xmi2gfHuFw6d-9LKCjn0uBok9fzqzO7KTlBKSl6IHpGAdUTuv8M9vBzqg9reZBSu3pstxoZs7X-36lJe4Wotbxx9O6O_zM4zf2g_CT4/s1600-h/S7303009.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5315076758086866370" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRDgizgtjywxGEhZZVWv1sKpRRFfeY-vGTolT8xmi2gfHuFw6d-9LKCjn0uBok9fzqzO7KTlBKSl6IHpGAdUTuv8M9vBzqg9reZBSu3pstxoZs7X-36lJe4Wotbxx9O6O_zM4zf2g_CT4/s320/S7303009.JPG" border="0" /></a> Austin wanted to try pushing the wagon...<br /><div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE9c0dsvzLGZQrG0p5lCho7dj9MR4qqJ15bjKRfpidj3OgETNjtfvJNBRrFEf9WnoVyTJa9RYsOd72gpITrxsBPtnZy1_ECgpxV3Ql53KqHVHkwct7m9XuIM8AV-x5_msUgpg6AhH_F-Y/s1600-h/S7303021.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5315075939773185426" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE9c0dsvzLGZQrG0p5lCho7dj9MR4qqJ15bjKRfpidj3OgETNjtfvJNBRrFEf9WnoVyTJa9RYsOd72gpITrxsBPtnZy1_ECgpxV3Ql53KqHVHkwct7m9XuIM8AV-x5_msUgpg6AhH_F-Y/s320/S7303021.JPG" border="0" /></a> We took some bubbles to play with today also so we tried them out....Austin liked the tree, he was pulling the bark off and laughing.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ3eJDlTGnUS-EIWPR75QFWj6VBvGyLVgRtvAlORETKeFh2y1L_i1MuJcu4I-ZdI4nOCR89K7dUf0f-RO5Jd2MJf9HTe5KVRYoJwgMutlQylF6liqBWAi6a0AYX03RNSgSaaegnmBKACQ/s1600-h/S7303024.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5315075938784917474" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ3eJDlTGnUS-EIWPR75QFWj6VBvGyLVgRtvAlORETKeFh2y1L_i1MuJcu4I-ZdI4nOCR89K7dUf0f-RO5Jd2MJf9HTe5KVRYoJwgMutlQylF6liqBWAi6a0AYX03RNSgSaaegnmBKACQ/s320/S7303024.JPG" border="0" /></a> Lauren enjoyed the bubbles.....<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPDyLCIWY7gVamBATqzbW9LLOsTu_830TdylvzipGv6ML2bnM179Wgab7jU_kO-VEbXctWmgjR5g2chSJYVazo5rO-RWhjePv_Q11i2A1-kgPy60jwm8uKaWANf0yR5eWhl-OziqQ-aLc/s1600-h/S7303025.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5315075932525788466" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPDyLCIWY7gVamBATqzbW9LLOsTu_830TdylvzipGv6ML2bnM179Wgab7jU_kO-VEbXctWmgjR5g2chSJYVazo5rO-RWhjePv_Q11i2A1-kgPy60jwm8uKaWANf0yR5eWhl-OziqQ-aLc/s320/S7303025.JPG" border="0" /></a> Finally Austin started chasing the bubbles.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxE2K7hZOvh353vLgeg8jTBFoaem_0RNAM63XaARHlZ3GM84r4WZ_8iYgWAuKMk5PLEtK8Ei5RN6a4RJOWH7P2X-uM7CMy_krM0ddE86oorvm-nAug0Wu5QdOCiyZDh53pJGGYsAvz3Hk/s1600-h/S7303027.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5315075929553972162" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxE2K7hZOvh353vLgeg8jTBFoaem_0RNAM63XaARHlZ3GM84r4WZ_8iYgWAuKMk5PLEtK8Ei5RN6a4RJOWH7P2X-uM7CMy_krM0ddE86oorvm-nAug0Wu5QdOCiyZDh53pJGGYsAvz3Hk/s320/S7303027.JPG" border="0" /></a> Bubbles!!!!<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcTQ60wrJUr9Uoi5ao4oJASMxEAY5ynwP21HO9cn1BoAFe_kRttHAJmZMmLgoQBxcH8lqvzfhWm7vFnXXe40fxv2TpzuqVQXvBvviIiE_6nlYS8LTvpMQUIVuL9UxWlvOEnu26-b_8HO4/s1600-h/S7303028.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5315075139583232674" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcTQ60wrJUr9Uoi5ao4oJASMxEAY5ynwP21HO9cn1BoAFe_kRttHAJmZMmLgoQBxcH8lqvzfhWm7vFnXXe40fxv2TpzuqVQXvBvviIiE_6nlYS8LTvpMQUIVuL9UxWlvOEnu26-b_8HO4/s320/S7303028.JPG" border="0" /></a> Back to the geese.....</div><div>Austin began to get curious about them and began chasing them....<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_DusukpqJMHhMuwaJTloQjq_LQNBmg-fnVL1REMHGElS-tE9c8wxIZI_nZOf4PMwmVaktsdqG0m_sMsaEJ4sl1a_oMwI6ziLiV_UsOYKx-GIFiRz5XhLvnS3lmqhAt5qdllO2VCUMSq8/s1600-h/S7303033.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5315075131806491858" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_DusukpqJMHhMuwaJTloQjq_LQNBmg-fnVL1REMHGElS-tE9c8wxIZI_nZOf4PMwmVaktsdqG0m_sMsaEJ4sl1a_oMwI6ziLiV_UsOYKx-GIFiRz5XhLvnS3lmqhAt5qdllO2VCUMSq8/s320/S7303033.JPG" border="0" /></a> No Fear....just kept going towards them...<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5IV7TseZ61WJ_AlQBjCcgN9Z2kAus7-A9RuQHanhG3DwPL6zIOblPYm5PlRa092jTjc0XKtGvUTNY7NLLhGgiC8EIYKCz6xYilgW7drlyjKW_EY_TqHb7PggHKyoZLYFa9_fXaIJghY0/s1600-h/S7303034.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5315075128739031058" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5IV7TseZ61WJ_AlQBjCcgN9Z2kAus7-A9RuQHanhG3DwPL6zIOblPYm5PlRa092jTjc0XKtGvUTNY7NLLhGgiC8EIYKCz6xYilgW7drlyjKW_EY_TqHb7PggHKyoZLYFa9_fXaIJghY0/s320/S7303034.JPG" border="0" /></a> I told Lauren she could ride for a little...</div><div>Austin is hugging her.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZFfb-w053eeat1T_QBMeZ2DrUHeANx4dtL9wEIdt3ei9QTGw4Itcp7rCwhctrBSKVwUMMGCOJcu-6rE5w5PS4A2OCkAj-wU4SKvN9mOK8MrjEXh7GOtXm9o7fAWFJZeMNeHdtgQLvQYc/s1600-h/S7303039.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5315075126591233218" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZFfb-w053eeat1T_QBMeZ2DrUHeANx4dtL9wEIdt3ei9QTGw4Itcp7rCwhctrBSKVwUMMGCOJcu-6rE5w5PS4A2OCkAj-wU4SKvN9mOK8MrjEXh7GOtXm9o7fAWFJZeMNeHdtgQLvQYc/s320/S7303039.JPG" border="0" /></a> Hi Mom...<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGIJWYoeB6zpgr7LWfbphkvNLeX8Irh5jmF3wDqE7YwrBIfqZFugpuHQQJKsSyCJKRw5tGUmguP9fv7IFeaJsbM9soBscEJ9-ltlwgbTudy43-lfQB1cM5rK7GLGcGnegqk8UA_Ae0478/s1600-h/S7303040.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5315075118449422178" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGIJWYoeB6zpgr7LWfbphkvNLeX8Irh5jmF3wDqE7YwrBIfqZFugpuHQQJKsSyCJKRw5tGUmguP9fv7IFeaJsbM9soBscEJ9-ltlwgbTudy43-lfQB1cM5rK7GLGcGnegqk8UA_Ae0478/s320/S7303040.JPG" border="0" /></a> On the way back to the truck we found some geese that were hungry....<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6wEBQH49Kr3EiZvc2vkr7CzPt0CwPzi_99FNCx2zzB1wZjp9iTmpXdg1zrEMdGKE5Ge7slE-xwSri1TCNkNX1EYYCjDPHjmCvnAVoPKuLPJaojoAIr2vkXQ81wDTmGAzIz3cejVDTEUg/s1600-h/S7303045.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5315074108218730834" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6wEBQH49Kr3EiZvc2vkr7CzPt0CwPzi_99FNCx2zzB1wZjp9iTmpXdg1zrEMdGKE5Ge7slE-xwSri1TCNkNX1EYYCjDPHjmCvnAVoPKuLPJaojoAIr2vkXQ81wDTmGAzIz3cejVDTEUg/s320/S7303045.JPG" border="0" /></a> Thay came really close with both the kids in the wagon.....<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJYfxq6hB0GXkbx-qg1T-6wkAyZLCdVN9__y7zZ-QZvsAVpGoVbjscbFYtnbY17s3w_gI-45k3BRyZdi6y2kzYadMXmKW1yI_CJlZE5SW1LvOU3W-dxJgm3wPt8GNeK0Ky2V9FJv3_al4/s1600-h/S7303047.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5315074101495396242" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJYfxq6hB0GXkbx-qg1T-6wkAyZLCdVN9__y7zZ-QZvsAVpGoVbjscbFYtnbY17s3w_gI-45k3BRyZdi6y2kzYadMXmKW1yI_CJlZE5SW1LvOU3W-dxJgm3wPt8GNeK0Ky2V9FJv3_al4/s320/S7303047.JPG" border="0" /></a> So close Lauren feed one right from her hand.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigDVJAxb8kREwHgF8oZcoeejQfv5ss3wvcOjiKGpAxzgHjgbwD9LeH1GsMNY-O1kZNe3qIEU4QxFmETux2cJ5mX9uYLfMXtIjcqIhIzYRmRrQHxDjTOaJW-37Wl9J-Gxub3LUwBPvqJXQ/s1600-h/S7303050.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5315074099859587570" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigDVJAxb8kREwHgF8oZcoeejQfv5ss3wvcOjiKGpAxzgHjgbwD9LeH1GsMNY-O1kZNe3qIEU4QxFmETux2cJ5mX9uYLfMXtIjcqIhIzYRmRrQHxDjTOaJW-37Wl9J-Gxub3LUwBPvqJXQ/s320/S7303050.JPG" border="0" /></a> Austin is still not sure about all this.....<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig-Sn-8pVtW1PI643igV_Wmyb7TAZEmlISv_dGlKsgF13uFiUTFAjdWT8I5cSwb4mXKeBO8OIRF6C6EGKn63cQDDNWDbNtwbeNT2YCdOSVgpk8u7NsgytWmfid2dqgF5svyKriMABGGNU/s1600-h/S7303058.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5315074094577363666" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig-Sn-8pVtW1PI643igV_Wmyb7TAZEmlISv_dGlKsgF13uFiUTFAjdWT8I5cSwb4mXKeBO8OIRF6C6EGKn63cQDDNWDbNtwbeNT2YCdOSVgpk8u7NsgytWmfid2dqgF5svyKriMABGGNU/s320/S7303058.JPG" border="0" /></a> This goose was streching his wing and his leg (must be preparing for Austin to get out of the wagon)<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPZ5-OuQy_haKSDfmaD1v8LfHF9HlX2Iq7RckAGJTi4eRskgtvwyCWvHjKgULlSGYDzvIMCvOZau_DkRGL2GYLmA6Eb_leAo_79NsatWkU9XgH95iCTZfCyPHvodwY_HcsDG1LNkxyFBk/s1600-h/S7303061.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5315074085323015090" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPZ5-OuQy_haKSDfmaD1v8LfHF9HlX2Iq7RckAGJTi4eRskgtvwyCWvHjKgULlSGYDzvIMCvOZau_DkRGL2GYLmA6Eb_leAo_79NsatWkU9XgH95iCTZfCyPHvodwY_HcsDG1LNkxyFBk/s320/S7303061.JPG" border="0" /></a> Lauren's over feeding the geese and Austin is going to take her a piece of bread to help (we had to watch him because he kept wanting to eat the bread...it was old)<br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5315075946411997522" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqdMOhQadJO7NyAHfopNIL9GOFel2C2OQdGU0SZKXEcCWP-p2m6cHPXfYSUgReHyj4e8IH5VhV18hF19PjA_kz6Hri3KJespH0QIT8E8S5V-LjXS7BZzCPzqF2rp8NeENhoS7jDuFbWV8/s320/S7303012.JPG" border="0" /> Off he goes with his bread...</div><div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRiiUbC8d67aNJLzT8nhexR65n2eh_A-R_reFK1eZ2iG2iiqzfTOPfs55Jt3EbUE5tGOW7S71st49LTSeQ2m7t8JcyCB2q08qZd47WnK2K_zK4i9gTBKcAhdQF_3HYqcjSw2IYvMZB3Uk/s1600-h/S7303013.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5315070517474068034" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRiiUbC8d67aNJLzT8nhexR65n2eh_A-R_reFK1eZ2iG2iiqzfTOPfs55Jt3EbUE5tGOW7S71st49LTSeQ2m7t8JcyCB2q08qZd47WnK2K_zK4i9gTBKcAhdQF_3HYqcjSw2IYvMZB3Uk/s320/S7303013.JPG" border="0" /></a> Whoops, it broke...<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiST4etT_AxFuhjmvBhFYjHU3KuUM9T8xk3lnLn6pvzWYMB22fQKM0s7vSi2H39PcdfxSrhh1ZphpZq35Xx28eIveomL4w1fG7EFryXbaJLoyyL1LnwFhJ0gQlAsYPhq6eaub32BU5Hc5s/s1600-h/S7303014.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5315070514175572194" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiST4etT_AxFuhjmvBhFYjHU3KuUM9T8xk3lnLn6pvzWYMB22fQKM0s7vSi2H39PcdfxSrhh1ZphpZq35Xx28eIveomL4w1fG7EFryXbaJLoyyL1LnwFhJ0gQlAsYPhq6eaub32BU5Hc5s/s320/S7303014.JPG" border="0" /></a> Austin decided to go check out the geese again. As he's going towards thim the one goose stood up tall....I was hoping he wasn't going to bite him (the goose bite Austin)<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuIlX6l44_cioNIt8yMxPwvcbDn8hZ5GnYj__v6xKw88W0Z1Vut1fv8OxFZs-g0zF7z5GwqCBa-nwmeYarku83piegoDcdT8CUL323Qdr83LeoAbyM9MC05dDNtlP-fYqH9HcReljgA1M/s1600-h/S7303063.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5315070507812127954" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuIlX6l44_cioNIt8yMxPwvcbDn8hZ5GnYj__v6xKw88W0Z1Vut1fv8OxFZs-g0zF7z5GwqCBa-nwmeYarku83piegoDcdT8CUL323Qdr83LeoAbyM9MC05dDNtlP-fYqH9HcReljgA1M/s320/S7303063.JPG" border="0" /></a> I'm going to get them Mom...<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDF7ibEAqxWSeJMrnAD3fL7BHprrq1d4lYz-c-bN72rWKc_zo7GRBrhbq9U12b9s64D4gfIGLBL8cEhInY_yoXmd_Lpvk7XHwXFhBNqOf0K5tQb4PoeEUKxtjHAnLjmF-R2C5qzkX_dOU/s1600-h/S7303065.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5315070503112982018" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDF7ibEAqxWSeJMrnAD3fL7BHprrq1d4lYz-c-bN72rWKc_zo7GRBrhbq9U12b9s64D4gfIGLBL8cEhInY_yoXmd_Lpvk7XHwXFhBNqOf0K5tQb4PoeEUKxtjHAnLjmF-R2C5qzkX_dOU/s320/S7303065.JPG" border="0" /></a> Look Lauren...<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiLsKIQ7pWwCNSCYedx5b_LHNFftF48mlHnH4fMsBSYtUCYdDDc-6_RTVsWJvZd6h8YqhQfUh5gUf_YtUTFAGeOx5DnEIj-6dIRyxuA4QvN6X3hO704FPp6_looPAwrvEoyFxcNi8Mz5Q/s1600-h/S7303068.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5315070500257565570" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiLsKIQ7pWwCNSCYedx5b_LHNFftF48mlHnH4fMsBSYtUCYdDDc-6_RTVsWJvZd6h8YqhQfUh5gUf_YtUTFAGeOx5DnEIj-6dIRyxuA4QvN6X3hO704FPp6_looPAwrvEoyFxcNi8Mz5Q/s320/S7303068.JPG" border="0" /></a> Lauren tried again but this was as close as he came...<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghFi8feh5rm2Z_RuqkODmW8e8-IyAo5r_LoaPNhHS_1bnpVsn35Zpts2QRAN4fpqDlKibGIzhn_yojCFcXg3qFXFk_3I9qnUacbZB6NXK0AKzGNZ2M8JnenAjgzZjYGDfGCdL5PFnIja4/s1600-h/S7303073.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5315066570669432738" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghFi8feh5rm2Z_RuqkODmW8e8-IyAo5r_LoaPNhHS_1bnpVsn35Zpts2QRAN4fpqDlKibGIzhn_yojCFcXg3qFXFk_3I9qnUacbZB6NXK0AKzGNZ2M8JnenAjgzZjYGDfGCdL5PFnIja4/s320/S7303073.JPG" border="0" /></a> Feeding the last geese as we are leaving....<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ0gsMgbCbktQ-WZ8oiKlBweS4Es6oQwlYALdSBWcen-TPyA87q21VZ6XnQZl-fnCv6RfxSjOCCjKI6AJ-eflH8xxmD9nsN-R5MVLjuTxpW9EpUrHeA63qnK76z4Xqa2B3uyYLBetRG3g/s1600-h/S7303080.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5315066562749768210" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ0gsMgbCbktQ-WZ8oiKlBweS4Es6oQwlYALdSBWcen-TPyA87q21VZ6XnQZl-fnCv6RfxSjOCCjKI6AJ-eflH8xxmD9nsN-R5MVLjuTxpW9EpUrHeA63qnK76z4Xqa2B3uyYLBetRG3g/s320/S7303080.JPG" border="0" /></a> Austin what are you doing?<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbQGh4cFfqlfq65hZ_ByFpETwjnp1pcFTA2m5mwSGFOwT8vLRlWgVo5EojZzCtdM1FBpmUWS9uAoUKbNhT-NspMHCvg6690m6OpWcL2VIoLirhSJoToGdSG4KmzbzF7gePuA1IY7OBok8/s1600-h/S7303083.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5315066552064418978" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbQGh4cFfqlfq65hZ_ByFpETwjnp1pcFTA2m5mwSGFOwT8vLRlWgVo5EojZzCtdM1FBpmUWS9uAoUKbNhT-NspMHCvg6690m6OpWcL2VIoLirhSJoToGdSG4KmzbzF7gePuA1IY7OBok8/s320/S7303083.JPG" border="0" /></a> Eating the crumbs out of the wagon.....what can you do?<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfwQRgAx24d2VwPJGKum9d7TI9BnuVZGTnI5ogO13BLJLRkXZu1VqeZdlSAWc3fX4Xd2ZGQ8Qilz2LWz7dJicjgRkN9KwPpzQo-GYU6Mjh-flw9XqlsUxVYBlBr7Nm54uC1QF-TxVlY24/s1600-h/S7303085.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5315066547929984002" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfwQRgAx24d2VwPJGKum9d7TI9BnuVZGTnI5ogO13BLJLRkXZu1VqeZdlSAWc3fX4Xd2ZGQ8Qilz2LWz7dJicjgRkN9KwPpzQo-GYU6Mjh-flw9XqlsUxVYBlBr7Nm54uC1QF-TxVlY24/s320/S7303085.JPG" border="0" /></a> Man...all that geese chasing wears you out.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihgUhKKwuu-nxKKSN7Ola4QA2VAkpR2JdcQhysNbwjXNQLduagolisaz3OGnF-CZB9P3uoTzpqi3jyAONgvVBiuVrFFETnZXgg2c-V_qgcNMbuk3xOiBqNXIzdpfrjtS2Mr1eu5ZQKFjQ/s1600-h/S7303088.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5315066544515891234" 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/AVvXsEihgUhKKwuu-nxKKSN7Ola4QA2VAkpR2JdcQhysNbwjXNQLduagolisaz3OGnF-CZB9P3uoTzpqi3jyAONgvVBiuVrFFETnZXgg2c-V_qgcNMbuk3xOiBqNXIzdpfrjtS2Mr1eu5ZQKFjQ/s320/S7303088.JPG" border="0" /></a> Once we left the lake we started home.....then we remembered we needed milk. Not wanting to turn around I remembered we got a NEW Braums in Van Alstyne so we decided to go check it out.</div><div>It is SO pretty...<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDWt99RNQa6fh5pzkqqH2mc45MTZK89ykImWqUKJd1SjdrrwfdvyLoHgIHMSF6OtXnJguYSjmHEaIAy1Fc9KZXkzmJeIh-PyXorMRPu6R_RcckpuAPIbiedCitYImWERP6RYJ5gp1J1Nw/s1600-h/S7303102.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5315065583663761154" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDWt99RNQa6fh5pzkqqH2mc45MTZK89ykImWqUKJd1SjdrrwfdvyLoHgIHMSF6OtXnJguYSjmHEaIAy1Fc9KZXkzmJeIh-PyXorMRPu6R_RcckpuAPIbiedCitYImWERP6RYJ5gp1J1Nw/s320/S7303102.JPG" border="0" /></a> When we got in we decided we needed to try there ice cream....</div><div>Lauren was excited.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5-_ERtQKsSjz_h8CMhwG478PpywXP0Jl2qD3c0QrVA9-dCVpVaBVfQD6Xu7buHvaGR7exul0a59p1wyC8J4BfprwxOZHl8KHsEaw8bHhwx59b39n_RzZKHfLUnTOTx25My7xp9kP67Y4/s1600-h/S7303099.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5315065581076592882" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5-_ERtQKsSjz_h8CMhwG478PpywXP0Jl2qD3c0QrVA9-dCVpVaBVfQD6Xu7buHvaGR7exul0a59p1wyC8J4BfprwxOZHl8KHsEaw8bHhwx59b39n_RzZKHfLUnTOTx25My7xp9kP67Y4/s320/S7303099.JPG" border="0" /></a> YUM!!!<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9hN30yQSmXeBqF9fQi7p6bfSJOQZI801uws5oithqLkasmHwLUZYOvO8a-tAfVbHOrZs43RA0mWHVO61jRlyA9dxzGGzHRSjLm-ib0FZCOknqZHDA195knKhOypyBeaTa2Cp9uSL69bk/s1600-h/S7303092.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5315065577963310098" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9hN30yQSmXeBqF9fQi7p6bfSJOQZI801uws5oithqLkasmHwLUZYOvO8a-tAfVbHOrZs43RA0mWHVO61jRlyA9dxzGGzHRSjLm-ib0FZCOknqZHDA195knKhOypyBeaTa2Cp9uSL69bk/s320/S7303092.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Can't leave out Austin if you are eating...especially ice cream....<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLvlJ-JRV5ebOGu55rCdCN2Mn5cGvJBu7PsFkEkqU_Nn7_dGSvCPTDmvvuLo8z3kG56GYxcZdF8F0OTOmRVt3ju8KKtPBh3zZad-dhJCzJ8Fj6FN4a2tLf14axI-F-fXVzQDiTNzczNiY/s1600-h/S7303096.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5315065571873428482" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLvlJ-JRV5ebOGu55rCdCN2Mn5cGvJBu7PsFkEkqU_Nn7_dGSvCPTDmvvuLo8z3kG56GYxcZdF8F0OTOmRVt3ju8KKtPBh3zZad-dhJCzJ8Fj6FN4a2tLf14axI-F-fXVzQDiTNzczNiY/s320/S7303096.JPG" border="0" /></a>Think he's happy.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5uY7qu3U9XSXENoO5Mnc-9yzTiGKAJrh_9v_aIcyNt8RR07pICJQ0yHojwxgV8JbFVUw9VEsExwwtvjhinGAPV9UBKhdQPW-Vnl95v9vRDXk9p7XE8p5X1xYUx0ropC0AINl6VFTA2u4/s1600-h/S7303100.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5315065570028949346" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5uY7qu3U9XSXENoO5Mnc-9yzTiGKAJrh_9v_aIcyNt8RR07pICJQ0yHojwxgV8JbFVUw9VEsExwwtvjhinGAPV9UBKhdQPW-Vnl95v9vRDXk9p7XE8p5X1xYUx0ropC0AINl6VFTA2u4/s320/S7303100.JPG" border="0" /></a> All in All we had a great time. I am so glad Lauren is feeling better I just wish her spring break wasn't almost over. What can you do though. She will have more days off and summer is coming.<br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Ashleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03550667113679396599noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1134749930632583588.post-53726759463142570272009-03-16T22:00:00.008-05:002009-03-16T23:35:43.070-05:00Austin and the toolsIn my last blog I said I would wirte about Austin in Bapo's tool bag at a later time....well....here we go.<br />While Mike and Bapo were putting the rock wall on the swing set and moving the slide we were all outside playing also. Austin was roaming around being a boy getting into things.<br />First he started with the dirt again......<br />Look dirt.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOjZ7KuqVlHw6sWMIDWYAWx3fytUoCKhLmbJRFNmY7IcGWF7hDLqSX3SNl7RzOKEzB41ZFlTSGtHuxYzoJ-eHPpTfDmv9usCjEc-6eSugCTN6D7eQBKvsgA98CH32lmuGH6d_sLc1AqDM/s1600-h/DSC_5320.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5313993300691586034" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 212px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOjZ7KuqVlHw6sWMIDWYAWx3fytUoCKhLmbJRFNmY7IcGWF7hDLqSX3SNl7RzOKEzB41ZFlTSGtHuxYzoJ-eHPpTfDmv9usCjEc-6eSugCTN6D7eQBKvsgA98CH32lmuGH6d_sLc1AqDM/s320/DSC_5320.JPG" border="0" /></a> Not eating it....SEE <div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivpBESdwGHah9zNYnhg6PoIY0T3tAFy7uFosHRgJ_dJv4Wy5b4dEK77V9ui0EZn6_xxZQTKjSAgXGiCYZV_-Me6zEyfRFGSgMEAtOaHSePRHRF9Bqv-BmUHC1RK9XbolzUvVTMGbO6Mis/s1600-h/DSC_5321.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5313993294101626130" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 212px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivpBESdwGHah9zNYnhg6PoIY0T3tAFy7uFosHRgJ_dJv4Wy5b4dEK77V9ui0EZn6_xxZQTKjSAgXGiCYZV_-Me6zEyfRFGSgMEAtOaHSePRHRF9Bqv-BmUHC1RK9XbolzUvVTMGbO6Mis/s320/DSC_5321.JPG" border="0" /></a> Then he found Bapo's tool bag.....<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibT1ms8GGuf7aktptNzxSTtT49td1SnBy2jQCaUP8eHpPZxmBpPaxKY5jbrcAgOdJoQMnjxxNwHDTz5Uzy_cmMTTnGwcLvmBNUsgo0dT_P7E6_2TEG-mxrHLkGgzabqYBZgpEyaONSFKE/s1600-h/DSC_5349.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5313993292404342114" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 212px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibT1ms8GGuf7aktptNzxSTtT49td1SnBy2jQCaUP8eHpPZxmBpPaxKY5jbrcAgOdJoQMnjxxNwHDTz5Uzy_cmMTTnGwcLvmBNUsgo0dT_P7E6_2TEG-mxrHLkGgzabqYBZgpEyaONSFKE/s320/DSC_5349.JPG" border="0" /></a> I found something (such a serious face), what is it?<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjSlPpPZ28uzBYIt9y5Few2_VIAIA8xIqZ3TSa4u0r_IDs7HEFBwKu2XJxmwDZ198V-RPvQgCN7UmKfgCMxmRy8fZkOgmynywuUdcOHBpqok4jaYEBbX6hzFNyo14TOeYlLyQt3fFi8fs/s1600-h/DSC_5350.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5313993286125167490" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 212px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjSlPpPZ28uzBYIt9y5Few2_VIAIA8xIqZ3TSa4u0r_IDs7HEFBwKu2XJxmwDZ198V-RPvQgCN7UmKfgCMxmRy8fZkOgmynywuUdcOHBpqok4jaYEBbX6hzFNyo14TOeYlLyQt3fFi8fs/s320/DSC_5350.JPG" border="0" /></a> Nope, you can't have it....just look!!!<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-GDqZHnWulue89Wch3RoxofvwZBoyQnrNXlupymCdnOsb0Iptn579HY9rhYbw6wHMQxkk1V37aEEw-IygUf2bE5pPsrPAayoUYl3Ds08cL5lxHw4_izlMtNNGdNJzt95jINgVja-uM4E/s1600-h/DSC_5351.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5313993284003041074" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 212px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-GDqZHnWulue89Wch3RoxofvwZBoyQnrNXlupymCdnOsb0Iptn579HY9rhYbw6wHMQxkk1V37aEEw-IygUf2bE5pPsrPAayoUYl3Ds08cL5lxHw4_izlMtNNGdNJzt95jINgVja-uM4E/s320/DSC_5351.JPG" border="0" /></a> Maybe there's something better..<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCK2Bu4MJnNEGX1kanj_-Hpv8cp1nEAYv59Zpa-pJVebBpKYhcL_K-6Wmh633p4KLVBf9t8ivXkM90SWbsS0tPXivOaU_b5XQrkbpKkwQeKb_nu-kk3NUipfnd2uuNgrZhYcUOqB2KW8w/s1600-h/DSC_5358.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5313992400140194562" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 212px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCK2Bu4MJnNEGX1kanj_-Hpv8cp1nEAYv59Zpa-pJVebBpKYhcL_K-6Wmh633p4KLVBf9t8ivXkM90SWbsS0tPXivOaU_b5XQrkbpKkwQeKb_nu-kk3NUipfnd2uuNgrZhYcUOqB2KW8w/s320/DSC_5358.JPG" border="0" /></a>HA!! I found something else...<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHRtYPpxgosAAB5zK8J65xS0IaRHDV4ufMixPe9VUileygbJh9X7uUJjhzFGAABanBdzGVaLG4JQaQLrjbmTqm2mqzL_Tal4OI07fC99SuAsZjgtU85Rdt7J5gHMFpXTj9fA0vcDha9iY/s1600-h/DSC_5362.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5313992395320943346" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 212px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHRtYPpxgosAAB5zK8J65xS0IaRHDV4ufMixPe9VUileygbJh9X7uUJjhzFGAABanBdzGVaLG4JQaQLrjbmTqm2mqzL_Tal4OI07fC99SuAsZjgtU85Rdt7J5gHMFpXTj9fA0vcDha9iY/s320/DSC_5362.JPG" border="0" /></a> Whatever this is it is just my size...<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjexL7JlyTYjxc2ADI0sWyDQQndFqTfwygmbVDm4QjNKypIt8-9D1qRnv6h7-ZsBiwH_rz7sXBuStVelIahwENEAgBTjeDYqpcG-ygjjXmy5UONNcEQ4t-iaOGG9d77g0tgFY6r1dMrNLw/s1600-h/DSC_5365.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5313992395509897954" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 212px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjexL7JlyTYjxc2ADI0sWyDQQndFqTfwygmbVDm4QjNKypIt8-9D1qRnv6h7-ZsBiwH_rz7sXBuStVelIahwENEAgBTjeDYqpcG-ygjjXmy5UONNcEQ4t-iaOGG9d77g0tgFY6r1dMrNLw/s320/DSC_5365.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Oh NO!! Bapo's coming....is he going to take it?</div><div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL9CNrXfh2psG9BqWvEkg_oWUhTT69wdmceSPF3Lapsmz-uFcvtpUSsRo4-5I7-cTFwCBceQXTrmEIvgFaMESrE7FGpfTqggtAAGn-UqvXQx-O26Cl8ziA740vAWc1ziYvBb51kuhTnro/s1600-h/DSC_5368.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5313992389941694930" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 212px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL9CNrXfh2psG9BqWvEkg_oWUhTT69wdmceSPF3Lapsmz-uFcvtpUSsRo4-5I7-cTFwCBceQXTrmEIvgFaMESrE7FGpfTqggtAAGn-UqvXQx-O26Cl8ziA740vAWc1ziYvBb51kuhTnro/s320/DSC_5368.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Oh, he's going to show me what to do with it...Bapo says See, it goes on the drill here.</div><div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidjhUgj5hX5r7FfYt3ngKwTEQe0zvDrWcV026JHme4GBMAI0FG8QUQ3p1aUrmNzA4pf-a86WjLRukxLoBn1uHneJ9QQ7fMpMbtkl70nA5GoAlC8GRwGseD56hDzmKJytYEtk-1vdY1OzY/s1600-h/DSC_5370.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5313992383426249314" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 212px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidjhUgj5hX5r7FfYt3ngKwTEQe0zvDrWcV026JHme4GBMAI0FG8QUQ3p1aUrmNzA4pf-a86WjLRukxLoBn1uHneJ9QQ7fMpMbtkl70nA5GoAlC8GRwGseD56hDzmKJytYEtk-1vdY1OzY/s320/DSC_5370.JPG" border="0" /></a> This is serious stuff here....better pay attention.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxMuy7V2BV2gTinECI-sYeeusBXNPxsTjGhB9QS11LwnI4KR8TuetCa7Frl31FFqm2Q7ml2ZQ69oB9rFECtAAmiNqttzb4F8S0sr7D_BlXXhK_Iil7_Oh9-03-8AzgSFW4nDRWO-5zHoc/s1600-h/DSC_5373.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5313991662243860866" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 212px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxMuy7V2BV2gTinECI-sYeeusBXNPxsTjGhB9QS11LwnI4KR8TuetCa7Frl31FFqm2Q7ml2ZQ69oB9rFECtAAmiNqttzb4F8S0sr7D_BlXXhK_Iil7_Oh9-03-8AzgSFW4nDRWO-5zHoc/s320/DSC_5373.JPG" border="0" /></a> I don't know about this .....<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4gCdO1AefX7v7WefoaKN4HH4tGgU0mCzPPZv2pN6zoz1d2cOEwC-2mF30u8uTyi-J2H0A6SqG6pDplMRZhX0vuCSpR6iPitc9xR52p-nCFS4vvoU66TtQsSdDQ2MmktgbPdfMOFL25m4/s1600-h/DSC_5375.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5313991661017175250" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 212px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4gCdO1AefX7v7WefoaKN4HH4tGgU0mCzPPZv2pN6zoz1d2cOEwC-2mF30u8uTyi-J2H0A6SqG6pDplMRZhX0vuCSpR6iPitc9xR52p-nCFS4vvoU66TtQsSdDQ2MmktgbPdfMOFL25m4/s320/DSC_5375.JPG" border="0" /></a> Here Mom, I'll show you....<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL7xNAguhQ0A3Vtfi4qUX-t4gAx5AT_6Mbm5fX3Fh1oug5bk1c4s1OOrArLkVRtF5DmftlvmlOfk_7yOcuLp_nuvQk3y-5PcAGrpjSTYTMjS63HROqNKelQ_GGTgEnDwEvNFS1K9JgBhE/s1600-h/DSC_5381.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5313991655531207634" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 212px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL7xNAguhQ0A3Vtfi4qUX-t4gAx5AT_6Mbm5fX3Fh1oug5bk1c4s1OOrArLkVRtF5DmftlvmlOfk_7yOcuLp_nuvQk3y-5PcAGrpjSTYTMjS63HROqNKelQ_GGTgEnDwEvNFS1K9JgBhE/s320/DSC_5381.JPG" border="0" /></a> Maybe it's time to find something else...<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGCzQHOs9lZHORadiECXRLgKyrXRq8R4CepTEDBIV3CpVmyCg7NBaL1DFNNPyxYqLXaXPDEBrXfG8iAUHfqz3kIWLyNm3nC9xH_aaZX89R2hURsQ3KfDF4CQVcjupuZIB5kQmbHjt0TOU/s1600-h/DSC_5396.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5313991650350968994" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 212px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGCzQHOs9lZHORadiECXRLgKyrXRq8R4CepTEDBIV3CpVmyCg7NBaL1DFNNPyxYqLXaXPDEBrXfG8iAUHfqz3kIWLyNm3nC9xH_aaZX89R2hURsQ3KfDF4CQVcjupuZIB5kQmbHjt0TOU/s320/DSC_5396.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />HHMMM...wonder how screws taste....<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJQDhV-GbVAiw5tSW3oOXKzpTZQFY7kP61DX4smYVtaqQCQSKALr-J9-WfO-wFS6Pe7jvAZDELPTmWZIqJgOGyc7RXHUc1inNvmK9xnYIhnNZKmSW1FiklA1f6ybdg8r-KKSTfIl4_554/s1600-h/DSC_5398.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5313991642316912898" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 212px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJQDhV-GbVAiw5tSW3oOXKzpTZQFY7kP61DX4smYVtaqQCQSKALr-J9-WfO-wFS6Pe7jvAZDELPTmWZIqJgOGyc7RXHUc1inNvmK9xnYIhnNZKmSW1FiklA1f6ybdg8r-KKSTfIl4_554/s320/DSC_5398.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Maybe I should try this, too.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9U3ZlfVM6MxyDhlpVP_FiwDVjzYqq1KgU_Gy5ZmqI38VFHqpxKotpvYlLOwE4F8TmGGYlG41r2AnW-lWHxWexvXvcULHl1LAE4RnYM-LsD_LD5G8KVvxTvXVThDv6ArUsQJDDjeKEUGA/s1600-h/DSC_5399.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5313990854924542482" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 212px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9U3ZlfVM6MxyDhlpVP_FiwDVjzYqq1KgU_Gy5ZmqI38VFHqpxKotpvYlLOwE4F8TmGGYlG41r2AnW-lWHxWexvXvcULHl1LAE4RnYM-LsD_LD5G8KVvxTvXVThDv6ArUsQJDDjeKEUGA/s320/DSC_5399.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Look at my screws.....<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjneP0ndPpuNQXsVtDOgAdcQWu7aevQZs64kMI5nmc5KuOwjscMBD6flUYU8X6up5HZqNm-RbCO-Fz6dnaSZtewL-bl5-gPVcETWezoPT9R0QlUtapuUWEAIGsZrZIQSWuD3IDQfevereo/s1600-h/DSC_5403.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5313990848176544546" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 212px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjneP0ndPpuNQXsVtDOgAdcQWu7aevQZs64kMI5nmc5KuOwjscMBD6flUYU8X6up5HZqNm-RbCO-Fz6dnaSZtewL-bl5-gPVcETWezoPT9R0QlUtapuUWEAIGsZrZIQSWuD3IDQfevereo/s320/DSC_5403.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />See it?<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnS8-IPFBJ9m-DywxXAc7QfAS8AHqb0pTgLZ2LX-MYDWkX0osW8ZZpf-DgKiZI_2yBGX43sbRcrrDkA4jXap0IOPiGZm42D_cv3VBqe89EzpKnZlv5kbZWQzDppCv-VuAyfu02dhVdQTg/s1600-h/DSC_5404.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5313990845531345666" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 212px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnS8-IPFBJ9m-DywxXAc7QfAS8AHqb0pTgLZ2LX-MYDWkX0osW8ZZpf-DgKiZI_2yBGX43sbRcrrDkA4jXap0IOPiGZm42D_cv3VBqe89EzpKnZlv5kbZWQzDppCv-VuAyfu02dhVdQTg/s320/DSC_5404.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Then he found Mike's box...<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsLQbSevSV-FAMyMpWWfitEP6ldeTOAcR7ckRhUegP_p9PRIPg1ARDFAXwGi7xNGVQSrHJocepQGYcR8it1IobPYmywW0N8OfNkBEtxoSBQ_O4n7SQBsb-WaEsIrywjxySS5uQhaSIKEE/s1600-h/DSC_5466.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5313990839870611170" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 212px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsLQbSevSV-FAMyMpWWfitEP6ldeTOAcR7ckRhUegP_p9PRIPg1ARDFAXwGi7xNGVQSrHJocepQGYcR8it1IobPYmywW0N8OfNkBEtxoSBQ_O4n7SQBsb-WaEsIrywjxySS5uQhaSIKEE/s320/DSC_5466.JPG" border="0" /></a> HHMMM...to pick just one...<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi96MqoHCPH3P9GcMYyw4qSjQAcs_Hao6dsFKCEzlPz7Q8_Zayb3NkfsyIVo3oSBENUHNBP6_7lJdMc0TFHTaoe6Gtb3QGC8ruUgQ0-g3NzDjezgYyddMGWE3VlzhaLqrhl-ML2oZrysiQ/s1600-h/DSC_5468.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5313990829224379810" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 212px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi96MqoHCPH3P9GcMYyw4qSjQAcs_Hao6dsFKCEzlPz7Q8_Zayb3NkfsyIVo3oSBENUHNBP6_7lJdMc0TFHTaoe6Gtb3QGC8ruUgQ0-g3NzDjezgYyddMGWE3VlzhaLqrhl-ML2oZrysiQ/s320/DSC_5468.JPG" border="0" /></a> Here's one...<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqJbxIitz_zZdHrMORZpxkJSDNIflJ3OhH_kCIF3wB-zQMW22I07q_Ybr-3m7YbyVicOaApz3-a3ApOO0XbP7BPr8uIl30W3XgxnD3h87tLwFZj1TOgjYjRATEN_LVLe4JDvyA4oMLUbg/s1600-h/DSC_5462.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5313989420805941714" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 212px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqJbxIitz_zZdHrMORZpxkJSDNIflJ3OhH_kCIF3wB-zQMW22I07q_Ybr-3m7YbyVicOaApz3-a3ApOO0XbP7BPr8uIl30W3XgxnD3h87tLwFZj1TOgjYjRATEN_LVLe4JDvyA4oMLUbg/s320/DSC_5462.JPG" border="0" /></a> Better try it like the other tools.....<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8Pyz75vu13BYsALtPuUJME56Ils7ZLYa-mTV4dOYg5nZ9lLm4TD_PVWLfSiGGC9wOjKaHnfpAmGVreDh0vD7UiSe6rv-JTRJ96Q8czRvPLulfQLpJVUNVW0NfBEAdRU0iZAOZTRjnDRo/s1600-h/DSC_5463.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5313989418608302962" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 212px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8Pyz75vu13BYsALtPuUJME56Ils7ZLYa-mTV4dOYg5nZ9lLm4TD_PVWLfSiGGC9wOjKaHnfpAmGVreDh0vD7UiSe6rv-JTRJ96Q8czRvPLulfQLpJVUNVW0NfBEAdRU0iZAOZTRjnDRo/s320/DSC_5463.JPG" border="0" /></a> You talking to me? I'm going to try the ladder now.</div><div> </div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTWX8GgHt-nyXub4IUnzxLdYbneQ7PAZZFpVFJB4g7b_q4oILHYs616gM1O1vZOrhZu5NrrMa_6Rv6P4xF1qUa-RsQMpLvoeXCuGiB_7W8hyphenhyphenzn_vw-wexmozwh75vm9GrVe5bLAX8QtS0/s1600-h/DSC_5471.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5313989407966248242" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 212px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTWX8GgHt-nyXub4IUnzxLdYbneQ7PAZZFpVFJB4g7b_q4oILHYs616gM1O1vZOrhZu5NrrMa_6Rv6P4xF1qUa-RsQMpLvoeXCuGiB_7W8hyphenhyphenzn_vw-wexmozwh75vm9GrVe5bLAX8QtS0/s320/DSC_5471.JPG" border="0" /></a> I can do it.....<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZx1ARGVlCfwWbF347f_CutkGMRam8qkC5Sv-VdZF1xHJLFgORS8nMXv8743cQjsbITNWp1CAz3_BlQ60oU6QSg63sk9tst__4s8WFtttFah-E-0QfHueoeUhN_7dj7NX-Qz7wClsaGts/s1600-h/DSC_5470.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5313989403087864946" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 212px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZx1ARGVlCfwWbF347f_CutkGMRam8qkC5Sv-VdZF1xHJLFgORS8nMXv8743cQjsbITNWp1CAz3_BlQ60oU6QSg63sk9tst__4s8WFtttFah-E-0QfHueoeUhN_7dj7NX-Qz7wClsaGts/s320/DSC_5470.JPG" border="0" /></a> I sure learned a lot about tools today........on to the next thing to get into.</div><div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj82m8eL5KbpbaFqCbK8rWQbLUse-NoDA2HVLZxpxxD7ZygoOom9AuoPbTexO6CA3I4Uq8BQb4gZoovLrwtwCpGG6IBFsKfFyd982DNBtcX1UpizJailZlFPIsdtmm8767M0BO-MTCzbIk/s1600-h/DSC_5480.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5313989399027949138" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 212px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj82m8eL5KbpbaFqCbK8rWQbLUse-NoDA2HVLZxpxxD7ZygoOom9AuoPbTexO6CA3I4Uq8BQb4gZoovLrwtwCpGG6IBFsKfFyd982DNBtcX1UpizJailZlFPIsdtmm8767M0BO-MTCzbIk/s320/DSC_5480.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Austin is such a little boy...he is so curious about everything and how it works and is into EVERYTHING!!! It is fun to watch him explore and discover, he is growing up so fast though....where is the time going? Sure not a baby anymore, growing right along.<br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Ashleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03550667113679396599noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1134749930632583588.post-78067163404429960572009-03-09T15:29:00.010-05:002009-03-09T19:24:10.912-05:00Working on the Swing SetThe swing set we bought for the kids has been a HUGE hit. Lauren loves to do flips on the bar and to be able to swing big. Austin loves to swing and they both love the slide. I love that we have a playground in our backyard now.<br /><br />Of course when we bought it we had already talked about adding some stuff to it...Bapo decided he wanted to build a climbing wall. Sunday the wall was done so we asked Dad to come up and help us put it up and help us move the slide (when we set the swing set we didn't really look at where it would shoot out...they were almost going into the rose bushes.) I had already taken out a pork tenderloin so I asked if he and Mom wanted to have dinner with us...Emily was going to have dinner with them so we invited her also.<br /><br />Emily and I worked on dinner while the guys worked on the swing set and Mom took pictures.<br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwiNsXrCVXte402ehk2h7lDzp9h88TDcF1OjsZ0k83GoUAZgrxVYSYrQ7wyy4krqEZPGkDbGOiM2cvIk6jZU9b2VpIiPEuRrnt-4Y3UbHNx2xNd-2ke0sRuak4g7yUovVAqs4P3siArR8/s1600-h/DSC_5415.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5311299774673566690" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 212px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwiNsXrCVXte402ehk2h7lDzp9h88TDcF1OjsZ0k83GoUAZgrxVYSYrQ7wyy4krqEZPGkDbGOiM2cvIk6jZU9b2VpIiPEuRrnt-4Y3UbHNx2xNd-2ke0sRuak4g7yUovVAqs4P3siArR8/s320/DSC_5415.JPG" border="0" /></a> In between checking on the meat Emily played with Austin to help keep him out of the way.<br /><br /><div><div><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBZAsFvtjpkWBLvsOAVXVwhcxFdZ21FBC31y7R6V4Q3xDBdHuQMwXm3Kj2pvPmbcTVMBLzvOfE87osY3d00DpZYK5dTT0-kB5bfdJX8P9ifxOdEZ_msDPHYlnaK7zLHMUpuYsrBDFSi38/s1600-h/DSC_5290.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5311299726676496610" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 212px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBZAsFvtjpkWBLvsOAVXVwhcxFdZ21FBC31y7R6V4Q3xDBdHuQMwXm3Kj2pvPmbcTVMBLzvOfE87osY3d00DpZYK5dTT0-kB5bfdJX8P9ifxOdEZ_msDPHYlnaK7zLHMUpuYsrBDFSi38/s320/DSC_5290.JPG" border="0" /></a> He really wanted to slide while he was at the top so I helped him part way down....<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9za293ZWWcbEVLsAskwQGyEixpJ8NVWMzwromJF1Qc5VU15F4sHSePMyVBMuIvbvFMqYM3GOTR1FLUUrOKk7b6UBCfO8reS8pldGUWd9ZvY8x-lZ2_uP4bP8LK4LjHtePRLt-FPOeFh4/s1600-h/DSC_5305.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5311299047541535586" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 212px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9za293ZWWcbEVLsAskwQGyEixpJ8NVWMzwromJF1Qc5VU15F4sHSePMyVBMuIvbvFMqYM3GOTR1FLUUrOKk7b6UBCfO8reS8pldGUWd9ZvY8x-lZ2_uP4bP8LK4LjHtePRLt-FPOeFh4/s320/DSC_5305.JPG" border="0" /></a> and let him go.....WWWHHHHEEEEEEE!!!<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD8fCvh3GbOHTT6j39i9oDHUflmrV88lYzyUFltoXfeKxsLrpW2f3AG7ui8ACdAa8HLpJqhQ1MZotuYEcwQkytUQG6_gd-xIZ_CNYFN_Cj5j0FoUd8SnKiI40rKS37mjvsuODKIh3Htfc/s1600-h/DSC_5306.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5311299033041435970" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 212px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD8fCvh3GbOHTT6j39i9oDHUflmrV88lYzyUFltoXfeKxsLrpW2f3AG7ui8ACdAa8HLpJqhQ1MZotuYEcwQkytUQG6_gd-xIZ_CNYFN_Cj5j0FoUd8SnKiI40rKS37mjvsuODKIh3Htfc/s320/DSC_5306.JPG" border="0" /></a> The rock wall is mounted!!! Austin's checkin' out this new addition.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2yBl-xYKyxE_MpPMZ_U2K-ni5lpcXx0GPwxl2iTnaE7zGl-QzUuCm38wzmEcnPo4B7FbaiIG-cAHW0OAksCtgfUlG7eoQA_K8siUIAK68QHkjJcJfr6dfQqVxK4PP2MqUKMfp5J0oedE/s1600-h/DSC_5311.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5311299022822975810" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 212px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2yBl-xYKyxE_MpPMZ_U2K-ni5lpcXx0GPwxl2iTnaE7zGl-QzUuCm38wzmEcnPo4B7FbaiIG-cAHW0OAksCtgfUlG7eoQA_K8siUIAK68QHkjJcJfr6dfQqVxK4PP2MqUKMfp5J0oedE/s320/DSC_5311.JPG" border="0" /></a> Then he found Bapo's tool bag....hhhmmmm what's in here...</div><br /><div>(I'll write about this later.)<br /><div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRhyphenhyphenM_DKY8GFZpWvsJwhqeblFQ_5n5jE_kUONbNG3h_sh3SMTcR7ydKo28aeZ8aBR-x_EUR72tO-aDyFbXPZn6q8n4FYuHt5BNFzZJf0g1ypK2W76zfeTjjWKZBR_gK0aSDnYLOyXxqeY/s1600-h/DSC_5355.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5311299003683790450" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 212px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRhyphenhyphenM_DKY8GFZpWvsJwhqeblFQ_5n5jE_kUONbNG3h_sh3SMTcR7ydKo28aeZ8aBR-x_EUR72tO-aDyFbXPZn6q8n4FYuHt5BNFzZJf0g1ypK2W76zfeTjjWKZBR_gK0aSDnYLOyXxqeY/s320/DSC_5355.JPG" border="0" /></a> Lauren's trying out the wall....<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkv-aRSmr_gUZo8XBozh4KYm0kHoyiKLf58oE7t5fKapL6_VPlS64MwqkMiIJWVsa2YAMOt5aPVfalmVpr5kTcR5akJcN5fFR5FOQvu4F6bt4qUC_I7OIEyp1Er41WWQmvkZZ-xwr6YGs/s1600-h/DSC_5323.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5311296057626616754" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 212px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkv-aRSmr_gUZo8XBozh4KYm0kHoyiKLf58oE7t5fKapL6_VPlS64MwqkMiIJWVsa2YAMOt5aPVfalmVpr5kTcR5akJcN5fFR5FOQvu4F6bt4qUC_I7OIEyp1Er41WWQmvkZZ-xwr6YGs/s320/DSC_5323.JPG" border="0" /></a> Good job girl!!!<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNCWJcztagU5r6T-2alB4Pxjo9FgL2Z4HuTO_Q8ERyU53lbcFEG6Tr7QiDr2TOdEkRQPXb-ZfikpBt1OKEEt-nXVmZ5ifKvmrJeacbS-oDIJWYsHf2CFG4LYXzVIoUtmJcyhYLJwcjeFI/s1600-h/DSC_5324.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5311296048954773794" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 212px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNCWJcztagU5r6T-2alB4Pxjo9FgL2Z4HuTO_Q8ERyU53lbcFEG6Tr7QiDr2TOdEkRQPXb-ZfikpBt1OKEEt-nXVmZ5ifKvmrJeacbS-oDIJWYsHf2CFG4LYXzVIoUtmJcyhYLJwcjeFI/s320/DSC_5324.JPG" border="0" /></a> She approves.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJmYDHcOJ4zBvZmhGVyxadXELfD6403fKfLtaxZhOL2RdHJSlXc2nN9j6yuTF9t3M4-4zzwVV5b-_RoaiApwTmLePKulr138ucCAR0szIssBWUEGHxv_pPYahkCk5rnCJt70bITLraPRc/s1600-h/DSC_5339.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5311296043260167394" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 212px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJmYDHcOJ4zBvZmhGVyxadXELfD6403fKfLtaxZhOL2RdHJSlXc2nN9j6yuTF9t3M4-4zzwVV5b-_RoaiApwTmLePKulr138ucCAR0szIssBWUEGHxv_pPYahkCk5rnCJt70bITLraPRc/s320/DSC_5339.JPG" border="0" /></a> We may need to move the rope swing now...<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNQfkRVmTE-OCFewsoXMp66XND6KQfRvBcC2MElwVXKIcnUIFb1aV5tBFf_hsEe6T_3kYqIipZFfdATfzPcSy2I5ZQbR0EKt-sgn4vfzPjHnwEVi4_1daG7pUGhYZbQ_vjnQLVua0T7ew/s1600-h/DSC_5343.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5311295005070442258" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 212px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNQfkRVmTE-OCFewsoXMp66XND6KQfRvBcC2MElwVXKIcnUIFb1aV5tBFf_hsEe6T_3kYqIipZFfdATfzPcSy2I5ZQbR0EKt-sgn4vfzPjHnwEVi4_1daG7pUGhYZbQ_vjnQLVua0T7ew/s320/DSC_5343.JPG" border="0" /></a> Austin's checkin'it out again.......<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP7WyJBTVS2kRjzjAfhnUSImBi2t1U9kCW3kdGUdZtMIEDqOUoKKj2EkeaiCpB82PzuWY1yYi294htFPANvzbCVaZs9Nf_GGVPHwg2jFJMT0N-aS3LxIGvPJDN-QESSV5BRKOoG0mEPHU/s1600-h/DSC_5408.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5311294995632758354" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 212px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP7WyJBTVS2kRjzjAfhnUSImBi2t1U9kCW3kdGUdZtMIEDqOUoKKj2EkeaiCpB82PzuWY1yYi294htFPANvzbCVaZs9Nf_GGVPHwg2jFJMT0N-aS3LxIGvPJDN-QESSV5BRKOoG0mEPHU/s320/DSC_5408.JPG" border="0" /></a> He thinks he might try it....<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8GzLpZORJYSkzHunEgiMW5QG5SKmD0Y_zDSNK3vAB7O3m9AMWZE1ZG9kgpOF6SW2DY7vlT59GhddOcGjO3Z5cxTUvP4uwpiHbIaSjKgVUTqec7Ha31z92jlACdwKOtWzbRvEqoGe_s7s/s1600-h/DSC_5422.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5311294985141747218" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 212px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8GzLpZORJYSkzHunEgiMW5QG5SKmD0Y_zDSNK3vAB7O3m9AMWZE1ZG9kgpOF6SW2DY7vlT59GhddOcGjO3Z5cxTUvP4uwpiHbIaSjKgVUTqec7Ha31z92jlACdwKOtWzbRvEqoGe_s7s/s320/DSC_5422.JPG" border="0" /></a> How do I get up there?<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL0a4VJKkJ0hIx3LptJ5IPQzbK4BGYuA4qxy2cnCVLPouAKwsynahAQsjy0kqcjK1ylSMmoRBX4AU1h1nXErkwo-c3OSmYt8bwr2-qC7at1TpYgKpdBimXLgRAcMpiUvbWzZ4nNfIxaH4/s1600-h/DSC_5421.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5311294979309250706" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 212px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL0a4VJKkJ0hIx3LptJ5IPQzbK4BGYuA4qxy2cnCVLPouAKwsynahAQsjy0kqcjK1ylSMmoRBX4AU1h1nXErkwo-c3OSmYt8bwr2-qC7at1TpYgKpdBimXLgRAcMpiUvbWzZ4nNfIxaH4/s320/DSC_5421.JPG" border="0" /></a> Won't be long....he's already on the first rock....<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoyuz92yUB4EbQCETz_WBauQMCd-YQaQZKeAUz-ZKZQpCX0Av-c5CRDNu9S1ARoRA-kYvqzMoJ8WyMsuv8m5hP9n4y5OEnyP7s71BDClJn96xVJFMkW1Q-hgmqbowzMUvaYg1bM-MKSQk/s1600-h/DSC_5406.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5311294971283507282" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 212px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoyuz92yUB4EbQCETz_WBauQMCd-YQaQZKeAUz-ZKZQpCX0Av-c5CRDNu9S1ARoRA-kYvqzMoJ8WyMsuv8m5hP9n4y5OEnyP7s71BDClJn96xVJFMkW1Q-hgmqbowzMUvaYg1bM-MKSQk/s320/DSC_5406.JPG" border="0" /></a> Now to move the slide......</div><div> </div><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5311299763378158082" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 212px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqDQOZQSTkgbtmeXAVGnkINVfBqhdK2cKV9v2ofdDKYbpKFR7eWMTfk_p2ZPOHMzqEOsgoCX5EcdVX40M59On8TbHq3hKebSAeldNrfcjUlnJMLk1wmFoJBiwGhea_cxz98EsRRNnxVS0/s320/DSC_5418.JPG" border="0" /></div><div>Mike's pulling the boards where we are going to move it...</div><br /><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5311299754603439106" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 212px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1Km9NTd0MbpplngpODW_LyDWoVrD07mic0-hxNekZOMGm3PT5oBWscDytrxtVtAVcGTzVZcGADl1t3yJ3Ue_dFHM72tmZfh4kaq2ZEbwM8dwieoLipMhIdpWjJsHKmnbkhJD_LigovZs/s320/DSC_5287.JPG" border="0" /></div><div>Austin is going to supervise the move.....</div><div></div><br /><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5311299738823360210" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 212px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6PCve9UBAjnL1dlLN6wXYXXi_AjZ3Z4XimpLtyXPSP8p0j7W0nmBRVZA58Uw-Fex1sgavlqkAjFlM3di5jy0hi0uxTpwolo9X63BRzvc6MEJMo6xc27otLLoHdZfEEHGU6wstC0P3j-0/s320/DSC_5288.JPG" border="0" />Bapo's trying to get that stinkin' board off.... PULL...(it didn't want to come off.)<br /></div><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5311299009523610146" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 212px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiTkpJCZGjpzDd70PmBGzANivJuDka0PoErs13R30hVmd2xkXeRX40i4z891ZZUAEqAOoW0KNvyPBLTB348cqKD2uJ8aRRDwnC6PJyfMRH9ZdfD1kcsdlKCQaPxbgAyN7JGyPxd2dwwMI/s320/DSC_5317.JPG" border="0" /> Playing in the barn is more fun right now...<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN57_UgJRlOvH_ZE2ngdJ5aREBkitkbWVlTRAxXqa4EVBMjSHoSBfgqnkvHlzYah2Wuk2uQW89Lqi3zPxJFUDpT3lJyJAy40eWUxCADzgHn81X9XA_2ruCZLwZOUbk9jPU0TPrBmMck5I/s1600-h/DSC_5440.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5311292863834654498" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 212px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN57_UgJRlOvH_ZE2ngdJ5aREBkitkbWVlTRAxXqa4EVBMjSHoSBfgqnkvHlzYah2Wuk2uQW89Lqi3zPxJFUDpT3lJyJAy40eWUxCADzgHn81X9XA_2ruCZLwZOUbk9jPU0TPrBmMck5I/s320/DSC_5440.JPG" border="0" /></a> Slide's moved....better try it out.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTcc5eG64OQNWJQC6ErW6g5wUPqXMnBtmuCG2T1RQURc6TYC0OstL-ffo2wHVqwOiaIQ0CADz7s9MJZrjl14IjNL3NkWpwICBFwML9Gz5Q8lrf6kd46SwC45VDfB_s-0p4w-cSoqqSE9s/s1600-h/DSC_5450.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5311292861314566754" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 212px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTcc5eG64OQNWJQC6ErW6g5wUPqXMnBtmuCG2T1RQURc6TYC0OstL-ffo2wHVqwOiaIQ0CADz7s9MJZrjl14IjNL3NkWpwICBFwML9Gz5Q8lrf6kd46SwC45VDfB_s-0p4w-cSoqqSE9s/s320/DSC_5450.JPG" border="0" /></a>Not in the roses now, mom's happy...<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj4fO3Iv85kVuNdr2DDAvx6VFh3nyxox9olBPSuFijXmvXN2Sfb20oYnLtOhBH4iPfYklbE9JhAUP1d70zdh6N-WvBvT8tkattyrrutmTpAfWT67P0tNVhhQ5rHAhr7mY89y7DYrF19II/s1600-h/DSC_5451.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5311292850051603346" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 212px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj4fO3Iv85kVuNdr2DDAvx6VFh3nyxox9olBPSuFijXmvXN2Sfb20oYnLtOhBH4iPfYklbE9JhAUP1d70zdh6N-WvBvT8tkattyrrutmTpAfWT67P0tNVhhQ5rHAhr7mY89y7DYrF19II/s320/DSC_5451.JPG" border="0" /></a> Checking out the work...<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwh2o82qxA2avHY1bX0lzjApSPBpYEoVl39obS-kAh3H695Ro8KlI_sCekEw6RWgvmTT5kQ4Xl5tcjCSDSjp0BWCh3nctY3StaXIs3xeWHo5Lsw8uu4nItm3irBhcQKaEpuyKeLcy81Ys/s1600-h/DSC_5452.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5311292838156639890" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 212px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwh2o82qxA2avHY1bX0lzjApSPBpYEoVl39obS-kAh3H695Ro8KlI_sCekEw6RWgvmTT5kQ4Xl5tcjCSDSjp0BWCh3nctY3StaXIs3xeWHo5Lsw8uu4nItm3irBhcQKaEpuyKeLcy81Ys/s320/DSC_5452.JPG" border="0" /></a> Austin found somemore tools....<br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5311291450951547778" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 212px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfNYVEqOaw5StowLw63X8YH4XRND0BTwe79i-pA17o0E3J_zMhGEzy0jiYBOzMmenBYkpV1CrLTrQP8VeAo0vWHvAFpqdP4arJAt0c0wYgiu_oxdWmsOJP3q8l6nAdGPtsOiX7R0K8l50/s320/DSC_5467.JPG" border="0" /> <div>Look you want to see it.....<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7wLhK3B1L9XTHlEnu3S-ouEkkBudVUGmkPJOpOVrm8vc2Dc04Eu0CgcYhms52X154XCJvEoAIqlS-20eElqTMLHkAq_2Tk4GJE6RX67SPBTCxBXjDgXNE09Ktoyh-R5LZ831TiFQNPMo/s1600-h/DSC_5462.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5311291456598628498" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 212px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7wLhK3B1L9XTHlEnu3S-ouEkkBudVUGmkPJOpOVrm8vc2Dc04Eu0CgcYhms52X154XCJvEoAIqlS-20eElqTMLHkAq_2Tk4GJE6RX67SPBTCxBXjDgXNE09Ktoyh-R5LZ831TiFQNPMo/s320/DSC_5462.JPG" border="0" /></a> Hold on, let me taste it.......</div><div>Everything in the mouth.<br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5311291464258845906" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 212px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh87AFU5rCtBpjzJabHDVrx3D5Uc9LB6Ihx5Xj2lCuKaDOqykYJ3XFqCjOOd6cXxx84TzdRJZwYbCsHLnyPCTd5Eh_IsVyo1AWdcH3wRVUhFdCzCge4pcawu8MhDd4d1A9lC0EW56amqHk/s320/DSC_5463.JPG" border="0" />Once everything was done Lauren was showing us how she can flip.<br /><br /><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib6e4_Iqtr-kspKiRUL5x1SU1517Zxom1u1ha-wbOfqfJiNWjDpyVDQN0fCZ2sHHce46ARdNAQZXeu1-k6PmcV7ouM8Fqj3pVK2T122Q6csUkPXCVb6YTruBbSliaXT_LCuvkPDq72r18/s1600-h/DSC_5485.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5311291439148553842" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 212px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib6e4_Iqtr-kspKiRUL5x1SU1517Zxom1u1ha-wbOfqfJiNWjDpyVDQN0fCZ2sHHce46ARdNAQZXeu1-k6PmcV7ouM8Fqj3pVK2T122Q6csUkPXCVb6YTruBbSliaXT_LCuvkPDq72r18/s320/DSC_5485.JPG" border="0" /></a> Time to eat.....doesn't it look good?<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMHs6b26FARrJHHgZo1m2I_C9rpSwE-2LP8ZAv6Wt8r-z4F7IsndnsOY9mjx_LNr5kHcMpmrx1zNx1CiJ4h4CK-4J81Z5XIHfxBmt3OCRBg6PPGpxWKTkfTwWIaZpnnIgrENufEYzuGUc/s1600-h/DSC_5482.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5311291432477515410" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 212px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMHs6b26FARrJHHgZo1m2I_C9rpSwE-2LP8ZAv6Wt8r-z4F7IsndnsOY9mjx_LNr5kHcMpmrx1zNx1CiJ4h4CK-4J81Z5XIHfxBmt3OCRBg6PPGpxWKTkfTwWIaZpnnIgrENufEYzuGUc/s320/DSC_5482.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><div>So thanks to Bapo for the new climbing wall and help moving the slide.....what's next? Soon it will get some stain so it looks nice.</div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Ashleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03550667113679396599noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1134749930632583588.post-54848532887778151642009-02-26T16:11:00.007-06:002009-02-26T16:43:56.049-06:00Austin's outdoor adventureToday was such a beautiful Day!!! Austin must have known this somehow because ALL he wanted to do was go outside and play (Actually not much different than any other day, he just wants to be outside.), so we went outside. He love the freedom he has now being able to walk and use the toys we have in the backyard. He was all alone today though (no Lauren to watch or follow, just him exploring). He had such a GREAT time.<br /><br />He played in his barn.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilLnfT4vHQIJZdVzjeQUydqUgJ8Seu2-GWVBQSrYB2LSY-TmYGJz3YW9Tv8bQX6mei3KzYzX_YIoELcNbSDZYJ45RaQTgIS0NLw8FMGHXk4Mvw50mwXnYidAgc7kEwifAJeBiJ0GNVXmY/s1600-h/S7302877.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5307235674308768386" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilLnfT4vHQIJZdVzjeQUydqUgJ8Seu2-GWVBQSrYB2LSY-TmYGJz3YW9Tv8bQX6mei3KzYzX_YIoELcNbSDZYJ45RaQTgIS0NLw8FMGHXk4Mvw50mwXnYidAgc7kEwifAJeBiJ0GNVXmY/s320/S7302877.JPG" border="0" /></a> BOO!!!! He thinks it's funny to look out the window and see me.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUXVmBZEHyB7QRaL0fN9fed64tOXceDGQHDWbG0tKLjilu7qVReWTkHO2HofCEvLqYKOpdy2lmJIHoqed3f0RX6NA6rYdukIYlFQEH_fyU2LtCQIDCx99ndxqx1hu9PW1lyQ_qYWkjA9U/s1600-h/S7302878.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5307235509373411202" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUXVmBZEHyB7QRaL0fN9fed64tOXceDGQHDWbG0tKLjilu7qVReWTkHO2HofCEvLqYKOpdy2lmJIHoqed3f0RX6NA6rYdukIYlFQEH_fyU2LtCQIDCx99ndxqx1hu9PW1lyQ_qYWkjA9U/s320/S7302878.JPG" border="0" /></a> But then he had to figure out how to get out without Lauren. It took him a little time but...</div><div>HHMMM...how do I get down?<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg83_iWjLqQ7UkxiIzKEoixI0WLyifGEXPcFB1GjRK8vlNLudNpO20EAvjqmIIz0e_1Tk_QPKMoQ1xTPxDaGLOQFV1uHgNQvyCUpygZn20aaw6XnfWTpzUNv_vgkoZBTlAt8hwiW5C-c80/s1600-h/S7302882.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5307235508366367010" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg83_iWjLqQ7UkxiIzKEoixI0WLyifGEXPcFB1GjRK8vlNLudNpO20EAvjqmIIz0e_1Tk_QPKMoQ1xTPxDaGLOQFV1uHgNQvyCUpygZn20aaw6XnfWTpzUNv_vgkoZBTlAt8hwiW5C-c80/s320/S7302882.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Maybe I can ride the door......<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS84kGItMha0KSq9r2GaLsgcBo_-iOp5HgzakihMctYQz14tPMs-5nie5bKD8makRp-M3tAHQc7HfAaLPpLRUFhtFPv_HSCh63LeJ5y0sc_Qw5MFHVYSLaM-4fJQAChqxCCzslFPYzEdE/s1600-h/S7302883.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5307235504163956850" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS84kGItMha0KSq9r2GaLsgcBo_-iOp5HgzakihMctYQz14tPMs-5nie5bKD8makRp-M3tAHQc7HfAaLPpLRUFhtFPv_HSCh63LeJ5y0sc_Qw5MFHVYSLaM-4fJQAChqxCCzslFPYzEdE/s320/S7302883.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Hey, that worked pretty well.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaOtP6zPm7yej4N8rgJ8OpdGe3bRwH2t2RA3rjrPa6Dx9oFcKxB30ibMAf6ZcmJv9-MQIM81V1OojqiFZmViHY1iogsRPnV8cGkSkx2B5w5xrmE9F5IbHwoe3EViXYbYm9E2oMQgmA2PI/s1600-h/S7302884.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5307235500669895858" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaOtP6zPm7yej4N8rgJ8OpdGe3bRwH2t2RA3rjrPa6Dx9oFcKxB30ibMAf6ZcmJv9-MQIM81V1OojqiFZmViHY1iogsRPnV8cGkSkx2B5w5xrmE9F5IbHwoe3EViXYbYm9E2oMQgmA2PI/s320/S7302884.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Thanks door!<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaDZ-TCWffEcbfgzTGXySFJYkharDIQR37EBJPnUkIRQYqwJfhAmdEcX8Up7Ow53W3BkVo5tT5gxbbcrlJkCD-Zo2YD0kTFBQi-O4LQBNi0D0sDdzUvtoZ7P8pyXv9dyUy-S8OwcDnRpc/s1600-h/S7302886.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5307235496589547810" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaDZ-TCWffEcbfgzTGXySFJYkharDIQR37EBJPnUkIRQYqwJfhAmdEcX8Up7Ow53W3BkVo5tT5gxbbcrlJkCD-Zo2YD0kTFBQi-O4LQBNi0D0sDdzUvtoZ7P8pyXv9dyUy-S8OwcDnRpc/s320/S7302886.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />On to the swing set, Can climb the slide like I see Lauren do?<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0-6x1oIhM4TMjmiQO6LLh1Ts5gRGRfRqBay33hHc-CV_hC1qiETRU961RHiJ9uQ9bWk7Df5EqKXCbgbO_2Avza3MsAxHorVdzZw5Zw0-ZchOil6vbTQJ2P4KkhVxRAzAaCHZzi1i4sYg/s1600-h/S7302889.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5307234354004010642" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0-6x1oIhM4TMjmiQO6LLh1Ts5gRGRfRqBay33hHc-CV_hC1qiETRU961RHiJ9uQ9bWk7Df5EqKXCbgbO_2Avza3MsAxHorVdzZw5Zw0-ZchOil6vbTQJ2P4KkhVxRAzAaCHZzi1i4sYg/s320/S7302889.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />I'm trying.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQVMCUbEipC8ptldLDnFDyQtwdc3DAONse-OnKJ8C4d2jOB5ZYu4yYL5WpvmQByUV7QBSmZobUUNzOgr8tho555p5znl6h7mAt6o8n8H5o1xm2K2yGsSUHmdUi6-RdNFyKQII07FH8VTM/s1600-h/S7302890.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5307234348498421602" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQVMCUbEipC8ptldLDnFDyQtwdc3DAONse-OnKJ8C4d2jOB5ZYu4yYL5WpvmQByUV7QBSmZobUUNzOgr8tho555p5znl6h7mAt6o8n8H5o1xm2K2yGsSUHmdUi6-RdNFyKQII07FH8VTM/s320/S7302890.JPG" border="0" /></a> Look Mom.....</div><div>He would pick up a piece of dirt and give it to me and say Thank You.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOSdY2apoo7R9U1SFhiK5OS2m68lNYEH64dVLemCmx91DYW25N5cyBlCOZ549a75KHVdMkMzYUSVj5-0sZNH0Ih7mZ_DI4EaZf2QRbxH9Ut-sFsfXp04_E4rI0ZG4ReA4VasWWenKBVyY/s1600-h/S7302895.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5307234338565221570" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOSdY2apoo7R9U1SFhiK5OS2m68lNYEH64dVLemCmx91DYW25N5cyBlCOZ549a75KHVdMkMzYUSVj5-0sZNH0Ih7mZ_DI4EaZf2QRbxH9Ut-sFsfXp04_E4rI0ZG4ReA4VasWWenKBVyY/s320/S7302895.JPG" border="0" /></a> Then he wanted to swing...<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixYzN4gKHHOWzmwxE_GvhsBAe7KwdyTw8t-Djgje5mPxUdCqLkgKaKXCQAE5ZdPxDohN3nGHLXfVS75Lknlw08WKiu5Z1VcbAU2HBtBON2smXQ1uLSZ0VdYH4_4TlOiAI8sa66z9WbU78/s1600-h/S7302896.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5307234328741234162" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixYzN4gKHHOWzmwxE_GvhsBAe7KwdyTw8t-Djgje5mPxUdCqLkgKaKXCQAE5ZdPxDohN3nGHLXfVS75Lknlw08WKiu5Z1VcbAU2HBtBON2smXQ1uLSZ0VdYH4_4TlOiAI8sa66z9WbU78/s320/S7302896.JPG" border="0" /></a> On to the next adventure...</div><div>Hey, what's up there?<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikX5xSEN-EaZmP1XMjIzsHPebTjBACkozRnrOm24eWPCaCZPW8z_zRhyRzaXp44aY85CQV-1J3fewnEsfoI6D6bGuoCvR4pD15c4j2pSPm8YZ9jo2QZ8oK_QZI-aZui4QkClZMcj5VtBc/s1600-h/S7302900.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5307234321721245874" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikX5xSEN-EaZmP1XMjIzsHPebTjBACkozRnrOm24eWPCaCZPW8z_zRhyRzaXp44aY85CQV-1J3fewnEsfoI6D6bGuoCvR4pD15c4j2pSPm8YZ9jo2QZ8oK_QZI-aZui4QkClZMcj5VtBc/s320/S7302900.JPG" border="0" /></a> This is that think Lauren is always swinging on.....guess it's fun.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwGL662a2NTSt84oMWPfS4_SfHSZKw5E0zhN2JWH5SdBXmLbZ2Yf6484A6EkWOBMi1m8y1R8P4N9YqsMKtvGKwfBaTXyMFUG0sKgbDW4vnMFRtpKjrUCpzdgQRkT7GA7ab2Zt9k0msMqA/s1600-h/S7302903.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5307233183393712402" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwGL662a2NTSt84oMWPfS4_SfHSZKw5E0zhN2JWH5SdBXmLbZ2Yf6484A6EkWOBMi1m8y1R8P4N9YqsMKtvGKwfBaTXyMFUG0sKgbDW4vnMFRtpKjrUCpzdgQRkT7GA7ab2Zt9k0msMqA/s320/S7302903.JPG" border="0" /></a> Oh, more dirt...<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe83gPVgAPf96N7PAahhfq1bUdfeuisKGkvoo6-4kEod0kCk5hyphenhyphenzSP82RF6icpxTFU3ItLV7bMT9a62O_cr2jKREO_-5EhK8HzceWNDnklBnWyXh2jf9fRMWvqoPHSv8MDo_3NihZsXdE/s1600-h/S7302905.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5307233176125810210" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe83gPVgAPf96N7PAahhfq1bUdfeuisKGkvoo6-4kEod0kCk5hyphenhyphenzSP82RF6icpxTFU3ItLV7bMT9a62O_cr2jKREO_-5EhK8HzceWNDnklBnWyXh2jf9fRMWvqoPHSv8MDo_3NihZsXdE/s320/S7302905.JPG" border="0" /></a> This dirt needs a closer look, I better sit down.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVEaLf9kwBwC-l3aof2DiT5atzGYMdSwPDqpl8xp3kGAwIwKzedmXboeIiz6GnMMnmxCnZi422X_oyhDAtE4OPD9brOBqn9YaLvlZJr6x1qyXq4o_DdQLPO17OJNbJOpRgIuCwr185KVE/s1600-h/S7302910.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5307233173197479506" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVEaLf9kwBwC-l3aof2DiT5atzGYMdSwPDqpl8xp3kGAwIwKzedmXboeIiz6GnMMnmxCnZi422X_oyhDAtE4OPD9brOBqn9YaLvlZJr6x1qyXq4o_DdQLPO17OJNbJOpRgIuCwr185KVE/s320/S7302910.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Look Mom.......<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA4rtJ40u9Rh4jzqvT2JcRaCB9cSyXLKhihrfUX0riCdyEBJg78HDu6PxVJAJoKyeb8J2CnjOLsIOk-KameqkWy4Ti8SLL_bXopyAxeIIrlfXzdtVzySMFWruXZ0QCAtqWZBxLoJRa8Ls/s1600-h/S7302912.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5307233162444550290" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA4rtJ40u9Rh4jzqvT2JcRaCB9cSyXLKhihrfUX0riCdyEBJg78HDu6PxVJAJoKyeb8J2CnjOLsIOk-KameqkWy4Ti8SLL_bXopyAxeIIrlfXzdtVzySMFWruXZ0QCAtqWZBxLoJRa8Ls/s320/S7302912.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />True to Austin....must taste it......<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-lmghnlBBk6MhhR4aMPblJCiQCeglhb9CQDiw65hURdi-rCt4nOfnvuHKO-w_TccStDC29JK8XaVV3dFl6B16S3B9IiEh3hPQRwIHLpGSIhMOJQ6pI0gy0_JODysI6ICIyyqN1GM8xhQ/s1600-h/S7302913.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5307233155605585378" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-lmghnlBBk6MhhR4aMPblJCiQCeglhb9CQDiw65hURdi-rCt4nOfnvuHKO-w_TccStDC29JK8XaVV3dFl6B16S3B9IiEh3hPQRwIHLpGSIhMOJQ6pI0gy0_JODysI6ICIyyqN1GM8xhQ/s320/S7302913.JPG" border="0" /></a> So he got his first BITE of dirt. Wish I could have gotten a picture of his face trying to get it out of his mouth but I was trying to help him (and laughing at him), he did not like it. He did like roaming around outside on his own able to do and touch whatever he wanted. He is going to be my little explorer. It is going to be fun to see him as spring and summer are coming and all the fun that come with them. <div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Ashleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03550667113679396599noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1134749930632583588.post-40121979933110767042009-02-10T22:39:00.004-06:002009-02-10T23:42:20.450-06:00Projects<div>Projects, projects, projects......I have quite a few projects that need to be done around our house and today I started on two of them for the kids. </div><br /><div>Repurpose and reuse...a theory of my mothers that I also live by.</div><br /><div>My first project I am tackling is Lauren's old toddler bed. This is a bed I am quite fond of since I came up with the design and most of the measurements and my Dad and I made it for Lauren. Now it is almost time for Austin to be ready for a big boy bed so I am going to convert it from a cute girl bed to a boy bed.</div><br /><div>Here is the bed as it looked like for Lauren. My mom painted the cute little flowers along the side and the heart wreath at the end.<br /><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP6CF5CROHhSvGfdI05RcVcxaG6sMwzHHFrx8wrLwISTGgPWIS92YLdsRic_mY75to3BvoPKb7ovh1Xri8sMTULv5W8xOOX_YzmEEagWr6owqDCnlY_8kwflxUfD6ufpYk2VLYnhVN3qc/s1600-h/S7302756.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5301396368302502290" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP6CF5CROHhSvGfdI05RcVcxaG6sMwzHHFrx8wrLwISTGgPWIS92YLdsRic_mY75to3BvoPKb7ovh1Xri8sMTULv5W8xOOX_YzmEEagWr6owqDCnlY_8kwflxUfD6ufpYk2VLYnhVN3qc/s320/S7302756.JPG" border="0" /></a> Here is a view of the side.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX9D8ze6FqQXx7mYP_bxpXk78mwxVyRha1AdcBC7xvQ6h67skyF5_k7U_sXr3zsOzQ7aw4U6MhOd-P5YlkXVsEfu5VwanL-bPLr68XQpQhUCYD82c1jsFy1bJtrEsbeCCr_mPGHkR1jR4/s1600-h/S7302757.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5301396361366484930" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX9D8ze6FqQXx7mYP_bxpXk78mwxVyRha1AdcBC7xvQ6h67skyF5_k7U_sXr3zsOzQ7aw4U6MhOd-P5YlkXVsEfu5VwanL-bPLr68XQpQhUCYD82c1jsFy1bJtrEsbeCCr_mPGHkR1jR4/s320/S7302757.JPG" border="0" /></a> The hard part is going to be getting this bed ready to repaint. When you do a project you never think...how hard will this be to redo when I am tired of it. When I originally painted this I sealed it with a wax with a stain in it. You can't just paint over wax so now I get the fun job of stripping the wax off. Hopefully not to hard.....</div><br /><div>Here I have brushed the stripper on and now I have to wait for it to work. It is starting to bubble already.</div><br /><br /><div></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5301403362748484130" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd-uDfEqCZfRVYu4o0G0VFhPNff_CbVTTff2kGW0zz04fIsL0qeDlo81MdX66y4hJQJsnZjxbXtCVOjPZcbpM2OfXgKow2INA76YJFvjUkIwUttZEDOslpUi-5XxK3wYbakpZq1XZdD4U/s320/S7302762.JPG" border="0" /><br /><div>So while I wait I will start on the next project, a bookcase for Lauren's room. Once again repurpose, repaint and reuse. The funny thing is..this was actually my bookcase when I lived at home. Now if you know my Mom this is not a strange thing to have furniture I left behind. The strange thing.....it is the same color as when I left it..that is almost unheard of in her house. If you leave it she's going to make it into something else, repaint it, not leave it the same. </div><div>Speaking of my mom and making things, check out her etsy site <a href="http://www.cowgurlsblessing.etsy.com/">Cowgurls Blessing</a> she has really cute stuff for sale that she has made.</div><br /><div>Here is the bookcase I am painting for Lauren, is is starting out blue denim. That WILL NOT match Lauren's pink and green room so I am going to put KILZ on this so I can start over.<br /><br /><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF4UlOnssogxyAFqTGipQSgJ8aytpuOsedxqnCZf4b5cxu8CukcquoOa1OrekmsDnH9PwVV2RDfsHZLO2jAn8EsxM-0Smiwpm6RDwC5uZVwKTjMG-JukJOiN5d10JZ1jgypw6Zre0wcuM/s1600-h/S7302761.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5301395684356266962" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF4UlOnssogxyAFqTGipQSgJ8aytpuOsedxqnCZf4b5cxu8CukcquoOa1OrekmsDnH9PwVV2RDfsHZLO2jAn8EsxM-0Smiwpm6RDwC5uZVwKTjMG-JukJOiN5d10JZ1jgypw6Zre0wcuM/s320/S7302761.JPG" border="0" /></a> Okay, all grey with Kilz.....now it needs to dry so I can figure out what color I am going to paint it and what to do with it next.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4UhXKdzZhocTHpNcaivo9w1fzDYlenKRoww_AlJUcCk3UDjyLQ9FCsFJ4gwKHDFJpmQ0pyRwxC1LIs_eibN8a5Y30dA2EbZItayJ6z7yJkAa3cyWk04p1Hkd2VL9O9-bjxOuldSKdsbI/s1600-h/S7302763.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5301395679878520418" 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/AVvXsEi4UhXKdzZhocTHpNcaivo9w1fzDYlenKRoww_AlJUcCk3UDjyLQ9FCsFJ4gwKHDFJpmQ0pyRwxC1LIs_eibN8a5Y30dA2EbZItayJ6z7yJkAa3cyWk04p1Hkd2VL9O9-bjxOuldSKdsbI/s320/S7302763.JPG" border="0" /></a> Time to go back to the bed...the stripper seems to work pretty well...I think I will try to put it on a little thicker on the other side.<br /><br /><br /><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5301395677476811810" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAvfc78jFjlBZ2MYAkH3yuGlKRcvw5e8Ub-NbP3o7qFud09phRJfj-fkX3AHBCs5zYBg0eboSVwiaHwqchUcciQNkFVHm54lfKFPaKAhnd1yCEtmZArgTjOaPF_BKDMRTPj66kVgerKn0/s320/S7302764.JPG" border="0" />No more flowers.....<br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5301403367312207986" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWU1_Xih5-eGqtfgT5YiCgxDtIjI9kJpl9DB3sNmrKCQCg6XCabBPFLV2KNIM2D4opwEgGdV0wibRlrEXCpL9u6qiGcavTr0j78a-0SEehZbDazIUfzm0CfMN06XzHP52JhQFHeVPenCg/s320/S7302765.JPG" border="0" />So after the stripper I ran the sander over it and I think it's going to be ready to repaint. So now I just have to finish the other side and the headboard and figure out what I'm going to paint on it.....I have Mom helping with that part.<br /><br /><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrQWHtg6mrl5OQdecbHMSzUbVgt1S3liGdQSpIpMFg0c_fH15TYPL3V4EcChmpO-UzPgApy4reMFhW2qANooqXdyhYt7Zn0iUdtxjBKH4BmeyRGZHg5L9ERxZpbSp0b0I6hklqw55vpzc/s1600-h/S7302766.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5301395664158026594" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrQWHtg6mrl5OQdecbHMSzUbVgt1S3liGdQSpIpMFg0c_fH15TYPL3V4EcChmpO-UzPgApy4reMFhW2qANooqXdyhYt7Zn0iUdtxjBKH4BmeyRGZHg5L9ERxZpbSp0b0I6hklqw55vpzc/s320/S7302766.JPG" border="0" /></a> I'll keep you posted on how I'm coming with these. <div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Ashleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03550667113679396599noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1134749930632583588.post-58703833675620984402009-02-04T20:28:00.006-06:002009-02-04T22:01:48.490-06:00Lauren's 7!!February 4th.......what a special day for me, the day Lauren was born. I can't believe she's 7 though. It seems like just yesterday..........(it's such a mom comment) so many memories of her firsts.. when she finally decided to walk, or things she did.. catching stars (like Dora did and singing "We did it"), or comments she made..her head say yes. <br />My sweet little girl is growing into such a lovely young lady.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtg83HBFo5nbSo3sfl7otXLtAflc9_AGwdjySgoHcoR7bwLC7valhrwV-3CQ8VK1d7rfSLUUHgMP3pDxvARs3_sJixS6I8WPX0k5h94afEbJ_uwlgEKJm7Z38KK7D4uWu6jx7yCiWAlDo/s1600-h/S7302553.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5299140295466222482" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtg83HBFo5nbSo3sfl7otXLtAflc9_AGwdjySgoHcoR7bwLC7valhrwV-3CQ8VK1d7rfSLUUHgMP3pDxvARs3_sJixS6I8WPX0k5h94afEbJ_uwlgEKJm7Z38KK7D4uWu6jx7yCiWAlDo/s320/S7302553.JPG" border="0" /></a> And now such a wonderful big sister, also. We decided to take some new pictures of her and Austin today to help remember her day but Austin was not so cooperative. <br />Here he dedcided he should swing his feet.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4kNmxUZl9TZeSjgUyOXBcpI0nXs4Sn6l3l4lJ_kp1yanpK-XQljGXi3qS108VTBkcBczVmsBg4BK_Qat0DFlqoHh3LQxrZFqDZQPycIbdEdAZZCm9CGAilVgtyH5m81_5C3fdkHjaYxE/s1600-h/S7302561.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5299140293487709250" 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/AVvXsEj4kNmxUZl9TZeSjgUyOXBcpI0nXs4Sn6l3l4lJ_kp1yanpK-XQljGXi3qS108VTBkcBczVmsBg4BK_Qat0DFlqoHh3LQxrZFqDZQPycIbdEdAZZCm9CGAilVgtyH5m81_5C3fdkHjaYxE/s320/S7302561.JPG" border="0" /></a> Lauren's trying so hard to just hold on to him so they can have a cute picture together.<br /></div><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixz88NJAbAVCsyL5HmFthZf6RkHOgIM5fT0WXBHk5SL8DXzOSG-EhqTMMan_IF5BqsqatcZfNEf1D6hR1BFOtlmSowhLYzjJPA6JHIgWAj7Whgp7gxDwbkK2tZ4rbURtW3tC-t3AK17f8/s1600-h/S7302567.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5299140288042611474" 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/AVvXsEixz88NJAbAVCsyL5HmFthZf6RkHOgIM5fT0WXBHk5SL8DXzOSG-EhqTMMan_IF5BqsqatcZfNEf1D6hR1BFOtlmSowhLYzjJPA6JHIgWAj7Whgp7gxDwbkK2tZ4rbURtW3tC-t3AK17f8/s320/S7302567.JPG" border="0" /></a> Then she wanted him to sit on her lap. He was not about looking at me and smile, we had quite a fun time trying though. Lauren just smiled right along.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9hxylkif7OLXgf9Xpg163Gjk_dFdcYclJeuxdN7wQJqCiPPHiQJYWgXmVvXsGo0YfVK6IgoY55Msgx8QCKtVe9jUzO0YVf5wbN3A3KxHbPIwpkFOjqv5pfqb2TS_hZjxkXjzTce878TM/s1600-h/S7302575.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5299139727082136482" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9hxylkif7OLXgf9Xpg163Gjk_dFdcYclJeuxdN7wQJqCiPPHiQJYWgXmVvXsGo0YfVK6IgoY55Msgx8QCKtVe9jUzO0YVf5wbN3A3KxHbPIwpkFOjqv5pfqb2TS_hZjxkXjzTce878TM/s320/S7302575.JPG" border="0" /></a> Lauren was kissing his head.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAM0myDxk2eSs9Fiv9axbcZxr1QuYt3HF-koJrTCbu9gGklGu7-pVsCjFr9td2emjp3K5OCUTx7uJzEmsujJUbjCSmoONa_cndZ3FA3czTJBngJMLYh5hQrqUVhJZV4nJk4yLxBgA4vbU/s1600-h/S7302578.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5299139725614349186" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAM0myDxk2eSs9Fiv9axbcZxr1QuYt3HF-koJrTCbu9gGklGu7-pVsCjFr9td2emjp3K5OCUTx7uJzEmsujJUbjCSmoONa_cndZ3FA3czTJBngJMLYh5hQrqUVhJZV4nJk4yLxBgA4vbU/s320/S7302578.JPG" border="0" /></a> They have so much fun together. Austin knocked them over and they were laughing.<br /><br /><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjna-M4ZtIsXiIY0V4aq1nq3RB8YoM8Rwxhd9_b_P5GnM3u87OCZ4HtcvmQL-3ukLtwn8BpzglycnwgSYxOpni0zulJQ6RG0N-OSif25XGH_K1SzUGSOwJR4eM8jNzFG5VI2sBfCGi3qcI/s1600-h/S7302588.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5299139719666691410" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjna-M4ZtIsXiIY0V4aq1nq3RB8YoM8Rwxhd9_b_P5GnM3u87OCZ4HtcvmQL-3ukLtwn8BpzglycnwgSYxOpni0zulJQ6RG0N-OSif25XGH_K1SzUGSOwJR4eM8jNzFG5VI2sBfCGi3qcI/s320/S7302588.JPG" border="0" /></a> After picture time we had dinner and then it was party time with Austin & Daddy & I.</div><div> </div><div>We got her a little cake and daddy lit the candles. (Don't drop it!!)<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5fpZo90ANJLes5DqY1Jsn3dBp660nDjF4iMv6Zu3gxCwy4UzSsM97IcgzdLL_4f00ur-MSzEciG9osXFTsPTn_l0H_wYryTBzVhwqZSr2sGWMmLqAvJqVAn9OfSTZcefaPj0H05Y2c7w/s1600-h/S7302598.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5299139715506702754" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5fpZo90ANJLes5DqY1Jsn3dBp660nDjF4iMv6Zu3gxCwy4UzSsM97IcgzdLL_4f00ur-MSzEciG9osXFTsPTn_l0H_wYryTBzVhwqZSr2sGWMmLqAvJqVAn9OfSTZcefaPj0H05Y2c7w/s320/S7302598.JPG" border="0" /></a> We sang her Happy Birthday!! ("That is such a cute little cake with PINK icing" she said)<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJEq7B2auwUTcOQ0rGfBHswJAE_4aaRW7vdQ2jCG-ubZlYWUeyvU79SfEJNSCbjGNukNsm4tVpwiKTLfTOzgN7M7ImqSOWvNJWzM-uLNobci0-F2DbmkyPWn9n8zZPGpUES9NnOcNTsTc/s1600-h/S7302601.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5299136958415362658" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJEq7B2auwUTcOQ0rGfBHswJAE_4aaRW7vdQ2jCG-ubZlYWUeyvU79SfEJNSCbjGNukNsm4tVpwiKTLfTOzgN7M7ImqSOWvNJWzM-uLNobci0-F2DbmkyPWn9n8zZPGpUES9NnOcNTsTc/s320/S7302601.JPG" border="0" /></a> Make a wish!!<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRUYrLaaevB5HXFeKYaMfU7Mfmec5isDATwQ9FpmcpN-JbSUygpNhZZA__UDOH00BLF1YcUN1h985qWL1ieoePAu8U5b3A6LmnEE1rRpxo0yIlJ14nPYjmGoJBgeSU7jNPqK1ZI_Ve3C8/s1600-h/S7302603.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5299136954167537282" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRUYrLaaevB5HXFeKYaMfU7Mfmec5isDATwQ9FpmcpN-JbSUygpNhZZA__UDOH00BLF1YcUN1h985qWL1ieoePAu8U5b3A6LmnEE1rRpxo0yIlJ14nPYjmGoJBgeSU7jNPqK1ZI_Ve3C8/s320/S7302603.JPG" border="0" /></a> Blow out the candles!!<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGGukukEXxisqY4vyJQOTAU67SJlStTv8G_8aGFWvYxJ_bjS61BsT12EU-6iWJtoORwkkJAZ_LPPamtnU9u0aVmlkyvbcept_ol8B7Bs-zokX7c8TXg3vbTCA1zF4_KWe8YpNNxLPC36g/s1600-h/S7302604.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5299136949742089154" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGGukukEXxisqY4vyJQOTAU67SJlStTv8G_8aGFWvYxJ_bjS61BsT12EU-6iWJtoORwkkJAZ_LPPamtnU9u0aVmlkyvbcept_ol8B7Bs-zokX7c8TXg3vbTCA1zF4_KWe8YpNNxLPC36g/s320/S7302604.JPG" border="0" /></a> It's good cake.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZzglnMuOvS_wUdmJTk-YfUjoSaEcCMUVYDhWpKt0d_ZDstboTIve29XOKOUwEbp52iyKh13cPoek-JnOICd-ddaOw14ilAkZDa0jxpZg8Dn-IHlX3s6DHEK-4DpSSW_BBgD6-sOLHBEM/s1600-h/S7302609.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5299136943108315842" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZzglnMuOvS_wUdmJTk-YfUjoSaEcCMUVYDhWpKt0d_ZDstboTIve29XOKOUwEbp52iyKh13cPoek-JnOICd-ddaOw14ilAkZDa0jxpZg8Dn-IHlX3s6DHEK-4DpSSW_BBgD6-sOLHBEM/s320/S7302609.JPG" border="0" /></a> Austin thought so ,too.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFBg3PPtgWkycFeusTRFjqfFcTLqM_JMP7ZjJa_GwQHyFZ5SiJzfpn8C1L1giLS876T_rjyi9JJ1moQdkkrAyQug8ahcylS3HXc4MZLl3FDR2NV1YDHpQjBFyIrVbeyKqje3aKnEbUhi4/s1600-h/S7302612.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5299136940808540626" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFBg3PPtgWkycFeusTRFjqfFcTLqM_JMP7ZjJa_GwQHyFZ5SiJzfpn8C1L1giLS876T_rjyi9JJ1moQdkkrAyQug8ahcylS3HXc4MZLl3FDR2NV1YDHpQjBFyIrVbeyKqje3aKnEbUhi4/s320/S7302612.JPG" border="0" /></a> Present time.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTFUNRwccUCUNl5pL4vVqwjvDxzaICmIkLouYL0LK5mIl0omSIAwyQ4bxW3l3WGp1mTMu2ppaDY7kyz2-VGvMJqIHg2-Q6vPG6GuESXjLCLDIVh3UWhyphenhyphenrxmTSas6-xF6bDGSlYVN4M5ww/s1600-h/S7302618.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5299136004801747314" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTFUNRwccUCUNl5pL4vVqwjvDxzaICmIkLouYL0LK5mIl0omSIAwyQ4bxW3l3WGp1mTMu2ppaDY7kyz2-VGvMJqIHg2-Q6vPG6GuESXjLCLDIVh3UWhyphenhyphenrxmTSas6-xF6bDGSlYVN4M5ww/s320/S7302618.JPG" border="0" /></a> Oh, WOW!!<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG4T_LtskNA2pqEqgH4ZExCDB_DwCwR1i2QcbREoA3fUU2_XkJ3SW2dAoCKnBzbIGEWdzfVWf01D575qprcBWMNjk1to1wE9WiSPhdvnP5Yjin6JDKgXr9i_JmeYvWOJd-gtmNUW8sLD0/s1600-h/S7302621.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5299135999211160226" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG4T_LtskNA2pqEqgH4ZExCDB_DwCwR1i2QcbREoA3fUU2_XkJ3SW2dAoCKnBzbIGEWdzfVWf01D575qprcBWMNjk1to1wE9WiSPhdvnP5Yjin6JDKgXr9i_JmeYvWOJd-gtmNUW8sLD0/s320/S7302621.JPG" border="0" /></a> It's an i pod speaker system. Now she can listen to all her music from her i pod in her room.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1t-EyUZwQQnZCxBB4_xvjB-o2u1hXL5CkAk5aolj98iKYrJsBu4sg7tQAnBG82ni5PuhjVaZdjWQ9r6dKZuMnexEPfMjxLCswOLy25wzMCfVE3VGzYrRNfSdcJV4ncF0JX3n2gN2UHpU/s1600-h/S7302624.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5299135994633895858" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1t-EyUZwQQnZCxBB4_xvjB-o2u1hXL5CkAk5aolj98iKYrJsBu4sg7tQAnBG82ni5PuhjVaZdjWQ9r6dKZuMnexEPfMjxLCswOLy25wzMCfVE3VGzYrRNfSdcJV4ncF0JX3n2gN2UHpU/s320/S7302624.JPG" border="0" /></a> Happy Birthday sweet girl!!!<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRFR0Tq86lvVAWmb-zCWxXA-MbAMNm2IxWCQHUA-mWNDnqbPEs1NzDGJWQ74Hkc5TOu9cgUzgHA5nMlNHkXYzzM1gkvTvMMfU8KVdqKqgCx-YKBQ_0x31nldC_o-Q70W9sgv2L-I1RU9A/s1600-h/S7302626.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5299135995500298466" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRFR0Tq86lvVAWmb-zCWxXA-MbAMNm2IxWCQHUA-mWNDnqbPEs1NzDGJWQ74Hkc5TOu9cgUzgHA5nMlNHkXYzzM1gkvTvMMfU8KVdqKqgCx-YKBQ_0x31nldC_o-Q70W9sgv2L-I1RU9A/s320/S7302626.JPG" border="0" /></a> She's getting way to grown up.........she'll always be our little girl though.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh63ZeDfgLIkx4ZfQwHiTff4joSeRobcC6FsACrbrZxQEIJRVeot-ozKQ07bvl7BBbNEC8Z38RMyrw-v8zlQsIyNwK_22hNTfSA3ImYSXLKCG2gw9efGbv7s72XVdbLRYCIOxNaeFKnPIE/s1600-h/S7302628.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5299135991533434754" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh63ZeDfgLIkx4ZfQwHiTff4joSeRobcC6FsACrbrZxQEIJRVeot-ozKQ07bvl7BBbNEC8Z38RMyrw-v8zlQsIyNwK_22hNTfSA3ImYSXLKCG2gw9efGbv7s72XVdbLRYCIOxNaeFKnPIE/s320/S7302628.JPG" border="0" /></a>Seven years of memories, seven years of love. The time seems to have gone so quick. Everyone says they grow up so quick and it is so true. She is such a joy and bundle of fun....and now we start a new year of memories. Love you Lauren!!!</div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Ashleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03550667113679396599noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1134749930632583588.post-41944385157437789452009-01-28T22:08:00.005-06:002009-01-28T22:50:29.523-06:00Walking update<p>So I thought I would let you all see how Austin is doing with his walking. He is still not walking all the time as you can see in the first video but he is walking much longer distances. He loves to walk around the living room now. He walks along the couches and then into the kitchen then he comes from the kitchen across the living room to the couch. Today he walked all the way down the hall with out touching a wall. He is so funny because he gets so proud of himself when he walks somewhere.</p><p>So here are two videos from today of him walking. The first one he cheats and crawls some but then he walks. The second one he walks across the room while talking or singing (whichever he is doing) as he comes to get his football from Lauren.</p><p>It won't be long and he will be walking all the time. It is so fun to see how good he is getting and how he reacts when he realizes his new freedom.</p><p> </p><p><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dw4xDd4miRreEg-l9jkYADx9v1rXqE0v_W5Ux4dV9YW99CC9lGP--yuo41YTlmWycHt8bhzr1TUu6ZGg1al_w' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='321' height='265' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dxTKG_CxYTdlwHQWpW06a9z5xo_vKFgiUVxhLxKD2jOYbRAZgMFwWfTyqAgVZ7tsLs3ahPh6XCKJ8h2gVOUaA' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p>Ashleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03550667113679396599noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1134749930632583588.post-31706353837347909652009-01-26T11:37:00.007-06:002009-01-26T12:29:51.348-06:00Growing up so fastDinner at our house is always changing now with Austin. Trying new foods, new tastes and new ways of eating. He has been eating more finger foods for a while now but he has still wanted me to feed them to him. When I would put food on his tray for him to feed himself he would play with it and smash it then look at me to give him a bite. <br /><br />Last night we had pork chops and I decided to give him some to see if he liked them, he LOVES them. Once again it was it bite size pieces for him to feed himself. Along with pork chops he had carrots and green beans to feed himself. He has trouble picking up the vegetables because they are a little slippery. So last night I decided to see what he would do if I gave him a fork to help. I put a bite on and feed him the first couple bites off the fork to show him how it works. Then I handed him the fork.<br /><br />At first he wasn't sure about it. I would give him the fork with something on it and he would pull it off and put the bite in his mouth. Not quite what you do with a fork but hey. He did think this was fun though and he was feeding himself (without having to chase the carrot or green bean around his tray).<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRhEdQOMpIvm4YgHzA8PFEX9oZaeGfPID2zou5SMAoy_Kvrdc2MDdlIlSBopy9LrsnV7mrRrQzZzcTp5cl675AfZ_VV4fvRB0wy1vLhQany7bA1GFklbrNUr6bR-Z-qNjXVMy-ZggcUns/s1600-h/S7302438.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5295658990315684242" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRhEdQOMpIvm4YgHzA8PFEX9oZaeGfPID2zou5SMAoy_Kvrdc2MDdlIlSBopy9LrsnV7mrRrQzZzcTp5cl675AfZ_VV4fvRB0wy1vLhQany7bA1GFklbrNUr6bR-Z-qNjXVMy-ZggcUns/s320/S7302438.JPG" border="0" /></a> So I continued to give him bites like this for the rest of the meal. He would take it off and eat it and I would have to convience him to give me the fork for another bite (he really liked the fork).<br /><br /><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlKN7ajvH-wYyP8MQccxZmKJL36PPboNL9nwBa3sTMdlRTUlINeHkYwZSy7EpvP6kllaLaQoDQWRxR-zYOThnUZr_IuHcV5vBRqmPEiYVh7G8ly9jrkpSCR5oHvWi3uJJn9sKCnW0bMCI/s1600-h/S7302441.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5295658981460957250" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlKN7ajvH-wYyP8MQccxZmKJL36PPboNL9nwBa3sTMdlRTUlINeHkYwZSy7EpvP6kllaLaQoDQWRxR-zYOThnUZr_IuHcV5vBRqmPEiYVh7G8ly9jrkpSCR5oHvWi3uJJn9sKCnW0bMCI/s320/S7302441.JPG" border="0" /></a> He was really enjoying his meal.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjViZDo3TCr1oYzT12ARtTkvmpUN2caoItLFTFOhS5ijJL2tcn-7H_qeYPLPwHTx1PwSuSakiEs8pORb2B7YAr4Iy1SZDqIHdDa2gSJJe0DwV2JpvBG6-3MaZTK-rRCVQ2TFSGwF52J1uM/s1600-h/S7302442.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5295658976820727922" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjViZDo3TCr1oYzT12ARtTkvmpUN2caoItLFTFOhS5ijJL2tcn-7H_qeYPLPwHTx1PwSuSakiEs8pORb2B7YAr4Iy1SZDqIHdDa2gSJJe0DwV2JpvBG6-3MaZTK-rRCVQ2TFSGwF52J1uM/s320/S7302442.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />As the meal went along we kept showing him to put the fork in his mouth as we ate. About half way through he took his first bite off the fork himself.<br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5295659274910189778" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggfpVK3EJ5USXZjWgqfJU3ddNpVaWQtrFrYSdPhiJrbsJ26rEw-lyawaHJlfEIMnU7mEXeSIrcOQmoN8zahwDH1if8JOmjOm49jQHi-Ikn-nWPXEcAnqtW4D7_v97T3J2UOZAvM12TYk8/s320/S7302436.JPG" border="0" /><br />He did a really good job.<br /><div></div><br /><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5295658970881065090" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh46IFGVqzafEf1O9Wvtmd4j5g6TlSoiysBhcYrq8S_9PCNM2GJcBXB3aERiZUH5t9qShBAYbP_gdQ-3j8HOjekuh870Uzq1Ajhcw330lv7pM-SPYtkQhUAHLoUf3nygD3StZ9AoY8DyrA/s320/S7302443.JPG" border="0" /></div></div></div></div></div><br />He was very proud of himself (and so were we).<br />Yah!!! (He is clapping with his fork here).<br /><br /><p></p><p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5295660032122699474" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYNQj9RWKfLLFpXANadp-oYmj727CBe7gqvGxc0p7mvQhQQDiH2nMDV7yHODDQlL7CacVpc4wkKw7hniVB4BN_6RLRSMJbcJ2a8WGejzgwqhKrYhZwhKM9Z5ob_weTxqq-28GCUesH5tE/s320/S7302437.JPG" border="0" />After that was when he realized if he gave me the fork back he got more. </p><p>More Mama.</p><p></p><br /><p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5295658986025320082" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhoyBLoq8hD0Tmkxci3q_LxZ6SWeEgPQjKqnzqJVBCXVBmEZYPxGr5X8e_4sB7_R14WTu8re4_Bs4I2pEDlFH69iemGQEwSofV3APNsIr6W6qBPjRkwmgmEXzPvhsHezdQDM-noacEAUU/s320/S7302440.JPG" border="0" /></p>So we have taken another big step in growing up. He is doing all of this so fast. My baby is not going to stay a baby. I know this, look at Lauren almost 7 and so grown up for her age, but somehow I was hoping he would be a little more baby. I know, wishful thinking. I love this journey of watching him grow up and learn and it's so much fun to see Lauren watch this and help him with it. She is such a wonderful big sister. I am so blessed by both of them. I love being a mom!!!<br /><p></p><br /><p></p>Ashleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03550667113679396599noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1134749930632583588.post-28174809578547235682009-01-17T22:40:00.005-06:002009-01-17T23:27:40.085-06:00Dinner at Babe's ChickenBabe's Chicken....I don't know if you have ever been there or heard of it but we had our second experience there tonight. We went to the one with Mike's family in Sanger. It is a home cookin, family style restaurant. While you are eating the waitresses walk around and sing country songs, you order and they just bring out the sides in bowls to share and all the food comes out family style (on one plate, just grab yours off and eat). It is a pretty simple restaurant...fried chicken, chicken fried steak, chicken tenders, pot roast or catfish (I think those are all the choices) green beans, creamed corn and mashed potatoes are your sides. If you haven't been you should try it out, lots of fun with a big group.<br />On the wall there are all kinds of funny sayings and signs. We kept looking at this one and trying to figure out what the top one says. At the end of the meal Mike and Terry were looking at it and she finally said it (She speak's Lake Livingston language though - east Texas) See if you can get it (I'll tell you later what it says, try to get it before you look at the answer).<br />The other two signs are pretty funny, also.<br />"Don't try to drown your sorrows, if she can swim"<br />"My cow just died, so I don't need you bull"<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIfoJ8yAx1Yyhk8sYVKrFjlUD7QijDnmlTMoksoZLbq28vM6e7W8QCqBbN0F3KY0Jcsl2eEm3FxquwVfVkpNSOQ_PO5i55e7BsyKgFdl9IZ_7JD2a0JmDyGKU8ppF4M38b0EthFGEc000/s1600-h/S7302307.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5292491081530876930" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIfoJ8yAx1Yyhk8sYVKrFjlUD7QijDnmlTMoksoZLbq28vM6e7W8QCqBbN0F3KY0Jcsl2eEm3FxquwVfVkpNSOQ_PO5i55e7BsyKgFdl9IZ_7JD2a0JmDyGKU8ppF4M38b0EthFGEc000/s320/S7302307.JPG" border="0" /></a> As we waited for our table Austin played cowboy and rode the horse.<br /><div> </div><div> </div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvpvtHS2R0tmGqkDzHj7yjognICSETzwRAPn4nbRs-3C3N30AalyJfz5bKyy2YfjgQquTXAzN-XEnwuMfnGn3yoXxMy85g_AVwu7PPQVvFm_1iY7SADLpQ_sVF_K2V9Am6CetWv053m90/s1600-h/S7302290.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5292491081032147042" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvpvtHS2R0tmGqkDzHj7yjognICSETzwRAPn4nbRs-3C3N30AalyJfz5bKyy2YfjgQquTXAzN-XEnwuMfnGn3yoXxMy85g_AVwu7PPQVvFm_1iY7SADLpQ_sVF_K2V9Am6CetWv053m90/s320/S7302290.JPG" border="0" /></a> Here is the family at the table (L-R Aunt Terry, part of Carol, Gary - Mike's mom & dad, Tim & Ginny and the side of Lauren)<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDYjY3nDrOXVw_zDf05BzRwuj7YWIWA1XZTLlPIsT9e76cnmNUHai07qI1dszcLeN_X3plr-2NWFLiQLdi9YMV0BKZDIlEIU5-9TxQaEie22UnrRCawMuY9h5hK-SOfouQ4a-TishkoP4/s1600-h/S7302291.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5292490795424307954" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDYjY3nDrOXVw_zDf05BzRwuj7YWIWA1XZTLlPIsT9e76cnmNUHai07qI1dszcLeN_X3plr-2NWFLiQLdi9YMV0BKZDIlEIU5-9TxQaEie22UnrRCawMuY9h5hK-SOfouQ4a-TishkoP4/s320/S7302291.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Here is Mike and Lauren waiting for dinner to come.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilC8IXQb-MpXy4XQ_F7HvJ-OYwDpgXeFw667yPXHRItkI8aC_yGvuEYmgjgCvGgaOswC8JH5dhp7q1tx0ODfZEBqtd1daERbz0QqKaTqOd2cnkxRK9SwxhNROneULPrdPY_o8HtczpAPM/s1600-h/S7302292.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5292490791391660978" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilC8IXQb-MpXy4XQ_F7HvJ-OYwDpgXeFw667yPXHRItkI8aC_yGvuEYmgjgCvGgaOswC8JH5dhp7q1tx0ODfZEBqtd1daERbz0QqKaTqOd2cnkxRK9SwxhNROneULPrdPY_o8HtczpAPM/s320/S7302292.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Austin was not sure what to think about everything going on.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuVH9uDqd7IP6tIQzXY4ThyphenhyphenIJzYghVd4Hk2u7ZJnQL4Cb1a5neE4VUcLrZj7ax8MnxEBf0LiemKE0sPj8ioeaGTjf0ZiGwG19rasaPKEgp3vYra_3a4RC4lXUjLftzudvR8LUjqIhlL_w/s1600-h/S7302293.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5292490785582311058" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuVH9uDqd7IP6tIQzXY4ThyphenhyphenIJzYghVd4Hk2u7ZJnQL4Cb1a5neE4VUcLrZj7ax8MnxEBf0LiemKE0sPj8ioeaGTjf0ZiGwG19rasaPKEgp3vYra_3a4RC4lXUjLftzudvR8LUjqIhlL_w/s320/S7302293.JPG" border="0" /></a> Here is Terry and Carol and Gary and Tim waiting for dinner<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUEusMsQpTnrERsLsc93X0yzNBvBPTwDG7RusyDDTmGtUgddbLigJKhKovNTYuInbNPHPxKsmsfrE77flD8Vzs2VmGp3zNshKgtJezo7wTOBnd0C7j1m3J-98mAQ0Y80nqgE_1HyGy4Bw/s1600-h/S7302295.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5292490780671920562" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUEusMsQpTnrERsLsc93X0yzNBvBPTwDG7RusyDDTmGtUgddbLigJKhKovNTYuInbNPHPxKsmsfrE77flD8Vzs2VmGp3zNshKgtJezo7wTOBnd0C7j1m3J-98mAQ0Y80nqgE_1HyGy4Bw/s320/S7302295.JPG" border="0" /></a> Lauren (with her newest missing tooth hole in her mouth) is playing with Uncle Greg's hat.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_Hk76tStlX3xpurL9ye7QoPyHxhuH-pHZTSxhPLKVum-yFvC0eLf_E9i2RETldS7XHV7nDgEG3HEC250sToAGeHmDMLUocDYCBjh6owFxkL91JUnZVZeB58RY4WTq7T1tTZIP57Ns7BA/s1600-h/S7302297.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5292490767080452178" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_Hk76tStlX3xpurL9ye7QoPyHxhuH-pHZTSxhPLKVum-yFvC0eLf_E9i2RETldS7XHV7nDgEG3HEC250sToAGeHmDMLUocDYCBjh6owFxkL91JUnZVZeB58RY4WTq7T1tTZIP57Ns7BA/s320/S7302297.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />While we waited they played the hokey pokey and Lauren got up and did it with all the other kids. She wasn't to sure about it at first then she got into it.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_YIv-Arqm373in2de3yAZxjGu0ssEYgmKvh39FZKJpNOiGztem21_WY1u5YpiIRT7lVKhmTd0Luq6RGCunAN-F2jZevyyoLifZ7jZ3VGkuDpERx8dLZMi3RxwnQAdhBYAPwbk0IpkV-Q/s1600-h/S7302298.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5292490154895794322" 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/AVvXsEh_YIv-Arqm373in2de3yAZxjGu0ssEYgmKvh39FZKJpNOiGztem21_WY1u5YpiIRT7lVKhmTd0Luq6RGCunAN-F2jZevyyoLifZ7jZ3VGkuDpERx8dLZMi3RxwnQAdhBYAPwbk0IpkV-Q/s320/S7302298.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Once dinner was over Uncle Greg got a chocolate pie to share with Lauren (He loves to spoil the little ones when he's here, what can you do? Gotta love him!!)</div><div>As you can see from Lauren's face it was good. Seeing as how my children love Uncle Greg, he had "Saved" Austin from his highchair so he to got to benefit from the spoiling.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnMCMXv-oSezvdy9SxOQDX4_X9MUwPYYiHtG9vU19eE49MATrWS89DcO4SepacJP9JwtbteBXh4u5phNXWocxOjSvO614CiAHip5yVGK6qt60aPjQqaBHfIoFlj4fqaMnvO5ss49qj-qA/s1600-h/S7302300.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5292490147784733218" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnMCMXv-oSezvdy9SxOQDX4_X9MUwPYYiHtG9vU19eE49MATrWS89DcO4SepacJP9JwtbteBXh4u5phNXWocxOjSvO614CiAHip5yVGK6qt60aPjQqaBHfIoFlj4fqaMnvO5ss49qj-qA/s320/S7302300.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />He has his spoon with chocolate and topping on it and topping on his face.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgco_j34OtVl7uLml2Pp76IEK8ymY4-hmfBtMbXzrB6AXlzL_VMVOqzOAryA2SeYLTTXsJCC0Mb0FPiJ-ML-FHA9werz7yTaxptBjHUZzQXGX73Q5hhPPnHx9HEesg445XXSk0vd15IfI0/s1600-h/S7302301.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5292490138385299538" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgco_j34OtVl7uLml2Pp76IEK8ymY4-hmfBtMbXzrB6AXlzL_VMVOqzOAryA2SeYLTTXsJCC0Mb0FPiJ-ML-FHA9werz7yTaxptBjHUZzQXGX73Q5hhPPnHx9HEesg445XXSk0vd15IfI0/s320/S7302301.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />"I wasn't eating that pie Mama"<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVqFSrAgHicoyZG-ozh8SP9725-1n3PgrHEHUeEA5DlZfJazxu0SLHLod1XuZxaZ5lBsLTPcLfq6J42TOpvtTX1bN1bhWXhzORVyFJSBGnIj2DAkwIzPpgGMhj7cfqvzCCdPVA_fTIC6Y/s1600-h/S7302303.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5292490135098629554" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVqFSrAgHicoyZG-ozh8SP9725-1n3PgrHEHUeEA5DlZfJazxu0SLHLod1XuZxaZ5lBsLTPcLfq6J42TOpvtTX1bN1bhWXhzORVyFJSBGnIj2DAkwIzPpgGMhj7cfqvzCCdPVA_fTIC6Y/s320/S7302303.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />"This is so GOOD!!!" Thanks Uncle Greg!!<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_d7meSaXgd-vgbTYDgSZ2I7WRXmxhPv-nyQgwlSuNblN-c5w24cicWsqYhyk5cLfU1JPp0qlCnpq3kH9nYS2A5KGVNhU6f1jIvdWrCGWR1vkhY0u5SQt_VT0K8wSLeAzhgiyQU52UO9s/s1600-h/S7302306.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5292490132094804802" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_d7meSaXgd-vgbTYDgSZ2I7WRXmxhPv-nyQgwlSuNblN-c5w24cicWsqYhyk5cLfU1JPp0qlCnpq3kH9nYS2A5KGVNhU6f1jIvdWrCGWR1vkhY0u5SQt_VT0K8wSLeAzhgiyQU52UO9s/s320/S7302306.JPG" border="0" /></a> So after an enjoyable dinner (and dessert for some) it was time to go home. On the way home my thoughts were of Austin eating chocolate pie and sleeping. Luck for Uncle Greg it didn't keep him up, he his sleeping soundly in his bed. We will have another family dinner tomorrow night, what next?</div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div>The sign you ask, what does it say? Did you try? What did you get? Go back and try one more time, wait, I'll make it easier</div><div> </div><div>HAWSHAMOMINNIM?</div><div> </div><div> </div><div>So the sign says..... (I'll spell it out) How's your mom and them? Now go back and read it fast....that is what it says. Did you get it? Must be an East Texas thing.....Ha Ha Ha!!!</div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div>As we were leaving there was a sign at the door that I liked, with full hands I couldn't get a picture but it said </div><div>"I know God doesn't give me more than I can handle, I just wish he didn't trust me so much."</div><div>Sometimes when everything hits at the same time isn't that the truth.<br /><br /></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Ashleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03550667113679396599noreply@blogger.com0