tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14103778607131012182024-03-14T04:57:41.862-05:00The Rancatore ReviewJoyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02482066539518793307noreply@blogger.comBlogger68125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1410377860713101218.post-14385748307485078742010-12-22T17:03:00.002-05:002010-12-22T20:36:35.911-05:00Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!We want to wish all our friends and family a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!!<br /><br /><a title="View Rancatore Review 2010 on Scribd" href="http://www.scribd.com/doc/45809659/Rancatore-Review-2010" style="margin: 12px auto 6px auto; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,Sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 14px; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; -x-system-font: none; display: block; text-decoration: underline;">Rancatore Review 2010</a> <object id="doc_224243645832777" name="doc_224243645832777" height="600" width="100%" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" data="http://d1.scribdassets.com/ScribdViewer.swf" style="outline:none;" > <param name="movie" value="http://d1.scribdassets.com/ScribdViewer.swf"> <param name="wmode" value="opaque"> <param name="bgcolor" value="#ffffff"> <param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"> <param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"> <param name="FlashVars" value="document_id=45809659&access_key=key-2ekm80zi1b0fk9ollhn0&page=1&viewMode=list"> <embed id="doc_224243645832777" name="doc_224243645832777" src="http://d1.scribdassets.com/ScribdViewer.swf?document_id=45809659&access_key=key-2ekm80zi1b0fk9ollhn0&page=1&viewMode=list" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" height="600" width="100%" wmode="opaque" bgcolor="#ffffff"></embed> </object>Joyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02482066539518793307noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1410377860713101218.post-77967125008459386182010-02-22T16:10:00.020-05:002010-02-22T16:52:46.192-05:00AdditionsOur family has grown to include a fish. He's a Betta fish with a cute personality. After much thought, Allie decided to name her new pet after her favorite restaurant--CiCi's! So, CiCi has adapted to life with our family; and Charlie, our cat, doesn't seem to care. I don't think he realizes he's a fish since he's not white, flaky and breaded.<br /><br />Thad continues to grow and grow. He was almost 12 pounds at his two-month appointment. It will be interesting to see how much he weighs when we go back in March for his four-month appointment. He's sleeping GREAT! He goes to bed around 8:30 and sleeps until 5 or 5:30--what a HUGE blessing for a tired mama!<br /><br />Allie still loves gymnastics and learns something new each week. She's so flexible and loves to show off her forward rolls! She still loves being a big sister and has only acted out toward her brother once. She chooses to express her frustration with sharing our attention by acting out in other ways, and I'm slowly learning to deal with that and how to juggle two little ones.<br /><br />We've had two big snows here this winter. Allie LOVED playing in the snow and would have been happy to stay out until she turned blue if we let her. Thad didn't seem too impressed with it all, though.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvhwqsd-d2TSExupu2i0zrsxk3CNsw61ILVrN-lCb9G5jrSQRYoij9pTBWgMHo8N_c0eAddATmPufcol_oU7T6n71go-4VtXnie92egQIo19_wjVvBZ4k3mHjcD5fiJJIakzyTL8HcH5Y/s1600-h/1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvhwqsd-d2TSExupu2i0zrsxk3CNsw61ILVrN-lCb9G5jrSQRYoij9pTBWgMHo8N_c0eAddATmPufcol_oU7T6n71go-4VtXnie92egQIo19_wjVvBZ4k3mHjcD5fiJJIakzyTL8HcH5Y/s320/1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5441188115952632706" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHG_V39xsOUG_hp3o4lUpSJiApaBtq0XAn2DaXwVGSgmv2A82ZAprPrlUlojvt2Jk21VjEZ3n75sm2PSOsAPnTvIiAnfvMZb2Okhexir30X3ZcIBTBZwXDWk-EBCBsY42-6VqGM46Jj6E/s1600-h/2.jpg"><img style="display:block; 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Of course, if the Saints and the Colts go head to head in the Super Bowl, things could get ugly in our house!<br /><br />Thad is getting SO big! He's not a newborn anymore, which makes me a little sad. He's getting more and more handsome each day. He's already two months old--wow! Time is really flying by. Here are a few recent pictures:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTzUYWf2ClOFJ7jnJ5FHKJubwwlzbaPEmxa-lm9NGULI5bRIWMfEjYf6k0pgB6tarh0cv-0ZEaYzipbzLk8fOAYO-N3J131DNRKNg5vqOBhyphenhypheni_rjh7ZIXo7KPOUCOYK6iVnm_ArYLyLlE/s1600-h/saints-family-portrait_1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTzUYWf2ClOFJ7jnJ5FHKJubwwlzbaPEmxa-lm9NGULI5bRIWMfEjYf6k0pgB6tarh0cv-0ZEaYzipbzLk8fOAYO-N3J131DNRKNg5vqOBhyphenhypheni_rjh7ZIXo7KPOUCOYK6iVnm_ArYLyLlE/s320/saints-family-portrait_1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5429025543236368866" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxFMmZnKN-yMzJKLpqnK5i2Se0aBJRZOxRk4EuVX3C3OF39qw5d6tsbeeAllmRyZgiL6-H_DDjaQk6Qhp5_nrRRNPxLkd0zjDXmLU_nmn46ZgZUYCnF-W9kbzRw4G7p2ge1zRBa0XQsc8/s1600-h/monkey-time_1.jpg"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-0khfqN38EDUjf7Kz5HCqIHaLzv1Oq1wT_7bN3vOITW9R16leJ568PPlJFmTj5SkyRRV8t08G_mALqbBM6IOowgWr4Kvv2bNd0pDy2HIGHWgigag_NLxAyYvaaeWpqniBuvQKhO6RX5M/s320/2-months-old_3.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5429024318906084962" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXocgAM74OavjWVpQ8xPhqyO4HSAl-ANyCw753UU1KcSJSSn3oLKiQUA0wWqalB3aZoupaZVNwo8TGbwAjGhJliUPhJ_I5dTOMdS-1se1g6xWadC1fETj7c0lWFiQLOtie-FVeXNqjyG0/s1600-h/2-months-old_6.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXocgAM74OavjWVpQ8xPhqyO4HSAl-ANyCw753UU1KcSJSSn3oLKiQUA0wWqalB3aZoupaZVNwo8TGbwAjGhJliUPhJ_I5dTOMdS-1se1g6xWadC1fETj7c0lWFiQLOtie-FVeXNqjyG0/s320/2-months-old_6.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5429024092080552354" /></a>Joyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02482066539518793307noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1410377860713101218.post-18689566798020230312009-11-26T12:55:00.007-05:002009-11-26T13:06:54.186-05:00Welcome, Thad!!We welcomed Thaddaeus Thomas just over a week ago on Tuesday, Nov. 17--20 days before he was due! He is a handsome precious bundle, and we are enjoying getting to know him. Allie loves her baby brother and is a big helper with him. Thad spends most of his time eating or sleeping right now, but he also loves to look around at his little world and the people in it. We are so thankful that God has blessed us with two beautiful, healthy children.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8TSPXPstlJ0sm_Enje96WKN82eMTzseEk-UBsnAM34tdj92_khcviJoxG9ZPMJI68tdUgrVTkKzb9YSB4O5ZTazhcPuvnY2WUpr22P63U2y3TaZmQ6YGQnPfHJm6BWk1LfZ-nbYcjAvw/s1600/two+days+old_4.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8TSPXPstlJ0sm_Enje96WKN82eMTzseEk-UBsnAM34tdj92_khcviJoxG9ZPMJI68tdUgrVTkKzb9YSB4O5ZTazhcPuvnY2WUpr22P63U2y3TaZmQ6YGQnPfHJm6BWk1LfZ-nbYcjAvw/s320/two+days+old_4.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5408473609873204738" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrcYeF9ku2YbSDEgN9IhO7xQ3TsrRls7RE5bn7el8PzdFSfThY-zsah4ixWurSE3-_Zvapli2-KDGDdaiS0xiEF16bJroYeDUUFUPaktTY0iqfVg2sVQJUrDNwOERonQ7nPLdPxyQpX2w/s1600/two+days+old_14.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrcYeF9ku2YbSDEgN9IhO7xQ3TsrRls7RE5bn7el8PzdFSfThY-zsah4ixWurSE3-_Zvapli2-KDGDdaiS0xiEF16bJroYeDUUFUPaktTY0iqfVg2sVQJUrDNwOERonQ7nPLdPxyQpX2w/s320/two+days+old_14.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5408473922433254402" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfujn6WNgBWpnZKclqdyiUUlrKRgKj9Gb7gaHbWWt2a0jgEDCIit7RC63VMcZ6jAvLAoCgOU538tLfVLd-1I3Qyhz2F7D-aVCKRwjUnPdmiQYek4MS7sP1poFjOOX2jtxPHo6L56xvzyo/s1600/Thad_1.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfujn6WNgBWpnZKclqdyiUUlrKRgKj9Gb7gaHbWWt2a0jgEDCIit7RC63VMcZ6jAvLAoCgOU538tLfVLd-1I3Qyhz2F7D-aVCKRwjUnPdmiQYek4MS7sP1poFjOOX2jtxPHo6L56xvzyo/s320/Thad_1.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5408474382489685650" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSXCW1chyphenhyphen0kgGlDag4apLt9ouqqoHUTlWX9N63gAjv5D2QqY_oe5zDjvYM9rzo49wFyux9vY73_-FbDcrVLT_5IGD1ln5sfxJF5q1C8RvVH7RLmsUimYy0jMcOTMQgVQSWTC59h-2NHLA/s1600/Thad_2.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSXCW1chyphenhyphen0kgGlDag4apLt9ouqqoHUTlWX9N63gAjv5D2QqY_oe5zDjvYM9rzo49wFyux9vY73_-FbDcrVLT_5IGD1ln5sfxJF5q1C8RvVH7RLmsUimYy0jMcOTMQgVQSWTC59h-2NHLA/s320/Thad_2.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5408474652697781554" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPPzPVgLsr45PNS_b3a6QAKE88ceG79kcIPolCI5tUuga_JldyBZJvhdllOWKygagZOqKgBSqKnayPfnCRW2SLETLRnemBT9zMnsIf1ftQ8Qo6h_5DpHluqCzIP_BBS_7oE7to6LjaHjw/s1600/kiddos_1.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPPzPVgLsr45PNS_b3a6QAKE88ceG79kcIPolCI5tUuga_JldyBZJvhdllOWKygagZOqKgBSqKnayPfnCRW2SLETLRnemBT9zMnsIf1ftQ8Qo6h_5DpHluqCzIP_BBS_7oE7to6LjaHjw/s320/kiddos_1.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5408474947083937346" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGDbRmIdGnuilGI4kELXya4_hPbbe731hXSib-1G1ax8oy2nWUfTlYnvL_Km6Guyr9It1KsQiMCL-HFQ-q9Bl3d6-FQywsk1tlyeqOxNa19uPSuVcVmSA5igVhK69bYbICW50V_FhCrzw/s1600/kiddos_2.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGDbRmIdGnuilGI4kELXya4_hPbbe731hXSib-1G1ax8oy2nWUfTlYnvL_Km6Guyr9It1KsQiMCL-HFQ-q9Bl3d6-FQywsk1tlyeqOxNa19uPSuVcVmSA5igVhK69bYbICW50V_FhCrzw/s320/kiddos_2.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5408475136439374850" /></a>Joyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02482066539518793307noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1410377860713101218.post-60672912880872989742009-10-26T10:16:00.012-05:002009-10-26T10:44:08.758-05:00Weddings, Gymnastics and Babies!This past week has been a bit of a whirlwind. We spent last weekend in Mobile, Ala., and Escatawpa, Miss., for the wedding of one of my best friends. Janna Johnston is now Mrs. Savage! I had a great time with my three best friends--Janna, Megan and Gabrielle. Plus, we got to stay with my sister and her family and had a wonderful surprise visit from my grandmother! We cherish every chance we get to spend with her.<br /><br />As promised, I took a few pictures of Allie in her leotard at gymnastics. She wasn't the most cooperative, but I got a few cute ones.<br /><br />Saturday, October 24, the girls in our care group at church hosted a baby shower for Mr. Thad! That was so much fun; and Allie enjoyed helping to open presents and being the "Big Sister!"<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMKkTmrR0ax48NRWSLqlDknbnVkQ79ygtnIXSXVsvrilLi3zIh1n07E6bSgNe04S1vJfict81ev-RmvvOiss_Ai3ONtSB2cd8_l032q5CgpB-X4OIjzI0J_1arQwDOIg63Phub9V61N2g/s1600-h/Savage-wedding_11.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMKkTmrR0ax48NRWSLqlDknbnVkQ79ygtnIXSXVsvrilLi3zIh1n07E6bSgNe04S1vJfict81ev-RmvvOiss_Ai3ONtSB2cd8_l032q5CgpB-X4OIjzI0J_1arQwDOIg63Phub9V61N2g/s320/Savage-wedding_11.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396932801489941682" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFPZOtVfp6Mj0_hE830S69VdOo9TbCLESNvIpUKa3zC9MBzVC9U7pzeJ12MCM8-oztQxeRY0Vaw1GzkmT6QFfb2LECWvz1ey05rhSqEBdlV7VVrDVID7JD_NOzqEydZ5DXtSgHu5S7JVg/s1600-h/Savage-wedding_30.jpg"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWaTyLPh6D0bZffcc4kt-h_ZEkTl-_WM1LnM3FzzbEpN9iRTXr2KhxtiHdU-yxb_p_eyK4pQI_X5wm0IaIxjtJAIG6ccuG82qEv3rhpcn4gon_oS7o51d2eMFoJmTEp3mvckvHMx2FMyk/s320/allie_5.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396933428572504882" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFagyqau3wHwm3p_Fk07QaOagi8olfFJ9323GalQjPyx9pgHdQWsEU5i6woLYgJ8YhIvH7WWWtnYylow1Qj3ddIIu9z1xsn91xe8qjgx11o_JpEAfjomT2gHqYjgJY7jDOWqsiS_4gmIc/s1600-h/baby-shower_3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFagyqau3wHwm3p_Fk07QaOagi8olfFJ9323GalQjPyx9pgHdQWsEU5i6woLYgJ8YhIvH7WWWtnYylow1Qj3ddIIu9z1xsn91xe8qjgx11o_JpEAfjomT2gHqYjgJY7jDOWqsiS_4gmIc/s320/baby-shower_3.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396933268284544914" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoLfRU7hyLOAmOpx7Ph21Uh6Oge3doTFoKV_vdnPTbpW8IQz43S23M1RxPYpPhpS78pQoFldcBwy8eXj_76afkQF_B-ZOHGpfRvGZ0ezVhEhs62V4h_0Sgi0CzSppHF5wWKvXdZcqG5ow/s1600-h/baby-shower_4.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoLfRU7hyLOAmOpx7Ph21Uh6Oge3doTFoKV_vdnPTbpW8IQz43S23M1RxPYpPhpS78pQoFldcBwy8eXj_76afkQF_B-ZOHGpfRvGZ0ezVhEhs62V4h_0Sgi0CzSppHF5wWKvXdZcqG5ow/s320/baby-shower_4.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396933092785539026" /></a>Joyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02482066539518793307noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1410377860713101218.post-74330206601835010582009-10-11T20:02:00.012-05:002009-10-11T20:46:59.644-05:00GrowingWell, after a seven-month hiatus from the blogging world, it's probably about time I get back to it!<br /><br />As probably all of our "readers" know, we're excitedly anticipating the arrival of our second little one in the next couple months. Our due date has fluctuated between December 8, 9 and 10; but, as some of you may remember, Allie was 15 days early, so I'm trying to be prepared in case this one comes in November instead!<br /><br />We are having a boy this time, and his name is Thaddaeus Thomas. We will call him Thad. He's already quite active, and we can't wait to meet him!<br /><br />Another more recent development is that we're moving at the end of this month to a rental house in Wake Forest. It has three bedrooms and one bath and is a little cheaper than our two-bedroom duplex. We are very, very excited about having the extra room; especially with our new addition! The next few weeks will be quite busy with several activities in addition to our regular day-to-day life and the move.<br /><br />We are looking forward to traveling south for the wedding of one of my best friends from college. We're excited about sharing with her in her special day as she begins her life with her soon-to-be husband! I'm a little concerned about fitting into my bridesmaid's dress and shoes with my ever-growing pregnant belly and swelling feet; but I know Janna will be a gorgeous bride who will take everyone's breath away!<br /><br />In keeping with the theme of "growing," Allie is no longer a baby and has grown into a beautiful, VERY active, often precocious, always precious toddler. We had a safari themed birthday party for her, and she loved the animals who came as her special guests for the day. She and her friends got to meet a baby kangaroo, an African porcupine, a lemur AND an alligator!<br /><br />She LOVES gymnastics and does very, very well with it. I'm planning to take some portraits of her in her little leotard at the gym soon and will post them when I do. I'm hoping to do them not this week, but the next; so we'll see how that goes.<br /><br />In the meantime, here are a few pictures from Allie's birthday:<br /><br />Allie's very first big girl twin-sized bed:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbZgHDs9h6JFU4I-cVVNwpVS8dzF2BfDmef5wg2ryr_SBSkt_p9_g0xVBftpBUwXkISZgFCZLIQ0HPQw2_0WA3mVLF7jum0hNcWAP6uqvXdAPN7h8mZc8yt7l73tYO_QbJAVzjWW-afCw/s1600-h/I.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbZgHDs9h6JFU4I-cVVNwpVS8dzF2BfDmef5wg2ryr_SBSkt_p9_g0xVBftpBUwXkISZgFCZLIQ0HPQw2_0WA3mVLF7jum0hNcWAP6uqvXdAPN7h8mZc8yt7l73tYO_QbJAVzjWW-afCw/s320/I.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5391521870915866018" /></a><br />A rare picture of Allie and Mama together:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuf70NeTMQXTKe6Q1dxVPGJsWGqanLgkkSshCkWvVXAAaM8Ti5FkWh9U2latStE9G338BcPfs0VW9Yu6Ys7HCViNjyiDZkNhGSrQ3d6mpbXoBVQK3SQ1uywShzGLQ9saXBoCQLep0e3Mw/s1600-h/II.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuf70NeTMQXTKe6Q1dxVPGJsWGqanLgkkSshCkWvVXAAaM8Ti5FkWh9U2latStE9G338BcPfs0VW9Yu6Ys7HCViNjyiDZkNhGSrQ3d6mpbXoBVQK3SQ1uywShzGLQ9saXBoCQLep0e3Mw/s320/II.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5391521704922056242" /></a><br />Meeting the baby kangaroo at his very first birthday party:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGs4-Rc4O2R4zJd27zM7FEt3TZa3T3gD6ookTRI1qEyxiu48fBVo_Tsz-7SXTHe2aEHCVowXaMhInIXjksS6tAYrQHfYYrginjYphcKdSwPDFoAKP4OFdvpmFVOtqi2ez4jtGKfgY9AqQ/s1600-h/III.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGs4-Rc4O2R4zJd27zM7FEt3TZa3T3gD6ookTRI1qEyxiu48fBVo_Tsz-7SXTHe2aEHCVowXaMhInIXjksS6tAYrQHfYYrginjYphcKdSwPDFoAKP4OFdvpmFVOtqi2ez4jtGKfgY9AqQ/s320/III.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5391521444930432114" /></a><br />Silly girl:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqtOMAcxoNn5oGSU63Lm2U0AeeorG7wqUI7rgTZmMqS_VS8seLNDbSy3t4OUHFFdf_erJDuPZ-xzrcZzTw4pgya0JxBG0IqKpDx6N7SST1g5mR9spwIEm9i3PV1qJZPzPXnCEWamtYM8g/s1600-h/IV.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqtOMAcxoNn5oGSU63Lm2U0AeeorG7wqUI7rgTZmMqS_VS8seLNDbSy3t4OUHFFdf_erJDuPZ-xzrcZzTw4pgya0JxBG0IqKpDx6N7SST1g5mR9spwIEm9i3PV1qJZPzPXnCEWamtYM8g/s320/IV.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5391521257595181442" /></a><br />Trying to feed the porcupine her bottle:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJVih4UmwXkukQpAzKPic97PJsdf52j2vLDvOOuniVyexDOodHNuf6FbJwn6iJ3GUxoPyIGhq1Mp6YwhN4e-CSNlyrmMbwkTpk62_soQNwB2Yj8w849p18je4HVc266pec8Cb-fgqVfnA/s1600-h/V.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJVih4UmwXkukQpAzKPic97PJsdf52j2vLDvOOuniVyexDOodHNuf6FbJwn6iJ3GUxoPyIGhq1Mp6YwhN4e-CSNlyrmMbwkTpk62_soQNwB2Yj8w849p18je4HVc266pec8Cb-fgqVfnA/s320/V.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5391521016472810482" /></a><br />Posing with the "allie-gator":<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_Gvo8K6uK50xFKjrylvLQPtqSRwD7UvBMEOLwC9y7YpXXya4YLVIwz_Lww-kCCJ_TH0mXyO4Tv3EMosrbbfcQbEjnWOpTlL8m4ie-JbpHb8jsw5WA1wOQjw6250faBaL66ND7cBA9puo/s1600-h/VI.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_Gvo8K6uK50xFKjrylvLQPtqSRwD7UvBMEOLwC9y7YpXXya4YLVIwz_Lww-kCCJ_TH0mXyO4Tv3EMosrbbfcQbEjnWOpTlL8m4ie-JbpHb8jsw5WA1wOQjw6250faBaL66ND7cBA9puo/s320/VI.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5391520818788653458" /></a><br />Allie's monkey cake and all the little cupcakes for the kiddos:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7Mot6vHOZumv43fmR10ijODdmC7rozXrjnUNWIazlc89Yy-YNWILV7pG04eVzAKTHQHmbIDizYQAo1lIupjssrrpzWdrGA2RcTDb70BHTlaiybEOhv8xLaD3QOY6U-Qa5NLvDzCSIoI0/s1600-h/VII.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7Mot6vHOZumv43fmR10ijODdmC7rozXrjnUNWIazlc89Yy-YNWILV7pG04eVzAKTHQHmbIDizYQAo1lIupjssrrpzWdrGA2RcTDb70BHTlaiybEOhv8xLaD3QOY6U-Qa5NLvDzCSIoI0/s320/VII.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5391520438973902226" /></a><br />Since I spent several hours icing the monkey cake, I'm just a little proud of it. Sure, it's not perfect; but at least it's obviously a monkey!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLVCgYinpk9WRM2rgu-yyjEeVUWv-cguQybMJFMSS38UYD8HFKoPNGDe-I4lL-JASaHjuiz7bbKuRH-PgFO0dhYly6obATgmQLrp7SYP6X4ZnU4PnkFNeT7pO_1YBRp6L0oezfxKwatBU/s1600-h/VIII.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLVCgYinpk9WRM2rgu-yyjEeVUWv-cguQybMJFMSS38UYD8HFKoPNGDe-I4lL-JASaHjuiz7bbKuRH-PgFO0dhYly6obATgmQLrp7SYP6X4ZnU4PnkFNeT7pO_1YBRp6L0oezfxKwatBU/s320/VIII.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5391520224980531266" /></a>Joyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02482066539518793307noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1410377860713101218.post-41596133454453257442009-03-02T22:12:00.041-05:002009-03-03T20:07:38.485-05:00Ringing in the New Year!So, here's part two in the "catch-up" blogs! 2009 has gone by way too quickly already. We've had a lot happen to us in these first couple of months. Here are a few pictures to catch you up with what we've been doing!<br /><br />The first big event of the year was Allie's crib being turned into her first "big girl bed!" She fell out a couple of nights, but is an old pro now. She loves to hop up on her bed to read books. She is pretty good at staying in bed, too. Although, when she's ready to come out or go to the bathroom, she goes to the door and knocks!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE_JvOMRdgMkziaLNA-_mvfYJZb_eiJnL_CKhyphenhyphen7A-AvDdUi_I-HA-TnIeBCmwXJPCfb2XiyUO7DOic78HeqbfRbrIMTksIgfhRPOzBg66A_hMQmJctpVlPQkr95wBu-chvAi610sootlk/s1600-h/1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE_JvOMRdgMkziaLNA-_mvfYJZb_eiJnL_CKhyphenhyphen7A-AvDdUi_I-HA-TnIeBCmwXJPCfb2XiyUO7DOic78HeqbfRbrIMTksIgfhRPOzBg66A_hMQmJctpVlPQkr95wBu-chvAi610sootlk/s320/1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5309045613514241522" /></a><br /><br />Allie loves her baby doll that her cousin Jacob gave her for her birthday. She carries her around everywhere and takes care of her by feeding her, wiping her nose and covering her with a blanket (usually a wash cloth that she's snagged from the basket while we're folding laundry), taking her for rides in her stroller (also from cousin Jacob), giving her hugs and kisses and spanking her when she's been bad. Allie has become more and more interested in babies in the past few months and gets very excited whenever she sees one.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg72usRB5WcEpcW-tp5VQVBaZMyLg4_-g2BNM9EmUcXra8k6n940950bu9HE6rruVxY18YgIDK2fX0i66-Qg9ZWwGlUCkdRQckIbG13Bf_SQhu7SbYJbB1Ro4GhxEGcgT2kccGSHChM2uk/s1600-h/2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg72usRB5WcEpcW-tp5VQVBaZMyLg4_-g2BNM9EmUcXra8k6n940950bu9HE6rruVxY18YgIDK2fX0i66-Qg9ZWwGlUCkdRQckIbG13Bf_SQhu7SbYJbB1Ro4GhxEGcgT2kccGSHChM2uk/s320/2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5309046653262605202" /></a><br /><br />We've had two big snow days this year. We braved the cold to go out for a few minutes the first time (the second time, we stayed inside). Allie wasn't overly thrilled with the snow. I think she would have much rather been swinging! Here are a few pictures from that day:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7khX3rODTsrX36HLEDofamGDboCYnk_WUgv3wemRr_CGObnO3OrdgrAtJsg3qx9N3nqcsff-rkQuxQX628aHLWs_vwsEvLVKZqyE1a81xJ-N3HhAFtynbT82k62SzPpmrkzwA3qaLf3E/s1600-h/3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7khX3rODTsrX36HLEDofamGDboCYnk_WUgv3wemRr_CGObnO3OrdgrAtJsg3qx9N3nqcsff-rkQuxQX628aHLWs_vwsEvLVKZqyE1a81xJ-N3HhAFtynbT82k62SzPpmrkzwA3qaLf3E/s320/3.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5309047924579284274" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2ckK3RNfFtqXk-_zKiWbM6hpuIg8QsMDlUUqV-48_J2DNSZoX5VZKqoVopqObsmr6Oxf-ePaD_dTKUkg3-BE0f2xWImCe_r7cQhMnSd5UssobzJ-Gor7fMKIRHRyuHFYz4Fpws-0WHl8/s1600-h/4.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2ckK3RNfFtqXk-_zKiWbM6hpuIg8QsMDlUUqV-48_J2DNSZoX5VZKqoVopqObsmr6Oxf-ePaD_dTKUkg3-BE0f2xWImCe_r7cQhMnSd5UssobzJ-Gor7fMKIRHRyuHFYz4Fpws-0WHl8/s320/4.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5309048277306541522" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkjTAjde3OdozdJQRyHK7EvAa19MzmPBAJS5eSqxE5C3-gqFgqa6I7Ns5wL1bAOwSZeOlDqZGeJkIuG3KJJCGXARVfEqZaaAR3JT2pZp6ZrfNdWwTiOhpOSHeNU0xrxmUW9NT2BPhKhEU/s1600-h/5.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkjTAjde3OdozdJQRyHK7EvAa19MzmPBAJS5eSqxE5C3-gqFgqa6I7Ns5wL1bAOwSZeOlDqZGeJkIuG3KJJCGXARVfEqZaaAR3JT2pZp6ZrfNdWwTiOhpOSHeNU0xrxmUW9NT2BPhKhEU/s320/5.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5309048666972651378" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ-ysSm-ybWnW1KBfe-71OZrmXLuWs_xi0V6Ik0tI50wTrLKdyGKBxtyFmXBCWp1U0DVTAoXFdoUXfAR658r6UFEwfJS4uM6a_bD02pWtWQJ8QqqpG7mbekzehjnQPU5R-Y8ndKjvoICI/s1600-h/6.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ-ysSm-ybWnW1KBfe-71OZrmXLuWs_xi0V6Ik0tI50wTrLKdyGKBxtyFmXBCWp1U0DVTAoXFdoUXfAR658r6UFEwfJS4uM6a_bD02pWtWQJ8QqqpG7mbekzehjnQPU5R-Y8ndKjvoICI/s320/6.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5309049083868800002" /></a><br /><br />Allie loves playing with her friend Ashlynn. They have so much fun whether they're playing inside or outside. Here's a cute picture of them sitting on Allie's bed sharing some books:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh69cA5GTdYn-6Ub_DaWbdMPQYW4WOPs-ETB_A-LQTLYVAw2Z0DvUFx4yV0bGlvvbZop5JFOYBorI3G_bJCPVPiVy9aWXtdj_kN3bkO3XxJ7b6qtZYd62_8y4-IFatUG2r4GlMNMJnPtGM/s1600-h/7.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh69cA5GTdYn-6Ub_DaWbdMPQYW4WOPs-ETB_A-LQTLYVAw2Z0DvUFx4yV0bGlvvbZop5JFOYBorI3G_bJCPVPiVy9aWXtdj_kN3bkO3XxJ7b6qtZYd62_8y4-IFatUG2r4GlMNMJnPtGM/s320/7.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5309049637954554482" /></a><br /><br />On Feb. 7, Allie woke up having a lot of difficulty breathing. We took her to an urgent care (it was a Saturday, so her pediatrician was not open). They sent us to the ER. Lots of medicine and tests, six breathing treatments and an overnight hospital stay later, she was much better and back to her normal self. But, it was quite scary for a little while. We got home from the hospital on Sunday, and she was perfect the rest of that day and all Monday until she woke up around 11 Monday night and started throwing up. That started a week of our entire family being sick with some nasty bug we probably picked up at the hospital. Needless to say, Allie was pretty worn down and not quite herself for about a week. Grammy and Pappy sent balloons and a pink teddy bear that she enjoyed playing with; in fact, she grabbed on to the bear right away, hugged it tight and fell asleep.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirQLb6F9wS4F38disM1evD4jxGvxyEZZabRdTkCwpc5tD_4bNz7FWy14tbHevsJstz1betPmu6M_R9ruevDNfZBaoLNFZ3zYZT2vzjbcUWrh85aCYvtb39ZRZ4K19-xOOYWJB57KkP9sA/s1600-h/22.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirQLb6F9wS4F38disM1evD4jxGvxyEZZabRdTkCwpc5tD_4bNz7FWy14tbHevsJstz1betPmu6M_R9ruevDNfZBaoLNFZ3zYZT2vzjbcUWrh85aCYvtb39ZRZ4K19-xOOYWJB57KkP9sA/s320/22.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5309132773507753986" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSgpWL8S2s-aONKTLJXtgP229oy9OYWhIMIZQqRnZB-E_52V17TsXiC1X9RvPRQRJFMX_JNxgaMuuIRRa6GuPlER0R3inDvVgC459SnYtBoqGvzhO6tlKdtSbuZizSZsUorJQNapAs7XI/s1600-h/8.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSgpWL8S2s-aONKTLJXtgP229oy9OYWhIMIZQqRnZB-E_52V17TsXiC1X9RvPRQRJFMX_JNxgaMuuIRRa6GuPlER0R3inDvVgC459SnYtBoqGvzhO6tlKdtSbuZizSZsUorJQNapAs7XI/s320/8.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5309050104021264226" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT0aUlQRUtC4Tbrd1jtlpNqKLKo-HYaHehf1aV9F5MJcDT-oBjGYdqgvFztX7chJfEMC6f7LJN8USuQJEywPdq6sgjJl_F1R57RxDoEnEq43i3XssXhhf-4idE6hjNFFNlWK6fevNIdb0/s1600-h/9.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT0aUlQRUtC4Tbrd1jtlpNqKLKo-HYaHehf1aV9F5MJcDT-oBjGYdqgvFztX7chJfEMC6f7LJN8USuQJEywPdq6sgjJl_F1R57RxDoEnEq43i3XssXhhf-4idE6hjNFFNlWK6fevNIdb0/s320/9.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5309052586010513698" /></a><br /><br />Thankfully, Allie was starting to get back to herself on Valentine's Day and was able to enjoy a special Valentine's cookie our dear friend, Ann, brought over along with some lasagna and cheese bread--yum!!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvuE21KqrDbZJjjUXoCufJBCoQEudZBlEYTHH_xWXn2yr7VBjAjl6QZxpp7bwFW9TSs2udt82enSRx-98JOJzJ-JslSQcw1vFuX3B55lMNGxhprJls-RvxfBbJ-rQGVrVvsrs6uZRqMpw/s1600-h/10.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvuE21KqrDbZJjjUXoCufJBCoQEudZBlEYTHH_xWXn2yr7VBjAjl6QZxpp7bwFW9TSs2udt82enSRx-98JOJzJ-JslSQcw1vFuX3B55lMNGxhprJls-RvxfBbJ-rQGVrVvsrs6uZRqMpw/s320/10.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5309053233195646962" /></a><br /><br />Allie got to enjoy more sweets at the end of the month when Nonna and Papa sent a King Cake so we could celebrate Mardi Gras! I think she liked it!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif2Fcexb1c8nRGXtaNwtjYzzHAqufk4oXkfZdSyM_Oy1sT5mNO1NDHChzv-kdPhznC76hgzJcVD8F3624g7Im1BsCrLhWjKi_UuzJM_cDmfB-olpS2y2BW27riF0LhKTyAy5AiQKfR2Kg/s1600-h/11.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif2Fcexb1c8nRGXtaNwtjYzzHAqufk4oXkfZdSyM_Oy1sT5mNO1NDHChzv-kdPhznC76hgzJcVD8F3624g7Im1BsCrLhWjKi_UuzJM_cDmfB-olpS2y2BW27riF0LhKTyAy5AiQKfR2Kg/s320/11.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5309055399804578242" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLlcOX9X8mJOhBeUONLpCJIwj-EQYln5OJCCuV6GUqQUVDliWOLrnDcgdrdigmFKUl19sUHfgyqTONo_z9uaSdEYm-AtwUhSsQbgskVBajFj24_WtW7_ztD-zL-KJighH0gNB7gDMWDko/s1600-h/12.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLlcOX9X8mJOhBeUONLpCJIwj-EQYln5OJCCuV6GUqQUVDliWOLrnDcgdrdigmFKUl19sUHfgyqTONo_z9uaSdEYm-AtwUhSsQbgskVBajFj24_WtW7_ztD-zL-KJighH0gNB7gDMWDko/s320/12.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5309055963036543298" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0w-odvH1p2luM0aaYSm26-Kl2hv8mhH4XyJMV9nzde7o490f-3GbquEQSKSXspec9uv7huNYsnu4so2_VF48WPVip52fF7ELRkTsXhAdeg3Cmqe2u-7mx0kJjHg0HZQ0nsb4eYjmdRPs/s1600-h/13.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0w-odvH1p2luM0aaYSm26-Kl2hv8mhH4XyJMV9nzde7o490f-3GbquEQSKSXspec9uv7huNYsnu4so2_VF48WPVip52fF7ELRkTsXhAdeg3Cmqe2u-7mx0kJjHg0HZQ0nsb4eYjmdRPs/s320/13.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5309056721642698482" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE7nh84-DL481IIr9S5QEYUn9kwftX9s_i-GcJv_cFTJLFQU8e8k1bQIyP972vW2eKmdVS6VvL2I32qKac6hBhPI0sbRt86GGuxe4PnvGzqe0shw9HKjd7UrKLJBvmUqxtVyjqJAhdLOI/s1600-h/14.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE7nh84-DL481IIr9S5QEYUn9kwftX9s_i-GcJv_cFTJLFQU8e8k1bQIyP972vW2eKmdVS6VvL2I32qKac6hBhPI0sbRt86GGuxe4PnvGzqe0shw9HKjd7UrKLJBvmUqxtVyjqJAhdLOI/s320/14.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5309057315148405602" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPxk63Gu_5fepHYp_-GSSGg5vW3CdP48AU4HjWqpcII7Y-EYcNVi1y8HaceELpk6XiQBUIYP1wMo9LsP-YQFxJCHTTYJVMCOq_xAE75z7qVV3auOaq6sXfOvkQ3eumlnLVcbFwhl8WBEY/s1600-h/15.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPxk63Gu_5fepHYp_-GSSGg5vW3CdP48AU4HjWqpcII7Y-EYcNVi1y8HaceELpk6XiQBUIYP1wMo9LsP-YQFxJCHTTYJVMCOq_xAE75z7qVV3auOaq6sXfOvkQ3eumlnLVcbFwhl8WBEY/s320/15.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5309057859973455282" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbwkyT8T0U3HncCkx8gAtHvyL6NHoEylyIXg5HQ8fdl9yIbeciTQX0CGEAGRgNMXjLJk_u5f8V-G_E_ED-XzMWWK9sVOGN0loK3H1KItBNrQdFrf9uYW2xlWnMBZXIlFBl0R1BUFt_7vE/s1600-h/16.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbwkyT8T0U3HncCkx8gAtHvyL6NHoEylyIXg5HQ8fdl9yIbeciTQX0CGEAGRgNMXjLJk_u5f8V-G_E_ED-XzMWWK9sVOGN0loK3H1KItBNrQdFrf9uYW2xlWnMBZXIlFBl0R1BUFt_7vE/s320/16.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5309058420086218562" /></a><br /><br />Sunday afternoon (March 1), we celebrated Dr. Seuss' birthday with other fans at our cute little bookstore in downtown Wake Forest, Storyteller's Bookstore. The Cat in the Hat read stories to the kids, and Allie seemed to enjoy it.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0UES5O5Xtqs2bvKsM5N-RLYz8WpdN18bxP19xxCyYEHcpGC114ZHY7W6tOqU6UwOx3nwduxZesPH20dxpznUV1e2cfowX30KJvUJMeXDQA5dU0sva9ZJ_eGgiMOgCob-lPK6_nlU_Txw/s1600-h/17.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0UES5O5Xtqs2bvKsM5N-RLYz8WpdN18bxP19xxCyYEHcpGC114ZHY7W6tOqU6UwOx3nwduxZesPH20dxpznUV1e2cfowX30KJvUJMeXDQA5dU0sva9ZJ_eGgiMOgCob-lPK6_nlU_Txw/s320/17.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5309058893758201586" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3BplTv0l3zFSX24Jo5ys44plfzG7a-BztutDlsJLQG48BHCUqZfPlwoooY3W9rRhT7tsmzmYt9LvCvE0rIuC2aMX3Fgk_RyZWuJrGN3fmAOGMkbpVwyaFXHSD6u2qR7_Eor_CgdkLGAw/s1600-h/18.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3BplTv0l3zFSX24Jo5ys44plfzG7a-BztutDlsJLQG48BHCUqZfPlwoooY3W9rRhT7tsmzmYt9LvCvE0rIuC2aMX3Fgk_RyZWuJrGN3fmAOGMkbpVwyaFXHSD6u2qR7_Eor_CgdkLGAw/s320/18.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5309059548127860226" /></a><br /><br />Allie loves to wear Tony's hats. Here's a picture of her wearing one that she put on herself:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvavuGDW5XAkAgUtD_FJO_HToElGpK4Kyz-JhgHolUQL7pVZcXB7I8sxv87fvJeuTp8UI9zi3hHoXAc8PtvvT-eyu2d4DAJ_6NSRwwAq5bOCA7mvoXljHiBD1hlAf2C3VeX0AIcxnxdyk/s1600-h/19.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvavuGDW5XAkAgUtD_FJO_HToElGpK4Kyz-JhgHolUQL7pVZcXB7I8sxv87fvJeuTp8UI9zi3hHoXAc8PtvvT-eyu2d4DAJ_6NSRwwAq5bOCA7mvoXljHiBD1hlAf2C3VeX0AIcxnxdyk/s320/19.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5309059980072012098" /></a><br /><br />Allie is very particular about getting sticky things on her hands when she's eating or playing. Since Cheerio's Treats (similar recipe to Rice Krispie's treats) are quite sticky, here is how she ate hers:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9L0YPqqIlD-gopOfaj0zwiG4rWPo7hgV3WecXBEeT84gtSUVlZfsiMayWyZYWtsccY9GqZZWLJRMOKWarxI6F4abxgYiSZMaFTeg7DtkOBAzWrRh5_cGVTmYgepF4AuXIEl0mFnuXoYo/s1600-h/20.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9L0YPqqIlD-gopOfaj0zwiG4rWPo7hgV3WecXBEeT84gtSUVlZfsiMayWyZYWtsccY9GqZZWLJRMOKWarxI6F4abxgYiSZMaFTeg7DtkOBAzWrRh5_cGVTmYgepF4AuXIEl0mFnuXoYo/s320/20.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5309060822172167986" /></a><br /><br />Allie absolutely LOVES her little pink Bible her Aunt Jane bought her before she was born. She will sit through an entire worship service just thumbing through it; it's amazing! Last night when we checked on her before we went to bed, here's how we found her:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB_tXc_dS4kn0msRegrC1CntD5QgiSw-6_zpawQDYmLoOZGm8B4U6y5LM5b-XltWBmmXPSDUQ77pU3dmP5Ac6EyfTT8-1EEQtek5AYe1iUyinWq6wJoiPWLD0Fkolck4LsLmlW_QCn8zU/s1600-h/21.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB_tXc_dS4kn0msRegrC1CntD5QgiSw-6_zpawQDYmLoOZGm8B4U6y5LM5b-XltWBmmXPSDUQ77pU3dmP5Ac6EyfTT8-1EEQtek5AYe1iUyinWq6wJoiPWLD0Fkolck4LsLmlW_QCn8zU/s320/21.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5309061395167182818" /></a>Joyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02482066539518793307noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1410377860713101218.post-76380118805701050012009-03-02T15:10:00.047-05:002009-03-02T22:09:58.899-05:00Going out in Style!As you know, it's been a while since we updated the blog. So, I am posting a two-part blog. The first is a quick recap of the highlights of the end of October through December 2008. The second (which I'll post as soon as I can) will contain a few highlights of our year so far. Enjoy the pictures, and we'll try to do better this year with posting stuff as it happens instead of a few months after the fact!<br /><br />Tony got his motorcycle in October. It's a 2008 Kawasaki Ninja 250, and he's really enjoyed riding it.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrz8jXw2kmaLNXEglk_i-5GxnMZSudNFkJ-rn5LUgXphYi_R0P5WH3EQA3XIDLwfzal1MuLNXxhaDtAjiQQDwQd0k4qfE7Hg-JFFqdqn0B8rDl4XVAbLprJvc9Ea65JbIcn5iG1_pSy8Y/s1600-h/III.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrz8jXw2kmaLNXEglk_i-5GxnMZSudNFkJ-rn5LUgXphYi_R0P5WH3EQA3XIDLwfzal1MuLNXxhaDtAjiQQDwQd0k4qfE7Hg-JFFqdqn0B8rDl4XVAbLprJvc9Ea65JbIcn5iG1_pSy8Y/s320/III.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5308688491826710098" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq7SJZxuFZbGKAzoNQDb5TDN4x4mMec9O6Cws_CRMSpx7fAxvTXAg3M7YFEUImUz5hUsW5hQA2in2wbtSNNpoPyVDmUIjGeABN6vHcizLfy9aiBHNuOwFXyZ6Ot6t2rI1Qaf6XYdkZNRA/s1600-h/IV.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq7SJZxuFZbGKAzoNQDb5TDN4x4mMec9O6Cws_CRMSpx7fAxvTXAg3M7YFEUImUz5hUsW5hQA2in2wbtSNNpoPyVDmUIjGeABN6vHcizLfy9aiBHNuOwFXyZ6Ot6t2rI1Qaf6XYdkZNRA/s320/IV.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5308688498079931874" /></a><br /><br />Allie dressed up as a pink leopard this year for Halloween. We went to the "Party on the Block" at our church where they had fun games, prizes and a Trunk "r" Treat! Plus, her Nonna and "Uncle" Geoff and "Aunt" Valerie got to join us!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD2P0v59vAr9hkK7-OymLu4WJlkVHkrgY5DGs5JIlX5ncg4T_gAy2pRckv5-DNXzFdJmS5ykRVzNRKao7BOfv06TPm-_XhPU6PCGBYx5G5NVh5itdyrYV0AngZidGinYqzWpSerdve1d0/s1600-h/II.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 245px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD2P0v59vAr9hkK7-OymLu4WJlkVHkrgY5DGs5JIlX5ncg4T_gAy2pRckv5-DNXzFdJmS5ykRVzNRKao7BOfv06TPm-_XhPU6PCGBYx5G5NVh5itdyrYV0AngZidGinYqzWpSerdve1d0/s320/II.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5308688483371437202" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS4qP8abde1lwqES2h9HtNhuRz5agR6B_a0HDI7Cm-vknQVylVYIpPA4xGcaJ9RzNL1n8wGmjlJWaOUH62bkubl2iTHzesJJo3n8fia-VR5jsxyGNID65XUDTmEi60fSk_4QosSDDptNQ/s1600-h/I.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS4qP8abde1lwqES2h9HtNhuRz5agR6B_a0HDI7Cm-vknQVylVYIpPA4xGcaJ9RzNL1n8wGmjlJWaOUH62bkubl2iTHzesJJo3n8fia-VR5jsxyGNID65XUDTmEi60fSk_4QosSDDptNQ/s320/I.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5308688476659169618" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQf_QTfuzQBLCBSB5lY5SocaWGUL2fBiOQL75u1lwR7n385h9C-fWtYA9jO4Ku3IAAVBVLArS7L3Dsi-CdCvcZPF9enSbwybGXYjFSFGauC5JI4PpXJT-GcxlR72ArgKRxMVeuYu3kELE/s1600-h/V.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQf_QTfuzQBLCBSB5lY5SocaWGUL2fBiOQL75u1lwR7n385h9C-fWtYA9jO4Ku3IAAVBVLArS7L3Dsi-CdCvcZPF9enSbwybGXYjFSFGauC5JI4PpXJT-GcxlR72ArgKRxMVeuYu3kELE/s320/V.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5308688508823220994" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirEqLS_xJHNfVJi9kUUOLzOLzA13CJnhSTQRcJ-sx5jVuBYHtaQOyIqI7eQugAMpDqwyLYPf4Z2aahImLYlIQBEbpz9DvoXbewx8DdRHEHjuvbciOYg5vaiMjJ9QrjqxyXREFi0Zemmpg/s1600-h/VI.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirEqLS_xJHNfVJi9kUUOLzOLzA13CJnhSTQRcJ-sx5jVuBYHtaQOyIqI7eQugAMpDqwyLYPf4Z2aahImLYlIQBEbpz9DvoXbewx8DdRHEHjuvbciOYg5vaiMjJ9QrjqxyXREFi0Zemmpg/s320/VI.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5308710257495968114" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS8za6lsLqeNTLIAq1ckTtzkxsGDjHKkdYwy0yvJJaz4tw_BovX2bpNhkHgUMIiZCkSUAJU6kxW_E8H2w1-DtAFF-QXzbOjbfEtmOlArFo3JioWSR8C4cCQp-CVWlgPggqZWNU1JTwIbA/s1600-h/VII.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS8za6lsLqeNTLIAq1ckTtzkxsGDjHKkdYwy0yvJJaz4tw_BovX2bpNhkHgUMIiZCkSUAJU6kxW_E8H2w1-DtAFF-QXzbOjbfEtmOlArFo3JioWSR8C4cCQp-CVWlgPggqZWNU1JTwIbA/s320/VII.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5308710849753908146" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB5APwDLodbTb2Mjaf4d5oup7cswtSW8n8RpyhFaQ7xRm4wIeeISw5wcXlg4pU8FbCKHtyoRKWe74IVCn3DvLaboPMct7-2HARDo72soR7x5fnHzg9215jzjuwyUCoXPdn3RYZ6TUidBY/s1600-h/VIII.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB5APwDLodbTb2Mjaf4d5oup7cswtSW8n8RpyhFaQ7xRm4wIeeISw5wcXlg4pU8FbCKHtyoRKWe74IVCn3DvLaboPMct7-2HARDo72soR7x5fnHzg9215jzjuwyUCoXPdn3RYZ6TUidBY/s320/VIII.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5308712137064462898" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhByQSGUYygZ9tSaqhhU9nmGpe9KkHIne5XLO7HlSncX0eF-DPwZmxURUqpg7aCTJOEV2U9rQqLEpAhQlGee8kgknru7LN6KFOToRPKU2cI-8pl6lgX2-t22iqunh40q_gEbiPruxW5OKM/s1600-h/IX.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhByQSGUYygZ9tSaqhhU9nmGpe9KkHIne5XLO7HlSncX0eF-DPwZmxURUqpg7aCTJOEV2U9rQqLEpAhQlGee8kgknru7LN6KFOToRPKU2cI-8pl6lgX2-t22iqunh40q_gEbiPruxW5OKM/s320/IX.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5308713878235793922" /></a><br /><br />We went on our first family hunting trip the first weekend in November. Allie was miserably sick with a fever from teething the whole time, but we still managed to have a good time. And, Tony killed his first deer!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI89mi1PovQGvxjKcPo4ecnTBE0RdxHYTK-773nvF_CixcmHVlhDqZ-1b_ALu4Gv4J1x-ZUAVoGTePU344AXjMOu3WC2mNC_3zE9s0bBxjHTg122j8pd0PHrnM3MVQv8bCgIBiZ71M00k/s1600-h/X.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI89mi1PovQGvxjKcPo4ecnTBE0RdxHYTK-773nvF_CixcmHVlhDqZ-1b_ALu4Gv4J1x-ZUAVoGTePU344AXjMOu3WC2mNC_3zE9s0bBxjHTg122j8pd0PHrnM3MVQv8bCgIBiZ71M00k/s320/X.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5308714311579124802" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA2BWcd-eZcj4jzzLXudixfzS9a8YPjV4DM1wVpMuy9sB1PE4Rb9VV0UpcgIlGPcRFNu_NsZm1m5fW_eTSp_ClGmadeY4Ky2dHbyrq-iMzDWA2mn59IwNmN1mIwkfxOhsoaEs3Wun4qXs/s1600-h/XI.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA2BWcd-eZcj4jzzLXudixfzS9a8YPjV4DM1wVpMuy9sB1PE4Rb9VV0UpcgIlGPcRFNu_NsZm1m5fW_eTSp_ClGmadeY4Ky2dHbyrq-iMzDWA2mn59IwNmN1mIwkfxOhsoaEs3Wun4qXs/s320/XI.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5308715343261108386" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA1BdBdMnBpMI618xGGji7jh5ZpWTZaoWDjbmyz7iid9Aj0gbtR2zdAaf2yaPJXIRiFFVrMhWF9QT6fzfc1K-_1_9EOVA_e7Xlyu8l9WrhGLOiqEsZ6Myh9X9erVmlhHtrVK_JDm-X2dE/s1600-h/XII.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA1BdBdMnBpMI618xGGji7jh5ZpWTZaoWDjbmyz7iid9Aj0gbtR2zdAaf2yaPJXIRiFFVrMhWF9QT6fzfc1K-_1_9EOVA_e7Xlyu8l9WrhGLOiqEsZ6Myh9X9erVmlhHtrVK_JDm-X2dE/s320/XII.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5308716002532413922" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNLC7XtBnvZLA4yCwzDW_cVfgwcGzEF3qKDdLIt0uwhDelge_oUTjUSCl_WwHfkKgcVoy20IrNAsCVMZ0-7tbwQm1a_sx55Os3u5MEdG_hLLEAHV-CkmQcJavhZqUpQzalUY9zx5LbkHU/s1600-h/XIII.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNLC7XtBnvZLA4yCwzDW_cVfgwcGzEF3qKDdLIt0uwhDelge_oUTjUSCl_WwHfkKgcVoy20IrNAsCVMZ0-7tbwQm1a_sx55Os3u5MEdG_hLLEAHV-CkmQcJavhZqUpQzalUY9zx5LbkHU/s320/XIII.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5308716502443831058" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0YMBc6q84PunFDO31Bw3tBxFGcOJFBbXcZddwb8nudaibTKtGFk5rwgDe6LiNCR1W-QOC8v65PY2e5b8SNPRxEIw_Bj23qjjhMZHU7rsYmWtfLBQyyoW5mDquDTP_wKzz1UL0ibsle6A/s1600-h/XXXVII.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0YMBc6q84PunFDO31Bw3tBxFGcOJFBbXcZddwb8nudaibTKtGFk5rwgDe6LiNCR1W-QOC8v65PY2e5b8SNPRxEIw_Bj23qjjhMZHU7rsYmWtfLBQyyoW5mDquDTP_wKzz1UL0ibsle6A/s320/XXXVII.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5308792324864983250" /></a><br /><br />At Allie's 15-month checkup on Dec. 4, she weighed 19 lbs., 13.4 oz. and was 29.5" long. Here are some of the pictures I took during Allie's 15-month portrait session.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN6f78L50gxrEaMsGa8D9WznM3jKPxS_K-CxUluPzUZiUa3XIvn1WwIhjhVMSnqhfJg0aIpDwOkLW_KUNG1WcwL3KdYeskntN3Fd3OCpxoAW9zkgA0aopGWDq71plQFOjas31KEPcTqjk/s1600-h/XIV.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN6f78L50gxrEaMsGa8D9WznM3jKPxS_K-CxUluPzUZiUa3XIvn1WwIhjhVMSnqhfJg0aIpDwOkLW_KUNG1WcwL3KdYeskntN3Fd3OCpxoAW9zkgA0aopGWDq71plQFOjas31KEPcTqjk/s320/XIV.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5308717065997912178" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0ma1stJhvWtdCZcV8KuQtpG_V4IKe2X7rTfTExyqbvhYSNfSTFRLRSIOI1vVJrFsKF2__Dr-9nmcMBbZ7bLktMSeV9bQGUCHhILIQ0thyKP6sF7vaijkEqlk7vhg2lH71Rf9pFghLlFk/s1600-h/XV.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0ma1stJhvWtdCZcV8KuQtpG_V4IKe2X7rTfTExyqbvhYSNfSTFRLRSIOI1vVJrFsKF2__Dr-9nmcMBbZ7bLktMSeV9bQGUCHhILIQ0thyKP6sF7vaijkEqlk7vhg2lH71Rf9pFghLlFk/s320/XV.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5308717967460059714" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL89F4ubLr6cjknNdL26Av2whi35oASc25rvGwBT9BPqNpqta6U290ZXdaF-LkndqMB_KcYQeFtuKlFGD7DqgKBb6NSthrS07Zvm9xqAGqVtI900Lx0BDxV4ZtnmJ9-D8jUu0w94Om0ZY/s1600-h/XVI.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL89F4ubLr6cjknNdL26Av2whi35oASc25rvGwBT9BPqNpqta6U290ZXdaF-LkndqMB_KcYQeFtuKlFGD7DqgKBb6NSthrS07Zvm9xqAGqVtI900Lx0BDxV4ZtnmJ9-D8jUu0w94Om0ZY/s320/XVI.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5308719013482223250" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig7mSFYmGHqRNZVbyqoCatCh42X-AleynYuXQL6Z1R_fpvcGwWMUzTpN0TUy_AODLF2WdYaLjxw-uy_T7xzBUaI0GiUw80h1WT0fhHZZqQwso-mnp6b_JsonCFK0j2FuG8WW7cZKsSi6Q/s1600-h/XVII.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig7mSFYmGHqRNZVbyqoCatCh42X-AleynYuXQL6Z1R_fpvcGwWMUzTpN0TUy_AODLF2WdYaLjxw-uy_T7xzBUaI0GiUw80h1WT0fhHZZqQwso-mnp6b_JsonCFK0j2FuG8WW7cZKsSi6Q/s320/XVII.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5308723280224754914" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg21Bdotknt93H8sBWbA51pnfgIpeeWJF2MdIC05W8qh2_KJZzHH3nTHFvsDbIvEFt17eMbZyd-DbnLx5mJViB35zlUTvZ7LVzpouy6nmtChjKO4_jDJcOTPyDo-VLo_2xCuejIHiI2FYE/s1600-h/XVIII.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg21Bdotknt93H8sBWbA51pnfgIpeeWJF2MdIC05W8qh2_KJZzHH3nTHFvsDbIvEFt17eMbZyd-DbnLx5mJViB35zlUTvZ7LVzpouy6nmtChjKO4_jDJcOTPyDo-VLo_2xCuejIHiI2FYE/s320/XVIII.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5308749140680009090" /></a><br /><br />We were blessed with free tickets to see the world famous Lippizaner Stallions. They were magnificent, and Allie LOVED watching them perform!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW08CxzxUD_GEm62JSWie5VUYsXAOGnTHdLf9oypCPYA4kBdTbH7G7-krMfYO3juWNtnGd7O29dhFGDpDohT3Do6Q_IMvi183NJf00wkHxjIPqQ5Ce423Z-4ot40Mh1KiQdVxC6Novz2A/s1600-h/XIX.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW08CxzxUD_GEm62JSWie5VUYsXAOGnTHdLf9oypCPYA4kBdTbH7G7-krMfYO3juWNtnGd7O29dhFGDpDohT3Do6Q_IMvi183NJf00wkHxjIPqQ5Ce423Z-4ot40Mh1KiQdVxC6Novz2A/s320/XIX.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5308749764675664322" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVn4jLr0gIjLBsdR42_hL8uRz4UoGFp481hTG4OHIetf9HqCCtjUuqJciBQ5I0i2Etc8BaF1rqEwWfzC7jh_CiNafO20aou4MeVdEj1ISAc_Oz_xT_uh6Fkr5kBna4av9nbj4hM3J3Yio/s1600-h/XX.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVn4jLr0gIjLBsdR42_hL8uRz4UoGFp481hTG4OHIetf9HqCCtjUuqJciBQ5I0i2Etc8BaF1rqEwWfzC7jh_CiNafO20aou4MeVdEj1ISAc_Oz_xT_uh6Fkr5kBna4av9nbj4hM3J3Yio/s320/XX.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5308750238895750882" /></a><br /><br />Tony and Allie stayed warm by running up and down a hill on a cold December night while we waited for a sleigh ride. (And, yes, Allie was wearing Tony's gloves!)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ14wCPDSo7aB0nofIHBmovuqE7uxgDbTQoOlXqt7B9jHZslOSTWyH32M0kNNhvTPGC-jnDc-1X1FWuBQnnee4V5g3vohHSzd510tqba0tnxbSIBP5rQ3f3fSZS61M11hjDM9ZR3NduIE/s1600-h/XXI.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ14wCPDSo7aB0nofIHBmovuqE7uxgDbTQoOlXqt7B9jHZslOSTWyH32M0kNNhvTPGC-jnDc-1X1FWuBQnnee4V5g3vohHSzd510tqba0tnxbSIBP5rQ3f3fSZS61M11hjDM9ZR3NduIE/s320/XXI.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5308750547603369874" /></a><br /><br />Allie was able to set our tree-topper on this year. Geaux Tigers!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8s7tr3XCoFgc9ibL49d9d0YYU84aDkmV8rJVKNpkUOCZwjRkM7HEHUyhQkyj2GaqIY1Et-jM_GV-HEwGO2VQ-PpyJ-4-2W30GuYG_yxah-UzuI37VbXjAIsMi-wqzub5Yp9R4NKBNtlM/s1600-h/XXII.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8s7tr3XCoFgc9ibL49d9d0YYU84aDkmV8rJVKNpkUOCZwjRkM7HEHUyhQkyj2GaqIY1Et-jM_GV-HEwGO2VQ-PpyJ-4-2W30GuYG_yxah-UzuI37VbXjAIsMi-wqzub5Yp9R4NKBNtlM/s320/XXII.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5308751212188188242" /></a><br /><br />We had a great time watching all the floats, horses, cars, fire trucks, Girl Scouts, Brownies, dancers, cheerleaders and bands in the Wake Forest Christmas parade on Dec. 20.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0Gcy-vt9sGEXS21cZ6GB3MOgTeQbNYntEskS_TA52-SIb0ywsWtIbP-H24mOndlaM3sXEYXqAh_C6Y9Mr5l04TdxLCcDVeFLmpBjvojW3z-mb3cocExL90GRlQ50qLXVBSE9NraqKlgQ/s1600-h/XXIII.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0Gcy-vt9sGEXS21cZ6GB3MOgTeQbNYntEskS_TA52-SIb0ywsWtIbP-H24mOndlaM3sXEYXqAh_C6Y9Mr5l04TdxLCcDVeFLmpBjvojW3z-mb3cocExL90GRlQ50qLXVBSE9NraqKlgQ/s320/XXIII.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5308753097898144258" /></a><br /><br />I did another portrait session with Allie right before Christmas. She did a great job as a precious little model!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4Q0ALysAKZwkHpGAkDw4wXU_Qukt8iTqzlcL5wmH5sqQmSfOiQjtzak13zltLUCQo3jiLp2mSTrHDJAJxnduj0Hp4gjcN8omrwFFV8SwEHn8m960CYqOfT5ja8dZG9bdCE40ncFYpvPc/s1600-h/XXIV.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4Q0ALysAKZwkHpGAkDw4wXU_Qukt8iTqzlcL5wmH5sqQmSfOiQjtzak13zltLUCQo3jiLp2mSTrHDJAJxnduj0Hp4gjcN8omrwFFV8SwEHn8m960CYqOfT5ja8dZG9bdCE40ncFYpvPc/s320/XXIV.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5308753954867938338" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFXQLHY7OFPwImHiWGAzeWIkOLHKtDT1ADQgbwnhXVP3_lh2-e5CLNg_PUZUwiy-hHHa3FsfJuSnw62Y-xwtWfQuNLAousdyuLPWWEbizSRaNTsKW8toFdEXl2R9bizQcnc21pY4n9lZg/s1600-h/XXV.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFXQLHY7OFPwImHiWGAzeWIkOLHKtDT1ADQgbwnhXVP3_lh2-e5CLNg_PUZUwiy-hHHa3FsfJuSnw62Y-xwtWfQuNLAousdyuLPWWEbizSRaNTsKW8toFdEXl2R9bizQcnc21pY4n9lZg/s320/XXV.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5308754603127567778" /></a><br /><br />Allie helped cut, decorate, bake and eat sugar and gingerbread cookies.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAcMgMejtfA3fskG-8Ze_E-ydEPcq1TmcleYDv9kAfq6rv8fdXhCaDsPZYq7itZQWiAQAu4QmG0_-tHTd9aHHFnG8K4JJYTXZvkTsoyFGmGTKxjGH7eFUGfjCTITMFbt0Nuol2uNP0ahk/s1600-h/XXVI.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAcMgMejtfA3fskG-8Ze_E-ydEPcq1TmcleYDv9kAfq6rv8fdXhCaDsPZYq7itZQWiAQAu4QmG0_-tHTd9aHHFnG8K4JJYTXZvkTsoyFGmGTKxjGH7eFUGfjCTITMFbt0Nuol2uNP0ahk/s320/XXVI.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5308755171714411298" /></a><br /><br />When we went to Slidell for Christmas, we got to see a lot of friends and family. It was so much fun for everyone to see how big Allie had gotten! We also got to ride horses, which was quite a treat. Plus, Allie got to ride by herself for the first time!!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhClp92a73_KRhOtlPSPxpgZEFssMZVfC50b76u75h9fQUL-Cn6fxMkInwTuZPJcnElScAswOIWiFIbbHHEBL1KXOgz7ZGDrgUU9bUsFUs6j4jyf0VKmqOD3eycz2jZzJBJ-lGiM6HkyxI/s1600-h/XXVII.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhClp92a73_KRhOtlPSPxpgZEFssMZVfC50b76u75h9fQUL-Cn6fxMkInwTuZPJcnElScAswOIWiFIbbHHEBL1KXOgz7ZGDrgUU9bUsFUs6j4jyf0VKmqOD3eycz2jZzJBJ-lGiM6HkyxI/s320/XXVII.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5308755922028251682" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFVyLznEsUoKINDMB0tfRPFCbp4HWyofWfMS-Vdr5SQYXFZJZwq4GmdbdwdlWpShaJyTC6hxy8XaSPR6H_sL_pT8gGNZkURa_IdC1qkGsI_pioAfRf_x_5gvpF2eP56G3zlZimB-PpMxc/s1600-h/XXIX.jpg"><img style="display:block; 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And, yes, it was as big as her; and, yes, it was full!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGaowxZ5UA7vSiB-g_BkaeXJ42wfzoSJVr0iIEblODI5vqiE-mKjz6lVZb-EH-SDuzaBsXMMBVokH8muqAvKtmIjm6MbWpVZY3mjoDgcxJ847Ar2rLLF1nJEpbui_ZdTeNXBJyzUprGw8/s1600-h/XXXII.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGaowxZ5UA7vSiB-g_BkaeXJ42wfzoSJVr0iIEblODI5vqiE-mKjz6lVZb-EH-SDuzaBsXMMBVokH8muqAvKtmIjm6MbWpVZY3mjoDgcxJ847Ar2rLLF1nJEpbui_ZdTeNXBJyzUprGw8/s320/XXXII.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5308763270758930290" /></a><br /><br />Tony and Allie tried out another kind of motorcycle.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPK3SBDCKBQOnBIvKmBSBn0JBL0sMG4jMJqL1pQFcliP1t9jXy_6LGQRa9sOBrtSOE2f6B966qik4D63khwcDKk2rSZZXRAujsM3A1O8cQZjZ6moHvJNAirKQSXZfADoP9L5SDLMg9GN8/s1600-h/XXXIII.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPK3SBDCKBQOnBIvKmBSBn0JBL0sMG4jMJqL1pQFcliP1t9jXy_6LGQRa9sOBrtSOE2f6B966qik4D63khwcDKk2rSZZXRAujsM3A1O8cQZjZ6moHvJNAirKQSXZfADoP9L5SDLMg9GN8/s320/XXXIII.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5308764246046564530" /></a>Joyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02482066539518793307noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1410377860713101218.post-51922946391517092542008-10-30T14:06:00.019-05:002008-10-30T20:17:42.507-05:00Fun with Pappy and GrammyAllie got to spend several days with her Pappy and Grammy last week. Since they live in Mississippi, we don't get to see them that often. Despite Pappy having a rather traumatic accident mid-way through the visit, we had a wonderful time; and Allie experienced several "firsts."<br /><br />She had her first ride on a train, her first ride on a carousel, her first trip to the fair, her first pony ride and her first visit to the Emergency Room (for Pappy, not her). What a week!<br /><br />Allie's favorite things were the carousel (that she liked to watch as much as she liked to ride), the pony and all the animals at the fair.<br /><br />Here are a few pictures from our fun-filled week:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGVC-eZMeUMc35ATrx_a0UJuAIGk1bEy2xQnFj29aue69yAgaFMPMaoCjb0-l5qKipuSVazFx70KqX8kxaEcB-o8N8LkLmgmcSksKbeBA3xk54QXiMT3znm5z4cDHJnoygnm8L9gV0hhE/s1600-h/carousel-ride-A_1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGVC-eZMeUMc35ATrx_a0UJuAIGk1bEy2xQnFj29aue69yAgaFMPMaoCjb0-l5qKipuSVazFx70KqX8kxaEcB-o8N8LkLmgmcSksKbeBA3xk54QXiMT3znm5z4cDHJnoygnm8L9gV0hhE/s320/carousel-ride-A_1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5263116891453152194" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjncsxfP8HLyt3d1i0D8ZvEEap5IFwKFl2AuqSuaukHwEpqDpsEBnoyF7PubWV2WKxZGscQvCZXFNM0rpYvjem0ABVwt99CrP6s_oufchB0GmnV_oq_evZnviqz24SWEPgOvq5rYrh_QfQ/s1600-h/statue_6.jpg"><img style="display:block; 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She is rapidly widening the number of foods she thinks she should feed herself, including spaghetti and rice casserole in addition to peas, carrots, etc. It's interesting, takes a lot of patience and gets VERY messy!</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">Allie LOVES football, music, animals and outside. She isn't shy at all. The other day, we went to a playdate with several other kids, some much bigger than her. She ran right in the middle of them and didn't seem concerned when they bumped into her. She only got upset when she realized she couldn't do all the stuff the bigger kids could do.</span><br /><br />She has seven teeth and we can see white under the surface in a couple of places, plus her gums are quite swollen in a few other places. As history has shown us, that could mean a bunch of teeth tomorrow or another one in a month or so. Who knows?<br /><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">She's definitely a "busy" baby. She's always doing something. She's rarely still and quiet. She doesn't walk when she can run. In other words, we're worn out!</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">She has a beautiful smile, a precious laugh and a mischievous glint in her eyes.</span><br /><br /><a style="font-family: georgia;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqZWoKWc2HhusvIPoRux9WiSaBkgl1JTAw7SXdV1wL_PIcsglKciXImXZEj5GuPnOZE58lGEsbR1lu5gLPSLx2AtUogrcIPCGsDEL5r9yw9wTNRnAoPedIu9fxEcwovpHUOQzZjzvCRmM/s1600-h/feeding-herself_4.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqZWoKWc2HhusvIPoRux9WiSaBkgl1JTAw7SXdV1wL_PIcsglKciXImXZEj5GuPnOZE58lGEsbR1lu5gLPSLx2AtUogrcIPCGsDEL5r9yw9wTNRnAoPedIu9fxEcwovpHUOQzZjzvCRmM/s320/feeding-herself_4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5256463026954094274" border="0" /></a><br /><a style="font-family: georgia;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfjcXL9po0TTfnakhHMo1tmzJ3Ay1m-RsYXN4XEGHfiG2lDeT_rsq6lRaRfv3OOKSmJw4nfVfW_S4CAbXn9796fRuT-b_shyphenhyphen3i1hF92-pextWygBiAiAEWdysXK9lzZFcR3b5-oUbzuao/s1600-h/feeding-herself_8.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMEcmzkvmO09ced3YYECl8t3qqgvJqPpGe8tf1YnkskalC_8Ljl5t3ShP71DAe9BDEX4qjtV_-0Q0MQ2Y0nPNLdP1Vl6MR81PiXRrAGksrylAlDrRqz1xL6HPxubDaqUcX83wrBSi7o50/s320/game-day_3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5256463035662057170" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">Uncle Justin and Aunt Tonya sent Allie the cutest stuffed rabbit that doubles as a radio. She walks around hugging him and swaying to the music. It's too cute!<br /><br /></span><a style="font-family: georgia;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuGTHACGFSM7OtTnkErZvKfCLzz4E_GtRJetEirNGVPr0DiqmNvGGWs0GUKG-50caADVgmLXb9AA4uTN-9nHGNufvnHILWDLV7X-65O-Bezs_TEkMUOVre-Iao5lp_Z9SVDAvyUDVmdGU/s1600-h/radio-rabbit_5.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuGTHACGFSM7OtTnkErZvKfCLzz4E_GtRJetEirNGVPr0DiqmNvGGWs0GUKG-50caADVgmLXb9AA4uTN-9nHGNufvnHILWDLV7X-65O-Bezs_TEkMUOVre-Iao5lp_Z9SVDAvyUDVmdGU/s320/radio-rabbit_5.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5256464989584488466" border="0" /></a><br /><a style="font-family: georgia;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqjBC2PBqdxe5UIE8I074oiILL6UulEl2XbBYwLRAH79nJy39ZXH6jIx63PO-7HKpCjSzMlmo7g30jp06W_8QBi0Jy58eBQFBf8lbVtYerKxHvJFB-BWJ65xVHkte9UVURquieaKl_cW8/s1600-h/radio-rabbit_4.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqjBC2PBqdxe5UIE8I074oiILL6UulEl2XbBYwLRAH79nJy39ZXH6jIx63PO-7HKpCjSzMlmo7g30jp06W_8QBi0Jy58eBQFBf8lbVtYerKxHvJFB-BWJ65xVHkte9UVURquieaKl_cW8/s320/radio-rabbit_4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5256464974808940242" border="0" /></a><br /><a style="font-family: georgia;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHD315kp3LCW8GM0jL7craNqUq4zhJFzpw3lg_7UMURmhtZgtq0JP07BZsO0qj8yRHTlGt0LzbW04pVf_Bk44mESw_eVBHoRPuQB8jet1sTUk0l7wpfNyJL5zSMkB2tINqGkCu0xukFmc/s1600-h/radio-rabbit_6.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHD315kp3LCW8GM0jL7craNqUq4zhJFzpw3lg_7UMURmhtZgtq0JP07BZsO0qj8yRHTlGt0LzbW04pVf_Bk44mESw_eVBHoRPuQB8jet1sTUk0l7wpfNyJL5zSMkB2tINqGkCu0xukFmc/s320/radio-rabbit_6.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5256464991984989570" border="0" /></a>Joyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02482066539518793307noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1410377860713101218.post-42033454748721387362008-10-05T19:42:00.005-05:002008-10-05T19:56:14.221-05:00New Blog<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9aV8QV26L-6no8UM-_AJCt3dVnF1dDN3Viq-5Z3pvW-sL54EbJ_1HYc7P6WoRNiQ4VWMWcS0wTmk5VFZsuv022CVIs_xFVLRH3c_RCL_AcShVLAA9PJ2UzsD5ZxN34YUz2v85qoLmqvY/s1600-h/amomlikemebanner.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9aV8QV26L-6no8UM-_AJCt3dVnF1dDN3Viq-5Z3pvW-sL54EbJ_1HYc7P6WoRNiQ4VWMWcS0wTmk5VFZsuv022CVIs_xFVLRH3c_RCL_AcShVLAA9PJ2UzsD5ZxN34YUz2v85qoLmqvY/s320/amomlikemebanner.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5253837947230954738" border="0" /></a><br />Just so you know, we have not abandoned our blog:) In fact, we plan to put up a new post later this week complete with some cute pictures of Little Miss.<br /><br />However, we want to share with our blog readers a new blog to add to your collection: <a href="http://amomlikeme.blogspot.com/">http://amomlikeme.blogspot.com/</a>. Joy just started it this weekend. Currently, there are three posts on it, complete with one sweet comment! When you go to the site, you'll read all about the purpose and why she did it; but, briefly, it's a blog by a mom about motherhood, life, current events, etc. to serve as an encouragement for other mothers and to provide a resource for moms to find helpful mom-related websites, etc. Joy also hopes to use her journalism skills at some point to include Q&As with well-known (and possibly even quite famous) mothers--that's a work in progress (and a bit of a pipe dream), so we'll see.<br /><br />Please tell all your friends who are moms about the <a href="http://amomlikeme.blogspot.com/">blog</a> and encourage them to pass the word along as well. Joy hopes to have a lot of comments and feedback from dedicated readers.<br /><br />If you'd like, you can subscribe to the <a href="http://amomlikeme.blogspot.com/">blog</a>; so you will receive an email any time Joy adds a post. Let us know what you think!Joyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02482066539518793307noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1410377860713101218.post-3739547883546104612008-09-21T20:40:00.010-05:002008-09-21T21:10:39.023-05:00Beautiful ToddlerHere are a few pictures from a photo shoot we did this past Monday. Allie has always been a beautiful baby, and she continues to be a gorgeous toddler. She's growing up so fast!<br /><br />By the way, the pictures with the red bow show Allie sitting in Joy's rocking chair from when she was little; plus, the dress she's wearing is the same one Joy wore for her one year pictures!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihrMXD5kVUYowc93SUebHuciZs4zbwcWBdbuP8lBxrV9z_EL546JMv55_LaMbK88jDPAkicPNpDHo3HTR1ICcmKYnfqZ009vciy4F6vGlQF3DtdDLYZpBGM7c6BgUXQNpx43cfm8qse7k/s1600-h/flower-fun_7.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihrMXD5kVUYowc93SUebHuciZs4zbwcWBdbuP8lBxrV9z_EL546JMv55_LaMbK88jDPAkicPNpDHo3HTR1ICcmKYnfqZ009vciy4F6vGlQF3DtdDLYZpBGM7c6BgUXQNpx43cfm8qse7k/s320/flower-fun_7.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5248661554605100322" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWngQ6AJ-QUGJ-Gxj4gO3HbqfF0PtT71nsfX5YfC6KIxix_K7GK-ob8a2pMSD8OKptjnahC-QWzrmnxJvtKssvZERIBn9qUnYkStlcM3wksiI1-wJ_zMBqdpRQW2uH0dhLZsZHyDk2IvI/s1600-h/flower-fun_10.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWngQ6AJ-QUGJ-Gxj4gO3HbqfF0PtT71nsfX5YfC6KIxix_K7GK-ob8a2pMSD8OKptjnahC-QWzrmnxJvtKssvZERIBn9qUnYkStlcM3wksiI1-wJ_zMBqdpRQW2uH0dhLZsZHyDk2IvI/s320/flower-fun_10.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5248661079809070994" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRURTd2uXSKGpBXd-jgZVDCNGamuQgkThs35DPTkK8L5jPtEWYdp2JPDtd4OWx_GBFMQc-usIF0cVQuxJy3RYT6czD5p5GX2mKtvaV6Us0RLXys1t_mr0snQjCiM7dcY2ZMQI3uasz0TQ/s1600-h/flower-fun_4.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRURTd2uXSKGpBXd-jgZVDCNGamuQgkThs35DPTkK8L5jPtEWYdp2JPDtd4OWx_GBFMQc-usIF0cVQuxJy3RYT6czD5p5GX2mKtvaV6Us0RLXys1t_mr0snQjCiM7dcY2ZMQI3uasz0TQ/s320/flower-fun_4.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5248660575063520898" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit5Ak8Gy3vzaqTut5FRMWsxhjnxVr_9ojVOlwM753RCiSE3uIluMewyjF3RK3Pk0gi5MCexn8oQXgjzIlZhXCFuyzWPD6h4G2ZlYDQMAEUOc-f3IrzZ4PGJEaqeVoz0ocYO_rm2Py-8Yc/s1600-h/flower-fun_3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit5Ak8Gy3vzaqTut5FRMWsxhjnxVr_9ojVOlwM753RCiSE3uIluMewyjF3RK3Pk0gi5MCexn8oQXgjzIlZhXCFuyzWPD6h4G2ZlYDQMAEUOc-f3IrzZ4PGJEaqeVoz0ocYO_rm2Py-8Yc/s320/flower-fun_3.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5248659913193755410" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVjvMyYt9pYnOUHvP4w_-NXXve8zkV6kJHrWa1B-YobxfZalsqMiAnrbQkvPGGbMKbwFoI_SBFFR6DmOGDRwBt3mbxqmURdF9WibkYA_xJWRYy3c3Y8H3XQry-e6NvkjEuGWAWm8Q6Q30/s1600-h/mamas-dress_3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVjvMyYt9pYnOUHvP4w_-NXXve8zkV6kJHrWa1B-YobxfZalsqMiAnrbQkvPGGbMKbwFoI_SBFFR6DmOGDRwBt3mbxqmURdF9WibkYA_xJWRYy3c3Y8H3XQry-e6NvkjEuGWAWm8Q6Q30/s320/mamas-dress_3.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5248658371267219986" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigKcVY4Bk3c_DYEScU7fo4ekTGWMLEsS5dlXaDTRdRISlyD3pIA4aVBcgbsNwCpG8_kflXbsBP2D-2xYlUehfSN93hvyx4SyMcutVyQf_hRZ6Bw3wVoXV81wbJaouELODRso0ahGyzH-g/s1600-h/mamas-dress_1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigKcVY4Bk3c_DYEScU7fo4ekTGWMLEsS5dlXaDTRdRISlyD3pIA4aVBcgbsNwCpG8_kflXbsBP2D-2xYlUehfSN93hvyx4SyMcutVyQf_hRZ6Bw3wVoXV81wbJaouELODRso0ahGyzH-g/s320/mamas-dress_1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5248657545189640322" /></a>Joyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02482066539518793307noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1410377860713101218.post-25402015211741611212008-09-16T12:00:00.000-05:002008-09-16T13:33:47.042-05:00Birthday FunWe had a wonderful birthday week with Allie. (Her birthday was Sept. 2; I'm a little late getting this up.) She was PRECIOUS opening all her gifts, eating her cake and toddling about while enjoying being the center of attention. We enjoyed having some family here for her special occasion. The Rancatores came in on Friday before her birthday and Jane and Jacob came up on the Sunday before.<br /><br />Allie has continued to do well with potty training. We hit a bit of a wall with the different schedule of her birthday week; plus she was very sick with teething that week (poor baby). She had fever several days, in addition to general ickiness. But, we had our first accident-free day on Saturday, Sept. 13!! We still have a ways to go, of course; but it's nice to see such awesome progress. We're able to go out a little more now (which is very helpful for Allie AND Joy). This week we may even attempt the grocery store!<br /><br />Allie's seventh tooth finally popped through Saturday. We think an eighth one is on its way. She has had such terrible times with teething, especially with the bottom ones. We're looking forward to getting all those pearly whites in place so we don't have any more miserable weeks; but we've been warned that the molars are the worst. Honestly, we can't imagine worse and would really rather not even think about it!<br /><br />Keep checking back because later this week we'll update with another post. We did a photo shoot with Allie on Monday, Sept. 15; the pictures turned out very cute, so we're anxious to share them, but we didn't want to pile two posts right on top of each other! Plus, it will give our family and friends something else to look forward to!<br /><br />Also, Joy is much closer to having the photography web site finalized. She had a final meeting with the guy who is her "web guru," and he should have the finishing touches put up and kinks worked out soon. When it's ready, she'll send an e-mail to those of you who have expressed an interest and support in the project for some feedback and critiques. Then, we'll post the address on here; so you can check it out and refer Joy to anyone who's in need of a photographer!<br /><br />Thanks for all the support through this endeavor. It's certainly taken many months more than we anticipated in getting started, but we're almost there!<br /><br />We have figured out how to put up vertical pictures on here now, so we've included another of Allie's one-year portraits below. Also, we've put up our favorite pictures from her birthday week. As you can tell from the pictures, she had a ladybug-themed birthday party. Enjoy!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgUk3PT0Ys0FK7qxqUM8eNV9g9qpmcdLB-4zKqoWGVGetVqS2xqSESjwaadYfbyV8qII7SFVo4YrkNo6b5kyfcs7VBwa8LXzKJ40sSnGzCXu6ZIL-PddWhJDZNAFXtvlQ6X8USNkNNbhY/s1600-h/1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgUk3PT0Ys0FK7qxqUM8eNV9g9qpmcdLB-4zKqoWGVGetVqS2xqSESjwaadYfbyV8qII7SFVo4YrkNo6b5kyfcs7VBwa8LXzKJ40sSnGzCXu6ZIL-PddWhJDZNAFXtvlQ6X8USNkNNbhY/s320/1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5246680644146995250" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU7fBco1Rwtifb2_D_eqHc8ARKzMDXm7Qh1bGknCWNccYwLcxVWcJpebzHuR-JB3dqmoTnPxbInMOhvXaDh2Hu_HJ8dz_0ThcAY3HvYMR7X51MGXSmpv_ue-EGqM-lFHtVuN2vXcMbv2A/s1600-h/2.jpg"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDOSwlIxgOeNQzune0WxZkvu4FG7hni82v1Y8zDVlCaG5qzbJo0GZl64huPAe7yRQzQHm0zk8bFWuhvOmvhKbDY9Kl9bpLxMzRSPGgePFLNWY8athv790YEmCtKM2zYAdR_F-H9xYpY80/s320/22.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5246679958235278098" /></a>Joyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02482066539518793307noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1410377860713101218.post-12122004858455980442008-09-10T20:51:00.002-05:002008-09-10T21:08:45.006-05:00Tenth Percentile!!So, our baby girl has made the 10th percentile with both her weight and height! We've never put much stock in the percentile things because really they're based on out-dated scales; however, our pediatrician, Mandy, told us today that the fact that Allie's height and weight are in the same percentile is awesome because that means she's perfectly proportioned. In other words, the fact that she's growing and growing equally lengthwise and weightwise is more important than how long or how big she is. Really? Hmmm....we never would have guessed! (Note the sarcasm: those of you who know us best already picked up on it!)<br /><br />Anyway, Allie weighs just over 18 pounds, is 27.75 inches long and has a head circumference of 43 centimeters.<br /><br />Allie did great with her two shots and finger pricking, too. She's so brave--nothing bothers her! She cried more with the finger pricking because she was mad we were holding her hands down than with anything! They checked her blood for anemia; she's fine, thankfully. She received the MMRV and HepA vaccines today. We chose not to do the chicken pox vaccine since it would be better for her to get that naturally, and she's not required to have it until kindergarden anyway.<br /><br />This is a brief post (and boring with no pictures), but I haven't gotten around to uploading birthday pictures yet. We're still deep in potty training--which is going very well, by the way. Also, I am meeting with the guy who's helping me with my photography website this week, and need to focus on that right now. I hope to definitely post pictures by the end of the weekend at the latest--thanks for your patience!! Also, those of you who get my monthly e-mail for our online album, I should get that out by the end of the weekend as well.<br /><br />Thanks for keeping up with us!!Joyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02482066539518793307noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1410377860713101218.post-77611562864989959592008-09-02T21:01:00.000-05:002008-09-10T21:09:44.423-05:00ONE YEAR OLD!!!!Believe it or not, Allie turns one today! We are celebrating tonight with a ladybug-themed party with family. I will post pictures from the evening soon, but I wanted to focus this blog on a few pictures I took for Allie's one-year cards. Also, her one-year appointment is next week, so I'll post her updated height/weight/etc. then.<br /><br />By the way, I would put more pics, but can't figure out how to put vertical pictures on here--if anyone knows, please share the knowledge!!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8EgCrwMYRopwyBYeAjKHKWESkKARS1Aqe2RHYcfwwGm3OxdIgF3-25gWFZqCLpI1kmXh0Vd8yN3CJh2_-aZaGLAzfb9b5IcI3eeGdCvfmd28m5CJThSKOOOftihk355T4cQTVmmCjU5U/s1600-h/allie_pail_5.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8EgCrwMYRopwyBYeAjKHKWESkKARS1Aqe2RHYcfwwGm3OxdIgF3-25gWFZqCLpI1kmXh0Vd8yN3CJh2_-aZaGLAzfb9b5IcI3eeGdCvfmd28m5CJThSKOOOftihk355T4cQTVmmCjU5U/s320/allie_pail_5.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5239383904181884306" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy3HIuseoIJ6SKLglr2XDGM7ctgcyefMWdknZgzGRfS_ew16gMmPo0wgADrXnLd3RoAwRvLowYRnfquEXe0IckbWG5iAbzlENnx-u-r-9BA3VTVszT1snB5a6tI9uD-Q9nUgEvYDX3KCA/s1600-h/duck+outfit_6.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy3HIuseoIJ6SKLglr2XDGM7ctgcyefMWdknZgzGRfS_ew16gMmPo0wgADrXnLd3RoAwRvLowYRnfquEXe0IckbWG5iAbzlENnx-u-r-9BA3VTVszT1snB5a6tI9uD-Q9nUgEvYDX3KCA/s320/duck+outfit_6.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5239388236238217442" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw6NpKN1akTi1Hd0OnRXcQe3wkPavix4HVcGM09T2uUOgaEFkqHC9-6LVk3kPqn-F1RGNhizgZuRWujbGnJ2ckyqsByVjvxnr7t-IqPiM_kPNlhgGHLe0vxDT82lKJKWfU7F76sYvcxXA/s1600-h/duck+outfit_10.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw6NpKN1akTi1Hd0OnRXcQe3wkPavix4HVcGM09T2uUOgaEFkqHC9-6LVk3kPqn-F1RGNhizgZuRWujbGnJ2ckyqsByVjvxnr7t-IqPiM_kPNlhgGHLe0vxDT82lKJKWfU7F76sYvcxXA/s320/duck+outfit_10.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5239388245008886050" /></a>Joyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02482066539518793307noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1410377860713101218.post-86264985554505464012008-08-16T19:11:00.025-05:002008-08-16T20:26:38.310-05:00End of Summer Beach Fun!!Thanks to the generosity and hospitality of our friends, the Hawthornes, we were able to spend last weekend at the Outer Banks. We stayed in Nags Head. If you've never been to that part of the US, you should go. It is beautiful all along that far eastern edge of North Carolina.<br /><br />This was Allie's first beach experience, and she LOVED it!! I'm pretty sure she would have no trouble being a beach bum baby!! She loved playing in the sand; and, no, she didn't try to eat it. When we stood her on the packed sand near the water, she would stand there for a minute and then take off running toward the water.<br /><br />The only two times she was really grumpy was when Joy tried to take her one-year portraits. Despite Allie's best attempts to undermine the photo shoots, we got a few good ones. We'll do a special one-year post with all those pics.<br /><br />Thanks to our good friend Valerie, we also got some family portraits--first time since Christmas! They turned out really well, and Joy's considering hiring her as a second photographer for Joyful Seasons Photography!!<br /><br />Allie also loved playing with the Hawthorne's dog, Bailey. He was a sweetheart; and, although I know he grew tired of her constantly wanting to play with him, he was very patient with her.<br /><br />Here are a few pictures from last weekend and a couple of Allie feeding herself lunch at home--always a messy experience!!<br /><br />These first pictures are at the aquarium in Manteo (pronounced maneeow). It is not nearly as big as the Aquarium of the Americas in New Orleans, but it was great for Allie. She thoroughly enjoyed the fish, sharks, turtles, otters, etc. She also liked dipping her hand in the petting area where Joy got to pet a sting ray.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirCuja6xWnjv49DPQi4SDxvkxzFehcOHtCue6ARSGPnKSVkXqs82kI6ATFsAAcgA9msDUGvzTyPUwgOSQi5U2C4ZGdrWgGfoQXvJlCjknwrmmFcI_05tZ27Az6jzzx6GvRvS1ORAy-qFM/s1600-h/aquarium_13.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirCuja6xWnjv49DPQi4SDxvkxzFehcOHtCue6ARSGPnKSVkXqs82kI6ATFsAAcgA9msDUGvzTyPUwgOSQi5U2C4ZGdrWgGfoQXvJlCjknwrmmFcI_05tZ27Az6jzzx6GvRvS1ORAy-qFM/s320/aquarium_13.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5235275249896661266" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip0wZOd6Ox4WQ3IEOLvLN2_AhGqtlofHLBnl7TjW1Ca5pzxmqnIYkrYqvTv7l8e7Hs71dDvfgd3rJLZaNLhBCi0VRhFAM18t8RL4fTzD2EeI3rXEM0gzYRnspn570wqpEy8toQo7xDB2g/s1600-h/aquarium_15.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip0wZOd6Ox4WQ3IEOLvLN2_AhGqtlofHLBnl7TjW1Ca5pzxmqnIYkrYqvTv7l8e7Hs71dDvfgd3rJLZaNLhBCi0VRhFAM18t8RL4fTzD2EeI3rXEM0gzYRnspn570wqpEy8toQo7xDB2g/s320/aquarium_15.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5235276254838812162" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYuIPxg3kB6yUPFxp4ze6ts09WtW-alfErsdSxcaj8tTUzDI_P79hxk8Xh2DHGYfC5t9ue6LKy8tDPSpS7jbsToPXlnSoY8W0fSWMxmQ4Aa6-rAkLs9Ji9NXw8LdXuwkDYY4rS9P553Pk/s1600-h/aquarium_19.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYuIPxg3kB6yUPFxp4ze6ts09WtW-alfErsdSxcaj8tTUzDI_P79hxk8Xh2DHGYfC5t9ue6LKy8tDPSpS7jbsToPXlnSoY8W0fSWMxmQ4Aa6-rAkLs9Ji9NXw8LdXuwkDYY4rS9P553Pk/s320/aquarium_19.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5235277071605310050" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-WPHxgC1bcfYogaot-5adu69yVeAX9IffDikqDZ9PstVgDnvgjbUh_ut5Az2H741qn2KnuyOAmLBVvuRenklVaHbDYw5r8sZ-C-X8tOf-SiTZ5Hhfyk0FztZtZr9TfSr6gXEnRAzm-30/s1600-h/aquarium_21.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-WPHxgC1bcfYogaot-5adu69yVeAX9IffDikqDZ9PstVgDnvgjbUh_ut5Az2H741qn2KnuyOAmLBVvuRenklVaHbDYw5r8sZ-C-X8tOf-SiTZ5Hhfyk0FztZtZr9TfSr6gXEnRAzm-30/s320/aquarium_21.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5235277532363484770" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRoWMXTDVeda16Hk9lWStPAg6q2DNOnEk3YFk3m1B3QKUNyyDIR8qCTuhxsyWVYkTObScIxbbXDYY6FphHSAfMcTBuR-9CBu3LOStBSZN2gMm6FMRaMUoshdBpCyaW21QbSsdZt4AdP2I/s1600-h/aquarium_28.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRoWMXTDVeda16Hk9lWStPAg6q2DNOnEk3YFk3m1B3QKUNyyDIR8qCTuhxsyWVYkTObScIxbbXDYY6FphHSAfMcTBuR-9CBu3LOStBSZN2gMm6FMRaMUoshdBpCyaW21QbSsdZt4AdP2I/s320/aquarium_28.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5235277803797265858" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeUFcwEmpoF_zxUVZ2345pdlj9mL0h6Fs81OiqcwhpFFcGt0OvW5H2aOFTiYgT8bk7TGJkiah2ez3NwlOJvlB8G5yBbuMa5Rbnk_2beyZdb1Aw0_YEHHFdOofbi9UI39gQVH4S7x0i9Gw/s1600-h/aquarium_33.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeUFcwEmpoF_zxUVZ2345pdlj9mL0h6Fs81OiqcwhpFFcGt0OvW5H2aOFTiYgT8bk7TGJkiah2ez3NwlOJvlB8G5yBbuMa5Rbnk_2beyZdb1Aw0_YEHHFdOofbi9UI39gQVH4S7x0i9Gw/s320/aquarium_33.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5235278086181940722" /></a><br /><br />These pictures are in Nags Head at the beach and beach house:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOUzP4_iNqzZW0hN06cDSei1OXMARQeb2-1nKU06BPou4_5lh-R3fwBDvDlfhbSkJgZajLmdaC7ULfl2ev_eUCzQ96WAlpSZSoiIRfb9i325aK8JwlGKFbh7rlOWGpmMUu4j-ML5DWK4o/s1600-h/beach+house_4.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOUzP4_iNqzZW0hN06cDSei1OXMARQeb2-1nKU06BPou4_5lh-R3fwBDvDlfhbSkJgZajLmdaC7ULfl2ev_eUCzQ96WAlpSZSoiIRfb9i325aK8JwlGKFbh7rlOWGpmMUu4j-ML5DWK4o/s320/beach+house_4.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5235278724036009586" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha4gMXzphM6S-FD8QUNXghr8nWSAwxtAC4ILNm0_CwWgZs71KBj-qUSGqOTYle6cA2GAQWU6P26SA9s4Na6LHU5XatU_WU2vu92CV3LFYTp9cEzLKaAR_eXerGor21efy3J3Cs4o5SRd0/s1600-h/first+look+at+the+ocean_6.JPG"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwA8vi8XBfDkJpZbbvE73iiFDsJ3VhaisWPZ6RhAR5WT9AQyffPRm4nwZ44nwl7PO6y6oPIcnQHnKg8noIu1M8Un0L739ujmquV2_mpX2ukNN6F2L_FHWMuIqvy8A2IAg0MWqUtdeL0Sk/s320/fun+in+the+sun_5.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5235285877317971490" /></a><br /><br />These pictures were taken at Jockey's Ridge, an almost-100-foot sand dune. From the top you can see the sound on one side and the Atlantic Ocean on the other.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVeU5xhiru2E57bfwdJu2rW2fyafTRl4UbgWIvLKKYLrnHXjjjMLf97evtilz7i2X98ESRUsoZ1FOsUTh2VLerN6COLOadf0pxG7Kx4XqFbp5zRo0nIoAjAAKl7ukZ1BheRcnl-ZPUrgs/s1600-h/allie_geoff_5.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVeU5xhiru2E57bfwdJu2rW2fyafTRl4UbgWIvLKKYLrnHXjjjMLf97evtilz7i2X98ESRUsoZ1FOsUTh2VLerN6COLOadf0pxG7Kx4XqFbp5zRo0nIoAjAAKl7ukZ1BheRcnl-ZPUrgs/s320/allie_geoff_5.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5235284170932005938" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLiiJOZ9eM9sRd-EUhTR6c5-REAewVOAb708lZjxmwB6rUNDf9LuB46hCJOYETe1Tca4YDVDb_oYbtR8yVzNTcuVWERxY-X-x7be68s7AgxHXLHhsL2OTNQ8y4ndRYhm5Y7-TmyMrteX8/s1600-h/allie_hawthornes_1.JPG"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUXgKCirxdO9uKIMjhJ0mO9TLJoOzjeO-AJaAmjUjyyERQqwDgBpXtarxdyqWeWbKvFIPwHOy5PpdB3E3zwH2jIcoibH24d2OxHybgRx9E2GDeQqOU1WElBfOjMT5Lpc1sLtQOT4DWCv0/s320/joy_allie_2.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5235285903709233138" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAFN5LhE9VDRWjONidkm9BZx9bqQVcLvIjNGQGjp_XLuraZNAH8HXxYzhpgc97RsQPwk8WvTHHrNQxCb10ipC_VYZCDm85S2Foc6W3ytaE3XFy9y8pdXzRUJyBgeVS740aD3QHDBSTRDk/s1600-h/joy_allie_7.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAFN5LhE9VDRWjONidkm9BZx9bqQVcLvIjNGQGjp_XLuraZNAH8HXxYzhpgc97RsQPwk8WvTHHrNQxCb10ipC_VYZCDm85S2Foc6W3ytaE3XFy9y8pdXzRUJyBgeVS740aD3QHDBSTRDk/s320/joy_allie_7.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5235285907106910690" /></a><br /><br />Here are a few pictures from Thursday at home. Allie was feeding herself her entire lunch: cheese, sandwich, vienna sausage and tomato. She didn't eat it all (actually, she doesn't like the tomatoes or sausages), but she did pretty well. Of course, she did make a mess!!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoNj1m8JHtAFk3gHys23gMojAdoC-nkf0tZAp7YTccVGT5WeKTpUC0RT7njUcduqjX-CZhM8JgX2jpxlRJiWfuFndGKYLVNKZozFbJ2003Ut0Kjii88uMlf7MorhZnLtc7N8xhXcnPVLg/s1600-h/feeding+herself_2.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoNj1m8JHtAFk3gHys23gMojAdoC-nkf0tZAp7YTccVGT5WeKTpUC0RT7njUcduqjX-CZhM8JgX2jpxlRJiWfuFndGKYLVNKZozFbJ2003Ut0Kjii88uMlf7MorhZnLtc7N8xhXcnPVLg/s320/feeding+herself_2.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5235287658912853266" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgezy2wCh-nWr4TPBB2t8VbQE8_Gw-rftzY5hZ3rmIcyaMxDf2wwUkC1uyxRqfouo4mCPb1hK72kPeGrAQnui6zeUdOirRMvDWSccF1KS-yafCcUAEcnCy5ZbzN6PqB5cSb_uTIENtzoxE/s1600-h/feeding+herself_3.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgezy2wCh-nWr4TPBB2t8VbQE8_Gw-rftzY5hZ3rmIcyaMxDf2wwUkC1uyxRqfouo4mCPb1hK72kPeGrAQnui6zeUdOirRMvDWSccF1KS-yafCcUAEcnCy5ZbzN6PqB5cSb_uTIENtzoxE/s320/feeding+herself_3.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5235287663970753762" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4aXnenQbNhVfTW0cIc0_9zUxEKET5HBrXUc6xy-XNRFV6a_bBcfhfGMEHIjxcfs5SrykC6HF0yEYaRI6ziRN-kg0-Ud4w7L9dWFHE87huV_O9l5wDhwEIACQHyUfn0Yn02rnbxDeMmh4/s1600-h/feeding+herself_5.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4aXnenQbNhVfTW0cIc0_9zUxEKET5HBrXUc6xy-XNRFV6a_bBcfhfGMEHIjxcfs5SrykC6HF0yEYaRI6ziRN-kg0-Ud4w7L9dWFHE87huV_O9l5wDhwEIACQHyUfn0Yn02rnbxDeMmh4/s320/feeding+herself_5.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5235287673985158658" /></a><br /><br />Now that the summer is officially over, we are getting back in school mode. Tony's first class is Monday morning. He will be taking Theology III, New Testament I and Philosophy this semester. We are also getting ready for company in a couple of weeks. We're looking forward to spending some time with the Rancatores and with Jane and Jacob while they're here for Allie's first birthday on Sept. 2. Also, Joy and Allie will be concentrating very hard on potty training beginning Monday. We're both as ready as we can be!! We're open to suggestions (as long as they don't include "don't even consider potty training until she's at least two years old" because, quite frankly, I will give you plenty of proof that that's not a very good view to hold)!Joyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02482066539518793307noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1410377860713101218.post-28113090306013624592008-08-02T07:11:00.041-05:002008-08-02T08:42:24.455-05:00Life As We Know ItSince starting to really walk a month and a half ago, Allie has learned so much and started doing so many more adorable things. Let us share some of her daily activities with you via pictures:<br /><br />Last week, we went to the Kids' Exchange: The Exchange provides a venue for people all around the Triangle to sell their "gently used" furniture (cribs, toddler beds, high chairs, swings, rocking chairs, etc., etc.), strollers, clothes (babies and kids), bedding, decorations, toys, stuffed animals, books, videos, games...and more!! As a perk, sellers get to shop on Thursdays, but anyone who wants can shop on Friday, Saturday and Sunday (1/2 off day). It doesn't cost anything to get in and they do this twice a year (in January and July). We got to go on Thursday, thanks to a friend. I got Allie a plush rocking horse that makes noise (probably $70-$100, brand new) for $10. I got her an outdoor swing for $5. Also, I got her a bag FULL of toys; and my total was only $36!! One of the "toys" I got was a BRAND NEW plush Noah's ark with all the animals from POTTERY BARN for only $7. All of the stuff I got looks virtually brand new.<br /><br />She LOVES her horse, Neigh-Neigh!! She's quite a little cowgirl!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEhzoSpB3Tw8o8H8JLCN4HcHjF_YVpvp_-t4cgCThtDZlnvUZSUVCz1JUcVzU41dEdEn53A6-VvfLKFN5LxY_ZLMXdod8mv2ld0Kdm2WHEVyN-GCaBQFjN9pyarC158abvUeH1eTigx6Y/s1600-h/cowgirl_2.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEhzoSpB3Tw8o8H8JLCN4HcHjF_YVpvp_-t4cgCThtDZlnvUZSUVCz1JUcVzU41dEdEn53A6-VvfLKFN5LxY_ZLMXdod8mv2ld0Kdm2WHEVyN-GCaBQFjN9pyarC158abvUeH1eTigx6Y/s320/cowgirl_2.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5229903666651027490" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9FB9OrGadvYCkuSkVKhSL7aeTWCsTJWPlpSXm7feyfxhQaBZPGyYAyX8lN7GG8Hjv01SEIbhGYxYJ9MhfAltAlCyQBFGccvb5X3MSIphH9aTzTy38CVrUMKqEGEF8rQtz3vqn27tRu4c/s1600-h/meeting+NayNay_21.JPG"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitx6jt7JedTCC7eZTH5myvaszEtsf53RMcl4w7JEed5Dj4coxz2g77J8cvGssBd2Pnkm1lNZ1Ip9e2h2bhLNlrUoZPnbVNZuLxkkBdBcKYtvFlqldU_Mr6b8cZag54f-YepG7xvfwjaJQ/s320/loving+the+horsey_1.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5229898458988715954" /></a><br /><br />She's enjoying her new swing, too.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzYX4QMaC-_KG0KH52yLeDaKj5tx8CEHH7EUNtbp4zTTELy2V9uvoy7Yvb3xeaulGuuGvdIIp1qStomMemG6D7FeXxyxyiQGHAd_Qs7LEta32Jgcy3Ey1hDBFxt7tMBbsW4vlo0Sv2zYI/s1600-h/new+swing_3.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzYX4QMaC-_KG0KH52yLeDaKj5tx8CEHH7EUNtbp4zTTELy2V9uvoy7Yvb3xeaulGuuGvdIIp1qStomMemG6D7FeXxyxyiQGHAd_Qs7LEta32Jgcy3Ey1hDBFxt7tMBbsW4vlo0Sv2zYI/s320/new+swing_3.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5229908386827345106" /></a><br /><br />Allie thoroughly enjoyed a blueberry muffin made by our friend Valerie!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiB4iXdcx8GSEBuIzZ2EI6ZTKBxEF7I1d1UQ3-g486w9T5DzB8josuXFMW_GTWfBwN131jxiUPjG8jzqkQXZIiCO0YaEHQz2818uv_uoIe0gTwfMTBdlH5w7qZfDF2aRCcd0KiYlVqww8/s1600-h/muffin+eater_2.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiB4iXdcx8GSEBuIzZ2EI6ZTKBxEF7I1d1UQ3-g486w9T5DzB8josuXFMW_GTWfBwN131jxiUPjG8jzqkQXZIiCO0YaEHQz2818uv_uoIe0gTwfMTBdlH5w7qZfDF2aRCcd0KiYlVqww8/s320/muffin+eater_2.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5229898973438761394" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihF59VzD0PGHLNectbs-nBGGmq_bL8xKkW2nDyWFVk0dyl6JaamZQOi8lfqymTX4G83x-JEmShyGhA5c8jjqxMgMppoebUqywWrL6SI5PKO-lidoQ0Eh8_oKwuvunSJGO5tNO74W72M1E/s1600-h/muffin+eater_1.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihF59VzD0PGHLNectbs-nBGGmq_bL8xKkW2nDyWFVk0dyl6JaamZQOi8lfqymTX4G83x-JEmShyGhA5c8jjqxMgMppoebUqywWrL6SI5PKO-lidoQ0Eh8_oKwuvunSJGO5tNO74W72M1E/s320/muffin+eater_1.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5229899622468528482" /></a><br /><br />Boxes make the best toys!!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEium459yy9Y4TtxjnRY1Nb9jNxKLaIOhLMFPyjlgpuvCO3-1d5OHUZyYjM3SuFjEZ7syRhG5ZC2-zC-ebqTtkijcGtGnstuLDojvs5R0vUbkumQkFy2lt8Z3G7iAfwBHAb5Bw8TB9iHc0o/s1600-h/best+toy_2.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEium459yy9Y4TtxjnRY1Nb9jNxKLaIOhLMFPyjlgpuvCO3-1d5OHUZyYjM3SuFjEZ7syRhG5ZC2-zC-ebqTtkijcGtGnstuLDojvs5R0vUbkumQkFy2lt8Z3G7iAfwBHAb5Bw8TB9iHc0o/s320/best+toy_2.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5229900280575614466" /></a><br /><br />Allie loves books, whether they're hers, Mama's or Daddy's. Here she's trying to share her book with Neigh-Neigh:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6z3uUDiMpx20Eve_ISVdCcGbAZLL4EwOgH1MOy2ZUd-NcbESF2-2-M1Bzigeu0BvIZ-0_HIBFPI56J_e24fuaHzfUYCb1jQ1OypUwdcGnJ9jkbKn6p7_wP1_uDRq9gzMmEvNKEbkw4BQ/s1600-h/book+lover_4.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6z3uUDiMpx20Eve_ISVdCcGbAZLL4EwOgH1MOy2ZUd-NcbESF2-2-M1Bzigeu0BvIZ-0_HIBFPI56J_e24fuaHzfUYCb1jQ1OypUwdcGnJ9jkbKn6p7_wP1_uDRq9gzMmEvNKEbkw4BQ/s320/book+lover_4.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5229900962787970626" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUsvR-sLfnUEBO7KdHEiCSFzD9FbGlPQPm3ppmpTo1D4ln2SU1oAM6aaJN-NcxfMQ7mDmS51d_j_YWwzNBxN9xlDM4rbHKRrZrpawnCKgIcqniwJfUtdoxlNotE3AXqFHyMzBz-1Z0cOA/s1600-h/book+lover_1.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUsvR-sLfnUEBO7KdHEiCSFzD9FbGlPQPm3ppmpTo1D4ln2SU1oAM6aaJN-NcxfMQ7mDmS51d_j_YWwzNBxN9xlDM4rbHKRrZrpawnCKgIcqniwJfUtdoxlNotE3AXqFHyMzBz-1Z0cOA/s320/book+lover_1.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5229901834846967234" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGsRQejhMZg3dfQwaQxH0MdjdBVXxNx-HYlt_UFiIX7WqbRQtiGfn6l5xdApTijGgdeS-R-GfiI37MGvnx_vKDijXopUBUMbt8E9Ecxkd_gQU6aZNfhiqckt7aPZt9FCqZc33047Visiw/s1600-h/book+lover_6.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGsRQejhMZg3dfQwaQxH0MdjdBVXxNx-HYlt_UFiIX7WqbRQtiGfn6l5xdApTijGgdeS-R-GfiI37MGvnx_vKDijXopUBUMbt8E9Ecxkd_gQU6aZNfhiqckt7aPZt9FCqZc33047Visiw/s320/book+lover_6.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5229902627634929586" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim7T93WR1kv5hODnYvzf_-QcT19DT4HDYbL9kZASEi8Yk81RJSttcw8QeK3_EkUcx_-ITBPKsL65DPqm7AgMyD0SO2I7veX3M3IC7LxWMG4tiJhBiOQIxfzF2EgF5T8klS16leqXnwzoY/s1600-h/book+lover_9.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim7T93WR1kv5hODnYvzf_-QcT19DT4HDYbL9kZASEi8Yk81RJSttcw8QeK3_EkUcx_-ITBPKsL65DPqm7AgMyD0SO2I7veX3M3IC7LxWMG4tiJhBiOQIxfzF2EgF5T8klS16leqXnwzoY/s320/book+lover_9.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5229903182635745602" /></a><br /><br />Allie knows the word "hairbrush." When we ask her where her her hairbrush is, she'll pick it up if it's nearby and start to "brush" her hair or she'll put her hand on her hair. A couple of days ago she found a ponytail holder in Joy's purse. Without prompting, she picked it up, held it on her head and walked toward Joy. She is precious with her little ponytail!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic4WUrfXHUv5MrqPFdizA74h1803tbKvbIMoRSnRsvqjRJHcQMM04WVC2TwDr6YJbIlG7sznRFiBb9DT-9Br1DAGuOMdC8x6tZmaHu8fyM_8OEikEDCkYWq41GFIk4JR3ewPL0-PLW1MQ/s1600-h/hairbrush_1.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic4WUrfXHUv5MrqPFdizA74h1803tbKvbIMoRSnRsvqjRJHcQMM04WVC2TwDr6YJbIlG7sznRFiBb9DT-9Br1DAGuOMdC8x6tZmaHu8fyM_8OEikEDCkYWq41GFIk4JR3ewPL0-PLW1MQ/s320/hairbrush_1.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5229905412340444466" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwc1wzuCmNcvTjcfsfkY_CHT9Hvt-ufWbzM1Tsh4WGydhK5tywf5vlU2ZcvkLnKZrxLzvxv-cJ5LB1Ael2J1mE2pH_tarETBTV6hsNPmvCMIO7pE44GvZ_qNB8AHDBXLQH0RKu6akrccM/s1600-h/first+ponytail_1.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwc1wzuCmNcvTjcfsfkY_CHT9Hvt-ufWbzM1Tsh4WGydhK5tywf5vlU2ZcvkLnKZrxLzvxv-cJ5LB1Ael2J1mE2pH_tarETBTV6hsNPmvCMIO7pE44GvZ_qNB8AHDBXLQH0RKu6akrccM/s320/first+ponytail_1.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5229908914129461298" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_ilj7nt-rdJx5zssEXYrQ2NOcB_OOhvEJiS_kEY_IOiKBqTg_sUCmZS52NVxPP4hj9mA2SoDPyLYHbDEB_OCXCxSTLw6yGw4NNJtIk4M-ohrfVGw4PKlE6_yWaNTyWNjQtiId9l5_HlE/s1600-h/first+ponytail_2.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_ilj7nt-rdJx5zssEXYrQ2NOcB_OOhvEJiS_kEY_IOiKBqTg_sUCmZS52NVxPP4hj9mA2SoDPyLYHbDEB_OCXCxSTLw6yGw4NNJtIk4M-ohrfVGw4PKlE6_yWaNTyWNjQtiId9l5_HlE/s320/first+ponytail_2.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5229909412474646434" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU8EjYTAaWAIrZOI_KS7t9e5SXmq6Bhe7jyh9XmanLxSVJIjva1DiIfqcfOdrBLhWhp6FgH5ZxJiDunMS3AYxE1ZXqrQdmAEmt0ZSw6gGlbAgkH2uTsQyDHIUojg9Bd9-0Q49uMKCKR8c/s1600-h/pretty+ponytail_3.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU8EjYTAaWAIrZOI_KS7t9e5SXmq6Bhe7jyh9XmanLxSVJIjva1DiIfqcfOdrBLhWhp6FgH5ZxJiDunMS3AYxE1ZXqrQdmAEmt0ZSw6gGlbAgkH2uTsQyDHIUojg9Bd9-0Q49uMKCKR8c/s320/pretty+ponytail_3.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5229910283455310018" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxa85ElQtzVHOeKxLjMj9_6WUwsde_t1kQk1MT1llP3kas-wsIn8069cJfPKQR8OFsVlxUCh81dfOnXS0tELlsI4haADjE3yyyD1i4jvj-tPA2Kt1ZfFk6sDCi2A-FgwHDWY__VxpXbnY/s1600-h/pretty+ponytail_2.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxa85ElQtzVHOeKxLjMj9_6WUwsde_t1kQk1MT1llP3kas-wsIn8069cJfPKQR8OFsVlxUCh81dfOnXS0tELlsI4haADjE3yyyD1i4jvj-tPA2Kt1ZfFk6sDCi2A-FgwHDWY__VxpXbnY/s320/pretty+ponytail_2.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5229909924166129858" /></a><br /><br />Allie has learned that she can instantly see the pictures I take of her. She gets very excited when she sees her image on the screen!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcHODUwPKrKZb6_z2dHzpTQuOSTKBejQJegp8RgdgTFXLh_reaSUjbRmDRdqBzpsA9BHGTNs_Oe0TJafceirERwf7Rxcf65nENbAIc3PcN57QSmETbFGPol4B9FbiU0ukN22SO5El-EZg/s1600-h/mischevious_1.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcHODUwPKrKZb6_z2dHzpTQuOSTKBejQJegp8RgdgTFXLh_reaSUjbRmDRdqBzpsA9BHGTNs_Oe0TJafceirERwf7Rxcf65nENbAIc3PcN57QSmETbFGPol4B9FbiU0ukN22SO5El-EZg/s320/mischevious_1.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5229906138796047474" /></a><br /><br />Allie is constantly trying to get into things. She also does cute, random things like lying on the floor.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIMO1RCnTvHdWmlfkVkAVBPmjkIkfWZ6DM_qr-xMgJotjEifRi1A4e3cmNy8yDtpmTOoSpTAF9wF1KuvW5w1fjNCktnLbmMk6R-DBVnjL52cWx7q3vKlHipH193KvEvh9SfXdcEWCMmKQ/s1600-h/mischevious_3.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIMO1RCnTvHdWmlfkVkAVBPmjkIkfWZ6DM_qr-xMgJotjEifRi1A4e3cmNy8yDtpmTOoSpTAF9wF1KuvW5w1fjNCktnLbmMk6R-DBVnjL52cWx7q3vKlHipH193KvEvh9SfXdcEWCMmKQ/s320/mischevious_3.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5229907115403170066" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd37TADZF0mp3mqrjxkq-IJNE7ZqM8twuU_mLkNSD7BX7Eq3HTcEzP_zzdlTnf8rVKp7nxB5dIOGtFfKGx4fzHC6sebSpg4PUTpcToqTwRXA2H6YQyh-dg5GUEaNxWx2jMkuk_laaIKDs/s1600-h/sleepy+girl_1.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd37TADZF0mp3mqrjxkq-IJNE7ZqM8twuU_mLkNSD7BX7Eq3HTcEzP_zzdlTnf8rVKp7nxB5dIOGtFfKGx4fzHC6sebSpg4PUTpcToqTwRXA2H6YQyh-dg5GUEaNxWx2jMkuk_laaIKDs/s320/sleepy+girl_1.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5229907713935170306" /></a><br /><br />We're about to embark on the potty training adventure, so Pappy and Grammy sent Allie money to get her potty chair. We also got a special book about learning to use the potty, some big girl panties and some pretty lacy white tights!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxI_rYPCugsPgA-mtHdMIWz2P9os7tQKKX-LdMkd_50_UPxQ62jO1jfJ0vE6QCkYtGYQv-ffDTX9evhw04s5JI1RK5MdDxWmoxW0sv4dqRJklbXdrYN4tXVYXmSyqJPFttfLFOadJHAj8/s1600-h/potty+chair_1.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxI_rYPCugsPgA-mtHdMIWz2P9os7tQKKX-LdMkd_50_UPxQ62jO1jfJ0vE6QCkYtGYQv-ffDTX9evhw04s5JI1RK5MdDxWmoxW0sv4dqRJklbXdrYN4tXVYXmSyqJPFttfLFOadJHAj8/s320/potty+chair_1.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5229910783735024258" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLREZGZnF3MkI8hCBnWwfeKOeDATQm42yMrnOP_Vd5GVuq_jVashfZmahlG5LGS5bcG_Llwkwc7PZGcQUK1DiyFuONrqalDDLYIyX7F9OBlet179tda8A3mZopK7CzR0_ash9P4Hspu24/s1600-h/potty+chair_2.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLREZGZnF3MkI8hCBnWwfeKOeDATQm42yMrnOP_Vd5GVuq_jVashfZmahlG5LGS5bcG_Llwkwc7PZGcQUK1DiyFuONrqalDDLYIyX7F9OBlet179tda8A3mZopK7CzR0_ash9P4Hspu24/s320/potty+chair_2.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5229911638802522066" /></a><br /><br />Here are some pictures of Allie's room for those of you who haven't seen it:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHZYj0YRnt-KM_7KP2ZZn0JZBfhVSdo15Dx0J_Oy7AhPWaKHK-rGfqwxpIH57kPOXoFb98EnWeBiY32XX1jZIvVTiZzu-1JHysPvgyBANJP_59ZOXgqZIh8WUA4bPlbqRdMXXNq5FNk9c/s1600-h/nursery_5.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHZYj0YRnt-KM_7KP2ZZn0JZBfhVSdo15Dx0J_Oy7AhPWaKHK-rGfqwxpIH57kPOXoFb98EnWeBiY32XX1jZIvVTiZzu-1JHysPvgyBANJP_59ZOXgqZIh8WUA4bPlbqRdMXXNq5FNk9c/s320/nursery_5.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5229913456599652002" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAShElmm2j4zeQBMSpgXmO-XyJdDs5fcGIJIfD6yqjttLkitiMSNjPHTNf9ytV5bAtzAvaz-MFOmtCj0WGQsAlYi3DkgmxEXtKIkuv3sDXvfRHFYjPtjBPs5bFbRa4NhCjln2fefvsjEE/s1600-h/nursery_3.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAShElmm2j4zeQBMSpgXmO-XyJdDs5fcGIJIfD6yqjttLkitiMSNjPHTNf9ytV5bAtzAvaz-MFOmtCj0WGQsAlYi3DkgmxEXtKIkuv3sDXvfRHFYjPtjBPs5bFbRa4NhCjln2fefvsjEE/s320/nursery_3.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5229913142170265842" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdKuaSPBi-yMPuL4slEGcu-WK1riSumzeeSbjfMnoipkYFQSrpDzAyC336aV00SguSUWwBf2uOdkTmAu-1VyYLs8TJSUe9swRrqWirqhOlWz2jOA0AWrwiKkUzSwDbjM1TwzUvQAjSW7U/s1600-h/nursery_2.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdKuaSPBi-yMPuL4slEGcu-WK1riSumzeeSbjfMnoipkYFQSrpDzAyC336aV00SguSUWwBf2uOdkTmAu-1VyYLs8TJSUe9swRrqWirqhOlWz2jOA0AWrwiKkUzSwDbjM1TwzUvQAjSW7U/s320/nursery_2.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5229912739863832946" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1lZfbzD3RKE_ZtbtV8X9srPwQ-4sgYnyUwLSHoVz-GvvjpYz_AfD-eIdYs9SUr5aRBaUIxZ53nEjWp2af08Z24qNGGghcaIabI5gb_EWCm4AQC-_Foj97WY6qBXG6S1FEdWfpuGJbGLw/s1600-h/nursery_1.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1lZfbzD3RKE_ZtbtV8X9srPwQ-4sgYnyUwLSHoVz-GvvjpYz_AfD-eIdYs9SUr5aRBaUIxZ53nEjWp2af08Z24qNGGghcaIabI5gb_EWCm4AQC-_Foj97WY6qBXG6S1FEdWfpuGJbGLw/s320/nursery_1.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5229912314125321746" /></a>Joyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02482066539518793307noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1410377860713101218.post-90431992214982832592008-07-13T14:14:00.020-05:002008-07-13T21:18:35.681-05:00Closing in on a year!!In just over a month and a half, our baby girl will be one year old!! It's so hard to believe!! It seems like just yesterday we watched two lines appear on that little test!<br /><br />The past month has been a great growing time for our family as God has shown His goodness and power in our lives. We have been in a transition phase since soon after the first of the year from First Baptist Church in Durham to wherever God would have us. We are now at the end of the membership process at Open Door Baptist Church in North Raleigh (about 10-15 minutes from our house).<br /><br />We loved First and did not want to leave. We had made wonderful friendships there and had learned so much from the outstanding, godly pastoral staff; however, it did not make sense to us to drive such a long distance when gas prices and life with a little one would prevent us from being more involved than going for worship on Sunday mornings. We knew we needed to be more active not only in Bible study, but also in ministry. Open Door is definitely where God wants us at this season in our life. We are very excited about what God is doing in and through both churches, and we're thankful to be part of the ministry at Open Door while we will continue to pray for the work in Durham.<br /><br />Dwayne Milioni, the senior pastor, is a great expositional preacher. He is preaching through Hebrews right now. We'd encourage you to listen to his sermons on the church's website: http://opendoorlife.com/index.php<br /><br />Our care group is wonderful!! We have an amazing group of people. We're all around the same age, but we have a good mix of couples, families and singles as well as seminary and non-seminary folks. We are a new group, but we are already building strong, loving relationships. We pray for each other, share with one another, minister to one another and involve ourselves in each others' lives. God is really working in our hearts and lives, and it's exciting to see what He is doing and how he brought each of us together to form this group for a particular reason.<br /><br />One of the best parts of the care groups at Open Door is the emphasis on outreach in our community. Each group is required to have at least one ongoing ministry or outreach. Examples of these opportunities include hosting a blood drive at the church, adopting Durant Nature Park, assisting in local schools and holding free oil changes for the cars of single or elderly women. We joined with another care group to adopt the elementary school next door to the church. We took food in for a teacher appreciation day and plan on doing other things once school gets back in session.<br /><br />We had our care group members over to our house on July 3 for a cookout and then to hand out "goodie bags" and minister to the people who came to the hill behind our house to watch the fireworks. This turned out to be a wonderful experience for each of us because it took us out of our comfort zones and we have heard some encouraging reports already of the effects of our outreach. We have had other opportunities on individual levels for witnessing to individuals in our community, and we're praying together for salvation for these people as well as further opportunities to share the Gospel.<br /><br />Allie continues to get bigger and stronger every day. She is walking constantly now. Tony described the way she walks best: She looks like a tiny drunk person who's trying too hard to not look drunk! She still just has six teeth even though those two on the bottom have been looking like they're about to pop through for a couple of months. She loves to brush her teeth, though!! She gets very excited and does a great job of brushing them BY HERSELF!<br /><br />She is getting more and more fond of reading books. She does a great job of turning the pages when I tell her. We have our favorites that we read most often. One of the books is "Guess How Much I Love You." The last sentence is "I love you right up to the moon...and back!" Well, Allie knows that sentence and anytime I say it to her, she gets a huge grin on her face. We've starting going to the local library for story time for her age group on Tuesday mornings. We've only been twice so far, but she has really enjoyed it both times.<br /><br />One of her new games is to put food or toys in our mouths. She also likes "giving" us her toys--of course, she wants them back!!<br /><br />She loves to look out the window; in fact that's what she's doing right now as I'm typing this! She also loves the water--bath time, time in her little pool in the backyard, splashing her hands in the fountain on campus or fun in a REAL pool!! She's quite a little fish! I wish we could go to the big pool more often. We've only been once, but have plans to go to one near our house with some friends soon.<br /><br />I'm sorry for such a lag between posts; but I have been doing a lot more Bible reading, as well as concentrating on these outreach opportunities. Please pray that we will continue to grow in Christ and desire His Word, that our marriage would become stronger and more founded on Him, that we will be godly parents to Allie and that God will continue to mold us as we prepare for vocational ministry one day. Also, please pray for our care group--that we will continue to grow closer to God and one another and that God would use us in the church and in the community in a mighty way.<br /><br />Well, here are a few pictures from the past month. We've only had one photo shoot with Allie since last time, but I'm still hoping for a few more very soon!!<br /><br />First cheese sandwich--or what's left of it!!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq3ebZlzj8MUN3dFNo_fLjPMNiSK8_4xaQ_3FQVhGHqDjj4PmmzFG69Me4Xj88t6o8nG76khIlzmEEhsG3E8XIAiMNv6jrozVld_lFyOE8a2nRY1M2fyVAoNAMxTzdTERATwH2-Uusvjg/s1600-h/first+cheese+sandwich_6.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq3ebZlzj8MUN3dFNo_fLjPMNiSK8_4xaQ_3FQVhGHqDjj4PmmzFG69Me4Xj88t6o8nG76khIlzmEEhsG3E8XIAiMNv6jrozVld_lFyOE8a2nRY1M2fyVAoNAMxTzdTERATwH2-Uusvjg/s320/first+cheese+sandwich_6.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5222665976806261554" /></a><br /><br />She loves the fridge; probably because she loves food!!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH88KeLsEhYM18fmhkvV4scdI60WqQQaZiesF3KrALD4DBqj8-7b1Kxza8fLm1HW4N4mo51pHknUmLomvuDmkL5-VaQcuTCwDTCZYEWF1lyZxVadTYsT5r9zJyBNsaLOLdajA6-RvJqq8/s1600-h/fun+with+the+fridge_5.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH88KeLsEhYM18fmhkvV4scdI60WqQQaZiesF3KrALD4DBqj8-7b1Kxza8fLm1HW4N4mo51pHknUmLomvuDmkL5-VaQcuTCwDTCZYEWF1lyZxVadTYsT5r9zJyBNsaLOLdajA6-RvJqq8/s320/fun+with+the+fridge_5.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5222685515977310338" /></a><br /><br />Allie is very, very strong. She loves to pick up heavy things, like packages of diapers. Last night, she picked up AND WALKED WITH a three pound dumbbell!! <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdnu2H8JZjJ1cEnoqHfA9L_mo5Szyqy8ndutTqyPhaUciQcpCJ538VJ-ZnVrpGDNtUh11C8fxe2DhgOhMYTPjVEi2whTGZT7AMQ2t-PDMHtybOEofuHbeT0e-04zEB_E0WSKGyMtugo9s/s1600-h/strong+baby_1.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdnu2H8JZjJ1cEnoqHfA9L_mo5Szyqy8ndutTqyPhaUciQcpCJ538VJ-ZnVrpGDNtUh11C8fxe2DhgOhMYTPjVEi2whTGZT7AMQ2t-PDMHtybOEofuHbeT0e-04zEB_E0WSKGyMtugo9s/s320/strong+baby_1.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5222683858887258626" /></a><br /><br />Tony had a good Father's Day. We gave him a photobook full of pictures of him and Allie.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1LF1n990Mt5zjBn0s0SoDPcHG3s3NrmtuMBhrqwGmyonxi6iee460hw7aXWSMzPTrXNmo2odLkK5me6KDFm0boTBHRulemjQgxScOjTDUrnH41ZUeALrx_zNZ3baqvedNUYIIsiTFt_g/s1600-h/fathers+day_5.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1LF1n990Mt5zjBn0s0SoDPcHG3s3NrmtuMBhrqwGmyonxi6iee460hw7aXWSMzPTrXNmo2odLkK5me6KDFm0boTBHRulemjQgxScOjTDUrnH41ZUeALrx_zNZ3baqvedNUYIIsiTFt_g/s320/fathers+day_5.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5222682923799932066" /></a><br /><br />Laundry day--yes, she's wearing Joy's T-shirt!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDJD4WbjOCYc3CmpoG29DfQlvwdP44nRVvKyTOozmMHM3GfzVhxiv6-4hZz-38J2gvd3uYr6uWClUSokWiiET5yJ2R_SiCC_8jvLEGyfimZ-uLXskqf106Pqk3vHvbp105kfgSjsklh8s/s1600-h/laundry_3.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDJD4WbjOCYc3CmpoG29DfQlvwdP44nRVvKyTOozmMHM3GfzVhxiv6-4hZz-38J2gvd3uYr6uWClUSokWiiET5yJ2R_SiCC_8jvLEGyfimZ-uLXskqf106Pqk3vHvbp105kfgSjsklh8s/s320/laundry_3.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5222681873076752802" /></a><br /><br />Pianist-in-training<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5ttKdAXsTK-B6Sr6llQY6nlN6aRvCAL5bkszRaAwwUtr1Y2lWdFDctX2J1MuuicCNwbMCqcboNVV3BPVqbtjU5P1JuOnhxZPCNFPjvK6tOFluLPjEfN7T8gxbOa5mC-cgxOY1GpYmx5Q/s1600-h/piano_1.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5ttKdAXsTK-B6Sr6llQY6nlN6aRvCAL5bkszRaAwwUtr1Y2lWdFDctX2J1MuuicCNwbMCqcboNVV3BPVqbtjU5P1JuOnhxZPCNFPjvK6tOFluLPjEfN7T8gxbOa5mC-cgxOY1GpYmx5Q/s320/piano_1.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5222681309660456482" /></a><br /><br />She'd much rather drink out of our cups than her sippie cup.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSnQru71uh0EKTe2ifzOXEX2qokWFYqF4HVBC3f3pMY5WuyTbFbQivUm3HpQsUKLZmt_iAnmulfyPtLugIlHG-UH1QYL2OEkG_fdYmpLCx6lPpMH0V5I04nUDe-_tIcx3K2oKFy9TUUKE/s1600-h/big+cup_1.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSnQru71uh0EKTe2ifzOXEX2qokWFYqF4HVBC3f3pMY5WuyTbFbQivUm3HpQsUKLZmt_iAnmulfyPtLugIlHG-UH1QYL2OEkG_fdYmpLCx6lPpMH0V5I04nUDe-_tIcx3K2oKFy9TUUKE/s320/big+cup_1.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5222680776587703522" /></a><br /><br />This is a very rare moment--Allie's not big on cuddling!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvadrknHL7dg1U418_DXrQAHif1pQT1T08yJfdCXYMBNCvMKk-Tjmef6aN76JvXC9UXo1YMJVS5ZY6iO7sBVZ4-30AfbDObkBxW2sRl8HIeMhyphenhyphen69Iu_DSWM1VDSxpTrhJ-gd8ZspANe7A/s1600-h/snuggles_2.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvadrknHL7dg1U418_DXrQAHif1pQT1T08yJfdCXYMBNCvMKk-Tjmef6aN76JvXC9UXo1YMJVS5ZY6iO7sBVZ4-30AfbDObkBxW2sRl8HIeMhyphenhyphen69Iu_DSWM1VDSxpTrhJ-gd8ZspANe7A/s320/snuggles_2.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5222680238770610738" /></a><br /><br />Some pics from our July 4th shoot:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE4k6bjob7XNnyYA53RDiHNH5VB2QgegYcWfDTXyXK0SBXqLbSo2jtJblOfbBRa6woCaCPhfIF_CSlT-UPzvbg2UQ8d92Bn_GnFLY9GRjl65TF4JTdvqfkSyqvsFjbJbnI8eLKgySBDPY/s1600-h/patriotic+baby_5.JPG"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggDt6a3rZhiS1dyejrExHwWejiQIYKLcKwoZeFujVoX_-Bmc5e6V_wvKvZDJQb4CUHJ7C8kUBN2fTydNGBO-Esc7iZQraROUFsDsqfv0KnBrXdSV8eYqGHINHtc6xUoweaGRtiYimMQ9w/s320/patriotic+baby_27.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5222677791226724530" /></a><br /><br />Such a beautiful baby!!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuJq7CzrmTnFnzbKM9c7XqrpPHJ45yLKKpDEpsTVCqj9-SpBnYVz5GGv1zD90ldJ4W3zAHAhwhUS0ifrUpSF-QOq4CDAxrQRla8D9S2aLSj35O0cQWzgfuytswjr5J9ppwH00pvd7ulBs/s1600-h/bathtime+cutie_2.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuJq7CzrmTnFnzbKM9c7XqrpPHJ45yLKKpDEpsTVCqj9-SpBnYVz5GGv1zD90ldJ4W3zAHAhwhUS0ifrUpSF-QOq4CDAxrQRla8D9S2aLSj35O0cQWzgfuytswjr5J9ppwH00pvd7ulBs/s320/bathtime+cutie_2.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5222676481386143378" /></a><br /><br />This is her pulling diapers out of the caddy:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlKqk-dU2nO9rxxeAS5eEXKxMTn2FrIj6HyyjiKyPTuRi1Qi4WIwIZWq8mJu0wyd4mIRePf_hJY0aD4Zexi42GyHNhFoXHsCtMry0Byv4axAtXL4CxHNbwx2zNW0RvsuNoJkw7vvz4b5I/s1600-h/walking+allie_12.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlKqk-dU2nO9rxxeAS5eEXKxMTn2FrIj6HyyjiKyPTuRi1Qi4WIwIZWq8mJu0wyd4mIRePf_hJY0aD4Zexi42GyHNhFoXHsCtMry0Byv4axAtXL4CxHNbwx2zNW0RvsuNoJkw7vvz4b5I/s320/walking+allie_12.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5222670593222354770" /></a>Joyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02482066539518793307noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1410377860713101218.post-27309040873271438272008-06-04T15:58:00.004-05:002008-06-04T22:58:25.544-05:00Nine Month ReportAllie turned nine months old on Monday and TOOK HER FIRST STEP on Tuesday!!!! It was just one tiny step, but it confirms our suspicians that walking is in the not-too-distant future! We went for her nine-month appointment at the doctor today. She weighs a wopping 15 lbs., 1.6 oz. and is 26" long, with a head circumference of 42 cm. She is so much fun and has quite a wide range of facial expressions that we enjoy observing on a daily basis. At care group tonight, she had a blast with our friends' dog, Nike. She LOVED him, and he apparently returned the feeling since he gave her face a good tongue-licking!! We need to move somewhere that doesn't hate animals so we can get a puppy for her. No pictures tonight, but we'll post more soon. Joy's itching to do some more photo shoots!!Joyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02482066539518793307noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1410377860713101218.post-17876203888813865542008-05-31T12:44:00.013-05:002008-05-31T13:29:39.571-05:00Summer Time in NC!!Summer is officially here. They're calling for highs in the 90s today! Allie LOVES being outside! Whenever she's fussy, all we have to do is take her outside and sit her on her blanket or put her in her pool or just walk around with her.<br /><br />We bought her a little pool last weekend. She enjoys it and is looking forward to having some of her friends over to play. We also took her to the park for the first time, and she LOVED the swings!! When we first put her in she giggled and giggled and giggled. It was so cute!<br /><br />We go to the doctor on Wednesday for Allie's nine-month appointment, so we'll post some details then. It will be interesting to see how much she's grown in three months! Also, she'll be nine months on Monday. In the meantime, enjoy a few summer pictures:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0Cn7mi33Wv4CE-oVf99CHXZUx_CUT_HhjP03Xnv4HyYinrdkVlBzNPsZiJEH7N7ww_PnCdOWfIZMUn2e9V8Rvob8v04-QC1BlZcQOtZbnsF39X5iRdMq1BG2sCA5zk-GjRScxGB2NRYQ/s1600-h/silly+girl_3.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0Cn7mi33Wv4CE-oVf99CHXZUx_CUT_HhjP03Xnv4HyYinrdkVlBzNPsZiJEH7N7ww_PnCdOWfIZMUn2e9V8Rvob8v04-QC1BlZcQOtZbnsF39X5iRdMq1BG2sCA5zk-GjRScxGB2NRYQ/s320/silly+girl_3.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5206608755378763698" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMPzXxlnhQpRAobygzXuftFTSptx_G1wWX7cXGYWLUK_rFqCwcI8h5j_2VwBrd0viQa9bFt4_6QqVCQFFEo6xM_3NntGSKd3E8v7fB5kzwKt1zeD6oItRJkdXkXQHjjzWgsF-Pzt76pFU/s1600-h/big+brown_2.JPG"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJT6psrcHezBxwwBDQwzgCnNol6EqUTfvEuvpNexauO54EUcDbVIDzyZMc_Azr8QtNndxLoFqOyKodEOfRBfXW3pxXfTUD1ZsvbgSoBE7NWDfJ2UXLQEuU1mSZ0iHZfb-4wb2cHa3niGU/s320/joy_allie_swing.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5206602652230235970" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixUBC7WNSjKxrMT-FMT6nzVcbTAIpbbHHSXbBezH6_tWLG46cRozbwo2ClCTEyEGVYLz_KsmrgB9S7pY9h9VecAbOhUqVWljubRv0lO3zVYgnnp61WwIFVio7ELZU3eSL6_JQaPijTjRs/s1600-h/allie_slide_1.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixUBC7WNSjKxrMT-FMT6nzVcbTAIpbbHHSXbBezH6_tWLG46cRozbwo2ClCTEyEGVYLz_KsmrgB9S7pY9h9VecAbOhUqVWljubRv0lO3zVYgnnp61WwIFVio7ELZU3eSL6_JQaPijTjRs/s320/allie_slide_1.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5206602128244225842" /></a>Joyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02482066539518793307noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1410377860713101218.post-87295160905915907022008-05-19T09:26:00.010-05:002008-05-19T09:57:21.537-05:00A Happy, Happy GirlAllie is a very happy and active youngun'! She loves to play, go outside and attack her Daddy. One of her new favorite things to do is to take everything off the shelf in the kitchen, especially the phone books (which she is slowly but surely destroying). She likes to be wherever Daddy and Mama are, which can be a challenge when they're both trying to get work done around the house.<br /><br />It's hard to believe she is eight-and-a-half months old!! Time flies!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvsV1FyzINbHgLH8h2iRPu8Dd7Rbmn5UoyzgpmXhChTlr6OJ5MVUYyaHqigyODi3hO9ZD1oXfj4gm7Wia_nlzHf6-8QUj2TMM2twVkYLi3sjSQSdM-VWysHAzDKjuEFR6PgRRld_FT2ys/s1600-h/daddy+attack_1.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvsV1FyzINbHgLH8h2iRPu8Dd7Rbmn5UoyzgpmXhChTlr6OJ5MVUYyaHqigyODi3hO9ZD1oXfj4gm7Wia_nlzHf6-8QUj2TMM2twVkYLi3sjSQSdM-VWysHAzDKjuEFR6PgRRld_FT2ys/s320/daddy+attack_1.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5202101605635288754" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtuFJJcElIdwmmgYdy2z9Mh0sm3I_xqyVw79TKXxxtRINnDOPq6CXEBYdmCHjzy3_aaoFICwS4_pnLJEZx1VJVebiVkC7UVA_N-xOhFFTx0eN0AlN3WzCz-Ol67d-5TMDo1oaHTmwp9t8/s1600-h/book+fun_3.JPG"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9Qpk_bTxMS7OI3LKYfcXuwbvTDo5T0aeeyQPHre4HZovK6tzYOW5p7DZ_IWr8clGTVzOY58kh7IxlYQlZes-ip2Ui5eHVCdTBTeH8VV4L7XKrOL2nFQexFJSYZ086Vsa_QSzM97yqzaE/s320/DSC_0147.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5202096855401459298" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGwrbwEL8bOOIa6fW8ie7a-jOVF7kr296S5JO7tK7evUFPTEmuUahKTPv7yfiVIIcWmdApF3mhxA_eKYaxrRR_RrTVYtOfeztKGQ9bxSgWiBKr5tEH2sjVvzscT3wT3R8xMtxF8Tve-jw/s1600-h/DSC_0014.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGwrbwEL8bOOIa6fW8ie7a-jOVF7kr296S5JO7tK7evUFPTEmuUahKTPv7yfiVIIcWmdApF3mhxA_eKYaxrRR_RrTVYtOfeztKGQ9bxSgWiBKr5tEH2sjVvzscT3wT3R8xMtxF8Tve-jw/s320/DSC_0014.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5202095936278457938" /></a>Joyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02482066539518793307noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1410377860713101218.post-56146792791604429822008-05-02T07:11:00.001-05:002008-05-03T08:40:06.151-05:00Eight Months Old!!It's hard to believe Allie is already eight months old! She is very active, curious, smart, funny and cute! She has SIX teeth--four on top and two on the bottom. She has the sweetest smile--it can light up a room. Her favorite thing to do is play outside. She loves meeting new people and being the center of attention (as we saw when we went to our first care group meeting at the church we've been attending).<br />We're not sure exactly how much she weighs or how long she is since we haven't been to the doctor since she was six months old; but she has definitely grown since then! Next month, we'll post an update on that after her appointment.<br />As Joy has been starting her photography business, she's had more opportunity to take portraits of Allie. Below are a few of our favorites from a couple of May shoots. Enjoy!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNQ1DPum0E8Zgu8ZOWTsVDkfEu2aI_elXTHlrzAIvOuwGRqj2taC1poZBOFcjgHNBqyCpUNKD_q6QzfDN1w6ncl1egTsQJzT9YuF5wboeygZGCn0xj5XTW6DPAI_N9Vq3YrV-rzJqJeqI/s1600-h/8+month+portraits_26*.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNQ1DPum0E8Zgu8ZOWTsVDkfEu2aI_elXTHlrzAIvOuwGRqj2taC1poZBOFcjgHNBqyCpUNKD_q6QzfDN1w6ncl1egTsQJzT9YuF5wboeygZGCn0xj5XTW6DPAI_N9Vq3YrV-rzJqJeqI/s320/8+month+portraits_26*.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5196129161054370626" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRZq3iCkNDDmXqZUk62-atzmVEuj5rCrjOmDQT0_vAcFXOTxGZc-N71cc-C8I94B3UWOwF6uTcG0YnYYwIsRINliEUXMriYOSTflFuRxBHPV7X5bE0ntdb1Xnf8rfynFKWBcKPJmQcjRg/s1600-h/8+month+portraits_37*.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRZq3iCkNDDmXqZUk62-atzmVEuj5rCrjOmDQT0_vAcFXOTxGZc-N71cc-C8I94B3UWOwF6uTcG0YnYYwIsRINliEUXMriYOSTflFuRxBHPV7X5bE0ntdb1Xnf8rfynFKWBcKPJmQcjRg/s320/8+month+portraits_37*.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5196138485428370258" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisHp7cMjtJMja-YH2ReN-NJnodH2OLFi23_saJPErGcwMnpc144fh-33N9IeL4jWikhuQx_ZM3QiFbgpnSwHoMgHjfA-1jY5x6I7PKCWHhC26k9zWpSesX3hNtr1gZvdAoMLKoeSErrlc/s1600-h/8+month+portraits_10*.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisHp7cMjtJMja-YH2ReN-NJnodH2OLFi23_saJPErGcwMnpc144fh-33N9IeL4jWikhuQx_ZM3QiFbgpnSwHoMgHjfA-1jY5x6I7PKCWHhC26k9zWpSesX3hNtr1gZvdAoMLKoeSErrlc/s320/8+month+portraits_10*.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5196125072245504818" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPuTsL9S2bM0V0tvnRZJyHBByVmmZy7whnHOOirKcAoD_G6QgxHZX-z7aYmkJi4FCnr4ZdsjHsiuAyQ9TCvwQkjBR4HxTiyRz-ZqCoD1Jta3sNkLnu29QLnpaFuxH_wdAinFr-NyU3ud4/s1600-h/Allie+tree+portrait_10.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPuTsL9S2bM0V0tvnRZJyHBByVmmZy7whnHOOirKcAoD_G6QgxHZX-z7aYmkJi4FCnr4ZdsjHsiuAyQ9TCvwQkjBR4HxTiyRz-ZqCoD1Jta3sNkLnu29QLnpaFuxH_wdAinFr-NyU3ud4/s320/Allie+tree+portrait_10.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5196143063863507826" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpJz6bPO8WdL9OAoLaWJs8UG5kJKgtvFg8suFfiTnvU_Q5DCf1WbZKYlqz7U40_UfDowl7LzJSW0UPHFLmrEAbxvRxCOpK94DGn4lvQvhAD0IAIbWqQ60PUyET-8TeJdN1-sM_qZNqmgQ/s1600-h/Allie+tree+portrait_6.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpJz6bPO8WdL9OAoLaWJs8UG5kJKgtvFg8suFfiTnvU_Q5DCf1WbZKYlqz7U40_UfDowl7LzJSW0UPHFLmrEAbxvRxCOpK94DGn4lvQvhAD0IAIbWqQ60PUyET-8TeJdN1-sM_qZNqmgQ/s320/Allie+tree+portrait_6.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5196140890610056034" /></a>Joyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02482066539518793307noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1410377860713101218.post-79898020637111508212008-04-24T19:47:00.017-05:002008-04-24T20:37:09.937-05:00So Big to Be so Little!Allie may be tiny, but she certainly doesn't act like it! She is so smart and so active. She is crawling everywhere, standing up constantly and getting close to standing without pulling up on something. She is also quite fearless, which makes us think she isn't too far from walking, too. She has four teeth and several more look like they could pop through anytime.<br /><br />Yesterday, she kissed her first boy. Don't worry, we're going to have a talk with her. She loves to give kisses and was very anxious and excited to give her little buddy Wyatt a kiss; and she succeeded--she kissed him right on the mouth! It was adorably cute, but also quite disturbing!<br /><br />Joy has been making Allie's food since Easter. Allie is doing great with it. She's now eating green beans, corn, sweet potatoes and most fruit without having it blended. Anytime we have anything to eat, she thinks she should be included. Tonight, she had spaghetti for the first time and really seemed to like it.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv9yD75VhNetbZzwOayx6nsGD8vlVy1W2xqLpQFZpB8WMrgKACu41RJJFRScLCkeBD1LtAc0Y_rLZnqA0K57cjUdsKsBgj1liS9cR1sm43sIeDiKZVxxLBC4O44o1IwjnMdMwWS95rSV4/s1600-h/big+girl_5.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv9yD75VhNetbZzwOayx6nsGD8vlVy1W2xqLpQFZpB8WMrgKACu41RJJFRScLCkeBD1LtAc0Y_rLZnqA0K57cjUdsKsBgj1liS9cR1sm43sIeDiKZVxxLBC4O44o1IwjnMdMwWS95rSV4/s320/big+girl_5.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5192990115947102898" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhox6wGmd2SiDuqgZh-xOENsFWkyB9Il5e4m6HfCGwo0FrhUFXUpoXzDs3WYIv-ubiipxlCH4zoDm514SWyDvbxg8DkxJOrrLLOskHaZf7-siEQPbGx_XAOhEaOlvynS2hRfRBlE52kgfc/s1600-h/grocery+helper_1.JPG"><img style="display:block; 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She had her first bath in the "big tub" Saturday. She loves to play in the water with her rubber duckie. She is standing more and more and has stood unsupported a few times. Also, she has a third tooth with two more about to break through and one or two more looking promising!!! She'll be wanting to chow down on some steak before long!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9Y2YWBhwzv30CWjya7MIIYsPHH0Ts2I3lk4-jpC0QAvmKeYwV2uL_kVCEn2m7AP16xOcVzpW3ZIbRD75di4f53996jM85eUiZ1ByvCPuUt0YLPoyFJOIQRMsBxazqq_TWAFoTEePEv64/s1600-h/first+big+tub+bath_12.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9Y2YWBhwzv30CWjya7MIIYsPHH0Ts2I3lk4-jpC0QAvmKeYwV2uL_kVCEn2m7AP16xOcVzpW3ZIbRD75di4f53996jM85eUiZ1ByvCPuUt0YLPoyFJOIQRMsBxazqq_TWAFoTEePEv64/s320/first+big+tub+bath_12.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5189922187472926306" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrR6ZROZht10zNdAbeho7rKh0hNCI7lX08EGYoCIO07S-tlN-0FDzPbbo25DTjh1FkPkuU3y6XmsvFkHi4E-TVrdokHuyX6ObHI9pPEkcztIxVbz6-kn2hs0UkWBjOG8nelecuV2Tc7Po/s1600-h/big+pals_1.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrR6ZROZht10zNdAbeho7rKh0hNCI7lX08EGYoCIO07S-tlN-0FDzPbbo25DTjh1FkPkuU3y6XmsvFkHi4E-TVrdokHuyX6ObHI9pPEkcztIxVbz6-kn2hs0UkWBjOG8nelecuV2Tc7Po/s320/big+pals_1.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5189923746546054770" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5jpYLoqILyUgqFacADTPeqP4uDSK_efqf3od4HHnRqRxTq4Aqz7wkUTPL5-xrko6WqIQU6GSl1QERkYYhSLS7CySDAuwzDjBLqnL2zizcArhftKGktbqCedZzVeizyxo6TRzpYiFQaq8/s1600-h/leaf+fun_3.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5jpYLoqILyUgqFacADTPeqP4uDSK_efqf3od4HHnRqRxTq4Aqz7wkUTPL5-xrko6WqIQU6GSl1QERkYYhSLS7CySDAuwzDjBLqnL2zizcArhftKGktbqCedZzVeizyxo6TRzpYiFQaq8/s320/leaf+fun_3.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5189920941932410450" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ7otgpddGOrWBLUlO5TB7KSq9yLM8lfFU4wm9shwlIhz1y81WhlXvMXC7TAEAsRmCGgKC1QborRu3vl2vS_lyHUzc9ljCMgEzfUSYvMQwPY7voMHMM38htzhdQ-UZ0RJC-lH9Pir8Ug8/s1600-h/outdoor+cutie_15.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ7otgpddGOrWBLUlO5TB7KSq9yLM8lfFU4wm9shwlIhz1y81WhlXvMXC7TAEAsRmCGgKC1QborRu3vl2vS_lyHUzc9ljCMgEzfUSYvMQwPY7voMHMM38htzhdQ-UZ0RJC-lH9Pir8Ug8/s320/outdoor+cutie_15.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5189920499550778946" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHcv9nVZrshaiG1ENyHjKR6a6eZ-eOGwRSk7SGoACFUrPVYTw7dQbKG5RAGa_3mw9rDFQ1gDLyEIZdtb4o8DeJEU01d07fr47VsAms48Rj4q7sWuk-IXAeT4NpsLYxECiC-N-2G9CCgdE/s1600-h/outdoor+cutie_8.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHcv9nVZrshaiG1ENyHjKR6a6eZ-eOGwRSk7SGoACFUrPVYTw7dQbKG5RAGa_3mw9rDFQ1gDLyEIZdtb4o8DeJEU01d07fr47VsAms48Rj4q7sWuk-IXAeT4NpsLYxECiC-N-2G9CCgdE/s320/outdoor+cutie_8.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5189919945499997746" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9IwbUa-2je2Yzd404gj2i41Tcf8vVJIaFv4JvnEZOYuO4900_pDRKTOlxtUGCAdLxzzxT6hC4_jOi1aWsXdAXY_fvJbL0myKjpZv_GB_eXcw0wwE0giDw1iPgf-wFkC8tu4pSYakADPc/s1600-h/outdoor+cutie_3.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9IwbUa-2je2Yzd404gj2i41Tcf8vVJIaFv4JvnEZOYuO4900_pDRKTOlxtUGCAdLxzzxT6hC4_jOi1aWsXdAXY_fvJbL0myKjpZv_GB_eXcw0wwE0giDw1iPgf-wFkC8tu4pSYakADPc/s320/outdoor+cutie_3.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5189919400039151138" /></a>Joyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02482066539518793307noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1410377860713101218.post-54321145321664976142008-04-10T14:58:00.019-05:002008-04-10T16:11:03.606-05:00Seven Months and Going!!Well, Allie is now seven months and eight days old; but her seven month post is better late than never!!<br /><br />After our adventure to the beloved Southland, we have been struggling to catch back up with everything around here. Once we got caught up with life, Joy got sick. Then, Tony got sick. And, here it is a week later, and we are starting to feel better. Thankfully, Allie has not gotten sick. What a blessing!!<br /><br />Anyway, to catch everyone up on how our little miss is doing: She continues to crawl everywhere. She's getting into everything, of course, and loves to be outside. We're finally enjoying a beautiful sunshiney day today and hope to have one or two more before the temperatures delve back into the unbearable lows.<br /><br />She pulled herself up to standing on Joy's birthday (April 1). She does it all the time now and has even taken one little step on a few separate occasions while holding on to something. She will be walking before long. When she wakes up from her naps now, she usually greets us sitting up in her crib with a big toothy smile on her face. Yesterday afternoon, we spent some time outside. Tony and Joy threw a football back and forth while Allie watched, mesmerized. Then, Joy picked her up and held her so she could practice kicking a soccer ball. And, she did very well--we may have a soccer player on our hands! She also loves to play with her basketball inside. She's learned to roll it to Joy sometimes.<br /><br />Allie loves to pull herself up and peer into her toy basket when she isn't satisfied with the toys she already has. She knows what "no" means, but doesn't always choose to obey. Apparently, the computer cord and the trash can are very tempting items!<br /><br />Here are a few pictures of Allie from the past few weeks. Enjoy!<br /><br /><br />She's growing, but she's still a little squirt.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl-CK-Uz1YKIJqyJpm_SDYErZjkN7Coh88NlK0tNjn3aW2GkTFsteMTURE7RKnjlfDN3VaM_aS8Tzv6kXG1b0QWLcDBkSGoShYikqs9AypRhNwBb38hWNHgBAG2IARe6tgyWo1KxDQ7Gw/s1600-h/same+size+as+Pooh_1.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl-CK-Uz1YKIJqyJpm_SDYErZjkN7Coh88NlK0tNjn3aW2GkTFsteMTURE7RKnjlfDN3VaM_aS8Tzv6kXG1b0QWLcDBkSGoShYikqs9AypRhNwBb38hWNHgBAG2IARe6tgyWo1KxDQ7Gw/s320/same+size+as+Pooh_1.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5187721688998490194" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSNdgg8Uku2qFmKHPXLHZph8svs_OD4jD6M2DSalAYa2BNryCRm6c1xcHRmFKKeECo4-hndWf5qOJqhE4csYO75QehyphenhyphenahikhXCPOjbax0BqTvum5kq4EElUYmDKngEwfWpkykNUZNpzIw/s1600-h/raring+to+go_3.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSNdgg8Uku2qFmKHPXLHZph8svs_OD4jD6M2DSalAYa2BNryCRm6c1xcHRmFKKeECo4-hndWf5qOJqhE4csYO75QehyphenhyphenahikhXCPOjbax0BqTvum5kq4EElUYmDKngEwfWpkykNUZNpzIw/s320/raring+to+go_3.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5187721109177905218" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw1UQHhsSadlm3x9thux761cLpgQbV1SZrgLizIaXCwUxGRyM4f5RrmfzzMNfHK5wDDBBxYKWlCXkmD2hN9eBne12UiXz2nz3DBqz37fhThikD0Ooa4UJmTVNLhHmzBiEvpiGW7H67C8s/s1600-h/raring+to+go_1.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw1UQHhsSadlm3x9thux761cLpgQbV1SZrgLizIaXCwUxGRyM4f5RrmfzzMNfHK5wDDBBxYKWlCXkmD2hN9eBne12UiXz2nz3DBqz37fhThikD0Ooa4UJmTVNLhHmzBiEvpiGW7H67C8s/s320/raring+to+go_1.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5187720044026015794" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZxmeIBFU9Rn35fyjPaJczw9qwmemMfn71RYlbEUyq799krDnOxXadHaED6OzHdT_yiWKAg4fkNxH45PTtEQa_OvPywhf9mLYiv3mkVOE8cOzq6rLxLuuxFwrCm7v2H7ursvlt_Y7OwZQ/s1600-h/hi+mama.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZxmeIBFU9Rn35fyjPaJczw9qwmemMfn71RYlbEUyq799krDnOxXadHaED6OzHdT_yiWKAg4fkNxH45PTtEQa_OvPywhf9mLYiv3mkVOE8cOzq6rLxLuuxFwrCm7v2H7ursvlt_Y7OwZQ/s320/hi+mama.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5187719670363861026" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNqZWkyGfHPaMzKP3MNvOF6Vi9DybHyFqtrZp9A5BTT4cVzDL4VlX3hznY6yJJ6miCsCGDiJi4pLi3e46dkuoM_IGH01zaVuiq3CzrqxOzGlbfOkcN9JgysK0QbN570tFjg5hm_ysTjaM/s1600-h/daddy+smiles_2.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNqZWkyGfHPaMzKP3MNvOF6Vi9DybHyFqtrZp9A5BTT4cVzDL4VlX3hznY6yJJ6miCsCGDiJi4pLi3e46dkuoM_IGH01zaVuiq3CzrqxOzGlbfOkcN9JgysK0QbN570tFjg5hm_ysTjaM/s320/daddy+smiles_2.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5187719077658374162" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7CRv2_xh_AZyE1S4fF8lF-UdRdsA5_HlG2XdEoC4yG4MgqdzZzIp6RZ4gVzH7fcT6kVub7jC_9CHSPLPHmu4A3s6IsQVfHv-VL39J1GwyEuqsfvIIvVIOKGokk1XrfDK5CK7w-Rl3E5c/s1600-h/training+to+stand.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7CRv2_xh_AZyE1S4fF8lF-UdRdsA5_HlG2XdEoC4yG4MgqdzZzIp6RZ4gVzH7fcT6kVub7jC_9CHSPLPHmu4A3s6IsQVfHv-VL39J1GwyEuqsfvIIvVIOKGokk1XrfDK5CK7w-Rl3E5c/s320/training+to+stand.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5187717321016750082" /></a><br /><br />We enjoyed a very special visit with "Aunt" Megan. Allie was quite interested in Meg's ring.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoGcVuWId00udsFV7gnHL_gdTgNIIH97fGfcei6WpVJt3CKep0gXxdPcBjCelvF96O5EpgcJqLuoP0mhy97HPkp-UDU4OfcPjtwLLhW0-gRnZrNWx_ra4Iqyd534Ty2Hu50iwbQuHK4bw/s1600-h/checking+out+the+bling_1.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoGcVuWId00udsFV7gnHL_gdTgNIIH97fGfcei6WpVJt3CKep0gXxdPcBjCelvF96O5EpgcJqLuoP0mhy97HPkp-UDU4OfcPjtwLLhW0-gRnZrNWx_ra4Iqyd534Ty2Hu50iwbQuHK4bw/s320/checking+out+the+bling_1.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5187716419073617906" /></a><br /><br />Allie often sits right at Joy's feet while Joy's getting dinner ready. It makes the process a little slower sometimes.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifUOLrlepWclKQUiQrM7dPTRQd5oWlt-LdvRcGho1krrEhm3-52XykjgKgtOQQvKAQfpmlwYiUQyCUPJOJ5CCh360KYXEg6bpF-P2W9nnGgi0FY2YxCGYtjiyiMuNE-MG1gG0UZ5efp70/s1600-h/Mama's+helper.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifUOLrlepWclKQUiQrM7dPTRQd5oWlt-LdvRcGho1krrEhm3-52XykjgKgtOQQvKAQfpmlwYiUQyCUPJOJ5CCh360KYXEg6bpF-P2W9nnGgi0FY2YxCGYtjiyiMuNE-MG1gG0UZ5efp70/s320/Mama's+helper.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5187715598734864354" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil7IIx_Pr61hWAH3Z4dPwdX3VGsAkTlevoDjGrF6FWLFaIAB0V02TQLaJ0XVF_SvycBiQ5Uj4rmBGoVcEeQtoHbt8jtE14bQ9JkyMbx1yEys8XSCaIKcYhCgPRk9KUQtUD3v1sg66nP7E/s1600-h/imp.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil7IIx_Pr61hWAH3Z4dPwdX3VGsAkTlevoDjGrF6FWLFaIAB0V02TQLaJ0XVF_SvycBiQ5Uj4rmBGoVcEeQtoHbt8jtE14bQ9JkyMbx1yEys8XSCaIKcYhCgPRk9KUQtUD3v1sg66nP7E/s320/imp.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5187714378964152274" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLKQMZ7Ah0yI_1FDMc1hyaW6TtTZFnFnnNbhf4bCHT6_mk-xlxlD7M1GFe9XANwQg1dJAEHibOYm5Up-_M592VlqXwGqKk-oprlUG6Y94gvvIIUW798v47Sax0EoFrh09gy4RLFx_Zeww/s1600-h/baller_1.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLKQMZ7Ah0yI_1FDMc1hyaW6TtTZFnFnnNbhf4bCHT6_mk-xlxlD7M1GFe9XANwQg1dJAEHibOYm5Up-_M592VlqXwGqKk-oprlUG6Y94gvvIIUW798v47Sax0EoFrh09gy4RLFx_Zeww/s320/baller_1.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5187713159193440178" /></a><br /><br />She is easily amused with simple toys--paper, boxes, wipes containers.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6ntI-sixa5SbLXLbm5iKFo6_D89N7No1n3fC9l9LUUvhl5yhNp7l_924wMFNbGgurAzFLqZ0acH37pPyBDkDKTHkNJqAQTyDJ_Ru-pW78Kr2k595PamH8ikakino7pQSdHGNR3xqZjO0/s1600-h/cheap+toy_4.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6ntI-sixa5SbLXLbm5iKFo6_D89N7No1n3fC9l9LUUvhl5yhNp7l_924wMFNbGgurAzFLqZ0acH37pPyBDkDKTHkNJqAQTyDJ_Ru-pW78Kr2k595PamH8ikakino7pQSdHGNR3xqZjO0/s320/cheap+toy_4.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5187725167921999986" /></a><br /><br />Allie's really outgrown her little tub. It'll be time for the big tub soon!!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr4oeqkPbosITgTVbtwIua8zI0e6KGtEHSsVBTd8Qou3eYcCVB544QkyTKy8AyN-enyphOc0warUc0Tgs0zuY2DlvXMhtK6NV7ics8ZmFP8DL-GWw-jU3ya9udaR00Qq3IRHCFSbqfEY4/s1600-h/bathtime_2.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr4oeqkPbosITgTVbtwIua8zI0e6KGtEHSsVBTd8Qou3eYcCVB544QkyTKy8AyN-enyphOc0warUc0Tgs0zuY2DlvXMhtK6NV7ics8ZmFP8DL-GWw-jU3ya9udaR00Qq3IRHCFSbqfEY4/s320/bathtime_2.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5187713803438534594" /></a>Joyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02482066539518793307noreply@blogger.com0