tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-211034782024-03-13T08:47:19.237-07:00What Counts in LifeThe only thing that counts
is faith expressing itself through love.
Galatians 5:6berikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11419826609223881864noreply@blogger.comBlogger238125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21103478.post-45448848280125333002010-05-02T21:43:00.001-07:002010-05-02T22:06:51.205-07:00sweet cousins<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_7EebrjKYRvE/S95VdMJEbPI/AAAAAAAABxw/YoCZgqG3RUM/s1600/April+173.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5466900957638192370" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_7EebrjKYRvE/S95VdMJEbPI/AAAAAAAABxw/YoCZgqG3RUM/s400/April+173.jpg" /></a><br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_7EebrjKYRvE/S95VcloXMoI/AAAAAAAABxo/9vODKKHRGqM/s1600/April+172.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5466900947300463234" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_7EebrjKYRvE/S95VcloXMoI/AAAAAAAABxo/9vODKKHRGqM/s400/April+172.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div></div></div>erikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11419826609223881864noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21103478.post-8457037914704870892010-01-27T22:39:00.000-08:002010-01-27T22:39:29.343-08:00funny girl<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_7EebrjKYRvE/S2ExIMi0VjI/AAAAAAAABrY/Fu1y6a0KfsM/s1600-h/Caroline+Counts+M09.jpg"><img border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_7EebrjKYRvE/S2ExIMi0VjI/AAAAAAAABrY/Fu1y6a0KfsM/s400/Caroline+Counts+M09.jpg" /></a> </div>THANK YOU Hammy's for this sweet picture of our girl. Totally captures her personality!<div style='clear:both; text-align:CENTER'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div>erikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11419826609223881864noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21103478.post-83974799188029033842010-01-18T20:10:00.000-08:002010-01-18T20:11:17.609-08:00The faces of CWH<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_7EebrjKYRvE/S1Uw4VzO4YI/AAAAAAAABmM/A32edKA4FNQ/s1600-h/jan18+019.jpg"><img border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_7EebrjKYRvE/S1Uw4VzO4YI/AAAAAAAABmM/A32edKA4FNQ/s400/jan18+019.jpg" /></a> </div><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_7EebrjKYRvE/S1Uw4o8snRI/AAAAAAAABmU/fXrXJpVPRGQ/s1600-h/jan18+020.jpg"><img border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_7EebrjKYRvE/S1Uw4o8snRI/AAAAAAAABmU/fXrXJpVPRGQ/s400/jan18+020.jpg" /></a> </div><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_7EebrjKYRvE/S1Uw4xYwkrI/AAAAAAAABmc/KsBvCvA2Kt8/s1600-h/jan18+023.jpg"><img border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_7EebrjKYRvE/S1Uw4xYwkrI/AAAAAAAABmc/KsBvCvA2Kt8/s400/jan18+023.jpg" /></a> </div><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_7EebrjKYRvE/S1Uw5MqakNI/AAAAAAAABmk/vVJrb4lsoZY/s1600-h/jan18+009.jpg"><img border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_7EebrjKYRvE/S1Uw5MqakNI/AAAAAAAABmk/vVJrb4lsoZY/s400/jan18+009.jpg" /></a> </div><br />This sweet boy came with us to the zoo today. He had fun just watching the big kids run around...who needs animals?!<div style='clear:both; text-align:CENTER'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div>erikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11419826609223881864noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21103478.post-46486852128103323262010-01-09T20:06:00.000-08:002010-01-09T20:06:33.050-08:00the princess dress<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_7EebrjKYRvE/S0lSRy2IbCI/AAAAAAAABh0/rzzdNY1WJoE/s1600-h/jan+1+003.jpg"><img border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_7EebrjKYRvE/S0lSRy2IbCI/AAAAAAAABh0/rzzdNY1WJoE/s400/jan+1+003.jpg" /></a> </div><br />she's got the look.<div style='clear:both; text-align:CENTER'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div>erikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11419826609223881864noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21103478.post-75452418383857975602010-01-07T20:39:00.000-08:002010-01-07T21:32:22.107-08:00love those lashes<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_7EebrjKYRvE/S0a3Z6MLBMI/AAAAAAAABhE/D58XQJh0jH4/s1600-h/jan+7+010.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_7EebrjKYRvE/S0a3Z6MLBMI/AAAAAAAABhE/D58XQJh0jH4/s400/jan+7+010.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424224456959263938" border="0" /></a>erikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11419826609223881864noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21103478.post-44915255376757911912010-01-06T21:30:00.001-08:002010-01-06T21:39:02.720-08:00New Sister!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_7EebrjKYRvE/S0VyaGMHaLI/AAAAAAAABgs/jYoH1h9s_1w/s1600-h/jan+6+022.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_7EebrjKYRvE/S0VyaGMHaLI/AAAAAAAABgs/jYoH1h9s_1w/s400/jan+6+022.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5423867118901225650" border="0" /></a>She arrived TODAY at 2:02 pm...after HOURS AND HOURS of labor for her momma. BUT, her momma is a CHAMP and my hero. Shinny, this new little one is so precious...what a gift God has given her in giving you to be her mother. <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_7EebrjKYRvE/S0VyZnKsuwI/AAAAAAAABgk/ZpJAjVxt_Ns/s1600-h/jan+6+004.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_7EebrjKYRvE/S0VyZnKsuwI/AAAAAAAABgk/ZpJAjVxt_Ns/s400/jan+6+004.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5423867110573783810" border="0" /></a>He is proud. I asked him, "JG, do you remmeber your sister's name?" He said, "Daddy knows her." in the next breath, "Mommy feels better now." He is so sweet. and seems so much bigger all of a sudden.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_7EebrjKYRvE/S0VyZJa_OjI/AAAAAAAABgc/G_bBf7aqvLk/s1600-h/jan+6+009.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_7EebrjKYRvE/S0VyZJa_OjI/AAAAAAAABgc/G_bBf7aqvLk/s400/jan+6+009.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5423867102589041202" border="0" /></a>And this one? She still may be the only one with her momma's blue eyes. We shall see, but NM's eyes do seem dark!! :)erikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11419826609223881864noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21103478.post-90719082815911432412010-01-05T19:04:00.001-08:002010-01-05T19:13:30.629-08:00He's getting it!!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_7EebrjKYRvE/S0P_xM142-I/AAAAAAAABgU/WHTjKVNiEqc/s1600-h/jan+4+002.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_7EebrjKYRvE/S0P_xM142-I/AAAAAAAABgU/WHTjKVNiEqc/s400/jan+4+002.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5423459597010131938" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_7EebrjKYRvE/S0P_wisZzcI/AAAAAAAABgM/jPsI6N8x834/s1600-h/jan+4+006.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_7EebrjKYRvE/S0P_wisZzcI/AAAAAAAABgM/jPsI6N8x834/s400/jan+4+006.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5423459585696058818" border="0" /></a>erikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11419826609223881864noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21103478.post-37358409693577793782010-01-02T18:59:00.000-08:002010-01-02T18:59:16.060-08:00After Supper Run<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_7EebrjKYRvE/S0AIAca_4dI/AAAAAAAABe8/EduSXyNDQM8/s1600-h/jan+2+026.jpg"><img border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_7EebrjKYRvE/S0AIAca_4dI/AAAAAAAABe8/EduSXyNDQM8/s400/jan+2+026.jpg" /></a> </div><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_7EebrjKYRvE/S0AIAzgjy4I/AAAAAAAABfE/MzIhcYFypLw/s1600-h/jan+2+047.jpg"><img border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_7EebrjKYRvE/S0AIAzgjy4I/AAAAAAAABfE/MzIhcYFypLw/s400/jan+2+047.jpg" /></a> </div>They were racing around the house after supper tonight waiting for Daddy to "get them!" I love their faces...<div style='clear:both; text-align:CENTER'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div>erikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11419826609223881864noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21103478.post-60321399566646324222010-01-01T20:29:00.000-08:002010-01-01T20:29:42.606-08:00time with the cousins...<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_7EebrjKYRvE/Sz7Ls1JhcsI/AAAAAAAABeA/A5botScqmJM/s1600-h/dec+09+054.jpg"><img border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_7EebrjKYRvE/Sz7Ls1JhcsI/AAAAAAAABeA/A5botScqmJM/s400/dec+09+054.jpg" /></a> </div><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_7EebrjKYRvE/Sz7LtJC-9CI/AAAAAAAABeI/xipAqVUjtkI/s1600-h/dec+09+044.jpg"><img border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_7EebrjKYRvE/Sz7LtJC-9CI/AAAAAAAABeI/xipAqVUjtkI/s400/dec+09+044.jpg" /></a> </div><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_7EebrjKYRvE/Sz7LtX-jJLI/AAAAAAAABeQ/cAtb3mkr0Ik/s1600-h/dec+09+046.jpg"><img border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_7EebrjKYRvE/Sz7LtX-jJLI/AAAAAAAABeQ/cAtb3mkr0Ik/s400/dec+09+046.jpg" /></a> </div>We'll be getting much more time with these sweet ones once their baby sister arrives!! She's almost here!!<div style='clear:both; text-align:CENTER'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div>erikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11419826609223881864noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21103478.post-84011307910519715872010-01-01T20:24:00.000-08:002010-01-01T20:25:11.724-08:00Little Miss...<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_7EebrjKYRvE/Sz7KpPEgbiI/AAAAAAAABdo/QLNxFkJv7O4/s1600-h/dec+09+003.jpg"><img border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_7EebrjKYRvE/Sz7KpPEgbiI/AAAAAAAABdo/QLNxFkJv7O4/s400/dec+09+003.jpg" /></a> </div>Just helping with the vanilla, Mom.<br /><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_7EebrjKYRvE/Sz7KpYzNyYI/AAAAAAAABdw/OZ6n7mgn7QQ/s1600-h/dec+09+022.jpg"><img border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_7EebrjKYRvE/Sz7KpYzNyYI/AAAAAAAABdw/OZ6n7mgn7QQ/s400/dec+09+022.jpg" /></a> </div>"My belly button is orange, Mommy!!"<br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_7EebrjKYRvE/Sz7Kpi3EMkI/AAAAAAAABd4/745fmWpxUEQ/s1600-h/dec+09+030.jpg"><img border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_7EebrjKYRvE/Sz7Kpi3EMkI/AAAAAAAABd4/745fmWpxUEQ/s400/dec+09+030.jpg" /></a> </div>"Smile, sweet girl..." This is what I get now. Do you think she is sick of the camera or what?<div style='clear:both; text-align:CENTER'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div>erikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11419826609223881864noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21103478.post-9595768025348718302009-12-01T19:50:00.000-08:002009-12-01T20:00:45.535-08:00Happy Birthday Big Boy!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_7EebrjKYRvE/SxXlTvX1RTI/AAAAAAAABcI/0h3SZ_eUi6A/s1600-h/d%27s+birthday+005.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_7EebrjKYRvE/SxXlTvX1RTI/AAAAAAAABcI/0h3SZ_eUi6A/s400/d%27s+birthday+005.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5410482654652220722" border="0" /></a><br />Our little buddy turned FOUR on Thanksgiving. It's so hard to believe...he's already acting like such a big boy, too. All day we were telling him "Happy Birthday!" and he didn't believe it until he blew out the candles on the cake. After he blew them out he looked at me and said, "Am I four NOW, Mom?!"<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_7EebrjKYRvE/SxXlTS8BfPI/AAAAAAAABcA/s9Vmw2UMWnU/s1600-h/d%27s+birthday+006.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_7EebrjKYRvE/SxXlTS8BfPI/AAAAAAAABcA/s9Vmw2UMWnU/s400/d%27s+birthday+006.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5410482647019388146" border="0" /></a>That is a train behind the candles (a Burlington Northern in case you were wondering.) His favorite because it is GREEN. This was a special request...including the circle green cake. He knew what he wanted.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_7EebrjKYRvE/SxXlS0t4u1I/AAAAAAAABb4/hm1CxTkMlb8/s1600-h/JG%27s+Bday+030.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_7EebrjKYRvE/SxXlS0t4u1I/AAAAAAAABb4/hm1CxTkMlb8/s400/JG%27s+Bday+030.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5410482638907030354" border="0" /></a>We are so proud to have you as our son, dear boy. We love you!!erikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11419826609223881864noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21103478.post-70041792383825679082009-11-11T09:22:00.000-08:002009-11-11T09:22:44.516-08:00starting young<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_7EebrjKYRvE/Svry4yvpAVI/AAAAAAAABaQ/VDHhFBGqYIU/s1600-h/nov+misc+017.jpg"><img border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_7EebrjKYRvE/Svry4yvpAVI/AAAAAAAABaQ/VDHhFBGqYIU/s400/nov+misc+017.jpg" /></a> </div><br />I hide these stupid catalogs when they arrive. I like to look through them, but I think they do nothing but create covetous hearts in my children and, frankly, we don't need any help in that area. :) Anyway, the other day the two year old was very quiet (which is usually cause for alarm.) When I found her, this is what I discovered. I don't know where she found it, but she sure enjoyed it for about 30 minutes. Too cute!!!<div style='clear:both; text-align:CENTER'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div>erikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11419826609223881864noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21103478.post-26112959450443665392009-11-07T19:42:00.000-08:002009-11-07T19:42:47.288-08:00The Celebration<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_7EebrjKYRvE/SvY-Mx8bczI/AAAAAAAABY4/WgxOyYj41vM/s1600-h/shower+10.17.09+005.jpg"><img border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_7EebrjKYRvE/SvY-Mx8bczI/AAAAAAAABY4/WgxOyYj41vM/s400/shower+10.17.09+005.jpg" /></a> </div><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_7EebrjKYRvE/SvY-NHjyClI/AAAAAAAABZA/4mVlCYam8rw/s1600-h/shower+10.17.09+010.jpg"><img border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_7EebrjKYRvE/SvY-NHjyClI/AAAAAAAABZA/4mVlCYam8rw/s400/shower+10.17.09+010.jpg" /></a> </div><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_7EebrjKYRvE/SvY-NIiANCI/AAAAAAAABZI/tD62LYcRIVY/s1600-h/shower+10.17.09+055.jpg"><img border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_7EebrjKYRvE/SvY-NIiANCI/AAAAAAAABZI/tD62LYcRIVY/s400/shower+10.17.09+055.jpg" /></a> </div>Our dear friends with their precious daughter...<br /><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_7EebrjKYRvE/SvY-Nq7TkAI/AAAAAAAABZQ/QNd9n5odUGE/s1600-h/shower+10.17.09+059.jpg"><img border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_7EebrjKYRvE/SvY-Nq7TkAI/AAAAAAAABZQ/QNd9n5odUGE/s400/shower+10.17.09+059.jpg" /></a> </div>we had to throw a HUGE party. God is so good...<div style='clear:both; text-align:CENTER'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div>erikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11419826609223881864noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21103478.post-27274559669192215722009-11-07T12:48:00.000-08:002009-11-07T12:53:47.307-08:00finding the light<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_7EebrjKYRvE/SvXdHhcOkMI/AAAAAAAABYE/jzSv7D1tiwI/s1600-h/playing+around+091.jpg"><img alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_7EebrjKYRvE/SvXdHhcOkMI/AAAAAAAABYE/jzSv7D1tiwI/s400/playing+around+091.jpg" border="0" /></a> </div><br /><div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_7EebrjKYRvE/SvXdH3VKsDI/AAAAAAAABYM/U880zYYg-gs/s1600-h/playing+around+087.jpg"><img alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_7EebrjKYRvE/SvXdH3VKsDI/AAAAAAAABYM/U880zYYg-gs/s400/playing+around+087.jpg" border="0" /></a> </div><br /><div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_7EebrjKYRvE/SvXdIGzJf1I/AAAAAAAABYU/sOncuvTSiTE/s1600-h/playing+around+135.jpg"><img alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_7EebrjKYRvE/SvXdIGzJf1I/AAAAAAAABYU/sOncuvTSiTE/s400/playing+around+135.jpg" border="0" /></a> </div><div style="clear: both; text-align: center;">i'm working on finding the sweet spots to get that light in the eyes...missed it a bit on the one of C-low, but maybe next time.<br /><br /><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" alt="Posted by Picasa" style="border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: border; -moz-background-origin: padding; -moz-background-inline-policy: continuous;" align="middle" border="0" /></a></div>erikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11419826609223881864noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21103478.post-46181692989002066252009-11-07T09:59:00.000-08:002009-11-07T10:00:04.154-08:00baby girl<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_7EebrjKYRvE/SvW1oYsDhmI/AAAAAAAABXs/wBG9RMqmqNc/s1600-h/josie+6+mo+045.jpg"><img border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_7EebrjKYRvE/SvW1oYsDhmI/AAAAAAAABXs/wBG9RMqmqNc/s400/josie+6+mo+045.jpg" /></a> </div><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_7EebrjKYRvE/SvW1opRt8xI/AAAAAAAABX0/uDPAKFO4q_Q/s1600-h/josie+6+mo+072.jpg"><img border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_7EebrjKYRvE/SvW1opRt8xI/AAAAAAAABX0/uDPAKFO4q_Q/s400/josie+6+mo+072.jpg" /></a> </div><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_7EebrjKYRvE/SvW1o3R3SVI/AAAAAAAABX8/3AffRj5EMUw/s1600-h/josie+6+mo+076.jpg"><img border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_7EebrjKYRvE/SvW1o3R3SVI/AAAAAAAABX8/3AffRj5EMUw/s400/josie+6+mo+076.jpg" /></a> </div>This little one is such a sweet, sweet thing--even when she doesn't feel well.<div style='clear:both; text-align:CENTER'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div>erikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11419826609223881864noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21103478.post-40740641016802719232009-11-07T09:49:00.000-08:002009-11-07T09:49:53.884-08:00friends...<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_7EebrjKYRvE/SvWzP6a3z3I/AAAAAAAABXU/V0uVmtquhLA/s1600-h/11.07.09+018.jpg"><img border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_7EebrjKYRvE/SvWzP6a3z3I/AAAAAAAABXU/V0uVmtquhLA/s400/11.07.09+018.jpg" /></a> </div><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_7EebrjKYRvE/SvWzQOO0ZVI/AAAAAAAABXc/HcGhIm3U7f8/s1600-h/11.07.09+040.jpg"><img border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_7EebrjKYRvE/SvWzQOO0ZVI/AAAAAAAABXc/HcGhIm3U7f8/s400/11.07.09+040.jpg" /></a> </div><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_7EebrjKYRvE/SvWzQI1CuvI/AAAAAAAABXk/dbeckL5QUu4/s1600-h/11.07.09+054.jpg"><img border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_7EebrjKYRvE/SvWzQI1CuvI/AAAAAAAABXk/dbeckL5QUu4/s400/11.07.09+054.jpg" /></a> </div><div style='clear:both; text-align:CENTER'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div>erikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11419826609223881864noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21103478.post-42095711334096183032009-09-21T19:19:00.000-07:002009-09-21T19:41:28.182-07:00The Race<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_7EebrjKYRvE/Srg1v1DgahI/AAAAAAAABVs/aUxAf9jd9Xc/s1600-h/race+1+073.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_7EebrjKYRvE/Srg1v1DgahI/AAAAAAAABVs/aUxAf9jd9Xc/s400/race+1+073.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384112450333338130" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_7EebrjKYRvE/Srg1vazOWgI/AAAAAAAABVk/Guzc-DEr65Y/s1600-h/race+1+005.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_7EebrjKYRvE/Srg1vazOWgI/AAAAAAAABVk/Guzc-DEr65Y/s400/race+1+005.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384112443285723650" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_7EebrjKYRvE/Srg1uoI0BqI/AAAAAAAABVc/uZkQmApGtAI/s1600-h/race+1+001.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_7EebrjKYRvE/Srg1uoI0BqI/AAAAAAAABVc/uZkQmApGtAI/s400/race+1+001.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384112429686064802" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_7EebrjKYRvE/Srg0NNmaweI/AAAAAAAABVU/NagBoNJou3g/s1600-h/race+1+046.jpg"><img alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_7EebrjKYRvE/Srg0NNmaweI/AAAAAAAABVU/NagBoNJou3g/s400/race+1+046.jpg" border="0" /></a> </div><br />Our sweet G-Money is in Landsharks this fall! It's a running club designed just to get kids excited about running. Here he is approaching the finish line of his first race! It was 1/2 mile and he did great! We are so proud of you, buddy! (You Bakers...do you see the Schepers chin?! He does it all the time!!! Genetics are truly amazing.)<br /><br />On a side note...we are not usually quite this bundled up mid-September here in CO. I did see snow today mixed in with the rain we got. I'm not ready for winter yet. I really hope we don't skip fall this year. Rumor with the weatherman is that it is going to be a beautiful weekend! We're going to see the aspens...<br /><br /><br /><div style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" alt="Posted by Picasa" style="border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: border; -moz-background-origin: padding; -moz-background-inline-policy: continuous;" align="middle" border="0" /></a></div>erikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11419826609223881864noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21103478.post-3651354778870996512009-09-15T21:15:00.000-07:002009-09-15T21:15:52.412-07:00Labor Day 09<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_7EebrjKYRvE/SrBmcRTQPnI/AAAAAAAABUc/vV-oooCK9Ug/s1600-h/balloons+120.jpg"><img border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_7EebrjKYRvE/SrBmcRTQPnI/AAAAAAAABUc/vV-oooCK9Ug/s400/balloons+120.jpg" /></a> </div>He has looked forward to this day since we left the park last year. I couldn't quite get a shot of his excited face, but he was SO, SO happy.<br /><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_7EebrjKYRvE/SrBmc88fuVI/AAAAAAAABUk/JeWoXbBTJC0/s1600-h/balloons+121.jpg"><img border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_7EebrjKYRvE/SrBmc88fuVI/AAAAAAAABUk/JeWoXbBTJC0/s400/balloons+121.jpg" /></a> </div>Poor boy was really sick. Can you tell? We had a "summer virus" that made him MISERABLE. Lets just say it involved sores in the mouth--but not h, f and m...thankfully. (?!)<br /><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_7EebrjKYRvE/SrBmdL4oQvI/AAAAAAAABUs/vLLIfrBfKsQ/s1600-h/balloons+085.jpg"><img border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_7EebrjKYRvE/SrBmdL4oQvI/AAAAAAAABUs/vLLIfrBfKsQ/s400/balloons+085.jpg" /></a> </div>We met our cousins there!! Hooray for the bed head, JG!!!<br /><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_7EebrjKYRvE/SrBmdtiYtrI/AAAAAAAABU0/KvPy8pYHHVQ/s1600-h/balloons+041.jpg"><img border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_7EebrjKYRvE/SrBmdtiYtrI/AAAAAAAABU0/KvPy8pYHHVQ/s400/balloons+041.jpg" /></a> </div>She was just fascinated.<div style='clear:both; text-align:CENTER'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div>erikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11419826609223881864noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21103478.post-20992280730969385202009-09-15T21:09:00.000-07:002009-09-15T21:09:34.067-07:00<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_7EebrjKYRvE/SrBk9w9hdwI/AAAAAAAABT8/bsbSYJJxIOU/s1600-h/balloons+021.jpg"><img border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_7EebrjKYRvE/SrBk9w9hdwI/AAAAAAAABT8/bsbSYJJxIOU/s400/balloons+021.jpg" /></a> </div><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_7EebrjKYRvE/SrBk-C9CjpI/AAAAAAAABUE/qzKtnZ69DhY/s1600-h/balloons+035.jpg"><img border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_7EebrjKYRvE/SrBk-C9CjpI/AAAAAAAABUE/qzKtnZ69DhY/s400/balloons+035.jpg" /></a> </div><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_7EebrjKYRvE/SrBk-mM583I/AAAAAAAABUM/HEjsnl4tubw/s1600-h/balloons+077.jpg"><img border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_7EebrjKYRvE/SrBk-mM583I/AAAAAAAABUM/HEjsnl4tubw/s400/balloons+077.jpg" /></a> </div><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_7EebrjKYRvE/SrBk_NxILTI/AAAAAAAABUU/11q3VLOf1A8/s1600-h/balloons+128.jpg"><img border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_7EebrjKYRvE/SrBk_NxILTI/AAAAAAAABUU/11q3VLOf1A8/s400/balloons+128.jpg" /></a> </div>It's the perfect conditions...sunrise, mountains, colors. I love Labor Day in Colorado Springs!!<div style='clear:both; text-align:CENTER'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div>erikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11419826609223881864noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21103478.post-13317411419230473732009-09-14T21:46:00.000-07:002009-09-14T21:54:43.661-07:00TA-DA!!!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_7EebrjKYRvE/Sq8c2L0YHtI/AAAAAAAABTE/yFSZEsgVebE/s1600-h/bday+043.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_7EebrjKYRvE/Sq8c2L0YHtI/AAAAAAAABTE/yFSZEsgVebE/s400/bday+043.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381551796942020306" border="0" /></a>I promise my floor is not crooked...I just can't take a picture straight. :)<br />Do you remember the <a href="http://erikacounts.blogspot.com/2009/08/newest-project.html">BEFORE</a> shots?<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_7EebrjKYRvE/Sq8c13BYkjI/AAAAAAAABS8/A1J0AAQ_0dg/s1600-h/bday+037.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_7EebrjKYRvE/Sq8c13BYkjI/AAAAAAAABS8/A1J0AAQ_0dg/s400/bday+037.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381551791359431218" border="0" /></a>I'm very, very happy with the way they turned out. The vanity mirror isn't finished and neither is the stool, but they will get done soon. There isn't really space to get the mirror up, so we'll store it for a while. I think the bed looks great too, but I'm not ready to move her out of the crib yet. :) No rush there...<br /><br />SO...if you have wooden furniture at home that you think you just need to "paint" to make it look better, DON'T be afraid of this! If I can do it, anyone can. :)erikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11419826609223881864noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21103478.post-29894313468266724182009-09-09T13:52:00.000-07:002009-09-09T13:58:38.829-07:00just about done...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_7EebrjKYRvE/SqgWF8FvUaI/AAAAAAAABS0/pDVr1LOkICg/s1600-h/balloons+004.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_7EebrjKYRvE/SqgWF8FvUaI/AAAAAAAABS0/pDVr1LOkICg/s400/balloons+004.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5379574046179414434" border="0" /></a>headboard<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_7EebrjKYRvE/SqgWFNTGmgI/AAAAAAAABSs/JvTKPw4SNgs/s1600-h/balloons+002.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_7EebrjKYRvE/SqgWFNTGmgI/AAAAAAAABSs/JvTKPw4SNgs/s400/balloons+002.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5379574033618999810" border="0" /></a>The final coat of this project was Tung Oil (Formby's Low Gloss is what I used--from Lowes). You can tell the difference in the second shot--the foot board on the left is only Minwax. The one on the right has about 5 or 6 coats of the tung oil--it is a wipe on varnish that leaves the furniture super shiny and very well protected. :) I finally got the shine I wanted! Its a little tricky to use...it streaks some, but I think I got it pretty streak free! :)<br /><br />Next up...pictures of it in her room. Just have to move some stuff around. :)<br /><br />Hooray!! It only took me a month or more...but, it's done!!erikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11419826609223881864noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21103478.post-83165041145591630562009-08-22T21:26:00.000-07:002009-08-22T21:27:39.438-07:00The new GREEN bike<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_7EebrjKYRvE/SpDE_8Q8VII/AAAAAAAABRg/p9Zq2NsQ1TE/s1600-h/new+bike+001.jpg"><img alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_7EebrjKYRvE/SpDE_8Q8VII/AAAAAAAABRg/p9Zq2NsQ1TE/s400/new+bike+001.jpg" border="0" /></a> </div><br /><div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_7EebrjKYRvE/SpDFAH8MYXI/AAAAAAAABRo/9EA6F10lTbY/s1600-h/new+bike+003.jpg"><img alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_7EebrjKYRvE/SpDFAH8MYXI/AAAAAAAABRo/9EA6F10lTbY/s400/new+bike+003.jpg" border="0" /></a> </div><br /><div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_7EebrjKYRvE/SpDFAtD0o_I/AAAAAAAABRw/sYejQJXlZm4/s1600-h/new+bike+005.jpg"><img alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_7EebrjKYRvE/SpDFAtD0o_I/AAAAAAAABRw/sYejQJXlZm4/s400/new+bike+005.jpg" border="0" /></a> </div><br /><div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_7EebrjKYRvE/SpDFAy487DI/AAAAAAAABR4/7MDf_mgn81w/s1600-h/new+bike+002.jpg"><img alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_7EebrjKYRvE/SpDFAy487DI/AAAAAAAABR4/7MDf_mgn81w/s400/new+bike+002.jpg" border="0" /></a> </div>D-struction LOVES green. (note the shorts.) I think I've told you about this before, and it is still true. Since our little three year old has graduated from his little 12 inch bike to a larger size, we were hoping to find a bike that suited his color preference. The Lord provided one today. He spent the entire afternoon on that bike and loves it. There are several things to note in these pictures:<br />1. the joy on his face--it doesn't do it justice.<br />2. the speed with which he attacks the turn in shot 3<br />3. the scar on his nose in shot 2 (see #2 for speed reference)<br />4. his shoes are on the wrong feet. he knows it and likes it that way.<div style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" alt="Posted by Picasa" style="border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: border; -moz-background-origin: padding; -moz-background-inline-policy: continuous;" align="middle" border="0" /></a></div>erikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11419826609223881864noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21103478.post-38901540759935571382009-08-22T21:17:00.000-07:002009-08-22T21:17:57.690-07:00Kindergarten<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_7EebrjKYRvE/SpDC712Wi-I/AAAAAAAABRA/pwUghq0IHpQ/s1600-h/first+day+of+kindergarten!+001.jpg"><img border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_7EebrjKYRvE/SpDC712Wi-I/AAAAAAAABRA/pwUghq0IHpQ/s400/first+day+of+kindergarten!+001.jpg" /></a> </div><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_7EebrjKYRvE/SpDC8aR4nNI/AAAAAAAABRI/JIJkuGprOZQ/s1600-h/first+day+of+kindergarten!+019.jpg"><img border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_7EebrjKYRvE/SpDC8aR4nNI/AAAAAAAABRI/JIJkuGprOZQ/s400/first+day+of+kindergarten!+019.jpg" /></a> </div><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_7EebrjKYRvE/SpDC8qUKUuI/AAAAAAAABRQ/sM_xARHEkmA/s1600-h/first+day+of+kindergarten!+014.jpg"><img border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_7EebrjKYRvE/SpDC8qUKUuI/AAAAAAAABRQ/sM_xARHEkmA/s400/first+day+of+kindergarten!+014.jpg" /></a> </div><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_7EebrjKYRvE/SpDC9P8EQ2I/AAAAAAAABRY/twh5pomkHrg/s1600-h/first+day+of+kindergarten!+017.jpg"><img border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_7EebrjKYRvE/SpDC9P8EQ2I/AAAAAAAABRY/twh5pomkHrg/s400/first+day+of+kindergarten!+017.jpg" /></a> </div>My boy started Kindergarten this week. I thought I would be fine. I really did. He went to this school last year for pre-k and loved it. I loved it. This was going to be "no big deal" and I would be fine.<br /><br />I was not fine.<br /><br />They were the kind of tears that came up really quickly without warning...the ones I wanted to stop, but couldn't. And so I let them run down my face as I walked back to the car with my other two in tow. They are coming back now as I think about it...<br /><br />One more experienced mom said to me, "The days are long, but the years are short, aren't they?"<br /><br />ARGH! I really tried to savor every moment of having him home. WHERE DOES THE TIME GO?! I'm really excited about school and this new phase of life. I LOVE THE SCHOOL he gets to be at. Everything is great--except I'm just mourning the passing of a phase. I guess it's just the beginning, huh?<br /><br />When I went back to pick him up after the first day, his first words to me were, "I loved it, Mom. I had so much fun."<br />That does make it easier.<div style='clear:both; text-align:CENTER'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div>erikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11419826609223881864noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21103478.post-67012332664608875332009-08-22T20:54:00.000-07:002009-08-22T20:54:31.715-07:00Newness...<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_7EebrjKYRvE/SpC9cdmxPcI/AAAAAAAABQg/EKq2Nq8YfSA/s1600-h/Aug+21+09+012.jpg"><img border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_7EebrjKYRvE/SpC9cdmxPcI/AAAAAAAABQg/EKq2Nq8YfSA/s400/Aug+21+09+012.jpg" /></a> </div>CWH born Aug 13...6 lb 9 oz<br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_7EebrjKYRvE/SpC9c0XzrKI/AAAAAAAABQo/9WteBXtJd9w/s1600-h/Aug+21+09+057.jpg"><img border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_7EebrjKYRvE/SpC9c0XzrKI/AAAAAAAABQo/9WteBXtJd9w/s400/Aug+21+09+057.jpg" /></a> </div><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_7EebrjKYRvE/SpC9dMQPs5I/AAAAAAAABQw/OLCvuKc5EuM/s1600-h/Aug+21+09+055.jpg"><img border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_7EebrjKYRvE/SpC9dMQPs5I/AAAAAAAABQw/OLCvuKc5EuM/s400/Aug+21+09+055.jpg" /></a> </div><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_7EebrjKYRvE/SpC9da1pG2I/AAAAAAAABQ4/sbc3PccNYBc/s1600-h/Aug+21+09+008.jpg"><img border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_7EebrjKYRvE/SpC9da1pG2I/AAAAAAAABQ4/sbc3PccNYBc/s400/Aug+21+09+008.jpg" /></a> </div><br />he's a stud, isn't he? :)<div style='clear:both; text-align:CENTER'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div>erikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11419826609223881864noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21103478.post-85958369536306133582009-08-19T10:28:00.000-07:002009-08-19T10:30:17.920-07:00sweet girl<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_7EebrjKYRvE/Sow2cKTtkSI/AAAAAAAABPo/k82WKBBV55M/s1600-h/caroline+in+outfit+007.jpg"><img alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_7EebrjKYRvE/Sow2cKTtkSI/AAAAAAAABPo/k82WKBBV55M/s400/caroline+in+outfit+007.jpg" border="0" /></a> </div><br /><div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_7EebrjKYRvE/Sow2cnaeofI/AAAAAAAABPw/-IMzOZJT0R4/s1600-h/caroline+in+outfit+018.jpg"><img alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_7EebrjKYRvE/Sow2cnaeofI/AAAAAAAABPw/-IMzOZJT0R4/s400/caroline+in+outfit+018.jpg" border="0" /></a> </div><br /><div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_7EebrjKYRvE/Sow2c2HJ5DI/AAAAAAAABP4/DrByd_1a-qU/s1600-h/caroline+in+outfit+062.jpg"><img alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_7EebrjKYRvE/Sow2c2HJ5DI/AAAAAAAABP4/DrByd_1a-qU/s400/caroline+in+outfit+062.jpg" border="0" /></a> </div><br /><div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_7EebrjKYRvE/Sow2dU6Q0jI/AAAAAAAABQA/TWitTRKO384/s1600-h/caroline+in+outfit+049.jpg"><img alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_7EebrjKYRvE/Sow2dU6Q0jI/AAAAAAAABQA/TWitTRKO384/s400/caroline+in+outfit+049.jpg" border="0" /></a> </div>Got some shots this morning of my girl in this cute reversible outfit. I've loved borrowing it from my friend this summer and just HAD to get some shots of her in it. It's from that GREAT website <a href="http://www.heirloomstobe.com/">Heirlooms to Be...</a><div style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" alt="Posted by Picasa" style="border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: border; -moz-background-origin: padding; -moz-background-inline-policy: continuous;" align="middle" border="0" /></a></div>erikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11419826609223881864noreply@blogger.com0