tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-47903489495548099942024-03-12T16:11:19.564-07:00A Beautiful Journeybethanyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01328353489178596198noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4790348949554809994.post-31150306836661706062009-01-18T14:36:00.000-08:002009-01-18T14:51:15.875-08:00We're Back!!Where have we been? I can't believe I haven't posted anything since August! I'll have to put together a list of highlights from 2008 to share in the near future. <div><div><div><div><br /><div>For now, here's a view of our snowy day! We had a great time playing outside. The temperature wasn't too cold (finally!) and the snow was perfect for sledding and snowballs.</div><div> </div><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5292767972753342130" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi31zmDs4ebnkgwbqVRALN2iGuwL9OWO-IPnEMbELvjlOJYBLDad1mDdosER_GyxYC8_gArnADDXCordfeWDQk4DEwMmkXI9kIsPtB8Mvb6dmFkTIJh_McqP2GAuWjs7GIZ2YRJx9ojQ8k/s320/January+2009+144.JPG" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5292767979606799858" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiicwYM4F2YQQ1CVpyNM-E5y124JU4-tKfchPAIx7DpPjrumyzh3QaroDvovoXE_wDLjmEWzqkQvLSkTLjyex8GxKBKtxATxk6wrwFfoXYyfnZUOpIMA7aKTBQn2ofpdac5uuj7zXPMg0o/s320/January+2009+142.JPG" border="0" /></div><div> </div><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5292767977071118594" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8jyLCzfwbYoIqPYQ3H_hIEjwcSiMRsxtdi5L3jpiWk1b3FZEwyh2AqrLwIisdKrEX4CPGvj2Gryc446EJ-ReRf0fH3iZ5CrXVWbhyphenhyphenSSei82i01-YfvbhobB-qnZPJoHyxWX-gOqYEJXs/s320/January+2009+133.JPG" border="0" /></div><div>And this little contraption in Aiden's hands? It's a snowball maker the kids got from Uncle Chris for Christmas. It's awesome. It makes the perfect snowball every time!</div><div> </div><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5292767980185085250" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhawTaIiLOYst1qJwJYtKUUJaxhHWIR3MWRY1eyRFhlbCibuu8ynEzzZI9rAI-6TwM9PSS3OZgoEm7tQGtpFdsGdNSDMXyLMOdB9p6C0tR8ce2LjD-7yedz2nmFUo5V6JPaQqob55lBuxY/s320/January+2009+136.JPG" border="0" /></div><div>After all that play, we came in to warm up with hot chocolate. Yum.</div><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5292767982234751266" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo9p_pVggwnpxeFGqp1tpem1bmNwuFqXvlMGCNWg5QYdWKyzWlMbvTEKrcC1syUC4Daijtjo0xxr0ncc8Gofe6csiA7OJMwzrH2jtz489r4sNICKGb3DG4b8mF4wnT-LE5XRvVegxJ868/s320/January+2009+148.JPG" border="0" /></div></div></div></div></div><br /><p>We'll see you soon! We have alot to catch up on!</p>bethanyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01328353489178596198noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4790348949554809994.post-34169532678682424312008-08-15T07:51:00.000-07:002008-08-15T09:19:27.475-07:00Owl Pancakes<div align="center">This morning we used <a href="http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Grain-and-Nut-Whole-Wheat-Pancakes/Detail.aspx">this recipe </a>to make yummy pancakes in the shape of owls!! We used bananas and blueberries to decorate. The kids loved them!! </div><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQp4va1nzUG0kDvBIwdLErCsCzmDfIHGUcHxmbhCESjmiNWhQdWIbuvoFZPQFETcDtmIsUfuEH4pnWqryr4_cstXPcAJmgExnZN8OoP96pnb68eW_FiS3zK27RKjCZwCMh7G1cKSbNSPg/s1600-h/august+08+024.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5234759894666071346" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQp4va1nzUG0kDvBIwdLErCsCzmDfIHGUcHxmbhCESjmiNWhQdWIbuvoFZPQFETcDtmIsUfuEH4pnWqryr4_cstXPcAJmgExnZN8OoP96pnb68eW_FiS3zK27RKjCZwCMh7G1cKSbNSPg/s320/august+08+024.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div align="center">On Sunday, we'll be going on an owl hike at a local nature center and dissecting owl pellets. We'll be back next week to let you know how it goes.<br /><br /></div>bethanyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01328353489178596198noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4790348949554809994.post-36584121885435823862008-08-15T07:25:00.000-07:002008-08-15T07:51:05.770-07:00Pappy's Picnic<div align="center">We had a great time at Pappy's picnic on Sunday!!</div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center">The crazy slides</div><div align="center"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5234754711514902530" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6IZKjV5Ky6yXD49A4vhNt7i-t70K10JsliFp43eh6lEPfp0ggRwWDkJJLzV2SMEJyRNATFbrTyiE5JeHqrnydC9JNl9rCZcSOAfvUbC_xl8HFTG-quq-Pg7az8C19RIdpxV8yWQa9D6k/s320/august+08+017.JPG" border="0" /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVZCpItlhs9utvNNU7mXa2zcmGuDs1Yrvte-kV6FA2eBanUECzbrKyRVWqLD72msfp9XaDf7n444pbav1Ja5KPd0MVMB7bclQ1rJlqpoaL_eJ65dh_vn1jJW3rwXGdoXzJonxzkMHwjY8/s1600-h/august+08+018.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5234754719924651922" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVZCpItlhs9utvNNU7mXa2zcmGuDs1Yrvte-kV6FA2eBanUECzbrKyRVWqLD72msfp9XaDf7n444pbav1Ja5KPd0MVMB7bclQ1rJlqpoaL_eJ65dh_vn1jJW3rwXGdoXzJonxzkMHwjY8/s320/august+08+018.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div><div align="center"><br /> All the corn we could eat<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5234754731438476306" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7igzp2E_Eu6GB8RQQopHY-5-C4G9fB_Ob3PqHjDgM0LurbAoZv-DPO9idbXQaEsRAM94FM2fpwseTnzC8YweWJGmHS00uV1Gjsl25_tG-YAVoEiNN2F8LQt5Lx4st4SADRkFomcy2Y4w/s320/august+08+015.JPG" border="0" /></div><p> </p><div align="center">Looking cool with Pappy<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1YPlOP_ceJ7GsTCf_AW6kqcpiiWZ7RkdsRBekvFGuuBCT9-A5TusXO4xIn708jFHKGd5gNoN_V0q6DX7_IKr3PjOtHfBfTlksuS7UeDBfsZqtjH24yRCLU3wkWzC8g2hCsp637jE5OZI/s1600-h/august+08+013.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5234754734984329122" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1YPlOP_ceJ7GsTCf_AW6kqcpiiWZ7RkdsRBekvFGuuBCT9-A5TusXO4xIn708jFHKGd5gNoN_V0q6DX7_IKr3PjOtHfBfTlksuS7UeDBfsZqtjH24yRCLU3wkWzC8g2hCsp637jE5OZI/s320/august+08+013.JPG" border="0" /></div><p align="center"></a> </p><p align="center"> Brothers<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5234754728287157794" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz0my8GQCrtfm7qQVcINk9PaBA08YuXEdH1ISk7C4g_R0G1MgwBc3TEwfRkE5ztwDm1tqxhvSnJEZbTO-z-lZdW1ppEbN5N5ViHpthhsF3xv1FNYqzagwIDEwQ84ZmEP4_OIRencKUAxU/s320/august+08+010.JPG" border="0" /></p><p> </p><p align="center">Thanks for the invite and the great day!!!</p>bethanyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01328353489178596198noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4790348949554809994.post-14825470947502030512008-08-05T18:14:00.000-07:002008-08-05T18:32:24.045-07:00<div align="center"><span style="color:#ff0000;"><span style="font-size:130%;color:#000000;">A recipe for a perfect summer evening</span> </span><br /></div><br /><div align="center">Lots of yummy food and drinks</div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5231208651834614994" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE8_w6qdXBijmP_-iGX8TojrCjDuCT9Ak3XpT0pKHgGHGgg0ZszuMvQeZ9vXjDiNl8OBQ6CeqBzqBcBCWhnvlme68TvrP3FeOaCxhFy-Do1QAd07s_6VAYFwew7fSO5_qwqIPcZW0FNP4/s320/summer+2008+065.JPG" border="0" /><br /><br /><div align="center">Roasting the perfect marshmallow</div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5231208652274543890" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGYAX4Pjznnj2wUc5YnADYqNLzrQZHdsmmT1yCAUKVFcpLirnKYf1sStJ8bfehbzyfxYC1ZyFqXpJQVtDRry_GzijDyteMGrLIqVGmx29uE8YWA0055Uj7n51WS7LGiplySeMyrQuT7Fs/s320/summer+2008+073.JPG" border="0" /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5231210042126313570" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAwHq5Vtm5aLpGqxf4isnYYynTssQ8bXXWYWijzf0c7hkGFK3_hk8ZvG5cQ_gmOSiXIebe3xNb-x4SkSqeB4oWJ4U6quXebgNSmRnq_zsV8KQbNrx0X1n-0geZjEf3a77CScyDesIA0vY/s320/summer+2008+075.JPG" border="0" /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div align="center">Catching fireflies</div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5231208649145273010" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihW3jcZ_DuQJutJLGFqXY4Jan81wscCcfRU-l0qVEGBbJyuURiNnjYoqaik23lliIetQiMcC2B1YtRHdy2kKvNG0RhaBoDOdjr_1lKZ7pdiCFSDGVlzaXT8LHnWhY2K3uJa9lDXEop4AE/s320/summer+2008+076.JPG" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5231208651501860898" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrB9GVKyGNVvndg8YmfgBKG9FAq7M61x895fKX_BNH9wMFD4lXRtxAPcoExGt0grmIQxoRMQgvC8Loq35gj0KZ00Zp1vDN58I8DmD3cNHBvGVVWixLChdGnWHuT8DSNGu26N5K1EwRjw8/s320/summer+2008+089.JPG" border="0" /><br /><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;">Great friends.</span></div><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div>Thank you so much for such a fun night!! We love you guys!!</div>bethanyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01328353489178596198noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4790348949554809994.post-48166319903383012522008-07-24T09:56:00.001-07:002008-07-24T10:41:53.400-07:00Henry<div align="center">For those of you who have been wondering where the photos of Henry are, take a look...</div><div align="center"><br />He's been keeping us <em>just a little bit</em> busy lately. </div><div align="center"><br /> </div><div align="center"><em>Seriously</em>. I've never met a baby who can move so quickly. Yesterday he climbed the piano to kiss the picture of his cousin "Ya-eee-ya".<br /></div><div align="center"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5226630238175243090" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5K3AwczHXODbZBsLp-zHE1iQ9QNvO_IHo_n8M7TO25qX-mpCtCkNi1wEzHvnsH4EsDr4ATRYns5kiNE0PGhXBsxujkmoI-luNVPeXEJDXq-cjYT7Gaeo1orVUsdD1TGlj093cZ05cbG8/s320/222.JPG" border="0" /></div><br /><br /><div align="center">Climbing again.<br /></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5226630235467679458" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnHMtgISVIj4yDISiWf6b2wLvIT0W4POw9uDEoiYHitjb_I8THWglaGJ_sfs2QzrcZ3BECRIV3QITG3SbLagTFyH5b5zDq-LFr281gPfX-zfmukTCsXnXASC-S_uhPZ80QuuAZpjmTcC4/s320/026.JPG" border="0" /><br /><p align="center"> </p><p align="center">And again.</p><p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5226635743815007794" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisKdBOEbSmeH-74vQTPpYMpINpwc2RyUqGpbJULTWED-SxxbA2J_ZV1yYJtOdecltfGvHNUI7jNomX0Aw0gT9fVJX9TIuvfieiXyAvkhmR2ygqVXJuakf94hkGPP_VKUCcK_Z3yQ36XXA/s320/045.JPG" border="0" /></p><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center">Wild man.</div><div align="center"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5226631784913210914" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWznQBxPWCx4ZjWdO7Sv09vg1bVeNNtNjyWOgg8e0JKGBu1bXQvGldfP09J651lYRqAKcgTrAFQBNBeQ_GgHAwPrjHF2EO6_GxGKd8Kb1LgCryweT0YdzMrowRA-dcLYTYHe-p5yfvq_g/s320/spring+2008+072.JPG" border="0" /></div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center">The only time he stops moving is when he's asleep.</div><div align="center"><br /> </div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5226631784311332882" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNLw03pY3n1AvMlFUWUwR4G_hp7ZSryIOdaE24Xkm2tugU2i2Il8MBcKzV5NVzv4z1mJIa4HLuWlOK_xKfsSjxBuD6ibj-RxrmlEaKyfCgYJI83ZL0rZ_87EK2H8kZC2GuvALkmlBVHG4/s320/spring+2008+065.JPG" border="0" /><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center">The boy's lucky he's so darn cute. Couldn't you just take a bite out of him???</div><div align="center"><br /> </div><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5226629435359828626" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2IAlbfOEPz0krZyyiE6qN1SBFPrS-RXDQd6SOcNTheRD0GX8bMywY2CVXTz2u10SK7UYzeoOv8qRbRZKq2HGM6TZ5YhUBfSnv_ieudhdWOhDjE1_NavO7pTyKCr3v9hrNu54g1TKjzS4/s320/101.JPG" border="0" /><br /></div><br /><div><br /><br /></div><br /><div></div><br /><div><br /><br /><br /></div><br /><div></div><br /><div><br /><br /><br /></div><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div>bethanyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01328353489178596198noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4790348949554809994.post-38682172672925570272008-07-22T18:35:00.000-07:002008-07-24T09:34:34.250-07:00Birthday Girl<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAXXOjY5T_T3l0is_Tw05J-DNhldOJDgzLbYviC8XrFi_hU1o9nGdx5PIHCx33g8kfRzUsJYRiVtQBizUH7O6zF1FzI9Q1zJG7Jjr8XIlBchId64WOWD3k4ORV4clmV5wkr5XgDd_Tf68/s1600-h/spring+2008+119.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5226618588425617442" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAXXOjY5T_T3l0is_Tw05J-DNhldOJDgzLbYviC8XrFi_hU1o9nGdx5PIHCx33g8kfRzUsJYRiVtQBizUH7O6zF1FzI9Q1zJG7Jjr8XIlBchId64WOWD3k4ORV4clmV5wkr5XgDd_Tf68/s320/spring+2008+119.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div>I can't believe our girl turned 5 on Sunday. She's amazing--so smart, funny and beautiful. And so loved. Happy, happy birthday, sweet Stella.</div>bethanyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01328353489178596198noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4790348949554809994.post-75058680314076343472008-07-07T18:42:00.000-07:002008-07-07T19:23:51.149-07:00ButterfliesA few weeks ago we ordered a Live Butterfly Garden from <a href="http://insectlore.stores.yahoo.net/livbutkit.html">Insect Lore</a>. We received our caterpillars in the mail and for days we watched them eat and grow. Soon they turned into chrysalides. After the butterflies hatched, we fed them flowers, sugar water, and an orange. <br /><br />Before releasing them, Stella and Aiden whispered thank yous and wishes of good luck to the butterflies. <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcngYEpt9qoe09bKwZHmYfb6AYb6OKpYdvIJ99x0hI-xvIo9dJQjUov9jSrqks8PSsJoScQMjzzCq6EuLoOcSoJkDOs3JTWuNmqxbPy1wniLpVbglIqc1A8TFkZjTnD36f9rFCWajkcrE/s1600-h/spring+2008+214.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5220457114587800386" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcngYEpt9qoe09bKwZHmYfb6AYb6OKpYdvIJ99x0hI-xvIo9dJQjUov9jSrqks8PSsJoScQMjzzCq6EuLoOcSoJkDOs3JTWuNmqxbPy1wniLpVbglIqc1A8TFkZjTnD36f9rFCWajkcrE/s320/spring+2008+214.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPN_dAPX1v3fIna-Bik0KfiQC1l-bNF0jFLYG0vujrxWdSPFf46CCb0CzoUL9d8hK25cbo8tH6QKWVc5pDvaC1f2dkjn_XyHw6CsVEtFA9fIR-nZBPZaJKeHD3PMi1aiCbVtLjN5z5oXQ/s1600-h/spring+2008+217.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5220457114125768898" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPN_dAPX1v3fIna-Bik0KfiQC1l-bNF0jFLYG0vujrxWdSPFf46CCb0CzoUL9d8hK25cbo8tH6QKWVc5pDvaC1f2dkjn_XyHw6CsVEtFA9fIR-nZBPZaJKeHD3PMi1aiCbVtLjN5z5oXQ/s320/spring+2008+217.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg89bm84RnzCnctZrzq1xU4toqKx_a9RB-f6IwUP3sM709mMhYp2400Pn2ZMNSpxUbqbURTvuYntB4TNB4AUm5M8gRrOiwCHuG0zp4oCmIMdnnRQXebkExv3KklCU2Wew8bbSpvoPQEARw/s1600-h/spring+2008+222.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5220457121367462050" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg89bm84RnzCnctZrzq1xU4toqKx_a9RB-f6IwUP3sM709mMhYp2400Pn2ZMNSpxUbqbURTvuYntB4TNB4AUm5M8gRrOiwCHuG0zp4oCmIMdnnRQXebkExv3KklCU2Wew8bbSpvoPQEARw/s320/spring+2008+222.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Today the kids wrote and illustrated their own books about butterflies.<br /><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhftR0U2vgrA7tc2O32F3d4uFe4qA4cbAJiYE-nW7V-Nh4-F7HxScJMwtFAhKPXPvNUp2wRGnth8Q-cKbgc7ou7oPYHx_hiIG9ZIsDwCDTzoBipFoid2biscIeKUhOURCuJjfpAhSlF6VI/s1600-h/spring+2008+238.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5220457119433502610" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhftR0U2vgrA7tc2O32F3d4uFe4qA4cbAJiYE-nW7V-Nh4-F7HxScJMwtFAhKPXPvNUp2wRGnth8Q-cKbgc7ou7oPYHx_hiIG9ZIsDwCDTzoBipFoid2biscIeKUhOURCuJjfpAhSlF6VI/s320/spring+2008+238.JPG" border="0" /></a>Aiden called his book "My Beautiful Butterflies" and his only words are "Butterflies in the garden. Hope to see you soon!" How cute is he????? </p><p><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSp-49KtxQGpoXbjFM-LaciqikkS9i-1w5GkHS2XuwjhuZusUr_JJwhfEtEpLlUcl5QCSOompAaENMw6NIgAhF8SL0vjBXF25g7FI8w3fl4NsylVT1Wk9dejOYDpbUywZL0U53LGZ-_JA/s1600-h/spring+2008+235.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5220457122974258578" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSp-49KtxQGpoXbjFM-LaciqikkS9i-1w5GkHS2XuwjhuZusUr_JJwhfEtEpLlUcl5QCSOompAaENMw6NIgAhF8SL0vjBXF25g7FI8w3fl4NsylVT1Wk9dejOYDpbUywZL0U53LGZ-_JA/s320/spring+2008+235.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Stella wrote a story about a butterfly who lays an egg on a milkweed flower. The egg hatches into a caterpillar, who turns to a chrysalis, becomes a butterfly and flies away. </p><p>What an amazing experience for all of us!!</p>bethanyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01328353489178596198noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4790348949554809994.post-29739387258641611472008-07-05T19:59:00.000-07:002008-07-05T20:47:36.481-07:004th of July<span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);font-size:180%;" >Down on the Farm</span><br /><br />We spent the 4th of July at a beautiful horse farm. Good food, good company and so much to see and do...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivIo4IbG85ok_puN9qkA5s3_g3otNrAQywQgj-TNaHncEicb8G3PNJJt7H4jLOOG1nNCB_XNDkAhpjLrbiYGG9CUdLYsW7VbwVgwnbR8dtl9zfkYvYgd0rS_VdPbVjCP6xbsh8s2CaH1Q/s1600-h/June+08+242.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivIo4IbG85ok_puN9qkA5s3_g3otNrAQywQgj-TNaHncEicb8G3PNJJt7H4jLOOG1nNCB_XNDkAhpjLrbiYGG9CUdLYsW7VbwVgwnbR8dtl9zfkYvYgd0rS_VdPbVjCP6xbsh8s2CaH1Q/s320/June+08+242.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5219733571516488306" border="0" /></a>We wore our hand-made, freezer paper stencil shirts <span style="font-size:85%;">(thanks for the great idea, <a href="http://www.soulemama.com/soulemama/2008/04/freezer-paper.html">Soulemama </a><span style="text-decoration: underline;"></span> )</span>...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4H7g_xbak5n4qDRxNWkOZYt5mdIOYV5Pjnm7gET69prILMlG4XiEVEqv8QSmABM6-iFIFeCblbchhgxrZ5wUY-VMfI4WO3ufaUCbmf_KNS5BNtLQGsiav4GEGgbVCTJbflsVHXoXvJfQ/s1600-h/June+08+243.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/AVvXsEjCA6V_3LExTGzazxwxdGsvWISvULDyxiUDzYlDw1Cg4rAMX1YNjxB_Ptvt1hyphenhypheng45T1YIyZE4BrWyTvy1zJZ9IJz1Fz1E5G4oYPPODFjJIbipL2Zh6Y64o-0mdBTnVxKy829k-jYugLtWo/s320/June+08+251.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5219735120614319058" border="0" /></a><br />So new that their legs were still wobbly...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTpU5uePAmpsonAIyRk-lFn-KqB4TRUKMdi-nng1eLyA4YHo1RvPcsRryz7ajmjTn-Kt7WfNCChJzOXsg-SRbRGOw6aOrdIrqyr61Slo7NaBnYjMPE1mVWwfdM-1nmpvj4ckyrra8Xcf4/s1600-h/June+08+253.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTpU5uePAmpsonAIyRk-lFn-KqB4TRUKMdi-nng1eLyA4YHo1RvPcsRryz7ajmjTn-Kt7WfNCChJzOXsg-SRbRGOw6aOrdIrqyr61Slo7NaBnYjMPE1mVWwfdM-1nmpvj4ckyrra8Xcf4/s320/June+08+253.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5219735525077014802" border="0" /></a><br /><br />A nursing baby...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDS1KGemWU6WPfZAduhT1nLNHwP88AEG8VXZ3Nw5umr6fU1HgUrODrnw9ZN0yc009wI_-qB5i8ReD8v5bJnnmPvcnXnve1waLWEEVmSe4s7tutvDFy0jE1d1m-2aZ67E8RxhwTkXRLpM0/s1600-h/June+08+254.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDS1KGemWU6WPfZAduhT1nLNHwP88AEG8VXZ3Nw5umr6fU1HgUrODrnw9ZN0yc009wI_-qB5i8ReD8v5bJnnmPvcnXnve1waLWEEVmSe4s7tutvDFy0jE1d1m-2aZ67E8RxhwTkXRLpM0/s320/June+08+254.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5219735717277798690" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />In LOVE with the lambs...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicU_1C4Ht92eB-Nwej-HDaH_dtYcyL2tIhI4-L9kRW7bgyELSL43hood3xK6vjdfGpDrKwxjCkC9qgfKVPlWZuTqatNhDujhBAdD7jntJChLpDhDk5bnpcztj5XWJzefNGcoh9BXSgNGM/s1600-h/June+08+263.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicU_1C4Ht92eB-Nwej-HDaH_dtYcyL2tIhI4-L9kRW7bgyELSL43hood3xK6vjdfGpDrKwxjCkC9qgfKVPlWZuTqatNhDujhBAdD7jntJChLpDhDk5bnpcztj5XWJzefNGcoh9BXSgNGM/s320/June+08+263.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5219736175815220818" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG4YeI72FSkfxz5s9AWxjw-lugu5Q2xKnybvXjTdjQILlva0YVC07S2hIG3vfjCC5fbeJ1YOs1G8YJ6-gokjVC6BXOKOwIBNS-4tiaNMvnSfu7VdVIt9r9AZBx0zDuIhr4EnHaJ_W6rfE/s1600-h/June+08+259.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG4YeI72FSkfxz5s9AWxjw-lugu5Q2xKnybvXjTdjQILlva0YVC07S2hIG3vfjCC5fbeJ1YOs1G8YJ6-gokjVC6BXOKOwIBNS-4tiaNMvnSfu7VdVIt9r9AZBx0zDuIhr4EnHaJ_W6rfE/s320/June+08+259.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5219736717409729458" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Good, old-fashioned fun on the tire swing...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju30QfbAq3zOezW1gGWKajgBmgR4QoxBNyLtPqc_rFFsqqwzh3fhmBXoQbqQcN_V-GSqXeqkRCGVrNoXS0ipM9Y9XSXMCkWe1Svx8NZdKPuIcwuNYurH-w1NQ4RKW-7fS-UteYpXiVWwk/s1600-h/June+08+248.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju30QfbAq3zOezW1gGWKajgBmgR4QoxBNyLtPqc_rFFsqqwzh3fhmBXoQbqQcN_V-GSqXeqkRCGVrNoXS0ipM9Y9XSXMCkWe1Svx8NZdKPuIcwuNYurH-w1NQ4RKW-7fS-UteYpXiVWwk/s320/June+08+248.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5219738975766214178" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">We hope you all had a wonderful 4th of July!! </span><br /></div><br />(I think we'll spend the rest of the weekend driving around and searching for land for sale and dreaming...)bethanyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01328353489178596198noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4790348949554809994.post-26373553635274925482008-06-06T20:10:00.000-07:002008-06-06T21:02:36.551-07:00Simple Pleasures<div><div>We've been having so much fun relaxing and enjoying the simple pleasures of life this Spring...</div><div> </div><div>Spending time in the woods...</div><div><br /> </div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-zqu2NYXIlJPqNmrdWA72MKs-ZjhZs6RlUb1eS1lRdtS963KgBfKG_xJXqZoDyQpAPupZGTn1Yoslx3nqy3IKrjC3Bp4CGYEoF5aynIaFrXnkyFqSRmtjbisicOupgM6w7V8w5pvzK2g/s1600-h/Spring+2008+100.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5208980242094478466" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-zqu2NYXIlJPqNmrdWA72MKs-ZjhZs6RlUb1eS1lRdtS963KgBfKG_xJXqZoDyQpAPupZGTn1Yoslx3nqy3IKrjC3Bp4CGYEoF5aynIaFrXnkyFqSRmtjbisicOupgM6w7V8w5pvzK2g/s200/Spring+2008+100.JPG" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlOAnoIcP4ARcTQwtm-6ow1Y5-a0REk_UADKURmkO2PpboYXdb9tAvL1qouv-x17_TymxnywB0BSiwHxmZWG_ROxGvRsIoN_xMTn6U2BOMMsmTjAx1F1eNtbB0lSUTMO7jkaUwHXrzpqM/s1600-h/Spring+2008+103.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5208980577101927570" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlOAnoIcP4ARcTQwtm-6ow1Y5-a0REk_UADKURmkO2PpboYXdb9tAvL1qouv-x17_TymxnywB0BSiwHxmZWG_ROxGvRsIoN_xMTn6U2BOMMsmTjAx1F1eNtbB0lSUTMO7jkaUwHXrzpqM/s200/Spring+2008+103.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div><br /></div><div></div><div><br /></div><div>Finding a toad in our backyard..<br /></div><div><br /></div><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguejkcpDTfdIcoyGl4rVY3sUONgs205_rXtxXKiY0hm_2yDDYYdCpiEcPIzkcfL-kymJI-KRCUX35cUNEyaqP1H7Ne9_dSffsMzPjxeRWKeNfM6NlD7RNdsJA_r3Xec1jmEMpLKiy2URU/s1600-h/Spring+2008+077.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5208981427505452194" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguejkcpDTfdIcoyGl4rVY3sUONgs205_rXtxXKiY0hm_2yDDYYdCpiEcPIzkcfL-kymJI-KRCUX35cUNEyaqP1H7Ne9_dSffsMzPjxeRWKeNfM6NlD7RNdsJA_r3Xec1jmEMpLKiy2URU/s200/Spring+2008+077.JPG" border="0" /></a></p><div><br /></div><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYA-D41JP64rGRc6xlPrs07Jp0_oNVTvm5kzoNR2JEa5dLdpy9euDhAYkqYqnv6r9FrKH50wz-_R_niYtbc6DU0BSb_9sG8AoGPiCgaLTEnlLyH5kJ1GOdaLE_0MCiYHNIx7zufTYMrXk/s1600-h/Spring+2008+084.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5208979348741280882" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYA-D41JP64rGRc6xlPrs07Jp0_oNVTvm5kzoNR2JEa5dLdpy9euDhAYkqYqnv6r9FrKH50wz-_R_niYtbc6DU0BSb_9sG8AoGPiCgaLTEnlLyH5kJ1GOdaLE_0MCiYHNIx7zufTYMrXk/s200/Spring+2008+084.JPG" border="0" /></a></p><div><br /></div><div><br />Smelling lots of flowers...<br /></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5208977579214754898" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 215px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 153px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" height="244" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXshfh20GXD-9Z6yVHLhKPA5VA10aQmxSIhNIoVWBOrE2qlZ1vwhXtqwPfU4gtfF0aB5w5H_xFMAAeunDv7ZEEx1p-6fnwPyYfBBS2HKHqTKLfhtzx1GntmRXll-lWfPdDGKteK7ECYjc/s320/Spring+2008+039.JPG" width="321" border="0" /></div><div> </div><div>Flying kites...</div><div><br /> </div><div></div><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2UzyyA6mF6wip5z1P5HuM5jLTw1n34VgzmhnEF6AKd89BNd-QV_xUun0Y4YaLXe9Xv2zspxJZIKBg3RsMRUjuJoa3mDI0BEwdXaGgvk23VG5rPQVio95-a-vVWmbk9v59dUS6F4n580Y/s1600-h/Spring+2008+089.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5208982965103744178" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2UzyyA6mF6wip5z1P5HuM5jLTw1n34VgzmhnEF6AKd89BNd-QV_xUun0Y4YaLXe9Xv2zspxJZIKBg3RsMRUjuJoa3mDI0BEwdXaGgvk23VG5rPQVio95-a-vVWmbk9v59dUS6F4n580Y/s200/Spring+2008+089.JPG" border="0" /></a></p><div><br /></div><div>It can't get much better than this!!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div><u><span style="color:#0066cc;"></span></u><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH-4yRI5dInAX5lGT_pREMsk4p8l0eH5grMd9LROiGvtksAlmmtmjxlkHj9wRQaIdl39r6qtOsI8m2-o4QPruehqnwrqPGi3HSX5npqUcpP9zhFiY2Dtxid6O2sqFSmPzbG9E7PcxF_lA/s1600-h/Spring+2008+106.JPG"></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div>bethanyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01328353489178596198noreply@blogger.com0