tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57040592744826447272024-03-19T23:56:44.877-04:00ADAM & LAURALAURAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09996186535511783171noreply@blogger.comBlogger54125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704059274482644727.post-62561479830577076012011-03-01T16:23:00.003-05:002012-07-17T10:08:09.660-04:00The past few days...<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEHptOoXYHykg7l6hs_kNqk4Mkh0SY647JMVdzNrup6A0ig5RDsT2fgT588ZqGVG7yQkqjmipwHK1cJfyNZ_PqUnSSMV9i4zf_LUa1i-hSmCeF2ba-RNQeChE7C4FEkEonvzEWCzqaFGc/s1600/DSCN3532.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579227156191629666" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEHptOoXYHykg7l6hs_kNqk4Mkh0SY647JMVdzNrup6A0ig5RDsT2fgT588ZqGVG7yQkqjmipwHK1cJfyNZ_PqUnSSMV9i4zf_LUa1i-hSmCeF2ba-RNQeChE7C4FEkEonvzEWCzqaFGc/s400/DSCN3532.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; float: left; height: 300px; margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; width: 400px;" /></a><br />
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Adam gave me a juicer for Christmas this year; except we didn't actually buy it till this weekend because we couldn't bring it back on the plane with us. We've been busy making fruit and veggie juices after we go running. It's been a fun way to stay motivated on being healthy. Adam is such a great motivator!<br />
The volleyball team I've been playing on had our last game on Monday night. We came out winning both league and division play. Wish I could have got a better picture. I will miss seeing these girls on Sunday and Monday nights! There's always Friday I guess:) <br />
We also had the pleasure of hanging out with Austin this weekend! We enjoyed some authentic Mexican food, a trip to wal-mart, and some wings for dinner. We had a great time!LAURAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09996186535511783171noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704059274482644727.post-30131432988063891172011-02-11T12:19:00.004-05:002011-02-11T12:25:37.381-05:00Fun at school<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEV9BtLHlhzow_NiYvNdUSZN1rFUnFihdY1KvOF2blnocpPW9qR1g6qpOz-0ukn9RVuEig_x2XryE1SSFPX-YPk5YHB2wrHG0scEjmCkMK-Q3PuzOeQua42DanmtgsYUkr7GVE4QjIL-o/s1600/DSCN3505.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEV9BtLHlhzow_NiYvNdUSZN1rFUnFihdY1KvOF2blnocpPW9qR1g6qpOz-0ukn9RVuEig_x2XryE1SSFPX-YPk5YHB2wrHG0scEjmCkMK-Q3PuzOeQua42DanmtgsYUkr7GVE4QjIL-o/s400/DSCN3505.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5572483099594967490" /></a><br />My fourth graders have been painting the 8 planets while studying about the solar system. <br />Then I put them together into fun mobiles!LAURAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09996186535511783171noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704059274482644727.post-29779182221614167742011-01-26T12:05:00.006-05:002011-01-26T17:08:22.712-05:00january 2011I haven't posted anything for a long time. This is because of a couple reasons. My camera has not had batteries for 3 months which means I don't have any good pictures to post, and for some reason I think you have to have a picture to post in order to write, and secondly I do not like to write. I really enjoy reading other people's blogs and feel inspired by them, but don't really think I have anything to share like that.<br />I have decided to get over my block and just write about our past month.<br /><br />I was nervous going into this month. December was such a great month, seeing all of our friends and family, not working much, football was in high gear and we got out of Boone. I thought January would be a let down. It always seems like you get a little "blue" during this month.<br /><br />I have been surprisingly joyful this month. I would even say it's been the best January in a long time. I think Adam being here ALL month has really helped keep life "normal" and exciting!<br /><br />Here are a few of the things we've been up to this month:<br />1. We had Dan and Christa here for a long weekend. While they were here we cooked spaghetti, Dan made us his Norwegian pancakes, played risk, got take-out Chinese food, went for two hikes in the snowy mountains with their big dog teddy, watched playoff football, went to our church, slept in and drank lots of good coffee.<br />2. Eaten tons of sushi! Adam and I have probably become addicted over the past couple of weeks. I've learned that maki rolls with whitetail fish are my favorite. We've tried 3 different places in town and if we have any excuse to celebrate you'll find us at a sushi bar. Adam is very adventurous with what he will eat because of his job, and because of this he's gotten me to try different kinds. I never would have on my own. I am thankful to him for this new fun food!<br />3. I started playing volleyball in a girls league on Sunday and Monday nights. We have six girls on our team who are all fun and good at the game! Adam loves our matching t-shirts which are believe it or not, bright pink with sparkly crowns on the front. These were obviously not my choice, but I don't mind being that girly sometimes!<br />4. Talked to Blake, Dos and Kate and my family on Skype. Thanks for keeping in touch with us, I am not good at calling people on the phone!<br />5. Started to exercise a little. Adam is teaching me how to work out at home because of all this snow! I have been very sore this month!<br />6. Adam has started getting cortisone shots for his back. We hope they start helping soon. He is ready to get back to normal life.<br />7. Adam and Blake have been switching off with who picks the "song of the day". Every other day Adam has to pick a song for the day to share with Blake and I. Then it's Blake's turn. I have enjoyed hearing some of their choices. The boys have gotten pretty creative. Blake- Adam has some pretty sweet ones for you coming up. I didn't even know they made songs like the ones he has stored up. My favorite part is that they don't pick the song till that day. It has to "match the day". Ha.<br />8. I have really enjoyed my job. I have three wonderful 4th graders. Jack is from Kazakhstan and has the wittiest sense of humor. He is always asking me about my day and if how my family is. Very sweet boy. Barrett is full of life and energy. There is constant singing and dancing going on in my room. Reminds me of home:) And then there's Maria who is Greek and good at hanging out with the boys and holding her own. She is a very bright girl who just loves school. These kids love to talk, they talk about anything. But what has been especially sweet is talking with them about the Lord. They are at that age where they have so many questions and are starting to really understand who Jesus was and about faith. They could talk for hours. This is very humbling and I pray for wisdom while I'm with them. I can see the challenges I will have someday with my own children and this is hopefully helping me think through some things before we get there. Children really are like sponges and you have to be so careful what you teach them!<br />9. I have really enjoyed going to church this month. Before this month we hadn't been to our church for 6 weeks because of snow or coming home. It is good to be back. We have been going through the Exodus and learning a lot about Pharaoh and who he was, the plagues and their purposes, and total depravity. This is a hard issue for me. It is hard for me to really think of myself as totally depraved and deserving of hell. That is not easy. But I am thankful that this is the case. Because I am totally depraved I must rely on a merciful God to save me. I can do nothing myself. I am again humbled by the fact that he will save me. He doesn't need to. He would be perfectly just in punishing me. He doesn't need me or to redeem me, but it must bring him glory to do so. He has promised throughout scripture that he will redeem his people. We will one day worship him forever and ever. I can't wait to understand pure joy in this way. Thank you Lord for saving me.<br />10. I am trying to really enjoy everyday that is given to me. Some days are harder than others, especially when they are boring or I have a bad attitude. I want to have less of those days. We are all works in progress. I thank the Lord for his new mercies everyday and for not being just with us. I am thankful for the place in life that I am. I have so many things to be thankful for!<br /><br />It is going to be a great year. Lots of fun and crazy times ahead!<br />Love,<br />LauraLAURAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09996186535511783171noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704059274482644727.post-35183855266616666142010-10-08T15:01:00.003-04:002010-10-08T15:09:47.605-04:00our new bed!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyNpQZLEbSPsy63BqxSt5c8eHRwJilRxCtO67-Z3uQP9aIEWakwAln2AwcYPKO50hrUlFbY-zx5s8jEdi2WuHfJe1qiDXQahqX12AeYd4dCJtGeKAzVrqU72W-67AWRX7xxsprQde7xTo/s1600/DSCN3489.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525752616920263906" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyNpQZLEbSPsy63BqxSt5c8eHRwJilRxCtO67-Z3uQP9aIEWakwAln2AwcYPKO50hrUlFbY-zx5s8jEdi2WuHfJe1qiDXQahqX12AeYd4dCJtGeKAzVrqU72W-67AWRX7xxsprQde7xTo/s400/DSCN3489.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghZCx-ItfLbEqjiPB7uMuSBz7Smrj5Ha0n9jnfFamegJxQ9yDCcDud3cAyr_j_MPblbyH4cHZbmIMraZbFBQoiLSHGDtT6tBDOwv3rOhzYqAIcp12LR0C9tuDdR-SZYRByLp2GrhoSoLY/s1600/DSCN3488.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525752611214412306" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghZCx-ItfLbEqjiPB7uMuSBz7Smrj5Ha0n9jnfFamegJxQ9yDCcDud3cAyr_j_MPblbyH4cHZbmIMraZbFBQoiLSHGDtT6tBDOwv3rOhzYqAIcp12LR0C9tuDdR-SZYRByLp2GrhoSoLY/s400/DSCN3488.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div>This is the frame and mattress we purchased on overstock.com. We were using the full sized mattress Adam grew up with for the past three years of marriage. Let's just say it's a little past due so this bed is a treat! It's a memory foam mattress which we love. You can't feel the other person move, but it does take some getting used to! <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Definitely</span> no sinking in the middle. I LOVE going to bed at night now, which before I kind of hated. It was good timing with Adam's back and all! Continue to pray for him and that it will heal sooner than later. </div><div>I made the art on the walls by finding some pretty handkerchiefs and old frames(that I painted) at second hand stores in town. Now maybe for a nightstand? Ah so much for just one room! </div></div>LAURAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09996186535511783171noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704059274482644727.post-59818255738501052742010-08-05T09:42:00.002-04:002010-08-05T09:51:00.191-04:003 Years!!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZQcr_ZNOISY_7ATWMRMfrOXGF2DIRBCL2GjQuQ_BhFuw8IYP4StlIJBLxLGPmk_zBrlJlI1hpRwcbDco-ux8TIjP3tJPx9udytfmU0ml8LJiqIvAiILicXU2MYQiRnZVyNGRSkIx9OSc/s1600/DSCN3457.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5501921497801357298" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZQcr_ZNOISY_7ATWMRMfrOXGF2DIRBCL2GjQuQ_BhFuw8IYP4StlIJBLxLGPmk_zBrlJlI1hpRwcbDco-ux8TIjP3tJPx9udytfmU0ml8LJiqIvAiILicXU2MYQiRnZVyNGRSkIx9OSc/s400/DSCN3457.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div>He brought these home after work for me! Same kind of flowers we had at our wedding, cute.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYUH2kJ4byANOtkYbXKnlEGHDbm5RoXauADyQcaqtT__ExOpjR_BGJ6EVkbHx2W8SigMW_e9XtaAyc7dHMKGmHDldT1zm-QUoH0XZb1Dzo5O1dN6biH605Txa1CaWCgZNwcyFC2iXc2ZU/s1600/DSCN3464.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5501921494339430882" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 281px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYUH2kJ4byANOtkYbXKnlEGHDbm5RoXauADyQcaqtT__ExOpjR_BGJ6EVkbHx2W8SigMW_e9XtaAyc7dHMKGmHDldT1zm-QUoH0XZb1Dzo5O1dN6biH605Txa1CaWCgZNwcyFC2iXc2ZU/s400/DSCN3464.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div>After we got home from going to see Inception( weird flick, but made you think), there were two baby deer sitting in the grass near our house. You could barely see their heads when they were sitting down. There was no momma around and they weren't really scared of us. Such a neat little miracle to experience. They couldn't have been more than a couple days old. :)<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKENPaqxIjJtJ0FaB_yl8LdSTO6omdkwK3pePmdxARsJjfKM_FTjQuVpTzb-BbAfQreDHe2YS99UcZcnDS3nYYiZihzJfnRwf5EzN0BTIx_QytZ-7-r0MG8o7hQUIJ-sWhe5vu7d7gH9s/s1600/DSCN3462.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5501921487190485538" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKENPaqxIjJtJ0FaB_yl8LdSTO6omdkwK3pePmdxARsJjfKM_FTjQuVpTzb-BbAfQreDHe2YS99UcZcnDS3nYYiZihzJfnRwf5EzN0BTIx_QytZ-7-r0MG8o7hQUIJ-sWhe5vu7d7gH9s/s400/DSCN3462.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB-cVVxA3XR820ciHsWPXiYbcet2xl6MzG5JLwEGvvEFlIAKJS2_JlIJi9j5CrwMXRH_DaxNgltLmY5noR5WCwElqHgf9IyeKfTQTnQhMEr3-LxXrGWJM_FYOubcUzZSJLWSbqrLhSDec/s1600/DSCN3459.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5501921478383320322" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB-cVVxA3XR820ciHsWPXiYbcet2xl6MzG5JLwEGvvEFlIAKJS2_JlIJi9j5CrwMXRH_DaxNgltLmY5noR5WCwElqHgf9IyeKfTQTnQhMEr3-LxXrGWJM_FYOubcUzZSJLWSbqrLhSDec/s400/DSCN3459.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div>Before dinner at Primo's Pasta Bar.</div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div>Love you Adam. So proud of you and everything you are. Wonder what life will be like 3 years from now? Didn't have a clue three years ago we would have the life we have now. Exciting!!</div></div></div></div>LAURAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09996186535511783171noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704059274482644727.post-38796968606371716082010-06-20T13:04:00.001-04:002010-06-20T13:06:51.768-04:00Fun colors!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiosraHnKgbd9t8FPal_qTNEWBPfkcXczNST3WrjEmclulf7j17xSE4fvecLh9pnOuF_stiGyJRN_-m3qn0hM-n7rHmNV0ejTkzAIqvtPaLrhz8ON4QOIsI7DrDq8wBNpIVHUsE4yuJdZ0/s1600/DSCN3373.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5484903155315452594" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiosraHnKgbd9t8FPal_qTNEWBPfkcXczNST3WrjEmclulf7j17xSE4fvecLh9pnOuF_stiGyJRN_-m3qn0hM-n7rHmNV0ejTkzAIqvtPaLrhz8ON4QOIsI7DrDq8wBNpIVHUsE4yuJdZ0/s400/DSCN3373.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div><br />Look at this strange moth I found on our house! It's pastel pink and yellow. Never seen anything like this before. Just thought it was fun!LAURAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09996186535511783171noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704059274482644727.post-8693780797854347362010-06-09T21:35:00.002-04:002010-06-09T21:39:46.044-04:00Fire!!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG8LMO7ednIDbnH1RpPknzCM9AzcWCF2Ag65jwxO_mXgcaZu_sKVAiphcGWUSmZxcsgjMvCowKdlxhiUM7QmwW_nO-q7aBVin5aBOMoowCcvBnAZdrEN3fPeSX8TankUDYyqX5n01Lz4M/s1600/adam+and+fire.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480952669809587282" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 221px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 166px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG8LMO7ednIDbnH1RpPknzCM9AzcWCF2Ag65jwxO_mXgcaZu_sKVAiphcGWUSmZxcsgjMvCowKdlxhiUM7QmwW_nO-q7aBVin5aBOMoowCcvBnAZdrEN3fPeSX8TankUDYyqX5n01Lz4M/s400/adam+and+fire.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div>We have a TON of broken branches laying around from this winter so we decided to have a bonfire last night and get rid of them. Plus this allowed me to make smores, of course! I love being outside till after 9 at night because it's just getting dark. Remember when it got dark before 5 this winter, what did we do at night? Yuck! Really enjoying how much easier and more fun this summer is! </div>LAURAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09996186535511783171noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704059274482644727.post-53884481006691889352010-05-22T11:42:00.003-04:002010-05-22T11:45:24.692-04:00A Good Day to be a Fisherman<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq5TBv0WtRhtetk9QF-trPWggHnN-Zrw8IZcWvRDJGklEWgmw7MgwavI_zC6Pizi2IEprfJg-m70eM5KnetuKRlhrRzQ3V4zhYgSpeHWzQwIJB2eK1vK3aCazmutg6_9xWtAcj7nEClzo/s1600/adam's+fish+in+boone.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5474120511985947170" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 221px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 166px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq5TBv0WtRhtetk9QF-trPWggHnN-Zrw8IZcWvRDJGklEWgmw7MgwavI_zC6Pizi2IEprfJg-m70eM5KnetuKRlhrRzQ3V4zhYgSpeHWzQwIJB2eK1vK3aCazmutg6_9xWtAcj7nEClzo/s400/adam's+fish+in+boone.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhliOhV1a2C5Gfa0zFBiamePHQulq7HZGDzSUnRifVtbuLXjMWGO5h4Q-MEQsqImtkgAgiWZXoymOn3O3kT7xB3BkjAugjqwdnA3wO4NKw9CkqM7qn0tkd7DolsVukoLan43klnU2pP7b8/s1600/more+fish+in+boone.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5474120505434593378" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 221px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 166px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhliOhV1a2C5Gfa0zFBiamePHQulq7HZGDzSUnRifVtbuLXjMWGO5h4Q-MEQsqImtkgAgiWZXoymOn3O3kT7xB3BkjAugjqwdnA3wO4NKw9CkqM7qn0tkd7DolsVukoLan43klnU2pP7b8/s400/more+fish+in+boone.jpg" border="0" /></a> Adam caught these beautiful brown trout a few weeks ago with a friend.</div><div>We, yes we, cleaned them and then enjoyed them for dinner. So yummy, they</div><div>tasted like salmon they were so fresh! He hopes to have more Saturday mornings </div><div>that are this great!<br /><br /></div><div></div>LAURAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09996186535511783171noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704059274482644727.post-2914850446689151672010-05-22T11:34:00.001-04:002010-05-22T11:34:35.476-04:00The Greatest Journey Video<embed src="http://c.brightcove.com/services/viewer/federated_f8/901003934" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" flashVars="videoId=74114005001&playerId=901003934&viewerSecureGatewayURL=https://console.brightcove.com/services/amfgateway&servicesURL=http://services.brightcove.com/services&cdnURL=http://admin.brightcove.com&domain=embed&autoStart=false&" base="http://admin.brightcove.com" name="flashObj" width="300" height="225" seamlesstabbing="false" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" swLiveConnect="true" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/shockwave/download/index.cgi?P1_Prod_Version=ShockwaveFlash"></embed><p>Here is a video about the OCC Discipleship project Adam has been working to develop over the last year or so.</p>LAURAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09996186535511783171noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704059274482644727.post-83187822656941212122010-05-22T11:17:00.002-04:002010-05-22T11:26:25.867-04:00Fun in the Spring<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWMjjAzp93Dbjid-j240AN15T-n9CwQwx8ZO7SZsyS989SmBPicMAweofpeVI7hP4dETgvFxg3atyrlAFn83_XNSf88OG6ZZn3546XqSx_ud2FCQJwFFSEvudFc9GcqyNesBrLqJ6SEKg/s1600/johnny+gil%27s+game.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5474114378149044066" style="WIDTH: 221px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 166px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWMjjAzp93Dbjid-j240AN15T-n9CwQwx8ZO7SZsyS989SmBPicMAweofpeVI7hP4dETgvFxg3atyrlAFn83_XNSf88OG6ZZn3546XqSx_ud2FCQJwFFSEvudFc9GcqyNesBrLqJ6SEKg/s320/johnny+gil%27s+game.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIgLrl43hoZGFvxhjxz-cvwKDUfB3s0v3hOZ4FrQ-PzyASgtOtugxXj6osXWfS32u7REnoygbncOsEtGSoV2rYEOT-ul0aqclVpqtfKe2ptS0e9MHQDd9lqhBv52qRjY8wsH1dhTEnmjs/s1600/johnny+gil%27s+game+2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5474114375225162530" style="WIDTH: 221px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 166px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIgLrl43hoZGFvxhjxz-cvwKDUfB3s0v3hOZ4FrQ-PzyASgtOtugxXj6osXWfS32u7REnoygbncOsEtGSoV2rYEOT-ul0aqclVpqtfKe2ptS0e9MHQDd9lqhBv52qRjY8wsH1dhTEnmjs/s320/johnny+gil%27s+game+2.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYc_SBrXbuMieYPGr2fEX0GIKHWXZQbDytAswww5DIpC5zCylveVhaVgch8eD4OqiK3fUCAloZSWZsVzg6rXPxMC-Qp5QlUXf2TuVGku9twPbvdi9QtaFRLjbdWXNWrNRuPzyXpVUkWdo/s1600/recitation+2010spring.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5474114371757804162" style="WIDTH: 221px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 166px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYc_SBrXbuMieYPGr2fEX0GIKHWXZQbDytAswww5DIpC5zCylveVhaVgch8eD4OqiK3fUCAloZSWZsVzg6rXPxMC-Qp5QlUXf2TuVGku9twPbvdi9QtaFRLjbdWXNWrNRuPzyXpVUkWdo/s320/recitation+2010spring.jpg" border="0" /></a> We went down to Winston-Salem to see</div><div>John Gilmore play baseball and to have a night out of Boone!The third </div><div>picture is of some of my fifth graders this past week at our spring recitation.</div><div>They performed their memory work including bible verses, their history song </div><div>which is a timeline from early explorers to the year 1815, the Declaration of </div><div>Independence and the Preamble. It was fun to watch them shine; they've been working so hard!<br />We have one week of school left. I think we are all ready for summer break!<br /><br /></div><div></div></div>LAURAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09996186535511783171noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704059274482644727.post-48188769104963126222010-02-09T22:08:00.003-05:002010-02-09T22:12:16.468-05:00Jim Harrwkiins.....<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc7FjKUoS3dRMyktOfV2vd8akfUnuCSsxqB0r1ojFaWfTRUYM7zRPzFYWa6j08OvmrJ9yqaXLcDRetDIQKVTxCFBqXScgBLoavTdOEDkACb9WVbu63QEnwjn90tk10J4xtrd6b1JD0r3c/s1600-h/DSCN3360.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436446775059835138" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc7FjKUoS3dRMyktOfV2vd8akfUnuCSsxqB0r1ojFaWfTRUYM7zRPzFYWa6j08OvmrJ9yqaXLcDRetDIQKVTxCFBqXScgBLoavTdOEDkACb9WVbu63QEnwjn90tk10J4xtrd6b1JD0r3c/s320/DSCN3360.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />We are reading Treasure Island at school!<br />We all pulled out our books the other day and<br />I realized no one had the same one, there have<br />been so many different covers made! This is a<br />great read if you haven't read it in awhile.LAURAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09996186535511783171noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704059274482644727.post-54792126895854330062010-02-07T14:05:00.002-05:002010-02-07T14:08:53.906-05:00painting and snow!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg_CdJsOr7pkusp_auVZc3Ljryyv4sQqbGjKGIWBWlrEp-IJE4nIBtjiHy1i-cVIHode5Sc3n2QyPFhI8cKzUnsePFcs2dK35cEPoqa3H6acXxhLxVptwHH5a3wlF882ZDBVzm2TojOPU/s1600-h/DSCN3355.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435580347851798306" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg_CdJsOr7pkusp_auVZc3Ljryyv4sQqbGjKGIWBWlrEp-IJE4nIBtjiHy1i-cVIHode5Sc3n2QyPFhI8cKzUnsePFcs2dK35cEPoqa3H6acXxhLxVptwHH5a3wlF882ZDBVzm2TojOPU/s400/DSCN3355.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVU3avxzE4oGHxQHLKqqh3mIGC4iSTMOa1hDJ137kfZkZGGM2x0MtJnCIgO61U0KXEStvDUBUdmPp27vzo-GchJZwYyZj9P1Iu1_XEJJ2Rz63LDrcDYZJxlM6KoXvdQoBejPUTolEdW0c/s1600-h/DSCN3340.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435580345274277778" style="WIDTH: 300px; 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I've never seen one</div><div>so intense. Luckily we only lost power for one day</div><div>while others lost theirs for up to five.</div><div>Here are a few pics us us in the dark(you can't tell because of </div><div>the flash) making breakfast over the fire, trying to melt</div><div>water to flush our toilet, and the sweet oil lamp</div><div>that our neighbors let us borrow. Hope this doesn't happen</div><div>again in our house in Boone because it was not </div><div>designed for this! With a fire it was 45 degrees inside!<br /></div><div></div></div></div>LAURAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09996186535511783171noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704059274482644727.post-85894357096835031882009-12-19T13:41:00.002-05:002009-12-19T13:51:08.145-05:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhObjkApejKwwkpPJWsweBDE4xVfsS7nNwJDgUBrlKrDSRrTv0jcAk7HT3KGcXLzP6STy0Gpt9kFqZRgMBIDjIWQx2BRAQ4VK0EyQ5H9WFALwBjoA0UJJjUt-8mZPuKXYcGQl_ptlaPtRE/s1600-h/DSCN3298.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417019965366259138" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhObjkApejKwwkpPJWsweBDE4xVfsS7nNwJDgUBrlKrDSRrTv0jcAk7HT3KGcXLzP6STy0Gpt9kFqZRgMBIDjIWQx2BRAQ4VK0EyQ5H9WFALwBjoA0UJJjUt-8mZPuKXYcGQl_ptlaPtRE/s400/DSCN3298.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeGHTisJiggfeUNQNsSu63J7mWcrptiyvO63keozO71eH9ktsZc4rYgpEjTlsQ3Ni5ukGCCTKVuRNfqH90c5YPnSswn71tX3E_V-8t-uRVzif9j9Txyako2yhDY0xZdA4UqexKF0F6Glo/s1600-h/DSCN3297.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417019963476007794" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeGHTisJiggfeUNQNsSu63J7mWcrptiyvO63keozO71eH9ktsZc4rYgpEjTlsQ3Ni5ukGCCTKVuRNfqH90c5YPnSswn71tX3E_V-8t-uRVzif9j9Txyako2yhDY0xZdA4UqexKF0F6Glo/s400/DSCN3297.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuIvLC793_jINIIoHkik9Pd1Xgnoe1iSyW0-XqHVg6KW51Bg8cPpg_BcDylmAIM1fM-gKlpCdWI_51W3zzzsQeg2SQaLHERYP_WKiX0WKxhkEpzWUWehqGZBicPxHe2bXSfgP_k9gAUG8/s1600-h/DSCN3294.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417019958249284162" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuIvLC793_jINIIoHkik9Pd1Xgnoe1iSyW0-XqHVg6KW51Bg8cPpg_BcDylmAIM1fM-gKlpCdWI_51W3zzzsQeg2SQaLHERYP_WKiX0WKxhkEpzWUWehqGZBicPxHe2bXSfgP_k9gAUG8/s400/DSCN3294.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX6tdjcLy3XnU0hsWKMJahyJ6E0f6rKPpuEGuUKkNgvqP4dshftq_VYPRZcKFzYoIr8VI8DVsQVCAUxKkb5kLgtFOcoKEw2gZfQW3DtRWJqqRZjphV9ONw5AMEYc6-ZFGSfjpelF4k9uU/s1600-h/DSCN3295.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417019952519763090" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX6tdjcLy3XnU0hsWKMJahyJ6E0f6rKPpuEGuUKkNgvqP4dshftq_VYPRZcKFzYoIr8VI8DVsQVCAUxKkb5kLgtFOcoKEw2gZfQW3DtRWJqqRZjphV9ONw5AMEYc6-ZFGSfjpelF4k9uU/s400/DSCN3295.JPG" /></a><br /><br />Yeah snow! We got about 14 inches of snow yesterday! </div><div>Ithink we even have more coming! That</div><div>is a lot when you live at the top of a mountain with no</div><div>one to plow you out! I miss our Iowa City driveway; well sorta. </div><div>I don't have to work today because I can't get there! Yeah! </div><div>We went sledding with our neighbor Julie and jumped off the sides </div><div>of big snow drifts to start our day! It's the perfect day for Adam</div><div>to be snowed in and work on his paper. We are on our last cup </div><div>of hot cho though. I didn't plan very well........... I'm finally getting</div><div>to read my two new books from Vicki. I just finished The Christmas</div><div>Jars-which was a great book! I'm about to start on the other. Thanks</div><div>again! <br /><br /></div><div></div></div></div>LAURAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09996186535511783171noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704059274482644727.post-83777393512590150112009-12-09T15:46:00.002-05:002009-12-09T15:53:45.424-05:00Fun times around Christmas!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW8CCRCvea_rlfNUr1eO-xPbeqsoBpGyqPDCgXoB6J3d8pRsgGRVM8dW0YVm-VelWn4eIh91MOv68Bvnuphm_HoO3IBKgczrQ9RXqM0wCfgN9ih2PdXsTHww7sTtKum05muA7oyz0atQY/s1600-h/DSCN3268.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413341469556141490" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW8CCRCvea_rlfNUr1eO-xPbeqsoBpGyqPDCgXoB6J3d8pRsgGRVM8dW0YVm-VelWn4eIh91MOv68Bvnuphm_HoO3IBKgczrQ9RXqM0wCfgN9ih2PdXsTHww7sTtKum05muA7oyz0atQY/s320/DSCN3268.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifsdpKwkVmVHr_1aIKu34h3Z8WLOKkyzR6ljtH3oU4WJBhaGRXUNC1Mnl7tCCPV0LfPNRfhB1oMu35E6xM6vjknkXzWY4zX4YVSTqE0lEIvamgWUZtHf8iLggMAVmPzjCyxNmLRJcvC3M/s1600-h/DSCN3267.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413341459982071986" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifsdpKwkVmVHr_1aIKu34h3Z8WLOKkyzR6ljtH3oU4WJBhaGRXUNC1Mnl7tCCPV0LfPNRfhB1oMu35E6xM6vjknkXzWY4zX4YVSTqE0lEIvamgWUZtHf8iLggMAVmPzjCyxNmLRJcvC3M/s320/DSCN3267.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPcnYlHf_HAsvbBFquc1P2yV2UXk-VgNoiguEU82M0_PiXZTH6ftszZigYvlFtjGLueiH16bhuFirEmcFRuhlgDuIMYQgq5vMpDAi2ITXG_o9IR90KXGUFmgPGOCj2bae5QNrlBmO9Hm0/s1600-h/DSCN3273.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413341455141596434" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPcnYlHf_HAsvbBFquc1P2yV2UXk-VgNoiguEU82M0_PiXZTH6ftszZigYvlFtjGLueiH16bhuFirEmcFRuhlgDuIMYQgq5vMpDAi2ITXG_o9IR90KXGUFmgPGOCj2bae5QNrlBmO9Hm0/s320/DSCN3273.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br />We had fun at school today making Christmas </div><div>crafts in art! It didn't snow here today like it did in Iowa! </div><div>That would have been more appropriate for our </div><div>day than a sunny 55 degree one!<br /></div><div></div></div>LAURAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09996186535511783171noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704059274482644727.post-61663366646108313502009-12-07T21:30:00.004-05:002009-12-07T21:38:54.618-05:00Joy to the World!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh40_MSoLtfJ8jjYmVjvE2d9h-dKonF_43WNkQk_R3JlDBsBClUNQ_C2icH7rVTIjyrlcioP6id9N7S32Dea05wTTSYfrwsEOGPbUvtxwmwy6EnWS6LYUNb5AibTWupQ1hUtpbjM8DFr6I/s1600-h/DSCN3251.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412688015358840642" style="WIDTH: 277px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh40_MSoLtfJ8jjYmVjvE2d9h-dKonF_43WNkQk_R3JlDBsBClUNQ_C2icH7rVTIjyrlcioP6id9N7S32Dea05wTTSYfrwsEOGPbUvtxwmwy6EnWS6LYUNb5AibTWupQ1hUtpbjM8DFr6I/s320/DSCN3251.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdRtcJm5GFgQmiGq46h4PjD1Q0Twqr-QS0w-9riy_mn9sIZEpx9aqdz9SzrAHyj8h_QGeq-ucjJiq1AcHtkIKayELKw37grUep6kSMKfebMZAyME1Q5cK7uqQEFG7MbiQyFclhzFPo_nc/s1600-h/DSCN3262.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412688010942090418" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdRtcJm5GFgQmiGq46h4PjD1Q0Twqr-QS0w-9riy_mn9sIZEpx9aqdz9SzrAHyj8h_QGeq-ucjJiq1AcHtkIKayELKw37grUep6kSMKfebMZAyME1Q5cK7uqQEFG7MbiQyFclhzFPo_nc/s320/DSCN3262.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />We had fun decorating our tree tonight! Adam did all </div><div>the hard work of putting it in the stand and trimming it, and </div><div>I got to put the lights on! He even made us hot <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">cho</span>...</div><div>Blake helped too in the background while we talked to him</div><div>on <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Skype</span>. Miss everyone already back at home!<br /></div><div></div>LAURAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09996186535511783171noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704059274482644727.post-233814008332594002009-07-20T21:24:00.002-04:002009-07-20T21:37:35.038-04:00The past month...<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNxPfU1FkdHrC3ZC_2nEpYu7QlB4HH199OeQWqSa3SR0deBAZwYclFMxx5a9kF1POE-NRPfJbJIPFreNY5FY3XwMJb488l-T5Rrmp92ls0GBheLd7RuvBn2NwELcE6G72L9yIZtDk52do/s1600-h/DSCN3143.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5360719776659770146" style="WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNxPfU1FkdHrC3ZC_2nEpYu7QlB4HH199OeQWqSa3SR0deBAZwYclFMxx5a9kF1POE-NRPfJbJIPFreNY5FY3XwMJb488l-T5Rrmp92ls0GBheLd7RuvBn2NwELcE6G72L9yIZtDk52do/s320/DSCN3143.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBnC0aQj7mH-vWXk_aYNXzU2O74Ly08WJ70Q83tHUMq-BTGzZGebySSUT0BrjtanWy97U0sSr056W9zZORoTP8w8J81PSP8tL8P-hUSc5hKC25RB7GCvg7yGQM3CSyv6jnenIbRfi4-Gw/s1600-h/DSCN3139.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5360719770356639682" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBnC0aQj7mH-vWXk_aYNXzU2O74Ly08WJ70Q83tHUMq-BTGzZGebySSUT0BrjtanWy97U0sSr056W9zZORoTP8w8J81PSP8tL8P-hUSc5hKC25RB7GCvg7yGQM3CSyv6jnenIbRfi4-Gw/s320/DSCN3139.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH9x73IZAD9_fEhnqw3l17Tjwoc1MflpuyfHkDs0hA6lxF7rQ9MHYjBHy5_7zYFAXY2D2d4NiRYOPr9ABvgVqRdQCBvIZEZmNNxTQ541mPvgDhQkpyeEhSOSC8oDtyvWwJjNWk5yFALTQ/s1600-h/DSCN3137.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5360719767133526610" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH9x73IZAD9_fEhnqw3l17Tjwoc1MflpuyfHkDs0hA6lxF7rQ9MHYjBHy5_7zYFAXY2D2d4NiRYOPr9ABvgVqRdQCBvIZEZmNNxTQ541mPvgDhQkpyeEhSOSC8oDtyvWwJjNWk5yFALTQ/s320/DSCN3137.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLwEiqOTd2bYOzJE45erGvvGMF49gDrdHcpayhtXNpNXoK1fSaedSWdCbhoK4UIIHGOydi-FKytHXGusNKj0HjTkouMUsUczaTahbUcJrDrcSvXD4Jln043qnzz-NRq-FFwHn3fhtLph0/s1600-h/DSCN3135.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5360719763448806466" style="WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLwEiqOTd2bYOzJE45erGvvGMF49gDrdHcpayhtXNpNXoK1fSaedSWdCbhoK4UIIHGOydi-FKytHXGusNKj0HjTkouMUsUczaTahbUcJrDrcSvXD4Jln043qnzz-NRq-FFwHn3fhtLph0/s320/DSCN3135.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXeHXybV4SKvxyA8QRjpn2c2W5r5pOiNwq6lYwb2x8qr0wRyDg2aj065Gfy105xdQe5r1RHeEOgW-ciF6TcOcwzK8g3DaoSoRimmeoli7mTzmDNOjHQws6eEmkWcImwJR4J1nW3iaLHFo/s1600-h/DSCN3133.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5360719758297034978" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXeHXybV4SKvxyA8QRjpn2c2W5r5pOiNwq6lYwb2x8qr0wRyDg2aj065Gfy105xdQe5r1RHeEOgW-ciF6TcOcwzK8g3DaoSoRimmeoli7mTzmDNOjHQws6eEmkWcImwJR4J1nW3iaLHFo/s320/DSCN3133.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />These are some pictures of all the random fun</div><div>we've been having. We spent most of the fourth</div><div>with <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">matt</span> and <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">alison</span> and showing our patriotism.</div><div>Mimi is the little girl I teach in the picture with me.</div><div>We also spent a lot of our fourth with her and her family.</div><div><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Cupps</span> brought us a real <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Louisville</span> slugger from their trip </div><div>to the factory. It has a cubs logo and and our name engraved.</div><div>It's really heavy......I can't believe they hit <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">home runs</span> with</div><div>those bats! The top picture is of our trip to Charlotte this past </div><div>weekend. We helped Dan and Christa move and got to have</div><div>fun(well, I did) spending a gift card <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">i've</span> had since our wedding! </div><div>I love the summer and being able to do a lot of fun things. We </div><div>are grateful to God for all the things we've been able to do</div><div> and for the friends and some family we' <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">ve</span> gotten to see!</div><div><br /><br /> </div><div></div></div></div></div>LAURAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09996186535511783171noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704059274482644727.post-44171879704172796932009-06-03T10:34:00.002-04:002009-06-03T10:40:08.493-04:00FLOWERS!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbs2_FuWXXPnIs1pP-n8UdxBGg30p8PJGOt0eOrMcUz8VZ7caAZ-clicUhHUtnHcW2ivbKppbjW8qfkudwKXjiUwgybCCMlQZrhqLEkcQu8P-a_N2wYiSwmc47JQ-i35Op7IB6yvne9Pk/s1600-h/DSCN3107.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343110257083883554" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbs2_FuWXXPnIs1pP-n8UdxBGg30p8PJGOt0eOrMcUz8VZ7caAZ-clicUhHUtnHcW2ivbKppbjW8qfkudwKXjiUwgybCCMlQZrhqLEkcQu8P-a_N2wYiSwmc47JQ-i35Op7IB6yvne9Pk/s320/DSCN3107.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB5_sb1VkyjjzGWX-WXSDtfXkm9FPt-wXBXnNnEa-3IX1id_TVGubYkNhcnpSWJKYbiEvGKF2yxdlPpeMr1i5dIhnSeaPnuVlKpj5L7igDa51J_eYEJn6elMhMR4tx1__zNFHChft2SC0/s1600-h/DSCN3099.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343110254861543106" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB5_sb1VkyjjzGWX-WXSDtfXkm9FPt-wXBXnNnEa-3IX1id_TVGubYkNhcnpSWJKYbiEvGKF2yxdlPpeMr1i5dIhnSeaPnuVlKpj5L7igDa51J_eYEJn6elMhMR4tx1__zNFHChft2SC0/s320/DSCN3099.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX-d92ns1NiqLtEjZOLy1njl6V_nS37AnAqfi02cSbwn50RmBdCKF5JCgr-k8mZE_5icdnotojqSPeQdxcBz2aPI-yhI-pF305nOIGPriLSpGgTlRF4cHAuCOqQlbwNZyf9PVrK-IiuK8/s1600-h/DSCN3102.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343110248179790098" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX-d92ns1NiqLtEjZOLy1njl6V_nS37AnAqfi02cSbwn50RmBdCKF5JCgr-k8mZE_5icdnotojqSPeQdxcBz2aPI-yhI-pF305nOIGPriLSpGgTlRF4cHAuCOqQlbwNZyf9PVrK-IiuK8/s320/DSCN3102.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div><br /><p>Mom- I've been painting! I thought that would </p><p>make you proud that I'm actually using my skills </p><p>from college. I painted a few Georgia O' Keeffe flowers</p><p>for Adam to take with him to Africa for gifts. The </p><p>flowers on top are from him and I just thought they </p><p>were really pretty so I added them! Hope this inspires</p><p>you all to be creative!</p>LAURAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09996186535511783171noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704059274482644727.post-4471163278246039482009-05-23T17:11:00.002-04:002009-05-23T17:18:34.603-04:00Hiking Adventures<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP2cI-ID0bwqEVa6Jb0xEDzh3tx2GbvmnANSKUKFsMsA8kH0HFERynH-ZU2krjdAMhB6AQO94aqIUo4fuTlm04RIz2D6E6_stTbEiyf9R6DPZUg2QtlMeN27h2PaG_hhIky44aeahYXbU/s1600-h/DSCN3084.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339130962386502882" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP2cI-ID0bwqEVa6Jb0xEDzh3tx2GbvmnANSKUKFsMsA8kH0HFERynH-ZU2krjdAMhB6AQO94aqIUo4fuTlm04RIz2D6E6_stTbEiyf9R6DPZUg2QtlMeN27h2PaG_hhIky44aeahYXbU/s400/DSCN3084.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgshhIJgVxM8OY_8nm7QikeDAdwfWLHJYNrKT93xfL89O9BXI5TDvGw8AAE571ELkxyQulGjAibh8Glcep5xZLvwEubSkGXv2PMGD6IhLQKZb8uqtSwPcbMytbNpZmcd9sBr2pgimX4E64/s1600-h/DSCN3086.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339130956904822962" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgshhIJgVxM8OY_8nm7QikeDAdwfWLHJYNrKT93xfL89O9BXI5TDvGw8AAE571ELkxyQulGjAibh8Glcep5xZLvwEubSkGXv2PMGD6IhLQKZb8uqtSwPcbMytbNpZmcd9sBr2pgimX4E64/s400/DSCN3086.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLvef-HpUy6JdcWL6usSC61rkHyxJzV0UwyCC2B6p4FkH_v3NtV6-r4eOrSDBLnC12QGzUf3-pmLv8NINDNJg3eE_V4ZSgDY66qh-4EoCia0C6gJwtrR6T4KPAGCbQxc-1x2Ln3j-Z6Z8/s1600-h/DSCN3088.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339130948810085970" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLvef-HpUy6JdcWL6usSC61rkHyxJzV0UwyCC2B6p4FkH_v3NtV6-r4eOrSDBLnC12QGzUf3-pmLv8NINDNJg3eE_V4ZSgDY66qh-4EoCia0C6gJwtrR6T4KPAGCbQxc-1x2Ln3j-Z6Z8/s400/DSCN3088.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfBM06t7qABWugJFeaiJpE-pMSIR7TkvPOu4YA3n19JB5QyaaTak0d4HUthh0Hf4rkIe5O0MmWut2lefD303IoQd8zZ2y2GW81MwItgiJu6o8wztUq23hEoyrKTZI96R0ygtLvzP2wQn4/s1600-h/DSCN3092.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339130939595375602" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfBM06t7qABWugJFeaiJpE-pMSIR7TkvPOu4YA3n19JB5QyaaTak0d4HUthh0Hf4rkIe5O0MmWut2lefD303IoQd8zZ2y2GW81MwItgiJu6o8wztUq23hEoyrKTZI96R0ygtLvzP2wQn4/s400/DSCN3092.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />We went hiking today on a new road called Globe rd. It's a part</div><div>of NC we haven't explored yet! We found a snapping turtle on </div><div>the first path which Adam is holding and later in the leaves. We </div><div>also found a snail and some pretty butterflies! The last picture is</div><div>of the side of the hill that we had to climb down to get to the trail</div><div>at the bottom. You can barely see it, but it was worth getting down </div><div>to see some pretty waterfalls! It was a good day to go out exploring!<br /></div><div></div></div></div>LAURAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09996186535511783171noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704059274482644727.post-45496686047705329852009-05-22T10:55:00.004-04:002009-05-22T11:05:52.501-04:00School Campout<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzaVTCiYnR-4twIcVsMXIAQWDUtcdZPFWXUf5NhATBjkiz7r5DZ-RaB5r8YYdSW7eO35-fYxB7XKqpubZpSNzusTGUYDwqvIXCqQ5Idy_mvX0RtGSrSoWFd4h9Ek4L4T5d7uCXWZIrxc4/s1600-h/DSCN3081.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5338663811406582802" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzaVTCiYnR-4twIcVsMXIAQWDUtcdZPFWXUf5NhATBjkiz7r5DZ-RaB5r8YYdSW7eO35-fYxB7XKqpubZpSNzusTGUYDwqvIXCqQ5Idy_mvX0RtGSrSoWFd4h9Ek4L4T5d7uCXWZIrxc4/s400/DSCN3081.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI4Tb_kBowRQe-YXmQrvtNlYL-FpMX9D_W6ZUF1ucoItdpM5kXisC0Nofy9c-_Sho_7anCwTBJTNdrKisY_iWKFkpZZEsFNQRQhtmLw_PSZwsmPRyuMzwTnqwMU3NNfhfaf7fC3mSxFlQ/s1600-h/DSCN3079.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5338663806382325442" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI4Tb_kBowRQe-YXmQrvtNlYL-FpMX9D_W6ZUF1ucoItdpM5kXisC0Nofy9c-_Sho_7anCwTBJTNdrKisY_iWKFkpZZEsFNQRQhtmLw_PSZwsmPRyuMzwTnqwMU3NNfhfaf7fC3mSxFlQ/s400/DSCN3079.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiesuocM5xvdAhQK5BZ2nMH9BHO2MlJCsoMpEzVMPaYd-ssvTFLW4fPF1CFbLzqy2chGl5GBKxNMnUg1LOHvmLou8TYU-EjEhb-gF_81J7hpRA24Y-u4q0WqktoUJH_TI52nKQln-dXQ8/s1600-h/DSCN3077.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5338663803748913522" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiesuocM5xvdAhQK5BZ2nMH9BHO2MlJCsoMpEzVMPaYd-ssvTFLW4fPF1CFbLzqy2chGl5GBKxNMnUg1LOHvmLou8TYU-EjEhb-gF_81J7hpRA24Y-u4q0WqktoUJH_TI52nKQln-dXQ8/s400/DSCN3077.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div><br /><p>Last night Mr. Bassett; another teacher from Grace, his wife tracy, </p><p>adam and I all took 8 kids camping behind a stream on one of the fifth </p><p>graders land. We played wiffleball, football, roasted hot dogs and malos, </p><p>learned how to set up tents, how to make a bridge to cross the stream and </p><p>told stories. It was a great time. I especailly enjoyed just hanging out with </p><p>the kids not in school where we could just have fun!!! Adam and I didn't spend</p><p>the night because he had to work today, but I think they were pretty crowded</p><p>the way it was! </p>LAURAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09996186535511783171noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704059274482644727.post-81163055716188913952009-04-19T17:17:00.001-04:002009-04-19T17:21:18.955-04:00Mad Hatter Bridal Shower<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQzJEqf38FZeBMNAbMywwss-kGWCjcAE2Z6FlVrHlRSfOa3QixnsQYMjrqFgFx52IW6RfF6884hNzCCzRRpdiwDGInWKlo1yf_f5ZxrVDvyM8Za9KYPNQz4Eyr_KlRDmSAX36X7_cdXAg/s1600-h/DSCN3064.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326515240768818418" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQzJEqf38FZeBMNAbMywwss-kGWCjcAE2Z6FlVrHlRSfOa3QixnsQYMjrqFgFx52IW6RfF6884hNzCCzRRpdiwDGInWKlo1yf_f5ZxrVDvyM8Za9KYPNQz4Eyr_KlRDmSAX36X7_cdXAg/s400/DSCN3064.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfRzV0_vqVa0gmgN6ycOl4wXJRWdnIE4R2GIxfWuLjfvTRh7BDb0wZ8wvpUopFXZPpVQYErbBIxNWwaRmQZmc0r3D3S4IJbUTnKWWRKUuvstuOqhkSxwZuVsQv-aHuQ3IptObQ-Vdx010/s1600-h/DSCN3074.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326515233948197474" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfRzV0_vqVa0gmgN6ycOl4wXJRWdnIE4R2GIxfWuLjfvTRh7BDb0wZ8wvpUopFXZPpVQYErbBIxNWwaRmQZmc0r3D3S4IJbUTnKWWRKUuvstuOqhkSxwZuVsQv-aHuQ3IptObQ-Vdx010/s400/DSCN3074.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpU74oV2m86NQ1fDBXnwSI8K-kOJNS0smB9CUQlzGyCQR9qunkui8VnMKK0ytVgpZqCz9vRUTaF4z4u47Co-uTp96FmhCcqqcqOm6Ak0g-mU5x2jfnP3mdqqpbAVRmGktovmGVr0N1TnU/s1600-h/DSCN3056.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326515231731824178" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpU74oV2m86NQ1fDBXnwSI8K-kOJNS0smB9CUQlzGyCQR9qunkui8VnMKK0ytVgpZqCz9vRUTaF4z4u47Co-uTp96FmhCcqqcqOm6Ak0g-mU5x2jfnP3mdqqpbAVRmGktovmGVr0N1TnU/s400/DSCN3056.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Amanda's getting married! She's the one with the flower hat! </div><div>We had a shower for her today and all had to wear fun hats.</div><div>Meghann luckily loaned claire and I hats so we fit right in! These</div><div>are also some yummy cupcakes I made for the party! Good </div><div>girls time!<br /></div><div></div></div>LAURAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09996186535511783171noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704059274482644727.post-88373232634857991542009-04-18T20:30:00.002-04:002009-04-18T20:40:58.283-04:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ1KTL-jLtU5dKWt-YrtETg9aKH1rrRGD1hBN1J9jx5FPR4DwurUzwiCvvIo5_DLQt1idP7_G8ecf0jvQ2WuhUXDutcsUYCIxhJ40EGinw11QtejD24HpMi12pgLBCRfZl6edff0Qxs7w/s1600-h/DSCN3051.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326194761456364066" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ1KTL-jLtU5dKWt-YrtETg9aKH1rrRGD1hBN1J9jx5FPR4DwurUzwiCvvIo5_DLQt1idP7_G8ecf0jvQ2WuhUXDutcsUYCIxhJ40EGinw11QtejD24HpMi12pgLBCRfZl6edff0Qxs7w/s320/DSCN3051.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi74FEz8d9UIe8uBe8Az5-9LyLYYnr4STcs1hrD-8VufnVaLAEqGearMGy0zxt3uJZD3wD5zq4D3nuNwTj7N3HZxl42gDemyjLhNqHXYhLcmE47lEsEtXPeOpanLQpxNRI5MBSXqZ6eRa0/s1600-h/DSCN3041.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326194751609792514" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi74FEz8d9UIe8uBe8Az5-9LyLYYnr4STcs1hrD-8VufnVaLAEqGearMGy0zxt3uJZD3wD5zq4D3nuNwTj7N3HZxl42gDemyjLhNqHXYhLcmE47lEsEtXPeOpanLQpxNRI5MBSXqZ6eRa0/s320/DSCN3041.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKkU17oY0oZYfXS3OCd1HKVW2ZSWDRTrIYPgS9z_CMSP-Tch1KY7JjLzpVBiyEneV0kEN0vIAu4c5g7j6MxLKh-NlrwipJNFJWcCO4oH86cCT724khB7KQaHNYsAN2ohD5dof_WLI7PBI/s1600-h/DSCN3048.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326194749293421970" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKkU17oY0oZYfXS3OCd1HKVW2ZSWDRTrIYPgS9z_CMSP-Tch1KY7JjLzpVBiyEneV0kEN0vIAu4c5g7j6MxLKh-NlrwipJNFJWcCO4oH86cCT724khB7KQaHNYsAN2ohD5dof_WLI7PBI/s320/DSCN3048.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGvmexaG3_33wRW-p5hdlhlB3t-a0SHsYWcjyX5XvGdFnoTRh6yBvyg3KYe-CwRTolicJXvw2qPoPSzZWBTy3o1tLUNKcsQRAFsUbmFcl0B0gGDJJi1S7DLjpX_QvH6Q8NZoArNmX4Dz8/s1600-h/DSCN3046.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326194743293534050" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGvmexaG3_33wRW-p5hdlhlB3t-a0SHsYWcjyX5XvGdFnoTRh6yBvyg3KYe-CwRTolicJXvw2qPoPSzZWBTy3o1tLUNKcsQRAFsUbmFcl0B0gGDJJi1S7DLjpX_QvH6Q8NZoArNmX4Dz8/s320/DSCN3046.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Finally we had a nice day in boone! we went on a </div><div>HARD, but good for us and fun bike ride, did some </div><div>shopping with my girlfriends for a bridal shower tomorrow, </div><div>listened to the cubbies heart wrenching game(which they came</div><div>out victorious-i hope you were watching), and just enjoyed all</div><div>the sunshine that we had! here's just a few pics of us being goofy </div><div>and our pretty sunset we had! sorry i haven't posted in </div><div>forever-i'm not good at taking pictures!<br /><br /></div><div></div></div></div>LAURAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09996186535511783171noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704059274482644727.post-42218681551862715082009-02-27T09:14:00.002-05:002009-02-27T09:22:17.431-05:00Our Friend Ethan...<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-7Yh67TJjP9wq8hCOQqYHuu-Wu0UzaPqsfcVW2aZrqWLw7Frxut5-ZdYEiFr_wOcvCUkNubOyDXid2RkqcSXkPzeMbwSD3e7mq12T2NJjTNDugeioFLdbYuDnqEoNfnrkiUjH9nqTRv4/s1600-h/DSCN3013.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5307481306786939922" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-7Yh67TJjP9wq8hCOQqYHuu-Wu0UzaPqsfcVW2aZrqWLw7Frxut5-ZdYEiFr_wOcvCUkNubOyDXid2RkqcSXkPzeMbwSD3e7mq12T2NJjTNDugeioFLdbYuDnqEoNfnrkiUjH9nqTRv4/s320/DSCN3013.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdHf2ocP12Alaf92U7G-t8pBPdtlLtNoG-k3Syhiy0BWW99u4Rs-bauhE177XY3crGUsOyn74Sq1vbKGQDPm2cZWCdhrUVNAwq6K08Iv9iZ4PseS1gY64zhHsvWmXCnROc2NnLCepmiUE/s1600-h/DSCN3011.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5307481304286577858" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdHf2ocP12Alaf92U7G-t8pBPdtlLtNoG-k3Syhiy0BWW99u4Rs-bauhE177XY3crGUsOyn74Sq1vbKGQDPm2cZWCdhrUVNAwq6K08Iv9iZ4PseS1gY64zhHsvWmXCnROc2NnLCepmiUE/s320/DSCN3011.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div>Last Saturday we got to hang out with our friend Ethan!</div><div>We made pancakes(which are his favorite), roasted mallos,</div><div> played fishing boat and baseball all before 1 in the afternoon. </div><div>He's a sweet and very smart three year old! We hope</div><div>to play again soon! </div></div>LAURAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09996186535511783171noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704059274482644727.post-56916385091410818552009-02-20T12:54:00.001-05:002009-02-20T12:56:59.548-05:00Why is it still cold...?I'm ready for spring!!LAURAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09996186535511783171noreply@blogger.com1