tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-53371651919261639102024-03-05T02:55:38.962-08:00Brian*Kara*Addison*MckenzieBrian and Karahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14843430913319239818noreply@blogger.comBlogger56125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5337165191926163910.post-6429340279155061762012-01-01T21:45:00.000-08:002012-01-01T21:45:50.666-08:002012<div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: center;">
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<br />Brian and Karahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14843430913319239818noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5337165191926163910.post-33201351605397559542011-12-07T10:24:00.001-08:002011-12-07T10:40:05.754-08:00Super blogging mom.....not so much.<div style="text-align: center;">
So it has been brought to my attention that I haven't been the best at keeping up this blog....ok, I pretty much am awful at keeping it up. I keep telling Brian I want to be one of those super blogging moms....maybe one day. Anyhoo, here are the latest happenings in a nutshell: I quit my job at the end of September to stay at home full time and I LOVE it! Brian started with Bank of America in January and in October was approved to start working from home which means he commutes only one day a week....wooohooo! We love it! He starts at 8, is here at lunch and we get to eat dinner between 5:30 and 6....much better than the 7pm time we were averaging before. Addie is in preschool 2 days a week and loves it. She is obsessed with Christmas and LOVES the decorations and everything that has to do with Christmas. Every night when she sees our Christmas lights on the front of the house she squeals like it is the greatest thing she has ever seen! Kenzie is almost 16 months and is walking/running around. She is still as chunky as ever and is saying tons of words. There you have it. The last 7 months in one paragraph. We are doing an advent calendar and I have been taking pictures of each activity in the hopes of putting a small post each night with our activity. It is December 7th and you can see how that is working out. I am still going to try. Just have to download the pictures. Maybe later today? A girl can dream.</div>
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Kenzie doing her favorite past time.</div>
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Addie on a trip to Disney. </div>
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<br />Brian and Karahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14843430913319239818noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5337165191926163910.post-89047401148451639082011-05-06T21:44:00.000-07:002011-05-06T21:47:46.789-07:00Hmmmm<div style="text-align: center;"><br /><span style="font-size:180%;">See a resemblance?</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHhptQOvy6EDrWZYq3L0yOA6DSS2ARcCvWVU1WKPsFo5aqOAOSH6pQOHPB_kHikDMnNfa3bST4TD6dtoqr0qQsda_XNHcHQrTZd7OnsuW4qhQXe75BhG6d3xjAzQQVQSIIeW1kew93eBE/s1600/8+Months+007.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHhptQOvy6EDrWZYq3L0yOA6DSS2ARcCvWVU1WKPsFo5aqOAOSH6pQOHPB_kHikDMnNfa3bST4TD6dtoqr0qQsda_XNHcHQrTZd7OnsuW4qhQXe75BhG6d3xjAzQQVQSIIeW1kew93eBE/s320/8+Months+007.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5603831012761341106" border="0" /></a><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8DX9y7qDPoldfxTj3iocl2Jishux1LLCNlFdjX_TTz3ILoHvlivn0T2b_RGXSouOOjFRAiLQQoSXQWKL5inQQlxZ1uLEGr_Kxtcr8NHimmqGAxsFU30v3sE0BDgPyunAbdf_zOIDamHU/s1600/cabbage+patch+kid+logo.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 107px; height: 77px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8DX9y7qDPoldfxTj3iocl2Jishux1LLCNlFdjX_TTz3ILoHvlivn0T2b_RGXSouOOjFRAiLQQoSXQWKL5inQQlxZ1uLEGr_Kxtcr8NHimmqGAxsFU30v3sE0BDgPyunAbdf_zOIDamHU/s320/cabbage+patch+kid+logo.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5603830844865053058" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoxSSO_QQ5Z4vE4wMMqMvNMPxAfA72vV4YfvVlT-3BN56yNMgeMQ12vK-i-Hj-V9jzqSR3UhQtmkH5iVfD8vZ6S4Z7txaH73CqI7uaAzVPE8XAh9D1T92HxcVYQmb3SuhYE4sqC2O46W8/s1600/Cabbage+patch+kid.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 260px; height: 194px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoxSSO_QQ5Z4vE4wMMqMvNMPxAfA72vV4YfvVlT-3BN56yNMgeMQ12vK-i-Hj-V9jzqSR3UhQtmkH5iVfD8vZ6S4Z7txaH73CqI7uaAzVPE8XAh9D1T92HxcVYQmb3SuhYE4sqC2O46W8/s320/Cabbage+patch+kid.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5603830846495137074" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrzcbS8Ll1WVGQ8dNPmz5metYLzCp9slhCf6o1lamTGHLrMrMdrVjnk76Hc0-HHD9E_28FL_l0KDlD6TdW1tP4eCsTX53wrFedz2-i2ThQ6DqxxAI1gUwFd0GntK-vSKYNwKv37kP0QkA/s1600/8+Months+017.jpg"><br /></a>Brian and Karahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14843430913319239818noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5337165191926163910.post-32919568965055124902011-05-06T21:40:00.000-07:002011-05-06T21:40:29.602-07:00Busy busy<div style="text-align: center;">Can you believe your eyes? A new blog post? I'm sure most people have stopped checking this thing. My girls are definitely keeping me busy these days, but have a rare few moments so I actually made it to the computer to give a short update.<br /><br />I have gotten a better handle on having 2 kids, but we are constantly running. Brian started a new job in January at Bank of America and with his commute to downtown LA, he has a longer work day than we were used to before. I went back to work (20 hours/week) at the end of December, and there isn't much time to get everything on the "to do" list accomplished. So, the blog kind of gets put on the back burner. Even though we are busy, we have had some time for fun. Mckenzie is now 8.5 months old and is a chunker! She has finally started sleeping through the night thanks to sleep training. It was so hard to start it, but it worked like a charm and we are a much happier family now that mom and dad are getting a full night of sleep! Addie had her 3rd birthday in March and is still talking about her princess party! Life has been busy, but we are so blessed to have 2 fun girls to keep it that way!<br /></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Cinderella very excited about her gifts!<br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjcD0GRQ54mPD5px69stPPqrOlP3Kjc8JhPuMHa9-TRFxvI7d6jAna-t8y3S8TJI9HSPno6RztxJ-dfKWgjD-P-4bgvl3m1OWjOVNkmL9073oUS1v_YPY1qoLJZK09Z4MHjhyJMFQOw64/s1600/Addie%2527s+3rd+birthday+party+066.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjcD0GRQ54mPD5px69stPPqrOlP3Kjc8JhPuMHa9-TRFxvI7d6jAna-t8y3S8TJI9HSPno6RztxJ-dfKWgjD-P-4bgvl3m1OWjOVNkmL9073oUS1v_YPY1qoLJZK09Z4MHjhyJMFQOw64/s320/Addie%2527s+3rd+birthday+party+066.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5588253980226786178" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Party wouldn't be complete without a pinata!<br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSLwgUdV9tKY7FF6cJjMh4ijsf8Sx_ht121TgQ_Gljz7hzy-90eHFZ7Sy4deymUlnzD6qi4-J9calY9HBN2j-S-RCTBil9ja2yFJl3mbyc9Q3UH4z5jjlduo6OSE-IKkAYenx9Nbc4dCw/s1600/Addie%2527s+3rd+birthday+party+047.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSLwgUdV9tKY7FF6cJjMh4ijsf8Sx_ht121TgQ_Gljz7hzy-90eHFZ7Sy4deymUlnzD6qi4-J9calY9HBN2j-S-RCTBil9ja2yFJl3mbyc9Q3UH4z5jjlduo6OSE-IKkAYenx9Nbc4dCw/s320/Addie%2527s+3rd+birthday+party+047.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5588253974430905106" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Cinderella wasn't the only princess at the party. Belle, Tinkerbell, and Mulan also made appearances!<br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvoWiVU_lZpDFsd9ZC5XJ0dfK0wefpREg94MLE8m2ScszyhLLsBNhj7zhJsUcwJAD-HBwr1JNdi4e3eD0w3h55N9uJhWWClOuYzTUPWXO24woNY5eoAZzD5i8YJPb7KSYVp-goai15fVk/s1600/Addie%2527s+3rd+birthday+party+019.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvoWiVU_lZpDFsd9ZC5XJ0dfK0wefpREg94MLE8m2ScszyhLLsBNhj7zhJsUcwJAD-HBwr1JNdi4e3eD0w3h55N9uJhWWClOuYzTUPWXO24woNY5eoAZzD5i8YJPb7KSYVp-goai15fVk/s320/Addie%2527s+3rd+birthday+party+019.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5588253967467329570" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">And here is the AMAZING cake my MOM made for Addie!! She took a cake decorating class and really outdid herself!!! It took 6 cake mixes and LOTS AND LOTS of hours of decorating. I don't think I can top it next year for Addie's 4th birthday!<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRqQLhfKTIxuBwLkNZm1Nh-nDih2xy4LtRvlSQ_BvsCuvCgV37KN45KPIOvp6j2kHql_TBP-xdvtsmWcDaJq8PeA4tnviV2LBRz2HyH7fH5EL2ZsLfTNGojbOS6_Ya4Ooqq0haDAPacDM/s1600/Addie%2527s+3rd+birthday+party+004.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRqQLhfKTIxuBwLkNZm1Nh-nDih2xy4LtRvlSQ_BvsCuvCgV37KN45KPIOvp6j2kHql_TBP-xdvtsmWcDaJq8PeA4tnviV2LBRz2HyH7fH5EL2ZsLfTNGojbOS6_Ya4Ooqq0haDAPacDM/s320/Addie%2527s+3rd+birthday+party+004.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5588253957157218754" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Can you believe how chunky this girl has gotten?<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDUvDrWA958IQafiZXTL6lH-3Gs9LR6CuviScesXI2NoNrt5v1sqaDeHx6IXvcuNPGB2N6FjJIjIDWLLu8XfaEV3qMCxmsRSw_SH9IFMWi7640x8SzE9kJRXYHSma2AolTmYIINK-iqv4/s1600/8+Months+018.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDUvDrWA958IQafiZXTL6lH-3Gs9LR6CuviScesXI2NoNrt5v1sqaDeHx6IXvcuNPGB2N6FjJIjIDWLLu8XfaEV3qMCxmsRSw_SH9IFMWi7640x8SzE9kJRXYHSma2AolTmYIINK-iqv4/s320/8+Months+018.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5603826237571219666" border="0" /></a><br /><br />She is such a happy baby!<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvHEPEmnp8S-Pk8cC0KftDt14dmdKBNUqukReBtkawGFw-feWPSmNvHneBvO4-84gZd8EnVbBMz2sHYCT39JIwYKfUFYzlRth4hWBz_JCRNVggXHZchcB6u_NeKSNHDDKLQUqYpqyijPw/s1600/5+months+014.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvHEPEmnp8S-Pk8cC0KftDt14dmdKBNUqukReBtkawGFw-feWPSmNvHneBvO4-84gZd8EnVbBMz2sHYCT39JIwYKfUFYzlRth4hWBz_JCRNVggXHZchcB6u_NeKSNHDDKLQUqYpqyijPw/s320/5+months+014.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5603826231434650546" border="0" /></a><br />Can't believe she has had already hit 8 months!<br /></div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGtqHYVUMPfc-ZZErs0pzDJ6UpbbunMvdShFQ9OZ_eatDFRjPM5tJkKM-tgvM_Rv0RcoTFvX0q6YwCNGqV9EH9lCr_-UfBA6qX_wfaEucDGuItnH0EiNIk-oUVw2rLt9Br4fmIRVWgfzw/s1600/kenzie+girl.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 237px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGtqHYVUMPfc-ZZErs0pzDJ6UpbbunMvdShFQ9OZ_eatDFRjPM5tJkKM-tgvM_Rv0RcoTFvX0q6YwCNGqV9EH9lCr_-UfBA6qX_wfaEucDGuItnH0EiNIk-oUVw2rLt9Br4fmIRVWgfzw/s320/kenzie+girl.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5603826224554411970" border="0" /></a>Brian and Karahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14843430913319239818noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5337165191926163910.post-18017976884687295432010-11-21T13:43:00.000-08:002010-11-21T14:23:34.693-08:00ChipsThese days, life has been CRAZY! I love my babies, but the adjustment to have 2 kids was so much harder than I expected. Mckenzie has had some issues with nursing and without going into all the details I have had to spend a great deal of time with either my sweet girl attached to me or hooked up to a breast pump. So, I have had to learn to let things go. My house is dirtier than it's ever been, Addie's hair doesn't get done very much. My car is a disaster with toys and trash strewn throughout. I haven't blogged in almost 3 months. I finally downloaded pictures from my camera (the last download was 9/19). I'm lucky if I get a shower everyday and brush my teeth. Shaving my legs is a thing of the past. I never got a birth announcement out for Mckenzie and still haven't written my thank you cards for all the gifts I received (i know that's bad). And finally, when signing up for the potluck at Addie's preschool instead of signing up for some cool dessert I could whip up or some delicious specialty, salad or side dish like all the other moms, I signed up for CHIPS. I was the only one who took the easy route. But, my item was the only one completely gone with none to bring home. CHIPS describes my life these days. :)<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br />Here are a few photos of the craziness and fun we've had with our sweet, sweet Mckenzie and big sis Addie.<br /></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha0YD4fqN6mSZ3QrSgecx9gNLq-dLBEyfzeHjm_hftwEo3L_2uFWOElysDMR6EtPHaei1qXVXuDhTI-J7q8s7N8vvaPDfZr_aZo3ySTymIAXVX7k76hGLwCM-d1dNpDsMEXiUIURKHOqU/s1600/31+months+004.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha0YD4fqN6mSZ3QrSgecx9gNLq-dLBEyfzeHjm_hftwEo3L_2uFWOElysDMR6EtPHaei1qXVXuDhTI-J7q8s7N8vvaPDfZr_aZo3ySTymIAXVX7k76hGLwCM-d1dNpDsMEXiUIURKHOqU/s320/31+months+004.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5542128666329464498" border="0" /></a>Addie says "Mommy, I want to pump my boobies too!" There has been a lot of pumping going on around here.<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLuZex_l7q2dGrRvstoz84fymxYw9qgZs5ao45G8yWMmzMQblm22AeNZ9gGZfmGSvtI5G2R98i3YGzHaobtrCOuT1-TURJtB74wU0VZP639OGcZkT91ce-eNvf7LSJxHwYQafwvik83UA/s1600/29+months+048.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLuZex_l7q2dGrRvstoz84fymxYw9qgZs5ao45G8yWMmzMQblm22AeNZ9gGZfmGSvtI5G2R98i3YGzHaobtrCOuT1-TURJtB74wU0VZP639OGcZkT91ce-eNvf7LSJxHwYQafwvik83UA/s320/29+months+048.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5542128674775373746" border="0" /></a>A fun visit to the El Dorado duck pond<br /></div><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn6R0mDm7twkTxYG4gNdMwVkmE4NKLG64l1zlDyOwLAKox_4gXQZq_NGKTGjsCCQWMH7-oiyEAFIT2jpA68wdHFJHVYh-ONn78_9wqfTWE9EBnORfEQnzsnnHgZuyr4PTowba04ZU4MME/s1600/2+months+008.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn6R0mDm7twkTxYG4gNdMwVkmE4NKLG64l1zlDyOwLAKox_4gXQZq_NGKTGjsCCQWMH7-oiyEAFIT2jpA68wdHFJHVYh-ONn78_9wqfTWE9EBnORfEQnzsnnHgZuyr4PTowba04ZU4MME/s320/2+months+008.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5542128715443729842" border="0" /></a>I got a smiling picture<br /></div><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSZCZhfpv0_yuFfJ-iXytgUiv0jNvpDBEnUrJ3AgoTXEXgjYgZSCQbGmhHgdO3wwhqxbUTxtPW2fN24pwcKDDj-wOkNp4D0Y7RW-VuYfnvgrak4lZX8oG2YRig39Np8Mds4nRqvxqu-IY/s1600/baby+blessing+zoomed.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 238px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSZCZhfpv0_yuFfJ-iXytgUiv0jNvpDBEnUrJ3AgoTXEXgjYgZSCQbGmhHgdO3wwhqxbUTxtPW2fN24pwcKDDj-wOkNp4D0Y7RW-VuYfnvgrak4lZX8oG2YRig39Np8Mds4nRqvxqu-IY/s320/baby+blessing+zoomed.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5542128709140607282" border="0" /></a>Mckenzie's Baby Blessing ----- 10/10/10<br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8hOoT6bFjJTMJeDcf4aH04RVjeuqA0SkVeWT6DMaXW2kp3g7hEGzTJnefCBhuDrRH18r8Vsav27wwRlkLbRvsrF6GgqlqMzxU62QsGkHsQ4QdQ1whbA2uO1YfyhyphenhyphenbZe2eaubhlwFD_5M/s1600/1+month+010.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8hOoT6bFjJTMJeDcf4aH04RVjeuqA0SkVeWT6DMaXW2kp3g7hEGzTJnefCBhuDrRH18r8Vsav27wwRlkLbRvsrF6GgqlqMzxU62QsGkHsQ4QdQ1whbA2uO1YfyhyphenhyphenbZe2eaubhlwFD_5M/s320/1+month+010.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5542128691207736322" border="0" /></a>Lots of naps with Dad!<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dyAsz5P5y486PIdRSWDw2k0DOEmIFpWViPVDpVHVy_z5-v-tIOtvmJPFGCV6Jc5pZTLh5oLN-yZS48niPG-vA' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><br /><br />And a sweet video of my sweet sweet girl!<br /></div>Brian and Karahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14843430913319239818noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5337165191926163910.post-70605514657015766432010-08-23T19:51:00.000-07:002010-08-23T20:22:28.263-07:00Early Arrival<div style="text-align: center;">Our little girl was due Sept 7 but decided she couldn't wait. So, I got out of work one day earlier than I had planned and had a healthy baby girl instead of going to work. :)<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><span style="font-size:180%;">Mckenzie Brianne</span><br />Born: August 19,2010<br />6lb 4 oz<br />18.5 in<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnmVYWCGwiA4-V_4HAxTIWYyjtom3K-qwFBQOB0uyP4wdbdV9AL3LngRvKc-p7GnOAb6pT8qodcXubh-M2STMvslQSGLSKPNk1Vm9yqiU6xrZLMaeZjWmJ16e6tRLS-dV4vxwcgCKRJ0w/s1600/IMG_0123.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnmVYWCGwiA4-V_4HAxTIWYyjtom3K-qwFBQOB0uyP4wdbdV9AL3LngRvKc-p7GnOAb6pT8qodcXubh-M2STMvslQSGLSKPNk1Vm9yqiU6xrZLMaeZjWmJ16e6tRLS-dV4vxwcgCKRJ0w/s320/IMG_0123.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5508810436676158450" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9uVIq8bbtFu7ObXIEYn932_QH3uWs30JuAsUPuX1rLXLkTMkkfhqhNQEiKhDPtlUpij_JABvq7lSqNp63oH1uPspeixUY3MsBtF_EArFGx3hbhfsbEgqIZS7DsdkyZ-K7W4svOo2JQhQ/s1600/Welcome+home+Mckenzie.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9uVIq8bbtFu7ObXIEYn932_QH3uWs30JuAsUPuX1rLXLkTMkkfhqhNQEiKhDPtlUpij_JABvq7lSqNp63oH1uPspeixUY3MsBtF_EArFGx3hbhfsbEgqIZS7DsdkyZ-K7W4svOo2JQhQ/s320/Welcome+home+Mckenzie.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5508810428730144242" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdfnXogyW848_lhMSIrfYlKHdl4xL4v3DqStXil0i-69nh69Ab3OAJLteprRlZO8iBT7GiaiGMhZob2g3QP37AoUtRaPEVuwzyspcNbSRTKopE8tJDIPA-X7XASGMvg02r_-UDApDqhAc/s1600/Mckenzie+1st+weekend+007.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdfnXogyW848_lhMSIrfYlKHdl4xL4v3DqStXil0i-69nh69Ab3OAJLteprRlZO8iBT7GiaiGMhZob2g3QP37AoUtRaPEVuwzyspcNbSRTKopE8tJDIPA-X7XASGMvg02r_-UDApDqhAc/s320/Mckenzie+1st+weekend+007.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5508810419680078050" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivTfzyJb2fcC_TBixSjgERJWqDGJ6w6er98JLWAdAmbRBKV_4eQn7T_9dpmV5a4-XtH0Jiwl3_ydsXzoQYFZWQ8ATuOdHoZgDV0A4W4p3JyviBlZB_2T4bUYBulD3N7Vr3ZDHOjltvOIU/s1600/IMG_0167.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivTfzyJb2fcC_TBixSjgERJWqDGJ6w6er98JLWAdAmbRBKV_4eQn7T_9dpmV5a4-XtH0Jiwl3_ydsXzoQYFZWQ8ATuOdHoZgDV0A4W4p3JyviBlZB_2T4bUYBulD3N7Vr3ZDHOjltvOIU/s320/IMG_0167.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5508810445642870594" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHA_Rt-MOg1lVFLkP1IUjOmnEobeJUHGs4TRJFS4N54b_y62iBqaIZRs6T3ATwszwChOoa4pAcWNNukmTcbYQuTPuQ1tiS4Ej5uIDlM_JHsCgFlSUE7PgGpE_FH6PXruU1nuahlrms-EQ/s1600/Mckenzie+1st+weekend+001.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHA_Rt-MOg1lVFLkP1IUjOmnEobeJUHGs4TRJFS4N54b_y62iBqaIZRs6T3ATwszwChOoa4pAcWNNukmTcbYQuTPuQ1tiS4Ej5uIDlM_JHsCgFlSUE7PgGpE_FH6PXruU1nuahlrms-EQ/s320/Mckenzie+1st+weekend+001.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5508810454056788066" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivTfzyJb2fcC_TBixSjgERJWqDGJ6w6er98JLWAdAmbRBKV_4eQn7T_9dpmV5a4-XtH0Jiwl3_ydsXzoQYFZWQ8ATuOdHoZgDV0A4W4p3JyviBlZB_2T4bUYBulD3N7Vr3ZDHOjltvOIU/s1600/IMG_0167.JPG"><br /></a><br /><br /></div>Brian and Karahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14843430913319239818noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5337165191926163910.post-34119925983331091422010-08-23T19:50:00.000-07:002010-08-23T19:51:15.981-07:00Brian and Karahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14843430913319239818noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5337165191926163910.post-10915626888167616342010-04-30T15:49:00.000-07:002010-04-30T15:53:25.046-07:00Anatomy<div style="text-align: center;">We had our 20 week ultrasound last week and dun dun dun......<br /><br />It's another girl!!!<br /><br />We are really excited and so happy Addie gets a sister! Not sure if I will be so excited about this during the teenage years. You'll have to check back to the blog then. But in the meantime we're thrilled and Brian is totally excited to be completely outnumbered by all his girls!<br /></div>Brian and Karahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14843430913319239818noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5337165191926163910.post-91628850013119650282010-04-09T11:43:00.000-07:002010-04-09T11:48:13.524-07:00Happy Easter<div style="text-align: center;">Happy Easter! We had fun coloring eggs and finding them and then eating the candy!<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlaKh0unKY2LdzEh7oQGwBkgOsASQ3AG0C3o75ochbyhVGbdD_ru7-86_E_oetnw9OqjIs-rP6o0c16ZG6ztEejTteE0Sk0lPTIE8Nfv_DGAIhSulbhWZUITB8X3RD1Y1nBrINJc87_wg/s1600/Easter+010.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlaKh0unKY2LdzEh7oQGwBkgOsASQ3AG0C3o75ochbyhVGbdD_ru7-86_E_oetnw9OqjIs-rP6o0c16ZG6ztEejTteE0Sk0lPTIE8Nfv_DGAIhSulbhWZUITB8X3RD1Y1nBrINJc87_wg/s320/Easter+010.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5458211141205923842" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSC_CroYLwtb1Mk-LplzhAoD_5SvbO-K-HWo36EaqZIbvI3eDE8r1ynCuUDSZF9ayaNWWhdmorD52St8DK8gmcYphBhgYnxp4BcGrYOCjldcLgSkVwo0QrzoJY_N8M-9IgF4P7GrlqKwM/s1600/Easter+019.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSC_CroYLwtb1Mk-LplzhAoD_5SvbO-K-HWo36EaqZIbvI3eDE8r1ynCuUDSZF9ayaNWWhdmorD52St8DK8gmcYphBhgYnxp4BcGrYOCjldcLgSkVwo0QrzoJY_N8M-9IgF4P7GrlqKwM/s320/Easter+019.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5458211151409425442" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzW_PeLyeCsO4VRfSo9WsR8YolSPTF8CqQtK-zdZ6S2vAH16cIouE9rKk01I5p0FzrZlk57G9pXawnkA_7LNAl9In1EElSeCLM9otkPd9gDQ2wxRAhweLedq1t0kUxHu2kyd7fXhqKQpk/s1600/Easter+065.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzW_PeLyeCsO4VRfSo9WsR8YolSPTF8CqQtK-zdZ6S2vAH16cIouE9rKk01I5p0FzrZlk57G9pXawnkA_7LNAl9In1EElSeCLM9otkPd9gDQ2wxRAhweLedq1t0kUxHu2kyd7fXhqKQpk/s320/Easter+065.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5458211155612431602" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSC_CroYLwtb1Mk-LplzhAoD_5SvbO-K-HWo36EaqZIbvI3eDE8r1ynCuUDSZF9ayaNWWhdmorD52St8DK8gmcYphBhgYnxp4BcGrYOCjldcLgSkVwo0QrzoJY_N8M-9IgF4P7GrlqKwM/s1600/Easter+019.jpg"><br /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXQr4W2P6YuUXMT-IADyOlbVg-WQykFZbZ9_0MEgGCy5fJsp7IH7raWW2mn-cLKndUxUVLJluRPiVqhCeUWVDqxSI5WvtFeBvXdrec5VUjerCONtu0Jg7nONwjoqNMbcFH6lGQcymcWjM/s1600/Addie+and+Jaxon+Easter+2010.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXQr4W2P6YuUXMT-IADyOlbVg-WQykFZbZ9_0MEgGCy5fJsp7IH7raWW2mn-cLKndUxUVLJluRPiVqhCeUWVDqxSI5WvtFeBvXdrec5VUjerCONtu0Jg7nONwjoqNMbcFH6lGQcymcWjM/s320/Addie+and+Jaxon+Easter+2010.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5458211132612855346" border="0" /></a>Brian and Karahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14843430913319239818noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5337165191926163910.post-45531501620165934872010-03-17T21:53:00.000-07:002010-03-17T22:10:07.779-07:00Time is flying<div style="text-align: center;">Addie had her 2nd birthday on Saturday and had a great time. I can't believe it has already been 2 years since she joined our family. We had a small get together with family and a couple of friends complete with a jumper (which we got to use for free...woohoo!), pinata, face painting (thanks Cece!), and sidewalk chalk! Please tell me that the rest of her growing up will be a little slower than the first 2 years....i may be changing my tune during the teenage years though huh?<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />She was so cute and CLEAN at the beginning of the party<br />(didn't last)<br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmSHRuoC8L8osoHdjQSaTAJHf-B0UNQUnFTxqH0ibNh_2cPjKA3pluPu3jDtUpOP0Ha6C4El2W_FvJUl4RZTr51XPxokoX3ciWTaKeTo_vj6qNaUMnJzxpROq2rxR6bmrKcouKOxPYicU/s1600-h/Addie's+2nd+birthday+005.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmSHRuoC8L8osoHdjQSaTAJHf-B0UNQUnFTxqH0ibNh_2cPjKA3pluPu3jDtUpOP0Ha6C4El2W_FvJUl4RZTr51XPxokoX3ciWTaKeTo_vj6qNaUMnJzxpROq2rxR6bmrKcouKOxPYicU/s320/Addie's+2nd+birthday+005.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5449834424581876514" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">By the end, she had rubbed sidewalk all over her face and clothing, lost her hair clips, and was exhausted!<br /> (although she looks upset, this is her saying "cheese")<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQDfn5DxghTadRnahAtRRuztvlROSp4QdQfJ1OJ9GNWNeG3nwYx1s2s-YCZ3k2fMj9Lj6H4gxiSwvMTlM9GW_dUyRCSLkRD1REXBRUQcHfCDwbvk5OKG-LJGzF-ZAj5KLGdVyPocpirUU/s1600-h/Addie's+2nd+birthday+142.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQDfn5DxghTadRnahAtRRuztvlROSp4QdQfJ1OJ9GNWNeG3nwYx1s2s-YCZ3k2fMj9Lj6H4gxiSwvMTlM9GW_dUyRCSLkRD1REXBRUQcHfCDwbvk5OKG-LJGzF-ZAj5KLGdVyPocpirUU/s320/Addie's+2nd+birthday+142.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5449834434991133938" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />My attempt at a monkey cake and cupcakes to appease those who didn't want anything to do with the animal. Addie LOVED having a monkey cake and made monkey sounds all day.<br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib23irKSh6nIt5sHwLdGMrzPNyAsIA8OGcd1IlMWjS33ui5yyJN0p5bVL5Wckjf9N57Dyh-EfDLk4l3Bl2x-4cJdQkIbgnEV5Px_L5pOwKQFR26r_Cn-3ik5EaxDIJMY4a9mZ3vVIWT54/s1600-h/Addie's+2nd+birthday+103.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib23irKSh6nIt5sHwLdGMrzPNyAsIA8OGcd1IlMWjS33ui5yyJN0p5bVL5Wckjf9N57Dyh-EfDLk4l3Bl2x-4cJdQkIbgnEV5Px_L5pOwKQFR26r_Cn-3ik5EaxDIJMY4a9mZ3vVIWT54/s320/Addie's+2nd+birthday+103.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5449834442392037266" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Happy Birthday to Addison!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz24IxG92PFW434t3IUEJPq-0E0et3XKIK8LItwgJ08wGAwe6UaV3VRAH_FQuu06XYKyHjw4iupUg5KnQuAMhWM8VEKbJNfQYI8z4f28C5mwmS5S4kr9CFQGVK0vjm1qbaQeso_VL6iYE/s1600-h/Addie's+2nd+birthday+110.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz24IxG92PFW434t3IUEJPq-0E0et3XKIK8LItwgJ08wGAwe6UaV3VRAH_FQuu06XYKyHjw4iupUg5KnQuAMhWM8VEKbJNfQYI8z4f28C5mwmS5S4kr9CFQGVK0vjm1qbaQeso_VL6iYE/s320/Addie's+2nd+birthday+110.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5449834453036959362" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Cousins and pals!<br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYUPMY_oV07sabB5baXAqu9xtIIALvPiUbQF_4AJPfPnzukwQErnAmX-9l__DuDT_whWetvEwmEx4adAb7AA1H1mSgrkml1wdgRgiUnSUQRe-2MdLtCTR1mmYgWgV51I-jWRVwph153YA/s1600-h/Addie's+2nd+birthday+026.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYUPMY_oV07sabB5baXAqu9xtIIALvPiUbQF_4AJPfPnzukwQErnAmX-9l__DuDT_whWetvEwmEx4adAb7AA1H1mSgrkml1wdgRgiUnSUQRe-2MdLtCTR1mmYgWgV51I-jWRVwph153YA/s320/Addie's+2nd+birthday+026.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5449834463707100482" border="0" /></a>Brian and Karahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14843430913319239818noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5337165191926163910.post-38920815882254642382010-02-28T20:16:00.000-08:002010-02-28T20:20:31.684-08:00A long break...I haven't forgotten about my blog, just been really, really, really tired and not feeling so well the last couple of months. The last thing I wanted to do was get on the computer and update my blog. So, I'm back. So why the long break? Well, we're having baby #2!!!!! Thus explaining the really, really, really tired and not feeling well. But, I'm finally starting to feel alive again and am really excited about this new addition. We keep asking Addie if she wants a boy baby or a girl baby, and she repeats whatever gender we have said second. I think she'll just be happy with a baby! Baby is due Sept 7 and we are all ecstatic!Brian and Karahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14843430913319239818noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5337165191926163910.post-44923025677744871792009-12-13T07:45:00.000-08:002009-12-13T08:11:12.985-08:00Traditions<div style="text-align: center;">We just had our Christmas Party at church last night and tried to participate in the age old tradition of having our child see Santa. I was hoping Addie would be cooperative and we could snap a cute picture of her smiling wide eyed on Santa's lap. Not so much!<br /><br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dxejPwdQmamoGcHJOgdaQO-6-VAxEAmrOSc0mSkShMpsoNJ5Kw961GyJJI8aNtfVfZqiSqP5FJaV3yn1vzS1w' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><br /><br /><br />Why do we torture our kids? Notice Addie with the death grip on Brian's shirt. We never got her on Old Saint Nick's Lap.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsP4f_aZ4JQCCKeKxMd9sj5sXWOVzJzRBfiL1NmcWMi400jHnk3mBP6TRDVnxgsNOtJkAVtV5XcVx3tlvXe6EOsrkEmKBm-kUEgUjkiSm0YGEz4oktiKSRFkNNrGF61JwA059W-cVG5Mg/s1600-h/Ward+Christmas+Party+010.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsP4f_aZ4JQCCKeKxMd9sj5sXWOVzJzRBfiL1NmcWMi400jHnk3mBP6TRDVnxgsNOtJkAVtV5XcVx3tlvXe6EOsrkEmKBm-kUEgUjkiSm0YGEz4oktiKSRFkNNrGF61JwA059W-cVG5Mg/s320/Ward+Christmas+Party+010.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414753602994253970" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Luckily Santa snuck up behind us before he left. Addie didn't know he was behind her. At least we got one smiling picture.<br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirLwNDXIM_xaKl92t8pSeGS9onve7Z0CelUEb7PC_Ar9wIzhPm3a7Q77WqWd-pztfIXxIjOaIrhv-oCastKynQOZra7g1n9gYg24Pv31DKEU13_JNO_LrEWwxZrIS8JlvWVZkO_kSMGAw/s1600-h/Ward+Christmas+Party+017.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirLwNDXIM_xaKl92t8pSeGS9onve7Z0CelUEb7PC_Ar9wIzhPm3a7Q77WqWd-pztfIXxIjOaIrhv-oCastKynQOZra7g1n9gYg24Pv31DKEU13_JNO_LrEWwxZrIS8JlvWVZkO_kSMGAw/s320/Ward+Christmas+Party+017.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414751845239682930" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">She was definitely happy to see him go. Hopefully this girl will learn she's got to butter him up for the goods!<br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVjTvAqLibzsx2J9nfJl0OPpoE2vh1hL3XA0ZuTUF6MSSobCYfotcEKcFttOstr9k2-I914Zh8ToGbVNLtpSDWkCG-tZHI1pZooNtLwXTr3eW2aCKdsKrWX34vScik0Zx2epSHWSVCMWI/s1600-h/Ward+Christmas+Party+019.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVjTvAqLibzsx2J9nfJl0OPpoE2vh1hL3XA0ZuTUF6MSSobCYfotcEKcFttOstr9k2-I914Zh8ToGbVNLtpSDWkCG-tZHI1pZooNtLwXTr3eW2aCKdsKrWX34vScik0Zx2epSHWSVCMWI/s320/Ward+Christmas+Party+019.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414750730698126658" border="0" />a</a>Brian and Karahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14843430913319239818noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5337165191926163910.post-62774469948307536452009-12-06T22:28:00.000-08:002009-12-06T22:34:35.432-08:00Decorating Contest<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:180%;">Addie's tree decorating job.</span><br />(the cluster approach)<br /></div><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM_Nk04DAJ4bqiLpiBoSzOydhuHQ927wQ86NVETanb1QdqESmcIZntUenVwqwCQApk-ndXtWtb64PiFxjRS5O9c9b1hhAdNUnJKgci2QvWvtolgxkYJgBrTHmHy67pA9QkQUycRAO6Wjo/s1600-h/Tree+decorating+007.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 230px; height: 306px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM_Nk04DAJ4bqiLpiBoSzOydhuHQ927wQ86NVETanb1QdqESmcIZntUenVwqwCQApk-ndXtWtb64PiFxjRS5O9c9b1hhAdNUnJKgci2QvWvtolgxkYJgBrTHmHy67pA9QkQUycRAO6Wjo/s320/Tree+decorating+007.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412378066293097826" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNQJAxDC0SXaiKEWpG0prVBbKZBajzX6z-kF_PblpcimJw1X0TUI4vRTRWJSK_c99XKUj4lsWv05v1bDCAUiBhUu08q1qODM9l73qeaDoi71mIVVMYCLb_Dnh-6CpfUhyDL0nSchqBwmg/s1600-h/Addie's+decorating.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 217px; height: 289px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNQJAxDC0SXaiKEWpG0prVBbKZBajzX6z-kF_PblpcimJw1X0TUI4vRTRWJSK_c99XKUj4lsWv05v1bDCAUiBhUu08q1qODM9l73qeaDoi71mIVVMYCLb_Dnh-6CpfUhyDL0nSchqBwmg/s320/Addie's+decorating.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412378054902964066" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:180%;">Brian and my decorating job.</span><br />(the balanced approach)<br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDvM20DfP7-tytaVmTsbi4P7iE4bk64MboqehWXWM-uCd6k3vw20GBTIvbvPIyU5Kq_J2jNKunvB10uPLTqdLiyzTcPa3JB7How3cxMgPy2L9c5bdFkSvOs27ei-74dMoXtIvjwqt4NOs/s1600-h/Tree+decorating+009.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDvM20DfP7-tytaVmTsbi4P7iE4bk64MboqehWXWM-uCd6k3vw20GBTIvbvPIyU5Kq_J2jNKunvB10uPLTqdLiyzTcPa3JB7How3cxMgPy2L9c5bdFkSvOs27ei-74dMoXtIvjwqt4NOs/s320/Tree+decorating+009.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412378072380505458" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:180%;">You be the judge!!<br /></span></div>Brian and Karahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14843430913319239818noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5337165191926163910.post-46676438594177729032009-12-06T22:26:00.000-08:002009-12-06T22:28:34.136-08:00Really?<div style="text-align: center;"><br />Is this really the most comfortable spot to watch Sesame Street???</div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfp35wyohPXilcCoa31awych93RXf7QsG8-ARAcWyC6TN9bjNeK87wwcGxnN9yATjyX4vmmWEAMBgGtVevzkYm9HkvtpZxUaC0MMHJvVY-51tL3-XgzEqymXWSKszi1yRy5rvolnIGso0/s1600-h/20+months+018.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfp35wyohPXilcCoa31awych93RXf7QsG8-ARAcWyC6TN9bjNeK87wwcGxnN9yATjyX4vmmWEAMBgGtVevzkYm9HkvtpZxUaC0MMHJvVY-51tL3-XgzEqymXWSKszi1yRy5rvolnIGso0/s320/20+months+018.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412377279830395794" border="0" /></a>Brian and Karahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14843430913319239818noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5337165191926163910.post-36702533922740651032009-11-09T14:14:00.001-08:002009-11-09T14:22:22.730-08:00Bedrock<div style="text-align: center; font-family: trebuchet ms;">Introducing the Flinstones and the Rubbles!<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii7KCE2O4KZ7XxcBzxE_u1GSOl088qnbFwsyIAkknSEQc9F_W8lTQhFjoqE7zJABP0T9OUg4hoRL5UWyDHKTfGYQS1VGrvOTy-CT4Z0ah8zXX3Bkrz4Sc48kPEwOLzDSE72Dw3QJWgf2A/s1600-h/Bedrock.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 242px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii7KCE2O4KZ7XxcBzxE_u1GSOl088qnbFwsyIAkknSEQc9F_W8lTQhFjoqE7zJABP0T9OUg4hoRL5UWyDHKTfGYQS1VGrvOTy-CT4Z0ah8zXX3Bkrz4Sc48kPEwOLzDSE72Dw3QJWgf2A/s320/Bedrock.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402231130329109314" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">Isn't she a cute Pebbles?</span><br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqBrRSEVPC1YU0MO-NA8Nm2zcGdCeto_Q8q1d07kIWDiiE5So0-z_WkJvmNJcXHzipfLI3H1x9aW2exzwIqHEl98A-AkEBG-FmRwjmYWnI35EZdB1ouldivAVMa8vPLeYPg0y7cNjXkto/s1600-h/Pebbles.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 242px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqBrRSEVPC1YU0MO-NA8Nm2zcGdCeto_Q8q1d07kIWDiiE5So0-z_WkJvmNJcXHzipfLI3H1x9aW2exzwIqHEl98A-AkEBG-FmRwjmYWnI35EZdB1ouldivAVMa8vPLeYPg0y7cNjXkto/s320/Pebbles.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402231141366775906" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">But, Pebbles wouldn't be complete without Bam Bam!<br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE4TVBkRZF1KP3PiNTBBh4Eh1kbIXfduPneNO5l7gkh3yNwcGD0VuWAu7zZJvxd-MvgN8Fo9r6mIeOIhncVd33GxaBQyDNkkmCeR2_9loNKRG2cT5LfosMd7EfOuTIlJpatgym7wTJLfA/s1600-h/Happy+Halloween.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 242px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE4TVBkRZF1KP3PiNTBBh4Eh1kbIXfduPneNO5l7gkh3yNwcGD0VuWAu7zZJvxd-MvgN8Fo9r6mIeOIhncVd33GxaBQyDNkkmCeR2_9loNKRG2cT5LfosMd7EfOuTIlJpatgym7wTJLfA/s320/Happy+Halloween.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402232159940614450" border="0" /></a><br /></div>Brian and Karahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14843430913319239818noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5337165191926163910.post-2929012409922867662009-10-18T21:31:00.000-07:002009-10-18T21:44:19.236-07:00Ahh...Fall<div style="text-align: center;">Fall??? Yeah right!!! I was so excited to visit a local pumpkin patch and have some fun picking out a pumpkin with Addie, a couple of her friends (Abby and Laney), and Addie's cousin Jaxon. Ok, so my hopes and dreams were demolished by the 90° heat, craziness of 2 toddlers running around and the rough terrain. Let's just say we had no fun and I was so hot I could feel sweat dripping behind my knees. To top it off, we couldn't find our camera before, so luckily Aunt Kelly had her's and snapped a couple of pics. I don't think we'll be visiting the pumpkin patch next year unless it really <span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">IS</span> fall weather.<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Addie and Jaxon<br />(looks nice right? wrong!! we were dying!)<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIj_lWiUnnR0syLv_bxmZLwjMKF7NVDiCN9cdioSIb7-mzTCd0chTDY-mH-qvs4JSaJaApgnM8YekoPLxr7Kl6TKpHvNB0deZb3fSK0DX8ymUP1gJYtLpWnw31ha1r2BW_pJlHkgQ3GtA/s1600-h/HPIM1576.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIj_lWiUnnR0syLv_bxmZLwjMKF7NVDiCN9cdioSIb7-mzTCd0chTDY-mH-qvs4JSaJaApgnM8YekoPLxr7Kl6TKpHvNB0deZb3fSK0DX8ymUP1gJYtLpWnw31ha1r2BW_pJlHkgQ3GtA/s320/HPIM1576.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394166295753574258" border="0" /></a><br />Our one group shot of the kids<br />(notice only 6 year old Abby is smiling.)<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilmQdrG7bQuEWEeNgdHO-rmqeLQXbsHc8JPdzOarxE9UxGBV0AEuHxOFSWssBW3baoDnfYJC9bcQGR_Zlf0GxeH5rYTF6b3vSjUtWeyS05NhCO-34bBmJ8vFDT-2chotXvkIRTZJeeOnk/s1600-h/HPIM1579.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilmQdrG7bQuEWEeNgdHO-rmqeLQXbsHc8JPdzOarxE9UxGBV0AEuHxOFSWssBW3baoDnfYJC9bcQGR_Zlf0GxeH5rYTF6b3vSjUtWeyS05NhCO-34bBmJ8vFDT-2chotXvkIRTZJeeOnk/s320/HPIM1579.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394166334632450690" border="0" /></a><br />When is fall <span style="font-style: italic;">REALLY</span> arriving????<br /></div>Brian and Karahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14843430913319239818noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5337165191926163910.post-24814764166524739682009-10-04T22:04:00.001-07:002009-10-04T22:13:39.937-07:00No news is good news<div style="text-align: center;">Nothing new to report. Nothing exciting going on. The weather is cooling off. It's getting darker earlier. Addie is getting so big. AND my FAVORITE time of the year is coming...the Christmas Season! I absolutely love Christmas music and would listen to it all year long, but Brian won't let me. I'm one of the crazy's that loves it when KOST plays Christmas music all day everyday for an entire month. I know, I know, kind of annoying. So, our agreement is that I can listen from October 1 to the end of the year. It's time to break out the Christmas CD's! Wahoo! Anyway, here's a recent pic of Addie. She such a big girl...and is developing an attitude already. I am in so much trouble during the teenage years!<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4sKS6q-pezjuuuyfH412CsnF5XAqS0RVHaZvWRW-qegfSDBGHsD_zYihxw4V4CHzLeGSUiYxl4eZvw-2SOYUjxrKZxuQEPdMAOBbmuLOPjJwKoW5DDSwLpTjWlJKZwg27hPby5Twzc2I/s1600-h/Cheese.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4sKS6q-pezjuuuyfH412CsnF5XAqS0RVHaZvWRW-qegfSDBGHsD_zYihxw4V4CHzLeGSUiYxl4eZvw-2SOYUjxrKZxuQEPdMAOBbmuLOPjJwKoW5DDSwLpTjWlJKZwg27hPby5Twzc2I/s320/Cheese.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5388979316890239042" border="0" /></a>Brian and Karahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14843430913319239818noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5337165191926163910.post-58115965695189064422009-08-04T22:10:00.000-07:002009-08-04T22:47:37.112-07:00I'm just lazy...<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I've been meaning to write something on here for awhile, but I have no good excuse, just lazy. I really have nothing exciting to write about and nothing clever to say. So, I'll just post a few pix of my sweetness. Here are all the fun things we've been doing this summer.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />Watched way too many Laker games!<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqN2J8WE5-mYznpvIPAERBOsDwDtorHMCH3_xIlNLndfkmWDpNKliZgWEaE6nJK5YBR-ViCpOiOwOGQ0SYwuNnszHtszZXVNfidXUdJZj4bkVO8n-hX61klr9IBTOjYcL_Jz-du0fC20s/s1600-h/14+months+071.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqN2J8WE5-mYznpvIPAERBOsDwDtorHMCH3_xIlNLndfkmWDpNKliZgWEaE6nJK5YBR-ViCpOiOwOGQ0SYwuNnszHtszZXVNfidXUdJZj4bkVO8n-hX61klr9IBTOjYcL_Jz-du0fC20s/s320/14+months+071.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5366346589247275954" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Fed the ducks at El Dorado Park<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYFYUKbQlfiwwE1OLEpXeBK7rvmZPLzflH7n8rLNoxJPk_E9jUlDgvMm8BPcNG-b_JCoVxj4ZOonm46h_9oqAjBLijiDkQj65Uh4U_U3XkLpo0aYvpsWdS_iWAnt6rxkKMDAbtojMsPiE/s1600-h/15+months+035.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYFYUKbQlfiwwE1OLEpXeBK7rvmZPLzflH7n8rLNoxJPk_E9jUlDgvMm8BPcNG-b_JCoVxj4ZOonm46h_9oqAjBLijiDkQj65Uh4U_U3XkLpo0aYvpsWdS_iWAnt6rxkKMDAbtojMsPiE/s320/15+months+035.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5366345082525277890" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Got passes to the LA Zoo<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcrkuAb_G4DstMOg9SLAMTmfww5OmITrbJ8tLeGvp0zm_Ub2OsaiETXJI6XHbui3sJ4J8bEZ-ludQ_MY8bgD7HDhaJ_NM4EfCGuvoSD08PG9eQ-NG-633gK7qEflVMaIFwzcZQanoRfyM/s1600-h/15+months+120.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcrkuAb_G4DstMOg9SLAMTmfww5OmITrbJ8tLeGvp0zm_Ub2OsaiETXJI6XHbui3sJ4J8bEZ-ludQ_MY8bgD7HDhaJ_NM4EfCGuvoSD08PG9eQ-NG-633gK7qEflVMaIFwzcZQanoRfyM/s320/15+months+120.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5366345086091477170" border="0" /></a><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: center;">Made lots of messes<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9C8mz6LL9sNgjl0zaT6_JiVBJ4h2UwfOJM6mPEMqGW_xD9KvBAofhBm8CuuBDgp6ecg6MXb8WzEb2MaTP__IJOQVfefG0-wNIDg1dIE0aLdKmFUy5w9-4TvOM-Mn7UQKLmHaX37pTdgU/s1600-h/IMG_0273.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9C8mz6LL9sNgjl0zaT6_JiVBJ4h2UwfOJM6mPEMqGW_xD9KvBAofhBm8CuuBDgp6ecg6MXb8WzEb2MaTP__IJOQVfefG0-wNIDg1dIE0aLdKmFUy5w9-4TvOM-Mn7UQKLmHaX37pTdgU/s320/IMG_0273.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5366346585640211234" border="0" /></a><br />Started Gymnastics<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKsC3mjZ-ALAbJlRJzdEuYxk8PwhBmbN_VANMGzanhZJs_G01cPMggrx20CkLkjpwmWp27d2ehb0Um1XHpcnzzzdCUTsB1EABUiDzKxn5zXe6gTMAidh3zEQ4A_zAI6ldZOaW2_Ax1O7g/s1600-h/IMG_0290.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKsC3mjZ-ALAbJlRJzdEuYxk8PwhBmbN_VANMGzanhZJs_G01cPMggrx20CkLkjpwmWp27d2ehb0Um1XHpcnzzzdCUTsB1EABUiDzKxn5zXe6gTMAidh3zEQ4A_zAI6ldZOaW2_Ax1O7g/s320/IMG_0290.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5366346592668787618" border="0" /></a><br />Sprayed mommy with the hose<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6z4jHj4BHPUW1VhS4sM6GYPAcefWIynAOQY9pF3QFC5rWrzZ7LNXME_-ppRHM3VF2iLR9nSn4wxPycUV9vok-esYaEZfgpnTk0qmn5UQhr4yfqtkJVTnGyPt5WRYzN4YF44lqATIhAbQ/s1600-h/IMG_0271.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6z4jHj4BHPUW1VhS4sM6GYPAcefWIynAOQY9pF3QFC5rWrzZ7LNXME_-ppRHM3VF2iLR9nSn4wxPycUV9vok-esYaEZfgpnTk0qmn5UQhr4yfqtkJVTnGyPt5WRYzN4YF44lqATIhAbQ/s320/IMG_0271.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5366345095026416290" border="0" /></a><br />Went swimming<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_-Aw3HqqyM3pNH8XlAp6HAf2qEhd3lUq3v0O6gfUMfl7awFQwCaCSXeKk9gjskj9NvrgjVrv2FwiAZI2YxTVG_c9mublFq-1BH4Y29jggvDrQ4C_O-FhVhCTobQYgTpgcJmiIbi2o8Qk/s1600-h/IMG_0237.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_-Aw3HqqyM3pNH8XlAp6HAf2qEhd3lUq3v0O6gfUMfl7awFQwCaCSXeKk9gjskj9NvrgjVrv2FwiAZI2YxTVG_c9mublFq-1BH4Y29jggvDrQ4C_O-FhVhCTobQYgTpgcJmiIbi2o8Qk/s320/IMG_0237.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5366345089439364674" border="0" /></a><br />Used daddy as my primary mode of transportation.<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8s495JJela8vkwf7fjGcJWcxaLQTwTPMc2MWhkZmyuzE1Slobs-tNkbuuYqR5sP-gQrgURT4MKr9JzZR0LSd5SYSZd0IyYa0K0dVnKK90QpWU0DLEnjAGlLd5w6rx32Hy5H3iAO-PFLA/s1600-h/15+months+141.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8s495JJela8vkwf7fjGcJWcxaLQTwTPMc2MWhkZmyuzE1Slobs-tNkbuuYqR5sP-gQrgURT4MKr9JzZR0LSd5SYSZd0IyYa0K0dVnKK90QpWU0DLEnjAGlLd5w6rx32Hy5H3iAO-PFLA/s320/15+months+141.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5366345088831884802" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Went to the beach for the first time!!!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx7N4Ir6x2vZHdA9RRrKKwDuLk75au5XDoLwzGyTh0dRfEShfJeN4H5A6Zqhz6jwiXuE8au8ZfsfQXVOTNB7-1hw6RGPSyjogCZiKhez-YbfHmJp4-4V1eVBg0y6YVaWQ8JFs52zaWwEA/s1600-h/IMG_0385.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx7N4Ir6x2vZHdA9RRrKKwDuLk75au5XDoLwzGyTh0dRfEShfJeN4H5A6Zqhz6jwiXuE8au8ZfsfQXVOTNB7-1hw6RGPSyjogCZiKhez-YbfHmJp4-4V1eVBg0y6YVaWQ8JFs52zaWwEA/s320/IMG_0385.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5366347448110974082" border="0" /></a><br />Played with my cousin Jaxon<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dy_WziewhabsdUIig7HfrUa23Wz8Q73C4LCp7R2hxTvkLzI8QL_piYy9IxBt5QERAioqmOdhRUlHwuBRYJMtA' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><br /><br />And there's still another month of summer! Woohoo!<br /></div>Brian and Karahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14843430913319239818noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5337165191926163910.post-41128409635519798642009-06-14T21:58:00.001-07:002009-06-14T22:02:23.091-07:00My new favorite place<div style="text-align: center;">It doesn't matter where Addie is in the house when the fridge is opened, she's comes running as fast as she can and sits herself down in her new favorite spot. I've almost closed the fridge on her a couple of times because she's so sneaky fast. :) I love this age!<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyifoMVjjD7hOg8XKjiwQbXu5Xh6ukhlx81KdTDFZEc_cF_WMvph4QHiQqbvudx8NeZ_FXEiN73AUCENLIRWgdHfJuedo8wyrD5OMiMdFwBEbmLots8gY6G4k48bxHlyztzke3g5zkrYA/s1600-h/14+months+078.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyifoMVjjD7hOg8XKjiwQbXu5Xh6ukhlx81KdTDFZEc_cF_WMvph4QHiQqbvudx8NeZ_FXEiN73AUCENLIRWgdHfJuedo8wyrD5OMiMdFwBEbmLots8gY6G4k48bxHlyztzke3g5zkrYA/s320/14+months+078.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5347414715036245698" border="0" /></a>Brian and Karahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14843430913319239818noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5337165191926163910.post-77551182603507546622009-05-31T23:21:00.000-07:002009-05-31T23:44:09.938-07:00Negotiations and Independence<div style="text-align: center;">Addie was a great eater until she had to move from breast milk to solids. She is so picky that we are always trying to change things up to try and get her to eat more foods. So, it has come to negotiating (as much as you can with a 14 month old) and giving her independence. The problem is, she is way too smart and WAY too messy for either of these things to become a habit.<br /><br />An inside look at real life negotiations with a toddler. <br />I'm trying to get her to eat some whole wheat bread.<br />p.s. - cheeto's are not usually part of her diet (although she would love them to be!)<br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dyCfuPL16sFtMWNjThqDwKRQAnbS6EI8UTVJf3PTeeCNOO_q3qgzpPj9BiXs_EpiVYQk64YoyIA_hChsB1lUQ' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><br /><br />The results of allowing her to try and feed herself a little bit of sweet potatoes! While she is distracted trying to feed herself the spoonful we give her, we quickly shove the rest of it in her mouth. Pretty successful, but not if we want to go anywhere after she eats.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoH-4S8qarQJtbkgH_fEAhBelED356KV7-4arUJlOJf0EY8k7EBNkJgq1BlFU2E_aa906EMyYm7TzV0L-o9Aa6oiYFaJXxpP5LaQdlUxJqEI7JWUh07dGiiUt2NCUDjAyoyJu_q3koM0s/s1600-h/14+months+009.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoH-4S8qarQJtbkgH_fEAhBelED356KV7-4arUJlOJf0EY8k7EBNkJgq1BlFU2E_aa906EMyYm7TzV0L-o9Aa6oiYFaJXxpP5LaQdlUxJqEI7JWUh07dGiiUt2NCUDjAyoyJu_q3koM0s/s320/14+months+009.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342242376463898386" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX8qAP6ajG1c55siuphG-Mw2-tmDM6YpIp51nhRcsi4WlnvNU3VfP5nLn8CV3jRQQ3ISHfLWZK6MYJ5rgBIxGY8JLIA8fc-t7duTb2JgR4WwrKybC-4DKB2CGzEWRAj7Ut7KwHGWUWteA/s1600-h/14+months+010.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX8qAP6ajG1c55siuphG-Mw2-tmDM6YpIp51nhRcsi4WlnvNU3VfP5nLn8CV3jRQQ3ISHfLWZK6MYJ5rgBIxGY8JLIA8fc-t7duTb2JgR4WwrKybC-4DKB2CGzEWRAj7Ut7KwHGWUWteA/s320/14+months+010.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342242379034952338" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /></div>Brian and Karahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14843430913319239818noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5337165191926163910.post-84238868673041114192009-05-11T17:07:00.000-07:002009-05-11T17:29:57.236-07:00Mother's Day<div style="text-align: center;">I loved Mother's Day! Brian didn't have ANY meetings at church and got to come home with me instead of stay for the normal 1.5 - 2 hours after. He made me breakfast (3 different items because I couldn't decide what I wanted), cleaned up the house on Saturday night so it would be clean on Sunday AND kept it clean all day ( i woke up this morning to a perfectly clean house...it was awesome!!!). He made me dinner. And, the best part.....responded with "whatever you want, it's your day" all day long. Isn't he wonderful?? I love my husband!! I think we should turn this into Mother's Week. Who's with me?????<br /></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">The Chef<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaklYUjNGNRJFsuDX2jElIyUmsKL0G31cO8fSDbyDpkvJ_4WfHvFsZkCLBRrmW-fflBmGivXM4sdPGqdmcXCFQFuvL7nNnyjCdXVBh-xW4LWyFD_40xTjn1uTAYciD45KETRB7mlSI26w/s1600-h/mothers+day+09+003.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaklYUjNGNRJFsuDX2jElIyUmsKL0G31cO8fSDbyDpkvJ_4WfHvFsZkCLBRrmW-fflBmGivXM4sdPGqdmcXCFQFuvL7nNnyjCdXVBh-xW4LWyFD_40xTjn1uTAYciD45KETRB7mlSI26w/s320/mothers+day+09+003.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334724055963326130" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">The first meal<br />Egg Sandwhich and an omlet.<br />(we split everything)<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO8gk-8-ixelasUEyi4Z4XyyqAMubTyxdwijR7DAgNynojdTOH7eUUNks8AXYWltYnoWsVNZULFLYRJHhURTWKH3kiVOXXy1eF1e4QVbZvzxmgppeaoW7k7xbNRmZbU-sFDJb24-o2yfc/s1600-h/mothers+day+09+004.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO8gk-8-ixelasUEyi4Z4XyyqAMubTyxdwijR7DAgNynojdTOH7eUUNks8AXYWltYnoWsVNZULFLYRJHhURTWKH3kiVOXXy1eF1e4QVbZvzxmgppeaoW7k7xbNRmZbU-sFDJb24-o2yfc/s320/mothers+day+09+004.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334724059625328594" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">The second meal<br />Homemade waffles with strawberries and raspberry puree...mmmm.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMYEtHnumgQqqGW7MoD-rfYegZtpaNfeXhVh9pHu25eHanD7dBT-d1ZEtABHACXxrFMGAxNkhOghfiDDhIg6eDdAmJ1ypdpsLjBqo_abH6aNlvL8GkwYibP7XUSIjeso_GT2pHc-jEPA8/s1600-h/mothers+day+09+006.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMYEtHnumgQqqGW7MoD-rfYegZtpaNfeXhVh9pHu25eHanD7dBT-d1ZEtABHACXxrFMGAxNkhOghfiDDhIg6eDdAmJ1ypdpsLjBqo_abH6aNlvL8GkwYibP7XUSIjeso_GT2pHc-jEPA8/s320/mothers+day+09+006.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334724068523055410" border="0" /></a><br />My two favorite people!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7CYKLgP6KByE6GjWSkfQ4pkcP2X_K2teQzqEu3MAI-216Ce5pfs-8uCrHa9sfIzZzXVswWhLmW6eFeRSVNN9AGKZEgN9pa6K6iPscdR8uEjDGr02lFtDjWo3LW1GqCan__GeUZpcJ2qY/s1600-h/mothers+day+09+007.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7CYKLgP6KByE6GjWSkfQ4pkcP2X_K2teQzqEu3MAI-216Ce5pfs-8uCrHa9sfIzZzXVswWhLmW6eFeRSVNN9AGKZEgN9pa6K6iPscdR8uEjDGr02lFtDjWo3LW1GqCan__GeUZpcJ2qY/s320/mothers+day+09+007.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334724065657024658" border="0" /></a><br />She is talking a bit now and her favorite word is duck. She says duck while scrunching her face and with a big smile!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN1OGasIGnI9lEAH4pQmF62nQPWV3ZmpYS0FP5kk31_FN0RMFTJYzuTY4bgSF95VQEcw8lU8BTlgpc95fUhsAhyphenhyphen9ZsvxCbmAoWGaDy3Fu7r6i6fVVq81PgmQG0PJcYxmUvqPpz0ocLSfY/s1600-h/mothers+day+09+010.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN1OGasIGnI9lEAH4pQmF62nQPWV3ZmpYS0FP5kk31_FN0RMFTJYzuTY4bgSF95VQEcw8lU8BTlgpc95fUhsAhyphenhyphen9ZsvxCbmAoWGaDy3Fu7r6i6fVVq81PgmQG0PJcYxmUvqPpz0ocLSfY/s320/mothers+day+09+010.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334724068088700802" border="0" /></a><br />Addie and mommy after church.<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHniUwToon9i8e_7qGVxIPJmO3jUiXWdsaqHazTOJqckleGvLv_6KuIk7iQCnRRr4d_Iu_ant-x8iSDHyifpNYWvGozzbnq7Iuk6ZtPS1x2JjZa1gNADg5McMZ0vMN__114vafZknHrUo/s1600-h/mothers+day+09+013.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHniUwToon9i8e_7qGVxIPJmO3jUiXWdsaqHazTOJqckleGvLv_6KuIk7iQCnRRr4d_Iu_ant-x8iSDHyifpNYWvGozzbnq7Iuk6ZtPS1x2JjZa1gNADg5McMZ0vMN__114vafZknHrUo/s320/mothers+day+09+013.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334724207887515762" border="0" /></a>Brian and Karahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14843430913319239818noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5337165191926163910.post-53009151781239968892009-04-19T00:10:00.000-07:002009-04-19T00:17:39.782-07:00I did it...<div style="text-align: center;">After months of Brian nagging me I finally did it...I joined facebook. Don't tell him, but I really like it and am already addicted. I usually check my email 2 - 3 times a week, but today I checked it like 5 times because I was so excited to see who wanted to be my friend. Ridiculous.<br /></div><img src="file:///C:/DOCUME%7E1/Kara/LOCALS%7E1/Temp/moz-screenshot-1.jpg" alt="" /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.talltimbers.org/images/facebookLogo.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 174px; height: 65px;" src="http://www.talltimbers.org/images/facebookLogo.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>Brian and Karahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14843430913319239818noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5337165191926163910.post-28330585177878888132009-04-06T22:00:00.000-07:002009-04-06T23:11:44.064-07:00Bad blogging mommy<div style="text-align: center;">Everyday I say I am going to update my blog and everyday I don't. So, here is a short post to tell you what's happened the last month. Maybe one day I'll be a cool blogging mom with cute wall paper and something clever to say. In the meantime here's what I got...<br /><br />Addie had her first birthday (March 13).<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgboUi_XcJU5k4cHlYka7OUPxySBfVsv8E5G6RiFo2YKSXverCQIbvSBLFuKSJDXE_OkUQw8b1tnVEFRvVWw9NxNe33a-uiODLAxfw5r_z49KKUbbQDRyFhWop8xgddLmSaF0fPPO5crXs/s1600-h/1st+birthday+party+068.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgboUi_XcJU5k4cHlYka7OUPxySBfVsv8E5G6RiFo2YKSXverCQIbvSBLFuKSJDXE_OkUQw8b1tnVEFRvVWw9NxNe33a-uiODLAxfw5r_z49KKUbbQDRyFhWop8xgddLmSaF0fPPO5crXs/s320/1st+birthday+party+068.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5321811760311675986" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzWmgsiOeEHUNiFUk4bdfmxOADQ-li_Kkj0YfXxE5tJqPBA5NN1vUN4BwgBun1u-WHmWPL2on1ySf_BHmyokQwPaNss-ykhDLNsr_-gLRjpfOBxAAT1TnwHDSPG0JjjKach5zohb-tH9s/s1600-h/1st+birthday+party+069.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzWmgsiOeEHUNiFUk4bdfmxOADQ-li_Kkj0YfXxE5tJqPBA5NN1vUN4BwgBun1u-WHmWPL2on1ySf_BHmyokQwPaNss-ykhDLNsr_-gLRjpfOBxAAT1TnwHDSPG0JjjKach5zohb-tH9s/s320/1st+birthday+party+069.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5321811751893143538" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4ePOcKqOF-trGue0vQ9OpdHSE-ZL9W0jJPz8zzDZYDE1OwVqWHltEBhDuwy8RjIKKXzHvWqIfTLxgU6s0phGGlSQz1FvSko7LlB1AhLHKgGGR4r4vv6k6Qp1W78IbVHxe9On_PEzhpQg/s1600-h/1st+birthday+party+070.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4ePOcKqOF-trGue0vQ9OpdHSE-ZL9W0jJPz8zzDZYDE1OwVqWHltEBhDuwy8RjIKKXzHvWqIfTLxgU6s0phGGlSQz1FvSko7LlB1AhLHKgGGR4r4vv6k6Qp1W78IbVHxe9On_PEzhpQg/s320/1st+birthday+party+070.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5321811754924043810" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLTGFdgiGaUsm_KJRl_dz25v4dzEA4_lPyJw817uVOqT9Era3R944m9d-WgL9k-Phv5jt0DlfLxDyto3cknpcYwA51N7EDmBXNdoyQpWFBi2vr4ifL0c7qBocQkysEiXrQKYNjzmAoFVY/s1600-h/1st+birthday+party+030.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLTGFdgiGaUsm_KJRl_dz25v4dzEA4_lPyJw817uVOqT9Era3R944m9d-WgL9k-Phv5jt0DlfLxDyto3cknpcYwA51N7EDmBXNdoyQpWFBi2vr4ifL0c7qBocQkysEiXrQKYNjzmAoFVY/s320/1st+birthday+party+030.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5321811760956297586" border="0" /></a>We got Disney passes.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXrFhr9gZ7adeHNp_QSn6MZ5FrG7BZhXNZx9mCT_0_5UkJaHOdysTlLy_vPhI7hpZkpfXPmSEGvhXEjte0HnzQ3rrCunAxsYY9AWPXV5ST-Cn4kHqvQKcOBan9zMCdiRtPG5jVSjGWVyw/s1600-h/11+months+part+2+028.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXrFhr9gZ7adeHNp_QSn6MZ5FrG7BZhXNZx9mCT_0_5UkJaHOdysTlLy_vPhI7hpZkpfXPmSEGvhXEjte0HnzQ3rrCunAxsYY9AWPXV5ST-Cn4kHqvQKcOBan9zMCdiRtPG5jVSjGWVyw/s320/11+months+part+2+028.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5321811763056598290" border="0" /></a><br />Addie is almost walking.<br />(She is much faster and more independent with the walker, but again, I am a bad blogging mommy and have not downloaded the latest pictures and videos from my camera. Now she is taking about 5-7 steps without a walker...nice and controlled too I might add!)<br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dwSvkTeYmt6EwFveAJjiZHFsHH_DhddQ39_E2xKvfdh1ikjxWZoo3MyqzlZObm561uQrRRJquX74Eb4nNkY' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><br /><br />And I got a pedicure today for the first time in a year!! Wahoo!!<br />(sorry no picture...i HATE my feet)<br /></div>Brian and Karahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14843430913319239818noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5337165191926163910.post-41571124618791944862009-03-02T22:36:00.000-08:002009-03-02T22:44:10.285-08:00Freeman Family Pictures<div style="text-align: center;">In January we had family pictures taken with the Freemans for the first time in 7 years. The last time I had just come home from my mission, my younger brother was about to leave for his, and it was right before I met Brian. So, we finally took pictures at Seal Beach with our amazing photographer from our wedding, <a href="http://www.krpix.com">Kaelene Petersen</a>. Of course, she didn't let us down and captured some awesome moments with my family. If you want to check out her work, click on her name and it will take you to her site . Now, enjoy the show!!<br /></div><br /><div><embed src="http://widget-cb.slide.com/widgets/slideticker.swf" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" quality="high" scale="noscale" salign="l" wmode="transparent" flashvars="cy=bb&il=1&channel=360287970209427403&site=widget-cb.slide.com" style="width:400px;height:320px" name="flashticker" align="middle"></embed><div style="width:400px;text-align:left;"><a href="http://www.slide.com/pivot?cy=bb&at=un&id=360287970209427403&map=1" target="_blank"><img src="http://widget-cb.slide.com/p1/360287970209427403/bb_t024_v000_s0un_f00/images/xslide1.gif" border="0" ismap="ismap" /></a> <a href="http://www.slide.com/pivot?cy=bb&at=un&id=360287970209427403&map=2" target="_blank"><img src="http://widget-cb.slide.com/p2/360287970209427403/bb_t024_v000_s0un_f00/images/xslide2.gif" border="0" ismap="ismap" /></a> <a href="http://www.slide.com/pivot?cy=bb&at=un&id=360287970209427403&map=F" target="_blank"><img src="http://widget-cb.slide.com/p4/360287970209427403/bb_t024_v000_s0un_f00/images/xslide42.gif" border="0" ismap="ismap" /></a></div></div>Brian and Karahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14843430913319239818noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5337165191926163910.post-81286687531616883872009-02-23T17:00:00.000-08:002009-02-23T17:08:01.190-08:00The Scavenger<div style="text-align: center;">How come Addie won't eat what I put on her clean high chair, but she'll eat anything on the floor???<br /><br /><br />Hmmmmm....what's this?<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI352qqSthAH_ZrMULiRie9-WKmo16hGCl-zEadVqyQPodcES-HRqhkOVapFC3TBosewHBJhPil4VDgqAUIn5Q1oPfKKPd-Hgyo_NZ8YVFosg-2eymzJA8fHjTu_7S2qX2k58aCdPdBvM/s1600-h/IMG_0011.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI352qqSthAH_ZrMULiRie9-WKmo16hGCl-zEadVqyQPodcES-HRqhkOVapFC3TBosewHBJhPil4VDgqAUIn5Q1oPfKKPd-Hgyo_NZ8YVFosg-2eymzJA8fHjTu_7S2qX2k58aCdPdBvM/s320/IMG_0011.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5306163859984323746" border="0" /></a><br />Looks like food to me! Yum!<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6DfgkxLz1iq5XJT0ZGawQ96yp2r63qXNp1EzVaoYC1aT4Q6cEFm0iD8xBtpHhLSodnfH5Hw29RKxTsW_cG_le4dtJSWwEKSvUmgUheLWcaeHNICyf2Zj7b97-uBodvxDPNJiTLQ9_aac/s1600-h/IMG_0012.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6DfgkxLz1iq5XJT0ZGawQ96yp2r63qXNp1EzVaoYC1aT4Q6cEFm0iD8xBtpHhLSodnfH5Hw29RKxTsW_cG_le4dtJSWwEKSvUmgUheLWcaeHNICyf2Zj7b97-uBodvxDPNJiTLQ9_aac/s320/IMG_0012.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5306163868674751762" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Gross Alert, I repeat Gross Alert!!!! One time after coming in from out side, Brian found her moving something towards her mouth. He swatted at her hand before she got the object in her mouth and was horrified to find a wiggling silk worm on the floor!! Why? Why? Why?<br /></div>Brian and Karahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14843430913319239818noreply@blogger.com4