tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4750229753729251472011-11-21T18:40:59.642-05:00And along comes three...http://www.blogger.com/profile/00448326702377116583noreply@blogger.comBlogger1161100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-475022975372925147.post-54566514018993381582011-01-10T19:23:00.001-05:002011-01-10T19:25:37.756-05:00<div align="center"> <strong>WAR DAMN EAGLE!!!!!<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5560717814445742050" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/TSujY-o5l-I/AAAAAAAABgE/Gysdq1JmlGg/s400/DSC_0064.jpg" /></strong></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/475022975372925147-5456651401899338158?l=andalongcomesthree.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>And along comes three...http://www.blogger.com/profile/00448326702377116583noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-475022975372925147.post-55730493590561441892011-01-03T16:19:00.006-05:002011-01-03T17:13:39.544-05:00<div align="center"> <strong><span style="font-family:lucida grande;font-size:130%;">Wishing you abundant joy and happiness in 2011!<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 268px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5558074169692078514" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/TSI_AmfFQbI/AAAAAAAABfU/q7rfo5v4JEw/s400/DSC_0020.jpg" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 268px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5558085711543993410" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/TSJJgbPBBEI/AAAAAAAABf8/2UsaJvzkp9o/s400/DSC_0018.jpg" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5558075228262635026" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/TSI_-N9-FhI/AAAAAAAABf0/dZZHjOCP1Aw/s400/DSC_0025.jpg" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5558075223036121890" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/TSI_96f30yI/AAAAAAAABfs/H8sZwF015fs/s400/DSC_0024.jpg" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5558075218424504994" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/TSI_9pUYIqI/AAAAAAAABfk/0A0UFR_leDM/s400/DSC_0023.jpg" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5558074174178707474" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/TSI_A3MxyBI/AAAAAAAABfc/VacuDfNYI4Q/s400/DSC_0022.jpg" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5558074161046714562" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/TSI_AGR3eMI/AAAAAAAABfE/HraVnOP6CYc/s400/DSC_0015.jpg" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5558074157958746306" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/TSI-_6xo0MI/AAAAAAAABe8/VTKJPsPn82U/s400/DSC_0013.jpg" /></span></strong></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/475022975372925147-5573049359056144189?l=andalongcomesthree.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>And along comes three...http://www.blogger.com/profile/00448326702377116583noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-475022975372925147.post-40343631064913076232010-12-26T16:33:00.011-05:002010-12-26T18:28:37.035-05:00<div align="center"><em>Did I mention that we live in South Carolina....yes, South Carolina?!?!~</em></div><div align="center"><em>And it's supposed to be in the 60's by the end of the week...crazy!!!</em></div><div align="center"><em></em><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/TRe2vSY2dVI/AAAAAAAABec/a6rC-JCYpF8/s1600/DSC_0017.jpg"><em><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5555109588890973522" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/TRe2vSY2dVI/AAAAAAAABec/a6rC-JCYpF8/s400/DSC_0017.jpg" /></em></a></div><div align="center"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/TRe2nhvRWzI/AAAAAAAABeU/j2nFquuNvKw/s1600/DSC_0016.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5555109455572589362" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/TRe2nhvRWzI/AAAAAAAABeU/j2nFquuNvKw/s400/DSC_0016.jpg" /></a><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 268px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5555109446394713362" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/TRe2m_jGFRI/AAAAAAAABd0/QDpsdYrO1XY/s400/DSC_0010.jpg" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 268px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5555109445256759042" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/TRe2m7TyRwI/AAAAAAAABd8/FKeF1KGJ774/s400/DSC_0013.jpg" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 268px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5555109447839006946" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/TRe2nE7cQOI/AAAAAAAABeE/JpGdd7yPpRg/s400/DSC_0014.jpg" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 268px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5555109454823425954" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/TRe2ne8qB6I/AAAAAAAABeM/achrftj9xQU/s400/DSC_0015.jpg" /> </div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/475022975372925147-4034363106491307623?l=andalongcomesthree.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>And along comes three...http://www.blogger.com/profile/00448326702377116583noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-475022975372925147.post-60551637324873250372010-12-23T22:43:00.010-05:002010-12-24T20:11:24.820-05:00<div align="center"><em></em><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5554096270803193762" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/TRQdIaWLz6I/AAAAAAAABdQ/qxPnUwDSbwk/s400/DSC_0248.jpg" /><em>My third child <strong>really</strong> does have a face! </em><br /></div><div align="center"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5554096262244749762" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/TRQdH6dsUcI/AAAAAAAABdI/s6UHs5yioLQ/s400/DSC_0275.jpg" /> <em>There's still a very small section of the counter <strong>not </strong>covered in sprinkles after </em><em>our Cookies and Cocoa Party with our friends! </em></div><br /><div align="center"><em><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5554096250944969378" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/TRQdHQXnWqI/AAAAAAAABc4/oSV6_HFQhvE/s400/DSC_0289.jpg" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5554096247491262114" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/TRQdHDgL9qI/AAAAAAAABcw/RyC_dwFBZBk/s400/DSC_0287.jpg" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5554420923649186562" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/TRVEZscbWwI/AAAAAAAABdo/cdxKkWE6eUM/s400/DSC_0283.jpg" /></div></em><em><div align="center"></em><em>They're all <strong>still </strong>standing on the ice...no big falls yet!</em> </div><br /><div align="center"></div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5554418894830689458" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/TRVCjmgZ3LI/AAAAAAAABdY/GDSHA_mVUvs/s400/DSC_0253.jpg" /> <p align="center"><em>And this is all I can get from a <strong>forced</strong> hug between and 8-year-old and a 6-year-old!</em></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/475022975372925147-6055163732487325037?l=andalongcomesthree.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>And along comes three...http://www.blogger.com/profile/00448326702377116583noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-475022975372925147.post-91196231333810080092010-12-12T20:23:00.004-05:002010-12-12T20:47:07.846-05:00<div align="center">My true love gave to me...</div><div align="center">Twelve (hundred) trains a-chugging!<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 345px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5549976444653268706" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/TQV6K99X7uI/AAAAAAAABbY/2URH71gn3-c/s400/DSC_0200.jpg" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5549976450219241426" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/TQV6LSsZ79I/AAAAAAAABbg/21RWev9xFUE/s400/DSC_0201.jpg" /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/475022975372925147-9119623133381008009?l=andalongcomesthree.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>And along comes three...http://www.blogger.com/profile/00448326702377116583noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-475022975372925147.post-44737913455141038522010-12-11T20:22:00.003-05:002010-12-11T20:25:51.726-05:00<div align="center"> My true love gave to me...<br /></div><div align="center">Eleven popcorn a-stringing!<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5549600772417376322" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/TQQkf90r0EI/AAAAAAAABbQ/pU_1CdmZrk0/s400/DSC_0199.jpg" /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/475022975372925147-4473791345514103852?l=andalongcomesthree.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>And along comes three...http://www.blogger.com/profile/00448326702377116583noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-475022975372925147.post-30324066678605981932010-12-10T22:06:00.005-05:002010-12-10T22:08:34.437-05:00<div align="center">My true love gave to me...<br /></div><div align="center">Ten short and stubby fingers</div><div align="center"> (that work very hard to take care of our family)!<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5549256059190225794" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/TQLq_A-3q4I/AAAAAAAABbI/UIjB4ds-7Kc/s400/DSC_0173.jpg" /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/475022975372925147-3032406667860598193?l=andalongcomesthree.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>And along comes three...http://www.blogger.com/profile/00448326702377116583noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-475022975372925147.post-38679359301371063922010-12-09T14:37:00.004-05:002010-12-09T14:39:41.203-05:00<div><div align="center">My true love gave to me...</div><div align="center">Nine cupcakes a-frosting!</div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 268px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5548769250030798130" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/TQEwO_iyRTI/AAAAAAAABa4/waGKvWzHSKo/s400/DSC_0170.jpg" /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5548769257369800066" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/TQEwPa4ijYI/AAAAAAAABbA/biTpAn5Jr8U/s400/DSC_0171.jpg" /><br /><div align="center"></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/475022975372925147-3867935930137106392?l=andalongcomesthree.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>And along comes three...http://www.blogger.com/profile/00448326702377116583noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-475022975372925147.post-53337577315770884692010-12-08T20:34:00.003-05:002010-12-08T22:19:15.942-05:00<div align="center">My true love gave to me...<br /></div><div align="center">Eight gifts a-giving</div><div align="center"> (for the local family that our family and friends adopted for Christmas)!<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5548516534669946498" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/TQBKZBdiLoI/AAAAAAAABaw/bL6TsZzCsKU/s400/DSC_0168.jpg" /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/475022975372925147-5333757731577088469?l=andalongcomesthree.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>And along comes three...http://www.blogger.com/profile/00448326702377116583noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-475022975372925147.post-25032170892770696922010-12-07T19:52:00.004-05:002010-12-07T19:57:46.493-05:00<div align="center"> My true love gave to me...<br /></div><div align="center">Seven Girl Scouts a-caroling!<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5548108936694894306" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/TP7XrsrejuI/AAAAAAAABao/LhgCoRaWZ_k/s400/DSC_0160.jpg" /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/475022975372925147-2503217089277069692?l=andalongcomesthree.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>And along comes three...http://www.blogger.com/profile/00448326702377116583noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-475022975372925147.post-81157498379192830822010-12-06T22:34:00.006-05:002010-12-06T22:44:48.037-05:00<div><div><div><div><div><div align="center">My true love gave to me...</div><div align="center">6 years a-laughing!<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5547779824181782482" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/TP2sW1BvJ9I/AAAAAAAABaY/GhWz1fsIIOE/s400/DSC_0151.jpg" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5547779815136574418" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/TP2sWTVMO9I/AAAAAAAABaQ/5zli8jq4LVs/s400/DSC_0149.jpg" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5547779803108462322" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/TP2sVmhdzvI/AAAAAAAABaA/P1raWS1gkWA/s400/DSC_0148.jpg" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5547779812189650914" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/TP2sWIWlv-I/AAAAAAAABaI/Ff1nWAWzstY/s400/DSC_0150.jpg" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5547779800578321986" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/TP2sVdGO7kI/AAAAAAAABZ4/wzosfoAdMBE/s400/DSC_0147.jpg" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 268px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5547780284464427042" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/TP2sxntq8CI/AAAAAAAABag/UDWj3Fv7N6g/s400/DSC_0153.jpg" /></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/475022975372925147-8115749837919283082?l=andalongcomesthree.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>And along comes three...http://www.blogger.com/profile/00448326702377116583noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-475022975372925147.post-22392093164038917162010-12-05T12:55:00.004-05:002010-12-05T13:01:01.469-05:00<div><div align="center">My true love gave to me...</div><div align="center">Zoe's first 5K!</div><div align="center"> </div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5547258968483067154" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/TPvSpCWIdRI/AAAAAAAABZo/JD54HN7GN9c/s400/DSC_0135.jpg" /> <div align="center"></div><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 268px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5547258975400639218" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/TPvSpcHaOvI/AAAAAAAABZw/QjX8K_kE30Q/s400/DSC_0136.jpg" /> <div align="center"></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/475022975372925147-2239209316403891716?l=andalongcomesthree.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>And along comes three...http://www.blogger.com/profile/00448326702377116583noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-475022975372925147.post-82774106322382795192010-12-04T22:55:00.004-05:002010-12-04T22:59:51.726-05:00<div align="center"> My true love gave to me...</div><div align="center">four victorious quarters!</div><br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5547042227337537458" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/TPsNhCqLp7I/AAAAAAAABZY/6o6Sx2zN_IE/s400/DSC_0138.jpg" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5547042236969455538" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/TPsNhminD7I/AAAAAAAABZg/-lSymPDFML4/s400/DSC_0144.jpg" /><br /><div align="center"></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/475022975372925147-8277410632238279519?l=andalongcomesthree.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>And along comes three...http://www.blogger.com/profile/00448326702377116583noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-475022975372925147.post-33609731455260640372010-12-03T21:39:00.004-05:002010-12-03T21:44:04.437-05:00<div align="center">My true love gave to me </div><div align="center">three hillbillies!</div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center">(Lest you forget we live in the South now...)<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5546652017735365330" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/TPmqn2nR8tI/AAAAAAAABZQ/91BMXWi3euI/s400/DSC_0087.jpg" /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/475022975372925147-3360973145526064037?l=andalongcomesthree.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>And along comes three...http://www.blogger.com/profile/00448326702377116583noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-475022975372925147.post-9969914330017731562010-12-02T08:33:00.006-05:002010-12-02T21:15:22.181-05:00<div><br /></div><div align="center">My true love gave to me... </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center">Two athletic daughters!</div><div align="center"><br /><br /></div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 268px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5546271595785455378" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/TPhQoYahhxI/AAAAAAAABZI/qkxdPwFK2bE/s400/DSC_0013.jpg" /><br /><br /><div></div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5546271578413335538" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/TPhQnXssA_I/AAAAAAAABYw/XHi-yOibqLU/s400/DSC_0056.jpg" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 268px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5546271587528809410" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/TPhQn5p_G8I/AAAAAAAABZA/hwgO__TFKtU/s400/DSC_0030.jpg" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5546271581902684610" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/TPhQnksnQcI/AAAAAAAABY4/U9Y6rM0zr9o/s400/DSC_0042.jpg" /> <div> </div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/475022975372925147-996991433001773156?l=andalongcomesthree.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>And along comes three...http://www.blogger.com/profile/00448326702377116583noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-475022975372925147.post-14131933776893640892010-12-01T22:09:00.007-05:002010-12-01T23:26:43.733-05:00<div align="center">My true love gave to me...</div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center">A cutie playing in a bathtub!</div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5545918248759773282" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/TPcPQ4KuyGI/AAAAAAAABYo/P6_XH5Rjhak/s400/DSC_0034.jpg" /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/475022975372925147-1413193377689364089?l=andalongcomesthree.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>And along comes three...http://www.blogger.com/profile/00448326702377116583noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-475022975372925147.post-40672373142560166202010-11-27T22:44:00.076-05:002010-11-28T00:30:27.908-05:00<div align="center"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/TPHa1x5_QtI/AAAAAAAABYg/PhZdM33gUYs/s1600/DSC_0030.jpg"></a> O Christmas Tree, O Christmas Tree, </div><div><div><div><div align="center">Travel to the mountains for you to delight us.<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544442278854460962" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/TPHQ4HzHBiI/AAAAAAAABT4/pthUf9MPBPU/s400/DSC_0031.jpg" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544442248874429874" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/TPHQ2YHUDbI/AAAAAAAABTw/QQLR6zAVSEM/s400/DSC_0033.jpg" /></div><div align="center">After Thanksgiving Day so true</div><div align="center">Sam's Nursery to find you.</div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544444423181891922" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/TPHS08Cm-VI/AAAAAAAABUA/9uojnqOXNxs/s400/DSC_0020.jpg" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544447779062649570" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/TPHV4Rq7kuI/AAAAAAAABUw/5Zly_EvGMsQ/s400/DSC_0017.jpg" /></div><div align="center">O Christmas Tree, O Christmas Tree</div><div align="center">The tractor ride sure delights Coop!</div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544446272033697570" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/TPHUgjjOryI/AAAAAAAABUo/g7OrJIrBSBw/s400/DSC_0019.jpg" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544445695432548322" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/TPHT-_izX-I/AAAAAAAABUg/C5h-n7eHPf0/s400/DSC_0018.jpg" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544445677984949282" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/TPHT9-i-JCI/AAAAAAAABUY/R3ecccNCDaM/s400/DSC_0002.jpg" /></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center">O Christmas Tree, O Christmas Tree</div><div align="center">Searching for the perfect tree gives us so much pleasure!</div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544447798984643474" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/TPHV5b4tE5I/AAAAAAAABVI/iBUAk912VBk/s400/DSC_0009.jpg" /></div><div align="center">One too little, one too big.</div><div align="center">Finally the perfect one to end this gig.<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 268px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544447792803494770" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/TPHV5E3AO3I/AAAAAAAABVA/UJRaYCuoduA/s400/DSC_0005.jpg" /></div><div align="center"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 268px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544447787748194962" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/TPHV4yBuepI/AAAAAAAABU4/k0LeLl60Tew/s400/DSC_0003.jpg" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544447801846580690" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/TPHV5mjCxdI/AAAAAAAABVQ/vLJ2Odi1VQs/s400/DSC_0010.jpg" /></div><div align="center">O Christmas Tree, O Christmas Tree</div><div align="center">The food at the nursery gives us so much pleasure!</div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544448483237290434" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/TPHWhQ7P4cI/AAAAAAAABVw/uTYYz8_VMOY/s400/DSC_0025.jpg" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544448473353227746" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/TPHWgsGtDeI/AAAAAAAABVY/vmhVOlmQY5k/s400/DSC_0021.jpg" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544448476618813778" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/TPHWg4RR8VI/AAAAAAAABVg/3KPxRqNz8es/s400/DSC_0023.jpg" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 268px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544448480948673042" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/TPHWhIZmWhI/AAAAAAAABVo/T_AsuE9SdCM/s400/DSC_0024.jpg" /></div><div align="center"> </div></div><div align="center">O Christmas Tree, O Christmas Tree</div><div align="center">Atop our van with Auburn colors.</div><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544448492841702546" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/TPHWh0tHlJI/AAAAAAAABV4/GVEBeMQLDsE/s400/DSC_0028.jpg" /> <div align="center"> </div><div align="center">We travel home through the woods.</div><div align="center">In time to watch Cam beat the Bama Hoods!</div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544449558788073122" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/TPHXf3qiZqI/AAAAAAAABWI/7rdO-hlSeHE/s400/DSC_0030.jpg" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544449550160492034" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/TPHXfXhj9gI/AAAAAAAABWA/VmRH4_XYcTg/s400/DSC_0029.jpg" /> <div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center">O Christmas Tree, O Christmas Tree</div><div align="center">Forever true your color.</div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="color:#ff6600;">WAR </span><span style="color:#000099;">EAGLE!!!</span></span></strong></div><br /><div align="center"> </div><div align="center">O Christmas Tree, O Christmas Tree</div><div align="center">You fill our kiddos hearts with joy!</div><div align="center"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 268px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544449564008762530" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/TPHXgLHPzKI/AAAAAAAABWQ/hmE2XiFsuO8/s400/DSC_0036.jpg" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 268px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544449571469445682" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/TPHXgm6AyjI/AAAAAAAABWY/OTWL_2d3q80/s400/DSC_0040.jpg" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 268px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544449583068671106" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/TPHXhSHe7II/AAAAAAAABWg/sClUFlWRQdg/s400/DSC_0042.jpg" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544452464801665122" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/TPHaJBaK0GI/AAAAAAAABXw/HdJZFJRlFK0/s400/DSC_0043.jpg" /></div><div align="center">Reminding us of memories past</div><div align="center">And memories new that will always last.</div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544452521349156498" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/TPHaMUEJDpI/AAAAAAAABYQ/p0wBD64gsgs/s400/DSC_0048.jpg" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544452485661497250" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/TPHaKPHil6I/AAAAAAAABYI/YX5JLjGyrfA/s400/DSC_0047.jpg" /></div><div align="center"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544452474927966978" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/TPHaJnId6wI/AAAAAAAABYA/JIgOKMoATuY/s400/DSC_0046.jpg" /></div><div align="center">O Christmas Tree, O Christmas Tree</div><div align="center">You fill our home with many blessings!<br /></div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 268px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544452469181034098" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/TPHaJRuSrnI/AAAAAAAABX4/bHQLb-b6xXU/s400/DSC_0045.jpg" /> <div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"> </div></div></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/475022975372925147-4067237314256016620?l=andalongcomesthree.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>And along comes three...http://www.blogger.com/profile/00448326702377116583noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-475022975372925147.post-57745180440059731962010-11-08T21:40:00.009-05:002010-11-08T22:25:26.595-05:00<div><div align="center">So...after almost a year of begging and pleading...we gave in....<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5537377397648154882" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/TNi3Z6YYYQI/AAAAAAAABSg/piaJlhtG9OI/s400/DSC_0023.JPG" /> <img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5537380398906216754" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/TNi6Im8EETI/AAAAAAAABS4/QDc_bVI_75c/s400/DSC_0022.JPG" /> <div><div align="center"></div><div></div><br /><div align="center">Zoe and Carly are now the proud owners of "Aubie" and "Cam"!</div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 268px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5537378519160230418" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/TNi4bMVskhI/AAAAAAAABSw/Jbx3CsDmxOs/s400/DSC_0021.JPG" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 268px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5537378513541517010" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/TNi4a3aFztI/AAAAAAAABSo/UV8QMyyVEpY/s400/DSC_0019.JPG" /> They adore these new kitties...and so does Cooper!</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>Also, a quick pic of Carly as "St. Adela of England". </div><div>She was a princess who gave money to help start many churches. </div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 268px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5537381827257546594" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/TNi7bv9jt2I/AAAAAAAABTI/7Gw0CuHZ46w/s400/DSC_0004.JPG" />In honor of All Saints Day...the first grade class at St. Anne Catholic School reenacts the lives of several saints. It always touches my heart and brings tears to my eyes watching these "future little saints" marching through the school gym to "When The Saints Go Marching In"!<br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5537381820134604418" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/TNi7bVbUPoI/AAAAAAAABTA/140_r9jGaX4/s400/DSC_0015.JPG" /> <div></div><div align="center"></div><div> </div></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/475022975372925147-5774518044005973196?l=andalongcomesthree.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>And along comes three...http://www.blogger.com/profile/00448326702377116583noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-475022975372925147.post-26400921493818720742010-10-31T14:48:00.006-04:002010-10-31T15:06:34.093-04:00<div align="center"><strong>Happy Halloween!!!</strong><br /></div><div align="center"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5534285066382765378" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/TM268it-bUI/AAAAAAAABRg/kgKiEZTIPaQ/s400/DSC_0024.JPG" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5534285107790627698" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/TM26-8-YQ3I/AAAAAAAABSA/zr-M6sscvjQ/s400/DSC_0004.JPG" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 268px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5534285095908179330" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/TM26-QtYfYI/AAAAAAAABR4/dEqQE7iGTcQ/s400/DSC_0001.JPG" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 350px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5534286554525804082" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/TM28TKe7JjI/AAAAAAAABSI/Yc6b9pZP3Hs/s400/DSC_0010.JPG" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 268px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5534285086577932786" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/TM269t84OfI/AAAAAAAABRw/jbNP8IbSNiQ/s400/DSC_0020.JPG" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 268px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5534285076426039266" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/TM269IIen-I/AAAAAAAABRo/n8g0Dj5pC3w/s400/DSC_0017.JPG" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5534286562424726546" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/TM28Tn6LJBI/AAAAAAAABSQ/xFHPgz2dhqM/s400/DSC_0002.JPG" /></div><div align="center"><em><strong>And a special birthday wish to my adorable nephew, </strong></em></div><div align="center"><em><strong>Evan, who turns 1 today!</strong></em></div><div align="center"><em><strong>We love you and miss you!</strong></em></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/475022975372925147-2640092149381872074?l=andalongcomesthree.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>And along comes three...http://www.blogger.com/profile/00448326702377116583noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-475022975372925147.post-726502650276513892010-10-24T22:16:00.010-04:002010-10-24T22:55:58.635-04:00<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/TMTwSfeTXOI/AAAAAAAABRY/IdirFgDaT6I/s1600/DSC_2620.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; 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MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5531804864318592066" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/TMTrNyB81EI/AAAAAAAABOA/cdPVZ_1Pd7M/s400/DSC_2699.JPG" /></a><br /><div> </div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/475022975372925147-72650265027651389?l=andalongcomesthree.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>And along comes three...http://www.blogger.com/profile/00448326702377116583noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-475022975372925147.post-78386657757028210302010-10-08T19:02:00.014-04:002010-10-08T20:06:59.280-04:00<div align="center">So most of you know that we've lived away from family since the beginning of time <em>(not really, but sometimes it feels that way)</em>! We've been away from Michigan all of our children's lives...and many years before then...probably about 17 years in total! We've made</div><div align="center"> Alabama, Savannah, Pittsburgh, Indianapolis and now South Carolina "home"!<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/TK-oXxYgTyI/AAAAAAAABN4/U5v2tLCPJR4/s1600/DSC_2587.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525820394153463586" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/TK-oXxYgTyI/AAAAAAAABN4/U5v2tLCPJR4/s400/DSC_2587.jpg" /></a><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/TK-oXopXTvI/AAAAAAAABNw/2gNwZuxpd7s/s1600/DSC_2588.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525820391808257778" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/TK-oXopXTvI/AAAAAAAABNw/2gNwZuxpd7s/s400/DSC_2588.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/TK-oXDo-ZEI/AAAAAAAABNo/Xc7P65DXmNQ/s1600/DSC_2589.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525820381874512962" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/TK-oXDo-ZEI/AAAAAAAABNo/Xc7P65DXmNQ/s400/DSC_2589.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/TK-oW51_bNI/AAAAAAAABNg/-gX14eZpXqc/s1600/DSC_2590.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525820379244752082" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/TK-oW51_bNI/AAAAAAAABNg/-gX14eZpXqc/s400/DSC_2590.jpg" /></a><br /><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525815481836528722" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/TK-j51k4ZFI/AAAAAAAABKY/0sigwRRYQ8k/s400/DSC_2614.jpg" />It's been tough...I've so envied some of my friends who have their family nearby. To be able to watch their children connect with their cousins, to have Sunday family dinners, to have someone who's available to help out in a "pinch" and to leave the kiddos with the grandparents for the weekend to have that getaway with their spouse. But, that hasn't been the life for us.<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/TK-oWfZ1ixI/AAAAAAAABNY/MKrsciP_i3U/s1600/DSC_2592.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525820372147342098" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/TK-oWfZ1ixI/AAAAAAAABNY/MKrsciP_i3U/s400/DSC_2592.jpg" /></a><br /><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/TK-nx7yn4MI/AAAAAAAABNQ/ahLu5EfXF30/s1600/DSC_2593.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525819744112337090" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/TK-nx7yn4MI/AAAAAAAABNQ/ahLu5EfXF30/s400/DSC_2593.jpg" /></a><br /><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525815488613141090" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/TK-j6O0jSmI/AAAAAAAABKg/Blo6KliODCk/s400/DSC_2613.jpg" /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/TK-nxus6ewI/AAAAAAAABNI/8mmEdaFb0Gs/s1600/DSC_2594.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525819740598729474" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/TK-nxus6ewI/AAAAAAAABNI/8mmEdaFb0Gs/s400/DSC_2594.jpg" /></a><br /><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/TK-nxZXpXYI/AAAAAAAABNA/s0lAF4t-vqg/s1600/DSC_2595.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525819734872382850" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/TK-nxZXpXYI/AAAAAAAABNA/s0lAF4t-vqg/s400/DSC_2595.jpg" /></a> Both Troy and I also lost our Mother's during this time away from "home". Our children were never able to meet their Grandma Sharon and Zoe and Carly only knew their Grammy for a very brief period of their lives. At times, we've felt adrift...floating along. At times, we've felt disconnected from our family in Michigan...and even a little left out of their lives. At times, we've contemplated moving "home" just so we could reconnect and feel some roots again.</div><div><br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/TK-nxHUg1hI/AAAAAAAABM4/x1aXdeibuHc/s1600/DSC_2596.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 268px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525819730027402770" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/TK-nxHUg1hI/AAAAAAAABM4/x1aXdeibuHc/s400/DSC_2596.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525815499427369298" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/TK-j63G3UVI/AAAAAAAABKw/Q1U8AX3rHUg/s400/DSC_2612.jpg" /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/TK-nwxRLpQI/AAAAAAAABMw/hLJ5ccqfi1k/s1600/DSC_2597.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 268px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525819724107851010" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/TK-nwxRLpQI/AAAAAAAABMw/hLJ5ccqfi1k/s400/DSC_2597.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/TK-mlEG60QI/AAAAAAAABMo/q3myiYYJRUA/s1600/DSC_2598.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525818423495020802" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/TK-mlEG60QI/AAAAAAAABMo/q3myiYYJRUA/s400/DSC_2598.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/TK-mkqjYgaI/AAAAAAAABMg/fuFTHKW9HZw/s1600/DSC_2599.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 268px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525818416635085218" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/TK-mkqjYgaI/AAAAAAAABMg/fuFTHKW9HZw/s400/DSC_2599.jpg" /></a><br />But, what I've realized over the past 17 years is that a "family" can be created. And "family" doesn't have to be blood. If you open your eyes, open your arms and most of all open your hearts...you can find "family" in the most unexpected places!</div><div> </div><div><br /><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/TK-mke44RoI/AAAAAAAABMY/8YR5RTdQFRM/s1600/DSC_2600.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525818413504022146" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/TK-mke44RoI/AAAAAAAABMY/8YR5RTdQFRM/s400/DSC_2600.jpg" /></a><br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/TK-mj7f4ejI/AAAAAAAABMQ/_RChu_lRu7U/s1600/DSC_2601.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525818404003936818" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/TK-mj7f4ejI/AAAAAAAABMQ/_RChu_lRu7U/s400/DSC_2601.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/TK-mjo7yaEI/AAAAAAAABMI/9N1PUyH7ucw/s1600/DSC_2603.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525818399020705858" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/TK-mjo7yaEI/AAAAAAAABMI/9N1PUyH7ucw/s400/DSC_2603.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/TK-lJg-jEcI/AAAAAAAABMA/FwjnRnQqdMI/s1600/DSC_2604.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525816850696573378" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/TK-lJg-jEcI/AAAAAAAABMA/FwjnRnQqdMI/s400/DSC_2604.jpg" /></a><br /><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/TK-lIzMih4I/AAAAAAAABL4/fHbzGjJd3p4/s1600/DSC_2605.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 268px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525816838407227266" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/TK-lIzMih4I/AAAAAAAABL4/fHbzGjJd3p4/s400/DSC_2605.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/TK-lIj2WUOI/AAAAAAAABLw/rTVVFYO8t88/s1600/DSC_2606.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525816834287620322" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/TK-lIj2WUOI/AAAAAAAABLw/rTVVFYO8t88/s400/DSC_2606.jpg" /></a> Of course we still LOVE our family up in Michigan...but the "family" that we have created through our church, our school and our community has amazed and overjoyed us! They have supported us in countless ways. It fills my heart to know that my children have so many "mothers" and that they will never be without a "family". </div><div> <strong>Because after all....a "family" is really what you make of it!</strong></div><div><br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/TK-lIf2OTyI/AAAAAAAABLo/XGeVS73CXBw/s1600/DSC_2607.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 268px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525816833213353762" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/TK-lIf2OTyI/AAAAAAAABLo/XGeVS73CXBw/s400/DSC_2607.jpg" /></a><br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/TK-lHyQp40I/AAAAAAAABLg/1JiphXSvGHQ/s1600/DSC_2609.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 268px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525816820976182082" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/TK-lHyQp40I/AAAAAAAABLg/1JiphXSvGHQ/s400/DSC_2609.jpg" /></a> <div><br /><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/TK-j6SulJKI/AAAAAAAABKo/ZsK1ZIejMiM/s1600/DSC_2611.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525815489661838498" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/TK-j6SulJKI/AAAAAAAABKo/ZsK1ZIejMiM/s400/DSC_2611.jpg" /></a> <div><div><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/TK-j5nNy2iI/AAAAAAAABKQ/NLw6vp_vXDQ/s1600/DSC_2615.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525815477981600290" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/TK-j5nNy2iI/AAAAAAAABKQ/NLw6vp_vXDQ/s400/DSC_2615.jpg" /></a> </div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/475022975372925147-7838665775702821030?l=andalongcomesthree.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>And along comes three...http://www.blogger.com/profile/00448326702377116583noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-475022975372925147.post-7637181505280673292010-09-22T10:18:00.004-04:002010-09-22T10:47:40.360-04:00<div align="center"><em><span style="font-size:180%;">War Eagle!!!!!</span></em></div><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/TJoWUWqoT8I/AAAAAAAABKI/ErGK-Y_vAac/s1600/DSC_2556.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5519748832233541570" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/TJoWUWqoT8I/AAAAAAAABKI/ErGK-Y_vAac/s400/DSC_2556.jpg" /></a><br /><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/TJoWUD5WOdI/AAAAAAAABKA/aB4iB0RwQw4/s1600/DSC_2557.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 268px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5519748827194997202" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/TJoWUD5WOdI/AAAAAAAABKA/aB4iB0RwQw4/s400/DSC_2557.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/TJoWT4Y2qkI/AAAAAAAABJ4/xhyfufKoWYE/s1600/DSC_2560.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5519748824105921090" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/TJoWT4Y2qkI/AAAAAAAABJ4/xhyfufKoWYE/s400/DSC_2560.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/TJoWTqAZebI/AAAAAAAABJw/egLJiU08NlY/s1600/DSC_2563.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5519748820245248434" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/TJoWTqAZebI/AAAAAAAABJw/egLJiU08NlY/s400/DSC_2563.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/TJoRyubuJMI/AAAAAAAABJo/Bbsdf9Mxf2A/s1600/DSC_2565.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5519743856451396802" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/TJoRyubuJMI/AAAAAAAABJo/Bbsdf9Mxf2A/s400/DSC_2565.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/TJoRyPwKalI/AAAAAAAABJg/Ryw6EWZWZpA/s1600/DSC_2569.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 268px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5519743848215636562" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/TJoRyPwKalI/AAAAAAAABJg/Ryw6EWZWZpA/s400/DSC_2569.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/TJoRx6qfO0I/AAAAAAAABJY/zyYX7g4texA/s1600/DSC_2570.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5519743842554690370" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/TJoRx6qfO0I/AAAAAAAABJY/zyYX7g4texA/s400/DSC_2570.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/TJoRxsn013I/AAAAAAAABJQ/TCmiwOYaORQ/s1600/DSC_2571.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 268px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5519743838785427314" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/TJoRxsn013I/AAAAAAAABJQ/TCmiwOYaORQ/s400/DSC_2571.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/TJoRxCQQwDI/AAAAAAAABJI/8XSCGjdfca0/s1600/DSC_2572.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5519743827412303922" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/TJoRxCQQwDI/AAAAAAAABJI/8XSCGjdfca0/s400/DSC_2572.jpg" /></a><br /><div> </div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/475022975372925147-763718150528067329?l=andalongcomesthree.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>And along comes three...http://www.blogger.com/profile/00448326702377116583noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-475022975372925147.post-27610280043535884092010-09-13T11:59:00.009-04:002010-09-14T21:17:00.137-04:00Three and a half years ago, I remember falling in love with our new home in South Carolina! It was the right size, the right price and in a great neighborhood close to what would become the children's school. I even remember walking around the house and imagining all of the wonderful possibilities it held for us! Specifically, I remember walking into our Master Bathroom and thinking this is going to be such a phenomenal space once I transform it...<br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5516937817530857746" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/TJAZtw3YeRI/AAAAAAAABIo/petutNT_kP4/s400/DSC_2579.jpg" /></div><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div>Famous last words....</div><br /><br /><div>what I didn't know then is that we'd be adding a third child to our mix within the year and that our Master Bathroom would never get transformed into that mystical haven of rest and relaxation that I once had in my head.</div><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5516937808976669042" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/TJAZtQ_56XI/AAAAAAAABIg/Qiq3IOb7qiM/s400/DSC_2578.jpg" /></div><br /><br /><div>Instead, it has become the hub of family activity! It is where everyone congregates in the morning while getting ready for work and school...and it is where everyone congregates in the evening while taking baths and showers and getting ready for bed. It is definitely not a "retreat" space when it is filled with 5 people running in all different directions.</div><br /><br /><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 268px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5516937836697895522" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/TJAZu4RKQmI/AAAAAAAABI4/29tn30rlYr8/s400/DSC_2581.jpg" /></div><br /><br /><div>But, in these last three and a half years, I've come to learn a few things as well. My Master Bath isn't filled with Italian marble, ceramic tiles, soft lighting and candles...but it is filled with smiles, giggles, laughter, water fights, practicing swimming, practicing pottying, playing with Momma's make-up and trying out new hair styles. Sometimes...what's perfect isn't what you wish for but what's right before your eyes...</div><br /><br /><div></div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5516942182182148818" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/TJAdr0dV2tI/AAAAAAAABJA/PXNpNa8ZONI/s400/DSC_2580.jpg" /><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><div><br /><div><br /><div><br /><div><br /><div><br /><div><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/475022975372925147-2761028004353588409?l=andalongcomesthree.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>And along comes three...http://www.blogger.com/profile/00448326702377116583noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-475022975372925147.post-9701825760528512342010-09-09T09:25:00.005-04:002010-09-09T11:18:05.196-04:00<div align="center">An early morning </div><div align="center"><em>(notice the dazed look in Cooper's eyes</em></div><div align="center"><em> and the toothpaste stains on Carly's shirt) </em></div><div align="center">birthday party...</div><div align="center">before Daddy heads off to a day of playing golf and watching Auburn Football!</div><div align="center"></div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5514916898579161538" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/TIjrszGcIcI/AAAAAAAABHw/H2vIlzHYaNg/s320/DSC_2574.jpg" /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/TIjrttQ69tI/AAAAAAAABH4/i-3HEwlJyhE/s1600/DSC_2573.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5514916914192381650" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/TIjrttQ69tI/AAAAAAAABH4/i-3HEwlJyhE/s320/DSC_2573.jpg" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/475022975372925147-970182576052851234?l=andalongcomesthree.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>And along comes three...http://www.blogger.com/profile/00448326702377116583noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-475022975372925147.post-55393848045980238742010-09-02T00:30:00.006-04:002010-09-02T09:10:32.556-04:00<div align="center"><strong>Logan &amp; Lauren</strong> </div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center">and "L" is for the <strong>LOVE</strong> </div><div align="center">that makes my heart swell when I think of my</div><div align="center">amazing nephew and niece!</div><br /><br /><div align="center">Happy 4<span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-error">th</span> Birthday sweeties!!!<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 192px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5512153748968486546" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/TH8aoUqatpI/AAAAAAAABHo/ThIQakhCE7w/s320/DSC_2363_edited-1.jpg" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 186px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5512153740333238434" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/TH8an0fnSKI/AAAAAAAABHg/aam-f0hHp3g/s320/DSC_2370_edited-1.jpg" /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/475022975372925147-5539384804598023874?l=andalongcomesthree.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>And along comes three...http://www.blogger.com/profile/00448326702377116583noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-475022975372925147.post-54502961090221550042010-08-25T11:42:00.003-04:002010-08-25T11:44:44.045-04:00<div align="center"><strong>Soon...</strong></div><div align="center"><strong></strong> </div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5509373616051953442" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/THU6HSevnyI/AAAAAAAABHI/uUySJCl5aJQ/s320/DSC_2554_edited-1.jpg" /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/THU6IZOdCZI/AAAAAAAABHQ/8R-kAqDUxzo/s1600/DSC_2552_edited-1.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5509373635042544018" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/THU6IZOdCZI/AAAAAAAABHQ/8R-kAqDUxzo/s320/DSC_2552_edited-1.jpg" /></a> <div><div> </div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/475022975372925147-5450296109022155004?l=andalongcomesthree.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>And along comes three...http://www.blogger.com/profile/00448326702377116583noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-475022975372925147.post-33469365091610259962010-08-20T11:26:00.019-04:002010-08-20T13:22:42.990-04:00<div align="center">I'm an oldest child and I know all that comes along with that...</div><div align="center">high achiever, overly responsible, leader, adult <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-error"><span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-error">pleaser</span></span>, organized, <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-error"><span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-error">perfectionistic</span></span>...<br /></div><br /><br /><div align="center">but<br /></div><br /><br /><div align="center">I have a middle child too and I try to be aware of that...</div><div align="center">flexible, easy-going, peacemaker, independent, negotiator.<br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5507520921021256290" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/TG6lGPqBEmI/AAAAAAAABGQ/CC_3PsBNl7U/s320/DSC_2433_edited-1.jpg" /></div><br /><br /><br /><div align="center">Sometimes our two personalities don't mesh but I try to find ways for us to connect. One of those days happened last week when I was able to have only Carly with me while I was running errands. We were listening to music in the car and chatting when Carly brought up the conversation of "Mom, what if I were an only child?". So we went with it....<br /></div><br /><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center">Carly said she thought that she'd get lots of one-on-one time with her parents.<br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5507520911121977522" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/TG6lFqx2ELI/AAAAAAAABGI/m-8yFelqA0E/s320/DSC_2526.JPG" /><br /><br /></div><div align="center">She said she thought she'd have lots of cool stuff and get to try lots of new things.<br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5507540369745931490" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/TG62yTzUbOI/AAAAAAAABG4/ENdbrKAxkhY/s320/DSC_2516.JPG" /><br /><br /></div><div align="center">She loved the idea of having lots of space to herself.<br /></div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5507519269198867874" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/TG6jmGI3raI/AAAAAAAABFw/ntjabh2JmWo/s320/DSC_2510.JPG" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center">She thought she could be more adventurous.<br /></div><p><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5507541273295865026" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/TG63m5yaRMI/AAAAAAAABHA/GddX4PcuJQw/s320/DSC_2400_edited-1.jpg" /><br /></p><p><br /><br /> </p><div align="center">Carly also thought she wouldn't have to worry about sharing (much).<br /></div><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 191px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5507519219874325330" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/TG6jjOY-41I/AAAAAAAABFg/q_EO1pkNFZE/s320/DSC_2426_edited-1.jpg" /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center">And the thing that she was most excited about was that she could use her own imagination and wouldn't have to consider the feedback of anyone else.<br /></div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5507520905546789362" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/TG6lFWAncfI/AAAAAAAABGA/c2pM5ayzzPE/s320/DSC_2521.JPG" /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center">So, after a wonderful afternoon of shopping, eating, laughing and <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">philosophizing</span>...</div><div align="center">we turn on to our street to go home and Carly says to me from the backseat...<br /><br /><br /></div><div align="center">"If I were an only child mom, mostly I'd just be lonely".<br /></div><div align="center"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5507519204207166866" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/TG6jiUBpBZI/AAAAAAAABFY/EU3D2mFtM9I/s320/DSC_2408_edited-1.jpg" /></div><br /><br /><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center">Guess she doesn't mind being a "middle child" after all...<br /></div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5507526770043083042" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/TG6qas9fWSI/AAAAAAAABGg/Klbc0jXeWGA/s320/DSC_2477_edited-2.jpg" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5507526756603791826" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/TG6qZ65UCdI/AAAAAAAABGY/Qt-Csy4wMh8/s320/DSC_2466_edited-1.jpg" /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center">And boy do I love this generous, giving little girl! </div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5507538256706502130" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/TG603UHdffI/AAAAAAAABGw/rZSFNuwiNkg/s320/DSC_1600.JPG" /><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/475022975372925147-3346936509161025996?l=andalongcomesthree.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>And along comes three...http://www.blogger.com/profile/00448326702377116583noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-475022975372925147.post-57457858864382944832010-08-16T20:59:00.009-04:002010-08-16T21:50:45.433-04:00<div align="center">Yet another summer is behind us...my how time does fly...</div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><br /><div align="center"></div><div align="center">Zoe began third grade today at St. Anne's<br /></div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5506185966904675234" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/TGnm9sCYC6I/AAAAAAAABFA/0sfiC_uN8ag/s320/DSC_2535_edited-1.jpg" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center">and she was thrilled and so ready to be a third grader!<br /></div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5506185980075640626" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/TGnm-dGlBzI/AAAAAAAABFQ/fbo6k2znE4Y/s320/DSC_2538_edited-1.jpg" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center">My beautiful little girl grows older in the blink of an eye.</div><br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5506185973246361826" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/TGnm-DqWgOI/AAAAAAAABFI/8-NknENsHE4/s320/DSC_2537_edited-1.jpg" /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"></div><div align="center">Carly began first grade at St. Anne's today<br /></div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5506185365086802050" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/TGnmaqF0EII/AAAAAAAABE4/HjXyz4ZfDVY/s320/DSC_2546_edited-1.jpg" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center">and barely slept a wink last night due to all of her excitement!</div><br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5506185356679936466" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/TGnmaKxdedI/AAAAAAAABEw/77_JbISNSXY/s320/DSC_2545_edited-1.jpg" /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center">Oh my little Carly...what a kind soul and a strong leader.<br /></div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5506185346454492162" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/TGnmZkrhlAI/AAAAAAAABEo/ghC-jMwFwLU/s320/DSC_2544_edited-1.jpg" /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center">The love of sisters...<br /></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/TGnmZPHhqAI/AAAAAAAABEg/xv6wvJS8maE/s1600/DSC_2541_edited-1.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5506185340666357762" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/TGnmZPHhqAI/AAAAAAAABEg/xv6wvJS8maE/s320/DSC_2541_edited-1.jpg" /></a><br /><br />I never had one but always longed<br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/TGnmYv-g1qI/AAAAAAAABEY/vImRUKpeOIU/s1600/DSC_2540_edited-1.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5506185332307056290" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/TGnmYv-g1qI/AAAAAAAABEY/vImRUKpeOIU/s320/DSC_2540_edited-1.jpg" /></a><br />for that special connection.<br /><br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/TGnlKFSZVqI/AAAAAAAABEQ/1S9MEyiVojE/s1600/DSC_2539_edited-1.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5506183980817929890" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/TGnlKFSZVqI/AAAAAAAABEQ/1S9MEyiVojE/s320/DSC_2539_edited-1.jpg" /></a><br /><br />And their adoring little brother...<br /><div><div><br /><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5506183957902275058" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/TGnlIv64MfI/AAAAAAAABDw/dbklzHQt6o4/s320/DSC_2542_edited-1.jpg" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5506183965664337042" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/TGnlJM1f3JI/AAAAAAAABD4/dmk7b6W9thI/s320/DSC_2543_edited-2.jpg" /></div><br /><br /><div></div><div>was so not ready....</div><div></div><div></div><br /><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5506183970233547698" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/TGnlJd24e7I/AAAAAAAABEA/pdE4iTmbsso/s320/DSC_2547_edited-2.jpg" /></div><br /><div></div><div></div><br /><div>to see his sisters go!</div><div></div><div></div><br /><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5506183976213582482" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/TGnlJ0IokpI/AAAAAAAABEI/evQGdbfs7gc/s320/DSC_2550_edited-1.jpg" /> <div></div></div></div></div></div><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/475022975372925147-5745785886438294483?l=andalongcomesthree.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>And along comes three...http://www.blogger.com/profile/00448326702377116583noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-475022975372925147.post-67734704617691178292010-08-15T20:40:00.006-04:002010-08-15T21:12:41.162-04:00One of the sad things about living so far away from family is that my kiddos only get to see their cousins a few times a year...but their love for each other is abundant and they pick up right were they left off during their last visit and have an absolute blast getting to know each other again!<br /><br /><br /><div align="center">And it's a beautiful thing...</div><div align="center"></div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5505805605971898210" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/TGiNBxJPL2I/AAAAAAAABCg/-Ba65thZ6e4/s320/DSC_2304_edited-1.jpg" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5505805610329245666" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/TGiNCBYHB-I/AAAAAAAABCo/lds6zgO-Yx0/s320/DSC_2305_edited-1.jpg" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5505805620119919426" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/TGiNCl2Y20I/AAAAAAAABCw/gEWtMNbH_Tw/s320/DSC_2330_edited-1.jpg" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5505805627650984914" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/TGiNDB57y9I/AAAAAAAABC4/1YdGu32rCFE/s320/DSC_2331_edited-1.jpg" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5505805638909421138" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/TGiNDr2J5lI/AAAAAAAABDA/A4SNBLMYcQY/s320/DSC_2351_edited-1.jpg" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5505806900583172226" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/TGiONH8niII/AAAAAAAABDI/Uyg3_ZQh_L8/s320/DSC_2357_edited-1.jpg" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5505806905604437090" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/TGiONapx9GI/AAAAAAAABDQ/oJXffH5C4q8/s320/DSC_2386_edited-1.jpg" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5505806916366237122" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/TGiOOCvl_cI/AAAAAAAABDY/LYBQ14Dbl18/s320/DSC_2388_edited-1.jpg" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5505806920709776674" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/TGiOOS7LJSI/AAAAAAAABDg/DqkxR1TOdIo/s320/DSC_2390_edited-1.jpg" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5505806924564373074" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/TGiOOhSLnlI/AAAAAAAABDo/Unntl2WnALA/s320/DSC_2457_edited-1.jpg" /><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/475022975372925147-6773470461769117829?l=andalongcomesthree.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>And along comes three...http://www.blogger.com/profile/00448326702377116583noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-475022975372925147.post-3594549902274400072010-08-08T22:29:00.012-04:002010-08-08T22:49:32.195-04:00<div align="center">These two seemingly sweet words follow me everywhere I go...</div><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5503234783381209938" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/TF9q4MsCw1I/AAAAAAAABCI/BU5qOygN0Nk/s320/DSC_2505_edited-1.jpg" /> <p align="center">it has become my sweet Coop's favorite food in the world...and he wants it for<br /></p><div align="center">breakfast, lunch and dinner...</div><p><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5503234798766593586" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/TF9q5GANFjI/AAAAAAAABCY/O2VvnK1XcS4/s320/DSC_2507_edited-2.jpg" /> </p><div align="center">and it goes especially well with his favorite hat and his favorite "horsie"!</div><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5503234790219462514" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/TF9q4mKaN3I/AAAAAAAABCQ/6enLpYyPBMY/s320/DSC_2506_edited-1.jpg" /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/475022975372925147-359454990227440007?l=andalongcomesthree.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>And along comes three...http://www.blogger.com/profile/00448326702377116583noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-475022975372925147.post-86408285697823483792010-06-19T21:43:00.004-04:002010-06-20T22:25:20.654-04:00<div>So....I took a 7-month hiatus....wish I could say that I've been accomplishing great things during this time....let's see what excuses I can come up with....</div><div></div><br /><div>1) <strong>I've been writing a book!</strong> Ha! Haven't even completed Coop's baby book...which if you remember was last year's New Years Resolution!</div><br /><div></div><div>2) <strong>I've been focusing on my career!</strong> Wrong again! In fact, I've been unemployed for the past month as the agency I was contracting with has gone out of business. Just enjoying the summer with my kiddos before actively job hunting again once they're back in school.</div><br /><div></div><div>3) <strong>I've been cleaning my house top to bottom!</strong> Nope....messy and dirty as ever.</div><br /><div></div><div>4) <strong>I've been traveling to exotic locations!</strong> Not unless you consider Disney, Savannah, Myrtle Beach, Asheville, and Blowing Rock to be exotic locale.</div><br /><div></div><div>5) <strong>I've gone into the Witness Protection Program!</strong> Well...not exactly...but I have been low on the radar...just spending time with my hubby and my kiddos.</div><br /><div></div><div>6) <strong>I've been locked up in a Mental Institution!</strong> Feels like it some days...but seriously...no...pretty mentally stable here.<br /></div><div>Okay....so enough excuses....I'm going to throw up my flag and surrender. </div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485046621707376722" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/TB7M12dTGFI/AAAAAAAABBY/_QPHcOkVnuI/s320/DSC_2096.JPG" /><br /><div></div><div></div><div>I just took a break. Actually thought I'd probably never blog again. But one night with insomnia and lots of time to think and I decided that this is a nice journal for my children to have one day and a way to keep in touch with friends and family that I haven't been very good at keeping in touch with. So, I'm back...no promises...but I'm going to try and be a good blogger and get on here every few weeks or so....</div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/475022975372925147-8640828569782348379?l=andalongcomesthree.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>And along comes three...http://www.blogger.com/profile/00448326702377116583noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-475022975372925147.post-89116268510034106172009-11-29T21:59:00.003-05:002009-11-29T22:12:21.159-05:001. Leftover Thanksgiving Dinner.<br /><br />2. A mini-vacation with family.<br /><br />3. Portable DVD players.<br /><br />4. A scenic ride.<br /><br />5. Breath-taking mountains.<br /><br />6. A safe trip.<br /><br />7. A quiet trip.<br /><br />8. Cold, windy, wintry air.<br /><br />9. A clean place to stay.<br /><br />10. Watching Auburn football...even though they lost.<br /><br />11. Playing with the kids.<br /><br />12. A dip in the pool.<br /><br />13. Waking up in the morning from the horrible nights sleep on the horrible bed!<br /><br />14. Cooper's expression on the tractor ride.<br /><br />15. The smell of evergreen.<br /><br />16. Sunlight dappling the trees.<br /><br />17. Watching Carly pick out our Christmas tree.<br /><br />18. Singing Christmas carols with Zoe.<br /><br />19. Soup to warm us up.<br /><br />20. Candy for the road trip home.<br /><br />21. Making it safely back home.<br /><br />22. A mini-nap on the way back home...special thanks to hubby for driving.<br /><br />23. Packing up the outside summer items to get ready for the winter.<br /><br />24. Unpacking the suitcases and settling back in.<br /><br />25. Sleeping in my own bed.<br /><br />26. Spending ALL day decorating the house for Christmas.<br /><br />27. Watching the girls decorate the Christmas tree.<br /><br />28. Looking at old ornaments.<br /><br />29. Getting out <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-error">Grammy's</span> Christmas Angel and reading her message of love to the girls.<br /><br />30. 70 degrees and sunshine.<br /><br />31. Decorating the outside of the house...while in shorts!<br /><br />32. A lit Christmas tree at night.<br /><br />33. Watching hubby and the girls make a Gingerbread Village.<br /><br />34. Watching Coop smile at the Christmas tree.<br /><br />35. Lighting the Advent Candle.<br /><br />36. A clean downstairs.<br /><br />37. Finishing up the St. Nick treat bags for the girls' school.<br /><br />38. Having groceries for the week.<br /><br />39. Packing lunches and getting out backpacks to prepare for the week back to school.<br /><br />40. Time to reflect on a very grateful week!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/475022975372925147-8911626851003410617?l=andalongcomesthree.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>And along comes three...http://www.blogger.com/profile/00448326702377116583noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-475022975372925147.post-10478426590788982192009-11-26T23:01:00.002-05:002009-11-26T23:08:18.686-05:001. My wonderful daughters slept until 7:11am and then went down to the playroom and let me, hubby and Cooper sleep until 8:30am. How glorious!<br /><br />2. Lazy pajama day....didn't shower and get dressed until 10:00am.<br /><br />3. Quiet moments with Cooper.<br /><br />4. My secret recipe dressing...delicious.<br /><br />5. Perfectly cooked turkey. <br /><br />6. Eating dinner on fine china passed down from generation to generation.<br /><br />7. Eating dinner on Troy's mom's antique table...many fond memories of her.<br /><br />8. Cooper's 3-hour nap.<br /><br />9. Playing games with the girls....we rarely get to do this!<br /><br />10. Completed Santa lists.<br /><br />11. Very little bickering between Zoe and Carly.<br /><br />12. A clean kitchen.<br /><br />13. Zoe and Carly teamed up and won a game against their Mom and Dad.<br /><br />14. Zoe and Carly's tickle spots.<br /><br />15. Playing "tackle" with Cooper.<br /><br />16. Mostly packed for tomorrow's trip.<br /><br />17. Casenotes for work are finished!<br /><br />18. Turkey Day conversation with my Dad.<br /><br />19. Turkey Day conversation with my Grandmother.<br /><br />20. Turkey Day texts with my brother and sister-in-law.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/475022975372925147-1047842659078898219?l=andalongcomesthree.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>And along comes three...http://www.blogger.com/profile/00448326702377116583noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-475022975372925147.post-81362677517280231072009-11-25T21:33:00.003-05:002009-11-25T21:45:47.137-05:001. Sleeping in until 7am.<br /><br />2. A cup of hot tea in the morning.<br /><br />3. Cooper's absolute love of animals...maybe he'll be a vet one day...or a zoo keeper....or a safari guide...or Diego...<br /><br />4. My girls can get themselves completely dressed (mostly), hair combed, teeth brushed, and vitamins taken...all by themselves.<br /><br />5. Our quiet, friendly neighborhood.<br /><br />6. No jackets needed today.<br /><br />7. Playing in the pool with my family.<br /><br />8. Zoe's fearlessness...which is usually a good thing.<br /><br />9. Carly's ability to make friends...again, usually a good thing.<br /><br />10. Hangman at lunch with the kiddos.<br /><br />11. Mini naps in the car on the way back home.<br /><br />12. Zoe's amazingly creative story and picture about a turkey.<br /><br />13. Carly's funny and artistic story about the pilgrims.<br /><br />14. Seeing Cooper's silly grin while he watches Thomas on the DVD.<br /><br />15. My casenotes for work are organized...next step is actually completing them...another day.<br /><br />16. No bills in the mail today.<br /><br />17. The turkey is thawed and soaking in its brine.<br /><br />18. The pies are baked.<br /><br />19. Hubby ate my special cupcake that we purchased today that I'd been saving for tonight (I'm not really happy about this but trying to look at the grateful side of things)....so now I don't have to worry about those extra calories!<br /><br />20. Our comfy, safe home.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/475022975372925147-8136267751728023107?l=andalongcomesthree.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>And along comes three...http://www.blogger.com/profile/00448326702377116583noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-475022975372925147.post-4536473773492225672009-11-24T22:08:00.002-05:002009-11-24T22:21:14.958-05:001. My girls got up and dressed this morning before my feet ever left my bed.<br /><br />2. Cooper slept in until 9:30am...not sure what's up with this kid!<br /><br />3. I was able to finish my remaining grocery shopping for Thanksgiving Day completely kid-free today....yippeee!!!<br /><br />4. Hosted a Dinosaur Lunch for Zoe's second grade class....so I got one extra hug and kiss from Zoe today.<br /><br />5. I'm fortunate enough to work contractually and set my own schedule so that I can be involved at my children's school.<br /><br />6. Hubby is fortunate enough to have a very flexible schedule so that he could watch Coop for a few hours today so that I could host the Dinosaur Lunch at Zoe's school.<br /><br />7. Cooper is learning the sounds for all of his letters...can't say the letters yet...but can identify the letters and knows their sounds. Little smarty pants!<br /><br />8. Cooper ate a hot dog today. He's such a stinker about eating...refuses almost all proteins. So anytime we can sneak some protein in is a good day.<br /><br />9. Received some nice Thanksgiving cards in the mail....who mails anything anymore? What a nice surprise!<br /><br />10. Slurpees...those that know me well need no explanation.<br /><br />11. A quick and easy dinner.<br /><br />12. Watching a new holiday show with my kiddos.<br /><br />13. The last day of school for 5 whole days.<br /><br />14. Some more conversation between my hubby and I...not completely uninterrupted, but close...wow....we're on a roll!<br /><br />15. Organized some today....starting to get rid of some of the school crud that's been piling up.<br /><br />16. Slippers on hardwood floors.<br /><br />17. Our fireplace.<br /><br />18. Staying connected with reality...or somewhat close to it...on York County Mommies.<br /><br />19. Seeing new pics of my newest nephew...the adorable Evan Joseph.<br /><br />20. Starting a new book club book tonight before bed.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/475022975372925147-453647377349222567?l=andalongcomesthree.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>And along comes three...http://www.blogger.com/profile/00448326702377116583noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-475022975372925147.post-17923092433247233942009-11-23T23:21:00.003-05:002009-11-23T23:33:50.017-05:001. School Uniforms....they really do make mornings a lot easier.<br /><br />2. Short Hair Cuts....ditto the previous post.<br /><br />3. Hubby takes the girls to school each morning. Even though I have to be up and out of bed to get them ready and out the door, I don't have to get myself ready and dressed.<br /><br />4. Cooper's infectious giggles!<br /><br />5. I have a job.<br /><br />6. Hubby and I are able to juggle our work schedules so that Cooper has never spent a moment in childcare.<br /><br />7. My Blackberry. So I can keep in constant touch with my family via texts, my work via email and my friends via the web....all while still "working".<br /><br />8. My Christmas cards are ordered.<br /><br />9. The bulk of my Christmas shopping is complete.<br /><br />10. My clients are willing to open their lives and their hearts to me in the hopes that I can point them in a new and healthier direction.<br /><br />11. Two new fish....one to replace Carly's deceased fish and a new one so that Cooper can have his own fish too.<br /><br />12. My children's smiles as I return home from work.<br /><br />13. Kindergarten artwork.<br /><br />14. Reading to my girls before bed.<br /><br />15. The jello jigglers are finished....and they actually look like dinosaurs for "Dinosaur Day" tomorrow.<br /><br />16. A long, uninterrupted conversation with my hubby.<br /><br />17. Daily memories of Mom.<br /><br />18. A cup of tea.<br /><br />19. I remembered to put the turkey in the refrigerator to thaw.<br /><br />20. Bedtime is only 15 minutes away.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/475022975372925147-1792309243324723394?l=andalongcomesthree.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>And along comes three...http://www.blogger.com/profile/00448326702377116583noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-475022975372925147.post-66426913674859685042009-11-22T20:55:00.002-05:002009-11-22T21:23:58.901-05:00A blogger friend of mine spent last week conducting the "Gratitude Project" on her blog. I thought it was a fantastic idea to remind us of all we have to be grateful for...and what better week to do this project than the week of Thanksgiving! So here goes....<br /><br />1. Cooper sleeping 13 straight hours last night....ahhhh....uninterrupted sleep....such a rarity when you have three kiddos!<br /><br />2. Awaking this morning to snuggles from my little Carlybug.<br /><br />3. Warm apple crisp for breakfast!<br /><br />4. Getting organized this morning (2 loads of laundry, kids clothes out and ready for the next day, dishwasher unloaded) all before leaving for church.<br /><br />5. Spending an hour in peace at church with my family.<br /><br />6. Sunday newspapers....with lots of coupons inside!<br /><br />7. Pretzels from Aunt Annies...yum!<br /><br />8. Clothes shopping for hubby.,...gotta spiff him up...and that he was willing to shop.<br /><br />9. Carly helping pick out Daddy's new shirts.<br /><br />10. And Zoe helping entertain Cooper while shopping...she always makes him giggle.<br /><br />11. Another coupon....15% off Daddy's new clothes....free money!<br /><br />12. Cooper staying in his high chair through the ENTIRE meal.<br /><br />13. Zoe and Carly eating well and then playing quietly while hubby and I finished our meal.<br /><br />14. Zoe's dinosaur diorama is finished....gotta love making a maiasaura out of clay...ugh!<br /><br />15. School lunches are packed for tomorrow!<br /><br />16. Bath before bed....always signifies the end of the day.<br /><br />17. The Letter Factory DVD....which is currently entertaining Cooper while I post this blog.<br /><br />18. An electric blanket on a chilly night.<br /><br />19. Goodnight kisses.<br /><br />20. A few moments reading in peace and quiet before going to bed.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/475022975372925147-6642691367485968504?l=andalongcomesthree.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>And along comes three...http://www.blogger.com/profile/00448326702377116583noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-475022975372925147.post-26283313240103730372009-11-18T21:02:00.005-05:002009-11-18T21:35:46.789-05:00A graffiti artist hit our neighborhood a week ago. The girls were really bothered by this and wanted to "fix" things. Their Dad helped them repair the damage as best as possible.<br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SwSt2xHCIGI/AAAAAAAAA_o/z_E1AEnt_Ec/s1600/Girls+at+Fewell.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5405636609158815842" style="WIDTH: 150px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 113px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SwSt2xHCIGI/AAAAAAAAA_o/z_E1AEnt_Ec/s320/Girls+at+Fewell.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Cooper even got in on the action.<br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SwSt3NbbHZI/AAAAAAAAA_w/IAC689-RB44/s1600/Kids+at+Fewell.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5405636616760532370" style="WIDTH: 150px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 113px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SwSt3NbbHZI/AAAAAAAAA_w/IAC689-RB44/s320/Kids+at+Fewell.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Warms my heart that my children care so much about their community!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/475022975372925147-2628331324010373037?l=andalongcomesthree.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>And along comes three...http://www.blogger.com/profile/00448326702377116583noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-475022975372925147.post-44698463817185923372009-11-05T12:36:00.004-05:002009-11-05T12:55:34.338-05:00<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SvMQgykK5dI/AAAAAAAAA_g/LpnRCG8VjWQ/s1600-h/DSC_1569.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400678533662696914" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SvMQgykK5dI/AAAAAAAAA_g/LpnRCG8VjWQ/s320/DSC_1569.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><p align="left"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SvMO-r4BA8I/AAAAAAAAA_Q/WGzywN04llI/s1600-h/DSC_1569.JPG"></a></p><div>The number of new cases and deaths caused by Pancreatic Cancer is increasing not decreasing! An estimated 76% of patients will die within one year of diagnosis. 52% of patients are diagnosed with advanced disease that has already spread to other organs. Less than 2% of the National Cancer <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Institute's</span> budget is allocated to this leading killer. For more information on Pancreatic Cancer.... <a href="http://www.pancan.org/">http://www.pancan.org/</a> .</div><br /><div></div><div>During November...let's honor all of those who are fighting this dreadful disease and remember all of those who have lost the fight!</div><br /><div></div><div>In Memory of my Mom, Paula <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Bourdow</span>, who lost her battle with Pancreatic Cancer at the very young age of 53 years on June 13, 2005.</div><br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SvMO-7P16sI/AAAAAAAAA_Y/IyAfDrLQIv4/s1600-h/Group.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400676852366174914" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SvMO-7P16sI/AAAAAAAAA_Y/IyAfDrLQIv4/s320/Group.jpg" border="0" /></a></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/475022975372925147-4469846381718592337?l=andalongcomesthree.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>And along comes three...http://www.blogger.com/profile/00448326702377116583noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-475022975372925147.post-19825506133781663492009-11-01T08:14:00.004-05:002009-11-01T09:47:15.260-05:00<div><div><div>Here are some of our Halloween Cuties....<br /></div><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/Su2LCEBThsI/AAAAAAAAA9o/QTx-1RjRH7Q/s1600-h/DSC_1519.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399124395842307778" style="WIDTH: 214px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/Su2LCEBThsI/AAAAAAAAA9o/QTx-1RjRH7Q/s320/DSC_1519.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/Su2LCfXIP9I/AAAAAAAAA9w/sLannThBJBA/s1600-h/DSC_1521.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399124403181600722" style="WIDTH: 214px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/Su2LCfXIP9I/AAAAAAAAA9w/sLannThBJBA/s320/DSC_1521.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/Su2LCt11Q1I/AAAAAAAAA94/0Le2QUWuwYw/s1600-h/DSC_1528.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399124407068476242" style="WIDTH: 214px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/Su2LCt11Q1I/AAAAAAAAA94/0Le2QUWuwYw/s320/DSC_1528.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><div></div><div><br /></div><div></div><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/Su2LDO4IbDI/AAAAAAAAA-A/03eTl8E_6Ps/s1600-h/DSC_1531.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399124415936490546" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/Su2LDO4IbDI/AAAAAAAAA-A/03eTl8E_6Ps/s320/DSC_1531.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/Su2LDaFqhiI/AAAAAAAAA-I/pEEym9et2IA/s1600-h/DSC_1534.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399124418946041378" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/Su2LDaFqhiI/AAAAAAAAA-I/pEEym9et2IA/s320/DSC_1534.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/Su2bWLhFv0I/AAAAAAAAA-Y/NOltqi55gp4/s1600-h/DSC_1558.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399142333638098754" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/Su2bWLhFv0I/AAAAAAAAA-Y/NOltqi55gp4/s320/DSC_1558.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/Su2bV3lHdyI/AAAAAAAAA-Q/TZt6Y3pJGgY/s1600-h/DSC_1555.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399142328286279458" style="WIDTH: 214px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/Su2bV3lHdyI/AAAAAAAAA-Q/TZt6Y3pJGgY/s320/DSC_1555.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/Su2bWwGRe6I/AAAAAAAAA-w/ess7Kg6fO6w/s1600-h/DSC_1564.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399142343457733538" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/Su2bWwGRe6I/AAAAAAAAA-w/ess7Kg6fO6w/s320/DSC_1564.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/Su2bWoPMmEI/AAAAAAAAA-o/tMksppBmT6E/s1600-h/DSC_1563.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399142341347678274" style="WIDTH: 214px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/Su2bWoPMmEI/AAAAAAAAA-o/tMksppBmT6E/s320/DSC_1563.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/Su2bWXKPL7I/AAAAAAAAA-g/G5a71ZhMnm8/s1600-h/DSC_1562.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399142336763473842" style="WIDTH: 214px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/Su2bWXKPL7I/AAAAAAAAA-g/G5a71ZhMnm8/s320/DSC_1562.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div></div><div>And then for the real treat......we are so excited to welcome a new cousin into our family!<br /></div><div>Uncle Eric, Aunt Beth, Logan and Lauren added to their family last night on Halloween!!!!</div><div><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/Su2dmG801FI/AAAAAAAAA-4/pCAcativPZE/s1600-h/Evan+Joseph.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399144806313415762" style="WIDTH: 150px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 113px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/Su2dmG801FI/AAAAAAAAA-4/pCAcativPZE/s320/Evan+Joseph.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/Su2dmcnr9sI/AAAAAAAAA_A/dO9Wc3UNqlM/s1600-h/Evan+Joseph+Hair.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399144812130334402" style="WIDTH: 150px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 113px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/Su2dmcnr9sI/AAAAAAAAA_A/dO9Wc3UNqlM/s320/Evan+Joseph+Hair.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/Su2dmZ8WC0I/AAAAAAAAA_I/jbPeNB5yBXs/s1600-h/Evan+Joseph+Face.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399144811411671874" style="WIDTH: 150px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 113px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/Su2dmZ8WC0I/AAAAAAAAA_I/jbPeNB5yBXs/s320/Evan+Joseph+Face.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div></div></div><div>At 9:58pm on Halloween night....three weeks early....Evan Joseph Gehoski was born. He weighed 6 pounds 6 ounces and was 18.5 inches long and he has lots of hair and is as adorable as his 3-year-old brother and sister!</div><div> </div><div>Welcome to the world Baby Evan....we can't wait to meet you!</div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/475022975372925147-1982550613378166349?l=andalongcomesthree.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>And along comes three...http://www.blogger.com/profile/00448326702377116583noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-475022975372925147.post-69640537404560004932009-10-27T13:34:00.002-04:002009-10-28T12:18:17.657-04:00Earlier in the week, I was fortunate enough to attend a Historical Marker Dedication. This dedication occurred at the former site of St. Anne Catholic School. St. Anne Catholic School was the <strong>first</strong> school in the state of South Carolina to be racially integrated. This racial integration occurred voluntarily in 1954. It happened nine years before any other school in the state even began the process of racial integration!<br /><br />The ceremony was beautiful and very moving! It was filled with speeches from local and state dignitaries, but the most beautiful words came from those who were present during the integration or directly benefited from the integration. The integration of St. Anne Catholic School occurred under the direction of one priest, a deacon and several nuns...who taught the students and ran the buses to pick up the students. Most of them were present and told stories of being fearful when driving the buses to pick up the students, of threats to themselves and to the school and of crosses being burned out front of the school. However, they all unequivocally said that they were not integrating the school to be "activists", but were just trying to do "the right thing". Over and over we heard the words that they believed that God created us all equally and loved us all and that it made sense that "all children deserved the same education". They worked long and hard hours...but did not consider themselves heroes. One parent of a former SAS student spoke of how St. Anne Church "rescued" her family from a Vietnamese Refugee Camp and brought them to South Carolina. Despite financial hardships, all four of her children attended St. Anne Catholic School and now her grandchildren are attending. She cried when she said that they have always felt "welcome" at St. Anne's.<br /><br />So after all of the chills and tears of this wonderful ceremony, we decided to talk to the girls about what all of this meant. We explained as best we could in child-friendly terms about how children were separated into different schools based on their skin color. The most beautiful words came from my daughters' mouths...."But why? Why would anyone want to do that?!" They just truly have no concept of differences of race. They don't even really see skin color. They don't know the cruel words that I grew up hearing in reference to a person's race. They don't feel separated from different races and instead play freely with all who now go to St. Anne's Catholic School. So, for them, maybe this moment wasn't so profound...but it was for their Momma....and for that I feel blessed....<br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SuhRBlgy2wI/AAAAAAAAA9Q/3lOaNqTde-w/s1600-h/DSC_1566.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5397653241094920962" style="WIDTH: 214px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SuhRBlgy2wI/AAAAAAAAA9Q/3lOaNqTde-w/s320/DSC_1566.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SuhRB0ik_vI/AAAAAAAAA9Y/AIWA6nf29_Y/s1600-h/DSC_1567.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5397653245128933106" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SuhRB0ik_vI/AAAAAAAAA9Y/AIWA6nf29_Y/s320/DSC_1567.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SuhRCLQpqYI/AAAAAAAAA9g/yyYHmVWvsRE/s1600-h/St.+Anne+Historical+Marker.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5397653251227756930" style="WIDTH: 150px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 113px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SuhRCLQpqYI/AAAAAAAAA9g/yyYHmVWvsRE/s320/St.+Anne+Historical+Marker.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/475022975372925147-6964053740456000493?l=andalongcomesthree.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>And along comes three...http://www.blogger.com/profile/00448326702377116583noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-475022975372925147.post-9154821746229362632009-10-14T11:22:00.003-04:002009-10-14T11:30:53.633-04:00<div><div><div>Too sweet not to share.....</div><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/StXt50EKeyI/AAAAAAAAA84/eugZicF0X6w/s1600-h/DSC_1510.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5392477706330471202" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/StXt50EKeyI/AAAAAAAAA84/eugZicF0X6w/s320/DSC_1510.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div><br /><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/StXt6QOetKI/AAAAAAAAA9A/MQiQ4EO-Pjs/s1600-h/DSC_1511.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5392477713889932450" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/StXt6QOetKI/AAAAAAAAA9A/MQiQ4EO-Pjs/s320/DSC_1511.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/StXt66X1qOI/AAAAAAAAA9I/zXKQY0ftu70/s1600-h/DSC_1513.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5392477725203474658" style="WIDTH: 214px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/StXt66X1qOI/AAAAAAAAA9I/zXKQY0ftu70/s320/DSC_1513.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><div> </div><div>Shhhhhhh.....don't tell anyone that I let my 1 1/2 year old have a lollipop....they may take away my "Momma of the Year" card!</div></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/475022975372925147-915482174622936263?l=andalongcomesthree.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>And along comes three...http://www.blogger.com/profile/00448326702377116583noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-475022975372925147.post-84784163658188941842009-09-29T12:16:00.004-04:002009-09-29T13:37:30.476-04:00<div>So here I sit, staring down at what is left of my once blossoming bosoms. What used to be perky and full are now limp and floppy. After 16 months of nursing, Cooper has decided he is finished. And with his weaning, my official career as a breastfeeding Momma has ended.</div><br /><div></div><div>Who would have known that almost 8 years ago when I first picked up a book about breastfeeding that my life would have changed so very dramatically? At the time, I didn't know much about the "magic" of nursing. Most of my friends hadn't nursed their children. My mom had nursed my brother and I for awhile...but stopped early on because she had to return to work. So the images I had were definitely not of being able to balance work and breastfeeding and most definitely not of extended nursing. </div><br /><div></div><div>My life changed forever with the birth of Zoe and the first time she suckled at my breast. She had my heart forever and I knew that I didn't want our moment of intimacy to end. Zoe went on to nurse for 18 months before self-weaning. Shortly after, little Carly came along and was my most avid nurser. She had to be "prompted" into weaning at 24 months. Last, but not least, was my little man, Cooper. I was convinced he would nurse forever...or maybe that was just my wishful thinking...since knowing he is our last and that it would be my last time to breastfeed. Cooper decided that he was finished nursing sometime between 16 and 17 months. It came quickly and unexpectedly...about the time he began to walk and get more adventurous. I was sad that it came to an end and even sadder that I didn't know that our last nursing session would be our last. In fact, I don't remember it at all....because he had shown no signs of weaning. So it was probably some distracted, hurried moment...but I'm sure it was still a moment of love between us.</div><div></div><br /><div>And in my heart, I know that breastfeeding my children has made me a better mother. It forged a bond with my children so very intense and so very strong. It forced me to slow down and just "be" with my children. It led me down the path to wearing my children in various slings and carriers, to co-sleeping with my children and to delaying vaccinations and using herbal remedies with my children. Breastfeeding opened my eyes to the benefits of making my own baby food, to the wonders of cloth-diapering and to the beauty of using attachment parenting as a guide to my life.</div><br /><div></div><div>As my children have grown, my experiences with breastfeeding and keeping my family healthy have led me to explore other alternatives. It has led me to "green" my life and educate my children on how to be a healthier part of our community through recycling, collecting rain water, composting and making our own cleaners. Hopefully, although the actual breastfeeding is over, I will continue to "grow" in this journey that begin with nursing my children. </div><div></div><br /><div>Breastfeeding has truly been BEAUTIFUL for our family and will forever be ingrained on my heart!</div><p align="center"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SsJE-wCIjWI/AAAAAAAAA8w/aw-IGfKLlGc/s1600-h/012.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386943949124963682" style="WIDTH: 214px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SsJE-wCIjWI/AAAAAAAAA8w/aw-IGfKLlGc/s320/012.jpg" border="0" /></a></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/475022975372925147-8478416365818894184?l=andalongcomesthree.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>And along comes three...http://www.blogger.com/profile/00448326702377116583noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-475022975372925147.post-40542252145027152332009-09-09T22:13:00.002-04:002009-09-09T22:23:32.960-04:00<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SqhhtbL049I/AAAAAAAAA8o/kyYXvvjobQ4/s1600-h/DSC_1477.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5379657187913425874" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SqhhtbL049I/AAAAAAAAA8o/kyYXvvjobQ4/s320/DSC_1477.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Happy 36th to my hubby...and to the best Daddy in the whole wide world!!!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/475022975372925147-4054225214502715233?l=andalongcomesthree.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>And along comes three...http://www.blogger.com/profile/00448326702377116583noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-475022975372925147.post-17876928556187214582009-08-26T13:49:00.003-04:002009-08-26T14:00:23.971-04:00<div>So Carly is just loving kindergarten and everything about it...especially recess! She's been coming home for days talking about playing "Girl Force" at recess with some other little girls. I finally spend some time today asking her about it and she talks about how they are all girls with super powers. Some of the girls have Fire Power, some have Leaping Power, Climbing Power, etc. etc.</div><div></div><br /><div>So I ask Carly what her superpower is and she tells me that she's the one with "Nice" Power. She said that if anyone is being mean at recess that she waves her arms and stops them from being mean. How sweet is that...totally sounds like my little Carlybug!</div><div></div><br /><div>After thinking for a few minutes....dreaming of my superpower...I ask Carly if I could join "Girl Force". She says "Sure Momma! And your superpower can be Cooking and Cleaning Power!" Hmmmm....not exactly what I had in mind. There go my dreams of flying....<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SpV3_k4P0TI/AAAAAAAAA8g/h8M1A_4WAEk/s1600-h/DSC_1432.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374333664451612978" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SpV3_k4P0TI/AAAAAAAAA8g/h8M1A_4WAEk/s320/DSC_1432.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/475022975372925147-1787692855618721458?l=andalongcomesthree.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>And along comes three...http://www.blogger.com/profile/00448326702377116583noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-475022975372925147.post-43058237590842828402009-08-22T14:09:00.004-04:002009-08-22T14:25:31.168-04:00<div><div><div><div><div>Yes...it's that time of year again...school is back in session! Both girls started school this week at St. Anne Catholic School. Zoe is in second grade with Mrs. Lombardozzi and Carly has Mrs. Solis for Kindergarten. They couldn't be happier...and neither could their Momma...</div><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SpA3T1NkruI/AAAAAAAAA74/aa7KjkEHcDw/s1600-h/DSC_1418.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372855169294053090" style="WIDTH: 214px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SpA3T1NkruI/AAAAAAAAA74/aa7KjkEHcDw/s320/DSC_1418.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SpA3UTxqxHI/AAAAAAAAA8A/UYj-_Ma5XwY/s1600-h/DSC_1420.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372855177498510450" style="WIDTH: 214px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SpA3UTxqxHI/AAAAAAAAA8A/UYj-_Ma5XwY/s320/DSC_1420.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SpA3U-lVC9I/AAAAAAAAA8I/7CDOTalkaUk/s1600-h/DSC_1427.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372855188989479890" style="WIDTH: 214px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SpA3U-lVC9I/AAAAAAAAA8I/7CDOTalkaUk/s320/DSC_1427.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SpA3VU5MsYI/AAAAAAAAA8Q/I4_In-HfNlQ/s1600-h/DSC_1430.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372855194978398594" style="WIDTH: 214px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SpA3VU5MsYI/AAAAAAAAA8Q/I4_In-HfNlQ/s320/DSC_1430.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SpA3V5N7qcI/AAAAAAAAA8Y/OB0G7P338Uk/s1600-h/DSC_1431.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372855204729039298" style="WIDTH: 214px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SpA3V5N7qcI/AAAAAAAAA8Y/OB0G7P338Uk/s320/DSC_1431.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div><div></div><div> </div></div></div></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/475022975372925147-4305823759084282840?l=andalongcomesthree.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>And along comes three...http://www.blogger.com/profile/00448326702377116583noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-475022975372925147.post-25538221147970746732009-07-03T10:21:00.005-04:002009-07-03T22:17:03.344-04:00Cooling off....<br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/Sk60SiSVv3I/AAAAAAAAA58/diq3u6Wp88M/s1600-h/DSC_1170.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5354415237524471666" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/Sk60SiSVv3I/AAAAAAAAA58/diq3u6Wp88M/s320/DSC_1170.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Fun at the children's museum....<br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/Sk60S-th4SI/AAAAAAAAA6E/2vKVMCioleQ/s1600-h/DSC_1173.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5354415245154705698" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/Sk60S-th4SI/AAAAAAAAA6E/2vKVMCioleQ/s320/DSC_1173.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/Sk616QaxiMI/AAAAAAAAA6k/61NFp_2u9EA/s1600-h/DSC_1194.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5354417019434404034" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/Sk616QaxiMI/AAAAAAAAA6k/61NFp_2u9EA/s320/DSC_1194.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Love those golf balls....<br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/Sk60THF30lI/AAAAAAAAA6M/aAxP9An-1EE/s1600-h/DSC_1184.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5354415247404290642" style="WIDTH: 214px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/Sk60THF30lI/AAAAAAAAA6M/aAxP9An-1EE/s320/DSC_1184.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/Sk60TnvzusI/AAAAAAAAA6U/yHcvzIz_vsw/s1600-h/DSC_1180.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5354415256170117826" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/Sk60TnvzusI/AAAAAAAAA6U/yHcvzIz_vsw/s320/DSC_1180.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Future employment....<br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/Sk616hGirfI/AAAAAAAAA6s/nAs2t_jOWQ0/s1600-h/DSC_1199.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5354417023912947186" style="WIDTH: 214px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/Sk616hGirfI/AAAAAAAAA6s/nAs2t_jOWQ0/s320/DSC_1199.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/Sk617LazdxI/AAAAAAAAA60/l-0PVrZz4Do/s1600-h/DSC_1201.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5354417035272222482" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/Sk617LazdxI/AAAAAAAAA60/l-0PVrZz4Do/s320/DSC_1201.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Our Little Picasso....<br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/Sk60T59NFTI/AAAAAAAAA6c/lbQ-IxLg4kw/s1600-h/DSC_1191.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5354415261058143538" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/Sk60T59NFTI/AAAAAAAAA6c/lbQ-IxLg4kw/s320/DSC_1191.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br />And our <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">medieval</span> princesses....<br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/Sk617gHpaII/AAAAAAAAA7E/dhDkhBgE9a4/s1600-h/DSC_1204.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5354417040829016194" style="WIDTH: 214px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/Sk617gHpaII/AAAAAAAAA7E/dhDkhBgE9a4/s320/DSC_1204.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/Sk617SJOUpI/AAAAAAAAA68/j0AYtvco04g/s1600-h/DSC_1203.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5354417037077533330" style="WIDTH: 214px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/Sk617SJOUpI/AAAAAAAAA68/j0AYtvco04g/s320/DSC_1203.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Dressed up and ready to go....<br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/Sk64mUdVzhI/AAAAAAAAA7k/audkcTORqG8/s1600-h/DSC_1208.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5354419975456411154" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/Sk64mUdVzhI/AAAAAAAAA7k/audkcTORqG8/s320/DSC_1208.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/Sk64l0qaf1I/AAAAAAAAA7c/J2C7H6MXoP8/s1600-h/DSC_1210.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5354419966921310034" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/Sk64l0qaf1I/AAAAAAAAA7c/J2C7H6MXoP8/s320/DSC_1210.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div>After the trip....so tired we could fall asleep anywhere....</div><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/Sk64lqezz8I/AAAAAAAAA7U/fsnnIkalqkc/s1600-h/DSC_1215.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5354419964188282818" style="WIDTH: 214px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/Sk64lqezz8I/AAAAAAAAA7U/fsnnIkalqkc/s320/DSC_1215.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/Sk64lXReN3I/AAAAAAAAA7M/ZxhGqZ-eYp8/s1600-h/DSC_1216.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5354419959032067954" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/Sk64lXReN3I/AAAAAAAAA7M/ZxhGqZ-eYp8/s320/DSC_1216.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/475022975372925147-2553822114797074673?l=andalongcomesthree.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>And along comes three...http://www.blogger.com/profile/00448326702377116583noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-475022975372925147.post-36867967125284937582009-06-28T22:18:00.005-04:002009-06-28T22:46:35.641-04:00Zoe won the weekly Kennedy Family Challenge...which basically means she had the best behavior for the week and was able to choose an activity. She chose a family picnic in one of our favorite gardens. The food was yummy, the camaraderie was superb....but the bugs were horrible...we left itching in places that we didn't think mosquitoes could find...<br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/Skgp01pR4iI/AAAAAAAAA50/urLZ5SlTaVY/s1600-h/DSC_1152.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352574144859988514" style="WIDTH: 214px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/Skgp01pR4iI/AAAAAAAAA50/urLZ5SlTaVY/s320/DSC_1152.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/Skgp0rQBJbI/AAAAAAAAA5s/vc5Ax0qMuaI/s1600-h/DSC_1156.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352574142069679538" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/Skgp0rQBJbI/AAAAAAAAA5s/vc5Ax0qMuaI/s320/DSC_1156.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/Skgp0N5HYVI/AAAAAAAAA5k/kPty9gyKgTU/s1600-h/DSC_1157.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352574134188990802" style="WIDTH: 214px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/Skgp0N5HYVI/AAAAAAAAA5k/kPty9gyKgTU/s320/DSC_1157.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/Skgpz8hlDBI/AAAAAAAAA5c/zgajsXsMc14/s1600-h/DSC_1158.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352574129526869010" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/Skgpz8hlDBI/AAAAAAAAA5c/zgajsXsMc14/s320/DSC_1158.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SkgpzpfPn7I/AAAAAAAAA5U/b5-cB1rER4U/s1600-h/DSC_1160.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352574124416802738" style="WIDTH: 214px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SkgpzpfPn7I/AAAAAAAAA5U/b5-cB1rER4U/s320/DSC_1160.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/Skgor8pdaOI/AAAAAAAAA5E/5JHIJYpUpeE/s1600-h/DSC_1163.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352572892609341666" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/Skgor8pdaOI/AAAAAAAAA5E/5JHIJYpUpeE/s320/DSC_1163.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SkgosJwsXtI/AAAAAAAAA5M/HafHYjSspdA/s1600-h/DSC_1161.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352572896129343186" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SkgosJwsXtI/AAAAAAAAA5M/HafHYjSspdA/s320/DSC_1161.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SkgorWR_4hI/AAAAAAAAA48/Q-lQhm6yu-o/s1600-h/DSC_1165.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352572882310390290" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SkgorWR_4hI/AAAAAAAAA48/Q-lQhm6yu-o/s320/DSC_1165.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SkgorOv_34I/AAAAAAAAA40/kHLU1QjiuDs/s1600-h/DSC_1167.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352572880288735106" style="WIDTH: 214px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SkgorOv_34I/AAAAAAAAA40/kHLU1QjiuDs/s320/DSC_1167.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SkgoqoXkEKI/AAAAAAAAA4s/kmXW7HlzLIQ/s1600-h/DSC_1169.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352572869985702050" style="WIDTH: 214px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SkgoqoXkEKI/AAAAAAAAA4s/kmXW7HlzLIQ/s320/DSC_1169.JPG" border="0" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/475022975372925147-3686796712528493758?l=andalongcomesthree.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>And along comes three...http://www.blogger.com/profile/00448326702377116583noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-475022975372925147.post-15892880497048283812009-06-20T13:55:00.005-04:002009-06-20T14:56:46.493-04:00Still searching for that collegiate athletic scholarship...last month was soccer and softball...this month it's tennis...let's hope something pans out eventually...<br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/Sj0sL4wOpZI/AAAAAAAAA3k/ihOvtAcj5YI/s1600-h/DSC_1144.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5349480515110872466" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/Sj0sL4wOpZI/AAAAAAAAA3k/ihOvtAcj5YI/s320/DSC_1144.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/Sj0vheA7cNI/AAAAAAAAA4U/YJqu_ZycnPc/s1600-h/DSC_1112.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5349484184425165010" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/Sj0vheA7cNI/AAAAAAAAA4U/YJqu_ZycnPc/s320/DSC_1112.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/Sj0vgizIELI/AAAAAAAAA4E/2OSiawJCMm4/s1600-h/DSC_1110.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5349484168529580210" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/Sj0vgizIELI/AAAAAAAAA4E/2OSiawJCMm4/s320/DSC_1110.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/Sj0vgcG--SI/AAAAAAAAA38/PBFnlJ2-qg8/s1600-h/DSC_1139.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5349484166733822242" style="WIDTH: 214px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/Sj0vgcG--SI/AAAAAAAAA38/PBFnlJ2-qg8/s320/DSC_1139.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/Sj0vgzuEBpI/AAAAAAAAA4M/kSzhenl00AM/s1600-h/DSC_1134.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5349484173071746706" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/Sj0vgzuEBpI/AAAAAAAAA4M/kSzhenl00AM/s320/DSC_1134.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/Sj0sLgrssTI/AAAAAAAAA3c/3XR14i4q5bE/s1600-h/DSC_1145.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5349480508649419058" style="WIDTH: 214px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/Sj0sLgrssTI/AAAAAAAAA3c/3XR14i4q5bE/s320/DSC_1145.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/Sj0sLCpN8mI/AAAAAAAAA3U/vsSJvpViw-s/s1600-h/DSC_1146.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5349480500585951842" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/Sj0sLCpN8mI/AAAAAAAAA3U/vsSJvpViw-s/s320/DSC_1146.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br />And the adorable spectator....<br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/Sj0sMAoUJ7I/AAAAAAAAA3s/Rd66uM2YpoM/s1600-h/DSC_1131.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5349480517225162674" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/Sj0sMAoUJ7I/AAAAAAAAA3s/Rd66uM2YpoM/s320/DSC_1131.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/Sj0sMWq0XiI/AAAAAAAAA30/CkRhxLKc6y0/s1600-h/DSC_1142.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5349480523141242402" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/Sj0sMWq0XiI/AAAAAAAAA30/CkRhxLKc6y0/s320/DSC_1142.JPG" border="0" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/475022975372925147-1589288049704828381?l=andalongcomesthree.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>And along comes three...http://www.blogger.com/profile/00448326702377116583noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-475022975372925147.post-19166929903185680092009-06-16T22:03:00.014-04:002009-06-17T11:14:22.141-04:00<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/Sjhm6Qid3FI/AAAAAAAAA0k/v1aBeaU10E0/s1600-h/DSC_1100.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348137708560440402" style="WIDTH: 214px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/Sjhm6Qid3FI/AAAAAAAAA0k/v1aBeaU10E0/s320/DSC_1100.JPG" border="0" /></a> <div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div>We held our family's annual "messy party" last week with some friends of ours from The Mom's Club. The kiddos had a blast and the mommies were actually able to talk and enjoy each other's company...for a change!<br /></div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div>Some of the highlights included:</div><div>~Water Balloons</div><div>~Pool of Noodles</div><div>~Paints</div><div>~Play dough</div><div>~Bubbles</div><div>~Sandbox</div><div>~Squirt Guns</div><div>~Water Table</div><div>~Shaving Cream</div><div>~Sprinkler</div><div>~Sidewalk Chalk</div><div>~Pizza</div><div>~Decorating Cookies<br /></div><div></div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/Sjhj2BfR11I/AAAAAAAAAzk/LSHLBhb74wY/s1600-h/DSC_1088.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348134337266177874" style="WIDTH: 214px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/Sjhj2BfR11I/AAAAAAAAAzk/LSHLBhb74wY/s320/DSC_1088.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/Sjhj10EWpJI/AAAAAAAAAzc/rXOOFaNcEvM/s1600-h/DSC_1083.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348134333663585426" style="WIDTH: 320px; 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CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SjhsRgXZqTI/AAAAAAAAA28/YiwxdaLEhUE/s320/DSC_1093.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SjhsRyBJO-I/AAAAAAAAA3E/68CavYMfYTU/s1600-h/DSC_1096.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348143610242612194" style="WIDTH: 214px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SjhsRyBJO-I/AAAAAAAAA3E/68CavYMfYTU/s320/DSC_1096.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SjhsQtl82AI/AAAAAAAAA2k/mgL4UHrzv28/s1600-h/DSC_1081.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348143591874942978" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SjhsQtl82AI/AAAAAAAAA2k/mgL4UHrzv28/s320/DSC_1081.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SjhsjQ4PBKI/AAAAAAAAA3M/75lOVD_NEjM/s1600-h/DSC_1099.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348143910584517794" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SjhsjQ4PBKI/AAAAAAAAA3M/75lOVD_NEjM/s320/DSC_1099.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/Sjhiv3GGmpI/AAAAAAAAAy8/MQjRn-F85Oc/s1600-h/DSC_1066.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348133131885386386" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/Sjhiv3GGmpI/AAAAAAAAAy8/MQjRn-F85Oc/s320/DSC_1066.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/475022975372925147-1916692990318568009?l=andalongcomesthree.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>And along comes three...http://www.blogger.com/profile/00448326702377116583noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-475022975372925147.post-75119876083946664762009-06-11T23:14:00.006-04:002009-06-11T23:38:52.467-04:00"If it can happen....it will happen to us!"<br /><br />Yep, because life is clearly to calm and peaceful with three kids....we decided to spice things up and do a 3:00am <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">fire drill</span> for the family. Okay, so maybe the <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">fire drill</span> wasn't completely planned, but it happened nonetheless.<br /><br />Shortly after 3:00am last night, our security system began blaring it's fire alarm code...and I do mean blaring! Hubby and I responded pretty quickly. I grabbed Cooper and he roused both girls who did fabulously in following our directions to follow Momma down the stairs and outside. Of course everyone was very groggy and very frightened. We didn't see any sign of smoke or fire. Our alarm company called us to verify. Hubby walked through the house and saw no signs of anything. We reset the alarm and started to go back upstairs, when it blared again. Back outside for me and the kids. Hubby did a more thorough investigation on the phone with the company, going up into the attic, perusing the perimeter of the house, etc. Still could find nothing. Reset the alarm. Made it to our bedroom when the alarm starting blaring again. At this point the kids were so scared (and Hubby and I too), that I piled the kids in the van so they could watch a DVD, relax and be safe, and we had the alarm company send out the fire department.<br /><br />Kudos to Rock Hill Fire Department #2!!!!! They made it to our house in 5 minutes flat, were very <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">courteous</span>, very thorough and very kind to the kiddos!! Basically they <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">thermo</span>-scanned every inch of the house and could not find one single problem. No idea why the alarm continued to go off. It is not battery-operated, is a part of the electrical system of the house...perhaps the unit is going bad (but it hasn't happened again...hopefully not tonight). When the firemen arrived, the kiddos seemed much more relieved. Carly even said "Hey that's my Fireman!"....I said "What?!" She repeated herself...then I realized that he was part of a group that gave a presentation to her over a year ago when she visited the fire station. He was nice enough to come over and talk to her and to reassure the kids that their house was fine and safe.<br /><br />So after an hour and a half, we all went back upstairs to pile up on our bedroom floor (cause there was no way the kids would sleep in their own beds). I'm not sure that we got anymore sleep that night...watched a lot of Elmo though...<br /><br /><br />A few thoughts about the experience:<br />~Always be prepared for the unexpected.<br />~It really is important to practice those <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">fire drills</span> and have a plan (I was impressed with how "together" our family handled this situation).<br />~Consider what you wear to bed at night...you may find yourself "not entirely dressed appropriately" for walking outside and greeting a bunch of firemen.<br />~You will be groggy at night when this happens....and you will think you are dreaming...and you will yell "no" to your son for thinking that he <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">accidentally</span> pushed the carbon monoxide detector again.<br />~Make sure and take the kiddos to the local fire department for a tour and to meet the firefighters and see them dressed in their garb. It's really helpful to the kiddos and reassures them in the event that you need them...plus lots of those firemen are awfully attractive so it's a nice tour for the mommas too!<br />~Expect that you and your significant other may argue over things in your groggy state....such as where the alarm unit is, where the phone is, where the attic is....<br />~Be grateful for the <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">hard work</span> that our firefighters do....and thank them with homemade cookies and cards (which is what the girls and I did today....they loved it!)<br />~Be thankful that you are all safe and sound....and that you have another day to love one another!<br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SjHNQrLTSQI/AAAAAAAAAxU/eQV-qGHWgWk/s1600-h/DSC_1102.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5346279919017216258" style="WIDTH: 214px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SjHNQrLTSQI/AAAAAAAAAxU/eQV-qGHWgWk/s320/DSC_1102.JPG" border="0" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/475022975372925147-7511987608394666476?l=andalongcomesthree.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>And along comes three...http://www.blogger.com/profile/00448326702377116583noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-475022975372925147.post-40582393152945508062009-06-07T16:57:00.003-04:002009-06-07T17:08:37.026-04:00<div><div>continuing the saga of "greening" our life, I asked for a composter for my mother's day gift. Hubby has not been on board with this concept for the past year, but I finally persuaded him...how...I'm not saying. I now have a composter out back for all of our food waste and yard debris and a beautiful compost crock on our kitchen counter for holding our daily waste until I make it outside to the big composter.<br /></div><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SiwrfCXHZII/AAAAAAAAAxE/e8lkflSBFNQ/s1600-h/DSC_1042.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344694669991699586" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SiwrfCXHZII/AAAAAAAAAxE/e8lkflSBFNQ/s320/DSC_1042.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/Siwrfc1KpZI/AAAAAAAAAxM/7DslRBINlEw/s1600-h/DSC_1040.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344694677097063826" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/Siwrfc1KpZI/AAAAAAAAAxM/7DslRBINlEw/s320/DSC_1040.JPG" border="0" /></a></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/475022975372925147-4058239315294550806?l=andalongcomesthree.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>And along comes three...http://www.blogger.com/profile/00448326702377116583noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-475022975372925147.post-79013734466050651312009-06-04T22:34:00.011-04:002009-06-04T22:56:10.172-04:00Hmmmm.....is this a good thing or not....could go either way....think Oprah or Ellen....or Jerry Springer or Sally Jesse Raphael?!?!<br /><br /><div></div><div>So this was the Class Title given to my little Carly Rae upon her graduation from preschool last week....yep, can you believe it....my little girl is now officially ready to embark on kindergartendom (is that a word?!?!)!</div><div></div><div></div><div> </div><div>She looked so grown up walking in with her cap and gown. She seemed so proud of herself and her accomplishments and smiled during the whole ceremony...of course that might have been because she was standing next to her bestest friend ever, Will.</div><div> </div><div></div><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SiiHhSmDOPI/AAAAAAAAAwc/flbjIgFlatg/s1600-h/DSC_1020.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343669963871959282" style="WIDTH: 214px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SiiHhSmDOPI/AAAAAAAAAwc/flbjIgFlatg/s320/DSC_1020.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SiiHiMtfU-I/AAAAAAAAAw0/T_ctPTX9iJ0/s1600-h/DSC_0996.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343669979472417762" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SiiHiMtfU-I/AAAAAAAAAw0/T_ctPTX9iJ0/s320/DSC_0996.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SiiHiceJTOI/AAAAAAAAAw8/zqX5B7oJ7hM/s1600-h/DSC_1013.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343669983703026914" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SiiHiceJTOI/AAAAAAAAAw8/zqX5B7oJ7hM/s320/DSC_1013.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SiiHh-moBjI/AAAAAAAAAws/92S5a0kFqWY/s1600-h/DSC_1016.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343669975685531186" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SiiHh-moBjI/AAAAAAAAAws/92S5a0kFqWY/s320/DSC_1016.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SiiHhlONYRI/AAAAAAAAAwk/A7vwSwiDCEM/s1600-h/DSC_1021.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343669968872235282" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SiiHhlONYRI/AAAAAAAAAwk/A7vwSwiDCEM/s320/DSC_1021.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/475022975372925147-7901373446605065131?l=andalongcomesthree.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>And along comes three...http://www.blogger.com/profile/00448326702377116583noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-475022975372925147.post-25831426452157348982009-05-27T23:15:00.006-04:002009-05-27T23:46:05.609-04:00<div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div>Had soooo much fun over Memorial Day Weekend spending some time in our "old haunts"! We really loved the time we spent living in Indy...still have some very wonderful friends there and some wonderful memories!<br /></div><br /><div>The highlights of our trip:</div><ul><li>My visit to my old place of employment.....without any kids in tow! They were upset that they didn't get to see my kids but I was thrilled to have an adult conversation without any interruptions!!!!!</li><li>Didn't see much of Hubby for at least 48 hours while he frolicked (oops....worked) with some customers that he brought up from North Carolina. He had fun golfing, eating steak and drinking fine liquor, watching the Indy 500, and having dinner with Helio. Tough job...huh?!?!</li><li>The Indy 500 Parade....really hot and muggy....but the kids had fun seeing all of the drivers and the balloons.</li><li>Dinner with friends. And what do you think happens when you get a group of Catholics together for dinner....their kids start playing "Jesus" on the backyard playset, complete with Carly being "hung on the cross" from the rock-climbing wall for 40 days....ha, ha! </li><li>A day at the Children's Museum! What a blast...this is seriously the best Children's Museum that we have every been too. Every visit back to Indy the kids beg to go to it. Dinosaur digs, glass blowing, trains, Star Wars, and a great toddler play area. We also discovered that Cooper loves "duckies" almost as much as his Uncle Eric...well, without the hunting rifle...</li><li>Spending the night with our bestest friends! Zoe and Carly were fortunate enough to get to spend the night with their best buddies, Kaitlyn and Emma and their little sister, Abigail. Couldn't convince them to take Cooper though...ha, ha. </li><li>Seeing our old house. Zoe has some memories of living in our place in Noblesville. Carly really doesn't have many memories of it at all. Looked pretty much the same....only a little more run down....and Hubby said the grass needed mowing of course!</li><li>A run-in with a lunatic cart boy at Kroger's. Yes, you read that right....I stopped at Kroger's with the fam to pick up some goodies for a cook-out. It was pouring rain and I had Carly with me in one of the "car" shopping carts. After getting her and the groceries in the car, I looked around for a cart corral but couldn't find one so I left the car in a group of several other carts. A cart boy proceeded to come running at me screaming numerous profanities from across the parking lot. I got into the van and he ran up to it and banged on the window still cursing me out for my "F-in Laziness". Hubby then proceeded to exchange words with him and he continued to argue with Hubby all the way into the store and into a meeting with his manager. Several witnesses came up to check on me and the kids. I'm guessing cart boy lost his job that day....scary stuff!</li><li>A barbecue with friends. On our last night in Indy, we were able to have a delicious cookout with some wonderful friends. It was nice to eat, relax and share a few drinks before getting ready for our 10-hour ride back to South Carolina the next day.<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/Sh4HpT5o1nI/AAAAAAAAAwM/yvSNnS4hYyY/s1600-h/Indy+May+038.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340714614406043250" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/Sh4HpT5o1nI/AAAAAAAAAwM/yvSNnS4hYyY/s320/Indy+May+038.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/Sh4HoH6rb5I/AAAAAAAAAvs/JyLGNrk9AYs/s1600-h/DSC_0938.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340714594009313170" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/Sh4HoH6rb5I/AAAAAAAAAvs/JyLGNrk9AYs/s320/DSC_0938.JPG" border="0" /></a></li><br /><li><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/Sh4HoTzE9QI/AAAAAAAAAv0/eFtM2cbhAKA/s1600-h/DSC_0951.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340714597198656770" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/Sh4HoTzE9QI/AAAAAAAAAv0/eFtM2cbhAKA/s320/DSC_0951.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/Sh4Ho_1NHGI/AAAAAAAAAv8/jJRHq_6OhFA/s1600-h/DSC_0952.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340714609018739810" style="WIDTH: 214px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/Sh4Ho_1NHGI/AAAAAAAAAv8/jJRHq_6OhFA/s320/DSC_0952.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/Sh4HpMWpqZI/AAAAAAAAAwE/CK5aGMa0pMQ/s1600-h/DSC_0966.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340714612380248466" style="WIDTH: 214px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/Sh4HpMWpqZI/AAAAAAAAAwE/CK5aGMa0pMQ/s320/DSC_0966.JPG" border="0" /></a></li></ul><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/Sh4Gti_cSnI/AAAAAAAAAvk/hzWm3LT-enk/s1600-h/DSC_0974.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340713587664767602" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/Sh4Gti_cSnI/AAAAAAAAAvk/hzWm3LT-enk/s320/DSC_0974.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/Sh4GtULaWtI/AAAAAAAAAvc/7FTk2ST4cd4/s1600-h/DSC_0976.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340713583688440530" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/Sh4GtULaWtI/AAAAAAAAAvc/7FTk2ST4cd4/s320/DSC_0976.JPG" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/Sh4GtG_UkGI/AAAAAAAAAvU/I_uXTQ14700/s1600-h/DSC_0981.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340713580148068450" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/Sh4GtG_UkGI/AAAAAAAAAvU/I_uXTQ14700/s320/DSC_0981.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/Sh4GswY8pWI/AAAAAAAAAvM/MzZSWnqv9Jg/s1600-h/DSC_0987_edited-1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340713574081537378" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/Sh4GswY8pWI/AAAAAAAAAvM/MzZSWnqv9Jg/s320/DSC_0987_edited-1.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/Sh4GstfFp2I/AAAAAAAAAvE/mDPRK7I1beI/s1600-h/DSC_0988.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340713573301987170" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/Sh4GstfFp2I/AAAAAAAAAvE/mDPRK7I1beI/s320/DSC_0988.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/Sh4IO32EQsI/AAAAAAAAAwU/sVG3lL8dtqo/s1600-h/us+at+porters.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340715259709899458" style="WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/Sh4IO32EQsI/AAAAAAAAAwU/sVG3lL8dtqo/s320/us+at+porters.jpg" border="0" /></a></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/475022975372925147-2583142645215734898?l=andalongcomesthree.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>And along comes three...http://www.blogger.com/profile/00448326702377116583noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-475022975372925147.post-53732922960710648482009-05-20T12:55:00.004-04:002009-05-20T13:40:49.536-04:00This is Coop's newest favorite toy...picked up this tiny bottle out of the recycling bin....has carried it everywhere the past two days...even slept with it last night....no idea why......<br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/ShQ_wc8GP6I/AAAAAAAAAuc/1pndoAqjN1s/s1600-h/DSC_0935.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337961559975411618" style="WIDTH: 214px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/ShQ_wc8GP6I/AAAAAAAAAuc/1pndoAqjN1s/s320/DSC_0935.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/ShQ_wjSiywI/AAAAAAAAAuk/SlJR1QXqwfg/s1600-h/DSC_0936.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337961561680169730" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/ShQ_wjSiywI/AAAAAAAAAuk/SlJR1QXqwfg/s320/DSC_0936.JPG" border="0" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/475022975372925147-5373292296071064848?l=andalongcomesthree.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>And along comes three...http://www.blogger.com/profile/00448326702377116583noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-475022975372925147.post-68181870800917157762009-05-09T21:34:00.009-04:002009-05-09T22:07:16.587-04:00<em><span style="color:#000099;">"Gentle Woman, Quiet Light"</span></em><br /><em><span style="color:#000099;">"Morning Star, So Strong and Bright"</span></em><br /><em><span style="color:#000099;">"Gentle Mother, Peaceful Dove"</span></em><br /><em><span style="color:#000099;">"Teach Us Wisdom, Teach Us Love"</span></em><br /><br /><div><span style="color:#000000;">During this year's May Crowning at St. Anne School, Zoe was fortunate enough to be chosen as "May Queen". This honor bestowed upon her the <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">privilege</span> of crowning Mary, the Mother of Jesus, during the annual church ceremony. </span></div><div></div><br /><div><span style="color:#000000;">The kids and I also placed flowers in front of the church's statue of Mary and in front of our Mary at our home (I received this statue as a part of my Xmas gift and we've found the perfect spot to put her and have planted Clematis around her and placed the family stones in front of her).</span></div><div><span style="color:#000000;"></span></div><br /><div><span style="color:#000000;">So, in honor of all mothers, living and deceased, and especially in honor of one of the greatest mothers of all, Mother Mary....</span><span style="color:#000000;"><strong>Happy Mother's Day!</strong><br /></span></div><div><strong><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SgYzxq-G9ZI/AAAAAAAAAss/_ALJcZ-jzjw/s1600-h/DSC_0931.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334007737108329874" style="WIDTH: 214px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SgYzxq-G9ZI/AAAAAAAAAss/_ALJcZ-jzjw/s320/DSC_0931.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SgYzyH3QvwI/AAAAAAAAAtE/RZRTuanAJh4/s1600-h/DSC_0919.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334007744864239362" style="WIDTH: 214px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SgYzyH3QvwI/AAAAAAAAAtE/RZRTuanAJh4/s320/DSC_0919.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SgYzx8npFCI/AAAAAAAAAs8/_3iiXTuUeSs/s1600-h/DSC_0920.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334007741845935138" style="WIDTH: 214px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SgYzx8npFCI/AAAAAAAAAs8/_3iiXTuUeSs/s320/DSC_0920.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SgYzx4n-t5I/AAAAAAAAAs0/Dgw1kHtIKyE/s1600-h/DSC_0926.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334007740773611410" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SgYzx4n-t5I/AAAAAAAAAs0/Dgw1kHtIKyE/s320/DSC_0926.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SgY0-e_bE5I/AAAAAAAAAtU/UDPXcm2kV-k/s1600-h/DSC_0907.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334009056742544274" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SgY0-e_bE5I/AAAAAAAAAtU/UDPXcm2kV-k/s320/DSC_0907.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SgY0_KbpC2I/AAAAAAAAAts/yfQrtzAjalU/s1600-h/DSC_0897.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334009068403624802" style="WIDTH: 214px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SgY0_KbpC2I/AAAAAAAAAts/yfQrtzAjalU/s320/DSC_0897.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SgY0-0CKBmI/AAAAAAAAAtk/QPuveFFHPYI/s1600-h/DSC_0899.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334009062391154274" style="WIDTH: 214px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SgY0-0CKBmI/AAAAAAAAAtk/QPuveFFHPYI/s320/DSC_0899.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SgY0-ih5Y3I/AAAAAAAAAtc/qVdWAJ9VKyg/s1600-h/DSC_0902.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334009057692443506" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SgY0-ih5Y3I/AAAAAAAAAtc/qVdWAJ9VKyg/s320/DSC_0902.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SgYzyhXsx9I/AAAAAAAAAtM/zFqxwTKsMAA/s1600-h/DSC_0912.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334007751711180754" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SgYzyhXsx9I/AAAAAAAAAtM/zFqxwTKsMAA/s320/DSC_0912.JPG" border="0" /></a></strong></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/475022975372925147-6818187080091715776?l=andalongcomesthree.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>And along comes three...http://www.blogger.com/profile/00448326702377116583noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-475022975372925147.post-11553300026731566442009-05-05T06:43:00.008-04:002009-05-05T10:06:14.139-04:00So, I'm standing over my sleeping oldest child late last night, who is very soon to be 7-years-old, and I'm wondering "Do you get a trial-run at being parent?"....<br /><br />Thinking back on the last seven blissful years with her....I am suddenly saddened at all the simple mistakes I have made. I have yelled too much and laughed too little. I have rushed through the important moments and not taken the time to stop and enjoy the tiniest triumphs. I have been critical and perfectionist instead of letting her have fun, make mistakes and learn from these mistakes. I have loved so much that it's been hard to let her go and grow. I have expected her to grow up (maybe too fast) with each additional sibling instead of just letting her be a little girl. I have watched her wade through rivers of sorrow over the death of her beloved Grammy and moving from the only home she knew in Indianapolis and maybe at times I haven't been empathetic enough to see how these events have impacted this little girl's life. I have been so stressed about making everything perfect that I haven't always taken the time to just play and to just be "Momma" to her.<br /><br />So, what do I do? Well, I take solace in the fact that I am working on all of these things and that with each passing day (and each additional child) I get better and better. I also now realize that part of being a parent is not being perfect....and being okay with that. I hope and pray that my oldest daughter understands that despite all of the many mistakes that I have made ( and most likely will continue to make) that I have done everything out of the utmost love and caring for her!<br /><br />And, I climb into bed with her while she sleeps....and I hold her in the quiet dark night....and I cry with joy at the wonderful memories of the past seven years.....<br /><br />Happy 7th Birthday Zoe Denise!<br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SgBFwtEi6mI/AAAAAAAAAr8/YFu7RGtTlxU/s1600-h/DSC_0775.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332338661841365602" style="WIDTH: 214px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SgBFwtEi6mI/AAAAAAAAAr8/YFu7RGtTlxU/s320/DSC_0775.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SgBFxD4dhqI/AAAAAAAAAsE/rRfi81xxnjE/s1600-h/Zoe+7+bday.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332338667964696226" style="WIDTH: 289px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SgBFxD4dhqI/AAAAAAAAAsE/rRfi81xxnjE/s320/Zoe+7+bday.jpg" border="0" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/475022975372925147-1155330002673156644?l=andalongcomesthree.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>And along comes three...http://www.blogger.com/profile/00448326702377116583noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-475022975372925147.post-66219625660826704512009-05-02T21:52:00.008-04:002009-05-02T22:20:41.794-04:00<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/Sfz6eAcozsI/AAAAAAAAArU/FJx-BQ69mFQ/s1600-h/P1010526.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331411452322959042" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/Sfz6eAcozsI/AAAAAAAAArU/FJx-BQ69mFQ/s320/P1010526.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><div><div><div><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/Sfz5YkFwQFI/AAAAAAAAArM/EWGWZBirmlA/s1600-h/Zoe+Piggy.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331410259299811410" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/Sfz5YkFwQFI/AAAAAAAAArM/EWGWZBirmlA/s320/Zoe+Piggy.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/Sfz6-mYeEPI/AAAAAAAAArk/dnGl5GU1oIc/s1600-h/P1010418.JPG"></a><br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/Sfz86kSItII/AAAAAAAAAr0/iDtt2cMMEV0/s1600-h/Carly+Pig+2.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331414142002181250" style="WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/Sfz86kSItII/AAAAAAAAAr0/iDtt2cMMEV0/s320/Carly+Pig+2.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><br /><div></div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/Sfz86uwoCAI/AAAAAAAAArs/B2YdykxhbHo/s1600-h/Carly+PIg.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331414144814417922" style="WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/Sfz86uwoCAI/AAAAAAAAArs/B2YdykxhbHo/s320/Carly+PIg.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div>Okay....only joking....sorry if I startled you! But with all of the hype over the Swine Flu, I just had to lighten the mood. Happened upon these old pictures of Zoe and Carly dressed as Piggies on their first Halloweens....aren't they adorable?!?!</div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/Sfz6-qq5GNI/AAAAAAAAArc/RgGdrmKOO5A/s1600-h/P1010417.JPG"></a></div></div></div></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/475022975372925147-6621962566082670451?l=andalongcomesthree.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>And along comes three...http://www.blogger.com/profile/00448326702377116583noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-475022975372925147.post-9224175315807889232009-04-12T21:14:00.004-04:002009-04-12T21:42:35.569-04:00<div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div>We had a wonderful Easter with our friends! It was a gorgeous day...sunny and 70....and the Easter Bunny was good to all of us! Off to visit Savannah and Myrtle Beach over Spring Break....<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SeKU67yKhhI/AAAAAAAAAqE/3nemWp4JeAE/s1600-h/DSC_0700.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5323981449706767890" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SeKU67yKhhI/AAAAAAAAAqE/3nemWp4JeAE/s320/DSC_0700.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SeKU7Hq_seI/AAAAAAAAAqM/Oif6ckhROaI/s1600-h/DSC_0703.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5323981452897923554" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SeKU7Hq_seI/AAAAAAAAAqM/Oif6ckhROaI/s320/DSC_0703.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SeKU6gL4uAI/AAAAAAAAAp8/vS9VemOarzM/s1600-h/DSC_0701.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5323981442298460162" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SeKU6gL4uAI/AAAAAAAAAp8/vS9VemOarzM/s320/DSC_0701.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SeKU7VZibSI/AAAAAAAAAqU/GiBmcA2Psfc/s1600-h/DSC_0735.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5323981456582798626" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SeKU7VZibSI/AAAAAAAAAqU/GiBmcA2Psfc/s320/DSC_0735.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SeKU7nZ57mI/AAAAAAAAAqc/ujFiVGDyrTg/s1600-h/DSC_0736.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5323981461416177250" style="WIDTH: 214px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SeKU7nZ57mI/AAAAAAAAAqc/ujFiVGDyrTg/s320/DSC_0736.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SeKV1mQ_hjI/AAAAAAAAAqk/suzA72POJRA/s1600-h/DSC_0737.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5323982457542772274" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SeKV1mQ_hjI/AAAAAAAAAqk/suzA72POJRA/s320/DSC_0737.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SeKV1wgqz7I/AAAAAAAAAqs/ZhS2-iabfV8/s1600-h/DSC_0740.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5323982460292878258" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SeKV1wgqz7I/AAAAAAAAAqs/ZhS2-iabfV8/s320/DSC_0740.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SeKV2PA20FI/AAAAAAAAAq0/v51C8pnuV6w/s1600-h/DSC_0741.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5323982468480946258" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SeKV2PA20FI/AAAAAAAAAq0/v51C8pnuV6w/s320/DSC_0741.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SeKV2U1AmrI/AAAAAAAAAq8/puKNNi-aoRc/s1600-h/DSC_0758.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5323982470041868978" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SeKV2U1AmrI/AAAAAAAAAq8/puKNNi-aoRc/s320/DSC_0758.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SeKV2gFA0jI/AAAAAAAAArE/sm4NxCsc-Vg/s1600-h/DSC_0759.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5323982473061782066" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SeKV2gFA0jI/AAAAAAAAArE/sm4NxCsc-Vg/s320/DSC_0759.JPG" border="0" /></a></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/475022975372925147-922417531580788923?l=andalongcomesthree.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>And along comes three...http://www.blogger.com/profile/00448326702377116583noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-475022975372925147.post-63311056386211484472009-04-07T11:55:00.003-04:002009-04-07T22:14:42.520-04:00<div><div><div>So....after the 100th time of Cooper being called a "beautiful little girl", Troy thinks it's time for his first haircut. No matter how he's dressed...black Run DMC t-shirt, soccer shoes, grey newsboy cap on backward...they just see the hair and think "girl". He has gorgeous hair...and granted there is a lot of it and it's usually messy...but I just can't stomach a boy crew cut yet. So, I'm struggling with thoughts of my adorable, precious little boy turning into a big boy just because of one stupid haircut.....ugh....</div><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SdwHtT-DIOI/AAAAAAAAAps/kARF8iXM4pA/s1600-h/DSC_0682a.jpg"></a><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SdwHtnRqVuI/AAAAAAAAAp0/Z-_1XuxmGgY/s1600-h/DSC_0683a.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5322137339863652066" style="WIDTH: 214px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SdwHtnRqVuI/AAAAAAAAAp0/Z-_1XuxmGgY/s320/DSC_0683a.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SdwHtP_fnhI/AAAAAAAAApk/8rn3QG5oKCM/s1600-h/DSC_0684.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5322137333613436434" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SdwHtP_fnhI/AAAAAAAAApk/8rn3QG5oKCM/s320/DSC_0684.JPG" border="0" /></a></div></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/475022975372925147-6331105638621148447?l=andalongcomesthree.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>And along comes three...http://www.blogger.com/profile/00448326702377116583noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-475022975372925147.post-18468073592840129292009-03-17T21:38:00.002-04:002009-03-17T21:47:59.732-04:00<div><div><div>Happy St. Patrick's Day from my little Leprechauns!</div><div> </div><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/ScBR6jkRRjI/AAAAAAAAApM/_wEy6GQdles/s1600-h/DSC_0613.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314337626718815794" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 253px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/ScBR6jkRRjI/AAAAAAAAApM/_wEy6GQdles/s320/DSC_0613.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><div> </div><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/ScBR7QXF9iI/AAAAAAAAApU/9Hn9bjoH3QA/s1600-h/DSC_0614.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314337638743143970" style="WIDTH: 214px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/ScBR7QXF9iI/AAAAAAAAApU/9Hn9bjoH3QA/s320/DSC_0614.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><div> </div><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/ScBR7tyfZ6I/AAAAAAAAApc/KtROTIdy6ug/s1600-h/DSC_0616.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314337646642685858" style="WIDTH: 214px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/ScBR7tyfZ6I/AAAAAAAAApc/KtROTIdy6ug/s320/DSC_0616.JPG" border="0" /></a></div></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/475022975372925147-1846807359284012929?l=andalongcomesthree.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>And along comes three...http://www.blogger.com/profile/00448326702377116583noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-475022975372925147.post-59698465428239745592009-03-07T21:04:00.004-05:002009-03-07T21:30:11.973-05:00<div><div>Craziest thing...but Coop's new favorite toy for the past several weeks has been these little yellow car magnet pieces that are part of a Leap Frog Fridge Toy. It has to be the yellow car...not the fire truck, boat, airplane or train that are part of the toy...always the yellow car. He carries it around in his little hands everywhere he goes. And he especially loves to hide it places...like in with my spices, in the magazine rack, behind our wine bottles, in his basketball hoop, under our computer desk...anywhere he can put it. Then he cries until we find it again for him! Recently, he has taken to carrying it outside of the house too...like to the girls' baseball practice today and earlier in the week to Target (where he dropped it and I had to backtrack through the entire store to find it on the floor...ugh). We've bought him other small cars in hopes of replacing this strange magnet fetish...but nothing has deterred him from it. Hubby is convinced he's going to be a race car driver...but why oh why do I see a used car salesman in my future...</div><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SbMtg0F8gEI/AAAAAAAAAo8/jkEESQeMrDk/s1600-h/DSC_0607.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5310638427362590786" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SbMtg0F8gEI/AAAAAAAAAo8/jkEESQeMrDk/s320/DSC_0607.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SbMthLXjLVI/AAAAAAAAApE/Qt7sRrc9FYk/s1600-h/DSC_0608.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5310638433610444114" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SbMthLXjLVI/AAAAAAAAApE/Qt7sRrc9FYk/s320/DSC_0608.JPG" border="0" /></a></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/475022975372925147-5969846542823974559?l=andalongcomesthree.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>And along comes three...http://www.blogger.com/profile/00448326702377116583noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-475022975372925147.post-80749861936297516492009-02-24T14:23:00.008-05:002009-02-24T22:48:33.289-05:00for my sweet little <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Carlybug</span>! It can't be happening...not again...I have another little girl growing up before my very eyes! My little Carly is five years old today!<br /><br />She is the perfect mix of sweet and sassy. She's my girl who adores wearing dresses and <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">poofy</span>, sparkly clothes...but she's also my girl that will find any ounce of dirt that exists and end up filthy within five minutes of getting dressed. She is brave and will march up the stairs of our home even in the dark (when her older sister won't) but is so petrified of Chuck E. Cheese that she sits on my lap during most of her friend's birthday party for fear that he'll appear. She is kind and compassionate to everyone and everything...well, except for bugs...which she revels in squishing and stomping on any chance she gets. She loves her family with fierce abandon...but will also push her little brother down if he has a toy she wants. She is beautiful beyond words...but when dirt finds her...she often looks like she's growing a moustache and goatee on her face. She is so very funny and silly...but hates it when she thinks you're laughing at her. She is incredibly intelligent...but also has a knack for making up her own words for things (which happens to be an old "Kennedy" tradition) such as saying "Can I have a wiper?" when she is asking for a napkin.<br /><br />She is my teeter-totter child who takes life's ups and downs without much stress. She ebbs and flows with the waves and is willing to go where life takes her. She has an extraordinary gift for maintaining a healthy balance in her life and a positive outlook on the world and I pray that she always will find this strength inside of her!<br /><br />Happy 5<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">th</span> Birthday Carly....I love you my <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Carlybug</span>!<br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SaS9qkgdFiI/AAAAAAAAAoE/k-UlZtpJ-zE/s1600-h/P1010474.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5306574800001242658" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SaS9qkgdFiI/AAAAAAAAAoE/k-UlZtpJ-zE/s320/P1010474.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SaS9q_YLXtI/AAAAAAAAAoM/pbiE2v-iI_0/s1600-h/P1010299_edited-1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5306574807214284498" style="WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SaS9q_YLXtI/AAAAAAAAAoM/pbiE2v-iI_0/s320/P1010299_edited-1.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SaS9rCqk2ZI/AAAAAAAAAoU/9l-22bfDSOI/s1600-h/IMG_0862.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5306574808096758162" style="WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SaS9rCqk2ZI/AAAAAAAAAoU/9l-22bfDSOI/s320/IMG_0862.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SaS9rci1RmI/AAAAAAAAAoc/5_JRZvSSfnI/s1600-h/IMG_2185.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5306574815043602018" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SaS9rci1RmI/AAAAAAAAAoc/5_JRZvSSfnI/s320/IMG_2185.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SaS9rgvwuMI/AAAAAAAAAok/HwDZbxPSnRA/s1600-h/IMG_4088.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5306574816171571394" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SaS9rgvwuMI/AAAAAAAAAok/HwDZbxPSnRA/s320/IMG_4088.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SaS-FMDlpzI/AAAAAAAAAos/sOaoix-3LXo/s1600-h/DSC_0547.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5306575257294186290" style="WIDTH: 214px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SaS-FMDlpzI/AAAAAAAAAos/sOaoix-3LXo/s320/DSC_0547.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SaS-FF5A4oI/AAAAAAAAAo0/ya_oqWnZZJk/s1600-h/DSC_0566.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5306575255639220866" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SaS-FF5A4oI/AAAAAAAAAo0/ya_oqWnZZJk/s320/DSC_0566.JPG" border="0" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/475022975372925147-8074986193629751649?l=andalongcomesthree.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>And along comes three...http://www.blogger.com/profile/00448326702377116583noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-475022975372925147.post-32245402002761615952009-02-20T11:12:00.006-05:002009-02-24T22:20:02.237-05:00It's so very hard for me to believe (and perhaps to accept) that my sweet little Cooper is 1-year-old. He has added so much joy, laughter, and enthusiasm to our family. He has truly completed our family...something we didn't even know needed completing. It has always been amazing to me how life has a way of working itself out and loose ends and unanswered dreams somehow all weave together into something magnificent...<br /><br />For those who don't know, Cooper was such an unexpected blessing to Hubby and I. We were able to get pregnant very quickly and very easily with both girls. We had very healthy pregnancies with the girls and safe and healthy deliveries. When my youngest daughter, Carly, was 5-months old, my mother was diagnosed with Pancreatic Cancer. It was a long, hard year of surgeries, chemotherapy and radiation. It was obviously very stressful and difficult for all of us and the last thing we were thinking <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">about</span> was adding a third child to our family. However, as my mother because sicker, she often talked about wanting to have more grandchildren some day. Hubby and I thought two might be enough for us, but weren't 100% sure that we were finished with our family. My Mom constantly talked about her desire for my brother to have children and for myself to have another child. Hubby and I started talking and thought...maybe...<br /><br />My Mom became increasingly ill and it became apparent that she was not going to live. We had long conversations and discussions about death, dying, life without her, keeping her memory alive, etc. Eventually, my Mom slipped into a coma. One of the last conversations that I had with her was in her bedroom as she was in a semi-comatose state. She never opened her eyes and she never spoke a word, but I know she heard me. I told her again how much I loved her and I whispered into her ear that Hubby and I had decided to begin trying to have a third child. She squeezed my hand and held it for a second or two and tear slipped down her cheek. She died in her bed a few nights later with our family around her and my daughters asleep in the next bedroom.<br /><br /><div></div><div>A few months after my Mom passed away I discovered I was pregnant. Despite my grief, I was overjoyed! A few months after that I had my first miscarriage which was devastating. Three months later I was pregnant again and within a month had miscarried again. I was on such an emotional <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">rollercoaster</span> of grief. We then tried to get pregnant for 6 more months and were unable. We consulted a fertility specialist who ran numerous tests. He could not identify a specific cause for either the miscarriages or my secondary infertility. We tried three rounds of <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Chlomid</span> before deciding that after two years of trying we would jump off of this emotional roller coaster.</div><div></div><div></div><div>It was so hard to say that we were done trying for this special "third" child. The specialist told us that many mothers have secondary infertility and that we would most likely never conceive another child, let alone carry another child to full-term. I grieved the loss of hope for this "third" child and also "finished" grieving the loss of my mother. Slowly I came to terms with this decision and I began to be happy again and feel like my family really was complete. We made a move back down South and started life over again. Things finally started to make sense...</div><div></div><div>And then a few months after our move, we had a HUGE surprise! It was almost scary to be pregnant again. And I know that both Hubby and I were afraid to talk about this pregnancy or to get attached to the idea and the promise of a new baby...we were so scared it would be taken away again. When didn't tell anyone that we were pregnant until after our 20-week ultrasound. When we knew the baby was healthy, when I could feel the baby move and when we were ready to begin to accept that our lives were about to be turned upside down again.</div><div></div><div>It has been an amazing journey and I can't begin to express the emotions that we all felt when Cooper was born...not only were we adding our third child to the family but he was a little boy...what a joy! And I can tell you with every ounce of my being that my mother had her hand in this...I felt her very presence with me when Cooper was delivered and I will always believe that he's our "little angel".</div><div></div><div>Happy First Birthday Cooper!</div><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SZ7bMNaYI7I/AAAAAAAAAn8/pHtW3vbISMs/s1600-h/IMG_3164b.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304918413894230962" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 242px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SZ7bMNaYI7I/AAAAAAAAAn8/pHtW3vbISMs/s320/IMG_3164b.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SZ7bL7DlBjI/AAAAAAAAAn0/7C8DM1oA_OY/s1600-h/IMG_3225.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304918408966768178" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SZ7bL7DlBjI/AAAAAAAAAn0/7C8DM1oA_OY/s320/IMG_3225.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SZ7bLhCwCPI/AAAAAAAAAns/yAy2RjNUjCc/s1600-h/DSC_0461.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304918401983973618" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SZ7bLhCwCPI/AAAAAAAAAns/yAy2RjNUjCc/s320/DSC_0461.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SZ7bLioj3FI/AAAAAAAAAnk/9xk4giRqsYU/s1600-h/DSC_0467.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304918402410994770" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SZ7bLioj3FI/AAAAAAAAAnk/9xk4giRqsYU/s320/DSC_0467.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SZ7bLa_EcfI/AAAAAAAAAnc/zsa2rXdwNic/s1600-h/DSC_0471.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304918400357921266" style="WIDTH: 214px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SZ7bLa_EcfI/AAAAAAAAAnc/zsa2rXdwNic/s320/DSC_0471.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/475022975372925147-3224540200276161595?l=andalongcomesthree.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>And along comes three...http://www.blogger.com/profile/00448326702377116583noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-475022975372925147.post-27314506043891856392009-02-18T21:36:00.004-05:002009-02-18T22:19:57.958-05:00<div><div><div><div><div>Not really...but are they ever?!?!</div><div> </div><div>So today....just days before Cooper's first birthday... I received his completed bellycast and it is stunning! I am completely amazed by my talented friend's artistic capabilities and have to give her the utmost kudos. She only had a few vague details of what I wanted the bellycast to emote and she expressed it all so much more beautifully than I ever could have....and it sat in my closet for 11 months and she only had it for two weeks! Please check out Christian's website at <a href="http://www.myspace.com/barefootartistsc">www.myspace.com/barefootartistsc</a> ...you won't be disappointed!<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SZzPTHPg7BI/AAAAAAAAAl0/deFKBOWVgAE/s1600-h/DSC_0456.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304342388404186130" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SZzPTHPg7BI/AAAAAAAAAl0/deFKBOWVgAE/s320/DSC_0456.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SZzPTQ7-_BI/AAAAAAAAAl8/MN7_45F6COk/s1600-h/DSC_0452.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304342391006624786" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SZzPTQ7-_BI/AAAAAAAAAl8/MN7_45F6COk/s320/DSC_0452.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SZzPTUXRROI/AAAAAAAAAmE/1XZoE-oPp_A/s1600-h/DSC_0453.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304342391926375650" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SZzPTUXRROI/AAAAAAAAAmE/1XZoE-oPp_A/s320/DSC_0453.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SZzPTmitDDI/AAAAAAAAAmM/EBEdvMsCaJc/s1600-h/DSC_0454.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304342396806171698" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SZzPTmitDDI/AAAAAAAAAmM/EBEdvMsCaJc/s320/DSC_0454.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SZzPUMxbc5I/AAAAAAAAAmU/HLOXvcKljYk/s1600-h/DSC_0455.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304342407068480402" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SZzPUMxbc5I/AAAAAAAAAmU/HLOXvcKljYk/s320/DSC_0455.JPG" border="0" /></a></div></div></div></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/475022975372925147-2731450604389185639?l=andalongcomesthree.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>And along comes three...http://www.blogger.com/profile/00448326702377116583noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-475022975372925147.post-77950960846951916132009-02-11T21:36:00.003-05:002009-02-11T22:25:27.760-05:00<div><div><div><div><div>Some pics from our adventure at the Magic Kingdom.....</div><div> </div><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SZOV7Co6UII/AAAAAAAAAlM/iQNXhBkncFk/s1600-h/DSC_0253.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5301746027898491010" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SZOV7Co6UII/AAAAAAAAAlM/iQNXhBkncFk/s320/DSC_0253.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><div> </div><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SZOV7VcdjSI/AAAAAAAAAlU/54uNkQSp7vk/s1600-h/DSC_0290.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5301746032946548002" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SZOV7VcdjSI/AAAAAAAAAlU/54uNkQSp7vk/s320/DSC_0290.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><div> </div><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SZOV7V7GlII/AAAAAAAAAlc/ARDPnOLt0XI/s1600-h/DSC_0297.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5301746033075065986" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SZOV7V7GlII/AAAAAAAAAlc/ARDPnOLt0XI/s320/DSC_0297.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><div> </div><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SZOV7g5RUiI/AAAAAAAAAlk/JmV5piJ9_rg/s1600-h/DSC_0336.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5301746036020171298" style="WIDTH: 214px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SZOV7g5RUiI/AAAAAAAAAlk/JmV5piJ9_rg/s320/DSC_0336.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><div> </div><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SZOV7wm0B4I/AAAAAAAAAls/B7IC9NNfrpc/s1600-h/DSC_0338.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5301746040237721474" style="WIDTH: 214px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SZOV7wm0B4I/AAAAAAAAAls/B7IC9NNfrpc/s320/DSC_0338.JPG" border="0" /></a></div></div></div></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/475022975372925147-7795096084695191613?l=andalongcomesthree.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>And along comes three...http://www.blogger.com/profile/00448326702377116583noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-475022975372925147.post-77254440381715367482009-02-03T21:20:00.005-05:002009-02-03T21:47:37.167-05:00So our sweet, kind, adorable little Carly has turned into a spunky, defiant, rebellious almost five-year-old! She has decided she has a mind of her own and is going to use it...usually negatively.<br /><br />The other day, Troy and Carly were butting heads. Something which never happened in the past because she was "Daddy's Little Angel" and could bat her big eyes at him and get out of any kind of trouble. So, at the end of their "discussion" Troy decides to "get tough" with Carly and send her to time-out. She was crying and stomping her feet the whole way and was very obviously frustrated and mad at her Daddy. On the way to time-out, she looked over at me and through gritted teeth wailed "Why did you have to marry Daddy anyway?!?!"<br /><br />Gotta love her!<br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SYkBIHwPWWI/AAAAAAAAAlE/6uM8DGnMqSE/s1600-h/DSC_0410.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5298767675610061154" style="WIDTH: 154px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SYkBIHwPWWI/AAAAAAAAAlE/6uM8DGnMqSE/s320/DSC_0410.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SYkBHwRrNhI/AAAAAAAAAk8/Qc-hd_2QpCQ/s1600-h/DSC_0409.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5298767669307848210" style="WIDTH: 174px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SYkBHwRrNhI/AAAAAAAAAk8/Qc-hd_2QpCQ/s320/DSC_0409.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SYkBH-qLbeI/AAAAAAAAAk0/mDLt7j4L5Hc/s1600-h/DSC_0407.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5298767673168719330" style="WIDTH: 132px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SYkBH-qLbeI/AAAAAAAAAk0/mDLt7j4L5Hc/s320/DSC_0407.JPG" border="0" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/475022975372925147-7725444038171536748?l=andalongcomesthree.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>And along comes three...http://www.blogger.com/profile/00448326702377116583noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-475022975372925147.post-2841085088363279602009-01-31T12:56:00.005-05:002009-01-31T13:08:58.029-05:00<div><div>It's starting to feel like Spring is in the air! Hubby had the girls outside today practicing baseball, I was hanging cloth diapers on the clothesline, and the girls and I spotted some daffodils that have popped up in our backyard. It's going to be in the low 60's and sunny for the next few days...can't wait to breathe in fresh air and enjoy the sunshine!<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SYSTO-P6i2I/AAAAAAAAAkk/I_8W7hcC1oM/s1600-h/DSC_0418.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5297520947131747170" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 224px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SYSTO-P6i2I/AAAAAAAAAkk/I_8W7hcC1oM/s320/DSC_0418.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SYSTj8IBXvI/AAAAAAAAAks/bAG9EuD4CMk/s1600-h/DSC_0417.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5297521307339022066" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SYSTj8IBXvI/AAAAAAAAAks/bAG9EuD4CMk/s320/DSC_0417.JPG" border="0" /></a></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/475022975372925147-284108508836327960?l=andalongcomesthree.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>And along comes three...http://www.blogger.com/profile/00448326702377116583noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-475022975372925147.post-79672792885806861952009-01-20T22:39:00.008-05:002009-01-21T12:26:27.168-05:00Hard to believe that my little man is eleven months and quickly approaching his first birthday! He brings our family such joy every day and continues to amaze us with his infectious charm, his easy going personality and his happiness in the simple things in life!<br /><br />Some of his latest tricks:<br /><ul><li>Crawling all over the place...and boy can he move fast!</li><br /><li>Has two more new teeth...so three total.</li><br /><li>Waves "hi" and says "hi" to everyone...especially in the grocery store!</li><br /><li>Loves singing songs...favorites are <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Itsy</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Bitsy</span> Spider and the ABC'S.</li><br /><li>Adores being read books...particularly his new Peekaboo book (special thanks to Aunt Beth for that one....I love reading it 50 times a day).</li><br /><li>Loves to give kisses and loves kissing himself in mirrors.</li><br /><li>Showing a new fondness for playing with balls. Has started crawling after golf balls in our family room with a plastic golf club. Was also "playing catch" with Daddy tonight. Watch out cousin Logan...I may give you a run for your money in the baseball department!</li><br /><li>Wants to take a bath in the big bathtub with his big sisters every night.</li><br /><li>Says "<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Mawmaw</span>" when really frustrated and wanting to be picked up!</li><br /><li>Has started screeching when he wants to get his way....seems to have learned this from his big sisters...need to nip this in the bud!</li><li></li><li>Loves to throw his arms up in the air while Momma shouts "Praise the Lord....Alleluia!". May have a future evangelist on our hands!</li><br /><li>Took first trip to <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Disneyworld</span>.</li><br /><li>Made first TV appearance...courtesy of Disney's "Laugh Floor" attraction. He was adorable of course.</li><br /><li>Has learned to appreciate the finer things in life...enjoys mashed potatoes and ice cream....also discovered on his trip to Disney!</li><br /><li><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SXajsMr1fOI/AAAAAAAAAjE/axtqvwZdBec/s1600-h/DSC_0294.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5293598391735254242" style="WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SXajsMr1fOI/AAAAAAAAAjE/axtqvwZdBec/s320/DSC_0294.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SXajsES6MfI/AAAAAAAAAi8/cTRs-ilg5So/s1600-h/DSC_0288.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5293598389483221490" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SXajsES6MfI/AAAAAAAAAi8/cTRs-ilg5So/s320/DSC_0288.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SXajsfA0AoI/AAAAAAAAAjM/zds6sikgSLE/s1600-h/DSC_0333.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5293598396655075970" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SXajsfA0AoI/AAAAAAAAAjM/zds6sikgSLE/s320/DSC_0333.JPG" border="0" /></a></li></ul><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/475022975372925147-7967279288580686195?l=andalongcomesthree.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>And along comes three...http://www.blogger.com/profile/00448326702377116583noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-475022975372925147.post-31376094440665767542009-01-13T21:08:00.008-05:002009-01-13T22:41:44.675-05:00<div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div>We spent a wonderful week in Michigan over the holidays! Had so much fun visiting family and friends. The kids especially loved the cold weather and playing in the snow with their cousins...and Cooper enjoyed his first taste of snow (literally). We miss everyone already and are looking forward to springtime visits from our "northern" family!<br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SW1dhJhPB2I/AAAAAAAAAh8/AxFxAJdoWLo/s1600-h/DSC_0124a.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5290987961302583138" style="WIDTH: 214px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SW1dhJhPB2I/AAAAAAAAAh8/AxFxAJdoWLo/s320/DSC_0124a.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SW1dhYOCGnI/AAAAAAAAAiE/Ro9662JtVrQ/s1600-h/DSC_0126a.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5290987965248576114" style="WIDTH: 214px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SW1dhYOCGnI/AAAAAAAAAiE/Ro9662JtVrQ/s320/DSC_0126a.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SW1dhpredqI/AAAAAAAAAiM/mR43xTUrU08/s1600-h/DSC_0148.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5290987969935472290" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SW1dhpredqI/AAAAAAAAAiM/mR43xTUrU08/s320/DSC_0148.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br /><br /><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SW1d26CA7-I/AAAAAAAAAis/d6VNFnzv_GA/s1600-h/DSC_0193.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5290988335102226402" style="WIDTH: 214px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SW1d26CA7-I/AAAAAAAAAis/d6VNFnzv_GA/s320/DSC_0193.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SW1d3PS8NoI/AAAAAAAAAi0/XxARBnplO6o/s1600-h/DSC_0195.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5290988340810364546" style="WIDTH: 214px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SW1d3PS8NoI/AAAAAAAAAi0/XxARBnplO6o/s320/DSC_0195.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br /><br /><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SW1diZL_GNI/AAAAAAAAAic/ox5kqUBe-AU/s1600-h/DSC_0160.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5290987982688295122" style="WIDTH: 214px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SW1diZL_GNI/AAAAAAAAAic/ox5kqUBe-AU/s320/DSC_0160.JPG" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SW1dh0yuaRI/AAAAAAAAAiU/Q5VhJKjTB1I/s1600-h/DSC_0150.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5290987972918667538" style="WIDTH: 214px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SW1dh0yuaRI/AAAAAAAAAiU/Q5VhJKjTB1I/s320/DSC_0150.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SW1d2twua_I/AAAAAAAAAik/uiHdmf9Qxro/s1600-h/DSC_0183.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5290988331808484338" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SW1d2twua_I/AAAAAAAAAik/uiHdmf9Qxro/s320/DSC_0183.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/475022975372925147-3137609444066576754?l=andalongcomesthree.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>And along comes three...http://www.blogger.com/profile/00448326702377116583noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-475022975372925147.post-76779135927743237532008-12-24T22:41:00.005-05:002008-12-24T22:57:38.428-05:00Yippeeeeeee....we've just discovered that the trip to Michigan for the holidays will be much quieter now! Ahhhhhh.....peace on earth....<br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SVMDaSUC6fI/AAAAAAAAAgM/1eso1Feu34w/s1600-h/DSC_0112a.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5283570537963121138" style="WIDTH: 235px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SVMDaSUC6fI/AAAAAAAAAgM/1eso1Feu34w/s320/DSC_0112a.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SVMDbWvuYUI/AAAAAAAAAgk/0d8q5zgd01g/s1600-h/DSC_0114.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5283570556332826946" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SVMDbWvuYUI/AAAAAAAAAgk/0d8q5zgd01g/s320/DSC_0114.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />Twas the night before Christmas....Merry Christmas to all and to all a good night!<br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SVMDaouRKgI/AAAAAAAAAgU/uHkbBhSkMkk/s1600-h/DSC_0118a.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5283570543978686978" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SVMDaouRKgI/AAAAAAAAAgU/uHkbBhSkMkk/s320/DSC_0118a.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SVMDa9MHzwI/AAAAAAAAAgc/FZH9EnDBFLo/s1600-h/DSC_0121.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5283570549472612098" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SVMDa9MHzwI/AAAAAAAAAgc/FZH9EnDBFLo/s320/DSC_0121.JPG" border="0" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/475022975372925147-7677913592774323753?l=andalongcomesthree.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>And along comes three...http://www.blogger.com/profile/00448326702377116583noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-475022975372925147.post-59373849537815626202008-12-21T15:05:00.005-05:002008-12-21T15:24:34.558-05:00Cooper celebrated his 10-month birthday by cutting his first tooth! I would post a picture except that there is no way that kid is letting anyone near his mouth...it's locked like a steel trap! The only way that we even know the tooth exists is that Momma caught a glimpse of something white and then Daddy was able to feel a sharp little edge. It's the tiniest speck of a tooth but it's there!<br /><br />Cooper has also started "scooching" (a modified version of crawling) and loves using his walker to maneuver our downstairs hardwood floors. He thinks he's such a big boy! He's also into anything that he can get his hands on so we're going to have to officially start baby proofing once the holidays are over!<br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SU6lA--3G_I/AAAAAAAAAfs/bW0ebkIKg20/s1600-h/DSC_0101a.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5282340849277410290" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SU6lA--3G_I/AAAAAAAAAfs/bW0ebkIKg20/s320/DSC_0101a.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SU6lBdCvdtI/AAAAAAAAAf0/MeenkitqPz4/s1600-h/DSC_0102a.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5282340857346750162" style="WIDTH: 223px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SU6lBdCvdtI/AAAAAAAAAf0/MeenkitqPz4/s320/DSC_0102a.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SU6lB3Hnp9I/AAAAAAAAAf8/e9k3m6oELPU/s1600-h/DSC_0108.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5282340864346531794" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SU6lB3Hnp9I/AAAAAAAAAf8/e9k3m6oELPU/s320/DSC_0108.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SU6lCbxUnHI/AAAAAAAAAgE/z4yFyl5wHvM/s1600-h/DSC_0110.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5282340874185120882" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SU6lCbxUnHI/AAAAAAAAAgE/z4yFyl5wHvM/s320/DSC_0110.JPG" border="0" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/475022975372925147-5937384953781562620?l=andalongcomesthree.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>And along comes three...http://www.blogger.com/profile/00448326702377116583noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-475022975372925147.post-89923559032891813792008-12-18T23:57:00.006-05:002008-12-19T00:09:55.072-05:00In my slow (but consistent) conversion to a greener way of life, I decided to make a few small changes to the way we celebrate Christmas. My primary effort has been on trying to eliminate the waste involved in endless reams of wrapping paper. In an effort to conserve resources, I am using almost all gift bags which can be recycled and reused. I'm also using some fabric bags that I purchased at <a href="http://www.reusablebags.com/">http://www.reusablebags.com/</a> (if I had any sewing talent at all I probably could make them much cheaper and fairly easily). Some gifts I'm packaging up in pillowcases that I picked up at Goodwill....you can get lots of different colors and patterns of pillowcases and I'm tying them up and making them look pretty with ribbon. And lastly, most of the gifts that I will be gifting to extended family will be packaged in a canvas or vinyl shopping bag. That way they can be used by over and over again as a shopping tote...and the gifted is really getting two gifts in one...while helping to "green" our planet!<br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SUsr9Nfch6I/AAAAAAAAAe8/X4tooR69WAg/s1600-h/DSC_0097a.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5281363318615607202" style="WIDTH: 214px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SUsr9Nfch6I/AAAAAAAAAe8/X4tooR69WAg/s320/DSC_0097a.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SUsr869LQKI/AAAAAAAAAe0/-kQgNADpeUE/s1600-h/DSC_0096.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5281363313640030370" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 218px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SUsr869LQKI/AAAAAAAAAe0/-kQgNADpeUE/s320/DSC_0096.JPG" border="0" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/475022975372925147-8992355903289181379?l=andalongcomesthree.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>And along comes three...http://www.blogger.com/profile/00448326702377116583noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-475022975372925147.post-23239048612448855862008-12-10T22:37:00.002-05:002008-12-10T22:40:32.518-05:00<div>Hmmm.....is it just me or does this Santa look awfully familiar?!?!<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SUCLX2PStMI/AAAAAAAAAeo/HwAwFMTfXBg/s1600-h/Santa+Xmas+Pic+2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5278372005091128514" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 221px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SUCLX2PStMI/AAAAAAAAAeo/HwAwFMTfXBg/s320/Santa+Xmas+Pic+2.jpg" border="0" /></a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/475022975372925147-2323904861244885586?l=andalongcomesthree.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>And along comes three...http://www.blogger.com/profile/00448326702377116583noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-475022975372925147.post-39517588244532455002008-12-03T21:34:00.007-05:002008-12-03T21:47:12.123-05:00A pictorial view of our journey to Boone, North Carolina to find the perfect Christmas tree!<br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/STdChT_713I/AAAAAAAAAeI/Ho84Tz8IDFU/s1600-h/DSC_0005.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5275758628559378290" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/STdChT_713I/AAAAAAAAAeI/Ho84Tz8IDFU/s320/DSC_0005.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/STdChkLBBeI/AAAAAAAAAeQ/omX67FlUbfM/s1600-h/DSC_0026.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5275758632900822498" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/STdChkLBBeI/AAAAAAAAAeQ/omX67FlUbfM/s320/DSC_0026.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/STdCiL2OnVI/AAAAAAAAAeY/9KBhyJY7by4/s1600-h/DSC_0031.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5275758643551051090" style="WIDTH: 214px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/STdCiL2OnVI/AAAAAAAAAeY/9KBhyJY7by4/s320/DSC_0031.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/STdCjtHZkaI/AAAAAAAAAeg/q8xUK7Yh6UI/s1600-h/DSC_0064.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5275758669661311394" style="WIDTH: 214px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/STdCjtHZkaI/AAAAAAAAAeg/q8xUK7Yh6UI/s320/DSC_0064.JPG" border="0" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/475022975372925147-3951758824453245500?l=andalongcomesthree.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>And along comes three...http://www.blogger.com/profile/00448326702377116583noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-475022975372925147.post-87855710339502610482008-11-30T22:32:00.003-05:002008-11-30T23:02:42.323-05:00<div>from a six-year-old of course. At school, Zoe was asked to draw a picture of her "perfect" place. Of course she drew Heaven...which consisted of a rainbow, God and the most important person in her life--her Grammy! Yeah....brought tears to my eyes too.....</div><div> </div><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/STNhlE6X2-I/AAAAAAAAAeA/l3lmqNuAtHI/s1600-h/Zoe+Heaven.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5274666878182611938" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 233px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/STNhlE6X2-I/AAAAAAAAAeA/l3lmqNuAtHI/s320/Zoe+Heaven.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/475022975372925147-8785571033950261048?l=andalongcomesthree.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>And along comes three...http://www.blogger.com/profile/00448326702377116583noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-475022975372925147.post-79132055520140484082008-11-26T22:12:00.005-05:002008-11-26T22:16:39.269-05:00<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SS4QfqBi0jI/AAAAAAAAAdw/9mZ560RltCM/s1600-h/IMG_4301.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5273170349740184114" style="WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SS4QfqBi0jI/AAAAAAAAAdw/9mZ560RltCM/s320/IMG_4301.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SS4QgIkL48I/AAAAAAAAAd4/j1xyCYmBOy4/s1600-h/IMG_4304.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5273170357938545602" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SS4QgIkL48I/AAAAAAAAAd4/j1xyCYmBOy4/s320/IMG_4304.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br />HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/475022975372925147-7913205552014048408?l=andalongcomesthree.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>And along comes three...http://www.blogger.com/profile/00448326702377116583noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-475022975372925147.post-89217842663121487742008-11-19T21:31:00.003-05:002008-11-19T22:41:48.711-05:00<div><div><div><div>Yes, can you believe it?! Little Coop is now 9 months old! He's sweet! He's adorable! And best of all...he's ours!!!!!</div><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SSTXXOhlXSI/AAAAAAAAAdY/8GuKhK3PYCI/s1600-h/IMG_4278.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5270574257966243106" style="WIDTH: 150px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SSTXXOhlXSI/AAAAAAAAAdY/8GuKhK3PYCI/s200/IMG_4278.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SSTXWpQi8NI/AAAAAAAAAdQ/geyjMR0VILg/s1600-h/IMG_4273.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5270574247962669266" style="WIDTH: 150px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SSTXWpQi8NI/AAAAAAAAAdQ/geyjMR0VILg/s200/IMG_4273.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div><div></div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SSTXXaFXq_I/AAAAAAAAAdg/xbh6zbowAr4/s1600-h/IMG_4280.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5270574261069130738" style="WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SSTXXaFXq_I/AAAAAAAAAdg/xbh6zbowAr4/s200/IMG_4280.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div>Some recent Coop facts:</div><ul><li>I weigh 18lbs. (15 %) and am 28 inches long (50%).</li><br /><li>Can sit up...but still do some crazy backward tumbles when playing that scare the heck out of me.</li><br /><li>No sign of crawling yet or pulling up.</li><br /><li>Love jumping in my Johnny Jumper and really love it when my sisters push me in it.</li><br /><li>Say "Maaaaaaa" and reach out for Momma especially when I need to nurse.</li><br /><li>Say "Da Da" for everything else.</li><br /><li>Love to play Peek-a-Boo.</li><br /><li>Flirt with anyone who will pay attention.</li><br /><li>Learning how to wave goodbye...but I keep doing it backward and waving at myself!</li><br /><li>Love, love, love my Baby Einstein animal flash cards...they make such a great mess!</li><br /><li>Eating lots of yummy stuff...my absolute favorite is bananas....but I also enjoy mangoes, papayas and sweet potatoes.</li><br /><li>Peas...not so great...I get that from my Daddy.</li><br /><li>My favorite things to play with are my parents' car keys, cell phones or the TV remote...I think I'm going to be an electronic genius one day.</li><br /><li>Or maybe a computer programmer...because I love banging on my Momma's computer keyboard.</li><br /><li>Am very ticklish!</li><br /><li>Love being naked...and also fully exploring my "joy of a boy"...Momma says "It's gettin' old Coop, let's move on to something new."</li><br /><li>I am infatuated with my biggest sis, Zoe. Everything she does just cracks me up!</li><br /><li>Carly's pretty cool too. She's really good at making sure I have everything I need...though she does steal my favorite blankie, "Cocoa", from time to time!</li><br /><li>And my all time favorite thing in the world is my Momma! I'm just realizing there are strangers in this world and sometimes I cry just because they look at me...but my Momma is always there to comfort me!<br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SSTXXjjcYpI/AAAAAAAAAdo/8kdC96oxLCA/s1600-h/IMG_4283.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5270574263611187858" style="WIDTH: 150px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SSTXXjjcYpI/AAAAAAAAAdo/8kdC96oxLCA/s200/IMG_4283.JPG" border="0" /></a></li></ul></div></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/475022975372925147-8921784266312148774?l=andalongcomesthree.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>And along comes three...http://www.blogger.com/profile/00448326702377116583noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-475022975372925147.post-60838494483454400772008-11-16T20:59:00.003-05:002008-11-16T23:07:49.762-05:00Have been meaning to post (for many months now...but something else always seems to pop up)about this great little online shop that we frequent. It's a t-shirt business run by a very savvy stay-at-home-dad. The site is <a href="http://www.sandboxthreads.com/">http://www.sandboxthreads.com/</a>. Very unique shirts...often filled with humor and sometimes with a political twist! They are great quality shirts for a reasonable price. You can even custom design the style and color of your shirt with a logo of your choosing. Also, if you join his mailing list, he'll send out monthly discount codes to be used for purchases. The kids have been displayed on his website from time to time...which is fun. The only complaint I have is that his sizes only go to 6T so Zoe is at the end of the size chart. I've sent him an email and am hoping that he's going to expand production into larger sizes. Oh, and I forgot to mention that he's a local Carolinian too. <div><div><div></div><br /><div>Here's some pics of Zoe, Carly and Cooper rockin' it out with Blondie, Joplin and Cash.....</div><div> </div><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SSDthDzs_OI/AAAAAAAAAc4/dJpp0pIEbVw/s1600-h/IMG_4251_edited-1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5269472716237110498" style="WIDTH: 150px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SSDthDzs_OI/AAAAAAAAAc4/dJpp0pIEbVw/s200/IMG_4251_edited-1.jpg" border="0" /></a></div><div> </div><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SSDthrJ4WvI/AAAAAAAAAdA/NogNYdoCCWc/s1600-h/IMG_4254_edited-1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5269472726799112946" style="WIDTH: 150px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SSDthrJ4WvI/AAAAAAAAAdA/NogNYdoCCWc/s200/IMG_4254_edited-1.jpg" border="0" /></a></div><div> </div><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SSDtiLvn0TI/AAAAAAAAAdI/ipt1HL2ke88/s1600-h/IMG_4262.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5269472735547347250" style="WIDTH: 150px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SSDtiLvn0TI/AAAAAAAAAdI/ipt1HL2ke88/s200/IMG_4262.JPG" border="0" /></a></div></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/475022975372925147-6083849448345440077?l=andalongcomesthree.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>And along comes three...http://www.blogger.com/profile/00448326702377116583noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-475022975372925147.post-41506988209084858102008-11-12T22:15:00.004-05:002008-11-12T22:43:39.672-05:00<div><div>So hubby had the kids in the backyard tonight playing on the swing set while I was preparing dinner. The girls have been very into charades lately and started a quick game with their Dad. They started off doing the usual, fairly easy things like dog, cat and turtle. At one point Carly began acting out something that involved forming a circle with her fingers and throwing unseen objects in the air. She was prancing around and getting more and more elaborate. Hubby and Zoe were beginning to get frustrated and stated that they "give up". Carly proudly announced that she was doing a charade of "God creating the universe"! Now, I don't think Carly will be creating a new universe out there...but she definitely has big, brilliant things ahead of her in this lifetime!</div><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SRuhvL1g5uI/AAAAAAAAAcw/Sp5DVn9_uNk/s1600-h/IMG_4210.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267982021143095010" style="WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SRuhvL1g5uI/AAAAAAAAAcw/Sp5DVn9_uNk/s200/IMG_4210.JPG" border="0" /></a></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/475022975372925147-4150698820908485810?l=andalongcomesthree.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>And along comes three...http://www.blogger.com/profile/00448326702377116583noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-475022975372925147.post-63428776150928084922008-11-09T21:08:00.003-05:002008-11-09T21:35:28.248-05:00<div><div>Had to share Zoe's newest literary piece from school. It was open topic day so she was able to choose her own subject matter...can you tell whom she's infatuated with?!</div><div> </div><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SRedAIIv5lI/AAAAAAAAAcY/WJtkHIrwLdo/s1600-h/IMG_4242.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5266850914742822482" style="WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SRedAIIv5lI/AAAAAAAAAcY/WJtkHIrwLdo/s200/IMG_4242.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><br /><div></div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SRedAamvxfI/AAAAAAAAAcg/gI-Vtxc1IaE/s1600-h/IMG_4245.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5266850919700481522" style="WIDTH: 150px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SRedAamvxfI/AAAAAAAAAcg/gI-Vtxc1IaE/s200/IMG_4245.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div>And yes, the picture is an illustration that goes with the story. And it is of course a picture of little Cooper in a beautiful rainbow outfit and evidently he loves Zoe very much as well!</div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/475022975372925147-6342877615092808492?l=andalongcomesthree.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>And along comes three...http://www.blogger.com/profile/00448326702377116583noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-475022975372925147.post-2512362756604796982008-11-04T20:46:00.003-05:002008-11-04T21:22:30.093-05:00<div><div>November is Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month. Every year the kids and I use this month to celebrate the life of my Mom and their Grammy, Paula Bourdow, who died of Pancreatic Cancer at the much too young age of 53 years. We also try to use the month as an opportunity to educate others about this dreadful disease. So each November, we tie purple ribbons around our trees in the front of our house, change out our front porch light for a purple light, wear purple as often as we can, and also sometimes make "ribbon" cookies and frost them purple to take to work and other places. </div><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SRECvmuu3mI/AAAAAAAAAcI/pFn82-wKhSQ/s1600-h/IMG_4237.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5264992456246484578" style="WIDTH: 150px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SRECvmuu3mI/AAAAAAAAAcI/pFn82-wKhSQ/s200/IMG_4237.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SRECvxYFDaI/AAAAAAAAAcQ/rjvw8sy_kYc/s1600-h/IMG_4240.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5264992459104259490" style="WIDTH: 150px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SRECvxYFDaI/AAAAAAAAAcQ/rjvw8sy_kYc/s200/IMG_4240.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div><br /><div>Here are some quick stats on Pancreatic Cancer:</div><ul><li>Pancreatic Cancer is the 4th leading cause of cancer-related deaths.</li><li>75% of people will die within a year of diagnosis with this cancer.</li><li>Only 5% of people with this diagnosis will live beyond 5 years.</li><li>Pancreatic Cancer is so lethal because scientific research has not yet found a way to detect this cancer early enough to make it treatable.</li><li>Current Pancreatic Cancer research is where Breast Cancer research was in the 1930's.</li><li>Unfortunately, the National Cancer Institute spends less than 2% of their budget on Pancreatic Cancer.</li></ul><p>For more information on Pancreatic Cancer, please visit www.pancan.org.</p><p> </p></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/475022975372925147-251236275660479698?l=andalongcomesthree.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>And along comes three...http://www.blogger.com/profile/00448326702377116583noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-475022975372925147.post-43562502785016090432008-10-31T11:32:00.008-04:002008-10-31T11:52:05.995-04:00<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SQsoMZ1-oKI/AAAAAAAAAbw/c2Ngvko9q1g/s1600-h/IMG_4224.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5263344783073386658" style="WIDTH: 150px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SQsoMZ1-oKI/AAAAAAAAAbw/c2Ngvko9q1g/s200/IMG_4224.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><div><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SQsn0WrAHkI/AAAAAAAAAbo/j-j0ztIjfqA/s1600-h/IMG_4223.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5263344369905180226" style="WIDTH: 150px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SQsn0WrAHkI/AAAAAAAAAbo/j-j0ztIjfqA/s200/IMG_4223.JPG" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SQsn0CLd2NI/AAAAAAAAAbg/1b9Jtlztra8/s1600-h/IMG_4222.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5263344364404201682" style="WIDTH: 150px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SQsn0CLd2NI/AAAAAAAAAbg/1b9Jtlztra8/s200/IMG_4222.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SQsnzs_FzPI/AAAAAAAAAbY/956JRlzUX3c/s1600-h/IMG_4221.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5263344358715149554" style="WIDTH: 150px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SQsnzs_FzPI/AAAAAAAAAbY/956JRlzUX3c/s200/IMG_4221.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SQsnzCcUSaI/AAAAAAAAAbQ/t7gVxUml_pE/s1600-h/IMG_4218.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5263344347295009186" style="WIDTH: 150px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SQsnzCcUSaI/AAAAAAAAAbQ/t7gVxUml_pE/s200/IMG_4218.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SQsoMgBw6MI/AAAAAAAAAb4/mQA_BEfVgWI/s1600-h/IMG_4232.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5263344784733432002" style="WIDTH: 150px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SQsoMgBw6MI/AAAAAAAAAb4/mQA_BEfVgWI/s200/IMG_4232.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SQsnyy3zvII/AAAAAAAAAbI/C4qb1KCvlY4/s1600-h/IMG_4207.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5263344343115349122" style="WIDTH: 150px; 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HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SQsmU69kPNI/AAAAAAAAAag/d80aiepN44A/s200/IMG_4181.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SQslu_jpDPI/AAAAAAAAAaY/gM1W540kDH4/s1600-h/IMG_4179.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5263342078777691378" style="WIDTH: 150px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SQslu_jpDPI/AAAAAAAAAaY/gM1W540kDH4/s200/IMG_4179.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><div><div><br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SQslti56LMI/AAAAAAAAAaA/C06JdCJXu2o/s1600-h/IMG_4173.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5263342053906590914" style="WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SQslti56LMI/AAAAAAAAAaA/C06JdCJXu2o/s200/IMG_4173.JPG" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SQsltY_LIfI/AAAAAAAAAZ4/soIQdtCOHEg/s1600-h/IMG_4172.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5263342051244319218" style="WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SQsltY_LIfI/AAAAAAAAAZ4/soIQdtCOHEg/s200/IMG_4172.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SQspE13Gx_I/AAAAAAAAAcA/HLdmeDQ2swI/s1600-h/IMG_4175.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5263345752666982386" style="WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SQspE13Gx_I/AAAAAAAAAcA/HLdmeDQ2swI/s200/IMG_4175.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/475022975372925147-4356250278501609043?l=andalongcomesthree.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>And along comes three...http://www.blogger.com/profile/00448326702377116583noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-475022975372925147.post-44856228741457835182008-10-29T21:27:00.004-04:002008-10-29T22:23:07.866-04:00<div><div>Okay, so my "mostly" good eaters have decided to start being picky. And I'm really tired of arguing over what they have to eat for dinner and how many bites of this and how many bites of that. So I decided to harness some of their competitive spirit (which they come by naturally from both Hubby and myself) and use it to my advantage. We've created a little game called Fruit Tic-Tac-Toe and Vegetable Tic-Tac-Toe. They must eat one of the vegetables per square in order to get their name placed in the square...5 across, vertically or diagonally wins them various prizes. First tic-tac-toe gets to plan an entire meal for the following week. Second winner picks the dessert for one night the following week. And third winner chooses one night out at a local restaurant of their choice. So far so good...girls are trying all kinds of things that wouldn't cross their lips before...and for the most part their response after trying it has been "That's not as bad as I thought it would be." The whole family is playing...Coop included...I'm thinking he may win and of course he'll have to babble for me to interpret what he wants. Everyone is playing this game hard and I hope learning something from it...now if I could just get Hubby to try the peas!</div><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SQkaFsvY7xI/AAAAAAAAAZw/xlxqpJpEZkM/s1600-h/IMG_4214.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5262766324770729746" style="WIDTH: 150px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SQkaFsvY7xI/AAAAAAAAAZw/xlxqpJpEZkM/s200/IMG_4214.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SQkZ7AgU-GI/AAAAAAAAAZo/iilSUFtPLOo/s1600-h/IMG_4217.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5262766141097703522" style="WIDTH: 150px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SQkZ7AgU-GI/AAAAAAAAAZo/iilSUFtPLOo/s200/IMG_4217.JPG" border="0" /></a></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/475022975372925147-4485622874145783518?l=andalongcomesthree.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>And along comes three...http://www.blogger.com/profile/00448326702377116583noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-475022975372925147.post-63264855594523066852008-10-17T10:05:00.006-04:002008-10-17T10:39:46.448-04:00<div><div><div>So in the ever stressful, crazy pace of things that we call life....I wanted to take the time to share a few beautiful morning moments with my kids that made me slow down and really smile!</div><br /><div></div><div>Zoe....thank you for sharing with us your simple love of nature and beauty. The morning this past week when you came downstairs and said "The sun is so beautiful shining through my window" made us stop and take a look at the glorious world that God has given us!</div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SPih8SKfJBI/AAAAAAAAAXw/PLR9VVuDKiA/s1600-h/IMG_3726a.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5258130621995099154" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SPih8SKfJBI/AAAAAAAAAXw/PLR9VVuDKiA/s200/IMG_3726a.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div></div><div>Carly...thank you for being our "happy camper" every morning. You are so bright and bubbly in the morning...even though you get woken up very early because you share a room with Zo and she has to get up for school. Doesn't seem fair that you should have to get up before the sun...but you never complain...and are always so joyful. Makes me stop and think about all that I truly have to be happy about instead of complaining about little, insignificant things!</div><br /><div></div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SPijLwtuMpI/AAAAAAAAAX4/3GMJjiTbKHM/s1600-h/IMG_3728.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5258131987405615762" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SPijLwtuMpI/AAAAAAAAAX4/3GMJjiTbKHM/s200/IMG_3728.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div>Cooper...your new favorite game is to play peek-a-boo when you wake up in the morning or after nap. You will talk in your crib until someone comes in to get you...then when we open the door you bury your face in the mattress and "pretend" that you are sleeping...even though we can see the side of your face and your big ol' grin! Eventually, you'll look up at us and then play peek-a-boo by pulling down the crib bumper and peeking at us through the bars. Thank you for making me stop, slow down, and have a little fun in the morning...and of course for making me laugh!</div><br /><div></div><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SPig2ZrUatI/AAAAAAAAAXQ/ryItPfSmyfg/s1600-h/IMG_4186.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5258129421421013714" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SPig2ZrUatI/AAAAAAAAAXQ/ryItPfSmyfg/s200/IMG_4186.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SPig23gWPMI/AAAAAAAAAXY/gMA4o7ArKsY/s1600-h/IMG_4189.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5258129429428059330" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SPig23gWPMI/AAAAAAAAAXY/gMA4o7ArKsY/s200/IMG_4189.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SPig3TPrKDI/AAAAAAAAAXg/YAdPzjk4EZg/s1600-h/IMG_4190.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5258129436874319922" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SPig3TPrKDI/AAAAAAAAAXg/YAdPzjk4EZg/s200/IMG_4190.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><br /><div></div><div></div><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SPig308KPxI/AAAAAAAAAXo/_X824UU32kI/s1600-h/IMG_4192.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5258129445919276818" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SPig308KPxI/AAAAAAAAAXo/_X824UU32kI/s200/IMG_4192.JPG" border="0" /></a></div></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/475022975372925147-6326485559452306685?l=andalongcomesthree.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>And along comes three...http://www.blogger.com/profile/00448326702377116583noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-475022975372925147.post-55326107324948981602008-10-03T10:45:00.003-04:002008-10-03T11:33:36.009-04:00After having had two daughters and adoring the ground that they walk on, I never realized how much fun having a little boy would be. The many snuggles and cuddles, his completely laid back personality and willingness to just "go with the flow" which is so very important with two "high maintenance" older sisters, his rapt fascination and contentment with just a few random toys, the way his eyes light up when I enter the room and his complete adoration of his Momma!<br /><p>But this week started a new phase in my initiation into "Mommydom" of a little boy. Cooper has discovered that he has a penis. Not only does he enjoy tugging on it at random intervals, but he has also discovered that it will do amazing tricks like make a water fountain when Momma is changing his diaper. He enjoys it so much that it now occurs at almost every diaper change for Momma. He giggles and laughs about it and I swear he has a devilish twinkle in his eyes while he's doing it. Uugh....why do I fear that this is only the first of many encounters that I will have with Cooper and his "joy of being a boy"?!?!</p><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SOY7AL_DC-I/AAAAAAAAAXA/qS4nvMM8oTg/s1600-h/IMG_4133.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5252950889777531874" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SOY7AL_DC-I/AAAAAAAAAXA/qS4nvMM8oTg/s200/IMG_4133.JPG" border="0" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/475022975372925147-5532610732494898160?l=andalongcomesthree.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>And along comes three...http://www.blogger.com/profile/00448326702377116583noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-475022975372925147.post-25931963414127994212008-09-28T21:28:00.004-04:002008-09-29T08:11:40.875-04:00<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SODFHM3pRkI/AAAAAAAAAWU/pHLpaeRTRdw/s1600-h/IMG_4163.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5251413893018371650" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SODFHM3pRkI/AAAAAAAAAWU/pHLpaeRTRdw/s200/IMG_4163.JPG" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SODFHpFmGxI/AAAAAAAAAWc/wgLCJ1F4iaQ/s1600-h/IMG_4164.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5251413900593077010" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SODFHpFmGxI/AAAAAAAAAWc/wgLCJ1F4iaQ/s200/IMG_4164.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div>The girls and I had a "fairy-like" day today! We had tickets to see "Peter Pan" the musical at the Children's Theatre of Charlotte. It was a beautiful sunny day in the mid 80's. Rather than drive, we decided to take Charlotte's LYNX light rail to downtown. The light rail is basically a train that travels from the outer loop of Charlotte all the way to downtown with various stops in between. The girls really loved riding the light rail and I was very impressed with the convenience, cleanliness and affordability of it ($3.90 total for us to ride round trip). It was also our "green" moment of the day as it saved us using unnecessary gas and lessened environmental pollutants...which was a great teaching moment for the girls.</div><br /><div></div><div>Once we arrived downtown, we walked a few blocks to have lunch on the outside patio of a local restaurant. The girls munched grilled cheese while I had a delicious Gorgonzola Pear Salad. We enjoyed relaxing and eating as we watched the hustle and bustle of the city go by. Much of the hustle and bustle was the Panther fans walking over to the stadium to watch the football game...which by the way the Panthers won for a nice change of pace.</div><br /><div></div><div>After finishing lunch, we walked the few short blocks to the Imaginon Library which is where the children's theatre is housed. The Imaginon is a fantastic library with all kinds of child-friendly activities...story centers, puppet theatres, child-friendly computers, wonderful art, building blocks, sculptures for the children to explore and climb on...so after some fun playtime we went into the play.</div><div></div><br /><div>The entire play was 2 1/2 hours long. Despite the fact that the girls love theatre and have been to several plays, I was a little nervous that they wouldn't make it through the entire thing. However, they totally surprised me. Sat through every moment of it without making a peep and weren't ready to leave when it was over and even stayed for the encore! The musical was FABULOUS! The characters were so real...even down to the life-sized Nana (who is the St. Bernard) and the Crocodile with the clock in it's tummy. The musical productions were wonderful and really got the audience involved. Tinkerbell was lifelike...even though she was only a green light and some tinkly sound waves (somehow this green light managed to convince all of us that she had pulled Wendy's hair and bopped Peter Pan on the noggin...it also had all of us shouting "We Believe In Fairies" in order to save Tink's life). And best of all the characters flew through the air...the girls were in awe!</div><br /><div></div><div>We ended the day with some M&amp;M's on the light rail back home...the girls snuggling up against me and talking about what fun they had. It was a perfect day spent with my daughters! And of course I did miss little Coop...but he had a perfect day with Daddy. They watched football, snacked (Daddy on junk food and Cooper on mashed carrots and mashed bananas), napped and then went to see a softball game at Winthrop University. What a great way to end the weekend!</div><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SODFG-fNcdI/AAAAAAAAAWM/nLNqJucKbHI/s1600-h/IMG_4154.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5251413889157788114" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SODFG-fNcdI/AAAAAAAAAWM/nLNqJucKbHI/s200/IMG_4154.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/475022975372925147-2593196341412799421?l=andalongcomesthree.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>And along comes three...http://www.blogger.com/profile/00448326702377116583noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-475022975372925147.post-62002524829100472712008-09-17T21:52:00.003-04:002008-09-17T22:43:04.361-04:00Okay, so my wonderful sister-in-law posted in her blog about this fun site where you can see who your children most look like and she asked all of us to give it a try. Well, I have now spent many hours of my life that I can not get back trying to fool this ridiculous site...and I can't! Supposedly this site use face imagery and all kinds of fancy gobbly gook to see which parent a child favors. I was positive that it was a bunch of BS and still am though I can't prove it. After doing many, many, many different photo combinations of both the kids and parents (some happy, some sad, even some mad), the overwhelming verdict is that ALL three of our children look equally like their mother and their father! I even used other photos, like my niece and nephew and my daughters' friends, to throw off the system. I couldn't even convince it that any of these other children were our actual children...it just kept scanning for a very long time and then giving me an error-type message. I guess it really means that all three are exactly equal on characteristics that are both mine and Hubby's! So what gives...does this secretly mean that Hubby and I are long lost siblings...uugh...scary, scary thought!!!!!<br /><br /><a title="Click to get your own Look-alike Meter" href="http://www.myheritage.com/meter" target="_blank" alt="Click to get your own Look-alike Meter"><img height="470" src="http://storage.myheritagefiles.com/L/storage/site1/files/25/43/92/254392_894323994b1d84s1mvol86.JPG" width="435" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><p><a href="http://www.myheritage.com/">MyHeritage</a>: <a href="http://www.myheritage.com/meter">Look-alike Meter</a> - <a href="http://www.myheritage.com/page/free-genealogy">Free genealogy</a> - <a href="http://www.myheritage.com/page/familytree">Familytree</a><br /><br /><a title="Click to get your own Look-alike Meter" href="http://www.myheritage.com/meter" target="_blank" alt="Click to get your own Look-alike Meter"><img height="470" src="http://storage.myheritagefiles.com/O/storage/site1/files/25/48/52/254852_050529ff5b1d84enkpen85.JPG" width="435" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><p><a href="http://www.myheritage.com/">MyHeritage</a>: <a href="http://www.myheritage.com/meter">Look-alike Meter</a> - <a href="http://www.myheritage.com/page/family-pictures">Family pictures</a> - <a href="http://www.myheritage.com/page/old-photos">Old photos</a></p><a title="Click to get your own Look-alike Meter" href="http://www.myheritage.com/meter" target="_blank" alt="Click to get your own Look-alike Meter"><img height="470" src="http://storage.myheritagefiles.com/L/storage/site1/files/25/53/62/255362_894543857b1d84kd630105.JPG" width="435" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><p><a href="http://www.myheritage.com/">MyHeritage</a>: <a href="http://www.myheritage.com/meter">Look-alike Meter</a> - <a href="http://www.myheritage.com/page/family-tree-charts">Family tree charts</a> - <a href="http://www.myheritage.com/page/family-reunion">Family reunion</a></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/475022975372925147-6200252482910047271?l=andalongcomesthree.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>And along comes three...http://www.blogger.com/profile/00448326702377116583noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-475022975372925147.post-35619268631032933172008-09-16T21:40:00.007-04:002008-09-16T22:13:06.532-04:00On September 13th, Troy and I celebrated our 11th anniversary!<br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SNBkUGj_IJI/AAAAAAAAAV0/z7rl7v2P19Q/s1600-h/tk+wedding.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5246803862408339602" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SNBkUGj_IJI/AAAAAAAAAV0/z7rl7v2P19Q/s200/tk+wedding.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br />A few age spots, a few gray hairs, a few wrinkles, more stretch marks, more flab.....but also more love, more laughs, more moments of intimacy, more sharing, more closeness....and of course three amazing children! Couldn't be happier!<br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SNBmjftm5dI/AAAAAAAAAWE/AAo01OGgeb4/s1600-h/IMG_3026.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5246806325880874450" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SNBmjftm5dI/AAAAAAAAAWE/AAo01OGgeb4/s200/IMG_3026.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SNBkUaToy-I/AAAAAAAAAV8/xpkqtpa0Jug/s1600-h/IMG_3027b.jpg"></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/475022975372925147-3561926863103293317?l=andalongcomesthree.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>And along comes three...http://www.blogger.com/profile/00448326702377116583noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-475022975372925147.post-84197443154067435732008-09-10T11:39:00.005-04:002008-09-10T13:34:14.949-04:00There's a gorgeous old china cabinet in my dining room that I <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">inherited</span> from my Mom who <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">inherited</span> it from her mother who <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">inherited</span> it from her mother. It's beautiful and it's filled with all kinds of gorgeous old china and dishes...most of which I do not use on a regular or even semi-regular basis. But occasionally I reach into that cabinet for something and when I open that door there is a strong woodsy, antique odor that is wonderful! It's an amazing <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">odor</span> that transports me immediately back to 8 years of age! It's the kind of smell that makes me stop, stand still, catch my breath and be prepared to be flooded with images! It's a smell that makes me remember Thanksgiving dinners at my Grandparents home up in northern Michigan, makes me remember cold, winter days when after sledding or ice skating my grandma would serve me hot cocoa in a china cup, makes me remember marvelous holiday feasts prepared by my Mom, and it makes me remember the amazing women that came before me! I love this connection that I feel to my heritage, to my "roots"...and I will always love the smell of this old china cabinet. I hope that someday my children will be remembering me through this old-fashioned smell.<br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SMgC4Z4uElI/AAAAAAAAAVc/mNgCzM39M1s/s1600-h/IMG_4123.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5244444934117659218" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SMgC4Z4uElI/AAAAAAAAAVc/mNgCzM39M1s/s200/IMG_4123.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SMgC47PregI/AAAAAAAAAVk/fihi015Q3Fo/s1600-h/IMG_4124.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5244444943072328194" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SMgC47PregI/AAAAAAAAAVk/fihi015Q3Fo/s200/IMG_4124.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br />And on an old-fashioned note.....<br /><br />a belated Happy Birthday to my wonderful hubby. Born on September 9, 1973 at 3:21pm. He was only 3lbs and 14oz and 17 inches long. He had light brown hair and blue eyes and two wonderfully loving parents, Sharon &amp; Ray.<br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SMgC5MubXZI/AAAAAAAAAVs/RGzMWoKW3-E/s1600-h/Troy+Baby.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5244444947764698514" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SMgC5MubXZI/AAAAAAAAAVs/RGzMWoKW3-E/s200/Troy+Baby.jpg" border="0" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/475022975372925147-8419744315406743573?l=andalongcomesthree.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>And along comes three...http://www.blogger.com/profile/00448326702377116583noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-475022975372925147.post-42683354710223678252008-09-04T10:38:00.003-04:002008-09-04T10:49:35.786-04:00<div>Had to share some cute photos of Carly's first day of preschool. She actually likes it this year! No tears! Some of you may remember that last year was a real struggle with getting this kid to go to school. We tried a few different schools and made her go for a couple of weeks, with daily episodes of crying and nightly episodes of screaming and nightmares. Eventually, we pulled her out of school. Seems like it was a good idea...guess she just wasn't ready last year. But she loves it so far this year. Goes 1/2 days on Monday, Wednesday and Friday. We are going to slowly increase to full days on these three days to start to prepare her for full-day kindergarten next fall. </div><br /><div></div><div>After her first day, she came out smiling. She said that she's made 4 friends (though she knows none of their names) and that she kept all of her petals on her flower (a means of discipline at the school) and was quick to tell me how another little boy lost two of his petals (she's such a busy body). She also was so proud to show me how she could count to 100 by 10's. I didn't have the heart to remind her that she could already do this prior to entering school...oh well.</div><div></div><br /><div>Cheers to having two in school.......</div><div> </div><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SL_00iDEgqI/AAAAAAAAAU4/LYq35NvD8c0/s1600-h/IMG_4109.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5242177674612605602" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SL_00iDEgqI/AAAAAAAAAU4/LYq35NvD8c0/s200/IMG_4109.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SL_007Dz57I/AAAAAAAAAVA/1-az27z_2UU/s1600-h/IMG_4110.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5242177681326598066" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SL_007Dz57I/AAAAAAAAAVA/1-az27z_2UU/s200/IMG_4110.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SL_01IpgnpI/AAAAAAAAAVI/qA7-qaJuxQU/s1600-h/IMG_4113.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5242177684974378642" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SL_01IpgnpI/AAAAAAAAAVI/qA7-qaJuxQU/s200/IMG_4113.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SL_01ovAk1I/AAAAAAAAAVQ/hvuIK-OvpTE/s1600-h/IMG_4114.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5242177693587379026" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SL_01ovAk1I/AAAAAAAAAVQ/hvuIK-OvpTE/s200/IMG_4114.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/475022975372925147-4268335471022367825?l=andalongcomesthree.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>And along comes three...http://www.blogger.com/profile/00448326702377116583noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-475022975372925147.post-43471585950307620622008-09-02T22:14:00.004-04:002008-09-02T22:34:53.628-04:00<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SL32TEjj1vI/AAAAAAAAAUY/nmsZpUl9JOQ/s1600-h/IMG_4085.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5241616348829964018" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SL32TEjj1vI/AAAAAAAAAUY/nmsZpUl9JOQ/s200/IMG_4085.JPG" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SL32TdjFwHI/AAAAAAAAAUg/ylNyua_GQBY/s1600-h/IMG_4088.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5241616355538878578" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SL32TdjFwHI/AAAAAAAAAUg/ylNyua_GQBY/s200/IMG_4088.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SL32Tlsc0xI/AAAAAAAAAUo/cb2JZL3ovSg/s1600-h/IMG_4089.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5241616357725623058" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SL32Tlsc0xI/AAAAAAAAAUo/cb2JZL3ovSg/s200/IMG_4089.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br />We've lived in many, many places....but have never lost our love of Auburn, Alabama. It's a beautiful area, the people are friendly and they have an amazing university, Auburn University, (okay so we may be a little biased)! <div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SL31brXYtJI/AAAAAAAAAUQ/ja6GPVxuRbM/s1600-h/IMG_4091.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5241615397175211154" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SL31brXYtJI/AAAAAAAAAUQ/ja6GPVxuRbM/s200/IMG_4091.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SL31bd0DT3I/AAAAAAAAAUI/QwPMBN3HUkc/s1600-h/IMG_4096.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5241615393537347442" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SL31bd0DT3I/AAAAAAAAAUI/QwPMBN3HUkc/s200/IMG_4096.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div><br /><div>We were very fortunate to be able to visit one of my dearest friends this past weekend in Auburn. We went to the annual Labor Day pancake breakfast, drank lemonade on Toomer's Corner, toured the campus, and Troy and Zoe were able to catch a football game. It was Zoe's first college game and she absolutely loved it! She had so much fun telling me about the game afterward and how Auburn won 34-0. Troy and Zoe also engaged in an old Auburn tradition of "rolling" Toomer's Corner. Essentially that means hundreds of people gather at an old tree in the center of downtown and proceed to TP the entire area. I know, I know, I'm on this big "green" kick and here I am promoting such a wasteful act. But I solved that dilemma...didn't let Troy and Zoe take their own roll of toilet paper...they just had to recycle it by picking it up off the ground and re-throwing it in the trees!</div><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SL31bNIxq4I/AAAAAAAAAUA/sFd-JfYg1e8/s1600-h/IMG_4098.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5241615389060868994" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SL31bNIxq4I/AAAAAAAAAUA/sFd-JfYg1e8/s200/IMG_4098.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SL31aQr331I/AAAAAAAAATw/Mg_5ZTlwQ2I/s1600-h/IMG_4104.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5241615372833513298" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SL31aQr331I/AAAAAAAAATw/Mg_5ZTlwQ2I/s200/IMG_4104.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SL31a1ckArI/AAAAAAAAAT4/tWFjJ6W0QSk/s1600-h/IMG_4103.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5241615382701408946" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SL31a1ckArI/AAAAAAAAAT4/tWFjJ6W0QSk/s200/IMG_4103.JPG" border="0" /></a></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/475022975372925147-4347158595030762062?l=andalongcomesthree.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>And along comes three...http://www.blogger.com/profile/00448326702377116583noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-475022975372925147.post-24602274880860427982008-08-25T23:05:00.003-04:002008-08-25T23:38:30.533-04:00Now that Coop is beginning to eat some solid foods, I have resumed my baby food making. Part of my Sunday evening is now devoted to steaming, pureeing and freezing fresh organic baby food for my little one! It may sound odd to some of you and like a lot of work, but I love knowing exactly what is going into my little one's mouth.<br /><br />Besides being healthier, it's also cheap and really is easy. With all three kids, I've used the Super Baby Food book by Ruth Yaron. It's very informative and handy to have in the kitchen. I also enjoy browsing <a href="http://www.wholesomebabyfood.com/">http://www.wholesomebabyfood.com/</a>.<br /><br />This past Sunday I made a tray (ice cube tray used for freezing) of avocados and one of sweet potatoes. Pureed the avocados and froze them. Microwaved the sweet potatoes, pureed them and froze them. Took about 30 minutes all together. Since Coop is still in the beginnings of eating, he eats one cube per day. By freezing the two trays, I have 36 days worth of meals for him and it cost me about 20 cents per day!<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SLN6NAJy98I/AAAAAAAAATQ/CfPKWwnA2mU/s1600-h/IMG_4073.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5238665155359995842" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SLN6NAJy98I/AAAAAAAAATQ/CfPKWwnA2mU/s200/IMG_4073.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SLN6Nl1IDQI/AAAAAAAAATY/PP966gjd6i0/s1600-h/IMG_4074.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5238665165473844482" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SLN6Nl1IDQI/AAAAAAAAATY/PP966gjd6i0/s200/IMG_4074.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SLN6N2hjFpI/AAAAAAAAATg/uzUN5e4Imuc/s1600-h/IMG_4075.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5238665169955133074" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SLN6N2hjFpI/AAAAAAAAATg/uzUN5e4Imuc/s200/IMG_4075.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SLN6OJTUFwI/AAAAAAAAATo/X8RoeMPbJE8/s1600-h/IMG_4076.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5238665174995703554" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SLN6OJTUFwI/AAAAAAAAATo/X8RoeMPbJE8/s200/IMG_4076.JPG" border="0" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/475022975372925147-2460227488086042798?l=andalongcomesthree.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>And along comes three...http://www.blogger.com/profile/00448326702377116583noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-475022975372925147.post-55391194395433071862008-08-20T22:42:00.008-04:002008-08-20T23:33:14.865-04:00<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SKzdmpwF_iI/AAAAAAAAARo/CAfCsHC43y0/s1600-h/IMG_3936.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5236804122837384738" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SKzdmpwF_iI/AAAAAAAAARo/CAfCsHC43y0/s320/IMG_3936.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SKzdmyBE3NI/AAAAAAAAARw/f2NE6FdiiJ4/s1600-h/IMG_3937.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5236804125056097490" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SKzdmyBE3NI/AAAAAAAAARw/f2NE6FdiiJ4/s320/IMG_3937.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />to sweet baby Coop who is six-months-old today! He is such a wonderful little baby and feels like he was always meant to be a part of our family! He's easy-going (which is good since he often takes a backseat to his older sisters' needs), and very lovable (which is also good since his big sisters can barely keep their hands off of him).<br /><br /><br />Recent vital statistics:<br /><br />**Weight: 16 lbs. 2 oz. (25th percentile)<br />**Height: 26 1/4 inches (50th percentile)<br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SKzdnYMbMUI/AAAAAAAAAR4/PATTjaV6owY/s1600-h/IMG_3988.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5236804135304245570" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SKzdnYMbMUI/AAAAAAAAAR4/PATTjaV6owY/s320/IMG_3988.JPG" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SKzeW9c2CcI/AAAAAAAAASA/ScCJ8DFHuCI/s1600-h/IMG_3999.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5236804952759077314" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SKzeW9c2CcI/AAAAAAAAASA/ScCJ8DFHuCI/s320/IMG_3999.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SKzeYGTsf2I/AAAAAAAAASY/D6OHeaSIu-w/s1600-h/IMG_4012.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5236804972316491618" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SKzeYGTsf2I/AAAAAAAAASY/D6OHeaSIu-w/s320/IMG_4012.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SKzdmdOkbNI/AAAAAAAAARg/zpq4e7f7NTE/s1600-h/IMG_3927.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5236804119475547346" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SKzdmdOkbNI/AAAAAAAAARg/zpq4e7f7NTE/s320/IMG_3927.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Interesting tidbits:<br /><br />~A seasoned traveler this summer having visited the ocean, the mountains, Indianapolis and Michigan!~<br />~Baptized on July 20, 2008. Godparents-Uncle Eric and Aunt Beth (aka The Duck Hunter and Long Toes)~<br />~Rolling over fluently...but not doing much else...which is just fine with Momma!~<br />~Lovin' his Johnny Jumper and Bumbo seat (thank you cousin Logan).~<br />~Laughing out loud at pretty much anything his big sisters do!~<br />~Sleeping pretty independently...which is a miracle cause his sisters didn't do that until almost 2years.~<br />~Still loving nursin' with Momma.~<br />~Eyes are still bright blue.~<br />~Hair keeps getting lighter and longer...gonna start going for the surfer-look soon...or maybe the mullet!~<br />~Took first bites of food last week. Avocados...not sure if they're yummy or yucky!~<br />~Looking forward to some alone time with Momma when Carly starts preschool after Labor Day!~<br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SKzfN_7upVI/AAAAAAAAASw/e8Xi43aKjqs/s1600-h/IMG_4030.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5236805898318292306" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SKzfN_7upVI/AAAAAAAAASw/e8Xi43aKjqs/s320/IMG_4030.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SKzeYfry3CI/AAAAAAAAASg/LT1Krk7dFbw/s1600-h/IMG_4018.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5236804979128458274" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SKzeYfry3CI/AAAAAAAAASg/LT1Krk7dFbw/s320/IMG_4018.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SKzdlwWcBXI/AAAAAAAAARY/sED7DAH9cRc/s1600-h/IMG_3916.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5236804107428955506" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SKzdlwWcBXI/AAAAAAAAARY/sED7DAH9cRc/s320/IMG_3916.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SKzfNJMXGII/AAAAAAAAASo/vMhQTKzldDY/s1600-h/IMG_4023.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5236805883624102018" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SKzfNJMXGII/AAAAAAAAASo/vMhQTKzldDY/s320/IMG_4023.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SKzeXCIu9uI/AAAAAAAAASI/jJinTa4_SUE/s1600-h/IMG_4006.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5236804954016904930" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SKzeXCIu9uI/AAAAAAAAASI/jJinTa4_SUE/s320/IMG_4006.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SKzeXeuU6pI/AAAAAAAAASQ/V4QaOPF0svI/s1600-h/IMG_4007.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5236804961690774162" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SKzeXeuU6pI/AAAAAAAAASQ/V4QaOPF0svI/s320/IMG_4007.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SKzfOx3R4kI/AAAAAAAAATA/NcqbElyRaRQ/s1600-h/IMG_4033.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5236805911721402946" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SKzfOx3R4kI/AAAAAAAAATA/NcqbElyRaRQ/s320/IMG_4033.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SKzfOdVB_-I/AAAAAAAAAS4/NJ18v-GABeI/s1600-h/IMG_4035.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5236805906209046498" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SKzfOdVB_-I/AAAAAAAAAS4/NJ18v-GABeI/s320/IMG_4035.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SKzfPAAIPoI/AAAAAAAAATI/ivehO5VkYQ4/s1600-h/IMG_4041.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5236805915516616322" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SKzfPAAIPoI/AAAAAAAAATI/ivehO5VkYQ4/s320/IMG_4041.JPG" border="0" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/475022975372925147-5539119439543307186?l=andalongcomesthree.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>And along comes three...http://www.blogger.com/profile/00448326702377116583noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-475022975372925147.post-24418268237223903422008-08-18T22:11:00.007-04:002008-08-19T07:47:33.370-04:00Hubby and I have gotten old! As of 7:50am this morning, we have a first grader! Something about the first grade year has changed the reality of things for us. It was a little harder to get up this morning and we were a little slower getting out the door. Seemed like I felt more tired today and felt more of my aches and pains. Or maybe the reality of things is that I just felt sort of melancholy about Zoe entering first grade. It seems much more real and much more permanent than kindergarten ever did. It feels like we are closing the door to "toddlerdom" and entering a more important phase of her life. <div><div><div></div><div><div></div><div>Don't get me wrong, I'm very excited for her! Love the school she attends and love her teacher. And she was elated to begin school...so ready to see her friends again! She thrives in this environment! However, I also know that with every transition there is a little anxiety. I could see it in her eyes and feel it in her presence. No one would ever know<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SKqxm8X0yAI/AAAAAAAAAQ4/inczIpDXpys/s1600-h/IMG_4051.JPG"></a>...she entered that school with every bit of grace and dignity. I also know that with first grade comes more homework, less play, higher expectations (both academically and socially), and a slow but ever persistent move toward adulthood! Yes, my firstborn is growing up and hubby and I are getting older...neither of which we can change, so I guess we better embrace it and enjoy every moment of it!</div><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SKoziOqAXlI/AAAAAAAAAQE/1graX3IGVD4/s1600-h/IMG_4050.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5236054179914473042" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SKoziOqAXlI/AAAAAAAAAQE/1graX3IGVD4/s320/IMG_4050.JPG" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SKqyTEJTeyI/AAAAAAAAARQ/IWi8sR7hvvE/s1600-h/IMG_4053.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5236193557371648802" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SKqyTEJTeyI/AAAAAAAAARQ/IWi8sR7hvvE/s320/IMG_4053.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div></div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SKqx1jUeZkI/AAAAAAAAARA/_K6wIMr-7tE/s1600-h/IMG_4051.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5236193050343925314" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SKqx1jUeZkI/AAAAAAAAARA/_K6wIMr-7tE/s320/IMG_4051.JPG" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SKqyCFO95YI/AAAAAAAAARI/94rT_Jpjmyg/s1600-h/IMG_4052.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5236193265606059394" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SKqyCFO95YI/AAAAAAAAARI/94rT_Jpjmyg/s320/IMG_4052.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div></div><div> </div></div></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/475022975372925147-2441826823722390342?l=andalongcomesthree.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>And along comes three...http://www.blogger.com/profile/00448326702377116583noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-475022975372925147.post-338098029208293292008-08-16T22:13:00.007-04:002008-08-16T22:52:16.239-04:00To get a break from the heat and humidity....and to have one last mini-vacation before beginning school....we headed to the mountains last week and fell in love! We stayed in Blowing Rock and absolutely adore this area! It's where we'll be building our second home (when we win the lottery). It's a gorgeous little town that has quaint little shops, good dining and of course awesome natural attractions. It's also less than 15 minutes from Boone, North Carolina...which we also love. Boone has a very "earthy" atmosphere and is a great little college town. We love Appalachian State University's campus and wouldn't mind it at all, if one day, one of our kids were to attend there (assuming the others would be going to Auburn)!<br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SKeM23YYV1I/AAAAAAAAAOg/HGZCmoVrR1A/s1600-h/IMG_3947.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5235307966048524114" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SKeM23YYV1I/AAAAAAAAAOg/HGZCmoVrR1A/s200/IMG_3947.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SKeM2mXzHpI/AAAAAAAAAOY/mTX8y0LzQB4/s1600-h/IMG_3945.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5235307961482682002" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SKeM2mXzHpI/AAAAAAAAAOY/mTX8y0LzQB4/s200/IMG_3945.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SKeN0114QPI/AAAAAAAAAOw/LITl8TeHK1M/s1600-h/IMG_3954.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5235309030787268850" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SKeN0114QPI/AAAAAAAAAOw/LITl8TeHK1M/s200/IMG_3954.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />We stayed in a fabulous inn that had a huge pond out front and free duck food (The girls thought Uncle Eric would have fun with this!). Our suite had a lower basement level that was home to our very own mini pool. The girls loved this little feature!<br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SKeM1BGsoLI/AAAAAAAAAOA/DFmzkafCCZU/s1600-h/IMG_3925.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5235307934298972338" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SKeM1BGsoLI/AAAAAAAAAOA/DFmzkafCCZU/s200/IMG_3925.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SKeM1-jfhfI/AAAAAAAAAOQ/xe_4tzjmb4I/s1600-h/IMG_3958.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5235307950794311154" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SKeM1-jfhfI/AAAAAAAAAOQ/xe_4tzjmb4I/s200/IMG_3958.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SKeM1pXe5zI/AAAAAAAAAOI/Gbbja1WFjk0/s1600-h/IMG_3928.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5235307945106794290" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SKeM1pXe5zI/AAAAAAAAAOI/Gbbja1WFjk0/s200/IMG_3928.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br />While vacationing, we visited the attraction of Blowing Rock, went to Tweetsie Railroad (a very cool old-fashioned amusement park), visited the campus of Appy State, walked the hanging bridge at Grandfather Mountain and went gem-mining. We had a fabulous time and plan to visit again in the near future!<br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SKeOwTMQq6I/AAAAAAAAAPQ/Yr4GrIgEHqs/s1600-h/IMG_3993.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5235310052278053794" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SKeOwTMQq6I/AAAAAAAAAPQ/Yr4GrIgEHqs/s200/IMG_3993.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SKeN1p9a_bI/AAAAAAAAAPA/8McfApBe-e0/s1600-h/IMG_3983.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5235309044777549234" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SKeN1p9a_bI/AAAAAAAAAPA/8McfApBe-e0/s200/IMG_3983.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SKeOxG2vDNI/AAAAAAAAAPY/p9JXJxasvWo/s1600-h/IMG_3997.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5235310066146413778" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SKeOxG2vDNI/AAAAAAAAAPY/p9JXJxasvWo/s200/IMG_3997.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SKeN1JSLRoI/AAAAAAAAAO4/ME75POgmLJM/s1600-h/IMG_3968.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5235309036006229634" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SKeN1JSLRoI/AAAAAAAAAO4/ME75POgmLJM/s200/IMG_3968.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SKeN0ippifI/AAAAAAAAAOo/ye_vNpCbTFQ/s1600-h/IMG_3950.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5235309025635699186" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SKeN0ippifI/AAAAAAAAAOo/ye_vNpCbTFQ/s200/IMG_3950.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SKeN2MilvWI/AAAAAAAAAPI/tHoiGDaS1t8/s1600-h/IMG_3986.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5235309054060248418" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SKeN2MilvWI/AAAAAAAAAPI/tHoiGDaS1t8/s200/IMG_3986.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SKeN0ippifI/AAAAAAAAAOo/ye_vNpCbTFQ/s1600-h/IMG_3950.JPG"></a><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SKeOxWnj3YI/AAAAAAAAAPg/9B7u7VTPZ1E/s1600-h/IMG_3999.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5235310070377733506" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SKeOxWnj3YI/AAAAAAAAAPg/9B7u7VTPZ1E/s200/IMG_3999.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SKeOxsIfRjI/AAAAAAAAAPo/kOG3OfHi0yk/s1600-h/IMG_4002.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5235310076152989234" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SKeOxsIfRjI/AAAAAAAAAPo/kOG3OfHi0yk/s200/IMG_4002.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SKeOx7uKNeI/AAAAAAAAAPw/wHuiyUrN8Rg/s1600-h/IMG_4003.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5235310080337524194" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SKeOx7uKNeI/AAAAAAAAAPw/wHuiyUrN8Rg/s200/IMG_4003.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SKeN2MilvWI/AAAAAAAAAPI/tHoiGDaS1t8/s1600-h/IMG_3986.JPG"></a><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SKeN1p9a_bI/AAAAAAAAAPA/8McfApBe-e0/s1600-h/IMG_3983.JPG"></a><br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SKeOxsIfRjI/AAAAAAAAAPo/kOG3OfHi0yk/s1600-h/IMG_4002.JPG"></a><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SKeN1p9a_bI/AAAAAAAAAPA/8McfApBe-e0/s1600-h/IMG_3983.JPG"></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/475022975372925147-33809802920829329?l=andalongcomesthree.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>And along comes three...http://www.blogger.com/profile/00448326702377116583noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-475022975372925147.post-75411409541394827922008-08-13T20:29:00.006-04:002008-08-13T20:49:49.279-04:00Rain, glorious rain! We were outside doing the rain dance today! For what seems like the first time in the year and a half that we've lived here, we had an all day rain. It wasn't pouring all day, more like misting, but still it rained for a good part of the day. Nothing like a rainy day when you haven't seen one in a looooooong time! Made me want to curl up in bed and read a book all day long. Of course I couldn't do that with three young children in the house, so instead we put on our rain boots and our raincoats and played!<br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SKN_zFzuXUI/AAAAAAAAAN4/6ZiP0zotLnM/s1600-h/IMG_4016.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5234167707643829570" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SKN_zFzuXUI/AAAAAAAAAN4/6ZiP0zotLnM/s200/IMG_4016.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SKN_y9iQgvI/AAAAAAAAANw/z2QYPb0Jdk4/s1600-h/IMG_4015.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5234167705423086322" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SKN_y9iQgvI/AAAAAAAAANw/z2QYPb0Jdk4/s200/IMG_4015.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br />It's also a good chance to show off my rain barrel. I got it for my birthday from my wonderful hubby. Ordered it off of <a href="http://www.rainbarrelsandmore.com/">http://www.rainbarrelsandmore.com/</a>. We use it regularly to water the flowers...well, as regularly as our water supply allows us. Often the rain barrel is empty due to no rain, but today it was overflowing! Yippee! It's just another small change we've chosen to make in respect of our environment. It's easy to use, not too expensive (under $100.00), and has been a great asset to have since we've been under watering restrictions due to our drought down here.<br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SKN_yhDj_CI/AAAAAAAAANo/tD52tWrLRww/s1600-h/IMG_4014.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5234167697778146338" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SKN_yhDj_CI/AAAAAAAAANo/tD52tWrLRww/s200/IMG_4014.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SKN_yC0QcII/AAAAAAAAANg/g4jk00TZg6U/s1600-h/IMG_4013.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5234167689660887170" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SKN_yC0QcII/AAAAAAAAANg/g4jk00TZg6U/s200/IMG_4013.JPG" border="0" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/475022975372925147-7541140954139482792?l=andalongcomesthree.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>And along comes three...http://www.blogger.com/profile/00448326702377116583noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-475022975372925147.post-61603746546083664952008-08-09T22:26:00.008-04:002008-08-09T23:37:28.109-04:00<div><div><div><div><div>No, not my latest stay in Rehab...but I probably needed rehab after our 28 day long vacation this summer! It started off with 4 days at North Myrtle Beach at a beautiful resort. Troy was working and the kids and I were playing. We had beautiful weather and it was Coop's first time swimming in the ocean and the numerous pools and water park!</div><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SJ5g0i0HZ2I/AAAAAAAAANY/6mgRz6vtKrY/s1600-h/IMG_3748.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5232726272865953634" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SJ5g0i0HZ2I/AAAAAAAAANY/6mgRz6vtKrY/s200/IMG_3748.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SJ5g0ANN9JI/AAAAAAAAANQ/kN_TYL1_HgU/s1600-h/IMG_3749.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5232726263575999634" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SJ5g0ANN9JI/AAAAAAAAANQ/kN_TYL1_HgU/s200/IMG_3749.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div></div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SJ5gzjgvJ8I/AAAAAAAAANI/Vm-0FJA4qV4/s1600-h/IMG_3747.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5232726255873238978" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SJ5gzjgvJ8I/AAAAAAAAANI/Vm-0FJA4qV4/s200/IMG_3747.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SJ5gy3Yi7pI/AAAAAAAAANA/oIL7NTDU3XQ/s1600-h/IMG_3730.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5232726244027723410" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SJ5gy3Yi7pI/AAAAAAAAANA/oIL7NTDU3XQ/s200/IMG_3730.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div>We left the beach and drove back to Rock Hill to unload our beach equipment and repack with clean clothes. We stayed at our home for exactly 6 hours before begin the night-long trek (Cooper travels better at night...for now) to Indianapolis! We had a fabulous week-long stay in Indy. Thanks to our friends, the Porter Family, who put up with all of our craziness for the week. We were able to see former co-workers, playgroup friends, visit our favorite attractions (Children's Museum) and also see our old home! Unfortunately, we were not able to see everyone, but hope to catch up with them during our next visit in 2009.</div><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SJ5fdw3svzI/AAAAAAAAAMo/v_v6zApKE2E/s1600-h/IMG_3841.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5232724781990461234" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SJ5fdw3svzI/AAAAAAAAAMo/v_v6zApKE2E/s200/IMG_3841.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div></div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SJ5fdqFwhyI/AAAAAAAAAMg/sp-8GmxzAM8/s1600-h/IMG_3847.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5232724780170381090" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SJ5fdqFwhyI/AAAAAAAAAMg/sp-8GmxzAM8/s200/IMG_3847.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div>I then left Indy (with all three kids) and made the 5 hour journey (it becomes a journey when you're traveling with three children) to Michigan. Troy flew back to Charlotte for some much-needed work. The kids and I were able to visit with all of our relatives in Michigan...several of whom had never even met Cooper. We also spent loads of time with my niece and nephew....saw them every day except two days. We miss them soooo much already. Visited the zoo, another children's museum, Sanford Lake (which is nothing like the ocean....my poor spoiled kids) and even made it up to Pa's cabin to drive the boat.</div><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SJ5gyoLzHII/AAAAAAAAAM4/T0FRkjopZ3M/s1600-h/IMG_3806.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5232726239947725954" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SJ5gyoLzHII/AAAAAAAAAM4/T0FRkjopZ3M/s200/IMG_3806.JPG" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SJ5fdDfSQyI/AAAAAAAAAMY/A2fRVzOZHWI/s1600-h/IMG_3900.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5232724769808466722" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SJ5fdDfSQyI/AAAAAAAAAMY/A2fRVzOZHWI/s200/IMG_3900.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div></div><div>Troy flew back up to Michigan to end our vacation with us. The trip concluded with Cooper's baptism on his 5-month birthday, July 20, 2008. The baptism was beautiful and we were so happy to have so many friends and family in attendance. We were especially thrilled to have Uncle Eric and Aunt Beth as Godparents to Cooper! Cooper loved his "little bath" and didn't make a peep when he was placed in the warm water. It was especially moving for us to have the Baptism held at my Mom's church. It was really easy to feel her presence with us, helping us celebrate that special day.</div><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SJ5d5kHeAhI/AAAAAAAAAMQ/vVfXimuqwfY/s1600-h/IMG_3907.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5232723060580024850" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SJ5d5kHeAhI/AAAAAAAAAMQ/vVfXimuqwfY/s200/IMG_3907.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SJ5d5K9LhXI/AAAAAAAAAMI/Ulnv-iwnONY/s1600-h/Cooper+Baptism+Candle.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5232723053825983858" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SJ5d5K9LhXI/AAAAAAAAAMI/Ulnv-iwnONY/s200/Cooper+Baptism+Candle.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SJ5d40VYZ_I/AAAAAAAAAMA/rfGfqhP_V6Q/s1600-h/Cooer+Baptism+and+Girls.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5232723047753476082" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SJ5d40VYZ_I/AAAAAAAAAMA/rfGfqhP_V6Q/s200/Cooer+Baptism+and+Girls.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div></div><div>We survived the 12+ hour trip back home....and are very glad to be back! We are still adjusting to life back at home, but I feel very blessed to have been able to take this month out of our summer to spend with my children reconnecting with them and reconnecting with our friends and family!</div><br /><div></div><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SJ5d40VYZ_I/AAAAAAAAAMA/rfGfqhP_V6Q/s1600-h/Cooer+Baptism+and+Girls.jpg"></a></div><div> </div></div></div></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/475022975372925147-6160374654608366495?l=andalongcomesthree.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>And along comes three...http://www.blogger.com/profile/00448326702377116583noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-475022975372925147.post-6867678762080419282008-08-01T14:37:00.006-04:002008-08-01T22:29:11.471-04:00Yesterday after vacation bible school, the kids and I headed to Charlotte for some shopping. Had to purchase Zoe's school uniform and several other things. We had a great day and even made it to the Polka Dot Bake Shop where they sell the most divine cupcakes!<br /><br />So afternoon turns to evening and we decide to meet Troy for dinner at Maggiano's. We're seated in the restaurant and have placed our order. We're about to begin playing tic-tac-toe with the girls when we hear a blood curdling scream from a few tables over. A mother jumps up with her young, limp daughter in her arms! The baby looks to be about 9-12 months old and is unresponsive and limp. The waiter yells to have someone call 911! The mom keeps screaming "Help my baby, do something, help my baby!" Everyone starts to yell for a doctor or nurse...fortunately there is both a doctor and a nurse dining at the time. They quickly jump into action and place the baby on the floor and begin working on her.<br /><br />We are all in shock! The kids just look at me and hubby. They are so scared and confused. They ask what we can do to help...and all I can think of is to pray. So we all bow our heads and say a prayer for God to be with that little girl and her mother. The mother looks so terrified and made eye contact with me several times (I'm sure it didn't help her to see me holding my lovingly, attentive little son in my arms). She is pleading with her eyes for solace. I just keep saying prayers.<br /><br />Eventually, the ambulances arrive and the baby and mother are taken off to the hospital. They walk directly by our table and the baby is still limp and unconscious, but was breathing. I was concerned that she had been choking, but the doctor asked the mother questions related to seizures and other brain-related issues.<br /><br />After everything calmed down, we stayed at the restaurant and dined. The manager was very apologetic (as if they had anything to apologize about...they handled things wonderfully). The girls didn't mention the incident again until we were leaving....when Zoe said "Momma, I can't get that mother's screams out of my head!".<br /><br />Oh my dear sweet child, neither could I! For the entire night I thought of this woman and how anguished she must feel and of her primal fear and of her desire to both help her daughter and also distance herself from the pain. It was a totally surreal experience and just made me so aware of how those things most precious to us can be snatched away in an instance! Please say a prayer for this family....and please hold those you love extra close tonight!<br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5229738935343566626" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SJPD2nUuzyI/AAAAAAAAAKY/h_SFAIQOTHI/s320/IMG_3800.JPG" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5229738945701073042" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SJPD3N6J0JI/AAAAAAAAAKg/k14FJRqGxyU/s320/IMG_3811.JPG" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5229738947916158674" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SJPD3WKRVtI/AAAAAAAAAKo/zGEl7OGfwtw/s320/IMG_3813.JPG" border="0" /><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/475022975372925147-686767876208041928?l=andalongcomesthree.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>And along comes three...http://www.blogger.com/profile/00448326702377116583noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-475022975372925147.post-86084313400847952852008-07-28T11:11:00.003-04:002008-07-28T11:30:40.053-04:00<div>So yesterday morning in church, one of the hymns that we started singing was "Here I Am Lord"(it's in my playlist if you're unfamiliar with it...though the one in my playlist is not my favorite version just the only one I could find). This song holds special meaning to me as it was one that my Mom chose to have sung at her funeral. I've always loved the song because of it's powerful message about giving yourself fully to God and about not being afraid of what is unknown. But never had I seen that song truly manifest itself than during my Mom's illness and eventual death...and to have her chose it for her funeral was amazing!<br /></div><div>So this past Sunday, the song begins and I start to tear up. The girls know I love this song and know that it was one of Grammy's favorites too. So they snuggle up close to me and follow along in the church hymnal and sing their little hearts out! I mean they belt it out...other people were looking at them and smiling! I had tears down my cheeks and they gave me a hug and a kiss and said that song was for Grammy! I'm certain that Grammy was looking down from Heaven with a big smile on her face and tears running down her cheeks too!<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5228087266047582306" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SI3lqzuCYGI/AAAAAAAAAJ4/bTA6dnU6l0Q/s320/IMG_3801.JPG" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5228087271098237138" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_-Ol9Jv0kmZc/SI3lrGiNQNI/AAAAAAAAAKA/3u2FoXkODV4/s320/IMG_3802.JPG" border="0" /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/475022975372925147-8608431340084795285?l=andalongcomesthree.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>And along comes three...http://www.blogger.com/profile/00448326702377116583noreply@blogger.com2