tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8534818536010534852024-03-05T15:34:41.567-06:00A Muret MomentForest~Candy~River~RoxyCandyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00498602002880466767noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-853481853601053485.post-25173373755006099802010-05-28T10:15:00.002-05:002010-05-28T10:18:46.243-05:00New BlogI have started a new blog to basically journal my life. I'll have recipes, pictures, stories about starting bootcamp, weightloss journey, job, kids, and all things fabulous. Check it out:<br /><br />www.mominpursuitoffabulous.blogspot.comCandyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00498602002880466767noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-853481853601053485.post-75704525609866372582010-02-07T08:11:00.001-06:002010-02-07T08:12:12.726-06:00DIY websiteHey check out the buttom on the right for the DIY Dish! It's a cool new "how to" website for all kinds of crafty stuff.Candyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00498602002880466767noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-853481853601053485.post-44056952829411651982010-01-17T22:20:00.002-06:002010-01-17T22:22:42.706-06:00Tickled Sew Pink!Any of you out there following my blog please check out my friend Terra's new business venture at www.tickledsewpink.com She is such a talented friend and you will love her stuff! Also she is having a giveaway right now, so go over and read to find out how you can win free stuff!Candyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00498602002880466767noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-853481853601053485.post-15735658513827542872009-12-22T21:48:00.002-06:002009-12-22T22:05:04.343-06:00Roxy is ONE!!!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqg0bu8UlkxPeGgk6sQ5ONeNt2CtawENsZmhwFZpk57rnIdGtQHdOJ2rZ3AJmRa65hxdDQ6sDBPfIP8nErI5FAefkEN1gB9iU0JSjku_d1HH4NzeYdKKWyvXt3sq0cq-C0EyHIeupkzmA/s1600-h/rivnewhair6.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 261px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqg0bu8UlkxPeGgk6sQ5ONeNt2CtawENsZmhwFZpk57rnIdGtQHdOJ2rZ3AJmRa65hxdDQ6sDBPfIP8nErI5FAefkEN1gB9iU0JSjku_d1HH4NzeYdKKWyvXt3sq0cq-C0EyHIeupkzmA/s320/rivnewhair6.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5418277686507017074" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAhD-1zippC4AJFLkJXsSVjM-NGf2W_HS0QjZ9ZsnoLorTmGv6Ss48YgsDQw_RbuknAKiwr0wrPZKAHKBgT1qBeDRvnEB35tVnPJwb9BF-rxZq1WTesdQ7Ski9HgP9wEztSaOeWPbJ1w4/s1600-h/Roxysanta4.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 290px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAhD-1zippC4AJFLkJXsSVjM-NGf2W_HS0QjZ9ZsnoLorTmGv6Ss48YgsDQw_RbuknAKiwr0wrPZKAHKBgT1qBeDRvnEB35tVnPJwb9BF-rxZq1WTesdQ7Ski9HgP9wEztSaOeWPbJ1w4/s320/Roxysanta4.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5418277678035011634" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOoYC6d_m21MrNxs444ij8CX-g-ujtISfkbKPxKmhQGBEX1fH-Pv3SEabLhbvVClmR5MEGuKddbbLCH9BX_waCyvLZbke7f9My_xkx5vgfVLzOJtu7IXm09XrfToxOoHYwrTle4X9_a58/s1600-h/DSC_0242.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOoYC6d_m21MrNxs444ij8CX-g-ujtISfkbKPxKmhQGBEX1fH-Pv3SEabLhbvVClmR5MEGuKddbbLCH9BX_waCyvLZbke7f9My_xkx5vgfVLzOJtu7IXm09XrfToxOoHYwrTle4X9_a58/s320/DSC_0242.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5418277673012898754" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisXiufb9xSvwRJZ1rLFL_z09ghH2o9eRfp-Z8xAtycRGBnmnXlS4drlbeheE1-7XuQpUp1gFw-GMKmF2yyj2lR95rE5NX8Gbpf7VPsPtub2wgRmUQ4bnbotrWNrqdOs_SUefbO5QpcSh8/s1600-h/DSC_0208.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 238px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisXiufb9xSvwRJZ1rLFL_z09ghH2o9eRfp-Z8xAtycRGBnmnXlS4drlbeheE1-7XuQpUp1gFw-GMKmF2yyj2lR95rE5NX8Gbpf7VPsPtub2wgRmUQ4bnbotrWNrqdOs_SUefbO5QpcSh8/s320/DSC_0208.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5418277665811543074" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_1UrwL68SBsHALEomlmXpiGYopmK2fi0kke26LSbH1sXGK5qmXYV0hq1bab1bc3sYd0GNO8vmkZaEVSOBCk_FZMlKU3wvI6OHHEYzOi925sb29_IcVJ5W8PB4xmTvSqu-65Tsw0MiR7c/s1600-h/DSC_0185.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 218px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_1UrwL68SBsHALEomlmXpiGYopmK2fi0kke26LSbH1sXGK5qmXYV0hq1bab1bc3sYd0GNO8vmkZaEVSOBCk_FZMlKU3wvI6OHHEYzOi925sb29_IcVJ5W8PB4xmTvSqu-65Tsw0MiR7c/s320/DSC_0185.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5418277662711927826" /></a><br />I think this has been the one of the best years of my life! I'm not saying it hasn't been filled with MANY ups and downs, but overall, I don't think I could possibly want for anything. This has been a super eventful week: River got all his long hair cut off, and Roxy had her first birthday. Both of these events make me tear up in an instant. Both my "babies" are growing so fast. Roxy is developing such a wonderful personality and I love listening to her sweet little voice. Except she is NOT quiet; in fact just the opposite! She screams everything. She knows two signs "more" and "all done" however, she is never "all done". She is constantly signing "more" and saying "MO" So other than mama, bubba, and sometimes dada, her favorite word is MO! She has a bottomless pit of a stomach. Here are some recent pictures.Candyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00498602002880466767noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-853481853601053485.post-8613787589418757782009-12-05T09:25:00.003-06:002009-12-05T09:42:55.357-06:00What a year!!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVwnUhFDCewiTTL5mw2DbJ2lQ1Hn8kcMT6PZ6z6KYzE-RPwvY4vQHyeJUG5XMMU48vcg6MPMdW3v9lOoqYfUrB7CQM1UO4IATDw0axx4avzi07czdha5rKcL2fbnIE1BpY9zmQx5OYvzI/s1600-h/DSC_0052.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVwnUhFDCewiTTL5mw2DbJ2lQ1Hn8kcMT6PZ6z6KYzE-RPwvY4vQHyeJUG5XMMU48vcg6MPMdW3v9lOoqYfUrB7CQM1UO4IATDw0axx4avzi07czdha5rKcL2fbnIE1BpY9zmQx5OYvzI/s320/DSC_0052.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5411777351691448610" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia194lnmYcrrBzng-T6r_r0rBqrh71isaLojQ7UqR_DiGy_YZ9-qPE_oVWSaFXD1aFbJCFs2N0LnTmgLpm1xPoKwOH43RcBJivvsQWqHHTwt83T3h7diK5G5f3DM3MhuGGUNs6sS0p9I4/s1600-h/DSC_0048.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia194lnmYcrrBzng-T6r_r0rBqrh71isaLojQ7UqR_DiGy_YZ9-qPE_oVWSaFXD1aFbJCFs2N0LnTmgLpm1xPoKwOH43RcBJivvsQWqHHTwt83T3h7diK5G5f3DM3MhuGGUNs6sS0p9I4/s320/DSC_0048.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5411777350511220786" /></a><br />I've been feeling so sentimental lately just thinking about the last year and how incredibly blessed I feel to be the mom of River and Roxy. Roxy has changed our lives so much! I truly feel like she makes us a better family. I love watching River with her because he loves her so much. I love that I can give him something I never had; the love of a sibling. I see how much Forest and Ginnifer love each other and I know that River and Roxy will have such a wonderful life together. I can't believe Roxy will be one in just a couple of weeks!!! She is amazing, and those kids are the light and loves of my life. She jabbers nonstop but her favorite word is "Mum" No, sadly she is not saying MOM. She is saying "MORE" as in more food please!! This girl LOVES to eat!! She does not have a shut off valve...she will eat and eat with sheer pleasure on her face. She has two bottom teeth, and her top two second teeth. Not the middle two mind you! We lovingly call her "fangface". She started walking the day before Halloween and progressed to running quite fast. She follows River everywhere and just about every toy she picks up she puts straight to her ear and "talks on her cell phone" WOW! I may be in trouble one day. She is highly social!! She started going to Ms. Linda's in October and we all love them. We have had to block off the stairs because, yes, she would love to climb them. We had to put the Christmas tree in the office this year because this girl has at least 10 arms and she terrorizes the tree worse than the cat!! I love her so much, and I am thankful EVERY single day that GOD made me her mommy!<br />If you look at the top picture I forgot to mention what a drama queen Roxy is..she's hilarious and can turn on the tears in an instant, and them turn them off again. Future actress??? Maybe!Candyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00498602002880466767noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-853481853601053485.post-20920157814517995332009-06-20T21:16:00.002-05:002009-06-20T21:33:33.976-05:00Roxy is 6 months!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLjSLFStjaaBjDaFftP3D76VBJoKk0zRutqPpU3CVAPjWlu59Ayshz8zquu2ZB4YbQrFQGQdIjSDkiVysF1G7VfTafiAkWC7KQNyQ137TJ2uiYhYJC6UyXtQRO7q4nWTsoX4Vj19d_jDk/s1600-h/06100832.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLjSLFStjaaBjDaFftP3D76VBJoKk0zRutqPpU3CVAPjWlu59Ayshz8zquu2ZB4YbQrFQGQdIjSDkiVysF1G7VfTafiAkWC7KQNyQ137TJ2uiYhYJC6UyXtQRO7q4nWTsoX4Vj19d_jDk/s320/06100832.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5349599873479749650" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOwMqGPQb11bCi7CX_Dk3QLdASS3nxzUwPjsMk1UBUp7c0zi5KWopT68kBYGsxp1Z-0bFyQUc5YNAdZ76qyLq0A0EQrgVzXYZsJLB9V9cBl-tKhMDVxMUdgzrucqIP_vCIurMrhyphenhyphen4vXOQ/s1600-h/06121443.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOwMqGPQb11bCi7CX_Dk3QLdASS3nxzUwPjsMk1UBUp7c0zi5KWopT68kBYGsxp1Z-0bFyQUc5YNAdZ76qyLq0A0EQrgVzXYZsJLB9V9cBl-tKhMDVxMUdgzrucqIP_vCIurMrhyphenhyphen4vXOQ/s320/06121443.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5349599867454666722" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqZ-pGLusNg5NqkJVx7ztu0ud03hVd7x5FvgcUVr_DR5DLfDD2tYMipMqN2mTsDhSIODuJoYW8iUAS2gwWNFGyOpxI-HRP-PxE_7zMIuIDQV997gdNJTf9dzBOGFH87WNPzpNf5YsD700/s1600-h/06091419.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqZ-pGLusNg5NqkJVx7ztu0ud03hVd7x5FvgcUVr_DR5DLfDD2tYMipMqN2mTsDhSIODuJoYW8iUAS2gwWNFGyOpxI-HRP-PxE_7zMIuIDQV997gdNJTf9dzBOGFH87WNPzpNf5YsD700/s320/06091419.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5349599865237948834" /></a><br /><br />Wow! Where did the time go? Already, I can't remember what a day in our life was like before Roxy. I love so many things about her. I love that she not only lights up and starts squealing when I walk in the room, but she can't keep her eyes off of her big brother. She follows his every move he makes. She has started trying to crawl and I have mixed emotions about that. I know that with every new thing she is one step further away from "babyhood". I love the little curls she is starting to get in her hair. I love her giggle. I love the way she babbles to her babies when she wakes up in the morning. I love the way she looks like a little roadrunner when she is in her walker and she takes off across the floor. I even love that changing her diaper is now like an olympic event involving twisting, turning, grabbing, and laughing! I love that she is always covered in drool, and sometimes it drips off her chin. I love how she eats with such excitement, like every bite is candy! I think the thing I love the most is that I never thought I could love anyone more than River or love River more, but now that Roxy is here it is just different. She makes me love him more. I look at them and see them as adults, together. Roxy made us all different. She has brought out some of the most wonderful parts of us. Someone told me once that River made me a mommy, and Roxy would make us a family, and it is SO true. Thank you God for choosing us to be River and Roxy's parents.Candyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00498602002880466767noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-853481853601053485.post-64000839366981252372009-06-05T09:38:00.000-05:002009-06-05T09:39:16.381-05:00<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" bgcolor="#ffffff"><tr><td><a href="http://smilebox.com/play/4f5459344f44637a4f513d3d0d0a&blogview=true&campaign=blog_playback_link" target="_blank"><img width="386" height="303" alt="Click to play this Smilebox slideshow: Park June 2009" src="http://smilebox.com/snap/4f5459344f44637a4f513d3d0d0a.jpg" style="border: medium none ;"/></a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="http://www.smilebox.com/?partner=walmart&campaign=blog_snapshot" target="_blank"><img width="386" height="46" alt="Create your own slideshow - Powered by Smilebox" src="http://www.smilebox.com/globalImages/blogInstructions/blogLogoSmileboxSmall.gif" style="border: medium none ;"/></a></td></tr><tr><td align="center"><a href="http://www.smilebox.com/slideshows" target="_blank">Make a Smilebox slideshow</a></td></tr></table>Candyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00498602002880466767noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-853481853601053485.post-65097111748918926892009-04-01T22:00:00.002-05:002009-04-01T22:05:47.393-05:00I need to capture a momentI don't have any pics to go with this I really just want to capture a moment...well two moments. FIRST of all...Roxy rolled over from her back to her belly!!! Only once, but by golly she did it!<br />SECOND I just have a few super cute words that River says right now that just make me smile every time I hear them and I know one day he won't say these anymore. Ok here they are:<br /><br />River says SPARKLES...as in "I want the donut on the bottom with SPARKLES."<br /><br /> CATERPILTER... "Mom I found a CATERPILTER, can we keep it?"<br /> <br /> ZOMPIE..."Mom, did you know that pirate ZOMPIES are the meanest?"<br /><br />I just love those little words!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! And I just love that little guy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Candyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00498602002880466767noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-853481853601053485.post-3179344932744859892009-03-15T11:43:00.004-05:002009-03-15T11:55:19.580-05:00February Fun<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGR8RmEsJLzU7XXRVO-KuOd6JtZS0pw7-ZFEwBmsOD5-7pKw2QMu8y_F1itbExFHQKSLXDqAQmevexy874-qs_g7NjwUHEdrZiZmd9qhf221unyad7Cvep41RS6C16HfVPrn0mu6JK-kU/s1600-h/DSCN1723.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5313458682286271810" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGR8RmEsJLzU7XXRVO-KuOd6JtZS0pw7-ZFEwBmsOD5-7pKw2QMu8y_F1itbExFHQKSLXDqAQmevexy874-qs_g7NjwUHEdrZiZmd9qhf221unyad7Cvep41RS6C16HfVPrn0mu6JK-kU/s320/DSCN1723.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8rDrdjHn8xfimxTzhCBeT-ED1YBr60ojDyn0Db0kEiUCkIdcDgpM8G9BWKwghYefhloIbMsQQaJGDe7cnpoKYAUpYMCBijlpZYqoFKLTrtQQQZSI9uSBW_b75c69CRKq8A_GomgPapP8/s1600-h/DSCN1732.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5313458676191720514" style="FLOAT: left; 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MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2hpzXfwZYuM-gdCbZ9OCo9yacYc9jTq0P4XHLr3O88mePtaUTS8_zq2bosNQNxvY9frxTqTq8tSCvmm2ZOkZWGh76UVSCTVIWAEJtkelwTCHACCG_Oni7uEx_kz8tm2fOOjucuIw93J0/s320/DSCN1657.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUQ4QPAQEL1TYxo5xt5YOgHsK94Z6lfbS2vIJSVjvWPEGgSwhEiB7ukZagkmDaLFi7ENM3f4sIgmVcFxVtPYE0KQ43ZqPGHxUVCo6r1LY6FSbIilX3r8BILqdt9g9Wih9ezUlWDa2J_cI/s1600-h/DSCN1644.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5313458122187389298" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUQ4QPAQEL1TYxo5xt5YOgHsK94Z6lfbS2vIJSVjvWPEGgSwhEiB7ukZagkmDaLFi7ENM3f4sIgmVcFxVtPYE0KQ43ZqPGHxUVCo6r1LY6FSbIilX3r8BILqdt9g9Wih9ezUlWDa2J_cI/s320/DSCN1644.JPG" border="0" /></a> <br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCz4V5NzR785kp2rTcIYel1_Z-eYVJtBXkQvQs0uLtDoqQDsAzPn9HoXYGuo3frmq2jWZuWPoXQ3CksKwWzPxY-MKWr8KaAOdHdB7NTeIDyl43ySNZ_U-1sLZFAeK52dCE_NhDwT2cRTk/s1600-h/DSCN1643.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5313458115667361010" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCz4V5NzR785kp2rTcIYel1_Z-eYVJtBXkQvQs0uLtDoqQDsAzPn9HoXYGuo3frmq2jWZuWPoXQ3CksKwWzPxY-MKWr8KaAOdHdB7NTeIDyl43ySNZ_U-1sLZFAeK52dCE_NhDwT2cRTk/s320/DSCN1643.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div>It's hard to believe that February has come and gone and March is well on the way!! I have a ton of pics that I haven't posted yet. We've had lots going on in Feb. River turned 5, Roxy had her first Valentine's day, and let me just say how much she is growing! River and Roxy shared a Dr. checkup- River's 5th and Roxy's 2 month. He weighed 48 pounds and she weighed 12 lbs 13 oz! Boy does she like her food. I do believe she is cutting teeth because she is drooling constantly and can't keep her entire fist out of her mouth. River had his first tooth by 4 months so I think Roxy may be following her brother. If she gets fussy at all River will say, "she's just growing teeth! Oh I think I see one". She loves sitting up; I mean to the point of screaming if you lay her down. Believe me that sweet little girl has an opinion. I knew Roxy would have moxy!!! I hope you enjoy all the pics! Don't forget to check out the Promote Oklahoma Adoption link on the left. This is something that is very important to me!!!</div></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Candyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00498602002880466767noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-853481853601053485.post-92183286489822506272009-02-22T16:03:00.002-06:002009-02-22T16:09:48.620-06:00First Pics<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS5SUKZsRZzcHXdpa2QeUdzj64__4sYbYnVj4kQOnyi57-uOpPzTUncGDgcIxxg8OCFFRwKPEg7xsbinxGJv5LwqhdznjajA5BHrsxw7JTvRcDM7KQpu0xcjr6gCOUOxOef3mAIULU6QY/s1600-h/RoxyFeb2009.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 247px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS5SUKZsRZzcHXdpa2QeUdzj64__4sYbYnVj4kQOnyi57-uOpPzTUncGDgcIxxg8OCFFRwKPEg7xsbinxGJv5LwqhdznjajA5BHrsxw7JTvRcDM7KQpu0xcjr6gCOUOxOef3mAIULU6QY/s320/RoxyFeb2009.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5305747368794112674" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6xDmyfu8p4MdtaFVk6-s8JB02C6IyPhyphenhyphenbfgv7LEbKhCrhfqFD2yj1qFo827wc5nIgqA3wOD3aUkKBm0_QMpikpjOeqdhiLQC7lWqMsYmChmLjPOxRPl6kdiyd36xizpt7Tk3tpeLAwJs/s1600-h/RiverRoxyFeb2009.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 233px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6xDmyfu8p4MdtaFVk6-s8JB02C6IyPhyphenhyphenbfgv7LEbKhCrhfqFD2yj1qFo827wc5nIgqA3wOD3aUkKBm0_QMpikpjOeqdhiLQC7lWqMsYmChmLjPOxRPl6kdiyd36xizpt7Tk3tpeLAwJs/s320/RiverRoxyFeb2009.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5305747363478521730" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNiwGpgKusM-GWOE8aSiqcONck-1Xq6ntesuhXcmoILnDkmrmKCaBjrFaSVdAVfihEHG8LfQhaGqIqhoguuPweobIAqb_KWCkCCz0fQfO1kX5TTYN-lpytla2y-QU9eNOpliis90_nFK4/s1600-h/RiverFeb2009.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 247px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNiwGpgKusM-GWOE8aSiqcONck-1Xq6ntesuhXcmoILnDkmrmKCaBjrFaSVdAVfihEHG8LfQhaGqIqhoguuPweobIAqb_KWCkCCz0fQfO1kX5TTYN-lpytla2y-QU9eNOpliis90_nFK4/s320/RiverFeb2009.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5305747361903279762" /></a><br />I'm so far behind on posting so I'll get to it today, but they will kind of be out of order. Oh well, such is my life now. I started back to work this week and honestly I did pretty good. I don't think I would have done near as well if Roxy wasn't going to Ms. Betty's, but we truly love her as a family member so it made it easier. River turned 5 on the 17th of February, and I'm not sure where that time went. Roxy is growing more and more every day. It's already as if she always existed because I can't remember a day of what life was like before her. I took them to have their pictures made together for the first time today and here are a few of them. I wanted to wait until I could get a good one of Roxy smiling, and well she did. Is it biased to say that I'm pretty sure I have the 2 most photogenic kids in the WORLD???I don't think so!!!!Candyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00498602002880466767noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-853481853601053485.post-40545021366671782122009-02-05T10:18:00.002-06:002009-02-05T10:24:15.300-06:00Ice day fun!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_MqOW1b0Mkm1oi7xmF_-1enX_en6FbcGecR7ujGjTr6zKHQ3AMIaHqFxo_q3XHRnc8yqG4Nanp34mYr_VF3YGvtKLhC6dNCemlHXhRZfMT9ZTN9IPCjPOph59-i2BJ-iWSDX4zs2WoP8/s1600-h/DSCN1627.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_MqOW1b0Mkm1oi7xmF_-1enX_en6FbcGecR7ujGjTr6zKHQ3AMIaHqFxo_q3XHRnc8yqG4Nanp34mYr_VF3YGvtKLhC6dNCemlHXhRZfMT9ZTN9IPCjPOph59-i2BJ-iWSDX4zs2WoP8/s320/DSCN1627.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5299349868209966450" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgk9uZfBo-peI-tlJRdqj0f-Oc2BRJ7k0ZcJhlRjm_ewA8Lb4CD3DzsV1r7185NQzoOAb7ONu5eeHvzQTSzt2hFJgl9PACe8_mJAeFj58diOWZdOUg2AyR7Gaezwfh8NTAh-0IiXEQqTY/s1600-h/DSCN1635.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgk9uZfBo-peI-tlJRdqj0f-Oc2BRJ7k0ZcJhlRjm_ewA8Lb4CD3DzsV1r7185NQzoOAb7ONu5eeHvzQTSzt2hFJgl9PACe8_mJAeFj58diOWZdOUg2AyR7Gaezwfh8NTAh-0IiXEQqTY/s320/DSCN1635.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5299349859208195122" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiATg0BA4v3OMi2Fhcv09Xq0mCXFGkyQ4w9OERKVXpeMMAgn6AXB6V5C7-HcR3aVlT494HlsjWz1h0qSgvFUfAfNqE9MyHhdxU4zgzOFVVqX-RBrvBU7skDA6G_d8E_6O1tDHutF89nghY/s1600-h/DSCN1631.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiATg0BA4v3OMi2Fhcv09Xq0mCXFGkyQ4w9OERKVXpeMMAgn6AXB6V5C7-HcR3aVlT494HlsjWz1h0qSgvFUfAfNqE9MyHhdxU4zgzOFVVqX-RBrvBU7skDA6G_d8E_6O1tDHutF89nghY/s320/DSCN1631.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5299349855218026850" /></a><br />Well..I'm kind of late getting these posted. Roxy is growing so much every day and smiling all of the time. I finally got a good picture of her with a smile on her sweet face. When we were cooped up for days I took a million pics trying to get a good smile. We spent a lot of time in our pj's, which is always fun, and the dogs got to enjoy some inside time since it was too cold outside. River enjoyed rolling around with the dogs too! It was definately a zoo for a few days!Candyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00498602002880466767noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-853481853601053485.post-45184642326900977012009-01-28T14:35:00.002-06:002009-01-28T14:42:21.370-06:00Ice day cookies recipeI'm posting this because everyone I know is cooped up at home and I have a fabulous recipe for cookies that only has 3 ingredients and you probably already have them in your pantry. First I apologize to all of you "peanut free" homes because this is a peanut butter cookie recipe. This is a tried and true one of mine and now that I am on the Low/No carb, no sugar diet this is still great when altered. Here goes:<br /><br />1 cup peanut butter any kind (all natural on carb diet)<br />1 cup sugar (splenda if on no sugar diet)<br />1 egg<br /><br />Drop by spoonfuls onto ungreased cookie sheet and bake at 350 for about 6-8 minutes.<br /><br />Yep that's it!! I know it is hard to believe but it not only really does make a cookie; it makes a really good moist cookie. Of course you can fancy them up with some variations but don't forget to do the criss cross on top with a fork before baking.<br />Variations/Add ins:<br />chocolate chips<br />m&m's<br />don't criss cross and put a kiss on top<br /><br />ENJOY!Candyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00498602002880466767noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-853481853601053485.post-71233468831626804732009-01-24T10:34:00.004-06:002009-01-24T10:42:22.834-06:00One month checkup<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG2mrh2AAeVYawuoJrI7hRGB0NOpob8qZJ-2uzv0Qd6JJY14h-QpV12-GKtK8n0lt63TWLLu_F5MP8-O2W8sFIIVIFvDBnXjfUV6X8nfz9jDeSqQZeo56ErthRORmOSgsy7DrBZ605TWs/s1600-h/DSCN1621.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG2mrh2AAeVYawuoJrI7hRGB0NOpob8qZJ-2uzv0Qd6JJY14h-QpV12-GKtK8n0lt63TWLLu_F5MP8-O2W8sFIIVIFvDBnXjfUV6X8nfz9jDeSqQZeo56ErthRORmOSgsy7DrBZ605TWs/s320/DSCN1621.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5294901197449237874" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2591APAk7PYgP-YR0ltPTCW1Iil88V2dcP8E7to55BaW4Rn2ZhgsOKTg6s8MZILb-ne1aLzpa_D-cw7rKNYJQFze1Sokujfea06iMF2rECMKxLfnVCFpM4fVpyVziPMUPWgr7ViSY-KA/s1600-h/DSCN1619.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2591APAk7PYgP-YR0ltPTCW1Iil88V2dcP8E7to55BaW4Rn2ZhgsOKTg6s8MZILb-ne1aLzpa_D-cw7rKNYJQFze1Sokujfea06iMF2rECMKxLfnVCFpM4fVpyVziPMUPWgr7ViSY-KA/s320/DSCN1619.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5294901190653171858" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTFgq7HuyHdnCNd7qkQl8AehNXc_A1iN-JwmJyH9aWoNggylNHZofQByqs5L8zHi3q31Q4G-qdo-I40upb8RMyS8D3obv4s5rmdT5tyZU7F5Cp4Olazq4jzVaPdYs2uUMm1Eyi0U5HF7s/s1600-h/DSCN1618.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTFgq7HuyHdnCNd7qkQl8AehNXc_A1iN-JwmJyH9aWoNggylNHZofQByqs5L8zHi3q31Q4G-qdo-I40upb8RMyS8D3obv4s5rmdT5tyZU7F5Cp4Olazq4jzVaPdYs2uUMm1Eyi0U5HF7s/s320/DSCN1618.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5294901183892785986" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1U4-0t9CI5uBrA5g4iBB4bvUNpuug1BmT57jgvStZzLwFWVFNCErq7Djpa0cBO9LuG6ilPx50as91oHCv0SImpBN2yxLMWNZJB5-ii4vC-akLkkFcv-ljA6xpGY65181oeNmw5QTnQUI/s1600-h/DSCN1617.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1U4-0t9CI5uBrA5g4iBB4bvUNpuug1BmT57jgvStZzLwFWVFNCErq7Djpa0cBO9LuG6ilPx50as91oHCv0SImpBN2yxLMWNZJB5-ii4vC-akLkkFcv-ljA6xpGY65181oeNmw5QTnQUI/s320/DSCN1617.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5294901178193248050" /></a><br />Well Roxy had her one month check up even though she was really closer to 5 weeks old. She weighed 10 pounds and 3 ounces. She was 22 inches long and fell into the 75th percentile for both height and weight. She's starting to smile at us even though we haven't been able to catch it on camera but I will keep trying. Forest had to go out of town for 2 nights so my mom came up to stay with us. God bless moms! She did every piece of laundry in this house and even though I didn't really think our house was messy she seemed to be cleaning the whole time. She finally fell asleep on the couch and I snapped a picture. I'm sure she wouldn't want me posting it, but I think it is super sweet. River was so cute, he wanted to wash bottles so of course I let him. I even took pictures because I was afraid noone would believe me!!!!Candyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00498602002880466767noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-853481853601053485.post-34397194603747696172009-01-17T16:29:00.002-06:002009-01-17T16:33:36.550-06:00My date with a handsome boy!!!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzt3q5c-6yuC4ONW6ZjhWTJyx7IGc78ESrOmlcJU7iSeMvenZH3Ry4I8laN-oyjUXlbb0QrWCD-enI0cdrltofs5af0SkovHUlCN044tMA3k9MST228MN2rwVsMVpevXGIXq76rqX94iI/s1600-h/DSCN1611.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzt3q5c-6yuC4ONW6ZjhWTJyx7IGc78ESrOmlcJU7iSeMvenZH3Ry4I8laN-oyjUXlbb0QrWCD-enI0cdrltofs5af0SkovHUlCN044tMA3k9MST228MN2rwVsMVpevXGIXq76rqX94iI/s320/DSCN1611.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5292394315468894210" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRZZJONKu3H_jSiKMDz_INpfNDtwZBD4mKyu3p8egLOcJY9GlotoZE3UBNflTsd2xLZ0tfg9SN_RaaDhZf3Ah35SV-y59Vu2Gg_OTNuETwH-Cg4Zaduy4L64C4SaaMIMrV7hdZBv3KoOk/s1600-h/DSCN1605.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRZZJONKu3H_jSiKMDz_INpfNDtwZBD4mKyu3p8egLOcJY9GlotoZE3UBNflTsd2xLZ0tfg9SN_RaaDhZf3Ah35SV-y59Vu2Gg_OTNuETwH-Cg4Zaduy4L64C4SaaMIMrV7hdZBv3KoOk/s320/DSCN1605.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5292394304427818546" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPZ9YlxTshmC23JxV9hJ9Mhip4kmvkOXJ2xdSkNCKmSZsCfU2nnLQbc3cwf9EO_OKCloZZ9tnUDcrT_yHh4S8y52TYFB4Pmb-eOcC-4dWXl-giUx4D62PYCXvhJiTjsKBayx8tZVwIlPU/s1600-h/DSCN1603.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPZ9YlxTshmC23JxV9hJ9Mhip4kmvkOXJ2xdSkNCKmSZsCfU2nnLQbc3cwf9EO_OKCloZZ9tnUDcrT_yHh4S8y52TYFB4Pmb-eOcC-4dWXl-giUx4D62PYCXvhJiTjsKBayx8tZVwIlPU/s320/DSCN1603.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5292394299638921938" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_6iWQ_TKxoeJCNFfQZXyvm5QSwva1UsF8KYENvwpSPosNLsM9MKN4E07Z9OGGbiVXtPnKd0o0E9UjHQ9kQt7SBhaE1WO2q8IkregLtAuhQcyBpZfCMJrd9t78P3AmLkLyl3-3teDDsws/s1600-h/DSCN1599.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_6iWQ_TKxoeJCNFfQZXyvm5QSwva1UsF8KYENvwpSPosNLsM9MKN4E07Z9OGGbiVXtPnKd0o0E9UjHQ9kQt7SBhaE1WO2q8IkregLtAuhQcyBpZfCMJrd9t78P3AmLkLyl3-3teDDsws/s320/DSCN1599.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5292394279998933682" /></a><br />Today River and I went on a double date with my friend Dana and her daughter. It was a nice chance for River and I to spend some time together with just us (and for daddy to spend some alone time with Roxy). We went to the Kaleidescope Children's Museum. They had a great time as you can see!!Candyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00498602002880466767noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-853481853601053485.post-39959462441980420772009-01-17T16:24:00.002-06:002009-01-17T16:29:20.818-06:00Roxy's Room<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiON6c0WwdqiKsD0XdCdC6qj2OkuIyZj3i4_igmjtHgcUvLvmBeBkJbrKtoC0rRAdk8g7YMXi_i6aQHC5687GLj7FjX5Hl8rVf1v3OPdAdNe8w8Z46k4iAfkXQ165L_CUkVI3cK5-NuPvo/s1600-h/DSCN1587.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiON6c0WwdqiKsD0XdCdC6qj2OkuIyZj3i4_igmjtHgcUvLvmBeBkJbrKtoC0rRAdk8g7YMXi_i6aQHC5687GLj7FjX5Hl8rVf1v3OPdAdNe8w8Z46k4iAfkXQ165L_CUkVI3cK5-NuPvo/s320/DSCN1587.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5292393210097937714" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL4YUUgejNyQnb7zK2B_VDcefazzyfXQFKWq2aa9bEwC5qyogsWxhkRz5MIpfZDHnckBjmkBLshPqv5Pv9uE6plapGHoHGdhsfiyvqdhsHOFdQ34TwO4wFHBhO_46WlTzTT3FkSJLjjKY/s1600-h/DSCN1598.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL4YUUgejNyQnb7zK2B_VDcefazzyfXQFKWq2aa9bEwC5qyogsWxhkRz5MIpfZDHnckBjmkBLshPqv5Pv9uE6plapGHoHGdhsfiyvqdhsHOFdQ34TwO4wFHBhO_46WlTzTT3FkSJLjjKY/s320/DSCN1598.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5292393203823082914" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyu4ctobOKefyfr8zNdAq5veuYrkZofAtx3oBABeiq4-aBLw_K864duDS9HN84N_2c5kivBf9VPSP0CvcDx0G_JzvoZ6p9fmcQaAOVY9QOzOV62iHIyBoiDAPI2UYCBAZpIDwEENlUPXs/s1600-h/DSCN1597.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyu4ctobOKefyfr8zNdAq5veuYrkZofAtx3oBABeiq4-aBLw_K864duDS9HN84N_2c5kivBf9VPSP0CvcDx0G_JzvoZ6p9fmcQaAOVY9QOzOV62iHIyBoiDAPI2UYCBAZpIDwEENlUPXs/s320/DSCN1597.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5292393202895502578" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh2SgSpp1UAi_v0JyL9bkOrZrXqPmNcYEUtWnYfNL_CRk58lwaoMHjsj3pJ5cM9z2WGo5JDkhgnELNbwEx1CgvU3EjTxtjgOSld3lboqBMSX_Q_f4_H46o-iuYwjEJWoIS0KA5kOYmrIU/s1600-h/DSCN1593.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh2SgSpp1UAi_v0JyL9bkOrZrXqPmNcYEUtWnYfNL_CRk58lwaoMHjsj3pJ5cM9z2WGo5JDkhgnELNbwEx1CgvU3EjTxtjgOSld3lboqBMSX_Q_f4_H46o-iuYwjEJWoIS0KA5kOYmrIU/s320/DSCN1593.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5292393196598929714" /></a><br />My wonderful friends on the third and fourth grade teams at school purchased ALL of my baby bedding for Roxy's room. I got it in a couple of days ago so I took some pics of the room, but what pics would be complete without a goofball brother playing in the room???Candyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00498602002880466767noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-853481853601053485.post-12789945876161784802009-01-16T21:23:00.003-06:002009-01-16T21:33:20.064-06:00I'm a Big Girl Now!!!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd-phtR5fTuwarQNAmlMs6XEpIPTZRhbY8iHx5cdjxxP-27kcRzoweZRfNHZ9yK0lWPQEEXEyN7yh_9HNB_03pdjLNzdKBvOJlxrqUkr7v0V9AmKfBKNPqWPKzqFL3fy-cFoKLcKcNm9Q/s1600-h/DSCN1576.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd-phtR5fTuwarQNAmlMs6XEpIPTZRhbY8iHx5cdjxxP-27kcRzoweZRfNHZ9yK0lWPQEEXEyN7yh_9HNB_03pdjLNzdKBvOJlxrqUkr7v0V9AmKfBKNPqWPKzqFL3fy-cFoKLcKcNm9Q/s320/DSCN1576.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5292100151907058402" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7g686PYjPSJVEsXzVpDJrxKIDKtMBq_gZaiOftTRQFhE-dk5_q6henaYdY0Fu0J9U-8WisIQdiHqdTjSyAsRnLuKj09FsKdZWD9fSFhDcfx7aOGCotO3PDErScVpimeEklMYS1PmzQYA/s1600-h/DSCN1581.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7g686PYjPSJVEsXzVpDJrxKIDKtMBq_gZaiOftTRQFhE-dk5_q6henaYdY0Fu0J9U-8WisIQdiHqdTjSyAsRnLuKj09FsKdZWD9fSFhDcfx7aOGCotO3PDErScVpimeEklMYS1PmzQYA/s320/DSCN1581.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5292100145704131522" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9sW51_cQ4mfqhIIKM0CfEiKnndWRdVbhvk6hBcMq7iNJOcsSasYO4jR5Cy7eiQ_Rr77Ya5bz6oGNhNIMNA2I9C3V2hIeIqKtuXXCJWQ9gfFDxknQ_hKU_eyqbK7OZhgPrSdDoc6hAKOI/s1600-h/DSCN1583.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9sW51_cQ4mfqhIIKM0CfEiKnndWRdVbhvk6hBcMq7iNJOcsSasYO4jR5Cy7eiQ_Rr77Ya5bz6oGNhNIMNA2I9C3V2hIeIqKtuXXCJWQ9gfFDxknQ_hKU_eyqbK7OZhgPrSdDoc6hAKOI/s320/DSCN1583.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5292100139347470914" /></a><br />Roxy is changing so much day by day! This week we went to the doctor and she weighed 9 pounds 8.5 ounces!!!!! Remember she only weighed 7'10" not even 4 weeks ago. She had grown an inch in length and a half inch around her head. She's already busting out of those newborn clothes and into the 0-3 months. Last Sunday we had a "sip and see" which is like a baby shower, but the baby is there for everyone to see. It's kind of the newest thing in adoption. My dear friend Dana graciously hosted this shindig at her house and we had a great time. SO many people came by to see this loved little girl. I was completely overwhelmed at the amount of gifts we received. She will certainly be the best dressed newborn around. Suzanne bought this hat that was so totally cute I had to take some fun pics of her in it. We are having a ball and we just love her so much. She is such a sweet baby. She rarely cries, and she has a very contemplative serious look on her face a lot. She looks so much like Kat; two beautiful girls!!Candyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00498602002880466767noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-853481853601053485.post-37331720095097478962009-01-05T18:33:00.005-06:002009-01-05T18:44:19.397-06:00Big Brother<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTdC2xelCzq7h9AHTwhdRzy6M0alB-aqVY10Rj-b1Pm18UF99px-Ku7IoVRXhPVfKl2i_BShFO0y2gVZ-h7EbYa_f9InfYPD476EZ_HWp6I96fYsaqtslnFgJcLoucCNZdGydT8lqcJrw/s1600-h/DSCN1565.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTdC2xelCzq7h9AHTwhdRzy6M0alB-aqVY10Rj-b1Pm18UF99px-Ku7IoVRXhPVfKl2i_BShFO0y2gVZ-h7EbYa_f9InfYPD476EZ_HWp6I96fYsaqtslnFgJcLoucCNZdGydT8lqcJrw/s320/DSCN1565.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287974438193994658" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCNQb6hFWLcTpt_oF5TaIb3DjLSb7rd9_xiLTH7-1Hqd5Rr58Oo9OdVn39OF2V_fJyzqrI_MEwQWb8vN7DU-PKKVT99uJTQs3LfqyESx9UW8rgM4OHMhiaQDgTHSqauWiDq03Tk6yzh1k/s1600-h/DSCN1566.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCNQb6hFWLcTpt_oF5TaIb3DjLSb7rd9_xiLTH7-1Hqd5Rr58Oo9OdVn39OF2V_fJyzqrI_MEwQWb8vN7DU-PKKVT99uJTQs3LfqyESx9UW8rgM4OHMhiaQDgTHSqauWiDq03Tk6yzh1k/s320/DSCN1566.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287974434247879554" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_RG0yUI1ZXRxoPh4rzWs3x7jl9SCF3q85nkKRAvmflSJ1bPyZd7dG-TiQbOAS0pJWq3e7MElYM1kaQRO6sKX4kYRl6MrvvihzIJgm91s7x-NsMhMVXYZkO9bZk0NUAGvhrPMhv_52H28/s1600-h/DSCN1562.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_RG0yUI1ZXRxoPh4rzWs3x7jl9SCF3q85nkKRAvmflSJ1bPyZd7dG-TiQbOAS0pJWq3e7MElYM1kaQRO6sKX4kYRl6MrvvihzIJgm91s7x-NsMhMVXYZkO9bZk0NUAGvhrPMhv_52H28/s320/DSCN1562.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287974430493964466" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgcpR1JVSY3My8fBTzpJbCuwesLc8sxwsR4-vRrDJCifuL12_rKHDkiCUAvpg_ZiL9NsAy-XWqFwHQ12xdAEU97N8EDirHvqQGL4b6sXEiYg1LnFerfULylM4lqIcHHyrzd4DCC7LZyJM/s1600-h/DSCN1561.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgcpR1JVSY3My8fBTzpJbCuwesLc8sxwsR4-vRrDJCifuL12_rKHDkiCUAvpg_ZiL9NsAy-XWqFwHQ12xdAEU97N8EDirHvqQGL4b6sXEiYg1LnFerfULylM4lqIcHHyrzd4DCC7LZyJM/s320/DSCN1561.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287974428497120770" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPFSWINTcGcYDo4Ndxf16zpIK3JbblssEbwhhBF2cow0CsPe4_XclHT-8wkjEfXofDUlunrgMdT_omVqHEKKLdTUIYiyGEoOcdyO5qtZC7wIPR7DrHL7SKvRNClAF2c85nhM1O2g333Hw/s1600-h/DSCN1553.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPFSWINTcGcYDo4Ndxf16zpIK3JbblssEbwhhBF2cow0CsPe4_XclHT-8wkjEfXofDUlunrgMdT_omVqHEKKLdTUIYiyGEoOcdyO5qtZC7wIPR7DrHL7SKvRNClAF2c85nhM1O2g333Hw/s320/DSCN1553.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287973750104251666" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjzl4_yd11rP6g0nLjArWZqUVv8Hg5JrZdoxBKX7aWYyGCDXHDuzC_3-oA5R4g408OSPcr-Vkm1okE7lxMGxwkOeO2cYPZ4puSVXruKuQKz-OUfug52xoz1Q_xJhFwj1qHJUOJzLxpyQI/s1600-h/DSCN1557.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjzl4_yd11rP6g0nLjArWZqUVv8Hg5JrZdoxBKX7aWYyGCDXHDuzC_3-oA5R4g408OSPcr-Vkm1okE7lxMGxwkOeO2cYPZ4puSVXruKuQKz-OUfug52xoz1Q_xJhFwj1qHJUOJzLxpyQI/s320/DSCN1557.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287973744036085794" /></a><br />I know in some of these pics it SEEMS like Roxy is totally uninterested or asleep, which she is, but when River comes and talks to her her eyes get huge and she always turns to look at him. We went to the mall and let River play so he is showing off for his sister. <br /><br /><br />Today was the first day back to school and River wore his Big Brother shirt and Roxy wore her Little Sister shirt. He was so proud!!Candyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00498602002880466767noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-853481853601053485.post-12810153443284119002008-12-30T13:45:00.003-06:002008-12-30T13:55:11.825-06:00A Perfect MomentI don't have any pictures to go with this moment I just wanted to write about it so it would always be there. I've been going into many first grade classrooms teaching students about writing about a small moment and making that moment permanent. I had a very special small moment a couple of days ago. Forest had to go help a friend split some firewood and it was about 5:00 in the evening. For those of you who have kids you will probably agree that the moment when your child first wakes up is truly magical. They are still blinking away the sleep and are oh so cuddly at that moment. I have always enjoyed that time of day right before the sun goes down and it's just about to get dark and the sky feels kind of like it is hugging you close. Well a couple of days ago when Forest was out River was napping on the couch which is rare. I was sitting in our rocker holding Roxy and just soaking in her smell, and warmth, and just enjoying holding her little body. Right about the time the sun was about to go down and barely coming through the blinds River woke up. He came over and climbed up in my lap and layed his angelic head on my shoulder. I had River on my right, and Roxy on my left and we were rocking watching a disney movie in the last light of the day. WOW! There was a moment when tears sprung to my eyes, and I thought, "God gave me this perfect moment" I have NEVER been more content and felt more love in my life. I sat in that moment and thanked God for Kat and Wendy because without either of them I would not have been able to have THESE two children in my life, and they are perfect! Wow, I'm tearing up just typing it! I hope everyone in the world gets to experience a perfect moment like that.Candyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00498602002880466767noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-853481853601053485.post-82877831939240838342008-12-27T14:37:00.002-06:002008-12-27T14:45:22.169-06:00Santa Baby...<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk4lt9QV4FhezWo0Rh_AoYwteeALB9KiJ0MjJY4TPMHrFetwMYttfrQDDsjeQalnNKkXNk0TNeOCkMd6_LavXhdiYGVY0DjUnTRNMbrDAineH9lpvr0TevBLb7yvx3T21hma2jXaTKOOs/s1600-h/DSCN1540.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk4lt9QV4FhezWo0Rh_AoYwteeALB9KiJ0MjJY4TPMHrFetwMYttfrQDDsjeQalnNKkXNk0TNeOCkMd6_LavXhdiYGVY0DjUnTRNMbrDAineH9lpvr0TevBLb7yvx3T21hma2jXaTKOOs/s320/DSCN1540.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5284573654054704562" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqEvB5s7nOqz71ZUSSB4xvc_5ua4cri8LIzgSXEvw37I9ZZqeJnQh46aRV5BqoZCePSyy4k0GFfgXAL0C5nCJm96z7xMKxmoU5M-qqToQrXrD18BLcm6hSo-8N3YRCw-miir7DHdZbey0/s1600-h/DSCN1538.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqEvB5s7nOqz71ZUSSB4xvc_5ua4cri8LIzgSXEvw37I9ZZqeJnQh46aRV5BqoZCePSyy4k0GFfgXAL0C5nCJm96z7xMKxmoU5M-qqToQrXrD18BLcm6hSo-8N3YRCw-miir7DHdZbey0/s320/DSCN1538.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5284573650121684466" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-tcy8ZML9fETADhdD37ePk0JGcmE9Ur7lYxe9HSUjHpOpsFvYS7qI2KZNxp55WehQcnO6YWNImcfGqGkBX2T_RnEfhYiOC29SZGev8gz3NWrxy30c63N7u_ASik8irlOTqKah6vofGow/s1600-h/DSCN1534.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-tcy8ZML9fETADhdD37ePk0JGcmE9Ur7lYxe9HSUjHpOpsFvYS7qI2KZNxp55WehQcnO6YWNImcfGqGkBX2T_RnEfhYiOC29SZGev8gz3NWrxy30c63N7u_ASik8irlOTqKah6vofGow/s320/DSCN1534.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5284573645212428770" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKQQInj6tOPDLWcZfxqzF4RZSBk2Sr0gt4KG5XgPIsZTxqzKEa9AXjewkJy0r4cnbJYHT4TeLgHWP4pkIf4Cv0DEAjWkYnKfUh5BVFgyjyQPg89qve3Xd2j5LeGaFtXotrMnkYs4wPEHM/s1600-h/DSCN1533.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKQQInj6tOPDLWcZfxqzF4RZSBk2Sr0gt4KG5XgPIsZTxqzKEa9AXjewkJy0r4cnbJYHT4TeLgHWP4pkIf4Cv0DEAjWkYnKfUh5BVFgyjyQPg89qve3Xd2j5LeGaFtXotrMnkYs4wPEHM/s320/DSCN1533.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5284573641494599218" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3UB_xw6vdZ10XPdImgsX7luuzTKOIxzesbixoYdNzOBAiO7q2jQuGALOnJnn_yAN_rVvoLu6R_ve4iJQ64LJaScfNQNLjRwX4NUE8wPr-Fm9TbCFsY2WnbjMS3H3vUN0v9ktPzWsEyKI/s1600-h/DSCN1535.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3UB_xw6vdZ10XPdImgsX7luuzTKOIxzesbixoYdNzOBAiO7q2jQuGALOnJnn_yAN_rVvoLu6R_ve4iJQ64LJaScfNQNLjRwX4NUE8wPr-Fm9TbCFsY2WnbjMS3H3vUN0v9ktPzWsEyKI/s320/DSCN1535.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5284573639102378034" /></a><br /> We went to the Bass Pro Shop on Christmas Eve for River to see Santa. Well, he was terribly worried about Roxy not seeing Santa so we have pics of Roxy and Santa also. If you didn't make it out to Bass Pro this year, you really missed something awesome. I think he was the nicest Santa ever. There were also lots of fun things for the kids to do and see. I hope you enjoy the pictures, of course, we think they are adorable!Candyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00498602002880466767noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-853481853601053485.post-63207992099391222812008-12-22T21:11:00.002-06:002008-12-22T21:14:57.349-06:00Christmas Sing (Or not)<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu6zys1q2GIcN8I1sq0ivJquvhd0NfKIUjpl19RJSbn_u1zprSgVPVE-x5Hu-2HzgZ2SVFU6njR-gkH1tWPjuF8wrnp__YiU0QwF8pS_0DnkH2ssyNoxNF-FA_EhcDhavfmfBuTJvsjpQ/s1600-h/DSCN1467.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu6zys1q2GIcN8I1sq0ivJquvhd0NfKIUjpl19RJSbn_u1zprSgVPVE-x5Hu-2HzgZ2SVFU6njR-gkH1tWPjuF8wrnp__YiU0QwF8pS_0DnkH2ssyNoxNF-FA_EhcDhavfmfBuTJvsjpQ/s320/DSCN1467.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5282818659776613714" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSdlSIYYOKswASDfRQzMkdDnhgWDn2ih2b0dV-fUoqQSGHv-7veC0EQNsVZXpvS7OL76QRPH9aPR8USKqwPh5PKa6TF3tMHFum7G710CD2hOAQWWEJH8DJdPZr1_IjLiVGTKCTUnJ3bx8/s1600-h/DSCN1468.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSdlSIYYOKswASDfRQzMkdDnhgWDn2ih2b0dV-fUoqQSGHv-7veC0EQNsVZXpvS7OL76QRPH9aPR8USKqwPh5PKa6TF3tMHFum7G710CD2hOAQWWEJH8DJdPZr1_IjLiVGTKCTUnJ3bx8/s320/DSCN1468.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5282818650138610898" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii1O4oqhybwy19Sm9CWztYUd0SurHxu1GYtAFqDHxZ6OBAAFmteV3G1MFWFAx4XTKJh2h0F3Ju_Gk5pS_WqkivSD23bUFGOrMENvHOQ1KIBDBRMZZDUWjG0oonoSmXpbLYg2DpuHsXZbY/s1600-h/DSCN1463.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii1O4oqhybwy19Sm9CWztYUd0SurHxu1GYtAFqDHxZ6OBAAFmteV3G1MFWFAx4XTKJh2h0F3Ju_Gk5pS_WqkivSD23bUFGOrMENvHOQ1KIBDBRMZZDUWjG0oonoSmXpbLYg2DpuHsXZbY/s320/DSCN1463.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5282818645212591138" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZeGMn8w2ZHSUHe8hRJUjWeX5bwoVNBaxZRm5SiwCS26r4g9u6RIGCXUj_PQb94APPNpKhxLfUfjn-8ruGvadQqBY5u5h-4cVYoSLP2bUyM0RmLYUnjAD2BF-Cs_w1uvf47HOvyqsKPgk/s1600-h/DSCN1457.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZeGMn8w2ZHSUHe8hRJUjWeX5bwoVNBaxZRm5SiwCS26r4g9u6RIGCXUj_PQb94APPNpKhxLfUfjn-8ruGvadQqBY5u5h-4cVYoSLP2bUyM0RmLYUnjAD2BF-Cs_w1uvf47HOvyqsKPgk/s320/DSCN1457.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5282818634916802066" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWE1G-O99jO5KL9u8lbW-ex1x3B_ngSkSz0Hqp8S3K2Rxx3uq8IeH3myrzyY8-aNa0wcDw-PlPV_NnWQ2iMzGSmdCJUsXJkp1-k8WspaVJ2iU_mhNIIiBjuFaeZ0CbtFsRyK3BqWayUXI/s1600-h/DSCN1451.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWE1G-O99jO5KL9u8lbW-ex1x3B_ngSkSz0Hqp8S3K2Rxx3uq8IeH3myrzyY8-aNa0wcDw-PlPV_NnWQ2iMzGSmdCJUsXJkp1-k8WspaVJ2iU_mhNIIiBjuFaeZ0CbtFsRyK3BqWayUXI/s320/DSCN1451.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5282818632674856674" /></a><br />Christmas would be complete without a sing along. Unfortunately, River decided NOT to sing along. Oh well the pictures turned out really cute!Candyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00498602002880466767noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-853481853601053485.post-32320596491650046382008-12-22T20:31:00.005-06:002008-12-22T21:09:29.327-06:00Baby Watch 2008! Welcome Home Roxy Katherine!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ0uZdtBpk-xSDVMH5OuzN0qD_bZ_VxTqq9qS21dPtuHo61W4hGrQ1TBqyfGGlC-jYKj3G8zUI-sNDF5gY3QgJr3xN2zgeLm6ToEH91IhUJefYNqmd9n5V1SngFkOsJUhVMHGroPlRumE/s1600-h/DSCN1498.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ0uZdtBpk-xSDVMH5OuzN0qD_bZ_VxTqq9qS21dPtuHo61W4hGrQ1TBqyfGGlC-jYKj3G8zUI-sNDF5gY3QgJr3xN2zgeLm6ToEH91IhUJefYNqmd9n5V1SngFkOsJUhVMHGroPlRumE/s320/DSCN1498.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5282817277868614354" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQpefQQ5_k4II_L_wfjfdUcboFon3ib2R6QOb4NOlAOLVVFXtJnoGGHHfUmAa6HiEVwJaGx7P2-uvyRLj6rEIlrBHjyg5pIg7_yGUU2yPLzka6sX3JznaOi32GXbV6KPp9rrE1wXEZwSs/s1600-h/DSCN1497.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQpefQQ5_k4II_L_wfjfdUcboFon3ib2R6QOb4NOlAOLVVFXtJnoGGHHfUmAa6HiEVwJaGx7P2-uvyRLj6rEIlrBHjyg5pIg7_yGUU2yPLzka6sX3JznaOi32GXbV6KPp9rrE1wXEZwSs/s320/DSCN1497.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5282817276196247666" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfrHoM3qg1tBFxkXtcV61nJIuQFevkmEga16ckfZWUhSf9Oczq713HxcunjdjIMceQ3qcnVj5ptYkaULaA1QUmWBNFNJkwVIWiUrzUNTxRNIc9FlZaprCAB1k8F41JMdss9_GtFupiw7A/s1600-h/DSCN1512.JPG"><img style="float:left; 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margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivb-La5S0jMNmi4Lihm5MZtN4dIyF1LQsc1kEtFrSQQS02GDmex0mYWghacjRUJ9iDaRCb8M6_H05pVlxiRmtY93cC0tKLKr46LGNw0oshr95OSvJZAoFpdDQU2pAXIe0Ed_gbyWxSTVY/s320/DSCN1516.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5282816524077073058" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyJD4tn7l8vCu3ryKShPLS2mzu174etm52qSDNnPdgCN8FtjewUmpyqZJ9bhrBDij0d5raqHfpneXl5N764369iQ-7E0swQYKZuEWf2DJVTYfMXrMzL8R4A_n9R_8KYGRbSoh8hfO1O8E/s1600-h/DSCN1523.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyJD4tn7l8vCu3ryKShPLS2mzu174etm52qSDNnPdgCN8FtjewUmpyqZJ9bhrBDij0d5raqHfpneXl5N764369iQ-7E0swQYKZuEWf2DJVTYfMXrMzL8R4A_n9R_8KYGRbSoh8hfO1O8E/s320/DSCN1523.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5282816511342801298" /></a><br />What a difference a day makes! We are now a family of four. I really can't believe it. Many of you have been asking about the last few days so here goes... Kat called me on Saturday night and had been contracting for a few hours. She was admitted into the hospital and I got there around 10:30 pm. I'll now fastforward a bit. After many contractions, no sleep, no pain meds, and little progress dilating it was suddenly Sunday morning. She finally got her epidural but Roxy turned posterior and was blocking the epidural space so the meds weren't working :( She still wasn't dilating so they upped the pitocin and the contractions really kicked in and she went from a 6 to a 10 in about 10 minutes. Three pushes later out popped (well I'm sure Kat wouldn't say she "popped")little Miss Roxy. Kat was AMAZING! She is truly a superhero. I know no other way to describe it, but AMAZING! To say this whole experience has changed my life doesn't even begin to describe what has happened to me. Baby watch 2008 extended all the way to Germany, Greece, Afghanistan, and many places in between. This little girl is loved by so many. I wish we could all be so lucky! I want to say THANK YOU for all the prayers sent our way by friends and family. I feel more blessed than you can possible imagine. Please enjoy some of my favorite new pics. I'm sure there will be tons more to come!Candyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00498602002880466767noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-853481853601053485.post-71544991934576553152008-12-17T17:18:00.002-06:002008-12-17T17:20:54.265-06:00More Roxy News..This one is short: the doctor called today and said that if she doesn't go fully into labor on her own by Sunday we will be going to the hospital Sunday night at 7:30 for an induction. Hopefully she won't even make it till Sunday, but you never know. So...Roxy will be here no later than Monday! Phew! I can't wait for little Roxy to join our family. What an amazing Christmas present.Candyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00498602002880466767noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-853481853601053485.post-81448403041540373362008-12-16T17:50:00.002-06:002008-12-16T18:00:58.277-06:00Roxy UpdateWell...here we go: We had our Dr. appt this morning and she was dilated to a 2 and 50% effaced (sp?) Our doctor got called out during our appt and since she had had such drastic changes since last week he sent us over to the hospital to be monitored and do an ultrasound. HOURS later...no change; fluid was fine so they sent us home. She's been having contractions since 8:00 pm last night but I guess they just aren't productive enough yet. The nurse came in and said, "ok the doctor called and said he'll see you next week!!!" I was like, "Oh no, I don't think so!" I called and left a message for the doctor about scheduling an induction if she even makes it another day or two. I know that every labor and delivery is different, but I just don't think there is any possible way she can go much longer. The ultrasound showed that it is for sure a girl and she weighs about 8 pounds 7 ounces right now with fat feet, a fat elbow, she had a pouty look on her face and her hands were in fists!! Attitude already! I'll keep everyone posted when I know more.Candyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00498602002880466767noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-853481853601053485.post-42020746426847328422008-12-15T22:27:00.005-06:002008-12-15T22:45:13.750-06:00I'm bouncing off the walls!!!!!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6QIISS-ZO0GW4F9yrFMHCZd_NWm_huFcwf1yV_uGcUbRKIYGL8SiKUX3v5q6UB0KdY8Wodoy8SoOUaQd6qGjh99At_0pIlDPxeUl1fai2SLJ-Q_JHG8pHv_-HI2Y1A6BCAaxNfLYZSNk/s1600-h/PICT0117.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6QIISS-ZO0GW4F9yrFMHCZd_NWm_huFcwf1yV_uGcUbRKIYGL8SiKUX3v5q6UB0KdY8Wodoy8SoOUaQd6qGjh99At_0pIlDPxeUl1fai2SLJ-Q_JHG8pHv_-HI2Y1A6BCAaxNfLYZSNk/s320/PICT0117.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5280243693529775058" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqmYxun5KBnNX_7dK2vDgUCR9OK1rMgt0JP1iVOuzC1SxW5kkxzzxP5p1GrGwZCbsrhK4VFMxFmjQB2baEI65WDcOXR8RAXuRjAsf3bG4l4nu7X49fJwPZB5TV6pDvvC9Z2YQM84PSVqk/s1600-h/PICT0119.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqmYxun5KBnNX_7dK2vDgUCR9OK1rMgt0JP1iVOuzC1SxW5kkxzzxP5p1GrGwZCbsrhK4VFMxFmjQB2baEI65WDcOXR8RAXuRjAsf3bG4l4nu7X49fJwPZB5TV6pDvvC9Z2YQM84PSVqk/s320/PICT0119.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5280243542580444626" /></a><br /><br />Yes, not only River, but Forest as well!!! We had a fun filled ice day. We did get out today because we had to go get Kat and take her to a vet because Tonka (her puppy) had a rash(ish) thing on his leg and we wanted to make sure it wasn't ringworm. It wasn't and we got some medicine so all is well with Tonka. We have Kat's last (hopefully) doctor's appt. tomorrow morning. Last week he said that if she made it until Tuesday he would schedule the induction so I'll have more on that tomorrow. By the way, I was confident the baby would come on Friday since it was the largest and closest full moon we've had since 1993. Literally, the planets were aligned and the gravitational pull should have been the strongest, but alas, NO BABY! So back to today: River was wound for sound and he did the funniest/smartest thing ever!!! He was carrying Lucy the new kitty around let's just say, not so gently. When I asked him to put her down for the 20th time I finally put him in his room to "think". Forest went up to get him out and River asked if we got his note. He said that he wrote us a note and put it downstairs. He had sneaked out of his room and got some paper and a marker and "wrote us a note". I asked him to read it to us and this is what it said,"Why do I have to get into trouble because of the cat?"<br />Well...let's just say I was very impressed that he was stating his case in writing. Now he knows why he got into trouble, but still I am impressed. I even recognized some of the letters. He is so smart!!!Candyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00498602002880466767noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-853481853601053485.post-48775346292884227522008-12-09T17:58:00.002-06:002008-12-09T18:24:00.980-06:00My first blog gameI've been tagged to do my first blog game. The only sad thing is I don't really have anyone to tag when I'm done. My good friend Terra tagged me and the others she tagged are really the only blog friends I have. That's ok- I'm playing anyway!!<br />My Five Favorite Things:<br /><br />1. My family: I know that is a cliche, but I waited so long to get married and have kids that I truly look forward to coming home every night and just being in the same room together, doing something, or doing nothing.<br />2. My jobs: I LOVE my 2 jobs! I have the best of both worlds in education. I get to work with all these fabulous teachers(honestly the best in the biz)duing the day and then I get to teach future teachers one night a week.<br />3. Coffee: I love the smell, the taste, the color, the way it makes me feel; it's almost an addiction. MMMMM...just thinking about it!!!!<br />4. Cooking: and eating what I cook unfortunately. I love to experiment with recipes or making up my own. I really do cook about 5 or 6 nights a week.<br />5. Reading: This has always been a passion of mine since I was a little girl. I love reading almost anything but mostly historical fiction and cookbooks. Although most recently I've loved Twilight! MMMMM...Edward!<br /><br />More Blogging Fun...A Get to know me survey<br />Who's Who<br /><br />What is your husband's name? Forest<br /><br />How long have you been married? 7 years, dating 2 the first time (when we were 16), 1 the second time around (when we weren't 16)<br /><br />How old is he? 38<br /><br />Who is taller? He is, but not by much<br /><br />Who can sing better? Neither of us can sing at all, but I'm the one who tries the most.<br /><br />Who is smarter? Big red firetruck!!! Me, of course! lol But Forest can make, build, or fix ANYTHING!!<br /><br />Who does the laundry? Me, but I'm pretty sure Forest just thinks we have a magic machine that does it all!<br /><br />Who pays the bills? Me; he'd rather not even know about the money.<br /><br />Who sleeps on the right side of the bed? Looking at the bed it's Forest.<br /><br />Who mows the lawn? Forest; he has a riding lawnmower and loves to ride it around.<br /><br />Who cooks the meals? Me.But even though I love to cook, I too cook the same 5 or 6 favorite meals over and over. Forest only knows how to make chili and tacos and yet he never even makes those two meals.<br /><br />Who is the first to admit they are wrong? Well since I am never wrong, I guess it's not me.<br /><br />Who kissed who first? I'm sure it was Forest. I was only 16 and probably not brave enough.<br /><br />Who wears the pants? Well I may have to steal Terra's answer and say we each wear one leg. We have always been friends first and truly share in decision making.Candyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00498602002880466767noreply@blogger.com3