tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7649355419622735322024-03-05T13:49:58.849-06:00The Adventures of LilliUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger924125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-764935541962273532.post-77072613436007878902012-09-26T21:14:00.000-05:002012-09-26T21:14:43.860-05:00MovingNo, we haven't changed our minds on moving houses but we are moving blogs. Our site limit filled up here last week (hence the silence) and we decided to move over to Wordpress for better service and products. It also took us a few days to come up with a new name for the blog since soon the adventures will be for more than just Lilli!<br />
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The new site is: <a href="http://adventuresoftwomonkeys.wordpress.com/">adventuresoftwomonkeys.wordpress.com</a>, so update your feeds!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-764935541962273532.post-56886318111320046642012-09-17T20:53:00.003-05:002012-09-17T21:14:48.831-05:00Going GreekLast weekend (Sept 9th) was so nice and fall-like. After we got home from church and were putting the groceries away Lilli said "It's a beautiful day for a bike ride and to feed the ducks." HA! It's hard to argue with that reasoning! Brent had also bought this new "GoCam" video camera thing he was itching to try out. So he strapped it to her helmet and off they went, with high def footage of his back and Lilli's chatter.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjksIhbq2Fe6AvAND2L_23a8NCsiMQXdVcE_75Lft5Sf82OXtyNgmge4LlxP5uYIqaft8_Rv3LWQrfg6AdTtu4lFjjqfZtBeDLC-BBskteNkAjhob2TP8YVjfEplrWoJnkhQDLa_BFlvos/s1600/IMG_3019.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjksIhbq2Fe6AvAND2L_23a8NCsiMQXdVcE_75Lft5Sf82OXtyNgmge4LlxP5uYIqaft8_Rv3LWQrfg6AdTtu4lFjjqfZtBeDLC-BBskteNkAjhob2TP8YVjfEplrWoJnkhQDLa_BFlvos/s400/IMG_3019.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5789331928964783522" border="0" /></a>You really can't beat all the geese/ducks at Shelby Park. I loaded her up with our odds and ends of leftover bread and some old popcorn and they quickly gobbled it up.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaoRDjRiBWmWAcDNGa36B7GOOTbgpgC6yLaB2Cty59ZIOzls3V-tghTXzzaUaBXXsdC9-k2wYnJ-z-ysAFjWlm9HKdV5zpLkx1TLbIul3LfQfKlHGBv0fdtjIC-815SmidVUKAM9F1rHc/s1600/IMG_2865.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaoRDjRiBWmWAcDNGa36B7GOOTbgpgC6yLaB2Cty59ZIOzls3V-tghTXzzaUaBXXsdC9-k2wYnJ-z-ysAFjWlm9HKdV5zpLkx1TLbIul3LfQfKlHGBv0fdtjIC-815SmidVUKAM9F1rHc/s400/IMG_2865.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5789331696162967106" border="0" /></a>I'd personally be happier if there were a few less, but until they attack it's the best place to feed ducks locally!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi91sWEMMJWMP6MB9Z2KWyIWtaagBIZF3OSyAo9O-S7Kr79xWkdru4rB6iy0sNDYPYdTcHGpuIWHKatxTth8bU3ScmCzleOcbZ5WJam_bXIg-Ri4xDHumC8v7k20g54Xo_ENcjLd-wd840/s1600/IMG_2855.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi91sWEMMJWMP6MB9Z2KWyIWtaagBIZF3OSyAo9O-S7Kr79xWkdru4rB6iy0sNDYPYdTcHGpuIWHKatxTth8bU3ScmCzleOcbZ5WJam_bXIg-Ri4xDHumC8v7k20g54Xo_ENcjLd-wd840/s400/IMG_2855.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5789331704294885586" border="0" /></a>We also went to the Greek Festival that day. It's one of our favorite festivals around town and we had a <a href="http://adventuresoflilli.blogspot.com/2011/09/opa.html">lot of fun last year</a>. It's free to get in and everything is so affordable (including the amazing food.) It's not too crowded to be enjoyable and the Kids area has a lot of variety. I think we spent a total of less than $30 for dinner for all 3 of us and lots of activities in the Kids zone.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinbzsAHBNGVBkMWaZgxt9RHkyFuaizbpIcAB5hqKo-FcLEAsRT7GCb5Wie4SRN_WkN2qftnTT3AN1tNE-YeNE_VHol2v7BpgK_Bjq3MoBTqGwpUHg6jz-42aXL0VSf0AvXLryzWWoirdk/s1600/IMG_2887.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinbzsAHBNGVBkMWaZgxt9RHkyFuaizbpIcAB5hqKo-FcLEAsRT7GCb5Wie4SRN_WkN2qftnTT3AN1tNE-YeNE_VHol2v7BpgK_Bjq3MoBTqGwpUHg6jz-42aXL0VSf0AvXLryzWWoirdk/s400/IMG_2887.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5789331687669382466" border="0" /></a>They have a great petting zoo - it cracked us up that they brought the exact animals from last year. You can pet and play as long as you like. Lilli could probably stay in there forever.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMPXTuRNMwSabOw2eoDgeFp0XhUsHyRSnntc_ip9zgMEUvjMiWXuO5M5FIChGMfN9sRqgiqyeZO37Ws7PwyjAXnsQCzDTGvY0Vc0eMm7ihCxUYXF4IDcAvJB7bC5JErFFJ1qIq_wujlSc/s1600/IMG_2917.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMPXTuRNMwSabOw2eoDgeFp0XhUsHyRSnntc_ip9zgMEUvjMiWXuO5M5FIChGMfN9sRqgiqyeZO37Ws7PwyjAXnsQCzDTGvY0Vc0eMm7ihCxUYXF4IDcAvJB7bC5JErFFJ1qIq_wujlSc/s400/IMG_2917.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5789331678998907890" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ-za42g9x6n10a0wODHBuO1H-twek-48t7g3EqG3lml-Qtowymc02nif72kJqGvxzyX49jNICNEYejkub818ZPOCiKz62xqvLWMcZsoHQkD5UTJKE21cMvmL-U_Q_Lb04fSIQaL6G2UM/s1600/IMG_2923.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ-za42g9x6n10a0wODHBuO1H-twek-48t7g3EqG3lml-Qtowymc02nif72kJqGvxzyX49jNICNEYejkub818ZPOCiKz62xqvLWMcZsoHQkD5UTJKE21cMvmL-U_Q_Lb04fSIQaL6G2UM/s400/IMG_2923.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5789331666885510626" border="0" /></a>Lots of wonderful authentic Greek music and dancing. Last year Lilli got out there and tore the floor up with her mad breakdancing skills, but at 3.75 she's a lot more reserved than at 2.75 years old.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJJuBC_nkiRkfGyASlYBKfZ_GY0XDaia8UX_o7_ogwXceh1HlwRUKRahXVii6c9eHwVCVohB_yTi3SaBn06oB-bXozqOzIN4Np6heRDelZXFZ4fbaaiY5Ae2Iv6Mao5cbP1YVWiYXxfgU/s1600/IMG_2963.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJJuBC_nkiRkfGyASlYBKfZ_GY0XDaia8UX_o7_ogwXceh1HlwRUKRahXVii6c9eHwVCVohB_yTi3SaBn06oB-bXozqOzIN4Np6heRDelZXFZ4fbaaiY5Ae2Iv6Mao5cbP1YVWiYXxfgU/s400/IMG_2963.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5789330097800535442" border="0" /></a>The playground of the church - swings, slides and all kinds of fun things to do.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnYPP3viDpD3ZxLr9qdUbuzl6RFKUN1KGD0iPgwTFSUf7LE7t4-Bqp8xvDBPk6LkkYI6hoENCqURKwtul99d8xgwFOHPRaJ0KWjN7UJjsvp2HNhIJ2BYIK-eHlbIhfPdTss8KjAOT1BoI/s1600/IMG_2972.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnYPP3viDpD3ZxLr9qdUbuzl6RFKUN1KGD0iPgwTFSUf7LE7t4-Bqp8xvDBPk6LkkYI6hoENCqURKwtul99d8xgwFOHPRaJ0KWjN7UJjsvp2HNhIJ2BYIK-eHlbIhfPdTss8KjAOT1BoI/s400/IMG_2972.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5789330087146355426" border="0" /></a>We even let her do the pony ride and she was in heaven!!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia93I0VQzWQe84nbJVbcYjZ6yfMP9M-OBD4lRqSjmSPHuA9MpP3XHs8r2WD1n8YGsq_0BJXem3TQSIWeElscr7xLu6nMo_OITR2RnWgdFtVdHxNyOtVf_xT-Zsyjw1VANeX06TMbAu-1s/s1600/IMG_2986.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia93I0VQzWQe84nbJVbcYjZ6yfMP9M-OBD4lRqSjmSPHuA9MpP3XHs8r2WD1n8YGsq_0BJXem3TQSIWeElscr7xLu6nMo_OITR2RnWgdFtVdHxNyOtVf_xT-Zsyjw1VANeX06TMbAu-1s/s400/IMG_2986.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5789330068313646290" border="0" /></a>Her favorite thing of the night (according to her) was the $1 jumpie. I would've thought it would be the pony ride but she does love to jump!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ7y1KkT3kKFO58XReMHsdNQAUTMf91xEn1LlHLPlgjtFSsWdGPr_3FtJxmq-BpQ8D-xVVVgXxhlzthv5JyAIWyCjOHo2C8w4j9nnrcjDYmY_gtck7OKPDHvX3WMQ_9mnaaDJJcoqFoF8/s1600/IMG_3010.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ7y1KkT3kKFO58XReMHsdNQAUTMf91xEn1LlHLPlgjtFSsWdGPr_3FtJxmq-BpQ8D-xVVVgXxhlzthv5JyAIWyCjOHo2C8w4j9nnrcjDYmY_gtck7OKPDHvX3WMQ_9mnaaDJJcoqFoF8/s400/IMG_3010.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5789330059761853186" border="0" /></a>My favorite part is hands down the food!! We had delicious gyros (cheese pizza for Lilli) and then she got a $1 snowcone while we split some yummy Greek pastries drizzled in honey and powdered sugar. SO good!!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2lf2SFQPmZQufQ_TXGcURwDUwsD4NtGEmgGd67NUFKbxwLdRP32yjvTwb4TJOcTRRK3PmvCHcp0BitB94hryCUgs1Hi9IEm5YqBXT1CrWgU5o9BmQLztOwjLQ0IH7vDuTmyarjvAJQqQ/s1600/IMG_2953.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2lf2SFQPmZQufQ_TXGcURwDUwsD4NtGEmgGd67NUFKbxwLdRP32yjvTwb4TJOcTRRK3PmvCHcp0BitB94hryCUgs1Hi9IEm5YqBXT1CrWgU5o9BmQLztOwjLQ0IH7vDuTmyarjvAJQqQ/s400/IMG_2953.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5789330106142518994" border="0" /></a>Can't wait to go back next year as a family of 4!<br /><br />Raehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08904635948454938056noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-764935541962273532.post-36173038682428857542012-09-12T21:05:00.002-05:002012-09-12T21:26:30.451-05:00Fun with FriendsLast weekend was mostly a pretty fun weekend. Except for this:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnY3aZdq-hXFHv9bqhwKPX3f66YdktO2Sj_U3STF986fDSGSylXIVfne4VNZQT1Wgu_KJhOfNulKm_EbFJQ-1jrGL-lngmhl60XbpO1fhw2qARB2TZxBRYrZHaqqhVDw2cwE6WSXqjYE0/s1600/IMG_2758.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnY3aZdq-hXFHv9bqhwKPX3f66YdktO2Sj_U3STF986fDSGSylXIVfne4VNZQT1Wgu_KJhOfNulKm_EbFJQ-1jrGL-lngmhl60XbpO1fhw2qARB2TZxBRYrZHaqqhVDw2cwE6WSXqjYE0/s400/IMG_2758.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5787478401740091282" border="0" /></a>Friday morning when I left for work I couldn't get my car to shift out of Park. Since shifting out of Park is pretty key to driving I had a rather large problem. I leave a few minutes before Brent, and he came out and tried, but the dumb shifter wouldn't move and a quick visit to Google revealed it was likely a little plastic piece in there had broken causing it to no longer be able to move. He gave me a lift to and from work (not a big deal since Lilli's daycare is two blocks from my office) and then spent a good part of Saturday (off and on) fixing it himself. A few handy tips off the Internet and some common sense smarts on cars saved us approximately $700 in car shop repairs and literally cost us zero dollars. Of course we would have rather spent Saturday doing fun things instead!!<br /><br />We had a rainy, dreary morning so Lilli and I stayed pretty pajama clad and made a <a href="http://monstermama-monstermama.blogspot.com/2010/02/mexican-chocolate-sheet-cake.html">Mexican Chocolate</a> Cake to take over to Adam and Julia's new house for dinner that night. It's one of my favorite cakes to make (and eat!) It's the traditional "old-timey" chocolate cake with hit of cayenne pepper and Cinnamon to make it spicy. Miraculously it turned out good even though I ended up having to make my own buttermilk, was a little short on flour, and I'm not entirely sure how much extra sugar ended up in the cake courtesy of my assistant. Her finishing touch was being allowed to put some of her princess sprinkles on one small end of the cake.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7DSmywdumYBjar-RG2HHsvEa4wBm7tbqtxxI0zkaWn5_ei0eZqNQ-7alBJeb3mvilPZsDTwlBVbmGXSiguRNSM8ixMR_zXFqU_cRaC_oKtzKTlsQwno9RSriBrVVwmuwxnP5rwm2W758/s1600/IMG_2773.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7DSmywdumYBjar-RG2HHsvEa4wBm7tbqtxxI0zkaWn5_ei0eZqNQ-7alBJeb3mvilPZsDTwlBVbmGXSiguRNSM8ixMR_zXFqU_cRaC_oKtzKTlsQwno9RSriBrVVwmuwxnP5rwm2W758/s400/IMG_2773.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5787478393123281906" border="0" /></a>Lilli was super excited to see her little buddy Ella Kate "Roses". It's hard to believe how much she's grown <a href="http://adventuresoflilli.blogspot.com/2011/03/babies-and-weddings.html">since they first met</a>!! I think she always likes to think of her <a href="http://adventuresoflilli.blogspot.com/2011/05/today-cicadas-dinner-with-friends.html">as being "little"</a>, but I explained to her over the last couple of months since they've gotten to hang out that she's a lot bigger and can run now and Lilli was excited that she could play with toys now. HA!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFOjLcHnlhqU45A4-jTUnPFSf93_DkjPq92BhoGpw2unk-bLO3esflZeeb8jM0YcqZZ2-CiA_eLlJMXTw6S05WQfAws7UTu06z1tTcFUnOlbhsltaIy6Oqo09ikTnEGBSSMyHfZfpFM4I/s1600/IMG_2815.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFOjLcHnlhqU45A4-jTUnPFSf93_DkjPq92BhoGpw2unk-bLO3esflZeeb8jM0YcqZZ2-CiA_eLlJMXTw6S05WQfAws7UTu06z1tTcFUnOlbhsltaIy6Oqo09ikTnEGBSSMyHfZfpFM4I/s400/IMG_2815.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5787478385970052178" border="0" /></a>The girls had a great time running around and playing and of course the adults had a great dinner and a lot of fun catching up and checking out their new house!! It really makes me want something new, too!!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigmd1Yj5WFh6ivNwXi0CD0QX7Q26yFIcFLHOrdQLrW75bXzWPOU26ofH87jMASy2EfL_sOIN3zpbNXC_DUtKDcxSQLChEPZcTXsyvpOma3ONla_Cmvp1LT72DNm4orjRnFbcsonUeTCdI/s1600/IMG_2818.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigmd1Yj5WFh6ivNwXi0CD0QX7Q26yFIcFLHOrdQLrW75bXzWPOU26ofH87jMASy2EfL_sOIN3zpbNXC_DUtKDcxSQLChEPZcTXsyvpOma3ONla_Cmvp1LT72DNm4orjRnFbcsonUeTCdI/s400/IMG_2818.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5787478376207571762" border="0" /></a><br />Of course posing for a picture together went about as well as it always does - which is not good!!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfaD2SS9HoEYklQ8kQP4LD4u0ahoMvhYDbiu_Ue69iDdO6jPJT13AoTVPdTuvA-NI4hMWyS8F1srR3I4qfqi4cVd_G6gkiQ_pMv7V-znb_HT1yczJg0SWXBcLBCFmg7RXMoN_5ZjRDOno/s1600/IMG_2821.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfaD2SS9HoEYklQ8kQP4LD4u0ahoMvhYDbiu_Ue69iDdO6jPJT13AoTVPdTuvA-NI4hMWyS8F1srR3I4qfqi4cVd_G6gkiQ_pMv7V-znb_HT1yczJg0SWXBcLBCFmg7RXMoN_5ZjRDOno/s400/IMG_2821.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5787478369612817714" border="0" /></a>Still cute pictures to accumulate for their big graduation albums one day, ha!!!<br /><br /><br />Raehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08904635948454938056noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-764935541962273532.post-10166196580771766192012-09-10T20:39:00.004-05:002012-09-10T21:00:54.781-05:00Labor Day MondayLabor Day Monday was a wet, rainy, yucky kind of day in Nashville. The remnants of Hurricane Isaac had been around all weekend and it was just one of those weekends where the sun was really never going to come out. After sleeping in a bit we decided to have a "Science Day" Monday and do something a little different on the rainy extra day of our weekend.<br /><br />I had pinned several Science-y things on Pinterest so we followed several of those and she was having so much fun with it we did a few other things. Our first experiment was a "Dancing Raisins" experiment where you have raisins in one water bottle with just water and pour Sprite in another. The one with Sprite will make them "dance" as the carbonation moves the raisins up and down. <br /><br />Our second experiment was with balloons, vinegar and baking soda. You fill a bottle about 1/3 full with vinegar and then fill the balloon half full with baking soda.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgEOnkFLTrKr2oiM5LRJrMgBFpFmV_qC6XCEicjtj3ZakI95cdS_k6fuDjMIszWJ6ys1hmGui-cRxhQKvtjefXnEtx72tVBe6EL4jfZxZZTkE6VnGyXSQPa4jmqgF9QDYK4Jf9IXKhgtg/s1600/IMG_1024.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgEOnkFLTrKr2oiM5LRJrMgBFpFmV_qC6XCEicjtj3ZakI95cdS_k6fuDjMIszWJ6ys1hmGui-cRxhQKvtjefXnEtx72tVBe6EL4jfZxZZTkE6VnGyXSQPa4jmqgF9QDYK4Jf9IXKhgtg/s400/IMG_1024.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5786728960252662162" border="0" /></a>The "tongue of concentration". Cracks me up every time!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD2-fiZcZJ7mLoApz68lmylNtN6b4Jl_-GvTIovb28-j3dpanLYhynZel8uEOHpMrw3KZjP-23aGh0N-0CvQYKmM1dVWW6mrDsPi-Q1vWyWv7gOd0M74NQ7IICzbCQ3Hl2aCgDegaJq1I/s1600/IMG_1032.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD2-fiZcZJ7mLoApz68lmylNtN6b4Jl_-GvTIovb28-j3dpanLYhynZel8uEOHpMrw3KZjP-23aGh0N-0CvQYKmM1dVWW6mrDsPi-Q1vWyWv7gOd0M74NQ7IICzbCQ3Hl2aCgDegaJq1I/s400/IMG_1032.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5786728951222728018" border="0" /></a>Next, you put the balloon on the bottle and let the baking soda fall into the vinegar to create the chemical reaction and blow up the balloon. Brent got us all worried the whole thing was going to explode and pop in our face so he had us run off to the corner.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVvvMw1cE1X_TwHrluHSMYKwwMf6ZztAI0k6GzGDCY90ttGx0MBNFeKoaE-BnZj5yVxycXK1bOcrA8m8xjlEnQofSTwx8fIfOLgLrGJ0O1Dt2-tsW3GQiawKXYJCc9jVxyk6TPNLGJj4M/s1600/IMG_1075.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVvvMw1cE1X_TwHrluHSMYKwwMf6ZztAI0k6GzGDCY90ttGx0MBNFeKoaE-BnZj5yVxycXK1bOcrA8m8xjlEnQofSTwx8fIfOLgLrGJ0O1Dt2-tsW3GQiawKXYJCc9jVxyk6TPNLGJj4M/s400/IMG_1075.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5786728753678935362" border="0" /></a>Maybe if you put a ton of baking soda it will explode, but ours certainly didn't. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAWcYABnoTbOWkCeRPZ9MqUGDC06Bzb2O6P4cxPfDzFtjEUK7d3D1FIJQJRBRKY4NsldKG4xdn3yinpnWQ6T2IY-Il5pEDVI0FwCNThZC1AJ36LA6HD6knRiRi589BIbFOxjMd2T_pLSA/s1600/IMG_1078.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAWcYABnoTbOWkCeRPZ9MqUGDC06Bzb2O6P4cxPfDzFtjEUK7d3D1FIJQJRBRKY4NsldKG4xdn3yinpnWQ6T2IY-Il5pEDVI0FwCNThZC1AJ36LA6HD6knRiRi589BIbFOxjMd2T_pLSA/s400/IMG_1078.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5786728750844693954" border="0" /></a>Even though Brent about scared her half to death she wanted to try it again, so I made Mr Over-reaction be the Science Helper. These experiments were great because they were easy enough she could do all the measuring herself. Pippin was super interested in everything. (not).<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdIDyGxSbp_E4v3b3rGkkqFCUnBmZpMIGYOH2f3huMWwKaj315JHq3SIdiRUifmPFKwMkCPJ7sig9MS2-O76xvJntL0l45FEA1ppKhizEu1uppzhoWHR1RNKQTY1ffPMUqghGBZHLbEWA/s1600/IMG_1094.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdIDyGxSbp_E4v3b3rGkkqFCUnBmZpMIGYOH2f3huMWwKaj315JHq3SIdiRUifmPFKwMkCPJ7sig9MS2-O76xvJntL0l45FEA1ppKhizEu1uppzhoWHR1RNKQTY1ffPMUqghGBZHLbEWA/s400/IMG_1094.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5786728742309757410" border="0" /></a>The balloon blew up to a nice size and we tied this one off and let her play with it. All of the chemicals/gases in it made it a slightly heavier balloon to play with, so that was fun, too. I didn't have much vinegar on-hand, so we were only able to do it twice, but I picked up some more this week at the store because I know she'll want to do this one a few more times as well as some other chemical reaction experiments I found involving vinegar.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7ZmrBBq2_KPOdk0LFR1-K_QaPRJwsa3fQNt2n2khYWSaQBiA8ea4zve39I4iyhJbqapXPD7Cjy_OV5tHSxG-FdKUbPwwpO2jBEXWMrnYyJeWDIDMjMiQyK8UEJUd-2UVnsw_yqIs7TTU/s1600/IMG_1106.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7ZmrBBq2_KPOdk0LFR1-K_QaPRJwsa3fQNt2n2khYWSaQBiA8ea4zve39I4iyhJbqapXPD7Cjy_OV5tHSxG-FdKUbPwwpO2jBEXWMrnYyJeWDIDMjMiQyK8UEJUd-2UVnsw_yqIs7TTU/s400/IMG_1106.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5786728734163301842" border="0" /></a>We also did some simple "make your own lava lamp" type experiments. All you need is water, oil, salt, and food coloring. She always picked dark colors that made it hard to see the "lava", but had fun anyway mixing the ingredients and trying different colors.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZpFMHc9QOaw6CQOQnmBezMe4Og2QrFVDukszSQPzqKBFZW1JKpqRqb4xSqJQp_vmThcyL0pZN7IUd7LiurEKTL1R9mYBpiaV7Ad9eUdD6opf7WYKf_ZmL2HaTduKVa9pjdutd3h_f37A/s1600/IMG_1110.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZpFMHc9QOaw6CQOQnmBezMe4Og2QrFVDukszSQPzqKBFZW1JKpqRqb4xSqJQp_vmThcyL0pZN7IUd7LiurEKTL1R9mYBpiaV7Ad9eUdD6opf7WYKf_ZmL2HaTduKVa9pjdutd3h_f37A/s400/IMG_1110.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5786728260456711746" border="0" /></a>Dropping the salt in creates the "lava" from the oil becoming heavier and mixing with the water.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ7LKYY3cUQly3dAL89LzVd7c1MHJF8oWHSsy3L2yfqvdc3X9riE4EFqCNBrbTOiVf1QVvXKetNo_MVBJBhBhTZw_M844thGE9HqtO9wnbmvnFne3z_QL-hd8Y56Mw4s8-P_2Rvxv3d7Y/s1600/IMG_1129.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ7LKYY3cUQly3dAL89LzVd7c1MHJF8oWHSsy3L2yfqvdc3X9riE4EFqCNBrbTOiVf1QVvXKetNo_MVBJBhBhTZw_M844thGE9HqtO9wnbmvnFne3z_QL-hd8Y56Mw4s8-P_2Rvxv3d7Y/s400/IMG_1129.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5786728249702026738" border="0" /></a>Lilli had fun playing dress up in some of the new dress up clothes from her cousin Madison.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR1eL1eV2tsO-lIf-o6-f9F5Ra7F670I7-GbyEu7T_LVk8iKfsCmpaSSZDZg__-G7ZxMgMkdFyh1jjJUQuGUJwzpXSHH51NdCuSvGn2kfYQRmlVzHBGgaCy8MBDur6hOOxT8jxnVaWNUA/s1600/IMG_2630.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR1eL1eV2tsO-lIf-o6-f9F5Ra7F670I7-GbyEu7T_LVk8iKfsCmpaSSZDZg__-G7ZxMgMkdFyh1jjJUQuGUJwzpXSHH51NdCuSvGn2kfYQRmlVzHBGgaCy8MBDur6hOOxT8jxnVaWNUA/s400/IMG_2630.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5786728722885505858" border="0" /></a>During a brief break in the rain Brent was able to take her on a trike ride over to see the firetruck. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2Kx7swAHgevq44Lw3AYTBpE5iGFubz8_2oG8Rgo2xHJASYciFBEu_uoj6vfZPHsBiNN_E3smCrRiUZiOLtaAywmd1FbDuSv9XCuD4CDqPcMKIeO-0lVfKwGnIEWCHHZiZ_4Ozz5QZAMI/s1600/IMG_1296.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2Kx7swAHgevq44Lw3AYTBpE5iGFubz8_2oG8Rgo2xHJASYciFBEu_uoj6vfZPHsBiNN_E3smCrRiUZiOLtaAywmd1FbDuSv9XCuD4CDqPcMKIeO-0lVfKwGnIEWCHHZiZ_4Ozz5QZAMI/s400/IMG_1296.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5786728242587481234" border="0" /></a>The firemen have put some new hanging rings in the tree outside the fire station. The little gymnast just had to try it out!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggUscztRgGs-4lTc2UVJ-hNsXmzUMCZE3bgeKq97zs2oyc03RSK0SYhOjKxJDVUlqi0JLp8lGzqpy-FLZzM6scSsOerDPVwnzqIw1VOl0UIr4g0IV9SVOhBHqbNPfo0MLbGJq5gTLIO5s/s1600/IMG_1306.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggUscztRgGs-4lTc2UVJ-hNsXmzUMCZE3bgeKq97zs2oyc03RSK0SYhOjKxJDVUlqi0JLp8lGzqpy-FLZzM6scSsOerDPVwnzqIw1VOl0UIr4g0IV9SVOhBHqbNPfo0MLbGJq5gTLIO5s/s400/IMG_1306.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5786728232666797090" border="0" /></a><br />Home Sweet Home!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHCCLTEMRYXqLMPoxQ9nAuZpB0xRlX3b7ASWAClz_4jExdwFY9rNCxur3tbNcsRndMZkYdn039qwrtevd5wo_KzMZZ7D6Aj-I8dyjfYxOBSXRQRmSSKHqTXoN6RftPlOT_hrncFmBj9xg/s1600/IMG_1321.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHCCLTEMRYXqLMPoxQ9nAuZpB0xRlX3b7ASWAClz_4jExdwFY9rNCxur3tbNcsRndMZkYdn039qwrtevd5wo_KzMZZ7D6Aj-I8dyjfYxOBSXRQRmSSKHqTXoN6RftPlOT_hrncFmBj9xg/s400/IMG_1321.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5786728226318563442" border="0" /></a>We had a great Labor Day weekend, despite the rain, and are planning to make "science" a more regular part of our down-time activities!<br /><br /><br />Raehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08904635948454938056noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-764935541962273532.post-40596418635120957052012-09-09T20:53:00.004-05:002012-09-09T21:07:19.783-05:00Labor Day WeekendWe had a really nice Labor Day weekend. Nice and low key, and restful for us all. Exactly what we were needing.<br /><br />That Friday night we went out to Opry Mills mall for dinner and to do a little shopping. We go there quite a bit now since they have a nice Motherhood store I can pick up some new items every few weeks in. My work dress code changed from being dressy (no jeans, ever) to being able to wear jeans every day, so a lot of my maternity clothes with Lilli are just a little dressier than what I prefer wearing now that we're more casual. And styles have changed so I've picked up several new things along the way. Of course Lilli only had one store on her mind - Disney:<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr35ETYibEjHnk0Xuh_zRBXNPGT6mLHKKayr6czSLjc2MtHBsAxuLsv49lmAWqaPTrNFQudLiotLSbUSJIPGF9tZTuXcB3HTQtCFb8l7vpNH42Y-qr9eWnBNcaAihcQ3pGyjS8d_IPPP0/s1600/IMG_2533.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr35ETYibEjHnk0Xuh_zRBXNPGT6mLHKKayr6czSLjc2MtHBsAxuLsv49lmAWqaPTrNFQudLiotLSbUSJIPGF9tZTuXcB3HTQtCFb8l7vpNH42Y-qr9eWnBNcaAihcQ3pGyjS8d_IPPP0/s400/IMG_2533.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5786361249171710994" border="0" /></a>She ended up with her "one" choice being a new Merida and Angus toy. They get you on the "value" of getting two of something. I was able to get some summer stuff on a great clearance for her for next year, and I snuck a Cinderella backpack (also a big clearance deal) into my bag to "surprise" her with for our trip to Disney coming up soon. <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3inLT95dXnbnOTxAxf272wzVDb2_SWtlIeFcJ68a_-IL56RF5nsKqTCAA70PafClwG4v4qMquCVu6ZQd7dfCf6w45lbX-t_OWV5rFDNkRSsKdH0-MycG8FbWV2YqI1JrfY32RMUpdlJA/s1600/IMG_2543.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3inLT95dXnbnOTxAxf272wzVDb2_SWtlIeFcJ68a_-IL56RF5nsKqTCAA70PafClwG4v4qMquCVu6ZQd7dfCf6w45lbX-t_OWV5rFDNkRSsKdH0-MycG8FbWV2YqI1JrfY32RMUpdlJA/s400/IMG_2543.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5786360790194723858" border="0" /></a>That Saturday morning we did a little yardwork before the rain moved in for the rest of the weekend. Brent got shrubs trimmed all around the house and we finally dug up our potatoes. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIFaxGjBPnYUaNyjPckMSP5_WzPa3cCN39OtTUnz4HI7AlT4ZW2C47YU1sC1wDt5EyijOECXWIYTCfKsz-WNiGiu0NvR1aYVASiTehcrbI6DCk8nSh8V4Q85kv3cykE6EdzooQ_cf-8J0/s1600/IMG_2572.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIFaxGjBPnYUaNyjPckMSP5_WzPa3cCN39OtTUnz4HI7AlT4ZW2C47YU1sC1wDt5EyijOECXWIYTCfKsz-WNiGiu0NvR1aYVASiTehcrbI6DCk8nSh8V4Q85kv3cykE6EdzooQ_cf-8J0/s400/IMG_2572.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5786360782021046034" border="0" /></a>All I can say about that is that our container (spray painted tires) was the cutest part of the whole thing. They were so tiny. I don't remember what I planted, so maybe that's all we should have expected.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv_qjB_Hr3Qjz3JIu1mbgYZbnm-P0W1iWcbos8-0KmPiNXU_RQiAlHq5nHAUnwg6cTgjfkSJLqdNqCRhiNPvK_HFimYl49x3PCieQ85eUWXqPp-NPZp7MvZfdW2QSobgDt-IHHQJ-O1uM/s1600/IMG_2576.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv_qjB_Hr3Qjz3JIu1mbgYZbnm-P0W1iWcbos8-0KmPiNXU_RQiAlHq5nHAUnwg6cTgjfkSJLqdNqCRhiNPvK_HFimYl49x3PCieQ85eUWXqPp-NPZp7MvZfdW2QSobgDt-IHHQJ-O1uM/s400/IMG_2576.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5786360776306753330" border="0" /></a><br />Sunday was really rainy, off an on. As usual we had to pluck Lilli out of someone else's car before going home.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmilf0oDUF2FxI-bWUq2bTA2Ac-KeB9wNfQjlDWn63_bdiXmf-d8AvbOu_wIAe4Mlk_CyL-jJGGRGqbJ6tSYTpDiyJFaRxIMitkiKBwVdVSRgGFvLARoAym7CtmjZGwixuq_47_C538Cg/s1600/IMG_2603.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmilf0oDUF2FxI-bWUq2bTA2Ac-KeB9wNfQjlDWn63_bdiXmf-d8AvbOu_wIAe4Mlk_CyL-jJGGRGqbJ6tSYTpDiyJFaRxIMitkiKBwVdVSRgGFvLARoAym7CtmjZGwixuq_47_C538Cg/s400/IMG_2603.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5786360764892581378" border="0" /></a>That afternoon she wanted to look at baby pictures and movies of herself, so we showed her a lot of her first days which she found hilarious. She absolutely loves watching video of herself, luckily we have about a million hours worth of footage!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhA6uvr72-kNaP6skhr0lZ_KC4MfC1GBubyvx5dGazuwW4ZxQnfJ9sa9vcrftFIaqpgVlHId0QaEWFFsJV0ThQcjQY2Fys2_6W9meDky53FSpWblL2jXu_Yg7Lsfar9JCoQ9dcFVQVqjY/s1600/IMG_2612.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhA6uvr72-kNaP6skhr0lZ_KC4MfC1GBubyvx5dGazuwW4ZxQnfJ9sa9vcrftFIaqpgVlHId0QaEWFFsJV0ThQcjQY2Fys2_6W9meDky53FSpWblL2jXu_Yg7Lsfar9JCoQ9dcFVQVqjY/s400/IMG_2612.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5786360761288395458" border="0" /></a>I wasn't feeling great that day and ended up taking a 4 hour nap!! I'm not sure if it was pregnancy junk or some sort of stomach junk but I felt awful - but the nap REALLY helped!!!<br /><br />More Labor Day weekend tomorrow!<br /><br />Raehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08904635948454938056noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-764935541962273532.post-27353316123371979872012-09-06T20:51:00.005-05:002012-09-06T21:09:42.465-05:00The rest of the pics...Brent took several other great pics yesterday for the big "gender announcement". Of course it would have been nice if he had been in one or two, but it was blazing hot, we were pouring sweat, tired, and Lilli just wanted to go see the ducks. But we did get several sweet ones of her and I.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM_SYFBhzpBnSHNqPNSyjczlySzjjM7JAz9ZEElGDeTpYJPYPmSSuTHy8pyWXSckzIQJORtF1xayzXm1iEcGqQ10vmSfDLRaZsWGVux-RjxWz8JSgB33FPkCJEeYf1RpRzG6_JIzrOtwQ/s1600/IMG_1595_adj.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM_SYFBhzpBnSHNqPNSyjczlySzjjM7JAz9ZEElGDeTpYJPYPmSSuTHy8pyWXSckzIQJORtF1xayzXm1iEcGqQ10vmSfDLRaZsWGVux-RjxWz8JSgB33FPkCJEeYf1RpRzG6_JIzrOtwQ/s400/IMG_1595_adj.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5785248178700838002" border="0" /></a>This was when she was chanting "No boys, No boys, only girlies! And Daddy." I think she's pretty happy with an all girlie household.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZW1kMSo4kWZV9Nl9dCTt_8RGowlCgXF8Rghf2LPQCs7QO_aJh_3aWz4XZMjYVZXI25oxvclecqNjls3Y1XpvlfwKaZGLnygd1SpVeacqn6LHj0W155g1Dq1hDrZ0YsuQYwwhKsGUv_Z0/s1600/IMG_1517_adj.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZW1kMSo4kWZV9Nl9dCTt_8RGowlCgXF8Rghf2LPQCs7QO_aJh_3aWz4XZMjYVZXI25oxvclecqNjls3Y1XpvlfwKaZGLnygd1SpVeacqn6LHj0W155g1Dq1hDrZ0YsuQYwwhKsGUv_Z0/s400/IMG_1517_adj.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5785248007210493250" border="0" /></a>We did our maternity pictures here a few years ago, in the fall. Hard to believe this little secret spot is less than a mile from downtown and the Titans stadium, huh?<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjivT-OGvPdglhh-pjXMo62ygZtGk45-9emZ2gefinc3gOOStSwrR5zyzCFiCtkO92qhnj6iR0Zls2BvGCDRni23OUfqNhItQo8BgJBsEcNWgHTD3TYuojzjXG3LFfhhVFfGOmrjX4M7q8/s1600/IMG_1533_adj.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjivT-OGvPdglhh-pjXMo62ygZtGk45-9emZ2gefinc3gOOStSwrR5zyzCFiCtkO92qhnj6iR0Zls2BvGCDRni23OUfqNhItQo8BgJBsEcNWgHTD3TYuojzjXG3LFfhhVFfGOmrjX4M7q8/s400/IMG_1533_adj.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5785248023267242146" border="0" /></a>The pink balloons turned out so cute! It's pretty much mandatory to come out with some clever way to announce gender these days. If I see one more picture on blogs or Pinterest of people opening a giant box with balloons flying out I'm pretty sure I'll gag. We just keep it simple with a pretty setting and pink balloons. And a cute 3 year old helped!!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm11std9esM0F3-CBc84QjbuGDLhiONRlwH6as8VhwRXCbI6IWlVkXoJjMZVYNeRL05oZZkR2Isu92Cif6x50Z_51H5YjCHthEjz6zBwnwMBK_nn8T4il9gTef7Zs1fpE7Dg7pA7hPzHs/s1600/IMG_1471_adj.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm11std9esM0F3-CBc84QjbuGDLhiONRlwH6as8VhwRXCbI6IWlVkXoJjMZVYNeRL05oZZkR2Isu92Cif6x50Z_51H5YjCHthEjz6zBwnwMBK_nn8T4il9gTef7Zs1fpE7Dg7pA7hPzHs/s400/IMG_1471_adj.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5785247742757379650" border="0" /></a>She does not have a head injury. She bumped into our table Sunday night and needed a Band-Aid. There's no bump, cut, or bruise there. This is just one that helps her feel better emotionally and even though she's had multiple baths it's still on there.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj678Mp_tvGoEtXjRt6S10d4JGVTfizoODxp8sGmQQLA4xC6Ll_2GS-lQgk0SvYhLFMHcGeZOVEza24-sz2m-QcFW542vIbFIFkbu1s3cdBPHzl9GyLDSsHQstZgQT1uL3k4uQDLLKVn5Q/s1600/IMG_1490_adj.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj678Mp_tvGoEtXjRt6S10d4JGVTfizoODxp8sGmQQLA4xC6Ll_2GS-lQgk0SvYhLFMHcGeZOVEza24-sz2m-QcFW542vIbFIFkbu1s3cdBPHzl9GyLDSsHQstZgQT1uL3k4uQDLLKVn5Q/s400/IMG_1490_adj.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5785247744582215538" border="0" /></a>Throwing pink confetti and shouting Sister....<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-YJ7WJelRFDeyfA31xqpMrkRkwxB21qQnvq3yYsTxDcR27pHh-UqnZRn4F81WwHuRNm6mvw3muHJ43_RRTAgmwyjAO4hqoHKkeBgfO0b4g-9OE1ysJdDsWlC3al-Re9MsX_Ko9sSirmo/s1600/IMG_1399_adj.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-YJ7WJelRFDeyfA31xqpMrkRkwxB21qQnvq3yYsTxDcR27pHh-UqnZRn4F81WwHuRNm6mvw3muHJ43_RRTAgmwyjAO4hqoHKkeBgfO0b4g-9OE1ysJdDsWlC3al-Re9MsX_Ko9sSirmo/s400/IMG_1399_adj.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5785247438455320514" border="0" /></a>We had no clue, but there's a helium shortage. Normally we have a small tank and make as many balloons as we want, but everyone is out of the tanks, and Party City isn't even taking pre-orders for balloons because they're not even sure when they'll have helium and when they won't. Our person on Wednesday told us that even at these GOP/DEM national conventions they've been using regular balloons instead of helium in all the displays! Now how has that not made the national news???<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrMFUQ401hyphenhyphenNgF4cNVbnEMGv1zDXszpCWrRDBUb4rsI0m_car8rkDES2eGKSCLuWIuS1DFAb1QH_O7-nyZFaGAYBHEh9RiLE5K0aUVIHILczsny1DxoiCrJUR0mWim8UaHHzb92utWlKo/s1600/IMG_1465_adj.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrMFUQ401hyphenhyphenNgF4cNVbnEMGv1zDXszpCWrRDBUb4rsI0m_car8rkDES2eGKSCLuWIuS1DFAb1QH_O7-nyZFaGAYBHEh9RiLE5K0aUVIHILczsny1DxoiCrJUR0mWim8UaHHzb92utWlKo/s400/IMG_1465_adj.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5785247447012093234" border="0" /></a>I'll try and get some actual baby ultrasound pictures scanned in over the weekend. I can already tell this little girl looks different from her big sister. Lilli already had my more pronounced lips in her ultrasound at this stage, and this baby has a profile all her own. I'm sure this is just the first of many differences between the two!<br /><br />Raehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08904635948454938056noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-764935541962273532.post-85539181192196158472012-09-05T21:00:00.002-05:002012-09-05T21:03:07.414-05:00And the winner is.....<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_JK9x61Ke3gjA_r_182VYG6-mOp-aYXKWlgYkzA7U4dry1SeQv7IsXOUVRTFeQ_A6rlskhyHSto9wuX4ZfUhltBzAkzRj4SWnR5irRDb5Jf5gsY1quFRhhxcYM1qMx84M-OxPT3RxN34/s1600/IMG_1498_adj.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_JK9x61Ke3gjA_r_182VYG6-mOp-aYXKWlgYkzA7U4dry1SeQv7IsXOUVRTFeQ_A6rlskhyHSto9wuX4ZfUhltBzAkzRj4SWnR5irRDb5Jf5gsY1quFRhhxcYM1qMx84M-OxPT3RxN34/s400/IMG_1498_adj.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5784877985791837666" border="0" /></a>We are thrilled to announce a little more Pink will be joining our house in mid-January!! Lilli is thrilled to know (for sure) she's having a little sister since she's already been telling people for months that's what "she" was having. Whew!! Let the purchasing of matching outfits begin!<br /><br />Raehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08904635948454938056noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-764935541962273532.post-39913409046688309542012-09-03T20:51:00.003-05:002012-09-03T21:11:13.929-05:00Summer Living....Pics from August 18th - 20th - getting close now!!<br /><br />Brent is sooo close to being done with the new front fence. The ridiculous weather this summer has been the biggest hindrance. From the building phase where it was literally 110 degrees outside and wood was warping instantly, to the on and off rain since early July making it impossible to have dry wood to work with, this has been the never-ending project. On this particular Saturday morning, he got a nice start with the final coat of paint while Lilli and I went off on a nature walk around the neighborhood. Around lunch-time we stopped for some hot dogs and.....<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht3YYjBILYSc4BtYAXY22WtXhW-VA6S1eLVZ0Iwsw23g997e2IJyubBxbLq_xyD_P8WjWtUWiHlV3bbpLgUY62_e7pUooPsKYriK4CN-7dV-VJl7wYJW5vSSeslKhvfAAkEgIndMPFMVM/s1600/IMG_2249.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht3YYjBILYSc4BtYAXY22WtXhW-VA6S1eLVZ0Iwsw23g997e2IJyubBxbLq_xyD_P8WjWtUWiHlV3bbpLgUY62_e7pUooPsKYriK4CN-7dV-VJl7wYJW5vSSeslKhvfAAkEgIndMPFMVM/s400/IMG_2249.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5784134262334553074" border="0" /></a><br />a storm all of a sudden popped up. It was just a drizzle at first, and luckily the area he painted is protected by the large cypress in our front yard. The downpour started. Fortunately his paint had had long enough to dry, and been protected enough during the drizzle, not to have any damage. Lilli and I had gotten her paints out and were making cute little pictures on the pile of scrap lumber. We really had some fun little designs going - but our art project and her washable paint didn't make it at all. We were too late running out to save it.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW6gy70eCefIHrNre5qSFzKeLRGDkYfgnY_jXA6KVA6vtr1kFk4ID09zweaDZmXDar0yW81sMBD9sguKaLkq44-cGqdwSGvvF93znAAOXLO6czD5vP170UzzhqSqSozGnmRBJky9oGHhI/s1600/IMG_2262.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW6gy70eCefIHrNre5qSFzKeLRGDkYfgnY_jXA6KVA6vtr1kFk4ID09zweaDZmXDar0yW81sMBD9sguKaLkq44-cGqdwSGvvF93znAAOXLO6czD5vP170UzzhqSqSozGnmRBJky9oGHhI/s400/IMG_2262.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5784134254503630018" border="0" /></a><br />That evening we surprised her with a trip to the "big movies". We hadn't been since June and she hadn't seen the new Disney princess movie Brave yet. She loved it, but I have to say if your preschooler doesn't handle some "scary" violence then I would avoid it for a bit. There's a few fight scenes between bears that are fairly intense - a couple of kiddos who looked similar ages to Lilli had to leave during that scene. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-er-huBxU9mM08ObcrKDsq1EORDroNeqo7tyJ5K3HXcdR-KOlvHE1y281tt-0N6inWIPN9rm_6xSSVS4cxDbFLj9664uShTw6HE8iAXmuTOGg4EVa0hTgfArT83gy5PUswBztpcCN5Z4/s1600/IMG_2275.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-er-huBxU9mM08ObcrKDsq1EORDroNeqo7tyJ5K3HXcdR-KOlvHE1y281tt-0N6inWIPN9rm_6xSSVS4cxDbFLj9664uShTw6HE8iAXmuTOGg4EVa0hTgfArT83gy5PUswBztpcCN5Z4/s400/IMG_2275.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5784134245481287042" border="0" /></a><br />Our mandatory picture after the movie with the poster. I don't feel like we go to many movies (this is maybe her 5th or 6th?) but with our free Regal Rewards card we just earned a free movie ticket, and we've already earned a free drink and free popcorn in the past. Definitely worth taking the time to sign up for the card and it does keep us loyal to this particular chain.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4Ky9ir1BNqJw174x9hl9YpR1NJN0tXyZhwat8W4rzt8rRhSwEuHlgTGguPGIuBGbPUh4p8C-uMdNER6tFIuiwS3wWBXkyNrZQw6fs3Xo624Rk8N8Ny8ETKQQ_DaM_NvUjIvBhzrS9xww/s1600/IMG_2279.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4Ky9ir1BNqJw174x9hl9YpR1NJN0tXyZhwat8W4rzt8rRhSwEuHlgTGguPGIuBGbPUh4p8C-uMdNER6tFIuiwS3wWBXkyNrZQw6fs3Xo624Rk8N8Ny8ETKQQ_DaM_NvUjIvBhzrS9xww/s400/IMG_2279.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5784134236099080482" border="0" /></a><br />Afterwards we went to Michaels to check out what new crafty fall stuff they might have out. She loves, loves, loves these weird little animal and people figurines.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlznsxwtQGFF-qNdLTLkSQxj3Ds6KzG9AItLJk0bMi0jpom6ZLxZbIzeACsGCT1P-WReadgorrH3BRp3tcrTpizdOHBPSWgzcusVzWwMN5IPwjhcc4mnYnC4WJZkFU8Rlibtr-_KRaTwc/s1600/IMG_2299.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlznsxwtQGFF-qNdLTLkSQxj3Ds6KzG9AItLJk0bMi0jpom6ZLxZbIzeACsGCT1P-WReadgorrH3BRp3tcrTpizdOHBPSWgzcusVzWwMN5IPwjhcc4mnYnC4WJZkFU8Rlibtr-_KRaTwc/s400/IMG_2299.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5784134230333100066" border="0" /></a>She is so obsessed with these car buggies at the grocery store. Since I'm a good mom I try to find one when I can. The turn radius is awful and it's a bear for me to push (and the car itself is smaller), but how you can deny this happiness?<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvYq-dZMo5U8LbeLIm9_PDmDQZ4hH-pHkrA6m35UbHeH2iZ-OZhInuYtrZjS5UkR8Jlok2EcVWWZEl3Xu_6_8aNrntbsPkZp6kjWokkEBYcJWXhLTjMc4FSK13vjSNxctaTUFwpvT-y94/s1600/IMG_2340.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvYq-dZMo5U8LbeLIm9_PDmDQZ4hH-pHkrA6m35UbHeH2iZ-OZhInuYtrZjS5UkR8Jlok2EcVWWZEl3Xu_6_8aNrntbsPkZp6kjWokkEBYcJWXhLTjMc4FSK13vjSNxctaTUFwpvT-y94/s400/IMG_2340.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5784133748829993298" border="0" /></a>We hit the pool up, maybe for the last time this summer. We hadn't been in forever because of the rain and cooler temps in August. When we got there the kiddie pool had just been closed for thirty minutes because some kid pooped in it (don't even want to know how that happened....) but thankfully they kept it open a little later than the regular hours since it was near closing time. The poop incident really cleared out the crowd so we had so much space when it reopened!!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0xppoKD0nkFySfDagXTiOC69ngbEzFnI_Go08BdvMP4G6-YPCOOoHPITao2TQ51Yj6EwuIEIMaXL9I3vTony1kqxbl78ndKGMyGoGOhSzhdDMMkywNyukovcZq8-d4gg9katdY1fm-T0/s1600/IMG_2356.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0xppoKD0nkFySfDagXTiOC69ngbEzFnI_Go08BdvMP4G6-YPCOOoHPITao2TQ51Yj6EwuIEIMaXL9I3vTony1kqxbl78ndKGMyGoGOhSzhdDMMkywNyukovcZq8-d4gg9katdY1fm-T0/s400/IMG_2356.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5784133735026307298" border="0" /></a><br />Our after swim treat - Taco Bell and frozen strawberry lemonade!!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6ZXQNVlnIa6l9WHWVT46y5Ou4GDeZ-bfREqJm5p-lid5VlMM3xQO-c9WsdPPyiHQvpwW0i_RTJwuQkZlMVZ6CTsGmQlaSvXiPP0PAe1w_j-0oxt51b_4xp_Eh1fRUh36CUqocbENAT2Q/s1600/IMG_2360.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6ZXQNVlnIa6l9WHWVT46y5Ou4GDeZ-bfREqJm5p-lid5VlMM3xQO-c9WsdPPyiHQvpwW0i_RTJwuQkZlMVZ6CTsGmQlaSvXiPP0PAe1w_j-0oxt51b_4xp_Eh1fRUh36CUqocbENAT2Q/s400/IMG_2360.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5784133725077959938" border="0" /></a>We're still trying to get in as many weeknight playdates with Serif and his parents before it starts getting dark so early. These two have so much fun running around. And I think the dads have a lot of fun shooting hoops.....<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigoNbSoy3LA0EUcjV6buS1Twx9NBnno1hjuH3Hm0p5MPgPdmHXvGP8dLAwO02MSwF-XoF0GZEQf-IDSVBmpR2rktneYTN7acF2ldEm3JYqli8EHVNA1-mM1OzG-X-VbFjBf-x2_niA3Lk/s1600/IMG_2420.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigoNbSoy3LA0EUcjV6buS1Twx9NBnno1hjuH3Hm0p5MPgPdmHXvGP8dLAwO02MSwF-XoF0GZEQf-IDSVBmpR2rktneYTN7acF2ldEm3JYqli8EHVNA1-mM1OzG-X-VbFjBf-x2_niA3Lk/s400/IMG_2420.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5784133718442424882" border="0" /></a>See how dark it was already at 7:30!! Crazy. For some reason Serif had the idea that he wanted to be up inside the little basketball goal and of course Lilli needed to be up there too. They're both so light and small they had plenty of room to hang out up there together and yell for their daddies to look at them. Silly kids!!! She'll miss playing with him this week while they're gone to the beach for their fall vacation. She asked if we could go to "our" beach house and see him. HA! <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXvvogp_kg99BWkd7Mhzyv5qmvwcUQZ5ksiQvWvJMW_uulJFVnm5fuilJ9P3CMc03qNvDE4AKCiX7nbtyHIzNuW3iew5B2BNVRJqhpTXh03rTGIZX_2H01GS6OqMmNTzizvzjvbFmF6AM/s1600/IMG_2425.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXvvogp_kg99BWkd7Mhzyv5qmvwcUQZ5ksiQvWvJMW_uulJFVnm5fuilJ9P3CMc03qNvDE4AKCiX7nbtyHIzNuW3iew5B2BNVRJqhpTXh03rTGIZX_2H01GS6OqMmNTzizvzjvbFmF6AM/s400/IMG_2425.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5784133708941313122" border="0" /></a>Back to work and school for us all tomorrow, boooo!<br /><br />Raehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08904635948454938056noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-764935541962273532.post-84064614970920150762012-09-02T21:26:00.003-05:002012-09-02T21:42:29.099-05:00A Week in the Life of a Princess....All these pics are from August 20th - 24th. I am catching up!!!<br /><br />That Monday afternoon I took Lilli to the doctor. It was the first time she'd had a "sick child" visit in over a year and a half!! Woo hoo!! She is really very rarely sick, and the doc is always really impressed with her track record of hardly ever having to come in. So funny since people tend to rag on "daycare kids" as always being sick. Um, not true. At all. She had been coughing for a bit over a week, but had had no fever, no drainage, and really not felt bad except for the coughing and how that was causing her to not sleep well. We were hoping doc could give us some antibiotics or something just to knock the cough out, but after listening to her, having her run and jump around, and giving her a thorough exam she ruled it as allergies. She did give me a couple of different over the counter things to try, and luckily Zyrtec does come in a kid formula she's old enough for. The evening liquid she had me swap to worked wonders and Lilli was sleeping like a dream that night and so much more rested the next day. <br /><br />We stopped at Walgreens to pick up the medicines she had recommended and I saw these Ariel swim goggles on clearance. Hilarious. And of course she loved them!!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDfN6TSldwBqAzLpQbnuF2_Y0cRSkDw60Kwbx-LHZg_RK3xfqO6Ej2G2V5g5YzCjh2_70p0c5wOX1sYPBwmpq48eArXKZvS3VkPyqKKaYpTicLrBn7qOQUlSzXZHgO6nuj_1YQ4KSmvMo/s1600/IMG_2100.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDfN6TSldwBqAzLpQbnuF2_Y0cRSkDw60Kwbx-LHZg_RK3xfqO6Ej2G2V5g5YzCjh2_70p0c5wOX1sYPBwmpq48eArXKZvS3VkPyqKKaYpTicLrBn7qOQUlSzXZHgO6nuj_1YQ4KSmvMo/s400/IMG_2100.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5783772087788851634" border="0" /></a>Every day when we get home in the afternoon her first chore is to take the "baby" gate down to let Pippin out of the living room, then take her shoes and put them up in her room. Once she does that she always changes out of her clothes and into one dress up costume or another. It's like living with royalty. Personally, I'd rather throw on a T and some comfy pants!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9RGGav6keyVJWlrspx8i09MPWqBXh-2qnUip-48vCaDR9XybU2zjZiXfwT8hvyvfq-3vOO8yW5StudNY0-G4tc-fCO_0YlCp_xkzRwzIxuQa7HHn0M0r6W843ZxjZgCyLzyZDAsIuzww/s1600/IMG_2133.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9RGGav6keyVJWlrspx8i09MPWqBXh-2qnUip-48vCaDR9XybU2zjZiXfwT8hvyvfq-3vOO8yW5StudNY0-G4tc-fCO_0YlCp_xkzRwzIxuQa7HHn0M0r6W843ZxjZgCyLzyZDAsIuzww/s400/IMG_2133.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5783772073797823410" border="0" /></a>That week she wanted to take Tinkerbell to school for show and tell.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIVrf1ljEKRfrx7Rnqz7wfrQAt8iEX9X9-iKaLJirh95eW0sa0-XLL1ps9jKQYJi5_oje5Akrx2Q8Kpr9dBBzgeX1B4Lx6VlIpiq39BL978KUAeyr9jlPmUHcu993IATr8Ajjd4fsA_II/s1600/IMG_2136.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIVrf1ljEKRfrx7Rnqz7wfrQAt8iEX9X9-iKaLJirh95eW0sa0-XLL1ps9jKQYJi5_oje5Akrx2Q8Kpr9dBBzgeX1B4Lx6VlIpiq39BL978KUAeyr9jlPmUHcu993IATr8Ajjd4fsA_II/s400/IMG_2136.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5783772063946960946" border="0" /></a>But it was all Snow White at church that evening. I'm pretty sure she's going to love Disney.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVPhP3bPvRu7NSETkZtbI28jxcTjoksSK72AzK30fbxif8IBbSjm3IMNIqOzlZtMkbMjUs1s6EY9Bib9Io1LQUYHkBNhCTyawzSZw6Csy7D-KwNln0BlV6XinYsVk_tErWyXS068qh0sQ/s1600/IMG_2142.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVPhP3bPvRu7NSETkZtbI28jxcTjoksSK72AzK30fbxif8IBbSjm3IMNIqOzlZtMkbMjUs1s6EY9Bib9Io1LQUYHkBNhCTyawzSZw6Csy7D-KwNln0BlV6XinYsVk_tErWyXS068qh0sQ/s400/IMG_2142.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5783771634117617954" border="0" /></a>That Friday night we met up with friends for dinner at Mitchells, a little local deli. They have a nice patio area out back for eating and "child running wild area". But oh my word - the flies were 100% out of control. It was basically miserable trying to eat and chase flies off of everything. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC_NqKKwzBPLyfthBtjTAa8jyY0GAOCbu9r9gj8tS7iIRW-AjZGciGclbUiptj1oar6VrN-0nplqtIeexVbkkcpWKOFGH-oo1dermKChfseZUJ2_7TLoT_yRuDVfCVJ6vfRuuZGaf6Fus/s1600/IMG_2192.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC_NqKKwzBPLyfthBtjTAa8jyY0GAOCbu9r9gj8tS7iIRW-AjZGciGclbUiptj1oar6VrN-0nplqtIeexVbkkcpWKOFGH-oo1dermKChfseZUJ2_7TLoT_yRuDVfCVJ6vfRuuZGaf6Fus/s400/IMG_2192.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5783771625962979794" border="0" /></a>So we ran over to a little neighborhood park in the area and let the kids run off more steam afterwards. Lilli and Audrey were working on their gymnastics moves on the bars....<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW-8jeMtu0jmtJT2_PKzX_qurjQVRyoPST0I0hYK_itHlwOeeZeENvKBZsKbE9j3hG3_Im8-Hi4CxInBQ8biaknCBc-HM1UyvRr4TQvcopWRw_T90fDiILF5IywqkupRCFGDwiU-k4t4s/s1600/IMG_2200.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW-8jeMtu0jmtJT2_PKzX_qurjQVRyoPST0I0hYK_itHlwOeeZeENvKBZsKbE9j3hG3_Im8-Hi4CxInBQ8biaknCBc-HM1UyvRr4TQvcopWRw_T90fDiILF5IywqkupRCFGDwiU-k4t4s/s400/IMG_2200.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5783771607885992658" border="0" /></a>She has seen my picture taken enough recently to know what to do! Hilarious.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiytoh6vXVeYJkYUV_jwgcfMo0wWp9tYwinu_O1uwCKtvYKkp2mMECeMqcVPndxnk4D8kNM2SFusGJXD9F0Tn_ZbiNVNIH8JV09P_UdZRwMX9XMccRjVd1RdB9dJAVYIbVYxSAhzI-gqs0/s1600/IMG_0919.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiytoh6vXVeYJkYUV_jwgcfMo0wWp9tYwinu_O1uwCKtvYKkp2mMECeMqcVPndxnk4D8kNM2SFusGJXD9F0Tn_ZbiNVNIH8JV09P_UdZRwMX9XMccRjVd1RdB9dJAVYIbVYxSAhzI-gqs0/s400/IMG_0919.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5783771618955092290" border="0" /></a>One of her recent drawings - on the left is an alien, on the right is Lilli.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3M7KxIcGYMHG8eJQqXkdmm1lfunRriktOxpM_H87yaRlnNJjV8SNllWiMlaccgtJ-sJL_-clygnfFQs131ZrRUu6h2y2OrkcqMJay_qGGajjEgNlZ2frwyBn7BSix9fO2D2OyA2EhXso/s1600/IMG_2218.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3M7KxIcGYMHG8eJQqXkdmm1lfunRriktOxpM_H87yaRlnNJjV8SNllWiMlaccgtJ-sJL_-clygnfFQs131ZrRUu6h2y2OrkcqMJay_qGGajjEgNlZ2frwyBn7BSix9fO2D2OyA2EhXso/s400/IMG_2218.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5783771594448295634" border="0" /></a>So glad tomorrow is another day in the weekend. I took a MUCH needed 4 hour nap today and don't regret a second of it.<br /><br />Raehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08904635948454938056noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-764935541962273532.post-55735861012912144522012-09-01T20:37:00.003-05:002012-09-01T21:10:28.925-05:00Pasta, Fencing, and PlayingThese pics are all from the weekend of August 17th-19th....<br /><br />That Friday I was "stuck" in a pretty lengthy meeting between two people who had been to Mirko (my fave Italian restaurant) for lunch and they both smelled like garlic and pasta. So that evening we **had** to go to Mirko. They really are absolutely the best Italian place in Nashville and we all love it. Lilli was in an especially loving mood that evening and was cracking us up the whole time.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYpYHLEvuZf8bF9xaz1RBmxreOLldNr6Ztl9vsd8uC_WqsqMpUSAc0WUfVaSKOp4tTtpWFNDAdyFbFM3Q1UuN1L4h_HoX3Z4W5_0diu3QMAgut0zXf6NNR70V01Bg2l_0tSAWXal0Iq9Y/s1600/IMG_1900.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYpYHLEvuZf8bF9xaz1RBmxreOLldNr6Ztl9vsd8uC_WqsqMpUSAc0WUfVaSKOp4tTtpWFNDAdyFbFM3Q1UuN1L4h_HoX3Z4W5_0diu3QMAgut0zXf6NNR70V01Bg2l_0tSAWXal0Iq9Y/s400/IMG_1900.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5783391966339794098" border="0" /></a>Such a ham. The portions are pretty large, so even though it's not someplace I would call cheap (it usually runs about $30 for the three of us including tip and dessert to go - their tiramisu is to die for!!) we always have plenty left for the three of us to have lunch the following day.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCmpklsQQ9ERu8JB-5Gn3n77SMzgd0vUmQTOKFw4UKMkErEynBJXcDKi_FhvnrDhBMtT69gf993ohQtIKeAXyULEL_fwryYBaJYpKIfGqZLdeuB-9-w22JyzQkkM09oNNhOnKgXxD66-U/s1600/IMG_1907.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCmpklsQQ9ERu8JB-5Gn3n77SMzgd0vUmQTOKFw4UKMkErEynBJXcDKi_FhvnrDhBMtT69gf993ohQtIKeAXyULEL_fwryYBaJYpKIfGqZLdeuB-9-w22JyzQkkM09oNNhOnKgXxD66-U/s400/IMG_1907.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5783391802175624962" border="0" /></a>She loves the spaghetti.....it takes her quite a while to eat piece by piece.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4I4IGVve2ci_KQkXMo6R_EofisfzyQp8GDWvhYaM86fBZL8LRozfo92Nn5PSQ1Ok4J8VCFAPpJl2g-H8OHM9YyVFPSprmwVygcrgBjYxx4XhyG-NRGwM3P7rN2HjWqOn99jQfycVMgfo/s1600/IMG_1916.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4I4IGVve2ci_KQkXMo6R_EofisfzyQp8GDWvhYaM86fBZL8LRozfo92Nn5PSQ1Ok4J8VCFAPpJl2g-H8OHM9YyVFPSprmwVygcrgBjYxx4XhyG-NRGwM3P7rN2HjWqOn99jQfycVMgfo/s400/IMG_1916.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5783391793061086898" border="0" /></a>Some fence progress on that Saturday....our front yard doesn't seem large at all until you think about it being two sides....<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIRdV397aIVxZn3lKrgxZb95tG1hnD7GtlXZ5AQzyOGK42tPfPPmTz_05Fg9V_1g_U1smhBT3UZohjirPTcGTTA1a9Y6Xhyphenhyphen6ekLU7sNhEhoYLAjXeDKPHsjnzrqJjczjPxB5cHjUZcZBE/s1600/IMG_1929.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIRdV397aIVxZn3lKrgxZb95tG1hnD7GtlXZ5AQzyOGK42tPfPPmTz_05Fg9V_1g_U1smhBT3UZohjirPTcGTTA1a9Y6Xhyphenhyphen6ekLU7sNhEhoYLAjXeDKPHsjnzrqJjczjPxB5cHjUZcZBE/s400/IMG_1929.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5783391783889190322" border="0" /></a>The bones to the new gate. That gate had been a thorn in our sides the six years we've lived here. Just a weird latching system people (especially the mail man) couldn't figure out and then other people (again, the mail man) would leave it wide open flapping in the breeze. And there was the time someone (the mail man) broke the whole thing and left it slanted up against the gate. Surely this one will be mail man friendly.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmFet9MdgpjHvqaqHmNSeTMx6S0LtyAUsj826i-Co1boFFJuPpKfU9mGI0cJQdLSweI8fJ8SBAuLRXUTP9BbgSGCQuYv0CagxJ7iUpd_1BEnCthNdChE3CHhs6yQR5wdhaOEybkZmA_uo/s1600/IMG_1938.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmFet9MdgpjHvqaqHmNSeTMx6S0LtyAUsj826i-Co1boFFJuPpKfU9mGI0cJQdLSweI8fJ8SBAuLRXUTP9BbgSGCQuYv0CagxJ7iUpd_1BEnCthNdChE3CHhs6yQR5wdhaOEybkZmA_uo/s400/IMG_1938.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5783391774129805954" border="0" /></a>The following day - all primed up!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMR3a6mr3p-lusCvjy6Tnrm3XdazZ8DtsjNnhGpZTU-q5kkA2f9LsOF_yKKWMjJYS8yp6PBkfZ3kB7U09sR1sV857DN278VuCq4iuFOjeMvs7SsqkkBrJhRqX2_qcdYDmkge_Q9L4VMXk/s1600/IMG_1968.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMR3a6mr3p-lusCvjy6Tnrm3XdazZ8DtsjNnhGpZTU-q5kkA2f9LsOF_yKKWMjJYS8yp6PBkfZ3kB7U09sR1sV857DN278VuCq4iuFOjeMvs7SsqkkBrJhRqX2_qcdYDmkge_Q9L4VMXk/s400/IMG_1968.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5783391766512626402" border="0" /></a>The gate - all picketed and primed! Major improvement!! Right now we don't have a latch on it, but we probably will do something. This particular hinge has an auto-close feature so no one can leave it wide open, however in storms and high winds it will beat and flap so we need something to protect against that sort of damage. But this gate is SO much better than what we've had!!! Who-ever put together the last one did a horrible job with the design of it.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZnxpxX8TETjkD_hnhFZ1la5lAGq8VpmmtvssBOm-v2kDTXADjldISC0-brv5-ck1S1kUbRMIfSxndTdCNHS5aw8AebAIrxWZeqUfN1HMNCWyDclY4KvvwGQdulb18MDAyVCK78fyR40M/s1600/IMG_1969.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZnxpxX8TETjkD_hnhFZ1la5lAGq8VpmmtvssBOm-v2kDTXADjldISC0-brv5-ck1S1kUbRMIfSxndTdCNHS5aw8AebAIrxWZeqUfN1HMNCWyDclY4KvvwGQdulb18MDAyVCK78fyR40M/s400/IMG_1969.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5783387902460930418" border="0" /></a>Poor Lilli was suffering from allergies so badly this weekend. We really didn't go anywhere because she was pretty pitiful from her cough. She was coughing so badly at night and anytime she tried to sleep. When she woke up that Sunday morning she sounded absolutely horrible and asked us if she could just not go anywhere. She never asks to stay home, so when she does you know she feels pitiful and terrible. (We actually went to the doctor Monday afternoon.) So, she and I stayed home that morning and curled up on the couch watching movies and rested. Brent did take her to feed the ducks and just get some fresh air that afternoon. Since we'd pretty much kept her in all weekend trying to maybe knock the cough out, he got the bike out and took her on a ride down to Shelby Park to feed the ducks.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWpmuNW9zR2Yig1B7sf5MkEk_M9odSryO_Pwt9uv4pv8HmFk4tRTYsl7tTfe4Uo8kZVIbSxiZ-MW-K7-q1uyyvBM4Tu_utRKgLrGrqZiyWtgrNWmc1m7at0_4IWNoPHaC0HQi3g5uM1Vg/s1600/IMG_1981.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWpmuNW9zR2Yig1B7sf5MkEk_M9odSryO_Pwt9uv4pv8HmFk4tRTYsl7tTfe4Uo8kZVIbSxiZ-MW-K7-q1uyyvBM4Tu_utRKgLrGrqZiyWtgrNWmc1m7at0_4IWNoPHaC0HQi3g5uM1Vg/s400/IMG_1981.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5783387891018279298" border="0" /></a>It really is the best place in Nashville to feed ducks. Tons of them and not many people go to feed them, so it's always really easy to get a ton to swim up.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnrKyCuxx17LOFFUsMQL09irBQ3HSLCO5BsDcMN7VCsi6Aux1NaihO_QHKRxyDYJR3wvSw9lQaIhexSCugPhmuuT9uUfcp5vTIZXlVVFwb_heUImebj1azMwuWlOAd8Vfm09eFca-3OmQ/s1600/IMG_2002.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnrKyCuxx17LOFFUsMQL09irBQ3HSLCO5BsDcMN7VCsi6Aux1NaihO_QHKRxyDYJR3wvSw9lQaIhexSCugPhmuuT9uUfcp5vTIZXlVVFwb_heUImebj1azMwuWlOAd8Vfm09eFca-3OmQ/s400/IMG_2002.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5783387887333819762" border="0" /></a>Happy to get a little break from being inside!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9UFTwUP6QSHEUsWBqZI1gWMYBmVD8vHDAOgfdLoqD5iHoY2Hvo4PDiwSXbNtNI_SSW_-MNvrdLsZOdWJ7OMi7nFd-x1UCmP0Y0s384cOQVnIbG6CIkUqrmYMLXI-NRbWK_oB80om1Xt8/s1600/IMG_2025.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9UFTwUP6QSHEUsWBqZI1gWMYBmVD8vHDAOgfdLoqD5iHoY2Hvo4PDiwSXbNtNI_SSW_-MNvrdLsZOdWJ7OMi7nFd-x1UCmP0Y0s384cOQVnIbG6CIkUqrmYMLXI-NRbWK_oB80om1Xt8/s400/IMG_2025.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5783387880509539122" border="0" /></a>They do love taking a picture or two....<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYoQkgdJ7bPQvYfBu9R_YvLbXfc_vft0-vx7izu9GjLsLqO5SeRiJXLVsHyG8-23k-_Q279KdJVcb3YOd-5gDtzRAHBIPRYU3rbG5s_GdSYJxHc-Hg-hXiUxomwTdKauthK-rbB9zRdE8/s1600/IMG_2077.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYoQkgdJ7bPQvYfBu9R_YvLbXfc_vft0-vx7izu9GjLsLqO5SeRiJXLVsHyG8-23k-_Q279KdJVcb3YOd-5gDtzRAHBIPRYU3rbG5s_GdSYJxHc-Hg-hXiUxomwTdKauthK-rbB9zRdE8/s400/IMG_2077.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5783387870490845906" border="0" /></a>So far this weekend we've had a pretty relaxing one. We got a lot of much needed yardwork done this morning with trimming up some shrubs and even did some deep cleaning inside the house and organizing some messy areas of the house. So glad we'll have an extra day on this weekend!<br /><br />Raehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08904635948454938056noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-764935541962273532.post-59587548239562383492012-08-31T21:17:00.003-05:002012-08-31T21:33:34.376-05:00Food and FuneralsAll of these pics are from August 13th - 16th. <br /><br />It is RARE that I say I'd like some Cracker Barrel for dinner, so when I do Brent jumps all over the chance. They don't necessarily have bad food, it's just so heavy and generally unhealthy. It pretty much reminds me of how we had put on weight several years ago!! So when I was craving some Cracker Barrel, Brent got us there stat. Lilli certainly enjoyed her mac n cheese.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQIIGsRtrQQSHJtCvr-GIYf7URSPLPljkNH8WV4P2ng-IQRaq_hj3N5XA3Injq0-p4DiQdE8-hSYiV3xfL0S_HIGVWhlrqvc6_IX6v0wWsqkX2oUxi5-dNuh4wdFHkPYMoLNpsHAkH0dc/s1600/IMG_1820.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQIIGsRtrQQSHJtCvr-GIYf7URSPLPljkNH8WV4P2ng-IQRaq_hj3N5XA3Injq0-p4DiQdE8-hSYiV3xfL0S_HIGVWhlrqvc6_IX6v0wWsqkX2oUxi5-dNuh4wdFHkPYMoLNpsHAkH0dc/s400/IMG_1820.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5783027713876970306" border="0" /></a>She also had fun with the table game. While she didn't understand the rules of how you should jump, she had fun and naturally won every time.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8_QZApX0ui0e4HKGDvQgHEL32PYgH5kheRed2MwubYJjHwMpCZ9jwmAgdBrUz9Hpbiaogl1hH03e7-v7bx90qMj9n6ZcXi_ZZ0xyc0uL5w3repnSuAG0UhIyjQQB4tWiSRIvlDIV2zwE/s1600/IMG_1833.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8_QZApX0ui0e4HKGDvQgHEL32PYgH5kheRed2MwubYJjHwMpCZ9jwmAgdBrUz9Hpbiaogl1hH03e7-v7bx90qMj9n6ZcXi_ZZ0xyc0uL5w3repnSuAG0UhIyjQQB4tWiSRIvlDIV2zwE/s400/IMG_1833.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5783027705109292994" border="0" /></a>And of course she loved all the toys out in the lobby. Particularly the dolls and snakes. The only downside to our visit was that they no longer sell <a href="https://coltschocolates.com/products.aspx?pid=1&title=Colts%20Bolts">Colts Bolts</a> there!! What in the world???<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHLBC8-oQfQ4z_7Tru2j679oU-BBFkY2B8rbkIzEeUzxsCX5x6Y1aIl9pemoALps1nYSNioILyevBIhGaKh3hnEztVeuR4cNxAvOlPYXWCq-MgCAxQPYWaU_zRkC1brZ0ZG879wdDkho8/s1600/IMG_1844.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHLBC8-oQfQ4z_7Tru2j679oU-BBFkY2B8rbkIzEeUzxsCX5x6Y1aIl9pemoALps1nYSNioILyevBIhGaKh3hnEztVeuR4cNxAvOlPYXWCq-MgCAxQPYWaU_zRkC1brZ0ZG879wdDkho8/s400/IMG_1844.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5783027696636035314" border="0" /></a>That week my grandmother died at the age of 103, very close to 104. We made the trip to West Tennessee and stayed with my parents. Lilli wasn't too happy that Kacey and Cody didn't come with Uncle Bruce, but she made friends with a couple of other little kids at the funeral home and had a good time reading books with Grandma while we visited with lots of cousins we hadn't seen in ages.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPJhX3WrTJ6fUeQLLgolKgNk3Q4si7RnoEMoZvQ6IfZxYnKdXh1LXywU4DvUyxmQ-6lTOa11lwo5EnFzhShf2eKBTigkjrgxV3JYO1qlBq8v2la-Gi796E3Var7ogx8YQykmyNs3_dQx0/s1600/IMG_1857.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPJhX3WrTJ6fUeQLLgolKgNk3Q4si7RnoEMoZvQ6IfZxYnKdXh1LXywU4DvUyxmQ-6lTOa11lwo5EnFzhShf2eKBTigkjrgxV3JYO1qlBq8v2la-Gi796E3Var7ogx8YQykmyNs3_dQx0/s400/IMG_1857.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5783027316752769650" border="0" /></a>The next day she even got to see her "other" grandma and grandpa at the funeral and sit with them during the service.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh5tkvbfOWYmLIilUPs9EFDoWmD1uUH15eD1rTSZlMm4FOjpAbUVgi7JI4-nnX4G7P0id5CiYvMDA1T8Jj3-DE-WU3EIELy0_Vpy8k79-fltN3PqgUvsD0GBeZ6V0Fxas9X8hXEDYCsK4/s1600/IMG_1864.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh5tkvbfOWYmLIilUPs9EFDoWmD1uUH15eD1rTSZlMm4FOjpAbUVgi7JI4-nnX4G7P0id5CiYvMDA1T8Jj3-DE-WU3EIELy0_Vpy8k79-fltN3PqgUvsD0GBeZ6V0Fxas9X8hXEDYCsK4/s400/IMG_1864.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5783027302243346130" border="0" /></a>On the way home from the funeral. The car is completely packed when Pippin comes with us - his crate takes up a massive part of the third row/"trunk" area. Where in the world is a baby going to ride???? Guess old Pippin is going to get booted to riding in the floorboard. However, he is generally quieter and better behaved than Lilli so it's possible she may get booted to the roof.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh06DAxmvraW-f8lgyjPCdql7EG394QjR7zCRienIXi05rGOLGKcFFUXIEj_gyfrkBF1gtgqdeB8e1k_1gZsNBF52fTFL9gfT0UoTfokW0K5-KlzzXFN9DAt1Wif6y3rzVwmSqgpazEY1M/s1600/IMG_1874.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh06DAxmvraW-f8lgyjPCdql7EG394QjR7zCRienIXi05rGOLGKcFFUXIEj_gyfrkBF1gtgqdeB8e1k_1gZsNBF52fTFL9gfT0UoTfokW0K5-KlzzXFN9DAt1Wif6y3rzVwmSqgpazEY1M/s400/IMG_1874.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5783027290508904306" border="0" /></a>Back home and playing with the princesses.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqH0EMY7ToA5UCa8PjIYZ03iJ5dEL4xcct63kcMXN9wGogYtC4A5xnbjNq6iEFVzjhIanGgIZLMvtvIlEkDfzk0TyuBjhoxzx5-PNOKH0iGmSmN6xD0gSLltoWtrNzVHpAc8ZLNrJGmjI/s1600/IMG_1881.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqH0EMY7ToA5UCa8PjIYZ03iJ5dEL4xcct63kcMXN9wGogYtC4A5xnbjNq6iEFVzjhIanGgIZLMvtvIlEkDfzk0TyuBjhoxzx5-PNOKH0iGmSmN6xD0gSLltoWtrNzVHpAc8ZLNrJGmjI/s400/IMG_1881.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5783027282295913858" border="0" /></a>That evening was really the first time Lilli saw me getting sick in this pregnancy. Brent had run out to pick us up some dinner and only she and I were home when I started feeling bad. She was sweet and brought me a towel and stuffed animal. And then repeatedly stuck her face down in the toilet with me to have an eyewitness view of the action, while telling me about her various friends who have gotten sick at school over the years and "what color" they got sick. That really helped (not). I've now gone 8 days without getting sick, a new record, but still get pretty nauseated at times. Ugh. After 19+ weeks in, that's really not fun.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXlZYH66_EIwJRxSAfUVpOqBSs1290F59wbATmYXgOH4gqN3AZcY6lIEjjlhcw6hr_8Qew416GLj2F7XXO_F1_JSV_hDHxR0V1J5bF0Sj7D6iB2suy8jM3Tu9SpdchKRZpoqtNxc2HuLE/s1600/IMG_1887.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXlZYH66_EIwJRxSAfUVpOqBSs1290F59wbATmYXgOH4gqN3AZcY6lIEjjlhcw6hr_8Qew416GLj2F7XXO_F1_JSV_hDHxR0V1J5bF0Sj7D6iB2suy8jM3Tu9SpdchKRZpoqtNxc2HuLE/s400/IMG_1887.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5783027277797274898" border="0" /></a>Happy Labor Day weekend!!! Rest, rest and rest is the plan.<br /><br />Raehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08904635948454938056noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-764935541962273532.post-62976348863077533442012-08-30T21:04:00.003-05:002012-08-30T21:21:41.898-05:00Parties, Picnics, and MiceI've been a bit off the internet blogging grid this week because of this mouse in our house....<br /><br /><div style="padding-bottom: 2px; line-height: 0px"><a href="http://pinterest.com/pin/150237337540354884/" target="_blank"><img src="http://media-cache-ec6.pinterest.com/upload/244531454737565639_nPFDPVkc_c.jpg" border="0" height="377" width="500" /></a></div><div style="float: left; padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px;"><p style="font-size: 10px; color: #76838b;">Source: <a style="text-decoration: underline; font-size: 10px; color: #76838b;" href="http://alphamom.com/family-fun/activities/65-things-you-must-do-see-at-disney-world/">alphamom.com</a> via <a style="text-decoration: underline; font-size: 10px; color: #76838b;" href="http://pinterest.com/rachelaspears/" target="_blank">Rachel</a> on <a style="text-decoration: underline; color: #76838b;" href="http://pinterest.com/" target="_blank">Pinterest</a></p></div><br /><br />While more expensive than the normal mice that get in each winter, it is certainly just as time consuming! When trying to figure out what we wanted to do for our "family-moon" before the baby comes next year, we ultimately decided Disney would really be the place for Lilli to unwind and spend some extra time with us before having to start sharing us with someone else. She is so in love with all things princess, and every day she asks to go to Cinderella's castle. We have not told her we're going, and don't plan to until the morning we wake up to fly out. Somehow I plan to even pack her stuff in secret. We're working with a travel agent to get it all booked, and we don't plan on hitting all the parks. At her age she'll still need some nap/rest time, so we're just going to focus (probably) on Magic Kingdom and the Animal one. We're spending 4 night in the Disney parks and then a few nights at the beach. For this trip that should be plenty of Disney!! And the "best" part is we'll be there for my birthday. Isn't that every 35-year old's dream???<br /><br />Back on the weekend of the Tomato Festival we also had a Sunday School class cookout that evening. It was a nice break from the hustle and bustle around our neighborhood from the festivities. It was a somewhat cool (for August) day, but they had a water slide and inflatable pool set up that all the kids loved. Later in the evening they'd run out with teeth chattering, but that never seems to stop kids! Lilli, Kylee and Charlotte playing in the pool....<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3AQ-AwdVAFQsNe85O-sT2iPMAA8_yx3gLWPv4HBzuiwH5aQbzO3hFfU8SUsKzB7M11wDBGPsA8l2vc9I8actT0K7d5Naal1fQ1P7yRglWIcAYOGMDx45cK447pCRS53Z5kGQxpXtLLaQ/s1600/IMG_1734.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3AQ-AwdVAFQsNe85O-sT2iPMAA8_yx3gLWPv4HBzuiwH5aQbzO3hFfU8SUsKzB7M11wDBGPsA8l2vc9I8actT0K7d5Naal1fQ1P7yRglWIcAYOGMDx45cK447pCRS53Z5kGQxpXtLLaQ/s400/IMG_1734.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5782653026199765682" border="0" /></a>We had a fun little Mexican "fiesta" theme and after eating about five bites the kids were all back in the yard running around. Lilli had fun being the "ball girl" with several of the kids playing a little softball.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDIG68BjBj2J5PED5cYNZkkJaXto-3ObOrtbQvxvsEJlCqrlASCN1LxMp_s_FZqJmP4EAm09Fb4ORdMa3KolOrjlDvbbCcz-XV05tFcUka57Z_M4n81E9HSbZaC-ejngej1_EEHaCuUlE/s1600/IMG_1742.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDIG68BjBj2J5PED5cYNZkkJaXto-3ObOrtbQvxvsEJlCqrlASCN1LxMp_s_FZqJmP4EAm09Fb4ORdMa3KolOrjlDvbbCcz-XV05tFcUka57Z_M4n81E9HSbZaC-ejngej1_EEHaCuUlE/s400/IMG_1742.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5782652783978544162" border="0" /></a>The bigger girls were so sweet to push the smaller girls around on the swing-set and "mother hen" them a little. At one point we looked up and Lilli was on the bars (the far left piece of equipment) just flying through the air. That was the point I decided she needs to be in some gymnastics classes!! She had a blast playing with the girls and threw a MAJOR fit at the end of the night when it was time to go. This is Lilli and Audrey in the swings with Emilee and Addison pushing them.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMQ2-AK78fRkjQbdhe4a5gqSPpK3UiJC1gw9R3fGyHirjqN3Ln_ReJtzlO4E4cQ5sKczE8LMwJv1lyetr_IBZQB1wfg8PSGD3piAAzh_Ef0t8v-0wyokjuObZtFxv2DTMnQ_bAt5oRNjo/s1600/IMG_1739.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMQ2-AK78fRkjQbdhe4a5gqSPpK3UiJC1gw9R3fGyHirjqN3Ln_ReJtzlO4E4cQ5sKczE8LMwJv1lyetr_IBZQB1wfg8PSGD3piAAzh_Ef0t8v-0wyokjuObZtFxv2DTMnQ_bAt5oRNjo/s400/IMG_1739.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5782652793403944562" border="0" /></a>Even though that was an absolutely crazy weekend between the baseball game, Tomato Festival and cookout, we were able to squeeze in a little family time for just the three of us and have a picnic at Centennial Park on Sunday. We're trying to do as much of these "little" things as we can while we only have limited time left for just the three of us.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRoN22H4xoZuBBffkYr2vRRIi9bKrCQu5WfJ-C6hx9iD6J0gKzuKUT2QYntvlnLrvrtdYXYZAmW2LfVHrCdBreic7tSPW8O6JdSSHK_LIyXbddA5Rc5hLtjvwDApcPopdSilGj54Um73Q/s1600/IMG_1775.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRoN22H4xoZuBBffkYr2vRRIi9bKrCQu5WfJ-C6hx9iD6J0gKzuKUT2QYntvlnLrvrtdYXYZAmW2LfVHrCdBreic7tSPW8O6JdSSHK_LIyXbddA5Rc5hLtjvwDApcPopdSilGj54Um73Q/s400/IMG_1775.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5782652772309758418" border="0" /></a>It was such a pretty weekend that the ducks had already been well fed. We've figured out that the geese over here by our house don't get nearly as much food and Shelby is a much better place for feeding them than Centennial. It is hard to beat the views and beauty of Centennial park though!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_49JHtFvqMU1irPl_sAtgvC4Lb5uQY0ocwYKe9L5Fy0zdmj3muWaVeLqPr2pvrUdToY-xE2HwPub6wHNpQBXRfpKuiDeNFnQ-dI1VgF_V9vzxspXnFSliIahNILVgxy-ehtitFcV4SPM/s1600/IMG_1794.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_49JHtFvqMU1irPl_sAtgvC4Lb5uQY0ocwYKe9L5Fy0zdmj3muWaVeLqPr2pvrUdToY-xE2HwPub6wHNpQBXRfpKuiDeNFnQ-dI1VgF_V9vzxspXnFSliIahNILVgxy-ehtitFcV4SPM/s400/IMG_1794.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5782652766875678418" border="0" /></a><br />We still threw all our bread out to the ducks, even though they weren't a bit interested.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaH2vxfgA2aiGFID5RwLL5G5kxyMyTkkC0_xUAQpBdeVx2RDIjyk1uerlCfTg3fEthE9VeZfj8u49j65gKOmhoUBpTjjusUci6hO5sxYKJyaJeYCOtYQJOESKvJsjVXIwpeToVVuAb0X8/s1600/IMG_1811.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaH2vxfgA2aiGFID5RwLL5G5kxyMyTkkC0_xUAQpBdeVx2RDIjyk1uerlCfTg3fEthE9VeZfj8u49j65gKOmhoUBpTjjusUci6hO5sxYKJyaJeYCOtYQJOESKvJsjVXIwpeToVVuAb0X8/s400/IMG_1811.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5782652762031810450" border="0" /></a>We are looking forward to this nice, long weekend!! Lilli was pretty sick last week with allergies, Brent's allergies are messing with him this week and I've also had some sinus problems as well. With rain from Hurricane Isaac moving in hopefully we'll get a chance to get some extra rest in and hopefully all have more energy next week!<br /><br />Raehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08904635948454938056noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-764935541962273532.post-64782288150172127992012-08-27T20:55:00.004-05:002012-08-27T21:20:40.669-05:00Tomato Festival 2012This year's Tomato Festival landed back on August 11th. It's hard to believe this was already Lilli's 4th Tomato Festival. (<a href="http://adventuresoflilli.blogspot.com/2009/08/what-goes-around.html">2009</a>, <a href="http://http://adventuresoflilli.blogspot.com/2010/08/tomato-fest-outfit.html">2010</a>, <a href="http://adventuresoflilli.blogspot.com/2011/08/east-nashville-tomato-festival-2011.html">2011</a>). We woke up a little after 7 and walked down the street to catch the 5K that comes to the corner of our block. It started at 7:30 and by the time we walked down we only had to wait a minute or two for the runners to start. As is the case for all road races, a police car was ahead of the first runner ensuring course safety - ever since then every time Lilli sees a police car she asks when the runners will be coming. For some reason she's just not quite certain what else police do. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFNQKSOGVaGV16KSbXmep6sqRbZinw8QXItyY49Y7s7dQMOd6ZU-sGHlcHnt-piKMFwXAasLLZb20pmNfCDHZ8lR7_KKuuXnlI8EnhxI3cv2aOcYBER-aeKY7XMP7pFFMPvZbSh0iaFnA/s1600/IMG_1692.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFNQKSOGVaGV16KSbXmep6sqRbZinw8QXItyY49Y7s7dQMOd6ZU-sGHlcHnt-piKMFwXAasLLZb20pmNfCDHZ8lR7_KKuuXnlI8EnhxI3cv2aOcYBER-aeKY7XMP7pFFMPvZbSh0iaFnA/s400/IMG_1692.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5781537581143855890" border="0" /></a>Afterwards we headed home and ate some breakfast, then changed into clothes and met our friends (aka "Serif and Serif's mom and dad") on the walk over to take in the Festival. We hit the Kids Zone first since it's only open in the morning and it was already an absolute mad house. Every year the festival continues to grow and this year 30,000 people were predicted to attend. I can definitely say in the 6 years we've lived here it's grown leaps and bounds. I do miss the less crowded days!!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPIlmNTYrIjsc3pysylbkXqbxSUIdffDHiTyU_dxGBJee2NwM6PQ5IU10KLCbIZlbYKwnZi4EG7zxnRTbV8ZYG3sQ1Rk1JrMokSUKnN6x0sqQMckl9qtCTyUCrRQx3vdrc5E3VmBqV4e8/s1600/IMG_1695.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPIlmNTYrIjsc3pysylbkXqbxSUIdffDHiTyU_dxGBJee2NwM6PQ5IU10KLCbIZlbYKwnZi4EG7zxnRTbV8ZYG3sQ1Rk1JrMokSUKnN6x0sqQMckl9qtCTyUCrRQx3vdrc5E3VmBqV4e8/s400/IMG_1695.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5781537460118384722" border="0" /></a><br />Lilli made a tomato bead necklace in the Kids Area....<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP8m4FLVc3DfGwajFMrg1oZoSMClmbdbukvjdS4o2VdH9_7Yf7iLaHKd0CuGAJ0vhBPpGhEKOLwdFuuQc6iAEeMOnjCpE_3CcghWJtEEECcqzgttzJULoU36q3mVoPmaTbTq60-sYXgX8/s1600/IMG_1699.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP8m4FLVc3DfGwajFMrg1oZoSMClmbdbukvjdS4o2VdH9_7Yf7iLaHKd0CuGAJ0vhBPpGhEKOLwdFuuQc6iAEeMOnjCpE_3CcghWJtEEECcqzgttzJULoU36q3mVoPmaTbTq60-sYXgX8/s400/IMG_1699.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5781537452945358338" border="0" /></a><br />and then watched Serif make a little rice filled noise maker.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXcZCaF5ztkaVkXBGyN2YX_wuU9R08QZ11mLJFgxV61WGcthoW9m5dIO0zblMmAwVIpJD6QpqNL3nwFcPdo4zA8oVMH8Yqy8skJshTChiR2-7SZau-03VLr2nNecyIKJVfOHXlToh5QeU/s1600/IMG_1701.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXcZCaF5ztkaVkXBGyN2YX_wuU9R08QZ11mLJFgxV61WGcthoW9m5dIO0zblMmAwVIpJD6QpqNL3nwFcPdo4zA8oVMH8Yqy8skJshTChiR2-7SZau-03VLr2nNecyIKJVfOHXlToh5QeU/s400/IMG_1701.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5781537437679666434" border="0" /></a>Next stop was the Las Palates Popsicle stand in front of Bongo Java. They never, ever have enough so I've learned to have one as a pre-lunch appetizer. I've also learned Lilli needs her own.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_JC0A7469Fhf7TtQXB4NLuLbeSdORYh0Dbh9I6ZEbinfn-A7zBFO2Uw31nA3Ys6AeSUrhQgssVuo48IIsjZHOcMgXEvh2Xqdf_8WSuxE0_Rrx-HxEoDecvk14oaYmNlRDibOmC_niWUM/s1600/IMG_1702.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_JC0A7469Fhf7TtQXB4NLuLbeSdORYh0Dbh9I6ZEbinfn-A7zBFO2Uw31nA3Ys6AeSUrhQgssVuo48IIsjZHOcMgXEvh2Xqdf_8WSuxE0_Rrx-HxEoDecvk14oaYmNlRDibOmC_niWUM/s400/IMG_1702.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5781537422916968210" border="0" /></a>This was Serif's first LP Popsicle. Note how calm and still they both are when chowing down!! They truly are the best popsicles in town.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF5x44F9mb-owIKMcbrfqPdKoS-G6_7yCNdW20DYSUJS3sQplpa2CABBNY0B4I1qmPrefNonjJnbyAQS9WZF4SPEjuFWkoMVELdylYjpiaF5hVSqcRNDochJAOez8M3pcHNwcY6iXO8vE/s1600/IMG_1704.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF5x44F9mb-owIKMcbrfqPdKoS-G6_7yCNdW20DYSUJS3sQplpa2CABBNY0B4I1qmPrefNonjJnbyAQS9WZF4SPEjuFWkoMVELdylYjpiaF5hVSqcRNDochJAOez8M3pcHNwcY6iXO8vE/s400/IMG_1704.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5781537413541958514" border="0" /></a>All the usual oddities of the festival were in full force and costumes were everywhere. I really forgot about having anything special for Lilli until the last minute. This year she just sported a black T-shirt and a red Gap tutu-style skirt I recently got at a consignment sale. It looked cute and tomato-y enough for the day.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXPqsUsv2bfWhn7Oe5zmKvVN44H7BHjMDT1Qs8cSWFt4EfemSEAr_WmOn5xjXmiJ-Rm2YLVj16VIffR58EvncUV91jBlwxraU0ts-5lmi0vbxBGO2K-B3E0r-BkTLHmr3CiQORsL82bQU/s1600/IMG_1709.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXPqsUsv2bfWhn7Oe5zmKvVN44H7BHjMDT1Qs8cSWFt4EfemSEAr_WmOn5xjXmiJ-Rm2YLVj16VIffR58EvncUV91jBlwxraU0ts-5lmi0vbxBGO2K-B3E0r-BkTLHmr3CiQORsL82bQU/s400/IMG_1709.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5781537053871159762" border="0" /></a>Always plenty of interesting sights to see....<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMu4-Uczh4vncb3X-TUfyoDSsCW8ZWjRN4m_84J25pfS36cKwNDUE_VTN1CIlsnodgdqcXhjPLniaSpjlvPUY7lqlB1KpXkbFKBBwoSLbHx4t2s4iAf6LZUFTzA9T2jX-9uiqbjNE-vwM/s1600/IMG_1727.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMu4-Uczh4vncb3X-TUfyoDSsCW8ZWjRN4m_84J25pfS36cKwNDUE_VTN1CIlsnodgdqcXhjPLniaSpjlvPUY7lqlB1KpXkbFKBBwoSLbHx4t2s4iAf6LZUFTzA9T2jX-9uiqbjNE-vwM/s400/IMG_1727.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5781537039915227186" border="0" /></a>We ended up splitting up from Serif's family somewhere along the way in the crowds and two kids wanting to do separate things. Eventually Lilli chose to ride in the stroller a bit (she's not crazy about crowds which is fine by me!) and as we were walking around looking for a food truck line that wasn't at least an hour wait she eventually passed out. The only truck without a crazy line was really the main one I wanted to try - they had some seriously awesome spicy cheese grits with locally raised sausage and it was SO good. I would definitely try the Riff's food truck again. She slept the whole time I waited in line and while Brent and I ate so we had a nice little lunch!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ4fggWuuvdb4tWbT-V0jnhnf3krL3WjL0LODX4YGEXsSCZkW3HWyLIob36adhQtQX7i26jyZWhOw2bQtatKjclyQwK73xX33Q3m9WL3eXS4XNDHCA1kz42rxdpu7i9u3jlntiFXUXKJQ/s1600/IMG_1714.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ4fggWuuvdb4tWbT-V0jnhnf3krL3WjL0LODX4YGEXsSCZkW3HWyLIob36adhQtQX7i26jyZWhOw2bQtatKjclyQwK73xX33Q3m9WL3eXS4XNDHCA1kz42rxdpu7i9u3jlntiFXUXKJQ/s400/IMG_1714.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5781537050519295634" border="0" /></a>She woke up as we were leaving and I shared some pink lemonade with her as we walked back through the thick crowds home. This is the first year people have parked as far down as our house! We're exactly a half a mile from the celebration, not a bad walk for us and not worth trying to drive closer,but it was crazy to see people literally parked as far as our block.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNBaZf-oQDWRP7Gk7MCq7GUBu6Lz_N5z50UdpMZqzsR7GEi1pMxYtOYka-fIyTxW3Qf20vQVj7-qG2Mpv0a6lgnY5egiyj_-k_-v9m9jRKXO5NuTo3hzGtlG_9HGGpeRgVlMBmK-kb-tQ/s1600/IMG_1706.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNBaZf-oQDWRP7Gk7MCq7GUBu6Lz_N5z50UdpMZqzsR7GEi1pMxYtOYka-fIyTxW3Qf20vQVj7-qG2Mpv0a6lgnY5egiyj_-k_-v9m9jRKXO5NuTo3hzGtlG_9HGGpeRgVlMBmK-kb-tQ/s400/IMG_1706.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5781537062403469618" border="0" /></a>Tradition holds that every year we let Lilli pick out a new piece of artwork from a booth of Brent's choosing. He tries very hard to influence her towards HIS tastes but the choice is always hers. She ended up choosing this piece this year (just the print, Brent already framed and matted it). She wanted this one because that's her and "my baby" (riding a wolf together). She also wants to hang it in the baby's room, which it does match the colors, but this is her piece. Our hope is one day when she leaves home she has lots of unique pieces of art to decorate her own place, and maybe one day one of these unknown artists will be famous!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQnOfuhHFmIen-D2jORtXw3H1PC3pzW6tvTZTVdO-5HnXINOETd8Ehjp4P6HSEU4R9bitimeQp-wUT_LLv8_05MWgwv6uFj6zVC61UUWh1fSJL_GxQJzYzjOkm8IBD0k2J1xmZ65nXnkQ/s1600/IMG_1730.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQnOfuhHFmIen-D2jORtXw3H1PC3pzW6tvTZTVdO-5HnXINOETd8Ehjp4P6HSEU4R9bitimeQp-wUT_LLv8_05MWgwv6uFj6zVC61UUWh1fSJL_GxQJzYzjOkm8IBD0k2J1xmZ65nXnkQ/s400/IMG_1730.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5781537026537771554" border="0" /></a>And that was Tomato Festival 2012! We had a great day with friends, Lilli enjoyed sharing some of it with Serif, and like always we ran into tons of other neighborhood, church and daycare friends while we were there. On the way over to the playground tonight Lilli was still naming off all the friends she saw there at the Festival.<br /><br />Guess next year we'll have to coordinate two outfits and buy even more artwork!<br /><br />Raehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08904635948454938056noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-764935541962273532.post-22671315773778524772012-08-26T20:36:00.003-05:002012-08-26T20:58:28.417-05:00Pippin's Birthday & Sounds GamePippin's birthday was back on August 9th. This was his "golden" year when he turned 9 on the 9th. After his entire cancer scare back in May of last year we're always glad to have another year with him. In honor of his special day, Lilli wore one of her MANY Pippin shirts to school. "Thumbs up for Pippin".<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIDfz2kcucE6etZ4KTEM0QTUO2q86kRiPlK6C4wEnKxT0zW9nPOjREPLLIjDpur-csCFNULAdugVAn6xR1suoO_kFcmtc7AxhgcpKBd0VtgYplODB7bv4xNuOpMVjcEfwJmG0XoXWbM0M/s1600/IMG_1591.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIDfz2kcucE6etZ4KTEM0QTUO2q86kRiPlK6C4wEnKxT0zW9nPOjREPLLIjDpur-csCFNULAdugVAn6xR1suoO_kFcmtc7AxhgcpKBd0VtgYplODB7bv4xNuOpMVjcEfwJmG0XoXWbM0M/s400/IMG_1591.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5781161822186176258" border="0" /></a>I made the same cake I make for him every year again. He loves it and it's super easy. Basically some flour, honey, carrots and peanut butter. No sugar so it's safe for doggies. I "ice" it with peanut butter and put some shredded cheese on it so he's sure to get all of his favorite things. Of course little sis handles blowing out the candle.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpY_BLxaWQ8yJj5EkSfM3zx6cUHK_KDrX_XP4H0kmjRs5YmeC0kPGVLaz1RavV1Y3LSej9e5yQAlrqwYNF6th7vrCN1Uj97u-mRXoUlkMnICpzYR-XVWF5sPPN6mQA41zoFujS0GnQhcc/s1600/IMG_0739.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpY_BLxaWQ8yJj5EkSfM3zx6cUHK_KDrX_XP4H0kmjRs5YmeC0kPGVLaz1RavV1Y3LSej9e5yQAlrqwYNF6th7vrCN1Uj97u-mRXoUlkMnICpzYR-XVWF5sPPN6mQA41zoFujS0GnQhcc/s400/IMG_0739.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5781161816353347474" border="0" /></a>While <a href="http://adventuresoflilli.blogspot.com/2011/08/happy-8th-birthday-pippin.html">last year she was all about trying to eat some too</a> (so cute!!!), this year she just really wanted to munch on some straight peanut butter for herself. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5n3cB10dpw5bmH94ZxhnXaTvdf4poi9C6aMUPBEQDB29Rpyn63IrtfNSDcZrBLFCGV6BwK7GreJaYXJ_ut0UJNXhkwv-6loo5qJMqlJWIOun-Rjs4rHLP7x3TiQPUrLzEO3vIuBZ5UII/s1600/IMG_0769.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5n3cB10dpw5bmH94ZxhnXaTvdf4poi9C6aMUPBEQDB29Rpyn63IrtfNSDcZrBLFCGV6BwK7GreJaYXJ_ut0UJNXhkwv-6loo5qJMqlJWIOun-Rjs4rHLP7x3TiQPUrLzEO3vIuBZ5UII/s400/IMG_0769.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5781161810394296338" border="0" /></a>Of course he LOVED it! We don't let him eat the whole thing, but I know he's glad for getting a solid ten or so minutes to chow down as much as he can.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgamlB_9D8lbwQlJLyauFFRcbJDkpb-eamjcF7LIzpNGV9gLzawYwvrwpeznaqTcKhY25cQxJAXqDcoHrkNLu6EfQzphGDQFgtMsW3BtoXqw1D1ToKb-iAIM2mcYxHfl5NPb01Zqj-XAH0/s1600/IMG_0779.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgamlB_9D8lbwQlJLyauFFRcbJDkpb-eamjcF7LIzpNGV9gLzawYwvrwpeznaqTcKhY25cQxJAXqDcoHrkNLu6EfQzphGDQFgtMsW3BtoXqw1D1ToKb-iAIM2mcYxHfl5NPb01Zqj-XAH0/s400/IMG_0779.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5781161803712951106" border="0" /></a>The following evening we went to the Nashville Sounds baseball game as part of family night with our church (and Faith night at the Sounds). We haven't been to a game <a href="http://adventuresoflilli.blogspot.com/2009/08/take-me-out.html">since Lilli was little bitty</a>, primarily because we just don't care about baseball. But, it is fun to go with a big group and our tickets were only $10/each which included a hot dog and drink, so you can't beat that for a Friday night activity. And our seats were literally this close. That's crazy.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcODnLSsyKWROiH5tydVI2sTUbwilyDNseYOFJYSvEQShxn9LlVWyvxubm-j-w_SrMs2ndJpzykldcXxJR3HAGJ-YJD_hfWOyyhvePu0_2qDetGHVhhK6juOt1oeuGfLd6erBT7kN4sbs/s1600/IMG_1631.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcODnLSsyKWROiH5tydVI2sTUbwilyDNseYOFJYSvEQShxn9LlVWyvxubm-j-w_SrMs2ndJpzykldcXxJR3HAGJ-YJD_hfWOyyhvePu0_2qDetGHVhhK6juOt1oeuGfLd6erBT7kN4sbs/s400/IMG_1631.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5781161355751272898" border="0" /></a>We were next to Lilli's little buddy Hank, and they had a good time talking about the game and messing around together. A lot of her older friends were right behind us so she had fun. I'm not entirely sure she watched any of the game, but eating a hot dog can keep her entertained for a long time, as can yelling that the players who have slid in the dirt have "pooped their pants".<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDzq8KFUhhKiDHfcAt5r9Drm_YWkEGdkS6TowHP1GdZzI8Ydeoj7LekCzec0w2IImpmfLV5hKIOUiACg0CywcbVaGKsw2lefKknuuHZPBuicFy4B0rV8YdVNSzKqZihy1_OMnuYG3zaVY/s1600/IMG_1627.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDzq8KFUhhKiDHfcAt5r9Drm_YWkEGdkS6TowHP1GdZzI8Ydeoj7LekCzec0w2IImpmfLV5hKIOUiACg0CywcbVaGKsw2lefKknuuHZPBuicFy4B0rV8YdVNSzKqZihy1_OMnuYG3zaVY/s400/IMG_1627.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5781161365271552914" border="0" /></a>We posted a picture of us there on Facebook, and our friend Jennifer, <a href="http://adventuresoflilli.blogspot.com/2009/05/date-night.html">who was Lilli's first babysitter</a>, posted back that she was there too! She was able to find us and bring Jackson down. We got an updated group pic and Brent made a little collage of Lilli and Jackson the first time they met and then now. We've actually run into them at other festivals and things over the years but I don't think we've ever gotten a new picture of them together. They were thrilled. Much easier to photograph at four months than nearly four years.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7sFH5w9TJwOtBhfHHhmqVMoBzEg0-pu6vEy5CBrTeUrgCYglhLl-W_ZUJDQvJFiBxHLjOhLkmGWNsTctho_WpJqp_9FDdCRnYMEM7m0GbDVVVps0JvKakbr7U9vHDbrSH28HIE_e3mNc/s1600/IMG_1648.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7sFH5w9TJwOtBhfHHhmqVMoBzEg0-pu6vEy5CBrTeUrgCYglhLl-W_ZUJDQvJFiBxHLjOhLkmGWNsTctho_WpJqp_9FDdCRnYMEM7m0GbDVVVps0JvKakbr7U9vHDbrSH28HIE_e3mNc/s400/IMG_1648.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5781161346050697970" border="0" /></a>We bribed Lilli with cotton candy for having her picture made, so we tracked the guy down and she got her favorite event treat. Hank had never had cotton candy before so the two of them hunkered down and got a nice sugar buzz going!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDaVy0JuV-sTf2ybT5lAIFOBO2frfSnngTbfch9qf35Px2fjBfMPlDZXhLSSM3CFgQ8SVDVO1Ym4Z1G2NU4UsbBgJVhSC8uTK1rVBoGsVW6nBsVSNOlWOdZRC79shLiVY5KUzQjniGQJw/s1600/IMG_1655.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDaVy0JuV-sTf2ybT5lAIFOBO2frfSnngTbfch9qf35Px2fjBfMPlDZXhLSSM3CFgQ8SVDVO1Ym4Z1G2NU4UsbBgJVhSC8uTK1rVBoGsVW6nBsVSNOlWOdZRC79shLiVY5KUzQjniGQJw/s400/IMG_1655.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5781161340041673986" border="0" /></a>We had a great time at the game and ending up staying through about three quarters of it before we left. It didn't start until 7 and we knew Lilli would be super bored before it ended and we preferred getting out of there before the mass exit of traffic afterwards. <br /><br />Raehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08904635948454938056noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-764935541962273532.post-90075368665664487242012-08-23T20:52:00.002-05:002012-08-23T21:01:33.591-05:00This 'n ThatA bunch of random pics from August 4th - 8th.....<br /><br />We found a snail outside one evening when we were playing on the deck.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI0MXOcp0sFyVBMFxAVVFE4qUKJeDNfbdYunm9Qbtk7W8M3mZNgchXRnqOhsmHRQWfn8DsK2wNwWhyphenhyphenOm5TNFJm_nLSvY3OThc2DFzXTtobli-7QsXE3Y2rCKVmBswHBs-FI8w56adHiEs/s1600/IMG_1539.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI0MXOcp0sFyVBMFxAVVFE4qUKJeDNfbdYunm9Qbtk7W8M3mZNgchXRnqOhsmHRQWfn8DsK2wNwWhyphenhyphenOm5TNFJm_nLSvY3OThc2DFzXTtobli-7QsXE3Y2rCKVmBswHBs-FI8w56adHiEs/s400/IMG_1539.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5780052578723377906" border="0" /></a><br />That poor, poor snail. He got way more love than he probably ever wanted. We did tell her she couldn't keep him, so he eventually got sanctuary when it was declared bedtime and time to go inside.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisWX44kEuoGSDux3rr_Es1AnF_K_ytQ0-dqSEamdrLm7rpAHzXaPk4o3ZHU_nctPpBXlpr8_DWdEabiBuwIquyFuLc2Atd3g5CJ_22UPe3cbUtAsCWZ98RJ_Pz2cewDnOMJEOfeY8dNFw/s1600/IMG_1540.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisWX44kEuoGSDux3rr_Es1AnF_K_ytQ0-dqSEamdrLm7rpAHzXaPk4o3ZHU_nctPpBXlpr8_DWdEabiBuwIquyFuLc2Atd3g5CJ_22UPe3cbUtAsCWZ98RJ_Pz2cewDnOMJEOfeY8dNFw/s400/IMG_1540.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5780052569966338866" border="0" /></a>One of the last Water Plays of the summer (at school). She wanted to wear a two piece and "show her belly" to be like her favorite princess, The Little Mermaid Ariel. Heaven help us.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6rQ41FLgw2thcwFbqlFgXhycRMmunOzMM_8_509Sh-sF9vOy1-PorObUyKYDpUn77QYPPxUCXPM7WjvSUdq6ps70kvnvKY3H8GLh50kmogoPdJqf1-OdVestkyqwWz07uVK2HWmZvjaA/s1600/IMG_1555.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6rQ41FLgw2thcwFbqlFgXhycRMmunOzMM_8_509Sh-sF9vOy1-PorObUyKYDpUn77QYPPxUCXPM7WjvSUdq6ps70kvnvKY3H8GLh50kmogoPdJqf1-OdVestkyqwWz07uVK2HWmZvjaA/s400/IMG_1555.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5780052212820957234" border="0" /></a>Hopping on her bouncy ball into school one morning on Show n Share day. That ball is probably the most used/beloved present she's ever been given. It's been so loved the plastic is wearing thin and you have to air it up every day!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1PMimXUuQeHZUhLxpUoujiMMvTSBY8pGuUerwYlDUUFRnlKSU_UUlf6hzv5Bqd-AGSM5bmE4d0d5p16ZfSF0viYfrRMojyYzRi4fsuD5pO6MXwcldhooKfk5oH37nRja3_xzXsbJnRuo/s1600/IMG_1578.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1PMimXUuQeHZUhLxpUoujiMMvTSBY8pGuUerwYlDUUFRnlKSU_UUlf6hzv5Bqd-AGSM5bmE4d0d5p16ZfSF0viYfrRMojyYzRi4fsuD5pO6MXwcldhooKfk5oH37nRja3_xzXsbJnRuo/s400/IMG_1578.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5780052193442856482" border="0" /></a>Sometime being a girl is not fun at all. One day she'll enjoy all the pampering.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi62HPHdmkDkuJ-Uv9DFFgHc2bUytsgaTlPe2qSEkvHARAGpaEkZYFhO9T0ufpv0Y3XQs175wZIT4b3xZvv6OQCJrBTEjYbEkjSIEcdO8Ir_4sGj5-kSKLo3Qt2LsG_dRvvLWIqwm1gWHM/s1600/IMG_0691.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi62HPHdmkDkuJ-Uv9DFFgHc2bUytsgaTlPe2qSEkvHARAGpaEkZYFhO9T0ufpv0Y3XQs175wZIT4b3xZvv6OQCJrBTEjYbEkjSIEcdO8Ir_4sGj5-kSKLo3Qt2LsG_dRvvLWIqwm1gWHM/s400/IMG_0691.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5780052219117156418" border="0" /></a>I had grabbed some of the (clean) bandanas Brent uses when working in the yard for a game for my Wednesday night kids class and Lilli saw them in my bag and wanted to play too. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqujWTe3E_P0AXpLqcfAQQMef3kIS9JSFgCfRnT6H-joJ05k_0cy_RgFvVLpg2ygN3Nt6-fWFWZF5DmZyXKJ0gw0c0uOMCd9NFpCJfRYDEFzcjBh-gAi4Czjlb4MhmtOTN4ees8CXIH4c/s1600/IMG_0715.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqujWTe3E_P0AXpLqcfAQQMef3kIS9JSFgCfRnT6H-joJ05k_0cy_RgFvVLpg2ygN3Nt6-fWFWZF5DmZyXKJ0gw0c0uOMCd9NFpCJfRYDEFzcjBh-gAi4Czjlb4MhmtOTN4ees8CXIH4c/s400/IMG_0715.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5780052188826898002" border="0" /></a>Two thumbs up for the gangsta life!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxefc3o1AJpXjuA0uhZzfL8tT5HxFHcqueFb58_1QQE5PsGE2YFRonrghz6anlXL1iuU8tZCKCZIXPixq7xSntDBLs7q1dB99EJl02yerRGGzKGoSyyOyFsENfYQSzRKLRVFh78fs9KB8/s1600/IMG_0726.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxefc3o1AJpXjuA0uhZzfL8tT5HxFHcqueFb58_1QQE5PsGE2YFRonrghz6anlXL1iuU8tZCKCZIXPixq7xSntDBLs7q1dB99EJl02yerRGGzKGoSyyOyFsENfYQSzRKLRVFh78fs9KB8/s400/IMG_0726.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5780052180364242386" border="0" /></a>So glad tomorrow is Friday!!<br /><br /><br />Raehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08904635948454938056noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-764935541962273532.post-31787251463161683472012-08-20T20:38:00.002-05:002012-08-20T20:55:50.781-05:00Let's Go to the Mall!The first weekend of August was tax-free weekend here in Tennessee. Considering our sales tax is a whopping 9.25% in our county, we definitely take advantage of the tax savings where we can. Not everything is tax free, but all clothes, school supplies and diapers are (as well as computers.)<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixK0esoEORc_C0-Va1d9kjuQo7sWwjACOROkQ9qmTg92-0CtMXRgoqHp0Km-LKUkRVaFoeuLK3uacl6Rc56l9X2WgNPvbGQjk20ecP6mW0RcmXAYk-xx-KZEdWymATNub0zhWVTUzabPE/s1600/IMG_1441.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixK0esoEORc_C0-Va1d9kjuQo7sWwjACOROkQ9qmTg92-0CtMXRgoqHp0Km-LKUkRVaFoeuLK3uacl6Rc56l9X2WgNPvbGQjk20ecP6mW0RcmXAYk-xx-KZEdWymATNub0zhWVTUzabPE/s400/IMG_1441.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5778935302525157474" border="0" /></a>That Friday evening we headed out to the mall to do some clothes shopping. No surprise which table Lilli picked.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7a6OYTL85utuyn7EduI41F_ySaMGwvtQshfuc_CQkNcfYcsNdBzxE9zeJ5P6B44jE5yHV22qFbxNUPRPioyIBGsIMxdYzljndRpqvNOlEPIl0Iht_4EU26hbvQwNkJBYmuJ9uDSAT_5E/s1600/IMG_1449.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7a6OYTL85utuyn7EduI41F_ySaMGwvtQshfuc_CQkNcfYcsNdBzxE9zeJ5P6B44jE5yHV22qFbxNUPRPioyIBGsIMxdYzljndRpqvNOlEPIl0Iht_4EU26hbvQwNkJBYmuJ9uDSAT_5E/s400/IMG_1449.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5778935292152337810" border="0" /></a>Of course we had to go to her happiest place on Earth store. She could probably stay in there for hours and touch every last thing if we let her.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEianq0Qgh4gFnkpqHvO4SN84ue3VkOWTME0iqyqzbsM6K0kauKNvcEpmrN7XBqscPjtFIezcLHNj4H4mCV8m8uIFjZR4q_F3KCYrYpV3HVOzxt0ApJLDKE7PFEAUX1Yl3trMXqWYDvAjpM/s1600/IMG_1451.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEianq0Qgh4gFnkpqHvO4SN84ue3VkOWTME0iqyqzbsM6K0kauKNvcEpmrN7XBqscPjtFIezcLHNj4H4mCV8m8uIFjZR4q_F3KCYrYpV3HVOzxt0ApJLDKE7PFEAUX1Yl3trMXqWYDvAjpM/s400/IMG_1451.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5778935284383134530" border="0" /></a>We let her get a little Ariel playset so she'd have something to do while I was trying on clothes. In the Disney store she looked at me and said "Mom, I can't have enough Ariels". I don't even have a clue how many Little Mermaid dolls she has, and every time she asks for a new one I always tell her she has more than enough Ariels.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIyaDFL-LgNe-R2B5IcU6ZoMUCn3kE8R86P-i1VnyQ_TiNuaOqt2qnUdx14WTJkGUxUCTuNhNEzHgmXIJ0b_tSG4P5xD1G3iYIPSSFRf3cz2wh4fBbgegcoNo2zBx96GwbmsUA-of_R9Q/s1600/IMG_1467.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIyaDFL-LgNe-R2B5IcU6ZoMUCn3kE8R86P-i1VnyQ_TiNuaOqt2qnUdx14WTJkGUxUCTuNhNEzHgmXIJ0b_tSG4P5xD1G3iYIPSSFRf3cz2wh4fBbgegcoNo2zBx96GwbmsUA-of_R9Q/s400/IMG_1467.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5778935272955956802" border="0" /></a>She eventually ended up in the dressing room with me. I think she thought it was just so much fun to be in our own little enclosed room. Of course she also thought it was fun to stick her hand, face, arm, toys, etc under the curtain as well. It's amazing I didn't end up flashing the whole store/mall. And one of the fun things about her being older during this pregnancy is all the great questions she asks, specifically about maternity pants and why they're just so big and stretchy. Things like "Are those built in panties?" (she's into things like swimwear where you don't have to wear underwear and for some reason the stretchy part reminds her of underwear) and also "Is that to keep your baby warm?", which I thought was pretty clever, so I told her it was. Then she wanted to know why my baby was cold. You just can't win. She was also quite willing to give me her opinion on which clothes she did and didn't like.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsPLsv5XXpKBwlpwpcRCgIXer0Kmwu6y2K8xelLc8LEkdzOprDIMYoL0sVTOcOeDHM2Ko9oMw5XatlHbr7Wc6rXUqiETB0P5s0qKrOWiUyMhNB5DSymHf6Tb-S7Hx_wwSlp5sgR7u7yXI/s1600/IMG_1471.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsPLsv5XXpKBwlpwpcRCgIXer0Kmwu6y2K8xelLc8LEkdzOprDIMYoL0sVTOcOeDHM2Ko9oMw5XatlHbr7Wc6rXUqiETB0P5s0qKrOWiUyMhNB5DSymHf6Tb-S7Hx_wwSlp5sgR7u7yXI/s400/IMG_1471.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5778935265709800162" border="0" /></a>Brent amused himself in the way he best knows how - taking random pictures of himself in the waiting area at Motherhood Maternity, where they've managed to position the mannequin in a very bizarre spot relative to the chair.<br /><br /><br />Raehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08904635948454938056noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-764935541962273532.post-75004519940258999632012-08-19T20:49:00.002-05:002012-08-19T20:59:33.533-05:00Around TownWith the slightly cooler temps we've had lately we've been spending a lot more time at "our" playground next door and just enjoying being outside. One Monday night at the beginning of August Serif's parents texted us and we met over at the playground so the kids could play.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJEtCHQywTxMDmLu6UPT9-Jqt68IPXWLdpnSv3_4-IHGQ7f-WPBRw3VBHyW0t5-1AUXU7DYJgHKa5ep8RWoMG4BU59Ni2DDoUbmPExrOfjcBIioZI1INTaKaSWEWslwfajAdRdl6A5nww/s1600/IMG_1364.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJEtCHQywTxMDmLu6UPT9-Jqt68IPXWLdpnSv3_4-IHGQ7f-WPBRw3VBHyW0t5-1AUXU7DYJgHKa5ep8RWoMG4BU59Ni2DDoUbmPExrOfjcBIioZI1INTaKaSWEWslwfajAdRdl6A5nww/s400/IMG_1364.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5778567428096796226" border="0" /></a>She really needs to be in gymnastics. I've picked out a place near us and just need to set up an appointment to check it out. She would LOVE it. She's really not interested in dance/ballet, which is fine with me, but this girl loves to tumble, swing, jump and pose.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiixIWpsEwoNhkQLPgDm3wkdX14DUt61FUvpDim-GjOSZ5eLpnwRfYRq2AxaxT2GKoSykdt_uzrucZt6i1ChZlarQvh0uwFDe3XqKH5QdYzpoSeJ2OWjsBXvSKcZNLeWGz9BK17Y9VT3iQ/s1600/IMG_1372.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiixIWpsEwoNhkQLPgDm3wkdX14DUt61FUvpDim-GjOSZ5eLpnwRfYRq2AxaxT2GKoSykdt_uzrucZt6i1ChZlarQvh0uwFDe3XqKH5QdYzpoSeJ2OWjsBXvSKcZNLeWGz9BK17Y9VT3iQ/s400/IMG_1372.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5778567418395928194" border="0" /></a>Somehow this is the only picture we got of Lilli and Serif. When I said we got the kids together to play, I really meant the Dads. Brent and Jeff wanted to shoot some hoops, so us ladies had a nice chat on the bench while "all" the kids played.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1qW1v8J8YmTW7BfyR_s6YGi-YQ527cFAM6qeZCb1ZP_aD5yhlmEydIt1XUhrKcGBv-NeepxsoPkV-VGKC_mH8IfOnOcLqMzI95zR7rW0_7UjEoNmyGaJYeyDfICjRYFi4d6P7nUaOiYo/s1600/IMG_1379.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1qW1v8J8YmTW7BfyR_s6YGi-YQ527cFAM6qeZCb1ZP_aD5yhlmEydIt1XUhrKcGBv-NeepxsoPkV-VGKC_mH8IfOnOcLqMzI95zR7rW0_7UjEoNmyGaJYeyDfICjRYFi4d6P7nUaOiYo/s400/IMG_1379.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5778567160663757010" border="0" /></a>Later that week was the big Chic-fil-a Customer Appreciation Day, where people went out to support them and their (correct) stance on what marriage should be. And their right to even have a stance. Since it was on a Wednesday we knew we'd only have time to go at lunch, so Brent went in Smyrna near his office. It was so crowded he had to park across the street.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzQSRtFzvdnBRrA9yiJA30FvfnC0f5IsfEvrNsIRPZPxL1_ms_PFtXV6ln69jvFwwuGXF-csCztR7CmoBTsx0OgoCUdyslfDDfWnkcuPgyzh0Pa1AL2DlZzYywVs-THMmCX9XLjohNjb4/s1600/IMG_1395.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzQSRtFzvdnBRrA9yiJA30FvfnC0f5IsfEvrNsIRPZPxL1_ms_PFtXV6ln69jvFwwuGXF-csCztR7CmoBTsx0OgoCUdyslfDDfWnkcuPgyzh0Pa1AL2DlZzYywVs-THMmCX9XLjohNjb4/s400/IMG_1395.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5778567146967079522" border="0" /></a>I went to the one in downtown Nashville, at the bottom of the AT&T (aka Batman) building. The line was so long when I walked in I wasn't even sure where the Chic-fil-a was.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2PdOo16TPwADCDZEYeLW2AlhyBbObN43W03AF4tEu0xQVn_yLmi_THJANdDqrSkulmbm6FeUILtsUtn-50dgw0lJe-UCJxgM2G0Ad2NAuoMg9GnKTMLkq8VMzwinHAT51MGIN7CvmC-E/s1600/IMG_2106.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 299px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2PdOo16TPwADCDZEYeLW2AlhyBbObN43W03AF4tEu0xQVn_yLmi_THJANdDqrSkulmbm6FeUILtsUtn-50dgw0lJe-UCJxgM2G0Ad2NAuoMg9GnKTMLkq8VMzwinHAT51MGIN7CvmC-E/s400/IMG_2106.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5778567138359342690" border="0" /></a>That night Sleeping Beauty made an appearance at church.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHub55OIUFmebIgSRuLA0Z7yBxjQuqqL2JSlM-XTofmngnvK64MWMzibU6ODbHWY5iRnjKzwNAtMkJtyi2AWcLuP62T6jZ3F7f7Hkl2bSEUeUNWs_yxPAwDP-STgxS36klVwRPoAui-DI/s1600/IMG_1406.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHub55OIUFmebIgSRuLA0Z7yBxjQuqqL2JSlM-XTofmngnvK64MWMzibU6ODbHWY5iRnjKzwNAtMkJtyi2AWcLuP62T6jZ3F7f7Hkl2bSEUeUNWs_yxPAwDP-STgxS36klVwRPoAui-DI/s400/IMG_1406.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5778567127471931890" border="0" /></a>She tried to find her Prince but I don't think she quite understands how these fairy tales are supposed to work out.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh943buoseQHgE6uKyPw3tgsXFr9XLnMDjei0c2ynTU5-yh0g4m3AcAdnSduoyUANGLgXF1kfQEmoafSC5Ud63E5tUwrZBMBhcYe6XTWWnuzd9f9I2T58vzWwqABJnwd0QJKo5L6S9bz5w/s1600/IMG_1415.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh943buoseQHgE6uKyPw3tgsXFr9XLnMDjei0c2ynTU5-yh0g4m3AcAdnSduoyUANGLgXF1kfQEmoafSC5Ud63E5tUwrZBMBhcYe6XTWWnuzd9f9I2T58vzWwqABJnwd0QJKo5L6S9bz5w/s400/IMG_1415.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5778567118969649890" border="0" /></a>Happy Sunday!<br /><br />Raehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08904635948454938056noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-764935541962273532.post-47902725102667636382012-08-18T20:34:00.003-05:002012-08-18T20:47:14.227-05:00Summer Reading ContestThe summer reading contest at church ended at the end of July, I guess because school here in Metro started back August 1st (insane). Lilli did great in the contest and ended up with 18 coins to spend in the "store". I think most weeks we turned in about 12 books and the contest lasted for 5 weeks, so that's a lot of books!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiycCXZlv8ypxbcnofSUGwcF4CRVOk3lwRMGnwhfqgde1TNnWHHC31AwIvBQaZb5a5nIZngqq6jy43K-9zVslV5N_XEqgQfCBZbTBvBygECes5x3XaYBEN7zKk0iNBdM3h-u_vCw1BLU8/s1600/IMG_1325.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiycCXZlv8ypxbcnofSUGwcF4CRVOk3lwRMGnwhfqgde1TNnWHHC31AwIvBQaZb5a5nIZngqq6jy43K-9zVslV5N_XEqgQfCBZbTBvBygECes5x3XaYBEN7zKk0iNBdM3h-u_vCw1BLU8/s400/IMG_1325.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5778192333158559698" border="0" /></a>Basically everything in the store was no more than 2 coins, so it took us a long time to spend all that money! She got a ton of stuff - from a new doll, to cars, tool sets, paddleball, cupcake, flashlights, bubbles and on and on. Her favorite thing was this little bannery-wand.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1OUufOPaUzKz17dpklujURHTM3yyVxQE02TQxuERXIzbkyWi0OTShNX7Us1N-_tPoW1rjdYEpByONNGNUq4XBI5-NFkSP8z_U5RHjg7bIv0TisTnNK0ZBT1vhlR21iVELi6-mQCVz9aI/s1600/IMG_0305.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1OUufOPaUzKz17dpklujURHTM3yyVxQE02TQxuERXIzbkyWi0OTShNX7Us1N-_tPoW1rjdYEpByONNGNUq4XBI5-NFkSP8z_U5RHjg7bIv0TisTnNK0ZBT1vhlR21iVELi6-mQCVz9aI/s400/IMG_0305.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5778192328643578290" border="0" /></a><br />She twirled and whirled...<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5-9PrsKTFaZSzAgmO3nkDPHpNh4ARBmSsnLaYlXereWprEv2JGugkGBUZu_UMmEelpd7QQEL7GnMiEwMwWHK1kg4a7vwqQQNJgFc5RRnFzgToLeEOH_m7vMCCpspSFxmZ4XAIMuPk_sg/s1600/IMG_0427.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5-9PrsKTFaZSzAgmO3nkDPHpNh4ARBmSsnLaYlXereWprEv2JGugkGBUZu_UMmEelpd7QQEL7GnMiEwMwWHK1kg4a7vwqQQNJgFc5RRnFzgToLeEOH_m7vMCCpspSFxmZ4XAIMuPk_sg/s400/IMG_0427.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5778192323663154146" border="0" /></a>And was a happy little vision in satin until....<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvKzw5o9lvX2sfEoKw5X36G7C7yD5E3JVxs0bNJv8RZt2_zVZID5BngrBZw21OntU9ZVdWaVuQC2khPRwLHQU3PE74KTc8f07qFw4ndeppG6xvzZOfB0isWgjEJEUSePKYCR5beWlraAU/s1600/IMG_0481.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvKzw5o9lvX2sfEoKw5X36G7C7yD5E3JVxs0bNJv8RZt2_zVZID5BngrBZw21OntU9ZVdWaVuQC2khPRwLHQU3PE74KTc8f07qFw4ndeppG6xvzZOfB0isWgjEJEUSePKYCR5beWlraAU/s400/IMG_0481.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5778192044522184386" border="0" /></a>She stepped on it and broke the banner off the wand, beyond repair.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi04mUegz86nCh6x2nGrNIb85vDkhuCyRQgc3-pXSE7XNvge5eML0J96iKG3Tfh3VF5_fbca4LPBf0E_LWMbPUV91R6e7TJroIOsJyrsVOHTO8lkF91MS5oqw9bisPSJ3A8TrtEgYKVFjc/s1600/IMG_0546.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi04mUegz86nCh6x2nGrNIb85vDkhuCyRQgc3-pXSE7XNvge5eML0J96iKG3Tfh3VF5_fbca4LPBf0E_LWMbPUV91R6e7TJroIOsJyrsVOHTO8lkF91MS5oqw9bisPSJ3A8TrtEgYKVFjc/s400/IMG_0546.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5778192035597864258" border="0" /></a>So she moved on to torturing the new baby doll. Probably not a good sign for future brother/sister.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBv_SJc686OMvyH3ZJKCD1dggcfbTfUASuTqCea1OvF6fd9d7-fvBjYWC4Wb3_Igc6B-fSXAV2oLUNlCiPxy8c6po5ODXEpw0uzlCi-mnHaKZqow_uxzTMzqkQPZfPx_sIw62PCYzVpbs/s1600/IMG_0605.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBv_SJc686OMvyH3ZJKCD1dggcfbTfUASuTqCea1OvF6fd9d7-fvBjYWC4Wb3_Igc6B-fSXAV2oLUNlCiPxy8c6po5ODXEpw0uzlCi-mnHaKZqow_uxzTMzqkQPZfPx_sIw62PCYzVpbs/s400/IMG_0605.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5778192028348130530" border="0" /></a>That afternoon while Brent was mowing he ran upon/almost ran over the cutest little tiny bunny! All the rain we had had turned the backyard into a massive jungle, and my garden was a wreck of weeds and vines - perfect for little hiding bunnies. This was during Lilli's nap time so she missed it, but....<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPqV_UQvPuLr9SbJGlh0D7mLjoE25WybFqYrBZhCKzHC6MU56w1VU5RxoiUrwPBj2QLnB0irLB-O-0Ui9xMUDFbWGm4RbiZ0oHx9t3id71SvUR0gcFGK3VEwDzSOkvPRx81UQ_2neqaq0/s1600/IMG_1332.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPqV_UQvPuLr9SbJGlh0D7mLjoE25WybFqYrBZhCKzHC6MU56w1VU5RxoiUrwPBj2QLnB0irLB-O-0Ui9xMUDFbWGm4RbiZ0oHx9t3id71SvUR0gcFGK3VEwDzSOkvPRx81UQ_2neqaq0/s400/IMG_1332.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5778192016933989314" border="0" /></a>That evening after church both the mom and baby were grazing around in the backyard! I'm still not totally sure how the big bunny got in our massively secure urban yard, but there is a spot big enough towards the front of the yard where the front fence and back fence come together that had a gap large enough for a bunny but too small for Pippin to get out during the fence construction.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgThik43beJ8et8_1qNk1kljGa83nMWoINRDj6bIKCPpeIARSl5tJTkPK5-14EwHPhl25ncc676EvrDHfTjbMEFIlCN4N56A2EayRKnEWQ1CRNod1gZh1lPEIsxIZtXmvx-Ryjl8cXU_YI/s1600/IMG_1347.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgThik43beJ8et8_1qNk1kljGa83nMWoINRDj6bIKCPpeIARSl5tJTkPK5-14EwHPhl25ncc676EvrDHfTjbMEFIlCN4N56A2EayRKnEWQ1CRNod1gZh1lPEIsxIZtXmvx-Ryjl8cXU_YI/s400/IMG_1347.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5778192010952885058" border="0" /></a>The bunnies let us get fairly close before they scampered into my jungle of a flower garden and we were sure to keep Pippin inside for a bit until we knew they had probably moved on. It's always fun when we can find some (good) wildlife in the backyard! Bunnies keep snakes away, right?<br /><br />Raehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08904635948454938056noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-764935541962273532.post-32632877850053997202012-08-17T21:13:00.004-05:002012-08-17T21:25:14.231-05:00Fairies and FencingThree weeks ago my parents were in town along with my aunt and uncle before their "big" trip to Alaska for their 50th Anniversary cruise. We met them at dinner near the hotel they were staying in. There was one thing that disturbed Lilli a little bit - the fact that dad is a twin and they still look exactly alike (see Uncle L just behind Dad on the right). She really didn't understand "two" Grandaddies and how that could be. She does have some little twins at her daycare, but I think this sort of blew her mind!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisvrapEM-eOKKmeUQGNQjPCFc8XskLn2iUz-4s74XQx7hoNNTjcdUpaCelhj18XMEwKme1QodlzhmSz5PXU83cKKdQ5VPQzkqe9GO4ToUvBw6zEhU00mVzQFwi2ti1xFOYb_RzIk9IjkQ/s1600/IMG_1278.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisvrapEM-eOKKmeUQGNQjPCFc8XskLn2iUz-4s74XQx7hoNNTjcdUpaCelhj18XMEwKme1QodlzhmSz5PXU83cKKdQ5VPQzkqe9GO4ToUvBw6zEhU00mVzQFwi2ti1xFOYb_RzIk9IjkQ/s400/IMG_1278.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5777831617356948914" border="0" /></a>A friend at work gave Lilli her daughter's old Loving Family playhouse along with a ton of furniture. She has loved it and Batman has moved right on in.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOqxseZQn_ev2YexGEFqL_cfrbQg0CZmPfd15soePAUl5aNdkEaVY5mIyki6OYe_xRYpRTVDPdIOBjmB5zMIxg_awQeLFP3z1nonV2ifKaW8EkZL8zNCHriQcaoyP_sKG3qqNvMD3jiAU/s1600/IMG_2105.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 299px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOqxseZQn_ev2YexGEFqL_cfrbQg0CZmPfd15soePAUl5aNdkEaVY5mIyki6OYe_xRYpRTVDPdIOBjmB5zMIxg_awQeLFP3z1nonV2ifKaW8EkZL8zNCHriQcaoyP_sKG3qqNvMD3jiAU/s400/IMG_2105.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5777830955099839410" border="0" /></a>The new front fence is coming slowly along with this busy summer and crazy weather pattern. This is the side "before". We only tore down one side at a time so everything wouldn't be wide open and exposed.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6U-4BM6XzkpkQpKgzdpAFWH0lgu02lalaQBAt0vc6qgqH3KLfJjd86yi6hSSjOQVloMd3JyPjiEIt2okCezjaeiNMKxPIb7Vl2nkkESzUnEP3iIlMnbWU1wtu4lDYHdo2Z89fgUSRqX8/s1600/IMG_1293.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6U-4BM6XzkpkQpKgzdpAFWH0lgu02lalaQBAt0vc6qgqH3KLfJjd86yi6hSSjOQVloMd3JyPjiEIt2okCezjaeiNMKxPIb7Vl2nkkESzUnEP3iIlMnbWU1wtu4lDYHdo2Z89fgUSRqX8/s400/IMG_1293.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5777830949545224178" border="0" /></a><br />Farmer Tinkerbell was more than happy to help this day.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWfdYuPdwQxDlOtRi4-u6Vk9TSY8vsDtSHWoebIFDeV7BjkRRRr7R9IVw9JNREoa6M4OhyGVOliKq31tQ8R66RMh4FYHo41O9l3Xn5uRnf8f6Lo25eTS6T2RNokm-K-7VLGZG1u76QC-0/s1600/IMG_1303.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWfdYuPdwQxDlOtRi4-u6Vk9TSY8vsDtSHWoebIFDeV7BjkRRRr7R9IVw9JNREoa6M4OhyGVOliKq31tQ8R66RMh4FYHo41O9l3Xn5uRnf8f6Lo25eTS6T2RNokm-K-7VLGZG1u76QC-0/s400/IMG_1303.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5777830938411128546" border="0" /></a><br />The leveling string was put to great use.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrEFpohvYm3SpuB8nbJWibC8wAF0jw656aJahyphenhyphenIoDdmFUVPkpKhw6MlQ1Kc8FeinS9unDgUfcWVcibQ_AP_Tk-iruhdkGovm9y9MCqdNDYHNfSwRvzTlDznSUm1j5ciS2GIFqjc5ZoGzw/s1600/IMG_1313.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrEFpohvYm3SpuB8nbJWibC8wAF0jw656aJahyphenhyphenIoDdmFUVPkpKhw6MlQ1Kc8FeinS9unDgUfcWVcibQ_AP_Tk-iruhdkGovm9y9MCqdNDYHNfSwRvzTlDznSUm1j5ciS2GIFqjc5ZoGzw/s400/IMG_1313.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5777830929729848642" border="0" /></a><br />By the end of the day it looked like this, and it looks quite different now, three weeks later!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOXL1P2EGeTh5h1kONqoz4q0yD9cqbc-ZhFTSQYCt77nxEdGVPQYVioapi_GSfYfNLqYxe5PdkatJ9H3Rt_IVhKHNFmgJKx9xZo2b6KezSMeMqsErGAgl0tBFXUz3aZYrwe9ZmZUOwOvY/s1600/IMG_1321.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOXL1P2EGeTh5h1kONqoz4q0yD9cqbc-ZhFTSQYCt77nxEdGVPQYVioapi_GSfYfNLqYxe5PdkatJ9H3Rt_IVhKHNFmgJKx9xZo2b6KezSMeMqsErGAgl0tBFXUz3aZYrwe9ZmZUOwOvY/s400/IMG_1321.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5777830925339046738" border="0" /></a>Perhaps by next summer the entire thing will even be finished! We have managed to give away all of the old fence to two different sets of people who wanted it for various things, one to expand their chicken coup (they live somewhere over here in urban East Nashville...) and the other half to someone who fixes up old houses. Too bad none of them have helped with building the new fence!<br /><br />Raehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08904635948454938056noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-764935541962273532.post-23195465501878352692012-08-14T20:54:00.003-05:002012-08-14T21:10:19.167-05:00Playdates and PrincessesLooking "cool" before water play a few weeks ago....<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKcCR4G4D8yRnmob4ZNIWKcgTa8boZIS4Ch0S7QBuGMRJmCb3NCGo7SH4Lwlj6ITPuv3ov4pJSb-Qfl8BxXxHZTb-eryZfriivET0NudXQaTgez3zbmdjm5T5s7DUQ2OcBxOO2p0QAvvE/s1600/IMG_1184.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKcCR4G4D8yRnmob4ZNIWKcgTa8boZIS4Ch0S7QBuGMRJmCb3NCGo7SH4Lwlj6ITPuv3ov4pJSb-Qfl8BxXxHZTb-eryZfriivET0NudXQaTgez3zbmdjm5T5s7DUQ2OcBxOO2p0QAvvE/s400/IMG_1184.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5776713100584161426" border="0" /></a>Three weeks ago I had a pass as a new/expecting mom for a local consignment sale, and this sale lets the new/expecting mom's bring a friend. I decided to ask "Serif's mom" if she wanted to go with me. She had never been consigning yet and wanted to get into it and see if it was worthwhile, and since they just live around the block coordinating it couldn't have been easier!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwQVT5FX-9bo3DEPFZmePXTv-qxFEF5mJxxlgx6hUFJywcm2qywDgt4-weqLVjUqoY-grF53V4w9e-sZy9PKkMllNMCb7rmSM1zCvUyFYE6CwzqzFyGRPXYpYWnP5WhS9PsNiai7CLBZs/s1600/IMG_1206.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwQVT5FX-9bo3DEPFZmePXTv-qxFEF5mJxxlgx6hUFJywcm2qywDgt4-weqLVjUqoY-grF53V4w9e-sZy9PKkMllNMCb7rmSM1zCvUyFYE6CwzqzFyGRPXYpYWnP5WhS9PsNiai7CLBZs/s400/IMG_1206.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5776712985619929506" border="0" /></a>While us ladies were out shopping the evening away, the guys met up over at the playground next door and let the kiddos play. They had a great time together, as always. Lilli loves having a neighborhood friend so close and it's nice to have people you can just text and meet over at the playground.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLdcN0fij9t207ZvgjxKcewILAXqpS-_E0O__puHRbivONrDmXApeQWcEmzAGcljL1IRdunfJiy195t3CUfJOHXFjf8tPsWfPJatoal3szkEyhMKpOgrUGvlpVb2oHtwLrsEZdxrNWOaY/s1600/IMG_1204.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLdcN0fij9t207ZvgjxKcewILAXqpS-_E0O__puHRbivONrDmXApeQWcEmzAGcljL1IRdunfJiy195t3CUfJOHXFjf8tPsWfPJatoal3szkEyhMKpOgrUGvlpVb2oHtwLrsEZdxrNWOaY/s400/IMG_1204.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5776712995684167650" border="0" /></a>Lilli really doesn't need much, some new winter clothes and shoes, but even there a lot of last year's clothes will still fit this year, and I always end up overbuying. The main thing I hoped to find were some nice princess dress up clothes, and Snow White in particular. She dresses up ALL the time and covets all the $50 outfits in Disney Store. I got **really** lucky and found Tinkerbell, Jasmine, and Snow White! Jasmine is just a bit too big, since it is a separate top and pants, but she'll grow into it. I also got a few maternity clothes for me, several pajamas for her, and a couple of dresses. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheeECShEAjExkVjOhOvqrSxf1o8_pn9MQGuqn2pR-NYFmRWPuZ_b8inyrPT8dDLNztek8EgnRetwYtaL59quVPXlXzAc91ULaYcciM4Ncneza2NkuC9iATkn6cfwaVxn4zIuv9jmztQNc/s1600/IMG_2085.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheeECShEAjExkVjOhOvqrSxf1o8_pn9MQGuqn2pR-NYFmRWPuZ_b8inyrPT8dDLNztek8EgnRetwYtaL59quVPXlXzAc91ULaYcciM4Ncneza2NkuC9iATkn6cfwaVxn4zIuv9jmztQNc/s400/IMG_2085.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5776712976631777074" border="0" /></a>Needless to say, the next morning someone was VERY happy with her new dress up outfits! (=<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAN6IX_qalgWsalGKvSWJovdR790lZdBQzZxkzjAM3xA3imT0hPQ2uU0IMk0knmkSrprpne0A27KlSlyrqRBOf8jdODA51Hpu52lVvLC0Yc6p5QbRdE4nYV18elhJklUef2rfOBEHSWTw/s1600/IMG_0228.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAN6IX_qalgWsalGKvSWJovdR790lZdBQzZxkzjAM3xA3imT0hPQ2uU0IMk0knmkSrprpne0A27KlSlyrqRBOf8jdODA51Hpu52lVvLC0Yc6p5QbRdE4nYV18elhJklUef2rfOBEHSWTw/s400/IMG_0228.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5776712963574877010" border="0" /></a>So happy that the next evening she put Snow White on and asked if she could wear it to Wednesday night church. We let her do that, there's nothing about it that would cause her from not being able to do anything and why not let her express her creativity? She was a huge "hit" from the adults and got a lot of chuckles. People know she's obsessed with the "Disney life" anyway. In fact, everywhere she goes in princess regalia she gets a ton of laughs and smiles, and if it's a restaurant we usually get a free cookie. So why not encourage that behavior???<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAQWzhypOgRoME8MzMEcRoZP6l9IA-BWQKZV4-Vfz8JOpEk3sjyGMVpm7Of2TxGjoMeF3n0PYW1pIRfOHNb54Dw-S2mSJexpKcDs31UOT5ExDvZm2KMc8oHHU0FOzD3yM_s25VlBjXTy8/s1600/IMG_1215.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAQWzhypOgRoME8MzMEcRoZP6l9IA-BWQKZV4-Vfz8JOpEk3sjyGMVpm7Of2TxGjoMeF3n0PYW1pIRfOHNb54Dw-S2mSJexpKcDs31UOT5ExDvZm2KMc8oHHU0FOzD3yM_s25VlBjXTy8/s400/IMG_1215.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5776712961198293250" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Raehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08904635948454938056noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-764935541962273532.post-13288028045861134042012-08-13T20:34:00.002-05:002012-08-13T20:40:33.202-05:00Chuck E CheeseAt the end of July, Brent's parents were in town at the end of July and spent the evening taking Lilli out to her favorite fine dining establishment, Chuck E Cheese.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLHWjcaSwEyuDRx9U30xuf2fuCuVXfqYi8I5K8oxJqvED1m-iHvSfXCRFcd5BYKzHfnAhWSbszacf17KjI_6DbYR_csx5fwy-aThB0lQ87UI5Pkc6cL7OKUr5O5lSdR0n0vj_LY0lHhOg/s1600/IMG_1154.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLHWjcaSwEyuDRx9U30xuf2fuCuVXfqYi8I5K8oxJqvED1m-iHvSfXCRFcd5BYKzHfnAhWSbszacf17KjI_6DbYR_csx5fwy-aThB0lQ87UI5Pkc6cL7OKUr5O5lSdR0n0vj_LY0lHhOg/s400/IMG_1154.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5776336548607426370" border="0" /></a><br />She drove, rode and played the night away.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYF1cOXN2t3Aq8tv0dSIbamxE9QbA5L8EOaTIEshjH00kuiILyAOcmp-0YNrvz6xxuDZRPc4qAq9mErmuVSAboeHeNQ6ZTjP6rxe3CQVaNbzKjMp5GyTgA_Rqq_H-FHC2owOSXPy5JSOM/s1600/IMG_1160.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYF1cOXN2t3Aq8tv0dSIbamxE9QbA5L8EOaTIEshjH00kuiILyAOcmp-0YNrvz6xxuDZRPc4qAq9mErmuVSAboeHeNQ6ZTjP6rxe3CQVaNbzKjMp5GyTgA_Rqq_H-FHC2owOSXPy5JSOM/s400/IMG_1160.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5776336545150871794" border="0" /></a>She even tried her hand at Skeeball and while this time she didn't let the ball fly in other lanes or backwards, she never made it up into one of the point buckets, either.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOYiodI4mN8tWaf-s0AKaQSAs4vnydwez_eez1GRAOhFaOPhxYNPDAdXIXuC84cZZirVvb7MRMBMHMEK1-w3PYgIYwaxy452gcxS4a99LL8fyWUROHECXodBaI0U3GifW3W0_rLIEzzqM/s1600/IMG_1164.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOYiodI4mN8tWaf-s0AKaQSAs4vnydwez_eez1GRAOhFaOPhxYNPDAdXIXuC84cZZirVvb7MRMBMHMEK1-w3PYgIYwaxy452gcxS4a99LL8fyWUROHECXodBaI0U3GifW3W0_rLIEzzqM/s400/IMG_1164.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5776336541358523298" border="0" /></a><br />At the end of the night she walked away with her usual pile of "junk" - some plastic bugs and candy, and she was very happy with her haul.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUWPLpxQKmuhk2hOy2G1tLPcDZGGYtSxgJ5pCCVUm-jHt9lOHUSJgyozy-SgEOQCZj1B144XK_Z8Jqr9qbdW6DvvkdyC42x7wIHcSNogA7t61TwRoGPAb7GP12UAd3IQ4d3R4pzcRW8LA/s1600/IMG_1167.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUWPLpxQKmuhk2hOy2G1tLPcDZGGYtSxgJ5pCCVUm-jHt9lOHUSJgyozy-SgEOQCZj1B144XK_Z8Jqr9qbdW6DvvkdyC42x7wIHcSNogA7t61TwRoGPAb7GP12UAd3IQ4d3R4pzcRW8LA/s400/IMG_1167.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5776336532112852322" border="0" /></a><br />Afterwards Brent's parents took us out to Panera for some dessert. They always have a great selection of desserts, but I think the sugar pushed me over into the queasy zone. I still just can't load up on too much food, and generally can't eat much sweets. It's really not right!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9da018wKuYbIobRo3p6A1cj7kpjtohumD4HB7g0o_fh1y1E7MxJ9AZiL5xdonwEyTrY7-sRrW3JxjoPd8Tcz_88_Ph0cToSWInt8AIKA6dxy_sJ3xHyQCo48KD0g_OehAZBx_TfH4Yx4/s1600/IMG_1169.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9da018wKuYbIobRo3p6A1cj7kpjtohumD4HB7g0o_fh1y1E7MxJ9AZiL5xdonwEyTrY7-sRrW3JxjoPd8Tcz_88_Ph0cToSWInt8AIKA6dxy_sJ3xHyQCo48KD0g_OehAZBx_TfH4Yx4/s400/IMG_1169.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5776336520663029826" border="0" /></a>We had a fun night and Lilli is already waiting for her next trip to the Cheese!<br /><br />Raehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08904635948454938056noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-764935541962273532.post-72812210582699560382012-08-11T22:02:00.002-05:002012-08-11T22:07:16.270-05:00Painted LadyA couple of weeks ago Lilli went through a big tattoo phase. As Brent told several people "she really wanted tattoos so we figured we'd start with the temporary ones and see if she liked it before we let her get some real ink". Tattoos, as well as wearing full princess regalia in public, is just not one of those things we get bent out of shape over. There's much bigger parenting hills to die on.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN5PbzuaA_7suyr_ywCuTw6xf-FCKkw8oIxeCeeGL5EVbB4w7pR9Nhl14NWeZ2oswYadcMN-ZciAzsTYOyiQQo3oTreWCtZEdFKUADsvKznVJNct1QgUe2Xg0iBWpg0QUDu0-QK-fcCLc/s1600/IMG_0187.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN5PbzuaA_7suyr_ywCuTw6xf-FCKkw8oIxeCeeGL5EVbB4w7pR9Nhl14NWeZ2oswYadcMN-ZciAzsTYOyiQQo3oTreWCtZEdFKUADsvKznVJNct1QgUe2Xg0iBWpg0QUDu0-QK-fcCLc/s400/IMG_0187.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5775616890480019586" border="0" /></a><br />Flexing those muscles.....(on this day she had two Ariel tattoos, 1 ladybug tattoo, the remnants of 2 Nascar tattoos all on her arms and one Spiderman tattoo on her belly button.)<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM6mfO4Hhj_0UDRuAWWG_g_78yOTy3LDDi8SeD_8x0Mqer3reWGSiYA0EwW0q5D9ukOVa1UrW9mo2WNGyb6HkZfbwbB_YdXoEKq0UPp7QYwgajwy9RA0B6edoaI8lyqO5bMsCN7vcswWs/s1600/IMG_0191.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM6mfO4Hhj_0UDRuAWWG_g_78yOTy3LDDi8SeD_8x0Mqer3reWGSiYA0EwW0q5D9ukOVa1UrW9mo2WNGyb6HkZfbwbB_YdXoEKq0UPp7QYwgajwy9RA0B6edoaI8lyqO5bMsCN7vcswWs/s400/IMG_0191.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5775616881524923458" border="0" /></a><br />Future biker chick? Who knows!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU3-gsD9pnNwPDSZKS_Tvv1MPG7ngEJhLaDv7EZgD_MPpbS1gCDwZDgi01eRPX6YO8w2g9CLYKfGBUS5vYKJdbMP8E_w1vgRL7PldBIA3Fz94kcKzFVp6i8lcrG_sc97c4wsjs6AMml44/s1600/IMG_0201.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU3-gsD9pnNwPDSZKS_Tvv1MPG7ngEJhLaDv7EZgD_MPpbS1gCDwZDgi01eRPX6YO8w2g9CLYKfGBUS5vYKJdbMP8E_w1vgRL7PldBIA3Fz94kcKzFVp6i8lcrG_sc97c4wsjs6AMml44/s400/IMG_0201.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5775616877555160594" border="0" /></a>Raehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08904635948454938056noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-764935541962273532.post-57126470461800440362012-08-10T22:20:00.002-05:002012-08-10T22:32:39.574-05:00Bikes and SweetsA few weeks ago (July 20) Brent took Lilli out for a big bike ride. We haven't gotten our bikes out all summer (since I've been pregnant and am a pretty clumsy person) so she was so excited to get to go for a long ride. First stop was to feed the ducks at Shelby Park.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPaWeoZuNbRuh8T-QGKKFv5iPyYJY_Sscduklp_Yc6zf8S16rZu4vkThD9qvf29E5LV9WeOiDZiDS_-E60fx8UD-lJd5niBjLXnhkBOAHm8cMa1T2CGN1bUKFLeFdE8wZMa8qpFR4-2CA/s1600/IMG_1007.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPaWeoZuNbRuh8T-QGKKFv5iPyYJY_Sscduklp_Yc6zf8S16rZu4vkThD9qvf29E5LV9WeOiDZiDS_-E60fx8UD-lJd5niBjLXnhkBOAHm8cMa1T2CGN1bUKFLeFdE8wZMa8qpFR4-2CA/s400/IMG_1007.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5775251170081152434" border="0" /></a>At this point in the summer people are kind of over the ducks so they were all hungry and she had a big audience!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSZDmB7FBx0IBX_1p_Ko_xAhHErFDajQeVTfUH-mfCInT4A2Xdmbrh4nN33NAdZMPGib7qliaVNY5K0RVvT-DeNf5NNaauzXSDK4k0duowO_3F8uU039mEt40Vh83guGYAVF3I1Uy8MFs/s1600/IMG_1027.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSZDmB7FBx0IBX_1p_Ko_xAhHErFDajQeVTfUH-mfCInT4A2Xdmbrh4nN33NAdZMPGib7qliaVNY5K0RVvT-DeNf5NNaauzXSDK4k0duowO_3F8uU039mEt40Vh83guGYAVF3I1Uy8MFs/s400/IMG_1027.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5775251168734342578" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijtmYZ28GR8K7U5XG1FCamXunUle6IdHwvO8zImWtOcj9M7r7iuQnl-DECYL8lLj79wj0UTV7MQSU8EwRFewCdN8E4mUzDHu9477LgYdwvJTrOG6Pajg7cGiN9kVtPjp9BQzG444JuYWM/s1600/IMG_1042.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijtmYZ28GR8K7U5XG1FCamXunUle6IdHwvO8zImWtOcj9M7r7iuQnl-DECYL8lLj79wj0UTV7MQSU8EwRFewCdN8E4mUzDHu9477LgYdwvJTrOG6Pajg7cGiN9kVtPjp9BQzG444JuYWM/s400/IMG_1042.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5775251135034514098" border="0" /></a><br />They rode all the way down to the "new" (a few years old now) bridge over the River. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_v7Jv1HpZnBq82d7fij0diSjvszwNUzw7Y68vFCr7ndltOZ1ZojDa-Qzd24uEntA8ynWCpZzOhoqtbHygfoc8it3rFrUhOQSRQcex42OymSyAYPSkSM-o3WY9JMpG0VEXaVo9uhAXVEc/s1600/IMG_1051.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_v7Jv1HpZnBq82d7fij0diSjvszwNUzw7Y68vFCr7ndltOZ1ZojDa-Qzd24uEntA8ynWCpZzOhoqtbHygfoc8it3rFrUhOQSRQcex42OymSyAYPSkSM-o3WY9JMpG0VEXaVo9uhAXVEc/s400/IMG_1051.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5775251130865793538" border="0" /></a><br />Cumberland River gazing. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgziPDDcUJ_H6wrEYIw55__dNSnqwKh9w8YJmQrlNvG0YkBusQff0_A71kGjpHVpub08jG0ZJMGtPrvNkyJMO4CESFG4HGn_hrdUj1USlg_uTLJSAuWRxw04_5UtK16yIT5eTMcrmDGc3U/s1600/IMG_1064.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgziPDDcUJ_H6wrEYIw55__dNSnqwKh9w8YJmQrlNvG0YkBusQff0_A71kGjpHVpub08jG0ZJMGtPrvNkyJMO4CESFG4HGn_hrdUj1USlg_uTLJSAuWRxw04_5UtK16yIT5eTMcrmDGc3U/s400/IMG_1064.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5775251129099491234" border="0" /></a><br />Another cyclist looking for a break saw Brent taking pictures of her and stopped to take a picture of the two of them together.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiK_xLydHYPXJRjACBa8jQDqICjxezvnpxN0ytqx-hGd3Gh_ZLs-fa2xfjuTR0xG1PtlTLDumSEBrykqoKw8IMM8hpM1YdjjYiHbeEfIadGTqiAYU0IwAAw4a1uaTxRcoPpw6pH-ufl8c/s1600/IMG_1071.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiK_xLydHYPXJRjACBa8jQDqICjxezvnpxN0ytqx-hGd3Gh_ZLs-fa2xfjuTR0xG1PtlTLDumSEBrykqoKw8IMM8hpM1YdjjYiHbeEfIadGTqiAYU0IwAAw4a1uaTxRcoPpw6pH-ufl8c/s400/IMG_1071.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5775250611666148738" border="0" /></a>Then he told her to do a "funny face". I was really surprised that she did for a stranger!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9zW3l94GB6B8t7Uz86tqEcoNAkgBWZ0cVdSwi1JlyCecU2c01k8MuS-zCVfblAgYB7GhaRif8HvWmEJrWJEx4DoeMpOgMbSohYxZD9WW0GMZBuKMgNARamANPwdyyFd2kNVnVZhE3ApU/s1600/IMG_1072.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9zW3l94GB6B8t7Uz86tqEcoNAkgBWZ0cVdSwi1JlyCecU2c01k8MuS-zCVfblAgYB7GhaRif8HvWmEJrWJEx4DoeMpOgMbSohYxZD9WW0GMZBuKMgNARamANPwdyyFd2kNVnVZhE3ApU/s400/IMG_1072.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5775250606788456834" border="0" /></a>Dental hygiene! Very important for all!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeTsqz8Mh4naMWgTlQ2DB03FTk1jPGbOQrqS8DPPivWxjJzDpLDFmbGFSXGygpxynhTxP6Ka8c34xMU_boCPUPIusC3MUMx6GriLr6RAgxKLUz6yOJxd0AWPTjr9TDvFiY5E007n9OPvk/s1600/IMG_1089.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeTsqz8Mh4naMWgTlQ2DB03FTk1jPGbOQrqS8DPPivWxjJzDpLDFmbGFSXGygpxynhTxP6Ka8c34xMU_boCPUPIusC3MUMx6GriLr6RAgxKLUz6yOJxd0AWPTjr9TDvFiY5E007n9OPvk/s400/IMG_1089.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5775250594650804946" border="0" /></a><br />That night we had dinner at Rotiers (mmmm, bologna sandwich on rye!) and then stopped at Krispy Kreme for donuts. I'd been dying for donuts for a couple of weeks.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuE1kegbngcSTXlEODOFd7Z4SNLXoSE88aZMcUFs33-6yJ7y38iinbYt8Cb1TzynkHMrL_afl7qxgLhzbzrs44-M8IjYw4-GdQDDALW14LHMwGoNbV-SofwdKY6G222BfiudgEGR2PJm4/s1600/IMG_1109.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuE1kegbngcSTXlEODOFd7Z4SNLXoSE88aZMcUFs33-6yJ7y38iinbYt8Cb1TzynkHMrL_afl7qxgLhzbzrs44-M8IjYw4-GdQDDALW14LHMwGoNbV-SofwdKY6G222BfiudgEGR2PJm4/s400/IMG_1109.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5775250582698016706" border="0" /></a><br />See how happy I look here?<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyVeRhFgxS2ZYWq_Tr6PnXv1tXXN7VhEfJfXmSm2tULDnEnTlnyFchtRIBvJqfxmTnzXWCVcUuWTjgNw9cusM17KhORONUf4YsijZjCHidztfVCpeoWvlclx2OFSwR2iTVxQUqrwWoCe0/s1600/IMG_1112.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyVeRhFgxS2ZYWq_Tr6PnXv1tXXN7VhEfJfXmSm2tULDnEnTlnyFchtRIBvJqfxmTnzXWCVcUuWTjgNw9cusM17KhORONUf4YsijZjCHidztfVCpeoWvlclx2OFSwR2iTVxQUqrwWoCe0/s400/IMG_1112.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5775250579874469970" border="0" /></a>Well, Baby was not so much happy. We bought a few dozen to take to church and share in our class the next morning. When we got in Lilli wanted one and when I opened the box to get her donut out the intense sugar smell just hit me and I lost it. So terrible to want something so bad and not even get to eat it before it makes you sick!! I think I literally lost about two pounds that night. And I'm STILL getting sick. Last night I got sick after we had Mexican, and I've been loving Mexican. I am so ready to get out of this sick stage!! (And I'm 16.5 weeks so it should be long over already!) Only 23 more weeks to go!Raehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08904635948454938056noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-764935541962273532.post-65415185779803654362012-08-06T20:44:00.004-05:002012-08-06T20:57:43.162-05:00Art-timeSince TV is not part of our evening time together, we end up doing a lot of creative things after dinner. Since we both work pretty early hours and don't have a rough commute, by the time we're done with dinner we usually have nearly two hours of straight play-time together, which is so nice!<br /><br />One of our favorite activities - popping bubble wrap! I order a lot of things online, it's cheaper (usually sales tax free & free shipping, which in Nashville saves 9.25%) and I don't have much time to shop. So bubble wrap is a pretty common commodity around here.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2JWGLn9on10ZXyNTBPJjEGNnSRvFLYXFeKSMjmaEr__Yj38ejo2Uv2ipEus_sA_zMdHXOEgeH99FJBh5hv8RpG044sZam-DuLEHB4uDAWuxJNuuzIeyTYZ6LtI7CnaHp1RF0bdf3O8ok/s1600/IMG_0055.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2JWGLn9on10ZXyNTBPJjEGNnSRvFLYXFeKSMjmaEr__Yj38ejo2Uv2ipEus_sA_zMdHXOEgeH99FJBh5hv8RpG044sZam-DuLEHB4uDAWuxJNuuzIeyTYZ6LtI7CnaHp1RF0bdf3O8ok/s400/IMG_0055.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5773741925289667266" border="0" /></a>That "Pippin" shirt is from BabyGap. Love it!!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8jimsm9r-k3IfuPyGMxuVJ-J2LcbM39F7Zu_Ij4fBhSMIgo-muYIkt-977BAGMsA0m9mSTFcGnYoxv0aJAF8HZ909Yrww7cB6kuOJXVr-dOS_7HPuIaun7_VBM9wdkXn8Ag5iMQ1glxQ/s1600/IMG_0130.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8jimsm9r-k3IfuPyGMxuVJ-J2LcbM39F7Zu_Ij4fBhSMIgo-muYIkt-977BAGMsA0m9mSTFcGnYoxv0aJAF8HZ909Yrww7cB6kuOJXVr-dOS_7HPuIaun7_VBM9wdkXn8Ag5iMQ1glxQ/s400/IMG_0130.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5773743575132471634" border="0" /></a>One of the things I found online was a Crayola set of 3-D chalk and paint from Zulily for $8. We love drawing with sidewalk chalk and the 3-D aspect sounded like a ton of fun.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA0ivZ8aRog4gyrQgBgz3rsKNeg8yqwVbdMX3uJdhEzcgQBciUeYhWfOm2gznYCBTfErUXd7qESNK3OA80Je0UXqbywJmB2FcEiKenFRxDQt37XFMPxO7_4l9I9XQTbC8Op0iDROwia2w/s1600/IMG_0130.JPG"></a><br />How can anything that comes with these little glasses not be fun??<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj62HCTTX0wI3TUNI86V16gwe4LkpyNpItFRnPrkkiK5bgVT27Als5wR9xT1kcjYQQ_9bp3yc-FvPnzTnnY7cp477uhMhiWNvDtMY_vLXtmtcVY-DQVHeUR5dvVmPGqhyJiZ359lHN16_s/s1600/IMG_0138.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj62HCTTX0wI3TUNI86V16gwe4LkpyNpItFRnPrkkiK5bgVT27Als5wR9xT1kcjYQQ_9bp3yc-FvPnzTnnY7cp477uhMhiWNvDtMY_vLXtmtcVY-DQVHeUR5dvVmPGqhyJiZ359lHN16_s/s400/IMG_0138.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5773741665485408546" border="0" /></a>It has several full size bottles of paint, several chalk sticks and some stencils as well as a roller. With the glasses on it really was neat how 3-D it looked! Some of the chalk didn't wash off the sidewalk all that well after a large rain, so I really wouldn't use it on our deck, but it's perfect for sidewalk drawing! (How does that nice front fence look??? No broken or cracked pickets there!)<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy6r_iPyeItCqmf2qhKPGrPk5lalG24u0bshmtL0nR8S-A5asU7qxALC6aOg8Ijf7waTO33uBbhu6tvFuQFNV36NU1wVKuaZEeEi-mUzTFMKwfwqY79uQ4e5aLNkqSVQdCrpE75QjxgjE/s1600/IMG_0968.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy6r_iPyeItCqmf2qhKPGrPk5lalG24u0bshmtL0nR8S-A5asU7qxALC6aOg8Ijf7waTO33uBbhu6tvFuQFNV36NU1wVKuaZEeEi-mUzTFMKwfwqY79uQ4e5aLNkqSVQdCrpE75QjxgjE/s400/IMG_0968.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5773741656818079778" border="0" /></a>Lilli likes to line up every night to have her "belly" picture made.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCLyGnwPDqwUwGjbAkke2KSVPp5KONHtG_HTPdAWBiTIJtoCDXG4YsqZbG3lQrnd98b2bb32EBvG5iLfX2c-n7RyOxVCO7Vx25rk4w2SWIatp54HHc5xeAP3XGnfV-EvRVvikEUdgV-zM/s1600/IMG_0170.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCLyGnwPDqwUwGjbAkke2KSVPp5KONHtG_HTPdAWBiTIJtoCDXG4YsqZbG3lQrnd98b2bb32EBvG5iLfX2c-n7RyOxVCO7Vx25rk4w2SWIatp54HHc5xeAP3XGnfV-EvRVvikEUdgV-zM/s400/IMG_0170.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5773741649353005586" border="0" /></a>For some reason, one night all the princesses died. We're not sure why or what happened, but luckily by the next morning they were "not dead anymore". Not really sure where all that imagination comes from!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAra_V58nFIUGgulb7taIDN-0YSk6wBiDSavcmBo_QgpEZfFEKwfDRtA8QtUDNfnQY68NjzzHXEHJcWbF9MZKps962vbMdVc9XDDZqIhRwYoQpyHKanckgKehdHJ49LUvoEuzBwJgqeU8/s1600/IMG_2082.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAra_V58nFIUGgulb7taIDN-0YSk6wBiDSavcmBo_QgpEZfFEKwfDRtA8QtUDNfnQY68NjzzHXEHJcWbF9MZKps962vbMdVc9XDDZqIhRwYoQpyHKanckgKehdHJ49LUvoEuzBwJgqeU8/s400/IMG_2082.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5773741642041347234" border="0" /></a>Raehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08904635948454938056noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-764935541962273532.post-56389143377454566142012-08-05T21:01:00.002-05:002012-08-05T21:16:46.124-05:00First Trip to the DentistSome pics from July 15th - 17th....<br /><br />Reading some books with Audrey one Sunday morning after church. They were both working on getting points for the summer reading contest! Lilli's little outfit is Kenneth Cole! Who knew they made that for kids? I got it for a steal, with tags on, at a consignment sale last spring.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfMgGP_XaQMVwM4lGgZBxmPd-6ISzArwTp4C6ad7WClbHtsmLfjPDwQE1kFrUhCY0zoyvK8LOBgu4x3roqkniLGzBocWx0BfuasfAAAVUoNlLi-kVN7KCB1JUgPGopbzv7S32wn306Rg4/s1600/IMG_0902.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfMgGP_XaQMVwM4lGgZBxmPd-6ISzArwTp4C6ad7WClbHtsmLfjPDwQE1kFrUhCY0zoyvK8LOBgu4x3roqkniLGzBocWx0BfuasfAAAVUoNlLi-kVN7KCB1JUgPGopbzv7S32wn306Rg4/s400/IMG_0902.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5773375231318890322" border="0" /></a><br />She has now discovered gum ball machines and all their magnificent junk! I'm not entirely sure what took so long, but we now have a wide assortment of bouncy balls and things that stick to the wall.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3_KqML8aAjKSxZ-g97FKBDcqfqnSXVvb08Es2-wvQPpXwd94TSqNZjBbeSVmgrpRocTllbjfLoN4uUZStd5_H3ukjoCfTV8-dTd9_WgTLZSIgFTg-Qi2lJtR54bdgIaBjYW5R4pHs5io/s1600/IMG_0904.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3_KqML8aAjKSxZ-g97FKBDcqfqnSXVvb08Es2-wvQPpXwd94TSqNZjBbeSVmgrpRocTllbjfLoN4uUZStd5_H3ukjoCfTV8-dTd9_WgTLZSIgFTg-Qi2lJtR54bdgIaBjYW5R4pHs5io/s400/IMG_0904.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5773375226895133666" border="0" /></a><br />Even princesses must take naps sometimes.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8zQd95HvF1svpsSDXxsAHwL1vse8jXaC47nW8Rw8ytO8npu3AIbpXAXr2pP2Xc4DIDmsGpMKe8kRWfbhB0M-rvxa_1c31IqR42DHatCztfmudoJFK3Ge_4kH6ASZl17h9ZP7PYQntO7M/s1600/IMG_9925.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8zQd95HvF1svpsSDXxsAHwL1vse8jXaC47nW8Rw8ytO8npu3AIbpXAXr2pP2Xc4DIDmsGpMKe8kRWfbhB0M-rvxa_1c31IqR42DHatCztfmudoJFK3Ge_4kH6ASZl17h9ZP7PYQntO7M/s400/IMG_9925.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5773375218823792018" border="0" /></a><br />Being silly and jumping for the camera. She does have some leap!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwawVMx371WScXGoYu01XIsHt5xGvPvxzIFEddAhxqbDalNL9aqDp75mg0cVrmcBL7mFsxLyRZLdPeQQkCMlSS8M6_honlI9CWLLAmsnVPfV86PL2plUmruCo1IOTJRFS7BRZxdouZGG4/s1600/IMG_9952.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwawVMx371WScXGoYu01XIsHt5xGvPvxzIFEddAhxqbDalNL9aqDp75mg0cVrmcBL7mFsxLyRZLdPeQQkCMlSS8M6_honlI9CWLLAmsnVPfV86PL2plUmruCo1IOTJRFS7BRZxdouZGG4/s400/IMG_9952.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5773375211192855106" border="0" /></a><br />I (finally) took her to the dentist for the first time. I know, it's way too overdue, but it's just not one of those convenient things for us to manage. I asked both my dentist and her pediatrician who they would recommend and they both said the same guy so I knew he'd be a winner. Plus, with a Green Hills locale I knew it would be nice! We talked about it for a little while but I was still thinking she'd have some apprehension. They first wanted to go over her paperwork with me while they took her back, and I was surprised when she took the hygienist's hand and went back without me. I'm pretty sure they had her at "would you like to pick out a movie?"<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwa6Z_mkqIjHSWx8kRfmkeu8qXJ6tk0eSYAHLFxQYy677ZKA-nRsp6bKsKUBDNtXYruYYwpdfRxpCqaDiMdtl98l8o5Og48T0FO_Qin6MRVxYZ9Jv3OsSAbgMZvIYV9kG6hvJvtbBLYJE/s1600/IMG_2065.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 299px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwa6Z_mkqIjHSWx8kRfmkeu8qXJ6tk0eSYAHLFxQYy677ZKA-nRsp6bKsKUBDNtXYruYYwpdfRxpCqaDiMdtl98l8o5Og48T0FO_Qin6MRVxYZ9Jv3OsSAbgMZvIYV9kG6hvJvtbBLYJE/s400/IMG_2065.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5773375202598772482" border="0" /></a>Everything was perfect for children. All the chairs were in an open room and each little station had its own TV with DVD player. She got to pick out if she wanted princess pink toothpaste, a zebra or penguin attachment to the brusher, and all sorts of other things. Getting to make choices and touching everything as well made her very comfortable and she never got upset or uncomfortable.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc-Lmy18ydaOCXrQOvUT12ubu3YagvUQG2kS6NYDfz6JQI8eRYkWKWRVYJViwiZdl3F_kSJfGMIk8V7YuS4-ewZfOTAt-_ysewNGfT03EgIM-PGcHiq3wO6b1OI31tZP26u-nINN4JG54/s1600/IMG_2069.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 299px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc-Lmy18ydaOCXrQOvUT12ubu3YagvUQG2kS6NYDfz6JQI8eRYkWKWRVYJViwiZdl3F_kSJfGMIk8V7YuS4-ewZfOTAt-_ysewNGfT03EgIM-PGcHiq3wO6b1OI31tZP26u-nINN4JG54/s400/IMG_2069.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5773374794098884594" border="0" /></a>While she waited for the dentist to come and check her teeth she got to get down and play in the area with a lot of large stuff animals with big teeth you can brush. She had a blast with that. They also took a picture of her with the dentist and her "favorite" animal and she got to take home a copy (as well as 3 toys and some stickers.)<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBDu5-GC-sahcFm_wF3bQMsVty11mMuHOroiSqZlt7SFGzP7YUyM8K2hW1DEpKgvLDczYgAR_nJ0JYLxIAYI3TJbiaY2GseQEXjmM_16C_-S9nZiv7DEKvGyRlBjvJAvRoM-FVEkkQ2pA/s1600/IMG_2072.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 299px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBDu5-GC-sahcFm_wF3bQMsVty11mMuHOroiSqZlt7SFGzP7YUyM8K2hW1DEpKgvLDczYgAR_nJ0JYLxIAYI3TJbiaY2GseQEXjmM_16C_-S9nZiv7DEKvGyRlBjvJAvRoM-FVEkkQ2pA/s400/IMG_2072.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5773374787742538818" border="0" /></a>Unfortunately she did already have a cavity in one of her bottom molars. I wasn't surprised, it's always had a brown spot in the center of it and according to the dentist some baby teeth just don't completely form correctly and that's the result. Since it's a molar that she'll need for a while we're going back next month to have it filled. When we left she was already asking to go back so I'm sure she won't mind at all!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcMqUTVwxjPsXX8-goBCof06cij1soriQ3pDYxUoTJh4lH01_ZhuwTstcSICZKAt2SXHuenZvc2FARJQHyyZeElA2bLYpre7Kk6mN73HVZVq118TW6jr1RncWp1oQLh0-BYIlLwkdTMAg/s1600/IMG_2066.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 299px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcMqUTVwxjPsXX8-goBCof06cij1soriQ3pDYxUoTJh4lH01_ZhuwTstcSICZKAt2SXHuenZvc2FARJQHyyZeElA2bLYpre7Kk6mN73HVZVq118TW6jr1RncWp1oQLh0-BYIlLwkdTMAg/s400/IMG_2066.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5773374807492048162" border="0" /></a>That night we went out to the pizza buffet to celebrate. For some reason, Lilli picked out two racing tattoos as her treats from the dentist. I have NO clue why.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMG-MdVjjgmxuQzE5UF_eB7CO4Br414lZgVto6eKoLZ0Sfipqk9L4sfSf6MTpC4jqyjG-eGF5hcK1CrwN2Q07LQqF1CWFFXVJIXcbAufpN1-WQpBLTu3TH2DFLatWfXdHqnVlc3Wz_1J0/s1600/IMG_0933.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMG-MdVjjgmxuQzE5UF_eB7CO4Br414lZgVto6eKoLZ0Sfipqk9L4sfSf6MTpC4jqyjG-eGF5hcK1CrwN2Q07LQqF1CWFFXVJIXcbAufpN1-WQpBLTu3TH2DFLatWfXdHqnVlc3Wz_1J0/s400/IMG_0933.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5773374778536121986" border="0" /></a>For being such a "big" girl Brent also surprised her with a little toy from Target that shoots little discs. She liked it enough that it became her Show n Tell school item for the week.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtBUHVk2Jj8YNq1O7nSCSYYlEGNRAbXyT2X3nLF6fDB88n1d0id2JJKSkNqG6t0kVb_V8OuqPomuiALRGCmonI2-sO1KCouMPndOBzKnXia7ZPrzLUaEOK5c80anB9bsFSfqBdkDfoIRE/s1600/IMG_9998.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtBUHVk2Jj8YNq1O7nSCSYYlEGNRAbXyT2X3nLF6fDB88n1d0id2JJKSkNqG6t0kVb_V8OuqPomuiALRGCmonI2-sO1KCouMPndOBzKnXia7ZPrzLUaEOK5c80anB9bsFSfqBdkDfoIRE/s400/IMG_9998.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5773374773548079746" border="0" /></a>Hopefully that will be her first and last cavity. However, I'd say she takes more like me in great eyesight and really bad teeth though!!Raehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08904635948454938056noreply@blogger.com1