tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-43944864033728403342024-03-05T19:14:02.260-08:00SHADES of BROWNJohn, Courtney, Bella and Chasejohnandcourtneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02982657172399395058noreply@blogger.comBlogger145125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4394486403372840334.post-48811257528222329902010-08-15T21:52:00.000-07:002010-08-15T22:26:27.983-07:00JUNE<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWRIdqNn9nl7uqK1QPOfbf-UTudlo5nF7-F0M19ZMUWaogJPULi3fJi_EPfckljktlV7bllRtQO1XeSeyGyezzvVvgXHovd-poZpUl8v0bAfftopiY_pskHZLDfthdwDo50cog59-hhwQ/s1600/IMG_3936.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWRIdqNn9nl7uqK1QPOfbf-UTudlo5nF7-F0M19ZMUWaogJPULi3fJi_EPfckljktlV7bllRtQO1XeSeyGyezzvVvgXHovd-poZpUl8v0bAfftopiY_pskHZLDfthdwDo50cog59-hhwQ/s320/IMG_3936.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5505870036781373906" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbH-MmzzZI2o0iHRnxxHn6KxFFgEx1iXxRm2iLWOiJ2h0qIOd78LYejs4uQZTUMjZ30AoP3vOMSyMalc2BnFBWmLfK6Cxyc3nXJ10DrfSto_K_Zia4f4StiTLM5TRvO96qgD30pP1S_U0/s1600/IMG_3940.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbH-MmzzZI2o0iHRnxxHn6KxFFgEx1iXxRm2iLWOiJ2h0qIOd78LYejs4uQZTUMjZ30AoP3vOMSyMalc2BnFBWmLfK6Cxyc3nXJ10DrfSto_K_Zia4f4StiTLM5TRvO96qgD30pP1S_U0/s320/IMG_3940.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5505869904059984530" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnq6ULSvF_2lYWo4yI7zkUFurm4DLZaIEYLSeYm6xoHDCFLou6paMPkBy6pwY-fjI71iarRFr1RwuwgCac2NrjDgHtgiMgf450rOopeWiNcop3k3ldgVnhrqDzhApU0yFfwpC-dsJ-soA/s1600/IMG_3946.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnq6ULSvF_2lYWo4yI7zkUFurm4DLZaIEYLSeYm6xoHDCFLou6paMPkBy6pwY-fjI71iarRFr1RwuwgCac2NrjDgHtgiMgf450rOopeWiNcop3k3ldgVnhrqDzhApU0yFfwpC-dsJ-soA/s320/IMG_3946.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5505869738884823730" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtFdCytSFrSX2zBgxDfJ2F03esE33aQih1KSjrxp2cHBPajwx2LdYWpuc8xArQLSTKwuxXvgC75E5aM-yUQRudESHDuTZSDYj_MWcHzvROD24IFB-WDOFWcxyiSpAt-SqbJNcO7uAURns/s1600/IMG_3955.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtFdCytSFrSX2zBgxDfJ2F03esE33aQih1KSjrxp2cHBPajwx2LdYWpuc8xArQLSTKwuxXvgC75E5aM-yUQRudESHDuTZSDYj_MWcHzvROD24IFB-WDOFWcxyiSpAt-SqbJNcO7uAURns/s320/IMG_3955.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5505869598511516242" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh77Z7aKF2l-uF-JhCN9RbT6MYubsQw3KmB_-tOzUXd81ACueowE-OOIqtQSGmiX8o1Y6U0eihV0N6Ctq8oN-sNENKIJGapj91JL7w7aEcO7ygfxreuwTARU-QDai5_IuK3mty5Y-Zozes/s1600/IMG_3958.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh77Z7aKF2l-uF-JhCN9RbT6MYubsQw3KmB_-tOzUXd81ACueowE-OOIqtQSGmiX8o1Y6U0eihV0N6Ctq8oN-sNENKIJGapj91JL7w7aEcO7ygfxreuwTARU-QDai5_IuK3mty5Y-Zozes/s320/IMG_3958.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5505869381070357026" border="0" /></a>On June 17, 2010, Alexis Elizabeth Boyle was born. My older sister, Erin, brought her beautiful daughter into the world. I was lucky enough to be there. My sister is amazing. She was amazing that day and I am so thrilled that she finally got her baby girl.<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh18FHET1Kmtje4LMfzd2UtYfUV-x2J9i1I9RB9yrhoH5FIcK2ECp73a-Y8XL2FCUVkyGw0AZ1QM35nJYM5pEJz8ddlrP5PiJ4Rc-Zk1c3io9CoKtOgv1ZELDgs24ciL6hRksc53EKyoGQ/s1600/IMG_3973.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh18FHET1Kmtje4LMfzd2UtYfUV-x2J9i1I9RB9yrhoH5FIcK2ECp73a-Y8XL2FCUVkyGw0AZ1QM35nJYM5pEJz8ddlrP5PiJ4Rc-Zk1c3io9CoKtOgv1ZELDgs24ciL6hRksc53EKyoGQ/s320/IMG_3973.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5505869137272967682" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_qWkgjMv6dw2B6hZY4KEs7x0gnhY0oBx5G_ymxcPh0ZmjwI2niW_tbY02vK_FrRU7lF02fbzuUaL3fMYiWrFKDQL5d5qipUAZX4QTEla9NbQEyjkPCSgHxbqQpnHF0xFtsNgf4fUMTts/s1600/IMG_3974.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_qWkgjMv6dw2B6hZY4KEs7x0gnhY0oBx5G_ymxcPh0ZmjwI2niW_tbY02vK_FrRU7lF02fbzuUaL3fMYiWrFKDQL5d5qipUAZX4QTEla9NbQEyjkPCSgHxbqQpnHF0xFtsNgf4fUMTts/s320/IMG_3974.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5505868838968893362" border="0" /></a>I went to my 10 year high school reunion in June. I had such a blast. It was so fun to catch up with old friends and see where everyone is at in their lives. We had a family bbq in the park on Friday night and then on Saturday night there was an adults only dinner at the Basque Center downtown. It reminded me why I loved being a Boise Brave!<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8Rjm3JnA9W0QdyfI8jsZGReWzl480uM2dY8U2bQnuR7U7YjZ4sh-kuDk4O6VA-Gidw2eVOodNHIHSHZvudLt4wXZb3ooQh3E0-AE0gVY5WOUPkcKkOOHcRNnP_QZrXpKLKvVqwjVIFlA/s1600/IMG_3922.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8Rjm3JnA9W0QdyfI8jsZGReWzl480uM2dY8U2bQnuR7U7YjZ4sh-kuDk4O6VA-Gidw2eVOodNHIHSHZvudLt4wXZb3ooQh3E0-AE0gVY5WOUPkcKkOOHcRNnP_QZrXpKLKvVqwjVIFlA/s320/IMG_3922.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5505868431583763746" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMGT7Ug0C5vR1Y1nrja6jUt4Zkkb8htDaeJDLX0gg9-nfq_mZKGzjIe5CBxZ_GdI-pa83G0TWXs0C07ngFz7oC19JEWEDGP1tCqBqcG_QhFAtO8GAPGe9bFyq0N2z-qHFQdf594LjSywc/s1600/IMG_3985.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMGT7Ug0C5vR1Y1nrja6jUt4Zkkb8htDaeJDLX0gg9-nfq_mZKGzjIe5CBxZ_GdI-pa83G0TWXs0C07ngFz7oC19JEWEDGP1tCqBqcG_QhFAtO8GAPGe9bFyq0N2z-qHFQdf594LjSywc/s320/IMG_3985.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5505868223483163586" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCYEl0igL-mSFQ2BsazIMNoeoeVlT6JrV5VB5PtQFdF9ZfZbNZSUDxRKY7Fs2jyJwi8S_l4aFiAkdkOJWvefcN9ZP1x1l-YYP70wQ9mGldH27pm1PwQJ9eNZlW46TJMBGBm1QCuJjx-iw/s1600/IMG_3996.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCYEl0igL-mSFQ2BsazIMNoeoeVlT6JrV5VB5PtQFdF9ZfZbNZSUDxRKY7Fs2jyJwi8S_l4aFiAkdkOJWvefcN9ZP1x1l-YYP70wQ9mGldH27pm1PwQJ9eNZlW46TJMBGBm1QCuJjx-iw/s320/IMG_3996.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5505867928996603698" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJXaFrNT186Da0PjALOU3Mupw5SIz9sll408csPjT-f28wY7ipjORFdXenkp9LjUpw9e367qIkBkWnbj0v_b22w4iwLIfYmCdWUR3b_LRIXUDHrm0XstiSmUcMIAUIO-mo9uIeLXfn6kw/s1600/IMG_4027.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJXaFrNT186Da0PjALOU3Mupw5SIz9sll408csPjT-f28wY7ipjORFdXenkp9LjUpw9e367qIkBkWnbj0v_b22w4iwLIfYmCdWUR3b_LRIXUDHrm0XstiSmUcMIAUIO-mo9uIeLXfn6kw/s320/IMG_4027.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5505867688197127202" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhznev3OxTdJePrHPZ3JN9aVT_VrQJZXLSizdqYbE6v8KvJFMBK5-gZR0gAAmNZXjB2X8GqnEN47bM1In70mpPa_oVVHon-_aVTBJEp6zmJk3DGBro32z3wvdB9pT5VW6IdTWBlUQsRM5M/s1600/IMG_4038.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhznev3OxTdJePrHPZ3JN9aVT_VrQJZXLSizdqYbE6v8KvJFMBK5-gZR0gAAmNZXjB2X8GqnEN47bM1In70mpPa_oVVHon-_aVTBJEp6zmJk3DGBro32z3wvdB9pT5VW6IdTWBlUQsRM5M/s320/IMG_4038.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5505867433538402514" border="0" /></a>My baby turned 2 on June 26, 2010! We had an airplane party in our backyard. "Panes and copters" are Chases favorite things right now. He is such a fun, sweet boy. He talks more and more everyday. Yesterday, he counted to 10. He loves to run and especially jump. He makes me happy and I am so thankful everyday that he is a part of our family.<br /></div>johnandcourtneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02982657172399395058noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4394486403372840334.post-10492728321373007082010-08-15T21:21:00.000-07:002010-08-15T21:50:10.149-07:00MAY<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv4n8Isq6VVWu5NUQIImhgUUsVpCMOy3M044glPUHXeCctrYe61ckpinTFvkhYllC5LjGoL8NAdX2l67P_QNe8S7QaB7N7-BmbkW3e1LVDCGfWQYEfVdm-jKeNrYoJpGQNZ7fydG35aQw/s1600/IMG_3844.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv4n8Isq6VVWu5NUQIImhgUUsVpCMOy3M044glPUHXeCctrYe61ckpinTFvkhYllC5LjGoL8NAdX2l67P_QNe8S7QaB7N7-BmbkW3e1LVDCGfWQYEfVdm-jKeNrYoJpGQNZ7fydG35aQw/s320/IMG_3844.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5505863138326753682" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-MBnYrqEeAOfr4kswByKeeFseAdILorMdJEwg6tjrCI3-Q7mz-1XKVRdq7DgL_awAdYtHmZHTADmR06sk0_Ykk0oJF_j1PwJbuSC7VY4BSVUvEVT2jyUfh5kkC3GbFYB6cohIeBikMXk/s1600/IMG_3831.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-MBnYrqEeAOfr4kswByKeeFseAdILorMdJEwg6tjrCI3-Q7mz-1XKVRdq7DgL_awAdYtHmZHTADmR06sk0_Ykk0oJF_j1PwJbuSC7VY4BSVUvEVT2jyUfh5kkC3GbFYB6cohIeBikMXk/s320/IMG_3831.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5505862786987114162" border="0" /></a>May brought us John competing in and finishing his first marathon! It was his goal for this year and he did it! We were so proud of him.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Ogden Utah Marathon, May 15, 2010<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv4yE0XUpGP6Gk8zOXHn6crNxY9gVg9vebVPFWWwJ4adk6K_2llALS_OBisLrFmPafCWuUVjqasDsjKCepqOVza-Q2a7mKJkk_a3j_KQ-l5o_JgiOLXytzwLtrM_8qiSHkfQ5hUJEFjdo/s1600/IMG_3746.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv4yE0XUpGP6Gk8zOXHn6crNxY9gVg9vebVPFWWwJ4adk6K_2llALS_OBisLrFmPafCWuUVjqasDsjKCepqOVza-Q2a7mKJkk_a3j_KQ-l5o_JgiOLXytzwLtrM_8qiSHkfQ5hUJEFjdo/s320/IMG_3746.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5505862415191152802" border="0" /></a>Then a little later in the month, my brother, Drew, and his wife Jenny had their son Fisher Allen. I was able to go up the night he was born. Talk about a gorgeous child.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCYVxJFUXyTugpMNKAHrufyebGxW9NhDaml126GlZuvLQXTnid6yVQgEvzFCxnk16urQh4c1izy7Knns0Zo16FVsp6V3r4aLKjv7hkBhVNv3FVTFHtai33jcMM6DMtsaNs_auHOqWdquE/s1600/IMG_3752.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCYVxJFUXyTugpMNKAHrufyebGxW9NhDaml126GlZuvLQXTnid6yVQgEvzFCxnk16urQh4c1izy7Knns0Zo16FVsp6V3r4aLKjv7hkBhVNv3FVTFHtai33jcMM6DMtsaNs_auHOqWdquE/s320/IMG_3752.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5505861946409377170" border="0" /></a>Brennan and I went on a buying trip/girl's weekend in LA. We basically ate and shopped for 72 hours. 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGP0h0ROmtth9gHwz1Rm_X_VJ3GJP0U_I099K9wR9mJd_pvBmXfvlWJ1SugF7Ayed7i1eEHXsEysFEAWEV_9iK7wbN7WzZJLH93ZmmqqTgxWIhpef68EHBq1TU8K9T0acUi9aTe0UQC1I/s320/IMG_3916.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5505859136434820594" border="0" /></a>We finished up the month with a week family vacation in Southern California. We spent several days at Grammie and Poppa's just playing. Then for Memorial Day weekend we headed out to the Embassey Suites Resort in Oxnard, CA with Karen, Cecil, Jen and Kyle. It was beyond wonderful. The resort was gorgeous. We swam, played lawn games, rode bikes, and rode in Poppa's boat. I would go back anytime.<br /></div>johnandcourtneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02982657172399395058noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4394486403372840334.post-677749303024275262010-08-15T20:55:00.001-07:002010-08-15T21:18:03.328-07:00APRIL<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP_XIp-fZFTYePbxjp56GTaK8C2s1GCNLkVJ6OfxqMglO-h7_5qxsvKvoRKg2X34MIzw0MEk6rXiib01MpaWBhPzZlab_rYomrqilInhm6TkqZX6kFLVr6yeHnM-XJyykAs25cqtxGdkM/s1600/IMG_3644.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP_XIp-fZFTYePbxjp56GTaK8C2s1GCNLkVJ6OfxqMglO-h7_5qxsvKvoRKg2X34MIzw0MEk6rXiib01MpaWBhPzZlab_rYomrqilInhm6TkqZX6kFLVr6yeHnM-XJyykAs25cqtxGdkM/s320/IMG_3644.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5505853399939784146" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2O1BFvDOBeGW2wU3E-mncMMGmuuMzOQmaZ-4okFu3aYkxEMzlfcuzFnfE6WgOq2qsfvlbKXYGYdCrTXdlUejgjcLCyA9KyijYLG8r3n903yWXEa0QGLEkpU-mrCMR8OVY6nin2R6dwkA/s1600/IMG_3705.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2O1BFvDOBeGW2wU3E-mncMMGmuuMzOQmaZ-4okFu3aYkxEMzlfcuzFnfE6WgOq2qsfvlbKXYGYdCrTXdlUejgjcLCyA9KyijYLG8r3n903yWXEa0QGLEkpU-mrCMR8OVY6nin2R6dwkA/s320/IMG_3705.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5505852492310314178" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM7fMHmrzaLvMkYp_aYCfo8JZoxWLqirpXH_JThHpHb-DKPIJ2Qzt_DjRwqqrpdECeDsl1IMtMkjwJAotrDCTE7EXsh3VENgKIlzRr9YJBkys9kib9ZHJ6XQRGh-Qg2uUJLhMJa1jfmj4/s1600/IMG_3716.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM7fMHmrzaLvMkYp_aYCfo8JZoxWLqirpXH_JThHpHb-DKPIJ2Qzt_DjRwqqrpdECeDsl1IMtMkjwJAotrDCTE7EXsh3VENgKIlzRr9YJBkys9kib9ZHJ6XQRGh-Qg2uUJLhMJa1jfmj4/s320/IMG_3716.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5505851789001711858" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">April brought Bella's first time on a soccer team. John was the coach. There were about 8 little kids from our neighborhood on the team. Bella was literally "that kid." You know the one. The one who cries, refuses to play and then when they are "playing" they are really just sitting in the grass picking flowers. As my dad would say, "She is her own kind of wonderful."<br /><br /> In one of her final games, I final bribed her into going into the game and trying to kick the ball. She actually did it! She ran out there, went after the ball, went to kick it and was promptly pushed down by another player. She started to cry. I felt so bad. I am not sure she will every play soccer again...<br /></div>johnandcourtneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02982657172399395058noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4394486403372840334.post-25438166969785019792010-08-15T20:21:00.000-07:002010-08-15T20:40:47.401-07:00MARCH<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5QyjS_cG7ZpKKPjbX4UnDxy1CgptRsl_iZCfUiFqm_9bLhSBPNfKvohAE-7lgPx6bDT8QZjp8w07YkQAHDXJ7V0FxlRc21VgGS6EOHjCgYUuavJ0pPgqhiMc4Gm5Y-aF_S7M7-vZUahI/s1600/IMG_3604.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5QyjS_cG7ZpKKPjbX4UnDxy1CgptRsl_iZCfUiFqm_9bLhSBPNfKvohAE-7lgPx6bDT8QZjp8w07YkQAHDXJ7V0FxlRc21VgGS6EOHjCgYUuavJ0pPgqhiMc4Gm5Y-aF_S7M7-vZUahI/s320/IMG_3604.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5505844142719941634" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8pudcROs4-63bOA6t3lv8SjMydig1Ua9IGOiUuPYreXReZuM_KwTb9DWfGvl0x7mSipeGLWVjVRpKX3vixnQ2C7QG7iKfHqaDbpODlTM4b-_Q4ir7M2HlAbYrHuLTdf8O62svcm69-to/s1600/IMG_3595.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8pudcROs4-63bOA6t3lv8SjMydig1Ua9IGOiUuPYreXReZuM_KwTb9DWfGvl0x7mSipeGLWVjVRpKX3vixnQ2C7QG7iKfHqaDbpODlTM4b-_Q4ir7M2HlAbYrHuLTdf8O62svcm69-to/s320/IMG_3595.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5505843378273429842" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihBkRx1ocI3yHyt5OMoymrXInYrorblvC-GmdeCrhPadOQWgOMZpRnHZ2_wHVKE2GQo7jYgHjE0C1fJCG6zXHCbKieO_xiCnoP7XRnV80LLaZ7NieruK-83jKwkQmE039UoNPPHKiSLpE/s1600/IMG_3593.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihBkRx1ocI3yHyt5OMoymrXInYrorblvC-GmdeCrhPadOQWgOMZpRnHZ2_wHVKE2GQo7jYgHjE0C1fJCG6zXHCbKieO_xiCnoP7XRnV80LLaZ7NieruK-83jKwkQmE039UoNPPHKiSLpE/s320/IMG_3593.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5505843044479120066" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">March brought Easter. We spent Easter in Boise with cousins. When we got back home, I tried to get fun pictures of my kids in their Easter outfits...the above picture is the best that came out of it. So sad. Bella, unfortunately, is going through a stage where she basically refuses to look at the camera or smile. Plus, the wind was blowing...didnt make for the best pictures.<br /></div>johnandcourtneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02982657172399395058noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4394486403372840334.post-27724777195125148252010-08-15T20:12:00.001-07:002010-08-15T20:14:14.519-07:00Blogging Grade<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:180%;">F is for FAIL</span><br /><br />So, I have been less than a faithful blogger as of late, um ok, for the last 6 months. But bear with me, tonight I am going to attempt to catch up. I resolve to do better...at least for tonight!<br /></div>johnandcourtneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02982657172399395058noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4394486403372840334.post-33716977271044060332010-02-18T11:37:00.000-08:002010-02-18T11:59:38.194-08:00Sisters<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXJgRLMQ-8P4HjRWYNGUP2O_QzcTpNhhqCQgRFR1ei5l1qvLuh7KHeNgGjxHKdVn2ZKsGheIEZBhc1zNLzNu5QvzGkzRRGTNd3ePd7n7r6kYyAaQ4HZS_EFhAVBYO1ChvTKadVWD4JqC8/s1600-h/sisters5.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 312px; height: 233px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXJgRLMQ-8P4HjRWYNGUP2O_QzcTpNhhqCQgRFR1ei5l1qvLuh7KHeNgGjxHKdVn2ZKsGheIEZBhc1zNLzNu5QvzGkzRRGTNd3ePd7n7r6kYyAaQ4HZS_EFhAVBYO1ChvTKadVWD4JqC8/s320/sisters5.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5439673460478914210" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3hodfTlmZmZC2B-JX3yqeqLgiwpogG-xQ9g0W0dky4i5xtSr2EjbQggjIJuCBTPkYy1IoKucX4mk7CR2nRCTvj6XkEO3-CNdESxtwSxd76t4r_8C4z0HDKZKtS3d9sdZchWW5bGaBNMw/s1600-h/sisters4.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3hodfTlmZmZC2B-JX3yqeqLgiwpogG-xQ9g0W0dky4i5xtSr2EjbQggjIJuCBTPkYy1IoKucX4mk7CR2nRCTvj6XkEO3-CNdESxtwSxd76t4r_8C4z0HDKZKtS3d9sdZchWW5bGaBNMw/s320/sisters4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5439672614855788994" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXd83jdl-JQApw-dUsPhtPmWmgI0ULQfEppxTDni3F-t-r3Mrc6icxdOQm8kIXs-uDmklNkBs20G5h4E53SurvTj-lFSVkHOWYQKmGeoPpDRIS4if33GF2sKi9UiP1ll7s0iITktvc2HI/s1600-h/sisters.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 308px; height: 230px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXd83jdl-JQApw-dUsPhtPmWmgI0ULQfEppxTDni3F-t-r3Mrc6icxdOQm8kIXs-uDmklNkBs20G5h4E53SurvTj-lFSVkHOWYQKmGeoPpDRIS4if33GF2sKi9UiP1ll7s0iITktvc2HI/s320/sisters.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5439670562638141106" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxpgscDgOrZEcy2XWbOZ9erPU-mSkUgqYmDK1ltuWO35StDxQMRkArQDmt-H3DKTfsZWBzyBctqCfZVHbYIXpjkaV4Nd6TBAg6yRQJFWP6GSW17VB6APqfwTywlc1PMOCqalf4KCbwits/s1600-h/sisters2.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxpgscDgOrZEcy2XWbOZ9erPU-mSkUgqYmDK1ltuWO35StDxQMRkArQDmt-H3DKTfsZWBzyBctqCfZVHbYIXpjkaV4Nd6TBAg6yRQJFWP6GSW17VB6APqfwTywlc1PMOCqalf4KCbwits/s320/sisters2.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5439670171687766642" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Today is my sister, Erin's, birthday. And I have been thinking all day about how thankful and lucky I am to have such amazing women in my life. I adore all my sisters. I have 9 all together, if you include the 7 gorgeous gals that are my in-laws. I feel like I could go to any one with a problem and get help or we could go out and have a great time. They are truly some of the best, most kind and funnest people I know.<br /><br />I am especially thankful for Erin and Brennan. (And my mom, because we always say it is just like she is a sister) They are the best friends I have in this world and no one understands me like they do. I love that we can be on a girl's trip having a blast or sitting on a couch in mom's living room and it doesn't matter. We genuinely love to be around each other, take care of each other, love each other.<br /><br />So, Happy Birthday Erin! I love you....and let's go shopping soon.<br /></div>johnandcourtneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02982657172399395058noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4394486403372840334.post-92133019449037915322010-02-14T20:01:00.000-08:002010-02-14T20:18:47.635-08:00Bella's Valentine's Day Party<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQuwuDUIJHnhE24fe-cYHtVG7FWCpHJ6YwFatdtOyx8Tmz_9yvWuQ1Ho_YT9mT4Dpgtua7WcCxn2cMrP3SBMzWG1PwExFPhPY0yw_Xk4PaAthH6aAmRP2aOXlyXAQyXZwyDpZ0j-audDE/s1600-h/IMG_3385.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQuwuDUIJHnhE24fe-cYHtVG7FWCpHJ6YwFatdtOyx8Tmz_9yvWuQ1Ho_YT9mT4Dpgtua7WcCxn2cMrP3SBMzWG1PwExFPhPY0yw_Xk4PaAthH6aAmRP2aOXlyXAQyXZwyDpZ0j-audDE/s320/IMG_3385.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438317906445097122" border="0" /></a>Yesterday, Bella had a Valentine's Day party for the little girls in our neighborhood. Bella was so excited all week, every morning she would wake up and ask if it was the day of her party. The cute part was that almost every parent who dropped off their little girl said the same thing, they all couldn't wait to have a party. Nine girls and a little brother. It was a great time. We made necklaces and rings. We had a lunch of heart shaped pizza, vegi's with purple ranch and strawberries. We played games and decorated sugar cookies.<br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW9Hrl__Ai2Kp9L_qHNGbNiHrT9qlb6MqeHWIGRPvcfsqGbHXpq_5SSNSvaCIYxRxc5Jlh9Yw2YpttxuzN1w8TWpp-c0utJU3CSlbhQo3oiLIGfKQFwaqJ5x0B7Nl1CQri1nBDiOfk2as/s1600-h/IMG_3392.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW9Hrl__Ai2Kp9L_qHNGbNiHrT9qlb6MqeHWIGRPvcfsqGbHXpq_5SSNSvaCIYxRxc5Jlh9Yw2YpttxuzN1w8TWpp-c0utJU3CSlbhQo3oiLIGfKQFwaqJ5x0B7Nl1CQri1nBDiOfk2as/s320/IMG_3392.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438317376580880674" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKlqAkjXGfzoWYjVCQ8RupFAMtkwA5yAeS7xI4I03sGNmSDBb-j3M0sXDvVWMDADVWSBDan3R2CrwZJUAy0xT7k8_g8abeViOIH0sFzy47QEx24baPCVUuy4gbWsJ4D_pVgv1ZMv4l1V0/s1600-h/IMG_3402.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKlqAkjXGfzoWYjVCQ8RupFAMtkwA5yAeS7xI4I03sGNmSDBb-j3M0sXDvVWMDADVWSBDan3R2CrwZJUAy0xT7k8_g8abeViOIH0sFzy47QEx24baPCVUuy4gbWsJ4D_pVgv1ZMv4l1V0/s320/IMG_3402.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438316806714915746" border="0" /></a>Ashlyn<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJpANEISZchTQuLF63GQMjjFLHhzxODCjRDkB7HS8i-bTLR9zt5TxkbnKkXnxb8LcSSddaE_hRbdiSj1T-8LAc0LU6a0PmwfHn6o9kzoUt3ezrtkwTnpkHGdij01ECmOEuAd1eesN0HyA/s1600-h/IMG_3404.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJpANEISZchTQuLF63GQMjjFLHhzxODCjRDkB7HS8i-bTLR9zt5TxkbnKkXnxb8LcSSddaE_hRbdiSj1T-8LAc0LU6a0PmwfHn6o9kzoUt3ezrtkwTnpkHGdij01ECmOEuAd1eesN0HyA/s320/IMG_3404.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438316279379745330" border="0" /></a>Sage<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6nP6cfDMltllK1uJTb64b8UcF3TJJBxVWCpMrm3BJ1TK3FEcTlR5_z0VPXYdKXmFRAPxeWSR-O1wst8IPdoh8cy54XSfQ6uPNy8BPqGycqlnv95S0FHmiAfx-ZijH7zL-BRnECnZDl7w/s1600-h/IMG_3407.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6nP6cfDMltllK1uJTb64b8UcF3TJJBxVWCpMrm3BJ1TK3FEcTlR5_z0VPXYdKXmFRAPxeWSR-O1wst8IPdoh8cy54XSfQ6uPNy8BPqGycqlnv95S0FHmiAfx-ZijH7zL-BRnECnZDl7w/s320/IMG_3407.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438315844628716754" border="0" /></a>Chase and Brittany<br /></div>johnandcourtneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02982657172399395058noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4394486403372840334.post-71754853549754774752010-02-14T19:18:00.000-08:002010-02-15T08:37:22.649-08:00Baby Dane<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsZDSvSbuLQopBZfZrRL_s5LreMkvKrjnc_A0xIK8r4ReCHy5mRM460nGs29WeYeRevfY5Gx0g6KLFWoN29eDn32RkAYg8P9N8usrsC-2wQT-A15XdcXnoB_p5rQe9eLFhJji5CFHvgDY/s1600-h/IMG_3576.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsZDSvSbuLQopBZfZrRL_s5LreMkvKrjnc_A0xIK8r4ReCHy5mRM460nGs29WeYeRevfY5Gx0g6KLFWoN29eDn32RkAYg8P9N8usrsC-2wQT-A15XdcXnoB_p5rQe9eLFhJji5CFHvgDY/s320/IMG_3576.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438313206251207858" border="0" /></a>On February 3, 2010, my baby sister, Brennan had her first baby, Dane Robert Lau. He was almost 5 weeks early weighing in at 5lbs 12oz. Erin and I were lucky enough to be able to jump in the car here in SLC and get to Boise in time to be in the room as Dane was born. It was such a blessing in my life to get to be there for my best friend.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhBAAzIC489P0XcA7oFSb1TKqMxc3TRDE6K4w5Z_pA6TyNijDUMQqtRmj0pOOVT7SS8nAVzgkjXUpJ-UhPJ0BFNKALbUk9bUr5B0Cak3csR8CokCr5DtmKcIL-izlqPmBMnwVHMx5G9Ow/s1600-h/IMG_3562.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhBAAzIC489P0XcA7oFSb1TKqMxc3TRDE6K4w5Z_pA6TyNijDUMQqtRmj0pOOVT7SS8nAVzgkjXUpJ-UhPJ0BFNKALbUk9bUr5B0Cak3csR8CokCr5DtmKcIL-izlqPmBMnwVHMx5G9Ow/s320/IMG_3562.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438312903215133058" border="0" /></a>Talking to mom via skype in Fiji.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjVTGokkEx9ucwT0Oe3iGinb7cpNqcUYpw2JmJZucu8AFN8BJ-clEBubmsVFjvHIeswKUgvVBSHLgnrx03n4DIHX7erJ6iQvJZoQES7kixX5vLA5rlrKS4i6cHHQV4te4QSlvC-s-9Pww/s1600-h/IMG_3301.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjVTGokkEx9ucwT0Oe3iGinb7cpNqcUYpw2JmJZucu8AFN8BJ-clEBubmsVFjvHIeswKUgvVBSHLgnrx03n4DIHX7erJ6iQvJZoQES7kixX5vLA5rlrKS4i6cHHQV4te4QSlvC-s-9Pww/s320/IMG_3301.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438312721275355522" border="0" /></a>Brennan was "All Eternity," as my dad would have said. This picture pretty much sums up the pushing. She pushed for a long hard time...amazing.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzIm4-3q58-_aeyuPRcAYUI5-Eac0Se4ErZ6nyYkIqaHh21_4ZTCTCh7jxPkaOZYJYwIEQWo6RnxNn9NVUG17J8bQB_K70WVTY3yi0dcWI_Pphxd4TA-duUnXM-R5Xve7nPY_D8XBPuec/s1600-h/IMG_3308.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzIm4-3q58-_aeyuPRcAYUI5-Eac0Se4ErZ6nyYkIqaHh21_4ZTCTCh7jxPkaOZYJYwIEQWo6RnxNn9NVUG17J8bQB_K70WVTY3yi0dcWI_Pphxd4TA-duUnXM-R5Xve7nPY_D8XBPuec/s320/IMG_3308.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438312294312550658" border="0" /></a>Dane struggled for the first couple of hours to get his breathing in check. He was pretty quickly swept up and taken to the NICU, but he was only there for 3 hours before coming to be with his mama.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1YVeit5UgJvCZhV65Jkz-WOnwbwelffRCeg0oawwpRQK7sxrD3_jpojU8z6L8RqiDl96-JE6e2Fj08cSgitna6kuQ9MjChb9iyC8oIiVjc6GLdbpvnckcZewe2u58muL_Kl4dsdRwtmI/s1600-h/IMG_3322.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1YVeit5UgJvCZhV65Jkz-WOnwbwelffRCeg0oawwpRQK7sxrD3_jpojU8z6L8RqiDl96-JE6e2Fj08cSgitna6kuQ9MjChb9iyC8oIiVjc6GLdbpvnckcZewe2u58muL_Kl4dsdRwtmI/s320/IMG_3322.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438311761618345362" border="0" /></a>Brennan got to give him a kiss before he was taken to the NICU.<br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1UoTPN1vfyk-I1PY2yXxdWb9JqmcpBXwsslqoIQ6_gmcWuYLJ4-1FNpxv5D89OT7MdwEUo2EJDw90iztAYnmoeaUloCHA7nY8ZNG_DSXGXT_pFUEAAvGfucQOB9niLWE6jTd49MbdXcM/s1600-h/IMG_3324.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjodXYGW3qC0_e7m9DkQ087mEI7FeZgO-_58We9oXEXhnNyEMt49smuWHJmS7_H46gzm_JbLzmHIUid9if1u5hCRHJ_Y58SC7pLMTCSFMMzCUfxjdtYcWedqbDn6NsesOKXYwrJB7rBK-I/s320/IMG_3582.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438306815100795042" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">I love you Dane!<br /></div>johnandcourtneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02982657172399395058noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4394486403372840334.post-71497784733072184772010-02-14T18:31:00.000-08:002010-02-14T19:17:00.178-08:00Las Vegas with Kids<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_GBKncN_36AkkwQX77tocx1ZKwwFtDVz_3PnnTzQFmSG8WeTLxnJ3JYyT216iGzNYtHZyROEHlPBprYhPwdM7zCjhUzsQt0_TloJxFFEiwN2_4wz366aWKz3JUuwYkG-Vw5LRuGuYHUA/s1600-h/IMG_3511.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_GBKncN_36AkkwQX77tocx1ZKwwFtDVz_3PnnTzQFmSG8WeTLxnJ3JYyT216iGzNYtHZyROEHlPBprYhPwdM7zCjhUzsQt0_TloJxFFEiwN2_4wz366aWKz3JUuwYkG-Vw5LRuGuYHUA/s320/IMG_3511.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438302286680926866" border="0" /></a>John and Brad had to be in Las Vages for a week in January. Since John was gone all but 5 days for the entire month, Erin and I decided to pack up the kids and go spend some days with the dads. Las Vegass isn't known to be the most kid-friendly city in the world, but we found lots of fun things to do.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzwW-pf9YaycGiDCIV2HNH47xwW0hKPEk9znIh1FaA5nf3DbG_Y-3lAir0sKTBJhy4WVUFbUDzLKFQSd-Dh4sjbOzEixndP6CMUF5O5p_q7QzNg4bpG26sMz-EAjJmx0fGEOmCQcRLZA0/s1600-h/IMG_3520.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzwW-pf9YaycGiDCIV2HNH47xwW0hKPEk9znIh1FaA5nf3DbG_Y-3lAir0sKTBJhy4WVUFbUDzLKFQSd-Dh4sjbOzEixndP6CMUF5O5p_q7QzNg4bpG26sMz-EAjJmx0fGEOmCQcRLZA0/s320/IMG_3520.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438301944170819602" border="0" /></a>We spent an entire afternoon at Circus Circus playing arcade games and eating the most enormous hot dogs I have ever seen.<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_jbaS5pEV3TQlQjymBF430lI_lxzVmtQPqdx4lqJhtsLqk8dYTmJdpMfkZI-4Y3AoEDTsHiIjzJg-GcKPHO6UO10EuSQvk52K9aK7DrE5y5ta9eDQKs2qOnecgJnYNkrTBDuBvkETTs4/s1600-h/IMG_3521.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_jbaS5pEV3TQlQjymBF430lI_lxzVmtQPqdx4lqJhtsLqk8dYTmJdpMfkZI-4Y3AoEDTsHiIjzJg-GcKPHO6UO10EuSQvk52K9aK7DrE5y5ta9eDQKs2qOnecgJnYNkrTBDuBvkETTs4/s320/IMG_3521.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438301650001059058" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2CP9r73E1zcKreSEjHsux-6L28y9KD0_t0wcRzS54aS3VvLZRgSyTiCXjuNraibSbE8q2Qxlh-58wvbznb9Wc4OB_fYBDHFLay1dl3bfcc9nGfvs7NsRkWunZFiCXjj8U1DnMWjwWamg/s1600-h/IMG_3541.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2CP9r73E1zcKreSEjHsux-6L28y9KD0_t0wcRzS54aS3VvLZRgSyTiCXjuNraibSbE8q2Qxlh-58wvbznb9Wc4OB_fYBDHFLay1dl3bfcc9nGfvs7NsRkWunZFiCXjj8U1DnMWjwWamg/s320/IMG_3541.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438301295556341138" border="0" /></a>M&M world was a highlight. The kids each got to choose a candy. Chase got mini M&M's and Bella decided on pink and purple M&M's.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy_CKC1wJ2O8lIF_qkxaffasSAt-OT8Ptu92lg03GWDSK8PctvAW3rJS1TTfc1UeFX5Jf8KdE4EMmJ-bFdje6PtMrGg9e1cnl5-slVWkNwI1UqqG1rIOiE_mGOxnAFwmSGA2N8AZeFw-8/s1600-h/IMG_3552.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy_CKC1wJ2O8lIF_qkxaffasSAt-OT8Ptu92lg03GWDSK8PctvAW3rJS1TTfc1UeFX5Jf8KdE4EMmJ-bFdje6PtMrGg9e1cnl5-slVWkNwI1UqqG1rIOiE_mGOxnAFwmSGA2N8AZeFw-8/s320/IMG_3552.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438300928155387730" border="0" /></a>We stayed at Treasure Island. We checked out the cool pirate ships out front.<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFRNZHdii0LtoK_dsExrFsA7Z2j7BC5fr2J0p6ncfeN6L6SqblBaDUAJmb_4urbcXVEoZhYvj24tiVMInzZ-Krs4BryZi8OgkIvCe5xHSYs_Iuewuce2Gdta-1d8oxMwfkQGLlwygQy-U/s1600-h/IMG_3556.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFRNZHdii0LtoK_dsExrFsA7Z2j7BC5fr2J0p6ncfeN6L6SqblBaDUAJmb_4urbcXVEoZhYvj24tiVMInzZ-Krs4BryZi8OgkIvCe5xHSYs_Iuewuce2Gdta-1d8oxMwfkQGLlwygQy-U/s320/IMG_3556.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438300741009172226" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJaCkI9g7EUnvYfT5BHLe7NL1eMeUxmmy6ajk0HM4JtBv-8Q5Zi6SP3E8ITimEdjUUIDvt1bZHsOqxlN9H5EOX1S-BuiqdXkInIZKUNVeCNZsmA-gY_AqTP_sziAScvuJ4IMEmnhXdsDM/s1600-h/IMG_0478.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJaCkI9g7EUnvYfT5BHLe7NL1eMeUxmmy6ajk0HM4JtBv-8Q5Zi6SP3E8ITimEdjUUIDvt1bZHsOqxlN9H5EOX1S-BuiqdXkInIZKUNVeCNZsmA-gY_AqTP_sziAScvuJ4IMEmnhXdsDM/s320/IMG_0478.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438300378204894642" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrPuS1P4L7t01s_r7BR7pYSrYbHAl56I_M0_anS7NMtDDpI21LdlKBFoGz1WQ-3GTTEX9bYNEmRzMJW_O-TPAC2tvZjjE7-fRb_YSu77uyam6RuhGsaMpThIFX-LJYsXiL-6RJO6lL4fE/s1600-h/IMG_0479.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrPuS1P4L7t01s_r7BR7pYSrYbHAl56I_M0_anS7NMtDDpI21LdlKBFoGz1WQ-3GTTEX9bYNEmRzMJW_O-TPAC2tvZjjE7-fRb_YSu77uyam6RuhGsaMpThIFX-LJYsXiL-6RJO6lL4fE/s320/IMG_0479.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438300217149740162" border="0" /></a>Erin and I even found an evening to go down and play some nickel slots. We are big spenders. We had a blast, enjoying our free virgin strawberry daiquiri's.<br /></div>johnandcourtneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02982657172399395058noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4394486403372840334.post-66831855996912668732010-01-10T21:08:00.000-08:002010-01-10T21:14:21.607-08:00My Christmas Present<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg96gUqF6jeHzxUaWHhV36QSlCO9nzLlqJGhYaxoYfvNxPPxmA284xaiHSK23ITpn9YF6RXyrVSXk1yv07Shwaoejal5wDAJUGvdA8wu5r1n5CVQPDgUfKXl12WRaIxxWWZjSNiqBcOXWQ/s1600-h/Worth_of_a_Soul.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 239px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg96gUqF6jeHzxUaWHhV36QSlCO9nzLlqJGhYaxoYfvNxPPxmA284xaiHSK23ITpn9YF6RXyrVSXk1yv07Shwaoejal5wDAJUGvdA8wu5r1n5CVQPDgUfKXl12WRaIxxWWZjSNiqBcOXWQ/s320/Worth_of_a_Soul.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425344718589595554" border="0" /></a>I just had to share the amazing Christmas gift John gave me. This is a picture done by Liz Lemon Swindle entitled, "The Worth of a Soul." I love it so much. He waited until we were all done opening presents and then brought it out. It made me cry. It was such a thoughtful and beautiful gift. The story behind this painting is amazing too, I have included the artist's version of the story below.<br /><br />"When Mothers Without Borders approached me about going to Africa, I told them I was not interested. For me Africa was a world away, “and besides,” I thought, “I am too busy.” Imagine my surprise when I found myself on a plane to Zambia in June 2007.<br /><br />One of the first children I met was Kennedy, the little boy you see in the painting. At three years old he has lost both of his parents to AIDS and was found living alone with his six year old brother and ten year old sister. When I thought of those three children struggling to survive and the millions of others across Africa in similar circumstances, I felt an overwhelming hopelessness and said to myself, “No amount of money can fix this.”<br /><br />Later that day while we were filming, Kennedy jumped into the arms of the man portraying the Savior. As I stood watching them, Kennedy turned towards me and our eyes met. At that moment I knew it wasn’t hopeless. I realized that the Savior can fix not only the problems of Africa, but of the whole world…and we can be His hands to do it.<br /><br />Looking back I realize that my reasons for not wanting to go to Africa are likely the same as yours. We are busy and feel like we cannot make a difference, but I know now that neither is true. We are never too busy to lift another and every good work is known to Him who said, “Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of…these my brethren, ye have done it unto me.” - Liz Lemon Swindle<br /><br />Thank You, Love.<br /></div>johnandcourtneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02982657172399395058noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4394486403372840334.post-63685485643507145382010-01-10T20:55:00.000-08:002010-01-10T21:06:30.132-08:00Christmas Vacation<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizyGi_X13PmdSf1K10CD5EPEuRX8ai2lekfltX6SjtaTaXjmZ9i1QTps8z0L9sh7NqLPtR7-ayCGHrZWyQNqDnQZNyqemJLgCjXBaeyMlOO05MG7x2FC_qkfB_zOMunkP2znBOxETaE1s/s1600-h/jcb2.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizyGi_X13PmdSf1K10CD5EPEuRX8ai2lekfltX6SjtaTaXjmZ9i1QTps8z0L9sh7NqLPtR7-ayCGHrZWyQNqDnQZNyqemJLgCjXBaeyMlOO05MG7x2FC_qkfB_zOMunkP2znBOxETaE1s/s320/jcb2.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425343424205425634" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxJdxU0dVcQvE6z-dUJOcLcJDZm-Ah5yVqt4mo25SOl8be_ihJySZXkuvOjraiebOjkRvkErSIhezvruX42_6hRP-YR3PbyKChOpsSLab0NFk4fG_WIB2dBJzMzWgIcNUp6UwkMEZTVHk/s1600-h/bell.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxJdxU0dVcQvE6z-dUJOcLcJDZm-Ah5yVqt4mo25SOl8be_ihJySZXkuvOjraiebOjkRvkErSIhezvruX42_6hRP-YR3PbyKChOpsSLab0NFk4fG_WIB2dBJzMzWgIcNUp6UwkMEZTVHk/s320/bell.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425343146014367058" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiivCLWOBr1YONYCqUEcsBlhiNpDnhTGbywTLnmKx6JtUlIweA9kJOAIXV1aky4EVmDniW8oIv3QMUG8dADr3fl5tHBcEA7JItZUMXlHYzXq7jQ-ZXeQxs0EiWAH43fuXtbND1IFeGXXmA/s1600-h/IMG_3490.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiivCLWOBr1YONYCqUEcsBlhiNpDnhTGbywTLnmKx6JtUlIweA9kJOAIXV1aky4EVmDniW8oIv3QMUG8dADr3fl5tHBcEA7JItZUMXlHYzXq7jQ-ZXeQxs0EiWAH43fuXtbND1IFeGXXmA/s320/IMG_3490.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425342277121352594" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">I failed to take very many pictures of the fun things we did between Christmas and New Years. It was a crazy fun week filled with cousins, nerf guns, swimming and play. My kids had no fun at all...<br /></div>johnandcourtneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02982657172399395058noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4394486403372840334.post-26503951290920406912010-01-10T20:23:00.000-08:002010-01-10T20:50:54.018-08:00Merry Christmas<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4igr6UBq9_sD7ckmrQMnhVXKZtfqd0vvepJQ9EYzYwf9WdmXN71FrF9TGNesSy2eE8tI0rjpWzCaTmO7FpcKOKvSNOub_9-0Be22MckKT9O5VU32MW6g9IPbGYnYejihb_UUjvDZrfxo/s1600-h/IMG_3235.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4igr6UBq9_sD7ckmrQMnhVXKZtfqd0vvepJQ9EYzYwf9WdmXN71FrF9TGNesSy2eE8tI0rjpWzCaTmO7FpcKOKvSNOub_9-0Be22MckKT9O5VU32MW6g9IPbGYnYejihb_UUjvDZrfxo/s320/IMG_3235.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425339015319966706" border="0" /></a>Santa Came!<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2MCCZD4VUIp8dor57pkHNBxkNd4uZRZDGGLM5Lujms243ZqA665PAlel-RXI4evDrUW1vKXvqMpCVdwlRTDxeGXaBgyCURKfp0DlMtNr6FC4tAIDs57hI6CAgA3nkMih5jRf88t5SNbc/s1600-h/IMG_3238.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2MCCZD4VUIp8dor57pkHNBxkNd4uZRZDGGLM5Lujms243ZqA665PAlel-RXI4evDrUW1vKXvqMpCVdwlRTDxeGXaBgyCURKfp0DlMtNr6FC4tAIDs57hI6CAgA3nkMih5jRf88t5SNbc/s320/IMG_3238.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425338151084379298" border="0" /></a>A Chair for Chase<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_EqxroCPIkkMsMpoLcBelM8WpcRFmdffc46M5dVlq6E8JROnEL8BjxDzCb0z5pj6DPY5vxQPLuDMUgT6jhvXLg02yqTauB2qFkpImEAR6FJtkB5boYPOrgjxtPpx7EKd10fDfG33MI5M/s1600-h/IMG_3241.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_EqxroCPIkkMsMpoLcBelM8WpcRFmdffc46M5dVlq6E8JROnEL8BjxDzCb0z5pj6DPY5vxQPLuDMUgT6jhvXLg02yqTauB2qFkpImEAR6FJtkB5boYPOrgjxtPpx7EKd10fDfG33MI5M/s320/IMG_3241.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425337515883343506" border="0" /></a>5 Babies for Bella<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlIShS8TABWBWYLbQEOCBW4RioSwZvusbjmK3d510wtMbG4ctGARQm2baoEAhqpw_Yk_Kh0BWGH6-1xHQE8pBXF9KM6L-Vo36w9jwoJNbuEIvG5Sy-AY-jlyraVNSQ2gtpqOMk4FHVpNM/s1600-h/IMG_3258.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlIShS8TABWBWYLbQEOCBW4RioSwZvusbjmK3d510wtMbG4ctGARQm2baoEAhqpw_Yk_Kh0BWGH6-1xHQE8pBXF9KM6L-Vo36w9jwoJNbuEIvG5Sy-AY-jlyraVNSQ2gtpqOMk4FHVpNM/s320/IMG_3258.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425336154243221682" border="0" /></a>Cute or Creepy?<br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy1ai6Xf0jH7DW7BlqvqLrANCS1C-RzpPC-HGpasQLjysH0swDgTlI9V2iS3N2I1SLBhyphenhyphenSh9_4l56ezoUdPkjngxLGe7pEqzbJ0jTpRKMI42eEBWQVQc981ZKyBu2zr1k5_hCwnx-9thY/s1600-h/IMG_3274.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy1ai6Xf0jH7DW7BlqvqLrANCS1C-RzpPC-HGpasQLjysH0swDgTlI9V2iS3N2I1SLBhyphenhyphenSh9_4l56ezoUdPkjngxLGe7pEqzbJ0jTpRKMI42eEBWQVQc981ZKyBu2zr1k5_hCwnx-9thY/s320/IMG_3274.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425335641279369746" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh82ao_4jszZhs2atEt9YWf2jlmcThEgyEqpHJXgopdMaauOENPPnafzAnGQE-KBMBAvFTB7rnHPj6TgNRn8QA0c9yGfsayadBVAhtrghYgUzLmaPVp9BTGWW_A9lM2O250sr_UL9Tu05k/s1600-h/IMG_3275.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh82ao_4jszZhs2atEt9YWf2jlmcThEgyEqpHJXgopdMaauOENPPnafzAnGQE-KBMBAvFTB7rnHPj6TgNRn8QA0c9yGfsayadBVAhtrghYgUzLmaPVp9BTGWW_A9lM2O250sr_UL9Tu05k/s320/IMG_3275.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425333757575002274" border="0" /></a>Bella lining up her babies.<br /><br />Christmas morning was wonderful. Bella was so excited to get her 5 babies that she very specifically asked for. Chase got his very own chair and a play cell phone in his stocking. He got other gifts too, but those were the big hits of the day.<br /><br />I am so thankful for my kids and it makes me so happy to see them experiencing and making these wonderful childhood memories.<br />Merry Christmas!<br /><br /></div>johnandcourtneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02982657172399395058noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4394486403372840334.post-43853491612127671292010-01-10T19:56:00.000-08:002010-01-10T20:22:39.402-08:00'Twas The Night Before Christmas<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8G6Msvs2Pg3TCJdZC5iWa5mRja-kSlE6TTVojML9gGj6FX0odebnc5a4Q-DmiRvFTCn3GkpoUevNM_hyPPJxxTQOS2QlqaU9RTnl6-cLvkohaFRUZBEr99i4Wf046JFdoow7QtvJXFdI/s1600-h/IMG_3155.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8G6Msvs2Pg3TCJdZC5iWa5mRja-kSlE6TTVojML9gGj6FX0odebnc5a4Q-DmiRvFTCn3GkpoUevNM_hyPPJxxTQOS2QlqaU9RTnl6-cLvkohaFRUZBEr99i4Wf046JFdoow7QtvJXFdI/s320/IMG_3155.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425331876617628978" border="0" /></a>It was a Brown family Christmas this year. Christmas Eve was spent at our house. We had yummy minestrone soup and paninis and then we karaoked. It was a GOOD time.<br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaCu1rgpm_DX3UlTd59q9h0GH-vl_ZmQP90YVdxA1gXp9fyQ8Ru2cV3Kl7-cwSX5z35lZIi0eCUAQjADPAN53IBWvR3pQLR0792wt_G0SyAxJScoPXhrOdUOe_pjORJiyX3EWvihfVXQo/s1600-h/IMG_3162.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaCu1rgpm_DX3UlTd59q9h0GH-vl_ZmQP90YVdxA1gXp9fyQ8Ru2cV3Kl7-cwSX5z35lZIi0eCUAQjADPAN53IBWvR3pQLR0792wt_G0SyAxJScoPXhrOdUOe_pjORJiyX3EWvihfVXQo/s320/IMG_3162.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425330166937977858" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixFNGLA32yCQtJEgNsoYZJRZ1QJbcpkI4pIWO9UuO44qVZo4Zzll97Iz_hdwULPdpaHSxP2Zvrggge-HLNZluiqbvWjX1lCVnKmoV6CNf3h9lqGf5nCN3_D6_WHUuTxXMmzTdJBLU89KU/s1600-h/IMG_3200.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixFNGLA32yCQtJEgNsoYZJRZ1QJbcpkI4pIWO9UuO44qVZo4Zzll97Iz_hdwULPdpaHSxP2Zvrggge-HLNZluiqbvWjX1lCVnKmoV6CNf3h9lqGf5nCN3_D6_WHUuTxXMmzTdJBLU89KU/s320/IMG_3200.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425329661046467570" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL4shYWo1GEiePYCl9jnuT8z5dxHGaRw6MIBpYyW-oGYuYIYz9K4p44PVNEcMsDKmm0OaCNDLA1Z6WUxUS0OObVd4XUSdcQEwseBePcWuNBc5VqTCczcNYn4jD5KVQ8yBaYJQ917CDcM4/s1600-h/IMG_3204.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL4shYWo1GEiePYCl9jnuT8z5dxHGaRw6MIBpYyW-oGYuYIYz9K4p44PVNEcMsDKmm0OaCNDLA1Z6WUxUS0OObVd4XUSdcQEwseBePcWuNBc5VqTCczcNYn4jD5KVQ8yBaYJQ917CDcM4/s320/IMG_3204.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425329183288726866" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXl2uAfpEx0YVAdASHY2qFBfcXJw2RnNDeK9Pjyqq5SCcYl8RRyW74HWwhKCXQB010qHC_OKEM1LkrsuuUwLjnp0plJhv0yeUAjZ-W62_NE4f_P21QXkE2GEjOtlVDvDNOlIhY_vrPhBE/s1600-h/IMG_3212.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXl2uAfpEx0YVAdASHY2qFBfcXJw2RnNDeK9Pjyqq5SCcYl8RRyW74HWwhKCXQB010qHC_OKEM1LkrsuuUwLjnp0plJhv0yeUAjZ-W62_NE4f_P21QXkE2GEjOtlVDvDNOlIhY_vrPhBE/s320/IMG_3212.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425328715685970130" border="0" /></a>Josh, Chase and Alex listening to John and Papa read The Christmas Story from Luke 2.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuDr0vUDmIdPVAjNWNzTbhqi3TJv98TQ93WHHCDV7ALy276KV-zg_gjjVoYY4mDZ6k-gRuzlzX4bosSYQxvexSI8RwAiokqFsG2_DiyepKR13bEZ-1w1YtH2wuTgGbr3HBWCR3j7vrQLM/s1600-h/IMG_3217.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuDr0vUDmIdPVAjNWNzTbhqi3TJv98TQ93WHHCDV7ALy276KV-zg_gjjVoYY4mDZ6k-gRuzlzX4bosSYQxvexSI8RwAiokqFsG2_DiyepKR13bEZ-1w1YtH2wuTgGbr3HBWCR3j7vrQLM/s320/IMG_3217.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425328110281216082" border="0" /></a>Chase opening his 1 gift on Christmas Eve. Jammies from Grammie.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEite5dLNG7k7F4xXRYWA9Z_y0G7g2QyIkACGNjfbDy9PktmnYqeS7p3Vwf2rxsJCCT_xV4k3jwnJOfnnktWJPHUkg4YzS8O2Ct0PjJt1YmYOZEhNOdzpgDfZrzRSnk7zMo0JX6dZUqSG_Q/s1600-h/IMG_3220.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEite5dLNG7k7F4xXRYWA9Z_y0G7g2QyIkACGNjfbDy9PktmnYqeS7p3Vwf2rxsJCCT_xV4k3jwnJOfnnktWJPHUkg4YzS8O2Ct0PjJt1YmYOZEhNOdzpgDfZrzRSnk7zMo0JX6dZUqSG_Q/s320/IMG_3220.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425327761134143714" border="0" /></a>Bella's PJs.<br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivWee4f6Tq_cxh_SzwtafNOLvCHTb9TTvjwDmjGfBzv9QEIjb0B9h7nACFnOXuiXZTthjjzp-96uQtJnHCWjdrRvHmxnUWq2wT5hGFLdqpQSmPGWPP2lH1RKpR2e_K-NiAzVepdGukpLU/s1600-h/IMG_3232.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivWee4f6Tq_cxh_SzwtafNOLvCHTb9TTvjwDmjGfBzv9QEIjb0B9h7nACFnOXuiXZTthjjzp-96uQtJnHCWjdrRvHmxnUWq2wT5hGFLdqpQSmPGWPP2lH1RKpR2e_K-NiAzVepdGukpLU/s320/IMG_3232.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425327350519268834" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJX5oaQAHgWrLI4AfVXiqu5pRxtbNxDvtC-Zh4THarsdMRomXXR15ZNiloS_5dE5QRRmo4il5ET3wXCdXr5MGcLUTIWc_7Hpe9Rh_j5IwKp0nPtPYf3TFKi97IuvhT7HOTVsN6ZZuD9TI/s1600-h/IMG_3234.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJX5oaQAHgWrLI4AfVXiqu5pRxtbNxDvtC-Zh4THarsdMRomXXR15ZNiloS_5dE5QRRmo4il5ET3wXCdXr5MGcLUTIWc_7Hpe9Rh_j5IwKp0nPtPYf3TFKi97IuvhT7HOTVsN6ZZuD9TI/s320/IMG_3234.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425326902926578706" border="0" /></a>It was a wonderful night!<br /></div>johnandcourtneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02982657172399395058noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4394486403372840334.post-9798465282057673122010-01-10T19:43:00.000-08:002010-01-10T19:54:32.955-08:00Gingerbread House<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBaQXNMnZ63J4B33bwXLzDIHOHYAwjoHWcvaowdhuGPQ7M9E06bu4YmJ-GcnWVNI8VBDyhI5m-ZtSx0fwHzN6MtjufErmmUH1maFszEOSXbFuufhVqfgx2pEz7p5Rf11WL0gjfxrnWnbA/s1600-h/IMG_3131.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBaQXNMnZ63J4B33bwXLzDIHOHYAwjoHWcvaowdhuGPQ7M9E06bu4YmJ-GcnWVNI8VBDyhI5m-ZtSx0fwHzN6MtjufErmmUH1maFszEOSXbFuufhVqfgx2pEz7p5Rf11WL0gjfxrnWnbA/s320/IMG_3131.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425324982081704450" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpvN_XITb1Kn0sS23nmNSU3_pWXj5I0zetyVB0qfcAIj4jlnmFlA9TmRQ2Q0VhfIN1wZdVgBkWENPzcvzzbw0sT4AhFUdbgTUqpDQ4GSWM3YxyxddBk2EystN3tyZ6VyAlQtJC5rTx1b4/s1600-h/IMG_3145.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpvN_XITb1Kn0sS23nmNSU3_pWXj5I0zetyVB0qfcAIj4jlnmFlA9TmRQ2Q0VhfIN1wZdVgBkWENPzcvzzbw0sT4AhFUdbgTUqpDQ4GSWM3YxyxddBk2EystN3tyZ6VyAlQtJC5rTx1b4/s320/IMG_3145.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425323521203187874" border="0" /></a>Every Christmas season we make a gingerbread house. It is a favorite tradition of mine. Bella loves it and Chase loves to eat the candy.<br /></div>johnandcourtneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02982657172399395058noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4394486403372840334.post-45660041079481009442010-01-10T19:23:00.000-08:002010-01-10T19:43:00.452-08:00Ward Christmas Breakfast<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUWbTE2SjERPcJIVDgFPcn0Bwb2bKcvazHg7-ygc9yc-RM9TvH3I8E6nyctoR0cJhzAj5vzeb_pGBeM93ZbD5hSCFFtdFCk-YE6qDdy9ctfBh1RIRhwZBsM8mjtkVzQWQo9s1mm1C0rLk/s1600-h/IMG_3128.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUWbTE2SjERPcJIVDgFPcn0Bwb2bKcvazHg7-ygc9yc-RM9TvH3I8E6nyctoR0cJhzAj5vzeb_pGBeM93ZbD5hSCFFtdFCk-YE6qDdy9ctfBh1RIRhwZBsM8mjtkVzQWQo9s1mm1C0rLk/s320/IMG_3128.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425321702036792946" border="0" /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"></span></a>This is the only "good" photo I got of them with Santa. However, it makes them look way more scared than they really were.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI8dBox2k5jHhFSv_E5ja8V5cUrpE4LVLH4TXA3ygyNvu91WhNZJRQ97ysk8W9_xZ0W-SeH9zm4AIBjH9kN3cMIXm73PDcb_fYydCubhA5UQ21eJ9TFEim2ui4ti-2trTwFsxcfNH4Lw4/s1600-h/IMG_3102.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI8dBox2k5jHhFSv_E5ja8V5cUrpE4LVLH4TXA3ygyNvu91WhNZJRQ97ysk8W9_xZ0W-SeH9zm4AIBjH9kN3cMIXm73PDcb_fYydCubhA5UQ21eJ9TFEim2ui4ti-2trTwFsxcfNH4Lw4/s320/IMG_3102.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425321207613357794" border="0" /></a>Addie and Bella<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicnIcg-lM7pQlez-D5IwZs9U4OSF2LWOLCWR7MvT9VpXiyAH-uo2x4H-mYEb1OK0dYabDPn5b82Gq79MDP-mviGzhGKKjyH67ViCcYip3zoeL-duckZEJ0yw70F44HHtUJ9Q4xALXmu58/s1600-h/IMG_3104.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicnIcg-lM7pQlez-D5IwZs9U4OSF2LWOLCWR7MvT9VpXiyAH-uo2x4H-mYEb1OK0dYabDPn5b82Gq79MDP-mviGzhGKKjyH67ViCcYip3zoeL-duckZEJ0yw70F44HHtUJ9Q4xALXmu58/s320/IMG_3104.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425320767606577650" border="0" /></a>Roxy, Avery and Reese<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdQllTxfQZSecUDR6tGqAqPB1UOKy0-mRHZttHZLCElnUckn6urt_txFThMEDDANNWZybN6zGkTLmb-3iQifS3m6kkLLerWobSShJQQtUadzGpY0xPZUb2tSQTop3sU069V_Gr0dKfsUI/s1600-h/IMG_3111.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdQllTxfQZSecUDR6tGqAqPB1UOKy0-mRHZttHZLCElnUckn6urt_txFThMEDDANNWZybN6zGkTLmb-3iQifS3m6kkLLerWobSShJQQtUadzGpY0xPZUb2tSQTop3sU069V_Gr0dKfsUI/s320/IMG_3111.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425320231150896114" border="0" /></a>My cute young women doing a dance for the whole ward! They did so good.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Every year our ward does a great Christmas breakfast. This year was no exception, complete with friends, delicious food and Santa!<br /></div></div>johnandcourtneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02982657172399395058noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4394486403372840334.post-37516166926814344502009-12-17T13:00:00.000-08:002009-12-17T13:03:33.975-08:00Merry Christmas<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhasjXYS5j8wIrVNWHulBBk138VVw0o0M-mLPmRxYf45_zi0d0Wc7kstI4_Z9kvefKDfA9qaBTg3EHnLizCGDhoGPeO7hI6Fi87Bj4aA5vL34Jy91-gZxtpjW65ijvHwiv1MfBksVsEfX8/s1600-h/5x7+Ornate+Seal.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 229px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhasjXYS5j8wIrVNWHulBBk138VVw0o0M-mLPmRxYf45_zi0d0Wc7kstI4_Z9kvefKDfA9qaBTg3EHnLizCGDhoGPeO7hI6Fi87Bj4aA5vL34Jy91-gZxtpjW65ijvHwiv1MfBksVsEfX8/s320/5x7+Ornate+Seal.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5416313006047442098" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Love, The Browns</span><br /></div><input id="gwProxy" type="hidden"><!--Session data--><input onclick="jsCall();" id="jsProxy" type="hidden"><div id="refHTML"></div>johnandcourtneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02982657172399395058noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4394486403372840334.post-31156136873191490362009-12-13T19:20:00.000-08:002009-12-13T19:25:41.476-08:00A Phone Call to the North Pole<div style="text-align: center;">This evening when Bella was disobeying, John said to her, "Do you want me to call Santa and tell him that you are being naughty?" This made her stop her "naughty" behavior almost immediately. A few minutes later, John did something that Bella did not like. She proceeded to head into her bedroom, get her toy cell phone and make the following call:<br /><br />Bella: "Hi Santa. Daddy is being naughty. Put him on the naughty list, OK? Bye-Bye Santa."<br /><br /><br /></div><input id="gwProxy" type="hidden"><!--Session data--><input onclick="jsCall();" id="jsProxy" type="hidden"><div id="refHTML"></div><input id="gwProxy" type="hidden"><!--Session data--><input onclick="jsCall();" id="jsProxy" type="hidden"><div id="refHTML"></div>johnandcourtneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02982657172399395058noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4394486403372840334.post-22347191134667438992009-11-22T19:50:00.000-08:002009-11-22T20:01:01.772-08:00Bella's First Dance Recital<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7h5f0gVODXlpEQNAWzr0pFJsDRtrHY7f_S2EQ44M9U0pItHfjYE-K5H0OxvlNo7rtdYm6vd0WCkhKX_9Gn4nO-iriKDp7WkCyKMCzyR49zfa2o0y_NEhgIMUEAuuAcOLQ7_GxQdWxP9I/s1600/IMG_3072.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7h5f0gVODXlpEQNAWzr0pFJsDRtrHY7f_S2EQ44M9U0pItHfjYE-K5H0OxvlNo7rtdYm6vd0WCkhKX_9Gn4nO-iriKDp7WkCyKMCzyR49zfa2o0y_NEhgIMUEAuuAcOLQ7_GxQdWxP9I/s320/IMG_3072.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407143473537917426" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf-6SilZY3BaLsrPXkt2hjt9APxqAg0pC0BEGLcTfj3ymsK_8kOz4nfLxTBdN3si7St0-8NKIXuE_mbwhde1YeVlscGJV4BD2edcXx_4L_go8MpN7m9TmeHZBcoYUnPvwb0C8PxIvRvo8/s1600/IMG_3075.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf-6SilZY3BaLsrPXkt2hjt9APxqAg0pC0BEGLcTfj3ymsK_8kOz4nfLxTBdN3si7St0-8NKIXuE_mbwhde1YeVlscGJV4BD2edcXx_4L_go8MpN7m9TmeHZBcoYUnPvwb0C8PxIvRvo8/s320/IMG_3075.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407142828784532002" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ_-j7M4JXJbT1dYotUWa1Fp3RpLkYQR-bWveqdbXfU5F7LYR1YauOU0VDECVF5AWx9RC7pJ0ZAGrOGc7vFDKqb2upyyOcScEHGcwRWXlyr5T0XCfXewjGSyjntN-RXpwA-xD1iB-SwYQ/s1600/IMG_3088.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ_-j7M4JXJbT1dYotUWa1Fp3RpLkYQR-bWveqdbXfU5F7LYR1YauOU0VDECVF5AWx9RC7pJ0ZAGrOGc7vFDKqb2upyyOcScEHGcwRWXlyr5T0XCfXewjGSyjntN-RXpwA-xD1iB-SwYQ/s320/IMG_3088.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407142350655940514" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Bella has been in dance this fall and yesterday was her first recital. I was so proud of her. She did really good. They did two dances. One, to Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree and the second, to Under the Sea from the Little Mermaid. Bella, especially loved the second because she loves all things Disney Princess. My favorite part was her costume. How cute is the miniature coconut bra?<br /></div>johnandcourtneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02982657172399395058noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4394486403372840334.post-90830081019745475682009-11-22T19:47:00.000-08:002009-11-22T19:49:43.194-08:00My TV Debut...<object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/s_1Qpy_QIbY&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/s_1Qpy_QIbY&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>johnandcourtneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02982657172399395058noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4394486403372840334.post-14051267940737986292009-11-22T19:42:00.000-08:002009-11-22T19:46:21.477-08:00A CAUTIONARY TALE<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivu3ChvSQJZ6hh8pjqFcynuVuGAjVCMyP_9xqAFf6uREWQjQM3WNvruOjkUu0L0h7yz-1UqrH5RI504hDfN-oPtHOpJoevHbzz8Peuj_HKiUItnk17SnAeXSG0XZQUR-U57LuuTSfDz_s/s1600/IMG_3100.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivu3ChvSQJZ6hh8pjqFcynuVuGAjVCMyP_9xqAFf6uREWQjQM3WNvruOjkUu0L0h7yz-1UqrH5RI504hDfN-oPtHOpJoevHbzz8Peuj_HKiUItnk17SnAeXSG0XZQUR-U57LuuTSfDz_s/s320/IMG_3100.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407139896768535138" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Doctors and Dentists are not kidding when they say,<br /><span style="font-size:180%;">"DO NOT GIVE YOUR KIDS JUICE AND CRACKERS IN BED." </span><br />We, unfortunately, had to learn this lesson the hard way. So sorry, Bella.<br /></div>johnandcourtneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02982657172399395058noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4394486403372840334.post-29869183618617827952009-11-22T19:35:00.000-08:002009-11-22T19:42:17.286-08:00Bella's First Primary Program<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPkzEtRyyLBceA9jOkj28pf5OMjSxBnnnZqqsl8SxGiNtrmN3MMUtGag3crvuloFbpbsHxBUTnkuuUm4-EKKRYKacgwjw1YCW7ENiNZ-tLGiezMX_Q2_iASWODMPggGHqQccSNthX0I2w/s1600/IMG_3059.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPkzEtRyyLBceA9jOkj28pf5OMjSxBnnnZqqsl8SxGiNtrmN3MMUtGag3crvuloFbpbsHxBUTnkuuUm4-EKKRYKacgwjw1YCW7ENiNZ-tLGiezMX_Q2_iASWODMPggGHqQccSNthX0I2w/s320/IMG_3059.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407138944358554146" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfdJJ_hyTJ92YI4L4qMxcuE7L3ecXgjbwCdwV62vYBJTr4JsNFQ-4DBY_7bThRKbIhhjlcpD6y4x6hloJEip_0nwkDjr3Z6ow9zFaPdWjssYplm-qNRwsRLVJ3yKPfX60xORgfDy9MkWc/s1600/IMG_3058.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfdJJ_hyTJ92YI4L4qMxcuE7L3ecXgjbwCdwV62vYBJTr4JsNFQ-4DBY_7bThRKbIhhjlcpD6y4x6hloJEip_0nwkDjr3Z6ow9zFaPdWjssYplm-qNRwsRLVJ3yKPfX60xORgfDy9MkWc/s320/IMG_3058.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407138291700406242" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Two weeks ago, Bella was in her first Primary Program. She was so happy that Grammie Karen got to be there. She did so good. She didn't have to be promoted or anything and she repeated her part, "I am thankful for my daddy because he plays with me." We are so proud of you, Bells!<br /></div>johnandcourtneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02982657172399395058noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4394486403372840334.post-61590018380534215652009-11-22T19:05:00.000-08:002009-11-22T19:33:08.374-08:00HAPPY HALLOWEEN! -Love, Chicken and Jas<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZNDTnT-8RD2JAdjFzcgJ3p6zwWWp8Td9oD1XFp5XJu69xPE-iHnqr3ViiFwEFJ2MW163D6Ud4zQ3zQ8_reJx9_2K3C-RIpxlWt4rTxUFUOp3aQiHGTtHpaMdzS5ugEryQWAZtzBclFxY/s1600/IMG_3026.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZNDTnT-8RD2JAdjFzcgJ3p6zwWWp8Td9oD1XFp5XJu69xPE-iHnqr3ViiFwEFJ2MW163D6Ud4zQ3zQ8_reJx9_2K3C-RIpxlWt4rTxUFUOp3aQiHGTtHpaMdzS5ugEryQWAZtzBclFxY/s320/IMG_3026.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407133033694424802" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJiJPO59b4nUfQUyFzP7TKwyVIBeAQhADoXAtF5bAtLHSFPMRtQm52VlzhSjEv4wCyW_Gv5GvWjEVIgzFcbnFqaRi0YkkoLvBNjkxc0JUf8Ao8DYkJWLV3jMTj5hXPxnui-MTjz-MXdsY/s1600/IMG_3033.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJiJPO59b4nUfQUyFzP7TKwyVIBeAQhADoXAtF5bAtLHSFPMRtQm52VlzhSjEv4wCyW_Gv5GvWjEVIgzFcbnFqaRi0YkkoLvBNjkxc0JUf8Ao8DYkJWLV3jMTj5hXPxnui-MTjz-MXdsY/s320/IMG_3033.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407132401174432498" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY1M8lT27WnjRzUpdFetghTUQBzP9g30o8G-QxQgh8Eka-_YEnkMSAtl3DcyCKIhI_LXg5Nh5lf7UgDtgUq-6bUT0Z3onefSU6aFf2M3wqJMns-UdwvTGx2DMwpsZzigzBpDkHMvwRH90/s1600/IMG_3037.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY1M8lT27WnjRzUpdFetghTUQBzP9g30o8G-QxQgh8Eka-_YEnkMSAtl3DcyCKIhI_LXg5Nh5lf7UgDtgUq-6bUT0Z3onefSU6aFf2M3wqJMns-UdwvTGx2DMwpsZzigzBpDkHMvwRH90/s320/IMG_3037.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407132054391239650" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0wJOUKq17ewsPANYYE_gkwjxxpDQ8nXRrLNXh1MRVj1cYMTsLfoh7AKl3dtV_-LN3KEV0dy6J3OuoUd466nvKdfwBQOXuHInNdHHElatB29S9Kyq4omECXUuKnBPOLOM3Bnbjd7WVDps/s1600/IMG_3039.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0wJOUKq17ewsPANYYE_gkwjxxpDQ8nXRrLNXh1MRVj1cYMTsLfoh7AKl3dtV_-LN3KEV0dy6J3OuoUd466nvKdfwBQOXuHInNdHHElatB29S9Kyq4omECXUuKnBPOLOM3Bnbjd7WVDps/s320/IMG_3039.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407131647544391202" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDY_njbV3W-_q71B04niQ1WQX_czE-Wyv3OgRgi5XqGK19kIKVMKd2Oa4kgWfiKzrk9NSRAGhOer0wnd1mszfAmB4PvAnmlyhfEBvnkoNtBBj7db3lOp-0kT7fi5ctGrO-KORzP8EuqK4/s1600/IMG_3048.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDY_njbV3W-_q71B04niQ1WQX_czE-Wyv3OgRgi5XqGK19kIKVMKd2Oa4kgWfiKzrk9NSRAGhOer0wnd1mszfAmB4PvAnmlyhfEBvnkoNtBBj7db3lOp-0kT7fi5ctGrO-KORzP8EuqK4/s320/IMG_3048.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407131198626565634" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2deuZxqDDOs3bcRucbGZcG8aJz1gy2DiHKemk3kZKQpmC-eVAfepGqK_FZSTpTQ0wQGAppuvPX2jlCJUU6qYupU77dA7s4zoXqCZ2UtacyrpKKIgGTZFMS21pUpOS-Cxdhmj3pOX8VEw/s1600/IMG_3051.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2deuZxqDDOs3bcRucbGZcG8aJz1gy2DiHKemk3kZKQpmC-eVAfepGqK_FZSTpTQ0wQGAppuvPX2jlCJUU6qYupU77dA7s4zoXqCZ2UtacyrpKKIgGTZFMS21pUpOS-Cxdhmj3pOX8VEw/s320/IMG_3051.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407130548869296162" border="0" /></a><br />On Halloween, our friends, the Allreds and the Foulgers, came over for dinner. And then we went tricker treating. Chicken and Jas (what I affectionately called Chase and Bells on Halloween) loved having their friends, Hayden, Tate, Addison, Lucas, Reese and Avery over.<br /><br />Chase and I went to about five houses tricker treating, while John and Bella went to a lot more! In fact, Bella had to come home, dump her bucket, and went back out. She refused to let John help her. So, most of the time she was dragging it behind her. John said that in between every house Bella would turn to him and say, "Dad, I love you! Dad, I love HALLOWEEN!"johnandcourtneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02982657172399395058noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4394486403372840334.post-89182628691672680272009-11-22T18:50:00.000-08:002009-11-22T19:04:28.537-08:00FHE- Pumpkin Style<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWzYLsFUmPM9zu4U4ZFZfXOYfKbmgeV5CqbhmlTNrZcVIOx55fFi_XXK_i6CVrZbtSFEnoArxBz4TXP3QCVNKVWsyu2mosMILYC5L4ExAq1FVA6roPMCuFYmN82VzrdD0YBGMsfMVzB0I/s1600/IMG_3433.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWzYLsFUmPM9zu4U4ZFZfXOYfKbmgeV5CqbhmlTNrZcVIOx55fFi_XXK_i6CVrZbtSFEnoArxBz4TXP3QCVNKVWsyu2mosMILYC5L4ExAq1FVA6roPMCuFYmN82VzrdD0YBGMsfMVzB0I/s320/IMG_3433.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407128453431098978" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRBOLeDc5AatSl1KsrfPezZzX0nKSTemKbRYOmAzwJzNoCAh6lHKvWGrfy96yhgcjwTFM4NV6OoSAOalwD9tdvk2UyRGl6mn72RoLVJPcnrcvr3YHnOmbDCtQSvwJGBMfhyphenhyphenTw5O_g0XRQ/s1600/IMG_3437.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRBOLeDc5AatSl1KsrfPezZzX0nKSTemKbRYOmAzwJzNoCAh6lHKvWGrfy96yhgcjwTFM4NV6OoSAOalwD9tdvk2UyRGl6mn72RoLVJPcnrcvr3YHnOmbDCtQSvwJGBMfhyphenhyphenTw5O_g0XRQ/s320/IMG_3437.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407128175540862226" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2a75MDx9yC1s7Uk2DPOv7-g0g8siCP2qsLdQSfjbNvFYe_1WAdD4I4mKbe-fcT89AURyM6qKEd3Wlzp1EsEr8rskvOKKnCle4PtSlWza7XCIlkGiYAJ9eMO00RJkMEQBtML8iCSw9rkM/s1600/IMG_3440.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2a75MDx9yC1s7Uk2DPOv7-g0g8siCP2qsLdQSfjbNvFYe_1WAdD4I4mKbe-fcT89AURyM6qKEd3Wlzp1EsEr8rskvOKKnCle4PtSlWza7XCIlkGiYAJ9eMO00RJkMEQBtML8iCSw9rkM/s320/IMG_3440.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407127992636764994" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLzUob3FWsHTd16tHt5cUDXkPPiSyswyl_cO53VFkPm7skhC0X6v3pz8z0jZokhni4pRjRfxzVOW6aC73mtpYEdfG7rFBa0WjZLfewSjUSz9ZCmmiE3WhuB7C2tsivGnt6HhGdZVnYYXc/s1600/IMG_2980.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLzUob3FWsHTd16tHt5cUDXkPPiSyswyl_cO53VFkPm7skhC0X6v3pz8z0jZokhni4pRjRfxzVOW6aC73mtpYEdfG7rFBa0WjZLfewSjUSz9ZCmmiE3WhuB7C2tsivGnt6HhGdZVnYYXc/s320/IMG_2980.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407127612801435970" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkePM5owGpKxMzBmgypqjv-qYtkDt9QetSzi9A6U1lP2Sc1jmxZ_UvBDJD8i40Xz9Y305067xskD_JoVt8j_bAK7yXuo4-hKueMo_eghljiB2wgTyi0QjVPNBCc55r1h0oWpLJEPQldwo/s1600/IMG_2969.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkePM5owGpKxMzBmgypqjv-qYtkDt9QetSzi9A6U1lP2Sc1jmxZ_UvBDJD8i40Xz9Y305067xskD_JoVt8j_bAK7yXuo4-hKueMo_eghljiB2wgTyi0QjVPNBCc55r1h0oWpLJEPQldwo/s320/IMG_2969.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407127220542636562" border="0" /></a>The Monday before Halloween we carved our pumpkins for Family Home Evening. Bella wanted a "real scary" one. So, she and daddy had spooky pumpkins and Chase and I had happy pumpkins. Bella dictated the emotion of everyone's pumpkins. We had a lot of fun and we especially enjoyed munching on the pumpkin seeds we roasted from our pumpkins.<br /></div>johnandcourtneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02982657172399395058noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4394486403372840334.post-50248195480466121072009-11-22T18:40:00.000-08:002009-11-22T18:49:36.935-08:00Pumpkin Patch<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilVkFTQSE9J3JdVC7J38sWW0huZFkewhqDgwk6I2A93ykBEKqawUK7lmJ5QWtR_K5vBqrAjIJmJ5TAf90ZkCZsfzPhcPWdfV-MILV42kAS3mPncYMHBZH-XhQ0fRhLxcgb39GIAA8GL4Y/s1600/IMG_3411.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilVkFTQSE9J3JdVC7J38sWW0huZFkewhqDgwk6I2A93ykBEKqawUK7lmJ5QWtR_K5vBqrAjIJmJ5TAf90ZkCZsfzPhcPWdfV-MILV42kAS3mPncYMHBZH-XhQ0fRhLxcgb39GIAA8GL4Y/s320/IMG_3411.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407124644360928370" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig33LHhDXJ56RLDbhbkd5VQFXYFBeOfyg49PvHcA3SyDO0HUzjseOJPKw1AT0CudR0ZqjftlYojmE6K6_VQREnfRIrGJfA9RJsH_FyRd42j4VnLMAZoIszbPcqgMrdeKZyRtja87ffm3A/s1600/IMG_3416.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig33LHhDXJ56RLDbhbkd5VQFXYFBeOfyg49PvHcA3SyDO0HUzjseOJPKw1AT0CudR0ZqjftlYojmE6K6_VQREnfRIrGJfA9RJsH_FyRd42j4VnLMAZoIszbPcqgMrdeKZyRtja87ffm3A/s320/IMG_3416.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407124206054502066" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwQvRiSNhCIibLGDBXRTFIn_Quvhw_Cc1MCSgL3KpFqw6BO1abXfXmzem3XXJmdIjDSx8DGcRw1WyY0-d4nbqZ7EPXelnxYNOSHRS3pzNlY5lfcvuctdgUTMpm-EorDu-FfWy0dZAAiYk/s1600/IMG_3418.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwQvRiSNhCIibLGDBXRTFIn_Quvhw_Cc1MCSgL3KpFqw6BO1abXfXmzem3XXJmdIjDSx8DGcRw1WyY0-d4nbqZ7EPXelnxYNOSHRS3pzNlY5lfcvuctdgUTMpm-EorDu-FfWy0dZAAiYk/s320/IMG_3418.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407123616143702674" border="0" /></a>A few weeks ago, I had to drive to Idaho and work for the weekend. The kids had a blast at Aunt Erin's on Friday, going to a Halloween party. Then on Saturday, daddy took them to the pumpkin patch. John said that Bella just kept bringing more and more pumpkins over. Our little family of four, ended up coming home with about 10 pumpkins. Way to go little girl!<br /></div>johnandcourtneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02982657172399395058noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4394486403372840334.post-68657549766706849872009-11-22T18:31:00.000-08:002009-11-22T18:38:30.866-08:00Witches Night Out<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiobQUFE2dG0NPHE21aJnZ7yPgB65fizuRrn2G74-OsU6Yi3zLRX5Amc6_V3gjLXJrkjfnKqY7ChvNkGfOMhXV7DQqdEz4HGwAfzjlagSqW3QvIjsieUZGPXq1r6u9XnMBKHWe4bzLYyss/s1600/IMG_3390.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiobQUFE2dG0NPHE21aJnZ7yPgB65fizuRrn2G74-OsU6Yi3zLRX5Amc6_V3gjLXJrkjfnKqY7ChvNkGfOMhXV7DQqdEz4HGwAfzjlagSqW3QvIjsieUZGPXq1r6u9XnMBKHWe4bzLYyss/s320/IMG_3390.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407122103040176562" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW-nCtdULVZ9LdK0vB3m4f5LPilLQh9c4624G8Kr9dYBZpkmskvUgV7IjBiFqjWKm6aczgFgAYP-RDmCt3YXK6r9rMQNoBFAbXP1521DlcFBpYwH2tNvfkkDe9Is_iD7cDVKZHKoGCuzw/s1600/IMG_3394.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW-nCtdULVZ9LdK0vB3m4f5LPilLQh9c4624G8Kr9dYBZpkmskvUgV7IjBiFqjWKm6aczgFgAYP-RDmCt3YXK6r9rMQNoBFAbXP1521DlcFBpYwH2tNvfkkDe9Is_iD7cDVKZHKoGCuzw/s320/IMG_3394.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407121981304743490" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo0_SbxnMoH5m3MB4_wcBTeO7_XoRWja0VJf34RwuDmIQ2-kqu8kEyJnxcws2kPjqrncQeXWBIWOFZu7S3FzR6M3xHPyaqlnnCuwd3nET8iXPWwt8WaY75gVNSqsomM5wbTtDbjGkhjaI/s1600/IMG_3395.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo0_SbxnMoH5m3MB4_wcBTeO7_XoRWja0VJf34RwuDmIQ2-kqu8kEyJnxcws2kPjqrncQeXWBIWOFZu7S3FzR6M3xHPyaqlnnCuwd3nET8iXPWwt8WaY75gVNSqsomM5wbTtDbjGkhjaI/s320/IMG_3395.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407121856246645154" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitKRegiwi6WrScYlEOzdrJrbR2fW3FMVYsR7AX9XwhiD9w6S9gia97atx2c1Q39F-EIgfikE1qdg64Cxqv8JXVupw3weYoDi_9p7zenmwqT1T67LwMYQur_Hhyp-R7JFoAKg3H1-chaj4/s1600/IMG_3398.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitKRegiwi6WrScYlEOzdrJrbR2fW3FMVYsR7AX9XwhiD9w6S9gia97atx2c1Q39F-EIgfikE1qdg64Cxqv8JXVupw3weYoDi_9p7zenmwqT1T67LwMYQur_Hhyp-R7JFoAKg3H1-chaj4/s320/IMG_3398.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407121690614016914" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Every year my sister, Erin, and I got to Gardner Village for Witches Night Out. It is food, shopping, and lots o' witches. We always have the best time. This year we went, with lots of friends, to Buca Di Beppo for dinner and then headed over and went shopping. It is one of my favorite nights of the year.<br /></div>johnandcourtneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02982657172399395058noreply@blogger.com0