tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-85446114471926052242024-02-20T06:34:37.374-08:00The Carey FamilyMichelle Careyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05628167236532092837noreply@blogger.comBlogger61125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8544611447192605224.post-50027614696994771552011-06-10T19:30:00.000-07:002011-06-10T19:30:18.875-07:00Thanksgiving 2010For Thanksgiving this year, we invited my parents and Rob here to spend the weekend. They arrived on Thursday, just in time for dinner, which was wonderful and we had a great day together. The next day, we got up bright and early and headed for the train station in Pasco to ride the train to Portland. We have gone to Portland on the train several times now, but never with Grandma and Grandpa House and Uncle Rob. The kids love to ride the train; the seats are big, they can get up and walk around as much as they want and they get to go to the dining car and play games and get snacks. While most of us were riding the train, Jim and Calvin rented an 11 passenger van to drive to Portland so we would have someone to pick us up from the train station and have a car to get around for the weekend. Plus, Calvin would have been a nightmare on the train.<br />
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We got to Portland about 12:30 pm where Jim picked us up and we went to get some lunch. After lunch, we headed over to OMSI for a few hours. We had a great time looking at and experiencing all the exhibits. My parents have never really spent much time in Portland, so this is a place that they had never been to before. It was a nice way to spend the afternoon. <br />
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From there, we went to the hotel to check in, get settled and decide where we wanted to go to dinner. We went to a place Jim and I used to go when we lived in Portland called Sweet Tomatoes. It was very yummy!!! They even brought around freshly baked chocolate chip cookies while we were eating which the kids thought was the best thing in the world. And, of course, it is their favorite place to eat in Portland now. After dinner we went back to the hotel and the kids went swimming with Grandma and Rob. <br />
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The next morning, we checked out of the hotel and went over to Washington Square Mall for a couple of hours. Dad needed to get a little bit of time in at Sears while he was there--especially since it is a much bigger Sears than the one in Idaho Falls. We had a good time just shopping in the mall. From there, we went to the Portland Temple to walk around a little bit and enjoy it's beauty and peace. I still love how you are driving up the road that leads to the temple surrounded by trees, then, all of the sudden, there is the temple. It is so beautiful! <br />
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To end our trip to Portland, we went to IKEA on the way out of town. I love IKEA! I always end up finding more things than I should to buy there, but I did pretty good this time and only bought a few things. I actually think my mom bought more than I did this time. After IKEA, we all piled into the van and headed home. <br />
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It was a fun couple of days and a nice break from everyday life. We had such a great time with Mom, Dad and Rob and I think we will do it again sometime and maybe throw in a couple days at the coast while we're at it.<br />
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I arrived on Monday evening and we headed to Natalie's gym to go to a BodyStep class. Seems like a really weird thing to do upon just arriving, unless you know me and my obsession with BodyStep and then, it seems perfectly normal. ;-) Great start to our trip. We then headed to Natalie's apartment where Taylor had dinner all ready for us when we got there. <br />
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On Tuesday, we spent the day in Philadelphia just seeing the sights. Taylor, Hannah and Maddie came with us until after lunch and then Taylor took them home so Natalie and I could make it to all our attractions a little faster. After seeing the sights of downtown Philly, including, of course, the Rocky steps, Natalie had an activity at the church for the primary. We got home from that at about 9:00 pm and then proceeded to plan the next day of activities in New York City.<br />
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On Wednesday, we left Philly at 4:30 am to head to New York. We planned on driving to Staten Island and take the ferry over to Manhattan, but somewhere along the way, our directions led us astray...not me...the directions. ;-) So, we just drove into Manhattan and parked for the day. It actually worked out better because we didn't have to worry about getting to the ferry in time to make the last one of the day after our show was over. New York is awesome! I loved every bit of our day there. There was so much to do and we managed to do a lot of it in just one day. We even got to see Mary Poppins at the end of our day and there is just nothing like Times Square at Midnight. I wish we could have stayed another day, but now it gives me the opportunity to visit again and take Jim with me. I think we made it back to Philly at about 2 am. We were pretty tired, but it was worth it.<br />
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After two days of pure running, we decided to just relax on Thursday. In the after noon, though, Hannah wanted to show me the zoo and all her favorite animals, so we went there for a couple of hours. The zoo in Philadelphia is really nice. My favorite part was feeding the Lorikeets...they just sat on our arms and drank their milk out of a little cup we held up to them. I think Natalie had three of them on her arm at once. Very fun.<br />
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Friday, Natalie and I went to the BodyPump/Step combo class that she goes to every week at the YMCA. Loved it! It was 1 1/2 hours of exercise at it's best. As you can see, I'm a bit of an exercise nut and pump and step are definitely my favorite classes. In fact, and don't tell my husband this, I booked a later flight so that I could go to this class because Natalie raves about it. We went downtown around lunch time that day so that I could try the famous Philly cheese steaks at Pat's and Geno's. These two places are right across the street from each other and have been featured on various food shows, so, in honor of Jim, I had to try both and see which one I liked the best. From there, it was almost time for me to head to the airport, but Natalie had to have me try one more Philadelphia treat...water ice or Italian ice. It was sort of like a slurpee, but thicker and not as good. I would take a slurpee over a water ice any day, but I just had to try it once.<br />
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This was a wonderful trip and I'm so glad I was able to spend this time with Natalie, Taylor, Hannah and Maddie.Michelle Careyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05628167236532092837noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8544611447192605224.post-46052960086449625772010-11-30T14:25:00.000-08:002010-11-30T14:25:29.165-08:00Hallie's 12th Birthday!I'm still way behind in my blogging, but I have made the goal to catch up by Christmas. We'll see how I do. <br />
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On August 3, my Hallie turned 12 and joined me in YW as a beehive. I think she is <u>really</u> thrilled that I get to be in there with her. ;-) She was more than ready to be out of primary and thrilled that she didn't have to be in the primary program this year. I think last year she just stood up there with an "I can not believe I have to be standing up here" look on her face the whole time and didn't <u>really</u> sing a word, even though it looked like she might be singing a little bit. I think the highlight of being in YW so far was that she was able to do baptisms for the dead about a month after she turned 12. She really enjoyed being in the temple and serving the Lord. <br />
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She continues to have a very lively personality and isn't afraid to speak her mind and let her opinion be known. She has always been this way and I really wouldn't have it any other way. Its what makes her who she is and I think she is pretty great. She works hard in school--straight A's all through sixth grade and again the first quarter of seventh grade. She played volleyball this year and did really well. She had one of the best serves on the team and played well all around. I'm very proud of her! <br />
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One of the pictures I am posting is of her birthday cake. On it, I wrote "Frip on Tuesday". What is the word Frip, you might ask? Well, the story goes that, once, Jim and some of the kids were playing Boggle and someone wrote down the word Frip. They all knew that it wasn't a word, but Hallie and Kenedy thought it was the funniest word they had ever seen. They started using it to replace just about any word. Hallie says the definition of "frip" is...whatever the frip you want it to be. She is so crazy! For awhile, she and Kenedy used it all the time, but I haven't heard it used in quite some time. Maybe it has been retired. One can only hope.<br />
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For Hallie's birthday, we went to the Mongolian grill for dinner. We go to one by Jim's office, so we met him there right after he was done with work. He surprised her by having her new bike put together for her when we pulled into the parking lot. She was very excited! I think she had a great birthday and she deserved it. I love my Hallie!<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr2y6DqtlyKK7XCjX4izcsfGqEXaw2ia0SOZsMJoGaxVnzEt42ExBSHSLNX-ox-Df0CcMeAy36tjY6_UX4QJFmpz11Iw_bf0PSypaUZRDxoo_VIUuve6QRdGFcCfvaagy-Ou8gjCvXyNo/s1600/michelle%2527s+iphone+018.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr2y6DqtlyKK7XCjX4izcsfGqEXaw2ia0SOZsMJoGaxVnzEt42ExBSHSLNX-ox-Df0CcMeAy36tjY6_UX4QJFmpz11Iw_bf0PSypaUZRDxoo_VIUuve6QRdGFcCfvaagy-Ou8gjCvXyNo/s320/michelle%2527s+iphone+018.JPG" width="239" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">A couple of Hallie's friends came over one day and curled Hallie's hair. Isn't she beautiful!</div>Michelle Careyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05628167236532092837noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8544611447192605224.post-49640885104533703922010-10-18T09:41:00.000-07:002010-10-18T09:41:04.627-07:00Happy 7th Birthday Lexie!Our sweet Lexie turned 7 on July 22. Kenedy and Hallie were at Girl's Camp on her actual birthday, so we celebrated by going to Red Robin the next day after they got back. My Lexie is the sweetest little girl who always tells me she loves me and still loves to snuggle with me. She is playing soccer again, loves to read, draw and sing. She also started taking piano lessons in July and is picking it up really quickly. She is a bright light in our family and brings joy to us every day. Love you so much Lexie!<br />
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We celebrated her birthday in Utah while we were on our summer vacation, but neglected to take any pictures of the party that we had. I'm not sure what her loser parents were doing during the party, but they weren't taking pictures. :-) However, she took a ton of pictures both at Bear Lake and at Girl's camp, so I thought I would share some of those. <br />
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</div>Michelle Careyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05628167236532092837noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8544611447192605224.post-13719827949595384012010-09-07T12:46:00.000-07:002010-09-07T12:46:58.165-07:00Idaho and Utah vacationThe last week of June, the kids and I headed down to Idaho to see my side of the family. Brent and his family were already there--all the way from Egypt--along with Natalie and her girls--all the way from Philadelphia. We were the next to get there and then Mike and his family came the next day--all the way from Chicago. We definitely have an International family right now. :-) It was the first time mom and dad had all the family together in about 3 years...minus Jim and Taylor who had to work and Paul who passed away 2 1/2 years ago. <br />
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Mom rented a Clubhouse in Soda Springs that we stayed at for three nights and it was a great family reunion. We went swimming every day, played kickball, tennis, volleyball, rode on the 4-wheeler, ate lots of good food and just had fun being together. We also had a great talent show where all the families had something to perform...complete with a push-up contest with Mike, Brent, Jarrett and Dad. The kids, especially, had a lot of fun just being together and being goofy. We all live so far away from one another and they didn't waste a minute of their time together. It was so great to see them get along so well. They are all such amazing kids.<br />
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Mike and his family headed off to another family reunion with Debi's family directly from Soda. Then, the rest of us headed back to Idaho Falls. The next day, Natalie had to fly back to Philly with her girls and Jim came to join us for the rest of our vacation. We spent the 4th of July in Idaho Falls, were able to watch their incredible fireworks show on the river, then headed down to Utah to spend a few days with Jim's sisters and mother. <br />
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On our way to Utah, we dropped Kenedy and Hallie off to spend some time with the Gillettes at Bear Lake. Then proceeded to Salt Lake to Jan and Craig's house. We were able to go to Lagoon with Tyler, Kim and Sully which proved to be a very fun day. It was Cooper and Lexie's first time at an amusement park and they had a great time. I couldn't believe how many rides they were willing to go on...of course, it helps that we didn't really tell them what kind of ride was coming up when we knew it would probably be a little scary. :-) There were definitely some they didn't want to ride again, but for the most part, they loved it. We spent part of the next day in Orem/Provo area and the kids got to go swimming at the community pool by Kim's house and mom and I went to the BYU bookstore. This was on Kenedy's birthday, so that night, they returned from Bear Lake and we had a BBQ to celebrate her birthday. The poor girl had strep throat at the time, but I didn't get her to the Dr until we got home. We had a great time in Utah. <br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">Okay, all of these pictures are pretty much the same, but I've learned that you just can't leave anyone out. Lots of fun on the 4-Wheeler!</div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">We have lots of summer birthdays in our family, so mom and the Brent House kids made a bunch of cupcakes and we had a big birthday celebration.</div><br />
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</div>Michelle Careyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05628167236532092837noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8544611447192605224.post-37213277761327071212010-08-29T18:26:00.000-07:002010-08-29T18:26:48.737-07:00In memory of John Franklin CareyOn June 3, 2010, Jim's dad passed away. I've just spent the last few minutes looking through pictures to find some good ones to post and I must say, it was rather difficult. He lived an amazing life on this earth and was a blessing to everyone that was privileged to know him. I am so very grateful for the man that he is and everything that he taught Jim, my children and myself. <br />
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He was one who, when visiting museums and historical places, would take the time to read every plaque because he loved to learn. He was always sending our family articles that he would find in the newspaper that were related to things the kids were interested in or that he thought we would enjoy reading about. He was a teacher by trade and found ways to teach his family always. I was helping Lexie clean her room the other day and noticed that she had put one of the articles he had sent to her up on her wall. It made me happy to see that she, too, cherished those letters from grandpa.<br />
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He was an amazing example of charity. I don't think I can remember ever hearing him say an unkind thing about anyone. He always found the good in people and was ready and willing to serve anyone who needed it. I know that my family is better for the service that he has given us. <br />
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I hope, that as my children continue to grow, they will cherish those memories they have of their grandpa and that they can share those memories with Calvin. Unfortunately, Calvin didn't get as much time with grandpa as the other kids, but we will try to help him know how wonderful his grandpa is. While at the funeral, one of Jack and Shirlee's friend's came up to me and told me that she wanted to share a story with me. While I was at my grandma's 90th birthday party in Idaho, Jim took the kids to Bend so they could visit Jack, who had just gotten out of the hospital. They went to sacrament meeting on Sunday and Calvin was sitting on someone's lap right next to Jack. This sweet woman said that she looked up to where they were sitting and she saw this sweet little boy(Calvin) stroking his grandpa's face softly. She said it was one of the most touching things that she had ever seen. I'm grateful that she shared that with me. I think that Calvin knew his grandpa better than we thought he did and somehow he knew that this would be the last time he would see him. I wish I could have been there to see him with the rest of the family, but I'm so grateful they got that weekend with him before he passed away. <br />
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I'm truly grateful to have had him in my life for the past 15 + years and look forward to when we will see him again. <br />
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We had to celebrate his birthday without Jim because he was in Bend helping with arrangements for his father's funeral. Jack passed away on June 3. I only mention it briefly here because I plan to do a proper post about him and the funeral. We didn't go out to eat like we usually do as a family, but he was able to open his presents and have cake and ice cream on his actual birthday. We went to Bend the Sunday after his birthday and Jim had gotten him a very cool race track. All in all, I think he had a great birthday.<br />
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I have to throw in another story about Haden's comedic antics. During the pack meeting in May, Haden was going to be getting his Wolf badge. We had pack meeting in the gym and were sitting facing the stage. The different dens were doing skits throughout the meeting and awards were being given out in between the skits. Haden's den did a skit and came down off the stage to sit down. Right after they sat down, Haden's name was called to get his awards. He stood up, turned around and said, "Just a minute", then ran out of the gym. I couldn't believe that he was getting up to go to the bathroom when he was about to get his award. Well, he wasn't. Instead, he ran up onto the stage where the curtains were closed, told the Cub Master to say his name again, then opened the curtains dramatically and said, "Here I am."(or something like that...I can't quite remember) It was quite an entrance and something I will never forget. He is always trying to get a laugh out of the audience. ;-)<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv55s_hTHzdzhO6yTQkluFBlp3r4YKZ_oLo4NpM42TrGGDrxnSsKi72dnTygev-SoK9UG0xh1ocjTNXvYhJRSpjmMLzIzjGI7i8DqLUgDvliTO2KzqxoBjf05MOWYWDjNLhcT0jsH5xu4/s1600/037.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv55s_hTHzdzhO6yTQkluFBlp3r4YKZ_oLo4NpM42TrGGDrxnSsKi72dnTygev-SoK9UG0xh1ocjTNXvYhJRSpjmMLzIzjGI7i8DqLUgDvliTO2KzqxoBjf05MOWYWDjNLhcT0jsH5xu4/s320/037.JPG" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">This race track is amazing. He has had a lot of fun coming up with tons of different designs for the track. It can race up to 3 cars at once, I think. </div><br />
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</div>Michelle Careyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05628167236532092837noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8544611447192605224.post-42552589404135565442010-08-21T15:08:00.000-07:002010-08-21T15:08:29.726-07:00Grandma Thomas 90th birthday<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px;">My Grandma Thomas turned 90 on May 29 and I was able to fly down to Idaho by myself and spend Memorial Day weekend with my parents and go to Grandma's birthday party. I left on Thursday night and came home on Monday morning. Growing up, we spent quite a bit of time at my grandmas house before we moved to Washington, so I have many fond memories of visiting and spending time with her. At the age of 90, I am amazed at how healthy and active she is. She is an amazing example to me and I'm so grateful for all that she taught my mother that has been passed along to me. </span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px;"><br />
</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px;">It was mom's responsibility to make the cupcakes for the party on Saturday, so we spent Friday morning frosting cupcakes. We frosted 84 cupcakes--why we didn't make 90, I'm not sure. It seems fitting, but we had the number 84, which is 7 dozen, in our heads and didn't stray from that. Anyway, we spent about 3 hours making frosting, coming up with designs for the cupcakes and then, ultimately frosting 84 cupcakes. I must say I don't want to frost any cupcakes for a very long time and I don't want any butter cream icing either. It was a time consuming project, but turned out so good in the end. Our cupcakes were fabulous! We celebrated by going to lunch at the Olive Garden and doing a little shopping. It was a good day.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px;"><br />
</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px;">Saturday was the party which was held in the church building in Weston, ID. All of my aunts and uncles and most of my cousins and their kids were able to attend. It was really great to see all of my mom's family. They are always really fun to get together with and we always eat a lot and laugh a lot while we are together. After lunch, we had a nice program for my grandma where each family had prepared something to preform for her. It was really fun to see what the different families came up with as a tribute to Grandma. I sang and played a song on the piano called "Always" by Patsy Cline which was one of her favorite songs. All in all, it was a great day that ended with a family picture of everyone in our family that was there. I can't wait to see the picture of this wonderful family that is her posterity. After the party, we took some flowers to my Grandpa Tomasi's grave. I don't think I've been to his grave since he passed away and it was nice to visit it. </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px;"><br />
</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px;">On Sunday, we went to church and then spent part of our day visiting the graves of a lot of my dad's family members that have passed away. We were able to visit my Grandma and Grandpa House's grave and a lot of their brothers and sisters. We went to several different cemeteries and it was fun to listen to my dad talk about his family and the memories he has of them. We went by BYU Idaho so that my mom and dad could show me the campus and the building where they went to church while they had their callings at BYU Idaho. It's really beautiful and so cool to have the Rexburg temple right there next to campus. </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px;"><br />
</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px;">On Monday, before I left, we went to visit Paul's grave and leave some flowers there. I haven't spent memorial day decorating graves for a long time and it was really nice to do that while I was in Idaho. I felt a special spirit as I was able to honor those people and remember all they have been in my life. It was a really great trip.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px;"><br />
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</div>Michelle Careyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05628167236532092837noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8544611447192605224.post-78435414749840108922010-08-20T17:59:00.000-07:002010-08-20T17:59:56.116-07:00Calvin's 1st BirthdayThis is going back in time a little bit, but I have to get updated before I can post my Philly/New York pictures. <br />
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My baby Calvin turned 1 on May 27 and I can't believe how fast the time has gone. I'm not sure I'm ready for him to be so grown up. He is such a sweet little boy and so easy going. I was wondering there for awhile if he was going to mellow out a little bit--from about 4 months to 9 months, he barely slept at night. But, then, he magically began to sleep all night again. Hooray! He reminds me a lot of Haden right now. He doesn't really say anything--in fact, he just started using his voice and making lots of sounds right about when he turned 1. He did things a little backwards--he was walking pretty proficiently just before 9 months, but didn't wave or jabber at all until about 12 months. Crazy boy. As sweet as he is, he has a little bit of the dark side in him. Anything he can find to dump out, he does it--the smaller the item to be dumped out, the better. We spend a lot of time cleaning up after Mr. Calvin. I love my little Calvin. I'm so grateful that Heavenly Father sent him to our family and that I have the privilege to be his mother. Happy Birthday my sweet boy! <br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBhIbR-8fFWzgYaxL97UbH41BA4qns_FbPH92qx1dD_Mqx31dc4Xegweg1QjR08D1LMK9-XkYJdpkPTX6GCgoUkuvAoCwY9mn8mCDBlCzapRPlEgsPxCnil0Kh8rn_AfR-g1HqV5-E74A/s1600/Calvin's+1st+birthday+001.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBhIbR-8fFWzgYaxL97UbH41BA4qns_FbPH92qx1dD_Mqx31dc4Xegweg1QjR08D1LMK9-XkYJdpkPTX6GCgoUkuvAoCwY9mn8mCDBlCzapRPlEgsPxCnil0Kh8rn_AfR-g1HqV5-E74A/s320/Calvin's+1st+birthday+001.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I was gone on Calvin's actual birthday, so I bought lots of birthday decorations to make up for it--or so Jim says I did because I felt guilty. Come to think of it, I don't think I decorated quite so much for the other kid's first birthdays. Shhh! Don't tell anyone!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVBSjiimktnoKVmhgvgF5V8TYnTCZVRq22QXEnofP-IW2zSGccret9CwCHjDkCT3IuGNnBeb8jd-z5-oGccDHE1C4Y708KzIit9tctQL83mOE6MLceKCf1OsQfMaIkcv7mEEV9hDrBbXQ/s1600/Calvin's+1st+birthday+051.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVBSjiimktnoKVmhgvgF5V8TYnTCZVRq22QXEnofP-IW2zSGccret9CwCHjDkCT3IuGNnBeb8jd-z5-oGccDHE1C4Y708KzIit9tctQL83mOE6MLceKCf1OsQfMaIkcv7mEEV9hDrBbXQ/s320/Calvin's+1st+birthday+051.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Calvin's cute birthday celebration high chair!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN9S7RvRKUujuiDTKnfcXsYrsiLN11EK4uGmw6kBw6992VBITX9kyyltAfNtIboZRT1QWwjhyphenhyphenZJ5nJunreapEKLYIJzuDYR5m2yGk2_KkQIC3l5XZLpmvvOTxezaGMeDH0h1tJZUVRXfQ/s1600/Calvin's+1st+birthday+004.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN9S7RvRKUujuiDTKnfcXsYrsiLN11EK4uGmw6kBw6992VBITX9kyyltAfNtIboZRT1QWwjhyphenhyphenZJ5nJunreapEKLYIJzuDYR5m2yGk2_KkQIC3l5XZLpmvvOTxezaGMeDH0h1tJZUVRXfQ/s320/Calvin's+1st+birthday+004.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Everyone got into the spirit...including Jim</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJLHZmDZQIWl7c01ZHlEyHoegzEjAYIuP_Rrg4FPvsk5ZMShrM1MXMauj1mOgsMO5LA4OMfyPY9XctfCEhEiPIPqsJY6_QH9n5mRMkUOSWoyVIW2bKI5wg-HZZhCesl9u3QgZcgtarRus/s1600/Calvin's+1st+birthday+053.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJLHZmDZQIWl7c01ZHlEyHoegzEjAYIuP_Rrg4FPvsk5ZMShrM1MXMauj1mOgsMO5LA4OMfyPY9XctfCEhEiPIPqsJY6_QH9n5mRMkUOSWoyVIW2bKI5wg-HZZhCesl9u3QgZcgtarRus/s320/Calvin's+1st+birthday+053.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Calvin's favorite treat is definitely ice cream so it seemed appropriate to get him an ice cream cake.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div>Michelle Careyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05628167236532092837noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8544611447192605224.post-88437458009651590612010-06-13T18:04:00.000-07:002010-06-13T18:04:40.001-07:00Our Spring Break...Finally<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>My life has been a little out of control for the last several months and I just have not had time to blog. I will take a little while today to post some pictures from our Spring Break family vacation. Jim and I went to a silent auction to benefit the kids elementary and won a 2 nights stay at a hotel in Chelan, Washington. We ended up being able to stay in one of their 2 bedroom suites right by the lake and it worked out great. It was basically an apartment complete with 2 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, a full kitchen and a living room with a fireplace. It was perfect for our family. It was a short stay and not very warm, but it didn't rain the whole time like we were expecting and it was fun to get away. The kids really had a great time walking out on the docks on the edge of the lake and just hanging out with one another. <br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">Here is the entryway of the two bedroom "apartment"--well that's what it seemed like anyway--that we stayed in. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1QEpdUckGcGyHJDfX_5G95bN9i57hn7ckjLzPobmfziJ1Lo0GAThtTrq32EfEFlj-V_AVzqpaVPuaVzfeHX7WCw6uoPvxvtqMcikevZFc2ftkc9cnymY4CnDwpc-m8LIYJZLx01hWhtY/s1600/Chelan+042.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1QEpdUckGcGyHJDfX_5G95bN9i57hn7ckjLzPobmfziJ1Lo0GAThtTrq32EfEFlj-V_AVzqpaVPuaVzfeHX7WCw6uoPvxvtqMcikevZFc2ftkc9cnymY4CnDwpc-m8LIYJZLx01hWhtY/s320/Chelan+042.JPG" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">The living room</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn4J1cgKnImrUb-pg_sD9r18tmzmz3fqresJ_KcrJMz00hHdBkmlaOp5bCsU7z4NM05L1FqHQ3dmrN_7paUeSyBYOBnyhtaowXH6JpoumiqOwcRz0TnJrLSCqPdUD3J4WkXgWgxMhZDTs/s1600/Chelan+040.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn4J1cgKnImrUb-pg_sD9r18tmzmz3fqresJ_KcrJMz00hHdBkmlaOp5bCsU7z4NM05L1FqHQ3dmrN_7paUeSyBYOBnyhtaowXH6JpoumiqOwcRz0TnJrLSCqPdUD3J4WkXgWgxMhZDTs/s320/Chelan+040.JPG" /></a></div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">When we pulled up to the area of the hotel where our room was, this Pepsi machine was right outside our door. The kids were thrilled! They each had a few Mountain Dews during the trip. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkQWC7p0-lcjpXBuQdDpdvJAZ2JczRrz50oMfw5F5AQJece_x__-m9ael5qN33DJqoS3K2_jvEmUQTBqP0GykudHohbYUHp99n5Fh4UE_eXixy5L4b8XW-vFsUgZnMCxoEVsGryRinIl4/s1600/Jim's+iphone+4+088.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkQWC7p0-lcjpXBuQdDpdvJAZ2JczRrz50oMfw5F5AQJece_x__-m9ael5qN33DJqoS3K2_jvEmUQTBqP0GykudHohbYUHp99n5Fh4UE_eXixy5L4b8XW-vFsUgZnMCxoEVsGryRinIl4/s320/Jim's+iphone+4+088.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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We had a great time in Chelan and will definitely go back during the summer so we can enjoy the lake.Michelle Careyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05628167236532092837noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8544611447192605224.post-73577516643660723062010-01-24T18:35:00.000-08:002010-01-24T18:36:00.511-08:00Christmas 2009We had a great Christmas day which always starts with the kids lining up on the stairs for a picture which is a tradition that Jim had in his family growing up. We made them wait until Grandma and Grandpa were up to come see what Santa brought and I must say, they were impressively patient. Jim took mostly video this year, so I don't have a whole lot of pictures, but Santa was good to them this year and they loved their presents. <br />
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The day after Christmas,Grandma and Grandpa House and Rob headed back to Idaho and we piled everyone into the car to head to Bend and spend a few days with Grandma and Grandpa Carey. While there, we were able to have another Christmas--two in one year--no way! I have some pretty lucky kids. We really enjoyed our time in Bend, which included, for Jim and me, a night away for our 15th anniversary.<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">Very cool red car, Cooper!<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">Sleeping babies are the best!<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">Calvin loved the toy town at Grandma and Grandpa Carey's house. He is so stinkin' cute!<br />
</div>Michelle Careyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05628167236532092837noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8544611447192605224.post-73421758637747801572010-01-20T13:37:00.000-08:002010-01-20T13:37:47.010-08:00Christmas EveI have to start with a couple pictures of our decorations this year. Our tree is always really pretty, but really hard work to put up. We may get a different tree next year, so I wanted to document it's beauty. And, for the first time, we had lights put on our house this year. <br />
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We were really happy to have my parents and Rob come for Christmas this year 2009. The year before, Hallie was really upset and told me that we were ruining Christmas because no one was coming to spend Christmas with us and we weren't going anywhere. You can imagine how happy she was when she found out Grandma and Grandpa House and Uncle Rob were coming.<br />
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For Christmas Eve, Jim read the Christmas story in Luke 2, we sang some carols and each of the kids got to open up the gifts that they exchanged with one another. Jim never opened a gift on Christmas Eve in his family growing up, so he protested, but my family did, so I won this battle and it will now be a Christmas Eve tradition. Plus, opening the gifts they got for each other when there were no other gifts to be opened was more fun.<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">A star wars action figure, of course. Obi Won Kinobi<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">Two of Lexie's favorite books. We love Jan Brett at our house.<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">A book of science experiments=a big mess, but a whole lot of fun!<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Calvin picked out such a pretty bracelet for Kenedy. You can see the excitement on her face.<br />
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</div>Michelle Careyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05628167236532092837noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8544611447192605224.post-57796018596535979912009-11-11T12:53:00.000-08:002009-11-11T14:11:57.806-08:00Halloween<div>I had to start off this post with a picture of Calvin taken on Halloween at the trunk-or-treat. As you can see, he is dressed up as the cutest baby ever. </div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwo2oKxxXlWwAafju8myfxJRqP0lBQfQ0HubxiLij2EzCP-LVuK73PguXmpuDDPg1N-WYxY_WHZbBHmFMjzrgqCWak76RLiQ_W8oZxzURML3akDurLIydR1Pfu-0Ed1ToyutuHyBOx23A/s1600-h/michelle's+phone+012.JPG"><br /><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwo2oKxxXlWwAafju8myfxJRqP0lBQfQ0HubxiLij2EzCP-LVuK73PguXmpuDDPg1N-WYxY_WHZbBHmFMjzrgqCWak76RLiQ_W8oZxzURML3akDurLIydR1Pfu-0Ed1ToyutuHyBOx23A/s320/michelle's+phone+012.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402963876308743938" /></a>Next, we have Hallie and Ashley who have just come back from trick-or-treating around the neighborhood. I told Hallie this would be her last year of trick-or-treating, so she had to spend it with Ashley. <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8FxXo44WICUYBQwA7DVUQh1w1Dtn5u1XETSfVIY1jC1ovH7DQQkuJzaBX53Q_85eolAzkfHZms_ZZnGQULXknjs1JKETeqVNZ3qydQax8q0QKhYLhWLeeSDiN7vhU64lZu-g6zCYdzy0/s1600-h/Halloween+09+041.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8FxXo44WICUYBQwA7DVUQh1w1Dtn5u1XETSfVIY1jC1ovH7DQQkuJzaBX53Q_85eolAzkfHZms_ZZnGQULXknjs1JKETeqVNZ3qydQax8q0QKhYLhWLeeSDiN7vhU64lZu-g6zCYdzy0/s320/Halloween+09+041.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402963868458013298" /></a><br /><div>Cooper decided to go as Darth Vader, but would not wear the mask because it is Haden's mask. I tried to convince him that it was okay to borrow the mask to go with his costume, but he insisted he could not wear it. At least he had his new red light saber.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwSROo-vNCNfnIeIOv-NlXaZFZWizImt8s2iHLi9LMQOAPhYHAmCzt8eqq18f5EWfQNVOP0rGTP9CYJXrVCe_EXOUct_V5aAg8Bh4QiesFkxRDqrq51bA956Z7j5qm1fgOa98S8coPcRo/s1600-h/michelle's+phone+010.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwSROo-vNCNfnIeIOv-NlXaZFZWizImt8s2iHLi9LMQOAPhYHAmCzt8eqq18f5EWfQNVOP0rGTP9CYJXrVCe_EXOUct_V5aAg8Bh4QiesFkxRDqrq51bA956Z7j5qm1fgOa98S8coPcRo/s320/michelle's+phone+010.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402963860566160898" /></a><br /></div><div>A couple weeks before Halloween, Lexie came home from school talking about Egypt and mummies, so when I saw this costume in Walmart, it seemed fitting. Plus, we have family in Egypt right now, so it seems appropriate that she was Cleopatra for Halloween.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxWM2KuafKXKCIC0dNVE3D6YeaEadGkYNYZjJoSJNcYTgp7X5j20uOzKqVcuQ8wxSaIjvQEhBFLSzRuhBb6ovfIiLX3iGbsWq70KuIyKcHWRV0hfO8vd8FEz6eF9f8t7LTpwe5J46CYz4/s1600-h/michelle's+phone+008.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxWM2KuafKXKCIC0dNVE3D6YeaEadGkYNYZjJoSJNcYTgp7X5j20uOzKqVcuQ8wxSaIjvQEhBFLSzRuhBb6ovfIiLX3iGbsWq70KuIyKcHWRV0hfO8vd8FEz6eF9f8t7LTpwe5J46CYz4/s320/michelle's+phone+008.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402963858698965858" /></a><br /></div><div>Haden, as you can see, is thrilled that I am taking his picture as Obi Won Kinobi. He really wanted to be Indiana Jones, but the costume that I ordered never came, so this is what I found at Target. I think he was pretty happy to be Obi Won.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmX2HUOgH2OZGr6K2BcPM4cmJbCLSLL6DyliLIMNvpXe0hqGyo7aY03jXxVgED7hb5UkRNISjx1vKQPTE7ArPEEm2GVBWobFY5NBxcTcRBiEA10uRxk_uQNLGGCphoMTFuN8tDCL0OQK4/s1600-h/michelle's+phone+007.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmX2HUOgH2OZGr6K2BcPM4cmJbCLSLL6DyliLIMNvpXe0hqGyo7aY03jXxVgED7hb5UkRNISjx1vKQPTE7ArPEEm2GVBWobFY5NBxcTcRBiEA10uRxk_uQNLGGCphoMTFuN8tDCL0OQK4/s320/michelle's+phone+007.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402963854475747650" /></a><br /><div><br /></div><div>We spent Halloween afternoon carving our pumpkins. We were able to get some good sized pumpkins this year and Jim decided he wanted to carve a Calvin pumpkin. He spent a good 2 hours working on this pumpkin and it was awesome. I wish we could have preserved it somehow. </div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj96wdv3nNwBO251OUlCzMqfCFYzxyTfXyTk31mWnBquKb8bB2aJbOHJ43Y_Rh9mlKx2azMmiSJF0UnWxJ7GTlWD0kiif22fu_DfRaFBBWNP0FYMS5_hznvd7JiaUWSGDhxLAoz_be4cTg/s1600-h/Halloween+09+039.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj96wdv3nNwBO251OUlCzMqfCFYzxyTfXyTk31mWnBquKb8bB2aJbOHJ43Y_Rh9mlKx2azMmiSJF0UnWxJ7GTlWD0kiif22fu_DfRaFBBWNP0FYMS5_hznvd7JiaUWSGDhxLAoz_be4cTg/s320/Halloween+09+039.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402959816864269362" /></a>I forgot to rotate these next 3 pictures before uploading them, so here are the pumpkins all lit up and sideways. ;-)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT4Hqzp6zI_by0zyRTLMb7giKLcrE_YI5idkA2tTbOAODH46llRGU51KYxQHY4elT515P_4Q2t1v3oo8hD8RpKhpoPzNovZp8iwg6TzamI6TWF0pFyFTHP5f6GFOXfLPYaBAnSPhnDc6Y/s1600-h/Halloween+09+044.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT4Hqzp6zI_by0zyRTLMb7giKLcrE_YI5idkA2tTbOAODH46llRGU51KYxQHY4elT515P_4Q2t1v3oo8hD8RpKhpoPzNovZp8iwg6TzamI6TWF0pFyFTHP5f6GFOXfLPYaBAnSPhnDc6Y/s320/Halloween+09+044.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402959810983037010" /></a><br /><div>This is Cooper's pumpkin that I carved. He really wanted Darth Maul. I was impressed that it really does look like him. I also carved a Chewbacca pumpkin for Lexie, but she set it all the way on the edge of the front porch and the wind knocked it over and broke the pumpkin. I was sad because it was really cool. I should have taken a picture of it before she took it outside.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivpop1rGmHmW5kJjkt1DhCM1gZWYAy4ha069m2XgMEngC5bHR97sam7IdGaPXqV2sZbRCS2j_GueH_mS13We2bSLeQWFdxyofILiYnsdbUYGPkU6smTjZ-B3ArXKX1rAUWKTEiMWUGPus/s1600-h/Halloween+09+045.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivpop1rGmHmW5kJjkt1DhCM1gZWYAy4ha069m2XgMEngC5bHR97sam7IdGaPXqV2sZbRCS2j_GueH_mS13We2bSLeQWFdxyofILiYnsdbUYGPkU6smTjZ-B3ArXKX1rAUWKTEiMWUGPus/s320/Halloween+09+045.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402959807182459810" /></a><br /><div>Haden carved this one all by himself and he also designed it. He just wanted to do a face and I think he came up with a pretty cute face.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdaniY8ynz0wKNplz36-rzlYJZnW05NRSNV5Cqd4ss3Ac-8iwyt1w8obI6zU_6jiv_ed61o7KBJFXnmdREIcT8Q4f4n7LtlB6r9h95HOo7T9nZZkgIh8uw4Vk5hmiPiMUF12AHWR0_Hgk/s1600-h/Halloween+09+046.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdaniY8ynz0wKNplz36-rzlYJZnW05NRSNV5Cqd4ss3Ac-8iwyt1w8obI6zU_6jiv_ed61o7KBJFXnmdREIcT8Q4f4n7LtlB6r9h95HOo7T9nZZkgIh8uw4Vk5hmiPiMUF12AHWR0_Hgk/s320/Halloween+09+046.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402959804824872498" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6x25gSEZjV_SXXVx7jYxcFvabGGeSi6VZ2RTgohPrAkz5nRd3Vjs57oF_lBRTDAuiWabY-CXdC88dsBW-YyOG8F6RAjZDHZ0qmH99dBfWkZX22oinNWEGir57WmJPBepakt9RNBOnj4E/s1600-h/Halloween+09+047.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6x25gSEZjV_SXXVx7jYxcFvabGGeSi6VZ2RTgohPrAkz5nRd3Vjs57oF_lBRTDAuiWabY-CXdC88dsBW-YyOG8F6RAjZDHZ0qmH99dBfWkZX22oinNWEGir57WmJPBepakt9RNBOnj4E/s320/Halloween+09+047.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402959797921424290" /></a>Halloween was great this year. We had really warm weather which made it much more enjoyable for the kids. Even Cooper made it all the way around the block without complaining about being tired.<br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>I have to go back in time to Cooper's birthday for a minute. The kids have been making special cards for each other when their birthdays come up and it's fun to see how creative they can be. This one just totally cracked me up. Kenedy made this one for Cooper and it's not super clear, but she has drawn a picture of Cooper dressed up as Indiana Jones--or what he dresses up like when he's trying to be Indiana Jones. He's always in just his underwear, has a sombrero on and is holding this sad little portion of his blanket that he uses as a whip. It's pretty funny.</div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyANcKA7QKfiJ1UCTt0buPiezcVZObkBCR1rrbCX3QjGXf_OlKP2RInXgY7p_QXxAsniQVvxS-aHKvwMHOrQSsV7hX6RwezuOGNNYneUTzZmwjjNfqxQGvCC9F-A1B8vlTrO-fbCrSOz4/s1600-h/Halloween+09+059.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyANcKA7QKfiJ1UCTt0buPiezcVZObkBCR1rrbCX3QjGXf_OlKP2RInXgY7p_QXxAsniQVvxS-aHKvwMHOrQSsV7hX6RwezuOGNNYneUTzZmwjjNfqxQGvCC9F-A1B8vlTrO-fbCrSOz4/s320/Halloween+09+059.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402955689323915090" /></a><br /></div><div>Haden also made a card for Cooper, but the funny part wasn't the picture, it was what he wrote. He wrote: <b>Dear Cooper, You are the best brother ever! You may someday end up breaking my arm, but you're still awesome. You're crazy for Indiana Jones and Star Wars. You break my legos and you are the best wrestler ever. You are totally cool. From Haden </b>This is classic Haden. He is so clever and funny and I really do think that Cooper may break Haden's arm someday.</div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div>Here are my two beautiful girls who sang The National Anthem at their Veteran's Day assembly at school yesterday. I tried to film it, but I had Cooper and Calvin with me and I couldn't get close enough to hear them very well and Cooper wouldn't be quiet. They did a wonderful job. They are great friends and I'm just so very proud of them.</div><div><b><br /></b><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6TZ-iTLbKnCnynqIUKEfBeJI3dVS7aJu7ijaPCLmjgiyr67SxJmc-RMuDCEJsW13c0YpvA9-OT3_kSeZTbdND0M_A8cHFS7EUDRCVnPivmK9tTkPGqR0leT3dSuH5w8J0lZJ-hUV7QnA/s1600-h/Halloween+09+055.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6TZ-iTLbKnCnynqIUKEfBeJI3dVS7aJu7ijaPCLmjgiyr67SxJmc-RMuDCEJsW13c0YpvA9-OT3_kSeZTbdND0M_A8cHFS7EUDRCVnPivmK9tTkPGqR0leT3dSuH5w8J0lZJ-hUV7QnA/s320/Halloween+09+055.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402955684427397202" /></a><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>I had to end with some cute pictures of Calvin. He is such a sweet boy and growing up fast. I think he held this position just below for about 5 minutes this morning and I just had to take a picture. </div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6pfbNr_Ia5fr1F679qetG-d18qJIBCygSwi2K8nbFG_NsjHzXxEFKuJzolOD-oYkwFCVEPDKoxAYLhDw5q71S9CnkdeKa6DBBTiDRl_nBhfSZ06a4t-mC5rQ8Ynhbu3nYWigzTsjSANc/s1600-h/Halloween+09+056.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6pfbNr_Ia5fr1F679qetG-d18qJIBCygSwi2K8nbFG_NsjHzXxEFKuJzolOD-oYkwFCVEPDKoxAYLhDw5q71S9CnkdeKa6DBBTiDRl_nBhfSZ06a4t-mC5rQ8Ynhbu3nYWigzTsjSANc/s320/Halloween+09+056.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402955679836610786" /></a><br /></div><div>Jim and I have been taking tennis lessons on Friday nights and we leave Calvin with Kenedy and Hallie so we can do this. This is how we found him when we got home. Apparently he had been quite cranky, so Kenedy set him on the couch next to her and he eventually went to sleep. So cute.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZjbrOxlAiZQj1Qc_9Tmu2-XFd8cNziIj_cLR2POvcU10f35d26EFDflDiO2PCHFLtNGxrbdFQst9RnwzbY1jHtL2nd9ueOTyhXjPpg5r1JcyH9U4oTqz4WVsXNY_xpL2Zb4xMM1i8ybQ/s1600-h/Halloween+09+053.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZjbrOxlAiZQj1Qc_9Tmu2-XFd8cNziIj_cLR2POvcU10f35d26EFDflDiO2PCHFLtNGxrbdFQst9RnwzbY1jHtL2nd9ueOTyhXjPpg5r1JcyH9U4oTqz4WVsXNY_xpL2Zb4xMM1i8ybQ/s320/Halloween+09+053.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402955675429223778" /></a><br />I had to take this picture because Calvin will sometimes just bring the blanket or burp cloth up over his face and just let it sit there. Sometimes, he pulls it off like he's playing peek-a-boo and then pulls it back up. Other times he just lets it sit there and then you will hear him giggle a little bit. I've never had a baby do that. He's a funny boy.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhen2DaGTK86fwYe7XX12DcSdkVuOXzJx3gWJojvvU5JMqJF-zjzMFB7kjH6sv0LZgL77nE6tb_5aQ1ZN5hYw-EK9m3OhF3DhariTvqk74Kyf4TgkeBdd432GMP4GsTyEot1wYhN9oLqgA/s1600-h/Halloween+09+051.JPG"></a></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhen2DaGTK86fwYe7XX12DcSdkVuOXzJx3gWJojvvU5JMqJF-zjzMFB7kjH6sv0LZgL77nE6tb_5aQ1ZN5hYw-EK9m3OhF3DhariTvqk74Kyf4TgkeBdd432GMP4GsTyEot1wYhN9oLqgA/s1600-h/Halloween+09+051.JPG" style="text-decoration: none;"><img style="text-align: left;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhen2DaGTK86fwYe7XX12DcSdkVuOXzJx3gWJojvvU5JMqJF-zjzMFB7kjH6sv0LZgL77nE6tb_5aQ1ZN5hYw-EK9m3OhF3DhariTvqk74Kyf4TgkeBdd432GMP4GsTyEot1wYhN9oLqgA/s320/Halloween+09+051.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402955668010989010" /></a><div><br /></div></div></div></div>Michelle Careyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05628167236532092837noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8544611447192605224.post-29798758296595290442009-10-14T13:59:00.000-07:002009-10-14T15:10:15.138-07:00Coopers birthday and a few other things<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkp06TaGjvR7WiHEMgIUZYrCL4iOHP7KvfYheJHJk9yKP9yo5tbkQ9XecrNN0tCB8kBehIL3fP_JUZvqHmzAeBFXoP7f9UMbuN-NhMNXp66G7Tur7VLiugKOKvMnukBQQ615wSc7vKogQ/s1600-h/097.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkp06TaGjvR7WiHEMgIUZYrCL4iOHP7KvfYheJHJk9yKP9yo5tbkQ9XecrNN0tCB8kBehIL3fP_JUZvqHmzAeBFXoP7f9UMbuN-NhMNXp66G7Tur7VLiugKOKvMnukBQQ615wSc7vKogQ/s320/097.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5392579362712657890" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZXD1Q9zLCDxIxEmNnGaeoqqwpK2RQbWIfwofTiYN1xNdFYO98JqiCw4Qol73QUIAwXR0-Gchg4CEYBd7zIwe7ADJ_RetMGpRgqcfAFuV4fgW0xKwW3T-dlO3qTiXWpuUQfGs-jeF22zk/s1600-h/158.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZXD1Q9zLCDxIxEmNnGaeoqqwpK2RQbWIfwofTiYN1xNdFYO98JqiCw4Qol73QUIAwXR0-Gchg4CEYBd7zIwe7ADJ_RetMGpRgqcfAFuV4fgW0xKwW3T-dlO3qTiXWpuUQfGs-jeF22zk/s320/158.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5392579353704291378" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkxZvQybzeLYd4DhncJ7v7QNdjosi_ttaq3gaxz0TlqRXk2QsvbfenhuQVdRhvVQCaoXhDZgm3TRixHb4dPnkHQwT-UMSr-OGFTGpVc1KDrkG89op-UPA12VQXyEkyUb4GHKMPUEmFuq0/s1600-h/171.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkxZvQybzeLYd4DhncJ7v7QNdjosi_ttaq3gaxz0TlqRXk2QsvbfenhuQVdRhvVQCaoXhDZgm3TRixHb4dPnkHQwT-UMSr-OGFTGpVc1KDrkG89op-UPA12VQXyEkyUb4GHKMPUEmFuq0/s320/171.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5392579348582430082" /></a><br /><div><div>I can't seem to find my newborn baby pictures of Cooper, so these pictures above are from when he is between 5 and 8 months old. It was fun to look back at what he looked like when he was little. I don't see much of him in these pictures. He has changed a ton.<br /></div><div><br /></div></div><div>Cooper James Carey was born on October 3, 2005 weighing in at 8 lbs 15 oz--the exact same weight as his father. We were debating about his middle name--it was to be either James or John. Haden's middle name is James, but when Jim told his mother how much he weighed, she thought it appropriate that we use James as Cooper's middle name as well. He was a really easy baby. He hardly ever cried and started sleeping through the night at about 5 weeks. He stayed perfect until about 2 months after he turned 3 and then, his strong personality emerged. I think Heavenly Father thought I needed a lesson in patience. :) He is going to give us a run for our money, but he keeps us laughing as well with the funny things that he does and says. He's a sweet boy and we sure love him.</div><div><div><br /></div><div>We had family in town on his birthday, so we just opened presents and had birthday cake and ice cream. All he really cared about what that he got the Darth Maul toy he had been asking for. Happy Birthday Coop!</div><div><br /></div></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0-p7j5CeH8JHDf86wWaJlsVuiAouKjRCm5zmz_HIxZkwOVK67ZlNQdanyuX6nKaDwFbAjxrSe_F9Dop1BuaBk2V_4PtQ5Z9Gf6E5ExkGCLjt5S0qlD9w8AjtynW1mKi5Pds_P3Z5mp5Y/s1600-h/Coopers+birthday+09+012.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0-p7j5CeH8JHDf86wWaJlsVuiAouKjRCm5zmz_HIxZkwOVK67ZlNQdanyuX6nKaDwFbAjxrSe_F9Dop1BuaBk2V_4PtQ5Z9Gf6E5ExkGCLjt5S0qlD9w8AjtynW1mKi5Pds_P3Z5mp5Y/s320/Coopers+birthday+09+012.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5392578172018361938" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV_lmUtx4OhIYBecOyJbgR-i1hED1lWGaxbrXggL1djjE7lAysLjr3T3R6zJXnaTKrD12AMLt2_FQjBy6jDYKvnBEa6pCZUg0agtSwA64UCjUel4C5EkthIkwNXLJs0M1wj7nbo0ytdZE/s1600-h/Coopers+birthday+09+010.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV_lmUtx4OhIYBecOyJbgR-i1hED1lWGaxbrXggL1djjE7lAysLjr3T3R6zJXnaTKrD12AMLt2_FQjBy6jDYKvnBEa6pCZUg0agtSwA64UCjUel4C5EkthIkwNXLJs0M1wj7nbo0ytdZE/s320/Coopers+birthday+09+010.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5392578168738012498" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoUoR_An6mFPFPWEgMZ_mTGX9UOXMmv8tG1CX_eMpiDr8-l2yGcLgvSvTG49P-d5whz1jiUkp0WdW-3gMVAD-FIBC5pvKp39BBt4yuxLeB8pEDyrrz9dp5Z2L6-7y1u0FV3tfOU2ehFTE/s1600-h/Coopers+birthday+09+008.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoUoR_An6mFPFPWEgMZ_mTGX9UOXMmv8tG1CX_eMpiDr8-l2yGcLgvSvTG49P-d5whz1jiUkp0WdW-3gMVAD-FIBC5pvKp39BBt4yuxLeB8pEDyrrz9dp5Z2L6-7y1u0FV3tfOU2ehFTE/s320/Coopers+birthday+09+008.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5392578157399468930" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd53uLxzRqCxzxraCysYw6mv18ThII7uOJu7obTgAq9a2-cG4nauzAmxwgq7aDGVJkKWpSFW3gTvKRbFpjshtFONu93RMNkrum_8dR6e1bN07m96MIjKhLlYVA_QvunGF_ZLWUOmxJjgI/s1600-h/Coopers+birthday+09+005.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd53uLxzRqCxzxraCysYw6mv18ThII7uOJu7obTgAq9a2-cG4nauzAmxwgq7aDGVJkKWpSFW3gTvKRbFpjshtFONu93RMNkrum_8dR6e1bN07m96MIjKhLlYVA_QvunGF_ZLWUOmxJjgI/s320/Coopers+birthday+09+005.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5392578149682924162" /></a>He would not put clothes on, so we figured, since it was his birthday, we would let him be in his underwear. This picture will be fun to show all his friends when he's a teenager. ;-)<br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Lexie got to feed Calvin a bottle for the first time last night. She was pretty excited. Calvin also had his first rice cereal. He's growing up so fast and getting cuter and cuter each day. </div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht5eftgYdzbCMjib1pp8H2nPTQPTreztUj1UYsrGiQ1i52sqPaaCRady1H_HJ51Cqnxj8m90yWZQ_GJ2CWWXD9wQPqkcGmaAsukwD9XAs6xT6sOVoOvbbZvjehd8VQfLjUidIv1zwfIC0/s1600-h/Coopers+birthday+09+019.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht5eftgYdzbCMjib1pp8H2nPTQPTreztUj1UYsrGiQ1i52sqPaaCRady1H_HJ51Cqnxj8m90yWZQ_GJ2CWWXD9wQPqkcGmaAsukwD9XAs6xT6sOVoOvbbZvjehd8VQfLjUidIv1zwfIC0/s320/Coopers+birthday+09+019.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5392576275554865410" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifzz-4r1Tyd_Bh1WcyOqJTiptcrA-Vh_Ji31EtwU_bIsH6jiWKs74QnjPV6pMk9ImGb-F8mUoy7s9Se7Q4DOxijQm1cKY365o2r0_mVgpRX9J9zVLUnlEUz0DPamKBz7OuT77ccwL02wo/s1600-h/Coopers+birthday+09+016.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifzz-4r1Tyd_Bh1WcyOqJTiptcrA-Vh_Ji31EtwU_bIsH6jiWKs74QnjPV6pMk9ImGb-F8mUoy7s9Se7Q4DOxijQm1cKY365o2r0_mVgpRX9J9zVLUnlEUz0DPamKBz7OuT77ccwL02wo/s320/Coopers+birthday+09+016.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5392576273585870226" /></a><br /><div><br /></div><div>We had our neighborhood block party in September and had a great time meeting a lot of our neighbors. They hired a band to play and we all brought food to share. It was really fun. The firemen from our station right down the road also showed up to show the kids their truck and talk about fire safety. They got there right in the beginning and my 5 kids were the only ones at the party then, so they got to get in the firetruck and also try on the hat and coat the firemen wear. </div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy_3krRyB6u2dnPNIzAvwNmjUTda36tSGIqnS2ap7bxcq4NzXNvDShsrxwNGY8Y16wd-7Swy9B3PS7VNlrQM2aMSQwwjnANq0skcfMP3tD2Oq6segw3ObETZSOZ1xpsVzsCSugD3MQxKQ/s1600-h/calvin+008.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy_3krRyB6u2dnPNIzAvwNmjUTda36tSGIqnS2ap7bxcq4NzXNvDShsrxwNGY8Y16wd-7Swy9B3PS7VNlrQM2aMSQwwjnANq0skcfMP3tD2Oq6segw3ObETZSOZ1xpsVzsCSugD3MQxKQ/s320/calvin+008.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5392574337496412658" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJJMs1eqTxqN9dzUZ70e4SaeF_B3tqXVBUNXBeNSqBcHfGmjNglK3o3vK04B4qziUQShfzcpzmowZaS880lAo3blVUDZlHvWT8ltEXAFW0Bu6Q_rjGwjUVqFlZ5K0gzwgp8-YER1gWtHA/s1600-h/calvin+007.JPG"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihSbwbJTbwjRsC-HJGxdd4Q3Q-X0MvWCLvHo0cAL6rFUBBLWUdSyv3EpA9MSeYas-FI_13rEAEwiZLqE2xIrBO5cckfDE58oCCexqsU-GUq9DJZR9DHPTsWhfpAHqIO9Uzmw1s8bZpPgs/s320/calvin+003.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5392573664568692738" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN-uEqhv9-Vafc9E24JAq3MsJfo7d5gCPDwrvndWm-5GcxzoZugZgVLQT_33fs1sdbOs0JqEoFw_2rSywZde6InQuFb-nnQLixhJV9HkzoOHJf5GUWZZb3tkIOLsYWJ5zuFcZUg_acLt0/s1600-h/calvin+001.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN-uEqhv9-Vafc9E24JAq3MsJfo7d5gCPDwrvndWm-5GcxzoZugZgVLQT_33fs1sdbOs0JqEoFw_2rSywZde6InQuFb-nnQLixhJV9HkzoOHJf5GUWZZb3tkIOLsYWJ5zuFcZUg_acLt0/s320/calvin+001.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5392573658728885202" /></a><br /><div><br /></div><div>Lexie is playing soccer this year, so I thought I would include some pictures of her first game. She has gotten better as the season has gone on and last game she was able to score her first goal and also had an assist. She is really starting to like it. It's been fun to go and watch her play.</div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVuPC4HLi4TRgllRwpFmzTeIKacJfXqmFCrTvqjaFMyjAyKTj5qyolxNdyGZ0VFUCCFc3etfZKbAoocLjUNDiE_UxBrWNiPtN6TutXTJRorSxSUEatIQPIk4HWjBrwqEPViDBX6emRQLc/s1600-h/Fall+09+003.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVuPC4HLi4TRgllRwpFmzTeIKacJfXqmFCrTvqjaFMyjAyKTj5qyolxNdyGZ0VFUCCFc3etfZKbAoocLjUNDiE_UxBrWNiPtN6TutXTJRorSxSUEatIQPIk4HWjBrwqEPViDBX6emRQLc/s320/Fall+09+003.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5392571179454975218" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVaE9Df8y1AJLGgEekwAzQsvz-Jr93UQpzNKmucvRZqV_DYlJqJ5DVh23Dc1WjGj3wDLQPSVkHqCzT9_sjSAMAIxjZf_-CAK3MvGy_Zminl75pJhyphenhyphenW7NcZ51L7ztTqN9eVWZELdOq3NhY/s1600-h/Fall+09+002.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVaE9Df8y1AJLGgEekwAzQsvz-Jr93UQpzNKmucvRZqV_DYlJqJ5DVh23Dc1WjGj3wDLQPSVkHqCzT9_sjSAMAIxjZf_-CAK3MvGy_Zminl75pJhyphenhyphenW7NcZ51L7ztTqN9eVWZELdOq3NhY/s320/Fall+09+002.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5392571168046308962" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn1OYBMEc0vI7UrcAL4oBr_IhsG2mlwIVGZcdC3j7is31lCqRTRiBqH6OvkJDmAHrx3JTelSGXXxaMvq7SRb7dgaTsfczsXPaBJ8Sxo4TNXgR0dU2V79r3H1qv1qaVzkWs7ZtJTRiR8yY/s1600-h/Fall+09+001.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn1OYBMEc0vI7UrcAL4oBr_IhsG2mlwIVGZcdC3j7is31lCqRTRiBqH6OvkJDmAHrx3JTelSGXXxaMvq7SRb7dgaTsfczsXPaBJ8Sxo4TNXgR0dU2V79r3H1qv1qaVzkWs7ZtJTRiR8yY/s320/Fall+09+001.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5392571162347803442" /></a><div><br /></div>Michelle Careyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05628167236532092837noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8544611447192605224.post-81567120345319476102009-09-15T06:16:00.001-07:002009-09-18T09:57:52.371-07:00My baby's growing up and Hallie's 11th birthday<div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; ">Here are some recent pictures of Calvin. He's growing up so fast and I'm finding myself wanting time to slow down a little bit. He started thinking about rolling over the other day and I can't believe he's old enough to start doing that. I'm trying to enjoy every minute with our last little one. He is such a sweet boy.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEFNortODd6UNuQnIHrgFaYFtDz7Lcq8G58VF6NPu8uzFrf_YRwEntGg5AfftwI_FIyLO9CpjGaPQyL3rcHZMJL8VYSi4q8tCiux28MlF-FKV0c463-8mFV2aN2e-pC24KG8eQkdgBKYQ/s1600-h/Sept+10+001.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEFNortODd6UNuQnIHrgFaYFtDz7Lcq8G58VF6NPu8uzFrf_YRwEntGg5AfftwI_FIyLO9CpjGaPQyL3rcHZMJL8VYSi4q8tCiux28MlF-FKV0c463-8mFV2aN2e-pC24KG8eQkdgBKYQ/s320/Sept+10+001.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382850037019553730" /></a>Calvin fell asleep in the bouncer with his Hobbes tiger and his Pooh <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">snuggly</span> blanket. <br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1hlXuVi7D4eJqh169ftQ2U20QjxhHMZSbNRPXFyZ8nDi5kKf49MSoePmZeHeJ_u7J7NdotEht3VdAKxy6WJHsYzMp4EOFDUT2nG0MJpElo_XTwcoqreUjpgMvr5pc351gepFMtrewlGc/s1600-h/Sept+10+002.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1hlXuVi7D4eJqh169ftQ2U20QjxhHMZSbNRPXFyZ8nDi5kKf49MSoePmZeHeJ_u7J7NdotEht3VdAKxy6WJHsYzMp4EOFDUT2nG0MJpElo_XTwcoqreUjpgMvr5pc351gepFMtrewlGc/s320/Sept+10+002.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382838770506846370" /></a>He's loving the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">binky</span>, which is great for me.<br /><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRqfXO61G4dlxv0vxqcEgL4dJqPcB09viK4OXv4ZbvmdnfbVTk9Ldp1MDFtfchKwK9iZLWfhgIU9l4GU3VSvdqe5QEVUNArkbe6ycn6_hYyW9NkDeFR5lnBEQip30CkrMQq_LBHnf7ex0/s1600-h/Sept+10+001.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRqfXO61G4dlxv0vxqcEgL4dJqPcB09viK4OXv4ZbvmdnfbVTk9Ldp1MDFtfchKwK9iZLWfhgIU9l4GU3VSvdqe5QEVUNArkbe6ycn6_hYyW9NkDeFR5lnBEQip30CkrMQq_LBHnf7ex0/s320/Sept+10+001.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382838756749656130" /></a>I just had to take a picture of him crying. He has a very sweet cry and he's still really cute.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEMMuoblZGSF8o-henaNDeFU5C4BtNODzh7Gmt9mwRRFWYLSQprExscMcjEpqxN882-eB6BdmkOYRpPWKAUG8Ekoa_my-9KBPYVYTg1sOz9P_9DDGuOwdlIxgRO5e7FEDKE7WBpFHWhqI/s1600-h/Sept+10+002.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEMMuoblZGSF8o-henaNDeFU5C4BtNODzh7Gmt9mwRRFWYLSQprExscMcjEpqxN882-eB6BdmkOYRpPWKAUG8Ekoa_my-9KBPYVYTg1sOz9P_9DDGuOwdlIxgRO5e7FEDKE7WBpFHWhqI/s320/Sept+10+002.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382838751491021874" /></a>Jennifer <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Childers</span> found this tiger at a garage sale and brought it over for Calvin. We looked online to find a "Hobbes" tiger to buy for him, but the author of Calvin and Hobbes never authorized his characters to be produced as toys. It's a perfect little tiger and we thought he looked really cute holding onto Hobbes.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjBTe9BDjW48HNRHuDxsYUls6xOh2l0Mg1IsZL3DP14CdReeDqYX4g0b0eJsru-Cw-l1KhyphenhyphenDV_fsfjzGh7wo9i-5SlGTjuMdG9eblEmflSpnmoKo88VQX0WzuwAxIgXZclKCF1mkfMoVw/s1600-h/Sept+10+002.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjBTe9BDjW48HNRHuDxsYUls6xOh2l0Mg1IsZL3DP14CdReeDqYX4g0b0eJsru-Cw-l1KhyphenhyphenDV_fsfjzGh7wo9i-5SlGTjuMdG9eblEmflSpnmoKo88VQX0WzuwAxIgXZclKCF1mkfMoVw/s320/Sept+10+002.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382838742916607906" /></a>Just a cute pictures of my boy.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSvsEVrKxOa7tHgV31DC5Q-c0i6s_QPWe7JcFIzKL-FdTQMnq3z_mhvHaEbeG2BvPtw3zRcdc-kB6FB8X06G4TuZc_7vp1uqMk1K8PI5gtnbtC1XF44aujdOMpQqNlrxDFv2c5b88I3Xk/s1600-h/Sept+10+001.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSvsEVrKxOa7tHgV31DC5Q-c0i6s_QPWe7JcFIzKL-FdTQMnq3z_mhvHaEbeG2BvPtw3zRcdc-kB6FB8X06G4TuZc_7vp1uqMk1K8PI5gtnbtC1XF44aujdOMpQqNlrxDFv2c5b88I3Xk/s320/Sept+10+001.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382838739199165090" /></a>Just <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">hangin</span>' in the hammock.<br /><div><br /></div><div><div><br /></div><div>Hallie Kate Carey was born on August 3, 1998 at 7:21 am, weighed 9 lbs and was 21 3/4 inches long. She was very much different from <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">Kenedy</span> because she was almost 2 inches longer than her when she was born. She was born with a full head of the most beautiful auburn hair. We would go places and <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">people</span> would always comment on how much hair she had. I was in Costco just a couple months after she was born and I was holding her when a woman came up to me and asked me where I had found the beautiful doll I was holding. I just sort of laughed and told her it was my baby. She was a very smiley and happy baby, but did not sleep well. In fact, she didn't sleep one night all the way through until she was 2 1/2 years old. She also learned to climb out of her crib when she was 10 months old which made for very exciting times at bedtime. She talked very well really early and has always had only one volume--loud. ;-) She's a very sweet girl and always willing to help out with cleaning the house and watching the little kids. She has a great personality which makes for a lot of laughing around our house.</div><div><br /></div></div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRs4rVCx8ITSMjK_QkX27LRWrRDPTAWXOGKJnQ4qV8euCYf1Vn_2yi9nXOOwJJpomS-Aa3bmw_cE67Bdqt99B6pRM-HS0hzvLbNgx9SU5NqiP-8rNcCBC3pG8rCDdAaW9_sxbCC4rWC1g/s1600-h/1628.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRs4rVCx8ITSMjK_QkX27LRWrRDPTAWXOGKJnQ4qV8euCYf1Vn_2yi9nXOOwJJpomS-Aa3bmw_cE67Bdqt99B6pRM-HS0hzvLbNgx9SU5NqiP-8rNcCBC3pG8rCDdAaW9_sxbCC4rWC1g/s320/1628.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382833945651537762" /></a>Just a funny picture of Hallie when she was almost 3.<br /><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4HjjB1k9htWeVjJW19I8nsJBCHx8wY1vC_ZTxy1C9STLkSwEZ0AM8m1DXcQaLYwE9S9eXBV4VRudWcuYOInHQymkXa4Bbn6Fefashel1-kye_yX01Q1RR4FIAKDsnzxPeCguBeH2YQ5g/s1600-h/1560.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4HjjB1k9htWeVjJW19I8nsJBCHx8wY1vC_ZTxy1C9STLkSwEZ0AM8m1DXcQaLYwE9S9eXBV4VRudWcuYOInHQymkXa4Bbn6Fefashel1-kye_yX01Q1RR4FIAKDsnzxPeCguBeH2YQ5g/s320/1560.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382833932555600530" /></a>This was the last time we went to our favorite park in Portland before we moved to the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">Tri</span>-Cities. She looks like she's having a whole lot of fun!</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_gyZwQhUZja_c0sODaPmaZWDeSM0tLF1YfOgfg5zn5O6iocvuxn35RIFpgF1Ve_6s5GtcrJEL6Rhxyawbf3xYHy1Fly2o5HBRNw1_PQJlhSzE7F7GfctXCvHMS31XW313iN8NFhxv0ro/s1600-h/1284.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_gyZwQhUZja_c0sODaPmaZWDeSM0tLF1YfOgfg5zn5O6iocvuxn35RIFpgF1Ve_6s5GtcrJEL6Rhxyawbf3xYHy1Fly2o5HBRNw1_PQJlhSzE7F7GfctXCvHMS31XW313iN8NFhxv0ro/s320/1284.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382833927649655138" /></a>Our first trip to a pumpkin patch in the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">Tri</span>-Cities. She thought it was so cool that there are white pumpkins.<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWzYwSwOqeoeOiOGx0SPp3K2gLCYzbKBI0CWuGAM6fvVVQmA2IEOmOtYWA7l3KKd9-tgiEB7ysRb-Lx4S7iuFyN21fastnIDrxSdK4NyQF2nhPlJncuh76_Fwecf97jZiqioPoEYiKfAA/s1600-h/hallie+bday+008.JPG"></a><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFYCVT4bng-VFy2Nw4ktkzPmMLfitlac3hGua7kieFtH5iqsoxsRjeB9USjh-fZ42yVUGFDVfOS01goelSH7DfjPJk6xDSp1hLNnMQTezsUKcwQGhQ198ZnQjL7P4D1oc4-JFgw-YMXEc/s320/hallie+bday+001.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381686523358501026" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span></div><div>Showing off her money from the grandparents.</div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwVNRDu7GHv4mNFy9Apo8l1X19LVCkVV2MohdZuit_6ayjvn3Z83QmVSJHG4KC4vHEysnuS0I5GZYFoOH8cS3bhyCnUpxOAu-UQiVSHc-4gSD5B_HaboTkJkAcsOzQ1ylrtdGnZXYUP38/s320/hallie+bday+004.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381686530737091106" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span></div><div>Jim's gift to Hallie. Anyone that know Hallie very well, knows this shirt is perfect for her.</div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0C-m8YermV3lGwkCM50F4fmiohR-0tW1bJuhCvAo2kz5v9wyO426MLjHB6mgil7VTcXJoc_26HbDOsHThL2ioDD0bqdCsCS2sJB4Nb8-MBpUgRaD5F8vMFIBi_OI9EWNvS7douiJEHks/s320/hallie+bday+002.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381686547334227298" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span></div><div>Her favorite chocolates-<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">Lindor</span> truffles.</div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEituVsTg9ecQQCwe8XLv9bNsUkNyKScoKc7ekVBoB7061sbYgTzRupfnKvVAIKf4t8dKr9GruAFbmhBx4Obv-KXAcArRutqmC5Z6dZ_Tn9iSxJGfHvuBo4M5JlOMtju3cDPwIV8C4QgDpE/s320/hallie+bday+005.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381686542122257042" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span></div><div>Grandma House found a place in Island Park that does trail rides and arranged for Hallie to take a 2 hour trail ride while she was visiting them in August. She was very excited to find out.</div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2I11b1JJbilLI1CwK70bPmuONKUKRMZPIj065MhISC9g886vu1c38cT0bq0A2E386o5coCW6RaKvn3iGmcy8HbkgQIVcS6_TIYKQX1Ng0-18UcvNeo_r5MwIvoXEOkfPm0gdulkWo0oE/s320/hallie+bday+006.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381686552253336850" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWzYwSwOqeoeOiOGx0SPp3K2gLCYzbKBI0CWuGAM6fvVVQmA2IEOmOtYWA7l3KKd9-tgiEB7ysRb-Lx4S7iuFyN21fastnIDrxSdK4NyQF2nhPlJncuh76_Fwecf97jZiqioPoEYiKfAA/s320/hallie+bday+008.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381687703895441874" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px; " /></span></div><div>I'm afraid that as hard as she tries, she won't ever be even close to gangster-<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9">ish</span>!</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div></div></div>Michelle Careyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05628167236532092837noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8544611447192605224.post-77331748378403996682009-08-02T17:12:00.002-07:002009-08-10T07:08:53.486-07:00The Oregon Coast and Lexie's 6th Birthday<div style="text-align: left;">On July 18, we headed to Lincoln City, OR to meet up with most of Jim's family. His sister Jana and all her family were there along with Kim and her son Sully and Jim's parents. We stayed together in a house until the 20th. We had really good weather and that always makes for a good time at the Oregon Coast.</div><div><br /></div><div>The kids went down to the beach a couple of times and just had fun playing in the sand and jumping the waves a bit. They were also able to walk around on the rocks and find sea creatures. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil2LCDpWPMEl-ngL790sO4f-UnN46-SyHexVypeL7qKwvr-E-ZvOHz334WfLkU4CFVjkRXRunuBmnrHGzlexbHVdeHW2xKjlmNFEPhF8h3hnD_J8QEXCXL6v9GnyJgXNoZoKRbLx_0dWk/s320/coast+(parents+camera)+003.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5365529405748859346" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span></div><div>Trying to surf the waves, I guess.</div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1E0fFohcK4XATyRKFJfLOdxlzZiiO3d8yrlJ43KIG3R6NLAqnFkIWZSyN54B1suwCHg7kr0Hj7-JZfX6TgnMmxBEouLAw7klP14Sskv9oSHkxy6CDgh4lrkDP1IDTyQVnMe1KpBIPKFk/s320/coast+(parents+camera)+009.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5365529412301247570" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span></div><div>Haden needs to work on his surfing pose. He could take some pointers from Lexie.</div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKZ7N7bICcPOHqylVbTaPgILWUHtN98hVVec9ZXZomhIeEPMm2SulzpDZYepGCkS4eSBcgdbHJ74XC0jIH8xQfUHG5uB6rWs82F8kHVanzvqThX3_8BGd2wTywCEbnzOq553koirhUMI0/s320/coast+(parents+camera)+014.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5365529416100306402" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span></div><div>My three beautiful girls. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUfZhYK91ozKy2jbD4Br1SPzbNJIlwWngUuDXNjcB-YFeBnsdLGhusHCyx_8JGf_iVLeNhfdFChnXSq8ZTkRH0jmnYMmVrGIh1cF5oCqhICzIVKpmfRnfqgRoHFBAqJ1NxLX_Tx4kNU6g/s320/coast+012.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368175341573979458" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span></div><div><br /></div><div>The kids on the front porch of the house we stayed in with their cousin Sully. They spent a lot of time out here eating and just goofing off with one another.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH2pF_oulnm-s-YlR0K3kU9oqmZEdKTnYnzwBTAMa-v1U0FzmJVsXeVfzPKeiy-70MSGaQ6DEpMkyR-ofhQl7FEBnkiUkvvUm7Bh-u13SeAkilQHp8FGh_LeLWSanKOG3xyVVPw1qYnoQ/s320/coast+077.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368175340223213250" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI5uyMx3KZH2mwWncXvocaN_y73ETaSoO0G_pvEwhe6uFOzTel68owyzjoBbPJqR70JHhqZvqoFod8zOHz0ZNBZPmbiPgQq75i1KDtp4nGhu4baz_IB2tlbd-5oForc0O_IbqzTaxjjFg/s320/coast+076.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368175333298069426" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span></div><div><br /></div><div>The kids wanted to be in the hot tub all the time--especially Cooper. Now that we have one of our own, I have a feeling I'm going to be spending a lot of time telling Cooper we can't get in the hot tub right now.</div><div><br /></div><div>On Sunday, we decided to go to a lighthouse just up the highway from Lincoln City called Yaquina Head lighthouse. We've been there before when Lexie was just a baby, so we decided it was time to visit again. All the kids went up the 111 steps and took a peek at the view from the lighthouse. After that, we went to the Oregon State University Marine Science Center in Newport where they have an octopus and lots of sea creatures to see and touch. It's a great little science center and it's free. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibOwlVSbMH7l4-JkvH7FptvvkA5p107SZT9jeSrBXMnMzhYDAcsF2RWpReRkggzUybfE15QQR2nrTbKAukR3Fu_CmIhhaFTrvcW1QReYtnpM4_fgev64qTm8smWdHNLG7eWfyJG0TmG-w/s320/coast+(parents+camera)+010.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368104711474291922" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span></div><div>A picture of the fam in front of the ocean outside the lighthouse.</div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdrDQAl3T2DlLWCSoS-z2FUZGTvPXSaZpachSk_HXGALv0Su40zwcnDIwetniT9EzWZRCmkdIgg608K6f3JqZEUd9l3RiZGB4bgi2Oxl-AoZuhskKmSQZ2WB5uFQkE8QlWb7k9qPkcfi4/s320/coast+(parents+camera)+007.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368104707771314162" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px; " /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">Yaquina Head lighthouse</div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjynob0Nc5A-NzYVSFl7Ikk8papdGXdwXpwjR6LgIEBInPehQT9L7IgwPPod3_b0IAr5c1fAwCocnXOATI7VAxzkVMzIRABoVPibgjd6bmo8c0JztjpVmK7FY4srEMVgbxZ2CBv1YID-_g/s320/coast+(parents+camera)+006.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368104710321627266" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span></div><div>Slowly going up the stairs, but we made it all the way.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div> </div><div>On Monday, it was time to head home, but the kids hadn't played too much at the beach, so they needed one last experience there. Jim took them to the shortest river in the world--the D river. It's right in Lincoln City and the kids like playing in it because the water is much warmer and there's no danger of getting swept away by any waves. Haden and Cooper had a hard time with how cold it was right down by the ocean, so this was a place that was more fun for them to play.</div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEj6LHLbFfGP0COTfG98KpPXUU8hb6KcEQU60kQoLwty1PoQZaTXr_ZMo5wSkb8MJwuvKeQsUdmDRDrD8VtTwBjb8XUY36wKGtZvnUzWsaSYpvo0RvFvaGQsJ4U0X8nXDIIaDcxatBPPY/s1600-h/coast+(parents+camera)+005.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEj6LHLbFfGP0COTfG98KpPXUU8hb6KcEQU60kQoLwty1PoQZaTXr_ZMo5wSkb8MJwuvKeQsUdmDRDrD8VtTwBjb8XUY36wKGtZvnUzWsaSYpvo0RvFvaGQsJ4U0X8nXDIIaDcxatBPPY/s320/coast+(parents+camera)+005.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368104719527001986" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbrRuZ-93M6l19yYcASIJA5ClaEYiK22hB8lDB3-q6KBw8OzeqzX7gn_PmeO_Brh-qH_-dqZqy-Stu4G-GHRGMYTvzym1bv9-XWbCeXJdRw8i8WbTlUWRLlg2nqW_1g_N5Ooa7oFR3z2Y/s320/coast+(parents+camera)+007.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368171777902182962" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px; " /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: none;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvB_LolpxbTnDu2z0wsJXTwp0zrepig7f-C7xIovRAIx1XkR1gDRTWCLHlM9fYRrmoggtMG76XcbtW5eNhObIwfD1QzqY6iUqDVw0O24szEdqtGl8jV0TtozUIGZ8UXia82vN9prNmr7A/s1600-h/coast+(parents+camera)+004.JPG"><br /></a></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggs0mbCiahTDYcpSCWxoMJXMsmxFsxehpBmpMK0qvaxbZjkWY0jrkW16eQwv8pFFIqfZviZbslJm3NYLftTZESTyTEQFA06CNSXMe6Rij-DBfPdNnY7VZnw3LR_QLh1g2pLF-YdtzNei0/s320/coast+(parents+camera)+002.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368171770235921554" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px; " /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;">The D River</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfvRDW0GG3DZ4TjYIcR04vpjzHLWm0g9aZB19lNE4Y6PQvHVLCUW2jAXWeBmDyGdWyqAcXuwQ2_m3RH8FyIjfJgCIg7s13tJhtDU7-0cScFT_VKEPZQG3yZwEXcisNJL3WKH2ls5xF5TY/s320/coast+(parents+camera)+011.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368171782119684162" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;">All of us together on the deck before we all went our separate ways. We had a really great time together.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: none;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdrDQAl3T2DlLWCSoS-z2FUZGTvPXSaZpachSk_HXGALv0Su40zwcnDIwetniT9EzWZRCmkdIgg608K6f3JqZEUd9l3RiZGB4bgi2Oxl-AoZuhskKmSQZ2WB5uFQkE8QlWb7k9qPkcfi4/s1600-h/coast+(parents+camera)+007.JPG"><br /></a></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDggBI625sBgBQeEGQqB5-6KZRMKASOHmQUi4IT_KQ9pDkD6TkM3lSlToOw1AsCSpoT-DFHdRv8cXBDAj2RSYXv1aKJvOK7CCCpkTn0DS8nFzQ86bCneW9I-8cdW0PZjTH1EiNAzpgXig/s320/coast+(parents+camera)+012.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368171788428576130" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: none;">We stopped at the Otis Cafe, about 2 miles out of Lincoln City to get lunch as we started our journey home. They have really good homemade bread there and a special spice mix Jim really likes, so we bought some to take home with us. A great end to a fun trip.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Two days after we got home from the coast was Lexie's birthday. Alexis Paige Carey was born on July 22, 2003. She was the first of our last 3 kids to be born here in Richland. She was the smallest of our babies weighing only 8 lbs, 5 oz. However, she has probably grown the fastest. I used to think that Kenedy was my fastest grower, but I think Lexie's got her beat. She was always a very happy baby, but had one fatal flaw. Until she was 8 months old, she threw up all the time--usually very large amounts. She also perfected the art of projectile vomiting-usually all over me. I changed my clothes and hers 3-5 times a day. We did a lot of laundry and scrubbed a lot of carpet during those first 8 months of her life. Despite that, I sure love my Lexie. She is the sweetest little girl. She has a very tender heart and always lets us know that she loves us. When I was in the hospital after just having Calvin, Jim brought the kids to visit. Lexie came up to me after taking a look at Calvin and said, "Mommy, are you doing okay?" Jim said all the way to the hospital, all she wanted to know was if I was okay. She is a treasure and I'm so glad she's in our family.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBcoL335it9Q4bzuBEdpxm98P5xXuhNg8EXNqrvREfl9L2stffNrP25VReshy75EUxh5nwkyzASy4wGqtya2d4BscSX_nuOsOoCbSTRPbh0jeBhNLBsRZvT2hpB08foaMTpv6VLJx7a2E/s320/285.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5366967881845427490" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px; " /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;">Lexie with Kenedy and Hallie in the hospital the day after she was born.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW_KwmdoEG_210C7FJUVXjEOkiO3XC_9Z7JlLXTjTHx2HVK9tyjVLzhveby1AKYH3lajUF6UzEcgtjtJxomvvABe3HTP-KB-2GzImkGkL-2Yf5nskZl_vAwf4ue-N4V7S9lfFdPKKhFHI/s320/1235.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5366967890040632562" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px; " /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO7Ro7L1BIZuTNTc4qpnmMF9lzrPUrsGK8f9jr9puCJmwSyuU3b22BSWJS-j1q-QTpsrUh9JVBWfzlqs1V7gDUK2DI5DjizxEKVGCKheowN_flOYCKlY6ViBDsMCUeUQml3R9455-FUxc/s320/262.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5366967869927787250" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;">This is one of my favorite pictures of Lexie and Hallie. Hallie was always so excited to hold her.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhZMeXOG3nC-mnHWIV_umldKQrZZMOAHhFaiDx2sVqLWup_TfvwVwNDYNGT2rokPSf-6hfgXxJxwxUzFSCDXRYh6u5Hv3MV3nAzlv5KJjgCr5-tvReBVFN25EBuv7I2ekwQ7i3ZaSE_iY/s1600-h/1320.JPG" style="text-decoration: none;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhZMeXOG3nC-mnHWIV_umldKQrZZMOAHhFaiDx2sVqLWup_TfvwVwNDYNGT2rokPSf-6hfgXxJxwxUzFSCDXRYh6u5Hv3MV3nAzlv5KJjgCr5-tvReBVFN25EBuv7I2ekwQ7i3ZaSE_iY/s320/1320.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5366967893927489042" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBcoL335it9Q4bzuBEdpxm98P5xXuhNg8EXNqrvREfl9L2stffNrP25VReshy75EUxh5nwkyzASy4wGqtya2d4BscSX_nuOsOoCbSTRPbh0jeBhNLBsRZvT2hpB08foaMTpv6VLJx7a2E/s1600-h/285.JPG"></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4-uKlzMTDzfUiqxYNXZA-ArSebU3lcr5mUxGgPMEweOZfJrqD7WjR_pOvXnT-5Rwf_y4Zo74lNV4NDurLd5mwDlpjU63ouGzht9C5G4xw4aTIdRKdXEEQ1BtxPZNUmMKF95HIuI8rm7g/s1600-h/265.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4-uKlzMTDzfUiqxYNXZA-ArSebU3lcr5mUxGgPMEweOZfJrqD7WjR_pOvXnT-5Rwf_y4Zo74lNV4NDurLd5mwDlpjU63ouGzht9C5G4xw4aTIdRKdXEEQ1BtxPZNUmMKF95HIuI8rm7g/s320/265.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5366967878310073906" /></a>Lexie is sitting here on the window sill of our house on Firerock with her favorite bear. When you squeezed it's hand, it sang Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star. <br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO7Ro7L1BIZuTNTc4qpnmMF9lzrPUrsGK8f9jr9puCJmwSyuU3b22BSWJS-j1q-QTpsrUh9JVBWfzlqs1V7gDUK2DI5DjizxEKVGCKheowN_flOYCKlY6ViBDsMCUeUQml3R9455-FUxc/s1600-h/262.JPG"></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKZ7N7bICcPOHqylVbTaPgILWUHtN98hVVec9ZXZomhIeEPMm2SulzpDZYepGCkS4eSBcgdbHJ74XC0jIH8xQfUHG5uB6rWs82F8kHVanzvqThX3_8BGd2wTywCEbnzOq553koirhUMI0/s1600-h/coast+(parents+camera)+014.JPG"></a><div style="text-align: left;">We celebrated Lexie's birthday this year by going to dinner at Red Robin and then going to Howard Amon park afterwards to open presents and play for awhile. We weren't at the park long since her birthday fell during one of the really hot days we have been having lately. Then, we came home and had birthday cupcakes and ice cream.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1jXQDPknQNtS3mSrNrKiIdVrdFg9Eyqq8PVv3ykg4Dd9bpiZqYBkvLP_eLhSgPUoGIBClFdgjRJ5n1IUR1PbZAX9mYMKRbiOqKDFY1YUVaxH-lMyiSxSIiJNHtW6KFV5zPs_3LE3Y7X0/s320/lexie+001.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5365525937571448418" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px; " /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;">Dinner at Red Robin. Yummy!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw187SLSPqMsv58EjOy1mqeOENQi4jD1poM2Sl3IHO55yujxAQ0kZ3w8ZrPj-xlpUWxnwTz2fifZW93h9lf5PMI0WpFQLL6cGEh66LRjdZ1rY3fFFbtxbgSxtkCU-kjnRB-odJPKvPH8M/s320/lexie+002.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5365529404685970866" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px; " /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;">Cousin Brianne and her husband Nate came for a visit to the dentist after our coast trip. It was fun to have them here for a few days and to help us celebrate Lexie's birthday.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbWsi2fktLglKkPcYsYb-AnbERmc5gECya5NUNbno4F5IX734yfiufPIr3RAVyL0LBhLRjOp6Dgs_7G5AH4zDvFvOEc3W2cGf26ZKnTzUcA0Jm0_vAm2txtEmKrizr0ImN5WgCCnB76J8/s320/lexie+004.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5365525944383401826" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px; " /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;">What a lucky girl. Check out that load of presents.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV7kmPkSgW0vqCVWq_Zlb2J34geUWX-0EXXWz9UreLavq0gRI_VXbhKrZ60bbiezA-TQ2zC4Xoctbch9UWlKiU2xiojytKfV-XiOV2KvYWmtUUpUEHwvwBwCwWyH0RiTqY_8Hg9WDj0do/s320/lexie+008.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5365525949069552338" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px; " /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1E0fFohcK4XATyRKFJfLOdxlzZiiO3d8yrlJ43KIG3R6NLAqnFkIWZSyN54B1suwCHg7kr0Hj7-JZfX6TgnMmxBEouLAw7klP14Sskv9oSHkxy6CDgh4lrkDP1IDTyQVnMe1KpBIPKFk/s1600-h/coast+(parents+camera)+009.JPG"></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil2LCDpWPMEl-ngL790sO4f-UnN46-SyHexVypeL7qKwvr-E-ZvOHz334WfLkU4CFVjkRXRunuBmnrHGzlexbHVdeHW2xKjlmNFEPhF8h3hnD_J8QEXCXL6v9GnyJgXNoZoKRbLx_0dWk/s1600-h/coast+(parents+camera)+003.JPG"></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXWuj2KnUrPamofkEza7Wsu0mZVyG5eIHET9YK2CMi0HMp8mydkGlrl9KSQ95pDaJAWJ1m90Dnfay03nTNcSUs5V8aQux9l23zWHY_QtXESx6K50hbxYIvtDpdS-NnpGF-rIETpCj9ilQ/s1600-h/lexie+009.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXWuj2KnUrPamofkEza7Wsu0mZVyG5eIHET9YK2CMi0HMp8mydkGlrl9KSQ95pDaJAWJ1m90Dnfay03nTNcSUs5V8aQux9l23zWHY_QtXESx6K50hbxYIvtDpdS-NnpGF-rIETpCj9ilQ/s320/lexie+009.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5365529408483602274" /></a><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><br /></span></div>Michelle Careyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05628167236532092837noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8544611447192605224.post-75776486696837196282009-07-26T16:26:00.000-07:002009-07-26T17:13:11.107-07:00Kenedy turns 13<div style="text-align: left;"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Kenedy</span> Michelle Carey, our first-born child, was born on July 7, 1996 weighing in at 8 lbs 12 oz. She was born just a month before Jim graduated from <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">BYU</span>. She was a very sweet baby and always had a great smile for us. She is most famous in her infancy for how much she loved to jump in the jumper we would hang from any door jam we could find. We spent a good amount of time just watching her jump. As she got a little bigger and we added another child to our family, she became quite a challenge for awhile. She didn't like having my attention taken away from her and given to someone else and spent a lot of time being naughty because she knew I was busy and sometimes couldn't do anything about it at the time. It's a good thing she's grown out of that-at least most of the time. She has grown into a beautiful, smart, and talented young woman. She has a beautiful singing voice, plays the piano well, draws very well and loves to play volleyball. I'm so grateful she was sent to our family. She is a treasure.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia9ux2WZMo1XlRxcZzEIV9imDV38dfjxWeCDy8pSpZpzxd6qCnXdmiEAOYwnq1dfC1LKRlfZx-FvvTBdT86xv9_XxgbWCV0p2c5VTrjbuixFT5w0zMuWCOMejxC-9VyBXIrF-KP4H6lRQ/s320/1607.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5362920563856340578" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px; " /></span></div><div>Posing at one of our favorite parks in Portland, just before we moved to <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Richland</span>. <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Kenedy</span> was almost 5.</div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQfrKHSD3NMgy892_ltaXTnavlc7uCANiDCsgq1dZJAaheCm7QPXFky2RO6Bab-GYmqRUgy0PDQ8_h82fycj0shcGKwjD-J3aJDWOiOKcAtJCipuxYhgaHSS8mUtDDq5GNF5LIcUF7D1o/s320/1586.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5362920570340589842" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span></div><div><br /></div><div>She has a little bit of a devious look on her face. I wish I could remember how Hallie was reacting to <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">Kenedy</span> holding her shirt like that.</div><div><br /></div><div>We had a wonderful time on <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">Kenedy's</span> birthday this year. She chose to go out to <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">Nothin</span>' but Noodles for dinner. We enjoyed a yummy dinner as a family, then went to Sweet Treats to get some frozen yogurt. When we got home, she was able to open her present-a camera. The next day, she and Hallie were able to fly to Los Angeles to spend a week with their cousins <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">Mckay</span> and Maddie. Happy Birthday, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">Kenedy</span>. Can't believe you are 13 already.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifE127mKqYFvddq_ElPMEHIob6L4eTJ1XhkUK0XF0KRCwv_pg3OFKW-pjEpxtmq3WQ7uyjZUWYYtT0mu6_IAahMiiNDzBon7Rt045UI6XGdP2i4CGyNGmVCoGMfjJstToqaHB_-X98Cgk/s320/michelles+iphone+001.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5362923062816899154" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px; " /></span></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_fkanEDE9R3EwjhanWl6zlUl1sCkSUsJA51CWLjgm_vdV2U-ptd3pA8LLVyEZeCYBkA1GNlF-NlE6mvYp2PocjhYeo-YZGDv9mPzqVJITo1Q5YXuKeVHco4BkqY5MVd97dIiqb0lGcxk/s320/michelles+iphone+005.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5362923066454360754" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px; " /></span></div><div>Check out <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9">Haden</span> in the background. He's eating cotton candy with chopsticks. We didn't really mean to capture that moment, but it's pretty funny that we did.</div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnahkpFBRgpqpmQ1Lnkd9ZZr8QtAsPPSaSfK91USV-ezx_WCOMNyp-QE-mYrwTqV4gf3PA9t1bnXhPdFdHEvpAuWMTh1mOzE0oNSoBkwWjSoKAqyLvBSxV8UKNcy73lrpZ67khLXCEIm0/s320/michelles+iphone+006.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5362923074037377970" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px; " /></span></div><div>Orange flavored frozen yogurt from Sweet Treats.</div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsCUq_akkhlAtAAaYtjee1Igtdp46v0xjh8iJ_vgFKW6-CqhK1-EG0BZpiR68pvSkRs4vnKuVL5TJnT0MpkK7L8hnxqakf_voRERv7ebbOBtVlxXLY3Kij0zSwpM4micdilWYWsgX_ZKM/s320/michelles+iphone+007.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5362923081254588658" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px; " /></span></div><div>I don't think we've ever had a frozen yogurt birthday cake before. Needless to say, we sang really fast before the candles melted the yogurt.</div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEqCxOPBNUkS4wDjYpnZaY0ezzpxp73MJBP3sKncseltZtCZsLhfmnQjX-r6Wd6rf56Ofp3RHdi6YR_Bjoxpycz1IiZAXll2bfByZDjlbTw9HgjJAknUXDTDA-RIXR9K-g-9UbyV7-NDU/s320/michelles+iphone+008.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5362923083614446898" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px; " /></span></div><div>That's a big box for such a little present. We were trying to be a little bit sneaky.</div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL3Yv2ndoY7KKNuLlk_ahaYoyaVuqjhipWw5G9vonKcCW6r3GoWHy8m3gviy9RONjrvlBcRXAduCp0_9EBwE7fBZ3GKEL8oLZ-hQedeN7O-ktwBbHXGY3n_J3uq2Jb3WgECo1uiuR0xsY/s320/michelles+iphone+009.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5362924394492944882" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px; " /></span></div><div><br /></div><div>Just what she wanted. Spoiled!</div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWcFrOkosadue9Y2sDmuRZovlyNy1-5q4ax6P5mAGaN1mpirQnhL3EP9-A6PhNUpknJuOzFi_oxJeEx32CZMyZCytEJ7clWY5_QmifbX4eMHhaTpcoAxExuc_T3g5R9d7gocEgSg7ScQs/s320/Calvin+%26+Kenedy.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5362924401700717826" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span></div><div><br /></div><div>Just thought I would end with a cute picture of Calvin that just happens to have <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_10">Kenedy</span> in it. He is a cute little boy who is growing way too fast.</div><div><br /></div>Michelle Careyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05628167236532092837noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8544611447192605224.post-74047663314411484232009-07-12T17:57:00.000-07:002009-07-13T08:55:12.393-07:00Haden's birthday party and baptism plus Calvin's blessing<div style="text-align: left;">Haden turned 8 on June 5, but I decided to wait until we had his party to post pictures of the event. It's hard to believe that Haden is actually 8 years old!</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZrhs19nxaOV90hbznSc8SNuDB56_oUAmOmL1hxhMzzMQmt3R3ZKvL-M9y7fFI-lhh5EUZ0SuOBHty8qlHIBWJqH7H8WNgp7ivr-947cuqBgRFHfI0vgl1enmVM9FnqOHt2OA71pD3JHs/s320/1533.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5357746017228317122" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px; " /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">Brand new baby Haden</div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRUkfaLBffWy7XW_QSCp5EjHljXHAujgsDMe_-sFua1ANDjFqo4ymvrgP9fKtzZ5VEoQg8_EB2L27w4LBEIZVhgIWh1RpozcXnVx7pe8uAUbFbl88fo8K6DYHNwGBBBBQaidEKEcVeMIk/s320/1611.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5357746018643839730" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">Just a couple weeks old with big sister, Kenedy.</div><div><br /></div><div> I had Haden in Portland, OR just 3 days prior to Jim graduating from Dental School. He was a very calm baby and it's a good thing because the first couple months of his life were a whirlwind for our family. Jim graduated from Dental School(June 8, 2001), we moved to Richland 4 weeks later into a rental house which actually sold the day we moved in which meant we had to move out 13 days after that. Then, we couldn't find an apartment, so we moved our family to Bend to live with Jim's parents. Jim lived in Motel 6 in Richland during the week so he could work and came to Bend on the weekends to be with us. Jim found us an apartment which we could move into the 2nd week of August, but we still had a couple weeks until that time, so I drove with the kids down to Idaho to stay with my parents and attend my cousin's wedding. When we finally got settled into our apartment in Richland, it was Haden's 5th home and he was just over 2 months old. </div><div><br /></div><div>He has grown into a handsome young man and we love his sense of humor. You never know what he's going to say and that keeps us laughing all the time. Love you Haden!</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgZEsy2Fxzn61P0LF2N36dnEISSQ1Wx4Xp-Dg4U2TrtPSoh1u1BrqSpQC_TZDftcmGlMsoqfKxPeRyZbQpHx5912SR9cCK8Fp88CsmB6a-ZrK9rugUi6rCCKOZ3R2LGTbyhcjfCV4_rAM/s320/jim's+iphone+001.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5357957687135805634" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px; " /></span></div><div>Haden chose to eat at the mongolian grill for dinner and really enjoyed his food. :)</div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmjjAawfxClEzYNYtOMwbaptEcKcR6Jf0-Tx8Jy0KQgxEtOuLM8jqYt5BOJfuZxT3-MPwOb9nngGd7xkiZ2xuwFysoS_1cWzfag5hFxtnxOtOMV5LHQX55x7FZGXpjvJ770BzMnBcdm34/s320/June+5th,+2009+006.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5357948372436160834" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span></div><div>Haden loves Legos and playing on the playstation. He was very excited about the Indiana Jones Lego set we got him. I found the shirt below at Target-"just one more level..."- and since that's what I always hear from him, it was perfect.</div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyNaju4gepPeUUwIOzD0hRllcwkuN-nbrwnOfPcOhzQfmdS1oIGjtSPxSo9l8eLpGvb9Nw1WcqE8GJzdK8I4b-cL768-fuN-jcBPtLhwJo_-M4EU01DoBwMVFGtu3kIzG1BfD_K14Hqmk/s320/June+5th,+2009+004.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5357949064768808914" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>We had his birthday party on July 2 at the church pavilion. We played a couple games, built things with legos, ate birthday cake and broke a pinata. What more could an 8-year-old ask for?</div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaeaqTJpRWRYUGbW_8wvz0JhFCL-5rTwpWAWBTM8sJmtljLof-VqXd97zcd-srjaOtc8GGD0v-_Cwc5EADYB3IQfM00pyOw5VTy-bucAKbiDG7Ydn4vCaY4S15YEPTiNk3tmabhdWAtdU/s320/Haden+baptism+003.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5357955635398861410" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXC63kVUeRYB20in1pF4hSvdH-XhjksSg-vBN7BGh1FytUmJ3IZdcaf0ACJuiI2VEyO5NgsBqg_FW1dDxCHJQeThqOmhGwWTLFQpm3gfsSdoDiBUuo6iLCofndpdGHhVciiuCwKa7Qrmk/s320/Haden+baptism+006.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5357955642228737138" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzCwW5yqUlDAt4SauXZRk_4K7o-oO6ROmHT7IE6xF94bckdhpu9nkJzwEZ9w9REG_AreJmMaX2sbx4EOENGQDtToPYaMDnxUv3KL905WQBFZeVTk7M12vAbrjPHMm-FfHcJx3Ii7lvL7o/s320/Haden+baptism+011.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5357955643519685346" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM2sVtG10lb4kHZsQo6xiUp34_Z-QEuB5RLcVWO6G704Hg5ujumpdwPE7uaUrhGteqamoRvWLcn-nImR_O7cbm2LcecsL4JaItY3ze0HN1I0XjZYh0aUXWK0iDvbGYsTcDF4MZeuRVVDk/s320/Haden+baptism+013.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5357955652470918402" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span></div><div>I was very impressed with how the cake Jim made Haden turned out. They really look like lego bricks.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihjm1eYWeeNfrTzbPN85La5_zBLjqsW_IEkfEs7bRuyX1HQD6n1cfBp25_BDjd9F7EJxFicMAuzQY36W3K9taR03gUOYvH65Dz-oq7wX1oghc6iCDFQHrjN_RFZp3YhqeQcIGqfOajChQ/s320/Haden+baptism+015.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5357962030249818738" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">Opening presents</div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj09m9tjGQ7dUPRGFAef-T0s8R9dVfkXH_f1lKTik7BH7RJh62irP4zVvGf7rdkT6F2wTaBvuWb462P-XxegOzvP0-R24m3J3BbWVQOvAyHBEec62wFKlfpBMztA9F4_S4nTtiBjc1aIWY/s320/Haden+baptism+016.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5357962036102275922" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">Swinging at the pinata. I think Jaret actually broke it.</div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZVMdUgD2O5XT1cpOqVl2BO8cVkpu3GaePffGvG5Qgn21xq_-_LMg5Z6m-SlsG3_BwaxBTAHFC_ha3kQBtlX2jGgxFZM0pqaLO2inFMkm9LKqrlgWshWMcwordTSOVD1-6wtVsZ0Ii7mg/s320/Haden+baptism+020.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5357962043282762274" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">A mad dash for the candy!</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>On July 4, Haden was baptized. He was able to be baptized with his friend, Kirby Robertson whose birthday is just 3 days after Haden's on June 8. Grandma and Grandpa Carey were able to come and also Grandma and Grandpa House and Uncle Rob. It was a very nice baptism that I hope he will remember always. We're proud of him for making the choice to be baptized.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1Tk6vUof8E6iGsGsLfLM1CLKNgOhyphenhyphenRXeV25gyvVbWgqWkbkKisvho8sCwd8u4KXpzwTa5aIHbHoaJCh92IVZoWqHchKJNn6o-I-_mOkHZWm2MHiP8DA_UaI5lJqN_4SDCl6VFM-ZrW34/s320/Robs+Pictures+002.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5357965650219982610" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">Smile for the camera. :)</div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAZ1YCyqir9x2VOAXWZPWT7dNNxg5TKmrSFuCN0N0T4hiGjDQDWltmtMCq59KTVA2ZnZIDcIsfm9thtqKCfQr3yDLEsRpsGuUEzBu2Vor3RcBizsSh922X9g5AqEWaHcSet2-TUtmbtI0/s320/Robs+Pictures+006.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5357970459664423410" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUTxdqxB3LsBz32B8rGbX0EzezDzI1pxZGX4jmxj8Og1YxtzdkFuJwUof2pZufVh-N5C6VpMWyZWNIuNu2STtCu_B4t0BIskBpw9yuylS827bj4p22dtaRo3kC0GuhbSblpFk8BNZRa2U/s320/Robs+Pictures+001.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5357965646086485442" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">My three beautiful girls.</div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlYY1xyIdximBXo5ukNFhKzvriIjsdPBGgDm7BEBOi_ef_bfKIynGMbfy_JRFz45GTwAULuXsTun8vL0hgwNrFq9Fl-JvUKtbxPiXjWnWqnH3Qk8Edn2uXzFvT8eC4CLKFnsh_evt9NkY/s320/michelles+iphone+002.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5357965661554346146" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px; " /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">Kenedy, Hallie, Lexie, Tiffani, Mikayla, Amy and Lilly sang "When I am Baptized" for the baptism. It was beautiful.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>The next day, July 5, we blessed Calvin in sacrament meeting. He has been such a wonderful addition to our family and his blessing capped off a wonderful weekend. He's growing so fast and I'm loving every minute I have with him. He's smiling a lot now and I think my favorite part of the day is when I talk to him and he smiles and coos at me. There's nothing better than that.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDnVTkJkrIYiXu9XhrZbNNnogvxKFZQ6aMJMxiz73STf8D3YdKFHxTLK09X1h3dcYGvIDNOBkXCe5rtjhaYSKNhwO4KKpTtCC8ICIfQOhv0E3wPdBEXd_6Mkj9C6keCTf2DXcZXkebJ8c/s320/Haden+baptism+001.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5357970464174597202" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJwv0RKFGes6pD_JY9QPw6JZ6dY151FHh2lh0nJWQTgECYxmr9w2pc44bEJOrYFGQExkglEfHZAtE2BN5oQyPhpYtcsBfmV5nep9R99lx9kndr2iTQxfNAgNrmj3FD0YtZl5K3jGJ_PkY/s320/Haden+baptism+004.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5357970470923616466" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh00WTD43YpAfTYpaQG6wURnBlEmQEt0n15tg0yKPdkBmYlSbwHvNHZgF5BxCXPQUrCkgteewRepJeeV6_Y0yWqga44IFtJl4iCcHIldZWJFXHdeMoqa7au-0sHjRRZUtpotPZmbM41vgc/s320/michelles+iphone+010.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5357973445422099330" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px; " /></span></div>Michelle Careyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05628167236532092837noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8544611447192605224.post-51590069792360550282009-06-22T14:14:00.000-07:002009-06-22T15:02:06.597-07:00Pictures of the kids<div style="text-align: center;">Just sort of a random post with pictures of the kids. I hope to be able to post pictures of Calvin at least pretty often to share how much he is changing. It's amazing how fast he is growing and how different he looks every day. I thought I'd throw in some cute pictures of the other kids as well.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLAmmnjZGicTY_sJE5gJVJGjb9TNDxwHy2IziioW1paeMX3F-sD4X1on52CADAc3LhYxR3oFOUIbiZ_krGSEMnuVMMoeQQs0ykYxn2KHS7GpYndxHBwborHzgEL2rGc2uSCjpjaFtzRXs/s320/June+5th,+2009+001.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350268931288564770" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span></div><div><br /></div><div>Calvin with his twin. I have actually had quite a few people tell me that he reminds them of Hallie. He actually has kind of strawberry blond hair. We wouldn't mind another red-head in our family.</div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKXgSNr0bx_6dHuhUovrgNYRa8KEfuOTzhG9vexf_A_yhXOEy7Mr9ELljhcuonPOWZ_1SXVi3NGmPSYOC6IYPy5elxo7Jf4BTbF8CPI1oeQhUau2OKiCYurW5yPK1c-eQrNEIi7wZf_F0/s320/June+5th,+2009+032.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350268941809744770" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px; " /></span></div><div><br /></div><div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpY1EmWfML0zVErnBGqrNwP1OXSAt95mM8wavcxZ21mdzPd9KWUKUXiDbK3qe0pNIsYHuPfO6nT40Kj5HuUQh3u-u6f44MAsQ7Xq2Lm0y_z9N6AM-NQM6qXwdnqpJGOiXG1rpcj8C5C6Q/s320/Graduation,decks,+sleeping+cooper+and+calvin+001.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350268944827039026" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span></div><div>Calvin wasn't extremely happy here, but Cooper was thrilled to be able to hold his baby brother. </div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGXj_L38Dq5WGedyXEsaNoNgPWJNV2wAjgAyHYaEurkKlFtmVWEPEWa7qKSqSGBEItbDHXDNAWUqUn8ojldj9HTj46GmsbfF-t9nU84jI-AXPuXHSREuMbfgdN4iHM8snwtD6HUEimmTM/s320/Graduation,decks,+sleeping+cooper+and+calvin+001.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350268944865057794" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span></div><div>I love looking at him when he is sleeping. There isn't anything more precious.</div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5gKAxGrZr2HJLwkDI0APixUQZG-SOA8rAvpkszVcn5nZYhvtXq9TLamqfqf6xSA4jl1GoXcP6o69Q-mdmMt69ZPkG9XnmXlYFA8hkycZveyciEnANcVMajc3bUGN8LfTpptGdZt1xZX8/s320/June+5th,+2009+001.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350268931780939426" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span></div><div>Kenedy picked one of my orange lillies and had a good time posing for a picture. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9Q-zxNOgmLhMivxVqr74X5FKt3uMQm58Re2fTLxSUFTsq6Q_U6p9jkEor0QWSRfLlW9HmKrv8_x9NNxv-d3Ox4yebwbu3wW5P6YUWHT1Ct7AIxnrQf_vOtCyV_-UxhRPU0KNu4OaOILg/s320/Graduation,decks,+sleeping+cooper+and+calvin+004.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350273607364903170" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span></div><div><br /></div><div>Kenedy loves to hold Calvin and is pretty good at keeping him happy when I need her to.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDDmBDQEWVWAyxvohlF0pW9rwNPvM6QJE6asQ-i3ma_xYGwLQOksVEGFo_h2FdeDa70oHf8CfTos6t1BwN1Fm8p32K0fjQffhKs9UL4XEK7LxPFNzVhDWRak7gdiveyGxcAE0anEMLqr8/s320/Graduation,decks,+sleeping+cooper+and+calvin+001.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350273605095829170" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span></div><div>Hallie at her 5th grade graduation ceremony. She passed and will be permitted to move on to the 6th grade at Carmichael Middle School. Yikes!</div></div>Michelle Careyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05628167236532092837noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8544611447192605224.post-34933112175716195122009-05-31T16:27:00.000-07:002009-06-03T16:42:30.972-07:00Calvin James Carey<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCfSmpvZ4CQaLwUUaHAkyB4GescVsKLjRUaiU_ouU7vtgCs_IjjU5YD8-GvzQetRb6QA5FYXapFDQNk357cfewUqocaAnVzUxAxYSHSXy3epzTY3qDh8DZuV0Q9rqJr8OA6eB7upakzoE/s1600-h/calvin+001.JPG"></a>After the hardest pregnancy I've ever had and much anticipation this last month, our sweet little Calvin is finally here. He was due on May 24, but decided to be a little bit late. I went into the hospital at 1 pm on the 27th to be induced, something I've never had to do before, so it was a little bit strange. Much to my surprise, the labor was not terribly intense and pretty short. At 5:37 pm, our sweet little boy was born. While holding him for that first minute or two, I could tell he was going to at least equal and probably surpass Haden's birth weight and be our biggest baby. I did not expect, however, that he would weigh 9 lbs 12 oz, smashing the record by 11 oz. What the heck were you waiting for Calvin?<div><br /></div><div>When he was born, his face was pretty swollen and purple. He looked like he was going to be pretty bruised. Jim and I were trying to figure out which of the other kids he might look like, but it was hard to tell in the beginning. By the next day, his face wasn't so swollen and he lost the bruised look and he reminds me quite a bit of Lexie with the round shape of his face and also Cooper. His hair, the more times I wash it, also seems to be getting lighter and might be a little bit red. We may have another red head on our hands and I think Hallie would love that. Let's hope he sleeps a lot better than Hallie did when she was a baby. She didn't sleep a full night until she was 2 1/2 years old. He's actually already doing much better than she did and slept 6 hours straight his first night home.</div><div><br /></div><div>Cooper, who I was worried would not react kindly to having a baby around, has been pretty sweet to him. He met us at the car when we pulled into the garage and kept saying "He's so cute!" We had a funny conversation about Calvin a few days after we had been home from the hospital. I said something about how Calvin was Cooper's brother and he is my son. Cooper said, "Calvin is not a son. I am a son." I said, "Both you and Calvin are my sons and I am your mother." Cooper said, "You are not Calvin's mother, you are my mother." I said, "Well, then who is Calvin's mother?" He said, "Some lady far, far away." The conversation went on a little longer with me trying to convince Cooper that he and Calvin are brothers and both my sons and I am the mother of both of them. He finally said, "Fine, you are his mother." It was a very fun conversation and at least he didn't tell me I needed to go find that mother "far, far away" and take Calvin back to her. :-)<br /> <div>I am so incredibly grateful that our family has been blessed with another precious little boy and I'm so excited to be his mother and watch him grow. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCfSmpvZ4CQaLwUUaHAkyB4GescVsKLjRUaiU_ouU7vtgCs_IjjU5YD8-GvzQetRb6QA5FYXapFDQNk357cfewUqocaAnVzUxAxYSHSXy3epzTY3qDh8DZuV0Q9rqJr8OA6eB7upakzoE/s320/calvin+001.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343157518067556178" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span></div><div>Anxiously awaiting the labor to begin. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaMx2V0cN_IqYUs7mWD2nEeHyPuQr0kQg0SsFYlfOiLQsGZ2UB0LAQCxw5rfr5F3-FTapS0SDTBklH4mPjWvL3UnzqSSDjKlUikfHsSK7QYt0JJv7Gqoe1ywZ1-XVvgdeg2zjrFk8YoJo/s320/calvin+005.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343158551368790882" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span></div><div>It seems incredible, but it really is true--9 lbs 12 oz.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitGklG0mnlmlAClGE1Gk3sHpjyqdhFrhwYm3xJPEt4-7gHQ3cFIdCTX3NFfEXsp1bg7p8jEcbcrd3wU4JiXhx6h85mcUHphF4oF3RLwCTB5RmNRW4RGqt4XoVgBEY-rZGv7UaNQOaQoTU/s320/Jims+iPhone+001.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343158545846089058" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px; " /></span></div><div><br /></div><div>I couldn't believe how purple and swollen his face was in the beginning.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMYazyHUyy5TVK-ZbpblNoiGHdDhBKX4wu9TD6tiKhY3Dwsk2KNvEeRJXfLvNHXaB1YEHo4TdyyVrrjK5QUWqtMf5sZtSgtCGIuX0C22o5X2TdCqg47nCwctVrQSEMkqS-QaB2FWuOK-8/s320/calvin+008.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343158556465554450" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span></div><div><br /></div><div>He found his thumb right away and sucked on it for quite awhile.</div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEHUW7USt33a2NLvY2GKpV2MeS9pC-62pxEdpkYAkwPy-EMSBvBPChckgD0RvJoK8KoyAk40dG7ehh9HyW7e6ySm1dggQyNnCSGqiPmeY7CzCDiZh5olLPEUXfevNuJ2nFkkxxzs9yJGY/s320/calvin+009.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343158557501743698" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span></div><div>The kids were very excited to come visit their new little brother in the hospital.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-kqbJQesJmDyo9a97Nf9ufOCTW7pU2URUcSKOrWHzLp0kZVpjgLePTKM0ug2UqNs4x04cBw3UpDvsXqsONM8gTV3-kkEiGG5XKrx2ZyhGmEBJWdK3jPq69cTLlOQkkvP1eUcsAq5MTxE/s320/calvin+047.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343163462208592962" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZV4fbzkoDgYV5VbmLYgrV-fWaQHXTRKh9wJ4e-wSnpxctKfqCsodMxKUgcQY-rD1oWWZKmZUWrMntruEQxuIR48gbjDngmjcXlBYxFzjuwH0XZMAmmNivvevO__qAsZxW9MCRNObm4bA/s320/calvin+048.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343163468392273394" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWneXyjpbcY0AkpePlnkvPpxQA7xReNG7LtVzzKPssOrQi7B9UE3IMbL1Ee_N3vtZBcFyMtMg9p_G4IebyXViAWHtnmbaO1PcpXvZPQ8Irzr8eZqV2KZOmDTbSzcxASMfCCcNDvIFRLX8/s320/Calvin+002.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343163474147167122" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span></div><div><br /></div><div>Finally he opens his eyes for a picture. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMXMkbObfut1qwej0-UFyPFUboq3s3fs3zZOR6d5SWLCo9-EU7QWkgKoWCxmITbuRgAL8T3efMppkJFvoNysmSXC3Txm2FgAdN7iPz2e6dBIY3vecRfXppFljEeTgZQWWtyGWONM6jpv8/s320/car+wash+001.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343163478291967650" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span></div><div>This is the wonderful sign that the kids made for our return home from the hospital. So sweet!</div></div>Michelle Careyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05628167236532092837noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8544611447192605224.post-33116341207163020542009-04-15T13:22:00.001-07:002009-04-15T13:48:04.658-07:00Funny volleyball pictures<div><div><div><div><div><div>This post is going back in time a bit. Last fall, in October, myself, Rebecca Ritchie, Karen Madsen and Sarah Burrup challenged our husbands to a volleyball match. This came about because the said husbands(mostly Jim) were talking lots of smack about how they would totally kill us in volleyball even though 3 of them had never really played. If that isn't a reason for a challenge, then I don't know what is. </div><br /><div></div><div>Sarah, decided that we should have uniforms and a name for our team. She thought of the Black Widows and made us white t-shirts complete with numbers on the back and the cutest little black widow spiders on the sleeve. They were awesome. So, before the match started, we all changed and came out in our awesome uniforms. The boys were very impressed.</div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325020414044067346" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPLhFUol2nPrtoJ-8KeMyaZBmJuA8za2mCbASgDlDGILigK0f30TswFRfkVWXSkw8WEN5qBBYPNebp9hMmTzRWuCKnKoFaQed1xrEK8bUMn5En6ZLCabZ5E1xcQJgf9hFrYYfqe09yW_s/s320/vball5.jpg" border="0" /><br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325020410666296402" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixXsnpVpWwPnu5wEe7KdxTkDnap8KkBlS83Z8PFlJewGduNvR61GK2Ssoq7ZBDHIDe4yo3DhLli4vSN4k5GyhlEaNFmih8Rpr5ofyLfSf5avM7hftDZVMf-o-6hNMEseuHQTPb5TnfFLQ/s320/vball4.jpg" border="0" /><br /><br /><div></div><div></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325020418606216386" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEillhHA68dQGNhmhfk_DOSObdFp89XLBiz-8zpTV9e3LezCokWCG7F5JkXGb4uP3eXNhTwbYnAdTCkDqSkaXHVXT5pPeRl2DrOm8dPHx5PC6_LUoQbUZiV-7VG4k5rTNwm9NrrFZLusKrg/s320/vball6.jpg" border="0" /><br /><br /><div>Much to my surprise, Jim decided he needed to change as well. I had no idea he had brought anything to change into. He came back into the gym and we all burst out laughing. Here is what he wore. </div><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325022141394641058" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNbut4s72iATJjhgNLhkdygFN1tZssv6JKULhIA2_AteOdR74L_4WL8W2sCXtdDmMu0kQLo8NZ7xlpHUOZOtD8lyonwx9mQfuUk5jGq2OMsLaQ1apsWGp_sGTNvY5P6P4ZOXUV3p8AJtg/s320/vball1.jpg" border="0" /><br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325022145725166242" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh34KgWkuC-HoofRvPWB2Q_jMGVNML0T1mzSpfzJjdo4xjk_MIv6VNI1VLlQoyEQl0tkbvXVrlAYAZh5O6DWjNb_tOuf0DDWm7ndxn8Oa_HJ62HJh529OgjDJo21GHdwqaja8t-r8AF__o/s320/vball2.jpg" border="0" /><br /><br /><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div>Well, we played the match, 5 games, and lost 3 games to 2. Here they are with the trophies that Sarah bought them from the dollar store because that's all their "just by the hair of their chinny chin chins" win was worth.</div><br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325022147620926962" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEqGC4rHwZJQRouByTWZzp8Z7cpXLEGO5J1oA-1074y8zvyMe2JLSwh6Z2NQacftKuuMwMnx3ATpKwrOioDAIdzBIIXYgmxTNpmJgVjGT53BqwLfQqaaVUXClyjjfUTZx-FeBzat6dRKo/s320/vball3.jpg" border="0" /><br /><br /><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div>We were a little upset that they squeaked out a win, so we challenged them to a re-match for the next month. Sadly, we lost again--3 games to 2. We realized, they are stronger than us, taller than us and caught on a little quicker than we had expected. Next time boys, the story will be different. </div></div></div></div></div></div>Michelle Careyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05628167236532092837noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8544611447192605224.post-90183649985851661612009-03-17T10:30:00.000-07:002009-03-17T11:08:14.036-07:00Kenedy and Hallie, world famous models/photographers<div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div>While in Bend a month ago, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Kenedy</span> and Hallie took the little kids to the park in my in-law's subdivision. They took the camera with them and had quite a good time taking pictures. In fact, they took almost 100 pictures. It was pretty funny to look through them. A lot of them were clearly set up poses--they seem to think they're going to be models someday or something--and others were just candid shots. Anyway, I thought I'd share some of my favorites.</div><br /><br /><br /><div><br /></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314215023154649090" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-LmeOaeltLaI659sZqzeLKqa7m4wUT3JWqyvO3tLdM_srFUUlvTIAiya0BeYgL8fLCVs04xL0pPdO5yo5gv5S8i7XR3slfZ4qKLQGAVcRCKDA3H2u1Hm-ytyEFYfLDUOEhbgnwL5W2AQ/s320/Bend+%26+science+009.JPG" border="0" />Off to the park we go. Cooper doesn't look too happy about it.<br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314215027265785074" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4xt6egkgevuv5aYM2jgUIa4J-Bbv2l4LT809jDfP8CEXWwRtLmMGFZ_hkWlV5gM0lb9kEbIWvXOS_p_F7mLGl9zSehPDN2ib8dJSKhniorFZOEIgXrWbgju8t_ZoLxn3boucdTrU5Xqk/s320/Bend+%26+science+014.JPG" border="0" /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314215039135182018" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh49S4VgF_02vS10r1xku_uP-Rg7KgzrnfuexNWtJfmrdfmAY8WNjX9Vh4N_efQSeMg2B6GpaVJUsI9HOTsehaT7pt1wymZGmTsAN9p4IJ12I0M_EVRHAgIlLc7p-IdlhwbenSlo_oOPsc/s320/Bend+%26+science+016.JPG" border="0" />Looks like he perked up after they started playing.<br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314215057638863490" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGKrvcNY5yuR3fOLOK-veZok4QVOiTMgnnn7ZIKu9UtI-wyP25hUWD2TvIkKpwp_pGs3oilyXG3lsAzF5GpM4Bb7JSvEDyuQvi11d77msks_HTdGbQriNcci5_JZbKV2w8K5PrvUBnQlE/s320/Bend+%26+science+030.JPG" border="0" /><br /><div></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314215048399887730" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX4G0Fh_FWu3CGnQT-hSFP4LHdnp1Zs93vTI5WjqvQpWcysLLn9esvImn_WX9jeAKpbK03yXR8g0RUgFJU4J8uwQn9Xx1w2fsmB-I20AbpcCfDYFB5ye-0GdxVHCQ02fR2t6RCAo5f1W0/s320/Bend+%26+science+022.JPG" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /></div><div>These posed pictures totally crack me up. They even got <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Haden</span> involved in the posing. Just don't tell Jim. :)<br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314217158325960770" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglm7J-z9xM4JxcCq51NkXvsMfqtsoPhiBwdErIGL7YjyFfpeH0P1orqF9JQdbOZsteNawPMsCPFg0Bsthg64MND5AeccBNkcfOvQ_7mgnCoXcieDftBFgFTYSCAKPm9LMziTZH-BjfkCU/s320/Bend+%26+science+041.JPG" border="0" /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314217162183167026" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdHwr_nuCVmIhV-jK0Zh4zJ3aTH_5CPJ4FVkQFr5iWtNy6w_Oa9ggpJ8aGQ28dUTe0QZoThko9rqWk2arSzq1blWX2Mtxi8U3EdKGXouHuxINRhIcJRGCSM9yfRnBLn39yaGFGzgm-dkI/s320/Bend+%26+science+043.JPG" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314217167315578866" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJLZuE7ciLqHBz8GGlaO1uPjDWFGv3QZ0BAJ-9Q0vb6MTP9WKpEweoGT-Pr1aVQWrEA7o29BxhvThj4M7Six2oKeDoVoqjj5SAhjSTEsThquC4rlmUq-MEw1D0d85_o2htgKlNR1LHsQk/s320/Bend+%26+science+044.JPG" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314217176885546226" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNLSyfJWjvMIvG8boOTUyPaq5klj-GyKUFdK6NnUjCl28k_eQTuSg0Avdne-o3TXYck_de1sB0Olc6NdC_Rp3J11Wnmh97W2fImeLrTs8EwcoBMj_YyZJ1oks7ifH42DGe_u_5o0IOZQM/s320/Bend+%26+science+050.JPG" border="0" /><br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314217175688438370" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKKFDwFGNll0JUCHzARyVVno0ej0YH4XhZvJfSC08ws0makJP9OCPGZvxvWxoKKmlMmS8U9FGz898f9yiBfv8vDVfYbmhqKK2eBqLlxw5mrOKTZpHwSXHXjAHQcUXvwEb_uTy56EMeNME/s320/Bend+%26+science+051.JPG" border="0" /><br /><br /><br />Back to just having some fun with one another. <br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314218766221144290" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbkL_8LFhDwHpAwvRf2SPuNrBOi8ETOeCCeFmYF0ml0ralG5PznlySq2k6-zbiSrGede8_M4G1fmOrR9whyphenhyphen3WssKC1PFkrNlh2ytTjkJo7VWI3ccDQYjnFPnLjbvVjxZLsYwwBJJefD8A/s320/Bend+%26+science+067.JPG" border="0" /><br /><br /><div></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314218768809210450" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRt57GDOSwCjjxMHj1jP7JbjSuVxkApF5NKqtAyP5QM66NtE31o5hOZABALv3sJgW38N-cm2hVntcl0zbRhfaYUmxOasf_lhCNBZxJYwgHW1u3SuqKN_wj3onF4xtpkfkS_ZlyVdOXlIU/s320/Bend+%26+science+086.JPG" border="0" /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314218774902575794" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8dUpKq2Ie2ST4N88oUgjyDSkGxLpMGxwsAOu_agd-janU7_zor7vA0C_g5dDncS4vISMoLVoJU6lTz_6yjScQRDE1R8GbJqACCHkvYhs3UPilBipMebiVVYQYok0l8FytUdi95nWSzbc/s320/Bend+%26+science+091.JPG" border="0" /> <div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div> </div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Michelle Careyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05628167236532092837noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8544611447192605224.post-17105927637650733672009-01-02T10:43:00.000-08:002009-01-02T11:50:41.004-08:00Christmas Day and our Anniversary<div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div>Christmas Day was very low key this year. We spent it by ourselves instead of with grandparents and cousins, so the kids were a little disappointed, but we really enjoyed spending the day together. The kids got lots of fun, new toys and gadgets and spent the day playing with them. It was just a nice, relaxing day filled with family fun and good food. What more could you ask for on Christmas?</div><div><br /></div><div></div><div><br /></div><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286771250497690898" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQquE8pppIS7rrsLIelVhrw7NjS_C531kOoxQvM9YKK0TDX6UQ_Jt8zIwQoxqKCLAhtQ7PJMNJef_i37KXMhlg7X2cWd-QeRl6uvS6fJwE_LwAiE-nVw4Z193kn3i9oltMnCDvrfrwg5I/s320/Christmas+08+030.JPG" border="0" /></div><p>The kids always have to line up in order of age to take a picture before they are able to look in their stockings and see what Santa has brought them. </p><div><br /></div><p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286771258545381794" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH2Fxh0_TwWrx0xM0vOqjE8x1Qh5e2Yc3n0P_n7l-a-rvqDeOzT66e_0vwFPiMMn7YrICxQHOvGNyZeEHegA5TbkOcCNBDCqGLUZr2gE_60l3pLLgxbdy4a4XNKhtvABpVY2qUZPaiCiY/s320/Christmas+08+037.JPG" border="0" /></p><p><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Kenedy</span> posing with her fabulous new boots and sweater. It's a new fashion statement, I think.</p><div><br /></div><p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286771261630592642" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz9ePkBOfBARhynQoZI2dBXG9gRGapSW3FotTS2lngKPdUkvL5vD5t76Pe_pZZymrvQqTZjrnNcsVR-fo3igCxXjXlVrUgAgLPa_BUQlzR8fD5STbVuKeZbyqJ6lKH6gixKTeAyk-MfeQ/s320/Christmas+08+039.JPG" border="0" /></p><p>Hallie with her pajamas, David <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Archuleta</span> CD, green <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">ipod</span> case and green <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">earbuds</span> that she wanted. She was pretty happy.</p><div><br /></div><p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286771258822934882" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ_O0ZsYQp3E5-NFwDwqZhqWnGBPeVeyVXKVkG9V5d9p-AtmJtwQlSAclSkz-wT7znrEzeYZvKkZw-i0wZLVtd-KJMzNzzwxv5-droUERhFw0tjiKOOBYkz2XCeD5R2jZSPgcgP25SOeA/s320/Christmas+08+035.JPG" border="0" /></p><p>It didn't take long for <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">Haden</span> to start putting together his <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">lego</span> sets. He's a <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">lego</span> fanatic these days.</p><div><br /></div><p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286771266171747282" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYuPLxJ_kglOqcoaDYb-K1msxKjv8VfA4trs6cnjxOMbCxqQ40ziX8iMw4UZJHRMd4Y3dL43dwKsWOpcL_sE7FANz_Vy_1l2wPzHWIMvWPkoQr8NRQ91LnY00OKWKi2NU9ggV-LbUBVLo/s320/Christmas+08+036.JPG" border="0" /></p><p>Lexie loved her <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">webkinz</span> clown fish and her Sleeping Beauty and Belle barbies. She tries to tell me sometimes that she is too old for princess toys, but I know better. </p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286774272843537762" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWH4n74zol-Qhr38loC0x82e68LMeeidV_FF-TbvyIQcI0rRjesxCBSYJfmaICSCSjbMnbcUOEP9hWU1cx6rzYhIJPw1TYz0l87EYqawSi2QerqxfsoT7i6hkyYoqfJZpqR4Q8Y_YAvZc/s320/Christmas+08+038.JPG" border="0" />Cooper was thrilled with his Darth Vader's ship with a little Darth Vader inside. He's our little Star Wars fanatic.<br /><br /><br /><p></p>December 27 was our Anniversary. Jim and I have been married for 14 years now. It's amazing how time flies. I am so grateful to be married to such a kind, thoughtful, handsome, fun and just simply wonderful man. We are definitely looking forward to many, many more years together. We celebrated a day early and went out to dinner at <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">Bonefish</span> Grill and had a free night's stay at Holiday Inn Express that we used after that. It was a nice night. The next morning, we brought the kids over to swim in the pool at the hotel. No pictures of us on our Anniversary, but here are some of the kids swimming.<br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286777632359799394" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoXI1XAmDmDp8CY14V_rk6POKLIiq3aLh517RVE3kKuvxjstNU6yTMNcSFogyTsfhq7fscKf2yKm9g27D_FVaBkPC3gZWjmhheP3qQe_ma1MYdqWHla_EZNuMSIiE3vtJQqgG3tUUxB1Y/s320/Christmas+%2708+015.JPG" border="0" /><br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286777620988671970" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjon7AoexEb5DjImCIvrs1Wy__fwqJNe244bkquSTmfSdD_-gWmDhfRQqTwa0PI-mBsXjfams5vuJejp30vyPqc9m9aJizaq56nlFs_WKgY5GHUSii4Byv7BgF5gNcQuy9vlrIMrR7SVDg/s320/Christmas+%2708+013.JPG" border="0" /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286777611092045730" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4M4pidHwKh6mgiUr-0acK04rozSH79RO3rL07jJWlF_rPxu0tNDlH_pCY1SBvP6MMeFI6L1kwf1HhqQIZI42MZi0gV8lft820U_imvKZ2uxzb2uXdBeppQTQy5X-AJxx7sQ8X9QclNZ4/s320/Christmas+%2708+012.JPG" border="0" /><br /><p></p><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286777601339275874" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh46-fAqBs8L7hYFK-BzrKakWWB24737l5ub_xXw6Riodf1SgLYkn446DHBhe9cSc5VUaxgRp3bXeVuyH2mhsQmayXS33yYlUbRFyk7-y1afkrbPB3vcYUcBmVS4gDHM_j7rjh2FRrTxqc/s320/Christmas+%2708+011.JPG" border="0" /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286777586004029154" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxgNaNtKJljD7cp6mQ2eJm20QBgpNg_GEhP_-pU6GWhgDyOim6tAL_FSp3snrQh-fA1trBIzdFBpNJIUpAK2l_rS_qcAzIF_L6uzj-BN9FT2W7wGv7MPl6KkC-4AI3Gz5i94oVDr064Oo/s320/Christmas+%2708+010.JPG" border="0" /><br />The morning of the 27<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9">th</span>, it started to warm up and the snow started melting. We had about 8 inches of snow on the lawn and by the end of the day, we had a river of slush on the lawn. The good thing was that the snow was finally wet enough to make a snowman. So, Hallie and Lexie made a snowman and so did Jim. By the next morning, almost all the snow had melted and the snowmen were piles of mush. At least I got some pictures of them before they melted away.<br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286783212415269634" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdzTCWiZTIUHVcx-mojvo6iJrGaNQNasB_zbTAyna7CLKUQtfyH6Z1JAMOYPUWQyTJ-62wleSSLSjA8Z12zk2sftdBkSkn1TunyrunGcdZ8O203EeYOZ-xpUA8PfjMSk2XMtaRb8ZYkWk/s320/Christmas+%2708+022.JPG" border="0" />Lexie carrying the head of the snowman to put on top. She's been working out.</div><div><br /></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286783208447228226" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLuD38te4sPPfBjfuKB2psWPrS0a2G2hVP7RMS6_pTWd6TxcP1OY7AmExYmXEWQ_XJDWMU-wRIk8ODLE-KQhaBkf-8ioyLvFf1pO_xe117QebEzGNeE9TBT50sInB7x8fw2a69YmQyKnk/s320/Christmas+%2708+025.JPG" border="0" /><br />Hallie and Lexie with the finished product. They gave it a name, but it was a bunch of nonsense that I can't remember. Pick a different name next time, girls.</div><div><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286783221017341794" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJh33rSiMeyt9OnZfihaAStPpJHqtdbQVzRQI2OjZhmhvvPAVo45pW0bMFl-C0UCZU3G3yHpkKR78DJDrHy_hE2YxP50rB4vp74Q6i3TH-YCB5eeTkK3Ks-TexVZL_6kIfNDMU31223GU/s320/Christmas+%2708+029.JPG" border="0" />Jim, working on his masterpiece.<br /><br /><p></p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286783222405394162" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQYP6nBdOadK2HMq7dH1h61de-gVG3tgHv9ubywDiG-g6-VK2-1H-3CX-fCl96oz5Yn7_voZWlaEHwUkJfC2cc5oxRFbnG5uJIq9r273Bg4iOavGpe_IJ8Qcz_yRE2P3Fdulqd9Fy1LjM/s320/Christmas+%2708+034.JPG" border="0" /><br />And, here is Billy. <br /><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Happy New Year everyone!</p></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Michelle Careyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05628167236532092837noreply@blogger.com2