tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-81750137256474657002024-02-07T09:28:29.734-08:00johnny and katenot plus eightalexishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04653488079337228573noreply@blogger.comBlogger79125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8175013725647465700.post-32814858164060914312008-11-01T13:57:00.000-07:002008-11-01T17:26:16.891-07:00goodbye!ok, so i have a new blog. i am no longer posting to this blog. the new address is nordstromgirlalexis.blogspot or click <a href="http://www.nordstromgirlalexis.blogspot.com"><strong>here</strong></a>. tommy and i recently got divorced, but will remain friends so the kids can have a healthy relationship with the both of us. the kids and myself are doing well, and will remain in our current house. this chapter in my life has come to an end, but i am glad for lessons learned and look forward with faith that life will be better........alexishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04653488079337228573noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8175013725647465700.post-9739268734054773702008-10-12T23:02:00.000-07:002008-10-13T00:03:54.851-07:00congratulations austin and morgan!austin and morgan got married on september 29. my parents threw them a little open house on saturday to celebrate. we are so lucky to welcome her into our family! i love you guys!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc79rTske35uINzvUL_sznQ6QVVt1mABfvPcDgfFupb07hrSONFqC302N9-r2dN-qGiOKfHob2p51IOt1tfjEfvYjtnDsW54BjdJUwhDi5JZW4mKpXRt_thc0dc_cGe4vyQl_EalXCOSE/s1600-h/IMG_4366.JPG"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNmH-YfQ0XC3KKzez9CA3oo7TwU8Bs2cO6Hw2cEcWrw0QV8GbH1JDCXAS0qossgej-oFFlqM6YglLFNYIZMuGNz1k589-ETOg-NOB55wSc4U8YI_HjGD6v3D6xMeoCqYxGB9PfFFtfgpI/s320/IMG_4364.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5256522953371539106" /></a> my cute parents<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEXEez1rk9B77Bom6cbx_E_rN7n7g_d0C_NNLi92au3JPLWipOgMBjwMxCrBBSkH8BXOa2y5muGjIv1wsKVLeyD5LrbA5HaD-ICKUnq172VIy_-qV8h3YV7zPzY89R61lTUtXjpXCv0h0/s1600-h/IMG_4412.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEXEez1rk9B77Bom6cbx_E_rN7n7g_d0C_NNLi92au3JPLWipOgMBjwMxCrBBSkH8BXOa2y5muGjIv1wsKVLeyD5LrbA5HaD-ICKUnq172VIy_-qV8h3YV7zPzY89R61lTUtXjpXCv0h0/s320/IMG_4412.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5256520812737515362" /></a> me and austin<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm0FiZ_DF22lT6aaVlC4NpJXvOlSHOkAul4IHx2lC_46I0IzdSKk8upIst2PrKMKBz2Ssp7ywhXVZSViV_a3fHA28MASPtu2kOQiU8L79sBrObumUXqkOx0JSBWNiyJyIjZVfRdQPp6GI/s1600-h/IMG_4403.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm0FiZ_DF22lT6aaVlC4NpJXvOlSHOkAul4IHx2lC_46I0IzdSKk8upIst2PrKMKBz2Ssp7ywhXVZSViV_a3fHA28MASPtu2kOQiU8L79sBrObumUXqkOx0JSBWNiyJyIjZVfRdQPp6GI/s320/IMG_4403.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5256520817274763458" /></a> <br />it was so fun to see the family all together and meet morgan's family. my parents did such a good job with the decorations <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAxnppSLhcZx29wLprf6sQCdhj7snKlPyLgOhxDADfVyKOmqVDC3mAyxTTUf6ZQ4l9-gywoeH3X-Us1QVo_TAen9q-dKI-JLy6ut07GA0eBFqHqCWjfkCREhaPjqbBEsI9wYrUt3gN_9Q/s1600-h/IMG_4299.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAxnppSLhcZx29wLprf6sQCdhj7snKlPyLgOhxDADfVyKOmqVDC3mAyxTTUf6ZQ4l9-gywoeH3X-Us1QVo_TAen9q-dKI-JLy6ut07GA0eBFqHqCWjfkCREhaPjqbBEsI9wYrUt3gN_9Q/s320/IMG_4299.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5256519023924151634" /></a> <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgitZLmhT6G5YdN8DDoaI-IJKJ7ScJFzGG_jark1ldakVziHcg2Wl3T4PpFZZEnJZik0hkRnh_GjVFyhyphenhyphenbl0Y84w9EasdHhMhFmMLb7NhH4FJhDw-XhvIvvcMfFqzz1SKmFlWnC-hlYNcg/s1600-h/IMG_4300.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgitZLmhT6G5YdN8DDoaI-IJKJ7ScJFzGG_jark1ldakVziHcg2Wl3T4PpFZZEnJZik0hkRnh_GjVFyhyphenhyphenbl0Y84w9EasdHhMhFmMLb7NhH4FJhDw-XhvIvvcMfFqzz1SKmFlWnC-hlYNcg/s320/IMG_4300.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5256519026942815842" /></a>i can't believe we all grew up!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWev9xjgxgUEDSIYB0YHDvtYkMqS6W6ek5L6-hOMz02sZXbQdHjJ7YjIu1EF3P8A27-IrgbyyroaUZ9-hC-4Arca56a8TXj1uAUMONU__-aSaVJ5G22RkR_2SNd6NO0XCZDCBwrt54PII/s1600-h/IMG_4325.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWev9xjgxgUEDSIYB0YHDvtYkMqS6W6ek5L6-hOMz02sZXbQdHjJ7YjIu1EF3P8A27-IrgbyyroaUZ9-hC-4Arca56a8TXj1uAUMONU__-aSaVJ5G22RkR_2SNd6NO0XCZDCBwrt54PII/s320/IMG_4325.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5256519026274179042" /></a> us with grandma chy<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiG8MMByaMPKBRyQzFwGvytNT5-FOm702CJRex8Ku5XNXe234q043e8_1VoqtFH212j0g34dJDwHAZpKKTOwLkZ4cEA2fvPjlXVXIa5J6B8q42aqTVYgnQk-rJ49zZ8xSrLnpPNupC5Kg/s1600-h/IMG_4295.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiG8MMByaMPKBRyQzFwGvytNT5-FOm702CJRex8Ku5XNXe234q043e8_1VoqtFH212j0g34dJDwHAZpKKTOwLkZ4cEA2fvPjlXVXIa5J6B8q42aqTVYgnQk-rJ49zZ8xSrLnpPNupC5Kg/s320/IMG_4295.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5256516954828197026" /></a> morgan and kate. her new niece. they got married in hawaii so they were all tan and beautiful<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJCMeLZh7vuPwfZKnUddzA7Qojf4I5SwUwOg_5uwSlRXoECZ4DvT8c8611-sfFPGfW_np6SysSKc2t5yg7BP-deyEwB4Z-ycbzZ7GPS28p6UweTaMwQUndW7noYBJXLnzQ3AzLJTl4brw/s1600-h/IMG_4317.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJCMeLZh7vuPwfZKnUddzA7Qojf4I5SwUwOg_5uwSlRXoECZ4DvT8c8611-sfFPGfW_np6SysSKc2t5yg7BP-deyEwB4Z-ycbzZ7GPS28p6UweTaMwQUndW7noYBJXLnzQ3AzLJTl4brw/s320/IMG_4317.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5256516386954385602" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg834W5NDWBUB-1xcy-5OIoUtpTznPrDQToC9Qh2RnCLB1KcW6vBri5z99ktYsoMRlx08sB9gTkT1bUA6ofybKhCiiTzWr9PgqD7yJxHuCxNj1aUZjqOjuljxH50oN0k5Nxd2wNEpaeUpE/s1600-h/IMG_4346.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg834W5NDWBUB-1xcy-5OIoUtpTznPrDQToC9Qh2RnCLB1KcW6vBri5z99ktYsoMRlx08sB9gTkT1bUA6ofybKhCiiTzWr9PgqD7yJxHuCxNj1aUZjqOjuljxH50oN0k5Nxd2wNEpaeUpE/s320/IMG_4346.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5256516383750922226" /></a><br />how cute, and they didn't even smash the cake in each others' face<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipC-YbVJo_eRxZhvV0oKTmXWILEF5it-MyFyjUsvR59dUe9etG0VEn18rYWC1YXNF2pQK4x345hsDKYKVkVCd6DkmZjjY0s82Z0yelE9kgHdWdJ7TFzYw7J2Jg4My4RKZxKAkgwi0wMXk/s1600-h/IMG_4374.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipC-YbVJo_eRxZhvV0oKTmXWILEF5it-MyFyjUsvR59dUe9etG0VEn18rYWC1YXNF2pQK4x345hsDKYKVkVCd6DkmZjjY0s82Z0yelE9kgHdWdJ7TFzYw7J2Jg4My4RKZxKAkgwi0wMXk/s320/IMG_4374.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5256516390383693362" /></a> the girlsalexishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04653488079337228573noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8175013725647465700.post-42378450553920900282008-10-12T22:53:00.000-07:002008-10-12T23:01:45.313-07:00travi's partylast weekend we went to travi's birthday party. i kinda feel bad i didn't take one of the kids with him, but here are some fun ones on the teeter-totter. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJGnwio53ftVus1tKW38Bwf9moorW4ZsGH6BlbapcylOjgfJUYTvY_NUURsJ5m6bIJLNu_dEoUAMoIypBVHGxd7WFNBCKMiG2rkr6p8tVWuNUt1AwkBGrZgkUwgNn3ELthz0kBpKmMjpA/s1600-h/IMG_4225.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJGnwio53ftVus1tKW38Bwf9moorW4ZsGH6BlbapcylOjgfJUYTvY_NUURsJ5m6bIJLNu_dEoUAMoIypBVHGxd7WFNBCKMiG2rkr6p8tVWuNUt1AwkBGrZgkUwgNn3ELthz0kBpKmMjpA/s400/IMG_4225.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5256514326011314754" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNh96J1EB_RBrZvCegRqZQxTWSAq91eXNR2UYsHIDEe-9n-jMONDSYafR9V_tpJSI-1mrl6fLRw-Z2MKQsWDH64HTgdqurjXSdxjMzYOb6S8xGeIZW6iFTcBAdFFUO_-bdsZfnxW8m8m0/s1600-h/IMG_4223.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNh96J1EB_RBrZvCegRqZQxTWSAq91eXNR2UYsHIDEe-9n-jMONDSYafR9V_tpJSI-1mrl6fLRw-Z2MKQsWDH64HTgdqurjXSdxjMzYOb6S8xGeIZW6iFTcBAdFFUO_-bdsZfnxW8m8m0/s320/IMG_4223.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5256513766545330786" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjth3-i3pGLhlNLy2EGyNMT4sD9pJ0NJgUM56tZU9GgLBFpomodconJdUtpBDdEDlg6tXRIwWHMNLL3gL0IhBYwaIQTRN_x8LENU0bb_hx_yXw3JAxOinmXNQ-jPW_S6ifu-iWl1jZ8mU0/s1600-h/IMG_4227.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjth3-i3pGLhlNLy2EGyNMT4sD9pJ0NJgUM56tZU9GgLBFpomodconJdUtpBDdEDlg6tXRIwWHMNLL3gL0IhBYwaIQTRN_x8LENU0bb_hx_yXw3JAxOinmXNQ-jPW_S6ifu-iWl1jZ8mU0/s320/IMG_4227.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5256513768471740594" /></a><br />johnny got pretty cranky and tired, but how cute!alexishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04653488079337228573noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8175013725647465700.post-35645672447618733772008-10-02T07:14:00.000-07:002008-10-02T07:29:47.459-07:00happy birthday to mei turned 28 this week, and my family came over on sunday for birthday cake. we had a fun time with the kids and "daisy dog" (kate calls her).<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOM3h_Y1W3svUbSDKzvxf9XTI8Jw3pxOSLZuiDC8E0xJexDs88mSIZQn3SOuKdsv_oaPh88Pbi72p5Z2jqfCLC0E8FlexrazSssoaE6zJw_-NFZv_xOFDVgN2RMW2y4TyglobuKr6O3oU/s1600-h/IMG_4176.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOM3h_Y1W3svUbSDKzvxf9XTI8Jw3pxOSLZuiDC8E0xJexDs88mSIZQn3SOuKdsv_oaPh88Pbi72p5Z2jqfCLC0E8FlexrazSssoaE6zJw_-NFZv_xOFDVgN2RMW2y4TyglobuKr6O3oU/s320/IMG_4176.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5252561350725342418" /></a>my mom made my favorite cake. (the better than almost-anything betty crocker recipe- see below)<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsNRo8NZkLSsGtDSKjJQtfy-mN6VgcOYZA5GHAlyr2cfhcYEFi8Cdf0vN9hLXqsHzvI4xSF_UZcGfVdyRrmJzdYLzEfFjovMrCLTf8rzJnvdf3ss3AGDCSNsVS_bl9DPDucBOFSSmwCNA/s1600-h/IMG_4183.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsNRo8NZkLSsGtDSKjJQtfy-mN6VgcOYZA5GHAlyr2cfhcYEFi8Cdf0vN9hLXqsHzvI4xSF_UZcGfVdyRrmJzdYLzEfFjovMrCLTf8rzJnvdf3ss3AGDCSNsVS_bl9DPDucBOFSSmwCNA/s320/IMG_4183.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5252561355534284770" /></a> johnny had to take a turn blowing out the candle<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAsZ64UtPRAbrq1vJQmLE9OQO7yEMCyFJNOj1krjNGooFDvt4OPF78vH66oY1zCRzApehSgIeKdPwKRojItbXMhn9I6H7XtZ_1kh37nNZEZYtYDtEucnXdFOpd03OgHUccWV5fCpR4Dbo/s1600-h/IMG_4174.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAsZ64UtPRAbrq1vJQmLE9OQO7yEMCyFJNOj1krjNGooFDvt4OPF78vH66oY1zCRzApehSgIeKdPwKRojItbXMhn9I6H7XtZ_1kh37nNZEZYtYDtEucnXdFOpd03OgHUccWV5fCpR4Dbo/s200/IMG_4174.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5252560523142713858" /></a> mimi with the kids<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgerCuHo-XwXFfBXOpCylZfaAjQ81nODRALq4fZiyg60518sc-MYr9ONIwNy0JQj-vbi_9apHpuzJE9HnskWv-F6wgYS5_M4FMaRNHd5kFvOaIjdRqWEqeBRq_KWqSXRsBCqep4LaE-UH8/s1600-h/IMG_4188.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgerCuHo-XwXFfBXOpCylZfaAjQ81nODRALq4fZiyg60518sc-MYr9ONIwNy0JQj-vbi_9apHpuzJE9HnskWv-F6wgYS5_M4FMaRNHd5kFvOaIjdRqWEqeBRq_KWqSXRsBCqep4LaE-UH8/s200/IMG_4188.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5252560527241974642" /></a> kate enjoyed it!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjedqNqk_yfNiCDAcT-oZppi1rmSkLSKMUB3NI899kc5J1LOoeIK-m7TT-h93cwKkMFfJFkT8ev7kMpJmp3v3MFj0WarFo-8iCsSvi_Xwfm8Icyd7ztC9lCjfc0mTvRA6CcVZlEKPSemvc/s1600-h/IMG_4190.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjedqNqk_yfNiCDAcT-oZppi1rmSkLSKMUB3NI899kc5J1LOoeIK-m7TT-h93cwKkMFfJFkT8ev7kMpJmp3v3MFj0WarFo-8iCsSvi_Xwfm8Icyd7ztC9lCjfc0mTvRA6CcVZlEKPSemvc/s200/IMG_4190.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5252560529902703138" /></a><br /><br /> cake recipe<br />1 box Betty Crocker® SuperMoist® German chocolate cake mix <br /> Water, vegetable oil and eggs as called for on cake mix box <br />1 can (14 oz) sweetened condensed milk <br />1 jar (16 to 17 oz) caramel, butterscotch or fudge topping <br />1 1/2 cups whipping cream <br />1/4 cup granulated or powdered sugar <br />1 cup toffee bits <br />1. Heat oven to 350°F (325°F for dark or nonstick pan). Generously grease bottom only of 13x9-inch pan with shortening. <br />2. Make cake mix as directed on box, using water, oil and eggs. Pour into pan. <br />3. Bake as directed on box for 13x9-inch pan. Cool 15 minutes. <br />4. With handle of wooden spoon, poke top of warm cake every 1/2 inch. Drizzle milk evenly over top of cake; let stand until milk has been absorbed into cake. <br />5. Drizzle with caramel topping. Run knife around sides of pan to loosen cake. Cover; refrigerate about 2 hours or until chilled. <br />6. In chilled large bowl, beat whipping cream and sugar with electric mixer on high speed until soft peaks form. Spread whipped cream over top of cake. Sprinkle with toffee bits. Store covered in refrigerator.alexishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04653488079337228573noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8175013725647465700.post-78885388251784920282008-09-21T21:54:00.000-07:002008-09-21T22:03:05.148-07:00kate fashionvanessa sent me these pictures from kate's birthday party. i couldn't resist putting them up with those poses!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-aOW3sHCNyE5tPNzU8c__xpfYBISfihiaCSLviDF_3G_ONgYx1LhYpNuOKeYmBc-i5Wn-LovYEj1ULbUR_bGYCkmSh8Q8ZCxdcixBasirWv3O4xmT7HtsE7vbaa4fxflnwCf9kJpvzKk/s1600-h/kate+2++8+30.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-aOW3sHCNyE5tPNzU8c__xpfYBISfihiaCSLviDF_3G_ONgYx1LhYpNuOKeYmBc-i5Wn-LovYEj1ULbUR_bGYCkmSh8Q8ZCxdcixBasirWv3O4xmT7HtsE7vbaa4fxflnwCf9kJpvzKk/s320/kate+2++8+30.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5248706267231114290" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCmszFhx1apwJmqiuVXDbYq_sBvUU6rfK2q9570vnyRRCwvMBhH7PQ62yf2r2EM6c0LtxhnRvRpv2KEe1kzZivEM-gJGhHKSEeWdtGcmuhDi4R2GbtPpkFqrJMKrSzcZ2qq1z7V5cLx_4/s1600-h/kate+8-30.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCmszFhx1apwJmqiuVXDbYq_sBvUU6rfK2q9570vnyRRCwvMBhH7PQ62yf2r2EM6c0LtxhnRvRpv2KEe1kzZivEM-gJGhHKSEeWdtGcmuhDi4R2GbtPpkFqrJMKrSzcZ2qq1z7V5cLx_4/s320/kate+8-30.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5248706271242887474" /></a>alexishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04653488079337228573noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8175013725647465700.post-79222696874987446242008-09-21T21:39:00.000-07:002008-09-21T21:53:09.057-07:00morgan's bachelorette partyon saturday we had a fun family girl's night out for morgan. she is less than a week away from marrying austin in hawaii. we wanted to do a special bachelorette dinner for her and it was a great time. we went to brio at town square. after we went to mac and got some makeup, and morgan got to spend her victoria's secret giftcards she received at dinner. my mom told her she had to model all the "flannel pajamas" she would be buying. morgan's face was priceless.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3vS4IhaNgi658M4LXf3XydnzbMt59D-lKWErsiIRxPDanXF0Ots5ZHiTJHfprK5xtBAmaX0SFXiscBptpwSxoSeHFKqtwU6XwkqpZrgSmcs6Jq4aKmxH77vxF0A8Ogo4o_kv23Op0t1E/s1600-h/bridalshower102.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3vS4IhaNgi658M4LXf3XydnzbMt59D-lKWErsiIRxPDanXF0Ots5ZHiTJHfprK5xtBAmaX0SFXiscBptpwSxoSeHFKqtwU6XwkqpZrgSmcs6Jq4aKmxH77vxF0A8Ogo4o_kv23Op0t1E/s400/bridalshower102.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5248702132032181362" /></a> kaila had her play a game where she had to guess answers about austin, and for every wrong answer she had to put a marshmallow in her mouth. lets just say it's a good thing kaila brought a jumbo sized bag :)<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSgTLV7DG1V0EWA7QtMdpSVrNQme4adU-RUgO6fdjZLPkB6HT80VNs9kyUTfyKCAPUh4gatIS-HVymC15bvzpgDuBE6kK4ESiZyrLZL1eCNp5n9WhDeiqlFP4Ee3QLt-pXAni07v2klHo/s1600-h/bridalshower106.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSgTLV7DG1V0EWA7QtMdpSVrNQme4adU-RUgO6fdjZLPkB6HT80VNs9kyUTfyKCAPUh4gatIS-HVymC15bvzpgDuBE6kK4ESiZyrLZL1eCNp5n9WhDeiqlFP4Ee3QLt-pXAni07v2klHo/s400/bridalshower106.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5248701592818098866" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQj4_0uW7QS_9fDkWPmqkhsVwWt9KcfTc5_rSVakMOxplgYT5HZjWy6IU-MKUk8hrqPM-Mj6odBI7SP8u5AZwhBAfAvNsWxYPMnIRmtT_VhkAD3R0PrMWl5_nfMMvF6cn41Q_mZNTSeaM/s1600-h/bridalshower113.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQj4_0uW7QS_9fDkWPmqkhsVwWt9KcfTc5_rSVakMOxplgYT5HZjWy6IU-MKUk8hrqPM-Mj6odBI7SP8u5AZwhBAfAvNsWxYPMnIRmtT_VhkAD3R0PrMWl5_nfMMvF6cn41Q_mZNTSeaM/s400/bridalshower113.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5248701592453547762" /></a> <br />the whole group. we had such a good timealexishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04653488079337228573noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8175013725647465700.post-76545599062733837622008-09-11T00:00:00.000-07:002008-09-11T00:18:09.102-07:00johnny's first day of school<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrK14Ub5uvqLkxklcv3RCh0Svk4WdGzJxAyOrvjy6jjiYTWxyWywz-KzYL4J9Y2mhle9_s_yI4mZ7rf8SIzugmAyjQDdXLYtfE4j0iVlpa8pBCx6JgCY3RNAFO-ajaOR1Tv_Hda-1FVsw/s1600-h/IMG_4027.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrK14Ub5uvqLkxklcv3RCh0Svk4WdGzJxAyOrvjy6jjiYTWxyWywz-KzYL4J9Y2mhle9_s_yI4mZ7rf8SIzugmAyjQDdXLYtfE4j0iVlpa8pBCx6JgCY3RNAFO-ajaOR1Tv_Hda-1FVsw/s400/IMG_4027.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5244655789440101570" /></a><br />how is it possible that my little brand-new baby is three and going to pre-school??? i don't get it. where does the time go? although it is sad to see them grow up, it is so much fun. he has been so cute lately. i wanted to write down a few cute things he has said lately.<br /><br />when ever i get dressed for work or church he says, "mommy you look so cute"<br /><br />when christine picked him up from school, he turned to kate and said " i missed you kate!"<br /><br />every morning when he wakes up, the first thing he says is "mommy, i woke up dry! i sleep good"<br /><br />he keeps talking about disneyland, so i let him look it up online. so now every day he goes to the computer and says, "mom, i need to go to disney dot com"<br /><br />i just got out a few halloween decorations and he is obsessed with this candle that looks like a candy corn. he spent the night at my parents house last weekend and he packed it in his suitcase! i got a halloween magazine in the mail with a bunch of costumes and candy in it, and he sleeps next to it. every night before bed he says "read my halloween book" so we lay there and flip through the pages.<br /><br />he is doing great in school so far and he loves his teacher. he is so proud to be a "big boy".alexishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04653488079337228573noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8175013725647465700.post-83629535068373703192008-09-10T23:41:00.000-07:002008-09-10T23:59:44.841-07:00happy birthday kate!on august 30 we celebrated kate's second birthday. the sunstrums had a fun family party for her the week before, and then the mitchell's did a family party on sunday. mommy made, what else, cupcakes.....she has gotten so sweet and sassy over the last year. her personality has really started to develop. she is so full of energy and so much fun! she got some new clothes, and a few fun play things. and thanks vanessa for "baby's first pair of true religion jeans" ummm, i don't even own true religion jeans. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-7c1-0uWm1o7T72JvFADUAG4y5qj6Ws74zD2V9p0xgrIEkZkVQ2ZW0mT90VFkaLxxFMpXHi1XVntiF10WK1P7VozVqJTZnGixQO2WpVtFjsxe6mXQmBBr0aWRm71HdrZMjceNwzoFMiU/s1600-h/IMG_4018.JPG"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP90l-uWnfSvbfTT4-JhR1kAeYKqK1BCSRRS30x6NOfbjlmCCaV0ZvQdtnyvuu-Larv2h4eu6_dASMSFvdhbjwgoFcGnzAkhb066JFSdDXDqV6Ec7i4S3_iwmJ69v7w4iAMCi_DC3t64Q/s320/IMG_4017.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5244651184838316722" /></a><br />and he also got her a tinkerbell princess dress. what a cutie!alexishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04653488079337228573noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8175013725647465700.post-5617957397428473172008-08-27T21:04:00.000-07:002008-08-27T21:30:39.671-07:00town squareon saturday we went to town square with nicole, patrick, and kennedy. we did a little shopping, ate dinner, and let the kids run around the play area. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKhwI2Zwexq_VKlAwUeQmbm8u9nhmSmN9yulBSaKIUPXE5R9uQpWOIZe7k8PXqiTsqRL6gtaXn1o6tzARYdbPZYO6QeYqxpSbjX0LaY_tpXw9KX7441vY1EorGoGpmjDsXK0gxOjoCxy0/s1600-h/IMG_4013.JPG"><img style="float:left; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9nlqnmsgyQB5EsMxmpdFdbmpmkkR1P77gAF9kbJK_Juai2AJLDw4PpScVNl_FTl26HSunsxYtv183vKQJITQby7knBzqPb3UTzUaw2bXC4jEuFIMDg3k9i-KVhZcwVM2_s9la1Ag1s-Q/s400/IMG_0578.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5234621088817543714" /></a>alexishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04653488079337228573noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8175013725647465700.post-87700818918709120262008-08-14T20:57:00.000-07:002008-08-14T23:08:02.825-07:002008 paul mitchell hair showlast weekend i got to go to the annual paul mitchell gathering with angie. i used to go every year until johnny came early three years ago and i missed it by 2 days. so this was my first time back in 4 years! i had such a good time with her. we stayed at the palazzo, and the show was there at the venetian. it was so motivating seeing everybody at the hair show and doing hands-on classes really refreshed my desire for doing hair. and i love being apart of such a great company that gives back. paul mitchell is always helping, donating, and sponsoring. they just came out with a new blow dryer and flat iron too that i will be getting soon. i love that with everything i buy i am a part of a bigger picture that ultimately is trying to change the world.....<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPESPQNPMSJrzhsXgIRilOyNJQzopX0KMtjad4wKqdidlDe0Zfel1yEBiGK6BDQ-VILGbyKM1v2ucIJfJsM3f1U1kqmEOX_qbs6OqyMa2vg0BG3n-TLr6V-6kSO5FoUCY5Q1dqfaBgqv4/s1600-h/images.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPESPQNPMSJrzhsXgIRilOyNJQzopX0KMtjad4wKqdidlDe0Zfel1yEBiGK6BDQ-VILGbyKM1v2ucIJfJsM3f1U1kqmEOX_qbs6OqyMa2vg0BG3n-TLr6V-6kSO5FoUCY5Q1dqfaBgqv4/s320/images.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5234612578197928834" /></a><br /><br /><br />at the show there is always a party on monday night. this year it was an 80's night- if you couldn't tell! <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLqgl4PMB_RvYSqiK6wxdwqzlrTexc8OPlye0dJgF6S1tl5W8a2jl-txLNAjNlT5jRYdrtWHLtHwWd8M5yUc2_W6eDRcwcqcz_aQN7cdrYaezgCVN5k2NM9s2ISrwOzVNmBSdzokEzq5k/s1600-h/IMG_3958.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLqgl4PMB_RvYSqiK6wxdwqzlrTexc8OPlye0dJgF6S1tl5W8a2jl-txLNAjNlT5jRYdrtWHLtHwWd8M5yUc2_W6eDRcwcqcz_aQN7cdrYaezgCVN5k2NM9s2ISrwOzVNmBSdzokEzq5k/s320/IMG_3958.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5234612460233650146" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ48y5TDaah2Md8To78_GhIl-Do739REprdHNhUY9gUttfUlx5fmEN8gLpKwdW_TbJyxI1tapIszgVVzGNNHen8mh4XCtGzZwCZ0V0tFQlahsXGEg1uUQ7oNvOna05VG5s77qTa6IlPCE/s1600-h/IMG_3948_edited-1.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ48y5TDaah2Md8To78_GhIl-Do739REprdHNhUY9gUttfUlx5fmEN8gLpKwdW_TbJyxI1tapIszgVVzGNNHen8mh4XCtGzZwCZ0V0tFQlahsXGEg1uUQ7oNvOna05VG5s77qTa6IlPCE/s320/IMG_3948_edited-1.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5234610724448660402" /></a><br />look at those hot outfits!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7LcwdVK8R3PmC-2lhQYqit98GZBdHexcNrw1aBWtDx6fsNy7ArCntejtMgeJ9VxP_ZGlhTRG61zVclLnHboCEMTcQii8tTRE3lmFum5sGZJPAJK1AsD-6IXPMaP5semwEc3bqZlWc9rU/s1600-h/IMG_3955.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7LcwdVK8R3PmC-2lhQYqit98GZBdHexcNrw1aBWtDx6fsNy7ArCntejtMgeJ9VxP_ZGlhTRG61zVclLnHboCEMTcQii8tTRE3lmFum5sGZJPAJK1AsD-6IXPMaP5semwEc3bqZlWc9rU/s320/IMG_3955.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5234610731146562098" /></a><br />the best was the walk of shame from the car to the party where people looked at us like we were crazy!alexishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04653488079337228573noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8175013725647465700.post-50070844035447271542008-07-31T22:50:00.000-07:002008-12-09T01:15:35.544-08:00i'm in love!tonight the kids and i went over to nicole and patrick's to hold the baby for the first time. she is so cute and sweet and such a good baby. she slept the entire time i was there and when we tried to feed her, she would close her mouth so tight and reject the bottle. it was hilarious. she needs her beauty rest i guess. the kids were so happy to finally meet her. johnny said "she got out?"<br />meaning out of nicole's tummy. and then i told him they were cousins and he got right down in her face and said "hi cousin". he was cute with her. kate was so hyper around her. she was like "baby!" "baby nose, baby eyes, baby ears, oh" and pointing in her face. she made the same little devilishly cute laugh she does when you give her her blankie at night. i think she wanted to eat her up.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8C0B7tPy5qPO2cog-HgKroscnEvk1ClmhZJUsUyT4D4ycA_twpqoyOAeDRFOD3-ZAjxITPcF7P8vU-exXSSBCirsKJkWA0NBZcgIw4bfFxIKZnxP10uuJ5V4CqyiaOeaPMq5xKdD8o10/s1600-h/IMG_3943.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8C0B7tPy5qPO2cog-HgKroscnEvk1ClmhZJUsUyT4D4ycA_twpqoyOAeDRFOD3-ZAjxITPcF7P8vU-exXSSBCirsKJkWA0NBZcgIw4bfFxIKZnxP10uuJ5V4CqyiaOeaPMq5xKdD8o10/s400/IMG_3943.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5229426105187761650" /></a><br />this one is hilarious<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuOtw8DPo5uzhhY9cppyaB062qCWr2fnLYBimwwQyt2fw7OShxoYYLB2yXPxTyWcMMKALYZ18HcNWzP1V2uXwXmmSJUciMarCcqbH34uVNpkvYQfhdMJo2S1BTv-3PrS8-L4U2LrzI_C0/s1600-h/IMG_3933.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuOtw8DPo5uzhhY9cppyaB062qCWr2fnLYBimwwQyt2fw7OShxoYYLB2yXPxTyWcMMKALYZ18HcNWzP1V2uXwXmmSJUciMarCcqbH34uVNpkvYQfhdMJo2S1BTv-3PrS8-L4U2LrzI_C0/s400/IMG_3933.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5229426123144095890" /></a><br />johnny was softer than kate. he was asking to sleep over with kennedy. <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHIG76h8W93lJSCixLh8ZwYzscR73ciGBtDEK-CQ0dSsx1cUR2WeN19uqwqiT9mtWP23Q0Ag70h-NDxPXLQaL30cS-5cHNIFmoS-b0ZVuJ6DktshfJt6fP8-gkn-Ttuc_MkIBcbDmaNWg/s1600-h/IMG_3924.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHIG76h8W93lJSCixLh8ZwYzscR73ciGBtDEK-CQ0dSsx1cUR2WeN19uqwqiT9mtWP23Q0Ag70h-NDxPXLQaL30cS-5cHNIFmoS-b0ZVuJ6DktshfJt6fP8-gkn-Ttuc_MkIBcbDmaNWg/s400/IMG_3924.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5229423538614006162" /></a><br />kate was so excited, we thought she was going to hurt kennedy because she was like jumping up and down and aggressively kissing her. so cute though<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNYRC_Jdn_BELruWCWiQySGDjIh9zTh4gDJIzTmHF2YYgoRjyaMD9eiX2DfHZVCd9IRDDpmMiwz1XAep4yq1rqc4Ewzbfu2R9NgRYQTFZ80ft9pHjQbM7EqFDtLey3vID9UKWQHn9uYQA/s1600-h/IMG_3945.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNYRC_Jdn_BELruWCWiQySGDjIh9zTh4gDJIzTmHF2YYgoRjyaMD9eiX2DfHZVCd9IRDDpmMiwz1XAep4yq1rqc4Ewzbfu2R9NgRYQTFZ80ft9pHjQbM7EqFDtLey3vID9UKWQHn9uYQA/s400/IMG_3945.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5229423549345471474" /></a><br />finally she opened her eyes after 2 hours. so beautiful<br /><br />i am so glad she is finally here and i can't wait for all the fun times aheadalexishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04653488079337228573noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8175013725647465700.post-33208853078270722432008-07-29T23:18:00.000-07:002008-12-09T01:15:36.010-08:00happy birthday johnny!today was johnny's 3rd birthday! i can't believe how fast the time has flown by! this morning he woke up to a mickey mouse balloon and a chocolate sprinkled doughnut and some coloring books and a new outfit. he was so cute when he saw all of his stuff. lately he has been so good when it comes to manners, and he says thank you for everything. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1g1tjPrYxnBtYlKmVmnsM3K6D1Nk9lWzJrkxsBUoznAxQWWilJOnW94ZgJNEtv9GyNoppuggnOAIP0krB7FJCXM3_901YpeS4o21_UGYK55uomJXRbKjmAcpfdjxRqcmHitR3tKLqEeY/s1600-h/IMG_3868.JPG"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaEem-n3VuFxQrycArl3TXBiVWxBw6WuUgYHVYIZw_A1j4C6T50NT8lR7PzbqW_yFpF0I3fgJnH6V_qTbTP1H8Td51UrdJt7R-j-FweMefHfiDCB6vQW83epdrfy5WyMt7_vj9DAKO6dI/s400/IMG_3865.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5228688821140189314" /></a><br /><br />christine had the kids today and made his birthday special for him. after work our families met up at chuck e cheese for some pizza and cake. it was a simple party but we all had such a good time. we decided to do a smaller party so it didn't get too crazy and it was nice because we could really just focus on johnny and kate. <br /><br /><div><embed src="http://widget-6f.slide.com/widgets/slideticker.swf" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" quality="high" scale="noscale" salign="l" wmode="transparent" flashvars="cy=bb&il=1&channel=2449958197294979951&site=widget-6f.slide.com" style="width:400px;height:320px" name="flashticker" align="middle"></embed><div style="width:400px;text-align:left;"><a href="http://www.slide.com/pivot?cy=bb&at=un&id=2449958197294979951&map=1" target="_blank"><img src="http://widget-6f.slide.com/p1/2449958197294979951/bb_t024_v000_s0un_f00/images/xslide1.gif" border="0" ismap="ismap" /></a> <a href="http://www.slide.com/pivot?cy=bb&at=un&id=2449958197294979951&map=2" target="_blank"><img src="http://widget-6f.slide.com/p2/2449958197294979951/bb_t024_v000_s0un_f00/images/xslide2.gif" border="0" ismap="ismap" /></a> <a href="http://www.slide.com/pivot?cy=bb&at=un&id=2449958197294979951&map=F" target="_blank"><img src="http://widget-6f.slide.com/p4/2449958197294979951/bb_t024_v000_s0un_f00/images/xslide42.gif" border="0" ismap="ismap" /></a></div></div>alexishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04653488079337228573noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8175013725647465700.post-87582186249790304922008-07-28T13:48:00.000-07:002008-12-09T01:15:36.683-08:00baby kennedy is here!nicole and patrick welcomed beautiful kennedy nicole flynn this morning. she was born at 7:28 on 7/28- how cool! she was 6 lbs 11 oz and 18 and 1/2" long.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO94q2QEPD_tE_Pgrv2flXabxF14ThkDoqiH-go6bP68pPvGxqCGUn-d9Ku-qvCL0Y2Dmc8LDYd9pGl7TVCWdN_I8eOtTGKvsQkgbCLHEWfs5ie1id6h4Itt7dKFMOtYWq5y0FWlOaOTk/s1600-h/IMG_3846.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5228172218677798194" style="DISPLAY: block; 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MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXhOzq65GklknjmAbgO9d72zzPZ0pdSXEz3m6fo081gGdL-NR_icikc3yYv68y_It-znW_gb7UqrD9LwkFjlO_54W4o50bq4a5raCDJygiAhTHfKfGVrX5jTO0wyNIZ_FoD-7ZXL2lsws/s400/IMG_3851.JPG" border="0" /></a> i love my new little niece!<br /><br /><br /><div></div></div>alexishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04653488079337228573noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8175013725647465700.post-15888310593607909992008-07-23T23:26:00.000-07:002008-12-09T01:15:37.113-08:00ever heard of watching your kid?<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_qKV9mI4rtbZ3JJr2bw1qTVhdP5D4IxQPUATWgM0y14Bgz18WZAPclkGI7unJuDGRhPxbeefLFcICYoajgl_-3QzV_Wqg6uYcVZQtiCcUy8UgwjTHG4b7gF8ixACOsNczSlKteABw9C4/s1600-h/IMG_3840.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5226463914560292818" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_qKV9mI4rtbZ3JJr2bw1qTVhdP5D4IxQPUATWgM0y14Bgz18WZAPclkGI7unJuDGRhPxbeefLFcICYoajgl_-3QzV_Wqg6uYcVZQtiCcUy8UgwjTHG4b7gF8ixACOsNczSlKteABw9C4/s400/IMG_3840.JPG" border="0" /></a> "i only left her alone for a second" says tommy. really? i didn't know kids could paint their entire body with lipstick in one second. when he picked me up from work ( dead battery in car, don't ask) she was full on pink. i said "did you get into mommy's makeup?" she just looked me in the eye and said "no".<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjux5LKTQB1aXC3PbgU3WRiRwR1OqWKkwKYDW-oscJzSphOdzErxPPlPvoG9GLiSXShH4O0vGLtBXeoGJqeK7J2R5UXg6pTKy-_hzV62rCjyAxFaCWWW-Q1vdbfVnhQpWkqJnnvAKDvbRg/s1600-h/IMG_3841.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5226463919480528370" style="DISPLAY: block; 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MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjozaCm1wj-QOkdNz-vPTDi7i7GKoAwxuqfBmFdGIjF27uD82HmUoarX2j1lq7s5hyCnkW4xe9SU7ogvIYfX6xrIyapctiPLsZGkwveCKDc4EDslAnTdCMlJhau04gaTYiFzsQJE597Jrk/s400/IMG_3822.JPG" border="0" /></a> the group still looks great if you ask me!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPs7fU9WMoUJnHGozM5vkZMKaLfrIqpW_5bIb5QBjnw2-_2eLdNy4Ztg3jLVfIe_cRRyrVemrCNIFvQ-FtcM2hPo10K5qZdunxGuYTDSb7mLnTieBgIENd55F2rPjrDk1YVshe0hvZ4HA/s1600-h/IMG_3824.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5226456593559068130" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPs7fU9WMoUJnHGozM5vkZMKaLfrIqpW_5bIb5QBjnw2-_2eLdNy4Ztg3jLVfIe_cRRyrVemrCNIFvQ-FtcM2hPo10K5qZdunxGuYTDSb7mLnTieBgIENd55F2rPjrDk1YVshe0hvZ4HA/s400/IMG_3824.JPG" border="0" /></a> day two started out with a family picnic. it was so funny that all of our kids were now playing together! it was sooo hot outside. we didn't stay too long, but it was great to see what our kids all looked like.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLf-XPHnIPcnHjtu0kXMB7ggKibpvi9u8_u2xO0w-kFCNdnT8ENi7mRF7atAwmSeIJwnWbLa80-3WCUO7M3YIB4HLUPeiWskw7TwYPchZLPr_j3sDMp3e2u2mnFpS_vNTGT_TVbFYBpto/s1600-h/reunion.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5226456134152643058" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLf-XPHnIPcnHjtu0kXMB7ggKibpvi9u8_u2xO0w-kFCNdnT8ENi7mRF7atAwmSeIJwnWbLa80-3WCUO7M3YIB4HLUPeiWskw7TwYPchZLPr_j3sDMp3e2u2mnFpS_vNTGT_TVbFYBpto/s400/reunion.jpg" border="0" /></a> saturday night was at angel park. it was a nice dinner and cupcakes ( thanks brian)! it was such a blast seeing people and getting all dressed up and feeling grown up! i wish my friends all lived here so we could go out more often!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy9wxhnqWDSM30vWfEBLcfZdduiArZVvplRLV8fAteXfZ2quhnuj9sWcbcMEIQMYeGitgofMppHazMtrdLUvj0TGkbx1-21NIBsSfxkjKWUIRTcItmuh286ScFp4BlA46gYkHR-7d9mt8/s1600-h/IMG_3833.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5226456138972572802" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy9wxhnqWDSM30vWfEBLcfZdduiArZVvplRLV8fAteXfZ2quhnuj9sWcbcMEIQMYeGitgofMppHazMtrdLUvj0TGkbx1-21NIBsSfxkjKWUIRTcItmuh286ScFp4BlA46gYkHR-7d9mt8/s400/IMG_3833.JPG" border="0" /></a> aww, i'm so glad tiff decided to come. </div><div> </div><div>i had an extra ticket because tommy had to conveniently get our coldplay tickets the exact same time the reunion started. i joined him later for an amazing concert. it was such a great night.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAFEeL_8l3T1VxrHsaui8BUY9BncEgdPePJh5eRcM_j-GEyATAuHI7NeoHwvUCsrX1tt0JQ34PI9NWkQU7iyfFf73_2P7KCaFtKryhaJPqMqGK2f1xXKPSWM9enoSDIL-mssrRmbfcB7A/s1600-h/IMG_3824.JPG"></a><br /><br /><div></div></div>alexishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04653488079337228573noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8175013725647465700.post-33049680327553253182008-07-14T16:03:00.000-07:002008-12-09T01:15:37.593-08:00johhny is potty- trained!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii-0fR9Cw_9TNfz77nOMFTrUlQAWrKspYRpo-tGsoUf8WiimftD_CfOXqah75Nt_lJ9PM0xMKWz3gCJ5CkxUl4-RhjPHangpg8UCBX9LjvCkj3uE290fRuIiYUA1g1Nv1cce0W3DMeBv4/s1600-h/41JK9JZ3SEL__AA262_.jpg">Start Potty Training Your Child This Friday...Be Done Sunday!</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.3daypottytraining.com/"><span style="color:#3366ff;">http://www.3daypottytraining.com/</span></a><span style="color:#cc0000;"><br /></span><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5223010117910579842" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii-0fR9Cw_9TNfz77nOMFTrUlQAWrKspYRpo-tGsoUf8WiimftD_CfOXqah75Nt_lJ9PM0xMKWz3gCJ5CkxUl4-RhjPHangpg8UCBX9LjvCkj3uE290fRuIiYUA1g1Nv1cce0W3DMeBv4/s400/41JK9JZ3SEL__AA262_.jpg" border="0" /> while i was at my grandma's birthday party in california last month, my cousin kim told me about this 3 day potty training e-book that will change your life! so, i started potty training johnny on saturday. now, i have to preface by saying he was starting to be "mostly" trained.... i was too scared to put him down or leave the house without a diaper. but in this lady's approach, she has you literally throw all diapers, pull-ups, back-up emergency diapers AWAY. so far so good. not one accident! he woke up dry from naps and from all night. i am so proud! i know he will probably have an accident here or there, but what a relief to know it's possible! so if anybody is in the potty-training stage (she suggests 22 months) you MUST get her book!<br /><div></div>alexishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04653488079337228573noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8175013725647465700.post-18157436063560329082008-07-10T15:27:00.000-07:002008-12-09T01:15:37.734-08:00hamburger cupcakescheck out these cupcakes from whole foods. they are supposed to be little hamburgers! it was pretty scary to take a bite, but they were ok. super funny!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCw7hYOh5D6bZJFBxv83xftU2Eail54MFztvdBpva6xGOCMvGKQjIdEvapKSO_QfRhHyqgSw_crvpxr6f72ORf_QU_EDkaC3Hlc9-l_QBDGZtOvdk60sJpF3q-Xvz7iH7o4idTvYTVCwo/s1600-h/IMG_3780.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5221516398214221762" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCw7hYOh5D6bZJFBxv83xftU2Eail54MFztvdBpva6xGOCMvGKQjIdEvapKSO_QfRhHyqgSw_crvpxr6f72ORf_QU_EDkaC3Hlc9-l_QBDGZtOvdk60sJpF3q-Xvz7iH7o4idTvYTVCwo/s320/IMG_3780.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div>alexishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04653488079337228573noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8175013725647465700.post-24529023163490589282008-07-08T00:57:00.000-07:002008-12-09T01:15:37.849-08:00jessei love them. not as much as matt and shayne, but i do love them. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZtDDW33GsYrN2JkXFOnU32JDQqe57Cpe_Hxw_Rvk3SaXKKIVR9JZaFXFI2CmGTtkZsM78z6RskZI1PCDbrqGmUOt7Ab3PKkiSReUR8xXccxX4g5fNbQYfuB5BMYHCmRWq9NsFTuc94js/s1600-h/300x180_finalcouple_01.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5220549257793970738" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZtDDW33GsYrN2JkXFOnU32JDQqe57Cpe_Hxw_Rvk3SaXKKIVR9JZaFXFI2CmGTtkZsM78z6RskZI1PCDbrqGmUOt7Ab3PKkiSReUR8xXccxX4g5fNbQYfuB5BMYHCmRWq9NsFTuc94js/s400/300x180_finalcouple_01.jpg" border="0" /></a> to my surprise, i was so sad for jason. she really did a number on these men! they like FELL for her. like can you imagine having 3 men want to marry you over a 2 month time frame? i have been such a fan of the show since season 1, and every time i watch, i can't help but get a little depressed when they finally get to say i love you and say they'll live happily ever after because i'm a little jealous! isn't new love the best? if only we could stay so giddy...... but then if you think about it, how many couples from the show actually stay together? like 2. so, although we aren't in the bahamas riding horseback on the beach, or staring into each other's eyes while natasha beddingfield serenades us, we have to give ourselves some credit for making it work in the real world. and that's what really counts.....<br /><div></div>alexishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04653488079337228573noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8175013725647465700.post-50126799471047065332008-07-06T09:56:00.000-07:002008-12-09T01:15:39.375-08:00happy 4th of july!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5xMu_zMLyMsoQDtn-UYSgVpJ3QUtdIgJeO92Xq-3d2iyD2xqcCaPXm8EMs-fTHwJ8RhngjZndpcAyqG84hz0FmVBh1046v_-xDcYFFV7SPOoFOVJKavDYDYYU_6HdilD6zSBj-2wlRHY/s1600-h/IMG_3814.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5221521624331356706" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5xMu_zMLyMsoQDtn-UYSgVpJ3QUtdIgJeO92Xq-3d2iyD2xqcCaPXm8EMs-fTHwJ8RhngjZndpcAyqG84hz0FmVBh1046v_-xDcYFFV7SPOoFOVJKavDYDYYU_6HdilD6zSBj-2wlRHY/s320/IMG_3814.JPG" border="0" /></a> this year for the 4th, we did things a little different. in the past we have gone to boulder city in the morning to watch the parade, but tommy was out of town. he spent the weekend in monterrey on a golf trip with his grandparents and the kennedy's. so nicole and the kids and i went over to my parents' house for swimming and a barbecue during the day. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNAS1RfpQYtSdGnvWLOwIDOjDx0TO6hdAEcjr8iC7xahuz1P5PNbB5JfwLsVioc7iSAC23HuOXiZPnZrX01GKRhQcKHpZpYkUzBrshJJl9EY_HzWqs8Jmf4lgw6eB6mQYXkgv9raan6EM/s1600-h/IMG_3776.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5219952481878124818" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; 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MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie4AwWuHARKHsJipGjOruPIV8Pjr_LYeGABAnZ-5ghFu8NyzEGJcDw9dvTfqny1fs4w8UNvzfyMZIF0dRFL0Oc6CLgwYGLZPhLrUT72xE_SAD21D2ztR_7IR9VpIDTInVqBVwIIUNwyF4/s320/IMG_3766.JPG" border="0" /></a> kate after she enjoyed an ice cream sandwich<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><div><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjieLtYgndTURve18mfXhw97l7P-gbdufG-8hyphenhyphenXPbxiW7zOEDlN2LrdI_DI5g8v3jXfB-2p_k-s22DlcLuPIgBxKHQndcaGxJedaZmy65u0GQ1S9QVAHc2u7E6HA1snXpr9jk8hWqm9ZWU/s1600-h/IMG_3784.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5219950554546822338" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjieLtYgndTURve18mfXhw97l7P-gbdufG-8hyphenhyphenXPbxiW7zOEDlN2LrdI_DI5g8v3jXfB-2p_k-s22DlcLuPIgBxKHQndcaGxJedaZmy65u0GQ1S9QVAHc2u7E6HA1snXpr9jk8hWqm9ZWU/s320/IMG_3784.JPG" border="0" /></a> spent after 3 hours in the pool. they were out within 3 minutes on the way home.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirpAnv3SUqVBZ3DdYn4-AsoKy2DvE7fjitKpmjNczk_FnRcIfIMR4lUNIIdBu-PeibBwP7hnDBPQO9Uz_1Eb9LJxJnzBCbyUT4cshuDCnAsgSI91zz400fcCWdj33F-qCaPQbAjiMuQ_g/s1600-h/IMG_3788.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5219950560745525746" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirpAnv3SUqVBZ3DdYn4-AsoKy2DvE7fjitKpmjNczk_FnRcIfIMR4lUNIIdBu-PeibBwP7hnDBPQO9Uz_1Eb9LJxJnzBCbyUT4cshuDCnAsgSI91zz400fcCWdj33F-qCaPQbAjiMuQ_g/s320/IMG_3788.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><div>after we went home and napped, we got ready and went up to boulder city in the evening for the fireworks show. it was one of the best i have been to. i think this will be a new tradition!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi75mN1ZLHnPR-lQpHqLbPV83WyrXlaiK_T5gsuEEz9SvEwk030J265kiHyvwx32SOKKzL0_7WGuaXylgPDGr_cECClk3HHXc3qFAT8Ejbdx1yzF8iY9D1ZPFzQ0LHYf69QvoeuvES9SMg/s1600-h/IMG_3813.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5219948533151057026" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi75mN1ZLHnPR-lQpHqLbPV83WyrXlaiK_T5gsuEEz9SvEwk030J265kiHyvwx32SOKKzL0_7WGuaXylgPDGr_cECClk3HHXc3qFAT8Ejbdx1yzF8iY9D1ZPFzQ0LHYf69QvoeuvES9SMg/s320/IMG_3813.JPG" border="0" /></a> kate and johnny both started screaming and crying when the fireworks started. finally i set kate in the stroller and the only way she wouldn't cry was if she was facing backwards. this is her frowny face that she made the whole time. it was so funny watching her because she had her back to the fireworks the whole time. every once in a while she would peek over her shoulder to see. but only for a second.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNm0fW8jkk59S-DjzoDPZ1-6EBiysHaZZOwT5Skl8kXTlmlDEcInMW2Qe4PuP5iHrnenNcDNX9ZfaYJZMNthv2sq2pTP6bEqbSa-qFKkheTdlf4bg_afdzNzMihhi0ZYOrr62tPxOV68c/s1600-h/IMG_3792.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5219948160085320770" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNm0fW8jkk59S-DjzoDPZ1-6EBiysHaZZOwT5Skl8kXTlmlDEcInMW2Qe4PuP5iHrnenNcDNX9ZfaYJZMNthv2sq2pTP6bEqbSa-qFKkheTdlf4bg_afdzNzMihhi0ZYOrr62tPxOV68c/s320/IMG_3792.JPG" border="0" /></a> patrick, and nicole ready to pop<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsSEFQfwe1onr8De00T0w-WtDW3nIU0GYbOgmr00p358tPCmNBRiB2PXzEkOzj6EOVndDwiuotycdNEXvHxZEVyWHA88jiAqyOOpJaVcrjoQZeOgVZdeqd-Hhucbljlftg7U0rnFIsU1g/s1600-h/IMG_3804.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5219948162634592450" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsSEFQfwe1onr8De00T0w-WtDW3nIU0GYbOgmr00p358tPCmNBRiB2PXzEkOzj6EOVndDwiuotycdNEXvHxZEVyWHA88jiAqyOOpJaVcrjoQZeOgVZdeqd-Hhucbljlftg7U0rnFIsU1g/s320/IMG_3804.JPG" border="0" /></a> hmmm, what's going on?<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKEV0K4pZ52st1PgFNb5JfTFv_zdlBb9C-pSCx8REfZ8CCPCe9CEyMr85t6z5KYS7tDkaery2xcCjtIkbzHxZydVkzRbGsMZlJVd2jWgS3f78tw5QWf36xTWXkGjs439QHaMpK6987mjA/s1600-h/IMG_3821.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5219946867232045714" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKEV0K4pZ52st1PgFNb5JfTFv_zdlBb9C-pSCx8REfZ8CCPCe9CEyMr85t6z5KYS7tDkaery2xcCjtIkbzHxZydVkzRbGsMZlJVd2jWgS3f78tw5QWf36xTWXkGjs439QHaMpK6987mjA/s320/IMG_3821.JPG" border="0" /></a> we finally got kate out of the stroller and she was ok laying on the blanket. she must have felt like the fireworks couldn't get her if she stayed low.....<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz3C2_z47-PJ77usoXblAj-bezFcPujBI7Lc711EUHbiCcAhi2TkREkD3zQH-yYngB4o7PyJpFsq5_KDmv4X8_8rpTwkvTPO7pKjPpEZtjZMZOoj69XBlZZFWisl9XZPmCsGZ3O_5Iy10/s1600-h/IMG_3818.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5219946873093896130" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz3C2_z47-PJ77usoXblAj-bezFcPujBI7Lc711EUHbiCcAhi2TkREkD3zQH-yYngB4o7PyJpFsq5_KDmv4X8_8rpTwkvTPO7pKjPpEZtjZMZOoj69XBlZZFWisl9XZPmCsGZ3O_5Iy10/s320/IMG_3818.JPG" border="0" /></a> although his expression looks petrified, he was actually smiling. he was being so brave... as long as he clung to patrick's leg for dear life. by the end he said "fireworks can't get me! i yike them!"<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>alexishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04653488079337228573noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8175013725647465700.post-13251386612382598392008-07-03T22:38:00.001-07:002008-12-09T01:15:39.696-08:00san diego- part fivethe final day of the trip was spent at sea world. it was the kids' first time there and they seemed to like it. it was pretty hot that day, so i was glad when we got to leave. kate did pretty well. she got a little antsy waiting for the shows to start and made friends with everybody sitting around us. even taking popcorn from the kid behind us! johnny was his usual scared self. he was scared of #1. shamu (even though he didn't even know who shamu was. once we told him we were going to go see shamu he said " no i scared of him") #2. happy feet. he cried in the penguin exhibit. in his defense it was pretty dark in there. #3. had a melt down watching the 4d elmo show. he wouldn't put the glasses on and when the water splashed from the chairs he lost it. it was so sad yet so cute. we had such a fun weekend in san diego that we really didn't want to leave. we can't wait to go back again next year! <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrkjAAfsq162ASdNtfkzMB-ghBlgjZE3-C9zLmYix4n3srqFQCMP93zPucBIQnwzNbAsb1V3W6MoOBFzcbZWMGsimHiQk2vExNtFUzfP-7p5RWeBHAKpZYJ_F4zDEAV7JU2piubeHbSXA/s1600-h/IMG_3751.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5219030114037455490" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrkjAAfsq162ASdNtfkzMB-ghBlgjZE3-C9zLmYix4n3srqFQCMP93zPucBIQnwzNbAsb1V3W6MoOBFzcbZWMGsimHiQk2vExNtFUzfP-7p5RWeBHAKpZYJ_F4zDEAV7JU2piubeHbSXA/s320/IMG_3751.JPG" border="0" /></a> the three stooges<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnCxmdXxCLlqD9ojLy1Z9i7d6TrfNuzZzogvjN1a1BQWhvAx_lTZFsKyG3kxuF9XYJysC1rY3Rl9UatIL7U4jD24lKVbEolagpCPC9oyuL64h366-wAHTHG5CWFJQCG02PqO6XyP4c-sM/s1600-h/IMG_3754.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5219030120480973122" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnCxmdXxCLlqD9ojLy1Z9i7d6TrfNuzZzogvjN1a1BQWhvAx_lTZFsKyG3kxuF9XYJysC1rY3Rl9UatIL7U4jD24lKVbEolagpCPC9oyuL64h366-wAHTHG5CWFJQCG02PqO6XyP4c-sM/s320/IMG_3754.JPG" border="0" /></a> tommy feeding the sea lions. gross.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiibnM8P-aKg6PeYRRJmYUVXfZic-X9aoPHbZKUyjvUgGTjJ259U9fBG2ny80uO1dbgvs2cVGJG0F6SEgVtwEbTxTxS9satcuox7wQnP8APzlZDVdNj9oB6MCYhoBIuaWUSiPvpxUUH7hg/s1600-h/IMG_3761.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5219030127885514610" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiibnM8P-aKg6PeYRRJmYUVXfZic-X9aoPHbZKUyjvUgGTjJ259U9fBG2ny80uO1dbgvs2cVGJG0F6SEgVtwEbTxTxS9satcuox7wQnP8APzlZDVdNj9oB6MCYhoBIuaWUSiPvpxUUH7hg/s320/IMG_3761.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div>waiting for shamu to come out. we sat in the "soak zone" hoping to get a little relief from the heat but no such luck. not one splash. </div>alexishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04653488079337228573noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8175013725647465700.post-29829757425098453642008-07-03T22:20:00.000-07:002008-12-09T01:15:40.622-08:00san diego- part fourafter the pool we all went down to the beach in carlsbad, got some pizza and watched the sun set. it was a nice end to the day.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEKA6Y5q_i1ryci9ZnCEFPY5mB-dHNkgjo7nmUU_I6n-TEpX1FaHGrpEuA4oY1ZBpiV2e4bSJsJcmv2to5w6MXhB4PL8tE1bbEHZuUNEyRq99sOlQln0oRN79K7Zdb3zqufSORxMQ7CQ4/s1600-h/IMG_3728.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5219026907944608834" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEKA6Y5q_i1ryci9ZnCEFPY5mB-dHNkgjo7nmUU_I6n-TEpX1FaHGrpEuA4oY1ZBpiV2e4bSJsJcmv2to5w6MXhB4PL8tE1bbEHZuUNEyRq99sOlQln0oRN79K7Zdb3zqufSORxMQ7CQ4/s320/IMG_3728.JPG" border="0" /></a> johnny watching the sun go bye-bye<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5vtZxDnAJhwr7rN6rtARngGYMvKmnZVA9GC2Nv5uoLlwD7_Zj92tsM5RbZndGv8CY5gfM0AA01Lj-eq1S4s7mHgPLcsujeNdCefymoPlWv2RT9n3YpuT7kpy_avskzTlSqvmqXA2ZGMA/s1600-h/caliii124.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5219026915049967634" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5vtZxDnAJhwr7rN6rtARngGYMvKmnZVA9GC2Nv5uoLlwD7_Zj92tsM5RbZndGv8CY5gfM0AA01Lj-eq1S4s7mHgPLcsujeNdCefymoPlWv2RT9n3YpuT7kpy_avskzTlSqvmqXA2ZGMA/s320/caliii124.jpg" border="0" /></a> sisters<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFHWFD39YElyznwxacDK2NpmIYJt-J1hJxQiuOAY1u1IfEo6mO-M3I0Uz11fRstosNfrC-4KU6KsR61OUBFcDBLJTkyiwzgFL8L76XEnVS6goP-5f29G86Wx3MXslCY1zit1ll5sB2p9w/s1600-h/caliii125.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5219026912317651362" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFHWFD39YElyznwxacDK2NpmIYJt-J1hJxQiuOAY1u1IfEo6mO-M3I0Uz11fRstosNfrC-4KU6KsR61OUBFcDBLJTkyiwzgFL8L76XEnVS6goP-5f29G86Wx3MXslCY1zit1ll5sB2p9w/s320/caliii125.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE8QJLiORYrghfIZJMnjrY_J0d5acQ99yLr5zR38rrFLTMdiY9Z8sqlxt1N7qI404arXNAWyQLg1as5ZwMFHDoLkJpVqQf2jFWH4FAkgiw7fyVVKDkySquDhswEk71ZvvzALgRrcQ8IjI/s1600-h/IMG_3737.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5219025883068687490" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE8QJLiORYrghfIZJMnjrY_J0d5acQ99yLr5zR38rrFLTMdiY9Z8sqlxt1N7qI404arXNAWyQLg1as5ZwMFHDoLkJpVqQf2jFWH4FAkgiw7fyVVKDkySquDhswEk71ZvvzALgRrcQ8IjI/s320/IMG_3737.JPG" border="0" /></a> mommy and kate<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcBd6_MiuJcnlB6MvBMu5M3PqDz69Ms947dpnPfrXIGhXPE_FZ49LhqZdRw1R1PaWt3pwIvi_oiX1ATHVES66rCLDDE4PKBtQeA3OMeU1et46RvHdERjqF5oC97qY2jGNqF8hLkL284Bo/s1600-h/vvv1384.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5219025884400267506" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcBd6_MiuJcnlB6MvBMu5M3PqDz69Ms947dpnPfrXIGhXPE_FZ49LhqZdRw1R1PaWt3pwIvi_oiX1ATHVES66rCLDDE4PKBtQeA3OMeU1et46RvHdERjqF5oC97qY2jGNqF8hLkL284Bo/s320/vvv1384.jpg" border="0" /></a> the whole family minus one. austin and morgan went to disneyland that day<br /><br /><div> </div></div>alexishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04653488079337228573noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8175013725647465700.post-39096815696605791302008-07-03T21:54:00.000-07:002008-12-09T01:15:41.508-08:00san diego- part threethe hotel we stayed at was called la <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">costa</span>. it was like my favorite place ever. i want to go back every year. the second part of the second day was spent at the pool. they had so many pools to choose from, including water slides! they had a really great kids area to splash around and even a water slide for the little ones. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6ZB5Xiq2rF0rB9vHfc2VRaWI3h1nHyzY6AUbhR5DFnaBvr92xuZwJKcCgVLelSITk9qxiCuCODsGnoi1-1UxYixvegRGEkjUDnOoccydo3CQexDtQTQxSnsiVHLs7JKYNMmJ0aoFMZGE/s1600-h/lacosta+pool.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5219019162362955090" style="DISPLAY: block; 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MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizlhhFesPc61Wlb-zi7ceUxNfGvWQ2Xe8fPkkrapvl-yeuQd5_HriAbjhFd70gKtuj9FNGaIjZYLq4HQahfbPMZ7f4fxsJKXluPD1AEzW6dbq-pF9p945kubfnJm_mUD6Jl07UG0sccmA/s400/vvv1326.jpg" border="0" /></a> the best picture ever! <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">vanessa</span> took this one of dad going down the slide.... <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">mert</span> made quite a splash!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgto5ItAOxBAe9x5QiFfRWn-K6VpnRvpXZdP7wdRmKuu1msnFoRQUdEbBrlNH-bOiuC9p0IszoY056hsnOsIcgZVjcSyOYb3s7N65ak7zIYXHAQHfRQ7QX1zlZXLR0y1mEC71gNkDgjcJg/s1600-h/caliii240.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5219018783221289298" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgto5ItAOxBAe9x5QiFfRWn-K6VpnRvpXZdP7wdRmKuu1msnFoRQUdEbBrlNH-bOiuC9p0IszoY056hsnOsIcgZVjcSyOYb3s7N65ak7zIYXHAQHfRQ7QX1zlZXLR0y1mEC71gNkDgjcJg/s400/caliii240.jpg" border="0" /></a> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">vanessa</span> and me at the hot tub that evening. <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">natalie</span> tanner came up and met us and we soaked our feet and had a great time catching up!<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv1Bwy8irpROAuN3Lw6n2l_E5dxwcuYTAUysfbnbPAnC1ak9b7qXkY-VplVWrEPD0rnwNCSLR21kMyVpA_tesloZOuJEm2e0AfeOPJwQqSsm3kT0994H2-5bILwTWyFiLZ_jlqI3puZck/s1600-h/vvv1316.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5219018209942158642" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv1Bwy8irpROAuN3Lw6n2l_E5dxwcuYTAUysfbnbPAnC1ak9b7qXkY-VplVWrEPD0rnwNCSLR21kMyVpA_tesloZOuJEm2e0AfeOPJwQqSsm3kT0994H2-5bILwTWyFiLZ_jlqI3puZck/s400/vvv1316.jpg" border="0" /></a> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">james</span> taking <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">kate</span> down the kiddie slide</div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoaOng-ZtIU_52dOz-9q04XNimAZc2GF_MQ2sxNctHE2i3-ap9lteXUTQ-XzTWUtNRBFiuHAM3n9fpEqzKDakNLlYkq3BlTvf-HYKSSpfJXJylVPgkOVrSVxiJAbxHDzOiWA7c9bbewac/s1600-h/vvv1317.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5219018211947235778" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoaOng-ZtIU_52dOz-9q04XNimAZc2GF_MQ2sxNctHE2i3-ap9lteXUTQ-XzTWUtNRBFiuHAM3n9fpEqzKDakNLlYkq3BlTvf-HYKSSpfJXJylVPgkOVrSVxiJAbxHDzOiWA7c9bbewac/s400/vvv1317.jpg" border="0" /></a> daddy taking johnny down the kiddie slide. after that johnny was brave and went about fifty more times on his own. he got in trouble a few times from the lifeguard for #1. going head first down the slide and #2. throwing the non-slip mat at the top of the slide down the slide. he really does take after his father!<br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div>alexishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04653488079337228573noreply@blogger.com0