tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1828098070783370512024-03-05T19:47:55.313-08:00Stenersen Daily LifeStenersenlifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14952473507881703567noreply@blogger.comBlogger57125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-182809807078337051.post-72373727546382226442011-05-23T19:08:00.000-07:002011-05-23T19:29:51.670-07:00Last Day of School Party...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDcJqwP8jGPFaQDW2Mo7zaKskNCVK15LUTXc81Im5BfeQ-LmHO5TR18pc9TBNk66v0pIlwrktK1JBYxWhcJkgKUCyzk3NTK7bA7ASaB82YjCLxmC59rk97xFd4-amOMO3VpIP3KkSFihY/s1600/IMG_1590.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDcJqwP8jGPFaQDW2Mo7zaKskNCVK15LUTXc81Im5BfeQ-LmHO5TR18pc9TBNk66v0pIlwrktK1JBYxWhcJkgKUCyzk3NTK7bA7ASaB82YjCLxmC59rk97xFd4-amOMO3VpIP3KkSFihY/s400/IMG_1590.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610101667912109186" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">School was over last Thursday and we had a playground picnic! We had chicken salad sandwiches, chips, carrots, cookies and pop. It was so good!<br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGvVOV2U2-FHPYbjSLPPheSeJTVXlTeXYDfkvi66vvD1kkIPZxFGqs48oEwHbhZWnUN4yqRDIl0eMeGErjNspd62WxwhLXw8WLPeyTb9zT44XwsgNehfWouGI9Kvoi7A-LyOf7EfvjC2Q/s1600/IMG_1591.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGvVOV2U2-FHPYbjSLPPheSeJTVXlTeXYDfkvi66vvD1kkIPZxFGqs48oEwHbhZWnUN4yqRDIl0eMeGErjNspd62WxwhLXw8WLPeyTb9zT44XwsgNehfWouGI9Kvoi7A-LyOf7EfvjC2Q/s400/IMG_1591.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610101404748780802" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">These are all pictures taken during our party.<br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWc9jWyfKzzFKqi6DU9IWiibsdlIr2Pk972C6FBR8fJVe1KUKDDkm8fhTAJ9f_5LBMAICha1iR99p1CG6WkJNJuyzRSMHMyKxe6iUBDpiiYn-xsjZn_qNxytUl8DOWIl-p1laps2turXo/s1600/IMG_1592.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWc9jWyfKzzFKqi6DU9IWiibsdlIr2Pk972C6FBR8fJVe1KUKDDkm8fhTAJ9f_5LBMAICha1iR99p1CG6WkJNJuyzRSMHMyKxe6iUBDpiiYn-xsjZn_qNxytUl8DOWIl-p1laps2turXo/s400/IMG_1592.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610101067933194418" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMdm3Ft_iGmlilMFldlW6TCxRqrc0ORiU8i4zJFWxNm_1up-v3g1-DPO4tC5RSzoAHhmI_ia-WeUqxvv2WqOBtzNRgfQcv7ukN3wF_i8TPVPx2pQg9g4oL23rFrpiwyaJVEywtMJimcHY/s1600/IMG_1593.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMdm3Ft_iGmlilMFldlW6TCxRqrc0ORiU8i4zJFWxNm_1up-v3g1-DPO4tC5RSzoAHhmI_ia-WeUqxvv2WqOBtzNRgfQcv7ukN3wF_i8TPVPx2pQg9g4oL23rFrpiwyaJVEywtMJimcHY/s400/IMG_1593.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610100795655027010" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggi3aKx1FI4ZDYzlN1W_eZ0HhAjKAnN18uAGUs76uagZK29nYGwsKSosxpjqVU3RCqPcB-36V7_V2XnzuAbMJSl_g2cG9zaOX8tf62WCcVW9eqRO631Fp37BbGBbADFlDftF2Ewwhpz4E/s1600/IMG_1596.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggi3aKx1FI4ZDYzlN1W_eZ0HhAjKAnN18uAGUs76uagZK29nYGwsKSosxpjqVU3RCqPcB-36V7_V2XnzuAbMJSl_g2cG9zaOX8tf62WCcVW9eqRO631Fp37BbGBbADFlDftF2Ewwhpz4E/s400/IMG_1596.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610100460219580306" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">This is us girls eating on our big black tube.<br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAmpllc6DrYIVpik8pg0LlSeAKl52miBqWS0N8L6jxh6Hj029h6EIqxzZxnHV_NxK90h7Ebb48flA4EuCDyyIXmS6l9aJ_ISM9_ORDaL5J1YPgnyr8TCxRw6926w_l6trWKdeE80LR4oM/s1600/IMG_1598.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAmpllc6DrYIVpik8pg0LlSeAKl52miBqWS0N8L6jxh6Hj029h6EIqxzZxnHV_NxK90h7Ebb48flA4EuCDyyIXmS6l9aJ_ISM9_ORDaL5J1YPgnyr8TCxRw6926w_l6trWKdeE80LR4oM/s400/IMG_1598.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610100176668212130" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">The boys ate in the playhouse.<br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo_YcyvoQDXP6OvjxVWUxbZcA3M8kMCo7FkDSHSegUb9_CdytJVSbyNiqNnpnJBqQwuX9Mz7j4CY60TmuBbyLSdAVZjlgx8SJ9rNHFESnNOvXZ5TlfGf2BKBoaDcBAoVNJxlAdW16BNcQ/s1600/IMG_1604.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo_YcyvoQDXP6OvjxVWUxbZcA3M8kMCo7FkDSHSegUb9_CdytJVSbyNiqNnpnJBqQwuX9Mz7j4CY60TmuBbyLSdAVZjlgx8SJ9rNHFESnNOvXZ5TlfGf2BKBoaDcBAoVNJxlAdW16BNcQ/s400/IMG_1604.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610099823456760034" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Here is Garret recycling the cups as shovels after we got done eating. He played with them for days! It's so good to be done with school and start enjoying summer!<br />~Chauntel~<br /></div>Stenersenlifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14952473507881703567noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-182809807078337051.post-51627954154178821792011-05-23T10:10:00.000-07:002011-05-23T11:04:58.678-07:00Science Class With Dad....<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFrf1ZVPuypI5UgAtoSWDAy-s6amX1My1DQzId1I6vLTEwTsKD7jre_ZYdao9nrZUHQplNfZTbo7Sjm9LvgaXwieBOtBZp2uvaxnCQA7DiKbrjVAdMFNcFd83GQQoQFKcPo7eRFs0-5KI/s1600/IMG_1438.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFrf1ZVPuypI5UgAtoSWDAy-s6amX1My1DQzId1I6vLTEwTsKD7jre_ZYdao9nrZUHQplNfZTbo7Sjm9LvgaXwieBOtBZp2uvaxnCQA7DiKbrjVAdMFNcFd83GQQoQFKcPo7eRFs0-5KI/s400/IMG_1438.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5609962802172127426" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Hi Everyone!!! I haven't been on here for a looong time. It's probably because we have a busy family. Well, on Blayne's birthday Dad had a science class. He has been wanting to do this for a long time. And on Saturday he had to work so on Monday (Blayne's bday) he got it off. Blayne thought it was pretty cool! Well, he set it up with the little kids so it could be a surprise for us bigger kids. This is us starting to see what he set up! By the why Chauntel walked down with us but she went back up because she was not feeling good at all. So you won't see her in these pics.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4feCppgn_Ek8YLXSe4IBJBD7WwBXavdJivJWax3ALs6SlfPHpso3Q9-7FvC44lDx8TLLhD4iA9Qhggs_9ohC6jLauP2SvqMBpIfu4RUJmDGRu3TpghIckrHxU-KQYVZZ42YWUVjKRRHo/s1600/IMG_1441.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4feCppgn_Ek8YLXSe4IBJBD7WwBXavdJivJWax3ALs6SlfPHpso3Q9-7FvC44lDx8TLLhD4iA9Qhggs_9ohC6jLauP2SvqMBpIfu4RUJmDGRu3TpghIckrHxU-KQYVZZ42YWUVjKRRHo/s400/IMG_1441.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5609962511089068578" border="0" /></a><br />All the stuff was set up in a straight line! This is some of the stuff. He had around 11 different things. <br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSXxFtpgm6OZljr00DHdPe3xFubFSSRfqyMq1e_sx5sQio39aBhl192CYmyvDL-escJVrqG4BaekVirUit_zupKaQkHtFse5ofMDsoR3mR7PNsarSwU0BpLUVJGtEceo_HCrR8sR1XfcU/s1600/IMG_1440.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSXxFtpgm6OZljr00DHdPe3xFubFSSRfqyMq1e_sx5sQio39aBhl192CYmyvDL-escJVrqG4BaekVirUit_zupKaQkHtFse5ofMDsoR3mR7PNsarSwU0BpLUVJGtEceo_HCrR8sR1XfcU/s400/IMG_1440.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5609962154585680050" border="0" /></a><br />This is us kids and Dad. He talked about each plant and tree. He wanted to do this so we could identify the plants and trees that grow around here.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" style="font-weight: bold;" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8OnCkHXTDdqYEdOrHzIH74bFmqjYAzEyflX57HwF2ZYv1RSjRa0eggXZgVwKZW4w1bKknCUURd40iESeKjacnlOy7DO9MmTm6aBtyVteE9Q9qP-94q36oUwSpr1iMiRdF8Tokry0QIGE/s1600/IMG_1442.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8OnCkHXTDdqYEdOrHzIH74bFmqjYAzEyflX57HwF2ZYv1RSjRa0eggXZgVwKZW4w1bKknCUURd40iESeKjacnlOy7DO9MmTm6aBtyVteE9Q9qP-94q36oUwSpr1iMiRdF8Tokry0QIGE/s400/IMG_1442.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5609961767461534178" border="0" /></a><br />In this picture it shows a better pic of him explaining them.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHeEY7gJMUAU13Olw9fCHr56458mdt69TPlsAjSlCZd9H0bspsylm2d_29cxsYrtG-aIg0gpHa_nmWOJ-R3zgj797QzmksrGoITare6vuUiBPgtQ2wnuQ4XvJAv7ENkWe8r6ogsFgMxkU/s1600/IMG_1443.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHeEY7gJMUAU13Olw9fCHr56458mdt69TPlsAjSlCZd9H0bspsylm2d_29cxsYrtG-aIg0gpHa_nmWOJ-R3zgj797QzmksrGoITare6vuUiBPgtQ2wnuQ4XvJAv7ENkWe8r6ogsFgMxkU/s400/IMG_1443.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5609961445652927938" border="0" /></a><br />Here he is still talking about them.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHCZ4k-AvFeU-6p-SZkv2WvysEP2zmj4ggs8uT4VD4I-TKLmd8sMTSSe5Blt9P7iVn-UFtzmNTV-QxjtEJ0xmoXYULt8Z4ypLXzsoceNjTxdjlguvLMqeewVB9qQaGp9HvyzczZAcl_Ic/s1600/IMG_1444.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHCZ4k-AvFeU-6p-SZkv2WvysEP2zmj4ggs8uT4VD4I-TKLmd8sMTSSe5Blt9P7iVn-UFtzmNTV-QxjtEJ0xmoXYULt8Z4ypLXzsoceNjTxdjlguvLMqeewVB9qQaGp9HvyzczZAcl_Ic/s400/IMG_1444.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5609961131873642370" border="0" /></a><br />Then we went in the woods and took a walk. Dad would point out different plants and trees and we would try to tell him what they were.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjRbHWJ7ZEGC5-KowKaV_7a3q6EVxOXGj-7oahZ_ZbIIwJdzt9efJ_H4k3-BFJG9ubBqL-SHWjBBDqIiXFkhXHjvc3UmZLSAx6tLabEQXziqY5_kmsUVzOPHIaIbJKpJwgom8qeMrB2os/s1600/IMG_1447.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjRbHWJ7ZEGC5-KowKaV_7a3q6EVxOXGj-7oahZ_ZbIIwJdzt9efJ_H4k3-BFJG9ubBqL-SHWjBBDqIiXFkhXHjvc3UmZLSAx6tLabEQXziqY5_kmsUVzOPHIaIbJKpJwgom8qeMrB2os/s400/IMG_1447.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5609960754801451586" border="0" /></a><br />After we took our walk we all took a test. I thought I would get stuff wrong...but I got everything right. Mom said, "So it looks like you learned something today." After everyone took their test we went home. It was really fun!!!<br /><br />I hope you have a good day because I am having a good day! It was pretty cool when I woke up and heard I could do blogging. Chauntel and Blayne might post too, so watch for them.<br />~Alexa L.~<br /></div>Stenersenlifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14952473507881703567noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-182809807078337051.post-53567750319474650012011-05-23T09:38:00.000-07:002011-05-23T10:09:01.838-07:00I'm Back....With News:)<div style="text-align: center;">I've been so bad at posting lately....once again! And even bad at letting Alexa do it. Thought we'd take the time to post a few things today:)<br /><br />One night James was out mowing the edges of the lawn before handing the mower over to the kids. Someone came and told me to look at the back lawn and see what Daddy had done for me. I went and checked it out....and found this heart for me:) Ahhhh....what a cutie:)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg78gV2Jls6aUiOyTKjsAde9lb9nxGMalCaILdZF80PY4PzRPn881ZBmg2MMu6pGyyELUHaf_B3rj8lvbUivW-NXxKbmIA39rIF0yMxHDTgjCFtsL7qJvZBB4lqnxZK6vFUO80rPYZMMso/s1600/IMG_1389.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg78gV2Jls6aUiOyTKjsAde9lb9nxGMalCaILdZF80PY4PzRPn881ZBmg2MMu6pGyyELUHaf_B3rj8lvbUivW-NXxKbmIA39rIF0yMxHDTgjCFtsL7qJvZBB4lqnxZK6vFUO80rPYZMMso/s400/IMG_1389.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5609953139872079090" border="0" /></a><br />On another note...(not an intentional play on words:), we decided to break our good news to the kids on Blayne's birthday. We wrote a note and put it into a gift bag to be opened with his gifts...as the last one. Here is what it said and what he read aloud...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU5mQcZrYUzOemWE1e3q-aNAOQOp5fT-S2vnH1hR2jQ1Wbpv1FK5xPv8P33QenSGweuO2c4WjdNaFgkcnlvjX1Opups5c4EOukBe7k0oCLQV9GOKaVTWxDoQ1SpUXTyeiuHteCJC00pr8/s1600/IMG_1437.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU5mQcZrYUzOemWE1e3q-aNAOQOp5fT-S2vnH1hR2jQ1Wbpv1FK5xPv8P33QenSGweuO2c4WjdNaFgkcnlvjX1Opups5c4EOukBe7k0oCLQV9GOKaVTWxDoQ1SpUXTyeiuHteCJC00pr8/s400/IMG_1437.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5609952967198944882" border="0" /></a><br />Boy did this news raise the roof:) The kids were so very excited! I know that advocates of birth control like to argue that kids from big families, like ours, suffer because they don't get enough attention. But if this next picture is any indication....I really don't think it's the case! They don't look worried:) They actually get so much more attention from not only their parents...but from happy brothers and sisters!<br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3KP3vgH7j9XYpr9-Oce24NlbYefJBnX6pM_iPi5yj3vvOivtwV9Pc_ZimJ9KcmpGQy2vN_j3nZax20Huj6pUpQGr3qbotAysMtikhzjPAgCJYu9Dnz6aozpAeFHZMWLJLt7tJh37DPyc/s1600/IMG_1436.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3KP3vgH7j9XYpr9-Oce24NlbYefJBnX6pM_iPi5yj3vvOivtwV9Pc_ZimJ9KcmpGQy2vN_j3nZax20Huj6pUpQGr3qbotAysMtikhzjPAgCJYu9Dnz6aozpAeFHZMWLJLt7tJh37DPyc/s400/IMG_1436.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5609952714606543970" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Later, one of the kids asked Blayne what his best gift was. He right away said that this one was his best gift, by far! I thought that was pretty sweet! Especially considering that he got his first racetrack that he has been wanting all of his life! Gotta love the kids:) They're so special!<br /></div>Stenersenlifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14952473507881703567noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-182809807078337051.post-61089340220305012092011-05-04T20:49:00.000-07:002011-05-04T22:07:00.688-07:00We Have a New Chicken Chaser....<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBq4sDam-8TgkV6giBMYf3bdW4NkN939ASguDLqeuJLvOydsBrilvbTWxyczF37bnoPEESCV_ObUgF0ZiX5Z-44rHeHcHL7bNWm5HeLuUhvQzrPe34lcJA4v-0VFgLUp6lpjf-_5GHfyQ/s1600/IMG_1347.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBq4sDam-8TgkV6giBMYf3bdW4NkN939ASguDLqeuJLvOydsBrilvbTWxyczF37bnoPEESCV_ObUgF0ZiX5Z-44rHeHcHL7bNWm5HeLuUhvQzrPe34lcJA4v-0VFgLUp6lpjf-_5GHfyQ/s400/IMG_1347.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5603075759388460082" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">We have a new chicken chaser.... his name is Jared. One day mom was painting Chauntel and my chair. Mom wanted me to see what Jared was doing! This is what he was doing. And of course I had to go and get the camera.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtoD3mUjxZ_wHS_-2u0f09ni3Lv9L7K-vKHIRMtpSe3YuRmeVYQBbhm9_XIjGLiNsWpJ8800LliSfqhIKNUqnw7-kZzzG26NRuaxtovvgofG_RxAEAM7VKKG6q0M-gxbzOFsnUFFlIoUk/s1600/IMG_1350.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtoD3mUjxZ_wHS_-2u0f09ni3Lv9L7K-vKHIRMtpSe3YuRmeVYQBbhm9_XIjGLiNsWpJ8800LliSfqhIKNUqnw7-kZzzG26NRuaxtovvgofG_RxAEAM7VKKG6q0M-gxbzOFsnUFFlIoUk/s400/IMG_1350.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5603075477898554818" border="0" /></a>I think the chicken got kind of scared. Jared might of got a little sad because he couldn't catch it!!!<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimIY8n31YvupuJVeLBajW-LyTFM_zhefs3ywPU5D4SUYonwO1_3_O1sQTYEqczxjVwfO76ucn74vLn6iov30TJfXaHd38wRbsvvKkY9gzpYDna7VqQMy8HIjVp6WwSPBuyFdCB6iNFABs/s1600/IMG_1385.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimIY8n31YvupuJVeLBajW-LyTFM_zhefs3ywPU5D4SUYonwO1_3_O1sQTYEqczxjVwfO76ucn74vLn6iov30TJfXaHd38wRbsvvKkY9gzpYDna7VqQMy8HIjVp6WwSPBuyFdCB6iNFABs/s400/IMG_1385.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5603075153097799922" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">This isn't just about Jared and the chickens. I thought I would post some pics of National Teacher Day. Us kids knew it was that special day and wanted to do something. Us kids didn't know what to eat for lunch. One of us said Pizza. Us Big Kids counted up our money and we had enough. We got Pop money too.....and of course we couldn't drive so mom went with some of the kids to get it. Blayne, Camille, Jared, and I stayed home. Jared got fed and went to bed. And pretty much after that, Mom said she was on her way home. We had wanted to fancy the table a bit; so I called Blayne up and boy did we go fast. When we were done doing what we could do, Mom was home. This is a picture I took. Just one more thing..... us kids were pretty pumped that we were REALLY BUYING PIZZA!!!<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYtXVhfrFy5IM-ww3T6N0KYi8GTejMfPEyP5br4liHPAZWzvcTuruxKL5I_TXOIvRZ_ww-sJN3pEAEJ34UGLQzC9qnCmVME6kRKeGwd4bDudFefE7seJtUdC8IurK7DfAWEZCXob3NnhI/s1600/IMG_1386.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYtXVhfrFy5IM-ww3T6N0KYi8GTejMfPEyP5br4liHPAZWzvcTuruxKL5I_TXOIvRZ_ww-sJN3pEAEJ34UGLQzC9qnCmVME6kRKeGwd4bDudFefE7seJtUdC8IurK7DfAWEZCXob3NnhI/s400/IMG_1386.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5603074998037976802" border="0" /></a><br />~Mom at her pizza party~ And this is her favorite pizza from Papa Murpheys!<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0twkY2qEC4PHAlFQ0PgReQO79IvfoWyjL-ALkfs1IRWG7xTDzVCbZxxb7Mcl_glOgCDBglL6RcvLtKHV0WXpGpX3u9Oy_FdYqW0fKdPH46wZDXFyPSZfS3t0oQVE9-NGBFW7JWbCYt6Q/s1600/IMG_1387.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0twkY2qEC4PHAlFQ0PgReQO79IvfoWyjL-ALkfs1IRWG7xTDzVCbZxxb7Mcl_glOgCDBglL6RcvLtKHV0WXpGpX3u9Oy_FdYqW0fKdPH46wZDXFyPSZfS3t0oQVE9-NGBFW7JWbCYt6Q/s400/IMG_1387.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5603074775010080178" border="0" /></a>This was our sign I real quickly typed!!!<br /><br />Hope you liked my post. Alexa<br /></div>Stenersenlifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14952473507881703567noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-182809807078337051.post-58546672405226397122011-04-16T14:50:00.000-07:002011-04-18T16:01:56.527-07:00Hiking Beacon Rock on Spring Break<div style="text-align: center;">We went to Beacon Rock on Spring Break. It took a <span style="font-size:100%;">long </span>time (it felt like) to get there....but it was worth it. This is us starting our walk.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcnaRAn6VUe-OlRoF5a2Tn-8wiaabbOZoUR5dWu6sApucnwK3_KExbV3-tXk3Gr6To7B0mpZuco4wCMuAsIpIs8x30edGficyxb0497-C9QBu1lmbIR8Qsg5bT-sMjzV0Tt7fGa1VX-Os/s1600/IMG_1172.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcnaRAn6VUe-OlRoF5a2Tn-8wiaabbOZoUR5dWu6sApucnwK3_KExbV3-tXk3Gr6To7B0mpZuco4wCMuAsIpIs8x30edGficyxb0497-C9QBu1lmbIR8Qsg5bT-sMjzV0Tt7fGa1VX-Os/s400/IMG_1172.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5596323661727916594" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMO8RcAuu9C2_tTCTJKv6X3Ai5ZgzIaQ6pOu3w-i-buVPJHYuJNODAMkFwhRFcshch1oq32212DIMKBtnaGadeoQyt5LcViADJ7FI7XNLdwcl0ze6fbW0NJbEHY96fUemQzdk0xMuh2X4/s1600/IMG_1177.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMO8RcAuu9C2_tTCTJKv6X3Ai5ZgzIaQ6pOu3w-i-buVPJHYuJNODAMkFwhRFcshch1oq32212DIMKBtnaGadeoQyt5LcViADJ7FI7XNLdwcl0ze6fbW0NJbEHY96fUemQzdk0xMuh2X4/s400/IMG_1177.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5596324277003354162" border="0" /></a>Jared with his hood over his face. He seemed to like going!!! He did like it for the most part but he got tired when we were getting closer to the top.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKrGAgiW24Jsu1l7OidvjfOqp_1uSkD-9hDoHC_5mFa3DXi9vi8TgzoYDrGh08C9_Eyt4DG0u7PPtJti-h7CBh4GIXjoofkNUJS3Nv6t-zguk4ZQtfoq2zw5tDLAogHR5jfU1p5lKrS18/s1600/IMG_1173.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKrGAgiW24Jsu1l7OidvjfOqp_1uSkD-9hDoHC_5mFa3DXi9vi8TgzoYDrGh08C9_Eyt4DG0u7PPtJti-h7CBh4GIXjoofkNUJS3Nv6t-zguk4ZQtfoq2zw5tDLAogHR5jfU1p5lKrS18/s400/IMG_1173.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5596323376063219890" border="0" /></a>Blayne, Chauntel, and Zachary loved going ahead! Blayne and Zachary did it the most!!!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixW2kpuwCzqxHSHpRQLsE9nAqnHmG0WtxmtxR8STZUTqTcjcvmqVcqYrVqJcN_KKKqwfWwk1TpwyKpfs9LH_6erR6UQc0LitUIVjSHfUus1bwAg20IinyRBqjdDek2WCdCppjjtmys9xs/s1600/IMG_1174.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixW2kpuwCzqxHSHpRQLsE9nAqnHmG0WtxmtxR8STZUTqTcjcvmqVcqYrVqJcN_KKKqwfWwk1TpwyKpfs9LH_6erR6UQc0LitUIVjSHfUus1bwAg20IinyRBqjdDek2WCdCppjjtmys9xs/s400/IMG_1174.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5596322852538242978" border="0" /></a>Mom and Camille was behind Garret and I. At some point she took this picture of us. Garret was so good for me. He was sweet, too.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCn27Uv2GESaxPz-xmsbnHpXCzcbFa1W42vujd4FacdQb8dT71vQ8W5spBt74HRnKoy6OsVWJJjqUoPkY-GaW49RgQcOjmb1Gsubxt-6aySqczRqFK_acUcbh_jOKVTX0DrGd1kcm0-Ec/s1600/IMG_1176.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCn27Uv2GESaxPz-xmsbnHpXCzcbFa1W42vujd4FacdQb8dT71vQ8W5spBt74HRnKoy6OsVWJJjqUoPkY-GaW49RgQcOjmb1Gsubxt-6aySqczRqFK_acUcbh_jOKVTX0DrGd1kcm0-Ec/s400/IMG_1176.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5596319169008098498" border="0" /></a>This is the pretty gorge.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCDufKgTOR_97Z_sSG5PNleTEeB7OiJIJ9jM6umUfnW2PkbtnJrChVYOkWRiZ7Lo5xHL0hCO41l65K5qgFv1Vv6bwNAkTFYwFc4KUGYqg2yrnh0Rp9lgV5Sr35glAnoSijm5s0qbseqH4/s1600/IMG_1182.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCDufKgTOR_97Z_sSG5PNleTEeB7OiJIJ9jM6umUfnW2PkbtnJrChVYOkWRiZ7Lo5xHL0hCO41l65K5qgFv1Vv6bwNAkTFYwFc4KUGYqg2yrnh0Rp9lgV5Sr35glAnoSijm5s0qbseqH4/s400/IMG_1182.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5596318900952034770" border="0" /></a>Finally we got to the top! Dad took this picture of us.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg07zZByVqxAK4wJKvztXC10fi87vBARplWgglya3uaMOMQRTytbRgmyWJlw7l9v9tsNLMW2VvAGcyHvi18J9IZOjeEwn2pdsWbu-meGrY7Y2RyVTAzZdhwkIcMTgi5Bz-lNnY1sBYVug/s1600/IMG_1185.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg07zZByVqxAK4wJKvztXC10fi87vBARplWgglya3uaMOMQRTytbRgmyWJlw7l9v9tsNLMW2VvAGcyHvi18J9IZOjeEwn2pdsWbu-meGrY7Y2RyVTAzZdhwkIcMTgi5Bz-lNnY1sBYVug/s400/IMG_1185.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5596318495991412818" border="0" /></a>This lady asked to take a picture of all of us. Mom said yes. This is how it turned out.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtzIIzswOkHVYvKO9bmssevlTXnGltcgAPkAKNF7vJ2lH-YYgZwg3swagIxYKWnBhMwOOZbtuXFV5_9pBTGDMRPKSv9MhB-nRLjag5I3VRk2vhXRF0hSqhnIOCEzYzl_7MkD9CJyf-oLQ/s1600/IMG_1191.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtzIIzswOkHVYvKO9bmssevlTXnGltcgAPkAKNF7vJ2lH-YYgZwg3swagIxYKWnBhMwOOZbtuXFV5_9pBTGDMRPKSv9MhB-nRLjag5I3VRk2vhXRF0hSqhnIOCEzYzl_7MkD9CJyf-oLQ/s400/IMG_1191.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5596307899241432978" border="0" /></a>This is at the bottom. Dad and Mom let us run when we got closer to the bottom and it was safer to run. We beat them:)<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixGRdClfF4tak9VU4NHN_gsHPXzvc9JiUedo9VUs5JtYYp7y6JBM-W2c4qDUbw3K7NRZOYNZfW6hpJT6Z1aiVvmVEw51UOpFyUWutbtQUdMgxohruJaiWN5h-3CuuSlyR-tBuJ6xymFkY/s1600/IMG_1194.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixGRdClfF4tak9VU4NHN_gsHPXzvc9JiUedo9VUs5JtYYp7y6JBM-W2c4qDUbw3K7NRZOYNZfW6hpJT6Z1aiVvmVEw51UOpFyUWutbtQUdMgxohruJaiWN5h-3CuuSlyR-tBuJ6xymFkY/s400/IMG_1194.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5596307610355541778" border="0" /></a>Mom and Dad!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7BSXGPs0zU6VZWDVo3YYAQH7nEe_tc03tLoypA3MChk9P8qekaGijBw5FrzkARW6RBQIaV5OPKlTDiyEM4N4VtnrlTVyM-0H-LNZZDhGeSZbhelufN04Y8B-9N39zHJox97eFH8XZxnQ/s1600/IMG_1199.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7BSXGPs0zU6VZWDVo3YYAQH7nEe_tc03tLoypA3MChk9P8qekaGijBw5FrzkARW6RBQIaV5OPKlTDiyEM4N4VtnrlTVyM-0H-LNZZDhGeSZbhelufN04Y8B-9N39zHJox97eFH8XZxnQ/s400/IMG_1199.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5596304900851764882" border="0" /></a>After that, we went to the park across the road. Dad was doing this.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRuJp6NNZEZVuMmUY-TEKGcETDFgF70qBHAbyY_AfHW6kaGn2PtgQ_nPnt5qLC8AcI8bOhwHgsaYOzJCL5p4niO9WII5j8E2NXBg4kZ_APTvAO0xob2jo99KqXPi97CZjdTndWlgvHWBo/s1600/IMG_1203.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRuJp6NNZEZVuMmUY-TEKGcETDFgF70qBHAbyY_AfHW6kaGn2PtgQ_nPnt5qLC8AcI8bOhwHgsaYOzJCL5p4niO9WII5j8E2NXBg4kZ_APTvAO0xob2jo99KqXPi97CZjdTndWlgvHWBo/s400/IMG_1203.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5596304533717415666" border="0" /></a>Dad asked who else could do it. I could!!!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7o-mA7DKzAHSqpik7afu8qymT68vzBSWjyu2BR0Tnte0ES7VTywMFJnFot3jy_jvt38YVR8y9ZzaLvOWG5vJV3Hfl1RuyYCgeUM_U0Dz8lr3ylqQKjxEtXiJpgmUFl6g5IP_urDcazvs/s1600/IMG_1207.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7o-mA7DKzAHSqpik7afu8qymT68vzBSWjyu2BR0Tnte0ES7VTywMFJnFot3jy_jvt38YVR8y9ZzaLvOWG5vJV3Hfl1RuyYCgeUM_U0Dz8lr3ylqQKjxEtXiJpgmUFl6g5IP_urDcazvs/s400/IMG_1207.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5596304095970435570" border="0" /></a>The little kids wanted to be on the tire swing the whole time we were there. They liked it a lot!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_HrvkW0Ma8jCUsRNg89xbz0zXlKMdrPOjaIGv2SFLhvRspnbgkWC4P-t1L5NQh0QbZKfD59AT79uWUg4LAmA8vrQr_GBSbRekirt77Kdk8nMAOnjWLVmNHkyK9pJYOJjq8WgrDFo9BR4/s1600/IMG_1210.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_HrvkW0Ma8jCUsRNg89xbz0zXlKMdrPOjaIGv2SFLhvRspnbgkWC4P-t1L5NQh0QbZKfD59AT79uWUg4LAmA8vrQr_GBSbRekirt77Kdk8nMAOnjWLVmNHkyK9pJYOJjq8WgrDFo9BR4/s400/IMG_1210.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5596303810278913218" border="0" /></a>Jared on the slide.<br /><br />I had a lot of fun doing both things. I think it was worth the drive. We ended the day by eating out at Pizza Hut. Us kids had our last "Book-it" free pizza coupons to use. Yummy! ~Alexa<br /></div>Stenersenlifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14952473507881703567noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-182809807078337051.post-54924621669638486182011-04-14T17:27:00.000-07:002011-04-14T18:27:38.973-07:00Garage Sale Time!<div style="text-align: center;">"One man's (woman's) junk is another man's treasure"....... <br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI1xhZJdv1xJUa-7HWYtkrZKsGVZp2g3gT5geb7bFNb51xfdmayuUbdr9a5U-SfBY4vNcajBt4V0O9e8Y_rjWc2DZaTGfvIm1f93gUWJoXm5d9cVHFJatMPomvlSVH0tfRA08LCdkqpSo/s1600/IMG_1222.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI1xhZJdv1xJUa-7HWYtkrZKsGVZp2g3gT5geb7bFNb51xfdmayuUbdr9a5U-SfBY4vNcajBt4V0O9e8Y_rjWc2DZaTGfvIm1f93gUWJoXm5d9cVHFJatMPomvlSVH0tfRA08LCdkqpSo/s400/IMG_1222.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595601631501959282" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Hope so:) We just set up our annual garage sale a couple days ago. This year I'm having it with Jenny and Clara at Jenny's house. Today we made 30 pasty and 10 pies to try to sell also at the sale. Alexa finished her hats that she has been knitting since Christmas time; added the buttons and the pretty flowers that she bought from her friend, who made them. And Chauntel made her candy and suckers again as well. Now we'll see what the weather's like and if many people drag themselves out if the day looks like today did!!! Anyways, I love to go to garage sales myself and love to have them too! Half the fun is just hanging out with friends all day:) Love ya, Mona<br /></div>Stenersenlifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14952473507881703567noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-182809807078337051.post-27457277119697210422011-03-24T19:51:00.000-07:002011-04-11T12:02:06.375-07:00Ephrata Weekend<div style="text-align: center;">A few weekends ago we took a little trip to Mom and Dad's and to Ephrata to see Joel and Denise's family. Beautiful day for the drive! This is close to Dad and Mom's house. We had asked them if we could stop there and bring breakfast to eat with them. They wanted us to come but insisted on making the breakfast. We enjoyed the delicious breakfast and short visit!<br /></div><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz0MKVoc8lpw9-BwwM2B6rfviaNaCh9x7-SEZ7CeoHZ556TmKE-zdYN-1AeWmP-WtYfrGe4747aN5RXcfH2rm8mcA7s-9Hnz26ukvWRnBkMh3XAhyOhPWkesya1RyEHpdgnQW9XY2r0QE/s1600/IMG_0898.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz0MKVoc8lpw9-BwwM2B6rfviaNaCh9x7-SEZ7CeoHZ556TmKE-zdYN-1AeWmP-WtYfrGe4747aN5RXcfH2rm8mcA7s-9Hnz26ukvWRnBkMh3XAhyOhPWkesya1RyEHpdgnQW9XY2r0QE/s400/IMG_0898.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5594364647763175394" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil769EUv2pdqpl8sbfZasvmQXVQKfv6PufR0ks2i6GALuyDpEWji_DFEcGZPy8xkkVAM6xSGjjG-rbJxqEplFM91eAWSnjWwDKK5RiCLC0_PoVIltdpbbETpWWjURw4tYS97paAicMYtA/s1600/IMG_0900.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil769EUv2pdqpl8sbfZasvmQXVQKfv6PufR0ks2i6GALuyDpEWji_DFEcGZPy8xkkVAM6xSGjjG-rbJxqEplFM91eAWSnjWwDKK5RiCLC0_PoVIltdpbbETpWWjURw4tYS97paAicMYtA/s400/IMG_0900.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5594364008680339586" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Turned around at one point to see this sweetness:)<br /></div><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOR6Kpkee8nmPYNR4YAzkIHfZ_MHmBXyvib9-YHj6lMvVn84td0oSSbCD7wGI0bQWW0JEWwhrJHOEYTnC5NzsovkjbQKz-M7JETL-e_mxIs1Aldjf4fOYpIPz0Rzs0VYob9IZKgbeLa4w/s1600/IMG_0902.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOR6Kpkee8nmPYNR4YAzkIHfZ_MHmBXyvib9-YHj6lMvVn84td0oSSbCD7wGI0bQWW0JEWwhrJHOEYTnC5NzsovkjbQKz-M7JETL-e_mxIs1Aldjf4fOYpIPz0Rzs0VYob9IZKgbeLa4w/s400/IMG_0902.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5594363732969152978" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Lots of girls having fun on the tramp!<br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLUAybfMVpNDDhvnfovfiANH9ewG_oNuOAa4Vzvx3PuXpl3hQdRGAgXM3j5AIpgiFvyd8PK9qbL_ayHFhKSUdWZNUBz-lr9BfQjbqGtxsCjYvpf38Ohpz8YN-G88QKgE1z0qSLBG8nixo/s1600/IMG_0907.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLUAybfMVpNDDhvnfovfiANH9ewG_oNuOAa4Vzvx3PuXpl3hQdRGAgXM3j5AIpgiFvyd8PK9qbL_ayHFhKSUdWZNUBz-lr9BfQjbqGtxsCjYvpf38Ohpz8YN-G88QKgE1z0qSLBG8nixo/s400/IMG_0907.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5594363386341390594" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">The boys having their own kind of fun...<br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZmcL4O6_14_cEqhq9CwU1f9jE65DLJUXDKuX1RgNngPMM0RvYTDjzWgD6AWnjnriWoMBhNUhE8IxC6VjVQz3Uh_rAbbVM24aCiIcP_Fy25hlOhwj4NqC48FIWAc0bdYoarC_0_gTdyys/s1600/IMG_0909.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZmcL4O6_14_cEqhq9CwU1f9jE65DLJUXDKuX1RgNngPMM0RvYTDjzWgD6AWnjnriWoMBhNUhE8IxC6VjVQz3Uh_rAbbVM24aCiIcP_Fy25hlOhwj4NqC48FIWAc0bdYoarC_0_gTdyys/s400/IMG_0909.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5594363015105118098" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">After supper Joel or Denise told the boys they could go start a bonfire for roasting. Awhile later we looked out to see this......quite a bonfire! I guess it was Ketola-style:) Someone had to go out and tame it down!!! They just might have to notify the fire department when they decide to have a bonfire:)<br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPxyyfcOZ2jPBicp-Gr5k8tpbOjqpuzeDfRiWA_MlInxW_vWBJKbycnJrqny0FbaPPgJ50zOortN4O80YlQr9z7a1WmCIKMRNt1zD9yu0XzjbWQGi7D7XUqAvg-SNsIgdTXQ8S_PAAj7M/s1600/IMG_0913.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPxyyfcOZ2jPBicp-Gr5k8tpbOjqpuzeDfRiWA_MlInxW_vWBJKbycnJrqny0FbaPPgJ50zOortN4O80YlQr9z7a1WmCIKMRNt1zD9yu0XzjbWQGi7D7XUqAvg-SNsIgdTXQ8S_PAAj7M/s400/IMG_0913.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5594362397914603858" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Joel and Denise prepared their usual 5 star supper for us! It was sooo good! Grilled hamburgers, home-made french fries, and yummy onion rings! <br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR0Hkwc8S0XeANtq25g4dc5tBWdF_RpLkHlAnSYGuQuC-fT8mI3YpSaVIwcD04mlgnnPWJqCmx7-t8mERsmq4VMITE6C1KYioBydIY965eNoAUFICNBC2ntDGfIwulBIhLerPV9pfQByY/s1600/IMG_0914.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR0Hkwc8S0XeANtq25g4dc5tBWdF_RpLkHlAnSYGuQuC-fT8mI3YpSaVIwcD04mlgnnPWJqCmx7-t8mERsmq4VMITE6C1KYioBydIY965eNoAUFICNBC2ntDGfIwulBIhLerPV9pfQByY/s400/IMG_0914.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5594362044684436786" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Uncle Joel entertaining the kids with candy and making funny faces specially for the camera:)<br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-ExEk0OeraZ670AkxrjjFl1hSUYxT6l7H9_LD86HzyhvOeoAQTcqvVesBuZ4dJsuAhieCgFEu3-wh5yg77vHPOkkXdUnJ5PxU0jcTRht_16VO9LHn1HK89XSigF-f-wBF-TfGrd9PSlg/s1600/IMG_0918.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-ExEk0OeraZ670AkxrjjFl1hSUYxT6l7H9_LD86HzyhvOeoAQTcqvVesBuZ4dJsuAhieCgFEu3-wh5yg77vHPOkkXdUnJ5PxU0jcTRht_16VO9LHn1HK89XSigF-f-wBF-TfGrd9PSlg/s400/IMG_0918.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5594361828593135394" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Zac and one of his favorite cousins, Barbara!<br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiujGKBvpxN3hv-y2D8NySw4Xc92mqiAK3ubPfKBWCbg_OIUQ_UzL__XNFd0u81nC235jZ9Ox7RBq9LN0endjqblxOWtv0HQxGYw3Pvan01hAbN8JLmcWi80RFlNCYyM0IC8yIE64zzJPQ/s1600/IMG_0919.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiujGKBvpxN3hv-y2D8NySw4Xc92mqiAK3ubPfKBWCbg_OIUQ_UzL__XNFd0u81nC235jZ9Ox7RBq9LN0endjqblxOWtv0HQxGYw3Pvan01hAbN8JLmcWi80RFlNCYyM0IC8yIE64zzJPQ/s400/IMG_0919.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5594361603683550674" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Relaxing after church on Sunday morning. Julia, Jolena, Benita, and Alexa<br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW6ZWDzJq_1BL1wW95M0POUokrTWtbrJLqVqTm6ZZAgmNEQ6GV3YQSYHm320YQ5T57FfWx6N4bIRXCiFRJGXLnKRYY3P1dhcaxFCHEVPGrjI9lRLTrnOFfwiXW4kgWc0ueozm3tn-U5co/s1600/IMG_0920.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW6ZWDzJq_1BL1wW95M0POUokrTWtbrJLqVqTm6ZZAgmNEQ6GV3YQSYHm320YQ5T57FfWx6N4bIRXCiFRJGXLnKRYY3P1dhcaxFCHEVPGrjI9lRLTrnOFfwiXW4kgWc0ueozm3tn-U5co/s400/IMG_0920.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5594361260630185666" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">This is my favorite photo of all:) We took awhile getting everyone loaded and situated. Finally we backed up and were just going to start honking good-bye when we looked at the house and saw all these guys on the deck with napkins; pretend crying. (although they look pretty happy actually!)<br /><br />Really enjoyed our mini vacation! Love ya, Mona<br /></div>Stenersenlifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14952473507881703567noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-182809807078337051.post-14671355244746674282011-03-23T10:28:00.001-07:002011-04-05T07:49:48.804-07:00Capitol Visit....<div style="text-align: center;">We went to the capitol for a field trip. It was also the Annual Home Educators' Day at the Capitol. So there were lots of other homeschoolers there also.<br /><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2cjTtSCOjaygC3b52Ge3Q0lT8IrJYK1rcGu62NJ3bLkX8R1Tr3lfEgF2WdiUJk4y6MdvEiFGVyodduL006ahJEYkYN94iNCju_2lj1RU8SvUgQNnpwdPV4uuJq1vet1R07U9giREoQSQ/s1600/IMG_0833.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2cjTtSCOjaygC3b52Ge3Q0lT8IrJYK1rcGu62NJ3bLkX8R1Tr3lfEgF2WdiUJk4y6MdvEiFGVyodduL006ahJEYkYN94iNCju_2lj1RU8SvUgQNnpwdPV4uuJq1vet1R07U9giREoQSQ/s400/IMG_0833.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5588135639640271522" border="0" /></a>This is before we went into the Capitol!!!!<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgaAnbI5gY8RDIgvCcD3pmvj8MimTYDu7YTXvVinaoHzLEDwxIOSaWx22cgkfxcZNOHQe-0_-23uYjSMeR_IUTDhtLPd-omDpoatlxJmsofcN03fz76GU2juV8B0skVEX9u5JM8cctTdk/s1600/IMG_0835.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgaAnbI5gY8RDIgvCcD3pmvj8MimTYDu7YTXvVinaoHzLEDwxIOSaWx22cgkfxcZNOHQe-0_-23uYjSMeR_IUTDhtLPd-omDpoatlxJmsofcN03fz76GU2juV8B0skVEX9u5JM8cctTdk/s400/IMG_0835.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5588135431013795986" border="0" /></a><br />Everyone brought pies for the legislators. My mom wanted me to take a pic of them. I took lots but all of them turned out blurry! Sorry!!!! <br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZCco8jW5V7w4buHkRfHQnCeQbfjCgarW_7Ke6xrMPZUilncKq8LYXiCoSui7UQjxbyVu9pG-sKWLQLoYPvO3M4WHLrMQ0LZMEeK-db_zm6P8DrMRnhabUtVhjV0kaewGqCxkIMYqN3T0/s1600/IMG_0839.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 399px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZCco8jW5V7w4buHkRfHQnCeQbfjCgarW_7Ke6xrMPZUilncKq8LYXiCoSui7UQjxbyVu9pG-sKWLQLoYPvO3M4WHLrMQ0LZMEeK-db_zm6P8DrMRnhabUtVhjV0kaewGqCxkIMYqN3T0/s400/IMG_0839.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5588135166923036386" border="0" /></a><br />Uncle Paul asked Mom and Aunty Charity if they wanted a picture and they wanted one. Here it is. We were in the Rotunda waiting for some legislators to talk to us.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwkj3xBfAjlzRIbr0joJjJ2t0eKonpPN0FZZSKwSZSl-7gs03-C0wT1QOkCK2T-qPDh8hovlD7wc3hl8K-cL-iQwaMEIESmbogEdDw9HsvyXnCq0owa6u5Z4KxPJT_1LIp5yJa-XLp2IU/s1600/IMG_0845.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwkj3xBfAjlzRIbr0joJjJ2t0eKonpPN0FZZSKwSZSl-7gs03-C0wT1QOkCK2T-qPDh8hovlD7wc3hl8K-cL-iQwaMEIESmbogEdDw9HsvyXnCq0owa6u5Z4KxPJT_1LIp5yJa-XLp2IU/s400/IMG_0845.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5588134882165682402" border="0" /></a><br />Different people did different things. This is one of the guys that spoke.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj75v2vIQdEr-fiEP8nIVncK_Qx_2sKq5t7nWSRAk4HEt7KOe2ExF6YYbdAwFw1_FPKchLhyphenhyphen1vzqu4urNz4PqtRrd89Mqpl7G6kv4NwkdZmZ13x9X817AqOxPZgJltS2rYlxMSTg4dIKZc/s1600/IMG_0846.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj75v2vIQdEr-fiEP8nIVncK_Qx_2sKq5t7nWSRAk4HEt7KOe2ExF6YYbdAwFw1_FPKchLhyphenhyphen1vzqu4urNz4PqtRrd89Mqpl7G6kv4NwkdZmZ13x9X817AqOxPZgJltS2rYlxMSTg4dIKZc/s400/IMG_0846.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5588134614817443682" border="0" /></a><br />After the guy was done speaking, they said a little prayer for him. We were surprised that many of the legislators that spoke to us really believed in God.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHtNuzVjA2Z_PqjYhcw71cfk42yi0UlNY205lUjTKsj_lz5hkjtIY-LBAdVmLIATiq81yB9FBzQiWUH_TP5UusK-xHKTl-GPPxqIdOi4qApnRk5KQ8h0LOMMS5t-1UNoWIJD_rnVXPjoQ/s1600/IMG_0847.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHtNuzVjA2Z_PqjYhcw71cfk42yi0UlNY205lUjTKsj_lz5hkjtIY-LBAdVmLIATiq81yB9FBzQiWUH_TP5UusK-xHKTl-GPPxqIdOi4qApnRk5KQ8h0LOMMS5t-1UNoWIJD_rnVXPjoQ/s400/IMG_0847.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5588134418614476914" border="0" /></a><br />This lady sang "America the beautiful".<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU0qlvOQnkBKtUsOn335UOY8laKoS5nzKTV__uO_ridC_arYrf0ljyRLqOrmkuCRUc_inhiTttYh_HFu1ODKHx2Ry4RHwvYkfwD3kqRLVUGsKaxsdnepWHGlgH0mIRooOO47kj1BJwcCY/s1600/IMG_0852.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU0qlvOQnkBKtUsOn335UOY8laKoS5nzKTV__uO_ridC_arYrf0ljyRLqOrmkuCRUc_inhiTttYh_HFu1ODKHx2Ry4RHwvYkfwD3kqRLVUGsKaxsdnepWHGlgH0mIRooOO47kj1BJwcCY/s400/IMG_0852.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5588134158283159106" border="0" /></a><br />Some other homeschooler lady asked us if we wanted a pic. We didn't say yes but the moms did.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGNNlaYhDlFsxtTRRXOt5Q72FYM43Wt0VjRjlbKSFeygAmFUUE2I4WgGrFHOt3d9J_dKdJ4IO4PPjhKekKCl0cN5dr8wLA1DXz_v-OPKaLpZx9I3Y2Xw4tlgVAKiooQeCfA8hTXUx7SXg/s1600/IMG_0854.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGNNlaYhDlFsxtTRRXOt5Q72FYM43Wt0VjRjlbKSFeygAmFUUE2I4WgGrFHOt3d9J_dKdJ4IO4PPjhKekKCl0cN5dr8wLA1DXz_v-OPKaLpZx9I3Y2Xw4tlgVAKiooQeCfA8hTXUx7SXg/s400/IMG_0854.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5588130221551067970" border="0" /></a><br />Some of us girls.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwHY-fyq5fGW8OlRLnwNyEic8PaHKsXdyChQeBkJBe1Cv-Or9zkrPb9uRf8hcY99nUXvR6iJLGxZwjLSyz-WyYs4f3ma-kpBuQsEKrCm9joHgEz91FYFx8PqlTaZyK0CNIOWnqVNbQrZY/s1600/IMG_0856.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwHY-fyq5fGW8OlRLnwNyEic8PaHKsXdyChQeBkJBe1Cv-Or9zkrPb9uRf8hcY99nUXvR6iJLGxZwjLSyz-WyYs4f3ma-kpBuQsEKrCm9joHgEz91FYFx8PqlTaZyK0CNIOWnqVNbQrZY/s400/IMG_0856.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5588129913781411698" border="0" /></a><br />These are the fancy fancy fancy doors.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi0IlqtM_kasFIawCFGoP5TB-3x-I4NIg6XhnhEOA-2pBGekaxJaV1WZe8lnTyM1o2RcHf08yoZVd_NMNGZ2llZRASXCsqtS9sU54_6kX6T36GoHFr4po4jwKloHSpyMr8BFNkkBu73OI/s1600/IMG_0857.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi0IlqtM_kasFIawCFGoP5TB-3x-I4NIg6XhnhEOA-2pBGekaxJaV1WZe8lnTyM1o2RcHf08yoZVd_NMNGZ2llZRASXCsqtS9sU54_6kX6T36GoHFr4po4jwKloHSpyMr8BFNkkBu73OI/s400/IMG_0857.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5588129439976783282" border="0" /></a><br />Mom got this some time. She got it out the back doors of the capitol. <br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihcG-eBAgw6tGsUpoNMjbhUcY4SPXXWlMNp11Bhj67bFmaXP2lffo9BkR2RJqIbXisbVwWNiGLmwOdyIFwpKjekeaMI0esUsFzlY7pRc3iN4iB_jJ4sVipVyXSmEPHPgTyUEy7KzcrfwI/s1600/IMG_0859.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihcG-eBAgw6tGsUpoNMjbhUcY4SPXXWlMNp11Bhj67bFmaXP2lffo9BkR2RJqIbXisbVwWNiGLmwOdyIFwpKjekeaMI0esUsFzlY7pRc3iN4iB_jJ4sVipVyXSmEPHPgTyUEy7KzcrfwI/s400/IMG_0859.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5588129092011490930" border="0" /></a><br />This is the really big light. It holds 200 light bulbs. They change the light bulbs every 10 years. A full size VW bug can fit inside this chandelier.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4jxLjuo0miQ0TsFtzOrdeH15oGDv4pMeUu7sxsszmoI9FCBdoCAn6PanZrtQQ4GvI9cmxINiTEzfBQVoAFkwg3q2RM8N8zmPqhMxZIbUFh_ggHwBtRtMYZGthLCXM84S_bpkwtP2i6Dw/s1600/IMG_0861.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4jxLjuo0miQ0TsFtzOrdeH15oGDv4pMeUu7sxsszmoI9FCBdoCAn6PanZrtQQ4GvI9cmxINiTEzfBQVoAFkwg3q2RM8N8zmPqhMxZIbUFh_ggHwBtRtMYZGthLCXM84S_bpkwtP2i6Dw/s400/IMG_0861.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5588128906424301058" border="0" /></a><br />I think this is inside the Senate.<br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOTP84dfUOpNjFyT_2zQlkekdW_ipEvSLDhVrObV3q1xaSr4iftejILqxJ8GjXlB2qf5P3T0APw36uYMP9dyma-dIi9z5KgMmNB1ZYbZIu0XAuVNwQFS9rqQvBQH5uNour4-t3P2vKU7I/s1600/IMG_0860.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOTP84dfUOpNjFyT_2zQlkekdW_ipEvSLDhVrObV3q1xaSr4iftejILqxJ8GjXlB2qf5P3T0APw36uYMP9dyma-dIi9z5KgMmNB1ZYbZIu0XAuVNwQFS9rqQvBQH5uNour4-t3P2vKU7I/s400/IMG_0860.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5588128626625145394" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">This one is too.<br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjngOAp1tXgz8DXBBWikXYZhfV13XbbpGugEf-v6MwmPiZf2HF7QZsdtVRqZ-ARpMTndY7haBBbAgRvIW4vPMhSlZ-xPgEcEhpQk3HNZWqx_CjMYnGzLFZrSNnATH-9kwt5fDY1vUBKvNs/s1600/IMG_0862.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjngOAp1tXgz8DXBBWikXYZhfV13XbbpGugEf-v6MwmPiZf2HF7QZsdtVRqZ-ARpMTndY7haBBbAgRvIW4vPMhSlZ-xPgEcEhpQk3HNZWqx_CjMYnGzLFZrSNnATH-9kwt5fDY1vUBKvNs/s400/IMG_0862.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5588128410027486898" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">This was in Rep Ed Orcut's room after we were done meeting with him.<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh29cxQl59hnmNk71A64od-GEBk9nMiLGvUslzB0SDpP6GmbTmVNVdbvdpfrOmw3nrXlD0WBun6yWDbNZqTs3FLDROQy2MYflhzhZHo9g-JsOxdkVci_-uY0b8WTo1HwAIWBpXce03SOD4/s1600/IMG_0866.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh29cxQl59hnmNk71A64od-GEBk9nMiLGvUslzB0SDpP6GmbTmVNVdbvdpfrOmw3nrXlD0WBun6yWDbNZqTs3FLDROQy2MYflhzhZHo9g-JsOxdkVci_-uY0b8WTo1HwAIWBpXce03SOD4/s400/IMG_0866.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5588125877438812610" border="0" /></a><br />It was a very fun day! And we were all glad to go! ~Alexa<br /></div>Stenersenlifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14952473507881703567noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-182809807078337051.post-820245820605551312011-03-23T10:27:00.001-07:002011-03-25T13:59:11.503-07:00Omsi Field Trip<div style="text-align: center;">Here are some photos from our OMSI field trip back in January. We went with several other homeschooling friends. The kids and I really enjoyed it!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQzx7eOuS-tXBNVZ8h47Jb4Bol5k2dkb7iPzo5lQggurgRmq0ezSiPKlyKKZ1Xu-_algixVxKfjguAetn4QUtiB5sL4l-gFdqeaVR4uurfV_kOwWsK11gsTC6rbuWRsV50VVrzxDaM1Wc/s1600/IMG_0310.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQzx7eOuS-tXBNVZ8h47Jb4Bol5k2dkb7iPzo5lQggurgRmq0ezSiPKlyKKZ1Xu-_algixVxKfjguAetn4QUtiB5sL4l-gFdqeaVR4uurfV_kOwWsK11gsTC6rbuWRsV50VVrzxDaM1Wc/s400/IMG_0310.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5587800492066577602" border="0" /></a><br />I think Zac would've stayed at this particular exhibit for hours if I would've let him! You pressed these two buttons to fill these 2 liter bottles with water and air. Then you pushed another to launch the bottle. Depending on the combo of air and water you chose, depended on how far the bottles shot into the air.<br /><br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpCo77yDAxOlRO8LCP7zgwQl9MuZbrWNRoLsTiHnu_rKf702WO3mR9R2dk9bf6Omf2cbu7GB3nNbknjjweI99BAbi4JMPIQNZqfa-HRW1fpdwuocc8tkKMnpd0qZ5yGa4OkqeGpjGfnbE/s1600/IMG_0287.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpCo77yDAxOlRO8LCP7zgwQl9MuZbrWNRoLsTiHnu_rKf702WO3mR9R2dk9bf6Omf2cbu7GB3nNbknjjweI99BAbi4JMPIQNZqfa-HRW1fpdwuocc8tkKMnpd0qZ5yGa4OkqeGpjGfnbE/s400/IMG_0287.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5587800110246822194" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Blayne and Telie really liked this one too:)<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeKevAqwxbLKI-3GDFVL1zSIh_T-7gakhgfjs_u9bLESiIKJeTqD4TBrgO5IIoXnZAJ0ppYg2pe0YGDqcFyMH7r6TtYu8KYsYUS358Ab-fTD555N5Ay2lT53kVJP8bakdfYe9zURfNxfY/s1600/IMG_0285.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeKevAqwxbLKI-3GDFVL1zSIh_T-7gakhgfjs_u9bLESiIKJeTqD4TBrgO5IIoXnZAJ0ppYg2pe0YGDqcFyMH7r6TtYu8KYsYUS358Ab-fTD555N5Ay2lT53kVJP8bakdfYe9zURfNxfY/s400/IMG_0285.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5587799822810758050" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Zac was having a good time building from these different model instructions.<br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisCm4qaMtZCMxmG77VuZVLXrtlSFdjtugLbSnc8NXmTdELSZyBDBJKEhY9y5I5dNKVlJG6PM_0KoZ-i5kaoUQL7OxqcRVTed_4AtZDUGZjUshuJ3FXd6oym67NbhoibVO4h51xFA0dCdI/s1600/IMG_0277.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisCm4qaMtZCMxmG77VuZVLXrtlSFdjtugLbSnc8NXmTdELSZyBDBJKEhY9y5I5dNKVlJG6PM_0KoZ-i5kaoUQL7OxqcRVTed_4AtZDUGZjUshuJ3FXd6oym67NbhoibVO4h51xFA0dCdI/s400/IMG_0277.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5587799490256924530" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Here they are in a glass elevator going from one level to the next, with Portland showing through the windows.<br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeShjIU5iujMyfiGumo9nouiPX9eZ1xgTShBMqxbmcexhZFZf_u2A8yDlnP8q9O5AfivnaiA0I-5Rzhibk1c3uVN4jgGbtC_Rch4phZMRBRhtojHTiX8Ym2PvYgclCDFw2JYtQMqGI8cw/s1600/IMG_0307.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeShjIU5iujMyfiGumo9nouiPX9eZ1xgTShBMqxbmcexhZFZf_u2A8yDlnP8q9O5AfivnaiA0I-5Rzhibk1c3uVN4jgGbtC_Rch4phZMRBRhtojHTiX8Ym2PvYgclCDFw2JYtQMqGI8cw/s400/IMG_0307.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5587799228388201874" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Blayne the astronaut....<br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiojopn09-x8HsV8eYFVIJr1g8SYmeLS7s16eSYAkXSbJce-RyK3va5w2QDD_akcoIWlFzfn6DF5VvnxjKNOuwpt6AM3m9GlbEgABp-btr6EDfOxbl1sfM6zTpAB23i3H_S-QmZzzTJMEI/s1600/IMG_0278.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiojopn09-x8HsV8eYFVIJr1g8SYmeLS7s16eSYAkXSbJce-RyK3va5w2QDD_akcoIWlFzfn6DF5VvnxjKNOuwpt6AM3m9GlbEgABp-btr6EDfOxbl1sfM6zTpAB23i3H_S-QmZzzTJMEI/s400/IMG_0278.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5587798899921691298" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">One of the girls in our group went on the table and took some pictures of part of the group eating lunch.<br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhENieBsigoXzNNcPd19H8mIogdfVe0fMXXjQyPBdH1pXqugalxqcCaofClLNXrY8-RV4EIxeBT-dFJjC14HMAmuGPGklc_-5ZWdXK21LADulfjffkbFPd24QrAn2GnCZEO8CKX3tEslZg/s1600/IMG_0280.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhENieBsigoXzNNcPd19H8mIogdfVe0fMXXjQyPBdH1pXqugalxqcCaofClLNXrY8-RV4EIxeBT-dFJjC14HMAmuGPGklc_-5ZWdXK21LADulfjffkbFPd24QrAn2GnCZEO8CKX3tEslZg/s400/IMG_0280.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5587798345285661362" border="0" /></a><br />This "Inventors Ball Room" was alot of fun! I think I was having as much fun as the kids in it:) It was full of these golf ball sized foam balls that you could do all kinds of things with. You vacuumed them up with these big hoses, they came dumping in there from all sorts of places, threw them in the fans and watched them scatter.....and on and on. <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVKgz1fkHZLEh8ms22wo9AxSse5oqBslWDA8amqqmJ3aJy11gfNE6nIIyx8FS34nvgwUEqEopCoySibuNjqys-r5Cg-3BUfqjI4HEeNGVnsGBb_6r4S8zMgyxP1U8aC1oJx3KgwCGqxcE/s1600/IMG_0304.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVKgz1fkHZLEh8ms22wo9AxSse5oqBslWDA8amqqmJ3aJy11gfNE6nIIyx8FS34nvgwUEqEopCoySibuNjqys-r5Cg-3BUfqjI4HEeNGVnsGBb_6r4S8zMgyxP1U8aC1oJx3KgwCGqxcE/s400/IMG_0304.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5587797828896128562" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">This was a huge marble exhibit that was really interesting to watch. It was supposed to teach you about probability.<br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo0KvaHKpcFIBhSwr17FQwVEnyJy807VNSdq6SOmm5yHKV3mttkNcTRVcN94BYjX8YjPDJY48uPUHJ044JhRJjdQTEROoqxd1lcz2lcsSUHxykqCNOAlwzig3BUaZN7Kx86g_sDSD3c14/s1600/IMG_0305.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo0KvaHKpcFIBhSwr17FQwVEnyJy807VNSdq6SOmm5yHKV3mttkNcTRVcN94BYjX8YjPDJY48uPUHJ044JhRJjdQTEROoqxd1lcz2lcsSUHxykqCNOAlwzig3BUaZN7Kx86g_sDSD3c14/s400/IMG_0305.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5587797565116456770" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">These were just a few photos I got there. It was a great field trip and we're glad we got to go!<br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE4j3iaLaU3p3BU7rGqcULF4QbBiqC4-74CZsOIYdsp-DCB0BiLEUN8wsu9Xdrrd6PmG7ECINyXYJr8vd9qbNxsIFR2ZtmlatKfDjimMuEW5aIT1_g9DbkEZPUrCLwYs-myUTCb-BZwqI/s1600/IMG_0308.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE4j3iaLaU3p3BU7rGqcULF4QbBiqC4-74CZsOIYdsp-DCB0BiLEUN8wsu9Xdrrd6PmG7ECINyXYJr8vd9qbNxsIFR2ZtmlatKfDjimMuEW5aIT1_g9DbkEZPUrCLwYs-myUTCb-BZwqI/s400/IMG_0308.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5587797322316737106" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Ready to go home!<br /></div>Stenersenlifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14952473507881703567noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-182809807078337051.post-25276687295075526702011-03-23T08:06:00.000-07:002011-03-24T16:15:23.774-07:00Working Around Here....<div style="text-align: center;">I've just been thinking that alot of my posts are the fun things we do together; so I'd better do a post of the other side of our "real life" around here:) Not that work can't be fun...several of the kids actually enjoy some of their "work" or "chores". Or at least it gets done with minimal complaining <span style="font-style: italic;">usually</span>. Griping DOES happen at times too!!! Do you ever wonder what other families have their kids do for chores? Just thought I'd share some of my kids' responsibilities:)<br /><br />So for starts, here's how our basement gets many times!!! But I can send a cleanup crew down there and it can be fixed really fast. This particular time I had Camille and Garret do it.<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgINQCv1z0aGRqf7mXac582UV0rIhilOOD3AQbPcVBWZFXWrfdcRDS79QZBoJjJ1OiSg-mGYeWs79oz-i-4uZNudN03EY00WLqVaFuvrgv1rgoqA5ukdx8YKF95EF93q9sey3vAYZsR828/s1600/IMG_0681.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgINQCv1z0aGRqf7mXac582UV0rIhilOOD3AQbPcVBWZFXWrfdcRDS79QZBoJjJ1OiSg-mGYeWs79oz-i-4uZNudN03EY00WLqVaFuvrgv1rgoqA5ukdx8YKF95EF93q9sey3vAYZsR828/s400/IMG_0681.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5587393408581619362" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI6umyVrOImcO4SFwfHTCfkhq5hoccOpgkAPKYOP_RhSZy5oAxLbytZTzqW-BxebaUF21z4UMyVep9R-GxQSBrQP_WN9ROgwiPtcNW6-D0LihXU_WbK29Kcyw3B0O6Il__OVhsiBeqZPE/s1600/IMG_0682.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI6umyVrOImcO4SFwfHTCfkhq5hoccOpgkAPKYOP_RhSZy5oAxLbytZTzqW-BxebaUF21z4UMyVep9R-GxQSBrQP_WN9ROgwiPtcNW6-D0LihXU_WbK29Kcyw3B0O6Il__OVhsiBeqZPE/s400/IMG_0682.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5587392980370846146" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">In about twenty minutes it looked like this:) Not perfect....but great enough for me to consider it done! Of course, the big kids can do it alot quicker and nicer...but I want the little ones to learn too!<br /><br />Our school days start by getting up at 7:30. (we are just getting back to that schedule after being thrown off by the recent time change!) Before school starts at 8:30....here's what the kids do. Of course they all eat and get dressed/comb hair. One of the girls put away all folded laundry and vacuum all the hard floors. The other one empties and fills the dishwasher. Some of the days, the clothes person gets a break since I now only do laundry twice a week.<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiha4y7zRRxg5L-AcGo9QXhfpkeLYtrFHQlJUcqYdMyPMwy5QCUPv3YXDlJwV1fWdJYsr20ZjKEV2-PTeuYEkYUxe19rfm3p9Tdtx1Ub_2xjll05xs4NgfE16npukZ3AxrBFuMrzzQPSVc/s1600/IMG_0680.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiha4y7zRRxg5L-AcGo9QXhfpkeLYtrFHQlJUcqYdMyPMwy5QCUPv3YXDlJwV1fWdJYsr20ZjKEV2-PTeuYEkYUxe19rfm3p9Tdtx1Ub_2xjll05xs4NgfE16npukZ3AxrBFuMrzzQPSVc/s400/IMG_0680.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5587392628008691746" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHHikB41m26wXhDVGNyev6DOkTY-zb9blwGY2K6e6uKdJUyYwZz2hXBbY97kUJ9oeJJTZw842mHOBPEUz_sANMT_wccY_mJEofj-wqIMegt__KYvBNnhCG46NglCkgLt278z7jEUC8Yik/s1600/IMG_0679.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHHikB41m26wXhDVGNyev6DOkTY-zb9blwGY2K6e6uKdJUyYwZz2hXBbY97kUJ9oeJJTZw842mHOBPEUz_sANMT_wccY_mJEofj-wqIMegt__KYvBNnhCG46NglCkgLt278z7jEUC8Yik/s400/IMG_0679.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5587392284730239458" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">By school time...things are looking all shined up and ready to go:)<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUZ1QDWgvK1Q__jzsM985HCyILRcI-AqzKqpzRENe1FZLKKSgSHnaPE2DheqEyr58n__0vX5fsgyr4JkRDhyphenhyphen8DZvNjkHsgAQTbMLHdUsVqBabSVJi5x2LW574297v_WO3zXkGI4iBF8-Q/s1600/IMG_0628.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUZ1QDWgvK1Q__jzsM985HCyILRcI-AqzKqpzRENe1FZLKKSgSHnaPE2DheqEyr58n__0vX5fsgyr4JkRDhyphenhyphen8DZvNjkHsgAQTbMLHdUsVqBabSVJi5x2LW574297v_WO3zXkGI4iBF8-Q/s400/IMG_0628.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5587391876252957170" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Chauntel has been doing alot of the bread baking. I sometimes help her with part of it. She seems to enjoy it, though. <br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi06rqmTDWNuauJ6iZvyiL82KbqJgtAbQH0Ca3jZD9i8k61laPGCz9APz5Tyac91BSB8cVxidwFeWotex1lnMR1JAWvzyTgEL5rVsWxsdn6pr0QkoGKHQ-gQ8D51d1qeWU2Plg_lIuJixw/s1600/IMG_0634.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi06rqmTDWNuauJ6iZvyiL82KbqJgtAbQH0Ca3jZD9i8k61laPGCz9APz5Tyac91BSB8cVxidwFeWotex1lnMR1JAWvzyTgEL5rVsWxsdn6pr0QkoGKHQ-gQ8D51d1qeWU2Plg_lIuJixw/s400/IMG_0634.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5587296285841524178" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB2_31HPzcIId6mJOMxKS-N5h_ZhlDD9f1XGzUZp_uxALbyGhJyPo4Zkf9HaMYS4BGbsLMzfVdmnyJ_R9-PAHXvzyFYC9rlR96cQueYQFjnlzz3FhK59Aou4HLnkTWDdLmJ6RLYReLX7I/s1600/IMG_0633.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB2_31HPzcIId6mJOMxKS-N5h_ZhlDD9f1XGzUZp_uxALbyGhJyPo4Zkf9HaMYS4BGbsLMzfVdmnyJ_R9-PAHXvzyFYC9rlR96cQueYQFjnlzz3FhK59Aou4HLnkTWDdLmJ6RLYReLX7I/s400/IMG_0633.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5587295458675089858" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Chauntel and Alexa help with Jared so much. They love to come snatch him from me and take him to play. <br /><br />One of Alexa's favorite ways to entertain the little kids is doing art work with them. Many times I can hear her asking them if they want to "do art". Of course they always tell her yes and she whisks them away to do it. <br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWQbHGv-JUmHwK7F9BevEhWdqd-weZfGSjr3rLOyuc-4aUg4CW822bK__hAlVrSZ_VfUqwoIyGs-iOKvtNKGBiqiBJl6lFgj-hPh-ZuXaXsz8gaQRxeZ2c4ZWE_L7g6NwYhxly_kTPssY/s1600/IMG_0632.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWQbHGv-JUmHwK7F9BevEhWdqd-weZfGSjr3rLOyuc-4aUg4CW822bK__hAlVrSZ_VfUqwoIyGs-iOKvtNKGBiqiBJl6lFgj-hPh-ZuXaXsz8gaQRxeZ2c4ZWE_L7g6NwYhxly_kTPssY/s400/IMG_0632.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5587294879928819090" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Blayne's morning (before school) chores are taking care of the chickens. Rain or shine....he heads out there to care for them. He also does it again later in the day. More of his chores are helping clean the garage, (which always seem to be a mess no matter how much we clean it!) starting the fire, and doing any baking or cooking he can get his hands on. And, of course, they all have to clean their rooms once a week or for sure once every two weeks.<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic1otDQh8g5ALkRdnOTRchnk8ie83kiKX-ay15pCYnQ1kqhfbsNJB8m54Bzq3BdBkTMBaQdFF5Eeog0vFziXEkBg01yp1jHRI_OqGQ8SKCTjtNUHJWfev9-IGwDDi_W7zCewgmj_E9LZI/s1600/IMG_0630.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic1otDQh8g5ALkRdnOTRchnk8ie83kiKX-ay15pCYnQ1kqhfbsNJB8m54Bzq3BdBkTMBaQdFF5Eeog0vFziXEkBg01yp1jHRI_OqGQ8SKCTjtNUHJWfev9-IGwDDi_W7zCewgmj_E9LZI/s400/IMG_0630.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5587294509476983938" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Garret and Camille love to help with the dishes. They also have to do quick clean up around the house quite a bit. Alexa and Chauntel also do the lunch and supper dishes and help with supper clean-up. Zac is our empty the garbage man; and is great for showing up at supper making time and known for his offers to help me make it. He has peeled countless potatoes, fried many, many pans of hamburger, and cut up lots of veggies for me too. I love the help!<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5GQPOszMFRh0kT6xINA7kiOBb8cH5zMaJBk1_aip_Kfm7C-EH2zrowlO9D8Mxj6V3pOc2fcdBOqR-usoFKha1VXeGSY4sCyGakbCUNeAuqFjKkg6V1xvE5r3O_TjAGg_eVImq2qwHFco/s1600/IMG_0216.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5GQPOszMFRh0kT6xINA7kiOBb8cH5zMaJBk1_aip_Kfm7C-EH2zrowlO9D8Mxj6V3pOc2fcdBOqR-usoFKha1VXeGSY4sCyGakbCUNeAuqFjKkg6V1xvE5r3O_TjAGg_eVImq2qwHFco/s400/IMG_0216.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5587292790728052146" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">I know I didn't name half of the things they do...but these are some of them. Of course, summertime brings mowing and they help Dad with any outside chores, like wood cutting/stacking, whenever he needs. So, they are all a big help and I definitely feel blessed to have all their little hands to help me keep up the house! I remember back to the time where I did most things by myself or with the help of James. I feel quite spoiled now! I've learned to never underestimate what they can do. Where there's a will, there's usually a way! It's fun to see my overly energized toddlers turning into very helpful, bigger kids! <br /><br />Another thing that James and I have learned through the years is that when we do have a busy Saturday full of chores or projects that the kids are helping us with...stop and do something enjoyable with them. Show them how much we appreciate their help and do something fun as a family too! Otherwise you can wear them out! Let them know that as a team we can accomplish alot, but then we have time to enjoy life together also! Life is not only about work...but we really want them responsible enough to realize that life is also not only about play! Work and chores need to be done whether we feel like it or not!<br /><br />Hopefully this wasn't too uninteresting:)<br /></div>Stenersenlifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14952473507881703567noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-182809807078337051.post-10937548405997060532011-03-04T19:18:00.000-08:002011-03-04T21:50:17.159-08:00Jared's Walking! And Today Was Art Day:)<div style="text-align: center;">He finally decided to do it! Started doing some real first steps to Alexa a couple weeks ago! He hadn't really shown any interest in walking until this day. He's been standing up and walking around furniture since he was 8 months.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHeCk8L8OaK_7_EZ5YRd5F44KokV-0rAWYLz2UPZKGNMewIh9Uo-IhgdDc9wQc8DaO_oSXrkMKHms1qOgqoxNsM_1LHc1LZAqzknFaFNb5wYHV88vEAmYdDzE-XJnkw938vB1RJNEpOLE/s1600/IMG_0688.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHeCk8L8OaK_7_EZ5YRd5F44KokV-0rAWYLz2UPZKGNMewIh9Uo-IhgdDc9wQc8DaO_oSXrkMKHms1qOgqoxNsM_1LHc1LZAqzknFaFNb5wYHV88vEAmYdDzE-XJnkw938vB1RJNEpOLE/s400/IMG_0688.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5580434393857674706" border="0" /></a><br />She was sure excited....right along with the rest of us!!!<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0OtloLpaCLw6P7XsY9JqozLdGPNM_r3o6ZL4RYe1IGHWd-aRLrhg5WAoIz-qy-F2iVmYCnF6UYxkF6-3l7ICtan9qylzcCTJa_3L2wXywMv_zhOVl0v0TlVd8kC98RkuARPpcxqECBts/s1600/IMG_0690.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0OtloLpaCLw6P7XsY9JqozLdGPNM_r3o6ZL4RYe1IGHWd-aRLrhg5WAoIz-qy-F2iVmYCnF6UYxkF6-3l7ICtan9qylzcCTJa_3L2wXywMv_zhOVl0v0TlVd8kC98RkuARPpcxqECBts/s400/IMG_0690.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5580434192602297954" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">So Daddy decided to get in on it:)<br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsyTqW7g1dIbDGaWTT1TthkVSUrLOdHbXIjhpCQd0R0bY2iGfKHDqW2LVAPif8SoUGjLmsv0PnlKDkpAlI0NQmHA-CqHpPyAr3acglOM3ym3wkAkUpjYXflU8kcYUKl4yfRdQf72p5TUM/s1600/IMG_0692.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsyTqW7g1dIbDGaWTT1TthkVSUrLOdHbXIjhpCQd0R0bY2iGfKHDqW2LVAPif8SoUGjLmsv0PnlKDkpAlI0NQmHA-CqHpPyAr3acglOM3ym3wkAkUpjYXflU8kcYUKl4yfRdQf72p5TUM/s400/IMG_0692.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5580433925024786210" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Such a fun time seeing those first steps accomplished! Now he's been doing it more and more every day.<br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjN6JEBkPbecZP9Pj0-cTJZGmWNhh6Hf8Rk36leZ3LrBDCuZ2lBzjxzD1otO5iHrNlPeHo1Aw7hMV-qG2hP8NCU1VMkFJ2Q2Vqey_XwYbhU93vMyDz_mXlOoodUOCauCQwbvgePRaAXu0/s1600/IMG_0691.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjN6JEBkPbecZP9Pj0-cTJZGmWNhh6Hf8Rk36leZ3LrBDCuZ2lBzjxzD1otO5iHrNlPeHo1Aw7hMV-qG2hP8NCU1VMkFJ2Q2Vqey_XwYbhU93vMyDz_mXlOoodUOCauCQwbvgePRaAXu0/s400/IMG_0691.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5580433677344676802" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Today for art we studied the color wheel...primary colors and how secondary colors are made, etc. Review for the big kids...new for the little kids. Using oil pastels and markers, they colored their wheels.<br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwWLwy8-Mf9SH9KzOznP7T0fNE7iNCVPBhKEu38A9fHomLA6R_0qDOQ4ckzmxOLkV6Vdy78pSzMqnEFAxGVUOvKwh0syDjibcyj1DCgy7NbQczyB4b6VeBlywYL-3UjsxEKEScMv9vkmQ/s1600/IMG_0774.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwWLwy8-Mf9SH9KzOznP7T0fNE7iNCVPBhKEu38A9fHomLA6R_0qDOQ4ckzmxOLkV6Vdy78pSzMqnEFAxGVUOvKwh0syDjibcyj1DCgy7NbQczyB4b6VeBlywYL-3UjsxEKEScMv9vkmQ/s400/IMG_0774.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5580433269994145138" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Everyone watches as my little helpers made the secondary colors for us. They thought it was great to play with the food coloring:)<br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPqQy5SqZX66K_VG3CHGJJGZVJzggox70egfHdMKDwVIviUEigv0uV0eERb3iZvMMkgKaJSf85uuc7acqeUfTo9hJTcYX-7VEFxSIYBGc_WCOsD6ezosPuKvgfCi8LG3E-CG117H_lgFM/s1600/IMG_0777.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPqQy5SqZX66K_VG3CHGJJGZVJzggox70egfHdMKDwVIviUEigv0uV0eERb3iZvMMkgKaJSf85uuc7acqeUfTo9hJTcYX-7VEFxSIYBGc_WCOsD6ezosPuKvgfCi8LG3E-CG117H_lgFM/s400/IMG_0777.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5580433039827748306" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Jared is self entertained as we worked on our projects. Loves to play with a bunch of "stuff". Played there happily for a long time.<br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjelxnIp4CKdvESdik9ESamVwLM4HI8cZohXwfEUCcmQEO1S6YwP90AIi3ddaNTF2wW2Eg8x9JhWamS4iDf4eeiomyIbNa86R3KS0MdYxDDjM7Jdfj328_jvDxyBLhkmHvfiWJVh7S2EMs/s1600/IMG_0780.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjelxnIp4CKdvESdik9ESamVwLM4HI8cZohXwfEUCcmQEO1S6YwP90AIi3ddaNTF2wW2Eg8x9JhWamS4iDf4eeiomyIbNa86R3KS0MdYxDDjM7Jdfj328_jvDxyBLhkmHvfiWJVh7S2EMs/s400/IMG_0780.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5580432813800507410" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Helper Zac makes another secondary color for us.<br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizj0j_0ipcPCTsxiYVt6n_kSozK13cS70RjB5TnGuPFrnyv38F2simDQ_ffUmrv8TESdirJzroEtcAD8Te1xE4idN0AY32eoYQmSg3D8hlu5QWYsp0jIYIPZ76DXwleAfibt0pF-9lQII/s1600/IMG_0781.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizj0j_0ipcPCTsxiYVt6n_kSozK13cS70RjB5TnGuPFrnyv38F2simDQ_ffUmrv8TESdirJzroEtcAD8Te1xE4idN0AY32eoYQmSg3D8hlu5QWYsp0jIYIPZ76DXwleAfibt0pF-9lQII/s400/IMG_0781.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5580432566477414578" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Here they are painting or drawing on their covers for this coming months "Famous Artists" study we are going to be doing.<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_zyiii-zrd3mDrrcFsLb9_FSkuYirv5FXkOwRxcB9Q5ETdgf0X-Tdq_EW0eYJHoOqCZvz8zrTg2bUBfCuVXt1A9yBtJg29fIuL31_8hGlJrqYN69rasvXpu3prHuZDD5cwFdaZt-Dv4g/s1600/IMG_0782.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_zyiii-zrd3mDrrcFsLb9_FSkuYirv5FXkOwRxcB9Q5ETdgf0X-Tdq_EW0eYJHoOqCZvz8zrTg2bUBfCuVXt1A9yBtJg29fIuL31_8hGlJrqYN69rasvXpu3prHuZDD5cwFdaZt-Dv4g/s400/IMG_0782.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5580432285960147938" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Painting to their heart's content.... and loving it all the while!<br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWqc8fyQYCaf4LraAb555LtcMc9evZimO2t7a9A8TN7B0kQF-tPeI_E6ZVKz8ZAnWmNXKdJFmaJJAcVVuraSQGUlK7AClm7kpv5fKGm3tLhPfMUtIMvbTeUChDyHvxgb5aVEswNtctESk/s1600/IMG_0783.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWqc8fyQYCaf4LraAb555LtcMc9evZimO2t7a9A8TN7B0kQF-tPeI_E6ZVKz8ZAnWmNXKdJFmaJJAcVVuraSQGUlK7AClm7kpv5fKGm3tLhPfMUtIMvbTeUChDyHvxgb5aVEswNtctESk/s400/IMG_0783.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5580432055147770450" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Then we did some spin art. We had barely started and the machine broke down! What a bummer! Blayne talked me into letting him take it apart to see if he could fix it. I finally let him and was soooo glad I did! He got it going again and they got to finish the project in the afternoon! This was Chauntel's creation.<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCeE5Lj70wMx7FUJwSbu8zY8sf4A4X0QlQEDOazOnk8i4690W4dkyJJ6leOHJwvOmpjjtGq60gQqwXk0uhOWwK3e3t2SlUBTbYfuLi9Hw8nc6QTzcl5SJDZBama591bWit-6zXnm2-f4Y/s1600/IMG_0787.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCeE5Lj70wMx7FUJwSbu8zY8sf4A4X0QlQEDOazOnk8i4690W4dkyJJ6leOHJwvOmpjjtGq60gQqwXk0uhOWwK3e3t2SlUBTbYfuLi9Hw8nc6QTzcl5SJDZBama591bWit-6zXnm2-f4Y/s400/IMG_0787.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5580431797157001538" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">They all got to make one...the colors of their choice.<br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVAeGvDMT3oJT-JNvs0E75sktntKt83LR8Qi43UiUk5mYqF3jimEZS9dO7Uou2FxrhP4g7qr450CSVV9asqQOnrSnAsfAGn-udNviv_BSJdbvRAx7AVye5AxDTjyblfI-Yt7O4q40FwI0/s1600/IMG_0789.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVAeGvDMT3oJT-JNvs0E75sktntKt83LR8Qi43UiUk5mYqF3jimEZS9dO7Uou2FxrhP4g7qr450CSVV9asqQOnrSnAsfAGn-udNviv_BSJdbvRAx7AVye5AxDTjyblfI-Yt7O4q40FwI0/s400/IMG_0789.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5580431612320369698" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Everyone enjoyed watching while someone else did theirs:)<br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT4cbyEGFo78yFMq7riDyFg7pb4Fz5aJCGmmPr7k4yaoqAMieMZzOeGY279_G-3PgSJCVLEvt28p-EM0lKd2oV-w6GG7Qvd6N73_M7u2X-frQeCvTb5ZhSqrdXwREgUOc5tMaKSym28Bo/s1600/IMG_0790.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT4cbyEGFo78yFMq7riDyFg7pb4Fz5aJCGmmPr7k4yaoqAMieMZzOeGY279_G-3PgSJCVLEvt28p-EM0lKd2oV-w6GG7Qvd6N73_M7u2X-frQeCvTb5ZhSqrdXwREgUOc5tMaKSym28Bo/s400/IMG_0790.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5580431400981919426" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Don't know why this picture turned on me! Anyways, this is what we ended up with! Fun little project.<br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLEr0ehUI4pn4R1I_33-CYAmWlal7lMg2CPifS4qUINU4Y5bhu29XDxtIGHV9Ob7VsPS0qpMnya-6DrhQyqvQqzsfdoRNDOmCTOW4rmGM3bwWelJyJ9Q0B9DiSJBNWjUJwn2Szt7s9zjY/s1600/IMG_0792.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLEr0ehUI4pn4R1I_33-CYAmWlal7lMg2CPifS4qUINU4Y5bhu29XDxtIGHV9Ob7VsPS0qpMnya-6DrhQyqvQqzsfdoRNDOmCTOW4rmGM3bwWelJyJ9Q0B9DiSJBNWjUJwn2Szt7s9zjY/s400/IMG_0792.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5580431153651197314" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Here are the art books with pockets to hold the different types of paintings we plan to be making in the coming weeks. They got the book and the covers designed today. Some drew, some painted, some colored with oil pastels....whatever they chose to do.<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJXoexKesLAYwwWvSE6fSfyin6xf8WHKfTflZ3nNPfiI8VNoF8djCNkYlLi3GjSZ3zVyHeRqCBU5ZOH5FEYlimqg-lo2uovUt3QT4fInhfqUMAa3P3Oq1gSPiULz4AUzEoBZ0E8C8C1pY/s1600/IMG_0793.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJXoexKesLAYwwWvSE6fSfyin6xf8WHKfTflZ3nNPfiI8VNoF8djCNkYlLi3GjSZ3zVyHeRqCBU5ZOH5FEYlimqg-lo2uovUt3QT4fInhfqUMAa3P3Oq1gSPiULz4AUzEoBZ0E8C8C1pY/s400/IMG_0793.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5580430933635678978" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Here are some of the color wheels and spin art.<br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIRugQjqc1saqIj_4uxZ0JNFWCN3S62fs6HTJRrS1HD4QH47FPi-1qOhq4qJaFVN60TT4ocwYGCAzaEU05QXZwaHjC7IG9n45cVVfF4M2rsQvi0qeeoku8jiDBliKh_S-AsVdEWwmJG1U/s1600/IMG_0794.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIRugQjqc1saqIj_4uxZ0JNFWCN3S62fs6HTJRrS1HD4QH47FPi-1qOhq4qJaFVN60TT4ocwYGCAzaEU05QXZwaHjC7IG9n45cVVfF4M2rsQvi0qeeoku8jiDBliKh_S-AsVdEWwmJG1U/s400/IMG_0794.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5580430740339162754" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Blayne hung some of them up for decoration in the school room:) <br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUEgNX_RlgO6RkYftImY01jivI2qkWHh76q9DwKyfcM8-ae-a_VTV3Zi4qjnscLcbtoOlGZHeH8i4MmtsL1bSijBhx1rZzOFN9BJZW6d2ji1TOnNB5fxKvbxTCIpIWp5Bvhi_J6NEvRgc/s1600/IMG_0795.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUEgNX_RlgO6RkYftImY01jivI2qkWHh76q9DwKyfcM8-ae-a_VTV3Zi4qjnscLcbtoOlGZHeH8i4MmtsL1bSijBhx1rZzOFN9BJZW6d2ji1TOnNB5fxKvbxTCIpIWp5Bvhi_J6NEvRgc/s400/IMG_0795.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5580430511398459346" border="0" /></a>Well, that was our day. It's nice to have time to "play" during school time! We all really enjoyed it. So this was my "fun" post and I decided to have my next post be our "work" post. Life isn't always fun! We need to get our work done too..... I pray that God blessed you all with some good days today! Until next time, God be with you! Love Mona<br /></div>Stenersenlifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14952473507881703567noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-182809807078337051.post-29717543341356111372011-03-04T17:57:00.000-08:002011-03-04T19:16:36.322-08:00Things We've Been Doing Lately....<div style="text-align: center;">Family Fun Night/Slumber Party Night<br />We haven"t been doing family fun night for quiet some time, so two weeks ago, on this night, Blayne, Chauntel, and I shared our stuff. I did a poster about the Cardinal. Blayne made an indian thing and Chauntel dressed up like a clown. Chauntel looked so funny. She was running all over and picking up the kids. This is me and my poster. After we did that we had a sleep over... girls with the girls and boys with the boys.<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSs47BMy_iuk-QalQgnJrj6Dw8aj-ZhC1qumb3kvj5soMdXnkRKZLnZT2T5oC0rCBt24GI_3SJAeYZcoFDnn95PWuKSFGLQmI0fTdMa7jdWTjDPDUiv3spYxRMMMbfJW1zuikCg7pkOu4/s1600/IMG_0674.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSs47BMy_iuk-QalQgnJrj6Dw8aj-ZhC1qumb3kvj5soMdXnkRKZLnZT2T5oC0rCBt24GI_3SJAeYZcoFDnn95PWuKSFGLQmI0fTdMa7jdWTjDPDUiv3spYxRMMMbfJW1zuikCg7pkOu4/s400/IMG_0674.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5580415028380359106" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPclXbxx7VMVkl16RnFLo6evrSuTCLUzxneRFzKJ7YKThTdenjy8wOE4IwpfY8bSLAjmZfHiCWgf-5fWP-o6FuawiIbJVPQzL_KDmCP2gF0satTRpd5DHV6fMFXkvpTBakk45FBkzOu3Y/s1600/IMG_0627.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPclXbxx7VMVkl16RnFLo6evrSuTCLUzxneRFzKJ7YKThTdenjy8wOE4IwpfY8bSLAjmZfHiCWgf-5fWP-o6FuawiIbJVPQzL_KDmCP2gF0satTRpd5DHV6fMFXkvpTBakk45FBkzOu3Y/s400/IMG_0627.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5580414840462088402" border="0" /></a>We stayed up really late. In the morning we did not want to get up. Mom snuck in here at one point and took this picture of us.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrP2NpBetcrO01DsX9oi7h6abbyK9ZNGvIZO7zS7ljdWD5_q1AAXJfFXvNzDJbq30dZf9eoJGPkn4N3zFpf5-wlprAavnfsMpopXrBpaysJOY6Nj9oCfTVZgPXLy4aw2ockJ-y4GmyQVw/s1600/IMG_8718.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrP2NpBetcrO01DsX9oi7h6abbyK9ZNGvIZO7zS7ljdWD5_q1AAXJfFXvNzDJbq30dZf9eoJGPkn4N3zFpf5-wlprAavnfsMpopXrBpaysJOY6Nj9oCfTVZgPXLy4aw2ockJ-y4GmyQVw/s400/IMG_8718.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5580414476585346674" border="0" /></a>This is one Thursday at our house. <span style="font-size:180%;">SNOW!</span> How excited we were to wake up with 3 inches of snow. All of us were so excited. We didn't get snow last year. Isn't it pretty?<br /> <br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj47ugx4t1aNh7vfLmityAyMaxQk_3P8YbjYrJuH_mKiQKRMIIpCPvrM7-F3fyBvBHkOyOJ99wR8AsJCXKoYngcgtCoAkPkUhZPmO3PQcSquOteSwEoBZRK3yFkTnUzphlOWBuNLpt5WnQ/s1600/IMG_8716.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj47ugx4t1aNh7vfLmityAyMaxQk_3P8YbjYrJuH_mKiQKRMIIpCPvrM7-F3fyBvBHkOyOJ99wR8AsJCXKoYngcgtCoAkPkUhZPmO3PQcSquOteSwEoBZRK3yFkTnUzphlOWBuNLpt5WnQ/s400/IMG_8716.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5580414301601893586" border="0" /></a>This is later in the same day as the snow pic up above. Us girls scrapbooked the whole day. By the way the boys were at a logging thing. That's why I'm not talking about them. At lunch mom specially made burritos for us girls. This is us putting them together. <br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF_i4I2qL9ALXplGwiMaggkuTvCUfa8OMXa94v2j9UG7UvDjLVdAuP9ZWjr-Lxug_Xe54i3zCrN86QkvHPV3vOdpSIlS12Li9LzrWjcqXwMpJ_CSaFuPIYcmVS4XfDrj5TzVjuTQjqWn4/s1600/IMG_8717.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF_i4I2qL9ALXplGwiMaggkuTvCUfa8OMXa94v2j9UG7UvDjLVdAuP9ZWjr-Lxug_Xe54i3zCrN86QkvHPV3vOdpSIlS12Li9LzrWjcqXwMpJ_CSaFuPIYcmVS4XfDrj5TzVjuTQjqWn4/s400/IMG_8717.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5580414123423765922" border="0" /></a><br />Our fancy set up table. We set this table up first for the little kids to play at while we were scrapbooking at the big table. Then we used it for lunch after we fed them and put them to bed.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFVyoxZtWyo_TvPIaVPdnPTEWjetFtOQG_KAGhpz_nPRazGTL3BlYu1VZ9n-6zB-xGJbyf43OxHoiuFg4c9HZuLx7xgSSLIJ3zvOZ4RIYN978pbvSpYNjTtRl6k9UG5XZjv6iCVbhHbkw/s1600/IMG_8725.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFVyoxZtWyo_TvPIaVPdnPTEWjetFtOQG_KAGhpz_nPRazGTL3BlYu1VZ9n-6zB-xGJbyf43OxHoiuFg4c9HZuLx7xgSSLIJ3zvOZ4RIYN978pbvSpYNjTtRl6k9UG5XZjv6iCVbhHbkw/s400/IMG_8725.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5580413938508167618" border="0" /></a><br />Our burritos on the table.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIgEecmESzgzbRGhmu2gu05LUd_SCl-ZUV775a0VIXjGgleepgre0-yxOsADqfcTmjhfAigJc0MbhlSC7BJPgPO2vxYyElxNQRNrVWrDKodp2ILt2HSlY3nlqrMIf_BhZiXDx4s7964I8/s1600/IMG_0713.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIgEecmESzgzbRGhmu2gu05LUd_SCl-ZUV775a0VIXjGgleepgre0-yxOsADqfcTmjhfAigJc0MbhlSC7BJPgPO2vxYyElxNQRNrVWrDKodp2ILt2HSlY3nlqrMIf_BhZiXDx4s7964I8/s400/IMG_0713.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5580413311093573346" border="0" /></a><br />One cold day we all went out side (including mom) for fresh air. Us girls were walking around the wall. Mom wanted to get a picture of us girls. She let Jared be in the picture.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRIa_V81cp_LoYlmK5MDGXVH6HSCA4uTkscwA9P4vFzobgA4L7QjCQj885Yu3rCqbQ13-I1x43O7aGgYJjIwuvuGE6a3bl2vIWeegxcM1KvECprputmJTnr39EqSdI7dJvsA4l2tM7n7U/s1600/IMG_0707.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRIa_V81cp_LoYlmK5MDGXVH6HSCA4uTkscwA9P4vFzobgA4L7QjCQj885Yu3rCqbQ13-I1x43O7aGgYJjIwuvuGE6a3bl2vIWeegxcM1KvECprputmJTnr39EqSdI7dJvsA4l2tM7n7U/s400/IMG_0707.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5580413085586614098" border="0" /></a><br />We have been letting the little kids do projects out of these really fun idea books. My Aunty Nancy just gave us another one of these same kind of idea books. This is them stinging cheerios. <br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirPbqg-m2hmIY3xhLReaNywaYka264FogTKv9wEFQcPcfvXU861J3AAgA2WTVzsi_M96rBuR3dkpuKPqpulVGYAZZAmFO0brHKjWgCXJJs3WiSsNuX7ohvIuOwsCFaAFLWjSA0q3fSvFg/s1600/IMG_0709.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirPbqg-m2hmIY3xhLReaNywaYka264FogTKv9wEFQcPcfvXU861J3AAgA2WTVzsi_M96rBuR3dkpuKPqpulVGYAZZAmFO0brHKjWgCXJJs3WiSsNuX7ohvIuOwsCFaAFLWjSA0q3fSvFg/s400/IMG_0709.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5580412930566355634" border="0" /></a><br />Them finished. Then they eat them for morning snack:)<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgblXgcrqZIvKlBGXHZkkOu6hvvDnVIQAtCd65NpfshJjdhqFMXVOczYjX3bHCBdhumdNK-zs7Lotkr09CMevUrNSw6efkFnEHSaa-UOHJC0dBoKbHHdFyM7Jwfekuy8NSXvnem_Gh9Fwg/s1600/IMG_0723.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgblXgcrqZIvKlBGXHZkkOu6hvvDnVIQAtCd65NpfshJjdhqFMXVOczYjX3bHCBdhumdNK-zs7Lotkr09CMevUrNSw6efkFnEHSaa-UOHJC0dBoKbHHdFyM7Jwfekuy8NSXvnem_Gh9Fwg/s400/IMG_0723.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5580412733352096690" border="0" /></a><br />This is another project they did a different day. Washing money. Funny project but they loved it!<br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghor_sPWiV-5SFB7mmF5q2t7jzCvNGGj8wtqUWy176TLNfJKHJbkZAe4I68UQQjVZl1T-ece-6tSx4udGZGR5ZLfQD8ILPzGZTAU0KgD0NiCqRPRLuCSlAn2oN-AQ07yL-9sCaVXdvW1o/s1600/IMG_0727.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghor_sPWiV-5SFB7mmF5q2t7jzCvNGGj8wtqUWy176TLNfJKHJbkZAe4I68UQQjVZl1T-ece-6tSx4udGZGR5ZLfQD8ILPzGZTAU0KgD0NiCqRPRLuCSlAn2oN-AQ07yL-9sCaVXdvW1o/s400/IMG_0727.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5580412377094418450" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Us girls wanted to bake something. So Mom said we could bake sugar cookies. After a few were baked, the other kids wanted to put sprinkles on them.<br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhavaNcUw3ESsk13QDE8hKrjCI5V10UjZj1uJrBxsXeXcrD2rHNEx_YD_OvAD3KcBcNwRAOP5Z1Kjnq7wr-Tsc6qPIyEEmq8F6PD90KDYkSJETp4-cO2XNkNPMLeept7R0c0zSBGRPPm-k/s1600/IMG_0731.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhavaNcUw3ESsk13QDE8hKrjCI5V10UjZj1uJrBxsXeXcrD2rHNEx_YD_OvAD3KcBcNwRAOP5Z1Kjnq7wr-Tsc6qPIyEEmq8F6PD90KDYkSJETp4-cO2XNkNPMLeept7R0c0zSBGRPPm-k/s400/IMG_0731.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5580412050402803602" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">This is a picture of the boys at the logging thing they went to with my Dad and a couple of Dad's friends and some of their kids. This is in a huge loader bucket. We had Dad take the camera and he came home with 3 pictures:)<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwMYOpR0eCCmLgwDCcCoCn7ORRxa89ltRWJkSLTKXQr2RweFF3onDO-Nuxr-ZH2Il6a4HnGoIDWtI4iVdHtY_4u_4YoGZ_jxRvkVX0aMN96qN-MIxKNHuXcGWwwawl5MeOP-xmCJ89jOc/s1600/IMG_0732.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwMYOpR0eCCmLgwDCcCoCn7ORRxa89ltRWJkSLTKXQr2RweFF3onDO-Nuxr-ZH2Il6a4HnGoIDWtI4iVdHtY_4u_4YoGZ_jxRvkVX0aMN96qN-MIxKNHuXcGWwwawl5MeOP-xmCJ89jOc/s400/IMG_0732.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5580410667974551682" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">This is Zac in front of a chainsaw carving of a mama deer, her fawns and some skunks.<br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVJGW3Yq2gNRZvPUZ5BaEtY1MOGAfIWu_N5DCseBVCnZJ0K5xWGwSKIkxrE4nt4yr6esNfDjYc-fdpuY7XdhyphenhyphencNT0FmqDPuG3pYSYoOBon20c4UrO5HXWV6XY-E9KssoYTsCbGMBHlp4s/s1600/IMG_0733.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVJGW3Yq2gNRZvPUZ5BaEtY1MOGAfIWu_N5DCseBVCnZJ0K5xWGwSKIkxrE4nt4yr6esNfDjYc-fdpuY7XdhyphenhyphencNT0FmqDPuG3pYSYoOBon20c4UrO5HXWV6XY-E9KssoYTsCbGMBHlp4s/s400/IMG_0733.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5580410398152832514" border="0" /></a><br />A year or two ago, our cousin knitted our whole family a hat. We were supposed to get a picture taken and give it to her. My Mom finally did it...a little late. We will have to get it to her now!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfqxwEQMGccNBAc7XFZM-vGI-Wpv88gO9zCzOfkqIJg-0DMNiRTVLgEkWqUbErkvUinFUl0-btlX6E_rUGexBreqT3HxHK87yPTxJb79kVnqE27Hhet1Vn-YB4eezoW4QyQSNaSr-hark/s1600/IMG_0742.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfqxwEQMGccNBAc7XFZM-vGI-Wpv88gO9zCzOfkqIJg-0DMNiRTVLgEkWqUbErkvUinFUl0-btlX6E_rUGexBreqT3HxHK87yPTxJb79kVnqE27Hhet1Vn-YB4eezoW4QyQSNaSr-hark/s400/IMG_0742.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5580410171276116306" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">I got to take Jared for a ride in the sled. I think he really enjoyed it!<br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyQmDpQWiX_8rhAP0wRM8PhFWAUGR9VidbpMLDHJPsxZ6SiYmhNGpls0g29f1tOe3kr9OvHnw-53FGgTavMxEF9CPnfYn1sV0c9WOCLD1IFT9aakNjRFpAyw1Dct0GhhyKTSg0k3nZys8/s1600/IMG_0757.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyQmDpQWiX_8rhAP0wRM8PhFWAUGR9VidbpMLDHJPsxZ6SiYmhNGpls0g29f1tOe3kr9OvHnw-53FGgTavMxEF9CPnfYn1sV0c9WOCLD1IFT9aakNjRFpAyw1Dct0GhhyKTSg0k3nZys8/s400/IMG_0757.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5580409979590794498" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Last Saturday, Mom needed to get some groceries and few other things in town. We left around lunch time so we got to eat out at Burgerville. Jared was with us too. The food was really delicious and it was fun to be with my Mom.<br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLYcjyMrYk8BC3aHk7zob44HH87CYoin88jpLoFYtrYP_aHAXHdMJm2-ACRIJDjcGAJdiYFttzhQcDVF14qidr1aADVHrctT9TX-meTDOQgWPLiPRP4rVv8bjwh0evQ7QYwocxRy3syr0/s1600/IMG_0772.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLYcjyMrYk8BC3aHk7zob44HH87CYoin88jpLoFYtrYP_aHAXHdMJm2-ACRIJDjcGAJdiYFttzhQcDVF14qidr1aADVHrctT9TX-meTDOQgWPLiPRP4rVv8bjwh0evQ7QYwocxRy3syr0/s400/IMG_0772.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5580409745702908930" border="0" /></a><br />Here are the boys having fun playing farm again. Seems like there is a farm set up almost every day lately. Sometimes in the hall, or the living room and this day...right on the kitchen counter.<br /><br />I've been trying to talk my Mom into posting. I think she might have time to do it later today. We'll see:) Have a good rest of the day! ~AlexaStenersenlifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14952473507881703567noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-182809807078337051.post-55377933647762047632011-02-21T15:44:00.000-08:002011-02-21T16:23:06.739-08:00Getting glasses<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtAzQ7_fR7EGql_l6WMs62eYa1ixZipsuQvmmCFlE4aatDaVI8koZNx63EBOdkLykc_lSqrXht4hdJbIyptFmZ4htIbNTcP2ONSlsYfS2M_Er6e-fS_eSEJDdL91tfR1FRkwjfctl0Jq0/s1600/IMG_0662.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtAzQ7_fR7EGql_l6WMs62eYa1ixZipsuQvmmCFlE4aatDaVI8koZNx63EBOdkLykc_lSqrXht4hdJbIyptFmZ4htIbNTcP2ONSlsYfS2M_Er6e-fS_eSEJDdL91tfR1FRkwjfctl0Jq0/s400/IMG_0662.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5576294077180770514" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family: courier new; font-weight: bold;">How have you been doing, everybody? I have been doing good! Well on Tuesday I went shopping with my mom. We went to a few places and then we went to see if I needed glasses. My eyes have been bothering me for quite some time. We went there and I needed them. I had a lot of fun time trying them on! We took one of our favorite ones and brought them to get lens in them. We found out that it would be cheaper to get two pairs instead of just one since they had a special right then. So I picked out one more pair. It was going to take till 6 to get them done so we just went to Old Navy and went home. Later that night our whole family went to town and picked them up. Only Chauntel, Blayne, my Mom and I went in. I had to get them adjusted too. This was at the mall!</span></span><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYg18VK_VQTWz7K4-x945KWLzqM5W1IXQsVDXP2wZn2qTlbGXsmELQ_QhDepPSJitTZSDiQeG_jJuEdjdrfOsiGavxntUB0-rwU7IReQmTwK4YZAf9UWoHCYnjz7EUZ0HyW9KsDtQLH18/s1600/IMG_0663.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYg18VK_VQTWz7K4-x945KWLzqM5W1IXQsVDXP2wZn2qTlbGXsmELQ_QhDepPSJitTZSDiQeG_jJuEdjdrfOsiGavxntUB0-rwU7IReQmTwK4YZAf9UWoHCYnjz7EUZ0HyW9KsDtQLH18/s400/IMG_0663.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5576293836155664786" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:100%;" ><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">In the car, us girls were talking while the boys were in Big 5. My mom was going to text Leona a picture of me in my glasses. It was too dark so it didn't work. Instead she took this picture of me on her camera. I am glad I got them. I can see way better! ~Alexa</span><br /></span></div>Stenersenlifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14952473507881703567noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-182809807078337051.post-16592393389390976262011-02-10T16:04:00.000-08:002011-02-10T21:47:02.266-08:00This Past Weekend...<div style="text-align: center;">We really enjoying "babysitting" Chet and Brenda's kids last weekend! It wasn't really babysitting though, since their youngest is 6! It was more like having a bunch of our kids' friends over all at the same time. We had them here while they were celebrating their coming anniversary:) I ended up with some pictures since the kids snitched my camera and got some.<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie8lm_uZS5l12KXRxdQYU6p8EH0nlCc02qNCnheB6W3CpAqktQFThyphenhyphenbgaeTC5-YmsNUYlI-LO_7ykGjtnOcsmvnC7mE4Uh7gBCbb4lwTd-g1d0qHArLIjMOZiGml2kaujF7GXZsMvjrEg/s1600/IMG_0572.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie8lm_uZS5l12KXRxdQYU6p8EH0nlCc02qNCnheB6W3CpAqktQFThyphenhyphenbgaeTC5-YmsNUYlI-LO_7ykGjtnOcsmvnC7mE4Uh7gBCbb4lwTd-g1d0qHArLIjMOZiGml2kaujF7GXZsMvjrEg/s400/IMG_0572.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5572231410099920018" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkTSg0fySGGR1GBqQ9NV0rl72_M556xbntXjN6TpMpTjUH1AT0gisE1oP3758NPVNR_FlfYBiUco5HJkta0cM87SRL96fwFiRoryFgHIxgR5AzpvO1VZpZWnc16CYpl2_HLbNhj6kKNY0/s1600/IMG_0557.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkTSg0fySGGR1GBqQ9NV0rl72_M556xbntXjN6TpMpTjUH1AT0gisE1oP3758NPVNR_FlfYBiUco5HJkta0cM87SRL96fwFiRoryFgHIxgR5AzpvO1VZpZWnc16CYpl2_HLbNhj6kKNY0/s400/IMG_0557.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5572231608419801714" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">I took this one of them having the tea party that Chauntel set up for them:) Our girls really enjoyed having "big sisters" for the weekend. They also really appreciated (and so did I) all their extra help with the dishes and pitching in with the little kids!<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqiEahNeKyY_DlZWIkOrrMuljRm3_P9PKd1fVWVyd1Jz5KAVehASDZSoCZK-UmnTrLgBdcXk4V2MgooAVk9r55LSCMIf6OlBDZcVD7ENvhHore0BotrHsqP1P_5rqklwUd1gP4ubTUfQc/s1600/IMG_0576.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqiEahNeKyY_DlZWIkOrrMuljRm3_P9PKd1fVWVyd1Jz5KAVehASDZSoCZK-UmnTrLgBdcXk4V2MgooAVk9r55LSCMIf6OlBDZcVD7ENvhHore0BotrHsqP1P_5rqklwUd1gP4ubTUfQc/s400/IMG_0576.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5572231207405990066" border="0" /></a><br />These following two collages are pretty poor photos; but James' phone had the only record of their fishing trip so I am using them anyways! James took the girls fishing in the afternoon first.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggme-zfDhQ9s9ZfmyezpSVVcj2wXxLWEDLCGHv9oY_FpYTVK6wQmKkIG_XkxWJbW5tgz74DO0wFwEQntXE85K8yp-_GLIHA-W-lnBudIoo4SxLaMZIoLlHe6htcEhhaUAKKG9-t5rBft4/s1600/2011-02-101.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggme-zfDhQ9s9ZfmyezpSVVcj2wXxLWEDLCGHv9oY_FpYTVK6wQmKkIG_XkxWJbW5tgz74DO0wFwEQntXE85K8yp-_GLIHA-W-lnBudIoo4SxLaMZIoLlHe6htcEhhaUAKKG9-t5rBft4/s400/2011-02-101.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5572230625292474130" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">And then he came and swapped for the boys. Ryan looks pretty pleased with his catch! They only kept a couple fish that got cooked up after supper for little samples.<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmTUTe0E3h18uaVLNHTiXOinFgbuLyHMZ5Vtkp4w3UIIal5WLRQXap5WQV8HFcwH0axro93T-9kNv72H6MKqWJkoKaseZoGDnL_0hJTgD9fAFEe0FlfyD36wjr8gUEkNFjlJsPuOWUBKs/s1600/2011-02-10.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmTUTe0E3h18uaVLNHTiXOinFgbuLyHMZ5Vtkp4w3UIIal5WLRQXap5WQV8HFcwH0axro93T-9kNv72H6MKqWJkoKaseZoGDnL_0hJTgD9fAFEe0FlfyD36wjr8gUEkNFjlJsPuOWUBKs/s400/2011-02-10.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5572230441871025106" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Here's a nice picture I got of our Godchild on Sunday morning before we went to church....<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9T9M19us8XTQ36LfPhJgDnytynoiKrWWRsfLPp8CWDmzOIzjrkF-NsPTA7S_1b2T-ALIi0jYGF4QOnRK2i1BmVM1sNr4mSYZcMCV-tH9i_nXgh8lP092_cY1PD5BZ6aR4X4d07tCnrgc/s1600/IMG_0578.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9T9M19us8XTQ36LfPhJgDnytynoiKrWWRsfLPp8CWDmzOIzjrkF-NsPTA7S_1b2T-ALIi0jYGF4QOnRK2i1BmVM1sNr4mSYZcMCV-tH9i_nXgh8lP092_cY1PD5BZ6aR4X4d07tCnrgc/s400/IMG_0578.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5572223835710389442" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">The girls who discovered they had matching skirts:)<br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj04gEzuUEjVzT_vrDvNsKMPDAmKhIiW1JymxJl5i2LXt4wgQwhnnxVUa9-fIb1SuUotGsbvSF8RZ-dZ6RywcNDFfe3oAcqArR6nZ0MRj33_iK8LTUiRkdrksNvNPIR85Q42Ko44pF-bkA/s1600/IMG_0581.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj04gEzuUEjVzT_vrDvNsKMPDAmKhIiW1JymxJl5i2LXt4wgQwhnnxVUa9-fIb1SuUotGsbvSF8RZ-dZ6RywcNDFfe3oAcqArR6nZ0MRj33_iK8LTUiRkdrksNvNPIR85Q42Ko44pF-bkA/s400/IMG_0581.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5572223628320422530" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Alexa joined them...<br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxQ5qZVjI8qwLQm1xljeDk3qDauCVpqlBKvdsn6JjrSzKSIFJ90st9ll2lRSsJT-sAadMzePVRWW8sGmC_VWhhbBYQ6ggZHwu7-hEBy5aYVHLZFkOZmzoucic9qsxe4MIiHJ3X5IY_Eco/s1600/IMG_0583.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxQ5qZVjI8qwLQm1xljeDk3qDauCVpqlBKvdsn6JjrSzKSIFJ90st9ll2lRSsJT-sAadMzePVRWW8sGmC_VWhhbBYQ6ggZHwu7-hEBy5aYVHLZFkOZmzoucic9qsxe4MIiHJ3X5IY_Eco/s400/IMG_0583.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5572223406791036690" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">I went down to check on the boys...with camera in hand, Sunday afternoon. I think they tinkered all weekend! Actually, they helped out too! All the boys went with James to work on a few things at Grandma's on Saturday morning. They were a great help:) They also helped me on a sanding project...that was GREAT! The project is done now!<br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjywe2XlYjelreLVrrouowqUtUGv9KSDd4agqI-8C6v-CPgiPFpFQcU4i2sIbBy75VzL_JQSojak2WdKXUomGoRbz4jxzppsPkU_AoqJjVbywP6JxHS5sVC-vdKyqBdoBTvnrCMndlZxXc/s1600/IMG_0586.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjywe2XlYjelreLVrrouowqUtUGv9KSDd4agqI-8C6v-CPgiPFpFQcU4i2sIbBy75VzL_JQSojak2WdKXUomGoRbz4jxzppsPkU_AoqJjVbywP6JxHS5sVC-vdKyqBdoBTvnrCMndlZxXc/s400/IMG_0586.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5572223179687791826" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Well, they got picked up Sunday around 4, if I remember right. We ALL enjoyed having them here! The first night they were here, we lost electricity. When I called and told James, he said he'd get pizza since he was in town. Good thing he had already gotten them when I called to tell him that it had went back on:) Had a fun time staying up late talking and visiting, too! Thanks to all of you, if you are looking at this!<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOM8avmdcbmV7qnUwM1u7vNJBInIMN6rIb1xBZURCj2TpriNpVulFFXzDFna1ZNFyIWW3QW5P7KjTo2UJVQXJs7wc_8RhjHkpSUAEp2wMl3_P4W8poyoIMGP6snDtywSGtS5SwuE80_jU/s1600/IMG_0588.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOM8avmdcbmV7qnUwM1u7vNJBInIMN6rIb1xBZURCj2TpriNpVulFFXzDFna1ZNFyIWW3QW5P7KjTo2UJVQXJs7wc_8RhjHkpSUAEp2wMl3_P4W8poyoIMGP6snDtywSGtS5SwuE80_jU/s400/IMG_0588.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5572218482968295922" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Later that evening the kids were getting a kick out of James "playing" the organ. The thing is...he doesn't really know how to play, but he wanted to sing, "I Look Not Back". So he was singing it to some really interesting music he was playing. Finally he gave up and they just sang it together. <br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6uy1ceoxtYPd8Rmtb_QUWAZOxOFx0Au_FVGv2Si-QeUDI35dgOCFPiSO3LYIzFDsJo7HFkDkuO1dh2PyemaJvUiCIcwab3oTtz5MdVFyFtGEg2pqnNbWOBvS7XLfdjZ5YkpE1L08lV4M/s1600/IMG_0589.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6uy1ceoxtYPd8Rmtb_QUWAZOxOFx0Au_FVGv2Si-QeUDI35dgOCFPiSO3LYIzFDsJo7HFkDkuO1dh2PyemaJvUiCIcwab3oTtz5MdVFyFtGEg2pqnNbWOBvS7XLfdjZ5YkpE1L08lV4M/s400/IMG_0589.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5572218256535365874" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">And here he was explaining to them how much the song means to him. It really has quite the sermon in that song! Check it out! (Page #340 in the big blue songbook) So...why was I just laying on the couch and taking pictures instead of participating??? Pure lazy and really tired at the moment!<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_jO3Q5pBxV_i0TcxsZvsoc0t7xGI6JDZiPR6EfkZANh-saZUzWZuoPCSZaW5zvTcaH4OKitqKOCb1KhJlfQn_gG63kpi9ChDYSJTOUs73LXO7WF10dkm2EzC_LlT3SniiqlWq0VF37cg/s1600/IMG_0596.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_jO3Q5pBxV_i0TcxsZvsoc0t7xGI6JDZiPR6EfkZANh-saZUzWZuoPCSZaW5zvTcaH4OKitqKOCb1KhJlfQn_gG63kpi9ChDYSJTOUs73LXO7WF10dkm2EzC_LlT3SniiqlWq0VF37cg/s400/IMG_0596.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5572218030519751058" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">We ended up in the basement until bedtime and the usual game of tag and wrestling broke out. It gets so wild! They go so fast that I can never get a good picture of them. My camera/shutter is never fast enough. Hence the blurry photos.<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitekYgguQsg69IvEI8v47of6_-SKAwfhxqpD0PSfjL0IEzYTLchGDGl6XBfhaOHpdFotvCwntSpx4G75KAZmtVfeShu59Sehy2llSoTQPq3BJ7D4ZW6bDPCXAfjYi-BKRcUCu5N6I1lqg/s1600/IMG_0599.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitekYgguQsg69IvEI8v47of6_-SKAwfhxqpD0PSfjL0IEzYTLchGDGl6XBfhaOHpdFotvCwntSpx4G75KAZmtVfeShu59Sehy2llSoTQPq3BJ7D4ZW6bDPCXAfjYi-BKRcUCu5N6I1lqg/s400/IMG_0599.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5572217806222491186" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Everyone who dares, joins in. Blayne, Chauntel, and Zac are for sure...but they all join in at times.<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguXqKBKt25jqJEgpwKdZF4N_Q-t7QZQcgAQpMcm5ZNnHRGInswiOAiehvU8kXzT1WsEB2XIB73uxld25c3qbmmswzroauW0ULa5IzwtQxW-XpUaQEcqaFNbfSXCt38imH3ZSIoniq_F38/s1600/IMG_0601.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguXqKBKt25jqJEgpwKdZF4N_Q-t7QZQcgAQpMcm5ZNnHRGInswiOAiehvU8kXzT1WsEB2XIB73uxld25c3qbmmswzroauW0ULa5IzwtQxW-XpUaQEcqaFNbfSXCt38imH3ZSIoniq_F38/s400/IMG_0601.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5572217577395665826" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguDYfsrCt5E91CsAwG93VswvPIuSJiR6toBb3Uuow-yJz3ZS0d8db7mHFRekxjdwsJwMzAI2rXGeqgoSBBaDeHZQzh7mgOSdMjWIZUEifZfMnK04mKT3E_gNn53lg5DCEwU3t-kGaJRpk/s1600/IMG_0607.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguDYfsrCt5E91CsAwG93VswvPIuSJiR6toBb3Uuow-yJz3ZS0d8db7mHFRekxjdwsJwMzAI2rXGeqgoSBBaDeHZQzh7mgOSdMjWIZUEifZfMnK04mKT3E_gNn53lg5DCEwU3t-kGaJRpk/s400/IMG_0607.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5572217265458614434" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">And here's baby Jared...trying his usual climbing stunts. He fits right in, in our little playroom:) Way to end a good weekend!<br /></div>Stenersenlifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14952473507881703567noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-182809807078337051.post-64905649809872099052011-02-09T10:44:00.000-08:002011-02-09T11:25:12.070-08:00There's so Much Joy in the Journey!<span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">The alarm rang and I sprang to quiet the intruder! Morning came too fast...again. I rolled over and started thinking and praying. A few minutes later I hear soft footsteps coming towards my room and laid really still and pretended to be sleeping still as he came into my room. I figured it would be 2 1/2 year old Garret...and it was. He went to the other side of the bed and climbed right up and got comfy beside me. After a little while I hear, "Mommy", and then another "Mommy"; since I didn't answer the first time. "I'm here." I still pretend to sleep as he starts playing softly with my hair. Mmmm.....feels so good. Tiny little hands so lovingly playing with my hair. He has a thing for hair. Since he was a tiny tot...he would always grab my hair. Thankfully, he actually learned how to do it now and it doesn't hurt like it used to:) After this went on for awhile, he tried again. "Mommy?" This time I rolled over, grinned at him, and said, "Love you, Garret!" He grinned really big and immediately said, "Love you too!"</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">I figured I'd better look at that dreaded alarm clock again. Oooopsies...I'm late! 21 quick minutes had passed since it broke the silence of the night! We jumped out of bed and started the day with alot of joy in my heart! Thank you, God, for little kiddos! They are just so special and I feel so honored to get to be a mommy! It's so great that God designed it for us to be, "Keepers at Home", "To love our Children", "To love our Husbands"....Titus 2:4-5</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">And when the going gets rough, like it can often get for all of us with many children....we still have so many things to be thankful for! We can remember all the little hands that help us each day, the little arms that are so ready to hug us, the little voices that always tell us that we are the best mommy or tell us that they love us and the little feet that go to do as we ask them to. (even if it is grudgingly at times) They aren't perfect but neither are their parents...so what can we expect???? We can be thankful that Christ died for ALL of us and rejoice in his love and his perfectness each day! Hope you are all having a blessed day....the clock tells me that I need to quit my musings once again and get back to school:) The kids' break is over...so mine is too! Love You, Mona</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">These pictures aren't actually anything to do with this post...but I thought I would add a few anyways.</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUBRA_nYf-Yrup0PcB-8GgLbQdOBK6K2xGm1t5qNTcZioSCHSEkF72qGN1Ll7M3A-yPbbSqJQuHBKKMRqXzEFdkUNsqZrLp7C_sOzBzuWzwjBrOJJzq4lUrIeflb2hCc1lBRCFYjy8e0Q/s1600/IMG_0533.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUBRA_nYf-Yrup0PcB-8GgLbQdOBK6K2xGm1t5qNTcZioSCHSEkF72qGN1Ll7M3A-yPbbSqJQuHBKKMRqXzEFdkUNsqZrLp7C_sOzBzuWzwjBrOJJzq4lUrIeflb2hCc1lBRCFYjy8e0Q/s400/IMG_0533.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5571769786714390498" border="0" /></a>The kids reading to the kids...the cozier the better, they figure as they proceed to put pillows and blankets all over the place!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0qarIe06Fc7PbLBIQoLO5FHg3W2cTng2pqJoWFl3koprC6E-FtjDmRsDGUqlEn5Pd3SDYh6zSbor4u9yaMGQVGUKpcr6Cx0Aa5qbHRZrb9K5wtMvTbyvOYbo_HIAmFvGK2Xh0QS7VhpA/s1600/IMG_0314.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0qarIe06Fc7PbLBIQoLO5FHg3W2cTng2pqJoWFl3koprC6E-FtjDmRsDGUqlEn5Pd3SDYh6zSbor4u9yaMGQVGUKpcr6Cx0Aa5qbHRZrb9K5wtMvTbyvOYbo_HIAmFvGK2Xh0QS7VhpA/s400/IMG_0314.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5571769572095978722" border="0" /></a><br />We had our Day 100 school party a few weeks ago. Here they had counted out 100 of a few different things...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqDc3Mj2uYTLVIHGLIqhbG7ndsbctucvNZHCnBERA-RY-nnnKEGKzu4bwSk91fIOpGRt5hYrcWnFhUnEmDMaryMWUoeaGkkbSjdZUW4pN_ZZ-dwLfk0zl5enBytceMDSWnFT65xV4Td_Y/s1600/IMG_0313.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqDc3Mj2uYTLVIHGLIqhbG7ndsbctucvNZHCnBERA-RY-nnnKEGKzu4bwSk91fIOpGRt5hYrcWnFhUnEmDMaryMWUoeaGkkbSjdZUW4pN_ZZ-dwLfk0zl5enBytceMDSWnFT65xV4Td_Y/s400/IMG_0313.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5571769372456718322" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4lRxqEbYvl3hBSzg9ehq6JxtDEDvlpk7ZcUwgLT1QcCMEnMO4zdhsNmLU9lHcDAYW8j3zayBha0QYHLemYSEhJuUAFMNhfRyGZA-kjw59tJe1XCNZcCt5qOQ_BMap5aaBJB0wp8gxAok/s1600/IMG_0312.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4lRxqEbYvl3hBSzg9ehq6JxtDEDvlpk7ZcUwgLT1QcCMEnMO4zdhsNmLU9lHcDAYW8j3zayBha0QYHLemYSEhJuUAFMNhfRyGZA-kjw59tJe1XCNZcCt5qOQ_BMap5aaBJB0wp8gxAok/s400/IMG_0312.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5571769190735663906" border="0" /></a>OK...gotta go:) I really hope to come back later and post our past weekend. We had some special company:) We'll see if I actually get to it today!Stenersenlifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14952473507881703567noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-182809807078337051.post-14364741698220177362011-02-04T22:23:00.000-08:002011-02-04T23:15:33.750-08:00Our Yakima Trip<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjor6Mvqw8NvZcapAGBAVZDpibDK-ysdbFZ_JLJwLxqlWx37g0wphFiw38u9e6cNZAo_zOCyDXZ2kMbYGMC-MsX1Utj7b2jtX4BgrlSiAfkQHGWD3QKlwfjcLg3UTo7XThxZAOYaSm02C4/s1600/IMG_0402.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjor6Mvqw8NvZcapAGBAVZDpibDK-ysdbFZ_JLJwLxqlWx37g0wphFiw38u9e6cNZAo_zOCyDXZ2kMbYGMC-MsX1Utj7b2jtX4BgrlSiAfkQHGWD3QKlwfjcLg3UTo7XThxZAOYaSm02C4/s400/IMG_0402.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5570097979998188098" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Hi Everyone! We went to Yakima on Friday. It was a long trip and a fun trip! We got there around 7:00 pm. We unloaded everything. Once we got settled in the rooms, we decided to go swimming. The swimming was a lot of fun. It was fun watching my dad doing cannonballs. My dad taught us how to swim better. This is my dad and mom's bedroom. My brothers and my dad and mom slept in this room.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAwsi84GA_e1wTC3jG62bQ3xKi5Ta96vu7ezUQ6lSdUCcJ5IQETAx62RMFPMTckxTntuF9qNj-vQZONvjvNtnr7-FeWUkNa0OLyckyTuWmF-66FbxuN3YnxwQ-q0RtDlEwbtXwJHtHSjg/s1600/IMG_0329.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAwsi84GA_e1wTC3jG62bQ3xKi5Ta96vu7ezUQ6lSdUCcJ5IQETAx62RMFPMTckxTntuF9qNj-vQZONvjvNtnr7-FeWUkNa0OLyckyTuWmF-66FbxuN3YnxwQ-q0RtDlEwbtXwJHtHSjg/s400/IMG_0329.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5570090312021674626" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA2YIJt3p3L0LMlkdBSGA6iexeFzSKC5JCu-ddUartdH1m8I8KOFbRZJxd8ir9EVRZ3XtK55w8faqeX97DYhej5FVRUVs9II_yq5NH5wJIGpFVP_BtS7PfcOu9kbA_OOF9kl3p06b3bNU/s1600/IMG_0335.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA2YIJt3p3L0LMlkdBSGA6iexeFzSKC5JCu-ddUartdH1m8I8KOFbRZJxd8ir9EVRZ3XtK55w8faqeX97DYhej5FVRUVs9II_yq5NH5wJIGpFVP_BtS7PfcOu9kbA_OOF9kl3p06b3bNU/s400/IMG_0335.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5570090082468112626" border="0" /></a>We decided to save these Christmas presents for our trip. We opened them in us girls' room. This is all of us with our gifts. All of us got cool stuff. <br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdKwAwsYz_BvWDC242G_fKw7nT-FMGGHvnO-nyp9lvCWugM85nKysPIsu6hWFP_0tB5WlY7rzn_hYmxoCXWXJbxbIuHYfCmr6foN9FSQGUDkoohG977t1YwTE5-sMYom6UK4QgdTBGcFM/s1600/IMG_0369.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdKwAwsYz_BvWDC242G_fKw7nT-FMGGHvnO-nyp9lvCWugM85nKysPIsu6hWFP_0tB5WlY7rzn_hYmxoCXWXJbxbIuHYfCmr6foN9FSQGUDkoohG977t1YwTE5-sMYom6UK4QgdTBGcFM/s400/IMG_0369.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5570089681868702402" border="0" /></a>This is one of the family's gifts. Us girls were doing it at this time. The boys were doing it earlier though. It is a lot of fun doing beads.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz-jME2Gd45MQdSq08jjCCM-CUGJ-oqxx2HwLGn-ktLDWp4vQgi1CgS8ykLf8jTgPW4JyOTZ0uTPMWxBEPQDQF6fMoPICBCYDCO1j8FlxJuOZ0T2blDoJQyplSu3CNldd4P4krf0EX_aI/s1600/IMG_0371.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz-jME2Gd45MQdSq08jjCCM-CUGJ-oqxx2HwLGn-ktLDWp4vQgi1CgS8ykLf8jTgPW4JyOTZ0uTPMWxBEPQDQF6fMoPICBCYDCO1j8FlxJuOZ0T2blDoJQyplSu3CNldd4P4krf0EX_aI/s400/IMG_0371.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5570089394333101794" border="0" /></a>This is the boys doing Zac's puzzle. We put the little kids to bed. The rest of us stayed up until 12:30.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPAaoG9HE1vIc-rMBEg-g8YDyR-d_ZNVrqNafV8HKGQlwkMD4KPzmb-00pNICFYq8vxyGcmUjhG5sYEOnBLMf1A_R7FlOIzQbskrwjGtcUq2lNyBlRBeZ_jYsmVJRpFk6HXtntUCGNc8U/s1600/IMG_0378.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPAaoG9HE1vIc-rMBEg-g8YDyR-d_ZNVrqNafV8HKGQlwkMD4KPzmb-00pNICFYq8vxyGcmUjhG5sYEOnBLMf1A_R7FlOIzQbskrwjGtcUq2lNyBlRBeZ_jYsmVJRpFk6HXtntUCGNc8U/s400/IMG_0378.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5570089146162603618" border="0" /></a>The boys got up early and found the motorcycle shop and ate breakfast. Us girls got up somewhere around 8:00. We went down to breakfast when we got up. After that, we went to the motorcycle shop with dad and the boys. We asked for a late checkout so we could go swimming again after that.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUN_J8uZxR6bL-IJBhkMFp0-44K_5tg6y6WBRO9xIApcC3DcGmCq22-BWrwWjldBr2lzvvC3MseWE8dHobxkyBTzyC4GX2opXPBLRsYkLg1rxk10BiyekpR5KNTyO2YS8omxIqMAZHFcw/s1600/IMG_0391.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUN_J8uZxR6bL-IJBhkMFp0-44K_5tg6y6WBRO9xIApcC3DcGmCq22-BWrwWjldBr2lzvvC3MseWE8dHobxkyBTzyC4GX2opXPBLRsYkLg1rxk10BiyekpR5KNTyO2YS8omxIqMAZHFcw/s400/IMG_0391.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5570088664586717490" border="0" /></a>After we left the motel, we went and ate lunch at McDonald's. My dad bought us ice cream cones. Then we headed to the elk feeding area which is pictured at the top of this post. It was fun looking at all the elk. The men that were feeding the elk said there were about 650 there that day.<br /></div><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></span><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJcnnedp0uZ8dk0tNoGhcrh_R4Um7Cq6DScP-4tLSypH_k2jF8_CnonGBIiUZTfMMx_BfjteR_ZVR0Bh80kR3izUtu0jhCEmyYTrnyPqCwcYlMkasrFOfqkjVqlBz8O0ACMI2kG3AWE58/s1600/IMG_0429.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJcnnedp0uZ8dk0tNoGhcrh_R4Um7Cq6DScP-4tLSypH_k2jF8_CnonGBIiUZTfMMx_BfjteR_ZVR0Bh80kR3izUtu0jhCEmyYTrnyPqCwcYlMkasrFOfqkjVqlBz8O0ACMI2kG3AWE58/s400/IMG_0429.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5570088013085242050" border="0" /></a>After the elk feeding place, we stopped at this park. You had to walk a long way to get there. We all had a lot of fun on the playground. Then, we headed to Grandpa and Grandma Rhoades' to spend Saturday night at their house. The next day we went to church there and then headed home. This is the end of our trip! ~Alexa with my cousin's help<br /></div>Stenersenlifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14952473507881703567noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-182809807078337051.post-87440740977981282282011-01-10T14:29:00.000-08:002011-01-10T14:57:33.599-08:00Remnants from December and Christmas Time<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_JJtnPnM9QWH_kPhRwLK0-GenjHuULrGsS46Tcx5pxbyD63zDpKWSD6QRYFfMvo9L06AByXQSx5SIOGbcwCBQ94cLKn9QwDEQTFKt3Y0S564mzz4xgg0AnmhY8GL1h_h9VZN9XN5ctso/s1600/IMG_0181.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_JJtnPnM9QWH_kPhRwLK0-GenjHuULrGsS46Tcx5pxbyD63zDpKWSD6QRYFfMvo9L06AByXQSx5SIOGbcwCBQ94cLKn9QwDEQTFKt3Y0S564mzz4xgg0AnmhY8GL1h_h9VZN9XN5ctso/s400/IMG_0181.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5560689841199646930" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">We wanted to go Christmas caroling this year and asked a bunch of friends if they wanted to go. We were so excited to get some takers! About 7 of us families and a couple others went. We ended up going to about 12 elderly couples' houses from church. We only ran into one house that had a family Christmas get together going on:) They insisted we stay and actually talked us into coming in and joining them as they were singing in their house already. SO we did and we all sang together:) <br />The vans were very full; full of people and cheer! Everyone had a very blessed time and would love to do it again sometime! After we got home, I pulled out my "elderly people and shut-ins" list and told James that we had barely made a dent in it! SO many more places we could have went to....but the evening was full! Maybe another year!<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxK_QEuQdeZLiVIjMRGjWHWFTD3zXgLycjDOQcnvK5xfE2LR77wOjbmtxyvQ6wm3E4AuWL-XSXnx2iFsDmhc3fCum6ZW6FEmO4l1MaxmL369NNyUcGZK2SAATCBs1EB1rL9P4_ZMaPP14/s1600/IMG_0066.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxK_QEuQdeZLiVIjMRGjWHWFTD3zXgLycjDOQcnvK5xfE2LR77wOjbmtxyvQ6wm3E4AuWL-XSXnx2iFsDmhc3fCum6ZW6FEmO4l1MaxmL369NNyUcGZK2SAATCBs1EB1rL9P4_ZMaPP14/s400/IMG_0066.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5560689621637277506" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">We had a table at the Artisan Fair/Bazaar this year. It was alot of fun for all of us! The kids each had something to sell....Blayne had pies...Alexa had hats...Chauntel had suckers/candy...and Zac had kindling bundles. They did really well and totally enjoyed being able to take turns sitting with me there. I enjoyed the one on one with each of them. Fun times...<br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKgQANbLnBZLGH7DZ9TyQkN5B4_ZCUGrPdCzIIniLOaGZXF5MoVPEbiJb4wWU3S0JjKv4-_TFaNdIfNai8m_FHst6psQ9x9wUQolKpoNgJ5d4ovk46I-iTA1lADt1F2_CV7PZ4qq9sy5E/s1600/IMG_0173.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKgQANbLnBZLGH7DZ9TyQkN5B4_ZCUGrPdCzIIniLOaGZXF5MoVPEbiJb4wWU3S0JjKv4-_TFaNdIfNai8m_FHst6psQ9x9wUQolKpoNgJ5d4ovk46I-iTA1lADt1F2_CV7PZ4qq9sy5E/s400/IMG_0173.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5560689373343164418" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Here is the big snack mix that we made for our neighbors this year. We like to make it a family project each year to make something to give away. I think the kids felt a little disappointed that I picked something so quick and easy this year! They thought we got done way too quickly. The pasty that I made for some of them took a bit longer:)<br /><br />So Christmas time is past.....looking forward to some snow now!!! Hopefully this week it will come!<br /></div>Stenersenlifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14952473507881703567noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-182809807078337051.post-26825042623721029802010-12-27T11:34:00.000-08:002010-12-27T12:19:41.972-08:00Making Desserts and Serving the Elderly at Church....<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyLZMbjooHCV3pP3JNLx8Uj5xHZSnuDz-l55fE5xkl1b3eT6xVpgVLaKNUS-RqRHYVDcjpEipPh0T3orAvTpvoPnv_XmGCPf-YmUdoTrPX6HgT4jOZrYsoJ3_0buqxYqUJQn2yXkPMgl8/s1600/IMG_0215.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyLZMbjooHCV3pP3JNLx8Uj5xHZSnuDz-l55fE5xkl1b3eT6xVpgVLaKNUS-RqRHYVDcjpEipPh0T3orAvTpvoPnv_XmGCPf-YmUdoTrPX6HgT4jOZrYsoJ3_0buqxYqUJQn2yXkPMgl8/s400/IMG_0215.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5555453593338119986" border="0" /></a><br />A group of us made a meal and desserts for the Senior Bible Study group at church. This is one of the menus that the kids made together.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLRyDwJHAHkqDaHhgLxTgjvYfc80-mpEmYnM97CwPWISHCX1EOciWiDuxMAYcHRHqOfFguJ75K7mhq-SI7gwe71Cv3tiyD46JfPvSCNt6KS9e1q-YSPl7_w0bslw93N_y3c50bRiOsWq0/s1600/IMG_0037.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLRyDwJHAHkqDaHhgLxTgjvYfc80-mpEmYnM97CwPWISHCX1EOciWiDuxMAYcHRHqOfFguJ75K7mhq-SI7gwe71Cv3tiyD46JfPvSCNt6KS9e1q-YSPl7_w0bslw93N_y3c50bRiOsWq0/s400/IMG_0037.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5555449581225374626" border="0" /></a> <br />While they were having Bible Study...the kids made the desserts. We had actually made the food at home.<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1RkodHgzFK3POjQcTuSk7Wg8kT3DstWo1KN6cn8LIG7XV2sbHzgxc2zfAHaF1YfscW-qJeplOohWfZPo-MPZ2NOv7gp3YElcaIEtwHBe3COe_aT38UMZ97FUfFqnU0wxVcJIJwdjAfLs/s1600/IMG_0042.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1RkodHgzFK3POjQcTuSk7Wg8kT3DstWo1KN6cn8LIG7XV2sbHzgxc2zfAHaF1YfscW-qJeplOohWfZPo-MPZ2NOv7gp3YElcaIEtwHBe3COe_aT38UMZ97FUfFqnU0wxVcJIJwdjAfLs/s400/IMG_0042.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5555449364930786402" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">The decorated table....<br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx2Wl2nNuAiEaWNk_7K9dPQm_kM1enso5DjLh_J13IGSUQCHXX6OH_XZJfE4ReD36h1j7Ff9YoKLKFDOdYw48eVrtjB3r2WpGTdNcghWgHyVLWJgPhMrCKnSvaPFYv16CeOtFajQn-594/s1600/IMG_0045.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx2Wl2nNuAiEaWNk_7K9dPQm_kM1enso5DjLh_J13IGSUQCHXX6OH_XZJfE4ReD36h1j7Ff9YoKLKFDOdYw48eVrtjB3r2WpGTdNcghWgHyVLWJgPhMrCKnSvaPFYv16CeOtFajQn-594/s400/IMG_0045.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5555449057020480546" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Working going on...<br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEHpyPmcVHPvYZYVFiXYh2TJmk2b98h5wCFnqWqVXDn44l6Brhh3D2rrXPZj1l8AuP4kcJwApP0d4wY8GOCnfiE8_HOyLeuM-84uhDk73o4y-gHUCXDVmILfN5tvbEYaiw1rVoslcrjDc/s1600/IMG_0047.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEHpyPmcVHPvYZYVFiXYh2TJmk2b98h5wCFnqWqVXDn44l6Brhh3D2rrXPZj1l8AuP4kcJwApP0d4wY8GOCnfiE8_HOyLeuM-84uhDk73o4y-gHUCXDVmILfN5tvbEYaiw1rVoslcrjDc/s400/IMG_0047.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5555448862580224354" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">"Caution...Men at Work!" Peeling and cutting apples for the crisp they were making.<br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE5UfsENixFQGXFSFZcaVnxblyKG62UfHxwi9yzTmV2I0p7XVqZvH3dUdCNsDrMK6ce_9GPWXA4bBPjaqho4NcrOypg93BG8fx0BpLhODVfPk1coSMeB9BQAc9H3XeR5aAPiFk093GF9k/s1600/IMG_0049.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE5UfsENixFQGXFSFZcaVnxblyKG62UfHxwi9yzTmV2I0p7XVqZvH3dUdCNsDrMK6ce_9GPWXA4bBPjaqho4NcrOypg93BG8fx0BpLhODVfPk1coSMeB9BQAc9H3XeR5aAPiFk093GF9k/s400/IMG_0049.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5555448566006681970" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Girls working on the clean-up....washing all the dishes. <br /><br />Each of the kids were assigned to a group to be responsible for serving each elderly person. They had a good time taking orders, coming to fill the order and serving them. <br /><br />After everything was cleaned up and they had all gone home (Except Grandma Stenersen) we got out our history presentations. We are studying the late 1700s. These girls were responsible for sharing what the children did for school, their manners, games they played, songs they sang and toys they played with. Here they are sharing what they learned....<br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJwmBHBw7D11sq_xw65bvJM4j-2BgamaHcWc1I-aHYxcht50AnUkpAIfjLZYyejpRWsH-AMYDBu89A5TvoLeXzPRMqpzACuME6QbjAujyBCRtzcZQYAXw3otFP8RhyphenhyphenJj1Ehg_CBy72DHs/s1600/IMG_0057.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJwmBHBw7D11sq_xw65bvJM4j-2BgamaHcWc1I-aHYxcht50AnUkpAIfjLZYyejpRWsH-AMYDBu89A5TvoLeXzPRMqpzACuME6QbjAujyBCRtzcZQYAXw3otFP8RhyphenhyphenJj1Ehg_CBy72DHs/s400/IMG_0057.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5555448325811557698" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Then they sang a couple of the songs kids sang at that time...<br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimXn_93Iohd4itbEL1BeTq6QXkP8Llb8kAGIPuHzfEpjl1wpckJ34IQn4RoVGpGgGGp27L3GK5xh2dak1X5GYNUT6ALs9PcPHfLCaB6j2zwCZ2J-bfIyqhWlb-PDS86_g2f2eUGHXd1Mk/s1600/IMG_0058.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimXn_93Iohd4itbEL1BeTq6QXkP8Llb8kAGIPuHzfEpjl1wpckJ34IQn4RoVGpGgGGp27L3GK5xh2dak1X5GYNUT6ALs9PcPHfLCaB6j2zwCZ2J-bfIyqhWlb-PDS86_g2f2eUGHXd1Mk/s400/IMG_0058.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5555448094135689250" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Blayne researched Daniel Boone. He gave a good report...even adding some things in, to my surprise, that hadn't been in his report (without missing a beat). He had fun making some of his props and Zac enjoyed being his side-kick while holding his homemade gun. <br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4aRdA6HaQdrs2JMkRb2gaMo7QnW_g9i_O-5qe3cVZn7iidxWNquJeaAd8ZfFct2mc11dwXPVRdHJQLwbkTc6BrWuKd7ji3jjbjV9EMFAMg1gVLVoIsPg_ga4wpaIfMW2r3AyDLBVMrDQ/s1600/IMG_0059.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4aRdA6HaQdrs2JMkRb2gaMo7QnW_g9i_O-5qe3cVZn7iidxWNquJeaAd8ZfFct2mc11dwXPVRdHJQLwbkTc6BrWuKd7ji3jjbjV9EMFAMg1gVLVoIsPg_ga4wpaIfMW2r3AyDLBVMrDQ/s400/IMG_0059.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5555447850933128994" border="0" /></a>It was a good day....we all enjoyed it!<br /></div>Stenersenlifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14952473507881703567noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-182809807078337051.post-56481835420174206422010-12-27T11:23:00.000-08:002010-12-27T11:32:40.895-08:00Sometimes you just have to be flexible......<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxGWTV0kU7x0aU7Fj5Dr_JVVm7k1KD1XhhNW_zxMubAS9icU2UKAXWvkjoR_SHXvQ_POsvfLfG5NqEqHdzRfqwL4tor_v7651A-rO5h-x7B3tFbWoeZs_GpgIZfwCGK2VGDd6uU_LgUdc/s1600/IMG_0126.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxGWTV0kU7x0aU7Fj5Dr_JVVm7k1KD1XhhNW_zxMubAS9icU2UKAXWvkjoR_SHXvQ_POsvfLfG5NqEqHdzRfqwL4tor_v7651A-rO5h-x7B3tFbWoeZs_GpgIZfwCGK2VGDd6uU_LgUdc/s400/IMG_0126.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5555445289148307106" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">I had the grand idea to get all five kids (the five oldest) to the dentist the same day. It was all going fine until I heard Camille, all of the sudden, start crying real loud for "Mommy". I thought it wasn't going to work for them to finish until the instructor suggested for me to hold her. We got everything else done in this position. All's well that ends well! In the end, the instructor said, "If you had a camera, I'd love to take a picture of this for you." I told her that I did....so she took this. Love Mona<br /></div>Stenersenlifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14952473507881703567noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-182809807078337051.post-23466427415926065062010-12-23T15:08:00.000-08:002010-12-23T15:26:53.804-08:00My Baby Boy Growing Up.....<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl5f_wqxB_ukFW1ydxjKEAbpbqXHXM94iO7TxQFKWsb-lkDLQVBmRPr-vsT_mwdtrrv3oK2xHN8SOlYuwOkCiO-FAG_YImI_hYKdiZ3u6Y8TOUINT0ZBbFvrrVCXP74PxdNVabGM8LSEk/s1600/IMG_0140.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl5f_wqxB_ukFW1ydxjKEAbpbqXHXM94iO7TxQFKWsb-lkDLQVBmRPr-vsT_mwdtrrv3oK2xHN8SOlYuwOkCiO-FAG_YImI_hYKdiZ3u6Y8TOUINT0ZBbFvrrVCXP74PxdNVabGM8LSEk/s400/IMG_0140.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5554020869940060482" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">"What in the world???" "How did you get up there?" Seems like these questions are coming more and more often these days!!!<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt3R3znh0iynefhsY8qCWL5Kb6_jznPOnNBy0wLLUHbDuD_7ktOZiDujSIWGjztObvJUUhTsj7pJQoZeao6P1fvZCmuUQrzAsgy68YgaeoOBOUWcXhiVMoTa_DOEzfurRDST4zT5acFHk/s1600/IMG_0020.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt3R3znh0iynefhsY8qCWL5Kb6_jznPOnNBy0wLLUHbDuD_7ktOZiDujSIWGjztObvJUUhTsj7pJQoZeao6P1fvZCmuUQrzAsgy68YgaeoOBOUWcXhiVMoTa_DOEzfurRDST4zT5acFHk/s400/IMG_0020.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5554019875199137858" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">My baby's disappearing...it seems! Big boy Jared is here:) He's loving to climb and stand on things nowadays!<br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoDIkUMEkycbB1jy28V_X0fAbVpJGF711hzknGkVkeoDfIZ2zhGLaHpdEQFtMQST2stNYMdnf37BBSTX4RfPycVBbEuUvLpjT1c0ca1IF0jzc5yjc5cu6gA9eMQSaKULB6gqj8oPpffJE/s1600/IMG_0032.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoDIkUMEkycbB1jy28V_X0fAbVpJGF711hzknGkVkeoDfIZ2zhGLaHpdEQFtMQST2stNYMdnf37BBSTX4RfPycVBbEuUvLpjT1c0ca1IF0jzc5yjc5cu6gA9eMQSaKULB6gqj8oPpffJE/s400/IMG_0032.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5554019700689565362" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Just chilling out:) Chewing on the dreaded "spanking spoon".<br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_UqE2_sohggjGijNHIvvQ6PAyq7Y5nJjeCtuMhcR0EPvWzhiqs9xhPxGqkJ_FQ1l05N_asi2UbEYBAMrFINT3QGjc3N3LGvvVzJBR_0MMnvluZCs2atjd_yyGSz79TJMVGeueq5HcDKM/s1600/IMG_0086.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_UqE2_sohggjGijNHIvvQ6PAyq7Y5nJjeCtuMhcR0EPvWzhiqs9xhPxGqkJ_FQ1l05N_asi2UbEYBAMrFINT3QGjc3N3LGvvVzJBR_0MMnvluZCs2atjd_yyGSz79TJMVGeueq5HcDKM/s400/IMG_0086.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5554019502799720066" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Caught the girls playing church with him the other day. Seems to think he's pretty big there...holding <span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">his</span> baby now:)<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0UxUS9Ku6vTd4M9RL0Pv6aEJgRP0L6QEeFuq8k0oZVKLGURdtWjFL_QdrQ_S9S52tXTbOjI-cROX-msPXBXrFGQZaDMfvlNJowbZIvUPwyJr9XB6vZ1gGC3jxRrG4SBR0m4fVRd6aXQk/s1600/IMG_0146.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0UxUS9Ku6vTd4M9RL0Pv6aEJgRP0L6QEeFuq8k0oZVKLGURdtWjFL_QdrQ_S9S52tXTbOjI-cROX-msPXBXrFGQZaDMfvlNJowbZIvUPwyJr9XB6vZ1gGC3jxRrG4SBR0m4fVRd6aXQk/s400/IMG_0146.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5554019287589752418" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Out on a date with Dad and Mom. What a sweetie!<br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm8oK4We7Ro2h0-29q1is7ddMUkUEm6P5PPi__pYKxewXqSqUz8HwAPkqPTiE3mgNyivttz3MvWz2L6eRvd8Ws0zOs2l4L9jzmFb9-cem3LSAS7_vbJbUUd54XcRykE2SQEdWEZWX87XQ/s1600/IMG_0147.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm8oK4We7Ro2h0-29q1is7ddMUkUEm6P5PPi__pYKxewXqSqUz8HwAPkqPTiE3mgNyivttz3MvWz2L6eRvd8Ws0zOs2l4L9jzmFb9-cem3LSAS7_vbJbUUd54XcRykE2SQEdWEZWX87XQ/s400/IMG_0147.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5554019028874438658" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Can't resist his <span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">sweet</span>, irresistible smile. <span style="font-style: italic;">Mmmmm</span>.....I love babies! Thanks to God for these sweet little miracles!!! And thanks to God for opening my heart to accept them as they come! Love ya, Mona<br /></div>Stenersenlifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14952473507881703567noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-182809807078337051.post-92040338771997699642010-12-22T16:44:00.000-08:002010-12-22T17:39:38.559-08:00December Activities<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWa6DgFsUxPawGFJxLTqOEeP4LU-FdNxT-rdrjr-ZOX2dmFwkTd6UK8m3yW54icROgxIdFqVm6QWs2azp0buQsGvcGqrdkvUpDzieeArRNWwuU_4_pyphPqtjcEsU8wv8gC9vj3_Yqbbw/s1600/IMG_0015.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWa6DgFsUxPawGFJxLTqOEeP4LU-FdNxT-rdrjr-ZOX2dmFwkTd6UK8m3yW54icROgxIdFqVm6QWs2azp0buQsGvcGqrdkvUpDzieeArRNWwuU_4_pyphPqtjcEsU8wv8gC9vj3_Yqbbw/s400/IMG_0015.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553674987870529554" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">I got these glasses from Shayne. She gave me them for Christmas. I stayed home with Mom one Sunday night. I got hot chocolate.<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJHqAIKXMtfX1eEy3fDglUoxqpr2cFMf8ENpINf2sOjpmrMmB6R2NVEDep9Dt2O7k0kk7tMEtUHgvN1x5skBFHmg4uVSp1KbmgKCSbYehH6_q_P_2pEMKubxvvZczFbfJxQMDxBiWdtsc/s1600/IMG_0132.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJHqAIKXMtfX1eEy3fDglUoxqpr2cFMf8ENpINf2sOjpmrMmB6R2NVEDep9Dt2O7k0kk7tMEtUHgvN1x5skBFHmg4uVSp1KbmgKCSbYehH6_q_P_2pEMKubxvvZczFbfJxQMDxBiWdtsc/s400/IMG_0132.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553674457374291666" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">We made gingerbread houses while dad was in the bath with the little boys.<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwBHmBLBK74IqRoeUEhMdlEDLMKmYsEYCeUoNGF4DlqTMadd8lodCuC-iTIczneZB_CF8EUnEA1JI12AO1-3r-YcJ4X2ChambQ0ccZsVkYk8nDTjN0KFPErtwW2U6iP_Rkdaz9DX7cT1A/s1600/IMG_0137.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwBHmBLBK74IqRoeUEhMdlEDLMKmYsEYCeUoNGF4DlqTMadd8lodCuC-iTIczneZB_CF8EUnEA1JI12AO1-3r-YcJ4X2ChambQ0ccZsVkYk8nDTjN0KFPErtwW2U6iP_Rkdaz9DX7cT1A/s400/IMG_0137.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553674259317477634" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">This is how our gingerbread houses turned out.<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkz3gh2nt6e92O0VL3XOcEntkw8C4an1tnznFds_W95jxbcgm-cgI8lxDTt2obNW0zOM8O8wxBY9dyxdaOhHW2uqa5FRjP6lH0oEB1VLQWwWvErQ28Lq7m8FV9ScSv2CT5lLq9SHi1Clo/s1600/IMG_0141.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkz3gh2nt6e92O0VL3XOcEntkw8C4an1tnznFds_W95jxbcgm-cgI8lxDTt2obNW0zOM8O8wxBY9dyxdaOhHW2uqa5FRjP6lH0oEB1VLQWwWvErQ28Lq7m8FV9ScSv2CT5lLq9SHi1Clo/s400/IMG_0141.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553673934550584130" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">We stayed up late and had a tea party. Next we went through a book with my Mom. And ended with a slumber party. It was so fun!<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFFDf9g9ZTJtmNOwMMeOxXPRqCA8tbcq68QPbw0VPhZYphcajcyZbTrJIvJMTN4jn6OAoBo_1rFb7Ri0b3r9DlFA01XPnfYtX2lMIqCVjKHae-Urm00hW_bv5tabwtxBHuE8nTWWHjxIY/s1600/IMG_0144.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFFDf9g9ZTJtmNOwMMeOxXPRqCA8tbcq68QPbw0VPhZYphcajcyZbTrJIvJMTN4jn6OAoBo_1rFb7Ri0b3r9DlFA01XPnfYtX2lMIqCVjKHae-Urm00hW_bv5tabwtxBHuE8nTWWHjxIY/s400/IMG_0144.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553673569979395346" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">This is the food we had at our tea party.<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdaB1Iu-XuPxfh6muw2YH1qeyu2iqs0kwP4m5cYxiO6zb_RSEKSVi1Jw1kDuwEThhyphenhypheng8zK3Qp5tVHKFQzfnbltdl0BOqlckCHLo2Fdxt5PD4e6JsB2WZJQ9T7QIAMGTGqC-40f9TYtHzg/s1600/IMG_0145.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdaB1Iu-XuPxfh6muw2YH1qeyu2iqs0kwP4m5cYxiO6zb_RSEKSVi1Jw1kDuwEThhyphenhypheng8zK3Qp5tVHKFQzfnbltdl0BOqlckCHLo2Fdxt5PD4e6JsB2WZJQ9T7QIAMGTGqC-40f9TYtHzg/s400/IMG_0145.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553673293169613826" border="0" /></a><br />This was in the center of our table. My Mom made it for our table. ~Chauntel<br /></div>Stenersenlifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14952473507881703567noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-182809807078337051.post-2924965497119139692010-12-22T15:27:00.000-08:002010-12-22T16:43:19.474-08:00My Birthday<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf0gQYyNKBtO9ELsZ0SmynKVWPFy_IQ3krreZBEyick6NAj1stO_4yjYF-ORtOrH-uQ-17NURImisBVc6O7UYUeIT6RDCOUcjch3xSrpA2VexLrR38XtaWwxuZBKt4eVBJ_cvRezPoYEI/s1600/IMG_0081.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf0gQYyNKBtO9ELsZ0SmynKVWPFy_IQ3krreZBEyick6NAj1stO_4yjYF-ORtOrH-uQ-17NURImisBVc6O7UYUeIT6RDCOUcjch3xSrpA2VexLrR38XtaWwxuZBKt4eVBJ_cvRezPoYEI/s400/IMG_0081.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553657805365752162" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">This is a day before my birthday. Bob came over for science. They had a little birthday celebration for me after science time. He opened the cupboard and said there was something wrong because there was a bag in it. It was my birthday present! I got a whole bunch of writing stuff. He thought I might not like writing any more so he went back to the store and got me a scarf. I really liked everything he got me! These are my cupcakes. Don't they look yummy?<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3t7igIjj8ZQqgz7DYDe_ykDpNCbgdHzbv-gfvj_LCr-uONUb-QZH1PyFz8bxG9kDvlsokMfwtNmuXXfqzf979lEfPal9wQUj3GlQS0piKnDg1GSz-w_3tFmJPw4uWRCCNtfpt6H_Aa-I/s1600/IMG_0083.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3t7igIjj8ZQqgz7DYDe_ykDpNCbgdHzbv-gfvj_LCr-uONUb-QZH1PyFz8bxG9kDvlsokMfwtNmuXXfqzf979lEfPal9wQUj3GlQS0piKnDg1GSz-w_3tFmJPw4uWRCCNtfpt6H_Aa-I/s400/IMG_0083.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553657526831325666" border="0" /></a><br />After I blew out my candles. Everybody wanted to help me as you can see.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjO0TYT3nzqkwBJxKIg6Ow0ZQ_gtIcWv2Ohw2N59XnnnIAGeDlPQ1iaCAdyLfG3K3dt2oDA9p_wsDzDrTni8pJ2qAkac3LPy9bENNuYPmKHzk5ZgmzKePTiExtDunLB5CKQ7mMjpNmsA0/s1600/IMG_0087.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjO0TYT3nzqkwBJxKIg6Ow0ZQ_gtIcWv2Ohw2N59XnnnIAGeDlPQ1iaCAdyLfG3K3dt2oDA9p_wsDzDrTni8pJ2qAkac3LPy9bENNuYPmKHzk5ZgmzKePTiExtDunLB5CKQ7mMjpNmsA0/s400/IMG_0087.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553657305662041618" border="0" /></a><br />Lots of gifts as you can see. I was pretty excited to open them.<br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj85-E_hF5UWUISpQ-S2n1JhkzO3yJVZdn2S2voeRKXoxRpviglG8FQX2RM-CmvfhkLD46V_pmZcZHv7PIU3JqI1dsweE23oYZ7-nItcV-qXhlnCIAHebcuVlbK2KXYKO4G66xCNMbiR-Y/s1600/IMG_0091.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj85-E_hF5UWUISpQ-S2n1JhkzO3yJVZdn2S2voeRKXoxRpviglG8FQX2RM-CmvfhkLD46V_pmZcZHv7PIU3JqI1dsweE23oYZ7-nItcV-qXhlnCIAHebcuVlbK2KXYKO4G66xCNMbiR-Y/s400/IMG_0091.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553655366073282034" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Everybody gave me something. Some of the things I got were beads, ribbon, an American doll, candy, and an album. It was fun trying out my new things.<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVFP8OswMSmvECdngGr9EzpCQmd3N8iB7piU7bjOgWrCxZyP4dfl6wbbaUoiwKJnEN3rcJcQ5WFyT7FbosxETm86bcYim_1oqZQE_lBvmQV9Y4FUhvCS4p-2eUIfFK1t-lPeIiT0o3y_A/s1600/IMG_0099.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVFP8OswMSmvECdngGr9EzpCQmd3N8iB7piU7bjOgWrCxZyP4dfl6wbbaUoiwKJnEN3rcJcQ5WFyT7FbosxETm86bcYim_1oqZQE_lBvmQV9Y4FUhvCS4p-2eUIfFK1t-lPeIiT0o3y_A/s400/IMG_0099.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553654217366036754" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Janine invited us over for lunch and games. This is one of the games. It was bag races. We also tried to carry an egg on a spoon while walking and did the three legged race. It was fun:) The lunch was very good! It was Chili.<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkZOex4eMZeVqRFz0zpiXMfAxav5g7kalCdy1AT6igqFWiQCjAMYI0YyJTF_60c0PN9g-nACVHMTVtWtPrbwyfSwTgY_C40tgGMRp7QM2s-PTfCRDmsGY8KCnYxYycZzzq4J2a5X8XXnE/s1600/IMG_0117.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkZOex4eMZeVqRFz0zpiXMfAxav5g7kalCdy1AT6igqFWiQCjAMYI0YyJTF_60c0PN9g-nACVHMTVtWtPrbwyfSwTgY_C40tgGMRp7QM2s-PTfCRDmsGY8KCnYxYycZzzq4J2a5X8XXnE/s400/IMG_0117.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553653906122136930" border="0" /></a><br />This is my very good supper. It was egg salad sandwiches and chicken salad sandwiches. I got to choose it.<br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrCGPnEMrhAn7cmbki1BZt7W1kSTnY5wHZatikS8SaWPL-gg0PtSB1Z0UeKBUpcYm9jLuuBqTsRj6IeT2p5fYdQoDi6-CUoyCRYFFcT5DsQcgdqOTz4is04V8x0FR-Kz3yj1bpuOIUem0/s1600/IMG_0118.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrCGPnEMrhAn7cmbki1BZt7W1kSTnY5wHZatikS8SaWPL-gg0PtSB1Z0UeKBUpcYm9jLuuBqTsRj6IeT2p5fYdQoDi6-CUoyCRYFFcT5DsQcgdqOTz4is04V8x0FR-Kz3yj1bpuOIUem0/s400/IMG_0118.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553653692303681874" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">I had some of my cousins over for cake and visiting. I picked an ice cream cake. And boy was it goooooooooooooood!<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDSaLrj_PIKYMqrC4oja9lPN-QfUWfGTiI0iMaYlHLGtJa648Uw9Bz9W3Ruuer8AeUkZ9AZXI5O_JRr3cWXl3lytVmYjP828Qqj1FWu22mCZYyvtWzoJM6Zg397u-TX9yxob0glwK4JAk/s1600/IMG_0121.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDSaLrj_PIKYMqrC4oja9lPN-QfUWfGTiI0iMaYlHLGtJa648Uw9Bz9W3Ruuer8AeUkZ9AZXI5O_JRr3cWXl3lytVmYjP828Qqj1FWu22mCZYyvtWzoJM6Zg397u-TX9yxob0glwK4JAk/s400/IMG_0121.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553653406828815490" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Here's a picture of everybody by me. It was a very very fun 10th birthday!<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih0gfwsYGxPtfA3l85Sa0Qh7Jme1a-vr2fNm1MjSyhBzTm60dMEcOsEH56T5-KZRvzbkBy8mkYdKSFDGeoKZx20gH7uHWkY26d6If8M4TR0pEWmwVIrCWc9jE98Ly8DQImmnD0tAKnF2c/s1600/IMG_0178.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih0gfwsYGxPtfA3l85Sa0Qh7Jme1a-vr2fNm1MjSyhBzTm60dMEcOsEH56T5-KZRvzbkBy8mkYdKSFDGeoKZx20gH7uHWkY26d6If8M4TR0pEWmwVIrCWc9jE98Ly8DQImmnD0tAKnF2c/s400/IMG_0178.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553653050101083394" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">This is us kids listening to a tape on the counter. We couldn't get one bit closer. The name of our book was, "Roll of Thunder Hear my Cry." I am learning alot about that time period. The book is a little sad but happy too. I hope you have a good rest of the day. Watch for more posts later. God's Peace! Alexa~<br /></div>Stenersenlifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14952473507881703567noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-182809807078337051.post-34366432404989516042010-11-23T19:51:00.000-08:002010-11-23T20:04:59.076-08:00Daddy and My Presentation<div style="text-align: center;">One day Dad called and wanted us to bring him some pipe to his job. When we got there he was doing something on the other side of the foundation. He had me help him hold the pipe. I had fun to be able to see Dad for a little while at work. Tomorrow, Lord willing, I get to go to work for a little while with Dad. I can't wait!!!<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHbF7qEcHhnFm2CV7qi6a9iYwiREVN6DFeDLAVPCr5tYB6_DRAttPkb3JutgHqrGDuB5vMP6NHv7NvyJw5QzB3SqeLDQ242zFw9BFmfIG_Ix-Coem2R-uZ2zj6FJmvBpYOJPBBPEz9wKA/s1600/IMG_8599.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHbF7qEcHhnFm2CV7qi6a9iYwiREVN6DFeDLAVPCr5tYB6_DRAttPkb3JutgHqrGDuB5vMP6NHv7NvyJw5QzB3SqeLDQ242zFw9BFmfIG_Ix-Coem2R-uZ2zj6FJmvBpYOJPBBPEz9wKA/s400/IMG_8599.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5542959897513064866" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">For Family Fun Night, my presentation was on insulators and conductors. I made this project and told my family how it all works. Dad asked me lots of questions to see what I knew about it. Luckily I knew the answers to his questions:)<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkqpzjXgBWRhnLxvzf8LQTPeTy3gSGRjkLx6aPxtFPn7HUnpY_nha9U2S6mQJ7GkQhUXGi0xQCNtA9HdVCGPZAsieH7VNJ_CR3dC2ta5fJh14UDTp3X9L6Imr414PgJlvXy1yJqBiUMWs/s1600/IMG_8510.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkqpzjXgBWRhnLxvzf8LQTPeTy3gSGRjkLx6aPxtFPn7HUnpY_nha9U2S6mQJ7GkQhUXGi0xQCNtA9HdVCGPZAsieH7VNJ_CR3dC2ta5fJh14UDTp3X9L6Imr414PgJlvXy1yJqBiUMWs/s400/IMG_8510.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5542959649976088034" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">All of my experiments worked, except one, on conducting electricity.<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNq34Q-wQhKvrInZLUgwHfKhrs9Z47bbPTS9ZbbiHN7ytZ236D-Yx-hIoq55aA2vie0qdnmi2LDiNO_1k2Sc1fc6vkePaUqezF6rK9VfczElo3OIvqzPvZrye6TgO67iXV5FWfStSWUPE/s1600/IMG_8511.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNq34Q-wQhKvrInZLUgwHfKhrs9Z47bbPTS9ZbbiHN7ytZ236D-Yx-hIoq55aA2vie0qdnmi2LDiNO_1k2Sc1fc6vkePaUqezF6rK9VfczElo3OIvqzPvZrye6TgO67iXV5FWfStSWUPE/s400/IMG_8511.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5542959468655820146" border="0" /></a>I had alot of fun making this project, keeping it a secret, and then teaching my family! By Blayne<br /></div>Stenersenlifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14952473507881703567noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-182809807078337051.post-6178857315725987272010-11-23T19:30:00.000-08:002010-11-23T19:49:55.724-08:00Snow is coming...I was getting the laundry started and could hear the kids excitedly setting up something in the other room. I went to see....and this is what it was. They said they set up a "Boy's Parlor" and a "Girl's Parlor" to do their school work in so they could watch it snow while they worked:) Yes....I had a constant report on the accumulation of snow; although, we didn't hardly get any compared to some of you others!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIgikK-ODc5376vBmKCkyDi7NOpZb3-dkwRRmk0cRJIVFYtdnUmbbqtP0xVZI49ESZpHjSdpo64Cv0HqAM4DQjhMX57gBmezGDWdPFXPdhyphenhyphen1P9gGIhmFPWldTaWLLElyUsoaxdAzjqjR0/s1600/IMG_8686.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIgikK-ODc5376vBmKCkyDi7NOpZb3-dkwRRmk0cRJIVFYtdnUmbbqtP0xVZI49ESZpHjSdpo64Cv0HqAM4DQjhMX57gBmezGDWdPFXPdhyphenhyphen1P9gGIhmFPWldTaWLLElyUsoaxdAzjqjR0/s400/IMG_8686.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5542954893458307314" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOlR_9ALZOjsViufAxJi7eyyjP3EGSMVaPNcvroXQRmb8ML-yB_-8rPbymuYWhC4tUip2X6_MPMxhtgnOdxF58AappT5T9sVP-OcA_fpvi2hLxFNe1E1CGtAHYWEgbQC5xuO91PgmXQlU/s1600/IMG_8684.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOlR_9ALZOjsViufAxJi7eyyjP3EGSMVaPNcvroXQRmb8ML-yB_-8rPbymuYWhC4tUip2X6_MPMxhtgnOdxF58AappT5T9sVP-OcA_fpvi2hLxFNe1E1CGtAHYWEgbQC5xuO91PgmXQlU/s400/IMG_8684.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5542955067573053986" border="0" /></a><br />As soon as morning break rolled around, they bundled up from head to toe and headed out. They had a lot of fun and came in quite soaked!!! It doesn't take much to satisfy Washington kids:) I guess it was cool for them until they started hearing how much others got! Then they were really wishing for more! I told them it was a treat, anyways, to even get snow in November!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggkGouec5G1tWGBLSZRok6prs542gvDytCq-L25uy8XrPevhZTtYqoeYHNOyAmW6POqLNsAixbOzs5Y8OKkVHAiPGxw54heqdAiIXiXyJyT1pPTfK4KfzZSbtS2687izOHdnqqhTqi5jc/s1600/IMG_8687.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggkGouec5G1tWGBLSZRok6prs542gvDytCq-L25uy8XrPevhZTtYqoeYHNOyAmW6POqLNsAixbOzs5Y8OKkVHAiPGxw54heqdAiIXiXyJyT1pPTfK4KfzZSbtS2687izOHdnqqhTqi5jc/s400/IMG_8687.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5542954537869430866" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgONAIgPBdUVs0URau5tW2BBoQT8OgaJgEqoPnpiI5WVqwIMwBCf0sE4jLHZuZ3lgJHF28Ws0TrZH7uGGo8vG3mjwytYXceOXs-Iz2r6zCKGZlSYgDxMABtTyj4BbAGMzeI74oizjJ0_Lo/s1600/IMG_8688.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgONAIgPBdUVs0URau5tW2BBoQT8OgaJgEqoPnpiI5WVqwIMwBCf0sE4jLHZuZ3lgJHF28Ws0TrZH7uGGo8vG3mjwytYXceOXs-Iz2r6zCKGZlSYgDxMABtTyj4BbAGMzeI74oizjJ0_Lo/s400/IMG_8688.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5542954314316860018" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM-BPxdKTmDFoqQAjhkGTqsAqy9RnZEE20APr-PE-sVDXwEefPndbeCvm0gLD3isrlvV-IlztE5c5tFy33O8CaBxrjf2cBrxpbfxapcwF7D14Bos6r7YGahRjacxSOrMSgIAckTb3nhAE/s1600/IMG_8689.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM-BPxdKTmDFoqQAjhkGTqsAqy9RnZEE20APr-PE-sVDXwEefPndbeCvm0gLD3isrlvV-IlztE5c5tFy33O8CaBxrjf2cBrxpbfxapcwF7D14Bos6r7YGahRjacxSOrMSgIAckTb3nhAE/s400/IMG_8689.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5542954110029621858" border="0" /></a><br />This familiar to any of you with kids??? The aftermath of a winter fun excursion? Oh well, big mess, but lots of fun. I guess it is a good exchange! <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdad-INIlB21Mz_j5XGcy260qvM2raqGD9qo7JVRVkA-rf4YDdJw90PQQB07hs05YGz0_fgmjH-fn9dbUHQxwyTwqs-KfBy4lPQrbLWCdiV6c3WVGPMJPxzgNeq4FVpNlizTd7Hjj9cK4/s1600/IMG_8690.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdad-INIlB21Mz_j5XGcy260qvM2raqGD9qo7JVRVkA-rf4YDdJw90PQQB07hs05YGz0_fgmjH-fn9dbUHQxwyTwqs-KfBy4lPQrbLWCdiV6c3WVGPMJPxzgNeq4FVpNlizTd7Hjj9cK4/s400/IMG_8690.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5542953875240582850" border="0" /></a><br />Zac and Telie warming up afterwards with an UNO game. So....I guess this is a start to our winter time:) I hope for lots more snow!!! We'll see what God gives this year:) God's Peace! Love MonaStenersenlifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14952473507881703567noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-182809807078337051.post-73409117470225864902010-11-23T14:22:00.000-08:002010-11-23T15:42:50.340-08:00These Past Few Weeks....<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizrJq6Ih6N91wn1crDjKKTXs3VaeHPhrcjUMe5YBSuIfoa-QloyC-gY4fmm4wMvJYqBH5sN2C4cL04W48wABeZEp4PrFmkoizpKJgFefsNBAfXVH8KwYF6cMfMtoHdeO-OJm551TJ2ung/s1600/IMG_8605.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizrJq6Ih6N91wn1crDjKKTXs3VaeHPhrcjUMe5YBSuIfoa-QloyC-gY4fmm4wMvJYqBH5sN2C4cL04W48wABeZEp4PrFmkoizpKJgFefsNBAfXVH8KwYF6cMfMtoHdeO-OJm551TJ2ung/s400/IMG_8605.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5542877417953337282" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><br />This was a few weeks ago. Mom, Chauntel, and I stayed up to scrapbook and knit. I knitted for awhile and then I scrapbooked. In this picture I am putting on a button. I think knitting is a lot of fun. I was trying to get it done real fast so I could scrapbook. I really wanted to do what everybody else was doing.</span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoXjzGpBDddUANCTH0nFYeI2471lUNaFyBRR9lDzYzV9OFZdgUDJwO3ETVxnccxLpFOIOmRel7hf7JeN10YQNyVyHwjw40bulBvVCTZgm7s3eZXuNL9X1tp4IsVn1ffyiUmhmF4tXNQqs/s1600/IMG_8603.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoXjzGpBDddUANCTH0nFYeI2471lUNaFyBRR9lDzYzV9OFZdgUDJwO3ETVxnccxLpFOIOmRel7hf7JeN10YQNyVyHwjw40bulBvVCTZgm7s3eZXuNL9X1tp4IsVn1ffyiUmhmF4tXNQqs/s400/IMG_8603.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5542877141546345234" border="0" /></a><br />See everyone?<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHSErkD6VZDepQXp5GbSxsaEKOlCqPPJB11lgV3s4NBNtTfkY-B8SXb0NhSWJ8zBXFTqs5_4jSCBAT0RlX_-4DgpBdz9MOR1motBYMXsHGPOgMOhyd1f6JO74Kg1iVWWTbAbE8HbMuG3E/s1600/IMG_8602.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHSErkD6VZDepQXp5GbSxsaEKOlCqPPJB11lgV3s4NBNtTfkY-B8SXb0NhSWJ8zBXFTqs5_4jSCBAT0RlX_-4DgpBdz9MOR1motBYMXsHGPOgMOhyd1f6JO74Kg1iVWWTbAbE8HbMuG3E/s400/IMG_8602.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5542876931588147586" border="0" /></a><br />Camille was watching my mom and I decide which buttons I wanted on which hat.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhprty604IpCPUzlr8z3DVlmxxKoTfr3swHbJs4nUhLGLnoFNKx1G6oAPaYGX8oVGlay9s5bwz24fRTi_ZzXkdG0a13SDRbGNy_vWmO1Frl9T5R1G5Nuwg8fx1kLUgMpWy7X9Fl2bx8H9Q/s1600/IMG_8600.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhprty604IpCPUzlr8z3DVlmxxKoTfr3swHbJs4nUhLGLnoFNKx1G6oAPaYGX8oVGlay9s5bwz24fRTi_ZzXkdG0a13SDRbGNy_vWmO1Frl9T5R1G5Nuwg8fx1kLUgMpWy7X9Fl2bx8H9Q/s400/IMG_8600.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5542876637807326210" border="0" /></a><br />We went to Richard's to honor him for Veterans Day. Here are we with him. It was really fun listening to him talk about being in the war; and repenting and becoming a christian again!<br /><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjGn_J0HJngyAWHm4Ai3mKszPSTMAjypk6h6RtfCk7KetifBMgVKFV3eZxFncwwRLhJqyC9JEf37T_2Pilco9BCgeR9Eg8NOOcJ48gzZwozuZ-Iw0a-CbXS2mvEbF_bFKuegG2mYG-IQQ/s1600/IMG_8574.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjGn_J0HJngyAWHm4Ai3mKszPSTMAjypk6h6RtfCk7KetifBMgVKFV3eZxFncwwRLhJqyC9JEf37T_2Pilco9BCgeR9Eg8NOOcJ48gzZwozuZ-Iw0a-CbXS2mvEbF_bFKuegG2mYG-IQQ/s400/IMG_8574.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5542875805545026114" border="0" /></a><br />Here we are getting the pumpkin seeds out of the pumpkins. Daddy roasts the seeds and we eat them. They were very yummy when they were done.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx_Fq9fHqyLQYBpLPr1pl-BEPLVCwdMRklmlroY9cRi5h-PldgWI0JYf7C1Ehn6zndVss_2RI7tVrtajUKvfXPTi1-n1_7e0QiJBBVKkuVhyJe3MdC55mQG2a93DYHAWzoHUkioM95N2k/s1600/IMG_8568.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx_Fq9fHqyLQYBpLPr1pl-BEPLVCwdMRklmlroY9cRi5h-PldgWI0JYf7C1Ehn6zndVss_2RI7tVrtajUKvfXPTi1-n1_7e0QiJBBVKkuVhyJe3MdC55mQG2a93DYHAWzoHUkioM95N2k/s400/IMG_8568.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5542875356220921762" border="0" /></a>Mom caught us up to something. <br />What we were trying to be:<br />*Blayne got shot in the war<br />*Zac is a firemen<br />*Alexa is a ?????<br />*Chauntel a weirdo<br />*Garret a bucket man<br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLq3oTutojCS-QBxAbztWso1rIDDDFLqS7lFELrBLMLv-FY6eErdEs6FOZ4rcRtdHmsghRakCQuB0HdVUv3fVWfMbJrZqs9d9Oqtv_Zr4WpePAV-767XyiPjZHMFHVskKeiTt2ffJ6qNU/s1600/IMG_8642.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLq3oTutojCS-QBxAbztWso1rIDDDFLqS7lFELrBLMLv-FY6eErdEs6FOZ4rcRtdHmsghRakCQuB0HdVUv3fVWfMbJrZqs9d9Oqtv_Zr4WpePAV-767XyiPjZHMFHVskKeiTt2ffJ6qNU/s400/IMG_8642.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5542874668968538274" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">My Mom's birthday cake. Lots of frosting! (Ready for Blayne.....Blayne hates frosting.) It was sure good! Have a good day. ~Alexa<br /></div>Stenersenlifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14952473507881703567noreply@blogger.com2