tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-68644007838146601632024-02-06T20:59:21.111-08:00The Peoples' Choice"But as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord." Joshua 24:15Jeanniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04526619220201387888noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6864400783814660163.post-936971651659372522009-04-28T17:03:00.000-07:002009-04-28T17:05:55.427-07:00I AM Still Alive!!!!Sorry for the 3 month lapse in posts!! Life has been exceptionally crazy and busy!! I promise to get back to it soon!!!! I just have so much to catch up on!!! At least my sweet 12 year old has made her own blog so you may be able to keep up with our family a little from her!! :) Visit Emily's blog at ep123world.blogspot.com. Until then........Jeanniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04526619220201387888noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6864400783814660163.post-7581277005124894912009-01-19T13:19:00.000-08:002009-01-19T13:54:11.673-08:00The Sanctity of LifeYesterday was a moving day at church!! It was the day that we focused on the sanctity of life and how precious life is. Sadly, there are many in our world today that do not have the same opinion. That is made clear as so many innocent babies are killed while still in their mother's womb. I could go on and on about why this sickens me so much, but I would have to write a book to do so. Where it really hits home with me on a personal level is something that James shared with our church yesterday. He covered the whole gamut of this discussion including not only abortion, but also murder, suicide and euthanasia. He did a wonderful job explaining and showing from God's word how each and every life is to be valued. And he shared that just how God chose to bring us into this world, He and only He has the right to decide the time and the way and individual should leave this world. <div><div><br /><div></div><div>We never imagined that we would be faced with the question of abortion, but when we found out that our second daughter Dana was going to have Down Syndrome, that is the option that was placed before us. We would never even consider such a terrible thing and of course that was the answer we gave before the question was even finished being asked. I was so shocked to hear how many people thought of us as some kind of heroes for making that decision. We weren't being heroic, we were having our baby that God so blessed us with. Why would we ever think it to be our choice to give or take away her life? God knit her being together in my womb and she was no less "fearfully and wonderfully made" by Him because she had Down Syndrome. As James shared this yesterday he went on to share what a blessing she was and is and what our lives would have missed out on if we didn't have her. At that point he told the congregation that he wanted to show them that little blessing and I let Dana go from the rear of the auditorium to walk down front to him. I wasn't sure what she would do, and it didn't really matter. But she was perfect, just like she knew her role and "performed" it right on cue! It was precious!!! As he held her for a few minutes and continued to share, there was hardly a dry eye there. Below are a few pictures our other precious daughter, Emily took. We need to be thankful for our lives and those of our loved ones and consider every day that we have as an honor and a privilege that God has given us the gift of life!!!</div><br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5293126207761450770" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ5Bjicz2f9Y47Nao-Le95KsUmn2ydI-pPSgcm8nYq8octoCzapVvJhtwvaZWAGH6ILz2okvJ6jNzEcZ2RkJXjNn6VR_h17DuQyxQlAD3DFdfb25Itu7-o4R8Ku3D7m8lubqIEsm2hWQuw/s320/DSC_0067.JPG" border="0" /><br /><div></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5293126195068550738" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 230px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOQSNAQitRaeyBFczMhwcNApKXI8yYYHv1uJaUyhrIaGEWDKqmlE1TrcHjHqxq3RaeyKYoeOOhFQgn_NHu4BjdGjAlF51d1boqt2yOur8V_NZa9EuqLD5Fe7C3WVN8D9Hld5jlcQNXqXDW/s320/DSC_0069.JPG" border="0" /><br /><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5293126200087393458" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 226px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyZXgE0fkliJufk4ac3XOk56o-17qWyOjQNxAFubXaO8h6YmGwTvi41yo8FO_yMUpQcmqdTzhLpBzeuWWS15cFf9Svy8MYBPmhEoVN4Y4EcDm4mKb9gCQdK0nymj6Zu3KgyRDyprU-iFiA/s320/DSC_0068.JPG" border="0" /></div></div></div>Jeanniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04526619220201387888noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6864400783814660163.post-19905203144028068392009-01-16T15:34:00.001-08:002009-01-16T18:39:31.107-08:00True Friends....PRICELESS!!!One of the best parts of our Christmas holidays was the day we got to spend with our precious friends, the Sutton's. A few days after Christmas while they were in Jacksonville seeing family they came to Keystone to spend the day with us!! As always, we all had such a sweet time of fellowship and of course, a barrel full of laughs!! We also arranged for some friends to surprise them at the church when we took them by to see the new building. They really enjoyed seeing many old friends and special people in their lives. We wish we could see each other every week, but we cherish whatever time we do get to be together! God has knit our hearts together in a way that only He can, and for that we are truly thankful!!!! <div><div><br /><div></div><div></div><br /><div align="center"><em>The girls ~ Jerra, Emily, Julianne, Jenna and Dana! It is so sweet the special love they all have for each other. Even in their young hearts the miles between us have not changed that!</em></div><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5292040907812184002" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 246px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZPpgVQxiVVAldwl5ZxStudGhK4J9ZZ8pLeMUPug4yXzFYheZiixD46iPOaxbL7kp8lLHadPDAMCu7t6f8T_KrpiWHYy4gaj05n9cYsgoBQFIPMmpyfdrHAv-Fe8bD5238iyBqGPx58smz/s320/DSC_0040.JPG" border="0" /></div><div></div><br /><div align="center"><em>The girls being funny!!! (minus Dana!! She had returned to Barney inside!)</em></div><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5292040909941907554" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi27rdbsMwoerCw-I2IArEiPNchAyTQV_FNGOI3asg57qQoN8YWK85cnWeMZT2y7Icl0Q3Z-bemVTdTKCkM-ORdLdZewdSRM4031fw-pXvP2JaZL3okrWGbJncX7VQW5tQARKrZtLFi0Gi7/s320/DSC_0049.JPG" border="0" /></div><div></div><br /><div align="center"><em>The girls had fun performing in the Epicenter while we were at the church</em></div><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5292040913074749874" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 227px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmkoAfHokgRtCiRSW3AjDZ_ZqbmYC_0eHhKPjjjdOvMGVtWGiNdNeyWT1LwQHo5JcMMiKzaiA1IGOFBiKWHm9kZyZ0FRfVCNYaOpY40_jW69NZ83lA9fC9QrPrSTtGJ7xDndohyphenhyphenUE5YzyH/s320/DSC_0026.JPG" border="0" /></div><div></div><br /><div align="center"><em>Emily, Jerra and Abby</em></div><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5292040924340569538" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 234px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR9y_P71diRR2A0jAhqeGoBuBK_yjS8WgwOc8IjcO-wtAi6TsJpbI400DxQB5bIFy3pq0HiYMmccwWa71A64Hf9K6zZ-ZJmVIjZNEABKaQJaHokvigMutKw4wqbVJOlezDsIW0WJYdsWkw/s320/DSC_0010.JPG" border="0" /></div><div></div><br /><div align="center"><em>Jen, Grady and "the crew!!"</em></div><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5292040932067186482" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 188px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi90Q8nfXenvaFQi7LKHqYcT2a16JvS13QZZHp9dzWCVzbxTamnD_jUANz_1sWdlDkaytmpogapGkk_KlRt0eRarHWiw-Y2SB_pcw6LL1hOprRMHPG5z7fAPTcMJ3nTZ303xLjtLf5Bkk42/s320/DSC_0011.JPG" border="0" /></div><div></div><br /><div align="center"><em>Watch out Hollywood!!!!</em> </div><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5292042688241494562" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 230px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn4dQtwwZTWwenlE0wDlgWmDXLGBrSjzUXgQ27puRtewXCaJztu3FeDNYmZ4ecfVYe42dlWFHQlIf8Cxd_qNQWw_wspp8MuaSEWfX76gbzkC6K1h76MJKWHWXGDaAthiLIUMi5moGCuvRu/s320/DSC_0017.JPG" border="0" /></div><div></div><div align="center"></div><div><br /><div align="center"><em>The Sutton's with dear friends ~ Stephanie, Luke and Wyatt!</em><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5292042701891805762" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 261px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidRK66iREuwEktsFYlFddysAkZGVvbnKtm6JutXt4tHW4av_V9MR02NyF3g67UPzHn64gOkmTycc4QY5gORacU5snCH9DgGLNnqTJTVqg2DoDq-t1LnVVd5o9yldxfVt5FMHXccAjJ9XVr/s320/DSC_0031.JPG" border="0" /></div><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center"><em>More friends ~ Dustin and Amber!</em><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5292042705020308690" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 226px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-P6wzyCJIE-owdZybsORW22z54TDq-gA6xLYyNdEN95MIjUdTLirgPr7SL7eoPbKiiuBIPaZHeUTAZBA_Ph8Wn9QNn1CfnNgrW58JAsXZNfe9ZNqQTda3vS1p7vGGeJebrK0wnSHBndyJ/s320/DSC_0032.JPG" border="0" /><br /><div><div><div><em>What a mess!!!<br /></em><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8xSifvQJY8RVesHH2Hm1VmVh-iiVPx__WzsWD4nR0-_Q6jiL_idYxHszV00CKyOj9M61NhOh3Heo_qHl2gTdNZ-JGL3E79vFBpcvsHrP-uWfBEVeasetemhS_5BjNQSN1IfgsPiL01RwV/s1600-h/DSC_0059.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5292044184528740210" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 315px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8xSifvQJY8RVesHH2Hm1VmVh-iiVPx__WzsWD4nR0-_Q6jiL_idYxHszV00CKyOj9M61NhOh3Heo_qHl2gTdNZ-JGL3E79vFBpcvsHrP-uWfBEVeasetemhS_5BjNQSN1IfgsPiL01RwV/s320/DSC_0059.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><em>Best friends and partners in crime!!!!!! Jen and me!<br /></em><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJNKvQjZ4lc4VUFXSO7b1i3v-1gC6OSbD5Gj4UfkTQxND-XXoIDrGiJiNFf2iS4AJAbQIuqzccWH3U9GG8jv12Up6Z2_FO1fAJ0SYwbUuHoYhkSzYd4eI8MX6ys8Rt9Eiv5m69A_B8Ckyi/s1600-h/DSC_0055.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5292044180868760194" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 247px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJNKvQjZ4lc4VUFXSO7b1i3v-1gC6OSbD5Gj4UfkTQxND-XXoIDrGiJiNFf2iS4AJAbQIuqzccWH3U9GG8jv12Up6Z2_FO1fAJ0SYwbUuHoYhkSzYd4eI8MX6ys8Rt9Eiv5m69A_B8Ckyi/s320/DSC_0055.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><em>Born less than 2 hours apart ~ Dana Woo and Jenna Bean!!<br /></em><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDKiXKt_MkRGyUjecLiEHcqVeTWfd2Kq46_a3RzpMmM4N4dKG4Lb-u0zO9gyNcue03zVUudHGeoxMm8-8B2QHGiYf_2TpVnIT8oFFCQ3ZEMF9rZ8DraAImZx04BEJ7cL7Q0lZQOBC7a2hg/s1600-h/DSC_0043.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5292044174599145346" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDKiXKt_MkRGyUjecLiEHcqVeTWfd2Kq46_a3RzpMmM4N4dKG4Lb-u0zO9gyNcue03zVUudHGeoxMm8-8B2QHGiYf_2TpVnIT8oFFCQ3ZEMF9rZ8DraAImZx04BEJ7cL7Q0lZQOBC7a2hg/s320/DSC_0043.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><em>Dana's feet were cold so she warmed them up by putting them in Uncle Grady's shirt!!! Dana loves Uncle Grady!!! Ha!!<br /></em><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5292052234903283810" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirKiSjCWxCg4vO-sQmitFzKRp588E541Md6o1ykff1TggqIzO2u55f5tLz21r43TWmtSuYTyqSrpwWE_PFeHsrMzW5hi6xeFn_wix1btrph7dCIemuIcyGr6mhVzkMBDLU5emk9SdR-EkI/s320/DSC_0034.JPG" border="0" /><br /><em>She finally moved on the her blankie!<br /></em><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlTyPUcpRYt93sSeu3woqEitF5X3tvnpxdqjEnxDdhLmCwey229VxqBWVqz-UtzbxIKbJ1L8A2677iCerg_jqKc0fy-N4aofqD3kf7gVRpg4xSh-PLRs0LqUP5rG3KnZ8Up8zVRp4S9V56/s1600-h/DSC_0038.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5292044172621888338" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlTyPUcpRYt93sSeu3woqEitF5X3tvnpxdqjEnxDdhLmCwey229VxqBWVqz-UtzbxIKbJ1L8A2677iCerg_jqKc0fy-N4aofqD3kf7gVRpg4xSh-PLRs0LqUP5rG3KnZ8Up8zVRp4S9V56/s320/DSC_0038.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><em>Hilarious!!!!! Let's just say we weren't as good of jumpers as the girls!!!! Haha!!!<br /></em><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5292044190116893010" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 277px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnpfzsZovOTMCB2R0mGLXc6R4NHlBk-NDkw-pMfjEdQhAhwzQnFpHq73mjMlhwljzAgTtzYTpexxXenuNNWMOp2Ab7wgWB0EppvTq6hU2ORVI58EUC3k9Vv1gQdv6iCMiLu8hIhEF3ET9L/s320/DSC_0054.JPG" border="0" /><br /><div><em>We decided to make our gingerbread Christmas tree since it definitely wouldn't still be good next year!!! The girls had a ball!<br /></em><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5292053539426335810" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL3Q_DrnZAKCjgZKWYdXeDKXz6l6c0sqszdwgnKJKJnSiuaI02ihpBW_ciB9hkEdDI1vm_dlk-dohEvMLAGFdEeMIG6IE4Wx46bNZ1huaGQnOqxLOllJgrlz4iYaYJDO3h9Rdil059zWWr/s320/DSC_0064.JPG" border="0" /> <div><br /><div><em>Working intently!<br /></div></em><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5292045789965349442" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3PhT3gqSGbCZp_tbK7CXM6VgdtYOX3h0GGpiLvCMnc6dDgFbNKcZTnQPe2mdEGAZJ38MpndiN6duzF_Ba6mzf_DH12Y6to_0XTgStVUg0rHgFygxytuVrzk_gSEfBOPeYI-GUrhraBeBo/s320/DSC_0066.JPG" border="0" /><br /><em>...and tasting to make sure it was alright!!!! Thanks Jerra for "quality control!!!" </em></div><div><em>I could eat you!!<br /></em><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5292045793883760866" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 286px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW1bKX34v_YWSY6mNkRWa1WhlB36uL0rja3dIyPlF9F1KbhhPmWUMLJQyp1OlBsxwgUr2G27iTLqlsQ3njhclLLpxw5KHwnF1q-A20P1FQl9Rvw18OYWxHlAQDgDwhaHQbF92BxXCwNeCQ/s320/DSC_0070.JPG" border="0" /><br /><div><em>The finished product! It turned out so good and tasted rather good!!!</em><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5292045797985290274" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 234px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG_E5iUZFs42gWlUiIOt5OKk6N8OIz86J_jvMWs9rT_-eBQrVfSvg2t4gfnEl-_65LwmLmQ_qqdBGJ2OjPyzQcOUdrpGIqggmi-JhWxjDUjUYw1tkAWBrw-mL9s2mrlyhKuUEHzB2HwoRD/s320/DSC_0072.JPG" border="0" /> </div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Jeanniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04526619220201387888noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6864400783814660163.post-8894526564331565382009-01-10T16:36:00.000-08:002009-01-10T16:46:10.873-08:00I got Tagged!!!Ok. So the rules of this little game were as follows:<br /><br />1. Choose the 4th folder where you store your pictures on your computer<br />2. Select the 4th picture in the folder (no cheating, cropping, editing, etc.)<br />3. Post the picture and explain it<br />4. Tag 4 other people to do the same<br /><br />I was wondering what the folder would be and I was blessed when I pulled it up and saw my precious older daughter, Emily's face. For those of you that know her well you know that for about the past 5 years she has loved the American Girl dolls as well as the books, movies....you get the idea, anything they make. My mom started buying her one for each birthday and she has a few others that she got for Christmas and different occasions. She really does treat each one as her child and fondly refers to them as my grandchildren!!! The books are great and have opened her eyes up to many things from the eras they lived in and so forth. This particular picture was taken last spring as we had been visiting our best friends, the Sutton's in Georgia. When we left to head home we made time to stop by the newest of the American girl stores which is in Atlanta called American Girl Boutique and Bistro. As she does on most trips, she had brought one of her dolls on the trip so she brought her in the store to look around. The excitement on her face always makes my heart smile. She is a special young lady and it's sweet to watch her "mother" her babies. I know she will be a wonderful mommy one day! In MANY, MANY years from now!!! :)<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI5Wen_DlIjS9TYWqoynzLW-CccCAzH2LP3YQgoyv68tUu08RDY7LyT1R2MA7uF4NqRPilo26J6VxyhcxH6qLy5yE42RjnvzLJNCv_XK92GK68JZW61wecZLql2mDLXUoC3iO5maN4S00-/s1600-h/IMG_3205.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5289829145718519138" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI5Wen_DlIjS9TYWqoynzLW-CccCAzH2LP3YQgoyv68tUu08RDY7LyT1R2MA7uF4NqRPilo26J6VxyhcxH6qLy5yE42RjnvzLJNCv_XK92GK68JZW61wecZLql2mDLXUoC3iO5maN4S00-/s320/IMG_3205.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div>Jeanniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04526619220201387888noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6864400783814660163.post-81889602427727149252008-12-29T13:30:00.000-08:002008-12-29T15:07:22.060-08:00Christmas 2008 ~ Happy Birthday, Jesus!!What a wonderful Christmas we had!!! God is so good! The month was crazy, as usual, but so many of the busy activities were so sweet as we celebrated the birth of our Lord. We had wonderful, God honoring musicals at church. The children did a wonderful job as they presented, "God's Gift for Santa" that my dad actually wrote. It was especially neat for me to watch because I was in it originally when it premiered about 26 years ago! I know...I'm getting old!! Then our adult choir presented a musical entitled, "That Name...Jesus." It was one of my favorites that we have done. Very fun and worshipful music. It was also extra special because we combined with my mom and dad's choir from Woodstock Baptist Church in Jacksonville and performed it once there, and once at our church. I enjoyed getting to be a part of that with them. And Emily did a solo in it at our church and did a wonderful job!! Of course, we were very proud parents!!!<br /><div></div><br /><div>These are just a few of the things that occupied our busy month. Finally, on Christmas Eve we had one of my favorite services all year that is called, "Candles, Carols, and Communion." It is always such a sweet time as we come together as a body of believers and worship in song, scripture reading, and communion. Afterwards our sweet friends the Wise's and the Groves' invited us to join their family for a wonderful Christmas dinner. It is so special to have families that "adopt" you and treat you like their own when you can't always be with your own family. We are blessed with many that God has placed in our lives that truly are family to us, even if the relation is not by blood.</div><div></div><br /><div>That night James totally surprised me with an unexpected gift while we were at their house. I opened it and to my surprise and shock their was an incredible camera inside. I mean a REALLY nice camera with 2 lenses and a huge book of instructions. (I have yet to have the time to read it yet!! :) So the rest of the night was spent at least figuring it out enough that I could use it the next morning. </div><div></div><br /><div>Well, the next day was filled with celebrating with family and I think the pictures will tell the rest of the story since this story has gotten way too long!! :) I hope you all had a blessed Christmas too!!!</div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div align="center"><em>Our two kitty cat babies. They were the only ones still awake by the time I got my battery charged for my new toy!! I had to practice on someone!!</em><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjsKfo71mJgBq1LlKZMKAIf2ZT1gOrx89u7BIZGH6c8CCoiJOXLsEIMAiSawjSeTA8pDSKSOk3PVkpHWtOo_N64WZeT7Rnf9kWTVMGwwP1ayqCDp_2mSvwHrOIU5mZgDiFkzWeceDsU5Dr/s1600-h/DSC_0002.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5285341625607863026" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjsKfo71mJgBq1LlKZMKAIf2ZT1gOrx89u7BIZGH6c8CCoiJOXLsEIMAiSawjSeTA8pDSKSOk3PVkpHWtOo_N64WZeT7Rnf9kWTVMGwwP1ayqCDp_2mSvwHrOIU5mZgDiFkzWeceDsU5Dr/s320/DSC_0002.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div><br /><div align="center"><em>Emily's first shot of the morning!! "Wake up!!!"</em> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4EejsDjAVWIEJtyY_G_vPuTNLfy_RcYnjVgwuex0mUzbu2amS2RZzauLPljhcTg42xeEUngxs4SgMskGsupKQkX0hGNwKAjbeA01Z2UeMKENGLj-TKOcIdy3PyQ5KT9ccOKnN0uz2vzAs/s1600-h/DSC_0014.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5285341618159666146" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4EejsDjAVWIEJtyY_G_vPuTNLfy_RcYnjVgwuex0mUzbu2amS2RZzauLPljhcTg42xeEUngxs4SgMskGsupKQkX0hGNwKAjbeA01Z2UeMKENGLj-TKOcIdy3PyQ5KT9ccOKnN0uz2vzAs/s320/DSC_0014.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><em>She wanted mittens and a hat. Too bad it was almost 80 degrees that day!! </em></div><div align="center"><em>Florida Christmas!! </em></div><div align="center"><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPYnvf4_Mi2W_XW0CgJaK9Y54nav4vItOxFkiWi_mKCjpkoYKidKgT2Gi-mFtp058g-NzeP-_cP__aerfhvFq7K4LhG0qN1iMGEieRKxCghutSNpAILttuBlcjL3T4rQPVKup6gtEOHsaw/s1600-h/DSC_0016.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5285341610938688882" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPYnvf4_Mi2W_XW0CgJaK9Y54nav4vItOxFkiWi_mKCjpkoYKidKgT2Gi-mFtp058g-NzeP-_cP__aerfhvFq7K4LhG0qN1iMGEieRKxCghutSNpAILttuBlcjL3T4rQPVKup6gtEOHsaw/s320/DSC_0016.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><em>Tigger was so helpful in the gift opening activities!</em><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPyC6wxmjNemfGJIqbcTxw_PmJDz2VSsWntm94L0i4HXVMIjnqMrfCICZBZ3VlRFnWTGmsEwxl6aWIKWC4ec4ZV8WCdMWMapq_asrsKhdeSAtncvQlLSBZU9vjKca3h9Hl7SKeTwVz5WSR/s1600-h/DSC_0020.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5285341604302054098" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPyC6wxmjNemfGJIqbcTxw_PmJDz2VSsWntm94L0i4HXVMIjnqMrfCICZBZ3VlRFnWTGmsEwxl6aWIKWC4ec4ZV8WCdMWMapq_asrsKhdeSAtncvQlLSBZU9vjKca3h9Hl7SKeTwVz5WSR/s320/DSC_0020.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><em>Helpful again!!! Gotta love Tigger!</em><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwzkz5Ju86ZXKlADpsTzGSetbwVratyHplsJR9nhFUkPuJf5yguZ9fnNmcWiiHQJ59DBMRXC0M0Cib_WftkjJ9K0RRo_0IF_h9OUt8V2HMXPWgCED1GSkrka8K-BI89nplbEXhCj5EhSwt/s1600-h/DSC_0030.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5285341591853477666" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwzkz5Ju86ZXKlADpsTzGSetbwVratyHplsJR9nhFUkPuJf5yguZ9fnNmcWiiHQJ59DBMRXC0M0Cib_WftkjJ9K0RRo_0IF_h9OUt8V2HMXPWgCED1GSkrka8K-BI89nplbEXhCj5EhSwt/s320/DSC_0030.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><em>Emily's Vera Bradley backpack. She's wanted one for a long time!!!</em><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiRGo6hZLcBNxWxB1vakvKWKvmoX3E_xHknmXE3vqGK3Mf3CN2Sei9OK5bFIO2DYZkzELZwHVYzOCJszUqh9fY3W1bCL4kTDVuzqUVfgX67RC8Bm9I5wTVB50qLtC4JTwShdWGk4ZTt2A8/s1600-h/DSC_0024.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5285339850471026354" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiRGo6hZLcBNxWxB1vakvKWKvmoX3E_xHknmXE3vqGK3Mf3CN2Sei9OK5bFIO2DYZkzELZwHVYzOCJszUqh9fY3W1bCL4kTDVuzqUVfgX67RC8Bm9I5wTVB50qLtC4JTwShdWGk4ZTt2A8/s320/DSC_0024.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><em>Emily in utter amazement as she opened her big gift...Wii!!!! </em><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3i8y-gR8sQBNZu2cGUJXDp4oWytIZ8CDIIF1QefRCec_txH-efMJje4DnUqH003X-Te8Qbw9X0g_0PSw5EIe5AAnI21DBY3Ff8e3nrRAbszIoWCcETvoHhT5qiQm3QjczcKWqBfmLtg2z/s1600-h/DSC_0028.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5285339848962411090" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3i8y-gR8sQBNZu2cGUJXDp4oWytIZ8CDIIF1QefRCec_txH-efMJje4DnUqH003X-Te8Qbw9X0g_0PSw5EIe5AAnI21DBY3Ff8e3nrRAbszIoWCcETvoHhT5qiQm3QjczcKWqBfmLtg2z/s320/DSC_0028.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><em>Dana's turn!!! She was just happy with her little slinky and books!!</em><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGTW1o9SaRA6pBNMaTdwEM6Dc0VtuV1OH7_CFH79ZeQGF3ByleV7RAIC1JSiZih0mCrAmyKXWTqj5yxPED6lyfq0lhDZMA2CrjiHG-kX_eai7poGImcz8QStulJ_-6hWBIGcsN1g0wH4C4/s1600-h/DSC_0034.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5285339832073833938" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGTW1o9SaRA6pBNMaTdwEM6Dc0VtuV1OH7_CFH79ZeQGF3ByleV7RAIC1JSiZih0mCrAmyKXWTqj5yxPED6lyfq0lhDZMA2CrjiHG-kX_eai7poGImcz8QStulJ_-6hWBIGcsN1g0wH4C4/s320/DSC_0034.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><em>Daddy reading to us about Jesus' Birth</em><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhScKcxbWN46CUkzP3ynmVmoDTlBFNbxiT1zOMNRrmTs8qKpUsyz1H4msCaOukaOdtm_XPitE7wiLPzYHkXg04kbjCELSbbQXIGWI1o4V_iQBg_JBQGfPYmVRy0FrGNB3t9rye52oGMRuFv/s1600-h/DSC_0041.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5285339820102460994" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhScKcxbWN46CUkzP3ynmVmoDTlBFNbxiT1zOMNRrmTs8qKpUsyz1H4msCaOukaOdtm_XPitE7wiLPzYHkXg04kbjCELSbbQXIGWI1o4V_iQBg_JBQGfPYmVRy0FrGNB3t9rye52oGMRuFv/s320/DSC_0041.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><em>Dana and her slinky!!! </em><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQG18zOuzeb_-PLQJMI8zSfaK7NwupNHWh679hQbsaFfij7u7PYwkUBQoRvnEVjbXQcejpZNHKqAPug81d_sK1EJ1jvr0Nvg2bjOgV2WpB7NXT0tUsX4UIGeGsOY808l9GOzR4qwYOsCRJ/s1600-h/DSC_0047.JPG"><em><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5285339814833984674" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQG18zOuzeb_-PLQJMI8zSfaK7NwupNHWh679hQbsaFfij7u7PYwkUBQoRvnEVjbXQcejpZNHKqAPug81d_sK1EJ1jvr0Nvg2bjOgV2WpB7NXT0tUsX4UIGeGsOY808l9GOzR4qwYOsCRJ/s320/DSC_0047.JPG" border="0" /></em></a><br /><em>My grandmother, Bambi and all her girls. L to R Aunt Carolyne,</em> <em>Aunt Gwen, Bambi, Leanne (my mom), and the baby, Aunt Melanie</em><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUgRVg0ViDuE24juIGIKaRR4ckuYWwYJACz7FfuEluWATlzgxMjRj1QMhbG4cuAL7OlMQM83TwmH9dkHyrDohEoJm2Vqzaf12aEE24CcGujHnBxYzIJ0NFHG8B3ZRIQEVPtjvibcIw_n5g/s1600-h/DSC_0056.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5285337720638900770" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 262px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUgRVg0ViDuE24juIGIKaRR4ckuYWwYJACz7FfuEluWATlzgxMjRj1QMhbG4cuAL7OlMQM83TwmH9dkHyrDohEoJm2Vqzaf12aEE24CcGujHnBxYzIJ0NFHG8B3ZRIQEVPtjvibcIw_n5g/s320/DSC_0056.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><em>Lauren, Emily and Kala</em><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlUpUXcyTLOjxhkSbkNVWY34WABFKKOhzPKX7QmLoLgeQnsQ9Y41rohWt6AL8bLv0cKJNXdiI1s5jdwFh-54DOibxPk5HzY_lXQw7sNXC1kusNaPapcE4tVyBCBb1bZMaaIU3GTGNguOmv/s1600-h/DSC_0057.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5285337709539157250" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 313px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlUpUXcyTLOjxhkSbkNVWY34WABFKKOhzPKX7QmLoLgeQnsQ9Y41rohWt6AL8bLv0cKJNXdiI1s5jdwFh-54DOibxPk5HzY_lXQw7sNXC1kusNaPapcE4tVyBCBb1bZMaaIU3GTGNguOmv/s320/DSC_0057.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><em>Dana Woo</em><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqA0ZocDVMaZ3HzGnn5TLRI_x73W7hU6rGGYDJD3RubSdVRriUsp7pAAQ1ToqbmSvPa_99TDyh-yNj8JIcg77A0p68ayMDVIcZWHFzDxcZ9Xyzm2uuVe2tbRM20CVz8XKcIGDgrXnpUHIe/s1600-h/DSC_0062.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5285337698038202578" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 308px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqA0ZocDVMaZ3HzGnn5TLRI_x73W7hU6rGGYDJD3RubSdVRriUsp7pAAQ1ToqbmSvPa_99TDyh-yNj8JIcg77A0p68ayMDVIcZWHFzDxcZ9Xyzm2uuVe2tbRM20CVz8XKcIGDgrXnpUHIe/s320/DSC_0062.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><em>Daddy and Dana!!! So sweet!!!!</em><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw6iUo2sq-dVTCplYUDNVqfi0LRwDRSyzZrmFoCF3hc4DC17hptrJOV4gky2AkrWVpyvppGLI0UtTutNLFc5bEl-Wjh77wCUmDvGVUxfdECbYK9DIOgDGslMAHsRWrwPlBAoTf4dFW0zFu/s1600-h/DSC_0063.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5285337694170344146" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw6iUo2sq-dVTCplYUDNVqfi0LRwDRSyzZrmFoCF3hc4DC17hptrJOV4gky2AkrWVpyvppGLI0UtTutNLFc5bEl-Wjh77wCUmDvGVUxfdECbYK9DIOgDGslMAHsRWrwPlBAoTf4dFW0zFu/s320/DSC_0063.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><em>Mommy and Dana!! Precious!!</em><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5tfYFLEXz-k_pRCDZHOArPB2briLoSAPMJkVlwoD-yzOTiV9BlME57RpNHGYNrtnewAaCxathmDjeysP1tLWzpeHT5UeiPr7bknfP8Y1NHf8Q8nZqg31APEABskreWPAOCW5CNSqL78bt/s1600-h/DSC_0064.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5285337691668938130" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 246px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5tfYFLEXz-k_pRCDZHOArPB2briLoSAPMJkVlwoD-yzOTiV9BlME57RpNHGYNrtnewAaCxathmDjeysP1tLWzpeHT5UeiPr7bknfP8Y1NHf8Q8nZqg31APEABskreWPAOCW5CNSqL78bt/s320/DSC_0064.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><em>Me and my precious mom!!</em><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvvT7oT8LFjCXP-wWG8T3EYVlUgsPR7puwaWS8zBbZYGSQK1Cx88xaAgd2V-nSxUUdC5273clG-0rQxBq6-MxCZ9UDsB9NRM25mGs38OvxGWHIJm2gtQZpcjFmuwKROIJ9JokCFyBmmKzB/s1600-h/DSC_0066.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5285336224670410162" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvvT7oT8LFjCXP-wWG8T3EYVlUgsPR7puwaWS8zBbZYGSQK1Cx88xaAgd2V-nSxUUdC5273clG-0rQxBq6-MxCZ9UDsB9NRM25mGs38OvxGWHIJm2gtQZpcjFmuwKROIJ9JokCFyBmmKzB/s320/DSC_0066.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><em>The Hodges Fam! Jeannie, Leanne, Gene and Julie</em><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXpql-1K4GmgiG7FUgs0ci6SkezdUSVUEqNX7reJyFP9OIp5NHAH7M0ufLus7chLM6WyZ-hznpyGbkGZiGicd0PsMykcT71Q0kljPDV5b6NyLDrZaa2df13qatHXDZmPc3obwW2LWy6Ljx/s1600-h/DSC_0069.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5285336220926446722" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXpql-1K4GmgiG7FUgs0ci6SkezdUSVUEqNX7reJyFP9OIp5NHAH7M0ufLus7chLM6WyZ-hznpyGbkGZiGicd0PsMykcT71Q0kljPDV5b6NyLDrZaa2df13qatHXDZmPc3obwW2LWy6Ljx/s320/DSC_0069.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><em>James and Jeannie</em><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguNUByVrtlxnyc5rfgLmQnk75TyMZvAMpy6mj3xq5d_pQOR2_4cwHlZ8xZafmjGfIusXV0LpYQaxjmrhxmBfL9sr8tJsgpLZMdiN6HxZ5afjL4206tXGHSmBVKSoYUqgWWfaZ4py3SOB3B/s1600-h/DSC_0070.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5285336214227171026" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguNUByVrtlxnyc5rfgLmQnk75TyMZvAMpy6mj3xq5d_pQOR2_4cwHlZ8xZafmjGfIusXV0LpYQaxjmrhxmBfL9sr8tJsgpLZMdiN6HxZ5afjL4206tXGHSmBVKSoYUqgWWfaZ4py3SOB3B/s320/DSC_0070.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><em>Emily and Bambi!!! She found the hidden pickle ornament. Long story! </em><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj03MwHHjnc_lgRkrci6SbovSTcwVgH11u3SrYcqKucUOEwzF6oiVJP6s5suS6b79Nptd_HHQF-Px3Cpkej6kcZVjyQKGxFdFItZvXrVhETSgZEdpUnQaRv0H7Jd9OQOs2hTKAttpSyZD-a/s1600-h/DSC_0074.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5285336203994222434" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj03MwHHjnc_lgRkrci6SbovSTcwVgH11u3SrYcqKucUOEwzF6oiVJP6s5suS6b79Nptd_HHQF-Px3Cpkej6kcZVjyQKGxFdFItZvXrVhETSgZEdpUnQaRv0H7Jd9OQOs2hTKAttpSyZD-a/s320/DSC_0074.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><em>Bambi and the picture of my girls that we gave her!</em><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUGX7gHCYlwdZQuiIxXOtn97xfEVWd9Vz3hyphenhyphenryckbByL1wg7uGAEmT3AoS1Xy3RR4byI3KveqjEMT9ZBF99w_EI4860q3vTHFmlNdQa_VZZggKtc0WrcBAgxyFS6etrdLayzg3NVsWDti2/s1600-h/DSC_0076.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5285336200742522530" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 269px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUGX7gHCYlwdZQuiIxXOtn97xfEVWd9Vz3hyphenhyphenryckbByL1wg7uGAEmT3AoS1Xy3RR4byI3KveqjEMT9ZBF99w_EI4860q3vTHFmlNdQa_VZZggKtc0WrcBAgxyFS6etrdLayzg3NVsWDti2/s320/DSC_0076.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><em>Papa and Emily with his special reindeer toy!!! </em><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs4mtZfS5mbI7eT0OFFGLGYvJyp7CNbKkbgF6GjcIwSWJJhBqVGCClou8QpkPWJCWmD21zNLT12UC3aqIqjbouR0UbvnXHY83bg5nIiZjGByvZJE1rsaYnHoVGwREsb8x2d7VoFD0Tw18y/s1600-h/DSC_0077.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5285334277343757810" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 242px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs4mtZfS5mbI7eT0OFFGLGYvJyp7CNbKkbgF6GjcIwSWJJhBqVGCClou8QpkPWJCWmD21zNLT12UC3aqIqjbouR0UbvnXHY83bg5nIiZjGByvZJE1rsaYnHoVGwREsb8x2d7VoFD0Tw18y/s320/DSC_0077.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><em>Sweet Emily and her DS game from Aunt Julie and the girls </em><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqvTvBzXOWtuH3gjwIGPhYeF7rRY0_vkO5b6ppwN_eJt11C4YcF7l40g-XNRSUJaBrzNi3Akx2ONzTAYQo9iAGDNrASDiEjlCX_k27RnDetuakNG82g8oJPH6dzXMs4VRtXbPWVLSmTRa_/s1600-h/DSC_0078.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5285334270824903378" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 266px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqvTvBzXOWtuH3gjwIGPhYeF7rRY0_vkO5b6ppwN_eJt11C4YcF7l40g-XNRSUJaBrzNi3Akx2ONzTAYQo9iAGDNrASDiEjlCX_k27RnDetuakNG82g8oJPH6dzXMs4VRtXbPWVLSmTRa_/s320/DSC_0078.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><em>Yay!!! Wii Fit from Mamama and Papa!</em><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGvU7QM6VJUa4QSHHcITbS_iH6yJX5UY9s0adLBkdcwkKGU4ge-pbLWiMU5JnLWWG1vftJXpzFOQhyphenhyphensvbkqhutvHT4qaEvpabBhFQscFhyphenhyphensbJHV-v6MYqWQYbrEqZLiLcBvxSqEekRQPHc/s1600-h/DSC_0080.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5285334264552089490" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 295px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGvU7QM6VJUa4QSHHcITbS_iH6yJX5UY9s0adLBkdcwkKGU4ge-pbLWiMU5JnLWWG1vftJXpzFOQhyphenhyphensvbkqhutvHT4qaEvpabBhFQscFhyphenhyphensbJHV-v6MYqWQYbrEqZLiLcBvxSqEekRQPHc/s320/DSC_0080.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><em>James and his gator blanket from Papa! Go Gators! </em><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMSiV4klZRxsv8L3McAgYWaCDLaoynJ3aW6lPIINdBlwo04cuBjPewhpWw1BlqqyZ0Fv5DFNubs_G6pDBC-sCOvTrQjRpXEnhONz2UqsC1pxZBALpxH0afS7afkwdVHNO7o5XAYyuuGqFb/s1600-h/DSC_0084.JPG"><em><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5285334260881515906" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMSiV4klZRxsv8L3McAgYWaCDLaoynJ3aW6lPIINdBlwo04cuBjPewhpWw1BlqqyZ0Fv5DFNubs_G6pDBC-sCOvTrQjRpXEnhONz2UqsC1pxZBALpxH0afS7afkwdVHNO7o5XAYyuuGqFb/s320/DSC_0084.JPG" border="0" /></em></a><br /><em>Kala, Lauren and Aunt Julie resting on the couch! </em><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxSmcwXHRzzOT4eBYKYRArH8irTubGFGA4ei1FW7Vb3jABl1zHzSUhrhZlNSNFcDLDMLiMcKPu2YWcnMUf42MIS-5Z4_TRaNWyDOrYcoEfKLK8Z4rPEEGvp2_5WFKKBQlCDp0uQXEg7LRP/s1600-h/DSC_0089.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5285334242764281074" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxSmcwXHRzzOT4eBYKYRArH8irTubGFGA4ei1FW7Vb3jABl1zHzSUhrhZlNSNFcDLDMLiMcKPu2YWcnMUf42MIS-5Z4_TRaNWyDOrYcoEfKLK8Z4rPEEGvp2_5WFKKBQlCDp0uQXEg7LRP/s320/DSC_0089.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><em>Sweet Mamama! </em><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin-MlMBULmzqtSuTHvye_2Bk1G0yw1UqtOHP5GmbP394BzzDo7bYeiJXXZwgwqoFGezSo7wKQLyEZIGhrSdWE9-gcg4q-pqmU8Ud24jbkPdoRGni2an8Jqfymd8VPx1XQCDYwipB85NAZh/s1600-h/DSC_0097.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5285332223510193970" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin-MlMBULmzqtSuTHvye_2Bk1G0yw1UqtOHP5GmbP394BzzDo7bYeiJXXZwgwqoFGezSo7wKQLyEZIGhrSdWE9-gcg4q-pqmU8Ud24jbkPdoRGni2an8Jqfymd8VPx1XQCDYwipB85NAZh/s320/DSC_0097.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div><em><div>Sweet Papa!<br /></div></em><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5285351000660127954" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 264px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-yiYa6AXy1fF-cEkNeal9ZCK0rVngXDKnmdJk3puGdx_fuj-GMoeDHoZRoDG6C7RgxpW7VFOm3D5jcLsKzDHiVWucMoQugNlsUn54CLz6yvywsW4ouLeHXFkL1MOJvt3JtUUf1HSgLIaN/s320/DSC_0096.JPG" border="0" /></div><div> </div><div><em>Dana in her new ball pit from Mamama and Papa! She loves it!<br /></em><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoyRcCGMnPqE-_89CxdRcbqCuv8K9BIsaFNts5ntbSqddu0kIXwGb6PpGGHtyi-iTX064AwH7SOY1nc6ghW-WNa-dd2KUPY6Ensr4YLWvS4cKCEpuIgCXP2rOKd7BRWgWVzyv8BarIfWxM/s1600-h/DSC_0111.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5285332210618424450" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoyRcCGMnPqE-_89CxdRcbqCuv8K9BIsaFNts5ntbSqddu0kIXwGb6PpGGHtyi-iTX064AwH7SOY1nc6ghW-WNa-dd2KUPY6Ensr4YLWvS4cKCEpuIgCXP2rOKd7BRWgWVzyv8BarIfWxM/s320/DSC_0111.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><em>Little Dana!</em><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqnXJPgKk3OqTnDpTP09C9TU8SYguhnVUxyqpxAInvV8YuJVVc_btdp4f03wgdNcTXNtZG7yKRevfywSJ6ZkfkNQcNusXxBVB0D-T4XnBBdyyFB65ZyYpdNrVId-hXocpOnokr669p3h-1/s1600-h/DSC_0114.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5285332201391028674" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqnXJPgKk3OqTnDpTP09C9TU8SYguhnVUxyqpxAInvV8YuJVVc_btdp4f03wgdNcTXNtZG7yKRevfywSJ6ZkfkNQcNusXxBVB0D-T4XnBBdyyFB65ZyYpdNrVId-hXocpOnokr669p3h-1/s320/DSC_0114.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><em>Dana pounced on Papa while he was dozing!!! </em><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxzrCEtoZ5AO7KACzaWZlzimVsGcT0ldxITAdhplPdk6lbBFI0Qt7a-IXm_Nf_r1f6kxJyYDLX3QgaDtaZGYBml8pegBYe4BWfKFoIh1Ru9gPE5QiHMTeedLSv6TPmbYgWZOLMRxh61ij1/s1600-h/DSC_0120.JPG"><em><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5285332195317730210" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxzrCEtoZ5AO7KACzaWZlzimVsGcT0ldxITAdhplPdk6lbBFI0Qt7a-IXm_Nf_r1f6kxJyYDLX3QgaDtaZGYBml8pegBYe4BWfKFoIh1Ru9gPE5QiHMTeedLSv6TPmbYgWZOLMRxh61ij1/s320/DSC_0120.JPG" border="0" /></em></a><br /><em>Dana eating her foot that is wrapped around her back!! </em></div><div><em>I know...painful! It's a piece of cake for her!</em></div><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIRZ_Rfy3Nx6Pi1r04wGvFIZDt5Kgio4N0BC5wUR15NU9d9ZaWSvjU1Igrn2htWYhmOj0CKrlwHKlyZlKpye1qmpBhBQClVeH68HccsSiu7fz57D1ocFhcQEk-SYFb9BWMYBZ45xYQ2I08/s1600-h/DSC_0123.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5285332183092086930" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIRZ_Rfy3Nx6Pi1r04wGvFIZDt5Kgio4N0BC5wUR15NU9d9ZaWSvjU1Igrn2htWYhmOj0CKrlwHKlyZlKpye1qmpBhBQClVeH68HccsSiu7fz57D1ocFhcQEk-SYFb9BWMYBZ45xYQ2I08/s320/DSC_0123.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><em>Mom and I cracking up at a terrible rendition of "O, Holy Night." We listen to it every year and cry our make-up off laughing!! </em><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj68Oo_kBxhau5F31GLdbd2ObzTVuqY2gjOMYTecws7atcB47PcoOTS1RBG4G_U1mUh2dayjqc3NxmXDtTWtiF1BSgc_WRjPnul9XcSKTX4ldrrWOjjeTOLB1bu-j9V6RI5ODD_PpCuFRxV/s1600-h/DSC_0127.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5285329644649448530" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj68Oo_kBxhau5F31GLdbd2ObzTVuqY2gjOMYTecws7atcB47PcoOTS1RBG4G_U1mUh2dayjqc3NxmXDtTWtiF1BSgc_WRjPnul9XcSKTX4ldrrWOjjeTOLB1bu-j9V6RI5ODD_PpCuFRxV/s320/DSC_0127.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><em>Dana having fun! </em><br /><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUuiA3Qu8YqAChOBxmSOWQ4y2WzUbxKUfDnOpPJlw6QkaDK8ZA9sGPSLgtkiR-XR4IVDLFWhtA6FIWKpQGpy8X5opE1_6P6jTr2BF8rTaT86wH6Cg0EibgJ3tFH31JuUcjf2PBv8EQSVXq/s1600-h/DSC_0142.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5285329643278471122" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUuiA3Qu8YqAChOBxmSOWQ4y2WzUbxKUfDnOpPJlw6QkaDK8ZA9sGPSLgtkiR-XR4IVDLFWhtA6FIWKpQGpy8X5opE1_6P6jTr2BF8rTaT86wH6Cg0EibgJ3tFH31JuUcjf2PBv8EQSVXq/s320/DSC_0142.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><em>Sisters!!!! Dana and Emily</em><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBvTq_11b0DjQaY493pC2ZiUJkTbls7XI-EwGy-L8FesWRAZq8GwI5Yr1uKT241BExueLQMqwJpoQuQVtO3IcvPl2OJ4Mi9MapXupNeU-2hiJfCtsrzZLI1e1-DjIezskwtTQuLrG0hRz6/s1600-h/DSC_0147.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5285329632929321458" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBvTq_11b0DjQaY493pC2ZiUJkTbls7XI-EwGy-L8FesWRAZq8GwI5Yr1uKT241BExueLQMqwJpoQuQVtO3IcvPl2OJ4Mi9MapXupNeU-2hiJfCtsrzZLI1e1-DjIezskwtTQuLrG0hRz6/s320/DSC_0147.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div><br /><div><em>Mommy and Emily playing tennis on the Wii! Hilarious! </em><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9d8l7PxxzuPRAA7bbW_I2Ri6lMxJgMYeyss9ae9xrXKGZhErHHIUhstjfOVmxa_DsvYdxi00R_h_62-CvfL3OSsOFGNm6ysTC5y-1dOuBZh1Pn35YVYTkCmrZGdqxPtAIZGw_DwlH8C6U/s1600-h/DSC_0161.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5285329626560976626" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9d8l7PxxzuPRAA7bbW_I2Ri6lMxJgMYeyss9ae9xrXKGZhErHHIUhstjfOVmxa_DsvYdxi00R_h_62-CvfL3OSsOFGNm6ysTC5y-1dOuBZh1Pn35YVYTkCmrZGdqxPtAIZGw_DwlH8C6U/s320/DSC_0161.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><em>James playing the Wii!</em><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrtw-_M4oEz_jffeWNFdzwSafBJZvuULtJRB9Kw7xP1kI9BzjbaffgdnrXBIfjB_I5xlF4N1ONfTic_tCapySbyCZw57vE6DbT5T0qsfJ4WQY5D5jfL8pGFeUlgtI8zUfQtjRjmFeM55AK/s1600-h/DSC_0156.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5285329608568335426" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 277px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrtw-_M4oEz_jffeWNFdzwSafBJZvuULtJRB9Kw7xP1kI9BzjbaffgdnrXBIfjB_I5xlF4N1ONfTic_tCapySbyCZw57vE6DbT5T0qsfJ4WQY5D5jfL8pGFeUlgtI8zUfQtjRjmFeM55AK/s320/DSC_0156.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Jeanniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04526619220201387888noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6864400783814660163.post-41240354606126793772008-12-29T10:37:00.000-08:002008-12-29T13:28:22.797-08:00Universal Studios<div align="center">We had the opportunity to go with our Middle Schoolers on their discipleship reward trip to Universal Studios/Islands of Adventure. James and I both went so why James went to Islands of Adventure to ride all the rides and things that make me sick with the big kids, by dear friend Tessa and I got to take Dana and her little one, Hannah to Universal to do some more of the "little kid" stuff. And for those of you that know Dana you know why she loves to go there....that is where the "Barney" show is and we all know how much she LOVES Barney!!!<br /></div><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>Emily and her friend Rachel on the way down.</em><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5285286899190088706" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkwsORyQzShLz8q9fz4khDiel5Px0l3lYcsDJVp7eNmuBUCh9aLzhm-d_NBp6A-9HoH2TlCRQiuATNaF6kKv5eKIWIaMHODjItWCgXPfS6RGwDQossfrY9yN7YRhLwkcQQuZlRzCNC3BOB/s320/IMG_4024.JPG" border="0" /></div><br /><div align="center"><em>Jeannie and Dana with Shrek. Yes..he is picking his nose.</em><br /></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5285325275392548098" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIW79y1C4G-SG61ghrZ7gpijPdtT2lWsYVSa25ggsnk6R-nFXOG3yIRds9OTGEK2bs1e6ogTBIy5ncD3r83KUOUU9GIPDlgoGOOXfmOkoLWROq1VVH-LbsovUldFBy3FVfpPSAOMyJ2fSo/s320/IMG_4037.JPG" border="0" /><br /><p align="center"><em>Princess Dana! </em><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5285288819554360818" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7ZKBcCABk1KFwaDneGI1FVbieufE3fiFCpPQ0tIA6ef_uNA0ueD2q45cSresijQETF_EzoFchCMYyhlamj6IIir-8KB0m-6zvtG8TUZmzU7B7JswzpfvpqWP9Tm0PvNqXuMybEFBMvN_w/s320/IMG_4039.JPG" border="0" /></p><p align="center"><em>Mommy and Dana on the fun teeter totter. Dana loved it!!</em><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5285294673997070514" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyzmXnbldXUZA9VP9BcguUBn2td48tMhWv9qO79C4U7JJ9qbFBy80xddoEGuaNteX2EfeKHyqROrdOXvcd_784Qos_0nUzOVDahxlrdNSQFNOL-ToDNwKUDfatALJrR-n7gML6eeVpWZ4v/s320/IMG_4060.JPG" border="0" /></p><p align="center"><em>More fun on the teeter totter.<br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5285294664829923410" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrSca-OTRwT7UuY3AqHLAzkAGoR46JPFMLP1ZlBswBWdJs8S2cR9iI9Jo-3GaiVE2wiE329aWdegbie4QvEraHPTWmME_sJlVQjcabbktpUGngiM1nxxGucIkE3eMn5gwvo9Di7GXztBE_/s320/IMG_4058.JPG" border="0" /></em></p><p align="center"><em>Rachel and Emily striking a pose! </em><br /></p><div align="center"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5285286913446738962" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd-flD2gyuBnd9bL6hdW4WNqEBe8yavYP4-F-m-bMojfZ1yJdfSCA4YyawFo6bZShfckz7sjI1Sp58V7HVfZcsnIyAIwEnFLCFXcf3Ug6dRVywQIrDZFMWNIxdCanG8U3NkJzXxvxv92ZI/s320/IMG_4093.JPG" border="0" /><em></em></div><div align="center"><em></em> </div><div align="center"><em>"One fish, two fish, red fish, blue fish!!"</em></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5285286900890455122" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirAXYrXhsGvhfUZO9wMKnTzwQi-GAVWE1NveTeMJj_7cuI6e2d8zBwN-KYDXlgpf6lf1muYYA9SMC7MKUjKNLK4UpTzVvjLFmA-2PTSdNSs5ZdtiXSt3r4Skc8io4cuE0G-lkizxUfIrl6/s320/IMG_4087.JPG" border="0" /><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>Dana loved the ride. And some of us stayed dry!!!</em></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5285286906745695618" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrLHc-DPk7oUaIt1EnBW_xT_CUh6-86GUwmPRCgSKbFQqATyYRxaKrCQi4_pxFMopEjvuw8c9Na24NE_-bWbx0vcMaWkD3K4JjLU679CoMnKS9XyHClGlLUfhyphenhyphenhcc96ynk_E2CZdCp8vCD/s320/IMG_4088.JPG" border="0" /><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>Tessa and Hannah! So sweet!</em></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5285294653711673010" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb5n1lLkpz6x9KGEiJKzM4dTX0CVR8N2U42BaD4-mJyHo0OFY15WlT5qSLDJnZgw971pZkaj6c9x0xj8tyjbiIg9MINEjj1BxIeB1z4YAknVeTWBjKs1kZ-mG7FAUnHMbjRNdZnogF3sxq/s320/IMG_4051.JPG" border="0" /><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>Emily and her little buddy, Hannah! They love each other!!</em></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHtTsuaIk_WSD9X-eQo9wNi5abV9BYb5jMNlvjPd_AwUMqWmn-Jj0x2_o7RGR6mlp0eHNl3ISPzmW00xVP05y9wvKExXzSSYzNrAfN2bUCo6vd8VxirV-YG2YlP_GYxeOSWORfQmWlxlBq/s1600-h/IMG_4092.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5285295947960556178" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHtTsuaIk_WSD9X-eQo9wNi5abV9BYb5jMNlvjPd_AwUMqWmn-Jj0x2_o7RGR6mlp0eHNl3ISPzmW00xVP05y9wvKExXzSSYzNrAfN2bUCo6vd8VxirV-YG2YlP_GYxeOSWORfQmWlxlBq/s320/IMG_4092.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><div align="center"><em>Dana staring at the camera! </em></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3xcKiT5G6A2EdgJsHQUpYLSz9WhDrw-b8rIGDE1V8ZGvOqg57a6s7qoTolusHVcA1lp5ryvQ0WCtuAX0iWrSLFlGZNjXQvC2MGxqW_ZzlQWhRT1WP_mM_oXvAyWSSY7TO_lH_gj9XHsf6/s1600-h/IMG_4071.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5285295943785448658" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3xcKiT5G6A2EdgJsHQUpYLSz9WhDrw-b8rIGDE1V8ZGvOqg57a6s7qoTolusHVcA1lp5ryvQ0WCtuAX0iWrSLFlGZNjXQvC2MGxqW_ZzlQWhRT1WP_mM_oXvAyWSSY7TO_lH_gj9XHsf6/s320/IMG_4071.JPG" border="0" /></a> <em>Barney LIVE!!! The girls' were watching intently!! </em><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqbPhZ2yeYpXpGCWrxM2HcLJqTObycwVpysfj16y8IcS2iQ-E-IK3FLwCLYpkpBRMxsYpHcgG6WMjQ80HoOmnG0X89G8qao6Vmm3TgQ_jIotfHtqFenx9sOTLu2jz1-dbPBtuMrHZCkCt5/s1600-h/IMG_4061.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5285294692216613250" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqbPhZ2yeYpXpGCWrxM2HcLJqTObycwVpysfj16y8IcS2iQ-E-IK3FLwCLYpkpBRMxsYpHcgG6WMjQ80HoOmnG0X89G8qao6Vmm3TgQ_jIotfHtqFenx9sOTLu2jz1-dbPBtuMrHZCkCt5/s320/IMG_4061.JPG" border="0" /></a> <em>Hannah giving Baby Bop a hug! </em><br /><div><div><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKuT-6ggU8hxTtAUozYDpAjBoIvTev0hIe9usiXET7M0xtL1l2o1Oc_w7Gf8XWfUPBp4-SNgNepGfviUU67doEPAVLw446oChU-K3Tr5y08GUFvBejGJ-85eneQQlJWC6VR5zQpsiqgj0r/s1600-h/IMG_4047.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5285294651676254050" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKuT-6ggU8hxTtAUozYDpAjBoIvTev0hIe9usiXET7M0xtL1l2o1Oc_w7Gf8XWfUPBp4-SNgNepGfviUU67doEPAVLw446oChU-K3Tr5y08GUFvBejGJ-85eneQQlJWC6VR5zQpsiqgj0r/s320/IMG_4047.JPG" border="0" /></a><em></em></div><div><em></em> </div><div><em>Dana rubbing Barney's nose!! </em></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqn0WpJ88C2tA2MijwgmtuZZpPfQraw-lQuWP2aZFiLGjTTpGr6ur1pl5zejJ1VumzykIyb6uzbVw_QiA2zQsNNgcXyYw0eF6yIcZAlCwgENPImWzaacj51f0BvK-nRtI5dR1rNYxCjqkq/s1600-h/IMG_4045.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5285288861437362162" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqn0WpJ88C2tA2MijwgmtuZZpPfQraw-lQuWP2aZFiLGjTTpGr6ur1pl5zejJ1VumzykIyb6uzbVw_QiA2zQsNNgcXyYw0eF6yIcZAlCwgENPImWzaacj51f0BvK-nRtI5dR1rNYxCjqkq/s320/IMG_4045.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><em>Mommy and Dana with the whole Barney crew!! Barney, B.J. and Baby Bop!!</em><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwWp3uK4fQR3_gWyw3hQ6ETL872UAS9kezvOKTNKBUFJGYeSvU8YZPKWqKFSQ-SylY7O2WCQRnwSp9u37FLMYDbLJP_3QzXwMUMVb19FJk5YNrUGG4JDk-KLueLJW9gWqysJCb6iXKIgX7/s1600-h/IMG_4043.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5285288843462462882" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwWp3uK4fQR3_gWyw3hQ6ETL872UAS9kezvOKTNKBUFJGYeSvU8YZPKWqKFSQ-SylY7O2WCQRnwSp9u37FLMYDbLJP_3QzXwMUMVb19FJk5YNrUGG4JDk-KLueLJW9gWqysJCb6iXKIgX7/s320/IMG_4043.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><div></div><br /><div><em>Dana patting B.J. </em><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYAZP3FkIogRQ-Zl4IfGuz7kboYfXxFwsErI3ifqbQRFKymNIwL3hdxeD2Nn9nkM2ovyKWFHiQorcPo6nE7mZ3PttH-PKKy5PWB15ILP71inbUMwdpqJ7wl379mtydEqzBEXPZbUkWPQSo/s1600-h/IMG_4042.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5285288837647374402" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYAZP3FkIogRQ-Zl4IfGuz7kboYfXxFwsErI3ifqbQRFKymNIwL3hdxeD2Nn9nkM2ovyKWFHiQorcPo6nE7mZ3PttH-PKKy5PWB15ILP71inbUMwdpqJ7wl379mtydEqzBEXPZbUkWPQSo/s320/IMG_4042.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><em>I think Dana wanted to take Baby Bop home with her!! </em><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1sLSFyuMFcaixEYxejv6aLiO1EJOFUuyLPhyphenhyphenzB90FeTP8KSszhasaccZ6s_ekYvkbGPPSo_eNKWy7kAyAK0_RpEIxnodEnSQ6rTPEP7-IjE-neFlC6e7xftB-3y4a4yS2ps8U2kXQKBCp/s1600-h/IMG_4041.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5285288830114693170" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1sLSFyuMFcaixEYxejv6aLiO1EJOFUuyLPhyphenhyphenzB90FeTP8KSszhasaccZ6s_ekYvkbGPPSo_eNKWy7kAyAK0_RpEIxnodEnSQ6rTPEP7-IjE-neFlC6e7xftB-3y4a4yS2ps8U2kXQKBCp/s320/IMG_4041.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><br /><div></div><div><em>We finished the night watching the Macy's Day Parade at Universal!! Dana and Hannah both loved the parade even though it was freezing outside. They had a ball!!</em> <img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5285295953661024546" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYNzxC03nR_fmMQD-9sAV8LicAqnkYQHxAZq6R2nKtIy0bNk1qYx6gJwYpwj_jJju333uOZRQvEnAhzPdgiaonmiDNSqAEq_yBYA5j35ChEAe3pIrTPVA1012CSnEbW4N3S3i6yA7raefs/s320/IMG_4110.JPG" border="0" /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5285295959247655250" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbeIkDpld2qXpAxTZb1j6OGJs1Ve02q5E587FAK67NDrg9bYqXji5seCRRK986-iipjYJcfUBu2zmc4BVMpwunCGz8xWP6wEOJOPhad_2UfmQ4VzOIHr1DJG0Uy5BL5CZn0OGth6Q46njJ/s320/IMG_4096.JPG" border="0" /> </div><br /><div></div><div></div><div><em>Dana was sooooo excited!!!</em><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5285323921898252626" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXkJBTDYjbdPCyOkUGOeboJcZ861EacxoMFyWSXtonUTKApcepUyDBjJSaTqrB30-9yvOCCQNrn9k0qOhyphenhyphenBon1N5_cG2C_D7qr-wHUo86HmwpKxVC7gWhP7puSyFnUdzBKsi6UflwxGPqi/s320/IMG_4107.JPG" border="0" /></div><div></div><div></div><br /><div><em>Hannah's favorite part was catching the colorful paper confetti that shot out about 5 times during the parade!!</em><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5285324403063462034" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0O59jpnf8vAR9uIg471Rruw8eDX-tw74PYf-j-SUgD35jIF0LwN105EbAiN7Y1w3Vb6IgCnrl2hfUvgG3Ao5IoWYGdsgs3NGapVhtZk6BaGAoHIUFM4U4v_gWGXt-o1eFORSCXWYxAJTP/s320/IMG_4101.JPG" border="0" /></div><div></div><br /><div><em>Still smiling!</em><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5285323916769075026" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3sbKD6HH8_N5jMCXd-tlNBETLpLiK10lDPkYBT_2DR9awLOXe3KY0vqDZf4rPJNDywOU8Ms8r948J0W2pTt9QetAGJtMk_DXU14dX4Hdjq2Bi-RT8ihgubBCY8V547YdljTHgoaY7bu-A/s320/IMG_4106.JPG" border="0" /><br /></div><div><em>Emily and Dana on the ride home! Shouldn't they be tired by now????</em><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5285295971030672738" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiHvan-s4sVbXncj3kRbaA1xaXclm964qWh0VkIokg8Bpgi9VRv2yNW-0LDX4ekbLjBWGPYxvyYbiBwc8iuAJOEMZyXVEGlmGCxn0bJaUtlvNsoZagz3W-izoHLE5mIGff99ZgrDiAze2h/s320/IMG_4113.JPG" border="0" /> </div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br /></div>Jeanniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04526619220201387888noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6864400783814660163.post-39596859422507954252008-12-29T09:13:00.000-08:002008-12-29T09:59:28.659-08:00Thanksgiving 2008<div align="center">This year we did a little something out of the box to celebrate Thanksgiving. The whole family loaded up and headed to Disney World's Magic Kingdom. While we didn't have the traditional turkey and dressing dinner that day, we knew that what was important was being together. Of course what I am most thankful for is my salvation I have in my Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Next to that I am most thankful for my precious family. I am so very blessed beyond what I ever deserved or could have ever imagined. So here are some photos from our fun day at Disney. We had a ball!!!!<br /></div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5285265068626801298" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwvk0pwe1GlPJ5SKP7OiRe7e88oKCjbBbI2TYoOa8oqD3ERJVCkz_GNEFe1qkK89BRZhr9OsWkBA1sTJ-G-bpj1HLXBttM7kQwKMVbolpFc0ENlOs9UrwKavmEVd3gBe4W8stT9Wj4htVO/s320/IMG_3921.JPG" border="0" /></div><div align="center"><em>The whole fam as we arrived at the park. Mamama, Emily, Papa, James, Jeannie, Lauren, Julie, Kala, and Dana in the front.<br /></em></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5285266573510613138" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil02IATMjeLwQnsIXHKQ2yIXte5Ll1tyRgNThDZbFk2s60BReiwKxNGvbEOGfBnSd5FnbDf9wrmARJg-WfaNOf-Qe8tGei1J2FyRQWx6frfTt16p6HvGMy1uqZeFfvHT5fKrYHvy9_Nep4/s320/IMG_3995.JPG" border="0" /> <p align="center"><em>Our nieces Kala and Lauren trying to stay warm on the tram.<br /></em><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhksTJPteOevzfXjF7RdjdQl8iXYu_HV7AWh6TUFWrgUy4g3mKEpir1Cd2sF99oK64IcGvYyW2zxNMjXghMYb9dA6-X_um70vHD83J2ctVWoMJt9tTN0FhCkvYP3tQzvvs12_kYmxEuTqtV/s1600-h/IMG_3957.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5285266566325348722" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhksTJPteOevzfXjF7RdjdQl8iXYu_HV7AWh6TUFWrgUy4g3mKEpir1Cd2sF99oK64IcGvYyW2zxNMjXghMYb9dA6-X_um70vHD83J2ctVWoMJt9tTN0FhCkvYP3tQzvvs12_kYmxEuTqtV/s320/IMG_3957.JPG" border="0" /> </p><p align="center"></a><em>James and Emily on "It's a Small World!"</em><br /><br /></p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5285269949932678098" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKBxxAt2MbJucRh0W4k-7rQoaTcsYv20dp5GCKh5b6n0gsqBx83xg9PSfDSBZtApNf4o-O6lYGQZWuc29cj3tu3lPZV8Ep0Q0V19-cPGG6ZFogBlfloCcNt0IkSNEUosuX3rM5Whain78P/s320/IMG_3944.JPG" border="0" /> <p align="center"><em>Jeannie and sister Julie cramming into one little Dumbo seat!! Poor Dumbo!!! </em></p><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigRZCpakKeHbSYTIk8vetUD5s3aEJgeoa6c-yRscAJLD2dd4dnTT5O4fcyB9-StXKebmjJswguXGOdgdY4-amgqkQanScQ-8OmhmxhjnnmR81ERxTcd1Cw4DxgyANN3nCXeRsQ9wh3SW7V/s1600-h/IMG_3942.JPG"><em><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5285265112787272674" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigRZCpakKeHbSYTIk8vetUD5s3aEJgeoa6c-yRscAJLD2dd4dnTT5O4fcyB9-StXKebmjJswguXGOdgdY4-amgqkQanScQ-8OmhmxhjnnmR81ERxTcd1Cw4DxgyANN3nCXeRsQ9wh3SW7V/s320/IMG_3942.JPG" border="0" /></em></a><em>Wild Animals!!!! How true!!!<br />Lauren, Emily, Papa, and Jeannie all being monkeys!<br />Not a big stretch for this bunch!<br /><br /><br /></em><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIUPLBr1ul1NmihnEzyPOzyLmUQIcqG37H87TCUllKZ1vJV4yawdBE6lydX_LVWoDf_1luf6Jwa-PfnaErdCBTc4AnnMXdXwR6v8iPn4lgnKaEl1D6ExcNPT8xnfgfZzSwlAIjxdebdCKV/s1600-h/IMG_3929.JPG"><em><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5285265111737013970" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIUPLBr1ul1NmihnEzyPOzyLmUQIcqG37H87TCUllKZ1vJV4yawdBE6lydX_LVWoDf_1luf6Jwa-PfnaErdCBTc4AnnMXdXwR6v8iPn4lgnKaEl1D6ExcNPT8xnfgfZzSwlAIjxdebdCKV/s320/IMG_3929.JPG" border="0" /></em></a><em>Cousins...Kala, Emily, and Lauren on the crazy teacups!!!<br /><br /></em><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsEUNom1RS1Tl_BS2y54E3UQ6l5KbHe_8V8FkAoMOzqG6WEOaKpkZYqLs4QdnxclM_coe-v2cwTU4lXBSlGXPJ_NJd1rSZol5BfLmewIhKuArhtpT38e5jJTUzGHoeQcueqpSSX8IUqSO7/s1600-h/IMG_3932.JPG"><em><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5285265094837727474" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsEUNom1RS1Tl_BS2y54E3UQ6l5KbHe_8V8FkAoMOzqG6WEOaKpkZYqLs4QdnxclM_coe-v2cwTU4lXBSlGXPJ_NJd1rSZol5BfLmewIhKuArhtpT38e5jJTUzGHoeQcueqpSSX8IUqSO7/s320/IMG_3932.JPG" border="0" /></em></a><em>Dana loved the teacups!!!!<br /><br /></em><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFL7cwUTjwVJDUHI_7rMeqj6GnavyA0fcGrTS2apZ44JRQTz-xf-AAoDaaIAL8FJ9uy2d73NveUCOetZYB1z-FpMf5K-LThpEU0ofhrKpt0vjXMktGef8z8zKZV2kJnATsY9XgQNWhHpgx/s1600-h/IMG_3959.JPG"><em><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5285265076246709218" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFL7cwUTjwVJDUHI_7rMeqj6GnavyA0fcGrTS2apZ44JRQTz-xf-AAoDaaIAL8FJ9uy2d73NveUCOetZYB1z-FpMf5K-LThpEU0ofhrKpt0vjXMktGef8z8zKZV2kJnATsY9XgQNWhHpgx/s320/IMG_3959.JPG" border="0" /></em></a><em>Papa and Mamama in the stocks!!<br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5285269149959060434" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaBX4Ndfepk5sx4adbeIorUHGxuityilwVhNdnp5A-ltO7B_LOQw84Kz-wYKHaAhu49uxX9dSoY8XtlC0zBVYHIVExWBIAB_wuZbNlu58O907QSOQVxAkBiQrlyf5j79uaaHa3LN0PyNhI/s320/IMG_4000.JPG" border="0" /> </em></div><div><em>Sweet cousins, Minnie Mouses, Emily and Lauren.<br /><br /></em></div><em><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5285269148193828274" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcU2xkJAfaZisdtywlWaNR84CtDOgzu4xb7QJcKYVMQOFegXllfhKmlFUCRSoeaMO-WZUIGWJMtVrjCA09EASK0j44cav5quky6K4Ogmq25-zOf0vriD9Fw1FlqlEag3iY92f682_z7yex/s320/IMG_3951.JPG" border="0" /> </em><br /><em>Dana's favorite ride, the carousel!!!<br /></em><br /><div><div></div><div></div></div><br /></div>Jeanniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04526619220201387888noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6864400783814660163.post-5012045855653980672008-12-29T09:11:00.000-08:002008-12-29T09:13:21.570-08:00Catching Up!!Sorry I have been so lame in the blogging world. It has been busy to say the least, as I'm sure it has for everyone!!! I hope you all had a blessed holiday season as we celebrated the birth of our Lord, Jesus! I am going to go back and pick up on Thanksgiving! Enjoy!Jeanniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04526619220201387888noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6864400783814660163.post-27626847843248523032008-11-05T05:32:00.000-08:002008-11-05T08:10:58.070-08:00The Day After<em>I'm sure that many of you, as I did, had a long and somewhat restless night. Yesterday was intense to say the least. As I went to bed I felt nauseous as I felt as soon as I woke up this morning. But then.....my precious, Godly husband had a real word of reminder for me. It wasn't something I didn't already know, but just needed to be reminded of. None of these election results take our God by surprise. He hasn't stepped off of His throne and forgotten about us. James reminded me that now that the decision had been made, even though it is not the outcome we hoped or prayed for, we had a job now as Christians and God is expecting us to do what is right. Our job now that is clearly layed out in His word is to pray for the new president elect. Prayer has not lost it's power and God certainly hasn't lost His. God can do great things and use anyone to accomplish them if we pray. For those that are somewhat stubborn as I am, it's hard for me to even say his name right now, much less want to pray for him, but that's what I'm headed to my quiet time spot to do and I encourage you to do the same. My feelings about the man cannot change last nights results. The decision has been made. But my prayers can change my heart and help our country. So now is not the time to stop praying as I've done so hard for our country leading up to this election. Now it's time to pray even harder.</em><br /><em></em><br /><em>(Read the lyrics to the song I posted last month! God is still God!!!)</em><br /><em></em><br /><strong>I Timothy 2:1 I urge you, first of all, to pray for all people. Ask God to help them; intercede on their behalf, and give thanks for them. 2 Pray this way for kings and all who are in authority so that we can live peaceful and quiet lives marked by godliness and dignity. ...</strong>Jeanniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04526619220201387888noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6864400783814660163.post-45662388964714295512008-11-03T10:44:00.001-08:002008-11-03T10:54:43.044-08:00Election Day<em>Tomorrow is one of the most critical days in the life of our country that I have seen to date. I plead with all Christians to get out and take part in the process. I was in shock as I heard yesterday how in the last presidential election only about half of the 60 million evangelical Christians in America voted. That is pitiful! Yet I hear complaint after complaint in those same circles about decisions being made in our country. If we don't get up and take part in the process then we have no right to complain. If you are unsure who to vote for then get online tonight and educate yourself on the candidates and the issues they support. As a christian it should not be hard to decide after reading those. How any christian could possibly believe in the bible and vote for Obama makes no sense to me.<br /><br />The other thing we need to do besides vote is PRAY!!!! That is where the power is! 2 Chronicles 7:14 says that, "if <strong>My</strong> people who are called by <strong>My</strong> name will humble themselves, and pray and seek <strong>My</strong> face, and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin and heal their land."<br /><br />Christians....vote and PRAY!!!!</em>Jeanniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04526619220201387888noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6864400783814660163.post-16558099932043122282008-11-03T10:27:00.000-08:002008-11-03T10:40:56.593-08:00Halloween 2008<em>This halloween proved to be an eventful one! I had surgery, so needless to say I was a little out of the whole costume fun, although the pretty gown, socks and hat they made me wear in the hospital was about as scary as any costume I could have come up with on my own. Thankfully, we had planned ahead. One of Emily's and my favorite past times is watching "I Love Lucy!" It is not uncommon for James to hear us in the other room laughing hysterically at another one of Lucy's red headed schemes. So.....Emily dressed up as our favorite red head, and boy was she cute!!! Dana was happy that she didn't have to go to school that day because dressing up in a costume would not be one of her favorite things to do....hence the reason for no dress up pictures of her!!! But she did look very cute in her little orange shirt that said, "Boo!" Unfortunately the camera did not make it to the hospital with us to capture her in that outfit, and thankfully not me in mine either!!!<br /></em><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFYYgMlXZo5AmOMOUwDNEGTw8XBtiUQqSNfb5HNwzRgSONHV4vDh1_rQ1i1Cr96UQPM9qqptBCF7quxyxJmTGVLw51PdlplIojVWvYtZSM1yrYe9DIIgu1xr-nLGt4MmGI54dkiWkA-kXR/s1600-h/IMG_3809.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5264502123267170482" style="WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFYYgMlXZo5AmOMOUwDNEGTw8XBtiUQqSNfb5HNwzRgSONHV4vDh1_rQ1i1Cr96UQPM9qqptBCF7quxyxJmTGVLw51PdlplIojVWvYtZSM1yrYe9DIIgu1xr-nLGt4MmGI54dkiWkA-kXR/s320/IMG_3809.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2gWI-jsJMzSRIQ4dsqrkT5KR6Q-PrE974GMuKdlyteAj0qCwOIe-W8Z9NDgibjSKd2EoeeTdJwcU3AU6zrfnMSN9GJEHCT6MCy7-Dg83eBiFp7fsiJCicablEdW2idg5RS7dIbUaL4388/s1600-h/IMG_3810.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5264502113058250322" style="WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2gWI-jsJMzSRIQ4dsqrkT5KR6Q-PrE974GMuKdlyteAj0qCwOIe-W8Z9NDgibjSKd2EoeeTdJwcU3AU6zrfnMSN9GJEHCT6MCy7-Dg83eBiFp7fsiJCicablEdW2idg5RS7dIbUaL4388/s320/IMG_3810.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div><em>"Vit-a-meat-a-vegimen" One of our favorite episodes!<br /></em></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpWOGNWsM2SDJjDl_i3tWej2YTFBifmWXZWgaLP7ZwQ3v0nQ-ZDoV6sp20xyTiyMIaPXA3fmOuK93NVPeidzls8RssqiHvSa0TNnfK56wpnbNGBQTvR-HId_8MLW9KkUM04vy4tpgGJ9UL/s1600-h/IMG_3808.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5264502105393157954" style="WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpWOGNWsM2SDJjDl_i3tWej2YTFBifmWXZWgaLP7ZwQ3v0nQ-ZDoV6sp20xyTiyMIaPXA3fmOuK93NVPeidzls8RssqiHvSa0TNnfK56wpnbNGBQTvR-HId_8MLW9KkUM04vy4tpgGJ9UL/s320/IMG_3808.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div><em>What a cute red head!</em> </div>Jeanniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04526619220201387888noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6864400783814660163.post-55059840797280063532008-10-04T11:57:00.001-07:002008-10-04T12:05:48.587-07:00God is God and I am not!<em>There is a song that I heard last weekend and it has been on my mind all week. In light of the upcoming elections as well as other personal situations, I have been once again reminded that God is in control! And "Praise the Lord" for that! If left up to me it would be a mess! I am so very thankful for a sovereign, loving Savior that always has my best interest at heart. He has been so good to me and my family. We are so very blessed. The name of the song I am talking about is titled, "You are God Alone." I included the lyrics below in case you needed to be reminded of this truth like I did. Hope it ministers to you like it did to me.</em><br /><br /><br /><strong>Verse 1</strong><br />You are not a God created by human hands<br />You are not a God dependent on any mortal man<br />You are not a God in need of anything we can give<br />By Your <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">plan, that's</span> just the way it is<br /><br /><strong>Verse 2</strong><br />You're the only God whose power none can contend<br />You're the only God whose name and praise will never end<br />You're the only God who's worthy of <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">everything</span> we can give<br />You are God, that's just the way it is<br /><br /><strong>Chorus</strong><br />You are God alone, from before time began<br />You were on Your throne, You were God alone<br />And right now, in the good times and bad<br />You are on Your throne, You are God alone<br /><br />You're unchangeable! You're unshakable! You're unstoppable! That's what You are!<br />You're unchangeable! You're unshakable! You're unstoppable! That's what You are!Jeanniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04526619220201387888noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6864400783814660163.post-87559473842349838122008-09-17T14:46:00.000-07:002008-09-17T17:55:10.041-07:00Being President / VP is more than just a job!<em>Someone sent me this conversation between Rush Limbaugh and a caller on his radio program. Being the proud mother two precious little girls, one with Down Syndrome, this spoke volumes to me about some of our candidates. If you take the time to read I think you will agree.<br /></em><br />September 9, 2008 BEGIN TRANSCRIPT<br /><strong>RUSH:</strong> Kurt in Pittsburgh , hello, sir. Nice to have you on the EIB Network, and how about the Steelers defense?<br /><strong>CALLER:</strong> How about those Steelers, huh?<br /><strong>RUSH:</strong> How about that?<br /><strong>CALLER:</strong> Hey, listen, Rush, longtime listener, first-time caller, one of those Bible, family, gun clingers from western Pennsylvania .<br /><strong>RUSH:</strong> Thank you.<br /><strong>CALLER:</strong> And I wanted to share a story with you. A week ago last Saturday we went to the Palin-McCain rally in Washington , Pennsylvania , was the day after he announced her, and we have a five-year-old daughter with Down syndrome, and we made a sign that said: "We Love Kids with Down Syndrome." So when they pulled in in their bus the sign did catch their, McCain and Palin and the rest of their family, it caught their eye, we could tell, they gave us a thumbs-up from the bus, so we were all excited just by that --<br /><strong>RUSH:</strong> Wait, wait, wait. Who gave you the thumbs up, McCain and Palin?<br /><strong>CALLER:</strong> McCain, Palin, Cindy McCain, we could see them from the bus. We were in a position where we had eye contact with them --<br /><strong>RUSH:</strong> Oh, cool!<br /><strong>CALLER:</strong> My wife was holding our daughter.<br /><strong>RUSH:</strong> Very, very, very cool.<br /><strong>CALLER:</strong> It was really cool, Rush. I was like, "Wow, that's awesome," because I love Governor Palin and so I thought that's really neat. So then we moved around as the bus was getting ready to pull out, we kind of positioned ourselves so we could just wave them on and a Secret Service agent came up to us and said, "Hey, can you come with us?" I was like, "Do we have a choice?" <strong>RUSH:</strong> (laughing) You shouldn't have worried. It's not the Clinton administration.<br /><strong>CALLER:</strong> Right. So we accompanied them up the hill, we went right to the bus, where it was, and Governor Palin, Senator McCain, Cindy, Todd Palin, they're all standing there. We're in this inner circle with just us and them, and the Secret Service agent, and they came right up to us and thanked us for coming out, said they loved our sign, and Governor Palin immediately said, "May I hold your daughter?" and our daughter Chloe, who's five, went right to her, and I have some pictures I'd love to send you maybe when I'm done here, but Governor Palin was hugging Chloe, and then her little daughter brought their baby Trig who has Down syndrome from the bus, he was napping, and Chloe went right over and kissed him on the cheek, and my son Nolan who's nine, he thanked her.<br /><strong>RUSH:</strong> This is amazing.<br /><strong>CALLER:</strong> I will send you all the stuff, Senator McCain was talking to my son, and we thanked him for his service, and he asked my son if he wanted to see the bus, and we were hanging out and it was very surreal. I felt like we could have had a pizza with them, they were so warm. <strong>RUSH:</strong> You know what? I want to put you on hold. I want Snerdley to give you our super-secret, known-only-to-three-people here, e-mail address.<br /><strong>CALLER:</strong> I will send you everything, Rush.<br /><strong>RUSH:</strong> And then could you send us these pictures? Would you mind if we put them on the website?<br /><strong>CALLER:</strong> I would be honored, and my main thing is they are warm, kind, genuine people, and they represent the best of this country.<br /><strong>RUSH:</strong> That's right. And when you send these pictures, make sure you identify them. I mean, we'll know Palin and McCain, of course. Identify yourselves.<br /><strong>CALLER:</strong> I will, I will identify everybody in the picture, Rush, and God bless you for being a beacon of hope and truth in this country.<br /><strong>RUSH:</strong> Oh, no, no. It's nothing, it's nothing. You're doing the Lord's work.<br /><strong>CALLER:</strong> Well, we're very blessed and I want people to know what a blessing it is to have a child with Down syndrome. These kids, they're angels.<br /><strong>RUSH:</strong> That's the thing. There's always good to be found in everything that happens. It may be a while before it reveals itself.<br /><strong>CALLER:</strong> Absolutely, and when she hugged my daughter I said, here's the difference, this candidate embraces life and all its limitless possibilities.<br /><strong>RUSH:</strong> All right.<br /><strong>CALLER:</strong> That's what she is.<br /><strong>RUSH:</strong> Terrific, okay, I gotta run here, but I'm going to put you on hold.<br /><strong>CALLER:</strong> Thank you, Rush.<br /><strong>RUSH:</strong> Thank you, Kurt. I really appreciate it.<br />END TRANSCRIPT<br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH3E_S4vtympYCKO4h-oBEZMPf70hf5d2_I7ygMjo82y4CZHj-Xo7dlyv2eysvsSkRI98YaO-Cwf2KTgDKauRjKcwA0Y-YIyTWebtgnpy2LR6LMR4Buhm0HrwdGTczeUQjxS6crbHxRTGE/s1600-h/Rush+Limbaugh+1.bmp"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5247114397204071762" style="WIDTH: 302px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 285px" height="285" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH3E_S4vtympYCKO4h-oBEZMPf70hf5d2_I7ygMjo82y4CZHj-Xo7dlyv2eysvsSkRI98YaO-Cwf2KTgDKauRjKcwA0Y-YIyTWebtgnpy2LR6LMR4Buhm0HrwdGTczeUQjxS6crbHxRTGE/s320/Rush+Limbaugh+1.bmp" width="190" border="0" /></a><br /><em>Kurt with daughter, Chloe and Gov. Sarah Palin</em><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheE0FNWS3SyWnFjwRFvc28zDd6A0doH-1dkE_MWjyWYuRqO6H2sCgIOC5Ivf1GWjb5jofi0YLGHkNyKAcbdiCXyc-ZH263pop9I2utrnSx6nFmNyQ-UZobko81mKapFPUzT1J5gb7n7YT5/s1600-h/Rush+Limbaugh+2.bmp"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5247114396592457826" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheE0FNWS3SyWnFjwRFvc28zDd6A0doH-1dkE_MWjyWYuRqO6H2sCgIOC5Ivf1GWjb5jofi0YLGHkNyKAcbdiCXyc-ZH263pop9I2utrnSx6nFmNyQ-UZobko81mKapFPUzT1J5gb7n7YT5/s320/Rush+Limbaugh+2.bmp" border="0" /></a><br /><em>Kurt's son, Nolan with Senator McCain and wife Cindy McCain</em><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6RIC42OwkUPIh4OlCCkHiaL1prjQqFZIDt0QYj3XhS9TnxapYUcKnrcV3b5Z4er_nU_RRc5TmLI1oQtOpE1OYhezkxZdfWyDapqC2vRGIs2GroAwT5G9EtTJHTnnILBRFtr_z_t0HxkTx/s1600-h/Rush+Limbaugh+3.bmp"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5247114401726927970" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6RIC42OwkUPIh4OlCCkHiaL1prjQqFZIDt0QYj3XhS9TnxapYUcKnrcV3b5Z4er_nU_RRc5TmLI1oQtOpE1OYhezkxZdfWyDapqC2vRGIs2GroAwT5G9EtTJHTnnILBRFtr_z_t0HxkTx/s320/Rush+Limbaugh+3.bmp" border="0" /></a><br /><em>Kurt's wife, Margie, son Nolan, the McCains', </em><br /><em>Kurt (holding 5 year old Chloe)<br />Sarah and Todd Palin and their daughter Piper</em><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq32emzlDkH6WYS1-XpcBQC_SvXOSqln11UwzuHbLNkGv2RIcvy23GoLZt28KRAOp_ueSgoMJj4QZ4RGxPg1PNjzMAUpc4h-7coe9owqxFaAYyDVeMrdK-ynM3Z-mzZbtpOCmxbzOAAtXj/s1600-h/Rush+Limbaugh+4.bmp"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5247114406870178290" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq32emzlDkH6WYS1-XpcBQC_SvXOSqln11UwzuHbLNkGv2RIcvy23GoLZt28KRAOp_ueSgoMJj4QZ4RGxPg1PNjzMAUpc4h-7coe9owqxFaAYyDVeMrdK-ynM3Z-mzZbtpOCmxbzOAAtXj/s320/Rush+Limbaugh+4.bmp" border="0" /></a><br /><em>Nolan, the McCains', Kurt and Gov. Palin with<br />Chloe in her arms</em>Jeanniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04526619220201387888noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6864400783814660163.post-36570280691282628432008-09-07T14:53:00.000-07:002008-09-08T13:11:55.814-07:00"Yearbook Yourself"<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfE2a1nZUikm0miEfPTv_DXt78oUR1KM9g1VBtSK3ivOIQlWjVBHFS1-uG8dWA4wQy9TblXx2tPSahgW4rmt_Ih5aR8Rv_K7czgQwRNUOxrfrGU17t8q7i_X0-vGlcQ4InSfvwqt3HCoGy/s1600-h/myYearbookPhoto.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5243402258237585538" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfE2a1nZUikm0miEfPTv_DXt78oUR1KM9g1VBtSK3ivOIQlWjVBHFS1-uG8dWA4wQy9TblXx2tPSahgW4rmt_Ih5aR8Rv_K7czgQwRNUOxrfrGU17t8q7i_X0-vGlcQ4InSfvwqt3HCoGy/s320/myYearbookPhoto.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><em>1960 </em><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbLmw6I-vKPJhGgTVYnrphrtYGMojLnbecTdcY6jz7b3RTx96jTroJp7l5R7J1O5fCyekyzTXNrXZlMTTHWqmepDENjBqVujZY40P0-XP3t9ZYAEgFCF48eqmyW5fpGSBgsTn3r1K65_e2/s1600-h/myYearbookPhoto+2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5243402259099848050" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbLmw6I-vKPJhGgTVYnrphrtYGMojLnbecTdcY6jz7b3RTx96jTroJp7l5R7J1O5fCyekyzTXNrXZlMTTHWqmepDENjBqVujZY40P0-XP3t9ZYAEgFCF48eqmyW5fpGSBgsTn3r1K65_e2/s320/myYearbookPhoto+2.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><em>1966 ~ I could have starred in "Hairspray!"</em><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPZoEeNWUV6w4AuBUCreIuLve42SKYyRvHeCWXQ_64_bOTffRK_2HeN929q3I07PQOmB4CGaDoJzaW4FzvN-Z0ziDlbBAbdog3vHsN2eymfavzCkz2r025R3nIMnexTJzpkHeDHqeuCYR8/s1600-h/myYearbookPhoto+3.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5243402257035646322" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPZoEeNWUV6w4AuBUCreIuLve42SKYyRvHeCWXQ_64_bOTffRK_2HeN929q3I07PQOmB4CGaDoJzaW4FzvN-Z0ziDlbBAbdog3vHsN2eymfavzCkz2r025R3nIMnexTJzpkHeDHqeuCYR8/s320/myYearbookPhoto+3.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><em>1980 ~ nice frizz!!!</em><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8CXVxSqCH_f_3KfV43mIluu5BeYe9Mr-zESHeKrIBko3pK4Wg5_GU65CT7Op-F69h5oGPeTa9vzbyNucfc7UWomAOMWsKJ-ONL2Hkc2bTGvjFINgPo9YE22pEKFy0vV5Yzqt0d8s2x7uw/s1600-h/myYearbookPhoto+4.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5243402261364723634" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8CXVxSqCH_f_3KfV43mIluu5BeYe9Mr-zESHeKrIBko3pK4Wg5_GU65CT7Op-F69h5oGPeTa9vzbyNucfc7UWomAOMWsKJ-ONL2Hkc2bTGvjFINgPo9YE22pEKFy0vV5Yzqt0d8s2x7uw/s320/myYearbookPhoto+4.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><em>1990 ~ the scary thing is that this looks</em><br /><em>exactly like my 11th grade school picture</em><br /><br /><em>My friend, Whitney made me aware of this hilarious website called <u>yearbookyourself.com</u>. I decided to try it and these pictures are the scary, but funny outcome!!!! I'm sure one day I'll look back at my pictures today and think they look just as funny!!! Give it a try! It's sure to bring some good laughs!</em>Jeanniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04526619220201387888noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6864400783814660163.post-78017201302866523362008-09-07T11:22:00.000-07:002008-09-07T11:33:40.110-07:00Pour on the Salt, Turn on the Light<em>My heart was stirred and challenged today in both Sunday school and church. In <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Sunday</span> school we have been learning about the covenant relationship we can have with Christ and exactly what that looks like. As I listened and we read God's word I was once again amazed that the God of the Universe desires a relationship with me, despite my shortcomings and failures. I'm so thankful that I didn't have to <strong>DO</strong> anything to earn His love and grace, because that would have been impossible. But I was also reminded that we should never view our salvation <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">simply</span> as our "ticket" into Heaven. While it does guarantee that, we should desire to live our lives in a way that's pleasing to Him, because we want to!!!! We also talked about how important it is to deal with sin in our lives immediately when the Holy Spirit convicts us of it. The more we let it go the more we become numb to it and before we know it it doesn't even bother us anymore. As the Casting Crowns song says, it's a "slow fade." Lives don't just crumble in a day. It happens with letting sin sneak into our lives in small ways and not addressing it and dealing with it until we are totally off track. It was a good lesson.</em><br /><em></em><br /><em>In the main service we have been looking at what it means to be "salt and light" in our world. My heart was challenged as we talked about asking God to put people on our hearts to pray for and reach out to. If we don't tell them about Jesus, maybe <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">no one</span> ever will. Help me, Lord to be intentional about being aware of those around me who don't know you or have moved away from you. If I am not serious about that, then everything else I do is really useless.</em>Jeanniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04526619220201387888noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6864400783814660163.post-90131645714239570242008-09-06T11:54:00.001-07:002008-09-06T14:47:34.673-07:00My baby turned "12!"<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVbqkjRsuDA94dbGmS4q08kHGiQAIzt5oYAD3wFOSzNASSitaPvhRgBjjZ_V8di4SdvnGNBb0TEUJzrD2mbZML8t71L1gztNyb7NY0b8PoVZM-c_-5uTfSEWr6QWa44-9C5vXstSwHq8O2/s1600-h/100_0699.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5242984913837366562" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVbqkjRsuDA94dbGmS4q08kHGiQAIzt5oYAD3wFOSzNASSitaPvhRgBjjZ_V8di4SdvnGNBb0TEUJzrD2mbZML8t71L1gztNyb7NY0b8PoVZM-c_-5uTfSEWr6QWa44-9C5vXstSwHq8O2/s320/100_0699.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><em>Two peas in a pod ~ Emily and best bud, Abby!</em><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-z3HZ8mymQTrB7N8lcS2FWidwq-cqR6V0HQ-NPUF5jAlgJYSIR2jqHE-I1MEhN9d4FnYzrVQvlLuOTGdxoqD0vjURuoUhZRYlxkI4686sPq5bk_H6fKZJrU8ybsohFe6T-fU0nuNymXZw/s1600-h/100_0830.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5242984920744951202" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-z3HZ8mymQTrB7N8lcS2FWidwq-cqR6V0HQ-NPUF5jAlgJYSIR2jqHE-I1MEhN9d4FnYzrVQvlLuOTGdxoqD0vjURuoUhZRYlxkI4686sPq5bk_H6fKZJrU8ybsohFe6T-fU0nuNymXZw/s320/100_0830.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><em>My two girls, Emily and Dana</em><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI53HMKWhSouLRWtJmTy-tzJga7KUrwEShynK-U7cSGsRfR7oSuxOoGAMnaNYLlzyDDyRIysFp_PtkTrxfjDVAr9WZhFquuI4w0V2CVObYvpieizNMq0-vsHtUBVJYV0FzNKUE0emcylbY/s1600-h/IMG_3407.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5242984925865063954" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI53HMKWhSouLRWtJmTy-tzJga7KUrwEShynK-U7cSGsRfR7oSuxOoGAMnaNYLlzyDDyRIysFp_PtkTrxfjDVAr9WZhFquuI4w0V2CVObYvpieizNMq0-vsHtUBVJYV0FzNKUE0emcylbY/s320/IMG_3407.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><em>Em and her luau cake mom tried to create!</em><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJyl4y9bJNnSO9xexoCLWN5-mQ9Iw7NiWCkGMFAruGLwz5_4KBqC-2eteid8M3bcvFhrwJsVRM5hIjyR4pXpGo1EsWCTuNXu9aBLlrZ_NxuVD_mgYs0eAYD4zSD2ptJlwKXC_ST3I9WBP3/s1600-h/IMG_3411.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5242984926972429810" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJyl4y9bJNnSO9xexoCLWN5-mQ9Iw7NiWCkGMFAruGLwz5_4KBqC-2eteid8M3bcvFhrwJsVRM5hIjyR4pXpGo1EsWCTuNXu9aBLlrZ_NxuVD_mgYs0eAYD4zSD2ptJlwKXC_ST3I9WBP3/s320/IMG_3411.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><em>Emily and one of her favorite little people, Hannah</em><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAafYypLSQX58iQ9TVCOZOXJNvwwj29b4Kifvh1BtWFQH35Ep689EyLRZj41_QUuyNCave9MDZSfmw4grFmFn0R7BMgXMwVlIU76LB_Fw9KLzoZp9bNu19qYq4ySQh_6zB3WDs8XvFzEOD/s1600-h/IMG_3412.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5242984938460079026" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAafYypLSQX58iQ9TVCOZOXJNvwwj29b4Kifvh1BtWFQH35Ep689EyLRZj41_QUuyNCave9MDZSfmw4grFmFn0R7BMgXMwVlIU76LB_Fw9KLzoZp9bNu19qYq4ySQh_6zB3WDs8XvFzEOD/s320/IMG_3412.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><em>The whole gang ~ Abby, McKenzie, Hannah, </em><br /><em>Marah, Kayla, Rachael, Emily, Miss Jaime,</em><br /><em>and baby Nathan!</em><br /><br /><em>It's almost impossible for me to believe that my "little girl" is almost a teenager. This fall has brought about many changes. She started junior high and homeschool for the first time, youth at church, and turned 12! She is such a blessing in our lives. Our prayer is that she would always keep her gentle, sweet spirit and continue to grow in the Lord. She challenges me in my walk with the Lord as she is so committed to and excited about hers. I love you, Emily and can't wait to see all the Lord has planned for your life!</em>Jeanniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04526619220201387888noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6864400783814660163.post-8597026347471568382008-09-05T17:42:00.000-07:002008-09-05T17:50:19.466-07:00Entering the "Blog World"<div align="left"><em>Well Blog world....here I am! I thoroughly enjoy reading other blogs, so I decided to give one of my own a try. We live away from many family and friends, so maybe this </em><em>will help them keep up. God knows there is plenty to keep up with in my family's life!!! </em><em>Let's just say it is never dull.</em></div>Jeanniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04526619220201387888noreply@blogger.com5