tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16077684125116692812024-03-13T22:12:41.820-07:00gerspacher familyUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger221125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1607768412511669281.post-42928894926203706042012-07-27T15:31:00.001-07:002012-07-27T15:31:40.738-07:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Okay really could she be any cuter?!?! We are headed out today for her to try out for the dance team at her dance studio! She is sooooo excited! I'm excited for her and secretly nervous (I might have to sit on my hands so I don't bite my nails)!</div>
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I also posted this picture because she sat down long enough for me to get this cute braid in her hair! Her hair is finally getting along enough to do fun things with it. Now if it would just thicken up!</div>
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HAPPY FRIDAY!</div>
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Somewhere during mid April Pat was laid off!:( This was a huge surprise to our family! His last day of work would be May 4th! Looking back the first week after Pat told me I was a mess! I cried a lot wondering what we were going to do and my brain was flooded with all the "What Ifs" situations.<br />
My mind began to fill up with comforting scriptures! Jeremiah 29:11 "For I know the plans I have for you", declares the LORD, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future!"<br />
What I Know for Sure was that GOD WOULD PROVIDE FOR US!<br />
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I had been subbing at the kids school as a para educator and my work load has always been pretty full, but it's funny that from May-June I worked almost everyday! Once again the LORD was helping to provide for my family and make a little extra income!<br />
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It was great having Pat home the last few weeks of school. He was able to attend many of the kids school events, Concerts, field days etc.... He helped the kids get up, dressed, breakfast and made lunches while I was getting ready to head to school as well! (I'm gonna miss this!) He also was a great chauffeur as he dropped us off and picked us up everyday! I know that he cherished seeing the kids in their school environments! Ethan and Presley's classmates even got used to having Pat around. As Pat would attend each of there schools every week to have lunch with them! How special is that! The kids first called him Mr. Gerspacher but then they started calling him Pat! Pat said one time he was up at Top Foods and this kid in Presley's class said Hey Pat and the Mom kind of looked at him weird! He became a school regular!<br />
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The first week the kids were out of school they attend a VBS! They had a blast! Pat and I were busy running errands all week! We got nothing done around the house that we wanted! But we sure had fun! Running to Trader Joe's, Home Goods and some other stores! Pat is such a good sport!<br />
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The last few weeks we have done so many fun things! Wild Waves, Hiking, Rode the Duck downtown Seattle, seen movies! We've probably been having to much fun!:) What I thought was such a bad thing, really <br />
became a good thing. But all good things must come to an end! Or they have to come to an end because we need to make money to do all those fun things!!!! That's right Pat is heading back to work! We are super excited about his new job!<br />
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But here is what I know for sure!<br />
That GOD Does and Will Provide!<br />
That my family is Strong and no matter what our circumstance is, we get through it TOGETHER!<br />
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XOXO<br />
--Becky<br />
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We had a wonderful weekend playing Downtown Seattle! We dined, shopped, played, saw a show at the Paramount and stayed overnight!<br />
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We took the kids to see Beauty and the Beast! It was an amazing production! I was a little worried that the kids wouldn't make it through since it started at 8:00pm. Presley was mesmerized by all the singing and dancing! The show didn't end until 10:30! I was so thankful that our hotel was a block away from the Paramount and we could just walk back and get the kids to bed!<br />
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The next day we let the kids swim in our hotel and then we played tourist around Seattle! Believe it or not that was the first time the kids have been to Pike Place Market! Crazy huh! They enjoyed watching the fish throwing, gum wall and visiting the Original Starbucks!<br />
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Good Times! But boy I'm I tired!<br />
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</tbody></table>Just a few more days for the Elf to Elf around! Let's just say he is a pretty sneaky elf! The kids love to wake up every morning and see what he has done! Good thing there is a few days left! This mommy is running out of ideas for this elf to do! Ha, Ha!<br />
The excitement is definitely building in our house getting ready for the big day!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1607768412511669281.post-6015805904544534142011-12-21T13:42:00.000-08:002011-12-21T13:42:43.359-08:00Ethan & Presley do the Nutcracker<iframe height="270" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/R3sqTUoEjD8?fs=1" frameborder="0" width="480" allowfullscreen=""></iframe><br />I love this precious video of Ethan dancing the nutcracker with his sister. He made me promise I wouldn't post in on <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-error">Facebook</span> but I didn't promise that I wouldn't post it on our family blog! I love videos like this and I know that one day he will probably cherish or hate me for posting this. But I think it's just to sweet!<br />They were watching a old version of the <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">nutcracker</span> and being partners! So cute!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1607768412511669281.post-38122484914014679572011-12-16T12:11:00.000-08:002011-12-16T12:11:15.880-08:00We've been Elf''d<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Removed our stockings and placed our underwear on the mantle!</td></tr>
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We have a naughty little elf in our house! Here are the pictures from the first 5 days of December! The kids think it's hilarious. Last year when Mickey came he just moved around from spot to spot! This year he moves from spot to spot but is also causes mischief!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1607768412511669281.post-82299461885204471282011-10-24T16:57:00.000-07:002011-10-24T16:57:06.886-07:00Just a tad busy lately!Wow the past month has been a whirl wind! And I thought I was going to be bored when the kids got into school! Boy was I wrong!<br />
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First of all probably the biggest thing on my plate was the school carnival! It was a lot of work but it was so rewarding at the end. It was a huge success and we had great attendance. <br />
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I worked on boxes for a client. Had about a week and a half to make 120 boxes! You can check them out here: <a href="http://beckscreations.blogspot.com/2011/10/68-days-11-hours-38-mins-42-seconds.html">http://beckscreations.blogspot.com/2011/10/68-days-11-hours-38-mins-42-seconds.html</a><br />
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And lastly I am super excited that I am starting to sub as a para educator in my kids school district!<br />
This will give me the flexibility to be home when I need to be and not ever have to worry about childcare! Woohoo. I got my first call to sub on Friday but unfortunately it was the same day as the school carnival and I was running around like a crazy woman trying to get everything ready!<br />
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So If I haven't been on here or updating lately that's what I've been up too! <br />
Here are some pictures from the carnival!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This was the line to buy tickets! It looked like this pretty much all night!<br />
We sold 18,000 + tickets! WOW</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pretty sure counting all kids and adults we had close to 500 people!<br />
Carnival games<br />
Face painting<br />
Cake walk <br />
and much, much more!<br />
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When Pat and I picked up the kids from school yesterday this is what they said about their day!<br />
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Presley: "Mom, I have a new best friend!"<br />
Me: "That's great Presley, what's her name?"<br />
Presley: "I don't remember!"<br />
ha, ha that's so cute!<br />
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Me: "Presley what was your favorite part of the day?"<br />
Presley: "eating lunch!"<br />
that girl is so funny!<br />
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So for Ethan's class the parents were supposed to write a paper about our children and write about their strengths and weaknesses. So as one of the weaknesses I wrote that Ethan tends to be shy in large groups or at school (I know if you know Ethan your wondering really?! But it's true! Ethan is shy in large groups!) So this is what he tells me when he gets home from school<br />
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Ethan: Mom you know that paper you wrote about me for Mrs Batten? I didn't give it to her. <br />
Me: Why?<br />
Ethan: Well I read it and I don't want you to tell her that I'm shy. You need to rewrite that paper!<br />
Me: Um no! And you will give it to her tomorrow<br />
So funny! Can't get anything past a kid that can now read! Guess if I want any privacy I will have to stick it in a envelope!!<br />
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But there was lots of good stuff on that paper too! Ethan really enjoys school and excels in reading and in Math! I can't wait to see how he and Presley grow this year! It's so exciting and I'm so glad that they love school!<br />
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As for me! Yesterday went really well! Pat worked from home so it didn't really hit me like today is! I keep checking the clock and it's not even 10:00 am. Sad! But I'm trying to get some stuff done around the house and it's a lot easier when you don't have 100 distractions! But I look forward to 3:00 and picking up the crazy kids!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1607768412511669281.post-29201616623032687052011-09-05T09:00:00.000-07:002011-09-05T09:00:04.834-07:00The Circus has arrived at the Circus!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0rfO6-m5yQWE1e2JUtJzYHXYdwHm3_0o-nibOhLxZDYt1nTqX-9gQNELZ7wJGzTKgytq68LIwReTctcjnPywWl2ZRrzxCVxAYU55goY6Ili_D5QrgMEJZo4oKyUw922GJg7QdGQHvxD8/s1600/DSCN1412.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320px" nba="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0rfO6-m5yQWE1e2JUtJzYHXYdwHm3_0o-nibOhLxZDYt1nTqX-9gQNELZ7wJGzTKgytq68LIwReTctcjnPywWl2ZRrzxCVxAYU55goY6Ili_D5QrgMEJZo4oKyUw922GJg7QdGQHvxD8/s320/DSCN1412.JPG" width="240px" /></a></div><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7UCfsU9TwVOm5b3EXDJdrO2YmlV2_RtZw8JTZGkMps325nt39XYIdWsS1WpOG0N6Q1qYOK0NqQ-rxH_NB0Tq6dnJKXMoCgEkj1j-aMMMhGDIPjuII5jet6JVmtEi-RT007viZMDsnAWs/s1600/DSCN1404.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320px" nba="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7UCfsU9TwVOm5b3EXDJdrO2YmlV2_RtZw8JTZGkMps325nt39XYIdWsS1WpOG0N6Q1qYOK0NqQ-rxH_NB0Tq6dnJKXMoCgEkj1j-aMMMhGDIPjuII5jet6JVmtEi-RT007viZMDsnAWs/s320/DSCN1404.JPG" width="240px" /></a></div>It's been a very busy weekend! We had Ethan's Birthday Saturday, Sunday we went to the circus with my sister and her family! It was my sister and my kid's first time! I think that they thoroughly enjoyed it! I mean come on how cool is it to see a elephant do a hand stand???!!! Several times during the performances of the acrobats Ethan would say, "I can't watch, that looks to scary!" But he did! Well this are last Hurrah of the Summer! It's so hard to believe that the kids go back to school tomorrow!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1607768412511669281.post-26265442683681732032011-09-01T14:54:00.000-07:002011-09-01T14:56:54.992-07:007 Years Old!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxel9wwh3xeRqYQ4EeGWNZoQ8U9nmVhO9RKM8a2lWygeBfVVCYt0EAXuXlxbM4gmSBtuUbNHmS88dOqkYOW_jDrAKWR_UI1uW5-zkzg2m9UhlHC-82EW8sY2GhbDOh0DlJCSbZWoQNQHk/s1600/Ethan%2527s+7" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640px" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxel9wwh3xeRqYQ4EeGWNZoQ8U9nmVhO9RKM8a2lWygeBfVVCYt0EAXuXlxbM4gmSBtuUbNHmS88dOqkYOW_jDrAKWR_UI1uW5-zkzg2m9UhlHC-82EW8sY2GhbDOh0DlJCSbZWoQNQHk/s640/Ethan%2527s+7" width="480px" xaa="true" /></a></div>How can it be that this little boy is 7 years old?<br />
Time goes by so fast! I'm sure I probably say that every single birthday!<br />
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Things about Ethan in his 7 years of Life:<br />
<ul><li>Ethan has lost 4 teeth</li>
<li>He weighs 60lbs, and is 51" Tall</li>
<li>Ethan LOVES Star Wars! (love is probably an understatement! He eats, sleeps and breathes it!)</li>
<li>He just learned to ride his bike without training wheels (we live on a hill so it's kind of hard to practice)</li>
<li>He will be in the first grade in less than a week and is very excited</li>
<li>He is a great reader!</li>
<li>He likes soccer and will be playing this fall.</li>
<li>His favorite food is Grilled Cheese Sandwich and he loves Root Beer Floats</li>
<li>He loves any type of games! Carnival, Cards and Board games. (And he usually wins at anything he plays!)</li>
<li>He is funny, caring and Sweet!</li>
</ul><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-size: large;">HAPPY 7TH BIRTHDAY ETHAN!!!!!</span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1607768412511669281.post-25570930507853283632011-08-25T21:53:00.000-07:002011-08-25T21:53:43.681-07:00I Must Confess....I must confess that I am really starting to freak out!<br />
In less then a two weeks both of my kids will be going to school full time! At first I was really excited about this and now it's hit me.<br />
For the first time in 7 years I will be home without my kids and without a job to go to everyday! And this is FREAKING ME OUT!<br />
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In the midst of my FREAK outs I've applied for almost 20 jobs and have received quite a few calls about my Resume. But then it comes down to this....<br />
<ul><li>what do I do before and after school with the kids</li>
<li>what do I do when they get out of school at 1:00 every Friday</li>
<li>what do I do with my kids on all those silly holidays and teacher's planning days</li>
<li>what do I do Spring Break and Summer Break and now our school district is going back to Mid-Winter Break this year</li>
</ul>There is so much to consider! Maybe my job this year is to just take the year off and see how it goes. Focus on the things that I really want to do. Maybe it's going back to school, maybe it's working more on my own party planning business.<br />
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I do know that I hope to continue working in each of there classes once a week. That I will be taxi mom taking them to and from school and to there after school events and that God knows my plan! (and hopefully he will reveal it soon!!!!)<br />
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Jeremiah 29:11 "For I know the plans I have for you" declares the Lord, "plans to prosper you and not harm you, plans to give you hope and a future"<br />
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I have been keeping this verse close to my heart these days! As any Mom I just want whats best for our family!<br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1607768412511669281.post-77438571966235549342011-08-07T20:22:00.000-07:002011-08-07T20:22:30.479-07:00Blue Angels<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWlsAR5k38dN_-wph5aXKtVl2pa9w3l-6MdcMSd0Q2CsRBxDdfYYfqT6PEHel0U3hW_EFHnB-Lh1vrHqdlx5gFyAuCylSQxH6BviS_ZqRtWsHwZLAzRA4fNvA4fumDXN22HZYsc5dl_t8/s1600/DSCN1249.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300px" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWlsAR5k38dN_-wph5aXKtVl2pa9w3l-6MdcMSd0Q2CsRBxDdfYYfqT6PEHel0U3hW_EFHnB-Lh1vrHqdlx5gFyAuCylSQxH6BviS_ZqRtWsHwZLAzRA4fNvA4fumDXN22HZYsc5dl_t8/s400/DSCN1249.JPG" t$="true" width="400px" /></a></div><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This picture was taken at Sunrise</td></tr>
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</tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Every free chance on a weekend we get lately we try to go hiking! Living in Washington there are so many wonderful places to visit and we are lucky that the beautiful Mt. Rainer is only about an hour away!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Several years ago Pat received a book that was 50 great hikes to do with kids in the Washington! We went on our first hike the beginning of the summer and now we are trying to go on every hike in the book! We check them off and put the date after each one is completed! The hike we did today was not in this book! Pat found this hike on seattletimes.com </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The hike we went on today was called Sheep Lake. It's on Chinook Pass. It was so pretty. It started off with snow at the base of the hike. Most of the hike was in the sun with a view of Mt. Rainer. Wild flowers lined the trail! With all of the snow that we got this year there was still snow on parts of the hike! The kids thought that was pretty fun (Snow in August)! At the top of the 2 mile hike was this beautiful lake! We sat and had a few snacks. And then back down 2 miles!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We ended the day with driving up to Sunrise! WOW, the mountain is so beautiful there. The kids fell asleep on the way up there so Pat and I took turns walking around the parking taking pictures. We will for sure take the kids back for a picnic and do a couple of the trails around Sunrise! It was an amazing day! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1607768412511669281.post-6824700328900654132011-05-19T11:38:00.000-07:002011-05-19T11:38:51.397-07:00Back to Reality!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY7EA4EhFrImtfuPB0Ck66uf22KXiEI2EKuTGkTvaFdbl8NaKoPXJ4W9Sx7Fl8x4GmZZAD9H2Ulrl3pZQwCRkFCiHkZqu0Js-1ueeCVO_1Zay4e9yOrD_CHoWL0-QV1EsFNlIYuMjwyRs/s1600/DSCN0822.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320px" j8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY7EA4EhFrImtfuPB0Ck66uf22KXiEI2EKuTGkTvaFdbl8NaKoPXJ4W9Sx7Fl8x4GmZZAD9H2Ulrl3pZQwCRkFCiHkZqu0Js-1ueeCVO_1Zay4e9yOrD_CHoWL0-QV1EsFNlIYuMjwyRs/s320/DSCN0822.JPG" width="240px" /></a></div><br />
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Flood and Fire Damage people came out on Monday to see the damage and said that once they got a claim number from insurance they would get to work right away! Next day they were back out! Ripping out drywall, removing carpet, and ripping apart the bathroom in which we were almost finished remodeling! So sad and frustrating! Sounds like the clean up crew will be in and out of our house for the next week!<br />
Contractor and Insurance Adjuster stopped by this morning! I have to stay that our insurance has been wonderful and have acted fast on the situation! Today I am so thankful that we have insurance and that everything will be taken care of!<br />
In the mean time looks like I will be taking dirty laundry up to Mom & Dad's!(brings back memories of college!) And while juggling getting the kids here and there I am having to hang around while workers are coming and going from our home! Hopefully the house will be back together in 2-3 weeks! Let's hope!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1607768412511669281.post-84316898447586161432011-05-19T11:09:00.000-07:002011-05-19T11:09:56.142-07:00It's Baseball time Again!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWxRkmTRQaEhsq5GAotLlxFNXt9b_jY0Ujs7YT28tErZ-y6kPGNYhyphenhyphenekx2LnIneBK_JQ5b9zt7s9f_0_BpH9mPMnY5AqPF0JJe2GyHpIuY5QGM-9_M3YULNt3hSD17HEhUdI24c_t__Bc/s1600/Picture+198.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240px" j8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWxRkmTRQaEhsq5GAotLlxFNXt9b_jY0Ujs7YT28tErZ-y6kPGNYhyphenhyphenekx2LnIneBK_JQ5b9zt7s9f_0_BpH9mPMnY5AqPF0JJe2GyHpIuY5QGM-9_M3YULNt3hSD17HEhUdI24c_t__Bc/s320/Picture+198.jpg" width="320px" /></a></div><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY4J9d-a2eM_pW-E4SmuK90p5pYVQbY7nVjb5Jk0LO8whvSdjLisOsYylaKyId2PP4qE4EWKJYqVCLPgMnou7N1XXVemdFMzP68Dj6IRtpCX4HdwY4CvDpZ6xdLGDjpjF2W4FfU8TWAOQ/s1600/Picture+272.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320px" j8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY4J9d-a2eM_pW-E4SmuK90p5pYVQbY7nVjb5Jk0LO8whvSdjLisOsYylaKyId2PP4qE4EWKJYqVCLPgMnou7N1XXVemdFMzP68Dj6IRtpCX4HdwY4CvDpZ6xdLGDjpjF2W4FfU8TWAOQ/s320/Picture+272.jpg" width="240px" /></a></div>It's that time of the year again! Actually one of my favorite times of the year! When the kids are busy, busy with sports! This year Presley is also playing T-ball with Ethan! She is the only little girl on the team and let me tell you she can hold her own! Most of the kids are being coach pitch to and Presley and Ethan both had some good hits when pitched to by the coach! They both love t-ball and momma loves that they are active and it burns some of their energy off! <span id="goog_1830330444"></span><span id="goog_1830330445"></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1607768412511669281.post-18190610990919333232011-05-19T10:59:00.000-07:002011-05-19T10:59:20.478-07:00Happy 46th Birthday to Pat!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzccug7ZXcesMqCj08sbDMB-kkuNs8rfgxU6ztL8TaJOJbhJe5jjTjRHyBMS4k9p8T_TvMWwSyDgIelLwWOdphhl9hFBg7hnL36whMoHBD6qMM7pmOzK0RVNN0Kp1ELOcxiKLcpu8AK1c/s1600/DSCN0295.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240px" i8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzccug7ZXcesMqCj08sbDMB-kkuNs8rfgxU6ztL8TaJOJbhJe5jjTjRHyBMS4k9p8T_TvMWwSyDgIelLwWOdphhl9hFBg7hnL36whMoHBD6qMM7pmOzK0RVNN0Kp1ELOcxiKLcpu8AK1c/s320/DSCN0295.JPG" width="320px" /></a></div><br />
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</div>Happy 46th Birthday to Pat! It was a very busy day! The kids had a their first baseball game that morning then we came home got ready and headed over to Presley's best-friends birthday! After that we came home and relaxed before heading out to birthday dinner with my family! We took Pat to "Tokyo's!" It's beginning to be one of our favorite places to eat! It's close and the food is wonderful and it's fun entertainment! <br />
Well I don't think Pat looks over a day of 30! And he sure doesn't act like it! (I mean this in a good way!)Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1607768412511669281.post-11002025517952440322011-05-19T10:58:00.000-07:002011-05-19T10:58:01.005-07:00Vacation-Maui May 2011<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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</div>We spent five wonderful days on the Island of Maui! It was absolutely wonderful! I wish I could tell you that we did all these wonderful excursions but the truth is, is that we relaxed by the pool and the beach everyday and only left the resort when it was time for dinner or well a trip in the morning to Starbucks! (Yes we are from Seattle and have to have our Starbucks DAILY!) I think this type of vacation was just what we needed! Some major relaxation!<br />
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We stayed at the Westin Resort and Villas in Ka'napalli! It was absolutely the most beautiful place to stay! We had a one bedroom Condo with a full kitchen! We did most breakfast and lunch and our place and then ate out for dinner!<br />
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I was alittle worried how the kids would do in Maui! We usually vacation in Florida at Disney and I wasn't sure how they would do with so much Chill time! They did great! I think I have two beach bum/water babies! All they wanted to do was play in one of the four pools or hit the beach! Our hotel had many activities for kids and adults! Presley won a Hula Hooping Contest and Pat and Ethan won a water balloon toss! So much fun! Can't wait to return!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1607768412511669281.post-91290330975703779582011-04-07T10:06:00.000-07:002011-04-07T10:06:09.952-07:00Presley's 5 Years Old<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">5 years old today! Seems like I just brought her hone from the hospital yesterday</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The only thing she really asked for, for her birthday</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">She loves to play dress up so we got her Barbie Cheer leading outfit with the matching Barbie Dolls</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">It was her birthday dinner choice to go to the RainForest Cafe</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">And instead of going home and having cake and ice-cream she wanted Ben & Jerry's right in the middle of the mall</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Presley's snack day at Pre-School!</td></tr>
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<div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">Really I do feel like it was just yesterday that I brought Presley home from the hospital and here she is just last weekend 5 years old! Time goes by way to fast! Even just last week we signed her up for all day Kindergarten! </div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;">Here is some of the things Presley enjoys at age 5:</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;">Her favorite thing in the whole world would be CANDY!</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;">She loves to dress-up</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;">She loves to help mom cook,especially bake</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;">She loves animals and would love to have a million of them!</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;">Her favorite food is Mac & Cheese</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;">She talks, and talks and talks! </div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;">She loves handbags! Not sure where she get this from!</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;">She has to get dressed the second she gets out of bed!</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;">She is the first to bed and usually the first to rise!</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;">She is very athletic</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;">She loves to sing and dance</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;">and her giggle is contagious!</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1607768412511669281.post-4219079462196187642011-04-07T09:41:00.000-07:002011-04-07T09:41:06.437-07:00One fun, fast, amazing trip to NY<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Just after Dinner the first night in Time Square</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">30 somethings going on 16! Ha, Ha! Fun posing with mannequins at Forever 21</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Jenni & I at Havanas! Amazing food and amazing drinks!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Karissa & I adventuring out to Century 21 on our first full day</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Oh the things Jenni makes us do! Bike ride through Central Park</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">To all the yummy drinks that were drunk</td></tr>
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</tbody></table><div align="left">So the day that I got back from Vegas with my sister Jenni proposed to me that I travel with her to NY! I thought Jenni I really can't! I just got back from Vegas and with a trip to Maui this Spring I just thought it wasn't going to be do-able! Well these girls sure now about to twist my arm! I am soooooo glad that I made the decision to go! Or should I say that my husband would send me off on a second girl trip in less than two months!</div><div align="left"><br />
</div><div align="left">Day 1:</div><ul><li><div align="left">Flight from Seattle-NJ</div></li>
<li><div align="left">Town car picked us up at the airport and we traveled to NYC</div></li>
<li><div align="left">Arrived at our Hotel! The Hilton (great location! one block off of Rockefeller Center!)</div></li>
<li><div align="left">Headed out to eat in Time Square! (don't recommend this! The food was horrible!)</div></li>
<li><div align="left">Headed to Havana's bar and had the most amazing Sangria! </div></li>
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</div><div align="left">Day 2:</div><div align="left"><ul><li>Slept in</li>
<li>Starbucks (Thank goodness we had one in our hotel!)</li>
<li>Taxi and off to Century 21. If you ever go to New York you must hit this store! It is a Rack, TJ Max & Marshalls on Steroids!</li>
<li>Visited the sight of World Trade Center</li>
<li>St. Peters Church and memorial for 9/11</li>
<li>Lunch at Elmos! Amazing food, yummy drinks and cute waiters though I think everyone of them was gay!:)</li>
<li>Walked to Lime Light Market! It was an old church turned into a market! Super cute</li>
<li>Bike Ride through Central Park</li>
<li>Drinks at Jekyll and Hyde! </li>
<li>Back to the hotel to get ready</li>
<li>Movie Premiere-Jenni's sorority sister was a producer of a documentary called Circo!</li>
<li>After party at a Belgium Bar</li>
<li>Dinner at midnight at the Blue Ribbon Bakery</li>
<li>Bed Time</li>
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Day 3:<br />
<ul><li>Slept In</li>
<li>Met Karissa's Brother in Law Mark </li>
<li>Walked to Rockefeller Center</li>
<li>Walked down 5th Ave</li>
<li>Lunch</li>
<li>Stood in a very long line of half price tickets in Time Square. It actually only took 35 minutes to get through. We got amazing seats to see Mama Mia!</li>
<li>Mama Mia! Was Awesome! The lady that played Donna and the most wonderful voice! It was a great show to see with girl-friends (and it just happened to be the first movie us girls saw together when we first met!)</li>
<li>Late Dinner </li>
<li>Back to the hotel to pack</li>
<li>3:00 Shuttle supposed to come -I start getting sick over my dinner </li>
<li>2:50 Cancel shuttle </li>
<li>sleep for one hour to make tummy feel better</li>
<li>5:00 Taxi back to NJ</li>
<li>7:25 Flight home</li>
</ul>It was super busy, crazy fast! Lots of good laughs, amazing shopping! I couldn't think of a better girls weekend with these two crazy girls!<br />
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I saw this book at Costco, read the back of the book and I instantly wanted to read it! Since I have a Kindle I didn't buy it at Costco and as soon as I got hone I grabbed my kindle and ordered it! (It was even about $2.00 cheaper for the kindle version!) I started reading it and it literally took me two days to read! And I am a slow reader! I think it took me about two months to read "The Help"<br />
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I true story of a little boy's journey to heaven and back! The most amazing thing is that everything that he stated his dad backed up in Scripture! For a person like me that dealt anxiety for a couple years over death it truly brought me a peace about dying that it's not the most horrible thing! <br />
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Grab your tissues if you decide to read this book! I was at the car dealership getting my oil changed and I was almost hyperventilating over this book. This man next to me was reading as well, he kept looking up at me wondering if I was okay or if he should even ask! I bet he was glad when I left! <br />
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A day after I finished reading the book the little boy that the story was about was featured on The Today Show here is the link if you would like to watch It!<br />
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If you decide to read it I would love to hear what you think of it!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1607768412511669281.post-42339031106130156562011-03-24T22:07:00.000-07:002011-03-24T22:07:17.473-07:00Field Trip to Pioneer Farms<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">In the School house learning how pioneer children learned at school</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Looks like Presley is having a stand off with this pig! He definitely didn't was to be touched</td></tr>
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</div>Today Presley had a field trip to Pioneer Farms! Just like it sounds it is a old farmstead from the late 1800's. The kids were able to see how the pioneers lived. How they made their food, where they went to school, mode of transportation and their animals! Presley favorite part was probably jumping in the haystack and chasing the pig!<br />
<div style="text-align: justify;">I am so thankful today for modern technology and flushing toilets! I really don't think I could have made it back then!!!!! Pat took the day off so he could go on the field trip with us! Presley was very happy Dad was with us! Overall it was a great day!</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1607768412511669281.post-25668763112306968212011-03-23T11:07:00.000-07:002011-03-23T11:07:43.762-07:00Look Who Lost His First Tooth<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVRtlQ80iAQvKRPJIgqSt9uTro2Mdj9Hl9wOWQXzJcEktBjubJ-rSgmsU4faPlf0Dj3qWPMoqXgrYovN3Wsf7J0zgoALuZIhTUH15mSaSCmYnNfvd8od86MUEa_hg3tgWgK9HIBoYHxeg/s1600/DSC_1105.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="212" r6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVRtlQ80iAQvKRPJIgqSt9uTro2Mdj9Hl9wOWQXzJcEktBjubJ-rSgmsU4faPlf0Dj3qWPMoqXgrYovN3Wsf7J0zgoALuZIhTUH15mSaSCmYnNfvd8od86MUEa_hg3tgWgK9HIBoYHxeg/s320/DSC_1105.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">First project up is re-modeling our downstairs bathroom/laundry room! What was here before and now? We had stripped wall paper above the wainscoting. I loved the wall paper but it seemed to be lifting so it was time to remove it! I started doing this about 6 months ago! I started the project before Pat came home from work! He was surprised when he came home! And then I let it sit because of lack of motivation! That's bad! So know I am at it again in full vegance and it's going to get done!!!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So what do we plan to do? We have started painting an eggshell white. We will be painting the wainscoting <strong>Black</strong>. I've purchased a new mirror (a medicine cabinet was there before) we have also purchased a new light fixture since we are switching everything over to brushed silver and new hardware! So exciting. Hoping that the bathroom will maybe be done by next week!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The laundry room will be repainted as well. I am taking the shelving down that's above the washer and dryer and adding new black wood shelving and adding baskets for laundry products. I am going to see if my friend will add vinyl to one of the wall with a laundry "saying" and we will be adding a black chandelier. I will post pictures when we are finished so stay tuned!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Next up the flooring!</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0