tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-90457301297158019942024-03-13T04:18:59.718-07:00The FitzSimon FamilyPaulandStephhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17953876046236608199noreply@blogger.comBlogger169125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9045730129715801994.post-35677656094195189742011-06-25T20:15:00.000-07:002011-06-25T20:29:59.291-07:00Whoa it's been awhile....<div align="center"></div><br /><br /><br /><div align="center">Mckenzie loves puzzles, this one was 100 pieces and took her a couple hours but she succeeded all on her own!</div><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-d21V4U1R_SU/Tgamsn851xI/AAAAAAAACk0/RE5tVbd_6zE/s1600/0622111531.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5622364470387529490" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-d21V4U1R_SU/Tgamsn851xI/AAAAAAAACk0/RE5tVbd_6zE/s320/0622111531.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-aQ5bLGWC_Zw/Tgamsrv-U7I/AAAAAAAACks/RpwmvT4eIVU/s1600/0622111830.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5622364471407039410" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-aQ5bLGWC_Zw/Tgamsrv-U7I/AAAAAAAACks/RpwmvT4eIVU/s320/0622111830.jpg" /></a><br /><br />My new glasses, don't wear them much but I like them, they feel a bit strange though..<br /><br /><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-y0w3hiWr7YE/Tgamr37bqdI/AAAAAAAACkk/eycoLZntsRw/s1600/0619111251.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5622364457496455634" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-y0w3hiWr7YE/Tgamr37bqdI/AAAAAAAACkk/eycoLZntsRw/s320/0619111251.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ZDxKjYytpXs/Tgamrm1g9KI/AAAAAAAACkc/-RVJ7WZ9w2U/s1600/0617111326a.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5622364452908233890" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ZDxKjYytpXs/Tgamrm1g9KI/AAAAAAAACkc/-RVJ7WZ9w2U/s320/0617111326a.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Haircut!<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/--dUH9SqCs6M/TgamrsXLFmI/AAAAAAAACkU/hkjpwCaInOQ/s1600/0617111040.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5622364454391584354" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/--dUH9SqCs6M/TgamrsXLFmI/AAAAAAAACkU/hkjpwCaInOQ/s320/0617111040.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><span style="color:#000000;">My goodness it's been awhile! What can I say, when you're teaching high school kids, blogging doesn't always get done on a regular basis! Fortunately for me, I have been out of school for a month and loving my summer vacation! Funny, last summer I went crazy with boredom and felt like I lost my identity being out of teaching for so long, this summer though I have absolutely no problem reveling in self projects and just relaxing! Family is good, McKenzie is 6 now and very into a lot of things. She can tie her own shoes, whistle, and she draws so well. We just got her hair cut drastically for the first time last week, she only ever had a small trim before. She has it layered and to her mid back now, it's very cute. Today we redid our spare bedroom to be our game, movie, reading, excercise room! I'm hoping to get an excercise bike for my birthday next week, I'm going to be 27 which is really scary!! And I've been doing our Wii Fit everyday and have lost 3 lbs which is great! Other than that not much is going on, we are hoping to get out of town next month for a couple days. Oh and we all had our eyes checked, McKenzie and I have 20/20 vision but I have a slight problem seeing things perfectly clearly at a great distance, lol, so I am to wear mine during driving and when needed. Paul is blind as a bat though but he got really good glasses. I post most stuff on Facebook now so if I don't have you as a friend, add me! </span></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div>PaulandStephhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17953876046236608199noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9045730129715801994.post-55421520976058342332010-12-07T19:44:00.000-08:002010-12-07T19:47:59.644-08:00From my little AngelDear Santa,<br /><br /> I am McKenzie and I love you. I have been really good I think. I sleep in my bed all night and I help my mama cook. If you don’t be good, you get rocks…and I don’t want rocks.<br /><br /> Please bring me a zombie doll, play food you can cut, and a Rapunzel dolly with a castle. I saw them in my mama’s computer…so if you have a computer you can look for them there. Mommy and Daddy aren’t getting anything for Christmas. They don’t play with toys, just me. <br /><br /> I live a little bit far away in a brown house on a road. This year we might get on an airplane. Please call my mama on her cell phone and ask her if we are going, because I don’t know. Her phone number is 892-6541-23565. <br /><br /> I saw you at the mall shopping with your wife. I am going to see you there soon at your house at the mall. I love you Santa!<br /><br /> <br /><br />Love,<br /><br />McKenzie FitzSimon<br /><br />-Kenzie's Letter to Santa, written by her teacher and dictated by herself. And yes, all of this is very true (Including seeing Santa shopping wiht his wife!) I'm still crying, I love this little girl!PaulandStephhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17953876046236608199noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9045730129715801994.post-83778148849543044502010-09-17T18:53:00.001-07:002010-09-17T19:20:39.898-07:00When the first baby laughed for the first time, the laugh broke into a thousand pieces that went skipping about,that was the beginning of fairies.<div align="center">We have been way busy lately with school. Classes are all going well and that is pretty much all we have to report! I can't believe sometimes that I get paid to draw with a bunch of kids all day! Anywho, we got Kenzie this photo shoot last weekend at the mall. It was pretty cute, I have to admit I am dissappointed with some of the pictures and especially the lighting, but I am tweaking them in photoshop so they aren't so bad. These are unaltered, but still pretty darn cute. Enjoy!</div><br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_aYZAlTT86no/TJQeIulIQxI/AAAAAAAACkA/PknVX45xEBo/s1600/DSC_0059.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5518068578727248658" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_aYZAlTT86no/TJQeIulIQxI/AAAAAAAACkA/PknVX45xEBo/s320/DSC_0059.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_aYZAlTT86no/TJQeILEwiLI/AAAAAAAACj4/Xoc0ypLDLqM/s1600/DSC_0056.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5518068569196234930" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_aYZAlTT86no/TJQeILEwiLI/AAAAAAAACj4/Xoc0ypLDLqM/s320/DSC_0056.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_aYZAlTT86no/TJQeH74CyTI/AAAAAAAACjw/DXHDD7XVdW8/s1600/DSC_0057.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5518068565116373298" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_aYZAlTT86no/TJQeH74CyTI/AAAAAAAACjw/DXHDD7XVdW8/s320/DSC_0057.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_aYZAlTT86no/TJQeHYrkYKI/AAAAAAAACjo/belcphF9KpU/s1600/DSC_0055.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5518068555668807842" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_aYZAlTT86no/TJQeHYrkYKI/AAAAAAAACjo/belcphF9KpU/s320/DSC_0055.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_aYZAlTT86no/TJQeG6wfuiI/AAAAAAAACjg/fbvGiedDYMc/s1600/DSC_0053.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5518068547636410914" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_aYZAlTT86no/TJQeG6wfuiI/AAAAAAAACjg/fbvGiedDYMc/s320/DSC_0053.JPG" /></a><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_aYZAlTT86no/TJQcuVwn7AI/AAAAAAAACjY/k6mAZNzVv8c/s1600/DSC_0053.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5518067025876347906" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_aYZAlTT86no/TJQcuVwn7AI/AAAAAAAACjY/k6mAZNzVv8c/s320/DSC_0053.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_aYZAlTT86no/TJQctRSe4QI/AAAAAAAACjQ/axpArgdj_DE/s1600/DSC_0052.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5518067007496315138" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_aYZAlTT86no/TJQctRSe4QI/AAAAAAAACjQ/axpArgdj_DE/s320/DSC_0052.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_aYZAlTT86no/TJQcs7iMCwI/AAAAAAAACjI/ke0Ii_Mmty8/s1600/DSC_0046.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5518067001656609538" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_aYZAlTT86no/TJQcs7iMCwI/AAAAAAAACjI/ke0Ii_Mmty8/s320/DSC_0046.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_aYZAlTT86no/TJQcsWUZIBI/AAAAAAAACjA/JZG_T08QnjE/s1600/DSC_0044.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5518066991666634770" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_aYZAlTT86no/TJQcsWUZIBI/AAAAAAAACjA/JZG_T08QnjE/s320/DSC_0044.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_aYZAlTT86no/TJQcr4il5sI/AAAAAAAACi4/UMrir0ICrK4/s1600/DSC_0043.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5518066983673128642" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_aYZAlTT86no/TJQcr4il5sI/AAAAAAAACi4/UMrir0ICrK4/s320/DSC_0043.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>PaulandStephhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17953876046236608199noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9045730129715801994.post-43324838526990425162010-08-20T17:33:00.000-07:002010-08-20T17:34:56.187-07:00Andrew and Alexis Trailerjust a little treat for you. This is a trailer for Andrew and Alexis's wedding video being made soon. It's pretty cute, and it has McKenzie in it so of course it's REALLY cute! Sorry I've been gone awhile, school starts on Monday and I'm losing my head a little! Pictures and updates to come.<br /><br />http://vimeo.com/14288022PaulandStephhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17953876046236608199noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9045730129715801994.post-59264931177011398392010-07-13T10:24:00.000-07:002010-07-13T14:53:08.871-07:00Happy Birthday, 4th of July, and Weeds!<div align="center"><span style="color:#009900;">I was able to spend my birthday with my family for the first time in 9 years so it was pretty fun. I'm 26 now, pretty scary, I'm almost to the last 20s, AHHHHH!!! We got to go look for agates on the beach and found several, and we had a fantastic strawberry cheesecake that my sister Jessica made for me.</span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="color:#006600;">We helped my mom weed the garden the day before we flew home and Kenzie just loved it. </span></div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_aYZAlTT86no/TDyoSOetGmI/AAAAAAAACiQ/VSoo5-PKEVw/s1600/0706101537.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493450676563155554" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_aYZAlTT86no/TDyoSOetGmI/AAAAAAAACiQ/VSoo5-PKEVw/s320/0706101537.jpg" /></a><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_aYZAlTT86no/TDyoRqVgFBI/AAAAAAAACiI/X75KPSYzQrk/s1600/0706101536a.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493450666860876818" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_aYZAlTT86no/TDyoRqVgFBI/AAAAAAAACiI/X75KPSYzQrk/s320/0706101536a.jpg" /></a><br /><span style="color:#009900;">For the 4th of July we had a great barbeque and got to see Fireworks on the river. McKenzie loved Jessica's bird Louie and thought it was so cool when he was on her head!</span><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_aYZAlTT86no/TDyoRcxskhI/AAAAAAAACiA/MpcPE9ledsg/s1600/0704101531.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493450663221039634" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_aYZAlTT86no/TDyoRcxskhI/AAAAAAAACiA/MpcPE9ledsg/s320/0704101531.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_aYZAlTT86no/TDyoRJzakdI/AAAAAAAACh4/idP4Md-IUU0/s1600/0704101530.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493450658127974866" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_aYZAlTT86no/TDyoRJzakdI/AAAAAAAACh4/idP4Md-IUU0/s320/0704101530.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><span style="color:#006600;">When we got home on Wednesday night I had this beautiful room divider in my entryway from Paul's parents. (A room separating apparatus from colonial times, for those of you who watch Friends, ha ha!!)</span><br /><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_aYZAlTT86no/TDyoQn8_3RI/AAAAAAAAChw/TLPhLtpaqWw/s1600/0708102115.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493450649041362194" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_aYZAlTT86no/TDyoQn8_3RI/AAAAAAAAChw/TLPhLtpaqWw/s320/0708102115.jpg" /></a><br /><div align="center"></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#006600;">My parents bought me this gorgeous Renaissance dress for me to run around and act like a dork in at this year's Texas Renaissance Festival in the Fall. I also got to go buy lots of natural stone jewelry at this awesome bead store we found off of the highway near North Bend, OR. </span></div><br /><br /><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_aYZAlTT86no/TDyk2Zx0ZMI/AAAAAAAACho/YhnjscIf6Lw/s1600/Renaissance+Dress.bmp"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 203px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493446900024894658" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_aYZAlTT86no/TDyk2Zx0ZMI/AAAAAAAACho/YhnjscIf6Lw/s320/Renaissance+Dress.bmp" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="color:#006600;">This is where we looked for agates, it was lots of fun!</span><br /><br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_aYZAlTT86no/TDyk2NSaSzI/AAAAAAAAChg/gzmIW_nMNPM/s1600/IMG_5141.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493446896671935282" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_aYZAlTT86no/TDyk2NSaSzI/AAAAAAAAChg/gzmIW_nMNPM/s320/IMG_5141.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_aYZAlTT86no/TDykzi-1CXI/AAAAAAAAChY/FeGzmDWSaIM/s1600/IMG_5133.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493446850955774322" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_aYZAlTT86no/TDykzi-1CXI/AAAAAAAAChY/FeGzmDWSaIM/s320/IMG_5133.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_aYZAlTT86no/TDyjueGij7I/AAAAAAAAChQ/VgwpvmyzCLY/s1600/IMG_5144.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493445664234966962" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_aYZAlTT86no/TDyjueGij7I/AAAAAAAAChQ/VgwpvmyzCLY/s320/IMG_5144.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_aYZAlTT86no/TDyjuEhoyxI/AAAAAAAAChI/_yiq_qZZaI8/s1600/IMG_5139.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493445657369299730" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_aYZAlTT86no/TDyjuEhoyxI/AAAAAAAAChI/_yiq_qZZaI8/s320/IMG_5139.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_aYZAlTT86no/TDyjtYtIf3I/AAAAAAAAChA/kugsJKucwx0/s1600/IMG_5134.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493445645606354802" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_aYZAlTT86no/TDyjtYtIf3I/AAAAAAAAChA/kugsJKucwx0/s320/IMG_5134.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_aYZAlTT86no/TDyjsWADF8I/AAAAAAAACg4/JaetBj_NAK0/s1600/IMG_5131.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493445627700516802" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_aYZAlTT86no/TDyjsWADF8I/AAAAAAAACg4/JaetBj_NAK0/s320/IMG_5131.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_aYZAlTT86no/TDyjrz5WlOI/AAAAAAAACgw/POpi2DbU8Bo/s1600/IMG_5124.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493445618545628386" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_aYZAlTT86no/TDyjrz5WlOI/AAAAAAAACgw/POpi2DbU8Bo/s320/IMG_5124.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br /></div>PaulandStephhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17953876046236608199noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9045730129715801994.post-91802486294239256032010-07-03T18:57:00.000-07:002010-07-04T11:43:12.723-07:00Painting the roses red, yes, painting the roses red!!<div align="center"><span style="color: #990000;">Last weekend after Andrew's wedding we went to the Portland Zoo (Pictures coming later!) and the Rose Garden which is a huge garden with roses that have been planted since the early 1900s. 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We then went to eat at a cute little restuarant on the docks and look at all the boats. </span></div><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_aYZAlTT86no/TC_fetO7dvI/AAAAAAAACbo/nJnFsh_zOIs/s1600/P1110039.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5489852189419206386" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_aYZAlTT86no/TC_fetO7dvI/AAAAAAAACbo/nJnFsh_zOIs/s320/P1110039.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_aYZAlTT86no/TC_feRIKMwI/AAAAAAAACbg/nJsHSH3y8jM/s1600/P1110083.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5489852181874619138" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_aYZAlTT86no/TC_feRIKMwI/AAAAAAAACbg/nJsHSH3y8jM/s320/P1110083.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_aYZAlTT86no/TC_fd4uG9aI/AAAAAAAACbY/A8Vi6GwvTZA/s1600/P1110102.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; 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More to come later, stay tuned!!<br /><br /><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/102949834332150604690/AndrewWedding?authkey=Gv1sRgCIH86fjrqc-CVw">http://picasaweb.google.com/102949834332150604690/AndrewWedding?authkey=Gv1sRgCIH86fjrqc-CVw</a>#PaulandStephhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17953876046236608199noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9045730129715801994.post-45171900867837027872010-06-27T23:22:00.000-07:002010-06-27T23:47:56.596-07:00More Wedding<div align="center"><span style="color:#3366ff;">More wedding pics. Make sure you scroll down the page and get both posts. More to come!</span></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><span style="color:#3366ff;">Ring Ceremony</span></div><div align="center"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_aYZAlTT86no/TChEqC83NXI/AAAAAAAABho/FPeIW5w3DQ4/s1600/IMG_1305.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487711635088291186" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_aYZAlTT86no/TChEqC83NXI/AAAAAAAABho/FPeIW5w3DQ4/s320/IMG_1305.JPG" /></a> <span style="color:#00cccc;">Greek Dancing (See McKenzie?)</span><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_aYZAlTT86no/TChEpw7AZTI/AAAAAAAABhg/76skX-nrsgU/s1600/IMG_1336.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487711630248666418" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_aYZAlTT86no/TChEpw7AZTI/AAAAAAAABhg/76skX-nrsgU/s320/IMG_1336.JPG" /></a><br /><span style="color:#00cccc;">Kenzie showing off the flower girl basket that Andrew made for her.</span><br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_aYZAlTT86no/TChEpaGV5uI/AAAAAAAABhY/iE9U0lMMiL4/s1600/IMG_1346.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487711624122197730" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_aYZAlTT86no/TChEpaGV5uI/AAAAAAAABhY/iE9U0lMMiL4/s320/IMG_1346.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><span style="color:#3366ff;">SMACK!!!</span><br /><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_aYZAlTT86no/TChEo5e2_dI/AAAAAAAABhQ/CrDFQ_EtxDY/s1600/IMG_1362.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487711615366659538" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_aYZAlTT86no/TChEo5e2_dI/AAAAAAAABhQ/CrDFQ_EtxDY/s320/IMG_1362.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><span style="color:#3333ff;">She danced with Andrew a lot. Do you see how red she is??</span><br /><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_aYZAlTT86no/TChEoYfDhhI/AAAAAAAABhI/fHbf2KEQryo/s1600/IMG_1360.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487711606509110802" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_aYZAlTT86no/TChEoYfDhhI/AAAAAAAABhI/fHbf2KEQryo/s320/IMG_1360.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="color:#3366ff;">Taylor and McKenzie dancing</span><br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_aYZAlTT86no/TChCIPg_2rI/AAAAAAAABhA/XGaUujmJbOA/s1600/IMG_1354.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487708855322270386" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_aYZAlTT86no/TChCIPg_2rI/AAAAAAAABhA/XGaUujmJbOA/s320/IMG_1354.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="color:#3366ff;">Cutting the cake.</span><br /><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_aYZAlTT86no/TChCHi1j7kI/AAAAAAAABg4/NPK0A1uwCgw/s1600/IMG_1350.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487708843328925250" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_aYZAlTT86no/TChCHi1j7kI/AAAAAAAABg4/NPK0A1uwCgw/s320/IMG_1350.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_aYZAlTT86no/TChCHUSGk9I/AAAAAAAABgw/N0JdgHEqc2M/s1600/IMG_1285.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487708839422104530" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_aYZAlTT86no/TChCHUSGk9I/AAAAAAAABgw/N0JdgHEqc2M/s320/IMG_1285.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="color:#3366ff;">At the Temple</span><br /><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_aYZAlTT86no/TChCG4zWjBI/AAAAAAAABgo/VWv4bIKSqSM/s1600/IMG_1280.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487708832045370386" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_aYZAlTT86no/TChCG4zWjBI/AAAAAAAABgo/VWv4bIKSqSM/s320/IMG_1280.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_aYZAlTT86no/TChCGbtQrfI/AAAAAAAABgg/aJTddWVGLxw/s1600/IMG_1274.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487708824235191794" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_aYZAlTT86no/TChCGbtQrfI/AAAAAAAABgg/aJTddWVGLxw/s320/IMG_1274.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br /></div>PaulandStephhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17953876046236608199noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9045730129715801994.post-56064203115482909222010-06-27T22:31:00.000-07:002010-06-27T23:08:49.273-07:00Andrew's Wedding<div align="center"><span style="color: #3333ff;">Ok, this is the first of many Oregon pictures from our trip and my brother Andrew's wedding. These are just a few wedding pictures from my camera phone. I have to get everyone's memory cards from their cameras to get the good stuff including Temple pictures. These are all just the reception, ring ceremony, and rehearsal dinner. It was quite the event and lots of fun. </span></div><br />
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<span style="color: #3366ff;">April and Taylor ( My sister and her son)</span><br />
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<span style="color: #3366ff;">McKenzie</span><br />
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<span style="color: #3366ff;">Kenzie enjoying her lamb at the reception dinner</span><br />
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<div></div><span style="color: #3333ff;">My lovely Greek food, mmmmmm!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #3333ff;">Ring ceremony</span><br />
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<span style="color: #3333ff;">She was super grouchy!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #3333ff;">Rehearsal Dinner at a beautiful place in the woods.</span></div><div><span style="color: #3333ff;">Jessica (My sister) Andrew(My Brother) Alexis(Andrew's Wife)</span><br />
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<span style="color: #3333ff;">Table decorations for rehearsal dinner (designed by my sister, April)</span><br />
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<span style="color: #3333ff;">The massive amounts of my dad's amazing food!</span><br />
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</div>PaulandStephhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17953876046236608199noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9045730129715801994.post-22521854508198114522010-06-20T10:12:00.000-07:002010-06-20T10:53:58.605-07:00Happy Father's Day!!!<div align="center"><span style="color:#000099;">I wanted to do a tribute to my Dad and my sweet husband who is a great dad to my beautiful little girl.</span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="color:#000099;"></span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="color:#000099;"></span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#000099;">I have the coolest dad in the world. Besides him being a famous marine biologist, he is just an all around great guy. I always loved going to his lab when I was growing up so I could hold sea urchins and play with all the stuff in his office. I remember looking out his window with binoculars and searching for manatees in the water. I would take my little sister to his work after school so we could look for aligators. I would draw pictures of him on the marker board outside his office so his post docs would think its funny.</span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="color:#000099;">My dad has a lot of talents besides his work too. He is an amazing cook and makes us fine cuisine from around the world. He also knows everything about everything. Really he does, he knows more useless trivia than anyone I know!( It use to be an ongoing joke that I thought he would simply make up the scientific name for everything known to man, but he really does know them all!) He is also a skilled dancer and craftsman, he can fix anything. I can also count on one hand the times that I have actually seen him yell at a person. The man is such a good talker and calm natured person that he has no need to raise his voice. </span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="color:#000099;">My fondest memories of my dad include him coming home from work and stealing the brownies from the kitchen that I had made for everyone. Him dancing in the kitchen with my mom while I played showtunes on the piano while he would sing too. My dad is awesome and few people in the world can be as amazing as him, I love you dad!!</span></div><br /><div></div><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_aYZAlTT86no/TB5Oqbuk9dI/AAAAAAAABeY/xzq1v_op3DU/s1600/dad12.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 365px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 293px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5484907887088432594" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_aYZAlTT86no/TB5Oqbuk9dI/AAAAAAAABeY/xzq1v_op3DU/s320/dad12.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div></div><span style="color:#000099;">He also makes an excellent Charles Darwin, does he not?</span><br /><br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_aYZAlTT86no/TB5OeQbbJWI/AAAAAAAABeQ/peshzyYaKMs/s1600/dad11.bmp"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 307px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5484907677896877410" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_aYZAlTT86no/TB5OeQbbJWI/AAAAAAAABeQ/peshzyYaKMs/s320/dad11.bmp" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_aYZAlTT86no/TB5OdvX-0yI/AAAAAAAABeI/DiohoDKVYL4/s1600/dad6.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 224px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 232px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5484907669024068386" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_aYZAlTT86no/TB5OdvX-0yI/AAAAAAAABeI/DiohoDKVYL4/s320/dad6.jpg" /></a><br /><span style="color:#009900;">My husband is such a good daddy and McKenzie loves him so much. </span><br /><span style="color:#009900;">He has always wanted to be a dad and it's adorable to see such a big guy be so careful with such a little girl. Whenever McKenzie is sick, she wants to go to him for comfort. She loves to be involved in anything he is doing, whether its playing a game or helping fix something. She has always cried if she is present when he leaves for work, she just can't take it. When Kenzie was a baby, she would wear a white onesie and take naps on his belly every Sunday afternoon. </span></div><br /><div><span style="color:#009900;"></span></div><br /><div><span style="color:#009900;">Paul is very patient and good with her. Sometimes he is much better than me at teaching her little lessons and explaining things to her. ( I can have a short temper!) I will always remember him laying in bed with her and reading her stories, making forts in the living room, bringing home donuts every saturday morning, taking her out for pancakes when she gets good grades on her report card, letting her crawl into our bed when she is scared at night from thunder or a bad dream. I love you sweetie, you are a terrific daddy!</span></div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 386px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 360px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5484913765708522898" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_aYZAlTT86no/TB5UAnS05ZI/AAAAAAAABeg/AMOBMkKP7PE/s320/S6301046.JPG" /><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div><br /><br /><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_aYZAlTT86no/TB5OdLgCcyI/AAAAAAAABeA/5bdSFEZjAPg/s1600/SANY0237.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5484907659394183970" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_aYZAlTT86no/TB5OdLgCcyI/AAAAAAAABeA/5bdSFEZjAPg/s320/SANY0237.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_aYZAlTT86no/TB5OclEbWaI/AAAAAAAABd4/ofXKTGDEP-k/s1600/SANY0168.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5484907649077828002" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_aYZAlTT86no/TB5OclEbWaI/AAAAAAAABd4/ofXKTGDEP-k/s320/SANY0168.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_aYZAlTT86no/TB5ObgYHFfI/AAAAAAAABdw/LzWltCbJUt0/s1600/S6300117.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5484907630638339570" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_aYZAlTT86no/TB5ObgYHFfI/AAAAAAAABdw/LzWltCbJUt0/s320/S6300117.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>PaulandStephhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17953876046236608199noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9045730129715801994.post-51094560157861532532010-06-13T22:44:00.001-07:002010-06-13T22:46:26.441-07:00Emails PleaseHi everyone, I just wanted to let you know that I am going to make my blog private. I will leave it up for a week or two so you can let me know what all your emails are to make this safe and secure. Just leave me a comment on this post with your name and email and I will put you on the safe list so you can view my blog. I will not publish your email to the public since I have to monitor the comments anyway, they will just go to my hotmail. Thanks so much!PaulandStephhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17953876046236608199noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9045730129715801994.post-2118012166986669622010-05-22T19:42:00.000-07:002010-05-22T19:57:34.759-07:00Faculty Fine Art and McKenzie's Birthday<div align="center"><span style="color:#336666;">We had a pretty good 5th birthday. On her birthday-eve we went black light mini golfing which was lots of fun, and then on her actual birthday we made froggy cupcakes to take to her class and had spaghetti for dinner and an entire cake to ourselves since Paul was working, but it was quite nice! My little girl is growing up so fast!</span></div><br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_aYZAlTT86no/S_iXdv5TqmI/AAAAAAAABdo/lnubbDR4Vpc/s1600/0519101907a.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5474291884397668962" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_aYZAlTT86no/S_iXdv5TqmI/AAAAAAAABdo/lnubbDR4Vpc/s320/0519101907a.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_aYZAlTT86no/S_iXdVDKskI/AAAAAAAABdg/ogSg2Q5zIOI/s1600/0519101907.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5474291877191266882" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_aYZAlTT86no/S_iXdVDKskI/AAAAAAAABdg/ogSg2Q5zIOI/s320/0519101907.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_aYZAlTT86no/S_iXdK05thI/AAAAAAAABdY/EZN_eOrvzMM/s1600/0519101903c.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5474291874447078930" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_aYZAlTT86no/S_iXdK05thI/AAAAAAAABdY/EZN_eOrvzMM/s320/0519101903c.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="color:#6600cc;">A lovely Princess and the Frog Cake</span><br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_aYZAlTT86no/S_iXFDtvOmI/AAAAAAAABdQ/aFbpC3ZECA0/s1600/0519101903b.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5474291460221123170" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_aYZAlTT86no/S_iXFDtvOmI/AAAAAAAABdQ/aFbpC3ZECA0/s320/0519101903b.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_aYZAlTT86no/S_iXE4WN3EI/AAAAAAAABdI/8GDrNfXFpic/s1600/0519101903a.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5474291457169677378" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_aYZAlTT86no/S_iXE4WN3EI/AAAAAAAABdI/8GDrNfXFpic/s320/0519101903a.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><span style="color:#000099;">Not the neatest cupcakes but I tried!</span><br /><br /><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_aYZAlTT86no/S_iXEvFzP6I/AAAAAAAABdA/yjuUrrIme7Y/s1600/0518102305.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5474291454684905378" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_aYZAlTT86no/S_iXEvFzP6I/AAAAAAAABdA/yjuUrrIme7Y/s320/0518102305.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><span style="color:#000099;">Ok, this project was just a hoot! I got this idea for me and my high school kids to re-create famous fine art pieces but replace the heads with pictures of different faculty members!! They have created quite a stir and the Dean of Students started out Friday Teacher meeting by saying "So, Mrs. FitzSimon is getting fired..." (She was kidding, I brought my super-intendent to tears with laughter though once he saw these!)</span></div><div><span style="color:#000099;">I highly recommend this at schools, workplaces, etc for instance happiness and laughter</span><br /><br />The Scream<br /><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_aYZAlTT86no/S_iXEWy0IZI/AAAAAAAABc4/V8dPq91DYCU/s1600/0521101514b.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5474291448162820498" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_aYZAlTT86no/S_iXEWy0IZI/AAAAAAAABc4/V8dPq91DYCU/s320/0521101514b.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Madonna and Child<br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_aYZAlTT86no/S_iXEM_npSI/AAAAAAAABcw/w9mVGXBEUJk/s1600/0521101514a.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5474291445532173602" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_aYZAlTT86no/S_iXEM_npSI/AAAAAAAABcw/w9mVGXBEUJk/s320/0521101514a.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Old Guitarist<br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_aYZAlTT86no/S_iWxABOE0I/AAAAAAAABco/CLBii_0ov9c/s1600/0521101514.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5474291115631711042" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_aYZAlTT86no/S_iWxABOE0I/AAAAAAAABco/CLBii_0ov9c/s320/0521101514.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Mona Lisa<br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_aYZAlTT86no/S_iWw8qTHtI/AAAAAAAABcg/moK95GKgJqo/s1600/0521101513c.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5474291114730266322" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_aYZAlTT86no/S_iWw8qTHtI/AAAAAAAABcg/moK95GKgJqo/s320/0521101513c.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />American Gothic<br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_aYZAlTT86no/S_iWwp8JiNI/AAAAAAAABcY/hEM9EQEspj0/s1600/0521101513b.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5474291109704861906" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_aYZAlTT86no/S_iWwp8JiNI/AAAAAAAABcY/hEM9EQEspj0/s320/0521101513b.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />The Thinker<br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_aYZAlTT86no/S_iWwOJf47I/AAAAAAAABcQ/0miOAtEjjuI/s1600/0521101513a.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5474291102244660146" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_aYZAlTT86no/S_iWwOJf47I/AAAAAAAABcQ/0miOAtEjjuI/s320/0521101513a.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Girl with the Pearl Earring<br /><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_aYZAlTT86no/S_iWvw6hoQI/AAAAAAAABcI/xu7X9c1g1OQ/s1600/0521101513.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5474291094397231362" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_aYZAlTT86no/S_iWvw6hoQI/AAAAAAAABcI/xu7X9c1g1OQ/s320/0521101513.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>PaulandStephhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17953876046236608199noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9045730129715801994.post-91052098209059051042010-05-19T15:36:00.000-07:002010-05-19T16:56:46.169-07:00Happy Birthday McKenzie!!!<div align="center"><span style="color:#ff6666;">My baby girl is 5 today! I must say I cried just a little bit! She has grown up so fast and I have loved every minute of it! She is such a little ray of sunshine and we love her so much! We celebrated last night by going black light minature golfing and eating pizza. Today it's just me and Kenzie at home (Paul is at work) and we got her several toy sets from the Disney store, Disney clothes and shoes, 2 pillow pals, and a How to train your dragon board game. We are also going to have cake and watch Emperor's New Groove (Curtesy of my friend Andrea!) It's been a good day and next week we get out for Summer break, woot woot!!!</span></div><span style="color:#993399;"></span><br /><span style="color:#993399;"></span><br /><span style="color:#993399;"></span><br /><span style="color:#993399;"></span><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_aYZAlTT86no/S_R2nZUGcMI/AAAAAAAABcA/VmwizFOQFyU/s1600/kenzie5.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5473129866344165570" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_aYZAlTT86no/S_R2nZUGcMI/AAAAAAAABcA/VmwizFOQFyU/s320/kenzie5.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_aYZAlTT86no/S_R2m4e-HxI/AAAAAAAABb4/BL0OO_K2j7I/s1600/kenzie4.bmp"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5473129857531387666" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_aYZAlTT86no/S_R2m4e-HxI/AAAAAAAABb4/BL0OO_K2j7I/s320/kenzie4.bmp" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_aYZAlTT86no/S_R2mbeg_QI/AAAAAAAABbw/PySWDeh7klw/s1600/kenzie2.bmp"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5473129849744850178" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_aYZAlTT86no/S_R2mbeg_QI/AAAAAAAABbw/PySWDeh7klw/s320/kenzie2.bmp" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_aYZAlTT86no/S_R2mGype-I/AAAAAAAABbo/Ve_gsQTpIdc/s1600/kenzie.bmp"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5473129844192148450" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 226px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_aYZAlTT86no/S_R2mGype-I/AAAAAAAABbo/Ve_gsQTpIdc/s320/kenzie.bmp" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"></div></div></div></div>PaulandStephhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17953876046236608199noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9045730129715801994.post-23246808767754615322010-05-08T21:08:00.000-07:002010-05-08T21:25:03.268-07:00Happy Mother's Day!!<div align="center"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_aYZAlTT86no/S-Y2XXuil-I/AAAAAAAABbg/a13MPN70IFA/s1600/mommy.bmp"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5469118572622157794" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_aYZAlTT86no/S-Y2XXuil-I/AAAAAAAABbg/a13MPN70IFA/s320/mommy.bmp" border="0" /></a> <span style="color:#000099;">I have the greatest mom in the world and she has done so much for me! I was very fortunate growing up to have her at home all the time so she could take care of me whenever I needed her. I remember her taking a job when I started Kindergarten as a lunch lady so she could keep an eye on me during my first year of school. I remember her braiding my hair every Saturday night so it would be curly for church in the mornings, something I now do for my daughter. She drove me every morning to swimming lessons when I was 8 years old. She made my birthday cake every year and put a toy on the top. She sewed me princess dresses and capes to feed my fantasy obsession. She picked me up from countless play rehearsals and went to all my shows. She took me shopping all the time and I loved going to the nursery with her to get flowers for the yard. She surprised me for my senior prom by buying me the most gorgeous dress and then taking me to get my hair professionally done. She cried on the night I went to my senior grad night because I was growing up too fast, and she is always there to give me advice and help me whenever I need it. </span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#000099;">I love my mom so much and if I can end up being half the woman she is I will have done a good job with my life. Happy Mother's Day mom, I love and miss you!!!</span><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_aYZAlTT86no/S-Y17mgWxTI/AAAAAAAABbY/7R1V9bV7wqc/s1600/mommy.bmp"></a><br /></div>PaulandStephhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17953876046236608199noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9045730129715801994.post-49222605495509796152010-04-11T15:32:00.000-07:002010-04-11T15:34:42.887-07:00Bluebonnets!<span style="color:#000099;">We went and took pictures in the bluebonnets and indian paint brushes that are blooming in abundance right now all along the highways! Here is the link to check them all out!!</span><br /><span style="color:#000099;"></span><br /><a href="http://www.facebook.com/#!/album.php?aid=2049746&id=1029429029">http://www.facebook.com/#!/album.php?aid=2049746&id=1029429029</a>PaulandStephhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17953876046236608199noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9045730129715801994.post-81476781606792627252010-03-28T15:29:00.001-07:002010-03-28T17:08:06.940-07:00The Great Mumford Art War!!!!!<span style="color:#000099;">I need to get out my frustration of what has happened the past week with my art students and their artwork that they entered in the county fair. For those that do not know what is happening, here are the basics, I need to list them to keep it organized:</span><br /><span style="color:#000099;"></span><br /><span style="color:#000099;">-I had 16 kids enter work into the county fair art division.</span><br /><span style="color:#000099;">-The rules clearly state that the work needs to be matted, but you are not judged on matting, just the artwork itself.</span><br /><span style="color:#000099;">-Rules also state that ONE 1st, 2<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">nd</span>, and 3rd place will be give in each category. Ex: Watercolor, photography, sculpture, etc....</span><br /><span style="color:#000099;">-Best of show and Grand Champion winners in each category will be given cash awards.</span><br /><span style="color:#000099;">-$2 entry fee required per student, per entry.</span><br /><span style="color:#000099;"></span><br /><span style="color:#000099;"></span><br /><span style="color:#000099;"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Ok</span>, you know the basics, here is what happened: I helped all my kids <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">matt</span> their work with poster board (We didn't have time or budget to get actual <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">matts</span>, but were told by the Fair people to specifically use poster board) and I took all their work into the fair grounds to check it in. The lady in charge of visual arts was rude to me and asked me if I was going to actually volunteer next year? (She told me previously that if she NEEDED me she would let me know, since I never heard from her I assumed there was no need to bug her about me volunteering) I awkwardly said yes and gave her my information for next year. </span><br /><span style="color:#000099;"></span><br /><span style="color:#000099;">The judging occurs on the next day and I try for 2 days to get someone from the fair to let me know if my kids won anything. Several of them attend the fair and they contact me to let me know that Reyes, one my students, got 1st place in his division but literally all of the other students got 2<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">nd</span> place. I'm thinking there is some kind of mistake because how on earth can that happen? I <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">also</span> find out that none of them won any kind of money, but yet people who got 10<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">th</span> place in the science fair won over $100?? </span><br /><span style="color:#000099;"></span><br /><span style="color:#000099;">At this point I am pretty darn mad and so I go to the fair on Sunday to collect all of the kids' artwork and figure out exactly what is going on. When I got there I wanted to speak to the lady in charge (One that was originally rude to me when I checked in) but she wouldn't stay put, so I spoke to the art teacher from another school district who was helping with the show. I ask her why on earth all my kids have 2<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">nd</span> place ribbons except one because to me that seems like these so called "judges" don't know what the heck they are doing. The rude lady in charge then jumps in and tells me that they told the judges to just be as generous as possible, and in some categories there are as many as 10 first place winners. HOW DOES THIS MAKE SENSE? They then proceed to tell me that some of my kids may have gotten first places too, but then ran out of ribbons. <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">Ok</span>, how do you run out of ribbons? Isn't the point of an art competition to observe the artwork and judge them accordingly, and follow the rules that you put out by simply giving one 1st, one second, and one third in every category!!! It's like they just went around the room saying "Very good, you get 1st, and you, oh and you, OOPS! We ran out of ribbons, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9">ok</span> let's start with the 2<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_10">nd</span> places!!"</span><br /><span style="color:#000099;"></span><br /><span style="color:#000099;">Let's ask a question: Do you feel special or get a feeling of accomplishment when you and 20+ people all get 2<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_11">nd</span> place???? This is ridiculous and a complete insult!!!! These people have no clue what they are doing and lied about everything!!</span><br /><span style="color:#000099;"></span><br /><span style="color:#000099;">To top it all of, the other art teacher then proceeds to tell me that her and the other art teacher from a local district want to take me out to dinner so they can "teach" me how to compete. I know how to <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_12">freakin</span> compete! But what is the point when there is no sound system of judging and all they get is a 20 cent ribbon???? She told me that my pictures may have done better if they had "real" <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_13">matts</span> on them. Funny isn't it, when the the rules say that it is ONLY judged on artwork not framing? Also funny since the lady in charge specifically told me to use <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_14">poster board</span>!!! She also led me to believe that if I had volunteered my kids would have done better. WHAT DOES THAT HAVE TO DO WITH THEIR ARTWORK??? They could have entered their artwork by themselves, I only did it for them to make things easier for them! So why on earth does my volunteering affect that???????</span><br /><span style="color:#000099;"></span><br /><span style="color:#000099;">I went around the room to look at the things that got the special "cash prizes" (There were at least 50 of them) and they were total crap!! It was stuff that either had to do with agriculture, T<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_15">exas</span>, or football. NO JOKE!!! Take for instance a cow skull randomly painted with acrylic paint. Yep, I'm sure that deserves an award more than my student who had a perfectly shaded rendition of an Aztec God!!! Or how about a flower arrangement of stuff that looks like it came from a dusty closet of their grandma's? Yes, that is much better than my students' watercolors with perfect glazing techniques and color!!!!!!</span><br /><span style="color:#000099;"></span><br /><span style="color:#000099;"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_16">GRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR</span>!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_17">guarantee</span> half of those winners knew someone in the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_18">fair</span>. These people are totally unfair and should not even have an art competition if they aren't going to bother with proper and fair judging. </span><br /><span style="color:#000099;"></span><br /><span style="color:#000099;">Well that about sums it up. I'm off to go make something for my kids to show them how proud I am of them and apologize for these stupid people who didn't bother to truly judge their work. We will not be competing next year. I will enter their work into national and state competitions that matter and that only give out a certain set of awards. That way if they don't win, they know to work harder and if they do win they will actually have a sense of accomplishment by knowing they are the ONLY one who got a second or first place!!!!</span>PaulandStephhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17953876046236608199noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9045730129715801994.post-20556697384130253772010-03-27T19:54:00.001-07:002010-03-27T20:47:36.141-07:00New Couch!!!<div align="center"><span style="color:#006600;">Yes, it's been awhile since I blogged....again. We have had some fun things going on. My kids swept the county fair with their artwork (even if they weren't given cash prizes and the other divisions did! Don't even get me started.....) we had a lovely Spring break with lots of relaxation, we have a brand new green couch that is beautiful!(see below!) had our 6th anniversary, and.....I think that's about it! How's everyone else doing?</span></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_aYZAlTT86no/S67FQDgrmwI/AAAAAAAABbQ/PSVc5Y0JB4o/s1600/Mckenzie.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5453513078403209986" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_aYZAlTT86no/S67FQDgrmwI/AAAAAAAABbQ/PSVc5Y0JB4o/s320/Mckenzie.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_aYZAlTT86no/S67FPsa3N5I/AAAAAAAABbI/PYDlADYuFk4/s1600/couch4.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5453513072204789650" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_aYZAlTT86no/S67FPsa3N5I/AAAAAAAABbI/PYDlADYuFk4/s320/couch4.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_aYZAlTT86no/S67FPFxJtlI/AAAAAAAABbA/BKFMjKTP2RQ/s1600/couch3.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5453513061829293650" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_aYZAlTT86no/S67FPFxJtlI/AAAAAAAABbA/BKFMjKTP2RQ/s320/couch3.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_aYZAlTT86no/S67FPMI7pVI/AAAAAAAABa4/4EZHfZ9LLz8/s1600/couch1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5453513063539647826" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_aYZAlTT86no/S67FPMI7pVI/AAAAAAAABa4/4EZHfZ9LLz8/s320/couch1.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_aYZAlTT86no/S67FOul2Y5I/AAAAAAAABaw/TSTPgbw4k1k/s1600/couch.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5453513055607874450" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_aYZAlTT86no/S67FOul2Y5I/AAAAAAAABaw/TSTPgbw4k1k/s320/couch.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="color:#006600;">Told ya! BEEAAUUTIFUL!</span><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div>PaulandStephhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17953876046236608199noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9045730129715801994.post-47800632565384634922010-02-23T14:43:00.000-08:002010-02-23T16:21:37.639-08:00Snow in Texas!<div align="center"><span style="color:#000099;">Wow it's been a loooonnnggg time since I blogged! I honestly update my Facebook page more, so if you don't have me on yours go ahead and add me! Or get a Facebook page! Ok so what's new with us? Not too much. Loving school, my kids are great. I was evaluated by my superintendent which was highly intimidating but I got a great report and they want me back for next year so all is right in the world! I'm also almost done with all my course work for my teacher certification and by Fall I will be officially certified! YAY! The big news today though was that it snowed and we got dismissed early from school cause the roads were getting too bad! That was apparently a huge deal because A: This is Texas, it never snows! and B: Mumford school district usually NEVER closes! And as icing on the cake, we don't have to go to school tomorrow until 10 am to allow all the ice to melt! Can we say WOOT WOOT for sleeping in?! Ok yes, it's sad that this is the most exciting thing going on, but hey we are happy :) I also did some comission work for a fellow teacher that was really fun and I am thinking of marketing. Pictures below, tell me what you think! Also have pictures of some of my work that I did along with the kids doing projects. </span></div><br /><br /><div align="center">My students enjoying the snow. They got to go play for a few minutes!</div><div align="center"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_aYZAlTT86no/S4RvQt8fG0I/AAAAAAAABao/CNMfw6C7t-w/s1600-h/DSC01358.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5441596582772284226" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 180px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_aYZAlTT86no/S4RvQt8fG0I/AAAAAAAABao/CNMfw6C7t-w/s320/DSC01358.JPG" border="0" /></a> The snow man one of the kids made on Mr. Bienski's car. He's the superintendent, I hope he thought it was fun.<br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_aYZAlTT86no/S4RvQfA6g6I/AAAAAAAABag/Q-xeuOf1o4Q/s1600-h/DSC01357.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5441596578764325794" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 180px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_aYZAlTT86no/S4RvQfA6g6I/AAAAAAAABag/Q-xeuOf1o4Q/s320/DSC01357.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Making said snowman.<br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_aYZAlTT86no/S4RqJOZuZZI/AAAAAAAABaY/jLLFxOB-TNE/s1600-h/DSC01352.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5441590956487763346" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 180px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_aYZAlTT86no/S4RqJOZuZZI/AAAAAAAABaY/jLLFxOB-TNE/s320/DSC01352.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br />View out my class window.<br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_aYZAlTT86no/S4RqItj5UsI/AAAAAAAABaQ/kP3GvcRR1sE/s1600-h/DSC01348.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5441590947672052418" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 180px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_aYZAlTT86no/S4RqItj5UsI/AAAAAAAABaQ/kP3GvcRR1sE/s320/DSC01348.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />My "handscape" project.<br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_aYZAlTT86no/S4RqIKGP0YI/AAAAAAAABaI/Xwwu9ByrWXY/s1600-h/DSC01324.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5441590938152456578" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 180px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_aYZAlTT86no/S4RqIKGP0YI/AAAAAAAABaI/Xwwu9ByrWXY/s320/DSC01324.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />My Alice in Wonderland picture.<br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_aYZAlTT86no/S4RqH-OHwQI/AAAAAAAABaA/5F7fTvdHtLs/s1600-h/DSC01314.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5441590934964257026" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 180px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_aYZAlTT86no/S4RqH-OHwQI/AAAAAAAABaA/5F7fTvdHtLs/s320/DSC01314.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />My Watercolor silouette<br /><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_aYZAlTT86no/S4RqHVv0YsI/AAAAAAAABZ4/9ZV3GRdaewg/s1600-h/DSC01313.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5441590924099740354" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 180px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_aYZAlTT86no/S4RqHVv0YsI/AAAAAAAABZ4/9ZV3GRdaewg/s320/DSC01313.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />The comissioned piece. It was for a baby boy's room and his name is EVAN.<br /><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_aYZAlTT86no/S4Rfu9_BHII/AAAAAAAABZw/DbFPz-CaFaI/s1600-h/DSC01283.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5441579510287899778" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 180px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_aYZAlTT86no/S4Rfu9_BHII/AAAAAAAABZw/DbFPz-CaFaI/s320/DSC01283.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_aYZAlTT86no/S4RfutmpVNI/AAAAAAAABZo/44UBELpH3hc/s1600-h/DSC01282.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5441579505890710738" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 180px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_aYZAlTT86no/S4RfutmpVNI/AAAAAAAABZo/44UBELpH3hc/s320/DSC01282.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_aYZAlTT86no/S4RfuDL4WJI/AAAAAAAABZg/UEu7BJtCIB8/s1600-h/DSC01281.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5441579494504159378" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 180px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_aYZAlTT86no/S4RfuDL4WJI/AAAAAAAABZg/UEu7BJtCIB8/s320/DSC01281.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_aYZAlTT86no/S4Rft4TJQGI/AAAAAAAABZY/qm-FFg2jut4/s1600-h/DSC01280.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5441579491581837410" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 180px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_aYZAlTT86no/S4Rft4TJQGI/AAAAAAAABZY/qm-FFg2jut4/s320/DSC01280.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />If you want to know what my kids are up to, check out our class website at <a href="http://mumfordart.weebly.com/">http://mumfordart.weebly.com</a> <br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_aYZAlTT86no/S4RftXp-H-I/AAAAAAAABZQ/xffkfccj5xE/s1600-h/DSC01279.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5441579482819207138" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 180px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_aYZAlTT86no/S4RftXp-H-I/AAAAAAAABZQ/xffkfccj5xE/s320/DSC01279.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br /></div>PaulandStephhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17953876046236608199noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9045730129715801994.post-12394713571073334722010-01-02T09:50:00.000-08:002010-01-02T10:22:02.269-08:00Christmas and Random fun<div align="center"><span style="color:#006600;">Well we had an excellent Christmas break and I really sad to see it over so quickley. Mckenzie and I went to see Princess and the Frog which was amazing, and it is her new Disney obsession of course. We have also had a lot of fun baking. We made peanut butter cookies one day and Kenzie rolled the dough into little balls, then into sugar, and placed them on the cookie sheet all on her own! We really are not wanting to return to school next week but I guess we get to count down to summer now!</span></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><span style="color:#990000;">We got a deep fryer from my sister-in-law so we have been playing with it. We made funnel cakes last night and this is Kenzie trying some (She didn't like it!) Do you know how easy these are to make and how obsurd it is that people charge you $5 for these at fairs?</span></div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_aYZAlTT86no/Sz-M4GX_igI/AAAAAAAABZI/mwpL3tV7R7Q/s1600-h/SDC10221.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422207371789175298" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_aYZAlTT86no/Sz-M4GX_igI/AAAAAAAABZI/mwpL3tV7R7Q/s320/SDC10221.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_aYZAlTT86no/Sz-M37IZJRI/AAAAAAAABZA/OrM0T3F_Wbc/s1600-h/SDC10220.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422207368770954514" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_aYZAlTT86no/Sz-M37IZJRI/AAAAAAAABZA/OrM0T3F_Wbc/s320/SDC10220.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_aYZAlTT86no/Sz-M3YD4T0I/AAAAAAAABY4/_tHgT_x7TiM/s1600-h/SDC10218.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422207359356784450" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_aYZAlTT86no/Sz-M3YD4T0I/AAAAAAAABY4/_tHgT_x7TiM/s320/SDC10218.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_aYZAlTT86no/Sz-M3MAmdOI/AAAAAAAABYw/9CygxS6SBDk/s1600-h/SDC10217.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422207356121806050" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_aYZAlTT86no/Sz-M3MAmdOI/AAAAAAAABYw/9CygxS6SBDk/s320/SDC10217.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><span style="color:#cc0000;">Unwrapping presents!</span><br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_aYZAlTT86no/Sz-LSB5glrI/AAAAAAAABYo/jGvJSn2DQ4o/s1600-h/SDC10176.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422205618240919218" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_aYZAlTT86no/Sz-LSB5glrI/AAAAAAAABYo/jGvJSn2DQ4o/s320/SDC10176.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_aYZAlTT86no/Sz-LRxEbP9I/AAAAAAAABYg/qcaQlti5OZs/s1600-h/SDC10174.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422205613723303890" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_aYZAlTT86no/Sz-LRxEbP9I/AAAAAAAABYg/qcaQlti5OZs/s320/SDC10174.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_aYZAlTT86no/Sz-LRhJtjwI/AAAAAAAABYY/zIWz4n4DjNw/s1600-h/SDC10170.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422205609450508034" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_aYZAlTT86no/Sz-LRhJtjwI/AAAAAAAABYY/zIWz4n4DjNw/s320/SDC10170.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_aYZAlTT86no/Sz-LRb_ddMI/AAAAAAAABYQ/7JWFtnH0uAk/s1600-h/SDC10160.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422205608065332418" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_aYZAlTT86no/Sz-LRb_ddMI/AAAAAAAABYQ/7JWFtnH0uAk/s320/SDC10160.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_aYZAlTT86no/Sz-LQ5LJBxI/AAAAAAAABYI/qi9YZNEpW9s/s1600-h/SDC10156.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422205598719084306" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_aYZAlTT86no/Sz-LQ5LJBxI/AAAAAAAABYI/qi9YZNEpW9s/s320/SDC10156.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_aYZAlTT86no/Sz-IzrCnuyI/AAAAAAAABYA/dHULH0CUQTo/s1600-h/SDC10150.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422202897685789474" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_aYZAlTT86no/Sz-IzrCnuyI/AAAAAAAABYA/dHULH0CUQTo/s320/SDC10150.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="color:#cc0000;">Me in all my Twilight nerdiness, right down to the Alice Cullen bracelet on my arm. It was a good Christmas! He, he!</span><br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_aYZAlTT86no/Sz-IzaAL17I/AAAAAAAABX4/XIMYONp3UoA/s1600-h/SDC10148.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422202893112170418" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_aYZAlTT86no/Sz-IzaAL17I/AAAAAAAABX4/XIMYONp3UoA/s320/SDC10148.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_aYZAlTT86no/Sz-Iy8nN7pI/AAAAAAAABXw/ujUZlJtS9qI/s1600-h/SDC10145.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422202885222821522" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_aYZAlTT86no/Sz-Iy8nN7pI/AAAAAAAABXw/ujUZlJtS9qI/s320/SDC10145.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="color:#cc0000;">Mckenzie has gotten into a habit of watching movies on my bed!</span><br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_aYZAlTT86no/Sz-Iyi9RRHI/AAAAAAAABXo/tKqI8aqcXsM/s1600-h/SDC10135.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422202878335992946" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_aYZAlTT86no/Sz-Iyi9RRHI/AAAAAAAABXo/tKqI8aqcXsM/s320/SDC10135.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="color:#cc0000;">My little artist decided that an easel was needed, but since we don't have one she improvised one on the fridge. This is definately my child!</span><br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_aYZAlTT86no/Sz-IydCKTKI/AAAAAAAABXg/gB2dRkTym3s/s1600-h/SDC10131.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422202876745895074" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_aYZAlTT86no/Sz-IydCKTKI/AAAAAAAABXg/gB2dRkTym3s/s320/SDC10131.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>PaulandStephhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17953876046236608199noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9045730129715801994.post-45616035581362633382009-12-23T20:41:00.001-08:002009-12-23T21:21:44.957-08:00Christmas Activities<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_aYZAlTT86no/SzL4dfOFGmI/AAAAAAAABXY/D0Y7Fz0BRNQ/s1600-h/IMG_7767.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5418666487160576610" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_aYZAlTT86no/SzL4dfOFGmI/AAAAAAAABXY/D0Y7Fz0BRNQ/s320/IMG_7767.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_aYZAlTT86no/SzL4cwMrFrI/AAAAAAAABXQ/LN24YsqttKY/s1600-h/IMG_7765.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5418666474538210994" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_aYZAlTT86no/SzL4cwMrFrI/AAAAAAAABXQ/LN24YsqttKY/s320/IMG_7765.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_aYZAlTT86no/SzL4cn4hyZI/AAAAAAAABXI/nNfvy9On-e8/s1600-h/IMG_7741.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5418666472306231698" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_aYZAlTT86no/SzL4cn4hyZI/AAAAAAAABXI/nNfvy9On-e8/s320/IMG_7741.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><span style="color:#ff0000;">Merry Christmas!!!</span></div><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><span style="color:#ff0000;">Yep, it's been awhile, so here are a lot of pictures again! I had my school Christmas program, it went over extremely well and a lot of parents said it was the best one yet. Our props and decorations looked awesome! Mckenzie is also destined to be a star. The theme for the show was "Christmas through the decades" and her class did the 1980s. She was a hula dancer and she also got to headbang and play air guitar. She outshined everyone and stole the show, it was hilarious! I am enjoying my 2 week break immensely but it has occurred to me that I do not know how to relax, I always have to be doing something! So my house is going to get really clean I guess, which isn't exactly a bad thing. Hope everyone is having a great Christmas!</span></div><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><span style="color:#cc0000;">Mckenzie decorating cookies</span><br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_aYZAlTT86no/SzL3BzEmk1I/AAAAAAAABXA/iTsojMTMTK4/s1600-h/SDC10109.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5418664911941571410" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_aYZAlTT86no/SzL3BzEmk1I/AAAAAAAABXA/iTsojMTMTK4/s320/SDC10109.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><span style="color:#cc0000;">She liked to use the sprinkles a lot. </span><br /><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_aYZAlTT86no/SzL3BfwO3TI/AAAAAAAABW4/SNwaJTvowOM/s1600-h/SDC10112.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5418664906755857714" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_aYZAlTT86no/SzL3BfwO3TI/AAAAAAAABW4/SNwaJTvowOM/s320/SDC10112.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_aYZAlTT86no/SzL3BOZKjRI/AAAAAAAABWw/9OHoM2QRAgM/s1600-h/SDC10117.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5418664902095703314" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_aYZAlTT86no/SzL3BOZKjRI/AAAAAAAABWw/9OHoM2QRAgM/s320/SDC10117.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="color:#cc0000;">Such concentration!</span><br /><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_aYZAlTT86no/SzL2Gmwo-oI/AAAAAAAABWo/JeREpqrlMFU/s1600-h/SDC10110.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5418663895024335490" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_aYZAlTT86no/SzL2Gmwo-oI/AAAAAAAABWo/JeREpqrlMFU/s320/SDC10110.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="color:#cc0000;">We went to a Christmas party in houston with her cousins and Santa made an appearance.</span><br /><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_aYZAlTT86no/SzL2Ge1iy8I/AAAAAAAABWg/PhB4sqKMGP4/s1600-h/SDC10068.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5418663892897418178" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_aYZAlTT86no/SzL2Ge1iy8I/AAAAAAAABWg/PhB4sqKMGP4/s320/SDC10068.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="color:#cc0000;">Cousin present exchange, she was very excited.</span><br /><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_aYZAlTT86no/SzL2GHSPVxI/AAAAAAAABWY/Dp1QniCtFYU/s1600-h/SDC10090.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5418663886575326994" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_aYZAlTT86no/SzL2GHSPVxI/AAAAAAAABWY/Dp1QniCtFYU/s320/SDC10090.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="color:#cc0000;">This is the juke box I painted for one of the class props for our Christmas program. It was my favorite piece so I had to post this..</span><br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_aYZAlTT86no/SzL2F2T9BjI/AAAAAAAABWQ/taci8XD4c5A/s1600-h/PICT0164.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5418663882019112498" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_aYZAlTT86no/SzL2F2T9BjI/AAAAAAAABWQ/taci8XD4c5A/s320/PICT0164.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="color:#cc0000;">A hippie van my students painted. </span><br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_aYZAlTT86no/SzL2Fo3qFII/AAAAAAAABWI/XXZBQpvc40k/s1600-h/PICT0162.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5418663878410769538" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_aYZAlTT86no/SzL2Fo3qFII/AAAAAAAABWI/XXZBQpvc40k/s320/PICT0162.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="color:#cc0000;">The Christmas tree with my students' handmade ornaments. </span><br /><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_aYZAlTT86no/SzL0jLci5uI/AAAAAAAABWA/TaI1AD4v5ug/s1600-h/PICT0155.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5418662186885244642" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_aYZAlTT86no/SzL0jLci5uI/AAAAAAAABWA/TaI1AD4v5ug/s320/PICT0155.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="color:#cc0000;">The lobby decorated with our 7 decade santas. I drew them and my students helped me paint them, they turned out so good. </span><br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_aYZAlTT86no/SzL0i2ylpeI/AAAAAAAABV4/yU3oe6AXVr0/s1600-h/PICT0145.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5418662181340554722" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_aYZAlTT86no/SzL0i2ylpeI/AAAAAAAABV4/yU3oe6AXVr0/s320/PICT0145.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">Yes they are a little out of proportion, but we got away with it them being cartoons and also it being so hard to draw a person that big!</span><br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_aYZAlTT86no/SzL0iZvcgbI/AAAAAAAABVw/wlWDeoR9YA0/s1600-h/PICT0143.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5418662173542744498" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_aYZAlTT86no/SzL0iZvcgbI/AAAAAAAABVw/wlWDeoR9YA0/s320/PICT0143.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_aYZAlTT86no/SzL0iCvygzI/AAAAAAAABVo/GDYbGVWcJ9c/s1600-h/PICT0142.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5418662167370171186" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_aYZAlTT86no/SzL0iCvygzI/AAAAAAAABVo/GDYbGVWcJ9c/s320/PICT0142.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_aYZAlTT86no/SzL0h9ulaYI/AAAAAAAABVg/GMbkjMu1bck/s1600-h/PICT0141.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5418662166022941058" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_aYZAlTT86no/SzL0h9ulaYI/AAAAAAAABVg/GMbkjMu1bck/s320/PICT0141.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="color:#cc0000;">This is the gingerbread house that Kenzie and I made. She did almost all the decorating herself, not bad for a 4 year old!</span><br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_aYZAlTT86no/SzLzaQV87tI/AAAAAAAABVY/uXYJtFFYEZo/s1600-h/SDC11670.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5418660934069317330" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_aYZAlTT86no/SzLzaQV87tI/AAAAAAAABVY/uXYJtFFYEZo/s320/SDC11670.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="color:#cc0000;">Christmas lights on our house.</span><br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_aYZAlTT86no/SzLzZuMjlWI/AAAAAAAABVQ/ieEvVW5Z6F0/s1600-h/SDC11638.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5418660924903101794" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_aYZAlTT86no/SzLzZuMjlWI/AAAAAAAABVQ/ieEvVW5Z6F0/s320/SDC11638.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="color:#cc0000;">My little 80s hula girl!</span><br /><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_aYZAlTT86no/SzLzZYmaTlI/AAAAAAAABVI/CfTeE0bSS-Y/s1600-h/SDC10008.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5418660919105965650" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_aYZAlTT86no/SzLzZYmaTlI/AAAAAAAABVI/CfTeE0bSS-Y/s320/SDC10008.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="color:#cc0000;">She was too cute. I worked the backstage left and during her performance she saw me back there and kept pointing to her face saying "Mommy, they painted my eyes!" I kept telling her to look forward and she finally did, it was so funny. </span><br /><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_aYZAlTT86no/SzLzZMzWbRI/AAAAAAAABVA/xR-p7HvoQpQ/s1600-h/SDC10027.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5418660915939011858" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_aYZAlTT86no/SzLzZMzWbRI/AAAAAAAABVA/xR-p7HvoQpQ/s320/SDC10027.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="color:#cc0000;">Our house all decorated. </span><br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_aYZAlTT86no/SzLzY-VqQmI/AAAAAAAABU4/_35mK5yIO_A/s1600-h/SDC11623.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5418660912056386146" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_aYZAlTT86no/SzLzY-VqQmI/AAAAAAAABU4/_35mK5yIO_A/s320/SDC11623.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>PaulandStephhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17953876046236608199noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9045730129715801994.post-85086079515861012009-11-29T11:10:00.000-08:002009-11-29T11:59:45.892-08:00Renaissance Festival, School Moments, and Random<span style="color:#990000;">Ok, are you ready for ten billion pictures? Well tough, there isn't that many but there are a lot! Sorry it's been awhile, I remain insanely busy with school and trying to get stuff done for this huge Christmas program which is next week. It will be Mckenzie's first stage debut so everyone is invited to come see her. My class and I did the majority of sets, decorations, and props for it and I will be running the backstage crew as well. Needless to say that the stress level is very high! But we did get a nice break from things this wonderful Thanksgiving weekend. We hosted dinner at our house and had a ton of food. (Pictures to come of that and our Christmas decorations) It's so nice to have a house to put lights on and decorate with a fireplace. We have our tree up and decorated, it is huge. I'm pretty sure it was the fattest one on the lot! We did just a tiny bit of black Friday shopping and rolled out of bed at a lovely 8am just to get a few good bargains. Then on Saturday we went to the Texas Renaissance festival which is totally awesome and I'm pretty sure I could live there. It was sad that we didn't dress up though because I had trouble ordering my dress online and ending up just not getting it, but next year we are going all out and bringing lots of money because I could have bought the place out! Mckenzie loved it too, she was amazed with so many princesses and fairies walking around. Paul went pretty crazy with all the armor and weapon shops too. I highly recommend going to one of these if you have never been!</span><br /><br /><div align="center"><span style="color:#006600;">This is my little celtic necklace I got.</span></div><div align="center"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_aYZAlTT86no/SxLM-cDSu_I/AAAAAAAABUw/fcpaLnKMpTE/s1600/PICT0103.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409611475479346162" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_aYZAlTT86no/SxLM-cDSu_I/AAAAAAAABUw/fcpaLnKMpTE/s320/PICT0103.JPG" border="0" /></a> <span style="color:#006600;">My handcarved wooden jewelry box</span><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_aYZAlTT86no/SxLMVCxTupI/AAAAAAAABUo/8f31aQuW7NM/s1600/PICT0101.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409610764318390930" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_aYZAlTT86no/SxLMVCxTupI/AAAAAAAABUo/8f31aQuW7NM/s320/PICT0101.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color:#006600;">Mckenzie and her pewter fairy which she just loves.</span><br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_aYZAlTT86no/SxLMVCuFIJI/AAAAAAAABUg/wCgSUwrTB0o/s1600/PICT0100.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409610764304851090" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_aYZAlTT86no/SxLMVCuFIJI/AAAAAAAABUg/wCgSUwrTB0o/s320/PICT0100.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="color:#006600;">Paul got a coat of arms of our family from Ireland with the whole history and meaning of our name which is super cool. </span><br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_aYZAlTT86no/SxLMU6X9S_I/AAAAAAAABUY/F12dYuq5F8w/s1600/PICT0098.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409610762064579570" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_aYZAlTT86no/SxLMU6X9S_I/AAAAAAAABUY/F12dYuq5F8w/s320/PICT0098.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><span style="color:#006600;">This was a cool tree man walking around.</span><br /><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_aYZAlTT86no/SxLMUZgewAI/AAAAAAAABUQ/SW2Iv_KD4ZI/s1600/PICT0097.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409610753241956354" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_aYZAlTT86no/SxLMUZgewAI/AAAAAAAABUQ/SW2Iv_KD4ZI/s320/PICT0097.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="color:#006600;">A cute matching couple.</span><br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_aYZAlTT86no/SxLMUPTU1rI/AAAAAAAABUI/qp--iLfDFuo/s1600/PICT0095.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409610750502426290" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_aYZAlTT86no/SxLMUPTU1rI/AAAAAAAABUI/qp--iLfDFuo/s320/PICT0095.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="color:#006600;">Mckenzie and a mermaid statue.</span><br /><br /><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_aYZAlTT86no/SxLLg15bf8I/AAAAAAAABUA/TZ0xJ-qBMI0/s1600/PICT0094.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409609867509596098" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_aYZAlTT86no/SxLLg15bf8I/AAAAAAAABUA/TZ0xJ-qBMI0/s320/PICT0094.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="color:#006600;">A guy in the woods playing a harp.</span><br /><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_aYZAlTT86no/SxLLgqpJHPI/AAAAAAAABT4/CHIwVtjIewM/s1600/PICT0092.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409609864488492274" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_aYZAlTT86no/SxLLgqpJHPI/AAAAAAAABT4/CHIwVtjIewM/s320/PICT0092.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="color:#006600;">A big fairy lady.</span><br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_aYZAlTT86no/SxLLgYhES0I/AAAAAAAABTw/hqwLAPc8pNQ/s1600/PICT0091.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409609859622783810" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_aYZAlTT86no/SxLLgYhES0I/AAAAAAAABTw/hqwLAPc8pNQ/s320/PICT0091.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="color:#006600;">Paul and Mckenzie watching the "stupid jugglers" who reminded us of my brother Andrew. I could see him doing this.</span><br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_aYZAlTT86no/SxLLgLCQrcI/AAAAAAAABTo/JZsqwj4nuR8/s1600/PICT0087.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409609856003911106" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_aYZAlTT86no/SxLLgLCQrcI/AAAAAAAABTo/JZsqwj4nuR8/s320/PICT0087.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="color:#009900;">A cool elf man.</span><br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_aYZAlTT86no/SxLLf2CJoVI/AAAAAAAABTg/zanKwk0C11Q/s1600/PICT0086.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409609850366304594" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_aYZAlTT86no/SxLLf2CJoVI/AAAAAAAABTg/zanKwk0C11Q/s320/PICT0086.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="color:#009900;">Paul and Mckenzie riding an elephant. This was the highlight of Kenzie's day. </span><br /></div><div align="right"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_aYZAlTT86no/SxLJyFsNzOI/AAAAAAAABTQ/k1xL7TRswnc/s1600/PICT0084.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409607964783660258" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_aYZAlTT86no/SxLJyFsNzOI/AAAAAAAABTQ/k1xL7TRswnc/s320/PICT0084.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_aYZAlTT86no/SxLJxhQ9SvI/AAAAAAAABTI/65ZFwYzhc8E/s1600/PICT0083.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409607955005655794" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_aYZAlTT86no/SxLJxhQ9SvI/AAAAAAAABTI/65ZFwYzhc8E/s320/PICT0083.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_aYZAlTT86no/SxLJxEu5qUI/AAAAAAAABTA/c8yIyH4hxpQ/s1600/PICT0082.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409607947346618690" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_aYZAlTT86no/SxLJxEu5qUI/AAAAAAAABTA/c8yIyH4hxpQ/s320/PICT0082.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="color:#006600;">This was my favorite store, but the tapestries were so expensive.</span><br /><br /><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_aYZAlTT86no/SxLJw3EIArI/AAAAAAAABS4/HM9Ils8AIFQ/s1600/PICT0080.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409607943677543090" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_aYZAlTT86no/SxLJw3EIArI/AAAAAAAABS4/HM9Ils8AIFQ/s320/PICT0080.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="color:#006600;">Riding the carousel.</span><br /><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_aYZAlTT86no/SxLJAWKdZEI/AAAAAAAABSw/qH5vVTUl1L8/s1600/PICT0078.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409607110212019266" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_aYZAlTT86no/SxLJAWKdZEI/AAAAAAAABSw/qH5vVTUl1L8/s320/PICT0078.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="color:#006600;">Mckenzie watching the birds and eating a pretzel.</span><br /><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_aYZAlTT86no/SxLJAM_GwGI/AAAAAAAABSo/Vbul9wkQrvw/s1600/PICT0075.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409607107748479074" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_aYZAlTT86no/SxLJAM_GwGI/AAAAAAAABSo/Vbul9wkQrvw/s320/PICT0075.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="color:#006600;">The joust.</span><br /><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_aYZAlTT86no/SxLI_1HAtoI/AAAAAAAABSg/mbk8MghGYZ8/s1600/PICT0074.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409607101339186818" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_aYZAlTT86no/SxLI_1HAtoI/AAAAAAAABSg/mbk8MghGYZ8/s320/PICT0074.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="color:#009900;">Relaxing at the joust.</span><br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_aYZAlTT86no/SxLI_qC36pI/AAAAAAAABSY/3lGKup-kQHk/s1600/PICT0072.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409607098369043090" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_aYZAlTT86no/SxLI_qC36pI/AAAAAAAABSY/3lGKup-kQHk/s320/PICT0072.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_aYZAlTT86no/SxLI_OacO8I/AAAAAAAABSQ/yn34pd2oPCw/s1600/PICT0071.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409607090951699394" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_aYZAlTT86no/SxLI_OacO8I/AAAAAAAABSQ/yn34pd2oPCw/s320/PICT0071.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="color:#006600;">My little elves hard at work making Christmas decorations.</span><br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_aYZAlTT86no/SxLILc14FiI/AAAAAAAABSI/SM9EHHPunjU/s1600/PICT0067.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409606201471669794" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_aYZAlTT86no/SxLILc14FiI/AAAAAAAABSI/SM9EHHPunjU/s320/PICT0067.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="color:#006600;">Antique suitcases I'm making for the show.</span><br /><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_aYZAlTT86no/SxLILBY3c-I/AAAAAAAABSA/jgM880c2zME/s1600/PICT0061.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409606194102236130" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_aYZAlTT86no/SxLILBY3c-I/AAAAAAAABSA/jgM880c2zME/s320/PICT0061.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="color:#009900;">Boxes of decorations and ornaments.</span><br /><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_aYZAlTT86no/SxLIKsUl5LI/AAAAAAAABR4/7iFh0nj4alg/s1600/PICT0060.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409606188447163570" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_aYZAlTT86no/SxLIKsUl5LI/AAAAAAAABR4/7iFh0nj4alg/s320/PICT0060.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="color:#006600;">My room, such a mess.</span><br /><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_aYZAlTT86no/SxLIKYiB0dI/AAAAAAAABRw/eybWISGazfg/s1600/PICT0059.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409606183134810578" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_aYZAlTT86no/SxLIKYiB0dI/AAAAAAAABRw/eybWISGazfg/s320/PICT0059.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="color:#006600;">My 3rd graders and the Turkeys we made of Thanksgiving.</span><br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_aYZAlTT86no/SxLIJ3QRv2I/AAAAAAAABRo/pkCxSZ8iNN8/s1600/PICT0058.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409606174201986914" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_aYZAlTT86no/SxLIJ3QRv2I/AAAAAAAABRo/pkCxSZ8iNN8/s320/PICT0058.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><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>PaulandStephhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17953876046236608199noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9045730129715801994.post-89457635771509128862009-11-01T17:26:00.001-08:002009-11-01T17:46:17.003-08:00Halloween and new house<div align="center"><span style="color:#cc6600;">Yes, I know, it's been weeks since I last updated this thing...well it turns out that when you have a full time job that often requires lots of outside time to prepare, you don't have time to update blogs! But I do feel bad so I will try and do it more often! The other problem was, however, that my camera is broken and my laptop with a card reader needs a new power cord, so in order to post pictures I have to borrow a camera and a card reader so things can get a little tricky! We will hopefully be fixing all these things this month though. Anywho, what's new with us you may ask? Not much, life is good, school is good, we are having lots of fun. </span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#cc6600;">I had to paint faces at my school's Halloween festival two days in a row, so for the first one we all dressed up like renaissance people. Unfortunately we didn't get pictures of this but we should take some this month since we got free tickets to the Texas Ren Faire (the biggest one in the country, can we say awesome?!) and we are all dressing up of course.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#cc6600;">So for the second day of the festival I was on my own since Kenzie wasn't allowed to go to that one (It was for the bigger kids) so I decided to dress up as a Jedi. The kids thought it was really cool, especially when I charged into the festival and started slaying Juniors and High School teachers! It was a blast.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#cc6600;">Then during trick or treating on Saturday we had our car battery die so our candy gathering was cut short since we got our car jumped and figured we better go home. I was going to continue trick-or- treating in our neighborhood but Kenzie had crashed in the car and was snoring loudly, so we decided to call it a night. And it was a good thing we came home because the car didn't start up again once we got it there. So Sunday was spent getting a new car battery instead of church, which stunk but we would have been very early to church since I had forgotten about daylight savings time! Here are some pictures of Halloween and our house.</span></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><span style="color:#993300;">Our backyard</span></div><div align="center"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_aYZAlTT86no/Su42X5gz_zI/AAAAAAAABRg/ECXdP_1SKsg/s1600-h/14640_1232944896965_1029429029_30722968_7791776_n.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399312787467140914" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 239px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_aYZAlTT86no/Su42X5gz_zI/AAAAAAAABRg/ECXdP_1SKsg/s320/14640_1232944896965_1029429029_30722968_7791776_n.jpg" border="0" /></a> <span style="color:#993300;">Our back deck</span><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_aYZAlTT86no/Su42XdsZNBI/AAAAAAAABRY/5aaszezlWx0/s1600-h/14640_1232944856964_1029429029_30722967_4779093_n.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399312779999523858" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 239px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_aYZAlTT86no/Su42XdsZNBI/AAAAAAAABRY/5aaszezlWx0/s320/14640_1232944856964_1029429029_30722967_4779093_n.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color:#993300;">Kenzie's room , it's messy and usually has a cute rug but it's being washed.</span><br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_aYZAlTT86no/Su42XK8xgmI/AAAAAAAABRQ/-_b7u2-IIPI/s1600-h/14640_1232944296950_1029429029_30722954_3752292_n.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399312774967951970" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_aYZAlTT86no/Su42XK8xgmI/AAAAAAAABRQ/-_b7u2-IIPI/s320/14640_1232944296950_1029429029_30722954_3752292_n.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="color:#993300;">Kitchen cupboards</span><br /><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_aYZAlTT86no/Su42XJBqXhI/AAAAAAAABRI/q3Woiaz1eqU/s1600-h/14640_1232944256949_1029429029_30722953_5848233_n.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399312774451584530" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 239px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_aYZAlTT86no/Su42XJBqXhI/AAAAAAAABRI/q3Woiaz1eqU/s320/14640_1232944256949_1029429029_30722953_5848233_n.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><span style="color:#993300;">Kitchen and dining room in back, yes it's messy too!</span><br /><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_aYZAlTT86no/Su42W1Z8FiI/AAAAAAAABRA/-eexuONT2nY/s1600-h/14640_1232944216948_1029429029_30722952_2266632_n.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399312769184699938" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 239px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_aYZAlTT86no/Su42W1Z8FiI/AAAAAAAABRA/-eexuONT2nY/s320/14640_1232944216948_1029429029_30722952_2266632_n.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><span style="color:#993300;">Entertainment center</span><br /><br /><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_aYZAlTT86no/Su42GFd3fPI/AAAAAAAABQ4/lctgIoIaAoU/s1600-h/14640_1232944176947_1029429029_30722951_6324100_n.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399312481438366962" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 239px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_aYZAlTT86no/Su42GFd3fPI/AAAAAAAABQ4/lctgIoIaAoU/s320/14640_1232944176947_1029429029_30722951_6324100_n.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_aYZAlTT86no/Su42FzqQxUI/AAAAAAAABQw/1wvWsGHw3cE/s1600-h/14640_1232944136946_1029429029_30722950_1377206_n.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399312476658517314" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 239px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_aYZAlTT86no/Su42FzqQxUI/AAAAAAAABQw/1wvWsGHw3cE/s320/14640_1232944136946_1029429029_30722950_1377206_n.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="color:#993300;">Front Door</span><br /><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_aYZAlTT86no/Su42F1LnvFI/AAAAAAAABQo/2k_egQG9u3E/s1600-h/14640_1232943936941_1029429029_30722945_3806182_n.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399312477066869842" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_aYZAlTT86no/Su42F1LnvFI/AAAAAAAABQo/2k_egQG9u3E/s320/14640_1232943936941_1029429029_30722945_3806182_n.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="color:#993300;">Living Room</span><br /><br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_aYZAlTT86no/Su42FngXs8I/AAAAAAAABQg/AHkj1FnlIL8/s1600-h/14640_1232933616683_1029429029_30722920_643000_n.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399312473395803074" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_aYZAlTT86no/Su42FngXs8I/AAAAAAAABQg/AHkj1FnlIL8/s320/14640_1232933616683_1029429029_30722920_643000_n.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="color:#993300;">Entryway</span><br /><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_aYZAlTT86no/Su42FSZp_8I/AAAAAAAABQY/LLoIH81wZ8U/s1600-h/14640_1232933576682_1029429029_30722919_4977061_n.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399312467730497474" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_aYZAlTT86no/Su42FSZp_8I/AAAAAAAABQY/LLoIH81wZ8U/s320/14640_1232933576682_1029429029_30722919_4977061_n.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="color:#993300;">Dining room (It still has boxes)</span><br /></div><div><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_aYZAlTT86no/Su415-X04UI/AAAAAAAABQQ/rlvTDefn6Ak/s1600-h/14640_1232933496680_1029429029_30722918_2665814_n.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399312273375551810" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_aYZAlTT86no/Su415-X04UI/AAAAAAAABQQ/rlvTDefn6Ak/s320/14640_1232933496680_1029429029_30722918_2665814_n.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="color:#993300;">Front yard</span><br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_aYZAlTT86no/Su415kmXyJI/AAAAAAAABQI/pRvxeZ6SGEk/s1600-h/14640_1232933416678_1029429029_30722917_325496_n.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399312266457237650" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_aYZAlTT86no/Su415kmXyJI/AAAAAAAABQI/pRvxeZ6SGEk/s320/14640_1232933416678_1029429029_30722917_325496_n.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="color:#993300;">Me!</span><br /><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_aYZAlTT86no/Su415o7EAWI/AAAAAAAABQA/IRRrBefcZJY/s1600-h/14640_1232944776962_1029429029_30722965_3499391_n.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399312267617763682" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 239px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_aYZAlTT86no/Su415o7EAWI/AAAAAAAABQA/IRRrBefcZJY/s320/14640_1232944776962_1029429029_30722965_3499391_n.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="color:#993300;">Mommy Jedi</span><br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_aYZAlTT86no/Su415alrXYI/AAAAAAAABP4/Skf64sPk3Tw/s1600-h/14640_1232944736961_1029429029_30722964_5839223_n.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399312263769972098" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_aYZAlTT86no/Su415alrXYI/AAAAAAAABP4/Skf64sPk3Tw/s320/14640_1232944736961_1029429029_30722964_5839223_n.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_aYZAlTT86no/Su415B2rLhI/AAAAAAAABPw/cwHaUpG0Rzk/s1600-h/14640_1232944696960_1029429029_30722963_3771723_n.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399312257130376722" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_aYZAlTT86no/Su415B2rLhI/AAAAAAAABPw/cwHaUpG0Rzk/s320/14640_1232944696960_1029429029_30722963_3771723_n.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="color:#993300;">Fairy Princess Kenzie</span><br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_aYZAlTT86no/Su41oFNdl1I/AAAAAAAABPo/7OV5vx5Fq9U/s1600-h/14640_1232944576957_1029429029_30722960_6330299_n.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399311965973485394" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 239px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_aYZAlTT86no/Su41oFNdl1I/AAAAAAAABPo/7OV5vx5Fq9U/s320/14640_1232944576957_1029429029_30722960_6330299_n.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_aYZAlTT86no/Su41n2TNZmI/AAAAAAAABPg/-3P08T6WSn8/s1600-h/14640_1232944496955_1029429029_30722958_4082153_n.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399311961971058274" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_aYZAlTT86no/Su41n2TNZmI/AAAAAAAABPg/-3P08T6WSn8/s320/14640_1232944496955_1029429029_30722958_4082153_n.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_aYZAlTT86no/Su41nq_T49I/AAAAAAAABPY/eFbs6O3UuoI/s1600-h/14640_1232944376952_1029429029_30722955_7241135_n.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399311958934807506" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_aYZAlTT86no/Su41nq_T49I/AAAAAAAABPY/eFbs6O3UuoI/s320/14640_1232944376952_1029429029_30722955_7241135_n.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="color:#993300;">Mckenzie beating up cousins</span><br /><br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_aYZAlTT86no/Su41nddre-I/AAAAAAAABPQ/6_ZntMT56XA/s1600-h/14640_1232943776937_1029429029_30722941_2593094_n.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399311955304086498" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 239px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_aYZAlTT86no/Su41nddre-I/AAAAAAAABPQ/6_ZntMT56XA/s320/14640_1232943776937_1029429029_30722941_2593094_n.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="color:#993300;">Sorting through the loot</span><br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_aYZAlTT86no/Su41nOJNtqI/AAAAAAAABPI/w97lab07G1E/s1600-h/14640_1232933376677_1029429029_30722916_2178052_n.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399311951191717538" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_aYZAlTT86no/Su41nOJNtqI/AAAAAAAABPI/w97lab07G1E/s320/14640_1232933376677_1029429029_30722916_2178052_n.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br /></div>PaulandStephhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17953876046236608199noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9045730129715801994.post-65988139217586237732009-09-11T14:40:00.000-07:002009-09-11T14:54:27.630-07:00A tiring 24 hours...<span style="color:#6600cc;">We had an interesting 24 hours these past two days. Yesturday at school around 10:30am I got a call in my room from Mckenzie's teacher telling me that she fell off the monkey bars on the playground. She scraped her face up but had stopped crying and everything so they thought she was fine. I was still worried, so I went to go check on her at lunch and she seemed happy and doing ok. Well I picked her up after school and took her to my room and she complained that her tummy hurt. She sat on my floor till 4pm when we can leave, and started to cry really bad. When we got out to the car, she threw up in the parking lot 3 times. I figured maybe she had some kind of stomach bug. On the way home she told me to pull over and threw up again. Then when we got home it was 2 more times and she was getting drowsy so we got pretty worried. We ended up taking her to the emergency room where she got a CT scan and the doctor ruled that she was fine accept for a concusion, which was the reason for her vomiting. So she threw up some more at home but seems to be doing better now. She still won't eat today and is sleeping a lot, but she isn't throwing up which is good. She is such a brave little girl, the hospital didn't scare her at all. I was a little upset at the fact that her teacher and the teacher's aid didn't see it happen so no one could tell me exactly what was going on, only the other little kids saw it happen. But Kenzie tends to think she can handle things more than other kids, so we had a talk about no more monkey bars. It was not fun going to school today without her knowing she was home hurt, I just hate it!</span><br /><span style="color:#6600cc;">But I have to say she is definately my child, she threw up at least 10 times and stayed clean throughout, that's my little girl!</span>PaulandStephhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17953876046236608199noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9045730129715801994.post-71894128236289555172009-09-09T18:58:00.000-07:002009-09-09T19:19:31.230-07:00School is awesome, life is good.<div align="center"><span style="color:#cc0000;">Sorry it's been awhile since I updated this thing, we have been busy and I usually post stuff on my Facebook page first. Anyway, did I mention the fact that I have the most amazing job ever? Seriously, who would have thought teaching art and then getting to help people draw and make projects all day could be so wonderful? I have great kids who are so much fun and Mckenzie just loves coming to school with mom and then going to class all day. She is doing very well. Paul is loving his job too. He laughed at me today because we got our insurance cards in the mail for Blue Cross Blue Shield, which is what my parents had growing up, and I about cried and said "Wow, no more student insurance, this is REAL insurance! I feel so grown up!" It's funny how I excited I am to make real money and pay bills and start saving for retirement! </span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#cc0000;"></span> </div><div align="center"><span style="color:#cc0000;">Anywho, we may get to move into our cute house at the end of the month, which is very exciting indeed. Hope all is well with everyone else. Here are some pictures for your enjoyment.</span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="color:#000099;">This is my room all decorated. Those stars on the ceiling light up so when I do power points on the projector I turn them on to give a lovely effect. I have great art prints all around the room and I love that boat bookshelf!</span></div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_aYZAlTT86no/SqhgHFyRbfI/AAAAAAAABPA/XZE_GoGa2Tk/s1600-h/SDC11372.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5379655429822442994" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_aYZAlTT86no/SqhgHFyRbfI/AAAAAAAABPA/XZE_GoGa2Tk/s320/SDC11372.JPG" /></a><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_aYZAlTT86no/SqhgGvvdLEI/AAAAAAAABO4/-d4jDgm8j0Y/s1600-h/SDC11371.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5379655423905049666" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_aYZAlTT86no/SqhgGvvdLEI/AAAAAAAABO4/-d4jDgm8j0Y/s320/SDC11371.JPG" /></a><br /><span style="color:#000099;">This is Mckenzie on the first day of school.</span><br /><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_aYZAlTT86no/SqhgGMb5J6I/AAAAAAAABOw/u5_gnSLywF4/s1600-h/SDC11368.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5379655414427756450" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_aYZAlTT86no/SqhgGMb5J6I/AAAAAAAABOw/u5_gnSLywF4/s320/SDC11368.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><span style="color:#000099;">Quite excited! Yet after the first day when I went to get her after school, she was so exhausted and confused that some of the other preschool kids cried all day long. She fell asleep in my room and wouldn't talk to me for awhile. I was so worried. Luckily, she has been fine every day after that because the kids finally stopped crying. She loves playing and learning new things.</span><br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_aYZAlTT86no/SqhgF7I4clI/AAAAAAAABOo/mjGR6pcGbKA/s1600-h/SDC11367.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5379655409784615506" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_aYZAlTT86no/SqhgF7I4clI/AAAAAAAABOo/mjGR6pcGbKA/s320/SDC11367.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><span style="color:#000099;">Daddy and Kenzie before school.</span><br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_aYZAlTT86no/SqhgFSv2_aI/AAAAAAAABOg/3fubvtWjWNs/s1600-h/SDC11365.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5379655398942244258" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_aYZAlTT86no/SqhgFSv2_aI/AAAAAAAABOg/3fubvtWjWNs/s320/SDC11365.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div>PaulandStephhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17953876046236608199noreply@blogger.com1