tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-63776205918708456662024-02-07T00:17:24.131-06:00The Milles Family Blog!A glimpse into the Milles household. A little bit of parenting, a little bit of learning and a lot of guidance from the Lord above.Milles Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17882780504671108492noreply@blogger.comBlogger502125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6377620591870845666.post-44364005740542523282012-01-16T19:45:00.001-06:002012-01-16T19:45:44.330-06:00Daddy-Daughter Time<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Watching B and Cory play together is one of the sweetest things around. She loves the extra attention for her daddy. You just gotta learn to play by her rules. Trust me...there are lots of them. <br />(gotta love first born children)<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5y6cL-SpJiU_ZmSU7zCD_dxfLfXBXDhH8nV6PXMHU1_12t5OouVxQpwfOgiFa1dRB2NELvUV7-cBfgX6cnAgnlEdlmgyK9bI0-aviu_Yq-9UuxmnozuQbt-L30A9hnOxE8BkaI7Hh8-w/s1600/IMG_2943.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" kba="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5y6cL-SpJiU_ZmSU7zCD_dxfLfXBXDhH8nV6PXMHU1_12t5OouVxQpwfOgiFa1dRB2NELvUV7-cBfgX6cnAgnlEdlmgyK9bI0-aviu_Yq-9UuxmnozuQbt-L30A9hnOxE8BkaI7Hh8-w/s320/IMG_2943.JPG" width="213" /></a></div>Milles Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17882780504671108492noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6377620591870845666.post-26461852080468361752011-11-23T21:04:00.001-06:002011-11-23T21:07:06.457-06:00Thankful...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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It is middle of October already, which means it is time for our trip to Daniel's Farm.</div>
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Of course, we went with one of our favorite people: Bryan (& his family).</div>
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Daniel's Farm is one of my favorite fall traditions. There is so much there for the kids to do. We will definitely be back year after year!Milles Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17882780504671108492noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6377620591870845666.post-40743620458716392922011-09-16T07:32:00.000-05:002011-09-16T07:32:20.130-05:00Swing Around<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Check it out:</div>
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Both kids on a "big boy" swing.</div>
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And this one...</div>
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she can officially swing. all. by. herself!</div>
Milles Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17882780504671108492noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6377620591870845666.post-47676540902808153102011-08-28T21:29:00.000-05:002011-08-28T21:29:47.652-05:00Holy Blog, Batman!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Holy, Blog Batman. Looks like we've been a total slacker! There are many of reasons why I've been slacking.... (1) enjoying the kids, (2) new addiction to Fringe, (3) the ever so later and later kiddo bedtimes, (4) my own stubbornness toward the blog...feeling like w/ the blog people don't feel the need to call, write or message us b/c all our life is up here, (5) pure back-to-work-at-a-new-school busyness, (6) trying to spend more time w/ the hubby and not w/ the computer. But...we'll put all that aside</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Summer is over. But man...was it a blast. This lil' man was almost 100% potty trained. <br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We took our first ever family vacation. By first ever. I mean ever. Since Cory and I've been married. The kids had a blast!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB3WZhNby4DJZCzXEPkjQmEVUgFdr_yN-3GuX_rptkzFYmqWvR74cB4DrsoqR1NQ-EeB-XDusG9No3wGyUr5P91EXRgj8yMgi-I-iQEJ84FemQ6Q5fXqL7ZmJaBcev8Frz84gxV8omWfQ/s1600/100_0068.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB3WZhNby4DJZCzXEPkjQmEVUgFdr_yN-3GuX_rptkzFYmqWvR74cB4DrsoqR1NQ-EeB-XDusG9No3wGyUr5P91EXRgj8yMgi-I-iQEJ84FemQ6Q5fXqL7ZmJaBcev8Frz84gxV8omWfQ/s320/100_0068.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br />
<div align="center">We've been all over StL trying to hit some of the parks and events. Here is the Bird Sanctuary and a few Dodo's they've locked up!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn-oOve8elEnFuEuTPEgonGzM4jc-DzdUA1wGLqXw4D1hIIlAFx6Sn99ANejfbAWdJ348xIx1X1PObsHEOOT-XdvOqnI_slsXmRaZC-wzeBAMwYRcGAfZa5lnou3f8xpYT_U22tIa3uck/s1600/IMG_1723.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn-oOve8elEnFuEuTPEgonGzM4jc-DzdUA1wGLqXw4D1hIIlAFx6Sn99ANejfbAWdJ348xIx1X1PObsHEOOT-XdvOqnI_slsXmRaZC-wzeBAMwYRcGAfZa5lnou3f8xpYT_U22tIa3uck/s320/IMG_1723.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">B started Pre-K! She is doing great! Already has mastered her first memory verse and is totally rocking that school! This is the Meet-the-Teacher night!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwmpfWzTTVX6-XVDZX_b6XzlZmDZyrz10xOsceFR7UpOAg76-cd09SGz4hH5UcLsu5T4f5JXweFWfnkI3y1Neu5UUJ_ki9nQtFyXsH6Kvo-WSbeSyOcDorI_CQK3edb1P5lKTuqUHwWoQ/s1600/IMG_3344.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwmpfWzTTVX6-XVDZX_b6XzlZmDZyrz10xOsceFR7UpOAg76-cd09SGz4hH5UcLsu5T4f5JXweFWfnkI3y1Neu5UUJ_ki9nQtFyXsH6Kvo-WSbeSyOcDorI_CQK3edb1P5lKTuqUHwWoQ/s320/IMG_3344.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">Here she is at her first day of school!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM30hH-JWjdBy-_hqdYO1wofVJorovFXauc1M5DgU8IUpWSFdE04dpGN_HjCqvQ4UwA8EB6XnB98OwAT7hdePg05sycAbzc9qnPfFZkFPK79C4v-F7Q-S4UBSy24EBjwlEZJwIrh-bJj0/s1600/IMG_3357.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM30hH-JWjdBy-_hqdYO1wofVJorovFXauc1M5DgU8IUpWSFdE04dpGN_HjCqvQ4UwA8EB6XnB98OwAT7hdePg05sycAbzc9qnPfFZkFPK79C4v-F7Q-S4UBSy24EBjwlEZJwIrh-bJj0/s320/IMG_3357.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So...I promise to be a better blogger. Really. The blog is more for me than anyone else. I love look back at old photos, thoughts and videos of the goobers...and just reminse. These two have gotten so big and I know one day I'll be looking back at when they were two and four years old thinking. "wow...that is when they were so little."</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> I wish I could just freeze time and keep them this age forever {hold the tantrums, though}. So for that very reason...this blogger is back!!!</div><br />
Milles Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17882780504671108492noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6377620591870845666.post-82257958596005033822011-07-09T04:46:00.000-05:002011-07-09T04:46:16.431-05:00Summer time...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Summer time means...<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">dressin' like a cow to get free food.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPBPsynZBEyvYCwrCJhddsTRQiktj7WeznC0BaS8TL6Iv06xOXwJgxr6dla4Kb1SVujm-Yz8DJq8D_WNTCPn2pJHN6ac1dgF8HYY_Y_PXMLgXGPOwC1E6_BZGQonn7tMPd1qLg2gd6VbU/s1600/IMG_3331.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" m$="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPBPsynZBEyvYCwrCJhddsTRQiktj7WeznC0BaS8TL6Iv06xOXwJgxr6dla4Kb1SVujm-Yz8DJq8D_WNTCPn2pJHN6ac1dgF8HYY_Y_PXMLgXGPOwC1E6_BZGQonn7tMPd1qLg2gd6VbU/s320/IMG_3331.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">being adorable...<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">okay...so they can be adorable anytime of the year...but he certainly is adorable during the summertime, too!</div>Milles Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17882780504671108492noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6377620591870845666.post-89302993110533542242011-06-23T05:29:00.000-05:002011-06-23T05:29:13.671-05:00Overdue Birthday Update<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So June is close to being over and I still need to post a Bethany Birthday update. So here it goes:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Keeping up with my tradition of making birthday cakes, I made Bethany a Tinkerbell Cake. At first I attempted a Tangled Cake--with the tower and all. Yeah. That didn't work out for me. So when Bethany saw the pile of cake that was once a tower...she said, "That's ok Mama. You can make a Tinkerbell Cake instead." </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNMsH-uvjColFpXrU_SQLxuAyIonOdMc-8m3YE7RrPU31vpR3_eeCdwauuWE94Vy4Z60yk5u8BLEvIHvmrdRS7u52LwV_DUZvzRLHYaOb1rO6TtnYKu-km02NoJQYmfGU5sWeLGq0AOw4/s1600/IMG_1468.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNMsH-uvjColFpXrU_SQLxuAyIonOdMc-8m3YE7RrPU31vpR3_eeCdwauuWE94Vy4Z60yk5u8BLEvIHvmrdRS7u52LwV_DUZvzRLHYaOb1rO6TtnYKu-km02NoJQYmfGU5sWeLGq0AOw4/s320/IMG_1468.JPG" width="213" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">She got a kick out of eating Tinkerbell's head!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3xvfU_zAQNrh3Dl_fw0mULcE6BjhGPvtYygUG_vJvAbONWTZr190jAiTqQ46E3kN_veelxgG1gVdc8hcHdE4fzjRFOamrP4gJLfMGDP6J5fzhuN-gPaOCpnEOBsxI0HgLRPFJbWeJbMM/s1600/IMG_1505.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3xvfU_zAQNrh3Dl_fw0mULcE6BjhGPvtYygUG_vJvAbONWTZr190jAiTqQ46E3kN_veelxgG1gVdc8hcHdE4fzjRFOamrP4gJLfMGDP6J5fzhuN-gPaOCpnEOBsxI0HgLRPFJbWeJbMM/s320/IMG_1505.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Then it was present time. Which in our house is apparently universal present time and all person under the age of 12 get to open the presents.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3rLVxS9X9vMJNnU17JwIgzSDnVUe_3JSGaU6M6pfdxoGN2eJFfEQ1hKjGI3ZilNRms8F7jFMmPlFs2MmnKhzuDQS4oh2o1Ny9hP4jURlFzCGgKAnZgd0UEHo0uqSWagAn1AtAs6OJYw0/s1600/IMG_1482.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3rLVxS9X9vMJNnU17JwIgzSDnVUe_3JSGaU6M6pfdxoGN2eJFfEQ1hKjGI3ZilNRms8F7jFMmPlFs2MmnKhzuDQS4oh2o1Ny9hP4jURlFzCGgKAnZgd0UEHo0uqSWagAn1AtAs6OJYw0/s320/IMG_1482.JPG" width="213" /></a></div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">The kids even got these awesome couches/bed from their Grandma. What a great gift idea. They love having their own seats.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5T7gVDDP4WGtmlgsEdntjpFhJNFTLttlj03OQbFHhSfn9M0wnQ8AO3VkW4I4uZk5BZGpJXDsyOhxqEJHxgootP3RMkcTAT7jxXryOkJJRYqsWbKEgx7-M0uIu2us6mAy34kw9hIRVqeQ/s1600/IMG_1516.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5T7gVDDP4WGtmlgsEdntjpFhJNFTLttlj03OQbFHhSfn9M0wnQ8AO3VkW4I4uZk5BZGpJXDsyOhxqEJHxgootP3RMkcTAT7jxXryOkJJRYqsWbKEgx7-M0uIu2us6mAy34kw9hIRVqeQ/s320/IMG_1516.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br />
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</div><div style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This was the first year Bethany was able to have her own Birthday Party with her friends. We decided to go with the classic venue of Chuck E. Cheese. Which, of course, brought back fond memories for Cory, as he used to be Chuck E. back in the day. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCoEs8cQ5bB9QZAGjuS4GuCmzvhticCJkZN3UsCIi9_Qxg5SUyEiCmJyKBMCEoCdeDY79CrjXREY41Gnbkxgy7YnAQyn78Gag8xAnDKWsXNsMSHtDcR3ifB_ZVDQ9RNXUo-F0DQFtMcH8/s1600/IMG_3188.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCoEs8cQ5bB9QZAGjuS4GuCmzvhticCJkZN3UsCIi9_Qxg5SUyEiCmJyKBMCEoCdeDY79CrjXREY41Gnbkxgy7YnAQyn78Gag8xAnDKWsXNsMSHtDcR3ifB_ZVDQ9RNXUo-F0DQFtMcH8/s320/IMG_3188.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Even Owen had a couple friends there to play with!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSGuLJYW1fnRNhUl6B6r9JWd-Dwdx5TgHgPMvfS4sEABuVpJ_7ole435EmYtNzZM70wKaU2Bs7lpV4xejWyleccpElBkw8PI83dPsrcbOitHbrAvjAacEm2xZSsOGHBwapMQGoRT5c5x4/s1600/IMG_3187.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSGuLJYW1fnRNhUl6B6r9JWd-Dwdx5TgHgPMvfS4sEABuVpJ_7ole435EmYtNzZM70wKaU2Bs7lpV4xejWyleccpElBkw8PI83dPsrcbOitHbrAvjAacEm2xZSsOGHBwapMQGoRT5c5x4/s320/IMG_3187.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div>Milles Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17882780504671108492noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6377620591870845666.post-34746629396907552962011-06-07T08:37:00.000-05:002011-06-07T08:37:41.272-05:00Gorgeous Dancing Girl<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Today is Bethany's 4th birthday. She is been looking forward to her birthday since last August. Seriously. This girl has been waiting 10 long months just for one day to celebrate her! I think it will be worth the wait!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here are some gorgeous picture of our lil' 4 year old at her dance recital on Sunday. <br />
She has one great personality!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Dancing "Show Biz Kids" with her class.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6-hyiNJZMzbTs8e-My0A7_hdE3IQ5Og4n8XesTvXvlvSXt-HcBdYG_IGa-yY0ydZCnhHAKQ7pgodrjFKFhFyQChbOGeI8-tL4ODkF56vCtrNmvOIubNX3Awy6pT-ml0YERrM4MDJyn30/s1600/IMG_1386.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6-hyiNJZMzbTs8e-My0A7_hdE3IQ5Og4n8XesTvXvlvSXt-HcBdYG_IGa-yY0ydZCnhHAKQ7pgodrjFKFhFyQChbOGeI8-tL4ODkF56vCtrNmvOIubNX3Awy6pT-ml0YERrM4MDJyn30/s320/IMG_1386.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Doing "A Ballet Lesson". She's so graceful!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1gdm-uc_C4V2DgmQEvr5-SXiNedXlker-FReotACXDO9034p5hIKCaXbvdz7KZg-EEUyxHzR6PSn_4GoTD4OCP09mLHRtZqg9aVBjoDSwt5j1M-Ub-SZlNpMregPAArtp3xekc9cTrgE/s1600/IMG_1404.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1gdm-uc_C4V2DgmQEvr5-SXiNedXlker-FReotACXDO9034p5hIKCaXbvdz7KZg-EEUyxHzR6PSn_4GoTD4OCP09mLHRtZqg9aVBjoDSwt5j1M-Ub-SZlNpMregPAArtp3xekc9cTrgE/s320/IMG_1404.JPG" width="213" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
Twirling and Twirling!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCfBIzYwITU3b8vu4QKMzMhfhh599kM_VY0i3yBPXNpBQIJKVHezsorTg6Fkh2S3ADlCOdC-vng9uDTKIGgqIYyroVAo1ZeqpNpYxfsV6dfkPszealdNVeP5kZXWKPfkpGywS_KKejJFU/s1600/IMG_1411.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCfBIzYwITU3b8vu4QKMzMhfhh599kM_VY0i3yBPXNpBQIJKVHezsorTg6Fkh2S3ADlCOdC-vng9uDTKIGgqIYyroVAo1ZeqpNpYxfsV6dfkPszealdNVeP5kZXWKPfkpGywS_KKejJFU/s320/IMG_1411.JPG" width="213" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;">Strike a Pose!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ42CPUuCsrjm6dWROPVpVd4p_P3PFbiZuoukRUW4eY1Pvaobp4H7CBJsgKQODmp7cbtse62rl48Hgz78x_LJkEuwjagy6OL11jcHiUfo2d-OcPH_8400A90FXIoGD6QCBgyCT9hsxYDo/s1600/IMG_1369.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ42CPUuCsrjm6dWROPVpVd4p_P3PFbiZuoukRUW4eY1Pvaobp4H7CBJsgKQODmp7cbtse62rl48Hgz78x_LJkEuwjagy6OL11jcHiUfo2d-OcPH_8400A90FXIoGD6QCBgyCT9hsxYDo/s320/IMG_1369.JPG" width="213" /></a></div>Milles Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17882780504671108492noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6377620591870845666.post-2484366662717892682011-06-05T22:06:00.000-05:002011-06-05T22:06:36.779-05:00We are Floored!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It is just about a week into June. Cory and I have been off for the summer for nearly 8 days now. Ahh...the Perks of being a teacher. Summers off! So we have been sitting back, sipping our diet cokes (well, coke zero for me), and catching up on our Judge Judy episodes. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">First cleared off the main level of the house. No more books, toys, movies, electronics or furniture. Then, we ripped up all the 600-something squared-feet of carpet on the first level of the house. And the pad, too. Plus, we plucked up all those pesky staples holding it all down. I hate those staples. What a pain in the tushie! (Literally and Figuratively!) </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here are two out of the three rooms w/out furniture and whatnots:</div><div align="left" class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEuNqTvQaFnVC9zZ0PTW-4QlBIie3EIxVeOd2FJOePiAv-LekIrhSF8cxAmk8x6UlkzR7O4uGc2MWuwQ9K9kJzusfQPRfMtSqoqkSKEg9untZ6oXaQoxWFJcds1dagH6Hx5cKHDmiJPGs/s1600/IMG_3151.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEuNqTvQaFnVC9zZ0PTW-4QlBIie3EIxVeOd2FJOePiAv-LekIrhSF8cxAmk8x6UlkzR7O4uGc2MWuwQ9K9kJzusfQPRfMtSqoqkSKEg9untZ6oXaQoxWFJcds1dagH6Hx5cKHDmiJPGs/s320/IMG_3151.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br />
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<div align="center">Since our main living area was other wise occupied...I was on Kid-Duty. I did a pretty darn good job keeping those two lil' boogers busy and out of the awesome carpenters' way. </div><div align="center"><br />
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</div><div align="center">We hung out a lot in the Master bedroom watching shows, reading books and cuddling. We learned to examine toys for leaking battery acid while we were playing on my new comforter. We've googled solutions to this bad battery acid blunder...but we have yet had time to check out their effectiveness.</div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpcikrCQ8XZOcpgh3scRtt-9IwM-ceLx_BfyAdgT5jUrcORglNxVhk0q3dRg4s00HgQSroTVaAUrTwzYNBp4fX6r8AFtHYiudHF5qyIl9nGzzTpDlc9KrqxntpY2rsI_uOcnsiGSZ48Po/s1600/IMG_3154.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpcikrCQ8XZOcpgh3scRtt-9IwM-ceLx_BfyAdgT5jUrcORglNxVhk0q3dRg4s00HgQSroTVaAUrTwzYNBp4fX6r8AFtHYiudHF5qyIl9nGzzTpDlc9KrqxntpY2rsI_uOcnsiGSZ48Po/s320/IMG_3154.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center">Being the Supermom that I am, I took the kids to Grant's Farm. By Myself! They were perfectly behave and loved every second of it. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkJixi8qwAnD_Av-3gugSjr6R2cB2lznPLSfKCnpdfc_x3EzGvttIDitylZ_rJKFDuNIVwtTL8SGrrlxzOimb3OU2k8AkTUDx8_O-PB-neBbnEEAAVO6xF2pmBfOgDO44tp0AaKqNdIUE/s1600/IMG_3067.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkJixi8qwAnD_Av-3gugSjr6R2cB2lznPLSfKCnpdfc_x3EzGvttIDitylZ_rJKFDuNIVwtTL8SGrrlxzOimb3OU2k8AkTUDx8_O-PB-neBbnEEAAVO6xF2pmBfOgDO44tp0AaKqNdIUE/s320/IMG_3067.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">Owen loved the turtle. He stared and talked at it for a good 4-5 minutes. The turtle was surprisingly active, eating and walking around.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYTF4kcAqyLR-6ZbEWQR2hZT2dVQcc6wPxZhqckc4HHD9nYwaUG36u7qXEnfhqPk7HZnmbwA985cZYN1eQfbFwq25ldf_u0q2Kcvb-1C2heiMXNwLrOeH5Bg9vqwF6KTFj5O2Vox4QHVM/s1600/IMG_3079.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYTF4kcAqyLR-6ZbEWQR2hZT2dVQcc6wPxZhqckc4HHD9nYwaUG36u7qXEnfhqPk7HZnmbwA985cZYN1eQfbFwq25ldf_u0q2Kcvb-1C2heiMXNwLrOeH5Bg9vqwF6KTFj5O2Vox4QHVM/s320/IMG_3079.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"> We ate snow cones and pretzels and nachos.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqxXxdDsSvTdJpGpWDuj7WjZa_DGuLn5kRMNLMKCnZd1Q-r654TMA5WyZl6lsOKCWqRnVge3Jv1JYq2Q8ETLNmSYrS73cpJGpvdUAhQLHrZvyw494gFh2T7V6vGH2hiJQ3F3S6Nv5gqgQ/s1600/IMG_3080.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqxXxdDsSvTdJpGpWDuj7WjZa_DGuLn5kRMNLMKCnZd1Q-r654TMA5WyZl6lsOKCWqRnVge3Jv1JYq2Q8ETLNmSYrS73cpJGpvdUAhQLHrZvyw494gFh2T7V6vGH2hiJQ3F3S6Nv5gqgQ/s320/IMG_3080.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><br />
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<div align="center">Well, Owen didn't eat the snow cone. He wouldn't even try it. But he sure did have a good time mushing it about and trying to feed me.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJLTOdKv-85u0cUKkzadTokC2PHlrUZlStcpmBlqriIKgxBAG0BOcbvxGUNC5_y1-ATZ3ppxiGVdag4FnOs_uu817Rh2738DblkMEro1bb_fpr5CEoIzx5gLGEg_q7kgKro1iFZKU838U/s1600/IMG_3082.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJLTOdKv-85u0cUKkzadTokC2PHlrUZlStcpmBlqriIKgxBAG0BOcbvxGUNC5_y1-ATZ3ppxiGVdag4FnOs_uu817Rh2738DblkMEro1bb_fpr5CEoIzx5gLGEg_q7kgKro1iFZKU838U/s320/IMG_3082.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">We even had time at Faust Park. Which is perhaps my favorite park.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLr_5_q5l4iFohhqPsaxWzKwqqf6rp-9XP4fz_VFxUXRNOvcSz2AGEFWp8X333PISVKhqYl4VwmL71kOJD2owYdF4x4AhguEstSS_NkyPh-sRCaRC8qMhXsp6V9LtdjVZHuB1gSln4vPo/s1600/IMG_3148.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLr_5_q5l4iFohhqPsaxWzKwqqf6rp-9XP4fz_VFxUXRNOvcSz2AGEFWp8X333PISVKhqYl4VwmL71kOJD2owYdF4x4AhguEstSS_NkyPh-sRCaRC8qMhXsp6V9LtdjVZHuB1gSln4vPo/s320/IMG_3148.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">After 4 days of running around town; hanging out at parks, restaurants and grandmas--the floors were finished!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd-w6c3SyuLoeQkr0MGRHgvXrkBNqfiDCaD_mceriwYbL4uPQTu9l5UT18QSoWVO96Wv4AG6LJePmAtUnTgHrZocY3HTWCnne6nm4ojS3Wuwe7iewkvPzHUbHWUXyMN-eCb7aFXuXVLaA/s1600/IMG_3157.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd-w6c3SyuLoeQkr0MGRHgvXrkBNqfiDCaD_mceriwYbL4uPQTu9l5UT18QSoWVO96Wv4AG6LJePmAtUnTgHrZocY3HTWCnne6nm4ojS3Wuwe7iewkvPzHUbHWUXyMN-eCb7aFXuXVLaA/s320/IMG_3157.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br />
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<div align="center">Then it was back to carrying all the furniture, books, games, china, etc back in the right spot. But not before installing lil' felt pads on the bottoms of things that could potentially scratch our awesome floors.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPzWQY87KkoVgvlc6CWBClEyaiz9Itfvcph-WEU_N7_TsWhOAnVUZ1ruzR79XMVpXA_fuussdegfKfCW1gpKXorkqe51BjK41e0zN28rJtxVLjej7wHc2bwl5yc8CjBiQroc-Y3XQLlgI/s1600/IMG_3162.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPzWQY87KkoVgvlc6CWBClEyaiz9Itfvcph-WEU_N7_TsWhOAnVUZ1ruzR79XMVpXA_fuussdegfKfCW1gpKXorkqe51BjK41e0zN28rJtxVLjej7wHc2bwl5yc8CjBiQroc-Y3XQLlgI/s320/IMG_3162.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It is super nice to FINALLY have the house in order. We totally enjoy these new floors. They were worth the money and inconveniences of waiting and running around.</div>Milles Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17882780504671108492noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6377620591870845666.post-14640840683774640632011-05-17T21:29:00.000-05:002011-05-17T21:29:52.860-05:00StrugglingMan. Seems like I am struggling here. Struggling to update the blog. Struggling to find time to focus on the family. Struggling to get all my work for school completed. Just struggling....<br />
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It is so hard to be a working mama at times...with your attention divided between the kiddos, husband, house and job. Plus,throw in the mix being a pair of teachers. Yeah...so you can pretty much ensure our evenings are lost to papers and lessons and emails. It is hard to find a balance. <br />
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Today I went with a few neighbors to a wake. Yeah. Sounds uplifting, right? Well, it was. I love our neighbors. They are such a great group of people. Whenever something happens, these neighbors are on it. With Owen's surgery they were the most supportive people around. When a baby is born sick, the neighbors rally around the family. When a neighbor's mother dies, they rally. We are so blessed to have picked this neighborhood 5 years ago. It is almost more like the neighborhood picked us--as this was the first house we looked at but it was a few thousand out of our price range. Then, a month later, we came back for our third viewing and the realtor announced it went down in price...to our limit! How perfect. The good thing about these folks is that we can support someone who is going through a hard time...and in the end it turned out be pretty therapeutic for all of us. After the wake we took a long way home with a stop at Traders Joes (my first time ever...probably not my last!) and with an last-minute trip to the Cheesecake Factory! Yum! And now I feel refreshed. These next 8 school days (I mean...who is counting) don't look so daunting now that I've had actual "Jo Ann Time". <br />
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I gotta remember to take time out for myself between papers, dance practice, doctor appointments, meetings and baking cakes. Oh. Yeah. Baking Cakes...I forgot to show you how Owen's cake turned out. I have to admit. It rocked. Poor lil' booger loved it. Even though he had to wait until after dance practice to eat it!<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">The Dog.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1FUH7MVXPswfO3lUu44JJGfN2Za4MdeRwOuIg4lnLNvSsOgAnlWWDB2vRTyyLEsC2oo30BpHsxIMR6Dz05OWsyAI60bBl95wN2kmFYljoRxF8AWErafJqvdzzBt3cp032uyadfJ60ZBA/s1600/IMG_1240.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" j8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1FUH7MVXPswfO3lUu44JJGfN2Za4MdeRwOuIg4lnLNvSsOgAnlWWDB2vRTyyLEsC2oo30BpHsxIMR6Dz05OWsyAI60bBl95wN2kmFYljoRxF8AWErafJqvdzzBt3cp032uyadfJ60ZBA/s320/IMG_1240.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br />
<div align="center">Blowing out the candle.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQIq3dLC1OFnVVPaiBitR_KxVQgyDVYkIwCq9FE3awJilA1qtoEZMz9eJ2fc2WVMokmTkoSHUN_pw7vlFmoRyVm5XjguW4HnYdmNpwfhz-QLbNQnx-b2RiYEn2FBNAu0B3gNMEPuEiC0k/s1600/IMG_1260.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" j8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQIq3dLC1OFnVVPaiBitR_KxVQgyDVYkIwCq9FE3awJilA1qtoEZMz9eJ2fc2WVMokmTkoSHUN_pw7vlFmoRyVm5XjguW4HnYdmNpwfhz-QLbNQnx-b2RiYEn2FBNAu0B3gNMEPuEiC0k/s320/IMG_1260.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br />
<div align="center">Eating the Frog...after not realizing for a good 2 minutes that it was indeed edible.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBGEJoC7XjcNKI3U8uGaHHyudcKz1t5miqlng-EkLgQyG7cCLLk120OL5xPFqQ38TDLOSRPegnJEJ1D_AE3-wHPZRE_2ceYwvUyIJ03Hy9zW-zBAbg569h9Z1IWeerTU0ik8Xme9wNMAc/s1600/IMG_1276.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" j8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBGEJoC7XjcNKI3U8uGaHHyudcKz1t5miqlng-EkLgQyG7cCLLk120OL5xPFqQ38TDLOSRPegnJEJ1D_AE3-wHPZRE_2ceYwvUyIJ03Hy9zW-zBAbg569h9Z1IWeerTU0ik8Xme9wNMAc/s320/IMG_1276.JPG" width="213" /></a></div><br />
He absolutely loved that Word World Cake. Especially that Frog, "Ribbit" as he says. It was a great lil' day for him. He is such a sweet lil' guy! And even though I felt guilty leaving them this evening...I now feel like I have way more energy to keep up with their ever-lasting supply!Milles Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17882780504671108492noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6377620591870845666.post-71085685700180537812011-05-04T22:19:00.000-05:002011-05-04T22:19:17.223-05:00Birthday Eve!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Today is marks the Eve of Owen's Birthday. While he is starting to understand the excitement of his birthday...Bethany and I are super excited to celebrate his date with him. (Cory is excited, of course...but we totally out do him!)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">He impresses me often. The other day he grabs some lil' crafty shapes and starts sorting the lil' suckers. Who would've thought of that. What a smart booger he is!<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">See...all the little squares go in a nice little row.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3YHOwyEWFxLXpyojYfQMcBwXEz9inj8eO5748VKDk5RN5RWXctcvCBUzC-eZ6L4OadnJ3BTGOJ5373RXxmPFCyWofPf0a0kPDVof_hfimerY2MEPcupWnBolj66QsMG-bx5VqYaFgcYM/s1600/IMG_1188.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" j8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3YHOwyEWFxLXpyojYfQMcBwXEz9inj8eO5748VKDk5RN5RWXctcvCBUzC-eZ6L4OadnJ3BTGOJ5373RXxmPFCyWofPf0a0kPDVof_hfimerY2MEPcupWnBolj66QsMG-bx5VqYaFgcYM/s320/IMG_1188.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;">Owen also has transitioned into his big boy toddler bed. Big boy toddler bed. Could that be an oxymoron. Perhaps...but I am not the one that teaches Comm Arts...so I don't care so much. He did great switching. When Cory was putting together the bed Owen kept going, "WOOOAH! Night-Night! WOOOAH!" He was even trying to assist in the construction a tad bit. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvfMFHhS9qekxOfbCq2FqTpK4n5CUUG3t-gY_HfeG_HEcTjNC2GFP5x1Pz-tJK6BAeZ-B-c708iIRMPkrhIBCC0Y5X9YP0CmBCGpRBb6VVj_gZ4efuKq8n_vKf16NpGSUMA3vc9LrcDyA/s1600/IMG_3016.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" j8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvfMFHhS9qekxOfbCq2FqTpK4n5CUUG3t-gY_HfeG_HEcTjNC2GFP5x1Pz-tJK6BAeZ-B-c708iIRMPkrhIBCC0Y5X9YP0CmBCGpRBb6VVj_gZ4efuKq8n_vKf16NpGSUMA3vc9LrcDyA/s320/IMG_3016.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;">It is hard to believe two years has come since we have introduced our second lil' baby in our family. He is such a blessing. Before he was born, I didn't understand how we could possibly love the second child as much as that first one. But man...this lil' guy has a strong place in our hearts. We are so immensely blessed to have Owen in our lives. He is such a great lil' guy...Target tantrums and all!</div>Milles Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17882780504671108492noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6377620591870845666.post-37815565983793830642011-05-01T14:09:00.001-05:002011-05-01T14:10:50.503-05:00Daddy-Daughter Craziness<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">When I leave these two alone sometimes they create nothing but trouble. <br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">The other day when I stayed late at work this is what I came home to...their flippin' Bethany trick.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9aJ0v4sEKIdgqLn4LmC8tONtMREB1BUh0y5KSOTF-JWMvBwcxbgzWAnppec0bp_Te8wQWvpKqlZRkNJc2pIehEhuFvw1mie15thTLG50uRFT2xVA5TQV1Fe8chuS3DOSbQY12gK0q-GQ/s1600/IMG_1211.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" j8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9aJ0v4sEKIdgqLn4LmC8tONtMREB1BUh0y5KSOTF-JWMvBwcxbgzWAnppec0bp_Te8wQWvpKqlZRkNJc2pIehEhuFvw1mie15thTLG50uRFT2xVA5TQV1Fe8chuS3DOSbQY12gK0q-GQ/s320/IMG_1211.JPG" width="213" /></a></div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">And flipped back down.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXnTHX10AXuKipd8PgCBOQFpk8CULBnYIyVK9M_HHG_iJIcGMezIiBLcgq2iE4YgGoO0u2uDJPcYGa8DaUG-sFZjW-l2A5uCewdRKPWRf5i-HTtckHVYR69s7vljNFlRjwagC7HndIA4c/s1600/IMG_1210.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" j8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXnTHX10AXuKipd8PgCBOQFpk8CULBnYIyVK9M_HHG_iJIcGMezIiBLcgq2iE4YgGoO0u2uDJPcYGa8DaUG-sFZjW-l2A5uCewdRKPWRf5i-HTtckHVYR69s7vljNFlRjwagC7HndIA4c/s320/IMG_1210.JPG" width="213" /></a></div>Milles Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17882780504671108492noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6377620591870845666.post-19370321482216618762011-04-25T21:15:00.000-05:002011-04-25T21:15:28.434-05:00Easter :::2011:::<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Easter 2011 has come and gone. Overall, I would say it was a great success.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We are working extra hard for the kids to realize Easter is more than just bunnies, eggs and treats. We want the kids to know the true purpose of Easter--the death and resurrection of Jesus. Yeah. Try explaining that to a three-year-old {Sorry--but we don't even bother trying w/ the 1-year-old}. I think Bethany gets it. I mean..as much as a three-year-old can. She can tell us the story & it isn't regurgitation. She can actually have a conversation and ask questions about: sin, why we sin, does God sin, how does God feel when we sin, why Jesus had to die, and the meaning behind resurrection. The part that kinda throws a wrench in the whole deal is the bunny and its blasted eggs. Yeah...she thinks the eggs are waiting for us in heaven. Ah..whatever works.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We did get the kiddos small lil' baskets and filled them up with a few goodies. We didn't emphasize the Bunny or anything...just that we are celebrating today and you happened to get goodies too, you know just in case eternal salvation wasn't good enough--now you have bubbles and jammies to take with you!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"> We hid eggs in side the house after church. The kids had a blast searching and searching for the eggs.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgexN6L0NewI31kUxtE0-eT8NDAUdx1EoT-s579Wen_Fsa1Ku6M_tCb22Bd-RgLcTVTq-4Miw3fQr_-pT2u0xqKPxy1-i9ZX80Vl41zhE61AGOB_7QvFRw0DIWili6Urro-u3f7nPA5OKk/s1600/IMG_1147.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgexN6L0NewI31kUxtE0-eT8NDAUdx1EoT-s579Wen_Fsa1Ku6M_tCb22Bd-RgLcTVTq-4Miw3fQr_-pT2u0xqKPxy1-i9ZX80Vl41zhE61AGOB_7QvFRw0DIWili6Urro-u3f7nPA5OKk/s320/IMG_1147.JPG" width="213" /></a></div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;">Bethany zipped through the house like an old pro at this game. She found tons of eggs.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsRXm3bH-71qG-7mOKvf72nSXdjy3x4uwJDB7IdOWAN6QAw64aez1Fav9XdJT7n3jQpzkIoc72TslzzQHCOMdKzU-CBmbH8zoue4Lva4ogfrMmGHP3UUWoCUh4jvapabac-nueoe5E2Lg/s1600/IMG_1149.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsRXm3bH-71qG-7mOKvf72nSXdjy3x4uwJDB7IdOWAN6QAw64aez1Fav9XdJT7n3jQpzkIoc72TslzzQHCOMdKzU-CBmbH8zoue4Lva4ogfrMmGHP3UUWoCUh4jvapabac-nueoe5E2Lg/s320/IMG_1149.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">Owen need a bit more guidance, as he would walk by an egg completely two or three times without realizing it. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO8v7U8dGIalO7Pu58cswEWxEVCMfMG9cUAfHxqLVpWrIhgqhjYxy9kx7X6VoGgD_-Jr9hyphenhyphenK3CApNSBfweFvDT4q9KsmCAQjofS2mcSfw7uvPcQAWAJ4JoAxjuFfg6o1jr5GMPnyq-vN8/s1600/IMG_1164.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO8v7U8dGIalO7Pu58cswEWxEVCMfMG9cUAfHxqLVpWrIhgqhjYxy9kx7X6VoGgD_-Jr9hyphenhyphenK3CApNSBfweFvDT4q9KsmCAQjofS2mcSfw7uvPcQAWAJ4JoAxjuFfg6o1jr5GMPnyq-vN8/s320/IMG_1164.JPG" width="213" /></a></div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;">Overall, it was a great Easter. It seemed a little busy...but really all holidays seems a bit too busy now-a-days. We have started to think outside the box in terms of holidays and busyness. With a lot of holidays it seems like we have so much on our plate: with things to do, places to go, traditions to follow, food to make, obligations to uphold...BUT we are thinking about toning down our holiday busyness and make sure we are focusing our attention on the true purpose of the holidays. Not worrying about all the running, cooking, prepping and whatnots that holidays typically bring. Then our kids can see the true purpose of whatever holiday we are celebrating and not fixate on the next item on our agenda. And as a secret-hidden bonus...we will be able to <i>relax </i>and <i>enjoy </i>the time with our family. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Oh...by the way...I owe you a huge apology. I managed not to get pictures of the awesome "Thank You Jesus" cookie cake that Bethany and I made. This was the first year in ages I didn't make a bunny cake....but since I was failing to see the connection between the cross and a bunny; Bethany and I decided to change our focus. Not only does this cookie cake taste amazing...but Bethany did a fantastic job of drawing three cross on it for us. And Bethany's explanation of the crosses is one of the best explanations I've heard in a long time.... "One cross is for God {of course meaning Jesus} & two for the bad guys that did bad things. God doesn't sin...just us. God was born before us and He is good."</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>hehehe...Isn't she something...</i></div>Milles Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17882780504671108492noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6377620591870845666.post-86770023402498366932011-04-23T18:47:00.001-05:002011-04-24T20:50:43.613-05:00Spring Time<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Spring is my favorite seasons. I mean it is a time of growth and new life. Really...with beauties like these around...how could you not find yourself loving spring time?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTMveUYK2PH0sxQyAUyVDtzI_G5WhJ6X9Rc0XcdaaOqLs0iCtuYKHhccpzbOhnyh22JZe_a4bQ7Amh2v04XniqMk3CnBTWLmoIBMaSX4E0SkxIIpwm_o2_6fHKVSO_AAklIL9FuIxAkYY/s1600/IMG_1119.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTMveUYK2PH0sxQyAUyVDtzI_G5WhJ6X9Rc0XcdaaOqLs0iCtuYKHhccpzbOhnyh22JZe_a4bQ7Amh2v04XniqMk3CnBTWLmoIBMaSX4E0SkxIIpwm_o2_6fHKVSO_AAklIL9FuIxAkYY/s320/IMG_1119.JPG" width="213" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">My lil' magnolia tree certainly did not disappoint this year. It is one of the most gorgeous pieces of How-could-God-Not-Exist evidence around, I say!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7zLEzOAfgWGL-f1TaM1WP4LzQm40SrFg53MPeF2KMatwspfbM9m4HcZ7IRQmb0aYNDlr2HRo444eVq-17A0kYh1czh2qhXyCTWaOUWh8AXHKKlaEIft3dAfgInH_iSOl-g_QzVg-oJ60/s1600/IMG_1121.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7zLEzOAfgWGL-f1TaM1WP4LzQm40SrFg53MPeF2KMatwspfbM9m4HcZ7IRQmb0aYNDlr2HRo444eVq-17A0kYh1czh2qhXyCTWaOUWh8AXHKKlaEIft3dAfgInH_iSOl-g_QzVg-oJ60/s320/IMG_1121.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"> Spring also brings us Easter with all of the joys of that holiday....Jesus, Eternal Salvation and Egg hunts. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQvfqIFdc7_Ptx3TPVP_xFZDMKQzpcpFvjcQNH8yiWUH3mRHC_RsZ6vPwgvSxf75Sbfs4nkQ4xHV-ht5_WntdttnUZM5Q69xfYCxmWRRYClCuYNP2brOAN_JZl_XwiKzjqfyORT0t_yC4/s1600/IMG_2969.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQvfqIFdc7_Ptx3TPVP_xFZDMKQzpcpFvjcQNH8yiWUH3mRHC_RsZ6vPwgvSxf75Sbfs4nkQ4xHV-ht5_WntdttnUZM5Q69xfYCxmWRRYClCuYNP2brOAN_JZl_XwiKzjqfyORT0t_yC4/s320/IMG_2969.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Spring is time to get outside and play with the furry ones...even if they are three times your size.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRXfjCF-5G2CwNVoIZiEPSO85QXNF6w3zgK4UhPK-T4uS1WdTGg_2HgeS_cmozhFDGU9I43qRzPsSZXZJ2EGI4axkkRF1ACpVOP1AC2WXQ13Oi8xScw5sfOJw4mJkzXmJ2DPHPfxLE8xs/s1600/IMG_2985.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRXfjCF-5G2CwNVoIZiEPSO85QXNF6w3zgK4UhPK-T4uS1WdTGg_2HgeS_cmozhFDGU9I43qRzPsSZXZJ2EGI4axkkRF1ACpVOP1AC2WXQ13Oi8xScw5sfOJw4mJkzXmJ2DPHPfxLE8xs/s320/IMG_2985.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">And it is time to get out and learn a new sport... </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpGGti-W8G9-orXUjLw014HqoYpB1nbetzCcCThzMSVP02b2Nu5XFmx54qLVFCP6tTHPyPGBbBeRp6VGjLJU3lH0EbpKegtQnUFAGkzge_E-fPEq8IEy04P19zSG2hw1Z_tgPmzl70cXM/s1600/IMG_2988.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpGGti-W8G9-orXUjLw014HqoYpB1nbetzCcCThzMSVP02b2Nu5XFmx54qLVFCP6tTHPyPGBbBeRp6VGjLJU3lH0EbpKegtQnUFAGkzge_E-fPEq8IEy04P19zSG2hw1Z_tgPmzl70cXM/s320/IMG_2988.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">or two. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeR6Ru6gSQzy-k2VrZjg-wq_W6lA-jYhVfFRXHNbR2qPADkb4NkfZq-4vDIa1kVQl4N0Lkj0MbmcBxcvb5BfNcXSjtpROndLF3RuSOjDq38c8Qp3UbBHItfZR0AiDz3o1FQBK_wK7ULRA/s1600/IMG_2990.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeR6Ru6gSQzy-k2VrZjg-wq_W6lA-jYhVfFRXHNbR2qPADkb4NkfZq-4vDIa1kVQl4N0Lkj0MbmcBxcvb5BfNcXSjtpROndLF3RuSOjDq38c8Qp3UbBHItfZR0AiDz3o1FQBK_wK7ULRA/s320/IMG_2990.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"> But, unfortunately, springtime is also a time for tremendous storms. Storms that will amaze you about the wonderous world we live in. Storms that make you pray. And storms that destroy</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">If you are a praying type...please pray for the devastation around St. Louis...particularly for the <a href="http://www.joshrenaud.com/family">Renaud Empire</a>. A large tree fell and broke through their sunroom and kitchen. Could you imagine? The Renaud Empire includes a loving Mom and Dad with four lil' ones all preschool age and younger. I praise God for keeping everyone safe during the storm. With all the damage around North County...it is truly amazing no one got seriously hurt.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div>Milles Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17882780504671108492noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6377620591870845666.post-79920379140602213082011-04-11T21:52:00.001-05:002011-04-11T21:55:35.662-05:00High as a Kite (or not!)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;">Bethany has been wanting to fly a kite for a while now. So a weekend or two ago the weather was finally nice enough and it was certainly windy enough for us to give it a whirl. </div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;">Flying a kite proved to be tricky business.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDBuFaEQKZKiZhqkwjkGMWB1U8oZBMsnOT-O_5-bDjFpm-Oc2UFhXl9kk02inF7g8IB1U1FbwjkeXhqoJhLYZsZWFUEq3kUQDY8PO1d7GcVGNoYx9827gK0I-I8cwC0fsmlN0KRItz1VA/s1600/IMG_1071.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDBuFaEQKZKiZhqkwjkGMWB1U8oZBMsnOT-O_5-bDjFpm-Oc2UFhXl9kk02inF7g8IB1U1FbwjkeXhqoJhLYZsZWFUEq3kUQDY8PO1d7GcVGNoYx9827gK0I-I8cwC0fsmlN0KRItz1VA/s320/IMG_1071.JPG" width="213" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Well, not as tricky as it is to walk through a soccer net...but it was tricky none-the-less. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOV1XM1O_ManCcnQA7QZX7ydKgRM6VvhrZpcmP0doHmITdLMxTIsYqWpQu2Ur8sUDtmbqa1pEqgsl5XNUBZhHHk1cJY7F4mgwBPZRv81ZDkfd452MgztdoJ2saQ0Q8ZpKS_ANQcQwKJAU/s1600/IMG_1077.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOV1XM1O_ManCcnQA7QZX7ydKgRM6VvhrZpcmP0doHmITdLMxTIsYqWpQu2Ur8sUDtmbqa1pEqgsl5XNUBZhHHk1cJY7F4mgwBPZRv81ZDkfd452MgztdoJ2saQ0Q8ZpKS_ANQcQwKJAU/s320/IMG_1077.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Cory worked long and hard to fly the stinkin' thing. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqkF9j6DuvWgNAanE6t3Q2F-vTrr82voU91ud0zaiwkCQB45HAqLBvoyyJwEvXA0-QYyiyClUzGwUQZ15jJEtC8rSCBP9PMqUh575wRJsTsA8Rg0LUIQXgemYcSb64av0Gn5BhnJOMW_0/s1600/IMG_1089.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqkF9j6DuvWgNAanE6t3Q2F-vTrr82voU91ud0zaiwkCQB45HAqLBvoyyJwEvXA0-QYyiyClUzGwUQZ15jJEtC8rSCBP9PMqUh575wRJsTsA8Rg0LUIQXgemYcSb64av0Gn5BhnJOMW_0/s320/IMG_1089.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Then he had to work long and hard to undo the stinkin' knots. Completely failing to fix this dastardly situation, we now have a knot-donning kite sitting in the garage until *I* one day when I'll have time to work on the lil'sucker! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9AxpNb4WCAd-kwrODULvyvnFvqEgOE9OUfm3TTmM0xVDCIKJc_S7YmAJVCUtV5vVewkiAlauTL6pOFfsKiDlOP1zj96foORnEEFjBePLmP_czrAtqvZpY8XGMf_OYM_GaRvkZPEy7IJQ/s1600/IMG_1083.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9AxpNb4WCAd-kwrODULvyvnFvqEgOE9OUfm3TTmM0xVDCIKJc_S7YmAJVCUtV5vVewkiAlauTL6pOFfsKiDlOP1zj96foORnEEFjBePLmP_czrAtqvZpY8XGMf_OYM_GaRvkZPEy7IJQ/s320/IMG_1083.JPG" width="320" /> </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Owen didn't so much have interest in the kite situation. The playground was more his style. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4TUOGjYNxPeJltP1zysU64UP-oYXpVndlwjDGIuDxHSTj90sSWodg9qLP3myhbpFHknZR700xCllsozDfiMc4vVNkadTPP4SQ9lOLL-J-93tnKvlGGME4nHsOTHMUU_KfpC0a3EKzN9I/s1600/IMG_1100.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4TUOGjYNxPeJltP1zysU64UP-oYXpVndlwjDGIuDxHSTj90sSWodg9qLP3myhbpFHknZR700xCllsozDfiMc4vVNkadTPP4SQ9lOLL-J-93tnKvlGGME4nHsOTHMUU_KfpC0a3EKzN9I/s320/IMG_1100.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;">Look at that teethy lil'smile. Isn't he just a cutie-pa-tootie. Man. I love this guy...even though he has a major case of apathy toward he whole kite-flying-situation. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqK140jFFrz4tJ0BwB9wug3dgrxAk3F-lIyqDod0Ako4W-3j598EGmFxCi6V0sDXbkAdny80rW0syibSBAb3e4mhz88no1JUAdQbWa4sQKJ-mqyi8e4SrEsGmj9tQ-HAU7lKy2WCDwr1Q/s1600/IMG_1053.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqK140jFFrz4tJ0BwB9wug3dgrxAk3F-lIyqDod0Ako4W-3j598EGmFxCi6V0sDXbkAdny80rW0syibSBAb3e4mhz88no1JUAdQbWa4sQKJ-mqyi8e4SrEsGmj9tQ-HAU7lKy2WCDwr1Q/s320/IMG_1053.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>Milles Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17882780504671108492noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6377620591870845666.post-60998357469675189562011-04-07T21:53:00.000-05:002011-04-07T21:53:29.125-05:00We've got flowers and a job<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Saturday I came home and saw these beauties on my kitchen table...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Immediately I thought, "ahhh...Cory hasn't been in trouble lately...why did he buy me a dozen roses?!?!" Well, it turns out these roses are from our new, up-coming principal. Recently, a few positions opened up at another middle school in our district & we went ahead & applied for them. This place is closer to our sitters & ultimately closer to our house when we are no longer needing a sitter.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We went to our interviews last Monday and Tuesday. Man...that is nerve wrecking. I hate interviews. I always think of what I<i> should've </i>said after the fact. Not so helpful, now is it? But apparently Cory and I did great on our respective interviews and all my self-doubt was unmerited. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We are super excited to start these new positions in our new school. We've been praying and praying and praying for God to show us what we are supposed to do for next year and where we are supposed to work...I am just grateful that God's been listening. </div>Milles Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17882780504671108492noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6377620591870845666.post-52137717621912190082011-04-05T21:55:00.000-05:002011-04-05T21:55:06.799-05:0023 months...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">In exactly one month, this pizza-faced,<br />
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<div align="center">Ottoman hiding, </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHHVhEu4vmpyekG-PGSn99NumGtLtufWzV5d2CFdYNvu9b-K9MCKgsvBz_meskKsFDMBF2Z9W59JWpjV0Pu-ItOsB8brY1h2c4AzEToI46M0ePJS0n9v5egsJRQRSVjUMBt9FGbwNsNdk/s1600/IMG_0880.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" r6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHHVhEu4vmpyekG-PGSn99NumGtLtufWzV5d2CFdYNvu9b-K9MCKgsvBz_meskKsFDMBF2Z9W59JWpjV0Pu-ItOsB8brY1h2c4AzEToI46M0ePJS0n9v5egsJRQRSVjUMBt9FGbwNsNdk/s320/IMG_0880.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br />
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<div align="center">sister-mimicking,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAeqEzTdlq1dYyR8pLJFqmrs2GcrqWT36xvQ5EtGAsOWt_YCeSvotgwu58aTtA0H4O9NcSPBWfNj1qGRqtgfsSqJdRBlVk_JLB92XhHsdBC1GWx3VLLhH1_5qVvmQosEx1v-wr6tNA_Wc/s1600/IMG_0889.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" r6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAeqEzTdlq1dYyR8pLJFqmrs2GcrqWT36xvQ5EtGAsOWt_YCeSvotgwu58aTtA0H4O9NcSPBWfNj1qGRqtgfsSqJdRBlVk_JLB92XhHsdBC1GWx3VLLhH1_5qVvmQosEx1v-wr6tNA_Wc/s320/IMG_0889.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;">lil' bity boy will be 2 years old!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaCfmUEwMNxZHtUfXR7yadKSil9sMI9uDYxOkLl7crnng0A3m_lGl3f3-iuhOh6wMp5x104-9-zW4yClj2pXIH4C-gvePip4BcynIBae-TN_dWCq-0bwi1zIY0es6nc8ir-XWe9Vs-6LM/s1600/IMG_0892.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" r6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaCfmUEwMNxZHtUfXR7yadKSil9sMI9uDYxOkLl7crnng0A3m_lGl3f3-iuhOh6wMp5x104-9-zW4yClj2pXIH4C-gvePip4BcynIBae-TN_dWCq-0bwi1zIY0es6nc8ir-XWe9Vs-6LM/s320/IMG_0892.JPG" width="238" /></a></div><div align="center"></div>Milles Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17882780504671108492noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6377620591870845666.post-37779797432094571062011-03-26T21:53:00.001-05:002011-03-26T21:57:10.022-05:00Unique Dadda<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5G4tju-V_gGa5s0trub7jiv61Acu7aXf9DH3IchwiViXEVj8Gl37smX0Sdsmgq99Am9GItTgrbBMlm6aKWbdb2_xjPvz9k4QQaS38lNAHgwMrtIuwW1LcdQzU5VVYKl-pPRjwM0fg6Ds/s1600/IMG_0896.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5G4tju-V_gGa5s0trub7jiv61Acu7aXf9DH3IchwiViXEVj8Gl37smX0Sdsmgq99Am9GItTgrbBMlm6aKWbdb2_xjPvz9k4QQaS38lNAHgwMrtIuwW1LcdQzU5VVYKl-pPRjwM0fg6Ds/s400/IMG_0896.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The other day I read something on Facebook that made me sad. A friend's husband wrote something along the lines of "Wife and Kid free this weekend! Here's to being a Bachelor." Then friends responded as they tend to do. One of the responses said something like, "...unfortunately I do have my son this weekend." </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Man! How does that resonate with you? With me, it makes me feel so sad for the wives and children of those guys. Why would any man be happy to be away from the love of his life and away from his own flesh and blood.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I am so absolutely blessed to have Cory. God must have known something I didn't when he was playing lil' match maker <strike>eight</strike>...no wait...nearly ten years ago. He knew I needed a man that would be an active dad. A dad who knew how to change diapers, prepare favorite meals, give baths, do laundry and be true partner to me. Cory is such a wonderful dad to these two lil' boogers. I don't think I have ever heard him say anything in regards to being grateful that we aren't around. He actually hates being away from us all. Perhaps Cory isn't like the normal guy. Okay. Actually, that isn't any new. Cory isn't your typical guy. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And because of that I love him more than words can say. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">I guess there are times in a child's life where they are totally done playing with their toys. In instances such as those, a child is forced to improvise.</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwNkpWySwreQ1YmBYVZCGkvYC-pAomYwj8MhjJ0UZra6YB0-Ts-oiRR0K6JZgy4Klj7waAMZZb1xxBG38g4lW8s0h9nk1vcQuNsWpgRZo5j0d71w0e_Vw8jwS_c2H0wy1pOxdRgsEYEak/s1600/IMG_0940.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" r6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwNkpWySwreQ1YmBYVZCGkvYC-pAomYwj8MhjJ0UZra6YB0-Ts-oiRR0K6JZgy4Klj7waAMZZb1xxBG38g4lW8s0h9nk1vcQuNsWpgRZo5j0d71w0e_Vw8jwS_c2H0wy1pOxdRgsEYEak/s320/IMG_0940.JPG" width="213" /></a></div><br />
<div align="center">When I saw Owen sneaking into the pantry, I knew it only meant one thing--trouble.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDNgP0pmSA5TPa1Pp4JQr4tT1oK_G0L0CuCFh-eMS0RR2AHs-beo8_yqOW1MOFtyiieynEp8iQGPUmh4UjYkVTwBb-kcaYaVjKZBt2dtah01bNLTi5GyGxIdCARU9KtlH3upG4rqdqVFY/s1600/IMG_0942.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" r6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDNgP0pmSA5TPa1Pp4JQr4tT1oK_G0L0CuCFh-eMS0RR2AHs-beo8_yqOW1MOFtyiieynEp8iQGPUmh4UjYkVTwBb-kcaYaVjKZBt2dtah01bNLTi5GyGxIdCARU9KtlH3upG4rqdqVFY/s320/IMG_0942.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br />
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<div align="center" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"> But then he goes waddling out w/ the large box of Pringles and starts stacking them.</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEhfMZYkejPRyJxzvbwcn0fW-5zV-dUrNRIh0Uo2RRczziTnSIu1YlWqRWARnaW1mnOwZYJ7IHaWHU49f5DA7anZDmQaw7ZbtdAY2f7A__3Wlf_KkIEumtZGS2RMA42e9LEWv2BZGI4Kk/s1600/IMG_0944.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" r6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEhfMZYkejPRyJxzvbwcn0fW-5zV-dUrNRIh0Uo2RRczziTnSIu1YlWqRWARnaW1mnOwZYJ7IHaWHU49f5DA7anZDmQaw7ZbtdAY2f7A__3Wlf_KkIEumtZGS2RMA42e9LEWv2BZGI4Kk/s320/IMG_0944.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br />
<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">He is a bit over excited about his new found playthings and as long as I didn't have to clean up a 1000 meshed up crumbs...it didn't bother me one bit! :O)</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhupcX5BJqkuBAe5X8D5OABzIeV9kVNG9_7xHVMuqZXfTuFAwgYOIJPCnUgUBTDp4uTUA-VJyrTWbqAFYH1793OEgGMrcjdJVC0K7fHRgmQqPAyU151m0UrrzAvVo88U0Zs066223_XDus/s1600/IMG_0948.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" r6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhupcX5BJqkuBAe5X8D5OABzIeV9kVNG9_7xHVMuqZXfTuFAwgYOIJPCnUgUBTDp4uTUA-VJyrTWbqAFYH1793OEgGMrcjdJVC0K7fHRgmQqPAyU151m0UrrzAvVo88U0Zs066223_XDus/s320/IMG_0948.JPG" width="213" /></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div>Milles Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17882780504671108492noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6377620591870845666.post-70460702803662934432011-03-23T21:32:00.000-05:002011-03-23T21:32:24.087-05:00What Every Princess Needs<div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">So what does every princess need? </div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjduaD_ISQuqlbhzhMgtjuIiP3AaGghKU9cop56BZ5nOUNOQ_puN4o7nki5ZrBHmhvBAc3kSdq2MYx8k7XzMzSHTB6wSlT3wnvmIVF44W9jExbF1MUM3jvp3TlT9DIskM2ArnO9vHiETR4/s1600/IMG_0924.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" r6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjduaD_ISQuqlbhzhMgtjuIiP3AaGghKU9cop56BZ5nOUNOQ_puN4o7nki5ZrBHmhvBAc3kSdq2MYx8k7XzMzSHTB6wSlT3wnvmIVF44W9jExbF1MUM3jvp3TlT9DIskM2ArnO9vHiETR4/s320/IMG_0924.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">Well, besides a prince. Or a couple of frogs to kiss. <br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Every princess needs a castle to call her own, of course!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5s_vOh7Tv2Cq_JZ1jxnC-Ngifeel1gmRnxUhqThjfvgBpG7XrOuYMdpN5ceufGROF5kzKzAqKKZxNeQIQpA6RoY2QzFQxos8Rpu-n8CC3hQdfkzjuHn6bg-Y7JAmNB-uDowYjC4g437I/s1600/IMG_0907.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" r6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5s_vOh7Tv2Cq_JZ1jxnC-Ngifeel1gmRnxUhqThjfvgBpG7XrOuYMdpN5ceufGROF5kzKzAqKKZxNeQIQpA6RoY2QzFQxos8Rpu-n8CC3hQdfkzjuHn6bg-Y7JAmNB-uDowYjC4g437I/s320/IMG_0907.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br />
<div align="center" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">This lil' princess has been wanting her room redone since her lil' brothers was finished over Winter Break. After thinking a couple of months of what to do & working on the creative juices, we decided Spring Break would be the best time to do something. With her new obsession being Tinker Bell and Princesses, this was a perfect fit!</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilyCXaw5MsA1_0yO8jtI-FPP4F10V9yJyBBaSCT5XHFHlxuo1GjmR40rf97rKGUUpQtQpdC46hOJjJ3sI61dIqMO_oGTWXyyGNYeNWStOC6r412lnE7BTZ1P-qqLSWN2UTkD16GtzwNQU/s1600/IMG_0911.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" r6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilyCXaw5MsA1_0yO8jtI-FPP4F10V9yJyBBaSCT5XHFHlxuo1GjmR40rf97rKGUUpQtQpdC46hOJjJ3sI61dIqMO_oGTWXyyGNYeNWStOC6r412lnE7BTZ1P-qqLSWN2UTkD16GtzwNQU/s320/IMG_0911.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;">I think it went over real well! The only thing she was hesitant about is the new location of her bed. Now, she can't peep out in the hall to spy on us after she's gone to bed. </div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;">Perhaps that was done on purpose....but we'd never tell her!</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8Jr2YAV7e1Ws4jmxlWIMlYoZm90iTAlvt6truweRMi7OrWDcUVR4op01uoy6WrnCr6kGeCwkTHkqSWrtvDKyYcLfmEkR-2-u80NgvtxA6cqUteyJFDAlp4ZyaUbzXednhNP7-uHhu_dg/s1600/IMG_0918.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" r6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8Jr2YAV7e1Ws4jmxlWIMlYoZm90iTAlvt6truweRMi7OrWDcUVR4op01uoy6WrnCr6kGeCwkTHkqSWrtvDKyYcLfmEkR-2-u80NgvtxA6cqUteyJFDAlp4ZyaUbzXednhNP7-uHhu_dg/s320/IMG_0918.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>Milles Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17882780504671108492noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6377620591870845666.post-2921498987126880662011-03-21T14:23:00.000-05:002011-03-21T14:23:07.632-05:00A fit in elastic shoes<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Don't you hate it when you are trying to have a Class A tantrum...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAdDxLGzn1E1BIQwmuX3MhOF3iB-1Gar4S1GK6CHCF1IcFGdqm1Cv9139v6bVnyLj2TBpF0PuL1u-mZZGx4YSeSW44BHBqk6ErChN0kDLiYN_dEzwoftwds7jEaR5DAbFDz-p2xAGkjXg/s1600/IMG_2907.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" r6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAdDxLGzn1E1BIQwmuX3MhOF3iB-1Gar4S1GK6CHCF1IcFGdqm1Cv9139v6bVnyLj2TBpF0PuL1u-mZZGx4YSeSW44BHBqk6ErChN0kDLiYN_dEzwoftwds7jEaR5DAbFDz-p2xAGkjXg/s320/IMG_2907.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">a grand ole shoe-flinging fit but...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGaN9U3mM6j0egPIvw2MyMBuAawCUgn-z8k_uA5ZHEPs6hnALFU71TNSVP-50SGnF3_FHTpObFzeyS6xNfd7PsiRU7pHRgkzB-vSNVA7nxe1ec1enpFA1sPMlMACRqTLEUW2m_WNhiLB8/s1600/IMG_2914.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" r6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGaN9U3mM6j0egPIvw2MyMBuAawCUgn-z8k_uA5ZHEPs6hnALFU71TNSVP-50SGnF3_FHTpObFzeyS6xNfd7PsiRU7pHRgkzB-vSNVA7nxe1ec1enpFA1sPMlMACRqTLEUW2m_WNhiLB8/s320/IMG_2914.JPG" width="320" /></a></div> <br />
<div align="center">you can't...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWoep67t7VN5bmAKg2SWWfLGmjndbFznIlrv8_SyXVyW1smBhD8k4ufHboIoh4HQUPUdIklOfUiuy8yooFYpKy_3MJc-5hKiP2TfLhfxddi6v-IcvmqC7flZe0HfYo-CaxjdVZRhtCBPE/s1600/IMG_2917.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" r6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWoep67t7VN5bmAKg2SWWfLGmjndbFznIlrv8_SyXVyW1smBhD8k4ufHboIoh4HQUPUdIklOfUiuy8yooFYpKy_3MJc-5hKiP2TfLhfxddi6v-IcvmqC7flZe0HfYo-CaxjdVZRhtCBPE/s320/IMG_2917.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br />
<div align="center">manage to kick off your new shoe w/ the elastic backing.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXknpNAONQfRC99mybeGhHxPdb-QzVAve6Rt05rISDoV3qrwoLum8KaIwijSkiwTyjrsBE1I0f2PUYRahFfq-eBOV8y0pJAbBs0LLZBkfEAOmzLc1dEWt4-2jQDSgG-IKvrfoe4nH6gps/s1600/IMG_2921.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" r6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXknpNAONQfRC99mybeGhHxPdb-QzVAve6Rt05rISDoV3qrwoLum8KaIwijSkiwTyjrsBE1I0f2PUYRahFfq-eBOV8y0pJAbBs0LLZBkfEAOmzLc1dEWt4-2jQDSgG-IKvrfoe4nH6gps/s320/IMG_2921.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center">Yeah...that just ticks him off 10 x's more than usual!</div>Milles Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17882780504671108492noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6377620591870845666.post-83358167205470194722011-03-20T14:33:00.000-05:002011-03-20T14:33:38.211-05:00Doing it Ourselves<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We are certainly DIY types of people when it comes to somethings. Laying floors...nope that isn't for us. We'll pay someone to do that. But to cut hair. Yup. We can handle that ourselves. And in all honesty, the kids are way better behaved and sit so much stiller when I do it. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">See Owen Before...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9Hj8l0bFl6ntBkcIB1HjpPhIcQco6VKey9rxlfpHcsyX-Qjm3BJBkjUuYczmtUFhsb7KDJ6C8Lcvo-4l5skoW17zMKY-crnuo5g7ncef0FZVNZYt-SiYZLc0EnnGMARm_y6n5W_TRlzo/s1600/IMG_0849.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" r6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9Hj8l0bFl6ntBkcIB1HjpPhIcQco6VKey9rxlfpHcsyX-Qjm3BJBkjUuYczmtUFhsb7KDJ6C8Lcvo-4l5skoW17zMKY-crnuo5g7ncef0FZVNZYt-SiYZLc0EnnGMARm_y6n5W_TRlzo/s320/IMG_0849.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">Owen After...</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAlrgIIepH4kbFS6K-X__LhDWlre1HGQNa6EwfeeOwRfNaPGJDWzjM8pZ6GDe6dzUJ2FSY-xECgbgXLP6ttO_tUDWozlhruVAieIj2HI0Eg8LdwsDLMogAG-qsx0LsQDBpjXZVWBDAX2s/s1600/IMG_0860.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" r6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAlrgIIepH4kbFS6K-X__LhDWlre1HGQNa6EwfeeOwRfNaPGJDWzjM8pZ6GDe6dzUJ2FSY-xECgbgXLP6ttO_tUDWozlhruVAieIj2HI0Eg8LdwsDLMogAG-qsx0LsQDBpjXZVWBDAX2s/s320/IMG_0860.JPG" width="213" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">Bethany Before...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzvqEcWEC8gPdrdAzNpIayjFg_motLNicCGnQc6jjcRK64wx9ZFIMFe74mRIX2wUcC8rwNAWDupA0emUVqHkisev8myMfU53AR20ymFQv0ZDZlEQKa8RfGivUP2zRlSOeN067CtFGTzzE/s1600/IMG_0857.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" r6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzvqEcWEC8gPdrdAzNpIayjFg_motLNicCGnQc6jjcRK64wx9ZFIMFe74mRIX2wUcC8rwNAWDupA0emUVqHkisev8myMfU53AR20ymFQv0ZDZlEQKa8RfGivUP2zRlSOeN067CtFGTzzE/s320/IMG_0857.JPG" width="213" /></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;">Hmm...looks like I forgot to take a Bethany after. </div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;">What can I say. I can't do it all--cut hair, change kids, cut hair, clean up oodles and oodles of hair and get pictures of BOTH kids afterwards. I am not wonder woman, after all!</div>Milles Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17882780504671108492noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6377620591870845666.post-78357284147080310172011-03-10T10:05:00.000-06:002011-03-10T10:05:41.482-06:00Sometimes...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Sometimes what Momma is eatting is better than what they are served. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6ctgL1ocTk-AMATEGRFamuXZ7Xv7tL9ViV-vX2kBhwkg3wk99vUznDLCabxkOEBC7dL55egAXQ-ao1VP7Jqts1N1gM2P6RjyRITTl2iW3q2AbmG0lD2YJeAPDc51GdDu-TlLwD7ekRPk/s1600/IMG_2834.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" l6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6ctgL1ocTk-AMATEGRFamuXZ7Xv7tL9ViV-vX2kBhwkg3wk99vUznDLCabxkOEBC7dL55egAXQ-ao1VP7Jqts1N1gM2P6RjyRITTl2iW3q2AbmG0lD2YJeAPDc51GdDu-TlLwD7ekRPk/s320/IMG_2834.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Even if it is just a bowl of cereal.</div>Milles Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17882780504671108492noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6377620591870845666.post-23623036592686826022011-03-07T19:46:00.000-06:002011-03-07T19:46:40.945-06:00Author in our Midst!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We have an author in our midst. Cory has written three (well, four) books now. This week, Cory received a proof copy of the third-draft of "Light & Dark" in the mail. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpBaNj3cbJYm-yU-Y0xTtqYuoXz08gX1ohbikVXZO7B0n5WZSwR1Cn-PJ36Mt92S6TU7wuahetpZrd-MHwoWhI3swH0lSpAH_l-la6PeGuHyr-7j8oyPUhICB5E8gBOvBXM7lqHzJ3sqU/s1600/IMG_0843.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" l6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpBaNj3cbJYm-yU-Y0xTtqYuoXz08gX1ohbikVXZO7B0n5WZSwR1Cn-PJ36Mt92S6TU7wuahetpZrd-MHwoWhI3swH0lSpAH_l-la6PeGuHyr-7j8oyPUhICB5E8gBOvBXM7lqHzJ3sqU/s320/IMG_0843.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;">Having read all his books, I've got to say "Light & Dark" is the best one yet. I really think this one has great potential in being picked up by an agent & getting published sometime soon. This is the second book he is making available to our students. Man, it is amazing to see him get students so enthusiastic to read and provide real, timely feedback. I am just so proud of him for not only writing hundreds of pages of amazing plot twists and surprises; but I am proud of Cory for once he puts his mind to something, he sticks to it & produces quality work!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">If Border's weren't closing...I'd bet good money saying he would've been on their shelves in the next five years!</div>Milles Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17882780504671108492noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6377620591870845666.post-4860378467433896082011-03-06T20:41:00.000-06:002011-03-06T20:41:15.349-06:00Showing Off Owen's BrainsOur lil' man is certainly growing up. A couple months ago, Cory and I noticed Owen pointing to letters in his book and identifying them correctly. At first, we both thought it was just a coincidence. But after a week or two, we realized Owen was really learning his letters at a young 18 months. <br />
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Now, Owen is 22 or so months and he knows nearly all of his letters. There are a few that still trips him up (J, A, W, R, P). However...he will point to W if asked, he just can't say it. For "P" he will just say "pah", the sound it makes. "A", he insists, is N. He's pretty adamant about that. Perhaps he knows something that I don't.<br />
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Here is Owen showing off his brains. He started off w/ his animal puzzle--doing great w/ putting the pieces in the proper place and then doing the animal sounds. We won't say the animals names...but he will almost always do the sound. You just gotta know how to interpret what he's saying!<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: left;">Now, isn't his rendition of Cock-a-doodle-doo just too cute?!?!</div>Milles Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17882780504671108492noreply@blogger.com0