tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-62356148619833041432024-02-18T23:48:11.965-07:00Home is WHERE your heart is...Monicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13439815155539818834noreply@blogger.comBlogger126125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6235614861983304143.post-47667761219635240942011-02-22T05:02:00.000-07:002011-02-22T05:02:54.487-07:00The cutest MICKEY ever !!!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5BAdmcsC1TCKfy7Pz5KDMf2q84miIFcUVhk7rzXhXpEFDD2Oc61zrAzEUw56ELa9qDw4gHPFbrLykKe9wKHznNyp1EqZdz_SdWuT4ZExbx9FzVBpFOWClC6sHwYTDeLV0nkE1wPIYJV2a/s1600/DSC_0005.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5BAdmcsC1TCKfy7Pz5KDMf2q84miIFcUVhk7rzXhXpEFDD2Oc61zrAzEUw56ELa9qDw4gHPFbrLykKe9wKHznNyp1EqZdz_SdWuT4ZExbx9FzVBpFOWClC6sHwYTDeLV0nkE1wPIYJV2a/s320/DSC_0005.JPG" width="212" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">My baby turned 2! Feb. 20 </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div>We had a great 3 day weekend , but there was no relaxing at all , I want a DO OVER! Saturday we had football and prepping for Preston's Birthday on Sunday . Sunday was his Mickey Party , he had so much fun and was so excited when we started decorating and when the cake arrived. I was very fortunate to find the sweetest lady here on island to make his cake, like I said before no more cakes for me . I think I will limit myself to 1 a year ..heee hee<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">here are a few cute photos of him from the day . This one where he is saying WHY IS EVERYONE SINGING TO ME!!! It was priceless to see this look on his wittle face!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn-uNHlE8gip3BiSgTGzgAN5fXyuxN8cZbGGtzgudoRz2gr-ZDRxF4q0HDoGk4N_OlN7h3f840U4fpZEM3P3Xb4lLB-QVPIyEH7bQm-9P1CFqNVL5oPd_V0d-dMBGcRt-dcSextcYD-Rxa/s1600/DSC_0023.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn-uNHlE8gip3BiSgTGzgAN5fXyuxN8cZbGGtzgudoRz2gr-ZDRxF4q0HDoGk4N_OlN7h3f840U4fpZEM3P3Xb4lLB-QVPIyEH7bQm-9P1CFqNVL5oPd_V0d-dMBGcRt-dcSextcYD-Rxa/s320/DSC_0023.jpg" width="212" /></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;">It was a great day and we are so thankful to have such great friends here on Okinawa to help celebrate our sweet boy!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf9FfyqmUngE5oeboPQ4PPygStyjgny9hIyrzD9mgCqWqqQM774UA4j0ORU8HkUs2OrAUDZisaZY2K4r9Biw7igD3Xp_uuamvgZ5ZXCFRE2qslH8tIcXN83xuRZQBaZ-UdPneyNSGrg_0k/s1600/DSC_0043.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a></div>Monicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13439815155539818834noreply@blogger.com28tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6235614861983304143.post-55252308529874170092011-02-16T20:46:00.000-07:002011-02-16T20:46:44.805-07:00A year and then some ....Wow I left blogging land well over a year ago , but not completely! I still read everyones blogs just about everyday! I know what is going on in....just about everyones world ..lol<br />
I am not quite sure why I felt the need to take a break from it all . And I do mean from everything . No crafting , scrapping anything of that sort was happening for me. I think this Island has a little bit to do with it. This summer will make 3 years for us on Okinawa and we are here until the summer of 2013 ...whooa<br />
To say I have island fever is an understatement! <br />
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I have been trying to get the motivation back to start scrapping again , crafting is out of the question pretty much until I get outta here . The shopping is HORRIBLE!!!!!! I did order some new scrap stuff not that I needed any but hey maybe it will help with my mojo issue.. Any excuse is good to shop right???<br />
My <a href="http://www.mariarodarte.com/">Bestie</a> decided she was going to start scrapping again as well and even keep track of it . So I am following in her footsteps and am proud of myself for actually finishing one page so far!<br />
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I am going to add a little tracker on my side bar . I haven't set a specific GOAL for myself really , except to get back into creating again! So hears to that :) <br />
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My boys are growing like weeds and my daughter just turned 18 ..holy cow did I just type that ???? Here are a few recent photos of them :<br />
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Britni and some of her cheer buddies , at one of their last games . She is a bit saddened that this is her Senior year when it comes to cheering .... She is the one in the center<br />
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</div>Monicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13439815155539818834noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6235614861983304143.post-15487081524728351662009-12-06T16:25:00.009-07:002009-12-06T17:29:20.956-07:00weekend recapHave I mentioned I hate Mondays..even more so when you had such a nice weekend. DEAR MONDAYS: PLEASE GO AWAY ...lol<br /><br />Friday hubby went in to work for a few hours and then came home so we could finish up Christmas shopping and had a quick lunch. Of course I forgot a few odds and ends that I will need to still pick up but for the most part we are done! YAY .. Christmas shopping is not so fun anymore for me when I have to order almost everything on line!<br />We got all the lights and tree up and decked the halls. It looked like Christmas exploded in this teeny house we know call home. I was quite surprised that our little Pnut is afraid of the Christmas tree. I thought it would be a constant battle to keep him out of it, but so far he has not wanted much to do with it and has had a few shouting matches with the Angel hanging out on top..lol<br /><br />I did put him down in front of it to snap a few pics on Saturday and he wanted to rip open presents instead!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfueNC2MtTjERv0CpGJpi3qeQvYjznDpaZ4JOWbMmWr4q_-O7Pti-AxefI7kQ_4yE2F2WDSfBLYucstdSNhbBWiOx9w9Cn7aMTj1-0UtWgynl1ZedhgoS2k_JDsumi0gZEScK905O6-p5P/s1600-h/IMG_8863.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfueNC2MtTjERv0CpGJpi3qeQvYjznDpaZ4JOWbMmWr4q_-O7Pti-AxefI7kQ_4yE2F2WDSfBLYucstdSNhbBWiOx9w9Cn7aMTj1-0UtWgynl1ZedhgoS2k_JDsumi0gZEScK905O6-p5P/s400/IMG_8863.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412276903887029746" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvdFzlUTXLTSNcp7aRURpF3-CTS8urzjXw8PXDg3ALNidsvrmeGJRC9Wamuo2vE50ZfNBC3JzDZoeBL7sXmiX8QKiWPEvD-Js5W5i0I-wwCStuLZ_P0SHBY5D8N7QJCQho_8UWeg_0teIy/s1600-h/IMG_8860.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvdFzlUTXLTSNcp7aRURpF3-CTS8urzjXw8PXDg3ALNidsvrmeGJRC9Wamuo2vE50ZfNBC3JzDZoeBL7sXmiX8QKiWPEvD-Js5W5i0I-wwCStuLZ_P0SHBY5D8N7QJCQho_8UWeg_0teIy/s400/IMG_8860.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412277117532169154" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMHO7hq9ffxaHCMi98yqKjHEwgmU7ds7j1EAcxifa-JZ6ZWoz0woUXBZXGCNYHQD1D-7qZZoVWpUPfrsFo2yWaTk0aYMiaj0SV3r5kZetx23rPl1fZaFQAiQo3ST3OPoiUcm_Kl9cFifpQ/s1600-h/santa3.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMHO7hq9ffxaHCMi98yqKjHEwgmU7ds7j1EAcxifa-JZ6ZWoz0woUXBZXGCNYHQD1D-7qZZoVWpUPfrsFo2yWaTk0aYMiaj0SV3r5kZetx23rPl1fZaFQAiQo3ST3OPoiUcm_Kl9cFifpQ/s400/santa3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412279109145361010" border="0" /></a><br />Community center where we saw Santa<br /><br />Saturday I spent most of the afternoon wrapping gifts while hubby entertained the boys. Then we took them out to see some lights and Santa. Austin didn't sit on his lap of course( all though ) he still believes. Preston we thought would scream so daddy did the quick hand off so I could snap a pic or 2. He did so good not one tear or holler he just kept staring at him and then would turn to look for daddy. It was too cute! Santa told him he was the best baby he had seen all day and would be getting a lot of presents haha :)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinMZdNfU1CFxmuPl_WvdVnLmGQLc-D0c2JLVEoRLLGuVdTAXL-BOrwMQDI14iKvcEVw0HOL5MeeJrUrHteZHbywSnK11rWv6l-OOhKrlFZ-8fHxiSkYdI0_Spw3xatIpjOSjzV2Zl8kSEa/s1600-h/santa2.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinMZdNfU1CFxmuPl_WvdVnLmGQLc-D0c2JLVEoRLLGuVdTAXL-BOrwMQDI14iKvcEVw0HOL5MeeJrUrHteZHbywSnK11rWv6l-OOhKrlFZ-8fHxiSkYdI0_Spw3xatIpjOSjzV2Zl8kSEa/s400/santa2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412278338625877890" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIuOLcEWO393A2To9GiJH0ZnnFU58X8z7e-e3WlnABK5FgS0C4Lyoh60DTvfoeXL_EW5se9G83b005TeOBBO7JGY4xCCVhdzbTyPAtOyzT3O1VojEKTwd85f-Yd7aCk8XVrBQ7OfMO3sph/s1600-h/santa1.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIuOLcEWO393A2To9GiJH0ZnnFU58X8z7e-e3WlnABK5FgS0C4Lyoh60DTvfoeXL_EW5se9G83b005TeOBBO7JGY4xCCVhdzbTyPAtOyzT3O1VojEKTwd85f-Yd7aCk8XVrBQ7OfMO3sph/s400/santa1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412278970426850002" border="0" /></a><br /><br />we headed back home and dropped off the boys with my neighbor and hubby and I had a date night afterward.<br />We went to see<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPGSWRI_bHos89kt88Psy5cb2fQioo7d9aJElXSVa0yxlWxSj92H8RXUdEL7RJqnC33wEgoj9ON1432Eth6ngPM17Vf71AwEnztHDyaiSuB7al0UCx1cwFihJdymAw592gmkttKxPhsMBP/s1600-h/the-blind-side-2009_poster.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 269px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPGSWRI_bHos89kt88Psy5cb2fQioo7d9aJElXSVa0yxlWxSj92H8RXUdEL7RJqnC33wEgoj9ON1432Eth6ngPM17Vf71AwEnztHDyaiSuB7al0UCx1cwFihJdymAw592gmkttKxPhsMBP/s400/the-blind-side-2009_poster.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412280341085427730" border="0" /></a><br />Ja had never seen the previews and thought it would be a chick flick but it wasn't. We both really liked it a lot! Its based on a true story about<br />Michael Oher, a homeless and traumatized boy who became an All American football player and first round NFL draft pick with the help of a caring woman and her family.<br />A definite must see !<br /><br />Sunday was my day to get out with the girls , a bunch of us go once a month for our pedicure and massages . Great way to relax on a Sunday afternoon! All the girls got some sort of snowflakes which I got last year so I opted for a simple red white and silver design with polka dots super simple and still holiday ISH ..hehee<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4I4vPbQ8yO2Vmg5DS0KTTV_9i4SBtY6d9ee_7Eo-NsIFJVmjm6R5J7toOVtuQRp8OuJZGUktv5mv2WAG1ysB9-4p6Ym2c_Yy3eciMytzWaQOSIz0wBJIG1_yEC1eAMhIIkt2nC2W-2uMa/s1600-h/IMG_8877.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4I4vPbQ8yO2Vmg5DS0KTTV_9i4SBtY6d9ee_7Eo-NsIFJVmjm6R5J7toOVtuQRp8OuJZGUktv5mv2WAG1ysB9-4p6Ym2c_Yy3eciMytzWaQOSIz0wBJIG1_yEC1eAMhIIkt2nC2W-2uMa/s400/IMG_8877.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412282934099746018" border="0" /></a><br /><br />later that night we headed to the other side of the island (where we had never been) to try out a new Thai place with a group of friends. This is one of my friend Joannes favorite spots to eat on island. We ordered a fried rice dish and some Thai Pad at a zero spice level , it was still a tid bit hot for the both of us but tasty! Austin loved his garlic chicken and rice meal and wants to go back he says. That rarely happens here we have the hardest time finding anything off base he likes. It was a fun night and we are lucky to have such great friends here!<br />That brings me to MONDAY ...back to reality and grocery shopping ooh how I hate that part!<br /><br />Hope you all had a fab weekend as well! <br /> I am off to hopefully get a new banner up on this blog before I leave!<br /><br /><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><br /></a>Monicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13439815155539818834noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6235614861983304143.post-68569034646830538872009-11-22T17:08:00.003-07:002009-11-22T17:17:49.642-07:00A must Share for Sweet KateThis brought so many tears to my eyes reading her story. Please stop by her amazing website if you can .<br /><br /><a href="http://www.prayforkate.com/#/home-page/">Pray For Kate </a><br /><br />Her parents have started a wonderful Toy Drive<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD3iNuCKi6dWBCDzoPj86dshV82CunKlqhBI6I3UJkhmjp8xi7ZO2IRiWGxs5S10kWkj1XXKQMoGZU_u2tdE_liKkQ45U-bCLagWRbPUzp49ksq5WsEWUGC6U9XDa_oPYbL21Nc7PU1d06/s1600/kates+crazy+cool+christmas.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD3iNuCKi6dWBCDzoPj86dshV82CunKlqhBI6I3UJkhmjp8xi7ZO2IRiWGxs5S10kWkj1XXKQMoGZU_u2tdE_liKkQ45U-bCLagWRbPUzp49ksq5WsEWUGC6U9XDa_oPYbL21Nc7PU1d06/s400/kates+crazy+cool+christmas.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407085817174133170" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />To bless the kids on the oncology floor of the pediatric hospital (Phoenix Children's Hospital) who are in the<br />hospital during the Christmas Season with fun gifts & toys!<br />Such a wonderful idea! <a href="http://www.prayforkate.com/#/christmas/"><span style="font-size:180%;">Click here</span></a> to find out more.<br /><br />Please share with your family and friends, so we can help make this effort a successful one!<br /><br /><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54487/342/038EAEE3B88149387E3106DBB109340C.png" style="border: 0pt none ! important; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 0%; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;" /></a>Monicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13439815155539818834noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6235614861983304143.post-2285473938006269822009-11-09T19:03:00.013-07:002009-11-09T20:04:34.749-07:00Cheeseburgers in ParadiseHows that for a CHEESEY title???<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdJFVnnkpGWVw4OvrBlzuKbMYboQ746KeajmSIIMmrY3i3Ilr79_TNHwqx6b_37tt96pxMrM7UABOwD_dQzYkTodgVa6XchTYOH9SalF-1B5AJmr5CYp1qDJtAk649ja37yLum-TxTtEpw/s1600-h/b1.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdJFVnnkpGWVw4OvrBlzuKbMYboQ746KeajmSIIMmrY3i3Ilr79_TNHwqx6b_37tt96pxMrM7UABOwD_dQzYkTodgVa6XchTYOH9SalF-1B5AJmr5CYp1qDJtAk649ja37yLum-TxTtEpw/s400/b1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402293512619371330" border="0" /></a><br />(Sesoko Island Bridge)<br /><br />Well the weather has been beautiful here in Okinawa for the past few days , didn't last long though , the rain is back.<br />We enjoyed the nice temps over the weekend by having a BBQ with our neighbors. The babies had a blast hanging out after dark and especially liked the music and the Tiki torches..<br /><br />We decided to head up north a bit since it was so nice out. I had read about a hamburger place called<a href="http://www.roo-bar.jp/menu.html"> CAPTAIN KANGAROOS </a>and wanted to give it a try . So glad we did! It was the best burger we have had since we landed on this rock!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghtYnL7Gs72NITtVS30KqmmIwWuNoyF9j6mEyDP-S9HMVrcuDwXdy_yhTbTQOeDztEG9Ld-HUk5yMl8laqvOKkUZhpYlsJ8Fm7sfVjw36lcyVtqneUEehgWRn2g9GSwoT2HJB5tGXpuBUH/s1600-h/b3.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghtYnL7Gs72NITtVS30KqmmIwWuNoyF9j6mEyDP-S9HMVrcuDwXdy_yhTbTQOeDztEG9Ld-HUk5yMl8laqvOKkUZhpYlsJ8Fm7sfVjw36lcyVtqneUEehgWRn2g9GSwoT2HJB5tGXpuBUH/s400/b3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402295338227697746" border="0" /></a><br />It was not very BABY friendly , we sat on couches and ate at coffee tables , So it was a task to hold on to him , next time we go we will be bringing his little chair for sure. Ja says we have to go up that way and grab a burger at least once a month ..haha<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK-IUSLLRW137u7dRlHtZuUianqJQk2evXL6uR22mOwhkK3n4rMe1POwmc2Bc7h2rKhAFnIM_dzjLsaQT8qsDySW8wj57Dtv2mN3k-_0IX-a6EmlKml9-95OfCnIvI-r5LqGbe8g2LiV-w/s1600-h/b5.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK-IUSLLRW137u7dRlHtZuUianqJQk2evXL6uR22mOwhkK3n4rMe1POwmc2Bc7h2rKhAFnIM_dzjLsaQT8qsDySW8wj57Dtv2mN3k-_0IX-a6EmlKml9-95OfCnIvI-r5LqGbe8g2LiV-w/s400/b5.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402296723717407586" border="0" /></a><br />few random pics from inside<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlctX-uS5hOZugj4awGtrWJtPfXzG9yZTf8rkSRAh0Kc1PJ4BzLqZH3lWL_tk0l0_sDICPeJquE0uyPEUj4QYpyI7hYGbKcYoiroiz4HsIR6X0dJ5KV9q300xojiYG0LpxpfVqlYos5VhE/s1600-h/b6.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlctX-uS5hOZugj4awGtrWJtPfXzG9yZTf8rkSRAh0Kc1PJ4BzLqZH3lWL_tk0l0_sDICPeJquE0uyPEUj4QYpyI7hYGbKcYoiroiz4HsIR6X0dJ5KV9q300xojiYG0LpxpfVqlYos5VhE/s400/b6.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402297171213475186" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYjuY5jtCEaZvQCl3ijKOzdvTZL2t5Ky_spz17ztJwZA8fznqYEHiLzXxl5WnxM4Brvd0DTebn_QdLEkz_uh1Yv8HNP0i2V6-BpAvP7N3HXhzsTO4qBOMo86JnhW7Tf1N3TPo7OroR0zS6/s1600-h/b7.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYjuY5jtCEaZvQCl3ijKOzdvTZL2t5Ky_spz17ztJwZA8fznqYEHiLzXxl5WnxM4Brvd0DTebn_QdLEkz_uh1Yv8HNP0i2V6-BpAvP7N3HXhzsTO4qBOMo86JnhW7Tf1N3TPo7OroR0zS6/s400/b7.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402297504178729938" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj17hNdFV_KmpkOAT9QrjMHzkw-kgzfZy3UyI46vvS63YoK4kdRdvHFSHx8cG6LsfFMxE-9e603Odo64Jz0EIwWd3Q5HWrzIz4nW088CHqUSlB7GuElq41g9jePHnfprquwGRU8S7f1iKVH/s1600-h/b8.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj17hNdFV_KmpkOAT9QrjMHzkw-kgzfZy3UyI46vvS63YoK4kdRdvHFSHx8cG6LsfFMxE-9e603Odo64Jz0EIwWd3Q5HWrzIz4nW088CHqUSlB7GuElq41g9jePHnfprquwGRU8S7f1iKVH/s400/b8.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402298031485890754" border="0" /></a><br />One of the burgers<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV24Y9wFFuA6f89ons9HCyS0Oxg1tnqCH3VRaCX325EoN_aUD9IxX41opwNpNyjE7vfh71IBlqvc4EkhcgLNjQFivwxm21Zvk4KYOwyki_QBwpJao2J7YsoNrCNptmDXzuYbyDFCpveKIV/s1600-h/b9.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV24Y9wFFuA6f89ons9HCyS0Oxg1tnqCH3VRaCX325EoN_aUD9IxX41opwNpNyjE7vfh71IBlqvc4EkhcgLNjQFivwxm21Zvk4KYOwyki_QBwpJao2J7YsoNrCNptmDXzuYbyDFCpveKIV/s400/b9.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402298410110593762" border="0" /></a><br />Austins Chicken and fries<br /><br />When done there we headed over to Sesoko Island one of our favorite spots on Island.<br />There is not much there it is just smaller island off of the main one. The beaches are always less crowded and the water is beautiful , shells are usually abundant . So it was a fun afternoon walking on the beach for us. Preston seemed to love it this time now that he is older. I even put his feet in the sand :)<br />He loves when Daddy lifts him up in the air!<br /><br />I <3 <3 this pic !!!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7008ulkfpfrAI3gPZoP05DV0nnmgnkIfCqyMzeAVpUTy7yIHFUt3fMUAmoRFM1ZZhvWs8m20kru-ZT4vJO4rD-96TGtL4UvjCHHeA-VUwjRtziv8gsMAIuru9OVItw7KUV58o_YADfV5z/s1600-h/b10.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7008ulkfpfrAI3gPZoP05DV0nnmgnkIfCqyMzeAVpUTy7yIHFUt3fMUAmoRFM1ZZhvWs8m20kru-ZT4vJO4rD-96TGtL4UvjCHHeA-VUwjRtziv8gsMAIuru9OVItw7KUV58o_YADfV5z/s400/b10.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402301297971249682" border="0" /></a><br />The kids are out for the rest of the week here and I am sure we will be busy. Lots of Cub Scout activities this week including a Vetrans Day Flag ceremony.<br />Hope everyone has a awesome week where ever you are ! <br /><br /><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54487/342/038EAEE3B88149387E3106DBB109340C.png" style="border: 0pt none ! important; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 0%; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;" /></a>Monicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13439815155539818834noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6235614861983304143.post-25400478661959682582009-11-02T16:40:00.007-07:002009-11-02T16:54:34.473-07:00My Monkey and Mummy Mohawk boys<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZJBmMJg2Pxb5lHoVP8rK85FKsnffjGAzkwZlTMLcvOXmbaGPHdZ47tRXJmFfw4e0HASMXLWOcTH8n_IIsCkjO1o2yiqpyPlGgtQgxbxkxBfcsrOEANC4APrPoEivyT5fzLKzVy0_ggQni/s1600-h/IMG_8465.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZJBmMJg2Pxb5lHoVP8rK85FKsnffjGAzkwZlTMLcvOXmbaGPHdZ47tRXJmFfw4e0HASMXLWOcTH8n_IIsCkjO1o2yiqpyPlGgtQgxbxkxBfcsrOEANC4APrPoEivyT5fzLKzVy0_ggQni/s400/IMG_8465.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399655447688749842" border="0" /></a><br />Thankfully I took these few pics a couple of days before Halloween. Otherwise I <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">wouldn't</span> have any, due to terrible weather! In Austins 9 years of Trick or Treating it had never rained..oh yea BECAUSE we lived in Arizona and not on a <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">dern</span> tropical island! We <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">didn't</span> keep the boys out very long because we were all getting soaked and Preston was fit to be tied having to be in his stroller with the top down , when he could here all the commotion around him! I did get to take him to a few doors and he was all smiles . Austin had his buddy Tyler with us and they were more concerned with going to the SLAUGHTER HOUSE afterwards. Needless to say we paid 25 bucks and only Tyler and I made it through ... it was pretty scary!!!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX0FQXp6unpOCNpuBkShvNkgR814r-i_DiiyImfOeLKAMckVsy4TiC9CLEuwlSmOysjelnBmPF6Zey5qZTBwjKIovG1jP6CweRaZDKihBfXpW8C7bQUYYAjX75nd7NsxSXCqKLmWSfM5wF/s1600-h/IMG_8457.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX0FQXp6unpOCNpuBkShvNkgR814r-i_DiiyImfOeLKAMckVsy4TiC9CLEuwlSmOysjelnBmPF6Zey5qZTBwjKIovG1jP6CweRaZDKihBfXpW8C7bQUYYAjX75nd7NsxSXCqKLmWSfM5wF/s400/IMG_8457.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399655542188199874" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjssAoxuqm9Hopmzfp2Sv8NR5P3LvGKbJ9a23Xm_T54nu_XTuj0_5YRvQgTLlebeMGDkyfwpRUF_-iOIWRL0uZEHRlDWqx6TDTSHmrGnIdz1yQpp3J_lobv-I3V9wdpe3qE9AAZBZeNaMVU/s1600-h/IMG_8456.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjssAoxuqm9Hopmzfp2Sv8NR5P3LvGKbJ9a23Xm_T54nu_XTuj0_5YRvQgTLlebeMGDkyfwpRUF_-iOIWRL0uZEHRlDWqx6TDTSHmrGnIdz1yQpp3J_lobv-I3V9wdpe3qE9AAZBZeNaMVU/s400/IMG_8456.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399655679316694146" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj73ccnm0YjktXTlYzS7FnvMgCllSKcvT0c0TkRRGqoMWtsCmVgB3PxhXUylKNO-0tQGaCTDjjPmocUsVeMqVDHax2x0uEeJDR_LMUlqzIm3_Ve7GituqadZZ41TwJcphw-1l5FgN0qjGU/s1600-h/IMG_8468.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj73ccnm0YjktXTlYzS7FnvMgCllSKcvT0c0TkRRGqoMWtsCmVgB3PxhXUylKNO-0tQGaCTDjjPmocUsVeMqVDHax2x0uEeJDR_LMUlqzIm3_Ve7GituqadZZ41TwJcphw-1l5FgN0qjGU/s400/IMG_8468.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399655784466125538" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Well just a quick share of my little tricksters ..off to try and watch some of the SAINTS game . My dad's family lives there and they are all HUGE fans! Weird to be watching MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL on a Tuesday morning! Wish I was there at my dads with the rest of them:(<br /><br />Have a great week everyone!<br /><br /><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54485/380/F8D124854F2955D7610927C03F3D0196.png" style="border: medium none ; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 0%; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;" /></a>Monicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13439815155539818834noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6235614861983304143.post-18099812367743723132009-10-25T17:42:00.019-07:002009-10-25T19:22:22.277-07:00End of Oct. , REALLY?<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-wjN8-am1qE9_iYNadxQvweS8LfizoIPLMtsTYSNjoq5dykmtA2dev314yiZXsLCIQ7iVASTdpJ-4HrhYH67YcKJAKJ_VLJg0HWroXd4pV1AHPWOg3nfnd7-yRrTBxwEREl_Ez9opQwxu/s1600-h/trickortreat2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 296px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-wjN8-am1qE9_iYNadxQvweS8LfizoIPLMtsTYSNjoq5dykmtA2dev314yiZXsLCIQ7iVASTdpJ-4HrhYH67YcKJAKJ_VLJg0HWroXd4pV1AHPWOg3nfnd7-yRrTBxwEREl_Ez9opQwxu/s400/trickortreat2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396715453183095490" border="0" /></a><br />I can not believe we are nearing the end of October all ready! Where did this month go? All the cute ghosts and monkeys will be out soon :)<br />It rained cats and dogs here this weekend. Kind of a nice change though we got to bundle up in coats and all ..when we went out. You know mid 70's to us on this island is FREEZING ..haha<br /><br />We had a busy weekend with lots of birthday parties . 2 of my good friends both had little guys turning 1. Preston had tons of fun and partied it up till about 11 pm that night. No crying or anything I was super impressed!Here he is with his Pretty Princess girlfriend Zoey at Roberts party. This is his new KISSY FACE he constantly makes, we think its just too cute!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizVJLwdimcdQ688yecyo7RzLUolblXtNkmDKSkSFXKrM6qQoQ3TG-0RNLRb7Tb1jhfKpuRToksyk4aF02IJihj3eYtyCi-Dw2sp2drr-3aPfbi3YXcTglhCxI6klo2eUk3x2f9E_nVo0M6/s1600-h/8935_160753091935_508231935_2818009_929569_n.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizVJLwdimcdQ688yecyo7RzLUolblXtNkmDKSkSFXKrM6qQoQ3TG-0RNLRb7Tb1jhfKpuRToksyk4aF02IJihj3eYtyCi-Dw2sp2drr-3aPfbi3YXcTglhCxI6klo2eUk3x2f9E_nVo0M6/s400/8935_160753091935_508231935_2818009_929569_n.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396715203516358418" border="0" /></a><br />Before the rain we had a nice weekend with lower temps and we decided to take the boys to the Okinawa Children's Zoo. We hadn't been there yet . It was a fun a morning. Not a zoo like we are used to back home but it worked. I was laughing at the fact that there were roosters and peacocks in glass cages , don't those usually run around free at zoos?<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhuSgwlyzFv13sg0qqXFvER4ehHbHC2t5OihFdUT6ybUz3lW_6pEF0SXnip6NnCBKRJMTyieM694y0ygP-JOlD3U-ge0uUP_ZDWxc6kd8UA689veXqV3DMujxUUew33KU8e6KuQqv3G5CL/s1600-h/zoo30.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhuSgwlyzFv13sg0qqXFvER4ehHbHC2t5OihFdUT6ybUz3lW_6pEF0SXnip6NnCBKRJMTyieM694y0ygP-JOlD3U-ge0uUP_ZDWxc6kd8UA689veXqV3DMujxUUew33KU8e6KuQqv3G5CL/s400/zoo30.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396720031732046034" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Austin liked the alligators and the hippos we got pretty close to both of those .<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBcw3_Khbh-vYGIFLpvEaT57oBpsZn45XK8ciAgso8R8l_lljNZQp4WmIvuLQJhL2h0-Gc-IVgFXBFZl8AYTiE34p3IpUIwu_Kj1CmAQ6AMr72nGVX4ourPGkHOaUvuuXluH7uRJwq_rCf/s1600-h/zoo13.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBcw3_Khbh-vYGIFLpvEaT57oBpsZn45XK8ciAgso8R8l_lljNZQp4WmIvuLQJhL2h0-Gc-IVgFXBFZl8AYTiE34p3IpUIwu_Kj1CmAQ6AMr72nGVX4ourPGkHOaUvuuXluH7uRJwq_rCf/s400/zoo13.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396717602450202514" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq1l9spe-CKQ7hOmGVCi0jVmrWgahYkvyjzaXFWQkMUCDkyjw4bKoQmJ2IuGFttD4b1jurQ3jDL9k6gyoJLn1Waz_8G40xUJU-WMA6j2i6AWKGarj1pX_QUCgV975QAgMLN-olQrm1Xqcv/s1600-h/zoo27.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq1l9spe-CKQ7hOmGVCi0jVmrWgahYkvyjzaXFWQkMUCDkyjw4bKoQmJ2IuGFttD4b1jurQ3jDL9k6gyoJLn1Waz_8G40xUJU-WMA6j2i6AWKGarj1pX_QUCgV975QAgMLN-olQrm1Xqcv/s400/zoo27.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396718029024401202" border="0" /></a><br />Oh and I wanted to show you these. Okinawan Fruit bats. They are everywhere here , we have them in our trees in our front and backyards , they are more common here than birds!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPCXO5-cxLd945LVaYkYK-omhpDrgp9XfcNxjtJ5MvFiyRfm05q5vcvc2crnHA4-dJyHzxpr6n9swbmjLRAVSdS04JVImxtUvWVjhrvIFBsgYJkDoJAmNZLqlNBmTJtqWfKRbPLKO7Bgcd/s1600-h/zoo9.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPCXO5-cxLd945LVaYkYK-omhpDrgp9XfcNxjtJ5MvFiyRfm05q5vcvc2crnHA4-dJyHzxpr6n9swbmjLRAVSdS04JVImxtUvWVjhrvIFBsgYJkDoJAmNZLqlNBmTJtqWfKRbPLKO7Bgcd/s400/zoo9.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396718351885273154" border="0" /></a><br /><br />And this , well the Japanese have some seriously funny signs all over the place here but this one takes the cake! Posted out in front of the Tigers cage!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAayiHzgC1ild_FwxnZqdtL8RLNGSxuz2iBjB_iYIX8yS5UzLMeaTIWRrfjm_qBIeVwWwAxxsg5pKq6eCvYII_3_orgffgFYLRwozdleACRv6l8kPh7pyhCfs0X-1kVvcwlQyh4E01lQYI/s1600-h/zoo22.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAayiHzgC1ild_FwxnZqdtL8RLNGSxuz2iBjB_iYIX8yS5UzLMeaTIWRrfjm_qBIeVwWwAxxsg5pKq6eCvYII_3_orgffgFYLRwozdleACRv6l8kPh7pyhCfs0X-1kVvcwlQyh4E01lQYI/s400/zoo22.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396719431228577842" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Preston got his first ride on a Choo Choo train and loved it<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxOIisk9HKDSy5hQ8Fwb2JdpxoCox_iIGkZzI2-lwaY96-9XeIhA8rRKQ0sHjdL1qSjGOQTwyLPka-oxL0EacOhpbjCraQ4vOc9eyrAbDVPbRN9wFhc8TnJuJ6t2G5BEDgFj5MOkAZJFun/s1600-h/zoo34.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxOIisk9HKDSy5hQ8Fwb2JdpxoCox_iIGkZzI2-lwaY96-9XeIhA8rRKQ0sHjdL1qSjGOQTwyLPka-oxL0EacOhpbjCraQ4vOc9eyrAbDVPbRN9wFhc8TnJuJ6t2G5BEDgFj5MOkAZJFun/s400/zoo34.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396720452662463810" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpwh4myLQdSRaDnYgl4IsAXKtoSIdZwDl91_9oAIRMFd3p4YJORMYrxrY6vKsIlpThSpaL9xvxmu9YiBVshPMs5LsGQbER8H52nZOh4DwLkBXUhgm__slNBfqMgpy2Fq2KXGUn5vWqChNJ/s1600-h/zoo33.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpwh4myLQdSRaDnYgl4IsAXKtoSIdZwDl91_9oAIRMFd3p4YJORMYrxrY6vKsIlpThSpaL9xvxmu9YiBVshPMs5LsGQbER8H52nZOh4DwLkBXUhgm__slNBfqMgpy2Fq2KXGUn5vWqChNJ/s400/zoo33.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396720549063656546" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjho_7fQxanjESs94PV0yZ3ebaSh4zVedUu-v__5cUEKFg3F7SZMhE3_FQUNXXUga87qaRwxuR7LIZEKAGjNXzgJctchod5N12Z5Mkq8m4pWvs0yOUKTwionLk48oBOlCuVwa9zsPFFI_pG/s1600-h/zoo36.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjho_7fQxanjESs94PV0yZ3ebaSh4zVedUu-v__5cUEKFg3F7SZMhE3_FQUNXXUga87qaRwxuR7LIZEKAGjNXzgJctchod5N12Z5Mkq8m4pWvs0yOUKTwionLk48oBOlCuVwa9zsPFFI_pG/s400/zoo36.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396720644321960514" border="0" /></a><br />My babies<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUtZGUDT0w8hZ9e_iL4Axs86BBQYHIN48BzyLuQHLjmdKKdQ1eXtTlTOLPn4x53S4Xi3y3fhiOYZH_E3xLzXDg6bXpnIFXIDKMyXj0t8mfcbOU7yYloqWJsMukV9I09jJU3cNimG-fBE7u/s1600-h/zoo40.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUtZGUDT0w8hZ9e_iL4Axs86BBQYHIN48BzyLuQHLjmdKKdQ1eXtTlTOLPn4x53S4Xi3y3fhiOYZH_E3xLzXDg6bXpnIFXIDKMyXj0t8mfcbOU7yYloqWJsMukV9I09jJU3cNimG-fBE7u/s400/zoo40.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396721114660389474" border="0" /></a><br />And somewhere in the middle of the busy weekend I managed to watch this movie twice!!! So dern funny!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNkxhuzXjeTz5xjQw1iVh6KE5uUu3l2cjdNjGbj5hVK5tLk0_fxagBGP0wSBNYtJD3q7pzAt5ofPd2zUYfO-cVB6QZEnO_cZHbbIaxUdoXC5Vzx6QuNfOl2_GYioeNzPF26kk6eQXSs7-X/s1600-h/the_proposal01.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNkxhuzXjeTz5xjQw1iVh6KE5uUu3l2cjdNjGbj5hVK5tLk0_fxagBGP0wSBNYtJD3q7pzAt5ofPd2zUYfO-cVB6QZEnO_cZHbbIaxUdoXC5Vzx6QuNfOl2_GYioeNzPF26kk6eQXSs7-X/s400/the_proposal01.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396728121241730002" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />Looks like it will be another busy weekend ahead , with Halloween coming up(hoping we get to a haunted house with Austin ) and I am having a <a href="http://www.scentsy.net/">Scentsy</a> Party. Gotta get planning the food for this one.<br /><br />Before I go I took these when he turned 8 months!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRX4Otv3wJAXv16RrX6vGD2f1gf-DBeZa7t2XFxx0OcvaVNfN4LnEl2jpT0XSPemtGz12uK-v3vE2qc0jKHSRPG5wuld_E8CXPoGPGLyiN8plO9Bb55f1nSqInWM63mRMd4CcScNC2eyvJ/s1600-h/PSA4.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRX4Otv3wJAXv16RrX6vGD2f1gf-DBeZa7t2XFxx0OcvaVNfN4LnEl2jpT0XSPemtGz12uK-v3vE2qc0jKHSRPG5wuld_E8CXPoGPGLyiN8plO9Bb55f1nSqInWM63mRMd4CcScNC2eyvJ/s400/PSA4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396722711997349378" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT34iSSLsMZDrK4J5-SQ97Bk2H2iooNp-6mw39wLHaasX6e1C9Me1JbCdsH3i0zX7EZPo2zyZTUE-mTj8BPqKrveP6lcWhweUpi9osWkO27KYGomvEreZiP9ThsrdV-eafgj8Ow6jrSiqj/s1600-h/PSA7.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT34iSSLsMZDrK4J5-SQ97Bk2H2iooNp-6mw39wLHaasX6e1C9Me1JbCdsH3i0zX7EZPo2zyZTUE-mTj8BPqKrveP6lcWhweUpi9osWkO27KYGomvEreZiP9ThsrdV-eafgj8Ow6jrSiqj/s400/PSA7.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396723204334185314" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQuqe0daXYqX4oBkCOnUbyejAEzdusUnifbjJn15_j6AWPtmjJxRdwqkgRUtCg29cOhzqIC-ms-O-X8ldX1FLBUpftrI2BDv1QtP9RRq6h7MzmjwMHllIdivnOZow4REzZ8PfRmv1v8qOk/s1600-h/PSA5.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQuqe0daXYqX4oBkCOnUbyejAEzdusUnifbjJn15_j6AWPtmjJxRdwqkgRUtCg29cOhzqIC-ms-O-X8ldX1FLBUpftrI2BDv1QtP9RRq6h7MzmjwMHllIdivnOZow4REzZ8PfRmv1v8qOk/s400/PSA5.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396723060752648738" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-pgOQELVfA91xrZB2mnm1ibekUSDgeiBBaFC4QIvaRJ7iW4uKolXZJeTAWItf-k82wtq5yFy8b7REgHIX7O0gj4EjtvMAFTerHyPQmejnFOZTXOGog0zTRF9NjamLMWcz9FwEkGVuM25m/s1600-h/psa10.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-pgOQELVfA91xrZB2mnm1ibekUSDgeiBBaFC4QIvaRJ7iW4uKolXZJeTAWItf-k82wtq5yFy8b7REgHIX7O0gj4EjtvMAFTerHyPQmejnFOZTXOGog0zTRF9NjamLMWcz9FwEkGVuM25m/s400/psa10.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396723319456582530" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />Hope your weekend was good one!<br /><br /><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54485/380/F8D124854F2955D7610927C03F3D0196.png" style="border: medium none ; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 0%; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;" /></a>Monicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13439815155539818834noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6235614861983304143.post-41114722959126852662009-10-12T18:08:00.009-07:002009-10-12T18:42:53.649-07:00I want my wisdom teeth BACK!Oh what the heck was I thinking! I have had my wisdom teeth that were not causing me any PAIN for years now. I go to the dentist here and he says Oh those bad boys should have come out LONG AGO and was all dramatic about it. So they schedule me to have all 4 removed. No worries , right? Everyone I talk to said piece O CAKE!<br /><br /><span style="font-size:180%;">WRONG WRONG WRONG</span><br /><span style="font-size:180%;"><br /><span style="font-size:100%;">I have to be the exception to the norm , ya know? I have been in excruciating pain for a week and high as a kite on <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">percocet</span>. </span></span>I pretty much slept for a week ! Still have no idea what is causing the pain it is not the holes left in my mouth at all , its my upper right and lower right jaw, it kills. Pounding pain all the way into my ear and down my neck , then my jaw gets so freaking tight, that I can hardly open my mouth. <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Ja</span> took me in last <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">thursday</span> and they were closed for TRAINING! But I did get to see the DOC on call , lucky me! He starts out by telling me he is a pediatric dentist and doesn't have much experience with adult extractions! OH MY WORD ..at this point I wanted to shoot someone. So he treated me as if I were going to get a dry socket and stuffed it full of that grotesque smelly crap and then proceeded to give me a shot that made me cry! Neither did a <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">DERN</span> THING!!! I went home and took 2 more <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">percocets</span> and a <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">motrin</span> and knocked out. I continued that through the weekend...<br />Here we are on Tuesday and I am still hurting all though not near as bad ..just praying it goes away all together so I can function again! Poor Preston , has barley seen me in a week!<br /><br />Speaking of my SWEET P<br />Hard to believe he is approaching 8 months (20<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">th</span>)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkUi5aNjHgkFCOWE2HvtxxNC3kQIzHeocFxZ2g3PwpPZQ8hMCeArD_F9tAPhfjC8IlRa6NAjdf7wOxCsjxC1qaXMrLJGi8UbbcAMjpieZ9QbSlamjWjO2YWNISSS-F0djO0WKV6VHCtFWY/s1600-h/p1.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkUi5aNjHgkFCOWE2HvtxxNC3kQIzHeocFxZ2g3PwpPZQ8hMCeArD_F9tAPhfjC8IlRa6NAjdf7wOxCsjxC1qaXMrLJGi8UbbcAMjpieZ9QbSlamjWjO2YWNISSS-F0djO0WKV6VHCtFWY/s400/p1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5391890023168983362" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3se8ddU4oRCPK1VsxGWp_H5cEFcGueL-3bB_KLCT6wSxmqdEjJjkdsP3glEo_skZw07b8XhmuumGJEibAlWbrMQljRtEiz8oeINhHkAUXCSrVF44W-gqTVfxxQjzyCglUxkVOY_ugcMAa/s1600-h/p2.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3se8ddU4oRCPK1VsxGWp_H5cEFcGueL-3bB_KLCT6wSxmqdEjJjkdsP3glEo_skZw07b8XhmuumGJEibAlWbrMQljRtEiz8oeINhHkAUXCSrVF44W-gqTVfxxQjzyCglUxkVOY_ugcMAa/s400/p2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5391892140103799234" border="0" /></a><br />He got his first tooth 2 days before I got all mine yanked out..kinda funny..<br />He is working on a second one now.<br />He is pulling up on everything in site<br />He is FINALLY crawling<br />He is still waking up at least once a night<br />He is such a joy to us!<br /><br />Austin has been keeping busy with school and doing well ! He got 2 A's and the rest B's on his first report card. He really likes his teacher Mrs. Haynes and seems to be enjoying the 4<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">th</span> grade.<br />Here he is with his ROBOT he had to create for a BOOK REPORT this weekend. They had to make a life size paper doll on their main character...his turned out pretty cool!<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgg3Te8Am6R4gpJm_HnbK3L6oRp7nLJzMpTaP59OA79QW91hSSSa2JnCpc-0RGnHbt90kp0vBQPPWU2q2Vzp7fPsxKO4YvsDPIjM_eYhOI1qWiBc2kfglJqJNAIY9FNYE4WZ-bwvkxmNYr/s1600-h/r3.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 254px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgg3Te8Am6R4gpJm_HnbK3L6oRp7nLJzMpTaP59OA79QW91hSSSa2JnCpc-0RGnHbt90kp0vBQPPWU2q2Vzp7fPsxKO4YvsDPIjM_eYhOI1qWiBc2kfglJqJNAIY9FNYE4WZ-bwvkxmNYr/s400/r3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5391891749729882690" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilJc13G4FH2YqCoHRi3sf6vnXEzcBmWRvc9AyxrwLzC-YmEeRMWPG0YWoRgf5UhirhpaFSnxE1QfNSGTdxNOZZpMU4nsJ3i4TbzFv0QORxBLiiKM7pnIBaFM5s1c3PLdEFsOj9oROCQBN5/s1600-h/r4.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 263px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilJc13G4FH2YqCoHRi3sf6vnXEzcBmWRvc9AyxrwLzC-YmEeRMWPG0YWoRgf5UhirhpaFSnxE1QfNSGTdxNOZZpMU4nsJ3i4TbzFv0QORxBLiiKM7pnIBaFM5s1c3PLdEFsOj9oROCQBN5/s400/r4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5391891891115861794" border="0" /></a><br /><br />That was about all the crafting that has taken place in this house .. I still need to finish my houses , hope to start feeling better soon ..SO that maybe before HALLOWEEN they will be done <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">haha</span>!<br />For now they still lay on the table looking like this<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwdhEYWPyLkr41NYzndJIbWgbieondjvVT7eS90_BPZKXFHxZUqDvMoWwdKCPQ35TbLBpdyBz2eOodrluP12hQgXlryRYn7_aWavQYbUmHp1vUnCESXDBCOQs0qRrzl896P20wPmFNvQW4/s1600-h/IMG_8135.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwdhEYWPyLkr41NYzndJIbWgbieondjvVT7eS90_BPZKXFHxZUqDvMoWwdKCPQ35TbLBpdyBz2eOodrluP12hQgXlryRYn7_aWavQYbUmHp1vUnCESXDBCOQs0qRrzl896P20wPmFNvQW4/s400/IMG_8135.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5391893661426765186" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />Hey I did manage to get a new banner up on this blog , did ya notice?<br />Hope <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9">every ones</span> week is off to a great start!<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54485/380/F8D124854F2955D7610927C03F3D0196.png" style="border: medium none ; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 0%; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;" /></a>Monicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13439815155539818834noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6235614861983304143.post-12736997779422994552009-09-29T19:08:00.003-07:002009-09-29T19:12:31.636-07:00Making changes....<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmCUofYVTFXmohulqQ5OPISnXD1w1pKT62Aat7gV2S6r8criideyP_gSWtKsFzUDlzOYmqjyLDmOnWHPGvJ7no9fzq72ze59WxURwhEtRJZtiAn79aXCejs50N_GqiYnM_sLAg5i9Do_Tf/s1600-h/29820-Clipart-Illustration-Of-A-Yellow-Cautionary-Road-Sign-With-Under-Construction-Text-And-A-Worker-Digging.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 399px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmCUofYVTFXmohulqQ5OPISnXD1w1pKT62Aat7gV2S6r8criideyP_gSWtKsFzUDlzOYmqjyLDmOnWHPGvJ7no9fzq72ze59WxURwhEtRJZtiAn79aXCejs50N_GqiYnM_sLAg5i9Do_Tf/s400/29820-Clipart-Illustration-Of-A-Yellow-Cautionary-Road-Sign-With-Under-Construction-Text-And-A-Worker-Digging.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387077187118835154" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />Please excuse my NON MATCHING blog at the moment, I am in the process of redoing it for fall , but ran out of time ! Hopefully I can get it and my Halloween houses done and posted here soon! <br /><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54485/380/F8D124854F2955D7610927C03F3D0196.png" style="border: medium none ; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 0%; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;" /></a>Monicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13439815155539818834noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6235614861983304143.post-15631109238828401832009-09-22T16:11:00.002-07:002009-09-22T16:48:33.645-07:00Unbelievable!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBHS2J9HnhLcZztVD6RJr5zSQ0u6mf23vsyn5KVcwSmgzzYX1sfO6rLkwAkdobxeaQl6gJ_AHp6pU6PsTGTecZssqN7CNx9rNo6GwvMOCwl_geljhVzmox8n6nrCefzzueSmIxhQBP1nkU/s1600-h/g1.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 295px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBHS2J9HnhLcZztVD6RJr5zSQ0u6mf23vsyn5KVcwSmgzzYX1sfO6rLkwAkdobxeaQl6gJ_AHp6pU6PsTGTecZssqN7CNx9rNo6GwvMOCwl_geljhVzmox8n6nrCefzzueSmIxhQBP1nkU/s400/g1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384442798060680306" border="0" /></a><br />Ok so everyone fears something and anyone who knows me well knows I am terrified of Lizards! I can handle spiders, roaches, most other types of creepy crawlies but LIZARDS , GECKOS what ever the heck you call them I am running the other direction and my heart is beating out of my chest! <br /><br />So living on this tropical island has turned into a bit of a challenge for me , I am constantly looking for them in my house , after having lived here for a year and maybe seeing one..now all of a sudden I have seen 3 in a month!They have been in our bathrooms , so I assume they are coming in the drains or vents , which is so not making me happy! They don't usually stand a chance against my BROOM! I know that sounds horrid ...BUT when you are THAT AFRAID you just want the suckers dead!!!<br /><br />So onto my<span style="color: rgb(0, 204, 204);"> UNBELIEVABLE STORY</span><br /><br />Katie a friend of mine and our babies are out shopping on base. We are in the baby section of course , because we all know our babies dont have enough clothes ..lol.<br />I am looking at a rack of new Carters Jammies they got in , nice snuggly fleece Jammies. When I let go of a pair on the rack I feel something hit me on my chest , It was as if someone across the room FLUNG some rubbery thing at me , I stopped a second because as far as I know it was just me and Katie back here... well I feel something move and look down and its a damn LIZARD a BIG LIZARD , Fat and brown and OH MY GAWD , I am soon screaming and yelling and jumping around with my arms in the air ..he falls off and runs somewhere I run the opposite direction, Towards the COACH purses OF COURSE! Leaving my poor little angel in his car seat , he was scared half to death by my screaming and was crying big crocodile tears , thankfully Katie rescued him since mommy was no wear to be found!<br /><br />Needless to say I will be shopping online for a while!<br />Oh what day that was.....<br /> <br /><br /><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54485/380/F8D124854F2955D7610927C03F3D0196.png" style="border: medium none ; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 0%; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;" /></a>Monicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13439815155539818834noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6235614861983304143.post-81407183805775203962009-09-13T22:23:00.006-07:002009-09-13T22:57:19.789-07:00Moving right along....l<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG_vQACjex5cmGABezQR22Z8q9SaC9Q9VxIrAt6dYaehf0Yj0K9FOCuZxa2RCQAN9MwePG8niXniT8ThIhPex4MnNjdBwguFZy65YXE5hotpO75dw1g3xIR74W_ZHP5Hhs5-YlG3MiC-SP/s1600-h/5.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG_vQACjex5cmGABezQR22Z8q9SaC9Q9VxIrAt6dYaehf0Yj0K9FOCuZxa2RCQAN9MwePG8niXniT8ThIhPex4MnNjdBwguFZy65YXE5hotpO75dw1g3xIR74W_ZHP5Hhs5-YlG3MiC-SP/s400/5.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381189794356576642" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzmKXMEHyRmiJ2roUu8U6vySu9Mxk9GeF9iXD2oMpTHdQgGBKAoaIDeOLKWrTf5wlfih3OlR3Va6GnM5TmhSzHl_mvduMIQqcYNVzIxRk14uHh52zDj9DxY1ciJ6yd2FnC-pSuU3JVAxik/s1600-h/3.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzmKXMEHyRmiJ2roUu8U6vySu9Mxk9GeF9iXD2oMpTHdQgGBKAoaIDeOLKWrTf5wlfih3OlR3Va6GnM5TmhSzHl_mvduMIQqcYNVzIxRk14uHh52zDj9DxY1ciJ6yd2FnC-pSuU3JVAxik/s400/3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381189790732479634" border="0" /></a><br /><br />s<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8icq-gn2eRAyhFGwY4CAU18VwRgw1RQunyCrQ_SS5XIqXRVuTVRNAxV1TomS1_paapfIQF1hZWbz-3YnoKyrz9cJhsk-jxOaT_t_mzVTpksoH3xJ_SNCxIll3OkdgbgtjBcqg1oEolwGk/s1600-h/2.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8icq-gn2eRAyhFGwY4CAU18VwRgw1RQunyCrQ_SS5XIqXRVuTVRNAxV1TomS1_paapfIQF1hZWbz-3YnoKyrz9cJhsk-jxOaT_t_mzVTpksoH3xJ_SNCxIll3OkdgbgtjBcqg1oEolwGk/s400/2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381189780400147794" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRZIU3JCKqNyDt4gPI1cGBiFihdsWNukO4Os7SxDektR2-WkDfRtd1hFcuoS53-9OuQhAXpBhzRv7JGp3lpMpviyUAdsr2NuQouGESDiKQK76Fjc0bw-7Qelt95tjwfywfEXoDsvVE4nun/s1600-h/1.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRZIU3JCKqNyDt4gPI1cGBiFihdsWNukO4Os7SxDektR2-WkDfRtd1hFcuoS53-9OuQhAXpBhzRv7JGp3lpMpviyUAdsr2NuQouGESDiKQK76Fjc0bw-7Qelt95tjwfywfEXoDsvVE4nun/s400/1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381189771369993330" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 102);">I couldn't make this little booger smile for anything! He was too interested in what I was doing behind the camera. That is so his personality as of late ..he is a little BUSY BODY! He has been up on his knees rocking back and forth for the past week, I don't think it will be long before he takes off crawling!</span> <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 102);">We have all ready rearranged the house ahead of this big event. I so forgot what it was like to have to BABY PROOF ..wow! </span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">My 4th grader is all ready done with 2 weeks of school and is loving it so far. A lot different than what he is used to ... Mrs. Haynes keeps them super busy . He has monthly book reports and LIT circles that he will be having reports for too and reading his 6 chapter boo</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">ks a quarter ..wow </span><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);"><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0);"> </span></span> </span><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">He loves coming</span> <span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">home to his little brother everyday </span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaSYrhV2cT2FaHgW-Q7K8L-vg5s5eFtdnHfHK6LbmofcQ_IBdNPkDpeSsJtKcAALHxFR4BmMy1NvB-0zfeSfs-vV1nb7JspGVhdTfcNCZKACaLar9exlTS4ZtnjI9s2RMgTl8oV8cJhH3B/s1600-h/IMG_7904.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaSYrhV2cT2FaHgW-Q7K8L-vg5s5eFtdnHfHK6LbmofcQ_IBdNPkDpeSsJtKcAALHxFR4BmMy1NvB-0zfeSfs-vV1nb7JspGVhdTfcNCZKACaLar9exlTS4ZtnjI9s2RMgTl8oV8cJhH3B/s400/IMG_7904.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381192112204691106" border="0" /></a><br /><br />I have been keeping busy trying to get a little crafting of some type in here and there. I have bought enough scrap supplies the past month to open my own store! I have actually been using a bit of it though so that's a plus!<br />Not sure if I shared these ones or not:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP-GCRqEXZbhpWw1QyZadUv-1Vlsk2S_zBGGoldaw7z61DskyUTOX0M7ADaYMYkAfO0zpqGxFRy2BcBu4jrzomBNyBxuDv5N6cVmi5HxJA96OlgHFVpm_0z_GpoDnty6ZYJ3Hi9P7M629O/s1600-h/IMG_8031.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP-GCRqEXZbhpWw1QyZadUv-1Vlsk2S_zBGGoldaw7z61DskyUTOX0M7ADaYMYkAfO0zpqGxFRy2BcBu4jrzomBNyBxuDv5N6cVmi5HxJA96OlgHFVpm_0z_GpoDnty6ZYJ3Hi9P7M629O/s400/IMG_8031.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381195781585376194" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh576U6V0ut-yVsSZqWieu2ZRhgAdCmEhv4MG2gb4Iv5GMJdKgtUYin4SHzV5FKEZvNpB0G4sfs6r0fljykqB6exjwcI8u1_dUxnIfzyWM_qGHrHG5kMVPDAd8nfyBbOEPOC6dL_8q_ANv4/s1600-h/IMG_8033.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh576U6V0ut-yVsSZqWieu2ZRhgAdCmEhv4MG2gb4Iv5GMJdKgtUYin4SHzV5FKEZvNpB0G4sfs6r0fljykqB6exjwcI8u1_dUxnIfzyWM_qGHrHG5kMVPDAd8nfyBbOEPOC6dL_8q_ANv4/s400/IMG_8033.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381196309787216722" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />I have started 2 other pages and should be working on those while Preston is napping but instead I am on here!<br />So how many of you have pulled out all your <span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);">HALLOWEEN</span> </span> decorations yet? I got the boys costumes in the mail last week and have been contemplating pulling it all out and getting started on it ! I love this time of year! Hoping to also alter some houses for Halloween I bought , will post pics when I get them done :)<br />Oh and thanks for all the help with choosing Pnuts costume, we went with the monkey and Oh My goodness I just want to eat his little cute self right up!<br /><br />And last .. I had a dentist appt. this morning and found out my wisdom teeth will be coming out Oct 5th ... all 4 of those suckers . I am so NOT looking forward to this! I will be asleep so thats a PLUS :)<br /><br />Well I think I will get off here and go organize some more of my craft stuff and MAYBE start some laundry .. notice I said MAYBE..lol<br /><br />Hope everyone has a great week!<br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54485/380/F8D124854F2955D7610927C03F3D0196.png" style="border: medium none ; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 0%; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;" /></a>Monicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13439815155539818834noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6235614861983304143.post-86528382761504861682009-08-30T18:19:00.005-07:002009-08-30T18:28:46.305-07:004th grade , another new school year has arrived<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXkginA3GZv04J9d9Lf_4aX5HwN3RumgtZHslWWRuyr68AxKuHGfTAzzIBA5HogrWfLJZPzZ-30mCH_vAw4VjsTQygs6l3He4Y5Rf03OzFbyAj5-_CblBeFManQXOmNv6H3ZfaeRf8bX8Q/s1600-h/school1.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 272px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXkginA3GZv04J9d9Lf_4aX5HwN3RumgtZHslWWRuyr68AxKuHGfTAzzIBA5HogrWfLJZPzZ-30mCH_vAw4VjsTQygs6l3He4Y5Rf03OzFbyAj5-_CblBeFManQXOmNv6H3ZfaeRf8bX8Q/s400/school1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375931552973689986" border="0" /></a><br /><br />So its official I have a 4th grader! He was up and excited to start the new school year this morning! We found out on Friday he had gotten the COOL teacher he was hoping for Mrs. Haynes. And I think he was quite impressed with the new classroom too . They are a paperless class and have their own laptops , which made it feel like a college classroom instead of grade school . Cant wait until he comes home and I get to hear all about the 1st day. I have to admit he has only been gone a few short hours and I miss him! I know PRESTON does , he is such a great big brother and always so helpful with the little Pnut.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGu-dXJgxtxZe8Ob9kG-angZI4cxOAUDIz06npES9q3RVrtw-G6GbC36jF21EdOlrN0AllnWsNpf7WfDqkgvepfWvN88vJNuNP8jq3eaICGj9TMiFPZWd7sCxWVtBa_FhLPGvHSd4eIwOD/s1600-h/school2.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 264px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGu-dXJgxtxZe8Ob9kG-angZI4cxOAUDIz06npES9q3RVrtw-G6GbC36jF21EdOlrN0AllnWsNpf7WfDqkgvepfWvN88vJNuNP8jq3eaICGj9TMiFPZWd7sCxWVtBa_FhLPGvHSd4eIwOD/s400/school2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375933242707598690" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2WCVd1_1-zvfJ0VA_44lZNIUBh_n-mxOR4zMJotnoI4m-7rXaXmGh9PyzvlG2JgMADOCan-Ccgy5AyvpeqK6QmrOeRpMcOA3JS8ktIQ1N-BYGnTQ5OnuBt8czxz0_Av_HlEG0V_NotYNG/s1600-h/school3.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2WCVd1_1-zvfJ0VA_44lZNIUBh_n-mxOR4zMJotnoI4m-7rXaXmGh9PyzvlG2JgMADOCan-Ccgy5AyvpeqK6QmrOeRpMcOA3JS8ktIQ1N-BYGnTQ5OnuBt8czxz0_Av_HlEG0V_NotYNG/s400/school3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375932379312331874" border="0" /></a><br />The back of his cool shirt he picked out<br /><br />Off he goes.. we'll miss you !<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEDLPfykuS7P42m28Q7RCJ9GTuF0x2LeEWncnghrnm2usYl__EMumgc_J9V863pROz5pjeVE96NScqm1wAiMUmkPMIgS8Pgiy30cPSumvITK2-cwGuRn2Iut2AACq6w5Kto0Gw2UoTFgIz/s1600-h/school6.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEDLPfykuS7P42m28Q7RCJ9GTuF0x2LeEWncnghrnm2usYl__EMumgc_J9V863pROz5pjeVE96NScqm1wAiMUmkPMIgS8Pgiy30cPSumvITK2-cwGuRn2Iut2AACq6w5Kto0Gw2UoTFgIz/s400/school6.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375932900289857346" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54485/380/F8D124854F2955D7610927C03F3D0196.png" style="border: medium none ; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 0%; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;" /></a>Monicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13439815155539818834noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6235614861983304143.post-85876321690075328552009-08-23T16:26:00.004-07:002009-08-23T16:41:49.055-07:00Help me decide!I have been looking at Halloween costumes for the boys Austin has decided he wants to be a NINJA, just not anything from GI JOE so we have been looking for the perfect one, but I cant decide what I want for Preston.....<br /><br />I wanted him to be a monkey all along because I call him Monkey toes a lot ..lol<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpbgcyToxZwC3K_gvjnCzNaF9hxElaRcDRc_2O8ZcFTJcCoLaTYps2c0OGgGGcPAdB3T_LEqMpgwrsXa2XckYo7ciwxq1Nx7YPEaZnd5RZ5_kwN1EouH5c-RSIaMCjtkOyWMlROggmKEZL/s1600-h/monkey.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpbgcyToxZwC3K_gvjnCzNaF9hxElaRcDRc_2O8ZcFTJcCoLaTYps2c0OGgGGcPAdB3T_LEqMpgwrsXa2XckYo7ciwxq1Nx7YPEaZnd5RZ5_kwN1EouH5c-RSIaMCjtkOyWMlROggmKEZL/s400/monkey.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373305857406990994" border="0" /></a><br /><br />But then ,when searching I found a cute SQUIRT costume (turtle from Finding Nemo :)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_sE5M5IBCSiyw-wb4OV_Wf4H9CzWfOyl5wlVrMFY_ulKxoaKFVnxYAkKL0_BPO7gmfL-1-6LfaGu26UiX77flI8zvkX0GD46FdaHXK9BvummzbdrGgCQdnmAtLzYRE7m6rpm387THXKRl/s1600-h/squirt.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_sE5M5IBCSiyw-wb4OV_Wf4H9CzWfOyl5wlVrMFY_ulKxoaKFVnxYAkKL0_BPO7gmfL-1-6LfaGu26UiX77flI8zvkX0GD46FdaHXK9BvummzbdrGgCQdnmAtLzYRE7m6rpm387THXKRl/s400/squirt.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373306397380699714" border="0" /></a><br /><br />And of course now I cant decide!<br />Which one do you like?<br /><br /><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54485/380/F8D124854F2955D7610927C03F3D0196.png" style="border: medium none ; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 0%; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;" /></a>Monicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13439815155539818834noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6235614861983304143.post-9564115564180693362009-08-05T17:20:00.015-07:002009-08-05T18:26:39.149-07:00Under the weather<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz5GSCUxvRdfYlFzoRnaYf3G_oCxpTQSmgIJtuThzQzw97nmqHhiCAVcMGJNGlsO54YGd-USz4vSrCLUt90q5fWwHpX-nozoBXVFW9gHFWmbV1wV48H8sQs2gYW6L7st3_Qst4EbXyeomI/s1600-h/k1.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 261px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz5GSCUxvRdfYlFzoRnaYf3G_oCxpTQSmgIJtuThzQzw97nmqHhiCAVcMGJNGlsO54YGd-USz4vSrCLUt90q5fWwHpX-nozoBXVFW9gHFWmbV1wV48H8sQs2gYW6L7st3_Qst4EbXyeomI/s400/k1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5366648951799958450" border="0" /></a><br /><br />So we have all been hit with the sick bug in this house , even my sweet baby boy. I finally caved in and went to the Doctor after a week of non stop coughing , he says its just a viral thing going around island... I say it needs to move out of my house ASAP! Preston hasn't done too terrible I just feel bad when he is coughing , last night I let him sleep with me and made daddy move on out of the bed , so he could sleep propped up a bit and I could keep an eye on him. Between that and the sound of pounding side ways rain and howling wind I GOT ZERO sleep! We have a TYPHOON lurking out in the waters , thankfully I think we will just have some nasty winds and rains for the next few days and the brunt of the storm will be felt by someone else!<br /><br />I have been tracking it<a href="http://www.jma.go.jp/en/typh/0908l.html"> HERE</a><br /><br /><br />We did venture out with some friends to the Kokusai Festival , other than the terrible HEAT , it was a great day :)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDZXPyIlEKt4EKlVCAXJLSmQQ2N1F_fdB8siEwkAu84Ta5QPTeds8aEbupx-dpOEwnP2_wr9jkjNXnTx_kjtrmN0hvZYxW32qtqrUVbhccKsDCuZGygqVemId_4t8WikvCQZsdn5Jq0v8w/s1600-h/k31.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDZXPyIlEKt4EKlVCAXJLSmQQ2N1F_fdB8siEwkAu84Ta5QPTeds8aEbupx-dpOEwnP2_wr9jkjNXnTx_kjtrmN0hvZYxW32qtqrUVbhccKsDCuZGygqVemId_4t8WikvCQZsdn5Jq0v8w/s400/k31.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5366642044306456754" border="0" /></a><br />(Our friends Sue, Rob and baby Roberto)<br /><br />We ventured into all the funky cool shops and even took some pics, my fave are the pottery places and all the SHISHAS , here are just a few of the thousands we saw.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggpIPOOScMrXnGIDBszhbwWcvaxR_7UsqDxCc0gAUzWwX7xR1kLfZ8JplkmSPfO0jURRuo-q7rIRZRA4uVDcVbyGz-E1wq4USkLDh96qpn_PYpmnweZ2wB_9K9h-iEA_66TpOE73xuD3Uv/s1600-h/k5.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggpIPOOScMrXnGIDBszhbwWcvaxR_7UsqDxCc0gAUzWwX7xR1kLfZ8JplkmSPfO0jURRuo-q7rIRZRA4uVDcVbyGz-E1wq4USkLDh96qpn_PYpmnweZ2wB_9K9h-iEA_66TpOE73xuD3Uv/s400/k5.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5366641361732446882" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE2rBGIGihNiQM2Lxujr6G1-LylGJv2H8ET2kxwUQeTRcVOVDS1iC5POxRdGi4obW6chwRZWKgpi27dTHTGxUGUWQeHIZYJPDvB2SgZX8N5Jr_l5nC0xhb5_G1vbvWV43y37yJHz3eTDEV/s1600-h/k6.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE2rBGIGihNiQM2Lxujr6G1-LylGJv2H8ET2kxwUQeTRcVOVDS1iC5POxRdGi4obW6chwRZWKgpi27dTHTGxUGUWQeHIZYJPDvB2SgZX8N5Jr_l5nC0xhb5_G1vbvWV43y37yJHz3eTDEV/s400/k6.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5366641485546052834" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx_kYwbcppctYWwSlGeUJ1E2EavP_4cJLLIILIJVlMz9sQko2Rivh991iDg16azVDWRjAqIiUQNlAdhPB3-IbCNbXcZRlouB3OMTb6OxZO67p0GNKrkseZZSnZFfoOvUaBhYYTVlVUr-tb/s1600-h/k7.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 245px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx_kYwbcppctYWwSlGeUJ1E2EavP_4cJLLIILIJVlMz9sQko2Rivh991iDg16azVDWRjAqIiUQNlAdhPB3-IbCNbXcZRlouB3OMTb6OxZO67p0GNKrkseZZSnZFfoOvUaBhYYTVlVUr-tb/s400/k7.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5366641665370040450" border="0" /></a><br />(My faves)<br /><br />The streets were filled with thousands of Eisa dancers and Taiko drummers<br />This little girl was so good ,I snapped a ton of pics of her!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJuIiOQQnfHLO3vD_w6UGesRSveZfRct_U_ijj6syNKDFwGJfhqeNRtCrEP7mGGdL1sP7UXr2wumt-qcu6f-HDIVYfufQmja1IGu-gSPn0gvip7r9WAZNQr6fl0dNPtEZHMdvRMQ33cWHc/s1600-h/k1.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJuIiOQQnfHLO3vD_w6UGesRSveZfRct_U_ijj6syNKDFwGJfhqeNRtCrEP7mGGdL1sP7UXr2wumt-qcu6f-HDIVYfufQmja1IGu-gSPn0gvip7r9WAZNQr6fl0dNPtEZHMdvRMQ33cWHc/s400/k1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5366647690035491618" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Of course we had to stop into a few of our favorite spots like this one :<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXHUqC1zOvdfXFOYgFBRjJFIBz7x12yjhnEyNHbK1OAOfuqfo5HYJlBNJirMPKv8BZbb8YrPJRz3iOvEpvbSneYwYGIEfOI2pH7V1aa-a_mRG8ENhZo95xSuNN8wAvBKcxCzHlv8Ai5Jam/s1600-h/k13.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXHUqC1zOvdfXFOYgFBRjJFIBz7x12yjhnEyNHbK1OAOfuqfo5HYJlBNJirMPKv8BZbb8YrPJRz3iOvEpvbSneYwYGIEfOI2pH7V1aa-a_mRG8ENhZo95xSuNN8wAvBKcxCzHlv8Ai5Jam/s400/k13.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5366648407222336226" border="0" /></a><br />Always fun to look but never shop , they pay double and sometimes 3 times more than what we pay for ours! Craziness ....<br /><br /><br />Here are just few random shots from the day<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_uu0xE_BjLM1bXVqxGkQ3CwpqczBgqHZkBRr85jE5z7aKLj-WmndNc2hGKKOJRWKcbizRDuVBJdP0JzyVVqWzqonjW4jPy3SWGvqPTOEf8xWexlSyRnmowQdCwyImLIz-TZGCeuN_dVUH/s1600-h/k4.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_uu0xE_BjLM1bXVqxGkQ3CwpqczBgqHZkBRr85jE5z7aKLj-WmndNc2hGKKOJRWKcbizRDuVBJdP0JzyVVqWzqonjW4jPy3SWGvqPTOEf8xWexlSyRnmowQdCwyImLIz-TZGCeuN_dVUH/s400/k4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5366649207679126786" border="0" /></a><br />(<span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 102);">Dragon fruit</span> ,very popular here and so yummy in a smoothie!)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwZXMQ17mCn2ZodJlxyRdyIW0XC1c7ee2Y0W_ViMd2H0Dk6mg2ix2HAWxl32c4gm2mUbCZK7X6EVoWFwP8y-4PkoKxujEAqraUVCLRwQj4IGHk-iIChZifRDNo7bfxx4gusbqmwDV2buZi/s1600-h/k8.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwZXMQ17mCn2ZodJlxyRdyIW0XC1c7ee2Y0W_ViMd2H0Dk6mg2ix2HAWxl32c4gm2mUbCZK7X6EVoWFwP8y-4PkoKxujEAqraUVCLRwQj4IGHk-iIChZifRDNo7bfxx4gusbqmwDV2buZi/s400/k8.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5366649532639466642" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQiUcDEx04XgJGjtzAQgyfh5VGK3gPL8OYkbYRsfN1jmAIjYpCi99lo6P5REL3lYhnmtth0uJyq1P2Go4t1HJeyrE8AnK676jIFGylehGOozrxIJa4kxQWmjLIoqbkfo09dmaoVkK1a5oK/s1600-h/k2.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQiUcDEx04XgJGjtzAQgyfh5VGK3gPL8OYkbYRsfN1jmAIjYpCi99lo6P5REL3lYhnmtth0uJyq1P2Go4t1HJeyrE8AnK676jIFGylehGOozrxIJa4kxQWmjLIoqbkfo09dmaoVkK1a5oK/s400/k2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5366649960883116210" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQFaKXJKWASyPqqtuksRhPl803YWUhvvitHXJulUc3EemJl5dfBUhMpEuiKn2ZAV871YViOpbs8UjWOAcLfWryh27aQKW1I_JnApodYIiNImn5DMv1XlF0pTEFR5Vz5ujWMbyEVEaI5z1t/s1600-h/k15.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQFaKXJKWASyPqqtuksRhPl803YWUhvvitHXJulUc3EemJl5dfBUhMpEuiKn2ZAV871YViOpbs8UjWOAcLfWryh27aQKW1I_JnApodYIiNImn5DMv1XlF0pTEFR5Vz5ujWMbyEVEaI5z1t/s400/k15.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5366649970913323858" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNA7Q-5-L5_wrAWtqm7TzxxgtCQs7W4G7evGUyjBDsHPaAM8vw1azwHnhDHF7Tflw7nhNY2PLfulYd3kH6GCwIb2nxO695vQS4asulelwa5OlxRoUL396IqaaKW62M95VbycvoJVjS96iH/s1600-h/k51.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNA7Q-5-L5_wrAWtqm7TzxxgtCQs7W4G7evGUyjBDsHPaAM8vw1azwHnhDHF7Tflw7nhNY2PLfulYd3kH6GCwIb2nxO695vQS4asulelwa5OlxRoUL396IqaaKW62M95VbycvoJVjS96iH/s400/k51.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5366649974788645666" border="0" /></a><br />(Tapioca drinks ..not as yummy as they look !)<br /><br />These last pics are funny because no matter where we go off base Preston is like a tourist attraction! We can not walk 5 feet without getting stopped and someone having to touch him and smile and ask how old he is , they say its the <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">BLUE EYES</span>.. but this girl was almost in tears over him .<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2BqO3ImNk-lMqXDTr-rWLU-YazaYoJ5Opo6A65Jmr3wrp_MKL-H1J3L4e24MS85W1-cD1Hso9MFQfDC-d1JlfNoG2sysB_fEDJEGsPwoWSdNFOksbx4S43gawdMPaFm-JjbLFGy8oZAgj/s1600-h/k57.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2BqO3ImNk-lMqXDTr-rWLU-YazaYoJ5Opo6A65Jmr3wrp_MKL-H1J3L4e24MS85W1-cD1Hso9MFQfDC-d1JlfNoG2sysB_fEDJEGsPwoWSdNFOksbx4S43gawdMPaFm-JjbLFGy8oZAgj/s400/k57.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5366651965476198066" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9z63qeZGuLN2BwADzsOwR_X1tZZVX882P0FGbkwXFx-LHGmyUJrI2JFNXknjrl67EiV3_Z68XAJ7qFOLSNiGvibEo3m2_kcv7cuVdxDUWHZbzRFoZ2dAcu4bePlVTSupydy5Ycx1wqdVg/s1600-h/k58.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9z63qeZGuLN2BwADzsOwR_X1tZZVX882P0FGbkwXFx-LHGmyUJrI2JFNXknjrl67EiV3_Z68XAJ7qFOLSNiGvibEo3m2_kcv7cuVdxDUWHZbzRFoZ2dAcu4bePlVTSupydy5Ycx1wqdVg/s400/k58.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5366651975841616562" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr7V-tPVebbiZIBiY45tEO2wygN1XdmT4N3USJf_wLpKsZS-kw3t2ah1hh3gTDsIJlYkpEmfoT0UefxTq50zhOASy8-w3Z7IEricD-FPN_iwZBYNIgOMISLfbjIczmJ4EWhD2sSbWSMmnq/s1600-h/k61.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr7V-tPVebbiZIBiY45tEO2wygN1XdmT4N3USJf_wLpKsZS-kw3t2ah1hh3gTDsIJlYkpEmfoT0UefxTq50zhOASy8-w3Z7IEricD-FPN_iwZBYNIgOMISLfbjIczmJ4EWhD2sSbWSMmnq/s400/k61.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5366651996370938834" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEindx3enGy3bF0R7ktrNUfwwxifH96GXRfx5iezjhu5bnrjOIoiarXsnmdq6DhimjVz8iOGmjJjo8xENQzqFJokgfZc7_EDMuT2ktDLYDwo1IncQEdvVLUUddAnujcByRKFSxbQNOlvMOCE/s1600-h/k60.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEindx3enGy3bF0R7ktrNUfwwxifH96GXRfx5iezjhu5bnrjOIoiarXsnmdq6DhimjVz8iOGmjJjo8xENQzqFJokgfZc7_EDMuT2ktDLYDwo1IncQEdvVLUUddAnujcByRKFSxbQNOlvMOCE/s400/k60.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5366651990914140466" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfTrM2cOn497piW2Y8w8sdlxORJfedcyYDAhwZGkdXcy95_9i0-M4xyMpYeD2s4QIpmkZZAteAEe2xo6VspVif0lSKRDuhXlpg8cPQU2SEavcq19SR8SjuzmJ4ZaOIeIFLYR1L8nkIcEH5/s1600-h/k59.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfTrM2cOn497piW2Y8w8sdlxORJfedcyYDAhwZGkdXcy95_9i0-M4xyMpYeD2s4QIpmkZZAteAEe2xo6VspVif0lSKRDuhXlpg8cPQU2SEavcq19SR8SjuzmJ4ZaOIeIFLYR1L8nkIcEH5/s400/k59.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5366651987613747058" border="0" /></a><br /><br />School starts here on the 31st ,its been so nice having Austin home , he is such a good big brother and always willing to help out with Preston. But it will also be nice to have a schedule again ! I am sure he doesn't think so , but he is looking forward too taking taiko drumming at school this year!<br /><br />And before I sign off I want to introduce Miss CAMDEN FAITH <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4KZVbFo_9E-dzfRaf-aJt6V-kLcpCAXW9h3bhdzo6MNDJF6A_82l6ntEId-vL5Cq12Tegf0QZJalz8BL5NABDO-87yizEN54DBzDP62uFBEfeFqQ4qwY1w0OzuGFvlrXvli8c30hqJCih/s1600-h/c1.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 230px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4KZVbFo_9E-dzfRaf-aJt6V-kLcpCAXW9h3bhdzo6MNDJF6A_82l6ntEId-vL5Cq12Tegf0QZJalz8BL5NABDO-87yizEN54DBzDP62uFBEfeFqQ4qwY1w0OzuGFvlrXvli8c30hqJCih/s400/c1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5366655373747373970" border="0" /></a><br /><br />I am so Happy for my Bestie <a href="http://strivingtobemore.blogspot.com/">Kristin and her family </a>they finally have there Princess she arrived on the 21st of July . I only wished we lived closer with our little ones!<br /><br />Hope everyone having a great week!<br /><br /><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54485/380/F8D124854F2955D7610927C03F3D0196.png" style="border: medium none ; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 0%; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;" /></a>Monicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13439815155539818834noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6235614861983304143.post-16016093532326483082009-07-11T02:22:00.011-07:002009-07-11T03:05:53.779-07:00Summertime ,scrapping and saying goodbye<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZzaA8i0cC1DKJ1iW79NnEuvcpex_S-C1pWH54p84DkNBWaPuOXqstCGT_iJkzWLza4cZXQ4SbaTzGtPfsCAHGCnG1CX9ZAQ8XKi-kQ2_GOWeD20F2bEa_b6mt5xgM9v6OxOrivG9qGq9O/s1600-h/snorkel.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZzaA8i0cC1DKJ1iW79NnEuvcpex_S-C1pWH54p84DkNBWaPuOXqstCGT_iJkzWLza4cZXQ4SbaTzGtPfsCAHGCnG1CX9ZAQ8XKi-kQ2_GOWeD20F2bEa_b6mt5xgM9v6OxOrivG9qGq9O/s400/snorkel.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5357134300166698466" border="0" /></a><br /><br />It is definitely summer on my side of the world! The humidity is here in full force! All though the evenings we have been having some nice breezes and able to actually sit out back with the neighbors. Last night was a sad one , our great neighbors Brandie & Jerrod and their 2 girls were with us for the last time. AS I type they are on a jet plane headed back to the USA after having lived on island for the past 5 years. I know they were ready to get back home and start a new but we sure are going to miss them! Here's Brandie putting Pnut to sleep last night ..awee<br />Just looking at it I get teary eyed. WE meet so many wonderful people moving around but always have to leave them behind ..<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRvW5CQZz1IqoHCbDSmLLt7qdZ8i_aiyNQCMb0Gnj39ah7ARdO2fzv5I_MCMzQX-KB79QUL6GBY6cNwjVch_f1JZBerfYE1HZLAGt1ty0CxH53BemT4N-DSSoaggkM9qNIuAujIi0GrAY-/s1600-h/IMG_7312.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRvW5CQZz1IqoHCbDSmLLt7qdZ8i_aiyNQCMb0Gnj39ah7ARdO2fzv5I_MCMzQX-KB79QUL6GBY6cNwjVch_f1JZBerfYE1HZLAGt1ty0CxH53BemT4N-DSSoaggkM9qNIuAujIi0GrAY-/s400/IMG_7312.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5357135928996910786" border="0" /></a><br /><br />We have spent a lot of time with them over the past few weeks before they headed out , but we have also been hitting the beaches! Preston got his toes in the water for the 1st time and seemed to love it . Austin has become quite the snorkeler and wants to learn to scuba dive , so he started swim lessons this past week to get more confidence, he is loving it so far.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeGP7PVLapNvYS-1ra4OE_ys5f4sdGdXIipymJcc_rEl9ju9QKSXxLFBCN3lWmSmzxW2ix2rJF_waNlFZY84H9ZEQNRrAdL2T06W5fKL1pfnEHjvBM1w-3UOgcRUoIjjQlkpDyyQby2hId/s1600-h/2.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeGP7PVLapNvYS-1ra4OE_ys5f4sdGdXIipymJcc_rEl9ju9QKSXxLFBCN3lWmSmzxW2ix2rJF_waNlFZY84H9ZEQNRrAdL2T06W5fKL1pfnEHjvBM1w-3UOgcRUoIjjQlkpDyyQby2hId/s400/2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5357136781851383218" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Preston also went swimming for the 1st time , here he is in his cute little swim trunks<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1LXnXJZlfCWSc4cOgHRqWF-9wSvzW0XTnF_HreW-EnBEjhTn_PWQNYG6IEfSkvolnVv5kXoRPBh2rIXbwcw5pj4H3jwCOdBglVUScsXk1dFiraZoArsnvd3uECIoqi_XiI6d9EwjbKn5E/s1600-h/IMG_7243.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1LXnXJZlfCWSc4cOgHRqWF-9wSvzW0XTnF_HreW-EnBEjhTn_PWQNYG6IEfSkvolnVv5kXoRPBh2rIXbwcw5pj4H3jwCOdBglVUScsXk1dFiraZoArsnvd3uECIoqi_XiI6d9EwjbKn5E/s400/IMG_7243.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5357137761857550066" border="0" /></a><br /><br />One of my Besties back home is due with her 2nd baby in a few short days..a girl Camden Faith . I am so excited for The <a href="http://strivingtobemore.blogspot.com/">Baxters</a> and cant wait to see this precious little angel. I only WISH we lived closer now that we both will have little ones again because neither one of us ever dreamed of having more!<br /><br />I did finish a layout today , surprisingly because this week I have done nothing short of laundry and hold a baby all day , yea he is going through THAT STAGE ... hope it doesn't last long! Oh I did get out and get my toes done with the girls. Don't love them because she put my palm trees upside down ...lol<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX7QLsosO962haX9B6J5u_mMQ-OmxUuCsk3Vxc9NTdK8Z3O82-20ImxQ8aay3ETFfZze6MQ2VjjRgTx82-iEh10U7Fu-kg5NZMyOTTT2I8Lp_CAkzvEDBZOElaahHlb4BdCU6HkMnUDHpp/s1600-h/IMG_7284.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX7QLsosO962haX9B6J5u_mMQ-OmxUuCsk3Vxc9NTdK8Z3O82-20ImxQ8aay3ETFfZze6MQ2VjjRgTx82-iEh10U7Fu-kg5NZMyOTTT2I8Lp_CAkzvEDBZOElaahHlb4BdCU6HkMnUDHpp/s400/IMG_7284.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5357139155301281282" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Heres my page I did for a celebration over on <a href="http://labeltulip.com/">LABEL TULIP</a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim0Uba5GfRCCSkV2LMtDm6d54V-gFrvU8pNOJAVF4mBaFeW70EbMeVN7Wmob-s8zZ_Ev3Ialfsf7L4VAHFlYyfvx8OqD-mhthR71UiR-uZyXXgjdFAE4AkW4p1NfmHgVIu_jbArXpHDvwL/s1600-h/done.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 293px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim0Uba5GfRCCSkV2LMtDm6d54V-gFrvU8pNOJAVF4mBaFeW70EbMeVN7Wmob-s8zZ_Ev3Ialfsf7L4VAHFlYyfvx8OqD-mhthR71UiR-uZyXXgjdFAE4AkW4p1NfmHgVIu_jbArXpHDvwL/s400/done.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5357140205760759058" border="0" /></a><br /><br />and a close up of the details<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkzt-vQqswsbT8D5GuWqUvreO9MdAS9E9lenMUyQT2n9XNq5NZvO-p9rZRyiafeDiMCFTmmtkaqilPDsNuum2D0UMPqnCVtbtVgLE3t-1Fu-5odByGR4te40PRvp6ciPUB_P46a9ZYJ2cm/s1600-h/done2.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkzt-vQqswsbT8D5GuWqUvreO9MdAS9E9lenMUyQT2n9XNq5NZvO-p9rZRyiafeDiMCFTmmtkaqilPDsNuum2D0UMPqnCVtbtVgLE3t-1Fu-5odByGR4te40PRvp6ciPUB_P46a9ZYJ2cm/s400/done2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5357140582128857138" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Well we have some friends coming over in a bit to drop off there kiddos so they can go out for a bit so I suppose I need to wrap this up for now. Hopefully I will be back to scrapping in the morning , feeling creative!<br /><br />Here's is one more of my cute little man<br />4 months old<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEsgibkfgIsYVtF9kH20erpW77aG_yjtDZRIIanEBKa4-DeSdAp5_3lE1fI22S8vJSUbqLY72tIztwkq5p8QPKKLSO9K1J3TcOzNho-MbqplbukQ7Y7yy9xbmJ6sDXfmbIsxbKpGO0PWvX/s1600-h/IMG_7237.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEsgibkfgIsYVtF9kH20erpW77aG_yjtDZRIIanEBKa4-DeSdAp5_3lE1fI22S8vJSUbqLY72tIztwkq5p8QPKKLSO9K1J3TcOzNho-MbqplbukQ7Y7yy9xbmJ6sDXfmbIsxbKpGO0PWvX/s400/IMG_7237.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5357141356920850146" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />Hope everyone is enjoying there weekend :)<br /><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54485/380/F8D124854F2955D7610927C03F3D0196.png" style="border: medium none ; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 0%; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;" /></a>Monicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13439815155539818834noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6235614861983304143.post-60209937701980680452009-06-28T19:29:00.009-07:002009-06-29T04:49:43.363-07:00We have been here a year!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-FA5fLqVX-JYdUIW0TH8I5154ax8EmP5LVu5reePg7KDuBf94ARNJJDTqALqwNJksCFq0vAC5VjZBr8uxgkQw1PtzhEHerV62aE9UBRs96Q5g36Wx2QxhBZO_mkjmCjcB2HzwFv5jxeYe/s1600-h/IMG_6465.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-FA5fLqVX-JYdUIW0TH8I5154ax8EmP5LVu5reePg7KDuBf94ARNJJDTqALqwNJksCFq0vAC5VjZBr8uxgkQw1PtzhEHerV62aE9UBRs96Q5g36Wx2QxhBZO_mkjmCjcB2HzwFv5jxeYe/s400/IMG_6465.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352671218861638178" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />June 9th was a year since we left our friends and family behind and started our journey to Okinawa. I suppose since I was pregnant and have since had Preston , it hasn't felt as if it has been a year. He sure keeps me busy!<br />We have seen a bunch this past year on this little island , but I still have a TO DO LIST for us to slowly cross off.<br />I am going to post it here so I can come back and make sure to blog about them or at least post a few pics!<br /><br />- <a href="http://www.bios-hill.co.jp/">Bios on the Hill </a><br /><br />- Fukushuen Chinese Gardens - I really want to go here in Feb. when all the Cherry blossoms are in bloom!<br /><br />-Ryuku Mura park<br />At several places throughout the park you have the chance to participate in the local crafts. You can buy a ticket to paint Shisa dogs, try your hand at bingata or pottery<br /><br />- <a href="http://www.okinawahai.com/my_weblog/2007/12/nago-pineapple.html">Pineapple Park</a><br />Where they make and sell yummy wine!<br /><br />-Nago Castle Site Park - again need to go here when the Cherry Blossoms are blooming<br /><br />- Hiji Falls- Gotta be in shape for this one , I here it is a hike to the falls!<br /><br />- Neo Park - Sort of like a zoo<br /><br />- Nishizaki Shinsui Park<br /><br />- Okuma -Preston has to be a bit bigger before we commit to camping anywhere, but we really want to go here!<br /><br />-Cape Hedo - The only Cape we havent been able to make it to yet<br /><br />I am sure I am forgetting a few!<br /><br />I really am missing home after being gone this long and hoping now that Prestons passport is in (dont even get me started on that..) that we can make a trip home in Sept. or Oct. I cant wait to see my family and for them to see our new little man~<br />Speaking of that little man ..check him and his cute little hat out. This hat from the GAP supposedly is an EXTRA small . I think they are full of it because it looks huge on him! He turned 4 months . He is so much smaller than Austin was at this age. He weighs 13 pounds 8 ounces and is mostly wearing 0 -3 months clothing still with a few 3-6 months thrown in , hes my WITTLE guy for sure :) He's rolling over both directions and he is pretty demanding all ready but he is the center of our world for sure!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHW9rLGCy3lNgxsvhM8krzRCHXYRdqF0HZWfSN4EHZqessLFVnt25Z9hxC17Vk5CmWgcptevmqQikPGpJiHuPoTRyrVxWrbKEoZTVuSCFbrO5z-UZtG37u6bfP4WG-u4ZrZmtPz2tN3zgT/s1600-h/IMG_7113.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHW9rLGCy3lNgxsvhM8krzRCHXYRdqF0HZWfSN4EHZqessLFVnt25Z9hxC17Vk5CmWgcptevmqQikPGpJiHuPoTRyrVxWrbKEoZTVuSCFbrO5z-UZtG37u6bfP4WG-u4ZrZmtPz2tN3zgT/s400/IMG_7113.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352671928648259698" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWdYjIQzX95qk0hxQx38uPAVeyxnfFdiHwlUBNwCDMLfQaSvLfi3ZOSehjNqfPqrhknPonghopC2FglGog0QDpGkX5jxljK16X4meK2xZMaHYl0Y7ozpBPG_2c-Ydkq0Fu66XeDYxVFeAm/s1600-h/IMG_7186.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWdYjIQzX95qk0hxQx38uPAVeyxnfFdiHwlUBNwCDMLfQaSvLfi3ZOSehjNqfPqrhknPonghopC2FglGog0QDpGkX5jxljK16X4meK2xZMaHYl0Y7ozpBPG_2c-Ydkq0Fu66XeDYxVFeAm/s400/IMG_7186.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352672517783011922" border="0" /></a><br /><br />We went to a new beach this weekend and Austin had a blast snorkeling. He starts swimming lessons next week so we can get him certified next year to scuba dive..he is very excited about that!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpC-3BQfPRs2uaSgInjPwtlAPJ8n4x9uQM6WKQIVJebiqqB07aBudVX1o_siqDbHGw62r2CovCufimgTb9hTON-5bQ1Li28XR7h_Ev_q9yu61fDfmzOYGfQPjN3VBmklF1NNkDslvTSIwk/s1600-h/Vivid+Color2.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpC-3BQfPRs2uaSgInjPwtlAPJ8n4x9uQM6WKQIVJebiqqB07aBudVX1o_siqDbHGw62r2CovCufimgTb9hTON-5bQ1Li28XR7h_Ev_q9yu61fDfmzOYGfQPjN3VBmklF1NNkDslvTSIwk/s400/Vivid+Color2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352672935390286722" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Hope everyone back in the US has a fabulous 4th of July . We have a few parties and events going on here , should be fun ..<br />I came across these cute cupcakes this week on a few blogs and wanted to share, so cute and simple Might just have to bake some !<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjluYnZjUccMDIRwi4j-esVix31NQZEtakX9UyysA73cucyzMs5JQfX0fGcZGT8RfXaG7f3DHYp6vIXRjVQDa_5ZfQE1EAYED6AGLDFSv60zrPALYp3rA6SS3skjYkbF5-SK3fpIx2YqK2E/s1600-h/birthdayparty5.png"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjluYnZjUccMDIRwi4j-esVix31NQZEtakX9UyysA73cucyzMs5JQfX0fGcZGT8RfXaG7f3DHYp6vIXRjVQDa_5ZfQE1EAYED6AGLDFSv60zrPALYp3rA6SS3skjYkbF5-SK3fpIx2YqK2E/s400/birthdayparty5.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352690325056657442" border="0" /></a><br /><br />You can find them on this blog<br /><a href="http://inchmark.squarespace.com/inchmark/2009/6/24/star-cupcakes.html">INCHMARK</a><br /><br /><br />Well better get my butt in gear , because as we all know the house doesnt clean itself!<br />Hopefully with in the next few weeks things will slow back down around here and I can starting scrapping and crafting a bit again . I did receive my 1st <a href="http://labeltulip.com/">LABEL TULIP</a> kit in the mail today and cant wait to play with it!<br />I will leave you with pics of this fun kit<br />Have a fabulous week :)<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYQx8QJFWrA0uquEgmHEvYvi4ygshuefet9aQL7eMDgz_bCciIL4oLSK_cKpuTE1Adi7j831-bdGZGlGzUJ1-UM0W0vR99LKEc9dwuK5Oyjk1qJfwKcwGl_jVs8iAIJrx01Cu-gcf2-hM9/s1600-h/0906_main_large.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 296px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYQx8QJFWrA0uquEgmHEvYvi4ygshuefet9aQL7eMDgz_bCciIL4oLSK_cKpuTE1Adi7j831-bdGZGlGzUJ1-UM0W0vR99LKEc9dwuK5Oyjk1qJfwKcwGl_jVs8iAIJrx01Cu-gcf2-hM9/s400/0906_main_large.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352712813652070418" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi49t0hhjB-vVNjEIajvwL7_Ek58ZpGl7oSUmFHkTa7YkcxrFNhN-1lNUsSxXgjoAFIDYF5ZC6N_zaQKITS6gCadSSwe5vzoQHtGCQZVOLlJ89bXtxRXeG-XoBiNPtIDtakTW244_Rw1A2w/s1600-h/mk2.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi49t0hhjB-vVNjEIajvwL7_Ek58ZpGl7oSUmFHkTa7YkcxrFNhN-1lNUsSxXgjoAFIDYF5ZC6N_zaQKITS6gCadSSwe5vzoQHtGCQZVOLlJ89bXtxRXeG-XoBiNPtIDtakTW244_Rw1A2w/s400/mk2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352712818531955026" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyG6tretv34QYRFSjKA0dSNw9YJChrTFM2AFbMJX99DQN0GIWnG56_8MwUW4U-JVmlZO_rptiVlquA4uYodOex1TAxhSTDu9PlPrG7g8XgLJlI2b6FkRo_YSG-6E-sEh2fL325vR9Uoiqx/s1600-h/mk3.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyG6tretv34QYRFSjKA0dSNw9YJChrTFM2AFbMJX99DQN0GIWnG56_8MwUW4U-JVmlZO_rptiVlquA4uYodOex1TAxhSTDu9PlPrG7g8XgLJlI2b6FkRo_YSG-6E-sEh2fL325vR9Uoiqx/s400/mk3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352712823259929378" border="0" /></a>Monicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13439815155539818834noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6235614861983304143.post-90120506140872048042009-06-12T19:06:00.010-07:002009-06-12T20:21:27.450-07:00Did I mention I hate rain?<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjd7J95LUujdyBqNsKDLClH79lRFvwA4VZHNzDLUTgMFPKh4y8xwnN0nmZrRj3o9FD8I1RGq2PEnzeUBFDmB22nspgF1wdOy1Fp7mVYm3bo4Al297epJ2n3k94AiZF7nN-nSHNl6-ZiuAB/s1600-h/4699_93666802517_594567517_2675747_3122940_n.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjd7J95LUujdyBqNsKDLClH79lRFvwA4VZHNzDLUTgMFPKh4y8xwnN0nmZrRj3o9FD8I1RGq2PEnzeUBFDmB22nspgF1wdOy1Fp7mVYm3bo4Al297epJ2n3k94AiZF7nN-nSHNl6-ZiuAB/s400/4699_93666802517_594567517_2675747_3122940_n.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5346646899069582578" border="0" /></a><br />(pic I took out at Ikei island we went to a few weekends ago)<br /><br /><br />Wow I knew moving to a tropical island we would have a rainy season but I guess I didn't really know what that meant after living in the desert for 9 years! What it means is we are stuck in the house or inside! the 1st 2 days of summer break and it has barely let up at all. We had to cancel our beach day but we managed to make it to <a href="http://www.petbox.co.jp/english/index.html">PET BOX </a>and saw some really cute puppies (don't worry I am not a sucker anymore! WE left them all at the store ) then we tried to hit up our favorite off base ice cream shop called The BIG DIP, but we get there and find out its closed for remodeling! UUGH<br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAXskEKDzCA1fciBjgEJRFmq6BhcM4lDOCGcZLVDeicC-4tTfgTM_yddK7CDJfNmVbBfuPRNxcfrurW0D2Hs6YW9vIbP6plsNGOpBTa0trUWg8FGI7lhjmr8W8upTSQVrpZWSdalXT_C5b/s1600-h/febf661c-5179-42b0-9427-1b58561c2222.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAXskEKDzCA1fciBjgEJRFmq6BhcM4lDOCGcZLVDeicC-4tTfgTM_yddK7CDJfNmVbBfuPRNxcfrurW0D2Hs6YW9vIbP6plsNGOpBTa0trUWg8FGI7lhjmr8W8upTSQVrpZWSdalXT_C5b/s400/febf661c-5179-42b0-9427-1b58561c2222.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5346629441166164562" border="0" /></a><br />So we end up at old faithful Baskin Robins here on the base, but by time we got back home we had to sit in the car for 10 or 15 minutes because it was storming again! That wet cold stuff is NO FUN I tell you! Lucky me I live on a rainy tropical island where more of that wet stuff is in our forecast this whole week! WE did get invited to dinner at a new Sushi place we haven't tried yet called Yoshi's and maybe if the skies let up long enough we might actually go! Oh and to top it all off my car has a leak somewhere in the back and the seat is getting wet and starting to smell...just great!<br /><br />Preston is getting so big and he is at that FUN stage , loves to play and laughs at everything , he is a very happy baby!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqo5qfaNXoRDGLUN03I9OMKoP0QqSGrAJZVfzVOe1a_EsNBCzh6o401A9tJNUTGRNyz2t32Zaey1F88UarGBUse5VxvpArjQbZiC1-RPcCrJMVzwjupd9K-n98W2Za_sGoxjMEI6xd0m3-/s1600-h/GetAttachment.aspx.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqo5qfaNXoRDGLUN03I9OMKoP0QqSGrAJZVfzVOe1a_EsNBCzh6o401A9tJNUTGRNyz2t32Zaey1F88UarGBUse5VxvpArjQbZiC1-RPcCrJMVzwjupd9K-n98W2Za_sGoxjMEI6xd0m3-/s400/GetAttachment.aspx.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5346632626897847042" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0rh84iNSGqucoaS7HaqsFKB1aBJhszrwe3HCuqTjHOzjGIm_SwMNSVHr01VDMP4FSCCNkBYRMmJxOYLSnwcxp7wHGXHXvxWCzK2wj5HZpTYhYF3yYV36mHxW1-_konS5KrmaWqi_P-ly1/s1600-h/GetAttachment.aspx2.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0rh84iNSGqucoaS7HaqsFKB1aBJhszrwe3HCuqTjHOzjGIm_SwMNSVHr01VDMP4FSCCNkBYRMmJxOYLSnwcxp7wHGXHXvxWCzK2wj5HZpTYhYF3yYV36mHxW1-_konS5KrmaWqi_P-ly1/s400/GetAttachment.aspx2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5346632726726862578" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Here he is with his adorable little girlfriend Zoey or as we call her Zoe Zoe , she is 2 months older than he is ... They are so cute together!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH_g5m79zhwhezM7i3LCLmDcDZk_yaemaxDxz48ZlcqbDdCbUvN1Gitfx2my_mEOlF6UoO5WJnacmQBQzUXX87whwzwjJtK4YzkqnRaUcGGiyhNNxiqKCNdlumRuaz-hGhPVhAG1OF00QQ/s1600-h/p5.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH_g5m79zhwhezM7i3LCLmDcDZk_yaemaxDxz48ZlcqbDdCbUvN1Gitfx2my_mEOlF6UoO5WJnacmQBQzUXX87whwzwjJtK4YzkqnRaUcGGiyhNNxiqKCNdlumRuaz-hGhPVhAG1OF00QQ/s400/p5.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5346633926805731346" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx3VCMoVsS5EpS3YVHNYmPeUF123X7RHnNb3e_8NmmqS9vNRy1Q1O61xfO-pLQGU_P9uHrK4VM1BukeARW4SOlsLuSVsjrjCDsqR6LkOm3cr70zsyy_KvPMB4-SvD7IxH-HLHLSenhqbMU/s1600-h/f4.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx3VCMoVsS5EpS3YVHNYmPeUF123X7RHnNb3e_8NmmqS9vNRy1Q1O61xfO-pLQGU_P9uHrK4VM1BukeARW4SOlsLuSVsjrjCDsqR6LkOm3cr70zsyy_KvPMB4-SvD7IxH-HLHLSenhqbMU/s400/f4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5346633924517571138" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglouV8js1ijFdl7jTLyBbxl2yc-3eGSzVnfYr4gbZJAPdgx6u_nKKD9kC5sdvdIvEPZvxiYh0676r6fMUuDHY8ebJmAl_z77_YXsEwfTTeYUKtOcpLXkNRyH4xMxZ_l09Bh5oAiLIb7aFM/s1600-h/f3.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglouV8js1ijFdl7jTLyBbxl2yc-3eGSzVnfYr4gbZJAPdgx6u_nKKD9kC5sdvdIvEPZvxiYh0676r6fMUuDHY8ebJmAl_z77_YXsEwfTTeYUKtOcpLXkNRyH4xMxZ_l09Bh5oAiLIb7aFM/s400/f3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5346633916473426146" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGwChzabP1gIlZl91s-LPw7aTTP-SH1zQCCWUY7W0BeiPMcVm927cfCNSaxu8aWT61HqRUoK_ZqPUR6oHdKwjNxbtS7yZDb8Gb8um3yVWn21svPKbke7qIOds1SWa_LWdsWdtGcOV0wYfV/s1600-h/p2.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGwChzabP1gIlZl91s-LPw7aTTP-SH1zQCCWUY7W0BeiPMcVm927cfCNSaxu8aWT61HqRUoK_ZqPUR6oHdKwjNxbtS7yZDb8Gb8um3yVWn21svPKbke7qIOds1SWa_LWdsWdtGcOV0wYfV/s400/p2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5346633915961532306" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqhfRXatxl5ThhHV5kDapO9WBFqH-Rsc758qkgmSfy0VpI8tOPqx9evZVr2vnlrcOsZPYCzHMmDvoaswN-iLrOg6wIFwFiUBVwLEgaMuajxZfrO2_vQXRJZZDrXLjImNMsV9QG0B_cV6vm/s1600-h/f1.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqhfRXatxl5ThhHV5kDapO9WBFqH-Rsc758qkgmSfy0VpI8tOPqx9evZVr2vnlrcOsZPYCzHMmDvoaswN-iLrOg6wIFwFiUBVwLEgaMuajxZfrO2_vQXRJZZDrXLjImNMsV9QG0B_cV6vm/s400/f1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5346633915189139794" border="0" /></a><br /><br />I have still been trying to scrap here and there when my little P- nut takes a nap and I even joined a new <a href="http://www.labeltulip.com/index.shtml">kit club</a> , I have never done that before but there kits are just way too cute! And hey whats better than getting new stuff in the mail every month!<br />Here are 2 new pages I did recently :<br /><br />this is Austin at one of the cool roller slide parks we have here<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRN-C2A7Jvt2ortKPRtVa0tmmq03xx_6etHbPShiH0PQsKMNry9HBem7j2ocGpy8Bm9JqAzNdOjd9NyWEVGtUEuhfAna6uw0nLZen5bpsYcxTM3yM39ktOJRZgFodBO2EbeVz1OX7xKOod/s1600-h/Untitled-Scanned-02.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 333px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRN-C2A7Jvt2ortKPRtVa0tmmq03xx_6etHbPShiH0PQsKMNry9HBem7j2ocGpy8Bm9JqAzNdOjd9NyWEVGtUEuhfAna6uw0nLZen5bpsYcxTM3yM39ktOJRZgFodBO2EbeVz1OX7xKOod/s400/Untitled-Scanned-02.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5346641364454354162" border="0" /></a><br /><br />This one is one I did with a photo My buddy Maria took right before Ja left for the year in Korea ....<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibX1JmG2btfeCXgLg0v2-9uUqx48flWp0bGO4wic6m_Nb6Lwxqx_D4yxGBYRxLi7iSs_GosaEJQ9kOio8X_lMSrn8Jj1IJEjaOQelkhsQSyKfHI8tQTLwpjJnv-81DUBI-dmxvCmUwNxfv/s1600-h/IMG_7054.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibX1JmG2btfeCXgLg0v2-9uUqx48flWp0bGO4wic6m_Nb6Lwxqx_D4yxGBYRxLi7iSs_GosaEJQ9kOio8X_lMSrn8Jj1IJEjaOQelkhsQSyKfHI8tQTLwpjJnv-81DUBI-dmxvCmUwNxfv/s400/IMG_7054.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5346641369732669490" border="0" /></a><br /><br />I am really enjoying scrapping again , now If I could only have more time to do it!<br /><br />and before I go.. I wanted to mention my beautiful friend Serene. I have told you about her before here on my blog .. she had both kidneys removed yesterday and will be having a transplant in about 8 weeks or so . So far so good she is awake and of course in some pain but doing well . Please keep her in your thoughts as she has a lot still to come !<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkJjG8Vr2UnCOezCgy8Lff_WiGB_ZdD0Af7aJR2QPdpV7OJKeynnWDT-UVU1JVNwxqBWvws5aiitRpSFkkC34LXbzh9CNLgHRZUXISRywZRc_8cUGfgsDmCzdtP7LlMzVYLewYrmvxccVU/s1600-h/l_180f5bbb42e5e2b9bc4595c1132fda42.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkJjG8Vr2UnCOezCgy8Lff_WiGB_ZdD0Af7aJR2QPdpV7OJKeynnWDT-UVU1JVNwxqBWvws5aiitRpSFkkC34LXbzh9CNLgHRZUXISRywZRc_8cUGfgsDmCzdtP7LlMzVYLewYrmvxccVU/s400/l_180f5bbb42e5e2b9bc4595c1132fda42.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5346645649150455458" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54485/380/F8D124854F2955D7610927C03F3D0196.png" style="border: medium none ; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 0%; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;" /></a>Monicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13439815155539818834noreply@blogger.com39tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6235614861983304143.post-46210034829036587692009-05-28T20:23:00.005-07:002009-05-28T21:19:11.109-07:00Cleaning house and goofing off<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD-rK3FBD5_BhTtfAHQ81a2DGnLCwnutlPjvmkaiNfGaxFLfa6dLH1ZlfR-J9Btcg6apb5nSjugTGrff5imJ2Pyfi50T51LplnBVJSjU3cuLkX0FO3kOj6vCGCOdri26M-zJuuyU3gdBTY/s1600-h/austin+school.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD-rK3FBD5_BhTtfAHQ81a2DGnLCwnutlPjvmkaiNfGaxFLfa6dLH1ZlfR-J9Btcg6apb5nSjugTGrff5imJ2Pyfi50T51LplnBVJSjU3cuLkX0FO3kOj6vCGCOdri26M-zJuuyU3gdBTY/s400/austin+school.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341089241836005250" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />Not much going on today , Austin is on a field trip to the <a href="http://www.kaiyouhaku.com/en/index.html">AQUARIUM</a> which he was very excited about, he never gets out of bed on time for school usually and today he was practically up before me with excitement. I remember those days as a kid and I love when he gets that way! Next week they go bowling and the following week will be his last day in the 3rd grade..wow , that went by FAST!<br /><br />Preston is growing like a weed and developing quite the personality these days. He laughs all the times and has started hollering and even snorting..so cute! He loves when his daddy and big brother come home at the end of the day!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjsDCjdjC1kPq_O5rQp1PUKG1xLm3StmqsD8zaRg7a56tzkEOolqT05g91sY_xjRcGpzZ2HaoRBIcX95KDMb9evGRamIihDYRMuFFMtaU4DWSBLc6YmTJy0m7iEqervE5Ma6A2E9O7Pjks/s1600-h/Untitled-1.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjsDCjdjC1kPq_O5rQp1PUKG1xLm3StmqsD8zaRg7a56tzkEOolqT05g91sY_xjRcGpzZ2HaoRBIcX95KDMb9evGRamIihDYRMuFFMtaU4DWSBLc6YmTJy0m7iEqervE5Ma6A2E9O7Pjks/s400/Untitled-1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341085317174983666" border="0" /></a><br />I have been able to do a few creative things .. I finished another page for Preston and started a few others that I need to finish up! I knew I needed to do a NICKNAME page for him because it seems we call him by everything BUT his name! I usually call him Sweet P or P nut the most , daddy calls him nutter butter , P dog and P nut .. he has a bunch of them so here's his page documenting his wittle nicknames.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ345dgmpfqYZ9OxiNJmyZkmx0TsW8cmS2K3PFh0PxPpY8T54_oRLtw65PGB1kJHGfYBV6tNfekO9iwvT-r0H9dT3P0uR0McKVSmOiMlh_g9dFZ1hWZAj5DQUqwDkF3wUM2b5NmG7Ni8J7/s1600-h/IMG_6962.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ345dgmpfqYZ9OxiNJmyZkmx0TsW8cmS2K3PFh0PxPpY8T54_oRLtw65PGB1kJHGfYBV6tNfekO9iwvT-r0H9dT3P0uR0McKVSmOiMlh_g9dFZ1hWZAj5DQUqwDkF3wUM2b5NmG7Ni8J7/s400/IMG_6962.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341085576629813106" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Like I need another reason to sit at this dern computer.. but atlas I have found one!<br />Have any of you hear of <a href="http://www.polyvore.com/cgi/explore">Polyvore</a>??<br />OMG such eye candy on this place . I have seen lots of images used from you girls here in blog land , such as Jenny Heid,Katies Rose Cottage , Leeisbella and many more.<br />Here is a simple one I through together<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://www.polyvore.com/oh_so_blue/set?.mid=embed&id=9054929"><img alt="Oh so blue" src="http://www.polyvore.com/cgi/img-set/BQcDAAAAAwoDanBnAAAABC5vdXQKFlZscm5oLTlMM2hHRkhCZDBhanNrdGcAAAACaWQKAWUAAAAEc2l6ZQ.jpg" title="Oh so blue" width="400" border="0" height="400" /></a><br /><small><a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.polyvore.com/oh_so_blue/set?.mid=embed&id=9054929">Oh so blue</a> by <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.polyvore.com/cgi/profile?.mid=embed&id=807843">monica2125</a> featuring <a href="http://www.polyvore.com/1928_jewelry/shop?brand=1928&category_id=60">1928 jewelry</a></small></div><br /><br />Here are a few others that caught my eye check them out!<br /><br /><div><a href="http://www.polyvore.com/vintage_set/set?.mid=embed&id=6664585"><img alt="vintage set" src="http://www.polyvore.com/cgi/img-set/BQcDAAAAAwoDanBnAAAABC5vdXQKFkRnY0tBYXpfM1JHRkZfY1ZtNnFRMEEAAAACaWQKAWUAAAAEc2l6ZQ.jpg" title="vintage set" width="400" border="0" height="400" /></a><br /><small><a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.polyvore.com/vintage_set/set?.mid=embed&id=6664585">vintage set</a> by <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.polyvore.com/cgi/profile?.mid=embed&id=290541">natascia</a> featuring <a href="http://www.polyvore.com/juicy_couture_accessories/shop?brand=Juicy+Couture&category_id=51">Juicy Couture accessories</a></small></div><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://www.polyvore.com/powder_room/set?.mid=embed&id=8290928"><img alt="powder room" src="http://www.polyvore.com/cgi/img-set/BQcDAAAAAwoDanBnAAAABC5vdXQKFlFPOFU1NEF5M2hHcTc2NmpXazEyRlEAAAACaWQKAWUAAAAEc2l6ZQ.jpg" title="powder room" width="400" border="0" height="400" /></a><br /><small><a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.polyvore.com/powder_room/set?.mid=embed&id=8290928">powder room</a> by <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.polyvore.com/cgi/profile?.mid=embed&id=241930">Ûž maloonie Ûž</a> featuring <a href="http://www.polyvore.com/monsoon_accessories/shop?brand=Monsoon&category_id=51">Monsoon accessories</a></small></div><br /><br /><div><a href="http://www.polyvore.com/untitled/set?.mid=embed&id=1761504"><img alt="Untitled" src="http://www.polyvore.com/cgi/img-set/BQcDAAAAAwoDanBnAAAABC5vdXQKFl9DWVJ2TGN4M1JHTkZBUlVCbEVjUlEAAAACaWQKAWUAAAAEc2l6ZQ.jpg" title="Untitled" width="400" border="0" height="400" /></a><br /><small><a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.polyvore.com/untitled/set?.mid=embed&id=1761504">Untitled</a> by <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.polyvore.com/cgi/profile?.mid=embed&id=184632">Duki (very busy)</a> featuring <a href="http://www.polyvore.com/monsoon_accessories/shop?brand=Monsoon&category_id=51">Monsoon accessories</a></small></div><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://www.polyvore.com/let_them_eat_collage_cake/set?.mid=embed&id=6221878"><img alt="Let Them Eat Collage Cake!" src="http://www.polyvore.com/cgi/img-set/BQcDAAAAAwoDanBnAAAABC5vdXQKFk1LRjh0N0x2M1JHbzhqaFZvLTVIUFEAAAACaWQKAWUAAAAEc2l6ZQ.jpg" title="Let Them Eat Collage Cake!" width="400" border="0" height="400" /></a><br /><small><a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.polyvore.com/let_them_eat_collage_cake/set?.mid=embed&id=6221878">Let Them Eat Collage Cake!</a> by <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.polyvore.com/cgi/profile?.mid=embed&id=281071">torilink</a> on <a href="http://www.polyvore.com/">Polyvore.com</a></small></div><br /><br />Ok well laundry is calling my name.. cant ignore it this time!<br />Let me know if any of you have a polyvore account so I can add you to my friends list!Monicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13439815155539818834noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6235614861983304143.post-27748436560499533712009-05-13T20:11:00.001-07:002009-05-13T20:11:13.510-07:00I'm Just SAYIN<div>Oh how I love him so!</div><br /><script type="text/javascript" src="http://widgets.clearspring.com/o/49e3b4acb258ffb9/4a0b8bd001f3b250/49e3b4ac73ab11c8/2d58d87e/widget.js"></script><a href="http://www.americanidol.com/videos/" target="_blank">Want more American Idol videos? Click here.</a>Monicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13439815155539818834noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6235614861983304143.post-5568115939539312102009-05-10T16:25:00.015-07:002009-05-10T17:34:38.081-07:00I scrapped!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsz12T1s1t7vu6erLV5UMKOGgluc6ROhlUuu450HoFDE-7Tdd3_8hg9baNhipivWh5jer3GYm_oGBN4cuw-CkZmHrX_koh3TQMYK9cy0gQSPCeKEqLrUpA8DWwAvNdKfFgBNDXO-9v6raB/s1600-h/mother's+day.gif"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 257px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsz12T1s1t7vu6erLV5UMKOGgluc6ROhlUuu450HoFDE-7Tdd3_8hg9baNhipivWh5jer3GYm_oGBN4cuw-CkZmHrX_koh3TQMYK9cy0gQSPCeKEqLrUpA8DWwAvNdKfFgBNDXO-9v6raB/s320/mother's+day.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334342829896722322" border="0" /></a><br />I hope all you Moms had a wonderful Mothers Day! Ours was nice , we went bowling early on in the day and then headed out to the beaches. It was a great WARM day ..its really starting to heat up here in Okinawa, but thankfully the humidity hasn't surfaced too much yet!<br />Here are a few random pics from the day<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNL3MiZFYszD3J9Q5edAJQvaHrokUG7xQX014D-gDviPN7fUiwj95QE17P_sDBxngKulr802Eb0GBjmreFBumEaIBhQw_dGOWyjC-8dLs07REjAyZoZh1PYfhQTgv3lP4WUNEAGUqXDzD2/s1600-h/IMG_6804.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 290px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNL3MiZFYszD3J9Q5edAJQvaHrokUG7xQX014D-gDviPN7fUiwj95QE17P_sDBxngKulr802Eb0GBjmreFBumEaIBhQw_dGOWyjC-8dLs07REjAyZoZh1PYfhQTgv3lP4WUNEAGUqXDzD2/s400/IMG_6804.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334351054294632178" border="0" /></a><br />The littlest bowler ...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXH5Q8M5VD7IRvqc0golP_eIpa0PLwNgRhWLd-kCWxjNB1JPBzQhOvOk6wpkSuyciwdu-fHKNJIhAnmksDNDSfahrenTZQ4wih5xUIbifvHUI_TGOloOnIq-P2iqT888sWGPYKHDUgL_7W/s1600-h/IMG_6803.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXH5Q8M5VD7IRvqc0golP_eIpa0PLwNgRhWLd-kCWxjNB1JPBzQhOvOk6wpkSuyciwdu-fHKNJIhAnmksDNDSfahrenTZQ4wih5xUIbifvHUI_TGOloOnIq-P2iqT888sWGPYKHDUgL_7W/s400/IMG_6803.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334351538209356050" border="0" /></a><br />Our neighbor and good friend Brandie with her girls ..her hubby is gone to Korea<br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizkjbHw7z0G4KujWcrOwy5O2CvZmr4Yx46n99wJnqdItnw8_ztIROC62HHI93kgNOVLkfg3f5bq2XXe32BWPnOHhZjl8gZp4x1gwRGL2qTOyYJ9OKBBtWvq0Y1GGv8X77IT0-C-1rw9HYF/s1600-h/IMG_6807.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 290px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizkjbHw7z0G4KujWcrOwy5O2CvZmr4Yx46n99wJnqdItnw8_ztIROC62HHI93kgNOVLkfg3f5bq2XXe32BWPnOHhZjl8gZp4x1gwRGL2qTOyYJ9OKBBtWvq0Y1GGv8X77IT0-C-1rw9HYF/s400/IMG_6807.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334345098449462226" border="0" /></a><br />Me and my baby boy hanging out by the caves at the beach while the big boys explored<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBiOsI792-PZ47f9EpJXP8_0Pf0ICnu4b4-ORrzW_0W3ryUFrJ5rcxeE9ZI4A4iNLeEXpCFpGfl1H2d9bUfFopHhGEaxne5vsrLDDDFTTOFvuLDFxdy0PTvkMTFzUdZVtaNE9W905lKEXZ/s1600-h/IMG_6810.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBiOsI792-PZ47f9EpJXP8_0Pf0ICnu4b4-ORrzW_0W3ryUFrJ5rcxeE9ZI4A4iNLeEXpCFpGfl1H2d9bUfFopHhGEaxne5vsrLDDDFTTOFvuLDFxdy0PTvkMTFzUdZVtaNE9W905lKEXZ/s400/IMG_6810.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334350446853578914" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhryls-YcjCEzFxxDt5pBdaLAHW3eh79E7JE8I07Jg-E2HN-S0kNf6agN_hSiJ00pk86JRSbO-TJEOh3ohVcR0MmjfBWGeYMy4WDV06zxG1obc5dlO__9A3QVTwX3A9GGTWjoyF9qOzQkoz/s1600-h/IMG_6835.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhryls-YcjCEzFxxDt5pBdaLAHW3eh79E7JE8I07Jg-E2HN-S0kNf6agN_hSiJ00pk86JRSbO-TJEOh3ohVcR0MmjfBWGeYMy4WDV06zxG1obc5dlO__9A3QVTwX3A9GGTWjoyF9qOzQkoz/s400/IMG_6835.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334352789116719666" border="0" /></a><br />My babies at Zanpa Beach<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPbX_z70mWllJw2gJfDsMW129pMf532aZcB8O0s8xplygE_tGHuzD1xIKwRAoln5hLXC46lHZYwz_Ad_NqKQ2cDUfRJTmWNQCLtED6C40fCghaPSmgd0q-BMG2bXfgkeWzDieNRj7fy4zL/s1600-h/IMG_6832.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 290px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPbX_z70mWllJw2gJfDsMW129pMf532aZcB8O0s8xplygE_tGHuzD1xIKwRAoln5hLXC46lHZYwz_Ad_NqKQ2cDUfRJTmWNQCLtED6C40fCghaPSmgd0q-BMG2bXfgkeWzDieNRj7fy4zL/s400/IMG_6832.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334353199338479026" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEz0rOn6Ez-wx-H8Eg438-S944GPpXl_tLR3Jtt2d7kCw6RcgRzbb3I7493_R0V0L1awSwERldOJsgmF5mS7MBBH2N3TKIORfToLAev7aSsZdNnlL4ESh1CiRiHmE1Zh5APDUJ051FA9FJ/s1600-h/IMG_6841.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEz0rOn6Ez-wx-H8Eg438-S944GPpXl_tLR3Jtt2d7kCw6RcgRzbb3I7493_R0V0L1awSwERldOJsgmF5mS7MBBH2N3TKIORfToLAev7aSsZdNnlL4ESh1CiRiHmE1Zh5APDUJ051FA9FJ/s400/IMG_6841.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334353449136276098" border="0" /></a><br />Talking to daddy!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmOemM0XGW-M0y888-pYdYUvSoVP-bIiZIR6kDogFADIAH38OMY0qQeWBzBIgqxkDfFtlQvnJtPRbLaxEKV31adAcM0rzoB8xUa8L8zZ_jSwL-tm3Ff9QJJcmGEw09qQrNV_y8ycIgwkKx/s1600-h/IMG_6831.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmOemM0XGW-M0y888-pYdYUvSoVP-bIiZIR6kDogFADIAH38OMY0qQeWBzBIgqxkDfFtlQvnJtPRbLaxEKV31adAcM0rzoB8xUa8L8zZ_jSwL-tm3Ff9QJJcmGEw09qQrNV_y8ycIgwkKx/s400/IMG_6831.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334349416252498578" border="0" /></a><br />He wasnt always happy...<br /><br /><br /><br />I did manage to scrap a page last week and even start another! I also got another box in the mail full of new goodies...better put them to use! Still waiting on all my new camera stuff..BOOO<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsNQa0uuh6V45QuHgWKs_3bH0YGS4krsZr513-K6319epes09Aukhib9X6yngbqjKLbQsOqHT8wf6SxKcG5V3g0JIaQiIxGcT9COwHdUEx0SG0LABNT6AFAU3GSpVmzvAatYdO3qJdS_9T/s1600-h/1.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsNQa0uuh6V45QuHgWKs_3bH0YGS4krsZr513-K6319epes09Aukhib9X6yngbqjKLbQsOqHT8wf6SxKcG5V3g0JIaQiIxGcT9COwHdUEx0SG0LABNT6AFAU3GSpVmzvAatYdO3qJdS_9T/s400/1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334355301858266130" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw3cOnAZs5fSxpch44vT4yNPmHtAjnU9-o2aRcGKBnil8ams-73XgmFbnr4-wZPozrx_WC-MG2sXcj8lbavwZLv1_FVHVtqNblFtgkO6llRDaEf77DKiQMuLe6JOTYypMY1YI2FoixpUSR/s1600-h/IMG_6779.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw3cOnAZs5fSxpch44vT4yNPmHtAjnU9-o2aRcGKBnil8ams-73XgmFbnr4-wZPozrx_WC-MG2sXcj8lbavwZLv1_FVHVtqNblFtgkO6llRDaEf77DKiQMuLe6JOTYypMY1YI2FoixpUSR/s400/IMG_6779.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334355581791207442" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLbS-L1QNQ6OcjU6aq_CQgJzhhth47_GG5KLKIVwgP600F-5VDR-8E0o8e7L0QRBJdzhM6-h_QvSEEzstDGqHsdGkHQe0bguo0UeSLyPKJF_XFD0u_vPPQ4QqfAwLTW3mkkKoRNAMHXNtH/s1600-h/2.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLbS-L1QNQ6OcjU6aq_CQgJzhhth47_GG5KLKIVwgP600F-5VDR-8E0o8e7L0QRBJdzhM6-h_QvSEEzstDGqHsdGkHQe0bguo0UeSLyPKJF_XFD0u_vPPQ4QqfAwLTW3mkkKoRNAMHXNtH/s400/2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334355678383009202" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />I also went and had another wonderful <a href="http://www.cocok.net/menu_e.html">Cocoks </a>pedicure and massage , heres my super bright but cute new toes! Dont know If I mentioned it or not... but all there nail art is HAND PAINTED! Super talented I might add! I am going to get a picture of my girl Miyuki next time!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNWQ9B-XandFSQ_Q3NynTHbpYhuHGn40IotAbApCp0FmzfgGRt_wzKWdO0vbJdmyPe8oZSTaVHV2bWUtw2zkkhppFAGD83z8dqGU5ejj3HeJEkeOJPnkMLZ3dZjk8XR6g5nN2zmvdn-MWq/s1600-h/IMG_6781.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNWQ9B-XandFSQ_Q3NynTHbpYhuHGn40IotAbApCp0FmzfgGRt_wzKWdO0vbJdmyPe8oZSTaVHV2bWUtw2zkkhppFAGD83z8dqGU5ejj3HeJEkeOJPnkMLZ3dZjk8XR6g5nN2zmvdn-MWq/s400/IMG_6781.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334357657526924706" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Well this was challenging typing with a baby on my lap so please excuse any typos!<br />Off to feed said baby and work on some more scrapping!<br />Have a great week everyone!Monicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13439815155539818834noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6235614861983304143.post-4609237941362375932009-05-01T00:26:00.007-07:002009-05-01T01:46:10.776-07:00the weekend again..wohoo<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguB-Yh8X_cNuu2Zi_b9i4G0-U_RD1sBUzoitBZF79OwtZhXngkN8C-RS67OWVUhqyVeCLEhDbGJdTVTYGb0l-sMMqXgPqIXSmOuNxy14Nd9vLNP0hlf2XOOHIVa2m9TFaLOrlee3ZY68wY/s1600-h/b4.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguB-Yh8X_cNuu2Zi_b9i4G0-U_RD1sBUzoitBZF79OwtZhXngkN8C-RS67OWVUhqyVeCLEhDbGJdTVTYGb0l-sMMqXgPqIXSmOuNxy14Nd9vLNP0hlf2XOOHIVa2m9TFaLOrlee3ZY68wY/s400/b4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330771070952975282" border="0" /></a><br />Its the weekend again ..my favorite time of the week . We have been going out and sight seeing and of course hubby gets up with our little guy and I get to sleep! Oh how I love the weekends! HAHA<br /><br />So here are a few pics of the new short hair , Austin took the 1st pic last night and then hubby and I went to Chilis for my birthday lunch today and I had him take one of me and Preston. You know how it is ,us mommies are always taking the pics! I never seem to make it in very many , but I wanted one on the day I turned 35 ..oh yikes I am getting up there ain't I?<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiqKEVFiO4khk861j80tI-fNUnOE-FaFjSKH-Dz_uMKVu8MlKEG8PU5Y3pbP0bxeQQlUSgWFm8utZRMWWWX3FaUf8LcSc_pyJfD5GlTllYcLtdsqvz7VrY7DOfnqCRvqi7Yg3qnWKLt3YD/s1600-h/IMG_6746.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 290px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiqKEVFiO4khk861j80tI-fNUnOE-FaFjSKH-Dz_uMKVu8MlKEG8PU5Y3pbP0bxeQQlUSgWFm8utZRMWWWX3FaUf8LcSc_pyJfD5GlTllYcLtdsqvz7VrY7DOfnqCRvqi7Yg3qnWKLt3YD/s400/IMG_6746.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330758182440949298" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5EkU-Oevv9yHdojp3ep_A7CG8eupR7zQ6oKfTGB36JuWncCNmnuPjTbQd-n7I3_AI7RXO-pztH1M63nmcF2l0DdOZh4cmoyswlpbh0ag3D2vOvwXI4YE41cAF96bKZQRg8YxWGIHytccE/s1600-h/Over-Exposed-Fix.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5EkU-Oevv9yHdojp3ep_A7CG8eupR7zQ6oKfTGB36JuWncCNmnuPjTbQd-n7I3_AI7RXO-pztH1M63nmcF2l0DdOZh4cmoyswlpbh0ag3D2vOvwXI4YE41cAF96bKZQRg8YxWGIHytccE/s400/Over-Exposed-Fix.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330758957439769570" border="0" /></a><br /><br />No special plans for my Birthday since we have Cub scouts tonight and they only have a few more planned activities this month, before it ends . Hoping to get to the Lilly Festival over on IE island tomorrow (if its not to windy)and maybe dinner at Sams By the Sea. I was hoping my new lens would have gotten here by now so I could take it to IE and play around with it but alas still waiting ... hate having to shop online for EVERYTHING!!!!<br /><br /><br />I wanted to let you all know about a sale my super sweet blogging buddy <a href="http://gypsymermaidlife.blogspot.com/">S</a><a href="http://gypsymermaidlife.blogspot.com/">ARAH</a> over at<br /><a href="http://gypsymermaidlife.blogspot.com/">GYPSY MERMAID</a><br />is having soon ......<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB0HDVFiQbbX9FhKgBJ0p8cvLk2brJatpeMGqLlCKCWrcfD6UASwiXLAc6KWmHYP4nqk2_nd9tEKLcltr91oDH_7SwQ6E-FvXyH9ToJ-yuEMtOb3g1_8CY-SXm4cpy56fMxR-JkjzTW-6N/s1600-h/sell.png"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 264px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB0HDVFiQbbX9FhKgBJ0p8cvLk2brJatpeMGqLlCKCWrcfD6UASwiXLAc6KWmHYP4nqk2_nd9tEKLcltr91oDH_7SwQ6E-FvXyH9ToJ-yuEMtOb3g1_8CY-SXm4cpy56fMxR-JkjzTW-6N/s400/sell.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330772292729700306" border="0" /></a><br />You can find out more here on this<a href="http://http://gypsymermaidlife.blogspot.com/2009/04/join-me-for-studio-sell.html"> POST</a><br />Hope you can stop by and help her out :)<br /><br /><br />I have been SCRAP shopping again , now If I could just find the time to actually scrap it would be great! I told myself since it is National Scrap Book day this weekend I had to at least get one page done! WISH ME LUCK! I do have a page planned out for Preston so that's a start, right?<br /><br />Before I go ..has anyone tried making their own baby food? I have been looking into it this week and think I might give it a try when its time to start feeding him. I am just hoping I can find enough variety here on the island to be able to do it...don't think I have seen any butternut squash or yams since I been here lol. If anyone has any tip please let me know I would appreciate it :)<br /><br />Well off to Cub Scouts!<br />Hope you all have a fab weekend!<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54485/380/F8D124854F2955D7610927C03F3D0196.png" style="border: medium none ; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 0%; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;" /></a>Monicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13439815155539818834noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6235614861983304143.post-49779391297543634622009-04-22T20:45:00.015-07:002009-04-22T22:54:24.641-07:00So soon....<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6Al9EOWzw0FowKm3DCcYNnFb4juUle298SQXArBDkxY-BdxfVxK1zc-VmX2tHTmOiAKq0DkKfK-mT-Pev7y00WWmvTZyMmT-L8UgDbVqv3WfwS0LHtX_AubXCQ8oLn7Hz8r7fKoa0JpUF/s1600-h/bath2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6Al9EOWzw0FowKm3DCcYNnFb4juUle298SQXArBDkxY-BdxfVxK1zc-VmX2tHTmOiAKq0DkKfK-mT-Pev7y00WWmvTZyMmT-L8UgDbVqv3WfwS0LHtX_AubXCQ8oLn7Hz8r7fKoa0JpUF/s400/bath2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5327728228347745922" border="0" /></a><br />It really does amaze me how fast these little ones grow! Hard to believe that we welcomed this precious little one into our lives 2 months ago. He is such a happy baby ,smiles all the time and is starting to make all his cute little noises. Sleeping is going much better ..yay for me!<br />He LOVES LOVES his bath , playing with his big brother and the cutest thing ever ..when his daddy rubs the bottom of his feet together, he gets a huge smile on his face and even giggles sometimes..so precious!<br /><br />I have started going to the gym and trying to lose these THIGHS ...that seem to have gotten bigger when I was preggo and I so hate them! I want to fit in all my old clothes again but have to work those off first! Took a break today though because I am feeling a bit sore and don't want to over do it.<br /><br />I was FINALLY able to find somewhere to get my haircut! I am so glad I ventured off base for this and gave RUMIKO a try it was wonderful!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDYwJUdRVgs1NNDaypXJ7kaUHafIsVdOPeBQUCHps6Ie8VNJmwAwmvDpPLEcsjS1cv4Lg7dngcUuzhipeQXRSl8UHfJFvcTe8H7MYsS-WV9Pv7b_T4aWscOYPWOUp9V54OZvGFryXA7bBp/s1600-h/rumikosalon.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDYwJUdRVgs1NNDaypXJ7kaUHafIsVdOPeBQUCHps6Ie8VNJmwAwmvDpPLEcsjS1cv4Lg7dngcUuzhipeQXRSl8UHfJFvcTe8H7MYsS-WV9Pv7b_T4aWscOYPWOUp9V54OZvGFryXA7bBp/s400/rumikosalon.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5327732487475882066" border="0" /></a>She speaks VERY GOOD English is VERY friendly and she really knows how to cut hair unlike a lot of people I have seen here. Her place is by appointment only and she is booked for weeks out and now I see why. Its very charming once you go inside with dark wood floors and simple furnishings. There are only 2 chairs (since she is the only one cutting there) Upon sitting she quickly served myself and a friend who came along for the experience the yummiest glass of lemon tea. After our consultation she brought me to a smaller area where I sat in the neatest and comfiest black chair to have my hair washed. It was all electric and positioned like you were laying in a recliner..if you can picture that. Rumiko puts this linen cloth over your face so that you can close your eyes and enjoy the amazing head massage and delightful smells of the shampoo and conditioner. So citrusy and the massage was Divine for sure!<br />I was so impressed at the way she cut my hair , never once did she take out a pair of scissors! It was all done by hand with a razor and I have to say it was amazing! I must have told her that a few hundred times! I don't have a pic of my hair to post just yet , I got all rained on this morning taking Austin to school and haven't straightened it again as of yet , but next post I promise. I don't think I have EVER enjoyed getting a hair cut as much as I did at RUMIKOS , she really pampers you and does a awesome job on your hair! I would recommend if you are here on OKINAWA and need a Salon this be the one! My friend was so impressed she made an appointment before we left :) Oh and did I mention she spends at least an hour pampering and making you beautiful all for 3500 yen , wowzers!<br /><br />We didn't ge to try out any new places last weekend because of cub scouts and of course RAIN , hoping it clears up this weekend so we can take a ferry to a smaller island called IE , and go to the Lilly Festival. Hubby says it does not sound fun at all , I told him to be quiet, no one said I wanted you to have fun ..lol! Austin is just excited that we might take a ferry somewhere..so keep your fingers crossed for us!<br />Here are a few pics from a cape we went to a while back located not to far from us<br />and a popular point here in Okinawa<br /><br />CAPE MANZAMO<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7t_dhcBwXJrSLin0yhW5otaDrJYFz7jYVkgJkLzxDN71TsUK-_CGVYshmr55X4mTszYo2JwrMhCUN1oZMwsDQNsX5-LbVpqo6Kc_RwxTmryozkgk_1IeXNSkOpUiXY2KVgsboHIpnoxXk/s1600-h/Vivid+Color1.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7t_dhcBwXJrSLin0yhW5otaDrJYFz7jYVkgJkLzxDN71TsUK-_CGVYshmr55X4mTszYo2JwrMhCUN1oZMwsDQNsX5-LbVpqo6Kc_RwxTmryozkgk_1IeXNSkOpUiXY2KVgsboHIpnoxXk/s400/Vivid+Color1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5327737147805801090" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifCh6y_rP9rPJI2vS4nY8dJfD10d0YaTQT2zYFkQz2fX41ZOwl6n8UUsjvjw38VYjSw3iAhzvYwAXyYQ4GxHQnCgmEZAwzvKI8fIkbRviFNwoiQzJMyCpinIJ3C89kg0lvacYOsQ_xXej7/s1600-h/Vivid+Color2.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifCh6y_rP9rPJI2vS4nY8dJfD10d0YaTQT2zYFkQz2fX41ZOwl6n8UUsjvjw38VYjSw3iAhzvYwAXyYQ4GxHQnCgmEZAwzvKI8fIkbRviFNwoiQzJMyCpinIJ3C89kg0lvacYOsQ_xXej7/s400/Vivid+Color2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5327739531652378434" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1P_v8C50vLpr2UsfGQUce8KDE1QkUKlAFEfG_8xil7tdHPa6bd64bRepz02uSpGGV-khsJV7BGA5rcztyDgI1PQK0vDYSWXpP2A5SGnuZac7y4wTqpenYyUOEnsekFM6Nzn2oXjur-lSd/s1600-h/Vivid+Color6.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 290px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1P_v8C50vLpr2UsfGQUce8KDE1QkUKlAFEfG_8xil7tdHPa6bd64bRepz02uSpGGV-khsJV7BGA5rcztyDgI1PQK0vDYSWXpP2A5SGnuZac7y4wTqpenYyUOEnsekFM6Nzn2oXjur-lSd/s400/Vivid+Color6.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5327747376941430098" border="0" /></a><br /><br />My boys being silly in the car<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA7kDKzTFCS2xfPmfSNezFjullak0_0S7LgWEIwImOrudFm2tlKmYJHWfD7ts_GGuDAMfXBJVPM5eLTF4MgHIj39kTuhBqWk8PGjsvnmHHayyAYNGJIVIh3Fm25Gbt5N_Vc3R29XgaC6rc/s1600-h/Over-Exposed-Fix4.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA7kDKzTFCS2xfPmfSNezFjullak0_0S7LgWEIwImOrudFm2tlKmYJHWfD7ts_GGuDAMfXBJVPM5eLTF4MgHIj39kTuhBqWk8PGjsvnmHHayyAYNGJIVIh3Fm25Gbt5N_Vc3R29XgaC6rc/s400/Over-Exposed-Fix4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5327742984386855378" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />This is Maeda Point one of the most popular dive spots on the island<br />At Maeda Point, you can see chromis, eels, tube worms, anemone, clown fish, lion fish, schools of squid and an occasional turtle. There are a series of 77 steps that lead down into the water , pretty neat<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG0iPtyk6tq656rvoyhr4gl-ZZDYOnkvkLaCSKpWy0_AmkZAGmO8FZk6D1_yOtaJSnKzH-m220W0RSuAXZiyYkFIyqBYTW2lpNqsZ5PR96EQGTnCHu49TrfwDl73qZSCr7MY2HB-s-pZDc/s1600-h/Over-Exposed-Fix2.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG0iPtyk6tq656rvoyhr4gl-ZZDYOnkvkLaCSKpWy0_AmkZAGmO8FZk6D1_yOtaJSnKzH-m220W0RSuAXZiyYkFIyqBYTW2lpNqsZ5PR96EQGTnCHu49TrfwDl73qZSCr7MY2HB-s-pZDc/s400/Over-Exposed-Fix2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5327748679890535506" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-diVCJlTbUgIXZhJ3W2QcBUQwYC8PlxutrsKOTgTjfx9rZj9nDXY7XDxiZpJdKlFWPQUUTeLtLAQaP-YB_Hg07qAF_aL2L7YW-MWVnHW-5o_bLsN2QZLWWk21-xh4bRTrS5SDa3UceYV3/s1600-h/Over-Exposed-Fix3.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-diVCJlTbUgIXZhJ3W2QcBUQwYC8PlxutrsKOTgTjfx9rZj9nDXY7XDxiZpJdKlFWPQUUTeLtLAQaP-YB_Hg07qAF_aL2L7YW-MWVnHW-5o_bLsN2QZLWWk21-xh4bRTrS5SDa3UceYV3/s400/Over-Exposed-Fix3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5327748858395405410" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ03_e2jRt7SubzzEbi0XKH2PcIrPMijCoJNL6zMRbY12Y0hV4xA4WLY3XLb5_tgjwBZ-XLKB9CeeGQfZmPs7N6lCnzdDsx6nipibjPVQCQCQKTOg-FNxO-HrVh5infnVJpGgIyoVyME8u/s1600-h/Over-Exposed-Fix7.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ03_e2jRt7SubzzEbi0XKH2PcIrPMijCoJNL6zMRbY12Y0hV4xA4WLY3XLb5_tgjwBZ-XLKB9CeeGQfZmPs7N6lCnzdDsx6nipibjPVQCQCQKTOg-FNxO-HrVh5infnVJpGgIyoVyME8u/s400/Over-Exposed-Fix7.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5327749091833593586" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1rnnnbgMd_YuAEXB5u6xT_AWib2zq49fB8zv9-dlLYwwYuyKskHflA2o-Q34HphXBaFC46tA_YnPAxoiwCTrafLT9Plr9sbmgrlOdl5a9ukOZ2R2hOquUMTVulTsRATxTlE0a8L-38B-q/s1600-h/Vivid+Color8.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1rnnnbgMd_YuAEXB5u6xT_AWib2zq49fB8zv9-dlLYwwYuyKskHflA2o-Q34HphXBaFC46tA_YnPAxoiwCTrafLT9Plr9sbmgrlOdl5a9ukOZ2R2hOquUMTVulTsRATxTlE0a8L-38B-q/s400/Vivid+Color8.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5327749369894551170" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjScs9Q3P25_BUHZwtMNxRhazuIg0SZy3a3ZBsl401XWVfadFXu9ipXgXtDyP_YDLHMwsgnPqYcfy7Sr_JpcXPMWU9yQ7LChWIIxt3ygl-syhQfsArC6h6Fc46gyKngV9xilys7NpKfR70j/s1600-h/Vivid+Color9.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjScs9Q3P25_BUHZwtMNxRhazuIg0SZy3a3ZBsl401XWVfadFXu9ipXgXtDyP_YDLHMwsgnPqYcfy7Sr_JpcXPMWU9yQ7LChWIIxt3ygl-syhQfsArC6h6Fc46gyKngV9xilys7NpKfR70j/s400/Vivid+Color9.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5327749586570227058" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeZnHh4PdVBwytaMzChLdgQRBhEVqMzd8HBeHG7Z_UHmhK3zkghzUsq2lt-dpIQAKE2-Sh4EqIDIA6gLq4bfIVQ3uaNNOZZcdl1Ubq_ZguvCTSK5FPTJ1ZXuhmzLNTRVM0jilUyqX385cd/s1600-h/Over-Exposed-Fix9.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeZnHh4PdVBwytaMzChLdgQRBhEVqMzd8HBeHG7Z_UHmhK3zkghzUsq2lt-dpIQAKE2-Sh4EqIDIA6gLq4bfIVQ3uaNNOZZcdl1Ubq_ZguvCTSK5FPTJ1ZXuhmzLNTRVM0jilUyqX385cd/s400/Over-Exposed-Fix9.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5327749867536775538" border="0" /></a><br /><br /> I am going to order a new lens for my camera and was thinking I need something for all these outdoor photos I will be taking.<br />Does anyone have this<a href="http://www.tamron.com/lenses/prod/28200_di_a031.asp"> one??</a> If so would you recommend it? I am thinking that might be the one, along with a polarization filter so I can get bluer skies and less glare because that is all I seem to get in the middle of the day when we are out! Let me know girls :)<br /><a href="http://www.tamron.com/lenses/prod/28200_di_a031.asp">Tamron 28-200</a><br /><br /><br />Hope everyone is having a great week !<br /><br /><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54485/380/F8D124854F2955D7610927C03F3D0196.png" style="border: medium none ; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 0%; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;" /></a>Monicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13439815155539818834noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6235614861983304143.post-10581878874651288252009-04-12T22:51:00.019-07:002009-04-12T23:53:52.868-07:00Out and about<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUbNxyKUL3JOIRQ-OKnWIAVnwkd9mnVzI_ODxFTRq_rFOqIILraaMRFF0GRnaMo6BHd7lqMGjozdl7LfaZ-MoUZq2AZ62g96RC97SXp9GXFxXJiJh_qCMMPsoM1EHujx1dTiZ8ZvVGHXCE/s1600-h/8.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUbNxyKUL3JOIRQ-OKnWIAVnwkd9mnVzI_ODxFTRq_rFOqIILraaMRFF0GRnaMo6BHd7lqMGjozdl7LfaZ-MoUZq2AZ62g96RC97SXp9GXFxXJiJh_qCMMPsoM1EHujx1dTiZ8ZvVGHXCE/s400/8.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324050765985799570" border="0" /></a> (He smiles all the time now)<br /><br />Hope everyone had a relaxing Easter weekend!<br /><br />I have been reading blogs weekly but have very little time to comment or post on my own! You see I have a baby who only cat naps during the day , and it makes for busy days that's for sure! No complaining though because he is doing much better at night ..yay<br /><br />We have been out and about seeing sites here on the island for the past few weekends and trying out new places to eat. The latter is still taking some getting used too. They eat A LA CART at most places and of course there is SUSHI a plenty . I am not find of either . So its been difficult finding anywhere off base that I love to eat! We did find a place that serves good Pizza and has a gorgeous courtyard called the Pizza House.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaqitDe9udvQ6l7GShN-ed3PYrB7nMaHIfolmyNjp3b4EyXJZz9cMCNA3hmJ_KqHfcxvL32mLN4avEFJjP7v9WucKTKtjUljlj8cmBD5rAp5i7yPyNBdNgRNqf5Ohy1X4rv2K4hhF9huzv/s1600-h/IMG_6526.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaqitDe9udvQ6l7GShN-ed3PYrB7nMaHIfolmyNjp3b4EyXJZz9cMCNA3hmJ_KqHfcxvL32mLN4avEFJjP7v9WucKTKtjUljlj8cmBD5rAp5i7yPyNBdNgRNqf5Ohy1X4rv2K4hhF9huzv/s400/IMG_6526.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324051740738678834" border="0" /></a><br />You dont see many places like this here so pretty<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlsFBSYzBR9cTyZpk5orfOl9ITS1ASz8j-VRqu-QAiJ43mxxbgwPv5NYRICao6Onrz88b5HYNivScXiyoDL0MJglMLr4vQlCOnE1ua2OV6H3Krmmb-U-PaXLTb8vmXgGn79Jroh-gWzUln/s1600-h/IMG_6525.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlsFBSYzBR9cTyZpk5orfOl9ITS1ASz8j-VRqu-QAiJ43mxxbgwPv5NYRICao6Onrz88b5HYNivScXiyoDL0MJglMLr4vQlCOnE1ua2OV6H3Krmmb-U-PaXLTb8vmXgGn79Jroh-gWzUln/s400/IMG_6525.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324052066363122258" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Went to CAPE ZANPA and climbed all the way up to the top of the lighthouse , baby and all .<br />The view was incredible<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxxRNhHUTpkWoxH228vVS0TIBMxWiNxpMiCAOsZvxU0wlEzdNlNYa1CZ-Txgb9Sx6VR92QEeDlla3ZwvQOefssy-nfJ7NE8wwpaHIHML-Xuc4MgJzJktgqaCQt_hwa62hTb4RL2cke09wx/s1600-h/l1.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxxRNhHUTpkWoxH228vVS0TIBMxWiNxpMiCAOsZvxU0wlEzdNlNYa1CZ-Txgb9Sx6VR92QEeDlla3ZwvQOefssy-nfJ7NE8wwpaHIHML-Xuc4MgJzJktgqaCQt_hwa62hTb4RL2cke09wx/s400/l1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324053195999765378" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwTauppvE6tEEji6_iGtvyHFjyID8GZpG2hLBT9keC5P-ZxmxAyTb5Mc6GP99YIEP_xLFEhdUylMZMNktPAhyphenhyphenGI-qq3u87wGfEzskmdFUNa57f14V_frfX4rMUaDdWb3en_Mi1XtMJzYRV/s1600-h/l3.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwTauppvE6tEEji6_iGtvyHFjyID8GZpG2hLBT9keC5P-ZxmxAyTb5Mc6GP99YIEP_xLFEhdUylMZMNktPAhyphenhyphenGI-qq3u87wGfEzskmdFUNa57f14V_frfX4rMUaDdWb3en_Mi1XtMJzYRV/s400/l3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324053543341285234" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH4XtzqSE99EyElcT-PLER8n4Psjyou_Fw16M1SA5demaf8N8ninUhV8aBxgOlxDCktNaA4yBjphmPuL3SF5A_48AVrV7M8OdInkm0JvfB9KfWQ_8adQJzVbr5mQlAocsnilrpqAX9I4Gv/s1600-h/l2.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH4XtzqSE99EyElcT-PLER8n4Psjyou_Fw16M1SA5demaf8N8ninUhV8aBxgOlxDCktNaA4yBjphmPuL3SF5A_48AVrV7M8OdInkm0JvfB9KfWQ_8adQJzVbr5mQlAocsnilrpqAX9I4Gv/s400/l2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324055216895327042" border="0" /></a><br />(up on top of the lighthouse)<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNGyybJayAEzNqoph5Cr2qZJaljoViG6KtpIot3NA_IBZ0DbL_H8q6uP6VddRuAALAxyrK5rOnDjzLr0j9gARYZFopZzYYeQoDnm9Q_A214moN6KjE9cMYXTMB7wrgvw_CB6Kzb8-B3PiF/s1600-h/l5.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNGyybJayAEzNqoph5Cr2qZJaljoViG6KtpIot3NA_IBZ0DbL_H8q6uP6VddRuAALAxyrK5rOnDjzLr0j9gARYZFopZzYYeQoDnm9Q_A214moN6KjE9cMYXTMB7wrgvw_CB6Kzb8-B3PiF/s400/l5.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324055914961819042" border="0" /></a><br />We also walked over to<br /><span style="color:#666666;">Zanpa Misaki Recreation Park </span>, where they have a small petting zoo and lots of grassy areas for the kids to play and this 30 foot Shisa dog really was neat to see.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtqJYMzfnf73HbsO1txrrSFwfuN4kYPkIefO_G18-3v3Gsz2TcEYC32wiWAi-0lrg8HQkS2NrAe3cxRx5y312QoJNOXoWF_GB7rp_xYBbtwnlnS-ep4Sz3NvtxKakmO7I_grGsjc7RWUMa/s1600-h/l9.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtqJYMzfnf73HbsO1txrrSFwfuN4kYPkIefO_G18-3v3Gsz2TcEYC32wiWAi-0lrg8HQkS2NrAe3cxRx5y312QoJNOXoWF_GB7rp_xYBbtwnlnS-ep4Sz3NvtxKakmO7I_grGsjc7RWUMa/s400/l9.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324057430035205122" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJvYpGonuErBLJ4oX1RyjOI9tNuvoS4mdHflF1PeVkhEmbtht0E-_AxaImh5Na9ocvypIMTMivDSTe_PfVYTYttOb7InBBuMsM-ZMbQhRE9-EFK0MShY2fwyo1B20aj6v5SFtHh_BQcgHg/s1600-h/l10.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJvYpGonuErBLJ4oX1RyjOI9tNuvoS4mdHflF1PeVkhEmbtht0E-_AxaImh5Na9ocvypIMTMivDSTe_PfVYTYttOb7InBBuMsM-ZMbQhRE9-EFK0MShY2fwyo1B20aj6v5SFtHh_BQcgHg/s400/l10.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324057840725008946" border="0" /></a><br /><br />I have a lot more scenery pics from places we have been but I will share those another time .<br />Here are a few pics from Easter , we spent the day with our neighbors and good friends Brandie and Jarrod and there girls . we really will miss them when they leave in 12 weeks! First we went to brunch where we ate way too much! Then we headed home for an egg hunt with all the kids in our area , can you believe I didn't take a single pic??What is wrong with me! The rest of the afternoon was spent just hanging outside with lots of laughs (good times) The weather was gorgeous AFTER the egg hunt of course!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinfUi5tRoZV0NqUxYP0YfYqNSy-kmSnDNfTWcZiXhHWzQ96fgUJP_fNwsll0_0R7XNIHAUCw6_Uedjiqdjn8jnhikLkgr43zeYADs1sYKEMmHIrBMtSMr-zAcHetSQwzr8eH_p2n7cxB7n/s1600-h/6.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinfUi5tRoZV0NqUxYP0YfYqNSy-kmSnDNfTWcZiXhHWzQ96fgUJP_fNwsll0_0R7XNIHAUCw6_Uedjiqdjn8jnhikLkgr43zeYADs1sYKEMmHIrBMtSMr-zAcHetSQwzr8eH_p2n7cxB7n/s400/6.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324061376831366082" border="0" /></a><br />Preston and his 1st Easter bunny<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiTsjhDaYZTA-HM1-yUGlkAIUd1k8yDecNnah6c_etfxDjdiWe6nU1Zvs90NdbOdVDTvQHbVcNxhwSE8RxnnNpn1bGMLCgxMA-Y_A4EbwhDUd14e_hNNs-05gwIzs7A9uhZhlzw47FYkAO/s1600-h/IMG_6649.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiTsjhDaYZTA-HM1-yUGlkAIUd1k8yDecNnah6c_etfxDjdiWe6nU1Zvs90NdbOdVDTvQHbVcNxhwSE8RxnnNpn1bGMLCgxMA-Y_A4EbwhDUd14e_hNNs-05gwIzs7A9uhZhlzw47FYkAO/s400/IMG_6649.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324060501388753250" border="0" /></a><br /> Brandie & Jerrod<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidXnAlfT1TwVEkxSjriSO_QyecsggBeHyh8yQsXgwYomjq_NpRe2hdd8JNDgadsm2tJnzF9Y92irE5cJM9zNWNPCxEiYvn0YzXaSMTjif5jKIE4xWmif6Yt289iwRgViWctkSwnW5WPBNo/s1600-h/10.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidXnAlfT1TwVEkxSjriSO_QyecsggBeHyh8yQsXgwYomjq_NpRe2hdd8JNDgadsm2tJnzF9Y92irE5cJM9zNWNPCxEiYvn0YzXaSMTjif5jKIE4xWmif6Yt289iwRgViWctkSwnW5WPBNo/s400/10.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324060110784935682" border="0" /></a><br /> Austin ,Mckenzie & Kelsey at brunch<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW78KAlHEbwpPbKKcd3HGkxjasKlQElCSBMh035WWnAJd084ryiPMwqGTq_Pl4exGsl5R6NAvdcVg5BIUsomip4FDKHQKKOi3LnHuwCTyb4VXV9GLu2FugfQSgwDo12Wimn1cfZHrrgM4D/s1600-h/IMG_6661.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW78KAlHEbwpPbKKcd3HGkxjasKlQElCSBMh035WWnAJd084ryiPMwqGTq_Pl4exGsl5R6NAvdcVg5BIUsomip4FDKHQKKOi3LnHuwCTyb4VXV9GLu2FugfQSgwDo12Wimn1cfZHrrgM4D/s400/IMG_6661.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324062470260868770" border="0" /></a><br />Katie & Little Miss Zoey our other neighbors<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIbkRBcyyycaSR7fgfJsd6yaV-GpCt8Ysk-ElrEfrLQE1O-nOUbQfRi-N5fE7b5aH8CJrWmwObLE_NKejhUjsTc6dwH-MwwFlPjdsQZi6Ei_oAQl0SglQh79JakLC4uyL9QpPtZRaoNZOS/s1600-h/9.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIbkRBcyyycaSR7fgfJsd6yaV-GpCt8Ysk-ElrEfrLQE1O-nOUbQfRi-N5fE7b5aH8CJrWmwObLE_NKejhUjsTc6dwH-MwwFlPjdsQZi6Ei_oAQl0SglQh79JakLC4uyL9QpPtZRaoNZOS/s400/9.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324061903929230162" border="0" /></a><br />Love this one even with the beer lol!<br /><br />Well I have bombarded you with photos thats for sure! But before I forget.... I have to show you the photos of my pedicure from Cocoks , we girls here are spoiled with an hour long foot and leg massage and the most intricate toe nail art I have ever seen!I have been going at least once a month and getting the cutest designs , here are the current ones.<br />So if you hate feet look away now...haha<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGYlIszZPEeWtSE5AuCVKXIwk-U-6wQOESX16Y_w71ypidrRRO-lZWjCJMPFvk0jdh1HiGzfirWdOloctE869U7S9v00J-6UQ-D3S_fpKfUXEQBkLI7ejpt85cQk_WSpM7X8Kdm3BJWiRg/s1600-h/IMG_6594.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGYlIszZPEeWtSE5AuCVKXIwk-U-6wQOESX16Y_w71ypidrRRO-lZWjCJMPFvk0jdh1HiGzfirWdOloctE869U7S9v00J-6UQ-D3S_fpKfUXEQBkLI7ejpt85cQk_WSpM7X8Kdm3BJWiRg/s400/IMG_6594.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324064161595753330" border="0" /></a><br />and this one I stole off KATIES blog just so you could see some more amazing toe art!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHIcp7EgfpH0kQ14WbeFZ9Ux01NGS7bAgRKbGbX3BAr9E8iKeP9NFwVu_4wWhGdzeh0e1VjQhovZPHzcklAbWYZNeF3Am2lBKu_dXlofnedXtNrcPzp7WEaTj1q_WiiMHtzLyaTUSLBs1R/s1600-h/IMG_0365.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHIcp7EgfpH0kQ14WbeFZ9Ux01NGS7bAgRKbGbX3BAr9E8iKeP9NFwVu_4wWhGdzeh0e1VjQhovZPHzcklAbWYZNeF3Am2lBKu_dXlofnedXtNrcPzp7WEaTj1q_WiiMHtzLyaTUSLBs1R/s400/IMG_0365.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324064728939943874" border="0" /></a><br /><br />How cute huh?<br /><br />Ok well time to go start dinner ..and fold some more laundry, hopefully I can catch up on my blog posting this evening !<br /><br /><br />Have a GREAT WEEK !Monicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13439815155539818834noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6235614861983304143.post-62936008655440389722009-03-23T17:25:00.005-07:002009-03-23T17:35:30.822-07:00There has been a lot of this going on these days<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJPpWNk4cCM1b2luJtVWiQtlUF1f1EAoPdGSvkTr5eNgVVXjHSjx0wV6Tg8S8i_KJJvQAx_4kw5hSpL-8M8MvRF6ZmOVtaIKlQFH5h-lqaLxIo0kpiX_6M3c-9eRU516dcIuUf7TLZH5JP/s1600-h/story+1.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJPpWNk4cCM1b2luJtVWiQtlUF1f1EAoPdGSvkTr5eNgVVXjHSjx0wV6Tg8S8i_KJJvQAx_4kw5hSpL-8M8MvRF6ZmOVtaIKlQFH5h-lqaLxIo0kpiX_6M3c-9eRU516dcIuUf7TLZH5JP/s400/story+1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316544323312387282" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />I can hardly believe he is all ready a month old. Time sure does fly when you are changing diapers, washing bottles and trying to get a baby on anything that resembles a schedule! The latter has not happened as of yet , but we are still working on it. He has his own time frame in mind ..I think.<br /><br />I did manage to craft a little bit during one of his cat naps last week. Cant share what I made , it is for a friend who I have not mailed it off to yet!<br /><br />Speaking of friends , one of my besties is hosting a NEW SWAP for all you interested. Hop on over to <a href="http://thejunkkdrawer.blogspot.com/">Marias</a> at the <a href="http://thejunkkdrawer.blogspot.com/">Junkkdrawer</a> and check out this fun<br /><br /><a href="http://thejunkkdrawer.blogspot.com/2009/03/marie-antoinette-collage-swap.html">MARIE SWAP</a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdCGEFn0bemAyBYHKeUIFIWLSKsJlHiUgkm3CXJj1wdgwRVBNd_MY2_1uHASQQRihejoex9Cyf2mWVUhON1-dzmuvPbf6hTqTOGl53L7kitUrdHIgba8Y2VQBxaCoeaXIuLYR1kOo6bUIR/s1600-h/Marie+swap+button.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 203px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdCGEFn0bemAyBYHKeUIFIWLSKsJlHiUgkm3CXJj1wdgwRVBNd_MY2_1uHASQQRihejoex9Cyf2mWVUhON1-dzmuvPbf6hTqTOGl53L7kitUrdHIgba8Y2VQBxaCoeaXIuLYR1kOo6bUIR/s400/Marie+swap+button.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316545827321408514" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Well hubby will be home in just a few to go and drop off his car at the shop, its leaking some kind of fluid ..lol , so I have to drag myself and the baby out in the rain (did I mention it has rained for 2 weeks!)<br />Hope everyone is having a fab Monday!<br /><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54485/380/F8D124854F2955D7610927C03F3D0196.png" style="border: medium none ; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 0%; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;" /></a>Monicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13439815155539818834noreply@blogger.com23tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6235614861983304143.post-45019907186234345942009-03-06T18:44:00.009-07:002009-03-06T19:33:37.760-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIGkODHrU90iL0_8iO9_0M_4FDN9JUjyVKHlI5fl-uWyYq7RVqQwfgBBLIWDA2dqnTPVNT2k7Dzh8oNUywU98K_3zIzQ3xf8UWrpm4l3RyD1UoxpYmQphfqxTJYf-puf1iUbV2aJes0fd2/s1600-h/IMG_6229.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIGkODHrU90iL0_8iO9_0M_4FDN9JUjyVKHlI5fl-uWyYq7RVqQwfgBBLIWDA2dqnTPVNT2k7Dzh8oNUywU98K_3zIzQ3xf8UWrpm4l3RyD1UoxpYmQphfqxTJYf-puf1iUbV2aJes0fd2/s400/IMG_6229.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5310256164558385218" border="0" /></a><br /><br />I cant stop kissing these little cheeks!<br /><br />Where does the time go? I can not believe he is all ready 2 weeks old! I just love snuggling him and I think that has become a problem ... you see he will no longer go in his bassinet or anywhere for that matter when he is still awake. So in the middle of the night when I can barely keep my eyes open and his little eyes are WIDE awake staring at me , I have to hold him until he is asleep.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:130%;" >Guess I need to work on putting him down some more.</span><br />The good news is he has decided he can be a bottle baby and has drank 3 ounces every feeding for the last 24 hours which = him sleeping 3 to 4 hours at a time ...WOHOO!!<br />Oh the things you forget about these wee little ones.<br /><br />I received the cutest package in the mail this week from my sweet Bloggie friend Sarah at <a href="http://gypsymermaidlife.blogspot.com/"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Gypsy Mermaid</span></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguP2srng6IjJytT3GRgvEiwk6foPD9LDjenki3IAD9REyE_4bqsZPjPeshGOk2LIT8mZZXrbhIdgNWWc3tgBFszckoFwgzXHN3jE947CS6tdLL9WShLDhdvfM21iQnwd5uZR9jwzDEtAEf/s1600-h/IMG_6240.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguP2srng6IjJytT3GRgvEiwk6foPD9LDjenki3IAD9REyE_4bqsZPjPeshGOk2LIT8mZZXrbhIdgNWWc3tgBFszckoFwgzXHN3jE947CS6tdLL9WShLDhdvfM21iQnwd5uZR9jwzDEtAEf/s400/IMG_6240.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5310261420329286002" border="0" /></a><br />I adore this card and envelope!<br /><br />She sent some handmade burp clothes and an adorable onesie for Preston that match his room with monkeys, so thoughtful.<br />She also sent something for me , which made me feel very special! The cute little Easter pail decoration with adorable little chicks! This was one of the few things she had that survived the horrific hurricane that they experienced. How sweet is that?<br />If your reading this girlie , I truly appreciate it all!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO8pGnZEk6qJi9kHlMFe_pROuhXpP648zgDewocRyNS71qE5aWiNPN-xXAIvN0yjnO1DMnqoIHtwDy8h3QVHdZvVrJPDLddWSZuzg1lpokxrtVcp24UcFef8GUxh-WeCoRT9_0VEr-8xmY/s1600-h/IMG_6239.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO8pGnZEk6qJi9kHlMFe_pROuhXpP648zgDewocRyNS71qE5aWiNPN-xXAIvN0yjnO1DMnqoIHtwDy8h3QVHdZvVrJPDLddWSZuzg1lpokxrtVcp24UcFef8GUxh-WeCoRT9_0VEr-8xmY/s400/IMG_6239.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5310262534800619746" border="0" /></a><br />So pretty I didn't want to open it!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMG-j_JpDTkSKhN00EZiMWa9hAd3flCy2kZItWQ_laL9SAWflJDcNDLe7bsYXRANfx2anBgaEOXqKCDWcS432Bk1X2JMkE6n0N2YDzYM-kiPDg-8P_t-CPsyleNtB3-4SdQKrfInWmx74L/s1600-h/IMG_6242.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMG-j_JpDTkSKhN00EZiMWa9hAd3flCy2kZItWQ_laL9SAWflJDcNDLe7bsYXRANfx2anBgaEOXqKCDWcS432Bk1X2JMkE6n0N2YDzYM-kiPDg-8P_t-CPsyleNtB3-4SdQKrfInWmx74L/s400/IMG_6242.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5310263086952281762" border="0" /></a><br />(burp cloths)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWKA9_crzEUyO0ik9rG2Jn6eVbWkioFmH0WMhayl9v0UYZKTF5kdd19vAncG2fzECHIkcdICB_hqY9Dgehdlb76lo4J3z4lhYryZOdMZAxc6l2CW3Y3yZ13KpmIx-xqgxMnD16F0YFwZgD/s1600-h/IMG_6243.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWKA9_crzEUyO0ik9rG2Jn6eVbWkioFmH0WMhayl9v0UYZKTF5kdd19vAncG2fzECHIkcdICB_hqY9Dgehdlb76lo4J3z4lhYryZOdMZAxc6l2CW3Y3yZ13KpmIx-xqgxMnD16F0YFwZgD/s400/IMG_6243.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5310263543136425986" border="0" /></a><br /><br />(top of the onesie)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1No6RQ2bMlTBI5lWSXfX9bUO_4DX5adnP57dwj1WrxOl4O1H1bpdoh2jmyTCTH3VoOQT87y9qfnQuTyh6CxX7eczhy75-9MqYiGPMmMSo3aC1UMUEwVeRlb3tju3V7B9wdblRMImZ7Ma-/s1600-h/IMG_6244.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1No6RQ2bMlTBI5lWSXfX9bUO_4DX5adnP57dwj1WrxOl4O1H1bpdoh2jmyTCTH3VoOQT87y9qfnQuTyh6CxX7eczhy75-9MqYiGPMmMSo3aC1UMUEwVeRlb3tju3V7B9wdblRMImZ7Ma-/s400/IMG_6244.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5310263904643152162" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Oh and before I forget my hubby , who I have to dote on for a minute . I am so thankful for him, he has been home with Preston and I since he was born and I couldn't be more thankful. He is such a huge help , tackling the dirty diapers even. He let me sleep until noon one day this past week, when he took the baby downstairs and that was heaven . He is such a good daddy and a great husband!<br />We just celebrated our 13th anniversary a few weeks ago and I was so consumed with having the baby , I forgot to post my new bracelet he surprised me with<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWule-yVysU8OcgfOBHhsgaksHvQJh_fN20dOTd3b8M6jxj3ln81_tdJ-aFcxG-7-OBFOW2cQ3su2fVifpmH8eQB4bHBN33IpT7z6UBPyxmmkKVG-UJEvKIRdLT8w9CxO9nSSznuFJphNv/s1600-h/IMG_6257.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWule-yVysU8OcgfOBHhsgaksHvQJh_fN20dOTd3b8M6jxj3ln81_tdJ-aFcxG-7-OBFOW2cQ3su2fVifpmH8eQB4bHBN33IpT7z6UBPyxmmkKVG-UJEvKIRdLT8w9CxO9nSSznuFJphNv/s400/IMG_6257.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5310266769589233554" border="0" /></a><br />I love it of course , thanks babe!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-YqMKtULYg-3X4S-b7vDRdh8z9mr82V0v8H-HAkXAO4cgBJzVggWeadKwkpI29rZdAoL-bnmF-4UqQpItXvzZdA5Wf-X-OA0X6OYJOhbQcfcRBj5TwZXfq41jZjKBLcYamZ6iDpdMS7Cd/s1600-h/IMG_6259.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-YqMKtULYg-3X4S-b7vDRdh8z9mr82V0v8H-HAkXAO4cgBJzVggWeadKwkpI29rZdAoL-bnmF-4UqQpItXvzZdA5Wf-X-OA0X6OYJOhbQcfcRBj5TwZXfq41jZjKBLcYamZ6iDpdMS7Cd/s400/IMG_6259.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5310267266421525474" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Time to go get ready to try and find some newborn diapers on this island. I didn't buy a ton of them seeings how my DR. kept saying he was going to be a BIG BABY and now we are almost out of that size and cant find them here on our base..they have every size BUT newborn ...CRAZY!<br />Have a great weekend everyone!<br /><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54485/380/F8D124854F2955D7610927C03F3D0196.png" style="border: medium none ; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 0%; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;" /></a>Monicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13439815155539818834noreply@blogger.com11