tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29249458956834366702024-03-12T21:22:30.979-06:00Jill, Bill and JaciJillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12542289768300120539noreply@blogger.comBlogger67125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2924945895683436670.post-30420578814080317622011-05-09T14:01:00.000-06:002011-05-09T14:01:51.278-06:00Moving OnI know it has been FOREVER since I posted anything on here and I think it is time to close it down and move on. As most of you probably know, Bill and I got a divorce a few months ago and he is now getting remarried, so it is time to say goodbye to this blog.<br />
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Thanks to everyone who kept up with us! There may be a new blog in the future so I'll keep you posted!Jillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12542289768300120539noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2924945895683436670.post-16775700633915541802010-03-28T22:07:00.000-06:002010-03-28T22:07:04.681-06:00<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO5MuBW_EPA06GfjjBMrW-Lb6ZJ7tefeUMeuydvcUxn7d1rhuY63cpN4R2rjaHxz_FujaA48M7WMSxvbwowV6haVSc__CO2q13gnzxKfHoJTE56FjGHvFkDvTSTO3Jrwj1JW-qy7g0Yg-H/s1600/more+March+024.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO5MuBW_EPA06GfjjBMrW-Lb6ZJ7tefeUMeuydvcUxn7d1rhuY63cpN4R2rjaHxz_FujaA48M7WMSxvbwowV6haVSc__CO2q13gnzxKfHoJTE56FjGHvFkDvTSTO3Jrwj1JW-qy7g0Yg-H/s400/more+March+024.JPG" /></a></div>This week we celebrated my "little" brother's 17th birthday. We went to dinner at a place called The Keg, and then came home for some of Ryan's favorite dessert, chocolate mousse. The three guys were having a contest to see who is the tallest. In this picture, they're all standing up perfectly straight (which is unusual) and on their tippy toes! Rusty still has Ryan by a little bit, but they've both passed up Daddy, who is a shockingly short 6'3"! What good looking guys!<br />
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Above is a pic with Noni and 3 of the 4 grandkids, Braden wasn't there because he was spending quality time at the cabin with Nana and Bopy. While they were over we decided to make Cowboy Cookies. I had a lot of help, and by the time we were done, not a whole lot got made into cookies as you can see. But really, this is the best cookie dough EVER! The cookies turned out pretty good too, but they were gone way too fast! This is one of the few times Berk and Jaci aren't yelling at each other!</div><div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"> </div><div style="clear: both; text-align: CENTER;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhatiOdZr6ykrQyEuVWFHFLds7qxs25Lw2dGONLBRk04TGxDgo2Sd0o0qVwWCjLCxmuEce42kIq7xP_KXC2NX02xEK9nU4wZjU_sP0Q3-I321_G-dM1h8rsA555Ha3Qqp7eZLW-BiOX7JAI/s1600/more+March+067.JPG" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="" border="0" height="512" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhatiOdZr6ykrQyEuVWFHFLds7qxs25Lw2dGONLBRk04TGxDgo2Sd0o0qVwWCjLCxmuEce42kIq7xP_KXC2NX02xEK9nU4wZjU_sP0Q3-I321_G-dM1h8rsA555Ha3Qqp7eZLW-BiOX7JAI/s640/more+March+067.JPG" width="640" /></a><br />
Aren't we cute! Jaci and I kind of matched for church today, so we decided to take a few pictures. She is such a smart and silly little girl. She has us laughing constantly with her new phrases! For example, she came up behind my dad while he was sitting on the floor, put her arms around his neck, kissed his cheek and said "Pops, you're really hot!"</div>Jillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12542289768300120539noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2924945895683436670.post-60708873945855140282010-03-20T09:11:00.004-06:002010-03-21T17:09:14.463-06:00<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #0000ee;"><u><br />
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</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAH-ZTsi5E00jKLLxkjAdfII1lCRjlacM8zf72xUCIAbDLWrB_T7aSM2cbYwuB-bgk6xlZt2WEzcXEvTM1jsWnlye9QC2m-H3vKDJg2e11VHlvt3-T_9M3bHiiXCId7mV72WrFo4Db4eJQ/s1600-h/February+and+March+005.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAH-ZTsi5E00jKLLxkjAdfII1lCRjlacM8zf72xUCIAbDLWrB_T7aSM2cbYwuB-bgk6xlZt2WEzcXEvTM1jsWnlye9QC2m-H3vKDJg2e11VHlvt3-T_9M3bHiiXCId7mV72WrFo4Db4eJQ/s400/February+and+March+005.JPG" /></a> </div><div style="text-align: center;">Going out for my brother (Rusty) and uncle's (Todd) birthdays. We went to Ruths Chris, which I had never been to before. This is just a pic of the girls! Man, I'm a giant!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNXXEaDNhieC1oBltwvJz8ZT-V5bYs0bZsBbT3O8kr2HhMCNX3d5mSWq0ZAm8ygjEGxD_Ta9qVFE3BmgHvrBA1k-TPzyHnHkdeoUmgb7q5oNfY-T5g3m13ZkhwWFfdBXluKiKwzsqZ09QC/s1600-h/February+and+March+018.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNXXEaDNhieC1oBltwvJz8ZT-V5bYs0bZsBbT3O8kr2HhMCNX3d5mSWq0ZAm8ygjEGxD_Ta9qVFE3BmgHvrBA1k-TPzyHnHkdeoUmgb7q5oNfY-T5g3m13ZkhwWFfdBXluKiKwzsqZ09QC/s400/February+and+March+018.JPG" /></a> </div><div style="text-align: center;">Poor Jaci had pneumonia and had to do breathing treatments, but she took it like a champ! She was so good about telling it was time for her breathing treatments and that she was ready for her medicine. It was yucky, but she took it so good because she wanted to feel better.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg41YFv774LNHnium4bVvE6a4ZL0suqZkmg-yx1BphI0hiaSBR71M5yp_agDnoZTXwK0KlmLjKM03imc3PGKuin1lvxrxYtTEDUrXfZL4zV1Ge7OYO8-wq9MNyXymaGk8-zzxRlc_r2f9J/s1600-h/February+and+March+025.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg41YFv774LNHnium4bVvE6a4ZL0suqZkmg-yx1BphI0hiaSBR71M5yp_agDnoZTXwK0KlmLjKM03imc3PGKuin1lvxrxYtTEDUrXfZL4zV1Ge7OYO8-wq9MNyXymaGk8-zzxRlc_r2f9J/s400/February+and+March+025.JPG" /></a> </div><div style="text-align: center;">For Valentine's Day Noni (her grandma) made her a giant heart cookie. Yummy! Except I don't think Jaci actually ate much of it!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzD2uMEnoxs3dDD6yjF9WaaGA7tzXgLkbInJPmHuXc66vaLLnL2G6rYS6YjjMuPIOV6l9H7movqs0IH-ft8gSpFqiv1bDTdrZazQuWAsdJiTTUy4g_5FS_V9yTxm23JHalGa7323pI9a4p/s1600-h/February+and+March+063.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzD2uMEnoxs3dDD6yjF9WaaGA7tzXgLkbInJPmHuXc66vaLLnL2G6rYS6YjjMuPIOV6l9H7movqs0IH-ft8gSpFqiv1bDTdrZazQuWAsdJiTTUy4g_5FS_V9yTxm23JHalGa7323pI9a4p/s400/February+and+March+063.JPG" /></a> </div><div style="text-align: center;">Her new "big girl" bed. She's FINALLY pretty much stopped taking a bottle and so she graduated to a toddler bed!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="clear: both; text-align: CENTER;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3E6JEThAASeRMqwXLoUH5StmFIy41jy63Y7LsIAGc7EEwE_Diwg_wRrF7fB0LvdreUasCn6-9WG-rKcGD6uERp9Hp10dDpRFmaaszSQbqgrKD1A224gll5xtPR7-MMbIqSWLzDrH0tjHz/s400/February+and+March+274.JPG" /></div><div style="clear: both; text-align: CENTER;">Jaci dancing with prince charming (Pops) on his birthday. After all she is a "beautiful princess", or so she tells us several times a day!</div>Jillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12542289768300120539noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2924945895683436670.post-39111561960918666862009-11-27T22:31:00.002-07:002009-11-27T22:40:06.368-07:00Thanksgiving<div style="text-align: center;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; "><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmi1lJWww1UVXMM5Q2QqSIWIC_fflPvzSjt9tLtpKJB8krwSpI9Fa_2fMmHR62m7CpKIezxraCHS88lmosKvcPb6i5ktSmMBqWzlz5PrBiF2ynywIAiHuIFwBotGtlbAvXXloGTCaWgZov/s1600/CIMG2582.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmi1lJWww1UVXMM5Q2QqSIWIC_fflPvzSjt9tLtpKJB8krwSpI9Fa_2fMmHR62m7CpKIezxraCHS88lmosKvcPb6i5ktSmMBqWzlz5PrBiF2ynywIAiHuIFwBotGtlbAvXXloGTCaWgZov/s400/CIMG2582.JPG" /></a> </div><div style="text-align: center;">Sorry MOM! I know I'm a slacker. Okay, Jaci is getting so big...I know I say that every time, but it's true. She does so many things and says so many new phrases. There are cute ones like "I love you sugar mommy" and "don't worry mommy, I'm okay" and the not so cute ones like "No, don't touch me, stay there" and "MINE!" And, she has started saying our evening prayer...she's still very stuck on Halloween and her prayer sounds something like this, "Dear Heavenly Father, thankful for this day, thankful we can go to bed, thankful Jaci was a witch, and Grammy was a witch, and Daddy was a cowboy, and Mommy was a cowboy, name of Jesus Christ, Amen." She has said that same prayer since Halloween...I guess we need some other fun memorable things to happen!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"> I don't have much to say about these first two pictures. I think Jaci was singing in the above picture and the one below I thought was just super cute of her profile. She was very intent on coloring a picture of Mickey Mouse.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLEKATlm_j6afGGZqyFnGIRthTILtVxqE6cR5KdSSC3SmGJBtZWjeJ1PfUy2G1ADh96sMZTs3G_BGK6_HM0UkH-KSpmY1iu-hKClDRYZjmXkSPlJRWZDWiUT6eBtFym6Te7QBhXQ8nKk5Q/s1600/CIMG2586.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLEKATlm_j6afGGZqyFnGIRthTILtVxqE6cR5KdSSC3SmGJBtZWjeJ1PfUy2G1ADh96sMZTs3G_BGK6_HM0UkH-KSpmY1iu-hKClDRYZjmXkSPlJRWZDWiUT6eBtFym6Te7QBhXQ8nKk5Q/s400/CIMG2586.JPG" /></a> </div><div style="text-align: center;">Anyway, for Thanksgiving, Bill's parents came into town and we have had a great time together so far! We've had dominoes and Wii bowling tournaments and have just had a lot of fun... even if Bill has had to study the whole time. It's mostly been me and Jaci and the in-laws. Luckly, I was very blessed with in-laws and we get along really well.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">For Thanksgiving day we went down to the New Orleans area to spend the day with my mother-in-law's family. We had great food and a lot of fun. One of Melanie's nephews has a son a little older than Jaci, and the two of them hit it off. They drove around in Logan's power wheels car...well, Jaci drove Logan around, and around and around...moslty in circles, but they had a lot of fun. I also caught them sneaking off upstairs and holding hands! They also hid under the table telling everyone it was their clubhouse.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqaqE9sXUUDF9PAIfRNxraUY2VHIOenI8MrvFiLjclqrxOBG3FCExos_ax_0Yrwj5jBvSz_vrMwIi1j96ErZb215ifNZo99O7gqik3WyDf2hZYDePOB_jm4uVpjHpjDdXkDOAebbviFJMu/s1600/CIMG2596.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqaqE9sXUUDF9PAIfRNxraUY2VHIOenI8MrvFiLjclqrxOBG3FCExos_ax_0Yrwj5jBvSz_vrMwIi1j96ErZb215ifNZo99O7gqik3WyDf2hZYDePOB_jm4uVpjHpjDdXkDOAebbviFJMu/s400/CIMG2596.JPG" /></a> </div><div style="text-align: center;">Aren't they cute!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinbUEhTgm8p9_N8qxmwSM6qtf2HKkuN9XOYbgts1zmzy9WMrHhhF_lywgc6l2282wZW8iWfJogBi7jzaEn14fM0v-UoxtRxmILTx1WqnaTgCL35Uacy8li-Mr0LZIkorYVUTnpMuR8tIwK/s1600/CIMG2597.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinbUEhTgm8p9_N8qxmwSM6qtf2HKkuN9XOYbgts1zmzy9WMrHhhF_lywgc6l2282wZW8iWfJogBi7jzaEn14fM0v-UoxtRxmILTx1WqnaTgCL35Uacy8li-Mr0LZIkorYVUTnpMuR8tIwK/s400/CIMG2597.JPG" /></a> </div><div style="clear:both; text-align:CENTER">Below is a video of Jaci and her Grammy (Bill's mom) playing with a singing Christmas puppy that she brought...and is taking home with her for Jaci to enjoy when we come to visit! She was so silly with it.</div><div style="clear:both; text-align:CENTER"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dy5v3YxcYO5LTrTPwEmI0CHKUOcZLcnYAbGN6wiNm8xsfpGp0d_Wz79R_sB1cLlXwRd3fxCLphWHpLyHHW0sw' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div>Jillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12542289768300120539noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2924945895683436670.post-16845394753813933482009-10-31T23:06:00.003-06:002009-10-31T23:24:30.307-06:00Happy Halloween<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9aWHWqbZC7dhZHvDyBU-muBfWpKTyn6I8dmesJudzkutw4pNpZDBdzTN4rA1hUvvJGREK5HoAUOVfSKazbIaYf0vfMwAMIVxtQIqqe6GlPjTLBYdjqUVU8XKv6t5qnfPH2bg3UiHaqSsa/s1600-h/HPIM0591.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9aWHWqbZC7dhZHvDyBU-muBfWpKTyn6I8dmesJudzkutw4pNpZDBdzTN4rA1hUvvJGREK5HoAUOVfSKazbIaYf0vfMwAMIVxtQIqqe6GlPjTLBYdjqUVU8XKv6t5qnfPH2bg3UiHaqSsa/s400/HPIM0591.JPG" /></a> </div><div style="text-align: center;">I'm finally getting back to life! We just got back from Arizona where we had a GREAT time and we've just been going going going since! I'll be putting up our pictures from Disneyland (hopefully) sometime this week...once all the commotion dies down! Melanie (Bill's mom) got here the same day we got back and we've been having a great time with her. She has family here from England and we've been spending time with them as well. I love it! I could listen to them just talk all day long!</div><div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9vEnnHGeVa38uDgXhQ86ScUfKWjeQ4zmKoKNa10Inn3_8C9S90t-N4Lw09OrVcOJ2OGzEYHkOTcepEMPMBPe3ZV-J5II6ItVx3fzyWf0q9XPLWXEK9zGvggM97fv_yQmeRe-qN4YArQN7/s400/CIMG2471.JPG" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 314px; height: 400px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5398997725978249618" /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: center;">Anyway, if you can't tell Jaci was a witch for Halloween. And if I do say so myself, she is the cutest little witch to ever fly a broom! I dug stuff out of my closet that I actually used to wear and was a cowgirl. Bill had a few things, and a few he borrowed from my dad to become Sheriff Bill. Jaci has a cowgirl outfit too and we thought it would be fun to all match, but she looks so cute as a witch and I worked hard on that costume (yes, I made it), so we decided not to. Jaci had so much fun getting dressed up in her costume and LOVED going Trick or Treating. She'd go up to every person and say "Trick or Treat...Thanks". And she is very protective of her candy! But, she's going to have to give up most of it to the GREAT PUMPKIN so he can give her a prize in place of all her candy. He's a little too busy tonight, so we're going to call him and reschedule for tomorrow!</div><div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbheiR4w9FZjE5aKV_6qX-rDYwtX8BepRw4rueE-6ZqMLsJXLX4Q6zl72HCaoknR72nvrt2mH4ZX2AxTMmwSC5MZrb3KRUYIEoSRjDheUHculBBoqITHrGxDZ_J1cSgtowW7BXuoO4CUZQ/s1600-h/RAB_0054.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbheiR4w9FZjE5aKV_6qX-rDYwtX8BepRw4rueE-6ZqMLsJXLX4Q6zl72HCaoknR72nvrt2mH4ZX2AxTMmwSC5MZrb3KRUYIEoSRjDheUHculBBoqITHrGxDZ_J1cSgtowW7BXuoO4CUZQ/s400/RAB_0054.JPG" /></a> </div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1_XmoOn4dLgtdaWTfZfNwQfgsxjJ4hThp5LnlMV7KBOrfZjkHLgJ4wkmeK3GkN7cTSStamUjF57iobiVb9wYaqQC1Z0uMnY9CkGOjAQ0M63ChV6qNxNLJ6taoF1HziAk0I9wrBNXrdCfi/s400/disney09+083.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 307px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399001102533756338" /><div style="text-align: center;">This is one of our Disneyland pictures. We got to got to Mickey's Trick or Treat Party at California Adventure one night after the park closed. We got to meet a few characters that night including Leo and June from Playhouse Disney's Little Einsteins! </div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd7TC7dZzTm2N3EaWS4mPp4DxBP0DWlT0uK0VeJ1XNHpnX5FPSbt7FvPL5qpnJEVbRZ_opNQuh4Ez9527WCYYcm08pLHTeLZer8HBZ1FemBQ7HYeQOcOIxJuq4X-prz3Mz6f8XG2PNV_wa/s1600-h/RAB_0068.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd7TC7dZzTm2N3EaWS4mPp4DxBP0DWlT0uK0VeJ1XNHpnX5FPSbt7FvPL5qpnJEVbRZ_opNQuh4Ez9527WCYYcm08pLHTeLZer8HBZ1FemBQ7HYeQOcOIxJuq4X-prz3Mz6f8XG2PNV_wa/s400/RAB_0068.JPG" /></a> </div><div style="text-align: center;">Okay, my Daddy always has some of the best costumes. While we were in AZ we went to our big annual Mortensen Halloween Party. Daddy is like one of the only adults to dress up, but he's always got an amazing costume! This year he was a scarecrow. Perfect picture right?!!?!</div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzcsXMjlyY_3O-vfzQ_NkcBRelx22sCbg_W3KRt7gcGsNQ-9xtzm7shk1AAnmKRzQa2J7vQyo1cYeBD3ljXp_o93eaNXlIoqWZCIFAzTBJCUhXpd1c406CuJQKR6Rbuby7pQEFfWB0uGYe/s1600-h/RAB_0088.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzcsXMjlyY_3O-vfzQ_NkcBRelx22sCbg_W3KRt7gcGsNQ-9xtzm7shk1AAnmKRzQa2J7vQyo1cYeBD3ljXp_o93eaNXlIoqWZCIFAzTBJCUhXpd1c406CuJQKR6Rbuby7pQEFfWB0uGYe/s400/RAB_0088.JPG" /></a> </div><div style="text-align: center;">This is me and my Nana! I love Nana and I miss her so much when we're in Louisiana. Nana is one of my very best friends in all the land! She taught me to sew, and to cook a lot as well. Love you Nana!</div><div style="clear:both; text-align:CENTER"><br /></div></div>Jillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12542289768300120539noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2924945895683436670.post-11212071911784754012009-10-09T16:18:00.000-06:002009-10-09T16:18:20.979-06:00<div style="MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; TEXT-ALIGN: center">My little girl is so big! She's not my baby anymore, she's definitely a little girl! She loves playing pretend and dress up these days. I'll have to take some more pictures in some of her costumes. She found her tinkerbelle costume from last year and had to put it on, and another time she found my old cowgirl belt with my name on it and made me put it on her, then she went and found boots, and I let her wear my cowboy hat. She ran skipped around the house yelling "Yee Haw"! She is so silly. She even sings in the shower!<br /><br />Anyway, today she said she wanted to go pee pee on the potty, so I got her brand new potty chair that my mom bought her out of the box and set it up. She decided she needed to read a book while she tried. Nothing actually happened, but I'm proud of her for wanting to try. Although, I'd rather stick to diapers for a while. I'm not sure I want to go through potty training yet!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvKj6hOl6BDIoglf3GHcZPnoX0dDqHiUKXYiD5BERk3g6hsaWFpIPtfRn6PQNdrb2ifZBTVCUcQ4tNpYuLEzMxTGpYhyphenhyphenJI2m_hg7dlN_KNr3lEXwuK8Zm7cFtRBvZtwvEIZEMQiHejRCGU/s1600-h/CIMG2418.JPG"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvKj6hOl6BDIoglf3GHcZPnoX0dDqHiUKXYiD5BERk3g6hsaWFpIPtfRn6PQNdrb2ifZBTVCUcQ4tNpYuLEzMxTGpYhyphenhyphenJI2m_hg7dlN_KNr3lEXwuK8Zm7cFtRBvZtwvEIZEMQiHejRCGU/s400/CIMG2418.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div>Yesterday, I finally finished this Halloween skirt I've been working on. I'll explain it more on my other <a href="http://jill-sewtasty.blogspot.com/">blog</a>. I love the colors for Halloween and it's my favorite holiday to decorate for. I made Jaci her Halloween costume, which I will show after Halloween, and then this skirt and bow.<br /><div style="MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilzM66ZLX5R_QN0uaOvJ5Bf9lk9JnxZHteu6H5XYeWs_mGa3dqjG9NBwCQCselKk0C0mtZjXAIZANVQLBVLHVhmlkgNOVBc4JOy9o5ATAL_YSEUwMAjXYzrtQ4XpIiqM6KsDGpv2OYy98z/s1600-h/CIMG2435.JPG"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilzM66ZLX5R_QN0uaOvJ5Bf9lk9JnxZHteu6H5XYeWs_mGa3dqjG9NBwCQCselKk0C0mtZjXAIZANVQLBVLHVhmlkgNOVBc4JOy9o5ATAL_YSEUwMAjXYzrtQ4XpIiqM6KsDGpv2OYy98z/s400/CIMG2435.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div><br />Jaci and I are excited for next week! We are going to Arizona and then driving over to Disneyland with my family. It will be Jaci's first trip to Disney and I think she'll love it. She loves Mickey Mouse and Pooh, so I'm excited for her!<div style='clear:both; text-align:CENTER'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div>Jillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12542289768300120539noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2924945895683436670.post-27063901217510068522009-09-08T10:56:00.002-06:002009-09-08T11:10:56.544-06:00Water Baby<img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij5qpw4xXUmbajC0o34159aq9_YioS875V8oegUegUDkMxi1b9BQNr6OqJgeLDiMQs11EKPuE05y4dZ1u3rUSOzp0rBFM_EB8IdOC9ifuU7moAIaJXi6ioBtYepNmqXDqgvs3S-nr5FuRi/s400/CIMG2281.JPG" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5379141917808147666" /><div style="text-align: center;">So, I decided to teach Jaci REALLY early about doing dishes....OR NOT! Every time I go to do dishes she has to be right beside me playing in the water. That doesn't last long though. She pushes me out of the way and most of the time I have to just move the dirty dishes out of the sink so she can play. She would do this for hours at a time if I would let her. The pros: it keeps her busy so I can get things done and she's happy and talking and singing "row, row, row your boat". The cons: she gets water EVERYWHERE, she SCREAMS when I make her stop, and then I can't actually DO any dishes!</div><div><br /><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmMC_nOf9QE403aXTwm9nyC_dP5Xj3KsfD8tk9GxNMEHSBqFvZWBzt8eFwzKY3q6MCwMedwnKXQ9GM9CugNsxlRxZK7qGSYIUEbjrxM7U5jVLIhS4wDiQ521l10xgs6rQ3neleMhd1pKlT/s400/CIMG2283.JPG" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5379141927951448802" /><div style="text-align: center;">She's just so dang cute, I just can't say no, so I let her 'do dishes' for a little while. She's playing in the sink right now and singing a bunch of songs, which is letting me get this done!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-TaxMYaCozgTqAhxSABhC-ufNTKaL3yyBTVWB0EbJbdrXbnJPyRk98ly6O0628bRLZGKvgkzOq5m1mAl4_jQw6dkiHIySEiT2cDYrZCWbNYNMFjoNM4_SP2dLhPVJDsXzPgXDxzg_dvKS/s1600-h/CIMG2284.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-TaxMYaCozgTqAhxSABhC-ufNTKaL3yyBTVWB0EbJbdrXbnJPyRk98ly6O0628bRLZGKvgkzOq5m1mAl4_jQw6dkiHIySEiT2cDYrZCWbNYNMFjoNM4_SP2dLhPVJDsXzPgXDxzg_dvKS/s400/CIMG2284.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5379141941936426098" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">On another note, we had a BBQ in our backyard yesterday and invited some friends from our ward. It wasn't anything big, but we had a good time. Bill used the fire pit in the backyard to do hamburgers and he had some giant buckets of water (for fire safety) and the kids all played in those most of the time and came away SOAKED to the bone! There's just something with Jaci and water lately!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div>Jillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12542289768300120539noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2924945895683436670.post-43000191599470585642009-09-07T11:35:00.003-06:002009-09-07T11:45:57.874-06:00Two's the TuTu<div style="text-align: center;">Last week I started making Jaci's Halloween costume. It's a little early, I KNOW, but I knew if I kept putting it off it would never get done and Halloween would come too fast and then I'd be in big trouble. ANYWAY, I made her a Halloween colored tutu. It is super full, way fuller than it needs to be, but she loves it. She wore it all day the day I made it and then first thing the next morning she wanted to wear it again.</div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiykpf8hNEskNApD8YzExq_MUEMLeoAE8MlhH3KuZOIEzwzsPDa54HV7RDN9z4wElM29zZ4LYg4gIfIj9-Hz0uL0Ih8NgAPxZZJzVrmyoh1_G_-Jp81kMoyLd0mh5qWNpw6JCaB9Gzlyy1C/s400/CIMG2255.JPG" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5378781345268833474" /><div style="text-align: center;"> I didn't really want her wearing out this part of her Halloween costume too early, so I made her a pink and purple one she can wear anytime...and she does. Even over her other clothes! I made this one about half as full as the last and it's about perfect. </div><div><br /></div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi09gyj_W4T4S1N76AGsN8io9kTK5sDO-ak2EDpzgSvK19biwuzH9c5GCnRfY70MoEyOtgwE4wRt0mPQjVWSS0bpnikbOwTOAwdYZYxu9S8HNC_EFhBuuWPBPTMImZ1fJwZDY3z5zhZrpuW/s400/CIMG2276.JPG" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5378781355022016706" /><div><div style="text-align: center;"> Jaci is such a little girl and loves to dress up like a princess! She had it on the other day and was playing in her room and I heard her talking in there saying "Here comes the princess Jaci". It was so cute!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div></div>Jillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12542289768300120539noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2924945895683436670.post-11575546382949813322009-08-20T10:51:00.001-06:002009-08-20T10:54:00.409-06:002 Times the Owie<div style="MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3XlfIwib640qffrlcG5dwIXZhZShCKSrowDbLjK3MPtAQdu_RRMtRz4_5yfe0AXiUc3tBatx-IE-39uHsxW9FsKMMSFFGpkaAoSDdZmbC2TTsQNHSbeCnk3hiEJw7pRp7MV0RnMODOu1H/s1600-h/003.JPG"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3XlfIwib640qffrlcG5dwIXZhZShCKSrowDbLjK3MPtAQdu_RRMtRz4_5yfe0AXiUc3tBatx-IE-39uHsxW9FsKMMSFFGpkaAoSDdZmbC2TTsQNHSbeCnk3hiEJw7pRp7MV0RnMODOu1H/s400/003.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div><div style="text-align: center;">So, I see what happens when someone other than me watches my sweet little girl. She comes home with some sort of a scrape and a black eye on her left eye. Now, I'm not saying I'm perfect, but this has happened twice now. The picture above shows when she fell off of a diving board at my sister's friend's house and scraped her face along the brick. (Don't worry Kelcie, I'm still not mad at you!) Kelcie took her to her friend's house to go swimming and Jaci wanted to jump off the diving board like the big kids! Kelcie felt horrible and cried for like half an hour after it happened because she felt so bad. I love you Kelc!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwazbsa97Pp8Rhvk3FpNedR5-7OW2nMo3Iq6_E8L3gVTVsSQeSVx57-3J2nk7bmqsoz4cQNd-NfUCLUotXcpk3x5mQUfrUPuW6MNKBdMgpI0GG5EvgmDTS_wmKIc0NoBnYxHkiJY1zleQg/s1600-h/011+-+Copy.JPG"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwazbsa97Pp8Rhvk3FpNedR5-7OW2nMo3Iq6_E8L3gVTVsSQeSVx57-3J2nk7bmqsoz4cQNd-NfUCLUotXcpk3x5mQUfrUPuW6MNKBdMgpI0GG5EvgmDTS_wmKIc0NoBnYxHkiJY1zleQg/s400/011+-+Copy.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div><div style="text-align: center;">This time happened last night. I went to Book Club with my friend Erin. (I don't normally go, but they were discussing "The Hunger Games" and I loved the book, so I decided to go.) Anyway, Bill took Jaci over to Adam and Erin's house to play with their son Daniel while we were gone. And I came back to Jaci with this little butterfly bandaid thing by her eye. Apparently, Bill had some ice cream in a mug and Jaci dove for it and hit her eye. It was a blunt edge, so she must have hit it really hard. Poor baby. When I tried to clean it she just sat still and whimpered. It was so sad!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwq7mxHiX-22pAvVD8fDRTwyX7SzAppumkjwqkeBcsyKWGMriRwUoUny3hMgoMRfSd-NCXz5K_HOaSas3Q1bysJq9j5e_SeSx-tl6eLpTUwwmM5u2ZHXaMb6nUxktkh3d-6meXc4BZpu-Z/s1600-h/012+-+Copy.JPG"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwq7mxHiX-22pAvVD8fDRTwyX7SzAppumkjwqkeBcsyKWGMriRwUoUny3hMgoMRfSd-NCXz5K_HOaSas3Q1bysJq9j5e_SeSx-tl6eLpTUwwmM5u2ZHXaMb6nUxktkh3d-6meXc4BZpu-Z/s400/012+-+Copy.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div><div style="text-align: center;">This is what it looked like when she got up this morning. It spread into a little black eye. So now that's the 2nd one in two weeks! I asked her if she's a big tough girl and she says, "Yes, I a big tough girl". Luckily, it hasn't bothered her too much!</div><br /><div style="MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwIP8kddxi7hF74zXizpyzv6kLH4dfde9q0oxxP5pINJZHCUH-6EdB7RGCste8RHGX_oRB0nHoknXwoBsgEny1DcHH1wK65m8m1y2T8t_ICPc18tX8sdbKGJe7_Xl1IY1z1B2zhHTqj19r/s1600-h/013.JPG" style="text-decoration: none;"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwIP8kddxi7hF74zXizpyzv6kLH4dfde9q0oxxP5pINJZHCUH-6EdB7RGCste8RHGX_oRB0nHoknXwoBsgEny1DcHH1wK65m8m1y2T8t_ICPc18tX8sdbKGJe7_Xl1IY1z1B2zhHTqj19r/s400/013.JPG" border="0" /></a></div>Jillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12542289768300120539noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2924945895683436670.post-60923633988568907212009-08-17T10:24:00.006-06:002009-08-17T10:35:59.062-06:00Mommy's Little Helper<img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdiMTtMTAnNMVdXliJHto8tTi4FJ-jeFnAAPFs9jfBiQYOvrtYZYlW2NTIL5srtDjX__WDpcRWyd1twDw3e-4K50qAjguhtQ3586txtakIf1xWTQtk0EnyJ-H1GIwoWCm2_l4AU3mxB3X7/s400/RAB_0069.JPG" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 278px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370969681914824002" /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Jaci has decided that mommy does fun things in the kitchen and she wants to help! She helps alright! She helps make sure that everything tastes okay before I give it to anyone else! In the picture above I was making some muffins and she kept grabbing the chocolate chips on top and also taking a big pinch of the dough and eating it! Therefore, some of the muffins turned out a little small and a little lacking in chocolate! But how can you deny that face anything!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2wns_Td98dX184s7MS8rbobE-G_sMHekA19BowVSiH2OmgiXD-IwIeYiMOowNAkLkGfJnGf9plBX_iW68jrMH-qX3JkYrjwvDJvFsP9fylXwe2tzDWqKhq3K1j6q4qB39AcE3mNeDZREY/s400/RAB_0072.JPG" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370970310654252034" /><div style="text-align: center;">She found out at my mom's house that she could drag the bar chair anywhere she wanted so she could be high enough to see or help! She dragged that thing all over the house!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh76ach8_oE6gIL-gimZaDPwhi1iXfX7WAQw_XzktiqMVhj8ugMlqIwLeNEK0CG7W4Jxsd4JVTJ6m9PcOtmK57pWu2aqqubJUhqKRaY7v-rRMDM_ZZLCNRr_pn_xa5jbABL-P-6N2e38VXP/s400/019.JPG" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370970688647866114" /><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9MWeRu2jU5BxCE_ukhTZkqw94lEXa6Va6uTAiiVDFIMXlD8DjHp5V8m3NHVqTlx6R0ZuEmxnrpLq1ZIQ2Kt5CyDdT0aZ2py7dDcW3qiFiF2NCiJ3xPnzT9WYbg11UvWL5zQaSerPE0W1O/s400/032.JPG" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370971095173411346" /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I know, these are a little belated. These are from our time in Arizona this summer and unfortunately we aren't there anymore. We had so much fun and we miss everyone so much already. Especially since Caryn (my SIL) decided to wait to have her baby TWO (2) days after I left! You can see him <a href="http://becknewsaz.blogspot.com">here</a>. He's a cutie!</div>Jillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12542289768300120539noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2924945895683436670.post-71054899568864728552009-07-29T12:30:00.003-06:002009-07-29T12:43:28.716-06:00Summer in Arizona...so farOkay, well, we have done a lot since we've been in Arizona this summer. We've had 2 trips to Lake Powell, a trip to Colorado, spent a weekend at the cabin with my grandparents, and just had a lot of fun. My dad bought a brand new wakeboarding boat, but I don't have any pictures of that. It is NICE though. At the lake we learned to wake surf, which is apparently the new cool thing to do. It was fun, but no one took pictures of me doing it. I had too many pictures to show, and I don't even have half of them, so I decided to do a montage with all the stuff instead. <div><br /></div><div><br /></div><br /><div><embed src="http://www.onetruemedia.com/share_view_player?p=93b64582e720d3b04ddae1" quality="high" scale="noscale" width="600" height="526" wmode="transparent" name="FLVPlayer" salign="LT" flashvars="&p=93b64582e720d3b04ddae1&skin_id=601&host=http://www.onetruemedia.com" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer"></embed><div style="margin:0px;font:12px/13px verdana,arial,sans-serif;line-height:20px;padding-bottom:15px;width:600px;text-align:center;"><a href="http://www.onetruemedia.com/share_player_link?p=93b64582e720d3b04ddae1&skin_id=601&source=emplay" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.onetruemedia.com/share_player_link_image/93b64582e720d3b04ddae1/601.gif" style="border:0px;" width="600" /></a><br/><a href="http://www.onetruemedia.com/landing?&utm_source=emplay&utm_medium=txt3" target="_blank" style="text-decoration:none;">Make video montages at <span style="text-decoration:underline;">www.OneTrueMedia.com</span></a></div></div>Jillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12542289768300120539noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2924945895683436670.post-78014182838672280522009-07-20T19:47:00.005-06:002009-07-20T23:18:03.934-06:00Jaci's First Haircut<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOU7TtalGHSEkOjCz-p_bBuyjsM8ZZpVCTJVoeuKgElyXYuSuD63IUu0gdaAZxl2CrOdB6Ri52knHW5zj50xMLDGRYs0kAgqDPYRXw7EGRqWF6cSSx_o5qT1KxWFH2imBv8bK4LRvLZQKR/s1600-h/RAB_0038-1.JPG"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: none;"><br /></span></span></a></div><div style="MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0vkdAtYtemWidPtrV5FWvz1GnM46a-BxfcsdRoUTBxNswe3ww3RDjNzVvjnYLNsAZs6Jhzn7Ah_zINBbSO69iByExXZKYyDOOMmNYpZ59Ib6Dxzs01qhpNd88PGOsQGELyGCEgrGGOJ7w/s1600-h/RAB_0023.JPG"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0vkdAtYtemWidPtrV5FWvz1GnM46a-BxfcsdRoUTBxNswe3ww3RDjNzVvjnYLNsAZs6Jhzn7Ah_zINBbSO69iByExXZKYyDOOMmNYpZ59Ib6Dxzs01qhpNd88PGOsQGELyGCEgrGGOJ7w/s400/RAB_0023.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div><div style="text-align: center;">We've done some fun things since our trip to Lake Powell, but I didn't have the pictures from our trip to Colorado, and then we went to the cabin with my grandparents, Nana and Bopy, and I left my camera there. I'll be getting it back tomorrow! We do have one exciting thing to document...Jaci got her first official hair cut. She's 2, I know, but before now I just couldn't make myself cut anything but her bangs, but I decided it was getting kind of long and scraggly!</div><div style="MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLUlBRi2etHrfwNLf-EhEcsog-y3im_YpgDhyphenhyphenCDfVLrnR2gPb5y6MAg4OVGUje1ysrzZBY4ew3uO6QyF3KDQykzKdvUT386jBX-u2xj-e-ZNjU8gCxkJfcUsJQdydceKwnpdiWi7eG4_vp/s1600-h/RAB_0028.JPG"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLUlBRi2etHrfwNLf-EhEcsog-y3im_YpgDhyphenhyphenCDfVLrnR2gPb5y6MAg4OVGUje1ysrzZBY4ew3uO6QyF3KDQykzKdvUT386jBX-u2xj-e-ZNjU8gCxkJfcUsJQdydceKwnpdiWi7eG4_vp/s400/RAB_0028.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div><div style="MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; TEXT-ALIGN: center">This is before.</div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOU7TtalGHSEkOjCz-p_bBuyjsM8ZZpVCTJVoeuKgElyXYuSuD63IUu0gdaAZxl2CrOdB6Ri52knHW5zj50xMLDGRYs0kAgqDPYRXw7EGRqWF6cSSx_o5qT1KxWFH2imBv8bK4LRvLZQKR/s400/RAB_0038-1.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5360724798097956274" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 384px; " /></span><div style="MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; TEXT-ALIGN: center">This is after</div><div style="MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0BTEffSah-6OW3DU9-0aFfQMntEg5VQcK9GCaWQBzYBo3BnMWrKIRPYcNocGXR24rRAYDjMDQBOWMdEccfEW9iREK46a8OEwwKjWHhGvoBEWtdp2-wVm1jvhmBzO-0q8AYwOtuaiyVBSw/s1600-h/RAB_0033.JPG"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0BTEffSah-6OW3DU9-0aFfQMntEg5VQcK9GCaWQBzYBo3BnMWrKIRPYcNocGXR24rRAYDjMDQBOWMdEccfEW9iREK46a8OEwwKjWHhGvoBEWtdp2-wVm1jvhmBzO-0q8AYwOtuaiyVBSw/s400/RAB_0033.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div>This is my mom's friend Jennifer, that we've known FOREVER!!! She had these wonderful muffins that she's getting me the recipe for, so when I try those I'll put them up on my <a href="http://jill-sewtasty.blogspot.com/">other blog</a>. Jaci actually did a lot better than I thought she would. She HATES even getting her hair brushed or put up for the day, but after she got her popsicle she did REALLY well. She sat fairly still and it went pretty smoothly. I've tried to blow dry her hair before too and she freaked out, but she just sat there while Jennifer did it today!<br /><div style="MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQP_ukfcEQluWJh4UEFKqT2N0p1mapIFNShY8UhE4PMBWWkwXcAFKcLWo3Tdj_KaZEH18CYmDThNRRQIOaa-2pZeW1XMz17EPiKS9J7PnSYG7t-xS6ndotL49TCxt9AwWtyxpfkwHppyEQ/s1600-h/RAB_0035.JPG" style="text-decoration: none;"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQP_ukfcEQluWJh4UEFKqT2N0p1mapIFNShY8UhE4PMBWWkwXcAFKcLWo3Tdj_KaZEH18CYmDThNRRQIOaa-2pZeW1XMz17EPiKS9J7PnSYG7t-xS6ndotL49TCxt9AwWtyxpfkwHppyEQ/s400/RAB_0035.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><div style="MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQP_ukfcEQluWJh4UEFKqT2N0p1mapIFNShY8UhE4PMBWWkwXcAFKcLWo3Tdj_KaZEH18CYmDThNRRQIOaa-2pZeW1XMz17EPiKS9J7PnSYG7t-xS6ndotL49TCxt9AwWtyxpfkwHppyEQ/s1600-h/RAB_0035.JPG" style="text-decoration: none;"></a>We'll see how this haricut works out. She has this horrible cowlick on the back of her head that makes most of her hair fall straight forward into her face...and she HATES her hair in her face! But for now I think her hair is adorable and now she won't look so much like a ragamuffin! Thanks again, Jennifer!</div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirLNFykZWoRSoyQeMyHtPbdm_hjklAkpEogqU-UnmlEMIWp0b1rAGYMUm0xm6HKeA6zfuqQFInE7mMou7N5TT44k8zVnqiSJBxqebsW07EguuPaEVmW3NKfEYO1KkUssewj5F86dWfvbUw/s400/RAB_0039-1.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5360724959117006722" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 362px; " /><div style="clear:both; text-align:CENTER">This is the best after picture I could get today. Even though she was good getting her hair cut, when she was done, she was DONE. There will be more pictures to come because we're going to Lake Powell again this weekend! My dad just bought a new wakeboarding boat, so I'm sure there will be plenty of pictures coming!</div>Jillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12542289768300120539noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2924945895683436670.post-55084954317395687312009-07-01T15:09:00.000-06:002009-07-01T15:10:07.630-06:00Lake Powell!!!<div style="MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; TEXT-ALIGN: center">Well we just got back from our yearly trip to Lake Powell. We had so much fun, and Jaci <span style="color:#339999;"><em>LOVED</em></span> it! Last year she SCREAMED when she had to put her life jacket <span style="color:#339999;">ON</span>, and this year she threw a HUGE temper tantrum when she had to take her life jacket <span style="color:#339999;">OFF</span>. She would have worn it the whole time if I'd let her. She is a little fishy! I guess it's time to get her in swimming lessons.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisq4ddCthQSNJn6CDNdMR5wsK0bKvApkCVF2r3i3djic8Z_CnMiYzYbAJFDnwvjC-mrO1b7M7LySIgvZcFg5sZeo-U3jo_zO09seSm92_vuTaMaKVtSlm_Dfuyl0fykJgydPv0BLhejVo4/s1600-h/CIMG6349.JPG"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisq4ddCthQSNJn6CDNdMR5wsK0bKvApkCVF2r3i3djic8Z_CnMiYzYbAJFDnwvjC-mrO1b7M7LySIgvZcFg5sZeo-U3jo_zO09seSm92_vuTaMaKVtSlm_Dfuyl0fykJgydPv0BLhejVo4/s400/CIMG6349.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div>We went on the tube a ton and Jaci didn't ever want to get off that either. My dad started driving a little crazy, even with Jaci on it, but she would not get scared off of it. Everytime I asked her if she wanted to get off she'd say "no, no, no, no, no" or "hmm-mmm" and adamantly shake her head <span style="color:#339999;">NO</span>! She was so funny because she'd scream....after the bump was over, and just because we did!<br /><div style="MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifkcSU6cDCDsGXW108oTvvv-1fIvmQviTS_QQV2oxuaXHlAVgD1GURnVQza4p8bV9vdtj8MBqKNfkrEpTAi_cZSEtUkaimL1kPxqddMqCqs8bNqy4apmqifs0nm6V1N9Z9uLsxmthrt0sT/s1600-h/CIMG6361.JPG"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifkcSU6cDCDsGXW108oTvvv-1fIvmQviTS_QQV2oxuaXHlAVgD1GURnVQza4p8bV9vdtj8MBqKNfkrEpTAi_cZSEtUkaimL1kPxqddMqCqs8bNqy4apmqifs0nm6V1N9Z9uLsxmthrt0sT/s400/CIMG6361.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div>The kids liked going to the beach and getting to be on stable land for a little while! The second time we went to a beach to play in sand, Jaci threw her biggest tantrum of the trip. She screamed bloody murder for at least 45 minutes straight. She did NOT want to get out of the water. Then she'd calm down and I'd take her life jacket off and she'd start all over again.<br /><div style="MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBKGU3_SZn9M1WlNJ8m79OiAZp_Ub-RwOFS_oHyejby8ufmTx6Sf5JHinuzutEUFd_1R9hV2_Cig0EVJsmJGwQYJCYQ0BFi0Esv5tkEGUSTbIXdqQ79J5l6KddguRwuimqJn6ggJ6YUB-c/s1600-h/CIMG6372.JPG"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBKGU3_SZn9M1WlNJ8m79OiAZp_Ub-RwOFS_oHyejby8ufmTx6Sf5JHinuzutEUFd_1R9hV2_Cig0EVJsmJGwQYJCYQ0BFi0Esv5tkEGUSTbIXdqQ79J5l6KddguRwuimqJn6ggJ6YUB-c/s400/CIMG6372.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div>Wow! I'm so white I could be a vampire! Usually Lake Powell helps with that a little bit, but <span style="color:#339999;">NO</span>. I got a little burned a couple of days and then it went away...back to pasty white!<br /><div style="MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyFYloIUNmM4qvlk1eQasMGVpbu73KJvnrmMFppCuIFc3116cfsExCCg6ah7PGF_cVsr6vl8Q2ef6F9wKjwYhz6aAWKGvZKs4P3NXIDjWPKBiitlQs09oF9Ra6nG7-hSIy5VrNdlPgWb9W/s1600-h/CIMG6373.JPG"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyFYloIUNmM4qvlk1eQasMGVpbu73KJvnrmMFppCuIFc3116cfsExCCg6ah7PGF_cVsr6vl8Q2ef6F9wKjwYhz6aAWKGvZKs4P3NXIDjWPKBiitlQs09oF9Ra6nG7-hSIy5VrNdlPgWb9W/s400/CIMG6373.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div>There are more pictures to come, including the annual "Tireless" life preserver picture, but those are on Caryn's camera, so I'll have to wait!<div style='clear:both; text-align:CENTER'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div>Jillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12542289768300120539noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2924945895683436670.post-18721206913616400342009-06-13T17:05:00.000-06:002009-06-13T17:05:17.977-06:00Jaci's Photo Shoot<div style="MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE6q4HWL0MRD_rXLOlvpc-AEIf-PUqUTz1cqTT2pL2FH1tQbLerLL1CTV7SMm5XtIp78M0CurKDG4kNdx42WqiG8Whi7tqd9nwaDqA6sNXzR3B6V2UKTCePcG7ntVKIxc8GJcdU-IAsTrI/s1600-h/Jayce+Penton+003.JPG"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE6q4HWL0MRD_rXLOlvpc-AEIf-PUqUTz1cqTT2pL2FH1tQbLerLL1CTV7SMm5XtIp78M0CurKDG4kNdx42WqiG8Whi7tqd9nwaDqA6sNXzR3B6V2UKTCePcG7ntVKIxc8GJcdU-IAsTrI/s400/Jayce+Penton+003.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div>I've been wanting to get some pictures taken of Jaci for a while. Lucky for me, my friend <a href="http://lindsayandspencer.blogspot.com/">Lindsay</a> is starting up a business and used Jaci to build her portfolio...and let me tell you, if she can get some good pictures of Jaci, she can take good pictures of ANYONE. Jaci absolutely HATES getting her picture taken...so Lindsay, you are amazing! This one with the bubble in front of her face turned out really cool!<br /><div style="MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNSsrpFxVFO1vuk2bWACQE0sW_rfPm1ioexIF1t3Hqu-eAsxTGU2bDAN9dwAQ_EFeNybPdd6wtW8d54OQW6e7OLDgHL6R9oMYTWgc0n2ehe8pCWNskM1qsCKiNE57Wn09tWgN0NANMzwOf/s1600-h/Jayce+Penton+009+B.jpg"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNSsrpFxVFO1vuk2bWACQE0sW_rfPm1ioexIF1t3Hqu-eAsxTGU2bDAN9dwAQ_EFeNybPdd6wtW8d54OQW6e7OLDgHL6R9oMYTWgc0n2ehe8pCWNskM1qsCKiNE57Wn09tWgN0NANMzwOf/s400/Jayce+Penton+009+B.jpg" border="0" /></a> </div>In this one I think she lookes like a model posing for a magazine!<br /><div style="MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPLKok9u8AvhwvQZDyN3eU-ppEX5fR3MuNAdja01YHHt9AjrGLJXZ7BxniN20ZqA9WOdSh4NohGKv1g0QwBDPiro-PVNfN9IAc3dieSKMmPm5xgytxQqYTbh4B_5PNb9xxNZVF1T9a6_i6/s1600-h/Jayce+Penton+021.JPG"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPLKok9u8AvhwvQZDyN3eU-ppEX5fR3MuNAdja01YHHt9AjrGLJXZ7BxniN20ZqA9WOdSh4NohGKv1g0QwBDPiro-PVNfN9IAc3dieSKMmPm5xgytxQqYTbh4B_5PNb9xxNZVF1T9a6_i6/s400/Jayce+Penton+021.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div>Yummy hair! I can't believe we got all these good ones! There are a bunch more too, along with the grumpy faces, but these were some of my favorites...along with the new topper for the blog...that one is my absolute favorite! She looks so precious!<br /><div style="MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwCJ5FOZ06oAhIJ-dyVhI3ydnCFYAIlEpBctK6ivhoyx7Ep9lNpuj2G6Gy8uz4_nhZLvN52p5d22C-mPgeuI_8SOYTccgArOEUihbQnFdgU-Ce_NeKu-Xag2NiY29tc9rRm-NV6YQlX5DT/s1600-h/Jayce+Penton+033.JPG"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwCJ5FOZ06oAhIJ-dyVhI3ydnCFYAIlEpBctK6ivhoyx7Ep9lNpuj2G6Gy8uz4_nhZLvN52p5d22C-mPgeuI_8SOYTccgArOEUihbQnFdgU-Ce_NeKu-Xag2NiY29tc9rRm-NV6YQlX5DT/s400/Jayce+Penton+033.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div>Since my last post we've had my grandparents, Nana and Bopy, come to visit and today we had Jaci's friend birthday party. I'll post those pictures later, but I was so excited to get these ones today that I had to put them on first! I'm going to get several of them blown up and framed! Yay!<div style='clear:both; text-align:CENTER'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div>Jillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12542289768300120539noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2924945895683436670.post-86153164149165587082009-06-02T20:45:00.000-06:002009-06-02T20:45:53.002-06:00Watermelon Skirt<div style="MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr7O-GwVGVWp99VyNLTmMUDUcP_OmoUywrwfhzM4v6E23DHK0pWiLvhz1r1jjwBXT62fN52Z6-I2XQPHIkENrcm-Bj41xl3Zow-9mkmstRvAMzht85s_CGTnFF5S_EMBIGareGRZI-LV4n/s1600-h/CIMG2051.JPG"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr7O-GwVGVWp99VyNLTmMUDUcP_OmoUywrwfhzM4v6E23DHK0pWiLvhz1r1jjwBXT62fN52Z6-I2XQPHIkENrcm-Bj41xl3Zow-9mkmstRvAMzht85s_CGTnFF5S_EMBIGareGRZI-LV4n/s400/CIMG2051.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div>We've had a busy week! Bill's parents were in town and we had a great time with them! We miss them already! We went up to Mississippi to visit with Big Bill's family and down to New Orleans for a crawfish boil with Melanie's family. Big Bill and I had a good time on the shooting range, and Melanie and I went shopping just about everywhere. They were in town for a wedding an dwe had a wonderful visit! On one rare quiet night during their visit (during the rehearsal dinner when I couldn't get a babysitter), I threw together this little skirt. I think it is adorable! I saw a baby bib like this and I figured I could make a cute watermelon skirt. I LOVE IT! It is so perfectly summery! I have a candle from Gold Canyon that smells like watermelon jolly ranchers and it helped inspire this skirt.<br /><br /><div style="MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqcGf6FlCFCAAGK0RR82iypyUxPHN5S_tIP09_qufdv-HPwj68Eih3ykKwhWF2ofP6H-S6ZtDsy4SjanzFwZZGxpJVFRcPwiIueDse6lOP2mg89gUwCEuFZboPn6EL4g_ze-t_Hof2EL02/s1600-h/CIMG2058.JPG"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqcGf6FlCFCAAGK0RR82iypyUxPHN5S_tIP09_qufdv-HPwj68Eih3ykKwhWF2ofP6H-S6ZtDsy4SjanzFwZZGxpJVFRcPwiIueDse6lOP2mg89gUwCEuFZboPn6EL4g_ze-t_Hof2EL02/s400/CIMG2058.JPG" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuXjPwD2AiwPUmPfRxEUQKGm-mPta1L_kZVRdaoXLWGAsONcFq13I8W7VNNnoq_wxei0l2kIp26ZHHI0QvXHB9u-0QgSaCT5GlLZJaAHfA-NmrovkfCZw2-4Vp1WjtQQjJotuQWSo7-FsF/s1600-h/CIMG2059.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 262px; HEIGHT: 400px" height="258" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuXjPwD2AiwPUmPfRxEUQKGm-mPta1L_kZVRdaoXLWGAsONcFq13I8W7VNNnoq_wxei0l2kIp26ZHHI0QvXHB9u-0QgSaCT5GlLZJaAHfA-NmrovkfCZw2-4Vp1WjtQQjJotuQWSo7-FsF/s400/CIMG2059.JPG" width="217" border="0" /></a></div><br /><div style="MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; TEXT-ALIGN: center"> We are so excited for this coming week too because my grandparents are coming out from Arizona for a visit! I can't wait to see Nana and Bopy for a few days! We'll probably be doing a lot of driving...my grandpa wants to go see just about every plantation and antebellum home within 75 miles! We're excited to play tourguide and eat yummy food!</div><div style='clear:both; text-align:CENTER'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div>Jillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12542289768300120539noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2924945895683436670.post-16683636927610239782009-05-23T21:20:00.001-06:002009-05-23T21:22:12.180-06:00Jaci Turned 2!!!<div style="MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYtjLzoF75UQ41HeW9PQ_AEroafa0GRV0q9Mf89NvfmNtCzIhbbdhLal_063Sauaaxz5vwsI8PyGR-Va4JXO0-ny7lbAMEJJaW4-ng7eIKVHqkFqhNizkvlUDZzjAYn6UM7mKeKR4tI37B/s1600-h/CIMG1985.JPG"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYtjLzoF75UQ41HeW9PQ_AEroafa0GRV0q9Mf89NvfmNtCzIhbbdhLal_063Sauaaxz5vwsI8PyGR-Va4JXO0-ny7lbAMEJJaW4-ng7eIKVHqkFqhNizkvlUDZzjAYn6UM7mKeKR4tI37B/s400/CIMG1985.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div><p align="center">I can't believe that my little baby turned 2 today! It doesn't seem possible that it was two years ago that they put that sweet little baby girl in my arms for the first time! We have had so many good, sweet times since then. Her favorite place to be is still in her mommy's arms! Everyday I look at her and can't believe how "grown up" she is. She isn't a baby anymore, but a little girl. I love her so much and I am so lucky because she loves me so much too! I just hope that lasts forever! I love getting to spend my days playing with her and watching her grow. She is so smart and it is so fun hearing her talk and tell me all sorts of stories. She loves to sing, and that is my favorite sound in the world.<br /><br /></p><div style="MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2eqi2bKFPGCVjZE8wrw8YArmmPPv-UjZY46fnJNTexlHPLwZUtJm6G-rEY3LpQvFTthboVUXTSGgNG_4g7etxjgS6hdnSvb7RNsPlKiWBrVecq8RfUah8mKcq2A_dZU0nzb0Dl1OG22pN/s1600-h/DSC00260.JPG"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2eqi2bKFPGCVjZE8wrw8YArmmPPv-UjZY46fnJNTexlHPLwZUtJm6G-rEY3LpQvFTthboVUXTSGgNG_4g7etxjgS6hdnSvb7RNsPlKiWBrVecq8RfUah8mKcq2A_dZU0nzb0Dl1OG22pN/s400/DSC00260.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Bill's parents came in town last night so they could celebrate Jaci's birthday with us. Jaci had a great birthday! We started out the day at the park for a ward picnic. Then tonight, we had a little party for her and Bill. (Bill's birthday was 3 days ago.) She LOVED her presents! Bill and I gave her a sandbox (along with a few other things). Bill's parents gave her a little picnic table and umbrella for the backyard and some sand toys, and my parents gave her a little dolly and a baby bed and stroller for the doll. My sister-in-law made her some beautiful necklaces (including the one she's wearing in the top picture), and my "little" brother gave her some "treasure". She also got some great presents from Bill's cousins, including: dress up shoes, coloring books, crayons, and tinker bell dishes. Thank you everyone!!!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqAEHNR7TecZZlWsNa00WmK28yx2YYZmnWP-74ovNfQ62FUX_kAAfCSwFoCF8EkJvZSKKs6eu7Cv3oSTOUf2gDHl-FjI5enzojTT_D_ZLlpQlbkv37eV4UijbbjhKwfjMFA3eRU03Z7fqn/s1600-h/CIMG2021.JPG"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqAEHNR7TecZZlWsNa00WmK28yx2YYZmnWP-74ovNfQ62FUX_kAAfCSwFoCF8EkJvZSKKs6eu7Cv3oSTOUf2gDHl-FjI5enzojTT_D_ZLlpQlbkv37eV4UijbbjhKwfjMFA3eRU03Z7fqn/s400/CIMG2021.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br />For the party, I spent all day yesterday baking. I made a Red Velvet Cake for Bill, a giant cupcake cake for Jaci, a pan of my brother's favorite Chocolate Dessert, and homemade Strawberry Ice Cream!!!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgux2AE-Jb0CFQrbc6u9ATD7E8purHWOEWumj1yjyly8Gb3dGoCvTXvkaK5TdIDefCasY5LWJiMW52zMr799AxY4_s_VFGvYTm72qucfRM_q2NKrNktUGOQdNGhoEJ8HB3Jc4d8hCdzUAAW/s1600-h/CIMG2019.JPG"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgux2AE-Jb0CFQrbc6u9ATD7E8purHWOEWumj1yjyly8Gb3dGoCvTXvkaK5TdIDefCasY5LWJiMW52zMr799AxY4_s_VFGvYTm72qucfRM_q2NKrNktUGOQdNGhoEJ8HB3Jc4d8hCdzUAAW/s400/CIMG2019.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><div style="MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; TEXT-ALIGN: center"></div><br /><div style="MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; TEXT-ALIGN: center"></div><div style="CLEAR: both; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img style="BORDER-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; BORDER-TOP: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; BACKGROUND: 0% 50%; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px; BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial" alt="Posted by Picasa" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" align="middle" border="0" /></a></div>Jillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12542289768300120539noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2924945895683436670.post-13513186112901230272009-05-15T22:06:00.003-06:002009-05-15T22:14:11.126-06:00More Sewing and BakingOkay, here is another one of my latest creations. I saw this little skirt on a couple of <a href="http://dana-made-it.blogspot.com/2009/04/orange-bird.html">blogs</a> and I decided I had to try it. I have stuff to try it in some other colors too, and I'm going to make it a little shorter next time, but I think it turned out pretty cute! I'm having so much fun sewing! I'm going a little crazy with patterns and fabric and everything and my guest room is a disaster with all my stuff spread out everywhere, but oh well! It will all have to be cleaned up by next weekend when Bill's parents come.<div><br /><div style="MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRQ62dYNOvzZ-6uOCglfmPO67_ZeCjOsa9Vu2Yg8SXbqNU5a4AXR4PWKRGLpaxvfPkWHZ563NRhicaDrha6IydmMPWY8BCJqXcf2CHZW9eUFDR_bOBDpg5JRJolCz-wu02lxcBp49HWCql/s1600-h/CIMG1960.JPG"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRQ62dYNOvzZ-6uOCglfmPO67_ZeCjOsa9Vu2Yg8SXbqNU5a4AXR4PWKRGLpaxvfPkWHZ563NRhicaDrha6IydmMPWY8BCJqXcf2CHZW9eUFDR_bOBDpg5JRJolCz-wu02lxcBp49HWCql/s400/CIMG1960.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /></div><div style="MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; TEXT-ALIGN: center">She didn't like that I took one of her chairs outside, so she promptly took it back inside "where it goes"...lined up with the other 3 right in front of the TV.</div><br /><div style="MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje2WP0PSpw42CR2PqJNz5jF2KFzkYkH8082Dx0K5Ogvh8Yk6A61CtlEpiSKgUkgSvJFSje_H8L0dXT3KuV0ItP-gnDAS8uZ9ke70aTKEaLn8eaEbgmEeCQsmIMSvpv0HJ9gfH9QOKdrU4i/s1600-h/CIMG1961.JPG"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje2WP0PSpw42CR2PqJNz5jF2KFzkYkH8082Dx0K5Ogvh8Yk6A61CtlEpiSKgUkgSvJFSje_H8L0dXT3KuV0ItP-gnDAS8uZ9ke70aTKEaLn8eaEbgmEeCQsmIMSvpv0HJ9gfH9QOKdrU4i/s400/CIMG1961.JPG" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixQax7OK8L5qhuiHRGcCwwwsTTl6RPrZKcfUvXZHFi8j3oqy3wCtr1s1vDEZ2xBA5c_ZLsC6uibot51jNN9Rv4kNguXWGvE1kZgZeaVRxYGmCmmKuQhONK53GO6WPNOw5BOKWN6-sMjWzk/s1600-h/CIMG1962.JPG"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixQax7OK8L5qhuiHRGcCwwwsTTl6RPrZKcfUvXZHFi8j3oqy3wCtr1s1vDEZ2xBA5c_ZLsC6uibot51jNN9Rv4kNguXWGvE1kZgZeaVRxYGmCmmKuQhONK53GO6WPNOw5BOKWN6-sMjWzk/s400/CIMG1962.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><br /><div style="MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; TEXT-ALIGN: center"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge73pfx47jCsBuXIlQOqQ9FDAPsyVOXGSghyphenhyphen3TCczsUiGz2pbML8OjC6z_bFRPblMiLLA72TiwaZk1dddcapb3r3KGpeQbVTN8CzRgxdsiodGck03Jk-DybE2EfY88A5GPUXBthWDuzXoy/s1600-h/CIMG1912.JPG"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge73pfx47jCsBuXIlQOqQ9FDAPsyVOXGSghyphenhyphen3TCczsUiGz2pbML8OjC6z_bFRPblMiLLA72TiwaZk1dddcapb3r3KGpeQbVTN8CzRgxdsiodGck03Jk-DybE2EfY88A5GPUXBthWDuzXoy/s400/CIMG1912.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div style="MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; TEXT-ALIGN: center">I've also been doing some baking. I'm putting together a cookbook of my favorite recipes and I'm trying to take pictures of them to put in the book as well. These are two that I tried out on some of my friends and they LOVED them! Above are Peanut Butter Polka Dot Bars and below are German Chocolate Bars! <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 153, 153);">Yummy</span></span>!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTOg_kwpfneewdbzb5ppWSopM_c-38pMFRXcMiMxkQy-5CxoavGuUNitZ-pUZ_GujnTTAbez3LLRwQ7TgK3ZOTgW096i1AUglYbDju-MXCAOTG_xsA5lwCGZZ1UAeLPgn3zfM6SYavLhpz/s1600-h/DSC_0282.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTOg_kwpfneewdbzb5ppWSopM_c-38pMFRXcMiMxkQy-5CxoavGuUNitZ-pUZ_GujnTTAbez3LLRwQ7TgK3ZOTgW096i1AUglYbDju-MXCAOTG_xsA5lwCGZZ1UAeLPgn3zfM6SYavLhpz/s400/DSC_0282.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336268737678844978" /></a></div><div style="MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><br /></div><div style="MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><br /><br /><div style="MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; TEXT-ALIGN: center"> </div></div><div style="MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><br /></div><div style="clear:both; text-align:CENTER"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" alt="Posted by Picasa" style="border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;" align="middle" border="0" /></a></div></div>Jillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12542289768300120539noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2924945895683436670.post-58513970639150552702009-05-12T12:44:00.000-06:002009-05-12T12:44:22.844-06:00Mommy's Sewing Again!!!<div style="MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4uRIQR01FxeSV4ZhP09NwhciD92s5IY-AI0xAU07hsiei0UAfpJ5ul6z4ehSITLT_UOrZAEMc37VroZHghZ_QGob1TaAI-PcaHdkp-Lsfmb2dAoR4bga-Sgzefl0TSk8lC8FIQn6uS7Ef/s1600-h/jaci+smocked+dress.jpg"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4uRIQR01FxeSV4ZhP09NwhciD92s5IY-AI0xAU07hsiei0UAfpJ5ul6z4ehSITLT_UOrZAEMc37VroZHghZ_QGob1TaAI-PcaHdkp-Lsfmb2dAoR4bga-Sgzefl0TSk8lC8FIQn6uS7Ef/s400/jaci+smocked+dress.jpg" border="0" /></a> </div>I have recently really gotten back in to sewing. I have been looking up all these different sewing blogs to find ideas. I have so many ideas right now...now I just have to find time to do them! Although, with Bill done with his first year of law school (finally!), I have someone to watch the little miss, so I can get some stuff done! A few people had said they liked the book "Weekend Sewing" by Heather Ross, so I decided to try it out. In it, there was this little smocked dress and I couldn't wait to try it. It was really quick, I made this one last night while I was watching "One Tree Hill". I think it turned out pretty good! If only I could get Jaci to pose for a picture!<br /><br /><div style="MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVDWGFpy6uZmA6Yz0o0Wm8r7tDXbr69iTmClWOnzGWGx-Bctw4Y7WaVuUh2CPlnTQUT0IfKj0oiUUPpeBxeYnOe95rkjcHjCRXO13GzB1_xPNowU2w9wFGDcLF6E9blXX8xKxqtTZf9uVa/s400/jaci+smocked+dress+2.jpg" border="0" /><br /><br />I'm trying to use up all my scrap fabric that I have taking up a bunch of space in my guest closet. I've got to get all my burp rags and baby blankets and changing pads made soon! If anybody wants to order anything, just leave me a comment and let me know! I'm also trying out a bunch of other cute ideas! I'll definitely have more pictures to come!<br /><br />On another note, we had a great time with my mom in town last week! I miss her already! Jaci doesn't know what to do without her here to wake up in the mornings! Bill's parents are coming soon for a visit and we're excited to see them too! Bring on the Dominos! I'll have to think of a good prize for the running winner for the week!</div><div style='clear:both; text-align:CENTER'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div>Jillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12542289768300120539noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2924945895683436670.post-27985094398552030512009-04-12T18:30:00.000-06:002009-04-12T18:30:46.710-06:00Happy Easter!<div style="MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL0iHi-7QwnIYkvaRhF_L3xoTyve5e14zgxVqnAIYukk2K5qHBdg_seU-qSgL4SnZUJxZvkXDxbTiLYzz_N6SpP4WJW-qpWtt0xjPwrmecCShq2zXcqq3xKTpfMTGHynoTi9pJo1pIQnKB/s1600-h/CIMG1787.JPG"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL0iHi-7QwnIYkvaRhF_L3xoTyve5e14zgxVqnAIYukk2K5qHBdg_seU-qSgL4SnZUJxZvkXDxbTiLYzz_N6SpP4WJW-qpWtt0xjPwrmecCShq2zXcqq3xKTpfMTGHynoTi9pJo1pIQnKB/s400/CIMG1787.JPG" border="0" /></a> Happy Easter! I know it's been a while since I posted anything. We've done a lot though. Jaci and I spent 3 weeks in Arizona and had a wonderful time! While we were there we celebrated 3 birthdays (including mine)!<br /><br />Today we did an Easter Egg hunt and Jaci LOVED it! She got so excited everytime she found an egg! She'd yell "EGG!" and run over to it really fast. </div><br /><div style="MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg03ioTI7vHVkdIVx_8hql8Cv52S0maIaymR3KTlGqaWtNMC1WkWy08oKs6Co96YRjsnllY0gbwEcg26ap6EAABNYZTTJ3aXYpEZoKwhQBa0EcZmB-hou2rOiOmXasVD3fALKO8BXhwhoWY/s1600-h/CIMG1788.JPG"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg03ioTI7vHVkdIVx_8hql8Cv52S0maIaymR3KTlGqaWtNMC1WkWy08oKs6Co96YRjsnllY0gbwEcg26ap6EAABNYZTTJ3aXYpEZoKwhQBa0EcZmB-hou2rOiOmXasVD3fALKO8BXhwhoWY/s400/CIMG1788.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div><br /><div style="MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1UXsvRAxRnS0tZExcr6QsIhkiIqGdwXBIIZiBux2obhVeVXHRhF75Srl1ieurbt5HBXCVKGRansVYv3bm3zv1rE1UbhkVoschr4mAq7cgM9IdQKPDhiZsiv6syh-PR1KilM-WPnc5VE4d/s1600-h/CIMG1789.JPG"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1UXsvRAxRnS0tZExcr6QsIhkiIqGdwXBIIZiBux2obhVeVXHRhF75Srl1ieurbt5HBXCVKGRansVYv3bm3zv1rE1UbhkVoschr4mAq7cgM9IdQKPDhiZsiv6syh-PR1KilM-WPnc5VE4d/s400/CIMG1789.JPG" border="0" /></a> I also baked a bunch of cookies to take around to some neighbors and friends...these are some of the cutest ones!</div><br /><div style="MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5-e1ELm-iUArYh8u9xALvVVgXxfDiM13cQRHbTdDygqSelSd6k9DvKi0wWA8QawX5QtjHnpTxv4ykuOF0i9coqEVBQNJjJ2QGSWxH17SjPP6CGSr8jUT2FBkhXSlxZiwoGV1L-HUpzNVL/s1600-h/CIMG1815.JPG"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5-e1ELm-iUArYh8u9xALvVVgXxfDiM13cQRHbTdDygqSelSd6k9DvKi0wWA8QawX5QtjHnpTxv4ykuOF0i9coqEVBQNJjJ2QGSWxH17SjPP6CGSr8jUT2FBkhXSlxZiwoGV1L-HUpzNVL/s400/CIMG1815.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div><div style='clear:both; text-align:CENTER'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div>Jillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12542289768300120539noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2924945895683436670.post-60787388173628097012009-02-22T17:17:00.003-07:002009-02-22T17:24:48.086-07:00Pitty Flowie<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSANALCidKrgmN9cxb4lwTuNTu9wtRZFZ23nW5PFyCkOxcKVagpTUqdIxFkVseJWdcina6XHhSB3H7fqha801lgnB_131u9B8saRBsBGW8w_in0y9QfqeRGDQBN0EtYJfTFML_kF2EGWWP/s1600-h/CIMG1621.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSANALCidKrgmN9cxb4lwTuNTu9wtRZFZ23nW5PFyCkOxcKVagpTUqdIxFkVseJWdcina6XHhSB3H7fqha801lgnB_131u9B8saRBsBGW8w_in0y9QfqeRGDQBN0EtYJfTFML_kF2EGWWP/s400/CIMG1621.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5305780325690524162" /></a><br /><br />Okay, not much going on here. Bill's time is pretty much all taken up with school. I get through the week thanks to mutual on Tuesday nights and our playgroup on Wednesdays. We were at the store the other day and I was really excited to see tulips! Yay! I bought some and Jaci was completely fascinated. She kept begging me for a pitty flowie (pretty flower). I gave her one and got some pretty cute pictures. Today she wanted another one and she said, "want flowie", so she's starting to put words together more. That's the first time I've heard her say "want". I can't believe how big my little girl is getting and how long her hair is! She is such a sweetie! She loves to try and count things. Anything she finds that there is a bunch of she counts "1,2,3,5,8,9,8,9,8,9...10" She gets stuck like a broken record on "8,9", it's pretty funny!<br /><br />I taught my first lesson today in Young Womens and I think it went pretty well. I was nervous until I actually started teaching and then I was calm and it went great. It didn't hurt that I made cinnamon rolls for the girls. What can I say? If I have to buy their love with yummy things then I will!<br /><br />We are headed down to the New Orleans area in a couple of days for Mardi Gras. We're going to see some family friendly parades. I don't understand why it's so exciting, but Bill gets 2 days off school for it, so that's good I guess. <br /><br />Things are going well down here in Louisiana! We still miss our family, but things are definitely improving!Jillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12542289768300120539noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2924945895683436670.post-14729143408291562602009-01-30T10:40:00.007-07:002009-01-30T10:54:08.677-07:00January Happenings<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc3xMH2EF4x_Gw43dS4Yf4YrH-WNDr-_twlaP2wWutY5ZiCrtu9wEBZg7462pi-p2o0ZrTtp9OArhjtgU0qk2Oidxsf2Yq19y5NLQZrDMfXt17eee8osK4b8X4aNkgTXVf-11XEUEWky7A/s1600-h/CIMG1544.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc3xMH2EF4x_Gw43dS4Yf4YrH-WNDr-_twlaP2wWutY5ZiCrtu9wEBZg7462pi-p2o0ZrTtp9OArhjtgU0qk2Oidxsf2Yq19y5NLQZrDMfXt17eee8osK4b8X4aNkgTXVf-11XEUEWky7A/s400/CIMG1544.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5297145457510834722" /></a><br />Okay, okay...I know it's been a while since I updated this thing. Truthfully, not much has been going on. Bill has been back in school for a little while and Jaci and I basically just play all day. I have started making a few friends from the ward and that's been great. I was called to be the Beehive advisor in my ward and it's been fun so far. Jaci is definitely getting bigger. She says "thank you" and "welcome" and "bless you". She is s little sweetheart most of the time. She's also improved her tantrums. She fully lays on the floor and bangs her fists and feet. It's actually kind of entertaining. She loves books. The only way she willing goes to bed is if Bill or I read her a book first. <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijSVXDYA1LFQuLZzjB6zuSYSWRiU6whaIwOmgBM-9oYQ4BgVc0eeL8VUusCqLCMdn6KU9M7-DVV28q4X4k7nxxRu74SpMkceDKt_gVlAwBmCSHvHQI6uIgfYjKfjNJuXauoXrueq-bjBei/s1600-h/CIMG1559.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijSVXDYA1LFQuLZzjB6zuSYSWRiU6whaIwOmgBM-9oYQ4BgVc0eeL8VUusCqLCMdn6KU9M7-DVV28q4X4k7nxxRu74SpMkceDKt_gVlAwBmCSHvHQI6uIgfYjKfjNJuXauoXrueq-bjBei/s400/CIMG1559.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5297146180632942770" /></a> Honestly, not much has really happened lately. Just boring every day stuff. We're doing well and I really am getting used to living here a little. A couple of Bill's cousins have asked me to go with them for some girls night out stuff and that has helped me a lot. Friends make all the difference. I still miss my family so much, but I'm learning to live with it!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhASqcXPkXxnjeN4QJPt0idjE3c5Aj9vHTJmMmGnBlpu9WZg4nWgs5Kj6NQHzkHfu7iYHEUztokQ_OUchp2-itdraUOfEu-MZw0Yb9i9cLEINIDo9S0RMebvSMSzcS-jfhdyrmXUcvbodap/s1600-h/CIMG1556.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhASqcXPkXxnjeN4QJPt0idjE3c5Aj9vHTJmMmGnBlpu9WZg4nWgs5Kj6NQHzkHfu7iYHEUztokQ_OUchp2-itdraUOfEu-MZw0Yb9i9cLEINIDo9S0RMebvSMSzcS-jfhdyrmXUcvbodap/s400/CIMG1556.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5297145703604934802" /></a>Jillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12542289768300120539noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2924945895683436670.post-25679672030668198722008-12-26T20:04:00.006-07:002008-12-26T20:21:51.338-07:00Christmas<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6ckkXLqyjcc493keeV3BqNiq-s4l1SmRlkewAHh9KjykLW55cgSY5GYPcXT3WFKl5EccDPDjxrK7zBDPd237OydQiLIipjjLD_5LpYA0eRYyAqux75U9r6Z-_WKKWofNDiv97b8LwbzKI/s1600-h/CIMG1542.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6ckkXLqyjcc493keeV3BqNiq-s4l1SmRlkewAHh9KjykLW55cgSY5GYPcXT3WFKl5EccDPDjxrK7zBDPd237OydQiLIipjjLD_5LpYA0eRYyAqux75U9r6Z-_WKKWofNDiv97b8LwbzKI/s400/CIMG1542.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5284304233790227634" /></a><br />I can't believe Christmas has already come and gone. This month has just flown by! Jaci made out like a bandit this year with so much great stuff! She got a little motorized quad, a tricycle, a swing, a little table and chairs, a kitchen, and so much more smaller stuff. She was so overwhelmed! In fact, she was so overwhelmed she was really cranky. She had to have 2 naps, instead of her usual one. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-niXukJOtofDwvHyRqCD1PIFH1Lc3X6vRghLM4kxZh900yUHOST1crGdQFjmslkOGHJ2Jm87pEUdhAYMi3o03ZXnvVYfvSBPpRLfjSQsyH6xo990sN9jAWPl1TL1iyUStW-D7UVUJNa1c/s1600-h/HPIM0453.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-niXukJOtofDwvHyRqCD1PIFH1Lc3X6vRghLM4kxZh900yUHOST1crGdQFjmslkOGHJ2Jm87pEUdhAYMi3o03ZXnvVYfvSBPpRLfjSQsyH6xo990sN9jAWPl1TL1iyUStW-D7UVUJNa1c/s400/HPIM0453.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5284304792816627170" /></a><br /><br />Bill and I made out well too. My parents gave us a big huge flatscreen TV! I also got a cordless vacuum and some cute decorations and stuff. Bill got tons of LSU stuff, including: a leather jacket, blankets, sunglasses, etc. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0DHXApNbagfPCleaSzITBOtnFoGIMQoq729zoamApeTCLziFIBJduritS1A6pvGmpMi__BZgOdgA465WAR5_mlxJ0MpSg2m1dN-MvCOybrwa-ZDc6Cp1-DpvGwR_LvPn41tO3Of83zGKx/s1600-h/HPIM0448.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0DHXApNbagfPCleaSzITBOtnFoGIMQoq729zoamApeTCLziFIBJduritS1A6pvGmpMi__BZgOdgA465WAR5_mlxJ0MpSg2m1dN-MvCOybrwa-ZDc6Cp1-DpvGwR_LvPn41tO3Of83zGKx/s400/HPIM0448.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5284304537105166482" /></a><br /><br />It was a really good day! Bill's parents got in town this week and spent the Holiday with us! My parents and Ryan and Kelcie get in town TONIGHT! Bill's parents are staying with some of their other family while my family is here. We have had a great time with them so far!<br /><br />Although there was snow here not too long ago, Christmas was almost 80 degrees. Crazy! <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv9mzqqASdraYTALNBL4pEddHOXPR4ZiH1gLH-Mu5e9b1SUGhGHYehzCeoKi6yivJsc4rFu85dEIeOSGb0EpYuqeQrjv7f-Z4HPzy-RQ3WJ7raOL-L7SolVl4elAhGG4ByYAeyrOSTE8of/s1600-h/CIMG1531.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv9mzqqASdraYTALNBL4pEddHOXPR4ZiH1gLH-Mu5e9b1SUGhGHYehzCeoKi6yivJsc4rFu85dEIeOSGb0EpYuqeQrjv7f-Z4HPzy-RQ3WJ7raOL-L7SolVl4elAhGG4ByYAeyrOSTE8of/s400/CIMG1531.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5284303814330288738" /></a> Also, last weekend we were able to go to the temple and seal Melanie (Bill's mom) to her parents and sister. It was a wonderful experience!Jillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12542289768300120539noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2924945895683436670.post-71595789928126782772008-12-07T14:40:00.008-07:002008-12-07T14:57:34.343-07:00Fun in the Valley of the SunWell, Jaci and I have been in Arizona for almost 2 weeks. We only have one week left and it feels like we just got here. We've had a lot of fun though. Thanksgiving was so yummy, I'm really craving some more stuffing and rolls! The day after Thanksgiving, we all drove out to the sand dunes in California by the Mexican border. We had a really good time and Jaci loved playing in the sand all day! We had no major injuries, so it was a good day! <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjggYm6afEWCcyk9k7uTe5JHb35FzZPEUHX1N-pFdKKK-7JH5pVEqtBanAWgME0WzHIfitcZ249b-ImgfkJo6ndQne-8X0UBH8pcvryi8YS0gxKMa_IbIKvzH2FCXirCICCLkZbLjsSXWpy/s1600-h/CIMG5957.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjggYm6afEWCcyk9k7uTe5JHb35FzZPEUHX1N-pFdKKK-7JH5pVEqtBanAWgME0WzHIfitcZ249b-ImgfkJo6ndQne-8X0UBH8pcvryi8YS0gxKMa_IbIKvzH2FCXirCICCLkZbLjsSXWpy/s400/CIMG5957.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5277170056109054690" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO1dC4tm16CIdZ_oEFk5JXfHAT7Sr5MFQ_gFC_EkShubOMR80MmKh6FWXX8FFXlnoRzWFMAKHvnjjj3xXnpyBzXlvkDB1RDH1JP4gUAGJO0mYXjAQHWI-wDe4zoNks-hc3bCaRNSNrfEfd/s1600-h/IMG_3598.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO1dC4tm16CIdZ_oEFk5JXfHAT7Sr5MFQ_gFC_EkShubOMR80MmKh6FWXX8FFXlnoRzWFMAKHvnjjj3xXnpyBzXlvkDB1RDH1JP4gUAGJO0mYXjAQHWI-wDe4zoNks-hc3bCaRNSNrfEfd/s400/IMG_3598.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5277169593711573778" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsH9ccE4FF8gvSjoFxPxWuA9SPze6pY49JPTBsgmLSvbRI8D7ppkx4sGLWiGpnwW1bH9efhkr8Bn8DoH9r1ZKtyW2IKRua9MJwFwwenSHXVOx_BPW8N_cZ6qPPqUaxYKy4rL5yfqB8igE2/s1600-h/CIMG5962.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsH9ccE4FF8gvSjoFxPxWuA9SPze6pY49JPTBsgmLSvbRI8D7ppkx4sGLWiGpnwW1bH9efhkr8Bn8DoH9r1ZKtyW2IKRua9MJwFwwenSHXVOx_BPW8N_cZ6qPPqUaxYKy4rL5yfqB8igE2/s400/CIMG5962.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5277169496841519650" /></a><br /><br />Also, I got to go out with some of my oldest friends! It was so good to see them...we had so much fun together back in the day! We went to one of our favorite places, Bahama Bucks! Yummy! It was fun getting together with our kids...I just wish we could have hung out a little longer. Oh well...next time!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpHSpVbd062m0_MboZojBYNFHOQcSt6kTddsqfTOMBG9NA3FZ5iEoM4xEYZHmUI7jfbdZB61geNx5GgFXdKajCcx-qFwdmZPaDm5Iqey0WH81-ytwFZzTl8NQDlFdeozr9uKrtoNX77IVW/s1600-h/DSC00980.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 360px; height: 270px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpHSpVbd062m0_MboZojBYNFHOQcSt6kTddsqfTOMBG9NA3FZ5iEoM4xEYZHmUI7jfbdZB61geNx5GgFXdKajCcx-qFwdmZPaDm5Iqey0WH81-ytwFZzTl8NQDlFdeozr9uKrtoNX77IVW/s400/DSC00980.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5277168884643878226" /></a><br /><br />Other than that, we haven't really done anything huge. We've just been relaxing and having fun with family! I reread all the "Twilight" series after I saw the movie the first time (loved it!), so that took up most of the first two weeks here.I also tried to do a photo shoot with her for our Christmas card, but that didn't work. She is the most uncooperative child when it comes to getting her picture taken, plus the camera was on a wierd setting so all the pictures came out blurry...it was my dad's high tech camera, so I couldn't figure it out. Oh, Jaci went to nursery today for the first time with her cousin Berkley. She screamed most of the time when they made her stop playing with the play kitchen...until snack time. Hopefully, she'll get used to it!Jillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12542289768300120539noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2924945895683436670.post-51771088808738929732008-11-26T09:42:00.000-07:002008-11-26T09:43:03.080-07:00Just Hangin' Around<div style='text-align:center;margin:0px auto 10px;'><a href='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizAXK55nnWbUyD30rGmneittUpyII-yJd0VmbicxUo4wAH-E91AwPG2olQ-5LjT9xspb8YmMXjrYEEkG_CYuoF03Vnl1cL5jtTr9ZtP_pMt5VROpWLjiUudgiQ62yWDklWrvzBnGISAIVu/s1600-h/CIMG1506.JPG'><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizAXK55nnWbUyD30rGmneittUpyII-yJd0VmbicxUo4wAH-E91AwPG2olQ-5LjT9xspb8YmMXjrYEEkG_CYuoF03Vnl1cL5jtTr9ZtP_pMt5VROpWLjiUudgiQ62yWDklWrvzBnGISAIVu/s400/CIMG1506.JPG' border='0' alt='' /></a> </div><br /><div style='text-align:center;margin:0px auto 10px;'><a href='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkjDl66vxPhUStHyGp8FgFdJcnk4-Q9p7SMH_fbiPIrmTeyxobXIUMEDy7nWYLXCtPB7-6V_Ipu5FRcpWsrvVY7UgXnulNmXE4OGeS9-zlyfFGCeu5X6juQJWYQbNiCM1KMRnP0Lixq8AW/s1600-h/CIMG1511.JPG'><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkjDl66vxPhUStHyGp8FgFdJcnk4-Q9p7SMH_fbiPIrmTeyxobXIUMEDy7nWYLXCtPB7-6V_Ipu5FRcpWsrvVY7UgXnulNmXE4OGeS9-zlyfFGCeu5X6juQJWYQbNiCM1KMRnP0Lixq8AW/s400/CIMG1511.JPG' border='0' alt='' /></a> </div><br /><div style='text-align:center;margin:0px auto 10px;'><a href='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuRXU1IciZbzBX9LXFEtZFaIg2-cT0mcQyAQN0hwtuMOeevU9P_vXtKHGGWTXx8uwZVoOGnt004r3zrZmkJoihmVtjc6O8fExxvriamRXGcp-R_KDy0O6pKBF8G240iPv2-zDP4mrM6g0N/s1600-h/CIMG1518.JPG'><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuRXU1IciZbzBX9LXFEtZFaIg2-cT0mcQyAQN0hwtuMOeevU9P_vXtKHGGWTXx8uwZVoOGnt004r3zrZmkJoihmVtjc6O8fExxvriamRXGcp-R_KDy0O6pKBF8G240iPv2-zDP4mrM6g0N/s400/CIMG1518.JPG' border='0' alt='' /></a> </div><br /><br />Here are a few pictures of Jaci since people have been bugging me to update the blog. Jaci's favorite thing to do is sit in her toybox and watch tv. She also loves her "ooh ooh ahh ahh" (Curious George stuffed animal) that Nana sent her. Her current favorite words are: "up, up, uppy". Right now, Jaci and I are in Arizona visiting my family for Thanksgiving! Bill decided that with finals coming next week, he couldn't take the time off for a break, so he's staying there and going up to Mississippi for Thanksgiving. We have some fun plans for while we're down in Arizona and we're so excited! We'll keep it updated now with pictures of our activities. We are planning on going 4 wheeling at the Dunes with our quads and new RHINO! Hope everyone has a great Holiday!<div style='clear:both; text-align:CENTER'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div>Jillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12542289768300120539noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2924945895683436670.post-47809967009652307362008-11-01T10:23:00.004-06:002008-11-01T10:34:08.838-06:00Halloween<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYnfRz824Plh0CK3otuMPs0TC-1h_dLpipij_k1Sv7yHBWqNvDRXqxvLNWG8Nm31kzKhlKRZFJxW4MfudtqGHyouhcgZkcOLClYKOnYadyzmlEGxMlHI7nXjT9NGktzhyphenhyphenSGZt6YWHO7KsR/s1600-h/jaci+halloween.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 310px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYnfRz824Plh0CK3otuMPs0TC-1h_dLpipij_k1Sv7yHBWqNvDRXqxvLNWG8Nm31kzKhlKRZFJxW4MfudtqGHyouhcgZkcOLClYKOnYadyzmlEGxMlHI7nXjT9NGktzhyphenhyphenSGZt6YWHO7KsR/s400/jaci+halloween.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5263726250307191186" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioDDv4xGuVjfQRQDw58bmFiVHcrJxYuTx1OxPK7hZOqrJxTZDTn3hnjBNYFVTIUZ5n-OZntqOxuT0D31iytlogGV2cPhEmJ6CNVh0S7wnjNJ6dNAkMDOIJtgHYAT3pwyxJvNYrKbhBuuqx/s1600-h/CIMG1431.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioDDv4xGuVjfQRQDw58bmFiVHcrJxYuTx1OxPK7hZOqrJxTZDTn3hnjBNYFVTIUZ5n-OZntqOxuT0D31iytlogGV2cPhEmJ6CNVh0S7wnjNJ6dNAkMDOIJtgHYAT3pwyxJvNYrKbhBuuqx/s400/CIMG1431.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5263726758692063666" /></a><br /><br />Happy Halloween! Jaci dressed up as Tinker Bell and she was adorable. My mom came a few days ago and gets to spend a little over a week with us. We're having a great time relaxing and shopping and reading, etc. Our Halloween was pretty much over by the time the 31st rolled around. We went to 2 church Halloween parties and that was enough candy for Jaci. She didn't care at all about going around trick or treating. She's not patient enough to walk from house to house, or even car to car for the trunk or treats. She justs wants to run around, so we didn't do any trick or treating on the actual holliday. We're going to dress her up one more time to show my mom though. Today we're headed down to New Orleans to show my mom around a little. She's never been here, so we're going to do a little sight seeing and she really wants to try some Beignets. In fact, we better get going!Jillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12542289768300120539noreply@blogger.com5