tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-49439103839670825472023-11-16T05:07:56.302-08:00Howes At The BeachJackie Howehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08708915694120579246noreply@blogger.comBlogger61125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4943910383967082547.post-18158100316709468392012-08-24T00:03:00.002-07:002012-08-24T00:03:29.817-07:00Mother's Day with my Kinder and Preschooler <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Happy Mother's Day Mommy. So blessed to be this a mother to this cute guy. </td></tr>
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<br />Jackie Howehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08708915694120579246noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4943910383967082547.post-49307226791042672022012-08-23T23:51:00.002-07:002012-08-23T23:51:33.534-07:00Lake Powell in April<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="text-align: center;">Majestic Lake Powell. Vast space of natural beauty. Serenity and happiness is all mine. </span></div>
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Jackie Howehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08708915694120579246noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4943910383967082547.post-8877744944460546402012-08-23T23:23:00.000-07:002012-08-23T23:23:57.844-07:00Valentine's Day<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMwZb5iJTOouwEX1apkALB6LicIs38zifcEsTuS4iumDOBl2OYGrBPfiB1At_9PrWN4eupI6sI03gTpUv2vrV2VdFVrXZ7ftsuy39e7N3Dx9lzN9qISsh1OVCVjzi1HFUFrHbhFHIdbjJF/s1600/Valentine%2527s+card+.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5709253330004847458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMwZb5iJTOouwEX1apkALB6LicIs38zifcEsTuS4iumDOBl2OYGrBPfiB1At_9PrWN4eupI6sI03gTpUv2vrV2VdFVrXZ7ftsuy39e7N3Dx9lzN9qISsh1OVCVjzi1HFUFrHbhFHIdbjJF/s320/Valentine%2527s+card+.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; float: right; height: 320px; margin: 0px 0px 10px 10px; width: 247px;" /></a><br />
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Every year around Valentine's Day, I tell myself that I will not stay up all night printing, cutting, gluing, addressing cards, yet I find myself every year staying up making cards for each child and really enjoying it. I realized last night as I was making the cards, I am living my dreams. I remember before becoming a mom, I day dreamed of the day when I can make cards, baking and decorating the cutest cup cakes, and showing my kids all the fun cool things to do and experience the historic places of the world. I feel the most happy when I am doing things for my kids. I feel like I am doing exactly what I was made to do and I enjoy every second of it. Now, this is not the same thing as picking up their toys or cleaning up their messes. These things I can live without, along with their constant bickering with each other. I can live without hearing, "Mommy, she touched my side of the chair." or "Mommy, she looked at me." Parenting would be so much easier if everything I do would bring the blissful feeling of making Valentines cards.</div>
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Jackie Howehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08708915694120579246noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4943910383967082547.post-66455468792403164652012-08-23T23:22:00.002-07:002012-08-23T23:22:56.682-07:00Tinker-Bell Run<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLq2XrYVqUMpTCmLBEHG6iCgxtLKjGO787F2X2b6OHD4PhjrSBLHYATyPzkMnpbjDfavKxuKjEfhmvFU4F1GOmETFzlo12Dw7u7nsgh6T7ApZ2dxiSuV5yAQXvknqCiJrtZIsQ6Pvrx5yj/s1600/TINKA+BELL+RACES%252C+MARATHON++23.jpg"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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Jackie Howehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08708915694120579246noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4943910383967082547.post-21963987110165010322012-01-29T23:17:00.001-08:002012-01-29T23:25:04.678-08:00December 2011<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzH70LAGb6yrzCaBUjbwgR0cDZhJkY2ezK2WteIobAxmyJUQYzYp8bn0AW4DlR1p5cLe7Ia5QIUMrtaq_tuLGplrc1fn22KbP-o_N1EHTrwFkInLXIm0wAOUtMOf5AaevadyZ29L5ooXc3/s1600/1+night+in+Bethlehem+1.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 214px; height: 320px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5703322135180928050" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzH70LAGb6yrzCaBUjbwgR0cDZhJkY2ezK2WteIobAxmyJUQYzYp8bn0AW4DlR1p5cLe7Ia5QIUMrtaq_tuLGplrc1fn22KbP-o_N1EHTrwFkInLXIm0wAOUtMOf5AaevadyZ29L5ooXc3/s320/1+night+in+Bethlehem+1.JPG" /></a><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcbeW1sDcC0qFQLKUKF-dZJv2BHwirCf7gwpYQGJK8oFRj0Ulkt5TRVm8P78rig-BeAv-ypPpsRtgbfPUmPYr7Wbm15bnmbihTfvBqbOOl99zJrqERuhjFsJM_j-_Ab3mh1lMJscHCIe87/s1600/CHRISTMAS+DAY+10.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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width: 320px; height: 214px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5703321282263925138" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXbkm4KbcNFviN2r1b18r_QqqmT9jZvwtnIGQ-NSB2BNF1N43jtIc2sMT_tNeq4_vA3nDg0T9nmaNZNEaN_jHdsuxu7lcFQ9L-LeXnyfBhGPNfrgveLONvNIINYbtAN-cNIfG-dubArFxg/s320/FLAGSTAFF%252C+ARIZONA+68.JPG" /></a></div></div>Jackie Howehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08708915694120579246noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4943910383967082547.post-52645720344330778382011-12-20T00:33:00.001-08:002012-01-28T22:49:51.384-08:00THANKSGIVING 2011<div><div align="center"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRYfilMu3LLL0bfywU94oMGZ9QblKK-PabwRQNn8Lq6X8qmSIK-5DPdo-Tn34mJmdlEGxtVqDrydy8FGTdst2IIA00GW6vq_wXugB1xtcR6sVajgpdcSCboXKkRlS0DeYaFxjEGt0l0RPV/s1600/THANKSGIVING+2011+102.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 214px; height: 320px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5688127654368326786" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRYfilMu3LLL0bfywU94oMGZ9QblKK-PabwRQNn8Lq6X8qmSIK-5DPdo-Tn34mJmdlEGxtVqDrydy8FGTdst2IIA00GW6vq_wXugB1xtcR6sVajgpdcSCboXKkRlS0DeYaFxjEGt0l0RPV/s320/THANKSGIVING+2011+102.JPG" /></a>Great entertaining featuring Piper<br /><div><div align="center"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKtdw9duqM7crFXlEOdchOdUXhr-ghPaB-EZf_VJX3mUCGh2B72GaYBVHIFQCifrvnGiHZTzKy2PgAT6jJhE-39BVtZTaWMhm1xt0T8-1wINLwBK1xPNOawr74Cc0qxG9qOGU9mUDDwd3T/s1600/THANKSGIVING+2011+94.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 253px; height: 320px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5688126805936347394" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKtdw9duqM7crFXlEOdchOdUXhr-ghPaB-EZf_VJX3mUCGh2B72GaYBVHIFQCifrvnGiHZTzKy2PgAT6jJhE-39BVtZTaWMhm1xt0T8-1wINLwBK1xPNOawr74Cc0qxG9qOGU9mUDDwd3T/s320/THANKSGIVING+2011+94.JPG" /></a>18 Kids between the 4 of us, 18 years old to a 4-month old.<br /><div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9ucUYUIJ9L247XZw-TWoSaKNAJdiywJ-8nZHBDXjwPJq8DpAC3zLmT7jBsM7QZEGykQgBASdRXSxxTKRDDbLf7jFcSyJYDDrn2Ka3EmmMgCc48ezuFzUUx2TZUK7jWJeuSUf4PXzoXQja/s1600/THANKSGIVING+2011+74.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 320px; height: 199px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5688126798972032034" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9ucUYUIJ9L247XZw-TWoSaKNAJdiywJ-8nZHBDXjwPJq8DpAC3zLmT7jBsM7QZEGykQgBASdRXSxxTKRDDbLf7jFcSyJYDDrn2Ka3EmmMgCc48ezuFzUUx2TZUK7jWJeuSUf4PXzoXQja/s320/THANKSGIVING+2011+74.JPG" /></a>Good friends, good food, good times. I am very thankful for my friends and family.</div></div></div></div></div></div>Jackie Howehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08708915694120579246noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4943910383967082547.post-29013409760795166572011-10-28T23:10:00.003-07:002011-10-28T23:13:32.267-07:00Glowing Holloween Creations<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieKqF7LMfk63shNwyPkDm6v82CIcmW6O7Z-j9aXLd7bnIbb71ifiOiGFXhbYG6ikJpp01E_kg-Q5Ygwojcdx918M3wdwotAJu6MPmoJp2nRQQAR9TPowvyiRBk2nCkYjNmYKWQIt2QMTY5/s1600/Carved+pumkins++2011.+1.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 400px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5668792935526938674" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieKqF7LMfk63shNwyPkDm6v82CIcmW6O7Z-j9aXLd7bnIbb71ifiOiGFXhbYG6ikJpp01E_kg-Q5Ygwojcdx918M3wdwotAJu6MPmoJp2nRQQAR9TPowvyiRBk2nCkYjNmYKWQIt2QMTY5/s400/Carved+pumkins++2011.+1.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDPPXl4qyL_79_jHH4KigmNMXUUtmT8bESbalIjOBOONYYJGNUFEoZzgmsnT1F8Z9afWbxKtwXEKGL5P9KTr7i7RDIkSO-4dKjsgRn_HnwvLwgV4mtfdee7puNjCxaW1LbPKOgy35Vdkge/s1600/Carved+pumkins++2011.+4.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 400px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5668792928876839010" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDPPXl4qyL_79_jHH4KigmNMXUUtmT8bESbalIjOBOONYYJGNUFEoZzgmsnT1F8Z9afWbxKtwXEKGL5P9KTr7i7RDIkSO-4dKjsgRn_HnwvLwgV4mtfdee7puNjCxaW1LbPKOgy35Vdkge/s400/Carved+pumkins++2011.+4.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div>Chad's Jack Pumpkin. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5kbCHlnpa0trPYhHg45fniyP5JdR45awpuv4qdZmF7us6iTbNpCYMmfseuGS4wZLFAGelzHJnE-VDFp9yxedSaF7yE0VEJKqW9RqEijmUucrot2lnW6wuZcCfLRnPF5eKQMcX1UPB0FUs/s1600/Carved+pumkins++2011.+5.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 400px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5668792928951450786" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5kbCHlnpa0trPYhHg45fniyP5JdR45awpuv4qdZmF7us6iTbNpCYMmfseuGS4wZLFAGelzHJnE-VDFp9yxedSaF7yE0VEJKqW9RqEijmUucrot2lnW6wuZcCfLRnPF5eKQMcX1UPB0FUs/s400/Carved+pumkins++2011.+5.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div>Piper's own creation<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSjuR06izZA6_bqE0w5gT_pZrDdsLtym6up3FzvBLzjmEUk7vrHIyT1RK7qlJmbU8zzlOaY_inkVox3PIglfL_YAZBDLWFYXU1mDqgKprfP3ZZ2tyk9Wtv7MQeCpCAFYyMbEHTRcxPIuvV/s1600/Carved+pumkins++2011.+3.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 400px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5668792920284349218" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSjuR06izZA6_bqE0w5gT_pZrDdsLtym6up3FzvBLzjmEUk7vrHIyT1RK7qlJmbU8zzlOaY_inkVox3PIglfL_YAZBDLWFYXU1mDqgKprfP3ZZ2tyk9Wtv7MQeCpCAFYyMbEHTRcxPIuvV/s400/Carved+pumkins++2011.+3.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div>Ch<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAFtRrfFE75BIK9tuo2CUvfPY6wMnczhmq4hRiIJpXi3oPKdPR8OlSGikfEHYAGhUphlWXtcUvG2CAfYmZhh8apyO95o-rIgWR1Kk5Sav9urvbmSZZ4kM_G0qM9_Ep1kOHNahvZmeC9aJ4/s1600/Carved+pumkins++2011.+2.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 400px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5668792920974625026" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAFtRrfFE75BIK9tuo2CUvfPY6wMnczhmq4hRiIJpXi3oPKdPR8OlSGikfEHYAGhUphlWXtcUvG2CAfYmZhh8apyO95o-rIgWR1Kk5Sav9urvbmSZZ4kM_G0qM9_Ep1kOHNahvZmeC9aJ4/s400/Carved+pumkins++2011.+2.jpg" /></a>loe's carving. <br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div>Buffy's ghost</div></div></div></div></div>Jackie Howehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08708915694120579246noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4943910383967082547.post-43461671779311441222011-10-28T22:22:00.000-07:002011-10-28T22:32:12.811-07:00Taking Golf on like a Pro<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi1Z5J7KHCMncsZz4OZdbfa4FK6iSq6-MaDLlKIu-ZTrcUxWTSpl7EQd42NEjih4Z5SECVpmaLiNqjtEM-E1fIsBFw7hbXoTNL2ECpG1d8qTdQbFD3TkyE32tHMvZQoer_BO0ZLay8k1-i/s1600/Chad+Golfing+5.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 400px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5668781257400279554" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi1Z5J7KHCMncsZz4OZdbfa4FK6iSq6-MaDLlKIu-ZTrcUxWTSpl7EQd42NEjih4Z5SECVpmaLiNqjtEM-E1fIsBFw7hbXoTNL2ECpG1d8qTdQbFD3TkyE32tHMvZQoer_BO0ZLay8k1-i/s400/Chad+Golfing+5.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div>Check out h<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH0FVFsKrnixBQ-ydyd7TlsA9CFso8g7Rbea90yBwFMCeXKSqn9qZSBMHB2OEvAavFU5yX0B4JoriujSkknuBlR9szgHBKrmlfl3yecp04K5TihdiwmBZ1950iKA_qcej7IALEzI8kroPp/s1600/Chad+Golfing+10.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 400px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5668781250004937234" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH0FVFsKrnixBQ-ydyd7TlsA9CFso8g7Rbea90yBwFMCeXKSqn9qZSBMHB2OEvAavFU5yX0B4JoriujSkknuBlR9szgHBKrmlfl3yecp04K5TihdiwmBZ1950iKA_qcej7IALEzI8kroPp/s400/Chad+Golfing+10.JPG" /></a>is form. LOVE him.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnG2UowWc7uxLjoUxNEXnwotG6bwYdjfFM0kIjs0jVOxABGpZNLWlnPhPnLfw5On-8rx7TP7kELgS7vZyQwjPky2AsM9nh8jjvdWJnEThAaKqQT3YUJd-QdUhzvaSp_qH2xzspgH1A4dAt/s1600/Chad+Golfing+11.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 400px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5668781246529853938" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnG2UowWc7uxLjoUxNEXnwotG6bwYdjfFM0kIjs0jVOxABGpZNLWlnPhPnLfw5On-8rx7TP7kELgS7vZyQwjPky2AsM9nh8jjvdWJnEThAaKqQT3YUJd-QdUhzvaSp_qH2xzspgH1A4dAt/s400/Chad+Golfing+11.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6afktGTsNDB2iTWMDLDsUGh34yLnf5D-bRnAfVQCZvAaO_GeTNAZqjNhPCYiKRY2cDOydG3YpnsG1iCSP9YevGjEO3XrpAIGSY9cr6Z-FtumESVPPw9BerB8C8OfwfFEXalYzEVmLnQLg/s1600/Chad+Golfing+12.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 400px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5668781248840276402" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6afktGTsNDB2iTWMDLDsUGh34yLnf5D-bRnAfVQCZvAaO_GeTNAZqjNhPCYiKRY2cDOydG3YpnsG1iCSP9YevGjEO3XrpAIGSY9cr6Z-FtumESVPPw9BerB8C8OfwfFEXalYzEVmLnQLg/s400/Chad+Golfing+12.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5BVw5imqhS_m9Ab9llqZCGiN44O-b0xHY9WC2szVjaWg2VbuqXyd7ItjmRTMW6R7lAV1OesF2kwagmw8rBJATg2Xq2MKJpRM41WXuzQiPMVAy8k8ZYIgNylFyiKu2jfLncxUvfiKcPzQG/s1600/Chad+Golfing+5.JPG"></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Jackie Howehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08708915694120579246noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4943910383967082547.post-70370638430094773502011-10-04T20:38:00.000-07:002011-10-05T21:55:20.614-07:00NEW SCHOOL YEAR<div align="center"></div><br /><p align="center">My friends have asked me if I cried because my last baby staredpre-school. I have never been the mom who cries when her child starts school. From my first-born, Buffy to now my baby-boy Chad. On the contrary, I feel exchited for my childre as they venture onto new learning adventures. I love to hear theexcitement voice as they share with me the events of their day. Usually, it's something non-academic. I will never forget when Chloe came homeandtoldmeoneofthekids inherkindergarten classsaid a bad word. I asked her what the word is andshetoldme it was the "S"word. Come to find ou the word was "stupid". Comical for sure.</p><br /><p align="center">This year, all my kids are in school and I have to admit, I do like having a quiet house for a couple of hours. On the first day of school, when I picked Chad up, with a shocking voice he said to me, "Mommy, there are girls in my in my school!!! WHY???" I have to let him know that they do allow girls to be educated now. Where does he think his sisters go to every day??<br /></p><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR2jEnPBwQWkbips8LwKFwNxVEbHjirLYQAavYSNIMB-GEHzFwgqwn1QoioukcBhCNLVbodJXvjVSza4uR3cNpwHqXHHhhtajbgZDGfTlEMuSlzXkUGJwemsKswZSF6qrV_MIsnEacv6Hq/s1600/2011-09-13+10.36.11.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 268px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5660225901500755730" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR2jEnPBwQWkbips8LwKFwNxVEbHjirLYQAavYSNIMB-GEHzFwgqwn1QoioukcBhCNLVbodJXvjVSza4uR3cNpwHqXHHhhtajbgZDGfTlEMuSlzXkUGJwemsKswZSF6qrV_MIsnEacv6Hq/s400/2011-09-13+10.36.11.jpg" /></a> Chad already for pre-school<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge7_9dhIkiQqhz0LprkqZyGNx5cec7cJH8w-7z1WU8rnykv69kqn8EFwI70p0LpWHtchNQweZKXvNLf9tZFzwjWfG_yRkGfj2-zzeEaph0lJLPhyphenhyphenWWZSrsf3k1fGEjx2EMh06-f-N6-fGO/s1600/FIRST+DAY+OF+SCHOOL+OAE19.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 296px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5660225826043085442" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge7_9dhIkiQqhz0LprkqZyGNx5cec7cJH8w-7z1WU8rnykv69kqn8EFwI70p0LpWHtchNQweZKXvNLf9tZFzwjWfG_yRkGfj2-zzeEaph0lJLPhyphenhyphenWWZSrsf3k1fGEjx2EMh06-f-N6-fGO/s400/FIRST+DAY+OF+SCHOOL+OAE19.JPG" /></a> Piper my big kindergartener<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfcJmeCroFhY6rVRuM1Vo0Y7E799uLFkGQF68v1QpsAwK6TsC9zaKSAL5milmvsXuMS0QNRP-S2YSYXdfh9zkHFfS7XXqhkaTv0tFAPq-DEPXw8DsOVdGqYIver6RMEgjyl_iy5bsTPv0I/s1600/FIRST+DAY+OF+SCHOOL+OAE11.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 269px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 381px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5660225826126126946" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfcJmeCroFhY6rVRuM1Vo0Y7E799uLFkGQF68v1QpsAwK6TsC9zaKSAL5milmvsXuMS0QNRP-S2YSYXdfh9zkHFfS7XXqhkaTv0tFAPq-DEPXw8DsOVdGqYIver6RMEgjyl_iy5bsTPv0I/s400/FIRST+DAY+OF+SCHOOL+OAE11.JPG" /></a> Sweet Chloe, ready for 2nd grade<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiijjmFn1HmX1AZMOp91-GeavBYU0VtkT5rVPhgCZFLn0SxMS8n87xILQ6owXRr0rMvTp_ywGxpYE1l49-5g615QGCd5SmsSgrKEvSy4D1XC_ME1uxuX186P1Tw7pnCDRvOLETryLCNxIv9/s1600/FIRST+DAY+OF+SCHOOL+OAE12.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 236px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5660225821188825810" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiijjmFn1HmX1AZMOp91-GeavBYU0VtkT5rVPhgCZFLn0SxMS8n87xILQ6owXRr0rMvTp_ywGxpYE1l49-5g615QGCd5SmsSgrKEvSy4D1XC_ME1uxuX186P1Tw7pnCDRvOLETryLCNxIv9/s400/FIRST+DAY+OF+SCHOOL+OAE12.JPG" /></a> Can't believe Buffy is in 4th grade<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM71KoqVMm-2zRtX5UXWUczQJSsZo1Gber1LI7zo5qniNqzG-t9PAxBnl1MmOWEkxWBvjLLue029JzP0osqFjzlc2_hIKzngLFsInucM96QBFffg86AkK703pZQRI4nBPuHMkq2DIWWcji/s1600/2011-09-13+10.57.35.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5660225823623570322" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM71KoqVMm-2zRtX5UXWUczQJSsZo1Gber1LI7zo5qniNqzG-t9PAxBnl1MmOWEkxWBvjLLue029JzP0osqFjzlc2_hIKzngLFsInucM96QBFffg86AkK703pZQRI4nBPuHMkq2DIWWcji/s400/2011-09-13+10.57.35.jpg" /></a>Going over the basics<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCuTTyUCYrnS5vHq05KuNWVfQLWkPqAgzv4zGpWuuLv9TMtenP_Ylx_4fsfpb-m_seYrCp4LtUgYpykHAYqCjVsgJmNvrAn-IST9k0n_9KDEGdkZXfyHAkNht2SQKV8D2kbd-sd_2Aul73/s1600/2011-09-13+10.30.47.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5660225820335321042" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCuTTyUCYrnS5vHq05KuNWVfQLWkPqAgzv4zGpWuuLv9TMtenP_Ylx_4fsfpb-m_seYrCp4LtUgYpykHAYqCjVsgJmNvrAn-IST9k0n_9KDEGdkZXfyHAkNht2SQKV8D2kbd-sd_2Aul73/s400/2011-09-13+10.30.47.jpg" /></a> Chad and Daddy </div>Jackie Howehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08708915694120579246noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4943910383967082547.post-76135538827972160772011-07-05T15:38:00.001-07:002011-07-11T07:53:58.663-07:00Colorado River<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKsBRav2STcNfcmCEewqx4kcP_4Vvph8BhkWRewIFrMELLtxCzR-uf8G51u7xMlUDopeQ6Xh_WuNjlp-eftH9bAdLGpQD4Bq4ePv-w_Nb7d1SyPnZhV2l03Z5HIcJJcG7JYQt19ycHdf1d/s1600/JUNE+2011.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 400px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 225px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5628104964721048674" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKsBRav2STcNfcmCEewqx4kcP_4Vvph8BhkWRewIFrMELLtxCzR-uf8G51u7xMlUDopeQ6Xh_WuNjlp-eftH9bAdLGpQD4Bq4ePv-w_Nb7d1SyPnZhV2l03Z5HIcJJcG7JYQt19ycHdf1d/s400/JUNE+2011.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div>Every summer we look forward to going to the Colorado River in Arizona just our family. We avoid the crowds of people by going during the weekdays. It's truly one of my favorite places to go to make memories as a family. The warm water, the hot dry air, just beautiful and peaceful. I love the stillness of the water, and the echoing of our kids laughter up and down the river. This is how we do summer.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirmRkOp45jaGWZ5Wd7nJ-_oJeFw_YF5izkT79Dq5yIyFgMkCfso8LUTykSd9cykjw0KaZP6Cf0JlyWQBgPKwT8dtvrT4JuZ92cXrT8q__vcv7QmY0f3VgkBpl1H0CUa9LtfsAT4cd-Xkhu/s1600/YUMA+%252812%2529.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 400px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5626005258583820370" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirmRkOp45jaGWZ5Wd7nJ-_oJeFw_YF5izkT79Dq5yIyFgMkCfso8LUTykSd9cykjw0KaZP6Cf0JlyWQBgPKwT8dtvrT4JuZ92cXrT8q__vcv7QmY0f3VgkBpl1H0CUa9LtfsAT4cd-Xkhu/s400/YUMA+%252812%2529.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkknrq08CTUo2W01dcg8cFR0_n0L5Jd2_UjSJAclmJ-0IPISXci8S0YXNhB3yzOg9q2_vsodttU8Pni307x5beLu12GhYa-KsW0odvvMzWqXxNhhiiK98tiH8K6g6TrL-l1QtjJSD2Pqg9/s1600/YUMA+%25281%2529.JPG"></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkpknu3BKSfC6wMpK6M8PXGR1bp4eB9gvgdRDJnBWtXqXbqPJKT7_woQytNyaWuATzy0trdc1MAPtKmDRRJRNQdAnjDzI9h-DfTR6uid1AafPFQvseUmU8AWzBFyLtNMRF62uCetDya92O/s1600/YUMA+%252818%2529.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 400px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5626001820401254354" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkpknu3BKSfC6wMpK6M8PXGR1bp4eB9gvgdRDJnBWtXqXbqPJKT7_woQytNyaWuATzy0trdc1MAPtKmDRRJRNQdAnjDzI9h-DfTR6uid1AafPFQvseUmU8AWzBFyLtNMRF62uCetDya92O/s400/YUMA+%252818%2529.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL9DaKNTFZrwz0ZLfvZxMCgnHflk6Mb4_eA2GPzAqzpHm06AaPQUcRfIJ2zh3915rjJmZ5DaLERBm0MzXIwVfee6AogRgFeUkhmnNqstzQBRv9gvITg838t9bw1Z6DueBBJNk7yPE6zLcj/s1600/YUMA+%25289%2529.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 400px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5626001818983763602" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL9DaKNTFZrwz0ZLfvZxMCgnHflk6Mb4_eA2GPzAqzpHm06AaPQUcRfIJ2zh3915rjJmZ5DaLERBm0MzXIwVfee6AogRgFeUkhmnNqstzQBRv9gvITg838t9bw1Z6DueBBJNk7yPE6zLcj/s400/YUMA+%25289%2529.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Jackie Howehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08708915694120579246noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4943910383967082547.post-11821186163598794042011-07-03T23:15:00.000-07:002011-07-04T13:41:28.148-07:00Uncle Everett's Desert Ranch<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJOaSGBugQ4mHFv1OfSqqus7nC2fzvzmxD_qGv7Bc1b1m9S36sQEhCmGxViXe7GRNd_AAm0jLKKSBO0GyEoGapSeCNRyyj0ey3TVDWCouEl97FgYgEItc3SJ3yMP2dhWrUodMDtXEE2SDv/s1600/DSC00040.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 400px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5625599189067295554" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJOaSGBugQ4mHFv1OfSqqus7nC2fzvzmxD_qGv7Bc1b1m9S36sQEhCmGxViXe7GRNd_AAm0jLKKSBO0GyEoGapSeCNRyyj0ey3TVDWCouEl97FgYgEItc3SJ3yMP2dhWrUodMDtXEE2SDv/s400/DSC00040.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div align="justify"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBNhsLPP6mFHpj0nyGvMO_aPU5i6biyNiUbfANKHzAU2OY_Yf9o2jwRlawYe81HSm6KNog2ZDl0pjqykXQcOCOiQ47LX0lgPkGTV5xW7_fXlhXqJKs50PRwe18WNSuYsZ8-ZjHX5PzQdSt/s1600/SUMMER1.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 225px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5625584636131894274" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBNhsLPP6mFHpj0nyGvMO_aPU5i6biyNiUbfANKHzAU2OY_Yf9o2jwRlawYe81HSm6KNog2ZDl0pjqykXQcOCOiQ47LX0lgPkGTV5xW7_fXlhXqJKs50PRwe18WNSuYsZ8-ZjHX5PzQdSt/s400/SUMMER1.jpg" /></a>I'd thought to give the kids a great start on their summer this year by visiting Everett's ranch in the desert. This place has everything possible to entertain the kids all day. This is the first summer which I feel like I can enjoy all the kids swimming without having to chase a baby. Now that Chad is turning 3, he's just is one the older kids. All I have to do is sit there with a book and make sure everyone has plenty of sunblock. We invited some of our neighbor friends to come with us and all the kids swam all day in the lake and pool. There's was no other sound other than that of the kids laughing and having a great time. The only thing that was missing was John. We will have to come back with him before summer is over. <img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 267px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5625564831586621906" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-4uzK6vPUN7x1-J3k6mdBCbxvopq1tTZKeLUzyxxHYsY_lramD47suizIOpOTIy3RRhziNqmVQAK1UpDcthRLFjy8LqhwjJIso17Nkr9ii7BMfoHLSJhSWna0WUuq4_mS-Xq9blg1yKXJ/s400/DSC09950.JPG" /><br /><br /><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="left"><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="left"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA2ZDn_gPd09pNCPhqamDndmFuj3lYN0vZS1o5y3n3xUsrr4-6X0D8Ql5zknVGCm5YSLn0hCD6Gsdy9XAMGiWutYTsb7S5dPJPTSR7Mw5sflUH9-tENrAWeGBf8tBGceNRBA4UC0mlbDnS/s1600/DSC00007.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5625564823403568754" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA2ZDn_gPd09pNCPhqamDndmFuj3lYN0vZS1o5y3n3xUsrr4-6X0D8Ql5zknVGCm5YSLn0hCD6Gsdy9XAMGiWutYTsb7S5dPJPTSR7Mw5sflUH9-tENrAWeGBf8tBGceNRBA4UC0mlbDnS/s400/DSC00007.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="left"></div><br /><br /><div align="left"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhhMBJL_x-IMWaMl8Ryq9Dp0_994fq-8sSTVNiQ1j0oI-_bvwMaKw0UegQXDmNkmhNyp1yk3iGVt3FRgKIvNmPQuecWhTT8aVivnoXctVLDMOrYYxMrLQKxxLL8X9VZiDh53fYN1lyDTSG/s1600/EVERETT%2527S+%252830%2529.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; 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MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 225px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5625378921225354642" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKzbbumdh_bvuKkcJCn4gmRMM2tRAEGX4QAeFylM7RKHD1kgRMlBjGTAEv4nob6nILWnyTP9AO47NrwK4JAQy7I7TFtDVtvul7okStOzG1rcPO14NTBplD7ue0ZBgpo_bZP2EsGM3PJGob/s400/Dessert+house%252C+Lake.jpg" />Jackie Howehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08708915694120579246noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4943910383967082547.post-19193670766653783722011-06-28T22:32:00.000-07:002011-07-11T09:42:25.361-07:00Cabo<div align="center">Been married for 10 years. </div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtWInApSfeXfNq7Rffbyc0U1rRKni8HE0V3T9mRRqp3kHvIIsOBDAncHTNYMC6MBQXrJFdZm8g_8tGz5L2qJAIViVKX09iEyxL8H0ZVTryotV8SP8Q6kKcwsCHWR-qIVsT_X3wbily4UGl/s1600/DSC09918.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5623516728622785330" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtWInApSfeXfNq7Rffbyc0U1rRKni8HE0V3T9mRRqp3kHvIIsOBDAncHTNYMC6MBQXrJFdZm8g_8tGz5L2qJAIViVKX09iEyxL8H0ZVTryotV8SP8Q6kKcwsCHWR-qIVsT_X3wbily4UGl/s320/DSC09918.JPG" /></a> <br /><div align="center">Me paddle boarding around this giant floating city to the arch.</div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB48XgAx1vZ4RqQ06J3Rcwo2g0O3gvCyALGJ3LR8N-xXlSj6hGoidKbLDGXDIoceLu5wRPrPr6_4Qa9IeDzJU1PMoHCbjDPbKgj5XCuXMJsDrdDSOA8p4TM1CHSzxfA0PSBFl1wZGeVWrn/s1600/DSC09905.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; 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MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5623514839544506658" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidVolOH-aIkgyALYHGkecUAARTYOM7yfktvr9VfTknpxjOZEn-BliLgF3aV7K1xdYIGgMsQsxFqf1K7-sss9qsNzGDAbSysRNvBW0I4QVq2_3WSjLRUyKKPUzXCMeW264q_C_Uv3BVEPgH/s320/DSC09892.JPG" /></a></div>Jackie Howehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08708915694120579246noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4943910383967082547.post-78491312723099356202011-05-14T22:12:00.000-07:002011-07-04T18:57:45.101-07:00Father-n-Son Campout<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp7ZOl5k2fnX9t01TCuL4eY9SWuhi_OVNHFiF8RBqXmZPFjkThYBIWQzBiot_82ZoSS4mkOUQWpZxKR0m9ZwSrfBfDhYbDjxQ5pGkNT0p-FM9bspPmD_2yKyS2_X-40akLIVKTwCk44iGh/s1600/FATHER+AND+SON+CAMPOUT30.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5606812903267334290" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp7ZOl5k2fnX9t01TCuL4eY9SWuhi_OVNHFiF8RBqXmZPFjkThYBIWQzBiot_82ZoSS4mkOUQWpZxKR0m9ZwSrfBfDhYbDjxQ5pGkNT0p-FM9bspPmD_2yKyS2_X-40akLIVKTwCk44iGh/s320/FATHER+AND+SON+CAMPOUT30.JPG" /></a> Teaching Chad to fish<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR_miJy4nz7sz5yaXeq8ETKHkm3VNHXr16NnkCoxifIKw-dOWHflmiYtTJoMkUXpywuT7vuKIRrYC_pkXYoBguYVLNtZOfYqDD-XWFkUswammJIVWqK4d0czCF3izvum9h44cqvdCUrRg_/s1600/FATHER+AND+SON+CAMPOUT44.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5606812900678754978" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR_miJy4nz7sz5yaXeq8ETKHkm3VNHXr16NnkCoxifIKw-dOWHflmiYtTJoMkUXpywuT7vuKIRrYC_pkXYoBguYVLNtZOfYqDD-XWFkUswammJIVWqK4d0czCF3izvum9h44cqvdCUrRg_/s320/FATHER+AND+SON+CAMPOUT44.JPG" /></a> On the way home they saw a tank museum and had to stop to check it out.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid13kAanJacPLGo7IlQoC3vW3So2upaIO8UiJiOmmyECmSVIutQ22bGs_-Ozew_iGrVgkr6uTD3Q0NJLMnJpHCsvb1IuOUyELNOqeBYDv40pr2Rx5oH_6xeuMbmSsygrcWy99QW4J3JvrK/s1600/FATHER+AND+SON+CAMPOUT45.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5606812895798479458" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid13kAanJacPLGo7IlQoC3vW3So2upaIO8UiJiOmmyECmSVIutQ22bGs_-Ozew_iGrVgkr6uTD3Q0NJLMnJpHCsvb1IuOUyELNOqeBYDv40pr2Rx5oH_6xeuMbmSsygrcWy99QW4J3JvrK/s320/FATHER+AND+SON+CAMPOUT45.JPG" /></a></div><br /><div align="center"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5606811092417181266" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFvWX21pTPjPZVkw9BEBy42O4Tcp11f8LrtC_x5AUxVz_JarPv1OU_K_9BIlh4Bw607we4HeHsxF2uERdo8QR8b9dSBovTm4QqIz7ro4xmT9jhQS-cgrD3n6ECiOh2B32IhF2taVQm9Moe/s320/FATHER+AND+SON+CAMPOUT36.JPG" /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkiKxzs6UfwGjlMjwXcqWNlsZwEP6Ff3zhEJ-jCz1e7L_AoJcdbSi6NY0bwDmZBIVUgeDf0yPHgaihgdX-yjh6enrf-ifgtJPL88cDvg-slRVUe1f0Tc8zlWGvauciq-O-3CCZFG-Ipj-6/s1600/FATHER+AND+SON+CAMPOUT40.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5606811093247387346" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkiKxzs6UfwGjlMjwXcqWNlsZwEP6Ff3zhEJ-jCz1e7L_AoJcdbSi6NY0bwDmZBIVUgeDf0yPHgaihgdX-yjh6enrf-ifgtJPL88cDvg-slRVUe1f0Tc8zlWGvauciq-O-3CCZFG-Ipj-6/s320/FATHER+AND+SON+CAMPOUT40.JPG" /></a> <img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5606811087841359746" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf3Db-OPyeEFxbSr_lGmEqXNgEHqNx8X6VIJPqQaHaro9S7z1eC1L5EoVwMP14TDd2e_jFzFNGMAfwgrDf5DOSXW56FpEMdvZUIOxp19ec2dUCJ7zng7Zvmw1GzIQjKx2tdJ1XwD8CdmLz/s320/FATHER+AND+SON+CAMPOUT2.JPG" /> Healthy breakfast, potato chips...yummy and Mommy is not here to take it away.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHBv4N46VD3M9RU8YRpS5kn3nF4RlyQNDHW-jnxGdNIffvotgvxn4_TyElrJoYBL0GpWbniVfj6M7lmMZVKhFBbo980WP22e0nR6SYFQuFne6fm3foVGl4MvtklRt4bqjdB1ji_htw0_K5/s1600/FATHER+AND+SON+CAMPOUT27.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5606811083245065938" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHBv4N46VD3M9RU8YRpS5kn3nF4RlyQNDHW-jnxGdNIffvotgvxn4_TyElrJoYBL0GpWbniVfj6M7lmMZVKhFBbo980WP22e0nR6SYFQuFne6fm3foVGl4MvtklRt4bqjdB1ji_htw0_K5/s320/FATHER+AND+SON+CAMPOUT27.JPG" /></a>A moment of stillness, Chad and Curtis waiting for the catch of the day.<br /></div><br /><div><br /><div><br /><div><br /><div><br /><div><br /><div><span style="font-size:0;"></span><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5606808387386092610" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguv68uRGSWoG-4w3nqEs1sUS8ieM-Qb-CxKBFT2xlEBwhPIIFGsLmMeq1FWgqpfnJ5OjDM8R49b44xhRkdnRK9kcoQ-CuQ4VpvWzP5WP0rtZtP2BpFWrvtS579IPUNrT5_bw0e_mdUD0_V/s320/FATHER+AND+SON+CAMPOUT5.JPG" /> <br /><div>First father-n-son <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-error">campout</span> was successful. Chad had so much fun and he was wiped out by the end of the day. </div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br /></div>Jackie Howehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08708915694120579246noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4943910383967082547.post-69728150477608169772011-04-28T13:21:00.000-07:002011-04-28T13:44:08.794-07:00<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDB6WpsA5rGinmEpLxSx1Yolc1l6iJsnEZS4WhEec59A2UN9J6dhVvLPdxNIbXt91juv2H3q3vyKECaINCYis6Mx_98a2F7qsPucw_Pog6ESVe1UOQbJZ04CeF5mltJsFhDoUlBnVMowUF/s1600/LAKE+MARY%252C+FLAGSTAFF%252C+AZ+68.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5600735760967135314" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDB6WpsA5rGinmEpLxSx1Yolc1l6iJsnEZS4WhEec59A2UN9J6dhVvLPdxNIbXt91juv2H3q3vyKECaINCYis6Mx_98a2F7qsPucw_Pog6ESVe1UOQbJZ04CeF5mltJsFhDoUlBnVMowUF/s320/LAKE+MARY%252C+FLAGSTAFF%252C+AZ+68.JPG" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong>Lake Mary at Sunset</strong></span></div><br /><div align="center"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0gwGmG5n3XMJD7ZA-6qz7yr0QUbIjaSUbvd8Rt9V0WM0Db2Ra502rOGHG4wjsHKNVKNIJrRD_foTc60xHvdFle9w1G0jAx_BPhEkaPdIWuOgzlbqS90zkKQbVoo5vkbxBkQSvPPC1ZPRq/s1600/LAKE+MARY%252C+FLAGSTAFF%252C+AZ+10.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5600735750055130530" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0gwGmG5n3XMJD7ZA-6qz7yr0QUbIjaSUbvd8Rt9V0WM0Db2Ra502rOGHG4wjsHKNVKNIJrRD_foTc60xHvdFle9w1G0jAx_BPhEkaPdIWuOgzlbqS90zkKQbVoo5vkbxBkQSvPPC1ZPRq/s320/LAKE+MARY%252C+FLAGSTAFF%252C+AZ+10.JPG" /></a> Olivia and Chloe<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYyIM82MkJeUbrz4XbZLizPBHMSV036B-GtWHnmjNgBP9W_Jnlhfve4IMJgYUQbM_3w4EDAHlaKSlPWshTYl9mn74owmie-xLLEmkCARt1kAB4dX47NyrjtcW8CMkXBnH_I7wiDsdch2nK/s1600/LAKE+MARY%252C+FLAGSTAFF%252C+AZ+09.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5600735743306302130" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYyIM82MkJeUbrz4XbZLizPBHMSV036B-GtWHnmjNgBP9W_Jnlhfve4IMJgYUQbM_3w4EDAHlaKSlPWshTYl9mn74owmie-xLLEmkCARt1kAB4dX47NyrjtcW8CMkXBnH_I7wiDsdch2nK/s320/LAKE+MARY%252C+FLAGSTAFF%252C+AZ+09.JPG" /></a> Ellie and Buffy</div><br /><div><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJqUxD65q0d-wO_IotzP45v5E0UdAfUHc-X1sA65xi7FfFgKoGWClFgjYz3LQrty_fvx_Bn5GA80LtX6E30FqHtJSEVxIE-IZb63D282i1LwJM_P6RclEkKqiHt2mHJen0VFfopM6g90jw/s1600/LAKE+MARY%252C+FLAGSTAFF%252C+AZ+15.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5600735730861011938" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJqUxD65q0d-wO_IotzP45v5E0UdAfUHc-X1sA65xi7FfFgKoGWClFgjYz3LQrty_fvx_Bn5GA80LtX6E30FqHtJSEVxIE-IZb63D282i1LwJM_P6RclEkKqiHt2mHJen0VFfopM6g90jw/s320/LAKE+MARY%252C+FLAGSTAFF%252C+AZ+15.JPG" /></a> Swinging monkeys</div><br /><div><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSQSjmmb_oYcJdwUgBTZfmhHmYsfCOPAouAXhUnGoAS1QdnCIjPGruggdqb_DqZdciApDAXOconCy6Af0xuSqDW_ifGGPweSRmjL-qGl0QD5nt0GjdbnJPvdTwlFYfC7EmsV4mBLVhMGzQ/s1600/LAKE+MARY%252C+FLAGSTAFF%252C+AZ+57.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5600735725375236610" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSQSjmmb_oYcJdwUgBTZfmhHmYsfCOPAouAXhUnGoAS1QdnCIjPGruggdqb_DqZdciApDAXOconCy6Af0xuSqDW_ifGGPweSRmjL-qGl0QD5nt0GjdbnJPvdTwlFYfC7EmsV4mBLVhMGzQ/s320/LAKE+MARY%252C+FLAGSTAFF%252C+AZ+57.JPG" /></a>Chad already to go</div><br /><div><br /><br /><div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGbIXuzpoTh7yC3cFnWvLtnGNgeEITVm9gU9WRA9tgH0BGoXMjmsNp71o98pNt4xuVav6JsCfDEweS_GSTvZrL_eZRRmHpt5M-imo8xSKdTqpGllFW0lsnZWM-sFLHS60jEGaiiwIkn_qt/s1600/LAKE+MARY%252C+FLAGSTAFF%252C+AZ+64.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5600734864149976402" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGbIXuzpoTh7yC3cFnWvLtnGNgeEITVm9gU9WRA9tgH0BGoXMjmsNp71o98pNt4xuVav6JsCfDEweS_GSTvZrL_eZRRmHpt5M-imo8xSKdTqpGllFW0lsnZWM-sFLHS60jEGaiiwIkn_qt/s320/LAKE+MARY%252C+FLAGSTAFF%252C+AZ+64.JPG" /></a>John working the waves. Gotta surf even in flat water.<br /></div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy7S5GgrBz1bjdmxXRFmlgnH-Jc8SLrCpGKgV5weTbXFo8nETazQtlzI8ovyoZg-6od8n1Na_Yj5OYfYf7fx7FbJJS8RaBwGVNbC-Z6MQGqE0fmU_FZQ5SSth3B5uiv-i40keFZ4XSg_Tp/s1600/LAKE+MARY%252C+FLAGSTAFF%252C+AZ+67.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5600734857476991026" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy7S5GgrBz1bjdmxXRFmlgnH-Jc8SLrCpGKgV5weTbXFo8nETazQtlzI8ovyoZg-6od8n1Na_Yj5OYfYf7fx7FbJJS8RaBwGVNbC-Z6MQGqE0fmU_FZQ5SSth3B5uiv-i40keFZ4XSg_Tp/s320/LAKE+MARY%252C+FLAGSTAFF%252C+AZ+67.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKIbXERLWUA3TqjHCGRd8SIntb9DDlf0QcUn0iy543P0j_VLWGvdcz6i1CbzetkRY7Xgnr3ccoSQYEa3GnAna0xliJ9jrAb6S_ZNA6jMGCr85UKJZWStW-OYtFy6_riQFKekHq6xkCS8HY/s1600/LAKE+MARY%252C+FLAGSTAFF%252C+AZ+25.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5600734838913842162" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKIbXERLWUA3TqjHCGRd8SIntb9DDlf0QcUn0iy543P0j_VLWGvdcz6i1CbzetkRY7Xgnr3ccoSQYEa3GnAna0xliJ9jrAb6S_ZNA6jMGCr85UKJZWStW-OYtFy6_riQFKekHq6xkCS8HY/s320/LAKE+MARY%252C+FLAGSTAFF%252C+AZ+25.JPG" /></a> <br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk2xAS-lOqC9BtmifAuoNxGtGzDq2FYIeCYZSqgjlbjrbzqZp8aZZ-4y5y9DsDUpzOK8LjTzl18G72OgoQ68v5-aM32D7ywb5_J2mJ-dgxz1rFi3D0H4lE_oXh9oO2sV4d6G0cy0IzNNl8/s1600/LAKE+MARY%252C+FLAGSTAFF%252C+AZ+20.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5600733962764467298" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk2xAS-lOqC9BtmifAuoNxGtGzDq2FYIeCYZSqgjlbjrbzqZp8aZZ-4y5y9DsDUpzOK8LjTzl18G72OgoQ68v5-aM32D7ywb5_J2mJ-dgxz1rFi3D0H4lE_oXh9oO2sV4d6G0cy0IzNNl8/s320/LAKE+MARY%252C+FLAGSTAFF%252C+AZ+20.JPG" /></a>Our beautiful Piper</div><br /><div><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg3K2qF0-3hRs8O27QRR-YL2WRwvcO3M6IhutlhYTHLRE1qCh5w5BUe386opS-jFc4oNgD6WyRwkKikuYNfEMtaaaYi5LLOFs5ILKqyn0WJjiJcJOUOUBoMeeWf5BkVYdPAX33jluMRTvy/s1600/LAKE+MARY%252C+FLAGSTAFF%252C+AZ+18.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5600733952562577186" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg3K2qF0-3hRs8O27QRR-YL2WRwvcO3M6IhutlhYTHLRE1qCh5w5BUe386opS-jFc4oNgD6WyRwkKikuYNfEMtaaaYi5LLOFs5ILKqyn0WJjiJcJOUOUBoMeeWf5BkVYdPAX33jluMRTvy/s320/LAKE+MARY%252C+FLAGSTAFF%252C+AZ+18.JPG" /></a> <br /><div><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaEV3LXjbjGEF2s3Mj4E2-4orDI-gGHdZmQA9GKZBrGCCfmzTFQ5-FX57t1vW-gLb8Qnt6-7_rFw4tNYWBCGTXV6fGX3EQ19CB2Z6BK97W3liS1GCS0L7DZsxIR61uetcu4zE6GmatJp0z/s1600/LAKE+MARY%252C+FLAGSTAFF%252C+AZ+06.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5600733938452245186" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaEV3LXjbjGEF2s3Mj4E2-4orDI-gGHdZmQA9GKZBrGCCfmzTFQ5-FX57t1vW-gLb8Qnt6-7_rFw4tNYWBCGTXV6fGX3EQ19CB2Z6BK97W3liS1GCS0L7DZsxIR61uetcu4zE6GmatJp0z/s320/LAKE+MARY%252C+FLAGSTAFF%252C+AZ+06.JPG" /></a></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br /></div>Jackie Howehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08708915694120579246noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4943910383967082547.post-11365121874862942432011-04-14T00:20:00.000-07:002011-04-14T00:42:35.920-07:00FEBRUARY Piper's Birthday<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu5rxt4e76ms1DRXI4u1UCgh5ZDEhpvTbTcTsmSUcd_iwrJjBoZ0lvBNUqz3R5ItT02mfAYW3HIkjpJIzyWwQ3L9HcoCt-WIfYApzq3blrezuyaxXFBRqL-5RIOkADo2hCxIErW6mp3ZgI/s1600/AT+PIPER%2527S+SCHOOL++1.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595340225537430594" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu5rxt4e76ms1DRXI4u1UCgh5ZDEhpvTbTcTsmSUcd_iwrJjBoZ0lvBNUqz3R5ItT02mfAYW3HIkjpJIzyWwQ3L9HcoCt-WIfYApzq3blrezuyaxXFBRqL-5RIOkADo2hCxIErW6mp3ZgI/s320/AT+PIPER%2527S+SCHOOL++1.JPG" /></a> Celebrating at pre-school <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSUKNs4o02ZY3QmU9MxFBuzh7I1kA1ne8x-axXf2szhF48xa2t-TT0l7ivDmPq5UX-dZ6AFOT95Cc52OxP9ZBb-_0cLEpW4XVt8Kr_S1UI_6UzvrCCPTah_1u5LxdDgw3V4W7BIc4N4-QC/s1600/AT+PIPER%2527S+SCHOOL++9.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595340222522738434" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSUKNs4o02ZY3QmU9MxFBuzh7I1kA1ne8x-axXf2szhF48xa2t-TT0l7ivDmPq5UX-dZ6AFOT95Cc52OxP9ZBb-_0cLEpW4XVt8Kr_S1UI_6UzvrCCPTah_1u5LxdDgw3V4W7BIc4N4-QC/s320/AT+PIPER%2527S+SCHOOL++9.JPG" /></a> Playing dress up <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjifKGb0TI-g1L0Q4UrkdCrwnXcDy5duJ4FZ4NDmNdN0W6aIvQkuO3X8vpYUTdz3TLxKjJmoM7gj89bg9lE2ymmKM5r49NeFlcWTxvck3luc9gNGWoY5W9dubLg_TvzL0bHK-rK2Q27Zasa/s1600/Oceanside-Escondido-20110216-00121.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595340218179838882" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjifKGb0TI-g1L0Q4UrkdCrwnXcDy5duJ4FZ4NDmNdN0W6aIvQkuO3X8vpYUTdz3TLxKjJmoM7gj89bg9lE2ymmKM5r49NeFlcWTxvck3luc9gNGWoY5W9dubLg_TvzL0bHK-rK2Q27Zasa/s320/Oceanside-Escondido-20110216-00121.jpg" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb9uYgseNFFAZvFMVnvB4WlMjQyRq3KonDM4bJNMvQ_My3-xVUQmSwu0VPLSm-WTHW8HHls2k-nqTUAgLl29BLVIPTQ888wl09WKQYMqb19_CHz4vdR50N6o-SQyqmk9KVtStm2QJd2DQU/s1600/IMG-20110225-00141.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595340209248090514" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb9uYgseNFFAZvFMVnvB4WlMjQyRq3KonDM4bJNMvQ_My3-xVUQmSwu0VPLSm-WTHW8HHls2k-nqTUAgLl29BLVIPTQ888wl09WKQYMqb19_CHz4vdR50N6o-SQyqmk9KVtStm2QJd2DQU/s320/IMG-20110225-00141.jpg" /></a> <span style="font-size:130%;">Our beautiful and most confident child, Piper, turned 5 this month. I think I spend about 2 hours watching videos of her as a baby I couldn't get enough of her. I don't remember her as a baby except when watching old videos. Piper has so much energy and is so amazingly articulate and I love that she tells us all the time that she knows what she wants to be when she grows up. She told us that she wants to be a "kid dentist." Maybe by me telling her that she brushes her teeth so clean like a dentist would makes her believe that she is. Anyhow, she had it all planned out. She will hire her dad to build her office for her, me to "let everyone where her office is" (I knew my marketing degree will be useful someday. ) Now, the problem with working for Piper is that if John and I discipline her at anytime, she will let us know that we are fired. I think we both get fired about 3-4 times a day. I told her one day that I can't work for her anymore, the emotional roller coaster of being fired is just to much for me to handle. She told me that I can always be her mommy because she will never fire her mommy. I love Piper and her vibrant spirit</span>. </div>Jackie Howehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08708915694120579246noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4943910383967082547.post-78459453616724567852011-04-13T22:46:00.000-07:002011-04-14T00:14:40.144-07:00JANUARY 2011 Staycation<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2uEuBgOrnxFEJFaQyJqkul4tb7BmU4LTxJGrbLscK2bCeyvyuBVBmqDpDOVzyNp7spso4_2rn2XL4Sw-jLBNnpRPlVTyjlqrEZPBi2HkeNcQzqt92l0jP4gym-S9BOGIz6YoR4zlA3ypG/s1600/Oside+Wyndham+resort+1.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595328537679424546" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2uEuBgOrnxFEJFaQyJqkul4tb7BmU4LTxJGrbLscK2bCeyvyuBVBmqDpDOVzyNp7spso4_2rn2XL4Sw-jLBNnpRPlVTyjlqrEZPBi2HkeNcQzqt92l0jP4gym-S9BOGIz6YoR4zlA3ypG/s320/Oside+Wyndham+resort+1.JPG" /></a> <br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRqOZdVmon8zLpoh1J2pyOC1xzb4jAj6V74t2bmXHLSquzPvx7XKop1EIQeNKTLr7dLJJxS_mIGSlucueyS8LnCJVkqSzD00e1nM1MthqprZwPg9ofuzgEt8cUQaya3dNbNtVVjkELJDd6/s1600/Oside+Wyndham+resort+12.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595328465736240994" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRqOZdVmon8zLpoh1J2pyOC1xzb4jAj6V74t2bmXHLSquzPvx7XKop1EIQeNKTLr7dLJJxS_mIGSlucueyS8LnCJVkqSzD00e1nM1MthqprZwPg9ofuzgEt8cUQaya3dNbNtVVjkELJDd6/s320/Oside+Wyndham+resort+12.JPG" /></a> Chloe getting some air</div><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAGkNySLXRoE_i313x55lMtanzKONogcpPLW4rqoPE3y3vnb1il6Bwe4USnbpnYbfeGHc5UHy23SjVrTyOQ0hJzK5rAMkuSTc1ElekL9S_QaRBxOnghRCBFsOq3kjxx4NJ5r_xvQtipddk/s1600/Oside+Wyndham+resort+13.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595328468216163074" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAGkNySLXRoE_i313x55lMtanzKONogcpPLW4rqoPE3y3vnb1il6Bwe4USnbpnYbfeGHc5UHy23SjVrTyOQ0hJzK5rAMkuSTc1ElekL9S_QaRBxOnghRCBFsOq3kjxx4NJ5r_xvQtipddk/s320/Oside+Wyndham+resort+13.JPG" /></a> Piper <br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio3Lyz7bubHWUgFRGAZ0ZdWTWgcCAmvJeixeoiSjumup7TjOv9H3UniEYaAYYhndnpBUkwLYMJcOFy_uTzFl67jBUCcdgJ3E9fl6keU567jyH7Fzf8UQKrBfdp_HTZoQB-2SmyFQdplbyO/s1600/Oside+Wyndham+resort+20.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595328465087453938" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio3Lyz7bubHWUgFRGAZ0ZdWTWgcCAmvJeixeoiSjumup7TjOv9H3UniEYaAYYhndnpBUkwLYMJcOFy_uTzFl67jBUCcdgJ3E9fl6keU567jyH7Fzf8UQKrBfdp_HTZoQB-2SmyFQdplbyO/s320/Oside+Wyndham+resort+20.JPG" /></a> Buffy and Chad </div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1jH_Rb1_DZ1YCCGD6rtBGy-M52etVkPAoacftr2Yifu-D43M9jmzUyyYM-e6y94wYqxlIaSE6EHSE_1MCqhYNLwnKO9BXJBYj6l-YIWl43V6r-iUcSw_PSaHzvy3vASMq8-kApayN2Fw0/s1600/Oside+Wyndham+resort+23.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595328460712127138" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1jH_Rb1_DZ1YCCGD6rtBGy-M52etVkPAoacftr2Yifu-D43M9jmzUyyYM-e6y94wYqxlIaSE6EHSE_1MCqhYNLwnKO9BXJBYj6l-YIWl43V6r-iUcSw_PSaHzvy3vASMq8-kApayN2Fw0/s320/Oside+Wyndham+resort+23.JPG" /></a> Ah...hot soapy tub <br /><div align="justify"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595328459232037458" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq4WcC3RwvLAAwukzQtYBc8Rb2i7L1SAum1SIwq_HhrEjhI6CciPTUF9VFT_4f8y2mJqOkDIc9Cm6HMFJjaIorAnjdMIELpHsTrk7ZeKobp4wWrrafiRa_h8cbiZJ0fSWfjcF7-2OAF-n9/s320/Oside+Wyndham+resort+25.JPG" /> <span style="font-size:130%;">We had to stay in a hotel for a couple of days while the pipes were being re-routed at our house. Although the hotel was only 2 miles from our house, the kids thought it was the best mini vacation. This was the highlight of the month. I loved that I did not have to clean, do the laundry, cook and clean. I did feel like we were on vacation somewhere in the tropics, not quite tropically but it was definitely a vacation from the everyday chores for me.</span></div></div></div>Jackie Howehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08708915694120579246noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4943910383967082547.post-84010383008577300912010-12-17T16:05:00.000-08:002010-12-22T20:06:42.679-08:00Semi-Home Made<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYS4byO4Z4PB5wxK_tVVh1rO8NGYJua_yO3Po20RdLrrFm-SgVZnBSR1YmbFPyKY1c-kGDbcPpVdJh56XHcmUat13qEmNrLjYgaEjnGuzQW4iauX0u1AfylO-LwHH5oR_osJiOLdGKH4vr/s1600/cookies.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553722825256116594" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYS4byO4Z4PB5wxK_tVVh1rO8NGYJua_yO3Po20RdLrrFm-SgVZnBSR1YmbFPyKY1c-kGDbcPpVdJh56XHcmUat13qEmNrLjYgaEjnGuzQW4iauX0u1AfylO-LwHH5oR_osJiOLdGKH4vr/s320/cookies.jpg" /></a><br /><div>Now that the Christmas break from school has begun, I am relieved and anxious at the same time. Relieved because I am not running around town doing errands, gifts for teachers and classmates, baking cookies, Christmas programs for all three kids at different times, and so on. I find myself at times not enjoying the season, it becomes more of a checklist. Prior to me becoming a mother, I remember dreaming of the day when I have children so I could do all those things for them and make their childhood as perfect as I could, and be happy doing so. I had visions of me making cookies and cakes to take to school. The best I did this year was baking the pre-made cookies. I did feel guilty for not making them myself, however, the guilt lasted about 4 seconds. Thank you Pillsbury. And even with that, I forgot them in the house as I drove away taking Piper to school. </div>Jackie Howehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08708915694120579246noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4943910383967082547.post-27456192859064608652010-11-30T20:54:00.000-08:002010-12-13T23:18:45.641-08:00THANKSGIVING 2010<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb_bEf5gNeiSSHbtqqC-yfxqf9BZ1KBER60_ikho256R4FrvOhv_EvJH-2ERt_XoT0dm_Gp3I3BNOQWVPRAEGnh51eJ85M8vr3zkjeV_lWy3c7J8SxG3_pYB2eKqtpHwe1AypauUdqtLIy/s1600/DSC_0201.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 218px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5546140035288400706" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb_bEf5gNeiSSHbtqqC-yfxqf9BZ1KBER60_ikho256R4FrvOhv_EvJH-2ERt_XoT0dm_Gp3I3BNOQWVPRAEGnh51eJ85M8vr3zkjeV_lWy3c7J8SxG3_pYB2eKqtpHwe1AypauUdqtLIy/s320/DSC_0201.jpg" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;"> Friends and cousins<strong> </strong></span></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;"></span></strong> </div><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;"></span></strong> </div><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;"></span></strong></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;"></span></strong></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;"></span></strong></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;">This is the first in 5 years tht we did not host Thanksgiving at our house. Although I really enjoy the planning, preparation, cooking, baking and hosting, it was really nice to just sit back and enjoy the food prepared by someone else. We spent Thanksgiving with our friends that Roberts in Chino. The kids had a great time running around all day and night. There were a total of 4 families, 17 kids, a giant blowup slide/jumpy, 4 turkeys, lots and lots of mashed potatoes and deserts, and LOTS of love, laughter adn good times. </span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;"></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;">Thanksgiving dinner is one of may favorite meals. It's up there with chips and salsa. It is not just the food that I love, it is the time when family and friends are together. It is all about the relationship that I have with my loved ones that I am so thankful for. It is all about the memories that we make. It is the time with one another that is the most meaningful and for that I am so thankful. </span></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr26nsqhcAX14aKzmL0HQHF1_5NGWf_m6b_jddPNmEUkVQYyemwCTO0vHFFJw3e_DXDKCX2wBXT5XbmNs34xq66h35OdOZWJfa7f_DFmJjSKEw4vw0BJsY9J7_FVTZcw0A0-nwQYyPR8bx/s1600/DSC_0179.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5546138821779909954" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr26nsqhcAX14aKzmL0HQHF1_5NGWf_m6b_jddPNmEUkVQYyemwCTO0vHFFJw3e_DXDKCX2wBXT5XbmNs34xq66h35OdOZWJfa7f_DFmJjSKEw4vw0BJsY9J7_FVTZcw0A0-nwQYyPR8bx/s320/DSC_0179.jpg" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;"> </span><span style="font-size:130%;">The younger kids table, Mia, Sophia, Stephen, Buffy, Paris, Chloe, and Piper<br /></span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiauQEWDhMV2z-7fYssBrePYlBbGQ57PL4JGyVWKuiDiILX3hUQw2ZYj7aDPkHlDUCRnIvE2L-0kXgYDyrD5AT_JdleydbJxhGM3tQpXwmvQL2VMACKYzcup7L90c-KJUhI-Cx-NV-Cy1As/s1600/DSC_0177.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5546138813589349698" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiauQEWDhMV2z-7fYssBrePYlBbGQ57PL4JGyVWKuiDiILX3hUQw2ZYj7aDPkHlDUCRnIvE2L-0kXgYDyrD5AT_JdleydbJxhGM3tQpXwmvQL2VMACKYzcup7L90c-KJUhI-Cx-NV-Cy1As/s320/DSC_0177.jpg" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;">The big girls' table. Hayley, Hannah, Lexi, Elle and Aspen<br /><br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqbeYklWe0BwbtOIkSAL50EgaXKUuXAJseP53pSDNiukDDYUz9jzzSsjPi_pCClQCYU46DedHMErLY7JyahKjtkMDvHfAiv9UOR4ZxEI0sx-OpcnMlOdFVTrijoe_sXoFO8rckw-vvv7rC/s1600/DSC_0102.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5546138806051602498" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqbeYklWe0BwbtOIkSAL50EgaXKUuXAJseP53pSDNiukDDYUz9jzzSsjPi_pCClQCYU46DedHMErLY7JyahKjtkMDvHfAiv9UOR4ZxEI0sx-OpcnMlOdFVTrijoe_sXoFO8rckw-vvv7rC/s320/DSC_0102.jpg" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;">My two favorite guys ever, Chad and John<br /><br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRirrz86cEgr8BH_M6JF-ASAqr4JneCTfawERgxLrAF5NP9yEg4dNQ2zY1S56_Q6WH_Bo35ymVU8VH1KaOXH_nb8QIsvDB8A1zJ-JGA9yXTbD2UwhpxnOiaRbw06G-YvAa3LdveELCVwAI/s1600/DSC_0182.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 213px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5546138798921005954" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRirrz86cEgr8BH_M6JF-ASAqr4JneCTfawERgxLrAF5NP9yEg4dNQ2zY1S56_Q6WH_Bo35ymVU8VH1KaOXH_nb8QIsvDB8A1zJ-JGA9yXTbD2UwhpxnOiaRbw06G-YvAa3LdveELCVwAI/s320/DSC_0182.jpg" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;">The little boys' table Hayden, Ty, Jack and Chad<br /><br /></span><div align="center"><div align="center"><div align="center"><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbefjhKTFeX1A51WhRe8rpuUrl1hsrNahlU8nDITGdxkZjIzveonO7lGS2XhsAAWVzjHy36sdVt1htLnn7DIPAg7FrM5dZOJY_zaVTx_gt9tJOzGQvVZTqFpoEOK31FX_RBxBOLET0P4C_/s1600/DSC_0060.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5545932304226746962" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbefjhKTFeX1A51WhRe8rpuUrl1hsrNahlU8nDITGdxkZjIzveonO7lGS2XhsAAWVzjHy36sdVt1htLnn7DIPAg7FrM5dZOJY_zaVTx_gt9tJOzGQvVZTqFpoEOK31FX_RBxBOLET0P4C_/s320/DSC_0060.jpg" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;"> So fancy</span><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiioBx1UKOluw6-3NE6WBPPENIpm_zhxvfEXXgASurmSO-BKamqyn71MOtrAdWt0hjEm2fA4UUBQrBByxu73XAb_DivVfCfgkCh_TowrP9eYoQ2FrH9HUzm71fCigq9MrBO10OmLuBAdlS3/s1600/DSC_0068.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5545932302111975922" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiioBx1UKOluw6-3NE6WBPPENIpm_zhxvfEXXgASurmSO-BKamqyn71MOtrAdWt0hjEm2fA4UUBQrBByxu73XAb_DivVfCfgkCh_TowrP9eYoQ2FrH9HUzm71fCigq9MrBO10OmLuBAdlS3/s320/DSC_0068.jpg" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;"> Deena, Andrea and I. Many years of friendship.<br /></span><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6n_zHi_ogR8vX6W1QeVia3G8mNA9KLW3GNSEf6IGU2GmbMx3xMVvymrhUkXEhpLoN0sSuQW3Pv9fGhRjJ9CnfmDwhBASqIzmr8R2tVNkzKh3ijz-QGd7UzHMC_NDLBi0xv1pjIVacxOXe/s1600/DSC_0059.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5545929687401290738" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6n_zHi_ogR8vX6W1QeVia3G8mNA9KLW3GNSEf6IGU2GmbMx3xMVvymrhUkXEhpLoN0sSuQW3Pv9fGhRjJ9CnfmDwhBASqIzmr8R2tVNkzKh3ijz-QGd7UzHMC_NDLBi0xv1pjIVacxOXe/s320/DSC_0059.jpg" /></a> Andrea does Thanksgiving Martha Stewart style, no paper plates here.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHZLfAkJv6G7P-kjPaKUxljg3xkS3P47J8D8XB3UQ8thMxd2Kq_URqotowO90LLCjXk84lNQ3PwKxMRRxJf5uph2UW4-RYrs4IKkbm7VpALSwrR8qlprGuKuizd-CsVVGP4aQpbpIZDfFH/s1600/DSC08945.JPG"></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizMiwZP3KpzZK9NgMH6W9Tu87MyQSkFmGpdt64b6YhHuvG_GfYTNbnYrywuialV7y7RJeXZ7QknudmJmXxnegxFpfoOhbMn7WLbTHG-MJlU222Uy8LX_hhfk3RdrP2D2hI4x5yPt6iToxv/s1600/DSC_0163.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5545929671405130786" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizMiwZP3KpzZK9NgMH6W9Tu87MyQSkFmGpdt64b6YhHuvG_GfYTNbnYrywuialV7y7RJeXZ7QknudmJmXxnegxFpfoOhbMn7WLbTHG-MJlU222Uy8LX_hhfk3RdrP2D2hI4x5yPt6iToxv/s320/DSC_0163.jpg" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;"> John carving one of the 4 turkeys, and Hayley strikng her modeling pose<br /></span><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh55uRXvs0AJiOowqHVVNlhOkcx9awhH-5gS62q37_O9xKPuxnSTnHsT60PHlO1vlDpcbXGF5v8K2JHcCo5gDndycZXOgQTz-oJQuZPEuCfaATXS327l_58sKt6UarhyyTs4LAz4Zz-E2Yz/s1600/DSC08950.JPG"></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjJGnxnqGeZQUHjTKG8fFNgfuOGNktco80Iu7yCc2X2o2Bljo7JYkK_HN4P0cunUZQOQJNWHai5nFW6AGiL4hKuMjcFb0jD6X9ifCvHgEgC0djfYjieTlVrT1yTtM8-9Ez9ipfpBQthsqm/s1600/DSC_0140.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5545929650355328130" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjJGnxnqGeZQUHjTKG8fFNgfuOGNktco80Iu7yCc2X2o2Bljo7JYkK_HN4P0cunUZQOQJNWHai5nFW6AGiL4hKuMjcFb0jD6X9ifCvHgEgC0djfYjieTlVrT1yTtM8-9Ez9ipfpBQthsqm/s320/DSC_0140.jpg" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;">Steve and I waiting for the turkey </span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Jackie Howehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08708915694120579246noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4943910383967082547.post-3077495427973687562010-09-08T11:12:00.000-07:002010-11-30T21:08:39.764-08:00The NASA Experience<div align="center">Inside the habitat unit where the astronauts do research<br /><br /></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5516217968664812386" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT-apgEjENhADDGoCBaMRDRFt3-icJzCeajPxNYI6sGRWKud7E_MIA4J08d4HYmI25PNJ-ZtE4IU1VEr5FONWZ2KlaisFudEA7wDPm4RkFZT5nH9aOdRhknkMYYOFBOxHN02yQaTwnxXTi/s320/NASA+STUFF19.JPG" border="0" />My brother-in-law Scott designed the Habit Unit that NASA will actually use to place on the moon/Mars as a research unit for the astronauts. This is pretty amazing and we were able to have a tour of it while they they were actually simulating out in the desert of Flagstaff.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH_XdCRPWwIrPbI1XI2hM2gM1foW193qFAt3UZaWdYYOmzISTijCCGqJjNXYaktlqykISJtOKMrImH8wuF_20de6wbL-GeCg9g9Ro6eXc-eYjStFCJdf6hfyzhkz2I-aJJdroWzrBR6ARN/s1600/NASA+STUFF10.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5516216195173076578" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH_XdCRPWwIrPbI1XI2hM2gM1foW193qFAt3UZaWdYYOmzISTijCCGqJjNXYaktlqykISJtOKMrImH8wuF_20de6wbL-GeCg9g9Ro6eXc-eYjStFCJdf6hfyzhkz2I-aJJdroWzrBR6ARN/s320/NASA+STUFF10.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe5touTe1Wu_4VNHZr8W5TB57-zHS_pQvanywn56zOh1ym_w7oOjc1y6nK0HHu3N4N2_pp3IitydlWplkeNXBVyucFqOTKga4UeaAA4G6__CYEu1NKDfXT8Fx1wQWKVJJS2hn-6almHNZd/s1600/NASA+STUFF15.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5516216067376017522" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe5touTe1Wu_4VNHZr8W5TB57-zHS_pQvanywn56zOh1ym_w7oOjc1y6nK0HHu3N4N2_pp3IitydlWplkeNXBVyucFqOTKga4UeaAA4G6__CYEu1NKDfXT8Fx1wQWKVJJS2hn-6almHNZd/s320/NASA+STUFF15.JPG" border="0" /></a> Buffy and Daddy inside the Habit unit where the astronauts do research<br /><br /><br /><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5516216063460134658" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 272px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin9S1jbqNm6sUxrBI7sEpjxUS_Lh0eG_9hw1ngKDV1YXsAFaNtgLLPzVJ3D-OhHMBDhGRzS2PQr6Pl_Iiqn-0yFy7jQyTW-7niyHFu3M6JNDaRgCI-iWptsyOoOAT4EMrga7KFwUAPF-1a/s320/NASA+STUFF07.JPG" border="0" /></div></div></div>Jackie Howehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08708915694120579246noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4943910383967082547.post-10554356202095494212010-09-08T10:53:00.000-07:002010-09-08T11:11:25.292-07:00Lava River Cave<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv5jvTodH4k5rR52fUvRXq3eKGaNDjdC0DFWQoa8qT_kv3E1uksaMAHTG2ULco1osyiWZoA9JJf0UNUFK18FSdfAYXAxp16vIHRWVYFhfly_zPS2W49cITDoPoLl2q0qA7jUPbrPh90JUa/s1600/GRAND+CANYON073.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5514605988852465346" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv5jvTodH4k5rR52fUvRXq3eKGaNDjdC0DFWQoa8qT_kv3E1uksaMAHTG2ULco1osyiWZoA9JJf0UNUFK18FSdfAYXAxp16vIHRWVYFhfly_zPS2W49cITDoPoLl2q0qA7jUPbrPh90JUa/s320/GRAND+CANYON073.JPG" /></a><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxyWfPEb4MAIjimL_wiyVzNxHcO1N45TZs0oOl5wBhzCxs3om0b3IROKK6XDGEuZYAYMeI7IawErf-sUqZ33xwa26e86PhBJXVQCaocLjnCxbZhrbNFDzlOXZmgHdbmtzBKrUBCzyYIXqE/s1600/GRAND+CANYON071.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5514605980804454082" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxyWfPEb4MAIjimL_wiyVzNxHcO1N45TZs0oOl5wBhzCxs3om0b3IROKK6XDGEuZYAYMeI7IawErf-sUqZ33xwa26e86PhBJXVQCaocLjnCxbZhrbNFDzlOXZmgHdbmtzBKrUBCzyYIXqE/s320/GRAND+CANYON071.JPG" /></a> This cave was about a mile deep and 32 degrees inside<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvt9XVlsoMhLv-abKiheQHsB2k5fY48mRUS0ggPyyZU64q-LXRSOrrsU67B-wqjZf-rqQFuFzj5eSasnnW8a7kZs6B7nFsBYHc9EK_WAeMuEbQJvTRqgevxmnATGlsUWxBYVhLN4rzXiyi/s1600/GRAND+CANYON065.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5514605973776165250" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvt9XVlsoMhLv-abKiheQHsB2k5fY48mRUS0ggPyyZU64q-LXRSOrrsU67B-wqjZf-rqQFuFzj5eSasnnW8a7kZs6B7nFsBYHc9EK_WAeMuEbQJvTRqgevxmnATGlsUWxBYVhLN4rzXiyi/s320/GRAND+CANYON065.JPG" /></a> All my kids hiked in the cave with flip-flops and Buffy had no jacket<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUpy_e5ZtnVm1VQ9r1azHG2JfHTqsJ27yk0wNJXAmobU2KqRvYxlt4YjGuY4DVmS8SeiBJca7HRjwpzKsQf9IAuaw_piHQh0DYP6sYH8vGV_vvp5lU5O5FJuLaOUvmBrZ7s003QobWVZL5/s1600/GRAND+CANYON069.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5514605267593181426" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUpy_e5ZtnVm1VQ9r1azHG2JfHTqsJ27yk0wNJXAmobU2KqRvYxlt4YjGuY4DVmS8SeiBJca7HRjwpzKsQf9IAuaw_piHQh0DYP6sYH8vGV_vvp5lU5O5FJuLaOUvmBrZ7s003QobWVZL5/s320/GRAND+CANYON069.JPG" /></a>With Uncle Scott<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlA8i4Ua9SNqD3hEguPcEBdkErqCuIyfW3UCrK0t4oNiyrHR8TEiswyOD2VSCw_Zq5ASPg9ai5nKm41hy_wwXMTZyw2Wy25csA5VTh2cJ61yWD8Q0sTG4YBrM6SN396fSo5KwdxTgJ5gdJ/s1600/GRAND+CANYON080.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5514605257128426546" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlA8i4Ua9SNqD3hEguPcEBdkErqCuIyfW3UCrK0t4oNiyrHR8TEiswyOD2VSCw_Zq5ASPg9ai5nKm41hy_wwXMTZyw2Wy25csA5VTh2cJ61yWD8Q0sTG4YBrM6SN396fSo5KwdxTgJ5gdJ/s320/GRAND+CANYON080.JPG" /></a>It's too cold in the cave for me.</div><div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2rxi-Avat5GrNuOHAMcFGNqpxzZdtaGF0jKWeesQeR6HhYWzZPNGIHrnxXCJX4zmHVOLpHLDEPtKxr440xjS4-RHQKFWxoHcvL4krPu-XvnDDKSZo-VxQyb1HFldjVuFyhdWGT0ty2N2x/s1600/GRAND+CANYON074.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5514605249194531346" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2rxi-Avat5GrNuOHAMcFGNqpxzZdtaGF0jKWeesQeR6HhYWzZPNGIHrnxXCJX4zmHVOLpHLDEPtKxr440xjS4-RHQKFWxoHcvL4krPu-XvnDDKSZo-VxQyb1HFldjVuFyhdWGT0ty2N2x/s320/GRAND+CANYON074.JPG" /></a>My pretty Piper Girl<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJxRoFd0-Xbv3M1yISlONmJcMUp2qtli2pUHLObGtjO_dKJ_NgHJtvncjLO1_u5jnUE5aFBih6fNjIThgN4ydMbeBW9naC7kKdNGaNj5DIwkR_hLT8BxxOiGsVUzzvPaZrwi9UZDNibYEV/s1600/GRAND+CANYON066.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5514605245542072114" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJxRoFd0-Xbv3M1yISlONmJcMUp2qtli2pUHLObGtjO_dKJ_NgHJtvncjLO1_u5jnUE5aFBih6fNjIThgN4ydMbeBW9naC7kKdNGaNj5DIwkR_hLT8BxxOiGsVUzzvPaZrwi9UZDNibYEV/s320/GRAND+CANYON066.JPG" /></a> <div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Jackie Howehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08708915694120579246noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4943910383967082547.post-8399346119840856452010-09-08T10:17:00.000-07:002010-09-08T10:44:04.035-07:00Grand Canyon Adventures, or Lack Thereof...<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvMhlyc0IZO7dhPaLUAwCPokjM_d7dxZ9QgG5fe798eOdO_ML4cPl3naT8uVZtoNgETjI5moHwCRf9Dhb0NLg71VoKnHxuqrIQCs80eKckF7jo1AxGjPTdNBA-qeIVpStEosNCu0aKeLL6/s1600/GRAND+CANYON051.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5514596618222062498" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvMhlyc0IZO7dhPaLUAwCPokjM_d7dxZ9QgG5fe798eOdO_ML4cPl3naT8uVZtoNgETjI5moHwCRf9Dhb0NLg71VoKnHxuqrIQCs80eKckF7jo1AxGjPTdNBA-qeIVpStEosNCu0aKeLL6/s320/GRAND+CANYON051.JPG" /></a> <div align="center">Our family<br /><br /></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbYJNt9J3US2foHVwZMSnj_Ik9yvhRDH0FXJ4hni9N_Xsm_TR8F8sT0YiKz0jU_aXCoWFpr0viczhnlGVVmaTpDnxDhWjBipKv95GwYbiho-qAZTWDVTUXcqExd3bEnvJ4TwEPmudJqPyx/s1600/GRAND+CANYON009.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5514596606432884674" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbYJNt9J3US2foHVwZMSnj_Ik9yvhRDH0FXJ4hni9N_Xsm_TR8F8sT0YiKz0jU_aXCoWFpr0viczhnlGVVmaTpDnxDhWjBipKv95GwYbiho-qAZTWDVTUXcqExd3bEnvJ4TwEPmudJqPyx/s320/GRAND+CANYON009.JPG" /></a>Chad on Uncle Scott's shoulder<br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4MJTnY2djEA8uswXYfkC4TxUSzqdYc_dzigTppSVFEx9qjZBcaFIOzF3f4FAQqL2V3YSBPrXAdpmeXagIZL25OO_ViQV1DoLrRvXU0hPkYyIJqvMWfxYuTdNy6oI2qS4LRX5l86lA03vG/s1600/GRAND+CANYON044.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5514596601618833522" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4MJTnY2djEA8uswXYfkC4TxUSzqdYc_dzigTppSVFEx9qjZBcaFIOzF3f4FAQqL2V3YSBPrXAdpmeXagIZL25OO_ViQV1DoLrRvXU0hPkYyIJqvMWfxYuTdNy6oI2qS4LRX5l86lA03vG/s320/GRAND+CANYON044.JPG" /></a> Piper directing Chad where to stand<br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5514596597454847330" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi89Xf9BGtS048lHWOaEc7m5qjLGMtQ_eJ2RVYN4sMxRZ20LsejO2kUDEJgAdkKMQee9YhhkZt4x1yLBvN7NnVdFxknZx_WLTDZ53j-Cq3GTH-ch1ib-BfKVIrgUAm0DYG-JhXhyphenhyphenXXE8MV7/s320/GRAND+CANYON048.JPG" /><br /></div></div><br />The Grand Canyon is marvelous to look upon, for about 15 minutes. Although I am in awe with its beauty and grandeur, I can't just stand there and stare at the canyon for more than 15 minutes. I wanted to hike down below or to a waterfall, go water rafting, or anything but just stand by and observe. Our kids are so young to be doing all those activies. This is not to say that it was not memorable spending time with each other. By the time we revisit, hopefully all the kids will be able to hike and have real adventures to remember.</div>Jackie Howehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08708915694120579246noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4943910383967082547.post-4743749411745335972010-08-18T00:02:00.000-07:002010-09-08T10:16:46.467-07:00San Onofre Trails<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeFaYODoI-T3MFXlciQovoES_MwLrECJljL8kMfC6U_3QuahCjOcZyyV47XkyAnwrKSCWXd0jaOjbPorKk3YTii3PdJ_boDeLKPXXpleCOLuBsTPR_niGSN-qHIPRMNC7rqAq2TPD1VxBW/s1600/CAMPING+SAN+CLEMENTE37.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5514592016257411970" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeFaYODoI-T3MFXlciQovoES_MwLrECJljL8kMfC6U_3QuahCjOcZyyV47XkyAnwrKSCWXd0jaOjbPorKk3YTii3PdJ_boDeLKPXXpleCOLuBsTPR_niGSN-qHIPRMNC7rqAq2TPD1VxBW/s400/CAMPING+SAN+CLEMENTE37.JPG" /></a> Chad was wiped out<br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0K5QPQfie0BWlPEsaWLgFfq6x_R-NriQs43ZBlO0qAzNeiAsZTjPUYhVoc44JLYxgykoCM2IPKyqiiEt8YUAfnuPoQm56rsJvTEqouG_rhU91_4x5HTQBTGVO2BSll1nebdMbilpdsp8a/s1600/CAMPING+SAN+CLEMENTE50.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5514592008940827378" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0K5QPQfie0BWlPEsaWLgFfq6x_R-NriQs43ZBlO0qAzNeiAsZTjPUYhVoc44JLYxgykoCM2IPKyqiiEt8YUAfnuPoQm56rsJvTEqouG_rhU91_4x5HTQBTGVO2BSll1nebdMbilpdsp8a/s400/CAMPING+SAN+CLEMENTE50.JPG" /></a> My beauties<br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLWUzFREH06kOeILnAq-AvIADBj69NGMruUe_JFnSfsoNcmjUsN9rqyn6ng2sKg9eFo4z2h7Ohs8ukeuZKP6cyLqiYZuMT37xfbQPkzl4tVZzB3-WPhyphenhyphen-M_KCTYz3cUpytpbhoN9_jNeQJ/s1600/CAMPING+SAN+CLEMENTE45.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5514591992940258658" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLWUzFREH06kOeILnAq-AvIADBj69NGMruUe_JFnSfsoNcmjUsN9rqyn6ng2sKg9eFo4z2h7Ohs8ukeuZKP6cyLqiYZuMT37xfbQPkzl4tVZzB3-WPhyphenhyphen-M_KCTYz3cUpytpbhoN9_jNeQJ/s400/CAMPING+SAN+CLEMENTE45.JPG" /></a><br />Piper did not want have her picture taken<br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDMtMp5fB6Zqrwlw1bRi6cQKVvCRCBr-LgvwsVEOjUdMVwVOosx3q3RGAdSWr6JWPhIUViMDQyhyG8_02QZXaaZ2k5VT-KAoQOtdyApmtiEpWxorLoFEg5NPUrqTjcFDZFSV-bf2_o9Q3A/s1600/CAMPING+SAN+CLEMENTE15.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5506642906600704722" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDMtMp5fB6Zqrwlw1bRi6cQKVvCRCBr-LgvwsVEOjUdMVwVOosx3q3RGAdSWr6JWPhIUViMDQyhyG8_02QZXaaZ2k5VT-KAoQOtdyApmtiEpWxorLoFEg5NPUrqTjcFDZFSV-bf2_o9Q3A/s400/CAMPING+SAN+CLEMENTE15.JPG" /></a>The whole gang<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCOKJX-51U5MWVDTvHXJR7a0iFl7S6ZX333inO-AcfnG86yGOwdVhyphenhyphenIyqLs7k8f-GGfXIRXrcY6n80E71TUjeiHAqDxuTogfrw5kTAziSCXsuTPh-vw7EdgwUv5Ux3y2VOlyC6SiJVO80y/s1600/CAMPING+SAN+CLEMENTE25.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5506642890452966178" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCOKJX-51U5MWVDTvHXJR7a0iFl7S6ZX333inO-AcfnG86yGOwdVhyphenhyphenIyqLs7k8f-GGfXIRXrcY6n80E71TUjeiHAqDxuTogfrw5kTAziSCXsuTPh-vw7EdgwUv5Ux3y2VOlyC6SiJVO80y/s400/CAMPING+SAN+CLEMENTE25.JPG" /></a>Sweet Chloe<br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcsoBufOSEJqqzLsJDJ4seRybmeTiUu7Ws29SyI8Ivj7C_WIN5dP75viHc0PDk0Tw-u6KYcUvjUclCSCtxw3fKR2ymRwxwxQ1iOcqFq-KFqQLk5NoRvxRg8FEXlyghcAkZAeCJDvbd4Akc/s1600/CAMPING+SAN+CLEMENTE27.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5506642880098141666" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcsoBufOSEJqqzLsJDJ4seRybmeTiUu7Ws29SyI8Ivj7C_WIN5dP75viHc0PDk0Tw-u6KYcUvjUclCSCtxw3fKR2ymRwxwxQ1iOcqFq-KFqQLk5NoRvxRg8FEXlyghcAkZAeCJDvbd4Akc/s400/CAMPING+SAN+CLEMENTE27.JPG" /></a> After 3 miles of bike riding, Chad fell asleep.<br /><div></div></div></div><br /></div></div></div></div>Jackie Howehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08708915694120579246noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4943910383967082547.post-30127788487004552352010-08-02T15:33:00.000-07:002010-08-04T14:28:36.991-07:00MY HUSBAND<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmHWmbS29dJYu441MT5x_dgJ6vnbPEoU9WUv1q-9aXQ-dQE0k_VhXZtzjlhmmU1bQsoZUlIiJTdfGxoXLpa2JxSC7_QV3fJUNZtjIyprTjMNcLL6-isZ3lPGETQBeKrdvwmw8kLgupO8lE/s1600/DSC05915.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5501669667475706338" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmHWmbS29dJYu441MT5x_dgJ6vnbPEoU9WUv1q-9aXQ-dQE0k_VhXZtzjlhmmU1bQsoZUlIiJTdfGxoXLpa2JxSC7_QV3fJUNZtjIyprTjMNcLL6-isZ3lPGETQBeKrdvwmw8kLgupO8lE/s320/DSC05915.JPG" /></a><br /><div><div>Today a friend on Facebook posted, what we think should come first, our children or our husbands. I thought about this the entire time on my jog to the beach. I realized that while my children are so young, they need my, well our fullest attention and devotion. Let's face it where else are they going to get it. This is not to say that John by all means is pushed aside. We were together before the children and will be together when our nest will be empty. I am so eternally grateful for John in my life. He's the most loving and devoted husband and father. Our children can't ask for a more fun daddy. Whether he's packing and loading up our car for camping, for the river or just for the day at the beach, he does it with love. He's teaching our kids to love life and have fun. I love that he volunteers in the girls' classrooms, plays Polly Pockets with them or just dancing in the living room to Wii 'Just Dance'. With all the good things I can say about my husband, I think the most important thing that I love him so much is that he loves Christ and is always making sure that the spirit of Christ resides in our home. For that I am thankful for my husband and feel so blessed to have him as my husband and eternal mate.</div></div>Jackie Howehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08708915694120579246noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4943910383967082547.post-6647128579399512512010-07-31T21:34:00.001-07:002010-07-31T23:15:36.073-07:00CHAD IS 2!!!<div align="center">Happy 2nd Birthday Chad!!!! We love You so much!!!</div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHBynFNW0fX0IGMhD-Ig3avM5wKQ_MdGzDvcV3W4i0QFqLzzRu8Z44V-16snFIapSJ9mKIS3Wm09hDmHVBaAComihtcDVEtc_rAElj_F7IEK8IeuEf-6m2dv_1t1wyvQ6PXFQI7tD29y9p/s1600/DSC08008.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 182px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5500298522345339586" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHBynFNW0fX0IGMhD-Ig3avM5wKQ_MdGzDvcV3W4i0QFqLzzRu8Z44V-16snFIapSJ9mKIS3Wm09hDmHVBaAComihtcDVEtc_rAElj_F7IEK8IeuEf-6m2dv_1t1wyvQ6PXFQI7tD29y9p/s320/DSC08008.JPG" /></a> He loves the movie <em>'Cars'</em><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6shNEOQLIftAwD7gySTjhpu3iz3KhrPtSzJVRogfaQ12s8kP45A7vEWu2g_tzg_Cvn4R0X43gJTKuPNvLsON1Qkbnw_68syntfAbfDnM6iXuPLUu1Oc1AaFmxTfZQDnW1B3d3kadClMLI/s1600/Buffy's+baptism+day+55.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5500298517694350258" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6shNEOQLIftAwD7gySTjhpu3iz3KhrPtSzJVRogfaQ12s8kP45A7vEWu2g_tzg_Cvn4R0X43gJTKuPNvLsON1Qkbnw_68syntfAbfDnM6iXuPLUu1Oc1AaFmxTfZQDnW1B3d3kadClMLI/s320/Buffy's+baptism+day+55.JPG" /></a> Loves playing in the dirt<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPGoDQok29eFvKjjEVWFU-ZZzDHfOPh0z9eCGmU0qn5NuoY4SZYo4rNqCd70HEg-8HcsqBVtxYHcfRFP_Ua4jhitnJL6sCe2WjrKdoHa7m-4NdigvqsrysVYKRWR_L1oERX7dEhOyoE8zQ/s1600/Madi+july+11th,+201019.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5500298511530187762" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPGoDQok29eFvKjjEVWFU-ZZzDHfOPh0z9eCGmU0qn5NuoY4SZYo4rNqCd70HEg-8HcsqBVtxYHcfRFP_Ua4jhitnJL6sCe2WjrKdoHa7m-4NdigvqsrysVYKRWR_L1oERX7dEhOyoE8zQ/s320/Madi+july+11th,+201019.JPG" /></a> Loves cousin Madi<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU6oFZgqV2cyJNI78KmpOEGNJAZYOX7iCvYQ1j8RNgagHSd-f_t7QUrOF95iGx9DchykTnlQgGy04aq3eAG0dDzNKP6RGbNhhngq71MiWloiNmIhIzvmXyPUnDU8UWA5oUL5V_TH0IxDUy/s1600/River+Yuma,+AZ+july+22-24th0139.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5500298502521128242" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU6oFZgqV2cyJNI78KmpOEGNJAZYOX7iCvYQ1j8RNgagHSd-f_t7QUrOF95iGx9DchykTnlQgGy04aq3eAG0dDzNKP6RGbNhhngq71MiWloiNmIhIzvmXyPUnDU8UWA5oUL5V_TH0IxDUy/s320/River+Yuma,+AZ+july+22-24th0139.JPG" /></a> Daddy and Chad at on the boat at the river<br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5500298494540944898" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhobwiseBuCqbeUp_rP9NbEzf_WSpceSG8iH2zKveHLv1MNWuztnOSjknacz5v-lkuOL5tjd4T94sk8rgcExXfXp2YfTPZ7iUR8UwBrr1AcwRjFIGFrH8ATWDjb3LEc4Zezcy9oHuzawWa/s320/River+Yuma,+AZ+july+22-24th0105.JPG" /> <div>With Mommy at the river.</div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div>Chad, Chad I don't think there are enough stars in the galaxy that match the amount of love I have for my little man. I cannot believe he's already 2 years old. I still remember finding out that I was pregnant with him and how excited John was that he is finally going to have a son. He is definitely all boy! Chad loves cars, motocycles, skateboards and loves being on boat. I must say, he is very spoiled with lots of love from his sisters, mommy and daddy. We are so in love and so proud of him, he can read all the letters in the alphabet and is being potty trained. He's a bit obsessed with the movie 'Cars'. He carries McQueen everywhere he goes! If if was up to Chad, he would be watch the movie all day and everyday. He loves his family and brings so much happiness to our lives. </div><div></div><br /></div></div>Jackie Howehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08708915694120579246noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4943910383967082547.post-54872539528493701952010-07-31T14:43:00.001-07:002010-07-31T21:30:02.078-07:00Chloe Turned 6<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUYQZOZNkYO7J6fbVdJfIgc023YaCg4Ns-j0gMb8jh65fWr_9AELtctSrMgFME4MhU-miIRyeoGq7aT80QZf9lAy9VRTMjyCmv_XQiqnerVXO7SCDdGqMv0m-ftxRqDJfohcb6syymH-W6/s1600/chloe's+6th+birthday10.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5500191885351841730" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUYQZOZNkYO7J6fbVdJfIgc023YaCg4Ns-j0gMb8jh65fWr_9AELtctSrMgFME4MhU-miIRyeoGq7aT80QZf9lAy9VRTMjyCmv_XQiqnerVXO7SCDdGqMv0m-ftxRqDJfohcb6syymH-W6/s320/chloe's+6th+birthday10.JPG" /></a> Little Pet Shop Cake Chloe decorated herself.<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRiQy-ZBNG_XHinSaDO_SN34L8NKDyHMB-30XUtDemuggrWp0mxr6CEzsz7qzUpxmuP6g3JdSA_Gp6F0eKjEBrHNtmO2JjnZu8SJ3xKWM0GLiJQNal19P5jZUfLeYbZRZJHp9kcrsBB2f6/s1600/chloe's+6th+birthday08.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5500191875155602562" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRiQy-ZBNG_XHinSaDO_SN34L8NKDyHMB-30XUtDemuggrWp0mxr6CEzsz7qzUpxmuP6g3JdSA_Gp6F0eKjEBrHNtmO2JjnZu8SJ3xKWM0GLiJQNal19P5jZUfLeYbZRZJHp9kcrsBB2f6/s320/chloe's+6th+birthday08.JPG" /></a> Chloe and friends<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmdbINbaKjE_DC-z3vA9Q3-tJS94H2MLhS5BHG8ofC08r1zd4gr9D5xKfi264poEmEPzWe5vDPMfs0AMND57XHlfAWs-P5x4UMeWrmJTby_BHVu3Shl-yZ6M8pCAnpe6NDPVtRC8jNg_qr/s1600/GYM+TF03.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5500191304039333890" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmdbINbaKjE_DC-z3vA9Q3-tJS94H2MLhS5BHG8ofC08r1zd4gr9D5xKfi264poEmEPzWe5vDPMfs0AMND57XHlfAWs-P5x4UMeWrmJTby_BHVu3Shl-yZ6M8pCAnpe6NDPVtRC8jNg_qr/s320/GYM+TF03.JPG" /></a>Swinging good time<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMgTdt1E7_1a5UD0srzlPiQxAA4uO50DbeJzOooD5aunjiGdsGFpF4-Stn-ua-H7PYRJTGeTD54b2B6KRq6xGxr5Nf8X7BUO29XcTd8mA19mjrVgKqazakXz1fX02ZRur0nPTi5S6xNS17/s1600/Disneyland+june+09th,+201031.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5500191295762824642" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMgTdt1E7_1a5UD0srzlPiQxAA4uO50DbeJzOooD5aunjiGdsGFpF4-Stn-ua-H7PYRJTGeTD54b2B6KRq6xGxr5Nf8X7BUO29XcTd8mA19mjrVgKqazakXz1fX02ZRur0nPTi5S6xNS17/s320/Disneyland+june+09th,+201031.JPG" /></a> So happy to be at Disneyland<br /><br /><div>My brother nick named Chloe, <em>ChloExist </em>because she is the sweetest and kindest little girl. Her sweet spirit brings so much love to our family. For her birthday, Chloe wanted to have a swimming party with all her friends. One of the friends she wanted to invite was in her kindergarden class and this friend is in a wheel chair. I told her that I don't think that would be a good idea because since it is a swimming party her friend would not have a good time watching everyone else swim. She thought about it for a minute then looked up at me with her big doey eyes and told me that she doesn't want to have a swimming party for her birthday because she wants to make sure ALL her friends will have a good time. We love our Chloe and are so thankful for her love and kindness.</div><div> </div></div></div><br /></div>Jackie Howehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08708915694120579246noreply@blogger.com0