tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-83818510208526782292024-03-14T00:50:09.834-06:00The WhitingsJennifer and Jamesonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11692850427107234684noreply@blogger.comBlogger52125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8381851020852678229.post-12460474477100565092011-04-26T15:55:00.015-06:002011-04-26T16:27:10.731-06:00December 2010 continued...We get together every year with my cousins for a Christmas party and have been doing this for as long as I can remember. Now we all have our own kids it has been fun to get together and let our kids play. This year for the Frew/Brian Christmas party Santa came and surprised everyone...even the parents! My Mom and Dad and my Uncle and Aunt got together and arranged for Santa to come and give all of the kids gifts. It was so fun to hear what they each wanted and to watch their faces. These pictures are from my phone so they aren't the best...<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 299px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5600016514357489810" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/--q6EOLZTXvM/TbdBWYKZcJI/AAAAAAAABCw/KV3tc_htmog/s400/20101219_031.jpg" />They are all listening so intently...<br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 299px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5600016863222994786" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Fm3A8CqMgj8/TbdBqryal2I/AAAAAAAABC4/o1nkw8S4BDo/s400/20101219_034.jpg" />Brooklyn wanted a dolly...<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 299px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5600017175792983810" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-DXmDl02lIe4/TbdB84M6HwI/AAAAAAAABDA/__0w5o3vNKM/s400/20101219_035.jpg" />Jaxon wanted Legos...<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 299px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5600017481896173266" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-5wJ1mBFECv0/TbdCOshmHtI/AAAAAAAABDI/dZGpJ8KH-kw/s400/20101219_037.jpg" />And Gabe was home sick so he didn't come... :( It was really fun and the kids had a fun time!<br /><br /><div><br /><div><br /><div><br /><div><br /><div>Every year we try to make a gingerbread house...the kit I bought made it a little easier but it still didn't look quite like the example on the package!! Here are their candy-mouthed smiles.<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5600018574207596850" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-GtZALcwptuY/TbdDORs7uTI/AAAAAAAABDQ/QYI2FezsGI8/s400/20101220_038.JPG" /></div>Next we had the Whiting Christmas party. The kids exchange gifts with their cousins and Grandma and Grandpa give all of the grandkids their home made pajamas. Everyone had a lot of fun! These pics are also from our phone... <img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 299px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5600019484646202466" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-X-iY3qoWRac/TbdEDRWaXGI/AAAAAAAABDY/0wxnyUKVwis/s400/20101222_046.jpg" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 299px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5600020086195026482" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/--KXVt9pA-Nc/TbdEmSS0-jI/AAAAAAAABDg/yOcfzerKwWA/s400/20101222_047.jpg" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 299px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5600020787693743730" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-exk8IwzzobE/TbdFPHlJ7nI/AAAAAAAABDo/dkkE2M3jKjY/s400/20101222_051.jpg" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 299px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5600021386966972434" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-O0DtM5WHfYk/TbdFyADBuBI/AAAAAAAABDw/js3yoRzz-gk/s400/20101222_053.jpg" /></div><br /><a href="http://s527.photobucket.com/albums/cc360/jwhiting_bucket/?action=view&current=BlogSignature.png" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i527.photobucket.com/albums/cc360/jwhiting_bucket/BlogSignature.png" /></a> </div></div></div>Jennifer and Jamesonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11692850427107234684noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8381851020852678229.post-52234170852922656522011-04-26T15:12:00.011-06:002011-04-26T15:55:08.213-06:00December 2010<div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5600006095555867922" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Y74-DMKmNCs/Tbc337GhNRI/AAAAAAAABCY/MsF1K3TeTTA/s400/20101204_029.JPG" /> Brooklyn had her Christmas dance recital. She looked so cute and danced so great! Her cousin Emily is in her class too and they are such good friends and they both love to dance. <img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5600004511679466802" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-BCu0Qz2TF2o/Tbc2bus9TTI/AAAAAAAABB4/h4-xG_YBQL0/s400/20101204_020.JPG" />Grandma Frew....<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5600004928678439122" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-AhRxWtvQJE8/Tbc20AJQqNI/AAAAAAAABCA/0FbVFl0HK54/s400/20101204_018.JPG" />Great Grandma Frew...<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5600005361834014546" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-hEqgWiHd664/Tbc3NNxmN1I/AAAAAAAABCI/a0w2qM5Nue0/s400/20101204_019.JPG" />Jaxon wanted in on the posing...<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5600005828571201666" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-cZtbcdccLJY/Tbc3oYgagII/AAAAAAAABCQ/ECA0TylOXhU/s400/20101204_025.JPG" />Brooklyn and Mom...<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5600006318815693154" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-QQvNcCFRXUQ/Tbc4E6zzyWI/AAAAAAAABCg/QntZQCafYtk/s400/20101204_030.JPG" /></div><br /><p>The whole fam...<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5600012694761884466" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-T0P0k8V_FPE/Tbc94DD1yzI/AAAAAAAABCo/0iO14uhQXp0/s400/20101204_027.JPG" /></p><br /><a href="http://s527.photobucket.com/albums/cc360/jwhiting_bucket/?action=view&current=BlogSignature.png" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i527.photobucket.com/albums/cc360/jwhiting_bucket/BlogSignature.png" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div>Jennifer and Jamesonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11692850427107234684noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8381851020852678229.post-15381549339664809782011-04-26T14:58:00.006-06:002011-04-26T15:12:08.248-06:00November 2010This catching up business takes forever!! November brought the sale of Troy's boat. We stored it in our garage for him because he and Jameson always went together. The kids mostly thought it was ours so when the day came that Troy sold it Jaxon (and Jameson) were very sad to see it go. <img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5600000665277477634" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-kDrhfpKkUrM/Tbcy71vQswI/AAAAAAAABBQ/SNePx4cCVkI/s400/20101113_002.JPG" />The first snowman of the year....<br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5600001351936083842" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-EGzo_HxdIlY/Tbczjzvbh4I/AAAAAAAABBY/vHfWfAm5_SE/s400/20101120_008.JPG" />Jaxon got two free Jazz tickets because he played Junior Jazz. He even made a sign to cheer them on! <img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 299px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5600001853072292626" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-kfnrzfbF9OQ/Tbc0A-nnOxI/AAAAAAAABBg/cq7XU8Eerp0/s400/20101122_011.jpg" /> And our preschool class had a Thanksgiving feast! <img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5600002624600596338" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Y9CqM8hejQk/Tbc0t4yS33I/AAAAAAAABBo/4WFwqoeUW_Y/s400/20101123_017.JPG" /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://s527.photobucket.com/albums/cc360/jwhiting_bucket/?action=view&current=BlogSignature.png" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i527.photobucket.com/albums/cc360/jwhiting_bucket/BlogSignature.png" /></a></div><br /><div><br /><div></div></div>Jennifer and Jamesonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11692850427107234684noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8381851020852678229.post-52870194987874886542011-03-08T13:09:00.029-07:002011-04-05T17:52:08.210-06:00Updates from the past 5 months :)So part of me wanted to stop blogging altogether but I decided to keep going because it is really the best way for me to journal. I like to do digital scrapbooking but, I'm finding that it's hard to find time to do that even so if I just make a goal to post a few pictures and journal what we're doing I can print it off and have a nice journal with pictures! I figured out that it takes forever for my pictures to upload because they are such a high resolution so I might fix that too and so it's not so time consuming! Anyway...here's a few things since last post. <strong><span style="font-size:130%;">October: </span></strong><br /><div><br /><div><br /><div><br /><div><br /><div><br /><div><br /><div><br /><div><br /><div><br /><div><br /><div>We spent a lot of time watching Jaxon play soccer...He played AYSO this year instead of city and liked it a lot better.</div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581805683641019122" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-vIz3AeepF3c/TXaOshKt6vI/AAAAAAAAA-o/CHwZchigK0I/s400/20101001_010.JPG" /> <img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581806985478248226" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-jWPytekN4pU/TXaP4S45lyI/AAAAAAAAA-w/imsNKHmqPds/s400/20101001_009.JPG" /> We got to go to Black Island Farms with Brooklyn's preschool class (I'm her teacher so it worked out). They had big slides, jump houses, animals, and a barrel ride. We also go to ride on a trailer behind a tractor out to the pumpkin patch and the kids got to pick their own pumpkin. <img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581822659789353906" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-1om0rvRKxE8/TXaeIqP4c7I/AAAAAAAAA_Y/FS2-iROyPDg/s400/20101013_032.JPG" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581820951005208610" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-qbUCx_WL-bo/TXaclMh_oCI/AAAAAAAAA_Q/0Ae1FM6YccA/s400/20101013_030.JPG" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581817274944996626" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-1H1rV29LyOo/TXaZPOI8RRI/AAAAAAAAA-4/XIuceczegAY/s400/20101013_016.JPG" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581836942307297266" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-XMqa-a5RScA/TXarIAxhB_I/AAAAAAAAA_o/RfnaPe5eTS8/s400/20101013_038.JPG" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581838235758518546" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-9fvPXmooWIw/TXasTTQUYRI/AAAAAAAAA_w/HxNrSKW4Vo0/s400/20101013_040.JPG" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581824442962389730" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-pJgiTGvFPqE/TXafwdFdquI/AAAAAAAAA_g/CwoPjYd_C6s/s400/20101013_036.JPG" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581819580637913410" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-85sSTWhDBZE/TXabVbg-IUI/AAAAAAAAA_I/2Eo9FJfIiwI/s400/20101013_024.JPG" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5592222775178410066" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-vDRvAmGcZo0/TZuQ_DNbuFI/AAAAAAAAA_4/v0JNUxeuyWM/s400/10-13-10_IMG_3768.JPG" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581818034799007746" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-u-dBeWXqi4g/TXaZ7c0QWAI/AAAAAAAAA_A/6XRzc_GN-9s/s400/20101013_020.JPG" /></div><br /><div>Our neighborhood does a halloween party just for the kids. This was the second year they have done it (I say "they" because again, I didn't do squat to help-sorry!) The kids get in groups and rotate to different houses where they do different activities. It is always so cute and so fun for the kids. </div><br /><div></div><br /><div>Here is Optimus Prime and Belle listening to instructions. Gabe hates dressing up and wouldn't even put on a costume this year until we finally convinced him to be a football (Steeler) player. SO he didn't dress up for the party. <img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5592225222188042514" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-MZONSPmF_rQ/TZuTNfB_iRI/AAAAAAAABAI/myBpMMGejRM/s400/10-22-10_IMG_3790.JPG" /></div><br /><div>Story time...</div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5592226309765511810" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-oFnOwKI3B5Y/TZuUMykquoI/AAAAAAAABAQ/cKdykXiq7yA/s400/10-22-10_IMG_3792.JPG" />Their "magic wands" they made...<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5592227357451389858" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-xk4BmGBjQWA/TZuVJxgci6I/AAAAAAAABAY/Hl2qo3mWGuA/s400/10-22-10_IMG_3797.JPG" /></div><br /><div>Brooklyn helping with the magic show...</div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5592228417557682306" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-CIWh0ghi-78/TZuWHete2II/AAAAAAAABAg/rNQMSzIb98Y/s400/10-22-10_IMG_3803.JPG" />Hot potatoe...</div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5592229993008800434" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-2T39wrMIfQI/TZuXjLuTIrI/AAAAAAAABAo/2cJ7DTK2d1I/s400/10-22-10_IMG_3804.JPG" />Here is "Belle" again along with my preschool class...</div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5592231562192831378" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-bpDjjeHa1Ys/TZuY-hY7Q5I/AAAAAAAABAw/WTUrW9KmhbI/s400/10-28-10_IMG_3846.JPG" />On Halloween Troy Polamalu stopped by to visit (Jameson's brother Pace). <img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5592242659505860994" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-nSYYhmjAnRk/TZujEeGh8YI/AAAAAAAABA4/nTEWaE4iGQc/s400/10-29-10_IMG_3853.JPG" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5592244784255183298" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-rtcyOZGVYBA/TZulAJaPqcI/AAAAAAAABBA/IM5qXDDW0_4/s400/10-29-10_IMG_3857.JPG" /></div><br /><div>And last but not least....(I can post this now and not feel too bad since I know they got much worse!) </div><br /><div>Pregnancy #4 at 23 weeks. <img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5592247553064009970" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Ng4tUl2WMn0/TZunhUBtgPI/AAAAAAAABBI/llLuC8GbTH8/s400/10-31-10_IMG_3861.JPG" /></div><br /><div></div><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i527.photobucket.com/albums/cc360/jwhiting_bucket/BlogSignature.png" /> </div></div></div></div></div>Jennifer and Jamesonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11692850427107234684noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8381851020852678229.post-73862551834758141092010-10-03T22:24:00.037-06:002010-10-15T10:04:37.072-06:00It's been a while...WARNING this is long!<div align="center">Well, it's been way too long since I posted anything and I'm becoming overwhelmed with pictures! Here's an update in pictures since May...<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5524042812694463698" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_K8-Lqagqrfg/TKlXq6a0BNI/AAAAAAAAA54/_8gLv364wYk/s400/DSC01944.JPG" />Brooklyn in her dance recital costume with her cousin Emily. She loves dance and does pretty good.<br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5524043733106181330" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_K8-Lqagqrfg/TKlYgfOERNI/AAAAAAAAA6A/CeR3zlQWoDY/s400/DSC01950-B%26W-Sharp.jpg" />I had to document the girl who refuses to take a nap actually getting caught falling asleep! We were looking all over for her and finally found her here. <img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5524044199969780914" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_K8-Lqagqrfg/TKlY7qbBdLI/AAAAAAAAA6I/bmzUYfxU0Tw/s400/20100515_001.JPG" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5524044515105567618" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_K8-Lqagqrfg/TKlZOAZP84I/AAAAAAAAA6Q/jCq6mOJsLfw/s400/20100515_005.JPG" />Jaxon had his last field trip of Kindergarten and they went to the zoo. <img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5524045957516427506" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_K8-Lqagqrfg/TKlah9yzAPI/AAAAAAAAA6Y/qEg3SxprWsI/s400/06022010_411.JPG" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5524046605821519346" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_K8-Lqagqrfg/TKlbHs6xpfI/AAAAAAAAA6g/k8dAxEseC8Q/s400/IMG_3319-edited.jpg" />Jaxon up to bat at his t-ball game. <img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5524047360258713202" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_K8-Lqagqrfg/TKlbznanpnI/AAAAAAAAA6o/uiD8dplqD_M/s400/06-07-10-edited.jpg" /> The beginning of summer... Gabe loves to play in the water! He even took time to pose for the camera.<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5524049326900704706" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_K8-Lqagqrfg/TKldmFum9cI/AAAAAAAAA6w/50UX8U0RAtI/s400/07132010_631.JPG" /> <img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5524050252799891106" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_K8-Lqagqrfg/TKleb--LVqI/AAAAAAAAA64/ZAIo0x98ads/s400/07132010_551.JPG" />Speaking of posing...<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5524050611527946226" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_K8-Lqagqrfg/TKlew3VnD_I/AAAAAAAAA7A/F0wXtlAJfEE/s400/20100713_002.JPG" />I LOVE this swim suit on her...<br />Again, speaking of posing..<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5524051021277658578" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_K8-Lqagqrfg/TKlfItxjfdI/AAAAAAAAA7I/xFiAvoNrhRQ/s400/20100702_001.JPG" />Gabe was potty trained this summer. YAY!<br />He did NOT want this picture..but I had to get a shot of his chubby little legs in his "underwears" as he calls them. <img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5524051548424487906" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_K8-Lqagqrfg/TKlfnZjJw-I/AAAAAAAAA7Q/TOsZRpTRzkk/s400/20100714_001.JPG" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5524052086989170162" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_K8-Lqagqrfg/TKlgGv2-pfI/AAAAAAAAA7Y/EPLbFs3HJdo/s400/20100714_004.JPG" />We went on our annual trip to Heise Hot Springs. Our friends went with us for the first few days and then our family joined us for the last two. It was a lot of fun! Here we are fishing...<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5524056861639652786" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_K8-Lqagqrfg/TKlkcq0XNbI/AAAAAAAAA7g/tiF1tsTorR0/s400/08042010_771-F%26C.jpg" /> <img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5524057284552654130" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_K8-Lqagqrfg/TKlk1SSrfTI/AAAAAAAAA7o/RSD9eEiavas/s400/08042010_791-F%26C-cropped.jpg" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5524058717482017522" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_K8-Lqagqrfg/TKlmIsXqYvI/AAAAAAAAA7w/E_V_9-eWxA4/s400/08042010_691.JPG" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5524059736709257026" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_K8-Lqagqrfg/TKlnEBSX10I/AAAAAAAAA74/VQfMbdxbOPM/s400/08042010_711-F%26C-Cropped.jpg" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5524061195571019938" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_K8-Lqagqrfg/TKloY7-HwKI/AAAAAAAAA8A/4xy6Kc6dKZQ/s400/08042010_751-F%26C.jpg" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5524062195763735746" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_K8-Lqagqrfg/TKlpTJ-pbMI/AAAAAAAAA8I/arm2WOp6akE/s400/08042010_841-F%26C-Cropped.jpg" />One of the days we drove over to Bear World. I've always wanted to go there and it was pretty fun. We definitely saw a lot of bears!<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5524064545174540402" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_K8-Lqagqrfg/TKlrb6N1UHI/AAAAAAAAA8Q/-mIeix9xgXQ/s400/08062010_021-edit.jpg" /> My <span style="font-size:130%;">three little bears</span>...<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5524066031152143170" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_K8-Lqagqrfg/TKlsyZ6gG0I/AAAAAAAAA8Y/NXG8f4ZurWo/s400/08062010_251-F%26C.jpg" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5524067422651521426" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_K8-Lqagqrfg/TKluDZpzmZI/AAAAAAAAA8g/tS5uPl4LW3M/s400/08062010_311-F%26C.jpg" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5524067940894129202" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_K8-Lqagqrfg/TKluhkQePDI/AAAAAAAAA8o/hPrGKpHNoQI/s400/08062010_321-F%26C.jpg" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5524068973946594818" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_K8-Lqagqrfg/TKlvdsrX5gI/AAAAAAAAA8w/70H38dIqNQk/s400/08062010_271-F%26C.jpg" /> They had a fun petting zoo there and the kids loved it...<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5524070184751061234" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_K8-Lqagqrfg/TKlwkLRp2PI/AAAAAAAAA84/nolquYanKpY/s400/08062010_351.JPG" /> <img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5524071199384970914" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_K8-Lqagqrfg/TKlxfPFOpqI/AAAAAAAAA9A/wBSXo1Cn3Ro/s400/08062010_371.JPG" /> <img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5524072079209183810" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_K8-Lqagqrfg/TKlyScrqukI/AAAAAAAAA9I/VdGvekHDo2I/s400/08062010_391.JPG" />Gabe really liked it until this happened...<br /><br /><div align="center"><br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dw1fMV4amn9FOAOFHPCcJW6xFAdxx42Xi7a793rI2uzr6ZI5isLlIuUemPNDCwR6TmsJ_Rpt7yZQoLss3orKQ' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><br /><br />What it didn't show was how he turned and fell in the big mud puddle behind him. It was so sad yet so funny at the same time!<br /><div align="center"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5528287782105803986" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_K8-Lqagqrfg/TLhscpyMbNI/AAAAAAAAA9Q/AGe12w7C3yM/s400/08062010_421.JPG" /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5528300810968527154" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_K8-Lqagqrfg/TLh4TCFIcTI/AAAAAAAAA9g/92DRl4evFuw/s400/08062010_451.JPG" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5528298972441890626" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_K8-Lqagqrfg/TLh2oBCOT0I/AAAAAAAAA9Y/0s0e_Z05tgg/s400/08062010_431.JPG" />The train was Brooklyn and Gabe's favorite ride. Jaxon loved the roller coaster. </div><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5528301326982692674" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_K8-Lqagqrfg/TLh4xEYfv0I/AAAAAAAAA9o/NvxMgPYwlhs/s400/20100805_001.JPG" />We had a lot of fun!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://s527.photobucket.com/albums/cc360/jwhiting_bucket/?action=view&current=BlogSignature.png" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i527.photobucket.com/albums/cc360/jwhiting_bucket/BlogSignature.png" /></a><br /><br /></div></div>Jennifer and Jamesonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11692850427107234684noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8381851020852678229.post-74923711107008016242010-05-04T15:04:00.017-06:002010-05-04T16:10:52.853-06:00Gabe is 2!!<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5467526203627964018" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_K8-Lqagqrfg/S-COHS9ihnI/AAAAAAAAA4s/kmNXvYBqSVY/s400/CautionSign.jpg" /><br /><div>Our little "Gabers" is two already! I can't believe how fast time flies. Gabe turned 2 on April 10th. We had a family birthday party on his birthday and the next day had an extended family party for some of his cousins. Gabe loves trucks and tractors so we had a construction birthday party.<br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 296px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5467524939597312098" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_K8-Lqagqrfg/S-CM9uFJcGI/AAAAAAAAA4c/zD5SJ66XXOE/s400/GabeBday2.jpg" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5467525660542871042" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_K8-Lqagqrfg/S-CNnrz9pgI/AAAAAAAAA4k/L6uEP80B6V0/s400/20100410_004.JPG" /> He was so excited that the kids were going to sing "Happy Birthday" to him...but it had to be the "Cha, Cha, Cha" version.<br /><br /><div><div><div><div>For his construction/tractor party we played some truck relay games, </div><div><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5467527017524924178" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_K8-Lqagqrfg/S-CO2q9sjxI/AAAAAAAAA48/CcswoMcwNMU/s400/20100411_012.JPG" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5467526702349537522" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_K8-Lqagqrfg/S-COkU2B0PI/AAAAAAAAA40/_J3pwhjBwNk/s400/20100411_011.JPG" /> Opened presents...<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5467527504333008450" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_K8-Lqagqrfg/S-CPTAdybkI/AAAAAAAAA5E/7eDgqTadd2M/s400/20100411_017.JPG" /></div>And had some cake and ice cream...<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5467528088193441682" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_K8-Lqagqrfg/S-CP0_g9n5I/AAAAAAAAA5M/vSfq8W-RjxY/s400/20100411_005.JPG" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5467528364299014754" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_K8-Lqagqrfg/S-CQFEFqUmI/AAAAAAAAA5U/TW5yBNhHr90/s400/20100411_010.JPG" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5467528649688279410" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_K8-Lqagqrfg/S-CQVrPw6XI/AAAAAAAAA5c/jp7p-6Ve-j0/s400/20100411_008.JPG" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5467534270045964178" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_K8-Lqagqrfg/S-CVc0tdR5I/AAAAAAAAA5k/CoQm4kpjMO0/s400/20100411_009.JPG" /></div><div>He had a fun time. </div><div>Gabe is such a sweet boy and we're so glad that he's a part of our family! </div><div>He loves:<br />* To laugh and be silly </div><div>* To play ANYTHING with his older siblings</div><div>* His blanket </div><div>* His Mommy and Daddy </div><div>* Being outside </div><div>* Trucks, tractors, and cars, </div><div>* Animals </div><div>* Snacks</div><div>Our little Gabers is getting pretty independent and now says, 'Do it myself' to EVERYTHING! Although he's getting more independent he still loves to be cuddly and will let you hold him. He's been our ONLY child that will fall asleep while you're holding them and now that we have 1:00 church, that works out pretty good! </div><div>I took him to the doctor today (a little late) and here are his stats: </div><div>Height: 35.5 inches........75 percentile </div><div>Weight: 33 pounds........95 percentile :) </div><div>Head: 19.5 inches.......70 percentile </div><div>I just barely put together some scrapbook pages of his birth on Smilebox....doesn't seem that long ago. </div><div>We love you Gabe!! </div><div></div><div><br /><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" bgcolor="#ffffff"><tbody><tr><td><a href="http://www.smilebox.com/play/4d5459304e6a4d324e44513d0d0a&blogview=true&campaign=blog_playback_link" target="_blank"><img style="BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-RIGHT: medium none" alt="Click to play this Smilebox scrapbook: Gabe's Birth" src="http://www.smilebox.com/snap/4d5459304e6a4d324e44513d0d0a.jpg" width="386" height="303" /></a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="http://www.smilebox.com/?partner=smilebox&campaign=blog_snapshot" target="_blank"><img style="BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-RIGHT: medium none" alt="Create your own scrapbook - Powered by Smilebox" src="http://www.smilebox.com/globalImages/blogInstructions/blogLogoSmileboxSmall.gif" width="386" height="46" /></a></td></tr><tr><td align="middle">This <a href="http://www.smilebox.com/all/scrapbooking/index.html" target="_blank">free digital scrapbooking design</a> personalized with Smilebox</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /></div><div><br /><a href="http://s527.photobucket.com/albums/cc360/jwhiting_bucket/?action=view&current=BlogSignature.png" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i527.photobucket.com/albums/cc360/jwhiting_bucket/BlogSignature.png" /></a><br /><div><br /><div><br /></div><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Jennifer and Jamesonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11692850427107234684noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8381851020852678229.post-29720737627928229652010-04-09T00:21:00.032-06:002010-04-25T23:26:01.845-06:00February, March, and a little April...<div align="center"> Wow! Time has really been flying by without me documenting anything! My birthday was at the end of January and Jameson did a great job of making it special as usual. He surprised me with a new kitchen table with chairs that match our bar stools! Here I am posing with my cake..<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5458023348096132498" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_K8-Lqagqrfg/S77LUTcO5ZI/AAAAAAAAA1U/EGRC_p6hpH8/s400/20100130_001.JPG" />Jaxon and Brooklyn completed 2 weeks worth of swimming lessons. Brooklyn pretty much ended up getting a private lesson since her class started with 3 girls counting her and ended with just her. They both really liked it and they <img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5458024020297517298" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_K8-Lqagqrfg/S77L7bliCPI/AAAAAAAAA1c/WUwQXq3zDE0/s400/20100204_002.JPG" />both passed! Jaxon loved the goggles..For school Jaxon got to dress up as one of his favorite characters from a book. He loves all of the "Froggy" books, so this is what we came up with...<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 299px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 239px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5458024738449167250" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_K8-Lqagqrfg/S77MlO6Ok5I/AAAAAAAAA1k/pGA-QvHIcSk/s400/Froggy.png" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5458025148744168178" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_K8-Lqagqrfg/S77M9HYLcvI/AAAAAAAAA1s/lqECBOyXiv4/s400/20100302_001.jpg" />I decided to surprise the kids with Disney on Ice tickets-the Disney Princess one that Brooklyn and I went to last year was so great that I wanted Jaxon to be able to see it. This one was Disney Pixar's Cars along with Tinkerbell and some others. Dad stayed home with Gabe and I took Jaxon and Brooklyn. We had fun and afterwards went for ice cream. Here we are getting ready to go...<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5458026115825115586" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_K8-Lqagqrfg/S77N1aCPocI/AAAAAAAAA10/baPr9q1rBpc/s400/20100311_005.jpg" />And here they are watching...<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5458026525904093698" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_K8-Lqagqrfg/S77ONRssQgI/AAAAAAAAA18/pQYPEuUujAc/s400/20100311_006.jpg" />The hats came "free" with the cotton candy...<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5458026868070010194" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_K8-Lqagqrfg/S77OhMXZzVI/AAAAAAAAA2E/PNqcd5ZFB_o/s400/20100311_014.jpg" />Since Santa gave us snowboarding lessons, we've been going up to Park City a lot and it has been fun! I fell really hard on my BEHIND/LEG after only going a few times and I think that it ruined me. I was getting good too!! I now am MUCH MORE CAUTIOUS and Jameson is better than me...dANG!! Just kidding..I'm sure he would be anyway but that fall definitely held me back. It has been a great activity for us to do together but mostly great for Jameson and Jaxon to do together. <img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5458027965248282082" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_K8-Lqagqrfg/S77PhDrFneI/AAAAAAAAA2M/PNDkqXOiLCw/s400/20100312_016.jpg" />Every year around this time we start searching KSL classifieds for good deals on trailers. We have thought about upgrading from our little tent trailer since when we bought it we had 1 kid and now we have 3. We found a trailer on KSL that had been listed for a while and didn't seem to have any "bites" so we called and went and looked at it and LOVED it. We told them that we'd think about it and called them back that night and they said they'd already sold it!! I was devastated!! We had looked at other trailers but I just wanted this trailer to be "THE ONE" and was sad that we'd let it slip away. About 10 minutes after Jameson got off the phone with the owner they called us back to tell us that they were going to honor our offer before the other one since his wife had spoke to us first and told us she'd hold it for us until the end of the day. YAY!! We were sad to say goodbye to our little tent trailer and all of the fun memories but we're glad that we'll still see it because Jameson's brother Pace and his wife Jan bought it. We're excited for them to have a trailer and already have some camping trips in the works. Goodbye little trailer you've been so fun...<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5458030409472191970" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_K8-Lqagqrfg/S77RvVHereI/AAAAAAAAA2U/tNh2CO-bb-k/s400/20100315_017.jpg" /> <img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5458030914401920050" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_K8-Lqagqrfg/S77SMuIG5DI/AAAAAAAAA2c/UDVeeZi8J6k/s400/20100315_020.jpg" /> <img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5458031268447450882" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_K8-Lqagqrfg/S77ShVDI9wI/AAAAAAAAA2k/r9h5NYdTisk/s400/20100315_021.jpg" />Hello new trailer!!!<br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462334216620548930" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_K8-Lqagqrfg/S84cB4IhI0I/AAAAAAAAA2s/r7WksmM0z7k/s400/20100416_029.JPG" />Yes, this is my FAVORITE feature!! <img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462334602519115138" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_K8-Lqagqrfg/S84cYVt59YI/AAAAAAAAA20/TDCaSGBDv2I/s400/20100416_027.JPG" /> <img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462334971025064898" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_K8-Lqagqrfg/S84ctygkg8I/AAAAAAAAA28/RXGnEOG48rQ/s400/20100416_026.JPG" />Mid-March we hosted the main meal of a progressive dinner at our house with our friends. It was fun!!<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462340007280063746" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_K8-Lqagqrfg/S84hS8BVNQI/AAAAAAAAA3M/HB20WC2I21w/s400/03-20-10_IMG_31061.JPG" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462339024495824386" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_K8-Lqagqrfg/S84gZu3TzgI/AAAAAAAAA3E/p8G6j9zg7Es/s400/Progressivedin.jpg" /> Jameson's Birthday was April 2nd and the kids were very excited to give him his presents. He went snowboarding that morning with Jaxon because that was what he said would be the most fun to do on his birthday. Can you tell these kids love their dad?<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462340973073217170" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_K8-Lqagqrfg/S84iLJ4XNpI/AAAAAAAAA3U/bEgiN_0S0-o/s400/20100402_022.jpg" /> The kids were very excited for Easter (as so was I-my favorite holiday!) . We made treats... <img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5464301122335801154" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_K8-Lqagqrfg/S9UY626X_0I/AAAAAAAAA3c/L2zWtTnBhjU/s400/03-26-10_IMG_31321.JPG" /> <img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5464302364944210466" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_K8-Lqagqrfg/S9UaDL_TmiI/AAAAAAAAA3k/psV0_zgIAsU/s400/03-26-10_IMG_31301.JPG" /> <img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5464303512142204082" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_K8-Lqagqrfg/S9UbF9onzLI/AAAAAAAAA3s/PsetmIRnEeE/s400/03-26-10_IMG_31341.JPG" /> And decorated eggs.<br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5464305616668557378" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_K8-Lqagqrfg/S9UdAdmzgEI/AAAAAAAAA30/6udhYB_BQT8/s400/20100403_026.jpg" />Happy Easter! <div><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5464306654683080674" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_K8-Lqagqrfg/S9Ud84gwJ-I/AAAAAAAAA38/Xx_RR0YK8mc/s400/20100404_030.jpg" />The kids had fun Easter morning playing with their Zhu-zhu pets and other little treats they got from the Easter Bunny. After conference we went over to Grandma and Grandpa Frew's house for dinner. The kids got to have 2 Easter egg hunts: one with Grandma and Grandpa and one with Great Grandma and Great Grandpa. We all had a fun time!! </div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5464308934304951858" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_K8-Lqagqrfg/S9UgBkw9bjI/AAAAAAAAA4E/cRs4p5D-FBk/s400/04-04-10_IMG_31471.JPG" /> <img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5464310194853586082" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_K8-Lqagqrfg/S9UhK8rLJKI/AAAAAAAAA4M/lniMx0WogpI/s400/04-04-10_IMG_31491.JPG" /> <img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5464311296628812146" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_K8-Lqagqrfg/S9UiLFG26XI/AAAAAAAAA4U/fVVAAAL1Aas/s400/04-04-10_IMG_31501.JPG" /><br /><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i527.photobucket.com/albums/cc360/jwhiting_bucket/BlogSignature.png" /><br /><div><div><div><div><div><div> </div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br /></div>Jennifer and Jamesonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11692850427107234684noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8381851020852678229.post-68014446323505808922010-02-09T00:29:00.014-07:002010-02-09T01:11:22.826-07:00Brooklyn is 3!<div align="center"> Our little "Dee Dee" is 3! I can't believe how sweet this little girl is. She was so excited for her birthday to come and when it finally came she kept telling us that she "got bigger". We celebrated on her actual birthday (Sunday, 24th) with just our family. She woke up early and before church she opened her gifts from us. She is so fun to buy for now! Jaxon had bought her something one night when he was out with Jameson and he was so excited to give it to her. Here she is posing with her gifts. <img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436144161056140338" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_K8-Lqagqrfg/S3EQUAOQrDI/AAAAAAAAAz0/X_t5Htnnje0/s400/20100124_010.jpg" /> And here she is with the gift Jaxon picked out for her. It might be a little too old for her but Jaxon was sure excited to give it to her. <img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436144731654532946" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_K8-Lqagqrfg/S3EQ1N3hL1I/AAAAAAAAAz8/Nt1LHCLOzEc/s400/20100124_016.jpg" /> After church (and naps) we had cake and ice cream and sang "Happy Birthday" to her. <img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 286px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436145403228027026" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_K8-Lqagqrfg/S3ERcTrHeJI/AAAAAAAAA0E/wgQ7Q6duUE8/s400/20100124_022-edit.jpg" /> Monday night we had her extended family party. We had planned for this for the week and Brooklyn was pretty excited. Here is her invitation. <img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 286px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436145912224420482" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_K8-Lqagqrfg/S3ER571UEoI/AAAAAAAAA0M/ggQVGuLNaF0/s400/Brooklynsbdayfront.jpg" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 286px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436146204190003522" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_K8-Lqagqrfg/S3ESK7fVUUI/AAAAAAAAA0U/f3UIPwvVF28/s400/Brooklynsbdayback.jpg" />(back)<br /><div align="center"><div><div align="center"><div align="center">I actually attempted a cake again (against my better judgement!), and I guess it turned out ok. She liked it and that's all that matters! She picked out the Barbie and everything. <img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436146937117505986" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_K8-Lqagqrfg/S3ES1l23ecI/AAAAAAAAA0c/AAdvn0XU0YE/s400/20100125_002.jpg" /></div><br /><div align="center">The kids helped me throughout the week with making all of the decorations (or at least watched me make them) so they were pretty excited. <img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436147774910578498" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_K8-Lqagqrfg/S3ETmW4TP0I/AAAAAAAAA0k/dpCdxJ9AMzM/s400/20100125_010.jpg" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436148803062345666" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_K8-Lqagqrfg/S3EUiNCyL8I/AAAAAAAAA00/AYGcKdtfflc/s400/20100125_005.jpg" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436148229254847922" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_K8-Lqagqrfg/S3EUAzcanbI/AAAAAAAAA0s/d42QPB0JzXo/s400/20100125_004+(1).jpg" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436149365406290466" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_K8-Lqagqrfg/S3EVC78B0iI/AAAAAAAAA08/FXikNiJbLdQ/s400/20100125_015.jpg" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436149971003968914" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_K8-Lqagqrfg/S3EVmL9xDZI/AAAAAAAAA1E/iAWoujaYfog/s400/20100125_016.jpg" /></div>She had a fun few days and already acts so much older that I can't believe it! Brooklyn is very kind and shares SOOO good with her brothers (especially Gabe). She is very good at cleaning things and when it's time to clean up she is the BEST at picking up toys. She still loves her "yellow" which doesn't resemble anything near a blanket but I will be sad when she doesn't need it anymore. She fights sleep more than anyone I know (except her Dad!) and is almost always the last one to bed and the first one awake. She is so smart and is good at many things including puzzles which she could play for hours. I can almost always find her packing around a purse stuffed with little dolls, toys, blankets and trinkets. She loves Dora, Tinkerbell, Princesses, Grandmas, Grandpas, dollys, her yellow and anything with sugar in it! (wonder where she got that from?) It is so nice to have another girl in the house and she loves to remind the boys about things that "only the girls" are doing. She loves to get dressed up and be girly but can definitely hold her own with the boys as well.<br /><div align="center">She is so sweet and we love our Brooky so much! </div><a href="http://s527.photobucket.com/albums/cc360/jwhiting_bucket/?action=view&current=BlogSignature.png" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i527.photobucket.com/albums/cc360/jwhiting_bucket/BlogSignature.png" /></a><br /><div align="center"><br /><br /><br /></div><div align="center"></div></div></div><br /></div></div>Jennifer and Jamesonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11692850427107234684noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8381851020852678229.post-5288209980457146352010-01-13T23:09:00.033-07:002010-01-14T15:22:14.633-07:00December<div align="center"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5426721246250058786" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_K8-Lqagqrfg/S0-WOLHMxCI/AAAAAAAAAzc/OTMwbrGX5-0/s400/IMG_2984-softcolor.jpg" />I guess it's about time to post some pics of our December. (Warning...this is long!) We had a great, busy month. The kids had a lot of fun and Christmas with kids is always so fun!<br />We took a quick trip down to St. George to visit Grandma and Grandpa Whiting and also some friends. They were nice enough to let us stay with them. <img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5426474963687091282" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_K8-Lqagqrfg/S062OpEerFI/AAAAAAAAAwU/DwNozaJjElw/s400/20091213_002.JPG" />Christmas this year was so fun because Brooklyn really understood what was going on (of course Jaxon gets excited) and Gabe caught on pretty quick. Gabe is growing up and really trying to act like the "big kids". This picture cracks me up...<br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5426475466556955746" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_K8-Lqagqrfg/S062r6Z_3GI/AAAAAAAAAwc/y18IhlPoXRk/s400/20091214_005.JPG" />He was very proud of himself that he figured this out. Oh yeah, and he's naked because he hates to wear clothes and when I'm changing him he takes off running. I have to catch him to get his clothes back on!<br /><div align="center">We rode the Front Runner down to SLC to see the lights. The kids really love to ride the train. It was FREEZING this year and we ended up just riding it down, getting some cookies, and riding it back. They didn't care though!<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5426476955388989346" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_K8-Lqagqrfg/S064CkvNz6I/AAAAAAAAAwk/bRJBlyO7rnY/s400/20091221_080.JPG" />The Frew Family Christmas Party was definitely a hit with the kids. They acted out the Nativity scene....(Jaxon was a wise man and Brooklyn was the angel) <img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5426478162696730866" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_K8-Lqagqrfg/S065I2Tz-PI/AAAAAAAAAws/61ZhGrfpwFA/s400/20091223_010.JPG" />Macy and Brooklyn have to stick together since they're the only girls!! <img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5426478977346899410" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_K8-Lqagqrfg/S0654RHjDdI/AAAAAAAAAw0/EfL8hkC2JVw/s400/20091223_017.JPG" />The kids were all very surprised when none other but...SANTA arrived!!! <img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5426480037664313650" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_K8-Lqagqrfg/S0661_G60TI/AAAAAAAAAw8/VOVnFwHD-Rk/s400/20091223_019.JPG" /> <img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5426480764204730450" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_K8-Lqagqrfg/S067gRrpyFI/AAAAAAAAAxE/o8SSpM2MdTE/s400/20091223_020.JPG" /> <img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5426481170881625522" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_K8-Lqagqrfg/S06738q-vbI/AAAAAAAAAxM/7lU1vDIaOHQ/s400/20091223_024.JPG" />They were GLUED to Santa! He told them some very good stories including one he had me read about why we celebrate Christmas. He also told them how he is always watching and reminded them to obey their parents. When we got home and Brooklyn was changing into her pajamas she said, "I don't want Santa to see my bum!" So funny! I guess she was really listening to Santa's "See you when you're sleeping" bit. Everyone (yes everyone) got a chance to sit on Santa's lap and got a gift from him. This is where all of the parent's were holding their breath that their kids didn't throw out some random thing they wanted for Christmas. Surprisingly, Jaxon couldn't think of anything he wanted to tell Santa...he sat there for a minute and then said, "Legos". Wheeww!! Brooklyn couldn't really think of what to say either and then I think she said, "A dolly". <img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5426483802042857378" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_K8-Lqagqrfg/S06-RGgs96I/AAAAAAAAAxU/EsuqXRWeMis/s400/20091223_029-cropped.jpg" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5426705154536181906" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_K8-Lqagqrfg/S0-HlgzpEJI/AAAAAAAAAxk/ft2dgLa7HYM/s400/20091223_035-cropped.jpg" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5426707536250702274" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_K8-Lqagqrfg/S0-JwJYoicI/AAAAAAAAAxs/7hsLr7I2CDs/s400/20091223_031-edit.jpg" />Gabe didn't want anything to do with Santa until he gave him a candy cane and then he took it and ran! The only thing Jameson asked for from Santa was a kiss from his wife....awwww.. </div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5426708181369372258" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_K8-Lqagqrfg/S0-KVso6PmI/AAAAAAAAAx0/xJJeJQ5XxEc/s400/20091223_043-cropped.jpg" />On Christmas Eve we had some of Jameson's family members over for our annual fondue dinner. It was fun and yummy as usual. After they left we had our kids get in their pajamas that Grandma Whiting made them and we read a book to them about the birth of Christ. They then got to open 1 gift. They also got to open the pillow cases that Great Grandma Frew made them. <img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5426709573130621314" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_K8-Lqagqrfg/S0-LmtWpkYI/AAAAAAAAAx8/lVdfr7AmjGY/s400/20091224_049.JPG" />Jaxon took these pictures of Jameson and I...<br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5426712596299010050" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_K8-Lqagqrfg/S0-OWriKUAI/AAAAAAAAAyE/fD5WnSjJbjg/s400/20091224_046-edit.jpg" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5426713088922867074" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_K8-Lqagqrfg/S0-OzWs11YI/AAAAAAAAAyM/cnkQLTqs3EY/s400/20091224_047-edit.jpg" />This girl is hard to get to bed...<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5426719526123910930" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_K8-Lqagqrfg/S0-UqDJKtxI/AAAAAAAAAzM/h0lZ2XctdUQ/s400/IMG_3043-edit.jpg" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5426720122134791010" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_K8-Lqagqrfg/S0-VMvdPA2I/AAAAAAAAAzU/mnMk9CJQ_-k/s400/IMG_3033-edit.jpg" /><strong>Christmas Morning!</strong> Here are the kids with their gifts from Santa....<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5426714057995761282" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_K8-Lqagqrfg/S0-Prwx0toI/AAAAAAAAAyU/dnaQnzpEALU/s400/20091225_055.JPG" /> <img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5426714628543183506" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_K8-Lqagqrfg/S0-QM-O7epI/AAAAAAAAAyc/_Et3Vz8R2AU/s400/20091225_056.JPG" /> <img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5426715240951805666" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_K8-Lqagqrfg/S0-QwnohduI/AAAAAAAAAyk/r3y7-XoMOAs/s400/20091225_057.JPG" />And this is what I got from Santa....(don't mind the "just woke up" picture). We've lived in our house for over 3 years now and haven't had barstools. I told Jameson that I didn't want them until we got the ones I wanted. So..these ended up going back to "Santa's toy shop" and I got different ones. I liked these, I just like the ones I got better.<br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5426715830420798850" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_K8-Lqagqrfg/S0-RS7k4fYI/AAAAAAAAAys/7E4-A5L-Q7k/s400/20091225_058.JPG" />The day after Christmas we headed over to Great Grandma and Grandpa Frews.<br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5426716818984254130" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_K8-Lqagqrfg/S0-SMeQxurI/AAAAAAAAAy0/fARG1p1BpLU/s400/20091226_060.JPG" /> <img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5426717689871913266" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_K8-Lqagqrfg/S0-S_Kkk0TI/AAAAAAAAAy8/EVQwSQhapx8/s400/20091226_064.JPG" />Gabe wasn't really cooperating! And here they are with Grandma & Grandpa Frew.<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5426718651470851122" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_K8-Lqagqrfg/S0-T3IzoLDI/AAAAAAAAAzE/-BhYE7NdrkY/s400/20091226_066.JPG" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5426721773138222546" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_K8-Lqagqrfg/S0-Ws17IHdI/AAAAAAAAAzk/qiiI8v39zpg/s400/IMG_3006-edit.jpg" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5426722540296812914" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_K8-Lqagqrfg/S0-XZfz_OXI/AAAAAAAAAzs/IkOk0iawLeM/s400/kidsoncouch.jpg" />We had a great month!!<br /><p align="left"><a href="http://s527.photobucket.com/albums/cc360/jwhiting_bucket/?action=view&current=BlogSignature.png" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i527.photobucket.com/albums/cc360/jwhiting_bucket/BlogSignature.png" /></a></p></div>Jennifer and Jamesonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11692850427107234684noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8381851020852678229.post-91025363858851662782009-11-25T09:13:00.025-07:002009-12-09T17:41:50.933-07:00November<div align="center"> <img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5408075553411702306" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_K8-Lqagqrfg/Sw1YEAeUHiI/AAAAAAAAAt8/Y3jFy2PQFZw/s400/20091109_002.JPG" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5408076376347090914" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_K8-Lqagqrfg/Sw1Yz6JZn-I/AAAAAAAAAuE/aiyrxY22q0Q/s400/20091109_012-edit.jpg" />A couple of weeks ago Jameson had the chance to go to a <strong><span style="font-size:130%;">Monday Night Football</span></strong> game in Denver. He is a HUGE Steelers fan and so is his brother. Our brother in law Tuck went and my brother, Jacen (who is a huge Broncos fan). They had fun and had 50 yard line 5th row seats.<br /><div><div><div><div align="center"><div align="center">My sister Gina got us some discounted tickets for <strong><span style="font-size:130%;">Disney on Ice</span></strong> and so my mom, my sisters, my niece, and Brooklyn and I went. It was so fun! Macy let Brooklyn borrow her Cinderella costume since her Tinkerbell one would've been too cold and she didn't have any other ones (Christmas!). </div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413387215678664242" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_K8-Lqagqrfg/SyA2_cYq7jI/AAAAAAAAAuM/IaM4IyH6P78/s400/20091112_006.JPG" />Brooklyn didn't take her eyes off the show the whole time. She sat just like this on Grandma's lap. I've never seen that girl sit so still! She told me afterwards that she liked Tinkerbell the best even though she only came out a few times. <img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413387971208433474" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_K8-Lqagqrfg/SyA3ra9AT0I/AAAAAAAAAuU/VqihZ0Pd9Ak/s400/20091112_026.JPG" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413388281197589298" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_K8-Lqagqrfg/SyA39dwLczI/AAAAAAAAAuc/cs8xcMw3C9I/s400/20091112_028.JPG" /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413388688950264978" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_K8-Lqagqrfg/SyA4VMv_hJI/AAAAAAAAAuk/C6BblqsqpTA/s400/20091112_030.JPG" />Brooklyn and Macy</span></strong><br /><div><div align="center">A few weeks later, Jameson and I went on a vacation to <strong><span style="font-size:130%;">Florida!</span></strong> It was really fun and a nice, much needed vacation. Thanks Mom and Dad for watching our kids! </div><div align="center">The view from our hotel.</div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413389579742171970" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_K8-Lqagqrfg/SyA5JDNVU0I/AAAAAAAAAus/JsyHi_DtKDU/s400/20091119_002.JPG" />We wanted to go back to Flordia since we went there on our honeymoon and it worked out that Jameson had to go there for work so he extended for a few days and I flew to meet him. We ate some <strong>VERY</strong> good food, laid out on the beach, shopped, and went to a few tourist attractions. The first was called <strong><span style="font-size:130%;">"Billie's Swamp Safari"</span></strong> where we took an airboat ride through the Everglades. We saw some HUGE alligators-although the pictures we got are of some smaller ones. It was fun though! </div><br /><div>I made Jameson pose by this sign. This tour was on the Indian reservation there. </div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413390839744393906" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_K8-Lqagqrfg/SyA6SZFRcrI/AAAAAAAAAu0/hQRWlyeXY48/s400/20091119_008.JPG" /> <img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413391533421197634" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_K8-Lqagqrfg/SyA66xOteUI/AAAAAAAAAu8/bob7PHGqAww/s400/20091119_012.JPG" /> <img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413392194849632610" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_K8-Lqagqrfg/SyA7hRPicWI/AAAAAAAAAvE/VnT7G1wc5Sc/s400/20091119_021.JPG" />Kind of hard to see in this pic but there's a<strong> gator</strong> on that log! <img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413392741697660594" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_K8-Lqagqrfg/SyA8BGaRJrI/AAAAAAAAAvM/I1JU1irNaGY/s400/20091119_026.JPG" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413395396651573762" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_K8-Lqagqrfg/SyA-bo4m4gI/AAAAAAAAAvc/KOCZCyJVJ6c/s400/20091119_039.JPG" />We saw other ones but didn't get that great of pictures of them. <img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413394438466106674" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_K8-Lqagqrfg/SyA9j3XY9TI/AAAAAAAAAvU/6Y6mrg2Jouk/s400/20091119_036.JPG" />On the way out of the<strong><span style="font-size:130%;"> Everglades</span></strong>, we almost ran over this "little" guy! </div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413395802130833874" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_K8-Lqagqrfg/SyA-zPaZYdI/AAAAAAAAAvk/fR9MbPzO4BI/s400/20091119_042.JPG" /> <img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413396088526800450" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_K8-Lqagqrfg/SyA_D6UhBkI/AAAAAAAAAvs/-az6aegRw9M/s400/20091119_041.JPG" />We also went to <strong><span style="font-size:130%;">Butterfly World</span></strong>. It was so pretty and the whole time at the gator place and Butterfly World I was thinking about how much my kids would love it! Maybe next time! :) </div><br /><div>These butterflys were just flying around you-so many different kinds.</div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413397227726708082" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_K8-Lqagqrfg/SyBAGOK8HXI/AAAAAAAAAv0/grbWK-TiYWc/s400/20091119_046.JPG" />I loved these butterflys with the blue wings. This one was hurt. </div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413398168343938850" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_K8-Lqagqrfg/SyBA8-PkByI/AAAAAAAAAv8/UupJzqwGO80/s400/20091119_050.JPG" />We went on a boat ride through the canals of Ft. Lauderdale. There are multi-million dollar homes there and HUGE yachts that line the canals. We ate at an <strong><span style="font-size:130%;">EXCELLENT</span></strong> restaurant there. </div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413399219332636594" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_K8-Lqagqrfg/SyBB6Jey37I/AAAAAAAAAwE/A2qEKCDO02A/s400/20091119_063.JPG" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413399856139569506" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_K8-Lqagqrfg/SyBCfNxZiWI/AAAAAAAAAwM/25CRetRV0pA/s400/20091119_065.JPG" /><br /><br /><div> <a href="http://s527.photobucket.com/albums/cc360/jwhiting_bucket/?action=view&current=BlogSignature.png" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i527.photobucket.com/albums/cc360/jwhiting_bucket/BlogSignature.png" /></a><br /><br /><div><div> </div><div align="center"></div></div></div><br /></div>Jennifer and Jamesonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11692850427107234684noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8381851020852678229.post-26851482174003794842009-11-02T21:42:00.025-07:002009-11-03T15:21:12.808-07:00October Things...<div align="center"> <span style="font-family:georgia;">I guess I'm only blogging about once a month now. It has been <strong><span style="font-size:130%;">so hard</span></strong> to get to all the pictures that I have edited and I hate the way that blogger has you add the pics. It is so slow and time consuming that I haven't had a chance to do it. Does anyone have any tips? It's always been like this I just get annoyed at it sometimes and so I stop blogging! Anyway...October things...</span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">Jaxon had a few walking field trips that I went on with him. First, we went to <strong><span style="font-size:130%;">7-11</span></strong> and the next one was to <strong><span style="font-size:130%;">McDonalds.</span></strong> It was quite enlightening at both places to go "behind the scenes" to see how they make your food/drink. The kids had fun.</span> <img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399734536833445410" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_K8-Lqagqrfg/Su-188VdriI/AAAAAAAAArQ/ZOcgJFxw6g4/s400/20091014_001.JPG" /> We've had fun with the kids doing <strong><span style="font-size:130%;">Family Nights</span></strong> in October. They are all getting so big and really enjoy our exclusive family time. They think they need to all pile on the Dora couch for the lesson. <img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399735051445213938" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_K8-Lqagqrfg/Su-2a5aeGvI/AAAAAAAAArY/-hFQSRetYB0/s400/20091018_015.JPG" />One day while the kids were upstairs playing<strong><span style="font-size:130%;"> (too quietly)</span></strong> they decided that it would be funny to dress Gabe up in Brooklyn's clothes. I'm sure it was Jaxon's idea. He was pretty game until I started taking pictures. He must have known that he would hate the pictures in the future! It definitely gave me some perspective on how big Gabe is compared to Brooklyn. Funny.<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399736421497443170" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_K8-Lqagqrfg/Su-3qpQYE2I/AAAAAAAAAro/L-tM8F1NgOk/s400/20091021_022.JPG" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399736230147831058" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_K8-Lqagqrfg/Su-3fgbEtRI/AAAAAAAAArg/M8HnSRYy4yM/s400/20091021_019.JPG" /></div><div align="center">Jameson finally had Jaxon's 4-wheeler fixed and Jaxon couldn't be more <strong><span style="font-size:130%;">excited!</span></strong> Here he is with his friend and our neighbor Annelise. <img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399737081730072706" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_K8-Lqagqrfg/Su-4RE0GgII/AAAAAAAAArw/yBmizYVba8k/s400/20091022_027.JPG" /></div><div align="center">For Halloween our neighbors put on an <strong><span style="font-size:130%;">AMAZING </span></strong>party for the kids. It was really so cute and the kids had so much fun! Thanks to those moms that did it!<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399738319459675698" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_K8-Lqagqrfg/Su-5ZHt1bjI/AAAAAAAAAr4/WrifhDCXHj4/s400/20091024_031.JPG" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399738609474823058" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_K8-Lqagqrfg/Su-5qAG1Y5I/AAAAAAAAAsA/7RjhTEmF3bA/s400/20091024_033.JPG" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399739093468468882" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_K8-Lqagqrfg/Su-6GLH6VpI/AAAAAAAAAsI/Z86SmHvRqRk/s400/20091024_034.JPG" /></div><div align="center">The kids were really into this book! </div><div align="center">After this first Halloween party we had <strong><span style="font-size:130%;">2 more</span></strong>: the Whiting family party, and the Frew family party. </div><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">Whitings:</span></strong> <img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399739803052201202" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_K8-Lqagqrfg/Su-6veh21PI/AAAAAAAAAsQ/g7ipk7jKqZM/s400/20091029_043-A.jpg" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399740468791773490" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_K8-Lqagqrfg/Su-7WOmiiTI/AAAAAAAAAsY/sjq8hGbEKeQ/s400/20091029_047.JPG" /></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">Frews:</span></strong> <img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399993042882834322" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_K8-Lqagqrfg/SvChD-acr5I/AAAAAAAAAsg/N0kYLmG29dY/s400/20091030_003.JPG" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399993462436839698" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_K8-Lqagqrfg/SvChcZX6wRI/AAAAAAAAAso/kGq53zcRZG8/s400/20091030_008.JPG" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399994064875885250" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_K8-Lqagqrfg/SvCh_dolEsI/AAAAAAAAAsw/0WA2-kgBwXE/s400/20091030_009.JPG" /></div><div align="center">The kids<span style="font-size:130%;"> <strong>(and adults)</strong></span> had so much fun at both parties! Thanks for all of the fun and goodies! </div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center">On <strong><span style="font-size:130%;">Halloween</span></strong> we carved pumpkins...<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399994719364487938" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_K8-Lqagqrfg/SvCiljy0mwI/AAAAAAAAAs4/DWnmlbPeFpA/s400/20091031_016.JPG" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399995218724939154" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_K8-Lqagqrfg/SvCjCoDoZZI/AAAAAAAAAtA/3EpkAwxLC8Y/s400/20091031_015.JPG" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399995544859310978" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_K8-Lqagqrfg/SvCjVnAH-4I/AAAAAAAAAtI/BtH8QEhySMA/s400/20091031_017.JPG" /></div><div align="center">Brooklyn thought it was really gross to put her hand in the pumpkin and Gabe had fun playing "puzzle" with the eyes, nose, and mouth after they were cut out. Jaxon insisted on doing it himself and he did a good job. At 5:00 we went to our ward's <strong><span style="font-size:130%;">Trunk or Treat</span></strong>. It was so nice that it was warm and the kids got WAY too much candy! When we got home, they wanted to go trick or treating to some of our neighbors' houses and Jaxon thought it would be fun to ride his 4-wheeler since walking would have been <strong><span style="font-size:130%;">SOOO hard!</span></strong> It was pretty funny though and I love these pictures we took of them.<br /></div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399997860126191906" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_K8-Lqagqrfg/SvClcYCw8SI/AAAAAAAAAtQ/9RaClkFNrh8/s400/IMG_2738-SC.jpg" /> <img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399998617845375954" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_K8-Lqagqrfg/SvCmIexGI9I/AAAAAAAAAtY/uZ_AWgrVbW0/s400/IMG_2741-SC.jpg" /> <img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399999478592115698" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_K8-Lqagqrfg/SvCm6lTHE_I/AAAAAAAAAtg/nafZTtC9rYI/s400/IMG_2757-SC.jpg" /> <img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400000451437505938" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_K8-Lqagqrfg/SvCnzNbhrZI/AAAAAAAAAto/SmyVGYTt3Ug/s400/IMG_2760-softcolor.jpg" /> <p align="center"> The cutest <strong><span style="font-size:130%;">Tinkerbell</span></strong> I've ever seen!</p><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400002329361745090" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_K8-Lqagqrfg/SvCpghPjhMI/AAAAAAAAAtw/Kdc06RQsgBk/s400/IMG_2779-nocolorcor.jpg" /> <p align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">We had a great month!<br /></span></strong></p><a href="http://s527.photobucket.com/albums/cc360/jwhiting_bucket/?action=view&current=BlogSignature.png" target="_blank"></a>Jennifer and Jamesonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11692850427107234684noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8381851020852678229.post-90132452051056230752009-10-06T15:16:00.010-06:002009-10-26T16:19:07.306-06:00Jaxon's Birthday...a little late<div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_K8-Lqagqrfg/Ssu3PruDIlI/AAAAAAAAArA/gAzEpmyyl_0/s1600-h/jaxonb-dayinvitefront.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5389602859140719186" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_K8-Lqagqrfg/Ssu3PruDIlI/AAAAAAAAArA/gAzEpmyyl_0/s400/jaxonb-dayinvitefront.jpg" /></a> <img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5389602631077942258" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_K8-Lqagqrfg/Ssu3CaHpU_I/AAAAAAAAAq4/RXARt3CjCkU/s400/jaxonb-dayinviteback.jpg" />So this post is very late but I had to write about my little guy who is now 6!!! I can't believe he is that old already! Jaxon's birthday was September 5th and it could not come soon enough for him. This kid counts down from the day after his birthday (really). He wanted to have a swimming party with family and a few friends so that's what we did. A lot of people couldn't come because it was the Saturday of Labor Day weekend (what was I thinking?) but he still had a good time. Some things about Jaxon: </div><br /><br /><div><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">Loves:</span></strong> Legos, tractors, school, playing with Brooklyn and Gabe, playing with friends, learning new things, building things, boats and boating, Grandmas and Grandpas, the color green, pizza, and the song, "Families Can Be Together Forever". </div><br /><div><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">Is Good At:</span></strong> Math, Reading, focusing on one thing, keeping things clean (for the most part), helping Mom and Dad, playing with his siblings (for the most part), saying his prayers, and being a good kid. </div><br /><div><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">When He Grows Up:</span></strong> Jaxon says he wants to be an airplane builder, a tractor driver, and a person that changes tires.</div><div> </div><div>We love our little <strong><span style="font-size:130%;">T-bone!</span></strong></div><div> </div><br /><div></div><div><a href="http://s527.photobucket.com/albums/cc360/jwhiting_bucket/?action=view&current=BlogSignature.png" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i527.photobucket.com/albums/cc360/jwhiting_bucket/BlogSignature.png" /></a></div><br /><div></div><br /><div><br /></div><br /><br /><div><a href="http://s527.photobucket.com/albums/cc360/jwhiting_bucket/?action=view&current=BlogSignature.png" target="_blank"></a> </div>Jennifer and Jamesonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11692850427107234684noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8381851020852678229.post-79389195477288142872009-09-16T14:51:00.006-06:002009-09-16T15:10:59.586-06:00Christmas in September<div align="center"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_K8-Lqagqrfg/SrFS4jwE_sI/AAAAAAAAApY/m0-YSOBhFb0/s1600-h/20090915_002.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382174161307500226" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_K8-Lqagqrfg/SrFS4jwE_sI/AAAAAAAAApY/m0-YSOBhFb0/s400/20090915_002.JPG" /></a> <span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="color:#000000;"><strong>Finally!</strong> </span></span></span><br /><div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:130%;color:#000000;">I have been working on this stocking for Jaxon for about 2 years! Unfortunately, I'm the QUEEN of unfinished projects but I made a goal to finish this. Jaxon is so excited that it is finished, it's funny. He's probably so excited because his earliest memory is of this dang stocking! <img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382173414275571906" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_K8-Lqagqrfg/SrFSNE1yYMI/AAAAAAAAApQ/nz3U67DQuSo/s400/20090915_003.JPG" /></span></span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:130%;color:#000000;">One down, <span style="font-size:180%;"><strong>four to go</strong>!! </span></span></span></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="left"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><a href="http://s527.photobucket.com/albums/cc360/jwhiting_bucket/?action=view&current=BlogSignature.png" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i527.photobucket.com/albums/cc360/jwhiting_bucket/BlogSignature.png" /></a></span></div></div><br /></div>Jennifer and Jamesonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11692850427107234684noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8381851020852678229.post-23269454084481653862009-08-27T13:24:00.009-06:002009-08-27T15:25:48.223-06:00Barking Up the Wrong Tree & Other Back to School Foibles<div align="center"> Ahhh, the fall. And what does fall bring? <span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:130%;"><strong>Back to school time!</strong></span><br /></div><div align="center"><br />I used to really hate this time of year but lately I have become more tolerant of it. Maybe it was when I became the teacher instead of the student, although, I loved school as a student too so I'm not sure what has changed my mind. The last few weeks I have spent some time gaining a different perspective on school than I've ever had. I am for the first time a PARENT and not the STUDENT or TEACHER and let me say, I would've been a better teacher had I had this experience FIRST! Little Jaxon, is starting Kindergarten and I'm not quite sure what to do with him or myself. But first, a funny story that was actually really </div><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">embarrassing</span></strong>: </div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center">I have had my past students on my mind this summer as I have seen several of them. One of my former students that I saw was from my first year teaching and I have thought about this kid a lot. I was actually pretty heartbroken when at first he didn't recognize me but given his circumstances I guess I don't blame him-that or I must've not had much of an impact on him! His name was Hayden and he was such a little stinker! He made my first year so much harder than it would've been had he not been in my class! His dad was in prison and his mom wasn't too far behind (in fact, his 18 year old sister now has custody of them because his mom is in prison now too!) and he was so naughty. It's hard when you can see what kids are going to turn out like unless they have some major good influences on them. I tried to be that influence and hopefully something sunk in but from what I could tell he had already forgot all about little old me. Anyway, I had been thinking about that year and one night while Jameson and I were out to dinner a family that was seated next to me happened to be the family of a little girl that I taught my first year. I was telling Jameson how weird it was that I kept seeing kids this summer from that year. I waited to say anything until we were ready to leave and when we had paid and were ready I tapped the little girl on the shoulder and said, <strong><span style="font-size:130%;">"Hi Harley, do you remember me?"</span></strong> What I expected was a huge smile followed by a hug and a reminiscent 'Mrs. Whiting!' but instead all she did was shake her head no. Me, assuming that it was yet another one of my students (remember Hayden) that didn't remember me sadly said, "Oh...really?" at which time her parents joined the conversation with confused looks and asked what grade I taught. I went on to tell them that I taught 3rd grade but that I was in a job share so maybe that's why she didn't remember me. All the while the parents were shaking their heads no and giving me a concerned, 'who-is-this-weirdo', look. The tip off should've been for me when they asked "Which school?" but I just kept on rambling even as Jameson was catching on <strong><span style="font-size:130%;">WAY</span></strong> faster than I was. They proceeded to tell me that their child-Kaylie (<strong>not Harley</strong>) never went to West Clinton Elementary and that I in fact had the wrong student. </div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center">How do you even recover from that? The next bits of conversation I try to block out of my mind even though Jameson said I handled it well. We hurriedly left <strong>BOTH </strong>feeling embarrassed-me for myself and Jameson for me <strong>and</strong> himself for having to be associated with me!! So embarrassing!! So, back to Jaxon's back to school. He had is unofficial first day on Monday but they only went to meet the teacher and then their real first day starts on Monday the 31st. He had been looking forward to going on that first day for so long and we were all geared up to go just the two of us. We showed up at the time: 12:45 to find an empty classroom (no kids) and a confused teacher. Come to find out-we had the wrong time!! Ahhhh!! I can't believe I ruined his first day!! They had two different notes that had different times on them and I read the not-so-recent one to get the time. I guess we weren't the only ones that had done that but I still felt bad. We then had to go back today for his testing and we made it at the right time! Wheew! What is wrong with me? I swear you'd think I could get the time right for the first day of school? But, since Monday Jaxon has been DYING to go back-it's as if the whole summer came to a screeching halt and is not moving for him...Monday cannot come fast enough. So, we decided to make his teacher a little treat. A little buttering up so to speak. Here's the pics of what we made. </div><br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 256px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374748643787246546" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_K8-Lqagqrfg/SpbxajXzi9I/AAAAAAAAAok/4hSf8pJTPaA/s400/Cannotwait.jpg" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374753661463573122" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_K8-Lqagqrfg/Spb1-nrEMoI/AAAAAAAAAos/tln62suApQw/s400/tohaveyou.jpg" /><br /><br /><p align="center">Yes, I got the idea from someone out there on the Internet...sorry, I'm not that creative. It is a soup can that we cut the bottom out of cleaned, painted, and put candy in. Then, we hot glued the bottom of the can closed again so that she can use the pull top to open it "for the first time". Also, she can then use it for a pencil holder if she so chooses! </p><p align="center">Here is Jaxon with his new teacher Mrs. Stephens. I actually know her because we were in a lot of the same education classes and graduated together. She also grew up in Fruit Heights and remembers Jameson and his family so the pressure is on for her! Just Kidding! <img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374754225171403858" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_K8-Lqagqrfg/Spb2fbpfFFI/AAAAAAAAAo0/C7qHls0ev8Y/s400/MStephensjaxon.jpg" /></p><br /><br /><div align="center">Jaxon on his (sort of) first day of school. </div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374755312851864194" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_K8-Lqagqrfg/Spb3evktyoI/AAAAAAAAAo8/IS_Tuy-YMNw/s400/jaxon.jpg" /> <p align="center">He's such a handsome devil and he did so good on his testing today. I could tell his teacher was very impressed when she asked him if he could count to 30 and he counted to 100 and then went on to tell her that he can also count by 5's and 10's which she had him do. She asked what books I've been reading to him and he listed off a bunch (including the ones that HE can read) and told her that we read every night and that we have also read some chapter books including "The Mouse and the Motorcycle" together. She said that Jaxon would have to be his special helper to help the other kids learn everything that he knows. He was very proud of himself and is SUPER excited to start school on Monday and I guess I'm going to have to be happy too...<br /></p>Jennifer and Jamesonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11692850427107234684noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8381851020852678229.post-65445924776342320072009-08-21T00:09:00.008-06:002009-08-21T00:16:49.813-06:00Just Because...<div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372296654572957778" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_K8-Lqagqrfg/So47V_vXMFI/AAAAAAAAAoc/-IZg9rnLznM/s400/IMG_1824b-sharp.jpg" /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_K8-Lqagqrfg/So47Nya7TPI/AAAAAAAAAoU/tjTh7KpKGHI/s1600-h/IMG_1823b-sharp.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372296513558629618" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_K8-Lqagqrfg/So47Nya7TPI/AAAAAAAAAoU/tjTh7KpKGHI/s400/IMG_1823b-sharp.jpg" /></a><br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_K8-Lqagqrfg/So46qUW8ybI/AAAAAAAAAoM/i5hW_QRMoBM/s1600-h/IMG_1824b-sharp.jpg"></a><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i527.photobucket.com/albums/cc360/jwhiting_bucket/BlogSignature.png" /><br /></div><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_K8-Lqagqrfg/So46qUW8ybI/AAAAAAAAAoM/i5hW_QRMoBM/s1600-h/IMG_1824b-sharp.jpg"></a> </div></div>Jennifer and Jamesonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11692850427107234684noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8381851020852678229.post-1710643028404558242009-07-23T10:34:00.025-06:002009-07-25T17:44:13.701-06:00July<div align="center"> Holy cow! July has flown by!<br /></div><div align="center">Jameson and I celebrated our 8th anniversary on the 14th and he took me with him to Phoenix where it was a cool 115 degrees! We swam, shopped, ate good food and even got massages. It was a much needed mini vacation! Thanks Mom for watching our kids! We only took 1 picture the whole trip-I guess we're not used to taking pictures of ourselves! <img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 291px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361695960885581026" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_K8-Lqagqrfg/SmiSEaY7VOI/AAAAAAAAAhE/RJNnZ7jwLNk/s400/20090715_021.jpg" />As soon as we got home from AZ we packed up our trailer and went camping in the Uintahs. I wanted to try out a place that my family used to go to when I was little called Lyman Lake. The kids had so much fun fishing and getting dirty. <img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361696910523319906" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_K8-Lqagqrfg/SmiS7sENRmI/AAAAAAAAAhM/qpG4W56JZoQ/s400/07172009.jpg" /> <img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 291px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361700386941598578" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_K8-Lqagqrfg/SmiWGCu6e3I/AAAAAAAAAiM/SUMeuR6v1DI/s400/20090718_035.jpg" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361697917419417122" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_K8-Lqagqrfg/SmiT2TC8biI/AAAAAAAAAhk/YhxmopqxrCQ/s400/07-17-09-01.jpg" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361697283582044802" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_K8-Lqagqrfg/SmiTRZ0VqoI/AAAAAAAAAhU/ULAtab-F7Es/s400/07172009_003.jpg" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361697567972637346" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_K8-Lqagqrfg/SmiTh9QVuqI/AAAAAAAAAhc/guocc8rG9GM/s400/07-17-09-02.jpg" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361698253104549938" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_K8-Lqagqrfg/SmiUJ1khEDI/AAAAAAAAAhs/Pa7l2u86Jsg/s400/07172009_004.jpg" /> Gabe pretty much had fun just eating dirt the whole time!<br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361698959604019314" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_K8-Lqagqrfg/SmiUy9fHcHI/AAAAAAAAAh0/hgC_KT1vz1g/s400/20090717_024.jpg" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361699807962013202" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_K8-Lqagqrfg/SmiVkV3bHhI/AAAAAAAAAiE/PXDTc2KdOOE/s400/20090717_031.jpg" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361699403961213218" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_K8-Lqagqrfg/SmiVM02IISI/AAAAAAAAAh8/4L-6mVfb5so/s400/20090717_027.JPG" /> We have also spent some time at Lagoon...</div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5362540767079270418" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_K8-Lqagqrfg/SmuSamtPiBI/AAAAAAAAAis/m0xYMEjjgSY/s400/20090720_008-edited.jpg" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5362541940561802930" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_K8-Lqagqrfg/SmuTe6RR9rI/AAAAAAAAAi0/brKPE1eoB5g/s400/20090720_007-edited.jpg" /> <img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5362542807093761314" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_K8-Lqagqrfg/SmuURWWmVSI/AAAAAAAAAi8/UmJH5viro_o/s400/20090720_006-edited.jpg" />And some time water skiing...<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5362543841463348194" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_K8-Lqagqrfg/SmuVNjrhq-I/AAAAAAAAAjE/3AT2pOui9i4/s400/IMG_15781Edited.jpg" /> <img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5362544733125240754" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_K8-Lqagqrfg/SmuWBdYSZ7I/AAAAAAAAAjM/oky1JhT9wn0/s400/20090707_001.jpg" />And a LOT of time swimming...<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5362545970665445106" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_K8-Lqagqrfg/SmuXJfk3VvI/AAAAAAAAAjU/VbZssLhaDiU/s400/20090703_991.JPG" /> <img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5362546675012592002" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_K8-Lqagqrfg/SmuXyfeT4YI/AAAAAAAAAjc/pr9aGMzjw_0/s400/20090711_002.jpg" />Jennifer and Jamesonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11692850427107234684noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8381851020852678229.post-47403915967809233202009-06-20T16:33:00.008-06:002009-06-20T17:20:36.077-06:00Lagoon<div align="center"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5349542550353885394" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_K8-Lqagqrfg/Sj1km0CuONI/AAAAAAAAAgY/VgdS4CZR0RQ/s400/KidsLagoon.jpg" />I have been a really <strong><span style="font-size:130%;">bad blogger</span></strong> lately. Summer is definitely here and is wearing me out! The kids are playing non stop with neighbor friends, cousins, and each other. We decided to buy Lagoon season passes again and we figured that it had to be easier this year than it was last year with Gabe being so small. So far, we've been 3 times and the kids <strong><span style="font-size:130%;">LOVE </span></strong>it. Jaxon surprises me with how brave he is. He wants to go on all of the "big kid" rides. He loves the Tidal Wave and he and Jameson went to go get in line and Brooklyn started to cry and throw a fit cause she wanted to go. I had her watch them and she cried the whole time and said she wanted to go on it. So...I let her. She was pretty scared while on the ride as you can see in the picture but when she got off I'm pretty sure she would've gone <strong><span style="font-size:130%;">again</span></strong>.<br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5349543313274582562" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_K8-Lqagqrfg/Sj1lTOJMNiI/AAAAAAAAAgg/qwSHA2RyWvI/s400/Titalwave.jpg" /> Gabe had a similar experience on the <strong><span style="font-size:130%;">baby boats</span></strong>! He was having fun until the lady came to get them out. <img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5349545382126224786" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_K8-Lqagqrfg/Sj1nLpN3BZI/AAAAAAAAAgo/dbleTDMf3OU/s400/Babyboats.jpg" /> I love this picture of Jaxon and Brooklyn because it describes the way they work so well: Jaxon is in charge and Brooklyn will do <strong><span style="font-size:130%;">anything</span></strong> that big brother does. It's pretty cute (most of the time). Jaxon really does watch out for her though and we noticed them <strong><span style="font-size:130%;">holding hands</span></strong> while standing in line. They always start out Lagoon with the bumper cars and Jaxon helps Brooklyn get in her car and get her seat belt on. So cute!<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5349545975662295554" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_K8-Lqagqrfg/Sj1nuMT4ugI/AAAAAAAAAgw/Gkgsr1Arbqg/s400/Bigbrother.jpg" /> This picture isn't from Lagoon but I have to say something about my <strong><span style="font-size:130%;">bawl baby</span></strong> Gabriel! He cracks me up with his concerned furrowed brow look. He is in the middle of saying, "Mama" in this picture and even though he's exhausting because I can't leave his sight, I'm sure that one day I will <strong><span style="font-size:130%;">miss it</span></strong>. <img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5349547236788487394" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_K8-Lqagqrfg/Sj1o3mXzROI/AAAAAAAAAg4/Kf2VMjt12MU/s400/Gabemama.jpg" /><br /><br /></div>Jennifer and Jamesonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11692850427107234684noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8381851020852678229.post-11517393708209145562009-05-27T00:56:00.008-06:002009-05-27T01:10:44.149-06:00Brooklyn Strikes Again...<div align="center"> Well, it's late but I'm on a roll with everything that has been going on lately. Today, when I went upstairs to get Brooklyn up from her <strong><span style="font-size:130%;">"nap"</span></strong> this is what I found.<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340395342971285138" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_K8-Lqagqrfg/ShzlRRH0LpI/AAAAAAAAAgA/pZIa1ynpM2A/s400/Wall1.jpg" /> <img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340394580400372162" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_K8-Lqagqrfg/Shzkk4UvecI/AAAAAAAAAfo/aCzQJFcvJUc/s400/Wall4.jpg" /> <img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340394886223643346" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_K8-Lqagqrfg/Shzk2rmsQtI/AAAAAAAAAfw/iH0dMouHpwY/s400/Wall3.jpg" /> <img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340395143714482530" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_K8-Lqagqrfg/ShzlFq1SqWI/AAAAAAAAAf4/DQyDiCqP1aE/s400/Wall2.jpg" /> I didn't even say anything to her, and when I walked in the room and saw it she just started <strong><span style="font-size:130%;">crying</span></strong>. I still don't know where she got the dry erase marker from. It took <strong><span style="font-size:130%;">Jameson</span></strong> a long time to get it off because it wouldn't come off with just normal cleaner so he had to go buy the Expo dry erase spray. Every time we would try to wipe it off it was taking off a layer of the <strong>paint</strong> with it but we finally got if off. These pictures don't give her marker job <strong><span style="font-size:130%;">justice</span></strong>-she had it <strong><span style="font-size:130%;">EVERYWHERE</span></strong>. Jaxon took care of the books, toys, and stool that she also wrote on. When I gave her a bath she even had it all over her stomach and she had especially concentrated on her <strong><span style="font-size:180%;">belly button</span></strong>...that part was kind of cute! </div>Jennifer and Jamesonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11692850427107234684noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8381851020852678229.post-48039127512168150862009-05-27T00:32:00.003-06:002009-05-27T00:55:32.934-06:00NO DOUBT!!!!<div align="center"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_K8-Lqagqrfg/Shzief9TCxI/AAAAAAAAAfg/_tSAmvlpFII/s1600-h/mm_nodoubt2009.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 274px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340392271757118226" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_K8-Lqagqrfg/Shzief9TCxI/AAAAAAAAAfg/_tSAmvlpFII/s400/mm_nodoubt2009.jpg" /></a><br /><div align="center">For Mother's Day this year Jameson got me tickets to see <strong><span style="font-size:180%;">No Doubt</span></strong> which is one of my favorite bands EVER!! We got home from Bear Lake, unpacked and got ready to go again. We didn't anticipate the traffic but we made it in time to hear <strong>PARAMORE</strong> open for them. They were really good but not as good (to me) as when <strong><span style="font-size:180%;">NO DOUBT</span></strong> came out. Jameson, Gina (through texting) and I were guessing what their opening song would be and Jameson WON.....<strong><span style="font-size:180%;">Spiderwebs</span></strong>. I was really amazed at what a great concert it was and at how great they sounded. It was <strong><span style="font-size:130%;">SO FUN</span></strong>!! </div><br />My favorite song of theirs going into the concert: I'm Just a Girl<br /><br />My newfound favorite: Bathwater<br /><br />In the middle of the concert <strong><span style="font-size:130%;">Gwen Stefani</span></strong> brought her son on stage and we sang him "Happy Birthday" it was really cute but she kind of teared up and it was a little sad. Here is a link to watch a short clip of it if you want! It was a great concert (<strong><span style="font-size:130%;">thanks Jameson</span></strong>!) and I highly <strong>recommend</strong> seeing them if they come to your city!!! ;)<br /><br /><a href="http://www.usmagazine.com/news/gwen-stefani-sings-kingston-2009265">http://www.usmagazine.com/news/gwen-stefani-sings-kingston-2009265</a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div>Jennifer and Jamesonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11692850427107234684noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8381851020852678229.post-52997724420941535982009-05-26T17:42:00.013-06:002009-05-27T00:31:59.052-06:00Memorial Day Weekend<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_K8-Lqagqrfg/ShzdGshL4LI/AAAAAAAAAfY/-jdtM6CSXrk/s1600-h/Family1.jpg"></a><br /><br /><div align="center"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340282983018431250" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_K8-Lqagqrfg/Shx_FDrggxI/AAAAAAAAAeg/yMHKNUNYTGM/s400/Cabin.jpg" /><span style="font-family:georgia;">This weekend we had our <strong><span style="font-size:180%;">Frew</span></strong> Family Vacation at <span style="font-size:130%;"><strong>Bear Lake</strong></span>. We stayed in a really nice cabin and everyone had fun! The kids had fun together making crafts, playing air hockey, and playing Grandma's <strong><span style="font-size:130%;">Bingo</span></strong> games. On Saturday we took the kids for a <strong><span style="font-size:130%;">walk</span></strong> and got some cute pictures of them.</span> <img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340383402785548370" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_K8-Lqagqrfg/ShzaaQdsqFI/AAAAAAAAAew/_MoXJJrQ3So/s400/Macy.jpg" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340384214212745026" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_K8-Lqagqrfg/ShzbJfRBF0I/AAAAAAAAAe4/43Faz7A-16s/s400/cousinsfront.jpg" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340385686493898322" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_K8-Lqagqrfg/ShzcfL8MplI/AAAAAAAAAfQ/058fGrhbTHE/s400/cousinsback.jpg" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340384598732527282" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_K8-Lqagqrfg/Shzbf3trVrI/AAAAAAAAAfA/yPVKpICdfiE/s400/Brooky2.jpg" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340283241729553954" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_K8-Lqagqrfg/Shx_UHdC9iI/AAAAAAAAAeo/DyCPR0tI73c/s400/Carter1.jpg" /></div><p align="center">I did take a family picture as well but I think that I might get in trouble for posting it online! ;) Thanks for the <strong><span style="font-size:130%;">fun time</span></strong> everyone! </p><p align="center"> </p>Jennifer and Jamesonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11692850427107234684noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8381851020852678229.post-49198298215804454232009-05-19T00:21:00.003-06:002009-05-19T00:49:38.167-06:00Subjects, please!!<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_K8-Lqagqrfg/ShJV49XTAWI/AAAAAAAAAeY/v7yXBfJ3Hbw/s1600-h/IMG_0663-vint.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337422945420771682" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_K8-Lqagqrfg/ShJV49XTAWI/AAAAAAAAAeY/v7yXBfJ3Hbw/s400/IMG_0663-vint.jpg" /></a><br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_K8-Lqagqrfg/ShJQPY2AoAI/AAAAAAAAAeQ/wUW74m-GuyI/s1600-h/IMG_0663-vint.jpg"></a>So a few of you expressed interest after my last post on where I took a photography class and what my desires are with photography. Well, I have been mesmerized with photography for as long as I can remember. I used to buy magazines in junior high and high school and flip to the back section of the the magazine where they had the models' photo shoot. I would rip out my favorite shots and save them in a binder...a binder that I STILL have!! I LOVED processing film in the dark room, I loved looking for "photo opportunities". For the past two and a half years I have been pain-stakingly teaching myself Photoshop and just recently finished a class that affirmed that I know more than most people about it (especially the retired couples in my class that asked what a thumbnail was-COME ON!) And last month I broke down (or should I say Jameson broke down ;) and bought my first digital SLR camera!!!! My kids are pretty sick of me taking pictures of them by now and I am wanting to build up my portfolio. So, I'm looking for some subjects that want a 'no obligation' photo shoot with me!! Any takers??</div><br /><div>Oh yeah, I took a class from a photographer that I love. Here is her link: </div><br /><div><a href="http://www.veronicareeve.com/">http://www.veronicareeve.com/</a></div><div> </div>Jennifer and Jamesonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11692850427107234684noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8381851020852678229.post-83583822200895953222009-05-12T15:27:00.018-06:002009-05-12T16:09:42.955-06:00Cousins!!!<div align="center"> For Mother's Day this year we decided that it would be fun to give my mom pictures of her grand kids. We got all the kids together just a few days before Mother's Day to take their pictures. It was quite a feat getting them all to look at the camera and to sit still but we got a few great pictures. <img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 229px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5335054527338576130" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_K8-Lqagqrfg/Sgnr04da-QI/AAAAAAAAAcc/pz3h7S2Rb0M/s320/Circlecousins.jpg" /> <img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5335055118050656642" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_K8-Lqagqrfg/SgnsXRCKAYI/AAAAAAAAAck/9IGdmunJEbY/s320/Cousins.jpg" />The first two were the ones we gave her, the rest are just the only ones I've gotten around to editing yet! <img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5335055873758035714" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_K8-Lqagqrfg/SgntDQQ1fwI/AAAAAAAAAcs/RKFWsOwGC18/s320/IMG_0783.jpg" /> <img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5335056644477964258" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_K8-Lqagqrfg/SgntwHayT-I/AAAAAAAAAc8/AU_9EwJJdFI/s320/IMG_0844.jpg" />I also had a chance to photograph some great models on the last day of my photography class a few Saturdays ago. It was POURING down rain but everyone endured and I got some great shots!<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5335058866563474418" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_K8-Lqagqrfg/SgnvxdVQY_I/AAAAAAAAAdM/yWpoXKPKlCo/s320/IMG_0599.jpg" /> <img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5335059773160651874" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_K8-Lqagqrfg/SgnwmOq3fGI/AAAAAAAAAdc/YFxN699JQaM/s320/IMG_0588.jpg" /><br />As you can tell, this little boy was really excited to be there!!<br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5335059286024025186" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_K8-Lqagqrfg/SgnwJ38cdGI/AAAAAAAAAdU/hValQGdBrGw/s320/IMG_0634.jpg" /> <img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5335060217277352018" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_K8-Lqagqrfg/SgnxAFIiiFI/AAAAAAAAAdk/TXqagBWJZrI/s320/IMG_0639.jpg" /> <img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5335061283304778546" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_K8-Lqagqrfg/Sgnx-IZSKzI/AAAAAAAAAd0/I9Wz0pZ5vJw/s320/IMG_0663.jpg" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5335060791095407810" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_K8-Lqagqrfg/SgnxhexbNMI/AAAAAAAAAds/RULny1naKVU/s320/IMG_0660.jpg" /> <img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5335061715325522674" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_K8-Lqagqrfg/SgnyXRzDkvI/AAAAAAAAAd8/qUPACq-E2ho/s320/IMG_0641.jpg" /> <img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5335062202088472738" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_K8-Lqagqrfg/SgnyznIYwKI/AAAAAAAAAeE/syocXKcGlAg/s320/IMG_0678.jpg" /></div>Jennifer and Jamesonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11692850427107234684noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8381851020852678229.post-91629072914537475292009-04-28T15:03:00.006-06:002009-04-28T15:13:57.862-06:00A New Discovery<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329851444835297378" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_K8-Lqagqrfg/SfdvpnsCqGI/AAAAAAAAAb8/oPB7_-0FH8k/s320/IMG_0300.JPG" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329851946518223506" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_K8-Lqagqrfg/SfdwG0mkmpI/AAAAAAAAAcE/BEEwoBhcXd4/s320/IMG_0299.JPG" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329852401278208322" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_K8-Lqagqrfg/SfdwhStzSUI/AAAAAAAAAcM/s2xbJ1WQas4/s320/IMG_0295.JPG" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329853043517442114" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_K8-Lqagqrfg/SfdxGrPkSEI/AAAAAAAAAcU/-cdaR7QDy8c/s320/IMG_0309.JPG" border="0" />Jennifer and Jamesonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11692850427107234684noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8381851020852678229.post-39033407446057265322009-04-22T09:36:00.010-06:002009-04-22T09:57:37.761-06:00Easter!<div align="center"> I know it's a little late but I wanted to post some pictures from <strong><span style="font-size:180%;">Easter</span></strong>. We had 9:00 church so the Easter <strong><span style="font-size:180%;">bunny</span></strong> came early and then it was a mad dash to get everyone ready to go. The Easter Bunny tried to give less candy and more "things to do" this year. We still had a lot of <strong><span style="font-size:180%;">candy</span></strong> though! <img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5327542162553623586" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_K8-Lqagqrfg/Se87Xszs1CI/AAAAAAAAAa8/puQzDO7FDz8/s320/IMG_3267.JPG" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5327542395835655922" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_K8-Lqagqrfg/Se87lR2eJvI/AAAAAAAAAbE/LnfZ9WVxk8k/s320/IMG_3273.JPG" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5327542625026315458" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_K8-Lqagqrfg/Se87ynpyFMI/AAAAAAAAAbM/wZ9h1Gn3PBU/s320/IMG_3274.JPG" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5327542804418015058" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_K8-Lqagqrfg/Se879D8GL1I/AAAAAAAAAbU/XhpT1GkssjM/s320/IMG_3276.JPG" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5327542986888659714" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_K8-Lqagqrfg/Se88HrsfQwI/AAAAAAAAAbc/Jhnr22Qo1-0/s320/IMG_3279.JPG" border="0" /><br /><br /><p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5327543183124751330" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_K8-Lqagqrfg/Se88TGu0Y-I/AAAAAAAAAbk/yjRqJ8BEWvg/s320/IMG_3280.JPG" border="0" />Later that day we went over to Grandma and Grandpa Frew's for a nice dinner and </p><p><strong><span style="font-size:180%;">2 Easter Egg hunts!</span></strong> (one from Grandma and Grandpa and one from Great Grandma and Great Grandpa). The kids <strong><span style="font-size:180%;">(and adults)</span></strong> had a lot of fun! <img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5327544147461316002" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_K8-Lqagqrfg/Se89LPKknaI/AAAAAAAAAbs/v95INhzOC6A/s320/IMG_3291.JPG" border="0" /> <img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5327544507818224050" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_K8-Lqagqrfg/Se89gNmWqbI/AAAAAAAAAb0/RPNbguAx0iY/s320/IMG_3302.JPG" border="0" /></p><br /></div>Jennifer and Jamesonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11692850427107234684noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8381851020852678229.post-71503276152230244472009-04-14T15:05:00.013-06:002009-04-14T16:08:35.465-06:00"Bubba's ONE!"<div align="center"> I can't believe our little guy is already <strong><span style="font-size:180%;">one!</span></strong> In so many ways time has flown but in so many more ways it has been a long year!! We're just so glad to have little <strong><span style="font-size:180%;">Gabriel</span></strong> in our family. He has brought us so much <strong><span style="font-size:180%;">joy</span></strong> and he's been such a good, happy baby. <img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324667065557382706" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 256px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_K8-Lqagqrfg/SeUEfB3E9jI/AAAAAAAAAZg/NkdY1yvAtPU/s320/Lookwhosone.jpg" border="0" />Jaxon and Brooklyn were really excited about Gabe turning one and they wanted to<strong><span style="font-size:180%;"> decorate</span></strong> the house for his birthday so we did it the day before his birthday. Jaxon wanted to play some games when his cousins came over for the party so we had to "set the stage" for the <strong><span style="font-size:180%;">Sesame Street</span></strong> theme. <a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_K8-Lqagqrfg/SeUFXSJUP8I/AAAAAAAAAZw/KIOXkEhs3Xw/s1600-h/20090410_021.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324668032001523650" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_K8-Lqagqrfg/SeUFXSJUP8I/AAAAAAAAAZw/KIOXkEhs3Xw/s320/20090410_021.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_K8-Lqagqrfg/SeUFpJ5_yKI/AAAAAAAAAZ4/c8MVFs2WCrE/s1600-h/20090410_022.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324668339027429538" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_K8-Lqagqrfg/SeUFpJ5_yKI/AAAAAAAAAZ4/c8MVFs2WCrE/s320/20090410_022.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><br /><div><br /><div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_K8-Lqagqrfg/SeUF9oGKguI/AAAAAAAAAaA/45jz1KXwC_I/s1600-h/20090410_014.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324668690728911586" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_K8-Lqagqrfg/SeUF9oGKguI/AAAAAAAAAaA/45jz1KXwC_I/s320/20090410_014.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_K8-Lqagqrfg/SeUGKcgdFuI/AAAAAAAAAaI/Z5uP2j1ML5E/s1600-h/20090410_019.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324668910956254946" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_K8-Lqagqrfg/SeUGKcgdFuI/AAAAAAAAAaI/Z5uP2j1ML5E/s320/20090410_019.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><br /><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_K8-Lqagqrfg/SeUGsbgwkuI/AAAAAAAAAaQ/a-05086wZMo/s1600-h/20090410_013.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324669494804648674" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_K8-Lqagqrfg/SeUGsbgwkuI/AAAAAAAAAaQ/a-05086wZMo/s320/20090410_013.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_K8-Lqagqrfg/SeUG1gb1KzI/AAAAAAAAAaY/Q5IdRXn8B38/s1600-h/20090410_025.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324669650744978226" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_K8-Lqagqrfg/SeUG1gb1KzI/AAAAAAAAAaY/Q5IdRXn8B38/s320/20090410_025.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><div><br /><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><div><br /><br /></div><div><strong><span style="font-size:180%;">Cousin love</span></strong></div></div><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_K8-Lqagqrfg/SeUHL7MB0pI/AAAAAAAAAag/QuiGpJTZzyc/s1600-h/20090410_042.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324670035883578002" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_K8-Lqagqrfg/SeUHL7MB0pI/AAAAAAAAAag/QuiGpJTZzyc/s320/20090410_042.JPG" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_K8-Lqagqrfg/SeUHYOvwuzI/AAAAAAAAAao/kxU32Jf6h0g/s1600-h/20090410_043.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324670247292156722" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_K8-Lqagqrfg/SeUHYOvwuzI/AAAAAAAAAao/kxU32Jf6h0g/s320/20090410_043.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /></div><div></div><div><br /><br /><br /></div><div><br /><br /></div><div><br /><br /><br /></div><div></div><div><br /><br /></div><div><strong><span style="font-size:180%;">He had a great birthday!!</span></strong></div></div><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324671144593970098" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_K8-Lqagqrfg/SeUIMddL07I/AAAAAAAAAaw/04N8Ygl-NaY/s320/20090410_028.JPG" border="0" /></div></div></div><br /></div>Jennifer and Jamesonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11692850427107234684noreply@blogger.com7