tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-91242010190723316592024-03-06T00:51:22.370-08:00Our Forever Journey of AdoptionThis is a blog about our journey in adopting our second child. We have one daughter who was adopted domestically. We look forward to our second child coming from China.sweet momma luv uhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01436598699660242393noreply@blogger.comBlogger176125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9124201019072331659.post-23985237457630803772011-09-15T14:50:00.000-07:002011-09-15T14:50:47.902-07:00We Are Still In It!Hi! I don't have time to post as it has been and still is a crazy week! We are still here and doing the challenge though. I hope to post soon with pictures of Hubby's BD and Harvest Moon celebration. We have had a few MD appts. Now I am leaving for a working retreat this weekend. So, no time to catch up!<br />
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Miss you guys!!sweet momma luv uhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01436598699660242393noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9124201019072331659.post-79401160972299493752011-09-10T22:04:00.000-07:002011-09-10T22:04:02.692-07:00Sept. 11....... May We Never Forget!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtSIDQbgQV8xv0Hvin0f8ZuMYoXxrSilWPzITwAa2vjUbZYCo02iEtbXhdLuV1NRn903ZLVl6t_ZUqeVMSx49jmpOf7jsSsq0FP5fbZM6ZFoMJFF3LKtIEUgWraybsoTPfSrk5q0yw21U/s1600/911_victims.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5650953822479613282" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtSIDQbgQV8xv0Hvin0f8ZuMYoXxrSilWPzITwAa2vjUbZYCo02iEtbXhdLuV1NRn903ZLVl6t_ZUqeVMSx49jmpOf7jsSsq0FP5fbZM6ZFoMJFF3LKtIEUgWraybsoTPfSrk5q0yw21U/s400/911_victims.jpg" style="cursor: hand; height: 285px; width: 400px;" /></a> <br />
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Picture of all lost on Sept. 11th, 2001.<br />
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I love that they float lanterns to memorialize the victims on the Hudson river.<br />
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GOD BLESS AMERICA!sweet momma luv uhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01436598699660242393noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9124201019072331659.post-61789096971781222102011-09-10T11:12:00.001-07:002011-09-10T15:50:08.457-07:001st Day Of Preschool!Thursday was Emperor's first day at preschool. He was so excited to go he woke me up at 6. Thank goodness I was able to re direct him to the playroom. Princess was still sick so she had to come in the car. He loves to pose for the camera and say "cheese". I need to think of another word though so we don't get those cheesy faces too!! He picked out his clothes and got dressed. Ate a great breakfast and then was ready to go.<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/53664867@N02/6133261225/" title="Sept. 2011 024 by heart4my2, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6067/6133261225_5634d2d5d5.jpg" width="293" height="500" alt="Sept. 2011 024"></a><br />He so needs a trim!! It is so hard to know what to do with his hair. <br />I am trying to use gel to train his hair to the side but he hates it! What else can I do? Calling all Mom's of boys I need some input please.... Girls are easy . You just put a clip in it.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/53664867@N02/6133825162/" title="Sept. 2011 026 by heart4my2, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6168/6133825162_f57020c8b9.jpg" width="316" height="500" alt="Sept. 2011 026"></a><br />He had to show you his Elmo back pack. Don't tell him but I ordered a new one for him from <a href="http://www.landofnod.com/">Here</a>.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/53664867@N02/6133832580/" title="Sept. 2011 028 by heart4my2, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6066/6133832580_109a5cb5b9.jpg" width="236" height="500" alt="Sept. 2011 028"></a><br />Oh my he is growing up and looking so much older. It is amazing what a year will do. He still is a little squirt though as these are either 24 mos or 2T.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/53664867@N02/6133291477/" title="Sept. 2011 030 by heart4my2, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6203/6133291477_e81fa66c8b.jpg" width="493" height="500" alt="Sept. 2011 030"></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/53664867@N02/6133294557/" title="Sept. 2011 032 by heart4my2, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6075/6133294557_8b702b82b7.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="Sept. 2011 032"></a><br />Immediately ran to play. He did hang up his back pack and jacket first though.<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/53664867@N02/6133843092/" title="Sept. 2011 033 by heart4my2, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6173/6133843092_e39f3457a0.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="Sept. 2011 033"></a><br />One of his new friends! He was too interested in counting the money to look at me. LOL so typical of him!!<br /><br />Day 8 on the challenge.......<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDbaUI_ILf2MBZL16go_M5vlMtTAaWVV7naBtTxuz17hfd88p06i57IV9l5BmWtxLaEahvKuiq0xGRM5bf4eEvPXuWOJjLyHn9DCZ9ma-Wvd0of0QNsHvs40WUkVOCQb1BmmTzb9kEcCI/s1600/30-Days+of+Nothing+Challenge_thumb.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 348px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDbaUI_ILf2MBZL16go_M5vlMtTAaWVV7naBtTxuz17hfd88p06i57IV9l5BmWtxLaEahvKuiq0xGRM5bf4eEvPXuWOJjLyHn9DCZ9ma-Wvd0of0QNsHvs40WUkVOCQb1BmmTzb9kEcCI/s400/30-Days+of+Nothing+Challenge_thumb.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5650857115645209058" /></a><br /><br /><br />It was easy! With Princess still sick I just drove to/from Preschool.<br /> <br />Breakfast Waffles with peanut butter & a sprinkle of chocolate chips, banana's<br />Lunch Toasted Bagels with cream cheese and turkey slice on top, grapes<br />Dinner Steak with an Roasted Apple Marinade served over a bed of wild rice.<br /> The rice and marinade have been hanging out in my pantry for years!!!<br /> Roasted zucchini and crook neck squash, green salad and a bowl of blueberries.<br /><br /><br />Yesterday Day 9 ........<br /><br />Yes, Princess was still home. I was fit to be tied...... I made sure that hubby went to Costco on the way home for the milk and eggs. Even though I needed to get out I just knew I could not. You see when I am upset or bored what do I do? I go shopping. It has always been a therapy for me. I was so afraid that I would break the commitment that I made to follow the challenge I sent him instead. I know myself. I can find anything to by at Costco that is not a necessity. <br /><br />Breakfast French Toast and banana's<br />Lunch Ramen noodles with pea's, Hummus with baby carrots and string cheese<br />Dinner Split pea soup, grill cheese sandwiches and smoothies<br /><br />So, after dinner I went on a long walk around the neighborhood. I still got to escape but in a healthy way.<a href="http://www.landofnod.com/"></a>sweet momma luv uhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01436598699660242393noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9124201019072331659.post-79977584459115795212011-09-07T22:09:00.001-07:002011-09-07T22:30:53.457-07:00Mommy No Nap..... I'm Not Sleepy!!!I bet you know where I am going with this title. Or maybe not....<br />Today as usual Emperor and I headed into my bedroom to snuggle and read books for quiet time /nap time. We read 4 books today and then tried to lay there quietly to fall asleep. Will this little monkey was just all over the place squirmy wormy, somersaults etc. I tried the shhh.... and fingers to my lips(Which now he does back to me) LOL!!! After 45 minutes I gave up and we got up. Emperor proceeded to go to the playroom and work on his computer and I was in my office working. Princess was in her room napping. Well, after about 1/2hr. I noticed how quiet the house was. I no longer heard the computer or his sweet little voice talking back to it. I thought I had better go find out what he is up to.<br /><br />This is what I found!!!!!!!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNMswkWldkBwjmVO5QBW-cQ4865JAkKhive9LtOE7M7WF-xoo2RHqlY0JsqfAitVHZCE70DRmtl8l5l-hcBD2B57jH1UJkKQo-h0kImwJlbLjU-lR2cALJaDo6D5VfzTw9ZouUcpH2fJw/s1600/Sept.+2011+019.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNMswkWldkBwjmVO5QBW-cQ4865JAkKhive9LtOE7M7WF-xoo2RHqlY0JsqfAitVHZCE70DRmtl8l5l-hcBD2B57jH1UJkKQo-h0kImwJlbLjU-lR2cALJaDo6D5VfzTw9ZouUcpH2fJw/s400/Sept.+2011+019.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5649852037307576706" /></a><br />I am taking this picture looking down my stairs near my office. I could not believe it! HE fell asleep on the stairs!!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzJEIRuiHNk9ZpCy43Q-lk6QwWzsNs866wnGyCsrQ_1nPwYSS-F1-kTtI7bxAFI30LQnGk6D_vpG1WsW2VakX7bYmPaFqbhbxq3BxKoMA8cufmx46PKFKgORqqPfvZbnZoo3dYLPgNwHo/s1600/Sept.+2011+020.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzJEIRuiHNk9ZpCy43Q-lk6QwWzsNs866wnGyCsrQ_1nPwYSS-F1-kTtI7bxAFI30LQnGk6D_vpG1WsW2VakX7bYmPaFqbhbxq3BxKoMA8cufmx46PKFKgORqqPfvZbnZoo3dYLPgNwHo/s400/Sept.+2011+020.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5649852045414296802" /></a><br />Looking up the stairs! OMW I just could not believe it. I have to admit I was kinda freaking out that he could have rolled.<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYqKzXjs5EU1ZiBl9EYK-KC_Lj_ERRwmLcmdqHUFlDGlvInZrNkZGTylNd69O51bwJA6Y_8rnZnjnHjPbMR2cPEV_oUQNOf74bqeBZ7YXiK-vU62f7GCPjYil1pSF7Xg57fHhpk-aw3Ik/s1600/Sept.+2011+021.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYqKzXjs5EU1ZiBl9EYK-KC_Lj_ERRwmLcmdqHUFlDGlvInZrNkZGTylNd69O51bwJA6Y_8rnZnjnHjPbMR2cPEV_oUQNOf74bqeBZ7YXiK-vU62f7GCPjYil1pSF7Xg57fHhpk-aw3Ik/s400/Sept.+2011+021.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5649852043076012866" /></a><br />Little monkey. I gentle stepped around him and scooped him up. He stayed asleep for another hour on my bed.<br /><br />When he woke up I gently reminded him that it wasn't safe to fall asleep on the stairs. I hope from now on this doesn't happen!!!sweet momma luv uhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01436598699660242393noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9124201019072331659.post-11375917807531939592011-09-07T19:32:00.000-07:002011-09-07T22:05:13.269-07:00Day 5,6 and 7...... Equals 1 Week!Okay everything is running together on me..... We are still in the 30 Day of No Spending challenge sponsored by none other than Christie at <a href="http://keirajoy07.blogspot.com">Bushel and a Peck</a>. I had to run to the<a href="http://www.yakimafruitmarket.com/">Yakima Fruit Market</a>to stock up on some yummy produce on Monday. I love going there and buying fresh stuff!! The peaches are so sweet and the blueberries are to die for. I am in heaven with all of this wonderful produce.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Monday night dinner was Polenta Pesto Lasagna. It was delicious and a great take on Lasagna. I found it on All Recipes.com. I needed to use the polenta up that was sitting in the refrigerator. I had the marinara sauce, pesto sauce, polenta, mozzarella cheese, pine nuts and the fresh basil ( in the garden). So, I didn't spend a cent. We did buy some bread sticks. We had a big green salad from the garden, and a bowl of fresh blueberries. Sorry I did not get a picture! We were so hungry we dove into it!!<br /><br />Day 6 yesterday Princess was home from school with the yucky cold. We had preschool orientation so I had to call a babysitter to watch her. Jon Jon was so excited to meet his new friends and teachers. It is a small class of 5 children and 2 teachers. <br />HE walked right into the class with out hesitation. He talked to the teacher and sat down to play with the puzzles. He loved it!! I am so proud of him. On the way home we had to stop at the pharmacy to pick up other cold stuff that Princess will take. She is more picky. So another $20 for babysitter and $ 23.00 for cold and Tylenol meds. Argggg.....<br /><br />Breakfast was toast with peanut butter and banana's, granola, mango's and oj.<br />Of course I had coffee!<br /><br />Lunch was PBnJ, mini carrots and grape tomatoes with humus, and apple slices.<br /><br />Dinner was a fantastic Tomato Pie!! I found the recipe on Melissa's blog. She has a blog called <a href="http://midwestmagnolia.com">Midwest Magnolia</a>. I happened upon her site when I went to enter her giveaway from her etsy shop. I fell in love with the adorable padded,zippered iPad cover. It is on my list for purchase come Oct! It is just the cutest girly girl cover. Now if it will just be there when I can buy it.<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjm_g_olVCIY15Zqkd2B6cwzehN-7DSzFfInFVz8sQrrap4xcjZK3aelFNDmGuqX58tiitUbG7DLZGwjYLzNYxyAGB9HUd_ur3am9orsbeP-wKWAap0r2doDQyQUrrOvtZhuw5_X5m3QpM/s1600/Sept.+2011+018.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjm_g_olVCIY15Zqkd2B6cwzehN-7DSzFfInFVz8sQrrap4xcjZK3aelFNDmGuqX58tiitUbG7DLZGwjYLzNYxyAGB9HUd_ur3am9orsbeP-wKWAap0r2doDQyQUrrOvtZhuw5_X5m3QpM/s400/Sept.+2011+018.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5649841964425064802" /></a><br />Ta Da......the Tomato Pie!<br /><br />Go visit her site for the recipe. I had all of the ingredients prepared pie crusts, 4 Tomatoes, salt and pepper, scallions and basil, freshly grated cheese and mayonnaise(we use Vegenaise). We have 1/2 of a pie left for another evening. Besides the pie we had a big salad, and a bowl of cherries.<br /><br /><br />Day 7!! One week into the challenge!Yippee!! I know we can make it now. It has been so much fun creating and trying new recipes for my family. Princess is picky though. So I have to have some staples around for her. Today she was still home sick. So, I spent my day doing chores, cleaning, laundry, taking care of the plants inside and out, and gardening.<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvTAMwyLFpZY0yXTCNJrmC6XX22_R4t7ChXVCSvVBEtT9kHBgMG6Bk1D4qpMAkPvvRD_ZXX9EIi8GhWgAIzvxMyuHq2mvhDvEghsvQvFMrG5FplyQbI6GzVt9Eja4wZH45A6jAlgnypdw/s1600/California+summer+2011+105.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvTAMwyLFpZY0yXTCNJrmC6XX22_R4t7ChXVCSvVBEtT9kHBgMG6Bk1D4qpMAkPvvRD_ZXX9EIi8GhWgAIzvxMyuHq2mvhDvEghsvQvFMrG5FplyQbI6GzVt9Eja4wZH45A6jAlgnypdw/s400/California+summer+2011+105.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5649841979934037474" /></a><br />My hanging baskets. I have 5 of them across the back porch.<br /><br /><br />Breakfast was oatmeal, cinnamon apple toast, banana's <br />Lunch was Ramen noodles with pea's, nectarines and goldfish crackers<br />Dinner was using left over Santa Fe Quinoa salad. I added chicken and some cheese to it and a little more seasonings. Mixed it all up and rolled it into a Ezekiel tortilla's. Baked them for about 15 minutes and served them topped with sour cream, salsa, lime and cilantro. On the side we had avocado and tomato slices with garlic salt. Of course we finished it off with a fruit which was watermelon to night.<br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje4hxSEcCHpGYMMSIAZkZdb8xxWMUcsdfJRWFOn4vQSrqk6A8tSncQPDLswHgxNWarCumipdKBpBkSuwngHiFvAx3ZjnKiuut9md_c52TTcaLjww_UM2arIYGRMiwJpwdCAPURTGHSPKE/s1600/California+summer+2011+104.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje4hxSEcCHpGYMMSIAZkZdb8xxWMUcsdfJRWFOn4vQSrqk6A8tSncQPDLswHgxNWarCumipdKBpBkSuwngHiFvAx3ZjnKiuut9md_c52TTcaLjww_UM2arIYGRMiwJpwdCAPURTGHSPKE/s400/California+summer+2011+104.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5649841972773919154" /></a><br /><br />So, this challenge has been wonderful for us! We enjoy eating outside in the wonderful weather in the sun or on the back porch. Unfortunately we have had a few hiccups with having to buy meds and having a babysitter. I wish our family lived closer.... <br /><br />I will be posting soon! 1st Day of Preschool tomorrow! I can't wait and will take pictures of my little monkey. I have a funny post I will do right after this.<br /><br />Happy Thoughts!!sweet momma luv uhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01436598699660242393noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9124201019072331659.post-69768952031919070702011-09-05T08:41:00.000-07:002011-09-05T08:41:00.066-07:00Day 4.....<em><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Well, we have been really enjoying this challenge! If you want to see what I am talking about go visit Christie at <a href="http://kierajoy07.blogspot.com/">Bushel And A Peck</a>. She is sponsoring this great challenge of No Spending For 30 Days. </span></em><br />
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<em><span style="font-family: Georgia;">Yesterday was Day 4 for us. We are trying to clean out the pantry and only buy the essentials at the store. </span></em><br />
<em><span style="font-family: Georgia;"> Breakfast was French Toast, Stripples, Rasberries & Blackberries (freshly picked from our neighborhood bushes).</span></em><br />
<em><span style="font-family: Georgia;"> Lunch was just snacks for the kids Yogurt pops, & Apple slices</span></em><br />
<em><span style="font-family: Georgia;"> Dinner was Veggie Cheese Burgers, Baked Sweet Potato Fries, Southwest Quinoa Salad, and Grapes</span></em><br />
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<em><span style="font-family: Georgia;">I love to cook and we try to eat healthy. Hubby is Vegan, Princess is Vegetarian and Emperor and I will eat occasionally Salmon,Turkey or Chicken. So , we use alot of grains and beans in our meals. There are times where we use processed items from Morning Star to fill in the gap with protein. I preferr to eat Clean though and I am really trying to do this. I feel so much better.</span></em><br />
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<em><span style="font-family: Georgia;">We have had a beautiful weekend here in the Seattle area. Temp's are in the 80's and lots of gorgeous sunshine! It makes me so happy! Being raised in Southern California I love the SUNSHINE! Don't get me wrong I really enjoy all of the lush green of the the PNW. I could just do without all of the rainy, gray days that produce the wonderful beauty. this year has been really bad. Our summer so far has been a total of 2 weeks of sun.</span></em><br />
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<em><span style="font-family: Georgia;">So, Emperor has been sick. He woke up yesterday and was feeling better. He still had a stuff nose and little sniffles. His energy was back though! I thought we would never get him to bed last night. He was so full of it!</span></em><br />
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<em><span style="font-family: Georgia;">He helped me cook yesterday! He ran upstairs to our dress up chest and found this outfit.</span></em><br />
<em><span style="font-family: Georgia;">It was Princesses when she was little.</span></em><br />
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<em><span style="font-family: Georgia;"> My little Chef! </span></em>sweet momma luv uhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01436598699660242393noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9124201019072331659.post-69987344569674188642011-09-04T00:01:00.000-07:002011-09-04T07:17:39.377-07:00Sunday Snapshot...Princess Is A 6th Grader!As Mom of a child with Autism days can be awesome, okay or just terrible. Princesses 1st day of school was Weds. I have been preparing her that she was going back to school for the last 2 weeks. I have made sure that I get up around 6 and get her up around 7. I am making sure to give her meds around 7 also. Then she can listen to music and ponder her day for a few minutes. Then I make sure to set her up with everything to get dressed with. I give her help if she requests it. Then she will make her bed and come downstairs(I might have to call for her 2 times). I am trying to have her make her lunch and help with making her breakfast.
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<br />Today was an awesome day. There was some anxiety before leaving the house. I have to remain calm and not let her outbursts phase me. Not always easy to do when we have a timeline to leave the house by. Once out of the door today she started smiling and skipping to the car. She was so happy! It made me feel so blessed that God would fill her heart with joy for her first day of school!
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<br />Not ready for pictures yet,but trying to warm up that smile.
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<br />Enjoying a yummy breakfast of french toast, applesauce,banana and cereal.
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<br />Waiting to get in the car. Carrying all of her school supplies. Mom has her backpack.
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<br />Excited but, anxious at the same time. Love the big happy <strong>SMILE</strong>!
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<br />Gabby with her wonderful Para at school.
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<br />So the story doesn't complete end there. After dropping off Princess, little Emperor had a meltdown in the car on the way home. He started crying and raising his voice at me. Guess what he was so upset about....? "I want to go to school, I don't want to go home." I slowly calmed him down and talked about Preschool starting next week for him. He immediately came home and made a picture for his teacher. So sweet!
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<br />We have him signed up for Preschool 2 mornings a week in the 2-3 yr class. We have orientation this coming Tuesday. Thursday will be his first real class. He is so excited! He practices his ABC's,numbers,coloring and cutting paper. He is already writing letters and numbers too! When I enrolled him last spring I thought he might have a hard time away from me. That is why we placed him in the 2-3 age class. Now I am not sure that was the right choice. I did talk with the director and we can move him up into the 3-4 age class which is 4 mornings a week. I guess we will see what happens.
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<br /><center><a href="http://nihaoyall.com" target="self"><img alt="Sunday Snapshot" src="http://i56.tinypic.com/jpvipj.jpg" /></a></center>sweet momma luv uhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01436598699660242393noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9124201019072331659.post-34876083942960546712011-09-03T17:19:00.001-07:002011-09-03T19:03:28.792-07:00Day 3......<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeYtt3S6F-MhTIwyqWVV8-R3aF7eO_UhYOKU_rbNXIDqnFpQ2KtAKFeZzdABOBQuNh5zJnq7aLI_5OGx7yBpLDMXq4ysFxwzSSiM39eBcab4X32HVbHGcyEdsOjEzRJeK4vly9aywUv3c/s1600/30-Days+of+Nothing+Challenge_thumb.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 348px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeYtt3S6F-MhTIwyqWVV8-R3aF7eO_UhYOKU_rbNXIDqnFpQ2KtAKFeZzdABOBQuNh5zJnq7aLI_5OGx7yBpLDMXq4ysFxwzSSiM39eBcab4X32HVbHGcyEdsOjEzRJeK4vly9aywUv3c/s400/30-Days+of+Nothing+Challenge_thumb.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5648318338622199538" /></a>
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<br />Well, I am behind in posting for Day 1 and 2. I will catch you up here on Day 3.
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<br />Day 1 was basically uneventful. We followed our plan. No spending urges at all. We did have Swim lessons for the kids. Of course Princess asked if we could stop for DQ ice cream on the way home. She was not to happy about it at first when we said No. She did understand though. She happily ate a cookie at home instead.
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<br />Waiting in the pool for Swim lessons!
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<br />Day 2 was just an off day for little Emperor. Everything was a struggle and a meltdown. We went shopping at FM for groceries. Huge meltdown, sobbing, yelling, etc for almost the entire time we were in there which was about 30 mins. I finally broke down and promised him we would run to the toy section. I KNOW.....it is only Day 2 of the Challenge.
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<br />Well, let me tell you the whole story. We had bought some fruit cups there that were damaged last week. So, I had to return them and got cash back. IT was a whole $2.45 cents. This was the money that I used to buy him 2 mini match box trucks which were $1.09 each. With tax it was $2.40. So, I think that was okay....or at least in my head it was okay. I was not wanting a melt down at the cash register. Which we did not have. He was smiling and talking the registrar.
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<br />Cute little Match Box trucks. We love that they have moving parts!!
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<br />Well, that did not stop the tantrums. When we left the store he proceeded to try and throw the trucks on the ground. So, mean old MOM took them away. He proceeded to show his wonderful side all the way home( 7 mins). Got home and he continued as I unloaded the car and put things away. Tried to give him his trucks again and he threw them again. So, I took them again. After about 10 mins. he changed his tune and was sobbing because he did not have his trucks. We sat down on the sofa and had a talk about the correct way to handle our anger and frustrations. He finally got his cars back and was happy.
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<br />I had a follow-up appt. with my Orthopedic Surgeon for my Planter Fasciitis. Emperor again was not happy about riding in the car and had a tantrum for 10 mins. Finally fell asleep 15 mins. away from the Dr.'s office. I had to wake him up . He was not cranky thank goodness. Had a good Dr's. appt. Fasciitis is healing. I will continue with the home program set up by the Physical Therapist. On the way home I so wanted to stop at Starbucks for an grande Iced skinny Vanilla Latte. Literally every one that I pasted was calling my name. After all I was so deserving of this right?! It was so hard not to stop,but....I resisted! I made coffee at home instead.
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<br />Emperor continued to have meltdowns all day. By the end of the day he was more congested, runny nose and sneezing. So he was coming down with a cold. Poor thing....Sleeping was not good last night. We are all pretty exhausted.
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<br />Day 3 This morning we had to run to the pharmacy to pick up Tylenol and cough stuff for Emperor. Not in the plan but a necessity. HE is feeling a little bit better, but still a crank miester!!
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<br />Finally fell asleep with hubby for a nap after fighting it for 2 hours!
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<br />We had hopes for going to Mt Rainier today to hike and picnic. Alas we are home with sickie. It is a beautiful day so we ate outside for breakfast and lunch. Plans to eat out side for dinner too. Lunch was Peanut Asian rice bowls. Yumm....
<br />Dinner is Southwest salad and tortilla roll ups.
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<br />Love this sweet face.... He tends to get flushed with a fever.
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<br />Cute little piggy wiggly toes!!
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<br />So did anyone plan in Mid-Autumn Moon Festival for Monday Sept. 12th? Just curious. We will be going to a little gathering with some friends. It will also be Hubby's BD.
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<br />I found this yummy recipe in Tosca Reno's Eat Clean Diet Cookbook 2.
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<br />1 Tbsp white balsamic vinegar 2 large ripe peaches,pits
<br />1 Tbsp fresh lemon juice removed and sliced
<br />1 Tbsp extra virgin olive oil (EVOO) 2 fresh mozzarella balls,ovolini-
<br />1/8 tsp sea salt shaped(egg shaped),sliced
<br />Pinch freshly ground black pepper Small handful fresh basil
<br />2 large ripe heirloom tomatoes,sliced leaves, thinly sliced
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<br />Oh I love it! They know me to well...... and the cup cake sounds Divine! sweet momma luv uhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01436598699660242393noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9124201019072331659.post-15450654718218090912011-08-28T22:05:00.000-07:002011-08-28T23:28:25.389-07:00Sunday Snapshots {He Sleeps...}In a big boy bed now!!!
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<br />LE No Mommy.
<br />Me Why JJ?
<br />LE Cause it's for babies.
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<br />LE I wann sleep in the big bed (we have a twin bed in his room). I'm a big boy now.
<br />Me Okay honey we will try it tonight.
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<br />Awe Miss Molly you were such a precious girl always so faithful and loyal. You were a Mama's girl and would stay up for me, wait by the door, bark from the backyard when my car would pull in to the drive way. You loved to run and jump, play with your squeaky toys and tennis ball, and tug a rope. You will truly be missed with all of your sweet and gentle ways. Those soulful eye's will be for etched in my mind. Miss you already.....
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<br />Momsweet momma luv uhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01436598699660242393noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9124201019072331659.post-21042562130367924482011-08-07T11:51:00.000-07:002011-08-07T21:06:07.349-07:00Princess is now 12!I know I have been gone for awhile. I would imagine that you all have forgotten about us and wondered what has happen to us. We are still here and trying to have summer here in the PNW. The later has been difficult as we have had a very rainy,gray summer most of the time..... Oh how I long for the sun! Enough of that.... we are still enjoying our selves as a family of 4!<br /><br />We took an early summer vacation to Newport Beach to celebrate princesses 12th birthday, father's day and just enjoy being with family. Of course the weather in So. CA during the month of June is known as June gloom! Yes, that is what we experienced! It could not burst our sunny bubbles though as we had so much to celebrate and do!<br /><br />We had a great trip and got to see most of our family! I will share more pictures tomorrow.<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/53664867@N02/6020612118/" title="BD Girl by heart4my2, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6129/6020612118_9d57d44246.jpg" width="447" height="500" alt="BD Girl"></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/53664867@N02/6020734516/" title="o51 by heart4my2, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6022/6020734516_2c54ba6812.jpg" width="500" height="380" alt="o51"></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/53664867@N02/6020643782/" title="California summer 2011 032 by heart4my2, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6020/6020643782_2bb54d9f5d.jpg" width="336" height="500" alt="California summer 2011 032"></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/53664867@N02/6020620202/" title="California summer 2011 059 by heart4my2, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6134/6020620202_cd13f3af17.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="California summer 2011 059"></a>sweet momma luv uhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01436598699660242393noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9124201019072331659.post-40346587410913824542011-06-01T20:08:00.000-07:002011-06-01T20:12:48.900-07:00Jon Jon's 3rd Birthday, Mother's Day and Papa's Birthday<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" bgcolor="#ffffff"><tr><td><a href="http://smilebox.com/play/4d6a55774d7a51304d6a513d0d0a&blogview=true&campaign=blog_playback_link" target="_blank"><img width="386" height="303" alt="Click to play this Smilebox slideshow" src="http://smilebox.com/snap/4d6a55774d7a51304d6a513d0d0a.jpg" style="border: medium none ;"/></a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="http://www.smilebox.com/?partner=msn&campaign=blog_snapshot" target="_blank"><img width="386" height="46" alt="Create your own slideshow - Powered by Smilebox" src="http://www.smilebox.com/globalImages/blogInstructions/blogLogoSmileboxSmall.gif" style="border: medium none ;"/></a></td></tr><tr><td align="center"><a href="http://www.smilebox.com/slideshows.html" target="_blank">Slideshow design</a> personalized with Smilebox</td></tr></table><br /><br />I just don't have any time to post.... therefore we did a smilebox creation! This was the beginning of May. We had Jon Jon's 3rd birthday, Mother's Day and Papa's Birthday which we celebrated on the Hood Channel at the Alderbrook Lodge.<br /><br />I do miss you all... Things have greatly improved with Princess!sweet momma luv uhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01436598699660242393noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9124201019072331659.post-15121577275917814512011-01-31T16:21:00.000-08:002011-01-31T17:17:25.642-08:00Lately I Have Been Crying Alot....<em>What soap is to the body,<br />laughter is to the soul!<br />Yiddish Proverb</em><br /><br />I have a beautiful daughter who is lost to herself. I miss her giggles and silly laughter. She has Autism and is now 11 and a half. She has made great strides in the last several years of her life. She had always been a sweet girl with a smile on her face. In the last several years she has been growing up and changing into a little lady. With this has come an attitude to boot! I am at a loss as to how to help her. She is now an angry,defiant and mad child. I say white and she says black. I pop my head in her room to say Hi and she starts raging at me. We are adjusting some of her medications and seeing a Behavioral Therapist also. Now I am going to take her back to the OBGYN and see if her hormones are out of whack. I have to coax her into getting up in the morning and get ready for school.While I am trying to coax her she is yelling screaming, hitting, and kicking at me. We always end up in a battle. She is refusing to come down to eat for meals. She has always been sensitive to an empty stomach and would get cranky. With the ADHD med she is not as hungry though. She is on 4 different meds and I 'm not sure which one is doing what anymore. She is lost to me.....<br /><br /><br />My girl always use to smile for pictures.....<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqu9EM5at4-jm0oBzXtqPLJoLQN4MHxyVXdRJ4gzNZ7V4YYxh18oWOl3R_bk1INw0CRnZb614QRaPKjLC30-jfRf_t7F7cO_Q2txf5SjBzWwkhQ9jOiCGEEHLPS5x7st8tOh36DtJ7W70/s1600/P1000062.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqu9EM5at4-jm0oBzXtqPLJoLQN4MHxyVXdRJ4gzNZ7V4YYxh18oWOl3R_bk1INw0CRnZb614QRaPKjLC30-jfRf_t7F7cO_Q2txf5SjBzWwkhQ9jOiCGEEHLPS5x7st8tOh36DtJ7W70/s400/P1000062.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5568513261829983282" /></a><br /><br />Now it is like almost impossible to get a decent shot of her. We had portraits done for Christmas cards this year.There was one shot out of 20 individual ones of her with a half decent smile. I can't find the CD right now or I would show you our Christmas cards.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkEH18z2gP4BXSpT9sQcWo345dPNwFiepK_HlCM4-6AY-tpdVPGdcTXyQirl9NBbO-0g-QUyQ6yJMUajvq3P1lDCbwkuNpwaIV3mpMWeHKZFzlNzzED-xyLuPaxoAmBJ2bIiVV5yFhZlE/s1600/IMG_2866.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkEH18z2gP4BXSpT9sQcWo345dPNwFiepK_HlCM4-6AY-tpdVPGdcTXyQirl9NBbO-0g-QUyQ6yJMUajvq3P1lDCbwkuNpwaIV3mpMWeHKZFzlNzzED-xyLuPaxoAmBJ2bIiVV5yFhZlE/s400/IMG_2866.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5568513267642011138" /></a><br />This was the one decent shot from the snow around Christmas.<br /><br />I am not asking for a pity party! I am just sharing with you what the reality of my life is right now. The one bright spot is our precious Jon Jon! When I am crying he will come up to me and say "Why crying Mommy?" "Need a hug?" I will pick him up and he will kiss my face, wipe my tears away and just stay cuddly with me. There is nothing quite like this little man who is so sensitive and loving. <br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0JzOQsUy4-asoQha8Cmp4MVsU7oL6FfiAK8IOT6tZ5HzTsQogs0K1MhwNM6_wDln1OA71Ylwn1vcS_tgs0eQTZm80Oq42cHuvm0tYVO5rSbJl7aDLU3tgz-GG5HtQehKlXBPy7gDxs_E/s1600/IMG_2900.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0JzOQsUy4-asoQha8Cmp4MVsU7oL6FfiAK8IOT6tZ5HzTsQogs0K1MhwNM6_wDln1OA71Ylwn1vcS_tgs0eQTZm80Oq42cHuvm0tYVO5rSbJl7aDLU3tgz-GG5HtQehKlXBPy7gDxs_E/s400/IMG_2900.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5568518523489795618" /></a><br />My special little guy. He was very proud of the necklace he made for his EI teacher.<br /><br /><br /><strong>When it rains on your parade,<br />look up rather than down.<br />Without the rain, there <br />would be no rainbow.</strong><br /><em>G.K. Chesterton</em><br /><br />So, I am going to be posting about the things I am thankful for to remind me of what is good and happy in my life for the next several months.<br /><br /><strong>1. Is for the sunshine today! It has been rather dark , gray and rainy here in the PNW.</strong><em></em>sweet momma luv uhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01436598699660242393noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9124201019072331659.post-61998081643472983142011-01-23T14:45:00.000-08:002011-01-23T15:32:35.070-08:00I Am Back Sort Of......I decided to join in on Sunday Snapshots that Stephanie from Ni Hao Y'all hosts every Sunday. I have been wanting to do this forever and ever and have just not done it. Life has been busy and a little crazy around here at our house. I don't really want to get in to it right now but would just appreciate all of your prayers for us and Princess. We are really having a rough time. <br /><br /><br />Jon Jon on the other hand is just the most precious child! It is hard to believe we have been together just about 11 mos. He is a Mamma's boy and I love it that he is so attached to me! He is in the birth to 3 yr. EI program here for his Microtia. We are starting testing for transitioning to the Preschool level. They have in formed me that is is highly possible that he might not qualify. We are in line for an FM system to try out. He's comprehension and communication skills are like in the 98% for his age. He does have some articulation issues though and sometimes he is alittle behind in using full sentence structures for his age. Hey, I think that is pretty good when English is his 2nd language and he has only been her for about 10.5 months. It will be interesting to see what happens. Otherwise he is above target in most area's. <br /><br />He is a bright, sensitive and empathetic little one. He can still be Hunan spicy though and definitely likes his way. No is his favorite word right now it usually has an explanation tagged on to it though of why it is NO. He is finally letting me go out without him. Although at times he will still cry for me when I am gone. We are hoping to have a CT scan after he turns 3 for his inner ear. It appears that he has an ear canal on his Microtia side. If this is the case we are looking into what is best for him. I am leaning towards a newer procedure which is called the Medpor. They tend to open up the ear earlier so the child can pick up on more language skills during the critical learning period of 0-5yrs of age. If the canal is not there they follow with that procedure. The only Dr's that do this are in Northern CA. Which will mean traveling and staying down there for a while. For my baby though anything is possible!<br /><br /><br /><center><a href="http://nihaoyall.com" target="self"><img alt="Ni Hao Yall" src="http://i53.tinypic.com/2yzh9at.jpg" /></a></center><br /><br /><br />So today I am all about celebrating life with my precious boy! I was so not planning on a boy from China.... It is amazing how God works though. I saw his picture and I knew he was my son. Love at first sight. What a blessing he is and he loves learning about Jesus and praying too! He always prays for the the pumpkin patch (when we went in the fall) and climbing the mountain ( our sledding hill).<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0qpFSzTcy-esNgIrjDy2Gbfb0mdUuULe8tnK7rk3O57hoJ_nqpjI15OZw4tWHfMzfKZfBK2z5CPmuVLZ6lPjc9Y2fbjizf6iWaTQEngAvwd-lj6r4Q5O2MXn5GpT1Ff2opOtpaNUQTBM/s1600/IMG_2847.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0qpFSzTcy-esNgIrjDy2Gbfb0mdUuULe8tnK7rk3O57hoJ_nqpjI15OZw4tWHfMzfKZfBK2z5CPmuVLZ6lPjc9Y2fbjizf6iWaTQEngAvwd-lj6r4Q5O2MXn5GpT1Ff2opOtpaNUQTBM/s400/IMG_2847.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565517399529969154" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpTsVYMOOqTi1DA5b0tUqXMw4CKv2v2N1unVHxcp9zHZFG6gfYmgXs9Z5Q87A_C9iomoOwUy7MwMDYZlub48RKH4ffsK3IHmxk47c0GfHxmaQzlIAkirCk5L7Dca4joS_7-8u_Tlz6byE/s1600/IMG_2852.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpTsVYMOOqTi1DA5b0tUqXMw4CKv2v2N1unVHxcp9zHZFG6gfYmgXs9Z5Q87A_C9iomoOwUy7MwMDYZlub48RKH4ffsK3IHmxk47c0GfHxmaQzlIAkirCk5L7Dca4joS_7-8u_Tlz6byE/s400/IMG_2852.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565517395838590898" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNhQvAvzfcmKuQZgjh4f3_Is47lkHb5_tyeJcjbRODPfZiKlGcUdW_eSMkUKOI5PQBOMa_5h1YYAxMtGFzoSAOyoe2fdesnXJqZdmkLVNAxX7r7HAbgv5OPBrnsr6I3tMzbgfeA5VT_ck/s1600/IMG_2853.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNhQvAvzfcmKuQZgjh4f3_Is47lkHb5_tyeJcjbRODPfZiKlGcUdW_eSMkUKOI5PQBOMa_5h1YYAxMtGFzoSAOyoe2fdesnXJqZdmkLVNAxX7r7HAbgv5OPBrnsr6I3tMzbgfeA5VT_ck/s400/IMG_2853.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565517391316402242" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZjR7HSFbIaMCiw8Ty75dwKV4hDKGL3uOLxe5dJMOKj7P0g3T4CL9kkJJo6wu_2xT2UXU-YUwCu5hQphWdnBMMPffJtMAL5ObQ6SgDcOdE7TgZBPDsJT7NAdtiZhySD-lpIRDJP9HqwjI/s1600/IMG_2850.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZjR7HSFbIaMCiw8Ty75dwKV4hDKGL3uOLxe5dJMOKj7P0g3T4CL9kkJJo6wu_2xT2UXU-YUwCu5hQphWdnBMMPffJtMAL5ObQ6SgDcOdE7TgZBPDsJT7NAdtiZhySD-lpIRDJP9HqwjI/s400/IMG_2850.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565517388816956930" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDllCQWA0wKFPLiEbDKi7cvlRBx8gwr8mMFk2TjNAlG8MCtbsj7GLmZfmeEol46knijQRQyPw2qLJln23wR7CgiC4_Sp6EiFNMQvp2WIKWfxOVHDzCXr8mugC1PxRSM7DmsBW16dyAXzk/s1600/IMG_2849.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDllCQWA0wKFPLiEbDKi7cvlRBx8gwr8mMFk2TjNAlG8MCtbsj7GLmZfmeEol46knijQRQyPw2qLJln23wR7CgiC4_Sp6EiFNMQvp2WIKWfxOVHDzCXr8mugC1PxRSM7DmsBW16dyAXzk/s400/IMG_2849.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565517384043301506" /></a><br /><br /><br />I hope to post more often as life is passing us by and I so want to stay connected to my bloggy friends. You are always in my thoughts and prayers.sweet momma luv uhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01436598699660242393noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9124201019072331659.post-41309951915402148102010-09-01T16:15:00.000-07:002010-09-07T16:43:13.129-07:006 Months Ago..... Gotcha Day!It is so amazing to me that 6 months ago was when we first were able to see you in person Jon Jon and hold you in our arms. We became a Forever Family and I will never forget that day. We were waiting with about 5 other families in Changsha, Hunan Civil Affairs Adoption Building. We were a little rushed as we had only gone to the Dalton Hotel and dropped off our bags.Then went right to the building. I was able to watch other families be joined together forever by that magical Red Thread. You Jon Jon were still about 15 minutes away from arriving. We got to see precious Sienna be united with Di from <a href="http://1diamond1ruby1pearl.blogspot.com/">First A Pearl And Then Two Rubies</a>. It was so heart wrenching as Sienna knew what was going on. It was such a comfort though to see a familiar face that I had connected with through blogging in the adoption community.<br /><br />Finally you arrived. You appeared in one of the Awie's arms. You were so tiny Jon Jon and in the most adorable yellow snow suit. You were just looking around and taking everything in. They placed you down on the ground and I gave you a car to play with. You took it from me cautiously and started rolling it back and forth on the ground. You rolled it to me and I was so happy. The Awie's told us some things about you and gave us a bag of some of your items that we had sent you in your care package. A valuable picture book of you taken during your time with the foster family and at the orphanage was presented to us. What a treasure it is to have that!<br /><br />Soon we knew that we could hold you and you were okay with it. You were still looking at us and the awies were saying Mamma and Babba and pointing to us. It was such a smooth transition it was remarkable. You didn't really smile that much as your were scared.<br /><br />We held you and talked with you and gave you some snacks. It took maybe about 15 minutes before Richard said it was time to go. So off we went down to the van. You were fine until about half way to the hotel then you started to tug at the door of the van while you were in my lap. Eventually you started crying and pushing against me to get out of my lap. My heart was breaking for you..... I get tears every time I think about it.<br /><br />We got back to the room and you were still so upset. Crying while I held you. We could only distract you for maybe a minute and then you would cry again. I decided to give you a bottle really soon after arriving and rock you in my arms. Within 10 minutes you were sound asleep. It was around 5:30pm then. We watched you sleep and tried to nap alittle also as we were really tired from our long trip. When you woke up from your nap you were ready to play and showed us your picture book we had sent you. You named us all without us telling you who we were. What a gift they had given us by helping you to be prepared for your new family.<br /><br />I am in such awe at how God works in our lives and how he fulfills wishes and dreams. You were this adorable little boy with the cutest face and such a gentle personality. You were everything we could have possibly imaged.<br /><br />It was such an amazing experience to receive such a gift. I am so grateful to your birth parents who had you with them for the first 4 months of your life. They made an incredibly heart wrenching decision to not raise you. Although I am sure they tried but did not have the resources to help you with your SN's. Then you were placed in front of the gates of Zhuzhou SWI, in Hunan with a note and some bottles. To give you up what an act of love. I can imagine they waited to see who would find you as you squirmed and cried for them. The director found you and you were taken to the police station so they could report you being abandoned. They took you back to the SWI and you stayed there for 2 days and then were placed in a foster home. With a lovely couple and an older foster sister. In that home you learned to love and trust again. They taught you so many things and you grew and flourished under their nurturing care. Your foster Mother's name was Xu Juging. Unfortunately we were unable to meet her as your foster father became ill. You ended up going back to the orphanage for 1 week before we came to get you.<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAlb44HkuJ4C3hJ4I2RXYkygy8JQGXE1Fq_R4Kd2h9mO2zgAxzwK75NQWwiGTyGbHBVKDlWBv43_ADeuVZ6J9dVNOIoz_8IVLqrzQ9GAHfRqsUCLe3zXXs0VIjXWHLbmDpAhUTQPyivgU/s1600/IMG_2013.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5513228771976306674" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAlb44HkuJ4C3hJ4I2RXYkygy8JQGXE1Fq_R4Kd2h9mO2zgAxzwK75NQWwiGTyGbHBVKDlWBv43_ADeuVZ6J9dVNOIoz_8IVLqrzQ9GAHfRqsUCLe3zXXs0VIjXWHLbmDpAhUTQPyivgU/s400/IMG_2013.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYM_F4KLoLXhB-ZilVyH1dfHFXh4BxDxpFFBvl4BzJKmnb_cyy0-KgrrcUf8xkdO0RBCDRAiu-X7P1e-ScFInuk_Uovhzl3g9XJJJ_PQckIrgIude34l-WoQYv5yRrizt6fnbwxVuSZe4/s1600/IMG_2007.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5513228191930786210" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYM_F4KLoLXhB-ZilVyH1dfHFXh4BxDxpFFBvl4BzJKmnb_cyy0-KgrrcUf8xkdO0RBCDRAiu-X7P1e-ScFInuk_Uovhzl3g9XJJJ_PQckIrgIude34l-WoQYv5yRrizt6fnbwxVuSZe4/s400/IMG_2007.JPG" /></a><br /><br />Since arriving home in March, you have continued to amaze us. You have fit right in and adjusted so easily except for the waking up at night. That has been the difficult part as Mommy was definitely sleep deprived. We assume you are having bad dreams or thinking about your Foster family as you are tearful and just want to be held and comforted. What a joy it was to see you and Princess hugging each other and holding hands. You were scared of Molly the dog for the 1st week and loved Sasha the cat immediately.<br /><br />Your language has just exploded! You carry on conversations with me. You like to ask me questions and echo every new word I say until you know the meaning of the word. You can understand when I ask you to go find something upstairs and you bring it back to me. You love to ask who what, where questions. You love to call your Nanny and Papa to talk on the phone to them an tell them what we are doing. You are learning your ABC's, numbers and have a fascination with learning. You love money and the cash registrar.<br />You love to sing and dance, try to do the splits, and a somersault. Outdoors is your favorite place to be on the swing, sliding or on the trampoline with your sister. You are a happy go lucky boy until you might not get your way. Then you become rather persistent and have a melt down.<br /><br />You are experimental with different types of foods and love fruits,veggies,and of course noodles! You even like salsa and hummus, but ketchup is an all time favorite!<br /><br />You are a cuddle bug and love to snuggle or as you put it "Lap Time" You say prayers and talk about Jesus and Sabbath school is your favorite. You now tell us "I wuv you" on your own and give us kisses freely. You can tell us when you are happy, sad,mad and give away giggles and smiles all the time.<br /><br /><a title="IMG_2547 by heart4my2, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/53664867@N02/4960783669/"><img alt="IMG_2547" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4099/4960783669_188ff93b5b.jpg" width="500" height="375" /></a><br />With your sissy this summer!<br /><br />You and your sister kinda have a bond that is strong, but also very fragile. With her autism it is not always easy to know how she is going to respond to you. Life has improved and we are seeing a light at the end of the tunnel. It is so nice when you guys are playing together, hugging each other and just being sweet. Our family life has calmed down and we are much more at peace. It was really rough going especially this summer with less structure for Princess. HOORAY for school starting again!<br /><br /><br /><a title="IMG_2393 by heart4my2, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/53664867@N02/4961378376/"><img alt="IMG_2393" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4089/4961378376_4a8b8263ce.jpg" width="375" height="500" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a title="IMG_2396 by heart4my2, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/53664867@N02/4960782239/"><img alt="IMG_2396" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4110/4960782239_de7930fe38.jpg" width="500" height="375" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyL4jf6kxMSJG2igG31RALxqBdiRBCHCOG7lWDaDqG5icmsCWFSJw2wZDW5YdDI-RECy3IfPwjPnaHpqQQdOQvM98YiDcCYpC92HCTh8IIIjA0-2zMfqWMnO5zs2OuitVRzGgs9p6nuFI/s1600/IMG_2534.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5513229294529729298" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyL4jf6kxMSJG2igG31RALxqBdiRBCHCOG7lWDaDqG5icmsCWFSJw2wZDW5YdDI-RECy3IfPwjPnaHpqQQdOQvM98YiDcCYpC92HCTh8IIIjA0-2zMfqWMnO5zs2OuitVRzGgs9p6nuFI/s400/IMG_2534.JPG" /></a><br />You love hats! Especially your monkey hat!<br /><br /><a title="IMG_2621 by heart4my2, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/53664867@N02/4961381504/"><img alt="IMG_2621" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4132/4961381504_381d6247bb.jpg" width="500" height="375" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a title="IMG_2625 by heart4my2, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/53664867@N02/4960785375/"><img alt="IMG_2625" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4112/4960785375_1d8968434e.jpg" width="500" height="375" /></a><br />Daddy and you on your first bike ride in Tamarack,ID.<br /><br /><a title="IMG_2632 by heart4my2, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/53664867@N02/4961470568/"><img alt="IMG_2632" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4085/4961470568_f6fafbac85.jpg" width="500" height="500" /></a><br />Sissy riding her scooter in Tamarack.ID.<br /><br /><a title="IMG_2422 by heart4my2, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/53664867@N02/4961379214/"><img alt="IMG_2422" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4152/4961379214_d5ab622e0d.jpg" width="500" height="375" /></a><br />You love your bath time and playing with all of your bath toys!<br /><br />The firsts have been so incredible and I am looking forward to what God has in store for us as a family of 4. Boys are so much fun and special.<br /><br />I LOVE YOU TO THE MOON AND BACK LITTLE ONE!<br /><br /><br /><br /><center><a href="http://www.widdlytinks.com/phototinks/"><img border="0" alt="Photo Albums at WiddlyTinks.com" src="http://img259.imageshack.us/img259/8334/cherishlove8141614261.jpg" width="450" height="450" /></a><br />Photo Tinks by WiddlyTinks.com</center><br /><br />Lord,I Pray that You would fill Jon Jon up with a love for You that<br />surpasses his love for anything or anyone else. Help him to respect <br />and revere Your laws and understand that they are there for his benefit.<br />Hide Your word in his heart so that he will be drawn toward whatever is<br />pure and holy. Let Christ be formed in him and cause him to seek the<br />power of Your Holy Spirit to enable him to do what is right.<br />You have said, "Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God"<br />(Matthew 5:8). May a desire for holiness that comes from a pure heart<br />be reflected in all that he does.sweet momma luv uhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01436598699660242393noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9124201019072331659.post-33204734995296995492010-07-27T11:02:00.000-07:002010-07-27T11:21:56.903-07:00A Beauty!I took this picture on the 4th of July and had to share it.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjfXTjZCyi1VGYqgoat1rTIvcPVkut1O6cI0dF9gMC-2ikHff9UmfHpzONqPvh7HFnNJfPhWbpduM1FDT9hlO2BD0GCPt2sYU4z3BTS0yo1VuDRGDqxdlf2S24ctpobfqM8EKA2lkQZTs/s1600/4826071742_69b9eb272f_b.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjfXTjZCyi1VGYqgoat1rTIvcPVkut1O6cI0dF9gMC-2ikHff9UmfHpzONqPvh7HFnNJfPhWbpduM1FDT9hlO2BD0GCPt2sYU4z3BTS0yo1VuDRGDqxdlf2S24ctpobfqM8EKA2lkQZTs/s400/4826071742_69b9eb272f_b.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498651654329590002" /></a><br />This is the original that shows all of the beautiful veins.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghnnffOIMjUpS_C47dnCtGyas6PfzhvjxnuKlBDbiTGDhSfey1yUbvx4ZbzNaKmLiUoNAnFZsn-q11r-YOn0UHvuv5mBH94rXpsFf0gNO4NEryHjMa9AVlJHTxh9LbhqUg6fZyW8cAYI0/s1600/4826123880_b7c4186124_b.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghnnffOIMjUpS_C47dnCtGyas6PfzhvjxnuKlBDbiTGDhSfey1yUbvx4ZbzNaKmLiUoNAnFZsn-q11r-YOn0UHvuv5mBH94rXpsFf0gNO4NEryHjMa9AVlJHTxh9LbhqUg6fZyW8cAYI0/s400/4826123880_b7c4186124_b.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498651647112734882" /></a><br />This one I altered with Picnik. I do not remember the sets.<br /><br />Now I am on my way to the garden to cut a rose for my birthday.... another year older with a very full heart of love and family.sweet momma luv uhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01436598699660242393noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9124201019072331659.post-26610299280946948782010-07-25T17:37:00.000-07:002010-07-25T17:38:38.230-07:00Life At Our House!I am trying to play catch up with photo's and life in general..... Sorry it has been a little over 2 months since I have been on my blog. <br /><br />Our house has been on a big roller coaster ride. Some days are really fantastic and others are really stressful. It has everything to do with the Emperor and Princess. You see the Emperor is adorable and charming as can be. He does know how to push sister's buttons though. <br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><div>Princess tends to over react to everything he does. Ugh..... It has made life miserable for hubby and I. With her Autism she reacts out of Fight or Flight. She has gotten more aggressive towards us and emperor which has me constantly on high anxiety/ alert systems. Therefore I crash and have no energy to blog etc when the house is quiet and kids are in bed. It has been very tough to deal with. Many days I cry and wonder what are we going to do..... Last week we went to the Autism Clinic at Children's and saw a new Dr. He feels that Princess is depressed and is starting her on a new medication. It will also help her out with her anxiety. She started it on Friday and so far so good. I am noticing more happiness and joy in her face. There is less out burst when Emperor is loud or crying. Ti will take some time to see if it will work for her or not. We are also on the wait list for a Behavioral Therapist. I think they said it would be 13 weeks until we would be able to get. </div><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><div>Little one is such a cutie pie!! We are so in love with him. He is very smart and a quick learner. Although I have to say he likes to try to get away with things. How do you get a 2 yr. old to stop the first time when you say No No about something? He is saying about 100 words already in English, uses the potty when he wants to, can put his shoes and socks on (& take them off of course), loves to dance,sing and play the piano, he is a cuddle and snuggle bug, he runs to Daddy when he comes home from work, he loves all kinds of food especially fruit and veggies,he knows some shapes and numbers already and loves puzzles. He has no fear and loves to try new things.</div><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><div>I have left him a few times with Daddy when I go shopping or something and he has a fit. Although he is getting better and not sobbing for 45 minutes anymore. Now it is about 5 minutes. We have a social facilitator that works with Princess on occasion for a few hours at home. She has been the only person that Emperor would stay with here with out crying. That was last week . Hubby and I ran out to Target and Starbucks. IT WAS WONDERFUL..... Soon it will be easier.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8l_Q-6ZWtpl4nWr1xTaBTFjS0nLFm8-hpHBqlqHfxgVs1UwuhfCNMrp7E8Pn1-FeVqci5n7ocpynhWxj7T_z0Io3zZIdmvkQ2kyBp9lRwLiNc9sc9nto5vldPrgMRZKdGcg_Pba7TZT4/s1600/IMG_2488.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497999107766498738" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8l_Q-6ZWtpl4nWr1xTaBTFjS0nLFm8-hpHBqlqHfxgVs1UwuhfCNMrp7E8Pn1-FeVqci5n7ocpynhWxj7T_z0Io3zZIdmvkQ2kyBp9lRwLiNc9sc9nto5vldPrgMRZKdGcg_Pba7TZT4/s400/IMG_2488.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div></div><div>Summer is finally here in the PNW!! We have had a couple of days in the high 80's and low 90's but mostly it is in the high 70's and low 80's. Nice and comfortable! Of course it is still on occasion gray and rainy and in the 60's. What else is new with this area.</div><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdmr7kLjm-KTpvxG6J0-w8QI-6w23_mL_o5NYEdOpygxxpGNuaZecPQCUq1bNaQSMacooUFcXvKQHmKhwXcHN-rTEt6GB_MXu8mNyeK1XtOEYNhWkQt1GJ46bmDzWiVcm6TsnrwjeM_lM/s1600/IMG_2509.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497999102442800546" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdmr7kLjm-KTpvxG6J0-w8QI-6w23_mL_o5NYEdOpygxxpGNuaZecPQCUq1bNaQSMacooUFcXvKQHmKhwXcHN-rTEt6GB_MXu8mNyeK1XtOEYNhWkQt1GJ46bmDzWiVcm6TsnrwjeM_lM/s400/IMG_2509.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><div>We are going to be taking vacation soon and going to visit hubby's family in Paradise,CA for a week and then we are going to Tamarack,ID for a week. Tamarack is a ski resort that went belly up. There is not a restaurant or a store open. The lodge is open, golf course and zip lines are open. We are renting a chalet with 3bdrm/bath for a 50% off. We are very excited. We have a nice deck with a private hot tub and a fireplace with a gas grill. We will be going to the lake and renting a boat, hiking,biking and just relaxing( as much as you can with a toddler ;) ...). The pool is open at the lodge so we will be spending time there. My parent's will be in Boise for the same week and will come up and spend a few days with us. </div><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrQjd58WzHtUeqVAAxb_gac7SjQ-MSEse07920C6qiVGODA-d32ckVQowkSMQ_VgrPBkQAYt0FQDyaNzjYHpDqYTxv8tZAyCbKueZBUnuSSXTj_6sycmwya0DujGp7IE6Uj7-KG3LnKKs/s1600/sawtooth_64_s-1400x1000.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 286px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrQjd58WzHtUeqVAAxb_gac7SjQ-MSEse07920C6qiVGODA-d32ckVQowkSMQ_VgrPBkQAYt0FQDyaNzjYHpDqYTxv8tZAyCbKueZBUnuSSXTj_6sycmwya0DujGp7IE6Uj7-KG3LnKKs/s400/sawtooth_64_s-1400x1000.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498003125746991442" /></a><br />Our little chalet we are renting.<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2yfdFibPHUnZkCv54MErTahd5hcN-4XfAYtzaGNoAmqOaXwtAFVy_4ZBGTlFHBmAgw3CpeaCior63v0MYtmR-O5xk7NEPZ7VYlB6zRR5WBr96pWfgWWYpv61j-i3_cG5-u3E768Sz4oo/s1600/tamarack_saw64_living_room.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 282px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2yfdFibPHUnZkCv54MErTahd5hcN-4XfAYtzaGNoAmqOaXwtAFVy_4ZBGTlFHBmAgw3CpeaCior63v0MYtmR-O5xk7NEPZ7VYlB6zRR5WBr96pWfgWWYpv61j-i3_cG5-u3E768Sz4oo/s400/tamarack_saw64_living_room.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498003134073572498" /></a><br />Great room with fireplace.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNJrkM0THWrEsjTytLmE13dqjN5q8RakCg0yz5XwfzMGjwIKVH8TZhocRe1m90x0EJwHhFKITqR_sdlqxhrPbdgYB7e0KgWL3bWm1W6sTqj6dMM9Q5HLP3TO-tgsgcb5mKYwW1xBQ2wgE/s1600/tamarack_saw64_deck_fireplace.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 282px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNJrkM0THWrEsjTytLmE13dqjN5q8RakCg0yz5XwfzMGjwIKVH8TZhocRe1m90x0EJwHhFKITqR_sdlqxhrPbdgYB7e0KgWL3bWm1W6sTqj6dMM9Q5HLP3TO-tgsgcb5mKYwW1xBQ2wgE/s400/tamarack_saw64_deck_fireplace.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498003139828267538" /></a><br />Outdoor deck with fireplace and BBQ grill.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLC42QDU7OKZts7_lL3PdZV_wlaCCEfJHOC_zvUpOkuz48KQYLJLR3Ula3XCgw0tpnCtHXWWWzqYuFVavGuzMgfKAbBu8GVJFTt9cEOQ7aD8UioQfIgEgaxvi_trqHR4iyWQWCbmiVPdk/s1600/tamarack_saw64_hot_tub.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 282px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLC42QDU7OKZts7_lL3PdZV_wlaCCEfJHOC_zvUpOkuz48KQYLJLR3Ula3XCgw0tpnCtHXWWWzqYuFVavGuzMgfKAbBu8GVJFTt9cEOQ7aD8UioQfIgEgaxvi_trqHR4iyWQWCbmiVPdk/s400/tamarack_saw64_hot_tub.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498003144673591522" /></a><br />I will be spending alot of time here after hiking and biking in our private hot tub!sweet momma luv uhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01436598699660242393noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9124201019072331659.post-29648665201798052462010-07-25T17:01:00.001-07:002010-07-25T23:46:09.683-07:00Summer Time!<div style="text-align: left; padding: 3px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/52203293@N05/4826118286/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4075/4826118286_c263d10e48.jpg" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" alt="" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/52203293@N05/4826118286/">IMG_2513</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/52203293@N05/">My fun place</a>.</span></div><p>Fun in the sun when it is here!</p>sweet momma luv uhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01436598699660242393noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9124201019072331659.post-37413297418993704642010-07-25T16:32:00.001-07:002010-07-25T16:58:56.863-07:00Fourth Of July!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1drQgZl0e6pd1SIL2ACdyj6GBRsUCLs8LTl9HY9TlaMuHrfbwBcRJ87JYX3hz64sVpXufJaI1mnJYUSIOouKKnPinhPuDeyiPdmznsvRkjmC718A5llHy6I0z7p-0JXEjRe5l9zD92qU/s1600/IMG_2455.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497994548734974786" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1drQgZl0e6pd1SIL2ACdyj6GBRsUCLs8LTl9HY9TlaMuHrfbwBcRJ87JYX3hz64sVpXufJaI1mnJYUSIOouKKnPinhPuDeyiPdmznsvRkjmC718A5llHy6I0z7p-0JXEjRe5l9zD92qU/s400/IMG_2455.JPG" /></a><br />Love the running around shots? It was impossible to get him to stay in one place let alone get one picture with them together! LOL....<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3kkJ1c7Qxbj4UDNcqrBlsjcdojtccud-3tTDJbKGRnUY2K8EIUpZ1CNMGv07GFSwCWxEgeqjZfSubRpDXMFCPxF_9I4neDYAfts1goDbl7VHSTHQPqu6uk8QeTE5VA03J_xlSS_ZDj0U/s1600/IMG_2436.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497994536449438354" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3kkJ1c7Qxbj4UDNcqrBlsjcdojtccud-3tTDJbKGRnUY2K8EIUpZ1CNMGv07GFSwCWxEgeqjZfSubRpDXMFCPxF_9I4neDYAfts1goDbl7VHSTHQPqu6uk8QeTE5VA03J_xlSS_ZDj0U/s400/IMG_2436.JPG" /></a><br />He insisted in wearing 2 jackets. It was rather chilly like in the low 60's and drizzling at times.<br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY-VR_CYLz5nUv2Phlst5cPQNmJz7ifPLKvMJgkyl-64G4wRelDK90VBssz8HFZwJgJ3nDR2X1K1qXfzvKuHwZeISTV4IAMjQvo2rMTKxN-DRnKO33R-Av0i_-IX0b-zF3EcNlMz_84tE/s1600/IMG_2442.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497994520631984162" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY-VR_CYLz5nUv2Phlst5cPQNmJz7ifPLKvMJgkyl-64G4wRelDK90VBssz8HFZwJgJ3nDR2X1K1qXfzvKuHwZeISTV4IAMjQvo2rMTKxN-DRnKO33R-Av0i_-IX0b-zF3EcNlMz_84tE/s400/IMG_2442.JPG" /></a><br />Princess opted out for the red white and blue theme this year. It gets harder as they grow up to have them comply with mother's wishes!<br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPltI-t81UdXw8x1zrR1c3iiTHoBVWObm8wsJMuJ_N0RPUpwsSy4twBuMTV8AoedDz4-l_bnRyUfo03P0ksGtCdp60NGcLjDiox_akvf4KXGpFWDjQRjxQ2V_lGuLenwVJqkTWzCQ18WY/s1600/IMG_2437.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497994516557281394" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPltI-t81UdXw8x1zrR1c3iiTHoBVWObm8wsJMuJ_N0RPUpwsSy4twBuMTV8AoedDz4-l_bnRyUfo03P0ksGtCdp60NGcLjDiox_akvf4KXGpFWDjQRjxQ2V_lGuLenwVJqkTWzCQ18WY/s400/IMG_2437.JPG" /></a><br />One shot I was able to get with them all together!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicaoxY7_kUXFG3uG8S46OzPa-pl48QM5qyFiwGUTEIDTlEbvi-0jv6CRt9IRZPlh3lfBKXFOmEDzyAqY8-CrqIK0P88IcYMdsNnLy71TIl7fPvTEKGv0YzB6c2Gqzrog4GRyQSydHFJgU/s1600/IMG_2425.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 300px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497994509229175042" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicaoxY7_kUXFG3uG8S46OzPa-pl48QM5qyFiwGUTEIDTlEbvi-0jv6CRt9IRZPlh3lfBKXFOmEDzyAqY8-CrqIK0P88IcYMdsNnLy71TIl7fPvTEKGv0YzB6c2Gqzrog4GRyQSydHFJgU/s400/IMG_2425.JPG" /></a><br />Yes, I decorate for the 4th also!<br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-BOTTOM: 3px; PADDING-LEFT: 3px; PADDING-RIGHT: 3px; PADDING-TOP: 3px"><a title="photo sharing" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/52203293@N05/4825463067/"><img style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 2px solid; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; BORDER-TOP: #000000 2px solid; BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 2px solid" alt="" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4073/4825463067_9be9e49b75.jpg" /></a><br /><span style="MARGIN-TOP: 0px;font-size:0;" ><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/52203293@N05/4825463067/">IMG_2445</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/52203293@N05/">My fun place</a>.</span></div><br /><br />My favorite shot although it is not real clear!<br /><br /><br /><p>A quiet 4th for us this year. We had a picnic outside in the backyard. Then we did our own fireworks in front of the house. Princess does not like the loud Booms but tolerated it. Emperor on the other hand was just right there e in the midst of everything saying ooh and aah.<br /><br />Where we live everyone does their own fireworks. It can go on until 1 am in the morning. We can also see fireworks from various area's of outlining Seattle.<br /><br />Truly a 4th to remember for Emperor the first of many!</p>sweet momma luv uhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01436598699660242393noreply@blogger.com1