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Taking the kids to the top of the mountains to find the BIG ONES Uncle Gene suceeded in his mission!

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Wow a lot has happened since I left.  My little girls have grown up on me in the blink of an eye!  It seems just yesterday my oldest one was my youngest one's age playing and discovering all life has to offer.  Where do the moments go?? I am still trying to shed all the baby weight unfortunately I had shed it all and then stopped breast feeding!  Wow how I wished I would've kept that up.lol  (

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Wow can't believe that after all this time I finally remembered my password to this account. I am still not sure how to get all the little details changed to be current again but hope to be blogging more soon!

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The other night before bed she said, "Mommy do we all get castles in heaven?" "Yes," I replied. She then said, "Hmmm well I will have a whole castle to myself and your will have your own castle too?" "yes, Sweetie God has a castle for everyone that accepts him into their hearts" She then said, "I don't think I'll like that I don't like being alone so when I die I am going to take my pink pony

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Wow it's been so long since I've updated this blog. Anna has started preschool and she loves it. I am so happy she is enjoying it so much. She came home the first day and said, "Mommy there's a little girl in my class who is mean and her name is 'Angel'. " It was so funny. She was so confused as to why she got the name Angel. lol Kids are so funny. She woke up the other day and started singing "I

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Well I have been up since 3am. When I finally got my newborn down to sleep at 7 am my bedroom door is opened wide by my 3 year old declaring she's hungry. I get up drag myself to the kitchen and put on my coffee before my day starts in a full run. I do laundry everyday yet it's never done. I clean the bathroom everyday yet it's eternally dirty. My bedroom's a disaster zone since us and baby

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Like most things in life I dread this too seemed much worse than it really turned out to be. I was so sad when my mom left b/c I didn't know how I was going to do everything on my own. However, Jason has helped out some and Anna has stepped up to the big sister plate and is very helpful. She loves her sister constantly wanting to give her kisses and telling her she loves her. It's still hard at

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Jason was reading them a bedtime story and Anna and little sis enjoyed it together.

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When I took little sweet pea to the doctor they informed me that instead of the 21 1/2 inches that the hospital told me she was she was actually 20 and 1/2 inches. They said they just measure with a tape measure there and it's not as acurate as the whole lying down thing so lots of babies shrink when they come in for the first visit. Who knew?! lol She has gained wieght to 8 pounds though I

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Daddy's out on a date with Anna. Nonna's gone to get her nails done and the baby is asleep. Wow the sound of silence. I haven't heard that sound in so long I almost forgot what it sounded like. I am an introvert so I love my little moments alone that are practically non existent these days. I love watching the baby sleep. She dreams and grins so big. They say it's due to gas but I prefer to

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This is the proud new big sis who thinks baby sis is adorable!

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Recently, I was diagnosed with C. A. A. D. D. ? Child Activated AttentionDeficit Disorder.This is how it manifests:I decide to do the laundry. As I start toward the basement, I notice that there are cheerios all over the floor and my car keys are in the cereal bowl. I decide to pick up the cheerios before I do the laundry. I lay my car keys down on thecounter, put the cheerios in the trash can

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Anna looks soooo big to me now. I didn't realize how big she'd gotten until after my 3 day stay in the hospital and seeing her again she looked all grown up. It was amazing. They really do grow up so fast. It only makes me more aware of the precious moments I need to cherish. Here is Anna adjusting to her new role as the big sis she's doing a great job so far. She looked at me with big

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Here she is our little Ava. She is of course totally adored by all. lol She looks just like her big sister did when she was little. It's just like looking at Anna three years ago. Anna seems to be adjusting well so far but she has Nonna here right now playing with her everyday. When Nonna leaves it will be an adjustment which I dread but I am sure like all the other things I dreaded with all of

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Anna's last big sister kiss to the belly. Tomorrow she'll get to kiss her little sister in person!

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It's one day away and I am very nervous. Anna has had her last hurrah being the center of attention with the family. Last night we roasted marshmellows, made smores, and set off fireworks. She played t-ball with her cousin Lawson today in the back yard. They've been to the park and to the mall. Lawson who is 9 even broke down and played my little ponies and barbies with her. They got along

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Just when you think the baby can't get any lower it does!! I feel like walking any extent of time makes it feel as though it may drop out. They say the full moon brings the babies out of the womb I am hoping mine likes to sleep through that moon phase. It was a full moon last night and I made it but tonight it is another one so I am a bit nervous about it. Today all my inlaws are coming so I

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I have broncitis and am on antibotics in a few days all my inlaws arrive while I am 2 days away from giving birth, and being sick so keep me in your prayers. I am feeling miserable and the thought of having to clean the house and entertian are not really on my list of happy things right now. lol I can't believe it's so close. I will spend the 4th of July in the hospital this year. Maybe I'll

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Thanks all, for all the advice and for making me feel better about things. I am now 10 days away!! I can't believe it!! I am still a bit nervous but I know it will all work out in the end. Any advice on how to lose the 40 to 50 pounds I will need to lose is very welcome. With two kids I don't have time to stay tired and overweight! You've all been so helpful I am looking forward to all the

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Sometimes I feel knee deep in life, that like Anna I need to just stop and put on some boots to wade through it all. My bathtub is leaking, my sink needs replacing, the woods floors are going to have to be replaced and most of them redone. That's leaving out all the little things that were left undone. Did I mention I am coming up on being 3 weeks away from baby number 2 arriving?My stress

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Anna was presenting me with her chocolate chip play doh cookies. She made those and crayon mountian as she called her second creation.

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Well I've finally after 13 hours of working yesterday planted flowers in the yard while my husband mulched and helped and did edging. Then I went on inside to tackle the upstairs guest room since we've only been moved in for a few weeks and the movers idea of unpacking and my own were very different it's been a bear of a chore. Did I mention I am having a baby in 6 more weeks. Yes, I am very

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Many of you probably know who Beth Moore is but did you know that just like us she has her very own blog spot? She does, and like a proud grandma you can tell as she blogs pictures and adventures of her and her grandbaby. You can check it out athttp://livingproofministries.blogspot.com/ enjoy!

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This is our new blessing. TN is a lot cheaper than Tampa so we got this for a cheaper price than the townhome we had in Tampa. It's hard to believe and Anna is thrilled with the big back yard but we both miss our friends from FL. We were walking through Target the other day and she saw a cars lamp and she said Oh mommy we should get that for Aidan he would love it. She remembers everything.

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Her favorite pasttime is picking flowers. In tampa we never had flowers in between our neighbors house and ours because she picked all she saw. Her she is picking mommy some flowers at Nana's house. I must have been really good to get such a pretty bouquet.

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While we were home my mom took Anna to a place like Libby Lou and had a princess makeover. She loved it. She still reenacts the entire salon experience letting you pick out your nail polish, glitter, eyeshadow, and face tatoos. She was too cute!

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I had a wonderful mothers day. My husband surprised me with the journey necklace. I LOVED it. It was so sweet. At sunday school Anna made me a Mothers day flower pot with cute little flowers inside. It was too cute and she was soooo proud. She's growing so much. She misses all her friends in FL and remembers each of there names. We haven't met anyone here in TN yet and have yet to get a

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1. Feeling another life inside of me each day and marveling at the wonder of it all.2. Wondering about the personality of the person inside me.3. The excitement of meeting this little person for the first time.4. The soreness of my stomach from all the kicking5. The tiredness that noone but another mommy can understand.6. The inability to breathe at night while sleeping 1/2 sitting up. 7. The

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Well Easter has come and gone and I am still in KY making trips to TN to the doctor until our house is complete. It should be finished and moved into by May 6th. Yea! However, our other home in Riverview, FL near Tampa our townhouse still hasn't sold I am posting this MLS ID#: T2235602 if anyone is interested in looking at it. Since the market dropped its a terrific deal! I am scheduled to have

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We are currently moving with 3 months left to go in my pregnancy. Yea! FUN! lol I haven't had time to post in forever. I don't know how to change my email address but my new one is the.woods.crew@gmail.com if anyone is interested dropping a line. We are currently in between housing waiting for our house in FL to sell and the house in TN to finish being built. Say some prayers for us that all

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I was a bit in awe that I was there with Ariel still trying to figure out if it was real or a dream.

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Anna surprised Mommy with a birthday cake! She's so sweet.

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I decided since we couldn't play in the snow and ice we'd make ice toys of our own so Anna and I made ice castles.

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If we can't have winter I thought I'd just do some wintery things. We went on a nature walk and collected items on our walk to make a sun catcher with when we got the items we froze them in a pie pan and hung them outside to see how long it took it to melt. It took 4 hours. lol

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Since we missed all the snow up north we decided to make our own. I wanted her to at least see some of the texture and what it was like to make a snowball and snowmen even if it was all on a smaller scale.

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We've been learning about colors so we made a star wreath Anna was very proud of her's and wanted her picture made.

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This is a car that was in front of us at a gas station in GA. The man got out of the car and had overalls on and gun strapped to his side and proceeded to dig through their trash. I snapped this picture before I saw him with the gun or I probably would've been to chicken. lol What you can't see is on top of the car he had various bottles of syrups for sale and the trees in the back are for sale

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Anna and Uncle Gene in their hideout.

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Anna driving a train like Daddy.

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Little Shella.

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Max, Anna, and Jason played monster. Jason of course was the monster but the monster being Anna's dad she wasn't very afraid. However, Max really got into it. He knew you were suppose to run from the monster not to it. Here he's trying to rescue Anna.

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Aunt Shella was getting practice in playing with a toddler girl. A bit easier than a toddler boy but they can wear you out all the same.

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sometimes you just gotta hold on tight because it flies by so fast..

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Jason getting in his practice of being a daddy for a second time.

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All Anna asked for was a Dora Castle this year. When we woke her up she said, Santa didn't come.. I said why do you think that she said because I never heard his sleigh all I heard were cars. I said well look in the floor. Instead of running to the big present she ran to the stocking. She took out everything one at a time savoring each thing no matter how big or small. Jason got frustrated

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Anna holding Mia getting in some big sister practice.

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Anna and Uncle Bruce taking in the Christmas lights at the park. She loved the lights this year. She said,"Mommy those colorful lights are the most beautiful things I have ever seen."

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Anna decided Santa liked water better than milk so he got water and cookies. She just reminded me the other day how Santa ate her cookies and water.lol

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My family are use to group pictures only we'd gotten out of the habit of it over the past few years. I love looking back at all those pictures to see who spent Christmas with us those years and to remember those who aren't here for Christmas anymore.

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Great Uncle Neil Shaking out Max's sillies.

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Anna, Max, and Baby Mia. Anna's taking notes on how to be a big sister I'm sure. lol

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This is baby Mia in all her Christmas Glory. She was so cute!

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Jason's family isn't use to having group photo's done but I come from a scrapbooking family and I was tired of not having any good photo's of that side of the family so needless to say they were less than happy with me. However, I think Jason's mom was happy to finally get a picture with the whole gang. Get use to it guys! There's more to come. lol

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Here's Anna stealing a Christmas Kiss from her Great Grandpa (PA)!

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Before we traveled North we visited Christmas Lane. Anna loved all the lights. Its quiet amazing this guy does all this for free every year. It's extreme Christmas cheer at it's best!Anna got to see her cousin Lawson. She total thought he was the coolest doing everything he did. She followed him everywhere he went holding his hand. I think she was smitten! Anna recruited Hailey as her

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We've been keeping it under wraps because it was a Christmas surprise but cat is out of the bag now and the baby is due July 13, 2007. We are very excited and can't wait to find out what it is going to be. We are currently still on holiday so when we get back we'll know what the baby will be. Sorry it's been so long with the posting just spent 12 weeks being sick as a dog but thankful the

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Today was playgroup so we spent most of the day at the park. It was cloudy here but we lucked out and it didn't rain on us. Anna was so excited to see all of her friends again. Aidan came home with us because they never want to leave playgroup with out going to each other's house. I am glad she has a friend she enjoys so much and true to her mother's nature her best friend is a guy. lol

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Anna's friends ran through in 10 mins. Anna however, hadn't been there in a few weeks and thought it was great. She stopped and looked at every tank marveling at the fish and their colors. She was the most into it as she has ever been. She had a great time and got to see the penquins too.

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The next day we took the kiddo's to the local firestation. They let them tour where they lived and get up in the trucks and have their pictures made. Anna was really impressed when the firelady put on all her fire gear and showed the kids what it looked like when they have on their mask and are trying to save them. They said alot of the time kids will try to hide from them because they look so

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All of us mom's needed a holiday break and my friend hosted a tea at her home even though she's 9 months pregnant what a trooper!! We all came ate and had lots of fun!

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This month we started running and haven't stopped yet. It's been so busy and it's not even Christmas. The month started with Anna's old friend from Ocala's birthday party. Anna was completely shy of course as you can see in one picture she's trying to hide under her daddy's shirt. She ended up having lots of fun with daddy in the end but she never did play with her old friends. I guess being

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After dressing Anna in a denim dress this morning for church. I came downstairs to find she had added quite a few accessories to her outfit. She was quickly digging through her toy basket and had her straw beach hat on carrying her winter burberry purse, carrying her last years easter bunny and looking for her Dora sunglasses. We were running extremely late and didn't feel like arguing so off she

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Anna wanted to make a gingerbread house after church several Sundays ago. I thought it looked easy enough so we started our gingerbread house preparations. We built it and it looked cute for about 5 mins. then it fell completely apart. LOL My friend told me in FL the heat melts them and it's hard to get them to stick. Finally after putting it together for 3 times it stayed. Here is a picture of

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After sleeping in her own bed since 10 weeks old, over the past month things changed and Anna slowly started showing up in our room at night. So at first it wasn't a big deal until it continued night after night. So we promised her that if she'd sleep in her bed all by herself she could go to Chuck E Cheese. She replied, I don't want to go to Chuck E Cheese! So we tried several other promises to

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We had Jason a birthday party on Sunday the 12th. Anna was so excited about the cheesecake (Hubbie's favorite) and the candles. We sang happy birthday and opened presents from family near and far. Anna especially liked the one balloon we had. lol It was a day full of surprises. Thanks!

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Anna was so excited today when she saw Santa in the mall. She couldn't wait until she got to tell him what she wanted for Christmas. I took advantage of it while she was excited. Last year we got her all dressed up and she cried and refused to sit in his lap. Wow! What a difference a year makes. They had fake snow that you could play under as you went to find Santa. She loved the snow and didn't

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Anna's favorite game is hide and seek. She loves moving all the pillows on the couch to make a house from them. She'll make pillow houses and hide for at least 20 mins. She loves hiding and is getting quite good at it. The other day I turned around in the living room and she was completely gone. I looked everywhere I knew to look and she had wedged herself between the wall and computer chest and

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Anna enjoying a nice November day with her sun hat. She better enjoy it while she can b/c if we move the days of sundresses in November will come to a sad, sad, ending.

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Another day that feels unproductive. I did nothing really taxing today yet it's only 7pm and I already feel exhausted. I still have clothes in the dryer that need to be folded and put away. I have clothes in the washer that need to be drying. I still have a 2 year old to put to bed who lately has made that a nightmarish chore. So right now I am just simply trying to escape to anywhere.. and this

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Nonna sent Anna a package and when I asked Anna what Nonna sent she said, "A bunch of crazy stuff." lol She got the pink hair and some fashion jewlery. She also sent stickers that Anna asked for and quickly put all over her legs.

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As you can see Anna really enjoyed the puppy "Graham" and the PJ's she got from her Gammy and Pap.

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Being a Christian is like being a pumpkin. God lifts you up, takes you in, and washes all the dirt off of you. He opens you up, touches you deep inside and scoops out all the yucky stuff -- including the seeds of doubt, hate, greed, etc. Then He carves you a new smiling face and puts His light inside you to shine for all the world to see. This was passed on to me from another pumpkin. Now, it is

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1. I love to read2. I am trying to be more diligent in my walk with the LORD.3. I love crab legs.4. I like Chai tea. 5. I like green tea.6. I like walks on the beach although I rarely take them.7. I struggle with my weight.8. I aspire to be a better mommy.9. I aspire to be a better wife.10.My favorite authors are Lisa Whelchel, Nicholas Sparks, Max Lucado, Angela Thomas, and Mary Kay Andrews to

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Yesterday Anna was playing on a stool and I asked her not to play on it. Well needless to say as two year old wisdom would have it she disobeyed and played on it anyway. It fell on her foot and hurt her toe. After she calmed down from crying she said, Mommy I am not going to play on that stool anymore. I am going to tell Jesus I am not going to play on that stool anymore. I said, Ok. She

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Anna has been talking all month about how when it got to be Halloween she was really going to fly. So today when I put on her costume she took her hands back and flapped her wings as fast as she could, and then with a great sigh said, "I guess I'm not going to fly yet". LOL The lady answered the door and said, "oh you are a pretty tinker bell", she replied, "I'm not tinker bell I'm just a fairy".

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We carved pumpkins Sunday because in the FL heat you can't carve early. Anna picked out piglet and Ariel the Disney Mermaid. Daddy did Trick or Treat and his famous Cyclops.

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A group of professional people posed this question to a group of 4 to 8 year-olds, "What does love mean?"The answers they got were broader and deeper than anyone could have imagined. See what you think:_____"When my grandmother got arthritis, she couldn't bend over and paint her toenails anymore.So my gran dfather does it for her all the time, even when his hands got arthritis too. That's love."

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I use to have a pen pal who lived in various places in Australia. I lost touch with her when she had a divorce and I mailed her a letter and instead of forwarding it to her, her husband sent it back to me. I was thinking today since this is world wide maybe in some small weird way I could find the pen pal I'd had since I was in the 4th grade. Her name was Carmelina Nelson. She got married and had

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I am currently doing the bible study Creative Correction by Lisa Whelchel. It's filled with ways to get your kids focused on relating correction with biblical principals. I am almost finished with it and I highly recommended it.Anna is almost 3 and at the stage where she's been saying, "I can't do it!" followed by a whiny crying. I'll say try again but it's just a cycle of I can't!! So in my

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My friend mailed me a huge amount of clothes for Anna and she is just starting to be able to wear them. Thanks and here's this outfits second go round!

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Today of course Anna slept until 9am and I had to wake her. She's usually up at 7:30am unless we have somewhere to be like today. She woke up we got dressed and were off to the pumpkin patch. I grabbed my camera to take some cute pictures. We got there at 9:30 just as it was beginning. They read a story and let the kids roam the pumpkin patch. They had fun and Anna picked out 3 baby gourd

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This is a picture of my new niece!! Her name is Mia Elizabeth Howard. I don't know where my photo's are of her they are underneath all my scrapbooking supplies. I will find them when I get to the parky farm scrapbooking page.lol Anyway until then here is a picture Nana sent to us of her. She is so cute and I am so glad Anna and I got to see her last time we were home. She is precious! Congrats

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Anna and her Happy Halloween Hat that Nana bought her.

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Well mom here it is my new hair cut! ahhh! The beauty of a self portrait.lol

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Anna's Great Great Aunt Sandra knitted her a hat for when she was born but it came out very large and she laughed and said perhaps she can wear it to kindergarten! Little did she know it would one day become the "magic hat". For whatever reason Anna put it on and called it the magic hat and it's been magic ever since seeing her have so much fun from something handmade by a family member. It

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Anna at Indian Rocks with her Uncle Bruce and Aunt Rebecca. I am learning how to post pictures in a new way. Yeah me!!

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Hearing Anna say the Lords PrayerSeeing her get so excited over the sunset at night and yelling "mommy, mommy the sunset! The sunset!" (kind of like tattoo with "the plane, the plane!" on the old show fantasy island! lol)Then she'll say, "lets just sit and watch the sunset mommy, and we'll do just that we'll sit infront of the window of my bedroom and watch the sun as it sets at night and be

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The Chronicles of a Crayon Princess is currently getting a new site compliments of Susie at bluebird blogs. Susie has been great to work with and is really trying to do all I ask of her which has been a lot. lol So keep checking back to see our new site.

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