tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-47019217625376845952024-03-13T09:28:46.176-05:00Four Little LambesKami Lambehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01136580369623027316noreply@blogger.comBlogger172125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4701921762537684595.post-74537794983110537592014-10-09T23:24:00.001-05:002014-10-09T23:24:22.388-05:00A Sloan Show"S" was the letter of the week last week at the kids' school. That just means most of their activities/centers correspond with the letter of week. Well, "S" is also for Sloan and she certainly had a big week last week. <br />
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First, she became an official Girl Scout Daisy. (<i>I was never a Girl Scout as a kid, but both of us are just loving it!) </i>I went to her investiture ceremony at school. She received her vest along with a certificate, a pin and a few patches...I apologize to you Girl Scout scholars, I'm still learning what all these things represent.<br />
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When she smiled for this picture, I noticed it. She lost her FIRST tooth! She had forgotten about it so she was excited when I noticed it. We had a moment...hugging and laughing. Her two bottom teeth have been loose for a couple of weeks now, but she would barely let anyone look at then let alone touch them. I asked her how it happened, thinking it probably fell out at lunch while she was eating. No. The sweet girl "pulled" it herself during nap time and held on to it until nap time was over and then just put it in her back pack. No big deal. Ha! She didn't tell the teacher or anyone, not even her brothers! </div>
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Get this. The next day at home, she took a nap, woke up, went to the bathroom and then came out and handed Nick her SECOND tooth! She just "wiggled" it and it fell out. :) Such a brave girl!</div>
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Here's Sloan's brand new smile...is there anything cuter than a toothless grin?!?</div>
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Yep. Going in the yearbook. I think it gets funnier the more I look at it!</div>
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And lastly, we were SO excited when Sloan's picture got selected to be a part of the school's advertising. For the last week (<i>I believe today was probably the last day it will run), </i>her sweet face was on three digital billboards around town. So much fun! The boys were quick to ask if everyone in their class got a turn to be on the "big sign" - Ha!</div>
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So a very full and exciting week it has been for Sloan. She is so smart, silly, special, shy, stylish, and spunky - <i>see what I did there? </i>I just couldn't imagine our family without her. </div>
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And now we are looking forward to this weekend that begins their Fall Break. A few days off from school/work and a family vacation...just what we need! </div>
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Sloan, Rocco, Madden & Jagger - SO ready! </div>
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Okay, aren't these backpacks the cutest?! I've gotten compliments from just about every carpool helper we've encountered. The funniest thing to me was that one teacher told me she thought that striped backpacks must be the new trend because she kept seeing them but then she realized after the fourth that they all belonged together. Hahaha! (P.S. I ordered the backpacks from <a href="http://www.hannaandersson.com/?rs=1&cm_mmc=Google-_-Brand-_-Brand_Exact-_-hannah%20anderson_e&cvosrc=ppc.google.hannah%20anderson&keyword=hannah%20anderson&matchtype=e&network=g&adposition=1t1&gclid=Cj0KEQjwnZShBRDfxqzr55rcyMEBEiQA1iRNPxXsWfqBLNKGrzFqOBfxctzE88dJbrvFD06pc2vfZZEaAiNt8P8HAQ">Hannah Andersson</a> - patches came from Etsy)</div>
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Everyone got to pick out their own shoes. Let's just pause and reflect a little bit on the control that was relinquished here. Especially since little missy tends to live by the "more bling the better" motto...sort of like her G.G., I guess. Would you believe that those light up TwinkleToes shoes have actually grown on me? </div>
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It's always a hot topic for multiple moms, to keep together or two separate. I see the benefits with both. Until this point, the kids have always been in a class together (2 year old MDO, 3 year old MDO, and preschool.) It has never presented an issue - them being together, but Nick and I decided that this year we would like to see them apart just to see how they would deal with it and how they would grow from it. We did not and still do not anticipate any problems from it. Their school only has 3 kindergarten classes so putting each of them in their own class was not an option. We decided to put 2 together in 2 classes. It's a change but also some comfort - a nice compromise.</div>
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Our biggest struggle with adjusting to Kindergarten was the schedule. The longer days with little naptime made for some cranky kids the first couple of weeks. These guys are used to 1 1/2 to 2 hour naps every.single.day. They do have rest/nap time at school, but it's just not the same. Their little bodies have adjusted though (and we still nap on the weekends - I just can't let go that easily) and I must say I have become quite fond of a 7:30 bedtime!<br />
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jagger [jag-er] - passionate. competitive. athletic. emotional.</div>
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<img alt="post signature" class="right" src="http://i145.photobucket.com/albums/r208/jennisajoy/OUAB/BLOG/kamishaesig2copy.jpg" />Kami Lambehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01136580369623027316noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4701921762537684595.post-18801990746969448882012-11-01T20:40:00.001-05:002012-11-01T20:40:10.537-05:00Halloween 2012<p>Well, y’all know how much fun I have with this costume thing, right?  I just love it.  BUT I have a feeling this may be my last year to “convince” the kids that my costume ideas are the best!  In fact, I think I almost lost that battle this year.  One of my monkeys wasn’t so sure on my ideas and was adamant on being a clown.  His mind was made up.  Luckily, I came up with three other costumes that went with a clown and it actually made for a very cute group theme.  <em>Thanks for that Jagger!</em></p> <p>So the circus we would be.  Eh, not a far stretch. </p> <p>HUGE thanks to my mom for making the costumes!  An idea/design only pays off if you have someone to execute it and she did it awesome!  And actually, she made Jagger’s clown costume 36 years ago for my brother, Travis.  Check this out…</p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-WZQQExOZH1M/UJMj5TJVoZI/AAAAAAAAG3U/LEWhnBP0K0s/s1600-h/photo-45.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="photo (4)" border="0" alt="photo (4)" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-9e96i9TrUcg/UJMj7ir9cdI/AAAAAAAAG3c/UOa2giNNU68/photo-4_thumb2.jpg?imgmax=800" width="300" height="402" /></a></p> <p align="center">And now introducing….<a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-9EUP_X27-wY/UJMj8EctyJI/AAAAAAAAG3k/gpTd4odSiEk/s1600-h/IMG_25365.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="IMG_2536" border="0" alt="IMG_2536" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-b6Un1lGRhWA/UJMj89qqMTI/AAAAAAAAG3s/rcmuEeoanWE/IMG_2536_thumb2.jpg?imgmax=800" width="300" height="450" /></a>Jaggy the Clown!</p> <p> </p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-ECzvmLY_DWQ/UJMj9t4wRSI/AAAAAAAAG30/Bv09GkNhrJQ/s1600-h/IMG_25375.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="IMG_2537" border="0" alt="IMG_2537" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-QKj1Kne0_ZM/UJMj-fAZvmI/AAAAAAAAG38/eoHTrrP7eT4/IMG_2537_thumb2.jpg?imgmax=800" width="500" height="333" /></a> <br />Love this!</p> <p align="left">And next up the SENSATIONAL elephant trainer…</p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-vLi33DeIm4o/UJMj_fO0ljI/AAAAAAAAG4E/k58pg7ChIFM/s1600-h/IMG_25455.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="IMG_2545" border="0" alt="IMG_2545" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-CAP_dGS3lbY/UJMj_1TP8gI/AAAAAAAAG4M/3Gu4RuAQ-2I/IMG_2545_thumb2.jpg?imgmax=800" width="300" height="450" /></a>Sloanie!</p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-lpIFr2NKx0Y/UJMkAuPLZQI/AAAAAAAAG4U/3Wkn5MkP3E0/s1600-h/IMG_25959.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="IMG_2595" border="0" alt="IMG_2595" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-UgruMYvohDg/UJMkBdha6UI/AAAAAAAAG4Y/qmEQdCzJdMI/IMG_2595_thumb3.jpg?imgmax=800" width="500" height="333" /></a> <br />Pretty girl!</p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-lgFzxsO1q3w/UJMkB_JsTsI/AAAAAAAAG4g/T3-c8ZkUdfk/s1600-h/IMG_263310.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="IMG_2633" border="0" alt="IMG_2633" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-NwlMTIpocfQ/UJMkCjuZvVI/AAAAAAAAG4o/4WIN3-JqE-M/IMG_2633_thumb4.jpg?imgmax=800" width="300" height="450" /></a> <br />Every elephant trainer needs an elephant!</p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-JAFCjz90O0k/UJMkDKfM9YI/AAAAAAAAG4w/rs_8H4R9pOE/s1600-h/IMG_26389.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="IMG_2638" border="0" alt="IMG_2638" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-Rb-6tP0mhqU/UJMkEKr4y_I/AAAAAAAAG48/d4BVmG8uEwQ/IMG_2638_thumb3.jpg?imgmax=800" width="300" height="450" /></a> <br />ONLY for her</p> <p align="left">And HERE is our own little circus monkey…</p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-X56euBX_LwM/UJMkE-Ego_I/AAAAAAAAG5E/-Rhry7_FY4I/s1600-h/IMG_25779.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="IMG_2577" border="0" alt="IMG_2577" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-x0ZSALvHWaM/UJMkFZCwdqI/AAAAAAAAG5M/dJwIH9KoDJE/IMG_2577_thumb3.jpg?imgmax=800" width="300" height="450" /></a>Madden Jax!</p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-j3c6_TMQJ9Y/UJMkGqUpIGI/AAAAAAAAG5U/F1_ArjibjwQ/s1600-h/IMG_25675.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="IMG_2567" border="0" alt="IMG_2567" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-RgPL5QzcEH8/UJMkHXNGiJI/AAAAAAAAG5c/PDcbP9F-g3E/IMG_2567_thumb2.jpg?imgmax=800" width="300" height="450" /></a>So sweet <img style="border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-right-style: none" class="wlEmoticon wlEmoticon-smile" alt="Smile" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-faxJQ6sLZiE/UJMkH_A4wwI/AAAAAAAAG5k/o-MWtHnt2wE/wlEmoticon-smile2.png?imgmax=800" /></p> <p align="left">And finally, no circus would be complete without a Ringmaster!  Meet…</p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-tLQAKXUZfh0/UJMkIRYKC_I/AAAAAAAAG5s/aeDUxRbZeE8/s1600-h/IMG_25875.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="IMG_2587" border="0" alt="IMG_2587" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-AitH2AU3p3w/UJMkJA8rzxI/AAAAAAAAG50/tk0xKCqU3GA/IMG_2587_thumb2.jpg?imgmax=800" width="300" height="450" /></a>The AMAZING Rocco!</p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-x-HFnrmEkeY/UJMkJxzhlrI/AAAAAAAAG58/yr0pyVeYEoU/s1600-h/IMG_25915.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="IMG_2591" border="0" alt="IMG_2591" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-p0Fgwli6QZ8/UJMkKgm5phI/AAAAAAAAG6E/X3QRuPGYeeY/IMG_2591_thumb2.jpg?imgmax=800" width="300" height="450" /></a>Greatness!</p> <p align="left">And all together…</p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-zLOFqeh7LIQ/UJMkLG5iKiI/AAAAAAAAG6M/zku76ljO1r8/s1600-h/IMG_26195.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="IMG_2619" border="0" alt="IMG_2619" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-NzITdc7NJqU/UJMkL_VKgxI/AAAAAAAAG6Q/IwNGMqausYo/IMG_2619_thumb2.jpg?imgmax=800" width="500" height="333" /></a>It is the GREATEST show on Earth!  At least, I think so!</p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-EbTcuQ1yo8c/UJMkMss8NgI/AAAAAAAAG6c/vcpDskuDOZQ/s1600-h/IMG_2623-0019.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="IMG_2623-001" border="0" alt="IMG_2623-001" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-3Gn3GLe1yag/UJMkN6RKqCI/AAAAAAAAG6k/1w-_5ESHVkc/IMG_2623-001_thumb3.jpg?imgmax=800" width="500" height="300" /></a> <br />Love these faces!</p> <p align="left">Every year we have a party with lots of kids.  I wish I would have thought to take a big group picture every year.  Maybe we will start it next year!  But here are some party guests I did snap pics of…</p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-x2sgkPccZ_0/UJMkOWgLPZI/AAAAAAAAG6s/2N7bsaWFyNE/s1600-h/IMG_26395.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="IMG_2639" border="0" alt="IMG_2639" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-hUJk6MCsuXI/UJMkPJ73JYI/AAAAAAAAG60/HBngpxGLuyk/IMG_2639_thumb2.jpg?imgmax=800" width="300" height="450" /></a>Caleb the pirate!</p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-KGAdCc86bSY/UJMkQIG1U_I/AAAAAAAAG68/OABP1Q4-yG4/s1600-h/IMG_26415.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="IMG_2641" border="0" alt="IMG_2641" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-BfLO__hOKSs/UJMkQ0Tei5I/AAAAAAAAG7E/r87JVGIbdBw/IMG_2641_thumb2.jpg?imgmax=800" width="300" height="450" /></a>Kate the princess puppy!</p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-vPI7URmQ8WE/UJMkRX_AhGI/AAAAAAAAG7M/So4Z-pwG3ks/s1600-h/IMG_26425.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="IMG_2642" border="0" alt="IMG_2642" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-Wst87ljqBTk/UJMkR7GVTII/AAAAAAAAG7U/kollpbItwuU/IMG_2642_thumb2.jpg?imgmax=800" width="300" height="450" /></a>Gavin the jailbird! (<em>Hopefully this isn’t a picture of things to come</em> <img style="border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-right-style: none" class="wlEmoticon wlEmoticon-winkingsmile" alt="Winking smile" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-hL2cP0liHzM/UJMkSn2OFoI/AAAAAAAAG7c/U_i9vSWJWEI/wlEmoticon-winkingsmile2.png?imgmax=800" />)</p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-RCi--Ajidr0/UJMkTX5c0kI/AAAAAAAAG7k/h238_3nCpgE/s1600-h/IMG_26455.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="IMG_2645" border="0" alt="IMG_2645" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-cRpl6YW7U_U/UJMkUCPaZAI/AAAAAAAAG7s/czKcm0m_rvo/IMG_2645_thumb2.jpg?imgmax=800" width="300" height="450" /></a>Cassie as Minnie Mouse!</p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-J7NInn5hZoU/UJMkUnnSl_I/AAAAAAAAG70/EyuFUldkGPo/s1600-h/IMG_26525.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="IMG_2652" border="0" alt="IMG_2652" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-wj-0IGMNGMY/UJMkV4v17QI/AAAAAAAAG78/6SsW-7j1_5k/IMG_2652_thumb2.jpg?imgmax=800" width="500" height="333" /></a>The Cole Family</p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-s-D3D7wc2Sk/UJMkWt6URwI/AAAAAAAAG8E/9wwA5GPceE8/s1600-h/IMG_26535.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="IMG_2653" border="0" alt="IMG_2653" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-qbJui7kdKHg/UJMkYKHXkaI/AAAAAAAAG8M/lEoaQADXV5g/IMG_2653_thumb2.jpg?imgmax=800" width="300" height="450" /></a>Jamie, Rylee and Francis</p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-TMVlRDFB_f8/UJMkY0l78TI/AAAAAAAAG8U/M0ftzHUDLsk/s1600-h/IMG_26575.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="IMG_2657" border="0" alt="IMG_2657" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-hTDEh-WhwCo/UJMkZt_zNzI/AAAAAAAAG8c/FLZn5tGvivM/IMG_2657_thumb2.jpg?imgmax=800" width="300" height="450" /></a>Brinkley as Jesse</p> <p align="left">So that’s another Halloween behind us and a great one for the memory books.  Our fourth Halloween. <em> Wow.  That is crazy.  </em>Here’s a look at our Halloween past…</p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-I-XJqhoii9M/UJMkaTpx6II/AAAAAAAAG8k/m6xj6sFW0-8/s1600-h/IMG_13025.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="IMG_1302" border="0" alt="IMG_1302" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-qhGYVMd0RtM/UJMkbAnl3DI/AAAAAAAAG8s/jWW6vBce9lA/IMG_1302_thumb2.jpg?imgmax=800" width="500" height="333" /></a>Wizard of Oz, 2011</p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-ztlaafK1ib0/UJMkb5j0nBI/AAAAAAAAG80/k88RetkK-GE/s1600-h/IMG_99615.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="IMG_9961" border="0" alt="IMG_9961" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-1qG-YHrv5Ow/UJMkcQdp8HI/AAAAAAAAG88/pObwODD9SYQ/IMG_9961_thumb2.jpg?imgmax=800" width="500" height="333" /></a> <br />Rockband – Guns N’ Rattles, 2010</p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-wyLgG-fLqdw/UJMkdIX8GtI/AAAAAAAAG9E/8ddK9-eIyRQ/s1600-h/group4.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="group" border="0" alt="group" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-B0BSHWfcRcM/UJMkd6osTfI/AAAAAAAAG9M/jgYYph2scTI/group_thumb2.jpg?imgmax=800" width="500" height="279" /></a> <br />The 4 Little Lambes, 2009</p> <p align="left">Which is your favorite? </p> <p><img class="right" alt="post signature" src="http://i145.photobucket.com/albums/r208/jennisajoy/OUAB/BLOG/kamishaesig2copy.jpg" /></p> Kami Lambehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01136580369623027316noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4701921762537684595.post-16702404069196057852012-09-14T16:22:00.001-05:002012-09-14T16:22:26.850-05:00Two Firsts…<blockquote> <p>On Labor Day (which was the last day before school started), Nick and I took the kids to their first movie.  No, we didn’t see Disney’s Brave or any other Blockbuster film.  We saw <a href="http://www.oogieloves.com/about.html#overview" target="_blank">The Ooglieloves in the Big Balloon Adventure.</a> </p> <p>Oh my.  The things we do for our littles. <img style="border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-right-style: none" class="wlEmoticon wlEmoticon-winkingsmile" alt="Winking smile" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-dWiP_fRBDUI/UFOf7kbVNhI/AAAAAAAAG0M/ybL7muc7CZ0/wlEmoticon-winkingsmile2.png?imgmax=800" /></p> <p>In all seriousness, it really was a fun movie for them.  An interactive movie experience…they could stand up, sing and dance at the appropriate times.  And being that there was only one other lady with two kids in the whole theater, I joined in a couple of times too!  They even handed out little butterfly glow sticks to each of the kids when we bought the tickets.  </p> <p> </p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/--BnDSO7dYhQ/UFOf8EHVcRI/AAAAAAAAG0U/hg90dbrpHn4/s1600-h/IMG_22165.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto; padding-top: 0px" title="IMG_2216" border="0" alt="IMG_2216" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-rSpHdWEpobc/UFOf8nUweCI/AAAAAAAAG0c/83DMTCA-eiE/IMG_2216_thumb2.jpg?imgmax=800" width="500" height="333" /></a></p> <p align="center">Popcorn and drinks all around! (J,S,R,M)</p> <p> </p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-sbAr0yB4lXg/UFOf9FJAknI/AAAAAAAAG0k/tkfrdtojbas/s1600-h/IMG_22195.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto; padding-top: 0px" title="IMG_2219" border="0" alt="IMG_2219" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-BCki5C-f8NE/UFOf9vt1MyI/AAAAAAAAG0s/SX6vITdVo1Y/IMG_2219_thumb2.jpg?imgmax=800" width="500" height="333" /></a></p> <p align="center">This picture cracked me up!</p> <p align="center"> </p> <p><u><em></em></u></p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-TWTVqQj-DsY/UFOf-MdWzoI/AAAAAAAAG00/QXg1JQnGFzs/s1600-h/IMG_22266.jpg"><u></u><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto; padding-top: 0px" title="IMG_2226" border="0" alt="IMG_2226" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-KoxYJ4Lc1aY/UFOf-zbLZkI/AAAAAAAAG08/0Z2gbI8yPDk/IMG_2226_thumb3.jpg?imgmax=800" width="300" height="450" /></a>Trying to figure out why their glow sticks weren’t glowing anymore!</p> </blockquote> <p align="left">And then it was home for supper, baths and bed because after all,<em> it’s a school night! </em></p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-pwMCpChbvSU/UFOf_rH4MgI/AAAAAAAAG1E/LzxC71QEYOo/s1600-h/IMG_22599.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto; padding-top: 0px" title="IMG_2259" border="0" alt="IMG_2259" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-gVNRutVkbgQ/UFOgAVtDU5I/AAAAAAAAG1M/gEq99dOmFbA/IMG_2259_thumb3.jpg?imgmax=800" width="500" height="331" /></a>All ready for their first day!  (R,M,J,S)</p> <p align="left">Of course, I joined in with all you other Pinterest junkies and borrowed some back to school picture ideas.  <em>Sidenote:  These answers may change on any given day, but these were their actual answers on September 13, 2012.  </em></p> <p align="left"><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-GN-G-iISmt8/UFOgA-8kpwI/AAAAAAAAG1U/D_yTMWaCF6o/s1600-h/IMG_22549.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto; padding-top: 0px" title="IMG_2254" border="0" alt="IMG_2254" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-bJXEeXV0k5Q/UFOgBVV2P_I/AAAAAAAAG1c/xLMMBFLwxPw/IMG_2254_thumb3.jpg?imgmax=800" width="500" height="333" /></a></p> <p align="left"><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-aJRTHS6x48Y/UFOgB4nrQgI/AAAAAAAAG1k/XwCIlRWHgc8/s1600-h/IMG_22315.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto; padding-top: 0px" title="IMG_2231" border="0" alt="IMG_2231" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-LKygz5r0gtM/UFOgCa9qEGI/AAAAAAAAG1s/P3007AcFmNA/IMG_2231_thumb2.jpg?imgmax=800" width="500" height="333" /></a></p> <p align="left"><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-6TePw1HM1oQ/UFOgC-saxSI/AAAAAAAAG10/-8COmHm5RSc/s1600-h/IMG_22485.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto; padding-top: 0px" title="IMG_2248" border="0" alt="IMG_2248" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-vHvpmyw3pIM/UFOgDQxMBrI/AAAAAAAAG18/Qc61iYSbvsw/IMG_2248_thumb2.jpg?imgmax=800" width="500" height="333" /></a></p> <p align="left"><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-EM_Z7XJhhn4/UFOgD2y6i1I/AAAAAAAAG2E/Fr3-7115-SE/s1600-h/IMG_22429.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto; padding-top: 0px" title="IMG_2242" border="0" alt="IMG_2242" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-cxbgZNJInhg/UFOgEe8RavI/AAAAAAAAG2M/lRADRw1ad9Y/IMG_2242_thumb3.jpg?imgmax=800" width="500" height="333" /></a></p> <p> </p> <p><em>Dear Lord, </em></p> <p><em>It is my prayer that You will… <br />Bless these little hands as they paint, color, share and pick up toys… <br />Guide these little feet while they walk in a single file line and run on the playground… <br />Help these little eyes to see the good in others and the beauty in Your creation… <br />Lead these little mouths as they sing songs, eat a healthy lunch, and speak kind words… <br />Direct these little minds to learn new things, follow directions and do the right thing… <br />Open their hearts to make new friends and learn more about You and Your Word…</em><em>  <br />And please watch over and protect Your little children that You graciously blessed us with.  Thank You for loving us.</em></p> <p><em>Amen.</em></p> <p>Happy School Year to all of you!</p> <p><img class="right" alt="post signature" src="http://i145.photobucket.com/albums/r208/jennisajoy/OUAB/BLOG/kamishaesig2copy.jpg" /></p> Kami Lambehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01136580369623027316noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4701921762537684595.post-66793657479566168372012-08-31T23:33:00.001-05:002012-08-31T23:33:36.229-05:00Dog Days Are Over :(<p>Crazy how fast this summer went by!  I can’t believe the kids will be starting their second year of school on Tuesday (<em>okay, it’s really mother’s day out, but still).  </em>This summer has been sprinkled with lots of changes for our household…</p> <p>First, the kids learned how to swim!  They had 2 weeks of group lessons and 1 week of private lessons.  They are doing awesome!  I still put their puddle jumpers on them if I (or Nick) am not swimming with them.  So I guess I’m not quite 100% comfortable yet.  </p> <p>And then, we conquered potty training!  And get this…it wasn’t HARD!?!  I guess that is what happens when you wait until they are almost 3.5 years old.  HA!  Hey, whatever works.  My sanity was worth more than the cost of diapers for a year <img style="border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-right-style: none" class="wlEmoticon wlEmoticon-winkingsmile" alt="Winking smile" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-GBrMbPBfIuw/UEGPizc5k5I/AAAAAAAAGqE/oTl3jj4t5MQ/wlEmoticon-winkingsmile2.png?imgmax=800" /></p> <p>Lastly, as you may have seen in my last post, the kids transitioned to big kid beds.  They are doing wonderfully.  I have to say, I was a bit nervous.  But they go down amazing…just like they did in cribs!  But for about the first week, we did have some early morning creepers…mainly Sloan.  We just had a talk about staying in our beds and so far it has worked.  But I also think the newness has worn off a bit, and they are starting to sleep a little later again.  They take a 2-3 hour nap each day and then go to bed around 8:30 sleeping until 7 or 7:30.  You better believe I thank God very often for my precious little sleepers!  </p> <p>I know I haven’t been the best blogger this summer (<em>or ever really)</em> but I thought I would share some pics from our summer.  </p> <p align="left">Kicked it off with a week of Vacation Bible School…</p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-ZBwg1SQGuwA/UEGPjRBarLI/AAAAAAAAGqM/geQVKi1GukM/s1600-h/IMG_11745.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto; padding-top: 0px" title="IMG_1174" border="0" alt="IMG_1174" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-5SsJreT7B-0/UEGPj284spI/AAAAAAAAGqU/OQ_xsyGA_x0/IMG_1174_thumb2.jpg?imgmax=800" width="500" height="333" /></a>The first day of VBS (S,R,J,M)</p> <p align="left">Swim lessons…</p> <p align="left"><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-KgUq2U4TD_I/UEGPkX5ZwvI/AAAAAAAAGqc/Q-4D4gyGysU/s1600-h/IMG_138911.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto; padding-top: 0px" title="IMG_1389" border="0" alt="IMG_1389" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-IU5v-mxpVrY/UEGPkzpHTRI/AAAAAAAAGqk/4EMW6510JLw/IMG_1389_thumb5.jpg?imgmax=800" width="500" height="333" /></a></p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-Su-BqPpx2oM/UEGPldCuYPI/AAAAAAAAGqs/x_1NIvATrlQ/s1600-h/IMG_13915.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto; padding-top: 0px" title="IMG_1391" border="0" alt="IMG_1391" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-bXZhawAEAQc/UEGPl67KEWI/AAAAAAAAGq0/S2_dqW8c_kQ/IMG_1391_thumb2.jpg?imgmax=800" width="500" height="333" /></a>Madden & Jagger with their instructor, Ms. Lara</p> <p align="left">We went to Chuck E. Cheese’s for the very first time!</p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-G5WOPmVZSyQ/UEGPmZeTdoI/AAAAAAAAGq8/OsbVClBkf78/s1600-h/IMG_16795.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto; padding-top: 0px" title="IMG_1679" border="0" alt="IMG_1679" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-oltcxIa2wc0/UEGPm0EhayI/AAAAAAAAGrE/eFgqSO3JZzE/IMG_1679_thumb2.jpg?imgmax=800" width="500" height="333" /></a>On the way out…all those tokens and tickets and only a four baby boxes of nerds to show for it <img style="border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-right-style: none" class="wlEmoticon wlEmoticon-winkingsmile" alt="Winking smile" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-GBrMbPBfIuw/UEGPizc5k5I/AAAAAAAAGqE/oTl3jj4t5MQ/wlEmoticon-winkingsmile2.png?imgmax=800" /></p> <p align="left">And because that picture really doesn’t show their excitement of the place, here’s a short video…</p> <div style="padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; width: 448px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding-top: 0px" id="scid:5737277B-5D6D-4f48-ABFC-DD9C333F4C5D:7405840b-8f1b-49d2-b212-55bf1eb04da7" class="wlWriterEditableSmartContent"><div id="d5234122-3592-49a6-8b70-906a9714d373" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; display: inline;"><div><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GD7PkaupMH8" target="_new"><img src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-O_J41k_23zI/UEGPnL86D-I/AAAAAAAAGrM/_YvlbaRAwtQ/videoa92d8262fd0d.jpg?imgmax=800" style="border-style: none" galleryimg="no" onload="var downlevelDiv = document.getElementById('d5234122-3592-49a6-8b70-906a9714d373'); downlevelDiv.innerHTML = "<div><object width=\"448\" height=\"277\"><param name=\"movie\" value=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/GD7PkaupMH8?hl=en&hd=1\"><\/param><embed src=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/GD7PkaupMH8?hl=en&hd=1\" type=\"application/x-shockwave-flash\" width=\"448\" height=\"277\"><\/embed><\/object><\/div>";" alt=""></a></div></div></div> <p align="left">We also had our own little photo shoot this summer.  I wanted to take pictures of Jagger with a skateboard for his big boy room, but when I got him dressed for his shots, the other three wanted to be a part as well.</p> <p align="left">Here are some of my favorites of Jagger…</p> <p align="left"><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-lxn2VMwy0-A/UEGPnhEY0KI/AAAAAAAAGrU/2teu5LCe770/s1600-h/IMG_1759_small5.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto; padding-top: 0px" title="IMG_1759_small" border="0" alt="IMG_1759_small" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-jod8NjzUT_A/UEGPnydTixI/AAAAAAAAGrc/Dp6u0WeHNAU/IMG_1759_small_thumb2.jpg?imgmax=800" width="300" height="450" /></a></p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-HMM5Wu0f31s/UEGPohNFrUI/AAAAAAAAGrk/J2sFKeeifIs/s1600-h/IMG_17725.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto; padding-top: 0px" title="IMG_1772" border="0" alt="IMG_1772" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-1QTlBic6xKQ/UEGPo5aVquI/AAAAAAAAGrs/5-TSrAX_EKA/IMG_1772_thumb2.jpg?imgmax=800" width="300" height="450" /></a></p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-gjiQsZ6clKo/UEGPpcw-x3I/AAAAAAAAGr0/utsL1iaD3Iw/s1600-h/IMG_17865.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto; padding-top: 0px" title="IMG_1786" border="0" alt="IMG_1786" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-1uXycezKEr0/UEGPqH1IR8I/AAAAAAAAGr8/vu33tipnmr4/IMG_1786_thumb2.jpg?imgmax=800" width="300" height="453" /></a>SO Jagger!!!</p> <p align="left">Madden wanted pictures with a beach ball…</p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-GcOItwp0dU0/UEGPqlOQCbI/AAAAAAAAGsE/F1G4f-Pt_34/s1600-h/IMG_18015.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto; padding-top: 0px" title="IMG_1801" border="0" alt="IMG_1801" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-gPn96vnudRM/UEGPrESzCLI/AAAAAAAAGsM/mvAka5ql04U/IMG_1801_thumb2.jpg?imgmax=800" width="500" height="333" /></a>Love that smile!</p> <p align="left">Roc wanted a picture with my Brother’s dog, Hank…</p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-HDwsfVoRTGU/UEGPr0pC_nI/AAAAAAAAGsU/6TWSNmTPwMs/s1600-h/IMG_18245.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto; padding-top: 0px" title="IMG_1824" border="0" alt="IMG_1824" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-DhmjQUBYf2s/UEGPsAoNtJI/AAAAAAAAGsc/qFOfYsMuFKE/IMG_1824_thumb2.jpg?imgmax=800" width="500" height="333" /></a>In Rocco’s words, “Hank’s a sweet dog.”</p> <p align="left">Sloan wanted her rain boots and an umbrella (<em>and she sort of dressed herself</em>)…</p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-G2pm65tFOA0/UEGPsqiT07I/AAAAAAAAGsk/Rxebdf-RduA/s1600-h/IMG_18425.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto; padding-top: 0px" title="IMG_1842" border="0" alt="IMG_1842" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-yVYu-pQCfxM/UEGPtI22laI/AAAAAAAAGss/Jsf10meJ9G8/IMG_1842_thumb2.jpg?imgmax=800" width="300" height="450" /></a>Cute, but let me tell ya, girl turned on the sass for these shots…</p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-nCq4nKjKX_M/UEGPtXsDWhI/AAAAAAAAGs0/BuXsa0jit2M/s1600-h/IMG_18475.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto; padding-top: 0px" title="IMG_1847" border="0" alt="IMG_1847" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-k5kP07A_IU8/UEGPt8gCdaI/AAAAAAAAGs8/Ap6939auyog/IMG_1847_thumb2.jpg?imgmax=800" width="300" height="450" /></a>uh huh.</p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-aQXAABFMEUg/UEGPuQLk7II/AAAAAAAAGtE/JN6keUeevAQ/s1600-h/IMG_18575.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="IMG_1857" border="0" alt="IMG_1857" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-cCaF_-mfzhY/UEGPukAUU4I/AAAAAAAAGtM/somaIn5V1JM/IMG_1857_thumb2.jpg?imgmax=800" width="500" height="333" /></a> <br />Sassa-FRASS!</p> <p align="left">Oh…this is one of the cutest things they started this summer.  I ask, “how much do you love me?” and I always get…</p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/--k9vbrYDTbI/UEGPvNBv9tI/AAAAAAAAGtU/bb_3j0pAnIU/s1600-h/IMG_17785.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto; padding-top: 0px" title="IMG_1778" border="0" alt="IMG_1778" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-80Z3Wa5lyw0/UEGPvpavw7I/AAAAAAAAGtc/SVGajOmH2EQ/IMG_1778_thumb2.jpg?imgmax=800" width="500" height="333" /></a>Jagger – “thiiiiiiiss much.”</p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-Xt-G7ofvPHE/UEGPwBZSQ9I/AAAAAAAAGtk/0iq6fmrLRvc/s1600-h/IMG_18045.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto; padding-top: 0px" title="IMG_1804" border="0" alt="IMG_1804" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-i3eGEscZzgo/UEGPwj6Nn9I/AAAAAAAAGts/exEIYpjHIiY/IMG_1804_thumb2.jpg?imgmax=800" width="500" height="333" /></a>Madden – “thiiiiiiiiiss much.”</p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-8mHO7B0JIb8/UEGPxMbFpSI/AAAAAAAAGt0/nXMCxwhlV8I/s1600-h/IMG_18545.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto; padding-top: 0px" title="IMG_1854" border="0" alt="IMG_1854" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-hSn-JA1jK_Y/UEGPxkOaFiI/AAAAAAAAGt8/kJYd5C-wDOg/IMG_1854_thumb2.jpg?imgmax=800" width="500" height="333" /></a>Rocco – “thiiiiiiss much.”</p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-jx64LOSgaHQ/UEGPyXacF4I/AAAAAAAAGuE/FaZNKUpzVRE/s1600-h/IMG_18499.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="IMG_1849" border="0" alt="IMG_1849" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-IE_6beathr4/UEGPyy7VmDI/AAAAAAAAGuM/uPabEHT7OLs/IMG_1849_thumb3.jpg?imgmax=800" width="500" height="333" /></a> <br />Except for Sloan – “this much.” <em>(with a high pitch voice and her best attempt of an evil laugh…little turd</em>!)</p> <p align="left">What next?  Ummm…just the Gerwer quads coming to stay the night!!  These Texas cuties (along with their fabulous mom and dad, Rob and Casey) were just driving home from Destin and stayed with us to break up the long drive.  </p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-wGVGnp4oLWs/UEGPzSxtquI/AAAAAAAAGuU/MBb05rg79Qc/s1600-h/photo-25.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="photo (2)" border="0" alt="photo (2)" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-eqEibgikCG4/UEGP0MpRFBI/AAAAAAAAGuc/I_WG_euNb0c/photo-2_thumb2.jpg?imgmax=800" width="500" height="373" /></a>SO much fun! <br />(Trey, Brady, Reid, Rocco, Jagger, Sloan, Cameron, and Madden)</p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-_QUNoZrh57w/UEGP0hyX0BI/AAAAAAAAGuk/7VXkSJo1Fys/s1600-h/pine-mtn-1755.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="pine mtn 175" border="0" alt="pine mtn 175" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-DASTYO5Tfx0/UEGP1V7a-xI/AAAAAAAAGus/f3Xf0NCB4Qg/pine-mtn-175_thumb2.jpg?imgmax=800" width="500" height="333" /></a>Two divas! <br />Sloan and Cameron shared that instant girlie connection – loved it!!!</p> <p align="left">And I even got some quad mom lovin’, because Jac and Sandra (and their hubbies) came to hang out with us too!</p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-VVRX6eQpzyo/UEGP2AuMMwI/AAAAAAAAGu0/8HQonV7VFtI/s1600-h/photo-39.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="photo (3)" border="0" alt="photo (3)" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/--c-ti95EJOc/UEGP2qDrXaI/AAAAAAAAGu8/7NANGc6iKVM/photo-3_thumb3.jpg?imgmax=800" width="500" height="373" /></a> <br />LOVE these girls! <br />(Jac, Casey, me and Sandra)</p> <p align="left">Next up…circus!  Nick and I took the kids to the circus when it came to town a few weeks ago.  </p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-B8AhesSEv28/UEGP3EaAbhI/AAAAAAAAGvE/98UXQMypS5E/s1600-h/IMG_19039.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="IMG_1903" border="0" alt="IMG_1903" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-5PHMik0wqiE/UEGP39yDS7I/AAAAAAAAGvM/fAq3irHhbTM/IMG_1903_thumb3.jpg?imgmax=800" width="500" height="333" /></a> <br />Family breakfast at IHOP…another first! </p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-W9MDfEJmYJk/UEGP4RUscVI/AAAAAAAAGvU/DPmKaBoU2ts/s1600-h/IMG_19209.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="IMG_1920" border="0" alt="IMG_1920" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-AMVW4kymbLo/UEGP5CqA0yI/AAAAAAAAGvc/JMcAFeHHCjA/IMG_1920_thumb3.jpg?imgmax=800" width="500" height="333" /></a> <br />Me and my dogs</p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-Fi3cRXicVhc/UEGP5_IdeRI/AAAAAAAAGvk/qePYUtYHH_k/s1600-h/IMG_19175.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="IMG_1917" border="0" alt="IMG_1917" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-7hRCsqRcoXU/UEGP6dVXyYI/AAAAAAAAGvs/R6DGLZsjuxk/IMG_1917_thumb2.jpg?imgmax=800" width="500" height="333" /></a>The elephant show – my favorite part!</p> <p align="left">Along with our <a href="http://fourlittlelambes.blogspot.com/2012/08/beach-bums-2012.html" target="_blank">Lambe family vacation</a> and <a href="http://fourlittlelambes.blogspot.com/2012/08/new-rooms-for-big-kids.html" target="_blank">surprising the kids with new rooms</a>, these were several of the highlights from our summer.  But our dog days…how did we spend those?  We did some…</p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-BSz2LaqWgRE/UEGP6p5u_TI/AAAAAAAAGv0/o0-4JqCos2M/s1600-h/IMG_19009.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="IMG_1900" border="0" alt="IMG_1900" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-Hj3AK_1P-ig/UEGP7RseWEI/AAAAAAAAGv8/GdH1R49Lij4/IMG_1900_thumb3.jpg?imgmax=800" width="500" height="333" /></a> <br />early morning play-dohing…</p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-R_XWgqjUeqY/UEGP7z856vI/AAAAAAAAGwE/0U3_LeM8a6s/s1600-h/IMG_19405.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="IMG_1940" border="0" alt="IMG_1940" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-pp368ZLPp_Y/UEGP8OKm5II/AAAAAAAAGwM/AZlOSCl0KdY/IMG_1940_thumb2.jpg?imgmax=800" width="500" height="333" /></a> <br />fondue eating…</p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-C31yKCw2VyU/UEGP8iqdZ9I/AAAAAAAAGwU/DqM4VVWWiEI/s1600-h/IMG_20289.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="IMG_2028" border="0" alt="IMG_2028" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-ZTYMsY5UBqI/UEGP9Fg53_I/AAAAAAAAGwc/8WN53pJVmtY/IMG_2028_thumb3.jpg?imgmax=800" width="500" height="333" /></a> <br />impromptu sack racing…</p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-sJd7ug5qwH4/UEGP9kg9gwI/AAAAAAAAGwk/03pblHrTsjo/s1600-h/IMG_20669.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="IMG_2066" border="0" alt="IMG_2066" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-m6IqqC2zv9M/UEGP-bc8t7I/AAAAAAAAGws/AffEV5Yq98Q/IMG_2066_thumb3.jpg?imgmax=800" width="300" height="450" /></a> <br />rock climbing…</p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-Z57uFldZG1Y/UEGP-rV1ZrI/AAAAAAAAGw0/CgDIVTerWfA/s1600-h/IMG_20659.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="IMG_2065" border="0" alt="IMG_2065" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-b-1oGCja-2g/UEGP_CixikI/AAAAAAAAGw8/wFO8nNE0xdo/IMG_2065_thumb3.jpg?imgmax=800" width="300" height="450" /></a> <br />swinging…</p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-HysdoqZNxWw/UEGP_sqs9GI/AAAAAAAAGxE/4Tk43LnJYMQ/s1600-h/IMG_20829.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="IMG_2082" border="0" alt="IMG_2082" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-9KYiXD4pwG0/UEGQAKxxZJI/AAAAAAAAGxM/13Jsh5pSN28/IMG_2082_thumb3.jpg?imgmax=800" width="300" height="450" /></a> <br />ship sailing…</p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-q6aHaeMFaPk/UEGQAhsRKeI/AAAAAAAAGxU/TtqttW5s7Fs/s1600-h/IMG_207513.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="IMG_2075" border="0" alt="IMG_2075" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-0q_thYVUewk/UEGQBEqRycI/AAAAAAAAGxc/-81B0N3CsGk/IMG_2075_thumb4.jpg?imgmax=800" width="300" height="450" /></a> <br />babysitting…</p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-cUtNY9g6lQY/UEGQBkQ8YyI/AAAAAAAAGxk/CVcvDmf1lNA/s1600-h/IMG_20699.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="IMG_2069" border="0" alt="IMG_2069" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-GfGdYyfEYxQ/UEGQCBuJ6kI/AAAAAAAAGxs/zdQEouGAt_M/IMG_2069_thumb3.jpg?imgmax=800" width="300" height="450" /></a> <br />a little relaxing…</p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-2JoUfQ_an4M/UEGQClbZTSI/AAAAAAAAGx0/73gk_jDC5xo/s1600-h/IMG_21855.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="IMG_2185" border="0" alt="IMG_2185" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-DAUKurK_2Z4/UEGQCyZXgAI/AAAAAAAAGx8/GHAUjehJoCQ/IMG_2185_thumb2.jpg?imgmax=800" width="500" height="333" /></a>coloring…</p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-VIFEbV21bgM/UEGQDh8fCII/AAAAAAAAGyE/UkiMM9ADeSc/s1600-h/IMG_21975.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="IMG_2197" border="0" alt="IMG_2197" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-KwI9cXjJaSE/UEGQD4t51fI/AAAAAAAAGyM/IovDb3Aor0g/IMG_2197_thumb2.jpg?imgmax=800" width="300" height="450" /></a>castle playing…</p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-2g6YBhSiG5s/UEGQEdJ6ZPI/AAAAAAAAGyU/Re5FGOiSqXA/s1600-h/IMG_21119.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="IMG_2111" border="0" alt="IMG_2111" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-lzw96On01ks/UEGQE3FK8KI/AAAAAAAAGyc/KECUlO4JAiI/IMG_2111_thumb3.jpg?imgmax=800" width="500" height="333" /></a> <br />TV watching…</p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-jq4tRKcl8oc/UEGQFYeHAGI/AAAAAAAAGyk/q9NWc2tjzp8/s1600-h/IMG_14589.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="IMG_1458" border="0" alt="IMG_1458" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-jknPI7bET8M/UEGQF_jrmBI/AAAAAAAAGys/L2rGn-FP-CQ/IMG_1458_thumb3.jpg?imgmax=800" width="300" height="402" /></a> <br />and some mess making!</p> <p align="left">As much fun as we had this summer, I’m ready for school!  The kids have so much fun and the structure is good for them too, especially after this crazy week with Hurricane Isaac.  </p> <p align="left">Our last hurricane was four years ago when the kids were just beans in my belly(<em>actually we didn’t even know about two of them yet.)  </em>Thank the Lord we faired very well…didn’t even lose power, but I know many others can’t say the same.  Our prayers are with those families.  </p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-ESJeAnHUW7g/UEGQGUWe-5I/AAAAAAAAGy0/pw46dD6C-3c/s1600-h/IMG_22035.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="IMG_2203" border="0" alt="IMG_2203" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-FvlL7FtRnTg/UEGQGqX56fI/AAAAAAAAGy8/P0P6_jq1im4/IMG_2203_thumb2.jpg?imgmax=800" width="500" height="333" /></a>Isaac from our front porch</p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-XDMRWO1_pL4/UEGQHCmAStI/AAAAAAAAGzE/u-8vL0O_Gw0/s1600-h/IMG_22115.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="IMG_2211" border="0" alt="IMG_2211" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-b5fovJgTGys/UEGQHk4seXI/AAAAAAAAGzM/VmE5xEF-IaI/IMG_2211_thumb2.jpg?imgmax=800" width="500" height="333" /></a>Good Riddance Isaac!</p> <p align="left">Hope y’all have a safe and enjoyable Labor Day weekend!</p> <p><img class="right" alt="post signature" src="http://i145.photobucket.com/albums/r208/jennisajoy/OUAB/BLOG/kamishaesig2copy.jpg" /></p> Kami Lambehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01136580369623027316noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4701921762537684595.post-9908021061015539372012-08-19T08:01:00.001-05:002012-08-19T08:01:16.819-05:00New Rooms for Big Kids<p>A few months ago, I started talking to the kids about their “big kid” rooms.  When I asked them what they wanted in their new rooms, they each had an immediate and different answer. <br /> <br />Sloan – “a princess room.” <em>(barf.) <br /></em>Rocco – “animals.” <em>(hmmm…) <br /></em>Madden – “a computer room.”  <em>(what?) <br /></em>Jagger – “skateboards and basketballs.”  <em>(interesting.)</em></p> <p>I knew that two of the four I could work with.  So I quickly started showing Sloan pictures of bedrooms in some magazines and soon realized that a girlie girl (pink) room would be a hit with her no matter what.  I continued to think about what I could do for Madden and his “computer room” when my sister-in-law said she had my nephew’s surf/beach bedding that we could use.  Just a little convincing and promise of a real fish later and he was sold.  And so my mission began.  </p> <p>When we moved in our new house (<em>one year ago this weekend), </em>I didn’t take the time to decorate their rooms.  I was in no rush to get them out of their cribs and frankly, didn’t want to spend the time, money or energy decorating 4 rooms that I knew would be changing in the near future.  Here’s what their rooms looked like yesterday morning.</p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-h5_FGQGTUVo/UDDiqvXfl-I/AAAAAAAAGlQ/Ws-AbOi-RpQ/s1600-h/IMG_1963.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto; padding-top: 0px" title="IMG_1963" border="0" alt="IMG_1963" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-zRibNN_SUrM/UDDirt2owDI/AAAAAAAAGlY/620urQxblPY/IMG_1963_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="500" height="329" /></a>Sloan’s room (with nice brown paper window treatments <img style="border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-right-style: none" class="wlEmoticon wlEmoticon-winkingsmile" alt="Winking smile" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-VjhnXBCGioA/UDDisJsgJhI/AAAAAAAAGlg/N7KzVfGqcMQ/wlEmoticon-winkingsmile2.png?imgmax=800" />)</p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-KZZtQ186QtA/UDDiu8YDsbI/AAAAAAAAGlo/eLHEylPjrsY/s1600-h/IMG_1966.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto; padding-top: 0px" title="IMG_1966" border="0" alt="IMG_1966" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-RFFpw2JMzrY/UDDivze9qmI/AAAAAAAAGlw/nYEL6zx7mPE/IMG_1966_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="500" height="329" /></a>Rocco’s Room</p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-kn1NC2yHPwQ/UDDizgZk64I/AAAAAAAAGl4/QkFn4IttD3I/s1600-h/IMG_1968.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="IMG_1968" border="0" alt="IMG_1968" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-qWD3fIzgqHg/UDDi064U9cI/AAAAAAAAGmA/o4lWqpGJrcg/IMG_1968_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="500" height="329" /></a>  <br />Madden’s room</p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-SUa_5iFgQLs/UDDi2hjlMrI/AAAAAAAAGmI/B2-2KvdlZmA/s1600-h/IMG_1970.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto; padding-top: 0px" title="IMG_1970" border="0" alt="IMG_1970" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-kXbsuTzWQ3w/UDDi3walz5I/AAAAAAAAGmQ/3Ziiw9OAlPk/IMG_1970_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="500" height="329" /></a>Jagger’s room</p> <p>Once I had all I needed <em>(or enough for four semi-complete rooms), </em>I coordinated the day for the kids to be out of the house with Nanny Alicia so that we could decorate ALL four rooms at once.  It was a tall order, but I knew it would be SO much more exciting for them to get their new rooms together rather than one at a time.  Oh yeah, AND they didn’t even know we were doing it yesterday.  According to them, mommy and daddy were “doing puzzles” while they were gone for the whole day!</p> <p>So we got started this morning around 8:30 and finished around 5 this evening only breaking for lunch.  It was a group effort. </p> <p> </p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-6ZGeCRT480w/UDDi6-RcGjI/AAAAAAAAGmY/INpPNIJZBlo/s1600-h/IMG_1974.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto; padding-top: 0px" title="IMG_1974" border="0" alt="IMG_1974" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-zCnPNpYsIB8/UDDi8J9_BxI/AAAAAAAAGmg/oTkRdjNWFFs/IMG_1974_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="500" height="329" /></a>Evan and Nate helping with one of Sloan’s accessories</p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-Yx0Urg87V_Y/UDDi93abNPI/AAAAAAAAGmo/mZpHn0z4e70/s1600-h/IMG_1975.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto; padding-top: 0px" title="IMG_1975" border="0" alt="IMG_1975" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-TrOBy4nuZFM/UDDi_nDWQwI/AAAAAAAAGmw/moopyyvQzbc/IMG_1975_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="500" height="329" /></a>Jude cleaning</p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-hCHt-eTqPZo/UDDjBoLLKtI/AAAAAAAAGm4/1EOq8BqzxQQ/s1600-h/IMG_1977.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto; padding-top: 0px" title="IMG_1977" border="0" alt="IMG_1977" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-F2oR_B1Vqfo/UDDjDXg8qjI/AAAAAAAAGnA/DHxYftliWtA/IMG_1977_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="500" height="329" /></a>Big Pop and G.G. working hard ALL day long! <br /><em>(btw, thanks to G.G. for making Sloan’s new window treatments)</em></p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-mi4rZ6fswok/UDDjF_w1_PI/AAAAAAAAGnI/S28zteOSCck/s1600-h/IMG_1978.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto; padding-top: 0px" title="IMG_1978" border="0" alt="IMG_1978" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/--nOY7fS44Jw/UDDjHcUri_I/AAAAAAAAGnQ/qbujLpESwf0/IMG_1978_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="500" height="329" /></a>Daddy & Evan putting Rocco’s bed together</p> <p align="left">Drumroll please.  Sloan’s finished room….</p> <a href="http://ckphotographybr.zenfolio.com/p690745171/e324b1d58"><img style="display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto" alt="CKPhotographyBR: Quads_New_Room &emdash; " src="http://ckphotographybr.zenfolio.com/img/s4/v65/p843783512-2.jpg" width="500" height="334" /></a> <p align="center"><a href="http://ckphotographybr.zenfolio.com/p690745171/e3023cebe"><img alt="CKPhotographyBR: Quads_New_Room &emdash; " src="http://ckphotographybr.zenfolio.com/img/s2/v58/p807653054-2.jpg" width="300" height="449" /></a> <br /> <br /></p> <p><a href="http://ckphotographybr.zenfolio.com/p690745171/e328d72a1"><img style="display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto" alt="CKPhotographyBR: Quads_New_Room &emdash; " src="http://ckphotographybr.zenfolio.com/img/s2/v60/p848130721-2.jpg" width="500" height="334" /></a> </p> <p><a href="http://ckphotographybr.zenfolio.com/p690745171/e353db41a"><img style="display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto" alt="CKPhotographyBR: Quads_New_Room &emdash; " src="http://ckphotographybr.zenfolio.com/img/s2/v53/p893236250-2.jpg" width="500" height="334" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-te1CwXIksJE/UDDjI_BfNSI/AAAAAAAAGnY/93ZIwY3cfXk/s1600-h/IMG_2003%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="IMG_2003" border="0" alt="IMG_2003" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-e_F8zFdo9ko/UDDjKXtqhSI/AAAAAAAAGng/7z0T20RGOhc/IMG_2003_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="300" height="450" /></a></p> <a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-Jp--sfv4a2A/UDDjMoghYtI/AAAAAAAAGno/JlHyUqZx73g/s1600-h/IMG_2005%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="IMG_2005" border="0" alt="IMG_2005" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-G9P9jbusPoY/UDDjN6-1WMI/AAAAAAAAGnw/6nGXua5O0hE/IMG_2005_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="300" height="450" /></a> <p>Rocco’s…</p> <p><a href="http://ckphotographybr.zenfolio.com/p690745171/e3418e82c"><img style="display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto" alt="CKPhotographyBR: Quads_New_Room &emdash; " src="http://ckphotographybr.zenfolio.com/img/s4/v67/p874047532-2.jpg" width="500" height="334" /></a> </p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-uMKM9-AdufU/UDDjQFKJCtI/AAAAAAAAGn4/LG8-MRxP82Y/s1600-h/IMG_2002%25255B9%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="IMG_2002" border="0" alt="IMG_2002" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-SiI1dBuWiV8/UDDjR0UaI2I/AAAAAAAAGoA/PtPZm52Lch4/IMG_2002_thumb%25255B3%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="500" height="333" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://ckphotographybr.zenfolio.com/p690745171/e22991a6d"><img style="display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto" alt="CKPhotographyBR: Quads_New_Room &emdash; " src="http://ckphotographybr.zenfolio.com/img/s2/v60/p580459117-2.jpg" width="500" height="334" /></a> </p> <p><a href="http://ckphotographybr.zenfolio.com/p690745171/e30e7c4a3"><img style="display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto" alt="CKPhotographyBR: Quads_New_Room &emdash; " src="http://ckphotographybr.zenfolio.com/img/s4/v66/p820495523-2.jpg" width="500" height="334" /></a></p> <p> <a href="http://ckphotographybr.zenfolio.com/p690745171/e2b4d5e28"><img style="display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto" alt="CKPhotographyBR: Quads_New_Room &emdash; " src="http://ckphotographybr.zenfolio.com/img/s1/v46/p726490664-2.jpg" width="300" height="449" /></a> </p> <p>Madden’s…</p> <p><a href="http://ckphotographybr.zenfolio.com/p690745171/e2b1c67dd"><img style="display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto" alt="CKPhotographyBR: Quads_New_Room &emdash; " src="http://ckphotographybr.zenfolio.com/img/s4/v65/p723281885-2.jpg" width="500" height="334" /></a> </p> <p><a href="http://ckphotographybr.zenfolio.com/p690745171/e2e0ffe9f"><img style="display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto" alt="CKPhotographyBR: Quads_New_Room &emdash; " src="http://ckphotographybr.zenfolio.com/img/s1/v46/p772800159-2.jpg" width="500" height="334" /></a> </p> <p><a href="http://ckphotographybr.zenfolio.com/p690745171/e37067775"><img style="display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto" alt="CKPhotographyBR: Quads_New_Room &emdash; " src="http://ckphotographybr.zenfolio.com/img/s1/v49/p923170677-2.jpg" width="500" height="334" /></a> </p> <p><a href="http://ckphotographybr.zenfolio.com/p690745171/e3a95f23f"><img style="display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto" alt="CKPhotographyBR: Quads_New_Room &emdash; " src="http://ckphotographybr.zenfolio.com/img/s1/v57/p982905407-2.jpg" width="300" height="449" /></a> </p> <p><a href="http://ckphotographybr.zenfolio.com/p690745171/e2a846ef0"><img style="display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto" alt="CKPhotographyBR: Quads_New_Room &emdash; " src="http://ckphotographybr.zenfolio.com/img/s1/v55/p713322224-2.jpg" width="500" height="334" /></a> </p> <p>Jagger’s…</p> <p><a href="http://ckphotographybr.zenfolio.com/p690745171/e2270145d"><img style="display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto" alt="CKPhotographyBR: Quads_New_Room &emdash; " src="http://ckphotographybr.zenfolio.com/img/s1/v54/p577770589-2.jpg" width="500" height="334" /></a> </p> <p><a href="http://ckphotographybr.zenfolio.com/p690745171/e27d51aeb"><img style="display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto" alt="CKPhotographyBR: Quads_New_Room &emdash; " src="http://ckphotographybr.zenfolio.com/img/s4/v62/p668277483-2.jpg" width="500" height="334" /></a> </p> <p><a href="http://ckphotographybr.zenfolio.com/p690745171/e27e47fe2"><img style="display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto" alt="CKPhotographyBR: Quads_New_Room &emdash; " src="http://ckphotographybr.zenfolio.com/img/s4/v69/p669286370-2.jpg" width="500" height="334" /></a> </p> <p><a href="http://ckphotographybr.zenfolio.com/p690745171/e30b5c1cd"><img style="display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto" alt="CKPhotographyBR: Quads_New_Room &emdash; " src="http://ckphotographybr.zenfolio.com/img/s1/v46/p817217997-2.jpg" width="500" height="334" /></a> </p> <p><a href="http://ckphotographybr.zenfolio.com/p690745171/e26636de4"><img style="display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto" alt="CKPhotographyBR: Quads_New_Room &emdash; " src="http://ckphotographybr.zenfolio.com/img/s4/v62/p644050404-2.jpg" width="300" height="449" /></a> </p> <p><a href="http://ckphotographybr.zenfolio.com/p690745171/e2a4f8f8c"><img style="display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto" alt="CKPhotographyBR: Quads_New_Room &emdash; " src="http://ckphotographybr.zenfolio.com/img/s1/v54/p709857164-2.jpg" width="500" height="334" /></a> </p> <p>And finally, the kids got home around 6.  We ate dinner – they had no clue!  Then I brought them in the living room to tell them of their surprise.  </p> <p><a href="http://ckphotographybr.zenfolio.com/p690745171/e23892a89"><img style="display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto" alt="CKPhotographyBR: Quads_New_Room &emdash; " src="http://ckphotographybr.zenfolio.com/img/s1/v54/p596191881-2.jpg" width="500" height="334" /></a> </p> <p><a href="http://ckphotographybr.zenfolio.com/p690745171/e3bee63e9"><img style="display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto" alt="CKPhotographyBR: Quads_New_Room &emdash; " src="http://ckphotographybr.zenfolio.com/img/s1/v55/p1005478889-2.jpg" width="500" height="334" /></a> </p> <p><a href="http://ckphotographybr.zenfolio.com/p690745171/e32545914"><img style="display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto" alt="CKPhotographyBR: Quads_New_Room &emdash; " src="http://ckphotographybr.zenfolio.com/img/s4/v68/p844388628-2.jpg" width="500" height="334" /></a> </p> <p><a href="http://ckphotographybr.zenfolio.com/p690745171/e3563050f"><img style="display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto" alt="CKPhotographyBR: Quads_New_Room &emdash; " src="http://ckphotographybr.zenfolio.com/img/s4/v66/p895681807-2.jpg" width="500" height="334" /></a> </p> <p><a href="http://ckphotographybr.zenfolio.com/p690745171/e24511dd9"><img style="display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto" alt="CKPhotographyBR: Quads_New_Room &emdash; " src="http://ckphotographybr.zenfolio.com/img/s4/v64/p609295833-2.jpg" width="500" height="334" /></a> </p> <p><a href="http://ckphotographybr.zenfolio.com/p690745171/e24511dd9"><img style="display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto" alt="CKPhotographyBR: Quads_New_Room &emdash; " src="http://ckphotographybr.zenfolio.com/img/s4/v64/p609295833-2.jpg" width="500" height="334" /></a> </p> <p><a href="http://ckphotographybr.zenfolio.com/p690745171/e3299004e"><img style="display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto" alt="CKPhotographyBR: Quads_New_Room &emdash; " src="http://ckphotographybr.zenfolio.com/img/s1/v55/p848887886-2.jpg" width="500" height="334" /></a> </p> <p><a href="http://ckphotographybr.zenfolio.com/p690745171/e38ee1ccd"><img style="display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto" alt="CKPhotographyBR: Quads_New_Room &emdash; " src="http://ckphotographybr.zenfolio.com/img/s4/v68/p955129037-2.jpg" width="500" height="358" /></a> </p> <p><a href="http://ckphotographybr.zenfolio.com/p690745171/e2cc60879"><img style="display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto" alt="CKPhotographyBR: Quads_New_Room &emdash; " src="http://ckphotographybr.zenfolio.com/img/s4/v67/p751175801-2.jpg" width="500" height="334" /></a> </p> <p><a href="http://ckphotographybr.zenfolio.com/p690745171/e32b55a7b"><img style="display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto" alt="CKPhotographyBR: Quads_New_Room &emdash; " src="http://ckphotographybr.zenfolio.com/img/s4/v64/p850745979-2.jpg" width="500" height="334" /></a> </p> <p><a href="http://ckphotographybr.zenfolio.com/p690745171/e3b40ba24"><img style="display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto" alt="CKPhotographyBR: Quads_New_Room &emdash; " src="http://ckphotographybr.zenfolio.com/img/s1/v57/p994097700-2.jpg" width="500" height="334" /></a> </p> <p><a href="http://ckphotographybr.zenfolio.com/p690745171/e3256a37a"><img style="display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto" alt="CKPhotographyBR: Quads_New_Room &emdash; " src="http://ckphotographybr.zenfolio.com/img/s4/v69/p844538746-2.jpg" width="500" height="334" /></a> </p> <p><a href="http://ckphotographybr.zenfolio.com/p690745171/e2add0bd6"><img style="display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto" alt="CKPhotographyBR: Quads_New_Room &emdash; " src="http://ckphotographybr.zenfolio.com/img/s1/v46/p719129558-2.jpg" width="500" height="334" /></a> </p> <p><a href="http://ckphotographybr.zenfolio.com/p690745171/e27176b93"><img style="display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto" alt="CKPhotographyBR: Quads_New_Room &emdash; " src="http://ckphotographybr.zenfolio.com/img/s1/v56/p655846291-2.jpg" width="500" height="334" /></a> </p> <p><a href="http://ckphotographybr.zenfolio.com/p690745171/e2e68dcc0"><img style="display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto" alt="CKPhotographyBR: Quads_New_Room &emdash; " src="http://ckphotographybr.zenfolio.com/img/s1/v56/p778624192-2.jpg" width="500" height="334" /></a> </p> <p><a href="http://ckphotographybr.zenfolio.com/p690745171/e357d1885"><img style="display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto" alt="CKPhotographyBR: Quads_New_Room &emdash; " src="http://ckphotographybr.zenfolio.com/img/s1/v56/p897390725-2.jpg" width="500" height="334" /></a> </p> <p><a href="http://ckphotographybr.zenfolio.com/p690745171/e3e936a19"><img style="display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto" alt="CKPhotographyBR: Quads_New_Room &emdash; " src="http://ckphotographybr.zenfolio.com/img/s4/v69/p1049848345-2.jpg" width="300" height="449" /></a>  <br /></p> <p>The kids couldn’t wait to sleep in their new big boy/girl bed tonight.  Before tuck ins, I asked them each what was their favorite part about their new room.  </p> <p>Sloan – “my bed.” (<em>amen sister) <br /></em>Rocco – “my lion.” <em>(lol – thanks Nate for bringing it from home and throwing it on the bed as we were finishing up) <br /></em>Madden – “my fish, Bodhi.” (<em>as promised <img style="border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-right-style: none" class="wlEmoticon wlEmoticon-winkingsmile" alt="Winking smile" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-VjhnXBCGioA/UDDisJsgJhI/AAAAAAAAGlg/N7KzVfGqcMQ/wlEmoticon-winkingsmile2.png?imgmax=800" />) <br /></em>Jagger – “my basketball goal.” <em>(shocker!)</em></p> <p>All smiles at bedtime…</p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-E4NTkK1-Uk0/UDDjVWullaI/AAAAAAAAGoI/BLgDaMSEziU/s1600-h/IMG_19929.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto; padding-top: 0px" title="IMG_1992" border="0" alt="IMG_1992" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-XMHrQ5avg_E/UDDjXBT5RmI/AAAAAAAAGoQ/deytUpvlv6M/IMG_1992_thumb3.jpg?imgmax=800" width="500" height="333" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-jmagMLliSSY/UDDjYxkVLJI/AAAAAAAAGoY/5iap9PZamio/s1600-h/IMG_19865.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto; padding-top: 0px" title="IMG_1986" border="0" alt="IMG_1986" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-kXqueq0XzqU/UDDjajMMR8I/AAAAAAAAGog/9vUsvqYxFFI/IMG_1986_thumb2.jpg?imgmax=800" width="500" height="333" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-In5v5U2JTLI/UDDjdAJnwFI/AAAAAAAAGoo/wQz1YDJN28M/s1600-h/IMG_19899.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto; padding-top: 0px" title="IMG_1989" border="0" alt="IMG_1989" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-jEZwENMZjBA/UDDjfHo38eI/AAAAAAAAGow/GPwxuYX-yzo/IMG_1989_thumb3.jpg?imgmax=800" width="500" height="333" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-h3sOFlf8kXA/UDDjhSzLqvI/AAAAAAAAGo4/EQDVttvxLlg/s1600-h/IMG_19905.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto; padding-top: 0px" title="IMG_1990" border="0" alt="IMG_1990" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-Tb90AUNcZdo/UDDjirLljAI/AAAAAAAAGpA/hgE5UttcdFs/IMG_1990_thumb2.jpg?imgmax=800" width="500" height="333" /></a></p> <p>And as I am writing this at 3:34am, I haven’t heard any cries, pitter patter of little feet or any loud thuds…I’d say this is a good sign!</p> <p>Of course, I couldn’t post this without thanking everyone who helped us pull this off…G.G., Big Pop, Grandmama, Grandaddy, Jason, Kemper, Evan, Jude, Nate and Alicia.  Special thanks to our friend <a href="http://ckphotographybr.zenfolio.com/" target="_blank">Chad</a> for taking these great shots of our special day!</p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-WVn3cy54x-c/UDDjldpEgJI/AAAAAAAAGpI/dm_hEcexw3Y/s1600-h/228830_2143090289489_2830161_n4.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto; padding-top: 0px" title="228830_2143090289489_2830161_n" border="0" alt="228830_2143090289489_2830161_n" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-GlMlGPyKViQ/UDDjmreDaXI/AAAAAAAAGpQ/L4t29-Y7-LU/228830_2143090289489_2830161_n_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="300" height="375" /></a>Our first night in our new house <br />August 19, 2011</p> <p align="center"><a href="http://ckphotographybr.zenfolio.com/p690745171/e24df7746"><img style="display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto" alt="CKPhotographyBR: Quads_New_Room &emdash; " src="http://ckphotographybr.zenfolio.com/img/s4/v67/p618624838-2.jpg" width="500" height="334" /></a>One year later <br />August 18, 2012</p> <p align="left">It’s days like yesterday that the reality of 4 <em>times the work</em>, 4 <em>times the love</em> and 4 <em>times the fun</em> really sinks in.  We are so blessed to be able to do this for our kids and I love that we get to celebrate their individuality.  Because they are each so incredibly special and different.   I just love that.   </p> <p><img class="right" alt="post signature" src="http://i145.photobucket.com/albums/r208/jennisajoy/OUAB/BLOG/kamishaesig2copy.jpg" /></p> Kami Lambehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01136580369623027316noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4701921762537684595.post-6594171769734821832012-08-02T16:46:00.001-05:002012-08-02T16:46:26.803-05:00Beach Bums 2012<p align="left">We’ve been home a few weeks from our vacation to the beach, and what a great time we had!  This year we met Grandmama, Grandaddy, Aunt Lynn, Uncle Phil, Seth, Uncle Tim, Aunt Jennifer and Sydney in Sea Grove, Florida.  This is our third trip with the kids to the beach, and each year they enjoy it more and more….to be expected, I guess, but we didn’t do much else but PLAY on the beach this year.  I used my phone for most of these pictures.  </p> <p align="left"> </p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-CUd8Ya8BwVc/UBr0rWKxirI/AAAAAAAAGc0/8k_RyQE_O44/s1600-h/IMG_12149.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto; padding-top: 0px" title="IMG_1214" border="0" alt="IMG_1214" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-hiGXkGQw8qQ/UBr0rllkw1I/AAAAAAAAGc8/deNH1ewAMGY/IMG_1214_thumb3.jpg?imgmax=800" width="500" height="373" /></a>Beautiful view :)</p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-mQMyWQxAkxE/UBr0siKgsRI/AAAAAAAAGdE/HhtXsXCEXMQ/s1600-h/IMG_12179.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto; padding-top: 0px" title="IMG_1217" border="0" alt="IMG_1217" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-c3vWK0OMfjk/UBr0s3_aXGI/AAAAAAAAGdM/F4NkSjyMecs/IMG_1217_thumb3.jpg?imgmax=800" width="500" height="373" /></a>Madden, Rocco, Jagger & Sloan</p> <p align="left">The water was beautiful!</p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-BYvrqlG9KrQ/UBr0tUN4LoI/AAAAAAAAGdU/LK1nXh0xCKs/s1600-h/IMG_12055.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto; padding-top: 0px" title="IMG_1205" border="0" alt="IMG_1205" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-Dv-PdEflHek/UBr0tlGfBzI/AAAAAAAAGdY/P9UOMm0fp1Y/IMG_1205_thumb2.jpg?imgmax=800" width="300" height="402" /></a>Daddy with Madden & Sloan</p> <p align="left"><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-QsXRwjwanO0/UBr0uC0hn1I/AAAAAAAAGdc/FG3GB_Lb0Gg/s1600-h/IMG_12106.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: left; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="IMG_1210" border="0" alt="IMG_1210" align="left" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-3LCPvDo5fdY/UBr0uvK_r1I/AAAAAAAAGdg/litL88xfjZc/IMG_1210_thumb3.jpg?imgmax=800" width="250" height="335" /></a></p> <a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-FK5hcAxWfNM/UBr0vlxQOSI/AAAAAAAAGdw/YjGZOESRqx4/s1600-h/IMG_12116.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto; padding-top: 0px" title="IMG_1211" border="0" alt="IMG_1211" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-QCYmCg8daWc/UBr0v28Ag2I/AAAAAAAAGd4/ftcLrusmLL8/IMG_1211_thumb3.jpg?imgmax=800" width="250" height="335" /></a>       Big cousin Seth with Jagger                          Aunt Lynn with Rocco <p align="center"><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-rXpfw_NOeeQ/UBr0wc2x0hI/AAAAAAAAGeE/oQ0IX5qA85M/s1600-h/IMG_12435.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto; padding-top: 0px" title="IMG_1243" border="0" alt="IMG_1243" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-cE8HmwmhLtY/UBr0xMbQeyI/AAAAAAAAGeM/1xPQdusDTjY/IMG_1243_thumb2.jpg?imgmax=800" width="300" height="402" /></a>Grandmama enjoyed the beach too</p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-w3Jff5rEdNE/UBr0xq_95eI/AAAAAAAAGeU/eP8L-WB9MXQ/s1600-h/IMG_12545.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto; padding-top: 0px" title="IMG_1254" border="0" alt="IMG_1254" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-a48zjTM1DXw/UBr0yErsqrI/AAAAAAAAGec/dKA79iffVq4/IMG_1254_thumb2.jpg?imgmax=800" width="500" height="373" /></a>Cousin Sydney and the boys (J, M & R) having fun with the waves</p> <p align="left">It was awesome because there was this HUGE sandbar right in front of our condo.  The kids could play and enjoy the water ankle/shin deep which allowed momma and daddy to relax just a bit.</p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-38-BgTxPm0U/UBr0yeZEKeI/AAAAAAAAGek/51wYxgjXW_I/s1600-h/IMG_11969.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="IMG_1196" border="0" alt="IMG_1196" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-q5XxGMK_SEM/UBr0y8poD2I/AAAAAAAAGes/6KbltHgYaOQ/IMG_1196_thumb3.jpg?imgmax=800" width="300" height="402" /></a> <br />Jagger & Madden</p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-g9_fjzq9S6s/UBr0zUPwqmI/AAAAAAAAGe0/1Vq1nwYGhZI/s1600-h/IMG_12279.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="IMG_1227" border="0" alt="IMG_1227" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-Ql6gstm7hG4/UBr0zslhxwI/AAAAAAAAGe8/hdWEHKxXpaU/IMG_1227_thumb3.jpg?imgmax=800" width="300" height="402" /></a> <br />Madman</p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-U0E9OICc8hQ/UBr0z3y1sLI/AAAAAAAAGfE/2gsFOVxH9v8/s1600-h/IMG_12459.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="IMG_1245" border="0" alt="IMG_1245" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-mv5la_XqwyY/UBr00T5i02I/AAAAAAAAGfM/vjg8jGxnRkA/IMG_1245_thumb3.jpg?imgmax=800" width="300" height="402" /></a> <br />Rocco catching some waves</p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-76fbj2qL2H0/UBr002DqmfI/AAAAAAAAGfU/fFTCfnIS-Tk/s1600-h/IMG_12299.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="IMG_1229" border="0" alt="IMG_1229" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-HIbyuoCYTCg/UBr01RtFgRI/AAAAAAAAGfc/zKxbGLg7Q-4/IMG_1229_thumb3.jpg?imgmax=800" width="500" height="373" /></a> <br />Jagger & Rocco</p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-7jSOoGInE00/UBr013E24NI/AAAAAAAAGfk/dA9AGxspkBQ/s1600-h/IMG_12329.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="IMG_1232" border="0" alt="IMG_1232" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-hGLXKAJyNbk/UBr02aSsRoI/AAAAAAAAGfs/NZz5D3EAaHU/IMG_1232_thumb3.jpg?imgmax=800" width="500" height="373" /></a> <br />Madden & Sloan – these two have been quite the pair lately</p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-gQN4Yl0y-IQ/UBr04uQqqHI/AAAAAAAAGf0/e6GdPPQi7_Y/s1600-h/IMG_12529.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="IMG_1252" border="0" alt="IMG_1252" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-ZB0KfwnqAXw/UBr05GS40gI/AAAAAAAAGf8/1P9MSU9BBHc/IMG_1252_thumb3.jpg?imgmax=800" width="300" height="402" /></a> <br />Jagger – Love that smile!</p> <p align="left">And it wasn’t just the water that they loved.  Oh the sand…they could’ve played in the sand forEVER.  I must admit I’ve never been a huge fan of lounging, playing or being buried in the sand…but seeing their excitement about it and hearing “mommy, come play with us!”, of course I had to join in too.  </p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-6NjSvFrPXmw/UBr05g6U5KI/AAAAAAAAGgE/C1acO8lcFAc/s1600-h/IMG_12049.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="IMG_1204" border="0" alt="IMG_1204" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-NTKgBbr0P1I/UBr0545CdRI/AAAAAAAAGgM/oSgiFLYpt8I/IMG_1204_thumb3.jpg?imgmax=800" width="500" height="373" /></a></p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-Qkn7XL7Sopg/UBr06ZlTxYI/AAAAAAAAGgU/L10So-MtAxU/s1600-h/IMG_12679.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="IMG_1267" border="0" alt="IMG_1267" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-ieg-znm2s2o/UBr06ns89KI/AAAAAAAAGgc/XRTQS9iBv5E/IMG_1267_thumb3.jpg?imgmax=800" width="300" height="400" /></a></p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-dusADkTs5r4/UBr07Wy1OKI/AAAAAAAAGgk/nkzfV25QXe8/s1600-h/IMG_13059.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="IMG_1305" border="0" alt="IMG_1305" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-PAg9zoUGzJU/UBr072HXKfI/AAAAAAAAGgs/zohH2etg4Uo/IMG_1305_thumb3.jpg?imgmax=800" width="500" height="373" /></a> <br />Daddy & Jagger</p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-W9WLep3027Y/UBr08H4DSHI/AAAAAAAAGg0/0G646XnWNNY/s1600-h/IMG_13029.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="IMG_1302" border="0" alt="IMG_1302" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-XnU332QmD5M/UBr08sDnR2I/AAAAAAAAGg8/z9Dy0m3GppY/IMG_1302_thumb3.jpg?imgmax=800" width="300" height="402" /></a> <br />Sloan loved playing with the seaweed!</p> <p align="left">In the evenings, we would walk the beach and go crab hunting.  Not much luck finding crabs, but still a good time.</p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-NVb_IdD1iUI/UBr08z_lJ1I/AAAAAAAAGhE/BezAbG55k90/s1600-h/IMG_16279.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto; padding-top: 0px" title="IMG_1627" border="0" alt="IMG_1627" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-yaTasTGeDz0/UBr09U8Z5mI/AAAAAAAAGhM/8eDBOFtwIMk/IMG_1627_thumb3.jpg?imgmax=800" width="300" height="450" /></a>“Look what I found momma!” – Rocco</p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-QanwMtVyAD0/UBr09_OmYxI/AAAAAAAAGhU/bjoHP7mRw1Q/s1600-h/IMG_16289.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto; padding-top: 0px" title="IMG_1628" border="0" alt="IMG_1628" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-Wfwz70sK8Tg/UBr0-QnF4MI/AAAAAAAAGhc/IZU6Z60wRS4/IMG_1628_thumb3.jpg?imgmax=800" width="300" height="450" /></a>“My dress is wet!” – Sloan</p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-lylu-j4Mb2o/UBr1B4OAiDI/AAAAAAAAGhk/2nHZ_5DpDG0/s1600-h/IMG_16389.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto; padding-top: 0px" title="IMG_1638" border="0" alt="IMG_1638" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-CbcskKWzYuk/UBr1CODKRhI/AAAAAAAAGhs/Ocf3QZlfxSU/IMG_1638_thumb3.jpg?imgmax=800" width="500" height="333" /></a>Not to get in the water - a little too much to ask of Jagger!</p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-97pnz44-0QA/UBr1CZeNoEI/AAAAAAAAGh0/Zb2mLl9fax8/s1600-h/IMG_16159.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="IMG_1615" border="0" alt="IMG_1615" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-RZJHIKE0F-o/UBr1CwrfipI/AAAAAAAAGh8/dWQpiYU0hBM/IMG_1615_thumb3.jpg?imgmax=800" width="500" height="333" /></a> <br />Sweet Madden</p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-0V1ZzWeEQVA/UBr1DVJu0VI/AAAAAAAAGiE/5M0o0VOrfW4/s1600-h/IMG_16299.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="IMG_1629" border="0" alt="IMG_1629" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-EbDW744lW0k/UBr1D0HhIgI/AAAAAAAAGiM/sSCYB-SdNLE/IMG_1629_thumb3.jpg?imgmax=800" width="500" height="333" /></a> <br />Summer 2012</p> <p align="left">We also took the kids to the pool a couple of times so they could practice their new swimming skils, and I got to put my birthday present to use -  my new Lifeproof iphone case.  Love it! Check out these underwater shots… <br />(<em>Disclaimer:  I should’ve picked a day the boys weren’t dressed alike to do these shots…underwater pics proved to be a bit tough for me in deciphering who’s who…think I got it though!)</em> </p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-FytIG3jHGa0/UBr1EdLp7mI/AAAAAAAAGiU/xhMfGAu52b8/s1600-h/IMG_13479.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="IMG_1347" border="0" alt="IMG_1347" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-HxyDObl3k30/UBr1E8YZuZI/AAAAAAAAGic/Ma8lhjQCZp8/IMG_1347_thumb3.jpg?imgmax=800" width="500" height="373" /></a> <br />Jagger</p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-yTbKuxAvJ7Y/UBr1FfkRtZI/AAAAAAAAGik/A5W0ucNefLM/s1600-h/IMG_13595.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto; padding-top: 0px" title="IMG_1359" border="0" alt="IMG_1359" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-ksuot-RyW5g/UBr1GMlM46I/AAAAAAAAGis/gHWGu_t0lIQ/IMG_1359_thumb2.jpg?imgmax=800" width="500" height="373" /></a>Rocco</p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-_rVZtGWqlsw/UBr1GmNE_oI/AAAAAAAAGi0/lBuK9OEwEsA/s1600-h/IMG_13319.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto; padding-top: 0px" title="IMG_1331" border="0" alt="IMG_1331" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-qlYBPqXtmtY/UBr1GyFRaWI/AAAAAAAAGi8/yXzHdGcpVtw/IMG_1331_thumb3.jpg?imgmax=800" width="500" height="373" /></a>Madden</p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-cgrw0zadq4Q/UBr1HZb4wLI/AAAAAAAAGjE/cRwh4V36xVM/s1600-h/IMG_13545.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto; padding-top: 0px" title="IMG_1354" border="0" alt="IMG_1354" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-54y5ufNTorI/UBr1H0HangI/AAAAAAAAGjM/jO8oPn_w4-8/IMG_1354_thumb2.jpg?imgmax=800" width="500" height="373" /></a>Sloanie girl</p> <p align="left">More random shots… <br /> <br /></p> <p align="center"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto; padding-top: 0px" title="IMG_1595" border="0" alt="IMG_1595" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-ysXaBzPUPNI/UBr1IPvR8RI/AAAAAAAAGjU/x0Dm0C07Xr8/IMG_1595_thumb3.jpg?imgmax=800" width="500" height="333" />Watching a little TV before bedtime</p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-kZ_2dlRLa8Y/UBr1IpFxMTI/AAAAAAAAGjc/hfNJT7ZF_m0/s1600-h/IMG_15979.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="IMG_1597" border="0" alt="IMG_1597" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-or1i1x2osVg/UBr1JIivBPI/AAAAAAAAGjk/7TZc7W7tMKw/IMG_1597_thumb3.jpg?imgmax=800" width="500" height="333" /></a> <br />Breakfast!</p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-ydpaYryjLJQ/UBr1JVKFfFI/AAAAAAAAGjs/9Hul1eNlGoY/s1600-h/IMG_129013.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="IMG_1290" border="0" alt="IMG_1290" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-wTCtQ8TzjOI/UBr1KLXPf5I/AAAAAAAAGj0/n0hqgkSOa0o/IMG_1290_thumb4.jpg?imgmax=800" width="500" height="373" /></a> <br />Bedtime story… <br />This was the first time the kids have EVER slept at night and were not contained in either a crib or the peapods we used for traveling.  I was sort of worried, but they did good.  Took a little while with a few warnings for them to settle down and fall asleep(they are also not used to sleeping in the same room) but they eventually did and slept all night!</p> <p align="left">And the last night we took the kids out on the town.  Out for dinner, carousel ride, and some ice cream too!</p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-GbyUhC3Rffc/UBr1KzXyzSI/AAAAAAAAGj8/-o8-xGttZpE/s1600-h/IMG_138113.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto; padding-top: 0px" title="IMG_1381" border="0" alt="IMG_1381" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-EkA3CnW4IT8/UBr1LQuIQWI/AAAAAAAAGkA/_b4wyrg8tOg/IMG_1381_thumb4.jpg?imgmax=800" width="500" height="373" /></a>Jagger, Sloan, Rocco & Madden</p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-7cuDQu6ivUA/UBr1L_3sQ9I/AAAAAAAAGkI/sHK81Kwtksg/s1600-h/IMG_13847.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto; padding-top: 0px" title="IMG_1384" border="0" alt="IMG_1384" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-ktBevhf96Uw/UBr1Md9xOvI/AAAAAAAAGkU/hwdh0PO9Qrk/IMG_1384_thumb4.jpg?imgmax=800" width="500" height="373" /></a>Couldn’t even take a break from their ice cream for a picture – lol!</p> <p align="left">We had a great time with the Lambes – we just don’t get together often enough!  Click <a href="http://myeyecandi.com/Blog/2012/07/479/" target="_blank">here</a> for a sneak preview of our professional photo shoot on the beach.  I can’t wait to see more!</p> <p><img class="right" alt="post signature" src="http://i145.photobucket.com/albums/r208/jennisajoy/OUAB/BLOG/kamishaesig2copy.jpg" /></p> Kami Lambehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01136580369623027316noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4701921762537684595.post-69181222335752688062012-06-25T00:26:00.001-05:002012-06-25T00:26:17.896-05:00Our nights–3 years later<p>One of my favorite things I ever did was take this video of our nightly routine when the babies were 7 months old.  You remember it?  </p> <div style="padding-bottom: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: none; padding-top: 0px" id="scid:5737277B-5D6D-4f48-ABFC-DD9C333F4C5D:1b3475ca-74fe-442c-a184-001843429454" class="wlWriterEditableSmartContent"><div id="468c256d-69e8-40d9-9025-c40c96bc4410" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; display: inline;"><div><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZpBnC2MtrmI" target="_new"><img src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-16gEM3J-dVE/T-f2HCQJrZI/AAAAAAAAGX4/wmpPSd5C6vo/video47708ea84bc9%25255B21%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" style="border-style: none" galleryimg="no" onload="var downlevelDiv = document.getElementById('468c256d-69e8-40d9-9025-c40c96bc4410'); downlevelDiv.innerHTML = "<div><object width=\"448\" height=\"277\"><param name=\"movie\" value=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/ZpBnC2MtrmI?hl=en&hd=1\"><\/param><embed src=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/ZpBnC2MtrmI?hl=en&hd=1\" type=\"application/x-shockwave-flash\" width=\"448\" height=\"277\"><\/embed><\/object><\/div>";" alt=""></a></div></div></div> <p>Boy, our nights are a lot different now…almost 3 years later, HOLY cow!  I thought I would share how our nights are now especially since our nights may change soon (but hopefully not!) as we will be converting the kids to big boy/girl beds in the next couple of months.  Yes, they are still in their cribs.  We have been very blessed that they have never tried to climb out.  Not even ONE of them!  They can climb in all day long, but never try to get out and hey, I’m alright with keeping them in their cages <img style="border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-right-style: none" class="wlEmoticon wlEmoticon-winkingsmile" alt="Winking smile" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-0Cs1IZ0UnpM/T-f2HR8E-VI/AAAAAAAAGYA/6L1eDutbxrU/wlEmoticon-winkingsmile2.png?imgmax=800" /></p> <p>So our nights now…a little less exhausting, a little more fun, a little less routine (just a tad less) and not quite as long (the actual baths and putting to bed part.)  Our basic schedule looks a little like this:</p> <blockquote> <p>6ish – supper</p> <p>6:30 – 7:30ish – play time…usually outside at playground or sometimes we swim</p> <p>7:30-8ish – baths/showers</p> <p>8-8:30 – family time – reading, playing upstairs, prayers, and tuck ins </p> </blockquote> <p>Here are pictures from tonight’s family time.  Hey guys show me your…</p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-NRYdRik49L4/T-f2IOS8z6I/AAAAAAAAGYI/GrxVb-dC-Rg/s1600-h/happy9.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto; padding-top: 0px" title="happy" border="0" alt="happy" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-bi41Ju5RGYs/T-f2IkbUkmI/AAAAAAAAGYQ/il8ixooADGg/happy_thumb3.jpg?imgmax=800" width="500" height="333" /></a>Happy face <img style="border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-right-style: none" class="wlEmoticon wlEmoticon-openmouthedsmile" alt="Open-mouthed smile" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-OFgApJJIDKA/T-f2JDs6esI/AAAAAAAAGYY/2Cvm0HCyg0Y/wlEmoticon-openmouthedsmile2.png?imgmax=800" /> <br />(M,S,R,J)</p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-j7T9c-uWi48/T-f2Jwa8ypI/AAAAAAAAGYg/f8BG1mbW8do/s1600-h/bashful5.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto; padding-top: 0px" title="bashful" border="0" alt="bashful" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-InmUwxZ1Tvs/T-f2KEaehVI/AAAAAAAAGYo/PsLvRpQ2uF0/bashful_thumb2.jpg?imgmax=800" width="500" height="333" /></a>Shy face<img style="border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-right-style: none" class="wlEmoticon wlEmoticon-embarrassedsmile" alt="Embarrassed smile" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-nl8tHeOpzgU/T-f2KpL4GVI/AAAAAAAAGYw/5Go_0RkAf3M/wlEmoticon-embarrassedsmile2.png?imgmax=800" /></p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-IB0pQ_84zJ0/T-f2LEE-17I/AAAAAAAAGY4/HnuF8TdSZJU/s1600-h/sad9.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto; padding-top: 0px" title="sad" border="0" alt="sad" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-mW_tvDL-Kfc/T-f2LrzqqmI/AAAAAAAAGZA/J6UT7fBf3uI/sad_thumb3.jpg?imgmax=800" width="500" height="333" /></a>Sad face <img style="border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-right-style: none" class="wlEmoticon wlEmoticon-sadsmile" alt="Sad smile" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-wwuhk_ZRV9U/T-f2L5QCWjI/AAAAAAAAGZI/K9XEF0cJw0Q/wlEmoticon-sadsmile2.png?imgmax=800" /></p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-Z3Rf8y4hNPQ/T-f2M3rQsdI/AAAAAAAAGZQ/3rFsqKpo3Ww/s1600-h/mad5.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto; padding-top: 0px" title="mad" border="0" alt="mad" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-8DJ8ZYCc9PE/T-f2NqSOCLI/AAAAAAAAGZY/V-_tQVtkQeQ/mad_thumb2.jpg?imgmax=800" width="500" height="333" /></a>Mad face<img style="border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-right-style: none" class="wlEmoticon wlEmoticon-annoyed" alt="Annoyed" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-WNvc_2v42W4/T-f2OBs5xRI/AAAAAAAAGZg/zWzTLO7VMuo/wlEmoticon-annoyed2.png?imgmax=800" /> <br />Ha!  I’m thinking only Madden has this one down!</p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-4xQGB1lus6Y/T-f2O7eKnkI/AAAAAAAAGZo/LK7XqHYAD6w/s1600-h/silly5.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto; padding-top: 0px" title="silly" border="0" alt="silly" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-8LcTtJhO4mM/T-f2PerfvAI/AAAAAAAAGZw/rrccJkZRGhE/silly_thumb2.jpg?imgmax=800" width="500" height="333" /></a>Silly face <img style="border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-right-style: none" class="wlEmoticon wlEmoticon-confusedsmile" alt="Confused smile" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-tK2Tg7lV-ME/T-f2Pvo65gI/AAAAAAAAGZ4/vADykWTQvqU/wlEmoticon-confusedsmile2.png?imgmax=800" /></p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-4QDPb8BjvWc/T-f2QOET3-I/AAAAAAAAGaA/cTtNKcHmNgc/s1600-h/surprise5.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto; padding-top: 0px" title="surprise" border="0" alt="surprise" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-8LvtRsHKE2U/T-f2QtwTl0I/AAAAAAAAGaI/ijA2fXjqJkQ/surprise_thumb2.jpg?imgmax=800" width="500" height="333" /></a>And my personal favorite…Surprise face <img style="border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-right-style: none" class="wlEmoticon wlEmoticon-surprisedsmile" alt="Surprised smile" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-W6E4SbEm3OM/T-f2RBvripI/AAAAAAAAGaQ/BEd6-MlyljY/wlEmoticon-surprisedsmile2.png?imgmax=800" /></p> <p align="left">Tuck in time!  Since everyone has their own room, we actually get a little one on one time with each one before bed, which I LOVE – even if it IS just a couple of minutes…when you have multiples that one-on-one time is priceless!  We put the kids to bed in same order every night and even for naps so there is never any arguing about who gets to go first or last.  It just has to do with the order of their bedrooms – boys first because they are upstairs and Sloan is last because she is downstairs.  It’s just how we do it and it’s all they know!  The kids can be so alike a times but more often they are different.  And with their bedtime habits/routines, it is no different.  I just love that.</p> <p align="left">Rocco is first.  He and Madden always tries to get the most out of us…”one more song”, “one more kiss.”  It’s always something.  He is all giggles when he gets in his bed.  Everything is funny.  I sing him a few songs and he has to sing me one every night – sweetest music ever!  I just love my Rocco lullabies.  Some of his favorites are Itsy Bitsy Spider, Jesus loves me,me,me, and Twinkle Twinkle little star.  Rocco has a few stuffed animals he sleeps with but the thing that is different about him is that he has to have EVERY blanket (4 total) on top of him…and don’t let any of his feet stick out.  Y’all we don’t keep our house that cool, but it works for Rocco.   Oh yeah, and his baby pillow has to be fluffed and straight – and he let’s me know if it’s not “fixed.”  Just a few OCD tendencies there ;)</p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-ZBP3xokMQpE/T-f2SfnpTOI/AAAAAAAAGaY/yNmPyJcquWo/s1600-h/IMG_14435.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto; padding-top: 0px" title="IMG_1443" border="0" alt="IMG_1443" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-Sx3ash_WorU/T-f2TnyPpmI/AAAAAAAAGag/DdnY_wCkt7U/IMG_1443_thumb2.jpg?imgmax=800" width="500" height="333" /></a>SO loveable!</p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/--frVmwjuGx4/T-f2UeKyjgI/AAAAAAAAGao/aeBGw1uc7Ps/s1600-h/IMG_14429.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto; padding-top: 0px" title="IMG_1442" border="0" alt="IMG_1442" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-3PwaDbTrgss/T-f2VrU0ExI/AAAAAAAAGaw/-40ASZAT030/IMG_1442_thumb3.jpg?imgmax=800" width="500" height="333" /></a>Rocco with his many blankets</p> <p>After I get Rocco settled, I go into Madden’s room.  He is almost always “hiding” from me in his corner.  There’s always a laugh when I “find” him and I (& daddy) get a big hug and a pat before putting peanut in his bed.  I sing to Madden too.  But I have to make sure it’s not an encore of my set with Rocco.  If I start one, he’ll quickly remind me “No, you sang that to Rocco!”  LOL  or I’ll often get “you sang that last night!”  Geez…tough crowd(although I know this is just another one of his stall tactics)! His favorites are Baa, Baa Black Sheep, Jack and Jill, and Barney’s I love you.  Madden has just as many blankets and animals in his bed, but he crams them all to one end and only sleeps with his small chick and small baby blanket that just covers his back.  He sleeps on a standard sized pillow though.  He also plays with his hair when he is falling asleep.  Madden is also the most concerned about what is happening tomorrow so we usually have a quick talk about the day’s events – whatever helps you sleep little dude! Daddy usually has to go back in with Madden (after we have tucked in Jagger but before we go downstairs) to cure some ailment he has come up with ;)  But after that Madden is good for the night.</p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-klUhw2SoHvs/T-f2WDdYDDI/AAAAAAAAGa4/PYMQ1yzSmKw/s1600-h/IMG_14445.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto; padding-top: 0px" title="IMG_1444" border="0" alt="IMG_1444" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-spi6t9UVHsQ/T-f2W5_iREI/AAAAAAAAGbA/jC4bfHEAnYk/IMG_1444_thumb2.jpg?imgmax=800" width="500" height="333" /></a>Madden “hiding”</p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-GTEW0E7x7_k/T-f2XiatgHI/AAAAAAAAGbI/LvdrpdR9q-Y/s1600-h/IMG_14595.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto; padding-top: 0px" title="IMG_1459" border="0" alt="IMG_1459" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-M-am7rjHp5E/T-f2YXH2RuI/AAAAAAAAGbQ/9W7fhlL1pTU/IMG_1459_thumb2.jpg?imgmax=800" width="300" height="450" /></a>Madden’s sleep position of choice</p> <p align="left">Jagger is next.  He turns into a wild man once he gets in his crib.  I’m talking jumping, rolls, lots of excitement with Jagger!  He likes for me to spin him around before I put him in too.  I know, bedtime is supposed to be a time to calm down, but it hasn’t affected his sleeping and he likes it.  I get to sing for Jagger too but he likes more of the originals than covers.  For the past few weeks, I’ve had to sing a song about Canes' (<em>yes, I’m talking about the fast food chain Raising Canes’</em>)  And man, do I wish they had a clever little jingle because I KNOW it would be better with the tune I’ve come up with!  BUT he loves it!  It’s our little thing.  A second song and old faithful for Jagger is Old McDonald except he likes me to sing “lots of animals” instead of just one animal in the verse and do all the sounds together.  I’m serious, where does he get this stuff?!?  Jagger has a few comfort items in his bed but I’m not sure how much comfort they provide.  A pillow, he can take it or leave it…and usually leaves it.  No blanket to cover him.  Just jagger and the bed.  He has a mobile that plays music – but NEVER wants it on.  The other boys have one too and they like theirs playing and the lights on.  </p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-54q_KYqcZpU/T-f2ZAeAf7I/AAAAAAAAGbY/yyfsLP-_6eI/s1600-h/IMG_14715.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="IMG_1471" border="0" alt="IMG_1471" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-1SU9n9eE7PY/T-f2a7YyG-I/AAAAAAAAGbg/STk2G8pVrB0/IMG_1471_thumb2.jpg?imgmax=800" width="500" height="333" /></a> <br />Sloan always comes and tucks each of the boys in too! And as you can see, I couldn’t get Jag to sit still to take a good picture!</p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-jWysxJa1TKU/T-f2bTV_0vI/AAAAAAAAGbo/eVsPJrKY3LA/s1600-h/IMG_14735.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="IMG_1473" border="0" alt="IMG_1473" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-INjecbvNB2M/T-f2b80QKcI/AAAAAAAAGbw/wju80s3JXd0/IMG_1473_thumb2.jpg?imgmax=800" width="500" height="333" /></a> <br />Silly boy, he did choose to sleep on his pillow pet tonight though</p> <p align="left">And lastly, Sloan.  A true sleeping beauty…and a girl after my own heart.  She loves her sleep and by FAR, is the easiest to put to bed.  There’s no silly singing, no shenanigans…just a few giggles, kisses, hugs and she is good.  I LOVE that about her and I especially love it after getting 3 boys settled that aren’t quite as easy.  Now, what doesn’t Sloan have in her crib?  Oh my.  How did this happen?  Try to take something out and the girl will know that it’s missing!  She just sleeps with her pillow, one blanket on top of her, and usually one animal(<em>she’s not partial to one – changes it up each night)</em> even though she is surrounded by a multitude of animals/blankets.  Another different thing about Sloan, she likes to have her “baby blanket” (<em>it never got a nickname in our house, just “baby blanket”)</em> cover her face.  She says “soft side” and we cover her face with her blanket (on the soft side) before walking out her room.  Daddy gets the final tuck in with Sloan while I usually get the final tuck in with the boys.  Isn’t that funny?  Not something that we have ever discussed or planned but just the way it has been. </p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-z8hxXyUVtSc/T-f2cnWQ-KI/AAAAAAAAGb4/qX7LMG-i7f0/s1600-h/IMG_14825.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="IMG_1482" border="0" alt="IMG_1482" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-NJwCLlTgInI/T-f2dPbArlI/AAAAAAAAGcA/CXD390tj7mY/IMG_1482_thumb2.jpg?imgmax=800" width="500" height="333" /></a> <br />Look for Sloan on the next episode of Hoarders!</p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-E-KRJj3bt7g/T-f2dj6wJEI/AAAAAAAAGcI/g7OdqrYV8Ms/s1600-h/IMG_14875.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="IMG_1487" border="0" alt="IMG_1487" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-S1VT4HOysOw/T-f2eMvkm1I/AAAAAAAAGcQ/7meanRalpcs/IMG_1487_thumb2.jpg?imgmax=800" width="500" height="333" /></a>  <br />Sloan and her “soft side” – btw, this is NOT like her momma…the thought of something covering my face like that…umm, no thank you!</p> <p align="left"><em>Good night my sweet angels. Momma loves you.</em></p> <p align="left"><em></em></p> <p><img class="right" alt="post signature" src="http://i145.photobucket.com/albums/r208/jennisajoy/OUAB/BLOG/kamishaesig2copy.jpg" /></p> Kami Lambehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01136580369623027316noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4701921762537684595.post-84777348364698782732012-06-18T00:14:00.001-05:002012-06-18T00:14:17.839-05:00A Daddy Day<p>We had lots of love to give to our daddy today especially since it was not only Father's day but also his birthday!  The day began with donuts with daddy at church.  It is a minor miracle to get us all to church on time (which happens rarely), but to get us there even earlier for donuts...well, we managed but just without pictures.  Here are a couple of pictures after church of the kids lovin' on daddy.</p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-aX1p4sDSGnM/T964jkK9kbI/AAAAAAAAGRs/oPeEYMYmLx8/s1600-h/IMG_12275.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto; padding-top: 0px" title="IMG_1227" border="0" alt="IMG_1227" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-o8jnqB399sY/T964keSxnoI/AAAAAAAAGR0/MkYgPt-dfzI/IMG_1227_thumb2.jpg?imgmax=800" width="500" height="333" /></a>Fathers Day 2012 <br />Rocco - blue <br />Madden - orange <br />Jagger - green</p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-0blbxf_Z1tI/T964lXAbOoI/AAAAAAAAGR8/MtPEsNyNrg0/s1600-h/IMG_12315.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto; padding-top: 0px" title="IMG_1231" border="0" alt="IMG_1231" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/--SAnA-9w5Fk/T964mF2cVdI/AAAAAAAAGSE/HhprJfkQX9Q/IMG_1231_thumb2.jpg?imgmax=800" width="300" height="421" /></a>Daddy and his baby girl</p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-_oLEiX3Mo5c/T964nKU0FtI/AAAAAAAAGSM/AmeeHqdGm8I/s1600-h/IMG_12335.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto; padding-top: 0px" title="IMG_1233" border="0" alt="IMG_1233" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-9mRS43q0J-0/T964nnvI0qI/AAAAAAAAGSU/9fqigR8gtIQ/IMG_1233_thumb2.jpg?imgmax=800" width="500" height="333" /></a>Rocco giving kisses in a rather unconventional way ;)</p> <p align="left">Earlier this week, I brought the kids to the dollar store to let the kids pick out their own gifts for Nick.  They were so excited to "shop for daddy" and it was so cool (and very comical) to see their little personalities shine through the experience.  They each had a basket and loaded it up...<em>literally</em>.  Before we went through the checkout line, I had to assist them with narrowing down their selection to their favorites.  I put back things like tupperware, a toy story puzzle, 6 water bottles (the same size and color), a bag of marshmallows, and even a can of pumpkin pie filling.  They also picked out their own father's day card.  Given that they can't read (<em>just in case I had to point that out</em>), they really did pick out cards that suited them (or the gift - in Jagger's case.)</p> <p align="left">I had to do some major distraction and redirection to get the kids to forget about the gifts that night, but once I had them out-of-sight, they were out-of-mind.  For that reason, I waited until today after naps, to let the kids help wrap and "sign" their cards before we gave them to daddy. Here's the rundown...</p> <p align="left">Rocco - bought daddy ALL candy.  A bag of tootsie rolls, a snack pack of Snicker bars, Warheads sour candy, and mini Hersey's.  I think Rocco knows that the quickest way to daddy's heart is with candy...which is also is the quickest way to Rocco's.  All that is missing, Rocco, is a bag of Skittles.  BUT Daddy was very impressed and also very pleased. Rocco's card that he chose had a sweet puppy on it saying "Thanks" and "You're the best!" (Rocco is a big animal lover.)</p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-7Z7-bCXr_Mg/T964okdCw4I/AAAAAAAAGSc/oBEkdgDIuyI/s1600-h/IMG_12466.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto; padding-top: 0px" title="IMG_1246" border="0" alt="IMG_1246" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-MavEkzJXk-w/T964pDPCwOI/AAAAAAAAGSk/8QheCjdHcGQ/IMG_1246_thumb3.jpg?imgmax=800" width="500" height="333" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-iSx52PJPvL8/T964pgbyEuI/AAAAAAAAGSs/URfBxXc6Mqk/s1600-h/IMG_12969.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto; padding-top: 0px" title="IMG_1296" border="0" alt="IMG_1296" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-VJxyTNCUDQU/T964qfxHtmI/AAAAAAAAGS0/d3LuydbD9CQ/IMG_1296_thumb3.jpg?imgmax=800" width="500" height="333" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-hVXxDTQMoPo/T964rkvkAEI/AAAAAAAAGS8/BhedA6lGq8M/s1600-h/IMG_12999.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto; padding-top: 0px" title="IMG_1299" border="0" alt="IMG_1299" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-u80U6nRn-0U/T964sF881GI/AAAAAAAAGTE/g_OnCAI_XOg/IMG_1299_thumb3.jpg?imgmax=800" width="500" height="333" /></a></p> <p>Madden - There wasn't much narrowing down his choices.  I guess everything he picked out was JUST what daddy needed.  He ended up with a stuffed dolphin(which he said his daddy was going to sleep with), a bag of ring pops, a rubber frog with orange gook in it, a bag of gummies, and a light up yo-yo. Nice Madden.  Daddy liked the variety, buddy.  His card was probably my favorite...had a picture of a daddy and baby goat on the front and said "Happy Father's Day from your weird kid."  :)</p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-t5TE2FbUYz0/T964tJDFKdI/AAAAAAAAGTM/PDXzeoYkKMI/s1600-h/IMG_12826.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto; padding-top: 0px" title="IMG_1282" border="0" alt="IMG_1282" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-A0hq_5Py8RA/T964t4eBy6I/AAAAAAAAGTU/ma62n4vjGFM/IMG_1282_thumb3.jpg?imgmax=800" width="500" height="333" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/--UxAxB7Ug8E/T964vKlPndI/AAAAAAAAGTc/8xZoKGx4bwo/s1600-h/IMG_13089.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto; padding-top: 0px" title="IMG_1308" border="0" alt="IMG_1308" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-rOHlmXZIRSA/T964v1cUb4I/AAAAAAAAGTk/XmJfGhBn_wQ/IMG_1308_thumb3.jpg?imgmax=800" width="500" height="333" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-KNFp-vrLLxs/T964w4sFc6I/AAAAAAAAGTs/KP4dYcSld1U/s1600-h/IMG_13129.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto; padding-top: 0px" title="IMG_1312" border="0" alt="IMG_1312" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-N8YYC_omwR4/T964xV5j-KI/AAAAAAAAGT0/_H2J6M_zoCI/IMG_1312_thumb3.jpg?imgmax=800" width="500" height="333" /></a></p> <p>Jagger - Ugh...this dude was the hardest to get to forget about his "gift for daddy."  He ended up choosing a small tonka truck, pez candy dispenser, and a green...ummm...plastic...ummm...chalice?  Ha!  I guess you could call it that.  I guess the gift made his card sort of appropriate because it said something about watching TV and drinking beer! You gave daddy a good laugh, Jagger.  </p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-zYoWs3d-rYY/T964yYjQF0I/AAAAAAAAGT8/xuV3D2tRI88/s1600-h/IMG_12596.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto; padding-top: 0px" title="IMG_1259" border="0" alt="IMG_1259" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-L-cWPjlcl5Y/T964y3ZQu0I/AAAAAAAAGUE/ctS3d8AOGTE/IMG_1259_thumb3.jpg?imgmax=800" width="500" height="333" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-bTM1dC6h2MQ/T964zp4SGtI/AAAAAAAAGUM/i_jUpILJY2A/s1600-h/IMG_12939.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto; padding-top: 0px" title="IMG_1293" border="0" alt="IMG_1293" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-30i830hcVpk/T96412op6GI/AAAAAAAAGUU/2eE-I0XcBsw/IMG_1293_thumb3.jpg?imgmax=800" width="500" height="333" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-zo9tVwYcVHo/T9642VyVtRI/AAAAAAAAGUc/qV5BrlmbFbg/s1600-h/IMG_12929.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto; padding-top: 0px" title="IMG_1292" border="0" alt="IMG_1292" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/--UXOeXj-Wk8/T9643PzknFI/AAAAAAAAGUk/1Tr6zBp5wRo/IMG_1292_thumb3.jpg?imgmax=800" width="500" height="333" /></a></p> <p>Sloan - So this was probably the most thought-out shopping trip.  She didn't just load up her basket like the boys...she was careful in choosing her gifts.  I didn't have to sort through her basket as she only  picked two things.  A box of strawberry pop-tarts --which her Daddy eats almost every day of his life (well he likes chocolate, but she was sold on Strawberry only!) and also a very strategic gift, I think...a small porcelain cat.  This girl LOVES kitty cats and I think she would like her daddy to return the favor ;) Smart, Sloanie, very smart. Oh, and her card, a daddy and daughter...can you guess?...<em>kitty cat</em>!</p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-9DDe2qIBcts/T96436ZQPAI/AAAAAAAAGUs/RQO3JEScSVA/s1600-h/IMG_12676.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto; padding-top: 0px" title="IMG_1267" border="0" alt="IMG_1267" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-B3SJDMsX1Lk/T9644kDKAsI/AAAAAAAAGU0/VWeAGja9D9Q/IMG_1267_thumb3.jpg?imgmax=800" width="500" height="333" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-nOMR1ZaS7O0/T9645dWcR2I/AAAAAAAAGU8/-BhNVDrhyNU/s1600-h/IMG_13035.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto; padding-top: 0px" title="IMG_1303" border="0" alt="IMG_1303" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-5i3lz1M6Uns/T96454pF7lI/AAAAAAAAGVE/2EJytecLohI/IMG_1303_thumb2.jpg?imgmax=800" width="500" height="333" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-HHoqtFYxFig/T964612ZTEI/AAAAAAAAGVM/uiaC4a0ZuWg/s1600-h/IMG_13055.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto; padding-top: 0px" title="IMG_1305" border="0" alt="IMG_1305" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-wZiRU6kYv4Q/T9647mRrP2I/AAAAAAAAGVU/aHyts6pKi6M/IMG_1305_thumb2.jpg?imgmax=800" width="500" height="333" /></a></p> <p>Group hug...</p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-GZSnlHnhuws/T9649hzIBxI/AAAAAAAAGVc/fq07lEKsjrM/s1600-h/IMG_13155.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto; padding-top: 0px" title="IMG_1315" border="0" alt="IMG_1315" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-QgeAPwcQCQo/T964-NR1OCI/AAAAAAAAGVk/HuQQ7EBCszg/IMG_1315_thumb2.jpg?imgmax=800" width="500" height="333" /></a></p> <p>Then we went to visit Grandaddy and Big Pop and wish them a Happy Father's Day.  Two of the greatest fathers anyone could ask for...</p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-Ez-ukv9c_F0/T964_CqfVFI/AAAAAAAAGVs/lUyhPCQnI7M/s1600-h/IMG_13355.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto; padding-top: 0px" title="IMG_1335" border="0" alt="IMG_1335" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-I7_gLOIDrrU/T964_lNYFfI/AAAAAAAAGV0/uyYFvm_uv_E/IMG_1335_thumb2.jpg?imgmax=800" width="500" height="333" /></a>3 generations of Lambes</p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-R8cX5fXFAZI/T965AWWNkAI/AAAAAAAAGV8/ort3G8tYzCw/s1600-h/IMG_13669.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="IMG_1366" border="0" alt="IMG_1366" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-x84QMEvwVXc/T965BNDZfcI/AAAAAAAAGWE/s1tKH1b0bSY/IMG_1366_thumb3.jpg?imgmax=800" width="500" height="333" /></a> <br />With Big Pop (and one of my new favorite pics!)</p> <p align="left">Not quite finished...</p> <p align="left">Tonight we had a birthday celebration for Nick and for my niece, Rylee, who will be 9 tomorrow.  </p> <p align="left">Rylee was so cute when she would open her presents, she would let out a high-pitched squeal. I love this picture of her unwrapping and 3 of the big boys behind her anticipating the squeal!</p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-coaYWAV6OsM/T965CaxRuNI/AAAAAAAAGWM/JPx4EcWpO_Y/s1600-h/IMG_13469.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto; padding-top: 0px" title="IMG_1346" border="0" alt="IMG_1346" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-fx2OTt3rlHU/T965DL0ASuI/AAAAAAAAGWU/LCrpBna58Hw/IMG_1346_thumb3.jpg?imgmax=800" width="500" height="333" /></a>Nate, Griffin & Jude </p> <p align="left">The cake choices...</p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-lsV4wZe_UuU/T965DvokljI/AAAAAAAAGWc/cHJ9N_iVPH8/s1600-h/IMG_13365.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto; padding-top: 0px" title="IMG_1336" border="0" alt="IMG_1336" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-HLmlMs5rn-A/T965EYDkI-I/AAAAAAAAGWk/29EGXwmcQtM/IMG_1336_thumb2.jpg?imgmax=800" width="500" height="333" /></a>ooohhhh...</p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-GiFtSjwWtNI/T965FRbk14I/AAAAAAAAGWs/3bFiFvx9w3k/s1600-h/IMG_13385.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto; padding-top: 0px" title="IMG_1338" border="0" alt="IMG_1338" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-E8TwRxFnlf0/T965GEXPm6I/AAAAAAAAGW0/wM38tNK55WI/IMG_1338_thumb2.jpg?imgmax=800" width="500" height="333" /></a>Yummm!</p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-NkvGBnSF3gA/T965Gzvp9nI/AAAAAAAAGW8/2RFY1cqrxVU/s1600-h/IMG_13585.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto; padding-top: 0px" title="IMG_1358" border="0" alt="IMG_1358" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-yTfGJ7o7xB4/T965HeNsnlI/AAAAAAAAGXE/k5VCvhd6WVc/IMG_1358_thumb2.jpg?imgmax=800" width="500" height="333" /></a>I'd say Sloan enjoyed her cake</p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-U6cP8fK1w9g/T965H5W5Z7I/AAAAAAAAGXM/UA1QBISOI68/s1600-h/IMG_13605.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto; padding-top: 0px" title="IMG_1360" border="0" alt="IMG_1360" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-OFQ9xEpUSJQ/T965Id_oqQI/AAAAAAAAGXU/MbE8Zc8UIKg/IMG_1360_thumb2.jpg?imgmax=800" width="500" height="333" /></a>Put a smile on Madden's face too!</p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-Vb_jY0Az9Oc/T965Jc5Or6I/AAAAAAAAGXc/7oOqHqym7Ek/s1600-h/IMG_135613.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto; padding-top: 0px" title="IMG_1356" border="0" alt="IMG_1356" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-zUkNiYE4Ssg/T965KNd0EqI/AAAAAAAAGXk/C1F4qpYM-tk/IMG_1356_thumb4.jpg?imgmax=800" width="500" height="333" /></a>The birthday peeps, 9 and 39 never looked so good! <br />Happy Birthday Rylee!</p> <p align="left">Happy Father's Day and Birthday Nick! I love you!</p> <p><img class="right" alt="post signature" src="http://i145.photobucket.com/albums/r208/jennisajoy/OUAB/BLOG/kamishaesig2copy.jpg" /></p> Kami Lambehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01136580369623027316noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4701921762537684595.post-27285409683286726592012-06-12T23:04:00.001-05:002012-06-12T23:04:29.790-05:00A m♥mma's weekend<p>I know I’m just a tad late posting about this, but I had such a great mother’s day weekend that I had to share. </p> <p>So, it started with a night out with my girl…our first real momma/daughter date ever.  My friends & I took our daughters to see Disney on Ice: Dare to Dream.  I had planned the night knowing that she may be a little young and could get a little restless, tired, etc. and fully expected to be leaving early.  Boy was I wrong!  She was the perfect age!  So amazed by everything…completely enthralled by all the princesses and other characters.  It was truly a special night for us a both!</p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-Mdf7OUBSneM/T9gQ-vQ-pXI/AAAAAAAAGNA/eRYeoBtYuvE/s1600-h/IMG_10215.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto; padding-top: 0px" title="IMG_1021" border="0" alt="IMG_1021" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-g4YHGH-ISbk/T9gQ_RnCZuI/AAAAAAAAGNI/zdrigW7sWcA/IMG_1021_thumb2.jpg?imgmax=800" width="300" height="450" /></a>My little princess awaiting her chariot</p> <p align="left">Before the show, we all met for dinner at Lucy’s downtown.  So much fun!</p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-H_hWSiFJfEI/T9gQ_1NdsSI/AAAAAAAAGNQ/ceFMW_6BEKI/s1600-h/IMG_102313.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto; padding-top: 0px" title="IMG_1023" border="0" alt="IMG_1023" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-buZrht4D60s/T9gRARq3Z4I/AAAAAAAAGNY/xVd8v4YuMXA/IMG_1023_thumb10.jpg?imgmax=800" width="500" height="333" /></a>Heather with Mikalyn & Carli</p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-5zbNgLzKHGs/T9gRBaquLjI/AAAAAAAAGNg/RVgoHZbzvCQ/s1600-h/IMG_10246.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto; padding-top: 0px" title="IMG_1024" border="0" alt="IMG_1024" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-OIhcdt-nREg/T9gRCCYfm9I/AAAAAAAAGNk/0MslGKcySI4/IMG_1024_thumb3.jpg?imgmax=800" width="500" height="333" /></a>Sissy & Rylee</p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-GBOTH63b2EU/T9gRCmQ2OuI/AAAAAAAAGNs/JAE5U_yMPc0/s1600-h/IMG_10265.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="IMG_1026" border="0" alt="IMG_1026" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-6EYy_d5Fk1s/T9gRDAFD_hI/AAAAAAAAGN0/ioo_K0CzhZs/IMG_1026_thumb2.jpg?imgmax=800" width="500" height="333" /></a> <br />Avery and her momma, Ashley <br /><em>(Sidenote: Ashley and I have been friends since we were Avery’s age if not younger.  Pretty cool to do fun things with our daughters together!)</em></p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-MAEo0SUTLJU/T9gRDbEp-LI/AAAAAAAAGOA/5KV8A3bQ8sM/s1600-h/IMG_10275.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="IMG_1027" border="0" alt="IMG_1027" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-61SovI5Yl2c/T9gREOLGo3I/AAAAAAAAGOI/GRJbpy5p9Nc/IMG_1027_thumb2.jpg?imgmax=800" width="500" height="333" /></a> <br />Mary-Kate and her momma, Katie</p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-6V4MbKbrUiM/T9gREoOKRwI/AAAAAAAAGOQ/9vvkCeem3F0/s1600-h/IMG_10295.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="IMG_1029" border="0" alt="IMG_1029" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-xjZuKGeJtxk/T9gRFMwuHwI/AAAAAAAAGOY/4kXqBTF3J-A/IMG_1029_thumb2.jpg?imgmax=800" width="500" height="333" /></a> <br />Kaitlyn, aka Sleeping Beauty, with her momma, Casey</p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-EZGIVewd3Y8/T9gRF_2NraI/AAAAAAAAGOg/GjigN-1SjSM/s1600-h/IMG_10335.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="IMG_1033" border="0" alt="IMG_1033" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-NPclcOAcmBo/T9gRGf4izFI/AAAAAAAAGOo/tYy5S5PWwAU/IMG_1033_thumb2.jpg?imgmax=800" width="500" height="333" /></a> <br />The girls <br />(Sloan, Mary-Kate, Avery, & Kaitlyn)</p> <p>We got to our seats just in time for the show…perfect planning <img style="border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-right-style: none" class="wlEmoticon wlEmoticon-winkingsmile" alt="Winking smile" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-FB1swp31qDM/T9gRGyD-WOI/AAAAAAAAGOw/Z753Q_ql0xQ/wlEmoticon-winkingsmile2.png?imgmax=800" /></p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-h3oONGO4JNw/T9gRHY8m06I/AAAAAAAAGO4/O6uP3rVG5NA/s1600-h/photo-15.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto; padding-top: 0px" title="photo (1)" border="0" alt="photo (1)" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-qcDneBECRUk/T9gRH9xZ8uI/AAAAAAAAGPA/QKjF8me0fuc/photo-1_thumb3.jpg?imgmax=800" width="300" height="402" /></a>Love this…this is how she looked the whole night!</p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-fw-FaFvJUa4/T9gRIbcefDI/AAAAAAAAGPI/1S6Hb-O9gm4/s1600-h/IMG_10435.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="IMG_1043" border="0" alt="IMG_1043" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/--ySiS4sdsXU/T9gRIlGepeI/AAAAAAAAGPQ/KCuC1rJq0-0/IMG_1043_thumb2.jpg?imgmax=800" width="500" height="333" /></a> <br />She didn’t even want to take her eyes off the rink to take a pic</p> <p align="left">As soon as I saw the man with the cotton candy, I had to get Sloan some since she had never had it before.  I just knew she was gonna love it!  <em>Wrong</em>.  Not only did she not like it, she spit it out! Ha!   So she was quite content with this…</p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-p6sQepi-9a0/T9gRJnQAkBI/AAAAAAAAGPY/cjrffrmI14Q/s1600-h/IMG_10515.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="IMG_1051" border="0" alt="IMG_1051" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-m1u5pmIjG24/T9gRKL11cQI/AAAAAAAAGPg/eZfiTmXp06w/IMG_1051_thumb2.jpg?imgmax=800" width="300" height="450" /></a> <br />Sloan with her tub-o-popcorn.</p> <p align="left">It was a great night and a late one for us, especially since we had to get up early because we were driving to Mississippi to spend the day with my family at one of the state park/campgrounds.  We got to spend the day with my mom & dad, maw-maw, aunts & uncles, some cousins & their kids, and my brothers & families too.  The kids were excited to go “camping” (even if it was just for the day) because they LOVE to be outside.  </p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-eVv8rSKcy4U/T9gRKrVfPPI/AAAAAAAAGPo/Qhx2V2Ck364/s1600-h/IMG_10635.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="IMG_1063" border="0" alt="IMG_1063" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-oSkwt5eNNow/T9gRLend83I/AAAAAAAAGPw/2Q7gGziqTvk/IMG_1063_thumb2.jpg?imgmax=800" width="500" height="333" /></a> <br />Sprinkler fun!</p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-0oOL4xH-My4/T9gRMFQu-rI/AAAAAAAAGP4/XN3qnsXQ-t4/s1600-h/IMG_10755.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto; padding-top: 0px" title="IMG_1075" border="0" alt="IMG_1075" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-VuSQuuo3v4Q/T9gRMoTXThI/AAAAAAAAGQA/O5OZYhBMZIg/IMG_1075_thumb2.jpg?imgmax=800" width="500" height="333" /></a>Lovin’ on the camp kitty</p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-SgfX4LE7P_Q/T9gRNBAKJpI/AAAAAAAAGQI/SCaB8v5FBHY/s1600-h/IMG_10805.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto; padding-top: 0px" title="IMG_1080" border="0" alt="IMG_1080" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-08OYpk-ze0Q/T9gRNvIlMtI/AAAAAAAAGQQ/v78cHk4hOVk/IMG_1080_thumb2.jpg?imgmax=800" width="300" height="450" /></a>Jagger – ready to go fishing</p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-pwVUkBLbsJg/T9gROWrFhbI/AAAAAAAAGQY/CLLLkQ_rVb8/s1600-h/IMG_10815.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto; padding-top: 0px" title="IMG_1081" border="0" alt="IMG_1081" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-y-JO6iov8as/T9gROwtmzmI/AAAAAAAAGQg/tKtJDsUsqLA/IMG_1081_thumb2.jpg?imgmax=800" width="300" height="450" /></a>Rocco taking it easy</p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-Q5ieMM1QSOM/T9gRPlpLI8I/AAAAAAAAGQo/rxCBaKAGiyM/s1600-h/IMG_11089.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="IMG_1108" border="0" alt="IMG_1108" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-ivbrHKUajyE/T9gRQGvSO7I/AAAAAAAAGQw/wYgVcjPyqnU/IMG_1108_thumb3.jpg?imgmax=800" width="500" height="333" /></a> <br />Down by pier, playing in the water…</p> <p align="left">Big Pop took them on their first boat ride.  A little unsure at first, but ended up loving it.  I see a lot of boat rides in their future, especially with daddy and Grandaddy since they are the big fishers!</p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-zOEjzrCiAWE/T9gRQi5wFkI/AAAAAAAAGQ4/G7l-V0N7OxI/s1600-h/IMG_10915.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="IMG_1091" border="0" alt="IMG_1091" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-AjJzf4O7n-U/T9gRRBRBUcI/AAAAAAAAGRA/maCvE2gyTeE/IMG_1091_thumb2.jpg?imgmax=800" width="500" height="333" /></a> <br />Jagger & Sloan</p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-h1PoLtma5Ho/T9gRRloRhhI/AAAAAAAAGRI/5z7htEZb8xU/s1600-h/IMG_10956.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto; padding-top: 0px" title="IMG_1095" border="0" alt="IMG_1095" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-i-yaEo2tdkY/T9gRSJ9XbII/AAAAAAAAGRQ/wvWPSKnbOAU/IMG_1095_thumb3.jpg?imgmax=800" width="500" height="333" /></a>Me with Madden & Rocco (& wild hair!)</p> <p align="left">Another great day with the fam!  </p> <p align="left">Sunday, we went to church and then took a loooooong nap after lunch – one of my MOST favorite things to do on Sundays.  Then Nick gave me one of the best presents by taking the kids out of the house for a couple of hours so I could get some housework done.  Yep, I loved every minute of it!  Nothing like cleaning with the music cranked up and no kids under your feet <img style="border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-right-style: none" class="wlEmoticon wlEmoticon-winkingsmile" alt="Winking smile" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-FB1swp31qDM/T9gRGyD-WOI/AAAAAAAAGOw/Z753Q_ql0xQ/wlEmoticon-winkingsmile2.png?imgmax=800" /></p> <p align="left"><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-W-bRoa16rKo/T9gRSp8xgrI/AAAAAAAAGRY/xV29nIewwA4/s1600-h/IMG_11325.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto; padding-top: 0px" title="IMG_1132" border="0" alt="IMG_1132" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-2wksfO2CZto/T9gRTMfUiwI/AAAAAAAAGRg/yU2o3ewUeYQ/IMG_1132_thumb2.jpg?imgmax=800" width="500" height="333" /></a></p> <p align="left">Mother’s day is always a special day for me and a sweet reminder of how far we have come and how blessed I am.  I love this little life of mine.</p> <p align="left">P.S.  This weekend will be a daddy weekend, especially since his birthday falls on Father’s day this year.  How special is that?!? <br /></p> <p><img class="right" alt="post signature" src="http://i145.photobucket.com/albums/r208/jennisajoy/OUAB/BLOG/kamishaesig2copy.jpg" /></p> Kami Lambehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01136580369623027316noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4701921762537684595.post-46966472968604771382012-06-04T23:13:00.001-05:002012-06-04T23:13:37.227-05:00Just the dudes.<p>Who knew 3 years ago that these guys…</p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-tbe10hbb5CM/T82HabygzRI/AAAAAAAAGMQ/QmfHTNKNJtY/s1600-h/Lambe_1575.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto; padding-top: 0px" title="Lambe_157" border="0" alt="Lambe_157" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-PnnhPkXRo1Q/T82Ha9vqDAI/AAAAAAAAGMY/bA_3kckPw9I/Lambe_157_thumb2.jpg?imgmax=800" width="500" height="333" /></a>3 months old – R,M&J <br /><em>(Picture by </em><a href="http://www.ashleybeth.com/" target="_blank"><em>Ashley Beth Photography</em></a>)</p> <p align="left">would have this…</p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-FAJWlP8nTfo/T82Hbazmc_I/AAAAAAAAGMg/miGvZ8Whsws/s1600-h/IMG_09417.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto; padding-top: 0px" title="IMG_0941" border="0" alt="IMG_0941" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-nv1E8BOHgYA/T82HcAuIQsI/AAAAAAAAGMo/R6j9VHD95a8/IMG_0941_thumb4.jpg?imgmax=800" width="500" height="333" /></a>3 years & 3 months – J,R,&M</p> <p>Their bond is real. It is strong. It is deep. It is natural. It is undeniable.  It is amazing. It is forever.</p> <p>And just plain cool :)</p> <p><img class="right" alt="post signature" src="http://i145.photobucket.com/albums/r208/jennisajoy/OUAB/BLOG/kamishaesig2copy.jpg" /></p> Kami Lambehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01136580369623027316noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4701921762537684595.post-26742028094598958372012-05-29T22:44:00.001-05:002012-05-29T22:44:58.021-05:00School’s Out!<p>Well, we’ve been out for a few weeks now, but I’m just getting around to writing about it.  This past year the kids went to a 2-day-a-week mothers day out program.  It has been the best thing for them…the structure, the socializing with other kids, the learning – like sponges!, the teachers – we just LOVED them!  It was such a great year and we are already looking forward to the next <img style="border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-right-style: none" class="wlEmoticon wlEmoticon-winkingsmile" alt="Winking smile" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-eFh0AGgGBOE/T8WXfAkgxhI/AAAAAAAAGJc/-Mnew3RNHk0/wlEmoticon-winkingsmile2.png?imgmax=800" /></p> <p>So, I’d be lying if I said I didn’t tear up looking at these pictures.  Wow! what a difference a year makes!  They're not babies anymore. sigh.</p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-1xLZJDMA4gU/T8WXfs4En2I/AAAAAAAAGJk/3w0dzuhBIpY/s1600-h/IMG_076010.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto; padding-top: 0px" title="IMG_0760" border="0" alt="IMG_0760" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-qFLUr2g6dPc/T8WXgYiAZdI/AAAAAAAAGJs/goiQoh6damw/IMG_0760_thumb7.jpg?imgmax=800" width="500" height="333" /></a></p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-mzYR5Ehdmb0/T8WXhgovGvI/AAAAAAAAGJ0/dd_jjnNp3ms/s1600-h/IMG_10007.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto; padding-top: 0px" title="IMG_1000" border="0" alt="IMG_1000" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-fheRdV504hk/T8WXidEo31I/AAAAAAAAGJ8/NKY2jvpS1gY/IMG_1000_thumb4.jpg?imgmax=800" width="500" height="333" /></a>Rocco - 1st and last day of MDO – my rock star!</p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-Bpt48_0hR0k/T8WXjPZg6UI/AAAAAAAAGKE/oikZmwwYHvw/s1600-h/IMG_07677.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto; padding-top: 0px" title="IMG_0767" border="0" alt="IMG_0767" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-OuMezoA8EPs/T8WXjjtIl-I/AAAAAAAAGKM/rx8NHermzVg/IMG_0767_thumb4.jpg?imgmax=800" width="500" height="333" /></a></p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-tRfJvDkUGSM/T8WXj4L6mII/AAAAAAAAGKQ/-PAd5NBkqIY/s1600-h/IMG_09848.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto; padding-top: 0px" title="IMG_0984" border="0" alt="IMG_0984" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-vnE7M2w7LIU/T8WXkaYvb_I/AAAAAAAAGKc/rKA4qno-1p4/IMG_0984_thumb5.jpg?imgmax=800" width="300" height="450" /></a>Jagger – 1st and last day of MDO – one cool dude!</p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-v-9jR2zzgxo/T8WXlrX64FI/AAAAAAAAGKk/gON7QGyx8Yo/s1600-h/IMG_07707.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto; padding-top: 0px" title="IMG_0770" border="0" alt="IMG_0770" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-UNakzhMJBGg/T8WXmQZCzBI/AAAAAAAAGKs/0pNG5RtGf-Q/IMG_0770_thumb4.jpg?imgmax=800" width="500" height="333" /></a></p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-euGFoJbFQw0/T8WXnqZH_GI/AAAAAAAAGK0/tBgoxaaZAeE/s1600-h/IMG_10047.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto; padding-top: 0px" title="IMG_1004" border="0" alt="IMG_1004" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-MkDWjrwCgl8/T8WXof_kQAI/AAAAAAAAGK8/MBSWXGBH60U/IMG_1004_thumb4.jpg?imgmax=800" width="300" height="450" /></a>Sloan – 1st and last day of MDO – looking SO grown up!</p> <a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-dhaIoDtUOX0/T8WXoxzauUI/AAAAAAAAGLE/XoMFeaky9qw/s1600-h/IMG_07777.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto; padding-top: 0px" title="IMG_0777" border="0" alt="IMG_0777" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-pI0DknScOv4/T8WXpQyImII/AAAAAAAAGLM/HScL6kMgI6Y/IMG_0777_thumb4.jpg?imgmax=800" width="500" height="333" /></a> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-bgFTlmqrdsA/T8WXp6QDQBI/AAAAAAAAGLU/GnUteFeOsCA/s1600-h/IMG_09967.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto; padding-top: 0px" title="IMG_0996" border="0" alt="IMG_0996" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-unheOwfi2CM/T8WXqlfa4CI/AAAAAAAAGLc/-a-c5JnOUFQ/IMG_0996_thumb4.jpg?imgmax=800" width="500" height="333" /></a>Madden – 1st and last day of MDO – love this little peanut!</p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-8yVQNZFjAlY/T8WXrBes92I/AAAAAAAAGLk/xmDvfC4aySA/s1600-h/IMG_07887.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto; padding-top: 0px" title="IMG_0788" border="0" alt="IMG_0788" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-mEnyGExTUzo/T8WXrrtovKI/AAAAAAAAGLs/jfOt-QL9IJU/IMG_0788_thumb4.jpg?imgmax=800" width="500" height="333" /></a>My little loves</p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-dlWXA0AKJPY/T8WXtot1zlI/AAAAAAAAGL0/Z7cYhZznBNE/s1600-h/IMG_10097.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto; padding-top: 0px" title="IMG_1009" border="0" alt="IMG_1009" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-qUQ5_cYu66M/T8WXuIVbXEI/AAAAAAAAGL8/xiy2N7kVbBg/IMG_1009_thumb4.jpg?imgmax=800" width="500" height="333" /></a>4 almost-ready-for-college kids <img style="border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-right-style: none" class="wlEmoticon wlEmoticon-winkingsmile" alt="Winking smile" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-eFh0AGgGBOE/T8WXfAkgxhI/AAAAAAAAGJc/-Mnew3RNHk0/wlEmoticon-winkingsmile2.png?imgmax=800" /></p> <p align="left">SO excited for our summer together!</p> <p><img class="right" alt="post signature" src="http://i145.photobucket.com/albums/r208/jennisajoy/OUAB/BLOG/kamishaesig2copy.jpg" /></p> Kami Lambehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01136580369623027316noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4701921762537684595.post-63289130941623395322012-05-10T09:11:00.001-05:002012-05-10T09:11:45.702-05:00A tree to grow with<p>Can I tell you just how nice it is to have grass and plants in the flowerbeds?!  All those months with dirt and dust being tracked in constantly..ugh! Nick (along with me and my mom, but mostly Nick) has been working real hard these last few weeks to fix up our yard. We are not quite finished but the end is in sight!  </p> <p>We also planted two Live Oak trees in our front yard near the road.  Since this is our forever home and we will be here…umm…forever, I thought it would be neat to take a picture each year of the kids in front of one of the trees.   </p> <p>I shot these pictures last night right before dark…</p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-9a0lS8yUALg/T6vMkhLQQ7I/AAAAAAAAGIc/Z7IlX7eWqv0/s1600-h/IMG_09797.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto; padding-top: 0px" title="IMG_0979" border="0" alt="IMG_0979" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-_7dtidzoqSk/T6vMlFYVZ-I/AAAAAAAAGIk/464Pn1Y-Eis/IMG_0979_thumb4.jpg?imgmax=800" width="300" height="421" /></a>Baby Live Oak and Rocco, Sloan, Madden, & Jagger, age 3</p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-6PSMEQ4IcqM/T6vMl1227MI/AAAAAAAAGIs/S5uW6u8EuJ0/s1600-h/IMG_09828.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto; padding-top: 0px" title="IMG_0982" border="0" alt="IMG_0982" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-bMImwe8Xuyc/T6vMmWG1EiI/AAAAAAAAGI0/rriciDIX5f4/IMG_0982_thumb5.jpg?imgmax=800" width="500" height="333" /></a>“One day guys, your tree will be as high as the sky!!” </p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-T6KBiusIMBc/T6vMnKjC5II/AAAAAAAAGI8/U-nBr-q5waE/s1600-h/IMG_098112.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="IMG_0981" border="0" alt="IMG_0981" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-1nx-0K1gmFQ/T6vMns7IQWI/AAAAAAAAGJE/Wje-xFuWLvI/IMG_0981_thumb6.jpg?imgmax=800" width="500" height="333" /></a> <br />I don’t know if they were more excited about the tree or the Yoohoo…but I can make a guess <img style="border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-right-style: none" class="wlEmoticon wlEmoticon-winkingsmile" alt="Winking smile" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-z3xU5oXz2FM/T6vMoAwWLLI/AAAAAAAAGJI/hcQLh55OmgY/wlEmoticon-winkingsmile2.png?imgmax=800" /></p> <p align="left">On one hand, I can’t wait for our tree to get big, tall and beautiful, but on the other, I know that would mean our kids will do the same.  <em>Slow and steady</em>, little tree…<em>slow and steady</em>.</p> <p><img class="right" alt="post signature" src="http://i145.photobucket.com/albums/r208/jennisajoy/OUAB/BLOG/kamishaesig2copy.jpg" /></p> Kami Lambehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01136580369623027316noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4701921762537684595.post-12929677791307119402012-04-11T00:07:00.001-05:002012-04-11T00:07:40.110-05:00This blog’s for you…<p>Yeah so, if you’ve ever asked me “did you quit blogging?”, “when are you going to do another blog post?” or have said “I’m tired of seeing that stupid elf just hanging there!”, this blog’s for you (<em>and you know who you are <img style="border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-right-style: none" class="wlEmoticon wlEmoticon-winkingsmile" alt="Winking smile" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-gKQFPpFKVoY/T4URCapnSdI/AAAAAAAAGEk/h2hL3kpJu-Y/wlEmoticon-winkingsmile2.png?imgmax=800" />)!</em>  I know it’s been awhile and the only excuse I have is life.  But to those of you who have hounded me about this, I want to thank you because my main purpose for this blog is to record all the fun (or not-so-fun) moments in our life. Yes, I want to keep you updated too, but that is just an added perk! So thank you my nagging, pesky little friends that just won’t let it GO! (<em>I kid, I kid</em>)</p> <p>I wish I could go back and do a separate update on all I’ve missed,  but to be honest, it’s just a bit overwhelming.  I will do up catch all right here and now.  What’s happening, happened or not happened?</p> <p><strong>Christmas</strong> – wonderful, great celebration with both families.  This year, the kids still weren’t too fond of Santa , but they really did seem to soak up the Christmas story.  We celebrated advent by each night reading a bible story an opening an symbolic ornament to hang on our Jesse tree.  I was amazed at how well the kids did listening to and remembering the stories and what each ornament stood for. </p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-blslFf2thO4/T4URC5hJu-I/AAAAAAAAGEs/GMedSFlXsS0/s1600-h/photo9.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto; padding-top: 0px" title="photo" border="0" alt="photo" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-aAtiV-qGWLY/T4URDSPwUuI/AAAAAAAAGE0/B_9K8LaC7Z8/photo_thumb6.jpg?imgmax=800" width="300" height="421" /></a>As bad as they didn’t want to take the picture, they held it together pretty good! <br />(L to R: Rocco, Sloan, Madden & Jagger)</p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-A9fYHVgnHUM/T4UREWTkxPI/AAAAAAAAGE8/EcbUC3Jsavc/s1600-h/IMG_00678.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto; padding-top: 0px" title="IMG_0067" border="0" alt="IMG_0067" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-uWUdrVz3ihk/T4URFOVK7RI/AAAAAAAAGFE/lmaE30OVGcY/IMG_0067_thumb5.jpg?imgmax=800" width="500" height="341" /></a>Grandaddy reading about the birth of Jesus from the Bible</p> <p align="left"><strong>New Years….</strong></p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-tazFYW8jS0E/T4URFkDh5BI/AAAAAAAAGFM/dnvZthFz70I/s1600-h/IMG_02447.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto; padding-top: 0px" title="IMG_0244" border="0" alt="IMG_0244" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-zDW8XJ_M5yA/T4URHPP0pdI/AAAAAAAAGFU/P89spwDDGwk/IMG_0244_thumb4.jpg?imgmax=800" width="500" height="364" /></a>Hello 2012! (S,J,R,M)</p> <p><strong>The 3rd Birthday!  </strong>Since the kids’ birthday fell a week before Mardi Gras, we decided to have a Mardi Gras themed party complete with beads, king cake, and a parade, of course.   And wouldn’t you know it, the party had to be on THE coldest day of the year.  I think everyone still had a good time. </p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-uDpaqaqBhF0/T4URHrR7tQI/AAAAAAAAGFc/VfMMJSJASFo/s1600-h/February-20126.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto; padding-top: 0px" title="February 2012" border="0" alt="February 2012" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-eS-SYo81i3I/T4URLP7iYMI/AAAAAAAAGFk/nmcjSml-lhI/February-2012_thumb4.jpg?imgmax=800" width="500" height="356" /></a></p> <p><strong>Madden – </strong>It’s been one year (March 11th) since he got his pacemaker.  He had his semiannual checkup and all is well!  Madden is doing great and his pacemaker is working just as it should. Thank you Lord! </p> <p>However, It would be seriously remiss of me to not write out the story of this doctors appointment.  I had decided to take all four kids with me (mind you, this was my first outing with 4 3-year-olds) and my mom decided to come along at the last minute thankfully so because the appointment took much longer than I remembered.  While they waited, she took the others for a walk around the hospital and stopped by the coffee shop to get her morning cup.  Of course, the kids wanted a “treat.”  What do you buy a 3-year-old from a coffee shop?  hmmm…G.G?  A mocha sippy to share…why not?  B<em>less her heart. </em>(Sidenote:  I do limit sugar intake on a daily basis, but by no means are they deprived from sweets and sugar.) BUT OH, the caffeine.  To make a long story short, it was all fun and cute in the beginning and then it turned U-G-L-Y.  Here is a snippet of their caffeine crash.  (Madden is in the red and you can totally tell that he didn’t have any caffeine!)</p> <div style="padding-bottom: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: none; padding-top: 0px" id="scid:5737277B-5D6D-4f48-ABFC-DD9C333F4C5D:cfdcb9e6-13db-4393-aaf0-8c2eb7fcf0f5" class="wlWriterEditableSmartContent"><div id="2272ce20-1328-499a-a65f-163a0cef0bd5" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; display: inline;"><div><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7oOKq3Qmbcs&feature=youtube_gdata_player" target="_new"><img src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-U7_DWxWDnzc/T4URLjUucZI/AAAAAAAAGFs/Z6QDvYwli18/video74ae8f849675%25255B18%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" style="border-style: none" galleryimg="no" onload="var downlevelDiv = document.getElementById('2272ce20-1328-499a-a65f-163a0cef0bd5'); downlevelDiv.innerHTML = "<div><object width=\"448\" height=\"252\"><param name=\"movie\" value=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/7oOKq3Qmbcs?hl=en&hd=1\"><\/param><embed src=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/7oOKq3Qmbcs?hl=en&hd=1\" type=\"application/x-shockwave-flash\" width=\"448\" height=\"252\"><\/embed><\/object><\/div>";" alt=""></a></div></div><div style="width:448px;clear:both;font-size:.8em">Ay-yi-yi! Fortunately, we have not had any melt downs of this magnitude since!</div></div> <p><strong>Potty training – </strong>Not happened. <img style="border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-right-style: none" class="wlEmoticon wlEmoticon-cryingface" alt="Crying face" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-2swxiA0cp8o/T4URMLpJc7I/AAAAAAAAGF0/B-3pYX4URbM/wlEmoticon-cryingface%25255B2%25255D.png?imgmax=800" /> Next.  </p> <p><strong>Easter –</strong> The kids are still loving their school.  They go twice a week for a few hours at a time, but it amazes me how much they learn.  So I was super excited to go to our very first school program the week before Easter.  The kids had been singing all their songs for weeks.  Or should I say the boys have been singing their songs.  Seems Sloan is taking after her daddy and has decided she is too cool for school <img style="border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-right-style: none" class="wlEmoticon wlEmoticon-winkingsmile" alt="Winking smile" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-gKQFPpFKVoY/T4URCapnSdI/AAAAAAAAGEk/h2hL3kpJu-Y/wlEmoticon-winkingsmile2.png?imgmax=800" />  Girl cracked us up during the program.  And she warned us the night before that she wasn’t going to sing.  And I ASSURE you…she knows every single word and hand motion.  Here is one of the first songs they sang.  I apologize for the distance, Nick got closer later, but Sloan was blocked by another kid and this one really shows her “coolness.”  They are sitting together on the bottom row almost directly in the middle.  (L to R: Rocco, Madden, Jagger & Sloan)</p> <div style="padding-bottom: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: none; padding-top: 0px" id="scid:5737277B-5D6D-4f48-ABFC-DD9C333F4C5D:50fcc1e7-f5fd-4cec-9d89-2f2853b327ed" class="wlWriterEditableSmartContent"><div id="999abab4-d2e6-4b5d-93ea-21987613772e" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; display: inline;"><div><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W1K-0JFXeH4&feature=youtube_gdata_player" target="_new"><img src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-Uc_Q5sQXYSw/T4URMSNcVuI/AAAAAAAAGF8/pljb06byZE8/videoeb97633a6184%25255B18%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" style="border-style: none" galleryimg="no" onload="var downlevelDiv = document.getElementById('999abab4-d2e6-4b5d-93ea-21987613772e'); downlevelDiv.innerHTML = "<div><object width=\"448\" height=\"252\"><param name=\"movie\" value=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/W1K-0JFXeH4?hl=en&hd=1\"><\/param><embed src=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/W1K-0JFXeH4?hl=en&hd=1\" type=\"application/x-shockwave-flash\" width=\"448\" height=\"252\"><\/embed><\/object><\/div>";" alt=""></a></div></div></div> <p>Easter egg hunts were fun this year…</p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-UFY4Mn0LnyE/T4URN4vx2TI/AAAAAAAAGGE/sGwHuHCYjWE/s1600-h/IMG_06327.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="IMG_0632" border="0" alt="IMG_0632" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-4amd7mPJ13k/T4UROQGrofI/AAAAAAAAGGM/ZLT0Kz0tBu4/IMG_0632_thumb4.jpg?imgmax=800" width="500" height="333" /></a> <br />At school, looking through their finds</p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-o_t0nowyRyM/T4URO7gTXrI/AAAAAAAAGGU/CLu2XZNN9Mo/s1600-h/IMG_07877.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="IMG_0787" border="0" alt="IMG_0787" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-6dxc_pXu5IE/T4URPQLbmcI/AAAAAAAAGGc/LFc869j6YHE/IMG_0787_thumb4.jpg?imgmax=800" width="500" height="333" /></a> <br />Sloan and her partner, KeKe</p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-lB5Ikq3JJU4/T4URRsVO8bI/AAAAAAAAGGk/59pOLyTSuLw/s1600-h/IMG_07897.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="IMG_0789" border="0" alt="IMG_0789" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-W5s4tn-xsw4/T4URSggOMmI/AAAAAAAAGGs/xtT61AUsm8Y/IMG_0789_thumb4.jpg?imgmax=800" width="500" height="333" /></a> <br />Jagger took the booby prize <img style="border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-right-style: none" class="wlEmoticon wlEmoticon-winkingsmile" alt="Winking smile" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-gKQFPpFKVoY/T4URCapnSdI/AAAAAAAAGEk/h2hL3kpJu-Y/wlEmoticon-winkingsmile2.png?imgmax=800" /></p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-NzqwJue9uv4/T4URWH1lyJI/AAAAAAAAGG0/ckQ_9eD5aL4/s1600-h/IMG_07937.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="IMG_0793" border="0" alt="IMG_0793" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-hum5k7hkBCE/T4URW43cS7I/AAAAAAAAGG8/azQuerUWZ2A/IMG_0793_thumb4.jpg?imgmax=800" width="500" height="333" /></a> <br />Madden on the lookout</p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-QT_JcOOGhsA/T4URX0glVKI/AAAAAAAAGHE/hSKtYYv5i5k/s1600-h/IMG_08007.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="IMG_0800" border="0" alt="IMG_0800" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-Q84MqFtSfKM/T4URYR33qkI/AAAAAAAAGHM/lgF-SpAK8eA/IMG_0800_thumb4.jpg?imgmax=800" width="500" height="333" /></a>  <br />Rocco wins the GOLDEN egg!</p> <p align="left">Our best pal, Chad, came over to take some pics of the kids all dressed up.  Here are a couple good ones (considering his subjects weren’t cooperating too well.)</p> <p align="left"><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-CNGLZ6G4yFQ/T4URYy2F-UI/AAAAAAAAGHU/8vAa1A5gS3I/s1600-h/Rogers0312-009710.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto; padding-top: 0px" title="Rogers0312-0097" border="0" alt="Rogers0312-0097" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-kVfIBB_1yh0/T4URZ7ixPRI/AAAAAAAAGHc/hojYV9pcDJ4/Rogers0312-0097_thumb7.jpg?imgmax=800" width="500" height="333" /></a><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-23FqgESmZA8/T4URaRinudI/AAAAAAAAGHk/t8Y2Fq_Q8GY/s1600-h/Rogers0312-01178.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto; padding-top: 0px" title="Rogers0312-0117" border="0" alt="Rogers0312-0117" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-6F6O1U7uiq8/T4URbD549xI/AAAAAAAAGHs/mLQQw--i4WM/Rogers0312-0117_thumb5.jpg?imgmax=800" width="500" height="333" /></a></p> <p align="left">And a couple of pictures from Sunday…</p> <p align="left"><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-5ci4WOuUkok/T4URbwPha-I/AAAAAAAAGH0/oIIh5bIIBA0/s1600-h/IMG_084212.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto; padding-top: 0px" title="IMG_0842" border="0" alt="IMG_0842" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-SF9c88V7ix0/T4URl_5XkKI/AAAAAAAAGH8/ZDF--2Drrjg/IMG_0842_thumb6.jpg?imgmax=800" width="500" height="333" /></a></p> <p align="left"><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-FBJmigt942Q/T4URmMSbsRI/AAAAAAAAGIE/Vj2D9RgHV-s/s1600-h/IMG_07757.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto; padding-top: 0px" title="IMG_0775" border="0" alt="IMG_0775" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-rf4CT6zqBGI/T4URmsHsSwI/AAAAAAAAGIM/yRPdyC38QAo/IMG_0775_thumb4.jpg?imgmax=800" width="500" height="333" /></a>  </p> <p align="left">Ahhhh...it feels good to be back!  Hope you had a wonderful Easter with your family! We serve a Risen Savior! Hallelujah! </p> <p><strong></strong></p> <p><strong></strong></p> <p><img class="right" alt="post signature" src="http://i145.photobucket.com/albums/r208/jennisajoy/OUAB/BLOG/kamishaesig2copy.jpg" /></p> Kami Lambehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01136580369623027316noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4701921762537684595.post-54805924881864068342011-11-29T22:36:00.001-06:002011-11-29T22:36:45.199-06:00He’s baaack!<p>Our elf, Riggins, came last night!  The kids were decked out in their new elf pajamas so we had an inkling that he might show up.  </p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-JjcfU62DNW8/TtWyxNwb4TI/AAAAAAAAGCU/2qUEr0UIVP0/s1600-h/IMG_159213.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto; padding-top: 0px" title="IMG_1592" border="0" alt="IMG_1592" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-MaHksu73uiE/TtWyxWsNR3I/AAAAAAAAGCc/kzWzex3W890/IMG_1592_thumb4.jpg?imgmax=800" width="300" height="450" /></a>He appears to be quite the thrill seeker as he bungeed from our breakfast room ceiling fan!</p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-ePIHqq_u-9o/TtWyxxDl7KI/AAAAAAAAGCk/cEj5hD-i_Tw/s1600-h/IMG_157215.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="IMG_1572" border="0" alt="IMG_1572" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-Vkcrex0lToQ/TtWyyQCw1DI/AAAAAAAAGCs/xrNNC96CM3w/IMG_1572_thumb6.jpg?imgmax=800" width="500" height="333" /></a> <br />The kids think he is super cool <img style="border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-right-style: none" class="wlEmoticon wlEmoticon-smile" alt="Smile" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-5ukanr1MlGE/TtWyy0rndpI/AAAAAAAAGC0/j7SLORsHH68/wlEmoticon-smile2.png?imgmax=800" />  <br /><em>(Don’t you just love those elf jammies?)</em></p> <p align="left">We celebrated Riggins’ arrival with a special North Pole breakfast that all the little elves got a kick out of.</p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-kIJ09HQwgaU/TtWyzVwIVlI/AAAAAAAAGC8/LcDby5Y8POk/s1600-h/IMG_155813.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto; padding-top: 0px" title="IMG_1558" border="0" alt="IMG_1558" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-_UkyTjac-n0/TtWyz-2G8OI/AAAAAAAAGDE/hHXyg7aJ1wI/IMG_1558_thumb7.jpg?imgmax=800" width="428" height="407" /></a>Snowman Pancake, bacon scarf, m&m’s, snowflake sprinkles and marshmallows…yummm! <br />(<em>thanks Pinterest!)</em></p> <p align="left">While they ate, I read the story about Riggins – including the ONE rule – you can’t touch him….yeah, we’ll see how that goes.  </p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-LeVrMG_HDhw/TtWy0fQKJ7I/AAAAAAAAGDM/cfaj0pfhOSE/s1600-h/IMG_15805.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="IMG_1580" border="0" alt="IMG_1580" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-SQIXGnwEONc/TtWy0sj7KaI/AAAAAAAAGDU/sKMi-Hqip9s/IMG_1580_thumb2.jpg?imgmax=800" width="500" height="194" /></a> <br />ALL ears!</p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-xKIshne7_Yc/TtWy1Wt6L1I/AAAAAAAAGDc/S6YrK7NCRrU/s1600-h/IMG_15885.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="IMG_1588" border="0" alt="IMG_1588" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-nz8cZfuiXkQ/TtWy1qr962I/AAAAAAAAGDg/_Ep5ETncVqQ/IMG_1588_thumb2.jpg?imgmax=800" width="500" height="281" /></a> <br />Eight little elf feet and 40 little elf toes!</p> <p align="left">Riggins also took it upon himself to hang the kids’ new stockings.  Ah…the stockings.  Before the kids’ first Christmas, I bought 6 DIY stocking kits with very high hopes of sewing a personalized stocking for each of us.  A bit ambitious, yes.  This year I decided if I wanted to have stockings hung before they move out, I should put those aside and purchase some.  What a relief!  And they really are SO cute!</p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-iPpvViYiiHw/TtWy132bL6I/AAAAAAAAGDs/o94hqOOc_2g/s1600-h/IMG_15945.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="IMG_1594" border="0" alt="IMG_1594" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-zSFORsMm9XI/TtWy2kBSJ5I/AAAAAAAAGD0/lLkqcRsMmls/IMG_1594_thumb2.jpg?imgmax=800" width="500" height="333" /></a></p> <p>This is gonna be fun <img style="border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-right-style: none" class="wlEmoticon wlEmoticon-winkingsmile" alt="Winking smile" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-bGdhzacf3r0/TtWy29OhARI/AAAAAAAAGD8/DvgshyXVcMc/wlEmoticon-winkingsmile2.png?imgmax=800" /></p> <p><img class="right" alt="post signature" src="http://i145.photobucket.com/albums/r208/jennisajoy/OUAB/BLOG/kamishaesig2copy.jpg" /></p> Kami Lambehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01136580369623027316noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4701921762537684595.post-84116415358637139202011-11-04T21:32:00.001-05:002011-11-04T21:32:21.865-05:00geaux tigers, beat bama!<p>Even our kiddos are hyped up about the big game tomorrow night!  At school today, they made purple and gold “pom poms” (according to Sloan, “shakers” according to the boys) and paraded around the school halls chanting “LSU, LSU!”  Haha!  Roots really run deep in these parts! </p> <p>Enjoy!</p> <div style="padding-bottom: 0px; 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border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto; padding-top: 0px" title="IMG_1312" border="0" alt="IMG_1312" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-ROFgtb4r8ko/TrC9g8vYiAI/AAAAAAAAF_4/zgClZkyxabw/IMG_1312_thumb3.jpg?imgmax=800" width="300" height="450" /></a>Sloan as Dorothy Gale</p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-wytqZ0-G9Y4/TrC9hicDqUI/AAAAAAAAGAA/GAUPFlLQ_V4/s1600-h/IMG_13075.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="IMG_1307" border="0" alt="IMG_1307" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-rQuInjS0Rno/TrC9iYQ3pTI/AAAAAAAAGAI/DBBViv4r7-w/IMG_1307_thumb2.jpg?imgmax=800" width="300" height="450" /></a> <br />Jagger as the Scarecrow</p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-sqmqyTkd0_g/TrC9jXMqXqI/AAAAAAAAGAQ/qkfZer5ReOM/s1600-h/IMG_13115.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="IMG_1311" border="0" alt="IMG_1311" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-W7Af-ZE-NUo/TrC9kI2bBtI/AAAAAAAAGAY/aq7gcxnD2x0/IMG_1311_thumb2.jpg?imgmax=800" width="300" height="450" /></a> <br />Madden as the Tin Woodman</p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-dKeSncgaw9I/TrC9k1jkSvI/AAAAAAAAGAg/x1qo8ulYhcI/s1600-h/IMG_13095.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="IMG_1309" border="0" alt="IMG_1309" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-VMFe18qM4wg/TrC9l8n8o2I/AAAAAAAAGAo/azuQcUinIyI/IMG_1309_thumb2.jpg?imgmax=800" width="300" height="450" /></a> <br />Rocco as the Cowardly Lion <br /></p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-HR8naeDG6l8/TrC9nnlKrrI/AAAAAAAAGAw/-MuK2GnjsyY/s1600-h/IMG_13006.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="IMG_1300" border="0" alt="IMG_1300" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-7sSaODBvGPI/TrC9oSIrBLI/AAAAAAAAGA4/97INDI0L9s4/IMG_1300_thumb3.jpg?imgmax=800" width="500" height="333" /></a> <br />How perfect?!?</p> <p align="left">They looked SO cute…I couldn’t get over it and I couldn’t decide who’s costume was the cutest!!!  I kept changing my mind the whole night :)</p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-DLk_1c1ZltA/TrC9pbpqPdI/AAAAAAAAGBA/cCCbDRE7lrQ/s1600-h/IMG_13285.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto; padding-top: 0px" title="IMG_1328" border="0" alt="IMG_1328" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-wCU69v7ZOoM/TrC9qP2myXI/AAAAAAAAGBI/8zaLld6AWmA/IMG_1328_thumb2.jpg?imgmax=800" width="500" height="333" /></a>Daddy and his trick-or-treaters</p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-aGfCYK9zgCk/TrC9rpn712I/AAAAAAAAGBU/XFKic3HvAHI/s1600-h/IMG_13355.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="IMG_1335" border="0" alt="IMG_1335" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-w0Y7ry4t6Po/TrC9stmnJ7I/AAAAAAAAGBc/RnM2Nd0dyIw/IMG_1335_thumb2.jpg?imgmax=800" width="500" height="333" /></a> <br />the good witch <img style="border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-right-style: none" class="wlEmoticon wlEmoticon-winkingsmile" alt="Winking smile" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-_juHDcwjEHo/TrC9tdy4dPI/AAAAAAAAGBk/SBZIXe9UBi8/wlEmoticon-winkingsmile2.png?imgmax=800" /></p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-_e0VCZQvOds/TrC9uIPqVZI/AAAAAAAAGBs/oTFnysaO9Uo/s1600-h/IMG_13375.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto; padding-top: 0px" title="IMG_1337" border="0" alt="IMG_1337" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-VyK1mek1dLw/TrC9u8aMF4I/AAAAAAAAGB0/y2xlrZRB4ZY/IMG_1337_thumb2.jpg?imgmax=800" width="500" height="333" /></a>Interrupting trick-or-treating for a photo opp doesn’t produce big smiles from 2 year olds! </p> <p align="left">Hope everyone had a fun and safe Halloween!</p> <p><img class="right" alt="post signature" src="http://i145.photobucket.com/albums/r208/jennisajoy/OUAB/BLOG/kamishaesig2copy.jpg" /></p> Kami Lambehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01136580369623027316noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4701921762537684595.post-24292202101134475372011-09-30T22:43:00.001-05:002011-09-30T22:43:21.489-05:00Icey Cream, Icey Cream!<p>So tonight I had the great idea to bring the kids to get an after dinner ice cream.  Well, really frozen yogurt, but they didn’t know.  I just noticed this cute little shop right around the corner from our house this week and I thought the kids would love it.  It’s was a first…not ice cream, but the going out for ice cream.  </p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-E_huu6JFxUk/ToaLeE7eUzI/AAAAAAAAF-8/e5jwbaO24Ps/s1600-h/IMG_100311.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="IMG_1003" border="0" alt="IMG_1003" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/--Lp7tQiWjeU/ToaLej991QI/AAAAAAAAF_A/jFR_CHgRtIY/IMG_1003_thumb8.jpg?imgmax=800" width="500" height="333" /></a> <br />Oh the choices!  I did choose the strawberry banana yogurt for each but they got to choose their own toppings… <br />Sloan – rainbow sprinkles <br />Roc, Mad & Jag (all the same – go figure!) – rainbow sprinkled chocolate chips</p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-aSSZiV4k8dI/ToaLghd3BnI/AAAAAAAAF_E/Ylf5HyJ6a5Q/s1600-h/IMG_09835.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto; padding-top: 0px" title="IMG_0983" border="0" alt="IMG_0983" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-RLn837MlYoc/ToaLjANkvGI/AAAAAAAAF_I/6TxVaHBmZH0/IMG_0983_thumb2.jpg?imgmax=800" width="500" height="333" /></a>:) <br />(LtoR: J,R,M & S)</p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-vY2rbFQuBmc/ToaLmNxO1wI/AAAAAAAAF_M/lvEmBAvRwhc/s1600-h/IMG_09635.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto; padding-top: 0px" title="IMG_0963" border="0" alt="IMG_0963" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-7zAO7vWTgCs/ToaMNAwnx-I/AAAAAAAAF_Q/BPyJS_O4Kic/IMG_0963_thumb2.jpg?imgmax=800" width="500" height="333" /></a>Yummmm!</p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-U4l7QN_qFt8/ToaMOb0D4qI/AAAAAAAAF_U/1zEsYt_DR-M/s1600-h/IMG_09799.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto; padding-top: 0px" title="IMG_0979" border="0" alt="IMG_0979" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-uY3wNAxxYIQ/ToaMPIBfMmI/AAAAAAAAF_Y/CsIZZROjdWg/IMG_0979_thumb3.jpg?imgmax=800" width="500" height="333" /></a>Rocco.  And I love seeing Jagger just digging right in with his hand.  LOL! <br />(<em>by the way, it’s a self serve shop and everyone gets the same size cup – they are only about 1/4 full for our little guys…after all, this WAS just an hour or so before bedtime!)</em></p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-IS7rn9w-m3k/ToaMQe5QRuI/AAAAAAAAF_c/d9J6E95OuNg/s1600-h/IMG_09905.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto; padding-top: 0px" title="IMG_0990" border="0" alt="IMG_0990" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-vgfxH6Dr88E/ToaMRXenFZI/AAAAAAAAF_g/QnYm0ZDCP2Y/IMG_0990_thumb2.jpg?imgmax=800" width="500" height="333" /></a>Madman, my silly nut!</p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-yWrmt6BZPwk/ToaMT78YxHI/AAAAAAAAF_k/6Vj7DX9f_Kc/s1600-h/IMG_09769.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto; padding-top: 0px" title="IMG_0976" border="0" alt="IMG_0976" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-E0bOV09PaW4/ToaMVG7mkHI/AAAAAAAAF_o/KPNggPeV3KI/IMG_0976_thumb3.jpg?imgmax=800" width="500" height="333" /></a>Jagger </p> <p>It was a great outing and a great family night.  I didn’t even realize until putting this post together exactly HOW normal of a night it was for us.  You see, I often tell Nick…”let’s go do something normal.”  But even when we try to do something “normal” like go to dinner with the kids, it’s just not normal.  Normal to us, sure, but not by others’ standards so we get tons of questions, comments, and stares.  In no way am I easily offended or put off by those types of things AND I do love to see the joy my kids bring to others, but it is a constant reminder of how not normal we are.  SO it just dawned on me, tonight was pretty normal!  It really was.  There was no one else in the shop except the sweet girl working.  She was nice, she didn’t ask ONE question and she didn’t stare.  Just a Friday night eating <strike>ice cream</strike> yogurt with my family.  Very nice.  </p> <p>Hope you have a nice and normal weekend <img style="border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-right-style: none" class="wlEmoticon wlEmoticon-winkingsmile" alt="Winking smile" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-ayOOfImKDo8/ToaMWA1aiuI/AAAAAAAAF_s/N62PfQfuGLc/wlEmoticon-winkingsmile2.png?imgmax=800" /></p> <p><img class="right" alt="post signature" src="http://i145.photobucket.com/albums/r208/jennisajoy/OUAB/BLOG/kamishaesig2copy.jpg" /></p> Kami Lambehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01136580369623027316noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4701921762537684595.post-45613879022736963092011-09-05T23:35:00.001-05:002011-09-05T23:35:25.390-05:00Waving my white baby wipe<p>Hiya!  It’s been awhile, I know.  But this weekend was definitely worth coming out from under my blogging rock I’ve been hiding under.  </p> <p>If you are one of my facebook friends, you may already know that I attempted potty training this weekend.  It was sort of last week type decision.  I originally was going to introduce it (<em>we’ve already been talking about it for a while</em>), but then late Friday I decided it was the perfect weekend to do the <a href="http://www.3daypottytraining.com/" target="_blank">3 day potty training</a> lock down.  I had a 3 day weekend with the labor day holiday.  We had Tropical Storm Lee to keep us inside.  And Nick was away for the LSU game in Dallas (<em>GEAUX TIGERS!)</em>  </p> <p>I had my stickers ready, candy stocked, 4 little potties cleaned, and my notes studied.  The plan requires complete focus, dedication, patience, consistency, positive reinforcement and love.  I was ready. It also requires watching the children very closely (like the only thing you will do) to 1)learn how they communicate their need to use the potty and 2)catch the start of any accidents so you can hurry to them to the potty to finish the job.   According to the plan if followed properly, it will “click” with your child sometime by the end of day 3.  Sounds great, right?  </p> <p>Before I go any further, let me just say that I consider everyday with my children a blessing.  I REALLY do.  It never gets old to me.  Sure, I may have “grrrrr…” moments at times, but I try to have a positive attitude in most situations.  Having said that, this weekend was probably in my top 5 for the most UNfun things I have ever done.  Ha!  So incredibly UNfun.  </p> <p>So.  We started on Saturday.  The kids were excited.  I pumped the big boy and girl talk BIG time.    </p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-drAo3vchMoc/TmWi_O6ns6I/AAAAAAAAF-I/Dx87dACGyxg/s1600-h/IMG_07345.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto; padding-top: 0px" title="IMG_0734" border="0" alt="IMG_0734" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-v1dr5Y_6h4Q/TmWi_sEaTNI/AAAAAAAAF-M/LcQh5LE8xvw/IMG_0734_thumb2.jpg?imgmax=800" width="500" height="333" /></a>Who’s ready to use the potty?!? (M,R,J,S)</p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-wjVkIpfPL9E/TmWi_9rtc8I/AAAAAAAAF-Q/Y-ykUcnc34Q/s1600-h/IMG_07377.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto; padding-top: 0px" title="IMG_0737" border="0" alt="IMG_0737" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-c5C6_MRk80I/TmWjAFtHN2I/AAAAAAAAF-U/-7X7-6EH88w/IMG_0737_thumb4.jpg?imgmax=800" width="500" height="333" /></a>The beginning of the day…of course they all said they needed to go  -- and of course, no one did!</p> <p align="left">I didn’t get to take many pictures once the day began, but this one was definitely worth capturing.  Rocco told me he had to poop.  So we ran to the potty and we waited.  He started to get up so I told him to put his underwear back on if he didn’t have to go.  He said “no” and went and picked up some reading material and returned to his throne!  Now, he didn’t really go, but I still thought it was funny!</p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-cAXcpTIkTXU/TmWjAq0WUMI/AAAAAAAAF-Y/d_s1JGIa1P0/s1600-h/IMG_07525.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto; padding-top: 0px" title="IMG_0752" border="0" alt="IMG_0752" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-Jm6Cwzc233U/TmWjAy_YEmI/AAAAAAAAF-c/fNs5m4du8xk/IMG_0752_thumb2.jpg?imgmax=800" width="500" height="333" /></a>It starts early!</p> <p align="left">Another highlight.  My mom came over to fix us lunch so I could stay focused on them.  We had the idea to go out on the front porch just to get some fresh air plus the weather, although rainy, was nice.  The boys slowly made their way off the porch and into the rain.  The fun ensued.  They absolutely LOVED it.  And to be honest, it was a much needed break for me.  There probably was more than just rain falling on the sidewalk, but eh who could tell?</p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-rxjZfKKEd1s/TmWjBHTjNiI/AAAAAAAAF-g/J8C3ECMVu7o/s1600-h/IMG_07395.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto; padding-top: 0px" title="IMG_0739" border="0" alt="IMG_0739" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-x6Xw6HXXOic/TmWjBuXw02I/AAAAAAAAF-k/vRDylQS6xwQ/IMG_0739_thumb2.jpg?imgmax=800" width="500" height="333" /></a>Love those little underoos!</p> <p align="left"><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-oVg1cFpitOA/TmWjB09UtII/AAAAAAAAF-o/1jh9aIWd-Dc/s1600-h/IMG_07405.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto; padding-top: 0px" title="IMG_0740" border="0" alt="IMG_0740" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-tBiXaGan3Hk/TmWjCTAtYGI/AAAAAAAAF-s/x5m99_t5kc0/IMG_0740_thumb2.jpg?imgmax=800" width="500" height="333" /></a></p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-wjey_34YHz0/TmWjCpPLd2I/AAAAAAAAF-w/yZhr2HWewj4/s1600-h/IMG_07459.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto; padding-top: 0px" title="IMG_0745" border="0" alt="IMG_0745" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-D2dQZAuLbqU/TmWjC4XalRI/AAAAAAAAF-0/ViIK5hSh9w0/IMG_0745_thumb3.jpg?imgmax=800" width="500" height="333" /></a>After 20-30 minutes of this, Jagger ran onto the porch to my mom and said, “This is a fun day G.G.!”  LOL.  I’m glad it was for you buddy!</p> <p align="left">Back to the potty training.  As the day progressed, there were accidents…to be expected. I stayed positive. They kept coming. The kids were fine when I hurried them to the potty. No crying but they just didn’t go on the potty. Although extremely exhausting, I think I could have done that for 3 days until it “clicked” with each of them. But my problem started when one would creep behind the couch or in the other room and do their business and I would miss the accident all together. It would happen so fast. OR I would catch one in the act and be tending to that kid and then the other one, two or even three would start and I would miss theirs. Are you picturing this? They totally ganged up on me! I was missing so many of the accidents.  I made it half way through day 2 before I started waving my white baby wipe. </p> <p>I need to regroup.  Tweak my “plan” a little.  Be more effective.  Like keeping them confined to one room and definitely having Nick on board and available to help.  Any other ideas from you potty training pros are welcomed.  We will try again, but not this weekend <img style="border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-right-style: none" class="wlEmoticon wlEmoticon-winkingsmile" alt="Winking smile" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-v8BTGUCPWEw/TmWjDCys4NI/AAAAAAAAF-4/QCLr5xXYRKQ/wlEmoticon-winkingsmile2.png?imgmax=800" /></p> <p>There have been lots of changes around here lately.  We’ve moved into our new home (hence my blogging break), the kids are each sleeping in their own room for the first time ever, they start a mother’s day out program this week, so maybe we hold off a little on this potty training business.  After all, no kid ever goes to kindergarten in diapers, right?  But as for Mother’s Day Out, diapers we wear!</p> <p><img class="right" alt="post signature" src="http://i145.photobucket.com/albums/r208/jennisajoy/OUAB/BLOG/kamishaesig2copy.jpg" /></p> Kami Lambehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01136580369623027316noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4701921762537684595.post-41765429598843376382011-08-07T22:15:00.001-05:002011-08-07T22:15:17.843-05:00Vacation :)<p>Just getting home from our one week vacation to Orange Beach, Alabama with my whole family.  We had a blast.  All 18 of us.  in one condo.  <em>ahem</em>.  yes, in one condo.  Please forgive me if I take a few days to unwind.  </p> <p>Tonight I sorted through the almost 500 pics that I took this week (I promise to do a full vacation post soon with all the fun details), but for now here were a few of my favorites.</p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-Q-IVo8TpbQM/Tj9Uq6tiqvI/AAAAAAAAF74/OWtBXu_gyiA/s1600-h/IMG_0146-15.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto; padding-top: 0px" title="IMG_0146-1" border="0" alt="IMG_0146-1" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-KIIEeIfVL-o/Tj9Urf6Gq6I/AAAAAAAAF78/gbbUQT1GjxA/IMG_0146-1_thumb3.jpg?imgmax=800" width="320" height="480" /></a>The day we arrived…running to the beach! <br />In the lead: Jagger, Rocco, Sloan then Madden</p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-PTnuBw6oPhU/Tj9Ur7-1M1I/AAAAAAAAF8A/ZURDwCKFsgQ/s1600-h/IMG_0474-18.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto; padding-top: 0px" title="IMG_0474-1" border="0" alt="IMG_0474-1" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-rP7iv9kH6Q4/Tj9UsSfHO-I/AAAAAAAAF8E/H4gA7277FNw/IMG_0474-1_thumb5.jpg?imgmax=800" width="500" height="284" /></a>The 10 grandkids – supposed to be in birth order but Madden and Jagger pulled the ole switcheroo on us (first of many, I’m sure) <br />L to R:  Evan, Jude, Griffin, Rylee, Nate, Sloan, Rocco, Jagger, Madden and Gavin</p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-D1dn8RG-Jt0/Tj9UtJYKBYI/AAAAAAAAF8I/WXALgrRr7NM/s1600-h/IMG_0561-15.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto; padding-top: 0px" title="IMG_0561-1" border="0" alt="IMG_0561-1" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-d_WFNkEtuTY/Tj9UtwLOYaI/AAAAAAAAF8M/6oEXykt3YT8/IMG_0561-1_thumb3.jpg?imgmax=800" width="500" height="339" /></a>Life’s a beach :)</p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-VjxgxPMPyXg/Tj9UujJ_2AI/AAAAAAAAF8Q/Jtx1weHfJXc/s1600-h/IMG_0622-15.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto; padding-top: 0px" title="IMG_0622-1" border="0" alt="IMG_0622-1" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-GMagD-twWfs/Tj9Uu98t-xI/AAAAAAAAF8U/yxIrK3K2E54/IMG_0622-1_thumb3.jpg?imgmax=800" width="500" height="286" /></a>Love this! <br />L to R: Jude, Gavin, Griffin, Rocco, Jagger, Rylee, Madden, Nate, Sloan & Evan</p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-kfSlQwluzzA/Tj9UvkdxeEI/AAAAAAAAF8Y/H7E87-bwJnY/s1600-h/IMG_0672-14.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="IMG_0672-1" border="0" alt="IMG_0672-1" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-UJy51oLXS7k/Tj9UwKlt3JI/AAAAAAAAF8c/TzwV65i08Vs/IMG_0672-1_thumb2.jpg?imgmax=800" width="500" height="333" /></a> <br />Birds of a feather…</p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/--nz9qwwL6-E/Tj9Uw-cESTI/AAAAAAAAF8g/Mh1zPwwE4xw/s1600-h/IMG_0706-16.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto; padding-top: 0px" title="IMG_0706-1" border="0" alt="IMG_0706-1" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-pHgcz6MVGvA/Tj9UxfofOkI/AAAAAAAAF8k/_Um7wsrcsak/IMG_0706-1_thumb4.jpg?imgmax=800" width="500" height="333" /></a>Those smiles melt me!</p> <p align="left">Hope your vacation was as great as ours! </p> <p><img class="right" alt="post signature" src="http://i145.photobucket.com/albums/r208/jennisajoy/OUAB/BLOG/kamishaesig2copy.jpg" /></p> Kami Lambehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01136580369623027316noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4701921762537684595.post-82106482446265208252011-07-22T20:04:00.001-05:002011-07-22T20:04:44.978-05:00Rollin’ with my Homies<p align="center"><strong><span style="font-size: 130%">The Dirty South will never be the same after the Sweet Sixteen took to the streets!</span></strong> </p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-DUCNwFVREDE/TinADqVb-MI/AAAAAAAAKDo/uAZAJi-U1vI/s1600-h/07%252520july%2525202011%252520298%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" title="07 july 2011 298" border="0" alt="07 july 2011 298" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-Sp3Qv2i4Mrs/TinAEQa40OI/AAAAAAAAKDs/AI_N-fXFuf4/07%252520july%2525202011%252520298_thumb%25255B3%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="495" height="373" /></a></p> <p align="center"><strong>Back Row:</strong> <em></em><a href="http://jennmike-kingquads.blogspot.com/"><em>Jenn</em></a> <a href="http://www.thelifeofsuz.blogspot.com/"><em>Suz</em></a> <a href="http://billyandmonica.blogspot.com/"><em>Moni</em></a> <a href="http://satherslearnhowtomultiply.blogspot.com/"><em>Amy Jo</em></a> <a href="http://cochranquads.blogspot.com/"><em>Sandra</em></a> <a href="http://www.donovanquads.blogspot.com/"><em>Charity</em></a> <em></em><a href="http://www.texasquadruplets.blogspot.com/"><em>Mari</em></a> <a href="http://trullingerquadsquad.blogspot.com/"><em>Kelly</em></a> <em></em><a href="http://www.mcnultyquads.blogspot.com/"><em>Gen</em></a></p> <p align="center"><strong>Front Row:</strong><em> </em><a href="http://www.walkerquads.blogspot.com/"><em>Beth</em></a><em>, </em><a href="http://thewalkerfour.blogspot.com/"><em>Jenna</em></a><em> </em><a href="http://fourlittlelambes.blogspot.com/"><em>Kami</em></a><em> </em><a href="http://gerwerbabies.blogspot.com/"><em>Casey</em></a><em> </em><a href="http://www.coxquads.blogspot.com/"><em>Heather</em></a><em> </em><a href="http://tubrequads.blogspot.com/"><em>Jac</em></a><em> </em><a href="http://www.urechquads.blogspot.com/"><em>Misty</em></a> </p> <p align="center"></p> <p align="center"><strong><span style="font-size: 130%">Quad Mommas 2011 Shirts:</span></strong> </p> <p align="center"><strong><span style="font-size: 130%">Front:</span></strong> </p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-294kdVh-YLo/TinAFubQnZI/AAAAAAAAKDw/gvc7ZKY0DLg/s1600-h/image_thumb%25255B6%25255D.png"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" title="image_thumb" border="0" alt="image_thumb" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-dmXgkyEkUWc/TinAHBmVmeI/AAAAAAAAKD0/HT5GgkntCnY/image_thumb_thumb%25255B4%25255D.png?imgmax=800" width="433" height="333" /></a></p> <p align="center"><strong><span style="font-size: 130%">Back:</span></strong> </p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-4gBGDV8bYaI/TinAITS_yTI/AAAAAAAAKD4/cWUgGD6qLmg/s1600-h/DSC05706%25255B6%25255D.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="DSC05706" border="0" alt="DSC05706" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-bri0jGXa8QM/TinAJXW8qFI/AAAAAAAAKD8/OvbaNcNFnxk/DSC05706_thumb%25255B4%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="428" height="322" /></a></p> <p align="center">Our 3rd annual Quad mom trip was a blast and we are already planning QM 2012! </p> Kami Lambehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01136580369623027316noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4701921762537684595.post-62366388894706191072011-07-11T22:10:00.001-05:002011-07-11T22:10:12.576-05:002 year photo session<p>Only a couple months late…they were actually 2 years and 3 months old in these pictures.  My good friend Mandy at <a href="http://www.flashpixphoto.com/" target="_blank">Musemeche Photography</a> was so kind to go to the <a href="http://appl027.lsu.edu/rlm/rurallifeweb.nsf/index" target="_blank">Rural Life Museum</a> here in Baton Rouge and shoot these awesome pictures of the kids.  It was really a great place to take pictures. We just let the kids run and play and she just captured them in their natural element.  Here are some of my favorites…</p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-SdiNllCuzrg/Thu60SJuu1I/AAAAAAAAF5o/Gi3T09aXE3Y/s1600-h/4LAM_40096.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto; padding-top: 0px" title="" border="0" alt="" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-3Y84whLuQT0/Thu608K4QoI/AAAAAAAAF5s/r4kJ1MriWLI/4LAM_4009_thumb3.jpg?imgmax=800" width="404" height="271" /></a>(L to R: S,R,M & J)</p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-AjLjSN2c19I/Thu61UAjx9I/AAAAAAAAF5w/DdW2tTMUDpQ/s1600-h/4LAM_40106.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto; padding-top: 0px" title="" border="0" alt="" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-1bMLJMI_SV8/Thu615zXXeI/AAAAAAAAF50/-Y01BkBB0D4/4LAM_4010_thumb3.jpg?imgmax=800" width="404" height="271" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-9A8lRS4YD1E/Thu62QzXIDI/AAAAAAAAF54/9cHcY2_Iz9Y/s1600-h/4LAM_406210.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto; padding-top: 0px" title="" border="0" alt="" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-BeOOncwQyjU/Thu628eE0QI/AAAAAAAAF58/V4-7jt8iVo8/4LAM_4062_thumb4.jpg?imgmax=800" width="404" height="271" /></a></p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-6HGik13LJUo/Thu63fFg8OI/AAAAAAAAF6A/jBbTuKNrMNE/s1600-h/4LAM_406310.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto; padding-top: 0px" title="" border="0" alt="" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-9BPiaO4nigk/Thu63zEaitI/AAAAAAAAF6E/pjKdbIuP_dY/4LAM_4063_thumb4.jpg?imgmax=800" width="404" height="271" /></a>Pictures of 40 little piggies NEVER get old to me</p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-Ov12SvhWXQI/Thu64LFQnOI/AAAAAAAAF6I/ueQn0W3Yj8Q/s1600-h/4LAM_40229.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto; padding-top: 0px" title="" border="0" alt="" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-bE7fXxxYokY/Thu649FOHqI/AAAAAAAAF6M/bptLc-fH7FA/4LAM_4022_thumb6.jpg?imgmax=800" width="404" height="271" /></a></p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-BTkwlVgE0L0/Thu65WDeI-I/AAAAAAAAF6Q/E9_umUd7l0Q/s1600-h/4LAM_403811.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto; padding-top: 0px" title="" border="0" alt="" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-UJPZMQm_GFM/Thu65lKs_PI/AAAAAAAAF6U/qxKvGJCLS5I/4LAM_4038_thumb5.jpg?imgmax=800" width="404" height="271" /></a>(L to R: J,R,S,M)</p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-74uJk8T7Khs/Thu66FxSPYI/AAAAAAAAF6Y/GRRowHYSF-U/s1600-h/4LAM_40399.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto; padding-top: 0px" title="" border="0" alt="" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-8ex7e1QIhZQ/Thu66qqCZMI/AAAAAAAAF6c/k_8-aE6KHIo/4LAM_4039_thumb6.jpg?imgmax=800" width="404" height="271" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-4HnZSYVoeQI/Thu67Bo5e2I/AAAAAAAAF6g/R7-yeYziVJU/s1600-h/4LAM_40406.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto; padding-top: 0px" title="" border="0" alt="" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-uykv-BsarAY/Thu672itGmI/AAAAAAAAF6k/NTk1Fy80MCY/4LAM_4040_thumb3.jpg?imgmax=800" width="404" height="271" /></a></p> <p>And Sloan, being the little diva she is, may have a moment from time to time which gives us the opportunity  to get pictures of just the boys together…</p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-_Vf2ro7R88o/Thu68SLvy0I/AAAAAAAAF6o/JIJ1YAi5ZJA/s1600-h/4LAM_40776.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto; padding-top: 0px" title="" border="0" alt="" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-TtAyUR_407w/Thu684Uni0I/AAAAAAAAF6w/WQoaNGTiERg/4LAM_4077_thumb3.jpg?imgmax=800" width="404" height="271" /></a>This particular time, she had just gotten into some ants :( <br />(L to R: J,R,M)</p> <p align="center"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto; padding-top: 0px" title="" border="0" alt="" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-J62VyOMc5-8/Thu69SYT63I/AAAAAAAAF60/2owCtqjcGSw/4LAM_4026_thumb4.jpg?imgmax=800" width="404" height="271" />LOVE this one! (<em>Little Miss in the mud/water?  Maybe another day</em>) <br />(L to R: M, R, J)</p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-utNpDTorE2o/Thu6965UhlI/AAAAAAAAF64/ERXcGUGLPgg/s1600-h/4LAM_40806.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto; padding-top: 0px" title="" border="0" alt="" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-08rmsWNUozo/Thu6-binjOI/AAAAAAAAF68/86UrTirYJjQ/4LAM_4080_thumb3.jpg?imgmax=800" width="404" height="271" /></a>Does this look like trouble <em>or what</em>? (L to R: R,J,M) As for miss, she just wasn’t into what they were conspiring!</p> <p align="left">And I LOVE these watermelon shots! Jagger wasn’t into his watermelon this day, but it still made for cute photos!</p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-0EO7AZH0eDk/Thu6-5v1C5I/AAAAAAAAF7A/KE363WwTlsc/s1600-h/4LAM_41086.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto; padding-top: 0px" title="" border="0" alt="" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-3ULT358NChU/Thu6_T0btGI/AAAAAAAAF7E/IN46DS-RSEY/4LAM_4108_thumb3.jpg?imgmax=800" width="404" height="271" /></a>(L to R: J,M,R,S)</p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-KH_SgXgUSEA/Thu7AZFaTuI/AAAAAAAAF7I/eOmDyBKAi0c/s1600-h/4LAM_41126.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto; padding-top: 0px" title="" border="0" alt="" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-lE7Xx-EHLxw/Thu7AyrDz8I/AAAAAAAAF7M/kfZ376yINHw/4LAM_4112_thumb3.jpg?imgmax=800" width="404" height="271" /></a>Num Num!</p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-wbi9mQGXeJc/Thu7BUK4RtI/AAAAAAAAF7Q/NkznMQjP0i8/s1600-h/4LAM_41136.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto; padding-top: 0px" title="" border="0" alt="" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-iCN6vgVjmE4/Thu7BlBovfI/AAAAAAAAF7U/-4gM5sB7A8Y/4LAM_4113_thumb3.jpg?imgmax=800" width="404" height="271" /></a></p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-64HWAiq1Ro0/Thu7DiyUF8I/AAAAAAAAF7Y/cFDEctEMPAI/s1600-h/4LAM_405310.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto; padding-top: 0px" title="" border="0" alt="" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-0Lb1dUj9PS4/Thu7EBBW3uI/AAAAAAAAF7c/Kqi2a3ewcDY/4LAM_4053_thumb4.jpg?imgmax=800" width="264" height="394" /></a>Madden. Love those baby blues!</p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-E4PV8pyScuw/Thu7Eq74OMI/AAAAAAAAF7g/gtS6Repeg90/s1600-h/4LAM_405210.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto; padding-top: 0px" title="" border="0" alt="" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-SodZ1qhi-p8/Thu7FGQ42CI/AAAAAAAAF7k/95ch9m1pH6U/4LAM_4052_thumb4.jpg?imgmax=800" width="404" height="271" /></a>Big Boy and his watermelon stained cheeks!</p> <p align="left">Thanks Mandy for our awesome pics!  </p> <p align="left">Have a great week!</p> <p><img class="right" alt="post signature" src="http://i145.photobucket.com/albums/r208/jennisajoy/OUAB/BLOG/kamishaesig2copy.jpg" /></p> Kami Lambehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01136580369623027316noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4701921762537684595.post-55408279800156568332011-07-04T23:06:00.001-05:002011-07-04T23:06:38.636-05:00Happy Birthday America!<p>We had a weekend filled with lots of swimming, cupcake eating, flag waving and red, white and blue wearing…</p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-jTlSfu6CLMg/ThKNmTh94sI/AAAAAAAAF4U/6jA7_7THr_I/s1600-h/IMG_06268.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto; padding-top: 0px" title="IMG_0626" border="0" alt="IMG_0626" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-qyrIQDnSV7s/ThKNm84JgfI/AAAAAAAAF4Y/btmRMQtFzYU/IMG_0626_thumb5.jpg?imgmax=800" width="404" height="302" /></a>They LOVED their first visit to a local water park <br /> <br /><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-an_GXNQFMOg/ThKNn2x54QI/AAAAAAAAF4c/MCpZrp4nRQ4/s1600-h/IMG_06276.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto; padding-top: 0px" title="IMG_0627" border="0" alt="IMG_0627" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-1r0cWLHyCj4/ThKNoRUA14I/AAAAAAAAF4g/3i6vENts-ks/IMG_0627_thumb3.jpg?imgmax=800" width="404" height="302" /></a></p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-1lQuWSf7XUI/ThKNpduisHI/AAAAAAAAF4k/snfYD1U0Phg/s1600-h/IMG_06327.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto; padding-top: 0px" title="IMG_0632" border="0" alt="IMG_0632" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-C2KJ-_AGS0w/ThKNpwLwlqI/AAAAAAAAF4o/FM_xdW4UGW0/IMG_0632_thumb4.jpg?imgmax=800" width="404" height="302" /></a>Madden & Rocco (Jagger is under there too just hidden behind the pole)</p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-0kjSinaf7S4/ThKNqistJhI/AAAAAAAAF4s/NEjrbpLs0F0/s1600-h/IMG_06397.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto; padding-top: 0px" title="IMG_0639" border="0" alt="IMG_0639" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-M1dGggaOon0/ThKNrJ6ep7I/AAAAAAAAF4w/GishdhSyuUE/IMG_0639_thumb4.jpg?imgmax=800" width="404" height="302" /></a> Madden seriously enjoyed celebrating his friend, Carli’s 4th birthday!</p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-Wg86sG3VULg/ThKNrzdZ49I/AAAAAAAAF40/oWbWA5DM0EQ/s1600-h/IMG_995612.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto; padding-top: 0px" title="IMG_9956" border="0" alt="IMG_9956" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-MCzKrvWQDnI/ThKNsHTPdOI/AAAAAAAAF44/SrUj3w911HA/IMG_9956_thumb9.jpg?imgmax=800" width="404" height="271" /></a>3 cool dudes and the diva!</p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-aJSfB3AQZEI/ThKNs2matJI/AAAAAAAAF48/rmcE4C0ZS9M/s1600-h/IMG_9955-17.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="IMG_9955-1" border="0" alt="IMG_9955-1" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-Q68iWYDqf8o/ThKNtLbTgiI/AAAAAAAAF5A/n3eS5xsfltA/IMG_9955-1_thumb4.jpg?imgmax=800" width="254" height="394" /></a> <br />Sassy Sister</p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-9Z9uI87MTb4/ThKNt8WGE2I/AAAAAAAAF5E/1fjIWblcVBc/s1600-h/IMG_9958-19.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="IMG_9958-1" border="0" alt="IMG_9958-1" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-pABlgcm0C_E/ThKNuetY-hI/AAAAAAAAF5I/GSdictNDRFA/IMG_9958-1_thumb6.jpg?imgmax=800" width="404" height="144" /></a> <br />Band of Brothers</p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-azMfeZqrv9U/ThKNvQzM6lI/AAAAAAAAF5M/3UkBN73T31Q/s1600-h/July115.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto; padding-top: 0px" title="July11" border="0" alt="July11" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-NcylU3yHH10/ThKNvrkd9WI/AAAAAAAAF5Q/BNBJeogFVQk/July11_thumb3.jpg?imgmax=800" width="404" height="324" /></a>Madden – proud to be an American!</p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-QD5ti2B7t6E/ThKNwWNyM_I/AAAAAAAAF5U/f1QCgYuJgnU/s1600-h/IMG_99796.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto; padding-top: 0px" title="IMG_9979" border="0" alt="IMG_9979" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-JTHbjw25JbU/ThKNxFHDzJI/AAAAAAAAF5Y/yzoPV1ixpAc/IMG_9979_thumb3.jpg?imgmax=800" width="404" height="271" /></a>Happy 4th of July!</p> <p align="left">Oh yeah, and Saturday was my birthday too!  Happy Birthday never sounded so sweet…</p> <div style="padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; width: 448px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding-top: 0px" id="scid:5737277B-5D6D-4f48-ABFC-DD9C333F4C5D:0d00f3b8-bad0-46e2-bb12-dff201dcde28" class="wlWriterEditableSmartContent"><div id="8ae1267a-241f-40ca-9c8e-6e9c48da8f0e" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; display: inline;"><div><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0NUEpJ6y-OY&feature=youtube_gdata_player" target="_new"><img src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-AJChmWEUY1o/ThKNxbK9tGI/AAAAAAAAF5g/GkRDPPsvcxI/video881db68f6917%25255B6%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" style="border-style: none" galleryimg="no" onload="var downlevelDiv = document.getElementById('8ae1267a-241f-40ca-9c8e-6e9c48da8f0e'); 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What better way to remember all of the special <em>(or not-so-special) </em>moments in our day to day lives.  Who knows? This could become a regular blog post…I like the idea so much!  For now, I’ll save you the picture overload from going back to the beginning of my iPhone relationship and just post the last couple of months…</p> <p><em>(my apologies for any repeats to my FB friends) <br /></em></p> <p align="center"><em><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-Nyu4ZrtDpNs/TgqhzF0j-kI/AAAAAAAAF18/e8D5EAzR0lk/s1600-h/IMG_04383.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto; padding-top: 0px" title="IMG_0438" border="0" alt="IMG_0438" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-9aLj-KvxVrU/TgqhzsOo9_I/AAAAAAAAF2A/8n1hcL3hqio/IMG_0438_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="404" height="404" /></a></em>Cookies at Grandmama’s & Grandaddy’s</p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-1TSI9zfjX3E/Tgqh0mxz3tI/AAAAAAAAF2E/aTR3bdW5rT8/s1600-h/IMG_04164.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="IMG_0416" border="0" alt="IMG_0416" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-uU4Pj-3WGXc/Tgqh08JgWeI/AAAAAAAAF2I/uIiJlsp4bdk/IMG_0416_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="404" height="304" /></a> <br />Leave work to find my window busted.  Nothing stolen and no foul play suspected.  I can think of a million and one things I’d rather spend $250 on! ugh.</p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-d3HK67En5rU/Tgqh1jj4TjI/AAAAAAAAF2M/ZrZxk1KN4EA/s1600-h/IMG_04253.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="IMG_0425" border="0" alt="IMG_0425" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-KuTWRkPgWUA/Tgqh2DAKG2I/AAAAAAAAF2Q/VfGSuECXLB4/IMG_0425_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="404" height="404" /></a> <br />Hide and Seek.  “I found you!”</p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-ejWNbrohWZ8/Tgqh2ip9YFI/AAAAAAAAF2U/NoxCc2wzr-k/s1600-h/IMG_04493.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto; padding-top: 0px" title="IMG_0449" border="0" alt="IMG_0449" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-BFSdQJ46DE4/Tgqh3F0ApoI/AAAAAAAAF2Y/RYt-iOi7syo/IMG_0449_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="404" height="404" /></a>Baby girl partied out but still not letting go of her balloon</p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-ErMSObgE5EE/Tgqh3jqSfmI/AAAAAAAAF2c/FPeL72dw9dw/s1600-h/IMG_04717.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="IMG_0471" border="0" alt="IMG_0471" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-juIfy9Dm94o/Tgqh4Fwr1kI/AAAAAAAAF2g/5WMIReBSLZo/IMG_0471_thumb4.jpg?imgmax=800" width="404" height="244" /></a> <br />Me with two of my favorite mommas <a href="http://tubrequads.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Jac Tubre</a> and <a href="http://cochranquads.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Sandra Cochran</a> - <br />having dinner at Tsunami’s with our hubbies</p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-sROEBOgsL6I/Tgqh5I1VtII/AAAAAAAAF2k/igbqjfjd74g/s1600-h/IMG_04764.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="IMG_0476" border="0" alt="IMG_0476" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-xg7mZypardY/Tgqh5sCuitI/AAAAAAAAF2o/p_PUbefaQjg/IMG_0476_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="404" height="304" /></a> <br />4 naked monkeys <img style="border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-right-style: none" class="wlEmoticon wlEmoticon-smile" alt="Smile" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-TLC5Mx-l9VI/Tgqh51OqQEI/AAAAAAAAF2s/q8Ep88KwTrc/wlEmoticon-smile2.png?imgmax=800" /> – waiting on mommy to bring swim diapers and swimsuits</p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-jlGnlW5bfzs/Tgqh63uvZQI/AAAAAAAAF2w/qxsjrGlVRSA/s1600-h/IMG_04843.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="IMG_0484" border="0" alt="IMG_0484" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-OHNY69hBDM8/Tgqh7WiKHfI/AAAAAAAAF20/osYVye5y0Uk/IMG_0484_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="404" height="404" /></a> <br />Rocco overcoming his fear of clowns…one Bozo at a time</p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-r_Obn2wYE8Q/Tgqh8WDuoFI/AAAAAAAAF24/UetRwcR5ruU/s1600-h/IMG_04883.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="IMG_0488" border="0" alt="IMG_0488" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-NzZIddnswkw/Tgqh8wZx_1I/AAAAAAAAF28/BkAR2hybVsg/IMG_0488_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="404" height="302" /></a> <br />Nick in the ATL airport with Ralph from Survivor – too bad it wasn’t Boston Rob ;) <br /></p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-TiWM2sE-R64/Tgqh9WM6WhI/AAAAAAAAF3A/GustwvfgWjk/s1600-h/IMG_05093.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="IMG_0509" border="0" alt="IMG_0509" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-hMdho5bfZO8/Tgqh9wI5BPI/AAAAAAAAF3E/Py8M3y7EccA/IMG_0509_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="404" height="404" /></a> <br />Me on a weekend getaway to Destin with my BFF’s</p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-5Lbh9GOPmXA/Tgqh-fP7dlI/AAAAAAAAF3I/o4VO6tSgdU4/s1600-h/IMG_05703.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="IMG_0570" border="0" alt="IMG_0570" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-ehlKx54yB_k/Tgqh-8Nw0jI/AAAAAAAAF3M/zyE16TmhnQc/IMG_0570_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="304" height="406" /></a> <br />Nick showing the boys the pretty rainbow</p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-JCL9gir46PI/Tgqh_vwwrAI/AAAAAAAAF3Q/2fAwYLYUS7k/s1600-h/IMG_05953.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="IMG_0595" border="0" alt="IMG_0595" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-kfLrpvorGfk/TgqiADye-cI/AAAAAAAAF3U/3I6yWq3lhDA/IMG_0595_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="404" height="404" /></a> <br />Popsicles on a hot summer day</p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-QWOadV7Fa0Q/TgqiA3bWYUI/AAAAAAAAF3Y/KbIj4i-P0pM/s1600-h/IMG_06004.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="IMG_0600" border="0" alt="IMG_0600" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-DYHP4xUjtLM/TgqiBI0ygEI/AAAAAAAAF3c/MZva4DRYnDI/IMG_0600_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="404" height="304" /></a> <br />Daddy reading to Missy ma’am – yes, she is shirtless and there is a bow in his hair.  She was about to take a bath, but I make no excuses for him!</p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-M_Eet2ETYe4/TgqiB3LGRQI/AAAAAAAAF3g/uInnHZDf_sw/s1600-h/IMG_06103.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="IMG_0610" border="0" alt="IMG_0610" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-UAhd5x72RNo/TgqiCJH-BEI/AAAAAAAAF3k/gsVpll-Y9OI/IMG_0610_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="404" height="404" /></a> <br />Grandmama lovin’ on Madman (or the other way around – hmmm…)</p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-MGPBNLnuMv4/TgqiC-bR0mI/AAAAAAAAF3o/wB6Qj9liazU/s1600-h/photo143.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="photo(14)" border="0" alt="photo(14)" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-uyVDg2j4jh0/TgqiDKvMRUI/AAAAAAAAF3s/vyioFWsL4EY/photo14_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="304" height="406" /></a> <br />The light fixtures are being hung!  We are getting SO close…YAY! <br /> <br /><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-q0Z2xGTurt4/TgqiD7QFhZI/AAAAAAAAF3w/bYQ34xtIxTc/s1600-h/IMG_06204.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="IMG_0620" border="0" alt="IMG_0620" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-j5xhOKuxdlc/TgqiEfoLDJI/AAAAAAAAF30/LQ8BAf5CF3U/IMG_0620_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="404" height="304" /></a> <br />Furniture shopping!  Don’t worry, we could never do that color even though it’s pretty <img style="border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-right-style: none" class="wlEmoticon wlEmoticon-winkingsmile" alt="Winking smile" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-FMJHM2PMkfA/TgqiExqXcvI/AAAAAAAAF34/EKkgT1D9NDA/wlEmoticon-winkingsmile2.png?imgmax=800" /></p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-Nkgyr6GOb-Y/TgqiFkO2RMI/AAAAAAAAF38/Q3cc4FD_1kw/s1600-h/IMG_06234.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="IMG_0623" border="0" alt="IMG_0623" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-aqm7g84kGKk/TgqiGDhR6EI/AAAAAAAAF4A/SxbamVRfgcI/IMG_0623_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="404" height="304" /></a> <br />The kids watching their cousin Nate and his team win the championship game tonight! GO BEARS!!!</p> <p align="left">Boy, am I thankful for iPhones!  And videos?!? If it weren’t for my phone, sadly, I wouldn’t have very many! <br /> <br /></p> <p><img class="right" alt="post signature" src="http://i145.photobucket.com/albums/r208/jennisajoy/OUAB/BLOG/kamishaesig2copy.jpg" /></p> Kami Lambehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01136580369623027316noreply@blogger.com4