tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-360924692024-03-13T03:19:34.292-07:00Savoring Every Moment....Rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00727960437939037223noreply@blogger.comBlogger75125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36092469.post-32975269958037628922009-03-01T21:48:00.001-08:002009-03-03T21:42:36.964-08:00<span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">thevanhookfamily.blogspot.com</span></span><br /><br />We have changed our blog to<span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /><br />thevanhookfamily.blogspot.com</span></span>....<br /><br /><br />a new beginning ;-)Rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00727960437939037223noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36092469.post-3089575946931049402008-12-14T20:42:00.000-08:002008-12-14T20:43:13.900-08:00Getting a new camera tomorrow and I'll be back!!Rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00727960437939037223noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36092469.post-9230937360879360912008-09-04T13:01:00.000-07:002008-09-04T13:05:10.690-07:00<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">New Camera??</span></span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">I am wanting to get a new "big girl" camera soon. I've been trying to read reviews but I find the best way to really find out about something is by asking. I don't want it so expensive that I'm afaid to use it or take it anywhere but I want something that you can change the lenses out if you want.<br /><br />I got a recommendation from a fellow blogger of a Nikon D40 but if anyone else has any suggestions please let me know.<br /></div>Rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00727960437939037223noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36092469.post-13098412999828632942008-09-04T12:41:00.000-07:002008-09-04T12:59:41.175-07:00<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:180%;" >I love a lady that can throw some ZINGERS!!!</span><br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhph9UYytuWaR9Tf0wee3Qz8yq2MK3RZsuE8qqQeNxB_TplDNUib1GJJme1En1P6yrqgudXyMxRXNoVgP5CfjhVYSoO7eDNrxqt_R9zThi9bkFcq-mQi3D0EEv7LhDZgJbAXDGyLg/s1600-h/sarah-palin-muck.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhph9UYytuWaR9Tf0wee3Qz8yq2MK3RZsuE8qqQeNxB_TplDNUib1GJJme1En1P6yrqgudXyMxRXNoVgP5CfjhVYSoO7eDNrxqt_R9zThi9bkFcq-mQi3D0EEv7LhDZgJbAXDGyLg/s200/sarah-palin-muck.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5242254664885914242" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Ok just a little recap of last night.... I would post my favorite quotes from Sarah Palin's speech but I would end up posting all if it so I'll spare you.... just google it if you missed it.<br /><br />I've never been a feminist or an activist for women's rights or anything like that. I think it's ignorant for people to vote for anyone based gender or race but I must say last night I was proud of the fact that she is on the ticket and she is a woman. When McCain chose Gov. Palin I had some reservations like everyone else, but the more I know about her the more I really like her. She's real and she's living the American dream!!<br />.<br />Also, Mike Huckabee, Arkansas favorite son, (or whatever they say) also had a great speech with some great quotes. <br /><br />Great night overall at the RNC!!<br /><br />p.s. if anyone reads this that has any pull please tell Ms. Palin her hair looks better down! :-)<br /></div>Rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00727960437939037223noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36092469.post-52045901209865493962008-09-02T21:30:00.000-07:002008-09-02T22:24:04.673-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg51MQ8WMzr0DSrMZeC1MmSVXosOMme0cvC661IHPCvziWw2oAGKo4M4lovLMFU2Od0Iw_vWd86ggOgkS1loz9a1kvJNsWfeLfkqTy57t9tWiUQ7mz6eP8C9n9kODix98ZAA0bcbA/s1600-h/mn_top_main.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg51MQ8WMzr0DSrMZeC1MmSVXosOMme0cvC661IHPCvziWw2oAGKo4M4lovLMFU2Od0Iw_vWd86ggOgkS1loz9a1kvJNsWfeLfkqTy57t9tWiUQ7mz6eP8C9n9kODix98ZAA0bcbA/s200/mn_top_main.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5241652573851317330" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-size:180%;">I know, I know... never talk about politics or religion</span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"> I've always kinda been into politics just because of certain issues that I find important to me and my value system. Since living in DC though, I have come to love it and keep up with it on a daily basis. Many of those who know me can guess that I am a staunch conservative. No, I don't think that <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">GWB</span> has done a perfect job by any means but I do think that he has accomplished many good things that have been overlooked on by the media and others because of either a) the war has sucked bad news always comes before good, b) they are extremely liberal and bias or c) a combination of the 2 and I tend to lean toward C.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />One of my goals is to never to look down on anyone because their views are different than mine. I may get frustrated but many of my good friends are Democrats and I love them just the same :-) (you know who you are!!) Yes, I might role my eyes at some of the things people say on TV and want to throw the remote through the TV (especially Keith <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Olberman</span>....<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">errgghh</span>!!) or think how in the world can someone who was raised here in the good '<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">ol</span> USA like me think the complete opposite as I do on so many important issues. I do find it intriguing and have to remind myself that they may be just as passionate as I am about the complete opposite view.<br /><br />So I know it will come as no surprise to you then that I am supporting John McCain. I think that he is the only choice we have, but then again that's me. And no I don't think that Barack Obama is a muslim or he's unpatriotic or anything like that, it just comes down to the issues for me... and you can't blame a girl for that!! <br /> I have been enjoying the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">RNC</span> convention tonight and thought I would post some of my favorite quotes from <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">tonight's</span> key note speakers....<br /><br />Fred Thompson:<br /><br />"Some Washington pundits and media big shots are in a frenzy over the selection of a woman who has actually governed rather than just talked a good game on the Sunday talk shows and hit the Washington cocktail circuit."<br /><br />"Being a POW certainly doesn't qualify anyone to be president. But it does reveal character. "<br /><br />"But a man who never quits is never defeated. Because John McCain stood up, our country is better off."<br /><br /><p>"Our country is calling. John McCain cannot raise his arms above his shoulders. He cannot salute the flag of the country for which he sacrificed so much. Tonight, as we begin this convention week, yes, we stand with him. And we salute him. We salute his character and his courage. His spirit of independence, and his drive for reform. His vision to bring security and peace in our time, and continued prosperity for America and all her citizens."</p><br />Joe <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">Leiberman</span>:<br /><br />"Sen. <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">Obama</span> is a gifted and eloquent young man who can do great things for our country in the years ahead. But eloquence is no substitute for a record — not in these tough times."<br /><br /><p>"Vote for the leader who, since the age of 17, when he raised his hand and took an oath to defend and protect our Constitution, has always put our country first. So, let's come together to make a great American patriot our next great president."</p><p> </p><p>Oh, and one of my modern day <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">heros</span>:</p><p><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_hGZgpE1x-mq7H-A93GfWNtTuazIaUpmQ6Jstj6i_zVv_cx5HA_S5pepDpD8l38vCqdzhmX9PoXYKAEc8RbMBG4LIcSh9BzLSJYHeBfd2RzQfsmbVbM9qJMu0ZBX0ltismYpxlQ/s1600-h/hasselbeck_blog.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_hGZgpE1x-mq7H-A93GfWNtTuazIaUpmQ6Jstj6i_zVv_cx5HA_S5pepDpD8l38vCqdzhmX9PoXYKAEc8RbMBG4LIcSh9BzLSJYHeBfd2RzQfsmbVbM9qJMu0ZBX0ltismYpxlQ/s200/hasselbeck_blog.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5241658151624067906" border="0" /></a></p><p>Love, love, love her -- I know if we hung out we would be best friends</p><p>(if anyone knows how to get tickets to "The View" let me know :-))<br /></p><p><br /></p></div>Rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00727960437939037223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36092469.post-46252719004712157502008-09-02T21:16:00.000-07:002008-09-02T21:27:49.839-07:00<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:180%;">First day of school.... kinda</span><br /></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Finley embarked on her first day of Mother's Day Out today at our church. She has been having a little bit of separation anxiety lately so I was worried about it last night and this morning but she marched in there like a big girl and immediately stole one of her friends dolls so I knew she was A-okay. (we are working on sharing right now :-) ) We had a photo shoot before we left and the pictures almost made me tear up cause the little stinker looks like such a toddler and not a baby anymore... can I get an amen!?!?! Anyways here are a few....<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz8aUPcE5jFFABSZwo00_Y6RmghnCuvhztCXXn-sgPgWffc9ltAhn184D3GsYgz4DIShF6FKa-ee1gMIHwJ33xeunlhYr1RZ9SE6JgGfjVxTKphAk_IdPNPlEreU5nqxcyPrjd4Q/s1600-h/DSC05902.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz8aUPcE5jFFABSZwo00_Y6RmghnCuvhztCXXn-sgPgWffc9ltAhn184D3GsYgz4DIShF6FKa-ee1gMIHwJ33xeunlhYr1RZ9SE6JgGfjVxTKphAk_IdPNPlEreU5nqxcyPrjd4Q/s200/DSC05902.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5241646226210301762" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxbOnVVkfZI4Ql5ycRuRvux-Ex5y0IGiBoX12Yz2I2uTBtnObuWJ7FpkBge8UEvG4BMRZXg9YS3lwOyPGK6L3XVMc_Ig6PZq9LGLokjYp6AVuK0UnEvqY1LZl5kGuC2M2J54CBhg/s1600-h/DSC05908.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxbOnVVkfZI4Ql5ycRuRvux-Ex5y0IGiBoX12Yz2I2uTBtnObuWJ7FpkBge8UEvG4BMRZXg9YS3lwOyPGK6L3XVMc_Ig6PZq9LGLokjYp6AVuK0UnEvqY1LZl5kGuC2M2J54CBhg/s200/DSC05908.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5241646227786247154" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ6jY8suYa5HzyaHZQGvi3DEw_rK_WsFSPo-lqRelY5-Wuwjjt8dx92mWBMDfG_Hwb0LV1VLyNcX17rFleNKo6FzbWYOGrf-Nlyfti_RlSBGz7_GpsQ0fzHoSHBvyjCL9QKUSUzQ/s1600-h/DSC05905.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ6jY8suYa5HzyaHZQGvi3DEw_rK_WsFSPo-lqRelY5-Wuwjjt8dx92mWBMDfG_Hwb0LV1VLyNcX17rFleNKo6FzbWYOGrf-Nlyfti_RlSBGz7_GpsQ0fzHoSHBvyjCL9QKUSUzQ/s200/DSC05905.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5241646236517030754" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />BTW- I sent these pics to some of my friends earlier and my friend Jordan wrote this back:<br /><br />"I was worried that her backpack looked a little overwhelming, but remembering your no-textbook rule in college, I'm sure you didn't have it filled too full for her :)"<br /><br />I thought it was funny and those who knew me in college know just how true that is!!Rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00727960437939037223noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36092469.post-82076402748556686162008-08-31T21:03:00.001-07:002008-08-31T21:19:57.514-07:00<span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">GO HOGS!!</span></span><br /><br />Football season has officially started and Richard and I went to the game this weekend with my brother and his wife Shannon. Although it was a short trip, it was fun and thank goodness we pulled it out. (Shannon and I would have not enjoyed the car ride back with those boys!) We stopped and picked up one of my brothers friends who lives in LA and we had so much fun hanging out with him. He literally kept us laughing the entire car ride there and back.<br />Finley stayed back with my parents and thankfully so because I was way too hot to be chasing her around. (which seems to be all I do these days :-)) I hope that we'll be able to take her to at least one game this year but her attention span has been in the negative here lately so we might just have to wait till next year .... or the next .... or the next. We'll see??<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH6OUyQsNJ6WbwAQ15wROIT377lQ837tQPaEqU78BhSzm2NMo8BWJcFh9yYuqdBkSyP65x_8cp7IR0wasgVB34BY9mC0yVUsruRzrlLMRqUOWfqx1K6s1VRm61MiLvpMC81Tr4Eg/s1600-h/DSC05892.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH6OUyQsNJ6WbwAQ15wROIT377lQ837tQPaEqU78BhSzm2NMo8BWJcFh9yYuqdBkSyP65x_8cp7IR0wasgVB34BY9mC0yVUsruRzrlLMRqUOWfqx1K6s1VRm61MiLvpMC81Tr4Eg/s200/DSC05892.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5240902817875826498" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuJWDH8SboJFbzp_U-OHUIEosJAsCWilPv5s5hSwuONE8K34MWB4TxafpjDO1Nt349UMOgp46C3H08VLlUBsBUBWUpl8ALPjma8a3N4czs58Te7jjL1MKgclQuofZDDkqBI82BkQ/s1600-h/DSC05895.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuJWDH8SboJFbzp_U-OHUIEosJAsCWilPv5s5hSwuONE8K34MWB4TxafpjDO1Nt349UMOgp46C3H08VLlUBsBUBWUpl8ALPjma8a3N4czs58Te7jjL1MKgclQuofZDDkqBI82BkQ/s200/DSC05895.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5240902824616131522" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbMfNu5DUF5SEYfhFR36QZkyYgPJzb0EXY2uMd_ZmfiLjzhyphenhyphen1XyLxW80wTi0NvXD8xmwjOAin56kFBigcE2LX8yQA08mg7ymztNSxu0OglpYwoqsbCrBsU5UJ__QnbWzITzzdiiw/s1600-h/DSC05896.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbMfNu5DUF5SEYfhFR36QZkyYgPJzb0EXY2uMd_ZmfiLjzhyphenhyphen1XyLxW80wTi0NvXD8xmwjOAin56kFBigcE2LX8yQA08mg7ymztNSxu0OglpYwoqsbCrBsU5UJ__QnbWzITzzdiiw/s200/DSC05896.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5240902825956689586" border="0" /></a>Rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00727960437939037223noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36092469.post-80315122589363844702008-08-31T20:51:00.000-07:002008-08-31T21:29:35.401-07:00<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Starting From Scratch</span><br /></span></div><br />You don't know how many times I have wanted to start back blogging over the past few months but when you wait this long you think... "where do I even start?" or "will my blog friends ever forgive my for this long hiatus?" So I'm just biting the bullet and doing it. My friend Amber started a blog and she has inspired me to begin again. She is such a great blogger and hopefully I'll be as good as she is at keeping it updated. And I hope all my friends who have been on my case will be happy now :-)<br />Finley Grace is just learning or teaching us something new everyday it seems and since I can't bottle it up I just need to write about it. ENJOY AGAIN!!<br /><br />This is Finley's most recent monthly pic at 17 months<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8SsyW9XgIwIjrrB5vee2DI-7_gD_Uz1xOZjLQdOTTghobg0ieoHGh3QNOOYPCLcrh1BqaXRuv35aMuSoW7XhAuImu-9NxDPxoPvWnQIv09OV2lE0xYxCUsBMt8x45Q8atTL6tfQ/s1600-h/DSC05888.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8SsyW9XgIwIjrrB5vee2DI-7_gD_Uz1xOZjLQdOTTghobg0ieoHGh3QNOOYPCLcrh1BqaXRuv35aMuSoW7XhAuImu-9NxDPxoPvWnQIv09OV2lE0xYxCUsBMt8x45Q8atTL6tfQ/s200/DSC05888.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5240903773136609682" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ5P1MFab_m21X3JM3fBkY7nqpIQXXcVKAi13N7x__Ex44JyuOeauBm5UtDMmUszeJTJoiiuXgIiTplCb7Ceq8oXlSVXFFedOmP_0Y-Y2x_U9ghc1tQw1jq_5hnOzWsyKKr1vLCw/s1600-h/DSC05887.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ5P1MFab_m21X3JM3fBkY7nqpIQXXcVKAi13N7x__Ex44JyuOeauBm5UtDMmUszeJTJoiiuXgIiTplCb7Ceq8oXlSVXFFedOmP_0Y-Y2x_U9ghc1tQw1jq_5hnOzWsyKKr1vLCw/s200/DSC05887.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5240903775896025730" border="0" /></a>Rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00727960437939037223noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36092469.post-43532573230894177892008-03-25T12:37:00.000-07:002008-04-02T20:41:45.922-07:00<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Real Good Friday</span></span><br /></div><br />Friday we had a really Good Friday last week. Not only was it the day that we remember our Saviors sacrifice but I got to spend it with my 2 favorites on a beautiful Spring day.<br /><br />We started off the day by going to The Wonder Place in LR. We had so much fun and Finley was loving every minute of it. I never thought I would have such an active baby, and maybe they are all like this, but I don't think she can sit still unless confined by a car seat or stroller. She loves to be on the go!<br /><br />After we played out there we went to Richards Favorite BBQ place, Whole Hog Cafe, and did take out and went to a park down by the Arkansas River. Finley didn't see the park.... she had enough fun for a while so she slept in the car (see pic below) . Here are a few photos from our playday:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-vW__2r3j2AiZKv_Qvma4pHfZXeKF1EyPccsV7ZE1aolxzXjinZ9V1JjNekBYY_zWZ94ZqWzvBgD8Bt7J9RR7QShjY7plMqOnxF-sFD6c80hFnkKerlW5lBMxXg1__6aVpBRYmA/s1600-h/DSC05351.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-vW__2r3j2AiZKv_Qvma4pHfZXeKF1EyPccsV7ZE1aolxzXjinZ9V1JjNekBYY_zWZ94ZqWzvBgD8Bt7J9RR7QShjY7plMqOnxF-sFD6c80hFnkKerlW5lBMxXg1__6aVpBRYmA/s200/DSC05351.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5184122794836853954" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2DTkxYYYnDU-nhittTkIy8ukEFSUEHGY2lmbvlew6nnwQQdHQr4kt1hy10VwGdszLvHhcVeCNEvEOm9ZeCF8BmjJCQexdaDO6g2puwWH-3fPQVi5bfP2QsOnV0L-9rDvwRMVp0w/s1600-h/DSC05354.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCxJe1gMRwGcQiOyYva-LGMcFT1Mealt3fLzCaeKtDjxcHfgP5uMNMHJaNQ4sbTVmGynxpeuUWwsPyr4mx2TjZO6_7qALMZTVR3fbANBvumvfKjBgxRgHloSSwuaZZ8c-NgBx1tw/s200/DSC05399.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5184858917871650082" border="0" /></a>Rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00727960437939037223noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36092469.post-81737866621734102372008-03-25T07:55:00.000-07:002008-03-25T12:36:54.536-07:00<div style="text-align: center;">1st Birthday Party Pics<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Okay... so maybe I went a little overboard for Finley's First birthday but a girl only turns one once, right? We had so much fun and here are just a few of the pics we got. We were so blessed to have all of our family and friends here to help celebrate her special day.<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNI0tstppNGrbgsRm1-WtsOHhxfm4SC-lC2FPE3nbQmUOm2IN7LmcQoO4n-drjXfLlWVNcXBm_x33nfF41GSeYN6hXGNggOzPbQAkoXiDrEtOvoZNs9MRhkHEaJcgCAs4lk_KZdw/s1600-h/DSC05215.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNI0tstppNGrbgsRm1-WtsOHhxfm4SC-lC2FPE3nbQmUOm2IN7LmcQoO4n-drjXfLlWVNcXBm_x33nfF41GSeYN6hXGNggOzPbQAkoXiDrEtOvoZNs9MRhkHEaJcgCAs4lk_KZdw/s200/DSC05215.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5181700575015830514" border="0" /></a>Front doors dressed in pink flowers<br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4c0C7NG-gVkSkZH2lcink2btFAY4WjAmn3S6wnVa9ZbnluuYxheugOBBDmqxBLemGPVXpf7NI7mvtoWqfUw4ZQnVTKybI8YzxwogCGG899XI86rIaMiTwwvNZ2iHSYjTxQaVYlA/s1600-h/DSC05280.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRZ1EKBQa33Y-ncYP51KKkrskY1hkTmQsUrosps5Azekq-18wGopiaLHARiwO133RH0RQ6lDJB8LuVlcciPBrx5pd8NAeoZXkLnWJaFVokeeUd0oG7urL16WKsT9BMfZ3Q23udDA/s200/DSC05285.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5181755301489116226" border="0" /></a>All the presents<br /></div>Rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00727960437939037223noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36092469.post-17091319254543189612008-03-19T07:37:00.000-07:002008-03-19T21:23:00.105-07:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3dg1nKRT-a-AkdJPaqn80fevtOYYIH5tiaYv64sFYqOMMLvyoyXPVwuaLJ-prKSwfcGcGpLKiw2e0aR_lHf1IShNwEsgYcfFxrh3abB5pM4sW3dTNmC03mEYEnHHO7GzHTsCHhQ/s1600-h/birthday+053.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5179672147861275458" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3dg1nKRT-a-AkdJPaqn80fevtOYYIH5tiaYv64sFYqOMMLvyoyXPVwuaLJ-prKSwfcGcGpLKiw2e0aR_lHf1IShNwEsgYcfFxrh3abB5pM4sW3dTNmC03mEYEnHHO7GzHTsCHhQ/s200/birthday+053.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;">Happy Birthday Baby!</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;"></span> </div><div align="center">"I Prayed for this child and the Lord granted me what I asked of Him." 1 Samuel 1:27</div><div align="center"><br /> </div><div>I can't believe that a year ago almost to the hour we were meeting Miss Finley Grace for the first time. I get very emotional when thinking about that day. I was very fortunate to have a scheduled birth so I remember so vividly the feelings I felt leading up to her birth and what exactly we did. It's so cliche to say but it really does go by so fast and it just seems like yesterday we were on our way to the hospital. Oh what a year!!<br /><br />Finley is such an amazing little girl and so full of personality and energy!! She loves to have all the attention on herself and is a total ham. It is an understatment to say that she is independent. She has been walking since she was 91/2 months and running since 10 months. She is such a happy baby and I love it when random people walk up to us on a plane or grocery store and are amazed at how happy she is. </div><br /><br /><div>I want to be the best mother. I have never struggled with wanting to be the best at anything. It's kinda sad but I never cared about excelling in school, career, sports ect. but motherhood is something that I want so badly to be not just good at but great at. I want her to see Christ in all that I do just like I see and have always seen in my own mom. I strive to be a better person everyday for her.<br /></div><div>I love to see her excitement when she sees a balloon, gets to pet a puppy, or sees her daddy come in the door. I love that she reaches for me when she wants to feel secure but that she runs in the nursery at church with excitement and doesn't look back. I love how she learns something new everyday it seems and claps with joy when she realizes that she's done something good. She loves to blow kisses and we have never had to teach her to hold her baby doll close. She is already such a nurturer! I love to see her try and get someones attention when they are not looking at her. She loves to dance and take baths. And I love the way that she loves me back and the sound of her lazy giggle. Needless to say I love everything about her.<br /><br /></div><div>I am so blessed, not only with a sweet little girl, but also a great and loving husband who strives to be the best father to Finley. He loves her so much and reguardless of how tired he is he will run around the house tirelessley and let her chase him just to hear her giggle. He can make her laugh like no other. I love to hear people say that she looks like her daddy and I hope that she gets his gentleness and patience. </div><br /><br /><div>This year has been the best year of our lives . We are constantly reminded of God's mercies. We are so humbled by His grace and pray that she will always desire to keep Him first in her life. </div>Rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00727960437939037223noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36092469.post-49965015978548588542008-03-10T08:29:00.000-07:002008-03-10T12:58:48.363-07:00<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:180%;">Back to DC </span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">We flew back to DC last weekend for our friend Kelly's baby shower and Katie's 28th birthday and to catch up with everyone else. We had the best time and got to cram in lots of quality time in a little over 48 hours (and with an almost one year old that's full steam ahead!!) Finley did great on the trip and was a hit. Our friends hadn't seen her but in photos since we left so they were really surprised to see Miss Independent walking and trying to talk. We had many mixed feelings being up there. Saturday night we were driving around after we had said our goodbyes and we were talking about how much we missed being up there with our close friends and just all you get to do and see but at the same time we wouldn't leave Arkansas for anything. It's hard to explain but we know we are right where we need to be!</span><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ3rhxptvirak_451Y9_09Zbac5kUy-ImlAtnx1uhNniMTVktV_emxhbHQapzawv9Y0rkDa4OavjQq4H-B3YrhM8tmsGFcBPCPOSABlLWXF8sx3k86vQiYDkdD5s3IyXrthBkSsw/s1600-h/awdfg.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ3rhxptvirak_451Y9_09Zbac5kUy-ImlAtnx1uhNniMTVktV_emxhbHQapzawv9Y0rkDa4OavjQq4H-B3YrhM8tmsGFcBPCPOSABlLWXF8sx3k86vQiYDkdD5s3IyXrthBkSsw/s200/awdfg.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5176187368319752866" border="0" /></a>The guys wrapped up in Xbox<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqLDHc9R-OrbAWVMEvX1xMA4xKzM7rBN0EvnQ1o6CxfkIFspE1qTOdrperw2QTQ1GsEZgm8THYOc8hu9j8fFMzN3mOCoenTF7O1yeg3IzNZfcmE_Iyfxk7B7nEPUtMlqvzGrDDuA/s1600-h/abvcc.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqLDHc9R-OrbAWVMEvX1xMA4xKzM7rBN0EvnQ1o6CxfkIFspE1qTOdrperw2QTQ1GsEZgm8THYOc8hu9j8fFMzN3mOCoenTF7O1yeg3IzNZfcmE_Iyfxk7B7nEPUtMlqvzGrDDuA/s200/abvcc.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5176186101304400530" border="0" /></a>Tom loved Finley<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX_NHqMFi384pmynL7owR7xqFdnZLBN6QPY5ycuA5g0etuELUzbae5GS_0UWFgCn1R58j2JVNpvnL-dix7b-gBApJVa8-ITrtGORgt7Q8Mw4F976v8cAqgSwEMBYhPaM4DbN0AcA/s1600-h/abc.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX_NHqMFi384pmynL7owR7xqFdnZLBN6QPY5ycuA5g0etuELUzbae5GS_0UWFgCn1R58j2JVNpvnL-dix7b-gBApJVa8-ITrtGORgt7Q8Mw4F976v8cAqgSwEMBYhPaM4DbN0AcA/s200/abc.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5176182184294226562" border="0" /></a><br />The Crew for Katie's birthday Dinner<br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyc2j2pSPS0Ran5DRMMA53VA0NcMuP3_m8jDEVZy_7b0UirKd9Snp6BolevSO5bbBoEyN4PQm78djxl5ITRoiPCPfeHZmQ4-zZsTQ1-nbgC500y_GoDnSBaTDmOrmcPyK5kczxxw/s1600-h/ab.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM1AFDuzZd5l94c76l99ttmh6EYgYyjOCNL3G35kJCcKQt5CFXldU4M0agbWroQpvc2RpIdlu3murZa86zR6AQczf0XDKuk5kKbuDDFCASqaCcQo1u-2AOmQdcQbTvq5AUAPyt0g/s200/a.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5176172194200295922" border="0" /></a><br />Brandy, Katie, Aimee, Kelly, and me<br /></div>Rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00727960437939037223noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36092469.post-15412537541696841062008-03-10T07:26:00.000-07:002008-04-03T08:04:03.264-07:00<div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:180%;">Evie Kate's Birthday Party</span><br /></div><br />One of Finley's best friends, Evie, had her birthday party at a local gymnasitcs studio. It was so much fun and Finley was in Heaven being able to fun and play at her will. She loved sliding and the big trampoline the best. Here are the pics:<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuvoYphuwC8ZIiN1FXbWxe1yZNpqLpcqCJ-mgYts7vXcQRsdAq5ppKljIX-jrWmmoAE4NXqyNNpbfs53rThq-GPqA3LFCVyj5HjCbChnmy4D0htbzXKlNCAWxGHPI1cBPB4C6SZA/s1600-h/DSC05109.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuvoYphuwC8ZIiN1FXbWxe1yZNpqLpcqCJ-mgYts7vXcQRsdAq5ppKljIX-jrWmmoAE4NXqyNNpbfs53rThq-GPqA3LFCVyj5HjCbChnmy4D0htbzXKlNCAWxGHPI1cBPB4C6SZA/s200/DSC05109.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5184861198499284274" border="0" /></a>Ready to Party!!!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiLsvRdf10T0hzEjD7OHTrrlET3JEq3UZTXItzeowVSy0V8ZYRQEp0jRJV3A6BJ_WSRGmSA_BVNskHF8cM_bg7ZG-BXD2bcQ0GR6jpukVx3vAY69iQOkMRaXs5MDoflBKnSFUwRw/s1600-h/DSC05122.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiLsvRdf10T0hzEjD7OHTrrlET3JEq3UZTXItzeowVSy0V8ZYRQEp0jRJV3A6BJ_WSRGmSA_BVNskHF8cM_bg7ZG-BXD2bcQ0GR6jpukVx3vAY69iQOkMRaXs5MDoflBKnSFUwRw/s200/DSC05122.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5184866975230297554" border="0" /></a>Evie's Little Cake<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgePz_NXl6qWBAlfywkTOVuH7_Z_Hh_eM1fj2Lg94tQjiGJDWtCyp8Owt9te_dQtnfnkW3oPYTHEjL-63N952ufE3KvxYJPC6_JShsciqyKhJZrPV59iJ6rnyNQ1C6KssF_P5AIoA/s1600-h/DSC05126.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgePz_NXl6qWBAlfywkTOVuH7_Z_Hh_eM1fj2Lg94tQjiGJDWtCyp8Owt9te_dQtnfnkW3oPYTHEjL-63N952ufE3KvxYJPC6_JShsciqyKhJZrPV59iJ6rnyNQ1C6KssF_P5AIoA/s200/DSC05126.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5184866983820232162" border="0" /></a>Christa, Drew Finley and I<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqM5mIfH5bGyjhSR2uq7l-gncOBM2MasH6aSp77YMKhhUCQGgxzjFEidq_90r7TU9iF-pQG5RKg6IGDTNnFWIB19Bcxsh5GRAjY3cdUf2q4TO03u2tgp-2w0pQps4eBfAXWLxiew/s1600-h/DSC05120.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqM5mIfH5bGyjhSR2uq7l-gncOBM2MasH6aSp77YMKhhUCQGgxzjFEidq_90r7TU9iF-pQG5RKg6IGDTNnFWIB19Bcxsh5GRAjY3cdUf2q4TO03u2tgp-2w0pQps4eBfAXWLxiew/s200/DSC05120.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5184864131961947522" border="0" /></a>Daddy Helping Fin down the slide<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieJBM4wPB0aifmNk9qduXMu0QbBucbxodxfWeaNtubt9Y6ypmm7_ZM3B7a_ORA6fMkStJTS_V6E5x6w2CIEIUViM1mAWHA5-uPyvth9EvoGdJccv2XfYiJEUQZKS3kDZFUzJQtEQ/s1600-h/DSC05125.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieJBM4wPB0aifmNk9qduXMu0QbBucbxodxfWeaNtubt9Y6ypmm7_ZM3B7a_ORA6fMkStJTS_V6E5x6w2CIEIUViM1mAWHA5-uPyvth9EvoGdJccv2XfYiJEUQZKS3kDZFUzJQtEQ/s200/DSC05125.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5184864136256914834" border="0" /></a>Party Time<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRgP-S61RVoId5vNtduoH0NPFYc1luhfnE2xPhZmi_twZ0ALwMx75p5cuVa798zOvYb0Zt5Oo13IRXrikxFG-AqFJ9_sKZzrXz-QOnZXZj4iTW5MeCYYBnUu0fRx7xqk4h-gPd3g/s1600-h/DSC05130.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRgP-S61RVoId5vNtduoH0NPFYc1luhfnE2xPhZmi_twZ0ALwMx75p5cuVa798zOvYb0Zt5Oo13IRXrikxFG-AqFJ9_sKZzrXz-QOnZXZj4iTW5MeCYYBnUu0fRx7xqk4h-gPd3g/s200/DSC05130.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5184864144846849442" border="0" /></a>Trying to get everyone to pose... HA!!<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimuJQIoUrvgxU6W24MZrA0mXKZ6JE96LDX6yBuYTIqhfC8JBuBSaIY_Nq7yUmK8X_uMVVfQ69k0_UuvmtZ60B7qcchhWpv_99vAAj55iuhx_suivqnrfYjM-ijDlISpWK1VHZkZg/s1600-h/DSC05148.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimuJQIoUrvgxU6W24MZrA0mXKZ6JE96LDX6yBuYTIqhfC8JBuBSaIY_Nq7yUmK8X_uMVVfQ69k0_UuvmtZ60B7qcchhWpv_99vAAj55iuhx_suivqnrfYjM-ijDlISpWK1VHZkZg/s200/DSC05148.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5184864149141816754" border="0" /></a>Lacie, Finley and Josie getting ready for the parachute<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8Jz5SnKnFF7c1MDLx3H5ojAxGJFtBSDkkNINV3lhP1FiRWZvW0SpaD9360td8MDWmVkYubVyDLsgOGKwL2RsNar7r-DRpaysiy0indhka_hYzvmBmxLl3qJUqQPcDsv7MkhG-Ig/s1600-h/DSC05116.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8Jz5SnKnFF7c1MDLx3H5ojAxGJFtBSDkkNINV3lhP1FiRWZvW0SpaD9360td8MDWmVkYubVyDLsgOGKwL2RsNar7r-DRpaysiy0indhka_hYzvmBmxLl3qJUqQPcDsv7MkhG-Ig/s200/DSC05116.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5184864153436784066" border="0" /></a>Going around the obstacle course<br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj94NtT99siYqfka0cnsyD21kVZh659syfBj4O4EGCCz1Prw2Cd6nOCap75k1HaYnqWFSvzJjjRurG6Of5nVmsFIltAhE6UIl2RkVPqLmaN7MIoofLh8SsW4JnDledEQ1UmtrkMcw/s1600-h/DSC05111.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj94NtT99siYqfka0cnsyD21kVZh659syfBj4O4EGCCz1Prw2Cd6nOCap75k1HaYnqWFSvzJjjRurG6Of5nVmsFIltAhE6UIl2RkVPqLmaN7MIoofLh8SsW4JnDledEQ1UmtrkMcw/s200/DSC05111.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5184861215679153474" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZsOU_c1rAnjb6Sm2r5TujTU3lYjmyZQtm2txqbeZEST68QWLnX8wcByZPjHQ4KQkW6WiOrUbVN9lnRl-aBA969WhAZX_bCu4kWDhDKWdFH9A1LBeBiTLvXCNz_VxVW6QG2SvEjA/s1600-h/DSC05144.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZsOU_c1rAnjb6Sm2r5TujTU3lYjmyZQtm2txqbeZEST68QWLnX8wcByZPjHQ4KQkW6WiOrUbVN9lnRl-aBA969WhAZX_bCu4kWDhDKWdFH9A1LBeBiTLvXCNz_VxVW6QG2SvEjA/s200/DSC05144.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5184861232859022690" border="0" /></a>Parachute Time!<br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0S04ePOrtjKx-bJAIPTQLg6W0aVgtBJcLkTzmCvzYAXuITUSuOAEz_6tMjKWuHjqkRNyt8TrYuMdqyNExspEW9eVXs_zIx4CD2WrMoTZWzoy5nquDAIgW4sH3qAb7wrVwcpnWiQ/s1600-h/DSC05157.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0S04ePOrtjKx-bJAIPTQLg6W0aVgtBJcLkTzmCvzYAXuITUSuOAEz_6tMjKWuHjqkRNyt8TrYuMdqyNExspEW9eVXs_zIx4CD2WrMoTZWzoy5nquDAIgW4sH3qAb7wrVwcpnWiQ/s200/DSC05157.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5184861237153990002" border="0" /></a><br />Drew sliding down<br /></div>Rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00727960437939037223noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36092469.post-31692392684859547362008-03-10T07:01:00.000-07:002008-03-19T07:37:14.295-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTGJKjovKBAhsGp2tknxA5IBqzHr03GXa09JH2nuZ7z_nnQeDH_lOclCeXd3nT-Fs-ae_QrRM3QMQDJdFGSdrcy8RFgb8DBv7qp-LiOHygRtsLxy7cRKE6otbtuvj-SwLrqxVVUQ/s1600-h/DSC05069.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5176123970307496226" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: pointer; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTGJKjovKBAhsGp2tknxA5IBqzHr03GXa09JH2nuZ7z_nnQeDH_lOclCeXd3nT-Fs-ae_QrRM3QMQDJdFGSdrcy8RFgb8DBv7qp-LiOHygRtsLxy7cRKE6otbtuvj-SwLrqxVVUQ/s200/DSC05069.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQJqxamNTO81u1aPSuO9HGGcGe1vluy_uexzziZq8aSv4b3jigIwxeH7IVqbjGHurZUPleQqj0vDW1IngkqTQ2YtNAPOCWltCPJOBOsvsBGr0r8vEhvIdLlbWb2J0BLcIPnYlAfw/s1600-h/DSC05068.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5176121865773521170" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: pointer; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQJqxamNTO81u1aPSuO9HGGcGe1vluy_uexzziZq8aSv4b3jigIwxeH7IVqbjGHurZUPleQqj0vDW1IngkqTQ2YtNAPOCWltCPJOBOsvsBGr0r8vEhvIdLlbWb2J0BLcIPnYlAfw/s200/DSC05068.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><img alt="" src="file:///Users/rvanhook/Pictures/iPhoto%20Library/2008/02/16/DSC05073.JPG" /><span style="font-size:180%;">Valentines Day almost a month late...<br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">My sweetie surprised me and 4 of my best friends from college with a trip to Kansas city for a weekend of relaxing and shopping and eating!! (jordan lives there so that makes 5) He was so cute about it- he somehow got all the #'s of my friends husbands/ signifigant other (some he already had, but some he h</span></span><img alt="" src="file:///Users/rvanhook/Pictures/iPhoto%20Library/2008/02/16/DSC05077.JPG" /><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="font-size:130%;">ad to stalk) and they planned it. He told me a week before and everything was already planned so Christa, Sarah and I headed to NWA to pick up Amelia and Holly and then headed to KC to see Jordan. It was such a fun weekend and we felt like we were back in the corner 5 girl room in the Kappa house!!! We said multiple times how sad it is that our guys have to plan this stuff for us. Anyways we are going to try to do this twice a year just to catch up and just be college girls again. I love these girls so much!!</span><br /></span></div>Rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00727960437939037223noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36092469.post-63645435648029931712008-03-10T06:59:00.001-07:002008-03-10T07:01:11.003-07:00ok.... so i'm gonna start this blogging thing again for like the 4th time. I think about blogging all the time and i do in my head but it never gets typed out. So I'm counting on all my friends out there to hold me accountable... I NEED YOUR HELP!!!Rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00727960437939037223noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36092469.post-90227820987688374142008-02-09T21:20:00.000-08:002008-02-09T21:31:07.924-08:00<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:180%;">Wii</span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />I got Richard a Wii for Christmas and we have to admit, it might be the coolest thing since sliced bread. Here is Andrew playing it this weekend during his and Carmen's visit.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTKWhp8N4g8rGkBx-IQZLp0ANuCTQAUBF3vUuJs7qknqGun304B3G7A0joQRObcP1GJqJMs0ceN3Oq3VNXmOQGtI6MdliE3IbDI6qn8x7MLYgGMSSCkcS7wRHqcoCdCcYB9LpK3w/s1600-h/DSC05066.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTKWhp8N4g8rGkBx-IQZLp0ANuCTQAUBF3vUuJs7qknqGun304B3G7A0joQRObcP1GJqJMs0ceN3Oq3VNXmOQGtI6MdliE3IbDI6qn8x7MLYgGMSSCkcS7wRHqcoCdCcYB9LpK3w/s320/DSC05066.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5165217703977741986" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /></div>Rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00727960437939037223noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36092469.post-60286088657562551692008-02-09T20:58:00.001-08:002008-02-09T21:10:52.778-08:00<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:180%;">Juno</span><br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgne5VRjJXSrWe7OjBMsi-1qjj1gyqpTIT16GtvX-pVbSUSz7FpW65bjDMVepaL4U1hUiewfaK21f_Ts-jtV-tvXKMi_czJRMXHELoxpziJFpHyfLm9ubaJ-Y6Iq1MT-CtiLrif5g/s1600-h/the-juno-movie-poster_292x410.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgne5VRjJXSrWe7OjBMsi-1qjj1gyqpTIT16GtvX-pVbSUSz7FpW65bjDMVepaL4U1hUiewfaK21f_Ts-jtV-tvXKMi_czJRMXHELoxpziJFpHyfLm9ubaJ-Y6Iq1MT-CtiLrif5g/s320/the-juno-movie-poster_292x410.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5165212988103650962" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br />A couple of weekends ago Richard was in Atlanta that week for work so I met him for the weekend to hang out and sleep in while my parents kept Finley. We didn't have much planned besides going to the Razorback basketball game on Saturday night which turned out to be a nightmare since we lost by like 48 points or something like that. So after the game we decided to go see the late movie. It was between "The Bucket List" and "Juno" . I didn't know what Juno was about but I knew Richard had been wanting to see it so we picked it and proceeded on into the best 91 minutes of movie I have seen in a really long time. I am usually wanting a movie to end by the time the end comes even if I am enjoying it but I wanted to keep watching. It kinda has a Napoleon Dynamite feel to it but with an actual story line and much better even though I do like ND. I highly recommened it if you are thinking about seeing it.<br /><br /></div>Rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00727960437939037223noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36092469.post-75719972084535393262008-02-09T20:41:00.000-08:002008-02-09T20:48:43.174-08:00<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:180%;">Our little Diva</span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYe3NnppXIKOqTEVVD82FsZ6oUPVZJdzClCpMPnqENyzBs-YUGTKVA7vOqAACyLHoUnu5LcQnfIShcosMvrPMKkcGuB2ToAC0i3kt-Igp2Xxt_2WV2UE3AUQl8sVXJEWwY-jnYlA/s1600-h/DSC04923.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYe3NnppXIKOqTEVVD82FsZ6oUPVZJdzClCpMPnqENyzBs-YUGTKVA7vOqAACyLHoUnu5LcQnfIShcosMvrPMKkcGuB2ToAC0i3kt-Igp2Xxt_2WV2UE3AUQl8sVXJEWwY-jnYlA/s320/DSC04923.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5165208117610737170" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Getting dressed up for a shopping trip with mom<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPdmmS61mGz_ib18aGJWs2oYxpji3CVbjV2VOVWUxdc76wvT3flPt58iHvOCG1PJNgTayoyJXAA9OszFnRWuswZti3wCkbKoC3pLVEbHWzI-N66VAEamiZKzQZS3j4V_A3BYMv9A/s1600-h/DSC04926.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPdmmS61mGz_ib18aGJWs2oYxpji3CVbjV2VOVWUxdc76wvT3flPt58iHvOCG1PJNgTayoyJXAA9OszFnRWuswZti3wCkbKoC3pLVEbHWzI-N66VAEamiZKzQZS3j4V_A3BYMv9A/s320/DSC04926.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5165208134790606370" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUjKwwLE0aTsgiHXtPI7yEUJaItqHWehc-oy4XqsKUoFj99mlcr0PBBfu9OOf653BabE6Xv42Hi_xSHbCSMiJAMQdV941rXK5OsFfMFfZPpiykksI53EAkcZO6Sd0IlqqtpcgMWA/s1600-h/DSC04921.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUjKwwLE0aTsgiHXtPI7yEUJaItqHWehc-oy4XqsKUoFj99mlcr0PBBfu9OOf653BabE6Xv42Hi_xSHbCSMiJAMQdV941rXK5OsFfMFfZPpiykksI53EAkcZO6Sd0IlqqtpcgMWA/s320/DSC04921.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5165208143380540978" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:100%;"></span>She couldn't get up with the boots on which made her extremely mad.... I like to say she has her dad's temper! :-)<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:180%;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div>Rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00727960437939037223noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36092469.post-18760711221243204682008-02-09T20:37:00.001-08:002008-02-09T20:58:12.046-08:00<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:180%;">Andrew and Carmen</span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:100%;">We had such a fun weekend with Andrew and Carmen. They came and met Finley Grace for the first time and she instantly fell in love with them.... especially Andrew! We had so much fun eating, playing the Wii, playing with Finley, going to the Clinton Library(woohoo!!), and just catching up in general. We have so much fun with them and even though we don't get to see them as much as we would like it always seems like we can instantly catch up where we left off! We had a photo session with Finley because Andrew has some major Camera Skillz and she was being pretty cooperative. Here are a few from the session....</span></div><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDbYteGp-krhXQRcm723aIJkYYiTRYxWa7y3jCmRRGVdTnhXCKuFaGRE8QKVpyZI735tELQLoTgXanhDh3GcRwUld2AhqNwkifw3unRefjuOkUuvKTxSPCJvDbTdVNGjkJLT07Fg/s1600-h/DSC05061.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDbYteGp-krhXQRcm723aIJkYYiTRYxWa7y3jCmRRGVdTnhXCKuFaGRE8QKVpyZI735tELQLoTgXanhDh3GcRwUld2AhqNwkifw3unRefjuOkUuvKTxSPCJvDbTdVNGjkJLT07Fg/s320/DSC05061.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5165210449777978946" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjERQ6Y0vvMW-v95ekCaS2ayYpWGkc6rlanNjnOxEtYvHziWatxO3tcLsvhyphenhyphenBOa-Bwgd3Gki7g30G1zwqhp0QqvrpOBCNcwJP1C1w-znmLRYbLl2BTl0qcxQ0XzneLxJz4YdzScVg/s1600-h/DSC04959.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjERQ6Y0vvMW-v95ekCaS2ayYpWGkc6rlanNjnOxEtYvHziWatxO3tcLsvhyphenhyphenBOa-Bwgd3Gki7g30G1zwqhp0QqvrpOBCNcwJP1C1w-znmLRYbLl2BTl0qcxQ0XzneLxJz4YdzScVg/s320/DSC04959.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5165210454072946258" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAwz9KynceXrgpADJjc2chhb3GFxuHNM_ZJO9x43vNijqa0pVM3jhm1kf1ci2zi93x7s99XuroNpO_cpfKhf9YnjXnjJ9LyikajeV5zRVM-O8FmynXivxbmU9s4robOGl9BFNIvQ/s1600-h/DSC04957.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAwz9KynceXrgpADJjc2chhb3GFxuHNM_ZJO9x43vNijqa0pVM3jhm1kf1ci2zi93x7s99XuroNpO_cpfKhf9YnjXnjJ9LyikajeV5zRVM-O8FmynXivxbmU9s4robOGl9BFNIvQ/s320/DSC04957.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5165210462662880866" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0yxc8U9noQ_Ogo4hvWoz-DXKZtPBvTALIO1IV_QVJUqLc-WBFUHNNPNwNkbwa7YZ74yhvrH431IG7Z8zjI7wp2MvBaMH-gWSjSMGhix4p2cGl7WMiEntnVCOTJo3BzmxBcbdNWw/s1600-h/DSC04991.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0yxc8U9noQ_Ogo4hvWoz-DXKZtPBvTALIO1IV_QVJUqLc-WBFUHNNPNwNkbwa7YZ74yhvrH431IG7Z8zjI7wp2MvBaMH-gWSjSMGhix4p2cGl7WMiEntnVCOTJo3BzmxBcbdNWw/s320/DSC04991.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5165210466957848178" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL0kDzOrrfN-1hONU4CA5UhITX-7Das8utzMns7cDU21fqXeSvF9tTVJKjXukbeXIDoFbEP3FJGyBIbhsNKZSBSuXURbfKBXUs7ge-86us1I6ffOn-dy14gbwOGV9ZWjHQ0lb3vQ/s1600-h/DSC05024_1.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL0kDzOrrfN-1hONU4CA5UhITX-7Das8utzMns7cDU21fqXeSvF9tTVJKjXukbeXIDoFbEP3FJGyBIbhsNKZSBSuXURbfKBXUs7ge-86us1I6ffOn-dy14gbwOGV9ZWjHQ0lb3vQ/s320/DSC05024_1.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5165210475547782786" border="0" /></a>Rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00727960437939037223noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36092469.post-75226243539373533552008-01-24T21:21:00.000-08:002008-01-24T21:23:49.995-08:00<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:180%;">Christmas in Searcy</span><br /></div><br />For some reason we forgot our camera at our house when we went to searcy to celebrate. I'll get to pics from my mom and brother and post later... some traditions continued and some changed but it was an awesome time with my family.Rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00727960437939037223noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36092469.post-65232652237820882902008-01-24T21:00:00.001-08:002008-01-25T09:03:19.691-08:00<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:180%;">Christmas at Grandmarys</span><br /><span style="font-size:100%;">We had Christmas day lunch over at Richard's moms this year. It was so much fun and we ate way too much and then opened presents. The best was seeing Thomas open his batman costume we gave him and he couldn't wait to put it on and would not take it off the rest of the time. You know when you just hit the nail on the head with a gift... well that was mine this year. His expressions were priceless and I can't wait till Finley gets to be that age and we give her the Barbie car or dollhouse she had been wanting and to see her face light up will be worth any line we had to stand in or price we had to pay!</span><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6JckWgCmT0M2XJP3MV9KbX8CNCHS70h7W2mG8y39ihYEydbBZ5G0rGYs82IW2LfP1BG61vKdi7hwmITLNGOWmiyIkOrboAeJtLibHy0JcIlj6r976mykegoGO-rjnzyLGLrY4KA/s1600-h/DSC04876.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6JckWgCmT0M2XJP3MV9KbX8CNCHS70h7W2mG8y39ihYEydbBZ5G0rGYs82IW2LfP1BG61vKdi7hwmITLNGOWmiyIkOrboAeJtLibHy0JcIlj6r976mykegoGO-rjnzyLGLrY4KA/s320/DSC04876.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5159277766224891074" border="0" /></a>Daddy with his girl<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMOSvXMC-RGNZHj3IAmhYRi2pwuueIVP37B5UBOK7DDb5iDPL9s_2VJau9Y5VB2Q_11O_Mlxflc2Kq9KalAPiRtvF8QmAwTk9WnbgV5lTahI0livxNztWdog8w3N-0UA84CI8p-w/s1600-h/DSC04889.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMOSvXMC-RGNZHj3IAmhYRi2pwuueIVP37B5UBOK7DDb5iDPL9s_2VJau9Y5VB2Q_11O_Mlxflc2Kq9KalAPiRtvF8QmAwTk9WnbgV5lTahI0livxNztWdog8w3N-0UA84CI8p-w/s320/DSC04889.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5159277770519858386" border="0" /></a><br />Finley was due a nap<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0o70QnRCRxF8TCvyhAb_3uCleYlk1JDoQpybCXrlpp8h5CJBcKRHxOnZ7LgMQ08CNfhlKqRJuuDKwM52ZQjhz6huvU0tXRUPbvOiNoLg5WRjAvycTWRgzowOYwPM7FgZ5tPcvAg/s1600-h/DSC04880.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0o70QnRCRxF8TCvyhAb_3uCleYlk1JDoQpybCXrlpp8h5CJBcKRHxOnZ7LgMQ08CNfhlKqRJuuDKwM52ZQjhz6huvU0tXRUPbvOiNoLg5WRjAvycTWRgzowOYwPM7FgZ5tPcvAg/s320/DSC04880.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5159277834944367842" border="0" /></a><br />Before opening gifts<br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf4yq27mDZ5GjCQ3NzZrJMuDTQznZbcWvjwfGgibt4vOtxJaJmW3HKEs5oJHHOaAx3_AZGDDubdtYWq_NNkJWssvMaY_atAKWRs2S_fhVHo24eDvozioxEX9XUfBp7rmBNxHfukQ/s1600-h/DSC04893.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf4yq27mDZ5GjCQ3NzZrJMuDTQznZbcWvjwfGgibt4vOtxJaJmW3HKEs5oJHHOaAx3_AZGDDubdtYWq_NNkJWssvMaY_atAKWRs2S_fhVHo24eDvozioxEX9XUfBp7rmBNxHfukQ/s320/DSC04893.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5159277839239335154" border="0" /></a>"I'm not scared of you Batman!"<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOYPBuYV9o029-b0OZxUnzRAtySGK0KNMO_6MBbsazsdrWKxmMMiJKCuwmzCFpsZSYbieS6yt75Hs-I6rwxe122fwJ546mIaXtW2B4_BJ-3-lyXVsJ4zr2KR6Isp7H27cZlFBC_Q/s1600-h/DSC04909.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOYPBuYV9o029-b0OZxUnzRAtySGK0KNMO_6MBbsazsdrWKxmMMiJKCuwmzCFpsZSYbieS6yt75Hs-I6rwxe122fwJ546mIaXtW2B4_BJ-3-lyXVsJ4zr2KR6Isp7H27cZlFBC_Q/s320/DSC04909.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5159276031058103394" border="0" /></a>The girls feasting some more<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt5WUqfLT8oiy1ObQv2CiTTuUl1vWYSiSafZR2YYc_NzTSVv7uuVswVaNGA722Avmh6QRvA4LX7-MD0Ic86YrLszbj4cOQNqoWs998pCf1t5r0TFzKb2IC_sMjoN-N5IUTwXh2og/s1600-h/DSC04907.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt5WUqfLT8oiy1ObQv2CiTTuUl1vWYSiSafZR2YYc_NzTSVv7uuVswVaNGA722Avmh6QRvA4LX7-MD0Ic86YrLszbj4cOQNqoWs998pCf1t5r0TFzKb2IC_sMjoN-N5IUTwXh2og/s320/DSC04907.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5159276035353070706" border="0" /></a>Finley loved her new stroller<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidCR1skNLwX5AhKDOa20tbyM-gcE6t3hSHdV3YL5ldiy_tGHU8iO4ET63v-GoG4iaCFglQNIvY543j_qeJ9d4xMqBYZA69NIayODTwQBxfzmCO0Z01pJWIPJYNpQa7Wi2_wBqfgg/s1600-h/DSC04901.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidCR1skNLwX5AhKDOa20tbyM-gcE6t3hSHdV3YL5ldiy_tGHU8iO4ET63v-GoG4iaCFglQNIvY543j_qeJ9d4xMqBYZA69NIayODTwQBxfzmCO0Z01pJWIPJYNpQa7Wi2_wBqfgg/s320/DSC04901.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5159276043943005314" border="0" /></a><br />But loved the green wrapping paper even more....<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwivv4CrHodsebUeGFjp9CH9HCaaIRDAIoKdknA-O14jq1mu8FFuA5A3AiMEHPmDs2SM265t2WNdER2gtmJZXcEJ6a2teiHpcK3rj0jTL3hFOCq1rFAOkw3kE2sdrAJpViwCv04Q/s1600-h/DSC04904.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwivv4CrHodsebUeGFjp9CH9HCaaIRDAIoKdknA-O14jq1mu8FFuA5A3AiMEHPmDs2SM265t2WNdER2gtmJZXcEJ6a2teiHpcK3rj0jTL3hFOCq1rFAOkw3kE2sdrAJpViwCv04Q/s320/DSC04904.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5159276048237972626" border="0" /></a>and the steps at Grandmarys!<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQCzi_hfnJFlvwNxL_e_6o4LhPL15P8GstLRDlUvv9kjvjlWt3W0baJCL78UMUzeSXVtaPl0iN5jBpIyu6ZxOqL1YNFxf_CWlg4O0H8ZuVZ6XISvBMXIGusPLsuCsxBunVwL0kpQ/s1600-h/DSC04895.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQCzi_hfnJFlvwNxL_e_6o4LhPL15P8GstLRDlUvv9kjvjlWt3W0baJCL78UMUzeSXVtaPl0iN5jBpIyu6ZxOqL1YNFxf_CWlg4O0H8ZuVZ6XISvBMXIGusPLsuCsxBunVwL0kpQ/s320/DSC04895.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5159276056827907234" border="0" /></a>Is that Thomas or Batman?<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:180%;"><br /></span></div>Rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00727960437939037223noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36092469.post-20340780235907215252008-01-24T20:31:00.001-08:002008-01-25T09:04:21.108-08:00<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:180%;">Finley's first Christmas Morning...</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:100%;">She loved all the attention and playing with the things Santa brought her. Papa and Granna spent the night and woke up with us on Christmas morning which was a treat. As you can see from the photos, her favorite things were her red wagon and rubber duckie!</span><br /></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJMPtBSZidjQaD0VArAV815Of77EMXZQ-4-8yWSPCMnHIxGu9KvJVaLIDmGXhPJ17K69wTryPfITHZ4XaPBPM_bnDkYByS8vS9y5y2FvU4lWjPh-g-Y4giZkQEOvl3n1lvNthrpg/s1600-h/DSC04834.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJMPtBSZidjQaD0VArAV815Of77EMXZQ-4-8yWSPCMnHIxGu9KvJVaLIDmGXhPJ17K69wTryPfITHZ4XaPBPM_bnDkYByS8vS9y5y2FvU4lWjPh-g-Y4giZkQEOvl3n1lvNthrpg/s320/DSC04834.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5159269541362518978" border="0" /></a>Good Morning!<br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSP0wGXIo-PQzv30uedD9vOfcwFlGQtiGhfXDPGjiuH-rAGLbUuEFgo09PMfHuaDoHtfvEOMtyZczm3AF67d1mg0RI2ehGJLezgOb2sPX0mrlqSJSNvVVcqj8D-YOXrKdnbjwcRQ/s1600-h/DSC04843.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSP0wGXIo-PQzv30uedD9vOfcwFlGQtiGhfXDPGjiuH-rAGLbUuEFgo09PMfHuaDoHtfvEOMtyZczm3AF67d1mg0RI2ehGJLezgOb2sPX0mrlqSJSNvVVcqj8D-YOXrKdnbjwcRQ/s320/DSC04843.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5159269549952453586" border="0" /></a>"All this... for me!!!"<br /><br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXwFgIZOXvXzwKZhwviATLfiOnyX3CejzKDiF1D-tusUMlPK6Ia3WJjWWTHvD3Gem-bHaD2dY7g45A4fhvyUPwTHdD67-_BUXFZrxOWRZQdsu1I8XlOtVDJffdlVukPw1ED14pwQ/s1600-h/DSC04852.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXwFgIZOXvXzwKZhwviATLfiOnyX3CejzKDiF1D-tusUMlPK6Ia3WJjWWTHvD3Gem-bHaD2dY7g45A4fhvyUPwTHdD67-_BUXFZrxOWRZQdsu1I8XlOtVDJffdlVukPw1ED14pwQ/s320/DSC04852.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5159269554247420898" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFBKgOaK4T1QCyEyOMy6pwecKoxjNbUz3WmyV4A01BrovHCqzKDeUsEhGY-CmoUFCkC0tAwlxPNqt3ihSvTnCAca24iL6RvWLvGhVbP7fcu36NYIG30J4N4twGM4falV50EiSt7Q/s1600-h/DSC04860.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFBKgOaK4T1QCyEyOMy6pwecKoxjNbUz3WmyV4A01BrovHCqzKDeUsEhGY-CmoUFCkC0tAwlxPNqt3ihSvTnCAca24iL6RvWLvGhVbP7fcu36NYIG30J4N4twGM4falV50EiSt7Q/s320/DSC04860.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5159269562837355506" border="0" /></a><br />Loving the wagon<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR7c_pvlU1UtTnISX4lSnneWjoKxAHzSb0bVb26aBHQzc7UJ85D7f7R6TY1MDdbtjNwEn0JA1W445_j6uh3mWUnciHfjKj5ROsQJkZRll3dl3gLVuxts-pfXsZV9fQ8DFV6haITA/s1600-h/DSC04868.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR7c_pvlU1UtTnISX4lSnneWjoKxAHzSb0bVb26aBHQzc7UJ85D7f7R6TY1MDdbtjNwEn0JA1W445_j6uh3mWUnciHfjKj5ROsQJkZRll3dl3gLVuxts-pfXsZV9fQ8DFV6haITA/s320/DSC04868.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5159269571427290114" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibiy2BAXXULTaGKxSM2Aj_860NsyZksp_uy_JliUEfbrzGD1dVjCeBW-nfWDgYAKq3QlsS6GSGtdQKZ1arpOxMgI_bbqO6ObhFWXk9Jkp0T52uumKmO-y2VpaB7g3Mrl4cLBDB6Q/s1600-h/DSC04874.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibiy2BAXXULTaGKxSM2Aj_860NsyZksp_uy_JliUEfbrzGD1dVjCeBW-nfWDgYAKq3QlsS6GSGtdQKZ1arpOxMgI_bbqO6ObhFWXk9Jkp0T52uumKmO-y2VpaB7g3Mrl4cLBDB6Q/s320/DSC04874.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5159273677416025122" border="0" /></a><br />Loving the wagon some more<br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFAzRmVhe8V_-wNHNCWuP0gEnB0MPHjwmRlaJTJwns2F_tvL1xsOIv0OtoZ2LZ1yx5mk4x9R9j1cSUdNpS4MxI_fJlD5p3f14kzzGeYr4EIpwyR-jomHXvBVVMfxPPXTkGf5Sivg/s1600-h/DSC04864.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFAzRmVhe8V_-wNHNCWuP0gEnB0MPHjwmRlaJTJwns2F_tvL1xsOIv0OtoZ2LZ1yx5mk4x9R9j1cSUdNpS4MxI_fJlD5p3f14kzzGeYr4EIpwyR-jomHXvBVVMfxPPXTkGf5Sivg/s320/DSC04864.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5159273686005959730" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQzGhIWgt_-CXXVVLxXYxefCi2uJKg8XuhEZGm5XauDoFwHmWmIrNAJ5VsZ7vwNi0Pz2jaK0Mx7_Rv103RPjPtdLeCMnQpXMo2eB4UGrG1bFgQheWYwIOuEH8KIJO5_cVb2iWgsA/s1600-h/DSC04858.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQzGhIWgt_-CXXVVLxXYxefCi2uJKg8XuhEZGm5XauDoFwHmWmIrNAJ5VsZ7vwNi0Pz2jaK0Mx7_Rv103RPjPtdLeCMnQpXMo2eB4UGrG1bFgQheWYwIOuEH8KIJO5_cVb2iWgsA/s320/DSC04858.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5159273698890861650" border="0" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="font-size:100%;">"enough with the pictures already!!"<br /></span></span></div>Rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00727960437939037223noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36092469.post-213540587208241452008-01-04T11:21:00.000-08:002008-01-24T20:31:30.774-08:00<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:180%;">Merry and Bright... and busy!!</span><br /></div><br />I hope everyone had a wonderful holiday season this year. We had such an sweet first Christmas with our little girl. It was so fun beginning new traditions as a family. Finley was such a trooper through all of the houses and families we went to see and actually loved the paper and tape much more than anything anyone got her. I can't wait till next year..... only 11 months to go.<br /><br />I hosted Richard's family this year at our new house. Since we've been away really since we've been married I've never had the opportunity until now. It was fun and a little stressful at the same time... but it was my turn. :-) Here are some photos from our holidays...<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTSImcXMyeiNRLDAQT4Sl6f8XdAHJvW2NBpNSDMHJslKQaA1yIcGE-TOFco6G8MJydFdDxLZJgli6vkkbkaALrh7MVfw5ZfY_s9hc8nMwfxNbYqLtiKbWVgomFUwkl3nCY4ghGPg/s1600-h/DSC04801.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTSImcXMyeiNRLDAQT4Sl6f8XdAHJvW2NBpNSDMHJslKQaA1yIcGE-TOFco6G8MJydFdDxLZJgli6vkkbkaALrh7MVfw5ZfY_s9hc8nMwfxNbYqLtiKbWVgomFUwkl3nCY4ghGPg/s320/DSC04801.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5159266152633322354" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht0YZhkB0mTrZ10_q7J6NZYSO2_Uvd0p9mRWk1RxL5xHj5iF4tBwWTLG4DNRjc4Pbcjh_rrfLoueueX-q5x5x9sJyvwzlAhSw0A1fRG69fvjh1Lo5PyDn4kNMgqte4ldnZTNPhQg/s1600-h/DSC04814.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht0YZhkB0mTrZ10_q7J6NZYSO2_Uvd0p9mRWk1RxL5xHj5iF4tBwWTLG4DNRjc4Pbcjh_rrfLoueueX-q5x5x9sJyvwzlAhSw0A1fRG69fvjh1Lo5PyDn4kNMgqte4ldnZTNPhQg/s320/DSC04814.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5159266161223256962" border="0" /></a><br />Total Chaos!!<br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijd4tUIgLx7tUfU8LtH5hDrgkuo9Um5_XCPsfJdzGXbRqcwvgu13M2GuxDdfI9AQVqA5_eEzhWrAuUWGqXNNyiyxVawLaeXD8N0_gr988YS6fE2WA1xgwf49qrlHWUrnsYSHbtdw/s1600-h/DSC04825.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijd4tUIgLx7tUfU8LtH5hDrgkuo9Um5_XCPsfJdzGXbRqcwvgu13M2GuxDdfI9AQVqA5_eEzhWrAuUWGqXNNyiyxVawLaeXD8N0_gr988YS6fE2WA1xgwf49qrlHWUrnsYSHbtdw/s320/DSC04825.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5159266165518224274" border="0" /></a><br />Finley and Emily loved their babies!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSXEXJxATAy6wGbzjJLPoW5i5cmzF-CGVeJCpZbZSzygkT5_X-STlv_f8lOn2RyIC1UbYT1nI2JlXscrmCAdqgRrkeUUXAYtlrwoJWHt4wm_1NtasBzzJFbfGZ3ztFv4baNiKdVg/s1600-h/DSC04828.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSXEXJxATAy6wGbzjJLPoW5i5cmzF-CGVeJCpZbZSzygkT5_X-STlv_f8lOn2RyIC1UbYT1nI2JlXscrmCAdqgRrkeUUXAYtlrwoJWHt4wm_1NtasBzzJFbfGZ3ztFv4baNiKdVg/s320/DSC04828.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5159266169813191586" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLKOKePZDF4CA2MV6FyZ1zacPMwNqA7LYb6Cr6_Qkqt1_nCPq1AU08BrVTBQc6lizYcsSwvHtXNMbfPmHkfK1U_Fz4s3sYANpKjehWhMexCby_TQvqxzOsCiDT62CQpW_TX-oPoA/s1600-h/DSC04830.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLKOKePZDF4CA2MV6FyZ1zacPMwNqA7LYb6Cr6_Qkqt1_nCPq1AU08BrVTBQc6lizYcsSwvHtXNMbfPmHkfK1U_Fz4s3sYANpKjehWhMexCby_TQvqxzOsCiDT62CQpW_TX-oPoA/s320/DSC04830.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5159266178403126194" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg42LBdgaSpnxjNdArZtZ0ie6l-LkYDLM1GAOaZvjjbC2QiFHxCjs6yoW9N6zioP8A_8FEngMytNssUTzqO_Dq2XWyCJAr3bOkAB4l3DMxDdo2fzeHPYDYLbozhyphenhyphenupmoU-5gtvWEg/s1600-h/DSC04785.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg42LBdgaSpnxjNdArZtZ0ie6l-LkYDLM1GAOaZvjjbC2QiFHxCjs6yoW9N6zioP8A_8FEngMytNssUTzqO_Dq2XWyCJAr3bOkAB4l3DMxDdo2fzeHPYDYLbozhyphenhyphenupmoU-5gtvWEg/s320/DSC04785.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5159264572085357362" border="0" /></a><br />I finally got to use my fine china... it's only been 51/2 years!<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEoxhdixfk_ExpGYCst14NtOZIWP3wOxYHbH0ft40eb1KOplj9T_znqsgu_g9eDlszL28Ae-JOquRIXqxluo3CblsUMRc0AhB3syEQ9V6iIy7Bm8k-XK8_oi9X2dLWPsJjuDXDeg/s1600-h/DSC04786.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEoxhdixfk_ExpGYCst14NtOZIWP3wOxYHbH0ft40eb1KOplj9T_znqsgu_g9eDlszL28Ae-JOquRIXqxluo3CblsUMRc0AhB3syEQ9V6iIy7Bm8k-XK8_oi9X2dLWPsJjuDXDeg/s320/DSC04786.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5159264580675291970" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBr57xHgDfVD5lXFskYjtOLA_NTSr5lS9CyGyPYE55LT_dz5GBMfOlLkdioORY2nadBqhpCF8DHYS4yebdBoQRsrItJdDNk_TdxEooXzb0Gjhxmd56tZvDkZBEBfx34L0NXI2qaw/s1600-h/DSC04798.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBr57xHgDfVD5lXFskYjtOLA_NTSr5lS9CyGyPYE55LT_dz5GBMfOlLkdioORY2nadBqhpCF8DHYS4yebdBoQRsrItJdDNk_TdxEooXzb0Gjhxmd56tZvDkZBEBfx34L0NXI2qaw/s320/DSC04798.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5159264584970259282" border="0" /></a>Granddaddy cutting the Turkey<br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk2PL-z_l3XBRvBFL1LFdk9T_HDhwBEDfBftCeG9X7qR4f_Nd6SoL-NVnesDMHWHKVAUREcqT076lv_QJjh6k5EFIL4zNhXJnwJPvYEUrdSk9A3bVZ_DjnQsCavZqcEYGqSnMSSA/s1600-h/DSC04803.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk2PL-z_l3XBRvBFL1LFdk9T_HDhwBEDfBftCeG9X7qR4f_Nd6SoL-NVnesDMHWHKVAUREcqT076lv_QJjh6k5EFIL4zNhXJnwJPvYEUrdSk9A3bVZ_DjnQsCavZqcEYGqSnMSSA/s320/DSC04803.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5159264593560193890" border="0" /></a><br />We all ate very well<br /></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div>Rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00727960437939037223noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36092469.post-44125122801951540112007-12-20T12:54:00.000-08:002008-01-01T21:00:09.303-08:00<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:180%;">No Place like Home for the Holidays</span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">I have had the best time decorating our new home for Christmas. The past 2 years we have had to pick and choose what we can have while living like sardines so this year I let it all come out. Yes I do get into it a little more than most but I get it honestly from my mom.... we used to kid her when we were younger that our house could be mistaken for a landing strip with all the spotlights that she had going!! <br />Finley has loved all the lights we have up and every morning her and daddy turn on the lights together. She loves to wave at the tree and has been really good about not touching it. We have had a couple of tornados come through our North Pole Village but anything can be fixed with a little super glue... right? I love this time of year and am already dreading putting everything up.<br />Here are a few pics from around the Vanhook House:<br /></div><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHq19OqCSm9kUofcsX1_TOc0nRtNFu8XYGJ2ajs0RzqGjpE69UK4UmsRQ-Iprpy9EPQ4_br0gKJ-YQYFTo8Vyntu32eoTdNtrQOyQIYPT8rvWU2qpvYV5AfoIpKdeKO7hEIa6GmQ/s1600-h/DSC04779.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHq19OqCSm9kUofcsX1_TOc0nRtNFu8XYGJ2ajs0RzqGjpE69UK4UmsRQ-Iprpy9EPQ4_br0gKJ-YQYFTo8Vyntu32eoTdNtrQOyQIYPT8rvWU2qpvYV5AfoIpKdeKO7hEIa6GmQ/s320/DSC04779.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5150731101353602322" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTS51AX_EmLjmzoyvxqxgePt6KTuxdclf8oGuqYg8uEobAqiDfVGjq6lOzjfy8Hr3f7rDZ-ixi8OlVCKIF3KveCU6ehM_fWJvS4sQ6YzJnBWFDKZSoFl7nHRi-sVkLnXSszOARMg/s1600-h/DSC04677.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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Thankfully after our flights were cancelled and rebooked we finally made it Friday afternoon. This was only the 2nd time we have left Finley to go out of state but she was well taken care of while we were gone by her Papa and Granna and Aunt Mary Kathryn, along with some help from cousins Mary Mills and Abby. We had a great time and it was great to catch up with MJ and Kel.<br />Here are some pics from the weekend:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoeE6i_1SIBfUvzgkljwUilWY9I-aF2hpwvIiDE87w1n4IW58RPLIa-9dbtf7YyjCqnplMMojloShQ2NdPBsRWi4TGsbG5VJNVnsYi700NIySE66WJlYAH_TuhbVwIddOQF9jhMA/s1600-h/DSC04693.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoeE6i_1SIBfUvzgkljwUilWY9I-aF2hpwvIiDE87w1n4IW58RPLIa-9dbtf7YyjCqnplMMojloShQ2NdPBsRWi4TGsbG5VJNVnsYi700NIySE66WJlYAH_TuhbVwIddOQF9jhMA/s320/DSC04693.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5149128583969819154" border="0" /></a>Kelly and I in Little Italy<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu5B1J4tcMTx7K2f1vnkIZfSZZzgu0vs7Wl9x_Xj-EHZK69VzbDIiMWogFvPek7SyreUT-HndyzFf_7U6ddYAa0rPgg_A1Wkfut8jr6wdQEdgPm_4050tIJ3Qeyv6BkgogUV1bjA/s1600-h/DSC04695.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu5B1J4tcMTx7K2f1vnkIZfSZZzgu0vs7Wl9x_Xj-EHZK69VzbDIiMWogFvPek7SyreUT-HndyzFf_7U6ddYAa0rPgg_A1Wkfut8jr6wdQEdgPm_4050tIJ3Qeyv6BkgogUV1bjA/s320/DSC04695.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5149128588264786466" border="0" /></a>Richard and I in Central Park<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIL-P1nc1kc4DIfPSltSWfYExjRzswfQ64KTdKQVnBqPSMhgaM_G2-VPieySl7YlzYXI5OLCGIvdno1RNUgTJOSPY4_x0BXOcgY1QiU0n7FPjiz6gBoftev7gOSbIJ_y9mnmrZ_A/s1600-h/DSC04696.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIL-P1nc1kc4DIfPSltSWfYExjRzswfQ64KTdKQVnBqPSMhgaM_G2-VPieySl7YlzYXI5OLCGIvdno1RNUgTJOSPY4_x0BXOcgY1QiU0n7FPjiz6gBoftev7gOSbIJ_y9mnmrZ_A/s320/DSC04696.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5149128592559753778" border="0" /></a><br />Bike in Central Park with lots of Christmas Spirit<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5Je_-5XZnRo78bUuX7V33D_aUOML0qOhSHsX2jod8e7ZBSA3ZpW7s8cp0XG3EtrqLsbIvUd0ditPpcVgWyapa5WIjnRzhyBObTIL0vhoZtAc5iWf7XVAmTNMlO355yOrffByC8A/s1600-h/DSC04702.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5Je_-5XZnRo78bUuX7V33D_aUOML0qOhSHsX2jod8e7ZBSA3ZpW7s8cp0XG3EtrqLsbIvUd0ditPpcVgWyapa5WIjnRzhyBObTIL0vhoZtAc5iWf7XVAmTNMlO355yOrffByC8A/s320/DSC04702.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5149128596854721090" border="0" /></a>Kelly and I by Central Park Ice Skating Rink<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0WgCPwxOQVe0uG-tI9k8a13fdrjmwfV0cZ_qqAQbnubzLVdfIoKIBMrKRb9SaKVxLwYdEHOGqEXTpHkSu5B58psdrXuk9TfTqxDZSRXy5ntpRNfrveocWloxVOQLQyoRzqkiSbw/s1600-h/DSC04711.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0WgCPwxOQVe0uG-tI9k8a13fdrjmwfV0cZ_qqAQbnubzLVdfIoKIBMrKRb9SaKVxLwYdEHOGqEXTpHkSu5B58psdrXuk9TfTqxDZSRXy5ntpRNfrveocWloxVOQLQyoRzqkiSbw/s320/DSC04711.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5149128596854721106" border="0" /></a>Kelly and MJ in Central Park in front of The Plaza<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5HmNutLXJ6wL_s97iDmDEjb1VFMDZLeedUeRIYfql5RbfIgis3pV_KxMrshwIBbMePYYgmzyBALjC0NI_tMnGe0Haud0fmqzsJqEz36rb9NSL3XwrkS-FU0NQ6muxDt0n3fjqaQ/s1600-h/DSC04728.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5HmNutLXJ6wL_s97iDmDEjb1VFMDZLeedUeRIYfql5RbfIgis3pV_KxMrshwIBbMePYYgmzyBALjC0NI_tMnGe0Haud0fmqzsJqEz36rb9NSL3XwrkS-FU0NQ6muxDt0n3fjqaQ/s320/DSC04728.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5149128734293674594" border="0" /></a>Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_E9h9tV4n4lxmKycLE6RLI0MD5V9_Ur1IiCS8HjX3vbgK7JIVP0Ccx85Vnelw7b6l4Q_kKee_9MwB6jVhtE65XAn5saQVl7LRVljLZABkpIToj-TSB9LbLEKzH7UPFNpYYv9t7A/s1600-h/DSC04764.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_E9h9tV4n4lxmKycLE6RLI0MD5V9_Ur1IiCS8HjX3vbgK7JIVP0Ccx85Vnelw7b6l4Q_kKee_9MwB6jVhtE65XAn5saQVl7LRVljLZABkpIToj-TSB9LbLEKzH7UPFNpYYv9t7A/s320/DSC04764.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5149128734293674610" border="0" /></a>Macy's Store Window<br /></div>Rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00727960437939037223noreply@blogger.com0