tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-58323629222501512282024-03-14T00:36:10.404-07:00Thirteen LoveCherylhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08080895501919864745noreply@blogger.comBlogger442125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5832362922250151228.post-37474953138866082132013-02-17T16:37:00.002-08:002013-02-17T16:37:45.803-08:00Carly's third birthday<div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I am smack-dap in the middle of planning Carly's fourth birthday. </div>
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So, let's take a minute to flash back to Carly's third birthday. </div>
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It was an art party that was supposed to take place on our back porch, but the wind was so out of control that day that we had to move the party into the garage. </div>
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Of course, the color scheme was the entire rainbow! Even the fruit was arranged according to the color spectrum. </div>
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Canvases weren't the only things that the kids got to decorate - their cupcakes were works of art, too!</div>
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Carly had a lot friends and family there to celebrate with her. </div>
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We hired a company to "teach" the "art lesson", so that gave us the opportunity visit. The kids seemed to love the Jackson Pollock art lesson and they left with their artwork. </div>
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After the party, lots of people stuck around and the kids played in the back yard. It was so fun to watch all of my new and old friends interacting and all of our kids playing together. </div>
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We did something different this birthday. Instead of presents, we asked guests to make a donation to Cook Children's. It's called the Peter Pan Birthday Club (at Cook Children's). Since Carly didn't NEED anything, this was perfect! She raised lots of money for sick kids, especially after applying for the $100 gift from the national organization. This is definitely a new tradition. </div>
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<br />Cherylhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08080895501919864745noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5832362922250151228.post-10892909532973510732013-02-02T12:31:00.001-08:002013-02-02T12:31:23.955-08:00Resolve to ReturnIt's February. I should have already started working toward my New Year's Resolution. So, here I am - blogging again. I have a year. An ENTIRE year to catch up on. Better late than never, right?<br />
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I realize that no one has been checking in on my blog daily - or even weekly or monthly - patiently waiting for me to return to the blogging world. My blogs aren't full of cool craft projects, recipes or parenting tips. I am not blogging for a following (though it is nice to read sweet comments). I am returning to blogging so that I can chronicle our life. So that I can turn my blogs into coffee table books, which are much easier than scrapbooking.<br />
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Another major reason for my return to blogging is that I have noticed that I have stopped taking as many pictures. And that ain't cool.<br />
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Bear with me. The next...I don't know how many blogs will be about things that happened months ago. In fact, I know that I will be blogging about people who have gotten pregnant and delivered babies since the last time that I blogged. Hopefully it won't take me too long to catch up.<br />
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So, here goes.Cherylhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08080895501919864745noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5832362922250151228.post-52396582009672777952012-09-04T06:11:00.000-07:002012-09-04T06:11:00.189-07:00<div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">
This is my grandpa. I was a grandpa's girl, so when he passed away in February, I took it pretty hard. I adored him. I am a lot like him. I felt a great peace with his passing, but it was still very hard for me. </div>
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I still think of him as alive, and then have to remind myself that he left months ago to be with the Lord, my grandma and my aunt. </div>
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He adored my grandma, that has been obvious to me my entire life. When she passed away last fall, I knew that he would follow her soon, with a broken heart. He just wanted to be with her, I know that. </div>
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My grandpa never met a stranger. In fact, he met friends in the craziest, most obscure circumstances. </div>
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I remember visiting Minnesota when I was little, year after year. We would walk to McDonalds for breakfast and just about everyone in that restaurant knew him. It was his thing. </div>
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My grandpa was strong-willed, faithful, loving, loyal, captivating and honest. I loved him very much.</div>
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This is one of my favorite memories with my grandpa, reading Bernstein Bears, Bears in the Night. He was so animated and I loved it. I bought this book for Carly. I only wish that I would have thought to have him read it to her. </div>
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I inherited many of his traits, and for that I am grateful because he was a great man. </div>
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I hope that I am half as good to Freddy as he was to my grandma. </div>
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Alright. It has been long enough. I need to face the months of non-blogging and just do it! So, let's start with February. </div>
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Carly, my sisters, brother and I flew to Minnesota (my parents drove) for my grandfather's funeral. More about him in my next post. </div>
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Carly's hat and mitten finally got put to use! Burr...It was cold there!</div>
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We made it to the Mall of America and even rode a ride!</div>
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Carly was less than thrilled. Freddy may not be able to count on her as his roller coaster buddy when she grows up.</div>
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She got a bed all to herself. This time she didn't even fall out!</div>
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Mickey Mouse pancakes at Perkins, of course. I loved chocolate chip pancakes when I was little, so I ordered them for her. She didn't inhale them like I used to, even in the shape of her favorite cartoon character.</div>
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Despite the circumstances, we had some good family time. I always loved to see my uncle and cousins. </div>
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<br />Cherylhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08080895501919864745noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5832362922250151228.post-69586818448992761232012-06-19T13:37:00.001-07:002012-06-19T13:37:56.381-07:00Elmo Live<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Back in February...ish...Some sweet friends of ours gave us tickets to Elmo Live. </div>
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We walked in just as the show was starting and the noise of it all really had Carly freaked out. She kept telling me that she didn't want to go in. Davis, on the other hand, had no problems at all. Being the good mom that I am, I just picked her up and carried her to her seat where she promptly played the "I pee" card. Dangit! Nothing you can do about that one, so we were off to the bathroom where I also gave her a pep talk.</div>
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She wasn't sold on the idea of going back in, but I somehow tricked her into it. She eventually got caught up in the show and really enjoyed it. Except for when Elmo was off stage. She didn't like that at all. </div>
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<em>Anyway</em>...As I was looking through my 25 blog post drafts, I found this. This unpublished post that is full of totally cute pictures of our t-tiny. She must have been around 7 months old, I am guessing. </div>
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As Carly's third birthday creeped closer and closer, I decided it was time to say goodbye to the nursery. And then I realized that I never did take any pictures of the...nursery...Wow, it seems weird to call it that now. I guess because it is hard to remember her as a newborn, a baby.</div>
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Anyway...Here are some of the "nursery" that was slowly turning into a big girl room - see the big girl toys?</div>
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I have a few more things that I would like to do to her big girl room, but once I do, I PROMISE to post pictures. I promise.</div>Cherylhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08080895501919864745noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5832362922250151228.post-12106617908792367432012-06-01T18:00:00.000-07:002012-06-01T18:00:00.145-07:00Good Morning, Birthday Girl!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The night before Carly's birthday (after she was asleep), we hung streamers on the outside of her bedroom door...</div>
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...and covered her floor in balloons. </div>
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Lola didn't much care for the balloons, but...</div>
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...Carly loved it!</div>
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What a fun start to a special day! Thank you, Pinterest!</div>
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Happy birthday (March 13) to my sweet, sassy, smart, receptive, loving, heart-warming THREE YEAR OLD, Carly!</div>
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We made Carly's THIRD (yikes! when did that happen?!) birthday weekend extra special. </div>
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We ventured out to Grapevine Mills Mall and she rode the carousel. She liked it okay as long as daddy was right by her side, holding tight. </div>
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Then we did something that I may come to regret- we took her to Build a Bear (with a coupon, of course). I am hoping that I didn't start a new addiction. But, hey! Better Build a Bear than American Girl, right?</div>
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We let her pick out her teddy bear and all of the clothese. </div>
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She picked out a giggle to put inside. The bear stuffer forgot to add it, so poor Harper had to have surgery before she was even 5 minutes old. </div>
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She even got to ride one of those silly...games?...rides!...in the middle of the mall. She was semi-thrilled. </div>
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When Carly eats spaghetti, it's not just her that gets messy...</div>
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Carly is stinkin' cute. And I know that isn't just me that thinks so. </div>
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She did some cute things while I was on a blogging hiatus.</div>
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She LOVES to clean the fridge. She asks me to spray it with the cleaning foam and she goes to town for 20 or 30 minutes at a time. If only she were interested in doing floors, windows, base boards, fans...</div>
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And she finger paints with her food (berries mostly). Should this be cute to me?</div>
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<a href="http://bartnickisbusiness.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Melanie's</a> daughter, Claire, turned FOUR! And she had the most adorable party - Pancakes and Pajamas!What kid wouldn't want to party in their pj's?!</div>
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They ate pancakes (of course) with cake and ice cream (of course) for dessert. They even decorated their own pillow cases with their names on them. This party was no yawn. </div>
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I had to check with Melanie to see which pajamas Claire would be wearing. Our taste in clothes for the girls is so similar that their closets are nearly identical and I didn't want to have a "Who Wore It Best" blog post.</div>
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Of course Melanie and I had to take a pic of us and the kiddos - minus. Brady. Where was Brady?</div>
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Did I tell you about the celebrities that we met in Vegas?...</div>
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Mickey and Minnie Mouse! Carly thinks that we are sooo cool now! Not that she didn't before, but you should have seen her light up when she saw this picture. I won't tell her that they were likely drunken, middle-aged men down on their luck and making ends meet by dressing up in filthy, stinky costumes on Fremont Street. No, I will let her believe that mommy and daddy are so cool that they know Mickey and Minnie personally.</div>
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So, this year we made a point to make it down to Fremont Street because the blisters on my feel kept us from making it there the last time we were there. </div>
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We were tourists to the 100th degree. Cameras were out in full force.</div>
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Austin won a little money betting on football. And betting on football was one of the reasons why we chose this particular weekend to go to Vegas. Freddy really wanted to go during the NFL playoffs. </div>
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Of course the girls did some more shopping. And more Sex and the City slot machines. </div>
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The girls (minus Mandy who still wasn't feeling up to par) near the end of our day of shopping.</div>
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And, yes. Yes, I did buy Freddy that ipad. We had to haul our cookies to the mall at the end of the strip and wait in a very long line, but I got it. I did not, however, get a good picture of me at the apple store thanks to the swarms of other apple customers that were in and out of the store. </div>
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And then we got picked up in style - a stretch hummer limo that our hubbies took back to the hotel from the golf course. Lucky for us they sweet-talked the driver in to picking us up ALL THE WAY at the other end of the strip from our hotel. Our feet were very thankful.</div>
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Of course we went out later for a nice dinner together and I busted out the camera to take pictures of everyone. </div>
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So there you have it, four months later - that was our super fun trip to Las Vegas to celebrate Freddy's 30th birthday with friends. </div>Cherylhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08080895501919864745noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5832362922250151228.post-3259532977346829052012-05-24T12:14:00.002-07:002012-05-24T12:15:29.482-07:00Vegas - Part 1<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Waaaaay back in January, we headed to Vegas with some of our friends to celebrate Freddy's 30th birthday. Yes, you did the math correctly - that makes me 28.</div>
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We started the festivities at the airport with the Finley's (Sara and Austin), the Garcia's (Mandy and TJ) and the Hangman's (Brittany and <strike>Hag </strike>John).</div>
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As soon as we landed in Vegas, I lost Freddy. Where did he go? To the nearest slot machine, of course.<br />This is where we met up with the Connally's (Andrew and Kacie) and Leslie. </div>
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When we booked our trip, some of us purchased packages that came with free tickets to a Cirque de Soleil show - Zumanity. A little ticket-trading and the purchasing of a few extra tickets and the girls ditched the guys for a (RACY!) girls night. Seriously, don't see this one with your mother.</div>
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Freddy and I have been to Vegas before, but it was still fun to do all the normal sight-seeing. And people watching. Who doesn't love the people watching in Vegas?!</div>
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Of course we hit up the stores for some serious shopping. Since we sent the boys on their way, we were free to buy whatever we wanted. I contemplated all day about whether or not to buy Freddy and ipad for his birthday (with my winnings). I can't ever spend more than $100 without serious contemplation - and to have to do it without bouncing it off of Freddy first made me ever more anxious. Stay tuned to see if I cracked...</div>
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Granted there was more to January than just what is in the post, but here is some randomness. </div>
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I went to a Delta Zeta alumni dinner. It was mostly younger girls there, but I did get a chance to catch up with my friends Angela and Katie. </div>
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Back in the day - my sorority days, that is - we had calendars, actual calendars that told us which shirt to wear on which day to which event. You know sorority girls, we had to match. Well, now they have Turtle Texts. Our mascot is the turtle - make sense now? </div>
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It totally makes sense. The communicate by a <strike>phone</strike> text tree. I won't get in to why this is so cool to me. That would mean admitting how old I am. </div>
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We celebrated Lola's SIX YEAR adoption anniversary with some puppy cookies. </div>
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After a total of almost 8 years with Big Brother Big Sisters, I had my last day with the agency. That's right. I left Big Brothers Big Sisters. It was a hard decision to leave all of my friends, my comfort zone and a great place to work, but I followed my heart to Cook Children's Health Foundation. </div>
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By now, you should all now how dear to my heart Cook Children's is. This is where all of Carly's doctors are. It was hard to say goodbye to all of my sweet, sweet friends. But having been at CCHF for almost three months now, I know that there is where I am supposed to be. God put it on my heart over a year ago that I needed to be here, and He was right.<br />
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I asked Mary to "kick me out". I think she secretly liked it.</div>
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And Carly visited the dentist for the first time. If you need a GREAT family dental practice and you are in the Keller area, I recommend Just for Grins. They are AMAZING!</div>
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She did very well. The doctor recommended flossing 2-3 times a week, but that isn't good enough for Carly. My little sweetheart has to floss EVERY night. And then mommy has to floss for her, too. Quite the over-achiever.</div>
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And then this was just a silly picture that I wanted to share. Carly loves to stick food on her fingers - raspberries, noodles...whatever. She thinks it's hilarious and so do. </div>
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Happy January...three months later!</div>Cherylhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08080895501919864745noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5832362922250151228.post-45593219644908908372012-04-01T11:38:00.002-07:002012-04-02T11:16:47.511-07:00April To-Do'sIn the past, when I have posted my monthly to-do’s, I normally update you on the last month’s to-do’s. Well, I think it’s time to start over. I have been terrible about completing my to-do’s. I have been even worse lately about actually…oh, I don’t know…posting my to-do’s – or any post for that matter. <br />
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I do hereby promise to update my blog by the end of April. You will soon know all about our trip to Las Vegas, Carly’s third birthday, Carly’s behavior chart, the latest news on Carly’s therapies, my new job, Freddy’s new job and more. <br />
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Stay tuned, blogger friends. I promise I haven’t abandoned my blog. I just neglected it for a while.Cherylhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08080895501919864745noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5832362922250151228.post-72784265549136332302012-01-19T07:01:00.000-08:002012-01-19T08:12:55.744-08:00'Nastics<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">When Carly concluded her episode of care for her physical therapy with Cook Children's, her AWESOME therapist suggested that we enroll Carly in a gymnastics class. She said that it would not only provide good, therapeutic physical activity, but it would also give her the chance to be around other children, watch them in gymnastics and then try to imitate them. She was right. And, as a bonus, Carly LOVES it!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Each class starts with trampoline time. When we first started back in September, Carly wasn't jumping - she wasn't even <em>thinking</em> about jumping. Now she tries <em>so hard </em>and is so very, very close. I imagine that it will probably happen in the next month or two. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">Her friend Laine is a great example to Carly. </div><div style="text-align: center;">This girl can JUMP!...and seat-drop, and doggie jump and jump tuck...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-aQ78662QtAI/TwkFQqP_WxI/AAAAAAAAI5A/34x2dNULSb4/s1600/DSC_0012-1.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" rea="true" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-aQ78662QtAI/TwkFQqP_WxI/AAAAAAAAI5A/34x2dNULSb4/s320/DSC_0012-1.JPG" width="213" /></a></div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;">Carly especially loves to show off her skills to Coach Nicole. </div><div style="text-align: center;">BTW- Coach Nicole needs a medal. This girl is beyond patient and so, so, so, so good with kids. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-1m_mVXENsZA/TwkFaObKEjI/AAAAAAAAI5I/_Q4lz95rbdw/s1600/DSC_0014.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" rea="true" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-1m_mVXENsZA/TwkFaObKEjI/AAAAAAAAI5I/_Q4lz95rbdw/s320/DSC_0014.JPG" width="213" /></a></div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;">The second station is circle time. There is always a new song with instructions and also a cool prop. <br />
Carly's attention at this station has increased tenfold since we first started.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-B63ujUGgmAc/TwkFkqIEawI/AAAAAAAAI5Q/Dz5BoU2whHw/s1600/DSC_0024.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" rea="true" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-B63ujUGgmAc/TwkFkqIEawI/AAAAAAAAI5Q/Dz5BoU2whHw/s320/DSC_0024.JPG" width="213" /></a></div><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">Then there is the rope over the foam pit. Carly used to not be scared of it. Coach Nicole and I would hold on to her and swing her out over the foam pit. Her muscle tone comes in to play on this one. Currently, she can't hold herself on the rope very well. A few weeks ago, she was holding on really well on her own, so Coach Nicole sent her flying over the foam pit. You should have seen the look of terror on her face! She immediately let go and started freaking out. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Since then, I can barely get her to even touch the rope. When it comes time for her turn, she shakes her head and her little hands and says "no, no, no, no. done, done, done, done." I am not sure how to make her overcome this fear. <br />
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Laine, on the other hand, LOVES to soar over the foam pit. She just won't let go and drop in to it yet. It is so funny to watch her because when she swings out, she looks at every one of the moms to make sure we are all watching her. Then, on her third swing, we all shout at her to drop and she just grabs the rope tighter and smiles. Little stinker!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-NvEyraIzLSg/TwkFyO3x-8I/AAAAAAAAI5g/eOhg-rVuNGo/s1600/DSC_0031-1.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" rea="true" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-NvEyraIzLSg/TwkFyO3x-8I/AAAAAAAAI5g/eOhg-rVuNGo/s320/DSC_0031-1.JPG" width="212" /></a></div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">The final station is floor exercises. This station requires the most amount of work from the mommies. Here she learns the basics - out, together, out, together...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-O8hMfYUiZFs/TwkGDttG-MI/AAAAAAAAI5w/U8YgKV6h4FY/s1600/DSC_0033.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" rea="true" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-O8hMfYUiZFs/TwkGDttG-MI/AAAAAAAAI5w/U8YgKV6h4FY/s320/DSC_0033.JPG" width="213" /></a></div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;">forward rolls - which she is amazing at- ...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-aw-xHshn7ow/TwkGMd7RESI/AAAAAAAAI54/Umi-GCwtkA0/s1600/DSC_0036.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" rea="true" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-aw-xHshn7ow/TwkGMd7RESI/AAAAAAAAI54/Umi-GCwtkA0/s320/DSC_0036.JPG" width="213" /></a></div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;">"cartwheels"...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-nUe8FJGGedI/TwkGVLhL2uI/AAAAAAAAI6A/eOrCQoDStcM/s1600/DSC_0039.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" rea="true" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-nUe8FJGGedI/TwkGVLhL2uI/AAAAAAAAI6A/eOrCQoDStcM/s320/DSC_0039.JPG" width="213" /></a></div><br />
<div align="center">Bear crawls - another exercise that I have seen great improvement in over the last few months -...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Q5U6idxIpjk/TwkGd3ce8WI/AAAAAAAAI6I/VZ8Nf-zpXE0/s1600/DSC_0044.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" rea="true" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Q5U6idxIpjk/TwkGd3ce8WI/AAAAAAAAI6I/VZ8Nf-zpXE0/s320/DSC_0044.JPG" width="213" /></a></div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;">The bars. Carly is not a fan. She let go once and fell on her head. Ever since then she hasn't liked them much, but she will occasionally just hang on them or TRY to flip.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-PySN32KpdBI/TwkGm-02A8I/AAAAAAAAI6Q/GynM0ifyxv4/s1600/DSC_0047.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" rea="true" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-PySN32KpdBI/TwkGm-02A8I/AAAAAAAAI6Q/GynM0ifyxv4/s320/DSC_0047.JPG" width="213" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And there are several other floor exercises, too. They change them up each week.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And here is Carly with a few of her gymnastics friends - E and Laine (I can use Laine's name because her mom blogs about her). </div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We love us some 'nastics!</div>Cherylhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08080895501919864745noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5832362922250151228.post-86555021671518731782012-01-18T09:34:00.000-08:002012-01-18T09:35:29.091-08:00Park Date<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Also over the holiday break, Carly and I met up with our sweet friends K,K & their mom...K at the park.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em>I have decided that (unless thier mom blog sand uses thier names) I am going to refer to all of our kid friends by thier first initital. You know, for a little bit of privacy on this crazy thing we call the world wide web.</em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Carly loves playing wth the K twins. They live just a few streets away and are just a few months younger than she is. It is so fun to watch her get excited about playing with her friends! Especialy since she used to not like anybody except me and Freddy. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">You know me - I had to take this opportunity to snap a few pics of my cutie and her cutie friends!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ZTPaD1YwKMA/TwkZYJCYfSI/AAAAAAAAJAg/aBlPAwCmYf0/s1600/DSC_0263.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" rea="true" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ZTPaD1YwKMA/TwkZYJCYfSI/AAAAAAAAJAg/aBlPAwCmYf0/s320/DSC_0263.JPG" width="213" /></a></div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We love playing with the K twins! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here's hoping that I can choose Carly's friends for the rest of her life based on how much I like their parents!!!!</div>Cherylhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08080895501919864745noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5832362922250151228.post-88163132225123216532012-01-10T19:47:00.000-08:002012-01-10T19:47:59.217-08:00January To-Do's<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;">Looking back at my <a href="http://www.teamclarktx.blogspot.com/2011/12/december-to-dos.html">December To-Do's...</a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;">I tried the (skinny) Peppermint Mocha at Starbucks. It wasn't for me. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ufiXxRwneDk/Twxke2-aYoI/AAAAAAAAJCA/2Ua8-Ffbg2s/s1600/starbucks.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" kba="true" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ufiXxRwneDk/Twxke2-aYoI/AAAAAAAAJCA/2Ua8-Ffbg2s/s320/starbucks.JPG" width="191" /></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">I did clean up my ipod (thanks, Charlie, for the help) and I organized my photos, but not my digital picture frame...yet.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">This month's to-do's:</div><div style="text-align: center;">1. Cook a butternut squash recipe </div><div style="text-align: center;">2. Re-purpose the sugar mold I bought in Canton SEVEN years ago!</div><div style="text-align: center;">3. Re-decorate the wall/table in the entry way</div><div style="text-align: center;">4. Make a new wreath for the front door.</div><br />
<div align="center">What are you doing this month?</div>Cherylhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08080895501919864745noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5832362922250151228.post-35715425881280295272012-01-08T16:16:00.000-08:002012-01-08T16:16:00.351-08:00The zoo is closed<div style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"></div><br />
<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;">Also while I was on my two-week break from work...We made plans with Rachel, Morgan and Jonah to meet up for an afternoon at the zoo. Did you know that the zoo closes at 4:00 p.m. on week days during the winter? Neither did we until about 2:30 when we were already on our way there. </div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;">So we opted for Trinity Park in Fort Worth instead. We could all rode the mini train together and then the kids played on the playground. It was a beautiful day and made for a great visit with friends. </div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Oi9m5J48GKk/TwkR0o9M6GI/AAAAAAAAI9I/dXm-TK7tw2s/s1600/DSC_0164-1.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" rea="true" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Oi9m5J48GKk/TwkR0o9M6GI/AAAAAAAAI9I/dXm-TK7tw2s/s320/DSC_0164-1.JPG" width="213" /></a></div><br />
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We had some spills...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-xdi5hPeGX_M/TwkTeVlD6UI/AAAAAAAAI-Y/DH8u6NStHFk/s1600/DSC_0214.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" rea="true" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-xdi5hPeGX_M/TwkTeVlD6UI/AAAAAAAAI-Y/DH8u6NStHFk/s320/DSC_0214.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;">And some near-spills...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-s2y7zm9pX4s/TwkToG-BD7I/AAAAAAAAI-g/_hvRT4bXnMk/s1600/DSC_0219.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" rea="true" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-s2y7zm9pX4s/TwkToG-BD7I/AAAAAAAAI-g/_hvRT4bXnMk/s320/DSC_0219.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;">But we all had a good time and I even managed to get a few cute pics.<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-JDKeQZ6bKZM/TwkT59gLSSI/AAAAAAAAI-w/FIWCSZH9lh8/s1600/DSC_0217-1.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" rea="true" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-JDKeQZ6bKZM/TwkT59gLSSI/AAAAAAAAI-w/FIWCSZH9lh8/s320/DSC_0217-1.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">After playing at the park, we headed to Pappasito's for dinner. </div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">Jonah put the chip basket on his head. </div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-MvclYFhxHok/TwkYTEzIWjI/AAAAAAAAJAI/Yf0CgWxVwFE/s1600/DSC_0233.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" rea="true" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-MvclYFhxHok/TwkYTEzIWjI/AAAAAAAAJAI/Yf0CgWxVwFE/s320/DSC_0233.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">Not to be shown up, Carly put a crayon on her head. Ha!</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ZxSSLqd6pGY/TwkXSxj9gaI/AAAAAAAAI_g/3_qDfV8gFYU/s1600/DSC_0236.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" rea="true" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ZxSSLqd6pGY/TwkXSxj9gaI/AAAAAAAAI_g/3_qDfV8gFYU/s320/DSC_0236.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">Side note:</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">After you become a mom you resign to the fact that your clothes will forever be covered in...stuff. </div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">You never <em>really</em> know what all it is, do you? </div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-kq2OWqjakMc/TwkXuQt0PPI/AAAAAAAAI_o/vO2oluzzMeQ/s1600/DSC_0245-1.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" rea="true" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-kq2OWqjakMc/TwkXuQt0PPI/AAAAAAAAI_o/vO2oluzzMeQ/s320/DSC_0245-1.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">When we were leaving the restaurant, Carly grabbed Jonah's hand and they walked through the restaurant and parking lot like this . Doesn't it just melt your little heart?</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-uB2BsjP3kTI/TwkX4ufAZgI/AAAAAAAAI_w/TB3GbOpKzOQ/s1600/DSC_0251.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" rea="true" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-uB2BsjP3kTI/TwkX4ufAZgI/AAAAAAAAI_w/TB3GbOpKzOQ/s320/DSC_0251.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">And since I couldn't get Blogger to move this picture, please enjoy this picture of Jonah as a parting gift. </div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-7Qq1l4bnke0/TwkYAnU1M0I/AAAAAAAAI_4/yZcthy1aD8M/s1600/DSC_0227-1.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" rea="true" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-7Qq1l4bnke0/TwkYAnU1M0I/AAAAAAAAI_4/yZcthy1aD8M/s320/DSC_0227-1.JPG" width="212" /></a></div>Cherylhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08080895501919864745noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5832362922250151228.post-17783496535682832492012-01-08T14:59:00.000-08:002012-01-08T13:35:47.506-08:00Christmas Day<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We spent Christmas day at Freddy's parent's house. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">Carly didn't get any presents. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Ha! Yeah, right. She made out like a bandit AGAIN. Third time in less than 24 hours. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Vy4lTFYY4wk/TwkQF1bq-CI/AAAAAAAAI8A/xmq8LshMOmA/s1600/DSC_0147.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" rea="true" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Vy4lTFYY4wk/TwkQF1bq-CI/AAAAAAAAI8A/xmq8LshMOmA/s320/DSC_0147.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br />
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<div align="center">Nana made Carly an adorable Mickey Mouse blanket (and also a matching pillow and a matching mini blanket for her baby doll). That blanket is her new favorite. She has to have it every night when she goes to sleep. It's a super-thick fleece blanket, so I don't know what she is going to do in a few months when the Texas summer heat hits!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-dZuzT6WLr28/TwkQgc6xagI/AAAAAAAAI8Y/7GAaYvs2ltI/s1600/DSC_0151.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" rea="true" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-dZuzT6WLr28/TwkQgc6xagI/AAAAAAAAI8Y/7GAaYvs2ltI/s320/DSC_0151.JPG" width="213" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div>Christmas with the Clark men ALWAYS includes new tools. <br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">And this Christmas I got a special Christmas surprise. </div><div style="text-align: center;">We bought bedroom furniture for Carly's big girl room from one of Fred and Lynn's neighbors. </div><div style="text-align: center;">It was raw furniture and they painted ALL OF IT as a surprise to me. I was grateful because I wasn't sure when Freddy and I would ever get to it. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
The best feature of this furniture? The under-bed storage. It is perfect for creating extra space in her small room. Now to paint the walls in her bedroom...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-E0M1BpKSYVM/TwkQzKpKroI/AAAAAAAAI8o/wvZ9cXLmNGA/s1600/DSC_0153.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" rea="true" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-E0M1BpKSYVM/TwkQzKpKroI/AAAAAAAAI8o/wvZ9cXLmNGA/s320/DSC_0153.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">Carly loved all of her Christmas gifts. She was eager to get in there and test them all out. <br />
She had quite the set up, didn't she?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-sqHedBBpmJk/TwkRFqI8UMI/AAAAAAAAI84/KJH9hbytyXw/s1600/DSC_0155.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" rea="true" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-sqHedBBpmJk/TwkRFqI8UMI/AAAAAAAAI84/KJH9hbytyXw/s320/DSC_0155.JPG" width="213" /></a></div><br />
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Christmas is also Papa's birthday. </div><div style="text-align: center;">So after we all fill up on a super delicious Christmas Day lunch, we also get birthday cake!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-POrsxZUytP8/TwkROeQrvTI/AAAAAAAAI9A/QcWn5njxy5g/s1600/DSC_0158.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" rea="true" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-POrsxZUytP8/TwkROeQrvTI/AAAAAAAAI9A/QcWn5njxy5g/s320/DSC_0158.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This Christmas was another special one for the Clarks. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We are blessed to have such wonderful friends and family who make every day of the year so special for us. </div>Cherylhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08080895501919864745noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5832362922250151228.post-10945359135651200312012-01-08T14:26:00.000-08:002012-01-08T14:26:00.767-08:00Christmas Morning<div style="text-align: center;">We spent Christmas morning with our Family of 3. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Santa came. Oh, boy did Santa come. Carly made out like a bandit and, as I mentioned before, she was really in to the opening of the presents this year. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">I am not the best blogger, but I think that I do an adequate job of chronicling our little life. What I am horrible at is remembering to bust out the camcorder. But we didn't forget this Christmas morning!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-uMvm8PDxcVM/TwkKaK8l32I/AAAAAAAAI6o/DCYkIJe00ok/s1600/DSC_0120.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" rea="true" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-uMvm8PDxcVM/TwkKaK8l32I/AAAAAAAAI6o/DCYkIJe00ok/s320/DSC_0120.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;">Carly's big gift this year was her Leap Pad. It's a learning tablet for kids. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Leap Frog makes it and I LOVE Leap Frog products. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-yWVJWNEMonk/TwkKjCDvlBI/AAAAAAAAI6w/WbJBcWofSic/s1600/DSC_0123.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" rea="true" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-yWVJWNEMonk/TwkKjCDvlBI/AAAAAAAAI6w/WbJBcWofSic/s320/DSC_0123.JPG" width="213" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">She doesn't quite understand the device, but she enjoys playing with it. </div><div style="text-align: center;">She has, however, already managed to change her username from "Carly" to "yig".</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-0favifWh1QQ/TwkKsrv9w5I/AAAAAAAAI64/gKoq6j8Bw8k/s1600/DSC_0125.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" rea="true" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-0favifWh1QQ/TwkKsrv9w5I/AAAAAAAAI64/gKoq6j8Bw8k/s320/DSC_0125.JPG" width="213" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Freddy's big Gift was a very cool looking golf bag with all of the things he wanted a golf bag to have - lots of compartments, a "kickstand" as I call it and a unique color that will make his bag easily-recognizable. I did good. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">Carly and I had to show off our 2011 Christmas pajamas, of course!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ch5Nj9GbY-I/TwkLTsbxL1I/AAAAAAAAI7g/X37VLwJ0H9g/s1600/DSC_0138.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" rea="true" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ch5Nj9GbY-I/TwkLTsbxL1I/AAAAAAAAI7g/X37VLwJ0H9g/s320/DSC_0138.JPG" width="212" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">I had my traditional cup of coffee in my Santa coffee mug and we were off to Nana and Papa's house!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-3ORRbaAPs3c/TwkLZJmn82I/AAAAAAAAI7o/ts3B1VICyPc/s1600/DSC_0140-1.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" rea="true" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-3ORRbaAPs3c/TwkLZJmn82I/AAAAAAAAI7o/ts3B1VICyPc/s320/DSC_0140-1.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I am so blessed to have a sweet family to share my holidays with. I would tell you that I don't need another Christmas present as long as I live as long as I have my sweet family, but I won't. Because my husband would take me up on that offer. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Merry Christmas morning from the Clarks!</div>Cherylhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08080895501919864745noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5832362922250151228.post-92171606166544043542012-01-08T13:52:00.000-08:002012-01-08T13:52:00.554-08:00Christmas Eve<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Over the past few years, Freddy and I have established a holiday routine that works well for us. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We spend Christmas Eve with my family, Christmas morning with our family of three and Christmas Day with his family. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This year, my parents were in Minnesota spending time with my Grandpa and helping my Uncle Bob get my Grandpa settled in to a long-term nursing facility. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So...We hosted my siblings at our house. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">Charlie spent several hours updating my ipod for me. It was having issues. And why wouldn't it be? I don't think that it has been updated since I got it 3 or 4 years ago. Oops! Thanks, Charlie. </div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Ch<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-CEQgtg2Qtwg/TwkDWICx1MI/AAAAAAAAI3g/H8BIqAqL2as/s1600/DSC_0068.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="213" rea="true" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-CEQgtg2Qtwg/TwkDWICx1MI/AAAAAAAAI3g/H8BIqAqL2as/s320/DSC_0068.JPG" width="320" /></a></div> <div style="text-align: center;">Carly was really in to the present-opening this year. It's amazing what a difference a year makes! She loved opening presents - and not just hers. She loved to help everyone else open their presents, too. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ZvQrpXQEA_U/TwkDg-OtWmI/AAAAAAAAI3o/tEF5SJgvEC8/s1600/DSC_0082.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" rea="true" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ZvQrpXQEA_U/TwkDg-OtWmI/AAAAAAAAI3o/tEF5SJgvEC8/s320/DSC_0082.JPG" width="213" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">She helped Lola try out her new dog bed (which Lola is CRAZY about). </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">Carly even played Santa, handing out presents to everyone - even the heavy ones. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-MhgAi_vntIM/TwkD0J9GqaI/AAAAAAAAI34/Mk07YZYU4Mo/s1600/DSC_0096.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" rea="true" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-MhgAi_vntIM/TwkD0J9GqaI/AAAAAAAAI34/Mk07YZYU4Mo/s320/DSC_0096.JPG" width="213" /></a></div><br />
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Carly played with her new toys. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-XjW9O8LH9Y8/TwkEF5eilkI/AAAAAAAAI4I/8xpBH8EdR_Q/s1600/DSC_0099.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" rea="true" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-XjW9O8LH9Y8/TwkEF5eilkI/AAAAAAAAI4I/8xpBH8EdR_Q/s320/DSC_0099.JPG" width="213" /></a></div><br />
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And modeled her (upside down) new shades. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Su6zCTRMPgA/TwkEOhM45-I/AAAAAAAAI4Q/AkvZ0A3ND84/s1600/DSC_0102.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" rea="true" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Su6zCTRMPgA/TwkEOhM45-I/AAAAAAAAI4Q/AkvZ0A3ND84/s320/DSC_0102.JPG" width="213" /></a></div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;">But most importantly, she got to spend some quality holiday time with her family.</div> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Our Little Family of 3.</td></tr>
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<div style="text-align: center;">It was a very Merry Christmas Eve!</div>Cherylhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08080895501919864745noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5832362922250151228.post-81889702746906143162012-01-08T13:17:00.000-08:002012-01-08T13:17:00.645-08:00Friend-Filled Break<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I loved having two weeks off over Christmas. It meant that I got to spend every day with Carly. And we got to spend lots of time with friends. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We went over to Landri and Bailey's house. <br />
The girls played and I got some much needed catch-up time with their mommy and one of my besties, Kristi. </td></tr>
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<div style="text-align: center;">Our new friends Erin and Laine invited us over to their house for a Kid Craft Day. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Carly got to make reindeer food.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Davis (and her mommy, Cheryl) were there, too!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Carly LOVED decorating her waffle cone tree. <br />
She ate way more mini marshmallows than she decorated with. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Laine - she always busts me when I try to take her picture<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Carly also went to Alexis and Brett's house where she and Alexis modeled their high heels<br />
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</tbody></table> <div style="text-align: center;">And this isn't even all that we did over the break. Can you see why I didn't keep up with the blog? It was a busy, fun, busy, fun-filled and BUSY break. And I loved every minute of it. </div>Cherylhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08080895501919864745noreply@blogger.com0