tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32289289487597940432024-03-05T16:04:56.775-08:00The ALF family adventuresThe ALF familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01718048173597783472noreply@blogger.comBlogger80125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3228928948759794043.post-86723486000482244242014-01-03T13:29:00.000-08:002014-01-03T13:29:44.774-08:00Payton's 5<h2 class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
A little bit about our little boy (for now): PAYTON</h2>
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5 Years Old- October 5th </div>
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Payton Allen. A constant smile in my heart. A forever pounding in my chest. And a twinkle in my eye! This year of life Payton has grow up so much. I think to myself, at least once a day, that if I love him anymore, I'll just simply explode. It hasn't happened yet, though our love grows greater each moment! He is a ROWDY bundle of ALL BOY energy and excitement for life! He loves intensely and has deep compassion for others! Payton bounces everywhere he goes and has a JOY for life- and a joy for being a BOY! He played his first season of T-ball this year and loved every moment! He also learned to ride his two wheel bike and has since been seen about town, up and down hills, with scrapped knees and a smile a mile wide- waving at Mommy, "Look MOM!" If you asked Payton who his best friend is, he'd tell you: Titus- my brother. It's True. It runs deep between these two already. They are the best of friends, and care for one another in a way I've never before seen. Payton is excited to show his baby brother the ropes in every circumstance and glad to take his had and LEAD him, protect and guide him, even encourage him along the way. He genuinely wants Titus to succede! Their bond is not matched. They are often seen, hand in hand, or chasing one another around, zooming cars, or wrestling, tackling and teasing. Payton loves to swim and cares deeply for animals. His favorite place is Sky Lodge Camp! He is a boy made for God's beauty and he loves every moment! I can see his desire to please others and put a smile on each face he greets. He will be a great leader, and a sought-after friend of many. I count it only blessing to be this boy's mama. <br />
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<br />The ALF familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01718048173597783472noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3228928948759794043.post-40983307552664403292014-01-03T12:59:00.001-08:002014-01-03T12:59:40.956-08:00Two- in like a LION!!!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">Our little TWO year old! </span></div>
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Titus is just our little JOY bringer! He is full of smiles and laughs and ENERGY! He loves to play with hisbest friend- big brother, and their doggie! His love for life is contageous! He has us on our toes all the time! He likes to play choo choos, and Legos, ride "bikes," and race cars! We are blessed by his giggles and cuddles every day! Words can't express our thankfulness for this sweet little boy!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXD07LHXzgQqGq2jfdEZBLQKnLUj91vZDnUfy1xp-mGLfEOBFSy1K5m89qwI0FnkEzM2-m77iNbvwkFD3ZTBS8B2NWn52aYw7QeYHeTkQ4pS6-v1icuzFKIkr9gMmQjBCLGkMGKcFrXBs/s1600/IMG_2980.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXD07LHXzgQqGq2jfdEZBLQKnLUj91vZDnUfy1xp-mGLfEOBFSy1K5m89qwI0FnkEzM2-m77iNbvwkFD3ZTBS8B2NWn52aYw7QeYHeTkQ4pS6-v1icuzFKIkr9gMmQjBCLGkMGKcFrXBs/s400/IMG_2980.JPG" width="300" /></a></div>
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<span style="color: #990000;"> Titus is TWO!!!!</span></h4>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;"> First Hair cut</span></h4>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Two Days before His 2nd Birthday...Titus got his FIRST hair cut! His curls were so beautiful, and now we have a LITTLE BOY!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Blonde curls! Is this kid mine?</td></tr>
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The ALF familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01718048173597783472noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3228928948759794043.post-77025457691402986232013-10-04T06:44:00.000-07:002013-10-04T06:44:30.643-07:00Eden Hope<br />
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 18pt; line-height: 115%;">“Delight
in the Hope of Heaven”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">To my precious Baby~</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">I don’t understand
Heaven, or just how it works.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Now you do.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I can only understand earthly love, but you-
you are experiencing more than I know of God’s peace and His great love.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>My heart is grieving the absence of your
presence, but my soul is celebrating your completeness.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You are whole, perfect-free from the pains of
this terrible earth.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>My perfect little
one, you’ll never experience sadness and never hurt or question who Jesus is to
you.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You know Him now, more fully than I
do.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He made you and even I don’t understand
your purpose in my life right now, but He does.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>And now, you get to bask in His glory for all eternity.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Someday, I’ll join you.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Your big brothers were
so excited to have you in our family.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Payton says he is happy you are in Heaven, but he wanted you here.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Me too.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Titus still kisses my tummy lots.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>I guess he doesn’t understand, like me, that even though your physical
body is still in my womb- you are not.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>You are waiting for us in eternity, with your sister, </span><span style="font-family: "Lucida Calligraphy"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">GiLana</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I like to think that the two of you are there
together- laughing and playing, the way I imagined you would here in my living
room.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I will always wish I could SEE you two, with
your brothers, HERE with my own eyes- someday.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>My heart leaps to think of the day you’ll run into my arms and the two
of you will call me Mama.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I’ll miss you
until then.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Here’s the thing, sweet
one-I will miss you forever.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But here is
my comfort and what I am clinging to today:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>You will never suffer, and in turn I will never have to experience, “the
pain of childbirth.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I would gladly
birth you- and I am grieving that opportunity, but that’s not what I mean.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I will never worry for you- or wonder for
you, or be even slightly concerned about who Jesus is to you.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I never have to suffer the pains of trying to
do what is right for you or care for you enough, or loving you the right way,
or pleading for your salvation.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I will
never wonder if you are safe or if you KNOW God’s wholeness- you do!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I am so comforted by the promise of
Heaven.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">We’ve decided on a name
for you.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You are our child and we want
you to be remembered and talked about by name… </span><span style="font-family: "Lucida Calligraphy"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">EDEN HOPE</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>You will never know pain, but only <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">pleasure.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></i>You’ll not ever suffer, but only <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">delight</i> in Jesus and who He made you to
be.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You will always be a Hope we have in
the <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">expectation </i>of Heaven.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You are our “<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Delight in the Hope of Heaven.”</b><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>We will look for the day when we will be there together- forever
worshiping our great Creator God who makes us to know Him.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I’ll miss you until then, but today I have to
choose peace for my heart.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I know it is
already all you know.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I am willingly giving
you to my creator and yours, until I can hold you.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Today your body and mine will no longer be
together.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The only physical life we have
shared will be gone, and I will miss your presence, but, sweet baby- you will
ALWAYS be in my heart.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I wait and <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">HOPE</i> for that <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Delight of Heaven</i>!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Loving
you, </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Lucida Calligraphy"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Mommy, Daddy, Payton and Titus<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Romans 8: 38-39</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">“I am convinced that NOTHING can ever separate us
for God’s love.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Neither death, nor life,
neither angels nor demons, neither our fears for today or our worries about
tomorrow- not even the powers of hell can separate us from God’s love!”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Lord, “I don’t know what you are doing, but I know
WHO you are.” ~J.J. Heller<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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The ALF familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01718048173597783472noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3228928948759794043.post-85845042121320937342013-02-20T21:58:00.001-08:002013-02-20T21:58:15.542-08:00Our Very Hungry Caterpillar turned ONE!<br />
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<span style="color: red; font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;">Our Littlest blessing...a good reason to celebrate!</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: small;">All the things our "Hungry Caterpillars" ate...but HE was STILL hungry!</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">So he ate through a giant piece of banana cake shaped like a caterpillar head....Tastiest Cake I ever ate!</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">Look out world I'm ONE and I have BIG, BIG things in store this year!</span></td></tr>
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Peeking around the corner to his baby brother's bedroom door.</div>
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Beaming at his Mommy.</div>
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My stocky, chubby cheek-ed, baby-in-a-boy's body.</div>
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Dimples, twinkle- he twinkles from his eyes-he does.</div>
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A jitter-bug jump inside that just wants to get out, so it wiggles, it waggles and makes his little body hop, even when he's holding perfectly still.</div>
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An open handed, chubby wave from the hallway in his bathrobe.</div>
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"Mommy..." and a mouthed, <em>almost</em> whisper, "I love you to the moon, and back." </div>
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Sweet, Sweet, smile.</div>
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Catching kisses with a little face smack.</div>
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Ducking away.</div>
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His precious 4 year old stut.</div>
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A pride-filled return and jammied-out...all by himself- the zipper kind. </div>
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More smiles, and twinkles- I swear it. </div>
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How many, many, MANY times can my heart burst?</div>
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A Lot.</div>
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A Whole Lot.</div>
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The ALF familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01718048173597783472noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3228928948759794043.post-6178899819909407822013-02-16T21:39:00.003-08:002013-02-16T21:39:51.510-08:00My SunshineI heard her voice tonight. <br />
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"You are my Sunshine, My only Sunshine.<br />
You make me Happy, when skies are gray.<br />
You'll never know, dear, how much I love you.<br />
Please don't take my Sunshine away." <br />
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I hear it often in the depths of my mind. <br />
It seems to be right there sometimes, and so deep, at others, that it's hard to recall. <br />
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Tonight, it was as if she plopped her spunky little self down right here beside me on the couch and sang in my ear. Like she stepped out of my childhood bedroom, sitting on the edge of my bed, and into my mind. I must have heard it a thousand times as a little girl, and tonight I sit here just recalling it over and over and over again, lest it fade away in my memory again.<br />
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That little song. <em>Huge</em> to me. I think I would have believed her if she told me she wrote it. I don't think, as a kid, I ever thought about that. I just assumed it was exaclty how she felt about me, so it must have been hers. <br />
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I felt like her Sunshine. I knew I made life brighter for her, especially in dark times. I knew she treasured me. It was true. <br />
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I didn't know though, how much she loved me. I was clueless about the depth of her love for me, until I became a "mommie" myself. I liked that she called me "Dear." <br />
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Even as a child I thought about what it would be like if she and I were separated- taking our sunshine away. It did- at least some of it. Her Sunshine lingers in my heart, though. It lingers all over the place. In my head tonight, soft and sweet, a little bit off pitch, perhaps, but I don't notice it now. It's endearing.<br />
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Knowing her, there was a much deeper meaning. She wanted nothing more in life than for her daughters to know Jesus and serve Him in holiness, glorifying Him with our lives. She wanted me to know that He is the Sunshine I need. I don't know if she ever thought about that, but HE is what we are left with, her legacy. Sunshine for our souls.<br />
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I still feel like her "Sunshine, her only Sunshine," and I miss hearing her sing it to me, and then, her quick kiss and, "Goodnight my Tiffin-Annie." Even now, it makes me feel so special, and so loved, because I was. <br />
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I was someone's Sunshine. I have a smile for that. :) <br />
The ALF familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01718048173597783472noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3228928948759794043.post-32764615596552088122012-11-27T21:16:00.002-08:002012-11-27T21:16:34.744-08:00Autumn 2012<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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The Alf family 2012</h2>
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We went to visit our good friend "Nini" aka Ronni and her kids, Hunter and Kylee in late October. We miss them so much and were glad to spend a few days just being with them. We also had a fun filled evening at the Pumpkin patch doing some pretty crazy things, like....HOG Races, Huge slides, big pools of corn, CAMELS and other exotic animals, and.....</td></tr>
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Our Football "Team"</td></tr>
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The ALF familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01718048173597783472noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3228928948759794043.post-67183385650813821502012-11-27T21:16:00.001-08:002012-11-27T21:16:04.413-08:00The ALF familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01718048173597783472noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3228928948759794043.post-1424919424042925212012-10-30T21:03:00.002-07:002012-10-30T21:03:31.113-07:00Does God know my name?Wow. <br />
This was the question from my inquisitive four year old after we read his Bible story this evening.....<br />
Does God know my name? <br />
Does he ever, Buddy! <br />
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The conversation continued:<br />
Payton: Mommy, does God know my name?<br />
Me: He sure does. He knows everything about you.<br />
Payton: How he know my name?<br />
Me: He gave your name to Mommy and Daddy for us to name you.<br />
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Payton: Oh. Can God see inside my heart<br />
(Insert enduring "awe" inside my head and all over my body here.)<br />
Me: Yup. He can see inside your heart- everything you think and feel. He knows all about you, your favorite color, what you like to eat, how many hairs are on your poky head. <br />
Payton: SMILE, little giggle.<br />
Me: He knew you before Mommy knew you. Before God gave you to Mommy and put you in my tummy, He already knew what you would be like, and He loved you!<br />
LONG pause and thoughtful look.<br />
Payton: God hold me when I was a baby?<br />
Me: I don't know how it all works before He put you in my tummy. (What would you have said?)<br />
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SO I grabbed for my Bible. I told Payton, this is my favorite scripture. It has always given me such stability in my "ON PURPOSE" life (that was a surprise of sorts, at least to my parents). I didn't tell him that part.<br />
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"Oh Lord, you have examined my heart and know everything about me.<br />
You know when I sit down or stand up.<br />
You know my thoughts even when I am far away.<br />
You see me when I travel and when I rest at home. <br />
You know everything I do.<br />
You know what I am going to say even before I say it, Lord.<br />
You go before me and follow me.<br />
You place you hand of blessing on my head. <br />
Such knowledge is too<br />
wonderful for me, to great for me to understand."<br />
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"I can never escape from your Spirit!<br />
I can never get away from you presence!<br />
If I go up to heaven, you are there; <br />
if I go down to the grave you are there:<br />
If I ride the wings of the morning, <br />
if I dwell by the farthest oceans,<br />
even there your hand will guide me, and your strength will support me. <br />
I could ask the darkness to hide me and the light around me to become night-<br />
but even in darkness I cannot hide from you. <br />
To you the night shines as bright as day. <br />
Darkness and light are the same to you. "<br />
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"You made all the delicate, inner parts of my body and knit me together in my mother's (tummy). <br />
Than you for making me so wonderfully complex! <br />
Your workmanship is marvelous- how well I know it! <br />
You watched me as I was being formed in seclusion, <br />
as I was woven together in the dark of (my mommy's tummy)<br />
You saw me before I was born. <br />
Everyday of my life was recorded in your book. <br />
Every moment was laid out before a singe day had passed."<br />
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"....Search me, O God, and know my heart;<br />
test me and know my anxious thoughts.<br />
Point out anything in me that (makes you sad),<br />
and lead me along the path of everlasting life."<br />
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~Psalm 139 (with a Mommy's off the cuff paraphrasing in some parts)<br />
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He is soaking it all in! We have been talking with Payton about what it means to have God as your friend, and how badly he wants to talk with us and hear our thoughts. He has had a lot of questions and some confusion, "but I can't see Him." It's true. He's working it out. Little by little. He is seeking. Yes, that's right. My four year old son is seeking WHO GOD IS, to him, and wondering what that means for his life right now, moment to moment. He always asks me after he has disobeyed if Jesus died on the cross now. Well, I'm no theologian, but some would say, THIS KID GETS IT. He's right there. And you know what? I have a side-line pass to watch him grow into this faith. Double WOW! <br />
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I got to share in communion with him on Sunday. We took the elements from Daddy and Payton lead me to the altar. He carefully set his bread and juice cup down and assumed "prayer pose." I asked him to explain what he understood about what we were doing. He said this (juice) looks like Jesus' blood because he died on the cross. We talked more and prayed and he was grinning from ear to ear the whole time. Such a special moment to share with my son. <br />
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His questions are more and more intense each day and I feel the Lord drawing him in. It's exciting. It's wonderful. <br />
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Yes, Buddy, God knows your name!<br />
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He's a warrior of the ROCK. </div>
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Our little Prayer Warrior.</div>
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<br />The ALF familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01718048173597783472noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3228928948759794043.post-2083866706557255732012-03-06T22:26:00.003-08:002012-03-08T12:54:45.603-08:00Dear Payton...<div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: left;">
My sweet boy-</div>
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You are changing so quickly, before my eyes. You didn't surprise me a bit with your love for your new little brother. You are so tender with him, and you can't wait for him to play with you. I look forward to seeing your friendship develop. It has already begun in subtle ways. You love to help Mommy take care of you brother- changing diapers, bath time...so often you come running just to say, "Mama- you baby crying." Or lately, "Mama, MY baby crying." You care for him in small ways and are a careful, and conscious big brother. I can tell you are falling in love with him too, just like the rest of us. </div>
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My love for you has only deepened with our new addition. I find our moments together priceless- playing choo-choo trains in your room with the dog, reading books on the couch, a picnic lunch in the tent in the basement, the always requested bed time Bible story. I treasure the moments I get with you- just YOU and Me. You are priceless and irreplaceable, Unique and wonderfully individual. I love your brother in a whole other way. It's strange in my head, but it works in my heart. </div>
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More on the individual front- you have grown up a bit, in becoming the BIG brother. You still love basketball, and have taken up watching with Daddy. My favorite is the little dance you do when our team scores. Your artistic abilities have come out of NOWHERE! The other day you drew a person with a face, and arms, legs and hair. And then you wrote your name (all the letters in random places on the page, but still). I was stunned. A regular occurrence. YOu never cease to impress me. Your best friends are your dog, Wrigley, who MIGHT say the same about you, and your animals: Froggie, Blue Dog, Mickey and sometimes someone else, depending on your mood. </div>
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My heart says AWWWWWW about a thousand times a day! I love you. I love you. I really love you.</div>
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~Mommy</div>
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Big brother helping Daddy with Titus' first bottle</div>
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Brotherly LOVE! </div>
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Drawings.....</div>
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The Sunshine (insert Mommy singing: You are my sunshine, my only sunshine. You make me happy, when skies are gray. You'll never know dear, how much I love you. Please don't take my sunshine away). </div>
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"Ben- Ben" ...Payton's friend. </div>
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Things we're into....</div>
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DUH! Basketball!</div>
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Bowling</div>
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Being cool....like Daddy</div>
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Having fun, and being silly.....like Mommy ;)</div>
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My cars, apparently</div>
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtcM6xNXx5pJSWnzUE-inddEODwGnZX0v4BUwViekgzkQOwZocw3LIdev3STMVH4BstwV7l74ZkLTiPjOTaAafl15us_WvRK_oAla1BvgQOggEFUoRUHf3lpVDVSkiCj0G27OkVP_NTvk/s1600/sleeping+cars.jpg" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5717039217650317858" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtcM6xNXx5pJSWnzUE-inddEODwGnZX0v4BUwViekgzkQOwZocw3LIdev3STMVH4BstwV7l74ZkLTiPjOTaAafl15us_WvRK_oAla1BvgQOggEFUoRUHf3lpVDVSkiCj0G27OkVP_NTvk/s320/sleeping+cars.jpg" style="cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 320px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 180px;" /></a>The ALF familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01718048173597783472noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3228928948759794043.post-30300948322373287442012-03-05T21:06:00.003-08:002012-03-08T12:52:57.146-08:00A little fun from MONTH one<div style="text-align: center;">
Can't believe how fast he is growing and changing. Couldn't you just smooch those chubby cheekers?</div>
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A Warm day outside in JANUARY!!</div>
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My BOYS</div>
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Payton LOVES to wear his monster jammies just like brother!</div>The ALF familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01718048173597783472noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3228928948759794043.post-10150112595337884992012-03-05T20:59:00.002-08:002012-03-05T21:06:52.764-08:00Down, Set.....HIKE!<div style="text-align: center;"><span ><b>"Sweetness" </b></span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzXDyq1WJRdlK-pplfvBu6DVCXcOP-tfDjofnSPuDDixDDR017RHTChH6jO1yRa8w9R659YiVuQ40kxNrEjC7mVVaKC33TiXGwHC3PPqe_OwscCV8vTZRETEXTkIb6EQIHqGqgUaKJEKY/s1600/Winter+2012+121.JPG" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzXDyq1WJRdlK-pplfvBu6DVCXcOP-tfDjofnSPuDDixDDR017RHTChH6jO1yRa8w9R659YiVuQ40kxNrEjC7mVVaKC33TiXGwHC3PPqe_OwscCV8vTZRETEXTkIb6EQIHqGqgUaKJEKY/s320/Winter+2012+121.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5716645155861358562" /></a><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span >Showing his muscles</span></div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCuGcgagJXraraIkxpf_jfRK7K5c51_wgvEAX1zG39XAHHVKaO4MKV-RqjH1lTaARnrt9Gmf5GCUFUF5CsXg1fMEcu5LTOPZ_U9V2n7baX2Uprf3SRB5xSEHDEnlRA_U45BTxEfXNGubk/s1600/Winter+2012+216.JPG" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCuGcgagJXraraIkxpf_jfRK7K5c51_wgvEAX1zG39XAHHVKaO4MKV-RqjH1lTaARnrt9Gmf5GCUFUF5CsXg1fMEcu5LTOPZ_U9V2n7baX2Uprf3SRB5xSEHDEnlRA_U45BTxEfXNGubk/s320/Winter+2012+216.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5716645154119204530" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span >DOWN....SET....</span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUWe4LyfEPfE-pB73yVctw3Kl4LSzBpZzmduCZ_vfcffvygn-X00MKveDqnCWAd2xCnCrtAyWz8vNkpW0xbe9qh2wVl7rHMvmNoaIrblOlfGDoj2H7bI0lQxE5x-k8QHFTuwoMdKdhas4/s1600/Winter+2012+218.JPG" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUWe4LyfEPfE-pB73yVctw3Kl4LSzBpZzmduCZ_vfcffvygn-X00MKveDqnCWAd2xCnCrtAyWz8vNkpW0xbe9qh2wVl7rHMvmNoaIrblOlfGDoj2H7bI0lQxE5x-k8QHFTuwoMdKdhas4/s320/Winter+2012+218.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5716645148581562370" /></a></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span >HIKE!!!</span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2EAg5mTeWfbYW6SIR9kxUICGiIzlU4ZRCW1gTBinaTG5rIUktremZrr99PbV1pFQ0l3MSkwwTjUe3E761TyiJ08bSTTq8NvEBf2jBRD9Q53scIwClUzxefZgymsEubCjFd1rgdfN-uSM/s1600/Winter+2012+222.JPG" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2EAg5mTeWfbYW6SIR9kxUICGiIzlU4ZRCW1gTBinaTG5rIUktremZrr99PbV1pFQ0l3MSkwwTjUe3E761TyiJ08bSTTq8NvEBf2jBRD9Q53scIwClUzxefZgymsEubCjFd1rgdfN-uSM/s320/Winter+2012+222.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5716645143178398706" /></a><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium; "><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2EAg5mTeWfbYW6SIR9kxUICGiIzlU4ZRCW1gTBinaTG5rIUktremZrr99PbV1pFQ0l3MSkwwTjUe3E761TyiJ08bSTTq8NvEBf2jBRD9Q53scIwClUzxefZgymsEubCjFd1rgdfN-uSM/s1600/Winter+2012+222.JPG" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUWe4LyfEPfE-pB73yVctw3Kl4LSzBpZzmduCZ_vfcffvygn-X00MKveDqnCWAd2xCnCrtAyWz8vNkpW0xbe9qh2wVl7rHMvmNoaIrblOlfGDoj2H7bI0lQxE5x-k8QHFTuwoMdKdhas4/s1600/Winter+2012+218.JPG" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; "></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzXDyq1WJRdlK-pplfvBu6DVCXcOP-tfDjofnSPuDDixDDR017RHTChH6jO1yRa8w9R659YiVuQ40kxNrEjC7mVVaKC33TiXGwHC3PPqe_OwscCV8vTZRETEXTkIb6EQIHqGqgUaKJEKY/s1600/Winter+2012+121.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMSBw9BI9CM_HtnX7CY2Q3aKi3U_4opSY6vwD217dNvVcUiCcfh3OAtS2fEJVCx3BVc8qvvbBshe_bYogWMJ_5PGBMHvzd6W-1CibghrhKuzE26GhXXVHm6owgfngiazh4migyqJSXdk4/s320/Winter+2012+134.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5716645159732318722" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></a></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium; "></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span ><span >Already wanting to play with brother.</span><br /></span><br /></div>The ALF familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01718048173597783472noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3228928948759794043.post-63890026670736776292012-03-05T20:46:00.002-08:002012-03-05T20:59:27.085-08:00Special Visitors...not the wise men from the east, but just as good<div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; ">Lots of important people came to visit us and our new bundle....We got pictures of a few of them. </div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJkGTb4wge0qsi-rIbD1bJpeUXGCWTwkOLT4PzGj7oby4p78XtYKtYGqN1yMKeQSJiK8jPPR5_GSYBG-fHNui3WcrrrgQpnpc95BRn5OI8sEaEQHMnKEAPXFe0nXdIR7NtCocmroCC-Ho/s1600/Winter+2012+142.JPG" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJkGTb4wge0qsi-rIbD1bJpeUXGCWTwkOLT4PzGj7oby4p78XtYKtYGqN1yMKeQSJiK8jPPR5_GSYBG-fHNui3WcrrrgQpnpc95BRn5OI8sEaEQHMnKEAPXFe0nXdIR7NtCocmroCC-Ho/s320/Winter+2012+142.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5716642193985118562" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span >Grandma Alf was our first guest (but not really). She is a permanent part of our little family. Our life would have been a lot less functional those first 10 days without her. :) We love Grandma! </span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB-zpSWOzI49HP21wx1r6H0k1kiClXwHHKx7FZCmXoiUleKx0q1v61fpW8MkzQDa6M4H4_X1t2wd7OqkdVD0wVTnrnFXX9X5fw2RnFW0XS5Cm28XGKn0onsU8bL5rZfdyvtyaNTck4ccg/s1600/Winter+2012+099.JPG" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB-zpSWOzI49HP21wx1r6H0k1kiClXwHHKx7FZCmXoiUleKx0q1v61fpW8MkzQDa6M4H4_X1t2wd7OqkdVD0wVTnrnFXX9X5fw2RnFW0XS5Cm28XGKn0onsU8bL5rZfdyvtyaNTck4ccg/s320/Winter+2012+099.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5716642187893500322" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Nini, Kylee and Hunter came too- the day after I came home. </div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghdh3RNZlY9B98qlAikK33RD0Bo7mTjKYO1ovAofA1UWz1Ty19CHWiJ7tVL8M4IjtemwbxdMAugkokMjfknT6ugrln1C4TFoaFbELRtxuA2oOANV0mwQn-egMwrdCA86UCeqCtcjZ2qpw/s1600/Winter+2012+210.JPG" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghdh3RNZlY9B98qlAikK33RD0Bo7mTjKYO1ovAofA1UWz1Ty19CHWiJ7tVL8M4IjtemwbxdMAugkokMjfknT6ugrln1C4TFoaFbELRtxuA2oOANV0mwQn-egMwrdCA86UCeqCtcjZ2qpw/s320/Winter+2012+210.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5716642183497500098" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Uncle Jeff (he brought his family too)...we are buddies</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjJecgU3AQbQs4E0plKaZKNo7jrcQ1Tp5Q0bDvKHiNLhcp0ofLtwaUWlSW-2zIcvP4tpBRHbIQP9Rp8UEqWwRgbcMhm_Bd-gfvmRhq_tfXlJnOTRhSG5aqOG-qLFh4it_2l6BjJ7a-kOg/s1600/Winter+2012+266.JPG" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjJecgU3AQbQs4E0plKaZKNo7jrcQ1Tp5Q0bDvKHiNLhcp0ofLtwaUWlSW-2zIcvP4tpBRHbIQP9Rp8UEqWwRgbcMhm_Bd-gfvmRhq_tfXlJnOTRhSG5aqOG-qLFh4it_2l6BjJ7a-kOg/s320/Winter+2012+266.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5716642182390066450" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Papa Randy made the long trip to see Titus and Payton all the way from Kansas! It was so special to have him here to play, and snuggle and just to be together.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ-sEKVZwsglQKb88wDlUIlhjcQUOIcqiStRaCCMVOU5hre7Op4TCYKTML3oilVzuKTVuKHfaoKHdeEiXETcUQX_lAn31NEIZ10FjEkhG444fcHwkYYS0MKuPL3o11O4Uzr3EfiE0klRo/s1600/Winter+2012+311.JPG" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ-sEKVZwsglQKb88wDlUIlhjcQUOIcqiStRaCCMVOU5hre7Op4TCYKTML3oilVzuKTVuKHfaoKHdeEiXETcUQX_lAn31NEIZ10FjEkhG444fcHwkYYS0MKuPL3o11O4Uzr3EfiE0klRo/s320/Winter+2012+311.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5716642174746151890" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Aunt Jeanne and Bridgette came from Michigan for a weekend. Bridgette is a VERY cool, tent building, choo-choo train playing, sweet-hearted cousin- and a good cuddler too! </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">We are blessed to have gotten to see so many family members since Titus was born. Uncle Milan and Aunt Dorene Reimer came the same day he came home. I loved having Mom's family here to see my new little one. We can't wait for Titus to meet more of our FANTASTIC family. :)</div>The ALF familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01718048173597783472noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3228928948759794043.post-19216494779083249592012-03-05T20:31:00.005-08:002012-03-05T20:46:41.280-08:00A little Titus<span >Finally, I have put the sweet baby down while he sleeps and have picked up the computer to post some pictures about the day he was born, now almost 3 months ago. He is all kinds of sweetness, a bundle of love and just the kind of joy we expected he would be. Our first few moments with him were nothing less than perfect and his entry into our world, beautiful beyond words I could write here, though I love to talk about it so ask if you have such curiosities. :)</span><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><br /></div><div><div style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: center; "><span >I wanted to make sure I had a final Preggo picture, and realized right after we got to the hospital that we hadn't taken one in the last couple of weeks. I had Paul snap one quickly. This was taken at 6:58. Titus was BORN at 7:08. We had just arrived. WOOOO! What a ride! </span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge8jpYIqzV_lSWtLgJS3OP4e8U7BHWHtCnyYWams7u4kAD_Zk5TNkQSWHXo4VB7gheri3WuC108HuyAPQbgVcjPjNRLA2TyvvQzSPtSYP9njY2KdnFdwe8ifMG9LnnoeEY__nEg1PCsQc/s1600/Winter+2012+012.JPG" style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><span ><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge8jpYIqzV_lSWtLgJS3OP4e8U7BHWHtCnyYWams7u4kAD_Zk5TNkQSWHXo4VB7gheri3WuC108HuyAPQbgVcjPjNRLA2TyvvQzSPtSYP9njY2KdnFdwe8ifMG9LnnoeEY__nEg1PCsQc/s320/Winter+2012+012.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5716638844594232466" /></span></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span >I was huge. :)</span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGksi_ssznUGRxZJ5BCBE0J41AzUC11JegqDHUpuvGEAnyaLI1RcwDywORUdcrEz6Aqlh82FORZr0ea565lfWKBIIrUUOHqQu2jMi6lF5peofwYpuvBsfg7YDjilAsJTNQViZVJsWjrpk/s1600/Winter+2012+016.JPG" style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><span ><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGksi_ssznUGRxZJ5BCBE0J41AzUC11JegqDHUpuvGEAnyaLI1RcwDywORUdcrEz6Aqlh82FORZr0ea565lfWKBIIrUUOHqQu2jMi6lF5peofwYpuvBsfg7YDjilAsJTNQViZVJsWjrpk/s320/Winter+2012+016.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5716638679215960050" /></span></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span >He was small. Titus Keith: 6 pounds 15 ounces, 20 inches. Perfect.</span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNWZcF1Z7NQFTPwGhBhRiEZjZ_FwNjaEUW5uO4PwdWE1-L9orTHF0zBudIdseNuCny9ErXMBNd_SgOmydFJmNPK0Ig__zuxRf8uz_8BiP8UYHCEqG1qj8PT6dtFNEWQdmS8gxEqyI7vso/s1600/Winter+2012+013.JPG" style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><span ><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNWZcF1Z7NQFTPwGhBhRiEZjZ_FwNjaEUW5uO4PwdWE1-L9orTHF0zBudIdseNuCny9ErXMBNd_SgOmydFJmNPK0Ig__zuxRf8uz_8BiP8UYHCEqG1qj8PT6dtFNEWQdmS8gxEqyI7vso/s320/Winter+2012+013.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5716638671654868274" /></span></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span >We were in love with him immediately.</span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVs7d0H0qpUeirufev_6ohpaohVSTlM19HTGT7_LrH0ekH5DvQZKeQ6tRfikcWca8v5P9U295fwp5IQmCFh3PWGfQhyphenhyphenKwPu2f6YK8ssafpf30ZoZO4F09FWiXLqADYJeIshycRRLheQGE/s1600/Winter+2012+034.JPG" style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><span ><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVs7d0H0qpUeirufev_6ohpaohVSTlM19HTGT7_LrH0ekH5DvQZKeQ6tRfikcWca8v5P9U295fwp5IQmCFh3PWGfQhyphenhyphenKwPu2f6YK8ssafpf30ZoZO4F09FWiXLqADYJeIshycRRLheQGE/s320/Winter+2012+034.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5716638666561933602" /></span></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span >He slept with Daddy in the very first hour.</span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-IIPkisryJw6id6SEeeU5mohQrIL-XqzF2CSBwCgvkRb0GPDcuFsKN1pki-Z2TASP0ZmsDQUAQl9ab-ZbIE6nKotWmz86gky-lv445Jd-WvNrH1vlaCV6OLH5ePAY5p4qOQimuK5MGkg/s1600/Winter+2012+040.JPG" style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><span ><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-IIPkisryJw6id6SEeeU5mohQrIL-XqzF2CSBwCgvkRb0GPDcuFsKN1pki-Z2TASP0ZmsDQUAQl9ab-ZbIE6nKotWmz86gky-lv445Jd-WvNrH1vlaCV6OLH5ePAY5p4qOQimuK5MGkg/s320/Winter+2012+040.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5716638663757349634" /></span></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span >THEY were instantly friends. A perfect meeting.</span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6U7P2SWUKm_y6dfxKblaWSfa5LPCLlISA9WSLIsfLby4XDkwJOd_Ha7MG3-n3WzW7QzI3ArLlLdoaIkSjg0H_cPkEYrpUwEIgjV50edWkrQ6EjEgY5hlq6A2hI_JNkPrPx3frU2nBpIc/s1600/Winter+2012+059.JPG" style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><span ><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6U7P2SWUKm_y6dfxKblaWSfa5LPCLlISA9WSLIsfLby4XDkwJOd_Ha7MG3-n3WzW7QzI3ArLlLdoaIkSjg0H_cPkEYrpUwEIgjV50edWkrQ6EjEgY5hlq6A2hI_JNkPrPx3frU2nBpIc/s320/Winter+2012+059.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5716638659377850322" /></span></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span >And then, there were FOUR. </span></div><span ><br /></span></div>The ALF familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01718048173597783472noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3228928948759794043.post-6303992543673054792012-01-25T08:39:00.001-08:002012-01-25T08:40:44.053-08:00Help for the HOT MESS<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">SO yesterday I went on my first adventure grocery shopping with my TWO boys. No small task, might I add. However, I found some unexpected joy along the way...</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">As moms we so often are hasty to react to the way the folks around us interact with our children, especially strangers. You know, from the moment you start showing in pregnancy and someone wants to touch your belly, you begin to conjure responses in your head about how rude or crazy or uncooth they are. It is a fine line between wanting what is right, healthy, and safe for your kiddos, and sharing them with the public, who, seemingly, adores them sometimes and wants to lavish them with love, caressing them with their DIRTY hands, germ infested lips, and bad breath. :) It may be rare for we, bent-out-of-shapers, germa-phobians, to take in a moment for what it really is, one like I experienced yesterday- someone adoring a sweet, young child, for just being sweet and young. Or- seeing a mom, who just needs a little hand. </p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">It must have been obvious that this was my first "mom of two" adventure by the time we arrived at the checkout. Titus had been crying up and down the isles, when I decided to take him out of his carrier and attempt to push the mamoth cart one-handed, while chucking groceries into the basket, nearly barrying Payton, and carrying my sling-style baby drapped over one arm. He was content, until I had to put him back in the carrier to bag my groceries. Several people had stopped me to admire my young son as we were walking, making comments, about their own grown children, and memories of the moments that I am currently entrinched in. "Oh, honey you have your hands full...I remember those days!" </p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">After I paid the bill, which I have no idea what it actually was, as I gave up my calculating mid-trip, we strolled over to the counter to bag. I usually let Payton sit on the counter so he can help me. I know, very safe parenting. However, he decided not to help, but that he wanted to use his hat as a pillow to "take a nap" on the counter. Cute. Unhelpful. I was frantically trying to sort (which I quickly gave up) and bag the groceries with a crazy "napping" toddler and a screaming infant sitting in his car seat beside the cart. This stranger approached and my mama radar lights went bizzerk!!! She was going to, yes, TOUCH my child- my one month, old, delicate, absolutely germ free baby! HOw could she? I continued to throw cans and boxes into my bags, not really knowing what to do, but just wanting to get out, all the while laughing at my messy little situation. SHe reached for the baby, and I thought she was going to pick him up! The nerve! But she didn't. She asked if he took a pacifier and stood by his carrier, gently whispering to him and rocking him, trying desperately to calm him for me, so I could finish my gathering. So gentle, so understanding, and surprisingly considerate of my thoughts about what I might want her to do with my fragile infant. I worked out the stringy thoughts inside my head, of how her being there might forever WOUND my child, and began to see the situation for what it was: a very kind and gentle spirit of a woman, obviously remembering my place in life, just wanting to help a mama, who really needed it! She saw the "HOT MESS," hair flying, from a half-remaining pony tail, toddler climbing (a little dangerously, probably) on the counter and baby screaming for dear life, who just needed an extra set of hands. </p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">Not only did she try to soothe my boy as he suffered through the long bagging process, but she insisted on pushing my cart and walking us to the van. Whew. I needed that! I didn't know how I was going to get these boys safely to the car with all this craziness! I was so relieved, still confused at how she had, in just moments, turned my heart. I was so skeptical of her. She wasn't your typical, sweet-smelling, grandma type that you hand your child off to without even thinking, but her heart was JUST that- sweet-smelling, and so "grandma-esk." She blessed me, and she blessed my family with her gentleness, respect and consideration for my need for a little help. I think I would have let her hold the baby, in the end, if she had asked! Heaven forbid, she hadn't washed her hands and we were fresh out of hand sanitizer. Somehow I felt peace in those moments, and knew that her kindness was going to affect my kids more than the germs on her hands!</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "> I hope I remember that the next time someone reaches for my sweet undamaged little bunddle and consider the blessing it is to have small children that bring so many fond memories, smiles and JOY to others I am willing to share them with- a little. :)</p>The ALF familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01718048173597783472noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3228928948759794043.post-77636230390634023282011-12-20T02:15:00.000-08:002011-12-20T02:26:09.652-08:00Dear Payton<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNO7Whpa_JQ6sVdU5HBfxtgs8FFwVSE8VB0Gu8yjy2xGeFSydjHgo_bSxgLrswwF4tjXSg-GW68xg68fyfBwGjT9uUgwwBs0_XokYBOgjhUKJ-cXr0IpxBXKHE2gHb9tGODAN3aGTE8K0/s1600/November+December+11+108.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5688154846051506562" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNO7Whpa_JQ6sVdU5HBfxtgs8FFwVSE8VB0Gu8yjy2xGeFSydjHgo_bSxgLrswwF4tjXSg-GW68xg68fyfBwGjT9uUgwwBs0_XokYBOgjhUKJ-cXr0IpxBXKHE2gHb9tGODAN3aGTE8K0/s320/November+December+11+108.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div>Dear Payton Allen~</div><br /><br /><br /><div>You are the most amazing blessing! I am so in love with you! These three precious years with you have been the gift of my lifetime to this point. I have loved learning to be your mommy. I know God has special intentions for you because He tells me everyday as I watch you change and grow. I am so proud of the big boy you are becoming. There are days that I am overwhelmed by the exact precision with which God made you for us. Your Daddy and I are thankful for you everyday. </div><br /><br /><br /><div>Your world is about to change....OUR world is about to change. And....I know you are going to love it! You will be such a wonderful big brother! I just want you to know how much I have treasured these special times with just you. I love you more than I could have ever known I would, and I am certain that I feel will feel the same about this new baby on his way (literally- right now). I am beyond blessed to be your mommy and I am in awe that God has lent you to us, that we get to watch you become who he wants you to be, and that we get to snuggle you every morning before you start the day running! Thanks for being my first little boy and for loving me the way only YOU can. Smooches!</div>The ALF familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01718048173597783472noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3228928948759794043.post-87614350545119539252011-12-12T07:51:00.000-08:002011-12-12T07:58:29.262-08:00Reimer Reunion...Kansas<div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 177px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5685271585981802498" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicFbCxhmR-eqU94OQG4on5z9o8wI9sFS6CUWHG8LCXPer6N-aphJO8fb03D0zKv1ky3dFBqE4gW0lRC4w1Gqv6dZcqmDIlnbex7QKFvOwHKoPGjmDKSTR4JDwXQlFrQV_Gv7lEm5NYeRo/s320/Reimer+Family+2011.jpg" /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpKkCRBohnamZ_5vcYhqAftOxeebwyq9p0NYGvC8StlF6I4gz7UmWhLvX-ATLLqQ9UTqOiRuMi4SeteGIGZImeanku32424URnW7j7Y0Q3wvF6RGSfsaz2-uFl-8_LxT6DNQn7hLk1kI4/s1600/November+December+11+026.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5685271576270638674" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpKkCRBohnamZ_5vcYhqAftOxeebwyq9p0NYGvC8StlF6I4gz7UmWhLvX-ATLLqQ9UTqOiRuMi4SeteGIGZImeanku32424URnW7j7Y0Q3wvF6RGSfsaz2-uFl-8_LxT6DNQn7hLk1kI4/s320/November+December+11+026.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-9Lg9tB84U3pBCxhs4UvGjlyQwQLI9tWtRnfZeBlrw-pbHYrstLJHUdHRJZGVSWjVLofVz0XYmM9nPUjzn0LzJAeJKBmHIwrgj0D0uiafDDHrzqP0ff4hvvBASEuAJjzxTHLY2BgbnaA/s1600/November+December+11+029.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5685271578066538338" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-9Lg9tB84U3pBCxhs4UvGjlyQwQLI9tWtRnfZeBlrw-pbHYrstLJHUdHRJZGVSWjVLofVz0XYmM9nPUjzn0LzJAeJKBmHIwrgj0D0uiafDDHrzqP0ff4hvvBASEuAJjzxTHLY2BgbnaA/s320/November+December+11+029.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div>We had a wonderful time under the same roof with 72 of the Reimer clan for Thanksgiving day! There was a lot of new cousins and activities included lawn mower driving, blowing things up, falling in thistle bushes, riding the giant stride, and eating noodles to our hearts content (well almost). It was a happy day and Mom would have loved being surrounded by so many relatives who have grown to be such a large and joyful family! She was missed and remembered well!<br /></div><br /><div></div></div></div>The ALF familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01718048173597783472noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3228928948759794043.post-66493592917833882262011-12-12T07:12:00.000-08:002011-12-12T07:51:20.901-08:00Colorado<div align="center">Some of our time with Grandpa Rowe:<br /></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="color:#330033;">Grandpa's special star- GiLana :) </span><br /><br /></div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5685267269500675234" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGIcSaqrNCFxmeM5HaI4DewtuE_Ccb2M5oJbtMd7JT5mLoZhSESejMKDyHh1NAczY29dIuJx-neTs84p8LOEIxA-n1KHUgwONTzbWUclyGUs8tXFclXo5-pHsQMU1JS9LuJ3eBQGCEjY8/s320/November+December+11+153.JPG" /> <img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5685268728200133282" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVvNdhKFRPBqBAEaTRKbfY9E3hyphenhyphenIzHFCw-bI8gG2P3hXj62b_KGZqHnd4IS8B6LqmsuPHu821ilk2yNME2WAMu9i1CBfXk6i-i-S_Ht3mMyhRbAnVdmUtmtftvj-9uMLry-LFpvI3T-hk/s320/November+December+11+144.JPG" /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOslC7AimWw3d7eG58F_h-iXU5aNWK5m4hztMxIsbl3RarCpJvqYhMlEzTMZKe0du8MUtwjAfXeAugnzMabhzNGxRIrN7wZv4exaM9oFaNxdv96Pd0332l1lsTWiz_j0eT-iaiF1iJh1g/s1600/November+December+11+146.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5685265815320560418" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOslC7AimWw3d7eG58F_h-iXU5aNWK5m4hztMxIsbl3RarCpJvqYhMlEzTMZKe0du8MUtwjAfXeAugnzMabhzNGxRIrN7wZv4exaM9oFaNxdv96Pd0332l1lsTWiz_j0eT-iaiF1iJh1g/s320/November+December+11+146.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5685265804803916578" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-VEZvAFEAEf053T0BlFpKLYb6kUizh7SUhwahmeouVS7Kw0ykfeV46Cbf5YesBY7NQ8Co0bPC4IgSkIy-Bw1cxIWcHj70B6xN8tPELks4JD6lnrQU96o9qYU3W3TR9QqAIWmFfucQjVU/s320/November+December+11+145.JPG" /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1GVpm5T74rQeZacKvZobUWVHEoqTjOaEFAzXq7go-WAXKmRYCW5idGMfYH3Mqqgh84OfNvjOhrx6cOISeUTONPo4zljxN-YPz6n6EoaI-YKzzB9FCq0rkZ-pM-SsiiGLfQcxE-LHB8vY/s1600/November+December+11+139.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5685265797132292018" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1GVpm5T74rQeZacKvZobUWVHEoqTjOaEFAzXq7go-WAXKmRYCW5idGMfYH3Mqqgh84OfNvjOhrx6cOISeUTONPo4zljxN-YPz6n6EoaI-YKzzB9FCq0rkZ-pM-SsiiGLfQcxE-LHB8vY/s320/November+December+11+139.JPG" /></a><br /><span style="color:#990000;">Three Sisters Mountains....Jeanne, Wendy and Tiffany</span><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCqe-3zGL01-rZOwjaB02l9TO7e0LGO0l-YFoU4RERih1WImHwfPT16rXdKEJbyL-eo4Un6r8ovIEG7l2YkWI12xn_34MVG_eWG_MrFHEGFzNZcU6Xh6mC7WTvZY8j8WaC_RwkVxu7gw4/s1600/November+December+11+131.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5685265791626757522" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCqe-3zGL01-rZOwjaB02l9TO7e0LGO0l-YFoU4RERih1WImHwfPT16rXdKEJbyL-eo4Un6r8ovIEG7l2YkWI12xn_34MVG_eWG_MrFHEGFzNZcU6Xh6mC7WTvZY8j8WaC_RwkVxu7gw4/s320/November+December+11+131.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd5nhtDBkwCfhCPtHLXjBIHc_skIm3BGWIoAk9qDydJvBzzmppi-ESNiO-Z66EGvFjDl1PohxDkGZvdMWPRQf7jJNsNT0jktW3J2dYynDEfZt4KMC_aSPQ5CSMlYJXmshNens1362Hj3Y/s1600/November+December+11+127.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5685265786037280402" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd5nhtDBkwCfhCPtHLXjBIHc_skIm3BGWIoAk9qDydJvBzzmppi-ESNiO-Z66EGvFjDl1PohxDkGZvdMWPRQf7jJNsNT0jktW3J2dYynDEfZt4KMC_aSPQ5CSMlYJXmshNens1362Hj3Y/s320/November+December+11+127.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcakg5LH4p97D1_m7xgbugL8ApHRxStwAFLD83oy8p9CaFyFnncMYjkFXZRi1UKEyxy6oL3c4tIWRLqyafYCepNEtwFqaMhMdzxYnojDH55I5lXmkdBlvfdg1uHGp5cW881dy0YbWU23k/s1600/November+December+11+213.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5685264140090070386" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcakg5LH4p97D1_m7xgbugL8ApHRxStwAFLD83oy8p9CaFyFnncMYjkFXZRi1UKEyxy6oL3c4tIWRLqyafYCepNEtwFqaMhMdzxYnojDH55I5lXmkdBlvfdg1uHGp5cW881dy0YbWU23k/s320/November+December+11+213.JPG" /></a> <span style="color:#ff6600;">Helping Feed</span><br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5685264135669014162" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibDikCpMq9g_tvPLz-rji_GFu6mGnJC6SAYoby_ptWlND3vpfOiLwhsD0wN30vBLjx2AErb5sInU87X7mDIZ8oRlWhOljGrfXoQUKPb67ahq9k93S0voNnk-ZaCDyNTr7CexzDKwHyZIk/s320/November+December+11+211.JPG" /><br /><span style="color:#ff6600;">Payton told me after we came home that he put hay in the feed box with the horses just like where baby Jesus was born. Guess he gets that part. </span><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpFzUGLV76eRtIHnwzWp2M80p2ARQisD74l1AiYd1SnZe0DDYii4vukIK_qdxR3rJuY9bV3BryXO4nRQMzScPJe42RvQd92p_WNtR-toig1i3nG49BEIAYHRf7EDP7AK84wU_Bym2wQaU/s1600/November+December+11+208.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5685264131424317890" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpFzUGLV76eRtIHnwzWp2M80p2ARQisD74l1AiYd1SnZe0DDYii4vukIK_qdxR3rJuY9bV3BryXO4nRQMzScPJe42RvQd92p_WNtR-toig1i3nG49BEIAYHRf7EDP7AK84wU_Bym2wQaU/s320/November+December+11+208.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div align="center"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5685264129143792882" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUUrJ5Y0pGEwySvawTp-vb99UfF1_CD3JWwL41Hh7AbDPwD5nxeTI6176PwXsFu3mtmKeLnJZtMnRu1StUhaNFphnqNxQPNOPJRDnf2UkNhArPDzFfdvMJ8hIonkru4J28DhU2SKBsIMg/s320/November+December+11+128.JPG" />YEEHAW!<br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5685261900697927202" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYgCimNpBaZUkNtX_qyl00zs_ocO9hsuUAsfPEuoFkchmYFyX08sEqCuj1Fq9l1i5Me00ZeL14X0Nyb1iWzX81xuRc-FSWQCN5SEtZ1QlBKt54r6iqwXLTWywCESxzCdk5lKDnwBfUMIo/s320/November+December+11+169.JPG" />A little riding with Grandpa Rowe. Payton LOVE it! So he's a bit of a city boy with his rainboots, but he sure enjoyed this special time with his Grandpa and is still talking about it!<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMrUcjEwAbbD-YKktVLJYRg4q0axPa6WVKPMeyfdKAzxTKEBXrVraaSjlZgoH_Bwa39WQjBT_kaCjXxEk_FGdgN6C_YTvN_QV0Gt0VPC1X4-6a0xoKlDscHyYTv5QEDPtebmGVHlWaN9c/s1600/November+December+11+198.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5685261895303680034" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMrUcjEwAbbD-YKktVLJYRg4q0axPa6WVKPMeyfdKAzxTKEBXrVraaSjlZgoH_Bwa39WQjBT_kaCjXxEk_FGdgN6C_YTvN_QV0Gt0VPC1X4-6a0xoKlDscHyYTv5QEDPtebmGVHlWaN9c/s320/November+December+11+198.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div align="center"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5685261890872928338" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRfqIRNme8ug3Wqqi4-LA2HynUWS_AA6wZFHRRjxyZIzndYnq7Dlzqpsj9QCSzRiYVI58QKaezk-jPm61bQDCZdeN9E1HlGr11WqMA5hb_NmNTTrdqBgUn5blN0MinjCigfFNgqO4zJSM/s320/November+December+11+189.JPG" /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpKKDGraEypirPPJAmRiMnzoxyFLCKtAU8oR0tg4PPMx6pvvHdJZXcQ0HW9n-1FbT3g5toGoYvBAwVZBI4chtUwRk6bToNhwQgO0XQlADqdXts36DeYQlJ8z6oAqnkgaSLR3drmTa3ias/s1600/November+December+11+189.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5685261880565113170" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpKKDGraEypirPPJAmRiMnzoxyFLCKtAU8oR0tg4PPMx6pvvHdJZXcQ0HW9n-1FbT3g5toGoYvBAwVZBI4chtUwRk6bToNhwQgO0XQlADqdXts36DeYQlJ8z6oAqnkgaSLR3drmTa3ias/s320/November+December+11+189.JPG" /></a><br /><span style="color:#993399;">This makes me smile to my CORE! Not just that my favorite boy is smooching his mommy, because he loves her so much, but the complete act...the horse, the saddle, my belly, the white streak in my hair, the mountains. I love it. It's us- it's who I AM and I love it!</span><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghmaypXOZtidyJ8qlzwiC9c2mO_9R6Np-cLHiTJIr74Bkwequz1ePIzHevLjeU-a9clPh4_ffdBNurV9cJl3Au7eKArVb0dSKfsy2hiWnbYZgCoWf70glat8iw4mEX652Ldgepof9TAFM/s1600/November+December+11+203.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5685261874485245842" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghmaypXOZtidyJ8qlzwiC9c2mO_9R6Np-cLHiTJIr74Bkwequz1ePIzHevLjeU-a9clPh4_ffdBNurV9cJl3Au7eKArVb0dSKfsy2hiWnbYZgCoWf70glat8iw4mEX652Ldgepof9TAFM/s320/November+December+11+203.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>The ALF familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01718048173597783472noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3228928948759794043.post-58923176434586536952011-12-12T06:43:00.000-08:002011-12-12T07:12:13.780-08:00Three Year old BIG Boy! (Complete with Shiner)<div align="center"><span style="color:#000099;">The Fabulous faces of Payton! (I asked him to show me his muscles...I like the muscles in his FACE the best!) </span><br /></div><br /><div align="center"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5685256935610784610" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoSBt8vRGQM2ow1AGf6oUHYGVL4y1niW0zbIYM6zqRRqkze4AvKTMaenrfEuWWMOt_jBkK5USV9sod8y_yz4e_Kj0Y2ukn9QHTb9jp_lcKdxxPeuoztpXopIhEn6-shyoM-n0ah3mJ_G4/s320/November+December+11+102.JPG" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5685254161219292930" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikRN8FJv2c_edrYrvh7L885Fsw4dzRKWWt9OnKV93wLew9mPNefzjvUNeIZ5tLFTFXe1syo9xTiZ92D3_SMHfON3Q8oPbcCNT1Gci_Jc7YEotXeJkmNR5AihuGRTF8FTJ8cJTOYVKSAGk/s320/November+December+11+103.JPG" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5685254145296523698" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitN3v-ZhStMdDD86f9fy1LFjb0X_uBZh84mwS7vKu9SdANBY9L9mZy5ntyqsbai0oOCEg1W0WrzYyTF6BDCIe4TDbw8GBoR2ARPHPqSt3gwCjL5OUsfUNl9lz0A2H7Tjl6kjy3SLNLo78/s320/November+December+11+101.JPG" /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH7wA7pQqDnvv4N_LUS-TgvMN1XxVwna2Y1SkkOiwUY6YF4-j3XqQ03rUmnSiSlD2RL6jKDRiFhj8tpoZBWTWaO0vPfUW28nH6TXwrNHtPyHAB5UIIqRtDiw1zxaJM9yJnMX1AdXfpvxk/s1600/November+December+11+123.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5685255524992919698" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH7wA7pQqDnvv4N_LUS-TgvMN1XxVwna2Y1SkkOiwUY6YF4-j3XqQ03rUmnSiSlD2RL6jKDRiFhj8tpoZBWTWaO0vPfUW28nH6TXwrNHtPyHAB5UIIqRtDiw1zxaJM9yJnMX1AdXfpvxk/s320/November+December+11+123.JPG" /></a> <span style="color:#000099;">What is this little gangster digging?</span><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_L8rUiGgHTYw_Oeyl7sZ8jz52tww7Y5ZEEoNXyeoZ5BJrUQs3CzGDoWSwo0kus2QdWrN0SnSv7TWer5oO3RXu_uCVmmZxHpaSFCDFIJAx9t-33hdC8Pr521FgKWlr2MlaDBdXx7zb11A/s1600/November+December+11+122.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5685255518358745602" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_L8rUiGgHTYw_Oeyl7sZ8jz52tww7Y5ZEEoNXyeoZ5BJrUQs3CzGDoWSwo0kus2QdWrN0SnSv7TWer5oO3RXu_uCVmmZxHpaSFCDFIJAx9t-33hdC8Pr521FgKWlr2MlaDBdXx7zb11A/s320/November+December+11+122.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrBzAa3pWb_ldZ46WCaZ8tVhCGztwLed5GZ_7ZKBHvBl0jKbgQzExJZLofMeKgWhOcFq0U39-3jvdt9_1iXwG5khFrYUpFgn3ZUKHY9WSz39-beenqoTvVvlCZ2ghxbkdyaLzY2GgMZ3Y/s1600/November+December+11+114.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5685255510473939042" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrBzAa3pWb_ldZ46WCaZ8tVhCGztwLed5GZ_7ZKBHvBl0jKbgQzExJZLofMeKgWhOcFq0U39-3jvdt9_1iXwG5khFrYUpFgn3ZUKHY9WSz39-beenqoTvVvlCZ2ghxbkdyaLzY2GgMZ3Y/s320/November+December+11+114.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5685255502644897426" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHH0ekglojrS94i4hMha0hSg-aplUztEc5OlTSwEXUIr02zgoP1NqQ2zfyIUuODXEHJ6BdsG6fjvAl0k9LNIjs7l6bYmWZFOSlZALB969izCevJkuv2tBtcMcj_xm17tuYFHPeV07vY20/s320/November+December+11+092.JPG" /><br /><br /><br /><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5685255500993952834" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgept7iRV0X-9jejv2ENtYtaOl3m0VMDxgL0ivNTumA2Ngsiza4g1062bsF2bBvTdKvye69tsq-vCKgfeeQLqdS05GGM79DrjM_H4JwuDv12tcqN3RefzHB362OCrY33Lk1bDvnyH9CgvY/s320/November+December+11+098.JPG" /> <span style="color:#000099;">My Little Newsie!</span><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><div><br /><div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-pNYYJ1ztnDaDclDlQcNrCV_sTebn0kmHxmbk7MMXS1EqaVOMb248d6WxPvTP4b3jD3Rxyilim_iY83J2Nl_kXxqqYaNGhg9kKUeuOQbpw3cQAHi4N2ksFnWuURSjbi7yBxjqFU7V6SM/s1600/November+December+11+109.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5685254136403309634" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-pNYYJ1ztnDaDclDlQcNrCV_sTebn0kmHxmbk7MMXS1EqaVOMb248d6WxPvTP4b3jD3Rxyilim_iY83J2Nl_kXxqqYaNGhg9kKUeuOQbpw3cQAHi4N2ksFnWuURSjbi7yBxjqFU7V6SM/s320/November+December+11+109.JPG" /></a> <span style="color:#000099;">I could just smooch that face all day long!</span><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb_HUjQxzOqjp-IC1UItL15qnL3Tpny6JYIbqH3xBnJM9OXwH5MtskB8WWbscVeEHQDkKj2yFDI9DFOZK_OSzTyuq9BAu6eH9Eb0TIP2oUPhDjE5v0EVcKthJwpAYBFwW_OvYUQw7ZQzc/s1600/November+December+11+108.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5685254128898844898" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb_HUjQxzOqjp-IC1UItL15qnL3Tpny6JYIbqH3xBnJM9OXwH5MtskB8WWbscVeEHQDkKj2yFDI9DFOZK_OSzTyuq9BAu6eH9Eb0TIP2oUPhDjE5v0EVcKthJwpAYBFwW_OvYUQw7ZQzc/s320/November+December+11+108.JPG" /></a> <span style="color:#000099;">I have decided that these are Payton's three year old pictures.....what better way to say I'M THREE than to have a black eye. I guess it is a record of the fun he had. </span><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br /></div>The ALF familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01718048173597783472noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3228928948759794043.post-36262816250587396872011-12-12T06:29:00.000-08:002011-12-12T06:42:55.818-08:00Things I like to remember<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY7gufpf-byFNOLlXhktffTjnx-surLErgt-XS3vHxV92_X4yGY-YTCR_uK3KI9qLQ9H-1zarC0O6vbZBL_F1q5Sw5rbW_Fet4qXNzSUCzJMTNF4pKvzxoV9y5eP90BBucIwAa_-XLJCs/s1600/November+December+11+071.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5685250688334564354" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY7gufpf-byFNOLlXhktffTjnx-surLErgt-XS3vHxV92_X4yGY-YTCR_uK3KI9qLQ9H-1zarC0O6vbZBL_F1q5Sw5rbW_Fet4qXNzSUCzJMTNF4pKvzxoV9y5eP90BBucIwAa_-XLJCs/s320/November+December+11+071.JPG" /></a> <span style="color:#ff6600;">Grandma's Bell. I used to love to ring this thing!</span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaUmeGNuvC5jG7MEEC60RroXh_jhfDSwaky3TGCRLbvU7EEGsU3ZlDFUhmYDr39sHKhuXm2Dzj0MRhgNy_JNf_gE_Rip2WvjWUP6AROhbj77a48od7us7dj8NWVxjj7y5oShUVQKTXR8E/s1600/November+December+11+072.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5685250692184455234" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaUmeGNuvC5jG7MEEC60RroXh_jhfDSwaky3TGCRLbvU7EEGsU3ZlDFUhmYDr39sHKhuXm2Dzj0MRhgNy_JNf_gE_Rip2WvjWUP6AROhbj77a48od7us7dj8NWVxjj7y5oShUVQKTXR8E/s320/November+December+11+072.JPG" /></a> <span style="color:#ff6600;">A few photos that almost capture my memories of warm afternoons spent in the chapel Grandpa Willis built....preaching, singing, and 'playing church.' When I think about it Grandma and Grandpa dedicated the chapel to their grandkids, I guess playing church and 'pretend' worship is a good way for us to honor that. We certainly learned from the best and just did what we knew....and now we are all grown up and that legacy lives on in our lives- outside of the little chapel. </span><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTWXhduwXhFo1XGFivc9KD0E1ThecjvIKKQBca7kCMcr6k-6nfYxwQmH7w-OelFoE1uVlMnHoOIcYF8fP_dKZ9nXzyt9MbteLcA67s5D79lQ0tRWj_bJYHgzV51CYQ0KDDivKa1F3itQE/s1600/November+December+11+068.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5685250681795173554" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTWXhduwXhFo1XGFivc9KD0E1ThecjvIKKQBca7kCMcr6k-6nfYxwQmH7w-OelFoE1uVlMnHoOIcYF8fP_dKZ9nXzyt9MbteLcA67s5D79lQ0tRWj_bJYHgzV51CYQ0KDDivKa1F3itQE/s320/November+December+11+068.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR5fqjVoB6E5hwRmhfpU72tpSSWPAMSSDx2-R9fqMQ0VcxFIbDzFN1flSOIZtOIlSmL8Z7R_ke9oEuEoNqjx9eNOsM_9cvIkUY6odCBTkovUX5w2lXz1E-IQzBXrLlnxNgC54SZpINJ74/s1600/November+December+11+066.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5685250678819662194" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR5fqjVoB6E5hwRmhfpU72tpSSWPAMSSDx2-R9fqMQ0VcxFIbDzFN1flSOIZtOIlSmL8Z7R_ke9oEuEoNqjx9eNOsM_9cvIkUY6odCBTkovUX5w2lXz1E-IQzBXrLlnxNgC54SZpINJ74/s320/November+December+11+066.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj25DsW1J9Q1SJW8uVL-fiz37lhP1Yi2edYCJMo-qS4WMf6LpfTXvi9GmJICNj0Wy3CHhpVpNnZKV5Tm1MWppjvQ_ODzFjSxUrMzo1h-Xt26ArPJkfnZUppo_ueUMKLCE_mS0THw8veVKw/s1600/November+December+11+056.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5685250673657713154" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj25DsW1J9Q1SJW8uVL-fiz37lhP1Yi2edYCJMo-qS4WMf6LpfTXvi9GmJICNj0Wy3CHhpVpNnZKV5Tm1MWppjvQ_ODzFjSxUrMzo1h-Xt26ArPJkfnZUppo_ueUMKLCE_mS0THw8veVKw/s320/November+December+11+056.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtDjsK9urvN-6KsTaBviPyX7_aObylSnh9pqQxNt2Q8b5k_Ha1B8BpsBz7TOrRypDUt4yB6S1089NIWwUnqyHVrK4duUJKjOxZ67Uf4D757IPaJXhUoCrPMxznNHImuZSzcBq3akb3wVk/s1600/November+December+11+035.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5685249994930135202" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtDjsK9urvN-6KsTaBviPyX7_aObylSnh9pqQxNt2Q8b5k_Ha1B8BpsBz7TOrRypDUt4yB6S1089NIWwUnqyHVrK4duUJKjOxZ67Uf4D757IPaJXhUoCrPMxznNHImuZSzcBq3akb3wVk/s320/November+December+11+035.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib5OKpSdzqwKQ6w4qOvdx9s8Bm2Ixy-fTMTwmZD43tTHrSL1M04UpIMpXYS7dfV55QJevcX6B8XSlgu4MR6mFnD_58E7hNm0S5lXvE9oPhzy8RkvSWDsY9m0Fn1nBgDYL7HsaEo0MOcmI/s1600/November+December+11+043.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5685249987193582754" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib5OKpSdzqwKQ6w4qOvdx9s8Bm2Ixy-fTMTwmZD43tTHrSL1M04UpIMpXYS7dfV55QJevcX6B8XSlgu4MR6mFnD_58E7hNm0S5lXvE9oPhzy8RkvSWDsY9m0Fn1nBgDYL7HsaEo0MOcmI/s320/November+December+11+043.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfoidw5eu-jws59qKwcslJZMHck7X7xu9tjE_olJfHjZo9h27IQ0Zc0FLJK3ZHDju7xjh6rOjYkuZMH1bhHGeGOInmRqs6Z_1AjhPfpfPCuA2xxay5TjhsaJkZQ-62GfVnUwbMHqfYXRY/s1600/November+December+11+057.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5685249980821406242" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfoidw5eu-jws59qKwcslJZMHck7X7xu9tjE_olJfHjZo9h27IQ0Zc0FLJK3ZHDju7xjh6rOjYkuZMH1bhHGeGOInmRqs6Z_1AjhPfpfPCuA2xxay5TjhsaJkZQ-62GfVnUwbMHqfYXRY/s320/November+December+11+057.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSfl2nQXMxueaKrgEUcaOTUf1BTAHookPJIgulswofSOVxvb3geYgjvF4M13JIIeVcsPo7H22tZnfCZcWRRAk877V0nb_UhvQ8dOXjbfmquSKrhoD82pOStJpQogPE04hTMYH9p0cWtog/s1600/November+December+11+047.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5685249977421325346" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSfl2nQXMxueaKrgEUcaOTUf1BTAHookPJIgulswofSOVxvb3geYgjvF4M13JIIeVcsPo7H22tZnfCZcWRRAk877V0nb_UhvQ8dOXjbfmquSKrhoD82pOStJpQogPE04hTMYH9p0cWtog/s320/November+December+11+047.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI5Q5A-3ZB1Uoglxfo1TUKK_31NnWvxAOoPm_Qh_twJceE2jcboYFqTlA9meZ9stwDxchcMmn_SkNSiMAytT24q8bwZCMid9Kx7ptp7YOq0VBQ6o5waD4tFOsBqxG6k0ysIm7pegde608/s1600/November+December+11+049.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5685249974561452290" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI5Q5A-3ZB1Uoglxfo1TUKK_31NnWvxAOoPm_Qh_twJceE2jcboYFqTlA9meZ9stwDxchcMmn_SkNSiMAytT24q8bwZCMid9Kx7ptp7YOq0VBQ6o5waD4tFOsBqxG6k0ysIm7pegde608/s320/November+December+11+049.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br /></div>The ALF familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01718048173597783472noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3228928948759794043.post-53578143929825372192011-12-12T06:25:00.000-08:002011-12-12T06:28:59.725-08:00The Alf Family- November<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4CSh-k_5xC_nhA0IhrMeIrGGich_YqsclXYx65l8eUgJxrUZTCfQfLMXQiAJH072SllAtHMqX7AEqcYGb9IbwoHiaY7et9OS_dOuhvldNAURF4PDJUtHXLtm3Ff0aQFjSGVZLUcXDuWo/s1600/November+December+11+007.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5685248593283358434" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4CSh-k_5xC_nhA0IhrMeIrGGich_YqsclXYx65l8eUgJxrUZTCfQfLMXQiAJH072SllAtHMqX7AEqcYGb9IbwoHiaY7et9OS_dOuhvldNAURF4PDJUtHXLtm3Ff0aQFjSGVZLUcXDuWo/s320/November+December+11+007.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div></div>The ALF familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01718048173597783472noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3228928948759794043.post-48378858191616301442011-10-31T21:25:00.000-07:002011-10-31T21:35:43.134-07:00Happy Fall Ya'll!<p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGtqaigwCX7nfPiAJ_phJlJK9-0CQ9mIlAxEq39HYOguC8oH961JHc0ti6Oh6x-sY7QY7Oj3ef8MwlZ032JcfiqWmfsAWPEyaoSkrzKmUljGz3kBYZLiYZ51pym6DfY0O_vEWYn_XjCG8/s1600/October+2011+029.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5669879453795567730" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGtqaigwCX7nfPiAJ_phJlJK9-0CQ9mIlAxEq39HYOguC8oH961JHc0ti6Oh6x-sY7QY7Oj3ef8MwlZ032JcfiqWmfsAWPEyaoSkrzKmUljGz3kBYZLiYZ51pym6DfY0O_vEWYn_XjCG8/s320/October+2011+029.JPG" /></a></p><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;color:#ff6600;">Our Little Spider and his pumpkin<br /></div></span><br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGFDTd3prQhNndfPS6vblB8IIgzazFXxakoUsHISl-ZHSrOs5Yq9LLq9ERgNMFoZXxN9zMR4eTth4MsseZoxAdnS-FZG51bfyM9dUvr4B_lEJ2R9d0Y1KRO9iWhit_NOJ87amb8ju9vew/s1600/October+2011+030.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5669879450518245378" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGFDTd3prQhNndfPS6vblB8IIgzazFXxakoUsHISl-ZHSrOs5Yq9LLq9ERgNMFoZXxN9zMR4eTth4MsseZoxAdnS-FZG51bfyM9dUvr4B_lEJ2R9d0Y1KRO9iWhit_NOJ87amb8ju9vew/s320/October+2011+030.JPG" /></a></p><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="color:#ff6600;">I'll take a hug with all 8 arms!</span><br /></span><br /></div><br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRl7xzTJk3fZG_uBYdc0LFr2oq6SX_40jHB37brmhtEz0FGuphs-hoMSNTa7kpy4128rcs7Sd5DbxlQGbDDSabD4pw6H_MeUxAt4Xj8YLSrZQVTwDS_EsZ62wH6JUqEnRHr8WAo6o9lD8/s1600/October+2011+031.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5669879446465437250" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRl7xzTJk3fZG_uBYdc0LFr2oq6SX_40jHB37brmhtEz0FGuphs-hoMSNTa7kpy4128rcs7Sd5DbxlQGbDDSabD4pw6H_MeUxAt4Xj8YLSrZQVTwDS_EsZ62wH6JUqEnRHr8WAo6o9lD8/s320/October+2011+031.JPG" /></a></p><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="color:#ff6600;">Wrigley dressed up as a Dog. Payton's costume complete with Thomas slippers (great for warming up after our trick-or-treating adventure).</span><br /></span><br /><br /></div><br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx2VyVDwpXCCaXiYjL5MCK7sM_XtvtWvKZvdQ4XmJLcXHDKppqRZu1OJhp7PcLmaEX_CHg_xtEay08SfTOBYn4wL0mjKFC6InSWZYhBzFiKZAq5bc4Qh9YiYGkuoJ7PJkYX6XrvRyYsv8/s1600/October+2011+025.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5669879438364966946" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx2VyVDwpXCCaXiYjL5MCK7sM_XtvtWvKZvdQ4XmJLcXHDKppqRZu1OJhp7PcLmaEX_CHg_xtEay08SfTOBYn4wL0mjKFC6InSWZYhBzFiKZAq5bc4Qh9YiYGkuoJ7PJkYX6XrvRyYsv8/s320/October+2011+025.JPG" /></a></p><br /><div align="center"><br /><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="color:#ff6600;">See all my legs?!?!?!</span><br /></span><br /></div><br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg68fHuBMl-ZoFooF5g2BNwGXxu_3AsgveyIdsh39dztKTrhfkaCGRmyhg6i1Ahfu75sWIYVbeP67w9Wsnlq5hCNdkDV9qkE6wQrwO_4RL8o6shzJzfU-3UhdXo9o8YBVvKOLl3qBUIFyI/s1600/October+2011+019.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5669879435220191106" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg68fHuBMl-ZoFooF5g2BNwGXxu_3AsgveyIdsh39dztKTrhfkaCGRmyhg6i1Ahfu75sWIYVbeP67w9Wsnlq5hCNdkDV9qkE6wQrwO_4RL8o6shzJzfU-3UhdXo9o8YBVvKOLl3qBUIFyI/s320/October+2011+019.JPG" /></a></p><br /><div align="center"><br /><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="color:#ff6600;">The <strong>"Baker"</strong> with his <strong>"Bun in the Oven"</strong> Don't worry, there's still time to get the dishes done before the timer goes off! </span><br /></span><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div>The ALF familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01718048173597783472noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3228928948759794043.post-35215251026794599302011-10-11T13:18:00.000-07:002011-10-11T13:31:41.722-07:00Everyday<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimv391ESsKke_WCr2O2EZ_fbxG1Tk4UyEytyvEph3o-OtJtW0WDUziScixPCGf406RCAoKZCWfCGecq479JpVfebQMtipH87mJThPRi05ILqjqfX5CGID_n1ObiV5AEb3sYmWQGreyJbA/s1600/IMG_1059.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 236px; HEIGHT: 311px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5662333876791383842" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimv391ESsKke_WCr2O2EZ_fbxG1Tk4UyEytyvEph3o-OtJtW0WDUziScixPCGf406RCAoKZCWfCGecq479JpVfebQMtipH87mJThPRi05ILqjqfX5CGID_n1ObiV5AEb3sYmWQGreyJbA/s320/IMG_1059.JPG" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidYt3SfogJzwv0bt9SKhQX2OHK7757C45slAd9m36X1QcIppXleSZcKJZEwxHmVfLIzU9O2wL8gotopY2VtJgrLcdYJb-PkLNE5DqBzxkK-2A69M_HhqXfHcADQltQRvF_9f0qMA7Fz-w/s1600/IMG_1058.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5662333867319689218" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidYt3SfogJzwv0bt9SKhQX2OHK7757C45slAd9m36X1QcIppXleSZcKJZEwxHmVfLIzU9O2wL8gotopY2VtJgrLcdYJb-PkLNE5DqBzxkK-2A69M_HhqXfHcADQltQRvF_9f0qMA7Fz-w/s320/IMG_1058.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div align="center"><span style="color:#cc0000;">The view from our back pourch....Autumn is here!</span><br /></div><br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJA7ggC47LfQBrvyOMcmyrstep089vsDprwI0PJcUqqTX_eQ0YPffiJ85_HxUeTyRCxU1SrzTF7kfF4CBtYE-BnSMFO_gmkqkJ-OKizeffU7L1c2amklMTnOXHjbsp4DEtOZe7RpjNJxA/s1600/IMG_1171.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5662333885100344498" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJA7ggC47LfQBrvyOMcmyrstep089vsDprwI0PJcUqqTX_eQ0YPffiJ85_HxUeTyRCxU1SrzTF7kfF4CBtYE-BnSMFO_gmkqkJ-OKizeffU7L1c2amklMTnOXHjbsp4DEtOZe7RpjNJxA/s320/IMG_1171.JPG" /></a><br /></p><br /><div>Tucking Froggy in for "Night-night"<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfvdbq9eqwl96hQ29ebnScwc4JJFogpM6sIhCU7k_CsazJy2TMEqeHc-zl4lsXu5611wQpr8ER4pjt5Jb3lnxuKFqrikhEo3zNRe8XQFaj998Lf5D9Xa2lTfDwuT_jH0FvS_0VXXZrwWs/s1600/IMG_1055.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5662332594852872786" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfvdbq9eqwl96hQ29ebnScwc4JJFogpM6sIhCU7k_CsazJy2TMEqeHc-zl4lsXu5611wQpr8ER4pjt5Jb3lnxuKFqrikhEo3zNRe8XQFaj998Lf5D9Xa2lTfDwuT_jH0FvS_0VXXZrwWs/s320/IMG_1055.JPG" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy-EM_fSR9Wy9HKfUqHZysEXItp3voGO6qv78veDU387E_wOaisLHLIBY4NjQ11L9u0F9kQ_Ixsw2-4ifMFGr_D0CxYeppzDx9u_ADm4EDYpiCqJUlt6FlnicCbW44QOpQ2L3Q8gZMyIY/s1600/IMG_1057.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5662332606600882994" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy-EM_fSR9Wy9HKfUqHZysEXItp3voGO6qv78veDU387E_wOaisLHLIBY4NjQ11L9u0F9kQ_Ixsw2-4ifMFGr_D0CxYeppzDx9u_ADm4EDYpiCqJUlt6FlnicCbW44QOpQ2L3Q8gZMyIY/s320/IMG_1057.JPG" /></a><br /><br />Saddle up your horses...or whatever you have handy.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhWGxPI-zlVeiGc44GXA6Z9tXtnUb2nzKNrIflOjEoE1oUTq_jHIXpSbny-wRwJ9OSBHZYzoehfLPij86r3e330NQzqiv8fdgpsp0_kvoN2fE2cnMNKQkRMYQJDdapcRutwYz3ae0KjDE/s1600/IMG_1053.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5662332577467440690" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhWGxPI-zlVeiGc44GXA6Z9tXtnUb2nzKNrIflOjEoE1oUTq_jHIXpSbny-wRwJ9OSBHZYzoehfLPij86r3e330NQzqiv8fdgpsp0_kvoN2fE2cnMNKQkRMYQJDdapcRutwYz3ae0KjDE/s320/IMG_1053.JPG" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfrN8QfeQf4G9yXSkH8lWwUYOpFz7mG0I-6zKEMGePpqlGVOdG55mzFaJ0ropfdBWrSGSzIJKQnWZqcFihBLCF5L0adI7dqxZenJInFPiTgZqxPgAgl_XzcHXQLRnCNRGNY3hbA4sMMf0/s1600/IMG_1051.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5662332566774838514" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfrN8QfeQf4G9yXSkH8lWwUYOpFz7mG0I-6zKEMGePpqlGVOdG55mzFaJ0ropfdBWrSGSzIJKQnWZqcFihBLCF5L0adI7dqxZenJInFPiTgZqxPgAgl_XzcHXQLRnCNRGNY3hbA4sMMf0/s320/IMG_1051.JPG" /></a><br /><br /></div><br /><div>Really COOL bubbles!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6ldfMtHt-UGraCFqqi3YGh7b5vaqdFFRK_xwFzNAZvl41NyMR9BcixN1DcQQ5771YcGuitugwd7515AN_WoAbYKzL99aFq4cVr1wpkPLjkv09izSgHfaiqdoGhJLgpvLO0wbIVBY532w/s1600/IMG_1046.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5662332554809497698" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6ldfMtHt-UGraCFqqi3YGh7b5vaqdFFRK_xwFzNAZvl41NyMR9BcixN1DcQQ5771YcGuitugwd7515AN_WoAbYKzL99aFq4cVr1wpkPLjkv09izSgHfaiqdoGhJLgpvLO0wbIVBY532w/s320/IMG_1046.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div>The ALF familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01718048173597783472noreply@blogger.com0