tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2934585202819913842024-02-22T03:11:16.672-06:00Trey and AbbyAbby Warrenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15292885032942811533noreply@blogger.comBlogger117125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-293458520281991384.post-62018707044262421462011-06-12T18:43:00.000-05:002011-06-12T18:43:34.930-05:00Selma Grace Birth StoryOur sweet Selma Grace Warren is here. She arrived June 3, 2011 at 2:04 am. I had a great labor and delivery and if you'd like to read about it, I did the best I could to recall the details below. We didn't really write anything down at the hospital, so pretty much everything is an estimate time wise. If you watch the slideshow I am going to post later, the times I put on it area actually accurate thanks to my camera storing what time the pic was taken. <br />
I think I gave this disclaimer before Selah's birth story, but I'll give it again. Selma Grace's birth story is in no way a literary masterpiece but life with 3 kiddos isn't allowing much time for editing things like this! I'm sure there's lots of typos etc... I do hope you enjoy it though and I hope it'll encourage you to go natural if you want to=) It was a harder delivery for me than Selah's, but it was totally worth it and I'd do it again for sure! If you have any questions about delivering at UAB, comment and I'll try to answer. We had a great experience delivering there and were very impressed overall by our care!<br />
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June 2, 2011 - 4:30pm. We arrived at the hospital and were triaged in MEU (Maternity Evaluation Unit). I was contracting every 3-5 minutes. At 5:00 Dr Hoover came in and I was 4/75/-2. So we got admitted, they started my iv and then we were transferred to a labor room around 5:30. They finished admitting me and got me settled in my room and about 6:30 Dr Hoover came in and broke my water. We had talked about this earlier and I wanted to try this before any pitocin to help my labor progress a little faster. I didn’t feel rushed though because Dr Hoover was on call that night, so it worked out great! We discussed starting pitocin if I was not progressing in 2 hours. She was fine with whatever I wanted to do though. I could do intermittent monitoring, walk around, pretty much whatever. <br />
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About 8:30pm I was only slightly less comfortable and didn’t feel like things were moving very quickly so I asked my nurse to start pitocin at a really low dose (2 mu/min) to get things going. Dr Hoover came in shortly after and I was 5/75/-1. After this I am really foggy on times. I slowly got more and more uncomfortable and we bumped the pitocin to a max of 10 over the next 4 or 5 hours. I was having strong contractions but was a little frustrated that I wasn’t dilating more quickly. I am guessing around 10:30 or 11ish Dr Hoover came in and I was 6/75/-1. Although I wished it was moving faster, I knew once I got past 6 it would go quickly. All the time I was alternating positions to try and help baby move down. UAB didn’t have a birth ball which was a little disappointing. If you want to go natural there, bring your own =) I didn’t think I’d miss it too much at first, but I wished I had it once I started hurting because it’s just comfortable to sit on and you can lean over the bed easier. Katie (my doula) was rubbing my lower back during contractions to help with the pain and it helped a ton. Trey was holding my hands and also rubbing my back. They were both great! My discomfort slowly inched up and I kept wondering when we’d turn the corner into transition. <br />
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Somewhere around 1:20am I was lying in bed and baby’s heartrate dropped. I had a big decel for several minutes. We changed positions though and got her happy again. A big benefit of being unmedicated was being able to move around myself when I needed to for her sake. The nurse checked me during the decel and I was still 6 cm. Katie told me not to worry though because I had started shaking and hurting a lot worse and she assured me I was entering transition. The contractions felt so strong but I only felt them really low in my abdomen and back. We tried hands and knees position to try and get her to move down or rotate if she needed to. Dr Hoover had told me earlier that the baby was transverse meaning she was looking to the side instead of at my back. <br />
I was really having to concentrate and breathe through these contractions and I got up to the bathroom several times over the next 20 minutes because I kept feeling like I need to pee. My teeth were chattering and I was shaking so hard at this point. I knew it had to be soon which was good because I didn’t think I could do this for too long. At 1:45 am roughly, Dr Hoover came in the room and was happy to see (judging from my pain level - breathing heavily, making noise and shaking violently) that I was definitely progressing=). She checked me and I was 9cm thank goodness!! I remember being a little surprised though because I didn’t feel like I needed to push yet. She asked me to push once and tried to stretch me to 10 cm, which didn’t work right and hurt! She told me to hang in there another 30 minutes and hopefully I’d be ready to push then. I was thinking, “30 minutes, you have got to be kidding me!” I didn’t remember hurting like this with Selah and I started crying and grabbing Trey’s arm during contractions. I was really thinking, “I can’t do this much longer but Katie reminded me just to take them one at a time. Not long after that though, I felt like I had to push even though I knew I shouldn’t, so I just bared down a little bit to get more comfortable. Anything was better than just sitting through the contraction. I started to feel a bit of panic because I was feeling so much all at once. Dr Hoover had stayed in the room after she’d checked me I guess because I was acting like I was ready to deliver, which I was thankfully. Several other people came in and they started setting up the room for delivery. Dr Hoover and Katie were talking to me and coaching me through the pushing. I’m not really sure what anyone was saying but I know I heard them and I was trying to do what they said to do. I am guessing I pushed for maybe 10 minutes, but I’m not really sure. It felt like an eternity. I do remember them encouraging me to let the contraction build up before I started pushing which was hard to do. At that point, the pressure was so intense I was scared to push but I knew to make it stop I had to. Finally at 2:03am, she was crowning and I was feeling the “ring of fire” one of the hardest points, if not the hardest part of my whole labor. I was trying to push in between contractions but Dr Hoover was telling me not to push until I had another one, she was trying to help me avoid tearing (which worked). I remember saying something along the lines of “she better come out with the next contraction” and I also remember saying or possibly yelling “get her out” a couple times. At 2:04 am on June 3, 2011 I had the privilege of delivering my beautiful baby girl though. She was worth every second of discomfort and somehow, the pain of her labor made me more emotional than I’ve been with either of my others. I got to pull her out up onto my chest once her shoulders were delivered, which was the MOST amazing thing. I just started sobbing, partly because I was soooo relieved she was out and I wasn’t hurting anymore and mostly because I was so in awe of this precious little baby girl. (Katie captured a couple of great pictures of this moment!) We dried her off and I put her skin to skin pretty quickly. My nurses and doctor were so great to honor all my wishes at delivery. We delayed the bath so I could do skin to skin and breastfeed. They also delayed the hep b vaccine until she was 2 days old. I vaccinate but hate the thought of them getting a vaccine immediately after birth=(. <br />
My recovery was so relaxed and not rushed at all. They gave us plenty of time to bond and let me get up when I was ready. We were there about 2 or 2 ½ hours after delivery and then they wheeled me up to my postpartum room. All in all, I felt like Selma Grace’s birth was harder on me than Selah’s, but Trey said from his perspective, I acted about the same during transition and delivery. I’m not sure, but if I have another one, I plan on going natural again. I definitely couldn’t have done it without Trey and Katie’s support. They both helped so much. My nurse Chrissy was fabulous too. She kept telling me how great I was doing and was so supportive of everything. I am so thankful to have been blessed with 3 healthy children, easy pregnancies and normal births. To God be all the glory!Abby Warrenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15292885032942811533noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-293458520281991384.post-23819841813028047432010-08-03T12:02:00.000-05:002010-08-03T15:50:52.589-05:00Brown Eyed Auburn Girl<div style="text-align: center;">I wont' be posting anymore on this site.<br />
You can find me at <a href="http://www.browneyedauburngirl.blogspot.com/">Brown Eyed Auburn Girl</a><br />
Don't forget to update my new site on your blog roll!<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">Happy Wednesday!</div>Abby Warrenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15292885032942811533noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-293458520281991384.post-78495704201872302642010-08-02T08:43:00.000-05:002010-08-02T08:43:51.468-05:00blogger question??anybody know how i can link my blogs so that when you click on the link to this blog, it takes you to my <span style="color: red;"><a href="http://www.browneyedauburngirl.blogspot.com/">new blog.</a></span> i tried what blogger said to do and it didn't work.... aunt riley, got any ideas?Abby Warrenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15292885032942811533noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-293458520281991384.post-89419571957237303332010-07-27T12:45:00.000-05:002010-07-27T12:45:28.373-05:00Southern ChicSo, in the past few hours, I have learned that changing your blog name and address is slightly more complicated than one would think. Oh well, hindsight is 20/20! I think I've gotten most of my stuff moved over to the new website! I just thought "treynabby" sounded like it should be airbrushed on a cheesy t shirt from the beach. <a href="http://www.browneyedauburngirl.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: #e69138;">Brown Eyed Auburn Girl</span></a> sounds much more southern chic and blogworthy right? I've never heard the term southern chic, but it sounded like a good word to use in this case. Hope you follow my new blog!<br />
Ok, off to play with kiddos before work. Hope you all have a fabulous Tuesday!Abby Warrenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15292885032942811533noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-293458520281991384.post-44894636731833092302010-07-27T08:38:00.001-05:002010-07-27T08:52:32.999-05:00Needed a change - new site addressI am changing my blogspot to <a href="http://www.browneyedauburngirl.blogspot.com/">http://www.browneyedauburngirl.blogspot.com/</a>.<br />
I just felt like I needed a change (I'm a girl, I can change my mind as many times as I want, right?)<br />
So, I thought about what described me and since I think of myself a s just a plain jane/girl next door type, it was between Brown eyed girl or Girl next door which were both taken! So.... I threw a little auburn shoutout in there and came up with my new blogspot=) Hopefully everybody will figure out where I am and keep me on your blog roll!<br />
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That is, as soon as I figure out how to import/export my blog to the new site? Anybody have any experience with this?Abby Warrenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15292885032942811533noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-293458520281991384.post-89446251753148284482010-07-25T22:44:00.000-05:002010-07-25T22:44:06.519-05:00Sophie, Selah and Susan<div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;">Selah is really into dolls right now (that is a huge understatement actually.) She always has a doll with her which is exactly like Sophie at this age. Love that! Meet one of our many "doll friends."</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">See Sophie, Selah and Susan.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_VXiKaTpyiuo/TEz_dZ8t9PI/AAAAAAAAD8I/aUG__cV__CU/s1600/IMG_6502.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="267" hw="true" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_VXiKaTpyiuo/TEz_dZ8t9PI/AAAAAAAAD8I/aUG__cV__CU/s400/IMG_6502.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">See Susan pose for a picture.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_VXiKaTpyiuo/TEz_rPrghCI/AAAAAAAAD8Q/Fwkvg7dS2Cw/s1600/IMG_6505.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="267" hw="true" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_VXiKaTpyiuo/TEz_rPrghCI/AAAAAAAAD8Q/Fwkvg7dS2Cw/s400/IMG_6505.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Selah loves Susan.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSY6V8LSUMRS8c4cM9hh_MWK_C0z5aMVR2OyB1zmEdJC3XrMOGKso-cCMzwmNKMur_M0vdDUKJ411FGxcfiVviws9XAAVtHGXhz1Pj5TYX-onX__-3DNtJxuVvVz0qRnf2MIjDkjMP5nM/s1600/IMG_6509.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="267" hw="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSY6V8LSUMRS8c4cM9hh_MWK_C0z5aMVR2OyB1zmEdJC3XrMOGKso-cCMzwmNKMur_M0vdDUKJ411FGxcfiVviws9XAAVtHGXhz1Pj5TYX-onX__-3DNtJxuVvVz0qRnf2MIjDkjMP5nM/s400/IMG_6509.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Susan can <strike>swim</strike> float.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_VXiKaTpyiuo/TE0AGxTUzUI/AAAAAAAAD8g/bKBtZsTiBC8/s1600/IMG_6514.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="267" hw="true" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_VXiKaTpyiuo/TE0AGxTUzUI/AAAAAAAAD8g/bKBtZsTiBC8/s400/IMG_6514.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Susan floats away from Sophie and Selah.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_VXiKaTpyiuo/TE0AUj7pNdI/AAAAAAAAD8o/vlOEG33gEjg/s1600/IMG_6516.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="267" hw="true" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_VXiKaTpyiuo/TE0AUj7pNdI/AAAAAAAAD8o/vlOEG33gEjg/s400/IMG_6516.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Sophie thinks hard about saving Susan, but decides not to.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_VXiKaTpyiuo/TE0Awqb9L8I/AAAAAAAAD84/BGn78XWSpj0/s1600/IMG_6518.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="267" hw="true" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_VXiKaTpyiuo/TE0Awqb9L8I/AAAAAAAAD84/BGn78XWSpj0/s400/IMG_6518.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Poor Susan. =(</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheRuc8YyQ4vVdMkGoWitCBEO67ExcaDcmd2DQSPEETCY0bK3JORnf0CV0ZKmfNQQWBQEbY3BNB6R9FqN_7Z3l5kWi3iH4qCk87uzctxVnfcjAn7Q25azQHc8V770nCVYQS1HoOHm2QdAE/s1600/IMG_6520.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="267" hw="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheRuc8YyQ4vVdMkGoWitCBEO67ExcaDcmd2DQSPEETCY0bK3JORnf0CV0ZKmfNQQWBQEbY3BNB6R9FqN_7Z3l5kWi3iH4qCk87uzctxVnfcjAn7Q25azQHc8V770nCVYQS1HoOHm2QdAE/s400/IMG_6520.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Susan survived though.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_VXiKaTpyiuo/TE0BIi0miHI/AAAAAAAAD9I/zWarZloHKdo/s1600/IMG_6525.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="267" hw="true" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_VXiKaTpyiuo/TE0BIi0miHI/AAAAAAAAD9I/zWarZloHKdo/s400/IMG_6525.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This is how Sophie poses for a picture.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_VXiKaTpyiuo/TE0BSQkiiKI/AAAAAAAAD9Q/MVoIJldbR8E/s1600/IMG_6528.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" hw="true" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_VXiKaTpyiuo/TE0BSQkiiKI/AAAAAAAAD9Q/MVoIJldbR8E/s640/IMG_6528.JPG" width="428" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This is how Selah poses for a picture.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_VXiKaTpyiuo/TE0BcVgXD-I/AAAAAAAAD9Y/J4djBoUOpZs/s1600/IMG_6536.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="267" hw="true" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_VXiKaTpyiuo/TE0BcVgXD-I/AAAAAAAAD9Y/J4djBoUOpZs/s400/IMG_6536.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Sophie thinking about which jump she's going to do off the board. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_VXiKaTpyiuo/TE0BoIoqhVI/AAAAAAAAD9g/Cja0xdj9Bpo/s1600/IMG_6537.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" hw="true" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_VXiKaTpyiuo/TE0BoIoqhVI/AAAAAAAAD9g/Cja0xdj9Bpo/s640/IMG_6537.JPG" width="428" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Early stages of a great can opener. =)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_VXiKaTpyiuo/TE0BxshhPiI/AAAAAAAAD9o/sIUZ2Q0qFZw/s1600/IMG_6538.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" hw="true" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_VXiKaTpyiuo/TE0BxshhPiI/AAAAAAAAD9o/sIUZ2Q0qFZw/s640/IMG_6538.JPG" width="428" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">In case you hadn't noticed, all we've done lately is swim, so stay tuned for more swimming pictures... lots more.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div>Abby Warrenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15292885032942811533noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-293458520281991384.post-76855798916636059552010-07-20T14:50:00.002-05:002010-07-21T08:02:27.041-05:00My Playroom Storage Solution!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I got the idea and designed a storage system for our playroom in May.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My sweet grandfather Pop Pop built it in June.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We painted it in July.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So, as you can imagine, I am super excited that it is installed and in use!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So without further ado... introducing, the new playroom storage system.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Can you tell I am excited???</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong>The Labels.</strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">(Although I haven't finalized my labeling system, I bought these discounted stationary cards and laminated them at Fed Ex. I am going to punch holes in the sides, attach them with ribbon and write on them with a dry erase marker.)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOv77lPmFYIFD1wrlrfR7ojRBhZgcoOkKPX3PAASeO0dLG5tjVIBo2VtI4PNIN4qscRKTQW3ZClH-tzA4c2DRrTVMQDr89Yv1RcOpROJk_dFK9xqXdVRq6eBYS-sk5TF2HXX89mTUzfTE/s1600/IMG_6488-1.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" hw="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOv77lPmFYIFD1wrlrfR7ojRBhZgcoOkKPX3PAASeO0dLG5tjVIBo2VtI4PNIN4qscRKTQW3ZClH-tzA4c2DRrTVMQDr89Yv1RcOpROJk_dFK9xqXdVRq6eBYS-sk5TF2HXX89mTUzfTE/s400/IMG_6488-1.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">One piece of the three piece unit.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_VXiKaTpyiuo/TEX5HDfIs0I/AAAAAAAADJI/Me-wu9VWjYc/s1600/IMG_6460.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" hw="true" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_VXiKaTpyiuo/TEX5HDfIs0I/AAAAAAAADJI/Me-wu9VWjYc/s640/IMG_6460.JPG" width="428" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong>Tada!</strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZhxaPsGSfBnm2U7516kbW7stEwh3fVqK8PYSKSZWik01kVm1wgLzcjTkB92tEFm77ILrKoqdpZBTijZyTVoJTtKqe7isJgqOKZXwwWcEJVDUkPtGiGHFcQiB8v_PI9vqzJpYEk1Qb6co/s1600/IMG_6463.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="427" hw="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZhxaPsGSfBnm2U7516kbW7stEwh3fVqK8PYSKSZWik01kVm1wgLzcjTkB92tEFm77ILrKoqdpZBTijZyTVoJTtKqe7isJgqOKZXwwWcEJVDUkPtGiGHFcQiB8v_PI9vqzJpYEk1Qb6co/s640/IMG_6463.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We are loving it! I wish my whole house could be as organized as this little nook!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">One day....</div>Abby Warrenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15292885032942811533noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-293458520281991384.post-66011715526705184382010-07-19T16:50:00.000-05:002010-07-19T16:50:21.025-05:00Quick Pic Post<div style="text-align: center;">I was over at my parents' house the other day taking pictures of some furniture to do a new post on their website <a href="http://www.openwindowantiques.com/">http://www.openwindowantiques.com/</a>. I snapped a few of Selah and caught this cute one. This is her favorite way to swing on the big girl swing.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_VXiKaTpyiuo/TETGybIsfxI/AAAAAAAADEI/UEOb9zJAMiM/s1600/IMG_6412-2.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" hw="true" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_VXiKaTpyiuo/TETGybIsfxI/AAAAAAAADEI/UEOb9zJAMiM/s640/IMG_6412-2.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Took this one of the girls' at a friend's lake house on July 4th weekend.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheihmfOXkm6MFUxSRxC-K_2RPzKz-MI87FIJPQYWDNdBPZ8eZkQoIuDEbYyZU4st_AYL4v0aIheCU7OffR7G8j7To-MymrdQPZBh1XYsTwr_toKx03pFmfowV2VM37WB9qtv0OnPuiJt8/s1600/IMG_6369-1.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" hw="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheihmfOXkm6MFUxSRxC-K_2RPzKz-MI87FIJPQYWDNdBPZ8eZkQoIuDEbYyZU4st_AYL4v0aIheCU7OffR7G8j7To-MymrdQPZBh1XYsTwr_toKx03pFmfowV2VM37WB9qtv0OnPuiJt8/s400/IMG_6369-1.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Be back soon =) I am trying to take pictures of our newly ORGANIZED playroom. I am so happy with it!</div>Abby Warrenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15292885032942811533noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-293458520281991384.post-41459168442023661502010-07-16T13:09:00.001-05:002010-07-16T13:11:04.450-05:00Hugs, Kisses and a Birthday<div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">So, I lied about not playing catch up. I am going to try... a little =).</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Luke and Sophie at "Ya Ya's Beach" before going to dinner at Lulu's for Elaine's bday.</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Aunt Riley and Sophie</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_VXiKaTpyiuo/TECcSRAJuyI/AAAAAAAAC-8/ThdNEzJQBB4/s1600/IMG_3489.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" hw="true" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_VXiKaTpyiuo/TECcSRAJuyI/AAAAAAAAC-8/ThdNEzJQBB4/s640/IMG_3489.JPG" width="427" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Loving on her "big city" aunt while she's in town.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_VXiKaTpyiuo/TECcbBRheQI/AAAAAAAAC_E/eo0sBaSLIMk/s1600/IMG_3491.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="267" hw="true" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_VXiKaTpyiuo/TECcbBRheQI/AAAAAAAAC_E/eo0sBaSLIMk/s400/IMG_3491.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Me and Miss Hollywood. By the look on her face, I think she is protesting the camera =)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_VXiKaTpyiuo/TECcyVtqBEI/AAAAAAAAC_c/jClFcq6S4h8/s1600/IMG_3503.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="267" hw="true" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_VXiKaTpyiuo/TECcyVtqBEI/AAAAAAAAC_c/jClFcq6S4h8/s400/IMG_3503.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Bear hug.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_VXiKaTpyiuo/TECc6cYVD7I/AAAAAAAAC_k/M0D1qq-XjYI/s1600/IMG_3531.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="267" hw="true" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_VXiKaTpyiuo/TECc6cYVD7I/AAAAAAAAC_k/M0D1qq-XjYI/s400/IMG_3531.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Kisses from Reesie Poo</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcRyECU1HKpXsr5iNKUi_5x-j4dGnWjcy-AyZF_TOc1ByggM-vBRQS2hvdmhgYQ5g3H9EjPuEJv_wbgz3b0fySI2JvGG5eJ5UINxAjQNUEQ_GPuNWp8ZDvhxNv7hmgeUNnPers2YguJhg/s1600/IMG_3556.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="267" hw="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcRyECU1HKpXsr5iNKUi_5x-j4dGnWjcy-AyZF_TOc1ByggM-vBRQS2hvdmhgYQ5g3H9EjPuEJv_wbgz3b0fySI2JvGG5eJ5UINxAjQNUEQ_GPuNWp8ZDvhxNv7hmgeUNnPers2YguJhg/s400/IMG_3556.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Sisters, can you see the tension =) They really do love eachother though!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEzVrYXUhjwUCOmAyriohxcR_a2RHc1Ws_JqgYaUqm6w7pWQxxCuULahHY2Y6n4SPrkNVNFhZgRD2UsoCY13IXtsa5SLi9j4tp0MbaAiBfHs6s5we68lQdnbs6vmDlz9M1x-8YcKgZPSQ/s1600/IMG_3559.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="267" hw="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEzVrYXUhjwUCOmAyriohxcR_a2RHc1Ws_JqgYaUqm6w7pWQxxCuULahHY2Y6n4SPrkNVNFhZgRD2UsoCY13IXtsa5SLi9j4tp0MbaAiBfHs6s5we68lQdnbs6vmDlz9M1x-8YcKgZPSQ/s400/IMG_3559.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">More of Miss Hollywood</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZWFf5ubGDK4A6ZqgUc8nUXmzKaAQENh9w2pnXLx-_VLI4RuarkGg85aOJa9U1mgGQFLK-kMux8pAKjxxqGpocZLytgD9IQFfVnsqKOSQy915-P5Tk9g6FVHF5AXnUwSAxZr72DoddR1I/s1600/IMG_3560.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="267" hw="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZWFf5ubGDK4A6ZqgUc8nUXmzKaAQENh9w2pnXLx-_VLI4RuarkGg85aOJa9U1mgGQFLK-kMux8pAKjxxqGpocZLytgD9IQFfVnsqKOSQy915-P5Tk9g6FVHF5AXnUwSAxZr72DoddR1I/s400/IMG_3560.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So hard to get these glasses on straight, hey but at least they're not upside down like usual!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_VXiKaTpyiuo/TECdmAV-ySI/AAAAAAAADAE/EoJ-fbWCYUo/s1600/IMG_3561.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" hw="true" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_VXiKaTpyiuo/TECdmAV-ySI/AAAAAAAADAE/EoJ-fbWCYUo/s640/IMG_3561.JPG" width="428" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Back at the condo for birthday pie? Elaine making a wish.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_VXiKaTpyiuo/TECduV3-vyI/AAAAAAAADAM/kqMJ_Lp9rIE/s1600/IMG_3574.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="267" hw="true" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_VXiKaTpyiuo/TECduV3-vyI/AAAAAAAADAM/kqMJ_Lp9rIE/s400/IMG_3574.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Getting a little help with the candles!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_VXiKaTpyiuo/TECd2OkXkuI/AAAAAAAADAU/tLehaQpo8Us/s1600/IMG_3576.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="267" hw="true" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_VXiKaTpyiuo/TECd2OkXkuI/AAAAAAAADAU/tLehaQpo8Us/s400/IMG_3576.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div>Abby Warrenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15292885032942811533noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-293458520281991384.post-85974964920511036202010-07-15T13:37:00.006-05:002010-07-15T13:48:23.554-05:00Beach Favorites and Orange Soda<div align="center">More favorites uncut and unedited because I don't have any photo editing stuff back on my computer yet.</div><div align="center"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Sophie Sunshine</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwzhHDMFQ2QjjHQyvkHLGQWzc_zMtiPBAhFrDRk3bRKHbnl8UaRhWm3LmevXB0FJr64F6sPGyWGvAjTTcZ7FfatbOi893p-ZoMzB7jhGd1ENhSt6P-72pht3YXD0HeIlN7PdU1wGtNxIo/s1600/IMG_5527.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" rw="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwzhHDMFQ2QjjHQyvkHLGQWzc_zMtiPBAhFrDRk3bRKHbnl8UaRhWm3LmevXB0FJr64F6sPGyWGvAjTTcZ7FfatbOi893p-ZoMzB7jhGd1ENhSt6P-72pht3YXD0HeIlN7PdU1wGtNxIo/s640/IMG_5527.JPG" width="427" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So probably no one will think this is funny except for my mom, Elaine and Riley....</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Remember the Nickelodeon show, All That?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Well, we watched it and loved Keenan and Kel. And Kel looooved orange soda!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">"Who loves orange soda? Kel loves orange soda!"</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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Life is going by way too fast for me. Some days I want it to speed up, but most days I want it to slow down, slow way down. I know I'll wake up one day and my kids will be grown, married and have kids of their own. Their childhoods, the toddler tantrums, bedtime stories, ballet recitals, learning to read, potty training, teaching them to ride a bike or swim... All of it will be over in the blink of an eye. I think of Sophie as a newborn and want to cry. Wasn't that yesterday? Is she about to be 5!? It just can't be. Selah is turning into a little girl in front of my eyes. My baby is not a baby anymore. It makes me want to re evaluate how I spend my time. It makes me want to savor every moment of every day with them because I know that I will look back on this time in my life, as hard as it may be sometimes, very fondly and I'll want to travel back here.<br />
I've also been thinking a lot about how we're not promised tomorrow. What would my life look like if I lived each day like it was my last? Today is the day that needs to count. Today is the day that I need to be patient and loving and be a servant to my family, friends and my Heavenly Father. Not tomorrow. Today. It's so easy to get overwhelmed with life as a young(ish) mom with small kids and a busy schedule. But, it's so important to make every moment count. I am the queen bee of scheduling/controlling/planning. But, I am realizing more than ever lately that you can try to schedule/control/plan all you want, but ultimately you're probably wasting a lot of time. If you'd spend a little more time talking to God, the One who knows how many hairs are on your head and has had the days of your life numbered since the beginning of time, He could save us a lot of heartache and worry. He wants to do that for you and for me. He wants our hearts and minds and our lives!<br />
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Luke 12:22-34 Then Jesus said to his disciples: “Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat; or about your body, what you will wear. 23Life is more than food, and the body more than clothes. 24Consider the ravens: They do not sow or reap, they have no storeroom or barn; yet God feeds them. And how much more valuable you are than birds! 25Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to his life? 26Since you cannot do this very little thing, why do you worry about the rest? <br />
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27“Consider how the lilies grow. They do not labor or spin. Yet I tell you, not even Solomon in all his splendor was dressed like one of these. 28If that is how God clothes the grass of the field, which is here today, and tomorrow is thrown into the fire, how much more will he clothe you, O you of little faith! 29And do not set your heart on what you will eat or drink; do not worry about it. 30For the pagan world runs after all such things, and your Father knows that you need them. 31But seek his kingdom, and these things will be given to you as well. <br />
32“Do not be afraid, little flock, for your Father has been pleased to give you the kingdom. 33Sell your possessions and give to the poor. Provide purses for yourselves that will not wear out, a treasure in heaven that will not be exhausted, where no thief comes near and no moth destroys. 34For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also. <br />
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I want to teach my children to live like this. I want to live like this. <br />
Carpe Diem!Abby Warrenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15292885032942811533noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-293458520281991384.post-52090113843539145162010-06-14T09:48:00.000-05:002010-06-14T09:48:19.563-05:00Easy Skillet Cordon Bleu and Creamy Cheese Grits and Spinach<div align="center">The Easy Skillet Cordon Bleu gets 4 1/2 Stars!</div><div align="center">The Creamy Cheese Grits and Spinach gets 3 1/2 stars.</div><div align="center">I think I'd have rather had the grits and spinach separate, but it was a great way to sneak the spinach in so my girls would eat it. All in all it was a big hit =)</div><div align="center">Very easy and very tasty!!</div><div align="center"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">I have also been working off and on at organizing my house. Since our house has been for sale for 1 1/2 years... I am determined to make this small space as functional as possible while still being pretty! It's actually been a fun and challenging project. One of the most helpful things we've done is to move our huge desk downstairs next to the kitchen. For a while it was just becoming a paper cluttered jungle, but yesterday I had had enough and I decided to clean it up and make it pretty. It turned out pretty well considering I just used what I had around the house. I moved some pictures, cleaned it off and fresh flowers always add a nice touch!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We told the girls that we gave them a gift because Easter represents God's greatest gift to us, Jesus dying on the cross so that we can have a relationship with Him and spend eternity in Heaven!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_VXiKaTpyiuo/S7wAgMh5fNI/AAAAAAAACwI/jNO2BAKn7jE/s1600/IMG_2453.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" nt="true" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_VXiKaTpyiuo/S7wAgMh5fNI/AAAAAAAACwI/jNO2BAKn7jE/s640/IMG_2453.JPG" width="428" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We were lucky enough to enjoy some of Elaine's gourmet cooking for lunch!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Trent and Graham tag teamed the leg of lamb.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_VXiKaTpyiuo/S7wAqQZgMeI/AAAAAAAACwQ/ygEaPS7i5Rs/s1600/IMG_2479.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" nt="true" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_VXiKaTpyiuo/S7wAqQZgMeI/AAAAAAAACwQ/ygEaPS7i5Rs/s640/IMG_2479.JPG" width="428" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Reese and Selah enjoyed a delicious appetizer of goldfish and Reese thought it would be fun to eat like a puppy I guess.</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_VXiKaTpyiuo/S7wBntOWr3I/AAAAAAAACxA/bFwnJ97G1fQ/s1600/IMG_2493.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="267" nt="true" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_VXiKaTpyiuo/S7wBntOWr3I/AAAAAAAACxA/bFwnJ97G1fQ/s400/IMG_2493.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">After lunch, which I was obviously too busy devouring to take pictures of,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">we did an Easter Egg Hunt outside. The kids took off running so fast that this was the only picture I got with all four kids. Selah forgot about the eggs as soon as she saw the "bike" (four wheeler) as she calls it, or as Sophie used to say, the "fell weeder."</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_VXiKaTpyiuo/S7wCMzLCvTI/AAAAAAAACxY/md0-mBpyjW4/s1600/IMG_2518.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="267" nt="true" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_VXiKaTpyiuo/S7wCMzLCvTI/AAAAAAAACxY/md0-mBpyjW4/s400/IMG_2518.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I got one egg!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_VXiKaTpyiuo/S7wCXI6AMSI/AAAAAAAACxg/l0ln45ZiSXg/s1600/IMG_2551.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" nt="true" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_VXiKaTpyiuo/S7wCXI6AMSI/AAAAAAAACxg/l0ln45ZiSXg/s640/IMG_2551.JPG" width="427" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Make that two eggs!</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_VXiKaTpyiuo/S7wBB9BJkMI/AAAAAAAACwg/iO5JQ2d6Wmo/s1600/IMG_2552edit.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" nt="true" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_VXiKaTpyiuo/S7wBB9BJkMI/AAAAAAAACwg/iO5JQ2d6Wmo/s640/IMG_2552edit.jpg" width="428" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">Classic Reese. I like how <a href="http://www.mamaseasonings.blogspot.com/">Elaine </a>puts it. She looks like Graham, but is quirky like Elaine. If you know them, it makes perfect sense!</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjziAgk3fqhebnSooQwGdD7zQMDlFuC9YqshXOYKU50ye_8xJn_a43LwBOeap08YKfnYuS0Dtex5ipPnori2FPdFJLAj7gXap3505FyNADnf9Dl1abjoizHzDTToeYT_8tYl4C0ksFcVug/s1600/IMG_2567.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="267" nt="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjziAgk3fqhebnSooQwGdD7zQMDlFuC9YqshXOYKU50ye_8xJn_a43LwBOeap08YKfnYuS0Dtex5ipPnori2FPdFJLAj7gXap3505FyNADnf9Dl1abjoizHzDTToeYT_8tYl4C0ksFcVug/s400/IMG_2567.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">Bud Bud even got in on the egg hunting.</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_VXiKaTpyiuo/S7wCjp0DH-I/AAAAAAAACxo/9w7xxkO14L8/s1600/IMG_2566.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" nt="true" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_VXiKaTpyiuo/S7wCjp0DH-I/AAAAAAAACxo/9w7xxkO14L8/s640/IMG_2566.JPG" width="428" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">Onto "Grandma and Grandpa Dye's" House we went. Love this pic of Selah - this is when she looks like what her name means...to pause and reflect. She'll grow into it I am thinking.</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_VXiKaTpyiuo/S7wBFqTXfLI/AAAAAAAACwo/itTGTfFAns4/s1600/IMG_2681-1.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" nt="true" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_VXiKaTpyiuo/S7wBFqTXfLI/AAAAAAAACwo/itTGTfFAns4/s640/IMG_2681-1.JPG" width="428" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">She is definitely the animal lover of the family. Here she is with Toby, whom she LOVES!</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_VXiKaTpyiuo/S7wBK0O9Z0I/AAAAAAAACww/bY7_e4QejJA/s1600/IMG_2787-1.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" nt="true" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_VXiKaTpyiuo/S7wBK0O9Z0I/AAAAAAAACww/bY7_e4QejJA/s400/IMG_2787-1.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">I'm sure that I've never mentioned how hard my kids are to photograph. Oh, wait. Yes I think I have mentioned that about 1,000 times=) Selah is hard to get to slow down enough to even look in the direction of a camera, and Sophie has trouble showing ANY enthusiasm (great example here) or she does the classic fake smile. </div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">So we (meaning I) was crazy enough to try to get them to sit down and smile at a camera after lunch and the egg hunt. Shocker, this is the best it got. Makes me laugh though.</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_VXiKaTpyiuo/S7wJzBj5XbI/AAAAAAAACyY/YOJpXHzT7_E/s1600/IMG_2575-1.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" nt="true" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_VXiKaTpyiuo/S7wJzBj5XbI/AAAAAAAACyY/YOJpXHzT7_E/s400/IMG_2575-1.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">I wanted to get some more of Sophie, but both girls were over the camera by this time!</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_VXiKaTpyiuo/S7wM7mTwUOI/AAAAAAAACzE/totUGp72Mds/s1600/IMG_2785.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" nt="true" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_VXiKaTpyiuo/S7wM7mTwUOI/AAAAAAAACzE/totUGp72Mds/s640/IMG_2785.JPG" width="428" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">What a great Easter! Beautiful weather and lots of family and good food.</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">Hope that you had a great day celebrating Jesus too!</div>Abby Warrenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15292885032942811533noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-293458520281991384.post-36125316299071612772010-04-05T14:48:00.001-05:002010-04-05T14:55:27.922-05:00Sweet Bunny and Blue Bird.<div style="text-align: center;">My great grandmother had special names for her grandkids. My mom (Yaya) was Candy Lamb. Yaya decided that her grandkids needed special names so Sophie is "Sweet Bunny" and Selah is "Blue Bird." I was looking at their dresses and thought the names fit them very well in these pictures! </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">I have been thinking about my own special names for them and I think Sophie is definitely Sunshine because I always sing her "You are my sunshine, my Sophie Sunshine," and I am thinking Wild Flower for Selah... No explanation necessary!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXtcSyXkeRk6hpJot4qpZ5oN1de68k3XODE4VsGbEpX9vHA2dUgxbHEa_Tn2o1JhYzZKNLoYOZcfNpI7kimO1VSyawVDi2i-KeVI28il5GFYx8s6Vp9UaCGjOyrQtzFfvoOkrVpIL8vKM/s1600/IMG_2393-1.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" nt="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXtcSyXkeRk6hpJot4qpZ5oN1de68k3XODE4VsGbEpX9vHA2dUgxbHEa_Tn2o1JhYzZKNLoYOZcfNpI7kimO1VSyawVDi2i-KeVI28il5GFYx8s6Vp9UaCGjOyrQtzFfvoOkrVpIL8vKM/s640/IMG_2393-1.JPG" width="425" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I took all these pics before we went to church Saturday night. Trey had to work Sunday, so we were so thankful that our church had alternate services to accommodate everyone. Such a blessing!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Stay tuned for Easter portraits. aka, Selah running through her great grandmother's yard at warp speed, and Sophie voraciously gathering Easter Eggs that contained money! I wanted to take part in this Egg Hunt!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here is a preview.... </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Finally finished their Easter dresses at 1am on Saturday night. I am surprisingly efficient at night, when the house is quiet=).</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_VXiKaTpyiuo/S7o7fLWBJOI/AAAAAAAACto/LLxyh6i7kfA/s1600/IMG_2452.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="267" nt="true" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_VXiKaTpyiuo/S7o7fLWBJOI/AAAAAAAACto/LLxyh6i7kfA/s400/IMG_2452.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>Abby Warrenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15292885032942811533noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-293458520281991384.post-56352362690487779252010-03-21T10:05:00.000-05:002010-03-21T10:05:28.068-05:00Friday Fun with the Animals<div style="text-align: center;">We took a trip to the Petting Zoo at Oak Mountain on Friday (the most beautiful day of the week!) We definitely weren't the only people who had this idea either. We had to actually wait in line to get into Oak Mtn for about 10 minutes. But it was worth it to enjoy the beautiful day out there!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">We decided first things first, so we had our picnic before seeing the animals.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjpIcFNqP4yzQIZXqlBH4A4oz6UWUg9YEFsVq5VlnLEucHjodO1ivAIXImoDwI8Swa7e3xxyIp16w1P0XskZ11-p9g7cwWlkhe_RDwZc5sAxlK2nppiCa4iG2QZ04Qqr9vX98Z6zKltuY/s1600-h/IMG_2077.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="267" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjpIcFNqP4yzQIZXqlBH4A4oz6UWUg9YEFsVq5VlnLEucHjodO1ivAIXImoDwI8Swa7e3xxyIp16w1P0XskZ11-p9g7cwWlkhe_RDwZc5sAxlK2nppiCa4iG2QZ04Qqr9vX98Z6zKltuY/s400/IMG_2077.JPG" vt="true" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">There were sheep all over the place and they were actually "baaaa"ing. Selah was wide eyed the whole time. I think she thought she was on Reality Baby McDonald (for those of you Baby Einstein fans).</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_VXiKaTpyiuo/S6YuaUU50LI/AAAAAAAACp0/OxK4CqBoqNM/s1600-h/IMG_2094.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="267" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_VXiKaTpyiuo/S6YuaUU50LI/AAAAAAAACp0/OxK4CqBoqNM/s400/IMG_2094.JPG" vt="true" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here are some 3 day old baby goats, they were so cute. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_VXiKaTpyiuo/S6Yu61DOrRI/AAAAAAAACp8/GTkzqXWHXKM/s1600-h/IMG_2101.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="267" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_VXiKaTpyiuo/S6Yu61DOrRI/AAAAAAAACp8/GTkzqXWHXKM/s400/IMG_2101.JPG" vt="true" width="400" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitFRFDhKc-Kj3tyFWBnbNWrEYt2OwCHRv1ramM5wFGIZMFMgTB5tjxnH0WeBOZcI2AxseyaZBeUfCwZ7j-HJaIKaixcGWve77QHBpoRhK4EEf95xV5AQsLt_xM59dhXT0ULQMGCzOZdnM/s1600-h/IMG_2105.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="267" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitFRFDhKc-Kj3tyFWBnbNWrEYt2OwCHRv1ramM5wFGIZMFMgTB5tjxnH0WeBOZcI2AxseyaZBeUfCwZ7j-HJaIKaixcGWve77QHBpoRhK4EEf95xV5AQsLt_xM59dhXT0ULQMGCzOZdnM/s400/IMG_2105.JPG" vt="true" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here is the 7 week old spotted pig. He was all alone in there which was kinda sad, but he sure was cute!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5UfEx65QDfTN0O8ZGLHylqp4CJ7L7vTE814-MSYrM6Tli-zwmbm8crG-vxj4T3CIbgR_IU5H5LsN6itKZujmqVbSaSYrU_UbvXvI5eNLrxvj2T6sxHHFP8JpBu57sZAD7RGoO3nCyWJI/s1600-h/IMG_2108.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="267" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5UfEx65QDfTN0O8ZGLHylqp4CJ7L7vTE814-MSYrM6Tli-zwmbm8crG-vxj4T3CIbgR_IU5H5LsN6itKZujmqVbSaSYrU_UbvXvI5eNLrxvj2T6sxHHFP8JpBu57sZAD7RGoO3nCyWJI/s400/IMG_2108.JPG" vt="true" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here is one of the donkeys/mules? wandering around the barnyard. Sophie definitely preferred the caged animals to the ones who could come right up to you. I guess when you're 4, they look pretty scary=).</div><div align="left" class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_VXiKaTpyiuo/S6YvmjtsOFI/AAAAAAAACqU/sinIdTDNAps/s1600-h/IMG_2126.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="267" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_VXiKaTpyiuo/S6YvmjtsOFI/AAAAAAAACqU/sinIdTDNAps/s400/IMG_2126.JPG" vt="true" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilfey5HjEjFT4suDoOJKjc89BiKEODMN67iBQX9kqGGMF7R5zzZvYj_EjxL_baUavXo_FzkkM8wmY_XaZFGY_a4bg6NwAwuispBgU7RkQtw8GtoHhgjPHeEbBGavKCXLkO-QpYVlS5jWo/s1600-h/IMG_2129.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="267" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilfey5HjEjFT4suDoOJKjc89BiKEODMN67iBQX9kqGGMF7R5zzZvYj_EjxL_baUavXo_FzkkM8wmY_XaZFGY_a4bg6NwAwuispBgU7RkQtw8GtoHhgjPHeEbBGavKCXLkO-QpYVlS5jWo/s400/IMG_2129.JPG" vt="true" width="400" /></a></div><div align="center"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">Not only has the weather been great, but Daddy had a day off of work, so to the park we went! Selah almost started hyperventilating when she looked out her car window and realized where we were. She is such a ham! She wasted no time whooshing down the slide.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Any day when Daddy is home is a good day, especially this year when there haven't been nearly enough!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_VXiKaTpyiuo/S6Q_ejzXImI/AAAAAAAACoQ/QOpILInpLtk/s1600-h/IMG_1969.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_VXiKaTpyiuo/S6Q_ejzXImI/AAAAAAAACoQ/QOpILInpLtk/s640/IMG_1969.JPG" vt="true" width="428" /></a></div><div align="center"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Sophie was very excited to show off her new found skill of sliding down the pole.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_VXiKaTpyiuo/S6RAGoHeEdI/AAAAAAAACoo/B5wN75uq_zM/s1600-h/IMG_1984.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_VXiKaTpyiuo/S6RAGoHeEdI/AAAAAAAACoo/B5wN75uq_zM/s640/IMG_1984.JPG" vt="true" width="428" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And of course the swing set is a must, but Daddy pushes her higher than mommy would. I guess that is what makes Daddy's so fun=)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_VXiKaTpyiuo/S6RAOTvcWpI/AAAAAAAACow/4tt6uDCXTjw/s1600-h/IMG_2001.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_VXiKaTpyiuo/S6RAOTvcWpI/AAAAAAAACow/4tt6uDCXTjw/s640/IMG_2001.JPG" vt="true" width="428" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Selah wants to swing in the big girl swing, but as soon as shes up, she wants to get down!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYuZwurigqM_HWkbJ93pAdXo_9u8xCbVce7jQYyUyTNhsk8kI5cwqIuk2YY0v8Aiadcxigp5OhNlks9z5KDXEGCDufeWLEwnJga5qR9pJB9YuR3FgO6856OS11MbX-tCLlF3nxWD7S7IA/s1600-h/IMG_2005.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYuZwurigqM_HWkbJ93pAdXo_9u8xCbVce7jQYyUyTNhsk8kI5cwqIuk2YY0v8Aiadcxigp5OhNlks9z5KDXEGCDufeWLEwnJga5qR9pJB9YuR3FgO6856OS11MbX-tCLlF3nxWD7S7IA/s640/IMG_2005.JPG" vt="true" width="428" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Too cool for school, obviously.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_VXiKaTpyiuo/S6RAexVYXlI/AAAAAAAACpA/qX1iLOpEpFQ/s1600-h/IMG_2019.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_VXiKaTpyiuo/S6RAexVYXlI/AAAAAAAACpA/qX1iLOpEpFQ/s640/IMG_2019.JPG" vt="true" width="428" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A little hair raising ride with Big sissy. Selah is the one who probably needs the helmet. But whiplash is the most likely injury in one of these little cars. And if your kids have one, you know what I mean. Stop-Go-Stop-Go...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf9XiekTYulhAyNvNy1lyC4bpqjjh4btdciqZIarZ9GjNc6Eyl6KJtzXX3OrohV92PbwcDPiG0k4McibvPVlgyZfTp8G-yfz5nujuXm2E7NgbMGsQFXd7l6J7wCCON0isJeQxlZRx0Utc/s1600-h/IMG_2049.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="267" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf9XiekTYulhAyNvNy1lyC4bpqjjh4btdciqZIarZ9GjNc6Eyl6KJtzXX3OrohV92PbwcDPiG0k4McibvPVlgyZfTp8G-yfz5nujuXm2E7NgbMGsQFXd7l6J7wCCON0isJeQxlZRx0Utc/s400/IMG_2049.JPG" vt="true" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It helps to have a BIG TALL Daddy when you're playing basket ball!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBFxALSHi2F2FzAS8eNdifUdSL1G0Oucm0yZmh2Wi2TsnzgqqmiFqrAE_NweOtasjndoBMIxIfZtB6a6A7kVavNlhwva1zR9nJHgfhVNdyI7uxu8pzIy5hZ5Bdu4M4u_frGVwRca1VVs8/s1600-h/IMG_2062.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBFxALSHi2F2FzAS8eNdifUdSL1G0Oucm0yZmh2Wi2TsnzgqqmiFqrAE_NweOtasjndoBMIxIfZtB6a6A7kVavNlhwva1zR9nJHgfhVNdyI7uxu8pzIy5hZ5Bdu4M4u_frGVwRca1VVs8/s640/IMG_2062.JPG" vt="true" width="428" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Selah was apparently confident in her own skills! Good form.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_VXiKaTpyiuo/S6RAywOzROI/AAAAAAAACpY/Vtz0BE2xWAs/s1600-h/IMG_2075.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_VXiKaTpyiuo/S6RAywOzROI/AAAAAAAACpY/Vtz0BE2xWAs/s640/IMG_2075.JPG" vt="true" width="428" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">All in all, a very fun filled day!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This is what I'm reading right now. I love a good book. This one is proving to be an easy read, but I haven't gotten too far into it. So far so good!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_VXiKaTpyiuo/S6RBDkhiiXI/AAAAAAAACpg/iYPmyB7lQdU/s1600-h/same+kind+of+different+as+me.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_VXiKaTpyiuo/S6RBDkhiiXI/AAAAAAAACpg/iYPmyB7lQdU/s640/same+kind+of+different+as+me.jpg" vt="true" width="438" /></a></div><div align="center"><br />
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</div><div align="center">Stay tuned for more sewing conquests!</div>Abby Warrenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15292885032942811533noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-293458520281991384.post-24745775917005672082010-03-15T23:54:00.000-05:002010-03-15T23:54:29.208-05:00Sew Fun!I love cute ruffle shorts with mongrammed or applique tshirts. I really wanted to get the girls a few of these matching outfits, but the best price I could find was about $30 per outfit... So I decided that I could do it myself for a lot less!<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">For about $24, I bought supplies (from Hancock) to make 8 pairs of shorts/bloomers for the girls. That comes out to be about $3 each pair. Here's my first attempt. I used Becky for the shorts and Frannie Baby for the bloomers. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_VXiKaTpyiuo/S58LXcsVKuI/AAAAAAAACm0/wFzhdly1T_U/s1600-h/IMG_1901.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="267" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_VXiKaTpyiuo/S58LXcsVKuI/AAAAAAAACm0/wFzhdly1T_U/s400/IMG_1901.JPG" vt="true" width="400" /></a><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_VXiKaTpyiuo/S58LkhJW3fI/AAAAAAAACm8/45UKakJdXQU/s1600-h/IMG_1902.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="267" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_VXiKaTpyiuo/S58LkhJW3fI/AAAAAAAACm8/45UKakJdXQU/s400/IMG_1902.JPG" vt="true" width="400" /></a></div><br />
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<div align="center">I am sewing with Jennifer in a few days, so hopefully we'll have lots of cute new clothes to post soon. Projects are so much more fun when you have a friend to do them with!</div>Abby Warrenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15292885032942811533noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-293458520281991384.post-2812321942290880012010-01-26T23:57:00.001-06:002010-01-26T23:58:36.999-06:00Craftsman Cottage Dream HouseTrey and I are toying with the idea of building a house one day, so I've been looking at house plans online lately. Here are a few of my faves. We're also looking for ways to build an "expandable" house or to plain just build for less. First things first, we have to sell our <a href="http://www.forsale-byowner.com/listings/4400-4499/4457.htm"><strong><em>little townhome</em></strong></a>. I have no idea if we'll be able to do this in the forseeable future, but it sure is fun to think about... On another note, we'll be taking Dave Ramsey's Financial Peace University this semester in our small group, haha. I can just see Dave laughing at us now. I am assuming that we're going to get a drop kick in the gut when it comes to our finances, but hopefully not. I always love learning new things, so I am looking forward to it.... I think.<br />
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</div>Abby Warrenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15292885032942811533noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-293458520281991384.post-1889460241607755032010-01-08T15:31:00.000-06:002010-01-08T15:31:52.510-06:00Christmas Day - Celebration 4, 5 and 6!I lied. We did 6 Christmases. I forgot to count the one that occurs at MY OWN HOUSE. Sad, right?<br />
Well before I take my break from blogging and internet, I'd better hurry up and post the Christmas pics!<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">Christmas morning before the girls came downstairs!<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Onto Christmas #6 at Nana and Pop's! Didn't take great pictures here, but we'll hit the highlights=)<br />
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</div>Abby Warrenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15292885032942811533noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-293458520281991384.post-6247145723738775802010-01-07T23:01:00.000-06:002010-01-07T23:01:39.605-06:00Christmas #2 &3<div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Christmas Eve 2009<br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">We started off the day at Trey's grandparents' house. The girls got some really fun things, we had a wonderful meal and I did not take enough pictures. My photography overall this Christmas season was lacking, but low lighting is hard with the lens I had. Thankfully Trey bought me a new lens that does better in low light. Unfortunately, I didn't get to play with it until after Christmas, so excuse the pics!<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Ahh yes. The pajamas.... sigh... Well the absolute nano second we walked in the door, Selah had a "major blowout." The kind that forces you to put them in their ugly pajamas you had stuffed in the bottom of the diaper bag. I was not too thrilled about our Christmas memories having to include yucky pajamas, but oh well... that is life with a 1 year old!<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Selah Rose with Lillian Rose - two sweeties!<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">After the kids opened gifts it was onto a little Dirty Santa. Riley has a little mischief in her eye...<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Make that a lot of mischief in her eye! Wait, no I think that is an evil laugh. I'll have to post a picture of Elaine's evil eye later;)<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Like all families, after the gifts are done, we have a magical Christmas Elf come for a visit to talk about life at the North Pole. Y'all do that, right?<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The kids had never met Nemo, so they were very anxious and curious to see what he'd be like.<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Nemo was delightful and definitely entertained my kids just as much as he entertained me and my sisters/cousins about 20 years ago!<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Nemo talked about his daily regimen and gave the kids some pointers. He was a little uncoordinated for an elf though!<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">When Nemo went back the the North Pole, some of the kids were not happy. <br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Because we hadn't packed in enough activity into one night, we then moved onto the Nativity. I think from the animated expressions on the childrens' faces, they will all probably have a career in theatre!<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Then after the Nativity, PopPop talked to us and prayed for the family. <br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We love our PopPop! David played some tunes as well.<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Then for one more tradition, we all did a candle lighting and sang Silent Night.<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Christmas has always been so special to me and I am so glad to be passing on these traditions to my kids!<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Selah playing with somebody's shotgun. Don't worry, it wasn't loaded!<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">After a very special day, we put out some cookies and reindeer food for Santa and his reindeer. We made sure to use a special cup too!<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">One Tired Mama!<br />
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