tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-81752798287333642102012-01-26T21:55:17.792-07:00Allikaye's Mamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18036537006076444277noreply@blogger.comBlogger2881100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8175279828733364210.post-20555316370929575682012-01-26T08:14:00.006-07:002012-01-26T08:39:37.531-07:00<div style="text-align: center;">Matt's sister, Katie,<br />had a fun wedding up in Fort Collins<br />a few weeks ago.<br /><br />Allikaye had one of the biggest highlights<br />of her little 5 year old life...<br />she was a flower girl!!<br />Serious excitement for this girl!<br /><br />Here is Miss Flower Girl at the rehearsal.<br />So pretty.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-VoNnOuerHfY/TyFvyfkAO7I/AAAAAAAAFUk/EYlp2DvsAWU/s1600/DSC_2082.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 212px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-VoNnOuerHfY/TyFvyfkAO7I/AAAAAAAAFUk/EYlp2DvsAWU/s320/DSC_2082.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5701961516484410290" border="0" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Allikaye's cousin, Anna,<br />Matt's other sister's little girl,<br />was the other flower girl.<br />Practicing...<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-i4P6wY77yoI/TyFvye9vbvI/AAAAAAAAFUY/jauhDya2A6Y/s1600/DSC_2084.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 212px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-i4P6wY77yoI/TyFvye9vbvI/AAAAAAAAFUY/jauhDya2A6Y/s320/DSC_2084.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5701961516323925746" border="0" /></a>Now THIS is the girl I know so well....<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-SrS73_Y4438/TyFvyCsiC_I/AAAAAAAAFUQ/NTrcfMSzhbk/s1600/DSC_2086.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 212px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-SrS73_Y4438/TyFvyCsiC_I/AAAAAAAAFUQ/NTrcfMSzhbk/s320/DSC_2086.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5701961508735552498" border="0" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Then the big day came!<br />I love this first picture.<br />I can see us recreating one when AK gets married someday.<br />Oh the tears!!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-0v0D-HR3B10/TyFv9vLvlsI/AAAAAAAAFVM/8AcxhWDHtJA/s1600/Picture%2B11.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-0v0D-HR3B10/TyFv9vLvlsI/AAAAAAAAFVM/8AcxhWDHtJA/s320/Picture%2B11.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5701961709656184514" border="0" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Daddy and girl...<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-HA3DEqJJ_P8/TyFvy-ImgPI/AAAAAAAAFVA/uy6POm4Ctqo/s1600/Picture%2B7.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 255px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-HA3DEqJJ_P8/TyFvy-ImgPI/AAAAAAAAFVA/uy6POm4Ctqo/s320/Picture%2B7.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5701961524690977010" border="0" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Flower girls...<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-CXuL3uS-dbo/TyFvykFzcNI/AAAAAAAAFU0/JAipVEX29Wo/s1600/Picture%2B4.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-CXuL3uS-dbo/TyFvykFzcNI/AAAAAAAAFU0/JAipVEX29Wo/s320/Picture%2B4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5701961517699920082" border="0" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Here is the beautiful bride and Allikaye before the wedding...<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-NAWyM40iDNQ/TyFvR9mnbmI/AAAAAAAAFT4/Gxy6R2fLgI4/s1600/DSC_2104.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 212px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-NAWyM40iDNQ/TyFvR9mnbmI/AAAAAAAAFT4/Gxy6R2fLgI4/s320/DSC_2104.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5701960957612748386" border="0" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Opening her present from Katie...<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-O-B-UyH85S4/TyFvRcJic_I/AAAAAAAAFTs/SODSCMAjU0Y/s1600/DSC_2107.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 212px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-O-B-UyH85S4/TyFvRcJic_I/AAAAAAAAFTs/SODSCMAjU0Y/s320/DSC_2107.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5701960948632417266" border="0" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Cute sock monkey...<br />she loved it.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-NVCp0px12Nw/TyFvRXDMJOI/AAAAAAAAFTc/7yjEQHWu67A/s1600/DSC_2109.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 212px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-NVCp0px12Nw/TyFvRXDMJOI/AAAAAAAAFTc/7yjEQHWu67A/s320/DSC_2109.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5701960947263612130" border="0" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Anna and Allikaye<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-giv77Vj5n7c/TyFvRJnkk2I/AAAAAAAAFTU/t30OtSC8Hgc/s1600/DSC_2113.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 212px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-giv77Vj5n7c/TyFvRJnkk2I/AAAAAAAAFTU/t30OtSC8Hgc/s320/DSC_2113.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5701960943658111842" border="0" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">You think she likes to pose?<br />She actually said,<br />"Mom, would you like me to do 'the peek'<br />for this picture?"<br />ha!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-2Qboy-LxKcw/TyFvSKRoHOI/AAAAAAAAFUA/wTsivTPaFuM/s1600/DSC_2099.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 212px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-2Qboy-LxKcw/TyFvSKRoHOI/AAAAAAAAFUA/wTsivTPaFuM/s320/DSC_2099.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5701960961014373602" border="0" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">She did so great walking down the aisle<br />and sprinkling her rose petals!<br /><br />Then came the reception!<br />Dance time!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-LJMk5_5fzmc/TyFuseJ_SRI/AAAAAAAAFS0/94aXPSjYZTw/s1600/DSC_2132.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 212px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-LJMk5_5fzmc/TyFuseJ_SRI/AAAAAAAAFS0/94aXPSjYZTw/s320/DSC_2132.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5701960313516017938" border="0" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Dancing with her daddy is an<br />all time favorite for this chick.<br />I think daddy likes it too!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-6znMt1OMaHg/TyFuseyYkNI/AAAAAAAAFSo/A-VhsFiRI1o/s1600/DSC_2133.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 212px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-6znMt1OMaHg/TyFuseyYkNI/AAAAAAAAFSo/A-VhsFiRI1o/s320/DSC_2133.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5701960313685446866" border="0" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">I thoroughly enjoyed watching<br />these two rule the dance floor.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-rpfiAy9Znzk/TyFusbySUVI/AAAAAAAAFSg/uJgSCDBlj2w/s1600/DSC_2143.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 212px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-rpfiAy9Znzk/TyFusbySUVI/AAAAAAAAFSg/uJgSCDBlj2w/s320/DSC_2143.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5701960312879731026" border="0" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">And I couldn't leave out the<br />"Matt and Allikaye Signature Move"<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-fAMhiBssrug/TyFusn7RdTI/AAAAAAAAFTM/d2Cludq2UFg/s1600/DSC_2127.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 212px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-fAMhiBssrug/TyFusn7RdTI/AAAAAAAAFTM/d2Cludq2UFg/s320/DSC_2127.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5701960316138648882" border="0" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">They did this about 50 times.<br />So funny!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-xwb9e9lNE6k/TyFv9qhsthI/AAAAAAAAFVU/APIjWb8AnUo/s1600/Picture%2B12.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 228px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-xwb9e9lNE6k/TyFv9qhsthI/AAAAAAAAFVU/APIjWb8AnUo/s320/Picture%2B12.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5701961708406093330" border="0" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Oh yeah!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-V8yLcGqB620/TyFv9zZUesI/AAAAAAAAFVc/UP-rezxatgY/s1600/Picture%2B14.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 211px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-V8yLcGqB620/TyFv9zZUesI/AAAAAAAAFVc/UP-rezxatgY/s320/Picture%2B14.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5701961710786869954" border="0" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Here is the perfect picture of how the night ended...<br />sleepy sleepy flower girl.<br />She loved every minute.<br /></div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-psaziAg_WHo/TyFusFBPK6I/AAAAAAAAFSY/Rh0qF2sj5dw/s1600/DSC_2154.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 212px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-psaziAg_WHo/TyFusFBPK6I/AAAAAAAAFSY/Rh0qF2sj5dw/s320/DSC_2154.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5701960306768423842" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">We are so happy for Aunt Katie and Kenny!<br />Thanks for having Allikaye be a part of your big day!<br />She treasured it!<br /><br />xoxo<br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8175279828733364210-2055531637092957568?l=thechambs.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Allikaye's Mamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18036537006076444277noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8175279828733364210.post-32912553917436046522012-01-24T16:34:00.003-07:002012-01-24T17:14:01.063-07:00<div style="text-align: center;">Allikaye decided that this year she<br />wanted a pajama party...<br />well, a sleepover, actually.<br />But this prego mom is not ready for that step yet!!<br /><br />So everyone wore their pajamas<br />and brought their sleeping bags.<br />Allikaye really planned it all.<br /><br />We decorated sugar cookies.<br />Played, "Dragon, Dragon, what time is it"<br />(a game that AK explained to me).<br />Played freeze dance.<br />Opened presents.<br />Ate pizza.<br />Ate cupcakes.<br />And had an all around 5 year old good time!<br /><br />Delaney and AK being the "dragons"<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-gBIGsY4GV94/Tx9B01iSOqI/AAAAAAAAFSI/AQ660cdk-h0/s1600/DSC_2052.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 212px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-gBIGsY4GV94/Tx9B01iSOqI/AAAAAAAAFSI/AQ660cdk-h0/s320/DSC_2052.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5701348029254220450" border="0" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">The whole gang yelling,<br />"Dragon, what time is it?!"<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-L4M9AOFgFlY/Tx9Bb2xGyUI/AAAAAAAAFRo/MQeepX35nrw/s1600/DSC_2049.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 212px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-L4M9AOFgFlY/Tx9Bb2xGyUI/AAAAAAAAFRo/MQeepX35nrw/s320/DSC_2049.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5701347600088090946" border="0" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Getting close to the cute dragons!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-B1odoxjGMNc/Tx9BcUm0YcI/AAAAAAAAFRw/qytfBJ4tWIU/s1600/DSC_2044.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 212px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-B1odoxjGMNc/Tx9BcUm0YcI/AAAAAAAAFRw/qytfBJ4tWIU/s320/DSC_2044.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5701347608098005442" border="0" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Here are some pics of Allikaye and her friends...<br />Sweet Delaney.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-b6U5PKpJdFs/Tx9Bb-o27_I/AAAAAAAAFRU/Ps1MoN51Jm8/s1600/DSC_2060.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 212px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-b6U5PKpJdFs/Tx9Bb-o27_I/AAAAAAAAFRU/Ps1MoN51Jm8/s320/DSC_2060.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5701347602200981490" border="0" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Lilly...<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-rTjpxuY4YAs/Tx9Bbl9xBOI/AAAAAAAAFRM/XH-PJoDdsQE/s1600/DSC_2063.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 212px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-rTjpxuY4YAs/Tx9Bbl9xBOI/AAAAAAAAFRM/XH-PJoDdsQE/s320/DSC_2063.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5701347595577787618" border="0" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Ava...<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-gelKk9wV3I0/Tx9BbmCxOsI/AAAAAAAAFRE/E8zZXHUJg_w/s1600/DSC_2062.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 212px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-gelKk9wV3I0/Tx9BbmCxOsI/AAAAAAAAFRE/E8zZXHUJg_w/s320/DSC_2062.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5701347595598772930" border="0" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Kaida and Mallory...<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Emqsr49zK5Y/Tx9A2eZ325I/AAAAAAAAFQ8/n-IUQL8Wd98/s1600/DSC_2065.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 212px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Emqsr49zK5Y/Tx9A2eZ325I/AAAAAAAAFQ8/n-IUQL8Wd98/s320/DSC_2065.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5701346957893032850" border="0" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Allikaye got some light up Sketchers...<br />she SO wanted these!!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-01dFLBiIPdw/Tx9A2Ds5rMI/AAAAAAAAFQs/TtI_5M4wR8Q/s1600/DSC_2080.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 212px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-01dFLBiIPdw/Tx9A2Ds5rMI/AAAAAAAAFQs/TtI_5M4wR8Q/s320/DSC_2080.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5701346950725086402" border="0" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">This made me laugh.<br />I bought this unicorn for a dollar this summer at a garage sale.<br />Thankfully I remembered I had hid it for just an<br />occasion as a 5 year old party.<br />It is classy...porcelain...oh yeah.<br />Only a 5 year old would think this<br />is an awesome present!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-X8CNUboMCCI/Tx9A14rgkzI/AAAAAAAAFQg/jnZxF9WnrDE/s1600/DSC_2082.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 212px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-X8CNUboMCCI/Tx9A14rgkzI/AAAAAAAAFQg/jnZxF9WnrDE/s320/DSC_2082.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5701346947766457138" border="0" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Then the cupcakes and the singing!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-myZRgJUbOJ4/Tx9A1tNvCZI/AAAAAAAAFQQ/YqYkIbE1kQY/s1600/DSC_2084.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 212px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-myZRgJUbOJ4/Tx9A1tNvCZI/AAAAAAAAFQQ/YqYkIbE1kQY/s320/DSC_2084.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5701346944688785810" border="0" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Sweet, happy, intelligent, curious, funny, whistling machine!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-u5vjNJDKYe4/Tx9A1ncyo-I/AAAAAAAAFQI/Uq1vmom4hG8/s1600/DSC_2085.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 212px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-u5vjNJDKYe4/Tx9A1ncyo-I/AAAAAAAAFQI/Uq1vmom4hG8/s320/DSC_2085.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5701346943141323746" border="0" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">I love my pretty little 5 year old!<br /><br />Now she keeps asking when kindergarten starts...<br />noooo! It can't be!<br /><br /><br />Here are some questions and answers from<br />Allikaye - 5 year old:<br /><br />What is your favorite food:<br />Girl Scout cookies<br /><br />What is your favorite color:<br />purple<br /><br />What is your favorite movie:<br />Tangled<br /><br />Who is your best friend:<br />Mallory and Delaney<br /><br />What is your favorite thing to do with dad:<br />Play hide and seek<br /><br />What is your favorite thing to do with mom:<br />Cuddle with her, and kiss her and hug her<br /><br />What do you want to be when you grow up:<br />A veterinarian<br /><br />Happy 5th year, girly!<br /><br />xoxo<br /><br /><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8175279828733364210-3291255391743604652?l=thechambs.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Allikaye's Mamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18036537006076444277noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8175279828733364210.post-90733650509524193172012-01-10T16:33:00.003-07:002012-01-10T16:57:49.437-07:00<div style="text-align: center;">My pretty girl is really 5...<br />hard to believe!<br />The day started with her emerging from her<br />pink cave<br />through streamers...<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-KFHXGf18oic/TwzMWRdA5fI/AAAAAAAAFPk/74K_2B8DqHA/s1600/DSC_2157.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 212px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-KFHXGf18oic/TwzMWRdA5fI/AAAAAAAAFPk/74K_2B8DqHA/s320/DSC_2157.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5696152311731119602" border="0" /></a>Pretty 5 year old with bed head...<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-5qkDWJ42Xx8/TwzMWuX9PFI/AAAAAAAAFPs/A28bXbCbPSA/s1600/DSC_2156.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 212px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-5qkDWJ42Xx8/TwzMWuX9PFI/AAAAAAAAFPs/A28bXbCbPSA/s320/DSC_2156.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5696152319494536274" border="0" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Opened some presents...<br /></div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-rMMpoG4d11Y/TwzMU-Y1GeI/AAAAAAAAFPc/kpCN0GiF3N4/s1600/DSC_2162.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 212px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-rMMpoG4d11Y/TwzMU-Y1GeI/AAAAAAAAFPc/kpCN0GiF3N4/s320/DSC_2162.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5696152289433426402" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-rcwmZ9wLHd8/TwzOtvBYUNI/AAAAAAAAFP8/Qe3ET_NPVMk/s1600/DSC_2161.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 212px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-rcwmZ9wLHd8/TwzOtvBYUNI/AAAAAAAAFP8/Qe3ET_NPVMk/s320/DSC_2161.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5696154913828524242" border="0" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Then after a doctor appointment<br />for mama and the twin babes...<br />we headed to a day planned out entirely by<br />Miss 5 Year Old herself.<br /><br />First stop...<br />Build a Bear Workshop...<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-PDFI0KvRzaI/TwzMU0vJjVI/AAAAAAAAFPM/8vSLAkHQfAY/s1600/DSC_2163.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 212px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-PDFI0KvRzaI/TwzMU0vJjVI/AAAAAAAAFPM/8vSLAkHQfAY/s320/DSC_2163.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5696152286842686802" border="0" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Stuffing her new pink kitty...<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-LxesYfC82yY/TwzL8H27f8I/AAAAAAAAFO0/I6RQzY88a4I/s1600/DSC_2166.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 212px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-LxesYfC82yY/TwzL8H27f8I/AAAAAAAAFO0/I6RQzY88a4I/s320/DSC_2166.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5696151862478864322" border="0" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Making a wish on the heart...<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-hMalJjN7pkA/TwzL8FyuPmI/AAAAAAAAFOg/eahJY8BaGOk/s1600/DSC_2169.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 212px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-hMalJjN7pkA/TwzL8FyuPmI/AAAAAAAAFOg/eahJY8BaGOk/s320/DSC_2169.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5696151861924347490" border="0" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Wash station...<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-JHwtPnVZ6Ik/TwzL717FYUI/AAAAAAAAFOY/fs540FzTXQc/s1600/DSC_2172.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 212px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-JHwtPnVZ6Ik/TwzL717FYUI/AAAAAAAAFOY/fs540FzTXQc/s320/DSC_2172.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5696151857664450882" border="0" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">And the dressed up creation...<br />she named her<br />"Valentine's Princess"<br />pronounced,<br />"ValentiMe's Princess"<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-pnzmynLIuRs/TwzL79VbbPI/AAAAAAAAFOQ/xxoabF8BbmA/s1600/DSC_2173.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 212px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-pnzmynLIuRs/TwzL79VbbPI/AAAAAAAAFOQ/xxoabF8BbmA/s320/DSC_2173.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5696151859653995762" border="0" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Second stop was mac and cheese lunch at Noodles...<br />then Krispy Kreme (made this prego lady happy)...<br />then games and tickets at Chuck E. Cheese.<br /><br />Happy Birthday Allikaye!<br />You are a daily blessing.<br />Words can not express.<br />I love you, you 5 year old!<br /><br />xoxo<br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8175279828733364210-9073365050952419317?l=thechambs.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Allikaye's Mamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18036537006076444277noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8175279828733364210.post-89294946159779463452011-12-19T08:42:00.003-07:002011-12-19T08:56:50.611-07:00<div style="text-align: center;">Allikaye singing her Christmas Program song...<br />Carol of the Bells.<br />She is using a lint roller as the mic.<br />Sweet, sweet voice.<br /><object width="320" height="266" class="BLOG_video_class" id="BLOG_video-51e3c973630d931e" classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/get_player"><param name="bgcolor" value="#FFFFFF"><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true"><param name="flashvars" value="flvurl=http://v1.nonxt6.googlevideo.com/videoplayback?id%3D51e3c973630d931e%26itag%3D5%26app%3Dblogger%26ip%3D0.0.0.0%26ipbits%3D0%26expire%3D1329908418%26sparams%3Did,itag,ip,ipbits,expire%26signature%3D6FC38A46F6D7736120B273D4935F5A6C84847872.565A2C3A16CD9485328DD67F643E437CBAE4403C%26key%3Dck1&amp;iurl=http://video.google.com/ThumbnailServer2?app%3Dblogger%26contentid%3D51e3c973630d931e%26offsetms%3D5000%26itag%3Dw160%26sigh%3DtYjmuw_EVBUPEGCKupWnKB7A_gQ&amp;autoplay=0&amp;ps=blogger"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/get_player" type="application/x-shockwave-flash"width="320" height="266" bgcolor="#FFFFFF"flashvars="flvurl=http://v1.nonxt6.googlevideo.com/videoplayback?id%3D51e3c973630d931e%26itag%3D5%26app%3Dblogger%26ip%3D0.0.0.0%26ipbits%3D0%26expire%3D1329908418%26sparams%3Did,itag,ip,ipbits,expire%26signature%3D6FC38A46F6D7736120B273D4935F5A6C84847872.565A2C3A16CD9485328DD67F643E437CBAE4403C%26key%3Dck1&iurl=http://video.google.com/ThumbnailServer2?app%3Dblogger%26contentid%3D51e3c973630d931e%26offsetms%3D5000%26itag%3Dw160%26sigh%3DtYjmuw_EVBUPEGCKupWnKB7A_gQ&autoplay=0&ps=blogger"allowFullScreen="true" /></object><br /><br />This is video of Allikaye and her class...<br /><object width="320" height="266" class="BLOG_video_class" id="BLOG_video-5afbf3b32de5f675" classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/get_player"><param name="bgcolor" value="#FFFFFF"><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true"><param name="flashvars" value="flvurl=http://v16.nonxt6.googlevideo.com/videoplayback?id%3D5afbf3b32de5f675%26itag%3D5%26app%3Dblogger%26ip%3D0.0.0.0%26ipbits%3D0%26expire%3D1329908418%26sparams%3Did,itag,ip,ipbits,expire%26signature%3D5CD310B8C3922225D924F5EC89FE0264CAB24A39.6216C193675AA472B3D3391B1488334693CA9E38%26key%3Dck1&amp;iurl=http://video.google.com/ThumbnailServer2?app%3Dblogger%26contentid%3D5afbf3b32de5f675%26offsetms%3D5000%26itag%3Dw160%26sigh%3DvJSgAq3X_edPlBzQemzGCXiEiJU&amp;autoplay=0&amp;ps=blogger"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/get_player" type="application/x-shockwave-flash"width="320" height="266" bgcolor="#FFFFFF"flashvars="flvurl=http://v16.nonxt6.googlevideo.com/videoplayback?id%3D5afbf3b32de5f675%26itag%3D5%26app%3Dblogger%26ip%3D0.0.0.0%26ipbits%3D0%26expire%3D1329908418%26sparams%3Did,itag,ip,ipbits,expire%26signature%3D5CD310B8C3922225D924F5EC89FE0264CAB24A39.6216C193675AA472B3D3391B1488334693CA9E38%26key%3Dck1&iurl=http://video.google.com/ThumbnailServer2?app%3Dblogger%26contentid%3D5afbf3b32de5f675%26offsetms%3D5000%26itag%3Dw160%26sigh%3DvJSgAq3X_edPlBzQemzGCXiEiJU&autoplay=0&ps=blogger"allowFullScreen="true" /></object><br /><br />Merry Christmas!!!<br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8175279828733364210-8929494615977946345?l=thechambs.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Allikaye's Mamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18036537006076444277noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8175279828733364210.post-82188406320245629642011-12-15T06:48:00.003-07:002011-12-15T07:00:53.217-07:00<div style="text-align: center;">We started the performances<br />with Miss Allikaye's<br />Christmas program<br />at her school.<br />Here is the beauty<br />prior to going...<br />so perdy!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-zK-RaKG1DxU/Tun7s1inpQI/AAAAAAAAFNs/XUpNiiExiW4/s1600/DSC_2055.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 212px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-zK-RaKG1DxU/Tun7s1inpQI/AAAAAAAAFNs/XUpNiiExiW4/s320/DSC_2055.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5686352752237061378" border="0" /></a>Uh- oh...<br />here is a peek at the big twin prego belly!!<br />Ah!<br />Where's AK?<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Dw8hV-C0ZIQ/Tun7spAYlDI/AAAAAAAAFNg/X0-jUFP1Tcw/s1600/DSC_2064.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 212px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Dw8hV-C0ZIQ/Tun7spAYlDI/AAAAAAAAFNg/X0-jUFP1Tcw/s320/DSC_2064.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5686352748872242226" border="0" /></a>Then came the beautiful singing...<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-7V-te33i-vM/Tun7sY-iC2I/AAAAAAAAFNU/fasqwaCgb6k/s1600/Picture%2B7.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 212px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-7V-te33i-vM/Tun7sY-iC2I/AAAAAAAAFNU/fasqwaCgb6k/s320/Picture%2B7.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5686352744569506658" border="0" /></a>Allikaye may be shy to those she doesn't know too well..<br />but get that girl on stage...<br />and she lights up!!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-FfrMwgsikmI/Tun7eQQ3ELI/AAAAAAAAFNI/3ukaTWYMv0E/s1600/Picture%2B5.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 212px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-FfrMwgsikmI/Tun7eQQ3ELI/AAAAAAAAFNI/3ukaTWYMv0E/s320/Picture%2B5.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5686352501712294066" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-VSnbif_TxkI/Tun7czwkMRI/AAAAAAAAFMk/UZ5FePkdaoY/s1600/Picture%2B1.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 209px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-VSnbif_TxkI/Tun7czwkMRI/AAAAAAAAFMk/UZ5FePkdaoY/s320/Picture%2B1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5686352476880777490" border="0" /></a>Smiling for mama as she walked out...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-2YwFjaBWDmo/Tun7c9Pa5BI/AAAAAAAAFMY/lySf_JFWYbU/s1600/DSC_2071.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 212px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-2YwFjaBWDmo/Tun7c9Pa5BI/AAAAAAAAFMY/lySf_JFWYbU/s320/DSC_2071.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5686352479426110482" border="0" /></a>Here is Allikaye with 2 of her best friends...<br />Mallory and Kaida...<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-TE7cDwKUQSE/Tun7d9kcZrI/AAAAAAAAFM8/TLtafZ9Z7z8/s1600/Picture%2B3.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 211px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-TE7cDwKUQSE/Tun7d9kcZrI/AAAAAAAAFM8/TLtafZ9Z7z8/s320/Picture%2B3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5686352496694159026" border="0" /></a>Sweet friends!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-HWuN9bxCp2E/Tun7dRrhrWI/AAAAAAAAFMw/IfMWH8CKMBA/s1600/Picture%2B2.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 210px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-HWuN9bxCp2E/Tun7dRrhrWI/AAAAAAAAFMw/IfMWH8CKMBA/s320/Picture%2B2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5686352484912704866" border="0" /></a><br />Then came performance number two!<br />Her Dance Christmas Recital!<br />She danced to<br />"Butterfly Kisses"<br />and of course, I cried through the whole thing!<br />She just amazes me!<br /><br />This is post performance...<br />with the classic<br />"pose with the flowers" picture!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ZBqidLqNeG4/Tun7I8A0-EI/AAAAAAAAFMM/WPytXr-cXLU/s1600/DSC_2079.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 212px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ZBqidLqNeG4/Tun7I8A0-EI/AAAAAAAAFMM/WPytXr-cXLU/s320/DSC_2079.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5686352135499085890" border="0" /></a>Proud mama...<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-_Rb_gGdWFTM/Tun7IplIJVI/AAAAAAAAFMA/jGhVBLQ7LgA/s1600/DSC_2083.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 212px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-_Rb_gGdWFTM/Tun7IplIJVI/AAAAAAAAFMA/jGhVBLQ7LgA/s320/DSC_2083.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5686352130551063890" border="0" /></a>Then we headed to see Santa!<br />Pictures of the big man and AK coming...<br />but here is our pretty tree that love...<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-pLXQC--hQxw/Tun7IOBptfI/AAAAAAAAFL0/c97HzmH7yXY/s1600/DSC_2085.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 212px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-pLXQC--hQxw/Tun7IOBptfI/AAAAAAAAFL0/c97HzmH7yXY/s320/DSC_2085.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5686352123154511346" border="0" /></a>Miss Allikaye herself...<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-1imsvgBqHAo/Tun7HIxQbWI/AAAAAAAAFLo/cSnJb-hFZho/s1600/DSC_2086.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 212px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-1imsvgBqHAo/Tun7HIxQbWI/AAAAAAAAFLo/cSnJb-hFZho/s320/DSC_2086.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5686352104563699042" border="0" /></a>After Santa,<br />Allikaye picked out some<br />clip-on feather earrings!<br />She looks old!!!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Bh-2SNFIuiA/Tun7G-a4DII/AAAAAAAAFLc/aqZD8Z5rU_A/s1600/DSC_2087.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 212px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Bh-2SNFIuiA/Tun7G-a4DII/AAAAAAAAFLc/aqZD8Z5rU_A/s320/DSC_2087.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5686352101785472130" border="0" /></a><br />That is it for now!<br />So ready for Christmas Break coming in a few days!<br /><br />Then it's gingerbread time...<br />Christmas time...<br />and nap time!!<br /><br />xoxo<br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8175279828733364210-8218840632024562964?l=thechambs.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Allikaye's Mamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18036537006076444277noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8175279828733364210.post-44518327108849853922011-12-08T14:21:00.001-07:002011-12-08T14:26:47.029-07:00<div style="text-align: center;">Very quick little post...<br />life has been crazy.<br />So until the pictures are uploaded<br />from the camera..<br />here are some snow shots<br />from our back yard.<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-1XBRb_AF2Bg/TuErMMlkHHI/AAAAAAAAFLM/8oT73jBcb5s/s1600/IMG_1350.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-1XBRb_AF2Bg/TuErMMlkHHI/AAAAAAAAFLM/8oT73jBcb5s/s320/IMG_1350.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5683871693255482482" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-U8z4NDFWMkg/TuErML5QMOI/AAAAAAAAFLE/axbM5DJHsRg/s1600/IMG_1347.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-U8z4NDFWMkg/TuErML5QMOI/AAAAAAAAFLE/axbM5DJHsRg/s320/IMG_1347.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5683871693069627618" border="0" /></a><br />Christmas is coming!!!!<br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8175279828733364210-4451832710884985392?l=thechambs.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Allikaye's Mamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18036537006076444277noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8175279828733364210.post-37330640470869219812011-10-30T15:36:00.005-06:002011-10-30T16:12:52.100-06:00<div style="text-align: center;">Face painted by a Rodeo Princess?<br />Yes please!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-fUAH7gojhmw/Tq3Fz4p7jPI/AAAAAAAAFKo/UccdWvaIOOg/s1600/IMG_1360.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-fUAH7gojhmw/Tq3Fz4p7jPI/AAAAAAAAFKo/UccdWvaIOOg/s320/IMG_1360.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5669405001101577458" border="0" /></a>Always wants a picture with our Douglas County royalty...<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-1DFLp8DZlJY/Tq3FzgegtII/AAAAAAAAFKc/zDzGVKSrbic/s1600/IMG_1362.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-1DFLp8DZlJY/Tq3FzgegtII/AAAAAAAAFKc/zDzGVKSrbic/s320/IMG_1362.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5669404994611229826" border="0" /></a>AK with her friend Ava...<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-4euy_Z-tjsY/Tq3FzVYSJRI/AAAAAAAAFKI/tDPRhAzyenU/s1600/IMG_1365.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-4euy_Z-tjsY/Tq3FzVYSJRI/AAAAAAAAFKI/tDPRhAzyenU/s320/IMG_1365.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5669404991632319762" border="0" /></a>Cute girls...<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-6ZHrA27FTV8/Tq3FJlJ4osI/AAAAAAAAFJw/TjngwhlgrWs/s1600/IMG_1369.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-6ZHrA27FTV8/Tq3FJlJ4osI/AAAAAAAAFJw/TjngwhlgrWs/s320/IMG_1369.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5669404274312389314" border="0" /></a>Pregnant!!!!!<br />This is about 16 weeks...<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-32DD_qqTVTk/Tq3FJXf40PI/AAAAAAAAFJk/seJV1fQsSGw/s1600/IMG_1373.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-32DD_qqTVTk/Tq3FJXf40PI/AAAAAAAAFJk/seJV1fQsSGw/s320/IMG_1373.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5669404270646579442" border="0" /></a>Perfect sized pumpkin...<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-YjknMSGu6Pc/Tq3FJCZkiEI/AAAAAAAAFJU/Wm5k-TJ5pBI/s1600/IMG_1374.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-YjknMSGu6Pc/Tq3FJCZkiEI/AAAAAAAAFJU/Wm5k-TJ5pBI/s320/IMG_1374.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5669404264982939714" border="0" /></a>We even picked some yummy raspberries...<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-g1LOf-4cCzk/Tq3FIpx_ATI/AAAAAAAAFJM/UDTvNG9nioA/s1600/IMG_1377.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-g1LOf-4cCzk/Tq3FIpx_ATI/AAAAAAAAFJM/UDTvNG9nioA/s320/IMG_1377.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5669404258374451506" border="0" /></a>Fall break...<br />so we headed up to Estes Park again!<br />Go Karts...<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ajRzQTRiqu4/Tq3EsL-sehI/AAAAAAAAFJA/InmMmFExs1A/s1600/IMG_1384.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ajRzQTRiqu4/Tq3EsL-sehI/AAAAAAAAFJA/InmMmFExs1A/s320/IMG_1384.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5669403769338362386" border="0" /></a>And bumper cars...<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-YaBbrKmPt5s/Tq3ErxwRFXI/AAAAAAAAFI0/OvGTi6GMY68/s1600/IMG_1386.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-YaBbrKmPt5s/Tq3ErxwRFXI/AAAAAAAAFI0/OvGTi6GMY68/s320/IMG_1386.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5669403762298525042" border="0" /></a>We ended our fall break with<br />a fun Halloween Party at my friend Kendi's house!<br />Delaney and Allikaye...<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-LPEhAk8wVME/Tq3EryqmpZI/AAAAAAAAFIk/JQbFMCWxq_U/s1600/IMG_1396.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-LPEhAk8wVME/Tq3EryqmpZI/AAAAAAAAFIk/JQbFMCWxq_U/s320/IMG_1396.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5669403762543207826" border="0" /></a>AK in her flapper costume...<br />but she calls it her "HULA" costume...<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-gYRFOkpdQR0/Tq3EroJ5t3I/AAAAAAAAFIY/v2rva9-nt0g/s1600/IMG_1400.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-gYRFOkpdQR0/Tq3EroJ5t3I/AAAAAAAAFIY/v2rva9-nt0g/s320/IMG_1400.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5669403759721690994" border="0" /></a>She doesn't like the camera...<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-tV9xfTNGHcg/Tq3EruxZWZI/AAAAAAAAFIQ/bo0PnFWkBAY/s1600/IMG_1401.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-tV9xfTNGHcg/Tq3EruxZWZI/AAAAAAAAFIQ/bo0PnFWkBAY/s320/IMG_1401.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5669403761497954706" border="0" /></a>Boo!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-xox2CahUz7A/Tq3EFwzZf2I/AAAAAAAAFIA/CQUa9066KHc/s1600/IMG_1404.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-xox2CahUz7A/Tq3EFwzZf2I/AAAAAAAAFIA/CQUa9066KHc/s320/IMG_1404.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5669403109208194914" border="0" /></a>Our pretty fall tree...<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-FhTFZMqtVPU/Tq3EFyWpwcI/AAAAAAAAFHw/Tj7R8STLtg8/s1600/IMG_1405.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-FhTFZMqtVPU/Tq3EFyWpwcI/AAAAAAAAFHw/Tj7R8STLtg8/s320/IMG_1405.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5669403109624496578" border="0" /></a>Lots of leaves...<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-4s9-g4rZ3bM/Tq3EFwdr7yI/AAAAAAAAFHk/8Ix1e5Rk9l4/s1600/IMG_1411.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-4s9-g4rZ3bM/Tq3EFwdr7yI/AAAAAAAAFHk/8Ix1e5Rk9l4/s320/IMG_1411.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5669403109117128482" border="0" /></a>Allikaye with her class at Trunk or Treat<br />at her school...<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-_25FrcWhkDk/Tq3EFiAmxuI/AAAAAAAAFHc/CXt7pKwZgAE/s1600/IMG_1422.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-_25FrcWhkDk/Tq3EFiAmxuI/AAAAAAAAFHc/CXt7pKwZgAE/s320/IMG_1422.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5669403105237059298" border="0" /></a>Ak's class...<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-8k31Rm2WYUI/Tq3EFvD9-mI/AAAAAAAAFHU/nI5Uj9JYK5Q/s1600/IMG_1424.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-8k31Rm2WYUI/Tq3EFvD9-mI/AAAAAAAAFHU/nI5Uj9JYK5Q/s320/IMG_1424.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5669403108740823650" border="0" /></a><br />We are enjoying our fall!<br />Excited for costume #2 to come out<br />for Halloween Trick or Treatin...<br />an angel!!<br /><br /><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8175279828733364210-3733064047086921981?l=thechambs.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Allikaye's Mamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18036537006076444277noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8175279828733364210.post-3113628090851884562011-10-18T08:06:00.003-06:002011-10-18T08:17:14.547-06:00<div style="text-align: center;">Fun time at the Pumpkin Patch<br />this year with our besties!<br /><br />Let's start with a couple family pictures!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-hzTTCStQWTI/Tp2In8bZ2SI/AAAAAAAAFG0/4c-2ryoiGtc/s1600/fall%2B2.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-hzTTCStQWTI/Tp2In8bZ2SI/AAAAAAAAFG0/4c-2ryoiGtc/s320/fall%2B2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5664834126119295266" border="0" /></a>Hmmm...not so bad...<br />why is it so hard to get a family picture?<br />And there is only 3 of us!<br />We've got 2 more coming to these pictures!!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-D_9xDWdJ_SE/Tp2Inhxgx6I/AAAAAAAAFGo/Hi_6IXEjcXU/s1600/fall3.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-D_9xDWdJ_SE/Tp2Inhxgx6I/AAAAAAAAFGo/Hi_6IXEjcXU/s320/fall3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5664834118964266914" border="0" /></a>Allikaye made a best friend...<br />a sweet donkey...<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-PYiCmAN9pFw/Tp2Int0W0FI/AAAAAAAAFGg/JFWKwIdN190/s1600/fall4.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-PYiCmAN9pFw/Tp2Int0W0FI/AAAAAAAAFGg/JFWKwIdN190/s320/fall4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5664834122197422162" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-uHady5Cr4l8/Tp2Icn5YE4I/AAAAAAAAFGU/F6ffzXbwYjo/s1600/fall%2B5.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-uHady5Cr4l8/Tp2Icn5YE4I/AAAAAAAAFGU/F6ffzXbwYjo/s320/fall%2B5.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5664833931629302658" border="0" /></a>She was talking to her...<br />I asked her what she was saying and she said,<br />"I was saying 'I love you' to her"<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Mz8FVPP0sNw/Tp2IoPwyoQI/AAAAAAAAFHE/TW3-7HNqjgY/s1600/fall%2B1.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Mz8FVPP0sNw/Tp2IoPwyoQI/AAAAAAAAFHE/TW3-7HNqjgY/s320/fall%2B1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5664834131309273346" border="0" /></a>We picked out the chosen pumpkins...<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-E6pAk42FcCQ/Tp2Ica0b65I/AAAAAAAAFGE/AYH3dK0bGB4/s1600/fall%2B6.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-E6pAk42FcCQ/Tp2Ica0b65I/AAAAAAAAFGE/AYH3dK0bGB4/s320/fall%2B6.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5664833928118922130" border="0" /></a>Loved being with our pals...<br />Allikaye and Mallory...<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-TtyihF_4InE/Tp2IcLqxiXI/AAAAAAAAFF4/-QWMXXNzMvA/s1600/fall%2B7.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-TtyihF_4InE/Tp2IcLqxiXI/AAAAAAAAFF4/-QWMXXNzMvA/s320/fall%2B7.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5664833924051863922" border="0" /></a>Jumped on a big jump pad thing...<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-IbVtl4t6EOM/Tp2IcNKppyI/AAAAAAAAFFs/Z7IJOtQfaR4/s1600/fall%2B8.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-IbVtl4t6EOM/Tp2IcNKppyI/AAAAAAAAFFs/Z7IJOtQfaR4/s320/fall%2B8.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5664833924454000418" border="0" /></a>Daddy had some fun on this too...<br />yeesh!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ai55RrvGUGw/Tp2Ib7ELjEI/AAAAAAAAFFk/Z6IZXcvAH5s/s1600/fall%2B9.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ai55RrvGUGw/Tp2Ib7ELjEI/AAAAAAAAFFk/Z6IZXcvAH5s/s320/fall%2B9.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5664833919595023426" border="0" /></a>Allikaye, Mallory, and Kaida on the train...<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-vKiXf3q1xiY/Tp2IPgJAmOI/AAAAAAAAFFU/6fTkvs0X9I0/s1600/fall%2B11.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-vKiXf3q1xiY/Tp2IPgJAmOI/AAAAAAAAFFU/6fTkvs0X9I0/s320/fall%2B11.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5664833706209089762" border="0" /></a>Pony rides...<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-tNEKkPR-dNA/Tp2IPQxU4jI/AAAAAAAAFFM/JGlFzbUPE24/s1600/fall%2B12.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-tNEKkPR-dNA/Tp2IPQxU4jI/AAAAAAAAFFM/JGlFzbUPE24/s320/fall%2B12.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5664833702083224114" border="0" /></a>Here is a pretty good family picture...<br />but check out the hair in the background!!!<br />Windy chick!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-vbtsiGivZmg/Tp2IO6MyoKI/AAAAAAAAFFA/jluCdec7nH4/s1600/fall%2B13.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-vbtsiGivZmg/Tp2IO6MyoKI/AAAAAAAAFFA/jluCdec7nH4/s320/fall%2B13.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5664833696024404130" border="0" /></a>Hay slide...<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-YWoUJk-RxqU/Tp2IOoM9bLI/AAAAAAAAFEw/YSiO5uO8EjQ/s1600/fall%2B14.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-YWoUJk-RxqU/Tp2IOoM9bLI/AAAAAAAAFEw/YSiO5uO8EjQ/s320/fall%2B14.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5664833691193273522" border="0" /></a>Daddy is so fun...<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-thHT8yPPtHM/Tp2IOYzBDZI/AAAAAAAAFEo/Uaf5NA6vuZw/s1600/fall%2B15.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-thHT8yPPtHM/Tp2IOYzBDZI/AAAAAAAAFEo/Uaf5NA6vuZw/s320/fall%2B15.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5664833687057927570" border="0" /></a><br />Woohooo for fall!<br />I LOVE it!<br /><br />**By the way...<br />I finally have a belly picture coming!<br />Next post!<br /><br />xoxo<br /><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8175279828733364210-311362809085188456?l=thechambs.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Allikaye's Mamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18036537006076444277noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8175279828733364210.post-32179698782932941352011-10-02T16:15:00.004-06:002011-10-02T16:33:29.730-06:00<div style="text-align: center;">So, seriously,<br />late on this post!<br />We headed to Estes Park in our beautiful Colorado<br />for a fun mini-vacation over Labor Day...<br />I know old post!<br />But I have to share the fun memory!<br /><br />We started in<br />Rocky Mountain National Park...<br />so pretty!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-dN0Wfsqgq30/TojjGzdQCeI/AAAAAAAAFDA/O4VEOi60ciw/s1600/IMG_1273.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-dN0Wfsqgq30/TojjGzdQCeI/AAAAAAAAFDA/O4VEOi60ciw/s320/IMG_1273.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5659022637822642658" border="0" /></a>My hot man and sassy pants...<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-9Jg9Il7JXHI/Tojj5lfAQYI/AAAAAAAAFEQ/FVdGlLkd7vY/s1600/IMG_1277.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-9Jg9Il7JXHI/Tojj5lfAQYI/AAAAAAAAFEQ/FVdGlLkd7vY/s320/IMG_1277.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5659023510245228930" border="0" /></a>We had fun scoping out deer outside<br />the door of our cute little condo...<br />see it back there?<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-qWClzZPlTuc/TojjkbabNfI/AAAAAAAAFEI/NkwAGr_oQ18/s1600/IMG_1279.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-qWClzZPlTuc/TojjkbabNfI/AAAAAAAAFEI/NkwAGr_oQ18/s320/IMG_1279.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5659023146764416498" border="0" /></a>Our condo was along Fall River...<br />and there was a hot tub spa in the room -<br />which was where AK spent most of her time!<br /><br />When we got out...<br /><br />Matt and AK took over the<br />go-carts!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-BbwtU_HIK4s/Tojjjzb3DmI/AAAAAAAAFD4/W87Xc1W3pnM/s1600/IMG_1283.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-BbwtU_HIK4s/Tojjjzb3DmI/AAAAAAAAFD4/W87Xc1W3pnM/s320/IMG_1283.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5659023136033017442" border="0" /></a>Woohoooo...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-IMzA_cSGJ4I/TojjjWkrXoI/AAAAAAAAFDw/iM5WM7d-aaA/s1600/IMG_1285.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-IMzA_cSGJ4I/TojjjWkrXoI/AAAAAAAAFDw/iM5WM7d-aaA/s320/IMG_1285.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5659023128285372034" border="0" /></a>Attempted the big slide<br />(I totally rode this when I was a little girl!).<br />However...<br />Matt had to ride down solo.<br />Miss Thang is usually so brave -<br />but this slide was a no-go.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-UKSqLdsU3Fs/TojjjVMdzQI/AAAAAAAAFDo/F_b-a4jKvXI/s1600/IMG_1288.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-UKSqLdsU3Fs/TojjjVMdzQI/AAAAAAAAFDo/F_b-a4jKvXI/s320/IMG_1288.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5659023127915384066" border="0" /></a>Mini-golfing for the first time for Allikaye...<br />She loved it!!<br />She said she needed to take a picture<br />of her golfing to show the boys in her class<br />that she can golf too!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-6cSgSL926w4/TojjICBT9_I/AAAAAAAAFDg/pUhc9M97_fk/s1600/IMG_1290.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-6cSgSL926w4/TojjICBT9_I/AAAAAAAAFDg/pUhc9M97_fk/s320/IMG_1290.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5659022658911860722" border="0" /></a>Mama could still swing -<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">the pregnant belly wasn't getting in the way yet!<br />Can't say the same for right now!<br />I look 6 months pregnant with these twins in me!<br />Even though I am about 3 months...<br />there are 2! Ah!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-oWSWd1IuZtM/TojjHiBG7_I/AAAAAAAAFDQ/TT1IIlygguM/s1600/IMG_1292.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-oWSWd1IuZtM/TojjHiBG7_I/AAAAAAAAFDQ/TT1IIlygguM/s320/IMG_1292.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5659022650321072114" border="0" /></a>Allikaye was bossy with getting pictures taken -<br />she demanded one with this guy...<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-EYI8dTZ-qWs/TojjHGlkpGI/AAAAAAAAFDI/h4vftuBQfsU/s1600/IMG_1293.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-EYI8dTZ-qWs/TojjHGlkpGI/AAAAAAAAFDI/h4vftuBQfsU/s320/IMG_1293.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5659022642957821026" border="0" /></a><br />We really love going up to Estes.<br />It is so beautiful -<br />a Colorado Treasure!<br /><br /><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8175279828733364210-3217969878293294135?l=thechambs.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Allikaye's Mamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18036537006076444277noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8175279828733364210.post-52574694137133151702011-09-24T20:28:00.005-06:002011-09-24T20:55:24.415-06:00<div style="text-align: center;">Ok -<br />this being pregnant with twins thing...<br />has left the blog the last thing in my crowded mind.<br />eee!<br /><br />So I am determined to get some memories<br />down onto this ol bloggy blog.<br />The pictures have been sitting in iphoto for far too long.<br /><br />May I present to you....<br />the Douglas County Fair and Rodeo<br />Mustin' Bustin' Champion!!!!<br /><br />ChAmPiOn!!!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-7UdCtc5bEng/Tn6UP3qV2oI/AAAAAAAAFCo/32LxwTYHaQE/s1600/DSC_2120.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 212px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-7UdCtc5bEng/Tn6UP3qV2oI/AAAAAAAAFCo/32LxwTYHaQE/s320/DSC_2120.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5656121182384413314" border="0" /></a>Oh - yeah -<br />Princess Sheep Riding Girl...<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-sAr3u17v9_U/Tn6UP6-OnwI/AAAAAAAAFCw/KwV0_gaO8CA/s1600/DSC_2122.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 212px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-sAr3u17v9_U/Tn6UP6-OnwI/AAAAAAAAFCw/KwV0_gaO8CA/s320/DSC_2122.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5656121183273131778" border="0" /></a>She's in the middle of those cowboys<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">getting ready to hold on and not let go<br />of that sheep.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-JgVZz3STFqM/Tn6TlwW5YEI/AAAAAAAAFB4/DcEJJSMFe84/s1600/DSC_2097.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 212px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-JgVZz3STFqM/Tn6TlwW5YEI/AAAAAAAAFB4/DcEJJSMFe84/s320/DSC_2097.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5656120458869301314" border="0" /></a><br />I was so excited/nervous/shocked<br />while Allikaye was riding...<br />so my pictures are not that good.<br /><br />So let me just say, the girl<br />did not let go.<br />Until the cowboy rodeo clown guy<br />pulled her off at the end of the arena!<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-7fyUNJFqLko/Tn6TmER-skI/AAAAAAAAFCI/gPfLV0wFggY/s1600/DSC_2100.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 212px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-7fyUNJFqLko/Tn6TmER-skI/AAAAAAAAFCI/gPfLV0wFggY/s320/DSC_2100.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5656120464217387586" border="0" /></a><br />She was the official longest time on the muttin'!<br />So proud!!<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-EJY4cMTcg2I/Tn6UPi5xdRI/AAAAAAAAFCY/0H3sUiyMpIM/s1600/DSC_2105.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 212px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-EJY4cMTcg2I/Tn6UPi5xdRI/AAAAAAAAFCY/0H3sUiyMpIM/s320/DSC_2105.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5656121176811992338" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">She was super proud of herself too!<br />We didn't even know if she would do the whole<br />in front of the crowd thing...<br />riding a sheep!<br />But she was so excited...<br />actually waved to the crowd while they were cheering for her!<br />It was quite hilarious!!<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-MwCJmeHcYFk/Tn6TGZG8PpI/AAAAAAAAFBo/GlYGIHic5Kk/s1600/DSC_2088.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 212px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-MwCJmeHcYFk/Tn6TGZG8PpI/AAAAAAAAFBo/GlYGIHic5Kk/s320/DSC_2088.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5656119920052420242" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Yeehaw!<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-3SoyMG67AXE/Tn6TGPcv6uI/AAAAAAAAFBY/Bleb93nYvog/s1600/DSC_2083.jpg"><br /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-YcCPPyprrSc/Tn6TGAxsomI/AAAAAAAAFBQ/ZhgN6a10XnI/s1600/DSC_2078.jpg"><br /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-HXCIWHgyVpM/Tn6TF0xCf2I/AAAAAAAAFBI/FD8aAfxs5C8/s1600/DSC_2068.jpg"><br /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8175279828733364210-5257469413713315170?l=thechambs.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Allikaye's Mamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18036537006076444277noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8175279828733364210.post-55650626115399781902011-08-18T19:43:00.002-06:002011-08-18T19:46:31.434-06:00<div style="text-align: center;">Guess who's going to be <br />a mother of twins?! <br />ME!!! <br />AAHHHH!!! <br /> <br />Here are the two little babes <br />laying the same way... <br />hearts beating in sync with each other... <br /></div> <br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-JreUGTkZw8Q/Tk2_9IDsiwI/AAAAAAAAFA4/COOYKS5xcSk/s1600/DSC_2175.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 212px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-JreUGTkZw8Q/Tk2_9IDsiwI/AAAAAAAAFA4/COOYKS5xcSk/s320/DSC_2175.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5642376965021010690" border="0" /></a> <br />And this sweet girl is excited <br />beyond words.... <br /></div> <br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-_uzPNRH5Kyw/Tk2_9YaKUDI/AAAAAAAAFBA/2OjN0p7wLLQ/s1600/DSC_2052.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 212px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-_uzPNRH5Kyw/Tk2_9YaKUDI/AAAAAAAAFBA/2OjN0p7wLLQ/s320/DSC_2052.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5642376969410203698" border="0" /></a> <br />AAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!!!!!</div> <br /><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8175279828733364210-5565062611539978190?l=thechambs.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Allikaye's Mamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18036537006076444277noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8175279828733364210.post-73492998298119208192011-07-19T18:34:00.003-06:002011-07-19T18:44:08.607-06:00<div style="text-align: center;">Thanks to Craigslist,<br />we now have some furniture in our front room!<br /><br />A free piano!!!<br />Yes, free!<br />And it is gorgeous!<br />It is "vintage" in places -<br />but it adds to the beauty and character!<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-WNdw19NFce0/TiYjGxx3Z2I/AAAAAAAAFAg/oNnGd7vTJnA/s1600/DSC_2046.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 212px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-WNdw19NFce0/TiYjGxx3Z2I/AAAAAAAAFAg/oNnGd7vTJnA/s320/DSC_2046.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5631226983422060386" border="0" /></a>Miss Allikaye loves it too!<br />Hopefully we can get some lessons for her soon!<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-AQ2LoyDWrQM/TiYjHgqE7xI/AAAAAAAAFAw/ZG0uXXi9EiA/s1600/DSC_2044.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 212px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-AQ2LoyDWrQM/TiYjHgqE7xI/AAAAAAAAFAw/ZG0uXXi9EiA/s320/DSC_2044.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5631226996005859090" border="0" /></a>She will sit and make up songs,<br />my favorite one was titled,<br />"Princess Diamond Castle"<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-IRcuQL3QEAE/TiYjGtnjlZI/AAAAAAAAFAY/XgXlWndzrjo/s1600/DSC_2047.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 212px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-IRcuQL3QEAE/TiYjGtnjlZI/AAAAAAAAFAY/XgXlWndzrjo/s320/DSC_2047.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5631226982305076626" border="0" /></a>Jamming!!!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-_7xjeNkmG1k/TiYi-gzViAI/AAAAAAAAFAQ/gXzsr_zPHio/s1600/DSC_2048.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 212px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-_7xjeNkmG1k/TiYi-gzViAI/AAAAAAAAFAQ/gXzsr_zPHio/s320/DSC_2048.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5631226841425872898" border="0" /></a><br />Matt is actually SUPER good!<br />He took lessons all growing up -<br />and it has all come back to him!<br /><br />He will youtube any song -<br />and picks it up pretty fast!<br />Did you know you can get easy piano<br />lessons on almost any song?!<br /><br />Here are the top requests from<br />AK and mama...<br />Justin Beiber, Baby, Baby<br />(and since there really isn't furniture in the<br />front room - we can dance awesome!)<br />Bruno Mars, Amazing<br />And currently working on...<br />Tu Pac, Changes<br /><br />So fun!<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Y8iCX5foLpk/TiYi9NbR4FI/AAAAAAAAE_w/Ih35fUxuyNc/s1600/DSC_2051.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 212px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Y8iCX5foLpk/TiYi9NbR4FI/AAAAAAAAE_w/Ih35fUxuyNc/s320/DSC_2051.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5631226819044827218" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Yay for free pianos!<br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8175279828733364210-7349299829811920819?l=thechambs.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Allikaye's Mamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18036537006076444277noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8175279828733364210.post-51909273802144128132011-07-11T15:49:00.003-06:002011-07-11T16:07:18.438-06:00<div style="text-align: center;">Here is my excuse for lack of blogging...<br />we moved!<br />We have been busy peeps over here.<br />But our house is starting to truly feel like HOME!<br /><br />We are absolutely loving...<br />l.o.v.i.n.g our new house.<br /><br />It is definitely starting to feel<br />like our "forever" house.<br /><br />Soon, I will get some pics posted...<br />but for now -<br />here are some instances<br />that made it onto my camera,<br />thus making it onto the blog!!<br /><br />AK wanted to sleep in curlers one night...<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-e1ATVL05vaM/Thtw0BRNYPI/AAAAAAAAE_A/K2oXH-389L4/s1600/DSC_2045.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 212px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-e1ATVL05vaM/Thtw0BRNYPI/AAAAAAAAE_A/K2oXH-389L4/s320/DSC_2045.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5628216198325690610" border="0" /></a><br />She actually made it through the night with them in -<br />so I was so excited to see her curls all day.<br />But homegirl flipped out!!<br /><br />She didn't like that it made her hair really short -<br />I mean REALLY didn't like it!<br /><br />I asked to take a picture of it -<br />and this is what happened...<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">"NOOOOOOO!"<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-iJ1epBcz9OI/ThtwxsDWjHI/AAAAAAAAE-o/JV1KM14_1bY/s1600/DSC_2050.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 212px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-iJ1epBcz9OI/ThtwxsDWjHI/AAAAAAAAE-o/JV1KM14_1bY/s320/DSC_2050.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5628216158270688370" border="0" /></a>I chased her all over...<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-CeTS16gBku8/Thtwx1MjGSI/AAAAAAAAE-w/XUqV6_H6DDM/s1600/DSC_2047.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 212px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-CeTS16gBku8/Thtwx1MjGSI/AAAAAAAAE-w/XUqV6_H6DDM/s320/DSC_2047.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5628216160725178658" border="0" /></a>Then I kinda got a good one...<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-lxwYLEVSZUk/ThtwyGOk6mI/AAAAAAAAE-4/jDqlN4VFH9c/s1600/DSC_2048.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 212px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-lxwYLEVSZUk/ThtwyGOk6mI/AAAAAAAAE-4/jDqlN4VFH9c/s320/DSC_2048.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5628216165297089122" border="0" /></a><br />After recovering from her curl nightmare...<br />we took a bath...<br />yes, she was THAT upset with her hair<br />(teenage years preview)<br />So then we headed to Lowe's for their<br />Free Kid's Project Saturdays.<br />They are awesome!<br />The 2nd and 4th Saturdays a month.<br /><br />We just take ours home and do it there!<br />Hammering away...<br />don't forget the safety goggles!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-V1zLWxu4IK0/Thtwg5QA2QI/AAAAAAAAE-g/hQc_r8mw13g/s1600/DSC_2053.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 212px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-V1zLWxu4IK0/Thtwg5QA2QI/AAAAAAAAE-g/hQc_r8mw13g/s320/DSC_2053.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5628215869755676930" border="0" /></a><br />Ok - so here is the only shot of our house so far -<br />Matt cut down a huge pine tree<br />that was taking up space...<br />with the help of our new manly neighbors,<br />they brought the tree down!<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-rqxUZ_hHfOg/ThtwgVUn0WI/AAAAAAAAE-Y/RaF6dKGSdmw/s1600/DSC_2064.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 212px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-rqxUZ_hHfOg/ThtwgVUn0WI/AAAAAAAAE-Y/RaF6dKGSdmw/s320/DSC_2064.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5628215860111331682" border="0" /></a><br />We have loved our new neighbors!<br />We had a block party the other night - and stayed up too late!<br /><br />This<br />never<br />happens...<br />Allikaye actually fell asleep on the couch!<br />Which sums up the first 2 weeks<br />of moving in!<br />We are tired!<br />But it's getting there!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-r5-Duz134E8/Thtwf3bHoXI/AAAAAAAAE-Q/ulg5vwxxuvw/s1600/DSC_2045.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 212px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-r5-Duz134E8/Thtwf3bHoXI/AAAAAAAAE-Q/ulg5vwxxuvw/s320/DSC_2045.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5628215852085518706" border="0" /></a><br />Allikaye has fallen in love with her new house too.<br />Here is her new tree...<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-U3s1Hq2Lo5c/Thtwfpd2uCI/AAAAAAAAE-I/P_Dwaf1Q1ec/s1600/DSC_2047.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 212px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-U3s1Hq2Lo5c/Thtwfpd2uCI/AAAAAAAAE-I/P_Dwaf1Q1ec/s320/DSC_2047.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5628215848338896930" border="0" /></a>Daddy's making a swing for it too!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ZGgT22oEK3A/ThtwfT9_otI/AAAAAAAAE-A/ZMc_vF0zeLM/s1600/DSC_2050.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 212px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ZGgT22oEK3A/ThtwfT9_otI/AAAAAAAAE-A/ZMc_vF0zeLM/s320/DSC_2050.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5628215842568118994" border="0" /></a><br />I can't stop thanking the Lord<br />for our blessing of this house!<br /><br />Come visit!<br /><br />xoxo<br /><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8175279828733364210-5190927380214412813?l=thechambs.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Allikaye's Mamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18036537006076444277noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8175279828733364210.post-35228420330630293942011-06-20T08:58:00.005-06:002011-06-20T09:21:03.249-06:00<div style="text-align: center;">Last weekend Jessye and me<br />decided to have a garage sale<br />to get rid of a lot of junk that we cleaned out.<br />Oh - mainly because we are<br />MOVING!!!<br />Yes - we bought a house!<br />It is only about 4 blocks away -<br />but bigger and more of<br />"forever" home for us!<br />So excited!<br /><br />Allikaye and Mallory<br />decided that a Lemonade Stand<br />would be the coolest thing<br />during our garage sale. <br /><br />Here they each wrote their names on their sign...<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-KpsQ8Af6DPk/Tf9iiKpKvkI/AAAAAAAAE9g/nXOC9vnNCIU/s1600/DSC_2049.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 212px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-KpsQ8Af6DPk/Tf9iiKpKvkI/AAAAAAAAE9g/nXOC9vnNCIU/s320/DSC_2049.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5620319199093767746" border="0" /></a>Getting serious...<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-YMwA1r3r7CA/Tf9irQehq4I/AAAAAAAAE94/Qvu6PPKipsg/s1600/DSC_2044.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 212px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-YMwA1r3r7CA/Tf9irQehq4I/AAAAAAAAE94/Qvu6PPKipsg/s320/DSC_2044.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5620319355278568322" border="0" /></a>The professional sellers...<br />Allikaye told her first customer it would be<br />$10. Then she changed her mind to 25 cents.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Bd_lU88r754/Tf9ijBzToUI/AAAAAAAAE9w/QggNpGUz0jo/s1600/DSC_2047.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 212px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Bd_lU88r754/Tf9ijBzToUI/AAAAAAAAE9w/QggNpGUz0jo/s320/DSC_2047.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5620319213900243266" border="0" /></a>Jessye and Kaida manning the garage sale.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-DGTJcosEkgo/Tf9iSu53F8I/AAAAAAAAE9A/JPjE-6PX1V8/s1600/DSC_2055.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 212px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-DGTJcosEkgo/Tf9iSu53F8I/AAAAAAAAE9A/JPjE-6PX1V8/s320/DSC_2055.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5620318933949552578" border="0" /></a>Then came one of her<br />best friends' bday parties...<br />Delaney turned 5!!<br /><br />Here are the girls in their Tangled shirts!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-xjNoCv81I8U/Tf9ihu-CqxI/AAAAAAAAE9Q/PPV7jKYLI6U/s1600/DSC_2051.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 212px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-xjNoCv81I8U/Tf9ihu-CqxI/AAAAAAAAE9Q/PPV7jKYLI6U/s320/DSC_2051.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5620319191665126162" border="0" /></a>Such sweet friends...<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-FwA9NeOyxgY/Tf9iTCywTAI/AAAAAAAAE9I/HYQq96zYDoY/s1600/DSC_2053.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 212px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-FwA9NeOyxgY/Tf9iTCywTAI/AAAAAAAAE9I/HYQq96zYDoY/s320/DSC_2053.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5620318939288456194" border="0" /></a><br />Laura did such a fun Tangled party!<br />Here is the tower...<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-h_D-RW35Amo/Tf9iSCK79OI/AAAAAAAAE84/HZefvW-uQPw/s1600/DSC_2058.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 212px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-h_D-RW35Amo/Tf9iSCK79OI/AAAAAAAAE84/HZefvW-uQPw/s320/DSC_2058.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5620318921941578978" border="0" /></a>CUTE banner!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-filwluGQoak/Tf9iRli1FOI/AAAAAAAAE8w/nbI5ZPSy-yA/s1600/DSC_2059.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 212px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-filwluGQoak/Tf9iRli1FOI/AAAAAAAAE8w/nbI5ZPSy-yA/s320/DSC_2059.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5620318914257163490" border="0" /></a>A little coloring...<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-0gzwcwwbpP0/Tf9iRdjdFxI/AAAAAAAAE8o/uC1jmoVesHo/s1600/DSC_2062.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 212px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-0gzwcwwbpP0/Tf9iRdjdFxI/AAAAAAAAE8o/uC1jmoVesHo/s320/DSC_2062.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5620318912112301842" border="0" /></a>The mamas...<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-aKGDcPqFh7M/Tf9h3oPJuxI/AAAAAAAAE8g/-rH-tD7rfvQ/s1600/DSC_2065.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 212px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-aKGDcPqFh7M/Tf9h3oPJuxI/AAAAAAAAE8g/-rH-tD7rfvQ/s320/DSC_2065.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5620318468303338258" border="0" /></a>A little tree climbing...<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ZAIUAcVTFNs/Tf9h3G1lPRI/AAAAAAAAE8Y/gw000yJzgvE/s1600/DSC_2076.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 212px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ZAIUAcVTFNs/Tf9h3G1lPRI/AAAAAAAAE8Y/gw000yJzgvE/s320/DSC_2076.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5620318459337719058" border="0" /></a>Getting ready to smack Flynn with a frying pan...<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-zFXVPrRR5Y0/Tf9h27ytUSI/AAAAAAAAE8Q/dD3CZrjNaX4/s1600/DSC_2092.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 212px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-zFXVPrRR5Y0/Tf9h27ytUSI/AAAAAAAAE8Q/dD3CZrjNaX4/s320/DSC_2092.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5620318456372875554" border="0" /></a>Laura spinning AK...<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-oRPhaJ9514I/Tf9h2zLvDHI/AAAAAAAAE8I/DFcd8l_qqZI/s1600/DSC_2104.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 212px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-oRPhaJ9514I/Tf9h2zLvDHI/AAAAAAAAE8I/DFcd8l_qqZI/s320/DSC_2104.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5620318454061927538" border="0" /></a>Cute idea, Laura!!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-1gCAASoR9-s/Tf9hiVb5eOI/AAAAAAAAE8A/LZKdgQdlZpQ/s1600/DSC_2107.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 212px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-1gCAASoR9-s/Tf9hiVb5eOI/AAAAAAAAE8A/LZKdgQdlZpQ/s320/DSC_2107.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5620318102479272162" border="0" /></a>Then they made a Pascal the Chameleon craft...<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-LkCGEA0jQ6k/Tf9hh5IHCDI/AAAAAAAAE74/4goZuZdcvig/s1600/DSC_2112.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 212px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-LkCGEA0jQ6k/Tf9hh5IHCDI/AAAAAAAAE74/4goZuZdcvig/s320/DSC_2112.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5620318094880081970" border="0" /></a>Happy 5th, Delaney!<br /><br /><br />VERY fun weekend!<br />We sold a lot of the junk<br /> that we now don't have to move to our new house!<br />And we made some money that went directly into the<br />"IKEA Account!"<br />The new Denver Ikea opens<br />the same week we close on our house!<br />Woohoo!<br /><br />Oh - and I am obsessed with Pinterest...fyi.<br /><br />xoxo<br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8175279828733364210-3522842033063029394?l=thechambs.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Allikaye's Mamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18036537006076444277noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8175279828733364210.post-38060618845307251382011-06-14T16:28:00.009-06:002011-06-14T17:12:49.981-06:00<div style="text-align: center;">Thanks to my friend, Wendy,<br />she hooked up a date night for about<br />16 couples to go to the<br /><a href="http://www.xtremechallengearena.com/">Xtreme Challenge Arena</a><br />Oh.yeah.<br />It had a lot of the same type of<br />events/challenges like the<br />old school American Gladiator show...<br />remember that?<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-LPMrD_BDRcw/TffmreoSkAI/AAAAAAAAE7I/QBuzF2TT1Ww/s1600/Picture%2B6.png"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 238px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-LPMrD_BDRcw/TffmreoSkAI/AAAAAAAAE7I/QBuzF2TT1Ww/s320/Picture%2B6.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5618212694798798850" border="0" /></a>Unfortunately,<br />we didn't have those awesome<br />patriotic outfits...<br />but we did battle! ha!<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-gGZa8B1cB8E/TffjoJLokuI/AAAAAAAAE6Y/GMN7hl-_Yvg/s1600/DSC_2115.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 212px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-gGZa8B1cB8E/TffjoJLokuI/AAAAAAAAE6Y/GMN7hl-_Yvg/s320/DSC_2115.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5618209338966971106" border="0" /></a>Laura, me and Jessye.<br />X treme for sure!<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-3qYqZFWFUGI/TffjOGXl8UI/AAAAAAAAE6Q/2BPkcPUEHqg/s1600/DSC_2116.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 212px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-3qYqZFWFUGI/TffjOGXl8UI/AAAAAAAAE6Q/2BPkcPUEHqg/s320/DSC_2116.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5618208891535225154" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">We started off doing the<br />Human Wrecking Ball...<br />here is Wendy and her hubby Mike...<br />this was my favorite one<br />(maybe because I sent Matt FLYING into the ball pit on this one!)<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-l2gsHHZpjr4/TfflUlw2KKI/AAAAAAAAE6o/9eYq1Q_KIao/s1600/Picture%2B2.png"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 315px; height: 205px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-l2gsHHZpjr4/TfflUlw2KKI/AAAAAAAAE6o/9eYq1Q_KIao/s320/Picture%2B2.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5618211202065115298" border="0" /></a>Matt and me jousting it out...<br />I may have been the first to knock my Mr. off -<br />but don't tell anyone.<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-sXcAqcQRGiM/Tffli4g6jcI/AAAAAAAAE7A/GbtSVL8EeLQ/s1600/Picture%2B5.png"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 313px; height: 232px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-sXcAqcQRGiM/Tffli4g6jcI/AAAAAAAAE7A/GbtSVL8EeLQ/s320/Picture%2B5.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5618211447616736706" border="0" /></a>We did a little<br />"Human Jenga"<br /></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-x3BtV0Xw2DM/TffjNGeELzI/AAAAAAAAE6A/WbRDvkKqVsE/s1600/DSC_2118.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 212px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-x3BtV0Xw2DM/TffjNGeELzI/AAAAAAAAE6A/WbRDvkKqVsE/s320/DSC_2118.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5618208874382503730" border="0" /></a>Wendy focussed...<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-qdzdEJeFBkY/TffjMSIVO6I/AAAAAAAAE5w/oH9XCxWfHjU/s1600/DSC_2120.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 212px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-qdzdEJeFBkY/TffjMSIVO6I/AAAAAAAAE5w/oH9XCxWfHjU/s320/DSC_2120.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5618208860332702626" border="0" /></a>This picture isn't us...<br />but it shows the crazy spinner thing.<br />This was #1 that played a part in the "after" events<br />of this fun night.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-xbsJVh9VHYg/TfflVT_a62I/AAAAAAAAE64/8UVmSCrNvzY/s1600/Picture%2B4.png"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 309px; height: 208px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-xbsJVh9VHYg/TfflVT_a62I/AAAAAAAAE64/8UVmSCrNvzY/s320/Picture%2B4.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5618211214474275682" border="0" /></a>Jessye, me and Wendy still spinning after the "ride" stopped.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-bosoj8tuNJg/TfflUwbrasI/AAAAAAAAE6w/yh1tVwW0gXk/s1600/Picture%2B3.png"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 315px; height: 208px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-bosoj8tuNJg/TfflUwbrasI/AAAAAAAAE6w/yh1tVwW0gXk/s320/Picture%2B3.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5618211204929120962" border="0" /></a>Tough girls...<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-4ZejMMZmMNE/TffiQsvf2dI/AAAAAAAAE5g/JeekD9VpjOA/s1600/DSC_2128.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 212px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-4ZejMMZmMNE/TffiQsvf2dI/AAAAAAAAE5g/JeekD9VpjOA/s320/DSC_2128.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5618207836684147154" border="0" /></a><br />This is crazy spinner #2.<br />Jessye and me.<br />In retrospect, we REALLY should have stopped here.<br />No more spinning would have been a really<br />good.<br />idea.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-NE8TSocO2Tc/TffiQAaBNiI/AAAAAAAAE5Y/GV-XmSYUKYM/s1600/DSC_2131.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 212px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-NE8TSocO2Tc/TffiQAaBNiI/AAAAAAAAE5Y/GV-XmSYUKYM/s320/DSC_2131.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5618207824782898722" border="0" /></a>But did we?<br />Nope.<br />Here is crazy spinner #3.<br />This red beast, spun us tooooo fast.<br />And was the evil contraption that<br />had Jessye and me both throwing up<br />after!<br />YECH!!!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-gW8N8hm8BSY/TffiPsYYvdI/AAAAAAAAE5I/VptR5DeslJ4/s1600/DSC_2134.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 212px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-gW8N8hm8BSY/TffiPsYYvdI/AAAAAAAAE5I/VptR5DeslJ4/s320/DSC_2134.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5618207819407343058" border="0" /></a>Definitely not as young as we used to be!<br /><br />Here is Matt and Stentz..<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-3G-YFILc7e4/Tffhr8f4akI/AAAAAAAAE5A/RzOTiOBnmGM/s1600/DSC_2144.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 212px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-3G-YFILc7e4/Tffhr8f4akI/AAAAAAAAE5A/RzOTiOBnmGM/s320/DSC_2144.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5618207205258455618" border="0" /></a>Jessye on the balance boarder thing...<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-qk9w6PxvWW8/TffhrG4521I/AAAAAAAAE4w/aYPgOkJ7YBs/s1600/DSC_2152.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 212px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-qk9w6PxvWW8/TffhrG4521I/AAAAAAAAE4w/aYPgOkJ7YBs/s320/DSC_2152.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5618207190867893074" border="0" /></a>Laura workin it...<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-nSUOVnc63XI/TffhqwjYELI/AAAAAAAAE4o/lcfH78Zx3Fo/s1600/DSC_2159.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 212px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-nSUOVnc63XI/TffhqwjYELI/AAAAAAAAE4o/lcfH78Zx3Fo/s320/DSC_2159.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5618207184872018098" border="0" /></a>Matt tearing it up on the BMX challenge...<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-BfvgvYvvas4/Tffhq119iUI/AAAAAAAAE4g/PShJb8mfCNQ/s1600/DSC_2161.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 212px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-BfvgvYvvas4/Tffhq119iUI/AAAAAAAAE4g/PShJb8mfCNQ/s320/DSC_2161.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5618207186292148546" border="0" /></a><br />It was a super fun place!<br />Maybe more fun if I was younger?<br />But I only say that because of the after effects of the crazy spinners!<br /><br />Thank you, Wendy,<br />for an interesting and different and fun<br />date night!!!<br /><br />Here is <a href="http://mlewisfamily.blogspot.com/">Wendy's post</a><br />about the night!<br /><br />We are XTREME!!!<br />uh, huh.<br /><br />xoxo<br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8175279828733364210-3806061884530725138?l=thechambs.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Allikaye's Mamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18036537006076444277noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8175279828733364210.post-49936871270690458782011-06-07T12:55:00.004-06:002011-06-07T13:12:51.885-06:00<div style="text-align: center;">Here is my girl...<br />pre-recital,<br />getting her pictures done...<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-S62hsR7czpM/Te517RhniSI/AAAAAAAAE4I/szut4P4aqOI/s1600/Picture%2B12.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 232px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-S62hsR7czpM/Te517RhniSI/AAAAAAAAE4I/szut4P4aqOI/s320/Picture%2B12.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5615555446554724642" border="0" /></a>Sweet pose, girl...<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-XzsWtE_hevc/Te517Oy2ZbI/AAAAAAAAE4A/KFUFzBvss3k/s1600/Picture%2B4.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 216px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-XzsWtE_hevc/Te517Oy2ZbI/AAAAAAAAE4A/KFUFzBvss3k/s320/Picture%2B4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5615555445821695410" border="0" /></a>Yes, she is the one with her chin w.a.y. up...<br />hehe!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-fVxqpAmiHhk/Te51tvOyBPI/AAAAAAAAE34/WYqalQA5B18/s1600/Picture%2B15.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 220px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-fVxqpAmiHhk/Te51tvOyBPI/AAAAAAAAE34/WYqalQA5B18/s320/Picture%2B15.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5615555214010615026" border="0" /></a>Ole!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-dr4WA0r2vjg/Te51suXlMRI/AAAAAAAAE3o/DSNGrE0tX8U/s1600/Picture%2B7.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 212px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-dr4WA0r2vjg/Te51suXlMRI/AAAAAAAAE3o/DSNGrE0tX8U/s320/Picture%2B7.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5615555196599218450" border="0" /></a>She wanted me to take a picture of her pretty curls<br />on recital day...<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-_TMdq3Zpb10/Te51WepEzTI/AAAAAAAAE3g/aph5X6OHwBg/s1600/DSC_2013.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 212px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-_TMdq3Zpb10/Te51WepEzTI/AAAAAAAAE3g/aph5X6OHwBg/s320/DSC_2013.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5615554814420503858" border="0" /></a>Possibly the highlight of her big day...<br />her bf Mallory came to watch her!!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-V4nvMHtOxRk/Te51V34rKSI/AAAAAAAAE3Y/OAi26z0Sbmk/s1600/DSC_2014.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 212px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-V4nvMHtOxRk/Te51V34rKSI/AAAAAAAAE3Y/OAi26z0Sbmk/s320/DSC_2014.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5615554804016949538" border="0" /></a>She rocked the performance!!<br />She did her<br />"Hot, How Hot" dance perfectly!!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-vpIQNAh3WPA/Te51VhXoshI/AAAAAAAAE3Q/skbkGecPsCU/s1600/DSC_2016.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 212px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-vpIQNAh3WPA/Te51VhXoshI/AAAAAAAAE3Q/skbkGecPsCU/s320/DSC_2016.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5615554797972795922" border="0" /></a>We were so proud of her!<br />Allikaye was the leader of the train in the dance.<br />And she was the first one to start the line of skipping!<br />Yay, AK!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-MRauuY48PwI/Te51Vc4K1RI/AAAAAAAAE3I/styyTB2FlzM/s1600/DSC_2017.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 212px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-MRauuY48PwI/Te51Vc4K1RI/AAAAAAAAE3I/styyTB2FlzM/s320/DSC_2017.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5615554796767073554" border="0" /></a>Ak and her dancing friend, Estee.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-8myPj6tr4Y8/Te51VNU-myI/AAAAAAAAE3A/w-Tz_C385eE/s1600/DSC_2019.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 212px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-8myPj6tr4Y8/Te51VNU-myI/AAAAAAAAE3A/w-Tz_C385eE/s320/DSC_2019.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5615554792592939810" border="0" /></a>This girl LOVES getting flowers!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-G2g_Yy9oc1Q/Te50u8iUzZI/AAAAAAAAE24/o_Senhhff4Q/s1600/DSC_2021.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 287px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-G2g_Yy9oc1Q/Te50u8iUzZI/AAAAAAAAE24/o_Senhhff4Q/s320/DSC_2021.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5615554135250488722" border="0" /></a>Such a special day.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I'm pretty sure that smile says it all...<br />she loves the attention! :0)<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-xIZPTtts5OQ/Te50t9NeKWI/AAAAAAAAE2o/kyY7AEj_waI/s1600/DSC_2027.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 160px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-xIZPTtts5OQ/Te50t9NeKWI/AAAAAAAAE2o/kyY7AEj_waI/s320/DSC_2027.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5615554118251587938" border="0" /></a>Mallory was so sweet!<br />She was telling Allikaye that she was a really good dancer...<br />hehe!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-S30KU07oItI/Te50tk3628I/AAAAAAAAE2g/JopwTTozosw/s1600/DSC_2028.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 212px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-S30KU07oItI/Te50tk3628I/AAAAAAAAE2g/JopwTTozosw/s320/DSC_2028.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5615554111718742978" border="0" /></a>Getting some love from Popa!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ZsjiudQ-E7U/Te50tQ7WDgI/AAAAAAAAE2Y/E78remvcIuw/s1600/DSC_2034.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 212px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ZsjiudQ-E7U/Te50tQ7WDgI/AAAAAAAAE2Y/E78remvcIuw/s320/DSC_2034.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5615554106364399106" border="0" /></a>Precious.<br />I am so thankful that Allikaye is in such<br />a great dance program!<br /><br />I am more than proud of my pretty girl!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-TAqXq91FlQ8/Te50uUd0M8I/AAAAAAAAE2w/p1QgIvhuw3E/s1600/DSC_2023.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 212px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-TAqXq91FlQ8/Te50uUd0M8I/AAAAAAAAE2w/p1QgIvhuw3E/s320/DSC_2023.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5615554124494156738" border="0" /></a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8175279828733364210-4993687127069045878?l=thechambs.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Allikaye's Mamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18036537006076444277noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8175279828733364210.post-41992290928264872282011-05-26T07:40:00.003-06:002011-05-26T07:54:37.131-06:00<div style="text-align: center;">Allikaye's first year of preschool<br />is over!<br />That went f.a.s.t!<br /><br />Here are some pictures from<br />her rainforest presentation.<br />They sang a few songs to us,<br />while wearing their snakes<br />made from one of daddy's ties.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-NgY7avp2KAo/Td5ZP0iU5CI/AAAAAAAAE2M/kUxvr4U2HvQ/s1600/DSC_1956.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 212px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-NgY7avp2KAo/Td5ZP0iU5CI/AAAAAAAAE2M/kUxvr4U2HvQ/s320/DSC_1956.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5611020314085745698" border="0" /></a>Such a colorful, fun, classroom...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-qCEtzJssZhU/Td5ZPGKFAYI/AAAAAAAAE18/vsaH-FAyeFU/s1600/DSC_1948.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 212px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-qCEtzJssZhU/Td5ZPGKFAYI/AAAAAAAAE18/vsaH-FAyeFU/s320/DSC_1948.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5611020301636010370" border="0" /></a>Singing away...<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-qWcQHm3r1R8/Td5ZPSzZLZI/AAAAAAAAE2E/oaLmFhbDuVk/s1600/DSC_1952.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 212px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-qWcQHm3r1R8/Td5ZPSzZLZI/AAAAAAAAE2E/oaLmFhbDuVk/s320/DSC_1952.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5611020305030524306" border="0" /></a>Allikaye and her friend, Jayla...<br />who isn't too into the presentation! :0)<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-opmOCPKbEL4/Td5ZOpZENTI/AAAAAAAAE1s/Pb5jhHB4o2w/s1600/DSC_1946.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 212px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-opmOCPKbEL4/Td5ZOpZENTI/AAAAAAAAE1s/Pb5jhHB4o2w/s320/DSC_1946.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5611020293914244402" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><object width="320" height="266" class="BLOG_video_class" id="BLOG_video-fc96aabfdac7f4eb" classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" 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we hear a lot...<br />Allikaye singing her sweet heart out!<br />Most times she is making up her own lyrics...<br />other times they are a mix of her own and lyrics she's heard.<br />Either way - she belts the songs out!<br /><br />I had to grab my camera and record<br />her when I heard her out in the backyard...<br />She is awesome!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><object width="320" height="266" class="BLOG_video_class" id="BLOG_video-680cf0fe85e4d54d" classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/get_player"><param name="bgcolor" value="#FFFFFF"><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true"><param name="flashvars" 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Mamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18036537006076444277noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8175279828733364210.post-80678459431997435502011-05-13T19:53:00.002-06:002011-05-13T20:07:36.754-06:00<div style="text-align: center;">This is what we woke up to the other day...<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-hnllT4C5BuQ/Tc3hTbWBdNI/AAAAAAAAE1c/eObVM6OnlMY/s1600/DSC_1966.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 212px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-hnllT4C5BuQ/Tc3hTbWBdNI/AAAAAAAAE1c/eObVM6OnlMY/s320/DSC_1966.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5606384835020027090" border="0" /></a><br />Mother's Day weekend was filled<br />with planting pretty flowers...<br />hikes around pretty lakes...<br />and a nice sunburn.<br /><br />THEN...<br />here it is...<br />SNOW!!!<br />Come on, Colorado!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Yeesh!<br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-64jt3571rKI/Tc3hTi55nxI/AAAAAAAAE1k/gz6dr7gN8m8/s1600/DSC_1967.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 212px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-64jt3571rKI/Tc3hTi55nxI/AAAAAAAAE1k/gz6dr7gN8m8/s320/DSC_1967.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5606384837049556754" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">But this pretty girl brightened up the snowy weather!<br /><br />She had her dance pictures this week...<br />getting ready for the recital which is in 2 weeks!<br />Side pony prettiness...<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-OaSpJ6mHFBk/Tc3hAaR9vnI/AAAAAAAAE0s/wWoLJLo5r3I/s1600/DSC_1968.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 212px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-OaSpJ6mHFBk/Tc3hAaR9vnI/AAAAAAAAE0s/wWoLJLo5r3I/s320/DSC_1968.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5606384508317056626" border="0" /></a><br />They are dancing to<br />"Hot, Hot, Hot! Ole, Ole"<br /><br />A.D.O.R.A.B.L.E<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-LaKgtaArAqo/Tc3hA1CixwI/AAAAAAAAE1M/O5PtmiIamZg/s1600/DSC_1974.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 212px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-LaKgtaArAqo/Tc3hA1CixwI/AAAAAAAAE1M/O5PtmiIamZg/s320/DSC_1974.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5606384515500132098" border="0" /></a>Miss Sassy Pants...<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-R3vuGQ9C5I0/Tc3hAqL0p0I/AAAAAAAAE1E/RzRHrwoXW2w/s1600/DSC_1973.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 212px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-R3vuGQ9C5I0/Tc3hAqL0p0I/AAAAAAAAE1E/RzRHrwoXW2w/s320/DSC_1973.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5606384512586262338" border="0" /></a>With one of her BF's, Lauren...<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-4xbTT6sQVX4/Tc3hTRCoERI/AAAAAAAAE1U/t1-6oa4ytQo/s1600/DSC_1980.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 212px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-4xbTT6sQVX4/Tc3hTRCoERI/AAAAAAAAE1U/t1-6oa4ytQo/s320/DSC_1980.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5606384832254316818" border="0" /></a><br />And I will leave you with a pose...<br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-BOqfxenP09k/Tc3hAUP9HpI/AAAAAAAAE00/b2mYOmB7j-Q/s1600/DSC_1971.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 212px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-BOqfxenP09k/Tc3hAUP9HpI/AAAAAAAAE00/b2mYOmB7j-Q/s320/DSC_1971.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5606384506698014354" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">The snow is all melting now...<br />and we are ready to gear up for summer!<br />One more full week of teaching...<br />and Allikaye's last week of her 1st year of school...<br />then more pretty flowers...<br />hikes...<br />sunburns...<br />and hopefully<br />no.more.snow!!<br /><br />xoxo<br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8175279828733364210-8067845943199743550?l=thechambs.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Allikaye's Mamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18036537006076444277noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8175279828733364210.post-37063577421762967892011-05-07T15:52:00.000-06:002011-05-07T15:53:27.908-06:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-OzHb_tG57ZU/TcW_TYdidpI/AAAAAAAAE0k/QHB8FuX3q6Q/s1600/Picture%2B2.png"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 244px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-OzHb_tG57ZU/TcW_TYdidpI/AAAAAAAAE0k/QHB8FuX3q6Q/s320/Picture%2B2.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5604095651037214354" border="0" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8175279828733364210-3706357742176296789?l=thechambs.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Allikaye's Mamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18036537006076444277noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8175279828733364210.post-10391264863276308872011-04-23T17:18:00.004-06:002011-04-23T17:40:41.294-06:00<div style="text-align: center;">Happy Easter Weekend!!<br /><br />Before I get to the bunny limo...<br />here is my chocolate faced girl<br />decorating our spring Easter cookies...<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-s348zKkIZTE/TbNfcfRjBuI/AAAAAAAAE0c/GMpHsIOIyEA/s1600/DSC_1901.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 212px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-s348zKkIZTE/TbNfcfRjBuI/AAAAAAAAE0c/GMpHsIOIyEA/s320/DSC_1901.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5598923704787732194" border="0" /></a>This is what I mostly see while decorating cookies...<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-CkvUPn7KtwQ/TbNfcHobWlI/AAAAAAAAE0U/iuwABfuFSVk/s1600/DSC_1904.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 212px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-CkvUPn7KtwQ/TbNfcHobWlI/AAAAAAAAE0U/iuwABfuFSVk/s320/DSC_1904.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5598923698441247314" border="0" /></a>We also dyed some eggs!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-FXQpr4dNfNQ/TbNfb-bcXmI/AAAAAAAAE0M/a8swryhfSh8/s1600/DSC_1913.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 212px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-FXQpr4dNfNQ/TbNfb-bcXmI/AAAAAAAAE0M/a8swryhfSh8/s320/DSC_1913.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5598923695970868834" border="0" /></a>And...<br /> a pose with the green egg...<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-HedkcZsJMlo/TbNfHLWz2FI/AAAAAAAAE0E/IOYLvifCl1E/s1600/DSC_1915.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 212px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-HedkcZsJMlo/TbNfHLWz2FI/AAAAAAAAE0E/IOYLvifCl1E/s320/DSC_1915.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5598923338663843922" border="0" /></a><br />Now....<br />here is the big event!<br /><br />My friend, Wendy, entered a<br />giveaway.<br />Merely for a laugh.<br />And of course, she WON!<br /><br />Here is what she won...<br />the Easter Bunny will come to your house...<br />play some games...<br />hide some eggs...<br />and here's the kicker...<br />he will arrive in a limo.<br />Oh yeah!<br /><br />We were just cracking up at this.<br />So very funny!<br /><br />The kids, on the other hand, where very excited.<br />Awaiting the limo...<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-gdNudbB-bTA/TbNfHJfI-oI/AAAAAAAAEz8/qO_vfniDpqc/s1600/DSC_1917.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 212px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-gdNudbB-bTA/TbNfHJfI-oI/AAAAAAAAEz8/qO_vfniDpqc/s320/DSC_1917.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5598923338161912450" border="0" /></a>There he is!!! EEEEE!!!!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-mSnIJJRTBlA/TbNfG8sAB5I/AAAAAAAAEz0/wfQEwRqppzM/s1600/DSC_1919.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 212px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-mSnIJJRTBlA/TbNfG8sAB5I/AAAAAAAAEz0/wfQEwRqppzM/s320/DSC_1919.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5598923334726190994" border="0" /></a>Oh, us adults were laughing so hard!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-R88cZpwUido/TbNfGtFuU3I/AAAAAAAAEzs/xn-3GsTeEVs/s1600/DSC_1923.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 212px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-R88cZpwUido/TbNfGtFuU3I/AAAAAAAAEzs/xn-3GsTeEVs/s320/DSC_1923.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5598923330539115378" border="0" /></a>Listening to a story...<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-I82Jb4nnGF8/TbNfGvgGtrI/AAAAAAAAEzk/znsBoHOVy8w/s1600/DSC_1926.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 212px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-I82Jb4nnGF8/TbNfGvgGtrI/AAAAAAAAEzk/znsBoHOVy8w/s320/DSC_1926.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5598923331186636466" border="0" /></a>Out back to collect some eggs!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-zAeN4O2uRQ4/TbNew8o3AtI/AAAAAAAAEzc/EEHXs16zelA/s1600/DSC_1930.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 212px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-zAeN4O2uRQ4/TbNew8o3AtI/AAAAAAAAEzc/EEHXs16zelA/s320/DSC_1930.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5598922956755894994" border="0" /></a>It was very cute! The kids really were incredibly<br />excited that the bunny was actually there.<br />But I think they were pretty into all their candy too...<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-u4WcdJBgXpE/TbNewujO3gI/AAAAAAAAEzU/2PYM9s5yUBI/s1600/DSC_1933.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 212px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-u4WcdJBgXpE/TbNewujO3gI/AAAAAAAAEzU/2PYM9s5yUBI/s320/DSC_1933.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5598922952974196226" border="0" /></a><span style="text-decoration: underline;"></span>Thanks for inviting us, Wendy!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />I am very thankful that<br />I am able to express to Allikaye<br />why we really celebrate Easter.<br />And why it is a very important day for us<br />as Christians.<br />She has really grasped the depth of<br />Christ's Love and Sacrifice.<br /><br />So very thankful for that!<br />Thank you, Jesus!<br /><br />Despite what I know AK<br />understands, and believes,<br />we got this funny email from her<br />preschool teacher:<br /><span><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;color:black;"><br />"On Monday I asked the class why we celebrated Easter. <br />Of course I heard because of the Easter Bunny and to find candy.<br /> So I asked Allikaye<span style="font-weight: bold;"> who</span> was the reason we celebrated Easter. <br />She answered "Jesus". <br />Then I asked <span style="font-weight: bold;">why</span> do we celebrate Easter<br />and she says<br />"Because Jesus wanted the Easter Bunny to give children chocolate!"<br /><br /><br /></span></span>Hilarious!<br />Love it, Allikaye!<br />Happy Easter to all of you!<br />May you feel the Love of The Savior this weekend!<br /><br />xoxo<br /><span><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;color:black;"><br /><br /><br /><br /></span></span></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8175279828733364210-1039126486327630887?l=thechambs.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Allikaye's Mamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18036537006076444277noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8175279828733364210.post-53151294608827442982011-04-19T18:46:00.008-06:002011-04-19T19:10:37.166-06:00<div style="text-align: center;">It was time for our 3rd Annual<br />Easter Egg Drop!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Woohoo!<br /><br />Here is year 1:<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-XQpkXy17-Vw/Ta4wkjaP0FI/AAAAAAAAEys/isX2KmsvOJM/s1600/Picture%2B1.png"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 310px; height: 237px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-XQpkXy17-Vw/Ta4wkjaP0FI/AAAAAAAAEys/isX2KmsvOJM/s320/Picture%2B1.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5597464791406858322" border="0" /></a>Here is a cute 3 year old Allikaye:<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-20NpKINd0-g/Ta4wkzNhy7I/AAAAAAAAEy0/flSgVfio0Vw/s1600/Picture%2B2.png"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 319px; height: 211px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-20NpKINd0-g/Ta4wkzNhy7I/AAAAAAAAEy0/flSgVfio0Vw/s320/Picture%2B2.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5597464795648478130" border="0" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">And here is my sweet 4 year old:<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-cZdaNwgchrI/Ta4uFuTepNI/AAAAAAAAEyM/F4QjqBQZZnY/s1600/DSC_1865.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 212px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-cZdaNwgchrI/Ta4uFuTepNI/AAAAAAAAEyM/F4QjqBQZZnY/s320/DSC_1865.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5597462062732059858" border="0" /></a>My friend Erin's sweet girl, Ava,<br />and Allikaye were eagerly awaiting the helicopter!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ASg5ivTaU8c/Ta4t1ZPjybI/AAAAAAAAEx8/O6ihHQlQat8/s1600/DSC_1867.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 212px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ASg5ivTaU8c/Ta4t1ZPjybI/AAAAAAAAEx8/O6ihHQlQat8/s320/DSC_1867.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5597461782200568242" border="0" /></a>And then...<br />we heard the copter!!!<br />Allikaye said she wanted him to drop the eggs<br />right into her basket....<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-zUq4OvUbxfY/Ta4t1IWoYfI/AAAAAAAAEx0/0LCK1M421hw/s1600/DSC_1876.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 212px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-zUq4OvUbxfY/Ta4t1IWoYfI/AAAAAAAAEx0/0LCK1M421hw/s320/DSC_1876.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5597461777666826738" border="0" /></a>Watching it fly in...<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-7OcUlsaJQNE/Ta4t1HG-2PI/AAAAAAAAExs/G7Z_IEj1rFw/s1600/DSC_1877.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 212px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-7OcUlsaJQNE/Ta4t1HG-2PI/AAAAAAAAExs/G7Z_IEj1rFw/s320/DSC_1877.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5597461777332754674" border="0" /></a>I could not believe how low and close it was!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Made me nervous!<br />But it was very cool at the same time!<br />And it was loud...<br />as you can see the plugging ears...<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ejr5gChavnc/Ta4t0u_bGFI/AAAAAAAAExc/6-Lkh_PuXQo/s1600/DSC_1884.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 212px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ejr5gChavnc/Ta4t0u_bGFI/AAAAAAAAExc/6-Lkh_PuXQo/s320/DSC_1884.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5597461770858600530" border="0" /></a>It dropped the eggs all over the field...<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-sCeZO6GH_p4/Ta4tVwllDQI/AAAAAAAAExU/7d3nM8NsXXE/s1600/DSC_1886.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 212px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-sCeZO6GH_p4/Ta4tVwllDQI/AAAAAAAAExU/7d3nM8NsXXE/s320/DSC_1886.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5597461238711127298" border="0" /></a>Look how low it is!<br />It's hard to see,<br />look below the houses to the right of Ak...<br />it has white stripes...<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-sWIi1qLm3Gg/Ta4tVeoW4eI/AAAAAAAAExM/ujkM5UhaWHY/s1600/DSC_1887.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 212px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-sWIi1qLm3Gg/Ta4tVeoW4eI/AAAAAAAAExM/ujkM5UhaWHY/s320/DSC_1887.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5597461233890943458" border="0" /></a>When the helicopter left...<br />Miss Easter Egg Girl took off!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-zr-HKZk9Aek/Ta4tVOm8SJI/AAAAAAAAExE/FEH_bdrTOCQ/s1600/DSC_1888.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 212px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-zr-HKZk9Aek/Ta4tVOm8SJI/AAAAAAAAExE/FEH_bdrTOCQ/s320/DSC_1888.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5597461229590038674" border="0" /></a>I guess her goal was the middle of the field...<br />because she was jumping over lots of eggs<br />just running really fast!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-8v4YXUyWf-M/Ta4tU0t-h7I/AAAAAAAAEw8/51sQCGg1yeg/s1600/DSC_1889.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 212px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-8v4YXUyWf-M/Ta4tU0t-h7I/AAAAAAAAEw8/51sQCGg1yeg/s320/DSC_1889.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5597461222640224178" border="0" /></a>She finally stopped and collected a ton!<br />Allikaye says she "got one million."<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-VlJkOh5bf1s/Ta4tUp-GrGI/AAAAAAAAEw0/V5Hasrpcor8/s1600/DSC_1890.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 212px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-VlJkOh5bf1s/Ta4tUp-GrGI/AAAAAAAAEw0/V5Hasrpcor8/s320/DSC_1890.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5597461219755076706" border="0" /></a>Then I looked over and she was stuffing them in<br />Matt's back pockets!<br />Silly girl. Very silly.<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-h5rlMuJbo2Q/Ta4uPxOGRWI/AAAAAAAAEyc/6h4Y5aXok1Q/s1600/DSC_1896.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 212px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-h5rlMuJbo2Q/Ta4uPxOGRWI/AAAAAAAAEyc/6h4Y5aXok1Q/s320/DSC_1896.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5597462235313489250" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">I love this.<br />I am so excited to celebrate<br />a beautiful day this weekend.<br />And what a fun way to kick off this important and<br />wonderful Holy Week...<br /><br />xoxo<br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8175279828733364210-5315129460882744298?l=thechambs.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Allikaye's Mamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18036537006076444277noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8175279828733364210.post-75292532031013071752011-04-15T19:42:00.003-06:002011-04-15T19:58:15.930-06:00<div style="text-align: center;">Makin memories over here!<br /><br />We took Allikaye to Disney Princess Classics on Ice...<br />it was a jaw-dropping event<br />for this princess lovin girl!<br /><br />Allikaye calls it,<br />"Disney Princess on Ice...Classic"<br />it's really funny to hear!<br /><br />We started with a million dollar<br />tinkerbell slushie cup.<br />Expensive, yes sirree!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-W0OQdXEbsts/Taj1XNx48EI/AAAAAAAAEws/Mf06tLBUMPY/s1600/DSC_1802.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 212px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-W0OQdXEbsts/Taj1XNx48EI/AAAAAAAAEws/Mf06tLBUMPY/s320/DSC_1802.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595992316192550978" border="0" /></a>But then again,<br />Miss Thang is worth it!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-2bbmZyGENmw/Taj1Wym5jII/AAAAAAAAEwk/AWZ51N2Vtok/s1600/DSC_1803.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 212px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-2bbmZyGENmw/Taj1Wym5jII/AAAAAAAAEwk/AWZ51N2Vtok/s320/DSC_1803.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595992308898696322" border="0" /></a>We were so excited for the princesses<br />to come out!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-wIepq-tciTQ/Taj1IG1DKcI/AAAAAAAAEwc/RiiQXp2GpX8/s1600/DSC_1805.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 212px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-wIepq-tciTQ/Taj1IG1DKcI/AAAAAAAAEwc/RiiQXp2GpX8/s320/DSC_1805.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595992056628718018" border="0" /></a>Mama and AK!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-RldNjyJZi0E/Taj1HzsLAeI/AAAAAAAAEwU/qVlG_OGm_PI/s1600/DSC_1806.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 212px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-RldNjyJZi0E/Taj1HzsLAeI/AAAAAAAAEwU/qVlG_OGm_PI/s320/DSC_1806.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595992051491209698" border="0" /></a>Alladin...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-mTdDTVgt2WE/Taj1HgBBcmI/AAAAAAAAEwM/-Sd16Qc6Zc4/s1600/DSC_1817.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 212px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-mTdDTVgt2WE/Taj1HgBBcmI/AAAAAAAAEwM/-Sd16Qc6Zc4/s320/DSC_1817.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595992046209954402" border="0" /></a>Snow White's dwarfs...<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-xs9bzZPteyM/Taj1HQOZOzI/AAAAAAAAEwE/0h0zXTh0iMM/s1600/DSC_1832.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 212px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-xs9bzZPteyM/Taj1HQOZOzI/AAAAAAAAEwE/0h0zXTh0iMM/s320/DSC_1832.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595992041971071794" border="0" /></a>Beauty and the Beast...<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-EYXe1cTj6rE/Taj1HVRosLI/AAAAAAAAEv8/ylUfFeMZLW0/s1600/DSC_1834.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 212px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-EYXe1cTj6rE/Taj1HVRosLI/AAAAAAAAEv8/ylUfFeMZLW0/s320/DSC_1834.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595992043326845106" border="0" /></a>Allikaye waved every time they<br />skated by our side...<br />so precious!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-H6eAEEyUfXM/Taj0rzDn7zI/AAAAAAAAEv0/75W2V1J94lo/s1600/DSC_1838.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 212px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-H6eAEEyUfXM/Taj0rzDn7zI/AAAAAAAAEv0/75W2V1J94lo/s320/DSC_1838.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595991570284801842" border="0" /></a>Sweet, happy girl...<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-bXUBuYiRoRM/Taj0rgcxgoI/AAAAAAAAEvs/B7IpLb7JSBU/s1600/DSC_1839.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 212px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-bXUBuYiRoRM/Taj0rgcxgoI/AAAAAAAAEvs/B7IpLb7JSBU/s320/DSC_1839.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595991565290013314" border="0" /></a>Cinderella and Prince Charming...<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-RabvMLwky5w/Taj0rdmx-sI/AAAAAAAAEvk/nDnULWC_Pls/s1600/DSC_1855.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 212px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-RabvMLwky5w/Taj0rdmx-sI/AAAAAAAAEvk/nDnULWC_Pls/s320/DSC_1855.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595991564526680770" border="0" /></a>The finale...<br />all the princesses in amazing costumes.<br />White and gold...<br />really impressive!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-wQejPdrSGKo/Taj0rC-UKiI/AAAAAAAAEvc/46AcZ49MO5s/s1600/DSC_1860.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 212px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-wQejPdrSGKo/Taj0rC-UKiI/AAAAAAAAEvc/46AcZ49MO5s/s320/DSC_1860.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595991557377632802" border="0" /></a>And Snow White even winked and waved<br />at Allikaye...<br />highlight!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-MXoMm3OR1r0/Taj0q5lwGlI/AAAAAAAAEvU/NRf1Q-WqxrU/s1600/DSC_1861.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 212px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-MXoMm3OR1r0/Taj0q5lwGlI/AAAAAAAAEvU/NRf1Q-WqxrU/s320/DSC_1861.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595991554858687058" border="0" /></a><br />I took a lot more pictures,<br />and evidently I need to practice my photo skillz<br />with moving objects<br />because they were all really blurry.<br /><br />Disney Princess on Ice....Classic<br />was so fun.<br />Thankful that we are able to make these<br />fun family memories!<br /><br />xoxo<br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8175279828733364210-7529253203101307175?l=thechambs.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Allikaye's Mamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18036537006076444277noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8175279828733364210.post-85097294300914700082011-03-30T17:12:00.006-06:002011-03-30T17:41:33.269-06:00<div style="text-align: center;">Over spring break we made<br />our way to the aquarium!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-mJXPHO_PJMo/TZO6uZm4wwI/AAAAAAAAEvE/39OdwjMads0/s1600/Picture%2B4.png"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 204px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-mJXPHO_PJMo/TZO6uZm4wwI/AAAAAAAAEvE/39OdwjMads0/s320/Picture%2B4.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5590016868807656194" border="0" /></a><br />We have been a lot of times...<br />but this time was especially exciting.<br />There were real mermaids<br />that were going to swim for us!<br />Needless to say Allikaye was super excited...<br />and so was Matt...hehe!<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-V6mF823kEeI/TZO6u627M5I/AAAAAAAAEvM/efkeRCO0iCo/s1600/Picture%2B2.png"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 197px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-V6mF823kEeI/TZO6u627M5I/AAAAAAAAEvM/efkeRCO0iCo/s320/Picture%2B2.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5590016877733294994" border="0" /></a><br />I was v.e.r.y impressed<br />with these 3 girls!<br />Holding their breath for a long time...<br />diving down deep...<br />and smiling and doing tricks!<br /><br />Impressive, mermaids, impressive!<br /><br />I would look like a pufferfish<br />struggling to get back to the surface...<br />I don't think the kids would buy that I was a real mermaid.<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-VBZPKM34z-k/TZO5fFyP-CI/AAAAAAAAEuU/XZGzeML8HTA/s1600/03%2B24%2B11_0305.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-VBZPKM34z-k/TZO5fFyP-CI/AAAAAAAAEuU/XZGzeML8HTA/s320/03%2B24%2B11_0305.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5590015506276939810" border="0" /></a><br />There was audio of the mermaids talking<br />while we watched them.<br />And they taught us to clean up our oceans.<br />Ok, mermaids,<br />us Coloradans will work on that.<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-W3WFxJdAK00/TZO5f8sl05I/AAAAAAAAEus/Htk7cx6Po3A/s1600/-5.jpg"><br /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-BBVvN9_wMd4/TZO5fNGpUpI/AAAAAAAAEuc/VhDtaGIXABY/s1600/03%2B24%2B11_0307.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-BBVvN9_wMd4/TZO5fNGpUpI/AAAAAAAAEuc/VhDtaGIXABY/s320/03%2B24%2B11_0307.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5590015508241535634" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-DcZve1qC5ZY/TZO5OHc55rI/AAAAAAAAEuM/e0ESLNVhZfQ/s1600/03%2B24%2B11_0303.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-DcZve1qC5ZY/TZO5OHc55rI/AAAAAAAAEuM/e0ESLNVhZfQ/s320/03%2B24%2B11_0303.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5590015214666507954" border="0" /></a><br />Allikaye was wide eyed and jaw dropped the<br />entire time!<br />She looked back at one point and said,<br />"Can you BELIEVE this?!"<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-1w4QUHS_cus/TZO5gbOKyeI/AAAAAAAAEu0/X3TmxK37c_Y/s1600/-3.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-1w4QUHS_cus/TZO5gbOKyeI/AAAAAAAAEu0/X3TmxK37c_Y/s320/-3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5590015529211054562" border="0" /></a><br />Then guess who made it out to take pictures!?<br />The beautiful fish themselves!<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-c0xghiPWBZk/TZO5NZDd3OI/AAAAAAAAEt8/7N1VvUTJQK8/s1600/IMG_1194.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-c0xghiPWBZk/TZO5NZDd3OI/AAAAAAAAEt8/7N1VvUTJQK8/s320/IMG_1194.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5590015202211781858" border="0" /></a><br />Allikaye was star struck and wouldn't talk to them...<br />but she told me later they asked her<br />what color her tail would be if<br />she was a mermaid.<br />She said pink...and then she said rainbow.<br />Just for the record.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-W3WFxJdAK00/TZO5f8sl05I/AAAAAAAAEus/Htk7cx6Po3A/s1600/-5.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-W3WFxJdAK00/TZO5f8sl05I/AAAAAAAAEus/Htk7cx6Po3A/s320/-5.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5590015521017156498" border="0" /></a>My super shy girl...<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-RuazFg1r7cA/TZO5fiqRq7I/AAAAAAAAEuk/8vbVTChkWDA/s1600/-6.jpg"><br /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-coWH1I3qKlw/TZO5NLFKThI/AAAAAAAAEt0/FP-yDfwH55I/s1600/IMG_1195.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-coWH1I3qKlw/TZO5NLFKThI/AAAAAAAAEt0/FP-yDfwH55I/s320/IMG_1195.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5590015198460792338" border="0" /></a>If you didn't know -<br />this is the mermaid pose...<br />who knew?<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-NUgUNCFcMNU/TZO5M0WnUrI/AAAAAAAAEts/Vbb3zHCSkgc/s1600/IMG_1196.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-NUgUNCFcMNU/TZO5M0WnUrI/AAAAAAAAEts/Vbb3zHCSkgc/s320/IMG_1196.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5590015192359981746" border="0" /></a><br />Truly magical for Miss Allikaye!<br /><br />So glad we were able to make a<br />fun mermaid memory!<br /><br />Now I am off to practice holding my breath<br />while smiling and waving...<br />oh and I need to get a tail...<br />made out of spandex...<br />oh.yeah.<br /><br />xoxo<br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8175279828733364210-8509729430091470008?l=thechambs.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Allikaye's Mamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18036537006076444277noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8175279828733364210.post-40134435505294834062011-03-24T18:22:00.003-06:002011-03-24T18:52:29.566-06:00<div style="text-align: center;">Spring Break has been lovely...<br />and not only because I am not at work.<br />It has been lovely because we have<br />filled it up with a bunch of fun memories.<br />I am so thankful for our "family week"<br />as Allikaye calls it!<br /><br />In between going places...<br />Allikaye has enjoyed setting up her<br />work areas...<br />she takes her work areas very seriously,<br />and puts all the tools she needs in the<br />perfect place around her...<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-nSszfcYhnjk/TYviBFMeQ9I/AAAAAAAAEsA/us6edG8rH48/s1600/DSC_1785.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 212px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-nSszfcYhnjk/TYviBFMeQ9I/AAAAAAAAEsA/us6edG8rH48/s320/DSC_1785.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5587808270885471186" border="0" /></a>I love the outfit she put together...<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-P_ewM406VmE/TYviBNOU_oI/AAAAAAAAEr4/jcra4pBslMc/s1600/DSC_1789.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 212px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-P_ewM406VmE/TYviBNOU_oI/AAAAAAAAEr4/jcra4pBslMc/s320/DSC_1789.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5587808273040735874" border="0" /></a><br />We headed up to Breckenridge for a stay...<br />usually we are there with my parents,<br />but this time we were able to spend time<br />with Matt's side!<br /><br />Because of the bed situation at the condo...<br />Allikaye had to sleep in bed with Matt and me.<br />She was extremely excited about this...<br />it went pretty well...<br />besides Matt getting a heel in the ear a few times in the night!<br /><br />This is after Matt and me got back from a little<br />date into downtown Breck to get a delicious crepe.<br />(I could live on the crepes up there.)<br />Our sleeping angel...<br />we don't usually get to see her at this time of night!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-0PVauwiKSgU/TYvh2h5jVbI/AAAAAAAAErg/YGjIsDJPV4o/s1600/IMG_1168.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-0PVauwiKSgU/TYvh2h5jVbI/AAAAAAAAErg/YGjIsDJPV4o/s320/IMG_1168.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5587808089612178866" border="0" /></a>The next morning we headed ice skating!<br /><div style="text-align: center;">Can you tell how excited she was? <br /></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-fkoaAYFaz6o/TYvh2MY6zyI/AAAAAAAAErY/Wqbqbk_Asvw/s1600/IMG_1170.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-fkoaAYFaz6o/TYvh2MY6zyI/AAAAAAAAErY/Wqbqbk_Asvw/s320/IMG_1170.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5587808083838160674" border="0" /></a>Good daddy...<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-wBWQi_dDsj8/TYvh1y_17VI/AAAAAAAAErQ/McCIyNWM5Yw/s1600/IMG_1174.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-wBWQi_dDsj8/TYvh1y_17VI/AAAAAAAAErQ/McCIyNWM5Yw/s320/IMG_1174.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5587808077022096722" border="0" /></a>Allikaye did a fantastic job...<br />gliding along...<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-XQJEKijXLA8/TYvh1j4ZCZI/AAAAAAAAErI/J2e-TjNW3HM/s1600/IMG_1177.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-XQJEKijXLA8/TYvh1j4ZCZI/AAAAAAAAErI/J2e-TjNW3HM/s320/IMG_1177.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5587808072964311442" border="0" /></a>Now THIS right here...<br />is Allikaye.<br />She wanted Matt to lift her up the whole time...<br />and she would pose so perfectly.<br />Straight limbs...<br />very serious about her positioning.<br />Cracks me up!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-d94uprreXgw/TYvhQBv_6ZI/AAAAAAAAErA/6TKJVUxwB-8/s1600/IMG_1180.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-d94uprreXgw/TYvhQBv_6ZI/AAAAAAAAErA/6TKJVUxwB-8/s320/IMG_1180.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5587807428147145106" border="0" /></a>This is her showing me her elegant<br />ice skating back leg glide...<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-OntTsapRjaQ/TYvhPsqCEfI/AAAAAAAAEq4/gop84pU1Xh8/s1600/IMG_1185.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-OntTsapRjaQ/TYvhPsqCEfI/AAAAAAAAEq4/gop84pU1Xh8/s320/IMG_1185.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5587807422484976114" border="0" /></a>After ice skating we rode on the gondola up Breck...<br />VERY exciting for Miss Thang!<br />And I got one of our best family pics that we've had in awhile!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-DztLEpVfnIY/TYvhPWxp0MI/AAAAAAAAEqw/xDhtVkiyN2Q/s1600/IMG_1188.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-DztLEpVfnIY/TYvhPWxp0MI/AAAAAAAAEqw/xDhtVkiyN2Q/s320/IMG_1188.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5587807416611360962" border="0" /></a>Then Aunt Katie and her bf Kenny...<br />Aunt Erin and Uncle Nathan...<br />and cousin Anna<br />all made it to the mountains too!<br />Allikaye wants to do everything like Aunt Katie...<br />she wears her purse like her...<br />across one shoulder...<br />and wanted hot chocolate in the same mug...<br />such a sweet memory!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-6hKoF29YL30/TYvhPagksWI/AAAAAAAAEqo/5gTIBkpDXpM/s1600/IMG_1189.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-6hKoF29YL30/TYvhPagksWI/AAAAAAAAEqo/5gTIBkpDXpM/s320/IMG_1189.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5587807417613463906" border="0" /></a>Allikaye also got to spend time with Anna...<br />reading her a book...<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-UVdBXItq9t8/TYvhPCSutbI/AAAAAAAAEqg/sb17nbGRny0/s1600/IMG_1191.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-UVdBXItq9t8/TYvhPCSutbI/AAAAAAAAEqg/sb17nbGRny0/s320/IMG_1191.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5587807411112949170" border="0" /></a><br />It was a great trip to the beautiful mountains!<br /><br />This week we have also got hair cuts for the whole fam<br />(including Tre, the dog)...<br />I am a little blonder - and ready for summer!<br /><br />We went to a wildlife museum and<br />saw a cute IMAX animal movie there.<br /><br />We are heading to the aquarium...<br />going out to eat a lot...<br /><br />and mostly just really soaking in our family week.<br /><br />Oh - and I started p90x! EEE!<br />Got to fit into those swimsuits!<br /><br />It is going to be hard to go back<br />to work next week!<br /><br />xoxo<br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8175279828733364210-4013443550529483406?l=thechambs.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Allikaye's Mamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18036537006076444277noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8175279828733364210.post-38698586960342487662011-03-19T08:38:00.002-06:002011-03-19T08:56:33.950-06:00<div style="text-align: center;">St. Patrick's Day was very eventful<br />for Allikaye.<br />She came home from school on Wednesday,<br />very excited...<br />telling me all about the leprechaun that visited their classroom.<br />"We taped and locked our door and he STILL got in!"<br />"He knocked over my backpack! And our chairs!"<br />"But then he left us some gold rocks and coins!"<br /><br />I was very excited for her - sounded like a fun day!<br />So the next day I thought she would love it<br />if the leprechaun visited our house too!<br /><br />I called her into the bathroom<br />to see what happened in her toilet...<br /><br />she freaked!<br /><br />I mean like monkey gripped me<br />and would not let go!<br />Looking around frantically asking<br />where the leprechaun was...<br />yeesh...<br />mom mistake #5, 431!<br /><br />So I continued to show her that it was just a trick...<br />only green food coloring...<br />and she was fine.<br /><br />Except she wouldn't use her bathroom the rest of the day!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-6IM3T0AVEwc/TYTAj___8gI/AAAAAAAAEqQ/6yWhCPxwGH8/s1600/DSC_1773.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 212px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-6IM3T0AVEwc/TYTAj___8gI/AAAAAAAAEqQ/6yWhCPxwGH8/s320/DSC_1773.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5585801162554077698" border="0" /></a>We made a leprechaun trap too...<br />just in case those incredibly scary creatures<br />decided to really come to our house.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-9nLdN_RAvmA/TYTAj733hyI/AAAAAAAAEqY/QYhhLMF9dKQ/s1600/DSC_1771.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 212px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-9nLdN_RAvmA/TYTAj733hyI/AAAAAAAAEqY/QYhhLMF9dKQ/s320/DSC_1771.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5585801161446229794" border="0" /></a>Ok - now I have a few pictures that<br />I need to post about so I can remember them.<br /><br />Allikaye set up these two dolls after her bath...<br />she said one was sad and the other was taking<br />care of her...notice the arm around the other...<br />so sweet.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-CAVTzXwXzdo/TYTAjukddLI/AAAAAAAAEqI/0Y3iwsxx0mI/s1600/DSC_1775.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 212px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-CAVTzXwXzdo/TYTAjukddLI/AAAAAAAAEqI/0Y3iwsxx0mI/s320/DSC_1775.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5585801157875168434" border="0" /></a><br />This is our FAVORITE book right now...<br />we have already read it one time through and our going through it again.<br /><br />It is precious!<br />Every night we read a letter from God written to<br />His princess...Allikaye! And mama!<br /><br />And then we read a prayer together<br />after the letter...<br />it is such a must read for every girl that loves the Lord...<br />4 year old or 30 year old!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-SrNjnUtWLHo/TYTAjoAZ2XI/AAAAAAAAEqA/RoaRlMkRp5M/s1600/DSC_1777.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 212px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-SrNjnUtWLHo/TYTAjoAZ2XI/AAAAAAAAEqA/RoaRlMkRp5M/s320/DSC_1777.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5585801156113324402" border="0" /></a>And this is our reminder of who we are...<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-jGgeU68mots/TYTARakmWXI/AAAAAAAAEp4/zr8ZCVJOUTk/s1600/DSC_1780.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 212px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-jGgeU68mots/TYTARakmWXI/AAAAAAAAEp4/zr8ZCVJOUTk/s320/DSC_1780.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5585800843269396850" border="0" /></a>Hanging above Miss Thing's bed...<br />here is a zoomed out shot...<br />I love her room.<br />And the bed is super comfy...<br />I should know...<br /> I have been sleeping there<br />with Allikaye while dad's cold has<br />taken over the snoring situation! hehe!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Nz5NBe4OgvQ/TYTARbPtHMI/AAAAAAAAEpw/nyagYs8xgvQ/s1600/DSC_1781.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 212px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Nz5NBe4OgvQ/TYTARbPtHMI/AAAAAAAAEpw/nyagYs8xgvQ/s320/DSC_1781.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5585800843450195138" border="0" /></a>One last thing...<br />this is the pile of paintings that are accumulating<br />on my bedside table...<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-AQnJHGu-aOQ/TYTARHgeQkI/AAAAAAAAEpo/0HTq6bKOQ48/s1600/DSC_1782.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 212px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-AQnJHGu-aOQ/TYTARHgeQkI/AAAAAAAAEpo/0HTq6bKOQ48/s320/DSC_1782.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5585800838151815746" border="0" /></a>Allikaye is intent on supplying my "bedside" - her words<br />with "beauty-full" - her words<br />artwork...<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ImzN_CdYaNk/TYTAQ85EanI/AAAAAAAAEpg/uBvpXzRT9DI/s1600/DSC_1783.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 212px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ImzN_CdYaNk/TYTAQ85EanI/AAAAAAAAEpg/uBvpXzRT9DI/s320/DSC_1783.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5585800835302189682" border="0" /></a>Here is one of my favorites...<br />she asked how to spell my name...<br />impressive Miss Thing!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-IEuSLs9qO0Y/TYTAQyh5mzI/AAAAAAAAEpY/bW7c9zw6eS0/s1600/DSC_1784.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 212px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-IEuSLs9qO0Y/TYTAQyh5mzI/AAAAAAAAEpY/bW7c9zw6eS0/s320/DSC_1784.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5585800832520657714" border="0" /></a><br />We are extra happy over here...<br />it's SpRiNg BrEaK this week!<br /><br />Woooohhoooo!<br /><br />After the busy month we had last month<br />we are so ready for<br />"family week" - as Allikaye calls it!<br /><br />xoxo<br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8175279828733364210-3869858696034248766?l=thechambs.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Allikaye's Mamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18036537006076444277noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8175279828733364210.post-1571751404902027092011-03-06T20:29:00.001-07:002011-03-06T20:36:54.467-07:00<span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:100%;" ><br /></span><div style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-size:100%;">Since I have been missing in action for awhile...<br />here are a few worthy facebook status updates<br />that should be remembered...<br />with a few pictures of my cute girl...<br />getting ready to head out to dance class!<br /></span></div><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:100%;" ><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ml-Kh7vFcH0/TXROZsKwT3I/AAAAAAAAEoA/fXGt7WXeboU/s1600/DSC_1756.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 212px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ml-Kh7vFcH0/TXROZsKwT3I/AAAAAAAAEoA/fXGt7WXeboU/s320/DSC_1756.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581172041478852466" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:100%;" ><br /></span><div style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;"><style>@font-face { font-family: "Times New Roman"; }p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal { margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; }h6 { margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 7.5pt; font-family: Times; }a:link, span.MsoHyperlink { color: blue; text-decoration: underline; }a:visited, span.MsoHyperlinkFollowed { color: purple; text-decoration: underline; }table.MsoNormalTable { font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; }span.messagebody { }div.Section1 { page: Section1; }</style> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="messagebody" style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">It was so funny to see the reactions some of my 3rd graders had today when we watched Justin Beiber read The Cat in the Hat for Dr. Seuss' bday. There were squeals and sighs from the girls...and dry heaving from the boys.<br />Very humorous for me!</span></span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:100%;" class="messagebody" ><br />Bracing my self for a week of CSAP tests AND parent-teacher conferences!<br />Busy week...</span><span class="messagebody" style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /><br />"Lord, you have assigned me my portion and my cup;<br />you have made my lot secure." </span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Psalm 16:5</span></span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:100%;" ><span class="messagebody"><br />Love that God is in control and gives me my portions in life...<br />both physical and emotional....<br />I can handle it because He is in control...not me.</span></span><br /><br /><h6 style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;"><span class="messagebody" style="font-size:100%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-FlkySGjFfB0/TXROaTpP3eI/AAAAAAAAEoY/zwOpXivaCWE/s1600/DSC_1753.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 212px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-FlkySGjFfB0/TXROaTpP3eI/AAAAAAAAEoY/zwOpXivaCWE/s320/DSC_1753.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581172052075732450" border="0" /></a></span></h6><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Allikaye's prayer before bed tonight (had me in tears from laughing so hard): "Dear God, please help me to not dream about dripping paint."</span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:100%;" >What?!</span><br /><h6 style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-9KYakLlSbqY/TXROaOOEN6I/AAAAAAAAEoQ/sovKfcZqEIg/s1600/DSC_1754.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 212px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-9KYakLlSbqY/TXROaOOEN6I/AAAAAAAAEoQ/sovKfcZqEIg/s320/DSC_1754.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581172050619545506" border="0" /></a></span></h6> <span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br />Ok now...rocking Allikaye to sleep...<br />"Mom, can we go outside and see if we can see the Aurora Borealis in the sky?<br />I think it will be red! And green!"<br />Then quiet...then,<br />"Mom? What color does red and green make?"</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;"> </div><div style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;"> </div><h6 style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-size:100%;"> </span></h6><div style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;"> </div><div style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;"> </div><div style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;"> </div><div style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;"> </div><div style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;"> </div><h6 style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-pnd7VTgm6iA/TXROao3aQsI/AAAAAAAAEog/z1hxik2Ru9Y/s1600/DSC_1752.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 212px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-pnd7VTgm6iA/TXROao3aQsI/AAAAAAAAEog/z1hxik2Ru9Y/s320/DSC_1752.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581172057772278466" border="0" /></a></span></h6><br /><div style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;"> </div><div style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;">This is what I just heard from Allikaye, playing with her dolls:<br />"Hurry! The Aurora Borealis is going to get you!"<span style="font-size:100%;"><br />With perfect pronunciation...weirdo.</span><br /><h6 style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-r8iLNgWPwXE/TXROZ55GpeI/AAAAAAAAEoI/1yO6hJYQtGs/s1600/DSC_1755.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 212px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-r8iLNgWPwXE/TXROZ55GpeI/AAAAAAAAEoI/1yO6hJYQtGs/s320/DSC_1755.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581172045162915298" border="0" /></a></span></h6> And here is a super important update from me:<br /><br /><span style="font-size:100%;">I enjoy eating peanut butter m&amp;ms while I watch Matt work out.</span></div><div style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;"> </div><div style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;"> </div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">xoxo</span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;"> </div><div style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;"> </div><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:100%;" ><br /></span><div style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;"> </div><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:100%;" ><br /><br /></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8175279828733364210-157175140490202709?l=thechambs.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Allikaye's Mamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18036537006076444277noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8175279828733364210.post-46509521566823742042011-02-14T19:59:00.004-07:002011-02-14T20:11:10.549-07:00<div style="text-align: center;">My pink princess milk drinkin' Valentine...<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-haG72WKgX8s/TVnskTmwCGI/AAAAAAAAEn4/gbVWGfwpxCk/s1600/DSC_1740.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 212px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-haG72WKgX8s/TVnskTmwCGI/AAAAAAAAEn4/gbVWGfwpxCk/s320/DSC_1740.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5573746122329950306" border="0" /></a><br />Here are Allikaye's<br />Valentine's that she passed out to her class...<br />we made the melted crayon hearts.<br />There may have been bribery in<br />the form of tootsie rolls to get her to<br />sign her name on every one.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-kv8IHK8kvKc/TVnskIPYm7I/AAAAAAAAEno/HULjFOpIzqY/s1600/DSC_1742.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 212px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-kv8IHK8kvKc/TVnskIPYm7I/AAAAAAAAEno/HULjFOpIzqY/s320/DSC_1742.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5573746119279156146" border="0" /></a>Here is the Valentine box...<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-GIa_i4Z3Uck/TVnsb-NjHpI/AAAAAAAAEng/SoS3a-R3Us4/s1600/DSC_1743.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 212px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-GIa_i4Z3Uck/TVnsb-NjHpI/AAAAAAAAEng/SoS3a-R3Us4/s320/DSC_1743.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5573745979148148370" border="0" /></a>Sweet handwriting...<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-PkultJdyJVk/TVnsbmM3SVI/AAAAAAAAEnY/Cbxq_28xnME/s1600/DSC_1744.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 212px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-PkultJdyJVk/TVnsbmM3SVI/AAAAAAAAEnY/Cbxq_28xnME/s320/DSC_1744.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5573745972702824786" border="0" /></a>Cookie Pops...<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">we made these for Allikaye's class...<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-rfuMYcwP5vQ/TVnsbB4dx-I/AAAAAAAAEnA/xHHHsWLbccY/s1600/DSC_1750.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 212px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-rfuMYcwP5vQ/TVnsbB4dx-I/AAAAAAAAEnA/xHHHsWLbccY/s320/DSC_1750.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5573745962953590754" border="0" /></a><br />Such a fun lovey dovey holiday!<br />I caught Miss AK in mid-laugh...<br />and I love her little scrunched up nose!!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-7tllEN7mexk/TVnsbVJoXwI/AAAAAAAAEnI/qTmUw3E-Ack/s1600/DSC_1746.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 212px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-7tllEN7mexk/TVnsbVJoXwI/AAAAAAAAEnI/qTmUw3E-Ack/s320/DSC_1746.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5573745968125861634" border="0" /></a><br />Daddy got us flowers...candy...<br />and a mini pillow pet unicorn for Miss Valentine herself!<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-P-NDliPGLDU/TVnsbfiDB8I/AAAAAAAAEnQ/hpJXGUww1TA/s1600/DSC_1745.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 212px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-P-NDliPGLDU/TVnsbfiDB8I/AAAAAAAAEnQ/hpJXGUww1TA/s320/DSC_1745.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5573745970912626626" border="0" /></a><br />Happy Day!<br />So thankful for a day to tell those you love...<br />that you love them!!<br /><br />xoxo<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8175279828733364210-4650952156682374204?l=thechambs.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Allikaye's Mamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18036537006076444277noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8175279828733364210.post-88813537772451342102011-02-08T08:04:00.003-07:002011-02-08T08:23:09.543-07:00<div style="text-align: center;">Allikaye had her first case of<br />Strep Throat...<br />and it was blizzardy outside...<br />but nothing could hold this princess back<br />from getting all dolled up<br />to go out and dance the night away with her<br />daddy...I mean...prince.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TVFc_EbP-SI/AAAAAAAAEm4/auHgclaaLgQ/s1600/DSC_1701.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 212px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TVFc_EbP-SI/AAAAAAAAEm4/auHgclaaLgQ/s320/DSC_1701.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5571336452623563042" border="0" /></a>I had to catch a few pictures of her talking<br />to herself in the mirror...<br />she loves having her hair curled and pretty...<br />all girl, this one!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TVFcqu6QgiI/AAAAAAAAEmo/iHfOy2gi5VI/s1600/DSC_1706.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 212px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TVFcqu6QgiI/AAAAAAAAEmo/iHfOy2gi5VI/s320/DSC_1706.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5571336103250657826" border="0" /></a>Sweet smile...even sick...<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TVFcqpiRqVI/AAAAAAAAEmg/4CVStSnZm9g/s1600/DSC_1708.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 212px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TVFcqpiRqVI/AAAAAAAAEmg/4CVStSnZm9g/s320/DSC_1708.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5571336101807892818" border="0" /></a>Precious watching her watch daddy getting ready...<br />she picked out the Venice gondola tie for Matt to wear...<br />it was a very serious decision.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TVFcp_3g2FI/AAAAAAAAEmQ/GU8RGkW1caM/s1600/DSC_1710.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 212px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TVFcp_3g2FI/AAAAAAAAEmQ/GU8RGkW1caM/s320/DSC_1710.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5571336090622679122" border="0" /></a>"Mommy, this time I get to go on a date with daddy.<br />You can go next time"<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TVFcpo64lQI/AAAAAAAAEmI/0EHysrFrjMI/s1600/DSC_1711.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 212px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TVFcpo64lQI/AAAAAAAAEmI/0EHysrFrjMI/s320/DSC_1711.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5571336084462802178" border="0" /></a>Nothing like a daddy and daughter love.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TVFcRJXzo3I/AAAAAAAAEmA/xr7UM8U_z9M/s1600/DSC_1724.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 212px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TVFcRJXzo3I/AAAAAAAAEmA/xr7UM8U_z9M/s320/DSC_1724.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5571335663677318002" border="0" /></a>Eeeeee! She was so excited!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TVFcQ2T89GI/AAAAAAAAEl4/NAtQBO3SFSM/s1600/DSC_1725.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 212px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TVFcQ2T89GI/AAAAAAAAEl4/NAtQBO3SFSM/s320/DSC_1725.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5571335658560877666" border="0" /></a><br />I had to put these next 2 pictures in...<br />they show Miss Allikaye exactly how we see her...<br />CHATTY!<br /><br />She was telling Matt all the different ways they were<br />going to dance...<br />"...and then you will swing me up in the air...<br />and then I will spin around you..."<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TVFcQo6N46I/AAAAAAAAElo/1E7o9T_68XU/s1600/DSC_1730.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 212px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TVFcQo6N46I/AAAAAAAAElo/1E7o9T_68XU/s320/DSC_1730.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5571335654963274658" border="0" /></a>"Doesn't that sound FUN, dad?"<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TVFcQg47GlI/AAAAAAAAElw/NM-FCbiIoCY/s1600/DSC_1732.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 212px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TVFcQg47GlI/AAAAAAAAElw/NM-FCbiIoCY/s320/DSC_1732.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5571335652810365522" border="0" /></a>Pretty! PRETTY!!!<br />I love her long hair!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TVFcQR9DcOI/AAAAAAAAElg/EUOFEUJyjx0/s1600/DSC_1734.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 212px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TVFcQR9DcOI/AAAAAAAAElg/EUOFEUJyjx0/s320/DSC_1734.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5571335648801157346" border="0" /></a><br />Then they were off!<br />Despite being sick,<br />Matt said she was her crazy dancing self!<br /><br />They came home showing me how to do<br />the YMCA...<br />and even singing some Justin Beiber songs...<br />baby, baby, baby, oh!<br /><br />Such a wonderful and memorable<br />and important night in Allikaye's life!<br /><br />Thanks, Matt,<br />for being such a great daddy...I mean...prince!<br /><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8175279828733364210-8881353777245134210?l=thechambs.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Allikaye's Mamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18036537006076444277noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8175279828733364210.post-843321164685281842011-01-31T06:30:00.000-07:002011-01-31T06:30:01.694-07:00<div style="text-align: center;">This snow sculpture is saying,<br />"Ashley is 30!!"<br />Ah!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TUYDlzz9c0I/AAAAAAAAEk4/CXFOCgt-yxU/s1600/DSC_1592.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 212px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TUYDlzz9c0I/AAAAAAAAEk4/CXFOCgt-yxU/s320/DSC_1592.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5568141937388385090" border="0" /></a><br />We celebrated with a weekend away...<br />in the mountains...<br />with our favorite friends...<br />and it<br />was<br />fabulous!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />We stayed in Winter Park<br />and visited Breckenridge<br />to visit the amazing snow sculptures!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TUYDljJKm8I/AAAAAAAAEkw/eAIcc9n2oaU/s1600/DSC_1594.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 212px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TUYDljJKm8I/AAAAAAAAEkw/eAIcc9n2oaU/s320/DSC_1594.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5568141932913925058" border="0" /></a>So cool...<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TUYDSzBsLBI/AAAAAAAAEko/VjJSea8PeDY/s1600/DSC_1595.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 212px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TUYDSzBsLBI/AAAAAAAAEko/VjJSea8PeDY/s320/DSC_1595.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5568141610760023058" border="0" /></a>I'm 30!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TUYDS8XSvsI/AAAAAAAAEkg/49Uv35JbZxM/s1600/DSC_1596.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 212px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TUYDS8XSvsI/AAAAAAAAEkg/49Uv35JbZxM/s320/DSC_1596.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5568141613266550466" border="0" /></a>Daddy's favorite...<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TUYDSomLmrI/AAAAAAAAEkY/_8te8n0VlWY/s1600/DSC_1598.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 212px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TUYDSomLmrI/AAAAAAAAEkY/_8te8n0VlWY/s320/DSC_1598.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5568141607960287922" border="0" /></a>Incredible...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TUYDSvAovwI/AAAAAAAAEkQ/MRWFGECJczE/s1600/DSC_1599.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 212px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TUYDSvAovwI/AAAAAAAAEkQ/MRWFGECJczE/s320/DSC_1599.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5568141609681862402" border="0" /></a>Allikaye's favorite...<br />she called it "The Parrot Dragon"...<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TUYDSWaJGOI/AAAAAAAAEkI/BRenoiq4NRQ/s1600/DSC_1600.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 212px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TUYDSWaJGOI/AAAAAAAAEkI/BRenoiq4NRQ/s320/DSC_1600.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5568141603077953762" border="0" /></a>Kangaroooooo...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TUYC82OyTxI/AAAAAAAAEkA/hk1Km9y2ELw/s1600/DSC_1601.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 212px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TUYC82OyTxI/AAAAAAAAEkA/hk1Km9y2ELw/s320/DSC_1601.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5568141233663135506" border="0" /></a>SsSsS....</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TUYC8Z5_HPI/AAAAAAAAEj4/HdRt_D4mQpA/s1600/DSC_1603.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 212px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TUYC8Z5_HPI/AAAAAAAAEj4/HdRt_D4mQpA/s320/DSC_1603.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5568141226059701490" border="0" /></a>Mama and her girl...<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TUYC8cnSXUI/AAAAAAAAEjw/kSP-wI95gAw/s1600/DSC_1604.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 212px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TUYC8cnSXUI/AAAAAAAAEjw/kSP-wI95gAw/s320/DSC_1604.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5568141226786577730" border="0" /></a>Mama's favorite...<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TUYC71p5BbI/AAAAAAAAEjo/QYyaJOyF2aw/s1600/DSC_1605.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 212px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TUYC71p5BbI/AAAAAAAAEjo/QYyaJOyF2aw/s320/DSC_1605.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5568141216328517042" border="0" /></a>Here is Matt and Jess (my 2 favorite people)<br />showing the block of snow that the sculptures start like...<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TUYC75ffUSI/AAAAAAAAEjg/Ni9XlRHsYUE/s1600/DSC_1616.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 212px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TUYC75ffUSI/AAAAAAAAEjg/Ni9XlRHsYUE/s320/DSC_1616.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5568141217358631202" border="0" /></a>My boyfriend carving our names...<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TUYCjaU2r6I/AAAAAAAAEjY/xroAllhFP1Q/s1600/DSC_1617.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 212px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TUYCjaU2r6I/AAAAAAAAEjY/xroAllhFP1Q/s320/DSC_1617.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5568140796675665826" border="0" /></a>Ice sculptures too!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TUYCiwwnXCI/AAAAAAAAEjI/Rz4kNiolnWQ/s1600/DSC_1626.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 212px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TUYCiwwnXCI/AAAAAAAAEjI/Rz4kNiolnWQ/s320/DSC_1626.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5568140785517812770" border="0" /></a>Mallory and Allikaye looking out from their snow castle...<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TUYCii9ytWI/AAAAAAAAEjA/J7KnEuteHDc/s1600/DSC_1629.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 212px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TUYCii9ytWI/AAAAAAAAEjA/J7KnEuteHDc/s320/DSC_1629.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5568140781814986082" border="0" /></a><br />The dad heads of Matt and Justin<br />make me laugh in this picture...<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TUYCihBEbTI/AAAAAAAAEi4/EM0G0mLmkyg/s1600/DSC_1630.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 212px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TUYCihBEbTI/AAAAAAAAEi4/EM0G0mLmkyg/s320/DSC_1630.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5568140781291859250" border="0" /></a>Mallory...</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TUYCFr_0vRI/AAAAAAAAEiw/v3_7eHDgLVk/s1600/DSC_1637.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 212px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TUYCFr_0vRI/AAAAAAAAEiw/v3_7eHDgLVk/s320/DSC_1637.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5568140286023220498" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TUYCFekaQfI/AAAAAAAAEio/bwpfoJ7UnDI/s1600/DSC_1636.jpg"><br /></a><div style="text-align: center;">AK...<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TUYCFaBbZGI/AAAAAAAAEig/vJTTro17WmI/s1600/DSC_1635.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 212px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TUYCFaBbZGI/AAAAAAAAEig/vJTTro17WmI/s320/DSC_1635.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5568140281198109794" border="0" /></a>Cheeeessseee!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TUYCFHVxExI/AAAAAAAAEiY/HBv6vNvQHuU/s1600/DSC_1639.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 212px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TUYCFHVxExI/AAAAAAAAEiY/HBv6vNvQHuU/s320/DSC_1639.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5568140276183143186" border="0" /></a><br />Then back at the amazingly nice condo!<br />The girlies in their pajama pose...<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TUYDmZxEjsI/AAAAAAAAElQ/OZ6GqacsKWA/s1600/DSC_1587.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 212px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TUYDmZxEjsI/AAAAAAAAElQ/OZ6GqacsKWA/s320/DSC_1587.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5568141947576815298" border="0" /></a>Bunk beds are the coolest, according to Miss Thang...<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TUYDmCrXu-I/AAAAAAAAElI/tQ7EiwZLYMY/s1600/DSC_1589.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 212px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TUYDmCrXu-I/AAAAAAAAElI/tQ7EiwZLYMY/s320/DSC_1589.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5568141941378890722" border="0" /></a>My smiley girl in the morning...<br />with her sleepy friend....<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TUYDmNg1x1I/AAAAAAAAElA/Jdt7WEDNjcA/s1600/DSC_1591.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 212px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TUYDmNg1x1I/AAAAAAAAElA/Jdt7WEDNjcA/s320/DSC_1591.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5568141944287512402" border="0" /></a><br />Now this right here is a birthday present<br />enough for me...<br />Gorgeous girl...<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TUYBjJat14I/AAAAAAAAEiA/7ZnQ7EzQwjY/s1600/DSC_1661.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 212px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TUYBjJat14I/AAAAAAAAEiA/7ZnQ7EzQwjY/s320/DSC_1661.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5568139692625221506" border="0" /></a>Rosy cheeks and hot chocolate after sledding...<br />sigh...<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TUYBi9TKdtI/AAAAAAAAEh4/-9W4u-sMn3M/s1600/DSC_1662.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 212px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TUYBi9TKdtI/AAAAAAAAEh4/-9W4u-sMn3M/s320/DSC_1662.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5568139689372317394" border="0" /></a><br />And here is some daddy fun...<br />Allikaye and me were Matt's ski lift.<br /><br />We would drop him off here,<br />at the top of the Continental Divide...<br />(and see the road down there...<br />that's where we would drive and pick him up)...<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TUYBiwhfzoI/AAAAAAAAEhw/x5HpekFjItI/s1600/DSC_1666.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 212px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TUYBiwhfzoI/AAAAAAAAEhw/x5HpekFjItI/s320/DSC_1666.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5568139685942775426" border="0" /></a>Here he is coming down to us!<br />Our back country snowboardin' daddy-o!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TUYBjGcV-2I/AAAAAAAAEiI/3kW5bwSTEWw/s1600/DSC_1656.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 212px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TUYBjGcV-2I/AAAAAAAAEiI/3kW5bwSTEWw/s320/DSC_1656.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5568139691826740066" border="0" /></a>I love Allikaye's face in this picture...<br />sooo proud and amazed at her dad...<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TUYCFE8hxzI/AAAAAAAAEiQ/iCou1gYHIPs/s1600/DSC_1650.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 212px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TUYCFE8hxzI/AAAAAAAAEiQ/iCou1gYHIPs/s320/DSC_1650.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5568140275540412210" border="0" /></a>We dropped him off and drove down to pick<br />him up about 5 times...<br />he loved it!<br />And we did too,<br />he is fun to watch!<br /><br />This is what I found at the bottom one time...<br />pick him up!!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TUYBiiYi5NI/AAAAAAAAEho/NXqbaQ_MoM0/s1600/DSC_1668.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 212px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TUYBiiYi5NI/AAAAAAAAEho/NXqbaQ_MoM0/s320/DSC_1668.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5568139682147132626" border="0" /></a><br />It was a really great weekend!<br />Or, using the word of choice for Allikaye lately,<br />it was SUPER fun!<br /><br />I love the mountains...<br />I love friends...<br />especially ones that know you so well,<br />that they get you a subscription to Star magazine,<br />and white zin<br />(thank you J!!!)...<br />and I love being able to celebrate my birthday<br />with my favorites!<br /><br />30.<br />Here goes...<br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8175279828733364210-84332116468528184?l=thechambs.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Allikaye's Mamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18036537006076444277noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8175279828733364210.post-74094343784362604932011-01-17T08:43:00.002-07:002011-01-17T08:50:26.063-07:00<div style="text-align: center;">Sledding...<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TTRkIELmWFI/AAAAAAAAEhY/UsSDFIFdn2U/s1600/GetInline.png"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 229px; height: 229px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TTRkIELmWFI/AAAAAAAAEhY/UsSDFIFdn2U/s320/GetInline.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5563181529433528402" border="0" /></a><br />A blob of a snowman...<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TTRkHzNPJ_I/AAAAAAAAEhQ/BHIq_gNf8iY/s1600/DSC_1436.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 212px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TTRkHzNPJ_I/AAAAAAAAEhQ/BHIq_gNf8iY/s320/DSC_1436.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5563181524876994546" border="0" /></a>with mini oreo eyes and mouth...<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TTRkH8HZSfI/AAAAAAAAEhI/BVPy7oCZB5E/s1600/DSC_1433.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 212px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TTRkH8HZSfI/AAAAAAAAEhI/BVPy7oCZB5E/s320/DSC_1433.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5563181527268411890" border="0" /></a>And a happy happy snow dog...<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TTRkHf7NXGI/AAAAAAAAEg4/eNN3zB-JAms/s1600/DSC_1430.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 212px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TTRkHf7NXGI/AAAAAAAAEg4/eNN3zB-JAms/s320/DSC_1430.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5563181519701105762" border="0" /></a>Makes for a perfect snowy time!<br />We love the snow!<br /><br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TTRkxsYfa2I/AAAAAAAAEhg/hYA-ENhTjBQ/s1600/DSC_1447.jpg"><br /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8175279828733364210-7409434378436260493?l=thechambs.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Allikaye's Mamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18036537006076444277noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8175279828733364210.post-52895734178090819042011-01-13T20:40:00.007-07:002011-01-13T21:14:10.323-07:00<div style="text-align: center;">She's not 1 anymore...<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TS_J8oKGrQI/AAAAAAAAEgw/_C5b62Ww3Qk/s1600/IMG_1308.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TS_J8oKGrQI/AAAAAAAAEgw/_C5b62Ww3Qk/s320/IMG_1308.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5561886108234984706" border="0" /></a>She's not 2 anymore...<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TS_J8v2YwkI/AAAAAAAAEgo/czFtt_3rGus/s1600/DSC_0104.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 201px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TS_J8v2YwkI/AAAAAAAAEgo/czFtt_3rGus/s320/DSC_0104.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5561886110299767362" border="0" /></a>She's not 3 anymore...<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TS_J8UL_rdI/AAAAAAAAEgg/fzBt-Y0IE-I/s1600/DSC_0088.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 212px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TS_J8UL_rdI/AAAAAAAAEgg/fzBt-Y0IE-I/s320/DSC_0088.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5561886102874205650" border="0" /></a>She's 4!!<br />Yippee!!<br />and not a hint of an attitude...<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TS_HJNnLraI/AAAAAAAAEe4/mrWmqe48SKE/s1600/DSC_1472.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 212px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TS_HJNnLraI/AAAAAAAAEe4/mrWmqe48SKE/s320/DSC_1472.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5561883025912606114" border="0" /></a>Party time!<br />Decorations are up!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TS_Hue8BanI/AAAAAAAAEgQ/QNeytLMkrcg/s1600/DSC_1452.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 212px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TS_Hue8BanI/AAAAAAAAEgQ/QNeytLMkrcg/s320/DSC_1452.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5561883666218576498" border="0" /></a>Table is ready for the princesses to arrive!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TS_HuN1M40I/AAAAAAAAEgI/-R9pRvkGKBI/s1600/DSC_1453.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 212px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TS_HuN1M40I/AAAAAAAAEgI/-R9pRvkGKBI/s320/DSC_1453.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5561883661626565442" border="0" /></a>Raspberry Kisses...<br />amazing.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TS_HuI_LrgI/AAAAAAAAEgA/au83j_NrHUo/s1600/DSC_1454.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 212px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TS_HuI_LrgI/AAAAAAAAEgA/au83j_NrHUo/s320/DSC_1454.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5561883660326252034" border="0" /></a>Pink pink and more pink...<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TS_HaQwxHRI/AAAAAAAAEfw/lNEZZmsdda0/s1600/DSC_1456.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 212px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TS_HaQwxHRI/AAAAAAAAEfw/lNEZZmsdda0/s320/DSC_1456.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5561883318815890706" border="0" /></a>Love this on the chalkboard...<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TS_HaURQKzI/AAAAAAAAEfo/DIBqJCmVQpk/s1600/DSC_1457.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 212px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TS_HaURQKzI/AAAAAAAAEfo/DIBqJCmVQpk/s320/DSC_1457.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5561883319757450034" border="0" /></a>The cake!<br />Made to the specifications of Allikaye.<br />This girl knows what she wants!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TS_HaG4qi8I/AAAAAAAAEfg/Ysv7ngGV5BU/s1600/DSC_1458.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 212px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TS_HaG4qi8I/AAAAAAAAEfg/Ysv7ngGV5BU/s320/DSC_1458.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5561883316164660162" border="0" /></a>Pictures strung with care...<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TS_HZ0vRewI/AAAAAAAAEfY/y2LCWwf0FTo/s1600/DSC_1459.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 212px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TS_HZ0vRewI/AAAAAAAAEfY/y2LCWwf0FTo/s320/DSC_1459.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5561883311293430530" border="0" /></a>Sweet lovey dovey cards hung...<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TS_HZmmq67I/AAAAAAAAEfQ/wxnQEVzRciw/s1600/DSC_1460.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 212px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TS_HZmmq67I/AAAAAAAAEfQ/wxnQEVzRciw/s320/DSC_1460.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5561883307499252658" border="0" /></a>And the 4 year old herself...<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TS_HJmzAi2I/AAAAAAAAEfI/BEVe3ukTc9I/s1600/DSC_1461.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 212px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TS_HJmzAi2I/AAAAAAAAEfI/BEVe3ukTc9I/s320/DSC_1461.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5561883032673094498" border="0" /></a>Awaiting her guests to arrive!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TS_HJU7KXbI/AAAAAAAAEfA/X5K1orPZtBI/s1600/DSC_1463.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 212px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TS_HJU7KXbI/AAAAAAAAEfA/X5K1orPZtBI/s320/DSC_1463.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5561883027875454386" border="0" /></a>Pretty princesses at their tea and craft time!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TS_HJPI4ikI/AAAAAAAAEew/uPTVYI-guss/s1600/DSC_1474.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 212px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TS_HJPI4ikI/AAAAAAAAEew/uPTVYI-guss/s320/DSC_1474.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5561883026322393666" border="0" /></a>So dainty...<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TS_HI1RsTmI/AAAAAAAAEeo/mOxPaOGBXdY/s1600/DSC_1480.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 212px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TS_HI1RsTmI/AAAAAAAAEeo/mOxPaOGBXdY/s320/DSC_1480.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5561883019380018786" border="0" /></a>She loves it!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TS_Gn4lDxnI/AAAAAAAAEeg/paRu8KS1fYE/s1600/DSC_1481.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 212px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TS_Gn4lDxnI/AAAAAAAAEeg/paRu8KS1fYE/s320/DSC_1481.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5561882453330871922" border="0" /></a>The royalty decorated foam hearts<br />with glitter and stickers.<br />They also used lots of different sized hearts to create<br />heart animals.<br />Here is Allikaye creating a crab out of hearts...<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TS_Gn4Mp9bI/AAAAAAAAEeY/CujbRwFad4Y/s1600/DSC_1483.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 212px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TS_Gn4Mp9bI/AAAAAAAAEeY/CujbRwFad4Y/s320/DSC_1483.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5561882453228516786" border="0" /></a>Then there was an impromptu<br />dance party with some princess music blasting...<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TS_Gnk0i20I/AAAAAAAAEeQ/ADAmi5e9QkQ/s1600/DSC_1487.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 212px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TS_Gnk0i20I/AAAAAAAAEeQ/ADAmi5e9QkQ/s320/DSC_1487.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5561882448027114306" border="0" /></a>Spinning and dancing...<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TS_GnXAaftI/AAAAAAAAEeI/pWTpzQ5SKGQ/s1600/DSC_1489.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 212px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TS_GnXAaftI/AAAAAAAAEeI/pWTpzQ5SKGQ/s320/DSC_1489.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5561882444318801618" border="0" /></a>Then presents!! Woohoo!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TS_GO0PO8lI/AAAAAAAAEd4/z1TK7fJoyRc/s1600/DSC_1502.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 212px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TS_GO0PO8lI/AAAAAAAAEd4/z1TK7fJoyRc/s320/DSC_1502.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5561882022668857938" border="0" /></a>So many princess goodies and pink!<br />SO she was h-a-p-p-y!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TS_GOk-fK1I/AAAAAAAAEdw/1Q7xl4LUeFs/s1600/DSC_1506.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 212px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TS_GOk-fK1I/AAAAAAAAEdw/1Q7xl4LUeFs/s320/DSC_1506.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5561882018572086098" border="0" /></a><br />We played a couple other games<br />and took more pictures...<br />still to come!!!<br /><br />The Princess Tea Party<br />was a success and so much fun for the birthday girl!<br /><br />I love this girl!<br /><br />Had to include my<br />4 year old in her new<br />chef's hat and apron...<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TS_GOW9mzGI/AAAAAAAAEdg/OXyKF_x094c/s1600/DSC_1539.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 212px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TS_GOW9mzGI/AAAAAAAAEdg/OXyKF_x094c/s320/DSC_1539.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5561882014810295394" border="0" /></a><br />Very seriously creating a yummy treat...<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TS_GOCpVb8I/AAAAAAAAEdY/iL-3nSppo94/s1600/DSC_1541.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 212px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TS_GOCpVb8I/AAAAAAAAEdY/iL-3nSppo94/s320/DSC_1541.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5561882009356562370" border="0" /></a>I have a 4 year old.<br />Wow.<br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8175279828733364210-5289573417809081904?l=thechambs.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Allikaye's Mamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18036537006076444277noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8175279828733364210.post-67240093415564062502011-01-10T01:00:00.000-07:002011-01-10T01:00:01.817-07:00<div style="text-align: center;">The Princess Pink cake<br />has been wolfed down...<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TSp-M7yFpqI/AAAAAAAAEdA/W9WzFBrgOPo/s1600/Picture%2B2.png"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 173px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TSp-M7yFpqI/AAAAAAAAEdA/W9WzFBrgOPo/s320/Picture%2B2.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5560395450613606050" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The party princess dress is put away...<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TSp8_-Yb-PI/AAAAAAAAEcw/ZicMGtRfNw4/s1600/DSC_1494.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 212px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TSp8_-Yb-PI/AAAAAAAAEcw/ZicMGtRfNw4/s320/DSC_1494.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5560394128461396210" border="0" /></a>And my party princess<br />is 4 years old!!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TSp8_y2DEYI/AAAAAAAAEco/IMQadljcavk/s1600/DSC_1462.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 212px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TSp8_y2DEYI/AAAAAAAAEco/IMQadljcavk/s320/DSC_1462.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5560394125364367746" border="0" /></a><br />My daughter.<br />My joy.<br />My 4 year old.<br /><br />Happy Birthday, Allikaye!<br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8175279828733364210-6724009341556406250?l=thechambs.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Allikaye's Mamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18036537006076444277noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8175279828733364210.post-39030064284115962142010-12-29T20:32:00.007-07:002010-12-29T21:12:17.749-07:00<div style="text-align: center;">Our fun festivities started at<br />the Christmas Eve service.<br />It has been fun for me to take<br />Allikaye's pictures in a lot of the<br />same places every Christmas service.<br />So here are a few past/present pictures!<br /><br />Last year...<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TRwB3bQLymI/AAAAAAAAEcg/Zd2J_JuCRyg/s1600/DSC_0189.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 212px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TRwB3bQLymI/AAAAAAAAEcg/Zd2J_JuCRyg/s320/DSC_0189.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5556318091988421218" border="0" /></a>This year...<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TRv_ZGc0-pI/AAAAAAAAEcI/kY9OxYff_KA/s1600/DSC_1386.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 212px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TRv_ZGc0-pI/AAAAAAAAEcI/kY9OxYff_KA/s320/DSC_1386.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5556315371984976530" border="0" /></a>Last year singing with Popa...<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TRwB3HTXbMI/AAAAAAAAEcY/K8bi2Utq9tU/s1600/DSC_0191.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 212px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TRwB3HTXbMI/AAAAAAAAEcY/K8bi2Utq9tU/s320/DSC_0191.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5556318086633057474" border="0" /></a>This year singing with Popa...<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TRv_Y-8O8nI/AAAAAAAAEcA/bJyZtJsx7ME/s1600/DSC_1391.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 212px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TRv_Y-8O8nI/AAAAAAAAEcA/bJyZtJsx7ME/s320/DSC_1391.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5556315369969218162" border="0" /></a>2 years ago in front of the pretty tree...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TRwB3F706UI/AAAAAAAAEcQ/NbYUlEYxIuk/s1600/IMG_0037.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TRwB3F706UI/AAAAAAAAEcQ/NbYUlEYxIuk/s320/IMG_0037.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5556318086265891138" border="0" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">This year in front of the pretty tree...<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TRv-6hzdx8I/AAAAAAAAEbw/OPlUFzRuie0/s1600/DSC_1394.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 212px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TRv-6hzdx8I/AAAAAAAAEbw/OPlUFzRuie0/s320/DSC_1394.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5556314846751737794" border="0" /></a>Then Christmas morning Allikaye<br />awoke to a big Barbie Playhouse in her playroom!<br />This will end up outside when it is warmer -<br />but she is loving it!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TRv-6iYw41I/AAAAAAAAEbo/PD5dRXVo0X8/s1600/DSC_1395.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 212px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TRv-6iYw41I/AAAAAAAAEbo/PD5dRXVo0X8/s320/DSC_1395.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5556314846908179282" border="0" /></a>Big eyes...<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TRv-6eL9iRI/AAAAAAAAEbg/IeyJ0O0uCpM/s1600/DSC_1396.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 212px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TRv-6eL9iRI/AAAAAAAAEbg/IeyJ0O0uCpM/s320/DSC_1396.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5556314845780740370" border="0" /></a><br />This picture is still one of our favorite<br />pictures of Allikaye.<br />This is at her first Christmas.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TRv92HoIvqI/AAAAAAAAEaI/-O2kng7Ux-Y/s1600/IMG_1186.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TRv92HoIvqI/AAAAAAAAEaI/-O2kng7Ux-Y/s320/IMG_1186.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5556313671493795490" border="0" /></a>So we asked her to try and reenact the picture...<br />Attempt one...<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TRv-6SERVSI/AAAAAAAAEbY/4LxkvP4wmMA/s1600/DSC_1399.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 212px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TRv-6SERVSI/AAAAAAAAEbY/4LxkvP4wmMA/s320/DSC_1399.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5556314842527257890" border="0" /></a>Attempt two...<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TRv-SjHCTHI/AAAAAAAAEbQ/XGbC7NgtgJg/s1600/DSC_1398.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 212px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TRv-SjHCTHI/AAAAAAAAEbQ/XGbC7NgtgJg/s320/DSC_1398.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5556314159907490930" border="0" /></a>Pretty Christmas girl<br />with some stick on earrings that were in her stocking!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TRv-SX3mRGI/AAAAAAAAEbI/YlUd3dOEdi0/s1600/DSC_1401.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 212px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TRv-SX3mRGI/AAAAAAAAEbI/YlUd3dOEdi0/s320/DSC_1401.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5556314156889949282" border="0" /></a>Sweet smile for her new jewelry box from Grandma and Popa.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TRv-SVc1ZyI/AAAAAAAAEbA/5X0__CrfuGI/s1600/DSC_1403.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 212px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TRv-SVc1ZyI/AAAAAAAAEbA/5X0__CrfuGI/s320/DSC_1403.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5556314156240824098" border="0" /></a>"Mom, is this a boook?"<br />hehe.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TRv-R8b8-vI/AAAAAAAAEa4/eA6X2SSrcOc/s1600/DSC_1404.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 212px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TRv-R8b8-vI/AAAAAAAAEa4/eA6X2SSrcOc/s320/DSC_1404.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5556314149526239986" border="0" /></a>New pajamas that she HAD to wear right then...<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TRv-RoERBZI/AAAAAAAAEaw/7QD-IG9EYJ0/s1600/DSC_1407.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 212px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TRv-RoERBZI/AAAAAAAAEaw/7QD-IG9EYJ0/s320/DSC_1407.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5556314144058181010" border="0" /></a>Daddy so excited for his new golf driver...<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TRv92pGDmyI/AAAAAAAAEao/nWaRQQy593g/s1600/DSC_1409.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 212px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TRv92pGDmyI/AAAAAAAAEao/nWaRQQy593g/s320/DSC_1409.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5556313680477657890" border="0" /></a>Oh yeah...<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TRv92aSMo2I/AAAAAAAAEag/XSmlT1EzGyA/s1600/DSC_1410.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 212px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TRv92aSMo2I/AAAAAAAAEag/XSmlT1EzGyA/s320/DSC_1410.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5556313676502049634" border="0" /></a><br />Then after the fun Christmas morning...<br />we headed to the other side of the family...<br />Grammy and Pop Pop.<br /><br />Cousin Anna was here from Texas too!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TRv92ayj8qI/AAAAAAAAEaY/lCiScpB4HEY/s1600/DSC_1415.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 212px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TRv92ayj8qI/AAAAAAAAEaY/lCiScpB4HEY/s320/DSC_1415.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5556313676637794978" border="0" /></a><br />It was such great times with family.<br /><br />We enjoyed every minute.<br />And so did our Allikaye.<br /><br />I think she is quite worn out from<br />all the excitement.<br />Not that she is napping, that is long gone,<br />but she is playing a little more quietly...<br />once in awhile.<br /><br />Here is evidence of a happy and satisfied girl...<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TRv92KPfVEI/AAAAAAAAEaQ/Bs6j6Un_wDc/s1600/DSC_1426.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 212px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TRv92KPfVEI/AAAAAAAAEaQ/Bs6j6Un_wDc/s320/DSC_1426.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5556313672195724354" border="0" /></a><br />Playing with her new Leapster.<br />Truly a gift for both her and her parents!<br /><br />Next comes New Year's!<br />Then comes my baby turning 4!<br />Eeeee!<br /><br />xoxo<br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8175279828733364210-3903006428411596214?l=thechambs.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Allikaye's Mamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18036537006076444277noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8175279828733364210.post-49735670541625207962010-12-24T20:24:00.002-07:002010-12-24T20:29:21.826-07:00<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TRVkM06EUfI/AAAAAAAAEaA/7e4CIObC1Kg/s1600/chamblessChristmas.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 268px; height: 364px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TRVkM06EUfI/AAAAAAAAEaA/7e4CIObC1Kg/s320/chamblessChristmas.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5554455886954779122" border="0" /></a><br />Happy Birthday, Jesus!<br />I'm so glad it's Christmas!<br /><br />All the tinsel and lights,<br />and the presents are nice.<br />But the real gift is you!<br /><br />Happy Birthday, Jesus!<br /><br />I love you!<br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8175279828733364210-4973567054162520796?l=thechambs.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Allikaye's Mamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18036537006076444277noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8175279828733364210.post-91033576498834462702010-12-21T20:14:00.003-07:002010-12-21T20:29:16.976-07:00<div style="text-align: center;">This is the only picture<br />I took of Allikaye on stage at her Christmas<br />Dance Recital!<br />Ah!<br />But I ordered the DVD - so soon. soon.<br />She is the angel right in the middle.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TRFtj5c6B4I/AAAAAAAAEYs/rydwrTLfo1k/s1600/DSC_1309.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 212px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TRFtj5c6B4I/AAAAAAAAEYs/rydwrTLfo1k/s320/DSC_1309.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553340279009445762" border="0" /></a>Allikaye is becoming such a good little dancer.<br />She did all her twirls and positions perfectly!<br />So amazing to watch.<br />I am usually backstage and watching from the side -<br />but this year I sat in the audience.<br />And cried the whole time.<br />She amazes me.<br />My dancer with her flowers...<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TRFtjw_IXaI/AAAAAAAAEY0/TL-2ZUn19UI/s1600/DSC_1311.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 212px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TRFtjw_IXaI/AAAAAAAAEY0/TL-2ZUn19UI/s320/DSC_1311.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553340276737072546" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Then we headed to see Santa later that day!<br />Allikaye brought him a picture we drew together at dinner...<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TRFuJQYb0JI/AAAAAAAAEZk/X1Pt32LMSeI/s1600/DSC_1331.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 212px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TRFuJQYb0JI/AAAAAAAAEZk/X1Pt32LMSeI/s320/DSC_1331.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553340920819863698" border="0" /></a>She actually talked to him this year -<br />rather than just stare at the ground and pretend he isn't there.<br />He was such a sweet Santa!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TRFuJZrsMHI/AAAAAAAAEZs/ZyQNoIh8jCc/s1600/DSC_1332.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 212px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TRFuJZrsMHI/AAAAAAAAEZs/ZyQNoIh8jCc/s320/DSC_1332.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553340923316547698" border="0" /></a>Allikaye even asked him what he had for dinner.<br />That is big for my shy girl!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TRFuJsdaKXI/AAAAAAAAEZ0/9Pkg8rjt5zE/s1600/DSC_1333.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 212px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TRFuJsdaKXI/AAAAAAAAEZ0/9Pkg8rjt5zE/s320/DSC_1333.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553340928356919666" border="0" /></a>This is how excited she was after...<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TRFuI9kVLTI/AAAAAAAAEZc/A2Lzfx-b5R8/s1600/DSC_1327.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 212px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TRFuI9kVLTI/AAAAAAAAEZc/A2Lzfx-b5R8/s320/DSC_1327.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553340915769486642" border="0" /></a>I am beyond proud of my girl.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TRFtkfefCII/AAAAAAAAEZM/ySxGDkjNpw0/s1600/DSC_1324.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 212px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TRFtkfefCII/AAAAAAAAEZM/ySxGDkjNpw0/s320/DSC_1324.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553340289216612482" border="0" /></a>She makes the celebration of Jesus' birth so sweet.<br /><br />xoxo<br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8175279828733364210-9103357649883446270?l=thechambs.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Allikaye's Mamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18036537006076444277noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8175279828733364210.post-45889186715869824982010-12-20T14:04:00.005-07:002010-12-20T14:25:28.937-07:00<div style="text-align: center;">Our 2nd Annual House Decorating party was today!<br /><br />Here are some of the goodies,<br />and place settings...<br />awaiting the sugary goodness!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TQ_GvtT1fzI/AAAAAAAAEYM/mHVQoEYQyPU/s1600/DSC_1347.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 212px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TQ_GvtT1fzI/AAAAAAAAEYM/mHVQoEYQyPU/s320/DSC_1347.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5552875388490055474" border="0" /></a>We had 13 kids come this year!<br />So much fun...<br />and so much sugar!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TQ_G-0cSDeI/AAAAAAAAEYc/yZm3jX_s20c/s1600/DSC_1346.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 212px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TQ_G-0cSDeI/AAAAAAAAEYc/yZm3jX_s20c/s320/DSC_1346.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5552875648102567394" border="0" /></a>These sandwich cookies are some of my faves...<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TQ_GvXMm9_I/AAAAAAAAEYE/ogRnxuBsM7A/s1600/DSC_1348.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 212px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TQ_GvXMm9_I/AAAAAAAAEYE/ogRnxuBsM7A/s320/DSC_1348.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5552875382554163186" border="0" /></a>I also made 2 different types of pinwheels, with crescent rolls...<br /><div style="text-align: center;">so yummo...<br /></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TQ_GuxlONCI/AAAAAAAAEX8/zmtXYfsOw9w/s1600/DSC_1349.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 212px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TQ_GuxlONCI/AAAAAAAAEX8/zmtXYfsOw9w/s320/DSC_1349.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5552875372456850466" border="0" /></a>I used my sewing machine to connect paper candy canes,<br />and some pretty white snowflakes that my students made.<br />Very festive!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TQ_G-tF2kzI/AAAAAAAAEYU/8H57099k_h0/s1600/DSC_1345.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 212px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TQ_G-tF2kzI/AAAAAAAAEYU/8H57099k_h0/s320/DSC_1345.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5552875646129443634" border="0" /></a>Let the decorating begin!!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TQ_GunBTHwI/AAAAAAAAEX0/b4kKUABmQO4/s1600/DSC_1351.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 212px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TQ_GunBTHwI/AAAAAAAAEX0/b4kKUABmQO4/s320/DSC_1351.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5552875369621823234" border="0" /></a>Buddies!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TQ_GLB_QCkI/AAAAAAAAEXk/B-rJa5rgH2M/s1600/DSC_1361.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 212px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TQ_GLB_QCkI/AAAAAAAAEXk/B-rJa5rgH2M/s320/DSC_1361.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5552874758385699394" border="0" /></a>Very serious...<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TQ_GK9LIi7I/AAAAAAAAEXc/C32bA9QI7Pc/s1600/DSC_1362.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 212px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TQ_GK9LIi7I/AAAAAAAAEXc/C32bA9QI7Pc/s320/DSC_1362.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5552874757093362610" border="0" /></a>Brady and Kendi...<br />all was good and then Brady tried a red hot...<br />oops. :)<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TQ_GulTP13I/AAAAAAAAEXs/rWNEHOlMDt0/s1600/DSC_1356.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 212px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TQ_GulTP13I/AAAAAAAAEXs/rWNEHOlMDt0/s320/DSC_1356.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5552875369160234866" border="0" /></a>Sweet Kaida...<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TQ_GKjU2AEI/AAAAAAAAEXU/WkQmuJ5kK3A/s1600/DSC_1363.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 212px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TQ_GKjU2AEI/AAAAAAAAEXU/WkQmuJ5kK3A/s320/DSC_1363.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5552874750154768450" border="0" /></a>My work friend, Jessica, came<br />with her pretty girl Sienna...<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TQ_Ft5qQPRI/AAAAAAAAEW0/XYk1R2Ch15s/s1600/DSC_1373.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 212px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TQ_Ft5qQPRI/AAAAAAAAEW0/XYk1R2Ch15s/s320/DSC_1373.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5552874257933942034" border="0" /></a>Lily with her impressive house...<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TQ_GKilZJ0I/AAAAAAAAEXM/jN2p1UBxGJ4/s1600/DSC_1365.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 212px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TQ_GKilZJ0I/AAAAAAAAEXM/jN2p1UBxGJ4/s320/DSC_1365.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5552874749955745602" border="0" /></a>Creative Mallory...<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TQ_GKZrYlZI/AAAAAAAAEXE/siv6LENyYGg/s1600/DSC_1366.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 212px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TQ_GKZrYlZI/AAAAAAAAEXE/siv6LENyYGg/s320/DSC_1366.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5552874747564955026" border="0" /></a>Silly Delaney...<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TQ_FubCazuI/AAAAAAAAEW8/I3NRDlIjZtE/s1600/DSC_1368.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 212px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TQ_FubCazuI/AAAAAAAAEW8/I3NRDlIjZtE/s320/DSC_1368.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5552874266893668066" border="0" /></a>Zach!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TQ_FtzeXsXI/AAAAAAAAEWs/jd8bffahqVY/s1600/DSC_1374.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 212px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TQ_FtzeXsXI/AAAAAAAAEWs/jd8bffahqVY/s320/DSC_1374.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5552874256273486194" border="0" /></a>Sweet Mackenzie...<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TQ_FtuFSf9I/AAAAAAAAEWk/yVZShDKJXmk/s1600/DSC_1375.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 212px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TQ_FtuFSf9I/AAAAAAAAEWk/yVZShDKJXmk/s320/DSC_1375.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5552874254826110930" border="0" /></a>And the hostess herself...<br />Allikaye!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TQ_FtjLBqaI/AAAAAAAAEWc/ki1RZ1EVttA/s1600/DSC_1376.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 212px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TQ_FtjLBqaI/AAAAAAAAEWc/ki1RZ1EVttA/s320/DSC_1376.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5552874251897383330" border="0" /></a><br />It was a super fun party...<br />All the kids did great!<br />I really love this tradition.<br />Love it.<br />Excited for next year!<br /><br />xoxo<br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8175279828733364210-4588918671586982498?l=thechambs.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Allikaye's Mamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18036537006076444277noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8175279828733364210.post-5090990206157655802010-12-18T16:30:00.000-07:002010-12-18T16:30:15.443-07:00<div style="text-align: center;">The preschool Christmas program!!<br />Absolute adorable adorable overload!<br /><br />Here is my Christmas Angel<br />before the program...<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TQ1BpZPiEyI/AAAAAAAAEV0/tNWClDKvjl4/s1600/DSC_1240.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 212px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TQ1BpZPiEyI/AAAAAAAAEV0/tNWClDKvjl4/s320/DSC_1240.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5552166095024165666" border="0" /></a>THIS is my Christmas Angel...<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TQ1BpizcMlI/AAAAAAAAEV8/eJmY-ZcMGcI/s1600/DSC_1244.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 212px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TQ1BpizcMlI/AAAAAAAAEV8/eJmY-ZcMGcI/s320/DSC_1244.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5552166097590694482" border="0" /></a>Mallory, one of the favorite friends,<br />and Allikaye...<br />waiting to go on!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TQ1Bpu1m5uI/AAAAAAAAEWE/CkmpryoT044/s1600/DSC_1254.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 212px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TQ1Bpu1m5uI/AAAAAAAAEWE/CkmpryoT044/s320/DSC_1254.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5552166100821010146" border="0" /></a>There she is on the top row!!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TQ1Bp1ifpOI/AAAAAAAAEWM/oLyfnvVc3Bg/s1600/DSC_1261.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 212px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TQ1Bp1ifpOI/AAAAAAAAEWM/oLyfnvVc3Bg/s320/DSC_1261.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5552166102619890914" border="0" /></a>Hi MOM!<br />Hi DAD!<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TQ1BJlJxTeI/AAAAAAAAEVM/kkSe39xhBNU/s1600/12%2B09%2B10_8697.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TQ1BJlJxTeI/AAAAAAAAEVM/kkSe39xhBNU/s320/12%2B09%2B10_8697.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5552165548465409506" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Singing so loud and proud!<br />She was awesome!<br />She takes her jobs on stage very serious.<br />Had all the right moves!<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TQ1BKIeU3ZI/AAAAAAAAEVk/VLKn80QoVJc/s1600/12%2B09%2B10_8707.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TQ1BKIeU3ZI/AAAAAAAAEVk/VLKn80QoVJc/s320/12%2B09%2B10_8707.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5552165557946867090" border="0" /></a>Hehe...<br />so adorable...<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TQ1BJ3mT-PI/AAAAAAAAEVc/Pw1qtYuPhg0/s1600/12%2B09%2B10_8704.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TQ1BJ3mT-PI/AAAAAAAAEVc/Pw1qtYuPhg0/s320/12%2B09%2B10_8704.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5552165553416960242" border="0" /></a><br />"The BEST present of all...<br />is Jesus!"<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TQ1BJmDu94I/AAAAAAAAEVU/GtwnTTIJmqU/s1600/12%2B09%2B10_8703.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TQ1BJmDu94I/AAAAAAAAEVU/GtwnTTIJmqU/s320/12%2B09%2B10_8703.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5552165548708525954" border="0" /></a>Owen, right next to her,<br />was her partner for the last song,<br />"I wish you well"<br />It was very adorable...<br />I know I keep saying that...<br />but it was!<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TQ1BKSzMr0I/AAAAAAAAEVs/2ZSt1kogKT0/s1600/12%2B09%2B10_8720.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 235px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TQ1BKSzMr0I/AAAAAAAAEVs/2ZSt1kogKT0/s320/12%2B09%2B10_8720.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5552165560718765890" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">One more time...<br />because I LOVE this picture...<br />love it.<br /><br />She is definitely comfortable on stage!<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TQ1BKIeU3ZI/AAAAAAAAEVk/VLKn80QoVJc/s1600/12%2B09%2B10_8707.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TQ1BKIeU3ZI/AAAAAAAAEVk/VLKn80QoVJc/s320/12%2B09%2B10_8707.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5552165557946867090" border="0" /></a><br /><br />We are remembering that Jesus is<br />the BEST present of all!<br />Thanks, Allikaye for singing<br />us that reminder!<br /><br />xoxo<br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8175279828733364210-509099020615765580?l=thechambs.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Allikaye's Mamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18036537006076444277noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8175279828733364210.post-35692436160111330092010-12-15T19:30:00.000-07:002010-12-15T20:31:50.020-07:00<div style="text-align: center;">This past Saturday,<br />Matt, me and Allikaye<br />volunteered to help out at an<br />Angel Tree Party.<br /><br />Angel Tree is a ministry that provides<br />gifts for children that have<br />one or both of their parents incarcerated.<br /><br />We have taken the tag off of the tree at church for years...<br />since I was little -<br />and brought a wrapped gift back to church<br />the next week.<br /><br />But this time we took it a step further and<br />volunteered to be there to hand out the gifts<br />to the kids.<br /><br />I was praying that the time<br />there would be good for Allikaye.<br />That she would see the joy in giving to others<br />and to show them God's Love - which we talk about A LOT!<br /><br />The turn out was huge.<br />25 families were served:<br />40 adults and 80 children!<br /><span style="font-family:monospace;"><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TQV7FKGQW-I/AAAAAAAAEU0/1cKjgbRUTYc/s1600/DSCN0708.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TQV7FKGQW-I/AAAAAAAAEU0/1cKjgbRUTYc/s320/DSCN0708.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5549977444344159202" border="0" /></a><br /></span>While Matt did the heavy lifting<br />and moving of the supplies, etc,<br />Allikaye and me were able to spend lots of<br />one on one time with most of the kids there.<br /><br />We showed them the amazing cake,<br />that one of the women at our church made...<span style="font-family:monospace;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TQV7FfDSCGI/AAAAAAAAEU8/2Qj834hvV3g/s1600/DSCN0722.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TQV7FfDSCGI/AAAAAAAAEU8/2Qj834hvV3g/s320/DSCN0722.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5549977449968830562" border="0" /></a><br />And just talked and made them smile!<br />The kids were all so great and smiley and sweet.<br /><br />Allikaye was able to meet Kiana...<br />the little girl that she bought presents for.<br />She was almost 5,<br />loved princesses and learning...<br />just like my Allikaye.<br /><br />Allikaye really loved her.<br />She kept asking if she could go play at her house.<br />That very thing is what affected me the most<br />from our time there that day.<br />Kiana and her brother and sister are<br />actually in foster care right now,<br />since their mom is in prison.<br />They were so clingy and just wanted me to hold them.<br /><br />They just simply needed some more love.<br />And I am so thankful that Allikaye<br />was able to see how important it is<br />to show people love.<br /><br />God's love.<br /><br />She even told them<br />"Jesus loves you,"<br />As they were leaving.<br />Precious.<br /><br />Women like this are in my prayers...<br />as I am in this Christmas season.<br />This is grandma to that little baby boy, Jaelen.<br />His mom had him while in jail,<br />and she is still there.<br />So Jaelen is cared for by grandma.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TQV7EjbcOfI/AAAAAAAAEUs/9GeX48LQzFA/s1600/DSCN0692.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TQV7EjbcOfI/AAAAAAAAEUs/9GeX48LQzFA/s320/DSCN0692.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5549977433964034546" border="0" /></a><br />The love and light of God is everywhere.<br />I am thankful that He gives us the ability to share that<br />love and light.<br /><br />And I will leave you with this...<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TQV7FvbGrtI/AAAAAAAAEVE/aF0gX-YX5N8/s1600/Picture%2B1.png"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 219px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TQV7FvbGrtI/AAAAAAAAEVE/aF0gX-YX5N8/s320/Picture%2B1.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5549977454363717330" border="0" /></a><br />I pray that I can lead Allikaye<br />in choosing the things in life that<br />matter the most.<br /><br /><br />xoxo<br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8175279828733364210-3569243616011133009?l=thechambs.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Allikaye's Mamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18036537006076444277noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8175279828733364210.post-40414674304637671042010-12-12T15:41:00.003-07:002010-12-12T15:55:21.741-07:00<div style="text-align: center;">A night with the girls...<br />making The Pioneer Woman's<br />World Famous Cinnamon Rolls!<br />Look at these...<br />Oh yeah.<br />Half maple-coffee icing.<br />Half orange delicious frosting.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TQVQgKFmfkI/AAAAAAAAEUc/3rF4SLBMzLA/s1600/12%2B03%2B10_8574.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TQVQgKFmfkI/AAAAAAAAEUc/3rF4SLBMzLA/s320/12%2B03%2B10_8574.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5549930629197889090" border="0" /></a>Here I am...<br />rolling the dough!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TQVQgfq_Z_I/AAAAAAAAEUk/NjhfFFHwD70/s1600/12%2B03%2B10_8575.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TQVQgfq_Z_I/AAAAAAAAEUk/NjhfFFHwD70/s320/12%2B03%2B10_8575.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5549930634991855602" border="0" /></a>Some of the girls...<br />Jess, Kendi, me, Margaret.<br />Happy faces for a fun night!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TQVQfnjbP4I/AAAAAAAAEUU/4PP9URghAoc/s1600/12%2B03%2B10_8570.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TQVQfnjbP4I/AAAAAAAAEUU/4PP9URghAoc/s320/12%2B03%2B10_8570.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5549930619927740290" border="0" /></a>Look at my cheesy grin...<br />is it the cinnamon rolls?<br />Or the wine?<br />Hmmm.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TQVQfD3kKFI/AAAAAAAAEUM/OaKdUStFO8g/s1600/12%2B03%2B10_8567.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TQVQfD3kKFI/AAAAAAAAEUM/OaKdUStFO8g/s320/12%2B03%2B10_8567.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5549930610348533842" border="0" /></a>Neighbor, friend, teammate, mom to one of Allikaye's BF's...<br />Laura.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TQVQFe7a-4I/AAAAAAAAET0/Cdph3SyWknc/s1600/DSC_1184.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 212px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TQVQFe7a-4I/AAAAAAAAET0/Cdph3SyWknc/s320/DSC_1184.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5549930170935868290" border="0" /></a>This cracks me up...<br />Jess and M with their new fancy schmancy cameras!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TQVQFuUDT9I/AAAAAAAAET8/pDJvyW_CDNI/s1600/DSC_1183.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 212px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TQVQFuUDT9I/AAAAAAAAET8/pDJvyW_CDNI/s320/DSC_1183.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5549930175065706450" border="0" /></a>MmMmMm...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TQVQEp0GOgI/AAAAAAAAETk/txW0e055Cks/s1600/DSC_1192.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 212px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TQVQEp0GOgI/AAAAAAAAETk/txW0e055Cks/s320/DSC_1192.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5549930156678068738" border="0" /></a>We made SO many!<br />I took home 10 pans to freeze and give some away...<br />if I can handle giving them away...<br />they are amazing.<br />Life changing good.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TQVQEcCXZiI/AAAAAAAAETc/fLJzStDUoXQ/s1600/DSC_1195.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 212px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TQVQEcCXZiI/AAAAAAAAETc/fLJzStDUoXQ/s320/DSC_1195.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5549930152979818018" border="0" /></a>Laura brought this quote...<br />so perfect...<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TQVQe9-OhbI/AAAAAAAAEUE/YjMRjI6n_zs/s1600/DSC_1181.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 212px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TQVQe9-OhbI/AAAAAAAAEUE/YjMRjI6n_zs/s320/DSC_1181.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5549930608765863346" border="0" /></a>And one more time...<br />just because they are that good...<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TQVQgKFmfkI/AAAAAAAAEUc/3rF4SLBMzLA/s1600/12%2B03%2B10_8574.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TQVQgKFmfkI/AAAAAAAAEUc/3rF4SLBMzLA/s320/12%2B03%2B10_8574.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5549930629197889090" border="0" /></a><br />Such a fun night with the girls!<br /><br />xoxo<br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8175279828733364210-4041467430463767104?l=thechambs.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Allikaye's Mamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18036537006076444277noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8175279828733364210.post-7632635412701681822010-12-06T06:00:00.000-07:002010-12-06T06:00:11.344-07:00<div style="text-align: center;">Since this is our first time having Christmas<br />at our house...<br />so the decorating is new and exciting!<br /><br />Here is the official finished product!<br /><br />The tree...<br />shows my love for stars...for sure.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TPxelGpbtmI/AAAAAAAAETM/7QBwm9zJKi4/s1600/DSC_1216.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 212px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TPxelGpbtmI/AAAAAAAAETM/7QBwm9zJKi4/s320/DSC_1216.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5547412832546174562" border="0" /></a>There are some handmade Allikaye ornaments<br />on it this year too...<br />which makes my heart happy.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TPxeQdx7qNI/AAAAAAAAESk/jEkZsmduZ2M/s1600/DSC_1224.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 212px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TPxeQdx7qNI/AAAAAAAAESk/jEkZsmduZ2M/s320/DSC_1224.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5547412477978585298" border="0" /></a>My view from the couch...<br />my favorite spot.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TPxeko_AXaI/AAAAAAAAES8/OX-8WwByQKE/s1600/DSC_1220.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 212px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TPxeko_AXaI/AAAAAAAAES8/OX-8WwByQKE/s320/DSC_1220.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5547412824583593378" border="0" /></a>Mantel...or mantle?<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TPxekWpvsqI/AAAAAAAAES0/htc91Ns1StE/s1600/DSC_1221.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 212px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TPxekWpvsqI/AAAAAAAAES0/htc91Ns1StE/s320/DSC_1221.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5547412819662582434" border="0" /></a>Just made this little clothesline<br />from <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/livingroomfloor">Living Room Floor Etsy shop.</a>..<br />really makes me happy.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TPxek_SBL8I/AAAAAAAAETE/HMZ9iCMRPRY/s1600/DSC_1217.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 212px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TPxek_SBL8I/AAAAAAAAETE/HMZ9iCMRPRY/s320/DSC_1217.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5547412830568918978" border="0" /></a>Close up of one of my favorites...<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TPxekIhmadI/AAAAAAAAESs/zzCs665ody4/s1600/DSC_1222.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 212px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TPxekIhmadI/AAAAAAAAESs/zzCs665ody4/s320/DSC_1222.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5547412815870323154" border="0" /></a>Wreath I hot glued some ornaments on...<br />works for me!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TPxePUED11I/AAAAAAAAESU/aiRhHI6SS-8/s1600/DSC_1228.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 212px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TPxePUED11I/AAAAAAAAESU/aiRhHI6SS-8/s320/DSC_1228.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5547412458190395218" border="0" /></a>I love Christmas ornaments in cute holders...<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TPxePgeChWI/AAAAAAAAESc/F3j7MTeG2QE/s1600/DSC_1226.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 212px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TPxePgeChWI/AAAAAAAAESc/F3j7MTeG2QE/s320/DSC_1226.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5547412461520586082" border="0" /></a>Little bit of Christmas shimmer in the kitchen...<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TPxevNcH4aI/AAAAAAAAETU/kJnvEEFKQSM/s1600/DSC_1205.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 212px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TPxevNcH4aI/AAAAAAAAETU/kJnvEEFKQSM/s320/DSC_1205.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5547413006168088994" border="0" /></a>I tucked in some of my happy cards in there too!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TPxeO-3JnwI/AAAAAAAAESE/3zt83Om5wj4/s1600/DSC_1230.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 212px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TPxeO-3JnwI/AAAAAAAAESE/3zt83Om5wj4/s320/DSC_1230.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5547412452499103490" border="0" /></a>Oh, and don't forget our friendly polar bear!<br />My grandma and grandpa let us borrow<br />him for this season!<br />He brings joy to our neighborhood!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TPxePOH4RNI/AAAAAAAAESM/4hQ-uN7D1Gw/s1600/DSC_1229.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 212px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TPxePOH4RNI/AAAAAAAAESM/4hQ-uN7D1Gw/s320/DSC_1229.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5547412456595801298" border="0" /></a>We are ready for Christmas over here!<br /><br />Coming soon...<br />pictures of my girl's night making<br />The Pioneer Woman's Cinnamon rolls!<br />We made a gazillion...mmmm.<br /><br />xoxo<br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8175279828733364210-763263541270168182?l=thechambs.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Allikaye's Mamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18036537006076444277noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8175279828733364210.post-48348655438126736432010-12-01T20:39:00.002-07:002010-12-01T20:56:30.078-07:00<div style="text-align: center;">I was not quite sure about how Allikaye's<br />school pictures would turn out.<br />First of all,<br />they are school pictures...<br />not always the best pics, ya know?<br />Second,<br />I was on my way to Cali for my fun girl's weekend.<br />So the hair, outfit, all of it was chosen and prepared the night before.<br />Eek. I can get a little control happy -<br />so this was a slight worry for me.<br /><br />But check these out!<br /><br />I love them.<br /><br />I think it is the beauty in capturing<br />my Allikaye in her school setting.<br />Mama and dad not there.<br />In her element.<br />So happy.<br />So innocent.<br />So HER!<br /><br />Oh, and the braid from the night before<br />lasted in her hair.<br />Love that too.<br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TPcWXGYypfI/AAAAAAAAER4/6sSLZ5nCHt4/s1600/School%2BPics%2B2.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 218px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TPcWXGYypfI/AAAAAAAAER4/6sSLZ5nCHt4/s320/School%2BPics%2B2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5545926052237452786" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TPcWWr_RgDI/AAAAAAAAERw/gRxoRbS8Fso/s1600/School%2Bpics%2B1.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TPcWWr_RgDI/AAAAAAAAERw/gRxoRbS8Fso/s320/School%2Bpics%2B1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5545926045151100978" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TPcWWXS7aEI/AAAAAAAAERo/5XzY9m0bywI/s1600/School%2BPics%2B3.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TPcWWXS7aEI/AAAAAAAAERo/5XzY9m0bywI/s320/School%2BPics%2B3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5545926039596394562" border="0" /></a><br />They even snuck some pictures<br />of Allikaye and her school (and dance)<br />friend, Lauren.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TPcWWHfUZMI/AAAAAAAAERg/8SrneSakJGE/s1600/School%2BPics%2B5.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 216px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TPcWWHfUZMI/AAAAAAAAERg/8SrneSakJGE/s320/School%2BPics%2B5.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5545926035353396418" border="0" /></a>Hehe.<br />Love Allikaye's expression...<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TPcWV9fqQLI/AAAAAAAAERY/hKO0LnFWdkg/s1600/School%2BPics%2B6.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 211px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TPcWV9fqQLI/AAAAAAAAERY/hKO0LnFWdkg/s320/School%2BPics%2B6.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5545926032670474418" border="0" /></a><br />So way to go, school pictures!<br />The price is steeper than necessary.<br />So our house will happily have only one<br />in our possession.<br />But I am thankful that these pictures exist.<br /><br />Happiness.<br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8175279828733364210-4834865543812673643?l=thechambs.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Allikaye's Mamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18036537006076444277noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8175279828733364210.post-8736565170968801272010-11-26T17:28:00.002-07:002010-11-26T17:42:53.532-07:00<div style="text-align: center;">Look at this cheesy grin..<br />says it all!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TPBRg82-ozI/AAAAAAAAERQ/vvEeLR1OhaQ/s1600/DSC_1181.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 212px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TPBRg82-ozI/AAAAAAAAERQ/vvEeLR1OhaQ/s320/DSC_1181.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544020767827469106" border="0" /></a>We've had a great Thanksgiving week!<br />These were taken waiting for dad to finish<br />the Turkey Trot<br />on Thanksgiving morning...<br />Allikaye with her friend Annika...<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TPBRgnSRnyI/AAAAAAAAERI/aJnpd5lmGcY/s1600/DSC_1183.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 212px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TPBRgnSRnyI/AAAAAAAAERI/aJnpd5lmGcY/s320/DSC_1183.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544020762036379426" border="0" /></a>Here he comes!!<br />Yay, daddy!<br /><br />Allikaye was yelling,<br />"Go daddy, go! Win a medal!"<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TPBRgZ_3ZiI/AAAAAAAAERA/UpUoerYOR2M/s1600/DSC_1187.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 212px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TPBRgZ_3ZiI/AAAAAAAAERA/UpUoerYOR2M/s320/DSC_1187.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544020758469502498" border="0" /></a>Daddy and his friend, Justin!<br />So proud of their big race...<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TPBRgD9I1-I/AAAAAAAAEQ4/EIqFxi-AKig/s1600/DSC_1193.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 212px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TPBRgD9I1-I/AAAAAAAAEQ4/EIqFxi-AKig/s320/DSC_1193.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544020752552482786" border="0" /></a>Lovin her daddy...<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TPBRMW5bl6I/AAAAAAAAEQw/B24FSNfdbFM/s1600/DSC_1196.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 212px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TPBRMW5bl6I/AAAAAAAAEQw/B24FSNfdbFM/s320/DSC_1196.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544020414039824290" border="0" /></a><br />Then we had a great Thanksgiving!<br />At my house this year -<br />and a lot smaller than usual...<br />but it was wonderful.<br />Fun and relaxing and yummy!<br />I just love my parents.<br /><br />I had to take some pictures<br />of Allikaye's beautiful pieces of<br />Thanksgiving art/centerpieces<br />that she has made at church and school.<br />I really love them.<br />A lot.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TPBRMKw7SkI/AAAAAAAAEQo/LLKw_mAdeLk/s1600/DSC_1201.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 212px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TPBRMKw7SkI/AAAAAAAAEQo/LLKw_mAdeLk/s320/DSC_1201.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544020410782927426" border="0" /></a><br />Mayflower and a pumpkin pie...<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TPBRL5JYD1I/AAAAAAAAEQg/-DiLktAWW8Y/s1600/DSC_1202.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 212px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TPBRL5JYD1I/AAAAAAAAEQg/-DiLktAWW8Y/s320/DSC_1202.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544020406053637970" border="0" /></a>At school she said,<br />"I am thankful for my mom, dad named Matt, and myself."<br />hehe!<br />So sweet!<br />Also thankful for her kitty! </div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TPBRLjhVhFI/AAAAAAAAEQY/NVlFsBZTeMg/s1600/DSC_1204.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 212px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TPBRLjhVhFI/AAAAAAAAEQY/NVlFsBZTeMg/s320/DSC_1204.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544020400248554578" border="0" /></a>Love this one...<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TPBRLivNLtI/AAAAAAAAEQQ/sg72JoifLH8/s1600/DSC_1205.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 212px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TPBRLivNLtI/AAAAAAAAEQQ/sg72JoifLH8/s320/DSC_1205.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544020400038293202" border="0" /></a><br />"Give thanks to the Lord, for He is GOOD!"<br />Psalm 118<br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8175279828733364210-873656517096880127?l=thechambs.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Allikaye's Mamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18036537006076444277noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8175279828733364210.post-33612489877440371362010-11-22T07:00:00.000-07:002010-11-22T07:00:02.030-07:00<div style="text-align: center;">Normally I would wait<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">until Friday, after Thanksgiving,<br />to change the blog to Christmas-sy -<br />but I am excited for the season...<br />so I just couldn't wait!<br /><br />And here are some<br />pictures from Allikaye's shoot...<br />I love them.<br />And there are so many more.<br />I'll share those eventually!<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TOmfG_h8HyI/AAAAAAAAEPs/U703ogmzj8k/s1600/IMG_4131.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TOmfG_h8HyI/AAAAAAAAEPs/U703ogmzj8k/s320/IMG_4131.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5542135758937923362" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TOmfGmD254I/AAAAAAAAEPk/6hwGRJcCa4c/s1600/IMG_4121.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TOmfGmD254I/AAAAAAAAEPk/6hwGRJcCa4c/s320/IMG_4121.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5542135752100865922" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TOmfGA4PW2I/AAAAAAAAEPc/38B0J-ZfGw8/s1600/IMG_4111.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TOmfGA4PW2I/AAAAAAAAEPc/38B0J-ZfGw8/s320/IMG_4111.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5542135742120024930" border="0" /></a><br />We have also been busy...<br />parent-teacher conferences, report cards, blah.<br /><br />But we also took part in one of our favorite traditions<br />since living in Castle Rock.<br />This is our 4th time celebrating the lighting<br />of the Star on Castle Rock.<br />We love this.<br />I l.o.v.e stars -<br />love them.<br />So what better town for me to live in,<br />than one that has a huge star shining from the top of our rock?!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TOmhsKOtC6I/AAAAAAAAEP0/cwN5H6uNvJo/s1600/Picture%2B2.png"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TOmhsKOtC6I/AAAAAAAAEP0/cwN5H6uNvJo/s320/Picture%2B2.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5542138596488448930" border="0" /></a><br />And of course,<br />we love the star on the top of Castle Rock for a<br />more important reason.<br />It is a reminder of the JOY of the season...<br />that our SAVIOR is BORN!<br /><br />And when we get to see that Star shining every night,<br />we remember to FOLLOW the STAR to our SAVIOR!<br />Love that.<br /><br />Here is Allikaye, Mallory and Kaida,<br />waiting for the countdown! <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TOnwoCUBSqI/AAAAAAAAEQA/9IgImpuDffs/s1600/-1.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 221px; height: 166px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TOnwoCUBSqI/AAAAAAAAEQA/9IgImpuDffs/s320/-1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5542225387062381218" border="0" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">And despite my Texas Big looking hair...<br />here is a family shot!<br />I'll take it - these don't always happen!<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TOnwo4SQ3YI/AAAAAAAAEQI/AbQleyZ84MI/s1600/-2.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 163px; height: 217px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TOnwo4SQ3YI/AAAAAAAAEQI/AbQleyZ84MI/s320/-2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5542225401550527874" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Happy Thanksgiving Week!<br /><br />xoxo<br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8175279828733364210-3361248987744037136?l=thechambs.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Allikaye's Mamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18036537006076444277noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8175279828733364210.post-21992977579112054552010-11-13T14:49:00.002-07:002010-11-13T15:11:19.630-07:00<div style="text-align: center;">Yes, it has snowed!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">First snow of the year,<br />later than normal...<br />but exciting nonetheless!<br /><br />The snow definitely gets us in the Christmasy mood...<br />and so did the Santa's Arrival Parade<br />at our mall!<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Is it too early?!<br />Nah, and the snow is falling right now as I type!<br />Lovely!<br /><br />Here is Allikaye with her inaugural candy cane!<br />MmMm..smells like Christmas!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TN8KoJs77ZI/AAAAAAAAEO8/_XiVPyV1oeg/s1600/DSC_1160.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 212px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TN8KoJs77ZI/AAAAAAAAEO8/_XiVPyV1oeg/s320/DSC_1160.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5539157751604440466" border="0" /></a>There's the Christmas tree!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TN8Kn94szNI/AAAAAAAAEO0/QKBSMgysu88/s1600/DSC_1161.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 212px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TN8Kn94szNI/AAAAAAAAEO0/QKBSMgysu88/s320/DSC_1161.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5539157748432555218" border="0" /></a>Miss Colorado was there...<br />or "a pretty" as Allikaye still calls them.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TN8KngwpnPI/AAAAAAAAEOs/MqMAc1LHG_0/s1600/DSC_1163.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 212px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TN8KngwpnPI/AAAAAAAAEOs/MqMAc1LHG_0/s320/DSC_1163.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5539157740614163698" border="0" /></a>We even had some hot chocolate<br />near Santa's lodge!<br />Doesn't she look old?!<br />She never wears jeans. ever.<br />The other day I did some hard-core<br />bargaining and she finally wore them!<br />Yippee!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TN8KnWA2YlI/AAAAAAAAEOk/N-WTvJnwMx4/s1600/DSC_1169.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 212px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TN8KnWA2YlI/AAAAAAAAEOk/N-WTvJnwMx4/s320/DSC_1169.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5539157737729319506" border="0" /></a>Cute...both the girl and the hubby...cute.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TN8KN5OlPwI/AAAAAAAAEOY/s9tpfYh0ZYU/s1600/DSC_1170.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 212px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TN8KN5OlPwI/AAAAAAAAEOY/s9tpfYh0ZYU/s320/DSC_1170.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5539157300505558786" border="0" /></a>Here's another just because they are just so darn cute to me!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TN8KNt6aj9I/AAAAAAAAEOQ/_9LV99bRErU/s1600/DSC_1171.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 212px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TN8KNt6aj9I/AAAAAAAAEOQ/_9LV99bRErU/s320/DSC_1171.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5539157297468182482" border="0" /></a>Here is the picture taken right before the hot chocolate spilled.<br />Lovely.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TN8KNDWz6xI/AAAAAAAAEOI/n1p1gilPmdE/s1600/DSC_1172.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 212px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TN8KNDWz6xI/AAAAAAAAEOI/n1p1gilPmdE/s320/DSC_1172.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5539157286044560146" border="0" /></a><br />After that Christmas fun<br />we played in the snow!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TN8KMwgXZUI/AAAAAAAAEN4/G1cri5zyb3M/s1600/DSC_1178.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 212px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TN8KMwgXZUI/AAAAAAAAEN4/G1cri5zyb3M/s320/DSC_1178.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5539157280984360258" border="0" /></a>Lovely...<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TN8KNI4RA1I/AAAAAAAAEOA/w97ai2up1Ew/s1600/DSC_1175.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 212px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TN8KNI4RA1I/AAAAAAAAEOA/w97ai2up1Ew/s320/DSC_1175.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5539157287527056210" border="0" /></a><br />Happy first snow of the year!<br />Come on Thanksgiving...<br />Christmas is waiting right around the corner!<br /><br />xoxo<br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8175279828733364210-2199297757911205455?l=thechambs.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Allikaye's Mamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18036537006076444277noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8175279828733364210.post-91588016257632822792010-10-30T15:22:00.006-06:002010-10-30T15:57:06.891-06:00<div style="text-align: center;">Costume Number One:<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">"Ballerina Princess"<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TMyOVJStOCI/AAAAAAAAENg/IrAG37xbPOk/s1600/DSC_1037.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 212px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TMyOVJStOCI/AAAAAAAAENg/IrAG37xbPOk/s320/DSC_1037.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5533954536054274082" border="0" /></a>Dance class costume Thursday...<br />I took this through the window...<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TMyOPi-tuOI/AAAAAAAAENY/cUUcGxdfGlk/s1600/DSC_1043.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 212px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TMyOPi-tuOI/AAAAAAAAENY/cUUcGxdfGlk/s320/DSC_1043.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5533954439870527714" border="0" /></a>Then some parachute play at dance!<br />She is so happy!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TMyOPYac_VI/AAAAAAAAENQ/PQYRcjzjxTo/s1600/DSC_1063.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 212px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TMyOPYac_VI/AAAAAAAAENQ/PQYRcjzjxTo/s320/DSC_1063.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5533954437034081618" border="0" /></a>So sweet...<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TMyOPAXSulI/AAAAAAAAENI/TJ2HSHG_p40/s1600/DSC_1064.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 212px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TMyOPAXSulI/AAAAAAAAENI/TJ2HSHG_p40/s320/DSC_1064.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5533954430578375250" border="0" /></a><br />Then Friday at school,<br />I had my students create edible maps!<br />We used sugar cookie dough for<br />the land,<br />and lots of other goodies for the landforms.<br />There were some very precise and "controlled" countries...<br />and then some pretty out of control creations.<br />But it was fun...and educational...right?<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TMyTrPOj8cI/AAAAAAAAENw/gw64re5pYfY/s1600/Picture+2.png"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 76px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TMyTrPOj8cI/AAAAAAAAENw/gw64re5pYfY/s320/Picture+2.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5533960413162762690" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TMyTq-XAKLI/AAAAAAAAENo/4otz2HKWU6s/s1600/Picture+1.png"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 195px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TMyTq-XAKLI/AAAAAAAAENo/4otz2HKWU6s/s320/Picture+1.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5533960408634763442" border="0" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TMyNfCketzI/AAAAAAAAEMo/GAVF9JRvE7k/s1600/DSC_1108.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 212px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TMyNfCketzI/AAAAAAAAEMo/GAVF9JRvE7k/s320/DSC_1108.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5533953606536836914" border="0" /></a>He said the black licorice was the oil spill...<br />and the red the cleaning tubes...<br />hmmm...<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TMyNfIKqL5I/AAAAAAAAEMw/l6ZV6m3nBec/s1600/DSC_1102.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 212px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TMyNfIKqL5I/AAAAAAAAEMw/l6ZV6m3nBec/s320/DSC_1102.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5533953608039149458" border="0" /></a><br />Then costume number 2:<br />"Butterfly Princess Fairy"<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TMyOOna3TEI/AAAAAAAAEM4/Al9CaPoKcsw/s1600/DSC_1073.jpg"><br /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TMyOO30cITI/AAAAAAAAENA/pg321AKsbjM/s1600/DSC_1071.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 212px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TMyOO30cITI/AAAAAAAAENA/pg321AKsbjM/s320/DSC_1071.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5533954428284707122" border="0" /></a>This was a last minute late night<br />Wal-Mart run...<br />Miss Thang needed wings - and a comfortable enough<br />costume to wear to school all day -<br />so this worked perfectly!<br /><br />Prettiest Butterfly Fairy Princess<br />I've ever seen!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TMyOOna3TEI/AAAAAAAAEM4/Al9CaPoKcsw/s1600/DSC_1073.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 212px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TMyOOna3TEI/AAAAAAAAEM4/Al9CaPoKcsw/s320/DSC_1073.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5533954423882468418" border="0" /></a><br />I love Allikaye's preschool...<br />she came home with lots of cute crafts...<br />went on a hayride...<br />went through a hay bale maze...<br />got to hold a snake (brave girl)...<br />made a pumpkin pie...<br />and did a trunk or treat with lots of candy!<br />She had so much fun!<br /><br />Then Saturday...<br />party at Allikaye's cute little friend, Brady's house!<br />Brady's mom, Kendi, is super creative<br />and fun...<br />check out the cuteness...<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TMyNe2o8ffI/AAAAAAAAEMg/MKcxm-LlJyI/s1600/DSC_1113.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 212px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TMyNe2o8ffI/AAAAAAAAEMg/MKcxm-LlJyI/s320/DSC_1113.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5533953603334340082" border="0" /></a>These are tootsie-pops!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TMyNe4D0_kI/AAAAAAAAEMY/l8-5ea5YCsg/s1600/DSC_1114.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 212px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TMyNe4D0_kI/AAAAAAAAEMY/l8-5ea5YCsg/s320/DSC_1114.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5533953603715530306" border="0" /></a>Such cute cupcakes!!<br />I may have eaten more than enough of these cupcakes.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TMyNesAHsdI/AAAAAAAAEMQ/BlDP84cKEC0/s1600/DSC_1131.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 212px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TMyNesAHsdI/AAAAAAAAEMQ/BlDP84cKEC0/s320/DSC_1131.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5533953600478753234" border="0" /></a>Cuteness...<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TMyNLUIwDyI/AAAAAAAAEMI/Mvk2azsMI8o/s1600/DSC_1117.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 212px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TMyNLUIwDyI/AAAAAAAAEMI/Mvk2azsMI8o/s320/DSC_1117.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5533953267654987554" border="0" /></a>Kendi cut lots of different face parts out<br />and put little glue dots on the backs.<br />All the kids got to decorate thier own...<br />it was hilarious!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TMyNLEaX78I/AAAAAAAAEMA/S7PjYW4WWkY/s1600/DSC_1119.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 212px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TMyNLEaX78I/AAAAAAAAEMA/S7PjYW4WWkY/s320/DSC_1119.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5533953263433936834" border="0" /></a>Allikaye working hard on her face...<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TMyNK9gl1TI/AAAAAAAAEL4/3pi31aFM3jM/s1600/DSC_1125.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 212px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TMyNK9gl1TI/AAAAAAAAEL4/3pi31aFM3jM/s320/DSC_1125.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5533953261580965170" border="0" /></a>Ha!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TMyNK47n1LI/AAAAAAAAELw/CEwa32nBJ9U/s1600/DSC_1122.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 212px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TMyNK47n1LI/AAAAAAAAELw/CEwa32nBJ9U/s320/DSC_1122.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5533953260352165042" border="0" /></a>We topped it off with a yummy chocolate cupcake<br />(that I won at the cakewalk at my school's carnival)...<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TMyNKu-DxSI/AAAAAAAAELo/HL3T1NLK2aA/s1600/DSC_1130.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 212px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TMyNKu-DxSI/AAAAAAAAELo/HL3T1NLK2aA/s320/DSC_1130.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5533953257678030114" border="0" /></a>MmMm!<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Looking forward to<br />a chili dinner with our neighbors and good friends..<br />then some trick or treating!<br /><br />Happy HalloSCREAM!<br /><br />xoxo<br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8175279828733364210-9158801625763282279?l=thechambs.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Allikaye's Mamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18036537006076444277noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8175279828733364210.post-75556964759947843822010-10-24T14:27:00.004-06:002010-10-24T14:43:09.379-06:00<div style="text-align: center;">It IS pumpkin day, Allikaye!<br /><br />Finally, after weeks of asking,<br /> we went to pick out our<br />orange beauties!<br /><br />We got our pumpkin shirt on...<br />and got our smiles ready!<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TMSYOWHt7dI/AAAAAAAAELg/zsVb8Mxyvvc/s1600/DSC_0991.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 212px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TMSYOWHt7dI/AAAAAAAAELg/zsVb8Mxyvvc/s320/DSC_0991.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5531713614541352402" border="0" /></a>Hehe...this picture cracks me up<br />how she is standing so straight.<br />Silly girl.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TMSYOWN1NlI/AAAAAAAAELY/Jes8HUt-bbI/s1600/DSC_0993.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 212px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TMSYOWN1NlI/AAAAAAAAELY/Jes8HUt-bbI/s320/DSC_0993.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5531713614566995538" border="0" /></a>OoOoO...bumpy!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TMSYOBhJC2I/AAAAAAAAELQ/vqnBa3Nq9r8/s1600/DSC_0995.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 212px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TMSYOBhJC2I/AAAAAAAAELQ/vqnBa3Nq9r8/s320/DSC_0995.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5531713609010842466" border="0" /></a>Cheesy Cheesy pumpkin grin...<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TMSX8CvjTqI/AAAAAAAAELI/fLeBRJvp3kE/s1600/DSC_0997.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 212px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TMSX8CvjTqI/AAAAAAAAELI/fLeBRJvp3kE/s320/DSC_0997.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5531713300102074018" border="0" /></a>Family picture!<br />I busted out the self timer.<br />Makes me laugh.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TMSX8Mlf3nI/AAAAAAAAELA/_0Dut2Rz89Q/s1600/DSC_1000.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 228px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TMSX8Mlf3nI/AAAAAAAAELA/_0Dut2Rz89Q/s320/DSC_1000.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5531713302744260210" border="0" /></a>This was one of her chosen ones...<br />she is a sucker for the tiny ones.<br />So sweet.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TMSX701CVYI/AAAAAAAAEK4/FAGDcE5uuMI/s1600/DSC_1003.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 309px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TMSX701CVYI/AAAAAAAAEK4/FAGDcE5uuMI/s320/DSC_1003.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5531713296366982530" border="0" /></a>Spooky old tree...<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TMSX7tXM_CI/AAAAAAAAEKo/kLuLapIeZSA/s1600/DSC_1008.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 212px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TMSX7tXM_CI/AAAAAAAAEKo/kLuLapIeZSA/s320/DSC_1008.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5531713294362803234" border="0" /></a>Reach, Miss Thang!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TMSX7grsrXI/AAAAAAAAEKw/99XBqM1XjDY/s1600/DSC_1009.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 212px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TMSX7grsrXI/AAAAAAAAEKw/99XBqM1XjDY/s320/DSC_1009.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5531713290959105394" border="0" /></a>Perdy...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TMSXWyJJ0NI/AAAAAAAAEKg/vFGqrxpqv-8/s1600/DSC_1016.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 212px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TMSXWyJJ0NI/AAAAAAAAEKg/vFGqrxpqv-8/s320/DSC_1016.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5531712659990892754" border="0" /></a>Another self timer family picture!<br />Balancing the camera on a pumpkin!<br />Oh, yeah, I've got photo skillz! (I wish)<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TMSXWvrnuII/AAAAAAAAEKY/UuhzXJ8iHFU/s1600/DSC_1023.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 236px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TMSXWvrnuII/AAAAAAAAEKY/UuhzXJ8iHFU/s320/DSC_1023.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5531712659330152578" border="0" /></a>She wanted to stay all day...<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TMSXWdgTIDI/AAAAAAAAEKQ/oE3o8mVRiJo/s1600/DSC_1026.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 212px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TMSXWdgTIDI/AAAAAAAAEKQ/oE3o8mVRiJo/s320/DSC_1026.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5531712654450827314" border="0" /></a>Allikaye with her pumpkin.<br />Designed by Allikaye.<br />Carved by Mama.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TMSXWPJt9LI/AAAAAAAAEKI/MyP_MIDGPZo/s1600/DSC_1031.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 292px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TMSXWPJt9LI/AAAAAAAAEKI/MyP_MIDGPZo/s320/DSC_1031.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5531712650598020274" border="0" /></a>And the final three...<br />our little family of pumpkins!<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TMSXVxH9JPI/AAAAAAAAEKA/8nkwypGSPv4/s1600/DSC_1033.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 212px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TMSXVxH9JPI/AAAAAAAAEKA/8nkwypGSPv4/s320/DSC_1033.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5531712642537563378" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Happy Pumpkin Day!<br /><br />xoxo<br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8175279828733364210-7555696475994784382?l=thechambs.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Allikaye's Mamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18036537006076444277noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8175279828733364210.post-66562549853946088212010-10-20T09:33:00.002-06:002010-10-20T09:41:51.119-06:00<div style="text-align: center;">A little glimpse into our fall break...<br />cookie decorating.<br />fall cookies that is!<br /><br />We do this every year...<br />and every year Allikaye gets more<br />independent.<br />But still the same...<br />she decorates about 2 cookies then<br />says, "Ok, I'm done!"<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">She's rocking that rolling pin with<br />her dress up clothes.<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TL8MRGh9LdI/AAAAAAAAEJo/Z6TO6Nb5SbY/s1600/DSC_0966.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 212px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TL8MRGh9LdI/AAAAAAAAEJo/Z6TO6Nb5SbY/s320/DSC_0966.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530152355384602066" border="0" /></a>Mmmm...<br />eating a blue leaf...<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TL8MSDOM14I/AAAAAAAAEJw/72FYRjLFfcI/s1600/DSC_0972.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 212px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TL8MSDOM14I/AAAAAAAAEJw/72FYRjLFfcI/s320/DSC_0972.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530152371676305282" border="0" /></a>So yummy!<br />And then she was off to bigger things,<br />leaving me with lots of fall cookies to frost.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TL8MZQg9QBI/AAAAAAAAEJ4/AdzeXS0KUV8/s1600/DSC_0975.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 212px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TL8MZQg9QBI/AAAAAAAAEJ4/AdzeXS0KUV8/s320/DSC_0975.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530152495503720466" border="0" /></a><br />I also love this pumpkin Allikaye made!<br />There's a toilet paper roll under the fabric.<br />It looks so cute on our table!<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TL8MPvoywgI/AAAAAAAAEJY/G-wt00rYdG8/s1600/Photo+7.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TL8MPvoywgI/AAAAAAAAEJY/G-wt00rYdG8/s320/Photo+7.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530152332059394562" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TL8MO3KSaEI/AAAAAAAAEJQ/Qh1c40k8rlg/s1600/Photo+6.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TL8MO3KSaEI/AAAAAAAAEJQ/Qh1c40k8rlg/s320/Photo+6.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530152316899059778" border="0" /></a><br />I just love being home with her this week.<br />I needed it.<br />I need it all the time though!<br /><br />Off to get my hair done! Yay!<br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8175279828733364210-6656254985394608821?l=thechambs.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Allikaye's Mamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18036537006076444277noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8175279828733364210.post-58964306998843551502010-10-18T20:37:00.002-06:002010-10-18T20:41:31.534-06:00<div style="text-align: center;">New blog header pictures...<br />courtesy of our favorite favorite<br />photographer...<br /><a href="http://audreyhannahphoto.com">Audrey Hannah Photo</a>.<br />She is the same talent that took<br />Allikaye's one year, two year,<br />and now 3 year pictures!!<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TL0Ek-1lqkI/AAAAAAAAEJA/evSB-8T2B3A/s1600/IMG_3391.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TL0Ek-1lqkI/AAAAAAAAEJA/evSB-8T2B3A/s320/IMG_3391.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529580950870403650" border="0" /></a><br />MaNy more pictures to come!<br /><br />I am now enjoying fall break!<br />No school!<br />Yay!<br /><br />Flannel sheets are on the bed...<br />fall cookies are being decorated!<br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8175279828733364210-5896430699884355150?l=thechambs.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Allikaye's Mamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18036537006076444277noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8175279828733364210.post-34977620448846177442010-10-11T16:45:00.008-06:002010-10-11T17:43:41.607-06:00<div style="text-align: center;">This past weekend was super! <br /> <br />My coffee and smile... <br />ready to go on a jet plane to fun. <br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TLOUYMsW2QI/AAAAAAAAEDE/P_OiSBkoUsU/s1600/DSC_0894.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 212px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TLOUYMsW2QI/AAAAAAAAEDE/P_OiSBkoUsU/s320/DSC_0894.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526924311158774018" border="0" /></a>Flying over the mountains! <br />Thankful for beautiful Colorado... <br />but so excited to be seeing the beaches and palm trees! <br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TLOUYGtBXCI/AAAAAAAAEDM/7Koww5Y9HT4/s1600/DSC_0895.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 212px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TLOUYGtBXCI/AAAAAAAAEDM/7Koww5Y9HT4/s320/DSC_0895.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526924309550947362" border="0" /></a>We headed straight for some beachy shopping fun! <br />First stop, Fred's - amazing view of Huntington Beach! <br />Oh - and margs and chips and salsa...mmmm. <br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TLOVgNzpqzI/AAAAAAAAEFE/-RfyNMc78WU/s1600/Picture+3.png"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 258px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TLOVgNzpqzI/AAAAAAAAEFE/-RfyNMc78WU/s320/Picture+3.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526925548408384306" border="0" /></a>The view... <br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TLOUYf5Uh6I/AAAAAAAAEDU/C-8ApuKij3U/s1600/DSC_0897.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 212px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TLOUYf5Uh6I/AAAAAAAAEDU/C-8ApuKij3U/s320/DSC_0897.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526924316313421730" border="0" /></a>One of many bf self shots... <br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TLOUYq7x4VI/AAAAAAAAEDc/LBc-j3qdIE0/s1600/DSC_0900.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 212px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TLOUYq7x4VI/AAAAAAAAEDc/LBc-j3qdIE0/s320/DSC_0900.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526924319276523858" border="0" /></a>This is just so cool to us! <br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TLOUtx9uwEI/AAAAAAAAED8/3L2BXd2mA0g/s1600/DSC_0909.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 212px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TLOUtx9uwEI/AAAAAAAAED8/3L2BXd2mA0g/s320/DSC_0909.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526924681941008450" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TLOUuH6pIEI/AAAAAAAAEEE/XEaBjaesbqI/s1600/DSC_0912.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 212px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TLOUuH6pIEI/AAAAAAAAEEE/XEaBjaesbqI/s320/DSC_0912.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526924687833636930" border="0" /></a>Pretty Pier... <br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TLOUtnSrSkI/AAAAAAAAED0/PNpCZA4DoVk/s1600/DSC_0907.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 212px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TLOUtnSrSkI/AAAAAAAAED0/PNpCZA4DoVk/s320/DSC_0907.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526924679076072002" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TLOUtaMY6wI/AAAAAAAAEDs/WgbIiVRnb4o/s1600/DSC_0906.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 212px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TLOUtaMY6wI/AAAAAAAAEDs/WgbIiVRnb4o/s320/DSC_0906.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526924675560041218" border="0" /></a>I texted this pic to Matt... <br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">he said it was "rude." <br />hehe <br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TLOUY34AFPI/AAAAAAAAEDk/rRw-gzSRxa4/s1600/DSC_0904.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 212px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TLOUY34AFPI/AAAAAAAAEDk/rRw-gzSRxa4/s320/DSC_0904.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526924322750338290" border="0" /></a> <br /><div style="text-align: center;">That is me being happy... <br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TLOVgR5eaII/AAAAAAAAEFM/5H_5upvlDNQ/s1600/Picture+4.png"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 238px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TLOVgR5eaII/AAAAAAAAEFM/5H_5upvlDNQ/s320/Picture+4.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526925549506553986" border="0" /></a>Then we headed to Long Beach... <br />lots more shopping and sightseeing... <br />and CuPcAkEs!! <br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TLOUuV1ScWI/AAAAAAAAEEM/YpLQk40whwE/s1600/DSC_0918.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 212px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TLOUuV1ScWI/AAAAAAAAEEM/YpLQk40whwE/s320/DSC_0918.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526924691569275234" border="0" /></a>And our new obsession... <br />oh.my. <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TLOVyhOdf5I/AAAAAAAAEF8/TGwAw9gxcoE/s1600/Picture+12.png"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 205px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TLOVyhOdf5I/AAAAAAAAEF8/TGwAw9gxcoE/s320/Picture+12.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526925862858751890" border="0" /></a>The next day... <br />after a night of sleep without <br />kids coming in to the room... <br />sigh... <br />we headed out to the real touristy stuff. <br />Hollywood sign <br />and the star walk... <br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TLOVhNQNTnI/AAAAAAAAEFc/BQ0bOgfk_QU/s1600/Picture+7.png"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TLOVhNQNTnI/AAAAAAAAEFc/BQ0bOgfk_QU/s320/Picture+7.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526925565439594098" border="0" /></a>Lots of pics! Hi Jess! <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TLOVKKvTghI/AAAAAAAAEEU/0CVV89pazJI/s1600/DSC_0921.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 212px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TLOVKKvTghI/AAAAAAAAEEU/0CVV89pazJI/s320/DSC_0921.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526925169627726354" border="0" /></a>We stopped off of Sunset Blvd <br />for some coffee. <br />We sat outside and prayed to see a celebrity. <br />We saw some interesting folks. <br />But no celebs! Wah! <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TLOVwudP79I/AAAAAAAAEFk/xvvcYdNVyYI/s1600/Picture+8.png"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 242px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TLOVwudP79I/AAAAAAAAEFk/xvvcYdNVyYI/s320/Picture+8.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526925832050700242" border="0" /></a>Oh wait, we did see a star! <br />Samual L. Jackson! <br />wax schmax. <br /></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TLOVgvBH1fI/AAAAAAAAEFU/uSnMi_DBkbY/s1600/Picture+5.png"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 258px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TLOVgvBH1fI/AAAAAAAAEFU/uSnMi_DBkbY/s320/Picture+5.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526925557323257330" border="0" /></a>Allikaye thinks it is pretty cool that I saw Mr. Shrek. <br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TLOVKpmfxjI/AAAAAAAAEEc/NuV9ELIfxGc/s1600/DSC_0923.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 212px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TLOVKpmfxjI/AAAAAAAAEEc/NuV9ELIfxGc/s320/DSC_0923.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526925177912280626" border="0" /></a>Then came the wedding of one of my <br />dearest friends from college...Libby! <br />She was gorgeous! <br />And the view from her Long Beach wedding <br />was unbelievable! <br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TLOVLBerQbI/AAAAAAAAEEk/S6WIyrihnS8/s1600/DSC_0930.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 212px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TLOVLBerQbI/AAAAAAAAEEk/S6WIyrihnS8/s320/DSC_0930.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526925184321929650" border="0" /></a>This is where the ceremony and reception was... <br />yeah, I know, it's beauty-full! <br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TLOVxBunUeI/AAAAAAAAEFs/UVWSsIHSoB4/s1600/Picture+10.png"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 237px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TLOVxBunUeI/AAAAAAAAEFs/UVWSsIHSoB4/s320/Picture+10.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526925837223809506" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TLOVfsPlu8I/AAAAAAAAEE8/gu1MZIjKkH8/s1600/DSC_0945.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 212px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TLOVfsPlu8I/AAAAAAAAEE8/gu1MZIjKkH8/s320/DSC_0945.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526925539398761410" border="0" /></a> <br />It was so fun to see my awesome friend, Krista, from college there too! <br />I love these girls! <br />I wish Arizona, Cali, and Colorado were just minutes away. <br />There would be some serious laughs happening more often! <br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TLOVMD_qq5I/AAAAAAAAEE0/AfRl2qglrxM/s1600/DSC_0950.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 212px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TLOVMD_qq5I/AAAAAAAAEE0/AfRl2qglrxM/s320/DSC_0950.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526925202177043346" border="0" /></a>Krista and me!! <br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TLOVLdZKeGI/AAAAAAAAEEs/Gql_1iNtut0/s1600/DSC_0939.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 212px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TLOVLdZKeGI/AAAAAAAAEEs/Gql_1iNtut0/s320/DSC_0939.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526925191815002210" border="0" /></a>The food at this wedding was yummo! <br />Appetizers came around for awhile - mmmhhhmm. <br />Then the dinner. <br />Cream puffs instead of cake. Big ones. <br />Then after some dancing... <br />cookies and milk came around... <br />then after some more chatting and dancing... <br />sliders and french fries! <br />Crazy good! <br />Loved it! <br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TLOVxZEOyII/AAAAAAAAEF0/p4XXmV1H4fM/s1600/Picture+11.png"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TLOVxZEOyII/AAAAAAAAEF0/p4XXmV1H4fM/s320/Picture+11.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526925843488491650" border="0" /></a> <br /><div style="text-align: center;">All of these pictures don't even express <br />the amazing and treasured time I had! <br />I needed the late nights talks <br />and the time with girlfriends. <br /> <br />Thank you, Jess for your friendship... <br />it's the frosting on my cupcake. <br /> <br />Meg from whatever said it perfectly the other day... <br />so I'm gonna steal it... <br /><meta equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"> <br />"girlfriend time is THE best. <br /><strong><span style=";font-family:georgia,palatino;font-size:medium;" >it's calming.</span></strong> <br /><strong><span style=";font-family:georgia,palatino;font-size:medium;" >validating.</span></strong> <br /><strong><span style=";font-family:georgia,palatino;font-size:medium;" >nurishing.</span></strong> <br /><strong><span style=";font-family:georgia,palatino;font-size:medium;" >therapuetic.</span></strong> <br /><strong><span style=";font-family:georgia,palatino;font-size:medium;" >it's refreshing</span></strong>." <br /> <br />Love. <br /> <br />And the hugs and love from Allikaye <br />was also fantastic coming home. <br /> <br />This is the picture of her <br />enjoying her time with <br />grandma and popa! <br />While mama was gone... <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TLOg5zdPd-I/AAAAAAAAEGE/jS3hN8HCznk/s1600/-1.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 226px; height: 151px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TLOg5zdPd-I/AAAAAAAAEGE/jS3hN8HCznk/s320/-1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526938082639575010" border="0" /></a>Love. <br /> <br />xoxo <br /></div> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8175279828733364210-3497762044884617744?l=thechambs.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Allikaye's Mamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18036537006076444277noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8175279828733364210.post-76459638449670307612010-10-07T18:21:00.002-06:002010-10-07T18:30:11.720-06:00<div style="text-align: center;">I am headed to a weekend away...<br />with my bestie!<br />In California!!!<br />Yay!<br /><br />One of my best friends from college<br />is getting married -<br />and we are beyond excited<br />to be able to have a weekend away!<br />I'll say it again...<br />Yay!<br /><br />I will miss my girl.<br />And hubby.<br />Of course.<br />But this is my first real trip away from<br />Allikaye since I had her!<br />It's time.<br /><br />We did get her hair cut<br />and prettied up for school pictures tomorrow...<br />I'm talking to her about resisting the<br />picking of the nose<br />during actual professional picture time...<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TK5kTJquypI/AAAAAAAAECk/MsXBOQreeeE/s1600/DSC_0887.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 212px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TK5kTJquypI/AAAAAAAAECk/MsXBOQreeeE/s320/DSC_0887.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525464073005615762" border="0" /></a>Isn't she pretty?!!<br />She LOVES getting her hair cut...<br />and sparkled...<br />and braided.<br />Such a girly girl!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TK5kS7xwXUI/AAAAAAAAECc/S5Q55eWkoFk/s1600/DSC_0891.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 212px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TK5kS7xwXUI/AAAAAAAAECc/S5Q55eWkoFk/s320/DSC_0891.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525464069276982594" border="0" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />Watch for me in the People.com photo reel this weekend.<br />I will be the one mistaken for the paparazzi -<br />trying to get a celeb sighting!<br /><br />California!!!!!!<br />Woohoo!<br />This Colorado girl thinks you are the coolest!<br /><br />xoxo<br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8175279828733364210-7645963844967030761?l=thechambs.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Allikaye's Mamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18036537006076444277noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8175279828733364210.post-47661916538416980332010-10-04T07:30:00.001-06:002010-10-03T20:10:31.085-06:00<div style="text-align: center;">Yeah...<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">not the same as the Munich Oktober Fest...<br />just good 'ol Castle Rock downtown fun.<br />Didn't see any of this...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TKk1Hdk5zXI/AAAAAAAAECU/cPplrY8HJew/s1600/Picture+2.png"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 162px; height: 243px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TKk1Hdk5zXI/AAAAAAAAECU/cPplrY8HJew/s320/Picture+2.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5524004820261391730" border="0" /></a>Or this...<br />But Matt and I were there back in '03!<br />The real one. It was crazy. crrraaaazzzyyyy!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TKk1G_v7NpI/AAAAAAAAECM/J0WKQfqBnEM/s1600/Picture+3.png"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 272px; height: 214px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TKk1G_v7NpI/AAAAAAAAECM/J0WKQfqBnEM/s320/Picture+3.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5524004812254557842" border="0" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">But we would take this over the real thing anytime!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">A few pony rides with our happy girl is what it's all about!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TKkziXsC0wI/AAAAAAAAEB0/hoevcmvXjns/s1600/-6.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 280px; height: 187px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TKkziXsC0wI/AAAAAAAAEB0/hoevcmvXjns/s320/-6.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5524003083513942786" border="0" /></a>Oh yeah...uh huh...<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TKkzc75yoKI/AAAAAAAAEBs/4ohiWmugwHU/s1600/-5.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 283px; height: 189px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TKkzc75yoKI/AAAAAAAAEBs/4ohiWmugwHU/s320/-5.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5524002990156062882" border="0" /></a>And some penny rides...<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TKkzcSq3KkI/AAAAAAAAEBM/HYhFouL0M0g/s1600/-1.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 161px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TKkzcSq3KkI/AAAAAAAAEBM/HYhFouL0M0g/s320/-1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5524002979087592002" border="0" /></a>This is the life...<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TKkzcWx3JbI/AAAAAAAAEBU/n4UcY-Q5YSA/s1600/-2.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 226px; height: 151px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TKkzcWx3JbI/AAAAAAAAEBU/n4UcY-Q5YSA/s320/-2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5524002980190692786" border="0" /></a><br />So the only pictures we have are of Allikaye...<br />what's new?<br />But we also had some yummy beer...<br />brats...<br />and some classic German tunes.<br />We also might have seen some lederhosen.<br /><br />Love fall.<br />Love it so.<br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8175279828733364210-4766191653841698033?l=thechambs.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Allikaye's Mamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18036537006076444277noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8175279828733364210.post-23912394856976001402010-10-01T07:55:00.002-06:002010-10-01T08:04:17.565-06:00<div style="text-align: center;">It's October!<br />And I am determined to be a better blogger this month.<br />I am going to attempt to take more pictures...<br />and post them.<br />Everyday? Hmmm...probably not,<br />but I am going to try for a few times a week...<br />there you have it.<br />So some of the posts may not be extremely interesting...<br />like today.<br /><br />Here is a book I am SO excited to read...<br />just came in the mail yesterday.<br />I need it. bad.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TKXolQlYcVI/AAAAAAAAEA0/mik0ef5AAdw/s1600/DSC_0878.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 212px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TKXolQlYcVI/AAAAAAAAEA0/mik0ef5AAdw/s320/DSC_0878.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523076244844343634" border="0" /></a>Look what was on our doorstep last night!!<br />Who's it from??<br />Mystery!<br />So happy!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TKXok1D70FI/AAAAAAAAEAk/q31533V6PGo/s1600/DSC_0876.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 212px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TKXok1D70FI/AAAAAAAAEAk/q31533V6PGo/s320/DSC_0876.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523076237456298066" border="0" /></a>We are loving fall and all things about it...<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TKXolL1vGAI/AAAAAAAAEAs/M8bKewm4Fus/s1600/DSC_0877.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 212px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TKXolL1vGAI/AAAAAAAAEAs/M8bKewm4Fus/s320/DSC_0877.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523076243570759682" border="0" /></a>And here is my Little Miss...<br />taken today before preschool.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TKXolmY3WZI/AAAAAAAAEA8/DLx8QA_3GPQ/s1600/DSC_0879.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 212px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TKXolmY3WZI/AAAAAAAAEA8/DLx8QA_3GPQ/s320/DSC_0879.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523076250697423250" border="0" /></a>I told her to give me the sweetest face she could...<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TKXol9yZOJI/AAAAAAAAEBE/iOmAvSIZDDk/s1600/DSC_0881.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 212px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TKXol9yZOJI/AAAAAAAAEBE/iOmAvSIZDDk/s320/DSC_0881.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523076256978516114" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Allikaye is loving school...<br />she comes home and remembers every word from the songs she sings.<br />Her memory is amazing.<br /><br />I come home and tell her some of the<br />"Words of the Day" words<br />that I do with my 3rd graders.<br />It is so funny to have her use them correctly all the time!<br />So smart!<br />The other day she asked me if I was<br />feeling melancholy.<br />And she said her couscous on her plate was vast.<br />She is amazing and smart...<br />have I said that yet?!<br /><br />xoxo<br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8175279828733364210-2391239485697600140?l=thechambs.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Allikaye's Mamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18036537006076444277noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8175279828733364210.post-25611827307770785032010-09-12T16:45:00.000-06:002010-09-12T16:45:00.599-06:00<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">This post is coming to you in the form <br />of a Facebook status upd</span></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">ate... <br />here are some of my updates <br />from the past couple of weeks! <br /> <br />Enjoy... <br />with some pictures sprinkled in! <br /></span></span></div><h6 style="font-weight: bold; text-align: center;font-family:arial;" class="uiStreamMessage" ft="{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;msg&quot;}"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span><span>Allikaye loves watching Cupcake Wars with me! She said today she wanted to make a cupcake with bacon...because she l-o-v-e-s bacon!</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></h6> <div style="text-align: center;"> </div><h3 style="font-weight: bold; text-align: center;font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span class="uistorymessage">Ordered books from Allikaye's first book order! What a big girl!!!<span style="font-weight: bold;"><a style="font-family: arial;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TI1UI29iHYI/AAAAAAAAD_s/-sVK2yHKu5E/s1600/DSC_0867.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 212px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TI1UI29iHYI/AAAAAAAAD_s/-sVK2yHKu5E/s320/DSC_0867.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5516157629768015234" border="0" /></a></span></span></span></h3><div style="text-align: center;"><meta name="Title" content=""> <meta name="Keywords" content=""> <meta equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"> <meta name="ProgId" content="Word.Document"> <meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 11"> <meta name="Originator" content="Microsoft Word 11"> <link style="font-family: arial; font-weight: bold;" rel="File-List" href="file://localhost/Users/mattchambless/Library/Caches/TemporaryItems/msoclip1/01/clip_filelist.xml"> <!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <o:documentproperties> <o:template>Normal</o:Template> <o:revision>0</o:Revision> <o:totaltime>0</o:TotalTime> <o:pages>1</o:Pages> <o:words>237</o:Words> <o:characters>1352</o:Characters> <o:company>Academy district 20</o:Company> <o:lines>11</o:Lines> <o:paragraphs>2</o:Paragraphs> <o:characterswithspaces>1660</o:CharactersWithSpaces> <o:version>11.1282</o:Version> </o:DocumentProperties> <o:officedocumentsettings> <o:allowpng/> </o:OfficeDocumentSettings> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:donotshowrevisions/> <w:donotprintrevisions/> <w:displayhorizontaldrawinggridevery>0</w:DisplayHorizontalDrawingGridEvery> <w:displayverticaldrawinggridevery>0</w:DisplayVerticalDrawingGridEvery> <w:usemarginsfordrawinggridorigin/> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--> <style> <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:"Times New Roman"; panose-1:0 2 2 6 3 5 4 5 2 3; mso-font-charset:0; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:50331648 0 0 0 1 0;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman";} h3 {margin-right:0in; mso-margin-top-alt:auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; margin-left:0in; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; mso-outline-level:3; font-size:13.5pt; font-family:Times;} table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-parent:""; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman";} span.uistorymessage {mso-style-name:uistory_message;} @page Section1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in; mso-header-margin:.5in; mso-footer-margin:.5in; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --> </style> <!--StartFragment--> </div><h3 style="font-weight: bold; text-align: center;font-family:arial;"><span class="uistorymessage" style="font-size:100%;">Hello 3 day weekend...I have been waiting for you.</span><span style="font-size:100%;"><o:p></o:p></span><span class="uistorymessage" style="font-size:100%;"> <br /></span></h3><h3 style="font-weight: bold; text-align: center;font-family:arial;"><span class="uistorymessage" style="font-size:100%;">If only I could talk Matt out of watching "River Monsters" on Animal Planet. He is very interested in these fish that are "worse than piranhas"...ooo...interesting.</span></h3><h3 style="font-weight: bold; text-align: center;font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:100%;">Peeled a bunch of delicioso peaches...the peach cobbler is in the oven...now just awaiting our bbq with friends!! It's amazing how a 3 day weekend changes your mood! ahhh....<span style="font-weight: bold;"><a style="font-family: arial;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TI1Pvtmf5PI/AAAAAAAAD_c/bZW0MUoEDUg/s1600/-1.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 221px; height: 166px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TI1Pvtmf5PI/AAAAAAAAD_c/bZW0MUoEDUg/s320/-1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5516152799712240882" border="0" /><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span></a><span style="font-weight: bold;"><a style="font-family: arial;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TI1PwEyx_EI/AAAAAAAAD_k/k7Uqp4htUho/s1600/-2.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 221px; height: 166px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TI1PwEyx_EI/AAAAAAAAD_k/k7Uqp4htUho/s320/-2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5516152805937773634" border="0" /></a></span></span></span></h3><h3 style="font-weight: bold; text-align: center;font-family:arial;"><span class="uistorymessage" style="font-size:100%;">Did you hear about the Chilean miner whose wife and mistress just found out about each other while holding vigils above ground? w.o.w</span><span style="font-size:100%;"><o:p></o:p></span></h3><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><h3 style="font-weight: bold; text-align: center;font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><o:p></o:p></span></h3><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><h3 style="font-weight: bold; text-align: center;font-family:arial;"><span class="uistorymessage" style="font-size:100%;">Remember pop rocks...the way they explode and make the sizzle sound in your mouth? Yeah..that's what Star (the cat) sounds like...eating flies.</span><span style="font-size:100%;"><o:p></o:p></span></h3><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="uistorymessage" style="font-size:100%;"></span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:100%;" ><span style="font-family:arial;">I had my 3rd graders write one thing that was true about them, and 2 things that are NOT true. One of my boys wrote, "I have flown on a pig. I have ridden on whale. I like girls." Then he whispered to me, "It's a secret that I like girls though." I told him that I was going to share them with the class - and so he decided to change his truth to, "I had a salamander once." hehe</span></span><span style="font-size:100%;"> <br /> <br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Allikaye and daddy do some workin out...</span> <br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:100%;" ><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:100%;" > <a style="font-family: arial;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TI1UdK4rVjI/AAAAAAAAEAU/lNgfiXMABpY/s1600/DSC_0862.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 212px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TI1UdK4rVjI/AAAAAAAAEAU/lNgfiXMABpY/s320/DSC_0862.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5516157978713740850" border="0" /></a></span></span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:100%;" ><a style="font-family: arial;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TI1UdmCeiPI/AAAAAAAAEAc/THQQ8pfjHXg/s1600/DSC_0859.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 212px; height: 263px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TI1UdmCeiPI/AAAAAAAAEAc/THQQ8pfjHXg/s320/DSC_0859.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5516157986002602226" border="0" /></a></span></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Allikaye loves these 2 games! <br />First is Junior Boggle... <br />she spells the word - <br />matches the letters to the letters on the card. <br />Then she sounds out each of the letters! <br />SOOO SMART! <br />You can see her making the 'a' sound in this pic: <br /></span></span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:100%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:100%;" ><a style="font-family: arial;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TI1UdmCeiPI/AAAAAAAAEAc/THQQ8pfjHXg/s1600/DSC_0859.jpg"><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:100%;" > </span></a><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:100%;" ><a style="font-family: arial;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TI1UJyAyOWI/AAAAAAAAEAE/c7Q_cqkjn-M/s1600/DSC_0873.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 212px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TI1UJyAyOWI/AAAAAAAAEAE/c7Q_cqkjn-M/s320/DSC_0873.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5516157645619345762" border="0" /></a></span>The other game she loves is <br />Old McDonald's Farm. <br />She loves searching for the baby animals... <br /><a style="font-family: arial;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TI1UdmCeiPI/AAAAAAAAEAc/THQQ8pfjHXg/s1600/DSC_0859.jpg"><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:100%;" ></span></a><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:100%;" ><a style="font-family: arial;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TI1UJyAyOWI/AAAAAAAAEAE/c7Q_cqkjn-M/s1600/DSC_0873.jpg"><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:100%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:100%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:100%;" ></span></span></span></a><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:100%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:100%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:100%;" ><a style="font-family: arial;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TI1UK8YvbLI/AAAAAAAAEAM/AfyiwMvKfko/s1600/DSC_0875.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 212px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TI1UK8YvbLI/AAAAAAAAEAM/AfyiwMvKfko/s320/DSC_0875.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5516157665584049330" border="0" /></a> <br /></span></span></span></span>So there was a random update <br />of our happenings around here! <br /> <br />xoxo <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /></span></span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:100%;" ><o:p style="font-family: arial;"></o:p></span> </div><p style="font-weight: bold; text-align: center;font-family:arial;" class="MsoNormal"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--><span style="font-size:100%;"> <o:p></o:p></span><!--[endif]--></p><div style="text-align: center;"> <!--EndFragment--> </div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8175279828733364210-2561182730777078503?l=thechambs.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Allikaye's Mamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18036537006076444277noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8175279828733364210.post-7675156371347227622010-09-01T15:51:00.002-06:002010-09-01T16:05:43.907-06:00<div style="text-align: center;">We got a scooter at a garage sale...<br />and it was a great purchase!!<br />Allikaye loves it!<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TH7LOKerZwI/AAAAAAAAD-0/_80h0Lu4EgU/s1600/DSC_0842.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 212px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TH7LOKerZwI/AAAAAAAAD-0/_80h0Lu4EgU/s320/DSC_0842.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5512066438139700994" border="0" /></a>She especially loves riding along side dad...<br />and his longboard!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TH7LNGeiKGI/AAAAAAAAD-k/5KxSUy0pxtM/s1600/DSC_0840.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 212px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TH7LNGeiKGI/AAAAAAAAD-k/5KxSUy0pxtM/s320/DSC_0840.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5512066419885484130" border="0" /></a>She is all smiles!<br />It makes us laugh because<br />so far she just scoots along...<br />not putting both feet up.<br />But she loves it that way!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TH7LNQFswoI/AAAAAAAAD-s/JDDCzCQNpIE/s1600/DSC_0841.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 212px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TH7LNQFswoI/AAAAAAAAD-s/JDDCzCQNpIE/s320/DSC_0841.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5512066422465675906" border="0" /></a>We are trying to teach her how to push and then hop on...<br />but whatever way she wants to do it...<br />is the way she will do it!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TH7LMV0pY4I/AAAAAAAAD-c/PKJaBzsCRNc/s1600/DSC_0838.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 212px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TH7LMV0pY4I/AAAAAAAAD-c/PKJaBzsCRNc/s320/DSC_0838.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5512066406824895362" border="0" /></a>I was also able to<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">bring Tre to her preschool for pet week!<br />I am thankful that I was able to be there...<br />and realize that even if I am back working -<br />I need to keep priorities and memories as our top importance!<br />To some,<br />it may seem like trivial things...<br />like taking Tre to her school.<br />But it is important to Allikaye -<br />so it is important to me!<br />And I will keep it that way! :)<br /><br />I didn't bring the camera in -<br />so I got a pic of her and her ice cream...<br />after I got to pick her up!!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TH7LOtJWEdI/AAAAAAAAD-8/QsGmrIVVrdU/s1600/DSC_0846.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 212px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TH7LOtJWEdI/AAAAAAAAD-8/QsGmrIVVrdU/s320/DSC_0846.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5512066447445463506" border="0" /></a>And then we took some pics with<br />Tre dog after we got home.<br /><br />He got a chewie for being a good boy<br />for Allikaye's classmates...<br />oh and he even put on a cute bandanna<br />for his debut!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TH7LXbgLAnI/AAAAAAAAD_M/k5ozlom7Maw/s1600/DSC_0854.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 212px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TH7LXbgLAnI/AAAAAAAAD_M/k5ozlom7Maw/s320/DSC_0854.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5512066597328192114" border="0" /></a><br />She was so proud to have her dog in her class!<br />She told them that he sleeps under mom and dad's bed...<br />and that he loves his frisbee...<br />and that she feeds him dog food...<br />and that he got a fish hook in his side when we went camping.<br /><br />Then she got to pick each of her classmates<br />to come pet Tre.<br />She held the leash and kept saying,<br />"Tre, sit, be good!"<br />He was actually just laying there -<br />but she wanted everyone to see she was in charge of her dog!<br />It was funny!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TH7LW6brEBI/AAAAAAAAD_E/x1EdUf7apco/s1600/DSC_0850.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 212px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TH7LW6brEBI/AAAAAAAAD_E/x1EdUf7apco/s320/DSC_0850.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5512066588450951186" border="0" /></a><br />Pretty Preschooler!<br />I am so glad I was able to be a part of her preschool<br />memories!<br />I am a mom first!!<br /><br />xoxo<br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8175279828733364210-767515637134722762?l=thechambs.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Allikaye's Mamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18036537006076444277noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8175279828733364210.post-66900997198169039182010-08-24T20:25:00.004-06:002010-08-24T20:40:37.267-06:00<div style="text-align: center;">So I am alive...<br />and I am surviving being a teacher...<br />and a mom...<br />kinda.<br />I am super tired...<br />and I must admit,<br />it has not been easy...<br />still it is not easy!<br /><br />Allikaye has been in preschool<br />for almost 3 weeks now!<br />The first 2 were awesome...<br />for her.<br />She loves her teacher...<br />loves singing all the songs...<br />loves art...<br />loves eating lunch at school.<br /><br />Mama on the other hand is the one<br />crying every morning!<br />I am pretty fine once I get to school<br />and get busy...<br />but I do miss my girl! A lot!<br /><br />This week is the first week that I<br />think Allikaye is starting to realize<br />that mom is working all the time now.<br />At first I think she saw all of this as an<br />adventure.<br /><br />She has asked,<br />"You're working again?"<br />and really gets me tearing up when she says<br />she misses me and wants to just stay home with me!<br />Wahh! So do I girl!<br /><br />But we are making it!<br />We really are!<br /><br />I am so thankful that<br />God has blessed me with a job.<br />A job that touches little lives...<br />and that allows me to have<br />summers and breaks with my family!<br />I need to keep my<br />perspective on the TRUTH!<br /><br />So there's the little update...<br />just to keep myself blogging<br />and somewhat connected to this<br />bloggy scrapbook I got going!<br /><br />Once we get more and more in the swing of the things<br />I will post more...<br />pictures,<br />stories...<br />they're coming!<br />Promise!<br /><br />Until then...<br />here's a picture that I love!!<br /><br />Allikaye said she was drawing,<br />"a lady."<br /><br />I am totally impressed with her skillz!<br />When am I not?!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/THSBueTrm7I/AAAAAAAAD-E/Bv08xAAEa5k/s1600/DSC_0804.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 212px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/THSBueTrm7I/AAAAAAAAD-E/Bv08xAAEa5k/s320/DSC_0804.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5509170879590538162" border="0" /></a>Here's a close up of "the Lady's" face...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/THSB_DPGhEI/AAAAAAAAD-U/hah7Euk4jKw/s1600/DSC_0803.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 212px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/THSB_DPGhEI/AAAAAAAAD-U/hah7Euk4jKw/s320/DSC_0803.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5509171164381348930" border="0" /></a>And this might be my favorite...<br />She didn't want me to take any more<br />pictures while she was still working on her...<br />Look at her little nails!!!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/THSB-3Ub7xI/AAAAAAAAD-M/Ta990yYOAR4/s1600/DSC_0802.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 212px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/THSB-3Ub7xI/AAAAAAAAD-M/Ta990yYOAR4/s320/DSC_0802.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5509171161182498578" border="0" /></a><br />So there ya go!<br /><br />We are gonna keep on truckin over here!<br />Gettin used to our new normal...<br />for now...<br />until another new normal comes along!<br /><br />xoxo<br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8175279828733364210-6690099719816903918?l=thechambs.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Allikaye's Mamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18036537006076444277noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8175279828733364210.post-15201106574535690422010-08-11T18:20:00.005-06:002010-08-11T18:48:10.918-06:00<div style="text-align: center;">Today was the day...<br />the very first day of Allikaye's<br />first days at school!<br /><br />Preschool started today!<br /><br />Here is Miss Happy Sunshine<br />on the Orientation Day!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TGM_rnFLNAI/AAAAAAAAD98/6C2gbqzHKP0/s1600/DSC_0743.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 212px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TGM_rnFLNAI/AAAAAAAAD98/6C2gbqzHKP0/s320/DSC_0743.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504313188034491394" border="0" /></a>We got to meet her teacher and visit<br />before the first full day.<br />This was VERY good for me...<br />even though I think it was there to help<br />Allikaye adjust...<br />she did fine,<br />I'm the one that was crying and a mess!<br />I just couldn't believe my daughter<br />was old enough to have a teacher...<br />and be so independent!<br /><br />Oh - and we gave her a big lollipop<br />on the day she met Miss Laurel, her teacher!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TGM_rfILuDI/AAAAAAAAD90/5Elij4pEL5I/s1600/DSC_0741.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 212px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TGM_rfILuDI/AAAAAAAAD90/5Elij4pEL5I/s320/DSC_0741.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504313185899624498" border="0" /></a><br />So now...<br />here are shots from our morning!<br />We started with eggs and sausage...<br />her request!<br /><br />Then did some front porch pictures!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TGM_ZtZ2ZHI/AAAAAAAAD9k/_pNJJ2Y2Kls/s1600/DSC_0807.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 212px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TGM_ZtZ2ZHI/AAAAAAAAD9k/_pNJJ2Y2Kls/s320/DSC_0807.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504312880494175346" border="0" /></a>She ate a.l.l. her lunch!<br />I couldn't believe it!<br />She is not a big eater - at all!<br /><br />I packed her chicken nuggets<br />(kept them in foil to stay warm)<br />ranch to dip<br />grapes<br />strawberries<br />and a hard boiled egg<br />(she's still egg crazy)<br /><br />Now that seems like a lot of food!<br />She probably ate all of it<br />because the other kids were eating too.<br />Oh, peer pressure.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">She loves her princess lunch box...<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TGM_L5WsngI/AAAAAAAAD9U/_S04bSEf9pU/s1600/DSC_0805.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 212px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TGM_L5WsngI/AAAAAAAAD9U/_S04bSEf9pU/s320/DSC_0805.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504312643184008706" border="0" /></a>I love my pretty preschooler...<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TGM_Lh2rQOI/AAAAAAAAD9M/qhUbSMXmKP4/s1600/DSC_0809.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 212px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TGM_Lh2rQOI/AAAAAAAAD9M/qhUbSMXmKP4/s320/DSC_0809.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504312636875686114" border="0" /></a><br />The backpack was a surprise...<br />Matt and me gave it to her and she said,<br />"Oh, thanks, I love you guys!"<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TGM_K_sDDkI/AAAAAAAAD88/DLHIqbHFOGs/s1600/DSC_0813.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 212px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TGM_K_sDDkI/AAAAAAAAD88/DLHIqbHFOGs/s320/DSC_0813.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504312627704303170" border="0" /></a>It looks huge on her...<br />but she insists to carry it herself!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TGM_Ki4P2SI/AAAAAAAAD80/UYhXRaZUFVs/s1600/DSC_0815.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 212px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TGM_Ki4P2SI/AAAAAAAAD80/UYhXRaZUFVs/s320/DSC_0815.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504312619970844962" border="0" /></a>Then we were on our way!<br />She wasn't nervous at all,<br />just very excited!<br />She did ask if we could pray on the<br />way there though...<br />so sweet!<br />Almost cried at this...<br />but stayed strong!<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TGM-xBRFi1I/AAAAAAAAD8M/FnWxb3BOSfs/s1600/DSC_0820.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 212px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TGM-xBRFi1I/AAAAAAAAD8M/FnWxb3BOSfs/s320/DSC_0820.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504312181451492178" border="0" /></a>Look at this...<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">she walked in front of me down the hall<br />to her classroom!<br />Stop it!<br />I was shocked at her<br />courage!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TGM-xkUX8QI/AAAAAAAAD8U/BsBGI4O_vjQ/s1600/DSC_0824.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 212px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TGM-xkUX8QI/AAAAAAAAD8U/BsBGI4O_vjQ/s320/DSC_0824.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504312190860521730" border="0" /></a><br />Finding her cubby...<br />and hanging up her backpack!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TGM-x5Y6_tI/AAAAAAAAD8c/4A01paWfddU/s1600/DSC_0826.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 212px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TGM-x5Y6_tI/AAAAAAAAD8c/4A01paWfddU/s320/DSC_0826.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504312196516740818" border="0" /></a>She was so proud to have her very own spot!!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TGM-yRMZsfI/AAAAAAAAD8k/Hi2oBKq1lsE/s1600/DSC_0827.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 212px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TGM-yRMZsfI/AAAAAAAAD8k/Hi2oBKq1lsE/s320/DSC_0827.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504312202906677746" border="0" /></a>Finally, mama left!<br />Well actually, I probably would have stayed longer,<br />but Allikaye said,<br /><br />"Mom...you can leave now."<br /><br />Ah! Where did the time go!!??<br /><br />I stole one more picture as I was leaving!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TGM-ygD0ZtI/AAAAAAAAD8s/Vf0Qdr0pV3c/s1600/DSC_0833.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 212px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TGM-ygD0ZtI/AAAAAAAAD8s/Vf0Qdr0pV3c/s320/DSC_0833.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504312206897211090" border="0" /></a>Her day went great!!!<br />She loved it and was happy!<br />I am still trying to pry out<br />information a little at a time...<br />but the main consensus is<br />that Allikaye LOVES preschool!!<br />Yay!!<br /><br />Here's her little day...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TGM_aI-ArbI/AAAAAAAAD9s/IVukD0j6cvw/s1600/DSC_0835.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 212px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TGM_aI-ArbI/AAAAAAAAD9s/IVukD0j6cvw/s320/DSC_0835.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504312887893601714" border="0" /></a>It says:<br />"I liked the sandbox<br />and listening to the book"<br />"Lunch - nice table manners"<br />"Disposition - Cheerful, Attentive, Energetic, Talkative"<br /><br />"She had a great day!"<br /><br />Yes she did!<br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8175279828733364210-1520110657453569042?l=thechambs.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Allikaye's Mamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18036537006076444277noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8175279828733364210.post-39534362956597045922010-08-07T17:01:00.003-06:002010-08-07T17:16:25.999-06:00<div style="text-align: center;">Year 3 of the Douglas County Fair Parade!<br />It is always fun...<br />for all of us...<br />but especially candy monster...<br />aka Allikaye.<br /><br />I kept thinking of my darling thang<br />when we first started going to the parade...<br />here she is at 1!!<br />Ah!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TF3nc6BTGRI/AAAAAAAAD8E/49kSMl2ZN0U/s1600/DSCF1999.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TF3nc6BTGRI/AAAAAAAAD8E/49kSMl2ZN0U/s320/DSCF1999.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5502808803513669906" border="0" /></a>Here she is now...<br />I can't believe how she is growing!<br />Too fast!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TF3mIKfag7I/AAAAAAAAD7U/4L4UZGTRAWs/s1600/DSC_0747.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 212px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TF3mIKfag7I/AAAAAAAAD7U/4L4UZGTRAWs/s320/DSC_0747.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5502807347646071730" border="0" /></a>Here's Daddy and girl...<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TF3mGx-WinI/AAAAAAAAD7E/oW74F1m4kfU/s1600/DSC_0745.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 212px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TF3mGx-WinI/AAAAAAAAD7E/oW74F1m4kfU/s320/DSC_0745.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5502807323885079154" border="0" /></a>Killer shades, man...<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TF3mkkOh53I/AAAAAAAAD7c/fbfSTwfn0Y4/s1600/DSC_0752.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 212px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TF3mkkOh53I/AAAAAAAAD7c/fbfSTwfn0Y4/s320/DSC_0752.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5502807835590911858" border="0" /></a>Monkey came with...<br />and Allikaye wanted t show the pretty fair queens...<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TF3mlXxlEXI/AAAAAAAAD7s/B52-FVuEGZU/s1600/DSC_0762.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 212px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TF3mlXxlEXI/AAAAAAAAD7s/B52-FVuEGZU/s320/DSC_0762.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5502807849428128114" border="0" /></a>It was really funny how she kept holding him<br />up to show the parade peeps and floats...<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TF3mlIl06pI/AAAAAAAAD7k/oTBqszMFNys/s1600/DSC_0758.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 212px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TF3mlIl06pI/AAAAAAAAD7k/oTBqszMFNys/s320/DSC_0758.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5502807845352303250" border="0" /></a>So fun!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TF3mltWgI4I/AAAAAAAAD70/J_GyXlZgS44/s1600/DSC_0775.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 212px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TF3mltWgI4I/AAAAAAAAD70/J_GyXlZgS44/s320/DSC_0775.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5502807855220138882" border="0" /></a>After the parade we had lots of fun<br />riding the carnival rides...<br />getting slushies...<br />petting more animals...<br />and getting face painted.<br />I would say she got worn out!<br /><br />Well...<br />this picture speaks for itself...<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TF3ml9MjwAI/AAAAAAAAD78/jWUjb6jHk0Y/s1600/DSC_0776.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 212px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TF3ml9MjwAI/AAAAAAAAD78/jWUjb6jHk0Y/s320/DSC_0776.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5502807859473399810" border="0" /></a><br />Can't wait for next August!!<br /><br />Oh, by the way...<br />I have a big week next week.<br />So some prayer would be greatly appreciated!<br /><br />I am going back to teaching 3rd grade...<br />the kids come on Monday!<br />It is hard emotionally to go back after a year off<br />with my Allikaye!<br /><br />She is also starting preschool on Wednesday!<br />Ah!<br />The tears have been pretty consistent over here!<br />Can't believe my baby is old enough!<br /><br />So pictures to come!!<br /><br />I'm buckling up for some<br />change around here!!<br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8175279828733364210-3953436295659704592?l=thechambs.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Allikaye's Mamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18036537006076444277noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8175279828733364210.post-57505521838004019982010-07-30T07:00:00.002-06:002010-07-30T07:00:10.727-06:00<div style="text-align: center;">So a little after we moved in...<br />my sweet awesome Jessie threw us a house warming party!!<br /><br />It was so great to actually have a place to<br />throw a fun summer time get together!<br />We are just lovin our backyard!<br />But more than that we are loving<br />that we now live in the same neighborhood<br />as all of these great friends!<br /><br />We even rode our bikes over to Jessie's house tonight!<br />I love that we have friends so close...<br />and the bestest friends too!<br /><br />Here are the besties at the party!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TFJGXSaaiyI/AAAAAAAAD6k/yvCdqgqD69k/s1600/DSC_0438.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 206px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TFJGXSaaiyI/AAAAAAAAD6k/yvCdqgqD69k/s320/DSC_0438.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5499535460866362146" border="0" /></a><br />Here's a big group shot of the partiers!<br />And Matt grillin...<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TFJGXvZri8I/AAAAAAAAD6s/YalrXib_wKI/s1600/DSC_0437.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 212px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TFJGXvZri8I/AAAAAAAAD6s/YalrXib_wKI/s320/DSC_0437.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5499535468647910338" border="0" /></a>It was such a fun night!<br />Very entertaining all around!<br /><br />The kids ran through Laura's big globe sprinkler...<br />in their clothes most of the time.<br />Allikaye had about 5 wardrobe changes<br />during the party...<br />which is actually only like 2 more than a usual day. <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TFJGHzK1EGI/AAAAAAAAD58/RzVVLezgYr0/s1600/DSC_0445.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 212px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TFJGHzK1EGI/AAAAAAAAD58/RzVVLezgYr0/s320/DSC_0445.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5499535194781454434" border="0" /></a>Here is Laura.<br />She is our next door neighbor!<br />I play volleyball with her<br />and Allikaye and her daughter, Delaney are great friends.<br />She "found" the house for us!<br />Yay for Laura!<br />Here she is tattooing the kids.<br />I told you it was a killer party!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TFJGWyqzDII/AAAAAAAAD6c/TRlLjDPK4fE/s1600/DSC_0441.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 212px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TFJGWyqzDII/AAAAAAAAD6c/TRlLjDPK4fE/s320/DSC_0441.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5499535452345142402" border="0" /></a><br />Here is my sweet friend Brittney and her newest baby, Maya.<br />Brittney is becoming such a great friend too.<br />Her family is so fun to hang out with...<br />only more times to come!!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TFJGWtlM1mI/AAAAAAAAD6U/r-fT2xwUOxA/s1600/DSC_0442.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 212px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TFJGWtlM1mI/AAAAAAAAD6U/r-fT2xwUOxA/s320/DSC_0442.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5499535450979489378" border="0" /></a>We played lots of cornhole...<br />or bean bag toss...<br />whatev.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TFJGWJvMyCI/AAAAAAAAD6M/mi0V1S1TLVc/s1600/DSC_0443.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 212px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TFJGWJvMyCI/AAAAAAAAD6M/mi0V1S1TLVc/s320/DSC_0443.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5499535441357752354" border="0" /></a>The boys played teams...<br />and you could see a lot of chest bumps<br />and fist bumps throughout.<br />They were hardcore cornholers!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TFJGISPnJVI/AAAAAAAAD6E/__Q_N8Lrf7U/s1600/DSC_0444.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 212px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TFJGISPnJVI/AAAAAAAAD6E/__Q_N8Lrf7U/s320/DSC_0444.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5499535203123012946" border="0" /></a>Then for some reason...<br />the mini tramp made it's way outside.<br />??<br /><br />So why not take pictures of us in mid air?<br /><br />Here are the best shots of us crazies...<br /><br />mine...<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TFJGHcJZKWI/AAAAAAAAD50/9zui62WIF9c/s1600/DSC_0456.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 212px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TFJGHcJZKWI/AAAAAAAAD50/9zui62WIF9c/s320/DSC_0456.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5499535188601416034" border="0" /></a>Laura:</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TFJGHGeDmHI/AAAAAAAAD5s/M0_UdKbHzcQ/s1600/DSC_0458.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 212px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TFJGHGeDmHI/AAAAAAAAD5s/M0_UdKbHzcQ/s320/DSC_0458.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5499535182782503026" border="0" /></a>Jessie:<br />even with a skirt...<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TFJGGkFVX_I/AAAAAAAAD5k/pbxTP8mIBBI/s1600/DSC_0465.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 212px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TFJGGkFVX_I/AAAAAAAAD5k/pbxTP8mIBBI/s320/DSC_0465.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5499535173552005106" border="0" /></a>We are volleyball players who like<br />to pretend that we are small and agile enough to<br />have been cheerleaders earlier in life.<br />So bring out a mini tramp and our dreams are alive.<br /><br />Oh! Here's a neighbor shot of Laura!<br />Hi, neighbor!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TFJFv0lCuCI/AAAAAAAAD5c/zTn5e002FLw/s1600/DSC_0472.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 212px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TFJFv0lCuCI/AAAAAAAAD5c/zTn5e002FLw/s320/DSC_0472.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5499534782842976290" border="0" /></a>Then the mini tramp went from a<br />cheerleading training tool<br />to a volleyball tool...<br />our true colors.<br /><br />We hit off of this for awhile.<br />All mid-party.<br />Tell me you do things like this too with your friends.<br />Jessie could still rock it with her skirt.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TFJFu6XQuZI/AAAAAAAAD5M/IdqR1FYIKl4/s1600/DSC_0485.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 212px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TFJFu6XQuZI/AAAAAAAAD5M/IdqR1FYIKl4/s320/DSC_0485.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5499534767215917458" border="0" /></a>Or maybe not...<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TFJFvjSum8I/AAAAAAAAD5U/_kf50R4sbm4/s1600/DSC_0484.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 212px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TFJFvjSum8I/AAAAAAAAD5U/_kf50R4sbm4/s320/DSC_0484.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5499534778202758082" border="0" /></a>Here's a really pretty shot of me...<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TFJFuUxZtVI/AAAAAAAAD5E/alUFQHMawbM/s1600/DSC_0492.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 212px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TFJFuUxZtVI/AAAAAAAAD5E/alUFQHMawbM/s320/DSC_0492.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5499534757125010770" border="0" /></a>Where were the kids during these shananigins?<br />Just hanging in a tree next door...<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TFJFtz4avhI/AAAAAAAAD48/2SvsvhgesT8/s1600/DSC_0496.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 212px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TFJFtz4avhI/AAAAAAAAD48/2SvsvhgesT8/s320/DSC_0496.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5499534748296068626" border="0" /></a><br />So, yeah,<br />I am super thankful for these great friends.<br />They bring me joy and silliness.<br />And I love that they all came to celebrate us moving into<br />their neighborhood!<br /><br />So fun!<br /><br />Oh, and I am cleaning the house this weekend -<br />so I will post a little tour coming up soon!<br />We really do love the place!<br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8175279828733364210-5750552183800401998?l=thechambs.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Allikaye's Mamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18036537006076444277noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8175279828733364210.post-50889215335381551592010-07-26T07:00:00.000-06:002010-07-26T07:00:11.684-06:00<div style="text-align: center;">I can finally blog the best<br />camping experience I have had!<br />The computer has been healed...<br />so get ready for a major overdose of pictures!<br /><br />Let's break this post into days...<br />3 days...<br />of camping F.U.N!<br /><br />Friday:<br /><br />Arrive at the PERFECT camp spot!<br />We actually got one of the top sites<br />at one of the top 100 campgrounds!<br />Little wading stream on site with a big river next to that!<br />After we set up, daddy got the slingshot out!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TEzWu9XTe0I/AAAAAAAAD4s/YZ1emBBpKXM/s1600/DSC_0538.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 212px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TEzWu9XTe0I/AAAAAAAAD4s/YZ1emBBpKXM/s320/DSC_0538.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498005347347168066" border="0" /></a>Did a little stream fishing...<br />Watch out fish!<br />Princess fishing pole coming your way!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TEzWvRY90FI/AAAAAAAAD40/EDDZSnSXIV4/s1600/DSC_0534.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 212px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TEzWvRY90FI/AAAAAAAAD40/EDDZSnSXIV4/s320/DSC_0534.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498005352722845778" border="0" /></a>Look at this view...<br />feet away from our tents!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TEzWulCSDaI/AAAAAAAAD4k/HrHGXdjIBfc/s1600/DSC_0546.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 212px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TEzWulCSDaI/AAAAAAAAD4k/HrHGXdjIBfc/s320/DSC_0546.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498005340816543138" border="0" /></a>Took some family pictures while waiting<br />for our friends to show up!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TEzWZsP_ELI/AAAAAAAAD4c/MkRe_bar9BQ/s1600/DSC_0548.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 212px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TEzWZsP_ELI/AAAAAAAAD4c/MkRe_bar9BQ/s320/DSC_0548.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498004981975814322" border="0" /></a>Here's one minus Tre...<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TEzWY5wllYI/AAAAAAAAD4U/dEJGw0A1Lz8/s1600/DSC_0550.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 212px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TEzWY5wllYI/AAAAAAAAD4U/dEJGw0A1Lz8/s320/DSC_0550.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498004968422348162" border="0" /></a>Exploring with dad...<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TEzWYfDpEuI/AAAAAAAAD4M/_Ruf6WmyIJo/s1600/DSC_0554.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 212px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TEzWYfDpEuI/AAAAAAAAD4M/_Ruf6WmyIJo/s320/DSC_0554.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498004961254511330" border="0" /></a>This is our little stream...<br />It was perfect for the girls...<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TEzWYM27AnI/AAAAAAAAD4E/htgJDVx0rfE/s1600/DSC_0572.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 212px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TEzWYM27AnI/AAAAAAAAD4E/htgJDVx0rfE/s320/DSC_0572.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498004956369322610" border="0" /></a>Got the tiki torches lit...<br />and then waited for our bestests to arrive!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TEzWXlGL0uI/AAAAAAAAD38/vWY7a32kRk8/s1600/DSC_0575.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 212px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TEzWXlGL0uI/AAAAAAAAD38/vWY7a32kRk8/s320/DSC_0575.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498004945695920866" border="0" /></a>On to<br /><br />Saturday:<br /><br />Mallory and Allikaye...<br />ready for a day of fun!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TEzWEMWU9eI/AAAAAAAAD30/5uhkJJslN88/s1600/DSC_0581.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 212px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TEzWEMWU9eI/AAAAAAAAD30/5uhkJJslN88/s320/DSC_0581.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498004612635227618" border="0" /></a>The girls...<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TEzWDgTRZTI/AAAAAAAAD3s/C60xL4KD-6M/s1600/DSC_0577.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 212px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TEzWDgTRZTI/AAAAAAAAD3s/C60xL4KD-6M/s320/DSC_0577.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498004600811250994" border="0" /></a>Silly posing...<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TEzWDOtrhII/AAAAAAAAD3k/66X7GgPL25A/s1600/DSC_0589.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 212px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TEzWDOtrhII/AAAAAAAAD3k/66X7GgPL25A/s320/DSC_0589.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498004596090176642" border="0" /></a>Look what we caught!!!<br />Allikaye's FIRST fish!<br />woohoo!<br />it was very exciting...<br />except she was totally offended that the fish tried to slap her!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TEzWCs9pr1I/AAAAAAAAD3c/P6uH3gUWIYM/s1600/DSC_0593.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 212px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TEzWCs9pr1I/AAAAAAAAD3c/P6uH3gUWIYM/s320/DSC_0593.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498004587030359890" border="0" /></a>Then we headed to an old ghost town!<br />That's my lovely friend Jessie and her hub Justin.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TEzWCQF2X2I/AAAAAAAAD3U/KcDyIyHilUs/s1600/DSC_0594.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 212px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TEzWCQF2X2I/AAAAAAAAD3U/KcDyIyHilUs/s320/DSC_0594.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498004579280117602" border="0" /></a>This was inside one of the old buildings...<br />I wanted to take so many of the antiques that were inside!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TEzVrjYxdfI/AAAAAAAAD3M/ptRr73-GZ5Y/s1600/DSC_0596.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 212px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TEzVrjYxdfI/AAAAAAAAD3M/ptRr73-GZ5Y/s320/DSC_0596.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498004189322769906" border="0" /></a>A little paint,<br />and those tables would be ca-ute!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TEzVrF2cRTI/AAAAAAAAD3E/77O3SsWwL58/s1600/DSC_0598.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 212px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TEzVrF2cRTI/AAAAAAAAD3E/77O3SsWwL58/s320/DSC_0598.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498004181394146610" border="0" /></a>It was a very cool old mining town.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TEzVq5XdbtI/AAAAAAAAD28/YXf9jiWNKe0/s1600/DSC_0600.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 212px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_N2J5zrZtidY/TEzVq5XdbtI/AAAAAAAAD28/YXf9jiWNKe0/s320/DSC_0600.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498004178042973906" border="0" /></a>The chipmunks...or chiC-munks, as AK says<br /