tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-39906040054367938422024-03-21T04:09:38.915-07:00Katie & Keith + 2Katiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14267008583292817047noreply@blogger.comBlogger185125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3990604005436793842.post-42730574158491140882014-07-06T18:20:00.001-07:002014-07-06T18:20:06.929-07:00Our Island Vacation Summer 2014<object width="425" height="425" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab" classid="clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000"><param name="movie" value="https://images-community.shutterfly.com/flashapps/slideshow/slideshow-ui.swf"/><param name="flashvars" value="configXMLURL=https://images-community.shutterfly.com/flashapps/slideshow/config/config-share.xml&slideshowModuleURL=https://images-community.shutterfly.com/flashapps/slideshow/slideshow-module.swf&projectGUID=0IatWTdo2YszdS&swfName=slideshowFlashContent&showReplay=true"/><param name="menu" value="false"/><param name="quality" value="best"/><param name="wmode" value="transparent"/><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"/><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"/><embed width="425" height="425" align="middle" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" name="wrapper" quality="best" menu="false" allowfullscreen="true" allowScriptAccess="always" flashvars="configXMLURL=https://images-community.shutterfly.com/flashapps/slideshow/config/config-share.xml&slideshowModuleURL=https://images-community.shutterfly.com/flashapps/slideshow/slideshow-module.swf&projectGUID=0IatWTdo2YszdS&swfName=slideshowFlashContent&showReplay=true" src="https://images-community.shutterfly.com/flashapps/slideshow/slideshow-ui.swf"></embed></object><p style="width:425px;margin-top:0;text-align:center;"><a rel="nofollow" href="http://share.shutterfly.com/action/welcome?sid=0IatWTdo2Ys2Kt&eid=115">Click here to view this photo book larger</a><div style="margin-top: 10px; width: 425px; text-align: center;">Create a gorgeous, high quality <a href="http://www.shutterfly.com/photo-books/wedding-photo-books">wedding photo album</a> at Shutterfly.com.</div><img width="1" height="1" border="0" style="padding: 0; background: #ffffff; border: none; box-shadow: none;" src="https://os.shutterfly.com/b/ss/sflyshareprod/1/H.15/111?pageName=sharekey&c1=photobook&c2=blogger" /></p>Katiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14267008583292817047noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3990604005436793842.post-22316571549751101942011-09-10T04:14:00.000-07:002011-09-10T09:24:12.177-07:00Kaden's 6th Birthday...Finally on the Blog!Before I begin I must mention that Kaden's 6th Birthday happened in February! So, sorry just getting around to posting this on our blog :( I realized I hadn't shared any of this super fun event when I was posting about Kendall's birthday celebration last month!<br /><br />So here it is, my little man's 6th Birthday celebration:<br />You are Cordially Invited on a Safari Adventure for Kaden's 6th Birthday was the wording on the "Passport" style invitations! The invitation had a stamp of Africa & silhouettes of several wild animals. No one really knew what they were in store for! <br />So let me start the story of Kaden's 6th Birthday about the "animals"<br />You can't have a safari party w/out some wild guests!<br />We hired a company that brought the "zoo" to us! We had a macaw, armadillo, snake, legless lizard, huge frog, bush baby & even a Kangaroo!<br />Here are some of our favorite pictures from the parade of animals that Kaden was able to handle & each party guest was able to pet if they chose to do so. It was quite interesting & we all learned some random facts to take with us. I have to admit the odor made us open the windows though!!! :)<br />Kaden requested the bush baby to attend his party from the list of animals we could choose from so here he is:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3fT8KsrZ5C6vJbEccUL2T7n-1cjZJ3L8DDLwtG9cjYPAVsIDh-TingKqkBv-o1Y8JbXLvbBecq6WSf_GIoxya5J_f1Q0cc0fKbCFnJwYwmk0t4ond7uHBRDFkFwDE7LKznfXnMEkvIzyF/s1600/Kaden%2527s+6th+Birthday+065.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3fT8KsrZ5C6vJbEccUL2T7n-1cjZJ3L8DDLwtG9cjYPAVsIDh-TingKqkBv-o1Y8JbXLvbBecq6WSf_GIoxya5J_f1Q0cc0fKbCFnJwYwmk0t4ond7uHBRDFkFwDE7LKznfXnMEkvIzyF/s320/Kaden%2527s+6th+Birthday+065.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5650753515446691298" /></a><br />Random fact about Bush Babies... they urinate on their hands in order to keep them sticky enough to climb! And then this happened:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBNyhCbQL0OZrWKeKOrIW74LfBVxa4uHue0zWdnST3cLRbv4Ti3bjJ3htS4JFG_5uf5b7KcHeYwOu_tSmEP_F5-ZRX7CNvHkEwEc-hyn8HxqKUkawdRxJdtByV5iKtpmR7MDztKfiJzhUh/s1600/Kaden%2527s+6th+Birthday+067.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBNyhCbQL0OZrWKeKOrIW74LfBVxa4uHue0zWdnST3cLRbv4Ti3bjJ3htS4JFG_5uf5b7KcHeYwOu_tSmEP_F5-ZRX7CNvHkEwEc-hyn8HxqKUkawdRxJdtByV5iKtpmR7MDztKfiJzhUh/s320/Kaden%2527s+6th+Birthday+067.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5650753530061780386" /></a><br />Needless to say we scrubbed Kaden's hair that night :)<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC9sgf4WeMsqSvn1ehBK4O33gAudaNQVppTN5ofaPfEyVVFqxzFHQXarA_z1kj0ogD0zXOus_3mG0fQ22mDZRYKxfwt6SGoAYRRIxGa99f8gArxdbvB1oLscSGQV9ItNMvDnHl2-LnjQEc/s1600/Kaden%2527s+6th+Birthday+066.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC9sgf4WeMsqSvn1ehBK4O33gAudaNQVppTN5ofaPfEyVVFqxzFHQXarA_z1kj0ogD0zXOus_3mG0fQ22mDZRYKxfwt6SGoAYRRIxGa99f8gArxdbvB1oLscSGQV9ItNMvDnHl2-LnjQEc/s320/Kaden%2527s+6th+Birthday+066.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5650753520363320642" /></a><br />We were all suprised when this adorable furry creature made his debut:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7slvvQzmFHAUM-TWtkgnhVhgbxrcyOvM_ylMicZBXsPfbfU3WPphIJtlL9LeUIhgYdKZvmbH3Bxw6qNZA1UOYsI5T_RQzhygwAsznopSmJVH9uZPXty9jLUWlatZ56VaoeL-tE4rz4aPC/s1600/Kaden%2527s+6th+Birthday+071.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7slvvQzmFHAUM-TWtkgnhVhgbxrcyOvM_ylMicZBXsPfbfU3WPphIJtlL9LeUIhgYdKZvmbH3Bxw6qNZA1UOYsI5T_RQzhygwAsznopSmJVH9uZPXty9jLUWlatZ56VaoeL-tE4rz4aPC/s320/Kaden%2527s+6th+Birthday+071.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5650752221602867810" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjBMnicq5mY5jZ-nX0RIQCEbSVnw8MJidikRNvogn1gJoExktzkbYM0Sk5aYiyW68sriJrOurTD5kmyrAmhAKu_hDt5zb9GPxL3gIrFQ40L5nqyK9Rd49ZWg8RHM0OPkAYPBk670gvh8NY/s1600/Kaden%2527s+6th+Birthday+079.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjBMnicq5mY5jZ-nX0RIQCEbSVnw8MJidikRNvogn1gJoExktzkbYM0Sk5aYiyW68sriJrOurTD5kmyrAmhAKu_hDt5zb9GPxL3gIrFQ40L5nqyK9Rd49ZWg8RHM0OPkAYPBk670gvh8NY/s320/Kaden%2527s+6th+Birthday+079.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5650752227848390882" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3Ig5eJcbqGeFXCeMPB0dLSk0o8jEgU0MGxEKIrVxcbhL4onLMqKlAvducijnUw-JdiBtnUPm5b3WgGj2HQKR4pi-7FJmM88-2WbgwxzctFTXutrzMlDN-eJQz6d3stiuIlutcA-evsZDT/s1600/Kaden%2527s+6th+Birthday+074.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3Ig5eJcbqGeFXCeMPB0dLSk0o8jEgU0MGxEKIrVxcbhL4onLMqKlAvducijnUw-JdiBtnUPm5b3WgGj2HQKR4pi-7FJmM88-2WbgwxzctFTXutrzMlDN-eJQz6d3stiuIlutcA-evsZDT/s320/Kaden%2527s+6th+Birthday+074.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5650752224361567890" /></a><br /><br />The legless lizard had me uneasy...quite the scwormy worm! Kaden couldn't wait to get his hands on him!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV7LAANlk25bQ6FMurZpNx3E0fDDCjkk-9YEx6DrxW2FBn4p5wjFC-6QB3_DG0ruCrVqdfsuZeH0KdHRVI86_GXH4FvRKmS-H8w4MyYOpq6KgqMOxgjzHwwHG0lXdWStcasF5VNk43PwQw/s1600/Kaden%2527s+6th+Birthday+054.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV7LAANlk25bQ6FMurZpNx3E0fDDCjkk-9YEx6DrxW2FBn4p5wjFC-6QB3_DG0ruCrVqdfsuZeH0KdHRVI86_GXH4FvRKmS-H8w4MyYOpq6KgqMOxgjzHwwHG0lXdWStcasF5VNk43PwQw/s320/Kaden%2527s+6th+Birthday+054.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5650751049958853106" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmfKk3DjnLNY0nt-RnQZL3aOQ52Teu5XDyo-gbjdKtcdt-y2p_FuODjfcCH-G-tlUQfr_ic3S0mRWjeuOTMhzuFA55WL-qU3KY6kT5eOGz8uetCCAOUG0jSqCzBb-VPz7L7XzS1s7t-vcx/s1600/Kaden%2527s+6th+Birthday+056.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmfKk3DjnLNY0nt-RnQZL3aOQ52Teu5XDyo-gbjdKtcdt-y2p_FuODjfcCH-G-tlUQfr_ic3S0mRWjeuOTMhzuFA55WL-qU3KY6kT5eOGz8uetCCAOUG0jSqCzBb-VPz7L7XzS1s7t-vcx/s320/Kaden%2527s+6th+Birthday+056.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5650751056519048018" /></a><br /><br />The Frog as big as Kaden's head!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeMIyuNmKGHqScK3hTbrdpkPOI8Ifx30aj8tCJ60DhK5DbbO0gVo96oSzebdUa1qHjKP4IfxUEgYV2LZ-wXAbv19ZKpmo1lugmFUnnX0dMiKEATR0I8wk7QXfauJsxr-ESv-cDvHQW5GQI/s1600/Kaden%2527s+6th+Birthday+129.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeMIyuNmKGHqScK3hTbrdpkPOI8Ifx30aj8tCJ60DhK5DbbO0gVo96oSzebdUa1qHjKP4IfxUEgYV2LZ-wXAbv19ZKpmo1lugmFUnnX0dMiKEATR0I8wk7QXfauJsxr-ESv-cDvHQW5GQI/s320/Kaden%2527s+6th+Birthday+129.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5650749912717753522" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihG2-j9iSEftYgoi5UWbWjC5N-zNucxjHtnC3Xlvpid6mVE9fwF_BsGQQwrMXBuR1FNHF4tuEck-OurFaE125WiP1UIdk47kE9tDtMLXS0oZ4VxxrzB0Y7A8olqSD-EqvCmyc1dNRMKQJ2/s1600/Kaden%2527s+6th+Birthday+042.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihG2-j9iSEftYgoi5UWbWjC5N-zNucxjHtnC3Xlvpid6mVE9fwF_BsGQQwrMXBuR1FNHF4tuEck-OurFaE125WiP1UIdk47kE9tDtMLXS0oZ4VxxrzB0Y7A8olqSD-EqvCmyc1dNRMKQJ2/s320/Kaden%2527s+6th+Birthday+042.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5650749910414966498" /></a><br /><br />The Snake...wrapped around Kaden's Body!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghfJbt2XaCvJNvxzE5zvhgZ9rfR_gUO1g6ta8Xunt97bLZeAuMQYFgXujJiNGGgz4K3XesOAZzljakNO2L0F3V3p99_OSleTFLf6HSvv94xePdThtlR7mdSole_vcs7g9mME5SzwquM2Lq/s1600/Kaden%2527s+6th+Birthday+061.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghfJbt2XaCvJNvxzE5zvhgZ9rfR_gUO1g6ta8Xunt97bLZeAuMQYFgXujJiNGGgz4K3XesOAZzljakNO2L0F3V3p99_OSleTFLf6HSvv94xePdThtlR7mdSole_vcs7g9mME5SzwquM2Lq/s320/Kaden%2527s+6th+Birthday+061.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5650748793348387682" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHPRpKyIIuNTtt1jOqXdqXtp9c3Zw-9mmfJ_Z6r9ebgxpWBRhPFxTAfy2paAdoJaFm-Mw5vCy9JwL7ggC_8aHYyTwxkfXY-jeiRpxjqCM6xN3e7cDaQlTmvENpym-ARfixhFzljIQR0ARz/s1600/Kaden%2527s+6th+Birthday+058.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHPRpKyIIuNTtt1jOqXdqXtp9c3Zw-9mmfJ_Z6r9ebgxpWBRhPFxTAfy2paAdoJaFm-Mw5vCy9JwL7ggC_8aHYyTwxkfXY-jeiRpxjqCM6xN3e7cDaQlTmvENpym-ARfixhFzljIQR0ARz/s320/Kaden%2527s+6th+Birthday+058.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5650748789444562546" /></a><br /><br />A very loud Macaw<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPDhzRPukFGiA1BwMxIWDxJXRel53HFO5ME-jCj2v_Qz5GuQkOBIR3bTB3DbG_j4JdyTGrvrYSp4pGuH8Pcyql23B6Yom3GCV_wa1jaLiSBhSI9QRU2elUm56bKWGVv8Y_byfcvVs6fC_M/s1600/Kaden%2527s+6th+Birthday+033.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPDhzRPukFGiA1BwMxIWDxJXRel53HFO5ME-jCj2v_Qz5GuQkOBIR3bTB3DbG_j4JdyTGrvrYSp4pGuH8Pcyql23B6Yom3GCV_wa1jaLiSBhSI9QRU2elUm56bKWGVv8Y_byfcvVs6fC_M/s320/Kaden%2527s+6th+Birthday+033.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5650746483705663250" /></a><br /><br />Nasty looking Armadillo. Still gives me the creeps!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBvVm0NsgqpuaVGxMXC_7lSqNZNAhbBy7SFcqXpHZ68sAkbaDTb7YDT-qTrSkOdI5e-3tnpS_YFJFJDtxCX3TIMxOoAvsXGP5O1ld00OLtYg-1UroQGPGp3Bo0b8SycaJl7GlnHZJ_OIx_/s1600/Kaden%2527s+6th+Birthday+032.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBvVm0NsgqpuaVGxMXC_7lSqNZNAhbBy7SFcqXpHZ68sAkbaDTb7YDT-qTrSkOdI5e-3tnpS_YFJFJDtxCX3TIMxOoAvsXGP5O1ld00OLtYg-1UroQGPGp3Bo0b8SycaJl7GlnHZJ_OIx_/s320/Kaden%2527s+6th+Birthday+032.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5650746480278263170" /></a><br /><br />Cute little baby Hedgehog<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLrGi-bQGb0HaanfeDZ_eHwL_fFcYzH0Mj0hgsKgk6xoNS03JZtIWcOAAFulj97jXSIXTOpSARSLy7TU25gJIpRS1Xax0h-JvBnTXcrXl3JBl8UWvxWoPfj5foPdCCY67_XCMBMxFZjWnY/s1600/Kaden%2527s+6th+Birthday+029.jpg"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb5XC7A7TmIsRKnTur7DbYKQ6466Y5kJnESMQDBHFQNB_3KJ8VVfbNqczMhcIEKfp0MSasNy9Wggq6VJh8dv0jRiXcS0nIJRnuSgu8jdoPjcsjRMjXykjIdwryHzfmLU-hTJiM1CiKBddj/s320/Kaden%2527s+6th+Birthday+025.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5650742748739290690" /></a><br /><br />And here are some of the party guests expressions to all these wild creatures:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-ywXWLee98gjJcFvylAFwNIqrqrsBFnbasnaPo6Rbk2d7JOsBnocJVoO_zKqmaJ5ctW5q-5D57B3Uz7BVt-LFOY1PGrta974_lyzaT2LUYWbLb_N0uGm9WyECybrP326pGhiWYK22DRvT/s1600/Kaden%2527s+6th+Birthday+045.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-ywXWLee98gjJcFvylAFwNIqrqrsBFnbasnaPo6Rbk2d7JOsBnocJVoO_zKqmaJ5ctW5q-5D57B3Uz7BVt-LFOY1PGrta974_lyzaT2LUYWbLb_N0uGm9WyECybrP326pGhiWYK22DRvT/s320/Kaden%2527s+6th+Birthday+045.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5650762507726137234" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv0wx0B9W92kHUXapynLcUksUtCpWuOwSgLf7X3fnEgxTDxBh8BH920lnTzDCRFH30VHqmRrqXAzMnRYA6nUeOos892qV_r0iIHwlyjTviDJVkued67EK-OmtM5cK2KnkwwOUqdgKBCARu/s1600/Kaden%2527s+6th+Birthday+062.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv0wx0B9W92kHUXapynLcUksUtCpWuOwSgLf7X3fnEgxTDxBh8BH920lnTzDCRFH30VHqmRrqXAzMnRYA6nUeOos892qV_r0iIHwlyjTviDJVkued67EK-OmtM5cK2KnkwwOUqdgKBCARu/s320/Kaden%2527s+6th+Birthday+062.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5650761648459672034" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3Wp3CH0YqyuoTpRx2lRygaRcXzR5G3ko1Hg5ZBZDKEn2z0bDthO_ef40orMwT-ZA97XnA37FpdTDPNaVmurO-o1ACRpguAceDtRErxv0s-bbLwVvbo9PAXwg0Oy2h2dSuizBA_GCb7XlR/s1600/Kaden%2527s+6th+Birthday+034.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3Wp3CH0YqyuoTpRx2lRygaRcXzR5G3ko1Hg5ZBZDKEn2z0bDthO_ef40orMwT-ZA97XnA37FpdTDPNaVmurO-o1ACRpguAceDtRErxv0s-bbLwVvbo9PAXwg0Oy2h2dSuizBA_GCb7XlR/s320/Kaden%2527s+6th+Birthday+034.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5650761644743535714" /></a><br /><br /><br />Onto the party decorations:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIwpo3Gk7Jc7rrwHge5OC2lUf6NpMMUYJ3QAUwBzTQtBVsDjjWCnCnNQkRSwQ_rXK-BjkpZLIz_9iAdbt4fhu6tVyqOqvElOHWxGyk-AsLcO2iL4MqhuqwIsQyXpno7p4WZZgypKAbnJYQ/s1600/Kaden%2527s+6th+Birthday+004.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIwpo3Gk7Jc7rrwHge5OC2lUf6NpMMUYJ3QAUwBzTQtBVsDjjWCnCnNQkRSwQ_rXK-BjkpZLIz_9iAdbt4fhu6tVyqOqvElOHWxGyk-AsLcO2iL4MqhuqwIsQyXpno7p4WZZgypKAbnJYQ/s320/Kaden%2527s+6th+Birthday+004.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5650705687775236946" /></a><br />My inspiration always comes from one random object, picture, etc. So on a trip to Michael's Kaden was picking out some animal figurines that were on clearance. He loves animals & his favorite shows include River Monsters, Billy the Exterminator, & anything on Animal Planet. So the idea of a jungle/safari party was born & we went w/ it...I love to find a theme that the kids can contribute to & have fun w/ the planning process as well as the party. That day Kaden picked out about 12 figurines, which we later placed at each child's place setting & then at end of evening put in their goody bag to bring home.<br />The placemats were found at Publix while grocery shopping! I used self adhesive foam letters for each child's "place-card"<br />The foam figurines were sold in a bag at Michaels. I used wooden skewer sticks to place at bottom of animal & then add to green grass bags from Hobby Lobby to use at centerpieces on the long table where the party guests sat.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNOGTyOMf_H3wRE0uM9UC_0NHqewEDFP4TJ10sKHiPijxRgc9dE6u077Hiyep8nx31xU6ETlkn9PIH7rnWTI3sx1oUdMDnusYZzgB2ekHs17iGi5ga75FE6zOuZf9mXR9PVLtSAtvP7KLy/s1600/Kaden%2527s+6th+Birthday+003.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNOGTyOMf_H3wRE0uM9UC_0NHqewEDFP4TJ10sKHiPijxRgc9dE6u077Hiyep8nx31xU6ETlkn9PIH7rnWTI3sx1oUdMDnusYZzgB2ekHs17iGi5ga75FE6zOuZf9mXR9PVLtSAtvP7KLy/s320/Kaden%2527s+6th+Birthday+003.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5650705683988285346" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj15buRp5Ekbe3By1Ry7MegzxgfAsXO-ZetIgembVgfic3Zc3c7H-m7ECtsBPYOEVqQMWNoycuUrEetDUCf5ekMqdlAF2E5dNliJxYEQ6jZk8X257yqRw9SPiubOcU6qpCe5HrwMUPPc5Wv/s1600/Kaden%2527s+6th+Birthday+007.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj15buRp5Ekbe3By1Ry7MegzxgfAsXO-ZetIgembVgfic3Zc3c7H-m7ECtsBPYOEVqQMWNoycuUrEetDUCf5ekMqdlAF2E5dNliJxYEQ6jZk8X257yqRw9SPiubOcU6qpCe5HrwMUPPc5Wv/s320/Kaden%2527s+6th+Birthday+007.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5650704816753764802" /></a><br />The chalkboard sign was ordered from Oriental Trading & is now used in the kids toyroom. The topiaries are actually part of my fall/harvest decorations that I use in the house so it worked well to pull them out of the attic & use on the table setting. We purchased about 30 bananas that were used as decor & food. The sandwiches for adults were purchased from publix deli & wrapped w/ animal print tissue & tied up w/ twine. The kids "Do Not Feed the Animals" sacks were filled w/ cheese sandwiches, animal crackers & fruit. <br />The grown ups fruit kabobs were put on bamboo skewers & made into arrangement.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdOfJZUGXjHsRraN1BH2SmoAePHQaOoxLRwiHkmAXsH2i5iCI7EbyZDEki928mYzP9cc6ZOeRGK1eXhUJYr_PhsBmHAjk_PBOTbUCwl_yqXxivjLX2FRDQel9NbC3peSU4RYI7oCLxF-pt/s1600/Kaden%2527s+6th+Birthday+006.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdOfJZUGXjHsRraN1BH2SmoAePHQaOoxLRwiHkmAXsH2i5iCI7EbyZDEki928mYzP9cc6ZOeRGK1eXhUJYr_PhsBmHAjk_PBOTbUCwl_yqXxivjLX2FRDQel9NbC3peSU4RYI7oCLxF-pt/s320/Kaden%2527s+6th+Birthday+006.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5650704810288019266" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS3XixHR6lFxlaJNg_k7RQ1deI-dmn019H8kAGUpqNiHoFe34ELRDxbjx2KBRABZBI72F3CRJoeRsd3iZ9_VbhTo4DCTX_aaEfMlOdFh3cuKeGDsh9Izx05kaVIOgxAwnKIF1LTRmCdBtR/s1600/Kaden%2527s+6th+Birthday+008.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS3XixHR6lFxlaJNg_k7RQ1deI-dmn019H8kAGUpqNiHoFe34ELRDxbjx2KBRABZBI72F3CRJoeRsd3iZ9_VbhTo4DCTX_aaEfMlOdFh3cuKeGDsh9Izx05kaVIOgxAwnKIF1LTRmCdBtR/s320/Kaden%2527s+6th+Birthday+008.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5650704809515170018" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjda2SKEm_nWRjBDLycPa4xIJBqzc3kBQxw9GPT7RbFnD3EkW1zHpFcjaFfX3i2zX8UGoY4_O8mx12QMjneXhqMPz8BGWZgjNnbRlyROeO8pqFs5TuqxRDDhzQSxZ2aSxoje-g5aCPJ00AZ/s1600/Kaden%2527s+6th+Birthday+017.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjda2SKEm_nWRjBDLycPa4xIJBqzc3kBQxw9GPT7RbFnD3EkW1zHpFcjaFfX3i2zX8UGoY4_O8mx12QMjneXhqMPz8BGWZgjNnbRlyROeO8pqFs5TuqxRDDhzQSxZ2aSxoje-g5aCPJ00AZ/s320/Kaden%2527s+6th+Birthday+017.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5650703886835122242" /></a><br />Kaden has some random affection for Bush Babies & sleeps w/ this stuffed furry creature on occassion so I knew we had to use him in the decor :) He sat perched beside the utensils, which were wrapped w/ napkin & tied in animal print ribbon for yet another useful centerpiece and made for easy grab & go when passing out cake.<br /><br />The Cake.....<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijMp2xGfY_SAqLEAM6uNgDv3Bg209bsTq5GhyphenhyphenwdRfxjJh3mwhzqi79kuD2P1ES-sMInIy2Y1g8UQ9i52AHTLAjXO7SQ7niAJ-lHv2wfdXhzT5oJfgV_123B1b5voldFvIBSZmuY0OoHQy_/s1600/Kaden%2527s+6th+Birthday+013.jpg"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8CLF7j6cEJq_-Opst_pM6G-E2suVF2gvckS7guIfchmjGUumBG664WCQUizE4spbpPVA77hV-zB9BkeGycTWp-Y9qVFJni4VE0tuE6KiFIyni1TGtCstXc_VDJqkwkvVPpfoiTczB0CHI/s320/Kaden%2527s+6th+Birthday+015.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5650699657077590850" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeUyazoFQwKJwDZzcrS59bS1tCgN3LcFuXBlGGMsM4NDbG14AKvh5XUT_00ezBnu3-IzJ9AuO2UpuVcpjHiPmWL3Ci_P7_K0pwRUKCDf-WoQSOvyAQhKV9c3g8vpaJjnES4iBdbuS34G1l/s1600/Kaden%2527s+6th+Birthday+082.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeUyazoFQwKJwDZzcrS59bS1tCgN3LcFuXBlGGMsM4NDbG14AKvh5XUT_00ezBnu3-IzJ9AuO2UpuVcpjHiPmWL3Ci_P7_K0pwRUKCDf-WoQSOvyAQhKV9c3g8vpaJjnES4iBdbuS34G1l/s320/Kaden%2527s+6th+Birthday+082.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5650699654970490722" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOX2_FBxzXCsBqGsxhvTOfnm87u0oFSd0701b-O6v_R1l7bOWUWMcyuIgHvsxhNZu8dQqW-NCuP2iVA431I9uHSaYr6c4IMUxrqzpvhXyWZDHy7e1Dv-RNwaIPzM8srS63t1v6ahwjZfTQ/s1600/Kaden%2527s+6th+Birthday+087.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOX2_FBxzXCsBqGsxhvTOfnm87u0oFSd0701b-O6v_R1l7bOWUWMcyuIgHvsxhNZu8dQqW-NCuP2iVA431I9uHSaYr6c4IMUxrqzpvhXyWZDHy7e1Dv-RNwaIPzM8srS63t1v6ahwjZfTQ/s320/Kaden%2527s+6th+Birthday+087.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5650699649201089506" /></a><br />The Cake speaks for itself. I love designing the cake for each party! Making it a true decoration for the party & using Heaven Scent Bakery in Cartersville makes this an easy thing to do and taste wonderful too! Kaden picked out what type of animals he wanted for the fondant pieces...choosing a cobra snake, jaguar, & zebra. The tree was actually fondant too & weighed so much that the bakery had to deliver & assemble at my house day of party!<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIZncrTSmbArs0p3eHGOdsDZJPSItNdWZVPaahIoyrfa0x9VDKXBy92-JO_91gjjjCvuJo3oeQT2SH_aNDe9nEMomeQ0HDRCCHBP_fx4C5v42vPlSgtHQ66PMu0ak1FOPIzD0n3YILHdYs/s1600/Kaden%2527s+6th+Birthday+180.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIZncrTSmbArs0p3eHGOdsDZJPSItNdWZVPaahIoyrfa0x9VDKXBy92-JO_91gjjjCvuJo3oeQT2SH_aNDe9nEMomeQ0HDRCCHBP_fx4C5v42vPlSgtHQ66PMu0ak1FOPIzD0n3YILHdYs/s320/Kaden%2527s+6th+Birthday+180.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5650695063263107042" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq27mBbzwXwT2fhJR3yHz0F4cA4TmFyu2vbckBnNyiMLMi0XWl99SOgXuLCfYOBslDiFMJh_JbLeNbUoOYG9Dxkn72NRSS0gTv4jtB0SyI6gN0Oei47XeynmPgTwqIXWUk_oY8KUvEVnrV/s1600/Kaden%2527s+6th+Birthday+179.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq27mBbzwXwT2fhJR3yHz0F4cA4TmFyu2vbckBnNyiMLMi0XWl99SOgXuLCfYOBslDiFMJh_JbLeNbUoOYG9Dxkn72NRSS0gTv4jtB0SyI6gN0Oei47XeynmPgTwqIXWUk_oY8KUvEVnrV/s320/Kaden%2527s+6th+Birthday+179.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5650695058870413346" /></a><br />I actually made these banners myself! Super easy. Just bought burlap cloth, cut out squares big enough for letters & then cut small openings in each corner of square. Used twine to connect squares by lacing through cut openings. The letters I found at Hobby Lobby w/ animal print in packages of A-Z so bought 3 packages to have correct letters for banners. Stapled letters onto squares of burlap. Turned out cute, unique, & was inexpensive. Now using the burlap cloth & letters in Kaden's birthday scrapbook.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimNK0LlJlMr9n5y2BnRbPhcKkJjLU2GuDkOAIjSab0VszhF-UK7flUw2n6G-i3FrL70QShRQf3pj6p2a1m3HuP8GJxZEHINr0WtzXGr8km9uqhKVlcBjDFt9YDBxS9UNGpVbch0xzXGTpt/s1600/Kaden%2527s+6th+Birthday+005.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimNK0LlJlMr9n5y2BnRbPhcKkJjLU2GuDkOAIjSab0VszhF-UK7flUw2n6G-i3FrL70QShRQf3pj6p2a1m3HuP8GJxZEHINr0WtzXGr8km9uqhKVlcBjDFt9YDBxS9UNGpVbch0xzXGTpt/s320/Kaden%2527s+6th+Birthday+005.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5650705691098994066" /></a><br />Kaden's shirt by Janie & Jack & pants by Mini Boden. He loved this outfit!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN6sdB6flDHJjL5W4O5un0PFP02VC3V2A_V5HkvU0HjA-I2SAi9pp-qv640aQo5ksVWl5gvmZ_fkm2IvjmyarktNpOw_Nn9xmyvIgEGPrdOsEIEtpmZoy3okgsixXqpWOOvljslEn_5UNd/s1600/Kaden%2527s+6th+Birthday+150.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN6sdB6flDHJjL5W4O5un0PFP02VC3V2A_V5HkvU0HjA-I2SAi9pp-qv640aQo5ksVWl5gvmZ_fkm2IvjmyarktNpOw_Nn9xmyvIgEGPrdOsEIEtpmZoy3okgsixXqpWOOvljslEn_5UNd/s320/Kaden%2527s+6th+Birthday+150.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5650695054061970082" /></a><br />This is Keith & Kendall watching the animal show! Their expressions are so true to their personalities! Keith is like a kid in a candy store soaking up random facts about these animals & Kendall is wondering why in the world she has to sit still & listen!!!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrmMpiSxnOfOgPF9iSXvYbwmSuh6ZQaNZD7EaIpxaWv0Lgk8_uBTGE8PdiKKN92OEZKFW_3TWTqLZIYjRyaZXskeyiIrGmB982qmVN2ONGFPyyMvEBipopmsmhml4GOPnq6aUreKjrdIg3/s1600/Kaden%2527s+6th+Birthday+120.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrmMpiSxnOfOgPF9iSXvYbwmSuh6ZQaNZD7EaIpxaWv0Lgk8_uBTGE8PdiKKN92OEZKFW_3TWTqLZIYjRyaZXskeyiIrGmB982qmVN2ONGFPyyMvEBipopmsmhml4GOPnq6aUreKjrdIg3/s320/Kaden%2527s+6th+Birthday+120.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5650689481440962130" /></a><br />People who had not been to our house prior had actually asked me if the murals on the wall were painted for the party! I know I tend to go all out for my kids parties but that may have been taking it a bit too far. The jungle mural was actually painted in the kids playroom over 4 years ago by a wonderful & talented artist/photographer, Brandelyn Shirley.<br />The Hat! This was are last finishing touch & impossible to find. Kaden finally spotted this one at Dick's sporting goods one afternoon & it worked perfect & is now a fun accessory in his costume collection.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCjUeQDyrYfr8PBdO0pb6Q6yqLT1h6XpDmM-5M3BvpJnsoaSbs69St9orL1Q1xvsquB8-t31UXk9H_lSWs-uhSK8oKHbB3bTRSrtPRdeF7zAvUkP9ubhS5_W8M6D0-dNcl0IiBBoUj460E/s1600/Kaden%2527s+6th+Birthday+127.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCjUeQDyrYfr8PBdO0pb6Q6yqLT1h6XpDmM-5M3BvpJnsoaSbs69St9orL1Q1xvsquB8-t31UXk9H_lSWs-uhSK8oKHbB3bTRSrtPRdeF7zAvUkP9ubhS5_W8M6D0-dNcl0IiBBoUj460E/s320/Kaden%2527s+6th+Birthday+127.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5650689481108512418" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn88YOmIpUztWo_2Qv2CxRfhwPP9ERTnqSUyoF9oZJ_CkWY1ZX9RWK4gDKHIDoM3pLu199thUuV838hVsph01Q_ewo-VYAkrlELSfibodlQMCyWKZfhCcNekmekawu75y4WZQK1_RMqIHQ/s1600/Kaden%2527s+6th+Birthday+094.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn88YOmIpUztWo_2Qv2CxRfhwPP9ERTnqSUyoF9oZJ_CkWY1ZX9RWK4gDKHIDoM3pLu199thUuV838hVsph01Q_ewo-VYAkrlELSfibodlQMCyWKZfhCcNekmekawu75y4WZQK1_RMqIHQ/s320/Kaden%2527s+6th+Birthday+094.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5650733776090729074" /></a><br />The balloons were another Ebay find...the best balloons are on ebay! I usually buy all the big mylar's there & then take them to a local party store to coordinate w/ regular latex balloons & have arrangements done & then blown up day of. Keith always hates being sent on the balloon run for a party! He complains every single time, but he keeps going back for more :)<br /><br />Kaden & his buddies:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjVyx1TvLhaRFX-EymCQ7kE9ErDywyrT6ElpLUxb7L2_b1KS-PINlJ4BQt-hLdqoh992scR2uVkXQPSQz-iYFTQUZDY0sq176CbZsUbniU8E11efPLEnPV_ROgCvuntVd2n5AyD5mJaqs3/s1600/Kaden%2527s+6th+Birthday+111.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjVyx1TvLhaRFX-EymCQ7kE9ErDywyrT6ElpLUxb7L2_b1KS-PINlJ4BQt-hLdqoh992scR2uVkXQPSQz-iYFTQUZDY0sq176CbZsUbniU8E11efPLEnPV_ROgCvuntVd2n5AyD5mJaqs3/s320/Kaden%2527s+6th+Birthday+111.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5650721302423232674" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqeZ1lp2KjyW7-mFu7dD1na0cQLA0yGaMIcTCn2bO3_V1O25l6woHkxPFVGvKgjdWe8PXjzc3Uv9buskvkS1piNxFDhd9rrb8BEEzhnFvFRaSwkTT4iSnNoX6yxxr1kiq5O3vBuyHfhC5R/s1600/Kaden%2527s+6th+Birthday+011.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqeZ1lp2KjyW7-mFu7dD1na0cQLA0yGaMIcTCn2bO3_V1O25l6woHkxPFVGvKgjdWe8PXjzc3Uv9buskvkS1piNxFDhd9rrb8BEEzhnFvFRaSwkTT4iSnNoX6yxxr1kiq5O3vBuyHfhC5R/s320/Kaden%2527s+6th+Birthday+011.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5650703886088298594" /></a><br />Kaden sent each party guest home w/ a bag full of goodies. The gift bags were basket bags that had a large leaf print found at Michaels for 49 cents each! Tied up w/ gift tag & included placemat & animal from each child's place setting, an animal on a stick craft we forgot to do at party, & their safari hat.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7Re0QN5NC1PfUDK2Hqjo9z9TSXNTgIsCNcSDqhACEPxGzpAOgwt9RHMxKd9BTvanbO7JNxVg4310wLFg1gVCUgw_eNiujkyd78Jsh89Q-tqvqwC4XSznEDuEwNouiSlXGUa_DriWPN9fF/s1600/Kaden%2527s+6th+Birthday+124.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7Re0QN5NC1PfUDK2Hqjo9z9TSXNTgIsCNcSDqhACEPxGzpAOgwt9RHMxKd9BTvanbO7JNxVg4310wLFg1gVCUgw_eNiujkyd78Jsh89Q-tqvqwC4XSznEDuEwNouiSlXGUa_DriWPN9fF/s320/Kaden%2527s+6th+Birthday+124.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5650727560672886738" /></a><br />At the end of the night no one really wanted to cooperate for anymore pictures but we managed to squeeze in one more family photo. Another party finished & over but one that I'm sure will be remembered by Kaden forever! And some of his expressions & laughter will be etched in my mind forever. I like to say that is what makes all the work worth it, but honestly it is not work to me. I love to plan a party & to plan a party for one of my children is my gift.Katiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14267008583292817047noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3990604005436793842.post-39123953328560316802011-08-17T17:55:00.000-07:002011-08-17T18:31:06.081-07:00Kaden & Kendall Back to School<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQnK9sGTRZ7vGlH_sNFdYE5hOBrrr_vPTCvFZa6E-MKKnJ7lKIdWr3KkOiSV0gT2O8PRNQlSUigHvoa9gyk7YbD-GtXXUOiTglV4MMy4wzB5eV3ui6558n-rTgWQOxbOy0xyiNha-lBYQ8/s1600/Kaden+1st+day+1st+grade+006.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQnK9sGTRZ7vGlH_sNFdYE5hOBrrr_vPTCvFZa6E-MKKnJ7lKIdWr3KkOiSV0gT2O8PRNQlSUigHvoa9gyk7YbD-GtXXUOiTglV4MMy4wzB5eV3ui6558n-rTgWQOxbOy0xyiNha-lBYQ8/s320/Kaden+1st+day+1st+grade+006.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5642002033940565794" /></a>
<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAMNJwaWk94rlt8fjgJu5mo_30gSXtjdJNqHOTQmkN1hyFo7O_obZpz0PNp9tHcNChGRxA1qRQFVZXWpo7xQ_h_8pFSaFtjuojn_PH1oTNmrp3EuaOjZPEw4AUV2CrE1eVZ7ov4FRMXDEz/s1600/Kaden+1st+day+1st+grade+001.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAMNJwaWk94rlt8fjgJu5mo_30gSXtjdJNqHOTQmkN1hyFo7O_obZpz0PNp9tHcNChGRxA1qRQFVZXWpo7xQ_h_8pFSaFtjuojn_PH1oTNmrp3EuaOjZPEw4AUV2CrE1eVZ7ov4FRMXDEz/s320/Kaden+1st+day+1st+grade+001.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5642002026533839138" /></a>
<br />So Kaden just started first grade at the beginning of the month & today Kendall had her first day of 3 year old preschool at our beloved First Pres. I thought I might share some of our most recent events from our back to school fun here at the Smith household.
<br />If you are not my friend on facebook or just didn't happen to see this week's status you are about to be shocked by my most recent news from Kaden's first couple of weeks back! Ok maybe not shocked, but you will get a laugh :)
<br />He got in the car Tuesday & begins telling me all about his day when he mentions a girl gave him her phone number! He moves on with his story to tell me something about her wanting him to come over to see her grandfather's telescope! Really...1st Grade! Are they already talking on the phone & having arranged play dates???? Anyways I explained to him that we are not quite ready to be calling on girls and that would come in time (like 10 years from now)! He replied..."Well I really want to see her telescope!" Then this evening we get home from church & this girls number is on our caller ID! So I asked Kaden if he gave out our number? And he said..."Well she said if I couldn't call her she would call me." Tricksters! Not getting one over on me. I'm going to have to meet this girl & have a little chit chat w/ her Mother :)
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<br />Onto Kendall. Her "homework" assignment was to gather items into a small brown lunch sack entitled "All About Me." The items were to be favorites...color, food, toy, story/book, game/tv show, place to visit, photos of friends, family, pets, & any other small items that she wanted to share. The bag is now literally bursting at the seams from the items she gathered & when she showed them all to me I was laughing w/ tears so I just have to share the contents w/ her explanation for each. So here it goes:
<br />A small baby doll in a pink dress w/ bottle (Her "Sister")...wishful thinking
<br />A purple crayon (favorite color)
<br />Picture of Macaroni & Cheese (She got a box of it out of the pantry & I had to pour the contents into a ziplock bag in order to cut out the picture w/ her)
<br />A Hello Kitty Watch (her favorite character & tv show)...I was not aware Hello Kitty had her own show???
<br />American Girl Bitty Twins Go For A Ride (Book. And its purple!)
<br />White doile from her tea cart (B/c she wants to play tea party at school)
<br />Snow White Brush (Favorite Movie ever)
<br />A small replica/toy dalmation dog (poor child really wants a doggie)
<br />A small replica/toy dairy cow (Not sure where her logic was w/ this one but she just had to have it in the bag)
<br />Mickey & Minnie small character toys (favorite place on Earth she has ever been to she said)
<br />Hello Kitty Ring (Favorite things...dress up, fashion & Hello Kitty)
<br />Hello Kitty New York Snow Globe (She got this on vacation in NYC this past Christmas & I had no idea where it was till it showed up in this bag today)...see the theme w/ the Hello Kitty, the child is obsessed!
<br />Her ballet shoes! (Half the girls in her class are her ballet class & she said she is going to wear them during show & tell!)
<br />Then I let her go through a box of pictures & she got to pick three...& the winners are: (1) A family photo of the four of us at the zoo in New Orleans this past Spring (2) Kendall, Kaden & Kylee (Ky-Ky) going to the movies this summer (3) Her, Mallory & Sara (girlfriends, both of which are in her class) at the pool last summer w/ their sunglasses on!
<br />She was so proud to finish up her first "Homework" assignment & so determined to collect her items...so cute! Katiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14267008583292817047noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3990604005436793842.post-43569700483508414952011-08-13T05:22:00.000-07:002011-08-13T05:43:09.315-07:009 Ways You Know You Are At A Louisiana WeddingSo I was googling this morning to verify the correct spelling of Paran (french word for Godfather) & I came across this on an outdated blog called Fat Tony! Since Keith & I were married in New Orleans & have attended probably a dozen other weddings in the city I really thought this was fitting & had to share. Enjoy :)
<br />BTW...Anything that is written in () below is my add in & tidbits to share.
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<br />Here are, in no particular order, some observations and nine ways you know you are at a Louisiana wedding?
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<br />People Wearing Saints Hats
<br />Even though the New Orleans Saints have been a notoriously terrible football team for as long as I can remember, people in Louisiana still have a strong loyalty to them?even at weddings. (Ok...This was written in March of 2009...before the Saints won the SuperBowl & that is why we are such loyal fans!!!)
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<br />Strokin’ Gets The Biggest Reaction
<br />If you have ever been to a social function in the South you know exactly who Clarence Carter is. And you know that when you hear Mr. Carter sing that chorus of “I be strokin’ to the East, I be strokin’ to the West?” that the crowd goes absolutely berserk.
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<br />The Groom Does Backflips (or Best man, best friends, distant relatives)
<br />Get a drink or two in the crowd and clothes start coming off and wild dance moves start emitting from peoples bodies.
<br />(I wondered if our wedding would be any different?it wasn’t! Before the end of the night my brother in law was doing the alligator & Shay's then boyfriend was backing it up on the band & was cut off from the bar!)
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<br />Girls Dance With No Shoes (Veronica I'm sorry...so thought of you on this one!)
<br />Whether you are at a high school dance or a wedding, if you are in the South, you can bet that half the females in attendance will not have shoes on. Maybe it’s just me, but that’s just gross. When I think about the floor we walk on, everything resorts back to poo. Hear me out on this one? The soles of your shoes touch the ground everywhere you go. You are bound to step in dog crap at some point?directly or indirectly. Then you walk inside the wedding reception hall. Then a girl with no shoes dances on the same floor where you just stepped. So she now has dog poo particles on her feet. Yuck, man. This is the same reason why I never eat anything that has fallen on the floor?five second rule or not.
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<br />By The End Of The Night, The Place Is Flooded Like Katrina
<br />“Louisiana” and “rain” are synonymous in my mind so to have an outdoor wedding is verging on insanity. However, people still do it.
<br />(Our wedding was indoors & no rain, but it did happen to fall on the coldest November day on record...Ok, maybe not, but it was freezing. By the time my bridesmaids & I entered the church to walk down the aisle we had a frozen glow & then there were the million pictures we had to take in front of the beautiful tree in the outdoor courtyard of the reception!)
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<br />Someone Refers To Himself As “Paran”
<br />In Louisiana, a child’s Godfather is often called the “Paran," with a French accent. When I heard a guy refer to himself as Vanessa’s Paran I knew exactly what state of the Union I was in.
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<br />Two Or More Types Of Seafood Are On The Menu
<br />I’m not talking about those cheesy, bland cocktail shrimp you find at other places?things like shrimp pasta, spicy seasoned fish, crab cakes, crawfish étouffée, and so on. If there are more than two of the above dishes on the menu, you may just be at a Louisiana wedding.
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<br />The Oldest Guy In Attendance Does A Somersault
<br />One of the oldest guys gets down and does a few break dancing moves just after Strokin’ is finished. This can be wildly entertaining, but not nearly as crazy as an even older guy getting down and doing a full backwards somersault in the middle of the dance floor.
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<br />Everyone Says Y’all (This is so Georgia too)
<br />I notice this more and more each time I go to the South now. I suppose I used to say it, but now that I’m not around it much, every time I hear someone say “y’all” it sticks out like Spinner riding trails with Aitken. Phrases heard throughout the weekend include:
<br />“Y’all have a good trip.”
<br />“Can I have y’alls attention?”
<br />“Y’all get up here to catch this garter.”
<br />“What would y’all like to drink?”
<br />“Does this annoy the ever-living shit out of y’all too?”
<br />Katiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14267008583292817047noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3990604005436793842.post-55338327508353848692011-08-06T05:34:00.001-07:002011-08-06T10:44:40.426-07:00The Queen Bee turns three<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4ZeeKdtXnnoCL9giPyePR0bPm5r9LbJVzlgxmBzq7FVCSilE7Brt0cay4l0Qs4z9JnOlBmhiegp3kHOHqibSsl1GFaN6PsY-D0QY3kxZCnTBRymk47sdd-383MAB0RPSO5ABmAgRxc4tD/s1600/Kendall+150.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4ZeeKdtXnnoCL9giPyePR0bPm5r9LbJVzlgxmBzq7FVCSilE7Brt0cay4l0Qs4z9JnOlBmhiegp3kHOHqibSsl1GFaN6PsY-D0QY3kxZCnTBRymk47sdd-383MAB0RPSO5ABmAgRxc4tD/s320/Kendall+150.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5637777255341969954" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyxfPmYXM6rzkXU_3JW62r1pBldw_gBsyYY6CicZtE6mFfJ97e0ObyARhKubfJmkG7trjq6M5oARnrqVLoNq_2BIYfen6t2h0_xHvYZseElDVvClbuwLOzN8afeuDtUUD1A_x3qPd4H6fI/s1600/Kendall+131.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyxfPmYXM6rzkXU_3JW62r1pBldw_gBsyYY6CicZtE6mFfJ97e0ObyARhKubfJmkG7trjq6M5oARnrqVLoNq_2BIYfen6t2h0_xHvYZseElDVvClbuwLOzN8afeuDtUUD1A_x3qPd4H6fI/s320/Kendall+131.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5637776783656842354" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPwBTYfK9zUrLd7MknYD8euSIplKOgmJLLSvwIPcXiemR65_DBsZvnPEyEwHZYrjcmKV7ps6Pysgo3S-ubuhDvw-xrlJRuiPjMLfPJmhWh3-naqfUN1qHTG8Ek7mpoD0D_yqND-vqReVkt/s1600/Kendall+170.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPwBTYfK9zUrLd7MknYD8euSIplKOgmJLLSvwIPcXiemR65_DBsZvnPEyEwHZYrjcmKV7ps6Pysgo3S-ubuhDvw-xrlJRuiPjMLfPJmhWh3-naqfUN1qHTG8Ek7mpoD0D_yqND-vqReVkt/s320/Kendall+170.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5637776488029195938" /></a><br />I know she is my daughter and I'm a little biased but this girl is beautiful! I literally could not have used God's hands to make her any more perfect. I'm doting but let me also add that she is fierce, cranky, has a flare for the drama, has to have her way & did I mention dramatic! But she is all Girl & I love every bit of her. She keeps me on my toes & has etched such a place in my heart that it has changed my life forever. I can see our future in that special bond that mother & daughter hold & having a best friend for life. She is truly remarkable in every way & I'm thankful for this wonderful family that Keith & I have every day... even when they want to make me pull my hair out.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE0KJGKBWFlz-YJ6cI2NnCu0o3mfxnfLsdS1XJZuP2bm-Ra49bMnXih-tIR8aAmcQ5Rfrciv1wqNvj7wKnQJ-4zLxTz6AIqt3ZORkJhLUJKQakW8VBl9Ht6yjRCkMUGzoilPCHcHPHJxNC/s1600/Kendall+133.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE0KJGKBWFlz-YJ6cI2NnCu0o3mfxnfLsdS1XJZuP2bm-Ra49bMnXih-tIR8aAmcQ5Rfrciv1wqNvj7wKnQJ-4zLxTz6AIqt3ZORkJhLUJKQakW8VBl9Ht6yjRCkMUGzoilPCHcHPHJxNC/s320/Kendall+133.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5637782718755002034" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjprWT8lCBOuGA0832Yse4p5HscShVRKX7244lPDJcoTsApWWqS6-gek59cBaPE7o42qISLHOEEmG7kJ5XkypIgGd67ngj0jjT2PLPQJEycjdlpV68oNjnHOU7ITO77WfxvMqNWPKle5def/s1600/Kendall+012.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjprWT8lCBOuGA0832Yse4p5HscShVRKX7244lPDJcoTsApWWqS6-gek59cBaPE7o42qISLHOEEmG7kJ5XkypIgGd67ngj0jjT2PLPQJEycjdlpV68oNjnHOU7ITO77WfxvMqNWPKle5def/s320/Kendall+012.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5637732926602306962" /></a><br />I had so much fun with this theme...mainly because Kendall did too. When she was first born Kaden called her Kendall "B" as he could not say Kendall Brianna. That is how he introduced his baby sister and as she got older she in turn said it and the "B" turned into "Bee" hence the Queen Bee turns three. Quite fitting for this years festivities! Kendall already had a ton of bee items because of her nickname...the bee boots & dress for her American girl doll, tea set, etc so it was easy to go a little overboard. I thought because I was hosting the event at a small park in town & not my house that I would take it down a notch this year. But Kendall & I kept coming across adorable "bee" themed items...such as the green bee favor bags to hold all the goodies as guests departed the party! As my husband & I loaded up BOTH our vehicles the night before the party for delivery to the park the next morning I realized it may be a little much...oh well too late & it goes with my motto..."the more the merrier!"<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5iUVKnXg2kz6rwzAevhyphenhyphenWHBkynj86OHPNGzizNE6Vi7GhVqPIxkYS-fan2KJJJCzn3ZuLIY17vWgWbQqPbg0dqIAqNUQf3OrpNjoOBcUrXJ1Cp8HtSWuoakSP-AZY0VsT0-plhoFmQIp4/s1600/Kendall+022.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5iUVKnXg2kz6rwzAevhyphenhyphenWHBkynj86OHPNGzizNE6Vi7GhVqPIxkYS-fan2KJJJCzn3ZuLIY17vWgWbQqPbg0dqIAqNUQf3OrpNjoOBcUrXJ1Cp8HtSWuoakSP-AZY0VsT0-plhoFmQIp4/s320/Kendall+022.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5637754506689854162" /></a><br />I have to go ahead & admit that the bee tamborines (Michael's) were the inspiration that started it all. And even more difficult to fess up is that I found them before Kendall's Ice Cream Social 2nd Birthday even happened! Read more about that party here http://4thesmithfamily.blogspot.com/2011/02/kendall-turns-2.html. <br /> Yes, those who know me know that I'm a planner! They were just too adorable to pass up. I bought just one for Kendall and then when I got home and opened it up I had to have more so about 6 Michael's locations later I had enough for the party. (Trust me...I do not have that much time on my hands but the actual hunt for something like this brings me joy in some sort of weird way)...ok enough with the admissions of guilt!<br />The wings & headbands were ordered through one of the companies in which I order items for my shop,Great Pretenders, so of course I bought them at wholesale. They were the perfect accessories & walking decorations once the girls all put them on and were playing together on the playground.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3D3GMdr2zB_Qcqq4Mxk2w5tuQ8xWVYIDLnvCF75JXD9LALMMJEmerAtjKgTHrWeZWexKeibpwCKK_W0Jsury3zTLNLTxQrgtRevFqDJwNA_ffNFlehml3obhJqtTnRaCrcbo2uPMdFSiJ/s1600/Kendall+141.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3D3GMdr2zB_Qcqq4Mxk2w5tuQ8xWVYIDLnvCF75JXD9LALMMJEmerAtjKgTHrWeZWexKeibpwCKK_W0Jsury3zTLNLTxQrgtRevFqDJwNA_ffNFlehml3obhJqtTnRaCrcbo2uPMdFSiJ/s320/Kendall+141.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5637777749996584066" /></a><br />Wings, tutu, wand, headband & black flowers were purchased on Etsy at CreaturesbyChase. They are amazingly detailed & so beautiful. The wings literally glistened! Kendall wanted to keep them on all day but I felt bad having her sport all this attire when it was so hot so we only made it through half the party. However, Kendall will, without a doubt, be a Bumble Bee for Halloween this year!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ5LiUHCiNthQ1qKTr0iv1DmxkNDNFU33Mnl7cOpuzB20vlUzND1gnxLL9scG6KaQj-AlzTlOUhXBMGYUB1D3WZLK9xZ2asBTjnInQiqWDtQKuufudbmavbuW8LcF5Bi0NDL7zhA3bjy37/s1600/Kendall+014.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ5LiUHCiNthQ1qKTr0iv1DmxkNDNFU33Mnl7cOpuzB20vlUzND1gnxLL9scG6KaQj-AlzTlOUhXBMGYUB1D3WZLK9xZ2asBTjnInQiqWDtQKuufudbmavbuW8LcF5Bi0NDL7zhA3bjy37/s320/Kendall+014.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5637733654071955186" /></a><br />The bee soaps & bath fizzers from Pier 1 made for the perfect Mommy favor. I figured I made the mom's suffer in the Georgia summer heat for two hours...they might as well leave with something for them too :)<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUFA5fhUPPpoGmJTlLCZlX8Cx4Znhk2F7k9SScWfidOWi5BBIio13lTtaP5ICHu7ZFm8KBh1hoUvcN2oHVxlgmYFs6fngi97Mzqn1AqdYgi3YKjLGCfBQRoj-ok6hMfBFFTWXKVtmKIhQ9/s1600/Kendall+159.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUFA5fhUPPpoGmJTlLCZlX8Cx4Znhk2F7k9SScWfidOWi5BBIio13lTtaP5ICHu7ZFm8KBh1hoUvcN2oHVxlgmYFs6fngi97Mzqn1AqdYgi3YKjLGCfBQRoj-ok6hMfBFFTWXKVtmKIhQ9/s320/Kendall+159.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5637770776494200370" /></a><br />I found the mason type numbered 1-3 jars at Tuesday Morning a while back & knew they would come in handy for something :) So here they are, filled w/ lemon heads, & used to display the three pictures of Kendall at each year. (Pictures 1 & 2 by Brandelyn Lee Photography www.brandelynlee.com). As you can tell from the pictures on hand I'm not the best photographer and as I ran out of time b/w setup & guest arrival I did not get to grab as many photos as I would have liked and my mack daddy camera was on the wrong setting for the first half of party...hence the blurred photos. I hired Brandy, referenced above, for Kendall's first birthday and was relieved of the pressures of photographing and got to take it all in instead of capturing every moment, which in turn gave us some beautiful photos we will cherish forever. <br />The yellow vintage frames were bought on Etsy at shabbypinkflamingo.<br />I made the party guests sign-in page that will later be put in Kendall's scrapbook. Yes, I make a scrapbook for each party...I may get to it a year later but it is always done before the next party rolls around & something I hope that the kids will enjoy looking at for years to come & share w/ their children one day...sappy I know!<br />Kendall's doll was even dressed for the occassion. Outfit was purchased from a boutique in Charleston on King street forever ago...one of those items Kendall has had that went perfectly w/ party theme.<br /> <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiustI0WOCM1FGF5d7H55B-UnzTQSXy6pa-SHrckEoLVsSqk5gfM7GM_WdYL5IoBNDHEAF1m1fnE7Z94701rhuMaJC9Lu6DJchq-_2eZpOU3l8TwDmxFYLo8hY0KfPO7TnB4FMlDIiLURhX/s1600/Kendall+011.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiustI0WOCM1FGF5d7H55B-UnzTQSXy6pa-SHrckEoLVsSqk5gfM7GM_WdYL5IoBNDHEAF1m1fnE7Z94701rhuMaJC9Lu6DJchq-_2eZpOU3l8TwDmxFYLo8hY0KfPO7TnB4FMlDIiLURhX/s320/Kendall+011.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5637729016940019250" /></a><br />The table setting proved quite difficult in the July heat...even at 10am! The tables had to be moved several times to find shade as the sun moved its way high into the sky! At one point I looked over and the beautiful chocolate "3" w/ tiara had melted onto the beehive! Luckily the bakery was one call away & my mom was able to drive it back over for a facelift before guests arrived. The chocolate "3" then remained on ice until it was time to blow out candles. We served iced coffee for the adults in a beehive & lemonade for everyone to cool down. I also tried to theme up the snacks offered. I had found honey sticks & honey drops wrapped in bee paper while at a farmers market in Philadelphia earlier this summer. We served yellow twizzlers aka "flower stems" as well as yellow & white merinque cookies.<br />The theme was originally going to be black & yellow gingham but somewhere along the way I changed it to a damask pattern & it came together! There were a lot of monogrammed "K" items for the birthday girl.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnkXV9_ufm8abUytW_wys5TupMJzFlOH3nTDylNs3Na7sG91BM021z7X0_LWz_fehYAJI6iiqyc9xOZ5envVEFulyeoB555svoYs04UMahuxFumtTC3KRVJd1vznzqxp-gTq6kGTkFx3tz/s1600/Kendall+143.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnkXV9_ufm8abUytW_wys5TupMJzFlOH3nTDylNs3Na7sG91BM021z7X0_LWz_fehYAJI6iiqyc9xOZ5envVEFulyeoB555svoYs04UMahuxFumtTC3KRVJd1vznzqxp-gTq6kGTkFx3tz/s320/Kendall+143.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5637747835077875522" /></a><br />The on site picnic tables were the easiest part to decorate & were in turn not used at all :( Black & white damask table runners (Hobby Lobby) with a small glass vase that I filled w/ flowers (Publix) that I arranged the night before in a simple grouping. They were later used at home by the pool for the after party & were enjoyed there.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1J2mvIEYLkWDF45vJiRFyBtANKOvIcGVyoFBy2aGWISkVM9fTPkQBR_SinF49OjyyZcCjvCES5mQnh7sL4fh8WVtJMgzZUCjL0y1kJrz9ihOjANz7CHLW7UEA3RPiqtsCPAzHqacpVSe2/s1600/Kendall+064.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1J2mvIEYLkWDF45vJiRFyBtANKOvIcGVyoFBy2aGWISkVM9fTPkQBR_SinF49OjyyZcCjvCES5mQnh7sL4fh8WVtJMgzZUCjL0y1kJrz9ihOjANz7CHLW7UEA3RPiqtsCPAzHqacpVSe2/s320/Kendall+064.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5637726313043086706" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNr_IJUl7SkCTXSKRk0XTYdHPa0XfV5TUhiddhLrUrTpLNoS_TZvUmjEi4v8j1iDlHF-GLDdq19i7TYAPRZdHI5keX7zp6QINYpnEUn7Zq6RkflCJtYe9DBOmZGOJYEI1X8_bAuag3ogVr/s1600/Kendall+007.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNr_IJUl7SkCTXSKRk0XTYdHPa0XfV5TUhiddhLrUrTpLNoS_TZvUmjEi4v8j1iDlHF-GLDdq19i7TYAPRZdHI5keX7zp6QINYpnEUn7Zq6RkflCJtYe9DBOmZGOJYEI1X8_bAuag3ogVr/s320/Kendall+007.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5637725735001873794" /></a><br />Cake pops by Tonya Mulkey Lutjens...find her on facebook.<br />I found this damask planter at Hobby Lobby on clearance & just had to incorporate somehow! I bought some filler flowers and three big sunflowers for the birthday girl. Tonya turned the center of the three flowers into a cake pop...wonderfully delicious & so easy for Mom's to eat while attending to their kiddos. The bumble bees were lemon flavored & amazingily cute!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0imZILjXoChgfv2zKMhD0ThOXRzqGJSwg4EJHgQijlCEOzurADl9zbOZub2jTl7CiK9sulHzgD0tCeo4pfWQdI-IqDn5EZneFEQ5WKBGaLX9_Ao_YK0t_QeP0BLDMDbvAJlh-3TQ-ldOY/s1600/Kendall+129.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0imZILjXoChgfv2zKMhD0ThOXRzqGJSwg4EJHgQijlCEOzurADl9zbOZub2jTl7CiK9sulHzgD0tCeo4pfWQdI-IqDn5EZneFEQ5WKBGaLX9_Ao_YK0t_QeP0BLDMDbvAJlh-3TQ-ldOY/s320/Kendall+129.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5637775219977347346" /></a><br />Kendall enjoys her cake pop!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio_gkzj5Mwyv78lxqRL6LnrfmI1sLKywk9NowOBZ-JykwwPLvVHcANz_SI_RxPTnINuWb6nxqFBFWibiR4OBHvBun__0DjAl8YPyoR6NRSiLVm66zNriJapWpNYFQ5XU4fr9l_4JRQgc9t/s1600/Kendall+003.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio_gkzj5Mwyv78lxqRL6LnrfmI1sLKywk9NowOBZ-JykwwPLvVHcANz_SI_RxPTnINuWb6nxqFBFWibiR4OBHvBun__0DjAl8YPyoR6NRSiLVm66zNriJapWpNYFQ5XU4fr9l_4JRQgc9t/s320/Kendall+003.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5637724002597440658" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxbROIwRNWx6xCmPgELIujt8vurh9jU9O5lWIv2_K0vgX02djYet4A0cyqxlAfeZlcTuLQm-Dgl5WMtwce6mR0v0bAgBX3TWwaN__kZolQeotBOIQLTBZHeyABSf5sY_VSV1hHfL36Pqmd/s1600/Kendall+026.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxbROIwRNWx6xCmPgELIujt8vurh9jU9O5lWIv2_K0vgX02djYet4A0cyqxlAfeZlcTuLQm-Dgl5WMtwce6mR0v0bAgBX3TWwaN__kZolQeotBOIQLTBZHeyABSf5sY_VSV1hHfL36Pqmd/s320/Kendall+026.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5637728466229815714" /></a><br />The "Bee"utiful cupcakes & tiered cake were created by Heaven Scent Bakery. I can meet with Tera, the owner, and she turns my vision into reality! And did I mention that it is all absolutely delicious!<br />www.mycustomcake.com<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAqnRgEDuDqoq6My7oq80sfIexILuGsS7fH8LlCCuTlJ-kpPD9o1DG86GEtUKEZNUPXlFYbjxep5_phZDk-ElMkjG8UWBecWRlECDWbocEAd7B8VWi5mNF4hZKV1P1VfC10Hfszr0ckx4N/s1600/Kendall+016.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAqnRgEDuDqoq6My7oq80sfIexILuGsS7fH8LlCCuTlJ-kpPD9o1DG86GEtUKEZNUPXlFYbjxep5_phZDk-ElMkjG8UWBecWRlECDWbocEAd7B8VWi5mNF4hZKV1P1VfC10Hfszr0ckx4N/s320/Kendall+016.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5637740575745321410" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGsN2P2vm-LKxVl_dbsnxKRmAmEeq2hIHmAhKsq8OeRhLTZHLkOJygNRHkopos29CEObW6WtfTfwwgunBflv37V7Y7B3w7Jf66wN4aLwTc_fQ1eICBb_A2qh8RIZ1Yx-PuUUdcwjOLtwop/s1600/Kendall+160.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGsN2P2vm-LKxVl_dbsnxKRmAmEeq2hIHmAhKsq8OeRhLTZHLkOJygNRHkopos29CEObW6WtfTfwwgunBflv37V7Y7B3w7Jf66wN4aLwTc_fQ1eICBb_A2qh8RIZ1Yx-PuUUdcwjOLtwop/s320/Kendall+160.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5637740125149724226" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ_Ei3Nw_IxY3pzyg5WP4aWrXK95UWfpPA8peGmcXkmKUT8UGa8wOe4fA-Q4EpPb1Ub60G06SpsFgorv_jxLXKG_Oxm8-Nn4xuxv3VrMd-8Ck1QyUNLNlknGpQF202sZ_RZorhXn7LObH-/s1600/Kendall+017.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ_Ei3Nw_IxY3pzyg5WP4aWrXK95UWfpPA8peGmcXkmKUT8UGa8wOe4fA-Q4EpPb1Ub60G06SpsFgorv_jxLXKG_Oxm8-Nn4xuxv3VrMd-8Ck1QyUNLNlknGpQF202sZ_RZorhXn7LObH-/s320/Kendall+017.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5637739694574156578" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA6OyXSv1RZa8SOf5A3XSf2Pp8QMBTJ8Z9QLQcMQuOqoE2-z2knIb4kpEm_rdEVnGGVCDVNDAqdKumrug7romzLtKdOa9s0crJjEvTwBC_7KGjq4AluqBAaI7nxdhfJci8PyJxn7eAr4QI/s1600/Kendall+019.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA6OyXSv1RZa8SOf5A3XSf2Pp8QMBTJ8Z9QLQcMQuOqoE2-z2knIb4kpEm_rdEVnGGVCDVNDAqdKumrug7romzLtKdOa9s0crJjEvTwBC_7KGjq4AluqBAaI7nxdhfJci8PyJxn7eAr4QI/s320/Kendall+019.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5637739314174377890" /></a><br />The kids table was so much fun to create & I had a lot of help from my Mom. We did hit one more bump in the road when the rented table linens did not fit the tables, but another phone call & the rental company was on site w/ more linens.<br />We tied yellow organza ribbon around each of the chairs & hung a black & white damask cone (Hobby Lobby) embellished w/ a sequin "bee" (Michael's)filled with yellow & white mints (Tuesday Morning). 12 of these probably cost me $15!<br />Each place setting had a yellow bucket (Target) embellished w/ the sequin "bees" & black & white gingham flower, set on yellow paper doiles (Michael's)...they were filled w/ the bee tissue paper that I found at Bags & Bows & a damask baggie filled w/ teddy grahams & honey graham crackers that the kiddos could snack on & keep busy with while we prepared the cake for singing Happy Birthday! The yellow buckets were later used for a bee pollen hunt.<br /> <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPXMR7HafbbWIf4cJgMqw4jP1E1XFjn7382PpkxK26eTRoZ8cj8ff-EaqL_WuxZZnY8hvcy-knFU4MH3VZNd7v5zqn9t7cGrBrD4Skuv0pCeXrGbkiy1OunjmFAm-rnmMPSMcuZqkMyl__/s1600/Kendall+068.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPXMR7HafbbWIf4cJgMqw4jP1E1XFjn7382PpkxK26eTRoZ8cj8ff-EaqL_WuxZZnY8hvcy-knFU4MH3VZNd7v5zqn9t7cGrBrD4Skuv0pCeXrGbkiy1OunjmFAm-rnmMPSMcuZqkMyl__/s320/Kendall+068.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5637745368512382658" /></a><br /> Kendalls outfit, hairbow & shoes from my boutique, Kissing Frogs<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKYSnoKd_MWIJxLbZJXwu_YAk7niisoAe82YBCDfSlzCY0Cf58MICmQQ6w1LI-FvdILeyGw1iw_qz9YjNFcQ7pbzjPDq7I0yCt7wSBB4S0kr5x8T4_Ocdchw2jE7ZcOtwTwW2fR5IKB_KZ/s1600/Kendall+066.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKYSnoKd_MWIJxLbZJXwu_YAk7niisoAe82YBCDfSlzCY0Cf58MICmQQ6w1LI-FvdILeyGw1iw_qz9YjNFcQ7pbzjPDq7I0yCt7wSBB4S0kr5x8T4_Ocdchw2jE7ZcOtwTwW2fR5IKB_KZ/s320/Kendall+066.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5637744949668022322" /></a><br />Yellow craft pompoms were scattered about & the girls lined up for the pollen hunt. Kaden, my son, had a worker bee hat and led the parade down. The bee tamborines were in hand. I had a vision that this would be a musical parade all organized... down to a Easter egg type hunt that would last a little longer. Although this didn't quite work out it was cute while it lasted! Did I mention how cute these tamborines are!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlveFy1_2o6M15K1e3uE6jdagVCPBxsFxiEaCZbZc7OA5Moqxf9bYRBrxJU0hHLls9JdUfPWEJybt7MguHgm5vIaNc4rTlrQI971_ovpA1ebyWvD3JLePMnNX50ACrX5rLivxujPeqNpbV/s1600/Kendall+165.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlveFy1_2o6M15K1e3uE6jdagVCPBxsFxiEaCZbZc7OA5Moqxf9bYRBrxJU0hHLls9JdUfPWEJybt7MguHgm5vIaNc4rTlrQI971_ovpA1ebyWvD3JLePMnNX50ACrX5rLivxujPeqNpbV/s320/Kendall+165.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5637751277720470066" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj0ruNPCjM0Ri90B30ci04CeUY-o-_H1XWmp3lTYIcpnVH5kx9d8bVrsvQb9bZGmJBvMX_z-OMsJgiCCzM_QD8LcfWVylPkchMnS2c0DnYD1oUiF6SCdDtik_SPsI52938VaVVPVD5tSZH/s1600/Kendall+181.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj0ruNPCjM0Ri90B30ci04CeUY-o-_H1XWmp3lTYIcpnVH5kx9d8bVrsvQb9bZGmJBvMX_z-OMsJgiCCzM_QD8LcfWVylPkchMnS2c0DnYD1oUiF6SCdDtik_SPsI52938VaVVPVD5tSZH/s320/Kendall+181.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5637750034611906450" /></a><br />Kendall has a handful of girlfriends from school, Kindermusic, & the fact that most of them also have older siblings Kaden's age so some of them have known each other since birth! The majority of them have also all turned three this summer within days or a few weeks of each other. So this year instead of inviting every one I know I decided to let Kendall do the picking in an effort to bring down the guest list & keep it small & quaint & not overwhelming for the birthday girl.<br />The great thing about this little group of girls is that I in turn have established friends that I know will be lifelong. It is so neat to know that we will be able to watch our girls grow up together.<br />Balloons by Treasured Bargains on ebay.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4sQSWGhxEKMUGw0DWSz6r8X7q7s0ZyfUJk3tFPl7cF7LHFIbw5jtMNG8sP89KGYwPy6TkmbvgCL5-d2xAY637rp36-Crq5t14nlqjr-3viYyu9_MoYX7IbbYztRlzf71fZPapVmq-6jyE/s1600/Kendall+127.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4sQSWGhxEKMUGw0DWSz6r8X7q7s0ZyfUJk3tFPl7cF7LHFIbw5jtMNG8sP89KGYwPy6TkmbvgCL5-d2xAY637rp36-Crq5t14nlqjr-3viYyu9_MoYX7IbbYztRlzf71fZPapVmq-6jyE/s320/Kendall+127.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5637783708578491362" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmiNAqYTluMxbYNYxRSD_LaX2QKdT-B38rUVASBFwT6nKFdEW7kpoatL_LmDb1jFrVpLcVylxLNLBqj9Oi4It3ekJs4uDBiUbEPA629huKQHgKRz4ebz8k13D052ERxz5O1l-2rYOzG_7c/s1600/Kendall+120.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmiNAqYTluMxbYNYxRSD_LaX2QKdT-B38rUVASBFwT6nKFdEW7kpoatL_LmDb1jFrVpLcVylxLNLBqj9Oi4It3ekJs4uDBiUbEPA629huKQHgKRz4ebz8k13D052ERxz5O1l-2rYOzG_7c/s320/Kendall+120.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5637783338544963730" /></a><br /><br />A couple of pictures from the after party at our house with family later that day. I couldn't resist sharing these pictures :)<br />It was a great day!Katiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14267008583292817047noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3990604005436793842.post-31019982592070784252011-07-14T10:18:00.000-07:002011-07-14T10:24:29.988-07:00Ok...Really Going to start Blogging Again!Summer is almost over and I haven't blogged once!...I'm ashamed! Life is out of control busy, but in a good way. We are about to take our big summer vacation to the beach & I know that I will have a ton of pictures to share so figured I better get back in the habit. Instead of back tracking through the holidays I'm going to start fresh. Although I do want to share photos of Kaden's awesome safari birthday back in February, our new pool and some of our most recent summer fun. So here is hoping I will stick with it. I just love the idea of my kiddos having a memoir to look back on and a place to share our fun & sometimes crazy life moments.Katiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14267008583292817047noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3990604005436793842.post-33182362084114538802011-03-15T04:38:00.000-07:002011-03-15T04:59:28.817-07:00Charleston Thanksgiving<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4n_OsV8X95pvdGPM0H7ReKxY9fWjOKckKOT1BLU3jzJDJOO0uJHQ_71radbU3kA2PBhUYfjCXxyG5Z6YSXhpU1HEPxsbWzSh68tDl8nofRII0RQ2nTlCnANvOPQV7PxygPv3_MN5yTZxU/s1600/Charleston+Thanksgiving+2010+100.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4n_OsV8X95pvdGPM0H7ReKxY9fWjOKckKOT1BLU3jzJDJOO0uJHQ_71radbU3kA2PBhUYfjCXxyG5Z6YSXhpU1HEPxsbWzSh68tDl8nofRII0RQ2nTlCnANvOPQV7PxygPv3_MN5yTZxU/s320/Charleston+Thanksgiving+2010+100.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5584274975939578642" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXPJk36qyexGdgEzA4L0ppYKzj23nZyHzwKvzSee7oQUEOV9lQPXFq6ajpB_0lgBOyi9yldhZ6FZViGp0YBEABarBmjoV6KDSGAlLIygDoZteKgRQl6w1WUZ4rtfDTpB9ZRKb7JSU2pvWU/s1600/Charleston+Thanksgiving+2010+078.jpg"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEkWG7i8bhRoUgkmFX8kcwmAge6V6VNNRtJTa7TX4mkUnrCSOu1ESemV0dMe39H2AK_lNLN2csi7GqY80-nacV8f_x4yzR6C9DUAztnlBHLuPV40LGIfDx6FhlYjvS28LvU-1lxTjGe1i3/s320/Charleston+Thanksgiving+2010+022.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5584271928050590258" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ1OLepQfo-28vejsS1A2tMigGgdfCtC0aHLI4RRLQGrlHjhUqwT7Lenh7tn4Ti1C6Nno8gkcVLtlNkDCil7AnWQApIiyFZs9PXU9-4tm3Cym9O7IEduxl2cG-dA2nO65vO_52ltMmKv6k/s1600/Charleston+Thanksgiving+2010+005.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ1OLepQfo-28vejsS1A2tMigGgdfCtC0aHLI4RRLQGrlHjhUqwT7Lenh7tn4Ti1C6Nno8gkcVLtlNkDCil7AnWQApIiyFZs9PXU9-4tm3Cym9O7IEduxl2cG-dA2nO65vO_52ltMmKv6k/s320/Charleston+Thanksgiving+2010+005.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5584271925949817106" /></a><br />We spent this past Thanksgiving in one of our favorite cities, Charleston SC. It was a great week of doing our favorite things...exploring the city, museums, shopping, eating, room service, swimming & did I mention Eating!!! Our Thanksgiving feast was spent just the four of us in a beautiful courtyard in downtown Charleston off King Street. Decorations were already up for Christmas so I got in a few good photos by the Tree in our Lobby. We even had a visit w/ Santa and went through the Festival of Lights at James Island.Katiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14267008583292817047noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3990604005436793842.post-68230146165364106502011-03-07T05:38:00.000-08:002011-03-07T06:05:21.163-08:00Falcons Game<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIkcCNRNNKvIMZnmihwrDd1l3o7osvo_RJYdXg4z5ZWNemOn4ljD3AJwRaOI-k9MB5MEvNpgiy4Q-JSknVBX-aawGtZPkI8zGmBvzoHhrKGd0otpLTzxivo882LO_Ff0cVpKNfeOffG_pZ/s1600/Falcons+Game+Fall+2010+025.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIkcCNRNNKvIMZnmihwrDd1l3o7osvo_RJYdXg4z5ZWNemOn4ljD3AJwRaOI-k9MB5MEvNpgiy4Q-JSknVBX-aawGtZPkI8zGmBvzoHhrKGd0otpLTzxivo882LO_Ff0cVpKNfeOffG_pZ/s320/Falcons+Game+Fall+2010+025.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581337322351137410" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXxykNFzRfJbwpf0_Ix3ZGu_F9KQJqiEm4ZsaUcpFnPUg7g3UYrmmZ3X6euykodvF3AxJaK8KYjdtTgbs6Xn6Y8MHoZrDJTXBI-EK_w5VwBed9icJlAk428X-DHoAv-OXbjorYEqVfgVaA/s1600/Falcons+Game+Fall+2010+032.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXxykNFzRfJbwpf0_Ix3ZGu_F9KQJqiEm4ZsaUcpFnPUg7g3UYrmmZ3X6euykodvF3AxJaK8KYjdtTgbs6Xn6Y8MHoZrDJTXBI-EK_w5VwBed9icJlAk428X-DHoAv-OXbjorYEqVfgVaA/s320/Falcons+Game+Fall+2010+032.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581337317969134898" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib5VzjEfYU75JOjJRExkPcnoiFljv5CL136gqORGP1BdIABYNOs-tjCz09f6oqLIc_juRSoSJCRVAchk7Ai3wxBpdpyGxIOH48geZbLN7AN0lFwd5R1XDKrZ4uFFk6tZvuUXmWsXK8Dqgl/s1600/Falcons+Game+Fall+2010+041.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib5VzjEfYU75JOjJRExkPcnoiFljv5CL136gqORGP1BdIABYNOs-tjCz09f6oqLIc_juRSoSJCRVAchk7Ai3wxBpdpyGxIOH48geZbLN7AN0lFwd5R1XDKrZ4uFFk6tZvuUXmWsXK8Dqgl/s320/Falcons+Game+Fall+2010+041.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581337316838389122" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkJuoufW7E_yd5bzcKS7uTLmQrhQKnQk-mEaKHyMDT_oLZE1i6BjTUjUQlhu53W9GTiTN6BtbQ379U7HjoLIY83XsSADb7isdLWTqrLl2Rw13IrJ25DZ9IjVKOWXzpbnsGJgdyBu-WYx0L/s1600/Falcons+Game+Fall+2010+045.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkJuoufW7E_yd5bzcKS7uTLmQrhQKnQk-mEaKHyMDT_oLZE1i6BjTUjUQlhu53W9GTiTN6BtbQ379U7HjoLIY83XsSADb7isdLWTqrLl2Rw13IrJ25DZ9IjVKOWXzpbnsGJgdyBu-WYx0L/s320/Falcons+Game+Fall+2010+045.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581335914252257490" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil1v0UNq5fg6jxCuKIjnIPU_D0igb8OjLaGO7bJvRYxi6Tkv46wLTg3DeJolIgZ8rBefTawdQNpP7TcHiOjV1YxTAnKrHTgiSe5HOzgb5nUchtyFo-a32zofn-lfPaHfrEc6DM33RoUQXv/s1600/Falcons+Game+Fall+2010+004.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil1v0UNq5fg6jxCuKIjnIPU_D0igb8OjLaGO7bJvRYxi6Tkv46wLTg3DeJolIgZ8rBefTawdQNpP7TcHiOjV1YxTAnKrHTgiSe5HOzgb5nUchtyFo-a32zofn-lfPaHfrEc6DM33RoUQXv/s320/Falcons+Game+Fall+2010+004.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581335910973667826" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxtayXwn7ekAp50LhU0fGMOiblujZnNp1lqitbTaguJXuLZXYkOrOjOYed-uegvCWK2G8NJFbJShF6bwS6uJc-9o_1d7-s3zGqu26rTp4t48Zz5twP0qyBv5LLL_guEHKGuAfkV9kWCTH4/s1600/Falcons+Game+Fall+2010+001.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxtayXwn7ekAp50LhU0fGMOiblujZnNp1lqitbTaguJXuLZXYkOrOjOYed-uegvCWK2G8NJFbJShF6bwS6uJc-9o_1d7-s3zGqu26rTp4t48Zz5twP0qyBv5LLL_guEHKGuAfkV9kWCTH4/s320/Falcons+Game+Fall+2010+001.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581335912176213714" /></a><br /><br /><br />I just couldn't resist sharing these pics from our family outing to a Atlanta Falcons game this past Fall. The kids outnumbered us but we all had a great time. There were a couple of temper tantrums and it was a pretty long day but looking back it is definitly a tradition I want to start. We went to the pregame Falcons Landing where the kids got to participate in a lot of fun stuff and came home w/ a lot of swag :) Kaden met all the cheerleaders & Kendall was terrified of the "Dirty Bird!"Katiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14267008583292817047noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3990604005436793842.post-71715625514319569712011-03-07T05:16:00.000-08:002011-03-07T05:37:18.843-08:00Halloween 2010<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaEFVLE9Yea3TQZldIfR468qFk3LU2Rhj64jJprnw_jmr1xpvo5qEChVnp8fZ9DFZ8vQpo_DJJCUAmpHJbcErXLdgr6N7IHvm08rCMFCa3po5DyqFygKrAl0mw1WjNGJSwlerRcgY8IqLb/s1600/Halloween+2010+140.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaEFVLE9Yea3TQZldIfR468qFk3LU2Rhj64jJprnw_jmr1xpvo5qEChVnp8fZ9DFZ8vQpo_DJJCUAmpHJbcErXLdgr6N7IHvm08rCMFCa3po5DyqFygKrAl0mw1WjNGJSwlerRcgY8IqLb/s320/Halloween+2010+140.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581331482875234834" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggkMHHzR74Kus9qgU4HNlt1SX3wS-doke2Sh40XYQdnVNaqzI5ZYuprreBseC_bcLv4HwGmhB1QGmfPjQ-cK7kQA4fQE3__fANeDl4QkJK_iOf_pRqIIUbzHSXH0w59-dk6mnoJpU05-iC/s1600/Halloween+2010+180.jpg"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxbidHCKNa_r0mWZdW7phY8T9K3YNwCoXGwoo-WKMOz6f8vz57ZCWfEHCZOq3UY3Nhbkor-zQpydegK8SxX7_r29llWm33CplkbY4QQNzbCt1M6MRly2IIosasyVM06kZA3slt62kM0m1E/s320/Halloween+2010+067.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581330929488429394" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5-jgTsyCuYaQb6Apj_qQxB_rfVTXwhbpjIBfC91C8R65DZxfpJg7oF70mODW0fm0HMylsDpmuShleN1syWx9s2IDkUrNfz1RxiNoZubHTcpoHgvtDOYjMc1k4ssmLec8cr68rlbPgBmWb/s1600/Halloween+2010+133.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5-jgTsyCuYaQb6Apj_qQxB_rfVTXwhbpjIBfC91C8R65DZxfpJg7oF70mODW0fm0HMylsDpmuShleN1syWx9s2IDkUrNfz1RxiNoZubHTcpoHgvtDOYjMc1k4ssmLec8cr68rlbPgBmWb/s320/Halloween+2010+133.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581329764749661234" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigpTHkesrIe25jOc_qQgi4glgHNLp9uRpW9yyo0BT4xO3m-7Tj084uJEUpPnIj3kK9ggmwNxk74RKcr1cevJR7sM_RzraeT8qKn2COKUCUevy_3ctCD7agRhyO4DsJd3-ppiP2c-rgmaQf/s1600/Halloween+2010+128.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigpTHkesrIe25jOc_qQgi4glgHNLp9uRpW9yyo0BT4xO3m-7Tj084uJEUpPnIj3kK9ggmwNxk74RKcr1cevJR7sM_RzraeT8qKn2COKUCUevy_3ctCD7agRhyO4DsJd3-ppiP2c-rgmaQf/s320/Halloween+2010+128.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581329762109998754" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF7BSyOTDh8-iYVsX8S4v4kW8FnTsxQAlCnvb9X4nTa76nEhBYH4NsNL6C_0n8kqkCH75PF0Fr9cEaBvqgUcF6NI5S35QKTgeSo-FMLjzBONR7mLq1osPUB0-sx-hFm-HOscZAXh4mK4Gh/s1600/Halloween+2010+139.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF7BSyOTDh8-iYVsX8S4v4kW8FnTsxQAlCnvb9X4nTa76nEhBYH4NsNL6C_0n8kqkCH75PF0Fr9cEaBvqgUcF6NI5S35QKTgeSo-FMLjzBONR7mLq1osPUB0-sx-hFm-HOscZAXh4mK4Gh/s320/Halloween+2010+139.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581329754881886930" /></a><br />More from my effort to get caught up on my blog...Halloween! Kaden dressed as a Star Wars character, which by the way is his new obsession...or should I say was! He literally becomes so involved in something and you think this is going to last. He needs to know every fact, watch every movie, read the books, play the games and get every toy made & then all the sudden he moves on. He still loves Star Wars but lately has showed an interest in anything Legos & Tron (I don't even know what that is, but they have a whole section of it at Toysrus)!<br />Kendall "Bee" was the cutest Dalmation puppy ever! I had ordered her a tutu off Etsy website (love Etsy!) and the lady cancelled the order on me the week before I needed it. So luckily I found a local girl who makes Tutu's and she surpassed my expectations and made an even cuter one!<br />Kaden also attended his first dance & participated in his first school parade. The theme was book characters so we dressed both kids up as Dr. Seuss characters Thing One & Thing Two. They had a blast and never left the dance floor.Katiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14267008583292817047noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3990604005436793842.post-46669211978814521662011-03-01T04:03:00.000-08:002011-03-01T04:57:14.181-08:00Kaden's Fall 2010 Activities<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVSi3MZrVoVHqP74ErXiLn-TY3NwKamZy5WSRlc_9W25i8PeIEJwk9nUsbbjoLfVV1Zc1bCCaebNysmvBqaloo2AIIe3vZq4avBJh3c0g-sGawtWT6fRvgPyvQt104ka917MUpmLbc05GD/s1600/Fall+Football+2010+029.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVSi3MZrVoVHqP74ErXiLn-TY3NwKamZy5WSRlc_9W25i8PeIEJwk9nUsbbjoLfVV1Zc1bCCaebNysmvBqaloo2AIIe3vZq4avBJh3c0g-sGawtWT6fRvgPyvQt104ka917MUpmLbc05GD/s320/Fall+Football+2010+029.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579092761105173762" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiOIPYv0XK-Z_zEmQFFW-XdFS12b2k4nj9jbXeNpXBR5II4CU2-cJjJYJmFEvRV4BksT6ezRQdm3HilPVuznqDo2iaKYgbJUIYC-w153Xv9kiVhBEwOJcehJb3pr1s_alDmcSCKk78c-Cg/s1600/Fall+Football+2010+027.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiOIPYv0XK-Z_zEmQFFW-XdFS12b2k4nj9jbXeNpXBR5II4CU2-cJjJYJmFEvRV4BksT6ezRQdm3HilPVuznqDo2iaKYgbJUIYC-w153Xv9kiVhBEwOJcehJb3pr1s_alDmcSCKk78c-Cg/s320/Fall+Football+2010+027.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579092760461584562" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwk_8GaX_JVEmOgyMu5uDgJU7AaDMep5vQZdO6dc1Zq8YtjoynABjR2r88KOYRc7m_lx5khaXrplTFCZvg1Au1NZr4hrAmx2r2LfbHJaqmBvH-etcSZl8Gvd0RigguStloYD7KFAnMvVTB/s1600/Fall+Football+2010+028.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwk_8GaX_JVEmOgyMu5uDgJU7AaDMep5vQZdO6dc1Zq8YtjoynABjR2r88KOYRc7m_lx5khaXrplTFCZvg1Au1NZr4hrAmx2r2LfbHJaqmBvH-etcSZl8Gvd0RigguStloYD7KFAnMvVTB/s320/Fall+Football+2010+028.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579092758205917570" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisELrk63MQbzbN445J6h24sX4Q03TrkvS-2g2LIZqmtfULGVTPil52_mrEfK2op1I88TYMc1_lSDMaw3Fv2VgXXUYSxzlSoiCnOM7li1yXzU_sZbQymcFLZ1nVr-3vBoLGd40WoGVFbe8y/s1600/Clash+Soccer+Fall+2010+042.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisELrk63MQbzbN445J6h24sX4Q03TrkvS-2g2LIZqmtfULGVTPil52_mrEfK2op1I88TYMc1_lSDMaw3Fv2VgXXUYSxzlSoiCnOM7li1yXzU_sZbQymcFLZ1nVr-3vBoLGd40WoGVFbe8y/s320/Clash+Soccer+Fall+2010+042.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579082375116813698" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfMv6ESNpqBIU1kZ7HyxFav05gmzR3Xu1TmlzUMIYFlDIkGsxmGqRQZI5rB0hVK0lWj5vvD1XFgmO-8iSHg3TDCJG50cJ7UYmyLeXyg29jWabWsSjvAtfVciBoiNjAmFnQkoCVvhCZf9B8/s1600/Clash+Soccer+Fall+2010+020.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfMv6ESNpqBIU1kZ7HyxFav05gmzR3Xu1TmlzUMIYFlDIkGsxmGqRQZI5rB0hVK0lWj5vvD1XFgmO-8iSHg3TDCJG50cJ7UYmyLeXyg29jWabWsSjvAtfVciBoiNjAmFnQkoCVvhCZf9B8/s320/Clash+Soccer+Fall+2010+020.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579082372015281426" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHh9sA6895OLsGtcUC-4cVkNdLbJNZUB8zAswo8IxBkNZbZjTiIMntpnM7HHR5djfQHJlXQoSzncPgpZU-J8Ox1bs1-XlVWsNMfcmxkbvJ5_EtTngi6B5IufWbFl8VBSH6xRP0rDfIjayZ/s1600/Clash+Soccer+Fall+2010+017.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHh9sA6895OLsGtcUC-4cVkNdLbJNZUB8zAswo8IxBkNZbZjTiIMntpnM7HHR5djfQHJlXQoSzncPgpZU-J8Ox1bs1-XlVWsNMfcmxkbvJ5_EtTngi6B5IufWbFl8VBSH6xRP0rDfIjayZ/s320/Clash+Soccer+Fall+2010+017.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579082372975958498" /></a><br /><br />Kaden kept us busy last Fall with both his fourth season of soccer and his first season of flag football. We had fun with friends on the sidelines and enjoyed watching our little man play ball. Kendall of course loved running around with all her little girlfriends and joining the boys on water breaks. Keith helped coach the football team, The Mean Machines, and had a great time doing so. He plans on coaching again this Fall as well as Baseball this Spring. Kaden has another season of soccer coming up this Spring as well as his first season of city Baseball...we will be spending a lot of time at the Ballpark.Katiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14267008583292817047noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3990604005436793842.post-2307132323986280522011-02-27T04:11:00.000-08:002011-02-27T05:07:58.286-08:00Ready for a VacationHere is another group of pictures that I just couldn't help but share from our Fall Break getaway. Kaden had a couple of days off school in October so of course I just had to make the most of it. With Keith out of town for a couple of days I decided to tour a museum right here in Cartersville, the Booth Museum. I'm almost embarrased to say that I had never been before in the couple of years that it has been open and now I can't wait to go back...its amazing. The art, the sculptures, the history and the best part almost the whole bottom floor is a hands on interactive exhibit for children...the kids must of been in there for an hour exploring. I took my niece and nephew Kylee & Ethan on our day out in Cartersville too. <br />When Keith was finished with his work out of town he met us up in Chattanooga and took two days off work back at home to explore the city with us. We went to a farmer's market, climbed rock walls, visited a pumpkin patch, went on a hayride (where I lost my brand new sunglasses!), went to the incredible Children's Museum, took in some great scenery, and even rode the Incline Railway. <br />With all the recent snow and snow days off school Kaden did not have his scheduled February Winter Break off school where we had planned on taking a trip to our beloved Charleston, SC. So now I'm itching to get out of town and explore w/ the kiddos again. <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwaeckTRKXHsaW5kuEySrHmLsBpufjzGYOQ26CyOQxAt3V0GtuFHc8lUF4MSmwfnV4t_h-WvmnImFK3CZ8B5eNzm2Auv_xSvWBmDeUqbjHmfhEvGDW9JPwf21EUUPjDHoeizmReF5pvZ22/s1600/Chattanooga+Fall+Break+081.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwaeckTRKXHsaW5kuEySrHmLsBpufjzGYOQ26CyOQxAt3V0GtuFHc8lUF4MSmwfnV4t_h-WvmnImFK3CZ8B5eNzm2Auv_xSvWBmDeUqbjHmfhEvGDW9JPwf21EUUPjDHoeizmReF5pvZ22/s320/Chattanooga+Fall+Break+081.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5578347895206479234" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-itlwOu3Ddn0Pz_TTs39ZrThpi0IJ72uzzZTrBo8g4sLuUa1XBF5qSploEtYwxSM6w1d-PdxCAs8MWaDZ447d2sQt9vfVFv1XzCECZc5vur8YT2V9fexdWRkz_xFSAVgsmAH0lrRai3vX/s1600/Chattanooga+Fall+Break+072.jpg"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-mn4OB7XjE1_B709jLpPVmls4yw0Ajq2CY2vdTyZXvww8ulFtNGEtmX87SIXEVvLZrd4LchyphenhyphenGwTGmOOQMFPK_K-UJKT5GiKiHskeLyUzCi7dbQi1kJDR6jGoF-iKB-rkbB5oGj36r16oP/s320/Booth+Museum+Fall+Break+003.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5578342219223529346" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuWcd-Cx3PnMNxLCh-cw50gwm_Jn58CzQPOC5goVvqbNxcVXESE35St61GSHdJFhsHmazmBtlfS_yI-aZYtmcXCL84JaRK5sPuB95YFzgKyLUAzD8RVT1cMag41qusU6JepzQqd-ZA-VFa/s1600/Booth+Museum+Fall+Break+008.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuWcd-Cx3PnMNxLCh-cw50gwm_Jn58CzQPOC5goVvqbNxcVXESE35St61GSHdJFhsHmazmBtlfS_yI-aZYtmcXCL84JaRK5sPuB95YFzgKyLUAzD8RVT1cMag41qusU6JepzQqd-ZA-VFa/s320/Booth+Museum+Fall+Break+008.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5578342215507548034" /></a>Katiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14267008583292817047noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3990604005436793842.post-62815543171336352412011-02-24T03:40:00.000-08:002011-02-24T04:09:41.568-08:00Proud Parenting MomentOk so I know I wasn't going to post anything else until I finally got caught up. I also don't have any pictures to share (what good is a posting from me w/out a picture of my two adorable babies)! But I just have to share this story & brag on my amazing son for a moment. First let me say if you are just starting to read my blog don't think...'oh my goodness she is one of "those" Mom's that thinks her children are perfect'...oh no! I will share the good, the bad and the very ugly!...so check back :)<br />So with that said let me move on to the good, the amazing, the boy who makes me proud to be a Mom every day of my life.<br />I went on a field trip yesterday morning w/ Kaden's class to the Tellus Museum. For you non-Cartersvillians that is a wonderful science museum right here in our backyard. Anyways, the trip was going well. Kaden's class was split up into boys and girls. The boys went w/ another class that was on the field trip, which happened to include the apple of Kaden's eye, little Reese. We learned all about insects & spiders & had a lot of hands on activities. Then the trip took a turn into the very kid friendly gift shop filled w/ all kinds of goodies. They stopped the group and explained that they could look & even touch just please put it back if you didn't buy it. Buy it! All the kiddos were asking their teacher..."We can buy something?" Well if you have the money she replied. Ok...they are 5 & 6 they don't have a wallet in thr back pocket and I was only 1 of 4 chaperones so most of them did not have a parent/grandparent w/ them. I told Kaden to quietly pick something out and I would come back and get it for him. His friend Jonathan was standing by and overheard and when I turned and seen his little face it was so sad. He said "Can you buy me something Kaden's Mom?"...Well of course I can when you say it like that. Next thing I knew I had an audience of little boys. As Kaden looked around he pulled me down and said "Mommy, I don't want anything but can you buy my friends something; they don't have any parents to get them anything."<br />This hit home for me in such a big way! I was so proud of him to recognize the wants of others & not put his wants/desires first. <br />I bought each of the kids a small token to bring home from their field trip and of course quietly let Kaden & Jonathan pick out a little something extra. As I gave each of them there little brown bag when they were boarding the bus and seen their smiles and even received a few hugs I seen Kaden looking at me w/ a big smile...was he also proud of me?? <br />It was a good day.Katiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14267008583292817047noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3990604005436793842.post-79212121932432872592011-02-24T03:27:00.000-08:002011-02-24T03:36:36.365-08:00Kendall's 1st Day of Preschool<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJCcRz-ffOOzNAjalXAV5vKHIBW_pLochcdhIrPHRzQContXFKhzM0ZQD7Q5Zf-CHv-998Zed7YN9HZj6TRtcItVdYqXhODg1pIHqiqXNiYW8hy8x1fTeDteKox3jp_besy6vVv2oWR0ZF/s1600/Aug+2010+Kendalls+1st+day+preschool+n+kaden+5+and+a+half+021.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJCcRz-ffOOzNAjalXAV5vKHIBW_pLochcdhIrPHRzQContXFKhzM0ZQD7Q5Zf-CHv-998Zed7YN9HZj6TRtcItVdYqXhODg1pIHqiqXNiYW8hy8x1fTeDteKox3jp_besy6vVv2oWR0ZF/s320/Aug+2010+Kendalls+1st+day+preschool+n+kaden+5+and+a+half+021.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5577217318603392562" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6K_3SrzOyVfw1upXB-D5pDZSdmSG8FQo1JX0GKqaVlpapRH6CVqACPlQI8OG3UVB-y_DmkoOCdcuB_7eLLrCDaUrL7lnNGrLWA6C4m5g88aDrh6dc0lGJFu9HO24UzKx4EMAI6MQQ_mh0/s1600/Aug+2010+Kendalls+1st+day+preschool+n+kaden+5+and+a+half+007.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6K_3SrzOyVfw1upXB-D5pDZSdmSG8FQo1JX0GKqaVlpapRH6CVqACPlQI8OG3UVB-y_DmkoOCdcuB_7eLLrCDaUrL7lnNGrLWA6C4m5g88aDrh6dc0lGJFu9HO24UzKx4EMAI6MQQ_mh0/s320/Aug+2010+Kendalls+1st+day+preschool+n+kaden+5+and+a+half+007.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5577217316654644530" /></a><br /><br /><br />I had posted Kaden's big first day of Kindergarden last Fall! But I never did post about Kendall's big first day of preschool. Our little cutie is loving it. She only goes two mornings a week, but she really has blossemed and we have found out that she is quite the artist. She has also began talking so much more...too much now actually (like her brother). We are so excited about watching our Kendall "Bee" blossom.Katiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14267008583292817047noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3990604005436793842.post-79500417226867960742011-02-21T06:49:00.000-08:002011-02-22T03:27:37.821-08:00Summer 2010<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlcUaeB_82Tf9HvOngw4JqJmsZdJvMdkHIm_OKE2WZSbP0GIQ9IlJ87Q7luMm7KrPhRvS3qOyyJac52chrEiO3vyzUBBy-GTynzbZghHoKTeHJF_sEebN7CxJ8wXyu5jT_ln7iPbGiN8bT/s1600/july+2010+062.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlcUaeB_82Tf9HvOngw4JqJmsZdJvMdkHIm_OKE2WZSbP0GIQ9IlJ87Q7luMm7KrPhRvS3qOyyJac52chrEiO3vyzUBBy-GTynzbZghHoKTeHJF_sEebN7CxJ8wXyu5jT_ln7iPbGiN8bT/s320/july+2010+062.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5576473880351635250" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWgeBT7aUbS4A94ndoZJ5KS7Z2XdWtt4h__05zMg3pvknBemL10Fv6cJJL_CJAECv-ZRQHQJog34RM-EuqzYwRvaXob4deFpdpeDZ4sD-EUgskXmOo5UPUZNg8gitbGMpNRzfAFWlYGZmv/s1600/july+2010+065.JPG"><img style="display:block; 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Our biggest adventure was a trip to Disney in Orlando w/ friends...where we visited 4 parks in 5 days w/ 6 little ones! Kendall had two big firsts...a limo ride to her visit to the American Girl Doll store for her cousin Kylee's birthday. We visited the beaches of Amelia Island, Fl. for a little R&R and enjoyed sightseeing by carriage ride, lazy days on the beach and the kiddos even had a special visit from a pirate, princess and their macaw for a special story and tuck-in one night. We also fit in another beach trip to the Isle of Palms, SC outside of Charleston for a week w/ my entire family, which of course was not short of drama, laughing, crying, temper-tantrums and entertainment :)Katiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14267008583292817047noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3990604005436793842.post-54840826921448153332011-02-20T04:14:00.000-08:002011-02-20T05:29:15.929-08:00Kendall Turns 2<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRTHfChUTVeUFcb12CeaEnpjEFMAV2DwBQRPsHKadNl_cTMYfsJXBAYFFsaRNolnzkuNiHSbU0__Y5zR6JAzWtezPjlXPNEP7CcERsYB9IBIJMpa4Xo44QXMUWhYJ_emkN4OoB47OIDlWO/s1600/Kendalls+2nd+Birthday+107.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRTHfChUTVeUFcb12CeaEnpjEFMAV2DwBQRPsHKadNl_cTMYfsJXBAYFFsaRNolnzkuNiHSbU0__Y5zR6JAzWtezPjlXPNEP7CcERsYB9IBIJMpa4Xo44QXMUWhYJ_emkN4OoB47OIDlWO/s320/Kendalls+2nd+Birthday+107.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5575760700335478354" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2Ivgj6-k04hsNLyVvopzSiU4mBnugi6nbsuibVK4JoRTl63BT_CaRaZZFZ8wT6qd78sK9l3t2KLwebe-lbe4F2FCKPGR-JHRLTnzlsWT75MXZ3Ndwu-kNbgqDQgQQubSERhlU3hrDlZ-L/s1600/Kendalls+2nd+Birthday+097.jpg"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvVkrvz3LZZXuq13krlVgRoVjLO3OOWuUBqUdaDWIK29QS6E3CUwiiBB5mxfW4SO8ul370HN-M3b19mFH-nPeKa1cN-AL2nUZJZXC9Ku3hSQ6Ftl9YTa5ovs8axXDrGxF7DNTXI78ChyPV/s320/Kendalls+2nd+Birthday+036.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5575752757200235858" /></a><br /><br />As you can tell from the pictures our little princess celebrated her 2nd Birthday w/ an ice cream social. That day was incredibly hot and humid and there were clouds rolling in as we were setting up outside. We got in about 45mins before the lighting started and the whole party...about 35 people... had to move inside! Not as planned! At least everyone made it through the ice cream sundae line before that...however not before the sand art craft! Kendall had also fallen and hit her face on the garage stairs the week of her birthday so her nose and eyes were swollen and bruised :( And she hated the Maggie Moo cow mascot that came along w/ the ice cream caterers! So not the perfect set up, but I look back at her cute little face smiling as she blows out her candle or sits eating ice cream w/ her friends and realize once again it is all worth it. <br /><br />Let me also mention that our landscaper showed up a week late to cut the grass so the lawn was being mowed as they were trying to set up the white tent and chairs in the backyard. Mix fresh cut grass w/ humid and wet weather and a bunch of sweaty kids not a good combonation! One last bumb in the road...the oh so cute ice cream cupcakes would not sit upright on transport to the party so they all collapsed and had to be reassembled which made for an interesting lesson in decorative frosting for me :)Katiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14267008583292817047noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3990604005436793842.post-66642933124689647402011-02-20T04:08:00.000-08:002011-02-20T04:14:17.470-08:00I'm Back!!!!The days are literally flying past me. It took Kaden's 6th Birthday this past week to make me realize how much I miss blogging and sharing all the excitement of raising my two beautiful kiddos w/ my friends & family. I also love that I can turn my posts into a storybook that my children will have to show their children one day! So much has happened since the last time I wrote...September! I want to post Kendall's 2nd Birthday & Holidays and then get caught up to Kaden's birthday. So that is the plan and I hope to start posting more frequently again. Especially now that Kaden is reading, I think he would really enjoy it! So hello long lost blogging friends...I'm back :)Katiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14267008583292817047noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3990604005436793842.post-66868341111920728072010-09-26T10:39:00.001-07:002011-02-20T05:49:01.075-08:00Big First for KadenKaden learns to tie his shoes! Friday September 24th. Thanks to his "step-teacher" Ms.Sanford. I was so proud!Katiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14267008583292817047noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3990604005436793842.post-7895208577055900492010-08-22T16:17:00.000-07:002010-08-22T16:37:31.565-07:00And the Birthday Celebration Begins<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeClWqedVn27aGf6rhhUgaiwQP8I3MN9VMx3StCFg40B5qWjMP0Jx8KIsXp9beBdFgOb3c3QdEFlgfxTf1ITPVo8983lWjtKn9JCqiKUHYwJ1uAX-aszzljGD8j5ToIlrOi_QoInXsj_f6/s1600/Kendalls+2nd+Birthday+020.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeClWqedVn27aGf6rhhUgaiwQP8I3MN9VMx3StCFg40B5qWjMP0Jx8KIsXp9beBdFgOb3c3QdEFlgfxTf1ITPVo8983lWjtKn9JCqiKUHYwJ1uAX-aszzljGD8j5ToIlrOi_QoInXsj_f6/s320/Kendalls+2nd+Birthday+020.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5508382428353342978" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeifBECj_pvgaMkcZ159EcPFCoFlbJNYUFRYwWRlxNrrd8D1AUd78ClOegr1xG5Fdt0WGfYeLns5tJNrhNKhzUEcO0HVOB7lj97uG2X6gbq-vZ66oIWItmuqvBcM7Qc9yap74z72wVOafI/s1600/Kendalls+2nd+Birthday+018.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeifBECj_pvgaMkcZ159EcPFCoFlbJNYUFRYwWRlxNrrd8D1AUd78ClOegr1xG5Fdt0WGfYeLns5tJNrhNKhzUEcO0HVOB7lj97uG2X6gbq-vZ66oIWItmuqvBcM7Qc9yap74z72wVOafI/s320/Kendalls+2nd+Birthday+018.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5508381897077099602" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaOK3LrVbd4ggJ-46kyLfgLb1LZvsx_oAfbvta0HeB7i6EK4AdwvUWpeece66D19bRO6WfSIxkNMBB_I_GaCirmYdoArFOMyhGE4WUAn4-kBH7R5EVNz_8vvToYHs2OtldIkBqSESSsOm0/s1600/Kendalls+2nd+Birthday+027.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaOK3LrVbd4ggJ-46kyLfgLb1LZvsx_oAfbvta0HeB7i6EK4AdwvUWpeece66D19bRO6WfSIxkNMBB_I_GaCirmYdoArFOMyhGE4WUAn4-kBH7R5EVNz_8vvToYHs2OtldIkBqSESSsOm0/s320/Kendalls+2nd+Birthday+027.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5508381891233155394" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpWTIAa_Ltpt0LajclKnmaHSNRFD9F4zRcOYWbuM113T72ZtFCpMnf5uJtoV_2SQh8SfzmcBR_nQ97w5rrUB0TRzlNlBUOyfP9HRKk531b4IOnrJs1OGHFEhCMbBnQNQId7DsTiLoAXDm6/s1600/Kendalls+2nd+Birthday+024.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpWTIAa_Ltpt0LajclKnmaHSNRFD9F4zRcOYWbuM113T72ZtFCpMnf5uJtoV_2SQh8SfzmcBR_nQ97w5rrUB0TRzlNlBUOyfP9HRKk531b4IOnrJs1OGHFEhCMbBnQNQId7DsTiLoAXDm6/s320/Kendalls+2nd+Birthday+024.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5508379564067144626" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5GyNWTb1b4qDXvBKwu_ard_Nqwn2zENoi8HbyPG_TWRlVPJp6y12USms80b8BPawPUqvzrrckCKY_G16M7EZK2bZjlzuPhk1XvLSVdmhUV2fqp1JQZUquMPPLKhDia3mKtFKwERQvWfNY/s1600/Kendalls+2nd+Birthday+015.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5GyNWTb1b4qDXvBKwu_ard_Nqwn2zENoi8HbyPG_TWRlVPJp6y12USms80b8BPawPUqvzrrckCKY_G16M7EZK2bZjlzuPhk1XvLSVdmhUV2fqp1JQZUquMPPLKhDia3mKtFKwERQvWfNY/s320/Kendalls+2nd+Birthday+015.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5508379559351105378" /></a><br />After Kendall's pedicure all of us girls headed to meet Keith, Kaden, my Dad, Ethan, and Keith's Mom who drove in from out of town for the weekend. It was the start of a 4 day celebration for Kendall's 2nd birthday. It has become tradition for us to eat dinner at Cheesecake Factory during our children's birthday so we all met up for the kickoff dinner. Kendall had fallen on the wooden steps in our garage earlier that week and so her swollen nose and black eye seemed to be getting worse by the day and some of the pictures were starting to show it :( But we all had a good time and Kendall enjoyed being serenaded and of course the yummy treats!Katiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14267008583292817047noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3990604005436793842.post-87391284790245835982010-08-22T15:55:00.000-07:002010-08-22T16:16:28.223-07:00Kendall's First Pedicure<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgktVApmKxZZ8dg5OlWt_McTeRND8Kvru4qPNAmlTX0zKYqWbjES1xNhl5zCisXkkblszfdGItyl_slWLOh5uGEGfFqiimFNykc0o0Sey50sxbqGY-pBoM0jY1n72c3kIXeba53Js8BRgrs/s1600/Kendalls+2nd+Birthday+013.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgktVApmKxZZ8dg5OlWt_McTeRND8Kvru4qPNAmlTX0zKYqWbjES1xNhl5zCisXkkblszfdGItyl_slWLOh5uGEGfFqiimFNykc0o0Sey50sxbqGY-pBoM0jY1n72c3kIXeba53Js8BRgrs/s320/Kendalls+2nd+Birthday+013.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5508375122492735298" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpSE5E-LT6bbKF6JgDCFiQSZ1Vu-YVV6s2X0up7LKvsbqNPgG2EDAwgB8lonYvvJuhRVZWsj7UE7sFWfybHCE2d6SorvWZ8Un99S3ocvoXn_Y-93nSv5pO79nrpWEfq0J5DSSWmHjLsquh/s1600/Kendalls+2nd+Birthday+009.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpSE5E-LT6bbKF6JgDCFiQSZ1Vu-YVV6s2X0up7LKvsbqNPgG2EDAwgB8lonYvvJuhRVZWsj7UE7sFWfybHCE2d6SorvWZ8Un99S3ocvoXn_Y-93nSv5pO79nrpWEfq0J5DSSWmHjLsquh/s320/Kendalls+2nd+Birthday+009.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5508375115313693362" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaNAAAQxx5RZ3Y7dQeYIBdIt6mHiaDYkBIOaIyea3DleKcG0J0zKsZ6wItbDobaiiQ1tdkZ9Nf2IRr5PVElp40ukBp8URvho_Qjrio3Boj6Nr_sYtGSUw6lIJQwO1v2w-ej8Y6HA_zD3hP/s1600/Kendalls+2nd+Birthday+005.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaNAAAQxx5RZ3Y7dQeYIBdIt6mHiaDYkBIOaIyea3DleKcG0J0zKsZ6wItbDobaiiQ1tdkZ9Nf2IRr5PVElp40ukBp8URvho_Qjrio3Boj6Nr_sYtGSUw6lIJQwO1v2w-ej8Y6HA_zD3hP/s320/Kendalls+2nd+Birthday+005.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5508374126976575826" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw0b05TW_utQ70S1l80hub2qBDv6OE4Ncthc3DUrhrwsAjW0WUDB0nkB9OSMVF27UBwlRDXEtAuFMlpCouIIF1eY3d_P3QrXF3mUge6cMoZXxxlIQW_TGgtxmPBIYBmkag6VKSWqBKMkls/s1600/Kendalls+2nd+Birthday+003.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw0b05TW_utQ70S1l80hub2qBDv6OE4Ncthc3DUrhrwsAjW0WUDB0nkB9OSMVF27UBwlRDXEtAuFMlpCouIIF1eY3d_P3QrXF3mUge6cMoZXxxlIQW_TGgtxmPBIYBmkag6VKSWqBKMkls/s320/Kendalls+2nd+Birthday+003.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5508374123926119570" /></a><br />I decided once Kendall turned two it was time for her to get her first pedicure. I was a little skeptical that it would work out...but she did great! Her cousin Kylee came along, which I think helped as she wants to do everything her big girl cousins do as well as my Mom and Kendall's Godmother, Shay. Kendall sat completely upright and pointed out her little legs just perfect. She started to get a little wet sitting that close to the bowl so we decided to depants her :) and let her get a pedi in her diaper!!! Waiting to dry was a little bit more of a challenge...especially as I was trying to get a pedicure. But it turned out very cute...little tiny pink toes w/ a yellow flower on each of her big toes...completely fitting as her favorite color is yellow :)Katiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14267008583292817047noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3990604005436793842.post-54760106764037895672010-08-09T03:29:00.000-07:002010-08-17T04:41:30.575-07:00A Day on the LakeWhen I was in high school every Wednesday during the summer my Dad would rent two boats and my family w/ friends in tow would spend the day on the lake. It's some of my favorite memories...jumping from the cliffs, eating soggy sandwiches, tubing and soaking in the sun.<br />For my Dad's birthday last month, Keith, the kids & I decided to spend the afternoon revisiting one of my Dad's favorite hobbies. So we rented a boat, jetski, tube & packed a big lunch and set out on the lake w/ my parents and niece & nephew. We all had a great time! It was Kaden & Kendall's first time tubing and Kendall's first time on a jet ski...she did not go over 5mph as I threatened Keith's life if she were to fall off :) The best part of the day was to get away from the craziness that is our everyday lives of running a business...I don't think my Dad & Keith talked about work for more than 5 minutes, which is a huge victory in and of itself. <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbhf9whU91YXeKmcLPBgg7y3Sa69Pcqj9T5__daWHlsQVgYcJG8GAHBgaVSz4Hvl9sT-6wnE30LNZ0vQ6iGC2Ly9XTry8tbiVPJFK5JeIobKN0vsb7A-JzxMiILUl3JCwiOdwOGMpSxc8D/s1600/july+2010+073.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbhf9whU91YXeKmcLPBgg7y3Sa69Pcqj9T5__daWHlsQVgYcJG8GAHBgaVSz4Hvl9sT-6wnE30LNZ0vQ6iGC2Ly9XTry8tbiVPJFK5JeIobKN0vsb7A-JzxMiILUl3JCwiOdwOGMpSxc8D/s320/july+2010+073.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5503361077086620498" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaTW_kvb_c1YULhuOSGMj3oPvf9fMteIwrbPHrpZeTOExSR4w9RG_WYqIDwu5BVMSHNLFfW_d6WMlmKi0XlEodaKLlUTUFhyphenhyphenSdm2fT-Xj53zIJ-I5Ptvq4R9VB0njpTmRxZccm5tRtLTzd/s1600/july+2010+082.JPG"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd0OStCj3VP3Z_VSqu1-CgYgkGWoXLzuxYYHFLtTtgPyibm8MvrKtqAk3GPBEmZsPzd0wzUfqirVV9Gkzf4F7lDDyoYjYP_5rmDPbj-1oy-Rh0k5yCIMgDuvUH8pckLqOQADQacW_3p4f2/s320/july+2010+078.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5503356648509788994" /></a>Katiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14267008583292817047noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3990604005436793842.post-38561407552945606702010-08-05T18:05:00.000-07:002010-08-06T03:24:37.882-07:00Kaden starts Kindergarden<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBFbtFrjmAnSMgP6iXXliyPg_Vm83CtS3zkrW0c8bD-pE7XA8xxnpKBI_KtkPGwBTcecZcEeuxwKdOBoiOAdTE3jWaqAE97ZfQu_jo7oEGZypkd_umMKy_REO10H1c1NiBFB3MJ8U2KqBv/s1600/Kaden+1st+day+Kindergarden+005.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBFbtFrjmAnSMgP6iXXliyPg_Vm83CtS3zkrW0c8bD-pE7XA8xxnpKBI_KtkPGwBTcecZcEeuxwKdOBoiOAdTE3jWaqAE97ZfQu_jo7oEGZypkd_umMKy_REO10H1c1NiBFB3MJ8U2KqBv/s320/Kaden+1st+day+Kindergarden+005.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5502239599022020290" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWBb0oN0YIDHA55DzzbLFjPojEs8yogcM3i6-J1v-r76Mm4Ep2veK-Ty-9l9To_s8edXtpwUrmhSqJYSciW_-_cUEwF4Pw9LdRRxm9rR7GOIjhRcLXROP_DSrylESxmBaDuAoRPmxNvTXV/s1600/Kaden+1st+day+Kindergarden+001.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWBb0oN0YIDHA55DzzbLFjPojEs8yogcM3i6-J1v-r76Mm4Ep2veK-Ty-9l9To_s8edXtpwUrmhSqJYSciW_-_cUEwF4Pw9LdRRxm9rR7GOIjhRcLXROP_DSrylESxmBaDuAoRPmxNvTXV/s320/Kaden+1st+day+Kindergarden+001.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5502239590987889074" /></a><br />I cried this morning sending my baby boy off to his first day of Kindergarden....shocker I know! But seriously when did he get so big. I told him I had happy tears b/c it seemed like yesterday I was bringing him home from the hospital and now here I am sending him to his first 'real' day of school. Kaden of course looked at me like I was crazy but gave me a kiss and told me "its going to be ok Mommy...I'm a big boy now!"<br />As I sat in the outrageously long carpool line to pick him up this afternoon I literally bit off all my fingernails waiting to see him and hear how his first day went. He came running down the ramp and high-fived Keith as he approached the car! He told us he made a 100 new friends, which coming from any other kid may be a little far fetched, but knowing Kaden there may have been some ounce of truth to it. He only remembered two names...Sam & Gabe. Kaden then proceeded to tell us that his teacher was funny and that he fell off a rock climbing wall...but with no scratches to bruises to prove it I think this may have been made up???<br />I asked him if everyone spoke English to which he replied "no one!" So I panicked again and then I asked him what English was and he was not sure...so we obviously need to work on that! I rephrased my question and asked him if everyone speaks like him and he said "oh yes"Katiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14267008583292817047noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3990604005436793842.post-60870869935807207662010-07-11T06:40:00.000-07:002010-07-11T07:20:30.977-07:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY9bN2BRUGRkXOT9t-xMpxTZ8S3BpYxgb0CZwN9RCcXCeio_JPjP0rWv3ePJwoWYXFSaXJ4xarLvqJQ7PQJf_DlXMo18xyKcdbLULdo2bzipv5CZrbxyCE_JWaF6251tcuLBXNqx0nEphj/s1600/CSC_0132.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY9bN2BRUGRkXOT9t-xMpxTZ8S3BpYxgb0CZwN9RCcXCeio_JPjP0rWv3ePJwoWYXFSaXJ4xarLvqJQ7PQJf_DlXMo18xyKcdbLULdo2bzipv5CZrbxyCE_JWaF6251tcuLBXNqx0nEphj/s320/CSC_0132.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5492650884962973410" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTdsz9AaNCdMEAtc07jCm_Q8y0y9ge9QUP0t1z7YXnAZKIwt0C4Z0GhVwtIm39cfSAKT_H8WwJm57xQQatznFYuUI7mAVyNUFaMDXCxcOmespi62H83pBDaC5MuAnFh3nFFDI6_J2w2p50/s1600/DSC_0036.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTdsz9AaNCdMEAtc07jCm_Q8y0y9ge9QUP0t1z7YXnAZKIwt0C4Z0GhVwtIm39cfSAKT_H8WwJm57xQQatznFYuUI7mAVyNUFaMDXCxcOmespi62H83pBDaC5MuAnFh3nFFDI6_J2w2p50/s320/DSC_0036.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5492650878779515410" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN77UG_4R-YaJ7eJUZoZx3GfWM1m8bm7GszUU0gV4rle8sQY2fKZCYfwwZXaEIOVOYbeAqMxLBve4qlpyX1VGjyheLeIV7KznWnzi-Td7tMzNoSsXDLd2XjLbWCAZITp4945qs3BBt9Tpn/s1600/CSC_0018.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN77UG_4R-YaJ7eJUZoZx3GfWM1m8bm7GszUU0gV4rle8sQY2fKZCYfwwZXaEIOVOYbeAqMxLBve4qlpyX1VGjyheLeIV7KznWnzi-Td7tMzNoSsXDLd2XjLbWCAZITp4945qs3BBt9Tpn/s320/CSC_0018.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5492646452339098258" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB5xgDRIXH23z0Nx2FnXnCu7IPoawKbzvijL03kJKOC5bn3DrFQRJ734_7iaBb9uMj8tMrzUed4bD5pBJxy7QlU18rxypPD_RDqvY9Tb2ESiXkKp8RcZTHtCdji_ftJZnoqJ_NzfYlhou8/s1600/DSC_0009.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB5xgDRIXH23z0Nx2FnXnCu7IPoawKbzvijL03kJKOC5bn3DrFQRJ734_7iaBb9uMj8tMrzUed4bD5pBJxy7QlU18rxypPD_RDqvY9Tb2ESiXkKp8RcZTHtCdji_ftJZnoqJ_NzfYlhou8/s320/DSC_0009.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5492646440062287218" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0kTrxoJtFGPlE5x9h5oSSwYx7BpbIeNUvRDoaBkM7inPwheB8U_f2j3TT-d2qGEihMbkKOJMHSRDm5YBYExn9xPyTYhnW60eyWParSrCugO1_soXN-esfqNj_08f5e7akHabLjNZ13pmz/s1600/DSC_0014.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0kTrxoJtFGPlE5x9h5oSSwYx7BpbIeNUvRDoaBkM7inPwheB8U_f2j3TT-d2qGEihMbkKOJMHSRDm5YBYExn9xPyTYhnW60eyWParSrCugO1_soXN-esfqNj_08f5e7akHabLjNZ13pmz/s320/DSC_0014.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5492646437440605298" /></a><br />We spent the July 4th weekend w/ great friends and family. It was the perfect weekend! Lots of cookouts, lots of sun and lots of festivities w/ laughing! We enjoyed a fireworks show at the club on the 3rd, which Kendall was terrified of so she sat in the car w/ Keith :( The actual 4th was spent w/ a relaxing day at my parents pool w/ my sisters and the kiddos. My parents put out a great spread of food for all of us to enjoy and even some slip n slides to entertain the kiddos. It turned out to be one of those perfect days that gets etched in your memory forever.Katiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14267008583292817047noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3990604005436793842.post-11887048966242996812010-07-05T05:53:00.001-07:002010-07-05T06:01:51.224-07:00Baseball Season<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzZpafGzmO5scZW5zmeaZCLkPdtSX9KfshIWWs5m4gUVJkjpUK03_gg00sSZTYDZUz5HB99gpnHWp109lAJHFwG_WqZhpeK-PKcvj4gMr7z4KKCJ-FwH9DCRVXi6NY-ebzy4gVSd2MRbT5/s1600/may+june+2010+216.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzZpafGzmO5scZW5zmeaZCLkPdtSX9KfshIWWs5m4gUVJkjpUK03_gg00sSZTYDZUz5HB99gpnHWp109lAJHFwG_WqZhpeK-PKcvj4gMr7z4KKCJ-FwH9DCRVXi6NY-ebzy4gVSd2MRbT5/s320/may+june+2010+216.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5490406224053599874" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt_RypPxRse-AYomJG3p_UG4_5cqH-rs1UucM3MFv_9TYL0FPt6HR6uelSgy9uIivCYtXyFaV6Fre7FRnkCk7C5h5lW2YgwkWJfp5wbN-b3JsvISG_PGjReYxKbBHVPWC8-Qb_CH59ynPe/s1600/may+june+2010+211.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt_RypPxRse-AYomJG3p_UG4_5cqH-rs1UucM3MFv_9TYL0FPt6HR6uelSgy9uIivCYtXyFaV6Fre7FRnkCk7C5h5lW2YgwkWJfp5wbN-b3JsvISG_PGjReYxKbBHVPWC8-Qb_CH59ynPe/s320/may+june+2010+211.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5490406215754921570" /></a><br />Kaden has started to try out another sport this summer! Baseball season has started and it has turned out to be one of Kaden's favorites for sure so I'm sure we will be spending a lot of time at the ball field in the future. He actually pays attention when he's on the field, which is huge! He's not kicking dirt or hitting his teamate next to him as most of his teamates are doing. He also slides into home base every time he runs the bases. He thinks the dirtier his pants are the better he has played!Katiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14267008583292817047noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3990604005436793842.post-54250084734786048182010-07-03T05:07:00.000-07:002010-07-03T05:14:28.187-07:00Like Mommy, Like Daughter<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu3PHFZ42edYKsRubux9JJFwIr6lW5IrCIbv8Lh7ixym4TOOJuG_SPJ0LY1_XqBAhLKuLAjJHQlU3cbQmhjQTikSw-hiWKGO6Fgc4aOYDj3RCpMfANT31otuH5JADSOvlBd4F5hWT30xqm/s1600/June+2010+135.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu3PHFZ42edYKsRubux9JJFwIr6lW5IrCIbv8Lh7ixym4TOOJuG_SPJ0LY1_XqBAhLKuLAjJHQlU3cbQmhjQTikSw-hiWKGO6Fgc4aOYDj3RCpMfANT31otuH5JADSOvlBd4F5hWT30xqm/s320/June+2010+135.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5489651967242517490" /></a><br />Before you judge...let me say I did not buy these matching outfits! My sister Lindsey and my Dad picked them up on one of their West Coast trips last year. I decided to wear them to a family dinner a couple of weeks ago in honor of my other sister Jenna's birthday and my niece, Kylee. How cute is this...she is going to hate when I show off this picture at her 16th birthday :)Katiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14267008583292817047noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3990604005436793842.post-83529348800696459532010-06-22T04:18:00.000-07:002010-06-22T05:06:15.178-07:00Where will Kaden go to Kindergarden???<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI9WmNWMkpKp_1b4crfQ8lTj0Dprte30T7vsedPMgiFNxeyq5MPhAPkscwo4-GtQ4oeJYgxvPUl7IIgTeBYG7AZU62aeYnLNxwT0COGvmDWU4Kd3OltCNfFANIQv1nXGhaFA6NH_VIwlMQ/s1600/may+june+2010+075.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI9WmNWMkpKp_1b4crfQ8lTj0Dprte30T7vsedPMgiFNxeyq5MPhAPkscwo4-GtQ4oeJYgxvPUl7IIgTeBYG7AZU62aeYnLNxwT0COGvmDWU4Kd3OltCNfFANIQv1nXGhaFA6NH_VIwlMQ/s320/may+june+2010+075.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485567245539950514" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaRTydHhTR1-NASOzUelMCF8HwAtpIBc68VHQED6yEj_UGBPtm9BTy2akbEyE2b1IcpBWeMoTOsB2TDpsVbOmcM4Ez2se_alHhbycJgUVyS19GwRhPnaZ5C2Az6veQkGHEqs7gNJKmhisN/s1600/may+june+2010+072.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaRTydHhTR1-NASOzUelMCF8HwAtpIBc68VHQED6yEj_UGBPtm9BTy2akbEyE2b1IcpBWeMoTOsB2TDpsVbOmcM4Ez2se_alHhbycJgUVyS19GwRhPnaZ5C2Az6veQkGHEqs7gNJKmhisN/s320/may+june+2010+072.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485566533411940450" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyb0Np8MJhIAPrb1CRB700QscdxlGJ_iRCVbaVGGaA0_cuvLMciD5qlPIJ5pYkgb6ostMU3FCEqHoM7rmNxE9VOlpzcdb02KcrFthZJJ1UgekbotrzZIJq7yuXebxnh-wJD7VDQAqtos13/s1600/may+june+2010+070.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyb0Np8MJhIAPrb1CRB700QscdxlGJ_iRCVbaVGGaA0_cuvLMciD5qlPIJ5pYkgb6ostMU3FCEqHoM7rmNxE9VOlpzcdb02KcrFthZJJ1UgekbotrzZIJq7yuXebxnh-wJD7VDQAqtos13/s320/may+june+2010+070.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485566523342405538" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOyXqDIUpiGfel8DslbM2lzjnsui9V3t1v5uWj53aiOsTLe5qnaofTL9S9FkqeVNPTwxuqqfwm6eIsOzUSUDEAJQRfTdMyKI0PDGmmvmffdWyHvfyqNcSytsLUQZVehivGxFuGtdSWPrED/s1600/may+june+2010+055.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOyXqDIUpiGfel8DslbM2lzjnsui9V3t1v5uWj53aiOsTLe5qnaofTL9S9FkqeVNPTwxuqqfwm6eIsOzUSUDEAJQRfTdMyKI0PDGmmvmffdWyHvfyqNcSytsLUQZVehivGxFuGtdSWPrED/s320/may+june+2010+055.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485565178251817330" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN0mgirGFUXo_iQ4es_-sjbmV5xFeh9W7grk7cphlRNLI227gd5T0fhv7I6JN7dfHkw0YkPgN3X7njXpjdSzrxgeEzYK7IY2fLkyZJ7Fc6UBFvIkC5sRzVjrPvkJr9xfpIBP-yYeMkO-on/s1600/may+june+2010+058.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN0mgirGFUXo_iQ4es_-sjbmV5xFeh9W7grk7cphlRNLI227gd5T0fhv7I6JN7dfHkw0YkPgN3X7njXpjdSzrxgeEzYK7IY2fLkyZJ7Fc6UBFvIkC5sRzVjrPvkJr9xfpIBP-yYeMkO-on/s320/may+june+2010+058.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485565171873336946" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwpf9zQL5o5_s-LceX3_roszpntmmQH92FhC4ghI3FQZj_6QR6uNq9v6CuYsl8ZlQCAV-mFoZQ4SHFicq9Jlgqgg-sw3tup871IxE1PW72kjbMP0zPYmHQhviH2YefmRkQ1GPq9Lf2ey31/s1600/may+june+2010+060.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwpf9zQL5o5_s-LceX3_roszpntmmQH92FhC4ghI3FQZj_6QR6uNq9v6CuYsl8ZlQCAV-mFoZQ4SHFicq9Jlgqgg-sw3tup871IxE1PW72kjbMP0zPYmHQhviH2YefmRkQ1GPq9Lf2ey31/s320/may+june+2010+060.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485564186483053730" /></a><br />Well, I finally have an answer. Over the last few months Keith and I have been struggling with one of our son's biggest decisions so far...where to send him to school in the Fall to start Kindergarden. The school district we are located in was not an option for us, the best school in the county was simply too far, and both the private schools in town just didn't seem to have what we were looking for in terms of both academics and sports for the money. With all that said I think we were looking for excuses at all of these schools, b/c we simply wanted him to go to Cartersville Primary School. Its by far the best option but the problem was/is we don't live in the City. So in April we signed Kaden up for an out of district spot and then it was time to sit and wait. We could hear as late as the first week of school and with no back up plan I was stressed...a self pronounced planner this was not sitting well w/ me!<br />We got the phone call!!!! They have a spot for him at Cartersville!!! Keith came running up the stairs, phone in hand as I was giving the kids a bath. WE are going to celebrate by going out to dinner tonight :)<br /><br />With all that said here are the pics from Kaden's pre-K graduation at First Pres, a school we adored but they are just a preschool...however, Kendall will be attending the two day two year old program in the Fall so we will be back.<br /><br />Kaden made some great friends during his time at First Pres and many of them will be joining him next year at Cartersville including his best buddies for which he is soooo excited about...now here's hoping they get in the same class!<br /><br />Needless to say I cried at his graduation. My little man is not so little anymore!Katiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14267008583292817047noreply@blogger.com0