tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1098268656906399732024-02-29T23:39:37.837-06:00Jorja Mae JonesBeckyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11000511012921731513noreply@blogger.comBlogger76125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-109826865690639973.post-55434081425364668892010-04-08T14:50:00.001-05:002010-04-08T14:51:58.207-05:00What is up with that??So, something is going really weird with my blog - I just posted "Oh Tiddlywinks" and for some reason it will show up on my editor but not on the actual blog. If you click on the title the blog will appear but when you are on the home page there is nothing posted. SO. WEIRD. It has 2 videos in it so maybe that is why it's all jacked up?? I don't know! But, you really should see these videos - they are too cute! So, if you want to see the post, click on the title in the post below or click here: <a href="http://jorjajones.blogspot.com/2010/04/oh-tiddlywinks.html">OH TIDDLYWINKS!</a><br />
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And yes, I have found the irony in the one post that won't work is the one that makes me want to actually say "Oh, Tiddlywinks" :)Beckyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11000511012921731513noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-109826865690639973.post-21103538433921802992010-04-08T14:40:00.001-05:002010-04-08T14:44:02.343-05:00Oh Tiddlywinks!!<div style="text-align: center;"><br /><a name='more'></a>To continue on with our "Quote of the Day by Jorja Mae"... Jorja has just recently started using a word that she, no doubt, learned from her favorite friends at the Mickey Mouse Clubhouse and I think it is the CUTEST. THING. EVER!!! </div><div style="text-align: center;">The first time she said it I did a double-take because it's just not something a normal 2 1/2 year old says. I think I make her say it about 10 times a day because it ALWAYS puts a smile on my face. Not just because she says it in her precious {still trying to learn English} voice but also because she makes the same facial expression every time and it is PRICELESS. Since simply typing about it wouldn't have near the same effect, I videoed Jorja saying the word. It may just be me but I think this is cuteness at it's core.<br /><br />I couldn't decide which video was better - and by better, I mean cuter - so I posted both. ENJOY!!!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dwqezPgzzaDS7Sp4JS3bYPSrIGICs2jhcIKFgiVv4gZZhj8PDAKtiPP04cd5AuQaamin-ThQQk96M71T3sNfA' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dz9im0l8KQL-lua4jx3dy8C2vNlO1nXuphnMw9na42vwx9CJym6pXkHswtQrxhOqVdFYyzumgF6-V3jzjyl9g' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div>Beckyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11000511012921731513noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-109826865690639973.post-77139936943893574912010-04-05T15:48:00.000-05:002010-04-05T15:48:06.380-05:00Guess How Much I Love You?<div style="text-align: center;">So this morning at breakfast Jorja got something on her and I leaned over to wipe it off - while I was reaching over she reached out her arms to give me a giant hug and then proceeds to say: </div><div style="text-align: center;">"I love you SO much. To the moon and back"</div><div style="text-align: center;">Oh man! Be still my beating heart. I think I literally melted into a big puddle of goo right then and there. I can not tell you how much this sweet little girl melts my heart every. single. day. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtOjI0ekz4lU9_7sBOHXH91I5yw7gQt5WSemWmqkWgKp3vhwnKyZ74puMml_HB-O7pQ1TmYEyOlo-6vDR9sBCWnhyphenhypheno1topMADiDuhdUAYqEoHy7Xbu_JGIxYQKMJUf1q_jAeke_iRcbzM/s1600/1319.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="427" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtOjI0ekz4lU9_7sBOHXH91I5yw7gQt5WSemWmqkWgKp3vhwnKyZ74puMml_HB-O7pQ1TmYEyOlo-6vDR9sBCWnhyphenhypheno1topMADiDuhdUAYqEoHy7Xbu_JGIxYQKMJUf1q_jAeke_iRcbzM/s640/1319.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> I am the most blessed momma around! :) </div>Beckyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11000511012921731513noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-109826865690639973.post-22929315721205202772010-03-05T23:58:00.001-06:002010-03-06T00:04:39.118-06:00Ready? Set. BOWL!<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAmqVOruHCLj1MtmFj6F_z8VRfe_UZp0sACa-1gwDwvpbZKJ079yesOvi9kxRLl7dQvNqgStcXcavGp3onkYF9eEr1K9ei6eN4ScyeCOMM5zo5cUxq_diZuyxDtzEwZiT-9-yl_GIdGPg/s1600-h/Bowling+Collage.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="560" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAmqVOruHCLj1MtmFj6F_z8VRfe_UZp0sACa-1gwDwvpbZKJ079yesOvi9kxRLl7dQvNqgStcXcavGp3onkYF9eEr1K9ei6eN4ScyeCOMM5zo5cUxq_diZuyxDtzEwZiT-9-yl_GIdGPg/s640/Bowling+Collage.jpg" width="640" /></a> A few weeks ago our play group decided we would take the kiddos bowling. Now, I have to tell you, I was EXTREMELY excited about this because not only do I love to bowl now but my own childhood memories are chalked full of nights spent at the bowling alley! My parents were in a bowling league when I was growing up and I have many memories of hanging out at the very smokey and (ahem!) white trash Brunswick Bowling Alley in Lubbock, TX. I spent many nights in the day care and just hanging out talking with my parents friends - I learned magic tricks from their friends and I even remember some nights learning cheers from one of my parent's friends who eventually became my cheer leading coach in HS. She says I even did cartwheels down the lanes but I'm not sure I totally remember that! (wink, wink)! :) I also remember when I was in early elementary I actually joined a bowling league for the summer. The first day I was the only one who scored a... wait for it... big fat ZERO! How does someone grow up in the bowling alley and the first day of your own bowling league only throw gutter balls?!? Seriously?? That incident only scarred me for a little bit because I still have a quite a bit of white trash love for the sport of bowling! :) But, enough about me - you are here to read about Jorja...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Jorja was really excited to bowl and couldn't wait to get started. In fact, she really never even wanted to take turns with her friends - she couldn't understand why she got to bowl twice then wait forever to do it again. However, I do actually think more than the rolling the ball down the lane and knocking over the pins, she was really excited about carrying around the bowling balls. The balls we played with were 5lb balls and while it scared me the whole time that she would drop it on her foot, she did awesome picking it up and bowling with it! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span id="goog_1267849644151"></span><span id="goog_1267849644152"></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfHcWSCVz8vg71LNUwt-oRvOhl9WxEvhZSmffohIMQGHcHP-ywqlbgFhwiIJlxTfzSjwzD3FgondXTjyhibcHic12pMvbwiaKTyztJrC_PnxSkqXRB1W-Gq30YLV4k8ciSVhYASPprfrw/s1600-h/Jorja+Collage.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfHcWSCVz8vg71LNUwt-oRvOhl9WxEvhZSmffohIMQGHcHP-ywqlbgFhwiIJlxTfzSjwzD3FgondXTjyhibcHic12pMvbwiaKTyztJrC_PnxSkqXRB1W-Gq30YLV4k8ciSVhYASPprfrw/s400/Jorja+Collage.jpg" width="282" /></a></div><br />
Of course, in the beginning, I had to help her just a bit to share my vast knowledge of & enthusiasm for the sport but she quickly got the hang of things! ;)<br />
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Towards about the 7th frame I think Jorja was a bit over bowling and ready to go play in the game area. Therefore, I had to help her get re-focused so we could go out with a bang. So, in the 10th frame, we decided that Bear (Jorja's lovey that goes everywhere with her) should help her bowl. And would you believe that in the 10th frame Jorja got her first SPARE?!? I'm thinking Bear may be lucky! (and sure, I was in like 4th grade and only bowling gutter balls and she's 2 1/2 and bowling spares - go figure) :) <br />
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And it wouldn't be a play date if Jorja and her BFF, Cole didn't have some quality time together!<br />
They followed each other around the game area for a while and my favorite was their motorcycle ride: I'm thinking maybe Cole was driving that motorcycle a bit too fast for Jorja?! HA!<br />
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</div>Beckyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11000511012921731513noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-109826865690639973.post-75826263931215666262010-02-10T23:16:00.006-06:002010-02-11T13:26:38.479-06:00Quote of the Day by Jorja Mae<div style="text-align: center;">So, a few friends have mentioned to me how much they LOVE hearing all the crazy, random and hilarious things Jorja says and it got me thinking about how I SO do not want to forget the things she says. So, as I'm trying to make an effort to keep up my blog I thought I would begin a section called "Quote of the Day by Jorja Mae" (see, it rhymes and everything - cute, huh?) :) At this point there are SO many things I could write down but I guess I will just start with something she said today...<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">PREFACE: </div><div style="text-align: center;">If you've ever seen Jorja you know she has the most BEAUTIFUL curls I've ever seen on a kid (maybe I'm biased) and we get comments on them ALL. THE. TIME! Well, those bad boys aren't the easiest thing to manage and when she wakes in the morning she has the biggest mess of tangles! So, naturally, I have to spend a good amount of time each morning wetting down the curls, spraying them with de-tangler, combing it out very gently and then topping them off with some moose and a lot of scrunching... Also, it should be noted that Jorja is OBSESSED and I mean, OBSESSED with Mickey Mouse Clubhouse. She wears the shirts, plays with the toys, has the stuffed Characters, has the Characters for the bath tub, has the coloring books and markers, has the band-aids, has the fruit snacks, has the plates & cups and place mats and watches {several} episodes a day - I swear, her favorite episodes she has memorized. :) If it has anything to do with Mickey and the Sensational Six, she is ALL about it!! </div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEWHLmK-NAnjkkI36soZ0tsB8mdoHwYNXqLuP-5-67gBkkzmcbwS76yumiAHvjNul6G0SN4dQHy2cBXmXh0Nfv36hgZlI6hdDhv6Obck7U6jR_5Uz1eXC3B4qb7jN_yDq-kcS5QT296UQ/s1600-h/7519edit.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEWHLmK-NAnjkkI36soZ0tsB8mdoHwYNXqLuP-5-67gBkkzmcbwS76yumiAHvjNul6G0SN4dQHy2cBXmXh0Nfv36hgZlI6hdDhv6Obck7U6jR_5Uz1eXC3B4qb7jN_yDq-kcS5QT296UQ/s400/7519edit.jpg" width="267" /></a></div><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">SETTING: </div><div style="text-align: center;">Jorja is sitting in her booster seat and I am fixing her hair: </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">CONVO:</div><div style="text-align: center;">J: "Ouch, that hurts"</div><div style="text-align: center;">Me: "Oh, baby! I'm so sorry. Mommy's trying to be as gentle as I can. Your curls are just SO tangled"</div><div style="text-align: center;">J: "We probably need to get a Mousekatool to help comb it out - OH, TOODLES!"</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div>Beckyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11000511012921731513noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-109826865690639973.post-49627138767828381272010-02-06T00:40:00.001-06:002010-02-06T00:42:14.194-06:00Happy Noon Year!!<div style="text-align: center;">I know, I know! Shocker of all Shockers - I'm actually posting a blog! I won't bore you with any excuses as to why I took an unintentional hiatus nor will I promise that I'm back in full swing! :) We'll just take this one post at a time and see how it goes, okay? I am overwhelmed with all the catching up I must do so in order to help myself out, I'm just starting with the New Year and will post moving forward and when I have time, I will back track! So, here ya go:<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />happy NOON year<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifJmAnZyoFCvXQEw_f-pQ9cE92zUbm1AB5TeJqwlVfLilXF_qwxCzQxDXLpWAswe-jUHHb69_RkWEDY-AFgbnw43kQyJDtppG6fgBFlnXnydKqFR5vcLH9m-LD-SnDWaMHloTHX6FvsBE/s1600-h/0220+edit.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifJmAnZyoFCvXQEw_f-pQ9cE92zUbm1AB5TeJqwlVfLilXF_qwxCzQxDXLpWAswe-jUHHb69_RkWEDY-AFgbnw43kQyJDtppG6fgBFlnXnydKqFR5vcLH9m-LD-SnDWaMHloTHX6FvsBE/s400/0220+edit.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435007981809049330" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Jorja & I, along with about 20 other moms and kiddos, were invited to our first NOON year party on New Year's Eve. There was utter chaos happening in that place but it was OH. SO. FUN! I can't wait to make it a tradition every New Year's Eve. Since all of our sweet kiddos wouldn't make until midnight to ring in the New Year, we decided 12 noon would work just as great. So, we counted down and when the clock struck noon we blew our horns and partied like it was 1999. I'm pretty sure Jorja was completely oblivious as to WHY we were celebrating but any excuse for her to wear a "crown" and any excuse for me to hang out with super fun moms - we'll take it! :) Of course, ringing in the New Year just wouldn't be the same if Jorja didn't spend it with her BFF, Cole. Here are a few pics of how they rung in the New Year together...<br /><br />It all started out very cordial:<br />(check out Cole with his hand on J's leg) :)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTXa6c_6Z699UizEvgF4oHLFiw0VCNx1xvKmGkDsaqtmhqOXYnjvDlHHM_4xXJ9JKlaaw8mp9dztg01JjC7nI75ew3fdtrW9dKy6p3QfJa6LpFDPoMfB1pH2CEkGEnEWwePOeIh7taAoY/s1600-h/IMG_0226.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTXa6c_6Z699UizEvgF4oHLFiw0VCNx1xvKmGkDsaqtmhqOXYnjvDlHHM_4xXJ9JKlaaw8mp9dztg01JjC7nI75ew3fdtrW9dKy6p3QfJa6LpFDPoMfB1pH2CEkGEnEWwePOeIh7taAoY/s320/IMG_0226.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435014231069368114" border="0" /></a><br /><br />and very quickly turned into this:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjANHOZTc4BZIA13wvXBqOWnHlG1CTSYsFUNKgXpEP9TYkv6mybfcbEipO-lIWQy-H7zX1xW4N9a4Sk-_JkWy_oWYbQ7UMwRfHkjshIORqfUoRGxw7N2yJVPapKdC3FFjTu2GjM6GeZxM0/s1600-h/IMG_0227.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjANHOZTc4BZIA13wvXBqOWnHlG1CTSYsFUNKgXpEP9TYkv6mybfcbEipO-lIWQy-H7zX1xW4N9a4Sk-_JkWy_oWYbQ7UMwRfHkjshIORqfUoRGxw7N2yJVPapKdC3FFjTu2GjM6GeZxM0/s320/IMG_0227.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435014232600774274" border="0" /></a><br />we aren't really sure what happened to Cole but something got him VERY upset.<br />Which, of course, then led to<br />THIS:<br /></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiswSDQVnMbPXHkLM8LrRVy8bMga5DcctNP9WnHnWlduI0ncDGVjz0d8xpIpRGblsqAWQiGc8Dp7Lxf62HyXBcMwu_Hj9yofJdZI6eZh-9FnqlzWKJ5hJtDhDTt8oF5Uqvhg1RmeSM-ir4/s1600-h/IMG_3126_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 310px; height: 207px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiswSDQVnMbPXHkLM8LrRVy8bMga5DcctNP9WnHnWlduI0ncDGVjz0d8xpIpRGblsqAWQiGc8Dp7Lxf62HyXBcMwu_Hj9yofJdZI6eZh-9FnqlzWKJ5hJtDhDTt8oF5Uqvhg1RmeSM-ir4/s320/IMG_3126_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435014220173357762" border="0" /></a> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAOk6DE94iV_R7wzGZ5fO9_xeFFvcHIU12pTkYO8NKgx3qx-3g0KvtWeLSha2ioSaOiGCUqh89mXRqTt_7XJZqAgKRaBBAz_GANqrtSnoViAgc12D3zwbX74C4gbGb69EmiNCvvZx2kCU/s1600-h/IMG_3125_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 307px; height: 208px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAOk6DE94iV_R7wzGZ5fO9_xeFFvcHIU12pTkYO8NKgx3qx-3g0KvtWeLSha2ioSaOiGCUqh89mXRqTt_7XJZqAgKRaBBAz_GANqrtSnoViAgc12D3zwbX74C4gbGb69EmiNCvvZx2kCU/s320/IMG_3125_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435014217240059730" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">I'm sorry - but THAT is funny!! Every time I see these pictures I CRACK. UP. LAUGHING.<br /><br />And here is the best group shot I could find:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirwUfHpAMjvui2iMnK90_HS93yXbH1a0USCWGYnWRPF-eIQvFNodj6DyamO3cCfkSABMe3H_QmGYfrj1lHxCt1FXokhJZ7HQrjozR-egnyPeocluMO76GaHIlzdv0UDLV5M99842QP9Tg/s1600-h/Noon+Years+109_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirwUfHpAMjvui2iMnK90_HS93yXbH1a0USCWGYnWRPF-eIQvFNodj6DyamO3cCfkSABMe3H_QmGYfrj1lHxCt1FXokhJZ7HQrjozR-egnyPeocluMO76GaHIlzdv0UDLV5M99842QP9Tg/s400/Noon+Years+109_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435016398019510466" border="0" /></a><br />(notice Jorja has calmed down but is now sucking her thumb and holding Bear. Apparently the meltdown & all the excitement was just TOO much for her to handle on her own)<br /><br /></div></div>Beckyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11000511012921731513noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-109826865690639973.post-21404933692126418602009-10-06T17:40:00.003-05:002009-10-06T17:45:07.941-05:00Will this bring me back to life?<p style="clear: both;">I realize I have been gone from the blogging world for an embarrassing amount of time. I think a lot of it has to do with my time management skills - some of it has to do with how extremely busy Jorja and I really have been and since I take pictures of EVERYTHING we do, I begin to get overwhelmed when I think about blogging - and a lot of it has to do with how frustrating Blogger can be in trying to upload pictures and what not.<br /><br />I have some friends that have amazing blogs and I'm always so envious of what they do. I really do want to be better at this - especially so I won't forget ANY of this precious time I've had with Jorja. So, in order to help me out - I discovered a new blogging tool called Blogo. It is a program designed for Mac users to help make blogging simple. This is my first time to use it. Let's see how it works out for me... will this be what pulls me out of my blogging slump and bring me back to life??? We shall see... ;) </p><p style="clear: both;">oh, and just because I need to see how easy it is to upload pics and so you can see the CUTEST girl alive... here are some pics as well... </p><p style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDkh-hS0R_Se1m1i0cu7O0FodDY5OrZdEHns8ZRd6TFBy4OoBG3RPeI2osXqB4Edlz8dNVog0jg3LaUnsqVseMUhyhp-w6xXYqGkW3pPBmx-MrutpCYzfc8yes6at5WsYgdlna1x98ac0/s800/IMG_7352.jpg" class="image-link"><img class="linked-to-original" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisMBsn4Pc6mj07qlWK-ucRvyUczxB5zkzJINJMim2W53hKcSLAJ-w9Bj9pL5TdJmcaY8aPAWcBS6-9b7Cx7NzjFQJHTTinYsvP146G_-3Ggvw8ihnmSzItaW0lKsmk9Ee-QpJTEl3RHLI/s800/IMG_7352-thumb.jpg" style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; display: inline; float: left;" align="left" height="570" width="380" /></a></p><p style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWtNq9fdRZSrU1_CTEvWgyvDMSZ9ZcYYnrppB72AV3dQcAdL954y55rNlfFlMMZSQSCwe5WUXsRsL2uRdHlTT-VR9HWLZsCLOodNpk-NAlXUylBv4Thqdh-RsDItZNcZPPLerEnnZdZ4I/s800/IMG_8601.jpg" class="image-link"><img class="linked-to-original" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhCKzALdT-FwV52xL1U8oPyBpZmRSTbDCABIxjCTGccrovwbB4HXFtZIG6B2uSOhxTH2cgGyvBvMzNdq4Nc_jRtWJxBY25J-f5bibkREwT8prGvBEATlxW_Hs6aXaf5Q8vVm4kj6VwWGw/s800/IMG_8601-thumb.jpg" style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; display: inline; float: left;" align="left" height="420" width="324" /></a></p>Beckyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11000511012921731513noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-109826865690639973.post-81627164642189536482009-06-08T14:11:00.004-05:002009-06-08T14:30:51.144-05:00You be the Judge<div style="text-align: center;">Alright, people. I want to hear from you! :) You saw a "sneak peek" earlier of Jorja's portrait session with my friend Jennifer... now, you can see all of them here: <a href="http://portraitsbyjenn.com/">Portraits by Jenn</a> (at the bottom click the "enter site" picture - then click on "clients" at the bottom - password: jones. then click on "Jorja Easter" - although feel free to look at her others as well if you want). I am having a hard time picking which pictures I want (because, clearly, I want them ALL). So, take a look for yourself and let me know what YOUR faves are!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />And just because I haven't posted a picture of my OWN in a while... here's a little sneak peek at one of the posts I'm working on...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja8JspI_EKIUTjB60Yxqu-_aT7p_VSP9K0xBbG9-OD_-NdI-PFrEIKLe5nJvzgmfi6AEpqvlVXsbUI6bvljnDtOArk6sZQahiYQ40jLaFY3l7Ss-_L-DiyvyZPNe8VO1BHzOqgzrE5Wzs/s1600-h/IMG_5326.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja8JspI_EKIUTjB60Yxqu-_aT7p_VSP9K0xBbG9-OD_-NdI-PFrEIKLe5nJvzgmfi6AEpqvlVXsbUI6bvljnDtOArk6sZQahiYQ40jLaFY3l7Ss-_L-DiyvyZPNe8VO1BHzOqgzrE5Wzs/s400/IMG_5326.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345039465901799714" border="0" /></a><br />Don't you just want to eat her up?! :)<br /></div>Beckyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11000511012921731513noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-109826865690639973.post-16919904477566552372009-06-03T23:00:00.000-05:002009-06-03T23:14:06.354-05:00RidiculousOkay - so since I am RIDICULOUS and can't ever seem to post my OWN photos of Jorja... maybe this will suffice for those of you who have been bugging me for a month to POST SOMETHING NEW! :) My best friend, Jennifer {an AMAZING photographer, by the way} came and spent a few days with me and, of course, I put her to "work" while she was here and had her take some pics of Jorja in her Easter outfit. You can take a sneak peek here: <a href="http://portraitsbyjenn.blogspot.com/2009/06/jorja-sneak-peek.html">Portraits by Jenn</a><br /><br />You can also see, on Jenn's personal blog site, some really cute pics of her daughter, Hadleigh and Jorja playing together while they were here : <a href="http://erikandjennlankford.blogspot.com/2009/06/mine-and-hadleighs-vacation.html">The Lankford Family</a>. As you can see, they are already Besties! :)<br /><br />Trust me, I AM working on posts and even have some ready to publish! But for some reason I just keep thinking that I want to get ALL my posts done before I publish - which is apparently a ridiculous line of thinking since it will take me a decade to finish. {sigh} Jorja and I have been VERY busy and I have a TON to blog about... but finding the time has been difficult. Sorry friends. Updates ARE coming... and hopefully SOON! :)Beckyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11000511012921731513noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-109826865690639973.post-20410788880246044312009-04-07T13:56:00.001-05:002009-04-07T13:57:05.350-05:00The Bunny, The Bunny - Oh, I love The Bunny!Dearest Easter Bunny,<br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br />It is with great regret and sadness that I write this letter to you today as I know I have crushed your spirit and I'm willing to face the fact that you may never again hop with that extra bounce after our encounter today. I hope you can find it in your heart to forgive me (after all, isn't that what Easter is <span style="font-style: italic;">really</span> all about - the forgiveness of sins?) The truth is - I love to talk about "Bunny", wave to "Bunny", look at pictures of "Bunny" and I even love to twirl when the "Bunny Song" comes on but for some reason, to see you SO large and up close and standing on two feet kind of freaked me out a little and I just couldn't bear the thought of sitting next to you all by myself. I know I made <span style="font-style: italic;">quite</span> the scene today in the mall when we met and I realize how much it must have hurt your feelings when I put the death-grip hold on my mom and yelled over and over and over "No! No bunny"! But, despite what you think I did get all dressed up cute JUST for you and really thought we would be the best of friends! I guess I realized that I'm just not quite ready to make that step yet... but maybe next year Big Guy! Oh, and I hope you don't mind that I made my mom sit with us for our picture - luckily she showered today or the picture could have been a REAL disaster! And I'm really hoping you heard me AS SOON as we walked away from you say "Sorry Bunny, Bye Bye". I really didn't want to hurt your feelings today and I really hope you know how sorry I am. Hey, you should at least look on the bright side - I do like you better than that fat guy with the long beard and red suit...<br /><br />Here's hoping you will still fill my Easter Basket full of goodies,<br />Jorja Mae<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiSEOR_ZWCPd6k7dWHQXhgJJNUhvDZYJuJlNgkc3VgzVNm7hWckV-cmwF0hcKJlIKoVCrhREOREXSiSjxl85bKgOTfOXdyDxKTrCBUcP_C4x53wQ-iDOsF5NcB4KecCVY_izwsstWfjoE/s1600-h/MyPicture.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 286px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiSEOR_ZWCPd6k7dWHQXhgJJNUhvDZYJuJlNgkc3VgzVNm7hWckV-cmwF0hcKJlIKoVCrhREOREXSiSjxl85bKgOTfOXdyDxKTrCBUcP_C4x53wQ-iDOsF5NcB4KecCVY_izwsstWfjoE/s400/MyPicture.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5322025179907110226" border="0" /></a> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjykJYjy2zMK01JPy0GEa9mTf5ttoy78voknVkG3W-5ztEc22wYfjm52hQBL-q9t7iweqHw4X_O52twmta6JmB6vtEsFUh1OqkZvJMurdDHZjOa1hcRsHT2-RFFhub6Qm91SjgZSSJVoZM/s1600-h/MyPicture.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjykJYjy2zMK01JPy0GEa9mTf5ttoy78voknVkG3W-5ztEc22wYfjm52hQBL-q9t7iweqHw4X_O52twmta6JmB6vtEsFUh1OqkZvJMurdDHZjOa1hcRsHT2-RFFhub6Qm91SjgZSSJVoZM/s400/MyPicture.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5322025190017641346" border="0" /></a><br /></div>Beckyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11000511012921731513noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-109826865690639973.post-11674897302424244202009-03-19T20:00:00.000-05:002009-03-19T20:13:12.664-05:00Top O' the Mornin to You!<div style="text-align: center;">I think it's funny how a holiday like St. Patrick's Day was once a holiday I could care less about to now being a holiday I spent weeks trying to plan for! Jorja makes all the little things so much bigger and better! :) I searched for the most festive shirt I could find for Jorja, went to a million stores before finding a shamrock cookie cutter, made Shane help me make sugar cookies from scratch that took 2 days to make, cut & cook, made up my very own spinach dip recipe, put on my own green shirt and headed over to Playgroup full of {green} food, friends and fun! Some of the girls I met through an online playgroup have joined together to make our own Playgroup that meets EVERY Tuesday and as the luck of the Irish would have it, St. Patty's Day landed on Tuesday! Whoot Whoo! Jorja & I brought cookies for all the kids to decorate & spinach dip for everyone to eat. The kids played & the moms talked and fun was had by all - if only we would have discovered a pot of gold, now THAT would have been lucky! :)<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj2xmNwYtDhtAe1Xz-lFoZaYFJt3XVNL4D52OG4v87oZSXwyM838spdkW0YIRCvH3MPwzqacsJTO04TKQ9_t8rgnGQWn3wiFx36z6BddjV5rQpU39YoEhc0jdCaotK6b-codBnPFIvfAo/s1600-h/2488+edit.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj2xmNwYtDhtAe1Xz-lFoZaYFJt3XVNL4D52OG4v87oZSXwyM838spdkW0YIRCvH3MPwzqacsJTO04TKQ9_t8rgnGQWn3wiFx36z6BddjV5rQpU39YoEhc0jdCaotK6b-codBnPFIvfAo/s400/2488+edit.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5315014380306341234" border="0" /></a>My sweet little Lassie and her "cheese" face! Someone Kiss this girl, she IS {part} Irish!! :)<br /></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-nECqbFAWP8ona0mKPAD_Q0s9H9xm6sS0oD2GejnwahCTZnMZbwjuulzdOWki7_bK9ZX8KEkO69v7BAx35gnvPGQGsYy1oCA1llrWhXwVIk7uNGzTuY5SCeHfgrtxKXzRVGjrPorKwz0/s1600-h/2516+edit.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-nECqbFAWP8ona0mKPAD_Q0s9H9xm6sS0oD2GejnwahCTZnMZbwjuulzdOWki7_bK9ZX8KEkO69v7BAx35gnvPGQGsYy1oCA1llrWhXwVIk7uNGzTuY5SCeHfgrtxKXzRVGjrPorKwz0/s400/2516+edit.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5315014390601107378" border="0" /></a>The Group in our Green! Notice all the moms are looking at the camera but all the kids are looking up at the TV screen on the wall. We had to do something to get them to all sit still! :)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuEuyl3q_n5Jo-k2_Y_H2dJf3XQe0Y1xNRgbA7vNoKZfissyblwcI-ybjlSWYD7O5olr-fqhT_Vq31QeK-bXw1V-WzRCrL9g-xXJftdYvVCUrc2tnau3V4_Tf8Zo5vQOVESqrQzKuy6t8/s1600-h/IMG_2530.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 134px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuEuyl3q_n5Jo-k2_Y_H2dJf3XQe0Y1xNRgbA7vNoKZfissyblwcI-ybjlSWYD7O5olr-fqhT_Vq31QeK-bXw1V-WzRCrL9g-xXJftdYvVCUrc2tnau3V4_Tf8Zo5vQOVESqrQzKuy6t8/s200/IMG_2530.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5315017658539105778" border="0" /></a> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjef8IkAoYspD3IggB380no1VdxVWXkSgiq8ave3RcMe78VUbgpxSbL1jpcVqzBg94mm4k9YdoP3_opOGluSayvjxYefeoJUv9xLwvV51-8WLFuQT6hil69zWvIVrPNSZUZ4ZqUj5mILQA/s1600-h/IMG_2558.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 134px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjef8IkAoYspD3IggB380no1VdxVWXkSgiq8ave3RcMe78VUbgpxSbL1jpcVqzBg94mm4k9YdoP3_opOGluSayvjxYefeoJUv9xLwvV51-8WLFuQT6hil69zWvIVrPNSZUZ4ZqUj5mILQA/s200/IMG_2558.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5315018645021042754" border="0" /></a> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaPqFI7G-JVWqauIEvTge-JjirNQRihukfWtQc4nPnqwhHleHiNZl5mmUhObvpfGAs2mMFSjREEEj-Oyvf34VoBfKzbkL09xjiAcBrIykFTqDsajKnCrJfQCNwpmmraUGr43Jhq-_dpMA/s1600-h/IMG_2525.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 134px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaPqFI7G-JVWqauIEvTge-JjirNQRihukfWtQc4nPnqwhHleHiNZl5mmUhObvpfGAs2mMFSjREEEj-Oyvf34VoBfKzbkL09xjiAcBrIykFTqDsajKnCrJfQCNwpmmraUGr43Jhq-_dpMA/s200/IMG_2525.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5315017648405603794" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzi1JVPGT1Lp58uuI0ol5d06c4ElPSe65fKul5-TIaGibNYNEu5RtbGgPoUox34nQnjE5Mz9Hqgj-9RbXysGnycpXstPE7tKX8SPON28CK_2OaFzjIuYPz2sT5G85B6DxeEStYdItCTIQ/s1600-h/IMG_2537.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 134px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzi1JVPGT1Lp58uuI0ol5d06c4ElPSe65fKul5-TIaGibNYNEu5RtbGgPoUox34nQnjE5Mz9Hqgj-9RbXysGnycpXstPE7tKX8SPON28CK_2OaFzjIuYPz2sT5G85B6DxeEStYdItCTIQ/s200/IMG_2537.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5315018649313754914" border="0" /></a> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOHyk5NmnnVh3GH_uU_OnKRGfI0gxfGwChEeP7aooh0WaLwBIiEMIKIaVIhMW9t04sSSlUwPxFjmkUBvL4Fr8XIbURtjvzDiyY-YTcvl66KZzEKwGcR0Bjxp6jjWPF1E2fMCUawPMqcQs/s1600-h/IMG_2534.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 134px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOHyk5NmnnVh3GH_uU_OnKRGfI0gxfGwChEeP7aooh0WaLwBIiEMIKIaVIhMW9t04sSSlUwPxFjmkUBvL4Fr8XIbURtjvzDiyY-YTcvl66KZzEKwGcR0Bjxp6jjWPF1E2fMCUawPMqcQs/s200/IMG_2534.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5315017669098694770" border="0" /></a><br />I made all the kids Green Shamrock Cookies to decorate and I think it was a hit... at least with Jorja anyway! :) She loved sneaking tastes of the icing, shaking on the sprinkles and then of course eating the actual cookie! So fun!<br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJO8mJRm60arCm2Ex6t2WyL5Y459AVF7RABV2pvdVR3Sk_KAiFlcWeE9xIRqAemFzjfxuQqGH3cBssBMTenr72EBCUtbWLb5qXn94kRNTjsXxmOmlEN3eZaN4exDhWL6t79OaIXJ9EK30/s1600-h/2582+edit.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 134px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJO8mJRm60arCm2Ex6t2WyL5Y459AVF7RABV2pvdVR3Sk_KAiFlcWeE9xIRqAemFzjfxuQqGH3cBssBMTenr72EBCUtbWLb5qXn94kRNTjsXxmOmlEN3eZaN4exDhWL6t79OaIXJ9EK30/s200/2582+edit.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5315015387921157170" border="0" /></a> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwCvKuX7VbD9BP5OlJlUuj5ncEn6QV8fPsYJr6gyWLFb1NJJRAztUV5-f-BuwoPbOQIA7I_xS67A2FHQUJPOURFO3siCB_LfArDCfxgXtMFs06tjxdYcg1dGivcFNKyVH3WDIdS3rrVoU/s1600-h/2552+edit.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 134px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwCvKuX7VbD9BP5OlJlUuj5ncEn6QV8fPsYJr6gyWLFb1NJJRAztUV5-f-BuwoPbOQIA7I_xS67A2FHQUJPOURFO3siCB_LfArDCfxgXtMFs06tjxdYcg1dGivcFNKyVH3WDIdS3rrVoU/s200/2552+edit.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5315015379799812994" border="0" /></a> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqyoWPTtszdV1hPvy7jCU3Hrs2NeqJxcJPwzYEICQhQkM02Nc1ZkOGDKYDnygrcM1-gFg8pwi93gzcmVU5Fc11jTlGvAG8qln4Fk9h1c7udxmSYZ5Dgpcghtb7RZyZo9cGhBTmli_qWzU/s1600-h/2550+edit.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 134px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqyoWPTtszdV1hPvy7jCU3Hrs2NeqJxcJPwzYEICQhQkM02Nc1ZkOGDKYDnygrcM1-gFg8pwi93gzcmVU5Fc11jTlGvAG8qln4Fk9h1c7udxmSYZ5Dgpcghtb7RZyZo9cGhBTmli_qWzU/s200/2550+edit.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5315015376560418594" border="0" /></a> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMnPipQtX1MxNVeYgZVnwyZ729xCkos6DfEimAz4HoC7hTZagwHOGwOFtostvYPktXG-cZYIhh2kMekbhM5YshGuua4I8GLcq814KBVE-yaE8mDMW5wojv9xodlPg0fNDE3m3o8qR-16U/s1600-h/2555+edit.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 134px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMnPipQtX1MxNVeYgZVnwyZ729xCkos6DfEimAz4HoC7hTZagwHOGwOFtostvYPktXG-cZYIhh2kMekbhM5YshGuua4I8GLcq814KBVE-yaE8mDMW5wojv9xodlPg0fNDE3m3o8qR-16U/s200/2555+edit.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5315015382835714626" border="0" /><br /></a></div> </div></div><div style="text-align: center;">Mom & Jorja having fun decorating cookies and celebrating St. Patty's Day!<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtO2t9R7789V8mQYnBxsjyU7E9bemEzx1SKbqHBTDW3BvzLsZ3V8VoYuVlIImecH-AL-i5VkUd7PawaNsiNs1zPGEUZyiforNGdxehu3eYDIVLHpDVStgmRrTXUnfAmWmWTzVKcgImIVA/s1600-h/2587+edit.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtO2t9R7789V8mQYnBxsjyU7E9bemEzx1SKbqHBTDW3BvzLsZ3V8VoYuVlIImecH-AL-i5VkUd7PawaNsiNs1zPGEUZyiforNGdxehu3eYDIVLHpDVStgmRrTXUnfAmWmWTzVKcgImIVA/s320/2587+edit.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5315005095809948690" border="0" /></a>And it wouldn't be a play date without a picture of the "love birds"! Jorja was apparently wanting to snuggle and Cole was more interested in his truck. And so it begins... Boys!<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzjEEOzLfKOCa6vyfNw8tqG5Y0yyTSm53BHO9K53X-2-kBiBI7JVTcxuUU7QlV9dWEWKsnbDVQEgdQfCJ4KlADO_VWaTmrB6KiHrni_RHzSsn35KB8MAj2sX0gONUtywQGYoeEFR5IUlI/s1600-h/2596+edit.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzjEEOzLfKOCa6vyfNw8tqG5Y0yyTSm53BHO9K53X-2-kBiBI7JVTcxuUU7QlV9dWEWKsnbDVQEgdQfCJ4KlADO_VWaTmrB6KiHrni_RHzSsn35KB8MAj2sX0gONUtywQGYoeEFR5IUlI/s320/2596+edit.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5315005101133920082" border="0" /></a>This is Jorja hanging w/ the boys - Nathan, Cole & Keagan! Sweet little Nathan was wanting to snuggle with her but I'm not sure she was all that excited about it - maybe she was still upset that Cole didn't return the snuggle first! HA!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj-DNoLuM0Wk3ykme6jy3H6KsOPxfcMdqsZcWp9N3Bp4H40usuQPdEBIZ6Qs2pge5akH_fYhgEbNIz5xwS-_RtGrlauAOkJVSS-0Xo1Vi-xEVNFzs-jNHMUWt0EzeOy542GRh9J9CN6g8/s1600-h/IMG_2511.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj-DNoLuM0Wk3ykme6jy3H6KsOPxfcMdqsZcWp9N3Bp4H40usuQPdEBIZ6Qs2pge5akH_fYhgEbNIz5xwS-_RtGrlauAOkJVSS-0Xo1Vi-xEVNFzs-jNHMUWt0EzeOy542GRh9J9CN6g8/s400/IMG_2511.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5315022738982160866" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Just wanted to show you her adorable St. Patty's Day shirt!! Deep down she knows Daddy is the ONLY guy for her! :)<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjARjKdfPrWXWwTXJShpJ3_G37AwM3QVbxQpJbXrkExd3T10hwakefv9qV7RXoLambkE-ouqwuj_4uZ1J9Sr6WbMRTelK3ZHa_IiWIFnnnYbgGaykeFV4X8EkP4eFSERCGBDnBts29oHo4/s1600-h/2609+edit.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjARjKdfPrWXWwTXJShpJ3_G37AwM3QVbxQpJbXrkExd3T10hwakefv9qV7RXoLambkE-ouqwuj_4uZ1J9Sr6WbMRTelK3ZHa_IiWIFnnnYbgGaykeFV4X8EkP4eFSERCGBDnBts29oHo4/s400/2609+edit.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5315016185991540258" border="0" /> </a>I mean, seriously - how adorable is she?!?! LOVE.HER!<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpYCIlk3MaTaDAIyn00elenjmwICcu9yySNc6NWaAQ2jFbujNUTRkcNC-xuX-J1v8ANNy30lb0e1dcWIavzS1um1LIRyZlPUAFuQXnoJoiaVgLTE8cZWbWgcXKoSASD9kZqzG6MYekgEI/s1600-h/IMG_2511.jpg"><br /></a></div>Beckyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11000511012921731513noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-109826865690639973.post-15542183814191153792009-03-17T21:00:00.001-05:002009-03-17T21:16:34.982-05:00I'd like to thank the Academy...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9IbtIyyMie8PbCh518qvsEaQpCKhTZA8cENLKabQE6r89Jipl31LknYSTZisJHiKzTKwxCtmtuDDWe9PEerK42pKWqGvCpRgQ_-sp3M4zd3r58wK_OSQF81jce9gcHV6YD21NA3JmJFE/s1600-h/kreativ_blogger.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 170px; height: 170px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9IbtIyyMie8PbCh518qvsEaQpCKhTZA8cENLKabQE6r89Jipl31LknYSTZisJHiKzTKwxCtmtuDDWe9PEerK42pKWqGvCpRgQ_-sp3M4zd3r58wK_OSQF81jce9gcHV6YD21NA3JmJFE/s400/kreativ_blogger.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314251517752981666" border="0" /></a><br />I hardly ever win anything so I am thrilled that I have been awarded with the Kreativ Blogger Award!! Now, I realize the 3 of you that actually read my blog are SHOCKED by this as I never seem to post blogs and when I do post them they are rarely creative - but, I am happily accepting the award nonetheless! :) I was awarded this award by my wonderful friend<span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);"> </span><a style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);" href="http://johnsonfamjourney.blogspot.com/">Katie</a>! I know you've read many posts about Jorja and her son Cole as they are BEST BUDS - in fact, just today, I was telling Jorja we were going to play with Cole and immediately Jorja started walking around the house saying "friend Cole" in sheer anticipation of their time together! :) I feel so blessed to have Katie in my life (and Cole in Jorja's) and always look forward to our time together EVERY week! I don't know a single person that has met her that didn't instantly love her. She is a joy to be around and a great friend. I would give this award right back to her if I could! :)<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Now, for the rules... List 7 things that you love and then pass the award along to 7 creative people:<br /></div><br /><ol><li>Jesus is my homeboy! He is my everything and the only reason I get out of bed each morning. He saved my life in more ways than you could ever imagine and continues to change my life everyday!</li><li>Shane: I love him because he first loved me (and if you've ever heard our story you know that is the absolute truth -HA!) Best husband, friend and dad in the world. My life would suck without him for sure!</li><li>Jorja: oh my! How do I love her... let me count the gazillion ways!! I've never known love like being a mom to the most amazing little girl in the world. She simply makes life better and challenges me in ways no one ever has! I am a better (and a LOT less selfish) person because she came into my life.</li><li>My family: my family & in-laws are the.BEST.ever!!! I'm the most blessed girl in the world to have such a giving, caring, loving, godly, funny, at times a little crazy but overall wonderful family!</li><li>My friends: I am so blessed to have so many WONDERFUL friends from all seasons of my life. I have 3 friends that I have known since I was a little girl and have spent {literally} my ENTIRE life with and I know will ALWAYS be there no matter how old or crazy I become. Girlfriennnddds forever! My college friends - these girls walked with me through such a life-changing season of my life and stuck with me through it all. We have laughed together, cried together and still remain the best of friends. My WOF/Revolve friends - my goodness these girls make life SO stinkin fun and brought me so close to the Lord. They were my prayer warriors, accountability partners, comic relief, cheerleaders, & shoulders to lean on. My Mommy friends - these are all the new friends in my life and the ones I can't imagine my life without. I look forward to our kids growing up together and all that we will experience together in this season of motherhood!</li><li>Staying at home with Jorja and how each day is a new & exciting adventure: I am incredibly grateful that I am able to stay home with Jorja. I absolutely LOVE.IT! Jorja makes me laugh like no one else in the world and each day she is sure to give me a {healthy} dose of the giggles! Each day with her is a joy and I'm the luckiest girl in the world! I pray each day she finds her time with me as sweet as I do and that she will always want her Momma as her best friend!</li><li>Dr. Pepper, Fezzik & Chocolate: My addiction to Dr. Pepper is quite ridiculous - I have the most adorable Yorkie in the world and claim him as my first born - and I'm not really sure life can be lived to it's fullest without a little bit of chocolate consumed each day! (and yes, I realize I just broke "the rules" by combining these 3 into 1 - that's just how I roll).</li></ol><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;">These ladies deserve the Kreativ Blogger Award for various reasons:<br />(in no particular order)<br /></div><br /></div><ol><li>This girl has been with me through the good times and the bad times and is the most loyal friend I have ever known. She is completely selfless, giving, loving and is ubber talented. I would have no {amazing} documentation of my daughters life without her. :) She is my go-to person with any questions about photography, photoshop, kids (did I mention she has 2 adopted kids that are 1 month apart in age and she's had them since they were each 10 days old?) & life in general! You must check out her <a style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);" href="http://erikandjennlankford.blogspot.com/">family's blog</a> as well as her <a style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);" href="http://portraitsbyjenn.blogspot.com/">business blog</a><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);">.</span> JENNIFER, I don't know how you handle all that life has brought your way. You are truly Super Woman to me!</li><li>I have known this girl practically since she was born (she's a year younger than me - lol!) We have gone through so many walks of life together - puberty, high school, college, marriage and now babies! I admire what an amazing woman and momma she has turned out to be and am amazed at how she handles work, baby, husband, church, & life. You must <a style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);" href="http://hunterjamesholloway.blogspot.com/">check out her blog</a> to read about her sweet little man, Hunter! KRISTEN, I have never known life without you and I don't ever want to! <span style="text-decoration: underline;"> <span style="font-weight: bold;"></span></span><a href="http://hunterjamesholloway.blogspot.com/"><br /></a></li><li>I'm not sure I've ever been around someone that has so much wit, sarcasm and is as down right hilarious as this person. I have known her since college and we have had our ups and downs and have come out as such great friends. I always look forward to her blog updates as I know they will either make me laugh, think or stop and be amazed! She is in the {extrememly long} process of adopting from China and I can't help but think how truly blessed that little girl is going to be!! You must check out their<span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);"> </span><a style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);" href="http://themilfords.blogspot.com/">crazy and fun-filled life</a> and while you are at it, you must support her business as well (http://baby-bobo.com) <span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);"></span>as well so she can actually afford to bring that little girl home from China! :) Jorja's favorite blanket was made by Ashley! ASHLEY, thanks for making me laugh and I can't wait to see you at Coldplay {again}! Although, we should get together sooner! :)</li><li>This girl is another one of my college friends. We were roommates, sorority sisters, and seemed to spend every waking moment together! I don't see her near as much as I'd like now but when we do see each other it's as if no time as passed! She is BEYOND creative in EVERYTHING she does - from the way she dresses, to her photography skills, to how she decorates - she simply bleeds creativity! She just recently quit her job at the adoption agency to work on her photography business full-time! You must <a style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);" href="http://rachelwilksphotography.blogspot.com/">check her out! </a>RACHEL, you make life so much more fun and exciting! I adore you!!</li><li>This girl I have known since college but we didn't actually attend college together. In fact, we've never even lived in the same place together! We spent one A-MAZING and LIFE CHANGING summer together in China and had an instant bond & friendship! We recently reconnected through... drum roll please... our BLOGS! And I am SO incredibly grateful to have her back in my life. We just saw each other for the first time in YEARS and it was seriously as if NO time had passed. She has always been the one person in my life that I seem to have a connection with like none other - she is my kindred spirit! Her daughters are beautiful and she's another friend that has an extremely creative side to her. You must <a style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);" href="http://teambills.blogspot.com/">check out her blog</a><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);"> </span>to hear about her life and business! BETH, I couldn't be happier that we have reconnected and only live a few short hours away from each other. Let's hang out again SOON!</li><li>This girl is someone that I wish I spent more time with because every time I'm around her she makes me want to be a better person and always has me laughing my head off! Her hubby & Shane went to Texas Tech together and I have had the pleasure of getting to know her through their relationship. Her daughter is exactly a month younger than Jorja & is A-dorable!! She is such a sweet person who is ubber creative, talented and extremely organized! She also has her own Etsy business and is putting her creativity to work! She needs to blog a little bit more (wink, wink) as I love hearing about her and her sweet Anna Claire - so you must<span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);"> </span><a style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);" href="http://littlejb.blogspot.com/">check them out</a> as well! JENNY, if you could just pour out an ounce of your creativity and organization into my life I would be a MUCH better person! I miss hanging with you and AC, let's get together SOON!</li><li>This girl is so precious to me! She was one of my employees for Revolve and ended up becoming one of my dearest friends. We have been through {ultimate} fire together and stuck by each other's side the whole way through and came out stronger and closer in the end! Everywhere we went people always thought we were sisters and I think in my heart we are! She has 2 beautiful boys - Jaxson is only 4 months older than Jorja and Maddox is just a little over a month old. {WOW}! She is such a fun, loving, gracious & merciful person! You must <a style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);" href="http://gaunttboys.blogspot.com/">check out her life</a> as a boy mom and all the adventures that come with that title! MORGAN, you are such a beautiful person on the inside and out and I love having you in my life. If only we lived closer I know we would be inseparable!!</li></ol> There are so many others I would love to pick for this award that have impacted my life in one way or another but maybe another time... oh, and I probably should apologize for being so long winded but this is my blog and I can do whatever I want! :)Beckyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11000511012921731513noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-109826865690639973.post-5448955335735266362009-03-02T14:36:00.005-06:002009-03-02T15:21:29.852-06:00These are a few of my favorite things...<div style="text-align: center;">Raindrops on roses and whiskers on kittens?? Not quite Jorja's favorite things but close, I'm sure! :) My friend Jenn was having a fun little contest where we were supposed to submit pictures of our kids w/ their favorite things or doing their favorite things and here's just a FEW of Jorja's favorites that I submitted for the contest. I actually took SO many more pictures than this but I'm not all that Photoshop savvy yet and it was taking me forever to put things together so here's 5 of her favorite things in the list of MANY!<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjILnfzq4Hi4RGqM8akwFhWXMUEkoMf75caYxG4hUKbYmCxKyem8Uxwh8ag16QGCGfHZohSSYG9iDJYlt2OxYJnLB7lQHWU0hposHQMe2-YCPWUcUbQ-hC4kYyzyc1oG7Yrs9zdrLlk98U/s1600-h/Jorja's+Faves+4.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjILnfzq4Hi4RGqM8akwFhWXMUEkoMf75caYxG4hUKbYmCxKyem8Uxwh8ag16QGCGfHZohSSYG9iDJYlt2OxYJnLB7lQHWU0hposHQMe2-YCPWUcUbQ-hC4kYyzyc1oG7Yrs9zdrLlk98U/s400/Jorja's+Faves+4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5308693162119524898" border="0" /></a>It is almost a daily occurrence that Jorja will go to the front door and look out the window and say over and over "oside" (outside). That girl loves to be outside - riding in the wagon {which I didn't put on here but she LOVES that thing}, sliding down slides, swinging, chasing Fezzik around and just running wild! Spring and summer can't get here soon enough!!<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVqNuNGiiAwkJv8raYSBApGKBdtrAcALX3FBrQ1VkhTDLQG-ziF4-yiaGGtYKNVQiC6raKDngz8FDAefdrHDhhJbtVHrb_jFtqv-MTLqVk8oCeqbAWTXCcu8OXVyl9xLYS5ZPa-7hO4z0/s1600-h/Jorja's+Faves+3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVqNuNGiiAwkJv8raYSBApGKBdtrAcALX3FBrQ1VkhTDLQG-ziF4-yiaGGtYKNVQiC6raKDngz8FDAefdrHDhhJbtVHrb_jFtqv-MTLqVk8oCeqbAWTXCcu8OXVyl9xLYS5ZPa-7hO4z0/s400/Jorja's+Faves+3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5308693139967920402" border="0" /></a>Ever since Jorja was about a month old she has been a thumb sucker. Once she discovered her thumb she would no longer take a pacifier. I thought it was so great. A self soother! Perfect. And for the first year & a half of her life it was perfect as I was able to hold her off on sucking her thumb until it was "night night" time - and night night time only. But for some reason, just within the last month, she has begun to want to suck her thumb ALL THE TIME!! I remember thinking a few months ago how I wanted her to have a "lovey" that she slept with and cuddled with and found "security" in {cause I always thought that was just so cute}... and one day she discovered "Bear" {very original name, by they way} and from then on her, bear and that thumb have been BFF & inseparable! I'm sure I should be working harder at trying to break her of this habit {especially knowing how long her mom sucked her thumb - YIKES!} but, I just think she is too adorable. She sucks her thumb and grabs on to Bear's ear with the same hand while stroking it's fur with the other hand. It's just too darn cute so for now - we are breaking all the rules!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3e07T9VfwmK3JKrzzB5BTsVakR7UKXNf29bCpVi9mnU46JpW2VduVdXrY1KVvRl5ocsIB6J4wa0Mpa-37gRluZsBVOTgI5Ejg6Sy4qzlIeUZyBB8N_OJDQd7wtH_guNEyAkwoxw1xN0g/s1600-h/Jorja's+Faves+2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3e07T9VfwmK3JKrzzB5BTsVakR7UKXNf29bCpVi9mnU46JpW2VduVdXrY1KVvRl5ocsIB6J4wa0Mpa-37gRluZsBVOTgI5Ejg6Sy4qzlIeUZyBB8N_OJDQd7wtH_guNEyAkwoxw1xN0g/s400/Jorja's+Faves+2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5308693074796835026" border="0" /></a>A few years ago Shane & I went to Disney World and bought a big Mickey doll not even realizing 3 years later we would have the most precious girl in the world fall in love with him. We've already had to have Nannie sew him up as she's played with him so much his stuffing started to come out! She loves her Mickey and mom and dad are just counting down the days until she's old enough to go with us to Disney World! ;) I blame her other obsession solely on the <a href="http://erikandjennlankford.blogspot.com">Lankfords</a>. Before going to visit them in January, Jorja had never even seen an episode of Sesame Street nor did she really care about Elmo and she'd never even heard of Abby. Well, she spent 4 days with Hadleigh and Isaac {who watch SS every morning and have 4 Elmo dolls} and got completely hooked. Hadleigh & Isaac gave Jorja her very own Abby doll before we left and I went around town searching for a similar Elmo doll! Now guess what we do every morning? You got it - spend time watching Jorja's new BFF's - "Elmo & Abby"!<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtzhjT1NnHWY7_-Xz9qtDSGfZUnfci9YbNLjtb0Y6M9ofbPzvrEcnLFyM9BHFRV2Hqg-vA0K5qhx1QRrDpXQEgmv2H47qpYvfIg1rpgSF3j0eEcR1E1QiQDN9IXwCPVdDISjGJsfsvGVY/s1600-h/Jorja's+Faves+1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtzhjT1NnHWY7_-Xz9qtDSGfZUnfci9YbNLjtb0Y6M9ofbPzvrEcnLFyM9BHFRV2Hqg-vA0K5qhx1QRrDpXQEgmv2H47qpYvfIg1rpgSF3j0eEcR1E1QiQDN9IXwCPVdDISjGJsfsvGVY/s400/Jorja's+Faves+1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5308693043894479122" border="0" /></a>I love that Jorja already has a love for the "arts". She loves to draw on her doodle board and the crayons and coloring books are left out all the time now that Jorja has a table & chairs to sit at and color. {Look how great she holds the crayon - she's such a big girl}. But more than her love of drawing and coloring is her love of reading. Jorja LOVES to sit in her chair or in our laps and plop down with a good book or two. She even knows all her favorite books by name. I can tell her to go get a particular book off the shelf and she will go over and get the right one every time. She's such a little smarty! Her vocabulary is OUT OF THIS WORLD and I want to thank her love of reading for it all! I should also point out that her favorite book to read is The Bible {pictured} and there isn't anything that makes me happier than to know that already God is preparing my sweet little girl to love His Word and hide it in her heart!<br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipyU6dy-cw2oUKmjib02oP-a71bE2_qJSIwXFk6NcJn73x8dgAozn_tmKwccTQ1sWMXDKlN046WwmXjiv7jBSpo9ZCzzpfgQkVqik4s44_qUBadf7eFO8CPGcr6ougQLt_cjznT4UcyKk/s1600-h/Jorja's+Faves+5.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipyU6dy-cw2oUKmjib02oP-a71bE2_qJSIwXFk6NcJn73x8dgAozn_tmKwccTQ1sWMXDKlN046WwmXjiv7jBSpo9ZCzzpfgQkVqik4s44_qUBadf7eFO8CPGcr6ougQLt_cjznT4UcyKk/s400/Jorja's+Faves+5.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5308693181702043106" border="0" /></a><br />And to save the best and most favorite thing for last - Jorja's most favorite is her DADDY!! She can't get enough of him. She gets giddy the second she hears the garage door go up at 5:30pm cause she knows the man of her dreams is about to walk through the door. She starts bouncing up and down, running around in circles and laughing all the while saying "dada". Once he gets home she hardly wants anything to do with me and it's all about "dada". She loves to cook with him, cuddle with him, play with his hats, play with his beard, give him kisses - if Daddy is involved she wants to be a part of it. They have definitely stolen eachother's hearts and she will forever and always be Daddy's Little Girl.<br /></div>Beckyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11000511012921731513noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-109826865690639973.post-51394012839059064972009-02-16T00:05:00.002-06:002009-02-16T00:13:01.685-06:00Falling off the face of the earth??<div style="text-align: center;">OKAY. WOW! I absolutely can't believe I haven't blogged in almost 2 months. I'm such a blog slacker... especially in comparison to some of the blogs that I spend way too much of my time stalking! HA! Seriously, though - I have almost 20 different sub folders of pictures & blog ideas on my computer that I've set apart specifically for the blog but somehow, life is going way too fast and I haven't had ANY time to actually sit down and write about the awesome things Jorja and I are experiencing nor have I been able to post the million pictures that I've taken! AHH!! Trust me, I'm just as frustrated as you are about the whole thing. I do realize some of you out there are probably curling up in the fetal position under your kitchen table right about now - simply because you can't go another day without an update of that precious Jorja Mae! I know. It hurts. But trust me - in a few short days {hopefully} all your worries will disappear and you will begin to come out of that comatose state of depression you have found yourself in! Posts and Pictures are on their way... stay strong, my friends, stay strong.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />And in order to keep you from the straight jacket a little while longer here's a few pics:<br /><br />{Note: these are taken with my new Canon EOS Rebel XSi that Shane got me for Christmas. I.AM.IN.LOVE! - and thank you to one of my dearest and bestest friends Jenn for teaching me a few tricks of the trade, although I am still a MAJOR work in progress, you rock! Check her out at <a href="http://portraitsbyjenn.com/">portraitsbyjenn.com</a>}<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj51w5W3JzZE8fUl0dFljqJKFUwqSxpHvikyXkK0keoHv6OPk9w93e4y3fLs9fyZNvGZqQ-Y7ZL2kCgtXx9rrINsJ8vlwIR5tZ3IaLIDfDiwDwIT6ccxcq8emgCSnIUogEuOYevwIxEl9Q/s1600-h/1253+edit+2.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj51w5W3JzZE8fUl0dFljqJKFUwqSxpHvikyXkK0keoHv6OPk9w93e4y3fLs9fyZNvGZqQ-Y7ZL2kCgtXx9rrINsJ8vlwIR5tZ3IaLIDfDiwDwIT6ccxcq8emgCSnIUogEuOYevwIxEl9Q/s400/1253+edit+2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303271600119555810" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtT1_rE91QLfRQI9NtSF94Pw-zfQq8Cx3RJEVe1OZCjUKoDHJ0dcwWpF1mnd8rbV5hjUKOAqRowgAQHaPH9_5n_klY0smV34uo1gp1u2BzrJIjp9EL6zeq3UiYh8h92Ln6BvCIR2eb4M0/s1600-h/1244+edit.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtT1_rE91QLfRQI9NtSF94Pw-zfQq8Cx3RJEVe1OZCjUKoDHJ0dcwWpF1mnd8rbV5hjUKOAqRowgAQHaPH9_5n_klY0smV34uo1gp1u2BzrJIjp9EL6zeq3UiYh8h92Ln6BvCIR2eb4M0/s320/1244+edit.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303270142017938242" border="0" /></a> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDYa2m-GdHQGQIgysLw2B-CSSaPY9Esl4ccnM4tMT9qTadwqIWQez0A059XTpLSe-T3NQoS1fqjr8adeQP8bF7EUw5iOgb8Va2hKWVlRkbvn8E7Tr18JhnbBowH8ea_tAZd4f4CptIHdA/s1600-h/1327+edited.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDYa2m-GdHQGQIgysLw2B-CSSaPY9Esl4ccnM4tMT9qTadwqIWQez0A059XTpLSe-T3NQoS1fqjr8adeQP8bF7EUw5iOgb8Va2hKWVlRkbvn8E7Tr18JhnbBowH8ea_tAZd4f4CptIHdA/s320/1327+edited.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303270130941719138" border="0" /></a> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3JVTFaziCu_Pq_3C9IXt1C8dOO91JXedCy19H_ej2MRtilrGiC8MDjgrUTRyBsAQxQp2wF_QU6B1C90cu6aUni9j1nx6i_unhChouxMVkCtks6fanV-3vCRQGulhshm7ELkgA5p7ZJTI/s1600-h/1290+edit.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 310px; height: 207px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3JVTFaziCu_Pq_3C9IXt1C8dOO91JXedCy19H_ej2MRtilrGiC8MDjgrUTRyBsAQxQp2wF_QU6B1C90cu6aUni9j1nx6i_unhChouxMVkCtks6fanV-3vCRQGulhshm7ELkgA5p7ZJTI/s320/1290+edit.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303270134244986802" border="0" /></a> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt1DVY6kEnirka7_OgIGCNRYL0OyPx-58UV5v4GliAxGXDwIMpcBSTLf4nZpnneb0GPtGolSDfNhOWa1yE-D0z0WWEjpAF8QxEasu3YiQj-yKuyNZUaETqDRBIVswZgLVINxvT501pZts/s1600-h/1271+edited.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 301px; height: 206px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt1DVY6kEnirka7_OgIGCNRYL0OyPx-58UV5v4GliAxGXDwIMpcBSTLf4nZpnneb0GPtGolSDfNhOWa1yE-D0z0WWEjpAF8QxEasu3YiQj-yKuyNZUaETqDRBIVswZgLVINxvT501pZts/s320/1271+edited.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303270127520893714" border="0" /></a> </div>Beckyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11000511012921731513noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-109826865690639973.post-87927996393851169202009-01-08T22:39:00.004-06:002009-01-08T22:43:08.299-06:00First comes love...Okay, since I'm a total blog loser and can't seem to get my act together and update this silly thing... (notice the Christmas decor still posted?!?) I have to rely on others to post fun pictures and "news" about my own daughter. You MUST check out the latest post by Katie... just click on the link below. LOVE IT!!<br /><br /><a href="http://johnsonfamjourney.blogspot.com/2009/01/k-i-s-s-i-n-g.html">K-I-S-S-I-N-G</a>Beckyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11000511012921731513noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-109826865690639973.post-28010365141263958822008-12-22T23:35:00.001-06:002008-12-22T23:43:51.158-06:00My Little Turkey!Okay - So I know I seem to be running about a month behind on my blogs and I apologize! I honestly don't see how these "super moms" keep up with posting everyday. I have NO time but, really want to find the time and make this a priority... until I can get my act together you will just have to find things out a little late! Sorry! :(<br /><br />This year we decided to take a little road trip for Thanksgiving and went to Abilene to spend the holiday with Lolly & Pop (Shane's dad and step-mom). This was our very first Thanksgiving with them so I had HIGH hopes and expectations and while they were amazing and gracious hosts and welcomed us with loving and open arms... the trip wasn't quite what I was hoping and praying for. Because Lolly & Pop live about 3 1/2 hours away they don't get to see Jorja near as much as everyone would like and this was the first time for Jorja to go to their house for a visit so I wanted everything to be perfect. I wanted them to see how wonderful, fun, well-behaved, and well rested Jorja really and normally is... and unfortunately, we may have to wait for another time for them to see the "normal" side of Jorja. Now, I am probably making it sound worse than it really was because, honestly, while Jorja was {SUPPOSED} to be awake she was WONDERFUL! I had worked with her for WEEKS on their names - showing her pictures of them almost every day and teaching her who they were and she was great about recognizing them. She called them "Pop" and "Lulluhlul" (I'm sure it was Lolly - but her "L" sounds seems to run together and sound a bit Chinese! :) She even called their dog by name "Schcout" (Scout)!! She LOVED to watch Pop throw the dummy bird (they have a championship Yellow Lab that hunts) at Scout and would even try to help Pop throw it to him. She laughed and charmed her way right into the hearts of Lolly's family that was there to visit as well. She couldn't have been better... when she was {SUPPOSED} to be awake! However, when it came time for nap time and bed time I apparently did not give my {normally AMAZING} sleeper near enough Turkey full of tryptophan!! I honestly haven't had to deal with her not sleeping like that since she was literally weeks old. She was up until 4:30am and WOULD NOT take any naps... needless to say, after the first night and day of her (or anyone else) having NO sleep she wasn't quite as charming as normal. We, despite everything in me that wanted to believe she would get better, decided to cut our trip short and go ahead and come home. We arrived at the house just in time for dinner - grabbed a quick bite, put Jorja to bed at 8:00pm - we ourselves jumped into bed and were both asleep by 8:30pm and NO ONE woke up before 8:00am the next day! We were EXHAUSTED!! I am still upset about how things turned out as I wanted so badly for Jorja to show her Lolly & Pop just how much she loves them and how wonderful she can be. While I know there probably isn't a single grandparent out there who doesn't think the world of their grandkids - I still wanted their perception of her and their reality with her to be one and the same... oh, well - I'll get over it and there will be many other holiday's and gatherings to make up for our first sleepless Thanksgiving, right?<br /><br />On a side note - before Thanksgiving we had a playdate to make Turkey handprint shirts and while I discovered (although I already knew it - so maybe I confirmed it even further) that I have VERY little creative and artistic ability, I think the shirts and hand towels (for all the grandparents) turned out SO stinkin cute. Obviously, since I was a wreck trying to make sure Jorja was on her best behavior at Thanksgiving - I didn't get any pictures from our trip!! uggh! Although, I know others did so when I can get them - I'll post... until then here are a few pics I took of Jorja in her "Little Turkey" shirt... boy, I shouldn't have been so quick to call her a "little turkey" as she definitely proved to be just that on Thanksgiving! 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It has become apparent to me that if you have ever been an elementary school teacher you are the best mom ever!! And, since all I've ever done is hang out with teenagers and sold tickets - I have to try to become the best mom ever by stealing ideas from others! HA! :)<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Jorja absolutely L-O-V-E-S bath time - the second she hears the water start running she immediately starts yelling "baf" over and over and will laugh and get SO excited!! So when I heard this idea I couldn't pass it up as I knew Jorja would love it! We bought some really cool Color Bath Dots from Crayola and some Alphabet letters and bath toys and had a great time learning our colors. I only put toys in the bath that matched the color of the water and we spent the whole bath time talking about & learning whatever color Jorja was splashing around in. We are still working on Jorja totally identifying the right color as she says the right name (at this point, it seems everything is either red or blue) but she's getting there. At this point, the only one she's really consistent with in identifying correctly is "Boo" (Blue). When asked to repeat she will say "red", "gree", "lello", "pupl" & "boo" however, orange is still no where to be heard! :) I love watching my sweet Jorja try to figure things out and learn new concepts! She is such a little smarty and I have no doubt after many more nights of bathing in color she will know them all by sight and name!!<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh74pd1xk7Mytdn86_2iU7iZzvVI7HFgo4Vs0fIPCoBIYhhFQozdTrxuMGnCsGvcYnKaD56GGh7xvV0QiHonUJUROGha21UncsUStHoOWUJIRtxvykgxJkq_yzceGFwQaJt2FZuuEPrKnU/s1600-h/IMG_6468.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh74pd1xk7Mytdn86_2iU7iZzvVI7HFgo4Vs0fIPCoBIYhhFQozdTrxuMGnCsGvcYnKaD56GGh7xvV0QiHonUJUROGha21UncsUStHoOWUJIRtxvykgxJkq_yzceGFwQaJt2FZuuEPrKnU/s200/IMG_6468.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5277162731753399186" border="0" /></a> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDdEIsWgFwcXruU9DeMeCcdungi93HVCP9UBn6WRLN-GTIeRuxj-wSYG4IMWmK_eV1TVxPPBDXFM3ymUE2V6QMJJsSF7qBkW516y4NOzvfGHKO4gQk_5h6k2gPIeJNkCcg2_26W3l0EPM/s1600-h/IMG_6567.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDdEIsWgFwcXruU9DeMeCcdungi93HVCP9UBn6WRLN-GTIeRuxj-wSYG4IMWmK_eV1TVxPPBDXFM3ymUE2V6QMJJsSF7qBkW516y4NOzvfGHKO4gQk_5h6k2gPIeJNkCcg2_26W3l0EPM/s200/IMG_6567.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5277162998992293282" border="0" /></a> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih2j2YV4kIqwqXlOv_P11JWaisKTcSd-8ihhP-1PROqgkpCY3ibgQ5KBdJ4Ax_uERQvsnOV-AQaU6DIAnQNTawdG2f-3vZlXegNQ4zwXtuxjkjlzT-Q-sNYTyU8GTFx7iy3AlA7M0X5uw/s1600-h/IMG_6442.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih2j2YV4kIqwqXlOv_P11JWaisKTcSd-8ihhP-1PROqgkpCY3ibgQ5KBdJ4Ax_uERQvsnOV-AQaU6DIAnQNTawdG2f-3vZlXegNQ4zwXtuxjkjlzT-Q-sNYTyU8GTFx7iy3AlA7M0X5uw/s200/IMG_6442.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5277162729030502498" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">~ ROY G. 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width: 302px; height: 230px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgruantH-BMbiZbH5qdh2S0tOLP5newoLu0hZOx7BBsFWfkE_csQwcigJ3fGnYQOfioZQ_vWWHulp_GjTsO_6EjjvbQ1UjPzZ2jLReEEQLTLmIU5fEVKu322hi-rZ6N1PP0x3xIxFIRJbM/s320/IMG_6511.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5277164609261280994" border="0" /></a></div>Beckyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11000511012921731513noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-109826865690639973.post-49322265569278098772008-11-30T20:52:00.001-06:002008-11-30T21:06:18.568-06:00Long Overdue - Fall Festival<div style="text-align: center;">I know, I know - we JUST celebrated Thanksgiving and I'm just NOW posting pictures of our Fall Festival. What can I say?? My sweet girl has been keeping me so busy I don't have time to update - SORRY!!! At any rate, on Tuesday Oct. 28th our church, <a href="http://www.gatewaypeople.com/">Gateway</a>, had it's annual Fall Festival out at Dragon Stadium in Southlake. It was A-MAZING!! They estimate almost 20,000 people came through there throughout the course of the night. UNBELIEVABLE! To say that our church goes ALL OUT would be a complete understatement. They had a petting zoo, pony rides, bounce houses GALORE - some with zip lines, some with giant slides, some large, some small - tons of games, Chick-fil-A, Cici's Pizza, BBQ, and they even had an area designated special for kiddos Jorja's age called "Tyke Town". We had SUCH a great time!! I took Jorja last year when she was only 4 months old and while she was the MOST adorable Chicken known to man (see pic below) she wasn't able to do anything but let me hold her while we walked around - and I'm pretty sure I remember her falling asleep about 30 minutes into the night. SO, needless to say I was SUPER pumped that Jorja would be able to enjoy the Festival much more than she did the year before.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />However, I was a bit nervous about the costume as everytime we'd try it on at the house this was her reaction...<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7Jy3M8_13q1IE1l93gjfbVqDOpXdZQS_R7yGJPJ4r1pHEJfuL5TacSJ7Tm4ZImn_8Ix3I8luVp5OmRGuC3ebBNPRYi8uvQ38gU3Od02G6nWlPQKdPOMi5cTISM87SWEd8MtZetoG4w_g/s1600-h/IMG_5800.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7Jy3M8_13q1IE1l93gjfbVqDOpXdZQS_R7yGJPJ4r1pHEJfuL5TacSJ7Tm4ZImn_8Ix3I8luVp5OmRGuC3ebBNPRYi8uvQ38gU3Od02G6nWlPQKdPOMi5cTISM87SWEd8MtZetoG4w_g/s320/IMG_5800.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5274593502882881266" border="0" /></a> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQfHN3qbD2e1vmx4Br_GtHfRfQo_lu33fRIzPtCQ7Jr0njfemXoTtGFfdo11u7Ugvsqnp4DCiXHyBh90TpokZ967BsmvAebAYmRgFiB6PJWsEbIf-wo4h6vBNWfB8J331AEOYLrKwmJbs/s1600-h/IMG_5801.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQfHN3qbD2e1vmx4Br_GtHfRfQo_lu33fRIzPtCQ7Jr0njfemXoTtGFfdo11u7Ugvsqnp4DCiXHyBh90TpokZ967BsmvAebAYmRgFiB6PJWsEbIf-wo4h6vBNWfB8J331AEOYLrKwmJbs/s320/IMG_5801.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5274593515843770658" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">What it is even better is that the hood on her costume says "Bee Happy"... umm... not so much! HA!<br /><br />Luckily, once we got to the stadium and she saw the Festival in all it's glory - and noticed all the other kids in their costumes - and of course, realized how many people were commenting on how cute she was - she perked right up and was all smiles the whole night!! YIPPEE!!<br /><br />Here's the Queen Bee & her Drones... :)<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMvR2-GPZXOfEbUWlngaCvZG75_v-w4K0KzHguM3ozKbDMkzbeFECBjLO9S26eFox3fvoYqgq4OLxR-Gu9YSoAsJ8rVB7GdGay75StX4Aoc_IwDpUhrdeMpbu1-LTrZ65RY6uTMX0bSZE/s1600-h/IMG_6382.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMvR2-GPZXOfEbUWlngaCvZG75_v-w4K0KzHguM3ozKbDMkzbeFECBjLO9S26eFox3fvoYqgq4OLxR-Gu9YSoAsJ8rVB7GdGay75StX4Aoc_IwDpUhrdeMpbu1-LTrZ65RY6uTMX0bSZE/s400/IMG_6382.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5274592956188728786" border="0" /></a>Entering the Festival - and yes, I put a bow on her hood so people would know she was a girl!! :)<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-VPcqdQLZye-o1oxmYfQMlGr_LmITf6pQ4Cu7aZKvGVBUaPHaFaotYpHnBFuFmfVG9kNuKgpfh0Mf1P1xX8JJRlShm9aYllcQZabqVL-lH89G-Uw5ykg0AZfr6hqQw4ubZI7F5_jgXms/s1600-h/IMG_6347.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-VPcqdQLZye-o1oxmYfQMlGr_LmITf6pQ4Cu7aZKvGVBUaPHaFaotYpHnBFuFmfVG9kNuKgpfh0Mf1P1xX8JJRlShm9aYllcQZabqVL-lH89G-Uw5ykg0AZfr6hqQw4ubZI7F5_jgXms/s320/IMG_6347.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5274512514805623298" border="0" /></a> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioixhF53XviB4ddscJzv5GPA_jb-VPqIoqosvdhTl6m7MfNx0_OoKFy1p6nnL6G9H9pwKg0UHIqfe9dch_sXjaRVk5oUmNc-rGfOfYHctc5R8YZhsZUAdd_lasWlU0DfZyci7AebuXqXU/s1600-h/IMG_6360.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioixhF53XviB4ddscJzv5GPA_jb-VPqIoqosvdhTl6m7MfNx0_OoKFy1p6nnL6G9H9pwKg0UHIqfe9dch_sXjaRVk5oUmNc-rGfOfYHctc5R8YZhsZUAdd_lasWlU0DfZyci7AebuXqXU/s320/IMG_6360.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5274512516836963394" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">This is actually Jorja dancing to the music playing in Tyke Town - it was adorable watching her shake that big ol' belly!!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFeDKu2dey5iAgbwvravSK1KCNTXrRDJPkFQIT4LzUEwxOh8sAwJMw5CyrMEOfCc1oHd1S_wpCyFokHRExBDhU75oSkYRkyKnjeoGtQnNOCBKgTS4BgauPFOX5nUJeny0J_M8MKd1Pldc/s1600-h/IMG_6394.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFeDKu2dey5iAgbwvravSK1KCNTXrRDJPkFQIT4LzUEwxOh8sAwJMw5CyrMEOfCc1oHd1S_wpCyFokHRExBDhU75oSkYRkyKnjeoGtQnNOCBKgTS4BgauPFOX5nUJeny0J_M8MKd1Pldc/s320/IMG_6394.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5274512523437223250" border="0" /></a><br />My sister and her family came to the Festival as well and we made sure to meet up with them at the gate so Evie & Jorja could hang out. We didn't know what each other had used for costumes but I think the flower & the bee go perfect with each other!! Aren't they just so SWEET & CUTE?!?!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRFxKgs3uSt5TjsP1v9fCCTta15j8toic0-h2jQ-6Gr-uNcq9mr7_eqd5o1Mu2YB3TdSPL3os7S2IudEUpO-YXWMj3ARUgfL0GEbCT1jhPB76sXStlcIpgP6ULGNCC5QYetplPeUi7gfc/s1600-h/IMG_6366.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRFxKgs3uSt5TjsP1v9fCCTta15j8toic0-h2jQ-6Gr-uNcq9mr7_eqd5o1Mu2YB3TdSPL3os7S2IudEUpO-YXWMj3ARUgfL0GEbCT1jhPB76sXStlcIpgP6ULGNCC5QYetplPeUi7gfc/s200/IMG_6366.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5274513512138886226" border="0" /></a> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvBliS2DQm7MMAlg4kjn9bTHi3Btkno8Z6iqYZFXnmSv38UrhCxI0X0pI3tmgoJM6VpzJ_hHydDJrqueJjx2G4UnMju2NCEOmKo3i7YZf6GcbMszCnA1O5RT-F-QCjyO1nZSLtoOMg1EA/s1600-h/IMG_6363.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvBliS2DQm7MMAlg4kjn9bTHi3Btkno8Z6iqYZFXnmSv38UrhCxI0X0pI3tmgoJM6VpzJ_hHydDJrqueJjx2G4UnMju2NCEOmKo3i7YZf6GcbMszCnA1O5RT-F-QCjyO1nZSLtoOMg1EA/s200/IMG_6363.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5274513503226557378" border="0" /></a> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG2CsT0LFzTz542Pr6izSL90XZBzEUgh5HeqOe0HQCotcAp4oGYqRjj3VlHdMsPe91ymP1vJVhNniXQVMGOtKkkDuT20uO63jc_eo5IHMKoo13xbB7ZQOl0CdB1X3RInuye63LhubkFv8/s1600-h/IMG_6371.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG2CsT0LFzTz542Pr6izSL90XZBzEUgh5HeqOe0HQCotcAp4oGYqRjj3VlHdMsPe91ymP1vJVhNniXQVMGOtKkkDuT20uO63jc_eo5IHMKoo13xbB7ZQOl0CdB1X3RInuye63LhubkFv8/s200/IMG_6371.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5274513519304482546" border="0" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">And here is my BUSY LITTLE BEE at Tyke Town. She would hardly look up for a picture! She had SUCH a great time and so did we!!!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT0eiDJvAdRZkPVuQbije9ykoAZaElMaDWTGLcEpJTgxJ4RiPEXoGn0qPHjX992YSe1U_kp5grjWwTowjoK4ibV_lCqNBvkh787aKOV8837zmUo5eTqzeB4exGvGSbNmk1Lg0MkBustxU/s1600-h/IMG_6386.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT0eiDJvAdRZkPVuQbije9ykoAZaElMaDWTGLcEpJTgxJ4RiPEXoGn0qPHjX992YSe1U_kp5grjWwTowjoK4ibV_lCqNBvkh787aKOV8837zmUo5eTqzeB4exGvGSbNmk1Lg0MkBustxU/s200/IMG_6386.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5274510368049359634" border="0" /></a> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi47zXltzgDB0l1DF-1uUS1GRo-ZByhuWE5c0zd_8Ou4cuw2X6vCEevxU7lLSTVPbd88J5xjcN8KtpqrWHTHVTMFWSC3_BHP5BHKHOLt6yPbkxsmDU1hKvLeb1rSnfGjAXyWndQG0sPYPU/s1600-h/IMG_6384.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi47zXltzgDB0l1DF-1uUS1GRo-ZByhuWE5c0zd_8Ou4cuw2X6vCEevxU7lLSTVPbd88J5xjcN8KtpqrWHTHVTMFWSC3_BHP5BHKHOLt6yPbkxsmDU1hKvLeb1rSnfGjAXyWndQG0sPYPU/s200/IMG_6384.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5274510374856510754" border="0" /></a> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG5agY9Romka6WRyf1kseCeY1Oe9G4-7zzLyssgdMYdY2gF2pulEv2LHaMqRDrDGYww55h1WPk1ZF9hvXYyzODfwgxJDn2WbfWAxHO2NGVJq4Kn4QnrWHFOD1Ta_UyElMNNY_rSddSMSo/s1600-h/IMG_6392.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG5agY9Romka6WRyf1kseCeY1Oe9G4-7zzLyssgdMYdY2gF2pulEv2LHaMqRDrDGYww55h1WPk1ZF9hvXYyzODfwgxJDn2WbfWAxHO2NGVJq4Kn4QnrWHFOD1Ta_UyElMNNY_rSddSMSo/s200/IMG_6392.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5274510378313258130" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlbzujngKmLS3BuHNuVflUg65Js84dmGUVU0IH5Nqj5S9WVOeUJDRxrQqIzGLo9eeKrDQyJEVFDSp1KAdMdU3F-Vcb1x1ZHijGOsWM9Ip5ajxiJ-kVV5y59Z1EDvZvp67Ie7lawLeZFHI/s1600-h/IMG_6400.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlbzujngKmLS3BuHNuVflUg65Js84dmGUVU0IH5Nqj5S9WVOeUJDRxrQqIzGLo9eeKrDQyJEVFDSp1KAdMdU3F-Vcb1x1ZHijGOsWM9Ip5ajxiJ-kVV5y59Z1EDvZvp67Ie7lawLeZFHI/s200/IMG_6400.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5274510382625190658" border="0" /></a> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFp4c1wAAlpjFXVkNcEOt1fun10WDurxhghjN6gqLlF9G2XySJfY38Hm9NM8FqdecGe6Twu3i0oqpZqyNQqKFe_yOh57Gv1cT5F5-Pu-gS2Z5pRt74FJI9InhST640U2eNE_rHcbZ7p8c/s1600-h/IMG_6404.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFp4c1wAAlpjFXVkNcEOt1fun10WDurxhghjN6gqLlF9G2XySJfY38Hm9NM8FqdecGe6Twu3i0oqpZqyNQqKFe_yOh57Gv1cT5F5-Pu-gS2Z5pRt74FJI9InhST640U2eNE_rHcbZ7p8c/s200/IMG_6404.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5274510386097758322" border="0" /></a><br />Unfortunately the thing Jorja had the most fun playing on I don't have any pictures of because it was too dark and we were going too fast!! What she loved most was the HUGE bounce house slide! She made me climb up that thing FOUR times (and would have gone 100 more had I not almost passed out)! I huffed & puffed climbing that slide while carrying her in one arm (remember she's 30 lbs PLUS had on that huge BEE outfit) and hanging on for dear life with the other. We'd get to the top, I'd put her in between my legs and we'd both yell "wee" all the way down. The second we stopped she'd immediately yell "'gin" (again) over and over until I climbed my happy rear up that thing AGAIN!! When I got home I had a HUGE bruise on my knee from using it for leverage as I climbed up the steep steps of that bounce house. I SO wish I had pictures so you could understand how big this thing was - and so you could see how happy it made Jorja! Oh, the things we do as mothers to make our children happy... and I'm sure I'll be doing it again next year, bruises and all!! I can't wait! :)<br /><br />Jorja at Gateway's Fall Festival in 2007<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjjiD1UKwDLpEGisDxTqsQzdeUl81njlO_smAEwUvsTsJBhIlYD7dG4W3CXwLaxJHFp_1hrwnZKx71Z36P8Max29ea6KhVh-3DSfTKzLLFAMRnqJu_99Bl3Yj_YTiv3MLdOWR-V3tEBX0/s1600-h/Jorja+Mae+Chicken+Suit+10.30.07+001.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 305px; height: 229px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjjiD1UKwDLpEGisDxTqsQzdeUl81njlO_smAEwUvsTsJBhIlYD7dG4W3CXwLaxJHFp_1hrwnZKx71Z36P8Max29ea6KhVh-3DSfTKzLLFAMRnqJu_99Bl3Yj_YTiv3MLdOWR-V3tEBX0/s320/Jorja+Mae+Chicken+Suit+10.30.07+001.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5274644831884581698" border="0" /></a> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi4j3Ff88CSFCGAxTn1wvL_7lRHae02s7264ux4oBn4A2v0YMAdOJV4CexWVAJGH_eXGI47nySzKv44dBinR_RXb_DrL1Q5WfgzUqN7E9qZp2FVHO4C59s_hzxtsN9YfjZZjUuUNAWQ58/s1600-h/Jorja+Mae+Chicken+Suit+10.30.07+019.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 306px; height: 230px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi4j3Ff88CSFCGAxTn1wvL_7lRHae02s7264ux4oBn4A2v0YMAdOJV4CexWVAJGH_eXGI47nySzKv44dBinR_RXb_DrL1Q5WfgzUqN7E9qZp2FVHO4C59s_hzxtsN9YfjZZjUuUNAWQ58/s320/Jorja+Mae+Chicken+Suit+10.30.07+019.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5274644828413068562" border="0" /></a></div>Beckyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11000511012921731513noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-109826865690639973.post-37643334603703157402008-11-21T23:00:00.005-06:002008-11-21T23:43:55.134-06:00Our Little Pumpkin goes to the Pumpkin Patch... A LOT!<div style="text-align: center;">WARNING!!! This is a long post because there are A LOT of pictures on here... however, isn't that what most people want to look at anyway?? :) And, as always, you can click on any picture to make it bigger if you can't see it. I know you will be surprised by the # of pics and you'll probably wonder why I couldn't cut out some of the pictures I took - but if you only knew - these ARE the ones that have been narrowed down from the 251 pictures that I actually took... at what point do I need to be admitted into therapy??<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />During the month of October Jorja and I went to 3 different pumpkin patches - and actually, Jorja went to 4! While I was out of town and she stayed with my parents, they took her and her cousins to the Pumpkin Patch near their house - however I don't have pictures from that patch! :( Overall, Jorja seemed to really enjoy all the pumpkins (but not so much all the hay) and at every Pumpkin Patch there seemed to be a theme which consisted of Jorja refusing to stop and smile at the camera because all she was interested in was trying to pick up abnormally large pumpkins and move them from one place to another. After I thought she was going to give herself a hernia, I began pointing out the smaller pumpkins so she could actually lift them and move them without too much strain. :) At one Pumpkin Patch I found myself sweating like a champ and at another we got rained on for about 5 minutes! We went to one with our Mommy & Me group, one with Jorja's "boyfriend" Cole and his mom Katie, and another with my sister and her kiddos! We went on hay rides, went in bounce houses, flew down slides, petted some farm animals, and inevitably Jorja passed out not even 5 minutes after getting in the car & would sleep the whole way home. While Jorja might have been a little young to fully appreciate all the fun festivities of celebrating Fall - I have memories (and hundreds of pictures - ha!) I will cherish forever. It didn't even matter that every time we got home we would have the sniffles for a few days from all the hay - it was worth EVERY second of bonding and memories!!<br /></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">The Dallas Arboretum - Oct. 13, 2008<br />This was definitely the prettiest of the Pumpkin Patches that we went to visit however, it was the most crowded. We went with our Mommy & Me play group on Mommy & Me Monday and wow - there were a lot of moms and kiddos there! The neatest part & biggest attraction was the House made of Pumpkins! So cool. They also had a hay maze (which we didn't go through), a petting zoo and tons of really great pumpkins and places set up for pictures. They also had a professional photographer there to take pictures. I debated if I should have her take Jorja's picture because she was a bit expensive and I didn't get to see the pics ahead of time - she just sent you the best one... but, after my husband convinced me I would regret not getting it, I decided to do it. However, I apparently decided a bit too late... see, I had dressed Jorja in this really adorable "Daddy's Little Pumpkin" shirt specifically in case I decided to get professional pics of her at the Patch (and because I knew that the millions of pics I would take would be cute too) however, before visiting the photographer we went to see the fountain full of pumpkins and Jorja was so intrigued by it that before I could stop her or realize what she was doing she had leaned over the edge to - you got it - pick up a pumpkin and got dirt and water all down the front of her shirt! UGGH! You can see the picture below of her after getting in trouble for getting dirty (so sad and cute). Luckily one of the girls I went with was prepared and brought extra clothes so I got the picture taken anyway and it turned out cute! Disaster averted! :)<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFhFKsRqVsC4eI8ZnwiRlHICujK6sKkEFZOxtJdbM9w9CU8UcFQd_Nufu3jUWEn7jqI-B06RqdEaeyo-McqsoOpZTVCdLoh5wvXSgcZDyV3DqiqHyIUJABnoBKgVHQBXNZO-X-jm3adpQ/s1600-h/IMG_5935.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFhFKsRqVsC4eI8ZnwiRlHICujK6sKkEFZOxtJdbM9w9CU8UcFQd_Nufu3jUWEn7jqI-B06RqdEaeyo-McqsoOpZTVCdLoh5wvXSgcZDyV3DqiqHyIUJABnoBKgVHQBXNZO-X-jm3adpQ/s320/IMG_5935.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5271327504396347762" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGWERHb8gV7qr0UJl_v41oqcMcJNrScuYd2JWlXmnQK6-aoSsdUn70hnFpCskPOzMAWita_RKk2Xh-ELn_gMhdtYZ9b2dFMAXhpxGVUyCuQfKfnDQ4lz7Kxahc2OAFpix5c2E6v8Ch-1o/s1600-h/IMG_5932.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; 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Seriously, this is ALL she wanted to do the whole time we were there!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIdypMHrM_fOr7ZX45Nr8NPyH27NhfuWlQBsCVEuvl1iTwu91Ls_SWD27yycF9PWttmirvfzuAFaXOddemDWMb2TI_ixRAG7mRXNl1IMixb2faaRjjAZgTLfu9UTcRHXo5iqhGdV7X7zk/s1600-h/IMG_5940.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIdypMHrM_fOr7ZX45Nr8NPyH27NhfuWlQBsCVEuvl1iTwu91Ls_SWD27yycF9PWttmirvfzuAFaXOddemDWMb2TI_ixRAG7mRXNl1IMixb2faaRjjAZgTLfu9UTcRHXo5iqhGdV7X7zk/s200/IMG_5940.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5271319668459794914" border="0" /></a> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgabF15FOi_FPM0l3gtmcqEgmxyTIkxxLCp-fhZGVhTj-w1Z56OxElZHZ9e0_TtNVE50poC67UAb4PvRiKtObT0MaM7qhBK0vANlfWQC7Ic-gngUQ7jqvETIbgXlLIWHqXi-jtbRmUUgV0/s1600-h/IMG_5941.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgabF15FOi_FPM0l3gtmcqEgmxyTIkxxLCp-fhZGVhTj-w1Z56OxElZHZ9e0_TtNVE50poC67UAb4PvRiKtObT0MaM7qhBK0vANlfWQC7Ic-gngUQ7jqvETIbgXlLIWHqXi-jtbRmUUgV0/s200/IMG_5941.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5271319680467373554" border="0" /></a> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3HuExqKVjpfOeeiyFByucXYH9PZ31aHZA2CT13FguAmOlypJUQurrcPDMe-2Hi-gVFl-83OPmBoQvC8fCsprEH2ejsDwcB4Xnzu558UOyd7nJQZDFFzNP1lZNvkE_t-l8Lxj02DP2WUg/s1600-h/IMG_5951.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3HuExqKVjpfOeeiyFByucXYH9PZ31aHZA2CT13FguAmOlypJUQurrcPDMe-2Hi-gVFl-83OPmBoQvC8fCsprEH2ejsDwcB4Xnzu558UOyd7nJQZDFFzNP1lZNvkE_t-l8Lxj02DP2WUg/s200/IMG_5951.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5271319697536828578" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYR2TwiJujRcVfk4CsY_5-Vh6eL2ifQuQ_AbjPkortNcRno9RPuUTwAW3kJ-qHCjwYr6odZxfjGrFAVA5X3I4a2ENEyYvwglt9tXBr0ff1dINeKFSWr5ebLVXUu8pddZiR3uXez9AOvv8/s1600-h/IMG_5949.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 140px; height: 185px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYR2TwiJujRcVfk4CsY_5-Vh6eL2ifQuQ_AbjPkortNcRno9RPuUTwAW3kJ-qHCjwYr6odZxfjGrFAVA5X3I4a2ENEyYvwglt9tXBr0ff1dINeKFSWr5ebLVXUu8pddZiR3uXez9AOvv8/s200/IMG_5949.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5271319691135167522" border="0" /></a> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitc6OphyphenhyphenfDyo9hfTwAtSAIwZJtQ_OPDECLgQEaq50GhhiMYebV9ZspcW7TeKm0GvQ227DhWqpGA-iLNw2ghZMxmvC6Vl55xBSHgL3oG5ugIl-n1L286XsTt6bzjM8EM7c7glGzj3Wb3w8/s1600-h/IMG_5952.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 172px; height: 132px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitc6OphyphenhyphenfDyo9hfTwAtSAIwZJtQ_OPDECLgQEaq50GhhiMYebV9ZspcW7TeKm0GvQ227DhWqpGA-iLNw2ghZMxmvC6Vl55xBSHgL3oG5ugIl-n1L286XsTt6bzjM8EM7c7glGzj3Wb3w8/s200/IMG_5952.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5271319701479364898" border="0" /></a> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikK7ngj_L46BoDAQiV2TqVTcbyuPPKIrJmUyBUKZT0mvPOWYNV5aGrfS14LlqSeIKV-vEGIbXD4OJEeLHftoPfTKthDfWSsgiiej_ouynk3m2L_YAU9DW5oaIjFJRWQY4TpMpSliaXmMk/s1600-h/IMG_5966.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 140px; height: 186px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikK7ngj_L46BoDAQiV2TqVTcbyuPPKIrJmUyBUKZT0mvPOWYNV5aGrfS14LlqSeIKV-vEGIbXD4OJEeLHftoPfTKthDfWSsgiiej_ouynk3m2L_YAU9DW5oaIjFJRWQY4TpMpSliaXmMk/s200/IMG_5966.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5271320717184185714" border="0" /></a> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBPTYFIS4juAqxEIlgiQMcq28g03Vo5_SPbgFq4vAo-SAx36FHlpPTPHw2XCCy4Mvq3c5rrpQylawDJ1uZCjqTKJWlFMKvRnkaae_3qF4W_CLR9xDPU90OclyMVuCajLNv2Oy7fW3YLcc/s1600-h/IMG_5991.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 140px; height: 185px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBPTYFIS4juAqxEIlgiQMcq28g03Vo5_SPbgFq4vAo-SAx36FHlpPTPHw2XCCy4Mvq3c5rrpQylawDJ1uZCjqTKJWlFMKvRnkaae_3qF4W_CLR9xDPU90OclyMVuCajLNv2Oy7fW3YLcc/s200/IMG_5991.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5271320721769423858" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Pumpkins on the Praire - Oct. 14, 2008<br />This Pumpkin Patch was the smallest patch we went to - it was basically in the field next to a church! We got rained on while we were there but they had a hayride and lots of small pumpkins for Jorja to play with so we loved it! We went to this Patch with Katie and Cole (who are quickly becoming regulars on this blog :) ) and we had a great time. We went to lunch beforehand and then to the Patch where we got some amazingly cute pics of Jorja and Cole. I definitely think their hate is quickly turning to love. One thing Jorja loved was they had these bins full of small pumpkins and she would not stop playing with all those pumpkins. Right before we left, I let her go over and pick out 2 of the pumpkins to take home - she was so picky about what she wanted and if I picked up the wrong one she would say "no" over and over until I got the right one! So cute! 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width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWedkAAJdN7cb03UwH_4Gkvr2gBgErugjhbwjPT7WPgUvCwbRdRz93oNoNcXhJFd_s2FYt-otFysMMah-OL2bze9iJLnx9VSNGJseaDPcfgMPWaOsjIGY36MO18ZQZfILDQsKstoo93nE/s200/IMG_6851+copy.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5271311439333106802" border="0" /></a><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Flower Mound Pumpkin Patch - Oct. 24, 2008<br />This Pumpkin Patch is probably the most special to me simply because I LOVE family and I LOVE traditions and last year my sister invited me to go with her and her kids so, of course, this year we decided this was a fun (albeit, a tad stressful) tradition we would do each year together!! At this Pumpkin Patch Jorja went inside a bounce house, rode down the huge bounce house slide with me - several times, went on a hay ride that she cried on the entire time, took pictures in silly cut-outs, and played with her cousin Evelyn - A LOT! And of course - you guessed it - PICKED UP PUMPKINS!! :) There was this small house that had small pumpkins sitting on the ledges and I seriously think Jorja could have stayed there all day taking pumpkins off the ledge and carrying them over to the hay bale and then back over to the ledge - then back and forth and back and forth. My niece, Evelyn, and Jorja are only about a year and 4 months apart but now that Jorja is walking and (clear my throat) the same weight and 2 inches shorter - they don't seem all that far apart in age and seem to play well together! So, my sister and I tried to let them just roam the Patch while we took pictures of them and I think we got some pretty fun pictures of them together. 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width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin8zlOjlMEQmm8_TprZDz4-6qj9lLxe8pV-Jm492RAEseibzwXBTlSlkAEL33mixpBaJGWPUdiFug5-Z4_JrEiBuMV-G40PXs3QiD4odKJRvIv86tEQgIgEg8ddEwseoZWRl0mBVIGtMI/s200/IMG_6305.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5268757800094243474" border="0" /></a> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjtFibHeA8sIf6Qz8GlqNeriGDWlZdV9bM-_0K0BmRSi2NuhGq-H7rc7g77uaPPRy8MD-6RyE8DZVSxVPyLNJus320AXlz_m34PrxLMD9dup67204zytfH5o29JRgoVLb8G07YgwQx9gk/s1600-h/IMG_6245.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjtFibHeA8sIf6Qz8GlqNeriGDWlZdV9bM-_0K0BmRSi2NuhGq-H7rc7g77uaPPRy8MD-6RyE8DZVSxVPyLNJus320AXlz_m34PrxLMD9dup67204zytfH5o29JRgoVLb8G07YgwQx9gk/s200/IMG_6245.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5268757804954133298" border="0" /></a><br />Last Year's Flower Mound Pumpkin Patch - Oct. 25, 2007<br />I can't believe how much Jorja has grown and how much she has changed. What a year!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiPywAWEooQs9lKiDiBjnVMVKZyo5hZsTDRI1CrZS9qPeXVgxO3UNTt5tUl2x5ZrrlB0HroNwAPUmjXjU27-JSVoF_9aC72wZhSnGvmk3tJQugcluejXlbEwxNK9USBAvmsYnNIOBkPk4/s1600-h/Jorja+Mae+Pumpkin+Patch+%26+Mom+10.26.07.6.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiPywAWEooQs9lKiDiBjnVMVKZyo5hZsTDRI1CrZS9qPeXVgxO3UNTt5tUl2x5ZrrlB0HroNwAPUmjXjU27-JSVoF_9aC72wZhSnGvmk3tJQugcluejXlbEwxNK9USBAvmsYnNIOBkPk4/s200/Jorja+Mae+Pumpkin+Patch+%26+Mom+10.26.07.6.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5271341511995669986" border="0" /></a> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkncjZy_JUnNFuGBgPu4L2MwvHv6AEvuWx93mtM2hPvwxZpoZtPYt94iexhB4Qhlmv2ED_B7RZdFRIYBIZu4qGhyphenhyphenLGvs1YH5_blmT7n052fAAzjqEUhNo0ksmRAJ5YEy7d4e58Jm3NO3A/s1600-h/Jorja+Mae+Pumpkin+Patch+%26+Evelyn+10.26.07.16.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkncjZy_JUnNFuGBgPu4L2MwvHv6AEvuWx93mtM2hPvwxZpoZtPYt94iexhB4Qhlmv2ED_B7RZdFRIYBIZu4qGhyphenhyphenLGvs1YH5_blmT7n052fAAzjqEUhNo0ksmRAJ5YEy7d4e58Jm3NO3A/s200/Jorja+Mae+Pumpkin+Patch+%26+Evelyn+10.26.07.16.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5271341521843145154" border="0" /></a> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcB8jVp92oAUs3okH1Ze38ibWD5P2aiVPaJcsh8P8521AQ8qTUxiuiNzUxYfms_xvkl7f_sZVMrlBZSgAUPw_TbKM3v-qRfUku_AVbElG_OUzjvBKwNVDNfKC0Ao8lClPlrzyLaNdjKLw/s1600-h/Jorja+Mae+Pumpkin+Patch+%26+Lanes+10.26.07.4.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcB8jVp92oAUs3okH1Ze38ibWD5P2aiVPaJcsh8P8521AQ8qTUxiuiNzUxYfms_xvkl7f_sZVMrlBZSgAUPw_TbKM3v-qRfUku_AVbElG_OUzjvBKwNVDNfKC0Ao8lClPlrzyLaNdjKLw/s200/Jorja+Mae+Pumpkin+Patch+%26+Lanes+10.26.07.4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5271341519457227442" border="0" /></a><br /></div>Beckyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11000511012921731513noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-109826865690639973.post-79103894081220942862008-11-08T23:03:00.010-06:002008-11-09T00:27:43.355-06:0015 Months Old<div style="text-align: center;">I feel like I say this every month, in fact, I probably say this everyday but I simply can't believe how fast my "little" girl is growing up. Right now she's 15 months and I'm sure I'll blink and she'll be 15 years. I find myself everyday trying to remember all the little details of her life. I try to find joy in every moment and take nothing for granted because I know I'll look back on this time and realize how fast it went by. I simply don't want to miss a moment of my sweet girl's life.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />Because I fear this post will be super long and the only people who will probably even take the time to read it are the grandparents :) here are the stats you've all be waiting for...<br />WEIGHT: 29 lbs, 2 oz<br />HEIGHT: 33.8 inches<br />HEAD: 19.3 inches<br />She, of course, is "off the charts" and over 100% in every category. Dr. G said she gets an A+ on everything and is extremely healthy. He said she is a very big girl but doesn't seem to be worried about it - he simply said I'm lucky that she's such a great eater and to be prepared that she will probably be VERY tall. Who knows where that comes from but I'm seeing some Olympic volleyball in her future! :)<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIud0WBMsdZFITVCXULOwI33S8Gy3K65VLTGb4TKn-k4lsBE4XNFBeTtDBh2KkufDl8haUXjOz3scQPSpWSwmVAjA2YCWpaR3WHSbeQxkpWt1ggCOFdFeeYgupx4OCa7PF6Q0FA4TShy0/s1600-h/IMG_6240.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIud0WBMsdZFITVCXULOwI33S8Gy3K65VLTGb4TKn-k4lsBE4XNFBeTtDBh2KkufDl8haUXjOz3scQPSpWSwmVAjA2YCWpaR3WHSbeQxkpWt1ggCOFdFeeYgupx4OCa7PF6Q0FA4TShy0/s400/IMG_6240.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5266388425713747090" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Jorja has become quite the "busy bee" (which, by the way, is what she was for the Fall Festival - pics coming soon, I promise) and her curiosity is at an all time high. She can't get enough of exploring the world around her and I just love watching her discover new things. She has such an excitement and love for life that it makes me smile so big, some days my cheeks hurt. She has definitely mastered walking (although, her walk is sometimes a bit of a waddle but it is just too cute for words) and now she's even beginning to run. It is so fun to watch her get real excited about something and try to get to it as fast as she can. She gets wide-eyed and open mouthed and just takes off full force - and if I'm not careful and I turn my back for too long she will be clear across the house before I even realize it. She is loving her new found independence and will definitely let us know when she does not want to be held or sit in the stroller and just wants to "wahk" (walk).<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW7Dki-5ZRZ_3Ws1BPbOnSXSeHamU1vv03pt0UMNZeSORB-OsQr2arpadcBsrp80V3XIoxxReyakIstg15NLH4gYtzK3Sc-qoHV7lrlSEapBPZ8V7DI9zdDOUWYkxjzbXZic4Dx0MANAU/s1600-h/IMG_6428.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW7Dki-5ZRZ_3Ws1BPbOnSXSeHamU1vv03pt0UMNZeSORB-OsQr2arpadcBsrp80V3XIoxxReyakIstg15NLH4gYtzK3Sc-qoHV7lrlSEapBPZ8V7DI9zdDOUWYkxjzbXZic4Dx0MANAU/s400/IMG_6428.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5266388480868181762" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">She still loves to read books and now knows some of them so well that if I try to skip a page or read something wrong she will stop me by saying "no" until I do it right. She also knows her favorite ones by name - I can tell her to get a certain book and she will go over to the table and literally toss all the others on the floor until she finds the one I've asked her to get. She is quite a little smarty!! :) I think one of my favorite things about her love of books is that every book must be read while seated in mine or Shane's lap - if we are sitting on the couch she will come up to us and pat our leg and say "ree" (read) "boo" (book) until we pick her up and put her in our lap and if we are sitting on the floor she will turn around and back in to us and then plop down while saying "ree". I think it is precious every time and my heart melts with every book she brings my way!! What a sweet time for us throughout the day!<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXQT_MpYOwsjKgd_HfDBd4xKhCNddg-LcpYVBYmx2orcjIh4EUMhdAUci_BQvf50FWG7KYDFj81WFvqF2IbxUSGur27ak_iwiTgRot6pgEdP9qra74nnAeXN5u6SXRY-1D30AJQkAwYbE/s1600-h/IMG_6228.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXQT_MpYOwsjKgd_HfDBd4xKhCNddg-LcpYVBYmx2orcjIh4EUMhdAUci_BQvf50FWG7KYDFj81WFvqF2IbxUSGur27ak_iwiTgRot6pgEdP9qra74nnAeXN5u6SXRY-1D30AJQkAwYbE/s400/IMG_6228.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5266484905286466738" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">We've also been working this month on eating with silverware and Jorja is doing an amazing job. I have heard horror stories of how messy this learning experience can be but luckily I have a daughter who is a very dainty and HATES to be real messy. If she gets too much stuff on her hands she will hold it out, begin to get whiny and will continue to say "why" (wipe) about a hundred times until I wipe her hands clean. And once she's clean, then she will continue to eat! It is great!! She is still having a hard time getting the food on her spoon or fork by herself but once the food is on there, she can get it to her mouth perfectly and with very little mess. She also loves to "dip" things - ketchup is the most used "dip" but she will pretty much dip any food into anything if given the chance. Refried beans, guacamole, ranch and ketchup are a few amongst the repertoire of dips. However, one time Shane & I went to a BBQ place to eat and got cobbler for dessert. We offered her a peach from the cobbler and she didn't really like it - and she'll do this thing where if she doesn't like something she'll start to chew it, realize she doesn't like it and pull it out of her mouth and hand it back to us and say "no". So she handed me the half-eaten peach and I just put it on her place mat and we kept eating the cobbler. It wasn't long after that she realized I had some chips left over and she kept asking for "chi" (chips) and when I finally gave her one she immediately started to "dip" the chip into the peach sitting on her place mat. It was hilariously adorable. I know this story isn't even doing it justice but I just don't think you understand how much Jorja loves to "dip" and how adorable it really is. She will seriously "dip" any food into anything when given the chance - even if the "dip" is a sunchip dipped into a peach or carrots dipped into ketchup! And, to top it all off, she is extremely dainty about her "dipping" which is just so stinkin cute! She will hold her pinkie out while doing it and sometimes will be so dainty about the "dip" that she doesn't even get anything on the food but because she is so excited and proud that she "dipped," it doesn't really matter nothing transferred over! It is a sight to watch and is just another thing to put on my list of things I adore about my sweet girl. She is an amazing eater and eats almost anything I put in front of her. Oh, and did I mention that 9 times out of 10, she will eat with her left hand... wonder if she'll be a lefty like her daddy?? hmm...<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnHNScW_kxYwaFyk_Z8jbdgHZQmv6Eh0nt8MlK36MyDwG-1EgMR1NcHwy1LjhPGGucMoVvt11DgAzhNQOsnIS2FB07BsqJ3BFoOpvtTqRsTDsUh-mBCFEae8a6XTfdkhFB_U92z7Ui3fo/s1600-h/IMG_6330.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnHNScW_kxYwaFyk_Z8jbdgHZQmv6Eh0nt8MlK36MyDwG-1EgMR1NcHwy1LjhPGGucMoVvt11DgAzhNQOsnIS2FB07BsqJ3BFoOpvtTqRsTDsUh-mBCFEae8a6XTfdkhFB_U92z7Ui3fo/s200/IMG_6330.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5266492898478088994" border="0" /></a> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9k1N47-OSugOjN188yghyphenhyphen1nGgtazTatMyW03VjOnJCV_yWItJw2B_3WkvPzhF1ylT8THlUmmUT7wQOEOdEF72Z38JlTSqaeJdPl2zJnFuGay1dUmvvjWfsV7Oqo8pAd-dBjs8qsxMycE/s1600-h/IMG_6335.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9k1N47-OSugOjN188yghyphenhyphen1nGgtazTatMyW03VjOnJCV_yWItJw2B_3WkvPzhF1ylT8THlUmmUT7wQOEOdEF72Z38JlTSqaeJdPl2zJnFuGay1dUmvvjWfsV7Oqo8pAd-dBjs8qsxMycE/s200/IMG_6335.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5266492880675820914" border="0" /></a> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN95cpMvNZt-Ir7BB1jov70CSBZ5Wwv6WTTPwEypMuo1btj9L0D4ZgzTly4-4Zcbm9EWOu7QJ-qwC_NIBuNEdwHrRGaCQ5TZ7ySPrnLfq-zl3XgPUHtlivtrDO81jIu7rmCdNArsxwHZg/s1600-h/IMG_6337.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN95cpMvNZt-Ir7BB1jov70CSBZ5Wwv6WTTPwEypMuo1btj9L0D4ZgzTly4-4Zcbm9EWOu7QJ-qwC_NIBuNEdwHrRGaCQ5TZ7ySPrnLfq-zl3XgPUHtlivtrDO81jIu7rmCdNArsxwHZg/s200/IMG_6337.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5266492893335157874" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0bEvJfjmKvkKxyuY28v6Dvjg5mrP24TkIcp0vJv37s3NlsMS69YbzpWu6HpWbjNFtfvHREe67cvHE_RgOn8E6v9EhYCCGRuJx1JlQ0pTQ782MGoMfGa7VHqycgUZWjSvK7h-rXRz0GzU/s1600-h/IMG_5717.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0bEvJfjmKvkKxyuY28v6Dvjg5mrP24TkIcp0vJv37s3NlsMS69YbzpWu6HpWbjNFtfvHREe67cvHE_RgOn8E6v9EhYCCGRuJx1JlQ0pTQ782MGoMfGa7VHqycgUZWjSvK7h-rXRz0GzU/s200/IMG_5717.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5266492869957521202" border="0" /></a> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiawJsIgZIfDJGQeUiq7d2sWUIF_8qo1-xcz_v_FYa05S7h6kDIlRoB8fb6igYDqYRRfHYtnypNT7_3bfwaEV2Jn3p1bkriqJVMkTSLTY7GoA-FTFTTTW4goJ4xfbfinxuatsnE8fl-c8s/s1600-h/IMG_5725.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiawJsIgZIfDJGQeUiq7d2sWUIF_8qo1-xcz_v_FYa05S7h6kDIlRoB8fb6igYDqYRRfHYtnypNT7_3bfwaEV2Jn3p1bkriqJVMkTSLTY7GoA-FTFTTTW4goJ4xfbfinxuatsnE8fl-c8s/s200/IMG_5725.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5266492873407760802" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Little Miss Chatterbox is quickly becoming Jorja's new name. She talks ALL the time - she talks all throughout the day, sometimes she talks herself to sleep, most of the time she wakes up talking and there has even been a few times I've heard her actually talking in her sleep. She is officially a Chatterbox! I am amazed at how many words she knows and how quickly she picks up new words. I have been keeping a record of how many words she knows and uses on a very frequent basis and I've come up with about 60 so far but I know I'm forgetting some and she always learns a new one each day! I'm so proud of her! In fact, I am apparently so proud of Jorja that she's picked up on it so much that her new favorite thing to say is "goo girh" (good girl). She has now started to say it after almost everything she does - she helps put her toys away and says "goo girh" - she throws something away in the "ta" (trash) and says "goo girh" - she feeds herself with a "spo" (spoon) and says "goo girh"... okay, you get the idea! :) She is SO very smart and picks up on things so quickly. She knows most of her body parts - I ask her to point them out to me and she'll point them out and repeat the word. She knows her eyes, ears, nose, mouth, toes, foot, hair, fingers, hand and her favorite, belly button! I love whispering in her ear "go find Daddy's belly button" and watching her run over to Shane, pull up his shirt and say "beh buh"! Too cute! She is still using sign language for some words and can also speak the word as well so on those, there is no mistaking what she wants or needs! I love it! She is also becoming a bit of a singer. While rocking on her Rocking Snail she loves to sing "rocky, rocky" (rocking) which is a song my mom used to sing to me! She also loves to sing "Biba, Biba" (Bible) which is actually Jesus Loves Me but all she sings is the part of "the Bible tells me so". She'll just sing "Biba, Biba" over and over but to the right tune - it melts my heart! I love that she is becoming so verbal - it makes life so much easier when she can do something other than cry to get my attention and tell me what she wants! However, it is possible her language is one only her mom can understand! :)<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijFpN16pALc4NZr8ClQPVVtWfBfjmZQWMVsst6kQEWVHmxBnRcgEETuQCeQYKO7SmLS4SGOvpqtMhQqwgGkP6xfb8pqpXnBHeLT3jFS3FiWRWzEUbaCi54vOIOlK63fuQFQstMV39E4EU/s1600-h/IMG_5728.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 269px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijFpN16pALc4NZr8ClQPVVtWfBfjmZQWMVsst6kQEWVHmxBnRcgEETuQCeQYKO7SmLS4SGOvpqtMhQqwgGkP6xfb8pqpXnBHeLT3jFS3FiWRWzEUbaCi54vOIOlK63fuQFQstMV39E4EU/s400/IMG_5728.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5266514528773841634" border="0" /></a><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">There are so many more things I could say about Jorja in her 15 month... she LOVES to dance and listen to music and still charismatically "Praises the Lord" while doing it! She is becoming more and more cuddly and will give us kisses and hugs when we ask her too and she's now sleeping with a "lovey". I love to put her lovey on my shoulder when I put her down for a nap because she will immediately cuddle with me while sucking her thumb. It is so sweet! She laughs all the time and can make me laugh more than any other person I know - her laugh is the greatest sound! She loves riding in the "wag" (wagon), playing at the park, taking "bafs" (baths) and swimming in the indoor pool at our athletic club. She is starting to want to play with Fezzik more and more and it is so cute how she tries to get him to come to her by yelling "dog" as loud as she can while slapping her knee! Her hair is getting longer and curlier, she is getting a mouth full of teeth (she has 15 right now), her cheeks are more kissable every day, her eyes are an amazing shade of blue and she is just stunningly beautiful! She is becoming more and more of a Daddy's girl and often runs to the back door and yells "dada" while waiting for him to come home from work. She is the light of our lives and is a true blessing from the Lord. I can't wait to see how she continues to grow over the next few months!!<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1WUlMUPgyesSG5cbxxVNQt_dalWzxrHwVIgSH4nRNj14uOZUX_kNJaT6DUwaKsoa0rllAd-MhIoM0e0wigFk0rzFxoYa_XgzQNRJnqmjkuiIlRUrNSroEK7TIp3Nr76XQcrdI9lF6Xpw/s1600-h/Dad+%26+Jorja+kiss.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1WUlMUPgyesSG5cbxxVNQt_dalWzxrHwVIgSH4nRNj14uOZUX_kNJaT6DUwaKsoa0rllAd-MhIoM0e0wigFk0rzFxoYa_XgzQNRJnqmjkuiIlRUrNSroEK7TIp3Nr76XQcrdI9lF6Xpw/s400/Dad+%26+Jorja+kiss.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5266388437485367906" border="0" /></a><br /></div>Beckyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11000511012921731513noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-109826865690639973.post-48291598845521539092008-11-04T11:19:00.002-06:002008-11-04T11:24:17.712-06:00Git Yer Guns Up!! Wreck 'Em Tech!!<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"></span>This post is for Shane who is seriously on Cloud 9 that Tech is ranked #2 and beat Texas. He's already grooming Jorja to be a little Red Raider!<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlUlNpmEWsJ12dCSa6yHA6J1cqagmcOqM7CiYY2m4twm6T6qxsNYH5HE14g3XFKijQJlN1oMfZemoeofsAEjwDYxd4dPMVjdqQEBIBazQ5dlIAglc8B-tRggaThQ0kFzO8zpVWj4mQjtc/s1600-h/IMG_5745.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlUlNpmEWsJ12dCSa6yHA6J1cqagmcOqM7CiYY2m4twm6T6qxsNYH5HE14g3XFKijQJlN1oMfZemoeofsAEjwDYxd4dPMVjdqQEBIBazQ5dlIAglc8B-tRggaThQ0kFzO8zpVWj4mQjtc/s400/IMG_5745.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5264853856604150514" border="0" /> </a>Beckyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11000511012921731513noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-109826865690639973.post-71559339696919480672008-11-03T20:54:00.018-06:002008-11-05T14:45:46.631-06:00State Fair of Texas - Oct. 2 & Oct. 7, 2008!<div style="text-align: center;">To say that we love the State Fair would be an understatement. As soon as we get in the car to leave the Fair and head home, we are already talking about next year - and will continue to talk about next year at a minimum of once a week! :) It is really unbelievable that somewhere along the way Shane & I didn't just sell all our possessions and sign up to be Carnies - we seriously LOVE the fair. Okay, so maybe we wouldn't be the best "carnies" as we actually have all of our teeth plus we don't really play any games nor do we ride any of the rides (although, next year I WILL take Jorja on the Ferris Wheel) BUT, what we love most about the Fair is the FOOD. We go there to eat and eat A LOT!! Neither Shane or I will eat all day so we can be sure and save room for all of our favorites... some of which include, but are not limited to, the FLETCHER'S CORN DOG, Spicy Beef Fajita Nachos, Darn Good Corn, Cotton Candy, Cinnamon Rolls, Homemade Root Beer, and sometimes if we are feeling frisky we'll branch out and try the latest "fried food" sensation! We actually discovered this year that we have a "route" that we take while at the Fair and eat and walk around in the exact same order every year. A little OCD never hurt anyone right? :) This year we actually went twice - and to be honest were a little disappointed we didn't get to go more than that. I know, we are nuts! This year we went once with our friends Ben & Alicia Monk and once with Shane's Mom and both times we took Jorja. However, the time with Shane's mom was more for Jorja and the one with our friends was more for us - but don't kid yourself - both times we ate till we couldn't eat anymore so maybe both times were for us! :) This year we took Jorja to see Boris III aka "Trey" - an abnormally huge pig weighing in at 1212 pounds. YIKES! And, we took her to her first "petting" zoo! She wasn't too sure what to think at first but once we let her get down and hold the feeding shovels, she was ALL about it. After about a million squirts of hand sanitizer we ate and ate and ate and yes, Jorja did try her very first Fletcher's Corn Dog and, of course, enjoyed it. While walking the Midway, we saw another "first" opportunity for Jorja and I couldn't pass it up! We took Jorja on her first Carousel ride and she L-O-V-E-D it!! She had a death grip on her pole and had her lips puckered the entire time going "ooooh". And she kept looking up at the mirrored tiles up top to see her self going up and down. She was adorable! Action shots were hard to get because our camera wasn't fast enough but you can see from the pics below she had a great time. She definitely could have ridden all night long! It was SO fun to watch her experience that for the first time. I love how she makes me enjoy all the little things in life! Here's to another wonderful State Fair experience - I'm sure I'll be dreaming of Big Tex until next year!<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia6DRh1CjbzkNaMDWcQHbT5aA5e8k1WYmZUbdu28H9yj7MznarSd2WzCraBbWm3Lnq4qLOu2-gMxuURPZjR_YHNHUp1ZOKjU8QhPWVQq9l1eQQJC8PTMyB9T5sNrJoTcWyh8631_1PyIw/s1600-h/IMG_5843.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia6DRh1CjbzkNaMDWcQHbT5aA5e8k1WYmZUbdu28H9yj7MznarSd2WzCraBbWm3Lnq4qLOu2-gMxuURPZjR_YHNHUp1ZOKjU8QhPWVQq9l1eQQJC8PTMyB9T5sNrJoTcWyh8631_1PyIw/s400/IMG_5843.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5264639502161968194" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The Family in front of Big Tex<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGDMjMwIWSf2x-ETSjVDbXdDLw0nPe0yKPUHYaEPg6b7SIHC5AUuct3TnyNUWjNqeYMgenI12WInZQcLnVnJdHmO1a_3XnRIZgjktnm3ouEdtuYXY4EoC90-_zkhDgw6xq9o5pO-ExqcA/s1600-h/IMG_5706.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; 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YUMMY!!<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOrZFzc2pQisvTKZnzkdWQqY34L7N27qvapuOoM30U8R067R9VCeNfSh6vyhDM1KA63uAQuLXNhpp2cLSLTBrgDSF9KKJhH3qQmgcTFTvoVuJ5_Bvmjry_kjzStBqwvuqHag4UWRgzbTs/s1600-h/IMG_5857.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOrZFzc2pQisvTKZnzkdWQqY34L7N27qvapuOoM30U8R067R9VCeNfSh6vyhDM1KA63uAQuLXNhpp2cLSLTBrgDSF9KKJhH3qQmgcTFTvoVuJ5_Bvmjry_kjzStBqwvuqHag4UWRgzbTs/s320/IMG_5857.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5264639100243550178" border="0" /></a> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG7Nv6D7l0Lc91aETN_V05qRIZUe4FwPEwil7JFPgT0rOfjTUebnL2VoTV7sZpxTJF7HnNW6i6aTVLGu5yhmUQiR2ZZ0DI9z__tog0JjlqFb_SRsThSzRanRTZfnButY3Z3wG3RmYyvMw/s1600-h/IMG_5847.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG7Nv6D7l0Lc91aETN_V05qRIZUe4FwPEwil7JFPgT0rOfjTUebnL2VoTV7sZpxTJF7HnNW6i6aTVLGu5yhmUQiR2ZZ0DI9z__tog0JjlqFb_SRsThSzRanRTZfnButY3Z3wG3RmYyvMw/s320/IMG_5847.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5264638363872260146" border="0" /></a><br />The Carousel<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRBUMms-1-O-QgSIrP6EoNrnAgOjvPVnVIRZOzGxwFDVwL4mmLzlpjAXMR90e7Ct6Nw2AuBn7dff-mzosO7k7_s8hgZsQUE2NkOC-jqh4UmQWgR4hmmruV8DHE4s0laf_NF3oINc6BLW0/s1600-h/IMG_5856.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRBUMms-1-O-QgSIrP6EoNrnAgOjvPVnVIRZOzGxwFDVwL4mmLzlpjAXMR90e7Ct6Nw2AuBn7dff-mzosO7k7_s8hgZsQUE2NkOC-jqh4UmQWgR4hmmruV8DHE4s0laf_NF3oINc6BLW0/s320/IMG_5856.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5264638385312534290" border="0" /></a> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNsiR1Sdd078pm9-4OiTbtHTRztBHhKouaQV_dV6cCiuT-Ntc43YJk82PELBsAkK_N8lFNTgsXNQRXeDL8IeR60eRpp8TNwOL-mbK9pHi7_aHW5-RvKkeWbuOKRdLYDfDFbZ_d_JUkMQU/s1600-h/IMG_5858.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNsiR1Sdd078pm9-4OiTbtHTRztBHhKouaQV_dV6cCiuT-Ntc43YJk82PELBsAkK_N8lFNTgsXNQRXeDL8IeR60eRpp8TNwOL-mbK9pHi7_aHW5-RvKkeWbuOKRdLYDfDFbZ_d_JUkMQU/s320/IMG_5858.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5264639107125698578" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Sweet Girl, all tuckered out from a wonderful night at the State Fair of Texas!!<br /></div>Beckyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11000511012921731513noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-109826865690639973.post-63036838766366615272008-10-26T21:31:00.015-05:002008-10-26T22:46:12.162-05:00Jorja's First Date...Okay, Okay - so, technically it wasn't a date but I had to get you interested somehow because this could be one of the funniest (and fun) play dates I've had thus far - and hopefully you will see it captured on camera below! You might remember from a previous<a href="http://jorjajones.blogspot.com/2008/09/few-things-weve-been-up-to-lately.html"> post</a> me talking about our friends Katie and Cole that we met through one of our "Mommy & Me" groups. Since our first meeting and play date we have been able to get together quite a bit and are having such a great time together. Katie & I have determined though that our children have a love/hate relationship with one another - and it is quite humorous for Katie & I to watch. They love to imitate each other and are always curious about what the other is doing! And while they like to get close enough to each other to make sure the other one is legit and doesn't get out of sight - they also don't want to get SO close they actually have to share! :) At any rate - one day Katie and I decided to meet up at Peter Piper Pizza. I had never been there but had heard it was pretty cheap (which I love!) AND had some fun play things for little kiddos. While not all the toys were for kids Jorja's age they did have a few "rides" that were real winners...<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">They had small carousel-like ride that Jorja seemed to enjoy although I was paranoid the whole time she would fall off but that is neither here nor there. :) This picture is terrible of me but Jorja is SO cute and happy on the carousel, I had to post it! :)<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5CU9s_J9pgW93W0mNTVpuMLwyQzA40wdGRZXA2gOczIgcR2hO1A0gT50xwd7NlwEdY1wbrmwk3sxrQfaNa09aZZ-9gSObTMwjh9X3SyaQN4wSOfRCEEQ0odEWlSQlzdDNxhTJtgEZAls/s1600-h/IMG_5877.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5CU9s_J9pgW93W0mNTVpuMLwyQzA40wdGRZXA2gOczIgcR2hO1A0gT50xwd7NlwEdY1wbrmwk3sxrQfaNa09aZZ-9gSObTMwjh9X3SyaQN4wSOfRCEEQ0odEWlSQlzdDNxhTJtgEZAls/s320/IMG_5877.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5261660329811397778" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">They also had a fun ice cream truck ride that Jorja LOVED! She turned the wheel and acted like she was driving it and had the best time as that truck went back and forth - I actually had a hard time getting her out of it. She would have played in that thing all day if I'd let her!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVKk1W8ZRennhue_bJaIxK2brzrJt607sVm8yOM6QC9LcetW6k1MZYAuO7EQ3CypGuirs4-66lu1acXb_cwKwOGcdy7y-On7pHB27nYxddXTORYIJu8xPxu56Q2UnVlbhc1qaFPyPt74A/s1600-h/IMG_5883.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVKk1W8ZRennhue_bJaIxK2brzrJt607sVm8yOM6QC9LcetW6k1MZYAuO7EQ3CypGuirs4-66lu1acXb_cwKwOGcdy7y-On7pHB27nYxddXTORYIJu8xPxu56Q2UnVlbhc1qaFPyPt74A/s320/IMG_5883.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5261660336313323842" border="0" /></a> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsMEJMTajUFDfChDUdAbW4aGVXv1E4DgxyvzJvN7aZvMU97HKL6nNGD0byquWf617oAHKOBQ09ygPJooUCFWZTob19Jzf7exgSWrHBg_qGEj9dCg8zC1I8EcigWSXiHTX-0Kx2wEsygI4/s1600-h/IMG_5885.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsMEJMTajUFDfChDUdAbW4aGVXv1E4DgxyvzJvN7aZvMU97HKL6nNGD0byquWf617oAHKOBQ09ygPJooUCFWZTob19Jzf7exgSWrHBg_qGEj9dCg8zC1I8EcigWSXiHTX-0Kx2wEsygI4/s320/IMG_5885.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5261660339471019842" border="0" /></a><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Because Jorja was having such a great time in the truck, Katie and I thought it would be great for Cole to get in and ride with Jorja. The second we put Cole in there (who wasn't too sure he really wanted to ride in the first place) Jorja immediately started BAWLING and PUSHING him OUT! Obviously, then Cole starting BAWLING and naturally Katie and I started LAUGHING our heads off. It was HYSTERICAL!! As you can see Jorja was LESS than thrilled about Cole infringing on her territory. (seriously, every time I look at these pictures I laugh out loud just thinking about how funny this scene really was - I wish you could have been there, oh my!)<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicQVYpP_fManUr_CTzl1_JbMufc7HBNLPzzp_6IMhQV-av8wjVoNz046gmwnu0awzkKnpwV75awfgk7kc3PWBvQzrR0JM_MknzR1UtgF3JgUDUUd_EdrxsWfjabs9aLERzaff-BRYfAIE/s1600-h/IMG_5889.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 310px; height: 232px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicQVYpP_fManUr_CTzl1_JbMufc7HBNLPzzp_6IMhQV-av8wjVoNz046gmwnu0awzkKnpwV75awfgk7kc3PWBvQzrR0JM_MknzR1UtgF3JgUDUUd_EdrxsWfjabs9aLERzaff-BRYfAIE/s320/IMG_5889.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5261660353888896770" border="0" /></a> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkbo9AhXZSCrAfiPaACepiBLG5-VnC3s16tK80KUx0-aUuYWJcMb6sOnr0NHyP29bK6l8WHdAqtIVRf-bhkIaFKMWwX-VP8v8ahvtD9Kf6IsqmAftbk5N4T_FagIkeVRwIFwBv-8SvjfI/s1600-h/IMG_5890.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 308px; height: 231px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkbo9AhXZSCrAfiPaACepiBLG5-VnC3s16tK80KUx0-aUuYWJcMb6sOnr0NHyP29bK6l8WHdAqtIVRf-bhkIaFKMWwX-VP8v8ahvtD9Kf6IsqmAftbk5N4T_FagIkeVRwIFwBv-8SvjfI/s320/IMG_5890.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5261660354614209074" border="0" /></a><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">To give the kids a break after their meltdown we took them over to another ride - the Nascar Race Car - and they both seemed to really enjoy it - especially when they rode it ALONE! :) Jorja didn't really try to "drive" this car as much as she did the ice cream truck but rather took the "cool chillin" route...<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4cua255tpriJWXIOMl87SVGfiK4mAM7XW02o8LWn-yA4YGuzb4HrVDsvol3tgsqPzZNiqd1SMDc2_rWUBBQCVOK8Dbk-pNkJUoVPxuuQywZLvG9WgUPnsw0ub6Zah-AaIL9ZGREHSLANu/s1600-h/IMG_5899.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4cua255tpriJWXIOMl87SVGfiK4mAM7XW02o8LWn-yA4YGuzb4HrVDsvol3tgsqPzZNiqd1SMDc2_rWUBBQCVOK8Dbk-pNkJUoVPxuuQywZLvG9WgUPnsw0ub6Zah-AaIL9ZGREHSLANu/s320/IMG_5899.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5261658958105584914" border="0" /></a> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw1TX4KUk5EGfbgZFLCGhEhOwqjNE4HRaz-HTK4SR9KVRpJ-zJvR-o9tSqCr-zSpIpoTJAP3VluDBsF-ero-tL3M1XMxtAd5Mj4nL2tEQZDqDaFXhuHeHki0SESqEVIPOCHCwNY00Ma9bv/s1600-h/IMG_5902.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw1TX4KUk5EGfbgZFLCGhEhOwqjNE4HRaz-HTK4SR9KVRpJ-zJvR-o9tSqCr-zSpIpoTJAP3VluDBsF-ero-tL3M1XMxtAd5Mj4nL2tEQZDqDaFXhuHeHki0SESqEVIPOCHCwNY00Ma9bv/s320/IMG_5902.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5261658967345830690" border="0" /></a><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">And what kind of parents would Katie & I be if we didn't at least TRY to get the kids together again? We thought since they both really enjoyed this ride that they could get in together and go on their first "car date"... And well...<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnWDXKKkAJbxXuFzzfB_80Y05wU0TsQ6GXj-xVy8Wo6w2zlf_fHUDAhtZrtSlM9fVrb1BSC08veGcEPdVgKveJzrFZWbjetGTKutwgVIxwzDs0XgI9UvnsdYk_gEkroSYbJzTPMuro-JE/s1600-h/IMG_5904.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 307px; height: 231px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnWDXKKkAJbxXuFzzfB_80Y05wU0TsQ6GXj-xVy8Wo6w2zlf_fHUDAhtZrtSlM9fVrb1BSC08veGcEPdVgKveJzrFZWbjetGTKutwgVIxwzDs0XgI9UvnsdYk_gEkroSYbJzTPMuro-JE/s320/IMG_5904.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5261658989631158626" border="0" /></a> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYRO4-sJLs-hkj_01m7XUfpL-TpduuGFsVn8ZpBWoBUZdzlMfN7xFuRAjHbq7QPH_5gwsx7AYIM7bFjIYam48VtANxUOAvi8oap_4UgZu1SE8w_1tKa75y4-47FzD5VWsXMzIgfncf5tg/s1600-h/IMG_5908.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 307px; height: 230px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYRO4-sJLs-hkj_01m7XUfpL-TpduuGFsVn8ZpBWoBUZdzlMfN7xFuRAjHbq7QPH_5gwsx7AYIM7bFjIYam48VtANxUOAvi8oap_4UgZu1SE8w_1tKa75y4-47FzD5VWsXMzIgfncf5tg/s320/IMG_5908.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5261658995576719506" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">as you can see, it went over like a fart in church. We had barely even set Cole in the car before Jorja started screaming her head off - which of course made Cole follow suit. See how they like to imitate each other?? HA! Once we turned the car on and it started moving they were MUCH more tolerant of each other (although if you click on the picture and look closely you can still see the tears on their faces - too funny). And actually, by the end of the "car date" Jorja had her hand on Cole's leg... and thus continues their Love/Hate Relationship! :)<br /></div>Beckyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11000511012921731513noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-109826865690639973.post-80363865783755008712008-10-14T21:00:00.010-05:002008-10-14T23:10:29.912-05:00Fun at the ParkOne of our new favorite things is to go and play at the Park. Jorja absolutely LOVES being outside and now that it is fall we are able to go and it isn't quite as scorching hot as it was in the summer. I definitely find it much more enjoyable! :) I'd found several small playgrounds near our house that I took her to a few times and then I found the mother of all parks in Frisco and I love taking her there! I know there are probably other parks that might be better but this one is SO close and SO big and SO fun! We love it!! They have a huge playground area as well as a long trail that takes you by a pond and everything. I love taking Jorja and having a picnic by the water and then heading to the play ground for some serious play time. So fun! What a blessing that I get to stay home with her and enjoys these fun fall days! :) Jorja really enjoys swinging in the toddler/infant swing and LOVES, LOVES, LOVES to slide. I still find myself pretty paranoid about her sliding because she hasn't quite learned to sit up the whole time and I'm afraid she's going to bang her head on the slide - so I stay pretty close while she slides but she enjoys it nonetheless! One night our group of friends that we spend almost every weekend with decided we would go get ice cream and play with Jorja at the park I found in Frisco. I'm not sure who had more fun - the adults pretending to be kids or the actual kid! :) We had SO much fun and I love that Jorja has some "aunts & uncles" that enjoy spending time with her as much as we do! And because I didn't have to watch Jorja's head while she slid I was actually able to get some great pics of her sliding - you will see from those pics just how much Jorja enjoys the slide! (And be sure you click on them to enlarge them so you can see her face - she is full of laughs & smiles - SO CUTE! although, I forgot to adjust the red eye. whoops!) There are a ton of pics here (and I cut out SO many more than I posted) but, we've been having so much fun it was hard to narrow them down. I hope you enjoy!<br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm8sRloxErOBA46Sq22wVQzXgmpJ_Ds-bvMAq7c1STrErrgbmHX0JL9gmqdtdzXoo2vdMTDost8H4tB9pDPbunasSMHJulGQFMQvsdgbzq77ucJJxJlm4lbMnjVk8JQFmX0urUuwIXxO8/s1600-h/IMG_5368.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm8sRloxErOBA46Sq22wVQzXgmpJ_Ds-bvMAq7c1STrErrgbmHX0JL9gmqdtdzXoo2vdMTDost8H4tB9pDPbunasSMHJulGQFMQvsdgbzq77ucJJxJlm4lbMnjVk8JQFmX0urUuwIXxO8/s320/IMG_5368.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5257212431704431698" border="0" /></a> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3deOvGJ_tmcjZjQ_OwUtYI0SKfanneDG7N74qpH3fRRrFKs7DyZYzUB-ROAzQ-HeX3yUnZDgPc0Zl3eg2tubMLdJUF0gWnMHgTdUd80372Sizwqe2K4MUwTBmSFIwZ3n3SwXkVxNZivw/s1600-h/IMG_5374.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3deOvGJ_tmcjZjQ_OwUtYI0SKfanneDG7N74qpH3fRRrFKs7DyZYzUB-ROAzQ-HeX3yUnZDgPc0Zl3eg2tubMLdJUF0gWnMHgTdUd80372Sizwqe2K4MUwTBmSFIwZ3n3SwXkVxNZivw/s320/IMG_5374.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5257212446372114050" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Sweet Pics w/ Mom & Dad<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVhPwDgpwMwq56BjRZUoUg0-4Nh2xgJ0yOYcr-TxcSNxqZf-2lOvh7XEKh9_AlxZr-IEVnezNZCFvhcXfcIT7-xp95_M_Pbj1Xi1z9vBQBAlkUWn5nzh6cnqHilhEvPBM_ObqUVzdZ9yE/s1600-h/IMG_5485.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVhPwDgpwMwq56BjRZUoUg0-4Nh2xgJ0yOYcr-TxcSNxqZf-2lOvh7XEKh9_AlxZr-IEVnezNZCFvhcXfcIT7-xp95_M_Pbj1Xi1z9vBQBAlkUWn5nzh6cnqHilhEvPBM_ObqUVzdZ9yE/s320/IMG_5485.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5257212464956295234" border="0" /></a> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxYeDetQjik2iI30-DUjF6MMU3PHqERHGmuK4TTiJiHi8RyUeGahuXBGDMGKq5DJLpaTo1KoBRtC-kIUh1R_7uTwxrRuLpGUrD3U8r0aETRZwoRfWHwGDOrlZuCE1-k2v3vUdpgzFIj-o/s1600-h/IMG_5471.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxYeDetQjik2iI30-DUjF6MMU3PHqERHGmuK4TTiJiHi8RyUeGahuXBGDMGKq5DJLpaTo1KoBRtC-kIUh1R_7uTwxrRuLpGUrD3U8r0aETRZwoRfWHwGDOrlZuCE1-k2v3vUdpgzFIj-o/s320/IMG_5471.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5257212457472152994" border="0" /></a><br />I love that she loves to wear her shades while playing. She's such a cutie!!<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdVkQsnDh5dcmh-RuvVf3hPrRELeUaspbNCCdAbmuUH-Kwkv7qIsNZSONgzNw_A8h6VVoINyfKrk-Gaw-HkBoklrYg1YlDa_ON-9wrLaeRQKgQ2sloNukUUznlQjMZJ2fuySgL0KTmsDg/s1600-h/IMG_5493.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 308px; height: 232px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdVkQsnDh5dcmh-RuvVf3hPrRELeUaspbNCCdAbmuUH-Kwkv7qIsNZSONgzNw_A8h6VVoINyfKrk-Gaw-HkBoklrYg1YlDa_ON-9wrLaeRQKgQ2sloNukUUznlQjMZJ2fuySgL0KTmsDg/s320/IMG_5493.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5257212476991978498" border="0" /></a> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyhSXHiyKH5AZfWq2Pa2-pwaYlek2tFp1nWv8qwSozJpTPvIrGufN75cNywQgHApJfrbQtu6-ITsi9cXAX64BfZGetHoXt6RK3Ct7bzrYApnqZ-JLwz-KE8oiQivh3E2KQFQcl7bwgVX4/s1600-h/IMG_5625.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 307px; height: 230px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyhSXHiyKH5AZfWq2Pa2-pwaYlek2tFp1nWv8qwSozJpTPvIrGufN75cNywQgHApJfrbQtu6-ITsi9cXAX64BfZGetHoXt6RK3Ct7bzrYApnqZ-JLwz-KE8oiQivh3E2KQFQcl7bwgVX4/s320/IMG_5625.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5257213486648600626" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">She's trying to climb up the slide - she couldn't get enough! / This is on one of our picnics - I had put my sunglasses on top of my head for just a bit so Jorja quickly put her glasses on top of her head. I love how she tries to imitate me - melts my heart that she likes to be like her momma! :)<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMmLTvD8Q8514eyVtY0Wk18jNcw150bU8SXHZS7HP3lWl1Bud2EkG2glOitYvTDuqm2r3KOo4PvqZGCEqM0rMuZGwtfgpIfVyYNYfvHNNek6ffw4UyRBuRZbuoTUHmKlvL5S87NVd0BEs/s1600-h/IMG_5636.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 312px; height: 234px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMmLTvD8Q8514eyVtY0Wk18jNcw150bU8SXHZS7HP3lWl1Bud2EkG2glOitYvTDuqm2r3KOo4PvqZGCEqM0rMuZGwtfgpIfVyYNYfvHNNek6ffw4UyRBuRZbuoTUHmKlvL5S87NVd0BEs/s320/IMG_5636.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5257213493174870194" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdLMtUWgRNFk4B1g9p9QSQNlZ8TDu0LIiZYAmB9K9uoXsyQQFp5Ipn_zp5Hl0Qxf26XAsxzcGuRPJMsc3Zi8S79p98YWmGCgeMcV_YhmAZ-RwN64dP81EHLdFp6hTJXM491u0HyFVMEms/s1600-h/IMG_5649.JPG"> </a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdLMtUWgRNFk4B1g9p9QSQNlZ8TDu0LIiZYAmB9K9uoXsyQQFp5Ipn_zp5Hl0Qxf26XAsxzcGuRPJMsc3Zi8S79p98YWmGCgeMcV_YhmAZ-RwN64dP81EHLdFp6hTJXM491u0HyFVMEms/s1600-h/IMG_5649.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 312px; height: 234px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdLMtUWgRNFk4B1g9p9QSQNlZ8TDu0LIiZYAmB9K9uoXsyQQFp5Ipn_zp5Hl0Qxf26XAsxzcGuRPJMsc3Zi8S79p98YWmGCgeMcV_YhmAZ-RwN64dP81EHLdFp6hTJXM491u0HyFVMEms/s320/IMG_5649.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5257213504491066386" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdLMtUWgRNFk4B1g9p9QSQNlZ8TDu0LIiZYAmB9K9uoXsyQQFp5Ipn_zp5Hl0Qxf26XAsxzcGuRPJMsc3Zi8S79p98YWmGCgeMcV_YhmAZ-RwN64dP81EHLdFp6hTJXM491u0HyFVMEms/s1600-h/IMG_5649.JPG"> </a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">On our picnic I kept trying to get pictures of her but she always had food in her mouth. no surprise there! :) / this was a different type of swing and it had no way to strap her in - she wasn't sure about it and neither was I because she kept leaning forward and I was fearful she'd fall out!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVJvjyOvF5UovOVDaUl-GdezDOlkw-HmCXDs4N3X4fSi0Y8fbSgEiogkgaI-5yW2c3rv8cTq1IO0XdMrI8eTXZC504Nz9xqIHbjqukCZubI3DruwHAniQLJwpXbh0XHh9cbDInpUdL0NU/s1600-h/IMG_5661.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 312px; height: 234px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVJvjyOvF5UovOVDaUl-GdezDOlkw-HmCXDs4N3X4fSi0Y8fbSgEiogkgaI-5yW2c3rv8cTq1IO0XdMrI8eTXZC504Nz9xqIHbjqukCZubI3DruwHAniQLJwpXbh0XHh9cbDInpUdL0NU/s320/IMG_5661.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5257213513737102706" border="0" /></a> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhbjuIayibwqTVaxjURT-0HEq6mqg3efmejW9QtW8pd_YfHVx1Ixbu59KQ_Nxk_OJJkxsWP3sDjiMHmV5flHSMarNDI_1EwoA_h27nBZULa8C-dK_w4u_Vb_5ztMX566_nzEL9f4H0Q-g/s1600-h/IMG_5664.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 312px; height: 234px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhbjuIayibwqTVaxjURT-0HEq6mqg3efmejW9QtW8pd_YfHVx1Ixbu59KQ_Nxk_OJJkxsWP3sDjiMHmV5flHSMarNDI_1EwoA_h27nBZULa8C-dK_w4u_Vb_5ztMX566_nzEL9f4H0Q-g/s320/IMG_5664.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5257213524223249410" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Jorja was a little bit small to fully enjoy the rocking horse to its full potential but she loved standing next to it and trying to ride.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy-OfiAwJ6Ii4JJng-ygWbUD8lS_CiTbtZvSZXcxK_dE9v8_UfxxRLZCDQU5ONf8Lr430-E8awDLXuNaQF1UEl6pWQoXW5rc9Plgin1LPDB7YPilxV08EtG2c8yozNMOBndDOcECuCW5w/s1600-h/IMG_5753.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy-OfiAwJ6Ii4JJng-ygWbUD8lS_CiTbtZvSZXcxK_dE9v8_UfxxRLZCDQU5ONf8Lr430-E8awDLXuNaQF1UEl6pWQoXW5rc9Plgin1LPDB7YPilxV08EtG2c8yozNMOBndDOcECuCW5w/s320/IMG_5753.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5257214644176364114" border="0" /></a> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjL596Z4TWI4E4FgDJFE2a4vgdzkkaNzRsEopP4MM-0WA6OxY2_vWCSgddznyVJ3eQcJuQk-d8efH6tHZ-lvDZSVoTZZv_hgJBSUroGFvCKg8UpvG7Hl9B6zYbz7jG8PuEoc2lengKro4/s1600-h/IMG_5763.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjL596Z4TWI4E4FgDJFE2a4vgdzkkaNzRsEopP4MM-0WA6OxY2_vWCSgddznyVJ3eQcJuQk-d8efH6tHZ-lvDZSVoTZZv_hgJBSUroGFvCKg8UpvG7Hl9B6zYbz7jG8PuEoc2lengKro4/s320/IMG_5763.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5257214652813391650" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">This was the night we went with all our friends to the park. She's a bit more dressed up than a normal trip to the park because we had just come from Church and weren't expecting to go out and play. But, it made for cute pictures! :)<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxMzH46UsYpiouwgkmGqyu-mc9696S661yGcjbdgXJeUhWH5kWlpHxLFSBFggUtArZXzERdNmoWykZcb_f6pf53a-pDeIl_rqXfnVx0deA6F_RX0tFrEcIMUKpyTqMBkbUfoa69dQooKY/s1600-h/IMG_5771.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxMzH46UsYpiouwgkmGqyu-mc9696S661yGcjbdgXJeUhWH5kWlpHxLFSBFggUtArZXzERdNmoWykZcb_f6pf53a-pDeIl_rqXfnVx0deA6F_RX0tFrEcIMUKpyTqMBkbUfoa69dQooKY/s320/IMG_5771.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5257214656682403202" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">THE SLIDE!!!!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyLKaQILkUb6r2wmjEcxEr-AyUTuEzL5A2-xhsZmaBipQKdoj1KG_4DqnTuZCM5uMjKBzEcA3DFMZS4FF-QJCQ0438sV9L1Mu65yS5Rw4vfA51PDOS4lU94EuTTtXMMUHAWEDN-fLrn2M/s1600-h/IMG_5764.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; 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I am so sorry. I have SEVERAL different posts I'm working on but somehow keep getting sidetracked every time I go to finish them. I'm also working on making my blog more festive and fall-like - do you like it?? Is it readable? I am also working on a cute header but I'm graphic design illiterate so it's taking me FOREVER! uggh! I might have to ask for help again, Katie! (wink, wink) At any rate - I promise there will be SEVERAL blogs coming your way very soon. Jorja and I have been VERY busy. Here's some teasers for ya... Fun in the Park - Play Dates Galore - Spoon Fed - State Fair of Texas - First Date at Peter Piper Pizza - Tower of Babble - not to mention, this week & next Jorja and I will be going to several Pumpkin Patches and I'm sure lots of fun & many pics will ensue...<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">So... STAY TUNED...<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />And since I can't post without at least one or two pics of Jorja - here's some visual stimulation to help you hang on until the next posts... enjoy! :)<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGegfsBNKcC-atiEKjsMsn42YlFA0jpRDGqNJCX_FQQF1IURMUvwTgbQ0URcyyDzPMiD0NA9WwYNtRKXZje7fTGYwa-8M70rKoXeeNQj4GBdVr2vRvaQ0BfZNuKcGd0b6nuRFrvpIISiM/s1600-h/photo.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGegfsBNKcC-atiEKjsMsn42YlFA0jpRDGqNJCX_FQQF1IURMUvwTgbQ0URcyyDzPMiD0NA9WwYNtRKXZje7fTGYwa-8M70rKoXeeNQj4GBdVr2vRvaQ0BfZNuKcGd0b6nuRFrvpIISiM/s400/photo.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5256476280938597362" border="0" /></a> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2peJimne0thJWHLeotKjJREFBbsC56bfqfHmIJciGFimxEj2Id_I9Xz1JXEggDJFVpFbXWbjG3JC3Ac2XLo6dbLrHG7k12gFHvX9GYHsHdlIGxUQf-Zd_akeivtO76S9ICBSGUvO8l80/s1600-h/IMG_5624.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2peJimne0thJWHLeotKjJREFBbsC56bfqfHmIJciGFimxEj2Id_I9Xz1JXEggDJFVpFbXWbjG3JC3Ac2XLo6dbLrHG7k12gFHvX9GYHsHdlIGxUQf-Zd_akeivtO76S9ICBSGUvO8l80/s400/IMG_5624.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5256476280996312050" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZTUKTj1SG9ebiRxeFN2QMFBK3xFlMVIh1PLlRnSzfpw6LrULIqINpGFxyGqHTwK0bgbs47GJxeNC6Wikdsxyh1EqjMOWVq2c4arwBgqnQdEvlfwpFPKTV0iT1TqwalBbjgXpxKAYexos/s1600-h/IMG_5681.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZTUKTj1SG9ebiRxeFN2QMFBK3xFlMVIh1PLlRnSzfpw6LrULIqINpGFxyGqHTwK0bgbs47GJxeNC6Wikdsxyh1EqjMOWVq2c4arwBgqnQdEvlfwpFPKTV0iT1TqwalBbjgXpxKAYexos/s400/IMG_5681.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5256476278572640386" border="0" /></a><br /></div>Beckyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11000511012921731513noreply@blogger.com4