tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-285761332024-03-13T19:11:34.246-07:00China CabooseAmyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04087106981792142894noreply@blogger.comBlogger301125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28576133.post-59508833326743853802012-04-30T21:49:00.000-07:002012-04-30T21:49:02.993-07:00Happy 5th Birthday Presley!!<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/amelise68/6982532328/" title="Happy 5th Birthday Presley!! by Amelise68, on Flickr"><img alt="Happy 5th Birthday Presley!!" height="1024" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8002/6982532328_4922ecfd9a_b.jpg" width="683" /></a>Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04087106981792142894noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28576133.post-52757047390912589672011-10-28T09:43:00.003-07:002011-10-28T09:48:12.550-07:00Impetigo Day #5<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Mwlt431tfTc/Tqrb-TP8_TI/AAAAAAAACls/dTMFtMHCEco/s1600/IMG_2001.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Mwlt431tfTc/Tqrb-TP8_TI/AAAAAAAACls/dTMFtMHCEco/s400/IMG_2001.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5668584944364748082" /></a><br />But still as cute as ever!!!<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/amelise68/6289374242/" title="Impetigo Day #5 by Amelise68, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6109/6289374242_bb4ed8d7fc_b.jpg" width="683" height="1024" alt="Impetigo Day #5" /></a>Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04087106981792142894noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28576133.post-17286565750696946482011-10-24T10:07:00.003-07:002011-10-24T10:08:56.217-07:00Impetigo<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-cVZ6Qzakqhw/TqWboCvve0I/AAAAAAAAClg/onhEp6bIWas/s1600/IMG_1727.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-cVZ6Qzakqhw/TqWboCvve0I/AAAAAAAAClg/onhEp6bIWas/s400/IMG_1727.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5667106818349824834" /></a><br />This post is for Presley's doctor. I couldn't get a photo with a high enough resolution to be sent through the message center for her doctor, so I'm posting it here!!Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04087106981792142894noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28576133.post-58865229809597343642011-10-11T10:01:00.007-07:002011-10-11T13:18:03.856-07:00Happy Birthday Lexi!!Sweet Lexi is 5 today! I'm sure there will be no birthday cake or party balloons, but I hope that her guardian angel whispers in her ear and lets her know that she has a family on the other side of the world that she will always be part of. She will always be loved by us and many others whose story she has touched.<br /><br /><div></div><br /><div>Carson (age 8) is really connected to his little sister that he will probably never meet. Just a couple of weeks ago Carson was very excited to show me in his Boy's Life magazine that you could enter to win a trip to India. He said "If I win, I will find that wishing tree (I think he saw this on a Disney show? Hannah Montana??) Do you know what I will wish for? I will wish that Lexi gets better!!"</div><br /><br /><div>I was going through my husband's phone and saw this video on it. Carson really does have a special place in his heart for Lexi. WE LOVE YOU LEXI!!! HAPPY HAPPY BIRTHDAY MY SWEET GIRL!!<br /><br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dzjLVTsaR8UbnE4gDDFJUxOPU1_IlfKy-hZUpW-tFozMH__dT13KF45OBkqElrQt50YYUOufgL9SXw' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><br /><br /><p></p><br /><p>And I found this cute video too!!<br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dzIKFqKakxOWV9L0O_Ivf-ebDE-Snr-GVdEvwVSLPS_ShMXd1fR1t9Ur5Z06mamsQdx2YavrAAMHf0' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></p>Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04087106981792142894noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28576133.post-87624204308373914932011-07-26T15:09:00.007-07:002011-07-26T17:36:29.817-07:00PIcture PostWow!! It has been forever since I posted. So instead of trying to catch up, I will just post some pictures of what we have been up to!<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/amelise68/5978995129/" title="Sunday Snapshot by Amelise68, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6016/5978995129_a1b684228f_z.jpg" width="512" height="640" alt="Sunday Snapshot" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/amelise68/5979550584/" title="Kendall by Amelise68, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6001/5979550584_758e245402_z.jpg" width="640" height="512" alt="Kendall" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/amelise68/5978992775/" title="Kids by Amelise68, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6008/5978992775_cea9241c0d_z.jpg" width="640" height="427" alt="Kids" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/amelise68/5978992915/" title="Presley by Amelise68, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6017/5978992915_f330bf7cde_z.jpg" width="640" height="512" alt="Presley" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/amelise68/5978993195/" title="Point Reyes hike by Amelise68, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6018/5978993195_a8f0d2ac77_z.jpg" width="640" height="457" alt="Point Reyes hike" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/amelise68/5979551690/" title="Point Reyes hike by Amelise68, on jpgFlickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.<a href=" com="" photos="" amelise68="" 5978994277="" title="Point Reyes by Amelise68, on Flickr" /><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6021/5978994277_53a8573a56_z.jpg" width="640" height="427" alt="Point Reyes" /></a> .com<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/amelise68/5978994609/" title="Point Reyes by Amelise68, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6024/5978994609_a2eaee456b_z.jpg" width="640" height="427" alt="Point Reyes" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/amelise68/5979551832/" title="Point Reyes hike by Amelise68, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6002/5979551832_b99e7099bb_z.jpg" width="512" height="640" alt="Point Reyes hike" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/amelise68/5979551690/" title="Point Reyes hike by Amelise68, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6134/5979551690_989a5004c8_z.jpg" width="512" height="640" alt="Point Reyes hike" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/amelise68/5979551240/" title="Point Reyes Visitor Center by Amelise68, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6133/5979551240_918c514883_z.jpg" width="640" height="427" alt="Point Reyes Visitor Center" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/amelise68/5979552262/" title="Point Reyes by Amelise68, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6146/5979552262_519e3268fa_z.jpg" width="512" height="640" alt="Point Reyes" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/amelise68/5979551340/" title="Point Reyes by Amelise68, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6017/5979551340_b1edf296f0_z.jpg" width="640" height="427" alt="Point Reyes" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/amelise68/5978993629/" title="Point Reyes crab by Amelise68, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6143/5978993629_f3619cfe1f_z.jpg" width="640" height="458" alt="Point Reyes crab" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/amelise68/5979552848/" title="Point Reyes by Amelise68, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6137/5979552848_ca4cf1df71_z.jpg" width="640" height="427" alt="Point Reyes" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/amelise68/5979552698/" title="Point Reyes by Amelise68, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6140/5979552698_bc0f86ed1f_z.jpg" width="640" height="512" alt="Point Reyes" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/amelise68/5979552576/" title="Point Reyes by Amelise68, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6015/5979552576_c54cb49cb9_z.jpg" width="640" height="512" alt="Point Reyes" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/amelise68/5978992501/" title="Molly with Ken doll by Amelise68, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6028/5978992501_4dd2b4ae71_z.jpg" width="524" height="640" alt="Molly with Ken doll" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/amelise68/5979550992/" title="Daddy and Presley by Amelise68, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6139/5979550992_909fd17798_z.jpg" width="640" height="427" alt="Daddy and Presley" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/amelise68/5979549852/" title="Kendall and Presley by Amelise68, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6150/5979549852_e1b99601ce_z.jpg" width="640" height="458" alt="Kendall and Presley" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/amelise68/5979572380/" title="Presley and Landon in Gotcha Day clothes by Amelise68, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6026/5979572380_34728d9f24_z.jpg" width="640" height="512" alt="Presley and Landon in Gotcha Day clothes" /></a>Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04087106981792142894noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28576133.post-75835934907069406572011-03-11T08:59:00.002-07:002011-03-11T09:11:56.274-07:00Carson can spell!!Yes!! Carson knows all of his words this week. With his sensory processing disorder, sometimes things can seem overwhelming to him and he gets easily frustrated and says he can't do it. He has been struggling in his rocket math and spelling because he thinks he can't memorize. We made up a little rap for the word "beautiful" and all of a sudden he could spell the other words too!! He CAN do this. I have always known that and hopefully now he will know it too!!<br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dzv0loajkABMw89WE3BVBszhqiLqaKmWgzHGXvy6ew3XDVhfHA6Rr8fn2EQfDpma5IRsUJfKR8S-rQ' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe>Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04087106981792142894noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28576133.post-43826435155075271662011-03-05T20:34:00.002-07:002011-03-05T20:40:06.492-07:00Landon playing Bop it!Landon is playing Bop It, which is a toy that is recommended for ages 8 and up. Here he got a score of 19, but I have seen him get a score of 24. He started playing this last week. My sweet little boy can hardly talk, but he sure can play a mean game of Bop It!! This toy seems to be quite calming for him. With his sensory processing disorder, this might be something that he can do to relax him.<br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dz7rN_MP-fnqRE6YzIhEU86zDhSkNDxTSaZPWJZBYtHRNiw3Wu8g_MYoIRgyR38pPc5NH8F0nbQXTw' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe>Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04087106981792142894noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28576133.post-83673360043469708282011-02-14T22:33:00.003-07:002011-02-14T22:42:59.573-07:00Summer 2010A few cute pics from the summer that I didn't post. .....<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/amelise68/5446809907/" title="Presley by Amelise68, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5180/5446809907_7d7b3971ac_z.jpg" width="640" height="458" alt="Presley" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/amelise68/5446809815/" title="Presley by Amelise68, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4137/5446809815_1380d93a9c_z.jpg" width="427" height="640" alt="Presley" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/amelise68/5447412664/" title="Presley by Amelise68, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4075/5447412664_7bfb2762fe_z.jpg" width="640" height="427" alt="Presley" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/amelise68/5446809583/" title="Thanks for the dress Grandma!! by Amelise68, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5216/5446809583_c26f1c39a3_z.jpg" width="427" height="640" alt="Thanks for the dress Grandma!!" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/amelise68/5447412124/" title="Best buds!! by Amelise68, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5254/5447412124_5ac102e9fe_z.jpg" width="640" height="512" alt="Best buds!!" /></a><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4143/5446809497_a1fab1e2b0_z.jpg" width="458" height="640" alt="Presley" /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/amelise68/5447412304/" title="Kendall by Amelise68, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4076/5447412304_64d9810985_z.jpg" width="640" height="427" alt="Kendall" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/amelise68/5446809275/" title="Silly Pres! by Amelise68, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5299/5446809275_8a7b93ac2e_z.jpg" width="427" height="640" alt="Silly Pres!" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/amelise68/5446809089/" title="Carson by Amelise68, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5176/5446809089_e18ffcca6e_z.jpg" width="512" height="640" alt="Carson" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/amelise68/5447411972/" title="Carson by Amelise68, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4122/5447411972_fca4a51ea6_z.jpg" width="457" height="640" alt="Carson" /></a>Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04087106981792142894noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28576133.post-48626557789772650672011-02-05T19:00:00.002-07:002011-02-05T19:09:26.266-07:00The Faces of PresleyThese were all taken within about 10 minutes of each other. She can turn it on and off really well and tries to use that talent to her advantage!!<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/amelise68/5419707415/" title="Face 1 by Amelise68, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5056/5419707415_416bdaf9e3_z.jpg" width="640" height="471" alt="Face 1" /></a><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5099/5420311992_4ea3fb9101_z.jpg" width="640" height="640" alt="Face 5" /><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5180/5419707083_7abcf1ffc0_z.jpg" width="427" height="640" alt="Face 4" /><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5295/5419707281_c2bd6e93c1_z.jpg" width="640" height="512" alt="Face 2" /><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5295/5419707187_2431e18f73_z.jpg" width="427" height="640" alt="Face 3" /><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5291/5420311840_efb784af6b_z.jpg" width="640" height="457" alt="Face 7" /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/amelise68/5419706947/" title="Face 6 by Amelise68, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5172/5419706947_4d6d6a366b_z.jpg" width="640" height="458" alt="Face 6" /></a>Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04087106981792142894noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28576133.post-41297512462918062882011-02-05T18:21:00.001-07:002011-02-05T18:23:16.401-07:00Tahoe Part 3<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/amelise68/5419622003/" title="My dad!! by Amelise68, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5132/5419622003_a2b8a2cea5_z.jpg" width="457" height="640" alt="My dad!!" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/amelise68/5419621857/" title="I love my dad! by Amelise68, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5217/5419621857_ab759a6080_z.jpg" width="457" height="640" alt="I love my dad!" /></a>Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04087106981792142894noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28576133.post-54283260579034527332011-01-03T23:20:00.002-07:002011-01-03T23:27:32.890-07:00Tahoe Part 2<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/amelise68/5322468627/" title="Glenbrook by Amelise68, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5170/5322468627_1cc82a78e7_z.jpg" width="640" height="457" alt="Glenbrook" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/amelise68/5323038902/" title="Presley by Amelise68, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5004/5323038902_4667abfe35_z.jpg" width="640" height="512" alt="Presley" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/amelise68/5323038796/" title="Kendall by Amelise68, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5206/5323038796_0db7bc499b_z.jpg" width="640" height="427" alt="Kendall" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/amelise68/5322434263/" title="Presley on Glenbrook green by Amelise68, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5049/5322434263_8cbc899f2c_z.jpg" width="640" height="457" alt="Presley on Glenbrook green" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/amelise68/5323038652/" title="Kendall by Amelise68, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5082/5323038652_9398a775e7_z.jpg" width="640" height="457" alt="Kendall" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/amelise68/5323039016/" title="The whole crazy gang! by Amelise68, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5082/5323039016_9946d71fc8_z.jpg" width="640" height="427" alt="The whole crazy gang!" /></a>Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04087106981792142894noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28576133.post-49973530761893648552011-01-01T22:55:00.002-07:002011-01-01T23:05:06.263-07:00Tahoe Part 1We went to Lake Tahoe back in September. I am finally getting around to posting some of the pictures. Hopefully I can post the rest this week. We enjoyed a day at BEAUTIFUL Glenbrook and also went on a hike. We weren't prepared for the weather to be as nice as it was when we were at Glenbrook and the kids couldn't help but get in the lake!!<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/amelise68/5315129928/" title="Presley by Amelise68, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5244/5315129928_7bb72a0e0f_z.jpg" width="640" height="512" alt="Presley" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/amelise68/5314531197/" title="Sisters by Amelise68, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5205/5314531197_d29a59376e_z.jpg" width="640" height="458" alt="Sisters" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/amelise68/5314532479/" title="Landon by Amelise68, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5089/5314532479_8d47a63036_z.jpg" width="640" height="512" alt="Landon" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/amelise68/5314529635/" title="Glenbrook by Amelise68, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5248/5314529635_883b14104e_z.jpg" width="640" height="427" alt="Glenbrook" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/amelise68/5315120884/" title="Glenbrook pier by Amelise68, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5205/5315120884_5d6e7b5062_z.jpg" width="512" height="640" alt="Glenbrook pier" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/amelise68/5315120686/" title="Presley by Amelise68, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5010/5315120686_cf4efc6697_z.jpg" width="513" height="640" alt="Presley" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/amelise68/5315120778/" title="Carson by Amelise68, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5047/5315120778_aaee6660d2_z.jpg" width="640" height="512" alt="Carson" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/amelise68/5315120984/" title="Kendall by Amelise68, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5124/5315120984_08cdf0a1a0_z.jpg" width="427" height="640" alt="Kendall" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/amelise68/5315120606/" title="Marshland by Amelise68, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5049/5315120606_327727ff45_z.jpg" width="640" height="427" alt="Marshland" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/amelise68/5315120276/" title="Kids by Amelise68, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5002/5315120276_c44ec3357d_z.jpg" width="640" height="458" alt="Kids" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/amelise68/5314524541/" title="Kendall by Amelise68, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5050/5314524541_60dee449ed_z.jpg" width="640" height="512" alt="Kendall" /></a>Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04087106981792142894noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28576133.post-71056086198005949992010-12-29T16:16:00.002-07:002010-12-29T16:21:15.561-07:00Molly pics<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/amelise68/5304311195/" title="Molly by Amelise68, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5124/5304311195_cb67fcebc5_z.jpg" width="427" height="640" alt="Molly" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/amelise68/5304895196/" title="Molly by Amelise68, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5005/5304895196_45b34cf1c3_z.jpg" width="427" height="640" alt="Molly" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/amelise68/5304296693/" title="Molly by Amelise68, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5007/5304296693_5c6756acb4_z.jpg" width="640" height="427" alt="Molly" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/amelise68/5304890440/" title="Molly by Amelise68, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5283/5304890440_d0f08e08a4_z.jpg" width="640" height="427" alt="Molly" /></a>Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04087106981792142894noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28576133.post-54201775908352479272010-12-04T21:33:00.002-07:002010-12-04T21:36:13.692-07:00Our new puppy!!!!<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/amelise68/5233568092/" title="Our new puppy! by Amelise68, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5286/5233568092_69f35bde88_z.jpg" width="640" height="458" alt="Our new puppy!" /></a><br /><br /><div>This is our new puppy!!! She is 4 weeks old in this picture. She is a goldendoodle and will be joining our family the week before Christmas. Right now her name is Ginger, but we haven't come up with a new name for her yet. The kids just love her!!!</div>Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04087106981792142894noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28576133.post-37648380747993124162010-12-01T21:17:00.002-07:002010-12-01T21:21:57.071-07:00Kendall's conscienceKendall (age 9) - "I was going to go to sleep because I thought you guys were mad at me. Then I had a good discussion with myself and myself made me come down and say I'm sorry." <br /><br />It is so nice to have a daughter that is so trustworthy. Thank you Kendall for being such a wonderful daughter!!! We love you!!Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04087106981792142894noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28576133.post-68808884532401530102010-11-07T19:07:00.004-07:002010-11-07T19:30:49.854-07:00Apple Hill!!Saturday was a beautiful day and we were sick of cleaning our house, so we loaded up the kids, left our messy house behind, and headed up to Apple Hill. We have decided that we need to do things on the weekends besides clean our house. If we were to spend all day cleaning, you know what?? Our house would look exactly the same the following Saturday!! Right now we are in a tough situation. Our kids are young, I am working from home, I have preschools, elementary schools, therapies, and doctors appointments to go to and I spend much of my day dealing with Landon's meltdowns or trying to prevent them. Things are getting better and they will continue to get better. We have just 2 1/2 years until all 4 kids are in school all day. Until then, we are going to enjoy the wonderful place that we live and all of the things there are to do here! <div><br /></div><div>We had a great day at Apple Hill. The weather was really nice and I think all of Northern California also decided to go to Apple Hill that day!! But we were in no hurry and really enjoyed ourselves! I got some great pictures of Carson, despite his long hair!!! </div><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/amelise68/5156354060/" title="Carson AH by Amelise68, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1317/5156354060_c263656f44_b.jpg" width="731" height="1024" alt="Carson AH" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/amelise68/5155740731/" title="Kendall by Amelise68, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1131/5155740731_f9829fb682_z.jpg" width="640" height="512" alt="Kendall" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/amelise68/5155688029/" title="Carson by Amelise68, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4088/5155688029_3cc8d51b26_z.jpg" width="640" height="457" alt="Carson" /></a> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/amelise68/5156350342/" title="Hay!! by Amelise68, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4031/5156350342_b3e99ef4f4_z.jpg" width="427" height="640" alt="Hay!!" /></a> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/amelise68/5156350894/" title="Presley by Amelise68, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4031/5156350894_c5cb1501a1_z.jpg" width="427" height="640" alt="Presley" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/amelise68/5156329408/" title="Carson by Amelise68, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1313/5156329408_26fa8c4d45_z.jpg" width="640" height="512" alt="Carson" /></a>Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04087106981792142894noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28576133.post-75478294077970049142010-09-09T15:23:00.001-07:002010-09-09T15:24:58.929-07:00Missing 3 top teeth!!<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/amelise68/4975359370/" title="Toothless grin by Amelise68, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4147/4975359370_8c98860e84_z.jpg" width="640" height="512" alt="Toothless grin" /></a>Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04087106981792142894noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28576133.post-69689874806565130792010-08-29T20:48:00.002-07:002010-08-29T20:50:56.298-07:00My cute boy!<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/amelise68/4940582146/" title="My cute boy Landon!! by Amelise68, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4119/4940582146_503be31c1a_z.jpg" width="640" height="515" alt="My cute boy Landon!!" /></a>Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04087106981792142894noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28576133.post-26032787331086945902010-08-13T19:27:00.003-07:002010-08-13T19:32:51.063-07:00Karate KidCarson went to his first karate class today. He LOVED it!! Derek said he was beaming during the whole class. He loved the exercises and really paid attention and tried hard to learn the moves. He was in a class with 7-12 year olds. Since he is just 7, they are going to move him down to the 5-6 year old class until he gets caught up and then they will move him up to the more intense class when he is ready. I have been wanting to get him into karate for a long time. It is a perfect sport for him. A sport where he can advance at his own pace and not feel like he has to compare himself to others. I am so happy he has found something that he seems to really enjoy that doesn't have a joystick or screen attached!!<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/amelise68/4889279499/" title="Karate kid by Amelise68, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4118/4889279499_84b7914396_z.jpg" width="427" height="640" alt="Karate kid" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/amelise68/4889279613/" title="Carson by Amelise68, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4139/4889279613_9deb3a79bf_z.jpg" width="427" height="640" alt="Carson" /></a>Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04087106981792142894noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28576133.post-4618104542256709102010-08-08T22:39:00.002-07:002010-08-08T22:51:58.701-07:00Picture post<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/amelise68/4874845102/" title="Presley by Amelise68, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4142/4874845102_fb06ff74a7_z.jpg" width="640" height="427" alt="Presley" /></a> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/amelise68/4874845106/" title="Kendall by Amelise68, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4119/4874845106_0f20398b3e_z.jpg" width="640" height="512" alt="Kendall" /></a> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/amelise68/4874841244/" title="Landon by Amelise68, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4134/4874841244_362b21ef1e_z.jpg" width="640" height="512" alt="Landon" /></a> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/amelise68/4874841266/" title="Sprinkler Fun by Amelise68, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4123/4874841266_a15933fe4f_z.jpg" width="640" height="512" alt="Sprinkler Fun" /></a> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/amelise68/4874841246/" title="Carson by Amelise68, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4134/4874841246_1e1146f3fb_z.jpg" width="640" height="512" alt="Carson" /></a> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/amelise68/4874841248/" title="Presley by Amelise68, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4094/4874841248_6c8db3336c_z.jpg" width="640" height="427" alt="Presley" /></a>Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04087106981792142894noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28576133.post-31459871601727860702010-07-22T17:58:00.005-07:002010-07-22T19:28:02.005-07:00Presley<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/amelise68/4819450723/" title="Presley by Amelise68, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4097/4819450723_06bb92d366_b.jpg" width="750" height="500" alt="Presley" /></a><br /><div>When I resize my photos on Flickr so they will fit on my blog it reduces the quality. Is there a way to resize them and keep the quality? You would think if I was making the pictures smaller and not bigger that the quality would stay the same?? Anyone know??? Here is the original size down below. You definitely see that the quality in the photo below is MUCH better, but it is too big to fit on the blog. I am copying and pasting the HTML. Should I use the photos URL instead?? What does everyone else do??</div><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/amelise68/4819301171/" title="Presley by Amelise68, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4073/4819301171_0aa0133cd1_b.jpg" width="1024" height="683" alt="Presley" /></a>Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04087106981792142894noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28576133.post-471110220125175902010-07-13T19:02:00.004-07:002010-07-13T20:05:54.366-07:00Our first broken bone.....we think!Almost 2 weeks ago I was trying to get the all the kids and I down for a "family nap" in my room. Whenever we try to do this there is way more noise and giggles than resting. Landon was running around the room like a mad man when he tripped on a stuffed animal and fell right into the box spring of our bed. Blood was gushing and he was crying. I cleaned him up, he cried for about 10 minutes and then laid down and took a nap. When he woke up this is what I saw and I decided to take him into the ER.<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/amelise68/4792287872/" title="Nose day 1 by Amelise68, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4122/4792287872_c2c7941b11.jpg" width="500" height="400" alt="Nose day 1" /></a><br />In the ER the doc looked at him for about 60 seconds and told me to try and put ice on it, that he would probably get 2 black eyes, not to worry, and made an appointment for the ENT for 6 days later.<br /><br />Here he is on Friday.<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/amelise68/4791620203/" title="Nose day 2 by Amelise68, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4142/4791620203_dc6701eca6.jpg" width="500" height="333" alt="Nose day 2" /></a><br /><br />On Saturday, the day of our neighborhood 4th of July parade he looked like this.<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/amelise68/4792254248/" title="Nose day 3 by Amelise68, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4143/4792254248_0fb82b7756.jpg" width="500" height="400" alt="Nose day 3" /></a><br /><br />This is on Monday, probably the day it looked the worst.<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/amelise68/4791606639/" title="Nose day 5 by Amelise68, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4102/4791606639_df2013f8f4.jpg" width="500" height="333" alt="Nose day 5" /></a><br /><br />I took him the the ENT last Wednesday and the doctor looked at it, felt it a little bit, and told us that it was probably broken but that it was healing well and looked like it would probably heal straight. A week later and the swelling has gone down. It is still green and he still has black eyes, but they are finally starting to fade some. He has bumped it a couple of times in the past couple of days and it has bled a little. But he started to look like himself and not Rocky Balboa!!<br /><br />Oh, and if you're wondering why he has blood coming out of his nose....he wouldn't let me touch it. I gave him several baths to try to get the steam to clean it up a bit, but he wouldn't let me go anywhere near it and the doctor said to try not to touch it so that it wouldn't bleed. So he looked a little gross for a few days!!Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04087106981792142894noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28576133.post-73279814674055788532010-06-07T10:18:00.003-07:002010-06-07T10:37:06.633-07:00PhotogenicSome kids are just born photogenic. I am not a not a photographer in any way, but I don't think H-man could take a bad picture!!<img src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1303/4678798003_e8cb89a921_b.jpg" width="1024" height="819" alt="Harrison" />Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04087106981792142894noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28576133.post-42293385458462182162010-06-02T16:53:00.002-07:002010-06-02T17:09:36.711-07:00Just because.............she's so stinkin' cute!!!<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/amelise68/4664311553/" title="Just because.....she is so stinkin' cute!! by Amelise68, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4024/4664311553_75830358eb_b.jpg" width="725" height="579" alt="Just because.....she is so stinkin' cute!!" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/amelise68/4664936222/" title="Just because....she makes us laugh!! by Amelise68, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4039/4664936222_2b0c69be81_b.jpg" width="700" height="560" alt="Just because....she makes us laugh!!" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/amelise68/4664935984/" title="Just because......we love her so much!! by Amelise68, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4032/4664935984_59f735b81a_b.jpg" width="700" height="560" alt="Just because......we love her so much!!" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/amelise68/4664936394/" title="Just because.....she is so sweet! by Amelise68, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1282/4664936394_721ef8b5b2_b.jpg" width="700" height="560" alt="Just because.....she is so sweet!" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/amelise68/4664311931/" title="Just because....she won't have pigtails forever!! by Amelise68, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4051/4664311931_f7de54b142_b.jpg" width="683" height="1024" alt="Just because....she won't have pigtails forever!!" /></a>Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04087106981792142894noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28576133.post-46191399628478760312010-05-31T18:55:00.005-07:002010-05-31T19:30:09.691-07:00Happy Gotcha Day!!!Two years ago yesterday we first met our precious Presley!! Can you believe it? On Saturday I took a picture of her in her Gotcha Day clothes. I had to bribe her with a lollipop to even get her to try them on. So I didn't get a great picture, but you can tell how much she has grown!! She tried really hard to put her shoes on. We love you sweet Pres and couldn't imagine life without you!! <img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5477619530936083938" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_AG7XIfkRQPM/TARp8RQv5eI/AAAAAAAACio/KJs3twGywK4/s400/Gotchaday2010.jpg" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5477619535676130146" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_AG7XIfkRQPM/TARp8i63Q2I/AAAAAAAACiw/rUoR62yQ45k/s400/shoes2010.jpg" /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5477619545085412626" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_AG7XIfkRQPM/TARp9F-NhRI/AAAAAAAACi4/wMIjt94ZoIY/s400/IMG_2324.JPG" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5477619557931677922" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_AG7XIfkRQPM/TARp910_-OI/AAAAAAAACjI/G97WrEWzQgM/s400/IMG_2359.JPG" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5477619550160224082" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_AG7XIfkRQPM/TARp9Y4I_1I/AAAAAAAACjA/oVU85dKeYM4/s400/IMG_2347.JPG" />Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04087106981792142894noreply@blogger.com5