tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30237461683468758722024-03-05T01:47:13.358-07:00The Az HowardsRyan & Amber HowardAmber Howardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16258079219670188922noreply@blogger.comBlogger197125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3023746168346875872.post-38476519505163602102011-04-11T11:38:00.001-07:002011-04-11T11:40:07.539-07:00Birthday PartyFriday was my friend Jenny's birthday so a bunch of us girls went out to dinner at Pasta Brioni's in Scottsdale to celebrate. Happy Birthday Jen and welcome to your thirties!!!<br /><br /><a href="http://s290.photobucket.com/albums/ll276/thebizzys/?action=view&current=Jennysbday.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i290.photobucket.com/albums/ll276/thebizzys/Jennysbday.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a>Amber Howardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16258079219670188922noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3023746168346875872.post-54906653868408897542011-03-28T10:37:00.004-07:002011-03-28T10:51:46.407-07:00Kevin & Cady's Wedding<div align="center"><a href="http://s290.photobucket.com/albums/ll276/thebizzys/?action=view&current=cadywedding.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i290.photobucket.com/albums/ll276/thebizzys/cadywedding.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Don't you <strong>HATE IT</strong> when you forget to take pictures. Thats exactly how I am feeling this morning. I had so many amazing wonderful things going on ALL weekend and guess who was too busy to take pictures??? MEEE!!! I'm so mad. One of my BFF's Cady got married in San Diego on Wednesday and we had the reception here on Friday. I did a candy buffet for the reception that turned out really really cute and was a HUGE hit. Cady looked GORGEOUS and I'm so excited for her and Kevin. All of our friends were there to celebrate however you'd never know since I didn't get <strong>ONE SINGLE PHOTO</strong>!!! Hopefully someone else did and I can snag their pictures. Here is a few photos that I actually did capture. </div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTJUSdV9vDJOwPICvwfmuvqSZI_KCd0nJzAYUMGRC-fFSxUu30bYfbMryKPScT7hqt8rhkL-rSEgqqeSpxPQqzYpKlgpxjtBl88DdSlK0RULW-X3gTpTb6ofyHYMTA2ySMqUAFXtrrTI3b/s1600/candy+buffet.jpg"><img style="width: 572px; height: 377px;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5589186885644950066" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTJUSdV9vDJOwPICvwfmuvqSZI_KCd0nJzAYUMGRC-fFSxUu30bYfbMryKPScT7hqt8rhkL-rSEgqqeSpxPQqzYpKlgpxjtBl88DdSlK0RULW-X3gTpTb6ofyHYMTA2ySMqUAFXtrrTI3b/s400/candy+buffet.jpg" border="0" /></a></div><br /><div align="center">CANDY BUFFET</div><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYdtp5nEBsNQrpEN3QM6kFBCH8zkRxMV8MOPy1luhRgbbNoUhfm9cGAAI1vkpAlfgOniJHe4AWegnBeuOr0n5EXrrTvv0gUt_sHFqBMm0WOYEEIPWtgbc6mzr4u-sepSjrc-ZRP6shLXCF/s1600/candy+buffet+2.jpg"><img style="width: 558px; height: 370px;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5589186774739456338" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYdtp5nEBsNQrpEN3QM6kFBCH8zkRxMV8MOPy1luhRgbbNoUhfm9cGAAI1vkpAlfgOniJHe4AWegnBeuOr0n5EXrrTvv0gUt_sHFqBMm0WOYEEIPWtgbc6mzr4u-sepSjrc-ZRP6shLXCF/s400/candy+buffet+2.jpg" border="0" /></a></div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7oKGN35qFm7X43Yo-tCKPhC-0oINXgb8LTS96eh68eiaq3cKCTRqx0-nM2NsMKIkhhI_UjLCo8AhkLomN-_Ch98wSJvuvWwvXrQkAAdt85hyTVCnHWmcgCjPdbfMDQRqsMSPrsnny8q_h/s1600/Tamber.jpg"><img style="width: 266px; height: 400px;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5589186772969130338" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7oKGN35qFm7X43Yo-tCKPhC-0oINXgb8LTS96eh68eiaq3cKCTRqx0-nM2NsMKIkhhI_UjLCo8AhkLomN-_Ch98wSJvuvWwvXrQkAAdt85hyTVCnHWmcgCjPdbfMDQRqsMSPrsnny8q_h/s400/Tamber.jpg" border="0" /></a></div><br /><div align="center">A HUGE THANK YOU to Tory who helped me TONS on friday while I was running around like a chicken with my head cut off... </div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqsKtb4r4s1e_HN6HDXpnUCCSY4Y6v6ySXOqLarPuxH8-XrRGKx4O3hih8B0hUhj3V99f9KOxeg5CmW7obGWunAZETkD_tRJcItV-HEs6tfJM8JQDtEN0M7yyrNNsTfquTLeH8awU17Yhs/s1600/cadamber.jpg"><img style="width: 400px; height: 266px;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5589186770264364882" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqsKtb4r4s1e_HN6HDXpnUCCSY4Y6v6ySXOqLarPuxH8-XrRGKx4O3hih8B0hUhj3V99f9KOxeg5CmW7obGWunAZETkD_tRJcItV-HEs6tfJM8JQDtEN0M7yyrNNsTfquTLeH8awU17Yhs/s400/cadamber.jpg" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTEaY1VWCONGtAwKnzo6CqAOi6y2BNeA8ylWBoGIw2hBLygUgnkzJyUIMcnAsBOlQenuSE-2QqGyx-P1xPGdjrgrZ4udGsKRjyTd1zRNLJDM6Ubm1rQ-6O62NZ7BUbMsKzTGa2FVspxlHI/s1600/camber.jpg"><img style="width: 263px; height: 400px;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5589186768844442018" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTEaY1VWCONGtAwKnzo6CqAOi6y2BNeA8ylWBoGIw2hBLygUgnkzJyUIMcnAsBOlQenuSE-2QqGyx-P1xPGdjrgrZ4udGsKRjyTd1zRNLJDM6Ubm1rQ-6O62NZ7BUbMsKzTGa2FVspxlHI/s400/camber.jpg" border="0" /></a> </div><br /><div align="center">Me with the beautiful bride Cady</div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinHTFGvuU98VW78YyNJ5NRUiqfyhKJpjijg5DZrhZ_okf-7PUCucEFPQ49X7o_Fb7lYeOHWkAM7NS75C-khwIsAbjyHOf3oFuynBlD6iha1-PvFClutiY0Gh620PnZADJ10h3mvyU78LZO/s1600/tca.jpg"><img style="width: 400px; height: 267px;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5589186763559695346" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinHTFGvuU98VW78YyNJ5NRUiqfyhKJpjijg5DZrhZ_okf-7PUCucEFPQ49X7o_Fb7lYeOHWkAM7NS75C-khwIsAbjyHOf3oFuynBlD6iha1-PvFClutiY0Gh620PnZADJ10h3mvyU78LZO/s400/tca.jpg" border="0" /></a> </div><br /><div align="center">Tory, Cady, and Me (love these Salisbury girls)</div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center">It was my friend Bambi's birthday this weekend so Saturday we spent all day eating, shopping, and playing Just Dance to work off all the food we had ate. Of course there are <strong>NO PICTURES AGAIN</strong> but I love you Bam and I always have a blast with you. Happy Birthday!</div>Amber Howardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16258079219670188922noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3023746168346875872.post-23071011574629691772011-03-28T09:49:00.003-07:002011-03-28T09:55:11.595-07:00Baby Shower<div align="center">I appliqued these super cute ties onto some onesies for my friend Stephanies baby shower. I found the tie pattern online for FREE. It was sooo easy and I can't wait to make some more. Next up maybe some skirts with appliqued t-shirts to match????</div><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnVkduhYNfLqZUbI-wH1BPuCsiFRNwN3r6O2GuZgTlGzslHxmzr-xGjNxIt2nRGoNS51RCtmI5Zqfl7_4b6JQLYsuqmN-wYGKV3DNXAcLc_mhsmrPnkyyYOk38U5SVRbwGwg4QJcP9pbj5/s1600/appliqued+onesies.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 494px; HEIGHT: 310px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5589174239847954034" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnVkduhYNfLqZUbI-wH1BPuCsiFRNwN3r6O2GuZgTlGzslHxmzr-xGjNxIt2nRGoNS51RCtmI5Zqfl7_4b6JQLYsuqmN-wYGKV3DNXAcLc_mhsmrPnkyyYOk38U5SVRbwGwg4QJcP9pbj5/s400/appliqued+onesies.jpg" /></a> </div><br /><div align="center"></div>Amber Howardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16258079219670188922noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3023746168346875872.post-38557866073900477582011-03-23T10:02:00.003-07:002011-03-23T10:06:35.760-07:00Wipe Out<p align="center">We are dog sitting two puppies right now and I just happened to get this great wipe out on video. Don't worry, no animals were harmed in the making of this video. Ha ha</p><p align="center"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dxfSShVH04FiJbWzuBYn3c0km1Y_l8_58oiDj6i7YhAg9xKm9ogsNorRfKDHToLyaER6VUxXUxCYoS0wiqBOg' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></p>Amber Howardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16258079219670188922noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3023746168346875872.post-73246177865752355432011-03-18T12:39:00.003-07:002011-03-22T16:10:44.041-07:00More Sewing Projects<div align="center">I made this ADORABLE rag quilt recently. I love the colors and the fabric together. I love rag quilts and I can't wait to make more.</div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY4ZzTBwemojoUBOmgcdF3ofqJrhDtwbuyfBJTq43AOnyYHUqtk8Pws3BWfEy3kHQWsWRMtUwsUslWvbFKv5fbKOjl8pmvWC2d_m4BoYvYDjliPCDXpne2IFHVmR1yLcxTkpSlPJYew6_E/s1600/Baby+quilt.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 267px; HEIGHT: 400px" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5585507227009493090" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY4ZzTBwemojoUBOmgcdF3ofqJrhDtwbuyfBJTq43AOnyYHUqtk8Pws3BWfEy3kHQWsWRMtUwsUslWvbFKv5fbKOjl8pmvWC2d_m4BoYvYDjliPCDXpne2IFHVmR1yLcxTkpSlPJYew6_E/s400/Baby+quilt.jpg" /></a><br /></div><div align="center">Since so many people are having babies and I don't have time to make everyone a rag quilt like I would love to, I made a bunch of tag blankets. They are still SUPER cute and the babies love them.<br /></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp6IGqeiReLaCONZWvm33VdmX0SnGS3_bWxHJWc6xDucRU0bu41Cz0kjXh-z404nUdL0sUsO_b3n6fwATEFlLZwEva3yqD9bZMdjPziagmVrmzc9A4pAxM88PmUIqJjiEmrKL8kl-e54NH/s1600/tag+blankets.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 266px" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5585507219560298802" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp6IGqeiReLaCONZWvm33VdmX0SnGS3_bWxHJWc6xDucRU0bu41Cz0kjXh-z404nUdL0sUsO_b3n6fwATEFlLZwEva3yqD9bZMdjPziagmVrmzc9A4pAxM88PmUIqJjiEmrKL8kl-e54NH/s400/tag+blankets.jpg" /></a><br /></div><div align="center">You will notice I used the same cute fabric for the girl tag blankets. Yup, I love it THAT much.<br /><br /></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0qRrFFt78fLbrAGtTID2se2cmK3D1rFjikoW3guVkj1Upgb9WUatdxQ9qr6_F2m9iT-xtm5cHFqd7NZjCnof1iYr9i0feQimgOBfkLH3tTj3AUxV6xpkUB7q7oulLfZXgQskBIDiCfrhf/s1600/girl+tag+blanket.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 382px" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5585507217006007298" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0qRrFFt78fLbrAGtTID2se2cmK3D1rFjikoW3guVkj1Upgb9WUatdxQ9qr6_F2m9iT-xtm5cHFqd7NZjCnof1iYr9i0feQimgOBfkLH3tTj3AUxV6xpkUB7q7oulLfZXgQskBIDiCfrhf/s400/girl+tag+blanket.jpg" /></a><br /><br />For the boy tag blankets I found a Daisy Kingdom fabric that was already quilted that I loved, so that saved me TONS of time not having to quilt all those squares myself since I made several of them.<br /><br /></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWFApsEtxDMnu01DayH_maZp7JLpeC9zQEsFhpv9Vp8sYJD32yUiMmcSoVC1JMzbWlvbSOdPEZpnt2jLFg6734UTLRox1UfjHYjcMHKpP8VS_hIXXCxocGWOHeJ5yoCdIGOeSdF_IPyl5j/s1600/boy+tag+blanket.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 387px" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5585507215146696402" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWFApsEtxDMnu01DayH_maZp7JLpeC9zQEsFhpv9Vp8sYJD32yUiMmcSoVC1JMzbWlvbSOdPEZpnt2jLFg6734UTLRox1UfjHYjcMHKpP8VS_hIXXCxocGWOHeJ5yoCdIGOeSdF_IPyl5j/s400/boy+tag+blanket.jpg" /></a><br /><br />I have a few more projects I'm working on. I'll have to snap some photos and share!!</div>Amber Howardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16258079219670188922noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3023746168346875872.post-51690304827929776082011-03-08T14:27:00.005-07:002011-03-08T16:35:31.545-07:00Happiest Place on Earth!!<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQKFaL8WGn6qAvnO-yiqQgdtzSF2SMqrkKZ3fU2ZgaFtGPP9SDBUyLsqdzJQElFcsD4GoAHkSgsR3UUFYe6mYb1IwMpQyqvN7cUDOV_b_4JLhtlns7ODCzbkeFOEr8kj3guAXkubqZxLWb/s1600/100_7988.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581824320685441842" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQKFaL8WGn6qAvnO-yiqQgdtzSF2SMqrkKZ3fU2ZgaFtGPP9SDBUyLsqdzJQElFcsD4GoAHkSgsR3UUFYe6mYb1IwMpQyqvN7cUDOV_b_4JLhtlns7ODCzbkeFOEr8kj3guAXkubqZxLWb/s400/100_7988.JPG" /></a><br /><div><div>(Tory, Me, Carlee)</div><div> </div><div>This past weekend I went on a VERY short but VERY fun girls trip to the <strong><span style="font-size:130%;">MAGICAL KINGDOM</span></strong> aka <strong><span style="font-size:130%;">THE HAPPIEST PLACE ON EARTH</span></strong> aka <strong><span style="font-size:130%;">DISNEYLAND</span></strong>!</div><br /><div>I LOOOVE doing girls weekends, and getting away from the every day hustle and bustle is a definate MUST every now and then. Tory and I flew in Thursday night and met up with my cousin Carlee. We spent ALL day Friday at Disneyland and California Adventure and I'm pretty sure we walked AT LEAST 8 miles during the day because our legs where KILLING us by the time we left the park. While there we ate then rode rides, ate, watched a show, ate, rode some more rides, ate some more, watched another show, ate even more, etc etc... Ha ha Its a good thing we walked a ton because there is just too many good treats to pass up at Disneyland.</div><br /><div> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn7giCdkawjGp0ZxznpRuwTN3YULuhbZooVQ87YdwjORTn8qOqpvbyKOmVdRHXabcRD9poVXq1M6BA892JCy2c4vQhgW6-8smuSUJrmxWH-raUAj2a4NujPVeJtWw3ttKBVte6Mqo8PPux/s1600/main+street.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581845307444558018" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn7giCdkawjGp0ZxznpRuwTN3YULuhbZooVQ87YdwjORTn8qOqpvbyKOmVdRHXabcRD9poVXq1M6BA892JCy2c4vQhgW6-8smuSUJrmxWH-raUAj2a4NujPVeJtWw3ttKBVte6Mqo8PPux/s400/main+street.jpg" /></a><br />Two of my favorite girls on Main Street USA<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDbQIzdNzRYpA-7M3y3Lsnkv2lpOH3oVF_3GX4A758tgbxdqqrnpBgvtYxJ50mLBE11PTewCU1ljHBXFx2qQw5pBHk8omkKZnwjmC2v7IJy6QRbDs8bIgx1MbAX044iq-2TBx7D5HxoxQN/s1600/100_7990.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581824314128273522" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDbQIzdNzRYpA-7M3y3Lsnkv2lpOH3oVF_3GX4A758tgbxdqqrnpBgvtYxJ50mLBE11PTewCU1ljHBXFx2qQw5pBHk8omkKZnwjmC2v7IJy6QRbDs8bIgx1MbAX044iq-2TBx7D5HxoxQN/s400/100_7990.JPG" /></a><br />Our first ride of the day- ROARING RAPIDS. </div><div>Let's just say I was NOT happy. There is nothing worse than walking around all day in WET clothes especially wet jeans. But for the record, I still went on the ride and was a good sport. But YES, I did get pretty wet. <br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqpZiIYwJOoGQhhbSM31us7LqmFfCsWHv-KBr3I52QTz47tXkzUqF0X5yA0JsHURjGQtyYGFdv7fDk0NuTT-WGwXBn3kPYMDBKzESw4FPAcfx_TB3mGHCA_-WRYxw2XwjgWMrukrVauFTH/s1600/100_7992.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 262px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581824307340113810" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqpZiIYwJOoGQhhbSM31us7LqmFfCsWHv-KBr3I52QTz47tXkzUqF0X5yA0JsHURjGQtyYGFdv7fDk0NuTT-WGwXBn3kPYMDBKzESw4FPAcfx_TB3mGHCA_-WRYxw2XwjgWMrukrVauFTH/s400/100_7992.JPG" /></a><br />Getting warm next to the BEAST'S fireplace<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3z0KVgL2NVrpazwScLfxbZjQUUgXihvfqiO0hXM-uB-zn8JMDvi6d3HqwNMm-qvHibwp1hORdxsD6tvTFslisCWBMNMhkM3QIBPhyphenhyphen4m0sWoC14KivN1ju3NYrHP4-Tbb7cy1xiItqBpyl/s1600/100_7995.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 266px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581824174875598738" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3z0KVgL2NVrpazwScLfxbZjQUUgXihvfqiO0hXM-uB-zn8JMDvi6d3HqwNMm-qvHibwp1hORdxsD6tvTFslisCWBMNMhkM3QIBPhyphenhyphen4m0sWoC14KivN1ju3NYrHP4-Tbb7cy1xiItqBpyl/s400/100_7995.JPG" /></a><br />On a JUNGLE CRUISE...<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHKfCyC2dOxHMYxcYmIp8Z6FmBOLL7V2nTfiYO-VolMh0evVV-JnaE0cvbeIt63x6jNXqjUeE6Vq9LhaSIgAoC6L3b3Xcxqru28mpeSdnuAYhWny8TOXrCsQuucMuy-ANdJMDCMJL_dVxA/s1600/100_8005.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581824161517014802" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHKfCyC2dOxHMYxcYmIp8Z6FmBOLL7V2nTfiYO-VolMh0evVV-JnaE0cvbeIt63x6jNXqjUeE6Vq9LhaSIgAoC6L3b3Xcxqru28mpeSdnuAYhWny8TOXrCsQuucMuy-ANdJMDCMJL_dVxA/s400/100_8005.JPG" /></a><br />BIG THUNDER MOUNTAIN<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimy_hKp1r8QQQyJgNOQGyHBQI_BqPHtRd6vcONiV6eIavdPHikzkSBhWU3Xs_wDtzVunAuUMZVO1GuAjEKxor_H8eJ7-3NnhV19fV_C1FFDbKT35xIfY_p3q_qgkFC2vqF_9-I0gF48n8I/s1600/100_8012.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581824156182874338" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimy_hKp1r8QQQyJgNOQGyHBQI_BqPHtRd6vcONiV6eIavdPHikzkSBhWU3Xs_wDtzVunAuUMZVO1GuAjEKxor_H8eJ7-3NnhV19fV_C1FFDbKT35xIfY_p3q_qgkFC2vqF_9-I0gF48n8I/s400/100_8012.JPG" /></a></div><div>Posing by the front entrance.. a MUST</div><div> </div><div> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1tvjnDLbBSm_cuyAykai7bQMLI6e7Cx0P2HiZdeWxOeFdRqEA_xnMD1kQ3maa9rDW-0qK6g91dm4JyZM0ViSI8GHgepaHjyXXIBWzohEqQ5BIbBOi_chMT86KZ3s2iWsWlyKt6QZstSh0/s1600/aladdin.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581845301758619138" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1tvjnDLbBSm_cuyAykai7bQMLI6e7Cx0P2HiZdeWxOeFdRqEA_xnMD1kQ3maa9rDW-0qK6g91dm4JyZM0ViSI8GHgepaHjyXXIBWzohEqQ5BIbBOi_chMT86KZ3s2iWsWlyKt6QZstSh0/s400/aladdin.jpg" /></a><br />We watched the ALADDIN show in California Adventure and it was FABULOUS like always!<br /></div><div> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEo-7QxTRhXfcIfKwDExZLBIOvBG94rveNYMGACxMjrTzCiPpHgmF5Vvugtc4dTwagsKEbZyrCh2j4Ju1ndEGtpFWHufoLIlSp9la-mQvsfl_EHV0E3EcpuO8UUAOmqs6gYneP-axePXlS/s1600/wheel+of+color.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 393px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581845316890223250" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEo-7QxTRhXfcIfKwDExZLBIOvBG94rveNYMGACxMjrTzCiPpHgmF5Vvugtc4dTwagsKEbZyrCh2j4Ju1ndEGtpFWHufoLIlSp9la-mQvsfl_EHV0E3EcpuO8UUAOmqs6gYneP-axePXlS/s400/wheel+of+color.jpg" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7tuTjT010XuL4vA7AkRvMsnkKuBu18m8RbDexyup57Vaipu0LhRXoDJkHjl7jg0b3YxlsoOAinfOzmeOeoGtuN65-cXD1AgzO4Z0tblFDmOysxbJwvefYFCuS_JWvflw-MHWW5w4x4u0q/s1600/world+of+color.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581845318445418242" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7tuTjT010XuL4vA7AkRvMsnkKuBu18m8RbDexyup57Vaipu0LhRXoDJkHjl7jg0b3YxlsoOAinfOzmeOeoGtuN65-cXD1AgzO4Z0tblFDmOysxbJwvefYFCuS_JWvflw-MHWW5w4x4u0q/s400/world+of+color.jpg" /></a></div><div>World of Color was AMAZING!!! They shoot water in the air and project images onto it. I could never describe it and make it sound as amazing as it really is. Definately something everyone should see.</div><div> </div><div> </div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUws5OIk9DFjgFXc6_PCMIYxRXAitcp0EBNm8TV88cRlwHW4069XzUJAqRIYUulJpnn-t9XMKZkGeWAUrf62Clnmcd0kh0BfvTCoqp_abhh9RxNPjwVcb3k7zl2jo-3egZ1OiqArHNsGuR/s1600/100_7983.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581824148121112242" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUws5OIk9DFjgFXc6_PCMIYxRXAitcp0EBNm8TV88cRlwHW4069XzUJAqRIYUulJpnn-t9XMKZkGeWAUrf62Clnmcd0kh0BfvTCoqp_abhh9RxNPjwVcb3k7zl2jo-3egZ1OiqArHNsGuR/s400/100_7983.JPG" /></a><br />A HUGE Thank you to Larry & Christy for letting us stay at their beautiful home. Thanks again!<br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCahIg14swGmDMKmWqVQdcN9ZIParTHzs-dbgO70lFp1fUf0yhlRJDKsqnKpW3bPqy6PpwffbHvAEeIJt6Xw4BLC1vnni-97X0bW5DeHnYM5xbzBlYCMPJwalpw_kIl2TAS75lOMNT9Mls/s1600/100_8025.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581824145345264866" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCahIg14swGmDMKmWqVQdcN9ZIParTHzs-dbgO70lFp1fUf0yhlRJDKsqnKpW3bPqy6PpwffbHvAEeIJt6Xw4BLC1vnni-97X0bW5DeHnYM5xbzBlYCMPJwalpw_kIl2TAS75lOMNT9Mls/s400/100_8025.JPG" /></a><br />On Saturday we hung out in Long Beach and had an awesome lunch down by the water. Later we drove by the Playboy Mansion in Beverly Hills and saw a couple of girls going in the gates to "Spend the Night" ha ha </div><div> </div><div>I had a wonderful, fabulous, awesome, terrific weekend. Thank you Tory and Carlee. Love you guys and I can't wait until we can have another awesome weekend together.</div></div></div></div></div></div><br /></div>Amber Howardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16258079219670188922noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3023746168346875872.post-5453592644366373172011-03-03T15:29:00.006-07:002011-03-03T15:56:13.678-07:00February 2011<div style="text-align: center;">Wow, I guess we have been busy. I'll try to catch you up to speed. I'm sure I'm gonna leave lots out so feel free to fill in the blanks with something AMAZING! Whatever you imagine is probably 10 times better than whatever we were ACTUALLY doing. Let's see, where to start... hmmm. We have been doing a little more home improvements around the house like painting, curtains, and minor changes. Its crazy how little changes can make a BIG difference though. For Valentines Day we didn't do much. We went to a Ward Party on Friday night and got our picture with Mr. Valentine (or whoever he was suppose to be). Ha ha<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5lrzGPpZk3q8-fRwyNfrk5jAUCTshdiW0jwcZFQ3Dk-7ZuGpSlpmqcm3R2IaqHtPUTeQx6Jfxx9wvo7ZMT-xRhf_LOGZSjM4AbyFQeoxnq-49kb99MooY5gZCLKdFa842mB4hVUj_f7k8/s1600/family+room.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5lrzGPpZk3q8-fRwyNfrk5jAUCTshdiW0jwcZFQ3Dk-7ZuGpSlpmqcm3R2IaqHtPUTeQx6Jfxx9wvo7ZMT-xRhf_LOGZSjM4AbyFQeoxnq-49kb99MooY5gZCLKdFa842mB4hVUj_f7k8/s400/family+room.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579986767714998498" border="0" /></a><br />Our family room ( We painted the wall and reframed our temple photo) I love love love it!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjanFcP1WNt1unrCiM120H6Cwyr8eHCWakBmvZfnfDmhyL_h1kiiGy-xqEvnWpAQp-E33OoEiR0DfBWSL4i1JvGyFor2nYrnJ85ZLQkVMzVVr49L9405_8VpUV3Q5vKmF_x4EpFBU6JrzNJ/s1600/vday+2011.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjanFcP1WNt1unrCiM120H6Cwyr8eHCWakBmvZfnfDmhyL_h1kiiGy-xqEvnWpAQp-E33OoEiR0DfBWSL4i1JvGyFor2nYrnJ85ZLQkVMzVVr49L9405_8VpUV3Q5vKmF_x4EpFBU6JrzNJ/s400/vday+2011.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579986764372701186" border="0" /></a><br />________________________________________________________________________<br />My friend Cady got engaged (YAY) and we threw a bridal shower for her a few weeks ago. I'm so so excited for her and Kevin. Congrats guys, we love you!!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiqw6EgoxVPH1QjUqL2hlVw4Tx4e5TKDy2CaXXZD6grT04kxJlOeZTlUQTuTsBrPTU8wNOiUCLhrJBJl3-5ertYMYcqmtmevK9i53ZhRdx9uJzOGZEDagF8rN1fAtu7-0Ccs6jRjULl0Mz/s1600/100_7943.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiqw6EgoxVPH1QjUqL2hlVw4Tx4e5TKDy2CaXXZD6grT04kxJlOeZTlUQTuTsBrPTU8wNOiUCLhrJBJl3-5ertYMYcqmtmevK9i53ZhRdx9uJzOGZEDagF8rN1fAtu7-0Ccs6jRjULl0Mz/s400/100_7943.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579985684097356626" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ6l1uV0-cjZt-mE0XyjnW3ViBG75XZBB9XBea8XR-ZP5IKfrJx7SLZFIcFnbQqpCTESidQ_Y8EgLSLUjiQZyDENrN4yAtluo1qNIl3HNFkquKbEoLmpyKaiGK9R4TTghz04KxxHwaQZxM/s1600/100_7917.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ6l1uV0-cjZt-mE0XyjnW3ViBG75XZBB9XBea8XR-ZP5IKfrJx7SLZFIcFnbQqpCTESidQ_Y8EgLSLUjiQZyDENrN4yAtluo1qNIl3HNFkquKbEoLmpyKaiGK9R4TTghz04KxxHwaQZxM/s400/100_7917.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579985680310583602" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheUYv2nIXwW7T1C6wfj2SGPbo2Hprk1opoPAikT7FQ-f5zycYE8NCjvKQdu5XNFYL9jmnBmuf0ac42eSdd-130YBwWd2DnG0Sj3Kid9vW1sQT5jEw-NT_6m-ZY3TQcr1sZHU11Tdm5Og4f/s1600/100_7919.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheUYv2nIXwW7T1C6wfj2SGPbo2Hprk1opoPAikT7FQ-f5zycYE8NCjvKQdu5XNFYL9jmnBmuf0ac42eSdd-130YBwWd2DnG0Sj3Kid9vW1sQT5jEw-NT_6m-ZY3TQcr1sZHU11Tdm5Og4f/s400/100_7919.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579985674923242754" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSpjKKYuR5mQBjMP92sRLGMbN__JJ_7_ijcvi_t1gSsuk4k4s7hBBbC-51tW20FyUY_scVcXU-SqiRH1LadAl4XdrATA1gqN8eUaAcjaBRO9i_EIVAFFZma8H3-TyaGRoBVS2AH7aXCTHC/s1600/100_7945.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSpjKKYuR5mQBjMP92sRLGMbN__JJ_7_ijcvi_t1gSsuk4k4s7hBBbC-51tW20FyUY_scVcXU-SqiRH1LadAl4XdrATA1gqN8eUaAcjaBRO9i_EIVAFFZma8H3-TyaGRoBVS2AH7aXCTHC/s400/100_7945.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579985518641842514" border="0" /></a><br /><br />I made this super cute banner for the bridal shower....<br /><a href="http://s290.photobucket.com/albums/ll276/thebizzys/?action=view&current=100_7918.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i290.photobucket.com/albums/ll276/thebizzys/100_7918.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><br />____________________________________________________________________________________________<br />I finally broke out my sewing machine I got for my birthday back in December and decided to start a few projects. I made a super cute dress for my 2 year old niece Lu and I had extra fabric so I whipped up a skirt for my friends one year old daughter. I can't wait to have time to do some more projects. Think I'll start working on Christmas presents NOW!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQNQtRJAqzFknw4Lx3_CMWsDS10P4RM3QCZSWlmPZXiQ9oSBsj3MFYRA2BI3eMABiRiR-lIXLCdb_LoFp3BarXyPVxyv_GuqRct6Y6487jt-jsPveTDvgVZSRHGAmWTZ6f2JZr6GWaPYs3/s1600/100_7951.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQNQtRJAqzFknw4Lx3_CMWsDS10P4RM3QCZSWlmPZXiQ9oSBsj3MFYRA2BI3eMABiRiR-lIXLCdb_LoFp3BarXyPVxyv_GuqRct6Y6487jt-jsPveTDvgVZSRHGAmWTZ6f2JZr6GWaPYs3/s400/100_7951.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579985510763841010" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNhdxNVTv2-wgELavlrwMz3lAcBMKp_p-GjsTPXR10ojKrHIIMsOL-BGi5ShnGZiHfCc443uKmDrsdRFSwOgMb49DUHh9_epGXYMWhn6MGYqlkadAydu603wDP8EfHngP0iNDv5fCYy72X/s1600/100_7979.JPG"> <img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNhdxNVTv2-wgELavlrwMz3lAcBMKp_p-GjsTPXR10ojKrHIIMsOL-BGi5ShnGZiHfCc443uKmDrsdRFSwOgMb49DUHh9_epGXYMWhn6MGYqlkadAydu603wDP8EfHngP0iNDv5fCYy72X/s400/100_7979.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579985509270486354" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkER-gtpPREoCKJebTqng8jLlitzydKNcxTU-loPip6E4q15QkEng9UueaykAJgv-XRCmtYA1IiPeeApldventHwE8d8trT42R9rGvrPkm0n-mQECGN1-9POM8fm_i6m5OjrhR5Hiitf2r/s1600/Bailey.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkER-gtpPREoCKJebTqng8jLlitzydKNcxTU-loPip6E4q15QkEng9UueaykAJgv-XRCmtYA1IiPeeApldventHwE8d8trT42R9rGvrPkm0n-mQECGN1-9POM8fm_i6m5OjrhR5Hiitf2r/s400/Bailey.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579985504151660882" border="0" /></a><br />Bailey wearing her skirt<br />______________________________________________________________________________________<br />This past weekend Eric and Tory came into town and it was Eric and Cady's (yup they are triplets) birthday so we had a PARTAY at our house. Dinner was great, Tritip, Roasted Garlic Mashed Potatoes, and asparagus. I went all out for the festivities! We stuffed ourselves then had a JUST DANCE 2 Dance Off to work off some of those calories. It was hilarious, I just might have to post some of the videos. Thanks to everyone that came to celebrate!<br /> Happy Birthday Eric & Cady, we love you guys!<br /><br /><a href="http://s290.photobucket.com/albums/ll276/thebizzys/?action=view&current=100_7977.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i290.photobucket.com/albums/ll276/thebizzys/100_7977.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFrpPc0pRm7TDuVEA04DdCpHT1PQ_GD1vBvTCdT7owrhsRnbZT4Qe8hg_rQUWU989hdanTjY5FRpUQezwX7gs_HRHhx9ixfK_4fqjTtTpv92UQ67OSzV0kGBx_BrbZnASJ0ggLZf2tMcjb/s1600/100_7955.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFrpPc0pRm7TDuVEA04DdCpHT1PQ_GD1vBvTCdT7owrhsRnbZT4Qe8hg_rQUWU989hdanTjY5FRpUQezwX7gs_HRHhx9ixfK_4fqjTtTpv92UQ67OSzV0kGBx_BrbZnASJ0ggLZf2tMcjb/s400/100_7955.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579984983221325522" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiULm7JDSrjYSSUWXCilSPeg-msk24Q8xvax4zrqpXqZdGA0Mo3MKT0reNFz3fG295hHgtaO6_cZHUIlxeYOtPoFQadHN9F-Ajbvpb7Xs7EerdgUBXnk0J2hWAGOTd8mU3sgY9psU9FMUkV/s1600/100_7957.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiULm7JDSrjYSSUWXCilSPeg-msk24Q8xvax4zrqpXqZdGA0Mo3MKT0reNFz3fG295hHgtaO6_cZHUIlxeYOtPoFQadHN9F-Ajbvpb7Xs7EerdgUBXnk0J2hWAGOTd8mU3sgY9psU9FMUkV/s400/100_7957.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579984981204555202" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp8wsU84DoPy2GNOYTtUfJ4yjAIvA4AhxM4Yp4SKcaj_B2SzJr2nRi7czcFZHOj4IoxrUi4Sy0t3CRmX9YJMW0dj8TrzGOur0AP4XGnoGqfcPA72ETGc6jqgvi37K4E77Ey6TvCNOLSxM6/s1600/100_7961.JPG"> <img style="cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp8wsU84DoPy2GNOYTtUfJ4yjAIvA4AhxM4Yp4SKcaj_B2SzJr2nRi7czcFZHOj4IoxrUi4Sy0t3CRmX9YJMW0dj8TrzGOur0AP4XGnoGqfcPA72ETGc6jqgvi37K4E77Ey6TvCNOLSxM6/s400/100_7961.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579984977216276482" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdr4h5tuhKsMYrkN6rKTOYwfwCerbMkEmw4h8hFnyywrvCtcyXj-m0sRvtrosZIO5iSj34g6dhQd3naYhurAT4PZiHLkOs9nfP6S5JVf7tv_cVcNZHEapF7Wv6yA7aUGBsHimuo8uox29g/s1600/100_7963.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdr4h5tuhKsMYrkN6rKTOYwfwCerbMkEmw4h8hFnyywrvCtcyXj-m0sRvtrosZIO5iSj34g6dhQd3naYhurAT4PZiHLkOs9nfP6S5JVf7tv_cVcNZHEapF7Wv6yA7aUGBsHimuo8uox29g/s400/100_7963.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579984971479825970" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2LDVTiE2I7q1va_bSpRv1KacDqkR9EzB2Xc7jyowuUylkuDGoRZwv75qF2S9VCoI9hshAD1oConww063t37r_ghNSpREhdLIerv9-XbvPS6SkZhVr9M2FUxt44jiUF-uyNep_M0O8q1MY/s1600/100_7970.JPG"> <img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 301px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2LDVTiE2I7q1va_bSpRv1KacDqkR9EzB2Xc7jyowuUylkuDGoRZwv75qF2S9VCoI9hshAD1oConww063t37r_ghNSpREhdLIerv9-XbvPS6SkZhVr9M2FUxt44jiUF-uyNep_M0O8q1MY/s400/100_7970.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579984963085970162" border="0" /></a><br /></div>Amber Howardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16258079219670188922noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3023746168346875872.post-40735478736007808792011-01-24T13:48:00.002-07:002011-01-24T14:01:12.469-07:00Book SeriesIt's no secret that I <span style="font-weight: bold;">LOVE</span> to read. There is just something I adore about opening a book and getting lost in its pages. Besides loving a good book, I LOVE LOVE LOVE a good book SERIES. The joy that comes from reading about your favorite characters over and over again makes you feel like you know them, like they are a friend. I have to admit that most of my favorite series I have read numerous times. Its always surprising to me all of the new things I discover every time I reread something. Below is a few of my favorite series, I'm interested to <span style="font-weight: bold;">know what are your favorites????</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR135yHam-b5R2af5fxut96YAjFfiZYZ4YyIWCRX7EoWnP-N_Oz2qIDzMEevjCZJ3yoMBnrlFlKYk6i74tOpHJhY8KelEEDEkRBdS6Z_JriSvw6KHdg9e3gvOZ9jPQfeGPHD6BYR2ar45W/s1600/yy.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 176px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR135yHam-b5R2af5fxut96YAjFfiZYZ4YyIWCRX7EoWnP-N_Oz2qIDzMEevjCZJ3yoMBnrlFlKYk6i74tOpHJhY8KelEEDEkRBdS6Z_JriSvw6KHdg9e3gvOZ9jPQfeGPHD6BYR2ar45W/s200/yy.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565857649777089474" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />Of course <span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">HARRY POTTER</span></span> by J.K. Rowling<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZgSezlv_cL6ENMkAPnKRveaiedO4croumBX50KI35UkpQ7aq2-cnQt15oT3bhC1w6_pKmR4g_ZAh5njZF3qckDDWBWfyF0eWz2ecmIgF7BCKiEvoEAkNxZLpEtayT0E6wWFELzALLE-RI/s1600/yyy.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZgSezlv_cL6ENMkAPnKRveaiedO4croumBX50KI35UkpQ7aq2-cnQt15oT3bhC1w6_pKmR4g_ZAh5njZF3qckDDWBWfyF0eWz2ecmIgF7BCKiEvoEAkNxZLpEtayT0E6wWFELzALLE-RI/s200/yyy.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565857553560543202" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /> The <span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">TWILIGHT</span></span> series by Stephenie Meyer<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcrh6X6Tw7sfejx_0kngU03MDBBrQvKC-iAdrf1P9PfE1DauTE60yf5Y07Gg6we8cD-U95HNovIiWXnAz1ZDnEmjl-kUzFPTPVRZb9qB5wcOkfDY-SCravzyIhxEJlsQw03gUBgANP3410/s1600/yyyy"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 252px; height: 113px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcrh6X6Tw7sfejx_0kngU03MDBBrQvKC-iAdrf1P9PfE1DauTE60yf5Y07Gg6we8cD-U95HNovIiWXnAz1ZDnEmjl-kUzFPTPVRZb9qB5wcOkfDY-SCravzyIhxEJlsQw03gUBgANP3410/s200/yyyy" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565857543726652498" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /> <span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">HUNGER GAMES</span></span> by Suzanne Collins<br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6Az8b14kXDf45SS9ZmIyVc56bDFI-2-oZVJa9UcONWC6VSPsIysGOL3n2UQMrso16FWX9Gx3vz4yQckotKad3yDqPwhCtEVRZvCw4PGpBn4VEZ2dqray_0ywAg019OuWZ4O_KQisOKJ7F/s1600/yz"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6Az8b14kXDf45SS9ZmIyVc56bDFI-2-oZVJa9UcONWC6VSPsIysGOL3n2UQMrso16FWX9Gx3vz4yQckotKad3yDqPwhCtEVRZvCw4PGpBn4VEZ2dqray_0ywAg019OuWZ4O_KQisOKJ7F/s200/yz" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565857541217423058" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">SHOPAHOLIC</span></span> series by Sophie Kinsella<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipI9KVc-X8ShaLhjH0HoAmjBx7MHxMMJAlfZc-ODXyJ64tZpENIkhI4EszTuSpxmHnhUOeUCgpbzdmTReN0QJbQgUqve2fth56QgxHSZ8OnWLGhw8kt3YGLlTE-YMSwDK3OZ2JD1AcAWHH/s1600/yzz.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 190px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipI9KVc-X8ShaLhjH0HoAmjBx7MHxMMJAlfZc-ODXyJ64tZpENIkhI4EszTuSpxmHnhUOeUCgpbzdmTReN0QJbQgUqve2fth56QgxHSZ8OnWLGhw8kt3YGLlTE-YMSwDK3OZ2JD1AcAWHH/s200/yzz.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565857536165905090" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /> <span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">STEPHANIE PLUM</span></span> series by Janet Evanovich<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvK2sNmfurgtswvsG0wGR8pRC_o_gfHbxfAo7jv03JyOEcoM9jhqPVQa-X1bMjabHnM97gIbJ71cdrfvhzvkvEirejlsr6iI2Bj1kYOrGWHSWvSRnvwdWnPCQvZahgWHcaIUmuGYfFyMRe/s1600/yzzz.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 259px; height: 119px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvK2sNmfurgtswvsG0wGR8pRC_o_gfHbxfAo7jv03JyOEcoM9jhqPVQa-X1bMjabHnM97gIbJ71cdrfvhzvkvEirejlsr6iI2Bj1kYOrGWHSWvSRnvwdWnPCQvZahgWHcaIUmuGYfFyMRe/s200/yzzz.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565857531649773986" border="0" /></a><br />And I'm currently reading this series and I can't wait to finish the third book so I can start over.Amber Howardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16258079219670188922noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3023746168346875872.post-14930910626900299322011-01-24T10:15:00.004-07:002011-01-24T10:24:22.673-07:00Date Night<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkzk9wdfr9fnBuvRStH0Im_a3JyErSlU31RRP7aNh3blJDv6ibo7GJKnl28tMsxQT0DdE8U3MlklF-6WjqsViTw3L9HkjqTwuCw5OeBYzfkRUm0oxmUrHofGIq4inZKTRmn5UtrXU167oI/s1600/sushi.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565804044437348642" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkzk9wdfr9fnBuvRStH0Im_a3JyErSlU31RRP7aNh3blJDv6ibo7GJKnl28tMsxQT0DdE8U3MlklF-6WjqsViTw3L9HkjqTwuCw5OeBYzfkRUm0oxmUrHofGIq4inZKTRmn5UtrXU167oI/s400/sushi.jpg" /></a><br /></div><div align="center">It seems like with the holidays and all the craziness of the last few months, Ryan and I had not went on a date with just the two of us in FOREVER. Friday night we decided to go out to dinner and we absolutely LOVE sushi but I couldn't even tell you the last time we had it. We love GOT SUSHI in Mesa but we decided to be brave and try a new place. I had heard good things about <strong><span style="font-size:130%;">SUSHI KEE</span></strong> on Main and Power. It is a family owned place and I was told to not be steered away by the location. When we got there, there was a line out the door which I took as a <strong><span style="font-size:130%;">GREAT </span></strong>sign. The sushi tasted fresh, portion size was good and it was reasonably priced. We will definately go there again and I give it a <strong><span style="font-size:130%;">TWO THUMBS UP</span></strong> for anyone wanting to try it.</div>Amber Howardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16258079219670188922noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3023746168346875872.post-74327694472171871632011-01-18T11:57:00.003-07:002011-01-18T13:06:30.313-07:00Its January already??????<div align="center">HAPPY NEW YEAR!! I can't believe that it is 2011. Wow, the years just fly by. I started this blog 3 years ago and I am so glad I did. Its fun to go back and see and remember the things that we have done and how fast time has gone by. I have been slacking again lately and need to get back on the blogging bandwagon. Here's a quick view of some of the things that we've been up to. I've really got to get my camera out more.</div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFdZtEgak9PIYtz2MHwEmmyJyD-71ilufMe6UMD912a-9Fyu2LnwUp-vDYfPeqZIKE3da3lod4uD46HyipfIKIeIo2AgtR7s3CT3-7TM5lT2hJi1OO0u_N5l13aDVjUyLfCtZ_7YFmqnNE/s1600/extreme+close+up.jpg"><img style="width: 400px; height: 266px;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5563602818031193058" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFdZtEgak9PIYtz2MHwEmmyJyD-71ilufMe6UMD912a-9Fyu2LnwUp-vDYfPeqZIKE3da3lod4uD46HyipfIKIeIo2AgtR7s3CT3-7TM5lT2hJi1OO0u_N5l13aDVjUyLfCtZ_7YFmqnNE/s400/extreme+close+up.jpg" border="0" /></a> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center">__________________________________________________________________________<br />The beginning of January we helped the Salisburys celebrate their girls birthdays. Bailey turned a big ONE and Sophia turned FOUR. Happy birthday girls, we love you!<br /></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjLS7qbQXfe55bK8VNPbknu65gsBM4k1o7cTX38GAc3uAJQeVY7p8l8_zJZgtzNS80Q24q5fJLAUFZeTQnkHsvl_zcZqF0wdnjWQ4vbCJCfzgBAFGp5rxzr0udRW_un8EPLse5ZVX_hZFz/s1600/100_7867.JPG"><img style="width: 266px; height: 400px;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5563602813282478626" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjLS7qbQXfe55bK8VNPbknu65gsBM4k1o7cTX38GAc3uAJQeVY7p8l8_zJZgtzNS80Q24q5fJLAUFZeTQnkHsvl_zcZqF0wdnjWQ4vbCJCfzgBAFGp5rxzr0udRW_un8EPLse5ZVX_hZFz/s400/100_7867.JPG" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWSTx7qLk6bg5XbgQU0jLfhY3qxowjtvlTPDcjyAgOKzZxXS1UMlvQC_yqnZObzDcP8AmlAKEGdF-c9jFZgsw7LXd6jZa_B9Mfpyo1Jix_ry2usXG2NpurnYc73FhpCDbHZG89XAi4aO3s/s1600/bailey.jpg"><img style="width: 374px; height: 400px;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5563602809943065074" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWSTx7qLk6bg5XbgQU0jLfhY3qxowjtvlTPDcjyAgOKzZxXS1UMlvQC_yqnZObzDcP8AmlAKEGdF-c9jFZgsw7LXd6jZa_B9Mfpyo1Jix_ry2usXG2NpurnYc73FhpCDbHZG89XAi4aO3s/s400/bailey.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div align="center">Don't you just love those beautiful blue eyes!</div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center">__________________________________________________________________________</div><div align="center">My uncle and two cousins were in town from Utah along with the Salisbury clan in early January. The weather was gorgeous so we took the WHOLE group hiking in the superstition mountains. I love love love this time of year!</div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAiPbZ6lOj445PC1RZtqGf5ICJp6djs-ZKDKf8UO37FFlPiqfFKda3upF1jWMOx8KhHOUvQ9pDGyVY0f9DcAwGwVNKtBjVAsFdtKF1Z6mV1o2et3J83h5e-B3ThTMSKCrW9SNupISiiSFH/s1600/family+hiking.jpg"><img style="width: 400px; height: 267px;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5563602800438299362" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAiPbZ6lOj445PC1RZtqGf5ICJp6djs-ZKDKf8UO37FFlPiqfFKda3upF1jWMOx8KhHOUvQ9pDGyVY0f9DcAwGwVNKtBjVAsFdtKF1Z6mV1o2et3J83h5e-B3ThTMSKCrW9SNupISiiSFH/s400/family+hiking.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Hiking group: Mom, Paula, Gary, Boone, Jackson, Ryan, Jack </div><div align="center">(not pictured: me, Peyton, Eric, Tory, Bailey)<br /></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii6HG9JBGMy0OxvJ38yIo6mdemdkTADmSqLmg77yLxAhLety_fpyhVDzbAWHLqGWpw1Pnt5SlHkIGdJj-ARx8MO82NLYwpaAyqR3umepW2TlrTkAnhatDEjbEwvPD2_baUCppDBr3Amhea/s1600/100_7874.JPG"><img style="width: 267px; height: 400px;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5563602476336500242" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii6HG9JBGMy0OxvJ38yIo6mdemdkTADmSqLmg77yLxAhLety_fpyhVDzbAWHLqGWpw1Pnt5SlHkIGdJj-ARx8MO82NLYwpaAyqR3umepW2TlrTkAnhatDEjbEwvPD2_baUCppDBr3Amhea/s400/100_7874.JPG" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLZK8-zYjN6q_K9RQHo_ccdZD1qgzIj1CUl9ShbUmctrhgvNc5GdgRZghcad0DicUoFmmP2xG9h567ZKj5r7jwOY4uN7UtqiJ7rWH2p_tGZjfg-ULZM2UwZ_G3noeJu6xwGi8dFEZU4u5e/s1600/100_7876.JPG"><img style="width: 267px; height: 400px;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5563602469478458130" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLZK8-zYjN6q_K9RQHo_ccdZD1qgzIj1CUl9ShbUmctrhgvNc5GdgRZghcad0DicUoFmmP2xG9h567ZKj5r7jwOY4uN7UtqiJ7rWH2p_tGZjfg-ULZM2UwZ_G3noeJu6xwGi8dFEZU4u5e/s400/100_7876.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div align="center">the Salisburys........................................The Ho Ho Hoggs<br /><br />_________________________________________________________________________<br />I hadn't done anything crafty since christmas and I was itching to do another project. I decided to make HOWARD letters for our new mantel. I started by printing off the letters in different fonts from my computer. I then cut out the letters to make my stencils. I placed the letters on mdf wood and cut them out with a jigsaw. (well actually ryan did this for me). After that I painted them black, then mod podged scrapbook paper onto them. To finish them off I sanded the edges and antiqued them with stain. It was a fun project and I can't wait to make some more.<br /></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw4gpcFbywi8Brl1yby8uYnfVSqBT8IWws9utJEyk1U1sB3lBEuilF9mLrYMI_9gWhzQvGANIReo81OPSvp7OdLCYBa0RgDrJeZ73s6Mx74eoSaJBIfWooTYt_SLrejbiH-x-fqbTwEI_V/s1600/howard+letters+1.jpg"><img style="width: 400px; height: 267px;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5563602469031992690" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw4gpcFbywi8Brl1yby8uYnfVSqBT8IWws9utJEyk1U1sB3lBEuilF9mLrYMI_9gWhzQvGANIReo81OPSvp7OdLCYBa0RgDrJeZ73s6Mx74eoSaJBIfWooTYt_SLrejbiH-x-fqbTwEI_V/s400/howard+letters+1.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />the wood letters<br /><br /></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW_1chWG-MozNv9QnGbZ1m54eAsGRlRcfMRVoHvxMoTX2zhfKzf8XugX7S3W93lTQ5zhctHe3P-4bb4GDOU_6TS_i0snl-3LKpegfgTNHr6JwkFgT4YlTLqdIjhDM5COC1kIZFbW2jKorl/s1600/howard+letters+2.jpg"><img style="width: 400px; height: 267px;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5563602463242995858" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW_1chWG-MozNv9QnGbZ1m54eAsGRlRcfMRVoHvxMoTX2zhfKzf8XugX7S3W93lTQ5zhctHe3P-4bb4GDOU_6TS_i0snl-3LKpegfgTNHr6JwkFgT4YlTLqdIjhDM5COC1kIZFbW2jKorl/s400/howard+letters+2.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />after I mod podged them<br /><br /></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRyb36a7wLozF3kqZconjZVI2C09Lq9A090Z7DSVyB3DgT_bDBVJLB6fOdQsC5EMszkAC0-Yb_Cq3kp1WXrFOgpqQgp22i6tFG3E4PUNM6FbqeDsS1AE5WhRRta-QvTqwNhDwrXgd_Rh5E/s1600/howard+letters+3.jpg"><img style="width: 400px; height: 266px;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5563602459233182050" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRyb36a7wLozF3kqZconjZVI2C09Lq9A090Z7DSVyB3DgT_bDBVJLB6fOdQsC5EMszkAC0-Yb_Cq3kp1WXrFOgpqQgp22i6tFG3E4PUNM6FbqeDsS1AE5WhRRta-QvTqwNhDwrXgd_Rh5E/s400/howard+letters+3.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div align="center">the final result</div>Amber Howardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16258079219670188922noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3023746168346875872.post-89786879004842693572011-01-04T12:53:00.009-07:002011-01-04T13:05:13.648-07:00BEAD FOR LIFE<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC-TDsA50AgbcL11nQujQu-LPVvZrTe3VM01po9jJZfw46P1M-q8l4iBxGyi4J8KpHhEAPd9_jWz_5dnwQ3eUjeO_X6YkHAwfo6hqspY-7KR11KODe53cwooqYtaWj_dEvgusrqd8g3V6x/s1600/category_necklaces.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 520px; HEIGHT: 87px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5558422933403490626" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC-TDsA50AgbcL11nQujQu-LPVvZrTe3VM01po9jJZfw46P1M-q8l4iBxGyi4J8KpHhEAPd9_jWz_5dnwQ3eUjeO_X6YkHAwfo6hqspY-7KR11KODe53cwooqYtaWj_dEvgusrqd8g3V6x/s400/category_necklaces.jpg" /></a><br /></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><span style="font-size:130%;">Some of you might have received a necklace or bracelet from me for Christmas. They all came from an organization called <span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">"Bead For Life"</span>. If you haven't heard of it, I recommend you watch this video:<br /><br /><strong>http://www.beadforlife.org/video/4DVDRoll.html<br /><br /></strong>or visit their website at<br /><br /><strong>http://www.beadforlife.org<br /><br /></strong><br />It is an excellent way for us to help fight poverty. Check it out, you won't be sorry.<br /></span></div>Amber Howardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16258079219670188922noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3023746168346875872.post-2086471997439517562010-12-29T12:43:00.003-07:002010-12-29T12:46:28.266-07:00Merry Christmas<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://s290.photobucket.com/albums/ll276/thebizzys/?action=view&current=christmaseve2010.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i290.photobucket.com/albums/ll276/thebizzys/christmaseve2010.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><br /><br />We had a very quiet and peaceful Christmas this year. The boys didn't want to cooperate for our christmas eve picture this year. Happy Holidays to everyone and I hope everyone stays safe this New Years!!<br /><br />Love the Howards,<br />Ryan, Amber, Jack & Joey</div>Amber Howardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16258079219670188922noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3023746168346875872.post-23230442320019045312010-12-22T10:31:00.006-07:002010-12-22T11:02:50.795-07:00Party.........Party...........Party<div align="center">As most of you know, December is a crazy busy month with Christmas.. But throw in several birthday parties, a steady stream of company since thanksgiving, a horrible cold, and other holiday parties and crazy turns into INSANE. Here is a brief look into what has been going on in the last few weeks, although it almost seems like a blur to me. I love the holidays but I am looking forward to things getting back to normal and actually getting a good nights sleep.</div><div align="center">____________________________________________________________________________</div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center">The beginning of the month started out with my niece Lu turning 2. She's such a funny little girl and such a fun additional to our family.</div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiY91iBgRP4bni3oGiAVWEgRPJDs6tdlL-nEqXUjmPWSw5hX7-s8yGoUtbNYUWNQ_GoWT8ce1VoHCD5X6U1TSiG1rUmzPMTRYyS2NUdMqGQxlA2QwV5svJzavvCPFUJ5eFi7H6ZwEUYqlU/s1600/100_7766.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 267px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553562176895972722" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiY91iBgRP4bni3oGiAVWEgRPJDs6tdlL-nEqXUjmPWSw5hX7-s8yGoUtbNYUWNQ_GoWT8ce1VoHCD5X6U1TSiG1rUmzPMTRYyS2NUdMqGQxlA2QwV5svJzavvCPFUJ5eFi7H6ZwEUYqlU/s400/100_7766.JPG" /></a> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center">I co-worker of mine did a cookie exchange party and this was what I took. Super duper yummy ORANGE COOKIES with fresh squeezed orange juice. They flew off the plate and I can't wait to have time to make them again.<br /></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGFd3qnej63wOz2qaGMfsQo5kZ_gzHsK6GHkwRF2-QX-JQigOzmdfE5UtayPAxhDod9mUAzx4YBKpEadeMZrX06lKkBktS8ED6NCin0y7JgYtYg56jxRPX-fiz6nPpJDPra-B9oVXACfBT/s1600/100_7767.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 300px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553562172014112226" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGFd3qnej63wOz2qaGMfsQo5kZ_gzHsK6GHkwRF2-QX-JQigOzmdfE5UtayPAxhDod9mUAzx4YBKpEadeMZrX06lKkBktS8ED6NCin0y7JgYtYg56jxRPX-fiz6nPpJDPra-B9oVXACfBT/s400/100_7767.JPG" /></a><br /></div><div align="center">We attended a carnival theme birthday party that our friends Luke and Naomi hosted. It was complete with a bounce house, face painting, cotton candy, and carnival games... GOOD TIMES!<br /></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh2Sp9MHnJWBrax4uj7egEdZtKwYCSxTvPVkcnOCT2aiJREhvq-IOHxJrfTtaxYSfTF8EoRTBAJl514sUIZmlcHJxPnNPu6RdCHUhRgch9liSgySO4ebjSkzW1xh_7yCNelAsjb9jN3laa/s1600/100_7778.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 300px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553562169943280082" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh2Sp9MHnJWBrax4uj7egEdZtKwYCSxTvPVkcnOCT2aiJREhvq-IOHxJrfTtaxYSfTF8EoRTBAJl514sUIZmlcHJxPnNPu6RdCHUhRgch9liSgySO4ebjSkzW1xh_7yCNelAsjb9jN3laa/s400/100_7778.JPG" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvHsOEaH2V5GV4uODzmi7E8m1Erpjpq8DH3ivrPt6Cak0M4U1skPdh3Jpec-VzmltiN6a4MRdqnYmiIETG1A44T4NIkBZevp5wqcK_op8zIIKK8jufyvTnmijlPOarTl6YBkg4biDFj4YU/s1600/Bamber.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 267px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553562159061154226" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvHsOEaH2V5GV4uODzmi7E8m1Erpjpq8DH3ivrPt6Cak0M4U1skPdh3Jpec-VzmltiN6a4MRdqnYmiIETG1A44T4NIkBZevp5wqcK_op8zIIKK8jufyvTnmijlPOarTl6YBkg4biDFj4YU/s400/Bamber.jpg" /></a><br /></div><div align="center">Alyssa with her cotton candy.............................Bambi, Me</div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ7FOX_X-ZjYci6o1UfH_VddEDwE6apVaIqIlDnb4xynbzsYI6OpRkrm5bjwT7_ru9JsEmupkkL_1jmqV42x_d5iS83Sj0lheQ5865SrsrTF4Tm-XSRGQXSzLfrciKBqJd2lmYAP20aA4N/s1600/Ramber.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553562157781440082" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ7FOX_X-ZjYci6o1UfH_VddEDwE6apVaIqIlDnb4xynbzsYI6OpRkrm5bjwT7_ru9JsEmupkkL_1jmqV42x_d5iS83Sj0lheQ5865SrsrTF4Tm-XSRGQXSzLfrciKBqJd2lmYAP20aA4N/s400/Ramber.jpg" /></a><br /><br />My Aunt Linda and cousin Brett flew in from Texas for the weekend a few weeks ago and it was so fun to spend time with them. Thanks for coming!!!<br /><br /></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCXHvlAvDah2g7PEOgS5L3zbfx6Mf20fsJ6_je69jtUycOyvdxRw36wNHf90JonFdFFwsdknvNgJM2lbyNC5KzplIJeAi6wFoVuybCY1u6fBkdpz-xLPjIFxawzLk-pWyjfkLaJDgfY9fq/s1600/100_7774.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 266px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553561936277343634" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCXHvlAvDah2g7PEOgS5L3zbfx6Mf20fsJ6_je69jtUycOyvdxRw36wNHf90JonFdFFwsdknvNgJM2lbyNC5KzplIJeAi6wFoVuybCY1u6fBkdpz-xLPjIFxawzLk-pWyjfkLaJDgfY9fq/s400/100_7774.JPG" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsbLMIBl7yhAlYfMN4bV3LxykLuTqKhQJTOMUK-LwmPvtIfotUqSyOwlecZt8bKzKE532IveuLhEkYdsn9pNota4KRKD7neidtct74uwWrI0_NJO8hkuIS22yIaOcLjAr6vj_1dKlhlH0y/s1600/100_7770.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553561936160468658" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsbLMIBl7yhAlYfMN4bV3LxykLuTqKhQJTOMUK-LwmPvtIfotUqSyOwlecZt8bKzKE532IveuLhEkYdsn9pNota4KRKD7neidtct74uwWrI0_NJO8hkuIS22yIaOcLjAr6vj_1dKlhlH0y/s400/100_7770.JPG" /></a><br />Playing Mario Kart<br /></div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqxqLHGGwhncN0hb1ohcmF9cxvuDd9SWmE1fsKobe1Ze9g25qNtXgWuYK-XIOpZ3PBVydAj9YHiUnFNMJLM7eETT_bUx1HG1Sk9P-RqCnQnpeOe7j0h8-QcGYdMXG_Jvd8PiLOQnTxg_kL/s1600/100_7772.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553561933451638626" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqxqLHGGwhncN0hb1ohcmF9cxvuDd9SWmE1fsKobe1Ze9g25qNtXgWuYK-XIOpZ3PBVydAj9YHiUnFNMJLM7eETT_bUx1HG1Sk9P-RqCnQnpeOe7j0h8-QcGYdMXG_Jvd8PiLOQnTxg_kL/s400/100_7772.JPG" /></a><br />Rachelle, Linda, Brett<br /><br /></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPgTsliX4QZvKKfVA-qN7bDa4WaezmK0EPA2N2TLkZq12YW31cD6pwdHYOX9GB0M0XqGd013VYrwXajd-sa8AUxx8i_2fozD6spTIzeA2Mv0N4zarOUnXuAvM1Jr0eWL1VewWwSV7bOQES/s1600/100_7782.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553561921443430674" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPgTsliX4QZvKKfVA-qN7bDa4WaezmK0EPA2N2TLkZq12YW31cD6pwdHYOX9GB0M0XqGd013VYrwXajd-sa8AUxx8i_2fozD6spTIzeA2Mv0N4zarOUnXuAvM1Jr0eWL1VewWwSV7bOQES/s400/100_7782.JPG" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUsYVARLc2VDl2JqWVqwqHgZ47mzR2Z5w9O0Utc9pzw9aHNh83hz6puUugNo3SH_yHszzkjaR6Z9i2NPLppvHNZeN4RWvB9YWJlXqVjacJTTtsVPSiJQAxprfueDbqsKCt3d2HgAFpjzSf/s1600/100_7783.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553561916861629090" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUsYVARLc2VDl2JqWVqwqHgZ47mzR2Z5w9O0Utc9pzw9aHNh83hz6puUugNo3SH_yHszzkjaR6Z9i2NPLppvHNZeN4RWvB9YWJlXqVjacJTTtsVPSiJQAxprfueDbqsKCt3d2HgAFpjzSf/s400/100_7783.JPG" /></a><br /></div><div align="center"><br />On my birthday we had a few family and friends over for donuts and hot chocolate outside by a bonfire. THANK YOU to everyone that came, I had a great time. I tried to get a picture with everyone that came but I forgot a few so if I didn't get your picture, I'm sorry. My birthday is also the anniversary of when I got my little boy Jack. So happy 8th anniversary little buddy.. I love you.<br /><br /></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWOZSPiA7vMhs0Eyo4k11LNMIVnFXuOTM0KyvqwCEMCXbDucfVC3303pW7PUGcAYKb-zwjx0YDOvoxZ1RfMYxcqYgrygCAFTQ2fnTLaT0HhG238J5O1bNE8hESxZBQTROdTwQuREGqNm-o/s1600/100_7786.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553561513560954434" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWOZSPiA7vMhs0Eyo4k11LNMIVnFXuOTM0KyvqwCEMCXbDucfVC3303pW7PUGcAYKb-zwjx0YDOvoxZ1RfMYxcqYgrygCAFTQ2fnTLaT0HhG238J5O1bNE8hESxZBQTROdTwQuREGqNm-o/s400/100_7786.JPG" /></a><br />Jack enjoying his treat from Grandma<br /><br /></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwXYcLBKPHPk2bIki8jKMAaoHgVo1BsS0IunFhZtoaum8i1sqqJllpMHjJSdhYE9F_p_5wFNAUvIXFgTZYJRC4FWbUsybtswv2o6M0Y22H8RlF63c1o85EuLlPpbrdzDxJ5dp_JYg65_Dh/s1600/100_7788.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553561507244205682" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwXYcLBKPHPk2bIki8jKMAaoHgVo1BsS0IunFhZtoaum8i1sqqJllpMHjJSdhYE9F_p_5wFNAUvIXFgTZYJRC4FWbUsybtswv2o6M0Y22H8RlF63c1o85EuLlPpbrdzDxJ5dp_JYg65_Dh/s400/100_7788.JPG" /></a><br />Mom & Me<br /><br /></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmTdUAyEgGyfGoY7zkZ6i0ZO-EbsjwuErElzKSXHL81QAucAM19HYkSXK-2JfFxwJ7kZrQoLJRYSH66yIghrAMGLaCWaPlxAmDyBZ81pjJbdzMQvMIzCcyX9HLCCd6lA6OOO_CD89BpQQe/s1600/parents.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553561499188711154" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmTdUAyEgGyfGoY7zkZ6i0ZO-EbsjwuErElzKSXHL81QAucAM19HYkSXK-2JfFxwJ7kZrQoLJRYSH66yIghrAMGLaCWaPlxAmDyBZ81pjJbdzMQvMIzCcyX9HLCCd6lA6OOO_CD89BpQQe/s400/parents.jpg" /></a><br />Mom & Dad<br /><br /></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiNE0tA6Cp33CdPSnx4u-yUivVcYTSxcNFcex4Y3qzy4NycSYd74yk7e-w_BoZPxRAbhpseYqrTwf54OnDMmyS9yXUee4WnjruauVWRBw2swrpNA5DSZHJaWYH_sHaRTINkr2C5OZS6Bwj/s1600/gibsons.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 267px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553561494676699602" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiNE0tA6Cp33CdPSnx4u-yUivVcYTSxcNFcex4Y3qzy4NycSYd74yk7e-w_BoZPxRAbhpseYqrTwf54OnDMmyS9yXUee4WnjruauVWRBw2swrpNA5DSZHJaWYH_sHaRTINkr2C5OZS6Bwj/s400/gibsons.jpg" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGa3dUmFlu1VShcQRRzHeAjS5Sq7dfziuNGqGxHJqNSMDkYf-RXBCiTlrONyMa4j3uBq8WvRMmvIi3okdFYRfDoWg9soDiCR2kRW8rFpaBxngh3NY1BDHZ6xwPLRxqfFoJT5VtKjyiUWnU/s1600/Bramber.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553561486974471170" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGa3dUmFlu1VShcQRRzHeAjS5Sq7dfziuNGqGxHJqNSMDkYf-RXBCiTlrONyMa4j3uBq8WvRMmvIi3okdFYRfDoWg9soDiCR2kRW8rFpaBxngh3NY1BDHZ6xwPLRxqfFoJT5VtKjyiUWnU/s400/Bramber.jpg" /></a><br />My brother Ben, Max, & Bryn<br /></div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0PU_-QzjZ9vlNyGIjS7Cb0M_CC9ejd4WxUGi4MPrcpuEHkfXCexfxMfaaoi-HC4HnhrHYGhxv_Sxf9iWINRYXtHS2Yd_mA0LEWjIhdXLmcaO7MyonSBLNsL9hm8uD0tmvVPBmKkGHl2Qw/s1600/girls.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553561184633814546" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0PU_-QzjZ9vlNyGIjS7Cb0M_CC9ejd4WxUGi4MPrcpuEHkfXCexfxMfaaoi-HC4HnhrHYGhxv_Sxf9iWINRYXtHS2Yd_mA0LEWjIhdXLmcaO7MyonSBLNsL9hm8uD0tmvVPBmKkGHl2Qw/s400/girls.jpg" /></a><br />Cady, Me, Tory, and Bailey<br /><br /></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimGwdRJn83utSJSlVsJottUw39qRp_kjOBppC0MyB56SKuFhBNPBrIKfZAlgNje7gdkQlZ0sgaJUuTDC-EdVm7D38vCfrwCYWuOKXQamjMeg_XrQXHLts_BlMe5GmD3VS-g97P54fHPMKp/s1600/Tamber.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 266px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553561172484145458" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimGwdRJn83utSJSlVsJottUw39qRp_kjOBppC0MyB56SKuFhBNPBrIKfZAlgNje7gdkQlZ0sgaJUuTDC-EdVm7D38vCfrwCYWuOKXQamjMeg_XrQXHLts_BlMe5GmD3VS-g97P54fHPMKp/s400/Tamber.jpg" /></a><br />Tory & Me<br /><br /></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9uSRn8hkx8uCS_3R-guRhCXgmEdBAtOLbldDZzfJOZEGEywe24wwhfDcZIwdcpDNhdxZ8QwFslseiiHVfmd9ylMIysrzL7jA6lThXC6ybBJEgYBqpy_H6-L1MUj0Zl8pigB0uTB80mJ59/s1600/Camber.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553561172540166978" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9uSRn8hkx8uCS_3R-guRhCXgmEdBAtOLbldDZzfJOZEGEywe24wwhfDcZIwdcpDNhdxZ8QwFslseiiHVfmd9ylMIysrzL7jA6lThXC6ybBJEgYBqpy_H6-L1MUj0Zl8pigB0uTB80mJ59/s400/Camber.jpg" /></a><br />Bailey, Cady & Me<br /><br /></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSprUYdOtx_ad4g8cOQeapZt9fTivetnarXPDY780HnaMh0J2bioCJH-5a1I5OokGXTg8n9_FdsSb_hWM1-E2C5XYwjUZRvpMXvINagStVWCLQIum29O6JrtTqUVPjzdqmNQpKyB3W3sOJ/s1600/Darber.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553561166814334002" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSprUYdOtx_ad4g8cOQeapZt9fTivetnarXPDY780HnaMh0J2bioCJH-5a1I5OokGXTg8n9_FdsSb_hWM1-E2C5XYwjUZRvpMXvINagStVWCLQIum29O6JrtTqUVPjzdqmNQpKyB3W3sOJ/s400/Darber.jpg" /></a><br />Darcie & Me<br /></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center">I finally got my stockings hung.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhy805UTEBHG6f3ViL0wT7rJEm8FViXqfrs2ovvubruH0dZwzOsl92JP-95wkJBH-Bv-TOnXOc8NF87mFbw-cXY4L6aKpWTA1CgtSDJPEzahtrQZDQd5s38NL7efYbz7b5hgQo64aohndE/s1600/mantle.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553561162790178418" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhy805UTEBHG6f3ViL0wT7rJEm8FViXqfrs2ovvubruH0dZwzOsl92JP-95wkJBH-Bv-TOnXOc8NF87mFbw-cXY4L6aKpWTA1CgtSDJPEzahtrQZDQd5s38NL7efYbz7b5hgQo64aohndE/s400/mantle.jpg" /></a><br /></div>Amber Howardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16258079219670188922noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3023746168346875872.post-69009533614010284032010-12-09T10:12:00.000-07:002010-12-09T10:13:22.996-07:00Christmas Humor<p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipI8POy2hypfmEJyuMxEJAUVbbMHgCC8A5844SODIE_E0pGMW8qOcSedBGCimx1bAVo1ps8CbXMkyZnOFAbugOiRw5XpIAzQm5GtD5Wv933og3UWkLsWgCBoLakWevBfaemjvAASeZDTI-/s1600/sexual+harrassment.gif"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5548731757196920130" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipI8POy2hypfmEJyuMxEJAUVbbMHgCC8A5844SODIE_E0pGMW8qOcSedBGCimx1bAVo1ps8CbXMkyZnOFAbugOiRw5XpIAzQm5GtD5Wv933og3UWkLsWgCBoLakWevBfaemjvAASeZDTI-/s400/sexual+harrassment.gif" /></a></p>Amber Howardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16258079219670188922noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3023746168346875872.post-53844538804450638242010-12-07T12:10:00.003-07:002010-12-07T13:12:02.313-07:00My Hubby is AMAZING!!!!<div align="center">So for YEARS I have been wanting a mantle... especially at christmas time. The problem is, our home does NOT have a fireplace. Despite that little set back, I wasn't gonna let that stop me. I found a few pictures of some mantles that I liked, went to Home Depot and picked out trim work and put Ryan to work building it. After several hours of hard work and LOTS of paint, it was done. He did such an AMAZING job, I LOVE IT!!!!! I quickly whipped up a new garland to match my tree... made a new centerpiece for the mantle and now I just need to finish the look by adding my stockings and candles. THANK YOU HONEY, YOUR AMAZING!<br /><br /><a href="http://s290.photobucket.com/albums/ll276/thebizzys/?action=view&current=mantle2.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i290.photobucket.com/albums/ll276/thebizzys/mantle2.jpg" /></a></div>Amber Howardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16258079219670188922noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3023746168346875872.post-83581382484323755692010-12-03T13:08:00.003-07:002010-12-03T13:13:23.278-07:00Oh christmas Tree<div align="center">Can I just say that I'm loving my Christmas Tree this year. I wanted to change it and do something fun for a change. It was hard to get a good photo of it. The green mesh looks yellow in the picture but its actually a lime green like the ornaments. Other than that, I LOVE it. Next I am making a matching garland to go on the mantle that Ryan has been making me.. pictures to come soon.<br /><br /><a href="http://s290.photobucket.com/albums/ll276/thebizzys/?action=view&current=christmastree2010.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i290.photobucket.com/albums/ll276/thebizzys/christmastree2010.jpg" /></a></div>Amber Howardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16258079219670188922noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3023746168346875872.post-88919622287438875972010-12-03T12:55:00.002-07:002010-12-03T13:05:00.984-07:00Happy Turkey Day<div align="center">Our thanksgiving was pretty low key this year. The weather was actually cold for us which kind of made it feel MORE like the holidays. A BIG thanks to my cousin Carlee who drove over from California for the long weekend. We had so much fun while you were here, can't wait for you to come back. On friday, Carlee, my mom, and myself all got up at 3am to hit the sales... it was crazy cold outside and we braved the lines and got some good deals. </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGSBNm3JyZr3Du4KO-fjO28HkoA2XVwlKiCaDV34ZsGbcXk6GpmeIkBCLja7ghhhurUSMtBEsuBmOtn2zbl_0d7vZfPBIkh9-s5mn4HSP2-yAFfSb1Oys2ZkOAZXbrzPKEBkdAD6Ruxo05/s1600/100_7728.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5546547800190243426" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGSBNm3JyZr3Du4KO-fjO28HkoA2XVwlKiCaDV34ZsGbcXk6GpmeIkBCLja7ghhhurUSMtBEsuBmOtn2zbl_0d7vZfPBIkh9-s5mn4HSP2-yAFfSb1Oys2ZkOAZXbrzPKEBkdAD6Ruxo05/s400/100_7728.JPG" /></a><br />Us enjoying the beautiful weather outside.</div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV4mb3kxweRSCSqjCpkofowMysuzsiStysn_d3pnCgymWvTyXlahBiw32rEGTZtCgi7zrj1FgkbVhvDsMxYMWBvvoDDT07NeP8gukJNpJazGcFIMJKy3QtbQZl7bGhxECB6_oo-iondrzf/s1600/100_7733.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 267px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5546547793942847090" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV4mb3kxweRSCSqjCpkofowMysuzsiStysn_d3pnCgymWvTyXlahBiw32rEGTZtCgi7zrj1FgkbVhvDsMxYMWBvvoDDT07NeP8gukJNpJazGcFIMJKy3QtbQZl7bGhxECB6_oo-iondrzf/s400/100_7733.JPG" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEsxbOBKz5QHmw1yByGiXGuhNaXlkZPvjj0L8PMBA0Sk58X9-uPGKGm6HB31WUeqhh3TjS1Gq-CNzu3BoHxV2JZKD3n6J2qGuZlpnGhTxMZ4M9dpW6ybUC4EF83BqEvd5GYLWGBK2XLn6M/s1600/100_7736.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 267px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5546547784215494914" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEsxbOBKz5QHmw1yByGiXGuhNaXlkZPvjj0L8PMBA0Sk58X9-uPGKGm6HB31WUeqhh3TjS1Gq-CNzu3BoHxV2JZKD3n6J2qGuZlpnGhTxMZ4M9dpW6ybUC4EF83BqEvd5GYLWGBK2XLn6M/s400/100_7736.JPG" /></a><br />Grandma & Bryn..................... Lu<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYyPbHh9vZUcJm9Za1IA6lpgW8snpwNhDTwEIBw5GIqnQ6lKYX7Ar5vtA1W5RNmvZr19Suw1LRUaWjE2mhRynoQlChgDsxKhYRWSpIxFpc1ZvtsEs7erpUL-0MFvoRSMfDGnByLSEoib3C/s1600/100_7737.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 267px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5546547556754805026" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYyPbHh9vZUcJm9Za1IA6lpgW8snpwNhDTwEIBw5GIqnQ6lKYX7Ar5vtA1W5RNmvZr19Suw1LRUaWjE2mhRynoQlChgDsxKhYRWSpIxFpc1ZvtsEs7erpUL-0MFvoRSMfDGnByLSEoib3C/s400/100_7737.JPG" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDyompLOs_HZ8wLfYGl9hW4N3mdpPY2jnTCfQ7m0rv0i7us_SPjF-WFC1KitMOwYvo-UsICiiYh7vFx6r2oQJwGl4zqQaBlYMhxX-6SeDz4dWORgnUcENBi1DPSZqBKYaT9lVA9SJGC-1p/s1600/100_7741.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 266px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5546547546248972626" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDyompLOs_HZ8wLfYGl9hW4N3mdpPY2jnTCfQ7m0rv0i7us_SPjF-WFC1KitMOwYvo-UsICiiYh7vFx6r2oQJwGl4zqQaBlYMhxX-6SeDz4dWORgnUcENBi1DPSZqBKYaT9lVA9SJGC-1p/s400/100_7741.JPG" /></a><br />Bryn smiling for the camera.....................Josh & Carlee<br /><div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEAGsCpktWDqo86TZGmsTbhbFy9Wv9DOM4Yry11bKMF7TUMdjA6gTNuGGJ_Pslr6BwZBemSLUHK4OxdblPTesfPBa2ImwmXyWHgjMqvk0SM-u13XRkDXO_trW56NmqHNa0Fxu7Cd2xIEG6/s1600/100_7744.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5546547537293966146" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEAGsCpktWDqo86TZGmsTbhbFy9Wv9DOM4Yry11bKMF7TUMdjA6gTNuGGJ_Pslr6BwZBemSLUHK4OxdblPTesfPBa2ImwmXyWHgjMqvk0SM-u13XRkDXO_trW56NmqHNa0Fxu7Cd2xIEG6/s400/100_7744.JPG" /></a><br />Playing some after dinner games<br /></div><div>On Saturday we met up with my Aunt Paula and Payton for some more shopping and lunch.</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5OgVq2UqvOlDVYI7bughBmFIVp5fNPpTkZ2iNzBbzZzWcQ1J2OUCXf7qL4VgWOONGxVNpH7kZ6nq1G8Yc6f-ybNy9vZ10AlY4kOd3-yizvxwv3AxnGXT2ZFxTdDdZ0iK3YsI3C7TGwMmF/s1600/100_7749.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 266px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5546547525102802610" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5OgVq2UqvOlDVYI7bughBmFIVp5fNPpTkZ2iNzBbzZzWcQ1J2OUCXf7qL4VgWOONGxVNpH7kZ6nq1G8Yc6f-ybNy9vZ10AlY4kOd3-yizvxwv3AxnGXT2ZFxTdDdZ0iK3YsI3C7TGwMmF/s400/100_7749.JPG" /></a><br />Paula had to put her sunglasses on cuz she always blinks in pictures. ha ha<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzZPmfdo6zgZN7Iy7NzxIaXP_wUVk0UW6rb4MrdYcgFTK6lteRJAw0VBHEXb0g9GkJLuUQQ47mjQIJh2oMxCHc4CvRBObXFR53FPiLIFvq-B9-KT36dhTcKXZXpeaFH1ZJBhPu2fiDcKpL/s1600/100_7750.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5546547517343536354" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzZPmfdo6zgZN7Iy7NzxIaXP_wUVk0UW6rb4MrdYcgFTK6lteRJAw0VBHEXb0g9GkJLuUQQ47mjQIJh2oMxCHc4CvRBObXFR53FPiLIFvq-B9-KT36dhTcKXZXpeaFH1ZJBhPu2fiDcKpL/s400/100_7750.JPG" /></a><br />Me & Carlee</div></div></div></div><br /></div>Amber Howardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16258079219670188922noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3023746168346875872.post-42590674107102042442010-11-09T13:24:00.003-07:002010-11-09T16:23:16.860-07:00Happy 33rd Birthday Ryan!<div align="center">Let me just start this by saying that I am SO jealous of my hubby. I have ALWAYS wanted to go to Disneyland ON my birthday and my lucky hubby got to do just that this year. Friday was Ryan's 33rd birthday and to celebrate we decided to go to the Happiest Place on earth. Lucky for us we hadn't used our free passes from Volunteering waaaay back in February, so it was an easy choice. We drove over to Anaheim thursday night and thats when our adventure started. We made a restroom stop in Blythe and as I was walking in to the convenient store I noticed two homeless men rummaging through the garbage collecting things. I felt so sorry for them that I gave each of them $5 to get something to eat. No sooner had I handed them the money and they were inside buying booze with it. I have to say that I was a little irritated but I guess they had a good night thanks to me. Our saga continued when we checked into our Hotel. We got our room key and made our way up to the 18th floor. Immediately upon entering the hotel we could see the fireworks and laser show going off at Disneyland so we ran to the window. After a minute or so we turned on the lights and looked around the room and noticed that someone's stuff was in the room... AWKWARD!! We hightailed it back downstairs and got another room. We realised after we were in our new room that Ryan had thrown our bag of goodies in the old room when we first walked in. We got so excited about seeing disneyland and then ran out of there so fast when we saw it was someone elses room that we forgot it. So if you were staying at the Doubletree in room 1816, YOUR WELCOME! After a good nights rest we headed off to Disneyland for the day Friday!!!<a href="http://s290.photobucket.com/albums/ll276/thebizzys/?action=view&current=100_7606.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i290.photobucket.com/albums/ll276/thebizzys/100_7606.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s290.photobucket.com/albums/ll276/thebizzys/?action=view&current=100_7654.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i290.photobucket.com/albums/ll276/thebizzys/100_7654.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s290.photobucket.com/albums/ll276/thebizzys/?action=view&current=100_7633.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i290.photobucket.com/albums/ll276/thebizzys/100_7633.jpg" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrnBo_qUpm_0hZ81gYaLqSJgrIlhvhAnHo4lhWxYO5mB0neTBm31mBj4d9uZYqM9pdCkQAKHV18_C30v5FXClW9Eq2UP6stWliCVZoYYnCGyAUtIS59daywZ2e4Rni7pJa5fVXSZdwNif2/s1600/100_7642.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5537640052665760066" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrnBo_qUpm_0hZ81gYaLqSJgrIlhvhAnHo4lhWxYO5mB0neTBm31mBj4d9uZYqM9pdCkQAKHV18_C30v5FXClW9Eq2UP6stWliCVZoYYnCGyAUtIS59daywZ2e4Rni7pJa5fVXSZdwNif2/s400/100_7642.JPG" /></a> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgon3KfL528IbsAGref1tJnaezPe-Xi3HEYIG6BPxz80A1SAe2vROggdmEmnv9y-WWObrznhOtL-jZP7ug4tpsJgYmcDk4QWrIsDgUWXVfa1cOl_4CZsFTry8xey0Zm01e6KqeDx6FLSkas/s1600/100_7648.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5537643350471135250" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgon3KfL528IbsAGref1tJnaezPe-Xi3HEYIG6BPxz80A1SAe2vROggdmEmnv9y-WWObrznhOtL-jZP7ug4tpsJgYmcDk4QWrIsDgUWXVfa1cOl_4CZsFTry8xey0Zm01e6KqeDx6FLSkas/s400/100_7648.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s290.photobucket.com/albums/ll276/thebizzys/?action=view&current=100_7628.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i290.photobucket.com/albums/ll276/thebizzys/100_7628.jpg" /></a><a href="http://s290.photobucket.com/albums/ll276/thebizzys/?action=view&current=100_7626.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i290.photobucket.com/albums/ll276/thebizzys/100_7626.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s290.photobucket.com/albums/ll276/thebizzys/?action=view&current=100_7652.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i290.photobucket.com/albums/ll276/thebizzys/100_7652.jpg" /></a><br />Possible Christmas card pic???</div><div align="center"><br /><a href="http://s290.photobucket.com/albums/ll276/thebizzys/?action=view&current=dland.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i290.photobucket.com/albums/ll276/thebizzys/dland.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s290.photobucket.com/albums/ll276/thebizzys/?action=view&current=100_7658.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i290.photobucket.com/albums/ll276/thebizzys/100_7658.jpg" /></a> </div><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:180%;">I HEART MICKEY!!!</span></strong></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center">They had just started setting up Christmas stuff while we there. I was bummed that it wasn't already all done because I LOVE Disneyland at Christmas time. We had a great day except we got stuck on the Indiana Jones ride which caused us to miss World of Color at California Adventure. All in all it was SUPER fun and I can't wait to go back.</div><div align="center">_________________________________________________________________________________________________</div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center">On Saturday we went to Venice Beach and rented bikes and road along the beach. Venice is always a good idea because its a great place to people watch. After that we went to Roscoe's Chicken n Waffles in Hollywood for some gooood food. We were the only white people in the place which cracked me up. The food was awesome, as always. We drove around Hollywood for a bit then headed out to Riverside to stay with our friends Eric and Courtney Bostock. We stayed up well past the time change Sunday morning chit chatting. Thanks for letting us stay Eric & Courtney, we had TONS of fun!</div><div align="center"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMsdD-ptilCVJtTPHGjrKCcjbTOedP-PIdv9O2_AAe2MHnMniqofyLFpmPJnzWU6L45lFlZ5x4M7VjSeNdp4cIP_gJpfcXg708RYJoDiHGDu8VPVmqT2Sah9y8Nel1xHtaKfk4-xDRxk1c/s1600/2010-11-06+14.02.39.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 267px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5537640061905478258" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMsdD-ptilCVJtTPHGjrKCcjbTOedP-PIdv9O2_AAe2MHnMniqofyLFpmPJnzWU6L45lFlZ5x4M7VjSeNdp4cIP_gJpfcXg708RYJoDiHGDu8VPVmqT2Sah9y8Nel1xHtaKfk4-xDRxk1c/s400/2010-11-06+14.02.39.jpg" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSIrIcnZheMaHIhqLBtYjJUuuWP6YFOOhqa8e_hgzdl-DMCtMEc7CGhlHLrZxYLpKQzwTxgnT4V2Gt5AH7sjISKiu4-0lmdtHRUihbJ-YhT4EE8A8vgi5jBkOTn6m-slhAoQ597HFKkwGk/s1600/100_7680.JPG"> <img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5537644300605040114" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSIrIcnZheMaHIhqLBtYjJUuuWP6YFOOhqa8e_hgzdl-DMCtMEc7CGhlHLrZxYLpKQzwTxgnT4V2Gt5AH7sjISKiu4-0lmdtHRUihbJ-YhT4EE8A8vgi5jBkOTn6m-slhAoQ597HFKkwGk/s400/100_7680.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s290.photobucket.com/albums/ll276/thebizzys/?action=view&current=100_7679.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i290.photobucket.com/albums/ll276/thebizzys/100_7679.jpg" /></a> </div><div align="center"><br /><span style="TEXT-DECORATION: underline"></span><a href="http://s290.photobucket.com/albums/ll276/thebizzys/?action=view&current=100_7693.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i290.photobucket.com/albums/ll276/thebizzys/100_7693.jpg" /></a><br /></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" align="center"><a href="http://s290.photobucket.com/albums/ll276/thebizzys/?action=view&current=boho.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i290.photobucket.com/albums/ll276/thebizzys/boho.jpg" /></a> </div>Amber Howardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16258079219670188922noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3023746168346875872.post-72676759331913648332010-11-02T17:57:00.007-07:002010-11-09T14:06:50.803-07:00Halloween 2010<div style="text-align: center;">Wow, what a crazy week we've had. Make that a crazy few weeks for me. I worked thirteen days without a day off getting ready for halloween and by the time it got here, I was so ready for it to be over. First off, let me back up and take you through the last week. My brother Josh's birthday was last week so the fam got together for dinner and pumpkin carving.<br />Happy Birthday Bub!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik0sR_MPFpM2AzD8i3ucez3v53ZR2KqKpnwhEGqdf_HIM1Fkk3Mw7wJgPSKg8S5BTxwOGYDqMbn9-afpie9p4Yci4tSmGr2aFb82Q8mhYFsVHAS3eoj2yDwGZhAxcVWOQ2V77WfflUG-GH/s1600/100_7538.JPG"><img style="width: 345px; height: 400px;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535122381074115554" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik0sR_MPFpM2AzD8i3ucez3v53ZR2KqKpnwhEGqdf_HIM1Fkk3Mw7wJgPSKg8S5BTxwOGYDqMbn9-afpie9p4Yci4tSmGr2aFb82Q8mhYFsVHAS3eoj2yDwGZhAxcVWOQ2V77WfflUG-GH/s400/100_7538.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Below is our final product. I think we did a pretty bang up job!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3AM0Z2gXjc6D6QmCcocZdGfp1CXOBUMs89JjcKkphZVSsqbD3nRarpIv6d4U5PL5O59bGDRBxdnxlr1TbiDD8aN4sgeAY1ANXsegV234Mp3383vz7ePDisC93Se3TDqto_k7DcY0Frvpd/s1600/Pumpkins.jpg"><img style="width: 400px; height: 267px;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535122374665997842" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3AM0Z2gXjc6D6QmCcocZdGfp1CXOBUMs89JjcKkphZVSsqbD3nRarpIv6d4U5PL5O59bGDRBxdnxlr1TbiDD8aN4sgeAY1ANXsegV234Mp3383vz7ePDisC93Se3TDqto_k7DcY0Frvpd/s400/Pumpkins.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">______________________________________________________________________________________<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Every year my work (Red Brick Realty) does a haunted hallway party for the community. This means LOTS of work for me. We transfer our office into a haunted house. Since there are only two of us, this process takes ALL month long to put up. Needless to say, halloween is NOT my favorite holiday. All the effort was worth it though because we had a GREAT turn out this year and I think the kids (& adults) loved it. Thanks to everyone who came out and supported us, we'll see you next year!!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx_Q8du9zPtnwBu89Z4wBRuYjDo7XzRFTnaQYcvFwdzjqTCyX-XFPUAt9BX26LlMOOn__KMyWiiVfMYWJwGRD1pIuVtHS69DgF1-BA8djD955nEh7jVnmg1dZ9AWuJO-191VxX-zxEDdUz/s1600/100_7562.JPG"><img style="width: 400px; height: 266px;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535122209288931666" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx_Q8du9zPtnwBu89Z4wBRuYjDo7XzRFTnaQYcvFwdzjqTCyX-XFPUAt9BX26LlMOOn__KMyWiiVfMYWJwGRD1pIuVtHS69DgF1-BA8djD955nEh7jVnmg1dZ9AWuJO-191VxX-zxEDdUz/s400/100_7562.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Me with Bailey Salisbury (I'm a pirate)<br /><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimX3JTmdJF1s9mEou6zpwK02gxtFYdhJljHAlwvrou2nqFXbQ5D0iCWkEU3fJHAmbXPGWY8rzd52BN8hiXahxgWdV2iui0dSC-GhvRj9WCdL7PrECH-Gf8e3FsN-3TWfZry3suyN9a6sUo/s1600/IMG_4285.jpg"><img style="width: 400px; height: 267px;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535122208618877650" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimX3JTmdJF1s9mEou6zpwK02gxtFYdhJljHAlwvrou2nqFXbQ5D0iCWkEU3fJHAmbXPGWY8rzd52BN8hiXahxgWdV2iui0dSC-GhvRj9WCdL7PrECH-Gf8e3FsN-3TWfZry3suyN9a6sUo/s400/IMG_4285.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">(Princess Bryn, Ladybug Lu, and me)<br /><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuw1HQwO-rEVfb26IBzskXBJvFIPhznBj3bG9jVSQyV69G7IkwM_vnminjf8n3b2au5mnNcIFMh-HnGrzdFJHDquYBXjqft_7L8Il99PTqzpb9ZtJ82gkisYi873pmr7ciJzAg1-jzx3ws/s1600/IMG_0041.jpg"><img style="width: 267px; height: 400px;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535122202869226738" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuw1HQwO-rEVfb26IBzskXBJvFIPhznBj3bG9jVSQyV69G7IkwM_vnminjf8n3b2au5mnNcIFMh-HnGrzdFJHDquYBXjqft_7L8Il99PTqzpb9ZtJ82gkisYi873pmr7ciJzAg1-jzx3ws/s400/IMG_0041.jpg" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheWqVMMuUlUozBqrWFCGAldg8yletp4-gUrk-pMgygHlDZSt7qM1jZSo7hncykDloQULpTNqijt_PsKWfOgx0n-BOSw6-P2Nv5m0iuqLplXVk1XIlItgR8FP4gvImZYEdo-muaKdRjNJgJ/s1600/Alyssa.jpg"><img style="width: 267px; height: 400px;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535122201998147986" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheWqVMMuUlUozBqrWFCGAldg8yletp4-gUrk-pMgygHlDZSt7qM1jZSo7hncykDloQULpTNqijt_PsKWfOgx0n-BOSw6-P2Nv5m0iuqLplXVk1XIlItgR8FP4gvImZYEdo-muaKdRjNJgJ/s400/Alyssa.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirtFIOZ_Y_rW2tNzotnJgZR0HcCsvJhSZRv65nQO8ksuUm5f6Ue4-Eec4uGGrz4mU_C02WzLzsXLwuYIef82qKRzHIh575zVC8q_84_d_REXE3EOp6c8yaQ-4OCh960FI0zfrJtDfjvXZi/s1600/Max+n+Lu.jpg"><img style="width: 267px; height: 400px;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535122201390389842" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirtFIOZ_Y_rW2tNzotnJgZR0HcCsvJhSZRv65nQO8ksuUm5f6Ue4-Eec4uGGrz4mU_C02WzLzsXLwuYIef82qKRzHIh575zVC8q_84_d_REXE3EOp6c8yaQ-4OCh960FI0zfrJtDfjvXZi/s400/Max+n+Lu.jpg" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjLrfkATaG56r7TVYT4j-CXVuKCfHMFucSe8DA4gCX5d-3E4Q5tWUUm-LvtMOpDypcRjZMBd96kTJYbsJm_sb27w9gDzrHxclQbmRUHPSEMpjqRm1SRaOr9SvtXAhgcrFllh97Ly72NMXe/s1600/Peyton.jpg"><img style="width: 266px; height: 400px;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535121913828971570" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjLrfkATaG56r7TVYT4j-CXVuKCfHMFucSe8DA4gCX5d-3E4Q5tWUUm-LvtMOpDypcRjZMBd96kTJYbsJm_sb27w9gDzrHxclQbmRUHPSEMpjqRm1SRaOr9SvtXAhgcrFllh97Ly72NMXe/s400/Peyton.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div><br /><div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeuoExaTht79UTkAIPUAEVJA6h2Wp2H0MuP0mD07GhcJA6aNhA3rA3WHj2gw3bvai-7Y0lOM-HeT_S3Y-ZFFkcfc0dQ3WCNRJ4L29bWc4xdl1T989yN3wRTh46BRmiI791j1-jb0ibNTuD/s1600/d.jpg"><img style="width: 400px; height: 267px;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535121904289952818" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeuoExaTht79UTkAIPUAEVJA6h2Wp2H0MuP0mD07GhcJA6aNhA3rA3WHj2gw3bvai-7Y0lOM-HeT_S3Y-ZFFkcfc0dQ3WCNRJ4L29bWc4xdl1T989yN3wRTh46BRmiI791j1-jb0ibNTuD/s400/d.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Who's that scary man in the background (ha ha)<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_v0zgYY5RV1Wa2NacwVHbn8r4_-R8WAnqFplC_NrVKoRbRFem8NsnEcMRg0h7JbYBgjOTJLGsD7kW88EdbEvsjTzxhye7dyTfAnI9OMd65-YR1-7UwFsx27cattLtYSklfZGQnLO6k7-k/s1600/IMG_4290.jpg"><img style="width: 400px; height: 267px;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535121899675590786" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_v0zgYY5RV1Wa2NacwVHbn8r4_-R8WAnqFplC_NrVKoRbRFem8NsnEcMRg0h7JbYBgjOTJLGsD7kW88EdbEvsjTzxhye7dyTfAnI9OMd65-YR1-7UwFsx27cattLtYSklfZGQnLO6k7-k/s400/IMG_4290.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /></div>This is my partner in crime, Summer who I work with... without her I would drown<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">___________________________________________________________________________________</div><div> </div><div style="text-align: center;">Okay, my boss who LOOOOOVES halloween also has his own Halloween party every year at his house. I spent many many hours helping them decorate their house for their party and let me tell you, they go ALL OUT! They have a gorgeous house and just about every inch is covered. Like a big dummy I didn't take pictures of their house or my office, so thats on my list for next year. For the Hopkins party we decided to change up our costumes from the night before so on Saturday we rummaged through the house to see what we could find. We decided on a pimp and ho.. with ryan being the ho. The funny part is that we just wore each others clothes, slapped on a wig and we were out the door. No one at the party recognized us, which in my mind equals a HIT! Below are the pictures... try and keep a straight face when you see Ryan, he's such an ATTRACTIVE female!<br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoP7eIeENwGoGdZrzqW21F7cQ05rCAPqKn9SJfErI1yFwv3AdbRFXdqR-_Jacv3jhtbVkED3Ay6QlYVKTiZqv9uxXJQzFYbVeH2bKKxIdJUACjJOBj4tJ3i-X4yxnxHM9YT3c_DC0Gj97y/s1600/100_7571.JPG"><img style="width: 266px; height: 400px;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535121883726928066" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoP7eIeENwGoGdZrzqW21F7cQ05rCAPqKn9SJfErI1yFwv3AdbRFXdqR-_Jacv3jhtbVkED3Ay6QlYVKTiZqv9uxXJQzFYbVeH2bKKxIdJUACjJOBj4tJ3i-X4yxnxHM9YT3c_DC0Gj97y/s400/100_7571.JPG" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcsj4ZuKQDNscqlVAhvdCk9ODox35Ai-ZYOJalofVp_Ot8KwcujEwp5iYa4HcaxXBjPu9oYfM7-CIpt_t5_uLsaiLku-BjhLpIxDHpPMIDxRoT-6CSWnWcl-Jytb5YvFY7Td5YAkEnW_aS/s1600/100_7572.JPG"><img style="width: 267px; height: 400px;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535121876692771362" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcsj4ZuKQDNscqlVAhvdCk9ODox35Ai-ZYOJalofVp_Ot8KwcujEwp5iYa4HcaxXBjPu9oYfM7-CIpt_t5_uLsaiLku-BjhLpIxDHpPMIDxRoT-6CSWnWcl-Jytb5YvFY7Td5YAkEnW_aS/s400/100_7572.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />The Ho and The Pimp<br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_wQ8Q1l-1OprKk5D7w8NcmwN7O0b1y5Bu8hWeleDGXFsI-aI3Xb2iP67ikt1HE4FcsLrYcfItAd0b8KX1hUyzoDGWRmAQYZNjVgkpezbl1kTBnDdQB3SKAizSLwBAJaplqQy__vXjCXRF/s1600/100_7564.JPG"><img style="width: 266px; height: 400px;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535121607882258978" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_wQ8Q1l-1OprKk5D7w8NcmwN7O0b1y5Bu8hWeleDGXFsI-aI3Xb2iP67ikt1HE4FcsLrYcfItAd0b8KX1hUyzoDGWRmAQYZNjVgkpezbl1kTBnDdQB3SKAizSLwBAJaplqQy__vXjCXRF/s400/100_7564.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />We are sooo HOT!<br /><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNok47l-jZYfIRFbMurKm7lzYHxV44n-ox0ar3MiFhDP5ilIVFEZTb_ydr8ip62lmp7zb1ojlK6vpGSyjgh6AMIbVRAVO1sBca2f52GFgxzMsgAYJ9Zf8tYdXF2itLGhGJiePJcEdQucWO/s1600/100_7566.JPG"><img style="width: 400px; height: 267px;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535121600503482098" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNok47l-jZYfIRFbMurKm7lzYHxV44n-ox0ar3MiFhDP5ilIVFEZTb_ydr8ip62lmp7zb1ojlK6vpGSyjgh6AMIbVRAVO1sBca2f52GFgxzMsgAYJ9Zf8tYdXF2itLGhGJiePJcEdQucWO/s400/100_7566.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Shari that I work with was the exorcist girl.. she was freaky!<br /></div><br /><div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3jHsFC8VvegrcHhFmtVlCWm0dQbDG8fNsdAxgMC82Jh3K7TrrEFnemxTxD32dMTEnk0yzxpWxORdREhOEVGr3JOqtKLce1Gwj35PEZ_ZoZFUdCF9RzswOsO05dJmv0SfamotWmhthEdkO/s1600/pimp.jpg"><img style="width: 400px; height: 267px;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535121588322999794" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3jHsFC8VvegrcHhFmtVlCWm0dQbDG8fNsdAxgMC82Jh3K7TrrEFnemxTxD32dMTEnk0yzxpWxORdREhOEVGr3JOqtKLce1Gwj35PEZ_ZoZFUdCF9RzswOsO05dJmv0SfamotWmhthEdkO/s400/pimp.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Naomi.... you look WAY too pretty next to me. ha ha<br /></div><br />___________________________________________________________________________________</div><div> </div><div style="text-align: center;">Eric and Tory came for the weekend so we got to spend time with them while they were here too! Yay, come back anytime guys.... better yet MOVE BACK anytime!<br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_DcUdcqplMvJ05CJtxakd7XfBaQILMQxaNYEbEd6z75IenBJGQJiGUEno6WDPDXDnhq65fORO4Xm-jnUA8aWTUnEKPCJSnUniwcs6TcRdnKw5rJ57mUQR6IbQYUu9ENDx030Oo_Rs8-fi/s1600/Riparian.jpg"><img style="width: 400px; height: 266px;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535121587235602978" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_DcUdcqplMvJ05CJtxakd7XfBaQILMQxaNYEbEd6z75IenBJGQJiGUEno6WDPDXDnhq65fORO4Xm-jnUA8aWTUnEKPCJSnUniwcs6TcRdnKw5rJ57mUQR6IbQYUu9ENDx030Oo_Rs8-fi/s400/Riparian.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Can you tell it was super sunny out??<br /></div><br /><div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgttBoXkgwF5kCYWqXR5aOAImNyhhyphenhyphenPleRNVp-OWO8bkcs9714FEwdwnhpCFgjeWRGmAhyphenhyphenMuLf44lQJjt8uJ3QAYAZFS0SR_L7oWNbkvXEvqz08jV4fI-0zIfebIPT4T9HX5M2F_EMsA-vc/s1600/Salisburys.jpg"><img style="width: 400px; height: 267px;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535121580626200722" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgttBoXkgwF5kCYWqXR5aOAImNyhhyphenhyphenPleRNVp-OWO8bkcs9714FEwdwnhpCFgjeWRGmAhyphenhyphenMuLf44lQJjt8uJ3QAYAZFS0SR_L7oWNbkvXEvqz08jV4fI-0zIfebIPT4T9HX5M2F_EMsA-vc/s400/Salisburys.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div> </div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Amber Howardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16258079219670188922noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3023746168346875872.post-79931871755044299102010-11-02T17:50:00.004-07:002010-11-02T17:57:09.999-07:00Friday Night Lights!<div align="center">This fall we have went to several High School football games on Friday nights. I love watching football live.... everytime I hear the song "The Boys of Fall" it makes me want to go to a game. I'm sad that we are missing the last few of the season.... Go Mountain Lions!!</div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuv2JpwcRHoD2bhhOs1dGcR61W-6-BAH0mXZQPjqgQi3YKzFAamvIh-5cHA6uVPIEfJiN8hofDAh67E5nItVaQ8ZdPpiLrubaVQeCz_sixtQJZNJb83BZmepoDt8pWeSPzcYV7-Sl2mJac/s1600/100_7479.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535119776575040978" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuv2JpwcRHoD2bhhOs1dGcR61W-6-BAH0mXZQPjqgQi3YKzFAamvIh-5cHA6uVPIEfJiN8hofDAh67E5nItVaQ8ZdPpiLrubaVQeCz_sixtQJZNJb83BZmepoDt8pWeSPzcYV7-Sl2mJac/s400/100_7479.JPG" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfnD_5MlMSMICJE249a56rhyhjEiUE7jTe5cUgJaE96CLBxaT5cVFV7eC3uYlativeFs5DQz9xJAfbqAqD1sZasjTNBnNZZ__XHJPJrYWgAFEOVb_rGJgi6QbTDQAA6sg4aQQZtpAnbmGA/s1600/100_7512.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535119774368020818" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfnD_5MlMSMICJE249a56rhyhjEiUE7jTe5cUgJaE96CLBxaT5cVFV7eC3uYlativeFs5DQz9xJAfbqAqD1sZasjTNBnNZZ__XHJPJrYWgAFEOVb_rGJgi6QbTDQAA6sg4aQQZtpAnbmGA/s400/100_7512.JPG" /></a></div>Amber Howardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16258079219670188922noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3023746168346875872.post-56974836645575623832010-10-04T13:39:00.028-07:002010-12-07T13:13:14.776-07:00Happy 3rd Anniversary<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center">Tuesday October 5th we have been married <span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">THREE WONDERFUL YEARS!</span> For the past week and a half I have had a horrible, stuffy, achy, sneezy, couldn't get out of bed HEAD COLD. We really REALLY wanted to go somewhere for our anniversary but it just didn't seem like that was going to happen since I couldn't kick my cold. After taking TONS of sudafed and advil around the clock, I actually felt pretty good on Friday night. So when we got a call from our friends Eric and Tory inviting us on a LAST MINUTE SPUR OF THE MOMENT trip to San Francisco, we said WHY NOT? Saturday morning we woke up at the butt crack of dawn and hopped on a flight to San Fran. We met up with them at the airport and by 10am we were all enjoying a nice hot breakfast at our hotel there. We jetted out to see the city and BOY DID WE EVER. We cruised around ALL DAY and did LOTS of sightseeing. Let me just say that we DID San Francisco in a day and didn't leave anything out. Sunday we took a drive along the PCH and saw the BEAUTIFUL coast line.. I could have just sat there for hours listening to the waves crashing. Sunday afternoon our friends Jeff and Laura came over for a few hours, making the weekend complete. Sunday evening we hopped a flight (first class, thanks Eric) back home, exhausted from our whirlwind weekend but SOOO glad we went. My head cold is now back in full swing, so its back to bed for me, but well worth it. I want to say <span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">HAPPY ANNIVERSARY TO MY WONDERFUL HUBBY</span>, thanks for all that you do for me and the boys.. WE LOVE YOU! And another BIG THANK YOU to Eric and Tory for the spur of the moment invite.. it's always a blast to hang with you! You know your true friends when you can share a hotel room. ha ha<br />___________________________________________________________________________________________<br /></div><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a href="http://www.blogger.com/%3Ca"></a><img border="0" alt="Golden Gate Bridge" src="http://i290.photobucket.com/albums/ll276/thebizzys/100_7450.jpg" /></p><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center">Our first stop in the city was the famous LOMBARD STREET which is the crookedest street in the world. It makes 8 sharp turns and is surrounded by beautiful homes. It's definately a crazy street, I can't image living on it. It was so fun to drive down that we did it TWICE!<br /><br /></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNJq9dGFje6-mYr57mKpkOK3CuM7Nw2CxutrwfM6c7oj1yMz8ofzcjnB_yxWivxQsAQcOdGnEq5lH2320XegY8bdeAvCImo52Ul1GpjDxLofP-VrGTK_MwMSYuK48CEz-u4JRPGZN9gRcg/s1600/100_7368.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 267px" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5524294602541131954" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNJq9dGFje6-mYr57mKpkOK3CuM7Nw2CxutrwfM6c7oj1yMz8ofzcjnB_yxWivxQsAQcOdGnEq5lH2320XegY8bdeAvCImo52Ul1GpjDxLofP-VrGTK_MwMSYuK48CEz-u4JRPGZN9gRcg/s400/100_7368.JPG" /></a><br /><br /></div><div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAKMAVcGqjgtMDk-grz4PAVBt-PkxVvEst-NLS35c6SnWKbMWyxOk1pQ0gvgGliIs-sOLo1f23bPMR_RD_ZmnUCT6u22aqkSJ7dRz_psooEwBtC20TO4exQl7jQnWknjgexZpYTgxV1eb0/s1600/100_7371.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 267px; HEIGHT: 400px" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5524294602189298450" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAKMAVcGqjgtMDk-grz4PAVBt-PkxVvEst-NLS35c6SnWKbMWyxOk1pQ0gvgGliIs-sOLo1f23bPMR_RD_ZmnUCT6u22aqkSJ7dRz_psooEwBtC20TO4exQl7jQnWknjgexZpYTgxV1eb0/s400/100_7371.JPG" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlHLeuwsFZSgbbBl6oGHEXBWWfzGlry0tsU6VGvbtcxv0xl4xJibJ9thcd4JxPLBczoYwjOO4gOl2_Cc2Nu1P6ntQaMG-UxXxUIKbNIkj3UsVztqXKXDW9im76OWAMoFaO_yDf2CMr2pLr/s1600/100_7372.JPG"> <img style="WIDTH: 267px; HEIGHT: 400px" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5524294597020836754" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlHLeuwsFZSgbbBl6oGHEXBWWfzGlry0tsU6VGvbtcxv0xl4xJibJ9thcd4JxPLBczoYwjOO4gOl2_Cc2Nu1P6ntQaMG-UxXxUIKbNIkj3UsVztqXKXDW9im76OWAMoFaO_yDf2CMr2pLr/s400/100_7372.JPG" /></a><br /></div><div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><br />You can see the winding road behind us.. it is decorated by gorgeous flowers and bushes.<br /><br /></div><div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfuFCpriBTmZfD0n9kAnVvfw9LVl1ZOyEQ-s5vB3xdqw5Cbw_fZZSW6mPP8rJ1QEF8VJsg15ytGT2IZ89IxuEtKO_6XKOIWJ9lo7W_4xklpf0CUL5EaIjZx6aaawA6Hlc0A4V-M4mfy3se/s1600/100_7374.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 267px; HEIGHT: 400px" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5524294592949010178" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfuFCpriBTmZfD0n9kAnVvfw9LVl1ZOyEQ-s5vB3xdqw5Cbw_fZZSW6mPP8rJ1QEF8VJsg15ytGT2IZ89IxuEtKO_6XKOIWJ9lo7W_4xklpf0CUL5EaIjZx6aaawA6Hlc0A4V-M4mfy3se/s400/100_7374.JPG" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1iDOLSqxrsvdy01hsxBd4nanpKficFIMr6vUbY2xYdAD2Vq-QEu3nlni4x44AwXcqP0vJf7KmM69BpbR0NEzbct3cbk_xqp5ELJDxNmoYF6Gccg4ZkvMsUdUI-3NOuA7hx6tdW6bqZ1er/s1600/100_7367.JPG"> <img style="WIDTH: 267px; HEIGHT: 400px" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5524294587516276962" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1iDOLSqxrsvdy01hsxBd4nanpKficFIMr6vUbY2xYdAD2Vq-QEu3nlni4x44AwXcqP0vJf7KmM69BpbR0NEzbct3cbk_xqp5ELJDxNmoYF6Gccg4ZkvMsUdUI-3NOuA7hx6tdW6bqZ1er/s400/100_7367.JPG" /></a><br /></div><div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><br />You can't visit SAN FRANCISCO without going to the GOLDEN GATE BRIDGE. On Saturday it was very foggy so you couldn't see most of the bridge.<br /><br /></div><div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhroJv6s91z4R9Kth4m4POgi31_HZjQMuv_n09M4z_flQFC7wVGFinQDzLk64XLnN8urkDMJeog6OmVL0Ke_1Ln_aoO1C4UsGWClV0y4PZShexKs14nvER5AhO4AUaZQjhsE80pYMOEQbJC/s1600/100_7382.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 267px; HEIGHT: 400px" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5524294394579224402" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhroJv6s91z4R9Kth4m4POgi31_HZjQMuv_n09M4z_flQFC7wVGFinQDzLk64XLnN8urkDMJeog6OmVL0Ke_1Ln_aoO1C4UsGWClV0y4PZShexKs14nvER5AhO4AUaZQjhsE80pYMOEQbJC/s400/100_7382.JPG" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpsK3woRbOnAywqAAOIbCpYjKgMcRsvUP39I2f1ZgZm5vTB5IiBrYKoPthgBZUWt2c-YvrI-vNc72mA8ZpdVD2xhfgl20EiBhCjdKT7xQVYmAyVMjLTIVj1hbhod9by7OHfDEkl97OHyvI/s1600/100_7383.JPG"> <img style="WIDTH: 267px; HEIGHT: 400px" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5524294391180173730" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpsK3woRbOnAywqAAOIbCpYjKgMcRsvUP39I2f1ZgZm5vTB5IiBrYKoPthgBZUWt2c-YvrI-vNc72mA8ZpdVD2xhfgl20EiBhCjdKT7xQVYmAyVMjLTIVj1hbhod9by7OHfDEkl97OHyvI/s400/100_7383.JPG" /></a><br /></div><div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><br />Next stop was Baker Beach which has an amazing view of the Golden Gate Bridge and the Bay.<br /><br /></div><div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><span style="TEXT-DECORATION: underline"><a href="http://s290.photobucket.com/albums/ll276/thebizzys/?action=view&current=Howards.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i290.photobucket.com/albums/ll276/thebizzys/Howards.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s290.photobucket.com/albums/ll276/thebizzys/?action=view&current=Salisburys.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i290.photobucket.com/albums/ll276/thebizzys/Salisburys.jpg" /></a><br /></span></div><div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><br /></div><div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSBHhHxXtJ2QIT35Y8vfAAgpNjDF2-CXO5L7DOQeYSd8zVJHxyyPfzfGQKI2SFxS6xsCgM0Me4G2SfoglWsWKiHDyIN81X4xLVk0q73DrHIytfHwMt_BA2mliDt0EMfQTEW_QKLGsJyeNN/s1600/100_7393.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 267px; HEIGHT: 400px" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5524294380796109490" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSBHhHxXtJ2QIT35Y8vfAAgpNjDF2-CXO5L7DOQeYSd8zVJHxyyPfzfGQKI2SFxS6xsCgM0Me4G2SfoglWsWKiHDyIN81X4xLVk0q73DrHIytfHwMt_BA2mliDt0EMfQTEW_QKLGsJyeNN/s400/100_7393.JPG" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge4NegHbdN-qZnKkhNPLoRJs4oDKh5Z4JROCZG7XmOsTYv-tjmLtnvUngPhLL5iO8JdxN7s1h0hfaRJrYgYN2g3Wp5Bhn5cb7yDQb6ZN798_oME5H8TVE_fK12-fqt-KE6VkgByTnFyLs8/s1600/100_7396.JPG"> <img style="WIDTH: 267px; HEIGHT: 400px" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5524294204018762226" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge4NegHbdN-qZnKkhNPLoRJs4oDKh5Z4JROCZG7XmOsTYv-tjmLtnvUngPhLL5iO8JdxN7s1h0hfaRJrYgYN2g3Wp5Bhn5cb7yDQb6ZN798_oME5H8TVE_fK12-fqt-KE6VkgByTnFyLs8/s400/100_7396.JPG" /></a><br /></div><div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><br />Of course next on the list was FISHERMANS WARF and PIER 39. We walked the pier, went to the OLD arcade place, and watched the boats sailing around Alcatraz.<br /><br /></div><div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggjW7cAgU1E31QbOqVwtTLtTltqD7NH2E-sMn2Xk0Brls8je7s1qA_ASMCWz7Rm4T4Pcsn7Ca_4yaRki1ViLY4vncSbtge-oaGR5mPMjIGpNXZyow8EDXHWf-19Rzd8-UEkNrRzEn7glJF/s1600/100_7406.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 267px" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5524294193824905202" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggjW7cAgU1E31QbOqVwtTLtTltqD7NH2E-sMn2Xk0Brls8je7s1qA_ASMCWz7Rm4T4Pcsn7Ca_4yaRki1ViLY4vncSbtge-oaGR5mPMjIGpNXZyow8EDXHWf-19Rzd8-UEkNrRzEn7glJF/s400/100_7406.JPG" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuMCY5pHbNJxixpDCik2lETMiozk4DJc34LhnQDDyzOAK_Xkhm02n1WSItWAYeIaL5WZlLkK6QZGoy_M_3zVJ3CNnyXZanbFpTmdLjMiZDh2FLfh4JUj1AkDGGpDCMwYlhf0DAoVZ38Upf/s1600/100_7407.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 267px" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5524294192269128402" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuMCY5pHbNJxixpDCik2lETMiozk4DJc34LhnQDDyzOAK_Xkhm02n1WSItWAYeIaL5WZlLkK6QZGoy_M_3zVJ3CNnyXZanbFpTmdLjMiZDh2FLfh4JUj1AkDGGpDCMwYlhf0DAoVZ38Upf/s400/100_7407.JPG" /></a><br /><br />Up next was what we referred to as the FULL HOUSE HOUSES.. really they are called the PAINTED LADIES. They are beautiful Victorian homes built between 1892 and 1896 and are located across the street from Alamo Square Park. We all had our own favorites.. personally I liked the yellow one the best.<br /></div><div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><br /><a href="http://s290.photobucket.com/albums/ll276/thebizzys/?action=view&current=100_7410.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i290.photobucket.com/albums/ll276/thebizzys/100_7410.jpg" /></a><br /><br /></div><div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYAYLWbQdKlPaOqfs-b8FZDLnEai-keRjNr16GXlgeGfQW1hIVYC1GQSb-Y439EfA1b34LIinrN8JhtppuOB_i5L5wFfrbyOb-3AiQauL68qUF3KyIcgcPgZ0_ijIEmvYrBGF8S6fw21Yq/s1600/100_7408.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 267px" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5524294182222047122" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYAYLWbQdKlPaOqfs-b8FZDLnEai-keRjNr16GXlgeGfQW1hIVYC1GQSb-Y439EfA1b34LIinrN8JhtppuOB_i5L5wFfrbyOb-3AiQauL68qUF3KyIcgcPgZ0_ijIEmvYrBGF8S6fw21Yq/s400/100_7408.JPG" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9WddsMH2wOVtZ9TCRGvIzu2BLoE4nMboVF34bwqPmlWdJzVluYAHz_7Ud17n79qHB-nsftuSR5ryT16E6JAwUKQtgjJsxQjCHFi048LjyKRlC8tpmpyuAGOdVH6c_Q1ZXFuT4Cit3tdzi/s1600/100_7411.JPG"> <img style="WIDTH: 267px; HEIGHT: 400px" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5524294183517094770" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9WddsMH2wOVtZ9TCRGvIzu2BLoE4nMboVF34bwqPmlWdJzVluYAHz_7Ud17n79qHB-nsftuSR5ryT16E6JAwUKQtgjJsxQjCHFi048LjyKRlC8tpmpyuAGOdVH6c_Q1ZXFuT4Cit3tdzi/s400/100_7411.JPG" /></a><br /></div><div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><br />After cruising around all day we were famished, so we headed to CHINATOWN for dinner. We ate at HOUSE OF NANKING. It's super yummy so if your ever in SF, I suggest you go there.<br /><br /></div><div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4xglPXfe3xHYL64UH4UeFUiHKRFrqkDPfDBrSUmfXBVxjM2K9irMKQzoKntIuMH6Tz3F_pCDCJnvMeBSpc_m5RRH9d7FHkDTHKXN8OVgIK5zsb8GfC1lm-Eu3a8qGRpJKl0x-b9Qsqwi4/s1600/100_7415.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 267px" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5524293931450759282" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4xglPXfe3xHYL64UH4UeFUiHKRFrqkDPfDBrSUmfXBVxjM2K9irMKQzoKntIuMH6Tz3F_pCDCJnvMeBSpc_m5RRH9d7FHkDTHKXN8OVgIK5zsb8GfC1lm-Eu3a8qGRpJKl0x-b9Qsqwi4/s400/100_7415.JPG" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLS7A5agWs3kZpZWJtOrHT33jBGQ8OS9KQ4boO4ohxVTgiz-6J7iw5YEp7RYr-nIfOQwXXALZ_CU-HMsdG30ndqVb7vuF8Q8o063kZVQ-ggg_-cOWM-cZ_b68-e4a-0EIO9y_6f0Cyt2eo/s1600/100_7417.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 267px" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5524293921705998514" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLS7A5agWs3kZpZWJtOrHT33jBGQ8OS9KQ4boO4ohxVTgiz-6J7iw5YEp7RYr-nIfOQwXXALZ_CU-HMsdG30ndqVb7vuF8Q8o063kZVQ-ggg_-cOWM-cZ_b68-e4a-0EIO9y_6f0Cyt2eo/s400/100_7417.JPG" /></a><br /></div><div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><br />I think my FAVORITE place we visited was the SAN FRANCISCO PALACE OF FINE ARTS... it was SO BEAUTIFUL. I had seen it in movies such as "So I married an axe murderer" and "The Batchelor" and always wanted to go there. It was under construction so we couldn't walk through the dome but the grounds were GORGEOUS!!!!!<br /><br /><a href="http://s290.photobucket.com/albums/ll276/thebizzys/?action=view&current=100_7419.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Palace of Fine Arts" src="http://i290.photobucket.com/albums/ll276/thebizzys/100_7419.jpg" /></a><br /><br /></div><div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center">We drove up to the Coit Tower which is located in Pioneer Park.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnpLv6CQ_bOGlV8c6VFcgcCrHZm18bb9oSuEWM4KrkBCNYvxRkbkhyW5Do_BwOKwjfoEJDKl9dXugMl_d9JTmSwYBGqrSOqopnU0MFtl-xVdc0fpgaOXa_YQLbwHq2Hk9fNUdYsMg4NkYe/s1600/100_7418.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 267px; HEIGHT: 400px" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5524293917541795042" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnpLv6CQ_bOGlV8c6VFcgcCrHZm18bb9oSuEWM4KrkBCNYvxRkbkhyW5Do_BwOKwjfoEJDKl9dXugMl_d9JTmSwYBGqrSOqopnU0MFtl-xVdc0fpgaOXa_YQLbwHq2Hk9fNUdYsMg4NkYe/s400/100_7418.JPG" /></a><br /><br />No SF trip is complete without some GHIRARDELLI CHOCOLATE. You can see Bailey enjoying her hot chocolate since it was COLD outside.<br /><br /><br /></div><div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4o3Kk6t__KfFiswf919wC-YhxYyWq0zWJoOQO68D8xj9jkIgML4CYd4KTK-6dgv_nWNsZWH-m81aatPvwWzTajP3Y0lUJjDUEes2RYO8DCahnntu_dbMYEiseDiRYcUC_aQXoeqTJe12_/s1600/100_7428.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 267px" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5524293913334446194" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4o3Kk6t__KfFiswf919wC-YhxYyWq0zWJoOQO68D8xj9jkIgML4CYd4KTK-6dgv_nWNsZWH-m81aatPvwWzTajP3Y0lUJjDUEes2RYO8DCahnntu_dbMYEiseDiRYcUC_aQXoeqTJe12_/s400/100_7428.JPG" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxB6oT-LRTAPhzdTQAMxo87y7tzS32d9Qyg-8V4oweUrq2xJoXXZm_OoSJnNbnP6zqqINSuAMg7esRimR-RqahYLVArbozAZKa8cYQlyFhCn838QkyppRmwXBUmHa3CcOZ9hqd-4jRvsxW/s1600/100_7429.JPG"> <img style="WIDTH: 267px; HEIGHT: 400px" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5524293910672265842" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxB6oT-LRTAPhzdTQAMxo87y7tzS32d9Qyg-8V4oweUrq2xJoXXZm_OoSJnNbnP6zqqINSuAMg7esRimR-RqahYLVArbozAZKa8cYQlyFhCn838QkyppRmwXBUmHa3CcOZ9hqd-4jRvsxW/s400/100_7429.JPG" /></a><br /></div><div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><br />On Sunday's drive we saw the GORGEOUS coast between San Fran and Santa Cruz. Love love love it!<br /><br /><img border="0" alt="Pacific Coast" src="http://i290.photobucket.com/albums/ll276/thebizzys/100_7432.jpg" /><br /></div><div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><br />There is an old lighthouse along the coast called Pigeons Point which also actually has a Hostel that you can stay at. It's about 20 miles north of Santa Cruz on a beautiful part of the coast. I just might have to go back and stay!<br /><br /></div><div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpFXBtOac3kIodkbWCs0UoTmLJjwg2PLa8Y1R-F7HrYGWlM_uwum0KnzFU4yZypoDA9b2ihuhqEfYHXhLRiVcbzmZ3dYUInll2pTc_8Ug_2D-6LGaRqzRWDm6_ytHfhdMxy1ZNmTayNTuB/s1600/100_7449.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 267px; HEIGHT: 400px" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5524293614971647890" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpFXBtOac3kIodkbWCs0UoTmLJjwg2PLa8Y1R-F7HrYGWlM_uwum0KnzFU4yZypoDA9b2ihuhqEfYHXhLRiVcbzmZ3dYUInll2pTc_8Ug_2D-6LGaRqzRWDm6_ytHfhdMxy1ZNmTayNTuB/s400/100_7449.JPG" /></a><br /><br />On Sunday we went back to Baker Beach with Jeff and Laura to get a better picture of the Golden Gate since the fog wasn't so heavy that day. The wind was CHILLY and the waves were HUGE crashing on the shore.<br /><br /></div><div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibGSYfVzdmP383OxcxbXLn-D0BY3ivilQOCvKdkLiA1kQNLPzNMaY1XyakOsdQFkgtrtxj3fEC4QGL-XGx6ib8B3l-P6sR5QCIKNK25ZcpC9OySGs0cbUXy5Vpy3ERDFgK0kTws17ay_Uf/s1600/100_7451.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 267px" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5524293612595194162" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibGSYfVzdmP383OxcxbXLn-D0BY3ivilQOCvKdkLiA1kQNLPzNMaY1XyakOsdQFkgtrtxj3fEC4QGL-XGx6ib8B3l-P6sR5QCIKNK25ZcpC9OySGs0cbUXy5Vpy3ERDFgK0kTws17ay_Uf/s400/100_7451.JPG" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-ytUQa9joduPvRL3P7FwHZc3uk4ruCqdIz9AvkBCSDOYGKyOSINg2ZV1CLh-p4J9CuQ8RYJiKbzYYQM3ymDnQ3tcztHQaG_1nlDJ6TkbPc8QOM0mwlvC3LfMzxLsqeHWGI7mr0bb41nx8/s1600/100_7456.JPG"> <img style="WIDTH: 267px; HEIGHT: 400px" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5524293603066085890" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-ytUQa9joduPvRL3P7FwHZc3uk4ruCqdIz9AvkBCSDOYGKyOSINg2ZV1CLh-p4J9CuQ8RYJiKbzYYQM3ymDnQ3tcztHQaG_1nlDJ6TkbPc8QOM0mwlvC3LfMzxLsqeHWGI7mr0bb41nx8/s400/100_7456.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /></div><div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOjIihd0WhC09FjmfNCM0r7ni6zS8cX-MwqZIBmYoO2jjzD9X0OuWIyLxgcfFzLvRKCuBP9PhWlzDIhErKlpAm0d85i4UE1ChR1JahavzJwj2FTJ5b9xlpXlhnH4g-JzFS5QxQkbGDLtKL/s1600/100_7454.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 267px" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5524293607824381810" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOjIihd0WhC09FjmfNCM0r7ni6zS8cX-MwqZIBmYoO2jjzD9X0OuWIyLxgcfFzLvRKCuBP9PhWlzDIhErKlpAm0d85i4UE1ChR1JahavzJwj2FTJ5b9xlpXlhnH4g-JzFS5QxQkbGDLtKL/s400/100_7454.JPG" /></a><br /></div><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center">I took SOOOO many pictures I couldn't decide which ones to post, but these were my faves. ENJOY! </div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Amber Howardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16258079219670188922noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3023746168346875872.post-43622440919603980402010-09-10T11:00:00.003-07:002010-09-10T11:30:42.616-07:00Faith, Hope, and Love<div align="center">We would like Tory and Eric to know that our thoughts and prayers are with you today. We know today is going to be hard for you and for Sophie. There are lots of people who love you and are praying for this little girl. We must find faith through our prayers and trust in our Heavenly Father and know that he can bear your burden. Right now faith in the Lord is the only thing that can bring us peace, understanding and hope. <strong>We love you guys!</strong></div><div align="center">________________________________________________________________________________________</div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center">Last night a group of us took Sophie to Amazing Jakes for dinner and games. It was a BLAST and I hoped she felt all the love that we ALL have for her.</div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv9Ps5d3W_IPnkaJuDmBac7CwsifeKwdb-MqV9omp9578_YTksYetp80mrZD2CkR2nkWO6sGUF1cGYSbqs441SJHNYJoUM9GFAdAXBRZleC0Qi84mLkltx1evpKLjkX9Hpt_8tvaHTi96x/s1600/100_7310.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 267px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5515346724541088450" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv9Ps5d3W_IPnkaJuDmBac7CwsifeKwdb-MqV9omp9578_YTksYetp80mrZD2CkR2nkWO6sGUF1cGYSbqs441SJHNYJoUM9GFAdAXBRZleC0Qi84mLkltx1evpKLjkX9Hpt_8tvaHTi96x/s400/100_7310.JPG" /></a><br />PRINCESS SOPHIA</div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIZ851YupY1TdEJ5n5d_WuYWwt8rNzL96wwcplVocBmw9VBWSvXqwyT8ZNF7TFVhHrJPSnefx7iyvuxXdUwSttw7hFyMs92KOlswsRYBgzZXZHR3_3sIE1OL4eW_qu4f-LIrxSx1OTz18O/s1600/100_7322.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 266px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5515346715363471410" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIZ851YupY1TdEJ5n5d_WuYWwt8rNzL96wwcplVocBmw9VBWSvXqwyT8ZNF7TFVhHrJPSnefx7iyvuxXdUwSttw7hFyMs92KOlswsRYBgzZXZHR3_3sIE1OL4eW_qu4f-LIrxSx1OTz18O/s400/100_7322.JPG" /></a><br />Me hanging with Bailey Boo</div><div align="center"><br /> </div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8GLguLblRNY57fmDCe5Rz3UYeV37tYTm4eDq6h9uqiPlMC-t71iPfQ8wBROkkl_RMixqafPH9O5XFnnoi_A9g8y1JPEqwHElWZsVrudx1lq-qAHNqETM8MQu_ceZNt87RpL7_rjIZy6Xb/s1600/100_7317.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 267px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5515346604367077522" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8GLguLblRNY57fmDCe5Rz3UYeV37tYTm4eDq6h9uqiPlMC-t71iPfQ8wBROkkl_RMixqafPH9O5XFnnoi_A9g8y1JPEqwHElWZsVrudx1lq-qAHNqETM8MQu_ceZNt87RpL7_rjIZy6Xb/s400/100_7317.JPG" /></a><br />This girl is fearless!<br /><br /></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWOQ5eDmEsltQM1sHW9t1M9RJ6mi2Fl1MTi2X2mMKiOG75FbVM7C6Fyzxdt8n6I5sdnWT1tuhVbEQUbY3QFsf3aicyDSZEqj-bS88gkzdYOojmMh-lWlH7GJv8ipShYSQ52E9rPBE9ueGP/s1600/100_7321.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5515346595483762018" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWOQ5eDmEsltQM1sHW9t1M9RJ6mi2Fl1MTi2X2mMKiOG75FbVM7C6Fyzxdt8n6I5sdnWT1tuhVbEQUbY3QFsf3aicyDSZEqj-bS88gkzdYOojmMh-lWlH7GJv8ipShYSQ52E9rPBE9ueGP/s400/100_7321.JPG" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQawbVMyoyeoq2Oev1Ee6CN2L0VIuZxGIaRsO9-Ziz7VXy0fShBLx5gOo9du0m9PmqcPtZjp7O8jy5wtm8r2-MO7A80Oo2GBghISr-1ych7NvRViAMDNIYz7jfVIqQfa2_MlNEH2ORy3pU/s1600/100_7326.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5515346584655142738" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQawbVMyoyeoq2Oev1Ee6CN2L0VIuZxGIaRsO9-Ziz7VXy0fShBLx5gOo9du0m9PmqcPtZjp7O8jy5wtm8r2-MO7A80Oo2GBghISr-1ych7NvRViAMDNIYz7jfVIqQfa2_MlNEH2ORy3pU/s400/100_7326.JPG" /></a><br />Eric & Ryan...........................................Cady & Kevin<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3P4rJD5ecekvtRZ6UInSTtlWamdpkksmee8hFfhX7UCUaT2t9fsIMT9vaJ2MRnCySWRsUZg2rtkNxYsGun9EJZxXsefJr4RRIZOaD7rfWH9hEM11-FdTf8xYXCrghgl2gQRI48NYAKBJf/s1600/100_7325.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5515346588106958194" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3P4rJD5ecekvtRZ6UInSTtlWamdpkksmee8hFfhX7UCUaT2t9fsIMT9vaJ2MRnCySWRsUZg2rtkNxYsGun9EJZxXsefJr4RRIZOaD7rfWH9hEM11-FdTf8xYXCrghgl2gQRI48NYAKBJf/s400/100_7325.JPG" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoH8A69kgMmjm4FkNkJsxKuzPGuIFLpE40aqSO-pkVhJWiVt-OSPNQ60b-qya6qs8cmSTV3ZopVip8VxTVS-OUxrZSJIKEIhrm_g3aYWY56sHqLPMF5EY0qoIQjlhwWU450ssagn5M9P_i/s1600/100_7323.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 267px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5515346575557720642" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoH8A69kgMmjm4FkNkJsxKuzPGuIFLpE40aqSO-pkVhJWiVt-OSPNQ60b-qya6qs8cmSTV3ZopVip8VxTVS-OUxrZSJIKEIhrm_g3aYWY56sHqLPMF5EY0qoIQjlhwWU450ssagn5M9P_i/s400/100_7323.JPG" /></a><br /></div><div align="center">Sophie racing mommy.....................................surrounded by love</div>Amber Howardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16258079219670188922noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3023746168346875872.post-34031273792235514362010-09-07T13:09:00.010-07:002010-12-07T13:13:45.936-07:00Labor Day Camping Trip<div align="center">For Labor Day Weekend we decided that it would be so much fun to take the dogs camping. My parents wanted to join and we thought it would be fun to take a few of the grandkids as well. My parents (Grandma & Bucka) took off friday morning with my neice Bryn to find us a spot before the rush. Ryan, myself, my nephew Max, and the two dogs cruised up to the mountains after work on friday night. Upon arriving we pitched our tent, set up for the night and saw the AWESOME tarantula that Grandma had caught earlier in the day when he came walking into our campground. The kids nicknamed him Terry, and he was pretty big. We let Terry go on Saturday morning so he was free to go eat and roam.<br /></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1WiFojh4sEDU3Snw72VZqZbNPv5FYM2iLQEbePPn9yKwqdxC4qXlX4pSjSoOQQBmsrGfcP-KHV8UJIXgjB41x-iWQxyLlIdsBM2D3dp1Dfa0Id1ua02bLDbe-oz3WRLDs383fNFdrUE3a/s1600/Tarantula.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 266px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5514271142549836354" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1WiFojh4sEDU3Snw72VZqZbNPv5FYM2iLQEbePPn9yKwqdxC4qXlX4pSjSoOQQBmsrGfcP-KHV8UJIXgjB41x-iWQxyLlIdsBM2D3dp1Dfa0Id1ua02bLDbe-oz3WRLDs383fNFdrUE3a/s400/Tarantula.JPG" /></a><br />This is Terry the tarantula</div><div align="center">_________________________________________________________________________________________</div><div align="center">This was Joey's first camping trip and he LOOOOOOVED it. I didn't think we were gonna be able to get him in the car to go home. He loved exploring and all the noises and sounds of the mountains.<br /></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHCZCzulcoEe6gkZ1R0tApASIzbtYhiy_WSPXqu-qN4Byq8skBm0QMiVucoU7V9M9QSam6cqPUJXw6LWz7HNuHHKoLibnZ1vB9luT8SAFbnSdXBK7HeCA0xig6eeIaDReZhX79zkuGMJuL/s1600/Joey.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 266px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5514271135005534306" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHCZCzulcoEe6gkZ1R0tApASIzbtYhiy_WSPXqu-qN4Byq8skBm0QMiVucoU7V9M9QSam6cqPUJXw6LWz7HNuHHKoLibnZ1vB9luT8SAFbnSdXBK7HeCA0xig6eeIaDReZhX79zkuGMJuL/s400/Joey.JPG" /></a><br />JOEY<br /><br /></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZLxm1ZNMJBhplljNnU8D9oU_X1UzMzSaGnC6CZNXFBn_PISi3nNrb43KxI_yxnDo67XVfhh7vndXR0mvknExMZjZeYBol3e-4N5ZOHB1IzzxPhlvEGLwfgM9kqqHIlS_52U5aOMZQbTkR/s1600/Max.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 267px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5514271128971595074" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZLxm1ZNMJBhplljNnU8D9oU_X1UzMzSaGnC6CZNXFBn_PISi3nNrb43KxI_yxnDo67XVfhh7vndXR0mvknExMZjZeYBol3e-4N5ZOHB1IzzxPhlvEGLwfgM9kqqHIlS_52U5aOMZQbTkR/s400/Max.JPG" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj50O6PFp3WeTfKBwes_1Ud1lFAR-ObLdrEJQV5jRrcgRXMpKy7Vf7Z3DhXjx9cYbiYD7PJoBY4ySqC8JkwUr7-A_ayhJB16V3_IXI-8d8bxNcgif21W7y_agNDifalIdOrUVxmeD4CCDl8/s1600/Morning+hair.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 266px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5514270967369767682" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj50O6PFp3WeTfKBwes_1Ud1lFAR-ObLdrEJQV5jRrcgRXMpKy7Vf7Z3DhXjx9cYbiYD7PJoBY4ySqC8JkwUr7-A_ayhJB16V3_IXI-8d8bxNcgif21W7y_agNDifalIdOrUVxmeD4CCDl8/s400/Morning+hair.JPG" /></a><br />Max......................................Bryn.(Bryn had great bed head)</div><div align="center">__________________________________________________________________________________________</div><div align="center"><br />On Saturday we decided to drive up to Workman's Creek Waterfall which was just a few minutes away. There wasn't much water flowing down the 200 foot falls but it was still pretty and there were beautiful views from up there. On the way down the mountain we got a flat tire on the subaru.. and I mean FLAT. We pulled over, put on the spare and crossed our fingers that we would make it down the rocky road and back to the campsite safe. It did and Ryan and my dad took off to go find us a tire. FIVE hours later they returned empty handed. After driving for hours, they found a tire shop that had closed 30 minutes prior to them arriving. Oh the joys of camping.</div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifB7KGjgZeipj3BAOqLSjUiBBvtxKAwEYSIbtQyPgOtDO9_SnSMR-6pjG62p508uzYDh34lJlPHNV83Gyfb7BydDBL25NSyh4AfAP5aEZM6C8T0GJq7YmQ2bWr7wnAyvrYFMEQXdHsO1nO/s1600/B+%26+M+waterfall.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 267px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5514270962275693314" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifB7KGjgZeipj3BAOqLSjUiBBvtxKAwEYSIbtQyPgOtDO9_SnSMR-6pjG62p508uzYDh34lJlPHNV83Gyfb7BydDBL25NSyh4AfAP5aEZM6C8T0GJq7YmQ2bWr7wnAyvrYFMEQXdHsO1nO/s400/B+%26+M+waterfall.JPG" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv1cNr675hsPoJOHm9CrDiZ3LzULOgg6Li0-HIsZcQxhLrihGrSTsi9wZaXdq4QpxWc1eEBZSimTI9uWXfSLdQ_g5kE9kOkbwdJC4bYftMb10bvOhwBU7IB3Q5DFQ5imVv1jxn4uB4LTO9/s1600/Workmans+Creek+Waterfall.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 267px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5514270957838666306" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv1cNr675hsPoJOHm9CrDiZ3LzULOgg6Li0-HIsZcQxhLrihGrSTsi9wZaXdq4QpxWc1eEBZSimTI9uWXfSLdQ_g5kE9kOkbwdJC4bYftMb10bvOhwBU7IB3Q5DFQ5imVv1jxn4uB4LTO9/s400/Workmans+Creek+Waterfall.JPG" /></a><br />Bryn & Max at the Falls<br /></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFT9XEL9i1bGv5ekbqAthxQIvUbcy25K-UVMqhZfhu1tfSP8oetJQ7C-E6vzkb28NO99BWSiJtaAXl_Qm5Ndm1bjpbPBI8yUIE2N4QkNwzECCNtcpcPoy15_QBueixK0x5AQCIwJwFcv-q/s1600/View.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5514270949424272402" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFT9XEL9i1bGv5ekbqAthxQIvUbcy25K-UVMqhZfhu1tfSP8oetJQ7C-E6vzkb28NO99BWSiJtaAXl_Qm5Ndm1bjpbPBI8yUIE2N4QkNwzECCNtcpcPoy15_QBueixK0x5AQCIwJwFcv-q/s400/View.JPG" /></a><br />Beautiful view from the top of the falls<br /><br /><br /></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaq05RtCFnJC86qWZHHgrT2QW3X7ULVkoITTUG7xSV2Q1zAsgCXBtH6PNIOuK4JOI_ZZkOy2DGFc5Id6rmABz9VnbAYd1tNbOicgxz3chi1oTPjPnDOkYGQlPEJSJLGIl4scOgzMEPeofw/s1600/The+gang.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 266px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5514270941944156162" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaq05RtCFnJC86qWZHHgrT2QW3X7ULVkoITTUG7xSV2Q1zAsgCXBtH6PNIOuK4JOI_ZZkOy2DGFc5Id6rmABz9VnbAYd1tNbOicgxz3chi1oTPjPnDOkYGQlPEJSJLGIl4scOgzMEPeofw/s400/The+gang.JPG" /></a><br />Bryn, Bucka, Max, and Grandma</div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDoW-yAr7_MpyLT9RZhuY8xP1IgUrOufpmZTszwSfuKGIXBN-GqRSMRlbFI9na9VzHXHJhF630FKZw133W8dazfNgWSiR04WvL1Rpb0P8jZSpwrRakNf_jn16gOscD_02TCEvOuHYnOk8w/s1600/My+boys.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 267px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5514270559755600562" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDoW-yAr7_MpyLT9RZhuY8xP1IgUrOufpmZTszwSfuKGIXBN-GqRSMRlbFI9na9VzHXHJhF630FKZw133W8dazfNgWSiR04WvL1Rpb0P8jZSpwrRakNf_jn16gOscD_02TCEvOuHYnOk8w/s400/My+boys.JPG" /></a><br />My boys.... aren't they so cute!</div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center">While camping the boys enjoyed teaching Max how to use a slingshot and how to fire a BB gun.</div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCKbqjtjBm7WgY7h3eB83FkBx9yXcplacPCi_bsYyW8vJSlacDU2VXNskP6JB6fC1kxqTd4eubVSMHYHwhoFdGjIh4AeUq_5f3eiCEsBKTpTm64fGvF94la3OMqtp1qdkDl4APcFlypDyI/s1600/Ry+Slingshot.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 267px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5514270551443719922" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCKbqjtjBm7WgY7h3eB83FkBx9yXcplacPCi_bsYyW8vJSlacDU2VXNskP6JB6fC1kxqTd4eubVSMHYHwhoFdGjIh4AeUq_5f3eiCEsBKTpTm64fGvF94la3OMqtp1qdkDl4APcFlypDyI/s400/Ry+Slingshot.JPG" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb_f7bQNCb4SEYsKY7wtjSppghRZTBfELNqLr-DK-4LTcnNxa7uo3ogkWkUKrcOmLofkcpwXdGNed_2O7KWU9GtGuCBoYlMPsZ56RwiFlCQbEJhMM1xrlQ6xBx7qc6bsSsPnD1PJ_xQpZf/s1600/Max+Shooting.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 267px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5514271535180065842" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb_f7bQNCb4SEYsKY7wtjSppghRZTBfELNqLr-DK-4LTcnNxa7uo3ogkWkUKrcOmLofkcpwXdGNed_2O7KWU9GtGuCBoYlMPsZ56RwiFlCQbEJhMM1xrlQ6xBx7qc6bsSsPnD1PJ_xQpZf/s400/Max+Shooting.JPG" /></a><br /></div><div align="center">Ryan with the slingshot....................................Max with a BB gun</div><div align="center"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFTUcOYE5KSf7i82F8ru7Kd0Z0ocHQqLSFRpud9imGbsvgZqz9MW1HSNWtpuwhG-P_jlo-sOgFWTniq-LIIwGEZr1D01gcR7A4PkKqjPmn35qq2CipDOLQPAoTteQ-1PUq-sS0fcnlKydv/s1600/Bucka+Shooting.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5514270545982819746" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFTUcOYE5KSf7i82F8ru7Kd0Z0ocHQqLSFRpud9imGbsvgZqz9MW1HSNWtpuwhG-P_jlo-sOgFWTniq-LIIwGEZr1D01gcR7A4PkKqjPmn35qq2CipDOLQPAoTteQ-1PUq-sS0fcnlKydv/s400/Bucka+Shooting.JPG" /></a><br />Bucka showing the kids how to shoot</div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCgv6yogzMiVq3cUwXNyLSfd9f44djoG6sq4Q5rdl6R_rdhSS8gdgAzz-j7ohwqnxsjnJI6mBQrAGfolB_sZxyQFU9YeRs27iq4mZlELwXpLGOwjsgR1YdLUpX_iDaYkiw5TCmmZuzjalO/s1600/Grandma,+Bucka,+and+kids.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 267px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5514270541300025186" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCgv6yogzMiVq3cUwXNyLSfd9f44djoG6sq4Q5rdl6R_rdhSS8gdgAzz-j7ohwqnxsjnJI6mBQrAGfolB_sZxyQFU9YeRs27iq4mZlELwXpLGOwjsgR1YdLUpX_iDaYkiw5TCmmZuzjalO/s400/Grandma,+Bucka,+and+kids.JPG" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin0wBQ5nbcYs08M2m5X8dXZPq8u2R_TtSgqOzS7jr0sIHfKYv7qYnM0W3sp2HPMvC6Bbo2BsEW_QH-cLDYetzFHgr3-vmFt9ZPQkemzLDu56snTGlhlyE56adrzDlC3vmd7zYZUrS-FRKc/s1600/Howards.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 267px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5514270534236855842" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin0wBQ5nbcYs08M2m5X8dXZPq8u2R_TtSgqOzS7jr0sIHfKYv7qYnM0W3sp2HPMvC6Bbo2BsEW_QH-cLDYetzFHgr3-vmFt9ZPQkemzLDu56snTGlhlyE56adrzDlC3vmd7zYZUrS-FRKc/s400/Howards.JPG" /></a><br />The Gibsons..................................................The Howards<br /></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRaUz8q5v8cgh2VSCgcBusJckpLjIPpIT2KdPRgvYeGY8qJbPa3Er4fcOzTPeZ1X2vnVR6dC0BYw7K4jp4wpvAwYJaqtwnKOuNTeU-Er1DZvYLnqBruI1Gfbn5tfZ5xoTM7EjWYxly1QMd/s1600/Jack.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 267px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5514270041500885778" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRaUz8q5v8cgh2VSCgcBusJckpLjIPpIT2KdPRgvYeGY8qJbPa3Er4fcOzTPeZ1X2vnVR6dC0BYw7K4jp4wpvAwYJaqtwnKOuNTeU-Er1DZvYLnqBruI1Gfbn5tfZ5xoTM7EjWYxly1QMd/s400/Jack.JPG" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj16CaoCDSClqe6NDcSslzkw5owxkHzmOrH7rMXkOhUCCYIXJXYCV4wnDsZHEbEvaW_eZvU3PFaLZLG-SfvIzPoHYVXmjDCHjN1USXXjJ3hveXvp_DiAcHHQPHUXNC-sLELUCRWfnwksbHr/s1600/Jo+Jo.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 267px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5514270036530696162" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj16CaoCDSClqe6NDcSslzkw5owxkHzmOrH7rMXkOhUCCYIXJXYCV4wnDsZHEbEvaW_eZvU3PFaLZLG-SfvIzPoHYVXmjDCHjN1USXXjJ3hveXvp_DiAcHHQPHUXNC-sLELUCRWfnwksbHr/s400/Jo+Jo.JPG" /></a><br />Jack................................................................Joey</div><div align="center">_______________________________________________________________________________________</div><div align="center">On Sunday Ben, Rachelle, and Lu drove up to spend the day with us.<br /></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaGJcDgO5Cm2USl4Fi_75P4nbBl9WXG6bUn8OQojo7qylWyeuZfaEm_JWTZVeSN03kEJS641F7rxPwED03nJYVWI3WKv7S0AOpXJZRe0494EMYrkoX1qKYq-LGBQ6Wwqo-luuHeo6kj4tY/s1600/Watermelon.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 266px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5514270032063218834" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaGJcDgO5Cm2USl4Fi_75P4nbBl9WXG6bUn8OQojo7qylWyeuZfaEm_JWTZVeSN03kEJS641F7rxPwED03nJYVWI3WKv7S0AOpXJZRe0494EMYrkoX1qKYq-LGBQ6Wwqo-luuHeo6kj4tY/s400/Watermelon.JPG" /></a><br />Lu enjoying some watermelon.. love those buck teeth!!<br /><br /></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBenXPob1mkM8qPFkFF7mx7xqvRSWT_On4WVKlJQaV_DmGsC_EUBIePypOYvJVs8kBqd8lKtFrMLJPLZvdbUc9EAzgk-ckpvy_fig1WBzarXBgzGAm-3zf3sKSyKjYwPNg6IlYN4cGMA4_/s1600/Smores.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5514270024638684882" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBenXPob1mkM8qPFkFF7mx7xqvRSWT_On4WVKlJQaV_DmGsC_EUBIePypOYvJVs8kBqd8lKtFrMLJPLZvdbUc9EAzgk-ckpvy_fig1WBzarXBgzGAm-3zf3sKSyKjYwPNg6IlYN4cGMA4_/s400/Smores.JPG" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghKmPIVUglXLg25YeOxuI-HFEghq_2Sxq80CR1kCjfOW_PWZqQrvL-4Qsr6thYTQP-5Zl35m7mGfuFOtY-CKktCol4E2-N_wJhxm8QKk-FX7UDdzgrBfl6vkHRLiqqEKCGsJMIc65EAtJz/s1600/Bryn+smore.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 267px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5514270022888368562" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghKmPIVUglXLg25YeOxuI-HFEghq_2Sxq80CR1kCjfOW_PWZqQrvL-4Qsr6thYTQP-5Zl35m7mGfuFOtY-CKktCol4E2-N_wJhxm8QKk-FX7UDdzgrBfl6vkHRLiqqEKCGsJMIc65EAtJz/s400/Bryn+smore.JPG" /></a><br /></div><div align="center">Who doesn't LOVE s'mores while camping. </div><div align="center"></div><div align="center">It was a great weekend and we DID make it home safe even though we had to drive SUPER slow on our spare tire the WHOLE way home. My boys (Jack & Joey) are already dying to go again. </div>Amber Howardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16258079219670188922noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3023746168346875872.post-49534669924293306552010-08-31T16:53:00.002-07:002010-08-31T16:55:13.119-07:00Cable Bridge in Pasco, Washigton<img style="WIDTH: 0px; HEIGHT: 0px; VISIBILITY: hidden" border="0" src="http://counters.gigya.com/wildfire/IMP/CXNID=2000002.11NXC/bHQ9MTI4MzI5ODc2NjI3NCZwdD*xMjgzMjk4ODA4Njc1JnA9Mzg2MzYxJmQ9Jm49YmxvZ2dlciZnPTEmb2Y9MA==.gif" width="0" height="0" /><br /><div align="center">I just thought the bridge looked beautiful at night with the lights reflecting off the water!</div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"><a href="http://s290.photobucket.com/albums/ll276/thebizzys/?action=view&current=CableBridge.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Cable Bridge" src="http://i290.photobucket.com/albums/ll276/thebizzys/CableBridge.jpg" /></a></div>Amber Howardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16258079219670188922noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3023746168346875872.post-89796832817074887412010-08-31T13:12:00.024-07:002010-12-07T13:14:13.705-07:00Weekend in Pasco<div align="center">This past weekend Ryan and I took a quick trip up to Washington to see family. This is the first time we have been back in over 3 years so it was LONG over due. In fact, this is the first time since we have been married that we have visited. Its so fun to go to his hometown and see where he was raised. The weather was absolutely PERFECT while we were there, I even got pretty cold at times. We were so short on time, so we mostly just hung out with the fam and didn't have much time for anything else. I feel bad because I know there were people that we missed but I promise we will be back soon and will catch you next time. While we were there we did go to the County FAIR and RODEO.... GIDDY UP! Small town rodeos are always a good time, almost as good as that ENORMOUS elephant ear we shared while watching the rodeo. Thank you to all of our family for putting up with us for 4 days, we miss you guys already. </div><div align="center">Dad- Ryan can't wait to get back up there to help you on the farm again. I think he is missing the tractor already. Maybe next time you'll have some goats for me to feed. (wink, wink)</div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTpRmTI9_V_cShSvJlr-vg74OaBESRyPTZtYR5wyXLZkpX2Mi8ocHkfP7EkU5xnxr0wI80YCrfcgHWfPWzvx0a38LMzgyEvJ7Ld7dAllU9NyhlHmDgW4KKX4TPPnVkCs8vP1fxedxIPrKp/s1600/Off+to+Wa.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 267px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5511670098632683026" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTpRmTI9_V_cShSvJlr-vg74OaBESRyPTZtYR5wyXLZkpX2Mi8ocHkfP7EkU5xnxr0wI80YCrfcgHWfPWzvx0a38LMzgyEvJ7Ld7dAllU9NyhlHmDgW4KKX4TPPnVkCs8vP1fxedxIPrKp/s400/Off+to+Wa.jpg" /></a></div><div align="center">At the Airport getting ready to board our flight<br /></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMKWeWxHMVEoh9mfVK6NdMff71dx_1YKpzisRm4Vd3HCAaVyIX8FXFkebRdszE1p1WadPCIHmSb1JQVWygohUOjuF_qXQiAE95NGnxEVNsttXqfh1xBM535WRhTIrurET_VgUOxs9bivK8/s1600/football.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 267px; 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HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5511670397509635890" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5ZdaDX4dwd_hTN5v2EWPqSMSCK-oyLnUS1zbE2-8x8tFd2ywM46Kb1b8lZUgW5wH51OTCQEQglxQwyiR12uo2PMWG4EuCqMDQfOQfzezx2naX-qDKsYlw4efXXWJwtErkPLpEvEtQDu6L/s400/Grandma+K.jpg" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5m5Y5JcHAxZgZtz1I-UUMLh6x89wMdb-S1gbRQel9kgIPdawE7OOjq2u6Y3Nq6ujN3hfPVuQKC-LsiZhzE_2Cndxpqw0BiCNEOh3GyRt21leNbFZDcVlSQvNZxsmwMXfCORi9nLIjt8sI/s1600/Blake.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 267px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5511670559793877298" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5m5Y5JcHAxZgZtz1I-UUMLh6x89wMdb-S1gbRQel9kgIPdawE7OOjq2u6Y3Nq6ujN3hfPVuQKC-LsiZhzE_2Cndxpqw0BiCNEOh3GyRt21leNbFZDcVlSQvNZxsmwMXfCORi9nLIjt8sI/s400/Blake.jpg" /></a></div><div align="center"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhhMFK4Ni3WjX1-jnq5hmWuPRqd5-IAXBGb08IL3YeBmCswScPYO8Q6ngrbg5Coh_tv3Ju05-pQ20LThmVGCQpK138mRMlbSpTaL09XCO9fJmYlmQT4bhxgNlXwKsHddQuv3G81Cu6HXxc/s1600/Ladderball.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5511670129801290898" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhhMFK4Ni3WjX1-jnq5hmWuPRqd5-IAXBGb08IL3YeBmCswScPYO8Q6ngrbg5Coh_tv3Ju05-pQ20LThmVGCQpK138mRMlbSpTaL09XCO9fJmYlmQT4bhxgNlXwKsHddQuv3G81Cu6HXxc/s400/Ladderball.jpg" /></a></div><div align="center">It was so fun to spend time with our neices and nephews and play games</div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifbI4OGAWCfpQmZJVGZkJzVaorZslIHGf4oDhs5cwnAFXTt4HS3tDO3-BXgXZ-bzQ4NL1d761Yb5NBH-TmtNRQcbqiWZ434MPJ1RbzEzsKiXog6_ZFAlND-TL0Bz7P0ZP3HhULmci_FGYT/s1600/Me+n+Chelle.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 266px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5511670116706130466" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifbI4OGAWCfpQmZJVGZkJzVaorZslIHGf4oDhs5cwnAFXTt4HS3tDO3-BXgXZ-bzQ4NL1d761Yb5NBH-TmtNRQcbqiWZ434MPJ1RbzEzsKiXog6_ZFAlND-TL0Bz7P0ZP3HhULmci_FGYT/s400/Me+n+Chelle.jpg" /></a><br />Me & Sis-in-law Michelle</div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVBNSFpazCVqJqiW_TbpXrCktJ3z9dIoZI5KsyrGtSb-BptSjbZzjzbn13iF4Oa8ZC6PG8tklja3X6w44CjKCFkC8YA_h8_53mMsUdMC7092WGRFfIFsjEAPoxKkkSs0WMvP45hA_TQJL3/s1600/nephews.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5511670106966247234" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVBNSFpazCVqJqiW_TbpXrCktJ3z9dIoZI5KsyrGtSb-BptSjbZzjzbn13iF4Oa8ZC6PG8tklja3X6w44CjKCFkC8YA_h8_53mMsUdMC7092WGRFfIFsjEAPoxKkkSs0WMvP45hA_TQJL3/s400/nephews.jpg" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwvINFwzUr9Z-BEp273nrAnRntmwjTjpNDBDewYEvCO7gvDLQEoD_Og9dJxP57zTHo4gW65XeFjSXhiXU8mKfNFzvuW_EgzSyg6WTy7PTopgYa3XQiBGeACcf870s2QUCNs1QFQJM6K_Nx/s1600/Sonic.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 266px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5511669825671782050" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwvINFwzUr9Z-BEp273nrAnRntmwjTjpNDBDewYEvCO7gvDLQEoD_Og9dJxP57zTHo4gW65XeFjSXhiXU8mKfNFzvuW_EgzSyg6WTy7PTopgYa3XQiBGeACcf870s2QUCNs1QFQJM6K_Nx/s400/Sonic.jpg" /></a></div><div align="center">Of course we had to make a Sonic run... :D</div><div align="center"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBzLIzHa_uSnOI6MtwXVgjeyj2lZKt14em8Iowef8soFOprJxoGZeq-tv0d2Yxz_UL1sPkmv8-oNuod5bmofLb09pwoi0wkSynW-JM7TFkRIB76MUizFz5ruahRZJlvHt0FMzxRSoppSxn/s1600/Ramber.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5511669862604863010" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBzLIzHa_uSnOI6MtwXVgjeyj2lZKt14em8Iowef8soFOprJxoGZeq-tv0d2Yxz_UL1sPkmv8-oNuod5bmofLb09pwoi0wkSynW-JM7TFkRIB76MUizFz5ruahRZJlvHt0FMzxRSoppSxn/s400/Ramber.jpg" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5BqxWh3Mj5Uy5eMdrGWV4pjN7-ah3jXpix7irYFZ8hDMRBi75v6LrD1V9XXb6FO4YImz_J8_ruoWp_qk4OULSnvdQemT-x83iM8Ha0dCBuUpn9YhbTWEInoFs5jLw_YVnTh1KydXVp8zq/s1600/Ry+%26+ShaRae.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5511669841657538738" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5BqxWh3Mj5Uy5eMdrGWV4pjN7-ah3jXpix7irYFZ8hDMRBi75v6LrD1V9XXb6FO4YImz_J8_ruoWp_qk4OULSnvdQemT-x83iM8Ha0dCBuUpn9YhbTWEInoFs5jLw_YVnTh1KydXVp8zq/s400/Ry+%26+ShaRae.jpg" /></a></div><div align="center">Chillin with the fam................................Ryan & his Sis ShaRae</div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVUl1TXaoY5hOG3tLqqlsowA93LcfrOwlv5vAPoL50t9kyc4fPWjKCyFOa5q0UtV4vPHr4wN391sXqU3JdcacmUSeiH-EdisKu_U5rVIEwjxeaaZ0qT5fJG0ZeEkGivKVqu8vTp38klEn8/s1600/g+%26+g.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5511670405173650210" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVUl1TXaoY5hOG3tLqqlsowA93LcfrOwlv5vAPoL50t9kyc4fPWjKCyFOa5q0UtV4vPHr4wN391sXqU3JdcacmUSeiH-EdisKu_U5rVIEwjxeaaZ0qT5fJG0ZeEkGivKVqu8vTp38klEn8/s400/g+%26+g.jpg" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMoEV47OkBxscposArZnsQhBGGOGX1x0-_qVcMcQ8VR_PzKxBF62PCeyfe2Lzh0eqEwp5pfd3roNsUx7bmGaRhy-NNJRUZal-B2S0AeH4qENCFN7xC-_o7tgRWlE2US1GlfhAT5B_LOQEr/s1600/Fair.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5511670422735663826" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMoEV47OkBxscposArZnsQhBGGOGX1x0-_qVcMcQ8VR_PzKxBF62PCeyfe2Lzh0eqEwp5pfd3roNsUx7bmGaRhy-NNJRUZal-B2S0AeH4qENCFN7xC-_o7tgRWlE2US1GlfhAT5B_LOQEr/s400/Fair.jpg" /></a></div><div align="center">At the Fair with Mom and Dad</div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPdtXqvtewsPMv8upI10AZwlHH2XisqvWNcgucWsVaRUU3ImylyqdJhW_DqywX8L9PaQj1nA0mUVrVQ_WtqtDne_eKXO_qGDJWdeT0YzxsdfoiGEW-KmXy8fMCs07Z_UwlLfEiSILBtANM/s1600/Longhorn.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 266px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5511670122419452034" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPdtXqvtewsPMv8upI10AZwlHH2XisqvWNcgucWsVaRUU3ImylyqdJhW_DqywX8L9PaQj1nA0mUVrVQ_WtqtDne_eKXO_qGDJWdeT0YzxsdfoiGEW-KmXy8fMCs07Z_UwlLfEiSILBtANM/s400/Longhorn.jpg" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4dgPQ_ifPEo_7sDP8WTNdXgmYYe5Vf_cgm53t2l-140Fr-CIGY5E8Z67_QvdW-n2y43rLlgN2CrzQM-z2HjWSqrW8FwE9uHZUQ7mTe7Zg24TMkhhGKwlffJrpBVaD6anQmC55bfBaDdVC/s1600/Trio.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5511669817888630674" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4dgPQ_ifPEo_7sDP8WTNdXgmYYe5Vf_cgm53t2l-140Fr-CIGY5E8Z67_QvdW-n2y43rLlgN2CrzQM-z2HjWSqrW8FwE9uHZUQ7mTe7Zg24TMkhhGKwlffJrpBVaD6anQmC55bfBaDdVC/s400/Trio.jpg" /></a><br />We cruised around checking out the animals like this Longhorn. The goats were my favorite, if I could have fit a mini goat in my luggage, I think I would have brought one home with me.</div><div align="center"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ6heGzahBrH-jWlL0blgSgBbDidTm-Qxru4yiz4sgfPxX_50kiLDJXM9InHwhCTHS1QD6dSGEZCly5-I0Dx8oVxYk-iXS5Sp1fGc-mYcOhB_ic4Sak423_XtozpPC4e8w0e3nRYIN4HBG/s1600/Rodeo.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5511669848771260210" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ6heGzahBrH-jWlL0blgSgBbDidTm-Qxru4yiz4sgfPxX_50kiLDJXM9InHwhCTHS1QD6dSGEZCly5-I0Dx8oVxYk-iXS5Sp1fGc-mYcOhB_ic4Sak423_XtozpPC4e8w0e3nRYIN4HBG/s400/Rodeo.jpg" /></a></div><div align="center">At the Rodeo = GOOD TIMES!!</div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"><a href="http://s290.photobucket.com/albums/11276/thebizzys/?action=view&current=CableBridge.jpg" target="_blank"></a></div>Amber Howardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16258079219670188922noreply@blogger.com4