tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-67887214340939321602024-02-07T10:49:27.838-08:00Sweet Pea and JamesSweet Pea and Jameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05945054106449562567noreply@blogger.comBlogger85125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6788721434093932160.post-74983825890860640332010-07-12T21:41:00.000-07:002010-07-12T21:41:32.970-07:00Cullimore photo shoot<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We have had the best few weeks with my family! Amy and Ethan have been here from Texas, David has been down several weekends in a row, and Thomas and Rosie came for a few days from Portland. It is a rare occasion that we are all together at the same time in the same place! So, James's brother Jake very kindly agreed to take our pictures to commemorate such a moment. He did an AMAZING job...here are just a few:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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Can you believe this picture?! I know I'm biased, but it looks like a model photo shoot, with the hair blowing and everything! </div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center">It is so nice to have these memories captured forever.</div>Sweet Pea and Jameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05945054106449562567noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6788721434093932160.post-11521373540893744312010-06-19T20:00:00.000-07:002010-06-19T20:00:30.821-07:00roller coasterNo, we didn't go to Lagoon (in case the title threw you!). "Roller Coaster" describes my life as a mom. It is amazing, and fairly embarrassing, how many roller coasters my emotions can ride in one day! We can be having such a great, heartwarming moment and then, with barely a chance to blink, a tantrum appears out of nowhere. (And, I will admit again with embarrassment, that the kids aren't the only ones with the tantrums.) Poor, patient James. How I wish I could be more consistently calm and collected and the way a mother should be. Some days those moments seem too few and far between.<br />
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Thank goodness life starts over tomorrow! <br />
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Some pictures of my sweet girls:<br />
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(Modeling their $0.50 shirts! I love the $10 coupons in the mail from JC Penney...)<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">My beauties...</div><div style="text-align: center;">What a blessing to be a mother. Happy Mother's Day.</div>Sweet Pea and Jameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05945054106449562567noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6788721434093932160.post-49680493069066624162010-04-24T19:11:00.000-07:002010-04-24T19:11:43.521-07:0016 months with my girls<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I was looking through some photos of Ivy the other day and realized how much she really is a combination of my other two girls...I'm just not sure who she resembles more. See what you think:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">One thing is for sure...all of the Anderson girls were blessed with lots and lots of hair! (We're at the crazy hair stage now with Ivy...Just growing out and always in her eyes or back in a ponytail on top of her head. But, I just can't bring myself to cut it!)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div>Sweet Pea and Jameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05945054106449562567noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6788721434093932160.post-32144693064844631092010-04-14T20:50:00.000-07:002010-04-14T20:50:53.116-07:00updated pics<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Some recent pictures...It has been a while!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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Chlorox wipes and Mr. Clean Magic Eraser. I have tried the generics, and they are NOT the same. (Chlorox wipes in general are one of the more recent wonderful discoveries, especially with small children!)<br />
Expensive ice cream. I am convinced that the more it costs, the better it tastes.<br />
Crayola markers. The others always dry out first.<br />
Disposable toilet bowl cleaners. James thinks they are a waste of money...I challenge him to clean the toilets weekly and then reconsider his opinion.<br />
Tyson chicken. Again, generic is inferior.<br />
Jeans. If I am lucky enough to find a pair that really fits right, it is destined to not be on the clearance rack in any store. Sigh.<br />
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I have become quite a generic-brand shopper, I promise. No "Coco Puffs" or "Goldfish" for us. But, sometimes it's worth the extra money to be satisfied.<br />
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Oh, and chocolate chips. The generic are waxy. Now I want to bake some cookies.=)Sweet Pea and Jameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05945054106449562567noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6788721434093932160.post-11613903388583323502010-03-03T08:19:00.000-08:002010-03-03T08:19:21.897-08:00clever...The other day I was busy in Ivy's room, cleaning her (and her room!) up from a major diaper mess. When everything was finally fumigated, I went to find the other girls. They were in my room, apparently trying to get something out of reach:<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I walked in as Abby was saying to Brynn, "I need more shoes!" I guess the shoe tower is one idea. How about a stepstool?! Pretty cute. =)</div>Sweet Pea and Jameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05945054106449562567noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6788721434093932160.post-77243718193510970082010-02-24T19:34:00.000-08:002010-02-24T19:36:17.789-08:00The sweet life<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Some new shots of my sweet girls:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I'm a bit embarrassed at how attached I can get to objects, though! I guess when you keep things for as long as we do, you associate moments in time with them. We bought this couch from Jake when we were still young and childless and in our one bedroom apartment. And, it was a nice couch back then! Now, when I look at it and I see the signs of our children: marker stains, little holes, saggy cushions, it evokes so many feelings. All this from a couch! I guess one comfort is that I know my kids will put their "marks" on my new couches as well. Wait, is that a comfort?!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">By the way, thank goodness for ksl.com...Both couches were gone within a few hours of posting them! </div>Sweet Pea and Jameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05945054106449562567noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6788721434093932160.post-82899878514077626922010-01-29T08:25:00.000-08:002010-01-29T08:26:40.453-08:00San Francisco getawayJames and I had a fantastic week in San Francisco this month...the perfect way to chase away the post-Christmas blahs! (My wonderful mom took the girls, which really made it a vacation. Thanks again, mom!) It was so nice to just be with James for a few days, away from everything else. We almost felt young and carefree again (which was very timely, since I just celebrated my birthday the week before)!<br />
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I won't go into all of the details of our voyage getting there...James loves telling the story, so ask him if you want to hear about how our plane got struck by lightening (yes, it really did!), how our flight got cancelled, and how he made use of the airsickness bag. Kind of a rough start, but everything went up from there.<br />
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I loved San Francisco...what a cool city! We rode public transit everywhere and discovered so much. It was fun to be able to just wander and go where our whims took us. Much of the city (and the buses and metro) reminded me of my mission in Marseille. Nice walks down memory lane. A few of the highlights:<br />
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We saw Wicked, which I have been dying to see for a long time. It was even better than I expected. I loved it (especially the price! The tickets were half the price of the ones I failed to get in Salt Lake last year). I can't wait to see it again some day!<br />
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The Golden Gate Bridge. What an incredible feat! We walked part way (it was raining and super windy and I wimped out from walking the whole way. But, we got the idea.)<br />
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</div>The hills of San Francisco are unbelievable. We definitely got a great workout just walking around. <br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Our one hundred-year-old hotel: such a nice stay, and so much more unique than the best western. (Our hotel was in the upscale part of town, which made us feel pretty special!)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHTsfnfLB4_Rb2egyNVggQUx7IzgJVd54qtGZ1KTmnQMFpFFGqHytNQt9OfpCxddTB9TtSM-kQkCKLsRzhmfHpdU3u_y-wtuKqsyB29rQR5R0dtg4TARtoyaA5W4EhV2WQBWyC-2slAjd-/s1600-h/079.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" kt="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHTsfnfLB4_Rb2egyNVggQUx7IzgJVd54qtGZ1KTmnQMFpFFGqHytNQt9OfpCxddTB9TtSM-kQkCKLsRzhmfHpdU3u_y-wtuKqsyB29rQR5R0dtg4TARtoyaA5W4EhV2WQBWyC-2slAjd-/s320/079.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Riding the cable car. (We hit the city in the slow time of year...not too many other tourists in sight. Though it rained the whole week, it really wasn't a big deal...It was still 30 degrees warmer than home! I loved being able to explore without everything being packed.)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">With my sweet husband. I couldn't have asked for a better week.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxe9u-24sq6bO6ztsqt-Y1RXf8YJnonPisAXuQA-zzs2-G25DmBmtlp6GLbI4x4vMXhYH0CAo2sCsAlJOBDt1pDJeHvXPknBEvsStM2NogGvZn1brR-FsqK1Mw7udHSSDGquiiy2I9TDfu/s1600-h/086.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" kt="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxe9u-24sq6bO6ztsqt-Y1RXf8YJnonPisAXuQA-zzs2-G25DmBmtlp6GLbI4x4vMXhYH0CAo2sCsAlJOBDt1pDJeHvXPknBEvsStM2NogGvZn1brR-FsqK1Mw7udHSSDGquiiy2I9TDfu/s320/086.JPG" /></a></div>Sweet Pea and Jameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05945054106449562567noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6788721434093932160.post-77921344015462882202009-12-31T16:12:00.000-08:002009-12-31T16:12:28.134-08:00Happy New Year<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We hope that you had a wonderful holiday season...We really enjoyed ours!<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">(Thanks to Kaycee for this beautiful picture.)<br />
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</div>Sweet Pea and Jameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05945054106449562567noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6788721434093932160.post-77354051004681570172009-12-19T18:11:00.000-08:002009-12-19T18:11:09.481-08:00happy birthday, ivy<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Even with an ear infection (poor baby!), Ivy had a great birthday. We love our Christmas baby!<br />
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</div>Sweet Pea and Jameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05945054106449562567noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6788721434093932160.post-80720032124528842422009-12-18T08:54:00.000-08:002009-12-18T08:55:44.855-08:00my baby is oneToday is Ivy's birthday...I just can't believe it has been a year. I'll post birthday pictures later, but I'm in the mood to reminisce for a minute. <br />
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A year ago today, we were planning on having our baby on the 22nd, 4 days away. So, that morning I drove to the airport to pick up my little brother, Thomas. While waiting in the "park n wait" (or whatever they call it), I discovered that sitting with the heat and radio on kills the battery very quickly! Thomas called to say he had landed, I went to start the car to go pick him up, and I discovered that the battery was dead. Great. 9 months pregnant, 2 other kids in car seats, and I have to wander the airport parking lot to find someone to jump my car. Luckily, being 9 months pregnant makes you much less threatening-looking, and some very nice people helped me out. I was feeling lousy all day, but that's normal at 9 months! That evening, just after a nice dinner at my parents' house, my water broke! (Much less embarrassing in my parents' bathroom than in Barnes and Noble...I'm sure you've all heard that story!) So, we were on our way to the hospital and baby Ivy joined us that night. She was one of the most beautiful babies we had ever seen...Even the nurses were crazy about her and her curly hair. (They had fun styling her hair in the nursery and would always comment about the "baby with all that hair"!) We got snowed in at the hospital (do you remember last year's snowstorms?!), and I got some special one-on-one time with my new baby girl. And, the year just flew after that!<br />
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Ivy is still the baby with all that hair, and we love her to pieces. She is just so happy and full of smiles and we can't imagine our family without her.Sweet Pea and Jameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05945054106449562567noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6788721434093932160.post-37510589408320457442009-12-12T21:08:00.000-08:002009-12-12T21:10:42.602-08:00In-Sickness-and-HealthI stumbled upon this on lds.org and was so moved by it (but have some kleenex close by). This is love.<br />
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</div>Sweet Pea and Jameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05945054106449562567noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6788721434093932160.post-68499455791360086482009-12-07T19:27:00.000-08:002009-12-07T19:27:42.407-08:00christmas confessionsSo, I have always been a bit Christmas-obessed. I just love this time of year, and everything Christmassy that is associated with it. (One year for Halloween, I dressed as a Christmas Elf. Another year, I was a Christmas present. You get the idea.) But, sometimes I think my expectations of the season are so high (or impractical) that I find myself disappointed here and there throughout the season if things werent just perfect. (However, when Brynn pulled down the tree and broke it and most of our ornaments last year, the week before I gave birth, some disappointment was justified.) <br />
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So, this year I have vowed to just enjoy the small moments of the season and be willing to let some things go if that is what it takes. And, so far it is really working! James wasnt able to hang our Christmas lights this year before leaving for China, and Im ok with it. I just dont think Im going to get around to sending out Christmas cards this year, and I think it will be ok. I really am just enjoying the season this year...not that I havent in the past, but Im liking the more carefree approach. Its new for me!<br />
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So far the best thing we have done this year is our new advent calendar, with a special activity each day. (THanks for the idea, Michelle!) The girls have been so excited to come down to the kitchen each morning and open their envelope. (I thought they would be missing the cheap chocolate countdown that we normally do, but I was pleasantly surprised.) Some of the activities we have already done: watch a Christmas movie with popcorn, paint christmas-colored fingernails and toenails (James is glad he was in China for that one!), go to the festival of trees, look at the constellations with Daddy...I have found myself eagerly anticipating these events as well. I just love this season, and I especially love experiencing it with my sweet family.<br />
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(I think I have mentioned this before, but my apostrophe key is broken on my keyboard. I cant stand people thinking that I dont know how to punctuate!)Sweet Pea and Jameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05945054106449562567noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6788721434093932160.post-10319439137756372842009-12-04T08:42:00.000-08:002009-12-04T08:42:00.847-08:00catch upSo, I've turned into a slacker blogger lately. Oh, well. I promise that we are here, we are happy and busy, and I won't even try to catch up on everything that I haven't blogged! But, here are some random moments from the past month...<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Walking along the furniture...and growing up too fast!<br />
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</div>Sweet Pea and Jameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05945054106449562567noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6788721434093932160.post-57669809328457629282009-10-28T19:26:00.000-07:002009-10-28T19:26:43.300-07:00the first snowfall...already?!Words cannot begin to describe how excited my girls were to look out the window yesterday morning and see snow covering the ground! (Mom and Dad = not so excited.) They could not wait to play, play, play in the snow! Brynn and I got some good playing in while Abby was in school (before the frigid winds kicked up!). Abby played a bit, too, after school...and then enjoyed her long-awaited hot chocolate. (Funny: she told me her favorite season is winter because she can drink hot chocolate. I guess I could make it other times of the year!) <br />
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Is it really time for snow already?! At least I got to pull out the Christmas music (snow falling outside is a good enough excuse, since that makes it not feel like October anymore).<br />
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</div>Sweet Pea and Jameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05945054106449562567noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6788721434093932160.post-21761161516143507122009-10-23T08:53:00.000-07:002009-10-23T08:53:00.671-07:00The witches are out<div align="center" class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We made our annual fall trek to Gardner Village to see the witches and feed the ducks. It was a gorgeous day and fun all around. (Not even a tantrum when I told the girls I didn't have money for a pony ride. That earned them a sucker...Guess I had money for candy!)<br />
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</div><div align="center" class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The ducks were definitely the highlight! Those must be the best-fed ducks around.<br />
</div>Sweet Pea and Jameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05945054106449562567noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6788721434093932160.post-40289645700902497742009-10-20T08:49:00.000-07:002009-10-20T08:54:27.435-07:00vacation countdownOnly 3 months until our long-awaited, childless vacation! I love my girls dearly, but James and I are counting down until it's just us for a few days. Usually, our vacation plans start out big: Europe, Mexico, etc. But, eventually the plans end up significantly smaller (like Heber). So, we'll see where we end up when January rolls around. As long as it's warm outside and I can sleep in with my handsome husband, I'll be happy!<br /><br />So, the exercise regime for the beach has begun...Sweet Pea and Jameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05945054106449562567noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6788721434093932160.post-37860631031837867682009-10-09T08:49:00.000-07:002009-10-09T08:54:21.503-07:00dress upMy girls love, love, love to play dress up! Here's just one sampling of a day's ensemble. (We call this theme: "variations on a bride".)<br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5390628418199090258" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5ofLUMArQu-VNS9qMCdGymAeXh2XAn2ocQ3BRcp9y2ZkfN4yWzS1uZ7byE7_P6mqff2isa5jOI7Z__ftJSUeb06anw1TeVvCHTJ8SdXMpoKvRRpuyIK88Wj0vuXG2kyjPLPhI7gvKvsNT/s400/010.JPG" border="0" /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5390628625251845362" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJurnSnNtgtBAiTCYw1qUrLwrw6ZalOjRlqDabqyqa2rQghLuv1TqJX-t004wnvXBtZ6nWHjMoEKGY_cZooclUkqmGuMhkKlhcV2LpvB7wGGa-85ufo2fth3N15QhPAIoahyzbWXaQi-fN/s400/017.JPG" border="0" /><br /><br /><div></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5390628878114571218" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcXUFH_Oydc84jtP05EcWsgSZKL94UUaue-Zbrh9Pj_01x0w7vWvRfz0yE_mDWhJojHCkd9OLgg4Qi5jVsccMBsl0H9zzjTSiyCayZxsmQ_OH1y6lLWriy2B7m_ypaUEBqA1sHUbBmXQmw/s400/019.JPG" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><div></div>Sweet Pea and Jameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05945054106449562567noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6788721434093932160.post-35179424133418504752009-10-02T08:41:00.000-07:002009-10-02T08:49:46.551-07:00mission flashbacksI have a mission reunion tonight. I have been home from France for almost 11 years now (wow, am I getting old!) and haven't had a reunion for at least 8 or 9 of those. My stomach is already full of butterflies just thinking about it. (Good butterflies, mind you!) What an incredible time my mission was in my life. As I looked through my scrapbook last night, so many memories flooded my mind...details I thought I'd forgotten about places and people and events, and especially feelings: love and excitement and fear and sorrow and peace. (I'm getting teary again in remembering.) My mission really began to shape the woman that I realized I want to be. I'm still in process, but I am so grateful for what my mission gave me. (Even though I feel like all of my French has fallen out of my brain, the things that matter most are still there!)Sweet Pea and Jameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05945054106449562567noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6788721434093932160.post-16399972134080416012009-09-16T12:32:00.001-07:002009-09-16T12:34:53.662-07:00our little princesses<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGgQsbmB6m_sjTXUrWmn_1dHxpBn1W9ymPsK_7pNcB_yvwzaIkKZyEwSQY4axy6pnxsnM5FkaHNR0MlSwuWQ-fHb84acnl9OKxSA2P5KpVXOP_CmiHumeWL8s650PC0uOZ5F1mhk6NiaDE/s1600-h/027.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382150978273042450" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGgQsbmB6m_sjTXUrWmn_1dHxpBn1W9ymPsK_7pNcB_yvwzaIkKZyEwSQY4axy6pnxsnM5FkaHNR0MlSwuWQ-fHb84acnl9OKxSA2P5KpVXOP_CmiHumeWL8s650PC0uOZ5F1mhk6NiaDE/s400/027.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimQcU8_BYiClJ-o-S0krzcaZ3kZKouPqwoq8Ia0DUTc2z1P2o8x_BkFBj3a7zzPREJ-1y9k3glRy7rMAPWZ3x6YMEpeKaV5BCI2ALvymI1yWCrNlgnlxNaLSbltuzL1ttXNscMjYUSf0A_/s1600-h/022.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382150802851628562" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimQcU8_BYiClJ-o-S0krzcaZ3kZKouPqwoq8Ia0DUTc2z1P2o8x_BkFBj3a7zzPREJ-1y9k3glRy7rMAPWZ3x6YMEpeKaV5BCI2ALvymI1yWCrNlgnlxNaLSbltuzL1ttXNscMjYUSf0A_/s400/022.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0PB-Z08fzA9f9yE4-uS4zLoVuA2vrLBE7tXiE-W3MojnlH7GPf2oth2wFpkHDsqdVRVG4lv8-bqwRjyfL565dDOUsOTMeJ33Hw9FKp0h4VWoSim5CWwEFVebY5xltA0ifd9Gba46ZT_e5/s1600-h/023.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382150677804350642" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0PB-Z08fzA9f9yE4-uS4zLoVuA2vrLBE7tXiE-W3MojnlH7GPf2oth2wFpkHDsqdVRVG4lv8-bqwRjyfL565dDOUsOTMeJ33Hw9FKp0h4VWoSim5CWwEFVebY5xltA0ifd9Gba46ZT_e5/s400/023.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div>Sweet Pea and Jameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05945054106449562567noreply@blogger.com2