tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-89289282957831941832024-02-20T03:23:46.102-05:00The Adventures of Purple and PicklePurple's Momhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15726328126744738833noreply@blogger.comBlogger336125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8928928295783194183.post-29128169338987378892014-12-12T22:30:00.000-05:002014-12-12T22:30:25.590-05:00Christmas Cookies!Christmas is coming soon...so that must mean it's time to decorate some COOKIES! Yay!<br />
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Ashley and Elizabeth were counting down the days this week until today in anticipation of our big cookie decorating event.<br />
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Ashley invited two friends from her class (Louisa and Abby)<br />
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...and Elizabeth invited two friends from her class (Giri and Anya)<br />
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...to come to our house to join in the fun! And what FUN they did have!<br />
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All the girls got along famously! (Didn't hurt that Anya and Abby are sisters!) There was lots of giggling, frequent complimenting ("Oh...yours is really pretty!"..."I like yours, too!"...), and MUCH mess-making!<br />
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And, in the end, one exhausted, but very happy Mommy! I could not be more thrilled with my girls' taste in friends—truly a gathering of kind-hearted, fun-loving sweeties!Purple's Momhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15726328126744738833noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8928928295783194183.post-5789137894089888962014-11-15T13:06:00.003-05:002014-11-15T13:06:30.626-05:00Pancakes & Pajamas Party!!!What do kids love as much asPANCAKES?!?!...Eating them with their friends, of course!--while wearing cozy PAJAMAS!<br />
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So...for Elizabeth's 8th birthday, she had a Pancakes & Pajamas Party! And it was tons of fun!<br />
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These days, Elizabeth enjoys spending time with a small group of friends, rather than a large bustling crowd...so we opted for an intimate gathering of 6 guests...plus the Birthday Girl and her little sister! Her guests arrived at 9am on a Saturday morning—decked out in their favorite PJs—for some pancakes, donuts, games, and prizes!</div>
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As soon as they stepped in the door, they took off their coats and shoes and got to pick out a cute pair of fuzzy slippers to wear! (And they took them home as party favors to keep!)<br />
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While we were playing Bingo, Daddy got the griddle going and started prepping the pancakes!<br />
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The Birthday Girl and her guests gathered at the breakfast table for donuts, juice, chocolate milk, and pancakes with their choice of toppings: blueberries, bananas, strawberries, marshmallows, and chocolate chips!<br />
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After eating, we went down to the den for a musical game of "Pancake Walk"....this is the game where EVERYONE is a WINNER! When the music stopped, I called out a breakfast food! Whoever was standing on a space marked with that food was the winner (and was out of the game!) And we continued playing until everyone won!<br />
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Next up was a rousing game of Pancake Pile-Up! (This was a "back-up" indoor game that we ended up using instead of some of the outdoor games I had planned because the weather turned ridiculously cold!...but it turned out to be a big success!) Each team raced to carry plastic pancakes on a spatula from the "griddle" to the plates to create a stack in the order listed on their cards. The first team to stack all five of their pancakes in the correct order...AND place the little pat of butter on the top of the stack...won the game! They played this one several times!<br />
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To calm things down a bit, we ended the indoor games with a Birthday Party word scramble race! Two teams got a stack of letters that spelled a word for something you would find at a birthday party! They raced each other to unscramble the letters to spell the words "games," "cake," "friends," "balloons," and "prizes"!<br />
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With only 10 minutes left until pick-up time...we bundled the girls up and took them outside for a final game called PANCAKE TOSS! We gave each of them two frozen pancakes with their names written on them in marker and had them use a spatula to try to toss the pancakes into a hula hoop in the yard! This was a huge hit...and unfortunately we only got video of ONE kiddo doing this! But trust me...it was superfun!<br />
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All in all...a very fun and successful birthday party!<br />Happy Birthday, eight-year-old Elizabeth!!! We love you!!!</div>
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<span class="text_exposed_show" style="background-color: white; color: #37404e; display: inline; line-height: 18px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Brilliant! Couldn't have said it any better myself! Well...except maybe the "keep the house neat" part! Not sure where THAT came from. I think the girls might be under the impression that simply TALKING about cleaning the house makes their parents some sort of NEAT FREAKS or something! That is decidedly NOT the case with us...but...ah well...why burst the bubble of the little ones?</span></span><br />
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<br />Purple's Momhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15726328126744738833noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8928928295783194183.post-20327068041466948072014-03-16T21:32:00.002-04:002014-03-16T21:32:34.462-04:00Happy 5th Birthday, AshleyFirst...has it really been nearly 2 years since my last blog post??? EEK! Well...better late than never, I suppose!<br />
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Princess Ashley turned 5 on Saturday! </div>
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We celebrated with a royal ball in her honor and welcomed 12 princess guests</div>
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Then we played Princess Walk! (Walk around in a circle until the music stops! Then stand on a princess square. Elizabeth calls out the name of a princess, and if you are standing on that princess, you win a prize! Game continues until EVERYONE wins! HOORAY!)</div>
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Big Sister Elizabeth (dressed as Merida) was a huge helper! She called out the winning princess and helped identify the winners!<br />
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And we sang Happy Birthday to the Birthday Girl...and had princess rainbow cupcakes with strawberry frosting!<br />
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A FABULOUS birthday party for our happy little princess...and a good time was had by all!<br />
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Mom was armed with a very strict schedule to avoid long lines (thanks to MAXRIDE! Their motto is "More Magic. Less Wait!" And they aren't kidding!)<br />
And by 7:49, we were already inside the park standing in line at the end of Main Street right in front of the castle, waiting for the rope to drop after the opening announcement!<br />
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Then we were off to our first ride: Peter Pan's Flight! We barely had time to take this picture before hopping onto our flying ship!<br />
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The whole experience was...MAGICAL! And oh-so-memorable!<br />
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And then...just when you thought it couldn't get any more exciting...we bumped into Princess TIANA on Main Street. And she took Elizabeth's hand and said, "Walk with me..." So she did!...<br />
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And then we popped around a corner, and there was MULAN!<br />
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Elizabeth and Ashley could not believe their good fortune...and were quick to point out that "we've seen EVERY princess except for Jasmine!"<br />
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We even got a glimpse of Mickey, Minnie, Donald, Pluto, and Goofy (or...as all loyal Disney Cast Members know them: the FAB FIVE!)<br />
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It was a completely fun-filled day...made even more spectacular by our amazing front-row seats to the Mickey's Soundsational Parade!<br />
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We just returned from a crazy adventure...house swapping with some friends in Santa Monica. Yep...they stayed in OUR house here in D.C. and we stayed in theirs! And it was WONDERFUL!<br />
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The girls had a great time swinging in the front yard...<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sandra Masted (my first REAL WORLD "boss"--but more like a mom!) at WLS</td></tr>
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Marvelous Melissa (from Michigan...and now Manhattan Beach!)</div>
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<br />Purple's Momhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15726328126744738833noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8928928295783194183.post-52359125759581219672012-06-02T15:31:00.000-04:002012-06-02T16:01:46.289-04:00Our Darling Flower-ina!Today was Ashley's first ballet recital! She FLOURISHED on stage! Loved every second of it! :-)<br />
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Here she is "trying out" the stage for the first time. Some older ballerinas led the little ones on stage to take a peek at the audience so that they wouldn't freak out when they got up there to perform.<br />
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Here she is standing up on stage next to her classmates...looking to her left to be sure she knows where Miss Anne is going to be!<br />
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Here she is with her lovely (and oh-so-patient with FOURTEEN 3-year-olds in her class!) ballet teacher, Miss Anne!<br />
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<br />Purple's Momhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15726328126744738833noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8928928295783194183.post-27361552897189190522012-04-20T21:22:00.003-04:002012-04-20T21:37:54.184-04:00More Craigslist Fun...I am a little behind in posting these pictures, but wanted to share the results of our recent furniture and bedding finds for Ashley!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiULC2gBqq3H2Qv_WqZyCmLrKXGDV-GwIR_LRBKU4FC40cCfcEqnzYtYJ8TGac_tdk9HiS1GPNjG2k7WoeTlJjqXtXJ-flW41tiFilL9fyqfytsQVze-etQcXkZuaphBVf3-2BAVJsohuo/s1600/DSCF1843.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiULC2gBqq3H2Qv_WqZyCmLrKXGDV-GwIR_LRBKU4FC40cCfcEqnzYtYJ8TGac_tdk9HiS1GPNjG2k7WoeTlJjqXtXJ-flW41tiFilL9fyqfytsQVze-etQcXkZuaphBVf3-2BAVJsohuo/s320/DSCF1843.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5733660325001720242" border="0" /></a><br /><br />We said GOODBYE to her toddler bed and have now officially transitioned her to a Big Girl Bed—a trundle...just like Big Sister's!!! Of course, this meant upgrading from toddler bedding to twin quilt! Is that not the most precious little quilt you ever saw?!?! And check out how the splashes of green gingham fabric coordinate with the curtains! :-)<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVaAMDJHwiYh1OxqimbZ8B-S8J61Qy-1pqMVfrz2eYOQ43KmbFUvxM3GQXehAbvYf9akp34RYULsjGQCafahn4Qvr8_AYdv44dUYfSsxnCA4uS6Ha1NcRAmtt7D2bjUsG_-wMEyr53mf0/s1600/DSCF1839.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVaAMDJHwiYh1OxqimbZ8B-S8J61Qy-1pqMVfrz2eYOQ43KmbFUvxM3GQXehAbvYf9akp34RYULsjGQCafahn4Qvr8_AYdv44dUYfSsxnCA4uS6Ha1NcRAmtt7D2bjUsG_-wMEyr53mf0/s320/DSCF1839.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5733660258269599202" border="0" /></a><br />It's a tight sqeeze in her room, but left just enough space at the foot of her bed for her adorable canopy reading nook! She is a huge fan!!!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBM8f6XbLgNcielnfUqvqUvgMqJktzYf6qS7j1b-Zl5CZxHfjF-6fYbp-pXDdnvHyzU3LJPIP_gILjMejw8NuMw5QD7HTQ3aSJquGQbQPKRmgSsxLjBuctBJjDz7qpZ5uRIpgOLLh2NoI/s1600/DSCF1845.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBM8f6XbLgNcielnfUqvqUvgMqJktzYf6qS7j1b-Zl5CZxHfjF-6fYbp-pXDdnvHyzU3LJPIP_gILjMejw8NuMw5QD7HTQ3aSJquGQbQPKRmgSsxLjBuctBJjDz7qpZ5uRIpgOLLh2NoI/s320/DSCF1845.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5733660306797572850" border="0" /></a>We also sold the changing table (don't ask how the potty training is going b/c we are not *quite* there yet...but oh-so-close!!!) to make room for the dresser that came along with the bed. I was happy to get to keep my delicate pink custom-order knobs, and Pop-Pop installed them on the drawers a few weeks ago! I think it looks fab!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjag5V6z5Zjxx8Dsj2tqDB662STcuEoq359Lm7K2vpfo0cZyuABpsceSBEwQ7x4P-Nw7uerrrj_4Yd8H5z_sjpgJnBhSv2U1kARK4bhK7dQbdimAyPK1kckZBna6p1mEIa0QAloCuk9zKY/s1600/DSCF1841.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjag5V6z5Zjxx8Dsj2tqDB662STcuEoq359Lm7K2vpfo0cZyuABpsceSBEwQ7x4P-Nw7uerrrj_4Yd8H5z_sjpgJnBhSv2U1kARK4bhK7dQbdimAyPK1kckZBna6p1mEIa0QAloCuk9zKY/s320/DSCF1841.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5733660313585323538" border="0" /></a><br />And finally, I am pleased to announce that, as of about 12 minutes ago, I have secured a coordinating PBK floor lamp (naturally another craigslist gem!) complete with a green gingham shade to perfectly match Ashley's curtains...and this will be added to her room TOMORROW! Hooray!!! :-)Purple's Momhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15726328126744738833noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8928928295783194183.post-4211756946052052232012-04-02T18:00:00.003-04:002012-04-02T18:10:11.016-04:00When the Cat's Away...<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzFjJR34xpplSM8tdN10_J2EDI3ZgZI1UDtJx3Ve24EiMRxkHHn4f0-ogBo5-OzfayVsihF-hzYHK_tsAHHuq8baSZqoNXNovAcyj0PiLGr7NQ3vnf8Jm0iFQL8Pciz0me7ssZYAXw6qE/s1600/DSCF1836.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzFjJR34xpplSM8tdN10_J2EDI3ZgZI1UDtJx3Ve24EiMRxkHHn4f0-ogBo5-OzfayVsihF-hzYHK_tsAHHuq8baSZqoNXNovAcyj0PiLGr7NQ3vnf8Jm0iFQL8Pciz0me7ssZYAXw6qE/s320/DSCF1836.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5726928652485619122" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">the mice will get a playhouse!!! :-)<br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">And I don't feel ONE BIT guilty about it! In fact, I feel completely triumphant knowing that even PETER would approve of this deal! (Naturally, it's another Craigslist find...but this one might just be my crowning glory!)<br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Take a good look and tell me what you *think* I paid! Go ahead...I'll even wait while you Google it in case you don't have any idea what the going retail price is on new ones!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAarw2AxdDsen-OjBeutjEUX_hfa4p-JrI91bcJLMfGppyRIgC4Rjo-6sPD3WRw-gTlXOTrCc8QSWSOGQFZcchLJbKErR2oUYvdQvCqftNwfijP7Ljg2v9SQfc3dYrOwIhZgcyNqtnLFU/s1600/DSCF1838.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAarw2AxdDsen-OjBeutjEUX_hfa4p-JrI91bcJLMfGppyRIgC4Rjo-6sPD3WRw-gTlXOTrCc8QSWSOGQFZcchLJbKErR2oUYvdQvCqftNwfijP7Ljg2v9SQfc3dYrOwIhZgcyNqtnLFU/s320/DSCF1838.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5726928668024886322" border="0" /></a><br />And now, I will just tell you to sit right down b/c you are NEVER going to believe that I paid only $15 for this baby!<br /><br />I only wish I had taken some "before" pictures...because when I went to pick it up, I was almost convinced that the lady should be paying ME to haul it away! But with about 45 minutes of hosing and scrubbing with mildew remover and clorox wipes...and more hosing and scrubbing...it's pretty enough for a princess!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJajBtCJMv7C4a7MHHOzQRO4UR7eYfh10vlY_AMNRa9g7xIhDGYpOFoK5IoPQGSw4iXkd6SFMdbJQ6K8T4Z97-ZwfkkX4npXz9iqD8zjEc3zlNMhitlE-rnbeWMEg6zpmA2Lo2ireaVNA/s1600/DSCF1835.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJajBtCJMv7C4a7MHHOzQRO4UR7eYfh10vlY_AMNRa9g7xIhDGYpOFoK5IoPQGSw4iXkd6SFMdbJQ6K8T4Z97-ZwfkkX4npXz9iqD8zjEc3zlNMhitlE-rnbeWMEg6zpmA2Lo2ireaVNA/s320/DSCF1835.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5726928673446541842" border="0" /></a></div><br />In fact, two princesses! :-)<br /></div>Purple's Momhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15726328126744738833noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8928928295783194183.post-61865434522499212272012-03-23T21:57:00.003-04:002012-03-23T22:04:33.663-04:00Blossoms in Bloom!<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq9JDoKybpd0xSACmnKWpo3QA_CtXCNxIz8-OZrFTlo6_Po2ghHemGgKt2-oGAHHXeAqvTQ7Nq_60lx9o5iF16xx7AGxVvfso46iYrQXlbRaC2HstJsVMEFr1t0DgT8-C14yjyCezeTko/s1600/DSC_0182.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq9JDoKybpd0xSACmnKWpo3QA_CtXCNxIz8-OZrFTlo6_Po2ghHemGgKt2-oGAHHXeAqvTQ7Nq_60lx9o5iF16xx7AGxVvfso46iYrQXlbRaC2HstJsVMEFr1t0DgT8-C14yjyCezeTko/s320/DSC_0182.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5723278366415543922" border="0" /></a>The cherry blossoms bloomed EARLY this year...so the girls and I headed into DC on Thursday to take a look! Gorgeous weather...fun day!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgSEdpDMp97YWuuEUHKp75aYb60g4OwuSR0q-wqkpOT5iiJgnl3Y9V9IONCyff7oScjRzrRK2_RoDTxSpSgYIzLZXyv11QrvWdrpViOlpIX7oQUTfyiP4cBFDVxtTUo4FkudhUftoONLE/s1600/DSC_0131.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgSEdpDMp97YWuuEUHKp75aYb60g4OwuSR0q-wqkpOT5iiJgnl3Y9V9IONCyff7oScjRzrRK2_RoDTxSpSgYIzLZXyv11QrvWdrpViOlpIX7oQUTfyiP4cBFDVxtTUo4FkudhUftoONLE/s320/DSC_0131.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5723277819310970674" border="0" /></a></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja9IwBjJFAK7NPQvAWpTkUV-gt6mJWQgkjR0y5bhSYhbsWmnecx7Ft5E7EeA2Xgal6oyqYVjSb9zfzPY9XQlnllMWDEkpgpSC6GLPc09xZifH1215RLbjvL9PYtavmJvbqmwyDLdC2y6o/s1600/DSC_0191.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja9IwBjJFAK7NPQvAWpTkUV-gt6mJWQgkjR0y5bhSYhbsWmnecx7Ft5E7EeA2Xgal6oyqYVjSb9zfzPY9XQlnllMWDEkpgpSC6GLPc09xZifH1215RLbjvL9PYtavmJvbqmwyDLdC2y6o/s320/DSC_0191.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5723278352351597634" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7f00aXDN3SejK7pmZekPYt3Mxh6GN3b7VAr_jNIgAphqBCkHxUU_F-Uwk2q-U4Pz4jjiIsBjlilqxxgZFIiInfqapH31oIhRHx9fItl2ZQ9ZmqaB-vZ0tT6BLQC7qZFz2A8n_x7dWSb4/s1600/DSC_0146.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 207px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7f00aXDN3SejK7pmZekPYt3Mxh6GN3b7VAr_jNIgAphqBCkHxUU_F-Uwk2q-U4Pz4jjiIsBjlilqxxgZFIiInfqapH31oIhRHx9fItl2ZQ9ZmqaB-vZ0tT6BLQC7qZFz2A8n_x7dWSb4/s320/DSC_0146.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5723278377684885666" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1-8jkkE9kAA_fowXytIhqLjBhIYFnSyP4P1yeuQmD05MTF6imjDLfh3O8CfLFK7-VP7_F_zpuzCZUyziZMBA7P4GomUHMPuSPFiQUTlXPwtb4m4YNHGrPFJN4CI812vv1EsR7bGvfRNk/s1600/DSC_0058.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 249px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1-8jkkE9kAA_fowXytIhqLjBhIYFnSyP4P1yeuQmD05MTF6imjDLfh3O8CfLFK7-VP7_F_zpuzCZUyziZMBA7P4GomUHMPuSPFiQUTlXPwtb4m4YNHGrPFJN4CI812vv1EsR7bGvfRNk/s320/DSC_0058.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5723277826953902002" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpcjU3ag0UeGlZIph41uGuss6LSjYSsCj1KvajEfu_GIrGHNIjciuI9YJ6kPVWwuHmL5SxGT_EgVCT_qD1egUHPTOIYIMDhv28iUjL7lSipC8jew7DZxmKgmoPnODMtwcuUydIq0jtekA/s1600/DSC_0066.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpcjU3ag0UeGlZIph41uGuss6LSjYSsCj1KvajEfu_GIrGHNIjciuI9YJ6kPVWwuHmL5SxGT_EgVCT_qD1egUHPTOIYIMDhv28iUjL7lSipC8jew7DZxmKgmoPnODMtwcuUydIq0jtekA/s320/DSC_0066.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5723277848477992770" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhACmygkq119VQvuBQOQk9M0aXGR1eR5Ix8L-y9a5_g_-twPNMyfyTiLbFgSwxh-wArvHE3BKXissQtebjba11FlFJrCEFrMnyc6DBWHWOdzzIHiDf1QLLFFPnyuRTfENVF-CKilc5xnx8/s1600/DSC_0151.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 226px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhACmygkq119VQvuBQOQk9M0aXGR1eR5Ix8L-y9a5_g_-twPNMyfyTiLbFgSwxh-wArvHE3BKXissQtebjba11FlFJrCEFrMnyc6DBWHWOdzzIHiDf1QLLFFPnyuRTfENVF-CKilc5xnx8/s320/DSC_0151.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5723277841171921042" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2YB4PklTXDBbjfikOOW-6h_vHmGdKPFKhLdCrzNNoVfvX2k_PerGYQ_pajOYNfKYjI41lOwBDMrbRyVE3-3anvQxuD4eqOR-jBzMK2bBWHgVhmZ_jBB3rSagCMer4cXvQDXnlRo6vswU/s1600/DSC_0181.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2YB4PklTXDBbjfikOOW-6h_vHmGdKPFKhLdCrzNNoVfvX2k_PerGYQ_pajOYNfKYjI41lOwBDMrbRyVE3-3anvQxuD4eqOR-jBzMK2bBWHgVhmZ_jBB3rSagCMer4cXvQDXnlRo6vswU/s320/DSC_0181.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5723277863054405330" border="0" /></a>Purple's Momhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15726328126744738833noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8928928295783194183.post-18545715486769689942012-03-22T00:04:00.002-04:002012-03-22T00:12:58.153-04:00Is this learning?...wait, you tricked me! I just thought it was FUN!Introducing...Nerd Games starring Ashley!<br /><br />Big Sister knows some big words, and she likes to share her knowledge with Little Sister.<br /><br />So, with her newfound vocabulary, Ashley playfully invented this "<span class="st"><em>Onomatopoeia Song"!<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;"></span></em></span>At first, she would just follow up "onomatopoeia" with any random word. But then Elizabeth and I tried to help her along by saying "YES!" or "Nooooo" to indicate whether she had correctly given an example of an onomatopoeia. And Elizabeth would patiently repeat to her, "Ashley...it has to be a word that's like a SOUND!"<br /><br />I don't know about you, but I think she really <span style="font-style: italic;">does</span> get the idea!...<iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dzv7xmLQEjVnUkaqA3rGyBYYkez4yHumt6irE1mFPOb-A9LRMUf1NuGQ34JM7C4M50tuzGoLXUwBXpx7mAZhg' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe>Purple's Momhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15726328126744738833noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8928928295783194183.post-59642732147532049942012-03-21T23:50:00.003-04:002012-03-21T23:57:07.258-04:00Craigslist is Mommy's BFF<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3qpXO-TBEV8b0YVv70cFNHEZ2te4Gf9YOnBrIKBv4acAcrtv9PYsrHPKDsY5mTN9jSdKgoNDHQZYzS4_HY5_zE6iQNXrLDLd8fMOk9xrrXS5aA8pYj1N2dj8yynId_cCVcJwDeSXiPFU/s1600/DSCF1802.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3qpXO-TBEV8b0YVv70cFNHEZ2te4Gf9YOnBrIKBv4acAcrtv9PYsrHPKDsY5mTN9jSdKgoNDHQZYzS4_HY5_zE6iQNXrLDLd8fMOk9xrrXS5aA8pYj1N2dj8yynId_cCVcJwDeSXiPFU/s320/DSCF1802.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5722565344414267634" border="0" /></a><br /><br />And it should be yours, too! B/c look at the cool new trundle bed I got for Elizabeth's room! HELLO, future sleepovers!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM8VM3PmQ4yyEfV6-QQbMIex2tUA4czJi_rR_oZfLo1wgwu8E9b21Hv1UzAP6v8Jy5xHZT3ci4fzQ3UW9O-d0mR1cIJktW3puvRRKBXY7ID1n_fv_aXg8XiKijjMmH53tXGVOGZyQU_xE/s1600/DSCF1804.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM8VM3PmQ4yyEfV6-QQbMIex2tUA4czJi_rR_oZfLo1wgwu8E9b21Hv1UzAP6v8Jy5xHZT3ci4fzQ3UW9O-d0mR1cIJktW3puvRRKBXY7ID1n_fv_aXg8XiKijjMmH53tXGVOGZyQU_xE/s320/DSCF1804.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5722565354215901330" border="0" /></a><br />I frequently find great deals on some very high-quality items...and once in a while, as in this case, I get to meet a very nice family in the process! We even got a potential babysitter out of the deal since the family who sold it to us has a 14-year-old soon-to-be babysitting daughter. (She even entertained the girls while we were loading the bed into the car and they had instant rapport!)<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5tMbSpVJuC4uf3_dHbyILQ8yMszJhw74-n0d2L2D8ZoApm3HMnvU2qRA4nU8PhPz3KQ6PnYf8C4kvngna3k-7zZJ1xsgBY0w-wcudVg9TCE8vbdc6HLBk_hasjVRPZCPnUnVxkUIE_44/s1600/DSCF1808.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5tMbSpVJuC4uf3_dHbyILQ8yMszJhw74-n0d2L2D8ZoApm3HMnvU2qRA4nU8PhPz3KQ6PnYf8C4kvngna3k-7zZJ1xsgBY0w-wcudVg9TCE8vbdc6HLBk_hasjVRPZCPnUnVxkUIE_44/s320/DSCF1808.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5722565359992517682" border="0" /></a><br />The princess canopy is not up in these pictures...but never fear...it was back in place over E's bed about 45 seconds after they were taken! ;-)Purple's Momhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15726328126744738833noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8928928295783194183.post-85950138016859301422012-02-25T22:58:00.003-05:002012-02-25T23:09:36.346-05:00Sticky SceneIt was a little chaotic in our house the other night. The girls were running around wearing "superhero capes"...and then suddenly, we were aware that we only heard the pitter-patter of ONE set of footprints. (And actually, it was just one set of TIPPY-TOES, since Elizabeth never really walks on her whole foot!)<br /><br />Peter and I looked up from the sofa, where we had been viewing a video clip on the computer, and saw THIS:<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm7FJx4XhIZWJqevN8VlFCpgthQ4duESwokY_PZ_MMigctaRQx5Qn_xEuhQER4r80u_Ks0qExnYKNMl1UBK0hcpDWSCcqGxZsif2on6VAOKjeAKhM-3FYrzkIH2cQGq_CfuFByd-EOWMU/s1600/DSCF1738.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm7FJx4XhIZWJqevN8VlFCpgthQ4duESwokY_PZ_MMigctaRQx5Qn_xEuhQER4r80u_Ks0qExnYKNMl1UBK0hcpDWSCcqGxZsif2on6VAOKjeAKhM-3FYrzkIH2cQGq_CfuFByd-EOWMU/s320/DSCF1738.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5713290227944114354" border="0" /></a><br />Ashley, still in her "cape," peeling off the backs of some of Elizabeth's foam monkey-stickers and sticking them directly onto the hardwood floor to make a "sticky scene!"<br /><br />Eek!!! Those things are little boogers to peel OFF the floor! But, instead of scolding her, for some reason we all found it hilarious and we had a good laugh about it--and even let Elizabeth encourage her in her naughtiness. As Peter likes to say, "That's good parentin' there, Lou!"<br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dzVOSTNprfvOWc0cs3kdfFbUn8giorWeoY4HXacTWewA1MKgOMtubhCzXRnha_E0xBrj4nvGVjNjeGCvSuHDA' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe>Purple's Momhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15726328126744738833noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8928928295783194183.post-75268333074812822322011-12-30T23:40:00.003-05:002011-12-30T23:45:37.815-05:00Ballet Boots!"I wish <span style="font-style: italic;">I</span> had rain boots!" has been Ashley's near-daily mantra since Elizabeth opened her pair on her 5th birthday.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsx0-OXvSHkgqDHTNHB6wfZ-8s6oTf_eiNkQKQbGMpm6MP-61ONlCa8k6nnjGHDqjNc99aPZ9OxUty4pZttgUrrGb0dJ8JtvF03_azkf6GpWHlEdTl-D3mlBqhemiED7EFvB8ii6b0Dnw/s1600/DSC_0107.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsx0-OXvSHkgqDHTNHB6wfZ-8s6oTf_eiNkQKQbGMpm6MP-61ONlCa8k6nnjGHDqjNc99aPZ9OxUty4pZttgUrrGb0dJ8JtvF03_azkf6GpWHlEdTl-D3mlBqhemiED7EFvB8ii6b0Dnw/s320/DSC_0107.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5692148649057538402" border="0" /></a>Grammy and Pop-Pop heard our littlest ballerina's plea...and Aunt Jennifer, Uncle Mike, Matt, and Erin came through with a matching raincoat!<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Ta-da!!!!!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw8hh4uZ4k_Vhsqe1NX8CBXja8LeFw-nrsFvHRkcyWB-fwc2S6Jx373UuKKknKyQiBJmm8uR1LH-EeDKh2nsIa-7y5ShwKIk5ov0Z4AWOOhqr2dTWUB7wsWUybqckjoB5ZsXU9iFx6ZGs/s1600/DSC_0118.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw8hh4uZ4k_Vhsqe1NX8CBXja8LeFw-nrsFvHRkcyWB-fwc2S6Jx373UuKKknKyQiBJmm8uR1LH-EeDKh2nsIa-7y5ShwKIk5ov0Z4AWOOhqr2dTWUB7wsWUybqckjoB5ZsXU9iFx6ZGs/s320/DSC_0118.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5692148651918582002" border="0" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">And she didn't take them off for nearly 3 hours!<br />Now <span style="font-style: italic;">that's</span> what I call Rain-Ready! ;-)<br /></div>Purple's Momhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15726328126744738833noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8928928295783194183.post-12141527620606521432011-12-30T22:26:00.009-05:002011-12-30T23:35:19.789-05:00Canopies for All!<div style="text-align: center;">What's better than ONE princess canopy? <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO_QxQ77rW1zPN1gH0ntNmFXDVpqcY0oFCesS1noGGrcT-whtTGw3pgIyJg5EPwH1X6CihTYMQqx1Kc4GiIwc4-tH985q9H3l2urZZT260ZWFGqlqqpWzyf5KpkHtGSuLXTUArcsEsZvA/s1600/DSC_0161.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO_QxQ77rW1zPN1gH0ntNmFXDVpqcY0oFCesS1noGGrcT-whtTGw3pgIyJg5EPwH1X6CihTYMQqx1Kc4GiIwc4-tH985q9H3l2urZZT260ZWFGqlqqpWzyf5KpkHtGSuLXTUArcsEsZvA/s320/DSC_0161.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5692139122032756498" border="0" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Why, TWO, of course!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1EETs0OP89dvk8FAXmaLTqkUo-8MUL2SPzMmqz15jgr6_n34MXi4CBQOgNlmnvP805RmaFaojbaMyX82g3lXpjWiLoUGn2RMpSeIVRc20UC6aINU8ZlloRnHnn8fBt93VJh6FR8OFwqI/s1600/DSC_0006.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1EETs0OP89dvk8FAXmaLTqkUo-8MUL2SPzMmqz15jgr6_n34MXi4CBQOgNlmnvP805RmaFaojbaMyX82g3lXpjWiLoUGn2RMpSeIVRc20UC6aINU8ZlloRnHnn8fBt93VJh6FR8OFwqI/s320/DSC_0006.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5692139899727112994" border="0" /></a></div><br /><br />Elizabeth and Ashley were THRILLED to receive one for each of their rooms from Grandma and Grandpa! Initially, only Elizabeth's was over her bed, while Ashley's was positioned over a fluffy round floor pillow. They both loved the floor pillow...but in true "monkey see, monkey do" fashion, once Ashley saw that big sister got to SLEEP in her "princess castle," she requested that we move her bed under her castle too! (See photo above!)<br /><br />Here is video of the "big reveal"! :-) They were two happily surprised little girls!<br /><br />Much of the audio may be unclear...but some highlights include:<br />E: "I'm gonna <span style="font-style: italic;">sleep</span> in that! I'm gonna sleep in that EVERY DAY!"<br />A: "It <span style="font-style: italic;">is</span>! It <span style="font-style: italic;">does</span>!" (In response to Mommy's urging, "Do you think your room has one too?") "I'm going to go IN there!"<br />E: "It looks like the Enchanted Forest, too!"<br /><br /><br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dx2YHHe_auqCHYYB-8_foNgGG2Q6ZFd39ABoEcKuNbLH4K5zrs6aUaOuTI7lt5bomkqGrZhVlHh-EmNHhuN0A' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><br /><br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dw05iFlQqmj6mm6eHtsQbazdaRYrAYc8S61-qogPeKByqcaRjRz0kaFADKxM_9HJ2Wc9CEp4yp1PyFQbA6eKQ' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe>Purple's Momhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15726328126744738833noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8928928295783194183.post-84306508553195380282011-12-30T21:33:00.005-05:002011-12-30T22:16:37.654-05:00Cutest Little Cow and Sweetest Little Shepherd. Ever!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQIiHpGHuy-DffNri8pAmlUxkQfSw3W-VzXHdzTLJASONnPNms1p7Rm5Qcy7Vrn6zyb_8YUa4z8kezIW5I3wvp6U2b-Y-dHkJAaQpXQteaYU5ssYH-vuGTh2x3pNKqtZ2Yi4tr02GF1-E/s1600/DSC_0034.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 216px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQIiHpGHuy-DffNri8pAmlUxkQfSw3W-VzXHdzTLJASONnPNms1p7Rm5Qcy7Vrn6zyb_8YUa4z8kezIW5I3wvp6U2b-Y-dHkJAaQpXQteaYU5ssYH-vuGTh2x3pNKqtZ2Yi4tr02GF1-E/s320/DSC_0034.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5692124376807980322" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcoyfd6A22MxjiNWCJEmsuxve8VYeZPN4f_FYzu8MSA2AzwbIvnl_Kgjo24P7rfgU-9DbkF6xFb9pszxD_nW_gTosTG57ednS-HjBlQW8k5tZjHOIg526TvHprC4h-VpETPg5lcmUOxrs/s1600/DSC_0016.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcoyfd6A22MxjiNWCJEmsuxve8VYeZPN4f_FYzu8MSA2AzwbIvnl_Kgjo24P7rfgU-9DbkF6xFb9pszxD_nW_gTosTG57ednS-HjBlQW8k5tZjHOIg526TvHprC4h-VpETPg5lcmUOxrs/s320/DSC_0016.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5692124357719829874" border="0" /></a><br />Elizabeth and Ashley participated in their first Christmas Pageant at our church on Christmas Eve. Initially, only Elizabeth was signed up to participate...but, evidently, we neglected to explain that to Ashley. So at the first rehearsal, she made herself right at home on the steps of the altar with the rest of the participants. By the end of the practice, she had managed to score herself a supporting role as a cow! Again, we failed to inform her that stable animals typically do NOT play a starring role. So on Christmas Eve, you can probably guess who the ONLY animal INSIDE the stable was! (And don't even get me started on the PINK BOOTS!) Yep...that's our Ashley! <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGpHKYYmZ2zfZaJFRcLGC-uRAlYmXHtkz8MZhK1uCuhkMce_EUP3MOixD1Pk1N_Rgvh26Jo-E3mucJm_vDl5HG-EEmhDkK8JHXqGdXK5sHw_91WH_SA77SyiBPyoNtj6hcvq2mp5G0_lM/s1600/DSC_0017.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 217px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGpHKYYmZ2zfZaJFRcLGC-uRAlYmXHtkz8MZhK1uCuhkMce_EUP3MOixD1Pk1N_Rgvh26Jo-E3mucJm_vDl5HG-EEmhDkK8JHXqGdXK5sHw_91WH_SA77SyiBPyoNtj6hcvq2mp5G0_lM/s320/DSC_0017.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5692124366624478434" border="0" /></a><br />She even managed to gain the adoration/attention/caretaking of the older girls in the pageant. Mary and one of the wise "men" in particular. Don't think she didn't just eat that up, too! <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg8r5o-UvXjdWNu1D5IngjUJhqoL97C22NfG2rJrcsQISNdaRnJGO53gU8j1OMHjZoURjhv33Zw8ZkmXOE9zUzFjadYtJsZrUQMiAwVsMu_BcDfjVLnCneUSrQxy1XIZSJlwYyeQ8ATQE/s1600/DSC_0041.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 221px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg8r5o-UvXjdWNu1D5IngjUJhqoL97C22NfG2rJrcsQISNdaRnJGO53gU8j1OMHjZoURjhv33Zw8ZkmXOE9zUzFjadYtJsZrUQMiAwVsMu_BcDfjVLnCneUSrQxy1XIZSJlwYyeQ8ATQE/s320/DSC_0041.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5692125593639744402" border="0" /></a>And I should add that, on the night of the pageant, she was a very convincing little cow! (Though, I'm not sure it warrants the reaction Peter gave while watching her 4-year-old counterpart take off his cow head and swing it around up over his head before wandering off to find his mommy in the congregation! That is, he poked me in the ribs and whispered--hopefully more softly than I remember, "That's right! <span style="font-style: italic;">My</span> cow can out-moo <span style="font-style: italic;">your</span> cow ANY day!" Easy there, Proud Papa!)<br /><br />For her part, Elizabeth was very intensely concentrated on performing her shepherdly duties. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-OPiOuGJiSmAecHlabaFd4hmvsRcWwlMEehhUi_GUbC5artzLY67mrT3bEiT6uVPRH3VRQT3c-iEor9vB3prV7oP6YqBRW53uwjxVskpGeDdHV7VnC68lvjA9J9lLWfCeCpB9xQsUlOE/s1600/DSC_0012.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-OPiOuGJiSmAecHlabaFd4hmvsRcWwlMEehhUi_GUbC5artzLY67mrT3bEiT6uVPRH3VRQT3c-iEor9vB3prV7oP6YqBRW53uwjxVskpGeDdHV7VnC68lvjA9J9lLWfCeCpB9xQsUlOE/s320/DSC_0012.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5692123044131583458" border="0" /></a>For several weeks leading up to Christmas, she was elated when we would run across the shepherd passage in picture books and animated movies (even Charlie Brown Christmas). By the end of the season, she was retelling the complete Christmas Story in her own words (and some slightly paraphrased Bible verses) using her Fisher Price Little People Nativity Set. It was quite impressive!<br /><br />Here are some highlights from the night of the pageant! (The angel is E's little friend Annabelle, whose family is visiting for the year from Michigan State!)<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwb-fIYwQyNmV-v_c0RnLo6lZIVJZrjCYkDZjG_cjFIAvIR-uH4keDQPmcezSLGH9BEPy0H6qaa1Hv2EdB5U7z8fzyCpgnUnjZh7m-0AL8MLBoh7i2ahCqrcBjkT_JXI3-RbGFwn9xamA/s1600/DSC_0023.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 236px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwb-fIYwQyNmV-v_c0RnLo6lZIVJZrjCYkDZjG_cjFIAvIR-uH4keDQPmcezSLGH9BEPy0H6qaa1Hv2EdB5U7z8fzyCpgnUnjZh7m-0AL8MLBoh7i2ahCqrcBjkT_JXI3-RbGFwn9xamA/s320/DSC_0023.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5692123062928521874" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7IPbH8SJz3dSz58_2e1joNKa-Hbjwj-cUTf0ZFz_935Wy5XOve-zdqj_fqc-GdrwsTR7F9i-t3gr3jXwahmGyC2tWx7t8uBq5yFEoAS60Oxi5VdyARMNL7atRxLhri2EI2xCEygu7vx4/s1600/DSC_0064.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7IPbH8SJz3dSz58_2e1joNKa-Hbjwj-cUTf0ZFz_935Wy5XOve-zdqj_fqc-GdrwsTR7F9i-t3gr3jXwahmGyC2tWx7t8uBq5yFEoAS60Oxi5VdyARMNL7atRxLhri2EI2xCEygu7vx4/s320/DSC_0064.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5692125600844908562" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaKZDE7ZBuQlzsBidPHXgfxpsgiKbxI4qSpMbLzjmTWU_MiKBlXCpHDxwYFed6gEIHJRf28XVIGWro5OCb7XZDpOTk4WjSsQURGb_qQt4mySOnauo5ok_aDl7OkWskpP6nq_Kf3Q8R2J4/s1600/DSC_0026.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 223px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaKZDE7ZBuQlzsBidPHXgfxpsgiKbxI4qSpMbLzjmTWU_MiKBlXCpHDxwYFed6gEIHJRf28XVIGWro5OCb7XZDpOTk4WjSsQURGb_qQt4mySOnauo5ok_aDl7OkWskpP6nq_Kf3Q8R2J4/s320/DSC_0026.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5692124346724002962" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPywGKhmQP_79DlJmZUCgstOF-2BcXiv_wDofZK7Js3iIk1rqQde2hsvBJQPJTzoIbxk2hteRTJova7K1BUjvK-HeLAHiy2Yx6bYfFkcMnz9m6FdEoe34HQHBMZgHEOZNpfPHjC0rZVj8/s1600/DSC_0021.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPywGKhmQP_79DlJmZUCgstOF-2BcXiv_wDofZK7Js3iIk1rqQde2hsvBJQPJTzoIbxk2hteRTJova7K1BUjvK-HeLAHiy2Yx6bYfFkcMnz9m6FdEoe34HQHBMZgHEOZNpfPHjC0rZVj8/s320/DSC_0021.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5692124394958458162" border="0" /></a><br />For the full story, please see Luke 2:1-20. :-)Purple's Momhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15726328126744738833noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8928928295783194183.post-24452336553091951732011-12-02T11:15:00.003-05:002011-12-02T11:22:48.967-05:00Smash! Smash! Smash!Ashley and I made Peter's Favorite Cookies this morning.<br /><br />Well...that is, before I put the crumb base of the cookies into the oven and inadvertently turned the oven to "self clean" mode, only to realize a few minutes later that that burning smell was due to the blackening of the flour/sugar/butter mixture in the baking dish! YIKES! Tried to open the oven, but it was LOCKED, so I quickly turned it off and--after about a minute--the lock released and I was able to take the baking dish out. The cookie base is ruined...so we'll just have to do this part all over again...but at least I had not yet reached the stage of adding the black raspberry jam, chocolate chips, and pecan/sugar/butter/flour topping! ;-)<br /><br />At any rate, here is Ashley helping me mix the crumb base that would have turned out perfectly had I not ruined it!<br /><br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dz69In-L6SV04Gj6yrRYWwSkHvXhKERLH--FKivbrxyvjaI6QTjK0rtn4vUZWdf2XWKhcptrJ-qyfRhjdrvXg' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe>Purple's Momhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15726328126744738833noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8928928295783194183.post-71966114326624756292011-11-14T22:22:00.005-05:002011-11-14T22:55:15.955-05:00Candyland Party (Behind the Scenes)I threw my last post about Elizabeth's Candyland Party up in a bit of a rush...so I thought I'd take a minute and post a few details about the set up and the party itself.<br /><br />We were EXTREMELY lucky that the weather was GORGEOUS for the event! With a mid-November birthday, it could have gone either way! But it was truly beautiful!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAXl9L37qKFfoV-C-qRzAsM_fzVFSWRULsioZoRXmXysVHu31v2oGDuznrYrJSRVup7jnKGYs5_3haqVAh3DFhJo9tkFGBCnwn9eAksIxZV4i3Hs38kI6DVw5g_o4LpAvAn89lRCTfooE/s1600/DSCN0074.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAXl9L37qKFfoV-C-qRzAsM_fzVFSWRULsioZoRXmXysVHu31v2oGDuznrYrJSRVup7jnKGYs5_3haqVAh3DFhJo9tkFGBCnwn9eAksIxZV4i3Hs38kI6DVw5g_o4LpAvAn89lRCTfooE/s320/DSCN0074.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5675062022137944498" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0L7rJhIEiWZfIjTMETZMafg-iq5F4daZAANHRDMY1kA89Y2sYjMzsB8vhYpCiasARVNhELzTCxbYV-u9nSO3OHbwoovyjK3FCbLO-Abm0Z-UBIk5goIo-bTGCJT8IYni3xF86xMkePxQ/s1600/DSCN0120.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0L7rJhIEiWZfIjTMETZMafg-iq5F4daZAANHRDMY1kA89Y2sYjMzsB8vhYpCiasARVNhELzTCxbYV-u9nSO3OHbwoovyjK3FCbLO-Abm0Z-UBIk5goIo-bTGCJT8IYni3xF86xMkePxQ/s320/DSCN0120.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5675062017678248194" border="0" /></a> Since the weather cooperated, we were happy to hold much of the party OUTDOORS! (Thank goodness we did, too...b/c 13 kids and their moms and a couple of dads would have been a LOT to cram into our lovely, but modest home for TWO HOURS!)<br /><br />After leaf-blowing the yard (thanks, Pop-Pop!)...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH54YNSa12J9jwsYI7oIFglu7IX2vbAwHYJWfKF-dLvHgVhj0xRgqWRwFNHxLp0E35DHhXeQRieXTgKPrSBV_IZyLA3jZaHAzc70h10c9ZVbLvUmR0D_OR_YZ_RQTePWOstB8NgaDfUVg/s1600/DSCN0091.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH54YNSa12J9jwsYI7oIFglu7IX2vbAwHYJWfKF-dLvHgVhj0xRgqWRwFNHxLp0E35DHhXeQRieXTgKPrSBV_IZyLA3jZaHAzc70h10c9ZVbLvUmR0D_OR_YZ_RQTePWOstB8NgaDfUVg/s320/DSCN0091.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5675061002149406514" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtj0JoQbQM3So_CDBbPc4jaoAJumKhquywhxIBa1qgCDrgPrKrXWuy36TeyLO0TymVjID-b1_b8z39btmmOn-Dr7Phith-CS-CohSQJ7H9Lyk2jxaeIw2153VHND8PXYwqgBLG9kZDxLI/s1600/DSCN0097.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtj0JoQbQM3So_CDBbPc4jaoAJumKhquywhxIBa1qgCDrgPrKrXWuy36TeyLO0TymVjID-b1_b8z39btmmOn-Dr7Phith-CS-CohSQJ7H9Lyk2jxaeIw2153VHND8PXYwqgBLG9kZDxLI/s320/DSCN0097.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5675061008121821874" border="0" /></a><br />...Daddy put up (and repaired some small holes in) the inflatable bounce house/slide. (No, we did not hook up the water feature! It was nice FALL weather, but still only 60-degrees!) This gave the kids a place to play and bounce and burn off energy! They LOVED it!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsncV4t5rwenXuhL-FYXylH27EjsgKLX5bJumhc1BsIedyNYRu_XX8M98q3OsQhOE9r15FmnUbiuFY8FyzRWaJ5wRuXGkb9slAgphUWc3lG2mHF188nRctvQ7oGA9P7GcHESR5mgqEvvU/s1600/DSCF1641.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsncV4t5rwenXuhL-FYXylH27EjsgKLX5bJumhc1BsIedyNYRu_XX8M98q3OsQhOE9r15FmnUbiuFY8FyzRWaJ5wRuXGkb9slAgphUWc3lG2mHF188nRctvQ7oGA9P7GcHESR5mgqEvvU/s320/DSCF1641.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5675061038647878978" border="0" /></a><br />Then Grammy and I went to work putting colored foam squares down to make a Candyland game path up the walkway to the door.<br />I stuck my homemade lollipops (circular styrofoam disks from Michael's...wrapped in colored cellophane and skewered with wooden dowels) in the front flowerbed to create our "Lollipop Woods", and arranged the upside-down sand pails (spray-painted with silver glitter to give them a shimmering sugar look) into a "Gumdrop Pass" next to the walkway.<br /><br />We also duct taped colored foam squares in a circle to create the "Candyland Carousel" game. (See below for a demonstration!)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_6ADK5KPJ-oZaMwq6qSeYNFhDur-aDkqQL7i5-a7KB6ay4jPRV9mpHKkRHsdGBscv7E2f0I-EPvVRrjEsbc2wzV8CNXrk9tpuPzOX0W4br68YmV_zTxwm9fFwfwqXxnxVzeUj_s0IRf4/s1600/DSCN0101.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_6ADK5KPJ-oZaMwq6qSeYNFhDur-aDkqQL7i5-a7KB6ay4jPRV9mpHKkRHsdGBscv7E2f0I-EPvVRrjEsbc2wzV8CNXrk9tpuPzOX0W4br68YmV_zTxwm9fFwfwqXxnxVzeUj_s0IRf4/s320/DSCN0101.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5675061019943236802" border="0" /></a>I also staked out (literally) a spot for the Sack Race and put out some sacks that I purchased on clearance at the end of the summer from World Market! Woohoo!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkSB8P1uPwqnQqIMJF3VdyXbM_E63HqULOdOo5VnGLWtO7YtOA0LW1eJxaFVxmW8WWUH-6ACF9Qlz0uR7-Eahw7d-9B1bTNH-Ua-xWi7oBka09oVaVNGOMOjP3NO7eH2X5vj0q1B10Ub0/s1600/DSCF1630.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkSB8P1uPwqnQqIMJF3VdyXbM_E63HqULOdOo5VnGLWtO7YtOA0LW1eJxaFVxmW8WWUH-6ACF9Qlz0uR7-Eahw7d-9B1bTNH-Ua-xWi7oBka09oVaVNGOMOjP3NO7eH2X5vj0q1B10Ub0/s320/DSCF1630.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5675063024638197586" border="0" /></a>The kids seemed to love it all...and the bounce house was definitely an obvious WIN with everyone! But I was surprised by how popular my simple little game of "Candyland Carousel" was with the kids! I just put on some music ("Lollipop, Lollipop") and had the kids walk around in a circle. When the music stopped, they froze on a square while I pulled a Candyland game card. Whoever was standing on the color (or special icon square) that I called out won a present to unwrap! Even after winning their one allotted prize, the kids still wanted to play the game! (I came up with this as an "indoor" alternative game, but ended up moving it outside since the weather was so nice! Worked beautifully!...see for yourself!) :-)<br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dzdMdypBhQ2AO0M2OXh3TZmwLZVJ2XVRXXh5ahxNSHI59mLBezamqXiAcKA1HDqxvwX_g98iaphFJcuHiEZ-w' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe>Purple's Momhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15726328126744738833noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8928928295783194183.post-9053920755685990022011-11-14T15:03:00.007-05:002011-11-14T15:28:04.527-05:00Candyland Crazy!<div style="text-align: center;">Our big girl is 5! FIVE!!!!<br /></div><br />How did that happen?!?! I'm pretty sure it was literally yesterday that I was in the hospital excitedly and oh-so-anxiously awaiting her arrival! But it wasn't yesterday...it was FIVE YEARS ago! WOW!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYY4b4cmM4eYUuSUeiOsob8O8WPiy8-oj5zoPRpEgZlz2uTMm4i8YqllqxXUEGUcEUlLYA869OgwgLSTk5zjKV9Lm8Ur5tOCR3A7RUvsoNMNaU1xQdOAErba8I8qPjeYXrP58yraNeWPc/s1600/DSCF1655.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 262px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYY4b4cmM4eYUuSUeiOsob8O8WPiy8-oj5zoPRpEgZlz2uTMm4i8YqllqxXUEGUcEUlLYA869OgwgLSTk5zjKV9Lm8Ur5tOCR3A7RUvsoNMNaU1xQdOAErba8I8qPjeYXrP58yraNeWPc/s320/DSCF1655.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5674950535608485778" border="0" /></a><br />To celebrate...we had a little CANDYLAND PARTY! Okay...so it wasn't all that "little"...but it was her first "friends party"...so Mommy went a tad overboard on the theme! (In fact, I'm not sure whether I had more fun planning and preparing or Elizabeth had more fun at the party!) At any rate, it was a success and we all had a great time!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIP-PxICUlFkxy-v4VPFMQ1iayeI7sVvG7BAoa_aWvje7yXmEXhr5Kx6fuJe_8oJZqKEUE_hsYWj0qypLtxx8EX-PrCUDee7wZLidl-AXvnYt_qg9LpHONrnRIcCExlgfWiykokB8czas/s1600/DSCF1632.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIP-PxICUlFkxy-v4VPFMQ1iayeI7sVvG7BAoa_aWvje7yXmEXhr5Kx6fuJe_8oJZqKEUE_hsYWj0qypLtxx8EX-PrCUDee7wZLidl-AXvnYt_qg9LpHONrnRIcCExlgfWiykokB8czas/s320/DSCF1632.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5674949559967011154" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvcCvhyJCUZDFU_jGaSjnvD_AEw6fxWgLf61B5Dst8GuVf7qNILZJxlT3SY9FXpaZzXqOodvL9QgWjO1BQ7_0ie1QGPiM2zXH4TYOMNiKoHuCHtmUIdbG9I1YjN6hTm9JFNBGoZtwHDkY/s1600/DSCF1612.JPG"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 247px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie304TkWijFXzGKzJp6kbZCjndLj3uhypLnKYM7TeqlBbT5sYjBAdTKrYTv4b7CGJ-wGV3VG4pIS6NbBSS17HAtH1a-SRp2Q6iAiKLz7oV82mxMmD8fIjwmjR83Rs6UuwCm10naFWMdUA/s320/DSCN0164.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5674945924343313202" border="0" /></a>Purple's Momhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15726328126744738833noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8928928295783194183.post-16617257473445817352011-09-24T10:36:00.005-04:002011-09-24T10:54:24.467-04:00Minivan Madness!<div style="text-align: center;">We finally did it! Or, I should say...Mommy finally <span style="font-style: italic;">convinced</span><br />(sweet talked? guilted? begged?) Daddy to do it! We bought a MINIVAN!<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9BdjhYWo-hMBC3W-IThTyWHEnExOv7vACws2eyK-hFEzUzhO50-1j8OX3uaf5ineqPSDaRSemmOKhYGGdVVtia_xFD-e8ebGtP0YmsuKQePjhi18_EE3rD1l2oJaM1rBiNy-RCk3Xp1g/s1600/DSCF1293.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9BdjhYWo-hMBC3W-IThTyWHEnExOv7vACws2eyK-hFEzUzhO50-1j8OX3uaf5ineqPSDaRSemmOKhYGGdVVtia_xFD-e8ebGtP0YmsuKQePjhi18_EE3rD1l2oJaM1rBiNy-RCk3Xp1g/s320/DSCF1293.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5655937012311555986" border="0" /></a><br /><br />And it's wonderful and fabulous and SO MUCH FUN! (See what I'm doing here? I'm trying to pretend that a minivan is just as cool as a sports car! Is it working??? Peter says NO.) But, no matter...I am determined to help him enthusiastically embrace this minivan moment in our lives b/c I know that this, too, shall pass...and before we know it, the girls will be all grown up and going to college! *tear* And, even he agrees that it was a smart purchase!<br /><br />So, hurry--quickly!...before all the growing up happens, take a look at some photos of our new ride!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8nNBvTqTGHRKkoiwRrwsBiPVVGz8KZRHbzBzzR8BwRQG4hnWtUtJvrQg-VchlL9Qfb5jZGB3ky3yXGGSXbxCiuQR0Izp00xcm8pKlk9Sw52_oHIRKhPHce8PRb21xXWtolVXL5-IICus/s1600/DSCF1294.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8nNBvTqTGHRKkoiwRrwsBiPVVGz8KZRHbzBzzR8BwRQG4hnWtUtJvrQg-VchlL9Qfb5jZGB3ky3yXGGSXbxCiuQR0Izp00xcm8pKlk9Sw52_oHIRKhPHce8PRb21xXWtolVXL5-IICus/s320/DSCF1294.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5655937021148736802" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrncK_lou4do-QQjwkL6twm3tHaH4T7wydr5xS2CJgYIc7fCQDJPftHQ_1u2fbFnF8jL54L9COwDaezlznuA3xeid7lgjEQBDUUmj5q_OfM6NtFMSUzYf1pAmlsT3mmffKRU-csZRGC4c/s1600/DSCF1289.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrncK_lou4do-QQjwkL6twm3tHaH4T7wydr5xS2CJgYIc7fCQDJPftHQ_1u2fbFnF8jL54L9COwDaezlznuA3xeid7lgjEQBDUUmj5q_OfM6NtFMSUzYf1pAmlsT3mmffKRU-csZRGC4c/s320/DSCF1289.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5655937019095852338" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6hxhHg-WgEE9kzK5_MfasJRHxdD7D2i2F3IKatpTEg18KQoXL3z1rPByp2yVudgzfXIVnPJEInRWo2z8lp2COQf45a-Pz7in8AUKnL5Z-YAxY5qMN0GoZ2P51IyHHIIV7Mtojd5ydAYk/s1600/DSCF1295.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6hxhHg-WgEE9kzK5_MfasJRHxdD7D2i2F3IKatpTEg18KQoXL3z1rPByp2yVudgzfXIVnPJEInRWo2z8lp2COQf45a-Pz7in8AUKnL5Z-YAxY5qMN0GoZ2P51IyHHIIV7Mtojd5ydAYk/s320/DSCF1295.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5655937030742793330" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG2B7furMZZ3dGvtTnpmt5J5P4RaHSwUN-EbHehDL5Uxb8KeWU5nAiyHG5g3eM6GCD7Iaa-0DPwGsB45lUcaekF-tCMkFLxE3Q-89_D4orCsrtVF9pU5P3teMxPaCJxJKSbeIWCvehML4/s1600/DSCF1296.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG2B7furMZZ3dGvtTnpmt5J5P4RaHSwUN-EbHehDL5Uxb8KeWU5nAiyHG5g3eM6GCD7Iaa-0DPwGsB45lUcaekF-tCMkFLxE3Q-89_D4orCsrtVF9pU5P3teMxPaCJxJKSbeIWCvehML4/s320/DSCF1296.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5655937617841410658" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5xll3Q1kURxGZCEw-juxMFIMkoGwiNZfjfKTCLFPUxs-F2pXXWjQVka9SBerWO5C10TxC0W4ELaRND9b_wR9Enxd3HWCDOa3GvrmLPS9l5dTtH9vdsYyPWUIHcHuy9KKDlsUzOkolKsY/s1600/DSCF1297.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5xll3Q1kURxGZCEw-juxMFIMkoGwiNZfjfKTCLFPUxs-F2pXXWjQVka9SBerWO5C10TxC0W4ELaRND9b_wR9Enxd3HWCDOa3GvrmLPS9l5dTtH9vdsYyPWUIHcHuy9KKDlsUzOkolKsY/s320/DSCF1297.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5655937625884486306" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLjo1N5-04ELnwGL2EdYphQbgiI8nd8lBYstvvbdVfCagfw4DjPPUzxz3s2yWdVbkcev4ENu26aKFUjkqcSl4oJovevjgtYttVHj3sxittRQky_eV3sdK005Bgd2CmJjo6onf674OlPTY/s1600/DSCF1299.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLjo1N5-04ELnwGL2EdYphQbgiI8nd8lBYstvvbdVfCagfw4DjPPUzxz3s2yWdVbkcev4ENu26aKFUjkqcSl4oJovevjgtYttVHj3sxittRQky_eV3sdK005Bgd2CmJjo6onf674OlPTY/s320/DSCF1299.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5655937629537642642" border="0" /></a>P.S. Bought this at CARMAX and it was the easiest car-buying experience EVER! Picked it out on the Internet...called to schedule a test drive...arrived at 7:30pm...drove out of there with our new car at 9:35pm! No haggling...no hassle! A completely stress-free process that I highly recommend!Purple's Momhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15726328126744738833noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8928928295783194183.post-16998205628953126502011-09-20T20:37:00.007-04:002011-09-20T21:00:57.866-04:00Prima Ballerina!After months and months and months of watching Big Sister don her tutu and dance her little heart out, at long last, Ashley has her turn to SHINE as a ba-ba-rina! Today, she started <span style="font-style: italic;">real</span> ballet lessons of her very own! Here she is before class, practicing her signature stretch-and-reach tip-toe moves!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_sXRItpO-2Cid9Um06mNBCVix3m4LjViPMe4winHLbXwmMjOnEOCLVdiYmUJ56l3ahugqNj6xJA0FST5TqW5IiPBwgtkLaWtd67TeX_fEMZ4_Lr6nzxsCRP0wO3FS7y_wE3IKG0hyphenhyphenkT8/s1600/DSCF1271.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_sXRItpO-2Cid9Um06mNBCVix3m4LjViPMe4winHLbXwmMjOnEOCLVdiYmUJ56l3ahugqNj6xJA0FST5TqW5IiPBwgtkLaWtd67TeX_fEMZ4_Lr6nzxsCRP0wO3FS7y_wE3IKG0hyphenhyphenkT8/s320/DSCF1271.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5654607542767546434" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4YSsPgz1RyJxF9De_G9n0Uy13CnQ4HRKsVn3zdYPFoAgjmyDiFp9g8iU1TFjOgtpGEBTZBaAhyphenhyphenkLr6vsO31MpRipulR-tzNQRVGlVgeIDJxcHmidQyyX6JJVDM9q0tmkkApIg-kIwofA/s1600/DSCF1270.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 223px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4YSsPgz1RyJxF9De_G9n0Uy13CnQ4HRKsVn3zdYPFoAgjmyDiFp9g8iU1TFjOgtpGEBTZBaAhyphenhyphenkLr6vsO31MpRipulR-tzNQRVGlVgeIDJxcHmidQyyX6JJVDM9q0tmkkApIg-kIwofA/s320/DSCF1270.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5654607547917853042" border="0" /></a>She could not have been more excited, and she had no trouble separating from me and going right on in there! She had a fantastic time...even if she was the teeniest little wee one in the whole class (far right on the mat)! So cute!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjm7ALfb1Sd3_y4vIhyBvasjefIFmqpXMNKV-JOagHQ6XZny6zbRulVFC8yPhBImKjscaTqgDdXcGRBlJxFSFOsUeWcyptxxCUz-glTqB3fTnmtXJ4MDtHu4mvxTrTn1chaaEEZCHqH9k8/s1600/DSCF1287.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjm7ALfb1Sd3_y4vIhyBvasjefIFmqpXMNKV-JOagHQ6XZny6zbRulVFC8yPhBImKjscaTqgDdXcGRBlJxFSFOsUeWcyptxxCUz-glTqB3fTnmtXJ4MDtHu4mvxTrTn1chaaEEZCHqH9k8/s320/DSCF1287.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5654609102352640338" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1WJIAm2DPWOIQHrLGa2qmsqEKW8xeoOPd37dIugzMi95Gybzti4n3WeM4byM-CSlZj_9vz-0pD9469byB0oXLxNrDZxbIJT0p43JBNnwsojtii3_LVFjIc34XjgIBdsiph4XFY4noTYk/s1600/DSCF1288.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1WJIAm2DPWOIQHrLGa2qmsqEKW8xeoOPd37dIugzMi95Gybzti4n3WeM4byM-CSlZj_9vz-0pD9469byB0oXLxNrDZxbIJT0p43JBNnwsojtii3_LVFjIc34XjgIBdsiph4XFY4noTYk/s320/DSCF1288.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5654609106772898114" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dxBVUEelWhZw5EggvNQ6m-H3ZwsN7pRNfsBWcg75LMSubi98pPYX9ukhh4mH_fnZipaxq1kzXhAhRNG_q2-Qw' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe>Purple's Momhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15726328126744738833noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8928928295783194183.post-31208821141521540472011-09-20T20:19:00.003-04:002011-09-20T20:36:39.899-04:00Halloween Sneak Peek<div style="text-align: center;">Well...Halloween costumes have arrived!<br /></div>So here it is: A cacophony of cuteness in the form of a sea turtle and a mermaid!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinEJ92gsHhVvjmRHRxP-GrIQPZOk04slIhaAHZopzX6pMLQ5ZupXg_829KmWE7Jgyd1U287CbrlcSn0R8du4hsxlUJSBG8aASGb6_kEpWS9eDNqYKCM6FaimfK91cIkN3gtWKau16OzpA/s1600/DSCF1257.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinEJ92gsHhVvjmRHRxP-GrIQPZOk04slIhaAHZopzX6pMLQ5ZupXg_829KmWE7Jgyd1U287CbrlcSn0R8du4hsxlUJSBG8aASGb6_kEpWS9eDNqYKCM6FaimfK91cIkN3gtWKau16OzpA/s320/DSCF1257.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5654604934079254370" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYjPrkebrXZOaP1Jk6oGjHXmxtH1e_oNJUdmZ3p5CWFqE9ez7JJyk3Xm-cPxL8vlJNneRncGy7LGUS5HV21dvujEILrPP2irhg72X64y5uprqV-lC8dsTNvhvu0WEoFGquK1-f6UlO-mA/s1600/DSCF1256.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYjPrkebrXZOaP1Jk6oGjHXmxtH1e_oNJUdmZ3p5CWFqE9ez7JJyk3Xm-cPxL8vlJNneRncGy7LGUS5HV21dvujEILrPP2irhg72X64y5uprqV-lC8dsTNvhvu0WEoFGquK1-f6UlO-mA/s320/DSCF1256.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5654604929549991410" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">These two have cleverly dubbed themselves "Under-the-Sea Sisters!"<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaUTpmsrNvSJTxebrfWxKauVJ7aweoGBvXLL2tbcSybqhe-dnktB2YNfMrwhFkolWpdlulUiaodK-zUSIgbOmF0A_Y92dqXdhINoW3BxvwqocBPLo0g2jciUzKMdsR6F01wKdPnZa8tDA/s1600/DSCF1255.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 238px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaUTpmsrNvSJTxebrfWxKauVJ7aweoGBvXLL2tbcSybqhe-dnktB2YNfMrwhFkolWpdlulUiaodK-zUSIgbOmF0A_Y92dqXdhINoW3BxvwqocBPLo0g2jciUzKMdsR6F01wKdPnZa8tDA/s320/DSCF1255.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5654604925514383218" border="0" /></a></div>Purple's Momhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15726328126744738833noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8928928295783194183.post-50766033179837385262011-09-13T10:14:00.005-04:002011-09-13T10:41:54.709-04:00First Day of Preschool Fall 2011<div style="text-align: center;">Just dropped Elizabeth off at preschool...again! (tear)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAesRpi4qB_UvSfwgz5uqAHWYqBm8iVtPYy1unqpPwxavqxmzlXNnhILyLH9-zsVw47oy68Pzi93SAoT4e1le31Ccr-cTsq4Ctx4_1g4ioTW82td3eFWkOLfmiuSztVYvMmOYbeiLXUII/s1600/DSCF1222.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAesRpi4qB_UvSfwgz5uqAHWYqBm8iVtPYy1unqpPwxavqxmzlXNnhILyLH9-zsVw47oy68Pzi93SAoT4e1le31Ccr-cTsq4Ctx4_1g4ioTW82td3eFWkOLfmiuSztVYvMmOYbeiLXUII/s320/DSCF1222.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5651853186163132898" border="0" /></a><br /></div>And, I have to say, it wasn't *much* different from the first time. Fewer tears--from MOM--but I am still going to MISS HER every morning! Elizabeth, of course, was just fine as always! We are lucky that she is such a confident little girl who is happy to go off and learn new things and make new friends!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjChweT76H2vlWtJNWmYQTirUxk6iOJxwmxJhwY-KtEmh0V5Nm5Q38iuuJmdergcjbMg-kBuTLZwYIuVTwOdjy-YEJGcjXMsnjeJKthMkd9ztkeO0OI-DX79W7E2n_7idU-EQI7JF8O12Q/s1600/DSCF1221_2.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 226px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjChweT76H2vlWtJNWmYQTirUxk6iOJxwmxJhwY-KtEmh0V5Nm5Q38iuuJmdergcjbMg-kBuTLZwYIuVTwOdjy-YEJGcjXMsnjeJKthMkd9ztkeO0OI-DX79W7E2n_7idU-EQI7JF8O12Q/s320/DSCF1221_2.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5651853183981796194" border="0" /></a><br />To say she was excited, eager, and enthusiastic about her first day in her new classroom would be an understatement!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyBQ2EGiMFdAgzdixtm_Mt0ewgLmY3vZuk2E3LiJ3S_GsRBtaDPYukmj_LvWRHiMCbWBcJ8f-1213G3619l_7_88etEMUhGzKHuCHlhtSis9ciwp3dIBaRVuspnTofKWshKOWkBYbDWxc/s1600/DSCF1227.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyBQ2EGiMFdAgzdixtm_Mt0ewgLmY3vZuk2E3LiJ3S_GsRBtaDPYukmj_LvWRHiMCbWBcJ8f-1213G3619l_7_88etEMUhGzKHuCHlhtSis9ciwp3dIBaRVuspnTofKWshKOWkBYbDWxc/s320/DSCF1227.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5651848682938442674" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDZS-KB2zNmm-llr_dmikY01RHZ51Z8krT3mbhTBj57t4WVAMPy4wdB53spGO-MwejDxceWkgpkMQfEIxW5aexkx7muCRuGFROEvTYVRVRg9D6GkVWuHpgaC0mmzQcRA6pZ5ZvI2vm-mU/s1600/DSCF1232.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDZS-KB2zNmm-llr_dmikY01RHZ51Z8krT3mbhTBj57t4WVAMPy4wdB53spGO-MwejDxceWkgpkMQfEIxW5aexkx7muCRuGFROEvTYVRVRg9D6GkVWuHpgaC0mmzQcRA6pZ5ZvI2vm-mU/s320/DSCF1232.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5651848679361264098" border="0" /></a>Within minutes, she was printing her own name on the sign-in sheet! <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTgjX6h4pb6eqX6Sq7q-NI2ARn1kI1NnUwWMzhAIHnqlzqtEcsCpX6PV2wnCYKON6KVyXLl5xmpUExT7A68veFi4t9nPQbVEjgLQ8c0SOhMbdU0fR4kXaGwSUOdufXwvgV8gRSY1VUZwI/s1600/DSCF1238.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTgjX6h4pb6eqX6Sq7q-NI2ARn1kI1NnUwWMzhAIHnqlzqtEcsCpX6PV2wnCYKON6KVyXLl5xmpUExT7A68veFi4t9nPQbVEjgLQ8c0SOhMbdU0fR4kXaGwSUOdufXwvgV8gRSY1VUZwI/s320/DSCF1238.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5651848656623597906" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTBWzEliA_yEcSHQuEqX17tmwe_9G9nWmaIgyl7npro13gsj8vZQGZ9A1hLRugdYhJ0KVNDoA49Ja_m71z2p68iMR0EXMIpyIU1bFvmmTb1n3MFSArQoH7xQuBM02cjC0vz0OMMYYdq_w/s1600/DSCF1237.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTBWzEliA_yEcSHQuEqX17tmwe_9G9nWmaIgyl7npro13gsj8vZQGZ9A1hLRugdYhJ0KVNDoA49Ja_m71z2p68iMR0EXMIpyIU1bFvmmTb1n3MFSArQoH7xQuBM02cjC0vz0OMMYYdq_w/s320/DSCF1237.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5651848664814340274" border="0" /></a><br />The only one of us who had a REAL meltdown was Ashley, who was very disappointed when it was time to leave Elizabeth's classroom...and she let us ALL know about it!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAGt7SkiV-6rywfHDHJKylmtCxFqMmXNaj-p__24QW8PnifAK6Fm5KUzsbf2a78RN6e2JNbdnc76whwMLUqoEkitFuWanSbr0hrezZ0MbgkOWGaHDPCOwNQV3jffrGIhk771Pim2_JQmc/s1600/DSCF1236.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAGt7SkiV-6rywfHDHJKylmtCxFqMmXNaj-p__24QW8PnifAK6Fm5KUzsbf2a78RN6e2JNbdnc76whwMLUqoEkitFuWanSbr0hrezZ0MbgkOWGaHDPCOwNQV3jffrGIhk771Pim2_JQmc/s320/DSCF1236.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5651848658321218402" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">We think it's going to be a great year!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5ztO40wD7y3zoKjFIWOIVS1Sl1hGKjUHM6zS0_WGF-3e6uv7YMhmJDWUEmnWj855qqzrFl5DvCkBC9wbRihlSz25yqdfEmlO5xD00jYCnjXc-ZFlCyhEWVoz8Fo15jwDWx2v67893WrM/s1600/DSCF1211.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5ztO40wD7y3zoKjFIWOIVS1Sl1hGKjUHM6zS0_WGF-3e6uv7YMhmJDWUEmnWj855qqzrFl5DvCkBC9wbRihlSz25yqdfEmlO5xD00jYCnjXc-ZFlCyhEWVoz8Fo15jwDWx2v67893WrM/s320/DSCF1211.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5651854047304438338" border="0" /></a></div>Purple's Momhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15726328126744738833noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8928928295783194183.post-7469881848954321472011-07-20T20:15:00.002-04:002011-07-20T20:20:10.790-04:00Making MORE Words...No commentary on this one...just wanted to share the process as it continued.<br /><br />I give you...Fun with Word Families! :-)<br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dzAiFtll0ibPFNybVcB8m8RQFoNEogW6Kz8mFl-fkplG_Sk62FaLeBrrXeasUxqDhUEj4dS58bYkYmYAoOkIA' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe>Purple's Momhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15726328126744738833noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8928928295783194183.post-5888017704162743772011-07-20T20:02:00.002-04:002011-07-20T20:13:25.980-04:00"I'm a WORD Maker!"Today, I bought a vintage Fisher-Price school house. (E has been commenting that she has a school bus but no school for them to drive to...LOL...so I caved and found this one for $15 (thanks, Craigslist--and clueless seller who has no idea that these go for $50+ on eBay!) And Mom...I know you have one of these, but if I let you send us ALL your fisher-price gems, what would the girls do at YOUR house?!?! ;-))<br /><br />Anyway, Elizabeth and Ashley played with the house and little people for a while when we got home. But when Ashley went to bed, Elizabeth started playing around with the magnetic letters that came with the house.<br /><br />And, just as she started doing in the bathtub the other night, Elizabeth began making words with the magnets!<br /><br />The enthusiasm E is showing on this video speaks for itself! ;-) She is SOOOOOO excited to be a WORD MAKER! :-)<br /><br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dzf9sWtQjnAVQzjWfbarc8crphAMvKtywPIDIq7OGHDIskYWOBQcIBqQm5xnGamAW0JWaAINIZx8D5kjlpRjw' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe>Purple's Momhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15726328126744738833noreply@blogger.com0