tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9007388383072772342024-02-07T00:50:33.311-08:00dOubLe tHe sCrAPMichelle Aikenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10742488649636105256noreply@blogger.comBlogger132125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-900738838307277234.post-76893927416724273002010-03-03T20:25:00.000-08:002010-03-03T20:44:45.937-08:00It's been awhile...<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisFa5W9Qn_FIqrAmgU4wiEsz-QdS3WdTR0ia03KiKvQlccsHDa6fpurhyxYNb-J509WUUmdtE_hHI60pkClQ09t4QjypXvFxafgncY_pvpqZKFlW7epvxf7gk1dsZblisXubB0zY_ngtE/s1600-h/055.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444630952265492002" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 150px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisFa5W9Qn_FIqrAmgU4wiEsz-QdS3WdTR0ia03KiKvQlccsHDa6fpurhyxYNb-J509WUUmdtE_hHI60pkClQ09t4QjypXvFxafgncY_pvpqZKFlW7epvxf7gk1dsZblisXubB0zY_ngtE/s200/055.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1VFxQ_nQmn_wVvyViJQf_fboZj6IhAQQhqeHvWGTktNm_tGQxc0Ge-8NhoyQp5_HO0vm9454AkHSCmLdve_AfxZuZ9fiJuwIOj5sPRKgydatVKK6rhHVtHhGM9Us5pgJOq546ZdUIhwc/s1600-h/050.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444630944114775826" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 150px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1VFxQ_nQmn_wVvyViJQf_fboZj6IhAQQhqeHvWGTktNm_tGQxc0Ge-8NhoyQp5_HO0vm9454AkHSCmLdve_AfxZuZ9fiJuwIOj5sPRKgydatVKK6rhHVtHhGM9Us5pgJOq546ZdUIhwc/s200/050.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div>So I have this friend that keeps informing me that I haven't updated my blog in forever, so I guess I will make her happy and put something on here. The girls are almost </div></div>4 and a half years old already. They are doing so many new things. They both know how to spell their name and can write it. They know almost all their numbers by site, spell out pretty much any word that is in all capital letters(especially stop signs), they sing me new songs that their grandma Diane teaches them at daycare, they are getting pretty good at playing the wii(they love the dance one their grandma Ellen has), they are always asking if it is warm enough to go out and ride their 4wheelers, and they have started helping Ryan out in the shop more. Their favorite thing lately is to help me make lunch and dinner, they pick out their plates, the vegetable and fruit they want and help me with pretty much every part of preparing the main dish except using the stove. I only hope this continues as they get older:) They are still taking dance lessons and have their recital in May, but are also going to dance at the Dogwood festival. They are so excited to start preschool next fall, they don't quite understand the concept of time though.(It's going to be a long 6 months till school starts) The most interesting thing about the girls lately would have to be Jordis' imaginary sister Callie. One day she told me that she has 2 sisters so I asked her what their names were, she told "Elise and Callie". This is what I have learned about Callie in the last 3 weeks: she lives in a pink house with a green roof, her mom drives a red car, she has blond hair(like Jordis), she has a cat named Serafina, she is either 5 or 7 depending on the day, she lives on the lewiston hill, if I asked Jordis when she is coming over she replies "in 4 hours"(every time), she takes dance too, she has an older sister Ariel and a younger sister Areah, and Jordis frequently tells Elise that she is not her sister anymore, only Callie is. I have no idea where she comes up with this stuff. Anytime someone asks Jordis about Callie the story is always the same, kinda weird:) <br />Well that is all I have for now so hopefully I will update this more often. Hope you all enjoyed!Michelle Aikenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10742488649636105256noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-900738838307277234.post-34908650148523947842009-10-02T09:01:00.001-07:002009-10-02T09:12:03.115-07:005 Years!!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2X8k0iXdiF1xI8FI7c9gmq2CA1lvRYtE8lLuAAuFeJ0v7EfqHlA5SlMbTMeOHZ68uxwODWFKPIKjxfVX3E7w7llJXtO0WwlXPXh-gzyq3DncmW-UbkN8_hx7pol8DUkzHz7QumMBfWFk/s1600-h/590.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5388034941422685282" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 159px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2X8k0iXdiF1xI8FI7c9gmq2CA1lvRYtE8lLuAAuFeJ0v7EfqHlA5SlMbTMeOHZ68uxwODWFKPIKjxfVX3E7w7llJXtO0WwlXPXh-gzyq3DncmW-UbkN8_hx7pol8DUkzHz7QumMBfWFk/s200/590.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div>Well it's been 5 years since Ryan and I got married. I can't believe how fast time has flown be, I guess having 2 babies just a year after you get married will do that. We have done so many things in 5 years that I can't even begin to list them all, I wouldn't know where to end. I know the next 5 will be even busier since the girls will be going to school and having all their activities. We plan on going on vacation this next spring to a place like our honeymoon which will be nice because we haven't been able to get away just the 2 of us very much. I love you babe! </div>Michelle Aikenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10742488649636105256noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-900738838307277234.post-83760150639479030982009-09-26T19:35:00.001-07:002009-09-26T19:59:10.702-07:00Fall Update...<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385971690543539842" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 150px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimXjmHLVUgdtFDg3PYQJVwCKLUAOpqq5KRR1061Quw9orag2xYgetbTt0Wg_9mRky0U9hM99-ftVgQnXG89xAFV6wWkMJXq1waTcisjeBKLuslX3GE3iELI29PA99gMPsJBRBQ8Oeqvzc/s200/009.JPG" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385971699581273362" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 150px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBKezq2KynMulzpxQOYVwo1AUyFQAQP9GA9-ZFFZ22BMhL43O9twkSqGQ0oHieilNimbuhUJQ2ubZbIcDfacrgFWNiIxJFdd1IvWalYTTyZbbZ7NbsNKUHCidj5KvAoqI-UcsZJFvZO64/s200/020.JPG" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385971716446267778" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjusCXh-Z75tOpm_HgyEawmpKJoW4DPYTFvLIWryLBAZXCYUT1s8_wwPThoZ8IqRgGJ4R3xlA2NbNQychJHF1oFort-wrQQ4WLVaouCaOsB-MWZgRI_Ih5HEJFrYoJyaJcx4QlvO2_9dXQ/s200/045.JPG" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385971707954030658" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 150px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeRwxrwrf5rlYGEblO3o6uw_X6ULXvdYvgJTNeOxbkon9EZ2D3Tteuom8fynE6gEbgt2zCQjVh8olfVLJuLBhDYZ88GcGAbHOyjXwevbEVxoFpGGSxe55BorHWiWK4SqSTLaD-xFNIo78/s200/034.JPG" border="0" /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS_duUkENibCkQqd5UuApxAy9wG40_07tYOBmLrsnX8-aBcCkY7RWjhE_NKeH1ANuWQF2DGHZF2a_rZTCXZr4UF7ZPGVVunGCSru5mqrIYed7eZXKtNGgfmij0-G9icQhuAN2s16Chifk/s1600-h/166.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385971731975285586" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS_duUkENibCkQqd5UuApxAy9wG40_07tYOBmLrsnX8-aBcCkY7RWjhE_NKeH1ANuWQF2DGHZF2a_rZTCXZr4UF7ZPGVVunGCSru5mqrIYed7eZXKtNGgfmij0-G9icQhuAN2s16Chifk/s200/166.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div>So like everyone else, I have neglected my blog. For those of you that aren't my friend on face book here is a little of what has been going on in the last month or two. The girls started taking dance lessons at Footnotes with their cousin Aydann. They absolutely love going to dance class, they come home and show us what they have learned. For Labor Day weekend the girls and I went with my brother Ron and his daughter Jessi camping. We joined the Leiterman's, Frei's, Weeks', Bremer's and Heimgartners at Newsome Creek. The girls really enjoyed going on the 4wheeler ride and then riding the kids 4wheelers around camp. We were caught in a hail/rain storm on the ride back and did great. The next weekend we went to the round up parade to see all the horses and pretty princesses. Elise fell and spent the next hour holding her hands up in the air and saying she couldn't pick up candy because she was hurt. Ryan has been archery hunting every weekend in September so it has been just the girls and I on the weekends so we have been having lots of Tea Parties. It started out because I didn't want to go into Taco Time to eat so I suggested that we bring our food home and have a tea party with it. Well the next morning the wanted their breakfast there and every meal after that. Once Ryan comes home they know that we have to put the table away and eat in the kitchen until he goes hunting again. This last wednesday he shot his first elk with his bow and was very excited. The girls thought they would be able to see it as a "whole elk" when he got home and were confused when he actually showed it to them. I think Jordis will be our little hunter because she was asking all kinds of question about it hanging in our neighbors fridge while Elise hid behind the door. This weekend we headed to the Nez Perce county fair to see if the girls would ride any of the rides. To our suprise they did and loved it. We started off on a calm ride and ended with the Dragon roller coaster. Elise usually doesn't like doing things that she doesn't have control over so I was a learing that she would actually stay on the ride. I think it helped that she had Jordis next to her to make her "brave". Jordis on the other hand wanted to ride big things like the octopus and zipper, she is going to be my dare devil. She even put her hands up in the air and was sreaming with the other kids. I have been busy canning salsa with vegetables from our garden and canned a couple quarts of pickles. Work was really busy in August so it has been a little slow this month, but it will be picking up again since the holidays aren't that far off. Hopefully my next post won't be quite so far away.</div></div></div></div></div>Michelle Aikenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10742488649636105256noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-900738838307277234.post-51107758909472995102009-08-12T09:34:00.001-07:002009-08-12T10:01:14.652-07:00Playing doctor<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9_gE2wkRwHfq8q9IMw5rqg8sOccZM4mfVvASYXJtm7RApvhXmJId3jRw5aSh-xxmLa_ERZ9ymBFAetQce7lx5M-aWXs1y-7ryHVdpd3nNJJSBBfIBZ17OxlMTWrfJLnuSzOIrZkFxXII/s1600-h/playing+doctor+w+kittens+007.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5369122500287134338" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 150px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9_gE2wkRwHfq8q9IMw5rqg8sOccZM4mfVvASYXJtm7RApvhXmJId3jRw5aSh-xxmLa_ERZ9ymBFAetQce7lx5M-aWXs1y-7ryHVdpd3nNJJSBBfIBZ17OxlMTWrfJLnuSzOIrZkFxXII/s200/playing+doctor+w+kittens+007.jpg" border="0" /></a> Elise is giving Serafina a shot<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJZN6nWd22bvHCJPE4gBU1wrSsRNLmprpPg_T8RDnGQ02zIvfBGWHp-FKpY79NhzzW_W5wxzP55-Gsmp6_oACjxcxyWAZOFXKY4rZr8HkkZdTJBhEfM7u8lMsXLUEqmOMvJZQTvm1Kpiw/s1600-h/playing+doctor+w+kittens+006.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5369122494316365810" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 150px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJZN6nWd22bvHCJPE4gBU1wrSsRNLmprpPg_T8RDnGQ02zIvfBGWHp-FKpY79NhzzW_W5wxzP55-Gsmp6_oACjxcxyWAZOFXKY4rZr8HkkZdTJBhEfM7u8lMsXLUEqmOMvJZQTvm1Kpiw/s200/playing+doctor+w+kittens+006.jpg" border="0" /></a>Here she is taking her temperature...<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic1O6lVwb4lM0-Gvm8Wau-FaSGhZK0KkzD_Dk8XL4Xe6U1s0NtG2lFHcK6AHbAZbikQrC-MgqfkFMOzye2SYbKg2K3jS9NAvEQcmYhJN82JyQv16VR6Bm1fE94eKHcDlTtuoYc4MPFops/s1600-h/playing+doctor+w+kittens+004.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5369122472018999538" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic1O6lVwb4lM0-Gvm8Wau-FaSGhZK0KkzD_Dk8XL4Xe6U1s0NtG2lFHcK6AHbAZbikQrC-MgqfkFMOzye2SYbKg2K3jS9NAvEQcmYhJN82JyQv16VR6Bm1fE94eKHcDlTtuoYc4MPFops/s200/playing+doctor+w+kittens+004.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Checking her heart....<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioIgA5rwtjzabz-cUygrRNQwAdCyyqDaSpU_ZYENefsMaS8mAEl-hHMVLO1MAzNNA4DLZpA7Q20nFH1GvfUWJqz_iGVIufi9nGkrS9zRdJTOYHWzMeaZe2SJeMgBQu5l2gE3a1OwrlJ64/s1600-h/playing+doctor+w+kittens+005.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5369122482586887122" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 150px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioIgA5rwtjzabz-cUygrRNQwAdCyyqDaSpU_ZYENefsMaS8mAEl-hHMVLO1MAzNNA4DLZpA7Q20nFH1GvfUWJqz_iGVIufi9nGkrS9zRdJTOYHWzMeaZe2SJeMgBQu5l2gE3a1OwrlJ64/s200/playing+doctor+w+kittens+005.jpg" border="0" /></a> Looking in her ears...<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2QkGqSwKfNayHfnBGNwUdtUyHROxLl8m7XLm4uPxTsff5dtn9fR7ZsXvZx5rnhyu3AwJmGvTlVCxmtLAGnAnIaX_W8kVGc_rmcbMpxU61TOusOHMPv2uHxdChZzkIxYawtddoDLREnxg/s1600-h/playing+doctor+w+kittens+003.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5369122465533993042" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 150px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2QkGqSwKfNayHfnBGNwUdtUyHROxLl8m7XLm4uPxTsff5dtn9fR7ZsXvZx5rnhyu3AwJmGvTlVCxmtLAGnAnIaX_W8kVGc_rmcbMpxU61TOusOHMPv2uHxdChZzkIxYawtddoDLREnxg/s200/playing+doctor+w+kittens+003.jpg" border="0" /></a> And then Jordis gives her a drink from the doll baby bottle.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div>This morning I caught the girls playing"doctor" with Jordis' kitten Serafina. Thank goodness Serafina is so mellow and will let them do pretty much anything to her, she just lays there and takes it:) Elise's kitten Wolfie on the other hand is just like her, she doesn't sit still for anything and would rather be running around or playing in the girls' toys than let them do anything to her. They kittens personalities are a perfect match for the girls', Jordis just wants Serafina to lay with her and read a book or watch tv while Elise likes her kitten but would rather play barbies or do something else. As I am typing this Jordis is trying to put a doll's pair of pants on her kitten and Serafina is letting her!<br /><br />Our summer has been very busy...I made a trip to Boise to see my friend Maria and her new baby girl, the girls have been going to the Childrens Matinee movies on mondays and have been to numerous birthday parties and to the aquatic center a couple times. Ryan has been working on finishing the shop he started to build this spring, we should have electricity to it by this weekend so all that is left is digging and hooking up the sewer line. Archery hunting season starts pretty soon so he will be busy with that the whole month of september. I have been busy in my garden and now have started canning some of my produce. I was hoping things would slow down but it doesn't look like it will anytime soon.</div></div></div></div><br /></div>Michelle Aikenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10742488649636105256noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-900738838307277234.post-32902800021624794652009-07-06T10:25:00.000-07:002009-07-06T10:37:55.297-07:00Border Days 09<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjixOLPlc7QPqrOgCXjy7KQrrflqD9KP0DA1dK1snEH4SmcU6-Eldrcsc5FjckOeNQdckKm8DPBn06j9wQ6v8A2uP0bV_QV3Kw0Re2xju_YgT4ufNEaykg8NBBenpuV8Iw_AUjMw6ekQrY/s1600-h/Border+Days+09+021.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355401924496225298" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjixOLPlc7QPqrOgCXjy7KQrrflqD9KP0DA1dK1snEH4SmcU6-Eldrcsc5FjckOeNQdckKm8DPBn06j9wQ6v8A2uP0bV_QV3Kw0Re2xju_YgT4ufNEaykg8NBBenpuV8Iw_AUjMw6ekQrY/s320/Border+Days+09+021.jpg" border="0" /></a> Papa Ray & his grand-daughters<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizSyUoruPgO5zba53gywtLkZrbj7L3QBX8hb98CQiC1wuNK3bYG7jkS2f0TwTXTJELlY8H7NnLQ7HVNE1T2fUdOhWqrnAsrWwhpUPthVEQdJokQa43oWpHnFzsf3ZK9HYjLD_qP_tKZzY/s1600-h/Border+Days+09+013.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355401916431208930" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizSyUoruPgO5zba53gywtLkZrbj7L3QBX8hb98CQiC1wuNK3bYG7jkS2f0TwTXTJELlY8H7NnLQ7HVNE1T2fUdOhWqrnAsrWwhpUPthVEQdJokQa43oWpHnFzsf3ZK9HYjLD_qP_tKZzY/s320/Border+Days+09+013.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtSb2H0-7M5QIz32V_2kUrvzE3APhv3xRn_-2aqhqN585vaRBMo6QFV6vRkDpv553A34FcSPehNfJHrj6l-ieJ9kPfeJs4cQXmGAs71HX9APUzyHtuAABdnjig2G5VstNHoeoNkaryjjk/s1600-h/Border+Days+09+023.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355401933120119282" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtSb2H0-7M5QIz32V_2kUrvzE3APhv3xRn_-2aqhqN585vaRBMo6QFV6vRkDpv553A34FcSPehNfJHrj6l-ieJ9kPfeJs4cQXmGAs71HX9APUzyHtuAABdnjig2G5VstNHoeoNkaryjjk/s320/Border+Days+09+023.jpg" border="0" /></a> Papa Ray & his grandsons<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAC7Yj_q7NHqER-nmOw8tibBhWbWiFdEBtjg7B8cOqsyBxmy5-01KZZxKf5qFmRWhfNsva8ypBw7DTtbA2ubE6lI6tdOw6TsfG9W9DCQAIndPRrFh-4A63g8OdvrJdNsGKkupx2K5bd_s/s1600-h/Border+Days+09+012.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355401907436882546" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAC7Yj_q7NHqER-nmOw8tibBhWbWiFdEBtjg7B8cOqsyBxmy5-01KZZxKf5qFmRWhfNsva8ypBw7DTtbA2ubE6lI6tdOw6TsfG9W9DCQAIndPRrFh-4A63g8OdvrJdNsGKkupx2K5bd_s/s320/Border+Days+09+012.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Cousin Reed & Jordis<br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrlHuIL7LPUqZgTMiDqSQmVizj9VtsgrKOh_OCy0eWOGGC43G_ahm4kDFU3ikqjZr__AMMXZSAVF-nNrrQc6v25PP0-J7fb3Ed99sttUnO0I5mEBR86VI4rM0h_Tr7ScE6JDwFGUgwup0/s1600-h/Border+Days+09+017.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355400751345796514" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrlHuIL7LPUqZgTMiDqSQmVizj9VtsgrKOh_OCy0eWOGGC43G_ahm4kDFU3ikqjZr__AMMXZSAVF-nNrrQc6v25PP0-J7fb3Ed99sttUnO0I5mEBR86VI4rM0h_Tr7ScE6JDwFGUgwup0/s320/Border+Days+09+017.jpg" border="0" /></a> I love these bows, I bought them from a lady walking down the street selling them out of her stroller!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcMe7Hr3lFXSUhfuS2Vq6_YwLnez-54qjyJPqxsZ4DGnnEsTtsN31TkY8bqiP67hTJh14Wlj2mkjsSyt-OTlF_RmxjWerb8jm53GU6LjuowSmFHhS9uvvsqz-xvWnOXglg395UEuUeYwg/s1600-h/Border+Days+09+018.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355400756268454050" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcMe7Hr3lFXSUhfuS2Vq6_YwLnez-54qjyJPqxsZ4DGnnEsTtsN31TkY8bqiP67hTJh14Wlj2mkjsSyt-OTlF_RmxjWerb8jm53GU6LjuowSmFHhS9uvvsqz-xvWnOXglg395UEuUeYwg/s320/Border+Days+09+018.jpg" border="0" /></a> Micaela, Elise, Dani, Jordis, Macenzie and Hailey<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgx01x7HwFXxy7iJIBTxh9VmfXjnCpxH0S-ok2heIfMBNqcykv2g1_eeVkw-YBgzXK5HIzlWDeOLeNtbP4ckk6RjYeoYesgXPU5hQ94vLgnOzjbXbUysIKMKTmXNyH2yVrrufvNIhyphenhyphenUZc/s1600-h/Border+Days+09+015.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355400738092123730" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgx01x7HwFXxy7iJIBTxh9VmfXjnCpxH0S-ok2heIfMBNqcykv2g1_eeVkw-YBgzXK5HIzlWDeOLeNtbP4ckk6RjYeoYesgXPU5hQ94vLgnOzjbXbUysIKMKTmXNyH2yVrrufvNIhyphenhyphenUZc/s320/Border+Days+09+015.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCbhvXx_04wfSaCw2KFJ9sBcKEqO6jyElKI6IpleLRrQzFElLLW_XO7NYMn4dmFr0pUKbyeIjasqntyEg0mculOCfTeNrxKZvIDC0la9DO6VlHDlJY8ajuWlROuSzQXNykyH946DdQy-k/s1600-h/Border+Days+09+007.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355400714595881330" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCbhvXx_04wfSaCw2KFJ9sBcKEqO6jyElKI6IpleLRrQzFElLLW_XO7NYMn4dmFr0pUKbyeIjasqntyEg0mculOCfTeNrxKZvIDC0la9DO6VlHDlJY8ajuWlROuSzQXNykyH946DdQy-k/s320/Border+Days+09+007.jpg" border="0" /></a> Picking up toys at the toy scramble<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXoU6f0GQpTALOOpKfifvWcrKR6OmwJxMdkDG8EaT9ncBEG_UA-Zn6dME5ZgpHsnGLZ8WEPyTVGqfJHt79D9HJVEI9y9aezPuw7VQ6yGgGQO1DHqI0ONhWmfHsxti6D-ddDfYS5BDvYbU/s1600-h/Border+Days+09+006.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355400694729554434" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXoU6f0GQpTALOOpKfifvWcrKR6OmwJxMdkDG8EaT9ncBEG_UA-Zn6dME5ZgpHsnGLZ8WEPyTVGqfJHt79D9HJVEI9y9aezPuw7VQ6yGgGQO1DHqI0ONhWmfHsxti6D-ddDfYS5BDvYbU/s320/Border+Days+09+006.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div>This past weekend we headed up to Grangeville for the annual Border Days celebration. We took in 2 of the parades and one rodeo. The girls really enjoyed playing with all thier cousins since this is the only time of the year that they are ALL together. I was hoping that the girls would stay awake for the fireworks this year but they only made it through our little display and then snoozed through the big ones. The really liked playing with the sparklers at my moms house Thursday night, Jordis kept trying to write her name. It's good to be home finally, I really need to give my house some attention in the cleaning department:)</div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br /></div>Michelle Aikenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10742488649636105256noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-900738838307277234.post-61476125233140949392009-06-22T20:21:00.000-07:002009-06-22T20:39:03.630-07:00Camping at Elk River<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBY7r5_9jA6rxEDt9bdHei_BUlkVKeR-alyPDz7RWwDV9OI5k8ciqfi9EOAWa06XwifHLE6R84rS_jo4QZfcSqT4RefKo1M2nhE9Nt3ve0f8npZj8A5E8jfOBdQuzKQIoOoQjRw8dWTgg/s1600-h/Elk+river+camping+09+009.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350362140649326706" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBY7r5_9jA6rxEDt9bdHei_BUlkVKeR-alyPDz7RWwDV9OI5k8ciqfi9EOAWa06XwifHLE6R84rS_jo4QZfcSqT4RefKo1M2nhE9Nt3ve0f8npZj8A5E8jfOBdQuzKQIoOoQjRw8dWTgg/s320/Elk+river+camping+09+009.jpg" border="0" /></a> Uncle Ron and Jordis<br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6uzIQ1EbTWyODGZp-hLE3g3BBzJk2AoLFxQBlJI3MmD-xj2aBwiehDAz78yYMcS5U_Ze0nCh732UiEPGeLt2-YQv2iICr9wPKZdUKpfDSL40Vaw_wE_wH4ItQE7Xlds1po7AUgRV7DZ0/s1600-h/Elk+river+camping+09+008.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350361801461756642" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6uzIQ1EbTWyODGZp-hLE3g3BBzJk2AoLFxQBlJI3MmD-xj2aBwiehDAz78yYMcS5U_Ze0nCh732UiEPGeLt2-YQv2iICr9wPKZdUKpfDSL40Vaw_wE_wH4ItQE7Xlds1po7AUgRV7DZ0/s320/Elk+river+camping+09+008.jpg" border="0" /></a> Elise riding home with Cori<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieyNEbM2xPAigBvdlOhd1llq8cE9lfPYBWoV4jQiqroXyCP3L3FRmIaYmDCkZMgJl3zuTwJGIUby2JHkd-tMzFOjeAx3B5B-u66n13VOnJAHryC1DZw8c7YV4asTzwD99gcTxRDMHNqe8/s1600-h/Elk+river+camping+09+017.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350361796620129682" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieyNEbM2xPAigBvdlOhd1llq8cE9lfPYBWoV4jQiqroXyCP3L3FRmIaYmDCkZMgJl3zuTwJGIUby2JHkd-tMzFOjeAx3B5B-u66n13VOnJAHryC1DZw8c7YV4asTzwD99gcTxRDMHNqe8/s320/Elk+river+camping+09+017.jpg" border="0" /></a> The girls zonked out<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYz7aWc9rGnWzSK0nwOzVpnY82i7cL8DrbhCKvTvYKZF6WfGYAuE2N4eIcaGxUmznrSSrpOoXrj-H1p1F73MCt-11MarqMwTQ7ijqjSgPfmbo_LdyZiyksjGkEAfGtiWUN5jK8pK-aaW8/s1600-h/Elk+river+camping+09+016.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350361787028764482" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYz7aWc9rGnWzSK0nwOzVpnY82i7cL8DrbhCKvTvYKZF6WfGYAuE2N4eIcaGxUmznrSSrpOoXrj-H1p1F73MCt-11MarqMwTQ7ijqjSgPfmbo_LdyZiyksjGkEAfGtiWUN5jK8pK-aaW8/s320/Elk+river+camping+09+016.jpg" border="0" /></a> Johnny and Velvet<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUWdaeO2P8wL3Ux2199lvDjtcd3D1FqodUPeuQnpQscKl8t1Nqmihw3IekXJ6cpNfl3F-Ot8muBscFjQsUq_yX2f_JEQRGUrSmhPz1z7OIPwUB8enz8fivyXRZL37AdJWlzjtZBmbdNVM/s1600-h/Elk+river+camping+09+012.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350361781692932546" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUWdaeO2P8wL3Ux2199lvDjtcd3D1FqodUPeuQnpQscKl8t1Nqmihw3IekXJ6cpNfl3F-Ot8muBscFjQsUq_yX2f_JEQRGUrSmhPz1z7OIPwUB8enz8fivyXRZL37AdJWlzjtZBmbdNVM/s320/Elk+river+camping+09+012.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Jordis pickin' daisies<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf43wJjzpy7IovUtkYVbcn0VOZfhekLnbWudFUxYExWezycLtsbha1fUM5zxonw-6JdQ6t-OangrQULPBzzqCiVKc7NmH641HRb3dbQhyphenhyphenk8hx8PH3wwWF_VSMfLHW57AL3g4escL78e10/s1600-h/Elk+river+camping+09+011.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350361777007183218" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf43wJjzpy7IovUtkYVbcn0VOZfhekLnbWudFUxYExWezycLtsbha1fUM5zxonw-6JdQ6t-OangrQULPBzzqCiVKc7NmH641HRb3dbQhyphenhyphenk8hx8PH3wwWF_VSMfLHW57AL3g4escL78e10/s320/Elk+river+camping+09+011.jpg" border="0" /></a>Elise doing the same<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC-4yiHb5wnSxVNB21J9xDj_mjvBcOqR1cz9cK07zHXnP9LDBws9haa6A_xg1HusLT74ywdk6EHj4ApxMJ-IdPpaN72pduL_p1RfwP-JGx_94i-phjgxOctX2IcfiNrlFdX3oYtt1yfig/s1600-h/Elk+river+camping+09+020.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350359142913773538" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC-4yiHb5wnSxVNB21J9xDj_mjvBcOqR1cz9cK07zHXnP9LDBws9haa6A_xg1HusLT74ywdk6EHj4ApxMJ-IdPpaN72pduL_p1RfwP-JGx_94i-phjgxOctX2IcfiNrlFdX3oYtt1yfig/s320/Elk+river+camping+09+020.jpg" border="0" /></a> Elise listening to my ipod<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUV8MtCJWpUFwYJRwyk_foMR3gl3CrqvYcR8RopodA8RmXG1bLytdQ0hIa_siv3eMjyXYjSD5WSeYqPMqJPioVF8cFQaYOlVURPncP2BlfmXszmI45PVQwbUl5Se9JMhP06B30isbVXKw/s1600-h/Elk+river+camping+09+019.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350359141511822114" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUV8MtCJWpUFwYJRwyk_foMR3gl3CrqvYcR8RopodA8RmXG1bLytdQ0hIa_siv3eMjyXYjSD5WSeYqPMqJPioVF8cFQaYOlVURPncP2BlfmXszmI45PVQwbUl5Se9JMhP06B30isbVXKw/s320/Elk+river+camping+09+019.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Jordis with her "stick girl" that she woundn't put down.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpFhoeo_cGhyphenhyphenL3BCabnLTTm5NGZ9iUgNkNWZ6DJTr4nXrO5Lev-e0Id1tU-mqL_38y7q6EWsgJUchTaJ2DjlC9OwKHNyyR2Ktywik-bk7MkCbaUI0Og7p3wRyNVpKUib9YdaMljPme5RA/s1600-h/Elk+river+camping+09+010.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350359132449575346" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpFhoeo_cGhyphenhyphenL3BCabnLTTm5NGZ9iUgNkNWZ6DJTr4nXrO5Lev-e0Id1tU-mqL_38y7q6EWsgJUchTaJ2DjlC9OwKHNyyR2Ktywik-bk7MkCbaUI0Og7p3wRyNVpKUib9YdaMljPme5RA/s320/Elk+river+camping+09+010.jpg" border="0" /></a>Colby and Jordis going for a ride<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc2dVLcDTNP6U_ReM-vX0aNrwwbjspVoC39U6COJ-3wue88hukeqOPfNnJiSZR5DRS2XypbuGQLPkh8hLR6uGu0glevlyHMx-c8-SLu_2iVdf54sengGgN_Cp6ak9fSFcs9HiewPIU9OA/s1600-h/Elk+river+camping+09+004.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350359128995771090" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc2dVLcDTNP6U_ReM-vX0aNrwwbjspVoC39U6COJ-3wue88hukeqOPfNnJiSZR5DRS2XypbuGQLPkh8hLR6uGu0glevlyHMx-c8-SLu_2iVdf54sengGgN_Cp6ak9fSFcs9HiewPIU9OA/s320/Elk+river+camping+09+004.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Elise eating a smore(that was the only bite she took)<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0I8r1YDIqBgiPV6ptKPpS-byveAzEdBiDEiYnPkgMN0FxoX8PKFfvWY0Ww-VbdqEdytaQtpeq3suNygIQk6LLznMoeu4WR2iNJha1drzR_jxIIZleMM6bAf31iVc-04FUJi4nGwGcF18/s1600-h/Elk+river+camping+09+003.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350359123210093250" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0I8r1YDIqBgiPV6ptKPpS-byveAzEdBiDEiYnPkgMN0FxoX8PKFfvWY0Ww-VbdqEdytaQtpeq3suNygIQk6LLznMoeu4WR2iNJha1drzR_jxIIZleMM6bAf31iVc-04FUJi4nGwGcF18/s320/Elk+river+camping+09+003.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Jordis attempting to take a bite<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div>This past weekend the girls and I went to Elk River with my brother Ron and his daughter Jessi. We camped with the Leiterman's, Weeks', and Baldwin's. Poor Ryan had to go to Boise to be in his friend's wedding so he wasn't able to go with us. My brother hauled our "redneck" camper up and I attemped to bring the 4wheelers on our trailer but we soon found out that the shocks were broke, made the trailer smoke! So we had to do some rearranging with the Weeks' and our 4wheelers. It was raining a little when we got there but we were still able to have a good time. Saturday morning I opted to not take the girls on the poker run since it was still cold and looked like it was going to rain. So we hung out at camp and then went into town to meet up with everyone else. While we were waiting to see who won Elise dropped the key to our 4wheeler inside it, which ended up taking over an hour to get out. The guys had that 4wheeler every direction, up on it's back wheels, front, and side. In the end they finally found it and then my brother won $65 for having the lowest score. Sunday we took the girls on a ride up to Elk Butte. They did really well, Elise even fell asleep on the way back, thank goodness for cori's strap that I had around Elise and me. Hopefully next year we will all be able to go and the girls will be able to go on the poker run with Ryan and I. It was so nice getting out of town and having no phones and t.v.'s(well in our camper anyways:) </div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br /></div></div>Michelle Aikenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10742488649636105256noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-900738838307277234.post-68098488124980017822009-06-10T19:26:00.000-07:002009-06-10T19:36:17.216-07:00The new kittens have arrived<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNHB_MwHnj3Zo6qemXMmeB0XqOl2nTrfYknhY6kDQf21vgyNLxhu7I9PgpJdS-bl7qUtttUcDTa77SNWbnipoqk14lVEZA86cbUuByy776feq6Cdis3XBfkW8xnNpl5qQrQrI8oYHQKi8/s1600-h/May+09+058.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345891728442677858" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNHB_MwHnj3Zo6qemXMmeB0XqOl2nTrfYknhY6kDQf21vgyNLxhu7I9PgpJdS-bl7qUtttUcDTa77SNWbnipoqk14lVEZA86cbUuByy776feq6Cdis3XBfkW8xnNpl5qQrQrI8oYHQKi8/s320/May+09+058.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh8-wh2Ce9bBgT8TVXNtZIw7CPHHkhomDPSraRiNp5LFaBEVFr2pUigICHIieqv6IwOAim-MCpFq2dTPqEH75zxsHyhF042GtFCoobJx_jUPKnapXcqz2lLSzQjBhhrpX0d2wUYq5z8go/s1600-h/May+09+063.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345891724618568786" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh8-wh2Ce9bBgT8TVXNtZIw7CPHHkhomDPSraRiNp5LFaBEVFr2pUigICHIieqv6IwOAim-MCpFq2dTPqEH75zxsHyhF042GtFCoobJx_jUPKnapXcqz2lLSzQjBhhrpX0d2wUYq5z8go/s320/May+09+063.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgWSTDKmIn-ypeZ8Y9wpIT90qvFCgkbYc2lC7FgGNlrOC2WPUThelBEf5_GpGK8Fc_8jU3BzuRJPSXfTUAfVNvbLFP8oX2usMHTy_bEt1QqzaI91jYCkzydNyA5xGKaKyjeIjmLKXSWqc/s1600-h/May+09+062.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345891723773466130" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgWSTDKmIn-ypeZ8Y9wpIT90qvFCgkbYc2lC7FgGNlrOC2WPUThelBEf5_GpGK8Fc_8jU3BzuRJPSXfTUAfVNvbLFP8oX2usMHTy_bEt1QqzaI91jYCkzydNyA5xGKaKyjeIjmLKXSWqc/s320/May+09+062.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div>Monday I got the call that the girls' kittens were ready to go to their new home. So we headed to Walmart to pick up a couple things that we didn't have and then after the girls napped we went to pick them up. The whole way home Wolfie was whining and the girls were trying to comfort her by saying"Oh, it's all right, we are almost to your new home". The first night I don't think the kittens touched the floor, especially Jordis' kitten. She wants to pack her everywhere and wants her to just sit and watch tv with her. Elise is a little more distracted and tends to lose her kitten. The kittens personalities match the girls' very well, Jordis and Serafina are both content to just sit and be held where Elise and Wolfie want to get down and run or play. The kittens are awesome so far at using their litter box and don't whine at all in the night. I think this will be a good thing after all. </div><div>The other picture is of the girls and Misty Dawn Taylor, 2002 Miss Idaho. We went to the theater in Grangeville where she sang disney songs and there was a slide show of the disney characters she was singing. The girls were able to where her crowns and get their picture taken with her. She used to sing on a Disney cruise ship and actually graduated from Grangeville with Ryan so it was pretty neat. </div><div>I'm sure I will have lots more pictures of the girls and their kittens to come.</div></div></div>Michelle Aikenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10742488649636105256noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-900738838307277234.post-48577641614316271972009-05-22T17:06:00.000-07:002009-05-22T17:18:07.055-07:00Coming soon....<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO_9IgK9jxAfHtP_cKQ92KopLA1SE5f0dzACGL3vdGvm0WEYrPVb-03oLp1zC7xqa2H2rTdiFOd7YiBHKiynj4ouN9JLWVdvMfwkDpvEfZjtOOaRHqUsoGtsZSiUISOhUBYNQMwuNRLq8/s1600-h/IMG_0733.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5338806227471948866" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO_9IgK9jxAfHtP_cKQ92KopLA1SE5f0dzACGL3vdGvm0WEYrPVb-03oLp1zC7xqa2H2rTdiFOd7YiBHKiynj4ouN9JLWVdvMfwkDpvEfZjtOOaRHqUsoGtsZSiUISOhUBYNQMwuNRLq8/s320/IMG_0733.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioMdiB1wmJbxZDhLjShg40KrvSiziOylXG3BpxpykHPdPTcvLIhKZ0OhlIkinBfmfGssHBXo8gOrX0f3zj7qKd894vP3MbZ9zPj3LLiE_mc3Jq_LcB_8BR2VSNq4jED-8UWNhyphenhyphenOY8xw48/s1600-h/IMG_0731.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5338806222556044162" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioMdiB1wmJbxZDhLjShg40KrvSiziOylXG3BpxpykHPdPTcvLIhKZ0OhlIkinBfmfGssHBXo8gOrX0f3zj7qKd894vP3MbZ9zPj3LLiE_mc3Jq_LcB_8BR2VSNq4jED-8UWNhyphenhyphenOY8xw48/s320/IMG_0731.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYXDO65pVHLCjfrfajR29EAOigUAwy0PFKmO9uO6NkYyzZ8xlippd6p378MKqaHSu_hhk9DYcOrQ6a4WuT1EDiVd1b2bIMiNkcIVUgabDjhRwwLhfRHsHQfemAgvYu8S0ZIffhQD_GAwY/s1600-h/IMG_0729.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5338806219720914466" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYXDO65pVHLCjfrfajR29EAOigUAwy0PFKmO9uO6NkYyzZ8xlippd6p378MKqaHSu_hhk9DYcOrQ6a4WuT1EDiVd1b2bIMiNkcIVUgabDjhRwwLhfRHsHQfemAgvYu8S0ZIffhQD_GAwY/s320/IMG_0729.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_JEdWln6PsBd8kItK7P_WHmj-ZWZee0sqdPhxVC15AvD_HXcVW0IAIumAqKjxR4zB0fBSAJoyQfkQEDCht6pHtmAIwHY8QG36IZ-hFES8QoVslnvrjzItARsQcOfYGmbMX9L7xzRHSLA/s1600-h/IMG_0719.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5338806217270704402" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_JEdWln6PsBd8kItK7P_WHmj-ZWZee0sqdPhxVC15AvD_HXcVW0IAIumAqKjxR4zB0fBSAJoyQfkQEDCht6pHtmAIwHY8QG36IZ-hFES8QoVslnvrjzItARsQcOfYGmbMX9L7xzRHSLA/s320/IMG_0719.jpg" border="0" /></a> Elise and "Wolfy"<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7KEzaG7xfEKySoJ7Ql-IbCgdRRtcFLyrgbzQEQj6ECCGr2_XpqIhMH0molU9x_CQGU3o9NwiG_iTLy7zisNrYMNvQAOnlPYOiLnjSCehNIDhMkn_EEwPV0UFVVbdw_ziBjb79cr8xjFo/s1600-h/IMG_0718.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5338806211771479842" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7KEzaG7xfEKySoJ7Ql-IbCgdRRtcFLyrgbzQEQj6ECCGr2_XpqIhMH0molU9x_CQGU3o9NwiG_iTLy7zisNrYMNvQAOnlPYOiLnjSCehNIDhMkn_EEwPV0UFVVbdw_ziBjb79cr8xjFo/s320/IMG_0718.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Jordis and "Serafina"<br /><br /><br /><br /><div>Well Ryan finally broke down and said the girls could have a kitten. He probably didn't think that they both needed one but that is what works best when you have twins. So, I have a client that works at a vet clinic that said they had a mother cat that had babies a couple weeks ago that needed a home. I took the girls over so they could pick out the kitten that they wanted and took their picture with them. Jordis picked out a white kitty and named her Serafina after her favorite cat in the Princess and the Pauper Barbie movie. Elise then thought she should name her kitten after the other cat in the same movie so her little female kitten is named "Wolfy". We will be able to bring them home in about 2 weeks so by then Ryan will probably be trying to sleep in the shop to get away from the cats(he isn't too fond of cats of any sort).</div><div>On Tuesday my great brother came down and poured the concrete for our shop. The girls were able to put their hand print in the sidewalk outside and thought that was the coolest thing ever. Now all we have left to do is get the big door installed and the electricity ran. Then Ryan is going to get the patio area ready to pour concrete so I can finally have bbq's at our house. </div></div></div></div></div>Michelle Aikenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10742488649636105256noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-900738838307277234.post-72979933340860788652009-05-11T10:30:00.000-07:002009-05-11T10:44:17.532-07:00Busy weekend<div align="center">Cori, Jody, Becky, Dena, Jenni, Velvet, Marni, Michelle</div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334622610649191906" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRFH6z5uv6kEUjsfQwAbS_vedEWd8vDEq2ayWs6cBglOmj5yQ_C7oaoQRBCjQ_eSxT4az3iKVTvCmdTYm9ik-MOWkewWFOjPIAJY-Th8Eybqu8rL0hfKdyk1q_veb9gQrx8rzg8JIZhYI/s320/Beckys+35+and+mothers+day+007.jpg" border="0" /><br /><div align="center"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334622621486142674" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLE920TRWpL0DaQ5DHP7TK1PYifUQg1NZDVzUiALpKatK6DqesFFtPhsoj1YxaSEhINd7v7FEualCjsCZxXyoSvnyGAjDfTEqOq0eEEUHPTlMKAUssAgPY-7aJKthnkpmhvd3iwPrpCQM/s320/Beckys+35+and+mothers+day+017.jpg" border="0" />Miss Zip Idaho's<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh24dn0ljLdgZ7EkehVOs4UlHgJoLB-FUikLtmVpuLlI1eewvDV7mjgmLCm0a1Q-jbYuU2tAAdbfY5Gu0sXG7vCiATddqZw7qBf8J-pV2G5kZ0NQGlSVP6Lm0cbdBKSSR8Lh2-7KiaGpBU/s1600-h/Beckys+35+and+mothers+day+041.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334622618863097250" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh24dn0ljLdgZ7EkehVOs4UlHgJoLB-FUikLtmVpuLlI1eewvDV7mjgmLCm0a1Q-jbYuU2tAAdbfY5Gu0sXG7vCiATddqZw7qBf8J-pV2G5kZ0NQGlSVP6Lm0cbdBKSSR8Lh2-7KiaGpBU/s320/Beckys+35+and+mothers+day+041.jpg" border="0" /></a> Jenni telling us how it's done:)<br /></div><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha4o2_fthD9z6gzhyphenhyphen1EoCQ6ApCgxDrABwX-9eJsf9R348VrTxKnB3BuHxIWrQiWI-vk6zpqZ54Jryg5l9IPMFh-q-BahIzIxoZbfzTCRz3NtXEUdda1LP79g-3jR68UllxvO2fL0sTiCI/s1600-h/Beckys+35+and+mothers+day+020.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334622617924082578" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha4o2_fthD9z6gzhyphenhyphen1EoCQ6ApCgxDrABwX-9eJsf9R348VrTxKnB3BuHxIWrQiWI-vk6zpqZ54Jryg5l9IPMFh-q-BahIzIxoZbfzTCRz3NtXEUdda1LP79g-3jR68UllxvO2fL0sTiCI/s320/Beckys+35+and+mothers+day+020.jpg" border="0" /></a> Becky getting ready to zip<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcn3V9FAaLpZzzk7pSfCnV2NbwjMbMKDeizYEQlcRItKchm1IyyoUf0w6tnpn9t_mKZwqwdX4lS9wOteqb9hYnIYNV33cVNtHUR0QBDn5o-hO_QAGH5cXFlSmVdfOlvENpwp8b86mRjNo/s1600-h/Beckys+35+and+mothers+day+096.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334622606852311298" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcn3V9FAaLpZzzk7pSfCnV2NbwjMbMKDeizYEQlcRItKchm1IyyoUf0w6tnpn9t_mKZwqwdX4lS9wOteqb9hYnIYNV33cVNtHUR0QBDn5o-hO_QAGH5cXFlSmVdfOlvENpwp8b86mRjNo/s320/Beckys+35+and+mothers+day+096.jpg" border="0" /></a> My annual picture with my girls<br /><br /><br /><br /><br />My weekend started out at 5:30am on Friday by seven of us girlfriends waking up our dear friend Becky:) She is having a birthday later this month so we wanted to surprise her early so she wouldn't be suspicious. We woke her up and told her she had less than an hour to get ready. She had no clue what we were doing until we pulled up infront of the ZipIdaho building in Horseshoe Bend. She was a little quite about the whole thing but she was real excited too. Becky and Velvet were the only ones in our group that had zip lined before so the rest of us were a little scared. We all made it through alive and all have their own stories to tell. We then went out in the big town of McCall and had a blast. The next morning was a little slow going but the Pancake House was our savior. On the way home they dropped me off at my moms to spend the rest of the weekend with my family. Sunday morning we went to the annual Mother Daughter breakfast put on by the men of the church in Ferdinand. The rest of the day was just spent relaxing and ended with a BBQ. What a great weekend, busy but so worth it.<br /></div></div>Michelle Aikenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10742488649636105256noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-900738838307277234.post-48635337906616399392009-05-03T16:59:00.000-07:002009-05-03T17:14:31.782-07:00Week in review<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjktY0nStIVo8S7vzjRXD-4Pdx5YX1HM_EhqiV6CD3K6S8nB3qxxok7suUgFMBaCW1nHKKiUTQPyf9aTFkbWFWcggfaxtchHtkG_xSapbuovQ9hcOodV-WsL0eFAWru6fNXpsfKykF2uo8/s1600-h/April+09+006.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331752879510268802" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjktY0nStIVo8S7vzjRXD-4Pdx5YX1HM_EhqiV6CD3K6S8nB3qxxok7suUgFMBaCW1nHKKiUTQPyf9aTFkbWFWcggfaxtchHtkG_xSapbuovQ9hcOodV-WsL0eFAWru6fNXpsfKykF2uo8/s320/April+09+006.jpg" border="0" /></a> Dressing up cousin Layla again<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKG1MU47BdciyjHjtWO4iRA6PqhOrXLNF_GYBhCvDi2sOIWPHsCTmn0epGHbvUEpQYEVHNbqdQWkMcN6vAiRF_K8Tc75uej8YrefbGpocRJrH5Z7XFG6H8vTPCyMP54PixJc_Ko48BE9w/s1600-h/April+09+013.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331752874653868114" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKG1MU47BdciyjHjtWO4iRA6PqhOrXLNF_GYBhCvDi2sOIWPHsCTmn0epGHbvUEpQYEVHNbqdQWkMcN6vAiRF_K8Tc75uej8YrefbGpocRJrH5Z7XFG6H8vTPCyMP54PixJc_Ko48BE9w/s320/April+09+013.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR-FanepEOb1oPG-DfGnfhEtbG9aTdcmRevHFxvuaiA-tht8gR66-4q6IdZPnlXEKndg86So4e3W-LJBUdsEhSMAjRK9MGpXwSlFD_fhKGZrVyw9GD6qX0DpcUqSkN7ZhiiKk1bmrTxVk/s1600-h/April+09+015.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331752872051598034" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR-FanepEOb1oPG-DfGnfhEtbG9aTdcmRevHFxvuaiA-tht8gR66-4q6IdZPnlXEKndg86So4e3W-LJBUdsEhSMAjRK9MGpXwSlFD_fhKGZrVyw9GD6qX0DpcUqSkN7ZhiiKk1bmrTxVk/s320/April+09+015.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmTABaapA1aK3Ptzjbsth4D17moKmfSpy8BnDSnvGHoCOijoUu7ljGj_9UUtdIalC8PHi9ywIAvtZb86uNZK2EsLtfPVSEpy48ZruZx3bzTOdMLlksd0Yi71qyp23EOYhACbt3A0K7XtI/s1600-h/April+09+016.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331752870407234578" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmTABaapA1aK3Ptzjbsth4D17moKmfSpy8BnDSnvGHoCOijoUu7ljGj_9UUtdIalC8PHi9ywIAvtZb86uNZK2EsLtfPVSEpy48ZruZx3bzTOdMLlksd0Yi71qyp23EOYhACbt3A0K7XtI/s320/April+09+016.jpg" border="0" /></a> 2 sides have tin on them<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixvl9pQjU678ckYoM5LG7B_rWc2d3z4UjsnAcVuGK9zR1grZGSuWnH7eFkeck4-Vx-uptUxnk-BFJy7YbL7eqa6QYHh79kcgOPNKjj46L0v1dSeZzr0KHUuvTboeFzmaR_m6Ab1QMiTHA/s1600-h/April+09+017.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331752862897663410" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixvl9pQjU678ckYoM5LG7B_rWc2d3z4UjsnAcVuGK9zR1grZGSuWnH7eFkeck4-Vx-uptUxnk-BFJy7YbL7eqa6QYHh79kcgOPNKjj46L0v1dSeZzr0KHUuvTboeFzmaR_m6Ab1QMiTHA/s320/April+09+017.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div>It seems like the last few weeks have been so busy that I haven't had the time to post. The weekend after Easter we had our scapbooking getaway at my moms house. It was a great time with great friends. We even incorperated healthy food and a couple walks throughout the weekend this time. We had lots of laughs and had "good"conversations. Ryan was busy working on the shop, that weekend he was able to get the posts in the ground. This past weekend he finished 2 sides with siding. I want to send out a BIG thank you to Chris, Johnny, Denis, Duane, Ron, Ron, and neighbor Bob for helping with everything they've done on the shop(even though I don't think any of them will see this). The girls officially are 3 and half years old. The pictures above are of them the day they turned 3 1/2. We dressed up cousin Layla once again when she was over last weekend, but we added fairy wings this time. She loved the necklace and princess wand. Yesterday Becky, Jenni, Dena and I had a yard sale and did pretty well. I sold $170 worth of stuff and already spent most of it on summer clothes for the girls. FYI if you bring stuff to the Goodwill does not take any toys that are painted or made of plastic because of new government law that says everything has to be tested for lead. Hopefully May won't be quite as busy as April but I doubt it. </div></div></div></div><br /></div>Michelle Aikenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10742488649636105256noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-900738838307277234.post-36110758313549552262009-04-29T22:37:00.000-07:002009-04-29T22:41:11.018-07:00Yard Sale!!This saturday Becky, Dena, Jenni and I are having a yard sale at Becky's house. If anyone is interested and doesn't know where she lives give me a call and I will give you her address(don't really want to broadcast it across the web). Some of the items that will be there are: adult & children's clothes, lots of toys, a trolling motor, dvd's, cd's, vhs', crafts, scrapbooking stuff, home decor, shoes, bags, and so much more. There is ALOT of children things. It starts at 8am and ends at 2pm. Come see us and buy some cool stuff. That is all for now.Michelle Aikenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10742488649636105256noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-900738838307277234.post-73837451404365891892009-04-13T19:46:00.000-07:002009-04-13T20:08:39.256-07:00It was a Happy Easter<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjivm95S57YMbhJoJ64Z4qqZYSP5qiTGirQW68kvZGfy-wot9ckvjuUCsBTmCkVqtnzzjTHm-spBVxpl3PA8JTsaQywXwCUJxvSfcctiav5TaLwK9sa0x-tvO6YIWKh64PRPhK4jE1Nkq8/s1600-h/Easter+09+014.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324375693412418370" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjivm95S57YMbhJoJ64Z4qqZYSP5qiTGirQW68kvZGfy-wot9ckvjuUCsBTmCkVqtnzzjTHm-spBVxpl3PA8JTsaQywXwCUJxvSfcctiav5TaLwK9sa0x-tvO6YIWKh64PRPhK4jE1Nkq8/s320/Easter+09+014.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGsTzk1KuUflag23I8AzM2Nc6dHoUydwZExEU2TGSPdZXit8NVPevDmcg6YFKTSe4xsxa0QNEcq8h6T5oOrYojtjBf71Pab329zYqcnGIN3_LYjQ60qCmpPJicjPknMNo7qfyx5Mv3aIM/s1600-h/Easter+09+052.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324375689919229122" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGsTzk1KuUflag23I8AzM2Nc6dHoUydwZExEU2TGSPdZXit8NVPevDmcg6YFKTSe4xsxa0QNEcq8h6T5oOrYojtjBf71Pab329zYqcnGIN3_LYjQ60qCmpPJicjPknMNo7qfyx5Mv3aIM/s320/Easter+09+052.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEith1_u2DJlvtK2dLN98C3XXoZqjI_7iUWb982yL7EFbi6VqHTJFmjD4iWMZXpJy16ZAt1mLQBQCdfE2EbRsOzO1rIx92fSXU359AvyZhc6anpU1bAT1O4ueNXMZc0diUUI5nQFAwOy2Ks/s1600-h/Easter+09+055.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324375682874406562" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEith1_u2DJlvtK2dLN98C3XXoZqjI_7iUWb982yL7EFbi6VqHTJFmjD4iWMZXpJy16ZAt1mLQBQCdfE2EbRsOzO1rIx92fSXU359AvyZhc6anpU1bAT1O4ueNXMZc0diUUI5nQFAwOy2Ks/s320/Easter+09+055.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ3G0FiHSGG2oTjm07XzWeKxvLFIT3Xjqs34b1dyzLnttWdKYxkRfBq0BQh7kmBBbGr9_eyuI4XGPDpnaCNzrJiqjTU_e3V0qvNeiVScg461l3DhqKeJ24jqnbUHy0d3w4XgWp75xwW5k/s1600-h/Easter+09+038.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324375678723279602" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ3G0FiHSGG2oTjm07XzWeKxvLFIT3Xjqs34b1dyzLnttWdKYxkRfBq0BQh7kmBBbGr9_eyuI4XGPDpnaCNzrJiqjTU_e3V0qvNeiVScg461l3DhqKeJ24jqnbUHy0d3w4XgWp75xwW5k/s320/Easter+09+038.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUFO70CGdw09RTg9JxPWz9otQqoobPo_024RtlKEel4g5QBsm_ICS16AvQiLd-hNqaS6N1913qQzTKmzmmhkRdf828coM3M8gckNpWAqom3SzGCFR2wOg3GE8vYn2wQWFHJJRyxv8PRqA/s1600-h/Easter+09+033.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324375674274276530" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUFO70CGdw09RTg9JxPWz9otQqoobPo_024RtlKEel4g5QBsm_ICS16AvQiLd-hNqaS6N1913qQzTKmzmmhkRdf828coM3M8gckNpWAqom3SzGCFR2wOg3GE8vYn2wQWFHJJRyxv8PRqA/s320/Easter+09+033.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div>We started the weekend with the annual Easter Egg Hunt in Ferdinand followed by a hunt for eggs at my brother Ron's house. This girls had candy in every plastic egg between the 2 hunts so needless to say they lived off chocolate all weekend. Saturday afternoon the girls colored eggs at my moms house. The next morning the Easter Bunny came while we were at church since it started at 9am! Church was kind of like a 3 ring circus with my 2 girls and Layla to try </div></div>to keep quite. One of our cousins thought it was quite amusing watching all the excitement the 3 girls were stiring up. When we got home the girls found all the eggs that were hidden and found their kite. They could hardly wait to fly it so after dinner we went outside and flew them. They thought they were pretty cool, especially when my brother tied them to finishing line on a pole and let them fly even higher than before. The girls were so high on sugar the night ended with one melt-down and one running around naked!</div></div></div>Michelle Aikenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10742488649636105256noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-900738838307277234.post-91312134293158686912009-03-29T14:45:00.000-07:002009-03-29T14:53:34.531-07:00Almost 3 and 1/2<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzVv_w2ZmDZTWPXzzkmDXWabV-GxO01n1mEVlFmFj6b0I5egY14HUQrJBhlhHvSQ4IisBz1tQq47zYN5_sAJNEyZuMiA5WcpC_zB6XeOM5Nhk7aRCFmSREDwuxAQ1WZxA3DF1T54lYhPE/s1600-h/3+years+5+months+015.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5318729675085886866" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzVv_w2ZmDZTWPXzzkmDXWabV-GxO01n1mEVlFmFj6b0I5egY14HUQrJBhlhHvSQ4IisBz1tQq47zYN5_sAJNEyZuMiA5WcpC_zB6XeOM5Nhk7aRCFmSREDwuxAQ1WZxA3DF1T54lYhPE/s320/3+years+5+months+015.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVWTJ6a2z1yufDDpiCbDXCkXnLTyzpd1C9T_sSWcG-d1Tap5_XBV7yxZLBu1MzZcdWVSaRjtB1XR-oxZZvh7YD2LQ_1dCTRpnOEVis3AYLzfdMzDHhOBW5D_6Izfh45xyFjB8qeVFYczE/s1600-h/3+years+5+months+014.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5318729670550364994" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVWTJ6a2z1yufDDpiCbDXCkXnLTyzpd1C9T_sSWcG-d1Tap5_XBV7yxZLBu1MzZcdWVSaRjtB1XR-oxZZvh7YD2LQ_1dCTRpnOEVis3AYLzfdMzDHhOBW5D_6Izfh45xyFjB8qeVFYczE/s320/3+years+5+months+014.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div>The girls are one month away from being 3 and half years old. They have changed so much in the last year. They are really into Barbie right now. They have about a dozen of the barbie movies(which some they know so well they can recite the songs and words), about that many dolls, and they like to dress up and pretend they are barbie. They are both potty trained!! No more weekly trips to Walmart to buy diapers. They are starting to write their letters and are learning their numbers. For some reason they want to know where we get everything. During dinner they will ask where we got the food, plates..... They can't wait for the weather to get nice so they can play outside and they really want to help me plant flowers this year. They are starting to understand time, they know that 9 o'clock is bedtime and that 6 is dinner time. It might get interesting once they know all their numbers and see them on a clock. That's about all that is up with the girls. Ryan has been busy helping his cousin replace his roof while we wait to get the permit so he can start the shop. I have been busy at work and have been going to the gym to get ready for this summer. Once we start on the shop I will be posting pictures of it. Stay tuned... </div></div>Michelle Aikenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10742488649636105256noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-900738838307277234.post-90540680699773164862009-03-15T09:43:00.000-07:002009-03-15T09:56:58.456-07:00Funny things at Grandma's<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk_z7mCyi8JeyuqvbMPayQ7YIGHoFd_MsUHG31rG8OyTa5C83noUt7CLd9IdB88ugeeted_nNq4DZKiX8FiJJ6Tf4-ZrJA-uzjB_UW6NJpVlk2JsXlwHNg054Oz3_zizkTHviPOT347yw/s1600-h/100_0409.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5313457070104423106" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk_z7mCyi8JeyuqvbMPayQ7YIGHoFd_MsUHG31rG8OyTa5C83noUt7CLd9IdB88ugeeted_nNq4DZKiX8FiJJ6Tf4-ZrJA-uzjB_UW6NJpVlk2JsXlwHNg054Oz3_zizkTHviPOT347yw/s320/100_0409.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix21AZ3rYd5ZRIHacik-TU93yTb9C7OSTHDOs7dgWdajmWxb6hGr-3bSU5DGmzrS7YHxqlQOG8kMsiYKf5RO-itd7aR7fsw-Ot5YcxV2q0bUxs00q6zYN-tPXlCpcQF3lXm-m_l_dlCeA/s1600-h/100_0407.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5313457058743350594" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix21AZ3rYd5ZRIHacik-TU93yTb9C7OSTHDOs7dgWdajmWxb6hGr-3bSU5DGmzrS7YHxqlQOG8kMsiYKf5RO-itd7aR7fsw-Ot5YcxV2q0bUxs00q6zYN-tPXlCpcQF3lXm-m_l_dlCeA/s320/100_0407.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div>Whenever we are at Grandma Eloise's the girls do the funniest things. In these pictures if you look closely to Elise's feet she is wearing the Cabbage Patch dolls shoes. She will put them on and walk all over the house. Of course only her toes fit in them so it's like she is wearing high heels. If you go over to my sister's blog she has pictures of Layla with a butter bucket on her head from being at G-ma's. Last night the girls were taking a bath in my mom's big jaccuzzi tub like always, so mom tried to convinced them to let her turn on the jets. Usually they are like cats scrambling when she even asks them to turn it on(they don't like the noise). Jordis was out of the tub but Elise was still in so she said to turn it on. The tub started fill up with bubbles so Jordis said she wanted back in. They loved the bubbles and loved smashing them between their hands. I so wish I had a video camera while they were doing this... Elise had some bubbles on her nose so she tried wiping them off with her hands but they were full of bubbles so it just put more bubbles on her face. She kept doing this over and over until she became so frustrated that I had to wipe it off with a dry rag. She just kept piling more and more bubbles on her face the more she tried to get them off. Mom and I were laughing so hard at her, but she didn't think it was very funny. So of course we told Jordis she had bubbles on her nose too to see what she would do. Well she somehow ended up with them in her mouth! She freaked out even worse than Elise. I will definetly bring the video camera in the next time. </div></div>Michelle Aikenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10742488649636105256noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-900738838307277234.post-13875311560748661662009-03-02T16:50:00.000-08:002009-03-02T16:57:49.926-08:00Sick kids....This has been my life for the last week or so. It started off with Jordis coughing every morning and night, then a couple days later Elise started. Friday Jordis had a fever so I took them both in to get checked out. Jordis ended up having an ear infection but Elise didn't. Jordis is making a habid of sleeping with me since Friday, hopefully it stops soon. Luckily she is easier to sleep with than Elise, she cuddles while Elise kicks and moves alot. Today they both started getting goopy eyes, not sure if it is an eye infection or something more. I am staying home tomorrow with them so hopefully they will get over this soon. They aren't very photogenic since they have been sick so I haven't taken their 3 year 4 month picture yet.Michelle Aikenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10742488649636105256noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-900738838307277234.post-80131290017294272842009-02-18T19:14:00.000-08:002009-02-18T19:23:46.513-08:00"Princess Layla" & New Bathroom<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBtxC_8yatUD0-XcCox-R8ITMqSyI445GXsuv5CJMZIa35M8UG7iQ4KVuLFqYkG7jRU1AuqSBi2xnapJsTnYzMjq-wRrcluaTH_ivyF0Fpf28cV4D8fqsB6UFs90Q5kzwHGOHGSNvwY8E/s1600-h/Princess+layla+&+new+bathroom+005.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304343454554929090" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBtxC_8yatUD0-XcCox-R8ITMqSyI445GXsuv5CJMZIa35M8UG7iQ4KVuLFqYkG7jRU1AuqSBi2xnapJsTnYzMjq-wRrcluaTH_ivyF0Fpf28cV4D8fqsB6UFs90Q5kzwHGOHGSNvwY8E/s320/Princess+layla+%26+new+bathroom+005.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgteAgqVRHKwspMWiXAsPopS6a0M19VDgxn92ENmhL2G5iCu_Y37taIzErZ8Z68z1fcESHvr1nwZWCyR6fUfTe87jAWPLQ0CKUIxZx-bGNpdxPgzyFen_vFHiNuGmMJvU5u977JDtEUkWY/s1600-h/Princess+layla+&+new+bathroom+002.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304343451461070050" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgteAgqVRHKwspMWiXAsPopS6a0M19VDgxn92ENmhL2G5iCu_Y37taIzErZ8Z68z1fcESHvr1nwZWCyR6fUfTe87jAWPLQ0CKUIxZx-bGNpdxPgzyFen_vFHiNuGmMJvU5u977JDtEUkWY/s320/Princess+layla+%26+new+bathroom+002.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQoN_ZCIPQc9mtHKOEzoEqGLPSDC1rp9lg2_ZRLb854zEDpt82DgtBEmylHmvNRF25I4jyXpnX41zCFxyX7uELLHXMsHz5OeFmWWSEldJzHZtSdrPuQf8l6ebUwxM7uccVmMlTc_iubnE/s1600-h/Princess+layla+&+new+bathroom+001.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304343445948083266" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQoN_ZCIPQc9mtHKOEzoEqGLPSDC1rp9lg2_ZRLb854zEDpt82DgtBEmylHmvNRF25I4jyXpnX41zCFxyX7uELLHXMsHz5OeFmWWSEldJzHZtSdrPuQf8l6ebUwxM7uccVmMlTc_iubnE/s320/Princess+layla+%26+new+bathroom+001.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjO6VKs8PV31FeeWL0vcZI0NzkJExaMWGt8oodudg6UGxMgFFoLeuiohY1rdqPVLjn8OgLy1tG2oSOA-7Q4V-WK7N45gD4WvmrxJtzetNK4BvzfUelTJhgP056q2ykWrYzwGf_H2-e-_k/s1600-h/Princess+layla+&+new+bathroom+009.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304342734331658690" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjO6VKs8PV31FeeWL0vcZI0NzkJExaMWGt8oodudg6UGxMgFFoLeuiohY1rdqPVLjn8OgLy1tG2oSOA-7Q4V-WK7N45gD4WvmrxJtzetNK4BvzfUelTJhgP056q2ykWrYzwGf_H2-e-_k/s320/Princess+layla+%26+new+bathroom+009.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoMa6t5ncfhz-i-9qCWnQl-WMA76sPywvtbH1As51kju_akC1Kd_FwFpdxf90EqsAuJoHREs-S5KtvNOM2RSwVZ0V9KC5jsGQyzk8PAXKj6tN9EbPz4wCLKsh5OtZzO6GbJD4U3DcvRoI/s1600-h/Princess+layla+&+new+bathroom+012.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304342726044063362" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoMa6t5ncfhz-i-9qCWnQl-WMA76sPywvtbH1As51kju_akC1Kd_FwFpdxf90EqsAuJoHREs-S5KtvNOM2RSwVZ0V9KC5jsGQyzk8PAXKj6tN9EbPz4wCLKsh5OtZzO6GbJD4U3DcvRoI/s320/Princess+layla+%26+new+bathroom+012.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEYBavlTVJy5ud30vo9X6k1LHgcuM9ObVcm1r-5YBh6OsHhWTXGBCHriFojUvFJW4_JrRQJ6RtkHCW2V5Nss-08lZ2zg50esgpDYoRHvdEz4t67zGj_lPYO0CwYIsZWR8Tn_PKwvgR6lo/s1600-h/Princess+layla+&+new+bathroom+010.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304342729686147058" style="DISPLAY: block; 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MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisdEHAkRfH3AIyQiSIeDDB5t0uRFKwu4nv1nG_DvGs70qSblJXv0s7oYULdp7js8X5XajSrx3jcqHHXEQPdSLnHdhOCpZ0Hp_P4QaZmC8hXitxTsHsDjUtZ-kUHyID4CjXH0osU8Ib0H4/s320/Princess+layla+%26+new+bathroom+013.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div>The other day we had Layla for awhile when Richie and Christel went to a movie. The girls are really into dressing up and playing tea party lately so when they started putting their dresses and crowns on we decided to let Layla join in. She kept trying to eat the tulle on the dress but didn't even notice the crown. The girls even gave Layla her own cup to drink tea out of, she just chewed on it.</div><div>Well the bathroom is 90% complete! All that is left to do is grout between the tiles on the wall, seal the grout, I have to paint the crown molding, and pick out accesories. Thanks to my mom the accessories will be purchased sooner than I though, thanks Mom! It will be so nice to be done with this remodel, all the tools around the house and clutter is driving me crazy. Ryan really busted his butt on this job, I am so proud of him. </div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Michelle Aikenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10742488649636105256noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-900738838307277234.post-74093933224445876252009-02-11T21:55:00.000-08:002009-02-11T22:03:09.408-08:00Remodel update...Well I don't have any pictures yet to post but I will soon. I came home Monday night and was quite surprised by my husband, he really busted his #$@ this weekend!(A big thank you to my brother Ron and Duane's friend Ron, thank you for all your hard work) They had the walls in and textured, the bathtub in place along with the shower walls, the new fan and 4 new outlets(I only had one to use before). the toilet was in, and the concrete board is in and ready to have the tile laid. He also cleaned everything! He dusted, swept and vacuumed, the only thing I had to do was mop the floors. I am so proud of him this weekend, he is really hurting from everything so I think I will get a massage gift certificate for him to reward him. Today I didn't have any appointments so I painted the ceiling and walls. I realized that I painted the walls the same color as my hallway AFTER I had already had one wall done. Oh well, it will look different once I figure out what accent color I want to do. The tile might get laid this weekend so if I does I will post pictures after it's done.Michelle Aikenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10742488649636105256noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-900738838307277234.post-25982827416630174932009-02-06T23:09:00.000-08:002009-02-06T23:28:20.717-08:00Bathroom Remodel<div align="center"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5299952741886883458" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-djnWN21sUQGY0CGvdO4NT9QThTd1rrg4CSzdIFLXFib3lStto4fHFgAAMdazDb-7TRX2akg73no6_qs0v4uBlQJzDd-osvnN39iS5tXvqyJo7Y8hI12bgcAPHNWKR5mA5MOBiebiTCE/s320/Bathroom+remodel+001.jpg" border="0" /> This is looking in the the bathroom before...<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5299952748439842050" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSRSDS6QV4ce9eZOdwjcvZxQku4tSkZEPU2vBZZYzNlQYbhxIOUeoihhAvG07H_LrsTduXlWhUkKLz5UboWYejp95x6GNFZH5pmfIYvV8-x75j-SdT1qIJvslOUshG_z4VF-S9jGujioc/s320/Bathroom+remodel+002.jpg" border="0" />Looking toward the door...<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggnT7F-SrQfM40uzV3FTtwT0Zu11pGTlz8FTZudRGJyOs-5uQugGHgvx4qaM5FHLBJY3Cuin1DI4WKSiDnLnSsdQ0ykBpTf6hBVdvPKjZ-dOAG7WKCTFVlzzuEhssXUzLhYJhec0Kk2hQ/s1600-h/Bathroom+remodel+019.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5299952747301658578" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggnT7F-SrQfM40uzV3FTtwT0Zu11pGTlz8FTZudRGJyOs-5uQugGHgvx4qaM5FHLBJY3Cuin1DI4WKSiDnLnSsdQ0ykBpTf6hBVdvPKjZ-dOAG7WKCTFVlzzuEhssXUzLhYJhec0Kk2hQ/s320/Bathroom+remodel+019.jpg" border="0" /></a> This is where the tub used to be...<br /><br /><br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5299952752208865810" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizOcEnw2Ux2e9SmXlnztM8n4jKCygzNRxM5tLPcIj-NcR4xpbXANh2eJOR-W8s5BLzsr7eQ1hX43cBDi_L3zY0Wbkb0XS-5jhuMkFYWoQ6QH9Bz2QLXIxuwIGYxiIjgk9UYzgDTBlurLw/s320/Bathroom+remodel+017.jpg" border="0" /><br /><div>Our new bathtub and concrete board layed on the floor....<br /><br /><br /><br /><div>So, many of you know that we are remodeling our bathroom, not just adding a new toilet, we are totally striping it down to the studs. Ryan started on it last night and by this morning when I left for work he had everything but the toilet and floor ripped out. When I got back from work they had the concrete board that has to go on the floor for the tile, and the new bathtub in. It is 11 pm right now, ryan and my brother Ron are working on wiring the new outlets and light switches. Don't really now it electricity and beer mix, I guess we'll see. I met my mom at Culdesac with the girls so she could keep them over night since we don't have a toilet and the house is wreck. I am heading up tomorrow so I don't have to try to keep my house clean through all of this. I am hoping by Monday when I get home that it will be ready for me to paint and the tile to be laid the next weekend. Here are some before and during pictures. To be continued....</div></div><br /></div>Michelle Aikenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10742488649636105256noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-900738838307277234.post-71427067750885584142009-01-27T10:49:00.000-08:002009-01-27T10:52:37.286-08:00DilemaSo I need a new name for my blog....I chose the name "All Caught Up" because up until a couple months ago I have been caught up to date with my scrapbooking. The last 2 retreats I have been to I have slipped further behind so the title doesn't really fit anymore. (and for those of you that scrapped with me this weekend you know how much this bugs me:) So I would like suggestion on a new title for my blog. I will post the idea's and any idea's I come up with so hopefully pretty soon I will have a new title.Michelle Aikenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10742488649636105256noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-900738838307277234.post-28453086063872692872009-01-26T15:47:00.001-08:002009-01-26T15:52:36.437-08:00A new tag<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6uavGogjRXLLMFg9w__yJjasoo22Hx4ns21ArzExveluv67xYTzMGN9iJ9KV2hxABk36ZH_SMTnKEfnggd5UaqpUdMUct0k2GXjUc8fr9kMylcXxdHO_NyQpamzXRAPiF5SQcaPoCh_M/s1600-h/Christmas+08+006.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5295753833340862306" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6uavGogjRXLLMFg9w__yJjasoo22Hx4ns21ArzExveluv67xYTzMGN9iJ9KV2hxABk36ZH_SMTnKEfnggd5UaqpUdMUct0k2GXjUc8fr9kMylcXxdHO_NyQpamzXRAPiF5SQcaPoCh_M/s320/Christmas+08+006.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div>I was tagged by <a href="http://scrapmyworld-dawn.blogspot.com/">Tami</a>...... this new - FUN tag is called. "Photo" Tagging!The RULES are to go to your Picture Folder on your computer or wherever you store your pictures. Go to the 6th Folder, then pick the 6th picture in that folder. Post that picture on your blog and the story that goes along with the picture.Tag 6 other people that you know to do the same thing and leave a comment on their blog or an e-mail letting them know you chose them. So, I tag..... Nicole, Becky, Maria, and Christel.</div><br /><div>This picture was taken this year at Christmas at my moms house. It is my neice Jessi holder my other neice Layla. </div>Michelle Aikenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10742488649636105256noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-900738838307277234.post-71164023211632560292009-01-19T10:00:00.000-08:002009-01-19T10:33:23.161-08:00Winter Boogie 09<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUBNYJcehtuLBIOlKrdtAreG9pgz-1C7x7myA1L73GkUMcBz1dkoYnoVnESbxY8DR4PTfw2N_Zh-eJn8B6oGSxV47WNsod5gM1B6W-1Cci1m5Oz7fAC1R6BMY5Sku_Mcu-0wYXXQeJ9ds/s1600-h/047.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5293073626785375682" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUBNYJcehtuLBIOlKrdtAreG9pgz-1C7x7myA1L73GkUMcBz1dkoYnoVnESbxY8DR4PTfw2N_Zh-eJn8B6oGSxV47WNsod5gM1B6W-1Cci1m5Oz7fAC1R6BMY5Sku_Mcu-0wYXXQeJ9ds/s320/047.JPG" border="0" /></a> Becky & Chris at the house<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDsaSf2gJP5TDX3zlp6-yv1JH3TI8P9A8Ng_IGRdRZ_hxtXCxrmlScb3BBnjh3O6_qT5qUX7wnD6af-j8-6SKM0W2a-b6NCaw1nfj9r2bHnIeJ0vlz98lQae_s-zK1eX0iay-O6JHSp9o/s1600-h/048.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5293073611530115218" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDsaSf2gJP5TDX3zlp6-yv1JH3TI8P9A8Ng_IGRdRZ_hxtXCxrmlScb3BBnjh3O6_qT5qUX7wnD6af-j8-6SKM0W2a-b6NCaw1nfj9r2bHnIeJ0vlz98lQae_s-zK1eX0iay-O6JHSp9o/s320/048.JPG" border="0" /></a> Eating breakfast<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWMDFM7KBhA3rbH1_7_5GWwXn3APCPgYHECeSsFYJnAjYnClpgd1qsuu8FUMy0sxiuZs1Y0gLR_BJqZGSYMpgYhZc04Eby7pLcZzNtC_rIUHv_jTVzXNc0jiTLaBwcCosr_kJlY_w9UJs/s1600-h/051.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5293073600554395538" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWMDFM7KBhA3rbH1_7_5GWwXn3APCPgYHECeSsFYJnAjYnClpgd1qsuu8FUMy0sxiuZs1Y0gLR_BJqZGSYMpgYhZc04Eby7pLcZzNtC_rIUHv_jTVzXNc0jiTLaBwcCosr_kJlY_w9UJs/s320/051.JPG" border="0" /></a> Our house for the weekend<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYeb7qswaDr47x888HYQh7eT76G7IDmP3bdpwlsXj-zs3ziSGbNkWUuQBMsOzP75qZn6G9rckjUgfIklvawGpNhdbHVY8R0m-l-NBVd-81NGj9ABvePO9-TNQBTOMfQ4koTFj0fu-qAe8/s1600-h/052.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5293073586320019762" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYeb7qswaDr47x888HYQh7eT76G7IDmP3bdpwlsXj-zs3ziSGbNkWUuQBMsOzP75qZn6G9rckjUgfIklvawGpNhdbHVY8R0m-l-NBVd-81NGj9ABvePO9-TNQBTOMfQ4koTFj0fu-qAe8/s320/052.JPG" border="0" /></a> Jenni & Dennis<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT82vNZRbgQ_di0YUZOlTwP1KZTqTksBUG4B62jCmc5Evcyl6wM_do6ts9Gr3G9K4mskwVgU3IM2voEGehdfejO5mT0HkpbN4D1CIlFOJLTiYpTevlIrTyWBDb5Ayf2PS-ldveCCXAdCM/s1600-h/062.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5293073563877703394" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT82vNZRbgQ_di0YUZOlTwP1KZTqTksBUG4B62jCmc5Evcyl6wM_do6ts9Gr3G9K4mskwVgU3IM2voEGehdfejO5mT0HkpbN4D1CIlFOJLTiYpTevlIrTyWBDb5Ayf2PS-ldveCCXAdCM/s320/062.JPG" border="0" /></a> Look carefully, that is Steven on his butt!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMrbfK_9jtTVA4NA1UT14t1gWJJ1hOME3ImfmuDpjp-lWIG2ntPWFP8Rixu4lM2ySmiGjcQp2EL7Icu0ytZ9_16BRp_1CavmqHfClLHDTHzy3A9h1YPIva6DVkuHpIEATZrvhewCJinWw/s1600-h/071.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5293068055422853186" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMrbfK_9jtTVA4NA1UT14t1gWJJ1hOME3ImfmuDpjp-lWIG2ntPWFP8Rixu4lM2ySmiGjcQp2EL7Icu0ytZ9_16BRp_1CavmqHfClLHDTHzy3A9h1YPIva6DVkuHpIEATZrvhewCJinWw/s320/071.JPG" border="0" /></a> Johnny & Ryan sledding down the driveway<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilDsS4v2lHMmWt2GTiuwnd7Zg9_Ge0EtfruzX-QxnfO9Nzj3jAPeTzeCZ0Nqv8H8J_1d5f69daKCo8GeF97B6ONC_OaSqFCeOmbJ6tvobY4mMxh-ZGkBo6MiSqOXxGRNXQTVKgxKErvqc/s1600-h/077.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5293068038647796722" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilDsS4v2lHMmWt2GTiuwnd7Zg9_Ge0EtfruzX-QxnfO9Nzj3jAPeTzeCZ0Nqv8H8J_1d5f69daKCo8GeF97B6ONC_OaSqFCeOmbJ6tvobY4mMxh-ZGkBo6MiSqOXxGRNXQTVKgxKErvqc/s320/077.JPG" border="0" /></a>Velvet & Jenni at the top of the tubing hill<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWSSOOJEHwODrcJp73udwIXX5t83Fw3_kWf0J3CGN4KivpmDB96drRVj4QENWBp2BFK5jSTUy7BZ0UNIsrTTG4staW4dq5xeh6r8eORsrDx534xQ7mJiesk_yWgLl9UXeouef0wzVYQqM/s1600-h/080.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5293068031434914834" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWSSOOJEHwODrcJp73udwIXX5t83Fw3_kWf0J3CGN4KivpmDB96drRVj4QENWBp2BFK5jSTUy7BZ0UNIsrTTG4staW4dq5xeh6r8eORsrDx534xQ7mJiesk_yWgLl9UXeouef0wzVYQqM/s320/080.JPG" border="0" /></a> Ryan & Johnny-the might tube hunters:)<br /><br /><div>Our group of friends that usually go up river camping every summer decided this year that we needed a winter get-away. So we headed to McCall for a fun filled weekend. We started off Friday night with a quite expensive but good dinner at the Mill which is a steak house. That night some braved the cold to get in the hot tub while others stayed in our awesome cabin that we rented. Sat morning everyone was moving a little slow from the festivities from the night before. We decided to try ice skating, which for most of us was our first time. Steven ended up flat on his back while some little kid told their friend "That old guy out there is skating, so can you" he was refering to Johnny! Dennis realized there IS a left and right to the skates and of course had them on the wrong feet for his first attempt at skating. The women stayed out on the ice the longest while the men played in the arcade. That night we headed to the activity barn the do a little tubing. Fun was had by all, Chris really liked spinning down the hill while most of us got a little quessy from it. Steven found out that if you pack your tube full of snow that you go faster. That night we played a couple games and just relaxed since most of us were either tired, sore, or still a little hungover. If any of you know Chris Bremer, ask him about the soldiers attacking him, it was quite funny:) The next morning we packed up and headed to the pancake house to eat before leaving to go home. If you have never eaten there I highly recomend it, it is great food and you get a ton of it. </div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br /></div>Michelle Aikenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10742488649636105256noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-900738838307277234.post-85890356061386770472009-01-13T21:28:00.000-08:002009-01-13T21:37:51.140-08:00Life updateI noticed it had been awhile since I last posted so I thought I would update everyone on our life. The girls are showing us that they are definately little-big girls. Jordis' new saying is "I talkin' to you" or "I can't, I'm small". Elise says everything is "amazing" and proving to be quit stubborn about things, lately she will only let ryan do her hair or it turns into a big fight between her and I. We are still trying to talk Jordis into potty training, we don't even have to remind Elise anymore about it. The other day we started working on writing letters, they can write an O, H, and T. They are really into Barbie movies so I put a bunch of them on our netflix account so we won't get tired of watching the same one over and over. <br />Last weekend Ryan and I went to the Annual Greencreek Crab Feed with my siblings and other friends. My husband demonstrated just how crazy of a dancer he can be to a couple of my clients/friends. They thought he was so hilarious that their mom called me to tell me about them immitating his dance moves. This weekend we are going to McCall with our "couple" friends to go sledding and do a little drinking and games in the snow. I will post pictures when I get back, should be some interesting ones.Michelle Aikenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10742488649636105256noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-900738838307277234.post-75688353077807836622009-01-01T16:48:00.001-08:002009-01-01T16:59:53.961-08:00Happy New Year(I hope)Last night we went to the Frei house to ring in the new year, well almost. Ryan had to work today at 4 am so we left the party around 11 pm. Let's back up a couple hours first, I was going to Rosaur's to get a couple groceries for the night when my heel slipped off my shoe and I ate s*#@ in the parking lot(which was bone dry so I couldn't even blame it on slick pavement) My purse went one way, my shoe another and I was belly down in the parking lot. Some nice guy asked if I was ok and I told him "yes, keep walking please". Very embarassing to say the least. So all night my knee and palms of my hands hurt. It was nice not being overly tired or hung over today. I decided to take the girls to see a movie and when we got home I was putting their clothes away and noticed stuff in their closet was wet! Tues Ryan stayed home from work to patch the hole we thought was the source of water in the girls' closet ceiling but found out today he was wrong on the location. Whoever built this house really #$%! rigged it. There was a square pan in the attic next to the chimney to catch the water as it came down the chimney when it rains, so someone knew that this was a problem at one time and thought that would fix the problem. Evidently all this rain and snow we have been getting it more than the pan could hold so it overflowed and ran down a rafter onto the ceiling of the girl's bedroom closet. Pretty soon this house is going to be completely new because we have replaced every appliance except the stove and fridge so I'm sure that will be what goes next. I sure hope this is not a preview of how our next year is going to be, if so I want a new house. I hope everyone else new year has started out better than ours:)Michelle Aikenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10742488649636105256noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-900738838307277234.post-85427000963631219962008-12-28T19:01:00.001-08:002008-12-28T19:10:42.295-08:003 posts in 1 day!!<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_7qC3VNbxnVHuLuUC7yqT9W3BtzS10FlDRlIKVVxfz6z6M9GW11IjrCcVhamfYt0pbfNCDBndAzOEvp0SosEIBpwd5fFKFgybVAe6UaUF5GtElnd5BAKUtXvw-JlB1MJUnooNFeX9ouA/s1600-h/Christmas+08+042.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5285043903771998018" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_7qC3VNbxnVHuLuUC7yqT9W3BtzS10FlDRlIKVVxfz6z6M9GW11IjrCcVhamfYt0pbfNCDBndAzOEvp0SosEIBpwd5fFKFgybVAe6UaUF5GtElnd5BAKUtXvw-JlB1MJUnooNFeX9ouA/s320/Christmas+08+042.jpg" border="0" /></a> Eating with Aydann Christmas Day<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8oFtaAUmYOV2L39PBjOGA3KPwr5OqMD1bGiaRHIBR2G2FLXkG36qA2HwZa1EojrlyUWtOXGzeJ3bfPf_UZCcCa2RtE-I0IVee-IzVifM1L4jUS8dpHnfAwRZ-hTB52tIgciJ5Vv6GATI/s1600-h/Christmas+08+039.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5285043897047405250" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8oFtaAUmYOV2L39PBjOGA3KPwr5OqMD1bGiaRHIBR2G2FLXkG36qA2HwZa1EojrlyUWtOXGzeJ3bfPf_UZCcCa2RtE-I0IVee-IzVifM1L4jUS8dpHnfAwRZ-hTB52tIgciJ5Vv6GATI/s320/Christmas+08+039.jpg" border="0" /></a>Our Christmas family picture<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQzKgvznftpMLRnu9HYCwoCIXJ4Rt8ckalk4BANa1IF3Pt9l5kbGdRK1ckqI6wLZXrAfKUddL_hdXQylVw-AXvGLiqINLz2nUwRV3md_W7NLgapV_TIvcg_1PdzxCRhd0_dVfG-eP196s/s1600-h/Christmas+08+036.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5285043892688134418" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQzKgvznftpMLRnu9HYCwoCIXJ4Rt8ckalk4BANa1IF3Pt9l5kbGdRK1ckqI6wLZXrAfKUddL_hdXQylVw-AXvGLiqINLz2nUwRV3md_W7NLgapV_TIvcg_1PdzxCRhd0_dVfG-eP196s/s320/Christmas+08+036.jpg" border="0" /></a> Jordis opening her blue barbie<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzPwB5mEIv7-LDv_22V_MamR-3lzhR9_m-Wrx9NL5MJuNhnua1xEuZtugj1n3H6lb_sFds_D3La1iUFZBTqOMUnkPzZdX07pBfGfQktjbuu06mrsrjXNJVZLXr3OCAuKHnvdGerDsE9gA/s1600-h/Christmas+08+034.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5285043890770269250" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzPwB5mEIv7-LDv_22V_MamR-3lzhR9_m-Wrx9NL5MJuNhnua1xEuZtugj1n3H6lb_sFds_D3La1iUFZBTqOMUnkPzZdX07pBfGfQktjbuu06mrsrjXNJVZLXr3OCAuKHnvdGerDsE9gA/s320/Christmas+08+034.jpg" border="0" /></a> Elise opening her new sippy cup<br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0uiokJnrwrhi-JTCrMHarkhlRoqnzQs_1z5tjRlks64VsHRGwy6w-tVKclfBFM1V0EKviT_wY8amIm3vPMK9QCyIRpjKDDSy5S1Qqti_r53g6t5hzr3w7EHL1Tv_S54lZAumjwNfNe_8/s1600-h/Christmas+08+031.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5285043057928437490" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0uiokJnrwrhi-JTCrMHarkhlRoqnzQs_1z5tjRlks64VsHRGwy6w-tVKclfBFM1V0EKviT_wY8amIm3vPMK9QCyIRpjKDDSy5S1Qqti_r53g6t5hzr3w7EHL1Tv_S54lZAumjwNfNe_8/s320/Christmas+08+031.jpg" border="0" /></a> Playing with their "puters" that Gma Eloise gave them<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim0bpLPTVweRHExoErkYhiwBYH8d6p-FDnt-9DkCFZf45YvjxEHZn7-E5v9Knt0-u5KAV9to0anQg_zp8DR7EWgOc_CtBYFrEuirpW96icK5pLptoHgIM8EavVOGaOH-xtFvc9K4akl-8/s1600-h/Christmas+08+015.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5285043053092268098" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim0bpLPTVweRHExoErkYhiwBYH8d6p-FDnt-9DkCFZf45YvjxEHZn7-E5v9Knt0-u5KAV9to0anQg_zp8DR7EWgOc_CtBYFrEuirpW96icK5pLptoHgIM8EavVOGaOH-xtFvc9K4akl-8/s320/Christmas+08+015.jpg" border="0" /></a> Jordis sitting nervously on Santa's lap<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkPYv441Hcj1ZpPqAS9FrqCUKI8xxh6WaX4ygF6fUFnDG4DZqd4fjK_E_BbGX6NvoXtK6vduneJoK5HE1pnL-Q7a9vRZqHVc7fWvn5QWctNzWjISbibiYq-uoz8t1q8kItxpG-lBa3BGg/s1600-h/Christmas+08+009.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5285043043982629346" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkPYv441Hcj1ZpPqAS9FrqCUKI8xxh6WaX4ygF6fUFnDG4DZqd4fjK_E_BbGX6NvoXtK6vduneJoK5HE1pnL-Q7a9vRZqHVc7fWvn5QWctNzWjISbibiYq-uoz8t1q8kItxpG-lBa3BGg/s320/Christmas+08+009.jpg" border="0" /></a> Kaitlyn, Jordis, & Elise<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEianlWpoGek9ZG3F3SwpPqn7JhBb3RHWknYNGbJ4wICoJlDUNiH_BEan__iaCVCFZt8wXVrlEz2pq7qKNDpiTmczBU1T_7xRuV0dbrOf1ZxeTwJfwgqScUCEzZ8OQn42Yq5NwmQrd057Wg/s1600-h/Christmas+08+006.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5285043038613782626" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEianlWpoGek9ZG3F3SwpPqn7JhBb3RHWknYNGbJ4wICoJlDUNiH_BEan__iaCVCFZt8wXVrlEz2pq7qKNDpiTmczBU1T_7xRuV0dbrOf1ZxeTwJfwgqScUCEzZ8OQn42Yq5NwmQrd057Wg/s320/Christmas+08+006.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Jessi and Layla<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxxpZsvn9KHEHr-HzQLa-mwdO4_K9AoDfwPqOMq7oKwGX90HPOu3Fr8tkGvbvUx8Edj_zxAguB3Uehlnj68OoPDjacTLUtmd6seNtthyujUBtu88ceWlLQ5jQdH4kuvcITonNwvkDyFrY/s1600-h/Christmas+08+001.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5285043026583688994" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxxpZsvn9KHEHr-HzQLa-mwdO4_K9AoDfwPqOMq7oKwGX90HPOu3Fr8tkGvbvUx8Edj_zxAguB3Uehlnj68OoPDjacTLUtmd6seNtthyujUBtu88ceWlLQ5jQdH4kuvcITonNwvkDyFrY/s320/Christmas+08+001.jpg" border="0" /></a> Layla<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br /></div>Michelle Aikenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10742488649636105256noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-900738838307277234.post-45648904198215442892008-12-28T17:32:00.000-08:002008-12-28T17:36:02.459-08:00Happy Birthday Ryan!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0VFozCYtBUjZn0EfgBIx4dE0SFGuur3j8ZvzKegFpYuH3pVrrpjT9XXts6xgTuQrgAizhoWCjF75EVV3mHZ1E7GJsy_XlTT9H_uyQcwwip89YbSxEYYbsLvMeE7Otj0iiiVNdrN0hUgw/s1600-h/our+wedding+001.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5285019271985020578" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 277px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0VFozCYtBUjZn0EfgBIx4dE0SFGuur3j8ZvzKegFpYuH3pVrrpjT9XXts6xgTuQrgAizhoWCjF75EVV3mHZ1E7GJsy_XlTT9H_uyQcwwip89YbSxEYYbsLvMeE7Otj0iiiVNdrN0hUgw/s320/our+wedding+001.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div>It's not the most recent picture but he sure looks good in it:) My husband is 27 today, he teases that next year when I turn 30 he will still be 27, but only for a month and a half. For his b-day I bought him the guitar hero for our new wii, he is playing it as I write this. </div>Michelle Aikenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10742488649636105256noreply@blogger.com0