tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-82621905639180717272024-02-19T07:15:49.931-08:00The Murray Family of FiveThis Crafty Momhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09188601410126163348noreply@blogger.comBlogger87125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8262190563918071727.post-4475699289778112972010-09-03T08:06:00.000-07:002010-09-03T08:48:52.517-07:00Picture update for August!Oh, Grace! She is my wild child, as loud as can be and always pushing the limits to see if we are serious or see how much she can get away with! She keep us on our toes and is great at keeping us busy! She absolutely loves her brother and can't get enough of him, she will play peekaboo with him and is always trying to make him laugh! This girl also loves to sing... she can sing itsy bitsy spider, twinkle twinkle, abc's and happy birthday! <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7X0FRO6RMNldOQSXXh7xJN4Y9uu0WStg1Yar-wBnjsPF67Rua8elx2u7fSuPObvJDKnkmd4Kz3MEeaZS-li67-oSzEfZ3ac9-pu9Jvdvk5VuNa0zB3S6lMpxuT0gvS1svUo7WLvUaRUo/s1600/108_5192.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5512712795726789218" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7X0FRO6RMNldOQSXXh7xJN4Y9uu0WStg1Yar-wBnjsPF67Rua8elx2u7fSuPObvJDKnkmd4Kz3MEeaZS-li67-oSzEfZ3ac9-pu9Jvdvk5VuNa0zB3S6lMpxuT0gvS1svUo7WLvUaRUo/s400/108_5192.JPG" /></a><br /><br />My Kaylee! She is just a blast! She love to dress up and loves to talk. Infact she loves to talk so much she can barely get all of her thoughts out. She is really starting to understand the emotions she is feeling and lets us know when she has... ie... she will say "I am happy", she tells us "You hurt my feelings", she says, "I'm scared" or she will say "I don't like that" ! Its so wonderful not to have to quess how she is feeling at the moment. She is also a really great artist and loves to color in all the eyes and circles on pictures and she can draw her own pictures too like: flowers, jelly fish, balloons, circles, spiders and smilely faces ...<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVtD3hwvEO5At6kMAublTpHnsnLv7dVDu9fULL57dglKRL1SheN5Tvz140fffxSLEMUXwAUI6-Mbbpy-yoNynoI3Cuv6ygbd9dS0sVNHzPgX0gj70cV7EA-lHHsN34PbrLIf7dUjvU7HQ/s1600/108_4940.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5512709165341272018" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVtD3hwvEO5At6kMAublTpHnsnLv7dVDu9fULL57dglKRL1SheN5Tvz140fffxSLEMUXwAUI6-Mbbpy-yoNynoI3Cuv6ygbd9dS0sVNHzPgX0gj70cV7EA-lHHsN34PbrLIf7dUjvU7HQ/s400/108_4940.JPG" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzEkRHss4vCo3AlphEhmGyxcDHgsDkI4PUp-W5dY7rFXmrM3o79ZjskZbR8ZrWWK1jMlBihfGQmhlA_bv9Yr1MKxE5nd-D3RONCxm9UFGYmPjj-TyUzJr2oKpWabAkjhTgzqC-jDf8lz8/s1600/108_4978.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5512711137835304546" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzEkRHss4vCo3AlphEhmGyxcDHgsDkI4PUp-W5dY7rFXmrM3o79ZjskZbR8ZrWWK1jMlBihfGQmhlA_bv9Yr1MKxE5nd-D3RONCxm9UFGYmPjj-TyUzJr2oKpWabAkjhTgzqC-jDf8lz8/s400/108_4978.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div>Gavin also turned 7 months at then end of August! Seriously he is going to be going off to college soon! Right now he has mastered the baby army crawl... don't think he will be walking by 9 months like his sisters but you never know... i will keep you posted on that one! He is still the happiest baby I have ever met! He is down to two naps a day anywhere from 1-3 hours at a time and continues to sleep through the night (thank you Jesus!) Other than that he is happy, healthy and terrific!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK0cFmmzLnVPCuat4EkqD0cjtRJDwzbp9TWkjOsOGWhtfePP7H7Q-yTWDPC5-oGjHu7jJJcGgWvXj4ws3eZyF4uvHZArgeTSccYlPzEWHMJAjWoPBa8Gkf8gsBuaMdfamuiU06PrbPdsY/s1600/108_5130.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5512707113657662258" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK0cFmmzLnVPCuat4EkqD0cjtRJDwzbp9TWkjOsOGWhtfePP7H7Q-yTWDPC5-oGjHu7jJJcGgWvXj4ws3eZyF4uvHZArgeTSccYlPzEWHMJAjWoPBa8Gkf8gsBuaMdfamuiU06PrbPdsY/s400/108_5130.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />Early August my Dad comes for a visit with my little brother Micheal(6) and sister Ellie (9) and my stepmom Yvette! Now it's been almost 20 months since we have seen my Dad and the rest of the family (execpt for a short 3 hour visit last November, don't think that counts as quality time). <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhelm1iQgIPN67_gn9ItrobNIlyVuGhzA5KBaKJhltd2FdjzenXuE1odauHepOT4vYhTFYXTmhIDrjYlPIBIgtV5dOd0rt1zDb21_UH__m3PPcCfExvRJuH_6pvKHrXrN0TEU8yXGUwpVY/s1600/DSCN1709.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5512704408074791650" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhelm1iQgIPN67_gn9ItrobNIlyVuGhzA5KBaKJhltd2FdjzenXuE1odauHepOT4vYhTFYXTmhIDrjYlPIBIgtV5dOd0rt1zDb21_UH__m3PPcCfExvRJuH_6pvKHrXrN0TEU8yXGUwpVY/s400/DSCN1709.JPG" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLrIY8-OLgyduHd6zFqTUn2RSyyQmQ7JNH9JA5nRPxsGhYtOBUUwz9PvfgTUXv1prF6M9hW41G9nSju9XlLnywt0sYkjTtWpaXKDseeKPC9VArMQ2z0vIlMf7Sje8fDZUwPmtTHRikZ4E/s1600/DSCN1770.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5512705306304889570" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLrIY8-OLgyduHd6zFqTUn2RSyyQmQ7JNH9JA5nRPxsGhYtOBUUwz9PvfgTUXv1prF6M9hW41G9nSju9XlLnywt0sYkjTtWpaXKDseeKPC9VArMQ2z0vIlMf7Sje8fDZUwPmtTHRikZ4E/s400/DSCN1770.JPG" /></a><br /><br />I would post some more but blogger is being a pain in the ... you know what and I am to frustrated to post anymore... if I find some more time I will update you on Reed and I ... like you care... lol</div>This Crafty Momhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09188601410126163348noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8262190563918071727.post-20552942144760578492010-08-22T15:52:00.000-07:002010-08-25T16:18:20.742-07:00Diaper Giveaways!Crazy House blog site is doing a huge giveaway for a Doospy Diaper<br /><br /><a href="http://lewiscrazyhouse.blogspot.com/2010/08/review-and-giveaway-from-doopsy-cloth.html">http://lewiscrazyhouse.blogspot.com/2010/08/review-and-giveaway-from-doopsy-cloth.html</a><br /><br />Now I am trying to win this diaper b/c I love cloth diapering and do truly believe it is one of my new favorites! I love their AOI (all in one) diapers and the colors are fabulous!!! Click on the link above if you wanna win to!<br /><br />Go Shop Momma is also doing a great cloth diaper giveaway! <a href="http://goshopmomma.blogspot.com/2010/08/bummis-super-whisper-wrap-diaper-cover.html">Bummis Super Whisper Wrap Diaper Cover- review and giveaway</a> , check it out!This Crafty Momhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09188601410126163348noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8262190563918071727.post-336357257592573812010-08-07T10:07:00.000-07:002010-08-07T10:15:58.768-07:00Totally In Love!I am totally in love and addicted to all these online stores for baby cloth diaper, inserts, babywearing, breastfeeding covers and mommy cloths etc... I want to buy it all and trying to find the right online store to make my selection! <br /><br />my favorite so far in Cloth diapers is www.doopsy.com<br />and 2nd is www.gdiapers.comThis Crafty Momhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09188601410126163348noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8262190563918071727.post-86495156958775462702010-07-30T15:08:00.000-07:002010-07-30T15:41:24.731-07:00In the Good Old Summer TimeThe girls are also, like their brother Gavin, are growing like weeds right before my very eyes! We are in the trenches of potty training and they are both doing really well, even though we have accidents here and there they are my "Potty Rock Stars" as I like to call them. The picture below is after their first hair cut (more like trim) I gave them... I figure as long as it is just a trim I can save some money and do it myself.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2MY2O2p9_130jzlrI6iTn73UsNyi_nlADMVLt3ilfDVtf-RKWD3QYsPcO3aazUdwqFjLi59raN3wpte_wtcBleawXDRDiipqDXDkkhHpGipwwG3OYY4C6ZlLVGGY0SdFwjd5yOBVczUY/s1600/108_4793.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2MY2O2p9_130jzlrI6iTn73UsNyi_nlADMVLt3ilfDVtf-RKWD3QYsPcO3aazUdwqFjLi59raN3wpte_wtcBleawXDRDiipqDXDkkhHpGipwwG3OYY4C6ZlLVGGY0SdFwjd5yOBVczUY/s400/108_4793.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5499831021697951938" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHBfqTh15CoXUkBDaIjrqXvwTInAiAa8S6WwFBJ34igHgzhzLmJp4NXjY_QIaYHg4IoBp6lbuwmRk1j2qPlQd5ydNXc05bSW5SzyUjBn1qx8WY8YFe3idxT8fVjNwk7FDzfq2Aq5vrBbM/s1600/108_4793.JPG"></a> And like I mention before the girls are really enjoying the local pool here... Once they are done and we are in the car they pass out before we get home, and we live like 2 miles from the pool... so cute! <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBbNFwLk_RGU-hQppN0F_jLG6m5R06rdLLwvPtOkELJmJFg7r-xHTF-ZoOH8Pnkm2jDek7ep22n9XbvbDYivIqv9Bg8kKvWpCwcPs675j4AdF31-aKncEJ5L9m6BWKwsBw3MvswTuMl5c/s1600/108_4815.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5499830121225344562" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBbNFwLk_RGU-hQppN0F_jLG6m5R06rdLLwvPtOkELJmJFg7r-xHTF-ZoOH8Pnkm2jDek7ep22n9XbvbDYivIqv9Bg8kKvWpCwcPs675j4AdF31-aKncEJ5L9m6BWKwsBw3MvswTuMl5c/s400/108_4815.JPG" /></a><br /><br />Also against my own advice I started Gavin on solid foods and I must admit he is really enjoying it termindously... I can't feed him fast enough. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ_1yX6wD7U2E43mEwffcy7dKuN6L8ml-PGSW9maQ1C4lULGTMuxtZuykrgreEk5TB8pzGpMWCQiWqbRsqzLbG74qHOSngRtgy5euOKw6exZVoi0MatvNt4xEQicv_4CI8jSSCEHv0Myo/s1600/108_4777.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5499828063047445442" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ_1yX6wD7U2E43mEwffcy7dKuN6L8ml-PGSW9maQ1C4lULGTMuxtZuykrgreEk5TB8pzGpMWCQiWqbRsqzLbG74qHOSngRtgy5euOKw6exZVoi0MatvNt4xEQicv_4CI8jSSCEHv0Myo/s400/108_4777.JPG" /></a><br />Mr. Man (aka Gavin) is already making his first attempts to crawl! Now this one is a phase I have been dreading as that means he can get into everything and have access to more then the little area around him... it's going to be a trip w/the girls and him running are around ... <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi039F-ZQhju7e79ac2Ab99q7f9MjMBbLMN9dGkhj1kHAQPyaqsz-O5nk9VnMZ8DpySxjTNoVnQ7kJMF6CSwp9oeVvFcQv4XAcJ-M9bIu8zKbYXNi14tSxYRuVZg6fVjM_sUyXV0cbQdfw/s1600/108_4762.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5499827218387710802" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi039F-ZQhju7e79ac2Ab99q7f9MjMBbLMN9dGkhj1kHAQPyaqsz-O5nk9VnMZ8DpySxjTNoVnQ7kJMF6CSwp9oeVvFcQv4XAcJ-M9bIu8zKbYXNi14tSxYRuVZg6fVjM_sUyXV0cbQdfw/s400/108_4762.JPG" /></a><br />Mr. Man has also decided that he can now sit on his own and he is loving every minute of being a big boy! <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkKM0QhTBcViB8-zYlyYs1Gaf1Idrtls4KsW_Fsl3Xi7mbHC6ICAcPq8qCcMyTbYLJ8BsLHmzHVlkxh2MGWF2Nv2oge48fiX68ibKSfeQfjVSEsl4UH0TsEiOQ5DmEnJvyvYYzyPOW4kE/s1600/108_4908.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5499828606190910818" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkKM0QhTBcViB8-zYlyYs1Gaf1Idrtls4KsW_Fsl3Xi7mbHC6ICAcPq8qCcMyTbYLJ8BsLHmzHVlkxh2MGWF2Nv2oge48fiX68ibKSfeQfjVSEsl4UH0TsEiOQ5DmEnJvyvYYzyPOW4kE/s400/108_4908.JPG" /></a><br />Oh, and here are Mr. Man's stats from his 6 month appointment this week:<br />17lb 5oz (47th%) <br />27 inchs long (65th%)<br />Healthy as a horse and happy as ever!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsxZFTSriwTTsxWtbzroS7pizra3x3KoJQXZllxO7Mkhv11AwMDJrrVe7BnSdOLMmkIT0DiOvosUrueCqojVpkmZr1Fo63TT9v6rpr4TYHnbtocNHoneai49jV1Slk7-j9VgJhmADMaiY/s1600/108_4872.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsxZFTSriwTTsxWtbzroS7pizra3x3KoJQXZllxO7Mkhv11AwMDJrrVe7BnSdOLMmkIT0DiOvosUrueCqojVpkmZr1Fo63TT9v6rpr4TYHnbtocNHoneai49jV1Slk7-j9VgJhmADMaiY/s400/108_4872.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5499832634551311042" /></a>This Crafty Momhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09188601410126163348noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8262190563918071727.post-87040988412978984842010-07-21T09:18:00.001-07:002010-07-21T09:33:36.027-07:00News Flash!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgieyAQUlSz5pmXb3ko96aolmvmiYBibWmnoDtPy-cK4-7fCGsFnri9A_yI9gj9MTzCO0kaMhWrMxSMYcPH92bpgqufGG4x5vYOW6DrFytnlk1Rwtdoe5OfH65-GD_y7bvUds-qEzxoo_g/s1600/108_4748.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496394968020287442" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgieyAQUlSz5pmXb3ko96aolmvmiYBibWmnoDtPy-cK4-7fCGsFnri9A_yI9gj9MTzCO0kaMhWrMxSMYcPH92bpgqufGG4x5vYOW6DrFytnlk1Rwtdoe5OfH65-GD_y7bvUds-qEzxoo_g/s400/108_4748.JPG" /></a><br />Gavin turned 6 months, today! Wow, where did half a year go, as Reed put it? My little baby is growing up fast! He can roll all over the place and he has his first two bottom teeth, and laughs at everyone who talks to him. He loves his toys and being tossed in the air and his naps! We haven't started him on solid foods yet, because feeding babies this young solid food is just a long production and a huge mess, so we are going to wait until we feel it is more necessary than just another stage to go through.<br /><br />The kiddo's and I have been enjoying the local pool at the Frisco Athletic Club up the street, and at some point they will get to enjoy the daycare center and let mommy have a break.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguIOxZiEhXl0TZOA_qnbd1C397Xqk5JDnucQtplL-LOP-C21NQVqxekn7JrmeUzH1CVXd0lZgnQPnFdxOoXJ4hUnnKrkWxVDj9Z_FY2oB9OjLTacO7cf3qNiBbP1c6KxHssv9i9Bzybzk/s1600/facfun.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 98px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguIOxZiEhXl0TZOA_qnbd1C397Xqk5JDnucQtplL-LOP-C21NQVqxekn7JrmeUzH1CVXd0lZgnQPnFdxOoXJ4hUnnKrkWxVDj9Z_FY2oB9OjLTacO7cf3qNiBbP1c6KxHssv9i9Bzybzk/s400/facfun.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496398487968041026" /></a><br /><br />My mom came in for a visit and that was wonderful to have her so close again that she can come over more often, even if she is 2 hours a way, it beats 22 hours away. She brought me some delicious farm fresh eggs, we love it!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGCcYc6pN4jNNYhUw_FB3B5-uqUv3j0WPXF-B8YZy4gFgr9M3lLrZssjfvTChU8LE0UJ3Wq3QTivQnA_3P_P_bP_MIEDPXRBPbA1C3abeakv96GEcH-4j9Fa5rLp6zle8dFvcrnOXJdOQ/s1600/108_4739.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496397025248430578" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGCcYc6pN4jNNYhUw_FB3B5-uqUv3j0WPXF-B8YZy4gFgr9M3lLrZssjfvTChU8LE0UJ3Wq3QTivQnA_3P_P_bP_MIEDPXRBPbA1C3abeakv96GEcH-4j9Fa5rLp6zle8dFvcrnOXJdOQ/s400/108_4739.JPG" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTsNppj3pNgwIfxdjiLS3bCWTU1_9AyLfPVc3RoYTuXKOg6bgCdqdn1SjoX1RDyMAq_-HRLqs13uDMnPSzrwJXMs0lR2Da177Gw497dIEmVLsslA_kwkRQhGBm1x1K2Ioo4rVbXkMi4tk/s1600/108_4745.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTsNppj3pNgwIfxdjiLS3bCWTU1_9AyLfPVc3RoYTuXKOg6bgCdqdn1SjoX1RDyMAq_-HRLqs13uDMnPSzrwJXMs0lR2Da177Gw497dIEmVLsslA_kwkRQhGBm1x1K2Ioo4rVbXkMi4tk/s400/108_4745.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496397499695560210" /></a><br /><br />And that's about it! Sorry our life isn't any more interesting than that.This Crafty Momhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09188601410126163348noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8262190563918071727.post-90477625302745494912010-07-12T09:14:00.000-07:002010-07-12T09:37:31.721-07:00Its Been a While... Sorry About That!Let's see... I left off with Gavin turning 4 months old... well now he isalmost 6 months now and still such a beautiful addition to our brood! We weighed him the other day and he is a manly 17.5 lbs and has his first tooth already in! He is rolling over both ways now and he is all over the place! He loves his sisters and laughs at them every time he sees them! He is also already trying to sit up on his own but I think he a still a few weeks off from mastering it! <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgWrW77bmKBcO0MS9rnfa9fc-j-tI1B6JQDPEcRNZc77oXZ2L9gQCJFNakb3WUYeN2IJye6LMW3ty5Qm5mk8D1HjWzrzFSqauYr2ZwwvqmuTw8bg9qhRrS2uWWpWELF2_bR-bQseXR3ao/s1600/108_4559.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgWrW77bmKBcO0MS9rnfa9fc-j-tI1B6JQDPEcRNZc77oXZ2L9gQCJFNakb3WUYeN2IJye6LMW3ty5Qm5mk8D1HjWzrzFSqauYr2ZwwvqmuTw8bg9qhRrS2uWWpWELF2_bR-bQseXR3ao/s400/108_4559.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493055085339768482" /></a> Gavin @ 5 months<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA0Y1qWAthxsQ354LzXWluTvrFX0zjwsHf9C9bkHgArkMlfh_gsKSIur7bOacRXr3A0RgPFXEc6_GPyIEZmv68gdSSQdQG9pJ5XSXgpZmDbn5zwCivUeVXohbp6_sivJ1Or3cdJ_wCl0I/s1600/108_4609.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA0Y1qWAthxsQ354LzXWluTvrFX0zjwsHf9C9bkHgArkMlfh_gsKSIur7bOacRXr3A0RgPFXEc6_GPyIEZmv68gdSSQdQG9pJ5XSXgpZmDbn5zwCivUeVXohbp6_sivJ1Or3cdJ_wCl0I/s400/108_4609.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493056860062782818" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />Also on June 10th we moved into our new house in Frisco, TX! We have been unpacking and getting settled in for a while now. We couldn't be any happier living closer to all of our friends and family again. Makes me wonder why we ever moved in the first place. <br /><br />The girls are also growing like weeds and loving being close to their grandparents and their aunts/uncles/cousins again! They have been having a blast! <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0QgvxtLAp2ehjkU8luJxrognYyhVlwonCCCrPPQYXpKbOGZcUXAfQzIfQe_UJs0I7LFP3ATAiSpzIEYBQWW-UzC1HVHBBaG7eHs2FREa3mMZRUzbh7Jl3KUEPj-4I7-mE77CBFp8sCOo/s1600/108_4638.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0QgvxtLAp2ehjkU8luJxrognYyhVlwonCCCrPPQYXpKbOGZcUXAfQzIfQe_UJs0I7LFP3ATAiSpzIEYBQWW-UzC1HVHBBaG7eHs2FREa3mMZRUzbh7Jl3KUEPj-4I7-mE77CBFp8sCOo/s400/108_4638.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493056090490586738" /></a> Kaylee, Lilly, Gavin and Grace<br /><br />The twins are also on our second attempt, as it had to be halted the last time b/c of all the stresses of moving to Texas, to potty train and things are going really well. We have a few accidents here and there but overall they are potty training champs! <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF0LJiJVVqY1pxyM_pue1f1djxp2izQcfhdAun6zh6Ez6Y4mkvogNc1jNB8ziCZesslArge0mYCL_85uCXiij-dCfO_Cs_QWr0YXBLnsWBCsC7aQHjYsbo0lZ-3dreeGs_JIALyBXODFY/s1600/108_4542.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF0LJiJVVqY1pxyM_pue1f1djxp2izQcfhdAun6zh6Ez6Y4mkvogNc1jNB8ziCZesslArge0mYCL_85uCXiij-dCfO_Cs_QWr0YXBLnsWBCsC7aQHjYsbo0lZ-3dreeGs_JIALyBXODFY/s400/108_4542.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493059141898656018" /></a>Grace<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyGS995X0wHJkIuiCktwTHu6zkdQxu4oU8Duz3qlpkIY9MOXHFHkwBkgbHZgELc_OsMliID_x523kwQu9qQfdSe9s81agdwAS-sOCEdBJwCFodlKUjDu599e_qWeAtRfUTOVsTW3C3jnc/s1600/108_4580.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyGS995X0wHJkIuiCktwTHu6zkdQxu4oU8Duz3qlpkIY9MOXHFHkwBkgbHZgELc_OsMliID_x523kwQu9qQfdSe9s81agdwAS-sOCEdBJwCFodlKUjDu599e_qWeAtRfUTOVsTW3C3jnc/s400/108_4580.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493059417752614626" /></a>Kaylee<br /><br /><br />Sorry I wish I had more time to post more pictures and give more detail, but life is going at such an incredible pace I just can barely keep up.This Crafty Momhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09188601410126163348noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8262190563918071727.post-241382514462776542010-05-24T20:12:00.000-07:002010-06-16T06:38:19.220-07:00Gavin is Now a Whopping 4 Months old!Well I can't believe it, my little man is already 4 months old! Like I have said a million times before he is such a joy to have and truly is an easy going baby. I don't know how much he weighs right now or how tall he is (his 4 month appointment isn't until June 3rd), but he is up to a lot! He is how ever just up graded to size 3 diapers! (the twins wear size 4). Oh, I forgot to put his weight: 16lb 1oz and 25.5 in tall, both around the 65th %tile<br /><br />Gavin at four months is rolling over from front to back, vocalizing a lot; as in he talks in a high pitch voice and his low growl that he does. He laughs at everything and <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">recognizes</span> Reed and I at a long distance and will smile at us when we come in the room and whine when we leave. He is grabbing at his toys, and he is still sleeping from 8 p.m. to 8 a.m.! He just rocks my world and is just the <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">cutest</span> Little man in my book!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj7iH3V2Rklser23UUcP88ibhyBw0uRVLp_Q40kazJKlQG2w7QjLtAn3_4vObqeat64cYyLAOBxh_WLa6IWGTwJXjfNQh5ane0sbGfJoj-QwYrEM8gz3gGnKK-knZAo7ph6X-Lxbd_eYE/s1600/IMG_0657.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5475041167834492146" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj7iH3V2Rklser23UUcP88ibhyBw0uRVLp_Q40kazJKlQG2w7QjLtAn3_4vObqeat64cYyLAOBxh_WLa6IWGTwJXjfNQh5ane0sbGfJoj-QwYrEM8gz3gGnKK-knZAo7ph6X-Lxbd_eYE/s400/IMG_0657.JPG" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGtEiRooPCMRyXMws1AGGGEX5LbMCwcMw6Av1vg0ieUlsIdg8VPSGtJVzOpPd_Ycujq2cWmIwlf94hFRUFsqm0PIOz51KjA2aGGEfhf0GDeO271o0iBt8n8xtTMBjXygbizYTDU8AogF4/s1600/IMG_0720.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5475040857560333682" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGtEiRooPCMRyXMws1AGGGEX5LbMCwcMw6Av1vg0ieUlsIdg8VPSGtJVzOpPd_Ycujq2cWmIwlf94hFRUFsqm0PIOz51KjA2aGGEfhf0GDeO271o0iBt8n8xtTMBjXygbizYTDU8AogF4/s400/IMG_0720.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7Jn3tvEXRMbQkSe9M2APGZZuuuAHJqc6ZGYh_00nqfmBw0rs-dglB8tkBWbWw0hHV-jUO2kvJ-e-9VlaVTiAPg-a8J4toMUYqyY7jgjQ9lYSUpPDkDKL23NUL0hfaUvfe9quzOCBgs34/s1600/IMG_0661.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5475040616099973522" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7Jn3tvEXRMbQkSe9M2APGZZuuuAHJqc6ZGYh_00nqfmBw0rs-dglB8tkBWbWw0hHV-jUO2kvJ-e-9VlaVTiAPg-a8J4toMUYqyY7jgjQ9lYSUpPDkDKL23NUL0hfaUvfe9quzOCBgs34/s400/IMG_0661.JPG" /></a> </div>This Crafty Momhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09188601410126163348noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8262190563918071727.post-79541241501671635722010-05-23T20:28:00.000-07:002010-05-24T20:11:57.768-07:00Home Sweet Home!Well, on May 2nd the Murray Family of five with their things packed up returned to Texas! And man are we ecstatic about that! We are currently staying with Reed's parents until we can move into our new house in Frisco on June 10th! It's tight here at the Murray's but we are making due and the girls are enjoying being able to make up for lost time with their DD and Granny Gwe! <br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5475039391607688754" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM8ugRE_48YS47ZTYCffNHSXeQl8RG9WpF3vRzNRYilijgGhAVctrX4cDjpFnRenZGQOaiIh3tteGDeDR4g0oUKfJPhoKmudEjmrhn9k5HKid2sPdbxYlKIbAJs-lHFWyP6IxDiuotNOg/s400/IMG_3863.JPG" /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcW7-El888zOBMNZJ35cJpk9s03MqROJDRvhjXEesOme1Us7Hx9ywJr9ogqRV3xaNezX3OSnw0YhiMJGqTrqgD265eJV1unCAG70MpFvzffdAW47iWCN2ulmI-SvaFlYbGzoV8aT6hMPI/s1600/IMG_3819.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5475038851456613858" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcW7-El888zOBMNZJ35cJpk9s03MqROJDRvhjXEesOme1Us7Hx9ywJr9ogqRV3xaNezX3OSnw0YhiMJGqTrqgD265eJV1unCAG70MpFvzffdAW47iWCN2ulmI-SvaFlYbGzoV8aT6hMPI/s400/IMG_3819.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWgPGUqjfM9v8mOSwE71dxNjpTMksXNjoYZE2Jg6w1hPVu1Bq5zHNUORUQ-BlPMVi18Lf1QmLTvsP1dvdpZwu8_cmhar__y4vwlQ1vIFoihNlRDJ-wvcStNWkCFiAaQg-4G6cgJPR4viQ/s1600/IMG_0710.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5475038591442996498" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWgPGUqjfM9v8mOSwE71dxNjpTMksXNjoYZE2Jg6w1hPVu1Bq5zHNUORUQ-BlPMVi18Lf1QmLTvsP1dvdpZwu8_cmhar__y4vwlQ1vIFoihNlRDJ-wvcStNWkCFiAaQg-4G6cgJPR4viQ/s400/IMG_0710.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpga1pF_MnH4ukl44f_jr5EwW8ARIS0JwD_t979A8j53wmv0mAFMh32BYWWFAu6rh4CndbwRsCO4T0OGQ6U7K2zjSQikQ7X8BUhI0I4N3_JKmpYh-GjFDdMbcJavoOIRdRDTYXMT6O9Eg/s1600/IMG_0700.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5475038361066064658" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpga1pF_MnH4ukl44f_jr5EwW8ARIS0JwD_t979A8j53wmv0mAFMh32BYWWFAu6rh4CndbwRsCO4T0OGQ6U7K2zjSQikQ7X8BUhI0I4N3_JKmpYh-GjFDdMbcJavoOIRdRDTYXMT6O9Eg/s400/IMG_0700.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsFZSfVNr6YyKrdaxex-nkEt8pY79PWkxelYRbNKc1x8Bj1fcvPTLtx3uRKravlkEiRtw5WcHS4w4hqvC9MamhQBM6vVvxCNU6PWudpyWUL2d11IOeWB8e5lTUbJSS7pUJ6w5pKlOh4WI/s1600/IMG_3813.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5475038163410294418" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsFZSfVNr6YyKrdaxex-nkEt8pY79PWkxelYRbNKc1x8Bj1fcvPTLtx3uRKravlkEiRtw5WcHS4w4hqvC9MamhQBM6vVvxCNU6PWudpyWUL2d11IOeWB8e5lTUbJSS7pUJ6w5pKlOh4WI/s400/IMG_3813.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br />Needless to say we are enjoying ourselves in the Texas weather once again. Oh, and if you are wondering where Gavin is he is coming in his own post next!<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFKPADJuPaTdrkpioEIVPKcWIQh5uLqofL_uCxEPZhNDUiVy6Bqmbr-w-pI89xU47t0kY30CEghDinzzLf3f6m1Xn2BadeX8gPEX0lAROkyWaQsNpc-aAgM8dkmIUgfPIolXc4LmWhuNc/s1600/IMG_3813.JPG"></a></div></div></div></div></div>This Crafty Momhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09188601410126163348noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8262190563918071727.post-26861351890090537522010-04-20T10:12:00.000-07:002010-04-24T05:00:15.995-07:00My Kiddos!I know how fast your kids grow up, I feel it and <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">wittiness</span> it everyday with the twins! Some days it feels like my <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">children</span> have been in my life for as long as I can remember and at the same time it feels like I just found out I was pregnant yesterday!<br /><br />When we found out we were pregnant with Gavin we were shocked and worried how will we be able to handle another little one? But that's where life is amazing... at first it seems like it is an impossible daunting task to have three kids, but really its no harder than it is to have two! Gavin blends right into the <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">routine</span> and is the a wonderful addition to our family, wouldn't change a thing!<br /><br />Speaking of my Little Man, Gavin has grown so much and his little happy personality is starting to really come out! He is <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_3" class="blsp-spelling-error">turning</span> 3 months tomorrow and I can' t hardly believe it at all! Here are some of the things he is up to now a days!<br /><br />3 Months:<br />15 lbs 80th%tile<br />25.75" long 95th%tile<br />blow spit bubble/<span id="SPELLING_ERROR_4" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">raspberries</span><br />making lots of sweet cooing noises<br />wears size two diapers<br />fits 3-6 month clothing<br />laughs at his mom/dad making silly noises<br />love so smile at his sisters<br />holding his head up really well while on his belly<br />sleeps from 9:30p.m.-6/7 a.m.-ish<br /><br /><span id="SPELLING_ERROR_5" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">Simply</span> put, this little man is amazing and a true joy! <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_E-Q8p_xzlz29KFZoTBbyTI48QRUA6PY-a_DBRiY2LVq94NNRvAIPsuqLrJq8Apw7SXq67R_yRvemJaUSswWXJZKLtZkyQbC-iA1r29xgOiWjEDrKqtAvVMRStuf9EEzNnIm6v5owcXA/s1600/108_4149.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462270006148790482" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_E-Q8p_xzlz29KFZoTBbyTI48QRUA6PY-a_DBRiY2LVq94NNRvAIPsuqLrJq8Apw7SXq67R_yRvemJaUSswWXJZKLtZkyQbC-iA1r29xgOiWjEDrKqtAvVMRStuf9EEzNnIm6v5owcXA/s400/108_4149.JPG" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-o0AjrJpjWP8SBtbUAwy98BNWeP3JSrnPdKT5098BS4gf9cbKMbBCdAdxmLEgOQNt0BUMf09qOEF6UTPTQGiiEPM473jE8nc3kjAWokOr6T6K-bZZmJfq1dMGhpADo5wFJajeOCvkvxA/s1600/108_4099.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462269696847034562" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-o0AjrJpjWP8SBtbUAwy98BNWeP3JSrnPdKT5098BS4gf9cbKMbBCdAdxmLEgOQNt0BUMf09qOEF6UTPTQGiiEPM473jE8nc3kjAWokOr6T6K-bZZmJfq1dMGhpADo5wFJajeOCvkvxA/s400/108_4099.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH9-gw3QaF1mo9K6p0dlSHfl0Jo2LtwrX1VgokW-p1a2Dc7jjymxcRn2zu4yfXy98kR_qF96mAsWeIz-hddVTFCjHtDUgSUbUA_4G-9aO6q-bbe8GhAZyYWrbkskvr1aUmpxncP7gUfTs/s1600/108_4116.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462269911434557714" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH9-gw3QaF1mo9K6p0dlSHfl0Jo2LtwrX1VgokW-p1a2Dc7jjymxcRn2zu4yfXy98kR_qF96mAsWeIz-hddVTFCjHtDUgSUbUA_4G-9aO6q-bbe8GhAZyYWrbkskvr1aUmpxncP7gUfTs/s400/108_4116.JPG" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhgaDwTXEnp0dmpqbRp_m1VD2wBr-TOTD7m2VOSQrVmBe2dzOzpchYH_el3TH5weIVqR42Ujq-ba-bcW9GNqezJv9gikk3dB82Q9oYdkOwt7cWywQ2DTK8xdLbZK1jbfWSt-tAixxqPG8/s1600/108_4104.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462269827193327762" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhgaDwTXEnp0dmpqbRp_m1VD2wBr-TOTD7m2VOSQrVmBe2dzOzpchYH_el3TH5weIVqR42Ujq-ba-bcW9GNqezJv9gikk3dB82Q9oYdkOwt7cWywQ2DTK8xdLbZK1jbfWSt-tAixxqPG8/s400/108_4104.JPG" /></a>This Crafty Momhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09188601410126163348noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8262190563918071727.post-82694393655072223182010-04-16T08:41:00.000-07:002010-04-16T08:48:19.622-07:00Family Portraits!We went out to Target Portrait Studios on April 5<span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-error">th</span> and had some pictures taken of our family. It has been almost 2 years since we did this and with Little Man in our live we didn't wanna be a cliche by not having <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">enough</span> photos with/of him! It is really <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">challenging</span> to get the twins to sit and smile at the same time but we managed to get some good pictures...<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1W-NP63DmCaiZ5MNvWgWEJ1tkOgK2mU-ZfqkztNG2BUNyDWGTL8Qihz2r4txNSVveKCBmOknBej_v7wZ-tusL7ALpuuv7-_tBLUUTAP-WuZV0P9io77T_F9A7aNbcg3tkmYNgob8QGcI/s1600/728e9e01-bdfb-498a-b97a-a392c9d60d09w.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 250px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 312px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5460762177363013986" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1W-NP63DmCaiZ5MNvWgWEJ1tkOgK2mU-ZfqkztNG2BUNyDWGTL8Qihz2r4txNSVveKCBmOknBej_v7wZ-tusL7ALpuuv7-_tBLUUTAP-WuZV0P9io77T_F9A7aNbcg3tkmYNgob8QGcI/s400/728e9e01-bdfb-498a-b97a-a392c9d60d09w.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjldMLYEJO48YkfiETGW-qkZ1bMWVdlsj_jGInD0R4mBieWl-uzdg-QmBXwc-d5dlszrYtr3TYAo4k5WByO58OTBxx2wjYLUX5hbhl_rTLFuYsvuwBkyqPVX7cB374PW_lNhvPt1UDI3QU/s1600/331cff48-ae02-4226-a153-acee72e3489aw.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 312px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 250px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5460762121271977506" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjldMLYEJO48YkfiETGW-qkZ1bMWVdlsj_jGInD0R4mBieWl-uzdg-QmBXwc-d5dlszrYtr3TYAo4k5WByO58OTBxx2wjYLUX5hbhl_rTLFuYsvuwBkyqPVX7cB374PW_lNhvPt1UDI3QU/s400/331cff48-ae02-4226-a153-acee72e3489aw.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijdtTkyefKxIDHa87_9jzgUb5P4rufTnLJ9M7QIIc2w8ITn2TnXKKHm_sApdg6eEsFvDK38NUby-kB1zlFeVt7mHZ-d99cDO52RV3PdPQMfnYajkmXWifANRtspvW0qss5G2v9LNSglEA/s1600/208f5dbd-b225-4813-91ab-7511b07fa23bw.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 250px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 312px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5460762058502374450" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijdtTkyefKxIDHa87_9jzgUb5P4rufTnLJ9M7QIIc2w8ITn2TnXKKHm_sApdg6eEsFvDK38NUby-kB1zlFeVt7mHZ-d99cDO52RV3PdPQMfnYajkmXWifANRtspvW0qss5G2v9LNSglEA/s400/208f5dbd-b225-4813-91ab-7511b07fa23bw.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKQ6CVJdfmeUzdEUw78KgDOiBmVovmB4N4cMoSZEZtm1NNvm2S61BhXlcMBDeGkYRzbVOQdC6BITdgIECDcgFFAwhodxnbDNqfPcS8YymSsMD-FJoQ4rgDcQZ5tgR4w6R2vlPts4KtRq8/s1600/82a6f00c-658a-4b04-8974-ec53f7104c5cw.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; 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MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 250px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 312px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5460761785204319906" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX64VIO-rE_Mq1TDdUv1sxaAyRj_Ayl8eNYNBF9S0AD8qZOoBx91FZvyRunYZfff1y5D54EgOtZ6Je3gvv3W-4dRMeqVnXd6UQR-RE-qEBjfx7QPBdgdcNDLsoK94CUG1t7weAYyixjbE/s400/2fd11d5e-3cbd-49dd-a9bd-5424c4ffd281w.jpg" /></a>This Crafty Momhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09188601410126163348noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8262190563918071727.post-49769100317250148372010-04-10T19:44:00.001-07:002010-04-14T12:14:03.870-07:00What a Cutie!!!!!!!I really don't like to brag... well okay I do a little, but only about my kiddos! But seriously he is so cute, right!? He is starting to talk, smile and laugh a ton and he is just a true joy to have around! I love this little dude!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAej49WSXrP30aizlLnoPOHczxfrxt7e5kIOb2gczGboPgn8mqTB3wjUZOp7cpsLO-XIf73mctcgyasjCBIctg1jYF_lrbqcGsjFoOgb5KLqxyqe5Or-vSirlOfuttFaggeflD_IF8teM/s1600/108_3944.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5458705585826115954" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAej49WSXrP30aizlLnoPOHczxfrxt7e5kIOb2gczGboPgn8mqTB3wjUZOp7cpsLO-XIf73mctcgyasjCBIctg1jYF_lrbqcGsjFoOgb5KLqxyqe5Or-vSirlOfuttFaggeflD_IF8teM/s400/108_3944.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0L16c3exhKh-gLDFbvutZ0AVOR_5_T8E3Gv2RDf9kk0OaLUF37dvNqBo-Ujn8V5gXJmIWkys-j4SMjvpsblcTj7IpAwCBGZYgjDBGUMFFuX5Ng-VTOn1ItfC6jRIQcG1e1sP393mm03g/s1600/108_3909.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5458705467974028834" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0L16c3exhKh-gLDFbvutZ0AVOR_5_T8E3Gv2RDf9kk0OaLUF37dvNqBo-Ujn8V5gXJmIWkys-j4SMjvpsblcTj7IpAwCBGZYgjDBGUMFFuX5Ng-VTOn1ItfC6jRIQcG1e1sP393mm03g/s400/108_3909.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCbwofK6mQofPq-2KaCypOmVQ9-vTn8B8WQxUghOJKLuJFphuH-RX5494LFB3SUlEepiaB4tk2T5ytlt0vtyF4vQdiM3NbUpXWRbkgouqptREpMRViFhaD6IDtc9O4a0RhGxCNlBcfd50/s1600/108_3901.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5458705372801153650" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCbwofK6mQofPq-2KaCypOmVQ9-vTn8B8WQxUghOJKLuJFphuH-RX5494LFB3SUlEepiaB4tk2T5ytlt0vtyF4vQdiM3NbUpXWRbkgouqptREpMRViFhaD6IDtc9O4a0RhGxCNlBcfd50/s400/108_3901.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div>This Crafty Momhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09188601410126163348noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8262190563918071727.post-50666469937360064692010-04-07T11:56:00.000-07:002010-04-07T12:48:13.374-07:00Easter 2010!Easter this year was a blast! The girls had more <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">Easter</span> eggs to hunt than their baskets could hold! I also carried on my family's tradition of saving dozens of egg and filling them with confetti, called <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-error">cascarones</span> in <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">Spanish</span>. They are a <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_3" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">Mexican</span> tradition that my side of the family does every <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_4" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">Easter</span> and this year I made 4 dozen and we all had a blast breaking them over each others heads!!!<br /><br />This year we decided to also fill all the plastic eggs with stickers instead of candy. And I know what you are <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_5" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">thinking</span> that I am no fun and the kids should have candy on Easter and I agree with that... I went out twice before Easter and bought candy and proceeded to eat it all myself... oops... bad Mommy! No, the girls did eat a ton of candy with me before Easter and I just thought it was enough...<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtx7bhZbdeoxgL4cA_TwG5gl-mPHnd5mdUtorL3H-jP2mksApAKzEBeYYEOtTmHNARYW3g2DjiGa34AFWNSp30jDM9HVY-gvdtvK3WFycjIrXxPKBpe_D_HHp11Zr6u6bF44L-Hmk8ifY/s1600/DSCN1536.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457472040316728178" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtx7bhZbdeoxgL4cA_TwG5gl-mPHnd5mdUtorL3H-jP2mksApAKzEBeYYEOtTmHNARYW3g2DjiGa34AFWNSp30jDM9HVY-gvdtvK3WFycjIrXxPKBpe_D_HHp11Zr6u6bF44L-Hmk8ifY/s400/DSCN1536.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO8wKO9ehh76BerqXUbCigM3Ly3ljq3VeTKhHTzWIYKnGHBrJvBO-hUdCHJJM8NNbpZRVZFjSoX9WX9b1BtH9bCPY7wTkU8-U2pC6-GKNixy6nVdyHzZSK963Y5uBrNAyp6WyAS6r2m7g/s1600/108_3998.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457471870965345282" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO8wKO9ehh76BerqXUbCigM3Ly3ljq3VeTKhHTzWIYKnGHBrJvBO-hUdCHJJM8NNbpZRVZFjSoX9WX9b1BtH9bCPY7wTkU8-U2pC6-GKNixy6nVdyHzZSK963Y5uBrNAyp6WyAS6r2m7g/s400/108_3998.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgavasy-0H37NJfFsBsoo3w2p9MFPYITK1JpfJE2DUOULMt0gt_pkn-_u3KCivYxs0-GkisVJx30gZwFgKOvFqtjPubQTLc6gma2WORxRdiLIdsdbCO8WxO2WdDG7d1m6CQ60ay7QdPQ2g/s1600/108_3959.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457471760425674514" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgavasy-0H37NJfFsBsoo3w2p9MFPYITK1JpfJE2DUOULMt0gt_pkn-_u3KCivYxs0-GkisVJx30gZwFgKOvFqtjPubQTLc6gma2WORxRdiLIdsdbCO8WxO2WdDG7d1m6CQ60ay7QdPQ2g/s400/108_3959.JPG" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK2NBfxhzFCkvDiaIznlcVVUF4ZCEOzjdr7zubspONa8ANQMatcGQB6sD4fQYG1uvTE8jkmr62gO4AkoP_qF_nMlLIvELDSrg_QB28saimN-f2zHWzC3Rbe1s4e2a00D1pcs3xiKsgBRc/s1600/DSCN1564.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457472516095284322" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK2NBfxhzFCkvDiaIznlcVVUF4ZCEOzjdr7zubspONa8ANQMatcGQB6sD4fQYG1uvTE8jkmr62gO4AkoP_qF_nMlLIvELDSrg_QB28saimN-f2zHWzC3Rbe1s4e2a00D1pcs3xiKsgBRc/s400/DSCN1564.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZpWWtUR_tCGb0MR2T2jAt8318j7to5QTCmQAT_rZjv2THNCCIQELhB1sfoo142OMb2mvQsA9qyLKfTYMt0_LABEmro9LHaTeqXPyL_rJlpuyAViaH81m50EYtVgtJm0v7L_Et4kJI9c0/s1600/DSCN1553.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457472371765371762" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZpWWtUR_tCGb0MR2T2jAt8318j7to5QTCmQAT_rZjv2THNCCIQELhB1sfoo142OMb2mvQsA9qyLKfTYMt0_LABEmro9LHaTeqXPyL_rJlpuyAViaH81m50EYtVgtJm0v7L_Et4kJI9c0/s400/DSCN1553.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPoLOV3_GbXZ_Ktu6qXMcc9f3smDhnVGCidA7QCF6lT5qvv0gdaam9pUtklpYAXXHrz8am9yZB9oWEXkQUKQs9n8y-ogjyKz5aKPkoD11BPa_k6SBmkNc5SaBSjSCsRdwcPCJ_f05yt5U/s1600/DSCN1558.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457472144395614866" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPoLOV3_GbXZ_Ktu6qXMcc9f3smDhnVGCidA7QCF6lT5qvv0gdaam9pUtklpYAXXHrz8am9yZB9oWEXkQUKQs9n8y-ogjyKz5aKPkoD11BPa_k6SBmkNc5SaBSjSCsRdwcPCJ_f05yt5U/s400/DSCN1558.JPG" /></a><br /><div>P.S. We did get family photos <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_6" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">taken</span> on the 5<span id="SPELLING_ERROR_7" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">Th</span> so be looking out for those!</div></div></div></div></div>This Crafty Momhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09188601410126163348noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8262190563918071727.post-46528141173588439472010-04-06T10:32:00.001-07:002010-04-07T12:47:24.032-07:00Fun in The Sun!I have to apologize for the lack of posts lately but I am so busy with the whole family and trying to get us moved that I barely have time to post pictures! This is from the middle of last week as we were hang out in our backyard for the afternoon! <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNVDqAEcoUHdrhP_TAHIE5Du8BgGyxt-pgzi4ZtZvKVvqS6HDNL6vc1a5GFqzLEKGJF5985pcAVFUn_OsDqBkiA8ZPV54Ff0rBrRuV5NmN9JvOQJt61c59F06BLWwMUhHPugLRP12khJE/s1600/108_3887.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457471120344913922" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNVDqAEcoUHdrhP_TAHIE5Du8BgGyxt-pgzi4ZtZvKVvqS6HDNL6vc1a5GFqzLEKGJF5985pcAVFUn_OsDqBkiA8ZPV54Ff0rBrRuV5NmN9JvOQJt61c59F06BLWwMUhHPugLRP12khJE/s400/108_3887.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ2Q5mho44HJ9pJbrxajDO3k9uuHrlvF2LA4-Gm9jiDtMhoq0nKcCl1tYXPpvO33MoS_gaAHvWlEPU_tU0DvEJ0DJZWxsFYsfp5kJ1IPwcnYP8GX_REplEWkF87_etm3eO6BBcSqjE-m0/s1600/108_3876.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457470931600461314" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ2Q5mho44HJ9pJbrxajDO3k9uuHrlvF2LA4-Gm9jiDtMhoq0nKcCl1tYXPpvO33MoS_gaAHvWlEPU_tU0DvEJ0DJZWxsFYsfp5kJ1IPwcnYP8GX_REplEWkF87_etm3eO6BBcSqjE-m0/s400/108_3876.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuhpw_tp4M8c5yPIfenSG-gmAt4qd7SzyubAbK_msIq7R-Z0ZkvyT1WAc3i9_5TixztwBKsscj_KpdEZwDmZHC45P67_5U-0fjh_RlDyUx7KPPlmrBuSyN_mOz9lpqL40qFXCOv6ThdYs/s1600/108_3858.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457078903424285266" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuhpw_tp4M8c5yPIfenSG-gmAt4qd7SzyubAbK_msIq7R-Z0ZkvyT1WAc3i9_5TixztwBKsscj_KpdEZwDmZHC45P67_5U-0fjh_RlDyUx7KPPlmrBuSyN_mOz9lpqL40qFXCOv6ThdYs/s400/108_3858.JPG" /></a> Kaylee is not scared of worms...<br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div>This Crafty Momhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09188601410126163348noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8262190563918071727.post-3915707592280158812010-03-29T08:00:00.000-07:002010-03-29T08:35:43.186-07:00What is going on with us!Me, I am just rocking out the mom thing and getting us packed and ready to come home to Texas! Life with twin two year olds and a new baby isn't always easy but I seem to keep it all together somehow day by day, sometimes minute by minute but I love my kiddos and couldn't ask for better kids! I have also decided that I am going to go through training at the end of this year to become a Bradley Method Teacher (teaches natural childbirth) and I couldn't be more excited. I have personally practice this and I truly believe in it and look forward to encouraging and motivating more women to also believing in themselves and their God giving natural ability to go through childbirth as natural as possible. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfrzFejCQGM44xO0kyTXDJoQ6rLHeSTu3rcbpYzFI2IHhTo0xiGvnkcipCUeD8PlOAlY8sJm-13Y4ub00dzmT57GVcMTJtrJdzvhKkx5GpXEtG7Xhg76FSS1GqVau5EviIFlbC64AprSs/s1600/108_3787.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454076525703248050" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfrzFejCQGM44xO0kyTXDJoQ6rLHeSTu3rcbpYzFI2IHhTo0xiGvnkcipCUeD8PlOAlY8sJm-13Y4ub00dzmT57GVcMTJtrJdzvhKkx5GpXEtG7Xhg76FSS1GqVau5EviIFlbC64AprSs/s400/108_3787.JPG" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio41SsQU_kZSud9jBlpWp0t6tASna9MLORAXOfX_5eVppxNCNz6muSO_pSU1uTdqDnoEAugokkgpWvU1ksP1DQ08olIp_PHi48kIRa2MoFeyx072NaPt2-nEryddSVCuusxY67Dm5IhaQ/s1600/108_3830.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454078071340698018" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio41SsQU_kZSud9jBlpWp0t6tASna9MLORAXOfX_5eVppxNCNz6muSO_pSU1uTdqDnoEAugokkgpWvU1ksP1DQ08olIp_PHi48kIRa2MoFeyx072NaPt2-nEryddSVCuusxY67Dm5IhaQ/s400/108_3830.JPG" /></a><br />Reed is very enamored with his new son, and loves to spend as much time with him as possible. Reed is working really hard to help his boss close up things with the sell of his branch to Terminix. Reed has to go in to the office super early in the morning, but luckly he gets to come home earlier than usual. Also, Reed was rear ended by a guy, who does not have any insurance by the way, at a red light about two weeks ago and now that car has been totaled, but Reed was 100% okay. He is ready to come back to Texas and see his old friends and family! <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNhbwpJWvi4P4kzZIO1-4rz0xs9UjtVZj_xAZKePqWUMhbXvRgZ0VI_1aGcpO26bsqhUdmyd8kmzuhhz0mzhrWUmwVbpaYQvNpePFbfDLs2y54JTEHUfD3X8kZ8nfY2fgjeCODNxNTZM8/s1600/108_3847.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454075130343347122" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNhbwpJWvi4P4kzZIO1-4rz0xs9UjtVZj_xAZKePqWUMhbXvRgZ0VI_1aGcpO26bsqhUdmyd8kmzuhhz0mzhrWUmwVbpaYQvNpePFbfDLs2y54JTEHUfD3X8kZ8nfY2fgjeCODNxNTZM8/s400/108_3847.JPG" /></a><br />Kaylee likes having a little brother around and she likes to kiss and hug him and cover him up with a blanket! She is also developing a very large vocabulary and talks to us 24/7! She has so much to say and although I only can understand 40% of what comes out of her mouth it is fun and interesting to listen to all she has to say! Kaylee has also decided that it was time to start using the potty and not use diaper anymore. She also has helped her sister come to the same conclusion and insisted that she take off her pants and diaper and use the potty! I mean Kaylee literally took off Grace's pants and diaper and told her to sit on the potty and go pee, and Grace has been using the potty ever since! She did my job for me! lol <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdRUwx10qRm5HBGE5Epxf3vy52OtrL-j9MG5AUSGC5jtd66mJP1UtPhoR2KkfIqUNe7zHVRz_kUMUSow6gr2HgzEMbV4lk3T31ZP8DyvylxZgDYf6gaQd7qag_ZUoNC8KRCloQLZsEbUg/s1600/108_3824.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454074186422072802" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdRUwx10qRm5HBGE5Epxf3vy52OtrL-j9MG5AUSGC5jtd66mJP1UtPhoR2KkfIqUNe7zHVRz_kUMUSow6gr2HgzEMbV4lk3T31ZP8DyvylxZgDYf6gaQd7qag_ZUoNC8KRCloQLZsEbUg/s400/108_3824.JPG" /></a><br />Grace is enjoying her little brother and loves, more like demands, to hold her baby brother! Grace is also starting to learn and sing songs all on her own, her favorites are "Twinkle, Twinkle" and "Itsy Bitsy Spider", it is so cute to hear her sing! She has also started to potty train with encouragement from her big sister! <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi00dCTTebFuqaVYKCLyL8jAwpq4yBg8W99QxdtyzuhUe-cKZYI-Wrb3AiHRbT0529QFzqZKbZzb0vKnaZcN5T8txJNUP_zH4vyGlJj1DBhAXPT3WAw5m8nDnGjUqYTHWkXPeCXIZBrycA/s1600/108_3822.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454073122629266146" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi00dCTTebFuqaVYKCLyL8jAwpq4yBg8W99QxdtyzuhUe-cKZYI-Wrb3AiHRbT0529QFzqZKbZzb0vKnaZcN5T8txJNUP_zH4vyGlJj1DBhAXPT3WAw5m8nDnGjUqYTHWkXPeCXIZBrycA/s400/108_3822.JPG" /></a><br />Gavin is growing big and strong and is starting to smile and talk to us some more! He is also noticing his mobile on his swing and the fans in the ceiling. He is still sleeping through the night for the most part. Reed would say that him and I are inseparable and that I hog him all the time, which is true. He is just a wonderful addition to our family! Seriously couldn't ask for a better son! And it doesn't hurt that he is so darn cute, right!?<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdYvk8s_MxOvzwZvWGC6eUiodwoVc8P_IShAg42Ik52os0ndJfP0iUqXgS4miZkX9cm2t7A-6dGBQ68qqazOkwK8CfzNRQ9pxIJCZ9lhZH1xvUecWoFvPug6fcztf8NEM_jmERms8305Y/s1600/108_3849.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454072906920250690" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdYvk8s_MxOvzwZvWGC6eUiodwoVc8P_IShAg42Ik52os0ndJfP0iUqXgS4miZkX9cm2t7A-6dGBQ68qqazOkwK8CfzNRQ9pxIJCZ9lhZH1xvUecWoFvPug6fcztf8NEM_jmERms8305Y/s400/108_3849.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig7zABEcoCC6zCZWEUeQlxTGB0jX0lxXjMwtT9bYCMNNfkdBJHCXwmSpRqmO3Y92qoYTQT13Xfndov3Q4OyEocZ0eCKM-mI6mXgdgYRujHp4ej9JsfiKPp_2momOKa7LX97j2h_DMNgdg/s1600/108_3849.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454072609927993634" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbNOaNJiR_PfjxoFJH9AsD4WYalhRZlLCNnJXgEmTvQ1Q4bCGwwJ4B4o6yKdefM7ReeJ1G7RcEVoiwqigFyAfq4Y2Nolxnft9TsKJyBoCzbtkXwTLnZVHh0qUxv27vR7QCDHmCrP0Rzic/s400/108_3841.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div></div>This Crafty Momhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09188601410126163348noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8262190563918071727.post-20573852626907993442010-03-23T11:19:00.000-07:002010-03-23T11:27:29.054-07:00The Men in My Life!!!!!!!<div>Ah, I truly love the men in my life! They bring such joy to my life...</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>Gavin is doing well, he just turned 2 months on the 21st of March and he is growing like at weed and weighing in at a healthy 13.5 lbs! Reed is doing well also and he is also weighing in at a wopping... ... ... just kidding! We are all getting ready to move back to Plano, Texas and in the mean time just enjoying East Coast Spring weather!!!!!!!!!!!! <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUB_8NT-xWIqQWzfIKJsmv0CbQE5hbjBUewAZHR5jhk5r8D8OXyHS9W4Tb_lU_BCl_j9rTT9U8apOWd1ENfinzaquk4JWdqaKNclySUJQAhmGwZxpc8l-hvottQvNTmbE82mPsb8ge2vw/s1600-h/108_3791.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5451897323728881298" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUB_8NT-xWIqQWzfIKJsmv0CbQE5hbjBUewAZHR5jhk5r8D8OXyHS9W4Tb_lU_BCl_j9rTT9U8apOWd1ENfinzaquk4JWdqaKNclySUJQAhmGwZxpc8l-hvottQvNTmbE82mPsb8ge2vw/s400/108_3791.JPG" /></a><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjffG7s3NdtCQDuNv5zkixqJcXHw0l9dX43U2zkshvc1pb0ywMU_BgdamtFZXR_M6PkLTBWGnNzIEQeCEqvN74cQu2gjAeHKa2Xhvk-0hbHEJ8VBrTxV3XEK3AUesMFmqDusFw6cP9PPhc/s1600-h/108_3775.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5451896387209104674" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjffG7s3NdtCQDuNv5zkixqJcXHw0l9dX43U2zkshvc1pb0ywMU_BgdamtFZXR_M6PkLTBWGnNzIEQeCEqvN74cQu2gjAeHKa2Xhvk-0hbHEJ8VBrTxV3XEK3AUesMFmqDusFw6cP9PPhc/s400/108_3775.JPG" /></a><br /><br /></div><div></div>This Crafty Momhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09188601410126163348noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8262190563918071727.post-47702389567720854862010-03-12T11:26:00.000-08:002010-03-12T11:30:12.881-08:00Photo Blog... Enjoy!<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447831509033706018" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD-tpSVe_lVUkGD5ONsz7A3CUhOAI5V8Co6YxMIcvvcm-YWnNcvT7MeBl3m8jDkjWseYKCTmwT56ucIiFVITTRG_L0zgEYCvEBSBOIUtJ4dXq0yror8Zk5Up4iECAYslaGXVjZJ1t8JF4/s400/108_3660.JPG" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447831588197168578" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkqeMNeEFSDyRcz8a-M0p6lZdGiSO2b3nPd9AzMC59dpLWFj-K4JbuMyJ-Ei476j5EK6eY3N10bXD4bXQJh-UHIoHNVf2To0rCmrUy5bwqu89jDcCU0Ymi2qd7h2HZAgMNH7tkVHMGt3o/s400/108_3683.JPG" /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP8dEvbQrfD3ypqcWpjKU98zEVV1HT6pscfcdHVgk1U310SrCWIRu3JYiizniszSN7LKT7E13RRDzlXk8jBcrJuNgEjn0dbGjH8kjQMT0sWlc5VXSSahgzFyerdPwRvdAaTSGSqGBTids/s1600-h/108_3687.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447831716630300514" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP8dEvbQrfD3ypqcWpjKU98zEVV1HT6pscfcdHVgk1U310SrCWIRu3JYiizniszSN7LKT7E13RRDzlXk8jBcrJuNgEjn0dbGjH8kjQMT0sWlc5VXSSahgzFyerdPwRvdAaTSGSqGBTids/s400/108_3687.JPG" /></a><br /><div><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDUFULkQ9YYHrIcVbEdf_a73HJ5vrIV6KxAewk9IHdkJjRTd560WLZZNLPdhswkp7yMyy6n1qXfBmZzfu9_Mmac1E5hu-ZdDl2UYhnbG7AJpyhmNKf16qVKwOOnAbFZvSasbM-PPyRTCQ/s1600-h/108_3641.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447831401750919714" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDUFULkQ9YYHrIcVbEdf_a73HJ5vrIV6KxAewk9IHdkJjRTd560WLZZNLPdhswkp7yMyy6n1qXfBmZzfu9_Mmac1E5hu-ZdDl2UYhnbG7AJpyhmNKf16qVKwOOnAbFZvSasbM-PPyRTCQ/s400/108_3641.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM3aVbPuEyvo78K7EBKhclYQ4YFUf-ijL4UKXnA0-XFYytvo9Pa1dPgOZqJkV_HWwznVhQKNclH-S08BKtBzwDYj0ItT3QNezfnCGXu3jWs88cgkQzAtT_vNezf7DvUxHIEh4vO__5cFU/s1600-h/108_3587.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447831222592444050" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM3aVbPuEyvo78K7EBKhclYQ4YFUf-ijL4UKXnA0-XFYytvo9Pa1dPgOZqJkV_HWwznVhQKNclH-S08BKtBzwDYj0ItT3QNezfnCGXu3jWs88cgkQzAtT_vNezf7DvUxHIEh4vO__5cFU/s400/108_3587.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div>This Crafty Momhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09188601410126163348noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8262190563918071727.post-57575530425120217822010-03-07T10:36:00.000-08:002010-03-07T10:41:32.483-08:006 week appointment w/the MidwivesGavin now weighs in at a whopping 11 lbs 14 oz and is 23.5 inches tall now! Gavin and I are both in perfect health!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-z0rg9bcU1U5k8qn2toYhfn3e_V_UNO7OpVAg4cZDHCiP_XQYSX5D0sPFcLnKKbXPmzSXxq9S1tkHDs2GvUqE7gM9jHBlp4_HgPlonTSr5KeXyotIAT2DwXXpewilBZt2uHP0ZN5meZo/s1600-h/108_3573.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5445963058849448802" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-z0rg9bcU1U5k8qn2toYhfn3e_V_UNO7OpVAg4cZDHCiP_XQYSX5D0sPFcLnKKbXPmzSXxq9S1tkHDs2GvUqE7gM9jHBlp4_HgPlonTSr5KeXyotIAT2DwXXpewilBZt2uHP0ZN5meZo/s400/108_3573.JPG" /></a> We also said goodbye to the wonderful women (midwives) who helped me with this pregnancy and who delivered my son! I can't thank them enough for the wonder expecience and gift they gave me and my family!<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwj5GTDosfl2mY9zFgGz5PzKgTmfIjN7Xd-ETHDx9BunpttpwcAybBclINiNa6k8nHDtk4LM0obcEVe9fj3MDSwZoNcQWX8X7iYc5Zg8W9exqf09zLMehXAOUEScmd9FKOP-YAXaXzA90/s1600-h/108_3570.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5445962956279685266" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwj5GTDosfl2mY9zFgGz5PzKgTmfIjN7Xd-ETHDx9BunpttpwcAybBclINiNa6k8nHDtk4LM0obcEVe9fj3MDSwZoNcQWX8X7iYc5Zg8W9exqf09zLMehXAOUEScmd9FKOP-YAXaXzA90/s400/108_3570.JPG" /></a> (left to Right) Kim Perkin, Me, Peggy Franklin, Gavin, Parveen Kelly<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAvpwSjOcacK7u5E2CeqR6OOXvbi6ILbcRrXg4YKBCVZTjHd0ADIKV4__Ex1l3tUyU34gWsrV3kWVwSCwOKPjPVR1vxmP3k1zN3w4Edd-balGN0XMva1b3Rr2ETSgzw4Z3W3OhxahvIOY/s1600-h/108_3569.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5445962877716649042" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAvpwSjOcacK7u5E2CeqR6OOXvbi6ILbcRrXg4YKBCVZTjHd0ADIKV4__Ex1l3tUyU34gWsrV3kWVwSCwOKPjPVR1vxmP3k1zN3w4Edd-balGN0XMva1b3Rr2ETSgzw4Z3W3OhxahvIOY/s400/108_3569.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div>This Crafty Momhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09188601410126163348noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8262190563918071727.post-88965680707778074932010-03-07T10:28:00.000-08:002010-03-07T10:36:07.392-08:00Twins Turn Two!!!Here are some pictures from the Girl's 2nd bday party. Sorry for the lack of text, but life is getting hectic now that we are on the move to Dallas!! enjoy the pictures!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS4v7PyXOQlfVgX3-k13bHrqd9aWvsEhuAx_1mM48lIUETEA1j3509AtrUUMmkGvbQqmGXXEbXLyVKqFpJYalDo-Bx6QpTLl6KNrvqiDLOPa4S6PP93qYMiRCGtdnx479mwPK2j-92xZw/s1600-h/108_3479.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5445962017786111666" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS4v7PyXOQlfVgX3-k13bHrqd9aWvsEhuAx_1mM48lIUETEA1j3509AtrUUMmkGvbQqmGXXEbXLyVKqFpJYalDo-Bx6QpTLl6KNrvqiDLOPa4S6PP93qYMiRCGtdnx479mwPK2j-92xZw/s400/108_3479.JPG" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicwGf1VoCYnGg8NtS1hsGp6LAJr_h0IL37q5DnQUK914Me8iq8e3N9hjF7Em_QBs3ng_9z7QZIjEkaszlXano7hLa2w_afDhBL7ZNOCVdVSawnO_oVQzpdCCbekMNZNXFbg1QRXeE46JE/s1600-h/108_3461.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5445961811758609826" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicwGf1VoCYnGg8NtS1hsGp6LAJr_h0IL37q5DnQUK914Me8iq8e3N9hjF7Em_QBs3ng_9z7QZIjEkaszlXano7hLa2w_afDhBL7ZNOCVdVSawnO_oVQzpdCCbekMNZNXFbg1QRXeE46JE/s400/108_3461.JPG" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKDrcXZLzvI0aRugB7J7UDXyE-iqtwYvwG2GsWUyrkpfDrIiiFrArJlz-XzJ5bNCYqV_EVv8JROegN2rK6BjJvQ7vV-5g5TCZ8i3hvveTm03FDm8Ea_be7D7v6EBZoTK8YIVbw0ddCdgM/s1600-h/108_3460.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5445961703643944098" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKDrcXZLzvI0aRugB7J7UDXyE-iqtwYvwG2GsWUyrkpfDrIiiFrArJlz-XzJ5bNCYqV_EVv8JROegN2rK6BjJvQ7vV-5g5TCZ8i3hvveTm03FDm8Ea_be7D7v6EBZoTK8YIVbw0ddCdgM/s400/108_3460.JPG" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYwBXtOK9P9-MDya6VkBAxKmwkXa0i1yzRWM6WDDMneU44MfdLPwmP59CkV9eXUle4M0ZbsyvXMxM5QTOuHca-aggTlOBg1crcJrSUFv9Eg0XK5mXQumSou9-DUmvBmAkxH03serKzgf8/s1600-h/108_3454.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5445961578103526994" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYwBXtOK9P9-MDya6VkBAxKmwkXa0i1yzRWM6WDDMneU44MfdLPwmP59CkV9eXUle4M0ZbsyvXMxM5QTOuHca-aggTlOBg1crcJrSUFv9Eg0XK5mXQumSou9-DUmvBmAkxH03serKzgf8/s400/108_3454.JPG" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAvz5Qh9-9aFtbm0bBVtnhoJhGTq6xKQHsSBBEGRyOQOqjScndE8qu27mw6ncBNiNR5ya-dvmXkuld2umksG0L2YTSVm_hgUTNodjAkK_60pbODZuM4mi8wg7e4RRjbo1FaDwhyYHelIs/s1600-h/108_3444.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5445961452994714002" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAvz5Qh9-9aFtbm0bBVtnhoJhGTq6xKQHsSBBEGRyOQOqjScndE8qu27mw6ncBNiNR5ya-dvmXkuld2umksG0L2YTSVm_hgUTNodjAkK_60pbODZuM4mi8wg7e4RRjbo1FaDwhyYHelIs/s400/108_3444.JPG" /></a>This Crafty Momhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09188601410126163348noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8262190563918071727.post-71253263643965818402010-02-23T17:56:00.001-08:002010-02-23T18:00:19.230-08:00Gavin is ONE Month Old!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheRYY9sj2NJTeVQgDvAYO-X9KQnPVyJNjkXtorAIh1kDTU-vFkifWU0N5dQ8bd3sfIWUdbhdtVlkbPkiV6KkRR_bWtckPJmbwoKs1NBX5cDWVlprsKL52-2YacF7p7351BFPWpAHOSeoE/s1600-h/108_3421.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheRYY9sj2NJTeVQgDvAYO-X9KQnPVyJNjkXtorAIh1kDTU-vFkifWU0N5dQ8bd3sfIWUdbhdtVlkbPkiV6KkRR_bWtckPJmbwoKs1NBX5cDWVlprsKL52-2YacF7p7351BFPWpAHOSeoE/s400/108_3421.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5441623196644004082" /></a><br /><br /><br />Factoids about Gavin at one month old:<br /><br />22 inches long<br />11.5 lbs <br />wearing size 1 diapers for over a week now<br />still sleeps all the time<br />reconizes Mom and Dad's voice and looks our direction<br />starting to sleep 6+ hours most nights! God bless him!<br />Sisters love to hold, hug and kiss on him all the time.<br />oh, and Reed and I are just in love with our little man! <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLlGLwsntdI_TahBQCFAiDjbDA_UeITD_kqUR6IvwBouDusExYqI3HHYqkzLn7t2StMxydxFQ8ef_zaSyozYeCOWiYlPMNGBgEAfJRSnfDWd9050WW0nWOJcd9-fYSABZSEVbLxpnNgdo/s1600-h/108_3436.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLlGLwsntdI_TahBQCFAiDjbDA_UeITD_kqUR6IvwBouDusExYqI3HHYqkzLn7t2StMxydxFQ8ef_zaSyozYeCOWiYlPMNGBgEAfJRSnfDWd9050WW0nWOJcd9-fYSABZSEVbLxpnNgdo/s400/108_3436.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5441623948226571874" /></a>This Crafty Momhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09188601410126163348noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8262190563918071727.post-66996317577033359632010-02-23T17:52:00.000-08:002010-02-23T17:56:00.855-08:00Grandparents and Aunt Meggie come for a visit!For now just enjoy some pictures from the visit, I will write about the wonderful visit later, holding Gavin right now and can't really type well right now! <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWN2dMd-elTYMgwFM7-ZAqNcD2BZnW5NTAm4FMvhk2sCZrkj7DCyZjTzMgw6hmhoM4TYpwDU_idg7P70UkurxsIstye7v8cMxmKr3zCqHNM9abb3c6OLdxLWpmW2YH065cvMkIrbxL1kg/s1600-h/IMG_0227.JPG"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 225px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXspUn2spZqTdF2Hh3-02lY8539nP6DE5xw21gxAq3dNYc62CVxq8GpFI4W6J2BOOgqBAmZ9FNTeCnStgKpyvbfMhVAZVo6tqaxpdab7u0bJnTTwRnNh3RbVeF8q-TQMA1FzjQmONjdRg/s400/IMG_0097.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5441622339334293250" /></a>This Crafty Momhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09188601410126163348noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8262190563918071727.post-19694364704693684362010-02-14T18:44:00.001-08:002010-02-14T18:51:11.444-08:00Valentine's Day Pictures!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilTb74k58n-9veA3I6IJtz7MEsuYxXSnvOkMNsr48f-hVejb7Ca7Tjz0szu3YG7pdstSIxmW7aoKVj4FaKHSI6RnoBPxkMeioe04nbOAIqZnnYgCo0wGwASkoT0lXBCA_a63Q4i72Zt-Y/s1600-h/108_3360.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilTb74k58n-9veA3I6IJtz7MEsuYxXSnvOkMNsr48f-hVejb7Ca7Tjz0szu3YG7pdstSIxmW7aoKVj4FaKHSI6RnoBPxkMeioe04nbOAIqZnnYgCo0wGwASkoT0lXBCA_a63Q4i72Zt-Y/s400/108_3360.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438296940986452466" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2sYk0lqMl3NuNWQarU3JJhgGPatsUyrxq_imLQO09_mJpS7lV-rVIVcfuRYstUTduDUEQUQ3dp-nWkCltQe0nsWMjLHVvg0cNLyvEmH85C4Jf_9F31KGffCW0LJ-SIehhLqPQivVgd9Y/s1600-h/108_3372.JPG"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwhZTvr6NollKVQG2xhwIdwYEguCdwrsZ0SMlECKaS0WB10iI4xa3RLLDkzLN70rU5kf4mG9tn-R31lKBdkALaTNyk0bSYvX70Aqd7YaYm7a-bwIpYPL5amAAudRTqSv_Gqf3nbFqhCdM/s400/108_3337.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438296369378740690" /></a>This Crafty Momhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09188601410126163348noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8262190563918071727.post-58065310145468132172010-02-10T16:41:00.000-08:002010-02-10T16:48:35.530-08:003 weeks old!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh__5wT-zQihJrmqPfbBp6SZW1-R6W3fXG8bFpNFeFY6M83aSjpiakYPXESVf5P-LfVE3uonLqL29OjXGJKH_mZgB4GndYP-YbUjw1-cVxUDBqmBzrT1CrKRMexQRelqAjehDLtjROiPQ/s1600-h/108_3259.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh__5wT-zQihJrmqPfbBp6SZW1-R6W3fXG8bFpNFeFY6M83aSjpiakYPXESVf5P-LfVE3uonLqL29OjXGJKH_mZgB4GndYP-YbUjw1-cVxUDBqmBzrT1CrKRMexQRelqAjehDLtjROiPQ/s400/108_3259.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436779631050044658" /></a><br />So Mr. Gavin just had his first appointment with the midwives this past Tuesday and he is looking great and he weighs in at a whopping 9lb 14oz! Needless to say he is a wonderful eater and is thriving! He still is a wonderful baby to take care of and pretty darn easy to get along with. <br /><br />I have learned a few things about him though. One of which is if you stroke his cheek with your fingers oh so very softly you can get him to smile 90% of the time! He loves to sleep with his Mommy and Daddy all day long if he could but he will also sleep all on his own just fine too. Also changing his diapers is like playing a game of hot potato and you never know when the buzzer is going to go out on you and your left with a hott-mess of pee or poop, sometimes both, all over you before you get the new fresh diaper on! He pees on me everyday and has squeezed out a poop or two all over me! oh well! I love him anyways! <br /><br />Also I always thought I would be happy with only having daughters, but now that I have a little boy I have to admit I really, really love having him in my life! He brings a new feeling to our home and family and I love him for that! Having a son is amazing!This Crafty Momhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09188601410126163348noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8262190563918071727.post-44525439395859249862010-02-04T11:09:00.001-08:002010-02-04T17:50:39.061-08:00Gavin is 2 Weeks Old Today!Okay, seriously where does the time go? My little man is amazing and fits perfectly into our little...errr... who am I kidding, little-big family! He is such and easy baby from day one! All he does is eat, sleep and poop! And he does all three really, really well! He is a natural at breastfeeding and only wakes me up once at night to eat! Now you may think, yeah but I bet he is not eating as much as he needs to... well when he was born he weighed 8lb 8oz and lost 8oz of that in the first 2 days, until my milk came in and now he is almost 9.5lbs in two weeks! That's right he loves that milk! <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuHR-6zXDrFR6T44lXxb3R3cNX0dxbHLfPT_PJBF9n8th7WuUqZjC4Au0kU01PtggQTUQhtHefRdIfLgcDD7vr-OHDYUKWzjdCcsOlDYWGqQpCjXwSqGw3ZiNwknLmtrgh_IgdBH5S6Q8/s1600-h/108_3134.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuHR-6zXDrFR6T44lXxb3R3cNX0dxbHLfPT_PJBF9n8th7WuUqZjC4Au0kU01PtggQTUQhtHefRdIfLgcDD7vr-OHDYUKWzjdCcsOlDYWGqQpCjXwSqGw3ZiNwknLmtrgh_IgdBH5S6Q8/s400/108_3134.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434570812134944098" /></a><br /><br />He also has a darker complexion than both Reed and I, and maybe that is due to the fact that he was conceived on Cinco de Mayo, and has black hair and blue eyes! He also makes Daddy fall asleep every time he holds him and Gavin like to fall asleep every time I hold him, so basically the men of my house are sleeping 24/7! lol<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7NV-7b7l_pZA54auDFGJV9duGxV82gq0sUM_cWDm-FvbPLnSRPFf10klhevAulB9cYjslhWXi1O413iYQdwmuID7Q7UYRINoSDjEETQMHPSD2tDYe4HRv-WGQsl5jCtI1TMp4xsrZqBc/s1600-h/108_2951.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7NV-7b7l_pZA54auDFGJV9duGxV82gq0sUM_cWDm-FvbPLnSRPFf10klhevAulB9cYjslhWXi1O413iYQdwmuID7Q7UYRINoSDjEETQMHPSD2tDYe4HRv-WGQsl5jCtI1TMp4xsrZqBc/s400/108_2951.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434569771485443778" /></a>daddy passed out<br /><br />You know people always tell you that good thing come in small packages and with Gavin that is so true! Now most of you know we didn't exactly plan to have a third kid so soon after the girls were born but I tell you what I really couldn't be happier to have my son in my life at this moment! He really does make a great addition to our family.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-3Yboz7ozRbx3b8PkQs7A3fRteKW1Lb1qwL7PVEdt9xJqQEpqeGn-yHI1lRxr6y3jORJnPCKRHJfa9iMz3A2B1Mqeo0kE79t3ECgNOpLG9aJGCEGsB_OtrQDcnluYwifgVuK8kuL3TCQ/s1600-h/108_3043.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-3Yboz7ozRbx3b8PkQs7A3fRteKW1Lb1qwL7PVEdt9xJqQEpqeGn-yHI1lRxr6y3jORJnPCKRHJfa9iMz3A2B1Mqeo0kE79t3ECgNOpLG9aJGCEGsB_OtrQDcnluYwifgVuK8kuL3TCQ/s400/108_3043.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434570292877231282" /></a><br /><br />Now I am sure you are wondering about the girls and how they have reacted to baby brother. Well Kaylee just loves him to death and is completely enamored with him and wants to hold him, kiss him, and touch him all the time and has from day one. Grace at first really didn't want anything to do with him at all and she was throwing huge temper tantrums and just acting out but over the past few days she has begun to love her brother and kiss and touch him and since has stopped all her acting out and back to her old self!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj88xr5_8s27HRwL0qE1lp8FhxYby3GTpcHOxs4MIPX4VPkee_MSZbDLnqxAFyGQVwyCe2gAcXmADI0IertIVG-qGN1N9kpHLLlYeC5bJyDtzrbG-uIWbuyXXpaF4MQ2DB8e_7JdkX2mFU/s1600-h/108_2922.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj88xr5_8s27HRwL0qE1lp8FhxYby3GTpcHOxs4MIPX4VPkee_MSZbDLnqxAFyGQVwyCe2gAcXmADI0IertIVG-qGN1N9kpHLLlYeC5bJyDtzrbG-uIWbuyXXpaF4MQ2DB8e_7JdkX2mFU/s400/108_2922.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434570031986943538" /></a>Kaylee loving on brother<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-sr8Xy9djSZEFCi_bkjvWmKKU7wqiPyCVWydDwSZXwx9v3PdsXZLReEZwDt1_STGs9qaYhqR0GlpWMy-nU-tKYNtGP13oJm8fG1HAC62luklJCH0IrI-5DuEQIV0-ygg9de60nZuLaTo/s1600-h/108_3122.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-sr8Xy9djSZEFCi_bkjvWmKKU7wqiPyCVWydDwSZXwx9v3PdsXZLReEZwDt1_STGs9qaYhqR0GlpWMy-nU-tKYNtGP13oJm8fG1HAC62luklJCH0IrI-5DuEQIV0-ygg9de60nZuLaTo/s400/108_3122.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434570593422890066" /></a>This Crafty Momhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09188601410126163348noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8262190563918071727.post-22542518003407294022010-02-04T11:05:00.000-08:002010-02-06T06:56:58.734-08:00My Birth StoryOn Wednesday, January 20th at 12:30 a.m. Reed and I head off to bed and I lay down and with a few tears streaming down my face I ask God to please let this little boy come into the world soon, I don’t think I can stand being pregnant and uncomfortable one more day. Later that night at 1:00 a.m. I get up to go the bathroom and lay back down in bed on my left side and Gavin started to move in my belly for a solid hour and I could not go back to sleep for the life of me. So at 2 a.m. I decided to roll on over to my right side figuring that he was moving so much because he didn’t like me being on my left side. Well, he squirmed and wiggled for the next hour again after I rolled over, and again I couldn’t go to sleep. At this point I am thinking to myself “maybe he is packing his things up for the big move?” <br /><br />So somewhere between 3-4 a.m. I finally fall back to sleep and at 4:00 a.m. I slightly adjust the way I was laying and I felt this slow wet trickle, and I wonder to myself, “did my water just break or am I peeing myself,” so I slide out of bed and walk to the bathroom where a huge gush of water came running down my legs and I knew that this was it! I cleaned up and tapped my then sleeping husband and said, “You ready to have a baby today because my water just broke!” <br /><br />Reed gets up and says “Okay, so what do we need to do?” and I look at him and say, “Well, we left the kitchen a mess and we need to get set up for our home birth!” I call my midwife Peggy and tell her what just happened and she tells me to call her when my contractions start! So we change the sheets to the bed and head down stairs to tidy up the house a little. Yes, at 4:00 a.m. Reed is unstacking the dishwasher and I am sweeping the whole house. At this point in the night I am thinking that labor will start at any minute and we would have the baby in the next 12 hours. Around 4:30 a.m. I look at my tired husband and realize how tired I am myself and thinking to myself “why in the world am I cleaning, I want to go back to bed!” So I look at Reed and tell him that we need to go back to bed and get as much sleep as possible and like a good man he agrees!<br /><br />Reed went to bed and I took a long shower and I tried to go back to sleep but I just had to much going through my head and I just lay there waiting for the first contraction to start. At 7:30 a.m. the girls woke up and we carried on our day with no sign of labor starting at all. So after lunch I call the midwife and she tells me to just take it easy and try to get some sleep, so I do. <br /><br />At 3:00 p.m. Reed and I go for a short cold walk around the neighborhood with the twins to see if that would help get things going and I think I had 2 very small contractions during the walk. So at 4:00 I check in with my midwife and she tells me to drink 4 oz of castor oil (is a strong laxative) and hopefully within 3 hours that will do it’s job and get some contractions rolling on top of it. So, I throw back the castor oil, which I would mention is the vilest stuff I have ever swallowed, it doesn’t have any flavor but it has the thickness of drinking motor oil and it’s really hard to swallow something with that kind of viscosity. Reed took a small sip of it and immediately started gagging and had to run to the bathroom to vomit… I on the other hand drank all 4 oz… I told Reed, “That’s why women have the babies not men!” <br /><br />So, around 6:30 p.m. the castor oil hits me and so do my contractions. At this point they are about 10 minutes apart. I call my midwife and she tells me to call her when I am ready for her to come. At 8:00 p.m. Reed and I put the twins to bed and call the midwife to come on over. Reed and I spend the next 2.5 hours sitting in front of the TV watching Myth Busters, while I am sitting on my exercise ball and Reed timing my contractions and waiting for the 3 midwifes to show, they all got there around 10:00 p.m. <br /><br />From 10:30-11:30 p.m. Reed and I relax/sleep upstairs on our bed and the midwives make themselves comfortable in our living room chatting and sleeping them selves. Around 11:30-12:30 a.m. I get out of bed because I am just ready to get this show on the road and I know if I get back up onto my exercise ball things will move a lot faster. So, I decided to sit on the side of the bed on my ball and Reed lay on the bed helping me relax and remember to breathe during each of my contractions. <br /><br />At 12:30-1:30 a.m. the midwives thought it would be best if Reed got some rest while they helped me through my contractions for a while. So during this hour while Reed rested some of my strongest contractions happened and I started to vomit and I knew things were changing and I was getting close. <br /><br />At 1:30 a.m. I had one really big contraction and I called for Reed to wake up and I knew it was time to push. At this point all the midwives were in the room and they set up the birthing stool to see if that would be something I would want to use during the pushing phase and after trying to push one time on it, I just knew that it wasn’t the way I wanted to be positioned to push so I got off and dropped to my hands and knees on our bedroom floor and continued to push like that until baby Gavin was born into his Daddy's hands at 1:51 a.m. <br /><br />When he came out he had his cord wrapped around his neck 6 times, but it wasn’t a big deal and from the moment he was born he was with me and in my arms which was amazing and beautiful to have that time to bond with him before anyone else touched him. Then Reed got to cut the cord when it had stop pulsating and from there I got to breastfeed and hold him until I was ready to let them evaluate him. <br /><br />It was a beautiful and amazing birth experience and it was better than I had pictured it would be. It was quiet, relaxed, loving, calm and easy. There wasn’t a single intervention done to me or baby, I just labored and gave birth to my baby safe and sound. I can’t thank Peggy, Kim and Purvine enough for giving me this gift of a beautiful birth that I knew was possible without hospitals and doctors.This Crafty Momhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09188601410126163348noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8262190563918071727.post-19361053032841551422010-01-21T10:03:00.000-08:002010-01-22T18:03:42.055-08:00Gavin Patrick Murray!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO9TxfQ7pCaIBOeB78SceGJ6QEhnGU2h81yyzb6fLY592sYlSAlb1amg1iwae8R_nrjYh8fh8fm7S4VfjV1y3hH79jpQkytiMkkWWO0Qdf-IyW_p75uMcmGqW-gRZRIpLd2hQ2imaKt7s/s1600-h/108_2883.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO9TxfQ7pCaIBOeB78SceGJ6QEhnGU2h81yyzb6fLY592sYlSAlb1amg1iwae8R_nrjYh8fh8fm7S4VfjV1y3hH79jpQkytiMkkWWO0Qdf-IyW_p75uMcmGqW-gRZRIpLd2hQ2imaKt7s/s400/108_2883.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5429256463737490834" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbkxQMsvfa8e9KYHIxdXE_2m8pLm-hlpiaZNZhGiYq1I4OtP-NvOXAAW7XwvFBeewiUvbPFD6b99aWBGZwngcdlRhklMxHwybDmmPV4GLG2yRxV1XJV-I9ao7XqjhylNN0pYoGShvirf8/s1600-h/108_2906.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbkxQMsvfa8e9KYHIxdXE_2m8pLm-hlpiaZNZhGiYq1I4OtP-NvOXAAW7XwvFBeewiUvbPFD6b99aWBGZwngcdlRhklMxHwybDmmPV4GLG2yRxV1XJV-I9ao7XqjhylNN0pYoGShvirf8/s400/108_2906.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5429388995181375826" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM58fUASiiyPbPlyxoRuGvmpDG2-xy45yZ2QchhSBaN4GCSD3b2KKWsbasZXPDBrt1QUrUabio3-cuMShO-NkzejUVXyCEHoSiupqHMnHuRm_gKCFWJ3geADOwPeV1ubZ-8Lned-TcLCU/s1600-h/108_2900.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM58fUASiiyPbPlyxoRuGvmpDG2-xy45yZ2QchhSBaN4GCSD3b2KKWsbasZXPDBrt1QUrUabio3-cuMShO-NkzejUVXyCEHoSiupqHMnHuRm_gKCFWJ3geADOwPeV1ubZ-8Lned-TcLCU/s400/108_2900.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5429388883114316530" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-UdZ5_Nr0LpkyDUZQXlml0KzwgjesUwJtGFkCbgLLR3gBEfXSQ7TGVHYxFb5bAD-uf7boh_Gkj9W1AvjLYXJei4h-bNkadaXfSVsY_XGqs-YHrUCJMoySi0h1MYFo2pV-uzi-f8_7ce4/s1600-h/108_2937.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-UdZ5_Nr0LpkyDUZQXlml0KzwgjesUwJtGFkCbgLLR3gBEfXSQ7TGVHYxFb5bAD-uf7boh_Gkj9W1AvjLYXJei4h-bNkadaXfSVsY_XGqs-YHrUCJMoySi0h1MYFo2pV-uzi-f8_7ce4/s400/108_2937.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5429389153910279938" /></a><br /><br />8lb 8oz; 21.25in long, born at 1:51 A.M.<br /><br />The short and sweet (birth story will come later) version: water broke at 4:00 a.m., the next day at 6:30 p.m. my first contractions started, at 1:30 I feel the urge to push and he was born 21 minutes later with the umbilical cord wrapped 6 times around his neck!! It was an amazing and wonderful home birth and I feel great!!!This Crafty Momhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09188601410126163348noreply@blogger.com5